Effectively Wild Episode 2185: Rise to the Challenge System

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the one (and only one) case where the zombie runner was warranted, why pitchers throw strikes to Aaron Judge (10:00), and MLB’s new Home Run Derby rules (21:11), then answer listener emails about how different baseball would be if runners didn’t have to tag up (34:49), the best arguments for full ABS over the challenge system (49:56), and what would happen if ejected players couldn’t be replaced (1:11:16), plus a few follow-ups (1:22:57). Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Rockies-Sox game Link to Doyle’s catch Link to zone rate leaderboard Link to Judge’s zone rates Link to Petriello on Judge Link to Judge’s 40-game streak Link to Judge’s 50-game streak Link to lineup-protection explainer Link to new Derby rules Link to Calcaterra on the HRD Link to Levi on the HRD Link to Judge’s Derby victory Link to Strike Four Link to Sheehan on ABS 1 Link to Sheehan on ABS 2 Link to strike zone changes Link to Triple-A ABS change Link to Ben on ABS Link to Meg on the penalty box Link to listener emails database Link to John Poff’s fundraiser 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