About this episode
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the beginning of the playoffs and playoff podcasting, share a few words (17:43) from the diligent author of the retiring Stephen Vogt ’s exhaustive Wikipedia page, preview the four wild card series (30:54) and hype up the playoff field, meet major leaguers (1:07:25) Nate Eaton and Brian O’Keefe , and discuss two Royals firings and the coming managerial merry-go-round, plus a Past Blast (1:23:57) about 1913. Audio intro : Midnight North, “ Wild Card ” Audio outro : The Felice Brothers, “ Saint Stephen’s End ” Link to Patrick on Vogt’s retirement Link to Craig Wright on Vogt’s retirement Link to MLB.com on Vogt’s retirement Link to Vogt’s Wikipedia page Link to Vogt’s page “before” Link to Vogt’s page “after” Link to Matz’s Wikipedia page Link to Colin’s Wiki hub Link to Colin on Twitter Link to Colin’s books Link to EW on long Wikipedia pages Link to 2020 list of long pages Link to ESPN on the playoff field Link to FG’s Jays-M’s preview Link to FG’s Rays-Guardians preview Link to FG’s Mets-Padres preview Link to FG’s Cards-Phillies preview Link to postseason ZiPS post Link to BP ’s AL previews Link to BP ’s NL previews Link to B-Ref’s new debuts page Link to arm strength leaderboard Link to Petriello on arm strength Link to Tango on arm strength Link to FG report on Eaton Link to BA on Eaton Link to story on Eaton’s promotion Link to The Royals Reporter on Eaton Link to The Seattle Times on O’Keefe Link to Rosenthal on managerial changes Link to MLBTR on Ohtani’s contract Link to 1913 story source Link to 1913 box score Link to 1993 box score Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter Link to suppose.tv Link to Reddit post on streaming Link to Ben on Alcantara Link to Ben on Judge and Ohtani Sponsor Us on Patreon Subscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20) Facebook Group Twitter Account EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source