Effectively Wild Episode 1335: Horsed Retirement

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February 14, 2019

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Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Willians Astudillo’s visa problem, Doug Fister’s retirement and CC Sabathia’s retirement tour, Johnny Cueto’s late horses, the current size of Yoenis Cespedes, players’ newly coordinated messaging about baseball economics, and Aaron Nola’s extension, then answer listener emails about when baseball will cease to exist, small-market teams’ spending, Shohei Ohtani as twins, projecting power vs. contact, saving money for Mike Trout, seven-inning games, and using total bases to end extra-inning games, plus Stat Blasts about Max Muncy vs. Robbie Grossman and major award winners with no award votes in previous or subsequent seasons.

Audio intro: Guns N’ Roses, "Dead Horse"
Audio outro: The Yardbirds, "Over Under Sideways Down"

Link to Ben’s old story about retirement-tour gifts
Link to Cueto’s first dead horse
Link to Cueto’s latest dead horse
Link to Cespedes video
Link to article about players’ social-media messaging
Link to Sam on small-market teams
Link to Sam on ending extra-inning games
Link to Baseball Mogul offer
Link to preorder The MVP Machine

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John Elway
7 years ago

NEIGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

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MsFanCPMember since 2018
7 years ago

I thought the pictures of Cueto’s horse were going to be the most morbid point of this podcast episode but then Jeff started to wax on about the sweet release of death.

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Fredchuckdave
7 years ago

Does Ben’s fangraphs author profile being categorized under BL make him a Beautiful Lineswoman?

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Fredchuckdave
7 years ago

My guess was 50-75 years though reasoning for this mostly just lack of projectable information based on a chaotic world climate (in all senses of the word climate); of course I would match rather live in the end of that time period as opposed to the beginning since it’ll just be a lifetime of decay instead of some hope for rebuilding or revolution.

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BennyandTheMets
7 years ago

I’m glad I spoke just the right amount of pot before listening to that podcast. It certainly gave me pause for reflection!

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thatteamfromcleMember since 2020
7 years ago

When did Jean Paul Sartre join the podcast?

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