EPISODE · Nov 16, 2019 · 1H 16M
Effectively Wild Episode 1457: The Sign-Stealing Spiral
from Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast · host Ben Lindbergh
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the first stirrings on the free-agent market, the latest developments in the Astros sign-stealing scandal, where MLB investigation’s might lead, what the appropriate punishments would be, the psychology of sign-stealing, whether pitchers should call pitches, fighting technology with technology, Mike Trout’s MVP award win, a fixable flaw in the BBWAA’s awards voting, the hirings of Ben Cherington and Gabe Kapler, and EW Secret Santa sign-ups, plus a postscript about still more aspects of the sign-stealing story. Audio intro: Spiritualized, "You Lie You Cheat" Audio outro: Doug & The Beets, "Bangin’ on a Trash Can" Link to story on teams’ sign-stealing paranoia Link to Rob’s sign-stealing audio footprint story Link to article about crime deterrence Link to FanGraphs post on Trout’s third MVP win Link to Andrew Baggarly on Kapler Link to Grant Brisbee on Kapler Link to video of Darvish and Yelich Link to Jeff’s 2017 post about the Astros’ projected strikeout rate Link to EW Secret Santa sign-up 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
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