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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley tease their first playoff livestream and banter about a listener suggestion for how to refer to a postseason that spans multiple months, Jason Benetti&#8217;s relationship with Liberty Biberty (including a real-time text exchange), the true alcohol intoxication levels of <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/munetaka-murakami/37120/stats/batting" target="_blank">Munetaka Murakami</a> and other players in clubhouse clinching celebrations (BAC Blast?), and whether MLB should schedule overlapping playoff games, then (35:21) recap the end of the wild card round, opine on the futures of the eliminated teams, lament the latest recurrence of the annual anti-analytics October backlash, preview the various Division Series (1:13:07), discuss the World Series matchups they most want to see, and much more. 
Audio&nbsp;intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwE1yLYIymQe16tQBjqWkF9Tx8DNlZez/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Jonathan Crymes, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17xCKWhVd_jYCsHmnzYS21kpPsWJ2zj73/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme 2</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_nineteenth_century" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to long 19 century wiki</a>
<a href="https://blueypedia.fandom.com/wiki/Long_Dog_Easter_Egg" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bluey Long Dog</a>
<a href="https://www.ispot.tv/ad/BNgU/progressive-pet-insurance-dog-park" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Dog Park&#8221; ad</a>
<a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/liberty-mutual-new-commercial-character-liberty-biberty-1236816214/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Biberty background</a>
<a href="https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Skpe/liberty-mutual-liberty-biberty-baseball-commentary-featuring-jason-benetti" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Biberty/Benetti spot 1</a>
<a href="https://www.ispot.tv/ad/SkpQ/liberty-mutual-liberty-biberty-umpire-calls-featuring-jason-benetti" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Biberty/Benetti spot 2</a>
<a href="https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Skpc/liberty-mutual-liberty-biberty-nice-catch-featuring-jason-benetti" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Biberty/Benetti spot 3</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/a/wxaFDdu" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Benetti text exchange</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CHSN_WhiteSox/status/2105458225298473088" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vasil clip 1</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CHSN_WhiteSox/status/2105459350831550864" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Murakami clip 1</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1wuo9w0/murakami_im_drunk_im_drunk_yesterday_maybe/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Murakami clip 2</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1wpe9ff/highlight_murakami_celebrates_the_white_sox/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Murakami clip 3</a>
<a href="https://x.com/whitesoxoomf/status/2105710082248118417" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Murakami clip 4</a>
<a href="https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcohol/rehab-treatment/alcohol-content-percentage" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ABV by beverage</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.627961423125&type=3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben&#8217;s 2009 photos</a>
<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/mlb/news/how-long-did-alex-rodriguez-date-ex-kate-hudson-revisiting-ex-mlb-stars-hollywood-romance/articleshow/119438870.cms" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to A-Rod/Hudson relationship</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Hudson#Early_life" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hudson family history</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50069105/mlb-attendance-4th-straight-year-boosted-rays" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to attendance news</a>
<a href="https://frontofficesports.com/article/mlb-playoff-openers-kick-off-with-mixed-attendance/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to wild card attendance</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKu0TVlumcc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Simpsons clip</a>
<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anemoia" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to anemoia definition</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVmU3iANbgk" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to My Fair Lady scene</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50074695/red-sox-sonny-gray-not-happy-being-lifted-70-pitches" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Gray comments</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/willson-contreras-analytics-yankees-sonny-gray/805619/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Contreras comments</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7648769/2026/10/01/mlb-wild-card-playoffs-day-2-weird-facts-trivia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stark on the Phillies</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7653245/2026/10/02/chris-sale-braves-division-series-start-mlb-playoffs/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sale update</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50082291/mlb-playoffs-2026-new-york-yankees-alds-aaron-judge-status-tampa-bay-rays" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Judge quote</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JRFegan/status/2105120880435269903" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Burke quote</a>
<a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25505331-sean-burke-posts-follow-photo-viral-quote-after-white-sox-win-playoff-series" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Burke follow-up</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/smburkey/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Burke&#8217;s Insta</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd-N7LsjtI7/?img_index=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Yankees fits</a>
<a href="https://x.com/BurdenBurner/status/2106042239004578234" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Volpe suit</a>
<a href="https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/sudden-fall-overmatched-cubs-miss-their-few-chances-plunge-into-unwelcome-offseason-r3380/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trueblood on the Cubs</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/postseason-zips" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ZiPS probabilities</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/110621/alds-series-preview-padres-vs-brewers/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP NLDS 1 preview</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/what-could-go-wrong-brewers-vs-padres-nlds-preview" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG NLDS 1 preview</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/toppling-the-juggernaut-dodgers-vs-braves-nlds-preview" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG NLDS 2 preview</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/i-90-blue-bloods-clash-guardians-vs-white-sox-alds-preview" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG ALDS 1 preview</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-battle-of-the-navy-blue-teams-of-the-east-rays-vs-yankees-alds-preview" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG ALDS 2 preview</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/diamondbacks-to-retain-manager-torey-lovullo.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Lovullo</a>
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/10/01/mlb-drops-proposal-host-baseball-game-grand-teton-national-park/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Grand Teton news 1</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50080250/rob-manfred-mlb-consider-game-grand-teton-park" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Grand Teton news 2</a>

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