About this episode
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s unfortunate Brussels sprouts incident, then answer listener emails about the ballparks with the most and least locations where a ball would be a home run only in that park, the Rays’ MLB-leading outs on the bases, the Orioles’ possibly improved pitcher development, a loaner-type trade where a player is his own player to be named later, how to define a comeback, “batters” vs. “hitters,” whether a team can really win without ever holding a lead, whether we’ll ever see another walk-off home run single, why a walk-off ground rule “double” is scored as a single, the legality of applying a tag with a piece of clothing instead of a glove, and a possible Ohtani rule loophole that could theoretically allow Shohei Ohtani to bat twice in a row, plus (1:18:32) a Past Blast from 1873. Audio intro : Donna Summer, “ End of the Week ” Audio outro : Pasek & Paul, “ Come to a Party ” Link to article about digesting Brussels sprouts Link to B-Ref team baserunning page Link to list of players traded for themselves Link to win expectancy calculator Link to tweet about Astros not trailing Link to Jake Mailhot’s power rankings post Link to Ventura’s grand-slam single Link to Judge’s walk-off homer Link to article about fans storming field Link to Reddit thread about fans storming field Link to Chambliss homer video Link to Disco Demolition Night podcast Link to Alfaro’s walk-off non-double Link to explainer of walk-off non-doubles Link to Jones discussing “Crazy Train” Link to Richard Hershberger’s Strike Four Link to Bull Durham clichés scene Link to EW emails database 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