Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Jan 27, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 372: The Rays, The Red Sox, and Getting Hometown Discounts
Ben and Sam discuss Jon Lester and whether the Rays and Red Sox have figured out how to make players reluctant to leave.
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Jan 24, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 371: Listener Emails: The Mariachi A-Rod Edition
Ben and Sam discuss Baseball Prospectus 2014 and Mariachi A-Rod, then answer listener emails about quality of competition, contract clauses, PED placebos, and more.
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Jan 23, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 370: Musings on Masahiro Tanaka
Ben and Sam discuss several subjects either closely or loosely related to the Yankees’ signing of Masahiro Tanaka.
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Jan 22, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 369: Clearing the Listener Email Backlog
Ben and Sam discuss Bobby Abreu, then answer listener emails about pushing PEDs, the best Barry Bonds stats, walk-up music, players becoming GMs, and more.
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Jan 21, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 368: Least Beloved Baseball Figures/Comping Tanaka/North Korea’s Top Prospect
Ben and Sam discuss the least beloved baseball figures and whether it makes sense to compare Masahiro Tanaka to other Japanese pitchers, then answer a listener email hypothetical.
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Jan 17, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 367: The Listener Email Answers You’ve Been Waiting For
Ben and Sam discuss Fat A-Rod and instant replay, then answer listener emails about Babe Ruth, Roger Clemens, and the darkness that lurks within all of us.
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Jan 16, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 366: The Clayton Kershaw Contract
Ben and Sam discuss Clayton Kershaw’s extension with the Dodgers.
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Jan 15, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 365: Picking Copycat Players for 2014
Ben and Sam discuss Delmon Young, then pick candidates to become the 2014 versions of 2013 players.
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Jan 14, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 364: The All-Hypothetical Podcast
Ben and Sam discuss hypothetical questions about Mike Trout, Barry Bonds, Mark Mulder and more.
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Jan 13, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 363: Yankees Beat Writer Andy McCullough on Alex Rodriguez, Again
Ben and Sam talk to Andy McCullough about the latest legal developments in the Alex Rodriguez saga, the A-Rod episode of 60 Minutes, and more.
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