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Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Episode: Effectively Wild Episode 1962: Championship Core
Description:
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about players being in the sexiest shape of their lives, Rockies owner Dick Monfortâs comments about the Padresâ spending, and how Diamond Sports Groupâs bankruptcy might affect the future of baseball broadcasting, then (28:09) discuss more ways in which baseball stands out from other sports. After that (35:35), they answer listener emails about misspelled Cy Young awards, why timeouts are called timeouts, âoffensive environmentâ vs. âscoring environmentâ and ârun environment,â scoring more runs for hitting a foul pole, rodeo-style âshark cagesâ in the outfield, how teams can quickly change their vibes, whether anyone will ever throw...