On this week’s episode of the Deferred Collusion Podcast, Jesse Rowe and Branden Bullinger get down and dirty breaking down the viral Jeff Passan tweet pointing out how the top 10 teams in Major League Baseball are separated by a mere 3.5 games, suggesting we might be in for one of the closest playoff races in recent memory. Also, Jesse eats crow on his Jazz Chisolm criticisms; Danny Jansen has a chance to make history; Alex verdugo is allergic to batting glovs; the Hawk Tuah girl upsets a bunch of dumb boomer Mets fans; and a Chicago bar owner earns the Fan of the Week award for mocking Cubs legend Javy Baez as he made his long awaited return to Wrigley Field.

0:00 Dodgers bounce back and Gavin Lux is on fire
13:10 Top 10 teams separated by 3.5 games
21:50 Scariest playoff matchups
30:38 Danny Jansen’s chance at history
35:10 Jesse eats crow on Jazz Chisolm take
41:50 Alex Verdugo allergic to batting gloves
47:00 Twins Padres weird connection
49:53 Hawk Tuah girl upsets boomer Mets fans
52:38 Fan of the week trolls Javy Baez

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