Effectively Wild Episode 2387: GIDPodcast
Effectively Wild Episode 2387: GIDPodcast  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Wed Oct 15 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley revisit Meg’s experience of Mariners-Tigers ALDS Game 5 and recap the first few games of the Championship Series round, touching on postseason broadcast booths, the Mariners’ mauling of the Blue Jays in Toronto, Pat Murphy’s burnishing of the Brewers’ underdog image, broader narrative-building about the Brewers-Dodgers series, whether the Dodgers intentionally took it easy during the regular season, the GIDP heard ’round the world, starters moonlighting as relievers, Blake Snell, and more, plus closing banter about manager news and Pete Alonso’s contract target in his second crack at free agency. Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to sign up for Patreon Link to Meg’s 2386 postscript Link to playoff win expectancy changes Link to Humpy article Link to Humpy video Link to worst BsR w/30+ SB Link to AL team Gold Gloves Link to NL team Gold Gloves Link to The Bandwagon on Gold Gloves Link to GIDP video Link to GIDP article Link to Cooper on the GIDP Link to Turang on his near-HBP Link to Stathead on 100-pitch playoff games Link to jacked Jays fan Link to Robles play Link to Passan on the NLCS Link to Murphy’s “eight guys” quote Link to Defector comment Link to Craig on the Dodgers Link to Schildt story Link to Hinch story Link to Alonso report Link to Sam on “seeking”  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Give a Gift Subscription  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com  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 || {}); Source