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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley talk primarily (though not exclusively) about the Brewers&#8217; NLCS sweep of the Dodgers: how it happened, the highs and lows, and what the outcome of the rematch does and doesn&#8217;t mean for the perception of the sport, the reality of the league and its labor outlook, the future of the Dodgers, and more. 
Audio&nbsp;intro: Xavier LeBlanc, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14GwETbHV9icxS2-FKQXWPNtoJKy1U55L/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Daniel Leckie, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MDiYT6nzp-be6mFJdJgEZtCfPxSRWERW/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2026_NLCS.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NLCS stats</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/10/16/mlb/2026-dodgers-obit-brewers-mlb-pennant-nlcs-sweep" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on the sweep</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.theringer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2Fdodgersfall_getty_ringer2-scaled.jpg&w=1080&q=75&dpl=e4e92a5cbf4adc7dc7955b60d16bc1ea5e5ad0b8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ringer art</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_with_the_Head_of_Goliath_(Caravaggio,_Rome)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Caravaggio original</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/team/jobs/bobblehead-character" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bobblehead character</a>
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-dodgers-mascot-20140408-story.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bobblehead article</a>
<a href="https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Dol_Guldur" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dol Guldur wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf829Hq9kWE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani homer</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-planning-to-pitch-in-2027-mlb-season" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani on 2027</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/the-brewers-have-gamers-but-do-they-have-hall-of-famers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to gamers quote</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/active-roster" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to roster breakdowns</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/88742/the-problem-with-blake-snells-command-is-his-approach/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP on Snell&#8217;s command</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/this-is-why-kevin-cash-pulled-blake-snell" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Snell and Cash</a>
<a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/sharing/66qut" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to three-inning-save query</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=898fde0b-66f9-34f5-8368-e7224478f3f7" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pages double</a>
<a href="https://x.com/EvanDrellich/status/1838308238808285223/photo/2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to market-size ranking</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFqFLo_bYq0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lucas quote</a>
<a href="https://www.andrewnorton.tv/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andrew Norton site</a>

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