rewrite this title Effectively Wild Episode 2318: It Was the Worst of Times, it Was the Worst of Times

May 6, 2025

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Ben Lindbergh brings on Brandon Uffner, an Orioles and Braves fan, to talk about his two teams’ slow starts to the season, his prescription for fixing them, how he came to root for them, managing his competing loyalties, and more. Then (36:01) he talks to Austin, a White Sox and Rockies fan, about both of his teams bottoming out and how that has or hasn’t affected his appetite for baseball. Finally, (1:04:59), Frequent Stat Blast Correspondent Ryan Nelson joins to deliver several Stat Blasts.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio interstitial: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to playoff odds changesLink to BaseRuns standingsLink to Laurila on walk-off groundoutsLink to walk-off out 1Link to walk-off out 2Link to walk-off out 3Link to Mets streak tweetLink to rule 34 wikiLink to catching mask trickLink to lone pitcher exampleLink to new-name dataLink to listener emails database

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