Effectively Wild Episode 1686: The Best and the Rest of the West
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2021
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest riveting Padres-Dodgers series, the beef between Trevor Bauer and Fernando Tatis Jr., Tatis’s fielding, the end of GM Jeff Bridich’s reign with the Rockies, Madison Bumgarner’s hitless start (but non-no-hitter?), Jacob deGrom’s dominance and starts in which pitchers produce as many hits as they allow, and John Means and the O’s stopping Oakland’s 13-game winning streak, then follow up on previous discussions about collective action by fans and replay review in cricket and provide updates on Shohei Ohtani and Willians Astudillo, plus a Stat Blast on the AL West’s “ASSHAT” standings and the most common division orders in recent seasons and a Meet a Major Leaguer on Rays pitcher Louis Head and Astros pitcher Kent Emanuel.
Audio intro: Dan Bern, "Rivalry"
Audio outro: Cotton Mather, "April’s Fool"
Link to Tatis-Bauer beef summary
Link to Nick Groke on Bridich
Link to Bumgarner video
Link to Jay Jaffe on Bumgarner
Link to spreadsheet of starts like deGrom’s
Link to ASSHAT standings image
Link to most common standings 2013-20
Link to most common standings 1998-2020
Link to video of Astudillo’s dinger
Link to story about Head
Link to story about Emanuel
Link to video of Emanuel’s debut
Link to Jared Diamond on DHCMT
Link to Ken Rosenthal on DHCMT
Link to Fabian Ardaya on Ohtani’s outing
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| 0:00.0 | You know sometimes those guys who throw very hard like Cabrera and have a little bit of iffy command |
| 0:06.6 | They're the hardest ones to hit |
| 0:08.6 | Because you're not sure if they're gonna you know throw one behind you or cut one right on the edge |
| 0:15.6 | Effectively wild yeah |
| 0:19.5 | It sounds like a great name for movie or a TV show. It's probably been done right |
| 0:24.4 | Effectively wild I think it's a podcast. I know that much |
| 0:30.7 | I'm thinking to be a good like you know |
| 0:33.2 | Buddy cop drama be me and you in a patrol car. You know driving around town |
| 0:39.2 | Checking in with our informants wearing trench coats and fedoras |
| 0:43.6 | I know we're the donut shop. I'll definitely be there. Yeah, ain't character or not |
| 0:50.0 | I got to do it for the show, you know, hey |
| 0:52.0 | Just like you need to hang this like a hot dog needs a bun |
| 0:57.6 | Just like you need three bases and a plate to score run |
| 1:02.6 | Just like came and able they're baseball warring brothers |
| 1:07.1 | But to be at their best both sides need one another |
| 1:13.3 | rivalry |
| 1:15.7 | rivalry |
| 1:17.7 | The passion's running hot from sea to shine and see |
| 1:22.8 | This is the real thing ain't no fantasy |
| 1:27.4 | rivalry |
| 1:31.0 | Low and welcome to episode 1686 of effectively wild a fan graphs baseball podcast brought to you by our patreon supporters |
| 1:37.9 | I'm Meg Rowley a fan grass and I'm joined as always by Ben Lamberg of the ringer. Ben how are you? |
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