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Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 1425: Just the Facts
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the Cardinals, the Nationals, and the NL’s increasingly interesting playoff races, the pluses and minuses of expanded September rosters, a caveat about time-…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1424: Dance With the Bat That Brought You
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about GPS, resisting the urge to take the bait on bad takes, and the debate about access for broadcasters who double as team personnel, answer listener emails abou…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1423: The Futures Game
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about whether they would take a time machine into baseball’s future, Yu Darvish’s midseason makeover and ability to pick up new pitches, then answer listener email…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1422: Tie Goes to the Robot
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about what GPS directions have to do with analytics-averse managers, MLB’s black and white uniforms fiasco on Players Weekend, Sam’s takeaways from his trip to see…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1421: A Game of Inches
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about beer and the mercy rule, a 12-minute game finish at Fenway, whether baseball players have high job satisfaction, compelling playoff races and especially luck…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1420: Have Mercy
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, and the most compelling playoff races remaining, introduce the new Effectively Wild listener email archive, then answer emails abo…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1419: Benetti’s Booth
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller bring on White Sox play-by-play broadcaster Jason Benetti to banter about sharing the broadcast booth with Bill Walton, Mike Schur, and Mike O’Brien over the weekend and …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1418: Clutch, Clayton, Mickey, and More
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Bryce Harper’s clutchness and how he’s perceived by fans, Clayton Kershaw’s resurgence, and Mickey Callaway’s comments about analytics, then answer listener …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1417: Defining Fun Facts
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about how Gleyber Torres’s ownership of the Orioles and Aristides Aquino’s home-run spree are emblematic of 2019, fun facts about players’ accomplishments in their…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1416: Live at Saber Seminar (for the Third Time)
In the third episode of Effectively Wild recorded live at Saber Seminar in Boston, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley talk to Boston Globe sportswriter Alex Speier, author of the new book Homegrown: How th…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago