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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their plans for playoff livestreams and an MLB attendance announcement, then recap the highlights of the last weekend of the regular season and discuss what excites them about the playoffs. Along the way, they rank the collapses of the Astros, Tigers, and Mets and banter about trade-deadline do-overs, playoff-clinching walk-offs, Game 162 incentives, whether tiebreakers are fairer than tiebreaker games, a smart save by a first-base coach, the scariest October teams relative to the regular season, the AL wild card matchups, two Alex Cora quotes, the potential for first-time champions, and more, plus follow-ups.
Audio&nbsp;intro: 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;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Josh Busman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SggB_cBRUvlpFnxY6mZRh4wXQ4AHj91K/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/effectivelywild" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to livestreams sign-up</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-attendance-reaches-71-4-million-three-straight-years-of-growth-for-first-time-since-2007" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB press release</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/misc.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to attendance stats</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2025-misc.shtml#all_attendance" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to year-over-year attendance</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/bryan-reynolds-flies-out-sharply-to-right-fielder-noelvi-marte" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Marte robbery</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-clinch-2025-playoff-berth" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rafaela triple</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18152144/investigating-baseball-ultimate-feat-improbable-walk-triple" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on walk-off triples</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/angels-star-mike-trout-blast-131358067.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trout homers</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mike-trout-homers-in-final-at-bat-of-2025-season" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trout streak</a>
<a href="https://x.com/mlbnetwork/status/1972130503836012829" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Alomar Jr. intervention</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/guardians-walk-it-off-to-clinch-postseason-berth" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kayfus walk-off</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/connor-norby-marlins-goal-season-131438184.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Norby quote</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/theathletic.com/post/3lzwkls67ec26" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mets/Marlins history</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/09/pete-alonso-to-opt-out-of-mets-contract-enter-free-agency.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Alonso</a>
<a href="https://x.com/SmittyOnMLB/status/1972015501141332077" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cora quote</a>
<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/great-call-from-the-haters" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to haters meme</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-fangraphs-2025-staff-predictions/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG staff predictions</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds?date=2025-03-26&dateDelta=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to preseason playoff odds</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-gleyber-like-carlos-narvaez-has-exceeded-expectations-in-boston/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to other Cora quote</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=2&season=2025&month=1000&season1=2025&ind=0&startdate=2025-05-12&enddate=2025-05-14&team=0&sortcol=13&sortdir=default&pagenum=1&pageitems=200" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to mid-May Gleyber pull rate</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET202505120.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to May 12 Gleyber game</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pk829GBZiFPZt9heWUPY_Ns1ki-bbZeC8eVJz8xlGv4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to first-year postseason starters</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/09/nationals-finalizing-deal-with-paul-toboni-as-new-head-of-baseball-operations.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Toboni</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=al&lg=nl&qual=y&type=23&month=0&ind=1&sortcol=5&sortdir=asc&startdate=&enddate=&season1=1920&season=2025&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to lowest K%+</a>
<a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1972381135117119602" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Adames dinger</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2350-back-in-the-swing-off-things/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Episode 2350</a>

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