Episode #073 - Spring, Ghosts, Netflix and MLB Opening Night

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The boys are back with Opening Day upon us. Eric’s been flat-out, Spoon’s recovering from a big Sydney weekend, and I asked the question we all pretend we know the answer to: how much does spring training actually matter? We dug into the numbers and—shockingly—Eric was surprised (rare).

That snowballed into a chat about some of the weirder postseason formats around the world: Japan’s “ghost win” advantage in the NPB playoffs , the KBO’s step-ladder chaos where the higher seed gets a built-in edge , and the college baseball tournament bracket that looks like it was designed by a beautiful lunatic . Then we spiral into “if MLB expands again… what does October even look like?” Ghost wins? Play-ins? Don’t tempt us.

We wrap with a quick look at Opening Night: Yankees vs. Giants on Netflix, Spoon’s thoughts (not thrilled), and why the broadcast team is absolutely outrageous—Matt Vasgersian on the call, with CC Sabathia and Hunter Pence, plus a desk featuring Elle Duncan, Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, and Anthony Rizzo.

Spoon closes it out with his best bet for Opening Night.
We’ll be back hours after the game to recap it, run our first Destiny Draft, and drop Spoon’s best tips for Opening Weekend.

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