Effectively Wild Episode 2217: Who Was That Masked Man?

Ben Lindbergh and R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports debate whether Jackson Holliday, Jackson Chourio, or Jackson Merrill will be the best player long term, discuss the addition of ads to batting helmets and continued MLB ad creep, and ponder the possibility of publicly owned ballclubs. Then (55:52) Ben talks to Mojo Hill about covering Derek Bender, the Twins minor league catcher who was released for telling opposing hitters which pitches were coming. Finally (1:27:09), Ben brings on Frequent Stat Blast Correspondent Ryan Nelson for Blasts about runs scoring on three consecutive wild pitches, players who faced the same opponent with the most teams in a single season, the most and least consistent start lengths, team games with the same number of hits, walks, and runs, and bad bullpen support.

Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”

Link to FG paywall post
Link to CBS Jacksons debate
Link to FG preseason top 100
Link to FG Trade Value ranking
Link to Dan S. on sophomore slumps
Link to Dubuque on sophomore slumps
Link to 21-and-under hitter WAR
Link to Jacksons projections
Link to Jacksons listener poll
Link to Ben on minors/majors gap
Link to new minors/majors gap story 1
Link to new minors/majors gap story 2
Link to MLB helmets release
Link to AP on the helmets
Link to Clemente Award release
Link to Craig’s ads thread
Link to Kepner on helmet ads
Link to sponsor revenue story
Link to jersey ad revenue
Link to patch revenue info
Link to R.J.’s public ownership feature
Link to previous public ownership story
Link to BP on Atlanta’s finances
Link to ESPN’s Bender report
Link to BA on Bender
Link to Cooper tweet about Bender
Link to McDaniel tweet about Bender
Link to Bull Durham clip
Link to Mojo’s Bender thread
Link to Mojo’s @UnfortunateMLB tweet
Link to Mojo’s Bender feature
Link to Mojo’s hiring announcement
Link to article on grooving pitches
Link to wild pitches list
Link to Baumann game log
Link to The Athletic on Hawk
Link to Skenes game log
Link to pitcher start length data
Link to Cooney SABR bio
Link to Stathead query 1
Link to Stathead query 2
Link to Stathead query 3
Link to Stathead query 4
Link to relief stats by starter data
Link to Episode 1852 Stat Blast wiki
Link to listener emails database
Link to Roberts interview clip
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form