Effectively Wild Episode 2394: Swing Hard in Case You Hit It
Effectively Wild Episode 2394: Swing Hard in Case You Hit It  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Thu Oct 30 2025
Description: Ben and Meg banter about Magic Johnson’s Game 5 preview, Game 4 observations, belated Game 2 takes on Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Jonas Brothers, Addison Barger’s sleepovers and doppelgangers, David Popkins’ impact on the Jays, another Cal Raleigh award win, Bryce Harper’s hurt feelings, and more. Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Magic tweet Link to Stephen A. clip Link to “catbird seat” Link to Paine’s research Link to team IBB Link to postseason IBB story Link to MLB.com Jonas Bros story Link to Mastercard Jonas Bros release Link to People Jonas Bros story Link to Jonas Bros backlash story Link to Jonas Bros performance Link to Barger/Schneider story Link to Jays internal dev story Link to Popkins story 1 Link to Popkins story 2 Link to Popkins story 3 Link to Cal award win 1 Link to Cal award win 2 Link to Harper story  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com  Effectively Wild Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  Apple Podcasts Feed   Spotify Feed  YouTube Playlist  Facebook Group  Bluesky Account  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source