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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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We’re fresh off an absolute all-timer of a World Baseball Classic final… and it only took Eric about 30 seconds after the last out to announce he’s suddenly got Venezuelan roots. Shocking to nobody.

From there we get into what the WBC keeps proving over and over again: the world game is unreal, and MLB could learn a thing or two from the way the tournament builds drama — even if the league would never, ever copy the format for the postseason (which is a shame, because it’d be chaos in the best way).

Then we flip into Opening Day mode. With the season a week away, we run through a stack of offseason signings — some obvious, some sneaky — and debate which ones are actually going to matter once games start counting. By the end, we each plant our flag on the signing we think will have the biggest impact in 2026.

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Eric, Rolsey and Spoon are finally back together — and there’s plenty to get into.

Eric shares a bit about his experience on the ground in Japan during the World Baseball Classic, before the boys zoom out and talk about what the tournament means for the global game as a whole. That naturally leads into a spirited debate about WBC eligibility rules, what they are, and what they probably should be.

From there, it’s a quick look ahead to the World Baseball Classic final between Venezuela and the United States, with thoughts on the matchup, the stakes, and what it says about where international baseball is headed.

In honour of St. Patrick’s Day, Rolsey tries to build a Team Ireland WBC roster… and quickly discovers that’s easier said than done. So instead, he introduces the lads to the greatest Irish-born pitcher in baseball history, along with some of the wonderfully weird Irish baseball history that came with him.

The boys also wrap with a few thoughts from spring training, what’s stood out so far, and why they’re all itching for Opening Day.

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