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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the effect of road dominance on the postseason spectator experience and discuss NLCS Game 2 and ALCS Game 3, touching on <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/yoshinobu-yamamoto/33825/stats?position=P" target="_blank">Yoshinobu Yamamoto</a>&#8217;s throwback complete game, the historic playoff production of <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/enrique-hernandez/10472/stats?position=OF" target="_blank">Kiké Hernández</a>, the less surprising excellence of <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/vladimir-guerrero-jr/19611/stats?position=1B" target="_blank">Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</a>, a budding Dodgers backlash, pitcher usage when a team is trailing, how to handle Humpy, and much more. Then (T:TK:TK) they answer listener emails about the ethics of October rooting, what to call two-game sweeps, &#8220;representing&#8221; the tying run, great takes on great pitches, and players who lost &#8220;local hero&#8221; status.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Harold Walker, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_u1OHC8kumMkTfl2QWSo4FRlkFWvOcHB/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Jonathan Crymes, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u9uMDVhB3JbuuT3HQYDzXcl4cXc-mY4Z/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/world-series-road-teams-notching-early-wins" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2019 road dominance</a>
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<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/how-nick-castellanos-became-octobers-fielding-star" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Castellanos defense</a>
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