Effectively Wild Episode 1131: This One Goes to Seven
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2017
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about the historic nature of the 2017 World Series and discuss World Series Game 6, including Josh Reddick’s record in clutch situations, David Roberts’ Rich Hill hook, a Justin Verlander decision, and the Astros’ and Dodgers’ different approaches to pitcher usage, then analyze Game 7’s pitching predicaments and the Clayton Kershaw question before answering listener emails about heavily used playoff relievers, starters pitching on short rest in the postseason, the significance of shutdown innings, Chris Taylor’s value, clutch defense, the timing of MVP voting, and more.
Audio intro: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Rich"
Audio outro: Prince, "7"
Link to Ben’s article on Josh Reddick
Link to Russell Carleton’s research on “shutdown innings”
Link to Jeff’s post on on short-rest relief appearances by postseason starters
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, I wish! |
| 0:02.0 | Oh, I wish! |
| 0:04.0 | Oh, I got hot noise! |
| 0:06.0 | It's rich, rich, rich! |
| 0:08.0 | I do you out, boy! |
| 0:12.0 | I do you out, boy! |
| 0:14.0 | I do you out, boy! |
| 0:16.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 1131 of Effectively Wild, |
| 0:20.0 | a baseball podcast from Fanggrass presented by our Patreon supporters |
| 0:24.0 | and a member of the Ringer joined by Jeff Sullivan of Fanggrass. |
| 0:28.0 | Hello! |
| 0:30.0 | We are recording after game 6, but before game 7 some of you may be hearing this after game 7. |
| 0:38.0 | So I don't know how much we'll talk about game 7, probably a bit. |
| 0:42.0 | There's at least one thing I want to ask you, but we're going to do some emails. |
| 0:46.0 | And we can always talk about game 6. Of course, I think we all sort of hoped and almost sensed |
| 0:54.0 | that there was going to be a game 7 at no point when the Astros had a one-nothing lead |
| 1:00.0 | in this game on the George Springer Homer was I thinking, well this is about to be over. |
| 1:06.0 | And as it turns out, it was not. |
| 1:08.0 | And I'm kind of happy that it was not. I have no rooting interest here, |
| 1:12.0 | but if you are a neutral party, so I mean if you're basically anyone other than an Astros fan |
| 1:18.0 | or I guess someone who hates the Dodgers, a Giants fan, |
| 1:22.0 | you would be rooting for a game 7 just to stave off the offseason for one more day. |
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