Effectively Wild Episode 1690: No Regression to the Means

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Orioles ace John Means pitching a no-hitter and the dropped-third-strike rule that prevented him from having a perfect game, Tony La Russa’s latest managerial miscues, an umpire admitting he guessed at a call, the Yankees turning their season around after a slow start and the perils of small-sample team performance, heckling the Astros, Dylan Cease, Huascar Ynoa, and good and bad arguments for and against the DH, whether the zombie-runner rule leads to more or fewer balls being put in play, the Twins’ struggles in Manfredball games, and whether fans are being cheated by seven-inning games, plus a Meet a Major Leaguer on Angels utility man Jose Rojas and Brewers pitcher Alec Bettinger (and, indirectly, 19th-century Milwaukee catcher Alamazoo Jennings). Audio intro: Sloan, "She Says What She Means" Audio outro: Badfinger, "Perfection" Link to video of Means no-hitter Link to video of dropped third strike Link to Sam on dropped third strikes Link to MLB.com on dropped third strikes Link to SABR on dropped third strikes Link to James Fegan on La Russa Link to Angel Hernandez play/quote Link to story about Astros taunts Link to Cease highlights video Link to video of Ynoa’s grand slam Link to Ben on the DH Link to Ben on player talent over time Link to story on Rojas Link to BP on Bettinger Link to MLB.com on Bettinger Link to story on Alamazoo Jennings  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