Effectively Wild Episode 1851: You Say Tyler, I Say Taylor

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the rabidity of opossums and Eugenio Suárez ‘s keepie-uppie skills, then discuss the White Sox offense and Tony La Russa’s rationale for batting Andrew Vaughn ninth, Max Scherzer ’s oblique injury, and the possibility of a Juan Soto trade, before meeting major leaguers (53:30) Logan Gillaspie (Orioles) and Brandon Hughes (Cubs), and Stat Blasting (1:06:26) about the rapid Tyler/Taylor takeover of MLB player names. Audio intro : We Are Scientists, “ I Don’t Bite ” Audio outro : Kiwi Jr., “ Tyler ” Link to the Human Society on opossums Link to Wildlife Habitat Council on opossums Link to Opossum Society FAQ Link to press-box opossum pic Link to story about press-box opossum Link to possum vs. opossum definitions Link to Reddit thread on Suárez Link to La Russa comment on Vaughn Link to Tango’s response Link to Ben on batting pitchers eighth Link to Jeremy Frank on Garcia Link to Frank on Garcia again Link to Scherzer news Link to deGrom update Link to Olney on Soto Link to report on Soto extension offer Link to Mark Feinsand on trade candidates Link to video of Gillaspie’s debut Link to MASN on Gillaspie’s debut Link to Camden Chat on Gillaspie Link to 2018 Gillaspie signing story Link to FB group thread on Gillaspie Link to Ben on the Salina Stockade Link to The Only Rule Is it Has to Work Link to story on Hughes’s debut Link to video of Hughes’s debut Link to Hughes fun fact Link to Longenhagen on Hughes Link to Tyler Holton story Link to Stat Blast data on player names Link to SSA baby names site Link to The Bob Emergency, Part 1 Link to The Bob Emergency, Part II Link to Tyler Kepner on Tylers Link to Stathead on worst second-half tOPS+ Link to Stathead on second-half ERA rises Link to 1995 article on Green, P. 1 Link to 1995 article on Green, P. 2 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