Effectively Wild Episode 1434: The Cubs’ Lost Weekend

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Cody Bellinger ‘s and Keston Hiura ’s home runs, the Cardinals’ climactic four-game sweep of the Cubs, the Brewers’ surge sans Christian Yelich , the rapid reversal in the NL Central playoff picture, Craig Kimbrel , Dallas Keuchel , and the narrative about players signed at midseason, what went wrong for Chicago and how we should perceive the Cubs’ Theo Epstein era, how this year’s playoff teams got good, what we’ve learned about the efficacy of tanking, the AL wild card race, and the Padres firing Andy Green. Audio intro : Phish, " Swept Away " Audio outro : The Avett Brothers, " Swept Away (Sentimental Version) " Link to article about the Triple-A home run rate Link to NL Central playoff odds graph Link to video of Ozuna homer Link to article about forthcoming Cubs changes Link to order The MVP Machine 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 var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source