Effectively Wild Episode 1759: In Hindsight, This Was Inevitable

October 13, 2021

EWFI

Meg Rowley and guest co-host Bradford William Davis of Insider discuss his new job as an investigative features writer and what the shift from being a daily columnist has meant for how he engages with players, sources, and baseball, and the stories he’s able to tell. Then they turn their attention to the playoffs and discuss the White Sox/Astros series, how Chicago faltered and Houston triumphed, the Astros embracing their heel turn, how players and fans view guys like Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman, why Meg underestimated Boston, how the Astros and Red Sox match up, Christian Yelich, the Brewers’ rotation, the Braves’ fun lineup and bad ballpark traditions, who they expect to emerge out of tomorrow night’s NLDS Game 5 between the Dodgers and Giants, and which teams they think will square off in the World Series.

Audio intro: The Hives, “Hate to Say I Told You So”
Audio outro: The Beths, “You Wouldn’t Like Me”

Link to Five and Dive, Bradford’s podcast
Link to Bradford’s piece on who erased Devin Williams‘ tribute to Black Lives Matter
Link to Matthew Roberson’s piece on Aaron Judge
Link to Joon Lee’s piece on Alex Bregman
Link to Jay Jaffe’s piece on Kiké Hernández
Link to Luke Hooper’s Dodgers/Giants Game 4 recap
Link to Brendan Gawlowski’s Braves/Brewers Game 4 recap
Link to James Fegan’s piece on Ryan Tepera’s remarks about the Astros