Effectively Wild Episode 2153: Whoops it Up
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2024
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Carlos Correa’s nerdiness, the Pirates pulling phenom Jared Jones after 59 effective pitches, the zombie runner, what Jontay Porter’s lifetime NBA ban portends for MLB, Shohei/Ippei conspiracy theories and Shohei Ohtani’s hitting and tax loophole, Michael Busch and the Dodgers’ outfield offense, the legacy of Whitey Herzog’s “Whiteyball,” and the power and prospects of two-way college star Jac Caglianone, plus follow-ups on MLB Blazes, IMG Academy, and Reynaldo López, then (1:13:48) answer listener emails about unsigned pitchers ramping up for the start of the season, whether all of the A’s could be traded to other teams, pitcher arm injuries in Japan, foul tips with fewer than two strikes, and MLB attendance/finances vs. NFL attendance/finances.
Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Benny and the Jeffs, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to Correa on Dune: Part Two
Link to Correa Marvel post
Link to Correa Star Wars post
Link to article on Correa’s dogs
Link to Correa the stathead
Link to Correa wRC+ video
Link to Reylo wiki
Link to BP on Jones
Link to Jones Strike % stat
Link to Mikolas start
Link to Jones game story
Link to Pirates pitching plan
Link to Ben on workloads
Link to velo leaders
Link to Miller injury info
Link to NBA Porter announcement
Link to The Athletic on Porter
Link to Ohtani taxes article
Link to political baseball language
Link to team OF wRC+
Link to FG Dodgers OF post
Link to FG Busch post
Link to NYT Erskine obit
Link to NYT Herzog obit
Link to Whiteyball wiki
Link to Posnanski on Whiteyball
Link to Miklasz on Whiteyball
Link to Cranston MLB promo
Link to Caglianone article
Link to Gators Statcast tweet
Link to top MLB draft prospects
Link to longest MLB homers
Link to Mazara HR
Link to Boras facilities article
Link to Finley/Kuhn article
Link to EW Episode 1621
Link to Japan/U.S. pitchers study
Link to Richard Hershberger’s book
Link to EW Episode 627
Link to listener emails database
Link to IMG Academy wiki
Link to most-streamed 2023 shows
Link to Vulture on Bluey
Link to Slate on Bluey
Link to John/Jack explainer
Link to Caillou explainer
Link to Oops! All Berries explainer
Link to tick-tock explainer
Link to “Am I so out of touch?” meme
Link to Catherine Lowe wiki
Link to Wade/Ward wiki
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Family |
| 0:03.4 | YO, a fangrass Baseball podcast, listen our emails that last |
| 0:08.1 | with an antique baseball truth. |
| 0:11.0 | Every weekday, break down your favorite pastime. |
| 0:15.0 | Sit down, relax in unwind, |
| 0:19.0 | because we learn how a toddy were. |
| 0:22.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 2153 of Effectively Wild a Baseball |
| 0:27.0 | podcast from Van Graffs presented by our Patreon supporters. I am Ben Lindbergh |
| 0:31.1 | of The Ringer joined by Meg Raleigh of fan graphs. Hello. |
| 0:35.0 | So last time we were talking about the MLB jerseys functioning as Fremen still suits and conserving moisture. |
| 0:44.0 | And you said which MLB player |
| 0:47.1 | would be best to talk to about this subject. |
| 0:50.5 | And we were informed by Patreon supporter, |
| 0:54.0 | Wistner Peter, that Carlos Correa has volunteered |
| 0:58.4 | that he has seen Dune 2 in theaters three times. |
| 1:01.9 | Three times. |
| 1:03.1 | So it seems like he's the perfect guy |
| 1:04.7 | to talk to about this. |
| 1:05.6 | And I had forgotten how much of a nerd Carl's |
| 1:08.7 | Korea is in that way. |
| 1:10.4 | I remember him being an advanced stats nerd and proselytizing war and |
| 1:15.5 | WRC plus and such but he's also a big sci-fi Disney franchise nerd he named. He named his dogs, Groot, and Rocket. |
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