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Official Bluesky account of Effectively Wild, the year-round, thrice-weekly FanGraphs baseball podcast hosted by Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/effectivelywild Emails: podcast@fangraphs.com

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Effectively Wild Episode 2449: Season Preview Series: Mariners and Marlins Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Shohei Ohtani survey, early WBC action, Andrew McCutchen’s new team, Payton Tolle’s triple-digits t-shirt, ABS-driven changes to Alex Bregman’s and Bo...

Effectively Wild Episode 2449: Season Preview Series: Mariners and Marlins blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

06.03.2026 07:32 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2447: 1-2-3, WBC

Thanks very much to @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @megrowler.fangraphs.com for having me on Effectively Wild to preview the World Baseball Classic and talk about my book, We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball.

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05.03.2026 00:20 👍 30 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2448: Season Preview Series: Yankees and Cardinals

More podcasting from me: I hopped on @fangraphs.com's @ewpod.bsky.social with @benlindbergh.bsky.social & @megrowler.fangraphs.com to talk all things #Yankees: blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

04.03.2026 15:49 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2448: Season Preview Series: Yankees and Cardinals Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Team USA’s pre-WBC warm-up games, follow up on spring training ballpark naming rights, and discuss Jurickson Profar’s second PED suspension in as many seasons,...

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04.03.2026 04:37 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2447: 1-2-3, WBC Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about corporate naming rights of spring training ballparks vs. MLB parks, and potential unwritten rules surrounding the challenge system, then (47:03) preview the World...

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03.03.2026 18:38 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2446: Season Preview Series: Cubs and Guardians Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mets pitching prospect Ryan Lambert’s consumption of copious quantities of raw eggs, then preview the 2026 Chicago Cubs (27:15) with The Athletic’s Sahadev...

Effectively Wild Episode 2446: Season Preview Series: Cubs and Guardians blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

28.02.2026 10:04 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

You ca always skip right past my discussion of the Red Sox for the spice - @ctrent.bsky.social talking Reds with the great @megrowler.fangraphs.com and @benlindbergh.bsky.social

28.02.2026 02:31 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

Everything I love about these two sicko podcasters in a single episode.

27.02.2026 07:00 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2445: Season Preview Series: Red Sox and Reds Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Konnor Griffin’s openness to an extension with the Pirates and a weird Wilyer Abreu check-swing broken bat, then preview the 2026 Boston Red Sox (20:00) with...

Effectively Wild Episode 2445: Season Preview Series: Red Sox and Reds blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

27.02.2026 11:03 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

This episode? It's a very Effectively Wild episode. What does that mean? Heavy challenge system stats talk preceded by centaurs and hemorrhoids, obviously.

26.02.2026 20:53 👍 53 🔁 3 💬 5 📌 2

Come for the hemorrhoids and centaur talk, stay for the stats talk.

26.02.2026 02:06 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The conversation that starts around 45:45 is an absolute MUST listen if you are a hardcore baseball fan. Or if you're into stats. So, you.

You should listen to this.

26.02.2026 02:02 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2444: To Challenge, or Not to Challenge? Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a player with legs like a centaur, a knuckleballer’s sore subject, Arte Moreno’s thoughts on whether winning matters to fans, a response from the barback...

Effectively Wild Episode 2444: To Challenge, or Not to Challenge? blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

25.02.2026 16:06 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
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Effectively Wild Episode 2443: Season Preview Series: Blue Jays and Rays Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a video of Brandon Marsh’s hair-wetting, the Phillies’ embrace of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the Red Sox “home whites” saga, a former team exec’s proposals...

Effectively Wild Episode 2443: Season Preview Series: Blue Jays and Rays blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

21.02.2026 11:42 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Came on to talk A’s baseball ahead of the 2026 season! I’d like to apologize to @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @megrowler.fangraphs.com for not bringing up the A’s signing of Joey Meneses. Really dropped the ball there.

20.02.2026 16:40 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2442: Season Preview Series: Tigers and Athletics Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a generous podcast listener, Bruce Meyer’s elevation to interim executive director of the MLBPA, his framing of the sport’s competitive challenges, media...

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20.02.2026 10:48 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2

Tony Clark banter, and then Eric Longenhagen and @bgawlowski.bsky.social join us to talk about the Top 100.

18.02.2026 18:06 👍 16 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2441: Re-signed and Resigned Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about recent signings and injuries pertaining to teams whose seasons they’ve recently previewed, the Diamondbacks re-signing Zac Gallen and the thrilling resolution...

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18.02.2026 10:45 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Effectively Wild Episode 2440: Season Preview Series: Orioles and Padres
Effectively Wild Episode 2440: Season Preview Series: Orioles and Padres YouTube video by FanGraphs

At the 39-minute mark I join @ewpod.bsky.social to talk about the Orioles m.youtube.com/watch?v=kP_I...

13.02.2026 19:45 👍 23 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2440: Season Preview Series: Orioles and Padres Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about hamate fractures and other deflating spring training injury announcements, Zack Wheeler’s preserved rib, Chris Getz and Luisangel Acuña, a profusion of salary...

Effectively Wild Episode 2440: Season Preview Series: Orioles and Padres blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

13.02.2026 11:08 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1

Hello 👋 they let me on Effectively Wild to talk about the local ball club again. It’s always a treat to chat with Meg and Ben!

(and more podcast news coming from yours truly later)

11.02.2026 13:16 👍 33 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2439: Season Preview Series: Brewers and Rangers Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about new (and encouraging) details about MLB.TV registration, Justin Verlander returning to the Tigers, the rites of spring training, and the Rafael Devers trade in...

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11.02.2026 09:12 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 2

In which @jperrotto.bsky.social joins us to preview the Pirates, @aarongleeman.bsky.social joins us to preview the Twins, and I entertain (?) our listeners with a completely reasonable amount of Seahawks talk. Just some totally hinged football talk for a baseball podcast.

10.02.2026 15:04 👍 24 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2438: Season Preview Series: Pirates and Twins

I made my annual guest appearance on the Effectively Wild podcast for their Twins season preview.

I always appreciate the quality of questions from @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @megrowler.fangraphs.com, but be warned that I wasn't able to muster much optimism.

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10.02.2026 15:11 👍 28 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2438: Season Preview Series: Pirates and Twins Meg Rowley shares her euphoric reaction to the Seahawks winning the Super Bowl, while Ben Lindbergh largely listens and occasionally interjects with bits of baseball commentary. Then (29:14) they discuss...

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10.02.2026 02:41 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

It never fails: The best episode of the MLB season-preview series features @grantbrisbee.bsky.social. These capture the best of EW's "Friday show" moods (in a good way!) and are laugh-out-loud funny while also being insightful.

09.02.2026 17:28 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I always love @ewpod.bsky.social. Every year I forget how much I love @grantbrisbee.bsky.social appearing and taking the Giants preview further off the rails than usual. I'm not even a Giants fan (Rangers fan). Laughed so much during this episode!

07.02.2026 18:16 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Effectively Wild Episode 2437: Season Preview Series: Giants and Royals Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the new, ESPN-ified process for signing up for MLB.TV, Stat Blast (12:28) about the long-sought, newfound pitching aptitude of the WBC’s Team USA superteam,...

Effectively Wild Episode 2437: Season Preview Series: Giants and Royals blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

07.02.2026 12:09 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 4

Essential offseason resource

06.02.2026 15:33 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Next up: Giants preview with @grantbrisbee.bsky.social, and Royals preview with @annerogers.bsky.social. (Plus MLB.TV banter and a Stat Blast about Team USA's WBC roster.)
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07.02.2026 16:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0