2026 Major League Baseball postseason
Event in Baseball
2026 Major League Baseball postseason has come up in 5 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Pardon My Take, The Bill Simmons Podcast. 4 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dan KatzBarstool Sports personality known as Big Cat, co-host of Pardon My Take
Katz argued that the Brewers needed to honor their timeless tickets for the playoffs or risk bad karma.
“But you've got to, if you care about karma, juju, whatever, you've got to redeem these tickets”
Pardon My Take: NFL Week 6, Fastest 2 Minutes, Texans Are Back, Caleb Returns, Titans Get Their First Win, Rams Rock Bottom + Who's Back Of The Week And Playoff Baseball (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 2:46:25
Katz disagreed with Cleveland ruling out Gavin Williams for Game 6, arguing the team had to win that game before worrying about Game 7.
“I get it, but you've got to win game six if you want to get to game seven”
Pardon My Take: NFL Week 6, Fastest 2 Minutes, Texans Are Back, Caleb Returns, Titans Get Their First Win, Rams Rock Bottom + Who's Back Of The Week And Playoff Baseball (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 2:43:30
Katz calls Kiké Hernández the best postseason player ever.
“He is the best postseason player ever. He has 17 home runs in the postseason”
Pardon My Take: Eli Manning, Ryen Russillo Talking CFB, Falcons Dominant MNF Win, Playoff Baseball And Listener Takes (Oct 7, 2026) · Listen from 9:33
- Prediction · being checked
Katz predicts the White Sox will finish off the Guardians in their division series because of their momentum.
“I do think that this series is over. Cause I think the white socks are just playing”
Pardon My Take: Eli Manning, Ryen Russillo Talking CFB, Falcons Dominant MNF Win, Playoff Baseball And Listener Takes (Oct 7, 2026) · Listen from 12:15
Bill SimmonsSportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast
Simmons rejects a theory that the Dodgers tanked their series, attributing the sweep to Ohtani's slump and the Brewers' strong play.
“Otani just was not a playable baseball player for the last month. They lost their mojo, and the Brewers were really good”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: A Rams Blame Game, Indy in Purgatory, the Pack’s Back, OJ’s Helper, Aikman Vs. Buck, the Slapper, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:01
- Prediction · being checked
Simmons expected Houston to beat Chicago in their wild-card series, calling Chicago not a playoff team.
“The series that jumped out to me was Houston. Houston is like minus 140 against Chicago. Chicago is just not a playoff team”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Drake Mayday, a Raiders Revival, Bleakest 0-3 Teams, MLB Playoffs, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:16
Simmons said the slumping Red Sox could only beat the Yankees with dominant pitching in low-scoring games.
“the only way they're going to beat the Yankees is like 2-1, 3-2, 1-0. It's going to have to be lights out pitching”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Drake Mayday, a Raiders Revival, Bleakest 0-3 Teams, MLB Playoffs, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:35
Cousin SalSal Iacono, American comedian, Jimmy Kimmel Live writer and Ringer betting podcaster; Dallas Cowboys fan
- Prediction · due Nov 2026
Sal sticks with his 10-to-1 futures bet on the Brewers beating the Rays in the World Series.
“I got Brewers over Rays 10-1. Please let me win something”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: A Rams Blame Game, Indy in Purgatory, the Pack’s Back, OJ’s Helper, Aikman Vs. Buck, the Slapper, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:59
Sal argued the Red Sox had a real chance against a Yankees team missing Aaron Judge in a weak American League.
“You have 87 wins in the garbage AL. Of course you have a chance”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Drake Mayday, a Raiders Revival, Bleakest 0-3 Teams, MLB Playoffs, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:20:44
Max DelentePardon My Take producer and Philadelphia 76ers fan whose bachelor party is referenced
Delente laments that Jhoan Duran gave up the decisive home run to one of the weakest hitters in baseball.
“And he blew it against a guy who is statistically one of the worst hitters in baseball this year”
Pardon My Take: CFB With Stanford Steve, Bears QB Case Keenum, Bears Crush The Eagles, Baseball Playoffs And FAQ's (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 11:02
Predictions
- Prediction · due Nov 2026Cousin Sal
Sal sticks with his 10-to-1 futures bet on the Brewers beating the Rays in the World Series.
“I got Brewers over Rays 10-1. Please let me win something”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: A Rams Blame Game, Indy in Purgatory, the Pack’s Back, OJ’s Helper, Aikman Vs. Buck, the Slapper, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:59 · 2026 Major League Baseball postseason
- Prediction · being checkedDan Katz
Katz predicts the White Sox will finish off the Guardians in their division series because of their momentum.
“I do think that this series is over. Cause I think the white socks are just playing”
Pardon My Take: Eli Manning, Ryen Russillo Talking CFB, Falcons Dominant MNF Win, Playoff Baseball And Listener Takes (Oct 7, 2026) · Listen from 12:15 · 2026 Major League Baseball postseason
- Prediction · being checkedBill Simmons
Simmons expected Houston to beat Chicago in their wild-card series, calling Chicago not a playoff team.
“The series that jumped out to me was Houston. Houston is like minus 140 against Chicago. Chicago is just not a playoff team”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Drake Mayday, a Raiders Revival, Bleakest 0-3 Teams, MLB Playoffs, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:16 · 2026 Major League Baseball postseason
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Pardon My Take · 3 episodes
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · 2 episodes
Episodes
A Rams Blame Game, Indy in Purgatory, the Pack’s Back, OJ’s Helper, Aikman Vs. Buck, the Slapper, and Guess the Lines With Cousin SalThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 59 min
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal recap NFL Week 6, guess Week 7 lines, discuss the MLB playoffs, O.J. Simpson news and UCLA football, and trade parenting stories.
NFL Week 6, Fastest 2 Minutes, Texans Are Back, Caleb Returns, Titans Get Their First Win, Rams Rock Bottom + Who's Back Of The Week And Playoff BaseballPardon My Take · Oct 19, 2026 · 2 h 59 min
The Pardon My Take hosts recap NFL Week 6 game by game, from the Texans' London win to the Rams' slump, then discuss the MLB playoffs and Who's Back of the Week.
Eli Manning, Ryen Russillo Talking CFB, Falcons Dominant MNF Win, Playoff Baseball And Listener TakesPardon My Take · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 h 23 min
The Pardon My Take hosts cover MLB playoffs, Lane Johnson's retirement and the Falcons' win, then talk ball with Eli Manning and college football with Ryen Russillo.
CFB With Stanford Steve, Bears QB Case Keenum, Bears Crush The Eagles, Baseball Playoffs And FAQ'sPardon My Take · Sep 30, 2026 · 3 h 6 min
The Pardon My Take crew rehashes their teams' MLB wild card losses and the Bears' Monday night win, then talks college football with Stanford Steve and interviews Case Keenum.
- Drake Mayday, a Raiders Revival, Bleakest 0-3 Teams, MLB Playoffs, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 28, 2026 · 1 h 45 min
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal recap NFL Week 3, from Drake Maye's slump to the 3-0 Raiders, guess Week 4 lines, and discuss MLB playoffs and parenting.