Effectively Wild Episode 1230: Our Cast is in the Jackpot

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about the end of Steven Brault‘s strikeout streak, Brandon Nimmo‘s non-HBP, Jacob deGrom‘s and Mike Trout’s latest futile heroics, the Mariners’ luck, leaked umpire audio, Hank Aaron on bottle boning, the new-and-improved Jordan Hicks, Miguel Cabrera being done for the year, post-substitution ejections, and a clever college play, then answer listener emails about Manny Margot, lineup loopholes, technical fouls, LeBron James, and Steph Curry, a league of John Jasos, strikeout-free shutouts, doubleheader hangovers and the AL East, and AL fans vs. NL fans, plus Stat Blasts about players per team, teams with the most impending retirees, and MLB fathers vs. MLB sons, two more J.R Smith analogs, and two more DH updates. Audio intro: The Drifters, "Jackpot" Audio outro: Jon Auer, "Bottom of the Bottle" Link to Jeff’s Brandon Nimmo post Link to Ben’s article about the Mariners’ luck Link to linked umpire audio Link to the Gators’ trick play Link to Ben’s Jordan Hicks article Link to research on doubleheader hangovers Link to research about player fatigue effects Link to data on players per team Link to data teams with the most swan songs Link to data on father-son WAR totals  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