Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest hitting heroics by 30-year-old rookie Joey Meneses, then discuss the Guardians clinching the AL Central title, underdogs that defy the projections and playoff odds, and Albert Pujols’s 700th homer. After that (47:00), they talk to Death Cab for Cutie singer/songwriter/guitarist Ben Gibbard about the Mariners’ stretch run and playoff prospects, the sound of settling (for the third wild card), the greatness of Julio Rodríguez, the strengths and weaknesses of the roster, the future of the franchise, celebrity M’s fans, monitoring the Mariners during Death Cab concerts, the band’s stylistic evolution on new album Asphalt Meadows, the reception to the record, and more, plus a Past Blast (1:37:07), a few followups, and a closing word from Ben G.Audio intro: Death Cab for Cutie, “A Movie Script Ending”Audio interstitial: Death Cab for Cutie, “I’ll Never Give Up on You”Audio outro: Ben Gibbard, “Duncan, Where Have You Gone?”Link to Ben on MenesesLink to Jayson Stark on the GuardiansLink to Zack Meisel on the GuardiansLink to Zack on the celebrationLink to article on Guardians’ youthLink to article on old-school GuardiansLink to SIS on Giménez’s defenseLink to Ben on contact and the playoffsLink to FG preseason playoff oddsLink to FG preseason staff predictionsLink to MLB tweet about oddsLink to Guardians’ tweet about oddsLink to playoff odds checkLink to second playoff odds checkLink to BP IL LedgerLink to Rob Mains on weak divisionsLink to Ben on PujolsLink to Death Cab album/merchLink to Death Cab tour scheduleLink to stream Asphalt MeadowsLink to Death Cab on MetacriticLink to story on why we like musicLink to Church cancellation storyLink to Church rescheduling storyLink to “Ichiro’s Theme”Link to Ben G.’s first EW appearanceLink to article about tour bus shortageLink to 1908 article sourceLink to SABR on the 1908 Winter MeetingsLink to article on lineups and gamblingLink to Shantz interview episodeLink to Pujols swing montage Sponsor Us on PatreonSubscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20) Facebook Group Twitter Account EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.comvar SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});Source