The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann begin by recounting the best listener-submitted nicknames for their guest on the previous episode, Blue Jays hit-by-pitch machine Nick Sinay

Then, with most of the pennant races decided, Ben and Michael list some of the best reasons to pay attention to the rest of regular-season baseball, from the few remaining playoff races to team records to individual accomplishments

Lastly, they bring on FanGraphs writer Travis Sawchik to discuss whether home runs will keep coming at record rates

and how the current high-home-run environment complicates scouting and team-building