Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Apr 28, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 666: The Josh Hamilton Trade
Ben and Sam banter about Salvador Perez, Erik Kratz, and emergency catchers and then discuss Josh Hamilton’s return to Texas.
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Apr 27, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 665: The A-Rod Breakout Breakdown
Ben and Sam banter about the NL DH and then discuss A-Rod’s newfound patience and oldfound power.
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Apr 24, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 664: The Brawling Royals and the Remarkable Mets
Ben, Sam, and Will Woods talk about the Royals’ latest dust-up, the Mets’ 11-game winning streak, and Giancarlo Stanton’s almost physics-defying home runs.
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Apr 23, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 663: Your Mostly Excellent Emails
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about defining team success, four-man outfields, pitcher offensive futility, baseball’s Star Wars trailer moments, and more.
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Apr 22, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 662: Michael Schur on Metacommentary 10 Years After Fire Joe Morgan’s First Post
On the 10th anniversary of Fire Joe Morgan’s first post, Ben and Sam talk to Michael Schur about FJM, sports-media sins in the age of Twitter and, oddly enough, The O.C.
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Apr 21, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 661: How Different is Baseball in 2015?
Ben and Sam banter about batting around and Bryan Price’s media meltdown, then check in on early-season statistical trends.
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Apr 20, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 660: The Weekend-Long A’s-Royals Rumble
Ben and Sam banter about Alex Rodriguez and discuss the three-day dispute about unwritten rules between the A’s and the Royals.
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Apr 17, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 659: The Making of the Modern General Manager
Ben and Sam talk to Mark Armour and Dan Levitt, the authors of In Pursuit of Pennants, about whether good GMs have to break rules, how long competitive advantages last, and how good teams go bad.
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Apr 16, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 658: Playoff Odds Changes and the Meaning in Small Samples
Ben and Sam talk to Matt Trueblood about the teams that have hurt or improved their odds the most, and the aspects of performance that are significant in small samples.
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Apr 15, 2015 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 657: The Switching Cities, Dealing Draft Picks, and Trading Divisions Edition
Ben and Sam banter about Mike Trout and answer listener emails about trading draft picks and divisions, saving failing franchises, limiting pitchers, and more.
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