Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Jan 10, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 362: Emails About Baseball You Actually Sent Us
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about hiring GMs, a Hall of Fame-level LOOGY, restructuring divisions, and more.
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Jan 9, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 361: Jay Jaffe on the Top Takeaways from the Hall of Fame Election Season
Ben and Sam talk to Jay Jaffe about the 2014 Hall of Fame voting results, election-season mud-slinging, the 2015 ballot, and more.
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Jan 8, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 360: Scouting 2013 Hall of Fame Candidates
Ben and Sam discuss BP’s Hall of Fame ballot, then review early scouting reports on the players BP would have voted in.
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Jan 7, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 359: The Remaining Free Agents/Pillow Contract Candidates
Ben and Sam discuss the remaining big-name free agents and talk about which might be best served by one-year deals.
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Jan 6, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 358: Is Hall of Fame Balloting Really Broken?
Ben and Sam discuss what the early results of the Hall of Fame voting say about the induction process.
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Jan 3, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 357: New Listener Emails for a New Year
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about switching agents, the spitball, rule changes, advanced stats in other sports, and more.
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Jan 2, 2014 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 356: Bill James’ Predictions for 2015, and Our Predictions for 2030
Ben and Sam review Bill James’ old baseball predictions for 2015, then issue their own for 2030.
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Dec 27, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 355: The Last and Longest Show of 2013
Ben and Sam answer listener emails until Sam’s battery dies.
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Dec 26, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 354: The 2013 Time Capsule
Ben and Sam pick the season’s biggest baseball stories.
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Dec 20, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 353: The Penultimate Listener Email Show of 2013
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about a three-Andrelton infield, modern-day barnstorming, signing and trading Kendrys Morales, and more.
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