Effectively Wild Episode 2157: Sophomore Lumps

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether they believe the projections that peg the White Sox as merely a run-of-the-mill terrible team, this season’s sophomore slumps (so far), and more on ballplayer dirt consumption and replay review protocol, then (30:09) answer listener emails about promotion and relegation in professional baseball, the definition of “getaway day,” the value of pitcher fielding, how hard it would be for big leaguers to be bad intentionally, whether pitchers could give away pitch selection on a pickoff throw, and recent MLB rules changes that could or should be rolled back (plus additional discussion of some injury news). Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)” Audio outro: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Dan S. on the White Sox Link to Neil Paine on the Sox Link to Dubuque on the Sox Link to Dan S. on the 2023 A’s Link to Tango on the 2023 A’s Link to EW on the 2023 A’s Link to MLBTR on Lee Link to MLBTR on Pham Link to BaseRuns standings Link to Dubuque on sophomore slumps Link to The Athletic on promotion/relegation Link to ESPN on promotion/relegation Link to NYT on the Super League Link to Dan S. on Tides vs. Rockies Link to Scherzer on ump relegation Link to team P DRS range Link to team P plays made range Link to Episode 2030 Stat Blast Link to Baumann on Ohtani Link to MLB rules changes Link to Ben on faking to third Link to Ben on the Waxahachie Swap Link to article on Rendon Link to MLBTR on Rendon Link to MLBTR on Miley Link to MLBTR on Luzardo Link to listener emails database Link to ballpark meetup forms Link to meetup organizer form  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