Effectively Wild Episode 1684: Let’s Premember Some Guys

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Bryce Harper’s hot streak, the players at the top of the WAR leaderboard, the exploits of Byron Buxton and Nelson Cruz, the suddenly unbeatable Oakland A’s, Ben’s new favorite stat to track (Nick Madrigal’s K%+), pitcher hitting performance reaching a new nadir, and more. Then they debut a new recurring segment (and song), “Meet a Major Leaguer,” by introducing Marlins reliever Zach Pop and Rockies reliever Jordan Sheffield. They close by discussing an article about the obstacles facing women working for MLB teams and the latest biannual, Crasnick-esque ESPN insider survey about MLB’s burning questions. (Parental warning: This episode contains a trio of swears.) Audio intro: Tom Petty, "You and I Will Meet Again" Audio outro: Laura Marling, "Hope We Meet Again" Link to story about Lowrie’s knee Link to story about Lowrie’s sleeping Link to story about James’s sleeping Link to story about Smith’s sleeping Link to 2021 K%+ leaderboard Link to post-WWII K%+ leaderboard Link to league-wide pitcher hitting stats Link to Ben on pitcher hitting Link to B-Ref’s new debuts page Link to list of 2021 rule 5 guys Link to Joon Lee’s article Link to EW episode 1612 (with Jen Wolf) Link to 2021 ESPN season survey Link to Dan Szymborski on the Royals Link to Ben Clemens on Burnes Link to Jay Jaffe on Burnes Link to Facebook group songs section Link to “Meet a Major Leaguer” song  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