Effectively Wild Episode 2378: MLB’s Big Finish

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the standings and stakes of an unexpectedly wild last week of the regular season, whether there’s such as a thing as a playoff team that can’t make a deep run, why Cal Raleigh is the player of the year regardless of whether he wins MVP, whether it still makes sense to say that fan-favorite players will never have to buy a meal/drink in their team’s city, the unique celebrations of Pirates pitcher Dauri Moreta , the official arrival of the ABS challenge system, the Marlins calling pitches from the dugout, the extent to which coaches should influence games, and Mike Trout ’s barehand catch with a fan. Audio intro : Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Alex Ferrin, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Ben on the last week Link to latest HUAL episode Link to Jay on playoff permutations Link to largest lost leads Link to FG playoff odds Link to BaseRuns standings Link to team payrolls Link to The Phantom Menace scene Link to player of the year award Link to historic achievement award Link to FG mailbag Link to Moreta video Link to Moreta nickname story Link to challenge system explainer Link to Marlins story 1 Link to Marlins story 2 Link to 2016 Dodgers story Link to Trout article/video Link to Petriello post Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source