Effectively Wild Episode 669: The 2015 Under-25 Starters Draft
May 4, 2015
Ben and Sam banter about the weekend in baseball and draft starting pitchers under age 25.
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Effectively Wild Episode 668: The No-Strikeout Streak, The Double DH, and the Overgrown Infield
May 1, 2015
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about DH alternatives, baseball without the grounds crew, the most exciting starters, and more.
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Effectively Wild Episode 667: The New Frontier in Pitching Statistics
April 30, 2015
Ben and Sam talk to Jonathan Judge about BP’s new pitching metrics and the challenges and opportunities ahead of statisticians who are still trying to uncover new truths about baseball.
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Effectively Wild Episode 666: The Josh Hamilton Trade
April 28, 2015
Ben and Sam banter about Salvador Perez, Erik Kratz, and emergency catchers and then discuss Josh Hamilton’s return to Texas.
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Effectively Wild Episode 665: The A-Rod Breakout Breakdown
April 27, 2015
Ben and Sam banter about the NL DH and then discuss A-Rod’s newfound patience and oldfound power.
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Effectively Wild Episode 664: The Brawling Royals and the Remarkable Mets
April 24, 2015
Ben, Sam, and Will Woods talk about the Royals’ latest dust-up, the Mets’ 11-game winning streak, and Giancarlo Stanton’s almost physics-defying home runs.
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Effectively Wild Episode 663: Your Mostly Excellent Emails
April 23, 2015
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about defining team success, four-man outfields, pitcher offensive futility, baseball’s Star Wars trailer moments, and more.
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Effectively Wild Episode 662: Michael Schur on Metacommentary 10 Years After Fire Joe Morgan’s First Post
April 22, 2015
On the 10th anniversary of Fire Joe Morgan’s first post, Ben and Sam talk to Michael Schur about FJM, sports-media sins in the age of Twitter and, oddly enough, The O.C.
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Effectively Wild Episode 661: How Different is Baseball in 2015?
April 21, 2015
Ben and Sam banter about batting around and Bryan Price’s media meltdown, then check in on early-season statistical trends.
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Effectively Wild Episode 660: The Weekend-Long A’s-Royals Rumble
April 20, 2015
Ben and Sam banter about Alex Rodriguez and discuss the three-day dispute about unwritten rules between the A’s and the Royals.
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