Effectively Wild Episode 2251: The Playoff Payoff

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Nolan Arenado rumor, then (5:15) answer listener emails about fandoms that are overrepresented in baseball media, Formula 1-style “pay players” in MLB, whether players should be paid overtime for the postseason, whether MLB will ever classify foreign leagues as “major,” a Disney Channel baseball scene, fan-elected baseball executives, and (1:14:13) a player (Earl Pruess) with a mysterious nickname, followed by a bonus Stat Blast (1:24:02) about the typical tenures of sports leagues commissioners and Supreme Court justices.

Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on Arenado
Link to Arenado Athletic report
Link to Dave’s USSM letter
Link to MLBTR on the letter
Link to “pay drivers” article
Link to NBA prize money
Link to Dodgers postseason pool
Link to Ben on league reclassification 1
Link to Ben on league reclassification 2
Link to Suite Life scene
Link to Suite Life episode
Link to spectator interference rule
Link to Veeck’s fanagers
Link to “Gibby” nicknames
Link to Pruess post
Link to Pruess TSN card
Link to Pruess signing article
Link to Pruess gambling article
Link to Pruess documents
Link to Pruess autograph 1
Link to Pruess autograph 2
Link to Pruess autograph 3
Link to Pruess obit
Link to younger Pruess obit
Link to listener emails database
Link to EW commissioners discussion
Link to Stat Blast spreadsheet
Link to latest HUAL episode
Link to EW gift subscriptions
Link to Secret Santa sign-up form