In our 157th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer talk the conclusion of the 2026 MLB season along with the Wild Card playoff matchups before covering relevant news and notes. Then we dive into some of the best and worst preseason takes we had throughout 2026.
You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected].
Links to things discussed in the pod:
- MLB Playoffs are underway
- Justin Verlander day in Detroit is a roaring success
- Corbin Burnes ends season on IL
- Mariners working on cleaning house in the dugout
Upcoming baseball card set release calendar:
- Oct 5: 2026 Topps x KAWS
- Oct 7: 2026 Topps Allen & Ginter
- Oct 7: 2026 Topps Museum Collection
- Oct 7: 2026 Bowman Chrome Sapphire
- Oct 14: 2026 Topps Update
- Oct 16: 2026 Topps Chrome – Team Japan Samurai
- Oct 21: 2026 Topps Holiday
- TBD: 2026 Panini Three and Two
- TBD: 2026 Topps Cosmic Chrome (Oct 5 preorder)
WINS & LOSSES
- J:
- Wins
- Dominic Canzone
- Braxton Ashcraft
- Alec Burleson
- Losses
- Hunter Goodman
- Tatsuya Imai
- M:
- Wins
- Our annual Sonny Gray victory lap
- Rockies (Jake McCarthy & Willi Castro)
- Carter Jensen
- Otto Lopez
- Losses
- Too aggressive on young, injury-prone pitchers
- The Nationals (we sold James Wood and CJ Abrams)
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