Effectively Wild Episode 1996: Sticky-Sniffing Dogs

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the continued Yandy Díaz breakout and listeners’ suggestions for his new beef-related nickname, the greatness of post-peak Clayton Kershaw and the end of Diamondbacks Madison Bumgarner, the Oakland A’s (almost) officially leaving for Las Vegas, a Scott Boras metaphor about Juan Soto, Max Scherzer’s sticky suspension, the return of Fernando Tatis Jr., Rob Manfred’s comments about contract-length limitations, the Marlins walking back a Bartman promotion, the existence of Hoby Milner, the usage of batted-ball exit speeds on broadcasts, and the many twists and turns of the Jarred Kelenic, Edwin Díaz, and Robinson Canó trade, plus a Past Blast (1:24:00) from 1996. Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Ivan Julian, “Sticky” Link to 2017 Kershaw article Link to Ben on Kershaw in 2018 Link to Baumann on Kershaw Link to Baumann on the Trash Pandas Link to Soviet poster Link to Ben on Kershaw in 2019 Link to Kershaw K streak Link to MLBTR on Bumgarner Link to Bumgarner-Contreras video Link to MLBTR on the A’s Link to Las Vegas report Link to Boras baking metaphor Link to Boras/Cuzzi comments Link to suspension explanation Link to Scherzer video Link to Manfred’s contract comments Link to Bartman promo story Link to Bartman’s 2016 comments Link to Escobar/Fogo story Link to Jeff on the Kelenic trade Link to 1996 Past Blast source Link to 1996 NYT source Link to FG on the zone and pace Link to Jon Roegele on the zone Link to Ben on the zone and Ks Link to Dune kid clip Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to Atlantic League experiments  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