User:Zblumz/Effectively Wild

Effectively Wild is a daily podcast published by Baseball Prospectus, a baseball analytics organization. It is the publication’s flagship podcast. Hosted by staff writer Sam Miller and Baseball Prospectus editor-in-chief Ben Lindbergh, The podcast’s name refers to a supposed phenomenon whereby a pitcher has trouble throwing accurately, but does so in a way that is unpredictable and difficult to hit.

History
In Episode ##, Sam acknowledged an email complaining about the lack of a logo for the show. He put out a call for the listeners to create a logo, and by the next day a logo had been created and adopted.

Format
At the start of the 2013 season, Ben and Sam started hosting a weekly email show. These shows were held on Wednesdays, except for the 2013–14 offseason, when they were held on Fridays. A large portion of the emails ask about rule changes and wild hypotheticals.

Memes and Inside Jokes

 * Fat [player]: Following Robinson Cano's signing by the Seattle Mariners, Ben and Sam discussed a photo from a publicity shoot that made Cano appear fat. They termed the photo “fat Cano.” In the same vein, in Episode 367 they discussed a photo that seemed to show “fat A-Rod,” and in Episode 377 they discussed a possible “fat Puig.” They have also discussed the opposite phenomenon, where players appear unusually skinny.
 * Sam’s Honda Fit: