Effectively Wild Episode 689: Reluctantly Trashing the Twins
June 5, 2015
Ben and Sam talk to Aaron Gleeman about the confounding, first-place Minnesota Twins.
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Effectively Wild Episode 688: Success Without Strikeouts, Strange-Looking Lineups, and Other Emails
June 4, 2015
Ben and Sam discuss their schedule and answer emails about rebellious players, pitching to contact, coaching catchers, and more.
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Effectively Wild Episode 687: Probably Premature Judgments About Offseason Trades
June 1, 2015
Ben and Sam banter about Sonoma Stompers Opening Day, then discuss the early returns from some of the winter’s biggest blockbusters.
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Effectively Wild Episode 686: Catcher Game-Calling, Now Slightly Less Mysterious
May 29, 2015
Ben and Sam talk to BP Director of Technology Harry Pavlidis about his recent discoveries about game-calling and our new understanding of what catchers are worth.
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Effectively Wild Episode 685: A Couple Complaints About Replays and Appeals
May 28, 2015
Ben and Sam banter about home runs and a Dan Jennings quote, then discuss some oddities of baseball’s replay and appeal rules.
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Effectively Wild Episode 684: Pitchers and Pine Tar, the Meat of the Order, and Throwing Back Baseballs
May 27, 2015
Ben, Sam, and Dan Brooks banter about Saber Seminar, then answer listener emails about pine tar, the meaning of the middle of the order, and throwing back home runs.
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Effectively Wild Episode 683: The Almost Inexplicable Stephen Strasburg
May 26, 2015
Ben and Sam banter about Dan Jennings, then attempt to explain Stephen Strasburg’s perplexing season.
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Effectively Wild Episode 682: How Bryce Harper Broke Out
May 22, 2015
Ben and Sam banter about earthquakes, Tim Lincecum, and baseball nightmares, then talk to Dan Rozenson about Bryce Harper.
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Effectively Wild Episode 681: Marlins Madness, Sabermetric Milestones, and Other Emails
May 20, 2015
Ben and Sam banter about the Marlins’ unorthodox managerial move, Play Index about doubles, and answer emails about innings counts, sabermetric milestones, and more.
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Effectively Wild Episode 680: Travis Sawchik on the Pirates and Big Data Baseball
May 19, 2015
Ben and Sam talk to Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pirates beat writer Travis Sawchik about his new book, Big Data Baseball.
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