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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley tease their next playoff livestream and discuss &#8220;Chalktober,&#8221; the end of the ALCS, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/chandler-simpson/31912/stats/batting" target="_blank">Chandler Simpson</a>&#8217;s (and Ben&#8217;s) calves, Ben&#8217;s quickly defused feud with FanGraphs, and hirings/non-firings. Then (1:00:53) they bring back fan-favorite (and host-favorite) guest Adrian Chiles—BBC host, Guardian columnist, and Effectively Wild UK correspondent—to talk about his beloved Rays&#8217; run to the World Series, how he&#8217;s followed their exploits despite a several-hour time difference, his musings about the excitement/misery of playoff baseball, and more.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Grant Brisbee, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CJziS-LZMoyB13avq991af2-c9KaGfoU/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;interstitial: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C85Waxu-ubj5VEkl5qCROdNaEAdUbcl4/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Guy Russo, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ypilLuC54vxaDVVNtUuHSx9gP2ZcLug/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

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<a href="https://x.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/2112409450514731362" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Smith quote</a>
<a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/2111637623089373681" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Langs on Caminero</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ECloskyWTSP/status/2111624051751796754" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to other Caminero fact</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/guardians-manager-stephen-vogt-explains-175427533.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vogt on Bibee</a>
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<a href="https://www.mlb.com/rays/history/postseason-results" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rays postseason history</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2532-can-the-public-still-teach-teams/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Petriello appearance</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1ax-IrfluQ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Family Guy clip</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_gait" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to horse gait wiki</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/undeniable-rays-strike-early-and-late-to-advance-to-world-series/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Clemens on ALCS G6</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/chandler-simpson-could-be-the-king-of-competitive-runs/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrews on Simpson</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/31192/players-prefer-presentation-breaking-lind/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Meg on Lind</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/stephen-vogt-guardians-bench-coach-tony-arnerich-look-alike" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vogt/Arnerich article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/aaron-boone-to-return-as-yankees-manager-in-2027.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Boone</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/orioles-to-hire-jared-banner-as-general-manager.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Banner</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/athletics-hire-taylor-smith-as-president-of-baseball-ops.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Smith</a>
<a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2026/10/01/milwaukee-brewers-jake-bauers-glad-he-didnt-retire-from-baseball-enjoying-breakout-season/92011754007/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hogg on Bauers</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/kdhQx7R" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG zombie graphic</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/b8vwQDX" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG ghost graphic</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2489-baseball-better-late-than-never/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adrian&#8217;s first EW spot</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/27/hardly-anyone-watches-baseball-in-the-uk-so-why-do-we-keep-speaking-its-language" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adrian on the Rays</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Chiles" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adrian on Wikipedia</a>
<a href="https://x.com/TBRaysUK" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to @TBRaysUK</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/dictionary-term.php?term=place%20hitter" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;place hitter&#8221; definition</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/dictionary-term.php?term=hit%20%27em%20where%20they%20ain%27t" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;hit &#8217;em where they ain&#8217;t&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/14/golf-trying-quit" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adrian on golf</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/adrian-chiles" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adrian&#8217;s Guardian archive</a>
<a href="https://www.thetablet.co.uk/authors/adrian-chiles/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adrian&#8217;s The Tablet archive</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rgky" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adrian&#8217;s BBC archive</a>

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