This week's episode includes:
- Paul's take on a couple Cubs controversies
- Fringe Wild Card teams
- An update on Trout and Harper
- Theo Epstein's baseball philosophy
- An examination of the current Wild Card format
- Stat of the Week: Leverage Index (LI) (24:55)
- Sounds of the Game: October 26, 1997 (30:52)
- Five Seconds or Less and Ump or No Ump (37:16)
Mentioned in this week's episode:
Paul's article: Front Row Seat: The Cubs are poised to return to the postseason, thanks in part to Theo Epstein's grand vision (Joe Posnanski)
Peter's article: Is Current Wild Card System Fair? (Ken Rosenthal)
Stat of the Week: Leverage Index (LI) (Fangraphs)
Sounds of the Game: Game 7 of 1997 World Series (NBC)
Pete Rose - Jim Gray interview (1999)
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