Effectively Wild Episode 2006: Not My Cup of D

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Akil Baddoo taking a baseball to the beans, broadcasters describing groin shots, and players deciding whether to wear cups. Then they compare a resurgent Joey Gallo and a slumping Andrew Benintendi (20:25), recall reliever Zack Littell’s affinity for cruise ships (33:22), forecast MLB’s international future (37:22), consider the Dodgers’ secret Ugandan academy (47:06), discuss an update on MLB’s integration of Negro Leagues stats (1:13:40), and assess their levels of anxiety about game-fixing in light of two college gambling scandals (1:30:21), plus a Past Blast (1:42:35) from 2006. Audio intro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Baddoo play Link to first cup tweet Link to second cup tweet Link to MLB nutshots compilation Link to another nutshots video Link to swinging nutshot video Link to Ben Clemens on Gallo Link to Ben L. on Gallo in 2014 Link to Gallo’s juggle catch Link to Gallo on New York Link to Gallo on New York again Link to Littell article Link to old Littell EW episode Link to MLB international plans Link to South Korea game info Link to Uganda academy article Link to info on Dodgers’ DR academy Link to info on academies’ impact Link to prospect exploitation report Link to Horace Wilson article Link to article on Negro Leagues stats Link to Ben on MLB’s reclassification Link to Ben on reclassification again Link to Baumann on the Ala. scandal Link to Sheehan on the Ala. scandal Link to Iowa scandal story Link to Iowa State info Link to 2006 Past Blast source Link to 2022 article on Jones Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to Rasmussen info Link to 2022 Megill story Link to 2023 Megill story  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