Effectively Wild Episode 2551: ABS Reviews, Reviewed
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon. Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a few more World Series subjects (TV ratings, Kyle Harrison’s non-use, the Brewers’ bullpen performance, an earlier EW discussion of ideal clinching plays, and more), and then (26:00) recap the first season of ABS: how it went, what surprised them, possible improvements, etc. After that (46:26) they talk about baseball scenes in Avengers: Doomsday (with an MCU digression) and You Can See Everything (sans spoilers), and wrap up (1:15:45) by anticipating how active the MLB transaction market will be leading up to the lockout. Audio intro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Sean P., “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to ratings tweet Link to ratings article 1 Link to ratings article 2 Link to Ben on the Brewers pen Link to Jaffe on the Brewers pen Link to Paine on the Brewers pen Link to Jaffe on the Brewers run Link to Stark on the Brewers run Link to best postseason records Link to Skubal offers report Link to drunk Vogelbach Link to EW Episode 1771 Link to Wicked Witch melting <a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/10/23/mlb/five-trends