Effectively Wild Episode 2383: How to Call a Collapse
Effectively Wild Episode 2383: How to Call a Collapse  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Sat Oct 04 2025
Description: Ben Lindbergh brings on Michael Baumann, who immediately makes Ben regret it by subjecting him to a lyrical ode to Effectively Wild inspired by the Taylor Swift song “Wood.” Then they play “College Baseball Player or Make and Model of Car?” before recapping the three decisive Game 3s of the wild card round (with an emphasis on the absurdity of the Guardians’ immediate elimination after their historic AL Central comeback, a bad call on Xander Bogaerts, the heroics of Cam Schlittler and Ryan McMahon, and converting from Red Sox fandom to Yankees fandom) and ranking the four division series matchups. Then (1:15:44) Ben talks to Tigers TV broadcaster Jason Benetti about calling the team’s 2024 comeback and 2025 collapse, how to process their reprieve from elimination after a historic blown lead, players to pay attention to in the ALDS, and naturally, John Brebbia. Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)” Audio interstitial: Philip Bergman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to “Wood” lyrics Link to reliever familiarity effect Link to call on Bogaerts Link to Padres postgame video Link to Padres frustration Link to ump scoreboard Link to Schlittler fun facts Link to Schlittler pitches piece Link to Jeter catch Link to McMahon catch Link to Schlittler’s mom’s account 1 Link to Schlittler’s mom’s account 2 Link to article about Schlittler’s family Link to Ben on first-year pitchers Link to Ben on the Brewers and Jays Link to 2024 Benetti appearance Link to Brebbia EW episode Link to Benetti’s podcast Link to Cal award  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