Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

EWFI

Effectively Wild Episode 2175: Deciphering Ownership of the Foul Line in Baseball

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s recent resurgence and answer listener emails on various baseball topics. They talk about what a dynastic team could do to avoid being widely hated, the idea of making a mid-plate-appearance batting change, widening foul lines to increase offense, the debate over whether reducing pitcher injuries would…

Read More
EWFI

Impactful Wild Episode 2173: Five Players Benched

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss MLB’s decision to clear Shohei Ohtani and ban five other players for betting on baseball, including Tucupita Marcano’s permanent ban. They talk about MLB’s involvement, gambling ads, future implications, and more. Later on, they chat about Tommy Pham’s recent altercation, surprising demotions, league parity, trade rumors, memorable games, skills…

Read More
EWFI

The Impact of Clayton Kershaw’s Legacy: Analysis of Effectively Wild Episode 2162

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the Pirates calling up pitching prospect Paul Skenes, Mookie Betts’s defense at shortstop, Willson Contreras, catcher’s interference calls, catcher technique in a world of automated strike zones, reliever shuffling, Chase Anderson’s Phiten necklace, issues with amateur prospects being exploited, Ippei Mizuhara’s guilty plea, Shohei Ohtani’s WAR and two-way potential,…

Read More
EWFI

Assessing the Impact of Stadium Funding: Breaking Down Effectively Wild Episode 2161

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Riley Greene’s recent pants-related wardrobe malfunction, the Padres-Marlins Luis Arraez trade, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s struggles, a C.B. Bucknor incident, and more. Then, they are joined by Neil deMause, author of Field of Schemes, and J.C. Bradbury, stadium-funding researcher and professor of economics, finance, and quantitative analysis at Kennesaw Sports…

Read More
EWFI

Impactful Episode 2158 of Effectively Wild: Examining the Small Sausage Size

After a podcast preface by Ben Lindbergh about Mike Trout’s knee injury (sigh), Ben and Meg Rowley banter (4:19) about a weekend White Sox sweep, the overdue news that Nike is supposedly fixing the much-maligned MLB uniforms, follow-ups about rule rollbacks, ballplayer dirt ingestion, the “group Maddux,” and promotion/relegation, and the Twins’ summer sausage. Then…

Read More