Effectively Wild Episode 1672: Untitled Goose Gamesmanship

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Isiah Kiner-Falefa being mad at Meg (sort of), a billboard in Boston about Mookie Betts , MLB’s renewed attempts to crack down on foreign-substance use, and what an NHL referee oopsie says about umpire makeup calls and automated strike zones, then answer listener emails about whether the season preview podcast series influences their appraisals of teams, how baseball would be different if it weren’t different at all, the definition of a “Chicago,” exploits associated with certain teams, training geese to distract defenders, and the most disruptive form of wildlife to have on the field. Audio intro : No Doubt, " Magic’s in the Makeup " Audio outro : This is the Kit, " Greasy Goose " Link to Kiner-Falefa tweet Link to shortstop positional power rankings Link to article on Kiner-Falefa’s positions Link to story about Betts billboard Link to report about foreign-substance memo Link to Evan Drellich on the memo Link to Ben on foreign substances Link to foreign substances EW episode Link to NHL ref hot mic comment Link to NHL statement about ref Link to article about NHL ref Link to FiveThirtyEight study on NHL penalties Link to article on umpires and close pitch calls Link to another article on umps and close calls Link to Russell Eassom on umps and calls by count Link to Guy Molyneux on umps and calls by count Link to John Walsh on umps and calls by count Link to Steve Treder on strikeouts over time Link to story on 2014 transfer rule kerfuffle Link to SABR on the “Chicago” Link to video of goose on the field Link to Sam on the skunk in the outfield Link to RJ McDaniel on the angry goose 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