Effectively Wild Episode 2088: Let’s Talk Turkey

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Phillies re-signing Aaron Nola , the Braves signing Reynaldo López , trading for Aaron Bummer , and rearranging their roster, the Cardinals signing Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson , the Padres hiring Mike Shildt, Shohei Ohtani swearing teams to secrecy about his free-agent visits, and NHK’s Ohtani documentaries. Then (53:16) they talk to Vanessa Ivy Rose , host of six-part podcast Reclaimed: The Forgotten League and author of Hall of Fame DNA: The Legacy of Norman “Turkey” Stearnes , about the underappreciated greatness of her grandfather, Turkey Stearnes , telling the story of the Negro Leagues, and the past, present, and future of Black baseball. Audio intro : Guy Russo, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : The Shirey Brothers, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to InstaGraphs post on Nola Link to FG post on Nola Link to FG post on López Link to FG post on the Bummer trade Link to FG post on the Wright trade Link to team 40-man counts Link to FG post on Lynn Link to MLBTR on three Cards starters Link to Mozeliak’s strikeouts quote Link to defensive efficiency ranking Link to MLBTR on Shildt’s firing Link to MLBTR on Shildt’s hiring Link to Passan’s Ohtani report Link to Ohtani dog info Link to dog breed details Link to 2018 NHK doc Link to 2021 NHK doc Link to 2021 NHK doc (alt link) Link to EW on youth baseball Link to Teasley EW episode Link to Nettie Stearnes clips Link to The Forgotten League feed 1 Link to The Forgotten League feed 2 Link to Vanessa’s website Link to Turkey history Link to more Turkey history Link to Vanessa on Turkey Link to Turkey photo Link to info on Turkey plaque Link to FG Negro Leagues leaderboard Link to Hall of Stats ranking Link to B-Ref Negro Leagues stats Link to Turkey at Seamheads Link to Turkey at the NLBM Link to HR/3B leaders Link to The Athletic on stat integration Link to MLB.com on stat integration Link to MLB The Show mode Link to Secret Santa sign-up sheet 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