Effectively Wild Episode 2318: It Was the Worst of Times, it Was the Worst of Times
Effectively Wild Episode 2318: It Was the Worst of Times, it Was the Worst of Times  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Wed May 07 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh brings on Brandon Uffner, an Orioles and Braves fan, to talk about his two teams’ slow starts to the season, his prescription for fixing them, how he came to root for them, managing his competing loyalties, and more. Then (36:01) he talks to Austin, a White Sox and Rockies fan, about both of his teams bottoming out and how that has or hasn’t affected his appetite for baseball. Finally, (1:04:59), Frequent Stat Blast Correspondent Ryan Nelson joins to deliver several Stat Blasts. Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to playoff odds changes Link to BaseRuns standings Link to Laurila on walk-off groundouts Link to walk-off out 1 Link to walk-off out 2 Link to walk-off out 3 Link to Mets streak tweet Link to rule 34 wiki Link to catching mask trick Link to lone pitcher example Link to new-name data Link to listener emails database  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