About this episode
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss Rob Manfred’s desire to make the 16-team playoff format permanent and how the absence of off days will affect the 2020 postseason, then conduct a Stat Blast quiz about the best same-named teammate duos, plus a non-quiz Stat Blast about pitcher usage in seven-inning doubleheaders. Audio intro : Rhett Miller, " Permanent Damage " Audio outro : Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey, " Who? " Link to Manfred’s comments Link to story about MLB “bubbles” Link to Ben Clemens on the postseason schedule Link to Sam on every team making the playoffs 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