Effectively Wild Episode 2321: The Seventh-Inning (Dynamic) Stretch
Effectively Wild Episode 2321: The Seventh-Inning (Dynamic) Stretch  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Wed May 14 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about an expert’s stance on stretching, whether the White Sox were the funniest team for the new Pope to support, what Paul Skenes signing up for the WBC signifies, an optimistic take on the odds of a lost season, Bud Black’s firing and the dreaded “vote of confidence,” Roki Sasaki’s struggles, a petty Shohei Ohtani, how opposing teams have handled Aaron Judge, a Javier Báez rebound, sliding mitts as fashion accessories, a real-time reaction to a Rich Hill signing, and more, plus (1:36:48) updates and a preliminary postscript on Pete Rose’s reinstatement from the ineligible list. Audio intro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to NYT on stretching Link to trigger point info Link to end range of motion Link to NYT on Baseball Pope Link to Phillips on the Pope Link to 2005 Pope video Link to 2006 Trump photo Link to papal infallibility wiki Link to JLD on the Rizzler Link to Keke Palmer meme Link to Skenes WBC story Link to Hannah on Skenes Link to The Bandwagon entry Link to Bud Black quotes Link to Pirates Shelton statement Link to MLB.com on Sasaki Link to pitcher zone rate leaders Link to pitcher contact rate leaders Link to Sasaki IL news Link to latest on Kershaw Link to Ohtani video Link to Ohtani story Link to Hannah on Skenes Link to hitter zone rate leaders Link to Clemens on walking Judge Link to defense vs. Judge Link to Jay on Aranda Link to Jay on Báez Link to sliding mitts story Link to MLBTR on Hill Link to FG SP WAR Link to FG SP projections Link to Rose news Link to 2015 Jackson story Link to Thorn in 2016 Link to Thorn in 2019 Link to 2020 ESPN report Link to March ESPN report Link to April ESPN report Link to calling Trump report Link to MLB ban wiki Link to Ben’s Rose obit Link to Rose death reactions Link to Rose ban text Link to Jackson details  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