Effectively Wild Episode 1665: Season Preview Series: Blue Jays and Giants
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2021
⏱️ 100 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MLB.TV repetition, Yadier Molina throwing out Jose Siri, teams opting to end innings early, the effect of Jarred Kelenic’s injury on the Mariners service-time controversy, the Astros signing Jake Odorizzi, and teams being more brazen about lowering their competitive balance tax assessments, then preview the 2021 Blue Jays (21:50) with Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic and the 2021 Giants (1:06:14) with Grant Brisbee of The Athletic.
Audio intro: Zeus, "At the Risk of Repeating"
Audio interstitial 1: Neil Young, "Far From Home"
Audio interstitial 2: Old & In the Way, "Old and in the Way"
Audio outro: Sloan, "Everything You’ve Done Wrong"
Link to sentient-baseballs email episode
Link to MLB Film Room
Link to Molina/Siri play
Link to Evans/Phillips face-off
Link to Ichiro/Cameron simulated game
Link to story about Kelenic’s knee injury
Link to rule about “rolling” innings
Link to Dan Szymborski on the Odorizzi signing
Link to Odorizzi contract terms
Link to drafts and competitions spreadsheet
Link to story on Kovalchuk’s 17-year deal
Link to story about Kovalchuk penalty reduction
Link to story about Blue Jays’ radio feed
Link to story about Blue Jays’ free agency premium
Link to Kaitlyn on where the Jays will play
Link to Kaitlyn on Vlad
Link to Dan on Vlad as a breakout candidate
Link to Kaitlyn on the Jays’ pitching depth chart
Link to Kaitlyn on the Jays’ new complex
Link to story on the Jays’ high performance department
Link to story on Biggio and the less lively ball
Link to Spin Rate podcast
Link to Ben Carsley on the Giants
Link to Matt Trueblood on Yastrzemski
Link to Grant on Yastrzemski
Link to the Giants’ giant coaching staff
Link to Andrew Baggarly on Alyssa Nakken
Link to Grant on the Giants’ old lineup
Link to Grant on the Giants’ rotation depth
Link to Grant in 2017 on AT&T Park offense
Link to Grant on Oracle Park offense in 2020
Link to Baggs & Brisbee podcast
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I risk everything to myself, I don't know |
| 0:03.6 | It's not the easiest thing |
| 0:06.3 | Don't make it as we go the wrong |
| 0:10.3 | How could it be wrong? |
| 0:13.8 | I risk everything to the lesson |
| 0:17.4 | This is my simple thing |
| 0:20.4 | I can't believe it's too bad |
| 0:24.5 | What you always worry |
| 0:27.8 | Hello and welcome to episode 1665 |
| 0:35.6 | I'm effectively wild |
| 0:36.8 | A fan-grapes baseball podcast brought to you by our Patreon supporters |
| 0:40.0 | I'm Meg Rallye of FanGrapes and I joined as always by Ben Limberg of the Ringer |
| 0:43.8 | Ben, how are you? |
| 0:44.8 | I'm doing pretty well, how are you? |
| 0:46.8 | I'm doing okay |
| 0:47.8 | Have you been watching Spring Training baseball Ben? |
| 0:50.3 | A little bit |
| 0:50.9 | Here and there |
| 0:51.8 | Okay so we have spent an inordinate amount of time in the last couple of episodes |
| 0:56.0 | talking about the Tom and Jerry business |
| 0:58.0 | And we're like when there's baseball stuff that is wrong |
| 1:01.5 | They should ask us for help |
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