Archive for Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild Episode 22: Why BP Didn’t Break the Melky Cabrera Suspension

Ben and Sam discuss how they came to know that Melky Cabrera was about to be suspended for a positive PED test before the news broke, and how they decided what to do about it.


Effectively Wild Episode 21: Typewriter

Ben and Sam reach a milestone (the 20-minute mark) as they tackle the topics of clubhouse chemistry and whether there’s more to Jeff Mathis than meets the eye.


Effectively Wild Episode 20: Elephant

Ben and Sam discuss the significance of a potential big-league promotion for Jurickson Profar and investigate the link between Johan Santana’s no-hitter and his subsequent struggles.


Effectively Wild Episode 19: Scraping Ice

Ben and Sam discuss the impact of CC Sabathia’s elbow soreness on the Yankees’ short- and long-term outlooks, and the difference between winning a division and winning a wild card under the new playoff format.


Effectively Wild Episode 18: Popcorn Popping

Ben and Sam discuss two players exceeding all expectations in 2012: R.A. Dickey and Eric Chavez.


Effectively Wild Episode 17: Manny Comin’

Ben and Sam discuss Manny Machado’s surprising promotion to the majors and Roy Oswalt’s tumultuous transition to the bullpen.


Effectively Wild Episode 16: Sonar

Ben and Sam discuss the significance of Mike Trout’s 21st birthday and Mets manager Terry Collin’s comments about injured reliever Tim Byrdak’s workload.


Effectively Wild Episode 15: Cat Fight

Ben and Sam talk about the presents, futures, and contracts of two starters having interesting seasons: Cliff Lee and Ben Sheets.


Effectively Wild Episode 14: This is Gonna Be Ugly

Ben and Sam discuss the Royals, and then they discuss the Royals some more.


Effectively Wild Episode 13: TIE Fighter

Ben and Sam discuss two outfielders in the news: Yoenis Cespedes and Jayson Werth.