Effectively Wild Episode 2464: Hello, Dolly!

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the bad omen of a broken bat on an Ichiro Suzuki statue, whether Mason Miller is, at this moment, the best pitcher ever on a batter-per-batter basis, and how to label atypical pitches, then Stat Blast (30:00) about team promotional giveaways, age and debut gaps among MLB brothers, and switch-hitters who hit higher in the lineup from one side. Then (47:58) Ben talks to 88-year-old All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher Dolly “Lippy” Vanderlip about growing up as the lone girl in games against boys, joining the AAGPBL at age 15, playing for manager Jimmie Foxx, life on and off the field, the end of the league, how A League of Their Own revitalized interest in the AAGPBL, the impending launch of the Women’s Pro Baseball League, and more.

Audio intro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to broken statue video
Link to broken statue image
Link to Mariners joke tweet
Link to statue being fixed
Link to statue story summary
Link to Mariners wRC+ ranking
Link to three arms episode
Link to Wicker Man post
Link to highest K% for RP
Link to lowest FIP for RP
Link to Miller pitch-type splits
Link to Miller’s stats as a Padre
Link to Sheehan on Miller
Link to Padres-Rockies game story
Link to MLB SP stats
Link to MLB RP stats
Link to team RP stats
Link to Crizer on Imai
Link to MLB.com on Imai
Link to MLBN on Imai
Link to Imai’s Savant arsenal
Link to shuuto wiki
Link to 2025 promotions data
Link to team giveaway rates
Link to Sox giveaway expansion
Link to MLB brothers data
Link to Ben on Guerrero birthdates
Link to Art Fowler SABR bio
Link to switch-hitters info
Link to switch-hitters data
Link to “Hello, Dolly!” wiki
Link to Dolly’s wiki
Link to Dolly’s AAGPBL player page
Link to AAGPBL wiki
Link to WPBL wiki
Link to AAGPBL queer history
Link to Blair article 1
Link to Blair article 2
Link to Ball on extensions
Link to Paine on extensions 1
Link to Paine on extensions 2
Link to First Pitch site
Link to Grounds Crew Baseball site
Link to Mariners Stathead