Effectively Wild Episode 1640: Ethically Speaking

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley break down the six-player blockbuster trade headlined by Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco, touching on Cleveland’s decision to cut costs by dealing two fan favorites and the face of the franchise, how much better Lindor makes the Mets, and more, then banter about NPB ace Tomoyuki Sugano re-signing with the Yomiuri Giants and the latest revelations about the use of foreign substances by MLB pitchers, before bringing on philosophy professors (and Effectively Wild listeners) Justin Coates and Ben Lennertz (53:49) to tackle the ethics of Hall of Fame voting and examine how philosophy can guide voters, the merits of the character clause, how to handle cheaters, the problems of past precedent and differing off-field offenses, and how they would vote. Audio intro: Margo Price, "Do Right By Me" Audio interstitial: Paul McCartney and Wings, "Get on the Right Thing" Audio outro: The Magnetic Fields, "’86 How I Failed Ethics" Link to Ben on the Lindor deal Link to Rob Mains on Lindor and Cleveland Link to story on Steve Cohen Link to Kyodo News story on Sugano Link to Jim Allen on Sugano Link to Harkins foreign substance story Link to Ben on foreign substances Link to EW interview about foreign substances Link to Ken Rosenthal’s Hall of Fame ballot Link to story about Schilling’s latest comments Link to EW interview with Jay Jaffe Link to Craig Calcaterra on the Hall of Fame  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