Effectively Wild Episode 1992: Hot or Hurt
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2023
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a wave of injuries around MLB, affecting Oneil Cruz, Adam Duvall, Ian Anderson, and several other players, the Rays’ undefeated start, the hot starts of James Outman, Miguel Vargas, and Jason Heyward, the sensual stance of J.D. Davis, silly team celebrations, the Rocket City Trash Pandas’ no-hit loss, a downturn in pitch spin, the lack of a downturn in position player pitching, pickoff attempts and game theory, running out the clock on an intentional walk, whether the clock could change perceptions of MLB’s competence, the clock and concessions, a Royals OF shift, a ball-kid collision, a Ronald Acuña Jr. base grab, and more, plus a Past Blast (1:31:32) from 1992.
Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Fujiya & Miyagi, “Ankle Injuries/Electro Karaoke”
Link to Dan S. on Cruz
Link to video of Cruz slide
Link to story on Kelly
Link to Emma on bullpens in brawls
Link to Jay Jaffe on Duvall
Link to MLBTR on Anderson
Link to 2022 25 under 25
Link to Jay on the Rays
Link to Stathead on 10-0 starts
Link to Joe Sheehan on the Rays
Link to record career-starting streak
Link to Jay on L.A.’s outfield
Link to info on Heyward
Link to Davis thrust
Link to Angels homer helmet
Link to cheesehead celebration
Link to dong bong
Link to Baumann on the Trash Pandas
Link to Trash Pandas montage
Link to Grant on the Hawkins game
Link to Joe on position player pitching
Link to article on Eaton
Link to Ben on active pitcher limits
Link to Rob Arthur on spin
Link to Tango on pickoffs
Link to Rob Mains on stolen bases
Link to Manfred on concessions
Link to BA on concessions
Link to Crain’s on concessions
Link to article on concessions cutoffs
Link to Silver/Manfred on pace
Link to Sam on spectator attention
Link to Andrus shift violation
Link to Royals OF alignment
Link to Tango on the Royals’ results
Link to Tango on two-man outfields
Link to Ben C. on the Royals’ shift
Link to Chen’s pickoff attempts
Link to ball-kid collision
Link to ball-kid pace info
Link to Acuña base article
Link to breakaway bases
Link to bat-carrying article
Link to 1992 Past Blast source
Link to David Lewis’s Twitter
Link to David Lewis’s Substack
Link to AP on warming study
Link to 2012 McCarver comments
Link to 2012 Nathan analysis
Link to 11-game record run differential
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| 0:00.0 | Otani 19 innings pitch six hits allowed one run to start the year. |
| 0:06.4 | Walked five tonight as walk now a dozen in his first three starts. |
| 0:11.5 | Is he effectively wild? |
| 0:13.2 | Yes, though, he is now allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last ten starts. |
| 0:17.4 | That's a new franchise record. |
| 0:30.0 | The OPS Plus when it starts the contracts. |
| 0:33.3 | Zips and steamer for the forecast. |
| 0:36.0 | Carming the high, big boss on the hovercraft. |
| 0:40.2 | No notes, minor leaf re-agent draft. |
| 0:43.6 | Burn the ships, flames jumping, pouring down. |
| 0:47.0 | Cow FEMA, boning on the bat, shy. |
| 0:50.2 | Makings on the buck feet, that will say your heart's seat. |
| 0:53.6 | Games always better with the pivot tables, bread sheet. |
| 0:58.4 | No ads, subscribers will support us. |
| 1:00.7 | Room, room fast, so you can slog the rig of borders. |
| 1:04.3 | Hello and welcome to episode 1992 of Effectively Wild, a baseball podcast from |
| 1:10.3 | Fandgrass, presented by our Patreon supporters. |
| 1:13.1 | I am Ben Linberg of The Ringer, joined by Meg Rally of Fandgrass, hello, Meg. |
| 1:17.6 | Hello. |
| 1:18.7 | How are you? Are you healthy? |
| 1:20.1 | Have you strained or fractured anything? |
| 1:22.7 | Are you on the interdlist? |
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