Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Apr 14, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 427: Owen Good on the Past, Present, and Future of Baseball Video Games
Ben and Sam talk to Owen Good about MLB 14: The Show, where baseball video games have been, and where they’re going.
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Apr 11, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 426: A Conversation with Cuba’s Sabermetric Splinter Group
Ben and Sam talk to Alejandro Aldama of the Independent Group for Baseball Investigation about the state of sabermetrics in Cuba.
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Apr 10, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 425: The Costliest Injuries Suffered So Far
Ben and Sam discuss events from Wednesday’s games, the new transfer rule, and the injuries that could cost teams playoff spots.
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Apr 9, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 424: Bonds vs. Trout and Other Listener Emails
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about Barry Bonds vs. Mike Trout, Billy Hamilton, teams taking the long view, and more.
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Apr 8, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 423: Analyzing Early April Trends
Ben and Sam discuss whether they’re buying several statistical developments from the season’s first week.
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Apr 7, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 422: Is Oakland’s Ballpark an Embarrassment to Baseball?
Ben and Sam discuss MLB’s obligation to the Oakland A’s.
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Apr 4, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 421: How Much Money Should Players Make?
Ben and Sam discuss the impact of extensions on the players’ share of baseball’s record revenues.
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Apr 3, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 420: Yost, Replay, Porter, and PEDs
Ben and Sam talk about Ned Yost’s tactics, expanded replay’s first few days, Bo Porter’s bullpen philosophy, and more.
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Apr 2, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 419: The Return of the Mid-Week Email Show
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about Mike Trout (as usual), clubhouse etiquette, the worst teams in baseball, catcher framing and unwritten rules, and more.
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Apr 1, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 418: Jonah Keri on the Beginning, End, and Importance of the Expos
Ben and Sam talk to Jonah Keri about his new book about the Montreal Expos, Up, Up & Away, as well as expansion draft strategy and spelling defense with a c.
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