Effectively Wild Episode 1850: Don’t Squat So Close to Me

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about two of the worst defensive plays of the season, which came courtesy of the Tigers and Nationals, Albert Pujols pitching and walking, the Pirates winning without a hit (but with one correct prediction), and the breakout of Taylor Ward; answer listener emails about banning gray uniforms, baseball jugglers, listing pitchers’ batting handedness in the universal-DH era, vetoing shifts and pitching changes, and catchers squatting too close to hitters; then Stat Blast (1:08:55) about the most consecutive trades made by one team, the best one-day home and road records, and the most back-to-back homers in a season by teams and players, before reflecting on how the (o)possums in the press box in Oakland may get along with their feral-cat neighbors (plus a few postscript updates). Audio intro: The Society of Rockets, “Error Era” Audio outro: Chip Taylor, “The Possum Hunter” Link to video of Twins-Tigers play Link to video of Nats-Marlins play Link to WaPo on the Nats’ defense Link to team Defensive Efficiency Link to Tigers’ dropped popup Link to Nationals’ botched rundown Link to xWOBA leaderboard Link to Sam Blum on Ward Link to Dan Szymborski on Ward Link to Tyler Kepner on Tylers Link to Jay Jaffe on the hitless win Link to García’s prediction Link to story on VanMeter’s prediction Link to tweet about VanMeter’s prediction Link to story about Pujols and Gonzalez Link to Sam on Pujols not walking Link to Allen juggling on SI cover Link to video of Peña juggling Link to video of Guillorme juggling Link to video of Dietrich juggling Link to other video of Dietrich juggling Link to article about Olympic juggling Link to Jeff on catcher’s interference rates Link to EW email questions database Link to Stathead Link to Stat Blast data on back-to-back HR Link to MLBTR on Ford trades Link to story about Schwarber as bench coach Link to tweet about Wilson as coach Link to press-box possum pic Link to Opossum Society FAQ Link to possum vs. opossum definitions Link to tweet about Morel’s called shot Link to video of Nats’ latest misplay(s)  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