Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEffectively 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, 11 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…
4 years 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 …
4 years 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…
4 years 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…
4 years 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…
4 years 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…
4 years ago
Effectively 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,…
4 years 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…
4 years 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…
4 years ago