Effectively Wild Episode 2018: Commissioner Correspondence

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Patreon supporter Reggie Deal banter about Reggie’s background as a baseball fan and Effectively Wild listener, his email correspondence with MLB and Rob Manfred, accessibility issues he’s encountered while following baseball as a blind person, and A’s fans’ upcoming “reverse boycott” event, then (22:25) answer listener emails about angry Aaron Boone earning the Yankees more favorable calls, MLB players providing in-game entertainment, how different baseball would be if it were more like Wii Sports , Esteury Ruiz , Luis Arraez , and riding a single standout skill to award consideration, ridiculously large batting helmets, and which .500-ish team is most likely to make the playoffs. Then (1:19:51) they Stat Blast about players who hit home runs of dramatically differing lengths on the same day, the longest team streaks without a left-on-left homer, and Anthony Rendon and other players whose teams hit better with runners in scoring position when they were in the lineup, plus a Past Blast (1:40:44) from 2018. Audio intro : The Shirey Brothers, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Jonathan Crymes, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to story about radio and Audacy Link to Reggie’s Manfred letter Link to National Beep Baseball Association Link to EW Beep Baseball interview Link to Rooted in Oakland website Link to Rooted in Oakland tweet Link to thread on Yankees calls Link to story on Boone’s ejections Link to ejection rates over time Link to manager ejection totals Link to manager ejection rates Link to EW Episode 1855 Link to Wii Sports baseball footage Link to Robert Orr on Arraez Link to Arraez at Baseball Savant Link to AVG+ leaders Link to Sam on Hamilton Link to FG playoff odds Link to listener emails database Link to FG playoff odds Link to Topps Now Cards Link to Zavala’s two homers Link to Aquino’s three homers Link to Jay Cuda tweet Link to L-L/R-R HR spreadsheet Link to Nevin/Rendon article Link to BA w/RISP spreadsheet Link to Hulse’s fouls Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter Link to 2018 Past Blast source Link to Nathanson’s website Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to Billy Joel’s “Pressure” 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