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Effectively Wild Episode 746: The Championship Series Check-In

Ben, Harry Pavlidis, and Jeffrey Paternostro review the weekend’s ALCS and NLCS action and preview the pitching in ALCS Game 3.


Effectively Wild Episode 745: The Obligatory Championship Series Preview Episode

Ben, Craig Goldstein, and Matt Trueblood banter about Mets-Dodgers Game 5, then preview the NLCS and ALCS.


Effectively Wild Episode 744: The Texas-Toronto Seventh-Inning Insanity Draft

Ben and Sam draft their favorite moments from the unbelievable seventh inning of Blue Jays-Rangers Game Five.


Effectively Wild Episode 743: The Cubs Clinch and Kershaw Recovers

Ben and Sam review the Cubs-Cardinals series and Mets-Dodgers Game Four, then return to the David Price puzzle.


Effectively Wild Episode 742: Price’s Puzzle, Kershaw’s Seventh, and the Astros-Royals Reversal

Ben and Sam banter about how this year’s playoffs compare to last year’s, then discuss the postseason performances of Clayton Kershaw and David Price, the crazy Astros-Royals reversal, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 741: All About Utley

Ben and Sam banter about TBS baseball broadcasts, then discuss the Chase Utley slide in Game 2 of the Dodgers-Mets NLDS.


Effectively Wild Episode 740: NLDS Deep Thoughts

Ben and Sam review the first games of the American League Division Series, then discuss the Cubs-Cardinals and Dodgers-Mets matchups.


Effectively Wild Episode 739: Wild Cards in Review and All Your ALDS Analysis

Ben and Sam review the wild-card games and discuss the Rangers-Blue Jays and Astros-Royals Division Series.


Effectively Wild Episode 738: The Playoff Draft

Ben and Sam give an update on ongoing competitions, draft playoff teams, and answer emails about play-in games, Clayton Kershaw, a Tigers scoring mystery, and more.


Effectively Wild: Episode 737: Several of the Biggest Surprises from the 2015 Regular Season

Ben and Sam banter about an eventful weekend in baseball, then discuss some of the developments that surprised them most during the 2015 regular season.