Effectively Wild Episode 1653: If (the) Baseball Were Different

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the incredible longevity of Dodgers Spanish-language voice Jaime Jarrín (who’s outlasted his own son in the broadcast booth), break down the new, universal-DH-less health and safety protocols for the 2021 season and MLB’s adjustments to the baseball’s construction, the Elvis Andrus–Khris Davis trade and the unprecedented positional profile of Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna signing and the biggest surprises on the FanGraphs Playoff Odds page, then (57:34) talk to Andrea Williams about her new book Baseball’s Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues, covering the career of the only woman in the Hall of Fame, how Andrea’s background informed her approach to the book, integration’s effect on the Negro Leagues, the lasting legacies of segregation and Black Baseball, MLB recognizing the Negro Leagues as major leagues, and other underappreciated Black baseball titans. Audio intro: Cat Stevens, "Father and Son" Audio interstitial: The Tragically Hip, "Ahead By a Century" Audio outro: Kiwi Jr., "Undecided Voters" Link to story about Jarrín Link to video about Jarrín Link to press release about 2021 protocols Link to Ken Rosenthal on the 2021 protocols Link to The Athletic report on the baseball Link to AP report about the baseball Link to SI report about the baseball Link to Emma Baccellieri on baseball changes Link to Eric Longenhagen on the Andrus-Davis trade Link to Jake Mailhot on Kiner-Falefa Link to Andrew Simon on Kiner-Falefa Link to Jay Jaffe on the Ozuna signing Link to FanGraphs Playoff Odds page Link to Craig Goldstein on the Braves’ PECOTA projection Link to buy autographed copies of Baseball’s Leading Lady Link to publisher listing for Baseball’s Leading Lady Link to Manley’s Hall of Fame page Link to Clinton Yates on the Negro Leagues Link to Shakeia Taylor on Manley Link to SABR Analytics Awards voting  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