Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 2056: Just-Noticeable Defense
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss listener responses to their banter about surprising Statcast throwing speeds, then (12:42) discuss Nick Ahmed’s…
2 years, 5 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2055: No Throw
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Statcast-standout throw by Brenton Doyle, a Statcast-standout homer by Ronald Acuña Jr., and how closely…
2 years, 5 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2054: The Prospect-Call-Up Countdown
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a new browser game called Homer Hindsight, where all the players placed on waivers ended up, the White Sox…
2 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2053: The Shohei Ohtani of Indie Rock
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s voice and the potential for an ambidextrous superstar who blends the skill sets of Shohei Ohtani and…
2 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2052: New Kids on the Block
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about classifying throws by infielders that are actually made in the outfield, imagine a multi-sport two-way Sho…
2 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2051: Bunts and Balks and Passed Balls, Oh My
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about how late it is in the season and a fan’s exuberant reaction to the only known unassisted outfield triple p…
2 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2050: Sho No
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley lament and discuss Shohei Ohtani’s UCL injury and its ramifications for the rest of his season, his two-way future, his…
2 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2049: Seattle Slays
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s week away, Julio Rodríguez’s hot streak and the Mariners’ surge, and the White Sox firing Kenny Will…
2 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2048: Calling Up All Angels
Baseball Prospectus’ editor-in-chief Craig Goldstein joins the show to discuss the surging Dodgers (5:26) and what led to their recently concluded w…
2 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 2047: This Podcast Now Competes in the Big Ten
With Ben Lindbergh still in Sweden, FanGraphs’ Michael Baumann takes the co-host chair for a spin. He and Meg Rowley begin (2:10) by delighting in a…
2 years, 6 months ago