Effectively Wild Episode 1697: Don’t Blame the Batters

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Shohei Ohtani stalker cam on Japanese telecasts of Angels games, the Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals facing Jacob deGrom, why this season’s no-hitters have all been so dominant, and why it doesn’t make sense to hold hitters responsible for strikeouts and low batting averages. Then they do a Meet a Major Leaguer segment on the Cubs’ Tommy Nance and P.J. Higgins and close by discussing the exciting NL West race, the Cubs’ lackluster rotation, some clubs failing to reach the 85 percent vaccination threshold, and whether MLB’s COVID-testing protocols should be changed for vaccinated players. Audio intro: The Pillows, "Stalker" Audio outro: Yusuf / Cat Stevens, "Don’t Blame Them" Link to thread about the Ohtani cam Link to story about deGrom’s rehab start Link to Ben on no-hitters Link to McClung’s video Link to 2008-21 plate discipline stats Link to story about foreign substances Link to story about Nance Link to Bleacher Nation on Nance Link to Eric Longenhagen on Nance Link to story on the Cubs and seam-shifted wake Link to Hoyer on vaccinations Link to Scherzer’s comments Link to story on perfect game losses Link to listener email question database  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