Effectively Wild Episode 1608: A Wild World Series Weekend

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller break down the exciting fourth and fifth games of the World Series, touching on Brett Phillips’ momentous hit and the Dodgers’ momentous misplays at the end of Game 4, the managerial decisions that led to that wild ending, Manuel Margot’s baserunning and Clayton Kershaw’s pitching in Game 5, and other observations, plus a preview of Game 6 and a possible Game 7. Audio intro: Guided By Voices, "Run Wild" Audio outro: Dinosaur Jr., "What Was That" Link to Dan Szymborski on Game 4’s historical significance Link to list of top plays by cWPA Link to Mike Petriello on the biggest World Series plays Link to Sam on single-play WAR Link to video of Phillips single Link to Ben Clemens on Game 4’s managerial decisions Link to Ben Clemens’ Game 4 gamer Link to BP’s Game 4 breakdown Link to video of Margot’s trip around the bases Link to Jon Tayler’s Game 5 gamer Link to Ben on the Dodgers as a TV show 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