Effectively Wild Episode 1959: A Tale of Two Broadcasts

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the yips, more ways in which baseball is different from other sports, big leaguers playing against kids, and Rogers Centre’s new dimensions, plus a Past Blast (36:49) from 1959. Then (41:54) they talk to Sam Blum and Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic and Pedro Moura of Fox Sports about how the Angels have neglected their Spanish-language broadcasts, the legacy of newly retired, legendary Dodgers broadcaster Jaime Jarrín, the difference in the ways in which MLB’s Los Angeles franchises have served (or underserved) their Spanish-speaking audiences, the impact those disparate efforts and investments have had on the two teams, what ails the Angels, the future of Shohei Ohtani , and much more, followed by an update (1:25:05) on the Angels’ surprising non-sale. Audio intro : Robyn Hitchcock, “ The Yip Song ” Audio interstitial : Ry Cooder (Feat. Lalo Guerrero), “ Barrio Viejo ” Audio outro : Pixies, “ Jaime Bravo ” Link to The Athletic on Maher Link to blocked kick Link to ESPN on Maher Link to baseball exceptionalism wiki Link to soccer video Link to other soccer video Link to Bonds trampoline video Link to Ohtani facing himself Link to article on new dimensions Link to Statcast park factors Link to article on Comiskey fences Link to 1957 story source Link to EW sign-stealing episode Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter Link to Fabian’s engagement post Link to Sam’s story on Tolentino Link to 2020 WS call Link to Dodgers video on Jarrín Link to Jarrín in the press box Link to L.A. Times video on Jarrín Link to L.A. Times feature on Jarrín Link to Dylan Hernández on Jarrín Link to NBC News on Jarrín Link to NPR on Jarrín Link to Chavez Ravine history Link to more on Chavez Ravine Link to OC Register on Fernandomania Link to L.A. Times on Fernandomania Link to Jay Jaffe on Fernandomania Link to Dodgers City Connect unis Link to article on Arte’s sombrero Link to article on Angels minor leaguers Link to Sam on Angels remote broadcasts Link to Pedro’s book Link to Sam on the non-sale Link to MLBTR on the non-sale Link to WaPo on the Nats’ non-sale 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