Effectively Wild Episode 1998: Congrats on the Paternity Leave

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a good time to be a Pirates fan, whether the red-hot Rays or the ice-cold A’s will regress more toward the mean over the rest of the season, Rob Manfred’s comments about A’s fans, Logan O’Hoppe’s injury and Brandon Marsh’s hot streak, whether Bryce Harper has Wolverine’s healing factor, a Byron Buxton catch-22, the Twins’ lack of stolen bases, rosin’s real effects, the early-season injury rate, and more. Then (1:00:20) they Stat Blast about the one pitcher who won’t let the pitch clock rush him, Mookie Betts and the latest-career starting-shortstop debuts, and MLB trends in paternity leave, plus (1:37:41) the surprising origin of “velocity” as an alternative term for “speed” in baseball, a Past Blast (1:45:22) from 1998, and a few follow-ups (1:48:42). Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to MLBTR on Reynolds Link to MLBTR on Shelton Link to FG playoff odds Link to MLBTR on Maggi Link to CNN on Maggi Link to old EW episode on Maggi Link to “phantom ballplayer” wiki Link to Maggi video Link to worst season-starting run diff Link to worst 23-game run diff Link to best season-starting run diff Link to best 23-game run diff Link to Manfred on the A’s Link to A’s attendance by year Link to 1991 A’s payroll Link to story on Lacob and the A’s Link to Joe Pompliano on the A’s Link to Sam Blum on O’Hoppe Link to Jay Jaffe on O’Hoppe Link to FG catcher depth charts Link to story on Harper’s return Link to Wolverine origin story Link to Twins Daily on Buxton Link to Buxton on DHing Link to Buxton collision Link to Birnbaum on the DH penalty Link to Russell on the DH penalty Link to BP on Rockies/Twins SB Link to Gleeman on the Twins’ running Link to MLBTR on pre-tacked balls Link to Southern League pitcher tweet Link to Laurila tweet Link to rosin wars info Link to Pages From Baseball’s Past Link to Rob on rosin and spin Link to Ben on sticky-stuff effects Link to BP on early injuries Link to Passan on early injuries Link to new Topps NOW cards Link to Topps NOW archive Link to Isaac’s GitHub Link to Gus’s GitHub Link to 36-game sequences Link to list of longest streaks Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter Link to pitch tempo leaderboard Link to pitch tempo spreadsheet Link to Pivetta on the clock Link to FG violations leaderboard Link to FG post on Mookie Link to story on Mookie’s SS debut Link to Mookie’s SS dream Link to most G before first SS start Link to list without DH/PH/PR Link to Kenny Jackelen on Twitter Link to 1982 Evans article Link to story on Martin’s debut Link to paternity-leave data Link to Murphy/Esiason story Link to 2011 Lewis story Link to 2011 paternity-leave story Link to Jaffe on Muncy mashing Link to 2019 article on paternity leave Link to 2011 paternity-leave story Link to 2022 paternity-leave story Link to another paternity-leave story Link to Carey Price on paternity leave Link to speed vs. velocity Link to speed vs. velocity sources Link to 1998 Past Blast source Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to Buxton/Twins win Link to Reds mascots page Link to “Honey Bun” lyrics Link to Craig Edwards on relievers Link to Ben Clemens on relievers Link to dilly dally/lollygag  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