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Effectively Wild Episode 2367: Good Takes
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Aug 28, 20251:34:44
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the semi-resurgence of Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, and Clayton Kershaw, Nathan Eovaldi’s injury and Patrick Corbin’s climb to the top of the Rangers innings leaderboard, the great-but-forgotten Steve Rogers, the end of Andrew Heaney’s Pirates tenure, Royce Lewis’s focus on his stats, whether MLB’s strikeout rate has declined because teams are targeting higher-contact hitters, the promotion of whiff artist Jonah Tong, why hitters aren’t swinging less, and a minor league attendance drop.
Audio intro: Garrett Krohn, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”
Link to SP trio WAR before
Link to SP trio WAR after
Link to Kershaw fun fact
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