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The World Series in 2026 will be one like very few before it where two small market teams with payrolls in the bottom half of the league will square off for their first World Series championship in their franchise's history. Braden is here to take a deeper dive into how the Rays and the Brewers were able to build their rosters to become the contenders they are before taking a look at the biggest question facing every team that was eliminated from the postseason this year. We will also be breaking down the Padres catcher situation going into 2027 as well as who the Padres are most likely to trade this offseason. We will also be taking a look at the NFC "Least" this season before a Thursday Night Football preview, our College Football picks for Week 7 with the Queen of College Football and we get our weekly Fantasy Football update from Eddie Brown

Braden and Frank go through some of their worst Halloween memories before being joined by San Diego Union Tribune writer Eddie Brown and we make our College Football picks with the Queen of College Football's stand-in, Skraby's Chucky figurine

Braden and Frank discuss an article from the Athletic about the potential for a flurry of activity in MLB Free Agency before the current CBA runs out on December 1st before taking a look at some of the biggest questions facing NFL teams into Week 7 as well as today's Mid-Day Sports Standoff

Braden and Frank take a look at the teams that were eliminated for the 2026 MLB Postseason and discuss what their biggest needs are going into this uncertain offseason before getting to today's Sports Thread

Braden and Frank talk about their broadcast of USD Men's Soccer last night against Santa Clara before taking a broader look at the implementation of analytics in Major League Baseball and asking whether or not they have truly made the game better

Dynasties come and go in all sports, but what usually happens when they fizzle out and start to fall back to the rest of the pack? Now that the Dodgers have lost, what can we expect out of the back-end of their dynasty and we project that by taking a look at the 2001 New York Yankees as a template. We will also get to discuss our Padres catcher topic that we didn't get to yesterday before diving into the world of football and a very scathing report from the head coach from Central Michigan about the new College Football Playoffs 24-Team format and we get to our NFL overreactions and discuss the NFLPA's demand for a full investigation into the Jalen Hurts ordeal

Braden and Frank go through the NFL Overreactions for the week before discussing Central Michigan's head coach's thoughts on the College Football Playoff expansion and why last week proves why the 24-team playoff will be better not worse

Braden and Frank discuss the NFLPA getting involved in the Jalen Hurts situation with his health while also going through today's Sports Thread and Mid-Day Sports Standoff

Braden and Frank discuss an article written by a writer who covered the New York Yankees at the end of their dynasty and compares it to what he's seeing with the Dodgers right now before trying to predict who the next MLB dynasty can be

Braden and Frank take a look at the situation with the Milwaukee Brewers and their "Timeless Ticket" before asking which game you would go to if you had said ticket and we get a few random football calls

The introduction of Ethan Salas to the Padres postseason roster created quite a stir and his performance raised a lot of questions about who will sit behind the plate for the Padres in the upcoming 2027 season. Braden is here to try to answer that question including looking at the Padres who is most likely to be traded this offseason that might end the discussion before it really starts. We will also be taking a dive into the conversation we missed yesterday about the end of the Dodgers dynasty and what the end of the Yankees dynasty in 2001 can tell us about the Dodgers future and we also discuss the situation with Eagles QB Jalen Hurts and what the Eagles and NFL could've done differently after his reaction to the trip to Europe all while recapping Game 6 in the ALCS between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians

Braden and Frank discuss the Jalen Hurts situation and how the Eagles, Nick Sirianni and the NFL handled the situation before hearing Braden's Power Rankings for Week 6 of the NFL season and a recap of Monday Night Football

Braden and Frank go through todays Sports Thread and Mid-Day Sports Standoff all while trying to wrap their heads around who in the office only eats the top half of a bagel and muffin

Braden and Frank try to find ways for the Padres to apply what the Rays have done to help themselves before discussing whether or not the Padres should send a qualifying offer to Adrian Morejón and if they should consider moving Joe Musgrove to the bullpen

Braden and Frank discuss Game 6 of the ALCS before taking a deeper dive into how the Tampa Bay Rays were able to build the roster that they have by using scouting and analytics over straight cash