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We're Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman and we’re moderately intrigued by the sport of baseball.
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NEW POD
- holy Schlitt that was impressive; NYY defeats BOS, will face TOR
- Tigers Won Again as magic CLE run ends; chance for DET vs. SEA?
- LAD dominates CIN, next up: epic clash vs. PHI
- Padres bats fall flat; we are AMPED for Cubs/Brewers
- POBO + manager hot stove begins
programming note: no pod today -- we're back on Friday recapping the week and previewing the DS
for now you can read our words at Yahoo Sports on two epic performances from the best southpaws on the planet
on Skubal: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
on Crochet: sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
with a historic blown division lead behind them and a clean state to start the postseason, the Tigers took Game 1 with an ultra-rare but timely safety squeeze and an absolute gem from Tarik Skubal
new for Yahoo Sports, from Cleveland:
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NEW POD
POSTSEASON PREVIEW SPECIAL
- players + themes we're thinking about for all 4 Wild Card series
- *long sigh* alright let's talk about the Mets
- HOU misses October for first time since '16
- other highlights (and lowlights) from Game 162 around the league
- and much more!
BASEBALL BAR-B-CAST POSTSEASON PREVIEW
LIVE ON YAHOO SPORTS YOUTUBE CHANNEL AT 11 AM ET
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BASEBALL BAR-B-CAST POSTSEASON PREVIEW
LIVE ON YAHOO SPORTS YOUTUBE CHANNEL AT 11 AM ET
JOIN US
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POSTSEASON POWER RANKINGS
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TOMORROW
BASEBALL BAR-B-CAST PLAYOFF PREVIEW
JOIN US LIVE AT 11 AM ET
LET'S HAVE SOME FUN
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sadly they will not have the privilege of lucking into an elite prospect and instead will endure something called the “postseason”
26.09.2025 15:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#RochBottom update with 3 games to go
White Sox have top draft lottery odds secured (Rockies/ Nationals are ineligible) but 2nd-best odds are still up for grabs with PIT/MIN tied
same goes for 4th-best odds with ATH/ATL/BAL tied as well
PIT at ATL this weekend presented by @tankathon.bsky.social
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NEW POD
REGULAR SEASON FINALE
- SEA wins AL West, Cal reaches 60 HR
- AL Central (and East?!) coming down to the wire
- NLWC3 😅
- what's still at stake entering the final weekend
- Good/Bad/Uggla on Javier Bracamonte, George Valera, a steal, a handshake, the Orioles, and more!
in August at his number retirement ceremony, Ichiro urged the 2025 Mariners to "seize the moment"
new for Yahoo Sports, on Seattle's successful embrace of the mantra, and Cal Raleigh delivering another storybook swing (or two) to clinch the AL West at long last:
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programming note: no Wednesday pod this week -- we'll be back on Friday to recap the penultimate series and preview the final weekend 🫡
24.09.2025 01:02 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Tarik Skubal vs. CLE in ‘25 before Tuesday’s 6th inning:
27 IP, 1 R, 5 BB, 38 K
that 6th inning:
3 runs in 5 plate appearances without a single ball leaving the infield
new from Cleveland, on Skubal’s series of unfortunate events:
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
Tarik Skubal vs. CLE in ‘25 before Tuesday’s 6th inning:
27 IP, 1 R, 5 BB, 38 K
that 6th inning:
3 runs in 5 plate appearances without a single ball leaving the infield
new from Cleveland, on Skubal’s series of unfortunate events:
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
programming note: no Wednesday pod this week -- we'll be back on Friday to recap the penultimate series and preview the final weekend 🫡
24.09.2025 01:02 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0🫡
23.09.2025 22:01 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
some takeaways from Seattle's momentous sweep over Houston...
- Cal Raleigh chasing history (and it has nothing to do with home runs)
- what next for Woo?
- Hunter Brown is legit
- Framber fumbling the bag?
- Gabe Speier deserves your attention
- and more!
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NEW POD
- SEA sweeps HOU, AL West title 🔜
- AL Central race went from Over In July to The Best Division Race With One Week Left
- here come the Reds! Mets open door for stunning CIN surge (+ Snakes alive?!)
- Kershaw's final start in LA (or so it seems)
- and so much more from a wild weekend!!!
here's what the standings would look like if records were determined by series wins/losses/splits
(Tokyo Series + the 2 LAD/CHC games at Wrigley in April are counted as one series so that every team has played the same number of series)
what stands out?
Skenes vs Greene on Wednesday in Cincinnati is going to be funnn
21.09.2025 21:28 — 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Because the Reds hold the tiebreaker, the Mets are out of playoff position for the first time since April 4 (when they were 4-3)
21.09.2025 21:24 — 👍 34 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 4REDS MOP THE CUBS
and move into a tie with the Mets at 80-76 for the 3rd NL Wild Card spot with 6 games left to play (and hold the tiebreaker over the Mets as well 👀)
last three mopportunities of the season today
Reds over Cubs
Guardians over Twins
Dodgers over Giants
who gets it done?
July 6: Guardians lose 10th straight game, fall to 15.5 games back of the Tigers in the AL Central
September 20: Guardians win 10th straight game, climb to 1 game back of the Tigers in the AL Central
seems unlikely that if Jake had posted this same thing on Bluesky it would have produced the same level of rage-filled engagement as it did on Twitter, but we def had fun discussing and debating this premise at length (and considering other candidates) on Wednesday's pod:
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