Effectively Wild Episode 1420: Have Mercy

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, and the most compelling playoff races remaining, introduce the new Effectively Wild listener email archive, then answer emails about whether a team in a three-team race suffers or benefits when its opponents play each other, whether home runs hit off of position players should be valued lower than others and whether an MLB mercy rule is a good idea, whether players should earn WAR for helping other players, whether fouling off a pitch down the middle can coincide with a good swing, and the most pitcher wins in a season against a single opponent in the divisional era, plus a Stat Blast about Shooty Babitt, Troy Neel, and the shortest careers by players who received Rookie of the Year votes. Audio intro: The Walkmen, "Postcards From Tiny Islands" Audio outro: Blondie, "Island of Lost Souls" Link to Ben on letting Ohtani play two-way Link to EW email archive Link to Jay on position player pitching Link to Sam on hitters facing position player pitchers Link to Boone on the mercy rule Link to Lucas on the mercy rule Link to Rosenthal on Martinez Link to story on Cleveland pitchers and Bauer 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