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Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 2286: Season Preview Series: Mariners and Reds
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the start of spring training games, the charms of Tigers reliever John Brebbia, whether MLB’s uniform pants were always semi-transparent, and Shohei Ohtani’…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2285: Shoeless Sho
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a player who signed an extension (Geraldo Perdomo), a player who didn’t sign an extension (Vladimir Guerrero Jr.), a player who’s switching positions (Mike …
Published on 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2284: Season Preview Series: Astros and Cardinals
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s new sound-dampening windows, listener defenses of MLB’s altered two-way-player rule, and the latest intolerable “breakout” pick, followed by Stat Blas…
Published on 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2283: Season Preview Series: Cubs and Giants
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Red Sox signing Alex Bregman, the Padres signing Nick Pivetta, and Anthony Rendon’s latest long-term injury. Then they preview the 2025 Chicago Cubs (29…
Published on 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2282: Season Preview Series: Twins and Tigers
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Rob Manfred’s Super Bowl cameo, the return of not-terrible uniforms, a new finding in the “familiarity vs. fatigue” debate about the times through the order…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2281: Season Preview Series: Orioles and Royals
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Dodgers’ overstuffed 2025 bobblehead lineup, Ippei Mizuhara’s sentencing, and the Angels’ tireless pursuit of players who were good several seasons ago.…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2280: Season Preview Series: Rays and Brewers
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mets re-signing Pete Alonso, the Twins signing Harrison Bader, and the compressed standings in the newly released FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus play…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2279: Season Preview Series: Blue Jays and Padres
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley introduce the 13th annual Effectively Wild season preview series, then banter about the Tigers signing Jack Flaherty to a smaller-than-expected deal, a long-awaited expl…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2278: We Shall Not Look Upon Their Like Again
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Max Scherzer and Jorge Polanco signings, Scherzer vs. Justin Verlander, and the changes in pitcher usage over the course of those pitchers’ careers. The…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2277: The Most Demoralizing Offseasons
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the overwhelming listener response to their previous conversation about cover models for baseball video games, and Ben issues some “Bo Nos” in support of hi…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago