Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 376: Listener-Selected Listener Emails

Ben, Sam, and special guest Ryan Sullivan answer listener emails about instant replay, roster changes, shortening the lineup, Seinfeld, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 375: Peter Angelos and the Orioles’ Fearsome Physicals

Ben and Sam talk to Jack Moore about the history of Orioles physicals and Peter Angelos’ time with the team.


Effectively Wild Episode 374: Baseball’s State of the Union: The BP Rebuttal

Ben and Sam discuss Tom Verducci’s suggested ways to make baseball better.


Effectively Wild Episode 373: Why the Manager Challenge System Might Be Broken

Ben and Sam talk to Dan Brooks about why the expanded replay review system should motivate managers to challenge early and often.


Effectively Wild Episode 372: The Rays, The Red Sox, and Getting Hometown Discounts

Ben and Sam discuss Jon Lester and whether the Rays and Red Sox have figured out how to make players reluctant to leave.


Effectively Wild Episode 371: Listener Emails: The Mariachi A-Rod Edition

Ben and Sam discuss Baseball Prospectus 2014 and Mariachi A-Rod, then answer listener emails about quality of competition, contract clauses, PED placebos, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 370: Musings on Masahiro Tanaka

Ben and Sam discuss several subjects either closely or loosely related to the Yankees’ signing of Masahiro Tanaka.


Effectively Wild Episode 369: Clearing the Listener Email Backlog

Ben and Sam discuss Bobby Abreu, then answer listener emails about pushing PEDs, the best Barry Bonds stats, walk-up music, players becoming GMs, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 368: Least Beloved Baseball Figures/Comping Tanaka/North Korea’s Top Prospect

Ben and Sam discuss the least beloved baseball figures and whether it makes sense to compare Masahiro Tanaka to other Japanese pitchers, then answer a listener email hypothetical.


Effectively Wild Episode 367: The Listener Email Answers You’ve Been Waiting For

Ben and Sam discuss Fat A-Rod and instant replay, then answer listener emails about Babe Ruth, Roger Clemens, and the darkness that lurks within all of us.