Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
Effectively Wild Episode 2361: The Fleeting Tie
1 hour 43 minutes Posted Aug 15, 2025 at 10:01 am.
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the bounceback season of Trevor Rogers, the NL Cy Young race, career achievement awards, observations from a Shohei Ohtani start, the NL West race, and the significance of the Pohlads’ decision not to sell the Twins. Then
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the bounceback season of Trevor Rogers, the NL Cy Young race, career achievement awards, observations from a Shohei Ohtani start, the NL West race, and the significance of the Pohlads’ decision not to sell the Twins. Then (
42:36) they answer listener emails about check-swing appeals, how the changing media landscape could affect fandom, streak freezes, when a game is tied, scattering hits, walk-away wins, Red Sox pain vs. Yankees pain, Toronto’s run differential, and Adam Dunn vs. Kyle Schwarber.
Audio intro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to Rogers leaderboard
Link to Rogers tattoo episode
Link to NL WAR leaderboard
Link to Academy Honorary Award
Link to outfield defense laggards
Link to public enemy no. 1 clip
Link to Ohtani pitch usage
Link to splitter to Rengifo
Link to Padres/Dodgers fun fact
Link to Dodgers FG post
Link to Sportico on the Twins
Link to The Athletic on the Twins
Link to Manfred on the sale
Link to “sell the team” story
Link to umpire manual
Link to Sam on the umpire manual
Link to KBO check-swing story
Link to Duolingo mascot story
Link to “Railroad Daddy”
Link to team wins since 2018
Link to blowout-adjusted Pythag
Link to gradient wins
Link to Ben on Dunn vs. Pierre
Link to Poscast episode
Link to listener emails database
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