Effectively Wild Episode 1651: Split Decision
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2021
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley recap the Rockies’ press conference about the Nolan Arenado trade and GM Jeff Bridich claiming the belt as the game’s most-maligned GM, then discuss Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway’s suspension and Andrelton Simmons’ comments about his mental state in 2020, analyze the Twins re-signing Nelson Cruz and signing Alex Colomé, the Rays reuniting with Chris Archer, the Reds adding Sean Doolittle, and the Brewers landing Kolten Wong, touch on A.J. Preller’s promotion and extension and examine the potential conflict between Theo Epstein’s MLB consultancy and his new private-equity job, and conclude with a Stat Blast about the incredible consistency of Leroy Stanton.
Audio intro: Earth Girls, "Only Human"
Audio outro: Matthew Sweet, "Split Personality"
Link to Emma Baccellieri on the Rockies
Link to Marc Carig on the Rockies
Link to Nick Groke on the Arenado trade
Link to story about Monfort’s 94-win prediction
Link to Ben Clemens on Arenado’s new deal
Link to The Athletic report about Callaway
Link to Ginny Searle on Callaway
Link to Jeff Passan on Drew Robinson
Link to Jeff Fletcher on Simmons
Link to Kevin Goldstein on the Cruz signing
Link to Clemens on Cruz last September
Link to EW episode about Cruz
Link to Tony Wolfe on the Archer signing
Link to Ben on the Archer trade
Link to story about Archer’s sinker usage
Link to report about Epstein’s new gig
Link to Dan Fox on platoon splits
Link to Stanton’s career splits page
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| 0:00.0 | I love you one night |
| 0:04.0 | You thought we were all in the evening |
| 0:08.0 | I want to share you |
| 0:12.0 | I know you're mine so I think you're safe |
| 0:20.0 | I was thinking I want you out for so |
| 0:24.0 | You are my staying alive |
| 0:28.0 | I don't think you're safe |
| 0:30.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 1651 of Effectively Wild a baseball podcast from |
| 0:36.7 | Vangrass presented by our Patreon supporters and Ben Lindbergh of the |
| 0:40.9 | Ringer joined by Meg Rally of Vangrass, hello Meg |
| 0:44.0 | Hello |
| 0:44.0 | You know, there are relationships in our human existence that do last forever |
| 0:48.0 | But we're human beings in a business where sometimes relationships don't last forever |
| 0:54.0 | and commitments don't last forever but we're here together today |
| 0:58.0 | and I hope that will be the case for the foreseeable future |
| 1:02.0 | I wonder if at any point in that answer he thought to himself |
| 1:06.0 | Oh no, I have wandered off the path |
| 1:10.0 | I am outside the bounds of what I hoped to do |
| 1:14.0 | but then just let me fuck it |
| 1:16.0 | Yeah, I would hope that he thought that at multiple points in that response |
| 1:20.0 | just tried to hack his way out of that thicket and couldn't quite clear it |
| 1:24.0 | I am of course quoting Rocky's GM Jeff Brightich who along with Rocky's owner Dick |
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