Effectively Wild Episode 2361: The Fleeting Tie
Effectively Wild Episode 2361: The Fleeting Tie  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Fri Aug 15 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the bounceback season of Trevor Rogers, the NL Cy Young race, career achievement awards, observations from a Shohei Ohtani start, the NL West race, and the significance of the Pohlads’ decision not to sell the Twins. Then (42:36) they answer listener emails about check-swing appeals, how the changing media landscape could affect fandom, streak freezes, when a game is tied, scattering hits, walk-away wins, Red Sox pain vs. Yankees pain, Toronto’s run differential, and Adam Dunn vs. Kyle Schwarber. Audio intro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Rogers leaderboard Link to Rogers tattoo episode Link to NL WAR leaderboard Link to Academy Honorary Award Link to outfield defense laggards Link to public enemy no. 1 clip Link to Ohtani pitch usage Link to splitter to Rengifo Link to Padres/Dodgers fun fact Link to Dodgers FG post Link to Sportico on the Twins Link to The Athletic on the Twins Link to Manfred on the sale Link to “sell the team” story Link to umpire manual Link to Sam on the umpire manual Link to KBO check-swing story Link to Duolingo mascot story Link to “Railroad Daddy” Link to team wins since 2018 Link to blowout-adjusted Pythag Link to gradient wins Link to Ben on Dunn vs. Pierre Link to Poscast episode Link to listener emails database  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