Effectively Wild Episode 2251: The Playoff Payoff

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Nolan Arenado rumor, then (5:15) answer listener emails about fandoms that are overrepresented in baseball media, Formula 1-style “pay players” in MLB, whether players should be paid overtime for the postseason, whether MLB will ever classify foreign leagues as “major,” a Disney Channel baseball scene, fan-elected baseball executives, and (1:14:13) a player ( Earl Pruess ) with a mysterious nickname, followed by a bonus Stat Blast (1:24:02) about the typical tenures of sports leagues commissioners and Supreme Court justices. Audio intro : Andy Ellison, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Moon Hound, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to MLBTR on Arenado Link to Arenado Athletic report Link to Dave’s USSM letter Link to MLBTR on the letter Link to “pay drivers” article Link to NBA prize money Link to Dodgers postseason pool Link to Ben on league reclassification 1 Link to Ben on league reclassification 2 Link to Suite Life scene Link to Suite Life episode Link to spectator interference rule Link to Veeck’s fanagers Link to “Gibby” nicknames Link to Pruess post Link to Pruess TSN card Link to Pruess signing article Link to Pruess gambling article Link to Pruess documents Link to Pruess autograph 1 Link to Pruess autograph 2 Link to Pruess autograph 3 Link to Pruess obit Link to younger Pruess obit Link to listener emails database Link to EW commissioners discussion Link to Stat Blast spreadsheet Link to latest HUAL episode Link to EW gift subscriptions Link to Secret Santa sign-up form 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