Effectively Wild Episode 1201: The Shohei Ohtani Reappreciation Pod

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April 9, 2018

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Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about a walk-off popup, a weekend brawl, booing Giancarlo Stanton, Bryce Harper’s hot start and Byron Buxton’s slow (but not slowest) start, Xander Bogaerts, and Ian Happ, and then do a deep dive on Shohei Ohtani’s past, present, and future as a hitter and pitcher and the wonder of what he accomplished last week.

Audio intro: Genesis, "Your Own Special Way"
Audio outro: Tweedy, "Wait for Love"

Link to walk-off popup
Link to video of 2012 Astros two-error play
Link to Ben’s Ohtani article

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Josermember
6 years ago

Otani is going to get to hit for himself when the Angels are the visitors in interleague games. If they stick to featuring him as the Sunday Special then the date to circle on your calendar is July 15th, the last day before the All Star break, when they play at Dodger stadium. (Which, incidentally, means there’s no chance he pitches in the ASG; since it’s in an NL ballpark there’s also no chance he DHs, but I imagine he’ll get to pinch hit if he’s there).

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