Effectively Wild Episode 1570: The Season So Far

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss several takeaways from the first weekend of the MLB regular season, starting with the COVID-19 outbreak among the Miami Marlins, the apparent inadequacy of MLB’s health and safety protocols, and the season’s tenuous state, before segueing into game action including sac bunts, pitcher usage, parity, the pace of games, masks, the ways they’re watching, and much more. Audio intro: Eric Matthews, "Start of the Meltdown" Audio outro: Fleetwood Mac, "Keep on Going" Link to Rosenthal and Stark on the Marlins Link to Joel Sherman on the Marlins Link to Mike Petriello on bunting in extra innings Link to Ben Clemens on bunting in extra innings Link to You Must Remember This episode Link to Alibi Ike trailer Link to Alibi Ike short story Link to BP on Bard and Choi Link to Shakeia Taylor on MLB’s tepid embrace of BLM  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