Effectively Wild Episode 1839: Gas Rationing

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about exactly how many feral cats have infested the Oakland Coliseum and exactly how few fans have attended A’s games this season, Miguel Cabrera’ s impending 3,000th hit and the potentially long time that may elapse before another player joins the 3,000-hit club, the recentism of MLB.TV highlights, the Guardians’ Gabriel Arias starting his career by reaching on error in two consecutive plate appearances (and the nickname of Icehouse Wilson ), an uptick in weather-related postponements, MLB’s green initiatives, and how 2023’s more balanced schedule could cause more emissions, Charlie Blackmon becoming the first MLB player to shill for a sportsbook, and Shohei Ohtani ’s latest two-way heroics, plus a Stat Blast (1:09:09) about the ascendance of max-effort starting pitching and Ben’s preferred fix for all that ails on-field baseball. Audio intro : The Velvet Underground, “ Cool it Down ” Audio outro : Modest Mouse, “ Out of Gas ” Link to story about the cat count Link to story about feral hogs Link to feral hogs meme Link to Field of Schemes on A’s attendance Link to story about cats at Shea Stadium Link to 2022 MLB team attendance Link to RosterResource payroll page Link to “dead mall” wiki Link to Dan Szymborski on the 3,000-hit club Link to 3,000-hit club Link to story about Cabrera’s bunt single Link to Icehouse Wilson’s SABR bio Link to MLB’s Earth Day press release Link to Hannah Keyser on climate change Link to story about more balanced schedule Link to baseball scene from Interstellar Link to story about Blackmon deal Link to story about MLB banning Mays/Mantle Link to Slate on NFL gambling suspensions Link to story about Rose allegations Link to story about Ohtani’s two-way game Link to Ben Clemens on Ohtani Link to Pitching Ninja on Ohtani Link to lowest-WAR hitters w/4+ ASG Link to lowest-WAR hitters w/2+ ASG Link to lowest-WAR pitchers w/4+ ASG Link to lowest-WAR pitchers w/2+ ASG Link to Stat Blast velo data Link to Stathead Link to Ben Lindbergh on Ohtani’s velo Link to Justin Choi on Ohtani’s velo Link to Russell Carleton on starting/relieving Link to Justin on the velo surge Link to Brash clip Link to Stark’s 10 numbers Link to Driveline on velo and injuries Link to fastball torque study Link to review of Pitching in a Pinch Link to text of Pitching in a Pinch Link to Goodreads page for The Teammates Link to Ben on moving the mound Link to tweet about Yankees vaccinations Link to Ben’s Better Call Saul pod Link to Cabrera’s IBB single Link to Cabrera’s IBB reaction Link to video of IBB boos Link to MLB.com article about IBB Sponsor Us on Patreon Subscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20) Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source