There's PLAYOFF BASEBALL in Starkville! Jayson and Doug discuss the tie-breakers that could have been, the Dodgers' "meager" 106-win season, and if the MLB's playoff format should reward teams like LA for their regular season performance. Plus, our World Series predictions! The guys then welcome in the manager of Major League Baseball's winningest club, Gabe Kapler of the San Francisco Giants! Kapler entails his team's propitious run to the postseason; the club's veterans experiencing near-career years all at once; what lessons he was able to extrapolate as the Phillies manager, and more! Plus, trivia and Strange But True that's dedicated to Shohei Ohtani!

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Trivia courtesy: @ThomasMRobson
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