Effectively Wild Episode 1218: Commission and Omission

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about the dominant Justin Verlander and the Astros’ historic pitching pace, the still-struggling Dodgers, and the prospects of Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., then talk to author Rob Neyer (16:28) about becoming the commissioner of the West Coast League, the future of baseball in Portland, and writing his forthcoming book, Power Ball. Later, they bring on ESPN MLB senior editor Christina Kahrl (32:03) to discuss when an MLB team will hire the league’s first female GM, the progress the game has and hasn’t made in embracing gender diversity, and her own experience being accepted by the baseball community. Audio intro: The Mountain Goats, "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" Audio interstitial 1: The Rolling Stones, "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" Audio interstitial 2: Electric Light Orchestra, "Wild West Hero" Audio outro: Mac DeMarco, "For the First Time" Link to research about prospect promotion age Link to West Coast League website Link to the preorder page for Power Ball Link to Christina’s espnW article Link to Ben’s Sherri Nichols article  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source