Telephone Pole: Should MLB Reseed the Playoffs?; Chipper Jones on PCA, The Miz & The "Eric Gregg Game"

Telephone Pole: Should MLB Reseed the Playoffs?; Chipper Jones on PCA, The Miz & The "Eric Gregg Game"

From Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney by ESPN, Buster Olney

September 2, 2026 · 58 min

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Buster Olney and Jesse Rogers discuss MLB playoff reseeding and interview Chipper Jones about his career and current players.

Jesse Rogers and Buster Olney discuss whether MLB should reseed the playoffs after the Wild Card round, what is keying Pete Crow-Armstong’s MVP run, if the Cubs pitching staff can find its swing-and-miss, a potential Shohei Ohtani pivot to the bullpen, Aaron Judge’s possible return next week, the Red Sox radio broadcast stirring the rivalry pot and Kete Marte being booed in his return. Then, Atlanta Braves great and Hall of Fame Chipper Jones stops by to talk about reuniting with teammates in Cooperstown, what he sees when watching PCA, how he would approach hitting Jacob Misiorowski and the infamous “Eric Gregg Game” in Game 5 of the 1997 NLCS. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets. 4:20 Should MLB reseed the playoffs? 7:07 Limits on position players pitching? 9:46 Pete Crow-Armstrong “Mike Trout vibes” 12:18 Cubs lead the league in HR hit, HR given up 14:05 Could Shohei Ohtani pivot to relief? 16:02 Details on Aaron Judge’s return 18:46 Red Sox radio crew stirs the pot 23:26 Ketel Marte returns to boos 26:06 Chipper Jones joins 29:24 What he’s seeing from PCA at the plate 35:56 How he would approach Jacob Misiorowski 37:14 “The Eric Gregg Game” 51:19…

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