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Back to Podcast EpisodesEffectively Wild Episode 2319: Going By the Book
It’s a baseball-book bonanza! Ben Lindbergh rounds up the authors of three new baseball books for conversations about their work and our relationships with the past. First he talks to John W. Miller about his biography of Earl Weaver, The Last Manager, Weaver’s wiring and sabermetric intuition, and the diminished role and reputation of managers. Then (48:16) he brings on Will Bardenwerper to discuss his book, Homestand, the contraction of the minor leagues, and baseball as a social bond. Finally (1:29:52), Jacob McArthur Mooney joins to explore his new novel, the Northern, the baseball card wars, and road/coming-of-age stories.
Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 1: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 2: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Philip Bergman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to 2022 books episode
Link to Pope article 1
Link to Pope article 2
Link to The Last Manager
Link to Weaver on Strategy article
Link to SABR on manager nicknames
Link to Thompson nicknames
Link to MLBTR on Shelton
Link to Muckdogs video
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