Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 41m
Pete Crow-Armstrong makes the MVP case while chaos spreads
Pete Crow-Armstrong Locks Up The MVP + Is Sam Leavitt Really Hurt? | Mostly Sports EP 734 | 9.17.26
The episode weighs a historic Cubs season against baseball’s traditional and modern measures, then turns to injury gamesmanship, playoff stakes, and sports’ strangest controversies.
- 1Pete Crow-Armstrong’s defense, baserunning, power, and improved discipline fuel a serious National League MVP case.
- 2Lane Kiffin’s handling of Sam Leavitt’s injury status becomes a test of gamesmanship, betting information, and SEC playoff pressure.
- 3The hosts debate whether officiating errors should alter results before spiraling through overtime ideas, a $14,000 happy hour, and jersey-grid chaos.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong’s Cubs season anchors the episode: the hosts debate whether his defense, baserunning, power, and plate discipline have already secured the National League MVP.
The MVP argument becomes a referendum on baseball’s measurement systems, pitting WAR and defensive value against batting average, home runs, RBIs, and runs.
Lane Kiffin’s doubtful designation for Sam Leavitt raises a sharper question: is Ole Miss managing a real quarterback problem, or using the injury report as mental warfare?
SEC playoff implications, a Detroit-Buffalo parlay, and Michigan’s officiating error keep the sports stakes high, including debate over whether games should ever be overturned.
The episode’s standout detour arrives with a reported $14,000 Nebraska basketball happy hour, followed by Hail Mary overtime, Pokémon, and a collapsing NBA jersey grid.
Mark Titus and Brandon Walker close on the tension between serious sports analysis and the loose, associative comedy that defines the show’s long tail.