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Ben Gibbard returns to the podcast! Also, *I* return to the podcast. Because you know what's better than one anxious wreck of a Mariners fan? Two! You always want two of those.

Effectively Wild Episode 2384: The Postseason is Cruel (But it Beats the Alternative) Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s recovery from illness and her ongoing emotional distress as a postseason spectator, then share their takeaways from the first two games of each ALDS and...

Effectively Wild Episode 2384: The Postseason is Cruel (But it Beats the Alternative) blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

The second verse of @baumann.bsky.social's opening bit made me laugh so hard I almost involuntarily jammed a handful of chopped-down goldenrod into my face. Baseball podcasts are supposed to be SAFE for yardwork!

I told my wife what happened during my Effectively Wild guest appearance and she said: "Why do you keep tormenting that man?"

If you’re also spending this weekend analyzing Taylor’s album and watching post-season baseball, boy does @ewpod.bsky.social and @baumann.bsky.social have an opener for you! Can confirm that even midwestern moms who do not understand baseball will likely find it cackle out loud hysterical. 💅🏻

I'm guest-hosting Effectively Wild this afternoon I am gonna make Ben blush so hard he has a stroke

Effectively Wild Episode 2382: The October Bandwagon

Or! Listen to me and @hannahrkeyser.bsky.social chat with @benlindbergh.bsky.social over at @ewpod.bsky.social. blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

Effectively Wild Episode 2383: How to Call a Collapse Ben Lindbergh brings on Michael Baumann, who immediately makes Ben regret it by subjecting him to a lyrical ode to Effectively Wild inspired by the Taylor Swift song “Wood.” Then they play “College...

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Effectively Wild Episode 2382: The October Bandwagon Ben Lindbergh brings on Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer of The Bandwagon to banter in a hopefully not-immediately-dated way about the first two days of playoff action, including the Dodgers dispatching...

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Effectively Wild Episode 2381: Week in (P)review Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their plans for playoff livestreams and an MLB attendance announcement, then recap the highlights of the last weekend of the regular season and discuss what excites...

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To celebrate everyone should listen to @ewpod.bsky.social episode #1848

Clinches, MVPs, great players, oh my!

Effectively Wild Episode 2380: Clinching Chaos Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners clinching the AL West, the benefits and drawbacks of MVP debates, the power of great players to enhance a season for spectators, the Cardinals’...

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Effectively Wild Episode 2379: October Came Early Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the delights of the last week of the regular season, the Dodgers’ bullpen problems, and what kind of compromise the challenge system is, then (43:09) answer...

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Effectively Wild Episode 2378: MLB’s Big Finish Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the standings and stakes of an unexpectedly wild last week of the regular season, whether there’s such as a thing as a playoff team that can’t make a deep...

Effectively Wild Episode 2378: MLB’s Big Finish blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

We discuss 2025’s record number of 25-25 players, first and second half Julio, and MLB’s new amateur scouting rules. Plus, Kershaw’s retirement announcement and what it means to grapple with legacy.

Effectively Wild Episode 2377: 25-25 in 2025 Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about 2025’s record number of 25-25 players and whether the current power/speed version of the sport is rendered any less impressive by its recent rule-change origins,...

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Baseball Reference's @adarowski.bsky.social has been researching the players have recorded 4,000 professional hits across various tournaments and leagues.

Adam recently joined @ewpod.bsky.social to discuss his research and the most recent inductee.

Listen here: blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

Effectively Wild Episode 2376: No Spoilers Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the state of the wild cards and whether the pennant races have been more exciting than forecasted despite the lack of actual changes in the playoff field, Cal...

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I had a pleasure joining @megrowler.fangraphs.com and @benlindbergh.bsky.social on @ewpod.bsky.social to talk about… guess what? 4,000 Hits. They had some great questions and I really enjoyed this first conversation since the milestone was actually reached.

Effectively Wild Episode 2375: Presented in 4K Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s reaction to the Mariners moving into first place in the AL West (at least temporarily), Jac Caglianone and the Royals’ woeful corner-outfield offense,...

Effectively Wild Episode 2375: Presented in 4K blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

I think this was a good one. I think? It was. I think? I think.

Effectively Wild Episode 2374: The Death of Exsportise Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the deepening twilight of Mike Trout, then (21:19) discuss why the so-called “death of expertise” sweeping society hasn’t swept sports in the same way,...

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This is a *great* episode of EW. If you’re looking for something a little less pitch black than the news this week but you don’t want to turn off your whole brain , consider this

Danced through some raindrops on this one!

Effectively Wild Episode 2373: The Ballpark Panopticon Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss and speculate about the percentage of major leaguers who’ve been inducted into some hall of fame and banter about Elly De La Cruz’s extended slump, Sean Murphy’s...

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Effectively Wild Episode 2372: How Slow Can You Go? Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s near no-hitter, the Effectively Wild bump, and the Orioles’ incredible comeback), then banter (and quasi-Stat Blast) about four subjects:...

Effectively Wild Episode 2372: How Slow Can You Go? blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

Effectively Wild Episode 2371: Why No No-Nos? Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether Trent Grisham’s 30-homer season is more or less surprising than Juan Soto’s almost-30-steal season, Colson Montgomery’s dinger spree, why there...

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Effectively Wild Episode 2370: Generation Yay? Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about broadcasters’ anxiety about saying “Cam Schlittler,” whether the Mets’ pitching-prospect trio of Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, and Brandon Sproat will produce...

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