Effectively Wild Episode 1593: When You Wish Wilpon a Star by Ben Lindbergh September 21, 2020 Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Justin Verlander’s Tommy John surgery, a different way to expand the playoffs, and whether MLB’s approach to playing in 2020 has been vindicated, then (38:52) talk to Defector’s David Roth about the Mets being sold to Steve Cohen, what life as a fan would be like without the Wilpons, his expectations and hopes for the franchise, and co-founding Defector. Audio intro: Matthew Sweet, "Nothing Lasts" Audio interstitial: Amy O, "David" Audio outro: Sloan, "Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore" Link to Ben on elbow injuries Link to Rob Arthur on the expanded playoffs Link to Boras on the expanded playoffs Link to Craig Edwards on the Mets sale Link to David on the Mets sale Link to blog post about being on time Link to David’s podcast iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com https://media.blubrry.com/effectively_wild/p/cdn-podcasts.fangraphs.com/EffectivelyWildEpisode1593.mp3Podcast (effectively-wild): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS