Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 436: How Playoff Chances Have Changed

Ben and Sam discuss which teams have seen their chances of making the playoffs change the most since Opening Day.


Effectively Wild Episode 435: The Battle of Bad First-Base Contracts

Ben and Sam banter about Josh Johnson, Michael Pineda, and more, then choose between the Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols, and Miguel Cabrera contracts.


Effectively Wild 434: An Awful Lot of Listener Emails

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about must-watch players, breaking news, uniform numbers, Billy Hamilton, Mike Trout, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 433: The Career Compensation Competition

Ben and Sam attempt to guess the career earnings of a number of baseball players picked by guest Matt Trueblood.


Effectively Wild Episode 432: The Weekend of Unwritten Rules

Ben and Dan discuss the weekend’s news and transactions, including a trio of unwritten rules violations.


Effectively Wild Episode 431: The Rising Strikeout Rate Symposium

Ben discusses the origins and implications of baseball’s skyrocketing strikeout rate with a panel of experts including Harry Pavlidis, Rob Neyer, Brian Bannister, and Alan Nathan.


Effectively Wild Episode 430: Dirk Hayhurst on Cheating, Beaning, and Clubhouse Race Relations

Ben and Russell talk to Dirk Hayhurst about doctoring baseballs, hitting batters, and the perceived effect of race on clubhouse chemistry.


Effectively Wild Episode 429: The Dodgers, DirecTV, and Baseball’s Broadcast Bubble/Your Finest Emails

Ben and Zachary talk to David Lazarus about the Dodgers and baseball’s broadcast bubble, then answer emails about Scott Boras, Brian Cashman, the AL East, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 428: Jesse Katz on Yasiel Puig’s Origin Story

Ben and Jason talk to Jesse Katz about his reporting on Yasiel Puig’s harrowing escape from Cuba.


Effectively Wild Episode 427: Owen Good on the Past, Present, and Future of Baseball Video Games

Ben and Sam talk to Owen Good about MLB 14: The Show, where baseball video games have been, and where they’re going.