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Ben and Meg banter about Ben&#8217;s trip to a World Series-obsessed city, whether Game 1 of a best-of-seven series can be &#8220;must-win,&#8221; the Jays-as-underdogs narrative, the global audience for the matchup, and a few factors they&#8217;re following throughout the series, before reacting to two California clubs&#8217; managerial hirings: the Angels&#8217; choice of Kurt Suzuki and the Giants&#8217; choice of Tony Vitello (plus a postgame postscript).
Audio&nbsp;intro: Gabriel-Ernest, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RRfThaYTS3pNyN08OEGLJLdhXRb-wIUZ/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Philip Tapley and Michael Stokes, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIp68xsf3VligZWlp_LIlfw_k-0KNsJt/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/article-blue-jays-must-win-world-series-game-1-vs-los-angeles-dodgers/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Must-win&#8221; article</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tangotiger.com/post/3m3xgv5j54k2a" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to best-of-seven probability</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/postseason-zips" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ZiPS odds</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/bo-bichette-in-blue-jays-lineup-at-second-base-for-2025-world-series-game-1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bichette article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mickey-stanley-is-tigers-unsung-playoff-hero-c295621048" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mickey Stanley article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-postseason-and-international-stars-drive-record-global-viewership" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to global viewership</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/pharrell-williams-voices-of-fire-2025-world-series" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pharrell announcement</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByRv-i63fuU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pharrell performance</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NameNerdCirclejerk/comments/1hyzubm/mlb_relief_pitcher_jeff_hoffman_has_some_truly/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hoffman names</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPxc0YoEdCx/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Snell fashion</a>
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/subjective-age-how-old-you-feel-difference/673086/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to subjective age</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhQ_7vdTs1w" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to plate-tapping promo</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2025/10/23/mlb/mlb-postseason-starting-pitchers-in-relief-roki-sasaki-dodgers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on SP as RP</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6733619/2025/10/20/albert-pujols-angels-manager-not-candidate/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pujols/Angels article</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6741949/2025/10/22/kurt-suzuki-angels-manager-one-year-contract/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Suzuki hiring</a>
<a href="https://x.com/SamBlum3/status/1981116361809285294" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Minasian story</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/angels-post-job-opening-for-hvac-technician-after-yusei-kikuchi-complains-about-lack-of-air-conditioning-051338877.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to HVAC story</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6737042/2025/10/21/angels-mike-trout-tyler-skaggs-trial/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trout testimony</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6698416/2025/10/07/san-francisco-giants-manager-search-nick-hundley/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hundley article</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6737767/2025/10/22/san-francisco-giants-hire-tennessee-coach-tony-vitello-manager/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vitello article</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-giants-are-circling-the-most-interesting-managerial-hire-in-decades/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Vitello</a>
<a href="https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/general-eisenhowers-order-of-the-day" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;eyes of the world&#8221; message</a>

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