Effectively Wild Episode 2234: Swing States

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s surprise presence and PitchCom conspiracies, recap the big moments (and big swings) from the end of the ALCS and NLCS, compare and contrast Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton , consider the 2025 outlooks for the Guardians and Mets, discuss the implications of a World Series matchup between big spenders, preview the Series, and share stats about Emmanuel Clase ’s postseason implosion, the meeting of Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge , and the star-studded-ness of the Yankees’ and Dodgers’ rosters. Audio intro : Ian H., “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to FG playoff coverage Link to Clerks montage Link to Ben on SP playoff familiarity Link to Soto at-bat breakdown Link to Stanton at-bat Link to Soto at-bat Link to Soto quote Link to BaseRuns standings Link to Clase query data Link to listener emails database Link to Verducci on Dodgers-Yankees Link to ZiPS WS projections Link to Sterling clip Link to Langs stat 1 Link to Langs stat 2 Link to Langs stat 3 Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter Link to MLBTR on the Mets Link to series star data Sponsor Us on Patreon Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Spotify Feed Facebook Group Twitter Account Bluesky Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source