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Ben Lindbergh (The Ringer), Sam Miller (ESPN), Meg Rowley (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.

Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller, Meg Rowley


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    The Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast is an exceptional podcast that offers a unique and insightful perspective on the game of baseball. Hosted by Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley, this podcast provides in-depth analysis, thoughtful discussions, and intelligent conversations about current baseball topics. With their clarity in explaining things and pedantic approach (meant with love), Ben and Meg have become two of my favorite voices to have in my ears.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the wealth of knowledge and expertise that Ben and Meg bring to each episode. They provide deep insights into various aspects of the game, from player performance to team strategies, while also delving into historical tidbits and references. Their discussions are always well-informed, thought-provoking, and backed up by data and research. I appreciate their ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and understandable manner.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is the diversity of topics covered. From analyzing player contracts to discussing collective bargaining issues, they cover both the business side of baseball as well as its on-field dynamics. This breadth of coverage allows listeners to gain a comprehensive understanding of the game beyond just what happens on the field.

    However, one potential drawback of this podcast is its focus on business-related aspects such as contracts, draft rights, and collective bargaining. While important for understanding the game's inner workings, these topics can sometimes be dry and may not appeal to those looking for more traditional baseball content. Additionally, the podcast's emphasis on baseball as a business can occasionally overshadow the pure love for the game.

    In conclusion, The Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast is a must-listen for any avid baseball fan seeking intelligent analysis and insightful discussions about America's pastime. Despite its occasional dryness when delving into business-related matters, this podcast excels at providing valuable information while keeping things light-hearted and entertaining. Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley's expertise and charm make this podcast a standout in the baseball podcast landscape.



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    Effectively Wild Episode 2340: Kick Me Out of the Ball Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 89:25


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Dicky, er, Richard Lovelady's short tenure with the Mets, round one of Paul Skenes vs. Jacob Misiorowski, the nature of modern pitcher's duels, a Jacob-related fun fact, updates on Juan Soto and Jo Adell, revisiting childhood favorites through the lens of advanced stats, and public funding for the […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2339: The Big Thumper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 92:25


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Richard Lovelady's qualified embrace of the nickname “Dicky,” the return of players named “Otto” to the major leagues, Denzel Clarke's increasingly extreme offense-defense divide, Cal Raleigh's records (and MVP) pursuit, Bryan Woo as Seattle's starting stalwart, the underrated Eugenio Suárez, Byron Buxton's success, the loudness of Yankee Stadium […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2338: Tommy Can You Shear Me?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2025 104:06


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Tommy Kahnle's postgame shaving ritual, Hunter Bigge's close call and danger from foul balls, Padres vs. Dodgers as baseball's best rivalry, and a lost opportunity for a Tarik Skubal vs. Paul Skenes matchup, then (58:23) answer listener emails about the most influential owner of the century, the definition […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2337: Strip Poker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 128:25


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a possible Rays franchise sale, the latest on Elly De La Cruz, Oneil Cruz, Sandy Alcantara, and Aaron Judge, Andrew Benintendi as the current face of replacement level, Nats manager Dave Martinez's comments about coaches, and Clayton Kershaw's cap on Pride Night. Then (56:10) Ben brings back former […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2336: All Your Future Devers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 100:27


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the Rafael Devers trade in depth, covering why Boston made the move, the resulting fan frustration, and the Giants impact. Then (57:56) they cover bad news about Christian Montes De Oca, John Brebbia, and Johnny O'Brien before bantering about Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound, the Rays rotation, Charlie […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2335: The 70-Percent Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 105:15


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Tarik Skubal dialing down his top-end fastball (and dominating nonetheless), Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s self-described 70 percent effort level, Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting more and running less, whether the Blue Jays are getting what they wanted out of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the debut of Jacob Misiorowski, Aaron Civale's trade […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2334: The Overshadowed Debuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 121:44


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about depictions of the pitch clock in popular media, how the lack of advancing visual fidelity in baseball broadcasts makes it harder to identify when clips come from (and other ways we might distinguish eras at a glance), Hunter Dobbins drama and why it's harder than it used to […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2333: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the In-Game Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 97:58


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about good news and bad news for Ben's recent Meet a Major Leaguer subject Christian Montes De Oca, Craig Kimbrel's short-lived return to Atlanta, the promotions of Roman Anthony and Jacob Misiorowski and a proposal for automatic call-ups, Denzel Clarke's incredible catch and extreme stat line (and the nature […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2332: The Setup Man Cannot Hold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2025 134:07


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Spencer Strider's concerning performance, how he and Sandy Alcantara remind us that comebacks from elbow surgery aren't automatic, and whether things are lookng up for the White Sox on and off the field. Then (32:23) they bring on top-tier Patreon supporter John Thomas to banter about his background […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2331: The Secret Sauce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 118:55


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Pete Alonso's performance since they marveled at his hot start, the return of Craig Kimbrel, Max Muncy's tale of two seasons, how hitters fare after LASIK, the Mets' “secret sauce” against Shohei Ohtani, whether the Dodgers' injury woes will hurt their capacity to recruit pitchers, Brandon Pfaadt's “yes […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2330: Tapped Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 99:40


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Taylor Walls fulfilling a preseason podcast prediction by being ejected after tapping his helmet following a questionable call (and the many notifications Ben and Meg received from EW listeners), Luke Weaver's stretching injury, the Rockies' purported improvement, the decline of the closer as bullpen protagonist, a miraculous softball-delivery […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2329: In the Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 92:39


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the most exciting prospects who haven't yet made the majors but should soon (including Jac Caglianone, Roman Anthony, Bubba Chandler, and Andrew Painter), the struggles of once-ballyhooed trade targets Sandy Alcantara and Luis Robert Jr., the recent rebounds of Emmanuel Clase and Devin Williams, the returns of Mike […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2328: Rogers Tat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 93:48


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rockies' historic series losing streak and their rest-of-season projections, an Orioles fan's decision to get the name of Trevor Rogers tattooed on his butt, a Patrick Corbin innings-eating update, draft prospect Jace LaViolette's dedication to staying in the lineup, the late-career struggles of Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander, […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2327: Playing the Hits

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 101:28


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the new hardest-hit ball of the Statcast era, exit speeds across eras, Oneil Cruz vs. Elly De La Cruz, whether Tarik Skubal has gotten too good, Aaron Judge not feeling great at the plate, whether Rockies fans should boycott the team, how the (first) Juan Soto trade is […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2326: Mile High, New Low

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 108:25


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Rockies being so bad that mostly innocuous stories about them now seem like examples of organizational incompetence, a wild loss by a Rockies affiliate, and why recent terrible teams have been so bad, then (36:56) answer listener emails about catchers framing poorly on purpose, penalizing hitters when […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2325: MLB’s New Main Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 97:27


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Rich Hill's latest perfect game bid, whether the Tigers are as good as they've looked, Jared Jones' elbow surgery and the Pirates' offensive outage, Paul Skenes and whether lower arm slots will protect pitchers' arms, Pete Crow-Armstrong and the players who've ascended to “main character” status this season, […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2324: Hustle Hassle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 110:24


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Elly De La Cruz's unspectacular start to the season, the firing of Brandon Hyde and what it would take for them to blame a manager for a team's disappointing season, the hubbub about Juan Soto's hustle, MLB's announcement about Rivalry Weekend's success, Kyle Schwarber and the lineage of […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2323: Look Ma(scot), No Pants

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 109:28


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about listener suggestions for terms for tandem home run robberies (and the opposite of home run robberies), whether it's so O'sver in Baltimore, Jacob deGrom succeeding despite slightly less dominant stuff, and the realness of the rivalries in MLB's inaugural “Rivalry Weekend,” then (48:46) answer listener emails about awarding […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2322: Rose-Colored Glasses

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 104:25


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Julio Rodríguez gifting a homer and then taking one away, two Red Sox outfielders teaming up to make a catch, home-run-robbery terminology, Conor Jackson and remembering some guys who were good for your fantasy team, pouring one out for the Austin Barnes Dodgers era, lopsided scores, and the […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2321: The Seventh-Inning (Dynamic) Stretch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 107:22


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about an expert's stance on stretching, whether the White Sox were the funniest team for the new Pope to support, what Paul Skenes signing up for the WBC signifies, an optimistic take on the odds of a lost season, Bud Black's firing and the dreaded “vote of confidence,” Roki […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2320: Baseball Jobs (Dietician and Fun-Fact Finder)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 150:28


    Ben Lindbergh and Ben Clemens of FanGraphs banter about the latest positional drama regarding Rafael Devers, then discuss whether and why pitchers leaguewide are Yu Darvish-ing and Tyler Holton-ing—that is, throwing more pitch types, and varying their pitch types more based on batter handedness—before answering listener emails about home strike zones and combining bad teams […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2319: Going By the Book

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 130:46


    It's a baseball-book bonanza! Ben Lindbergh rounds up the authors of three new baseball books for conversations about their work and our relationships with the past. First he talks to John W. Miller about his biography of Earl Weaver, The Last Manager, Weaver's wiring and sabermetric intuition, and the diminished role and reputation of managers. […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2318: It Was the Worst of Times, it Was the Worst of Times

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 106:08


    Ben Lindbergh brings on Brandon Uffner, an Orioles and Braves fan, to talk about his two teams' slow starts to the season, his prescription for fixing them, how he came to root for them, managing his competing loyalties, and more. Then (36:01) he talks to Austin, a White Sox and Rockies fan, about both of […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2317: Wake Up Babe (Ruth)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 117:26


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mike Trout's latest injury, Pete Alonso's renaissance, a Daulton Varsho recovery catch, Andrés Muñoz the cat guy, and the called strike zone (sort of) shrinking. Then (40:49) they bring on top-tier Patreon supporter Carson Otter to talk about his background with baseball and the podcast, share his baseball-related […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2316: Brebbia is the Soul of Wit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 118:05


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the unexpected power of Meg's Mariners (and Jorge Polanco, specifically), in contrast to the Rangers' unexpectedly light-hitting lineup. They also discuss a Jackson Chourio comment about Julio Rodríguez, the long-awaited comeback of Lance McCullers Jr. and the thus-far-deflating comeback of Sandy Alcantara, the literally diminished Mookie Betts, Jose […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2315: Eight Bidets a Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 105:58


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers' bidets, baseball in The Last of Us, The Simpsons, and the (future) work of Lin-Manuel Miranda, walk-off groundouts, two possibly botched calls, Jesús Luzardo and how skilled teams are at evaluating medicals, a four-homer effort in a loss, the unexpectedly exciting NL West […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2314: Memento Mori

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a new contender for the highest bat flip, meet major leaguers (14:28) Ryan Johnson and Alan Roden, and (48:35) answer listener emails about how different baseball would be if losses were free for fans and wins cost extra, whether the Rockies will finish in first before the Dodgers […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2313: Great Sports Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 87:28


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about old-pitcher comebacks (or dropoffs), James Wood's inefficient excellence, Aaron Judge's potentially unparalleled peak, whether pitching to contact pays, a possible Paul Skenes change, a base-stealing update, private equity's MLB plans, and Rob Manfred's feelings on fandom. Audio intro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme” […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2312: A Return to Current Events

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 110:12


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about EW's Ella Black series and catch up on topics they missed during the week away from regular episodes, including: some struggling teams (including the Orioles and Braves), Cal Raleigh's (and David Rubenstein's) bobbleheads, an Atlanta kerfuffle involving Brian Snitker, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Jarred Kelenic, recent pitcher injuries, […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2311: Only a Woman: Ella Black, Lost and Found (Part 3–Ella’s Legacy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 103:12


    Ella Black was the first woman to write about baseball for a national publication—if her name was Ella Black, and if she was a woman. On Ella Black: Lost and Found, a three-part scripted series from Effectively Wild, Ben Lindbergh explores what we know about the enigmatic trailblazer and tries to solve some of the […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2310: Only a Woman: Ella Black, Lost and Found (Part 2–Ella’s Season)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 76:22


    Ella Black was the first woman to write about baseball for a national publication—if her name was Ella Black, and if she was a woman. On Ella Black: Lost and Found, a three-part scripted series from Effectively Wild, Ben Lindbergh explores what we know about the enigmatic trailblazer and tries to solve some of the […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2309: Only a Woman: Ella Black, Lost and Found (Part 1–Ella’s Legend)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 60:29


    Ella Black was the first woman to write about baseball for a national publication—if her name was Ella Black, and if she was a woman. On Ella Black: Lost and Found, a three-part scripted series from Effectively Wild, Ben Lindbergh explores what we know about the enigmatic trailblazer and tries to solve some of the […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2308: Field of Streams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the acceptable circumstances (if any) for a bobblehead of a team owner, the Grand Junction Jackalopes belatedly embracing their destiny as the “Chubs,” and more, then (29:35) review and discuss the Netflix documentary The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox, followed by a tease for an upcoming […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2307: The Best Worst Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 97:03


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s big bonus, Edmundo Sosa's beginner's home run robbery, how much of a difference depth makes, and the relative levels of alarm about the shoulder injuries of Reynaldo López, Victor Robles, and Blake Snell. Then (49:14) they talk to MLB.com's Michael Clair about what it was […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2306: Extension Tension

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 107:24


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about umpires' surprising preference for full ABS, Rob Manfred's take on torpedo bats, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s $500 million extension, players' frugal behaviors, precedents for Dennis Santana's short pants, the Giants' new City Connect jerseys, and (1:14:31) the Dodgers' White House trip. Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2305: How Low Can it Go?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 94:07


    In a grab-bag episode, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the low league BABIP early in the season, the most interesting standings developments so far (with emphases on the Dodgers, Padres, Braves, and AL Central), Atlanta re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-acquiring Jesse Chavez, early attendance issues for the A's, (team-friendly?) extensions for Jackson Merrill, Kristian Campbell, and Ketel […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2304: You Say Suspension, I Say Extension

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 99:16


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about several oddities of the early season, including pitcher Ryne Nelson's single and a drone encounter with an A's bat boy, then discuss Jurickson Profar's PED suspension, Garrett Crochet's extension, and Jonathan Lucroy‘s reaction to Roki Sasaki's apparent post-start tears, before bantering about whether full ABS would encourage even […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2303: Bat After This

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 105:50


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley have an in-depth discussion on all aspects of the sport's topic du jour: torpedo/bowling-pin/juggling-pin(?) bats. They also banter (59:58) about the abysmal beginning of Rafael Devers's season, Aaron Judge's interviews, MLB's attempt to make up for its MLB.TV outage, the vibes at Blue Jays games, Willson Contreras eating bat tape, […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2302: Opening Delay and the 2025 Team Fun Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 130:48


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to assorted frustrations and delights of Opening Day, then (42:07) conduct the fifth annual Team Fun Draft, in which they draft all 30 teams in order of how fun they expect them to be to follow in 2025. Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes 2, “Effectively Wild Theme 2” Audio outro: El Warren, […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2301: Organing Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 130:55


    Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs writer Dan Szymborski banter about how much spring training stats matter, which players improved their projections the most this spring, whether prospects really have a harder time making the transition to MLB from Triple-A today, their spring training award winners, the five-ish biggest questions/storylines for each of them this MLB season, […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2300: Our Favorite Offseason Transactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 116:58


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mookie Betts's unwanted weight loss, new Statcast data on batter positioning, and whether hitters should generally move back in the box, then recap Cal Raleigh's extension and a smattering of other buzzer-beating transactions before discussing (35:46) some of their favorite moves of the offseason. Then (1:10:31) they talk […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2299: The Email Anatomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg's positional power rankings progress and discuss why MLB is “evaluating” its Diversity Pipeline Program, then for the first time in a while answer listener emails (15:35) about how baseball would be different if swinging hard caused more serious injuries, a high-elevation league/division, inter-game penalties for frivolous end-of-game […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2298: The 2025 Preseason Predictions Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 121:47


    Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs authors Michael Baumann and Ben Clemens play “College Baseball Player or Musician Who's Performing at Sea.Hear.Now 2025” (4:53), and then explain the third annual preseason predictions game (11:53) and make 10 bold predictions apiece (18:57) about baseball in 2025, to be voted on by listeners. Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2297: Shocked and a Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 106:14


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the opening series of the regular season in Japan, then (10:55) discuss the removal (and eventual restoration) of a page about Jackie Robinson on the Department of Defense website, before (39:53) bantering further about breakouts, how player heights dropped (or didn't!) after players were measured more accurately this […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2296: Season Preview Series: Yankees and White Sox

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 116:37


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about completing the season preview series, then preview the 2025 New York Yankees (7:48) with Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News, and the 2025 Chicago White Sox (1:04:41) with Sox Machine's James Fegan. Audio intro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Cory […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2295: Only the Best Breakout Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 103:25


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Jacob deGrom dialing down the velo, the Cardinals signing their first free agent of the offseason, David Robertson still being available, the underrated career of Yasmani Grandal, the latest New Era cap confusion, follow-ups on several recent topics, and the newly jacked Mr. Met. Then (57:22) they talk […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2294: Season Preview Series: Dodgers and Rockies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 149:14


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a surprising amount of Mo Vaughn content, a rash of spring injuries (including Gerrit Cole‘s Tommy John surgery and other Yankees ailments), the latest A's and Rays woes, and more. Then they preview the 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers (26:11) with The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya, and the 2025 Colorado […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2293: Impossible Sliders and Extremely Slow Curves

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 118:14


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a baseball flub in medical procedural The Pitt, Lawrence Butler's extension, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s lofty contract target, how the ball moves differently in the Cactus League, and the value of variety in pitch selection, followed by Stat Blasts (49:20) about the WAR values of letters in player names, […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2292: Season Preview Series: Braves and Marlins

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 139:11


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a fresh wave of “breakout candidate” crimes, Jerry Dipoto's latest Meg-maddening comments, the rise of the “kick change,” how ball/strike calls differ from other boundary calls, Barry Bonds's comments about Shohei Ohtani, and more. Then they preview the 2025 Atlanta Braves (50:56) with 92.9 The Game's Grant McAuley, […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2291: Season Preview Series: Phillies and Guardians

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 125:52


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether the challenge system will inevitably pave the way for full ABS, the degrees of difficulty for two-way Travis Hunter vs. two-way Shohei Ohtani, and (very briefly) reinstating Pete Rose. Then they preview the 2025 Philadelphia Phillies (36:58) with The Athletic's Matt Gelb, and the 2025 Cleveland Guardians […]

    Effectively Wild Episode 2290: Season Preview Series: Diamondbacks and Nationals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 122:47


    Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the balletic strikeout celebrations of Rockies reliever Jefry Yan, Terry Francona's selective opposition to ABS this spring, how frequently potential game-ending strikeouts will get challenged, and baseball in Season 2 of Poker Face. Then they preview the 2025 Arizona Diamondbacks (36:00) with The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro, and […]

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