Why October Doesn’t Care If You're The Best Team In Baseball

MLB spends 162 games figuring out who the best teams are. Then October shows up and turns everything into a five or seven-game sample. In this video, we break down why even dominant regular-season teams can disappear so quickly in the playoffs, and why October baseball creates so much room for chaos. We look at how often MLB’s best teams actually win the World Series, why short series dramatically increase upset potential, how postseason scoring changes, why strikeouts rise, why starters get pulled earlier, and why home runs become even more important once the playoffs begin. We also revisit the 2022 Dodgers, a 111-win team that dominated San Diego all season before losing three straight games and getting bounced in the NLDS. Being the best gets you to October... it doesn’t protect you once you’re there.