Effectively Wild Episode 1856: Slapped Silly

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Nick Castellanos ’s uncanny tater timing, and then (4:43) Ben attempts to explain the Joc Pederson – Tommy Pham fantasy-football dispute (and resulting slap) to Meg. After that (44:42), they discuss the Reds’ resurgence, an umpire’s hot mic, updates on defensive-positioning restrictions and the forthcoming pitch clock, and whether the standings will present enough suspense this summer. Finally (1:19:42), they debut a new history segment about an event that took place in the year of the episode number and Stat Blast (1:24:00) about multiple starting pitchers debuting in the same game, an odd pinch-hitting appearance by Darin Ruf , and the most consecutive pitcher innings with the same pitch count (plus a postscript with a few followups). Audio intro : The Scruffs, “ Revenge ” Audio outro : Basic Plumbing, “ Fantasy ” Link to Castellanos clip Link to Ben on the Castellanos meme Link to video of the slap Link to first Pederson video Link to second Pederson video Link to Mercury News on the slap Link to ESPN on the slap Link to Cincinnati.com on the slap Link to the NYT on the slap Link to CBS sports on the fantasy dispute Link to Gaslamp Ball post Link to Oakley-Hill dispute story Link to Pham stabbing story Link to Pham vs. fans story Link to Pham vs. Voit story Link to Pham on the pandemic delay Link to story on Pham’s slow start Link to SI Pham profile Link to Tampa Bay Times Pham profile Link to Strickland vs. Harper story Link to Mets rat vs. raccoon story Link to hot-mic tweet Link to Stark on rules changes Link to FG Playoff Odds Link to Joe Posnanski on the standings Link to Marc Normandin on the standings Link to New York Clipper , 8/9/1856 Link to New York Clipper box score Link to Richard Hershberger’s Strike Four Link to Stathead Link to Stathead query about two-SP debuts Link to Stathead query about Ruf’s PH Ks Link to Cangelosi Stat Blast text Link to Stat Blast pitch-count data Link to Pérez’s record game Link to Trout commissioner story Link to 1985 Raines story Link to other 1985 Raines story Link to Raines bio excerpt Link to glass delusion wiki Link to Boswell on big innings Link to James vs. Boswell story Sponsor Us on Patreon Subscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20) Facebook Group Twitter Account EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source