Effectively Wild Episode 1848: Shantz Encounter

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about which is more impressive, Reid Detmers throwing a two-strikeout no-hitter or right-handed hitter Anthony Rendon homering from the left side against a position-player pitcher, recount (11:50) the surprisingly long, largely forgotten history of the 20-seconds-between-pitches rule and the pitch clock in pro ball and the big leagues, and assess whether the upcoming introduction of the pitch clock to MLB will work better than a short-lived attempt in 1969, then Stat Blast (58:12) about the hitters and pitchers who performed best against future Hall of Famers, and (1:21:42) cold call 96-year-old Yankees/Athletics legend Bobby Shantz to discuss his incredible life and career. Audio intro : Genesis, “ Counting Out Time ” Audio outro : ABBA, “ Me and Bobby and Bobby’s Brother ” Link to article on Detmers and strikeouts Link to stats on CGs with fewer than 3 Ks Link to MLB.com article on Rendon Link to Ben Clemens on Rendon and Detmers Link to Manfred’s pitch clock comments Link to John Thorn on speeding up play Link to doc with collected pitch clock sources Link to average pace by season Link to SI on Charlie Finley’s clock Link to Ben on Bill Veeck Link to The Hustler’s Handbook Link to The Hustler’s Handbook excerpt 1 Link to The Hustler’s Handbook excerpt 2 Link to 1975 story on Veeck’s Pitchometer Link to Ben on pace and defense Link to Orioles program page Link to Stathead Link to Stat Blast vs. HoFers data Link to Rob Arthur on pitchers vs. hitters Link to Mike Fast on pitchers vs. hitters Link to Jim Albert on pitchers vs. hitters Link to Cyril Morong on pitchers vs. hitters Link to list of oldest living players Link to Shantz’s SABR bio Link to John Hiller EW episode Link to Shantz vs. HoFers data Link to MLB-average heights by year Link to Stathead short-pitchers leaderboard Link to Stathead light-pitchers leaderboard Link to Stathead P/CF games Link to 1957 WS G2 broadcast Link to 1960 WS G7 video Link to Colt 45s opener video Link to Shantz stem-cell-treatment video Link to SABRCast Kaat episode Link to MLB.com story on Kaat and Shantz Link to pics of Shantz on Shantz Day Link to more pics of Shantz on Shantz Day Link to even more pics of Shantz on Shantz Day Link to photo of Shantz and Bender Link to story on Shantz’s CF appearance Link to SABR on Shantz’s no-hit relief game Link to 14-inning-game article Link to info on estimated pitch counts Link to Shantz vs. Maxwell results Link to Stathead pitcher-hitting leaders Link to article about Shantz and Dykes Link to retrospective on Shantz’s career Link to info on Shantz-Gibson almost-trade Link to list of EW cold call episodes 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