Effectively Wild Episode 1747: Embrace the Race

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Jake Arrieta’s sub-replacement pitching and the sorry state of the Padres’ starting staff, Bryce Harper, Juan Soto, and the NL MVP race, Shohei Ohtani, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the competing, persuasive narratives of the AL MVP race, and the ascendance of micro sports betting. Then (31:49) they talk to FanGraphs writer Jay Jaffe about tracking “Team Entropy,” fun and far-fetched tiebreaker scenarios, the potential for wild endings to 2021’s division and wild card races, the retirement and legacy of Ryan Braun, and the players who’ve most helped their Hall of Fame cases this season. Audio intro: Humble Pie, "The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake" Audio interstitial: The Stroppies, "Entropy" Audio outro: Mandolin Orange, "Old Ties and Companions" Link to Ohtani on the Time Top 100 Link to story on Ohtani’s Top 100 appearance Link to Jeff Sullivan on Harper’s 2015 Link to Rob Arthur on Harper’s 2015 Link to Ben on the Soto Shuffle Link to story on micro sports betting Link to study on micro sports bettors Link to story on cricket betting scandal Link to tennis match-fixing wiki Link to Jay on Team Entropy in 2011 Link to MLB.com 2011 retrospective Link to CBS Sports 2011 retrospective Link to 2011 retrospective video Link to Ben on five-way tiebreakers Link to Russell on five-way tiebreakers Link to Jay’s 2021 Team Entropy intro Link to latest Team Entropy piece Link to Rob on the Mariners’ run differential Link to Jay on Braun Link to Jay on pitchers’ Hall cases Link to Jay on hitters’ Hall cases Link to Jay on Negro Leagues candidates Link to Jay’s first Sausage Race piece Link to Jay’s second Sausage Race piece  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