Effectively Wild Episode 1960: Seventy-Six Percent Led the Big Parade

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Scott Rolen’s election to the Corridor of Fame, Billy Wagner, Andy Pettitte, and relievers vs. starters as Cooperstown candidates, the Adalberto Mondesi commerce (and a wager about Mondesi and Shohei Ohtani), and (32:40) extra methods wherein baseball stands out from different sports activities. Then (45:00) they discuss to FanGraphs senior author (and The Cooperstown Casebook writer) Jay Jaffe about Rolen’s trajectory, the remainder of the voting outcomes, the everyday poll in 2023, the election outlook for 2024, irritating Corridor of Fame arguments, and extra. After that (1:21:36), they finish with a follow-up about further gamers on the sector and an in-person Previous Blast from 1960 (and Jacob Pomrenke).

Audio intro: Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris, “Rollin’ On”
Audio interstitial: Van Morrison, “Dweller on the Threshold”
Audio outro: Joel Plaskett, “Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’”

Link to HoF voting results
Link to Petriello on HoF 3B
Link to parents’ reaction video
Link to Rolen’s Reddit spoiler
Link to Griffey/Piazza Reddit spoiler
Link to Rolen Stathead query
Link to Ben on not voting
Link to Ben on not voting again
Link to Jeff Passan on not voting
Link to Andy McCullough on not voting
Link to Mark Armour tweet
Link to reliever JAWS list
Link to FG on the Mondesi trade
Link to B.J. on Mondesi in 2018
Link to B.J. tweet about MVP Mondesi
Link to Ohtani signing reaction episode
Link to Meg/Barnwell/Adler episode
Link to @OldTakesExposed
Link to baseball exceptionalism wiki
Link to curling scoreboard info
Link to golf scoreboard photo
Link to Jay on the results
Link to Jayson Stark on the results
Link to Ben on Mauer
Link to Rob Parker tweet
Link to Ron Cook column
Link to Verducci video
Link to The Cooperstown Casebook
Link to Hershberger story source
Link to 1960 story source
Link to 1960 Winter Meetings (SABR)
Link to SABR on MLB schedule changes
Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website
Link to Past Blast wiki
Link to Shapiro quotes