Effectively Wild Episode 1893: Flame Inflation

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the inflation of flames for fast pitches on baseball broadcasts, Oneil Cruz’s record-setting hard hit and the limitations of tools, Ben’s review of a trip to Yankee Stadium and Red Sox pitcher Josh Winckowski’s review of Wrigley Field compared to Fenway Park, the potential impact of a forthcoming Angels franchise sale, the latest Tony La Russa shenanigans, the importance of Johnny Cueto, updates on the streaking Cardinals and Albert Pujols, Jordan Montgomery, and Yadier Molina, Fernando Tatis Jr.’s shoulder surgery, the new, more balanced MLB schedule coming in 2023, the return of Alex Bregman’s bat, and the historic exploits of NPB phenoms Munetaka Murakami and Roki Sasaki, plus a Past Blast from 1893 and a few followups. Audio intro: The Super Friendz, “Down in Flames” Audio outro: Nils Lofgren, “Yankee Stadium” Link to Sam on the flames Link to percentage of 95+ pitches Link to percentage of 95+ fastballs Link to percentage of 95+ 4-seamers Link to percentage of 96+ 4-seamers Link to story on Cruz hit Link to Jay Jaffe on the Yankees Link to Winckowski comments Link to “bean counter” etymology Link to Angels sale announcement Link to The Athletic on the Angels sale Link to MLBTR on the ballpark sale Link to La Russa quote Link to article on Kopech Link to other post on Kopech Link to MLBTR on the Cueto signing Link to article about players of the week Link to Jay on Pujols Link to Jeremy Frank tweet about Pujols Link to Ben Clemens on Montgomery Link to Foolish tweet about Montgomery Link to article on Molina’s absence Link to article on Tatis’s surgery Link to article on the 2023 schedule Link to Clemens on Bregman Link to David Laurila on Bregman Link to June episode about Bregman Link to DeltaGraphs Link to Ben on DeltaGraphs Link to CBS Sports on Murakami Link to The Sporting News on Murakami Link to The Japan Times on Murakami Link to Kyodo News on Murakami Link to article on Murakami’s streak Link to video of Murakami’s streak Link to Richard Hershberger’s Strike Four Link to 1893 story source Link to Goldeyes EW episode Link to Wade/Ward EW wiki page Link to high Offense, negative WPA sheet Link to 1978 Orioles cap  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