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EPISODE · Jun 21, 2025 · 1H 44M

Effectively Wild Episode 2338: Tommy Can You Shear Me?

from Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast · host Ben Lindbergh

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Tommy Kahnle’s postgame shaving ritual, Hunter Bigge’s close call and danger from foul balls, Padres vs. Dodgers as baseball’s best rivalry, and a lost opportunity for a Tarik Skubal vs. Paul Skenes matchup, then (58:23) answer listener emails about the most influential owner of the century, the definition of an inside pitch, full-count pickoff attempts with two outs, a possible sliding-mitt drawback, and real baseball with fantasy scoring. Audio intro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to WhatIfSports offer page Link to “Tommy Can You Hear Me?” Link to new Kahnle article Link to tweet about Kahnle Link to 2023 Kahnle article Link to lowest pitcher ERAs Link to Emma tweet Link to Bigge article 1 Link to Bigge article 2 Link to on-deck-hitter fouls Link to Sam on helmets Link to Dodgers-Padres article 1 Link to Dodgers-Padres article 2 Link to Dodgers-Padres video Link to Ohtani video Link to Jazz article 1 Link to Jazz article 2 Link to Jazz article 3 Link to Jazz article 4 Link to staggered aces article 1 Link to staggered aces article 2 Link to staggered aces article 3 Link to Halvorsen throw Link to Volpe slide article Link to Volpe slide video Link to listener emails database  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: [email protected]  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Spotify Feed  Facebook Group  Bluesky Account  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

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