Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about saying the wrong episode number in the intro to Episode 2077 and the definition of a title drought, then answer listener emails (18:45) about whether it would make sense to choose a bye in the playoffs if your opponent got to draft a player from the team it defeated, letting a non-playoff team into the playoffs via a lottery, a lineup set by the opposing team’s manager, a NOBLETIGER technicality, placing trampolines on the field, tagging a runner on an object you placed on them, a slugger setting a single-minded goal to break the single-season home run record, loving baseball but not MLB, international talent vs. minor league talent, and Clayton Kershaw playing a partial season à la Roger Clemens.Audio intro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Temporal Loom explainerLink to anniversary-gift explainerLink to types of droughtsLink to lineup-optimization postLink to more on lineup optimizationLink to EW wiki trampoline pageLink to NOBLETIGER threadLink to Semien tag explainerLink to Semien tag videoLink to EW episode on RendonLink to league-quality comparisonLink to 2007 article on ClemensLink to Clemens announcing returnLink to MLBTR on Hill in 2024Link to EW emails databaseLink to Ben on JaggerLink to Ben on Super Mario Bros. Wonder 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