Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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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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May 28, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 685: A Couple Complaints About Replays and Appeals
Ben and Sam banter about home runs and a Dan Jennings quote, then discuss some oddities of baseball’s replay and appeal rules.
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May 27, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 684: Pitchers and Pine Tar, the Meat of the Order, and Throwing Back Baseballs
Ben, Sam, and Dan Brooks banter about Saber Seminar, then answer listener emails about pine tar, the meaning of the middle of the order, and throwing back home runs.
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May 26, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 683: The Almost Inexplicable Stephen Strasburg
Ben and Sam banter about Dan Jennings, then attempt to explain Stephen Strasburg’s perplexing season.
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May 22, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 682: How Bryce Harper Broke Out
Ben and Sam banter about earthquakes, Tim Lincecum, and baseball nightmares, then talk to Dan Rozenson about Bryce Harper.
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May 20, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 681: Marlins Madness, Sabermetric Milestones, and Other Emails
Ben and Sam banter about the Marlins’ unorthodox managerial move, Play Index about doubles, and answer emails about innings counts, sabermetric milestones, and more.
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May 19, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 680: Travis Sawchik on the Pirates and Big Data Baseball
Ben and Sam talk to Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pirates beat writer Travis Sawchik about his new book, Big Data Baseball.
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May 18, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 679: The Barry Bonds Collusion Case
Ben and Sam banter about Bryce Harper, then talk about what Barry Bonds could have contributed to or cost a baseball team in 2008.
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May 15, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 678: Early Statcast Leaders, Laggards, and Lessons
Ben and Sam talk to Rob Arthur about which batters have had hard luck or good fortune so far, according to Statcast.
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May 14, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 677: Pulling Corey Kluber
Ben and Sam answer discuss the Indians’ decision to remove Corey Kluber with a 21-strikeout start on the line.
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