Effectively Wild Episode 2342: The Extension Extension

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Sports, Baseball

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the return of Richard Lovelady, the MLB season debut of knuckleballer Matt Waldron, the superlative Zack Wheeler, how other knuckleballers in baseball are faring, Rich Hill’s wait for a call-up, Shohei Ohtani vs. Vinnie Pasquantino, Jacob Misiorowski and the leaguewide rise in pitcher extension, James Wood’s four intentional […]

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0:00.0	Have a catch and a slog with me and a virtual rise.
0:07.0	From small sample size, these fun facts must lie.
0:14.0	It's effectively wild.
0:18.0	A strange book could hang, Effectively Wild.
0:25.9	Hello and welcome to episode 2342 of Effectively Wild, a FanGrafts baseball podcast brought to you by our Patreon supporters.
0:33.1	I'm Meg Rowley of Fangraphs, and I am joined by Ben Limburg of the Ringer.
0:36.3	Ben, how are you?
0:37.7	I'm okay, and I'm pleased to report that Richard Love Lady is yet again with the Mets.
0:43.1	This is just the way that we will start every episode of hopefully well now. Just checking in.
0:48.1	Is Richard Love Lady a major leaguer? Dickie Love Lady, some may call him. Yes, he is.
0:57.0	The Mets. They acquired him, then they designated him for assignment. And now he's back. He signed a majorly contract, back on the
1:02.1	active roster, at least for now. Wow. What a whirlwind, how the turn tables have turned.
1:08.4	It's been a real roller coaster. Did they take my advice and change his number to 69?
1:15.3	Don't believe so, but there is still time.
1:17.3	I mean, I guess how many times are they going to do this?
1:21.1	Probably a couple more.
1:22.3	I would not surprise me.
1:23.8	And in other news about pitchers that we have followed being back in the big leagues, Matt Waldron has arrived.
1:31.3	Knuckleballer extraordinaire, whom I unsuccessfully attempted to have on this podcast for quite some time, but followed affectionately from afar.
1:41.1	He had an injury to start the season, and then he was rehabbing in AAA, and he just made
1:47.5	his major league debut of 2025 for the Padres.
1:51.2	So that's exciting.
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