Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 2009: Safe By a Hair

May 20, 2023

01:49:18

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Episode notes

Introduction

5min

The Cheeseburger Phone Is Unwieldy

2min

The Importance of Prop Comedy

3min

The Strange System of Predicting Things

3min

The Humor of a Cheating Scandal

2min

The Cheeseburger Phone and the Cardinals

2min

How to Find the Best Hamburger Phone on Amazon

2min

Ronald Koonia, Jr.

3min

The Distinction Between Home Runs and Stolen Bases

2min

10.

The Role of Base Stealers in 2019

4min

11.

Aaron Judge's Return to Pre-2022 Aaron Judge

2min

12.

The Importance of Being a Good Time

2min

13.

The Importance of Signs in Baseball

5min

14.

The Benefits of Bat Flips

2min

15.

How to Prevent Emails From Being Sent to the Ballpark

2min

16.

The Evolution of Bean Ball

2min

17.

The Problem With Dry Hair in Baseball

2min

18.

How to Care for Your Beard

2min

19.

The Importance of Conditioning Your Hair

2min

20.

Casey Schmidt and the Giants D Backs Game

6min

21.

The Importance of Tommy John Surgery in Baseball

3min

22.

The Pros and Cons of Proactive Therapy

6min

23.

The Importance of Service Time in Promotion Schedules

2min

24.

How to Be Pedantic About Baseball

3min

25.

The Problem With Fan Interference in Baseball

4min

26.

The Importance of Planning

2min

27.

The Mystery of a Major Leaguer

2min

28.

Josh Walker: A Major Leaguer

3min

29.

Josh Walker and the Mets

2min

30.

Garrett Acton: A Deception Guy

6min

31.

The Big Boys Mic'd Up on Play Loud

2min

32.

MLB Tops Now: The Future of Baseball Cards

3min

33.

The Strange Division Record

2min

34.

The Strange Confluence of a Division Being Better Than the Other

2min

35.

How Many Home Runs Have You Hit as a Nothing?

2min

36.

The Longest Strike of a Right Handed Pitcher

5min

37.

The Long Strike of the Dodgers

5min

38.

How to Be a Better Baseball Coach

3min

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley follow up with additional details about the Cardinals’ cheeseburger phone, banter about the hot hitting of Ronald Acuña Jr. and Aaron Judge, answer listener emails (31:13) about home run rituals and the unwritten rules, a prophylactic procedure to prevent Tommy John surgery, whether a runner could be safe because of […]

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