Effectively Wild Episode 1401: The Premature Celebration by Ben Lindbergh July 8, 2019 Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Colin Poche, the “Is This Guy Good?” game for relievers, Mike Trout entering the All-Star break as baseball’s best hitter and player, whether Trout could ever have his number retired league-wide, the rate at which Trout is surpassing Hall of Famers in WAR, an old discussion about Derek Jeter jerseys and the popularity of Aaron Judge, whether catcher collisions and concussions could play a part in bringing about robot umps, Howie Kendrick and a myth about bat-dropping, Max Scherzer’s premature celebration, and more. Then they discuss the past, present, and future of the Home Run Derby, why this year’s Derby could be pivotal, whether the Derby could ever become a major standalone sport, shagging flies during the Derby, and other Derby details. Audio intro: Prince and The New Power Generation, "The Max" Audio outro: The Glands, "Something in the Air" Link to Jeff’s Poche post Link to “Is This Guy Good?” Game Link to Ben on Trout’s 2019 Link to Sam on the Hall of Famers Trout passed in June Link to Judge jersey sales article Link to Russell Carleton on the value of clubhouse guys Link to Scherzer’s premature celebration Link to Sam on how to celebrate a game-ending error Link to Ben on protecting catchers from concussions Link to Sam on home run highlights being boring Link to Sam on the future of the Derby Link to July 4 Google Doodle Link to Sam on kids shagging flies during the Derby Link to order The MVP Machine iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com https://media.blubrry.com/effectively_wild/cdn-podcasts.fangraphs.com/EffectivelyWildEpisode1401.mp3Podcast (effectively-wild): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS