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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the rampant overuse of the phrase &#8220;must-win game,&#8221; denying late timeouts, the Blue Jays&#8217; victory over the Yankees, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/vladimir-guerrero-jr/19611/stats?position=1B" target="_blank">Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</a>, a Yankees postmortem, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/aaron-judge/15640/stats?position=OF" target="_blank">Aaron Judge&#8217;</a>s partial postseason redemption, the athletic (and managerial) highlights and lowlights of the other ALDS and the two NLDSes, the swan song of October <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/clayton-kershaw/2036/stats?position=P" target="_blank">Clayton Kershaw</a>, postseason sacrifice bunting, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/bryce-harper/11579/stats?position=OF" target="_blank">Bryce Harper</a>&#8217;s thoughts on childbirth, and more.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwE1yLYIymQe16tQBjqWkF9Tx8DNlZez/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: The Shirey Brothers, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lGyXnWwEoa3G1mWIJfdeNs8HHFLR8Ml7/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1975369573362004274" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Passan&#8217;s Phillies tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.joeposnanski.com/p/from-teddy-ballgame-to-all-rise-the-myth-of-the-postseason-choker" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Posnanski on comebacks from 0-2</a>
<a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/22/sports/vladimir-guerrero-does-not-rule-out-yankees-as-potential-free-agency-suitor/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vlad&#8217;s Yankees grudge</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/vladimir-guerrero-jr-david-ortiz-punctuate-yankees-alds-loss-2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vlad and Papi</a>
<a href="https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/david-ortiz-fs1-postgame-show-hitler-joke.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Papi on Schlittler</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6699321/2025/10/08/aaron-judge-yankees-alds-new-york/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rosenthal on Judge</a>
<a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/2025/10/newsletter-excerpt-october-8-2025.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sheehan on Judge</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6702908/2025/10/09/new-york-yankees-boone-cashman/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rosenthal on the Yankees</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2017/10/25/mlb/alex-rodriguez-redemption-mlb-on-fox-world-series" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Ringer on Fox&#8217;s MLB panel</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/magazine/clean-your-clock.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;clean your clock&#8221; etymology</a>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/phillies-vs-dodgers-bryson-stott-bunt/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stott bunt explanation</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ScottLauber/status/1975692432017924437" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper quote</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/cal-raleigh-home-run-caught-by-fan-wearing-dump-here-shirt" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Raleigh shirt story</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/why-the-infield-fly-rule-was-not-called-for-cubs-brewers-in-nlds" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to infield-fly call</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6702939/2025/10/09/mlb-playoffs-weird-bluejays-yankees-kyle-schwarber/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stark fun fact</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvr1T1sFvEg" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The West Wing scene</a>

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