Effectively Wild Episode 1723: Absolute Zero

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the return of the debate about batting around and other unending debates they do or don’t care about, whether MLB should borrow the NFL’s plan to make clubs forfeit games that can’t be played because of unvaccinated players, Willians Astudillo being back in the big leagues, and listeners’ suggestions for alternate cycles, then answer listener emails about Zack Greinke and the Expos, turning the zombie runner into a ghost runner, beliefs about baseball that they have changed their minds about or will change their minds about, a baseball equivalent of pulling the goalie, and how long it would take aging former stars’ career WARs to hit zero, plus a Stat Blast about the Mariners and teams with the longest droughts since their last sweep of a homestand or road trip. Audio intro: Lou Reed, "Endless Cycle" Audio outro: Death Cab for Cutie, "Debate Exposes Doubt" Link to WSJ batting around article Link to Deadspin batting around article Link to 2019 batting around video Link to 2021 batting around video Link to “triple short of cycle” games Link to “Miggy cycle” games Link to story about NFL forfeits Link to post about pulling the goalie Link to post about civilian WAR Link to post about potato WAR Link to Stat Blast data  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