Effectively Wild Episode 1301: Twilight Doubleheader

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Oliver Drake ’s new/old home, the Braves signing Josh Donaldson and Brian McCann and converting Johan Camargo , the Pirates signing Lonnie Chisenhall , and the Twins claiming C.J. Cron , then (11:20) talk to Bill Rowe , official baseball advisor for the film Twilight , about how he helped make the movie’s depiction of vampire baseball look (more) realistic, where and how the scene was filmed, the actors’ (lack of) athleticism, what real vampire baseball would look like, the cultural significance of the scene, why he stopped playing minor league ball and switched to show business, his baseball work on Calvin Marshall , Leverage , and Portlandia , his two College World Series wins at Oregon State University, analytics at the college level, and more. Audio intro : The Band, " Twilight " Audio interstitial 1 : Lou Reed, " Set the Twilight Reeling " Audio interstitial 2 : Elliott Smith, " Twilight " Audio outro : Electric Light Orchestra, " Twilight " Link to Jeff’s Cron post Link to episode with baseball coordinator from Pitch and Moneyball Link to Twilight scene Link to Vulture post on Twilight Link to baseball scene oral history Link to EW Secret Santa sign-up 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