Effectively Wild Episode 1765: Of Cinnabon and Shifts

Before Game 3 of the World Series, Meg Rowley and guest co-host Emma Baccellieri of Sports Illustrated discuss postseason travel for sportswriters, the forgotten virtues of suburban malls, Emma’s piece on how Atlanta shifted its stance on the shift midseason, and how the front office, Ron Washington , and the players came together to adopt the defensive strategy, as well as the length and pace of postseason games. Then at a listener’s suggestion, they draft replacement players for each World Series team from the clubs those teams have already vanquished before discussing what Bob Melvin ’s hiring as the new manager of the San Diego Padres means for the Padres… and the Oakland A’s. Audio intro : The Decemberists, “ On the Bus Mall ” Audio outro : Phoebe Bridgers, “ Georgia ” Link to Five and Dive , Emma’s podcast at Baseball Prospectus Link to Emma on Atlanta and the shift Link to Emma on Atlanta’s pitching options Link to Emma on the Oakland A’s from 2018 Link to Ben Clemens’ piece on Atlanta’s pitching Link to Dennis Lin on Bob Melvin’s hiring 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