Effectively Wild Episode 1528: The Talented Mr. Henry

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the strange story of a man named Bill Henry who impersonated former major league reliever Bill Henry for decades, then answer listener emails about seasons with an ERA+ or OPS+ of 420, teams from the past that they would most want to cover as time-traveling beat writers, and the difference between being fans of teams and being fans of particular players, plus two Stat Blasts about all-time head-to-head franchise records and how good a starting rotation would have to be to make up for a replacement-level rest of the roster. Audio intro: First Aid Kit, "Master Pretender" Audio outro: Roy Orbison, "The Great Pretender" Link to AP story about the Bill Henrys Link to impostor’s obituary Link to local story about the Bill Henrys Link to story about exposing the fake Bill Link to SI story about the Bill Henrys Link to Bill Henry’s SABR bio Link to de Kooning theft story Link to false memory story Link to Stat Blast song covers thread Link to Tess Taruskin’s cover video Link to order The Only Rule Is It Has to Work 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