Effectively Wild Episode 1375: The “Is This Guy Good?” Game

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about inside-the-park homers versus over-the-fence homers, the gratifying rise of home-run robberies, and the unique career of Edwin Jackson (who’s about to have played for the most-ever MLB teams and with the most-ever MLB teammates), then discuss the convergence of starting pitching and relief pitching and play a game to guess whether randomly selected relievers are having good or bad seasons (plus some closing banter about bobblehead dolls). Audio intro: Al Green, "Have You Been Making Out O.K." Audio outro: Paul McCartney, "Nod Your Head" Sam on deep flyouts Ben on HR robberies Link to Rob Arthur on bullpen roles Link to Ben on saves distribution Link to Ben on bullpenning Link to Sam on reliever roles and performance Link to Rob Mains on bullpens Link to Sam’s bobblehead video Link to preorder The MVP Machine  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