Effectively Wild Episode 2008: Huge Hack Assault

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter in regards to the sesame-seer Cardinals utilizing a cheeseburger cellphone to foretell house buns (er, runs) by hitters who’re dialed in, the various fortunes of three offseason huge spenders (the Mets, Padres, and Rangers) and the stakes of their success, Kumar Rocker’s Tommy John surgical procedure, Dustin May’s flexor pressure, the proliferation of ranked prospects, Jackson Holliday, the Orioles’ infield future, and what it takes for tanking to be justified, the necessity for a Lab League to check the pre-tacked ball, José Abreu’s energy outage, Zac Gallen’s chook omen, and extra, plus a Past Blast (1:38:22) from 2008 and some follow-ups.

Audio intro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Wainwright interview
Link to burger picture
Link to burger GIF
Link to house run rituals
Link to Mets celebration article
Link to Mets comeback homers
Link to Machado harm data
Link to FG put up on Heim
Link to Rocker Pipeline thread
Link to SAL leaderboard
Link to article on pre-tacked ball
Link to Bird Bath Splash Zone data
Link to Gallen chook video
Link to asterisk-ball show
Link to 2008 Past Blast supply
Link to MLB replay wiki
Link to article on David’s catch
Link to David Lewis’s Twitter
Link to David Lewis’s Substack
Link to competitions/drafts sheet
Link to Episode 201 draft
Link to Modesto recreation field rating
Link to Modesto recreation thread