Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 2008: Big Hack Attack

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May 19, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The History of the Cheeseburger Phone
02:36 • 2min
3
The Cheeseburger Phone: The Origin Story
04:29 • 2min
4
The Rules of the Burger Phone
06:45 • 2min
5
The Importance of Recording Calls
09:13 • 5min
6
The Importance of Prop Comedy in Writing
14:28 • 1min
7
The Mets Celebrate Their Own Butts
15:38 • 5min
8
The Mets' Path Forward From Injury
20:29 • 3min
9
The Risks of an Expensive Roster
23:01 • 5min
10
The Future of the Padres
27:47 • 5min
11
The Padres Are Down to a 12% Chance to Win the Division
32:28 • 5min
12
The Importance of Investing in Baseball
37:28 • 3min
13
The Texas Rangers Are Doing Very Well
40:17 • 4min
14
The Texas Rangers' Rebuilding Process
44:34 • 2min
15
Kumar Rucker Removed From the Top 100 Prospects List
46:17 • 6min
16
Kumar Rocker's First College Season
52:03 • 2min
17
Kumar Rocker's Career Is Not a Meditation on Prospect Expectations
53:48 • 4min
18
The Comfort of Surviving Tommy John Surgery
58:14 • 5min
19
The Evolution of Baseball Prospects
01:02:49 • 5min
20
The Orioles' Hardcore Tanking of 2019 to 2021
01:08:15 • 6min
21
The Anti-Tanking Hardliners
01:14:03 • 5min
22
The Risks of Intense Teardowns
01:18:46 • 2min
23
The Orioles' Precarious Rebuild
01:20:29 • 4min
24
The Importance of Lab League in Baseball
01:24:56 • 2min
25
Jose Abreu: The Worst Signing in Major League Baseball
01:27:16 • 5min
26
The Z Galen Curveball
01:32:45 • 3min
27
The Ball That Moved Me
01:35:45 • 5min
28
The Role of Replay in Baseball
01:40:41 • 4min
29
The Orioles and the Reds
01:44:15 • 4min
30
The Results of the First Effectively Wild Draft
01:48:15 • 4min