Effectively Wild Episode 2011: Who Was That Mascot Man?

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the major leagues’ sudden influx of 24-year-old right-handed pitchers with the surname “Miller,” the Rays’ surprisingly precarious position in the AL East (7:48), and the Cubs, the Brewers, and the state of the NL Central (12:45), before focusing their bat-resuscitating powers on Trea Turner (17:22), with almost immediate effect. Then they talk to David Raymond , the original Phillie Phanatic performer, Gritty co-conceiver, frequent team mascot consultant, and founder of the Mascot Boot Camp and Mascot Hall of Fame, about all of their mascot questions, the mascot design process, and what it’s like to be inside a mascot costume, plus updates and a Past Blast from 2011 (1:26:54). Audio intro : Beatwriter, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio interstitial : Justin Peters, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Ted O., “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to FG preseason top prospects Link to The Board Link to article about Bryce Miller Link to LPGA naming convention Link to FG playoff odds Link to BP on the Rays-Jays blowout Link to BaseRuns standings Link to high-leverage pitching splits Link to FG pitching clutch Link to pitching LOB% Link to Turner quote Link to Meg’s mascot rant Link to NYTM on Raymond Link to Gritty on Twitter Link to info on Slider Link to Dinger assault story Link to Dandy wiki Link to Mascot HoF wiki Link to Mascot HoF ballot Link to Raymond Entertainment site Link to David’s speaking site Link to David’s book Link to 2011 Past Blast source Link to 2012 HS bat change Link to more info on bat change Link to latest college HR uptick Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to Turner’s homer 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