Effectively Wild Episode 1022: Season Preview Series: Astros and Phillies
February 20, 2017
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Yoan Moncada’s kid and Randy Levine’s comments about Dellin Betances, then preview the Houston Astros’ 2017 season with writer Zachary Levine and the Philadelphia Phillies’ 2017 season with Michael Baumann of The Ringer.
Audio intro: Built to Spill, "Randy Described Eternity"
Audio interstitial: The White Stripes, "Astro"
Audio interstitial 2: Yoneda, "Nowhere for a Good Time"
Audio outro: Destroyer, "The Crossover"
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Good podcast. Every time you talk about the better teams I wish you would ask this question “can they beat the Cubs in a 7 game series.” Or better yet, what odds would would you need to see before betting $50 on the Astros to beat the Cubs in a 7 game series.
Seven game series’ are so random I think it’d be difficult to make such a prognostication.
Last year the Indians were 16 wins worse than the Cubs by baseruns, 17 by Pythag. They were up 3-1. If you can make the playoffs, you can beat the Cubs in a 7 game series.
I’d be fine with betting on them with the odds at 1:1. The postseason is a crapshoot.