Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
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Feb 4, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 132: 2013 Season Preview Series: Detroit Tigers
Ben and Sam preview the Tigers’ season with Paul Sporer, and Pete talks to MLB.com Tigers beat writer Jason Beck (at 17:49).
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Feb 1, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 131: 2013 Season Preview Series: Boston Red Sox
Ben and Sam preview the Red Sox’ season with Matthew Kory, and Pete talks to Boston Globe and Boston.com columnist Chad Finn (at 22:13).
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Jan 31, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 130: 2013 Season Preview Series: Toronto Blue Jays
Ben and Sam preview the Blue Jays’ season with Matthew Kory, and Pete talks to Toronto Star Blue Jays reporter Brendan Kennedy (at 17:32).
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Jan 30, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 129: Why the Latest Steroids Scandal Isn’t That Scandalous/2013 Season Preview Series: Tampa Bay Rays
Ben and Sam discuss whether the latest PED revelations really revealed anything worrisome before previewing the Rays’ season with Adam Sobsey. Then Pete talks to Tampa Bay Tribune Rays reporter Roger Mooney (at 25:30).
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Jan 29, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 128: 2013 Season Preview Series: Baltimore Orioles
Ben and Sam preview the Orioles’ season with Derek Carty, and Pete talks to MLB.com Orioles reporter Brittany Ghiroli (at 13:22).
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Jan 28, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 127: 2013 Season Preview Series: New York Yankees
Ben and Sam preview the Yankees’ season, and Pete talks to ESPN New York columnist Wallace Matthews (at 15:45).
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Jan 25, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 126: Justin Upton is Actually Traded
Ben and Sam analyze the Justin Upton trade and Arizona’s offseason.
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Jan 24, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 125: The Umpire-Manager Relationship
Ben and Sam discuss the ins and outs of umpire-manager arguments.
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Jan 23, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 124: A World Without Easily Injured Pitchers/Hitter BABIP, and Whether Mike Trout Was Lucky/What We Think About Booing
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about pitcher injuries and pitching prospects, hitter BABIPs (specifically Mike Trout’s), and whether they boo baseball players.
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Jan 22, 2013 • 0sec
Effectively Wild Episode 123: How Far Away Are the Astros?/The MLBPA is Mad at the Marlins/Is A-Rod’s Surgery Suspicious?/The Future of Baseball on the Radio
Ben and Sam discuss an assortment of topics, including the Astros’ outlook for 2013 and beyond, Alex Rodriguez’s long-awaited surgery, the Marlins and the MLBPA, and whether baseball broadcasts on the radio will survive.
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