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• Effectively Wild Episode 2272: Leagues of Their OwnBen Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to the news that Roki Sasaki is signing with the Dodgers (shocker!), breaking down how the posting process played out, the Dodgers’ ridiculous rotation, whether L.A.’s talent-acquisition advantage is good or bad for baseball, the runners-up for Roki, and more. Then they explore how softball and baseball are joining […]...2025See more Meg Rowley news today -
• Effectively Wild Episode 2271: Deaths Came in ThreeDeaths don’t actually come in threes—unfortunately, there are many more than that—but Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley begin by marking the passings of a trio of notable figures: David Lynch, Bob Uecker, and Tommy Brown. Then (35:27) they talk about the maybe-momentous signing of a Japanese player not named Roki Sasaki (Shotaro Morii), follow up […]...2025Click for news about Meg Rowley news today
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• Last Living Member of Historic 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Team Dies at 97Tommy Brown, a Brooklyn native and standout from the ‘Boys of Summer’-era Dodgers who also played for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, passed away Wednesday, as reported by Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer. He was 97 years old. Brown was the last surviving member of the historic 1947 Dodgers team that broke Major League …...2025See also Chicago Cubs news and rumors -
• Tommy Brown Passes Away
Former big leaguer Tommy Brown passed away today at age 97, according to The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh. “Buckshot” Brown played in 494 games with the Dodgers, Phillies, and Cubs from 1944-53, and he holds distinctions as the youngest player to ever hit a home run in a Major League game, and the youngest non-pitcher to…...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2270: Trouble With the Curved BatBen Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a new escalation in “breakout” creep, the Blue Jays signing Jeff Hoffman, risk tolerance in transactions, alternate spellings of names, Roki Sasaki’s effect on the market for international amateur free agents, another example of a team offering a higher salary in arbitration than a player requested, Mets owner […]...2025Click for news about Meg Rowley news
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2269: Baseball Jobs (Bullpen Catcher and Baseball Ops Analyst)Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about salary arbitration, Kyle Tucker, and the unique case of Mike Edwards, then (15:55) kick off a series of interviews about unsung baseball jobs by talking to Rockies bullpen catcher and major league operations assistant (and now, minor league hitting coach) Aaron Muñoz, followed (1:06:09) by former Marlins coordinator […]...2025Continue with Meg Rowley breaking news today
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• The Linc - Eagles’ opponents are getting favorable officiatingPhoto by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 12/29/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Somehow the Eagles opponents commit the LEAST penalties on defense and the SECOND LEAST on offense.The probability that Eagles opponents commit penalties at this rate by random chance is approximately 0.096% or 1 in 1024. Vikings are exac...2024Visit the page Roster Moves injury status -
• Effectively Wild Episode 2237: What a Difference Four Days Makes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about and break down the lopsided first three games of the World Series: what went as expected, what was surprising, Aaron Judge’s postseason struggles, Freddie Freeman’s heroics, Shohei Ohtani’s injury, pivotal plays, Aaron Boone and Nestor Cortes, TV ratings, and much more, followed by (1:06:37) a brief, a not-about […]...2024Visit the page Meg Rowley
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• Outside The Confines: Heading to SactoD. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports The Athletics announce they are moving to Sacramento, temporarily. Mookie Betts is tearing up the league. The Marlins are in trouble. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The Athletics announced that the team will play from 2025 to (at least) 2027 in Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Sutter Health Park is the home of the Triple-A Sacra...2024Continue with Mookie Betts -
• Effectively Wild Episode 2136: Season Preview Series: Mariners and Royals
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the uncertain state of Gerrit Cole’s elbow (and the larger UCL scourge), the Giants controversially releasing J.D. Davis, and the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts/Gavin Lux infield switcheroo, then preview the 2024 Seattle Mariners (29:12) with The Seattle Times’ Ryan Divish, and the 2024 Kansas City Royals (1:08:53) with The […]...2024See also Meg Rowley injuries
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• Outside The Confines: It’s gotta be the pants!Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images The MLB uniform controversy continues. The Dodgers are the center of attention. A few smaller signings. Are the Pirates happy to be bad? And other news from around baseball. Good morning on the Cubs’ Spring Training Opening Day. Is that a thing? Jesse Rogers reports on the newest controversy about the new Nike/Fanatics uniforms: The pants are so sheer th...2024Continue with Jesse Rogers injury -
• Effectively Wild Episode 2128: Season Preview Series: Diamondbacks and Brewers
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MLB’s semi-transparent-pants problem and the Nike/Fanatics uniform mess that’s swallowed spring training, a “down the dick” etymology follow-up, Kodai Senga’s injury, Mitch Keller’s extension, the Marlins signing Tim Anderson, and a minor league free agent draft update. Then they preview the 2024 Arizona Diamondbacks (38...2024Read about Meg Rowley injury report
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• Outside the Confines: Welcome to the Cold StovePhoto by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images All the news from around baseball as we wait for the Hot Stove to unthaw itself. I hope everyone across the Midwest is staying warm and staying safe. And much of the rest of the country as well. The Hot Stove has been as cold as the weather outside, but it’s really heating up since the Mets traded outfielder Cooper Hummel to the Giants...2024Visit the page Hot Stove -
• Outside The Confines: Snakes alive!Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The first two games of the World Series have been completed and the signs are pointing to a classic battle in the Fall Classic. And speaking of signs . . . Plus other news from the Word Series and MLB. Good morning. We’ve got a tied World Series and a really classic Game 1. Game 3 goes tonight. Are the Snakes still alive? Or will the Rangers continue t...2023Continue with Carmen Mandato availability report -
• Effectively Wild Episode 2050: Sho No
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley lament and discuss Shohei Ohtani’s UCL injury and its ramifications for the rest of his season, his two-way future, his free agency, the Angels, and the continued happiness of baseball fans and podcast co-hosts, followed by conversations about Stephen Strasburg’s retirement (59:17), Wander Franco’s placement on administrative leave (1:11:30), and [...2023See also Meg Rowley injury update
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• Outside The Confines: Piracy is on the rise
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The season is a month old and it’s time to take stock. The Rays are on a historic pace. Pirates are better than expected. The Cardinals stink. And more news from around baseball. Happy Mash Mervis Day to all of those who celebrate. Oh, who am I kidding. All of you celebrate Mash Mervis Day. The Tampa Bay Rays just keep on winning. After yesterday’s win over ...2023Read about World Series injury update
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"Former big leaguer Tommy Brown passed away today at age 97, according to The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh." - 2024
"During the offseason, Meg Rowley and Ben Lindbergh on the Effectively Wild Podcast discussed the purely negative aesthetics of watching a Blake Snell start." - 2023
"In the fourth incarnation of a time-honored tradition that recurs every 500-ish episodes, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley are joined by former co-hosts Sam Miller and Jeff Sullivan, and The Athletic’s Grant Brisbee, to draft assorted things that they like about baseball, followed (1:37:06) by a Past Blast from 2000." - 2022
"Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley reconnect with former cohost Sam Miller to discuss what he’s been up to since he stopped working for ESPN in December 2020, how the 2021 Giants rekindled his fandom, the pros and cons of paying attention to projections, what (if anything) he’s missed about covering baseball professionally, his plans for […]" - 2021
"Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s return from podcast paternity leave, the quality of the 2021 postseason, whether the Braves were underrated or simply overperformed, what teams might learn from and emulate about Atlanta’s success, postseason pitcher usage and game length, the career and retirement of Buster Posey, their upcoming discussion of TV […]" - 2017
"However, Manship told Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer it was a “no-brainer” to head to the Korea Baseball Organization, where he’ll play for the NC Dinos." - 2016
"As recounted in Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller's book about running the 2015 Stompers, The Only Rule Is It Has to Work, Conroy came out to his parents when he was a teenager." - 2015
"It's not surprising to see them atop the list, as Grantland's Ben Lindbergh noted back in May that pounding hitters low and away is a house specialty in Houston." - 2014
"As noted by Grantland's Ben Lindbergh, Sabermetricians have long criticized Jeter's defense, and both Tom Fornelli of CBSSports."
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Ben Lindbergh trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2270: Trouble With the Curved Bat
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2269: Baseball Jobs (Bullpen Catcher and Baseball Ops Analyst)
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2268: The 2025 Minor League Free Agent Draft
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Ben Clemens banter about the Giants signing Justin Verlander, a plateau in leaguewide slider usage, and why spending on free agents has exceeded expectations so far. Then (20:55) they continue a cherished podcast tradition by conducting the 12th annual Effectively Wild Minor League Free Agent Draft, in which they select […]...2025Continue with Meg Rowley contract
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2265: What We’re Anticipating in 2025
As the halfway point of the offseason approaches, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the relative merits of the first half of the offseason vs. the second half of the offseason, assess the weakest projected positions on contending teams and the best remaining free agents, and list MLB stories they’re looking forward to following. […]...2025Check it out Meg Rowley contract
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• The Linc - Eagles’ opponents are getting favorable officiating
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2208: Thank You for Your Servais
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners firing Scott Servais, the Angels not firing Perry Minasian, Joey Votto’s career and retirement, the continued collapse of Craig Kimbrel, NPB players pushing for a faster path to domestic and international free agency, and the NWSL abolishing its draft. Then (42:45) they’re joined by Patreon supporter […]...2024Visit the page Meg Rowley trade rumors
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• Outside The Confines: Heading to Sacto
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• In Appreciation of the Littell GuyPhoto by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images My confession: I love watching a strike throwing contact generating pitcher old school style pitcher work We here at DRaysBay love a good analytical breakdown. We can’t get enough of comparing expected stats to actual results, for instance. And a seam shifted wake discussion? Oh boy, get the fainting couch because I’m getting the vapors. However, this ...2024Click for news about Julio Aguilar contract rumors -
• Outside The Confines: We have a problemMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A major gambling scandal breaks out with Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter. A recap of the Seoul Series. A revolt in the MLBPA. And other news from MLB. I’m going to assume that you’ve already heard about the gambling scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. I’m going to try to give you some links that will allow you to do some furth...2024Continue with Shohei Ohtani -
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Ben Lindbergh stats and results
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2266: Where to Put the Pit Stop
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Patreon supporter Jordan Smith banter about Jordan’s baseball background, the Tigers’ 2025 hopes, the Dodgers signing Hyeseong Kim, and more, then (30:48) answer listener emails about per-game stats, “advanced” stats, televised arbitration cases, an owner playing in games, pit stops on the basepaths, assorted variations on the Golden Batter (a...2025Read about Meg Rowley scores
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• The Linc - Eagles’ opponents are getting favorable officiating
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2248: Target Acquired
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about how much Shohei Ohtani’s teammates helped him win his third MVP award, his incredible four-season stretch, whether Dekopin/Decoy is really his dog, the other MVP and Cy Young results, a Joey Meneses signing, Austin Slater and the virtues of being a team’s “top target,” the Rays’ confounding stadium […]...2024See also Meg Rowley stats
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• Outside The Confines: Heading to Sacto
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• In Appreciation of the Littell Guy
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• Outside the Confines: Welcome to the Cold Stove
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• Outside The Confines: Snakes alive!
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1806: If the Season Started Today
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs writer Dan Szymborski briefly set aside the lockout blues to discuss the current state of rosters and projected standings, touching on how the talent still available via free agency compares to previous offseasons at the same stage, how the division races stack up today, the weakest-projected team positions, the […]...2022Check it out Meg Rowley stats
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1802: EW, David
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the election of David Ortiz, the ballot banishments of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Curt Schilling, and the rest of the Hall of Fame voting results (including Scott Rolen’s auspicious surge), react to reports about the latest labor talks (with an emphasis on the problems with using public […]...2022Check it out Meg Rowley stats
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1790: The Fandom Menace
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their holidays, how the omicron variant is affecting sports and personal decisions, and how analyzing COVID case counts is (kind of) akin to analyzing baseball stats, discuss the pace and prominence of signings of former major leaguers by KBO and NPB teams, the results of 2021 interleague play, […]...2021Read about Meg Rowley scores
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2271: Deaths Came in Three
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2234: Swing States
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s surprise presence and PitchCom conspiracies, recap the big moments (and big swings) from the end of the ALCS and NLCS, compare and contrast Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton, consider the 2025 outlooks for the Guardians and Mets, discuss the implications of a World Series matchup between big […]...2024See more articles Meg Rowley
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2138: Our Favorite Offseason Moves
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Dylan Cease trade, the post-trade outlooks for the Padres and White Sox, and the incomparably chaotic Padres POBO A.J. Preller, then (31:22) discuss who the best pitcher in baseball is with Gerrit Cole on the shelf, Shohei Ohtani’s wife reveal (41:33), and (49:34) ESPN’s planned on-screen win […]...2024See also Meg Rowley
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• Outside the Confines: Welcome to the Cold Stove
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• Outside The Confines: Snakes alive!
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• Outside The Confines: Piracy is on the rise
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1808: The Multisport Player Draft
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley follow up on or banter about minor league free agent draftee reportedly Matt Shoemaker departing for the NPB, raising kids to root for one franchise, precedents for out-of-nowhere sports video game cover models, players nominated by listeners for the nickname “Three-and-Two,” the possible effects of MLB suspending drug testing during […]...2022See more articles Meg Rowley
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1715: It’s Academic
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about passing the halfway point of the regular season, the early effects of the sticky-stuff crackdown, a historically high-scoring day, the white-hot Brewers (and Willy Adames) and the red-hot Nationals (and Kyle Schwarber), a Germán Márquez gem, and a study on how kids become fans that helps explain how […]...2021Read about Meg Rowley
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• MLB Megastar Mookie Betts Is Rare Master of All Trades
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• The Blue Jays vs. Indians ALCS Goes Through Andrew Miller
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• Derek Jeter vs. Orioles: Highlights, Twitter Reaction from Star's Last Home Game
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• Can MLB's Best Rotations Stop Donaldson-Bautista-Encarnacion Power Trio?
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• St. Louis Cardinals Boast 1 of History's Best Pitching Staffs
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• Astros Certainly Can Continue to Live by the Home Run in the Postseason
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• Orioles vs. Royals: Game 4 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2014 MLB Playoffs
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• Royals' Under-the-Radar Offense Outshining Star-Studded Blue Jays
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• Why the Kansas City Royals Could Repeat as American League Champions
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• Andrew Miller Has Become the Mariano Rivera of New Postseason Age
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• MLB Rumors: Latest Trade Buzz on Chris Archer, Andrew Cashner and More
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• Dallas Keuchel Is the AL Cy Young Award Front-Runner so Far This Season
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• Can Micah Johnson Defy The Odds?
The allure of a roadrunner, a true game-changer with blazing speed and monster stolen base upside at the top of a batting order, captivates the imagination of fantasy owners every offseason. Sadly, it seems like every time we invest in the top speedsters in the minor leagues, they fail to live up to the hype and leave us feeling like Wile E. Coyote after his latest purchase from the Acme Corporati...2015Continue with Dee Gordon
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• Yu Darvish Injury Should Speed Up Power Phenom Joey Gallo's MLB Path
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• The Linc - Eagles’ opponents are getting favorable officiating
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2263: The Stories We Missed in 2024 (NL Edition)
Ben Lindbergh, Lindsey Adler, and Hannah Keyser talk about Lindsey and Hannah’s evolving relationships to baseball writing, near-simultaneous Substack-starting, and (ongoing) pursuits of self-discovery and creative fulfillment. Then (45:27) Ben and Hannah analyze the Teoscar Hernández and Corbin Burnes signings and (1:05:49) discuss at least one listener-nominated topic about each National L...2024Click for news about Lindsey Adler
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2234: Swing States
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• In Appreciation of the Littell Guy
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2140: Don’t Bet on It
After a brief preamble about the betting scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the first game of the regular season, whether gloves have gotten more permeable, the odds of a DH-only Ohtani MVP season, Ohtani’s lucrative endorsements, whether the addition of in-app gambling info to NBA […]...2024Click for news about Shohei Ohtani
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2133: (Eternal) Rest Day
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Phillies’ Zack Wheeler extension, the Giants’ Matt Chapman signing, and a Scott Boras quote about free agency, then (17:35) bring on Patreon supporter Jay Wade Edwards to answer listener emails (26:41) about see-through players (and see-through pants), how different baseball would be if instead of a lineup […]...2024See more articles Meg Rowley
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• Outside The Confines: It’s gotta be the pants!
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2128: Season Preview Series: Diamondbacks and Brewers
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• Outside the Confines: Welcome to the Cold Stove
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• Outside The Confines: Snakes alive!
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Ben Lindbergh rumors, scandals
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2141: What Did Sho Know?
In an in-depth discussion that became a bonus episode, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley explore the state of the sports-betting scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, breaking down the stakes, the most pressing sources of uncertainty, and the many possible outcomes and consequences. Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio&...2024Click for news about Meg Rowley whispers
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• Outside The Confines: We have a problem
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2140: Don’t Bet on It
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1826: Last Call for Free Agency
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Reddit description of the podcast, the pleasures of watching spring training games, and the possibly excessive coffee consumption of White Sox DH Gavin Sheets, before discussing the last burst of big free-agent signings, including Carlos Correa’s shocking contract with the Twins, Trevor Story to the Red Sox, […]...2022Continue with Meg Rowley buzz
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• Effectively Wild Episode 1807: The Principle of the Thing
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest lockout stalemate and how to decide where to lay blame, a changing of the umpirial guard in which Joe West (finally) leaves and John Libka enters, and whether there could be an MLB equivalent of the NFL’s current tanking scandal, then answer listener emails about watching […]...2022See more Meg Rowley gossip
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• Quick Hits: Analytics, Reds, Phillies, Sano
Now that the Cardinals/Astros data breach scandal has seemingly come to an end, The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh contacted several sources in various organizational jobs around baseball to ask how various teams protect their proprietary data and intellectual property. This extends not just to hacking and other illegal accessing of a team’s information, but also what…...2017
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• Andrew Miller Has Become the Mariano Rivera of New Postseason Age
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