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Effectively Wild Episode 555: Doug Thorburn on Postseason Pitchers with Problems

Ben and Sam talk to BP pitching mechanics expert Doug Thorburn about Adam Wainwright, Danny Duffy, and other postseason pitchers.


Effectively Wild Episode 554: Observations from Another Wild Weekend

Ben and Sam discuss the Cardinals’ injuries, the value of outfield arms, Statcast, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 553: Rob Neyer on Sabermetric Broadcasts and October Baseball

Ben and Sam talk to Rob Neyer about bringing stats to Fox Sports 1’s NLCS Game 1 broadcast, plus the Royals, postseason managerial moves, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 552: Your Playoff-Related Emails, Answered

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the postseason.


Effectively Wild Episode 551: Debating Postseason Unpredictability and Decisive Game Fours

Ben, Sam, and Zachary Levine discuss whether the postseason is too unpredictable and then break down the managerial decisions from two decisive NLDS games.


Effectively Wild Episode 550: An NLDS Progress Report

Ben and Sam banter about Terrance Gore’s future, then discuss Clayton Kershaw and the Cardinals and the Giants-Nationals series.


Effectively Wild Episode 549: ALDS Postmortems and the Rest of Baseball’s Big Weekend

Ben and Sam marvel at a wild baseball weekend and dissect the ALDS sweeps.


Effectively Wild Episode 548: How Game Ones Were Won, Plus NLDS Discussion

Ben and Sam banter about MLB’s AFL experiment, then discuss what went down in the ALDS and preview the NLDS.


Effectively Wild Episode 547: The ALDS Discussion Show

Ben and Sam discuss the NL wild card game, Adam Dunn, and the suffering of Oakland fans, then preview the ALDS.


Effectively Wild Episode 546: The Wildest Wild Card Game

Ben and Sam discuss the thrilling AL wild card game.