Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 870: Reevaluating the Astros

Ben and Sam banter about Matt Albers, Mike Trout, and front-office hiring trends, then discuss whether the Astros have answered the doubts about their rebuild.


Effectively Wild Episode 869: Buckle Up, Replay is the Law

Ben and Sam banter about a behind-the-scenes Barry Bonds story, then talk to legal consultant Jason Wojciechowski about why it’s both good and bad that replay review is like the law.


Effectively Wild Episode 868: Jake Arrieta is Reaganing

Ben and Sam banter about this spring’s Tommy John toll, tanking, Barry Bonds, closer erosion, and a replay wrinkle, then discuss the dominance of Cubs starter Jake Arrieta.


Effectively Wild Episode 867: Embracing the Harper-Trout Temptation

Ben and Sam reopen the great debate about who’s better, Bryce Harper or Mike Trout.


Effectively Wild Episode 866: Noah Syndergaard, Right Now

Ben and Sam banter about Noah Syndergaard, then answer listener emails about 1-2-3 innings, what David Ortiz could do to replicate Kobe, conservative replay reviewing, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 865: 2016 Trend Watch (Reliever Evolution Edition)

Ben and Sam banter about Walt Weiss and Nolan Arenado, then continue their discussion of potential 2016 trends with multiple investigations into pitcher usage.


Effectively Wild Episode 864: A Too-Soon Search for 2016 Trends

Ben and Sam banter about Rich Hill, Jon Lester, and the no-longer-winless Braves and Twins, then discuss some possibly premature evidence that the game has changed since last season.


Effectively Wild Episode 863: The 0-9-Off: A Battle for Baseball’s Most Soul-Crushing Start

With help from Twins fan Aaron Gleeman and Braves fan Alex Remington, Ben and Sam attempt to determine which of MLB’s two winless teams has had the more demoralizing start to the season.


Effectively Wild Episode 862: Jeff Sullivan on This Season’s Noteworthy Novelties

Ben, Sam, and FanGraphs writer Jeff Sullivan banter about ballplayer humor, then talk about players (including Garrett Richards, Starlin Castro, and Stephen Strasburg) who are doing something notably different so far this season.


Effectively Wild Episode 861: Murder, Remorse, and Major League Games

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about whether they would want to play in a major league game, un-fun facts, chyron decisions, GM hypotheticals, robot pitchers, and more.