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Nov. 7, 2025

It's less than 100 days until pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training 2026!

Too soon? We talked about the dark days of winter for #baseball fans like us. It gets dark early these days! But it won't be long before the pop of the glove and the crack of the bat fills our ears and hearts again! From this week's podcast.
Nov. 6, 2025

Future HOFer Max Scherzer's World Series surprised everyone except himself!

#bluejays Max Scherzer seemed primed to get rocked by #dodgers. But that did not happen! When Max was tapped to pitch game 3 by Jays manager Schneider, he knew he'd be the one to start game 7. That's what HOFers do. Want the ball when it counts most! And Max did not disappoint in game 3 or game 7! …
Nov. 5, 2025

Blue Jays' base running cost them a World Series title #podcast

In a seven game classic series it's only a couple of plays that are the difference. The #bluejays outhit, mostly out-pitched the #dodgers but fell a hair short of their first title in 32 years. From this week's podcast - a few key mistakes doomed the Jays' chance!
Nov. 4, 2025

Yamamoto's Game 7 performance will be forever remembered like Schilling's bloody sock! #podcast

#dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto is like a Boy Scout - Always Prepared! What he did in game 7 after pitching 6 innings in game 6 was all-time amazing! From this week's podcast!
Nov. 3, 2025

Vlad Jr.'s daring run around the bases in game 3 gave the Jays a 5-4 lead. Jays lost in 18 innings.

Vlad Guerrero Jr. had a great playoff and World Series run. His 'mad dash' from first base to home in the 7th inning of game 3 gave the Jays a lead and could have been one of the most memorable tears in WS history. But when the Dodgers walked off the Jays in the 18th inning that play became a footn…
Nov. 3, 2025

Did we just watch the greatest World Series in history? - Ep. 634 - 11.3.25

Since 1973 there gave been 17 seven-game World Series. None of them had an 18-inning game, a player who got on base 9x in one game, a rookie striking out 12 hitters and a solo extra inning home run for the final runs. #Dodgers #BlueJays will be talked about for a long time. Gordon and Mark talk ab…

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