Effectively Wild Episode 2433: Off the Dome
Effectively Wild Episode 2433: Off the Dome  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Thu Jan 29 2026
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their coming deliverance from a slow baseball news period, spring training as a spectator experience, and how the prelude to Opening Day has changed, then (12:43) answer emails about the many meanings of “back end” in baseball, an outfielder who repels batted balls, whether all rule violations constitute cheating, a playoff team composed of spoilers, and which positions the members of the Fellowship of the Ring would play, followed (1:16:01) by a Stat Blast about the Mets’ roster reconstruction and the history of high turnover. Audio intro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2” Link to back end definitions Link to Magneto wiki Link to Magnetokinesis wiki Link to X-Men baseball history Link to Ben’s Mets article Link to Stat Blast data 1 Link to Stat Blast data 2 Link to Ben on turnover history Link to more on turnover history Link to Clemens on the Mets Link to Sherman on the Mets Link to Mets offseason history Link to Mets depth chart Link to projected pitcher playing time Link to projected hitter playing time Link to projected team WAR Link to Ben on team complacency Link to BaseRuns records Link to listener emails database Link to cloud seeding wiki Link to weekend weather info Link to “And my axe!” clip Link to “One does not” clip  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