Effectively Wild Episode 1759: In Hindsight, This Was Inevitable

Meg Rowley and guest co-host Bradford William Davis of Insider discuss his new job as an investigative features writer and what the shift from being a daily columnist has meant for how he engages with players, sources, and baseball, and the stories he’s able to tell. Then they turn their attention to the playoffs and discuss the White Sox/Astros series, how Chicago faltered and Houston triumphed, the Astros embracing their heel turn, how players and fans view guys like Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman , why Meg underestimated Boston, how the Astros and Red Sox match up, Christian Yelich , the Brewers’ rotation, the Braves’ fun lineup and bad ballpark traditions, who they expect to emerge out of tomorrow night’s NLDS Game 5 between the Dodgers and Giants, and which teams they think will square off in the World Series. Audio intro : The Hives, “ Hate to Say I Told You So ” Audio outro : The Beths, “ You Wouldn’t Like Me ” Link to Five and Dive, Bradford’s podcast Link to Bradford’s piece on who erased Devin Williams ‘ tribute to Black Lives Matter Link to Matthew Roberson’s piece on Aaron Judge Link to Joon Lee’s piece on Alex Bregman Link to Jay Jaffe’s piece on Kiké Hernández Link to Luke Hooper’s Dodgers/Giants Game 4 recap Link to Brendan Gawlowski’s Braves/Brewers Game 4 recap Link to James Fegan’s piece on Ryan Tepera ’s remarks about the Astros 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