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Jane and Lauren are garumpilled. Michael Baumann holds Lauren accountable for her lies. Bryce Harper's new look. We review the Darius Rucker Reds fashion line. Another Pope jersey has hit building two. Then a bunch of TV and movies talk.Support the show at Patreon.com/BattingAroundBy Batting Around Podcast
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Effectively Wild Episode 2401: Just Awards
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Ben and Meg banter about Based Boras vs. Borscht Belt Boras and a few corny quips they overlooked, then discuss end-of-season awards (Aaron Judge vs. Cal Raleigh, Paul Skenes vs. Cristopher Sánchez, Skenes as a paid pitchman, José Ramírez MVP shares, Shohei Ohtani’s dog vs. Judge’s dogs, repetition among award winners, groupthink among voters, WAR …
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Effectively Wild Episode 2400: There’s No Such Thing As a Free Agent
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Ben and Meg banter about a hotel-lobby shrine to Addison Barger and Scott Boras wordplay at the GM meetings, Stat Blast (25:50) about Paul DePodesta’s comeback, POBO percentage, postseason questions, and Mike Greenwell, and (1:01:07) conduct the 11th annual free agent contract over/under draft, plus a Boras postscript. Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Eff…
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The President of the United States is a Pedophile
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We finally get into the Emmanuel Clase gambling scandid you see this fuckin' emails? Jeffrey Epstein and Ken Starr? That shit is crazy, right? Then we talk about Cole Hamel's unfinished McMansion and they're gonna get enough signatures for a vote to release the files right? We issue a correction on the Dodgers mystery butt tattoo and oh fuck did yo…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2399: Fixed That (Pitch) for You
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Ben and Meg break down the federal indictment of Emmanuel Clase and Luis L. Ortiz, including the documentary and statistical evidence of their alleged pitch-fixing, the implications for the sport and sports gambling, the unanswered questions, the dark comedy, and more (plus a real-time reaction to an MLB betting reform and an answer to an email abo…
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Batting Around X Tipping Pitches Dumbest Things 2025 (FREE VERSION)
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We'll have a normal weekly episode out sometime this week but right now Stephen is in Airport Hell. For now here's the free portion of the annual Batting Around/Tipping Pitches collaboration where we talk about the dumbest things of the season. The first four rounds are free, but if you want the last two rounds, and you do, go to Patreon.com/Battin…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2398: Free Agent Class is in Session
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Ben and Meg banter about the Rockies reportedly hiring Paul DePodesta as their new head of baseball operations, another managerial hiring, MLB’s World Series ratings bonanza, the resurgence of the splitter, the Royals extending Salvador Perez, and more. Then (44:30) they bring on Ben Clemens to discuss his ranking of this offseason’s top 50 free ag…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2397: The Slightly-Less-Long Offseason
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Ben and Meg banter about the slightly shorter-than-usual duration of the offseason, how big the WBC will be, and a few managerial hirings. After that (41:53), they talk to FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen about Munetaka Murakami and this offseason’s most promising free agents from international leagues, what we’ve learned about Roki…
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Ben and Meg banter about all the highlights of World Series Game 7, with a side of World Series Game 6, break down the appeal of the now-completed postseason, and discuss what teams might take away from the success of 2025’s pennant winners. Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Sean .P, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Ben’…
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An instant classic of a World Series is in the books and we're encouraging all the gloating and the saltiness that came from it. We also talk about everyone giving worse and worse sports jerseys to the pope and what to expect from us in the offseason.Support the show by going to Patreon.com/BattingAround and signing up at the Slapdick Prospect leve…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2395: Momentum is the Next Day’s Starting Podcast
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Ben and Meg banter about Trey Yesavage’s performance in World Series Game 5, whether he’s already provided a career’s worth of value to Toronto, his current prospect ranking, and his future, plus Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s steady postseason production vs. Shohei Ohtani’s clustered postseason production, covering the regular season like we cover the po…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2394: Swing Hard in Case You Hit It
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Ben and Meg banter about Magic Johnson’s Game 5 preview, Game 4 observations, belated Game 2 takes on Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Jonas Brothers, Addison Barger’s sleepovers and doppelgangers, David Popkins’ impact on the Jays, another Cal Raleigh award win, Bryce Harper’s hurt feelings, and more. Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme” …
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Effectively Wild Episode 2393: The World Series Game 3 Draft
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Ben and Meg banter about and draft their favorite 18 moments (one for each inning!) from an endlessly entertaining, and almost just plain endless, World Series Game 3. Audio intro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Ben on Game 3 Link to Laurila on Game 3 Link to Bau…
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We talk about the end of the ALCS, the first two games of the World Series, the geopolitical brawl over a commercial aired during the games, the weird Jonas Brothers performance in the middle of game two, racist and incestuous AI ads, and some Halloween stuff. We had some tech issues during this (not Jane's fault) so bear with us, please.Sign up fo…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2392: The Eyes of the World (Series) Are Upon You
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Ben and Meg banter about Ben’s trip to a World Series-obsessed city, whether Game 1 of a best-of-seven series can be “must-win,” the Jays-as-underdogs narrative, the global audience for the matchup, and a few factors they’re following throughout the series, before reacting to two California clubs’ managerial hirings: the Angels’ choice of Kurt Suzu…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2391: It’s the World Series, Baby
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Meg Rowley and guest co-host Ben Clemens of FanGraphs discuss the conclusion of the ALCS, including Dan Wilson’s decision to the turn to Eduard Bazardo to face George Springer with runners on in the seventh rather than bring in a higher-leverage reliever like Andrés Muñoz. Then they preview the upcoming World Series between the Blue […]…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2390: Goodnight, Seattle
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In the hours before an ill-fated (for the Mariners) ALCS Game 7, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the state of Meg’s fan feelings and the highlights, lowlights, managerial moves, and more from Games 5 and 6. Then they discuss Shohei Ohtani’s instantly legendary NLCS Game 4 performance (plus postscript). Audio intro: Kite Person, “Effective…
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The Salmon is Why I Can't Buy a House with Meg Rowley
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We check in on Meg Rowley of Fangraphs and Effectively Wild to make sure she's doing okay during this ALCS. We talk about all the other stuff going on with the postseason, its commercials, and checking players' instagram follows.Find us at patreon.com/battingaround and join to get access to bonus episodes and postseason watchalongs with the hosts o…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2389: Max Effort
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about ALCS Game 4 and NLCS Game 3, with an emphasis on Max Scherzer’s must-win mentality and why his hyped-up mound and start-day demeanor stops just short of scanning as too intense, the Dodgers’ likeability (or lack thereof), and repetitive promos. Then (as Meg sporadically exclaims about the beginning […]…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2388: May the Fastest Fish Win
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the effect of road dominance on the postseason spectator experience and discuss NLCS Game 2 and ALCS Game 3, touching on Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s throwback complete game, the historic playoff production of Kiké Hernández, the less surprising excellence of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., a budding Dodgers backlash, pitch…
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Effectively Wild Episode 2387: GIDPodcast
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley revisit Meg’s experience of Mariners-Tigers ALDS Game 5 and recap the first few games of the Championship Series round, touching on postseason broadcast booths, the Mariners’ mauling of the Blue Jays in Toronto, Pat Murphy’s burnishing of the Brewers’ underdog image, broader narrative-building about the Brewers-Dodgers …
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