Effectively Wild Episode 2063: Yusei Are Getting Very Sleepy
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Yusei Kikuchi’s (and other players’) sleep habits and the possibility of a three-way AL West tie with no tiebreaker game, then (28:28) answer listener emails about surprising team assignments in Baseball-Reference headshots, a player who replicates the talent of the player who started in the same lineup spot the previous game, making mound visits to the opposing pitcher, a GM who can predict UCL tears and call up a replacement for the pitcher who’s going to get hurt, whether prospect-promotion incentives could delay the call-ups of the top two prospects in baseball, and retirement-tour qualifications, plus Stat Blasts (1:16:53) about on-base streaks to start a career, all-sweep season series, the best leaguewide power-speed seasons, pitchers who make switch-hitters sacrifice the platoon advantage, and José Abreu and the biggest year-to-year offensive changes.
Audio intro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to first McGrath thread
Link to second McGrath thread
Link to Apstein article
Link to info on Ohtani’s sleep
Link to more on Ohtani’s sleep
Link to even more on Ohtani’s sleep
Link to Nootbaar on Ohtani’s sleep
Link to article on Trout’s sleep
Link to article on Verlander’s sleep
Link to article on Cruz’s naps
Link to article on Smith’s naps
Link to article on Casas’s naps
Link to Russell on sleep hygiene
Link to article on nap rooms
Link to article on Phillies’ sleep
Link to article on Federer’s sleep
Link to article on LeBron’s sleep
Link to Sheehan on tiebreakers
Link to Anderson’s B-Ref page
Link to Valverde’s B-Ref page
Link to tweet about Valverde
Link to Andino headshots
Link to study on icing the kicker
Link to article on Cabrera’s tour
Link to more on Cabrera’s tour
Link to article about A’s Miggy gift
Link to article on Yadi/Pujols
Link to Rolling Stone on Jeter
Link to more on Jeter and tours
Link to listener emails database
Link to Topps Now
Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter
Link to on-base-streaks sheet
Link to Langs tweet
Link to season-sweeps sheet
Link to power-speed sheet
Link to power-speed wiki
Link to article on Edman
Link to wrong-side sheet
Link to detailed wrong-side sheet
Link to Tango on pitch-type splits
Link to year-to-year wRC+ sheet
Link to Burger helmet video
Link to ESPN’s A’s article
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