Effectively Wild Episode 2130: The Incomparably Comparable Catchers

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Cubs signing Cody Bellinger, Scott Boras’s offseason, and what Bryce Harper’s walk year could portend for Juan Soto’s. Then (33:27) Ben and Meg talk to Ben Kramer and Robert Toner of the Anchorage Sports Association about the Fur Rendezvous Festival snowshoe softball tournament and the finer points of playing softball in several feet of Alaskan snow. Finally (1:00:16), Ben talks to former teammates, rivals, and big league backup-catching journeymen Ryan Lavarnway and Tim Federowicz about their uncannily parallel playing careers and the evolution and future of catching. Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 1: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 2: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Jaffe on Bellinger Link to over/under draft results Link to Nightengale on Boras Link to FG playoff odds Link to quotes about Bellinger Link to Boras study Link to Boras on EW Link to Soto play Link to Ben on Harper Link to Anchorage Sports Association Link to Fur Rendezvous wiki Link to snowshoe softball rules Link to snowshoe baseball article Link to clone post Link to Lavarnway Stat Blast Link to Federowicz highlight Link to Lavarnway highlight Link to Federowicz book Link to Lavarnway book Link to Lavarnway podcast Link to Tanner Swanson on EW Link to Maness interview  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