Summary[]
In the second of two themed episodes, Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan review one aspect of each National League team’s year that they overlooked on earlier episodes, touching on stories involving the Baby Braves, Charlie Culberson, and Dansby Swanson, Brent Suter vs. Corey Kluber, Jack Flaherty vs. Walker Buehler, Willson Contreras’s wedding, Archie Bradley, Yasiel Puig, Dereck Rodriguez and Gorkys Hernandez, Wei-Yin Chen’s record split, Zach Wheeler and the Mets, Dave Martinez and camels, the Padres’ bullpen, Jorge Alfaro, Trevor Williams, Jesse Winker, D.J. Johnson, and more.
Topics[]
- Braves age
- Brent Suter the batter
- Jack Flaherty
- Willson Contreras wedding plans
- Archie Bradley “accident”
- Yasiel Puig burglarized
- Jeff burglarized story
- Derrick Rodriguez
- Wei-Yun Chen splits
- Zach Wheeler
- Camels in Nats camp
- Padres bullpen
- Jorge Alfaro
- Trevor Williams
- Jesse Winkler
- D.J. Johnson
Banter[]
- Christmas recap
Notes[]
- Brent Suter swung at the first pitch 60 percent of the time.
- The Padres had the 6th best bullpen in the modern era.
- “Some people suggested that we skip the Reds, as is the bit here” - Ben
Links[]
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1314-what-we-missed-in-2018-nl-edition/
Link to article about Baby Braves
Link to Swanberson photo 1
Link to Swanberson photo 2
Link to Suter homer
Link to Meg on Bradley
Link to Chen’s record split
Link to Williams turnaround article
Link to Johnson origin story