Effectively Wild Episode 2149: Protective Eyewash
Effectively Wild Episode 2149: Protective Eyewash  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Wed Apr 10 2024
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about White Sox manager Pedro Grifol’s anti-eclipse eyewash, the shrinking moon, an eyebrow-raising quote by Blake Snell, the latest signature Elly De La Cruz game, the hot starts of Mike Trout, Anthony Volpe, and Tyler O’Neill, how this season’s converted relievers (including Garrett Crochet and Jordan Hicks) are faring, and more, then (38:57) discuss and debate the latest rash of pitcher injuries, the pitch clock as a culprit or a scapegoat, and possible solutions to the injury problem, plus (1:27:32) an 1892 complaint about position-player pitchers and a few follow-ups. Audio intro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Grifol quote Link to Sox Machine on Grifol Link to Ben on the 2017 eclipse Link to tweet about eclipse coincidence Link to story on shrinking moon Link to story on end of eclipses Link to more on moon shrinking Link to Nick Gordon comment Link to Adler on eyewash Link to Snell quote Link to zone rate stats Link to Elly homers Link to Elly fun fact 1 Link to Elly fun fact 2 Link to article on Volpe swing Link to Sox pitch usage story Link to Sox Run Prevention Unit Link to FG post on Sox pitching Link to FG post on Rafaela Link to FG post on Hicks Link to Ben on pitcher injuries Link to MLBTR top stories screenshot Link to MLBPA statement Link to MLB statement Link to Cole comments Link to Verlander comments Link to Taillon/Wood comments Link to Scherzer comments Link to Passan on pitcher injuries Link to Sawchik tweet Link to Dan S. on the clock Link to BP on the clock Link to story on Bieber’s offseason Link to cricket bowling rules Link to cricket and TJS Link to EW on speed limits Link to mound height study Link to Ben on pitcher roster limits Link to Rich Hill surgeries Link to 1892 article Link to Bookforum Oyler review Link to Imanaga presser Link to The Athletic on Imanaga Link to Imanaga song Link to Kelenic comment Link to Ontario cursive story 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