Effectively Wild Episode 1618: Robinson Canózolol

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Representative Cedric Richmond’s retirement from the Congressional Baseball Game after a Ruthian two-way career, discuss Theo Epstein stepping down from the Cubs (and at least temporarily leaving baseball) and Robinson Canó getting suspended for the entire 2021 season after testing positive for steroid use, and share a Stat Blast about the first ever-LOOGY. Audio intro: The Nerves, "Working Too Hard" Audio outro: Chance The Rapper, "Same Drugs" Link to Nathaniel on the Congressional Baseball Game Link to Nathaniel’s EW interview episode Link to Tom Verducci on Theo Link to Joe Posnanski on Theo Link to Theo’s farewell letter Link to Theo’s comment on aesthetics Link to 2016 EW discussion about Theo Link to story about Cubs layoffs Link to story about Dodgers layoffs Link to Jay Jaffe on Canó’s suspension Link to Ken Rosenthal on Canó’s suspension Link to story about 2020 PED testing Link to Ben on Canó’s 2018 suspension Link to Geoff Baker on Canó’s 2018 suspension Link to the Boston Globe on PED pressures Link to THT article on the origins of the LOOGY Link to Ben on LOOGYs and the three-batter minimum  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