Effectively Wild Episode 1699: Fixed That for You

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Baseball Prospectus editor-in-chief Craig Goldstein banter about cicadas, New Era’s short-lived “MLB Local Market” caps, the exploits of Adolis García, and Byron Buxton being too fast for his own good, then discuss Craig’s recent writing on how to fix what ails baseball, touching on what exactly the problem (if any) is, whether the offensive environment could correct itself, the best ways to reduce pitch speed and strikeouts, and much more, plus a real-time reaction to the conclusion of MLB’s investigation into Mickey Callaway. Audio intro: The Apples in Stereo, "If You Want to Wear a Hat" Audio outro: Tall Tall Trees, "Hats" Link to The Athletic on the caps Link to Royals’ response to caps Link to post about the Grand Junction Chubs Link to first bad fun fact Link to second bad fun fact Link to Jamey Newberg on Garcia Link to Levi Weaver on Garcia Link to Buxton tweet Link to Craig and Patrick on restrictor plates Link to Craig’s rules suggestions Link to Russell Carleton on rules changes Link to Rob Arthur on time between pitches Link to THT on ascendant strikeouts Link to BA on TTO at all levels Link to article on pitch clock and injuries Link to Hot Takedown episode on offense Link to Ben on 2021 offense Link to Petriello on pitcher strikeouts Link to The Athletic on foreign substances Link to Ben on foreign substances Link to Five and Dive podcast Link to story about baseball on ice  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