Effectively Wild Episode 2330: Tapped Out
Effectively Wild Episode 2330: Tapped Out  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Wed Jun 04 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Taylor Walls fulfilling a preseason podcast prediction by being ejected after tapping his helmet following a questionable call (and the many notifications Ben and Meg received from EW listeners), Luke Weaver’s stretching injury, the Rockies’ purported improvement, the decline of the closer as bullpen protagonist, a miraculous softball-delivery dirt clod, an unfortunate instance of replay review, the LSU Shreveport Pilots’ undefeated college season, Jac Caglianone’s call-up, Corbin Burnes’s bum elbow, Mookie Betts’s improved defense, the death of Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, and more. Audio intro: Philip Bergman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Walls story Link to Reddit comments Link to @EWStats ruling Link to Walls and Trump Link to Walls and DeSantis Link to Revere ride info Link to Weaver stretching story Link to Dan S. on Weaver Link to carrots myth Link to Rockies quotes Link to Rockies 10-day offense Link to Rockies 10-day pitching Link to Denver Post story Link to The Athletic on Kenley Link to Ben on saves Link to Ben on SP protagonists Link to softball clip Link to softball story Link to Ben on Capps Link to Springer clip Link to Springer story Link to Dave on slides 1 Link to Dave on slides 2 Link to Shreveport story Link to Wake Forest story Link to Hill Triple-A game Link to MLBTR on Burnes Link to CBS on Mookie Link to Ohtani Nagashima post Link to Nagashima obit Link to Whiting quote Link to Nagashima NPB Stats page Link to Oh NPB Stats page  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com  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