Much like a cooking, I predict the Yankee, Dynastane, Will Crumble.

The results will be delicious for Red Sox fans.

Good morning and welcome to episode 315 of Effectively Wild, the Daily Podcast from Baseball

Prospectus. I am Ben Lindbergh, joined by Sam Miller. Jonah Carey starts all of his podcasts with

lots to talk about, which we've never done, because I don't know that either of us is

ever confident that we have lots to talk about, but I feel like maybe we have lots to talk about.

Do you remember around we had a little bit of a what was it that we we were somebody wanted

somebody wanted us to sell the show like oh something had something to do with saying we've

got a great show ahead of us? Oh yes, yeah right same idea we hope we hope it'll be a great show,

but you know one thing I've learned is that some podcasts actually record the podcast and then

go back and do the intro so they can say we have a mediocre show for you today. I don't know if

they would and I'm not saying that's what Jonah does, but sometimes people are able to

to forecast the show with a little more accuracy than they might otherwise.

Okay, so we're talking about game two. We both just watch game two and presumably have some

things to discuss about it. Can I tell you my single favorite thing about game two? I guess

I one of the reporters who was talking to John Farrell after the game asked the most reporter

question ever. It's just such a great so I'm just going to recreate it. He said,

John, talk about going to St. Louis now with the series even one one.

What did he say? Did he describe how they they get on the plane and they they fly for a few

hours and then they arrive there? He just he talked about something completely different. He just

started he just started talking about how you know the players are feeling good about you know the way

they perform in game one and then game two they had to work on some things or I don't remember

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