Effectively Wild Episode 2234: Swing States
Description
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s surprise presence and PitchCom conspiracies, recap the big moments (and big swings) from the end of the ALCS and NLCS, compare and contrast Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton, consider the 2025 outlooks for the Guardians and Mets, discuss the implications of a World Series matchup between big spenders, preview the Series, and share stats about Emmanuel Clase’s postseason implosion, the meeting of Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, and the star-studded-ness of the Yankees’ and Dodgers’ rosters.
Audio intro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to FG playoff coverage
Link to Clerks montage
Link to Ben on SP playoff familiarity
Link to Soto at-bat breakdown
Link to Stanton at-bat
Link to Soto at-bat
Link to Soto quote
Link to BaseRuns standings
Link to Clase query data
Link to listener emails database
Link to Verducci on Dodgers-Yankees
Link to ZiPS WS projections
Link to Sterling clip
Link to Langs stat 1
Link to Langs stat 2
Link to Langs stat 3
Link to Ryan Nelson on Twitter
Link to MLBTR on the Mets
Link to series star data
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