Effectively Wild Episode 1718: MLB in the Multiverse of Madness

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the 10th anniversary of Mike Trout’s promotion to the majors, Rey Ordóñez and other players with high highlights-to-value ratios, opting against an Albert Pujols pun, MLB wisely forgoing the humidor for the Home Run Derby, and a quibble with the Derby bracket, then follow up on a discussion of mid-inning coaching visits for hitters and answer listener emails about the value of an above-average broadcast crew, letting All-Stars wear a special patch on their regular jerseys, how baseball would be different in a multiverse scenario, the differing levels of outrage that resulted from MLB’s assorted cheating scandals, and when rooting for individual players crosses over into rooting for teams. Audio intro: Earlimart, "10 Years" Audio outro: The Big Bopper, "Bopper’s Boogie Woogie" Link to MLB.com on Trout’s 10-year anniversary Link to Ben on Trout’s rookie year Link to Michael Baumann on Lindor and the Mariners Link to Ordóñez defensive highlights video Link to story on Vieira’s debut Link to story on the humidor and the Derby Link to FanGraphs TV broadcaster crowdsourcing Link to FanGraphs radio broadcaster crowdsourcing  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