Effectively Wild Episode 1556: Zero to Sixty

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley answer listener emails about statistical leaders and record-setters in a small-sample season, what would make winning a championship in a 60-game season more impressive, the odds of good teams missing the playoffs, bad teams making the playoffs, and teams having unrepresentative 60-game stretches, the possibility of losing a perfect game, what types of teams are built for this strange season, KBO’s catching techniques compared to MLB’s, why American sports are averse to ties, and service-time manipulation and top-prospect promotion in a short season, plus a Stat Blast about Billy Hamilton’s value as an extra-inning runner, featuring FanGraphs writer (and visiting Stat Blaster) Ben Clemens. Audio intro: The Rock*A*Teens, "Billy Really" Audio outro: Tennis, "Runner" Link to Ben on the randomness of a 60-game season Link to Sam and others on short-season stats Link to Jay on team entropy in a 60-game season Link to Stark on losing a perfect game Link to Alex Eichler’s Stat Blast song cover Link to Jeremy Frank’s Hamilton hypothetical Link to Ben Clemens on the Hamilton scenario Link to Kapler’s comments on Hamilton Link to Jon Tayler on the extra-innings-runner rule Link to Sam’s 2014 Hamilton hypothetical Link to Reds pitching staff article Link to Eno on team pitching staff depth Link to paper on America’s aversion to ties Link to article about the history of ties in baseball  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