Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEffectively Wild Episode 1538: KBOpening Day
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about KBO season excitement and answer listener emails about MLB precedents for Warwick Saupold’s KBO complete ga…
5 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1537: Our Hall of Fame Fives
Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller, and Meg Rowley banter about fear of criticism, Eddie Murphy vs. Eddie Murray, and dreams, then take turns building the bes…
5 years, 9 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1536: Three Days at the Ballpark
Facing the prospect of a season without fans in the stands, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley console themselves and fight baseball withdrawal by revisiti…
5 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1535: Leave Me Out, Coach
Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller, and senior writer for The Athletic Andy McCullough banter about the people they would be (or have been) most nervous about…
5 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1534: The Stay-at-Home Run Derby
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Johnny Vander Meer’s ear boils and the surprisingly ancient origins of the phrase, “A walk is as good as a …
5 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1533: It’s Baseball O’Clock Somewhere
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about beverage consumption, foreign baseball leagues’ potential for popularity in the U.S., and the life and deat…
5 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1532: Dirty Watkins
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss the results of MLB’s investigation into Boston Red Sox sign stealing, touching on Boston’s lighter penalties and…
5 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1531: His Double-Airness
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the Effectively Wild community’s least-disliked MLB teams and two unjust Cy Young/MVP snubs, then discuss w…
5 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1530: That’s Why They Play the Games
With MLB in limbo, Ben Lindbergh investigates virtual baseball, talking to the designers of three new baseball video games—Ramone Russell of Sony San…
5 years, 10 months ago
Effectively Wild Episode 1529: Presenting Future Value
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley speak to FanGraphs’ Eric Longenhagen and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel about their new book, Future Value: The Battle for Baseba…
5 years, 10 months ago