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Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 1959: A Tale of Two Broadcasts
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the yips, more ways in which baseball is different from other sports, big leaguers playing against kids, a…
3 years, 1 month ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1958: I Can Be Center Field?
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about 53-year-old Dae-Sung Koo 구대성 pitching in Australia, provide a final(?) update on Brandon Belt’s beloved To…
3 years, 1 month ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1957: Owners’ Groaners
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about passing the halfway point of the offseason, another way in which baseball is unusual among team sports, a …
3 years, 1 month ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1956: Jock and Bull Stories
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about players snacking on the field and a baseball equivalent of the EGOT before (23:01) Ben brings on Ron Shelt…
3 years, 1 month ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1955: Upshift, Downshift
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a “Dear Abby” baseball column, Andrew McCutchen’s return to Pittsburgh, Nelson Cruz signing with San Diego…
3 years, 1 month ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1954: ’Los Got Physical
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley recap the conclusion of the Carlos Correa free agency saga, breaking down his new, actually finalized contract with the…
3 years, 1 month ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1953: The Weakest Links Left
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Roger Angell-identified way in which baseball is different from other sports, discuss the Mariners signi…
3 years, 1 month ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1952: Slash Diction
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and longtime listener and Patreon supporter Jacob Barak banter about Jacob’s baseball-fan background, EW origin story, an…
3 years, 2 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1951: The Pod Heard ’Round the World
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the Red Sox signing Rafael Devers to a lengthy extension, the state of the Sox, the next two free-agent classes…
3 years, 2 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1950: Well, We Tried
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Hall of Famer Jim Palmer‘s endorsement of Netflix series Emily in Paris, a questionable Cubs-related baseb…
3 years, 2 months ago