Effectively Wild Episode 2347: Time Elia All Wounds
Effectively Wild Episode 2347: Time Elia All Wounds  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Sat Jul 12 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Blooper, the All-Star-Game-hosting Braves’ flagging fortunes, the pre-deadline trade market, the simultaneous surges of Ceddanne Rafaela and Pete Crow-Armstrong, the performances of old pitchers Charlie Morton, Clayton Kershaw, and Justin Verlander, and the death and legacy of Lee Elia, then (1:01:44) share several Stat Blasts about players who were All-Stars in their worst seasons, teams with reverse records against good/bad opponents, Billy McKinney and serial replacement-level players, and more. Audio intro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Blooper bio Link to Blooper origin story Link to Blooper origin story 2 Link to FG playoff odds Link to Neil on parity Link to Passan deadline preview 1 Link to Passan deadline preview 2 Link to WAR leaders since June Link to Petriello on Rafaela Link to over-40 pitchers Link to run support Link to best ERAs since 2021 Link to Elia obit Link to Elia retrospective Link to Elia retrospective 2 Link to Elia retrospective 3 Link Elia recording Link to bleeped Elia recording Link to oldest rookie hitter All-Stars Link to oldest rookie pitcher All-Stars Link to all-stars in worst season Link to all-stars in worst full season Link to Hunter obit Link to one-run-game data Link to backward team data Link to MLBTR on McKinney Link to replacement-level data Link to Angels tweet Link to Stat Blast notes Link to listener emails database Link to Kalkman on Clarke Link to NCAA concussion news Link to mound-movement math  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