Effectively Wild Episode 1062: Mum’s the Met

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan answer listener emails about performance in interleague games, how rising strikeout rates affect defense, the “foul pole” vs. the “fair pole,” the worst best player on a major league team, Terry Collins’ injury gag order, the best control pitcher of our era, “doubles up the middle,” strikeout terminology, the worst pitchers ever, a Barry Bonds fun fact, what makes baseball leaderboards interesting, a starter bait-and-switch, and more. Audio intro: Yo La Tengo, "Don’t Say a Word" Audio outro: Led Zeppelin, "D’yer Mak’er"  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Get Our Merch!  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source