Effectively Wild Episode 2070: Playoff Hand-Wringing Returns

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss some renewed fretting about playoff formats, long layoffs, and upsets, recap (31:44) Clayton Kershaw’s playoff career and consider how (if at all) it will affect his legacy, and then examine (55:25) the latest action in each Division Series, plus follow-ups (1:29:49) on multiple topics from the preceding episode (including postseason sweeps and conductors). Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)” Link to Rosenthal on the playoff format Link to Ben Clemens on long layoffs Link to Joe Sheehan on long layoffs Link to Ben L. on playoff randomness Link to FG postseason leaderboards Link to playoff pitching decliners sheet Link to Ben L. on the Dodgers Link to MLB.com on Harris and Harper Link to Sam on the Correa play Link to Ben C. on the Wheeler decision Link to Russell on removing the starter Link to study on reliever familiarity Link to Neil Paine on Yordan Link to Langs Orioles tweet Link to Paine on the O’s Link to EW Episode 2069 Link to holds leaders Link to 2012 Clippard article Link to 2015 Clippard article Link to Senators FB thread Link to EW Episode 1217  Sponsor Us on Patreon  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