What is the story about?
The postseason dramatics continue this week as we barrel towards finding out which two teams will square off in the World Series. Will it be a battle of the small-market champs with the Brewers and the Rays, or will the Guardians finally get another shot at winning their long-awaited championship? Or will it be another notch in the Dodgers’ belt? We’ll soon see, but in the meantime, we’ll have to watch the storylines unfold over the coming days. Shohei Ohtani is playing through injury and suffering
for it, and other players are showing that they are superstars in the making.
Let’s get right into it!
- Ben Clemens offers postseason managerial reports for Aaron Boone and Will Venable, while Jon Becker sums up October for Walt Weiss and Craig Stammen.
- Mike Petriello explains the root of Shohei Ohtani’s postseason struggles, and whether or not he’ll be able to correct them.
- Dan Gartland expects that the Dodgers may bench Ohtani if his struggles continue.
- Will Leitch looks at storylines to follow in the second game of the ALCS.
- Will Sammon and Sam Blum assess whether Kevin Cash might have left a postseason starter in too long this time. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Karl Rasmussen ranks the watchability of all the potential World Series matchups.
- The Mariners have received approval to interview Houston’s Joe Espada for their open managerial position. (ESPN)
- Tyler Kepner looks at how William Contreras exemplifies the spirit of the Brewers. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- History nerds, this one is for you.
- Adam Zimmer of our Brewers sister site has a bunch of reasons to cheer for the Brewers in the NLCS.
- Jay Jaffe assesses how much better Victor Mesa Jr. can still get.
- AJ Cassavell looks at how the Dodgers could bounce back in the NLCS.
- Tom Verducci spotlights how the Brewers are making the Dodgers look old and tired.
- Tom Verducci offers up 10 lessons learned from the Brewers’ Game 1 win in the NLCS.
- How one grieving mother used baseball to help heal after the loss of her son. Story by Tim Arango.
- A little something for everyone. (Here’s a direct link to the Bluesky post for those reading on Apple News.)
- Brendan Gawlowski reports on the pitchers of Arizona Fall League.
- Nathaniel Lowe has had a hard year, but he’s finding his moment in the postseason. Story by Zack Meisel.
- Matthew Roberson looks at how Jackson Chourio is on his way to being a genuine superstar.
- Jason Foster looks at big moments from ALCS and NLCS history.
- Teams are using the ABS challenge system more in the postseason. (AP)
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has reportedly had laser eye surgery in the offseason, shares Johnny Flores Jr. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Things you can only do with the Rays in the postseason.
And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.
