Effectively Wild Episode 1857: Hit Me Right in the Phils

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley announce the availability of new Effectively Wild T-shirts, then follow up on the latest, Mike Trout-related developments in the Tommy Pham–Joc Pederson fantasy-football/slap story as well as Josh Donaldson’s comments about his teammates not supporting him. After that, they banter about a home-run robbery that wasn’t, the homer hitting of Aaron Judge, a successful use of the “KK play” to deke a runner into leaving third base early, the return of MVP-caliber Mookie Betts, the Kevin Gausman vs. Robbie Ray debate revisited, unlikely contenders for the pitcher WAR lead (including Martín Pérez), and whether the Phillies are hopeless this season and long term, followed by the latest edition of Today’s Episode Number in Baseball History (plus a postscript). Audio intro: The Skygreen Leopards, “Selling T-shirts” Audio outro: The Lemonheads, “It’s a Shame About Ray” Link to FG post about t-shirts Link to t-shirts Link to C. Trent on Trout Link to Andy McCullough on Trout Link to MLB.com on Trout Link to Donaldson comments Link to tweet about Ohtani’s rescheduling Link to Ohtani game story Link to Ohtani non-robbery video Link to Ben on homer robberies Link to Dan Szymborski on Judge Link to “ordinary effort” definition Link to story about the “KK play” Link to video of the “KK play” Link to Ben on mid-PA pitching changes Link to story about Ray and vaccination Link to Shapiro’s comments Link to Levi Weaver on Pérez Link to Sports-Reference newsletter Link to changes in playoff odds Link to Girardi on his job Link to Ken Rosenthal on Girardi’s job Link to The Ringer’s preseason predictions Link to RosterResource payroll page Link to 1857 convention story Link to Richard Hershberger’s Strike Four Link to 1857 story source 1 Link to 1857 story source 2 Link to 1857 story source 3 Link to Shanghaiing wiki Link to sticky wicket wiki Link to story on crank/fan Link to “good hair day” clip Link to overheard Hallion clip Link to Hallion hot-mic clip Link to “ass in the jackpot” video  Sponsor Us on Patreon Subscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20)  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source