Effectively Wild Episode 1843: I Think You Should Leave

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to MLB’s decision to suspend Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for an unprecedented 324 games, then (22:25) discuss Justin Verlander and Ronald Acuña Jr. looking like their old selves and pitcher Tucker Davidson’s critiques of the minor league pitch clock before answering listener emails about the Cardinals and how to evaluate teams whose pitching approaches seem out of step with the times, skeuomorphs and baseball terminology of uncertain origin, whether batters should be able to decline intentional walks (and whether they would even if they could), when “modern baseball” begins, and more. Audio intro: Gladys Knight & The Pips, “Go Away, Stay Away” Audio outro: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, “Modern Mystery” Link to ESPN’s news story about Bauer CW // Link to latest WaPo report about Bauer Link to MLB DV and sexual assault policy Link to video of Acuña’s return Link to Davidson thread Link to Ben on pitch clocks Link to Baseball America on new pitch clock Link to Jeff Passan on new pitch clock Link to MLB.com story on baseball terms Link to “in the hole” explainer Link to “around the horn” explainer Link to Joe Posnanski on declining IBBs Link to Lindsey Adler on IKF Link to Matthews bat flip video Link to Posnanski on new HoF changes Link to Jay Jaffe on new HoF changes Link to Marvel’s sliding timescale Link to Rob Mains on Mets HBPs Link to golf story about DECADE  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