WELCOME TO OCTOBER! Jack, Aram, and Peter break down every Wild Card series, then fill out their brackets to crown the 2026 World Series Champion. 

Intro: 0:00
Phillies-Braves: 4:44
White Sox-Astros: 18:20
Red Sox-Yankees: 33:10
Cubs-Padres: 44:30
Jack's Bracket: 1:03:30
Aram's Bracket: 1:08:25
Peter's Bracket: 1:12:33

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WELCOME TO OCTOBER! Jack, Aram, and Peter break down every Wild Card series, then fill out their brackets to crown the 2026 World Series Champion.&nbsp;
Intro: 0:00 Phillies-Braves: 4:44 White Sox-Astros: 18:20 Red Sox-Yankees: 33:10 Cubs-Padres: 44:30 Jack's Bracket: 1:03:30 Aram's Bracket: 1:08:25 Peter's Bracket: 1:12:33
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The Flagship Podcast for Justbaseball.com. Peter Appel, Jack McMullen, and Aram Leighton cover baseball in its entirety. The trio will be meeting five days a week, Monday through Friday, to discuss MLB, MiLB, College Baseball, Gambling, Fantasy Baseball, the emerging trading card market, and much more!

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1194 | MLB Wild Card Preview + Final Playoff Predictions (Filling Out the Bracket) 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/8dc83ff9-8117-4101-abae-b4d301400ede/transcript

Aram and Jack recap the four Wild Card Game 2's before previewing the only Game 3 between the Phillies and Braves. 

Intro: 1:30
Phillies-Braves G2: 5:46
Game 3 Preview: 25:12
White Sox-Astros G2: 27:41
Red Sox-Yankees G2: 44:12
Cubs-Padres G2: 56:28

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Aram and Jack recap the four Wild Card Game 2's before previewing the only Game 3 between the Phillies and Braves.&nbsp;
Intro: 1:30 Phillies-Braves G2: 5:46 Game 3 Preview: 25:12 White Sox-Astros G2: 27:41 Red Sox-Yankees G2: 44:12 Cubs-Padres G2: 56:28
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1196 | MLB Wild Card Game 2 Recaps + Game 3 Preview (Phillies/Braves)

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Late at night, Jack and Peter break down every game to open the postseason. Austin Riley brings the Braves a win, the White Sox take care of the Astros, Cam Schlittler dominates the Red Sox for the Yankees, and the Padres boatrace the Cubs. After the recaps, Peter gives his game-two predictions. 

Time Stamps: 

Intro: 0:00
Phillies-Braves: 5:26
White Sox-Astros: 18:07
Red Sox-Yankees: 29:20
Cubs-Padres: 41:00
Game Two Picks: 45:21

 

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Late at night, Jack and Peter break down every game to open the postseason. Austin Riley brings the Braves a win, the White Sox take care of the Astros, Cam Schlittler dominates the Red Sox for the Yankees, and the Padres boatrace the Cubs. After the recaps, Peter gives his game-two predictions.&nbsp;
Time Stamps:&nbsp;
Intro: 0:00 Phillies-Braves: 5:26 White Sox-Astros: 18:07 Red Sox-Yankees: 29:20 Cubs-Padres: 41:00 Game Two Picks: 45:21
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1195 | Wild Card Game 1 Recaps + Game 2 Predictions

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Jack and Aram kickstart the program by lauding three of the teams that clinched a spot in the postseason yesterday. Then, Peyton joins to rank the best 40/40 seasons in MLB history, before longtime analyst Rod Allen reminisces about his time in Detroit covering Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer.

 

Intro: 0:00

White Sox: 9:40

Padres: 12:40

Cubs: 19:19

PCA 40/40: 25:14

Weekend Preview: 44:42

Rod Allen: 49:34

 

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Jack and Aram kickstart the program by lauding three of the teams that clinched a spot in the postseason yesterday. Then, Peyton joins to rank the best 40/40 seasons in MLB history, before longtime analyst Rod Allen reminisces about his time in Detroit covering Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer.
&nbsp;
Intro: 0:00
White Sox: 9:40
Padres: 12:40
Cubs: 19:19
PCA 40/40: 25:14
Weekend Preview: 44:42
Rod Allen: 49:34
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1193 | Clinchers, PCA 40/40, and Rod Allen on Verlander and Scherzer

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1194 | MLB Wild Card Preview + Final Playoff Predictions (Filling Out the Bracket)

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