Podcasts about effectively wild

Hosts Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh discuss the WNBA's new CBA, which contains massive salary increases, revenue sharing, and historic precedents for all women's sports. Then host Alex Kirshner arrives for a conversation with Ben and his Effectively Wild co-host Meg Rowley to recap the World Baseball Classic and preview the MLB season.In this week's bonus episode for Slate Plus members, the hosts chat about the abundance of athlete-hosted podcasts –is anyone listening?WNBA CBA: (8:18): From $66K to millionsMLB (29:34): Are the Pirates playoff material?(Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad-free.)Get more Hang Up and Listen with Slate Plus! Join for weekly bonus episodes of Hang Up and Listen and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Hang Up and Listen show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or visit slate.com/hangupplus for access wherever you listen.You can email us at hangup@slate.com.Podcast production and editing by Kevin Bendis, with production assistance from Patrick Fort Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh discuss the WNBA's new CBA, which contains massive salary increases, revenue sharing, and historic precedents for all women's sports. Then host Alex Kirshner arrives for a conversation with Ben and his Effectively Wild co-host Meg Rowley to recap the World Baseball Classic and preview the MLB season.In this week's bonus episode for Slate Plus members, the hosts chat about the abundance of athlete-hosted podcasts –is anyone listening?WNBA CBA: (8:18): From $66K to millionsMLB (29:34): Are the Pirates playoff material?(Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad-free.)Get more Hang Up and Listen with Slate Plus! Join for weekly bonus episodes of Hang Up and Listen and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Hang Up and Listen show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or visit slate.com/hangupplus for access wherever you listen.You can email us at hangup@slate.com.Podcast production and editing by Kevin Bendis, with production assistance from Patrick Fort Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh discuss the WNBA's new CBA, which contains massive salary increases, revenue sharing, and historic precedents for all women's sports. Then host Alex Kirshner arrives for a conversation with Ben and his Effectively Wild co-host Meg Rowley to recap the World Baseball Classic and preview the MLB season.In this week's bonus episode for Slate Plus members, the hosts chat about the abundance of athlete-hosted podcasts –is anyone listening?WNBA CBA: (8:18): From $66K to millionsMLB (29:34): Are the Pirates playoff material?(Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad-free.)Get more Hang Up and Listen with Slate Plus! Join for weekly bonus episodes of Hang Up and Listen and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Hang Up and Listen show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or visit slate.com/hangupplus for access wherever you listen.You can email us at hangup@slate.com.Podcast production and editing by Kevin Bendis, with production assistance from Patrick Fort Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen Adair and Ben Lindbergh discuss "Charlie Brown's All Stars," grading it on the 20-80 scouting scale. Ellen welcomes Ben, who discusses his lifelong love of "Peanuts" and getting to meet creator Charles M. Schulz! They introduce and summarize the cartoon (8:31) and review the 20-80 scouting scale (11:45) before hearing about Ben's fictional scouting director and real-life experience with the Sonoma Stompers (12:51). With Amount of Baseball (15:35), Ben favorably considers that there is more baseball in this 25 minute cartoon than hockey in six episodes of "Heated Rivalry," and discusses the "Effectively Wild" tradition of dubbing films "baseball movies." Ellen finds this cartoon does the little things right. In Baseball Accuracy (19:31), they discuss the lack of an opposing team and float competing theories, whether it is magical realism charged by Charlie Brown's emotional life, or perhaps baseball ghosts. They also discuss the very long hang time for the ball in the initial sequence, and the implications for Charlie Brown's range. Ellen dives deep into the stats Linus provides, considering them on an imagined per-game basis. They discuss clutch-ness and the power of belief at various levels. In Storytelling (38:20), they discuss various non sequiturs, editing oddities, and the interlude to Snoopy's imaginative plane. They also examine the depiction of various different kinds of baseball fans, and the lack of hustle on Charlie Brown's team, and some inconsistencies in character point of view. An intermission with Ben Lindbergh features his answers to the Nine Things (56:20) , including his choice three baseball players and three baseball moments--no spoilers! Our intrepid scouts return with the Score Tool (1:28:20), enjoying the music provided by the Vince Guaraldi Sextet. In Acting (1:31:40), they discuss the quality of the distinctive charm of the performances, which as a whole are truly creative of a style rather than interpretive of life. Particular shout-out to Peter Robbins as Charlie Brown, Christopher Shea's liquid l's, Sally Dryer's pronunciation of "uniform," and Director Bill Melendez as decades of Snoopy and Woodstock. In the Delightfulness of Catcher Character (1:38:22) the scouts parse a fondness for Schroeder with his excellence as a lovable team leader or helpfulness to his pitcher. Delightfulness of Announcer (1:43:21) offers no announcer, but some discussion of the possible existence of an official scorer. Lack of Misogyny (1:44:26) balances Charlie Brown standing up to a misogynist league policy with the blame for the all-gender ridicule of Charlie Brown landing solely at the girls' feet. No spoilers on the following segments: Yes or No (1:50:49), Six Degrees of Baseball (1:56:01), Favorite Moment (1:58:11), Least Favorite Moment (2:00:31), Scene That We'd Like to See (2:05:34), and Dreamiest Player and Favorite Performance (2:12:06). Find Ben on Effectively Wild, Hang Up and Listen, Button Mash, and the new Plot Hole or Not Hole on YouTube. The (evergreen) Ella Black episodes of Effectively Wild are 2309-2311. Find Ellen on @ellenadair.bsky.social and @ellenadairg on IG. Join Our Discord & Support The Show: PL+ | PL Pro - Get 15% off Yearly with code PODCASTProud member of the Pitcher List Fantasy Baseball Podcast Network Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We check in on Meg Rowley of Fangraphs and Effectively Wild to make sure she's doing okay during this ALCS. We talk about all the other stuff going on with the postseason, its commercials, and checking players' instagram follows. Find us at patreon.com/battingaround and join to get access to bonus episodes and postseason watchalongs with the hosts of the show on our discord.

Ben Lindbergh brings on Michael Baumann, who immediately makes Ben regret it by subjecting him to a lyrical ode to Effectively Wild inspired by the Taylor Swift song “Wood.” Then they play “College Baseball Player or Make and Model of Car?” before recapping the three decisive Game 3s of the wild card round (with an […]

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Yoshinobu Yamamoto's near no-hitter, the Effectively Wild bump, and the Orioles' incredible comeback), then banter (and quasi-Stat Blast) about four subjects: whether Shohei Ohtani has been more or less valuable as a DH only or as a two-way player this season; whether Cal Raleigh hits a disproporionate number of […]

Well, almost nothin'. Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ichiro Suzuki's Cooperstown induction, Nick Kurtz's four-homer game, Aaron Judge's injury (and Cal Raleigh's MVP candidacy), Bryce Harper's showdown with Rob Manfred, Emmanuel Clase's implication in baseball's brewing pitch-fixing scandal, Royals, Tigers, Braves, and Yankees trades, and the unsettled standings. Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild […]

NBN host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Jacob McArthur Mooney about his debut novel, The Northern, published by ECW Press in 2025. “The Northern is both a tender-hearted, contemplative coming-of-age novel and adventure-filled road trip story that brings a unique time in sports history to life.” ― Zoe Whittall, author of The Fake and The Best Kind of People “W.P. Kinsella has company: Jacob Mooney has written another classic Canadian novel about baseball.” ― Ben Lindbergh, co-host of Effectively Wild and author of The MVP Machine and The Only Rule Is It Has to Work It is the summer of 1952 and three men ― well, one man and two boys ― are on a spiritual and commercial mission. Dispatched from Minnesota to Western Ontario, they have been hired by an upstart Mormon baseball card company to find licensees for their products among the young men filing out Korean War–era rosters in the Northern League, at the bottom-most rung of professional baseball. What the Northern has for them, and the secrets and deceptions they have for each other, will drive their two weeks in Canada into ever-growing chaos. With a world shaped by the trauma of World War II and the generations of deflated adults and orphaned children left behind by it, The Northern sets out on a clear-eyed and psychologically precise character study taking on grief, fantasy, adolescence, and family. As the narrator for this story of salesmen and ambitious athletes, 12-year-old Chris is a budding acerbic, able to be carried away by the ― often empty ― hopes of others and put his feet in the ground to stop them. A novel concerned with sports, labor, growing up, and God, The Northern is a funny and heartbreaking book about the series of disappointments that characterize the progress of growing up. About Jacob McArthur Mooney: Jacob McArthur Mooney's work has been shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Trillium Award in Poetry. An MFA graduate from the University of Guelph, he lives in Toronto with his partner, the novelist Alexis von Konigslow, and their son. The Northern is his fifth book and first novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

NBN host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Jacob McArthur Mooney about his debut novel, The Northern, published by ECW Press in 2025. “The Northern is both a tender-hearted, contemplative coming-of-age novel and adventure-filled road trip story that brings a unique time in sports history to life.” ― Zoe Whittall, author of The Fake and The Best Kind of People “W.P. Kinsella has company: Jacob Mooney has written another classic Canadian novel about baseball.” ― Ben Lindbergh, co-host of Effectively Wild and author of The MVP Machine and The Only Rule Is It Has to Work It is the summer of 1952 and three men ― well, one man and two boys ― are on a spiritual and commercial mission. Dispatched from Minnesota to Western Ontario, they have been hired by an upstart Mormon baseball card company to find licensees for their products among the young men filing out Korean War–era rosters in the Northern League, at the bottom-most rung of professional baseball. What the Northern has for them, and the secrets and deceptions they have for each other, will drive their two weeks in Canada into ever-growing chaos. With a world shaped by the trauma of World War II and the generations of deflated adults and orphaned children left behind by it, The Northern sets out on a clear-eyed and psychologically precise character study taking on grief, fantasy, adolescence, and family. As the narrator for this story of salesmen and ambitious athletes, 12-year-old Chris is a budding acerbic, able to be carried away by the ― often empty ― hopes of others and put his feet in the ground to stop them. A novel concerned with sports, labor, growing up, and God, The Northern is a funny and heartbreaking book about the series of disappointments that characterize the progress of growing up. About Jacob McArthur Mooney: Jacob McArthur Mooney's work has been shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Trillium Award in Poetry. An MFA graduate from the University of Guelph, he lives in Toronto with his partner, the novelist Alexis von Konigslow, and their son. The Northern is his fifth book and first novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This show is supported by our beloved MaxFun Members! To become one yourself as part of the #MaxFunDrive, go to maximumfun.org/join and set up a recurring monthly contribution for as little as $5 a month. J. Keith and Helen share a few updates on the MaxFun Drive, including how to get a baseball card featuring the hosts! Plus, a deep dive into a massive piece of baseball trivia.Plus Ben Lindbergh from the "Effectively Wild" podcast joins J. Keith's search for a deep dive into very specific baseball triviaHosts: J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongCredits:Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU! MaxFunDrive ends on March 28, 2025! Support our show now and get access to bonus content by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

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 Hoberg, and the death and legacy of former commissioner Fay Vincent. Then they preview the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays […]

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Pebble Hunting's Sam Miller banter about Michael Lorenzen embracing an Effectively Wild hypothetical, Ben and Sam's past predictions about baseball in the 2020s, and Paul Skenes and the ERA title, then discuss what will be remembered about baseball in 2024 (plus a postscript). Audio intro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: […]

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, Ben Clemens, Michael Baumann, and podcast scorekeeper Chris Hanel convene to play “College Baseball Player or Fictional Republican Politician?” and reveal the victors of the 2024 minor league free agent draft and bold preseason predictions game, including recaps of each prediction. Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild […]

Rundown [Intro] The crew shares how they fared in the yearly White Sox roster quiz and which players they had the most trouble remembering. [13:01] On the heels of James Fegan joining the Effectively Wild podcast, Josh and Jim toss him more 2024 "Fun Facts" about the White Sox [26:31] MLB Trade Rumors arbitration projections were released which has sparked a great debate on what the White Sox should do about Andrew Vaughn vs. what the White Sox will do [46:19] MLB Postseason: Is San Diego and Los Angeles currently MLB's best rivalry? [52:44] The New York Mets have a flair for the dramatic while Old Friend, Jose Quintana, continues to plug away [59:42] New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals geared up for a good fight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley introduce the 12th annual Effectively Wild season preview series, then banter about the Royals extending Bobby Witt Jr., the Dodgers reuniting with Clayton Kershaw (and Ryan Brasier), the Red Sox (sort of) reuniting with Theo Epstein, and the latest hitter who's converting to pitching. Then they preview the 2024 Miami […]

New year new yearly preview format! That's right, we're back for 2024 and it's time for us to look ahead, this time by borrowing from the podcast Effectively Wild and making UNLIKELY PREDICTIONS! That's right, we are predicting things with a very low possibility of happening and we're depending on YOU the listener to help us be accountable to each other. Visit the link below to vote in the poll about what will and will not happen, so we can tally up the points at the end of the year! Vote!! Our twitter is @CannesIKickIt Our instagram is @CIKIPod Our letterboxd is CIKIPod Enjoying the show? Feel free to send a few bucks our way on Ko-fi. Thanks to Tree Related for our theme song Our hosts are @andytgerm @clatchley @imlaughalone @jcpglickwebber

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and listener Michael Mountain banter about Michael's proposal for Effectively Wild listener ballpark meetups during the 2024 MLB season, followed by (7:24) Michael's guest Stat Blasts about the best non-award-winning players, his all-time player tiers, and Hall of Famers (and HoF candidates) who excelled or flopped at leading their leagues at […]

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss assorted ALCS and NLCS action and playoff takeaways and trends, with an emphasis on Adolis García's heroics, the Rangers vanquishing the Astros, MLB's handling of Bryan Abreu's suspension, and Craig Kimbrel's career (plus reactions to the Giants hiring Bob Melvin as their manager). Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild […]

On this week's episode of SABRcast Rob Neyer is joined by writer and  "Effectively Wild" podcast host, Ben Lindbergh.  The pair dive deep into a look at some of the best moments of "Effectively Wild" over the show's run along  with how episode content comes together. Later in the show Rob and Ben discuss the MLB playoffs, a look at the impact of rule changes, and more. Rob wraps the show by discussing his winner of the weekend and what he's been reading. For show notes, extra content, and a list of what Rob's reading, visit the SABRcast website at https://sabr.org/sabrcast.

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Patreon supporter Samuel Giddins banter about Samuel's baseball background and history with Effectively Wild, before (9:52) discussing a Juan Soto quote and the type of disappointing team that's most frustrating. Then (21:35) they answer listener emails about randomizing on-field decisions, the legibility of player autographs, whether teams should employ designated […]

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Patreon supporter Reggie Deal banter about Reggie's background as a baseball fan and Effectively Wild listener, his email correspondence with MLB and Rob Manfred, accessibility issues he's encountered while following baseball as a blind person, and A's fans' upcoming “reverse boycott” event, then (22:25) answer listener emails about angry Aaron […]

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Edwin Díaz's season-ending injury at the WBC and the anti-WBC sentiment it engendered, then (20:39) bring on top-tier Patreon supporter Michael Eisen to discuss his history with Effectively Wild and baseball and how his scientific research is analogous to baseball research, before answering listener emails (31:29) about the […]

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about recent WBC highlights, whether the WBC should be held more often (7:44), extensions for Corbin Carroll and Keibert Ruiz (19:50), MLB preparing to take over streaming for some teams amid the Diamond Sports bankruptcy (21:22), Trevor Bauer departing for Japan (31:17), and an Effectively Wild theme song contest […]

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Effectively Wild listener/Patreon supporter Alana Crockett banter about Alana's baseball background, pitcher representation in the MLB and MLBPA logos, and former umpire Joe West allegedly editing his own Wikipedia page, then (26:44) answer listener emails about a “cheap team tax” in trades, a pitching coach superpower, trading for the Rays' […]

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley introduce the 11th annual Effectively Wild season preview series, then kick things off by previewing the 2023 San Francisco Giants (13:03) with The Athletic's Grant Brisbee and the 2023 Minnesota Twins (55:48) with The Athletic's Aaron Gleeman, plus a Past Blast (1:33:43) from 1965. Audio intro: The Bevis Frond, “And Away […]

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley close the book on 2022 by bantering about the year in Effectively Wild, the Marlins signing Jean Segura, the heretofore-unsuspected existence of Charles Leblanc, and the pitch-calling accuracy of 10 retiring umpires, plus followups on how the zombie runner affects plate appearance totals, Lars Nootbaar's pepper grinder, the year-to-year consistency […]

Following up on the previous post here on this website, but for Manga In Your Ears, I went to an NWSL game! Angel City FC v Chicago Red Stars. The Red Stars (my first team, but truth be told, I would support any NWSL team) seemed passive in attack; maybe as a result of no Mal Pugh. And Angel City came out with the 1-0 victory. Great game, always a great experience, and most importantly easy trip to the stadium on the metro. Ban cars. Anyway. Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I are back to talk about two Twin Peaks things, but first we had a quick chat about Otakon 2022. Then it's The Missing Pieces. Then it's The Return Parts 1-8. Then it's finally time for the second segment with Chris, Ink (@ink_just_ink), Basil (@itsbasiltime), and I where we chat about Tribe Nine. And finally Basil defends his Taiiku Southern Championship against newcomers Nate (@NateMing) and Bill (@wbforeman999), and also we all talk about Hajime no Ippo. It's a long episode. I have some regrets about it. Also apparently I pre-recorded Tribe Nine with intent to post it in a different date than I will, so that explains why it's "November." It is August. Here's a link to the Effectively Wild episode on Blaseball. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Chris, Chris, and I chat about Otakon for a bit 22:25 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Twin Peaks: The Missing Piece 35:09 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 1-8 1:46:39 - Chris, Basil, Ink, and I talk about Tribe Nine 2:36:15 - Basil, Nate, Bill, and I talk about Hajime no Ippo 4:05:25 - We talk about Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road 4:14:02 - We talk about Mashiba vs. Kimura 4:17:19 - We take questions about Hajime no Ippo Next time is Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 9-18, PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~, Sorairo Utility, and BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story-.

Following up on the previous post here on this website, but for Manga In Your Ears, I went to an NWSL game! Angel City FC v Chicago Red Stars. The Red Stars (my first team, but truth be told, I would support any NWSL team) seemed passive in attack; maybe as a result of no Mal Pugh. And Angel City came out with the 1-0 victory. Great game, always a great experience, and most importantly easy trip to the stadium on the metro. Ban cars. Anyway. Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius), and I are back to talk about two Twin Peaks things, but first we had a quick chat about Otakon 2022. Then it's The Missing Pieces. Then it's The Return Parts 1-8. Then it's finally time for the second segment with Chris, Ink (@ink_just_ink), Basil (@itsbasiltime), and I where we chat about Tribe Nine. And finally Basil defends his Taiiku Southern Championship against newcomers Nate (@NateMing) and Bill (@wbforeman999), and also we all talk about Hajime no Ippo. It's a long episode. I have some regrets about it. Also apparently I pre-recorded Tribe Nine with intent to post it in a different date than I will, so that explains why it's "November." It is August. Here's a link to the Effectively Wild episode on Blaseball. Listen Show notes: 0:30 - Chris, Chris, and I chat about Otakon for a bit 22:25 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Twin Peaks: The Missing Piece 35:09 - Chris, Chris, and I talk about Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 1-8 1:46:39 - Chris, Basil, Ink, and I talk about Tribe Nine 2:36:15 - Basil, Nate, Bill, and I talk about Hajime no Ippo 4:05:25 - We talk about Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road 4:14:02 - We talk about Mashiba vs. Kimura 4:17:19 - We take questions about Hajime no Ippo Next time is Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 9-18, PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~, Sorairo Utility, and BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story-.

Meg Rowley of FanGraphs and the Effectively Wild podcast joins us to talk about the draft, the futures game, and the upcoming trade deadline. Then we have Players to Be Shamed Later: Cardinals Edition and subject poor Meg to Transvestigation: Baseball Edition. Lots of Editions in this one. We round it out with some mailbag. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and get access to upcoming bonus episodes. Watch Along announcement coming real soon, too. Outro: Martha - Goldman's Detective Agency

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley continue their celebration of the 10th anniversary of Effectively Wild by bringing on former cohost Jeff Sullivan and Most Frequent Guest (for now) Grant Brisbee to banter about Jeff's job with the Rays and draft their favorite baseball stories from the past 10 years (plus a Past Blast from 1878). […]

On the 10th anniversary of Effectively Wild's first episode, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley kick off a week-long celebration by reflecting on the milestone, then (6:40) bring on producer Dylan Higgins and listener Chris Hanel for a round of Effectively Wild trivia and fun facts. After that (41:49), they dig into the podcast archive for […]

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about new details about Freddie Freeman and Kris Bryant's contracts, Stat Blast about players not touching the ball, and then (18:59) bring on Effectively Wild listener and Patreon supporter Kevin Brotzman to discuss being an Orioles fan and season-ticket holder and answer listener emails about whether Goodhart's law will […]

NOTE: We've renumbered all of our shows to accurately reflect all of the bonus episodes we've done. Look forward to our 100th episode next month!It's third down and goal to go for a trivia touchdown on Go Fact Yourself!Meg Rowley is managing editor of Fangraphs, and a host of the baseball podcast “Effectively Wild.” She's endeared herself as an authority on all things baseball, from analytics to the bodily functions of the players. In addition to America's pastime, she'll tell us more about why she thinks Arizona is a very underrated state. Wajahat Ali is a columnist for The Daily Beast. He's just released a new book Go Back to Where You Came From (And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American). He'll tell us about how the book was inspired by some of the less helpful recommendations he's gotten over the years. Plus, he'll explain why being a lawyer isn't all it's cracked up to be. Our guests will talk about ball games both on the field and on the diamond.What's the Difference: Knot Again!What's the difference, when sailing, between a knot and a nautical mile?What's the difference between Recurring and Reoccurring?Areas of Expertise:Meg: The 2013 Seattle Seahawks football team, The 1999 version of the movie The Mummy, and Nora Ephron.Wajahat: The 2021 San Francisco 49ers football team, 1980s and 90s Stand-up comedians, and Famous brown people.Appearing in this episode:J. Keith van StraatenMoujan ZolfaghariMeg RowleyWajahat AliWith guest experts:Jon Ryan, member of the Super Bowl-winning 2013 Seattle Seahawks football team.Paula Poundstone, award-winning comedian, best-selling author, and host of the podcast, “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone.”Go Fact Yourself was devised and produced by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, in collaboration with Maximum Fun. Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Mask-upgrading by YOU.

Meg Rowley and erstwhile Effectively Wild co-host and current Tampa Bay Rays employee Jeff Sullivan discuss World Series game start times, how Jeff's job has changed compared to the 2020 season, Wander Franco, the Rays' uniforms, what it is like to root (and work) for a team in the playoffs, the Rays' ALDS against Boston, […]

History is made on this week's episode of Chin Music, as FanGraphs Managing Editor and Effectively Wild co-host Meg Rowley becomes the first former guest to serve as a co-host. Meg joins me for two hours of talk on baseball and other stuff to help you waste another afternoon. We begin by reviewing the first […]

Dylan, Henry & Ryan are joined by The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh! Like Dylan & Ryan, Ben is both a Regis H.S. & St. David's School graduate and also hosts a podcast: Effectively Wild.  On this episode, the guys break down 2 main concepts around the league: analytics and sticky stuff. After starting with a discussion about Ben's 2 analytic driven books, DHR & Ben talk about to what extent analytics should be used in comparison to emotion, the eyeball test, old school scouting, and clubhouse camaraderie.  Then they get to the league's big issue. Topics include Max Scherzer v. Joe Girardi, Sergio Romo's pants, Clayton Kershaw's theory, Mickey Jannis' knuckleball and Tylor Megill's MLB Debut.  Finally, with an official BBWAA writer on the pod, Henry gives his best effort to convince Ben why Coco Crisp deserves a Hall of Fame Vote!  To join the fun, interact with the guys, and be featured in a future episode, contact us on twitter @SideRetiredPod, DM's are always open! 

After an up-and-down series split in Baltimore, the Yankees came home to the Bronx and took care of business over the weekend against the Tigers. They swept perhaps the worst team in baseball out of town and returned to .500 for the first time since April 12th. This all means that Andrew and Kunj got to have a mostly positive podcast! Isn’t that nice? Giancarlo Stanton has been excelling since being installed as the No. 2 hitter, and Aaron Judge has picked up the pace right behind him, too. The two hosts talked about them, the Yankees’ rest schedules, touch on the Mike Tauchman/Wandy Peralta trade, and then raved about the outstanding recent efforts of Gerrit Cole, Corey Kluber, and the pitching staff, which posted the best ERA and WHIP in the American League for the month of April. Just as we all expected, right? Andrew and Kunj also introduced a new weekly segment: “Meet a Baby Bomber,” a Yankees-focused riff on the “Meet a Major Leaguer” feature from “Effectively Wild.” This will be an effort to get to know more prospects and minor leaguers in the Yankees’ system a little more than folks already do — this week’s selections were No. 4 prospect Oswald Peraza and the other Justin Wilson (a righty reliever). Don’t worry though, the “Yankee and Mitre of the Week” segment isn’t going anywhere. There were some worthy picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the beginning of the ninth annual Effectively Wild team-by-team season preview series, discuss a trio of players (Justin Turner, James Paxton, and Jake Arrieta) who re-signed with their most recent or former teams, and preview the 2021 Rays (16:01) with Adam Berry of MLB.com and the 2021 Brewers […]

本集先分析聖地牙哥教士隊在跨年假期前夕的一連串大動作(05:49)，接著 Jacky 分享他受邀上國外棒球 podcast 節目《Effectively Wild》的心得(36:35)，然後兩位主持人再回顧各自在 2020 年的發展和收穫(51:15)。最後回答聽眾信箱問題， 討論投手獨立防禦率 FIP 的好壞衡量標準(01:10:28)、球隊是否可隨時更改球場規格(01:16:23)、Joe DiMaggio 為何能在 1941 年打敗 Ted Williams 奪得 MVP(01:23:05)、Mike Trout 是否可被視為史上最強棒球員(01:26:44)、兩位主持人珍藏的棒球紀念品(01:32:43)、70 和 80 年代球星 Jose Cruz 的生平與事蹟(01:38:08)、Jacky 印象最深刻的投球動作以及各投球動作最強的投手(01:42:30)、該怎麼做才能達成到職業運動球隊工作的目標(01:47:38)、曾因犯罪而入獄服刑的大聯盟球員(01:52:44)、棒球如何從美國傳到日本(02:02:11)。 「人物我來講」單元，介紹曾經是電影明星兼歌手的洛杉磯天使隊創隊老闆 Gene Autry(02:07:41)；數據單元則分析金河成合約在韓職赴美球員史上的地位(02:16:11)、有原航平和西川遙輝在大聯盟球隊眼中的價值(02:20:11)、紅襪新小聯盟教練 Bianca Smith 的獨特性(02:24:36)、投出可能女性棒球史上最快一球的加拿大球員 Raine Padgham(02:27:10)。 ✍️ Jacky 寫教士隊的補強：https://jackybaseball.blogspot.com/2020/12/24snell.html

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Effectively Wild community’s Secret Santa exchange beginning again, a new podcast featuring former EW guest (and oldest former living player) Eddie Robinson, and two more Scott Boras quotes, then reflect further on Kim Ng’s hiring and review listeners’ responses to a recent podcast discussion about picking a […]

Keith is joined by Meg Rowley, Managing Editor of FanGraphs and a co-co-host of the Effectively Wild podcast, to discuss expectations for free agency, big cuts in baseball operations, and MLB’s need for revamped hiring processes in the wake of Tony La Russa’s move to the White Sox.  Topics 2:53 Free Agency Expectations  8:24 The Impact of Future Non-Tenders on Current Free Agents 12:41 In Consideration of Short-Term Deals 17:04 Big Cuts in Baseball Operations 24:37 Tony La Russa, A.J. Hinch, Alex Cora & Baseball’s Need for Revamped Hiring Processes Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Follow Meg on Twitter: @megrowler Subscribe to The Athletic for just $1/week: theathletic.com/klaw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of the ECT Pod is one like none you've ever heard before. Not only because Tony is calling in from under a blanket in a closet in Boston for the recording session, and not even only because Eli is doing the audio editing--but also because the actual structure of the episode is a new one, in which the guys conduct a draft. Inspired by Eli's favorite baseball podcast, Effectively Wild, this week Eli and Tony each draft three things that they miss most about in-person events. Next episode in Part 2 of their draft extravaganza (draftaganza?), they'll each draft three things that they most look forward to for the industry when in-person events return.Before they get to drafting, though, the guys talk about event people putting their talents to work doing non-event things (and how maybe if event people were in charge we would have the pandemic under control), Eli's employer's return to racing, and the Chicago Marathon Virtual Experience (and how good it is to be a World Marathon Major).Want to find out what the guys drafted? Want to learn why Tony was podcasting from under a blanket in a closet? We're not giving away the good stuff in the shownotes, so you've gotta listen!If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to subscribe. If you have any questions, comments, or guests you would like us to invite, please send us an email at earlycalltimepod@gmail.com.Facebook: @EarlyCallTimePodInstagram: @EarlyCallTimePodTwitter: @EarlyPod

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the three-year anniversary of the Effectively Wild outing to see the total solar eclipse at a minor league game in Oregon and whether the backlash to the kerfuffle over Fernando Tatis Jr.’s 3-0 grand slam made this week a watershed for MLB’s unwritten rules, then answer listener emails […]

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 what Michael Jordan’s brief baseball career taught us about Jordan and about baseball. Audio intro: Willie Nelson, "Why Do I Have to Choose" Audio outro: Emmylou Harris, "Jordan" Link to EW MLB Survivor game recap […]

Noted romcom fan Mindy Kaling has been tasked by Hulu to bring the world a series adaptation of the 1994 feature film Four Weddings And A Funeral, and noted romcom fan Linda Holmes is joining us to talk about whether this ever should have happened! Around The Dial has us discussing HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, the series finale of Jane The Virgin, and the end (we hope) of Big Little Lies. Linda makes the case for the induction of The Good Place's "Dance Dance Resolution" into the Canon; then after naming the week's Winner(s) and Loser, we move on to a Game Time that soars. Get out of the rain (or hadn't you noticed?) and join us! GUESTS

In a special edition of Slate's Hang Up and Listen, we feature segments from three fellow sports podcasts, including Howler's DUMMY, a show about soccer, Effectively Wild from Baseball Prospectus, and 538's Hot Takedown. Slate's Hang Up and Listen is sponsored by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100-day period. Get 50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by visiting Casper.com/hangup and using the promo code hangup.   Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/hangupplus. Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListen Email: hangup@slate.com Show notes at www.slate.com/hangup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.