<html> Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the late <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/john-sterling/1012503/stats/pitching" target="_blank">John Sterling</a>, fan affection for local broadcasters, and whether any broadcast institutions don’t inspire such attachment, then banter about <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/anthony-volpe/27647/stats/batting" target="_blank">Anthony Volpe’</a>s demotion, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/tarik-skubal/22267/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Tarik Skubal’</a>s elbow injury, the Mets’ decision to stand by Carlos Mendoza, dramatically different results in back-to-back Reds-Pirates games, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/riley-obrien/20348/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Riley O’Brien</a>’s success, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/nick-kurtz/35110/stats/batting" target="_blank">Nick Kurtz</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/roy-cullenbine/1002861/stats/batting" target="_blank">Roy Cullenbine</a>, and prolific walk-drawers with unimpressive power, whether framing and challenging skills are correlated for catchers, and a Baseball Savant-based guessing game, plus follow-ups on Mexico City’s elevation and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/dalton-rushing/31382/stats/batting" target="_blank">Dalton Rushing</a>.Audio intro: Philip Tapley and Michael Stokes, “<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIp68xsf3VligZWlp_LIlfw_k-0KNsJt/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>” Audio outro: Harold Walker, “<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_u1OHC8kumMkTfl2QWSo4FRlkFWvOcHB/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>” <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1873-puke-and-rally-cap/" target="_blank">Link to Brussels sprouts EW episode</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/sports/john-sterling-dead.html" target="_blank">Link to Sterling obit</a> <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2152-the-worst-vibes-in-baseball/" target="_blank">Link to previous Sterling discussion</a> <a href="https://x.com/JSterlingCalls/status/1300580776464068608" target="_blank">Link to Sterling on FanGraphs</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/sports/baseball/voice-of-yankees-draws-high-ratings-and-several-critics.html" target="_blank">Link to 2011 Sterling profile</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sterling_(sportscaster)" target="_blank">Link to Sterling wiki</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kay_(sports_broadcaster)" target="_blank">Link to Kay wiki</a> <a href="https://www.nj.com/sports/2026/05/michael-kays-tribute-defines-john-sterling-in-two-words-absence-of-malice.html" target="_blank">Link to Kay on Sterling</a> <a href="https://medium.com/the-awl/the-michael-kay-diet-bd3af28e4f26" target="_blank">Link to Kay diet piece 1</a> <a href="https://defector.com/michael-kay-finally-consumed-eggs" target="_blank">Link to Kay diet piece 2</a> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2020/12/17/why-on-earth-are-play-by-play-announcers-such-finicky-eaters/" target="_blank">Link to Kay diet piece 3</a> <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/anthonys-movin-out/" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Volpe</a> <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/tarik-skubals-injury-leaves-him-and-the-tigers-in-uncertain-territory/" target="_blank">Link to Clemens on Skubal</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jeffpassanbot.bsky.social/post/3ml2eokix332x" target="_blank">Link to Passan post</a> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/tatiana-tate-trumpet-player-for-edwin-diaz-s-dodgers-debut" target="_blank">Link to Tatiana Trumpet story</a> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/tarik-skubal-elbow-surgery-impact-on-tigers-free-agency" target="_blank">Link to MLB.com on Skubal</a> <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/reds-pirates-seven-straight-walks-mlb-record/" target="_blank">Link to CBS Sports on Skubal</a> <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/do-manager-firings-really-change-team-trajectories/" target="_blank">Link to Dan S. on managerial firings</a> <a href="https://andrewballnotes.substack.com/p/thats-not-accountability" target="_blank">Link to Ball on managerial firings</a> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/carlos-mendoza-mets-manager-job-safe-despite-start" target="_blank">Link to Stearns on Mendoza</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7247358/2026/05/01/mets-manager-carlos-mendoza-david-stearns/" target="_blank">Link to Mendoza’s reaction</a> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-walk-seven-consecutive-pirates-batters" target="_blank">Link to seven consecutive walks</a> <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&type=8&month=0&ind=0&startdate=&enddate=&season1=2023&season=2026&qual=700&sortcol=17&sortdir=asc&pagenum=1" target="_blank">Link to worst hitters 2023-26</a> <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&type=8&season=2026&month=1000&season1=2026&ind=0&stats=rel&qual=0&startdate=2026-03-01&enddate=2026-05-04&team=0" target="_blank">Link to RP WAR leaders</a> <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/riley-obrien-best-of-both-worlds/" target="_blank">Link to Clemens on O’Brien</a> <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1153-johnny-on-the-spot/" target="_blank">Link to Johnny interview</a> <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1332-the-life-of-riley/" target="_blank">Link to Johnny and Riley</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-city-sinking-nasa-satellite-imagery-b5a70fbc2f73a789f248ab69b08c75e7" target="_blank">Link to Mexico City sinking story</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_quo_bias" target="_blank">Link to status quo bias wiki</a> <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/pythagorean-baseruns?season=2025" target="_blank">Link to 2025 run differentials</a> <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/pythagorean-baseruns?season=2026" target="_blank">Link to 2026 run differentials</a> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brian-cashman-defends-yankees-offseason-strategy-for-2026" target="_blank">Link to Cashman comments</a> <a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/28/mlb/the-rebuilt-new-york-mets-are-bucking-baseball-history" target="_blank">Link to Ben on team turnover</a> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/nick-kurtz-extends-walk-streak-to-19-games-in-a-s-win" target="_blank">Link to Kurtz streak story 1</a> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/nick-kurtz-walk-streak-ends" target="_blank">Link to Kurtz streak story 2</a> <a href="https://helmarblog.com/2019/07/30/the-unappreciated-baseball-career-of-roy-cullenbine/" target="_blank">Link to Cullenbine post 1</a> <a href="https://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/35201/the-strange-career-of-roy-cullenbine" target="_blank">Link to Cullenbine post 2</a> <a href="https://www.theringer.com/2020/09/24/mlb/baseball-war-history" target="_blank">Link to Ben on pre-WAR valuations</a> <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/roy-thomas-2/" target="_blank">Link to Roy Thomas SABR bio</a> <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Foul_strike_rule" target="_blank">Link to foul-strike rule</a> <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/max-bishop/" target="_blank">Link to Max Bishop SABR bio</a> <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/eddie-yost/" target="_blank">Link to Eddie Yost SABR bio</a> <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/eddie-joost/" target="_blank">Link to Eddie Joost SABR bio</a> <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&type=23&month=0&ind=0&startdate=&enddate=&season1=1871&season=2026&qual=2000&sortcol=3&sortdir=default&pagenum=1&pageitems=100" target="_blank">Link to career + stats</a> <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/catcher-framing?gameType=Regular&seasonStart=2026&seasonEnd=2026&type=catching-team&minPitches=q&minResults=1" target="_blank">Link to team framing leaderboard</a> <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/abs-challenges?gameType=regular&year=2026&challengeType=catcher&level=mlb&minChal=1&minOppChal=0&sort=parent_org&sortDir=asc&page=0&pageSize=50" target="_blank">Link to catcher challenges leaderboard</a> <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/abs-challenges?sort=net_net_runs&sortDir=desc&page=0&pageSize=999999999" target="_blank">Link to batter challenges leaderboard</a> <a href="https://x.com/tangotiger/status/1970611890020815210" target="_blank">Link to Tango’s Soto/Bailey tweet</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vk-DiHEpiZTHSOv1EwW1tCI9yY2UqtePbTYuWEMXQmE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Link to framing/challenging correlations</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7233538/2026/04/27/mlb-teams-good-bad-abs-challenge-system/" target="_blank">Link to Ruiz on framing/challenging</a> <a href="https://x.com/spencernusbaum_/status/2048799567152316725" target="_blank">Link to Millas on framing/challenging</a> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/abs-challenge-system-statistical-breakdown-2025" target="_blank">Link to Petriello on 2025 challenges</a> <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-abs-challenges-player-survey" target="_blank">Link to player survey on challenges</a> <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/dodgers-dalton-rushing-jung-hoo-lee/1933354/" target="_blank">Link to Rushing on Lee 1</a> <a href="https://dodgersway.com/dalton-rushing-s-response-to-jung-hoo-lee-situation-even-feels-like-a-lie-to-dodgers-fans" target="_blank">Link to Rushing on Lee 2</a> <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/2049584746846425337" target="_blank">Link to Rushing’s timeout call</a> <a href="https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/2051078655472808006" target="_blank">Link to Rushing’s challenge</a> <a href="https://x.com/tangotiger/status/2051162370324496888" target="_blank">Link to Tango on the challenge</a> <a href="https://savantle.com/" target="_blank">Link to Savantle</a> <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/games" target="_blank">Link to other Savant guessing games</a> <a href="http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild" target="_blank">Sponsor Us on Patreon</a> <a href="https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift" target="_blank"> </a><a 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