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Are You 'October Ready'?

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New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox, April 12, 2018

The postseason proper is upon us!

Baseball has already played four winner-take-all games in three days. The Dodgers and the Brewers won their divisions in a pair of extra, tie-breaking game number 163s. And then the Cubs and the A's saw their seasons end in the two Wild Card Games.

And now we're onto a round of real, full-length, five-game series. The two National League Division Series start today, and the American League's DSes start tomorrow.

And being that one of those AL series pits the 100-win New York Yankees against the 108-win Boston Red Sox -- and being that the Munson-Nixon line for Yankees/Red Sox fandom is right here in Connecticut -- we take a special look at what it means to be a Red Sox fan in Yankee Universe or a Yankees fan in Red Sox Nation.

GUESTS:

  • Grant Brisbee - Editor at SB Nation (@GrantBrisbee)
  • Jack Dickey - Staff writer for Sports Illustrated (@jackdickey)
  • Whitney McIntosh - Writer on SB Nation's MLB desk (@WhitneyM02)

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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on Connecticut Public’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.

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Federal funding is gone.

Congress has eliminated all funding for public media.

That means $2.1 million per year that Connecticut Public relied on to deliver you news, information, and entertainment programs you enjoyed is gone.

The future of public media is in your hands.

All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace what’s been lost.

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