Effectively Wild Episode 1284: The Ghosts of Game Seven

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Game 3 of the NLCS, the apparent breakouts of Orlando Arcia and Brock Holt, Josh Hader as Poochie, why Yasmani Grandal and other playoff catchers can’t catch, whether a “cruising” pitcher is actually likely to keep cruising, and the 15th anniversary of Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS. Then (26:12) they bring on former Red Sox senior baseball analyst and Diamond Mind developer Tom Tippett to talk about how he started working for Boston, simulating the 2003 ALDS for Theo Epstein, simulating ALCS Game 7 for NESN, why Grady Little’s decision not to pull Pedro Martinez may not have been quite as bad as it seemed, how Boston’s subsequent success affects our perception of Game 7, the value of managers, how teams prepare for the playoffs, whether working in baseball is satisfying forever, and more. Audio intro: Fionna Apple, "A Mistake" Audio interstitial: Vitamin C, "Unhappy Anniversary" Audio outro: Uncle Tupelo, "Fifteen Keys" Link to post about catchers not catching Link to Russell’s research about cruising pitchers Link to MGL’s research about cruising pitchers Link to MGL’s research about quick hooks Link to Pedro’s recent comments on Game 7 Link to Tom’s Game 7 simulation article Link to full Game 7 telecast Link to Ben’s Game 7 retrospective  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source