Effectively Wild Episode 1689: Take Artists

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about being fully vaccinated, injuries to Dustin May, Luis Robert, Jesús Luzardo, Jacob deGrom, Shohei Ohtani, and others around the league, grumbles about Tony La Russa’s managing, the Angels’ perplexing, persistent .500-ness, the Mets firing and hiring hitting coaches, and surprising pricing for players on Cameo, then follow up on the Dodgers’ shifting against righties, umpires declaring plays too close to call, and handing out flagrant fouls for hit by pitches before ending with Stat Blasts about the most consecutive taken pitches and the longest pitcher outings without a ball being put in play. Audio intro: Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Dosed" Audio outro: The White Stripes, "Take, Take, Take" Link to post on May’s pitch-type changes Link to post on May’s injury Link to post on Robert’s injury Link to Luzardo story Link to Luzardo apology Link to BP on April injuries Link to Jeff Passan on La Russa Link to Rob Arthur on La Russa Link to story about Mets firings Link to study on offense after firing coaches Link to defensive efficiency leaderboard Link to story about the Angels’ defense Link to Ben on the Angels’ .500-ness Link to cluster luck leaderboard Link to post on the Dodgers’ shifting Link to Reddit thread on Cameo pricing Link to data on consecutive takes Link to game with most consecutive takes Link to data on all-true-outcome outings Link to data on all-true-outcome starts  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