Effectively Wild Episode 2008: Big Hack Attack

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the sesame-seer Cardinals using a cheeseburger phone to predict home buns (er, runs) by hitters who are dialed in, the varying fortunes of three offseason big spenders (the Mets, Padres, and Rangers) and the stakes of their success, Kumar Rocker’ s Tommy John surgery, Dustin May’ s flexor strain, the proliferation of ranked prospects, Jackson Holliday , the Orioles’ infield future, and what it takes for tanking to be justified, the need for a Lab League to test the pre-tacked ball, José Abreu’ s power outage, Zac Gallen ’s bird omen, and more, plus a Past Blast (1:38:22) from 2008 and a few follow-ups. Audio intro : Liz Panella, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Harold Walker, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Wainwright interview Link to burger image Link to burger GIF Link to home run rituals Link to Mets celebration article Link to Mets comeback homers Link to Machado injury info Link to FG post on Heim Link to Rocker Pipeline thread Link to SAL leaderboard Link to article on pre-tacked ball Link to Bird Bath Splash Zone info Link to Gallen bird video Link to asterisk-ball display Link to 2008 Past Blast source Link to MLB replay wiki Link to article on David’s catch Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to competitions/drafts sheet Link to Episode 201 draft Link to Modesto game box score Link to Modesto game thread 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