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A pitcher is charged with a wild pitch when his pitch is so errant that the catcher is unable to control it and, as a result, baserunner(s) advance. (This is an important stipulation. No matter how poor the pitch, a pitcher is only charged with a WP if at least one runner moves up a base, and he cannot be charged with a wild pitch if no one is on base -- unless it allows the batter to reach base on a third strike.)

A wild pitch by Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Alfredo Simon not pictured bounds away from Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco as Washington Nationals center. Devin Peacock of band Larger Than Life attends Larger Than Life A Brand New Day Single Release Party at Sono on March 4 2016 in New York City. The jazz band—which calls itself Advancing on a Wild Pitch—features trombonist Sam Kulik, baritone saxophonist Charles Evans, pianist Danny Fox, and drummer Christian Coleman. Every one of its songs sounds like an outtake from Mingus Ah Um: the swinging horn interplay on “Herminie,” the Pink Panther slinkiness of “Can’t Tell Shipp From Shohola,” the playful theme of “Oreland.”.

Wild pitches have commonality with passed balls -- which represent the same thing, but are the fault of the catcher instead of the pitcher. The decision whether a pitch is ruled a passed ball or a wild pitch is in the hands of the official scorer. But a general rule of thumb is that if the pitch hits the dirt or misses a catcher's glove altogether, it's a wild pitch.

Certain pitchers who struggle with their control tend to have high wild pitch totals. As a result, pitchers who allow a high number of walks often allow a higher-than-average number of wild pitches. Pitchers who possess very good curveballs -- or any other breaking ball -- also are at risk of throwing wild pitches. Sometimes the pitch is intended to bounce in the dirt, with the goal being to deceive the hitter into thinking it's crossing the strike zone at his knees before plummeting into the ground. This puts a burden on the catcher to block the baseball and prevent a wild pitch.

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The Wild Pitch Podcast: Who Are We?

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Fake entrepreneurs pitch amazing ideas inspired by three random elements in an absurdist, “Shark Tank”-esque comedy podcast. New episodes every other Wednesday.

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The Wild Pitch Podcast is a weekly podcast that explores creativity through the ancient art of the pitch. Derek welcomes guests to come onto the show and test the limits of their creative genius by pitching amazing shows, games, plays, products, or whatever their heart’s desire. The only rules are that the pitch must have a name or a title, and it must be inspired by or incorporate three random elements. The elements can either be a person, a place, a thing, or an abstract idea, and our good friend, Mr. Rando, selects them every other week during a mini-episode. After the elements are selected, everyone gets a week to prepare their idea for the following show. The Wild Pitch Podcast releases on Wednesdays and can be found wherever podcasts can be found.

The goal of every full episode of the Wild Pitch Podcast is to present amazing, fun, ridiculous concepts in a light and funny way. Do the pitches have to be funny? No. Do the pitches have to be viable? Nah. Do the pitches have to stir primal urges within the listener? Yes? Since the ideas are all inspired by three common elements, you could hopefully envision an “infinity mirror” style of transition from one to the next, and it almost creates a shared sense of universe between them.