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EPISODE · Jul 4, 2026 · 1H 55M

Effectively Wild Episode 2500: Yet Another “Things We Like About Baseball” Draft

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

In the fifth incarnation of a time-honored tradition that recurs every 500-ish episodes, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley are joined by ex-co-host Sam Miller and The Athletic’s Grant Brisbee to draft assorted things that they like about baseball. Audio intro: Sam Miller, “Effectively Wild Theme (Ken Maeda’s Nice ‘n’ Easy Remix)” Audio outro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to EW wiki page for things drafts Link to Episode 500 wiki Link to Episode 996 wiki Link to Episode 1500 wiki Link to Episode 2000 wiki Link to U.S. semiquincentennial wiki Link to Pebble Hunting Link to Grant at The Athletic Link to Ben on pre-WAR value estimates Link to spaghetti policy research Link to article on spaghetti research Link to Devil Rays food policy article Link to The Roundtable cancellation Link to O’Neil on bat cracks clip Link to O’Neil on Bo article 1 Link to O’Neil on Bo article 2 Link to Tracy quote about Harris Link to Kershaw on McKinstry Link to Tito Translator post Link to Murphy on Vargas Link to Space Jam sound clip Link to Space Jam video clip Link to Space Jam quote 2 Link to Space Jam clip 2 Link to Franzke on Stott Link to Martinez comment Link to Schneider on Lukes Link to Kemp quote 1 Link to Kemp quote 2 Link to Baldelli on Vázquez Link to Cora on Mayer Link to Roberts on DeLuca Link to Maddon on Fletcher Link to Campbell on Andrews Link to Snitker on Acuña Jr. Link to Roberts on Betts Link to Stark on Rollins Link to supposed Tabler quote Link to Malone on Counsell Link to Sandberg quote Link to Royko on Sandberg Link to Royko on Kruk Link to Royko wiki Link to Kruk and Koch Link to 1978 Willoughby article Link to Tomlinson Father’s Day bit Link to Can’t Hardly Wait scene Link to Everybody Wants Some!! clip Link to Sam on sound outside ballpark Link to Sam on K-strutting Link to Sam on Brewers challenging Link to Leeroy Jenkins wiki Link to The Athletic on Ruiz Link to best-hitting catchers Link to 2015 Cozart article Link to 2015 FG post on Cozart Link to 2016 FG post on Cozart Link to 2017 Cozart article Link to 2017 FG post on Cozart Link to The Athletic on Cozart Link to Wong/Chapman story Link to Sam on “drawing interest” Link to Sam on SP strike rates Link to Bill James strike zone quote Link to Cansecos switcheroo story Link to Cansecos switcheroo conspiracy Link to Jolly article Link to Ben on Twins.com Link to MLB trademark application Link to Niekro-on-Niekro homer Link to Perry home run story Link to Gameday 3D explainer Link to previous Gameday 3D banter Link to Defector on Gameday 3D glitches Link to other glitch 1 Link to other glitch 2 Link to other glitch 3 Link to other glitch 4 Link to other glitch 5 Link to other glitch 6 Link to other glitch 7 Link to other glitch 8 Link to other glitch 9 Link to Grubb on Gameday glitches Link to deleted Gameday 3D post Link to possible source of deleted clip  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: [email protected]  Effectively Wild Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  Apple Podcasts Feed   Spotify Feed  YouTube Playlist  Facebook Group  Bluesky Account  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

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