Description

We were anointed in a holy manner before recording this episode. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss playoff baseball, featuring unforced errors and Humpy the Salmon; an update on the narrative fantasy picks; Belichick doc nixed; Aces win thanks to... plants?; and we talk to Defector's Giri Nathan about his book about the hot new things in tennis: Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis.

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Phillies share the pain after Orion Kerkering's error leads to crushing elimination loss (The Athletic)

How a Dodgers-Brewers NLCS Battle Defines MLB's Labor Battle (ESPN)

Yusei Kikuchi told Japanese reporters after his final start that he asked the Angels to fix the lack of A/C in the weight room, but they never did all season. (Reddit)

Sasaki told the Dodgers that installing Japanese-style bidet toilets would influence his signing decision (Reddit)

Seattle Mariners fan's dirt-eating superstition goes viral amid playoff hopes (King5)

Travis Hunter's Rookie Mistake Wipes Away Huge Jaguars Play vs. Seahawks (Sports Illustrated)

Trevor Lawrence turns STUMBLE into GAME-WINNING TD (YouTube)

Ravens' Derrick Henry Bounces Back for Nothing (Sports Illustrated)

Jaguars' Travis Hunter gets baptized hours before Seahawks showdown (ESPN)

UNC, Hulu not moving forward with season documentary (Inside Carolina)

The Aces' Long and Bumpy Road to Reclaim Their Spot Atop the WNBA (Sports Illustrated)

Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis (Bookshop)