Effectively Wild Episode 2548: Bullpen Blame

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon. Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Ben Clemens banter about World Series roster and rotation decisions, the Fall Classic through a “styles make fights” lens, whether travel days are really rest days, and more. Then (31:50) Ben C. delivers a guest Stat Blast about whether bullpen games are really risky because the more pitchers you use, the more likely you are to run into a reliever who “doesn’t have it” that day, and Ben L. Blasts about players who played for three playoff teams in the same season and players who played for a few World Series winners in a row without appearing in the postseason. Finally (1:02:33), Ben and Meg banter about Angels turnover, Yankees non-turnover, Shohei Ohtani’s two-way future, NPB postings, a KBO breakout, a new baseball video game and K-drama, and a Yandy Díaz nickname. Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)” Link to MLBTR on series rosters Link to Woodruff story Link to Cleavinger story Link to Martinez news Link to Rosenthal on Martinez Link to Ben C. on starter timing Link to Ben C. on Game 7s Link to Yankees WC SP story Link to Ben C.’s series preview Link to ESPN series preview Link to Ben L. on playoff trends Link to Russell on “half days off” Link to “Mathemadage” series Link to Cooper post Link to Ben C. on bullpen games Link to FiveThirtyEight on hot hand Link to Ben L. on bullpenning Link to Sam on bullpenning Link to Russell on “cruising” SP Link to Curt on Brewers rings Link to Henderson story Link to three-peats sheet Link to Feduccia request Link to MLBTR on Angels GM Link to MLBTR on Suzuki Link to Goldman on Boone Link to Cashman news Link to Steinbrenner comments Link to Attanasio comments Link to Attanasio comments 2 Link to Xbox non-AI AI release Link to Ohtani updates Link to Selig first pitch Link to Selig on EW Link to Lyons on Hilliard Link to Stove League wiki Link to Stove League EW wiki Link to Full Count announcement Link to Call of Duty mission Link to baseball RPG tweet Link to Sato posting news Link to Oda news Link to Bartleby wiki Link to Game 1 box score Link to Baumann on Game 1 Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: [email protected] Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});.fg-pod-player{margin:0 0 16px;}.fg-pod-player audio{width:100%;max-width:560px;display:block;}.fg-pod-player__meta{font-size:12px;color:#6b7280;}.fg-pod-player__members{color:#50ae26;font-weight:700;}.fg-pod-player__upsell a{color:#50ae26;font-weight:700;}.fg-pod-player .powerpress_links{margin:2px 0 0;font-size:12px;}00:26:38 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS Source