Successfully Wild Episode 2219: The Potential Playoff Fumbles

Ben Lindbergh and Joe Sheehan banter about highschool, the persistent, befuddling attract of Craig Kimbrel, the Orioles’ current struggles, the playoff-fumble potential of 4 groups that beforehand possessed 90-plus-percent playoff odds, their prediction philosophies, the potential for laws to curb the excesses of sports activities betting, and what the shock “retirement” of Adrian Wojnarowski says in regards to the distinction between baseball’s largest newsbreakers and people of different sports activities, plus a postscript (1:16:30) in regards to the historical past of hating intentional walks.

Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Successfully Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Successfully Wild Theme”

Hyperlink to JUG explainer 1
Hyperlink to JUG explainer 2
Hyperlink to Regis JUG Evening
Hyperlink to Joe Sheehan Publication
Hyperlink to MLBTR on Kimbrel
Hyperlink to Jaffe on Kimbrel
Hyperlink to McCann clip
Hyperlink to Ben C. on the chances 1
Hyperlink to Ben C. on the chances 2
Hyperlink to 538 predictions examine
Hyperlink to Silver on randomness
Hyperlink to Birnbaum on randomness
Hyperlink to Ben on postseason sweeps
Hyperlink to Chass on “digital dandy”
Hyperlink to Dan on “digital dandy”
Hyperlink to MLBPA lawsuit
Hyperlink to SAFE Guess Act information 1
Hyperlink to SAFE Guess Act information 2
Hyperlink to Gradual Boring on sports activities betting
Hyperlink to Premier League advert ban
Hyperlink to Wrigley sportsbook article
Hyperlink to UK movie star advert ban
Hyperlink to Craggs on sports activities betting
Hyperlink to Woj retirement tweet
Hyperlink to ESPN Woj information
Hyperlink to The Ringer on Woj
Hyperlink to Schefter quote
Hyperlink to Ben on newsbreaking
Hyperlink to insider scandals
Hyperlink to Sharpe apology
Hyperlink to Schumaker clip
Hyperlink to Abe Simpson clip
Hyperlink to A Recreation of Inches
Hyperlink to Strike 4
Hyperlink to Recreation of Inches on the IBB
Hyperlink to Posnanski on the IBB