Effectively Wild Episode 1246: A Brad in the Hand

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about beard grooming, the indy-league exploits of Rafael Palmeiro , Patrick Palmeiro , and the Chinese national team, the Padres-Indians trade involving Brad Hand , Adam Cimber , and Francisco Mejía , the Orioles’ commitment to rebuilding, post-publication regrets about articles, the worst example of umpiring they’ve ever seen, and the state of the standings as the second half starts, then answer listener emails about what (if anything) is wrong with Gary Sánchez , Nick Markakis ‘s timing (and fashion choices), calling fractional balls and strikes, round-number bias and the 100-pitch limit, paying Mike Trout for promotion, a .500 team without injuries or fatigue, and why certain teams try to tread water rather than rebuild, plus a Stat Blast about the durability of relievers and a reminder about listener Michael Mountain ’s 35-day, 30-ballpark road trip. Audio intro : David Bowie, " Never Get Old " Audio outro : Smash Mouth, " Road Man " Link to article about the Texas AirHogs Link to Dan Duquette quotes Link to video of awful umpire call Link to Ben’s article about the playoff field Link to Markakis’s outfit Link to original interview about ballpark road trip 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