Effectively Wild Episode 2210: The Long and Shortstop of It

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about ad proliferation on podcasts and make a sheepish plea for listener support, then discuss the reversal of offensive fortunes for first basemen and shortstops and Oneil Cruz’s move to center field before following up (35:33) on the Mariners’ managerial hiring and the Selig Rule, a Rich Hill record (and dueling Hill fun facts), the effect of equidistant fences, Carlos Santana’s milestone ball, single-organization Futures Games, and broadcaster BSing, and then Stat Blasting (1:11:40) about Félix Hernández and high HR:hit ratios by bad hitters, Ernie Clement and high-pitch homers, mid-plate-appearance big-league debuts, and small-sample, leaguewide scoring fluctuations (and also semi-meeting major leaguers Ryan Zeferjahn, Jeff Criswell, and Brady Feigl). Audio intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to EW’s Patreon Link to WSJ on pod ads Link to Patreon iOS app news Link to McCartney lyrics pod Link to Ben on HUAL Link to bonus Ben on HUAL Link to Kirschner on 1B Link to Sherman on 1B Link to Epstein on 1B Link to Verducci on 1B Link to Jaffe on 1B Link to Keyser on DHs Link to 1B/SS data Link to B-Ref positional splits Link to Dan S. on awards voting Link to Haywood clip Link to Andrews on Cruz Link to MLB.com on Cruz Link to Benz on Cruz Link to Cruz defensive stats Link to tallest shortstops Link to MLB.com on the Selig Rule Link to Taylor on manager diversity Link to Ben C. on the fences Link to EW Episode 2201 Link to EW Episode 2030 Link to Becker’s Hill tweet Link to Browne’s Hill tweet Link to Ben on ex-player GMs Link to MLB.com Santana story Link to follow-up Santana report Link to Futures at Fenway wiki Link to Sox Prospects Link to Royals-Chasers story Link to Mays at Norfolk Link to 2001 NYT story Link to Tides-O’s exhibition Link to Tides history Link to Nats Futures Game news Link to Nats Futures Game gamer Link to Cruz fly ball Link to Pirates radio clip Link to Stat Blast song cover Link to Félix slam video Link to Félix Stathead query Link to Gant article Link to Gant/McDonald query Link to high-pitch homers Link to Kubel homer Link to Higashioka homer Link to Clement homer Link to Zeferjahn debut clip Link to Zeferjahn story 1 Link to Zeferjahn story 2 Link to Zeferjahn story 3 Link to Red Sox prospect rankings Link to 1-pitch Ks Link to EW Episode 2187 Link to Lovelace debut clip Link to listener emails database Link to official baseball rules Link to Rule 9.16(h) 1 Link to Rule 9.16(h) 2 Link to at-bat rule Link to MLBTR on Criswell Link to Criswell game logs Link to first Criswell game Link to second Criswell game Link to Rockies prospect ranking Link to Feigl debut clip Link to AP on Feigl’s debut Link to Feigl wiki Link to Lexington Legends wiki Link to Legends rebranding story Link to Legends re-rebranding story Link to other Feigl retirement post Link to Sheehan’s “Collapse” post Link to offense fluctuations data Link to latest six-day period Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter Link to Hill 2024 debut clip Link to Rule 5.10(f) Link to Rule 7.02(c) comment 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