Effectively Wild Episode 2152: The Worst Vibes in Baseball
Effectively Wild Episode 2152: The Worst Vibes in Baseball  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Wed Apr 17 2024
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MLB jerseys as Fremen stillsuits, an update on Blake Snell the self-perceived strike-thrower, Brent Suter and being the “best teammate,” which MLB team is last in the league in vibes, the struggling Marlins demoting the not-struggling Max Meyer, whether teams are working minor league pitchers (such as Paul Skenes) too lightly, and (1:02:49) the career and retirement of Yankees radio voice John Sterling and fan affection for long-lasting local broadcasters, then (1:29:31) meet major leaguers Spencer Arrighetti, Blaze Alexander, and Jorge Barrosa, plus postscript follow-ups (1:51:25). Audio intro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to MLB stillsuit article Link to sweat stains quote Link to sweaty Yankees jerseys Link to Snell quote Link to Elly’s catch Link to Suter article Link to article on eco-conscious Suter Link to Suter’s impressions Link to 2016 LaRoche article Link to 2021 LaRoche retrospective Link to Freeland play Link to article on Meyer demotion Link to McCarthy tweet Link to Sheehan on pitcher usage Link to BP on Skenes in college Link to Ben on TNSTAAPP Link to MLB.com on Sterling Link to The Athletic on Sterling Link to Brosius call Link to Camp call Link to BP on the Camp game Link to list of Sterling calls Link to Sterling “fangraph” comment Link to flubbed Sterling call Link to last Sterling HR call Link to “Something Sort of Grandish” Link to 2011 Sterling NYT profile Link to Warner Wolf wiki Link to Meet a Major Leaguer wiki Link to B-Ref new debuts page Link to The Athletic on Arrighetti Link to Longenhagen on Arrighetti Link to MLB.com on Arrighetti Link to Blazes on B-Ref Link to 2018 Alexanders article Link to 2019 Alexander article Link to Barrosa call-up article Link to March Barrosa article Link to Longenhagen on player heights Link to non-pitcher height query Link to pitcher height query Link to Burke break article Link to EPL history wiki Link to 1884 World Series wiki Link to Saber Seminar Link to Kite Person on Bandcamp Link to Kite Person on SoundCloud 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: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source