Effectively Wild Episode 1425: Just the Facts

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the Cardinals, the Nationals, and the NL’s increasingly interesting playoff races, the pluses and minuses of expanded September rosters, a caveat about time-traveling to see Mike Trout’s final game, and Justin Verlander’s third no-hitter and the role of health in determining pitchers’ careers, then discuss the significance of five fun (and not-so-fun) facts: Oakland’s history of slow starts and fast finishes; Cleveland’s performance against good and bad teams, Buster Posey’s second-half swoons and the veteran stars having the most disappointing seasons; the Marlins’ attendance and baseball’s future as a remote viewing experience; and the Tigers’ lack of above-average hitters and the entertainment value of terrible teams (plus an update on Aristides Aquino and facts about fastest starts). Audio intro: The Resonars, "Three Times Around" Audio outro: John Doe and The Sadies, "The Cold Hard Facts of Life" Link to Glanville on expanded rosters Link to Sam on Stallings Link to Sam on Statcast no-hitters Link to article about Verlander’s low point Link to Sam’s power rankings contributions Link to Max Marchi on who’s ahead of whom Link to Neil Paine on the terrible Tigers Link to Aquino story Link to Sam on Bellinger Link to Sam on Yelich Link to Ben on knuckleballs 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