On the latest episode of an NL Central show, Alex Crisafulli, Eric Roseberry, and Brandon Lee talk about Pitch Talks Chicago, the Cardinals’ Wild Card chances, Vin Scully, Pitch, and the all time single-season WAR list. They also draft Jose Fernandez GIFs, guess “hipster” NBA seasons, and then devolve into a discussion of Harambe and Golden State Warriors memes.

(61 MB, 1h 6m)

This happened BEFORE Theo Epstein signed a contract extension with the Cubs, so that was not a topic of discussion.

Pertinent links from this episode:

Check out what I was working on before Aledmys' grand slam pic.twitter.com/gJW0YKCpr5

— null (@VHSdefunct) September 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/lekingjames23/status/779421967195615232

When I watch Giants games, I'm wired to have one eye on the game and one eye what I should write after the game

— Grant Brisbee (@GrantBrisbee) September 28, 2016

Follow the guys on twitter: @alexcards79, @ericroseberry, @bleeinternets

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Nick Strangis and Tim Livingston join Brandon Lee to talk about making it to independent league baseball, signature player moves in MLB, and alternate ways to change up the Wild Card format.

(60 MB, 1h 6m)

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This week on an NL Central Podcast, Eric Roseberry, Alex Crisafulli, and Brandon Lee magically/conveniently/unintentionally scheduled a recording time to coincide with the ending of Kyle Hendricks’s ultimately failed no-hit bid, which, upon its breakup, Alex declared the event “[his] Super Bowl.” They also discuss Seung Hwan Oh injury trutherism, the timeless Alfredo Simon, being in the stadium when your team clinches the division, scoring in every inning, pitchers that throw no-hitters in a losing effort, and Pitch Talks Chicago.

Be sure to catch Eric on the flagship Banished to the Pen podcast coming up later this week.

(59 MB, 1:04:41 m) | RSS feed | iTunes

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On the latest episode of an NL Central Podcast, Alex Crisafulli, Ross Bukouricz, and Brandon Lee discuss the current state of their teams (Cardinals, Brewers, and Cubs respectively) and revisit the concept of the Brewers’ “Timeless Ticket.” The guys also talk about season tickets (including some non-NL Central and non-MLB teams), and reveal their favorite September baseball memories. The episode closes with an NL Cy Young trivia question. (Apologies for the choppy audio throughout.)

(44 MB, 48 m) | RSS feed | iTunes

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On the eve of SummerSlam 2016, Effectively Wild group members Eric Ferguson, Eric Hartman, Tim Livingston, and Ryan Sullivan forge an uneasy alliance to talk about what’s currently happening in WWE, NXT, and the indies. If you haven’t already, you can also listen to our all-time wrestlers draft episode.

(60 MB, 1h 6m) | RSS feed | iTunes

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Nick Koss and Rob Mains (also of Baseball Prospectus) join Ryan Sullivan to talk about their experience at the 2016 Saberseminar, and their favorite presenters and topics, including Dave Dombrowski, sports medicine, Effectively Wild live, Ryan Westmoreland, and the rise in home runs.

“The 2016 Saberseminar” by Rob

“Saberseminar Recap” by Ryan

Rob on The NatsGM Show

FanGraphs’ Dave Cameron on The NatsGM Show

Dr Alan Nathan on The NatsGM Show

(51 MB, 56m)

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Matt Jackson, Nick Strangis, and Ryan Sullivan recap of some of the moves leading up to the trade deadline, including Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs, Jonathan Lucroy to the Rangers, and the Yankees selling.

(53 MB, 58m)

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In this episode of an NL Central Podcast, Eric Roseberry, Ross Bukouricz, and Brandon Lee discuss a variety of topics including but not limited to Ryan Braun wearing Ed Hardy shirts, the difference between J.J. Redick and Josh Reddick, the traveling Hall of Fame exhibit, and things from Canada. In addition, they discuss the trade deadline: Lucroy, Chapman, Bruce, and more. Brandon predicts that there won’t be any “big trades” which might be proven wrong by the time you listen.

(48 MB, 52:38 m) | RSS feed | iTunes

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On the latest NL Central Podcast, Eric Roseberry, Alex Crisafulli, and Brandon Lee talk about the plural forms of breakfast foods, cross-country roadtrips, music festival fashion, hats, and baseball. Baseball topics include but are not limited to rooting against the Reds, Jason Heyward, Cardinals in federal prison, and the upcoming trade deadline.

(59 MB, 1h 04m) | RSS feed | iTunes

The guys also picked players who they think will be traded before the August 1 non-waiver deadline. Here are the results:

Eric: Jay Bruce

Eric: Ervin Santana

Eric: Julio Teheran

Eric: Jonathan Lucroy

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Special guest Meg Rowley of Baseball Prospectus joins Ryan Sullivan to talk about the Seattle Mariners in 2016, their short-term outlook, and their glory days — including thoughts on Edgar Martinez and Ken Griffey Jr. Also: balancing fandom and sportswriting, and the unique appeal of baseball cards.

Meg on Effectively Wild Episode 923: The Jerry Dipoto Report Card

(53 MB, 57m) | RSS feed | iTunes

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