Effectively Wild Episode 1294: Signs Language
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about a Carter Capps-like cricket bowler, another Scott Boras nautical analogy, the latest Mariners-Rays trade (this time involving Mike Zunino, Guillermo Heredia, and Mallex Smith), how fans felt about the 2018 season, and a Twitter kerfuffle caused by comments made by Bill James, then (31:19) bring on former major leaguer F.P. Santangelo to discuss the ins and outs of sign-stealing and pitch-tipping, peeking at the catcher, headsets on the field, playing with Barry Bonds, his memories of the Expos and thoughts on Montreal as a baseball city, playing several positions, getting hit by a high number of pitches, career longevity, and more.
Audio intro: The Avett Brothers, "Signs"
Audio interstitial: The Thrills, "Don’t Steal Our Sun"
Audio outro: Dave Clark & Friends, "Signs"
Link to cricket delivery
Link to Jeff’s post on the Mariners-Rays trade
Link to Jeff’s post about fan sentiment
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I’ve listened to about 600-700 EW episodes and F.P. Santangelo gets my vote for best EW guest. Outstanding.
Boras begins with maybe the most “old rich white guy” metaphor this side of horse jumping (racing sail boats) and has traded it in for something more Tom Clancy-esque– and maybe less classist, though probably equally male and white (submarine races). That it is completely ridiculous and would never happen is like lighting a cigarette with a sparkler. Now Bryce Harper feels sneaky and powerful, like an earthquake or giant squid. He should have talked about how the submarines fought a giant squid. That would add a couple hundred million to the Harper contract.