Effectively Wild Episode 2081: Trophy Strife

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the difficulty of watching Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the Japan Series, the last time an MLB pitcher threw as many as 138 pitches in a game, their hopes for Joey Votto ’s next act, and the Brewers trading Mark Canha to the Tigers, then (32:13) answer listener emails about Silver Slugging Gold Glovers, pitching a perfect game in a time loop, whether the Rockies will win a championship before one of the next expansion teams does, a playoff lottery system, and how players could convince owners to let them hold trophies first, plus Stat Blasts (1:22:25) about Jose Altuve and the best pound-for-pound (and inch-for-inch) players and Frank Howard -esque all-offense players. Audio intro : Andy Ellison, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Jimmy Kramer, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Yamamoto game story Link to Yamamoto K montage Link to info on Japan Series streaming Link to info on the Curse of the Colonel Link to EW on the Curse of the Colonel Link to Jack Moore’s tweet Link to 138-pitch regular-season starts Link to 138-pitch postseason starts Link to MLBTR on Votto Link to 2016 Votto quote Link to 2023 Votto profile Link to MLBTR on Canha Link to MLBTR on Rodriguez Link to Silver Slugger/Gold Glove list Link to Silver Slugger/Gold Glove sheet Link to Chris Gilligan’s FG post Link to Sam on expansion teams Link to Manfred on expansion Link to story on owners and trophies Link to Commissioner’s Trophy wiki Link to Topps Now Link to Altuve/Bregman photo Link to heights/weights sheet Link to Frank Howard obit Link to Howard +200/-200 club Link to listener emails database 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