Effectively Wild Episode 1842: Do Not Pass First, Do Not Collect a Run

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MacKenzie Gore and how long a player’s career has to be for something he does to be described as a “career high,” Nick Senzel ’s proclivity toward catcher’s interference and the Reds’ ice-cold start, the first-place Los Angeles Angels, the hot starts of Mike Trout , Carlos Rodón , Joe Ryan , Kevin Gausman , and others, the aesthetics of swinging strikes vs. called strikes, the return of Ronald Acuña Jr. , a Cardinals-Mets beanbrawl, the Orioles embracing an apparent trend toward catchers setting up over the plate and not varying their targets from pitch to pitch, and whether the zombie runner violates the rulebook, then end by following up on a Stat Blast about Byron Buxton , Mike Squires , and the biggest team record differentials with and without certain players. Audio intro : Spoon, “ Don’t Make Me a Target ” Audio outro : The Loud Family, “ Spot the Setup ” Link to Gore “career-high” headline Link to Ben Clemens on Gore Link to catcher’s interference description Link to catcher’s interference compilation Link to Jeff on Ellsbury Link to Jay Jaffe on Trout Link to tweet about Trout’s swings Link to Joe Ryan interview Link to brawl discipline news Link to Rob Mains on Mets HBPs Link to Defector on Stubby Clapp Link to The Athletic on balls getting away Link to article on Orioles catchers Link to Matt Brash clip Link to Rays catchers tweet Link to Justin Choi on the Orioles bullpen Link to Justin on throwing it over the middle Link to Driveline tweet about misses Link to Raymond’s post about zombie runners Link to 2021 MLB rulebook Link to zombie runner in MLB glossary Link to updated Stat Blast data Link to Squires Wiki Link to NBC story on Squires Link to article on lefty catchers Link to article on 1915 A’s firesale Link to Passan’s Buxton tweet Link to article about Buxton’s part-time role Link to Neil Paine on Buxton 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