Effectively Wild Episode 1771: Take the Money and Pun

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest batch of silly Scott Boras quotes, featuring Meg’s real-time reactions to hearing them for the first time, a “fake quote or real quote?” quiz, and a discussion of the motivations behind the superagent’s annual stand-up routine, then discuss Boras’s comments about competitive integrity and try to identify the 13 (or more) teams that Boras says aren’t trying to win. Then (41:15) they examine the idea of an official MLB player ranking system, answer emails about Clayton Kershaw’s usage, the best type of routine out with which to end a postseason series, and the least valuable entity that teams would trade, and close (1:16:12) with Stat Blasts on the Braves as a Ship of Theseus and Pedro Feliciano vs. Chase Utley and the most prolific pitcher-batter matchups. Audio intro: The Hives, "No Pun Intended" Audio outro: Lilys, "Scott Free" Link to “best” Boras quotes Link to WaPo on Boras and competition Link to CBS Sports on Boras and tanking Link to video of Boras on Bryant Link to video of Boras on Conforto Link to video of Alderson on Boras Link to Rob Mains on competitive inequality Link to Bill James Handbook 2022 Link to Ben on peak Kershaw Link to Ben on Kershaw’s adjustments Link to final out of the 2016 World Series Link to FanGraphs post on trading data Link to Stat Blast data on postseason rosters Link to Stat Blast data on common matchups Link to Stat Blast data on Johnson vs. Cobb Link to Stat Blast data on matchups over time Link to study on batters learning over time Link to Feliciano obit Link to Feliciano vs. Utley matchup summary Link to Feliciano vs. Utley matchup details Link to The Athletic’s FanGaphs WAR report Link to EW interview with Jonathan Judge Link to Stove League teaser video Link to stream Stove League via Kocowa Link to stream Stove League via Viki  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