Effectively Wild Episode 2326: Mile High, New Low

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rockies being so bad that mostly innocuous stories about them now seem like examples of organizational incompetence, a wild loss by a Rockies affiliate, and why recent terrible teams have been so bad, then (36:56) answer listener emails about catchers framing poorly on purpose, penalizing hitters when their bats make contact with catchers, whether the draft should be helping the worst teams more, and a potential sac-fly tactic in a walk-off situation, plus a Stat Blast (1:17:59) about runners making up for bad baserunning plays, pinch running too late, failed team attempts to reach .500 for the first time, and a piece of baseball wall art, followed (1:43:28) by postscript updates. Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to WhatIfSports offer page Link to worst 50-game starts Link to Dollander call-up story Link to Dollander IL stint Link to Gelb tweet Link to Soto story Link to lawsuit story Link to “the baseball rule” Link to @ScoringChanges tweet Link to walk-off story 1 Link to walk-off story 2 Link to Aces call Link to box score Link to PCL standings Link to Kirk/Bassitt story Link to Stick It wiki Link to strikes called balls Link to balls called strikes Link to FG post on Wilson Link to pinch-runners spreadsheet Link to Grichuk walk-off video Link to baseball wall art Link to FARTSLAM post 1 Link to FARTSLAM post 2 Link to listener emails database Link to MiLB FAD tracking Link to Hanel’s predictions post Link to Stranger Things Night Link to Victoria Day wiki Link to Victoria Day Jays post  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: [email protected]  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Spotify Feed  Facebook Group  Bluesky Account  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source