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Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 2383: How to Call a Collapse
Ben Lindbergh brings on Michael Baumann, who immediately makes Ben regret it by subjecting him to a lyrical ode to Effectively Wild inspired by the Taylor Swift song “Wood.” Then they play “College …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2382: The October Bandwagon
Ben Lindbergh brings on Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer of The Bandwagon to banter in a hopefully not-immediately-dated way about the first two days of playoff action, including the Dodgers dispatchin…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2381: Week in (P)review
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their plans for playoff livestreams and an MLB attendance announcement, then recap the highlights of the last weekend of the regular season and discuss what…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2380: Clinching Chaos
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners clinching the AL West, the benefits and drawbacks of MVP debates, the power of great players to enhance a season for spectators, the Cardinals’…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2379: October Came Early
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the delights of the last week of the regular season, the Dodgers’ bullpen problems, and what kind of compromise the challenge system is, then (43:09) answer…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2378: MLB’s Big Finish
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the standings and stakes of an unexpectedly wild last week of the regular season, whether there’s such as a thing as a playoff team that can’t make a deep r…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2377: 25-25 in 2025
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about 2025’s record number of 25-25 players and whether the current power/speed version of the sport is rendered any less impressive by its recent rule-change ori…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2376: No Spoilers
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the state of the wild cards and whether the pennant races have been more exciting than forecasted despite the lack of actual changes in the playoff field, C…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2375: Presented in 4K
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s reaction to the Mariners moving into first place in the AL West (at least temporarily), Jac Caglianone and the Royals’ woeful corner-outfield offense,…
Published on 3 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2374: The Death of Exsportise
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the deepening twilight of Mike Trout, then (21:19) discuss why the so-called “death of expertise” sweeping society hasn’t swept sports in the same way, befo…
Published on 3 months ago