Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley revisit Meg’s experience of Mariners-Tigers ALDS Game 5 and recap the first few games of the Championship Series round, touching on postseason broadcast booths, the Mariners’ mauling of the Blue Jays in Toronto, Pat Murphy’s burnishing of the Brewers’ underdog image, broader narrative-building about the Brewers-Dodgers series, whether the Dodgers intentionally took it easy during the regular season, the GIDP heard ’round the world, starters moonlighting as relievers, Blake Snell, and more, plus closing banter about manager news and Pete Alonso’s contract target in his second crack at free agency.

Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”

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Link to playoff win expectancy changes

Link to Humpy article

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Link to worst BsR w/30+ SB

Link to AL team Gold Gloves

Link to NL team Gold Gloves

Link to The Bandwagon on Gold Gloves

Link to GIDP video

Link to GIDP article

Link to Cooper on the GIDP

Link to Turang on his near-HBP

Link to Stathead on 100-pitch playoff games

Link to jacked Jays fan

Link to Robles play

Link to Passan on the NLCS

Link to Murphy’s “eight guys” quote

Link to Defector comment

Link to Craig on the Dodgers

Link to Schildt story

Link to Hinch story

Link to Alonso report

Link to Sam on “seeking”

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