Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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Effectively Wild Episode 967: The Miraculous Mr. Lester Oct 22, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about the origin of the pitcher’s mound, the impact of seeing a starter multiple times in the same series, and the Dodgers’ perplexing approach against Jon Lester, who continues to flourish without ever throwing to first.

Effectively Wild Episode 966: Ask, and Ye Shall Receive Oct 20, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Ben’s engagement, then answer listener emails about Andrew Miller, playoff tactics during the regular season, renaming the playoff rounds, and more.

Effectively Wild Episode 965: NLCS Update Oct 18, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Zach Britton and Shohei Otani, then discuss Dave Roberts, bullpen management, and the NLCS.

Effectively Wild Episode 964: The Return of the Cold Call Oct 12, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Kidz Bop, answer emails about facing MLB pitching, a time-traveling manager, and communicating with catchers, and then cold-call the star of the Play Index segment.

Effectively Wild Episode 963: Bumgarner, Wild Cards, and Cooperstown Oct 07, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about the Madison Bumgarner-Noah Syndergaard wild-card duel, their favorite types of playoff games, and their favorite playoff rounds, then discuss whether the Dodgers are more dangerous than the Cubs and how to weight postseason performance in Cooperstown candidacies.

Effectively Wild Episode 962: Buck, Britton, Bonds and Boredom Oct 05, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about an aged usher, Buck Showalter’s decision not to use Zach Britton in the AL wild-card game, and Barry Bonds, then answer listener emails and talk to Saber Seminar raffle winners Armaan and Ishaan about the Red Sox and whether baseball bores kids.

Effectively Wild Episode 961: Multiple Mike Trout Drafts Oct 03, 2016

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Ben and Sam conduct multiple Mike Trout drafts and discuss DJ LeMahieu’s batting title, the AL Cy Young race, Vin Scully’s sign-off, and more.

Effectively Wild Episode 960: Theo Sets a New High Score Sep 30, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about a wild night in baseball, the morality of forfeits, and the triples record, then discuss Theo Epstein’s record-setting extension.

Effectively Wild Episode 959: Mike Trout’s Highest Hurdle Sep 29, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Rich Hill, Clayton Kershaw, and Shohei Otani, then answer listener emails about Mike Trout, playoff formats, inflated homer totals, their introductions to baseball, and more.

Effectively Wild Episode 958: Jose Fernandez and the Hall of Fame Sep 26, 2016

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Ben and Sam talk about whether adding the late Jose Fernandez to the Hall of Fame ballot would be a fitting way to honor his superlative but tragically brief career.

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