Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 496: The Q&A Episode

Ben and Sam banter about unwritten rules, then discuss the Angels-Padres trade, Oakland’s ingeniousness, and a few other subjects.


Effectively Wild Episode 495: What We Would Put in Our Player Manuals

On the podcast’s second anniversary, Ben and Sam banter about several subjects, then talk about what they would include in a team’s instructional manual.


Effectively Wild Episode 494: Evan Drellich on the Astros’ Aiken Pains

Ben and Zachary talk to Houston Chronicle Astros beat writer Evan Drellich about the Astros’ contentious negotiations with no. 1 overall pick Brady Aiken.


Effectively Wild Episode 493: Listener Emails for Your Off-Day

Ben and Sam banter about the All-Star Game and answer listener emails about All-Stars vs. Snubs, overly long-term contracts, teaming up on Trout, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 492: Revisiting April Aberrations

Ben and Sam revisit their discussion of early-season statistics to see whether potential trends held up.


Effectively Wild Episode 491: Improving All-Star Week

Ben and Sam talk to Zachary Levine about ways that Major League Baseball could make All-Star week better.


Effectively Wild Episode 490: Announcements and Aces

Ben and Sam discuss their new jobs and the future of the podcast, then talk about how ace starters are defined.


Effectively Wild Episode 489: Statcast’s Impact on Player Evaluation

Ben and and Sam discuss Billy Beane’s Wall Street Journal op-ed and how Statcast will affect scouting and player evaluation.


Effectively Wild Episode 488: Only the Finest Listener Emails

Ben and and Sam banter about records they’d like to see broken and answer listener emails about the Yankees’ facial hair policy, trying not to hit homers, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 487: Ballplayers Say the Darndest Things

Ben and and Sam banter about Bronson Arroyo and Sean Doolittle, then discuss comments by John Lackey and Jose Bautista.