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Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 1577: Chaos Theory
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about whether the idea of sports as a distraction from the pandemic has panned out, whether unexpectedly hot-star…
5 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1576: The “Is This Guy Good?” Game Returns
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about a realization about fake crowd noise discomfort, a disastrous start to a Derek Holland outing that recalled…
5 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1575: Rookies of the Year
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a bad fun fact on a baseball broadcast, a case of copycat pitching involving Jake Diekman and Chaz Roe, how…
5 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1574: No Fans, Good Field?
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about their minor league free agent draft results so far and whether this season has helped or hurt minor league …
5 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1573: Make Some Noise
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Shohei Ohtani’s arm injury and his short- and long-term prospects as a two-way player, Mike Soroka and the …
5 years, 6 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1572: Baseball on Borrowed Time
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the coronavirus spreading to the NL Central, the difficulties MLB faces compared to other sports leagues, the dr…
5 years, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1571: Does the Automatic-Runner Rule Rule?
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about family members not attending big league debuts and how teams and broadcasts could make better use of empty …
5 years, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1570: The Season So Far
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss several takeaways from the first weekend of the MLB regular season, starting with the COVID-19 outbreak among th…
5 years, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1569: Take Me Out With the Cardboard Crowd
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Sam Miller banter about Sam’s cricket home invasion, then discuss Opening Day, the experience of spectating games with…
5 years, 7 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1568: What We’re Most Excited to See This Season
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Baseball Prospectus editor-in-chief Craig Goldstein banter about whether official scorers will be more or less accurat…
5 years, 7 months ago