Effectively Wild Episode 1221: Stay Strong, Ron

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about the banged-up Mariners, Tyler Chatwood ‘s wildness, the Astros’ record-setting run prevention, a Mike Trout milestone, Chris Davis and looking strikeouts, Ron Gardenhire ‘s ringtone, Michael Taylor ‘s walk-off face, settling a game with rock-paper scissors, bad closers, Nick Markakis , and more, then answer listener emails about strike sounds, “three up, three down,” Kyle Schwarber ‘s defense, Shohei Ohtani ’s home-run rates, starters as openers, famous players, bunting practice for prospects, Jordan Hicks and HBP danger, the “fair-foul hit,” intentional balks, and sunk costs, plus a Stat Blast about Colin Moran and a high-pitch homer. Audio intro : Bahamas, " Stronger Than That " Audio outro : Coldplay, " Bigger Stronger " Link to Jay Jaffe’s Mike Trout post Link to Ron Gardenhire video Link to Michael Taylor face Link to rock-paper-scissors story Link to intentional-balk story Link to ESPN’s world-fame list Link to Jeff’s Colin Moran post 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