Effectively Wild Episode 2174: Angles in the Outfield

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the showdowns between Paul Skenes and Shohei Ohtani , Skenes’s strengths and weaknesses as a pitcher and an entertainer, the least and most exciting types of strikes, and more. They then discuss the improbable longevity of Aroldis Chapman’ s triple-digit pitch speeds, whether the risk of losing the most games ever should stop the White Sox from selling, whether outfield positioning is suppressing offense more than the shift ever did, the less lively but far-from-dead ball, the end of Atlanta’s shutout streak, Adam Duvall ’s beer-cup throw as proof of concept for a skills competition, MLB’s latest curious sponsor, an unsightly London Series shirt, and a potential Kyle Tucker nickname. They also assess bears, sharks, pterodactyls, and other natural predators. Audio intro : Guy Russo, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Andy Ellison, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Ohtani-Skenes video Link to “Paulk” Skenes video Link to Sam on Skenes Link to Bonds vs. Gagne Link to R.J. on Skenes Link to Skenes postgame interview Link to Skenes HR reaction Link to Ohtani-Skenes-Chapman game Link to Skenes Baseball Savant page Link to Heart zone data Link to Chase zone data Link to article on Skenes fastball Link to info on foul-ball rates Link to Longenhagen on Skenes Link to Woodward on Skenes Link to Chapman max speeds Link to Cooper on Chapman Link to Chapman Instagram story Link to EW Episode 1 Link to MLBTR on the Sox Link to Passan on the Sox Link to FG playoff odds Link to BaseRuns standings Link to Russell on OF defense Link to Rob on playing deeper Link to Rob on OF defense Link to Episode 1907 wiki Link to 1907 Unglaub arc article Link to Ben on moving the mound Link to EW on time-traveling GM Link to Teoscar batted ball tweet Link to Chapman reaction Link to longest no-shutout streaks Link to Duvall video Link to Paine on Duvall Link to buildsubmarines.com Link to buildsubmarines.com release Link to Good Sam Club release Link to Camping World release Link to Doosan release Link to EW on beer/cerveza Link to beer/cerveza follow-up Link to London shirt tweet Link to London shirt tweet 2 Link to Reed tweet Link to split scarves tweet Link to Reed/shirt post Link to Dan Flashes meme Link to mother is mothering meme Link to shark-punching article Link to lowest team OBPs Link to lowest team wRC+ Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form 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