Effectively Wild Episode 1908: A Movie Script Ending (to the Season)?

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest hitting heroics by 30-year-old rookie Joey Meneses, then discuss the Guardians clinching the AL Central title, underdogs that defy the projections and playoff odds, and Albert Pujols’s 700th homer. After that (47:00), they talk to Death Cab for Cutie singer/songwriter/guitarist Ben Gibbard about the Mariners’ stretch run and playoff prospects, the sound of settling (for the third wild card), the greatness of Julio Rodríguez, the strengths and weaknesses of the roster, the future of the franchise, celebrity M’s fans, monitoring the Mariners during Death Cab concerts, the band’s stylistic evolution on new album Asphalt Meadows, the reception to the record, and more, plus a Past Blast (1:37:07), a few followups, and a closing word from Ben G. Audio intro: Death Cab for Cutie, “A Movie Script Ending” Audio interstitial: Death Cab for Cutie, “I’ll Never Give Up on You” Audio outro: Ben Gibbard, “Duncan, Where Have You Gone?” Link to Ben on Meneses Link to Jayson Stark on the Guardians Link to Zack Meisel on the Guardians Link to Zack on the celebration Link to article on Guardians’ youth Link to article on old-school Guardians Link to SIS on Giménez’s defense Link to Ben on contact and the playoffs Link to FG preseason playoff odds Link to FG preseason staff predictions Link to MLB tweet about odds Link to Guardians’ tweet about odds Link to playoff odds check Link to second playoff odds check Link to BP IL Ledger Link to Rob Mains on weak divisions Link to Ben on Pujols Link to Death Cab album/merch Link to Death Cab tour schedule Link to stream Asphalt Meadows Link to Death Cab on Metacritic Link to story on why we like music Link to Church cancellation story Link to Church rescheduling story Link to “Ichiro’s Theme” Link to Ben G.’s first EW appearance Link to article about tour bus shortage Link to 1908 article source Link to SABR on the 1908 Winter Meetings Link to article on lineups and gambling Link to Shantz interview episode Link to Pujols swing montage  Sponsor Us on Patreon Subscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20)  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source