Effectively Wild Episode 2186: José, Can You Save?
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2024
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Phillies reliever José Ruiz threatening Ryan Webb’s career record for games finished without a save, Aaron Judge’s Hall of Fame case, the Mariners having a .540 winning percentage, just as Jerry Dipoto foretold (sort of), Dallas Keuchel being back in the big leagues, the White Sox, weirdly, dictating the trade deadline, and the collective performance of the Boras Four (or Five), then (54:27) answer a listener email about catchers fooling pitchers into issuing bad challenges under the challenge system, and (1:01:13) meet major leaguers Spencer Bivens, Jake Bloss, and Jacob Bosiokovic.
Audio intro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
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Link to EW on Dipoto and .540
Link to Dipoto clip
Link to Dipoto follow-up
Link to .540 spreadsheet
Link to MLBTR on Montgomery
Link to MLBTR on Luzardo
Link to MLBTR on Flaherty
Link to 2023 ABS article 1
Link to 2023 ABS article 2
Link to 2024 ABS article
Link to MaML wiki
Link to B-Ref’s new debuts
Link to Buchanan on Bivens
Link to Bivens on Twitter
Link to Bivens on Insta
Link to Bloss call-up article
Link to Eric’s Astros prospects
Link to Georgetown major leaguers
Link to “The” OSU explainer
Link to “Hoya Saxa” explainer
Link to Cronin on EW
Link to MLBTR on Bosiokovic
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Link to Dispatch on Bosiokovic
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| 0:00.0 | Effect While it's the only show I'm in hosted by Ben Lindbergh and Meghraulte. |
| 0:14.0 | I want to hear about Shohail Tani. |
| 0:19.0 | For a white trout we're free. for a fangrass baseball podcast brought to you by |
| 0:29.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 2 186ively Wild, a fangrass baseball |
| 0:33.4 | podcast brought to you by our Patreon supporters. I'm Meg Raleigh |
| 0:36.1 | of fan graphs and I am joined by Ben Lemberger the Ringer. Ben, how are you? |
| 0:39.2 | Meg, we must alert the media. Well, we are the media, but other members of the media. |
| 0:44.7 | Other members. |
| 0:45.7 | Alert, alert. |
| 0:46.5 | Jose Ruiz's pursuit of Ryan Webb's record for career games finished |
| 0:51.0 | without a save is getting serious. |
| 0:54.0 | He's getting close. |
| 0:55.6 | This is an actual record chase. |
| 0:57.6 | We've lamented the lack of meaningful record chases. |
| 1:01.0 | This is the most meaningful. It doesn't get any more meaningful than this one. |
| 1:05.3 | This fur effectively wild, this is sacred hallowed territory here. |
| 1:11.2 | 105, the number of games that Ryan Webb finished without ever recording a save in the major leagues. |
| 1:18.1 | That's up there with 755 and 714 and 662 and 2632 and 56 the legendary numbers of baseball. |
| 1:28.8 | 105 is right there with them and Jose Ruiz is coming up fast on right. |
| 1:35.0 | If I were Ryan Webb, he's gonna have to start traveling with the Phillies soon, |
| 1:41.0 | I think, so he could be on hand if Louise finishes a game the record-breaking |
| 1:46.9 | game finish so that he can be there and pass whatever the ceremonial plaque for having this accomplishment is and pass the baton. |
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