Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Ben Clemens dissect the glorious game in which Shohei Ohtani founded the 50-50 and 51-51 Clubs, Ohtani’s most awe-inspiring feats, and his future, followed (29:51) by banter about the state of defensive stats, the mystery of Salvador Perez’s swing decisions, questionable kudos for Bud Black, whether Victor Robles made the worst steal attempt of all time, and MLB’s Players of the Game. Then (1:19:55) Ben talks to trailblazing journalist Melissa Ludtke, author of Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside, about the landmark 1970s Ludtke v. Kuhn case that opened MLB team clubhouses to women.

Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes 2, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Ben C. on Ohtani Link to Ohtani highlights Link to Ohtani single-game stats Link to Mookie quote Link to study on exit velo Link to Lebron tweet Link to power/speed number wiki Link to most Total Bases Link to 50-homer seasons Link to 70-steal seasons inside-box-september-20-2024.html">Link to Sheehan on Shohei Link to Ben C. on Ohtani odds Link to various Ohtani fun facts Link to OptaSTATS fun fact Link to Terminator 2 quote Link to Tango on defensive stats Link to Judge on defensive stats Link to BP DRP Link to previous Salvy EW discussion Link to Sarris on not swinging Link to Choi on not swinging Link to SEAGER explainer Link to latest SEAGER article Link to SEAGER leaderboards Link to SwRV explainer Link to more on SwRV Link to PLV explainer Link to PLV swing decisions Link to Robert Orr’s Twitter Link to Drew Haugen’s Twitter Link to Kyle Bland’s Twitter Link to Bud Black tweet reference.com/managers/blackbu02.shtml">Link to Black’s manager page reference.com/teams/COL/managers.shtml">Link to Rockies managers page Link to Leyland Rockies wiki Link to Ben on pitching coaches Link to Julio/Arozarena play Link to Julio/Arozarena article Link to Andrews on Robles Link to Baumann on Robles Link to AP on Robles Link to Robles video clip Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter Link to Ryan’s stealing-home data Link to 2023 post on stealing home Link to 2020 “steal” Link to MLB Player of the Game Link to FG Player of the Game Link to Melissa and Cosell Link to Locker Room Talk Link to Constance Baker Motley wiki Link to Constance Baker Motley book Link to Ludtke v. Kuhn decision Link to Angell’s New Yorker feature Link to Angell centennial EW episode Link to Emma at SI on Melissa Link to Melissa on Melissa Link to Melissa’s TEDx talk Link to Melissa’s website

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