Effectively Wild Episode 2337: Strip Poker
Effectively Wild Episode 2337: Strip Poker  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Thu Jun 19 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a possible Rays franchise sale, the latest on Elly De La Cruz, Oneil Cruz, Sandy Alcantara, and Aaron Judge, Andrew Benintendi as the current face of replacement level, Nats manager Dave Martinez’s comments about coaches, and Clayton Kershaw’s cap on Pride Night. Then (56:10) Ben brings back former guest, podcast host, and major leaguer Ross Stripling for an exit interview about his big league career, covering his greatest regrets and accomplishments, his historic debut, the evolution of the league, his swingman exploits, his future, and much more, followed by (2:04:11) a postscript. Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2” Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)” Link to bold preseason predictions Link to MLBTR on the Rays sale Link to Sportico on the sale Link to Pope’s baseball cap Link to NYT on tax change Link to Hang Up on tax change Link to info on public land sales Link to Forbes franchise valuations Link to Sportico franchise valuations Link to Davy on Cruz Link to Judge slump stats Link to BP on Judge vs. Crochet Link to Posnanski on Judge vs. Crochet Link to Judge vs. Crochet video Link to 2023-25 hitter WAR Link to Tango on Bloomquist Link to Rockies HR record Link to Martinez quotes Link to Martinez video Link to later Martinez quotes Link to The Bandwagon on Martinez Link to Rizzo on Martinez Link to Kershaw cap story Link to Bible verse Link to 2023 Kershaw comments Link to AP on Supreme Court decision Link to NYT on the hotline Link to L.A. Times on Dodgers silence Link to Kiké Insta post Link to story on Lakers sale Link to EW Episode 859 Link to EW Episode 1397 Link to EW Episode 1997 Link to Stripling’s debut game Link to Stripling’s debut game video Link to swingman spreadsheet Link to Ross’s podcast Link to Ross’s “retirement” post Link to Adrian Peterson story Link to Stripling pitch usage Link to story on Stripling and data Link to Stripling’s salaries Link to Stripling vs. batters Link to Kiké crotch bump Link to Stripling’s sprint Link to Stripling on investing 1 Link to Stripling on investing 2 Link to Stripling on investing 3 Link to Stripling’s steal Link to AP story on hustle Link to Triple-A walk-off video Link to Triple-A walk-off details Link to Hill update Link to Trevor Project info Link to Trevor Project website  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