Pitching coach Scott Emerson stops by to discuss the A's improbable success despite an astonishing number of rotation injuries, plus his thoughts on "bullpenning." Orioles manager Buck Showalter provides his take on Oakland's surprising season (he's not surprised at all). And John Shea and Susan Slusser talk about Sean Manaea's surgery, the A's season compared to the Giants, and whether the wild-card game could be a "bullpenning" game.

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