Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 2368: F Everything, We’re Doing Five Taters

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Aug 30, 2025
Catch the banter around John Brebbia's triumphant return to the majors! Marvel at Kyle Schwarber’s incredible four-homer game and envision the chaos of a position-player-pitcher five-homer inning. Delve into the playoff race insights and the implications of an expanded format. Enjoy humorous takes on player aesthetics, the quirks of baseball terminology, and the philosophical ponderings on injuries. Discover the complexities of evaluating players with WAR and the unpredictability that makes baseball both thrilling and random!
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ANECDOTE

Brebbia's Big-League Comeback

  • Ben and Meg celebrate John Brebbia's return after dominating AAA and note his role for Atlanta's stretch run.
  • They treat Brebbia as a parasocial favorite while acknowledging boundaries around their “friendship.”
INSIGHT

Four-Homer Games: Randomness And Context

  • Three four-homer games this season is unusually high and not clearly explained by skill alone.
  • Position-player pitchers and randomness likely inflate the chance of extreme single-game home run outbursts.
ANECDOTE

Power On A Lob: Ramos's Slow-Pitch Homer

  • Ben highlights Heliot Ramos's homer off a 37.9 mph pitch to show hitters supply most of the power on slow lobbed pitches.
  • He compares it to other ultra-slow home runs and praises the physical effort needed to clear the fence.
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