Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh (The Ringer), Jeff Sullivan (FanGraphs), and an array of guests talk about baseball with an analytical bent, covering a mix of timely topics from the serious to the absurd a few times per week.
- Website
- https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs
- Description
- Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2025-02-22 07:06
- last episode published
- 2025-02-22 01:52
- publication frequency
- 2.01 days
- Contributors
- Ben Lindbergh, Jeff Sullivan
- Owner Author
- davidappelman@gmail.com (Ben Lindbergh, Jeff Sullivan)
- Managing editor
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 2288
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Professional Sports & Recreation
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2025-02-22 |
Effectively Wild Episode 2287: Season Preview Series: Rangers and Pirates Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the end of the Yankees’ beard ban, the potential end of MLB’s business relationship with ESPN, and whether the World Baseball Classic should imitate the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off. Then they preview the 2025 Texa... |
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| 2025-02-21 |
Effectively Wild Episode 2286: Season Preview Series: Mariners and Reds Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the start of spring training games, the charms of Tigers reliever John Brebbia, whether MLB’s uniform pants were always semi-transparent, and Shohei Ohtani’s parallel parking skills. Then they preview the 2025 ... |
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| 2025-02-19 | Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a player who signed an extension (Geraldo Perdomo), a player who didn’t sign an extension (Vladimir Guerrero Jr.), a player who’s switching positions (Mike Trout), and a player who’s not switching positions, at... |
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| 2025-02-15 |
Effectively Wild Episode 2284: Season Preview Series: Astros and Cardinals Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s new sound-dampening windows, listener defenses of MLB’s altered two-way-player rule, and the latest intolerable “breakout” pick, followed by Stat Blasts (15:49) about the teams with the most winless, non-... |
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| 2025-02-14 |
Effectively Wild Episode 2283: Season Preview Series: Cubs and Giants Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Red Sox signing Alex Bregman, the Padres signing Nick Pivetta, and Anthony Rendon’s latest long-term injury. Then they preview the 2025 Chicago Cubs (29:35) with The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma, and the 2025 ... |
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| 2025-02-12 |
Effectively Wild Episode 2282: Season Preview Series: Twins and Tigers Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Rob Manfred’s Super Bowl cameo, the return of not-terrible uniforms, a new finding in the “familiarity vs. fatigue” debate about the times through the order effect, two more Dodgers signings, and an intriguingl... |
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| 2025-02-08 |
Effectively Wild Episode 2281: Season Preview Series: Orioles and Royals Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Dodgers’ overstuffed 2025 bobblehead lineup, Ippei Mizuhara’s sentencing, and the Angels’ tireless pursuit of players who were good several seasons ago. Then they preview the 2025 Baltimore Orioles (35:55) ... |
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| 2025-02-07 |
Effectively Wild Episode 2280: Season Preview Series: Rays and Brewers Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mets re-signing Pete Alonso, the Twins signing Harrison Bader, and the compressed standings in the newly released FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus playoff odds. Then they preview the 2025 Tampa Bay Rays (3... |
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| 2025-02-05 |
Effectively Wild Episode 2279: Season Preview Series: Blue Jays and Padres Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley introduce the 13th annual Effectively Wild season preview series, then banter about the Tigers signing Jack Flaherty to a smaller-than-expected deal, a long-awaited explanation for the gambling-related firing of umpire Pat ... |
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| 2025-02-01 |
Effectively Wild Episode 2278: We Shall Not Look Upon Their Like Again Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Max Scherzer and Jorge Polanco signings, Scherzer vs. Justin Verlander, and the changes in pitcher usage over the course of those pitchers’ careers. Then (20:17) they discuss stricter restrictions on the si... |
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