Effectively Wild Episode 1544: The Baseball Butterfly Effect

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the reliability of betting on baseball using the Grays Sports Almanac from Back to the Future Part II, then answer listener emails about a baseball broadcaster reality show, awarding bonuses for success in specific batter-pitcher matchups, and whether there’s any way to make pitchers into less terrible hitters, plus Stat Blasts about how a bandbox ballpark with a ton of foul territory would play and the least valuable World Series MVPs. Audio intro: Ten Years After, "I’d Love to Change the World" Audio outro: Sharon Van Etten, "Nothing Will Change" Link to video of ESPN’s Dream Job Link to Stat Blast song covers thread Link to Garrett Krohn’s Stat Blast song cover Link to World Series MVPs data Link to Sam on Bumgarner Link to post on pitchers pitching to Bumgarner Link to article on Bucky Harris and pitcher hitting Link to Ben on the DH Link to Russell Carleton on the DH Link to Glavine on the player PR problem 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