Effectively Wild Episode 1681: Ghost Runners in the Sky

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the unanticipated charms of podcast faves Willians Astudillo and Shohei Ohtani, Trevor Bauer’s (and the league’s) spin rates increasing despite MLB’s threatened foreign substance crackdown, the confounding behavior of the new, supposedly deadened baseball, and the news that the mound will be moved back and the “double hook” DH will be tested in the Atlantic League, follow up on the extra-innings automatic-runner rule and the difference between pitch framing and “slide framing,” and answer listener emails about MLB veterans being better people than players, what would happen if home run trots were optional, and whether two players could switch places without being noticed, plus a Stat Blast about the hitter-runner duos with the most runs plated. Audio intro: Ian Fisher, "One Foot" Audio outro: The Easybeats, "I’ll Find Somebody to Take Your Place" Link to latest Shohei heroics Link to Shohei shiver video Link to Willians foul pop video Link to Willians slide video Link to Ben on Astudillo Link to MLB 4-seam spin rate by year Link to MLB slider spin rate by year Link to Ben on foreign substances Link to Ben and Rob on the ball in spring training Link to Eno on the new ball so far Link to HR/FB rate by season Link to MLB.com on new Atlantic League rules Link to Jayson Stark on new Atlantic League rules Link to Ben on the starting pitcher protagonist Link to 2019 EW interview with Atlantic Leaguers Link to Ben on moving the mound back Link to Pages from Baseball’s Past on Litwhiler Link to Stat Blast data Link to Eddie Robinson autobiography passage  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