Effectively Wild Episode 2227: A Triple Short of the Scalpel
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2024
⏱️ 114 minutes
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Summary

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Pete Alonso’s huge homer off of Devin Williams, the chaos and colorful characters surrounding the Mets, the difficulty of counting the qualifiers in an Alonso fun fact, Alonso’s free agency, the compelling nature of the Division Series matchups, previews of each series, the front-office shake-ups of the Cardinals and Giants, the Reds hiring Terry Francona and the state of the Selig Rule, Triple Tommy John surgery, how uncertainty about broadcast deals could affect free agency, heartening MLB attendance, TV ratings, and fan age info, and the origins, evolution, and import of the pitching triple crown.
Audio intro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to FG playoff coverage
Link to episode about Ben’s mom 1
Link to episode about Ben’s mom 2
Link to Alonso homer
Link to Alonso fun fact
Link to Howie Rose call
Link to Citi Field crowd reaction
Link to bar crowd reaction
Link to Bowling Alone wiki
Link to lowest career ERA-
Link to lowest career FIP-
Link to Williams injury article
Link to MLBTR on Alonso 1
Link to MLBTR on Alonso 2
Link to Ben on post-pennant turnover 1
Link to Ben on post-pennant turnover 2
Link to Winker/Adames video
Link to Winker helmet slam
Link to Austin Powers mole scene
Link to cWPA numbers
Link to Mets good-luck-charm explainer
Link to Mets and Hawk Tuah info
Link to Pitbull remix info
Link to info on Mendoza and Díaz
Link to Division Series projections
Link to Guardians-Tigers preview
Link to Yankees-Royals preview
Link to Phillies-Mets preview
Link to Dodgers-Padres preview
Link to MLBTR on Levine
Link to Woo on Cardinals PD problems
Link to Woo on Cardinals changes
Link to Baggarly on Posey
Link to MLBTR on Putila
Link to Ben on ex-player GMs
Link to Posey’s 2023 comments
Link to Johnson Selig Rule comment
Link to MLBTR on Francona
Link to Wilson Selig Rule episode
Link to MLB.com on the Selig Rule
Link to Taylor on manager diversity
Link to TJ3 introduction
Link to TJ3 comparison
Link to TJ3 tease tweet
Link to The Onion blades article
Link to ElAttrache New Yorker profile
Link to Diamond Sports Group article
Link to MLB attendance press release
Link to Skubal triple crown article
Link to triple crown wiki
Link to triple crown dictionary definition
Link to pitching triple crown article 1
Link to pitching triple crown article 2
Link to pitching triple crown article 3
Link to pitching triple crown article 4
Link to pitching triple crown article 5
Link to pitching triple crown article 6
Link to pitching triple crown article 7
Link to pitching triple crown article 8
Link to pitching triple crown article 9
Link to pitching triple crown article 10
Link to pitching triple crown article 11
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Making Ben Wax about a playoff race. |
| 0:04.0 | A lose bad's hard. |
| 0:09.0 | It's effectively wild. |
| 0:13.0 | So stick around you'll be well, |
| 0:16.0 | So stick around you'll be well be guide. |
| 0:21.0 | It's effectively wild like Nolan. |
| 0:27.0 | Ryan was sometimes. |
| 0:32.0 | Hello and welcome. sometimes. |
| 0:33.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 2227 of Effectively Wild, a baseball podcast from fan graphs presented by our Patreon supporters. |
| 0:43.0 | I am Benlin Burke of the ringer |
| 0:44.7 | joined by Meg Rally of Vangraphs. |
| 0:46.7 | Hello, Meg. |
| 0:48.9 | So you know how my mom thinks Mariano Rivera was a choker. |
| 0:52.2 | Yes. Some mom in Milwaukee probably thinks Devon Williams stinks today. |
| 0:57.0 | Mariana Rivera, maybe best post-season picture ever, |
| 1:02.7 | and my mom not convinced. |
| 1:05.2 | Now, Devon Williams, arguably |
| 1:07.9 | on a per-ending per-batter basis to this point |
| 1:10.4 | in his career, the best picture pitcher ever now gave up this backbreaking home run |
| 1:16.2 | I feel bad saying backbreaking in his case because didn't he have a stress fracture |
| 1:19.7 | in his back that kept him out for much of the season. Multiple, I think. |
| 1:25.0 | Right. |
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