Effectively Wild Episode 1858: The Fan Who Knew Too Much

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Joe Girardi’s firing and where the Phillies go from here, the Astros’ Yordan Alvarez extension, the dip in DH offense, and the trade deadline, then answer listener emails about MLB.TV highlights, the upside of ignoring playoff odds, getting plunked on a full count, things that haven’t happened in an MLB game, players being coached by their romantic partners, and what would happen if no one wanted to play catcher, plus a history tidbit from 1858 and a few followups. Audio intro: Ezra Furman, “Wobbly” Audio outro: Liz Phair, “Uncle Alvarez” Link to MLB.com on the Girardi firing Link to ESPN on the Girardi firing Link to Andy McCullough on Girardi Link to wobbly chair/squid is fried explainer Link to MLB.com on the Alvarez extension Link to Dan on extension candidates Link to Dan on more extension candidates Link to Dan on the trade deadline Link to Passan on the trade deadline Link to DH stats by season Link to Russell Carleton on resting hitters Link to story about DH and roster decisions Link to FanGraphs WPA Inquirer Link to Ben Clemens on Holmes Link to Smeltzer interview video Link to Smeltzer story Link to subsequent Smeltzer story Link to EW listener emails database Link to Richard Hershberger’s Strike Four Link to story about the Mets’ pitching machine Link to video of the machine Link to Ben on “perfect” pitching machines Link to story about the Turner deke Link to Turner deke 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