Effectively Wild Episode 1602: Dig Deep

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the Honda Fit being discontinued, then discuss Game 5 of the Yankees-Rays ALDS, why this postseason’s strikeout-centric, home-run-reliant brand of baseball may be entertaining to hardcore fans but a turnoff to non-fans, the ALCS and NLCS matchups, the incredible depth of the Rays and Dodgers, whether (and why) offensive strikeout rate is a strong predictor of team postseason success, how Dodgers architect Andrew Friedman has put his stamp on every championship series, Friedman’s case as the baseball executive of the century so far, and the deaths of Hall of Famers Joe Morgan and Whitey Ford . Audio intro : Hinds, " Riding Solo " Audio outro : Parliament, " Deep " Link to article about Honda Fit Link to Ben on the Yankees’ ALDS loss Link to Joe Sheehan’s newsletter Link to Ben on contact hitters versus velocity Link to Eno Sarris on predicting postseason success Link to Ben on moving the mound back Link to Pages From Baseball’s Past Link to Craig Wright on Whitey Ford Link to Jay Jaffe on Whitey Ford Link to FanGraphs playoff coverage 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