Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Blooper, the All-Star-Game-hosting Braves’ flagging fortunes, the pre-deadline trade market, the simultaneous surges of Ceddanne Rafaela [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ceddanne-rafaela/24262/stats] and Pete Crow-Armstrong [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/pete-crow-armstrong/27769/stats], the performances of old pitchers Charlie Morton [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/charlie-morton/4676/stats?position=P], Clayton Kershaw [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/clayton-kershaw/2036/stats], and Justin Verlander [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/justin-verlander/8700/stats], and the death and legacy of Lee Elia [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/lee-elia/1003725/stats], then (1:01:44) share several Stat Blasts about players who were All-Stars in their worst seasons, teams with reverse records against good/bad opponents, Billy McKinney [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/billy-mckinney/15654/stats] and serial replacement-level players, and more. Audio intro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ndTWsOUXceUIb7RGqCtQChfListDI3GP/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IdOM-zb7R8ln39HiJsfTKpQCOdvTF7fd/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to Blooper bio [https://www.mlb.com/braves/fans/entertainment-teams/blooper] Link to Blooper origin story [https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-blooper-is-2020-s-breakout-mascot-superstar] Link to Blooper origin story 2 [https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mascots-origin-stories] Link to FG playoff odds [https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb] Link to Neil on parity [https://neilpaine.substack.com/p/is-mlb-due-for-a-second-half-and] Link to Passan deadline preview 1 [https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45434376/mlb-2025-early-trade-deadline-preview-all-30-teams-jeff-passan-buehler-bichette-gallen] Link to Passan deadline preview 2 [https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45701063/2025-mlb-trade-deadline-addition-top-contenders-tigers-dodgers-cubs-mets-yankees] Link to WAR leaders since June [https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&type=8&season=2025&month=1000&season1=2025&ind=0&startdate=2025-06-01&enddate=2025-07-10&team=0&qual=0] Link to Petriello on Rafaela [https://bsky.app/profile/mikepetriello.bsky.social/post/3ltmmfdeu6c27] Link to over-40 pitchers [https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=8&season=2025&season1=2025&ind=0&age=40&age=56&qual=0] Link to run support [https://www.oddsshark.com/mlb/pitcher-run-support] Link to best ERAs since 2021 [https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=1&month=0&ind=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=&enddate=&season1=2021&season=2025&team=0&qual=300&sortcol=13&sortdir=asc&pagenum=1] Link to Elia obit [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6486807/2025/07/10/lee-elia-obituary-cubs-phillies/] Link to Elia retrospective [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/sports/baseball/the-day-a-cubs-manager-told-fans-at-wrigley-to-get-a-job.html] Link to Elia retrospective 2 [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4411204/2023/04/27/lee-elia-tirade-cubs-anniversary/] Link to Elia retrospective 3 [https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/rogers_phil/1546310.html] Link Elia recording [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDNVhw6ThSI] Link to bleeped Elia recording [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diqm0GMFFYI] Link to oldest rookie hitter All-Stars [https://stathead.com/sharing/Wa84A] Link to oldest rookie pitcher All-Stars [https://stathead.com/sharing/jT3TG] Link to all-stars in worst season [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KlJwX2WJcsEJ79MyN84Z0iaapb4FXxEDE7RaH-hCx1s/edit?usp=sharing] Link to all-stars in worst full season [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15p7KhhS8C8qEOf0WIZ1AQp2FRiVPtbA3qy9-qsjD_Tw/edit?usp=sharing] Link to Hunter obit [https://www.mlb.com/news/bill-hunter-dies-st-louis-browns-baltimore-orioles] Link to one-run-game data [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13gIoOyidwBmw06y7DZ7mxLhYig_JfCmglSfkkvt2KyM/edit?usp=sharing] Link to backward team data [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KQ0ON3R4-WpXc0GgL0Djg12vdu1fIRPPf15KdsbBuJo/edit?usp=sharing] Link to MLBTR on McKinney [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/07/rangers-re-sign-billy-mckinney-to-minor-league-deal.html] Link to replacement-level data [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17KJdsPA11OcFgl5nnqLrBrtk9tEz-Szfh5b0-7OWOvA/edit?usp=sharing] Link to Angels tweet [https://x.com/ChrisFerera/status/1939467825506099347] Link to Stat Blast notes [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qkCdjktytzs0vINc21loPjqjGVlwdrVtjOUO-o3XGd4/edit?usp=sharing] Link to listener emails database [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-8lpspHQuR5GK7S_nNtGunLGrx60QnSa8XLG_wvRb4Q/edit?usp=sharing] Link to Kalkman on Clarke [https://bsky.app/profile/skykalkman.bsky.social/post/3ltpaa5rrnk2a] Link to NCAA concussion news [https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2020-09-09/pitcher-stance-concussion-evaluation-rules-approved-college-baseball] Link to mound-movement math [https://imgur.com/a/nG4M2te] [https://i.imgur.com/hT2AX6G.jpg] Sponsor Us on Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild] [https://i.imgur.com/xQIHgp3.png] Give a Gift Subscription [https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] [https://i.imgur.com/tNOGFnG.png]podcast@fangraphs.com Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com [podcast@fangraphs.com] [https://i.imgur.com/gj3wTt4.png] Effectively Wild Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/28HuIsx.png] Effectively Wild Wiki [http://effectivelywild.wikia.com/wiki/Effectively_Wild_Wiki] [https://i.imgur.com/n16jO21.png] Apple Podcasts Feed 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EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rich Hill [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/rich-hill/4806/stats]–Dallas Keuchel [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/dallas-keuchel/9434/stats] competition for the Royals rotation and give José Ramírez [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jose-ramirez/13510/stats?position=3B] his due, then (17:45) answer listener emails about when to fire a GM, an all-star spot for elite defenders, teams composed of clones of Aaron Judge [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/aaron-judge/15640/stats], Daulton Varsho [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/daulton-varsho/19918/stats], or Zack Wheeler [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/zack-wheeler/10310/stats], moving the mound back unnoticeably, a rule-changing MLB concussion protocol, whether WAR is a counting stat, and unsuccessful surgeries, plus Stat Blasts (1:24:05) about four-team trades, lefty position-player pitchers, homer flubs, bases-loaded walks, and the cost of throwing a ball on purpose, plus (1:47:30) a cat PSA. Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C85Waxu-ubj5VEkl5qCROdNaEAdUbcl4/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny) [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fe79WqDT_GXFX_lxicx_kPv11RE0Q1tf/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to Keuchel signing [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/07/royals-sign-dallas-keuchel-to-minor-league-deal.html] Link to Hill game log [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hill--002ric&type=pgl&year=2025] Link to on-pace projections [https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=onpacegpp&stats=bat&pos=all&team=0&players=0&lg=all&z=1752059186&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard] Link to ASG WAR research [https://neilpaine.substack.com/p/hey-now-youre-an-all-star-you-probably] Link to Judge pitching stats [https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/linden/linden-lions/athletes/aaron-judge/baseball/stats/?careerid=lfcdllsigciue] Link to Ben on PPP vs. pitcher hitters [https://www.theringer.com/2021/08/06/mlb/pitching-position-players-pitchers-hitting-universal-dh] Link to Derby participants [https://www.mlb.com/news/2025-mlb-home-run-derby-participants] Link to 2024 CF arm strength [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/arm-strength?type=player&year=2024&minThrows=50&pos=arm_cf&team=] Link to 2025 RF arm strength [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/arm-strength?type=player&year=2025&minThrows=50&pos=arm_rf&team=] Link to Reds mound story 1 [https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2025/07/03/diamondbacks-merrill-kelly-reds-cheating-with-low-gabp-mound/84464667007/] Link to Reds mound story 2 [https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2025/07/05/reds-nick-krall-responds-to-accusation-of-irregular-gabp-mound-diamondbacks-philadelphia-phillies/84480573007/] Link to Ben on moving the mound [https://www.theringer.com/2021/03/15/mlb/pitching-mound-move-distance] Link to MLB courtesy runner [https://www.retrosheet.org/courtesy.htm] Link to concurrent surgery [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29206796/] Link to Jenks surgery [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jenks#Surgery_complications] Link to Reimold story [https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/former-os-jays-of-reimold-sues-johns-hopkins-hospital] Link to Segedin story [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1020685/2019/06/18/ex-dodger-rob-segedin-suing-teams-hand-consultant-for-alleged-negligence/] Link to 1991 death [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-04-sp-8078-story.html] Link to 2021 death [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/19/sports/baseball/george-mason-university-pitcher-dies-tommy-john-surgery.html] Link to % LH non-PPP [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=&hfGT=R%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C2024%7C2023%7C2022%7C2021%7C2020%7C2019%7C2018%7C2017%7C2016%7C2015%7C2014%7C2013%7C2012%7C2011%7C2010%7C2009%7C2008%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=L&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=is%5C.%5C.nonpitcher%5C.%5C.pitcher%5C.%5C.not%7C&metric_1=&group_by=league&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitches&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_is..nonpitcher..pitcher=on#results] Link to % LH PPP [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=&hfGT=R%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C2024%7C2023%7C2022%7C2021%7C2020%7C2019%7C2018%7C2017%7C2016%7C2015%7C2014%7C2013%7C2012%7C2011%7C2010%7C2009%7C2008%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=L&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=is%5C.%5C.nonpitcher%5C.%5C.pitcher%7C&metric_1=&group_by=league&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitches&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_is..nonpitcher..pitcher=on#results] Link to LH PPP wOBA [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=&hfGT=R%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C2024%7C2023%7C2022%7C2021%7C2020%7C2019%7C2018%7C2017%7C2016%7C2015%7C2014%7C2013%7C2012%7C2011%7C2010%7C2009%7C2008%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=L&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=is%5C.%5C.nonpitcher%5C.%5C.pitcher%7C&metric_1=&group_by=league&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=woba&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_stats_abs=on&chk_stats_hits=on&chk_stats_woba=on&chk_is..nonpitcher..pitcher=on#results] Link to RH PPP wOBA [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=&hfGT=R%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C2024%7C2023%7C2022%7C2021%7C2020%7C2019%7C2018%7C2017%7C2016%7C2015%7C2014%7C2013%7C2012%7C2011%7C2010%7C2009%7C2008%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=R&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=is%5C.%5C.nonpitcher%5C.%5C.pitcher%7C&metric_1=&group_by=league&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=woba&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_stats_abs=on&chk_stats_hits=on&chk_stats_woba=on&chk_is..nonpitcher..pitcher=on#results] Link to Durant trade [https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45683702/keven-durant-rockets-part-complex-seven-team-trade] Link to five blades satire [https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036/] Link to Varsho play 1 [https://sporty-clips.mlb.com/NjREeFdfWGw0TUFRPT1fVTFBRVhGQlNBd29BQ3dBQlZRQUFVQWRXQUZoUUFBTUFWRjBNVXdBTkNRZGRBd29D.mp4] Link to Varsho play 2 [https://sporty-clips.mlb.com/NjREeFdfWGw0TUFRPT1fVkZkVUJnWUJWRkFBWGxaUVZRQUFVd2RUQUFBREFBTUFCRlZRQTFJQVV3VlhVd1Jm.mp4] Link to two Tylers play [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ts245WyVl30] Link to Levine on Ortiz [https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2025-07-09/goldman-wants-quarterly-loyalty-updates] Link to Ortiz ball rate [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=&hfGT=R%7C&hfPR=ball%7C&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2025%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&hfOpponent=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&hfMo=&hfTeam=&home_road=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=&pitchers_lookup%5B%5D=682847&metric_1=&group_by=name&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitch_percent&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc#results] Link to strike/ball value [https://tht.fangraphs.com/dynamic-run-value-of-throwing-a-strike-instead-of-a-ball/] Link to FA $/WAR [https://www.paraballnotes.com/blog/dollarwar-in-the-20242025-mlb-free-agency-market] Link to listener emails database [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-8lpspHQuR5GK7S_nNtGunLGrx60QnSa8XLG_wvRb4Q/edit?usp=sharing] Link to Mains data [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vaPACOQMpTqHHqLkHSOAi9pcju1kL9xqSiJRqtU-k-I/edit?usp=sharing] Link to HR thief story [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6466830/2025/07/01/diamondbacks-fan-interference-home-run-thief-banned/] Link to HR thief jersey [https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1lva7e2/the_fan_who_got_banned_from_dbacks_home_games_for/] [https://i.imgur.com/hT2AX6G.jpg] Sponsor Us on Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild] [https://i.imgur.com/xQIHgp3.png] Give a Gift Subscription [https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] [https://i.imgur.com/tNOGFnG.png]podcast@fangraphs.com Email 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EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Brandon Woodruff [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/brandon-woodruff/16162/stats] and the minor medical miracle of players returning from significant injuries to be big leaguers again, the likelihood of players becoming or repeating as all-stars, Clayton Kershaw [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/clayton-kershaw/2036/stats] as an honorary all-star, the end (for now) of the Pete Alonso [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/pete-alonso/19251/stats] Home Run Derby era and the Derby’s new blood, the Nationals firing their POBO and manager a week before picking first in the draft, new Statcast catcher-stance data, and the Blue Jays unseating the Yankees in the AL East, plus (1:29:38) postscript updates. Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic) [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gRbN55AUmEHEfjljyqFNWloCLSTXu527/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nUFPNuHpOrpem0flIdJO-zbMml2BaR_a/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to Woodruff’s return [https://www.mlb.com/news/brandon-woodruff-makes-first-brewers-start-since-2023] Link to Neil’s new ASG research [https://neilpaine.substack.com/p/which-all-stars-tend-to-stay-all] Link to Neil’s old ASG research [https://neilpaine.substack.com/p/hey-now-youre-an-all-star-you-probably] Link to Alonso news [https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/mets-pete-alonso-declines-invitation-to-2025-home-run-derby/] Link to Derby participants [https://www.mlb.com/news/2025-mlb-home-run-derby-participants] Link to Smith Rule 5 story [https://www.mlb.com/news/shane-smith-selected-to-2025-mlb-all-star-game] Link to Kershaw selection [https://www.mlb.com/news/clayton-kershaw-2025-all-star-game-legend-pick] Link to Rizzo text [https://x.com/dcsportsbog/status/1942002747189948446] Link to Nats WAR leaders [https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war?lg=&teamid=24] Link to Nats prospect list [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/washington-nationals-top-39-prospects] Link to FG on the Nats [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/nationals-move-on-from-mike-rizzo-and-dave-martinez/] Link to catcher stance data [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/catcher-stance] Link to Petriello on stances [https://www.mlb.com/news/explaining-the-one-knee-down-catching-stance] Link to Trueblood on stances [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/99617/rubbing-mud-bend-the-other-knee-framing-statcast/] Link to Trueblood on throwing [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/99073/cheat-stance-cheat-stance-everybody-do-the-cheat-dance/] Link to Swanson on EW [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2052-new-kids-on-the-block/] 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[https://www.baseball-reference.com/tools/split_stats_lg.cgi?full=1¶ms=bases%7CRISP%7CML%7C2025%7Cbat%7CAB%7C] Link to batter tOPS+ w/high lev [https://www.baseball-reference.com/tools/split_stats_lg.cgi?full=1¶ms=lever%7CHigh%20Lvrge%7CML%7C2025%7Cbat%7CAB%7C] Link to pitcher tOPS+ w/RISP [https://www.baseball-reference.com/tools/split_stats_lg.cgi?full=1¶ms=bases%7CRISP%7CML%7C2025%7Cpitch%7CAB%7C] Link to pitcher tOPS+ w/high lev [https://www.baseball-reference.com/tools/split_stats_lg.cgi?full=1¶ms=lever%7CHigh%20Lvrge%7CML%7C2025%7Cpitch%7CAB%7C] Link to Kaline book [https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Bruce-Jacobs/dp/B000P6WPJS] Link to Scherzer on effort [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-max-scherzer-answers-the-followup-question/] Link to Opta Pirates stat [https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1941991444450824384] Link to Langs Pirates stat [https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1942000207132082498] Link to Stark on shutouts 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EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Paul Skenes [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/paul-skenes/33677/stats]’s new interest, Clayton Kershaw [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/clayton-kershaw/2036/stats] and the evolution of 3,000-strikeout celebrations, and the deepening deadball era in Japan. After that (24:37), frequent Stat Blast Correspondent Ryan Nelson [https://x.com/rsnelson23] joins to discuss why there have been so many team shutouts this season and then deliver several Stat Blasts, followed (1:02:56) by postscript updates. Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-zryFrA5vGf46iu7jSvWSrkrDXTfJ3zY/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CJziS-LZMoyB13avq991af2-c9KaGfoU/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to Hiles tweet [https://x.com/_NoahHiles/status/1940226931942977803] Link to Reddit joke [https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1lplh70/comment/n0vqy6e/] Link to pitcher run support [https://www.oddsshark.com/mlb/pitcher-game-logs/luis-ortiz-stats-trends] Link to Kershaw’s 3000th K [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsGV4U8xnG4] Link to FG post on Kershaw [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/at-long-last-clayton-kershaw-joins-the-3000-strikeout-club] Link to Scherzer’s 3000th K [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEFg9nlaKRI] Link to 3000th-K montage [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcuyRESmaTs] Link to 3000-K club wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3,000_strikeout_club] Link to Facebook post [https://www.facebook.com/groups/effectivelywild/posts/23957272523966274/] Link to 2025 Pacific League [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=ab01bc4f] Link to 2025 Central League [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=aa6efe96] Link to team shutouts count [https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/pitch.shtml#all_teams_standard_pitching_totals] Link to shutout-rate data [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PGlOPPcmVdpWh7is3I7gdgCRm5_3PyLmxFzvGPEHOg8/edit?usp=sharing] Link to Posnanski on shutouts [https://www.joeposnanski.com/p/tracking-blylevens-and-calculating-wins] Link to BP on blowouts [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/98431/cold-takes-the-year-of-losing-lopsidedly/] Link to 50-gun salute [https://www.army.mil/article/82836/independence_day_50_gun_salute_to_the_nation] Link to SP matchups data [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YGBdIivOThRE5GrCvjCCl4aRcZJcrc_9uHmvrleeRJU/edit?usp=sharing] Link to SP matchups leaders [https://imgur.com/5xeyOAz] Link to homer-matching data [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11eZkRx2E9w1ObhdeVF3BorB0PoNWaFltaRZ_6tFpR_c/edit?usp=sharing] Link to Roberts confession [https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3159406] Link to FG Parker obit [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/remembering-the-cobra-dave-parker-1951-2025/] Link to Parker shirt info [https://www.mlb.com/news/origin-of-dave-parker-s-boys-boppin-shirt] Link to Parker smoking photo [https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/18j8set/dave_parker_and_grant_jackson_taking_a_smoke/] Link to last-shutout data [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xsj1zUsnFLK-fgH9ZDODW9SKaYXJXandLC1nduGx1VE/edit?usp=sharing] Link to most younger PA list [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v3avB55k5AVg8Vo6E1haHy7WM8tL-pCX9Lw3hJx0Qac/edit?usp=sharing] Link to most younger BF list [https://imgur.com/okI4942] Link to Woo tweet [https://x.com/AKidFromKent/status/1932929295623860578] Link to listener emails database [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-8lpspHQuR5GK7S_nNtGunLGrx60QnSa8XLG_wvRb4Q/edit?usp=sharing] Link to EW YouTube playlist [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXytxPs81CsUSJmN1mQMr526CdeDpf4vK&si=5xUbtw_XosaO9p_1] Link to Pujols/Cabrera story [https://www.mlb.com/news/albert-pujols-miguel-cabrera-all-star-game-legacy-selections] Link to Boyd video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=govgZzaiwRo] Link to EW Episode 1735 [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1735-in-play-runs/] Link to EW Episode 1736 [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1736-the-wildest-week-in-sports-card-history/] Link to Independence Day post [https://www.facebook.com/groups/effectivelywild/posts/23958845767142283/] [https://i.imgur.com/hT2AX6G.jpg] Sponsor Us on Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild] [https://i.imgur.com/xQIHgp3.png] Give a Gift Subscription [https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] [https://i.imgur.com/tNOGFnG.png]podcast@fangraphs.com Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com [podcast@fangraphs.com] [https://i.imgur.com/gj3wTt4.png] Effectively Wild Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/28HuIsx.png] Effectively Wild Wiki [http://effectivelywild.wikia.com/wiki/Effectively_Wild_Wiki] [https://i.imgur.com/n16jO21.png] Apple Podcasts Feed [http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/effectively-wild-daily-baseball/id545919715]  [https://i.imgur.com/fQfPcpV.png] Spotify Feed [https://open.spotify.com/show/18kbXy9p0jHw3o8f2cQlCj] [https://i.imgur.com/sjL4TbJ.png] YouTube Playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXytxPs81CsUSJmN1mQMr526CdeDpf4vK] [https://i.imgur.com/jbkZAC1.png] Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/waJFv7Y.png] Bluesky Account [https://bsky.app/profile/ewpod.bsky.social] [https://i.imgur.com/DAtijEo.jpg] Twitter Account [https://twitter.com/ewpod] [https://i.imgur.com/YXW4kOd.png] Get Our Merch! 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EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about how many members of the All-Star Celebrity Softball Game roster they have heard of, honorary all-stars, and velocity spikes preceding arm injuries, then discuss an investigation concerning possible pitch-fixing by Luis L. Ortiz [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/luis-l-ortiz/27646/stats], a federal civil rights complaint about the Dodgers’ DEI policies, and Rob Manfred’s pitch to players in advance of CBA discussions. Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u9uMDVhB3JbuuT3HQYDzXcl4cXc-mY4Z/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RRfThaYTS3pNyN08OEGLJLdhXRb-wIUZ/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to Coachella formula [https://www.reddit.com/r/GenerationJones/comments/1gzxilb/your_real_age_is_70_minus_the_number_of_musicians/] Link to the “celebrities” [https://www.mlb.com/all-star/saturday/celebrity-softball-game] Link to Simpsons clip [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVddGSTjEd0] Link to influencer fame data [https://today.yougov.com/ratings/entertainment/fame/influencers/all] Link to MLBTR on honorary all-stars [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/07/mlb-permitted-to-add-bonus-all-star-spot-in-honor-of-career-achievements.html] Link to Atlanta pitchers story [https://www.mlb.com/news/spencer-schwellenbach-fractured-elbow] Link to ESPN report on Ortiz [https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45657609/guardians-luis-ortiz-mlb-investigation-placed-leave] Link to Trueblood pitch videos [https://bsky.app/profile/matrueblood.bsky.social/post/3lt3f2cyfjc2a] Link to Axios on Miller and L.A. [https://www.axios.com/2025/07/02/stephen-miller-sues-dei-dodgers-america-first-legal] Link to The Athletic on Miller [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6469611/2025/07/02/dodgers-dei-federal-civil-rights-complaint-america-first-legal/] Link to more on the complaint [https://www.impactivize.org/impactivizereporting/group-founded-by-stephen-miller-takes-swing-and-a-miss-against-dodgers-dei/] Link to 2023 MLB complaint [https://aflegal.org/press-release/america-first-legal-files-federal-civil-rights-complaint-against-major-league-baseball-for-illegal-discrimination-demands-commissioner-of-baseball-cease-and-desist-from-unlawful-policies/] Link to The Athletic on Manfred [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6461725/2025/06/30/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-mlbpa-tour-lockout/] Link to more from The Athletic [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6464833/2025/07/01/rob-manfred-cba-players-the-windup/] Link to the SBJ on Manfred [https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/06/19/manfred-details-how-hes-been-discussing-mlb-labor-situation-with-players/] Link to Sheehan on Manfred [https://www.joesheehan.com/2025/07/newsletter-excerpt-july-1-2025-it-begins.html] Link to MLBPA probe [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6401524/2025/06/03/tony-clark-mlbpa-lawyers-federal-probe/] Link to fan ban [https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45636526/diamondbacks-ban-season-ticket-holder-interference] Link to fan interview [https://x.com/azsports/status/1940097169207566664?s=46] Link to MLFAD data [https://www.ewstats.com/competitions/mlfad] Link to Waldron pitch usage [https://www.brooksbaseball.net//outcome.php?player=663362&b_hand=-1&time=game&minmax=ci&var=pcount&s_type=2&startDate=03/30/2007&endDate=07/03/2025&pFilt=FA|SI|FC|CU|SL|CS|KN|CH|FS|SB&gFilt=allmlb] [https://i.imgur.com/hT2AX6G.jpg] Sponsor Us on Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild] [https://i.imgur.com/xQIHgp3.png] Give a Gift Subscription [https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] [https://i.imgur.com/tNOGFnG.png]podcast@fangraphs.com Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com [podcast@fangraphs.com] [https://i.imgur.com/I4hfhMi.png] EW Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/28HuIsx.png] Effectively Wild Wiki [http://effectivelywild.wikia.com/wiki/Effectively_Wild_Wiki] [https://i.imgur.com/sX7DEWS.jpeg] iTunes Feed [http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/effectively-wild-daily-baseball/id545919715] (Please rate and review us!) [https://i.imgur.com/fQfPcpV.png] Spotify Feed [https://open.spotify.com/show/18kbXy9p0jHw3o8f2cQlCj] [https://i.imgur.com/jbkZAC1.png] Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/effectivelywild/] [https://i.imgur.com/waJFv7Y.png] Bluesky Account [https://bsky.app/profile/ewpod.bsky.social] [https://i.imgur.com/DAtijEo.jpg] Twitter Account [https://twitter.com/ewpod] [https://i.imgur.com/YXW4kOd.png] Get Our Merch! [https://breakingt.com/collections/fangraphs] Source [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2343-say-it-aint-low-luis/]