Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Jun 16, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 695: The Cardinals Face the Feds
Ben and Sam banter about Billy Hamilton and discuss the New York Times report about the Cardinals’ involvement in the hacking of the Astros’ internal system.
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Jun 15, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 694: Adjudicating an All-Royals All-Star Game
Ben and Sam banter about clothing choices, Albert Pujols, and a defensive play, then discuss the threat of a Royals-heavy American League All-Star team.
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Jun 12, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 693: Dugout Etiquette, Warm-Up WAR, and Other Thrilling Emails
Ben and Sam banter about Pat Venditte and Zack Cozart, then answer emails about batter-pitcher matchups, when to congratulate players, double Delino DeShieldses, and more.
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Jun 11, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 692: The Year of Top Prospects
Ben and Sam banter about Bryce Harper and talk about the unusual number of top prospects making the majors early this season.
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Jun 9, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 691: Chris Long on Analytics’ Role in the Draft Room
Ben and Sam talk to former Padres Senior Quantitative Analyst Chris Long about how teams can use stats to improve their performance in the amateur draft.
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Jun 8, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 690: Probably Premature Judgments About Offseason Trades, Part Two
Ben and Sam banter about Pat Venditte, then revisit three winter blockbusters involving NL West teams.
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Jun 5, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 689: Reluctantly Trashing the Twins
Ben and Sam talk to Aaron Gleeman about the confounding, first-place Minnesota Twins.
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Jun 4, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 688: Success Without Strikeouts, Strange-Looking Lineups, and Other Emails
Ben and Sam discuss their schedule and answer emails about rebellious players, pitching to contact, coaching catchers, and more.
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Jun 1, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 687: Probably Premature Judgments About Offseason Trades
Ben and Sam banter about Sonoma Stompers Opening Day, then discuss the early returns from some of the winter’s biggest blockbusters.
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May 29, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 686: Catcher Game-Calling, Now Slightly Less Mysterious
Ben and Sam talk to BP Director of Technology Harry Pavlidis about his recent discoveries about game-calling and our new understanding of what catchers are worth.
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