Well, what do you know? This is when the “real” playoffs start as we’re down to eight teams — but unlike the normal playoff format, both Central divisions are now gone.
Instead, we’re left with a quartet of intra-divisional matchups, the kind that we’ve already been seeing all year in the weird, COVID-19 influenced MLB schedule. The ALDS starts today and the two best-of-5 series, both played at neutral sites, will run without an off day. The same is true for the NLDS, which starts tomorrow.
So, we’ve got your open thread for two games today, though I’m not about to argue with any of you if you want to make this an open thread for Monday Night Football.