Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about surprising playoff odds, the Astros extending Jose Altuve (26:40), the Brewers signing Gary Sánchez (34:57), the forthcoming Netflix docuseries about the 2024 Red Sox (38:49), a baseball equivalent of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift (45:17), and how trailblazing former first-round draftee Carter Stewart has fared in Japan (55:29). Then (1:03:25) they talk to Paul Freedman, co-founder and CEO of Pioneer League expansion teams the Oakland Ballers and the Yolo High Wheelers, about his efforts to ensure the survival of professional baseball in Oakland in the likely absence of the A’s. Audio intro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to FG’s playoff oddsLink to Ben Clemens on the oddsLink to PECOTA’s projected standingsLink to Ben L. on the O’sLink to Baumann on AltuveLink to Astros Altuve tweetLink to story on Altuve and cheatingLink to Martino Altuve reportLink to banging dataLink to Clemens on SánchezLink to Netflix press releaseLink to MLB.com on the docLink to Drive to Survive mythLink to Ben on SwiftLink to Princiotti on SwiftLink to Swift/NFL story 1Link to Swift/NFL story 2Link to Swift/NFL story 3Link to Swift/NFL story 4Link to Kiley on Stewart in 2019Link to Jim Allen on StewartLink to Manfred on streamingLink to Nevada teacher lawsuitLink to Manfred commentsLink to Las Vegas mayor commentsLink to Oakland mayor commentsLink to A’s Opening Day offerLink to Ballers promo videoLink to Ballers websiteLink to High Wheelers websiteLink to Pioneer League wikiLink to Oaklandside on the BallersLink to Mercury News on the BallersLink to A’s Coliseum vetoLink to Oakland Roots SC wiki 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