Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Effectively Wild Episode 2485: Let’s Enhance?
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EWFI [http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewlogofi.png] This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild/membership]. Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Enhanced Games and whether they would watch a baseball league where PEDS were explicitly permitted, Abner Uribe [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/abner-uribe/25327/stats/pitching]’s crotch-chop suspension, and (34:40) the most disappointing and surprising (in a positive way) teams of 2026, then (55:37) answer emails about raising a girl who likes baseball, how a salary cap would affect prices for fans, home runs on the first pitch of the game, the Hall of Fame prospects of Kenley Jansen [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kenley-jansen/3096/stats/pitching], Craig Kimbrel [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/craig-kimbrel/6655/stats/pitching], and Aroldis Chapman [https://www.fangraphs.com/players/aroldis-chapman/10233/stats/pitching], the most players appearing in a game against their former team, and how to evaluate whether a team’s player development was responsible for a player’s success or failure. Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lGyXnWwEoa3G1mWIJfdeNs8HHFLR8Ml7/view?usp=drive_link]” Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u9uMDVhB3JbuuT3HQYDzXcl4cXc-mY4Z/view?usp=drive_link]” Link to “Let’s enhance” meme [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/zoom-and-enhance] Link to “Let’s enhance” montage [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhF_56SxrGk] Link to Enhanced Games wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Games] Link to Defector on the Enhanced Games [https://defector.com/the-enhanced-games-were-a-predictably-stupid-failure] Link to The Conversation on the Enhanced Games [https://theconversation.com/the-enhanced-games-set-out-to-transform-sport-but-the-results-looked-surprisingly-ordinary-283813] Link to NPR on the Enhanced Games [https://www.npr.org/2026/05/24/nx-s1-5831252/enhanced-games-steroids-olympics-trump] Link to nostalgia study [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/24/when-america-was-great-according-data/] Link to Ben on the PED era [https://www.theringer.com/2018/09/28/mlb/mark-mcgwire-sammy-sosa-steroid-era-home-run-chase] Link to McGwire Simpsons clip [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-k1vDjbxs8] Link to dinger distribution article 1 [https://www.theringer.com/2019/08/30/mlb/juiced-ball-home-run-lineup-distribution] Link to dinger distribution article 2 [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-other-weird-thing-about-the-home-run-surge/] Link to dinger distribution article 3 [https://blogs.fangraphs.com/home-runs-and-the-middle-class/] Link to Hill homer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYzLhljyMzA] Link to Uribe post [https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/brewers-manager-pat-murphy-calls-out-unacceptable-crotch-chop-celebration-from-relief-pitcher-abner-uribe-045701581.html] Link to MLB.com on Uribe [https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-cardinals-clear-air-surrounding-abner-uribe-gesture] Link to AP on Uribe [https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48892964/cardinals-manager-pointed-ribs-warning-brewers-signs] Link to MLBTR on Uribe [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/05/mlb-announces-one-game-suspension-for-abner-uribe.html] Link to Uribe/Marmol video [https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1tqbg8p/abner_uribe_says_he_did_the_dx_suck_it_chops/] Link to D-Generation X wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Generation_X] Link to DX chop compilation [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj0KUcYXFHk] Link to player names on Uribe [https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=abner] Link to playoff odds changes [https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb?date=2026-05-29&dateDelta=2026-03-25] Link to team wRC+ [https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2026&month=1000&season1=2026&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&sortcol=17&sortdir=default&startdate=2026-03-01&enddate=2026-05-28] Link to SI on Rays hitting [https://www.si.com/mlb/rays-bringing-small-ball-back-its-working] Link to Posnanski on Rays hitting [https://www.joeposnanski.com/p/we-dont-really-know-baseball] Link to Garp quote [https://www.themangotimes.com/themt/robin-williams-pre-disastered] Link to Owen Meany quote [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/434356-baseball-is-a-game-with-a-lot-of-waiting-in] Link to Tatis HR website [https://hasfernandotatisjrhitahomerunyet.streamlit.app/] Link to MLBTR on Pérez injury [https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/05/marlins-place-eury-perez-on-injured-list.html] Link to dynamic vs. static stretching [https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dynamic-stretching-vs-static-stretching] Link to Goodnight Baseball [https://shop.capstonepub.com/Shop/s/product/detail/01t4z00000Ad1FGAAZ] Link to @dril tweet [https://x.com/dril/status/1008896576876670977] Link to BP on payrolls and prices 1 [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/1844/lies-damned-lies-ticket-prices-vs-player-salaries/] Link to BP on payrolls and prices 1 [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/47985/moonshot-big-contracts-dont-make-tickets-more-expensive/] Link to BP on payrolls and prices 3 [https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/72886/veteran-presence-the-relationship-between-player-salaries-and-ticket-prices/] Link to first-pitch homers [https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=home%5C.%5C.run%7C&hfGT=R%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=00%7C&hfSea=2026%7C2025%7C2024%7C2023%7C2022%7C2021%7C2020%7C2019%7C2018%7C2017%7C2016%7C2015%7C2014%7C2013%7C2012%7C2011%7C2010%7C2009%7C2008%7C&hfSit=&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=0%7C&home_road=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&hfEventOuts=&hfEventRuns=&hfABSFlag=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=2026-05-28&hfMo=&hfTeam=&hfOpponent=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=1%7C&hfBBT=&hfFlag=is%5C.%5C.hit%5C.%5C.into%5C.%5C.play%7C&metric_1=lineup_cd&metric_1_gt=1&metric_1_lt=1&group_by=league-year&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=pitches&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_is..hit..into..play=on#results] Link to Sam on first-pitch homers 1 [https://pebblehunting.substack.com/p/first-pitch-swinging] Link to Sam on first-pitch homers 2 [https://pebblehunting.substack.com/p/run-it-back] Link to Sam on first-pitch homers 3 [https://pebblehunting.substack.com/p/three-small-samples] Link to RP JAWS [https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/jaws_RP.shtml] Link to player development study 1 [https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/2019/04/finding-star-nothing-luck-quantifying-effectiveness-mlb-player-development/] Link to player development study 2 [https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/2019/05/developing-less-efficiency-player-development-lead-success/] Link to players vs. former teams data [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EEf_F8PbrCuhNkEbwyRq5rYIx321yQTh9nXGZ08ZXoQ/edit?usp=sharing] Link to listener emails database [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-8lpspHQuR5GK7S_nNtGunLGrx60QnSa8XLG_wvRb4Q/edit?usp=sharing] [https://i.imgur.com/hT2AX6G.jpg] Sponsor Us on Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild] [https://i.imgur.com/xQIHgp3.png] Give a Gift Subscription [https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift] [https://i.imgur.com/tNOGFnG.png]podcast@fangraphs.com Email Us: 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