Effectively Wild Episode 1748: On the Clock

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the potential benefits of a 15-second pitch clock and the massive winning-percentage mismatch between the NL’s impending wild card winners, then answer listener emails about intentionally swinging at a wild pitch to reach base, the obsolescence of ERA, whether Statcast should be used instead of video to make fair-foul calls, and whether DJ LeMahieu is good, then meet major leaguers Kaleb Ort and Sammy Long and do Stat Blasts about whether relievers are really all failed starters and the Pirates’ historic failure to complete sweeps (plus a postscript about Austin Adams’ record-breaking HBP). Audio intro: Remember Sports, "Clock" Audio outro: The Scruffs, "I’m a Failure" Link to Jayson Stark on the pitch clock Link to Mike Sonne on pitch clocks and injuries Link to J.J. Cooper on pitch clocks and game times Link to MLB time of game by year Link to Grant Brisbee on time between pitches Link to David Smith on time between pitches Link to Smith on why games get longer Link to Rob Arthur on hitters’ time between pitches Link to Rob on pitchers’ time between pitches Link to EW episode about wild card game Link to Travis Sawchik on the wild card round Link to Griffin strikeout post Link to Griffin strikeout video Link to Griffin strikeout newspaper clipping Link to Fuentes strikeout video Link to Fuentes strikeout podcast Link to Sandoval swing video Link to Sam Miller on the ERA qualifier threshold Link to J.J. on the ERA qualifier threshold Link to story on Statcast’s margin of error Link to story on Hawk-Eye in tennis Link to Chet Gutwein on LeMahieu’s power outage Link to Jeff Sullivan on LeMahieu’s power Link to Kenny Kelly on LeMahieu and park effects Link to story on Ort’s debut Link to Oort cloud explainer Link to Susan Slusser on Sammy Long Link to story on Long’s debut Link to Chafin’s “Failed Starter” shirt Link to relievers Stat Blast data/graph Link to Stat Blast sweeps data Link to “Full Nelson” tweet Link to current “Full Nelson” club Link to Zach Kram on Adams Link to Adams’ record HBP  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