Effectively Wild Episode 1912: Write-In Campaign

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s efforts to get the new dictionary definition for “ghost runner” changed, how to watch the playoffs when one has cut the cord, Meg’s Rookie of the Year voting deliberations, the underrated Jeff McNeil, the two teams whose per-game attendance declined this season, MLB’s problem gambling PSAs, a DraftKings ad, and more, plus Stat Blasts (56:12) about the worst best players on a team, the change in the percentages of players who make the playoffs and the World Series in their careers, and Mike Trout’s emoji and exclamation point use on Twitter, followed by a Past Blast (1:28:25) from 1912. Audio intro: XTC, “Your Dictionary” Audio outro: Ty Segall, “It’s Over” Link to “ghost runner” definition Link to playoff broadcasting schedule Link to McNeil Stathead query Link to team attendance page Link to article on Ohtani qualifying Link to article on Trout’s game Link to MLB press release Link to DraftKings ad Link to article on Ohtani grand slam Link to Stathead Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter Link to worst team WAR leaders Link to playoff/WS appearance data Link to Trout’s first airplane tweet Link to Trout’s latest airplane tweet Link to Trout tweet data Link to 1912 story source Link to SABR on Cubs ownership history Link to Chance SABR bio Link to new book about Murphy Link to Posey ownership story Link to Hornsby story Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter  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