Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether any of the teams that sold at the trade deadline can make an improbable playoff run, whether the Dodgers’ position in the playoff race refutes or confirms preseason fears about their advantages, and the accelerating splintering of sports broadcasts (MLB on the Poob tube!), then answer emails (41:40) about Roman Anthony’s OBP, driving/batting in runs with walks, and Juan Soto vs. players traded for him, before (1:03:34) talking to FanGraphs founder David Appelman about the site’s 20th anniversary.Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio interstitial: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to FG playoff oddsLink to divisional comebacks storyLink to Paine on bad/expensive teamsLink to burgers storyLink to BP IL LedgerLink to baseball streaming storyLink to streaming memeLink to more on the memeLink to streaming expenses storyLink to Bois on BondsLink to listener emails databaseLink to previous Appelman appearanceLink to Appelman’s birthday appearanceLink to death of dial-upLink to Crawford conversationLink to Speier postLink to podcast-description stats Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch!var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});Source