Archive for Effectively Wild

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.


Effectively Wild Episode 366: The Clayton Kershaw Contract

Ben and Sam discuss Clayton Kershaw’s extension with the Dodgers.


Effectively Wild Episode 365: Picking Copycat Players for 2014

Ben and Sam discuss Delmon Young, then pick candidates to become the 2014 versions of 2013 players.


Effectively Wild Episode 364: The All-Hypothetical Podcast

Ben and Sam discuss hypothetical questions about Mike Trout, Barry Bonds, Mark Mulder and more.


Effectively Wild Episode 363: Yankees Beat Writer Andy McCullough on Alex Rodriguez, Again

Ben and Sam talk to Andy McCullough about the latest legal developments in the Alex Rodriguez saga, the A-Rod episode of 60 Minutes, and more.