Effectively Wild Episode 2360: Generous Tipper
Effectively Wild Episode 2360: Generous Tipper  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Wed Aug 13 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a few of this year’s WAR leaders dropping off their previous paces, Dave Roberts’ critiques of Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ playoff pitching, Clayton Kershaw vs. Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander’s self-deception, the early hot streaks of Luke Keaschall and Warming Bernabel, Carlos Correa returning to form as an Astro, the AL West race, Brandon Woodruff and the Brewers, alumni home run derbies, Josh Naylor’s low-speed stealing, Luis Arraez’s batting average, the Padres’ failed hidden-ball trick, and pitch-tipping skepticism. Audio intro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to FG combined WAR leaderboard Link to Roberts quotes Link to Kershaw/Scherzer story 1 Link to Kershaw/Scherzer story 2 Link to Verlander story Link to Verlander’s stuff stats Link to Keaschall fun fact Link to FG playoff odds Link to FG post on Woodruff Link to Brewers derby story Link to Sam on derbies Link to Naylor’s Savant page Link to Padres HBT article Link to pitch-tipping 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