Effectively Wild Episode 1813: The Stanky Draft

Inspired by the loophole-exposing chicanery of former player and manager Eddie “The Brat” Stanky, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley draft 19 MLB rule changes that were solely or largely precipitated by one player, manager, coach, or owner. Audio intro: We Are Scientists, “Rules Don’t Stop” Audio outro: Pezband, “Eddie’s Pals” Link to A Game of Inches Link to A Game of Inches intro Link to King Kelly myth Link to archaic/obsolete rule changes Link to story about Chapman and new balls Link to more on Chapman and balls Link to story on the spitball’s evolution Link to story on banning the spitball Link to Utley slide rule story Link to Stanky maneuver story Link to Stanky maneuver image Link to Stanky maneuver/sac fly rule Link to story on Randle foul ball play Link to Randle video Link to story on foul ball rules Link to A Game of Inches on fair-fouls Link to Nate Silver on Barnes Link to Barnes Stathead WAR query Link to Stanky running start rule story Link to base-coach interference passage Link to Schaefer reverse-running rule Link to story about the Schaefer play Link to Schaefer in The Glory of Their Times Link to The Glory of Their Times fact-checks Link to story on Harry Davis play Link to story on Segura play Link to Veeck’s fences story Link to Ben on Veeck As in Wreck Link to Green Cathedrals debunking Link to A Game of Inches on Lane Link to Venditte rule blog post Link to ESPN Venditte feature Link to 2008 NYT Venditte story Link to 2008 Venditte video Link to oversized mitt story Link to A Game of Inches on oversized mitts Link to Ben on the Waxahachie Swap Link to start of Stanky LIFE story Link to end of Stanky LIFE story Link to Stanky college mound visit story Link to Stanky SABR bio Link to Stanky South Alabama feature Link to Stanky retirement story Link to George Wright hat catch story Link to old hat catch rule Link to NYT Hornsby story Link to BP on why players can’t be owners Link to story on the Spiders and syndicates Link to ESPN on the foul-strike rule Link to foul-strike rule in A Game of Inches Link to Jeff’s Capps delivery post Link to Weaver’s phantom DH rule Link to Grant on Posey and Avila Link to more info on home-plate collisions Link to post on Gaedel and Veeck Link to Cooney interference story  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