Effectively Wild Episode 980: The Baseball-Book Draft
November 23, 2016
Ben, Sam, and Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times draft a few of their favorite baseball books.
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Effectively Wild Episode 979: Mike Trout and the Post-MVP Era
November 18, 2016
Ben and Sam banter about Kyle Gaedele, then share their thoughts on Mike Trout’s second MVP Award and what it does and doesn’t say about both Trout and the BBWAA.
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Effectively Wild Episode 978: Broken Bones and Broken Records
November 17, 2016
Ben and Sam banter about four pitchers with a broken bone, then answer listener emails about Ichiro, Bryce Harper, catchers, throwing games, whether players are making the most of their skills, and more.
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Effectively Wild Episode 977: Indy Outliers
November 17, 2016
Ben and Sam reprise their “multiple Andrew Millers” conversation for the final time, banter about the AL Rookie of the Year Award and the NL Platinum Glove Award, and spotlight some of 2016’s most eye-catching indy league stat lines.
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Effectively Wild Episode 976: Which Way Will the World Series Odds Go?
November 14, 2016
Ben and Sam revisit their conversations about Cubs-parade attendance and multiple Andrew Millers, banter about Eddie Gaedel, and discuss which teams will see their World Series odds improve or decline by the most before Opening Day.
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Effectively Wild Episode 975: And Here’s the Pitch from Trout
November 12, 2016
Ben and Sam review listener responses to their skepticism about Cubs-celebration attendance figures, then answer emails about the offseason outlook, changes in closer usage, Times on Base, Edwin Jackson, identical Andrew Millers, Mike Trout and more.
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Effectively Wild Episode 974: Survey Says
November 9, 2016
Ben and Sam review the results from Jerry Crasnick’s 2015 MLB executive survey and discuss the latest installment in his long-running survey series.
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Effectively Wild Episode 973: The Potential Lasts of 2016
November 7, 2016
Ben and Sam banter about the attendance at the Cubs’ World Series celebration, then discuss several things we may (or may not) have seen for the last time during the 2016 season.
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Effectively Wild Episode 972: The Cubs, Game Seven, and the World Series
November 3, 2016
Ben and Sam reflect on what they learned from Game Seven of the World Series and the Chicago Cubs’ first championship since 1908.
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Effectively Wild Episode 971: Drought Talk
November 2, 2016
Ben and Sam banter about Aroldis Chapman and answer emails about title droughts, the Cubs and consecutive pennants, scoreless streaks, World Series strategy, the recent rarity of Game Sevens, playoff ads, and more.
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