Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 461: The Fantastic Phil Hughes

Ben and Sam banter about several stories, then discuss Phil Hughes’ success and whether teams should trade prospects more often.


Effectively Wild Episode 460: Nelson Cruz, Ryan Braun, and the Post-PED Good Life

Ben and Sam banter about the Royals, then catch up with the boys of Biogenesis.


Effectively Wild Episode 459: The Dan Uggla Anti-All-Star Team

Ben and Sam banter about elbow injuries and then, in honor of Dan Uggla’s displacement, discuss the least-productive teams at each position.


Effectively Wild Episode 458: Listener Emails Don’t Need Explainin’

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about the Scouting Bureau and scouting departments, stats and the mainstream media, genetic testing, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 457: Do the Astros Have a Perception Problem?

Ben and Sam discuss whether the Astros’ analytical approach has become (or could become) a PR problem.


Effectively Wild Episode 456: The Cost of Concealing Injuries

Ben and Sam respond to the news about Prince Fielder’s surgery by discussing what teams can do to prevent players from concealing injuries.


Effectively Wild Episode 455: Stan Conte on What We Need to Know About Pitcher Injuries

Ben and Sam talk to Dodgers VP of Medical Services and Head Athletic Trainer Stan Conte about the pitcher injury epidemic.


Effectively Wild Episode 454: Lend Us Your Listener Emails

Ben and Sam banter about ejections and the Diamondbacks, then answer listener emails about pitch count histories, career strikeout records, a baseball version of the XFL, and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 453: The Continuing Effort to Counter the Shift

Ben and Sam banter about position player pitchers and Andrelton Simmons, then discuss batters’ latest attempts to bunt to beat the shift.


Effectively Wild Episode 452: The Exaggerated Demise of Managerial Ejections

Ben and Sam banter about the Dodgers and run differential and then discuss a surprising trend in managerial ejections thus far.