Morning thoughts:

MLB Postseason officially starts tonight with the Wild Card round:

• DET @ CLE at 1:08pm ET on ESPN

• SD @ CHC at 3:08pm ET on ABC

• BOS @ NYY at 6:08pm ET on ESPN

• CIN @ LAD at 9:08pm ET on ESPN

Reminder: the Wild Card series is a 3-game series in which all games are played at the higher team’s home stadium.

Today’s Trivia:

There are only five teams that have never won a World Series, and three of those teams are present in this year’s postseason.

Only one of those five teams has never even been to a World Series.

Hint:

They were 90-72 this season

History of the Wild Card Series: 

1995: One Wild Card team per league added to the postseason (8 teams total)

2012: One additional Wild Card team was added to the postseason, and the two teams faced each other in a one-game playoff (10 teams total)

2020: Due to COVID, the postseason expanded to eight teams per league (16 teams total), including the three division winners, three second-place teams, and two Wild Card teams (and a three-game Wild Card Series)

2021: The postseason returned to its pre-COVID format, with the two Wild Cards playing a one-game playoff (10 teams total)

2022: The format we have today is 12 teams with the top two division winners automatically advancing to the division series, and the third division winner hosting the third Wild Card team in a three-game series

Yesterday’s Trivia:

Q: What player was sent from Green Bay to Dallas as part of the Micah Parsons trade?

A: Green Bay sent 2 first-round picks (‘26 & ‘27) and defensive tackle Kenny Clark

Answered Correctly: 53% (highest answer)