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every man has a podcast with over 400 episodes that he’s been listening for like 6 years that he needs a specialized dedicated online community to talk about it with bc he sounds crazy trying to explain it to normal people
This is new. With a 3-2 count on John Jay, Cora replaced Colten Brewer with lefty Josh Taylor who promptly walked Jay.
There was no apparent injury to Brewer, who is charged with the walk.
Bobby Valentine pinch hit for Jose Iglesias in the middle of an at-bat once.
Was listening to the
@EWPod
and their discussion of pitches this at bat vs. pitches this plate appearance. I posed the question to my 13-year old about what it should be and how he'll always notice it now. He said "why do you do this to me?" and walked away.
J.A. Happ, who pitched for 8 teams in his 15-season MLB career, was dealt at or near the trade deadline a record 5 times. After some
@BenLindbergh
and
@megrowler
banter, Happ joins the pod to discuss each deal and explain the trade-season experience from the player's perspective.
The 12th annual
@EWPod
season preview series starts today! As always, we'll be covering all 30 teams between now and Opening Day, with help from 30 reporters. Leading off:
@kevin_barral
on the
#Marlins
and
@TimBritton
on the
#Mets
.
Our annual season preview series has started! We'll be talking to experts on each of the 30 teams between now and Opening Day, beginning today with
@ctrent
on the
#Reds
&
@DerekVanRiper
on the
#Brewers
. Two teams per preview pod, two preview pods per week.
Yes, adopting the term from listener Russell Goldstein. As Russell defined it, "A pitcher gets a True Win when he pitches a complete game and hits more home runs than runs he allows." Discussed on Episode 1358:
Our annual bold preseason predictions pod is up, featuring
@BenLindbergh
,
@megrowler
,
@MichaelBaumann
, and
@_Ben_Clemens
. Now we need your help! Enter a contest by voting before first pitch Thursday on how likely you think our predictions are to come true:
Announced in this episode: We’re hiring a podcast editor! Interested parties can apply to wanted
@fangraphs
.com with the subject line “Podcast Editor 2023.” Additional details at the top of the show:
We're tentatively planning to suspend the season preview episodes (and keep doing regular episodes) until we (hopefully) have a date for Opening Day, then resume and wrap up the previews. We were/are eight teams away.
Ben and Meg banter about the newly released playoff odds, then continue their season preview series by talking to
@RyanDivish
about the Mariners and
@JRFegan
about the White Sox.
.
@GrantBrisbee
and
@ericstephen
join
@BenLindbergh
and
@megrowler
to break down Dodgers vs. Giants, the circumstances that created the tightest race and most exciting regular-season series of the season, and the past, present, and future of the NL West.
Happy 99th Birthday to the oldest living former Major Leaguer, EDDIE ROBINSON! Eddie hit .268 with 172 home runs in 13 seasons with the
@Indians
, Senators,
@WhiteSox
, A’s,
@Tigers
,
@Yankees
, and
@Orioles
. He is the last surviving member of the 1948 champion Indians.
@Athletics
.
@BenLindbergh
,
@SamMillerBB
, and
@megrowler
will be doing the first of their two Patreon-exclusive playoff livestreams during tonight's ALCS Game 6. Join at the $10 level or up to access the stream: . We'll send out the link via Patreon before first pitch.
On our latest episode: banter about Gerrit Cole and the frailty of UCLs, the release of J.D. Davis, and Mookie's move to short; then
@RyanDivish
previews the
#Mariners
and
@jaylonthompson
previews the
#Royals
.
New episode!
@mike_ferrin
on the D-Backs, Ohtani, and Wander Franco;
@jameshbuffi
on the injury ramifications of abandoning foreign substances, and deGrom; and
@GraemeStinson
on his experience with sticky stuff, A-ball base stealing, and founding
@StatStak
.
On our latest episode: Meg remembers Mike Zunino's career, plus banter about uniforms, Blake Snell, and Joey Votto. Then
@adamdberry
previews the
#Rays
and
@alexjstumpf
previews the
#Pirates
.
So apparently I spent over 10,000 hours listening to
@EWPod
this year. Couldn’t ask for a more thoughtful baseball podcast to carry me through the year
Join the
@based_ball
lovefest, share your favorite Jeff moments, and ruminate about the inevitability of death in this VERY long Jeff appreciation post thread in the
@EWPod
Facebook group:
As mentioned on Ep. 2111,
@mountm729
is spearheading a series of Effectively Wild listener ballpark meetups during the 2024 MLB season. You can indicate interest in particular games and volunteer as a coordinator for local events by filling out this form:
As heard on Episode 1860, former major leaguer, two-time EW guest, and poet/polymath John Poff is raising money to bring baseball to kids on the Standing Rock Reservation, in collaboration with local community members. You can donate to help them here:
“The ringleader of the (Robin) Ventura Truthers.”
That is going on my bio — thanks to
@BenLindbergh
and
@megrowler
on Fangraphs’ Effectively Wild. Much appreciated and great takedown (ahem) of the fight’s legend, Meg and Ben.
.
@BenLindbergh
talks to
@ByJamesWagner
about Boras puns, a PED suspension problem, and player perfume; Ian Araujo (noproblemgambler on TikTok) about being a sports-footage sleuth; and
@jeffpearlman
about his new biography of Bo Jackson, The Last Folk Hero.
.
@BenLindbergh
,
@SamMillerBB
, and
@megrowler
will be doing their second Patreon-exclusive playoff livestream during tonight's World Series Game 3. Join at the $10 level or up to access the stream: . We'll send out the link via Patreon before first pitch.
On our latest episode: WBC impressions, an update on whether the rules changes are working,
@Chandler_Rome
previewing the Astros,
@JMackeyPG
previewing the Pirates, a Past Blast from 1979, and more.
I have started a new site with blogdown and
#rstats
to share some of the baseball research I have done. The site includes a blog and links to Shiny apps (a scouting app and a game simulator).
On our latest episode: Pitchers are calling their own pitches, hitters are seemingly swinging too much,
@FabianArdaya
previews the Dodgers,
@sahadevsharma
previews the Cubs, and we remember when the White Sox wore shorts.
If you're interested in exchanging inexpensive, baseball-themed gifts this month with other Effectively Wild listeners, sign up now for the fourth annual Effectively Wild Secret Santa pool by December 14. (Thanks as always to
@zwendkos
for organizing.)
If some of the audio in the opening discussion was hard to hear, try deleting and re-downloading shortly. We re-edited and re-uploaded a version that should be easier on the ears.
Celebrate this joyous Barry Bonds birthday by revisiting EW Episode 762, The Best Barry Bonds Facts, featuring
@CespedesBBQ
. The episode is old, but the facts are still fun.
Join
@BenLindbergh
for a combination conversation/concert with singer-songwriter
@DanBernHQ
, who explains his songwriting process, tells the story of the time he snuck into Wrigley Field, and plays a selection of his baseball songs.
“(Baseball) never fails. It’s just astounding … every time it just takes your breath away,” Roger Angell, who turns 101 today, once said.
We couldn’t agree more. Happy birthday to the 2014 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner!
| 📷: Milo Stewart Jr.
Join
@BenLindbergh
and
@based_ball
tonight during NLCS G1 for their first of two live playoff audio hangouts for EW Patreon supporters. Just join here at the $10 level or higher prior to the game to get an invite via Patreon message before first pitch.
We're planning to podcast about stories we missed in 2018. If there's something interesting about the team you root for that we never discussed on the show, please post it here:
After banter about rules changes, signings, officiating, and more,
@MandyBell02
joins to preview the Cleveland Guardians' season, and
@ThreeTwoEephus
does the same for the Texas Rangers.
Dr. Rich Nye, former major league pitcher, tells
@BenLindbergh
how to have a second act after a career-ending injury; Tom Fontana and
@JulieMartinNY
reminisce about their long-lost HBO show Baseball Wives; and
@rsnelson23
delivers several Stat Blasts.
.
@BenLindbergh
and
@based_ball
will be hosting their second live audio hangout for Effectively Wild Patreon supporters at the $10 level and up during tonight's ALCS Game 5. Join here any time today to receive an invitation to the stream before first pitch: