Effectively Wild Episode 1419: Benetti’s Booth

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller bring on White Sox play-by-play broadcaster Jason Benetti to banter about sharing the broadcast booth with Bill Walton, Mike Schur, and Mike O’Brien over the weekend and what the success of the experiment says about the future of broadcasting. Then Ben and Sam mull a one-of-a-kind dropped third strike on Scooter Gennett, MLB’s homer rate reaching an even higher level and the inflationary effect on fun facts, and what the ongoing MLB youth movement tells us about when Mike Trout will no longer be the best player in baseball. Audio intro: Stephen Stills, "Change Partners" Audio outro: Math and Physics Club, "Broadcasting Waves" Link to article on Walton’s TV commentary Link to GIF of Gennett play Link to Baumann on Galvis in 2016 Link to Ben on the ball and the steroid era Link to Ben on young hitters Link to story on aging curves for phenoms Link to story on offensive variance by era Link to Ben on baseball’s caliber of play Link to article about Kershaw being deposed as best pitcher Link to article about Bellinger’s swing change 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