Tag: Wild
Effectively Wild Episode 2212: Exploring Baseball in a Country with Double the Altitude of Coors Field
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various baseball topics, including Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., and measuring power/speed excellence. They also talk about the struggles of the White Sox under Grady Sizemore, hippos, A-Rod’s relationships, double plates/bases, older hitters, player predictions, and more. Later, they speak with Matthew DeSantis and Ramon Riesgo of the Bhutan…
Osaka Receives Wild Card Entry to Canadian Open Main Draw, Confirms Participation Despite Upcoming Olympics
Naomi Osaka expressed her excitement about participating in the upcoming Canadian Open in Toronto after receiving a main draw wild card. This WTA event is a crucial part of the summer hard-court swing in North America and plays a key role in preparing players for the 2024 US Open. Osaka will be closely watching her…
Analyze This: Dissecting Effectively Wild Episode 2194 and the Phenomenon of the Breakout Fakeout
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the content of Hall of Fame plaques, the importance of stats in baseball, and various player updates. They cover topics such as Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw’s return to the field, J.T. Realmuto’s recent comeback, James Paxton’s departure from the Dodgers, Jo Adell’s performance, Jarren Duran’s breakout, Francisco Vicioso,…
Top Storylines to Watch for the Remainder of the Baseball Season on Effectively Wild Episode 2193
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the BBWAA’s new sports gambling regulations, then (11:22) discuss the stories they’re most interested in following for the rest of the MLB season (plus, the implications of a bearded Aaron Judge). Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to tweets about BBWAA…
Analysis of Effectively Wild Episode 2192: Evaluating Perspectives on Both Sides
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the highlights of the All-Star Game, a hypothetical scenario where Evan Longoria comes out of retirement, the newly announced 2025 regular-season schedule (including Tokyo contests and a “Rivalry Weekend”), a conspiracy theory about baseball movies, players influenced by Gameday 3D, the timing of Martín Maldonado’s DFA, and the potential…
Breaking Down Effectively Wild Episode 2191: The Impact of Not Shaking it Off on the Baseball Field
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Home Run Derby, the Futures Game and skills competition, Globe Field Field, All-Star uniforms, and more reflections from All-Star Week, then (34:18) discuss a challenge-system-driven change to broadcast K-zone displays, Chris Sale‘s aversion to pitch-calling, quantifying game-calling, David Fletcher‘s latest knuckleballing, using a position-player pitcher against a…
Effectively Wild Episode 2190: The Pitching Promise – Call Him and He Will Take the Mound
Ben Lindbergh talks to Sam Miller of Pebble Hunting about the increase in IL stints at the All-Star break and Sam’s obsession with the evolving strategy of first-and-third situations. Then (41:29) Ben talks to Iowa state representative and Sioux City Explorers pitcher J.D. Scholten about his incredible baseball comeback at age 44, his baseball background,…
Efficient Wild Episode 2189: Recognizing the Importance of Umpires
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the lack of home runs from White Sox second basemen, explore the history of teams with homerless positions, and debate the pros and cons of the trend toward emphasizing present-season performance in All-Star selections. They also answer emails on various topics, including an award for utility players, the age…
Professional Tennis Player Fakes Retirement and Issues Threats to Umpire in Wild Display
While the world’s attention is focused on the Wimbledon Championships, one of the most shocking meltdowns happened in an ITF junior tournament in Nairobi, Kenya. In recent months, there have been notable cases of angry outbursts by players competing at the top level of men’s tennis, where the prize money and pressure in those tournaments…