Effectively Wild Episode 1772: Bananas in Pajamas

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a flurry of signings and other transactions, including the Tigers signing Eduardo Rodriguez , the Angels signing Noah Syndergaard , the Blue Jays extending José Berríos , and the Mets (finally) hiring a GM, Billy Eppler, plus musings on the Tigers and Mariners “turning the corner,” followups on player rankings, unorthodox trades, and the worst way to end a series, and a real-time reaction to some Shohei Ohtani sponsorship news. Then (43:47) they talk to Zack Frongillo , Director of Entertainment for the Savannah Bananas , about the team’s history, his history, the development of “Banana Ball” and its experimental rules, foul balls being in play, how a typical gameday goes, the team’s online and offline appeal, the tryout/audition process, what baseball could borrow from Banana Ball, the Bananas’ plans for the future, and much more. Audio intro : Radiohead, “ Banana Co. ” Audio interstitial : Arkells, “ Savannah ” Audio outro : Matt Costa, “ Savannah “ Link to Ben Clemens on the Rodriguez signing Link to ICC cricket rankings Link to ICC cricket rankings wiki Link to story on the Guardians’ name Link to Phanatic lawsuit story Link to Harwell trade story Link to story about Youppi! trade Link to video of 2014 Japan Series ending Link to story on 2014 Japan Series ending Link to Twenty20 cricket wiki Link to the Bananas’ “About” page Link to Banana Ball explainer Link to Banana Ball video Link to Baseball America on the Bananas Link to the Boston Globe on the Bananas Link to the WSJ on the Bananas Link to Max Patkin SABR bio Link to Eddie Feigner obit Link to the Bananas on TikTok Link to Zack’s post in the EW Facebook group Link to EW episode about Blaseball Link to info on the Bananas’ 2022 tour Link to Stove League teaser video Link to stream Stove League via Kocowa Link to stream Stove League via Viki 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