Ken checks in this week from Boston where he, along with the Red Sox and Astros are getting ready for Monday night's Game 3 of the ALCS. A series that may be suffering a serious lack of starting pitching. That's where the podcast begins and then it's on to your questions in the mailbag...

-Why did MLB assign umpires with low ball-strike accuracy to the Dodgers-Giants series?

-Will the Dodgers-Giants series be the catalyst for MLB to change its playoff seeding system?

-Will MLB return to Europe in the near future?

-Why don't the Braves get any respect?

-What would compensation from the Mets for David Stern look like if he was to make the move?

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