<img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png" alt="EWFI" width="590" height="206" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-242076" srcset="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png 590w, https://blogs.fangraphs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi-300x105.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px" />
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a quick hook for <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/keith-foulke/231/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Keith Foulke</a> in the WPBL and Stat Blast about the historic outcome of a series between two streaking teams before analyzing an update on <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/giancarlo-stanton/4949/stats/batting" target="_blank">Giancarlo Stanton&#8217;</a>s status, the effect of era on <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jacob-wilson/33266/stats/batting" target="_blank">Jacob Wilson&#8217;</a>s errorless streak, the significance of baseball&#8217;s resurgence in Hollywood (as evidenced by a Netflix Yankees series, three upcoming baseball movies, and a baseball tangent on Ted Lasso), <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mike-krukow/1007185/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Mike Krukow</a> and the best team scenario for a beloved broadcaster&#8217;s farewell tour, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/max-scherzer/3137/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Max Scherzer</a>&#8217;s small-sample resurgence, and the latest on <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/hunter-greene/22182/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Hunter Greene</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/paul-skenes/33677/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Paul Skenes</a>, and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/gerrit-cole/13125/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Gerrit Cole</a>. 
Audio&nbsp;intro: Justin Peters, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qjDTYA9tQlZDQBpZqZUEosHoKN8nMQxR/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Cory Brent, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pt4d-z71jiJ_H4Zb23Kos4vuP__tzf8t/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRWB1WUCzs8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dak quote</a>
<a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Dak_Ralter" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dak Wookieepedia page</a>
<a href="https://www.cbr.com/derek-hobbie-klivian-hoth-survival-death-explained-star-wars/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hobbie&#8217;s Hoth fate</a>
<a href="https://www.womensprobaseballleague.com/2026/08/09/boston-hunters-name-jemile-weeks-manager/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boston Hunters announcement</a>
<a href="https://x.com/i/status/2086591302104121395" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hunters tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.womensprobaseballleague.com/standings/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to WPBL standings</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/press-release/rickie-weeks-to-take-on-new-role-with-the-brewers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Weeks hiring story</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chance-break-another-streak-against-065237499.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story about A&#8217;s streak snapping</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-streak-of-nine-straight-series-wins-snapped-by-athletics" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story about Sox streak-snapping</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_LBfh4PwT1ybw80bgVaV66No0mpLCrrfxOonjTk3jk/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast streaks data 1</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1o-FdUEs90etbcwtesKEcjgCIO0Flve2sl6qS4swu9CQ/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast streaks data 2</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_mean" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to harmonic mean wiki</a>
<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/its-so-over-were-so-back" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to so over/so back meme</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-fangraphs-2026-staff-predictions/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG preseason predictions</a>
<a href="https://x.com/BryanHoch/status/2084380848946618772" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boone/Stanton quote 1</a>
<a href="https://x.com/BryanHoch/status/2086138310817099844" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boone/Stanton quote 2</a>
<a href="https://x.com/MacCerullo/status/1806061965149720770" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Casas swinging exchange</a>
<a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/06/26/red-sox-1b-triston-casas-provides-update-after-mri-comes-back-clean/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Casas swinging article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/press-release/triston-casas-undergoes-successful-surgery" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Casas surgery</a>
<a href="https://www.nj.com/yankees/2026/02/yankees-giancarlo-stanton-cant-open-bag-of-chips-due-to-ongoing-pain-but-eyes-full-season.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stanton chips quote</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2bjQE-GNXs" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stanton/Panterra video</a>
<a href="https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/8/31/16233280/giancarlo-stanton-lexy-panterra" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stanton/Panterra post</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/9428872/image/24/giancarlo-stanton-2013-body-issue-bodies-want-espn-magazine#" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stanton ESPN photo shoot</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jacob-wilson-mlb-error-free-shortstop-record" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Wilson story 1</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49570864/athletics-wilson-sets-record-111-errorless-games-row" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Wilson story 2</a>
<a href="https://x.com/AthleticsRants/status/2086549722752303279" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to errorless leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=wilsoja05&t=f&year=2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 Wilson fielding game log</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=wilsoja05&t=f&year=2026" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2026 Wilson fielding game log</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=bordimi01&t=f&year=2002" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2002 Bordick fielding game log</a>
<a href="https://x.com/KenKorachRadio/status/2086561095943328113" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Korach tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/field.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to annual fielding averages</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=2&month=0&ind=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sortcol=0&sortdir=default&startdate=&enddate=&team=0%2Css&season1=2002&season=2026&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to leaguewide batted-ball stats</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=1&month=0&ind=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=&enddate=&season1=2002&season=2026&team=0%2Css&sortcol=5&sortdir=default&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to leaguewide K rate stats</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=2&month=0&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sortcol=4&sortdir=desc&startdate=&enddate=&season1=2002&season=2002&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2002 team batted-ball stats</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=2&month=1000&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sortcol=4&sortdir=desc&startdate=2026-03-01&enddate=2026-08-09&season1=&season=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2026 team batted-ball stats</a>
<a href="https://pebblehunting.substack.com/p/errors-are-hits-now" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on errors</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_2030:_Deadline_Dilemmas_and_Needs#Stat_Blast" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast on errors</a>
<a href="https://www.liquid-iv.com/products/grillos-pickles-hydration-multiplier?g_acctid=758-869-0410&g_adgroupid=193419966383&g_adid=819641534051&g_adtype=search&g_campaign=Tin_Brand+-+HM+Flavors&g_campaignid=23649268481&g_keyword=liquid+iv+pickle+flavor&g_keywordid=kwd-2473498900719&g_network=g&utm_campaign=23649268481&utm_content=819641534051&utm_term=193419966383&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23649268481&gbraid=0AAAAADlzFY_S9pcJeOpQTr4TxAJPKq7Nx&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkOvTBhDgARIsAKUNyRuFgNR6p4A9bb7o7fVHmZ2d9Tm7Lgsqklxw40G7YFXbW0kcoz1YwroaAm8PEALw_wcB&Flavor=LIMITED+EDITION+Grillo%27s+Pickles%C2%AE&Size=10PK&one-time=43871114428452" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to dill-flavored Liquid I.V.</a>
<a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/new-york-yankees-netflix-drama-jason-bateman-mlb-josh-wakely-1236829636/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Netflix Yankees series</a>
<a href="https://deadline.com/2026/07/glen-powell-lou-gehrig-movie-richard-linklater-1236999778/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Gehrig movie news</a>
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1412974/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Glen Powell&#8217;s IMDb</a>
<a href="https://baseballresearcher.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-pride-of-yankees-seeknay.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cooper story 1</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/09/sports/baseball/researcher-concludes-pride-of-the-yankees-film-was-not-flipped.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cooper story 2</a>
<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tim-robbins-sissy-spacek-cast-emma-stone-chris-pine-rom-com-1236631730/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Catch movie info</a>
<a href="https://deadline.com/2026/07/tom-hanks-mlb-the-comebacker-release-date-1236972868/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hanks movie news</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Padres/comments/xygwm7/emma_stone_is_a_padres_fan/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stone as Padres fan</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1v6chb6/emma_stone_is_distraught/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stone as Mets fan</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2163-littell-big-league/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW baseball movies episode</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ted-lasso-at-the-negro-leagues-baseball-museum" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lasso NLBM story</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alsbOnJzypk" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lasso NLBM scene</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2465-before-you-can-say-jackie-robinson/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to recent Kendrick EW appearance</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_pitch_career.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to B-Ref career pitching WAR</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&month=0&ind=0&startdate=&enddate=&season1=1871&season=2026" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG career pitching WAR</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWFZRFGP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Eephus on Prime Video</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2293-impossible-sliders-and-extremely-slow-curves/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Eephus EW interview</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Suk_(composer)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Josef Suk wiki</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_competitions_at_the_Summer_Olympics" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Olympics art awards</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TISaiU-fkAE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Suk&#8217;s Scherzo Fantastique</a>
<a href="https://americansymphony.org/concert-notes/josef-suk-scherzo-fantastique/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to fantastic scherzo explainer</a>
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/jams.2011.64.3.527" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to more fantastic scherzo info</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1vjbt9i/walter_johnsons_career_strikeout_total_is/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Johnson strikeouts discrepancy</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/max-scherzer-enters-top-10-all-time-strikeout-leaderboard" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Scherzer vs. Johnson story</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/max-scherzer-headlines-a-big-weekend-for-strikeout-feats/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jay on Scherzer and Cole</a>
<a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/nolan-ryan/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ryan SABR bio</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/08/hunter-greene-to-undergo-elbow-surgery.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Greene&#8217;s surgery</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ClevelandGuardians/comments/1vizqcc/steven_kwan_instantly_homers_after_white_sox/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to White Sox Kwan call</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2502-the-cycle-of-major-league-life/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to previous Skenes discussion</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=8&season=2026&month=1000&season1=2026&ind=0&startdate=2026-07-10&enddate=2026-08-09&team=0&pageitems=100&sortcol=20&sortdir=default&qual=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skenes leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=8&season=2026&month=1000&season1=2026&ind=0&startdate=2026-05-22&enddate=2026-08-09&team=0&qual=0&pagenum=1&pageitems=50" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cole leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/pythagorean-baseruns" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BaseRuns standings</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7499377/2026/08/07/kendall-george-dodgers-knee-surgery-bat-dog/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to George injury update</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/prospect-shares-positive-spinal-surgery-175412424.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lasko injury update</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7500036/2026/08/07/mike-trout-birthday-home-run-la-angels/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trout birthday fun fact</a>

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