The Divergent Paths of the 2020 Yankees and Dodgers

Plus, the crew remembers MLB legends Lou Brock and Tom Seaver

By Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, and Zach Kram Sep 9, 2020, 5:42pm EDT

Los Angeles Dodgers v Arizona Diamondbacks

We narrow in on the two biggest preseason favorites to win the 2020 World Series: the Yankees and the Dodgers. What has contributed to their polar opposite seasons, and can the Yankees pull it together in time to regain their chance at a 2020 ring (8:12)? Then, we remember MLB legends Lou Brock and Tom Seaver (27:11) and then choose a preseason underdog that we now think is most likely to make the playoffs (36:02).

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