Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 850: 2016 Season Preview Series: Cleveland Indians

Ben and Sam preview the Indians’ season with Pete Beatty, and George talks to MLB.com Indians beat writer Jordan Bastian (at 23:44).


Effectively Wild Episode 849: 2016 Season Preview Series: New York Mets

Ben and Sam preview the Mets’ season with Mike Vorkunov, and Jeff talks Mets prospects with Toby Hyde of BP Mets and SNY.tv (at 22:49).


Effectively Wild Episode 848: 2016 Season Preview Series: Tampa Bay Rays

Ben and Sam preview the Rays’ season with ESPN Insider’s Tommy Rancel, and George talks to Tampa Bay Times Rays beat writer Marc Topkin (at 24:47).


Effectively Wild Episode 847: 2016 Season Preview Series: Boston Red Sox

Ben and Sam preview Boston’s season with Providence Journal Red Sox beat writer Brian MacPherson, and George talks to Brian’s ProJo colleague, Tim Britton (at 28:41).


Effectively Wild Episode 846: Nihilistic Trivia Time

Ben and Sam banter about a LaRoche-related White Sox conspiracy and update Ryan Webb’s save outlook, then answer emails about Ryan Howard, Trout vs. Goldschmidt, a terrible trivia question, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 845: 2016 Season Preview Series: San Francisco Giants

Ben and Sam preview the Giants’ season with Erik Malinowski, and Jeff talks to Grant Brisbee of McCovey Chronicles (at 24:10).


Effectively Wild Episode 844: 2016 Season Preview Series: Washington Nationals

Ben and Sam preview the Nationals’ season with Washington Post Nationals beat writer Chelsea Janes, and Jeff talks to Chelsea’s Washington Post colleague, James Wagner (at 23:56).


Effectively Wild Episode 843: Cole Figueroa is Your Sabermetric Spirit Animal

Ben and FiveThirtyEight author Rob Arthur talk to Pittsburgh Pirates multi-position player Cole Figueroa about his use of statistics, why athletes should keep a close eye on what teams are tracking, and how his future depends on a small sample.


Effectively Wild Episode 842: 2016 Season Preview Series: Houston Astros

Ben and Sam preview the Astros’ season with Houston Chronicle Astros beat writer Evan Drellich, and George talks to Evan’s Houston Chronicle colleague, Jesus Ortiz (at 31:38).


Effectively Wild Episode 841: 2016 Season Preview Series: Toronto Blue Jays

Ben and Sam preview the Blue Jays’ season with Joshua Howsam of Baseball Prospectus Toronto, and George talks to Sportsnet columnist Shi Davidi (at 19:49).