Effectively Wild Episode 1940: Shipping Out of Boston

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Sports, Baseball

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their AI chatbot counterparts, then discuss the ramifications of the Padres signing Xander Bogaerts (12:58), the significance of the Red Sox losing Bogaerts and the trend toward very long-term contracts (51:26), and a report about multiple models of the baseball being used during the 2022 season (1:19:59), plus […]

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0:00.0	I don't have pills, no one feels too suffice
0:05.0	So say I've never lived, but I know I'm alive
0:10.0	You always say that I'm living in my head
0:14.0	But I will cry for you long after you're dead
0:19.0	Get simulated, I really get me down now
0:25.0	Get simulated, I really get me down now
0:31.0	Hello and welcome to episode 194 of Effectively Wild
0:35.0	a baseball podcast from Fanggraphs presented by our Patreon supporters
0:40.0	I am Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer joined by Meg Rally of Fanggraphs, hello Meg
0:44.0	Hello
0:45.0	Hey Meg, what do you think about the state of baseball today?
0:48.0	I think it's in a really interesting place right now
0:50.0	There's been a lot of debate about the role of analytics
0:53.0	and how it's changing the way the game has played
0:55.0	Yeah, that's definitely a hot topic
0:57.0	I think the use of data in advanced metrics has had a big impact on the game
1:01.0	Both good and bad
1:03.0	Definitely, on the one hand, it's a lot of teams to make more informed decisions
1:07.0	and optimize their strategies, but on the other hand some people worry that it's taking the human element out of the game
1:12.0	That's a valid concern, I think it's important to strike a balance
1:16.0	and not let the numbers completely dictate how the game has played
1:19.0	Agreed, at the end of the day, baseball is still a game
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