Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 471: The All-MLB.TV Team

Ben and Sam discuss the players they drop everything to watch on MLB.TV.


Effectively Wild Episode 470: The Unprecedented Parity of 2014

Ben and Sam discuss the significance of the large number of teams still in contention.


Effectively Wild Episode 469: Preserving Sabermetrics for Posterity

Ben and Sam talk to Matt Dennewitz about his efforts to archive sabermetric research.


Effectively Wild Episode 468: Questions of a Questionable Nature

Ben and Sam banter about unpredictability, then answer listener emails about Google Glass, split seasons, time travel, Austin Hedges, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 467: What’s Next for the Tampa Bay Rays?

Ben and Sam discuss whether the Rays are doomed if they don’t deal at the deadline.


Effectively Wild Episode 466: The Battle for Bay Area Supremacy

Ben and Sam discuss the weekend’s unwritten rule violations, then talk about the teams with the best records in baseball, the A’s and Giants.


Effectively Wild Episode 465: How Draft Day One Went Down

Ben and Sam talk to Nick J. Faleris about the best values and most surprising picks on the first day of the amateur draft.


Effectively Wild Episode 464: Breaking Down the Amateur Draft

Ben and Sam talk to Nick J. Faleris about the way the amateur draft works, the top talents available, and what we might see in the first round.


Effectively Wild Episode 463: Listeners Ask the Difficult Questions

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about pitch selection, recruiting skills, bionic arms, and learning to scout.


Effectively Wild Episode 462: The Singleton Extension and the Franchise Player Draft

Ben and Sam discuss Jonathan Singleton’s extension and promotion, then dissect the first round of ESPN’s Franchise Player Draft.