Effectively Wild Episode 2014: Clocks and Bonds

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s 500th EW episode, the architectural concept of the “Thomasson,” a forthcoming HBO documentary about Barry Bonds, the rebound of Juan Soto, common misconceptions about WAR, the declines of Noah Syndergaard and Kris Bryant, the NL West, MLB broadcasting Padres games, an MLB-MLBPA ad deal, a rules update, Francisco Álvarez’s defense, the return of Jordan Walker, Shohei Ohtani’s bat grip, a slowdown in injuries, and a D-III team that wins with HBPs, plus a Past Blast from 2014 (1:32:52), player responses to the Dodgers’ Pride Night, and follow-ups. Audio intro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Thomasson thread Link to Thomasson wiki Link to Thomasson at B-Ref Bullpen Link to Thomasson podcast episode Link to Bonds doc info Link to A-Rod doc story Link to A-Rod gum disease segment Link to Trout/Griffey FB thread Link to FG’s WAR explainer Link to Syndergaard quote Link to Syndergaard hypnosis story Link to December Syndergaard story Link to FG on Syndergaard’s 2022 Link to Rumpelstiltskin wiki Link to MLBTR on Bryant Link to Ben C. on MLB/DSG Link to Sheehan on MLB/DSG Link to Ginny Searle on MLB/DSG Link to MLB-MLBPA partnership Link to more info on partnership Link to Ben C. on new rules Link to Sheehan on new rules Link to Jay on Álvarez Link to MLBTR on Walker Link to Ohtani tweet Link to injuries tweet Link to Jake on Misericordia Link to 2014 Past Blast source Link to other 2014 source Link to David Lewis’s Twitter Link to David Lewis’s Substack Link to story about Pride Night Link to story about player comments Link to Buckley column Link to “allies” lineup Link to Abreu/Acton tweet Link to hot mic video  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