Effectively Wild Episode 2007: Catch As Catcher Can

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Shohei Ohtani’s near-cycle and newly hot hitting on days when he’s pitched, the Cardinals reinstating Willson Contreras at catcher (and Zac Gallen’s comments on the Cardinals Way), the Sean Murphy/William Contreras/Esteury Ruiz trade revisited, post-peak Christian Yelich and the breakout of Brent Rooker, the dominant Rays’ possible vulnerability, Aaron Judge peeking while at the plate, the verdict on the shift restrictions so far, the confounding seasons of the Red Sox, Cubs, and Padres, MLB app notifications about old games, mini-reviews of two new documentaries about Yankees icons, and more, plus a Past Blast (1:26:36) from 2007 and follow-ups. Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Ohtani quotes Link to Ohtani homer Link to Ohtani’s yearly splits Link to Ohtani’s career splits Link to Ohtani Stat Blast Link to post on Chisholm’s defense Link to news on Chisholm’s injury Link to Marmol’s Contreras quote Link to Post-Dispatch on Contreras Link to The Athletic on Contreras Link to Nightengale on Contreras Link to Woodward on Contreras Link to Gallen comments Link to FG on William Contreras Link to Rooker story Link to Rooker interview Link to Jay on the Rays Link to Judge story Link to Judge video Link to Tango on the shift Link to Ben on the Red Sox Link to BaseRuns standings Link to story about Pint promotion Link to Reggie Link to It Ain’t Over Link to 2015 greatest players Link to Crane lawsuits info Link to Mays doc episode Link to 2007 Past Blast source Link to article about 756 sale Link to asterisk info Link to article about 762 ball Link to Hample incident info Link to Hample banning tweet Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to Jays-Yanks story Link to Rosenthal on tipping Link to Casas clip  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