Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Oct 9, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 552: Your Playoff-Related Emails, Answered
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the postseason.
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Oct 8, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 551: Debating Postseason Unpredictability and Decisive Game Fours
Ben, Sam, and Zachary Levine discuss whether the postseason is too unpredictable and then break down the managerial decisions from two decisive NLDS games.
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Oct 7, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 550: An NLDS Progress Report
Ben and Sam banter about Terrance Gore’s future, then discuss Clayton Kershaw and the Cardinals and the Giants-Nationals series.
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Oct 6, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 549: ALDS Postmortems and the Rest of Baseball’s Big Weekend
Ben and Sam marvel at a wild baseball weekend and dissect the ALDS sweeps.
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Oct 3, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 548: How Game Ones Were Won, Plus NLDS Discussion
Ben and Sam banter about MLB’s AFL experiment, then discuss what went down in the ALDS and preview the NLDS.
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Oct 2, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 547: The ALDS Discussion Show
Ben and Sam discuss the NL wild card game, Adam Dunn, and the suffering of Oakland fans, then preview the ALDS.
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Oct 1, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 546: The Wildest Wild Card Game
Ben and Sam discuss the thrilling AL wild card game.
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Sep 30, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 545: The AL Play-In Game Preview Show
Ben and Sam discuss the AL wild-card showdown between the A’s and the Royals.
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Sep 29, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 544: Cole, Altuve, and Other Season-Ending Excitement
Ben and Sam discuss the Pirates’ decision to start Gerrit Cole, the Astros’ decision to sit (and then start) Jose Altuve, and other news from the weekend.
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Sep 26, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 543: The GM-for-Top-Prospect Trade
Ben and Sam banter about the most famous players, then talk about the relative value of top prospects and elite executives.
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