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Effectively Wild Episode 2055: No Throw

by Ben Lindbergh
September 6, 2023

EWFI
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Statcast-standout throw by Brenton Doyle, a Statcast-standout homer by Ronald Acuña Jr., and how closely Statcast data matches the eye test in various aspects of performance, the surges or resurgences of Cole Ragans, Blake Snell, and Trea Turner, a Julio Rodríguez fun fact, Royce Lewis’s grand slam streak, David Fry’s ironman position-player-pitching appearance, Kodai Senga’s strong season and Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s free agency, the second arrest (and possible second suspension) of Julio Urías (55:43), updates on Jake Diekman and Kolten Wong (1:06:06), a name for Gunnar Henderson’s non-cycle, the end of a Terrance Gore era, a study on the decreasing durability of pitchers, and more, plus (1:27:05) a Future Blast from 2055.

Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic Version)”
Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to story on Doyle’s throw
Link to García throw
Link to story on Acuña’s homer
Link to FG post on Ragans
Link to MLB Network video on Ragans
Link to best pitchers since 7/15
Link to Eno on Ragans
Link to best pitchers since 5/25
Link to Joe Sheehan on Snell
Link to highest single-season LOB%
Link to best hitters since 8/5
Link to pitch-type performance since 8/5
Link to BP on Turner’s fan reception
Link to ESPN on Turner’s leave
Link to story on 25-25 Julio
Link to BP on Lewis’s slams
Link to MLB.com on Lewis’s slams
Link to Lewis fun fact 1
Link to Lewis fun fact 2
Link to Lewis fun fact 3
Link to story on Fry’s outing
Link to FG post on the rookie class
Link to rookie pitcher WAR leaders
Link to MLBTR on Urías
Link to story on Wong’s changes
Link to Wong’s Triple-A homer
Link to Wong’s MLB homer
Link to Gore’s EW interview
Link to Rays signing Hamilton
Link to BJOL closing announcement
Link to Bill James pitching study
Link to FG post on Hendricks
Link to Rick Wilber’s website
Link to Future Blast wiki

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