Effectively Wild Episode 1713: The Straw That Broke the Umpire’s Belt

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s borderline excessive consumption of Angels games and the latest, greatest exploits of Shohei Ohtani, who and what is to blame for the Yankees’ ongoing struggles, Gerrit Cole’s performance post-sticky stuff, Hector Santiago becoming the first pitcher ejected for alleged foreign substance use, a Triple-A umpire’s broken-belt ejection, Zach McKinstry keeping his eye on the ball, the Tigers’ recent respectability, and more. Audio intro: Frank Sinatra, "Bewitched" Audio outro: Bombadil, "Leather Belt" Link to Ohtani homer on Friday Link to Ohtani homer on Sunday Link to Ben’s article on Ohtani Link to Ohtani Twitter stan account Link to Ohtani WAR pace graphic Link to Santiago article Link to second Santiago article Link to article on Ottavino trade Link to Lindsey on the Yankees’ offense Link to Lindsey on LeMahieu Link to belt/ejection video Link to belt/ejection blog post Link to Matsuda article Link to McKinstry quote Link to batter ball-tracking research  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