Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest home run predictions (by Carlos Estévez and Lawrence Butler), top closers blowing leads, the compelling, competitive postseason, highlights of recent games, broadcasters invoking momentum, replay controversies, and Padres-Dodgers bad blood, plus follow-ups on green screens (or the lack thereof) on baseball broadcasts, fun-fact qualifiers, and the Reds and the Selig Rule, and closing banter about the Brewers and Willy Adames.

Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG playoff coverage

Link to Estévez prediction piece

Link to his previous prediction

Link to Estévez prediction pod 1

Link to Estévez prediction pod 2

Link to Estévez prediction pod 3

Link to Butler interview clip

Link to story on Butler and Harris

Link to player predictions wiki

Link to Carpenter homer

Link to hardest-hit balls vs. Clase

Link to Clase 3-run HR fact

Link to Carpenter leaderboard 1

Link to Carpenter leaderboard 2

Link to Carpenter career platoon splits

Link to Rosen on Carpenter vs. Clase

Link to Clase pitch-type splits

Link to Sam on closer flops

Link to FG reliever projections

Link to SP cruising study 1

Link to SP cruising study 2

Link to momentum study 1

Link to momentum study 2

Link to momentum study 3

Link to momentum wiki

Link to Sam on the 2014 Royals

Link to Paine on 1-1 ties

Link to ZiPS odds

Link to Ben Clemens on weekend games

Link to Nate Silver post

Link to replay reviews breakdown

Link to MLB quotes about replay

Link to Dodgers-Padres Athletic recap

Link to Dodgers-Padres breakdown video

Link to Roberts quote

Link to Machado video 1

Link to Machado video 2

Link to Rosenthal on Machado

Link to dugout sides

Link to Simpsons clip

Link to Lux quote

Link to green screen photo

Link to Ortiz photo 1

Link to Ortiz photo 2

Link to virtual replacement ads info 1

Link to virtual replacement ads info 2

Link to virtual replacement ads info 3

Link to Alonso fun fact

Link to Carpenter fun fact

Link to Francona hiring article

Link to Heyman tweet

Link to Brewers postseason streak

Link to Gandalf book quote

Link to Gandalf movie quote

Link to triple crown question 1

Link to triple crown question 2

Link to triple crown question 3

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