Effectively Wild Episode 2344: Shutout Shoutouts

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Paul Skenes ’s new interest, Clayton Kershaw and the evolution of 3,000-strikeout celebrations, and the deepening deadball era in Japan. After that (24:37), frequent Stat Blast Correspondent Ryan Nelson joins to discuss why there have been so many team shutouts this season and then deliver several Stat Blasts, followed (1:02:56) by postscript updates. Audio intro : Andy Ellison, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Grant Brisbee, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Hiles tweet Link to Reddit joke Link to pitcher run support Link to Kershaw’s 3000th K Link to FG post on Kershaw Link to Scherzer’s 3000th K Link to 3000th-K montage Link to 3000-K club wiki Link to Facebook post Link to 2025 Pacific League Link to 2025 Central League Link to team shutouts count Link to shutout-rate data Link to Posnanski on shutouts Link to BP on blowouts Link to 50-gun salute Link to SP matchups data Link to SP matchups leaders Link to homer-matching data Link to Roberts confession Link to FG Parker obit Link to Parker shirt info Link to Parker smoking photo Link to last-shutout data Link to most younger PA list Link to most younger BF list Link to Woo tweet Link to listener emails database Link to EW YouTube playlist Link to Pujols/Cabrera story Link to Boyd video Link to EW Episode 1735 Link to EW Episode 1736 Link to Independence Day post Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source