October 10, 2022

1. Where to start? Recapping the Wild Card weekend

The Mets are eliminated. The Blue Jays, Rays and Cardinals are eliminated.

And the Mariners, Guardians, Phillies and Padres advance to the Division Series — starting tomorrow afternoon.

2. Highlights from last night’s game

With the other three series ending in two-game sweeps, this was the only do-or-die Game 3 of the new setup — and in case you missed it, here are some highlights.

3. Highlights from the Mariners vs. Blue Jays series

In case you missed it, the Blue Jays had one of the worst postseason collapses in history yesterday—blowing an 8–1 lead with the season on the line, at home in Toronto. And now, they’re done.

Things are blissful up in the Pacific Northwest:

4. Never flip off a moose

Back in July, this happened. Bad idea.

5. Highlights from the Phillies vs. Cardinals series

The Phillies win a two-game sweep, ending the careers of Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina before a home crowd in St. Louis — and the team no one thought would go anywhere is now into the last eight.

And in each of their final at-bats, Pujols and Molina came through with massive base hits in the late innings — but to no avail, the rest of the team couldn’t come through.

6. Highlights from the Rays vs. Guardians series

Two teams that couldn’t score to save their life — culminating in Game 2 reaching the bottom of the fifteenth inning without a run scored.

And then, Oscar Gonzalez came to the plate with his Spongebob walk-up music — and sent the Guardians to the ALDS.

7. Various news from around the league

8. Mookie Betts bowled a 300

What do you do while waiting for the playoffs to start?

This:

9. Today’s New York Post sports cover

I was thinking “NEW YORK MESS” but this is good:

10. And lastly, the baseball anecdote of the day