Effectively Wild Episode 1579: Our Favorite Small-Sample Seasons So Far

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MLB’s BABIP bouncing back from its unusually low early level, the Tigers calling up a trio of top prospects in an attempted playoff push, and Cardinals rookie Roel Ramirez’s unprecedented debut, then answer a listener email with a Stat Blast about the longest regular-season and postseason team vs. team losing streaks (inspired by Cleveland’s current 20-game streak against Detroit). Then they draft their favorite small-sample player seasons so far, focusing on strange stat lines, surprising breakouts, and unlikely comebacks (plus a postscript on Fernando Tatis Jr.’s unwritten-rules-violating grand slam). Audio intro: The Orange Peels, "So Far" Audio outro: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, "Surprise" Link to video of Ramirez’s debut Link to Robert Au’s Stat Blast Song cover Link to Adam Ott’s team vs. team streak research Link to MLB.com article on team vs. team streaks Link to Andy McCullough on Hosmer Link to Ben Clemens on Santana Link to Tony Wolfe on Bundy Link to Dan Szymborski on Bauer Link to Ben on foreign substance use Link to article about Yastrzemski’s surge Link to article about Tatis’s 3-0 grand slam Link to list of 3-0 grand slams  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