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Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 1859: Three Strikes and Burnout
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mike Yastrzemski trying the “KK play,” the distinctive smell of rat urine, Buck Showalter making a mid-PA p…
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1858: The Fan Who Knew Too Much
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Joe Girardi’s firing and where the Phillies go from here, the Astros’ Yordan Alvarez extension, the dip in …
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1857: Hit Me Right in the Phils
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley announce the availability of new Effectively Wild T-shirts, then follow up on the latest, Mike Trout-related development…
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1856: Slapped Silly
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Nick Castellanos’s uncanny tater timing, and then (3:09) Ben attempts to explain the Joc Pederson–Tommy Pha…
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1855: Glass Ass of Emotion
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley answer listener emails about why we don’t see more hidden-ball tricks in MLB, why big leaguers practice fielding grounde…
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1854: Comedy of Errors
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the apparent end of Mike Trout’s long-lasting SuperPretzel sponsorship, Willians Astudillo’s return to the …
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1853: What Are the Odds?
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley talk to Kelly Pracht, the CEO and co-founder of predictive analytics startup nVenue, which has provided the real-time pr…
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1852: Roger, Over and Out
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley pay tribute (for the umpteenth time) to the great Roger Angell, who died at 101 on Friday, then banter about which under…
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1851: You Say Tyler, I Say Taylor
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the rabidity of opossums and Eugenio Suárez‘s keepie-uppie skills, then discuss the White Sox offense and T…
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1850: Don’t Squat So Close to Me
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about two of the worst defensive plays of the season, which came courtesy of the Tigers and Nationals, Albert Puj…
3 years, 9 months ago