Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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Ben Lindbergh (The Ringer), Meg Rowley (FanGraphs), and an array of guests talk about baseball with an analytical bent, covering a mix of timely topics from the serious to the absurd a few times per week.

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Recent Hosts, Guests & Topics

Here's a quick summary of the last 5 episodes on Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast.

Hosts

Ben Lindbergh Meg Rowley

Previous Guests

Ben Clemens
Ben Clemens is a writer and analyst for FanGraphs, where he covers baseball with a focus on analytics and player performance. He has contributed to various discussions on player evaluation and the intricacies of the game, often bringing a statistical perspective to the analysis of baseball trends.
John W. Miller
John W. Miller is an author and journalist known for his work on baseball literature. He has written extensively about the sport, focusing on its history and key figures. His biography of Earl Weaver, titled 'The Last Manager', explores Weaver's impact on baseball management and his innovative approach to the game, particularly through the lens of sabermetrics.
Brandon Uffner
Brandon Uffner is a passionate baseball fan who supports both the Baltimore Orioles and the Atlanta Braves. He engages deeply with the performance of his teams and offers insights on their strategies and challenges. His experience as a fan provides a unique perspective on managing loyalties between two teams, especially during tough seasons.
Austin
Austin is a dedicated baseball enthusiast who roots for the Chicago White Sox and the Colorado Rockies. His dual allegiance allows him to analyze the dynamics of both teams, particularly in terms of their performance and fan engagement. He shares his thoughts on the challenges faced by his teams and the broader implications for fans.
Carson Otter
Carson Otter is a top-tier supporter on Patreon for the Effectively Wild podcast. He has a background in baseball and is an avid fan of the sport, contributing to discussions about baseball and sharing his insights on the podcast.

Topics Discussed

stretching White Sox Pope Paul Skenes WBC lost season Bud Black vote of confidence Rafael Devers pitchers Yu Darvish Tyler Holton pitch types batter handedness listener emails home strike zones bad teams baseball Earl Weaver biography The Last Manager sabermetrics managers Orioles Braves Rockies team performance fan loyalty Mike Trout Pete Alonso Daulton Varsho Andrés Muñoz called strike zone

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Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast.

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Effectively Wild Episode 2321: The Seventh-Inning (Dynamic) Stretch

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Ben Lindbergh Meg Rowley
Keywords
stretching White Sox Pope Paul Skenes WBC lost season Bud Black vote of confidence
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about an experts stance on stretching, whether the White Sox were the funniest team for the new Pope to support, what Paul Skenes signing up for the WBC signifies, an optimistic take on the odds of a lost season, Bud Blacks firing and the dreaded vote of confidence, Roki []
0:00 2:30:28

Effectively Wild Episode 2320: Baseball Jobs (Dietician and Fun-Fact Finder)

Hosts
Ben Lindbergh
Guests
Ben Clemens
Keywords
Rafael Devers pitchers Yu Darvish Tyler Holton pitch types batter handedness listener emails home strike zones bad teams
Ben Lindbergh and Ben Clemens of FanGraphs banter about the latest positional drama regarding Rafael Devers, then discuss whether and why pitchers leaguewide are Yu Darvish-ing and Tyler Holton-ing—that is, throwing more pitch types, and varying their pitch types more based on batter handedness—before answering listener emails about home strike zones and combining bad teams […]
0:00 2:10:46

Effectively Wild Episode 2319: Going By the Book

Hosts
Ben Lindbergh
Guests
John W. Miller
Keywords
baseball Earl Weaver biography The Last Manager sabermetrics managers
It’s a baseball-book bonanza! Ben Lindbergh rounds up the authors of three new baseball books for conversations about their work and our relationships with the past. First he talks to John W. Miller about his biography of Earl Weaver, The Last Manager, Weaver’s wiring and sabermetric intuition, and the diminished role and reputation of managers. […]
0:00 1:46:08

Effectively Wild Episode 2318: It Was the Worst of Times, it Was the Worst of Times

Hosts
Ben Lindbergh
Guests
Brandon Uffner Austin
Keywords
Orioles Braves White Sox Rockies baseball team performance fan loyalty
Ben Lindbergh brings on Brandon Uffner, an Orioles and Braves fan, to talk about his two teams’ slow starts to the season, his prescription for fixing them, how he came to root for them, managing his competing loyalties, and more. Then (36:01) he talks to Austin, a White Sox and Rockies fan, about both of […]
0:00 1:57:26

Effectively Wild Episode 2317: Wake Up Babe (Ruth)

Hosts
Ben Lindbergh Meg Rowley
Guests
Carson Otter
Keywords
Mike Trout Pete Alonso Daulton Varsho Andrés Muñoz called strike zone
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mike Trout’s latest injury, Pete Alonso’s renaissance, a Daulton Varsho recovery catch, Andrés Muñoz the cat guy, and the called strike zone (sort of) shrinking. Then (40:49) they bring on top-tier Patreon supporter Carson Otter to talk about his background with baseball and the podcast, share his baseball-related […]

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