Effectively Wild Episode 1541: Taken Out of Context

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the difficulty of interpreting the context of old articles about baseball and a man obsessed with smashing certain plate glass windows, then answer listener emails about what qualifies as hitting a ball out of the ballpark and eliminating force outs, plus Stat Blasts about the all-time defensive indifference leaders (inspired by Armando Galarraga’s lobbying for a retroactive perfect game), winning pitchers with more earned runs allowed than the losing pitchers, and players who batted 1.000 in their first and last games, as well as a concluding discussion of the new TNT TV adaptation of EW favorite Snowpiercer. Audio intro: Field Music, "In Context" Audio outro: Nick Lowe, "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" Link to video of Stanton homer Link to Sam on umpires’ personal strike zones Link to Stat Blast song covers thread Link to Jonathan Crymes’s Stat Blast song cover Link to Galarraga article Link to defensive indifference data Link to defensive indifference article Link to “good-luck winners” data Link to “good-luck winners” historical trends Link to players with perfect debuts and finales 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