Effectively Wild Episode 1602: Dig Deep
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2020
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about the Honda Fit being discontinued, then discuss Game 5 of the Yankees-Rays ALDS, why this postseason’s strikeout-centric, home-run-reliant brand of baseball may be entertaining to hardcore fans but a turnoff to non-fans, the ALCS and NLCS matchups, the incredible depth of the Rays and Dodgers, whether (and why) offensive strikeout rate is a strong predictor of team postseason success, how Dodgers architect Andrew Friedman has put his stamp on every championship series, Friedman’s case as the baseball executive of the century so far, and the deaths of Hall of Famers Joe Morgan and Whitey Ford.
Audio intro: Hinds, "Riding Solo"
Audio outro: Parliament, "Deep"
Link to article about Honda Fit
Link to Ben on the Yankees’ ALDS loss
Link to Joe Sheehan’s newsletter
Link to Ben on contact hitters versus velocity
Link to Eno Sarris on predicting postseason success
Link to Ben on moving the mound back
Link to Pages From Baseball’s Past
Link to Craig Wright on Whitey Ford
Link to Jay Jaffe on Whitey Ford
Link to FanGraphs playoff coverage
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm a fan of the British rock |
| 0:02.8 | I'm with my friends |
| 0:04.3 | Come look to the colors |
| 0:06.5 | I'm a fan of the British rock |
| 0:08.5 | Now I'm fighting high |
| 0:10.4 | I know |
| 0:11.4 | I've been riding so long |
| 0:14.4 | riding so long |
| 0:16.7 | I feel good |
| 0:19.0 | Don't make me feel good |
| 0:22.0 | I've been riding so long |
| 0:25.3 | I'm a fan of the British rock |
| 0:32.8 | Hello and welcome to episode 1602 of Effectively Wildly Baseball Podcast |
| 0:38.1 | from Ben Grass presented by our Patreon supporters |
| 0:41.3 | I'm Ben Linger, got the ringer joined by Sam Miller of ESPN Hello Sam |
| 0:45.8 | Hello, heard the Honda Fit was discontinued in the United States |
| 0:50.3 | Sad moment for this podcast |
| 0:52.3 | Many of our early episodes were recorded there |
| 0:54.8 | Why many episodes would you estimate were recorded inside the Fit? |
| 0:58.8 | I'm not prepared to answer that |
| 1:01.8 | You need to give me a minute |
| 1:03.8 | Wow, I definitely expected to buy another Honda Fit |
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