Effectively Wild Episode 1825: Boom, Ghosted

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about new details about Freddie Freeman and Kris Bryant’s contracts, Stat Blast about players not touching the ball, and then (18:59) bring on Effectively Wild listener and Patreon supporter Kevin Brotzman to discuss being an Orioles fan and season-ticket holder and answer listener emails about whether Goodhart’s law will apply to WAR figures used in the new CBA, updating baseball terminology to be more inclusive, fans bragging about their teams’ titles, abandoning A’s fandom, and adjusting stats for the universal DH. Audio intro: Jim White, “Fighting My Ghosts Again” Audio outro: The Bees, “These Are the Ghosts” Link to ESPN on Freeman’s deal Link to story about Bryant’s introduction Link to Stat Blast data Link to Kevin’s Orioles numbers site Link to Kevin’s Orioles cards site Link to Rosenthal on Correa Link to Camden Chat on Correa Link to Trezza tweet Link to Apstein tweets Link to Goodhart’s law wiki Link to Ben on pitcher deception Link to “manager” etymology Link to ICC “batter” story Link to Ben on league quality Link to cosmic distance ladder wiki Link to Russell on DH penalties Link to Suzuki video Link to FanGraphs transaction roundup  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