Effectively Wild Episode 1597: The Frantic Wild Card Catch-up
During a brief respite between games, Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller catch up on a week’s worth of wild card action, discussing the experience of being bombarded by an unprecedented amount of postseason baseball, the playoff run environment, and the state of postseason strategy, along with observations and takeaways from every wild card matchup and musings about almost every one of the 16 playoff teams.
Audio intro: The Jesus and Mary Chain, “I Can’t Find the Time for Times“
Audio outro: The Rolling Stones, “Keep Up Blues“
Link to Ben on Yankees-Cleveland and second-guessing
Link to FanGraphs playoff previews
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