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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a few more World Series subjects (TV ratings, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kyle-harrison/27758/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Kyle Harrison</a>&#8217;s non-use, the Brewers&#8217; bullpen performance, an earlier EW discussion of ideal clinching plays, and more), and then (26:00) recap the first season of ABS: how it went, what surprised them, possible improvements, etc. After that (46:26) they talk about baseball scenes in Avengers: Doomsday (with an MCU digression) and You Can See Everything (sans spoilers), and wrap up (1:15:45) by anticipating how active the MLB transaction market will be leading up to the lockout. 
Audio&nbsp;intro: Justin Peters, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qjDTYA9tQlZDQBpZqZUEosHoKN8nMQxR/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Sean P., &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17BLnrn53h0YsHUvT6MqOaWGeKp0bJeQW/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://x.com/BillShaikin/status/2115934854403784975" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ratings tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7729570/2026/10/27/world-series-tv-ratings-fox-2026-brewers-rays/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ratings article 1</a>
<a href="https://frontofficesports.com/article/world-series-viewership-shows-impact-of-broadcast-schedule-pivot/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ratings article 2</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/10/29/mlb/how-the-brewers-became-baseballs-blueprint-world-series" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on the Brewers pen</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-brewers-bullpen-was-one-for-the-ages/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jaffe on the Brewers pen</a>
<a href="https://substack.com/profile/788589-neil-paine/note/c-373444581" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Paine on the Brewers pen</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-brewers-and-the-most-dominant-postseason-runs-of-the-division-play-era/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jaffe on the Brewers run</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7733262/2026/10/29/brewers-dominant-mlb-playoffs-world-series/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stark on the Brewers run</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/best-mlb-single-season-postseason-winning-percentages" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to best postseason records</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7733968/2026/10/28/brewers-world-series-tarik-skubal-dodgers-trade-deadline/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skubal offers report</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/daniel-vogelbach-hilariously-sings-stacy-223216500.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to drunk Vogelbach</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1771-take-the-money-and-pun/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW Episode 1771</a>
<a href="https://darkmoonseries.wordpress.com/2015/12/19/ever-wonder-how-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west-melted/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Wicked Witch melting</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/10/23/mlb/five-trends-that-define-the-2026-mlb-playoffs-world-series-brewers-rays" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on challenge changes</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/03/25/mlb/is-mlb-challenge-system-already-doomed-full-abs-balls-strikes-umpires" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on ABS preseason</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/08/mlb/a-complete-taxonomy-of-mlb-abs-accidents-challenge-system" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on ABS mix-ups</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlbs-new-outfield-positioning-rules-are-producing-dramatic-results-in-the-afl/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to AFL experiment results</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1bpfNdOTzc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Doomsday promo video</a>
<a href="https://deadline.com/2026/10/avengers-doomsday-world-series-sneak-peek-1237172207/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Doomsday article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/avengers-doomsday-game-1-of-the-2026-world-series" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Doomsday article 2</a>
<a href="https://tht.fangraphs.com/baseball-at-the-movies-captain-america-first-avenger/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to First Avenger article</a>
<a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/patrick-stewart-last-movie-role-avengers-doomsday-1236934590/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Doomsday Stewart article</a>
<a href="https://www.threads.com/@thelegacyofnerd/post/DfF8WahD52z/every-appearance-patrick-stewart-made-as-professor-x-in-a-marvel-or-x-men-film/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Professor X appearances</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_(film_series)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to X-Men movies wiki</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Doom" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Doctor Doom wiki</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebbets_Field" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ebbets Field wiki</a>
<a href="https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Earth-828" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Earth-828 wiki</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2512-the-superhero-baseball-draft/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW superhero draft</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlllabwmWcc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Who&#8217;s on First?&#8221; clip</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who's_on_First%3F" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Who&#8217;s on First?&#8221; wiki</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_House_(novel)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Black House wiki</a>

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