![EWFI] (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png) After a brief preamble about the betting scandal surrounding [Shohei Ohtani] (https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shohei-ohtani/19755/stats) and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the first game of the regular season, whether gloves have gotten more permeable, the odds of a DH-only Ohtani MVP season, Ohtani’s lucrative endorsements, whether the addition of in-app gambling info to NBA League Pass portends a similar future for MLB.TV, the pitfalls of pervasive sports-betting ads, the implications of [Eury Pérez] (https://www.fangraphs.com/players/eury-perez/27768/stats) ’s elbow injury, the chances that Pérez will win multiple Cy Young awards, and the decimated Marlins rotation. Then (34:39) they answer listener emails about what makes pitchers aesthetically pleasing, whether [Blake Snell] (https://www.fangraphs.com/players/blake-snell/13543/stats) is effectively wild, whether coaches spend more time on stars or scrubs, moving the bullpen beneath the mound, whether MLB has too many multi-team markets, and joint broadcast booths, plus Stat Blasts (1:12:04) on the Dodgers’ daunting top of the order and the Padres’ profusion of shortstops, followed by (1:37:49) a real-time reaction to the Ohtani-Mizuhara news and a postscript with additional details and thoughts.
Audiointro: Liz Panella, “ [Effectively Wild Theme] (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wNnie0fLF2HVQsb4d-w5OqxMzyqfvImV/view?usp=drive_link) ” Audiooutro: Ian H., “ [Effectively Wild Theme] (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x3QzhMjO6frLGXRoKk-h4I9dkWw16wff/view?usp=drive_link) ”
[Link to shortstop PPR] (https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2024-positional-power-rankings-shortstop/) [Link to Gromit GIF] (https://giphy.com/gifs/aardman-cartoon-train-3oz8xtBx06mcZWoNJm) [Link to Cronenworth play] (https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-score-after-ball-goes-through-jake-cronenworth-s-glove) [Link to opener box score] (https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dodgers-vs-padres/2024/03/20/745444/final/box) [Link to Duffy glove fail] (https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/07/25/royals-matt-duffy-brutal-error-glove-malfunction) [Link to Vlad glove fail] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrpWCk6jAo0) [Link to The Atlantic on flying] (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/boeing-737-safety-air-travel/677814/) [Link to Ohtani MVP odds] (https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/mlb/nl-al-mvp-odds/) [Link to DH MVP article] (https://www.mlb.com/news/nelson-cruz-dh-mvp-case) [Link to NL WAR projections] (https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?pos=all&stats=bat&type=fangraphsdc&team=&lg=nl) [Link to 2023 AL WAR leaders] (https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war?season=2023&teamid=&lg=AL) [Link to endorsement leaders] (https://www.sportico.com/leagues/baseball/2024/mlb-highest-paid-players-2024-shohei-ohtani-yoshinobu-yamamoto-1234771469/) [Link to MLBTR on Eury] (https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/eury-perez-to-undergo-imaging-due-to-elbow-soreness.html) [Link to Baumann on Marlins SP] (https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-marlins-have-one-of-the-best-rotations-in-baseball-they-just-cant-use-it-right-now/) [Link to article on Sixto] (https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article286799495.html) [Link to Cy Youngs quote] (https://theathletic.com/5352336/2024/03/20/2024-mlb-aces-project-starting-pitchers/) [Link to non-Cy winners] (https://www.mlb.com/news/greatest-pitchers-to-never-win-cy-young-award) [Link to Stuff+ ranking] (https://twitter.com/enosarris/status/1768660842789425605) [Link to League Pass article] (https://theathletic.com/5352720/2024/03/19/nba-league-pass-betting-odds/) [Link to Manfred-Silver story] (https://dodgerblue.com/adam-silver-advice-rob-manfred-mlb-pace-of-play-sports-betting/2021/04/28/) [Link to Hefner article] (https://nypost.com/2024/03/10/sports/mets-counting-on-depth-over-dominance-with-cy-young-aces-gone/) [Link to moving mound EW episode] (https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_1885:_The_Pit_Clock) [Link to Emma on bullpen brawlers] (https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/07/22/relief-pitchers-brawl-the-opener) [Link to two-team cities wiki] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_cities_with_teams_from_four_major_league_sports#Cities_with_two_teams_from_one_of_the_four_leagues) [Link to MLB Sunday Leadoff wiki] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLB_Sunday_Leadoff) [Link to MASN booth article] (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/02/27/masn-announces-end-of-split-booths-for-orioles-nats-games/) [Link to Sterling-Castiglione swap] (https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2018/09/17/yankees-john-sterling-joe-castiglione-switch-booths-inning/1332249002/) [Link to 1953 Scully story] (https://theconversation.com/how-vin-scully-scored-his-dodgers-gig-at-22-years-old-188264) [Link to listener emails database] (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-8lpspHQuR5GK7S_nNtGunLGrx60QnSa8XLG_wvRb4Q/edit?usp=sharing) [Link to Cory Brent’s Stat Blast cover] (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vvHCbRESmW9LWnEyohadR1ykIlHUB70a/view?usp=drive_link) [Link to Ben’s Dodgers-Padres article] (https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2024/3/19/24105728/mlb-opening-day-games-2024-dodgers-padres-seoul-series-korea) [Link to highest leadoff OPS] (https://stathead.com/sharing/Commn) [Link to leadoff power article] (https://www.mlb.com/news/best-mlb-leadoff-seasons-ever) [Link to Stat Blast sheet 1] (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aSTfAr_2POndKzq5YKjwRs1CyauroGt4h_5c480sfX8/edit?usp=sharing) [Link to Stat Blast image 1] (https://imgur.com/OkYgb6R) [Link to Stat Blast image 2] (https://imgur.com/3tkwoHI) [Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter] (https://twitter.com/rsnelson23) [Link to Cooper on the Padres] (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/the-padres-are-set-to-field-a-lineup-of-shortstops/) [Link to Stat Blast sheet 2] (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BVP1BsKu_haX6siFZWLjsLQRi6pX0MKM_dV7Y-2ymCw/edit?usp=sharing) [Link to Kenny Jackelen’s Twitter] (https://twitter.com/kennyjackelen) [Link to Ron Swanson clip] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrIeP798hiQ) [Link to Shohei couples photo] (https://twitter.com/shoheisaveus/status/1768303208550801889) [Link to L.A. Times Ohtani report] (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/gambling-story) [Link to ESPN Ohtani report] (https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39768770/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-interpreter-fired-theft) [Link to The Athletic Ohtani report] (https://theathletic.com/5357619/2024/03/20/shohei-ohtani-translator-theft-gambling/) [Link to Jaguars story] (https://apnews.com/article/jacksonville-jaguars-employee-fraud-176075a2d6cffd292a856e87f7d9d81b) [Link to Jaguars story 2] (https://theathletic.com/5349453/2024/03/18/jacksonville-jaguars-amit-patel-fraud-prison/) [Link to ballpark meetup forms] (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E2nLa2270_fA-MFwxK_ey_8YD9A0mcSGs799YQsh-A4/edit?usp=sharing) [Link to meetup organizer form] (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCKtVON5rZz20oZgyjUm9EJjcziWQNpap6AVloW-k8WIKzeA/viewform)
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