Effectively Wild Episode 546: The Wildest Wild Card Game
October 1, 2014
Ben and Sam discuss the thrilling AL wild card game.
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Effectively Wild Episode 545: The AL Play-In Game Preview Show
September 30, 2014
Ben and Sam discuss the AL wild-card showdown between the A’s and the Royals.
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Effectively Wild Episode 544: Cole, Altuve, and Other Season-Ending Excitement
September 29, 2014
Ben and Sam discuss the Pirates’ decision to start Gerrit Cole, the Astros’ decision to sit (and then start) Jose Altuve, and other news from the weekend.
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Effectively Wild Episode 543: The GM-for-Top-Prospect Trade
September 26, 2014
Ben and Sam banter about the most famous players, then talk about the relative value of top prospects and elite executives.
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Effectively Wild Episode 542: Our Biggest Mistakes of the Season (So Far)
September 25, 2014
Ben and Sam banter about Matt Kemp, Phil Hughes, and the wild card races, then talk about their most memorable errors of 2014.
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Effectively Wild Episode 541: The Invisible Shift, Chipper vs. Jeter, and Other Listener Emails
September 24, 2014
Ben and Sam discuss the shift and answer listener emails about instant replay, wild cards, prospect promotions, Chipper vs. Jeter, and more.
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Effectively Wild Episode 540: The Braves Fire Frank Wren
September 23, 2014
Ben and Sam discuss the Braves’ decision to dismiss GM Frank Wren.
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Effectively Wild Episode 539: Instant Replay and the Pennant Race
September 22, 2014
Ben and Sam banter about Kolten Wong and the scout who signed Mike Trout, then talk about a controversial call with playoff implications.
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Effectively Wild Episode 538: Nate Silver, By Popular Demand
September 19, 2014
Ben and Sam talk to Nate Silver about baseball analysis and the first six months of FiveThirtyEight.
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Effectively Wild Episode 537: Sean McIndoe on the NHL’s Analytics Awakening
September 18, 2014
Ben and Michael Baumann talk to Grantland lead hockey writer Sean McIndoe about the rise of sabermetric-style analysis in the NHL.
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