Effectively Wild Episode 1355: Opening Day Banter and the Baseball Brit
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2019
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their Opening Day experiences, the pleasure of immersing themselves in baseball again, baseball players being better than ever, and MLB’s arbitration championship belt, then (22:25) talk to Joey Mellows, AKA “The Baseball Brit,” about how he became a baseball convert, his worldwide baseball travels and his quest to see 162 games this season, the logistics of his journey, the fan experience in the U.S. compared to South Korea and Japan, watching indy ball vs. watching MLB, baseball’s popularity in the UK, the upcoming MLB games in London, his best and worst ballpark experiences, how he explains baseball to non-fans, how he’s learned about baseball history, and much more.
Audio intro: The Mountain Goats, "First Few Desperate Hours"
Audio interstitial: The Pretty Things, "Joey"
Audio outro: Frank Sinatra, "Day By Day"
Link to Ben’s story about MLB’s improving caliber of play
Link to story about the championship belt
Link to THT piece about Joey Mellows
Link to story about Caps Off
Link to Bat Flips and Nerds
Link to Joey’s map of all the U.S. ballparks
Link to preorder The MVP Machine
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | And we try to keep our spirits high |
| 0:07.4 | But they fly |
| 0:11.0 | And they wave |
| 0:14.4 | When the truck pulls up |
| 0:16.7 | Out front |
| 0:19.8 | In the light spring rain |
| 0:22.0 | And they sigh |
| 0:25.2 | Like with the ring flowers |
| 0:27.9 | Let the good times roll |
| 0:31.7 | On |
| 0:33.3 | Through these first few desperate hours |
| 0:36.4 | Hello and welcome to episode 1355 of Effectively Wild |
| 0:40.6 | A baseball podcast from Vangrath's presented by our Patreon supporters |
| 0:44.8 | I'm Ben Leverg of the ringer to join Vangrath's Hello Meg |
| 0:48.8 | Hello |
| 0:49.5 | We have a guest today we'll be talking to Joey Melos |
| 0:52.5 | Who is a delightful 34 year old from Port Smith, England |
| 0:56.8 | He is known as the baseball Brit |
| 0:58.4 | Essentially he discovered baseball a few years ago |
| 1:00.6 | And has devoted his life now to |
| 1:03.2 | Following baseball everywhere all over the world |
| 1:05.5 | And he's going to 162 games this summer |
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