Effectively Wild Episode 2500: Yet Another “Things We Like About Baseball” Draft
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 draftsLink to Episode 500 wikiLink to Episode 996 wikiLink to Episode 1500 wikiLink to Episode 2000 wikiLink to U.S. semiquincentennial wikiLink to Pebble HuntingLink to Grant at The AthleticLink to Ben on pre-WAR value estimatesLink to spaghetti policy researchLink to article on spaghetti researchLink to Devil Rays food policy articleLink to The Roundtable cancellationLink to O’Neil on bat cracks clipLink to O’Neil on Bo article 1Link to O’Neil on Bo article 2Link to Tracy quote about HarrisLink to Kershaw on McKinstryLink to Tito Translator postLink to Murphy on VargasLink to Space Jam sound clipLink to Space Jam video clipLink to Space Jam quote 2Link to Space Jam clip 2Link to Franzke on StottLink to Martinez commentLink to Schneider on LukesLink to Kemp quote 1Link to Kemp quote 2Link to Baldelli on VázquezLink to Cora on MayerLink to Roberts on DeLucaLink to Maddon on FletcherLink to Campbell on AndrewsLink to Snitker on Acuña Jr.Link to Roberts on BettsLink to Stark on RollinsLink to supposed Tabler quoteLink to Malone on CounsellLink to Sandberg quoteLink to Royko on SandbergLink to Royko on KrukLink to Royko wikiLink to Kruk and KochLink to 1978 Willoughby articleLink to Tomlinson Father’s Day bitLink to Can’t Hardly Wait sceneLink to Everybody Wants Some!! clipLink to Sam on sound outside ballparkLink to Sam on K-struttingLink to Sam on Brewers challengingLink to Leeroy Jenkins wikiLink to The Athletic on RuizLink to best-hitting catchersLink to 2015 Cozart articleLink to 2015 FG post on CozartLink to 2016 FG post on CozartLink to 2017 Cozart articleLink to 2017 FG post on CozartLink to The Athletic on CozartLink to Wong/Chapman storyLink to Sam on “drawing interest”Link to Sam on SP strike ratesLink to Bill James strike zone quoteLink to Cansecos switcheroo storyLink to Cansecos switcheroo conspiracyLink to Jolly articleLink to Ben on Twins.comLink to MLB trademark applicationLink to Niekro-on-Niekro homerLink to Perry home run storyLink to Gameday 3D explainerLink to previous Gameday 3D banterLink to Defector on Gameday 3D glitchesLink to other glitch 1Link to other glitch 2Link to other glitch 3Link to other glitch 4Link to other glitch 5Link to other glitch 6Link to other glitch 7Link to other glitch 8Link to other glitch 9Link to Grubb on Gameday glitchesLink to deleted Gameday 3D postLink to possible source of deleted clip
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