Chuck and Ivan open with the news dominating Philly: Jalen Hurts injured — and playing through blood clots — which turns into a "how tough is a guy?" riff on fans who never understood Mike Schmidt or gave Pete Rose credit. The heart of the show is Chuck's self-funded research project: across Tampa Bay's last six postseason trips, the Rays' offense dropped an average of 161 points of OPS, a collapse he says a Hollywood director would be accused of fabricating. The guys toast the World Series champion Brewers — youngest title roster since the 1990 Reds, a lights-out bullpen, and a Bob Uecker tribute — confess the Phillies' aging core has no young wave coming ("maybe another 10 years"), put Ivan on the spot with a $500 infield-fly-rule quiz (he passed), and close with the Sirianni "everybody played hard" fallout, the NFC's weakness, and Chuck's grandkid-fueled Christmas-decoration saga.