Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a mayoral Yankees/Mets cap and the history of politicians flubbing comments about baseball, tease their next playoff livestream, and discuss when it’s acceptable to call a game “winner take all,” the conclusion of the Division Series round, José Ramírez the motivator, the Tigers’ 2025 outlook, nobody believing in the Dodgers (supposedly), how Dave Roberts is doing, injury-compromised players, the first games of the NLCS and ALCS, the clutch hitting of Kiké Hernández, Giancarlo Stanton, and…Clayton Kershaw, misconceptions about one-knee-down catching, the 2025 Dodgers rotation, an uptick in October TV ratings, and the significance of the CS matchups.
Audio intro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to Adams cap article
Link to NYT on the Adams cap
Link to Adams Mets fandom
Link to Adams 9/11 comment
Link to Clinton story 1
Link to Clinton story 2
Link to Clinton story 3
Link to Clinton New Yorker cover
Link to Giuliani story
Link to de Blasio story
Link to Obama story 1
Link to Obama story 2
Link to politicians story
Link to “no cap” definition
Link to Ramírez report
Link to Ramírez and Mario Kart
Link to Trueblood tweet
Link to Muncy clip
Link to Muncy/Hernández quotes
Link to Curtis on doubters
Link to Roberts confession
Link to original Roberts quote
Link to Dodgers streak story
Link to updated playoff hitting data
Link to postseason hitters, min. 50 PA
Link to FG payroll page
Link to one-knee-down story
Link to PB/WP rates
Link to Cooper thread
Link to Swanson EW episode
Link to BP fielding data on Naylor
Link to FG fielding data on Naylor
Link to MLB.com on Kershaw
Link to MLBTR on Kershaw
Link to MLBTR on Stone
Link to Maldonado surgery story
Link to Raleigh surgery story
Link to Sheehan on second chances
Link to Jay on the Yankees’ pen
Link to Langs on slams
Link to “must-win” quote
Link to Trop update
Link to Strike Four
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