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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The Texas Rangers will win the American League pennant

The team I'm picking to win the pennant is the Texas Rangers... they get Jacob deGrom back to headline their rotation this season... If the Rangers bullpen can perform... I think they have probably the highest ceiling in the league.

The Texas Rangers did not win the 2025 American League pennant. The Toronto Blue Jays won the ALCS, defeating the Seattle Mariners 4-3.

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Mar 28, 2025
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Texas Tech deserves all the credit for their win over Arkansas

Texas Tech, incredible fight by them. They deserve all the credit. They willed it... Texas Tech, we deserve that game.

The outcome of the game is a matter of record; the 'credit' is an opinion.
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Mar 28, 2025
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No team in the country beats Alabama when they shoot like they did against BYU

I don't think any team in the country beats Alabama if they're shooting like that. It was absolutely nuts.

While hypothetical, Alabama did lose later in the tournament when they didn't shoot at that historic clip.
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Mar 28, 2025
#3394
Big CatBig Cat

Florida will make the Final Four

Florida killed Maryland and Florida's really, really good. I expect Florida to go to the Final Four.

Florida made the Final Four as a #1 seed, defeating Texas Tech in the Elite Eight 84-79, then beating Auburn in the semifinal 79-70, and ultimately winning the national championship by beating Houston 65-63.

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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The Dodgers vs. Brewers series is a proxy war for the future of baseball's economic system

This is not just the Brewers versus the Dodgers. This is the future of baseball as we know it in a proxy war because whoever ends up winning this series, the other side will use this when the MLB goes to a lockout and fights for a salary cap.

Postseason outcomes are frequently used as talking points in CBA negotiations.
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The impending MLB lockout will be the defining story of baseball next year

This is going to be the defining story of baseball next year. So hopefully people understand that this is gonna be a big deal... owners essentially lock players out, say you cannot report to work. And then it just becomes a staring contest.

The current CBA expires after the 2026 season; Passan is predicting a lockout-heavy 2026.
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The Philadelphia Phillies' current core is at a dead end and needs a major shakeup

The Phillies like, could be in a very transitional phase at this point because this current incarnation of them guys just has failed. Like they have not been able to win a championship. They've gone backward or, or been stagnant every year. And at some point you just gotta change the mix in the room.

The Phillies entered a period of roster re-evaluation but the core largely remained for the following season, though results continued to vary.

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