Effectively Wild Episode 2303: Bat After This
Effectively Wild Episode 2303: Bat After This  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Tue Apr 01 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley have an in-depth discussion on all aspects of the sport’s topic du jour: torpedo/bowling-pin/juggling-pin(?) bats. They also banter (59:58) about the abysmal beginning of Rafael Devers’s season, Aaron Judge’s interviews, MLB’s attempt to make up for its MLB.TV outage, the vibes at Blue Jays games, Willson Contreras eating bat tape, Jack Leiter taking a ball to the beans, the invasion of Chases, and Sutter Health Park, plus (1:37:22) several follow-ups. Audio intro: Philip Tapley and Michael Stokes, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Ben on the bats Link to many bat-related links Link to official bat change Link to Judge quotes Link to Waldman clip Link to Contreras clip Link to Contreras story Link to Leiter clip Link to r/tragedeigh Link to listener emails database  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com  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