Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s recent resurgence and answer listener emails on various baseball topics. They talk about what a dynastic team could do to avoid being widely hated, the idea of making a mid-plate-appearance batting change, widening foul lines to increase offense, the debate over whether reducing pitcher injuries would be worth bringing back pitcher hitting, the concept of a perfect umpire, the fairness of unintentional foul tips, and which Mario Kart power-up would be best in baseball. They also chat about the Angels’ surprisingly small post-Ohtani attendance drop and delve into a Stat Blast segment with guest Michael Mountain about championship win probability MVPs, combining regular-season and postseason stats, and more.
Audio intro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Links:
– Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leaderboard
– Ben Lindbergh on the Dodgers
– Paine on the Giants
– Ben Lindbergh on mid-PA changes
– Pitcher hitting penalty post
– Articles on widening foul lines: [Link 1] [Link 2] [Link 3] [Link 4]
– Ben Lindbergh on pitcher hitting: [Link 1] [Link 2]
– Mario Kart items discussion
– Sam’s Angels tweets
– Team attendance changes
– ESPN strength of schedule
– Michael’s Stat Blast cover
– Sam on postseason stats
– Michael’s cWPA spreadsheet
– Yearly cWPA leaders
– Kiner and Rickey article
– Ben Lindbergh on Britton
– Ben Lindbergh on pitch-clock history
– 1970 GCL batting stats
– 1970 GCL Pirates team
– Andino headshots
– Curse of the Andino
– Sam on single-play WAR
– Ballpark meetup forms
– Meetup organizer form
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