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Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Episode: Effectively Wild Episode 2070: Playoff Hand-Wringing Returns
Description:
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss some renewed fretting about playoff formats, long layoffs, and upsets, recap (31:44) Clayton Kershawâs playoff career and consider how (if at all) it will affect his legacy, and then examine (55:25) the latest action in each Division Series, plus follow-ups (1:29:49) on multiple topics from the preceding episode (including postseason sweeps and conductors).
Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, âEffectively Wild Themeâ
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, âEffectively Wild Theme (Horny)â
Link to Rosenthal on the playoff format
Link to Ben Clemens on long layoffs
Link to Joe Sheeh...