Effectively Wild Episode 1973: Season Preview Series: Phillies and Orioles

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley announce that they’re hiring a new podcast editor and solicit applications for the position, then (9:40) banter about another zombie-runner-related update to dictionary.com, MLB’s latest crackdown on sticky stuff, displaying the pitch clock on broadcast score bugs, Albert Pujols’s 10-year personal services contract with the Angels, and Rays pitcher Ryan Thompson’s comments about the arbitration process. After that, they continue their 2023 season preview series by discussing the Philadelphia Phillies (50:09) with Matt Gelb of The Athletic, and the Baltimore Orioles (1:26:47) with Nathan Ruiz of the Baltimore Sun, plus a double Past Blast from 1973 (2:05:42). 2023 EW Season Preview Series ALBALCHWATHBOSCLEHOUNYYDETLAATBRKCRSEATORMINTEX NLATLCHCARIMIACINCOLNYMMILLADPHIPITSDPWSNSTLSFG .intro-team, .intro-team td { font-family: lato, Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; } .intro-team .intro-header { /*display: none;*/ text-align: center; } .team-lg { text-align: center; width: 100%; } /* [class^="team-box-"] > div { display: inline-block; width: 48%; } [class^="team-box-"] > div table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; } [class^="team-box-"] > div td { background-color: #efefef; border: 1px solid #ccc; line-height: 2; text-align: center; cursor: default; } [class^="team-box-"] > div a { color: #000; text-decoration: none; display: block; width: 100% } [class^="team-box-"] > div a:hover { color: #50ae26; } [class^="team-box-"] > div a.link-inactive { color: #aaa; } */ Audio intro: Girlpool, “Hire” Audio interstitial 1: The House of Love, “Philly Phile” Audio interstitial 2: The Felice Brothers, “Baltimore” Audio outro: Emitt Rhodes, “Really Wanted You” Link to updated “automatic runner” entry Link to current “ghost runner” entry Link to original “ghost runner” entry Link to 1985 “automatic runner” reference Link to other ’85 reference Link to Hang Up and Listen episode Link to Stark on sticky stuff Link to Eno on sticky stuff Link to Eno on sticky stuff again Link to info on crows Link to info on score bugs Link to Blum on Pujols Link to Thompson’s Twitter thread Link to Thompson’s agency site Link to Rosenthal on arbitration Link to BP’s Arbitration Showdown Link to FG post on arbitrators Link to Rays Pride Night story Link to FG playoff odds Link to FG payroll rankings Link to Phillies offseason tracker Link to Phillies depth chart Link to Middleton comments Link to Matt’s spring training preview Link to Matt on Painter Link to ESPN on Song Link to Matt on Song Link to Matt on Thomson Link to Matt’s author archive Link to Orioles offseason tracker Link to Orioles depth chart Link to Plexiglass Principle info Link to MLB.com regression article Link to Sun sign removal tweet Link to Nathan on the Sun sign Link to Nathan on Angelos Link to Nathan on Orioles team models Link to story on throwing over plate Link to more on throwing over plate Link to BA on throwing over plate Link to Angelos MLK Day story Link to Angelos open books story Link to story on throwing over plate Link to Nathan’s author archive Link to 1973 article source Link to MLB 3-team doubleheaders Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to 1973 potential tie source Link to 1973 potential tiebreaker source Link to 1973 “NL Least” source Link to story on 1973 race Link to Ben on a 5-way tie Link to Russell on a 5-way tie Link to EW episode on a 5-way tie Link to Jay Jaffe’s team entropy requiem  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