Effectively Wild Episode 529: Do Fans Know Better Than Major League Baseball?
Ben and Sam banter about September call-ups and game length, then discuss whether MLB and its...
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Effectively Wild Episode 529: Do Fans Know Better Than Major League Baseball?
Ben and Sam banter about September call-ups and game length, then discuss whether MLB and its...
36:50
Effectively Wild Episode 528: David Epstein on Nature, Nurture, and Baseball
Ben and Sam talked to David Epstein, author of The Sports Gene, about whether women will make the...
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Effectively Wild Episode 527: The Roster Expansion Email Show
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about expanded rosters, waiver claims, hidden perfect games,...
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Effectively Wild Episode 526: The Most Predictable Lineups of 2014
Ben and Sam discuss which lineups have deviated from preseason projections by the most, and what...
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Effectively Wild Episode 525: Oakland's Swoon and the AL West Race
Ben and Sam talk to Jason Wojciechowski about how Oakland's lead evaporated and how the AL West...
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Effectively Wild Episode 524: Deep Thoughts About Beating the Shift
Ben and Sam banter about the latest in Andrelton Simmons defense, then discuss why hitters don't...
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Effectively Wild Episode 523: The Bo and Baez Email Show
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about bat speed, umpire bias, and error bars and then Play...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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Effectively Wild Episode 517: The MVP Conversation Conversation
Ben and Sam discuss Alex Gordon, Mike Trout, and the relationship between defensive stats and the...
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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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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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Effectively Wild Episode 514: A Podcast for Your Thoughts
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about Justin Verlander's woes, switch-pitchers, empty...
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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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Effectively Wild Episode 512: TV Blackouts Will Rot Your Brain
Sam and Craig Goldstein bring on Wendy Thurm to talk about a big ruling out of New York that...
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Effectively Wild Episode 511: Diagnosing the Rangers' Downfall
Ben and Sam discuss the factors that have led to the Texas Rangers' disastrous season.
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Effectively Wild Episode 510: Playoff Pitching and the Pace of Play
Ben, Russell Carleton, and Michael Baumann discuss whether winning in the playoffs is any...
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