Effectively Wild Episode 1290: Circling the Wagenen

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Boston’s outfield rotation during the World Series, the significance of declining World Series ratings, the Orioles and the difficulty of classifying “tanking” teams, Manny Machado ’s public persona and whether his reputation will hurt his free-agent appeal, and the Mets’ hiring of agent Brodie Van Wagenen as their new GM. They also answer two listener emails about the Astros and do a Stat Blast about the differences between postseason and regular-season baseball. Audio intro : Dinosaur Jr., " The Wagon " Audio outro : Lou Reed, " Wagon Wheel " Link to Craig Edwards on World Series TV ratings Link to Jeff’s post on the Orioles Link to Ben on quantifying hustle Link to Sheryl Ring on hiring agents as GMs Link to Jeff on postseason stats 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