Effectively Wild Episode 2069: Division Series Previews, Partially

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a failing effort to make peanuts a ballpark staple in Japan, preview the various Division Series (10:32), discuss the deep, enduring desire of former GM Paul Richards to trade his team for an entire other team (47:48), answer listener emails (1:06:50) about postseason “sweeps” and traitorous base coaches (and extraneous conductors?), and Stat Blast (1:22:21) about Tyler Clippard, Cam Gallagher, splitting the top 4 MVP finishers between two teams, the correlation between payroll and wins, and Orioles regression defiance.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme
Audio outro: Benny and A Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)

Link to WSJ peanuts article
Link to Cracker Jack wiki
Link to FG on Braves-Phillies
Link to FG on Dodgers-Diamondbacks
Link to FG on Orioles-Rangers
Link to FG on Twins-Astros
Link to Ringer division series piece
Link to Richards articles
Link to Ben on the Waxahachie Swap
Link to story on Kekich and Peterson
Link to EW listener emails database
Link to Russell on the 3B coach
Link to Russell on trying to score
Link to Topps Now
Link to Clippard Stathead
Link to Gallagher leaderboard
Link to top 4 MVPs sheet
Link to Ben on spending
Link to Ben on the O’s

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richwp01Member since 2019
2 years ago

Should have been title Sweep, Swoop, and Swap (as in team swap).