Effectively Wild Episode 1276: Reviewing the Regular Season

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about the MVP races, the definition of value, Jacob deGrom , and Christian Yelich , plus an investigation into teams’ international practices, CC Sabathia ’s costly hit by pitch, whether steroids were really responsible for steroid-era home run rates, and (don’t worry) Willians Astudillo . Then they review the 2018 regular season, including their favorite moments, the biggest ways baseball changed, what they learned about Mike Trout , how preseason narratives held up, teams that raised or lowered their stock the most, and the articles they most regret writing. Audio intro : Super Furry Animals, " It’s Not the End of the World? " Audio outro : Guided By Voices, " When We All Hold Hands at the End of the World " Link to Sabathia HBP video Link to Jeff Passan’s report Link to Ben’s steroid era article Link to Melisa Reidy-Russell comments 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