Effectively Wild Episode 1795: Measured Tones

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley continue their “Measuring the Unmeasurable” series about studying difficult-to-quantify aspects of the sport by bringing on Rob Mains of Baseball Prospectus to banter about ESPN’s new Sunday Night Baseball broadcasting plans and discuss Rob’s studies about competitive balance, team mobility and inequality, starter vs. reliever performance, the magnitude and history of the times-through-the-order penalty, the universal DH, injuries, and more. Then (50:25) they bring on the pseudonymous author of research blog Hareeb’s Hangout to talk about the potential pitfalls of baseball analysis, how baseball analysis compares to esports analysis, his history of betting on baseball, his studies on the cause of the TTOP, reliever sequencing, valuing closers, and the difficulty of fielding pulled balls, the proprietary data he wishes he had, and his recent research interests. Audio intro : Neko Case, “ Bracing for Sunday ” Audio interstitial : Math and Physics Club, “ All the Mains Are Down ” Audio outro : The Muffs, “ Where Did I Go Wrong ” Link to ESPN SNB press release Link to Rodger Sherman on the Manning broadcast Link to The Press Box on the Manning broadcast Link to Jason Benetti Nerdcast tweet Link to Rob on pitching to contact Link to Rob on small-market teams Link to Rob on relievers vs. starters Link to Craig Edwards on relievers vs. starters Link to Travis Sawchik on relievers vs. starters Link to Rob on pitching and payrolls Link to Rob on the times-through-the-order penalty Link to Rob on the TTOP again Link to Rob on 2021 injuries Link to Rob on the DH and interleague play Link to Rob on the universal DH Link to Rob on team mobility and inequality Link to Rob on 2021 mobility inequality Link to post on Rocket League and pitcher velocity Link to post on Rocket League viewership Link to second post on Rocket League viewership Link to MTG Arena post Link to post on regression and linear weights Link to second post on regression/linear weights Link to study on the TTOP Link to other study on the TTOP Link to study on repertoire and the TTOP Link to study on reliever sequencing Link to BP piece on reliever sequencing Link to study on Wins Above Average Closer Link to study on pulling the ball Link to Tango’s response to study Link to Tango on playing center vs. corners Link to Eno Sarris on playing outfield corners Link to Mike Petriello on outfielders and spin 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