Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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Effectively Wild Episode 857: Joe Sheehan on the Scourge of Big Bullpens Apr 07, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Kenta Maeda’s debut, then talk to Sports Illustrated’s Joe Sheehan about how pitcher-centric roster construction is making baseball more boring (and what might make it better).

Effectively Wild Episode 856: The Biggest Baseball-Watchers Edition Apr 06, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Rich Hill, a controversial game-ending call, and bad baseball ads, then answer listener emails about unfun facts, Theo Epstein’s future, and who’s seen the most major league baseball.

Effectively Wild Episode 855: Jeff Passan on Righting the Elbow and Writing The Arm Apr 05, 2016

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Ben and Sam talk to Yahoo! Sports columnist Jeff Passan about his new book, The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports.

Effectively Wild Episode 854: The Opening Day Edition Apr 04, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about Opening Day games, the Astros’ closer situation, Albert Pujols, and more, then discuss some of the BP staff’s standout preseason predictions.

Effectively Wild Episode 853: 2016 Season Preview Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Apr 01, 2016

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Ben and Sam preview the Dodgers’ season with Vice Sports editor Eric Nusbaum, and Jeff talks to Los Angeles Times Dodgers beat writer Andy McCullough (at 21:22).

Effectively Wild Episode 852: 2016 Season Preview Series: Chicago Cubs Mar 31, 2016

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Ben and Sam preview the Cubs’ season with authors Mark Armour and Dan Levitt, and Jeff talks to Mountain Goats frontman/Cubs fan John Darnielle (at 21:40).

Effectively Wild Episode 851: The Squid is Fried Edition Mar 30, 2016

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Ben and Sam banter about a listener-suggested expression, then answer listener emails about Albert Pujols’ impact on the Cardinals, rooting against incentive clauses, what a lack of analytics looks like, and more.

Effectively Wild Episode 850: 2016 Season Preview Series: Cleveland Indians Mar 29, 2016

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Ben and Sam preview the Indians’ season with Pete Beatty, and George talks to MLB.com Indians beat writer Jordan Bastian (at 23:44).

Effectively Wild Episode 849: 2016 Season Preview Series: New York Mets Mar 28, 2016

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Ben and Sam preview the Mets’ season with Mike Vorkunov, and Jeff talks Mets prospects with Toby Hyde of BP Mets and SNY.tv (at 22:49).

Effectively Wild Episode 848: 2016 Season Preview Series: Tampa Bay Rays Mar 25, 2016

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Ben and Sam preview the Rays’ season with ESPN Insider’s Tommy Rancel, and George talks to Tampa Bay Times Rays beat writer Marc Topkin (at 24:47).

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