Effectively Wild Episode 2181: No Ifs, Ands, or Pancake Butts

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the highlights of the MLB at Rickwood Field game and broadcast, Mike Trout’s unsurprisingly slow return from knee surgery, Matt Waldron’s sustained success, the incredible Royce Lewis, the challenge system’s continued ascendance over full ABS, Barry Bonds as a baseball ambassador, Elly De La Cruz’s stolen-base slump, the Yankees-Orioles AL East race, Michael Jordan and subjective stats, Buck Showalter’s scouting criteria at the MLB Draft Combine, and Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge as MVP candidates. Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Jackson clip Link to full Jackson appearance Link to retro broadcast clip Link to Smoltz-Alexander trade Link to Trout update Link to EW 2158 Trout intro Link to BP IL Ledger Link to Waldron leaderboard Link to Lewis leaderboard Link to Lewis WAR/600 Link to ABS/challenge story Link to Bonds/Griffey clip Link to Bonds allegations Link to EW 2165 on Elly Link to Sam on Elly Link to Trueblood on Elly Link to Becker on the Reds Link to Becker on Yanks-Orioles Link to FG playoff odds Link to team SP projections Link to Haberstroh on Jordan Link to DiMaggio streak scoring Link to HR rules changes Link to book on Babe’s HR Link to errors/scoring Stat Blast Link to Draft Combine page Link to Showalter clip Link to Jim’s Dwight impression Link to FG WAR leaders Link to Petriello on Judge 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