Effectively Wild Episode 1699: Fixed That for You
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2021
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Baseball Prospectus editor-in-chief Craig Goldstein banter about cicadas, New Era’s short-lived “MLB Local Market” caps, the exploits of Adolis García, and Byron Buxton being too fast for his own good, then discuss Craig’s recent writing on how to fix what ails baseball, touching on what exactly the problem (if any) is, whether the offensive environment could correct itself, the best ways to reduce pitch speed and strikeouts, and much more, plus a real-time reaction to the conclusion of MLB’s investigation into Mickey Callaway.
Audio intro: The Apples in Stereo, "If You Want to Wear a Hat"
Audio outro: Tall Tall Trees, "Hats"
Link to The Athletic on the caps
Link to Royals’ response to caps
Link to post about the Grand Junction Chubs
Link to first bad fun fact
Link to second bad fun fact
Link to Jamey Newberg on Garcia
Link to Levi Weaver on Garcia
Link to Buxton tweet
Link to Craig and Patrick on restrictor plates
Link to Craig’s rules suggestions
Link to Russell Carleton on rules changes
Link to Rob Arthur on time between pitches
Link to THT on ascendant strikeouts
Link to BA on TTO at all levels
Link to article on pitch clock and injuries
Link to Hot Takedown episode on offense
Link to Ben on 2021 offense
Link to Petriello on pitcher strikeouts
Link to The Athletic on foreign substances
Link to Ben on foreign substances
Link to Five and Dive podcast
Link to story about baseball on ice
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| 0:00.0 | Sioux trucks |
| 0:04.7 | Dear |
| 0:08.7 | You better get one that looks better than that, or a second from the head upon your head. |
| 0:14.7 | Would look good with a feather instead, when you need to ask him for it. |
| 0:19.7 | Which is more complicated than you never heard. |
| 0:23.7 | For the birdie, you will not cooperate, unless you guarantee the going right. |
| 0:28.7 | Hello and welcome to episode 1699 of Effectively Wild, a fan-grapfe baseball podcast brought to you by our Patreon supporters. |
| 0:35.7 | I'm Anna Grasley of FanGrapfe and I'm joined as always by Ben Lemberger of the Ringer. |
| 0:39.7 | Ben, how are you? |
| 0:40.7 | I'm doing alright. |
| 0:41.7 | Good and we are also joined today by a special guest. |
| 0:44.7 | We have Craig Goldstein, the Editor-in-Chief of Baseball Prospectus. Hello, Craig. |
| 0:48.7 | Hello, a special guest. Not just a guest, right? |
| 0:51.7 | So a heart wall of our guests are special, so... |
| 0:54.7 | Well, whatever. |
| 0:56.7 | You won't get us to pick between our children. |
| 0:59.7 | But yeah, so, hi, Craig. Thanks for joining us. How are you? |
| 1:03.7 | I'm doing well. I am surviving cicada season right now in Maryland. |
| 1:08.7 | What's that like? I haven't seen a cicada where I have been heading. |
| 1:13.7 | Right now, where I am, it has not been too bad. |
| 1:17.7 | We have a lot of trees, which means it's going to get worse, because I think they will come out, but they're very shaded. |
| 1:23.7 | So I think the ground soil hasn't quite reached the point where they're coming out in mass, like literally at my house. |
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