Effectively Wild Episode 2002: East Coast MLBias

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about gamers being paid for on-field, in-game interviews, pitcher accidents and pitcher call-ups, how low Oakland’s attendance might go (and whether or not the staff may bungle its transfer to Las Vegas), the NL West race, the AL East’s power in comparison with the AL Central’s, which staff invented the in-dugout dwelling run ritual, whether or not the Angels ought to signal Gary Sánchez, Bryce Harper’s return, the Marlins’ report in one-run video games, Colin Holderman and nominative determinism, and extra, plus a Past Blast (1:18:13) from 2002.

Audio intro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to report about participant funds
Link to Emma on in-game interviews
Link to Ben on in-game interviews
Link to article on Rockies making an attempt
Link to FG’s prospect rankings
Link to Millers recreation
Link to lowest 2023 attendance
Link to lowest 2022 attendance
Link to lowest 1990-2019 attendance
Link to ’97 White Sox recreation story
Link to Passan’s A’s tweet
Link to 2014 Dodgers bubbles story
Link to 2013 A’s tunnel story
Link to 2023 HR celebrations
Link to Twins HR celebration
Link to Sam on WS dogpiles
Link to Sam on walk-off celebrations
Link to Mariners trident story
Link to article on AL East power
Link to depth charts standings
Link to playoff odds
Link to Jay Jaffe on the Yankees
Link to Yankees IL tweet
Link to mixed WAR leaderboard
Link to MLBTR on Sánchez
Link to catcher depth charts
Link to Sánchez’s Savant web page
Link to article on Sánchez’s protection
Link to Angels coaches tweet
Link to Ben C. on Harper
Link to BaseRuns information
Link to Holderman’s recreation log
Link to 2002 Past Blast supply
Link to 2002 supply, cont’d.
Link to David Lewis’s Twitter
Link to David Lewis’s Substack

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