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You aren't going to want to miss this sit-down with Bradfo and Giants coach Ron Washington, who is considered perhaps the best infield coach in the history of baseball. To understand how Wash does what he does, this is a must-listen. It also offers explanations of how he turned Luis Arraez into a slick-fielding second baseman, his approach with Rafael Devers, and an unbelievable story regarding the Moneyball movie. To top things off, Bradfo has a fascinating conversation with reliever Erik Miller, one of the best trade-deadline acquisitions in baseball.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon. Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest apparent change in the baseball’s behavior (this time it seems to be deader) and, in a tribute to Tommy John (11:35), retrace the timeline of his trailblazing surgery and his return to a major league mound 50 years ago through contemporaneous accounts and quotes. Then (55:58) they bring on top-tier Patreon supporter Jamie Verbrugge to discuss his podcast and baseball backgrounds before answering listener emails (1:05:02) about the upper bounds of a cup of coffee, a really entertaining but trophy-less season vs. a really boring championship season, an undercover baseball robot, whether Jefry Yan would celebrate a strikeout on an overturned ball call, whether fans are suggestible enough to be fooled by fake home run distances, an ultimate frisbee-style integrity rule for baseball, the value of Ron Washington, and the advisability of bringing the infield in, followed by Stat Blasts (2:01:49) about Pete Crow-Armstrong leading his league in offense and defense, every team in a divison having the same recent record, team games with high matching run, hit, and walk totals, pitchers who got a win, a loss, and a save in a single three-game series, team games with streaks of the same start to each offensive inning, bullpens where one pitcher out-WARed all the others combined, and strikeout-free shutouts. Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Sean .P, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Sheehan on the ball Link to Savant drag dashboard Link to earlier ball analysis 1 Link to earlier ball analysis 2 Link to John’s statement Link to MLB.com on John’s statement Link to Reuters on John’s illness Link to Tommy John wiki Link to Frank Jobe wiki Link to Jaffe on John Link to career IP leaders Link to Grant on Posey/Avila Link to NanoNeedle article Link to Maness repair article Link to TJ timeline links Link to TJS database Link to Strom surgery article Link to Bordley surgery article 1 Link to Bordley surgery article 2 Link to Ben’s baseball/America course Link to Ben C. on Skubal and Detroit Link to Dickson on “cup of coffee” Link to Asimov’s Robot series Link to Super Baseball 2020 Link to Baseball Highlights 2045 Link to Data smell Reddit thread Link to Skenes photos Link to Yan game video Link to Yan box score Link to Yan Savant search Link to ultimate’s integrity rule Link to Arraez/Washington article Link to article on Wash in 2027 Link to SIS infield-in study Link to Ben on shifting vs. RHB Link to Stirnweiss SABR bio Link to PCA/Snuffy Blast spreadsheet Link to AL Central streaks image Link to 13-13-13 Stathead query Link to win/loss/save spreadsheet Link to leadoff streaks info Link to 2026 Guardians relievers Link to bullpen WAR gaps spreadsheet Link to Tigers-Guardians gamer Link to zero-K, zero-run games Link to listener emails database Link to MLB All-Century Team Link to BNS Jays play podcast Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source
Willy Adames is in the crosshairs again for not working with Ron Washington enough, reportedly
What many Giants fans expected happened. Robbie Ray is being traded to the San Diego Padres. Plus, are you ok with Ron Washington being vocal about Willy Adames and him working on fielding drills?
In hour 1 of Steiny and Guru, Evan Giddings (filling in for Steiny) and Guru get into the Giants as the MLB trade deadline looms today at 3pm PT. How big is this day for Buster Posey? What will this mean for the team next year? How much better can they get for next season? In hour 2 of Steiny and Guru, Evan and Guru discuss the Giants making another move by sending starting pitcher Robbie Ray to the San Diego Padres. Plus, the guys get into Ron Washington talking about Willy Adames' glove work with him and after all of the trades, how can the Giants get back into contention? What year are we looking at? In hour 3 of Steiny and Guru, Evan and Guru get into if the Giants can develop players like they used to. Plus, they pivot to the Niners and try to figure out why the wide receivers always seem snake bitten before the season. In the final hour of Steiny and Guru, Evan and Guru get into how important Kyle Shanahan has been for the 49ers throughout the years and where they'd be without him. Plus, has the organization done anything to develop another young core of players?
In hour 2 of Steiny and Guru, Evan and Guru discuss the Giants making another move by sending starting pitcher Robbie Ray to the San Diego Padres. Plus, the guys get into Ron Washington talking about Willy Adames' glove work with him and after all of the trades, how can the Giants get back into contention? What year are we looking at?
In hour three of the Orange & Black Weekend Wrap, Ron Washington joins the show to discuss his approach to coaching and insight on his MLB journey.
In hour one of Orange & Black Weekend Wrap, Sam Lubman and Dan Devone react to last nights heartbreaking loss to the Colorado Rockies. in hour two of the Orange & Black Weekend Wrap, Sam Lubman and Dan Devone preview the MLB Draft and react to the Giants selecting pitcher Jackson Flora with the fourth pick. In hour three of the Orange & Black Weekend Wrap, Ron Washington joins the show to discuss his approach to coaching and insight on his MLB journey.
He's as OG as it gets and Braves fans will never forget what he did to help us in 2021 win that World Series Championship. Ron Washington is now with the San Francisco Giants but he will always be a Braves fan favorite. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
He's as OG as it gets and Braves fans will never forget what he did to help us in 2021 win that World Series Championship. Ron Washington is now with the San Francisco Giants but he will always be a Braves fan favorite. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you love Baseball and want to be inspired, this is the episode for you. One of Baseball's best teachers, sat down for a chat and it was incredible. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened to Holmes' recent fascinating conversation with longtime MLB coach and manager Ron Washington. Later, Spiegel and Holmes reacted to former Bears general manager Ryan Pace landing a new job in the NFC North.
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened to Holmes' recent fascinating conversation with longtime MLB coach and manager Ron Washington.
In Hour 2, Willard & Dibs discuss Kyle Shanahan's issues as the season progresses, and if that's actually a real thing. They also move into the Sharks' portion of over/under for their next title. Later, they're joined by Justice delos Santos, Giants' beat writer for the Mercury News, to discuss his experience working with Ron Washington and the team's overall struggles. Also, do the Warriors have a flagship brand to the point of them being an attractive destination for free agents?
More audio from the Rosters to Rings podcast, this time with Ron Washington walking through some of the tense moments behind the 2011 Rangers World Series loss.
Justice Delos Santos joins Murph and Markus and discusses Ron Washington's impact on Luis Arraez and Giants' infield defense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Justice Delos Santos joins Murph and Markus and discusses Ron Washington's impact on Luis Arraez and Giants' infield defense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bay Area News Group's Justice delos Santos joins Willard & Dibs to break down his recent story with Ron Washington and the Giants' continued development strategy with Bryce Eldridge.
His job interview, busting Ian Kinsler's ass, and having to tell Michael Young to move positions, and that's just a little bit of what this segment has to offer of Ron Washington audio on the Rosters to Rings podcast.
Here's Wednesday's show, featuring the analysis of the Mavs decision to move on from Jason Kidd, the April TV News Bloopers, more audio from Ron Washington on the Rosters to Rings podcast, and also some fascinating news stemming from some of our biggest local lakes.
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Reviewing sound from the Rosters to Rings podcast, we were ready to run through a wall once again for Ron Washington after he told some stories about the glory days of Rangers baseball.
Here's Tuesday's show, featuring a big primate trade, amazing audio from Ron Washington, and Krystina has a pizza segment that'll blow your doors off.
The time has sadly come for our final episode with our beloved late Bo Lueders... But very poetically, it is one where perhaps his passions and interests were all on display like never before, and that he describes as the day he's been waiting for his entire life: We visited the historic site in Dallas, TX where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963. We hit all of the local relevant hotspots in the area, he shares his theories & breaks down the historical facts (and fictions) we talk to a few lifetime Dallas locals about their views on one of the biggest news stories in American history... and then we walk off into the Sunset together, after 4 beautiful years of fulfilling our mission. This episode has nothing to do with hardcore music, or really music at all, but hardcore music brought us together to share our passions with the world and I'm so grateful that we got to capture this one for him as the perfect final sendoff. Stick around 'til the end. Love you Bo. _______________ 00:00:00 - Start 01:15 - The Kennedy Assassination, Dealey Plaza, Lee Harvey Oswald 13:19 - Jimmy Files and The Fence 18:23 - The Grassy Knoll 20:26 - Ron Washington, Dallas Local 24:43 - The Underpass and The Autopsy 27:40 - Marshal Evans, Author 37:52 - The 6th Floor Museum 38:34 - The Bridge 40:18 - Goodbye, Bo #HARDLORE #jfk HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster EnergyEdited by Steven Grise • Title sequence by Nicholas MarzlufJoin the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes.Join the HARDLORE DISCORD for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes.FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLEFOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAMFOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! info@hardlorepod.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
We're just two days away from Opening Night, and we're excited to have Casey Schmidt joining us on the show. In this episode, Casey shares his thoughts on the upcoming season, reflecting on last year's highs and lows. He talks about navigating hand injuries, his role on the team, and the importance of versatility. We also dive into his experiences with new manager Ron Washington and the team's spring training. Plus, Casey shares his insights on the team's roster and the potential for a strong season ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 4: In this episode of the Sports Leader, Papa and Silver discuss the upcoming Giants season with Casey Schmidt. They revisit his impressive first career Grand Slam at Dodger Stadium and talk about his role on the team. Casey shares his thoughts on the team's roster, his own position versatility, and the importance of having a strong lineup. He also opens up about his off-season recovery from hand surgery and his experience working with new manager Ron Washington. The conversation covers the team's potential, the importance of a good start to the season, and the excitement for the upcoming year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 4: In this episode of the Sports Leader, Papa and Silver discuss the upcoming Giants season with Casey Schmidt. They revisit his impressive first career Grand Slam at Dodger Stadium and talk about his role on the team. Casey shares his thoughts on the team's roster, his own position versatility, and the importance of having a strong lineup. He also opens up about his off-season recovery from hand surgery and his experience working with new manager Ron Washington. The conversation covers the team's potential, the importance of a good start to the season, and the excitement for the upcoming year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We're just two days away from Opening Night, and we're excited to have Casey Schmidt joining us on the show. In this episode, Casey shares his thoughts on the upcoming season, reflecting on last year's highs and lows. He talks about navigating hand injuries, his role on the team, and the importance of versatility. We also dive into his experiences with new manager Ron Washington and the team's spring training. Plus, Casey shares his insights on the team's roster and the potential for a strong season ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HOUR 3 - We dive deeper into the World Baseball Classic with a preview of today’s exhibition game against the Giants. Plus, some incredible Ron Washington sound to power your Monday. NBA insider Sam Amick also joins the show and says the Warriors are drifting into meaningless basketball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HOUR 3 - We dive deeper into the World Baseball Classic with a preview of today’s exhibition game against the Giants. Plus, some incredible Ron Washington sound to power your Monday. NBA insider Sam Amick also joins the show and says the Warriors are drifting into meaningless basketball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark Ellis joins Extra Innings with Bill Laskey to discuss what it was like to be coached by Ron Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HOUR 2 - Bryce Eldridge breaks down Ron Washington’s early impact on his development. Mike Krukow loves how the Giants are winning for Tony Vitello and silencing the haters. Plus, we explain why this year’s Spring Training success means more than last year’s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HOUR 2 - Bryce Eldridge breaks down Ron Washington’s early impact on his development. Mike Krukow loves how the Giants are winning for Tony Vitello and silencing the haters. Plus, we explain why this year’s Spring Training success means more than last year’s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 4: Silver & Krueger close out the week by revisiting Ron Washington's interview with Murph & Markus from earlier this morning. Washington explained how he called out Bryce Eldridge for not giving his full effort on a colder-than-usual Scottsdale morning, and why Eldridge had the perfect response moving forward. As Tony Vitello transitions away from Knoxville and learns the Bay Area, he's come to understand the championship-level standards that define the Bay Area, and the Giants' new skipper is prepared to face them head-on.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge joins the show to discuss learning from Ron Washington, taking outfield reps to boost his versatility, and his mentality as he pushes for an Opening Day roster spot. A great look at one of the Giants’ rising young talents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Giants infield coach, Ron Washington joins the show to break down his work with Luis Arraez and Bryce Eldridge, his leadership style as a former big‑league manager, and his cherished memories of Willie Mays. An early contender for interview of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Giants second baseman, Luis Arraez joins the show to explain why he chose San Francisco, how Ron Washington is already shaping his game, and why putting the ball in play is still one of baseball’s biggest advantages. A fun, wide‑ranging conversation with the two‑time batting champ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HOUR 3 - Live from Scottsdale Stadium: Day 2! Giants manager Tony Vitello joins the show to talk Spring Training energy, early roster impressions, and his vision for 2026. Infield coach Ron Washington stops by to break down defensive development and the work happening on the back fields in Scottsdale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HOUR 3 - Live from Scottsdale Stadium: Day 2! Giants manager Tony Vitello joins the show to talk Spring Training energy, early roster impressions, and his vision for 2026. Infield coach Ron Washington stops by to break down defensive development and the work happening on the back fields in Scottsdale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Giants second baseman, Luis Arraez joins the show to explain why he chose San Francisco, how Ron Washington is already shaping his game, and why putting the ball in play is still one of baseball’s biggest advantages. A fun, wide‑ranging conversation with the two‑time batting champ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge joins the show to discuss learning from Ron Washington, taking outfield reps to boost his versatility, and his mentality as he pushes for an Opening Day roster spot. A great look at one of the Giants’ rising young talents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Giants infield coach, Ron Washington joins the show to break down his work with Luis Arraez and Bryce Eldridge, his leadership style as a former big‑league manager, and his cherished memories of Willie Mays. An early contender for interview of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 4: Papa and Silver discuss the hiring of Ron Washington as Giants infield coach. Plus Ron himself joins the show to discuss how he will help the Giants improve defensively and his thoughts on the team so far. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Giants Infield Coach Ron Washington discusses how he meshes his old school defensive philosophy with new school analytics, and how he could help Luis Arraez with his range at 2nd base.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HOUR 2 - Welcome to the Luis Arraez Wars, the Giants’ new version of the Brandon Belt debates. Duane Kuiper explains how Ron Washington can elevate Arraez’s defense at second base. Plus, more on the Warriors’ Draymond‑for‑Giannis trade chatter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duane Kuiper shares his thoughts on the Giants signing Luis Arraez, what he brings offensively, and how his glove can improve. He also explains how Ron Washington can elevate Arraez’s defense — and silence the doubters who question the move.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duane Kuiper shares his thoughts on the Giants signing Luis Arraez, what he brings offensively, and how his glove can improve. He also explains how Ron Washington can elevate Arraez’s defense — and silence the doubters who question the move.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HOUR 2 - Welcome to the Luis Arraez Wars, the Giants’ new version of the Brandon Belt debates. Duane Kuiper explains how Ron Washington can elevate Arraez’s defense at second base. Plus, more on the Warriors’ Draymond‑for‑Giannis trade chatter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Krukow breaks down the Luis Arraez controversy, the Giants’ diverse lineup, and how Ron Washington will help elevate Arraez’s game in this insightful, fast‑paced conversation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Formerly from KTVU, Mark Ibanez joins the Giants Fanfest Warmup Show with Bill Laskey to talk this season's Giants team: How much will Bochy, Ron Washington and Dusty Baker help develop Tony V this year?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.