Effectively Wild Episode 1720: Fun Differential

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s airport problems, discuss the All-Star Game (touching on mic’d up and profane players, unsightly uniforms, All-Stars being friendly on the field, and MLB embracing the game’s lack of stakes), lament that the zombie-runner rule may not be (un)dead after all, follow up on more players with high highlight-to-value ratios, reflect on Will Craig seeking solace in the KBO, celebrate David Fletcher’s 24-game hitting streak and unique offensive profile, examine some entertaining pettiness between Aaron Judge and Jose Altuve, and assess the state of the standings, focusing on teams that may make a late-season charge. Then they wrap up with a Stat Blast about the underperforming (but opponent-outscoring) Marlins and note some news about Roy Campanella. Audio intro: The Byrds, "The Airport Song" Audio outro: Beady Eye, "Back After the Break" Link to mic’d up Ohtani and Soto Link to mic’d up Tatis Link to mic’d up Hendriks Link to Ben on mic’d up players Link to Rovell’s first Derby tweet Link to Rovell’s second Derby tweet Link to Manfred’s comments Link to article about Craig Link to Fletcher leaderboard Link to Fletcher’s Baseball Savant page Link to Fletcher hitting head-high pitch Link to BP on the Yanks-Astros beef Link to the Chronicle on the Yanks-Astros beef Link to the Post on the Yanks-Astros beef Link to FanGraphs playoff odds Link to FanGraphs BaseRuns standings Link to FanGraphs team pitching Clutch scores Link to B-Ref team pitching high-leverage splits Link to Craig R. Wright on Campanella  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