Effectively Wild Episode 1403: Bullhorse and Horsecrock

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Ball Four and Jim Bouton, Million Dollar Coin Flip, Christian Yelich’s pursuit of the first 50-30 season and which combination of power and speed would be most impressive, a baseball scene on Cheers, how the MLB All-Star Game differs from other sports’ all-star games, Bubba Starling and the incredible first round of the 2011 draft, the latest Atlantic League experiments and a new rule that isn’t really about stealing first base, the effect of the unified trade deadline and the strange state of the standings, and more. Audio intro: Lizzo, "Juice" Audio outro: Tommy James and the Shondells, "Ball of Fire" Link to Jay on Bouton Link to Yelich 50-30 article Link to THT article on Cheers Link to Bob Costas Cheers video Link to Ben on the baseball scene in Elementary Link to article about all-star game ridiculousness Link to Rany’s draft age study Link to recap of Portland Pickles’ Future of Baseball Night Link to Sam on the most watchable players Link to Ben on busy trade deadlines Link to Ben on this year’s unified deadline and strange standings Link to order 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