Effectively Wild Episode 2326: Mile High, New Low

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rockies being so bad that mostly innocuous stories about them now seem like examples of organizational incompetence, a wild loss by a Rockies affiliate, and why recent terrible teams have been so bad, then (36:56) answer listener emails about catchers framing poorly on purpose, penalizing hitters when their bats make contact with catchers, whether the draft should be helping the worst teams more, and a potential sac-fly tactic in a walk-off situation, plus a Stat Blast (1:17:59) about runners making up for bad baserunning plays, pinch running too late, failed team attempts to reach .500 for the first time, and a piece of baseball wall art, followed (1:43:28) by postscript updates.

Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme”

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Link to worst 50-game startsLink to Dollander call-up storyLink to Dollander IL stintLink to Gelb tweetLink to Soto storyLink to lawsuit storyLink to “the baseball rule”Link to @ScoringChanges tweetLink to walk-off story 1Link to walk-off story 2Link to Aces callLink to box scoreLink to PCL standingsLink to Kirk/Bassitt storyLink to Stick It wikiLink to strikes called ballsLink to balls called strikesLink to FG post on WilsonLink to pinch-runners spreadsheetLink to Grichuk walk-off videoLink to baseball wall artLink to FARTSLAM post 1Link to FARTSLAM post 2Link to listener emails databaseLink to MiLB FAD trackingLink to Hanel’s predictions postLink to Stranger Things NightLink to Victoria Day wikiLink to Victoria Day Jays post

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