Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Aug 26, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 522: The Season’s Best Unsung Transactions
Ben and Sam banter about balls and strikes and then discuss 2014’s top transactions relative to the amount of attention they received at the time.
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Aug 25, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 521: The Rusney Castillo Contract
Ben and Sam take the Ice Bucket Challenge and then discuss the signing of new Red Sox center fielder Rusney Castillo.
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Aug 22, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 520: Garrett Richards and the Most Pivotal Pain of 2014
Ben and Sam discuss the Angels’ loss of Garrett Richards and the other costliest injuries of 2014.
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Aug 21, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 519: The Crack of the Bat and Other Research
Ben and Sam talk to Robert Arthur about the analytical significance of the crack of the bat and his other original sabermetric research.
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Aug 20, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 518: Your Emails Mean Business
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about outfielders, strikeouts, command vs. control, and more.
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Aug 19, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 517: The MVP Conversation Conversation
Ben and Sam discuss Alex Gordon, Mike Trout, and the relationship between defensive stats and the MVP award.
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Aug 18, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 516: What You Missed at Saber Seminar
Ben and Sam talk about Ben’s weekend at Saber Seminar.
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Aug 15, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 515: Jeff Passan on How the Commissioner Got Made
Ben and Sam talk to Yahoo! Sports columnist Jeff Passan about Commissioner-elect Rob Manfred.
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Aug 14, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 514: A Podcast for Your Thoughts
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about Justin Verlander’s woes, switch-pitchers, empty averages, and more.
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Aug 13, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 513: The 1994 Strike Season Revisited
Ben and Sam discuss what baseball lost because of the 1994 strike.
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