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Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

MLB Playoff Preview Part 2: Full Bracket Predictions

Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The Athletic

Sports, Baseball, Fantasy Baseball, Mlb

4.7875 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Eno, Britt and DVR discuss their full bracket predictions with growing concerns about the amount of folks on the Phillies-Mariners bandwagon (Eno, the King of Waffles, comes through again!). Beyond the playoffs, they're joined by Tim Britton to discuss the keys behind the Mets' stunning collapse, and they discuss a few managerial vacancies with changes coming in Texas, San Francisco, and Minnesota.


Rundown

6:54 A Lot of Phillies-Mariners Love

15:16 The Inevitable Path to Chalk When Picking in the Playoffs

21:32 Not Much Correlates to Postseason Success

26:43 Tim Britton Joins the Show to Discuss the Mets' Collapse

35:47 Chances of Another Pete Alonso Reunion?

44:27 News & Notes from the Playoffs

52:10 Beyond the Playoffs: The Manager Carousel is Spinning


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Hosts: Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris & Britt Ghiroli


With: Tim Britton


Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper




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