Effectively Wild Episode 2069: Division Series Previews, Partially

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a failing effort to make peanuts a ballpark staple in Japan, preview the various Division Series (10:32), discuss the deep, enduring desire of former GM Paul Richards to trade his team for an entire other team (47:48), answer listener emails (1:06:50) about postseason “sweeps” and traitorous base coaches (and extraneous conductors?), and Stat Blast (1:22:21) about Tyler Clippard , Cam Gallagher , splitting the top 4 MVP finishers between two teams, the correlation between payroll and wins, and Orioles regression defiance. Audio intro : Jimmy Kramer, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Benny and A Million Shetland Ponies, “ Effectively Wild Theme (Horny) ” Link to WSJ peanuts article Link to Cracker Jack wiki Link to FG on Braves-Phillies Link to FG on Dodgers-Diamondbacks Link to FG on Orioles-Rangers Link to FG on Twins-Astros Link to Ringer division series piece Link to Richards articles Link to Ben on the Waxahachie Swap Link to story on Kekich and Peterson Link to EW listener emails database Link to Russell on the 3B coach Link to Russell on trying to score Link to Topps Now Link to Clippard Stathead Link to Gallagher leaderboard Link to top 4 MVPs sheet Link to Ben on spending Link to Ben on the O’s Sponsor Us on Patreon 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