Effectively Wild Episode 2481: Tarp Off the First

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the &#8220;tarps off&#8221; fan-shirtlessness trend sweeping MLB ballparks, early grand slams, inside-the-park home runs, and &#8220;little league home runs,&#8221; more sources of baseball embarrassment, Blake Snell&#8217;s bone spurs (and the Dodgers&#8217; perennial pitcher-injury issues), Gerrit Cole&#8217;s return to the Yankees, Gio Urshela and other players who excelled for one team but struggled for others, updates on early-season sensation Joey Wiemer, John Brebbia, and this season&#8217;s class of rookie hitters, and the league&#8217;s trend toward catcher challenges. Audio&nbsp;intro: Ted O., &#8220;Effectively Wild Theme&#8221; Audio&nbsp;outro: Philip Bergman, &#8220;Effectively Wild Theme&#8221; Link to shirtless Rockies fans Link to Rockies fan photos Link to shirtless Cardinals fans Link to shirtless Mariners fans Link to shirtlessness trendpiece Link to AP piece on the trend Link to latest Giants thrust Link to Snell surgery update Link to MLBTR on Cole Link to MLBTR on Fried Link to MLBTR on Westburg Link to MLBTR on Berríos Link to Wiemer option news Link to Brebbia update Link to MLB rookie offense Link to FG post on Padres timeliness <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1th8lrw/it_took_only_6_total_pitches_in_the_1st_for_the/" rel="noopener" target="_b