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After a brief PSA about an open producer position (email wanted@fangraphs.com with the subject line &#8220;Podcast Editor 2026&#8221; to apply) Ben Lindbergh (kind of) continues his quest to temporarily resurrect a few dearly departed baseball podcasts by bringing on MLB.com&#8217;s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mikepetriello.bsky.social" target="_blank">Mike Petriello</a>, former host of Ballpark Dimensions, to banter about a record home run trot, which &#8220;Statcast era&#8221; records they&#8217;re most confident are also all-time records, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/junior-caminero/28163/stats/batting" target="_blank">Junior Caminero</a>&#8217;s defense and the value of small-sample defensive splits, the latest Statcast tools, Statcast WAR, predictive vs. descriptive stats, a divisive standing ovation for <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/pete-alonso/19251/stats/batting" target="_blank">Pete Alonso</a> at Citi Field, and this week&#8217;s White Sox-Guardians series. Then (58:25) Ben chats with former Astros AGM <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewball.bsky.social" target="_blank">Andrew Ball</a> and former Phillies quantitative analyst <a href="https://x.com/tomdoyo" target="_blank">Tom Kim</a> about Tom&#8217;s new command metric, OpenCommand, whether public baseball research still has something to teach teams, the public-private knowledge gap, and overrated secrets.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Philip Bergman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r_SutdDwCAJtoMBaw5CjiM-mhsRmG6ii/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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Audio&nbsp;outro: 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;

<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ballpark-dimensions/id1002799146" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ballpark Dimensions podcast archive</a>
<a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/2100026102282424697" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Caminero trot</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/junior-caminero-warned-his-opponent-he-was-going-to-hit-a-walk-off-home-run" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Caminero LIDOM trot</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/slangsonsports.bsky.social/post/3mvm2mwq6x22l" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Langs post</a>
<a href="https://x.com/TaterTrotTrkr" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tater Trot Tracker</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523115311/http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/a-baseballs-exit-velocity-is-five-parts-hitter-one-part-pitcher/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to exit-speed contributions</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mikepetriello.bsky.social/post/3mvncjaxhgv2r" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mike&#8217;s post on Caminero&#8217;s defense</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ted-williams-502-foot-fenway-home-run-investigation" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mike on the Williams homer</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2164-the-batcast-era/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mike&#8217;s last EW appearance</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-statcast-bat-tracking" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2024 bat tracking</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/new-statcast-swing-metrics-2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2025 swing tracking</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7598077/2026/09/16/washington-nationals-farm-system/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Nats farm system article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/breaking-down-first-base-throw-receiving-data" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2026 scoops article</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/first-base-scoops-receiving?type=fielder_3&season%5B%5D=2026&splitYear=0&min=q&minSplit=1&gameType%5B%5D=R&dateStart=&dateEnd=&is_hit_into_play_field_out=&fielder_3_hand=&min_height_in_inches=&showColumn=outs&viz_players=665489&viz_selected_idx=0&_gl=1*4b75mk*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3ODc1OTUyNDUuQ2owS0NRancxNl9VQmhDcUFSSXNBSWRPYVh5M1NMa3ROdFgybWhqdnZlRTdDdWk4d0RkWk5xM2ZFVy1nNHc5OEhzNkNjdEFJaEs0VWNtUWFBb05MRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE3ODc1OTUyNDUuQ2owS0NRancxNl9VQmhDcUFSSXNBSWRPYVh5M1NMa3ROdFgybWhqdnZlRTdDdWk4d0RkWk5xM2ZFVy1nNHc5OEhzNkNjdEFJaEs0VWNtUWFBb05MRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*NDkwNzc1MDEwLjE3ODkwMjI3NTY.*_ga*MTE2MTY5NjU3OS4xNzU0NzQzOTIw*_ga_N8YFCZLYSZ*czE3ODk2NDA2MTYkbzIwMyRnMSR0MTc4OTY0MTA0NCRqNDQkbDAkaDc3MDE2MjAwMQ.." rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to scoops leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/im-tired-boss" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;I&#8217;m tired, boss&#8221; meme</a>
<a href="https://natethomas490.substack.com/p/introducing-swing-decision-and-batting" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to predicted xwOBACON</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/a-visualized-primer-on-vertical-approach-angle-vaa/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to VAAAA</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baseball Savant</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_mile_(transportation)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;last mile&#8221; wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7599047/2026/09/15/pete-alonso-orioles-300-career-home-runs-mets/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to standing Alons-O article</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?lg=all&qual=0&season=2026&season1=2026&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=&filter=&players=0&type=8&month=36" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team 1B WAR</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NewYorkMets/comments/1whp3td/2006_mike_piazza_returns_to_shea_as_a_padre_hits/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Piazza ovation</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/22/archives/ingrates-unite-says-the-tshirt.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Seaver ovation</a>
<a href="https://abc7.com/post/pujols-gets-curtain-call-at-busch-stadium-after-hr/5359203/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pujols ovation</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/tommy-pham-activated-from-injured-list-by-white-sox" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pham story</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/white-sox-fall-out-of-first-place-after-loss-to-guardians" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to White Sox-Guardians gamer</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49946398/tristan-peters-18-pitch-walk-keys-white-sox-win-vs-guards" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Peters PA article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/110208/eighteen-pitches-gavin-williams-tristan-peters-guardians-white-sox/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Peters PA article 2</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/lets-help-jack-reacher-remember-some-guys/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Davy on Jack Reacher</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/astros/team/front-office/andrew-ball" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrew&#8217;s baseball bio</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1152045/2019/08/21/35-under-35-how-andrew-ball-went-from-blogger-to-exec-with-the-angels/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Athletic profile on Andrew</a>
<a href="https://x.com/tomdoyo/status/2087272169852088752" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tom&#8217;s OpenCommand thread</a>
<a href="https://x.com/open_command" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to OpenCommand account</a>
<a href="https://github.com/tomdoyo/open-command" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to OpenCommand github</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7563128/2026/09/04/mlb-new-command-metric-open-command-explainer/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Athletic on OpenCommand</a>
<a href="https://x.com/open_command/status/2094029112507859241" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to OpenCommand validation</a>
<a href="https://x.com/open_command/status/2098417530427621640" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to OpenCommand accuracy</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/93823/prospectus-feature-utilizing-single-angle-broadcast-feeds-and-computer-vision-to-extract-3d-mlb-biomechanical-data/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to computer vision article 1</a>
<a href="https://drivelinebaseball.com/blogs/blog/bat-tracking-computer-vision-and-the-next-frontier?srsltid=AU7gw4VhI2YZDO7XcEfuj3hHHbQ5oUbBqeWMqv3tmWWSKjMDOc5jiDSB" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to computer vision article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6691711/2025/10/06/mlb-pitch-tipping-paranoia-camera-ipads-pitch-clock/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to pitch-tipping detection info</a>
<a href="https://x.com/tomdoyo/status/2082066794404294671" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tom on miss distance</a>
<a href="https://x.com/tangotiger/status/2082259228220080231" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tango on miss distance</a>
<a href="https://pebblehunting.substack.com/p/this-could-be-a-miz-take" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on misses</a>
<a href="https://grantland.com/features/tim-lincecum-rebound-san-francisco-giants/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on COMMANDf/x</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/346863/2018/05/10/exclusive-a-big-step-forward-in-measuring-command/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Athletic on Command+</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mason-miller/31757/stats/pitching#pitchingbot" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Stuff&#8221; model command stats</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/37379/pitching-scores-power-command-stamina/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP on command 1</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/31022/prospectus-feature-command-and-control/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP on command 2</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/how-the-not-so-subtle-art-of-chucking-it-right-down-the-middle-is-helping-mlb-pitchers-get-ahead-213941943.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team targets article</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CoachRodrigues2/status/2096615702752883168" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team targets graph</a>
<a href="https://x.com/open_command/status/2099239577697337394" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to command value post</a>
<a href="https://x.com/tomdoyo/status/2094801957273682160" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tom&#8217;s post on baseball analytics</a>
<a href="https://andrewballnotes.substack.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrew&#8217;s Substack</a>
<a href="https://andrewballnotes.substack.com/p/how-public-analysts-keep-pace-with" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrew on public baseball analysis</a>
<a href="https://andrewballnotes.substack.com/p/your-ideas-arent-that-valuable" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrew on idea value</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2017/02/06/mlb/mlb-cardinals-astros-hacking-scandal-front-office-secrets-144dbe8fac32" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on baseball secrets</a>
<a href="https://andrewballnotes.substack.com/p/your-ideas-arent-that-valuable" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrew on idea value</a>
<a href="https://andrewballnotes.substack.com/p/are-mlb-teams-getting-better-at-drafting" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrew on draft performance</a>
<a href="https://github.com/tomdoyo/SMT2025/blob/main/SMT2025%20Paper.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hustle+ paper</a>
<a href="https://deadspin.com/quantifying-robinson-canos-lack-of-hustle-does-it-act-1525478158/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on hustle</a>
<a href="https://substack.com/@andrewball2/note/c-326694431" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrew&#8217;s podcast post</a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/033NJvl2imx3tE35ybrjOC" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrew&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG2HdvyW9cc#t=1h29m38s" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Marvel&#8217;s Wolverine clip 1</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/button-mash/2026/09/10/nintendo-directs-marvels-wolverine-and-the-blood-of-dawnwalker-reactions" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben&#8217;s first Wolverine pod</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/button-mash/2026/09/13/marvels-wolverine-deep-dive" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben&#8217;s second Wolverine pod</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2465-before-you-can-say-jackie-robinson/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to previous Winquest banter</a>
<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/31/sports/red-sox-mickey-gasper-willson-contreras/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Gasper story</a>
<a href="https://neilpaine.substack.com/p/mlbs-garbage-time-is-getting-out" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Paine on position-player pitchers</a>

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