Welcome to the Flippin' Bats 2021 World Series preview between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros as Ben Verlander takes you LIVE from Houston as he rounds the bases on the top storylines around this series, his World Series prediction, who will steal the first base in the World Series, his ultimate World Series lineup and the Top-5 must see players from the October Classic!

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Former LA Dodgers General Manager and winningest GM in the National League over his tenure, Ned Colletti, stops by to explain the pressures of being a GM in October, the art of blockbuster deals at the deadline, changing the culture for the Dodgers organization, one BIG deal that almost happened for the Dodgers in 2008, how the Dodgers acquired Manny Ramirez and MORE!

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Ben Verlander is joined by 2017 World Series Championship Manager with the Houston Astros and current Manager of the Detroit Tigers, AJ Hinch! Hinch walks Ben through the experience of being a MLB Manager in October, pressures of making the right or wrong moves in the postseason, art of pitching in the playoffs, building a new culture in Detroit, the growth of the Tigers young and talented rotation, his story of Miggy's historic 500th HR, why Shohei Ohtani is this seasons MVP and MORE!

Also, Ben break down both Championship Series, why MLB Umpires need more accountability, pressures of managing in the postseason and Ben's Top-5 lists including; 2021 Postseason Performers, All-time Postseason Home Runs and his All-time Postseason Base Stealers!

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Ben Verlander goes live following Game 4 of Astros vs Red Sox breaking down both Champion Series games! Ben opens up by analyzing ALCS Game 4 where the Astros came up clutch in the 9th inning pouring on seven runs to beat the Red Sox 9-2! Ben also talks about the questionable umpire calls and answers fan questions before moving onto NLCS Game 3 that saw the Dodgers storm back in epic fashion thanks to Cody Bellinger and Mookie Betts stealing the game late against the Braves 6-5!

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Ben Verlander goes live following Game 1 of Dodgers vs Braves breaking down both Champion Series games! First Ben dives into the walk-off winner for the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the NLCS highlighting the play of Austin Riley against the Dodgers before previewing Game 2 and answering your questions on the series! Finished up with a full recap of Game 2 of the ALCS with the Red Sox hitting two Grand Slam's in back to back innings propelling them to a 9-5 win over the Astros tying the series at 1-1 as the teams head to Boston for Game 3!

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Ben Verlander is joined by former 13-year MLB catcher and MLB analyst, Alex Avila! Ben and Alex review the ALDS/NLDS before looking ahead to the ALCS matchup Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros and the NLCS between the Atlanta Braves and Game 5 winner of Dodgers vs Giants! Alex also shares what makes Max Scherzer so dominant, the greatness of Juan Soto and his thoughts on Shoehei Ohtani's historic season!

Following Alex is FOX Sports gambling analyst, Sammy P, who dives into Game 5 of Dodgers vs Giants and his handicap of the ALCS!

Also, Ben tells you why offense is reigning supreme this postseason, his thought on the ALCS matchup, then lists his top postseason performers, best MLB playoff atmospheres, the best active base stealers and Ben owns up to his postseason prediction woes!

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MLB legends Alex Rodriguez & Big Papi join Ben to discuss their favorite postseason memories, advice for how to be a clutch hitter, Shohei Ohtani’s greatness & their picks for MVP.

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Ben Verlander goes live following Game 1 of Dodgers vs Giants breaking down all four series and taking fan questions! Ben dives into the dominant Game 2 performance from the Houston Astros as they go up 2-0 over the White Sox, the Brewers pitching coming up in the clutch yet again, Red Sox hitters get hot and tie the series 1-1 with the Tampa Bay Rays and the Giants blanking the Dodgers in Game 1 to take a 1-0 lead!

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Ben Verlander is joined by the busiest man in October, MLB on FOX Insider Ken Rosenthal, Ken breaks down the Padres search for a new Manager, he gives us the latest on injured playoff players, how the Yankees can 'close the gap' and his World Series prediction!

Following Ken is FOX Sports gambling analyst, Sammy P, who dives into every series telling you where the gambling edges live and what teams are currently seeing the most action!

Also, Ben breaks down the 2021 MLB Playoffs bracket, gives you the top storylines heading into the postseason, his Top-5 must see hitters/pitchers and his October Power Rankings on the remaining teams left in the postseason!

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Ben Verlander is joined by Hall of Fame Catcher and former AL MVP, Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez discussing; starting in the Majors at 19-years old, catching Nolan Ryan's No-Hitter, why he chose the Detroit Tigers in free agency, his relationship with Justin Verlander, Top-5 Pitchers he ever caught, the one pitcher he would love to catch in today's game and more! Also, Ben breaks down; The crazy AL wildcard race, the Padres Collapse, St Louis' crazy win streak, Shohei Ohtani's continued dominance, and Ben's Top-5 underrated players in 2021! 

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