The three reasons this ACE keeps making postseason history, explained
The Mayday Catch Up - Oct. 31, 2025
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next Mayday! will be at our regularly scheduled time on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT.
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NEW STUFF
🎧 LISTEN 🎧
Mayday! the Podcast
Are the Dodgers ruining baseball?
Breaking down MLB free agency
My experience in free agency
And more!
Listen to all the new episodes here!
Rates & Barrels
Breaking down Game 5
Trey Yesavage’s dominant performance
Previewing Game 6
And more!
Listen to all new episodes here!
📺 WATCH 📺
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been ridiculous this postseason and the reasons are pretty simple. Let’s talk about it… (10 mins)
I got out the iPad and went over how to prepare for the CS MVPs in the World Series. Let me explain… (14 mins)
Sometimes the wrong decision can bring catastrophic consequences in the MLB Postseason. Let’s discuss… (14 mins)
📝READ📝
Eric Lauer won the Blue Jays Game 4 without throwing a pitch
Despite coming out on the losing end of the epic 18-inning Game 3, going into Game 4 down 2-1 to the Dodgers, the Blue Jays still had the pitching to be competitive in the next two games. That is never a guarantee when a game goes that long into extra innings.
My producer, David Korn, wrote about how important Eric Lauer’s performance in Game 3 was for the Blue Jays.
STAT OF THE WEEK - Defensive Runs Saved (DRS)
DRS quantifies a player’s entire defensive performance by attempting to measure how many runs a defender saved. It takes into account errors, range, outfield arm and double-play ability. It differs only slightly from UZR (Ultimate Zone Rating) in its formula, but the concept is the same. (via MLB)
DRS uses Baseball Info Solutions data to chart where each ball is hit. Say, for instance, a center fielder sprints to make a nice catch on a fly ball. Then, say data from BIS tells us that similar fly balls get caught 60 percent of the time. That center fielder gains, essentially, 0.4 bonus points for difficulty. If he can’t make the play, he loses 0.6 points. At the end of the day, that player’s overall score gets adjusted to the league average -- and then that score gets adjusted for how many runs the once-adjusted score is worth.
More Shows to Check Out
Foul Territory: Live on YouTube - Every day at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT
Sunday Sliders with Trevor and Dani Wexelman on MLB Network Radio, SiriusXM channel 89 and on the SiriusXM app - Sundays at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 am PT
Next Live Mayday - Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT
Watch on: Twitch | YouTube (Hour One on Foul Territory) | YouTube (Hour Two)