Effectively Wild Episode 531: Emails and Talk About Tanking
September 10, 2014
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about tanking, job searching, rule changes and more.
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Effectively Wild Episode 530: Predicting the Comeback Players of 2015
September 8, 2014
Ben and Sam banter about Ben’s encounter with Roger Angell, then discuss Comeback Player of the Year candidates for 2015.
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Effectively Wild Episode 529: Do Fans Know Better Than Major League Baseball?
September 5, 2014
Ben and Sam banter about September call-ups and game length, then discuss whether MLB and its owners are acting in the long-term interests of the sport.
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Effectively Wild Episode 528: David Epstein on Nature, Nurture, and Baseball
September 4, 2014
Ben and Sam talked to David Epstein, author of The Sports Gene, about whether women will make the majors, whether Babe Ruth could compete today, whether genetics explain injury rates, and more.
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Effectively Wild Episode 527: The Roster Expansion Email Show
September 3, 2014
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about expanded rosters, waiver claims, hidden perfect games, and more.
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Effectively Wild Episode 526: The Most Predictable Lineups of 2014
September 2, 2014
Ben and Sam discuss which lineups have deviated from preseason projections by the most, and what it means.
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Effectively Wild Episode 525: Oakland’s Swoon and the AL West Race
August 29, 2014
Ben and Sam talk to Jason Wojciechowski about how Oakland’s lead evaporated and how the AL West will be won.
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Effectively Wild Episode 524: Deep Thoughts About Beating the Shift
August 28, 2014
Ben and Sam banter about the latest in Andrelton Simmons defense, then discuss why hitters don’t often go the other way against the defensive shift.
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Effectively Wild Episode 523: The Bo and Baez Email Show
August 27, 2014
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about bat speed, umpire bias, and error bars and then Play Index about Javier Baez and Bo Jackson.
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Effectively Wild Episode 522: The Season’s Best Unsung Transactions
August 26, 2014
Ben and Sam banter about balls and strikes and then discuss 2014’s top transactions relative to the amount of attention they received at the time.
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