Effectively Wild Episode 2539: BAC in Action

October 3, 2026

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley tease their first playoff livestream and banter about a listener suggestion for how to refer to a postseason that spans multiple months, Jason Benetti’s relationship with Liberty Biberty (including a real-time text exchange), the true alcohol intoxication levels of Munetaka Murakami and other players in clubhouse clinching celebrations (BAC Blast?), and whether MLB should schedule overlapping playoff games, then (35:21) recap the end of the wild card round, opine on the futures of the eliminated teams, lament the latest recurrence of the annual anti-analytics October backlash, preview the various Division Series (1:13:07), discuss the World Series matchups they most want to see, and much more.

Audio intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”

Link to long 19 century wiki
Link to Bluey Long Dog
Link to “Dog Park” ad
Link to Biberty background
Link to Biberty/Benetti spot 1
Link to Biberty/Benetti spot 2
Link to Biberty/Benetti spot 3
Link to Benetti text exchange
Link to Vasil clip 1
Link to Murakami clip 1
Link to Murakami clip 2
Link to Murakami clip 3
Link to Murakami clip 4
Link to ABV by beverage
Link to Ben’s 2009 photos
Link to A-Rod/Hudson relationship
Link to Hudson family history
Link to attendance news
Link to wild card attendance
Link to The Simpsons clip
Link to anemoia definition
Link to My Fair Lady scene
Link to Gray comments
Link to Contreras comments
Link to Stark on the Phillies
Link to Sale update
Link to Judge quote
Link to Burke quote
Link to Burke follow-up
Link to Burke’s Insta
Link to Yankees fits
Link to Volpe suit
Link to Trueblood on the Cubs
Link to ZiPS probabilities
Link to roster breakdowns
Link to BP NLDS 1 preview
Link to FG NLDS 1 preview
Link to FG NLDS 2 preview
Link to FG ALDS 1 preview
Link to FG ALDS 2 preview
Link to MLBTR on Lovullo
Link to Grand Teton news 1
Link to Grand Teton news 2