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Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 1597: The Frantic Wild Card Catch-up
During a brief respite between games, Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller catch up on a week’s worth of wild card action, discussing the experience of being…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1596: The Unpredictable Playoff Round
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about a misconception about FIP and how to weigh FIP and ERA in evaluating pitcher performance after the fact, th…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1595: How Cleveland Became a Pitching Powerhouse
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about late-season playoff uncertainty, whether they’re happy with how the playoff field has turned out, the Cubs’…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1594: Speed Trap
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about whether we need middle names and what it was like not to know what players were worth before WAR and its st…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1593: When You Wish Wilpon a Star
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Justin Verlander’s Tommy John surgery, a different way to expand the playoffs, and whether MLB’s approach t…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1592: The Roger Angell Centennial Celebration
In honor of New Yorker writer and editor and Baseball Hall of Famer Roger Angell’s 100th birthday, Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller, and Meg Rowley discuss …
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Effectively Wild Episode 1591: More Like Expanded Nayoffs
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss Rob Manfred’s desire to make the 16-team playoff format permanent and how the absence of off days will affect th…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1590: How to Find a Minor League Late Bloomer
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller talk to Justin Hollander, the Seattle Mariners’ vice president and assistant general manager in charge of baseball opera…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1589: The Home Run Retriever
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the extraordinary stat lines of Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes, the role of randomness in baseball, the late…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1588: Full Nelson
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss the backstory behind the Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio trade, break down a clichéd postgame quote by Gavin Lux, an…
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