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Drafts of Everything

Effectively Wild will **draft** anything that can be ranked (and even things that can't).

## Overview

The "draft" take the form of the participants taking turns picking something. Sometimes the draft is a competition. Sometimes it's just for fun.

All draft episodes can be found in the Draft Episodes category.

The official scorekeeper of Effectively Wild drafts and competitions is Chris Hanel. He took over at the start of 2024 for John Choiniere, who continued to carry out these duties even after getting a job with the Seattle Mariners. (Ben mentions this in Episode 1637 at time code 01:06:40.)

During the discussion, the participants often talk about their "draft board". This is not a group of people who handle military conscription. Rather, teams traditionally keep track of players on a magnetic board, moving them up and down to reflect their relative desirability or "taking them off the board" if they have been claimed by another team.

## Annual drafts

### Minor League Free Agent Draft

The Minor League Free Agent Draft selects players who were minor league free agents at the end of the previous season. Points are earned for each MLB plate appearance (for batters) or batter faced (for pitchers) in the following season.

### Contract Over/Under Draft

The Contract Over/Under Draft selects major league free agents and guesses whether the actual contract will be over or under the amount predicted by either ESPN Insider or MLB Trade Rumors. A correct guess earns the amount by which the actual contract differed from the prediction; an incorrect guess is penalized by the difference. The raw contract amount is used, not divided by the length of the contract. (2019 added an additional $10M bonus for getting the direction correct.)

(The draft was not held in 2016 for mysterious reasons that remain classified.)

### The Odds Movers Draft

In the **odds movers draft**, participants choose MLB teams and predict whether the team's odds of winning the World Series will improve or worsen between the date of the draft (near the start of the off-season) and opening day, according to an agreed-upon odds source. A point is earned for each correctly-predicted direction.

* In 2018, Ben and Jeff drafted teams, but the agreed upon odds source (Bovada) never updated their odds before opening day, and so official EW scorekeeper John Choiniere declared the competition a push.

## Other notable drafts

* Episode 201 - The first draft on the show, when Ben and Sam draft starting pitchers age 25 and under.
* Episode 1987 - The 2023 Preseason Predictions Game

## Non-Competitive Drafts

* The Draft of Things We Like About Baseball takes places every 500(ish) episodes.
* The Fun Draft drafts teams ranked by how much fun they will be to watch in the upcoming season. 2019 (which Meg "won"), 2020 planned but abandoned due to the pandemic, 2021, skipped 2022 ("slipped our minds"), 2023.
Episode 1159: The Reverse DePodesta

### Interstitials

Belle and Sebastian, "I Don't Want to Play Football"Camera Obscura, "My Maudlin Career"

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh talks to FanGraphs' newest hire, Meg Rowley, about her transition to full-time baseball writing, becoming a professional writer after starting out in a very different occupation, and her gravitation toward increasingly less lucrative industries. Then Ben, Meg, and ESPN's Bill Barnwell talk to Minnesota Twins Director of Baseball Operations Daniel Adler about Adler's recent move from football front offices to a baseball front office and how the two sports differ in work culture, their embrace of analysis, statistics, and technology, their respective risks of injury, and much more.*

## Topics

* Interview with Meg Rowley
* Interview with Daniel Adler
* Moving from football to baseball front office
* Differences between jobs in football and baseball
* Analytics culture across sports
* Football & statcast-type data
* Information sharing in football
* Injury prevention & reaction in football
* NFL playoff discussion
* Daniel's role with the Twins
* Season structure in baseball and football

## Banter

* Bill's article previewing every NFL playoff possibility.

## Notes

* Daniel got his start in football driving a van for the New England Patriots.
* Daniel's theory on why analytics in football is behind baseball is due to the number of guys on field and the shorter season.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1159: The Reverse DePodesta
* 2017 NFL Playoff Preview by Bill Barnwell
Episode 1092: Live at Saber Seminar (for the Second Time)

## Summary

*In Effectively Wild’s second annual live recording at Saber Seminar, Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan talk to former major league pitcher (and current Red Sox pitching development analyst) Dave Bush about his new job in the Red Sox front office, how he’s using data to develop minor league pitchers, his experience coaching in China, and his success against Barry Bonds. Then they call up three current or former pitchers from the minors or high-level indy leagues (Dan Blewett, Dave Fischer, and Kevin Vance) to discuss how they will (or did) know when it’s time to stop playing, their experience in international leagues, pitching to (and being or not being bitter about) Tim Tebow, having Tommy John surgery, and the attitudes of the former major leaguers with whom they’ve played.*

## Topics

* Dave Bush’s job
* When did Dave get into sabermetrics
* MLB development center Jobs
* Dave vs Barry Bonds
* Pitchers experience in minor league and independant ball
* Tim Tebow
* Coming back from Tommy John
* Attitudes of former big leaguers in lower levels

## Notes

* First place Dave saw pitch/fx in public was on a scoreboard in Pittsburgh.

* Dave had a 33% strikeout rate against Barry Bonds.

## Links

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/effectively-wild-episode-1092-live-at-saber-seminar-for-the-second-time/

Link to tickets for Monday’s live podcast at Pitch Talks

Link to Dan Blewett’s baseball podcast, Dear Baseball Gods
Episode 1078: Bring on the Banter

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan do an all-banter episode about Takuya Nakashima, Dustin Fowler, the latest on home runs and the baseball, an Aaron Judge intentional walk, too many Tylers, the significance of baseball’s lowest-ever average Leverage Index, the Reds’ still-disastrous pitching staff, and more.*

## Banter

* Episode 1015 follow-up: Takuya Nakashima, notable for his lack of power, hit a ball almost to the warning track.
* Dustin Fowler crashed into the stands and was badly injured (open rupture of the patellar tendon) during in the 1st inning of his MLB debut.
* Increased home run rate and possible changes to the ball
* Minor league vs. major league tracking data
* Aaron Judge & bases empty intentional walks
* Increase in MLB players named Tyler
* Average leverage index
* The Cincinnati Reds' pitching staff is the only one in MLB with a below replacement level WAR (-0.4).
* The Angels won a game on a walk-off strikeout

## Notes

* Nakashima is batting .166/.220/.185 this season.
* The drag on the ball (difference between starting and ending speed) has increased significantly this year compared to historic rates.
* There have been three intentional walks issued this season when there was nobody on base.
* This season the average leverage index for MLB games has been the lowest in history.
* Bartolo Colon was DFA'd by the Atlanta Braves.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1078: Bring on the Banter
* Technically, Baseball Really Is More Boring by Jeff Sullivan
* Tyler's at the Plate, and on the Mound, and in the field...by Tyler Kepner
Episode 1114: Net Gains

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about the Glory Hole Recreation Area, solve the mystery of Bill Doaks, discuss archaic baseball language and how today’s baseball writing will age, and touch on an odd double play and another byproduct of 2017’s record home-run rate, then weigh in on the expansion of netting in ballparks and explore several ways in which MLB should borrow from baseball as it’s played in Japan and Korea.*

## Topics

* Ballpark netting expansion
* What should MLB borrow from baseball in Japan or Korea?
* NPB batting practice
* Fan participation at MLB games
* Impact of shorter seasons on fan enthusiasm
* Pitch selection in Japan and Korea
* Korean baseball playoff format
* Roster flexibility

## Banter

* Jeff's girlfriend is traveling in California and texted Jeff a picture from the 'Glory Hole Recreation Area'. Jeff is surprised at how few of the online reviews from the campground are jokes.
* Episode 1113 follow-up: A listener emailed in with box score details about Bill Doak's start in which he pitched three innings and faced 15 batters without giving up a run.
* Ben and Jeff review old baseball terminology (such as bingle) when reading a recap of Bill Doak's start. They wonder how their writing will age.
* Mike Moustakas hit his 37th home run, breaking the single-season record for a Kansas City Royal.

## Notes

* As of the previous week there were 19 MLB teams that did not have netting extend over the dugouts.
* In Japanese baseball batting practice is usually taken against live pitching.
* In the wild card round of the playoffs in Korean baseball the wild card team must win two games while their opponent only has to win one.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1114: Net Gains
* Let's Improve the Wild-Card Round by Travis Sawchik
Episode 1200: The Small-Sample Sampler

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about a James Paxton eagle attack (and an earlier condor attack), a successful Jon Lester bounce pass, a play that proves that some players don’t know the rules about tagging up, Shohei Ohtani’s rest schedule, and a heartwarming moment involving Mike Trout, then do another edition of Gabe Kapler Criticism Watch and discuss a few teams that significantly shifted their playoff odds in week one.*

## Topics

* Changes in Fangraphs playoff odds
* Arizona Diamondbacks
* Patrick Corbin's increased slider usage
* Los Angeles Angels
* Los Angeles Dodgers & Kenley Jansen
* Philadelphia Phillies lowered win projection
* San Diego Padres

## Banter

* Ben is excited that the podcast will end the week on a multiple of five.
* An eagle landed on James Paxton while he was warming up. Jeff shares a story of when a condor got loose at a Bakersfield Condors minor league hockey game.
* Episode 1187 follow-up: Jon Lester successfully threw a bounce pass to first base.
* Episode 1089 follow-up: when players can tag up
* Pressure on the Angels to use Shohei Ohtani more
* Mike Trout surprised a kid who won a contest to be in the Angels dugout.
* Gabe Kapler managerial criticism

## Notes

* Players are able to tag up and start running to the next base once a fielder makes contact with the ball.
* Shohei Ohtani hit a home run off Corey Kluber.
* Jeff is more excited to see Ohtani pitch, Ben is most excited to see him hit.
* Gabe Kapler was "booed resoundingly" when introduced at the Phillie's home opener
* The Diamondbacks' playoff odds have nearly doubled after one week (24% to 42%).
* The Angels' playoff odds have gone from 27% to 40%.
* Kenley Jansen's fastball is down almost 3 MPH this season.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1200: The Small-Sample Sampler
* Jon Lester bounce pass
* Kid meeting Mike Trout video
* White Sox vs. Blue Jays tag up play
* Patrick Corbin is McCullersing by Jeff Sullivan
Episode 1028: Season Preview Series: Angels and Diamondbacks

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Carter Capps, Noah Syndergaard, and salary distributions, then preview the Angels’ 2017 season with Pedro Moura of The LA Times and the Diamondbacks’ 2017 season with Nick Piecoro of AZCentral Sports.*

## Topics

* Los Angeles Angels preview with Pedro Moura
* Injury recovery for Tyler Skaggs and Garrett Richards
* Alex Meyer and the rotation competition
* Development of the farm system
* Bullpen development
* Matt Shoemaker
* Mike Trout's continued evolution
* Albert Pujols
* Kole Calhoun
* Mike Scioscia
* Martin Maldonado
* Arizona Diamondbacks preview with Nick Piecoro
* Starting rotation
* Revisiting the 2016 season
* Front office and scout staff changes
* Chris Herrmann
* Swing changes
* Yasmany Tomas
* Robbie Ray
* Bullpen makeup

## Interstitials

Teenage Fanclub, "It's a Sign"

The Milk Carton Kids, "Snake Eyes"

## Banter

* MLB ruled that pitchers must drag their back toe in the dirt if they hop during their delivery. This has caused Carter Capps to again have to adjust his delivery.
* Noah Syndergaard has not signed his contract renewal yet with the Mets.

## Notes

* Pedro says that while the Angels' farm system has improved in organizational rankings they are still a bottom five system. He thinks the rise in rankings is more due to problems with other teams.
* The Angels had an 18 game winning streak during spring training games.
* Pedro predicts that the Angels will win 81 games.
* Jeff thinks that Fernando Rodney may be the most reliable reliever for the Diamondbacks.
* Nick predicts that the Diamondbacks will win 82 games.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1028: Season Preview Series: Angels and Diamondbacks
Episode 1058: A Better Bullpen Tool

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Jason Vargas, and the evolution of Matt Albers’ save celebration,then talk to writer Sky Kalkman about his new bullpen stat, Win Probability Added Over Replacement, the problems with Win Probability Added as a tool for reliever evaluation, and the “right” way to evaluate a bullpen pitcher.*

## Topics

* Interview with Sky Kalkman
* Win Probability Added Over Replacement
* How to effectively evaluate relievers
* Issues with WPA as an evaluation tool
* Bullpen chaining
* Zach Britton

## Banter

* Mike Trout and Bryce Harper are on top of the season WAR leaderboard
* Jeff's lack of interest in Jason Vargas' strong start to the season
* Matt Albers' second save and celebration
* Scoreboard player introduction videos

## Notes

* Jeff really dislikes the player intro videos on scoreboards where players are looking elsewhere and then turn their attention to the camera. He says they are "serial killery" and remind him of a "murdery clown".
* Sky notes that one issue with WPA is that it considers leverage. Relievers come into games during higher leverage situations (by definition it increases as the game goes on) and are credited for that. His WPA Over Replacement removes that from consideration.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1058: A Better Bullpen Tool
* Matt Albers save celebration video
* Matt Albers scoreboard video
* Win Probability Added Above Replacement by Sky Kalkman
Update 8

**The Game Mode Update (Update 8)** is an update released on November 8, 2018. It changes and adds some gameplay features and peaceful mode.

## Additions

### Gameplay

Gamemodes
Peaceful mode
3rd person view
Fall damage
## Changed

### Items

Foundation armor
* Now it's untargetable to Bruce

### Entities

Shark
* Now bait lasts 30% longer in hard mode

### Gameplay

Schools of fish
* Added around normal islands

Loading
* Iproved loading times when loading into a game

Food & Thirst
* Modified food
* Thirst decrease a bit

## Fixes

* Fixed an issue with the seagull attacking crops in creative.
* Fixed an issue with lighting (no lights at night).
* Fixed an issue with multiple sharks spawning in non-hard modes.
Foundation

Foundation is a main part of the structure of your raft. They are built using the Building Hammer using two Planks and two Plastic.

## Trivia

* Once the last Raft bits are gone, the player can't build new sections in open water, outside or away from it. Detaching one section of the Raft from another results in it being reduced-down towards the "foundation" "part(s?)." If this happens, the game is unplayeble, and it can caused to no-progress continue.
Ben and Sam vs Sam and Ben

In Episode 474, Ben and Sam banter over why more listener emails are addressed to **Ben and Sam** rather than **Sam and Ben**.

Ben had put out a call for a linguist and learned that Michael Baumann's wife is a linguist. Kate provided a number of possible explanations for why people prefer "Ben and Sam":

* Listeners may be primed by the phrase "Ben and Sam" in the podcast description.
* "Ben" comes first alphabetically. This is a very small but subconscious factor.
* "Ben" ends with an "n", which blends well with the common contraction of "and" to "n".

Kate also says that further research is necessary.

Michael Baumann himself prefers "Ben and Sam" because he considers Ben the play-by-play guy and Sam the color guy.

Sam thinks people prefer "Ben and Sam" because Ben is the one who invites people to send email.

In Episode 478, listener Josh tactfully addressed his message to "Ben and Sam, Sam and Ben". Sam pointed out however that even though Josh tried to have it both ways, he listed "Ben and Sam" first.

(There was no corresponding issue of name ordering in subsequent eras of the podcast, because Ben was the senior host and naturally got top billing.)
Episode 113: Three Trade Rumors We Read This Weekend

## Summary

*Ben and Sam break down three trade rumors that surfaced over the weekend.*

## Topics

* San Diego Padres and Miami Marlins
* Giancarlo Stanton
* Chicago Cubs & Matt Garza
* Chase Headley & Justin Upton

## Banter

* Ben is excited for season 3 of Downton Abbey but Sam lost interest in most of the plot lines during the second season.
* Several teams have reportedly contact Chipper Jones during the offseason about playing in 2013.

## Notes

* Ben still thinks that Alex Rodriguez has the best chances of any active player to break Barry Bonds' home run record
* Matt Garza's career FIP is higher than his career ERA.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 113: Three Trade Rumors We Heard This Weekend
Episode 111: How Do Major-League Managers Differ from Non-Baseball Bosses?

## Summary

*Ben and Sam discuss Joe Maddon’s value and the ways in which managers might have more or less impact than the typical non-baseball boss.*

## Topics

* Joe Maddon
* Baseball manager value
* Managerial leadership expectations

## Notes

* Joe Maddon felt that manager impact is amplified for younger teams. Maddon sees his role to "intellectualize the day".
* How much does a manager in MLB need to be a motivator in comparison to a manager in a corporate office?

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 111: How Do Major-League Managers Differ from Non-Baseball Bosses?
* How Much Does the President Really Matter? by Freakonomics Podcast
Negaverse (Lord Omniverse)

Negaverse is a copy of the Omniverse constructed by Crono-Architect as a safe haven for those under his protection. Separated from all the tension between god and mortal happen in the main Omniverse. But like all thing nice and good in Lord Omniverse. When Shiny get his hand on it, the thing immediately turn into shit.

In the current era, Negaverse is a shit hole devoid of happiness. Filled with Dark Sailor Warrior, Grand Demon God, Dire Wraith, Futabots, Gobots and many breed of deranged Xeno.

Aside from the above fact Negaverse is also a testing ground for Diaclone Project and the place where the first Magical Girl War occur. It play a pivotal role in the foundation of Zen Seibertron Teikoku without Negaverse there will be no Zen Seibertron Teikoku and if there no Zen Seibertron Teikoku there will be no Negaverse in it current state.
Episode 1157: Angels GM Billy Eppler on Winning the Winter

## Summary

*In the first episode of 2018, Ben Lindbergh talks to Angels GM Billy Eppler about the Angels’ active offseason, touching on Eppler’s blueprint for building a team around Mike Trout, winning the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes and his plans for the potential two-way star, the Angels’ elite infield defense and Eppler’s run-prevention philosophy, signing and evaluating Zack Cozart, how much lineup balance matters, how to cobble together a bullpen on the cheap, the Angels’ watchability, why this winter’s market has been so slow, his relationships with Mike Scioscia and Brian Cashman, and more.*

## Topics

* The Angels' Shohei Ohtani sales pitch.
* Six man rotation
* Preventing pitching injuries
* Angels' lineup and bullpen
* The 6 man pitching rotation and ability to prevent pitching injuries.
* Working with Mike Scioscia?
* Slow free agent market
* What did you take from your other jobs that informs your decisions now?

## Notes

* Billy took most of his mentoring of Brian Cashman to his job with the Angels.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1157: Angels GM Billy Eppler on Winning the Winter
Episode 1049: Throwing Baseballs at Butts

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan talk to Grant Brisbee of SB Nation about acceptable ballpark behavior, Madison Bumgarner, the Giants, and baseball’s latest tests of unwritten (and written) rules involving beanball wars between the Tigers and Twins and the Orioles and Red Sox.*

## Topics

* Unwritten Rules
* Jacoby Jones hit in head by Justin Haley unintentionally and the retribution that followed
* The Manny Machado vs. the Red Sox fight, stemming from a hard slide by Manny on Dustin Pedroia.

## Banter

* Should the Giants punt this year?
* Madison Bumgarnergetting hurt on dirt bike and assorted other non baseball injuries and the lies to cover them up (Jeff Kent's truck).

## Email Question

* Mike - "I've been down on a trip to Oakland to see the M's play at the Coliseum, we sat right behind the M's bullpen and got to meet all the Mariners bullpen pitchers etc, but we also noticed something. Whenever a bullpen pitcher for the Mariners and presumably any other visiting pitchers got up to warm up the whole crowd in that area of the stadium would start to shout in a concerted right before each pitch in a way to psych the pitcher out. They would yell whoop as the pitcher started his motion and the "whooping" sound crescendoed right at the release of the warm up pitch. You could tell it distracted the pitchers noticeably, especially the younger ones who did not expect it. The psych out worked especially on the pitcher Dan Altavilla who seemed to be thrown off a bit by the crowd noise while warming up. When he went out to pitch he coughed up, i think, 3 runs in an inning and it ended up costing the Mariners the game. They did it to Nick Vincent too, he seemed more prepared for it. When someone from the crowd asked the bullpen coach about it he said that the crowd whoops happened in both Oakland and in San Francisco stadiums but nowhere else that he was aware of, so it might just be a bay area phenomenon, are you aware of the whoop?"

## Notes

* Fan yelling "I got it" at Tropicana Field messing up a Tigers catch
* Jeff suggests catcher punches batter in butt instead of a plunking

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1049: Throwing Baseballs at Butts
Episode 1105: We Want a Hit

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about the strong response to their raffle for Hurricane Harvey relief, the Justin Verlander trade, a new NCAA softball rule, and the Padres relative to the NL’s other worst teams, then bring on FanGraphs writer Eno Sarris and former Red Sox outfielder (and owner of one major league hit) Alex Hassan to discuss whether an average non-athlete could get a hit in an MLB season.*

## Topics

* Interview with Eno Sarris and Alex Hassan
* Average people playing in MLB
* Identifying MLB draft 'favors'
* Baseball learning and improvement curves
* What is intimidating about playing in MLB?
* Mental burden of going 0 for 400
* Outrunning a MLB player
* Alex's decision to leave baseball

## Banter

* Episode 1104 follow-up: The raffle for Hurricane Harvey relief continues
* Justin Verlander was traded from the Detroit Tigers to the Houston Astros for cash and prospects.
* Ben and Jeff discuss whether Justin Verlander is currently an 'ace'. Ben thinks that 40% of Effectively Wilder listeners would say he is.
* High trade activity late in the season
* Episode 1100 follow-up: A rule has been established for NCAA softball that makes the 'skunk in the outfield' play illegal.
* San Diego Padres and bad NL teams

## Notes

* The first trade deadline was established in the NL in 1917.
* The interview with Eno and Alex was prompted by a question that Chris Hayes proposed on Twitter about if he could get a hit in a full MLB season.
* Eno thinks that Chris Hayes might have 1 or 2 hits in 600 PAs (with a 97% strikeout rate). Jeff however notes that Hayes might improve over the course of a season.
* Alex and Eno think it would be harder for an average person to get a hit off a MLB pitcher than strike out a MLB hitter.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1105: We Want a Hit
* Alex Hassan's MLB hit
* Would Chris Hayes Get a hit in a Full Season of Play? by Eno Sarris
Episode 1127: A Whole New World (Series)

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Jeff’s weekend trip and discuss the end of the ALCS and the Astros’ crazy curveball reliance in ALCS Game 7, the Astros’ reluctance to use regular relievers, the Yankees’ outlook for 2018 and beyond, why this World Series isn’t easy to analyze, whether the Dodgers and Astros are evenly matched, what to make of the Nationals’ and Mets’ recent managerial moves, and more.*

## Banter

* Jeff is back from a trip he took to Mount Hood where a mountain storm kept him from doing any hiking.
* Lance McCullers threw 24 straight curveballs at the end of ALCS Game 7.
* Houston Astros reliever usage
* Previewing the World Series pitching matchups
* MLB promotional material for the World Series
* 2018 outlook for the New York Yankees
* Washington Nationals managerial hiring
* Dusty Baker's performance as Nationals manager
* New York Mets outlook for 2018

## Notes

* More than 60% of the Astros pitches in ALCS Game 7 were curveballs.
* The Yankees outperformed their baserruns record more than any other team in the 2017 season.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1127: A Whole New World (Series)
Cyborg Li Syaoran (Lord Omniverse)

Cyborg Li Syaoran is the transformed state of Li Syaoran after being experimented on by Shining Convoy. His model name is BP-000: Nova Prime. Li Syaoran is the first prototype of Brave Police project and his data is what giving birth to Deckerd.

## Personality

Cyborg Li Syaoran is devoid of all emotion other than the will to follow his daddy shine and do evil thing. He is also a manchild that will do anything for Shining, only expected his daddy shine to let him play with his toy and game.

In his first day after the awakening, Li cheerfully kill his former family and eat them alive. Afterward he become a demon, seeking only the destruction of his whole bloodline in order to destroy his shameful past. His devotion toward destroying reach the point where he force himself to believe that he is not Li Syaoran but Nova Prime. A member of Zen Seibertron Teikoku that has the honor of being adopted by "Daddy Shine".

What he hates the most is Sakura Kinomoto. The girl he once loved and cherished. Now hated to the core because she remind him of his shameful past more than anything else. And for some reason, he cannot bring himself to killing her. A weakness that Li want to eliminate in order to become a proper son to "Daddy Shine"

## Power And Abilities

Enhanced Strenght and Speed

Can combine with a Transtector to become Nova Prime.
Episode 1057: Tie Goes to the Podcast

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan follow up on two topics from the previous episode, announce an upcoming live event, banter about seven winning teams that weren’t supposed to win and Oakland’s monthly ballpark pass, and then discuss whether they’re pro- or anti-ties in baseball.*

## Topics

* Ties in baseball
* Very long extra-inning games
* Pace of play
* Possible extra-inning rule changes

## Banter

* Episode 1056 follow-up: Meg Rowley used the Play Index to find out that 1,269 games since 2013 in which both teams scored double digit runs. Jeff was surprised at how high this was.
* Episode 1056 follow-up: Zachary Levine named Bob Uecker as another example of a player that gained more notoriety after his career.
* Ben and Jeff are recording a live episode in August at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY.
* There is a discussion about Ben's recent article covering teams that are surprise winners this season (based on pre-season projections).
* Adjusting pre-season projections based on early season performance
* The A's are offering a summer ballpark pass where fans can attend home games in June-September for a flat upfront fee.

## Notes

* A listener wrote in that Ben and Jeff's discussion of Aaron Judge in Episode 1054 was "too mainstream".
* Ben says he is "not philosophically opposed to ties" but does not care enough about very long games that he thinks something needs to be done.
* There were fewer than 10 games in 2016 that went past 15 innings.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1057: Tie Goes to the Podcast
* The Secret to Success for MLB's Seven Unexpected Winners by Ben Lindbergh
Zen Seibertron Teikoku

Zen Seibertron Teikoku is the main faction in Lord Omniverse Series, they're the face of Seibertronian and Human in the Omniverse.

## Appearances

All Zen Seibertron Teikoku citizen are required by LAW to be different to each other. Thus their appearances despite all being robotic, share no similarity to each other. And it all depend on their alt-mode.

## Ideology and Culture

Zen Seibertron Teikoku devote themselves to the way of hedonistic. It is to the point that they often seem hot-blood and crazy. The craziness is the reason Xeno become fearful of them.There is no way to define a "typical Zen Seibertron Teikoku" since there is so many variation of belief and view inside the organization that treat them as one entity is considered an insult to their culture. They're also very creative and have alot of imagination, with "hope" all over their face.

They're very Xenophobic and considered that anything that born not a human, a Seibertronian, a Fairy as "filthy xeno" and the one of the biggest sin in the Omniverse is to born a "xeno". Zen Seibertron Teikoku will goes out of their way to reinforce their belief by killing, enslave and in extreme case, rape every Xeno they came across.

Among the Zen Seibertron Teikoku are those called 'heretics', those who willingly abandoned the highly hedonistic way of Zen Seibertron Teikoku to sympathize with the filthy xenos scum outside.

## Power

Each Seibertronian is a god in mechanical form, with fighting power many time stronger than those of normal god whomhas the power to destroy a Magni Cluster in one strike. A battle between an army of God and a Seibertronian is described as an old man with stick and stone going up against a giant robot.

However, this power came with a cost of loosing the ability to manipulate reality and space-time native to many god. Since god cannot affect each other with space-time and reality manipulation ability. This setback to them is like a minor annoyance than a big problem.

## History

Originally, all Seibertronian are human who has achieve godhood due to continous exposure to MH-5 Radiation. The race soon continued to developed, until the dawn of the god war where they found out that they're outnumber by all the other god pantheon in the Omniverse. For the survival of human race, they initiated "Project Diaclone" which give birth to the iconic robotic look they have today. Long story short, they're human that evolve into god, then evolve further into giant robot god.
Episode 1095: Ken Rosenthal on Sticking to Sports and Pivoting to Video

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about the new-look, less-stuff Carter Capps, then bring on MLB on FOX reporter and MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal to discuss how and when Rosenthal relaxes and takes vacations; how baseball news leaks; how the Dodgers’ deep front office works; how he knows when a source has ulterior motives; how he evolved from a beat writer to a well-known national writer, and the differences between covering baseball nationally and locally; whether he’s learned from news-breakers in other sports; his contacts list; the origin of his bowtie-wearing; sticking to sports; Fox’s shift to video and the future of media; and more.*

## Topics

* Work life balance
* Being the first
* Breaking news
* Dodgers front office
* Evaluation of sources
* News breakers from other sports
* Sticking to sports
* Moving on from local to national writing
* Contact info on players
* Bowtie origin
* Media going forward
* First article on internet
* Carter Capps

## Notes

* Ken was “shocked” about the White Sox and Cubs trade.
* “I’m a baseball writer and every baseball writer likes Springsteen” - Ken

## Links

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/effectively-wild-episode-1095-ken-rosenthal-on-sticking-to-sports-and-pivoting-to-video/
Episode 1014: The Astros-Royals Roster Reversal

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about how and why the Astros and Royals seem to have exchanged strategies and revisit champagne in the clubhouse and trampolines, then answer listener emails about what to hack if you were hacking, Statcast and baserunning, catcher framing, and Mike Trout.*

## Topics

* What to take when hacking a team
* Intentionally running into outs
* Historically good and bad catcher framing teams
* Overpaying Mike Trout
* Mike Trout's Hall of Fame plaque

## Banter

* Ben wonders what has driven the recent changes to the rosters of the Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros. Both have greatly restructured their rosters when considering contact rates and player speed.
* Episode 1013 follow-up: A listener wrote in that on a minor league team non-alcoholic champagne was provided for player celebrations with "the good stuff" reserved for the coaching staff.
* Episode 1012 follow-up: Ben recalls Joba Chamberlain's gruesome injury he suffered when jumping on a trampoline with his son.

## Email Questions

* Eric: "If you could get one thing from a team's database, what would it be? I think I'd like their internal prospect rankings of their own team."
* Bruce: "My sense is that the 2016 Blue Jays led MLB in intentional TOOTBLANS, namely getting throw out by 20-80 feet after a base hit by forcing a cutoff throw from the outfield to ensure that a lead runner scores. The outee would get high fives all around in the dugout. Is it possible to measure the efficiency of this strategy? Seems to me that unless it's late innings in a close game the intentional TOOTBLAN is not to be recommended."
* Lindell: "Say Mike Trout was a free agent this offseason, how much would a team have to give Trout to make him a Ryan Howard or Albert Pujols level of overpaid contract?"
* Charlie: "If Mike Trout leaves the Angels after 2020, will he still go into the Hall as an Angel? I think if he signs with another team and eventually retires with that team then team two will be on his cap in Cooperstown."

## Stat Blast

* Jeff uses data on Baseball Prospectus to examine teams that have been the best and worst throughout history at catcher framing.
* The Colorado Rockies have had just two seasons in franchise history with above average catcher framing performance.
* The Atlanta Braves have had positive pitch framing seasons in 24 of the last 29 seasons.
* The Miami Marlins have had a positive pitch framing season just once in franchise history (2003).

## Notes

* Jeff agrees with Eric and would first want to know how highly a team values their own prospects.
* In Episode 696 Ben and Sam also discussed what they might do if hacking a team's database.
* Jeff uses the contract estimation tool on FanGraphs to estimate contracts for Mike Trout if he were a free agent this offseason. It estimated that a fair contract would be 10 years, $731 million.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1014: The Astros-Royals Roster Reversal
J-Buster (Weapon)

J-Buster is a weapon developed by Doctor Fujimura, it was alternatetively called Alphabet Gun due to having all 26 mode from A-Z.

## Mode

Acceleration-Mode: A railgun

Buster-Mode: A beam gun

Cluster-Mode: A cluster shell blaster

Drill-Mode: A drill bullet

Electron-Mode: A paralyze bullet.

Flame-Mode; A flamethrower

Genocide-Mode: A bio gas.

Hope-Mode: Hope Field, a weapon which imitate the Precure power of hope

Invade-Mode: A parasite that invade the enemy and rip them out from inside.

Kinetic-Mode: A bullet contain very high kinetic energy

Jacket-Mode: A very heavy fortified ammo that was very slow, but can eject it outer shell to increase it own velocity to ludicrous ammount

Lancer-Mode: A lance

Maximum-Mode: A high energy version of B-Mode

Net-Mode: A very durable net

Omni-Mode: Bullet than can strike every direction

Pre-emptive-Mode: A stealthy bullet that strike enemy before they relied they're being attack.

Sattelite-Mode: A laser beam that cause another beam to strike enemy from above.

Tactical-Mode: A highly-explosive bullet that can affect wide area

Ultra-Mode: A very big bullet

Vortex-Mode: A vortex of energy that suck many enemy into it

Warp-Mode: A warp bullet

X-Mode: A bullet that strike the enemy at four place at once.

Y-Mode: A bullet that strike enemy from the past

Zetsubou-Mode: An imitate version of Zettai Zetsubou Field.
Senpuji Maito (Lord Omniverse)

Senpuji Maito is the former life of Bombshell and leader of the Brave Express. After his death at the hand of T.S.A.B, he still live on as a memories inside his brother heart.

## Personality

Senpuji view himself as justice, and thus everything done for him and by him is justify by the sheer virtue of he doing it. He could going around and brutally slaughter children and calling himself a hero, because those children die for justice (for him). However, despite all those minor flaw, Senpuji is a good man at heart ... to a certain people.

He despise family member killing each other or treating each other like scrap and will not hesitate to risk his life and blood for a friend or sibling. In all fairness, Senpuji is still the most morally decent person in the Primus family. And for the reason of being the least insane person, he is the guy other Brave consult when they need a psychiatrist.
Episode 1185: Season Preview Series: Cardinals and Braves

## Summary

*Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Justin Verlander’s contribution to the juiced-balls debate, home runs, and a frank Justin Upton interview about how teams treat players, then preview the 2018 Cardinals (27:08) with FanGraphs’ Craig Edwards, and the 2018 Braves (57:28) with broadcaster Grant McAuley.*

## Topics

* St. Louis Cardinals preview with Craig Edwards
* Cardinals prospects who will play in 2018
* Tommy Pham and Paul DeJong
* Leash for Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina
* Mike Matheny
* Atlanta Braves preview with Grant McAuley
* Ronald Acuna playing time and expectations
* Ozzie Albies
* Braves' farm system & pitching depth
* Impact of front office turnover
* Sun Trust Park
* A.J. Minter
* Freddie Freeman

## Interstitials

Frank Sinatra, "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan"

Bad Company, "Oh, Atlanta"

## Banter

* As part of a Baseball Prospectus day in July 2015 where articles pretended to be from the future, Ben & Sam recorded podcast Episode 1184, which actually came between 702 and 703.
* Justin Verlander tweet about exit velocity and launch angle corresponding to home run rates. Continuation from discussion in Episode 1183.
* Justin Upton's free agency experience & free agent courting.

## Notes

* Justin Verlander's tweet included TrackMan data from 2014, which is not publicly available.
* The data indicates that the largest increase in home run probability has been on balls with a launch angle of 25-30 degrees and exit velocity of 100 MPH.
* The Cardinals missed the playoffs for back-to-back years for the first time since 2007-08.
* When looking at payroll, the Cardinals tend to not go 'all in'. They usually are in the mix for big free agents but rarely sign them.
* Craig predicts 88 wins for the Cardinals.
* Grant believes that A.J. Minter is the most exciting relief pitching prospect for the Braves since Craig Kimbrel.
* Grant predicts 75 wins for the Braves in 2018.
* Andrew Dominijanni's article about infield bounce throws was inspired by Episode 1041.

## Links

* Effectively Wild Episode 1185: Season Preview Series: Cardinals and Braves
* Effectively Wild Episode 1184: When Would You Want Your World Series?
* Effectively Wild Episode 1183: Extra, Extra, Read Ball About It
* Effectively Wild Episode 1041: The Fernando Rodney Dinner Date
* Justin Verlander exit velocity and launch angle tweet
* A conversation with the Angels' Justin Upton: On hitting, stats, and the end of free-agent courting by Pedro Moura
* The Physics and Timing of the Infield Bounce Throw by Andrew Dominijanni
* 2018 Season Preview Series Index by Banished to the Pen
N.T.M.F Warhead (Lord Omniverse)

“

> *HA ! I totally deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for making that ?*
>
>
>

”

—Doctor Fujimura the Inventor of N.T.M.F

N.T.M.F is the acronym for **N**uke **T**hose **M**other **F**ucker. It was invented by Doctor Fujimura as an answer to the Nega Verse ability to regenerate after everytime it was destroyed.

## Principle

N.T.M.F work by scattering special highly condensed particle that when come in contact with any type of meta-physical or physical matter will cause them to react violently. Thus turning all matter in the Negaverse into an explosion.
Anti-Grimdark Force

**Anti-Grimdark Force** is the a group created by Shining Convoy in order to fight against grimdarkness. A problem that plagued their Omniverse. All of them are member of Neo Zen Seibertron Teikoku.

## Modus Operandi

1: If a member encounter a Universe where Xeno live hapily and in peace. Screw that Universe up because that is seriously Grimdark

2: If a member encounter a Universe where Human live in sadness or despair. Help them with all your might.

3: The Universe that contain Precure must be protected more than those that don't

4: This is just an excuse for me to justify my business of conquering the Omniverse to Setsuna. Don't get work up too much about it.

--Dear, Shining--

## Members

Saikyou Yuusha Robot Gundan

Mazinger Brother

Tetsujin 28

Astroganger

Tetsujin 28-Fx

Raideen

Kotetsu Jeeg

Kotetsushin Jeeg

Grendizer

Grendizer Giga

Gaiking

Neo Gaiking

Vulking

Raiking

Daikyu Maryu

Neo Daikyu Maryu

Godam V

Dai Apolon

Combatler V

Voltes V

Daimos

Gattaiger

Groizer X

Gakeen

Robocles

Bullceasar

Sandaioh

Bosspalder

Mechander Robo

Danguard Ace

Ginguiser

Baratack

Zambot 3

Daitarn 3

Trider G7

Daikengo

Daltanias

Gold Lightan

Scope Lightan

Time Lightan

Denji Lightan

Mechanic Lightan

Coin Lightan

Print Lightan

Light Lightan

Cutter Lightan

Meter Lightan

I.C Lightan

Gordian

Sankan Oh

Oomashin

Gyakuten Oh

God Sigma

Baldios

Daiohja

God Mars

Golion

Goshogun

Braigar

Baxinger

Sasuraiger

Acrobunch

Dairugger XV

Albegas

Govarian

Laserion

Giant Gorg

Bismark

Dancougar

Machine Robo

Dangaioh

Gunbuster

Zeorymer

Daitetsujin 17

Red Baron

Mach Baron

Big O

Galatt

Ryujinmaru

Kuujinmaru

Senjinmaru

Jakomaru

Knight Of Ramune

Iczer Series

Jushin Liger

Dendoh

Dancougar Nova

Super Pinch Crusher

Tobikage

Zerokage

Seiryuu

Hououu

Kuroshishi

Tekkaman Family

Orgun

Iron Leaguer (A sport team)

Gridman

Haō Taikei Ryū Knight

Time Bokan 24

Alchemic Drive

Every single heroic robot that ever appear in Super Sentai

Denshi Seiju Dol

Granbirth

Vaviros
Yuusha Apprentice Is Born !

## Japanese Lyrics

Ga-ga-ga Ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!

Ga-ga-ga Ga-ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!!

Ikare Hagane no yuusha Akai tategami Kin no ude

Hikarikagayaku G Sutoon ningen no kibou mamoru tame

Ima koso tachiagare

Hito no kokoro no shiawase wo kowasu XENO yurusenai

Ga-ga-ga Ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!

Ga-ga-ga Ga-ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!!

Fainaru fyuujon shounin da!

Ima da! Choujin gattai da!

Kuukan wankyoku! GATLING DRIVER!

Kiseki! Shinpi! Shinjitsu! Yume! Tanjou!

Muteki no do-dekai shugo-shin boku-ra no totei!

Ga-ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!!

Hashire saikyou robo gundan Akai manazashi Gin no mune

Shishi no kizuna wa G Sutoon  dai uchuu no mirai sukuu tame

Ima koso hasshin da

Hito no tamashii kuiyaburu XENOOO metaru wo uchikudake!

Ga-ga-ga Ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!

Ga-ga-ga Ga-ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!!

Fainaru fyuujon shounin da!

Ima da! Choujin gattai da!

Koutetsu funsai! GOLDION CRUSHEEEEEEER!

Mugen! Fushigi! Kyuukyoku! Ai! Tanjou!

Yuuhi ni yuuyuushiku sobieru boku-ra no totei!
Ga-ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!!

Ga-ga-ga Ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!

Ga-ga-ga Ga-ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!

Ga-ga-ga Ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!

Ga-ga-ga Ga-ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!

Maryoku! Kiryoku! Chouryoku! Gattsu! Tanjou!

Hiiroo! Kurogane no kyoshin boku-ra no totei!

Ga-ga-ga-ga Gaogaigaa!!

## English Lyrics

Anger Burns, within the steel heroes,

With red mane, and powerful golden arms.

We look to the shining light, G Stone,

To protect the hope of the whole planet

Come on people, TAKE ACTION NOW!

Who smashes? The happiness in the peoples hearts?

XENO, won't be forgiven.

GaGaGaGaGaGa GaoGaiGar

GaGaGaGaGaGa GaoGaiGar

Final fusion has been appoved.

Now with superhuman combination.

Space is bending! GATLING DRIVER!!

Truth! Mysteries! Miracles! Hope! and Dreams!

Giant steel protector.

Enormous Guardian Deity

OUR MIGHTY APPRENTICE OF THE BRAVES!

GaGaGaGa GAOGAIGAR!

Run with speed, strongest brave robo corps,

With red gaze, and armored silver cheasts.

Bond of the lion is: G Stone.

In order to save the future of the Omniverse

Come on people, IT'S TIME TO TAKE OFF!

Who Devours? The souls of people into metal?

We must crush the Xeno..

GaGaGaGa GaoGaiGar

GaGaGaGa GaoGaiGar

Final fusion has been approved

Now with superhuman combination.

Pulverizing Steel, GOLDION HAMMER!!

Fantasy! Wonder! Supremacy! and Love!

Captain, is rising, up from the fiery sun

OUR MIGHTY KING OF THE BRAVES!

GaGaGaGa GaoGaiGar

GaGaGaGaGaGa GaoGaiGar

GaGaGaGaGaGa GaoGaiGar

GaGaGaGaGaGa GaoGaiGar

GaGaGaGaGaGa GaoGaiGar

Guts! Magical Powers! Vitality! Ultimate Strength!
Hero! An Iron God, our glorius soverign

OUR MIGHTY KING OF THE BRAVES!

GAGAGAGA GAOGAIGAR
Rom The Spaceknight (Lord Omniverse)

“ *Genocide maybe my gang way of dealing with thing. But i prefer killing them one by one. It was more accurate this way*  ”

Rom The Space Knight or Rom Convoy is the most active member so far in the Convoy council when it come to the Dire Wraith threat. When he is not busy with rounding up the Xeno. One can find him hunt down the Dire Wraith in the Negaverse. He hunt them down with such zeal that the race itself dubbed him as their predator.

## Personality

Rom is zealot in the cause of Zen Seibertron Teikoku and it belief. His determination in exterminating the Dire Wraith is matched only by his anger toward the existence of Xeno. In fact, he was the one who created the sport of Recreational Genocide in the first place.
Red Gaia Empire

Red Gaia Empire is the organization formed by the survivor of the God Genocide. Led by three enigmatic figure known only by their color. They're the neutral party in the conflict between two Omniverse. However, during the event of Xeno War, they attack Earth to use it as a political card against Zen Seibertron Teikoku.

## Leader

Black King

Red King

Blue King

Seven Changer

Guard Diver

Battle Bomber

Death Garrygun

Zazorigun

## Millitary Strength

Recently, the empire has develop a way to mass-product mechanical body for god to use. Granting them the power to fight against the Zen Seibertron Teikoku But like the Xeno, they mostly relied on large number to win a fight.
MechaFanon Wiki

## Welcome to the Mecha Fanon Wiki

A wiki for fan fiction devoted to mecha, from Transformers to Voltron, from robots combining into Megazords to Robot Heroes summoned to fight Giant Monsters and everything in between.

Magical Girl also welcomed here despite the wiki name. You could write about any form Magical Girl here, especially Pretty Cure.

## About Us

The only rule in this wiki is don't offend the founder and don't mention Imperial Japan in any of your work, Ofcourse unless they suffer a horrible end.

Aside from that, you are free to write whatever you want. We're the free haven of writer who want to write dark and depress fanfiction but has to keep it child-friendly on other fanon wiki.

## Series

Wiki Made

Lord Omniverse Series