Effectively wild episode 2386: GOATS and goats

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley announce their playoff livestream plans, then break down Game 4 of the Phillies-Dodgers NLDS, including their musings on Orion Kerkering’s game-ending error and the events leading up to it, whether baseball would be better or worse without the tragic numbers on the field, the future of the Phillies and the intimidating Dodgers. Then, after a few thoughts on the Brewers and Cubs, they joke about baseball’s culture of paranoia (53:29), the effects of high-tech pitching machines (1:09:20), NPB slugger’s upcoming MLB free agency Munetaka Murakami (1:17:00), and possibly encouraging comments about MLB’s path to a unified broadcast rights package (1:20:58), plus a postscript message from Meg (1:30:05) about the Mariners’ victory in ALDS Game 5.

intro audio: Nate Emerson, “Effective Wild Theme”
Audio different: Liz Panella, “Effective Wild Theme”

Link to sign up for Patreon
Link to FG Phillies-Dodgers Gamer
Link to walk-off video
Link to Gelb’s Phillies story
Link to walk-off errors stat 1
Link to walk-off errors stat 2
Link to Yoda quote
Link to tweet about Call on Call
Link to Stark on the future of the Phillies
Link to Petriello’s post
Link to new meme format
Link to the etymology of the bunting
Link to FG Cubs-Brewers Gamer
Link to article about pitch tipping
Link to Ben about the sex schedule
Link to Wilson’s chess quote
Link to The Bandwagon on Trajekt
Link to the 2024 ferry status explosion
Link to tweet about Yesavage
Link to Ben on pitching machines
Link to home wRC+ per year
Link to road wRC+ per year
Link to MLBTR on Murakami
Link to Ben about Murakami/Sasaki
Link to Normandin article
Link to Kennedy remarks
Link to Caste Notes

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