Gene Michael has passed away without getting his due credit. Let's fix that. The Indians and Diamondbacks can't lose and LA can't win.

If your team is in contention the day after Labor Day, hug your GM. They did their job. The Diamondbacks and Indians could face off in the World Series. And yes, the Red Sox are involved in a funny, silly and harmless scandal.

Looking for shade on a hot day, I wonder why CC Sabathia wants people not to play hard against him. Then I marvel at how Justin Verlander and his trade to Houston changed the entire playoff landscape.

Thoughts and more importantly effort need to be sent to Houston. I look at ways to not screw up optics. Then I implore the Giants to trade Jeff Samardzija to one of 5 teams who could be desperate for a decent but not great pitcher.

Rich Hill's lost a game where he threw a no hitter through 9 innings. Dellin Betances lost a game where he threw 2 pitches. Go figure those stats. Meanwhile the Tigers need a new manager and Gary Sanchez is an idiot.

Giancarlo Stanton is having an unbelievable season playing for the Miami Marlins. Should the Red Sox try to trade for him?

HELL NO!!!

Would YOU sign an injury prone player in his late 20's to an 11 year contract? At the cost of one of your core players?

I hope not.

That plus I call for the name to be changed for Yawkey Way and I figure out which Cardinals team should have won.

Listener @pld3009 is bored at the mall. So I talk about a potential 8 way tie for the AL Wild Card, the career of Jared Weaver and figure out which Orioles team should have won.

WFAN's Jason Keidel comes back to the podcast to talk about the current state of the Red Sox and Yankees rivalry and anything else we wound up talking about.

Even mediocre teams with losing records have realistic World Series dreams in mid August... provided they play in the American League. Meanwhile, the Marlins seem to want to be the Yankees of the South. Just don't be TOO much like the Yankees.

Plus I determine which Astros team is the one that should have won.

Mike Trout's greatness is still wasted because the Angels can not bring themselves to mediocrity. Meanwhile I pay due respect to Don Baylor and figure out which is the Dodger team that should have won.