Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various topics in professional baseball, including the amount of dirt MLB players ingest in a season, interesting statistics about Mike Trout’s season, Shohei Ohtani, Earl Webb’s single-season doubles record, Cody Bellinger and potential wall padding at Wrigley Field, replay review rules, Matt Waldron’s knuckleball, Elly De La Cruz and Oneil Cruz’s seasons, Francisco Lindor’s superstar status, José Ruiz’s pursuit of a record for games finished without a save, and Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti’s idea for a baseball plus/minus stat.
Audio intro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”
**Images:**
1. [Link to dirt-consumption info]
2. [Link to FG post on Trout’s running]
3. [Link to BP on Trout’s swings]
4. [Link to Trout’s pitch-type performance]
5. [Link to Trout’s plate-discipline stats]
6. [Link to Trout’s sprint speeds]
7. [Link to Posnanski on Ohtani]
8. [Link to Webb SABR bio]
9. [Link to Maris Jr. article 1]
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