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Effectively Wild Episode 59: Does the 2-3 Playoff Format Affect Home Field Advantage?/Can the A's Defeat Detroit?

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

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Ben and Sam bring on Jason Wojciechowski to discuss whether the 2-3 playoff format is the abomination he makes it out to be, then talk about how the A's Game Three victory changes (or doesn't change) their odds of beating the Tigers.

Episode 59: "Does the 2-3 Playoff Format Affect Home Field Advantage?/Can the A's Defeat Detroit?"

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