Effectively Wild Episode 2022: Three Strikes, You’re Out on the New Ballgame

Ben Lindbergh and Russell Carleton of Baseball Prospectus banter concerning the return of Joey Votto, the all of the sudden thrilling Cincinnati Reds, the NL Central and NL West races, and extra, then (25:52) focus on a number of of the developments chronicled in Russell’s new guide, The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball, together with the influence of the one-inning reliever, the enlargement of baseball’s expertise pool, the redefinition of positions, the strikeout conundrum, and the position of analytics in shaping the game. After that (1:25:01), Ben honors the promotions of Votto and Bo Naylor by speaking to Scott Crawford, director of operations for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, concerning the Hall’s newest induction weekend, its election course of and standards, the historical past of the Hall and baseball in Canada, the Hall’s assortment and relationships with different Halls of Fame, the baseball panorama in Canada, and extra, adopted by a Past Blast (1:55:50) from 2022.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to file of EW company
Link to video of Votto’s return
Link to Votto’s postgame interview
Link to MLBTR on Votto
Link to Krall remark
Link to Reds playoff appearances
Link to Reds depth chart
Link to group batting ages
Link to group pitching ages
Link to BaseRuns standings
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to Russell’s guide
Link to Arraez/Nomar enjoyable truth
Link to Freeway Series enjoyable truth
Link to Verducci on pitch-tipping
Link to Ben on bullpenning
Link to Ben on mid-PA pitching modifications
Link to Ben on strikeouts
Link to Eno Sarris on strikeouts
Link to Bill James on strikeouts
Link to Lewie Pollis on strikeouts
Link to Ben on super-utility gamers
Link to Ben on Dodgers positional fluidity
Link to Russell on place switches
Link to Russell on the invasive reliever
Link to Russell on reliever-like starters
Link to Ben on pitcher roster limits
Link to The Athletic participant survey
Link to Dan S. on Naylor
Link to Canadian Baseball HoF web site
Link to Canadian Baseball HoF wiki
Link to Walker’s photographs
Link to Jenkins tweet about Votto
Link to French baseball glossary
Link to 2005 article on Doucet
Link to information on Chatham group
Link to information on class of 2023
Link to induction weekend account
Link to 2022 Past Blast supply
Link to David Lewis’s Twitter
Link to David Lewis’s Substack
Link to Rickwood Field story