Effectively Wild Episode 2148: Backyard Baseball

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter in regards to the earthquake within the Northeast, Juan Soto’s selection of walk-up track, J.J. Hardy constructing a ballpark in his Arizona yard, the pluses and minuses of dwelling in or close to a ballpark, and the way Shohei Ohtani pertains to the Tower of Babel, then (1:04:21) reply listener emails in regards to the Moneyball A’s vs. the 116-win Mariners, Joey Votto and gamers’ talent with cursive script, how lengthy a ceremonial first pitch thrower might doubtlessly delay a sport, the worth of constantly throwing from a number of arm slots, and the way a lot better a crew can be if its opponents knew nothing about it prematurely.

Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to NYT on the earthquake
Link to Gleyber’s BP
Link to Soto song tweet
Link to “Empire State of Mind”
Link to Correa Dior store quote
Link to Hardy yardwork report
Link to Olerud tree story
Link to Target Field view
Link to Minneapolis apartment building
Link to converted Indianapolis ballpark
Link to Indy stadium lofts
Link to converted Osaka Stadium
Link to The Athletic on the Dodgers ball
Link to Dodgers follow-up article
Link to Ohtani video clip
Link to Tower of Babel wiki
Link to Votto tweet
Link to NPR on cursive
Link to The Atlantic on cursive
Link to NYT on cursive
Link to Rangers first pitch
Link to Padres exhibition game
Link to Ben on rookie pitcher comments
Link to research on MLB debuts
Link to listener emails database
Link to Strider article
Link to Ben on pitcher injuries
Link to info on “misles”
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form