Effectively Wild Episode 1885: The Pit Clock

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Clayton Kershaw ’s back, balky backs in general, some of the players traded at the deadline who made immediate impacts in their debuts, and the perhaps surprisingly small impacts that deadline moves make on playoff and World Series odds. Then (15:09) they answer listener emails about intentionally scuttling a trade for leverage in a future negotiation, what would have to happen to convince them that the Rockies were a well-run organization, penalizing slow-paced pitchers by gradually lowering the mound, how to design the perfect pitching hand, convincing MLB to cut ties with gambling sponsors by paying players to throw games, Gold Gloves for utility players, an ethical conundrum involving Shohei Ohtani , and why we call them “triple-slash stats” when there are only two slashes, plus a Past Blast from 1885 (1:30:15) and followups. Audio intro : The Smiths, “ Stretch Out and Wait ” Audio outro : Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello, “ Twenty Fine Fingers ” Link to article on Kershaw’s back Link to article on stretching research Link to article on the shortest day Link to Dan on deadline improvements Link to Merrifield article Link to post on Rockies pizza party Link to Sam Miller on the pit Link to Driveline post on generating spin Link to Driveline on finger/grip strength Link to Fielding Bible utility awards Link to Richard Hershberger’s Strike Four Link to 1885 story source Link to Angels tweet Link to Timber Rattlers mascot Link to Philadelphia Zoo mascot Link to high-scoring-game box score Link to 2014 Tigers rotation story Link to 1880s baseball story source Link to submarine softball story Link to North Pole baseball 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