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April 27, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 871: The Braves Are Bad Edition

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam banter about the Braves and Rich Hill, then answer listener emails about fun-fact distortion, Adrian Beltre vs. Chipper Jones, assessing broadcaster quality, and more.

April 26, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 870: Reevaluating the Astros

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam banter about Matt Albers, Mike Trout, and front-office hiring trends, then discuss whether the Astros have answered the doubts about their rebuild.

April 25, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 869: Buckle Up, Replay is the Law

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam banter about a behind-the-scenes Barry Bonds story, then talk to legal consultant Jason Wojciechowski about why it's both good and bad that replay review is like the law.

April 22, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 868: Jake Arrieta is Reaganing

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam banter about this spring's Tommy John toll, tanking, Barry Bonds, closer erosion, and a replay wrinkle, then discuss the dominance of Cubs starter Jake Arrieta.

Pebble Hunting: Which Bunts Are Missing?

by Sam Miller

A sketch of the missing bunts for us to put on our Missing Bunts fliers.

April 21, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 867: Embracing the Harper-Trout Temptation

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam reopen the great debate about who's better, Bryce Harper or Mike Trout.

April 20, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 866: Noah Syndergaard, Right Now

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam banter about Noah Syndergaard, then answer listener emails about 1-2-3 innings, what David Ortiz could do to replicate Kobe, conservative replay reviewing, and more.

April 19, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 865: 2016 Trend Watch (Reliever Evolution Edition)

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam banter about Walt Weiss and Nolan Arenado, then continue their discussion of potential 2016 trends with multiple investigations into pitcher usage.

April 18, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 864: A Too-Soon Search for 2016 Trends

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam banter about Rich Hill, Jon Lester, and the no-longer-winless Braves and Twins, then discuss some possibly premature evidence that the game has changed since last season.

April 15, 2016

BP Unfiltered: Our Generation's Hall of Famers, Ranked By Subjective Trade Valuation of Mid-Career Baseball Cards In A Semi-Premium Early-1990s Set

by Sam Miller

Introducing a new career-value stat.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 863: The 0-9-Off: A Battle for Baseball's Most Soul-Crushing Start

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

With help from Twins fan Aaron Gleeman and Braves fan Alex Remington, Ben and Sam attempt to determine which of MLB's two winless teams has had the more demoralizing start to the season.

Pebble Hunting: So I Guess This Is Vince Velasquez Now

by Sam Miller

The best pitching performance of the season so far, as told in the best dozen or so pitches thrown.

April 14, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 862: Jeff Sullivan on This Season's Noteworthy Novelties

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben, Sam, and FanGraphs writer Jeff Sullivan banter about ballplayer humor, then talk about players (including Garrett Richards, Starlin Castro, and Stephen Strasburg) who are doing something notably different so far this season.

April 13, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 861: Murder, Remorse, and Major League Games

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about whether they would want to play in a major league game, un-fun facts, chyron decisions, GM hypotheticals, robot pitchers, and more.

April 12, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 860: Week One in Baseball Confirmation Bias

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam banter about the most popular picks in BP's "Beat PECOTA" game, then discuss Rich Hill, the Cubs' strong start, Ray Searage's promising pupils, and more.

Pebble Hunting: How You Tried To Beat PECOTA

by Sam Miller

The players we were collectively most confident about.

April 11, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 859: Ross Stripling and Trevor Story

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss two surprise stars of week one, debuting Dodgers starter Ross Stripling and Rockies rookie slugger Trevor Story.

April 8, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 858: John Thorn on the New Details About Baseball's Origin Story

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam talk to MLB's Official Historian, John Thorn, about a trio of founding documents now up for auction that casts light on the truth behind baseball's long-disputed origin story.

April 7, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 857: Joe Sheehan on the Scourge of Big Bullpens

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam banter about Kenta Maeda's debut, then talk to Sports Illustrated's Joe Sheehan about how pitcher-centric roster construction is making baseball more boring (and what might make it better).

April 6, 2016

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 856: The Biggest Baseball-Watchers Edition

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam banter about Rich Hill, a controversial game-ending call, and bad baseball ads, then answer listener emails about unfun facts, Theo Epstein's future, and who's seen the most major league baseball.

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