Effectively Wild Episode 2326: Mile High, New Low

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rockies being so bad that mostly innocuous stories about them now seem like examples of organizational incompetence, a wild loss by a Rockies affiliate, and why recent terrible teams have been so bad, then (36:56) answer listener emails about catchers framing poorly on purpose, penalizing hitters when their bats make contact with catchers, whether the draft should be helping the worst teams more, and a potential sac-fly tactic in a walk-off situation, plus a Stat Blast (1:17:59) about runners making up for bad baserunning plays, pinch running too late, failed team attempts to reach .500 for the first time, and a piece of baseball wall art, followed (1:43:28) by postscript updates.

Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to WhatIfSports offer page

Link to worst 50-game starts
Link to Dollander call-up story
Link to Dollander IL stint
Link to Gelb tweet
Link to Soto story
Link to lawsuit story
Link to “the baseball rule”
Link to @ScoringChanges tweet
Link to walk-off story 1
Link to walk-off story 2
Link to Aces call
Link to box score
Link to PCL standings
Link to Kirk/Bassitt story
Link to Stick It wiki
Link to strikes called balls
Link to balls called strikes
Link to FG post on Wilson
Link to pinch-runners spreadsheet
Link to Grichuk walk-off video
Link to baseball wall art
Link to FARTSLAM post 1
Link to FARTSLAM post 2
Link to listener emails database
Link to MiLB FAD tracking
Link to Hanel’s predictions post
Link to Stranger Things Night
Link to Victoria Day wiki
Link to Victoria Day Jays post

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