Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the beginning of the playoffs and playoff podcasting, share a few words (17:43) from the diligent author of the retiring Stephen Vogt’s exhaustive Wikipedia page, preview the four wild card series (30:54) and hype up the playoff field, meet major leaguers (1:07:25) Nate Eaton and Brian O’Keefe, and discuss two Royals firings and the coming managerial merry-go-round, plus a Past Blast (1:23:57) about 1913.Audio intro: Midnight North, “Wild Card”Audio outro: The Felice Brothers, “Saint Stephen’s End”Link to Patrick on Vogt’s retirementLink to Craig Wright on Vogt’s retirementLink to MLB.com on Vogt’s retirementLink to Vogt’s Wikipedia pageLink to Vogt’s page “before”Link to Vogt’s page “after”Link to Matz’s Wikipedia pageLink to Colin’s Wiki hubLink to Colin on TwitterLink to Colin’s booksLink to EW on long Wikipedia pagesLink to 2020 list of long pagesLink to ESPN on the playoff fieldLink to FG’s Jays-M’s previewLink to FG’s Rays-Guardians previewLink to FG’s Mets-Padres previewLink to FG’s Cards-Phillies previewLink to postseason ZiPS postLink to BP’s AL previewsLink to BP’s NL previewsLink to B-Ref’s new debuts pageLink to arm strength leaderboardLink to Petriello on arm strengthLink to Tango on arm strengthLink to FG report on EatonLink to BA on EatonLink to story on Eaton’s promotionLink to The Royals Reporter on EatonLink to The Seattle Times on O’KeefeLink to Rosenthal on managerial changesLink to MLBTR on Ohtani’s contractLink to 1913 story sourceLink to 1913 box scoreLink to 1993 box scoreLink to Jacob Pomrenke’s websiteLink to Jacob Pomrenke on TwitterLink to suppose.tvLink to Reddit post on streamingLink to Ben on AlcantaraLink to Ben on Judge and Ohtani 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