Effectively Wild Episode 2166: Delayed Gratifi-K-tion

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rays running out of mound visits and various visit-related hypotheticals, then (21:00) answer listener emails about “due up” vs. “on deck,” strikes vs. pitches in the strike zone, whether focusing on wins instead of runs makes WAR less intuitive, Quinn Priester and FIP-based pitcher WAR, Ronald Acuña Jr.’s ping-ponging strikeout rate, whether the ball-strike challenge system hampers strikeout celebrations, how much infielders help control the running game, advanced pitching machines and the minors-to-majors transition, why there aren’t more major league trick plays, cathartic uniform-burning, and timeout-induced injuries. Audio intro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Rays mound visit story Link to mound visits rule Link to story on get-back coaches Link to OnDeck Capital wiki Link to Birnbaum on runs vs. wins Link to lowest K-BB% Link to highest HR/9 Link to defense behind pitcher Link to FG RA/9 WAR Link to Jaffe on Acuña Link to Dan S. on zStats Link to Petriello on Acuña’s Ks Link to ESPN on Báez tags Link to BP on tags Link to Ben on pitching machines Link to Rosenthal on MiLB-MLB gap Link to Ben on MLB-MiLB in 2015 Link to Skunk in the Outfield Link to Grand Illusion play Link to KK play Link to Skenes gamer Link to Fletcher story Link to EW on equipment destruction Link to uni-burning story 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