Effectively Wild Episode 2183: .500 Days of Summer

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Nolan Schanuel’ s aversion to day games, the Astros reaching .500 and coming for the Mariners, Houston’s weekend opponent (the Mets) making it back to .500 and nearing a playoff spot, the success (and good fortune) of Reynaldo López , the bad fortune of Adam Duvall , and how “expected” stats have changed perceptions of performance, Hunter Greene and vomiting on the mound, a Dodgers bat…man’s clutch catch, Shohei Ohtani ’s RBI streak, Ohtani’s dog’s backpack, and pedantic questions (1:20:55) about leaving the bases loaded, when a game is “all” one team, and how umpires signal a full count. Audio intro : Xavier LeBlanc, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Liz Panella, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Washington quote Link to Schanuel splits Link to Sam on Schanuel power Link to FG playoff odds Link to ESPN SoS Link to BaseRuns standings Link to Winker video Link to BP on Brown’s sinker Link to Mets Grimace story Link to McDonald’s wiki Link to Grimace wiki Link to pitcher wOBA-xWOBA Link to hitter wOBA-xWOBA Link to lowest ERAs Link to xERA-ERA sheet Link to xHR-HR Link to Duvall on cans of poop Link to CBS on Greene Link to Reynolds video Link to BP on Reynolds Link to Greene water tweets Link to Ben on sick starters Link to Herrera’s play Link to Dodgers batmen story Link to Ohtani RBI story Link to SABR on longest streaks Link to longest streaks wiki Link to Ohtani and dog pic Link to pet Randoseru Link to Randoseru video Link to Randoseru article Link to Randoseru Reddit thread Link to listener emails database Link to Montgomery PitchCom clip Link to O’s fan interview 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