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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the history of teams that take 3-0 leads in best-of-seven series, the highlights and lowlights of the first three games of the World Series, the need for an objective check-swing standard, complaints about the broadcasting of John Smoltz, and Rob Manfred&#8217;s competitive-balance comments.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Alex Ferrin, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PG05TBt19rOUlQMuYgF5mNllQ3yEc5Tx/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Cory Brent, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pt4d-z71jiJ_H4Zb23Kos4vuP__tzf8t/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/2026/10/newsletter-excerpt-october-27-2026.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sheehan on odds</a>
<a href="https://www.joeposnanski.com/p/will-milwaukee-sweep-the-series" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Posnanski on odds</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.theplayerstribune.com/william-contreras-mlb-baseball-milwaukee-brewers-world-series" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Contreras piece</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sink-florida-sink-inside-the-rally-that-broke-the-world-series-open" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on the G3 rally</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/slangsonsports.bsky.social/post/3myt4ix7nb226" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Langs on the rally</a>
<a href="https://pebblehunting.substack.com/p/did-the-rays-still-have-a-play-at" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on the Caminero play</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-ashby-postseason-consecutive-scoreless-innings-reliever-record" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ashby streak story</a>
<a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/2114154967644991531" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Langs on scoring 4-plus</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/did-yandy-d-az-swing-075536224.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to checked-swing videos</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checked_swing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to checked-swing wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/354170/2018/05/15/whats-the-rulebook-definition-of-a-swing-in-baseball-there-isnt-one-but-there-should-be/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to swing definition article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-testing-check-swing-challenge-in-arizona-fall-league" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to AFL challenge system</a>
<a href="https://pebblehunting.substack.com/p/what-if-all-checked-swings-were-just" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on checked swings</a>
<a href="https://x.com/AdamMcCalvy/status/2114120446350414251" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to McCalvy tweet</a>
<a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/2114145314970235117" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Nightengale tweet</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-adam-ottavino-faced-paul-goldschmidt-32-times/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Laurila column</a>
<a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/10/26/sources-rays-brewers-game-1-preliminary-audience-outperforms-expectations/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ratings article 1</a>
<a href="https://frontofficesports.com/article/world-series-game-1-gets-eye-popping-local-milwaukee-ratings/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ratings article 2</a>
<a href="https://x.com/OnAirJosh/status/2114219115208438033" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Megill quote</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1xeqdnc/highlight_jackson_chourio_gets_liam_hicks_out_at/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Chourio/Hicks play</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50261784/mlb-rob-manfred-rays-brewers-world-series-good-game" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Manfred quotes</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/rays/roster/coaches" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rays coaches page</a>
<a href="https://sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/shannon-drayer/seattle-mariners-dave-cameron-blogfather-shape-roster" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jeff/Dave/Williamson story</a>
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brewer-territory/id1875369365" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Curt&#8217;s second pod</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rays-closer-bryan-baker-5d6b97fefdbf152f37b9d36556a481b2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to September article on Baker</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/bryan-baker-has-been-dominant-as-rays-closer" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adam on Baker</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=rasmudr01&year=2026&t=p#all_times" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rasmussen&#8217;s 2026 splits</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=rasmudr01&year=Career&t=p" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rasmussen&#8217;s career splits</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/taylor-walls/22458/stats/batting#advanced-fielding" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Walls defensive stats</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/taylor-walls-has-perfected-positioning-anticipation-at-shortstop" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adam on Walls</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7531606/2026/08/22/tommy-pham-dane-myers-social-media-argument-reds/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pham on defensive stats</a>
<a href="https://tangotiger.com/index.php/site/article/comparing-statcast-fielding-run-value-frv-to-drs" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tango on DRS vs. FRV</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7688793/2026/10/14/tampa-bay-rays-alcs-ticket-prices-tropicana-field/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Blum on ticket pricing</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/2113368516992847885" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rosenthal report</a>

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