Effectively Wild Episode 1836: To Me, You Are Perfect

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley break down a watershed week in overturning traditions, discussing the Dodgers pulling Clayton Kershaw after seven perfect innings and provoking a “baseball is dying” debate, the Giants flouting the unwritten rules, Alyssa Nakken debuting as the Giants’ first-base coach (under vexing circumstances), the new-look Alex Cobb, Andrew Heaney, and Jesús Luzardo, a three-homer game by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the callup of Padres pitcher Mackenzie Gore, Albert Pujols calling his shot (and getting caught stealing), and the confounding calculations of live play probabilities on Apple baseball broadcasts. Audio intro: Blood Red Shoes, “The Perfect Mess” Audio outro: Joe Bourdet, “Unwritten Story” Link to Jay Jaffe on Kershaw Link to Fergie Jenkins tweet Link to Reggie Jackson tweet Link to EW emergency episode on Hill Link to EW episode on Stripling Link to Ben on Tatis and unwritten rules Link to article about Stripling’s dad Link to MLB.com article on Stripling Link to Sam Miller on unwritten rules Link to story about Kapler and Giants Link to other story about Kapler and Giants Link to Woodward unwritten rules story Link to Shildt and Richardson video Link to Shildt and Richardson story Link to Nakken video Link to Nakken story Link to The Athletic on Heaney Link to MLB.com on Heaney Link to Lindsey Adler on the “whirly” Link to Ben Clemens on Luzardo Link to Cobb story Link to Vladito highlights Link to history of spiking Link to Pujols caught stealing Link to Pujols prediction story Link to study on sports betting and addiction Link to Patrick Hruby on betting and addiction Link to Kurt Streeter on betting and addiction Link to Apple odds story  Sponsor Us on Patreon Subscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20)  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source