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Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Episode: Effectively Wild Episode 2341: The Second Half Has Started
Description:
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Kutter Crawfordâs mysterious wrist accident, then discuss Wander Francoâs conviction (14:58) and Walker Monfortâs promotion (19:57) before checking in (33:36) on the players and teams on pace to overperform or underperform their preseason projections the most at the precise halfway point of the season. Finally (1:12:44), they answer listener emails about âsecret teamsâ in MLB, throwback, quiet games at the ballpark, and Denzel Clarke.
Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, âEffectively Wild Theme 2â
Audio outro: Cory Brent, âEffectively Wild Themeâ
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