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Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 2539: BAC in Action

Oct 3, 2026 · 29 min · 9 segments

!EWFI *This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please…

!EWFI *This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon.* Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley tease their first playoff livestream and banter about a listener suggestion for how to refer to a postseason that spans multiple months, Jason Benetti’s relationship with Liberty Biberty (including a real-time text exchange), the true alcohol intoxication levels of Munetaka Murakami and other players in clubhouse clinching celebrations (BAC Blast?), and whether MLB should schedule overlapping playoff games, then (35:21) recap the end of the wild card round, opine on the futures of the eliminated teams, lament the latest recurrence of the annual anti-analytics October backlash, preview the various Division Series (1:13:07), discuss the World Series matchups they most want to see, and much more. **Audio intro**: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme” **Audio outro**: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2” Link to long 19 century wiki Link to Bluey Long Dog Link to “Dog Park” ad Link to Biberty background Link to Biberty/Benetti spot 1 Link to Biberty/Benetti spot 2 Link to Biberty/Benetti spot 3 Link to Benetti text exchange Link to Vasil clip 1 Link to Murakami clip 1 Link to Murakami clip 2 Link to Murakami clip 3 Link to Murakami clip 4 Link to ABV by beverage Link to Ben’s 2009 photos Link to A-Rod/Hudson relationship Link to Hudson family history Link to attendance news Link to wild card attendance Link to anemoia definition Link to My Fair Lady scene Link to Gray comments Link to Contreras comments Link to Stark on the Phillies Link to Sale update Link to Judge quote Link to Burke quote Link to Burke follow-up Link to Burke’s Insta Link to Yankees fits Link to Volpe suit Link to Trueblood on the Cubs Link to ZiPS probabilities Link to roster breakdowns Link to BP NLDS 1 preview Link to FG NLDS 1 preview Link to FG NLDS 2 preview Link to FG ALDS 1 preview Link to FG ALDS 2 preview Link to MLBTR on Lovullo Link to Grand Teton news 1 Link to Grand Teton news 2 ![ **Sponsor Us on Patreon**](http://www.patreon.com/effectivelywild) ![ **Give a Gift Subscription**](https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift) **![](mailto:podcast@fangraphs.com) Email Us:** [podcast@fangraphs.com](mailto:podcast@fangraphs.com) **![ Effectively Wild Subreddit**](https://www.reddit.com/r/effectivelywild/) ![ Effectively Wild Wiki](http://effectivelywild.wikia.com/wiki/Effectively_Wild_Wiki) **![ Apple Podcasts Feed**](http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/effectively-wild-daily-baseball/id545919715) **![ Spotify Feed**](https://open.spotify.com/show/18kbXy9p0jHw3o8f2cQlCj) **![ YouTube Playlist**](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXytxPs81CsUSJmN1mQMr526CdeDpf4vK) **![ Facebook Group**](https://www.facebook.com/groups/effectivelywild/) **![ Bluesky Account**](https://bsky.app/profile/ewpod.bsky.social) **![ Twitter Account**](https://twitter.com/ewpod) ![ **Get Our Merch!**](https://breakingt.com/collections/fangraphs) Source

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Speakers: Ben LindberghHostMeg RowleyHost

Top entities: Munetaka Murakami×23 Jason Benetti×10 World Series×7 Imgur×2 Meg Rowley×16

Show signals: PopularityVery Populartop 5%Audience≈17k followers

Wild Card Round and Long October0:44 – 5:58

Ben LindberghHost

0:44

Wild card round complete, four teams eliminated, four bye teams tagging in to take their place.

Ben LindberghHost

0:53

We will be recapping the end of the wild card round and previewing the division series.

Ben LindberghHost

0:59

Fortunately, the schedule makers took pity on the podcasters and gave us a day without baseball-

1:05

[laughs]

Ben LindberghHost

1:05

... to kind of catch up.

1:07

Yeah.

Ben LindberghHost

1:08

And by the way, we can tease the first of our Patreon playoff live streams.

1:13

Yeah.

Ben LindberghHost

1:13

We are planning to do the first one next Sunday, not this coming Sunday, Sunday, October 11th, NLCS game one.

Ben LindberghHost

1:23

We don't know-

1:24

Yes

Ben LindberghHost

1:24

... who will be playing.

1:25

Mm-mm.

Ben LindberghHost

1:25

We don't know what time they will be playing.

Ben LindberghHost

1:27

Presumably-

1:28

No

Ben LindberghHost

1:28

... prime time.

Ben LindberghHost

1:28

It's the only game that day, but, uh, whoever is, uh, going toe-to-toe in that game, we will be live streaming during it and talking to our Patreon people in the Discord group.

Ben LindberghHost

1:40

So if you're not already a supporter and a member, we hope you'll get on board.

Ben LindberghHost

1:45

Not only can you hear the rest of this episode, the entirety of this episode, but you also get a couple playoff live streams.

Ben LindberghHost

1:51

So-

1:52

Yeah

Ben LindberghHost

1:52

... that will be the first one, and then tentatively we will probably do one during the World Series.

1:58

Yeah.

Ben LindberghHost

1:58

But time and date TBD.

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Wild Card Round and Long October0:44 – 5:58

Ben LindberghHost

0:44

Wild card round complete, four teams eliminated, four bye teams tagging in to take their place.

Ben LindberghHost

0:53

We will be recapping the end of the wild card round and previewing the division series.

Ben LindberghHost

0:59

Fortunately, the schedule makers took pity on the podcasters and gave us a day without baseball-

1:05

[laughs]

Ben LindberghHost

1:05

... to kind of catch up.

1:07

Yeah.

Ben LindberghHost

1:08

And by the way, we can tease the first of our Patreon playoff live streams.

1:13

Yeah.

Ben LindberghHost

1:13

We are planning to do the first one next Sunday, not this coming Sunday, Sunday, October 11th, NLCS game one.

Ben LindberghHost

1:23

We don't know-

1:24

Yes

Ben LindberghHost

1:24

... who will be playing.

1:25

Mm-mm.

Ben LindberghHost

1:25

We don't know what time they will be playing.

Ben LindberghHost

1:27

Presumably-

1:28

No

Ben LindberghHost

1:28

... prime time.

Ben LindberghHost

1:28

It's the only game that day, but, uh, whoever is, uh, going toe-to-toe in that game, we will be live streaming during it and talking to our Patreon people in the Discord group.

Ben LindberghHost

1:40

So if you're not already a supporter and a member, we hope you'll get on board.

Ben LindberghHost

1:45

Not only can you hear the rest of this episode, the entirety of this episode, but you also get a couple playoff live streams.

Ben LindberghHost

1:51

So-

1:52

Yeah

Ben LindberghHost

1:52

... that will be the first one, and then tentatively we will probably do one during the World Series.

1:58

Yeah.

Ben LindberghHost

1:58

But time and date TBD.

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