Effectively Wild Episode 672: How Real Are the Astros?
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2015
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Ben and Sam banter about Bryce Harper and Mike Trout and dissect several stats about the Astros’ season so far.
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| 0:00.0 | All around me is such a reality. |
| 0:05.0 | I think on the moon, just as bright as my eyes can see. |
| 0:12.0 | It's a holy affair of the ultimate reality. |
| 0:20.0 | Good morning and welcome to episode 672 of Effectively Wild, |
| 0:27.0 | with Daily Podcasts from Baseball Perspectus presented by the Play Index. |
| 0:31.0 | Baseballreference.com. I am Ben Lindbergh, of Grantland, joined by Say Miller of Baseball Perspectus. |
| 0:37.0 | Hi. Howdy. |
| 0:39.0 | Anything to say? Nothing. No, nothing today. |
| 0:42.0 | Well, I guess this podcast is over because it depends on us saying things. |
| 0:46.0 | I'll ask you something. |
| 0:48.0 | Okay, please do. |
| 0:49.0 | So, as of right now, as of this moment, Bryce Harper has 1.5 wars |
| 0:55.0 | and Mike Trout has 1.8 wars. |
| 0:57.0 | By Orp, it's 1.8 to 2 with Trout has the narrow edge. |
| 1:02.0 | And I just was thinking about this because of our Betts Bogart's discussion. |
| 1:08.0 | Those two are another pair that will forever be linked as prospects. |
| 1:12.0 | And there was always this debate about who you would take. |
| 1:16.0 | More, and while we were talking about Bogart's and Betts, I was kind of thinking to myself, |
| 1:19.0 | I wonder when it was that that quit being a debate. |
| 1:22.0 | And I went to a wedding in June of Trout's rookie year. |
| 1:26.0 | And at that point, Trout was the best player in baseball. |
| 1:30.0 | And Harper had been up for about a month and a half or so. |
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