Effectively Wild Episode 1936: Balls Out

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s latest former major leaguer Facebook friend recommendation and an important update (3:49) to the dictionary.com definition of “ghost runner,” then follow up (17:00) on a previous rumination on free-agent tours by touching on a Carlos Correa comment about playing in Minnesota, Eduardo Escobar ’s deep-seated affection for Fogo de Chão, and the research the Red Sox did on Carl Crawford , before discussing (41:58) the most notable ways in which baseball is unique among sports (including a comparison of the number of balls used per contest), MLBPA leader Tony Clark’s reputation restoration (57:12), the latest Disney windfall for MLB owners, and Ben’s conditional desire to play more recreational sports (1:11:42), followed by a Stat Blast (1:27:05) on Shelby Miller -like career arcs and a Past Blast (1:41:15) from 1936. Audio intro : Fleetwood Mac, “ Think About Me ” Audio outro : David Schwartz, “ Balls in the Air ” Link to Bush’s book Link to old “ghost runner” page Link to new “ghost runner” page Link to “automatic runner” page Link to “imaginary runner” page Link to 2018 automatic runner story Link to other 2018 story Link to 2008 automatic runner story Link to Correa clip Link to 2018 Escobar story Link to 2019 Fogo study Link to Fogo video Link to Milwaukee Fogo story Link to 2022 Fogo story Link to DiComo Fogo tweet Link to Fogo locations Link to 2011 Crawford story Link to Crawford on Boston in 2014 Link to Crawford on Boston in 2017 Link to Crawford’s wiki Link to story about soccer balls Link to story about baseballs Link to story about foul balls Link to Chiarella story Link to other Chiarella story Link to story on golf balls Link to Evan on Clark Link to Evan on the subcommittee Link to story about Scherzer Link to CBA tick-tock Link to Marc on Clark Link to story about Latino players Link to thread on BAMTech deal Link to story on BAMTech deal Link to Seinfeld clip Link to Stat Blast data Link to Eno’s Stuff+ tweet Link to Donohue SABR bio Link to Campbell SABR bio Link to Kirby SABR bio Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter Link to 1936 story source Link to SABR on Shaughnessy Link to 1933 Buffalo article Link to 1933 Decatur article Link to 1933 Allentown article Link to 1933 IL standings Link to Shaughnessy Playoffs page Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter Sponsor Us on Patreon 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