Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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Effectively Wild Episode 2158: Small Sausage Size
After a podcast preface by Ben Lindbergh about Mike Trouts knee injury (sigh), Ben and Meg Rowley banter (4:19) about a weekend White Sox sweep, the overdue news that Nike is supposedly fixing the mu
Effectively Wild Episode 2157: Sophomore Lumps
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether they believe the projections that peg the White Sox as merely a run-of-the-mill terrible team, this seasons sophomore slumps (so far), and more on ba
Effectively Wild Episode 2156: Pluses and Minuses
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about how much dirt MLB players ingest in a season, the second-most-encouraging stat about Mike Trouts season, Shohei Ohtani, Earl Webb, and the single-season doub
Effectively Wild Episode 2155: Just for (Slow) Starters
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rockies (and their charter pilots) running afoul of the FAA, Jackson Hollidays slow start, whether the Astros or Twins has hurt their division-title chan
Effectively Wild Episode 2154: Sliding Doors and Sliding Home
Amid a wave of pitcher injuries, Ben Lindbergh talks to Dr. Rich Nye (4:20), a former major leaguer whose career-ending injury became a career-beginning injury when he decided to become an exotic-anim
Effectively Wild Episode 2153: Whoops it Up
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Carlos Correas nerdiness, the Pirates pulling phenom Jared Jones after 59 effective pitches, the zombie runner, what Jontay Porters lifetime NBA ban portend
Effectively Wild Episode 2152: The Worst Vibes in Baseball
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MLB jerseys as Fremen stillsuits, an update on Blake Snell the self-perceived strike-thrower, Brent Suter and being the best teammate, which MLB team is las
Effectively Wild Episode 2151: The MLB Reboot
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the lack of an uptick in stolen bases this season, which of the teams that are off to surprisingly hot or cold starts has changed their minds the most, analog
Effectively Wild Episode 2150: Crime Doesn’t Ippei
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to news about Shohei Ohtanis former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara being charged with bank fraud, discuss the revelations in the governments stunning, detailed complai
Effectively Wild Episode 2149: Protective Eyewash
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about White Sox manager Pedro Grifols anti-eclipse eyewash, the shrinking moon, an eyebrow-raising quote by Blake Snell, the latest signature Elly De La Cruz game,