Weekend Takeaways and the States of the Series (Ep. 117)

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann break down the
weekend's playoff action, starting with Joe Girardi's curious
relationship with the challenge and Aaron Judge's untimely slump
(02:00), then David Price's emergence as Boston's only trustworthy
pitcher (23:00) and Jose Altuve's .700-plus batting average
(32:45). Then they wrestle with Clayton Kershaw's playoff
reputation (37:45), whether Arizona is good enough to come back
from a 2-0 deficit (42:00), and Joe Maddon's bullpen management in
the Cubs' Game 2 loss to Washington (46:00). Learn more about your
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