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Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Ben Clemens banter about world rosters and rotation decisions, making the Fall Classic through the lens of “battles of styles,” whether travel days are really days and more rest. Then (31:50) Ben C. guest delivers a Stat Blast about whether bullpen games are really dangerous 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 bullpen. Finally (1:02:33), Ben and Meg banter about Angels turnover, Yankees no turnover, Shohei Ohtani’s two future trips, NPB comments, a KBO break, a new baseball video game and K-drama, and Yandy Díaz’s nickname.
I’m listening in: Andy Ellison, “Effective Wild Theme”
I hear something else: Benny and the Million Shetland Ponies, “Effective Wild Theme (Pedantic)”
Link to MLBTR series rosters
Link to Woodruff history
Link to Cleavinger history
Link to Martinez’s message
Link to Rosenthal in Martinez
Link to Ben C. in starter time
Link to Ben C. on Game 7s
Link to Yankees WC SP story
Link to Ben C. series preview
Link to ESPN series preview
Link to Ben L. on playoff trends
Link to Russell on “half day off”
Link to “Mathemadage” series
Link to Cooper’s post
Link to Ben C. on bullpen games
Link to FiveThirtyEight in a warm hand
Link to Ben L. on bullpenning
Link to Sam in the bullpen
Link to Russell on “read” SP
Link to Curt in Brewers rings
Link to Henderson’s history
Link to three-peat sheet
Link to Feduccia request
Link to MLBTR Angels GM
Link to MLBTR on Suzuki
Link to Goldman in Boone
Link to Cashman’s message
Link to Steinbrenner’s comments
Link to Attanasio’s comments
Link to Attanasius commentaries 2
Link to Xbox non-AI AI release
Link to Ohtani updates
First pitch to Selig
Link to Selig in EW
Link to Lyons Hilliard
Link to The covenant of the hearth wiki
Link to The covenant of the hearth EW wiki
Link to Full count announcement
Link to Called Pietasque mission
Link to baseball RPG tweet
Link to Sato posting the message
Link to Oda’s message
Link to Bartleby wiki
Link to Game 1 box score
Link to Baumann in Game 1
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