Effectively Wild Episode 2208: Thank You for Your Servais

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners firing Scott Servais, the Angels not firing Perry Minasian, Joey Votto’s career and retirement, the continued collapse of Craig Kimbrel, NPB players pushing for a faster path to domestic and international free agency, and the NWSL abolishing its draft. Then (42:45) they’re joined by Patreon supporter Sam Horton to answer listener emails about active future Hall of Fame pitchers, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, major and minor leaguers swapping parks, a desperate outfield tactic, penalizing catcher glove movement, and the ethics of returning milestone homers to hitters, followed (1:48:30) by a postscript Stat Blast about scoring at least 11 unanswered runs.

Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”
Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”

Link to MLBTR on Servais
Link to The Athletic on Servais
Link to MLBTR on Minasian
Link to MLBTR on Votto
Link to Dan S. on Votto
Link to C. Trent on Votto
Link to Votto’s retirement post
Link to McGrath on Votto
Link to Votto quotes
Link to Buchanan on Votto
Link to 2016 Votto story
Link to Votto in the booth
Link to Votto on media offers
Link to Baltimore Sun on Kimbrel
Link to post-ASB RP WAR
Link to post-ASB RP WPA
Link to RP WPA since 2019
Link to Drellich on NPB players
Link to NWSL news
Link to Sam on HoF players
Link to Petriello on HoF pitchers
Link to Jaffe on HoF pitchers
Link to SP JAWS
Link to highest career K rates
Link to EW Episode 282
Link to EW Episode 771
Link to EW Episode 867
Link to EW Episode 2159
Link to Kiermaier deke play
Link to Tango on glove movement 1
Link to Tango on glove movement 2
Link to Tango on glove movement 3
Link to story on Santana’s HR
Link to tweet about Santana’s HR
Link to listener emails database
Link to story on Ohtani HR ball
Link to Ohtani bobblehead
Link to MLBTR on Waldron
Link to Reds-Jays game
Link to Stephenson quote
Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter
Link to 2006 game
Link to 1922 game
Link to Stat Blast data 1
Link to Stat Blast data 2
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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