Effectively Wild Episode 1708: Spinning Out

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Jose Altuve forgoing a home run trot, then break down the details of MLB’s plan to enforce the rules against foreign-substance use starting on June 21, covering the pros and cons of putting that plan into action at midseason and opting to ban all substances, what the effects on offense will be, whether Tyler Glasnow ’s injury presages many more arm injuries ahead, a Scott Boras metaphor, and much more. Then (51:07) they bring on EW listener and criminology scholar Josh Beck to explain what the principles of punishment and deterrence can tell us about the efficacy of MLB’s approach to preventing cheating. Audio intro : John Lennon, " Cold Turkey " Audio interstitial : Grateful Dead, " Victim or the Crime " Audio outro : Paul McCartney & Wings, " Spin it On " Link to video of 2012 Morse homer Link to video of Altuve homer Link to details of MLB’s plan Link to Ben on sticky stuff Link to Jeff Passan on sticky stuff Link to Boras statement Link to info on deterrence Link to paper on deterrence theory Link to five findings about deterrence Link to paper on cheating in baseball 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