Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 2196: Trades, Valued
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Ben Clemens break down the Randy Arozarena, A.J. Puk, James Paxton, and Austin Hays trades (plus real-time reactions …
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Effectively Wild Episode 2195: To Trade, or Not to Trade
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mason Miller’s hand fracture, the extremely slow pitches of Ildemaro Vargas, a Dylan Cease no-hitter, the …
1 year, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2194: The Breakout Fakeout
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the likenesses, word counts, and stat citations on Hall of Fame plaques, what would happen if all past sta…
1 year, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2193: The Best Rest-of-Season Storylines
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the BBWAA’s new sports gambling regulations, then (11:22) discuss the stories they’re most interested in f…
1 year, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2192: Both Sides Now?
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the highlights of the All-Star Game, a hypothetical Evan Longoria unretirement scenario, the newly announc…
1 year, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2191: (Don’t) Shake it Off
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Home Run Derby, the Futures Game and skills competition, Globe Field Field, All-Star uniforms, and mor…
1 year, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2190: If You Call Him, He Will Pitch
Ben Lindbergh talks to Sam Miller of Pebble Hunting about the increase in IL stints at the All-Star break and Sam’s obsession with the evolving stra…
1 year, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2189: Don’t Sell Umpires Short(s)
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about homerless White Sox second basemen, the recent history of teams with homerless positions, and the upsides …
1 year, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2188: I Fought the Wall, and the Wall Won
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s daughter coining a baseball term, how the on-screen strike-zone plot (slightly) delays the rest of t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2187: It’s a Bold Strategy
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a genuine, no-foolin’ instance of “Strategy” (aka a mid-PA pitching change), Christian Walker’s affinity f…
1 year, 7 months ago