About this episode
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s reaction to the Mariners moving into first place in the AL West (at least temporarily), Jac Caglianone and the Royals’ woeful corner-outfield offense, whether major leaguers have gotten better at sliding, and an unjust byproduct of the zombie runner. Then (50:43) they bring on baseball researcher and Sports Reference designer Adam Darowski to discuss Robinson Canó ’s 4000th professional hit and Adam’s work on the 4000 hits club. Audio intro : Andy Ellison, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Moon Hound, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Alonso quote Link to mustache/witch article Link to more on the witch Link to even more on the witch Link to 2021 Stat Blast Link to M’s pitching query Link to B-Ref newsletter Link to Langs M’s note Link to team travel Link to team extra innings pitched Link to 2025 worst team LF/RF Link to worst team LF/RF since 2002 Link to Royals LF Link to Royals RF Link to playoff odds Link to Jac’s leading xwOBA-wOBA Link to Moniak slide Link to Moniak slide close-up Link to Crizer on slides Link to Cameron on slides Link to Cameron on slides 2 Link to Treinen game Link to previous Treinen-type losses Link to Treinen nickname article Link to @PitchingNinja tweet Link to Treinen conspiracy posts Link to Canó video Link to Canó video 2 Link to Canó article Link to Canó article 2 Link to Adam’s Canó post Link to Canó Insta post Link to Canó Insta post 2 Link to Canó Insta post 3 Link to Canó Insta post 4 Link to Canó Insta post 5 Link to Canó cards story Link to Adam’s presentation Link to Simkus SABR article Link to BP 4K club article Link to Adam’s website Link to underarm serve article 1 Link to underarm serve article 2 Link to eephus pitch wiki 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