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Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 1849: When the Whiff Hits the Fan
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a wave of baseball ads for cryptocurrencies and NFTs coinciding with crashes in the crypto and NFT markets,…
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1848: Shantz Encounter
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about which is more impressive, Reid Detmers throwing a two-strikeout no-hitter or right-handed hitter Anthony Re…
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1847: We Want a Catcher, Not a Belly-Scratcher
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Josh Naylor’s record eight RBI after the eighth inning and the hot-hitting Guardians, José Ramírez taking a…
3 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1846: One-Night Standings
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the joys of a pitcher’s duel between Shohei Ohtani and Rich Hill, have a spoiler-free discussion about Doct…
3 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1845: Bang Bang, Maxwell’s Sunday Homers
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Madison Bumgarner ejection, players having to be held back, and sensual sticky-stuff inspections, the his…
3 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1844: Grill the Umpire
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about April’s low offensive numbers and Zack Greinke’s deadball-style success, then (7:11) talk to 32-year MLB um…
3 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1843: I Think You Should Leave
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to MLB’s decision to suspend Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for an unprecedented 324 games, then (22:25) discuss Jus…
3 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1842: Do Not Pass First, Do Not Collect a Run
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MacKenzie Gore and how long a player’s career has to be for something he does to be described as a “career …
3 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1841: The Buxton Bops Here
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the unsealing of the so-called “Yankees Letter” and what, if anything, it revealed about the past prevalenc…
3 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1840: How Can You Not Be Pedantic About Baseball?
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the reaction to and tactical underpinnings of the Yankees’ controversial decision to walk Miguel Cabrera, t…
3 years, 10 months ago