Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 296: Rivera’s Farewell/Carlos Gomez’s Strange Suspension

Ben and Sam discuss Mariano Rivera’s farewell, Carlos Gomez’s suspension, and Bud Selig’s legacy.


Effectively Wild Episode 295: Analyzing September Starter Usage/Reexamining the Astros Experiment

Ben and Sam discuss whether contenders use their starters optimally in September, then talk about the Astros’ approach to team-building.


Effectively Wild Episode 294: Answering Your Baseball Questions to the Best of Our Abilities

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about MVP debates, the future of soft-tossing pitcher, Hall of Fame voting, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 293: Manny Machado’s Historical Comps/Ranking Playoff Rotations

Ben and Sam discuss Manny Machado’s injury and season, then talk about playoff rotations.


Effectively Wild Episode 292: Scott Boras’ World Series Plan/A-Rod, Manny, Pettitte and the Hall

Ben and Sam discuss a World Series suggestion by Scott Boras and the Hall of Fame cases of three PED-implicated players. (Breaking Bad spoilers from 2:00-6:00.)


Effectively Wild Episode 291: Hanley After Age 30/Next Year’s Playoff Picture

Ben and Sam discuss Hanley Ramirez’s season and future, then talk about various teams’ chances to make it to October in 2014 (and beyond).


Effectively Wild Episode 290: The Rays’ Under-the-Radar Move/Hot AL Wild Card Talk

Ben and Sam discuss Billy Hamilton, the Rangers’ “collapse” narrative, the Rays’ pickup of Freddy Guzman, and the AL Wild Card race.


Effectively Wild Episode 289: From Our Inboxes to Your Ears

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about extreme tiebreak scenarios, home run robberies, the winningest and losingest players, Mike Trout, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 288: The Appeal of Year-to-Year Contracts/Ranking Contenders By Rootability

Ben and Sam discuss why players don’t choose year-to-year contracts, then rank contending teams by rootability.


Effectively Wild Episode 287: Preparing for Postseason Narrative-Building/Guerrero, Helton, and the Hall of Fame

Ben and Sam discuss the onslaught of articles about which teams are best-suited for October, then talk about the Cooperstown cases of Vladimir Guerrero and Todd Helton.