October 11, 2022

1. Today, we have four Division Series games

And currently underway is a surprise 7–3 Phillies lead over the Braves in Atlanta, with the Mariners vs. Astros series about to start.

2. Highlights from the game so far this afternoon

Max Fried vs. Ranger Suarez on the mound. A 101-win Braves team against an 87-win Phillies team. And yet, an early 7–1 lead for the underdogs:

And maybe the start of a comeback just now, by the Braves:

3. Two of the most embarrassing injuries all season just happened

4. The Mets have a daunting free agency period ahead

But do they give Aaron Judge a billion-dollar offer to switch boroughs?

5. The Angels may be sold this winter for a record price

Not really sure how these franchise valuation numbers keep skyrocketing year after year, when viewership numbers don’t change that much, population numbers don’t change that much, but hey — what do I know?

6. Various news from around the league

7. The quote of the day: Aaron Judge’s dad

He’s got a point.

8. Speaking of Aaron Judge, here’s his pre-ALDS press conference

9. The Fernando Tatis Jr. PED suspension has an unexpected twist

The 80-game suspension includes Padres’ postseason games, so in theory if they go on to play (at most) 19 more games and win the World Series, he could return halfway through next April, shaving three weeks off his timeout clock.

10. And lastly, the MLB Error of the Year Award

On Twitter, I ran a 32-team bracket with the worst of the worst mistakes, blunders, bad plays and awful off-field moments of the year, put each matchup to a vote, and in the end, one of the four #1 seeds takes the “win”.

This terrible, inexplicable graphic from FOX Sports this summer.