Effectively Wild Episode 2033: Need-to-Know Bases

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the 2024 regular-season schedule, the baseball relevance of a study about humans’ hunger for useless information, and the storylines they’re most looking forward to following over the remainder of the season, then (35:58) answer emails about a total solar eclipse during a Guardians game, sliding into a base covered in dirt, why baseball broadcasts don’t do a better job of showing baserunners, same-named players playing the same position in the same game, defining a “comeback win,” the meaning of “retiring x in a row,” why pitchers are still listed as switch-hitters, a way to save time with pinch-hitter announcements, making it legal for multiple runners to occupy the same base, and going winless in extra-inning games, plus a Stat Blast (1:21:36) about managerial ejections, a Future Blast (1:51:20) from 2033, and a few follow-ups. Audio intro : Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “ Pedantic Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “ Horny Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to 2024 schedule Link to study about pain and info Link to The Ringer ’s MLB storylines Link to Rosenthal on buyers/sellers Link to MLBTR on Ohtani Link to Minasian on Ohtani Link to Hal Steinbrenner comments Link to milk cartons wiki Link to MLBTR on Mozeliak Link to EW Episode 1354 Link to list of rival-team streaks Link to Trent on “Billy runs” Link to Trent on HUaL Link to Rob Mains on the ALC Link to Ben on the eclipse game Link to EW volcano event Link to EW eclipse episode Link to Pickles sprinkler video Link to Pickles lights-out video Link to electron repulsion article Link to Mets “ghost runner” clip Link to The Bear transcript Link to Jones vs. Jones game Link to double-Gonzalez game Link to first “comeback win” episode Link to Robertson batting in 2022 Link to Stathead on winless extras teams Link to winless extras starts Link to EW emails database Link to Hyde ejection story Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter Link to ejections data Link to 1998 Leyland article Link to 2006 Guillen article Link to other Guillen article Link to third Guillen article Link to 2008 La Russa article Link to 1973 Mathews article Link to 1974 Berra article Link to article on longest games Link to 1982 Lasorda article Link to other Lasorda article Link to ejection reasons 1 Link to ejection reasons 2 Link to Garver ejection article Link to Rick Wilber’s website Link to Dahlen/Klem article Link to Jay on Dahlen Link to Dahlen SABR bio Link to MLBTR on Bieber Link to Judge-sighting story 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