Effectively Wild Episode 1598: Call it Like You See It

With the wild card round wrapped up, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to the end of the Marlins-Cubs and Padres-Cardinals series and reflect on the wild card round as a whole. Then they critique a few aspects of the postseason’s national baseball broadcasts (including Alex Rodriguez’s small-ball boosterism, the scourge of live, in-game player interviews, and the portrayal of Trevor Bauer) before previewing the division series and paying tribute to the late, great Bob Gibson. Audio intro: Dawes, "Somewhere Along the Way" Audio outro: The Strokes, "Vision of Division" Link to Katie Baker on A-Rod Link to Ben on in-game interviews Link to Meg on baseball grumps Link to Bryan Curtis on Joe Buck Link to Ben on foreign substances Link to Rob Arthur on Bauer’s suspicious spin rates Link to story about Bauer’s tweets Link to Ben on Tatis and unwritten rules Link to Bud Light ad Link to other Bud Light ad Link to FanGraphs playoff coverage Link to Gibson obit Link to Angell on Gibson  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