Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 456: The Cost of Concealing Injuries

Ben and Sam respond to the news about Prince Fielder’s surgery by discussing what teams can do to prevent players from concealing injuries.


Effectively Wild Episode 455: Stan Conte on What We Need to Know About Pitcher Injuries

Ben and Sam talk to Dodgers VP of Medical Services and Head Athletic Trainer Stan Conte about the pitcher injury epidemic.


Effectively Wild Episode 454: Lend Us Your Listener Emails

Ben and Sam banter about ejections and the Diamondbacks, then answer listener emails about pitch count histories, career strikeout records, a baseball version of the XFL, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 453: The Continuing Effort to Counter the Shift

Ben and Sam banter about position player pitchers and Andrelton Simmons, then discuss batters’ latest attempts to bunt to beat the shift.


Effectively Wild Episode 452: The Exaggerated Demise of Managerial Ejections

Ben and Sam banter about the Dodgers and run differential and then discuss a surprising trend in managerial ejections thus far.


Effectively Wild Episode 451: Cueto, Greinke, and Green Lights

Ben and Sam reach into the topic grab bag and discuss Johnny Cueto, Zack Greinke, when to give hitters green lights, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 450: Locking Up New Ligaments

Ben and Sam discuss whether it would make sense for a team to sign a recent Tommy John surgery sufferer to a long-term contract extension.


Effectively Wild Episode 449: More Answers to Your Burning Baseball Questions

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about Tommy John surgery, velocity limits, rooting for minor-league teams, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 448: Why Can’t We Have a Healthy Jose Fernandez?

Ben and Sam discuss the Jose Fernandez injury and talk to Corey Dawkins and Doug Thorburn about the Tommy John rehab process and why pitchers keep getting hurt.


Effectively Wild Episode 447: The Oddly Underperforming Dodgers and the Exciting NL West

Ben and Sam discuss the Dodgers’ perplexingly slow start and the NL West race.