Effectively Wild Episode 2379: October Came Early

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the delights of the last week of the regular season, the Dodgers’ bullpen problems, and what kind of compromise the challenge system is, then (43:09) answer listener emails about where the warning track extends, the easiest day at the office for a batter, a player who exclusively hits one single per game, whether MLB front offices are Bayesian or frequentist, the relative strength of the AL and NL, and ticky-tack tags, plus (1:37:08) a postscript. Audio intro : Sean .P, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Austin Klewan, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to Skubal error clip Link to MLBTR on Fry Link to Tigers/Guardians game story Link to MLBTR on Sasaki Link to D-Backs/Dodgers game story Link to Sheehan on challenges Link to Goldstein on challenges Link to Posnanski on challenges Link to warning track definition Link to Arenado play Link to Stanton post Link to Sam on NoPAPH Link to NoPAPH by year Link to 2025 NoPAPH Link to Yount incident Link to FG wOBA values Link to Bayesian inference wiki Link to frequentist inference wiki Link to Marlins listing Link to multiple Marlins listings Link to Guardians listing Link to Red Sox listing Link to Rockies listing Link to Angels listing Link to Mets listing Link to Springer tag Link to Cameron on sliding 1 Link to Cameron on sliding 2 Link to listener emails database Link to 2014 F1 story Link to pitwall explainer 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