About this episode
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley are joined by FanGraphs writer (and Phillies fan) Michael Baumann , who covered the NLCS game in Philly, to recap the Phillies’ NLCS victory over the Padres, explain the minds of Phillies fans, celebrate Bryce Harper , review the Padres’ decisions, and much more, followed by breakdowns of the Astros-Yankees ALCS, the state and future of the Yankees, and the Phillies-Astros World Series matchup, plus a postscript and a Past Blast from 1920. Audio intro : Herman’s Hermits, “ Leaning on a Lamp Post ” Audio outro : Billy Swan, “ Swept Away ” Link to Baumann on NLCS G3 Link to Baumann on NLCS G4 Link to Baumann on NLCS G5 Link to Esteban Rivera on Harper’s HR Link to the Harper HR Link to MLB.com on the Harper HR Link to seismometer graph Link to The Athletic on Melvin Link to MLB.com on Melvin Link to Grisham bunt/scoring change Link to Profar check swing Link to Ben Clemens on the Yankees Link to Bader walk Link to Mike Axisa on the Yankees Link to story about Boone’s videos Link to tweet about Ortiz Link to StarTalk video Link to 1920 story source Link to SABR on Maharg Link to SABR on the Black Sox in 1920 Link to Caminiti book Link to Fiers confession Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter 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