Effectively Wild Episode 2076: Plunk Me Twice, Shame on You

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss assorted ALCS and NLCS action and playoff takeaways and trends, with an emphasis on Adolis García’s heroics, the Rangers vanquishing the Astros, MLB’s handling of Bryan Abreu’s suspension, and Craig Kimbrel’s career (plus reactions to the Giants hiring Bob Melvin as their manager). Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to García/Abreu video Link to Garver/Abreu video Link to Rosenthal on the suspension Link to Sam on being plunked Link to Gurriel suspension story Link to Ben Clemens on Yordan Link to Kelly exit video Link to Dusty retirement article Link to reliever JAWS leaders Link to MLBTR on Melvin  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