Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a failing effort to make peanuts a ballpark staple in Japan, preview the various Division Series (10:32), discuss the deep, enduring desire of former GM Paul Richards to trade his team for an entire other team (47:48), answer listener emails (1:06:50) about postseason “sweeps” and traitorous base coaches (and extraneous conductors?), and Stat Blast (1:22:21) about Tyler Clippard, Cam Gallagher, splitting the top 4 MVP finishers between two teams, the correlation between payroll and wins, and Orioles regression defiance.Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Benny and A Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”Link to WSJ peanuts articleLink to Cracker Jack wikiLink to FG on Braves-PhilliesLink to FG on Dodgers-DiamondbacksLink to FG on Orioles-RangersLink to FG on Twins-AstrosLink to Ringer division series pieceLink to Richards articlesLink to Ben on the Waxahachie SwapLink to story on Kekich and PetersonLink to EW listener emails databaseLink to Russell on the 3B coachLink to Russell on trying to scoreLink to Topps NowLink to Clippard StatheadLink to Gallagher leaderboardLink to top 4 MVPs sheetLink to Ben on spendingLink to Ben on the O’s Sponsor Us on Patreon 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