Effectively Wild Episode 1898: One Award to Rule Them All

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and listener/Patreon supporter Nathan Valentine banter about Nathan’s dual team fandom, then answer listener emails (9:58) about Aaron Judge’s lead over the next-most-prolific HR hitter, handing out awards for all of MLB rather than each league, Jhoan Duran and defining an “off-speed” pitch, what constitutes actually visiting a stadium, and whether certain players might lose some motivation after signing a long-term extension, plus “How can you not be pedantic about baseball?” questions (54:11) about saying “after the final out,” “playing DH,” and “hitting safely,” Stat Blasts (1:08:20) about David Peterson and pitcher three-true-outcome outings, Ross Stripling and the fewest pitches to get through the first time through the order, Yadier Molina and seasons where a player had a higher age than wRC+, players with the highest matching HR totals and jersey numbers, and two-out-batting records, and a Past Blast (1:26:28) from 1898. Audio intro: Aimee Mann, “It’s Not Safe” Audio outro: Willie Nelson, “Valentine” Link to Ben’s article on Meneses Link to Meneses walk-off video Link to Statcast HR leaderboard Link to Judge’s expected HR by park Link to Joe Sheehan on Judge Link to Zach Kram on Judge Link to Ben on Stanton in 2017 Link to article on PED Era HR leaders Link to Russell on league differences Link to Duran video Link to Pavlidis on Duran Link to Apostoleris on Duran Link to pitch-type-name matrix Link to pitch-type guessing game Link to Ben Clemens on sweepers Link to Timmy Trumpet story Link to Players’ Tribune piece Link to tweet about hitting safely Link to Stathead Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter Link to Peterson TTO game Link to Mathews TTO game Link to Stripling EW episode Link to Adcock game Link to Age>wRC+ sheet Link to post on Levey’s MVP vote Link to 2021 Braves game Link to 1954 Dodgers game Link to EW listener emails database Link to Richard Hershberger’s Strike Four Link to 1898 story source  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