Effectively Wild Episode 2035: Hot Streaks and Cold Spells

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s strategies for coping with record heat in Phoenix, revisit an earlier conversation about whether the pitch clock has boosted MLB attendance (and reminisce about when the cause of increased game times was still considered unclear), celebrate their recent wish about camera angles on broadcasts coming true, discuss the resurgences of Jason Heyward and Cody Bellinger , marvel at Mickey Moniak’ s continued resistance to regression and the Orioles overtaking the Rays in the AL East, use Jarred Kelenic’ s fractured foot to advocate for padded dugout surfaces, and try to determine whether Albert Pujols or Miguel Cabrera had the more surprising steep decline. Then (1:11:46) they answer listener emails about burnishing Shohei Ohtani ’s legacy (and his likely career path), letting All-Star starters return to the game after being removed, Elly De La Cruz if he had to attempt steals, and the distance to bullpens, plus a Future Blast (1:42:20) from 2035 and a postscript on old-timer home run derbies. Audio intro : Jonathan Crymes, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Andy Ellison, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to info on Phoenix heat Link to Russell on attendance Link to earlier attendance convo Link to Grant on game times Link to attendance stats Link to Ben on predictable times Link to info on ticket-buyer age Link to Rangers relay broadcast Link to earlier episode on broadcasts Link to Dodgers preview episode Link to article on Heyward’s swing Link to FG post about Bellinger Link to Jay Jaffe on Moniak Link to earlier Moniak convo Link to info on Moniak’s name Link to Moniak’s rolling zone rate Link to ESPN RPI Link to FG playoff odds Link to Kelenic fracture article Link to Cabrera’s hit Link to FG post on Anderson Link to Sam on Ruth and Ohtani Link to Elly’s throw Link to Elly throwing stats Link to Elly’s earlier record throw Link to Vroom Vroom Guy wiki Link to info on Angels hammer Link to Harper homer article Link to Emma on bullpens/brawls Link to EW emails database Link to Rick Wilber’s website Link to Draper/Roberts hockey fight Link to Twins charity derby info Link to ex-Twins pickup hockey article Link to 2003 derby article 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