Effectively Wild Episode 1193: Unicorn on the Cobb
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2018
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Alex Cobb’s surprising windfall with the Orioles and the ever-present overlap between baseball and social issues, follow up on non-throwing outfielders, and answer listener emails about challengers to Mike Trout’s email-episode throne (and Trout’s spring training strikeout-less streak), whether tanking is actually bad for baseball or becoming more common, what might make Clayton Kershaw opt not to opt out, players whom cutting-edge stats overrate, how hitters can discourage teams from shifting against them, whether Alex Rodriguez stood out for beating up on bad pitchers, and the possibility of a pitcher getting a loss and a save in the same game, plus a Stat Blast on the best-projected teams and rapid roster improvements.
Audio intro: Weezer, "Beverly Hills"
Audio outro: Jet, "Bring it on Back"
Link to video of Tomoaki Kanemoto throwing
Link to Ben’s article about tanking, hope and faith
Link to Jeff’s post about projected strength of schedule
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I wanna live a life like that |
| 0:02.7 | I wanna be just like a king |
| 0:05.5 | Take my picture by the pool |
| 0:08.3 | Cause I'm the next big baby |
| 0:10.2 | Beverly Hills |
| 0:12.6 | That's where I want the baby |
| 0:17.0 | Beverly Hills |
| 0:21.1 | Beverly Hills |
| 0:23.6 | Rollin' like the celebrity |
| 0:27.8 | Beverly Hills |
| 0:32.2 | Hello and welcome to episode 1193 |
| 0:35.5 | of Effectively Wild the A-Baseball Podcasts |
| 0:37.7 | from Ben Graffs and from our Patreon supporters |
| 0:40.3 | I'm Ben Lemberg of the Ringard |
| 0:42.0 | joined by Jeff Sullivan of Ben Graffs |
| 0:44.1 | Hello! |
| 0:45.1 | We've got an email show on the docket |
| 0:47.2 | We would get to your questions very shortly |
| 0:49.6 | But I think my main takeaway from this week so far |
| 0:52.8 | is that if I'm ever in the market for representation |
| 0:56.9 | if I'm ever a free agent again |
| 0:58.7 | I would like to be represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council |
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