Effectively Wild Episode 2293: Impossible Sliders and Extremely Slow Curves

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a baseball flub in medical procedural The Pitt, Lawrence Butler’s extension, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s lofty contract target, how the ball moves differently in the Cactus League, and the value of variety in pitch selection, followed by Stat Blasts (49:20) about the WAR values of letters in player names, the best one-and-done pitcher/batter seasons in each franchise’s history, and the longest-tenured groups of players on pennant winners. Then (1:08:20) they talk to Carson Lund, director and co-writer of newly debuted baseball movie Eephus, about his celebrated contribution to the beleaguered genre.

Audio intro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: The Gagnes, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to slider explainer
Link to The Pitt episode
Link to Inglourious Basterds scene
Link to Bluesky post
Link to Passan tweet about Butler
Link to MLBTR on Butler
Link to Vlad contract info
Link to Ortiz comments
Link to Baumann on Vlad
Link to Dan S. on Vlad
Link to Trueblood on Vlad
Link to Rosen on movement
Link to Rosen on variety
Link to Down on the Farm study
Link to Oyster Analytics
Link to Stat Blast 1 spreadsheet
Link to Cocaína García wiki
Link to Stat Blast 2 request
Link to Stat Blast 2 spreadsheet
Link to Stat Blast 3 request
Link to Stat Blast 3 spreadsheet
Link to Carson’s IMDb
Link to Eephus website
Link to Eephus trailer
Link to Eephus Rotten Tomatoes
Link to Eephus AP review
Link to list of baseball movies
Link to Filmmaker Magazine
Link to Jacques Barzun quote
Link to Barzun essay
Link to Soldiers Field game
Link to Soldiers Field photos
Link to EW gift subscriptions

 Sponsor Us on Patreon
 Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com
 EW Subreddit
 Effectively Wild Wiki
 iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)
 Spotify Feed
 Facebook Group
 Bluesky Account
 Twitter Account
 Get Our Merch!

Source