Effectively Wild Episode 1604: The Plans for Fans in Stands

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a podcast interview that may hinge on the Rays winning the World Series, John Smoltz’s on-air app suggestion, the latest developments in the Dave Roberts and Clayton Kershaw playoff narratives, the Dodgers and Astros on the brink, the long-term outlook for Randy Arozarena, encouraging catcher glove gestures, the White Sox firing Rick Renteria, and Billy Beane possibly calling it quits as a baseball executive. Then (44:00) they bring on Bradford William Davis of the New York Daily News to discuss why and how MLB proceeded with plans to sell tickets to the NLCS and World Series, whether the league has lived up to its public health commitments, the forecast for attendance in 2021, and how and why Bradford is planning to cover the World Series in person. Audio intro: Randy Newman, "Naked Man" Audio interstitial: Sam Evian, "Health Machine" Audio outro: Paul McCartney, "Hunt You Down/Naked/C-Link" Link to article about “OnlyFanGraphs” Link to Jeff’s tweet Link to BP on Kershaw and Roberts Link to Ben on Roberts in 2019 Link to Meg on the Braves’ brief embarrassment Link to Ben Clemens on Arozarena Link to WSJ report about Beane Link to Ray Ratto on Beane Link to Susan Slusser on Beane Link to Brian Phillips on Beane and Morey Link to story about Renteria Link to Bradford on MLB and public health officials Link to Bradford on MLB and community COVID testing Link to Evan Drellich on fans in the stands Link to Stephanie Apstein on fans in the stands Link to Hannah Keyser on fans in the stands Link to Craig Calcaterra on MLB’s attendance survey Link to CPBL outfielder video Link to FanGraphs playoff coverage  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