Effectively Wild Episode 2251: The Playoff Payoff
Effectively Wild Episode 2251: The Playoff Payoff  
Podcast: Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
Published On: Thu Nov 28 2024
Description: Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Nolan Arenado rumor, then (5:15) answer listener emails about fandoms that are overrepresented in baseball media, Formula 1-style “pay players” in MLB, whether players should be paid overtime for the postseason, whether MLB will ever classify foreign leagues as “major,” a Disney Channel baseball scene, fan-elected baseball executives, and (1:14:13) a player (Earl Pruess) with a mysterious nickname, followed by a bonus Stat Blast (1:24:02) about the typical tenures of sports leagues commissioners and Supreme Court justices. Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to MLBTR on Arenado Link to Arenado Athletic report Link to Dave’s USSM letter Link to MLBTR on the letter Link to “pay drivers” article Link to NBA prize money Link to Dodgers postseason pool Link to Ben on league reclassification 1 Link to Ben on league reclassification 2 Link to Suite Life scene Link to Suite Life episode Link to spectator interference rule Link to Veeck’s fanagers Link to “Gibby” nicknames Link to Pruess post Link to Pruess TSN card Link to Pruess signing article Link to Pruess gambling article Link to Pruess documents Link to Pruess autograph 1 Link to Pruess autograph 2 Link to Pruess autograph 3 Link to Pruess obit Link to younger Pruess obit Link to listener emails database Link to EW commissioners discussion Link to Stat Blast spreadsheet Link to latest HUAL episode Link to EW gift subscriptions Link to Secret Santa sign-up form  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Spotify Feed  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  Bluesky Account  Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source