Effectively Wild Episode 2339: The Big Thumper
Effectively Wild Episode 2339: The Big Thumper  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Wed Jun 25 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Richard Lovelady’s qualified embrace of the nickname “Dicky,” the return of players named “Otto” to the major leagues, Denzel Clarke’s increasingly extreme offense-defense divide, Cal Raleigh’s records (and MVP) pursuit, Bryan Woo as Seattle’s starting stalwart, the underrated Eugenio Suárez, Byron Buxton’s success, the loudness of Yankee Stadium (and MLB ballparks in general), Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s shoeless sprint, the Phillies’ tandem slide, the demotion of Francisco Alvarez, catcher offense, and the Rockies’ reported interest in rehiring Bud Black, plus (1:23:53) postscript updates. Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Lovelady article Link to Lovelady tweets Link to players named Otto Link to baby-name data Link to baby-name app Link to Otto popularity Link to FRV leaderboard Link to Langs on Cal’s pace Link to FG post on Cal Link to B-Ref on Woo Link to M’s WAR leaders Link to team SP WAR Link to team wRC+ Link to Players of the Week Link to Suárez tweet Link to Suárez career ranking Link to Buxton surgery article Link to Buxton recovery article Link to plica syndrome wiki Link to Jay on Yankee Stadium Link to Jazz article Link to Phillies slide article Link to Phillies slide GIF Link to Baumann comment Link to Major League clip Link to Phillies sprint speeds Link to Alvarez demotion article Link to MLBTR on Alvarez Link to catcher offense Link to shortstop offense Link to Nightengale report Link to Ben on ex-pitcher managers Link to MLBTR on Brebbia Link to team RP WAR Link to Asensio article Link to Myers play Link to Angels Stathead query Link to times on base wiki Link to Colvin post Link to Colvin article Link to Colvin video Link to NPR on broken bats Link to maple vs. ash article Link to Monrovians game info Link to Kilroy was here wiki Link to Sogard post Link to Ben on long PAs  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