Effectively Wild Episode 1425: Just the Facts by Ben Lindbergh September 3, 2019 Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the Cardinals, the Nationals, and the NL’s increasingly interesting playoff races, the pluses and minuses of expanded September rosters, a caveat about time-traveling to see Mike Trout’s final game, and Justin Verlander’s third no-hitter and the role of health in determining pitchers’ careers, then discuss the significance of five fun (and not-so-fun) facts: Oakland’s history of slow starts and fast finishes; Cleveland’s performance against good and bad teams, Buster Posey’s second-half swoons and the veteran stars having the most disappointing seasons; the Marlins’ attendance and baseball’s future as a remote viewing experience; and the Tigers’ lack of above-average hitters and the entertainment value of terrible teams (plus an update on Aristides Aquino and facts about fastest starts). Audio intro: The Resonars, "Three Times Around" Audio outro: John Doe and The Sadies, "The Cold Hard Facts of Life" Link to Glanville on expanded rosters Link to Sam on Stallings Link to Sam on Statcast no-hitters Link to article about Verlander’s low point Link to Sam’s power rankings contributions Link to Max Marchi on who’s ahead of whom Link to Neil Paine on the terrible Tigers Link to Aquino story Link to Sam on Bellinger Link to Sam on Yelich Link to Ben on knuckleballs 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/p/cdn.fangraphs.com/audio/EffectivelyWildEpisode1425.mp3Podcast (effectively-wild): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS We hoped you liked reading Effectively Wild Episode 1425: Just the Facts by Ben Lindbergh! Please support FanGraphs by becoming a member. We publish thousands of articles a year, host multiple podcasts, and have an ever growing database of baseball stats. FanGraphs does not have a paywall. With your membership, we can continue to offer the content you've come to rely on and add to our unique baseball coverage. Support FanGraphs