Podcast Episodes

Effectively Wild Episode 2393: The World Series Game 3 Draft

Ben and Meg banter about and draft their favorite 18 moments (one for each inning!) from an endlessly entertaining, and almost just plain endless, World Series Game 3.

Audio intro: Grant Brisbee, “E…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Effectively Wild Episode 2392: The Eyes of the World (Series) Are Upon You

Ben and Meg banter about Ben’s trip to a World Series-obsessed city, whether Game 1 of a best-of-seven series can be “must-win,” the Jays-as-underdogs narrative, the global audience for the matchup,…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Effectively Wild Episode 2391: It’s the World Series, Baby

Meg Rowley and guest co-host Ben Clemens of FanGraphs discuss the conclusion of the ALCS, including Dan Wilson’s decision to the turn to Eduard Bazardo to face George Springer with runners on in the…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Effectively Wild Episode 2390: Goodnight, Seattle

In the hours before an ill-fated (for the Mariners) ALCS Game 7, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the state of Meg’s fan feelings and the highlights, lowlights, managerial moves, and more f…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Effectively Wild Episode 2389: Max Effort

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about ALCS Game 4 and NLCS Game 3, with an emphasis on Max Scherzer’s must-win mentality and why his hyped-up mound and start-day demeanor stops just short of sca…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Effectively Wild Episode 2388: May the Fastest Fish Win

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the effect of road dominance on the postseason spectator experience and discuss NLCS Game 2 and ALCS Game 3, touching on Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s throwback comp…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Effectively Wild Episode 2387: GIDPodcast

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley revisit Meg’s experience of Mariners-Tigers ALDS Game 5 and recap the first few games of the Championship Series round, touching on postseason broadcast booths, the Mari…

Published on 2 months ago

Effectively Wild Episode 2386: GOATs and Goats

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley announce their playoff livestream plans and then break down Game 4 of the Phillies-Dodgers NLDS, including their musings on Orion Kerkering’s game-ending error and the e…

Published on 2 months ago

Effectively Wild Episode 2385: Must-Win Shame

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the rampant overuse of the phrase “must-win game,” denying late timeouts, the Blue Jays’ victory over the Yankees, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., a Yankees postmort…

Published on 2 months ago

Effectively Wild Episode 2384: Playoff Baseball is Cruel (But it Beats the Alternative)

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s recovery from illness and her ongoing emotional distress as a postseason spectator, then share their takeaways from the first two games of each ALDS a…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago