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Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 2315: Eight Bidets a Week
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers’ bidets, baseball in The Last of Us, The Simpsons, and the (future) work of Lin-Manuel Miranda, walk-off groundouts, two possibl…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2314: Memento Mori
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a new contender for the highest bat flip, meet major leaguers (14:28) Ryan Johnson and Alan Roden, and (48:35) answer listener emails about how different ba…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2313: Great Sports Content
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about old-pitcher comebacks (or dropoffs), James Wood’s inefficient excellence, Aaron Judge’s potentially unparalleled peak, whether pitching to contact pays, a p…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2312: A Return to Current Events
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about EW’s Ella Black series and catch up on topics they missed during the week away from regular episodes, including: some struggling teams (including the Oriole…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2311: Only a Woman: Ella Black, Lost and Found (Part 3–Ella’s Legacy)
Ella Black was the first woman to write about baseball for a national publication—if her name was Ella Black, and if she was a woman. On Ella Black: Lost and Found, a three-part scripted series from…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2310: Only a Woman: Ella Black, Lost and Found (Part 2–Ella’s Season)
Ella Black was the first woman to write about baseball for a national publication—if her name was Ella Black, and if she was a woman. On Ella Black: Lost and Found, a three-part scripted series from…
Published on 8 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2309: Only a Woman: Ella Black, Lost and Found (Part 1–Ella’s Legend)
Ella Black was the first woman to write about baseball for a national publication—if her name was Ella Black, and if she was a woman. On Ella Black: Lost and Found, a three-part scripted series from…
Published on 8 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2308: Field of Streams
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the acceptable circumstances (if any) for a bobblehead of a team owner, the Grand Junction Jackalopes belatedly embracing their destiny as the “Chubs,” and …
Published on 8 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2307: The Best Worst Game
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s big bonus, Edmundo Sosa’s beginner’s home run robbery, how much of a difference depth makes, and the relative levels of alarm about …
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2306: Extension Tension
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about umpires’ surprising preference for full ABS, Rob Manfred’s take on torpedo bats, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s $500 million extension, players’ frugal behaviors, …
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago