Effectively Wild Episode 1644: Block and Report

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss ESPN’s report about Mets GM Jared Porter’s harassment of a female reporter when Porter worked for the Cubs in 2016, Porter’s subsequent firing by the Mets, Mets president Sandy Alderson’s comments about Porter’s hiring, the limitations of assessing character, the obstacles media members who aren’t cis men encounter in male-dominated environments like baseball, how MLB can help prevent continued incidents such as this one, and more. Then (52:45) they banter about the Blue Jays preceding their George Springer splash by signing Tyler Chatwood and Kirby Yates , the Padres trading for Joe Musgrove , the potential for widespread six-man rotations in 2021, and the Nationals signing ex-Cubs Jon Lester and Kyle Schwarber , plus a postscript about late-breaking news, including the death of Hall of Famer Don Sutton . Audio intro : Golden Smog, " He’s a Dick " Audio outro : Idles, " Never Fight a Man With a Perm " Link to ESPN report about Porter Link to Deesha Thosar on Porter Link to Brittany Ghiroli on Porter Link to Ken Rosenthal on Porter Link to Ben Clemens on Musgrove Link to Ben Clemens on six-man rotations Link to Sportsnet on Chatwood Link to Tony Wolfe on Chatwood Link to Jake Mailhot on Yates Link to Patrick Mooney on Lester Link to largest career WAR differences Link to 1975 article about baseball perms Link to Jon Weisman on Sutton iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source