Effectively Wild Episode 2316: Brebbia is the Soul of Wit
Effectively Wild Episode 2316: Brebbia is the Soul of Wit  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Fri May 02 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the unexpected power of Meg’s Mariners (and Jorge Polanco, specifically), in contrast to the Rangers’ unexpectedly light-hitting lineup. They also discuss a Jackson Chourio comment about Julio Rodríguez, the long-awaited comeback of Lance McCullers Jr. and the thus-far-deflating comeback of Sandy Alcantara, the literally diminished Mookie Betts, Jose Altuve’s self-knowledge, a Rockies theory, and the existence of Maverick Handley. Then (38:11) Meg gives Ben some alone time with Tigers reliever John Brebbia, who talks about iPhones vs. Androids, social media, the prospect of becoming Ben’s friend, indy ball, beards, spreadsheets, pitching for the 2024 White Sox, going from worst-to-first in the AL Central, being the new guy in a tightly bonded bullpen, pitch-calling, adapting, Brebbia’s alma mater as a pitching powerhouse, whether baseball players (other than Brebbia) are funny, his post-playing future, a potential new nickname, and more, plus a postscript (1:49:21). Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Ella Black series Link to Ella Black event details Link to Dodgers bidets article Link to FG post on Polanco Link to Chourio video Link to Mookie’s Savant page Link to Altuve story Link to Ben on MLB talent level Link to Tigers Brebbia video Link to first EW Brebbia banter Link to second EW on Brebbia Link to Step Brothers scene Link to collected Brebbia clips Link to Players’ Weekend video Link to Brebbia pitch-type splits Link to Brebbia’s Wikipedia page Link to Elon major leaguers Link to Bunny Hearn info Link to TLOU scene  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