Effectively Wild Episode 1521: Managers (Used to) Do the Darndest Things

Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller, and Meg Rowley begin by discussing the financial impact that the pandemic and the postponement of the baseball season have had on FanGraphs and requesting reader/listener assistance. Then Ben and Sam review some of the worst mistakes managers made in World Series games of the 1980s and mull over why managerial mistakes are so frustrating, how teams’ tactical decisions have improved over time, and how much managers of earlier eras cost their teams. Audio intro: Gillian Welch, "Hard Times" Audio outro: The Tragically Hip, "Membership" Link to FanGraphs announcement Link to FanGraphs membership page Link to Ringer article about FanGraphs Link to post on socially distanced baseball Link to Ben on bad dugout decisions Link to Ben on second-guessing managers 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