Effectively Wild Episode 857: Joe Sheehan on the Scourge of Big Bullpens

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Baseball, Sports

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2016

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Ben and Sam banter about Kenta Maeda’s debut, then talk to Sports Illustrated’s Joe Sheehan about how pitcher-centric roster construction is making baseball more boring (and what might make it better).

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0:00.0	Everybody's talking about the new time.
0:07.0	Everybody's talking about the new time.
0:14.0	There's a new kid in town.
0:19.0	I don't wanna hear it.
0:21.0	There's a new kid in town.
0:23.0	I don't wanna hear it.
0:25.0	There's a new kid in town.
0:28.0	Hello and welcome to episode 857 of Effectively Wild,
0:32.0	the daily podcast from baseball perspective presented by the play index at baseballreference.com
0:37.0	and our Patreon supporters.
0:39.0	I am Dan Lindbergh of 538, joined by Sam Miller of baseball perspective, low Sam.
0:44.0	Hi, Ben.
0:45.0	In just a moment, we are gonna be talking to one of my favorite baseball writers,
0:49.0	Joshian, about some trends and some pitfalls of modern roster construction.
0:55.0	But before we do, Sam wants to just sneak in a quick time-sensitive play index.
1:01.0	So take it away, Sam.
1:03.0	Yeah, this play index was recommended to us by Nomar in Los Angeles.
1:08.0	Nomar looks like Garcia-Para.
1:11.0	This is the last name.
1:13.0	And after Kentamada hit his home run yesterday, Nomar wondered aloud whether any pitcher has ever hit a home run before he allowed a run.
1:24.0	And Joe forwarded this along to me and suggested that I play index.
1:29.0	And I did it quick.
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