Effectively Wild Episode 1692: No Mo’ No-Nos

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners’ impending call-up of top prospect Jarred Kelenic, the Dodgers’ recent slump, the Oakland A’s threatening to relocate, Wade Miley’s no-hitter and how long it takes for no-no fatigue to set in, whether MLB’s offensive downturn will force the league to take action, the role of hitters in the hit-by-pitch spike, a near-umpire perfect game and the unparalleled pitch-calling accuracy of unsung umpire John Libka, the Mets’ mysterious rat/raccoon fiasco, the return of Luke Voit, zombie runners, and players and staff testing positive post-vaccine, plus a PSA about broadcasters saying “effectively wild.” Audio intro: The Clash, "The Call Up" Audio outro: Paul McCartney, "Keep Under Cover" Link to FanGraphs’ top prospects Link to ESPN report about the A’s Link to Tony Wolfe on Miley’s no-no Link to Rob Arthur on HBP Link to Ken Rosenthal on HBP Link to Sara Sanchez on HBP Link to 2002 armor crackdown news Link to podcast with Theo Link to Libnak umpire scorecard Link to Umpire Scorecards explainer Link to Libnak call of the month Link to Libnak Mets game Link to Ben on umpire perfect games Link to ump accuracy rates by game Link to lifetime ump accuracy rates Link to seasonal ump accuracy rates Link to Meg on a baseball penalty box Link to Zack Scott rat/raccoon story Link to Jay Jaffe on zombie runners  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