# MLB: 2025 Postseason **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 29, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478 "2025-09-29T12:49:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/41 "2025-10-01T17:54:26Z")
Not related to the postseason games being played, but Albert Pujols is expected to be interviewed for the Angels’ manager job. > **[Legendary Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols expected to interview for...](https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/legendary-cardinals-first-baseman-albert-pujols-expected-to-interview-for-angels-managerial-opening-171047663.html)** > > Albert Pujols spent 10 seasons with the Angels as a player. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/42 "2025-10-01T18:08:22Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Albert Pujols is expected to be interviewed for the Angels’ manager job. That’s amazing to me. It seems like he was just playing, but looking it up, it has been a couple of years. He’s 45, which is young but not extremely young. That seems like it could be a neat situation. Dan Wilson was a catcher for the Mariners and is their manager now, and doing a decent job since they won the division the first year he was manager all year. Having a former player of a team become the manager seems to be extra special, at least for the fans. I hope Pujols gets the job and does well because that would be neat to see. (But not **too** well, as they are in the same division as the Mariners.) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/43 "2025-10-01T19:03:06Z")
Another successful manager departs; Braves skipper Brian Snitker, who had managed them to seven straight playoff berths, and a World Series title four years ago, is stepping away from the role. Today’s press conference indicates it was Snitker’s decision to step down. Much like Bruce Bochy, he’s not young (69), and he wasn’t sure he wanted to continue managing. The Braves indicate that he’ll be staying with the team in an advisory role. He has been with the Braves organization for the past 49 years, first as a minor-league player, then as a coach and manager. > **[Snitker won't return as Braves manager in 2026](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46448328/brian-snitker-return-braves-manager-sources-say)** > > Brian Snitker, who guided the Braves to the 2021 World Series championship, will not return as manager after Atlanta failed to make the postseason for the first time since 2017. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/44 "2025-10-01T19:22:06Z")
There’s speculation that Ron Washington might take the job in Atlanta. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/45 "2025-10-01T20:10:34Z")
Believeland! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/46 "2025-10-01T20:15:24Z")
Hopefully all Cleveland’s youngsters got their yayas out today and will be primed and ready to go tomorrow. I also hope they move the game out of the afternoon slot and give us a nice shady nighttime game. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/47 "2025-10-01T20:18:06Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I also hope they move the game out of the afternoon slot and give us a nice shady nighttime game. If a game is involving the Yankees, Red Sox, and/or Dodgers, it will nearly always be given the more prestigious/more eyeballs slot (in this case, the evening slots). It’s been that way since I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/48 "2025-10-01T20:19:52Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I also hope they move the game out of the afternoon slot Only if a couple of other series end today. And ninja’d by @kenobi_65 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/49 "2025-10-01T20:20:00Z")
Yes thank you, I understand that. It has also been that way since I was a kid. However there is a chance there will be some open spots tomorrow evening. Our game time is literally right now “TBD”. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/50 "2025-10-01T20:20:14Z")
Fucking hell dudes. I know. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/51 "2025-10-01T20:40:35Z")
Fucking Manny Machado. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/52 "2025-10-01T21:35:34Z")
Love him! For the postseason, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/53 "2025-10-01T21:42:19Z")
I was at the Cleveland-Detroit game. Place got hugely loud after those 2 late home runs. Gorgeous sunny and cool day wind brisk in from CF; I moved from my seats in the LF line to the sunny RF roof. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/54 "2025-10-01T21:58:18Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I was at the Cleveland-Detroit game. Nice! I’ve been to that field only once, back in June 2012. It’s a nice stadium and one thing I remember is that when WWII broke out, Bob Feller was the very first from MLB to join the military. (It turns out he was the first from any professional sports league to join) He enlisted in the Navy only 2 days after hearing of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He became a Chief Petty Officer and he served from 1941 to 1945. I didn’t have to learn about it there at the stadium, but I did. It was called Progressive Field in 2012, and it still is today. Quite refreshing when compared to San Francisco’s Pacific Bell Park changed to SBC Park (SBC Global) then to AT&T Park and finally to Oracle Park. For now. Progressive Field, a nice ballpark. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/55 "2025-10-01T22:03:03Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Progressive Field, a nice ballpark. Totally agree. I was also there just once, for the last regular-season game a few years ago. Last regular-season game for the team called the Indians. Except they had to play a make-up game the next day because it had playoff implications. So I thought I was going to see history, but alas. But I really liked the ballpark. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/56 "2025-10-01T22:03:05Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > There’s speculation that Ron Washington might take the job in Atlanta. Ron’s 73, looks 93, and coming off heart surgery, the guy might wanna take it easy. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/57 "2025-10-01T22:04:02Z")
And we have at least 2 Game 3s tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/58 "2025-10-01T22:11:05Z")
Yes! Padres win!! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/59 "2025-10-01T22:21:21Z")
Yeah, I understand that Ron loves coaching - but there’s gotta be a better role for him somewhere that keeps him out of the every day grind. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478/60 "2025-10-01T22:23:47Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Quite refreshing when compared to San Francisco’s Pacific Bell Park changed to SBC Park (SBC Global) then to AT&T Park and finally to Oracle Park. For now. Amusingly, those first three names all reflect essentially the same name sponsor, going through mergers and rebranding. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2025-postseason/1023478.md?page=4)