Effectively Wild Episode 1432: The High-Pressure Promise

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the return of Luis Severino and the Yankees’ prospective playoff roster, how teams will use their pitchers in the playoffs, a Sonny Gray fun fact that sort of checks out, Yu Darvish’s strikeout spree, and an extremely long September game, discuss the arrest of Felipe Vázquez, and answer listener emails about Mookie Betts and Mike Trout, when today’s baseball will start to seem dated, how long it takes bad teams to restore their reputations, and the audacity of promising to hit home runs. Audio intro: Gregory Alan Isakov, "San Luis" Audio outro: Sturgill Simpson, "The Promise" Link to Jay Jaffe on Severino’s return Link to Aaron Boone on the Yankees’ playoff pitching plans Link to Sonny Gray story Link to Darvish story Link to Ben on the playoffs as a vision of the future Link to Yaz home runs GIF Link to Ben on MLB’s quality of play Link to Seinfeld clip Link to post on promised home runs Link to order The MVP Machine  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