Effectively Wild Episode 2203: Go for the Gold

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the 30th anniversary of the 1994 strike and how nice it is not to have the season end in August, the unusual extension of Victor Robles , Tanner Rainey , Patrick Corbin , and the remnants of the 2019 Nationals, Will Wagner and whether the debuts of sons of big leaguers make us feel old partly because big leaguers have kids earlier than average, how MLB could accommodate the 2028 Olympics, changes in BBWAA awards voting patterns and the suddenly competitive MVP races, the return of Mookie Betts , whether the end of pitcher hitting affects pitcher pitching , Seth Lugo vs. Tarik Skubal , Jarren Duran ’s suspension, his heckler, and how well one could hit a baseball with a tennis racket, and listener-suggested additions to the Hierarchy of Versatility. Audio intro : Ian H., “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Grant Brisbee, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Craig C. on the strike Link to Rosenthal on Robles Link to MLBTR on Robles Link to Robles mic’d up Link to FG on Rainey Link to Sam on Corbin Link to Wagner debut video Link to Craig on Wagner Link to MLB father/son data Link to story on eldest sons Link to dad age 1 Link to dad age 2 Link to dad age 3 Link to dad age 4 Link to dad age 5 Link to dad age 6 Link to dad age 7 Link to dad age 8 Link to ESPN on the Olympics Link to Passan tweet Link to WNBA break Link to NHL break Link to World Cup of Hockey Link to Olympics transportation Link to Ben on the WBC Link to Mookie HR Link to Dan S. on MVP races Link to FIP-based WAR leaderboard Link to RA/9-based WAR leaderboard Link to Lugo comments Link to DH and HBP research Link to Duran story Link to more on Duran Link to heckle Link to Heart & Hustle Award Link to tennis racket question Link to tennis baseball video 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