About this episode
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about a wild week of playoff baseball, including all the action from Games 3 and 4 of the ALCS and Games 4 and 5 of the NLCS, Joe West’s infamous fan-interference call against the Astros, Andrew Benintendi ‘s game-saving catch, Craig Counsell ‘s Curly Ogden gambit with Wade Miley , Clayton Kershaw ‘s bounceback start, spygate and sign-stealing, Manny Machado ’s literal heel turn, Counsell’s fateful decision to pitch to Cody Bellinger , why playoff baseball would be boring if not for the suspense, and more, plus an addendum about the Red Sox winning the pennant and the whereabouts of Willians Astudillo . Audio intro : The Dead Weather, " Hustle and Cuss " Audio outro : The Band, " The High Price of Love " Link to Jeff’s post about Joe West’s call Link to Jeff’s post about sign-stealing Link to Zach Kram’s post about Counsell’s strategy Link to Ben’s post about how playoff baseball is different. 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