It’s finally time for the World Series to begin between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros! Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker welcome former Phillies player, manager, and coach Larry Bowa to the show to share his thoughts on Philadelphia’s journey to the World Series, Bryce Harper’s performance to this point, and the intimidation factor playing at Citizens Bank Park (08:40). NY Times baseball columnist Tyler Kepner discusses his new book The Grandest Stage on the history of the World Series ahead of this year’s fall classic (26:48).

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