Effectively Wild Episode 2464: Hello, Dolly!
Effectively Wild Episode 2464: Hello, Dolly!  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Sat Apr 11 2026
Description: This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon. Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the bad omen of a broken bat on an Ichiro Suzuki statue, whether Mason Miller is, at this moment, the best pitcher ever on a batter-per-batter basis, and how to label atypical pitches, then Stat Blast (30:00) about team promotional giveaways, age and debut gaps among MLB brothers, and switch-hitters who hit higher in the lineup from one side. Then (47:58) Ben talks to 88-year-old All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher Dolly “Lippy” Vanderlip about growing up as the lone girl in games against boys, joining the AAGPBL at age 15, playing for manager Jimmie Foxx, life on and off the field, the end of the league, how A League of Their Own revitalized interest in the AAGPBL, the impending launch of the Women’s Pro Baseball League, and more. Audio intro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to broken statue video Link to broken statue image Link to Mariners joke tweet Link to statue being fixed Link to statue story summary Link to Mariners wRC+ ranking Link to three arms episode Link to Wicker Man post Link to highest K% for RP Link to lowest FIP for RP Link to Miller pitch-type splits Link to Miller’s stats as a Padre Link to Sheehan on Miller Link to Padres-Rockies game story Link to MLB SP stats Link to MLB RP stats Link to team RP stats Link to Crizer on Imai Link to MLB.com on Imai Link to MLBN on Imai Link to Imai’s Savant arsenal Link to shuuto wiki Link to 2025 promotions data Link to team giveaway rates Link to Sox giveaway expansion Link to MLB brothers data Link to Ben on Guerrero birthdates Link to Art Fowler SABR bio Link to switch-hitters info Link to switch-hitters data Link to “Hello, Dolly!” wiki Link to Dolly’s wiki Link to Dolly’s AAGPBL player page Link to AAGPBL wiki Link to WPBL wiki Link to AAGPBL queer history Link to Blair article 1 Link to Blair article 2 Link to Ball on extensions Link to Paine on extensions 1 Link to Paine on extensions 2 Link to First Pitch site Link to Grounds Crew Baseball site Link to Mariners Stathead  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com  Effectively Wild Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  Apple Podcasts Feed   Spotify Feed  YouTube Playlist  Facebook Group  Bluesky Account  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source