Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Oct 15, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 556: Andrew Friedman Makes His Move, and the Royals Roll On
Ben and Sam discuss the Dodgers’ hiring of Andrew Friedman and the Royals’ latest postseason victory.
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Oct 14, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 555: Doug Thorburn on Postseason Pitchers with Problems
Ben and Sam talk to BP pitching mechanics expert Doug Thorburn about Adam Wainwright, Danny Duffy, and other postseason pitchers.
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Oct 13, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 554: Observations from Another Wild Weekend
Ben and Sam discuss the Cardinals’ injuries, the value of outfield arms, Statcast, and more.
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Oct 10, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 553: Rob Neyer on Sabermetric Broadcasts and October Baseball
Ben and Sam talk to Rob Neyer about bringing stats to Fox Sports 1’s NLCS Game 1 broadcast, plus the Royals, postseason managerial moves, and more.
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Oct 9, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 552: Your Playoff-Related Emails, Answered
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the postseason.
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Oct 8, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 551: Debating Postseason Unpredictability and Decisive Game Fours
Ben, Sam, and Zachary Levine discuss whether the postseason is too unpredictable and then break down the managerial decisions from two decisive NLDS games.
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Oct 7, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 550: An NLDS Progress Report
Ben and Sam banter about Terrance Gore’s future, then discuss Clayton Kershaw and the Cardinals and the Giants-Nationals series.
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Oct 6, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 549: ALDS Postmortems and the Rest of Baseball’s Big Weekend
Ben and Sam marvel at a wild baseball weekend and dissect the ALDS sweeps.
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Oct 3, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 548: How Game Ones Were Won, Plus NLDS Discussion
Ben and Sam banter about MLB’s AFL experiment, then discuss what went down in the ALDS and preview the NLDS.
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Oct 2, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 547: The ALDS Discussion Show
Ben and Sam discuss the NL wild card game, Adam Dunn, and the suffering of Oakland fans, then preview the ALDS.
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