Effectively Wild Episode 1749: Cheat Sheet

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the unwritten rules controversy stemming from Kevin Kiermaier absconding with a Blue Jays scouting card, the Padres’ collapse, dysfunction, and outlook for 2022, the Cardinals’ surge and the Braves’ revamped outfield, Anthony Gose’s return to the majors as a pitcher, a number of injured arms making comebacks, the Pirates yet again failing to sweep, and the impact of depressed pitcher pay on team payrolls, then (41:43) talk to Jonathan Judge of Baseball Prospectus about his proposal to redistribute MLB revenue between the owners and players and to reapportion pay among the players. Audio intro: The Clash, "The Card Cheat" Audio interstitial: Laura Marling, "I Was Just a Card" Audio outro: Kiwi Jr., "Salary Man" Link to story on Kiermaier controversy Link to story about Rays apology Link to story about Mets-Dodgers dispute Link to episode on banning in-game cards Link to The Athletic on Padres dysfunction Link to The Union-Tribune on the Padres Link to story on Tatis and Machado Link to Dan Szymborski on the Padres Link to story on the Cardinals’ surge Link to story on Atlanta’s outfield Link to story on Gose’s comeback Link to story on Syndergaard and deGrom Link to story on Bieber Link to story on Bassitt Link to Rob Mains on pitcher pay Link to Judge’s baseball economics article Link to old EW episode about similar proposal Link to story about minor league wristbands Link to Angell watching the Mets Link to Roger Angell EW episode  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