Effectively Wild Episode 2172: No LOLMetsing Matter

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley deliver on FanGraphs affiliate editor Matt Martell to debate the scenes at Citi Field that kicked off the Mets’ Jorge López saga, the ensuing DFA and fallout, and what this foolish/unhappy sequence of occasions suggests concerning the potential for participant intent to be misplaced in translation, how off-the-field points can manifest on the sphere, and the road between LOLMets and extra severe conditions. Then (42:00) Ben and Meg are joined by Trout-tier Patreon supporter Andrew Simard to discover the podcast as a sleep help and reply listener emails a few jack-of-all-trades group vs. a specialist group, studying baseball lingo and the “double out,” the necessity for a nickname for Kyle Tucker, Anthony Rizzo and batter’s-box mobility, strike-zone multipliers, and spending surplus wins on playoff power-ups.

Audio intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to López feedback
Link to López glove throw
Link to Matt’s thread
Link to DiComo tweet
Link to DiComo thread
Link to Beverley ball throw
Link to Beverley pod incident
Link to Mintz López column
Link to López Insta Story
Link to López Insta put up
Link to MLBTR on López
Link to MLBTR on Díaz
Link to 2023 López IL stint
Link to Mets Reddit thread
Link to Mrs. Met story
Link to Hechavarría video
Link to Hechavarría story
Link to Becker on the Mets
Link to Baseball Sleep Radio
Link to Sleep Baseball host on EW
Link to lineup make-up analysis
Link to Ben on Trial By Content
Link to Ben on House of R
Link to Tucker HR theft
Link to King Tuck’s Court video
Link to King Tuck’s Court Twitter
Link to King Felix’s Court
Link to latest EW on Tucker
Link to darts “double out”
Link to B-Ref profession WAR leaders
Link to new Rizzo adjustment
Link to earlier Rizzo adjustment
Link to Ben on shifting the mound
Link to HBP penalty electronic mail
Link to Golden Batter rule
Link to Cosmic Baseball story
Link to listener emails database
Link to Ben on Button Mash
Link to ballpark meetup types
Link to meetup organizer type