Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss some renewed fretting about playoff formats, long layoffs, and upsets, recap (31:44) Clayton Kershaw’s 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, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”Link to Rosenthal on the playoff formatLink to Ben Clemens on long layoffsLink to Joe Sheehan on long layoffsLink to Ben L. on playoff randomnessLink to FG postseason leaderboardsLink to playoff pitching decliners sheetLink to Ben L. on the DodgersLink to MLB.com on Harris and HarperLink to Sam on the Correa playLink to Ben C. on the Wheeler decisionLink to Russell on removing the starterLink to study on reliever familiarityLink to Neil Paine on YordanLink to Langs Orioles tweetLink to Paine on the O’sLink to EW Episode 2069Link to holds leadersLink to 2012 Clippard articleLink to 2015 Clippard articleLink to Senators FB threadLink to EW Episode 1217 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