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March to October

March to October

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October baseball is all about the teams that survive, not the teams that merely looked best in April. Chris and Ethan break down the 2026 playoff picture, the clubs nobody wants to face, and the stars most likely to decide a World Series run when 162 games suddenly stop mattering.From the Rays’ small-ball identity to the Brewers’ October upside, from the Yankees’ pressure cooker to the Dodgers’ relentless championship expectations, this episode lays out exactly why postseason baseball feels like a different sport. Chris and Ethan dig into byes, bullpen management, short-series strategy, and why getting hot at the right time can matter more than having the best record in baseball.You’ll hear bold takes on the AL and NL races, including why Tampa Bay, Boston, Cleveland, the White Sox, the Cubs, the Phillies, the Padres, Arizona, and Houston all have very different paths to making noise. They also break down which arms and bats are built for October, why some rosters collapse under pressure, and which managers and lineups can actually survive a five-game or seven-game series.

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