Episode Details

⚾ MLB Division Series preview and Wild Card recap on The Chasers Dugout Report Ep. 561: can the Braves, who beat the two-time champion Dodgers 5 of 6 times this season, end LA's three-peat run? Plus Yankees vs Rays, Padres vs Brewers and White Sox vs Guardians playoff predictions.

🎙️ On the panel: Kevin L. Warren (Host & Moderator), Darrell "D-Dubbz" Warren, & Alvin Clawson

🔥 ON THIS EPISODE

🚪 Phillies eliminated by Atlanta and the Don Mattingly fallout

🪓 Braves advance behind Austin Riley and Michael Harris II; Chris Sale's NLDS availability

🗽 Yankees sweep the Red Sox behind Ben Rice and fundamental baseball

💻 Willson Contreras on analytics and the Sonny Gray decision

🌴 Padres shut down the Cubs

🖤 White Sox win their first playoff series since 2005

🏟️ ALDS and NLDS picks for all four Division Series

🩹 Aaron Judge injury update

⏱️ CHAPTERS

0:00 ⚾ MLB Playoff Picture Preview

1:01 🎙️ Show Intro and Housekeeping

1:51 😂 Crew Banter and Trigger Talk

3:17 🚪 Phillies Exit and Don Mattingly Fallout

7:44 🔄 Phillies Rotation Decisions and Playoff Format

10:42 📊 Wild Card Format and Reseeding Debate

13:44 🪓 Braves Advance: Riley, Harris and the Dodgers Next

16:57 🗽 Yankees Sweep Red Sox Breakdown

23:20 💻 Willson Contreras Rips Analytics and the Sonny Gray Hook

28:09 🌴 Padres Shut Down the Cubs

32:56 🖤 White Sox Bounce the Astros

37:17 🏟️ NLDS Preview: Braves vs Dodgers

38:20 🤔 Dodgers vs Braves Pick Debate

43:05 🩹 Aaron Judge Injury Update

44:54 ⚔️ ALDS Preview: White Sox vs Guardians

50:11 🔥 Yankees vs Rays Pitching Duel Preview

53:40 📣 Tropicana Field Crowd and Home-Field Factor

1:00:33 💥 NLDS Main Event: Padres vs Brewers

1:09:03 📝 Final Picks and Injury Recap

1:10:38 🙏 Final Thoughts and Sign-Off

⭐ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER

23:20 💻 Willson Contreras Rips Red Sox Analytics and the Sonny Gray Hook

After a two-game Wild Card exit in which Boston was outscored 18-2, Willson Contreras questioned how much the Red Sox lean on data and "computers." The panel debates whether pulling Sonny Gray early cost Boston its season and where analytics should end and baseball feel should begin.

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