Effectively Wild Episode 1746: They’re Saying Boo-urns

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Padres reliever Austin Adams tying the single-season hit by pitch record (and some resulting safety concerns), Corbin Burnes pitching (most of) the season’s record-setting ninth no-hitter and the changing norms around pulling pitchers mid-no-no, Max Scherzer’s recent run, pitchers whose whole careers are covered by pitch-tracking tech, and Scherzer vs. Walker Buehler, the Padres’ stretch-run incentives, the Blue Jays raking and the Orioles imploding, the Yankees moving Gleyber Torres from shortstop to second base, and the latest demotion for quintessential journeyman Ryan Lavarnway. Then (40:18) they talk to writers Russell Carleton and Robert O’Connell about their recent (and not-so-recent) research and reporting about conditions in the minor leagues, touching on whether pay and housing have improved, the role of advocacy groups and media members in influencing public opinion, the cases for and against paying minor leaguers more, how much it would cost to raise the standards, the roots of low minor league pay, the impact of anxiety on development, and more. Audio intro: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, "Just Outside of Austin" Audio interstitial: Motorists, "Blood From the Stone" Audio outro: The Both, "Pay for It" Link to Zach Kram on Adams Link to locations of Adams’ HBP Link to Adams’ pitch to Turner Link to story on Planet Nine Link to Will Sammon on Counsell’s decision Link to 1974 Preston Gomez story Link to Jay Jaffe on Scherzer Link to Jeff Passan on the Scherzer trade Link to Dodgers Nation on Scherzer vs. Buehler Link to Scherzer’s Kershaw reaction video Link to MLB’s 3000-strikeouts graphic Link to Ben Clemens on the Blue Jays Link to Hyde’s postgame quote Link to Dan Szymborski on Torres Link to Lavarnway news Link to Robert’s Defector story Link to Russell on minor leaguers in 2012 Link to Russell on what it would cost Link to Russell on responding to objections Link to Russell on minor leaguers as investments Link to Russell on minor league anxiety Link to Russell on player-development losses Link to Russell on changing teams’ thinking Link to Marc Normandin on unionizing the minors Link to story on G League union Link to G League union announcement Link to Joon Lee’s Angels report Link to Brittany Ghiroli’s recent report Link to Ghiroli on Astros housing Link to FanGraphs post on housing costs Link to story about Orioles housing Link to subsequent story on Orioles housing Link to Advocates for Minor Leaguers requests Link to EW meetup info  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