Podcast Episode Details

Effectively Wild Episode 2318: It Was the Worst of Times, it Was the Worst of Times

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Ben Lindbergh brings on Brandon Uffner, an Orioles and Braves fan, to talk about his two teams’ slow starts to the season, his prescription for fixing them, how he came to root for them, managing his competing loyalties, and more. Then (36:01) he talks to Austin, a White Sox and Rockies fan, about both of his teams bottoming out and how that has or hasn’t affected his appetite for baseball. Finally, (1:04:59), Frequent Stat Blast Correspondent Ryan Nelson joins to deliver several Stat Blasts.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to playoff odds changes
Link to BaseRuns standings
Link to Laurila on walk-off groundouts
Link to walk-off out 1
Link to walk-off out 2
Link to walk-off out 3
Link to Mets streak tweet
Link to rule 34 wiki
Link to catching mask trick
Link to lone pitcher example
Link to new-name data
Link to listener emails database

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Published on 7 months, 1 week ago