Effectively Wild Episode 1951: The Pod Heard ’Round the World

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the Red Sox signing Rafael Devers to a lengthy extension, the state of the Sox, the next two free-agent classes, and Carlos Baerga the newsbreaker, then banter about bad news for Charles Leblanc, a Congressional baseball analogy, the Sears/Willis Tower, a painful slide by a broadcaster, the Dodgers’ offseason, and redefining the pitcher win, plus a Past Blast from 1951. Audio intro: Greg Camp, “The Armageddon Slide” Audio outro: Bobby Thomson, “Because of You” Link to Baumann on Devers Link to Dubuque on Devers Link to Gilligan on Boston’s SP Link to story about booing Henry Link to team WAR projections Link to Baerga’s Devers report Link to Baerga on Judge/Correa Link to info on free-agent classes Link to MLBTR on Leblanc Link to Marlins WAR leaders Link to no-hitter analogy Link to Curtis on baseball analogies Link to Willis Tower wiki Link to Manning on SNL Link to tweet about Vassegh Link to Vassegh YouTube video Link to story on Vassegh Link to grape stomp meme Link to Ben Clemens on the Dodgers Link to Russell on wins Link to EW on baseball uniqueness Link to 1951 story source Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter  Sponsor Us on Patreon  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