Effectively Wild Episode 1606: Call it Even

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller discuss the first two games of the World Series, touching on Clayton Kershaw ’s Game 1 excellence, the Dodgers’ discipline, Dave Roberts’ pitcher usage, the status of Rays reliever Nick Anderson , the Game 2 breakout of Brandon Lowe , and the outlook for the rest of the series. Then they banter about the differences and similarities between early baseball and the modern game and answer listener emails about the gap between pitchers’ regular-season and postseason ERAs, the best way to lose a series after going down 0-3, the folly of chasing wins by using top relievers while trailing, and when the count is truly even. Audio intro : Dispatch, " Even " Audio outro : Dressy Bessy, " Call it Even Later " Link to Craig Goldstein on Kershaw Link to Pedro Moura on May/Gonsolin Link to ESPN World Series roundtable Link to SABR 50 at 50 Link to Sam on the six types of playoff games Link to Spink passage Link to Russell Carleton on keeping leads small Link to 2019 league splits by count Link to Ben on shifting against righties 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