Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Apr 10, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 178: Batter-Pitcher Matchups/Outfield Alignments/A Player Who Can’t Play Defense/The End of Innings
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about batter-pitcher matchups, curious outfield alignments, where to put a player who can’t play defense, and what baseball would be like without innings.
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Apr 9, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 177: How Much Does Velocity Loss Matter?/The Astros’ Runaway Strikeout Rate
Ben and Sam talk about the performance impact of velocity loss, then discuss the Astros’ astronomical early-season strikeout rate.
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Apr 8, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 176: Jose Fernandez and Service Time/Jose Bautista and Umpire Payback
Ben and Sam talk about why the Marlins have put service-time considerations aside in Jose Fernandez’s case, then discuss Jose Bautista’s comments about umpires.
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Apr 5, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 175: Brian Roberts’ Injury, Baserunners Passing Baserunners, and the Pros and Cons of Trade Speculation
Ben and Sam discuss the latest injury to Brian Roberts, Evan Longoria running by Ben Zobrist, and the speculation about a Profar-for-Taveras trade.
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Apr 4, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 174: More Week One Reactions
Ben and Sam share their thoughts on Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum, Yu Darvish, Fernando Rodney, the Royals, Tom Milone, Shaun Marcum, and more.
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Apr 3, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 173: Should Contract Size Influence Our Projections for Players?/Revisiting Our Pre-Offseason Predictions/What Started the Sabermetric Revolution?
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about whether we should let where and for how much a player signs influence how we expect him to play, then revisit their team predictions from the end of last season and discuss what started the sabermetric revolution.
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Apr 2, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 172: The Confirmation Biases of Opening Day
Ben and Sam discuss the events of Opening Day that reinforced preseason expectations.
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Apr 1, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 171: Extensions for Everyone!
Ben and Sam discuss the recent news about extensions for Justin Verlander, Buster Posey, and Elvis Andrus.
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Mar 29, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 170: Jason Parks on Podcasting, Prospect Ranking, and Player Development
Ben and Sam talk to Jason Parks about the forthcoming Fringe Average Podcast and BP prospect book, the ranking process, and how player development differs between teams.
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Mar 28, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 169: The Retirement of Tim McCarver/Is Clubhouse Chemistry Less Important Than it Used to Be?
Ben and Sam talk about Tim McCarver’s impending retirement and share their thoughts on broadcasting, then discuss whether changes in players’ routines have reduced the importance of clubhouse chemistry.
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