Effectively Wild Episode 2223: Oakland’s Last (Home)stand

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MLB’s oddly extended YouTube highlight videos, the league’s handling of a crucial, rained-out Mets/Brave series, the zombie runner rearing its ugly head in games with playoff implications, teams that are well-positioned for an especially free-for-all October, Emmanuel Clase’s Cy case, the value of top position players vs. top pitchers, and the Pirates’ suspiciously timed ta-ta to Rowdy Tellez. Then (1:02:42) they talk to The Athletic’s Melissa Lockard about the Athletics’ last series in Oakland, the future of the franchise and its fans, the Coliseum’s charms, John Fisher’s inflammatory letter, and much more. Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to MLB YouTube videos Link to MLB YouTube Shorts Link to long triple play video Link to short triple play vid 1 Link to short triple play vid 2 Link to long Ohtani video Link to long Judge video Link to Harris quote Link to NY Post on postponed series Link to MLB.com on postponed series Link to Royals zombie-runner win Link to team offense in September Link to Dan S. on playoff predictions Link to Dan’s post last year Link to Dan on playoffs crapshoots Link to Ben on playoffs crapshoots Link to team pitching WAR leaders Link to team bullpen WPA leaders Link to lowest RP ERAs Link to Cleveland’s clinch Link to Tango on reliever voting Link to Epstein on reliever voting Link to single-season pitcher WPA leaders Link to pitcher cWPA Link to hitter cWPA Link to Ben on Britton Link to top hitter/pitcher data Link to MLBTR on Tellez Link to Shelton quote Link to Cherington quote Link to Tellez incentives Link to Tellez splits Link to best Pirates hitters since June Link to Defector on Tellez Link to MLBTR on A’s and Andrus Link to Allen’s Oakland WAR ranking Link to best MLB hitters since June Link to A’s preview episode Link to Melissa on the A’s Link to Melissa on the Roots Link to Rooker rendering Link to Portland ballpark news Link to EW Ballers interview Link to Dan Moore on the Ballers Link to Fisher letter Link to Moore on the A’s Link to Moore on A’s fans Link to Carig on the A’s Link to Keown on the A’s  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