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Nov. 26, 2025

Baseball playoff lineups need to be different than regular season lineups

#bluejays had contact hitters in the 2025 playoffs and succeeded because of that despite not having as much power as #dodgers. In the regular season you can get away with weaker #8 and #9 hitters. Playoff baseball has to have better lineup depth. From this week's #podcast.
Nov. 25, 2025

Atlanta Braves are set up to sign Bo Bichette

#mets fan talking about #braves again since Atlanta always makes us nervous. Trading for #astros Maurice Dubon clears the path to bring in Bo Bichette to play shortstop since they traded SS Nick Allen. Will that happen? Don't bet against Alex Anthopolous.
Nov. 24, 2025

Are home runs dying? 12 teams in MLB did not have a 30 home run player!

8 of the 18 #mlbb teams that did have a 30-home run guy did make the playoffs. But only 4 of the 12 that did not managed to get into posteason play. Are home runs becoming less important? From this week's podcast.
Nov. 24, 2025

Only 4 of 13 Accept Qualifying Offer - This week in baseball Ep. 637- 11.24.25

The four that accepted the $22M Qualifying offer from their teams - Gleyber Torres, Shota Imanaga, Trent Grisham, and Brandon Woodruff all made sense for them and their teams. But for #Rangers one-time star Adolis Garcia, he was non-tendered a 2026 contract along with his teammate Jonah Heim. It's …
Nov. 24, 2025

Only 4 of 13 Accept Qualifying Offer - This week in baseball Ep. 637- 11.24.25

Send us a text The four that accepted the $22M Qualifying offer from their teams - Gleyber Torres, Shota Imanaga, Trent Grisham, and Brandon Woodruff all made sense for them and their teams. But for #Rangers one-time star Adolis Garcia, he was non-tendered a 2026 contract along with his teammate Jo…
Nov. 21, 2025

Can the Mets be turned into a World Series contender this off season?

We're #Mets fans to begin with so like all Mets fans, we have our doubts. There are always doubts when you are a Met fan. When they traded Scherzer and Verlander it was because they were told the team did not expect to contend until 2026 and beyond. There's a lot of talent on the roster but some o…

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