Effectively Wild Episode 2374: The Death of Exsportise

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the deepening twilight of Mike Trout, then (21:19) discuss why the so-called “death of expertise” sweeping society hasn’t swept sports in the same way, before answering listener emails (1:04:01) about whether the Rangers are good, how the count can be “quickly 0-2,” what makes a righty seem like a lefty, whether a player can be unclutch, the Rockies’ run differential, and the other kind of pitch clock, plus (1:37:58) a postscript. Audio intro: Philip Tapley and Michael Stokes, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to The Athletic on Trout Link to Woodrum on velo Link to hitter pitch speeds Link to previous Trout talk Link to The Death of Expertise Link to the WSJ on physics Link to the New Yorker article Link to Manfred analytics quote Link to politics WAR Link to Democracy at the Ballpark Link to the Hard Knocks reference Link to Paine on the Rangers Link to Dubuque on Helman Link to previous Burger banter Link to BaseRuns standings Link to playoff odds Link to Brebbia report Link to leaguewide late & close Link to Alvarez late & close Link to worst run differentials Link to illustrated pitch movement Link to Statcast spin direction Link to clock-reading survey Link to listener emails database Link to Baseball Reliquary interview Link to Buehler comments  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: [email protected]  Effectively Wild Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  Apple Podcasts Feed   Spotify Feed  YouTube Playlist  Facebook Group  Bluesky Account  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source