The Nationals Anthem

Bobby and Alex discuss the biggest takeaways from the World Series, including unlikely heroes, rules chatter, a scandal hanging over it all, and, of course, Baby Shark. They also briefly discuss Carlos Beltrán being named the new Mets manager. Then, for a seasonal retrospective, they look back on the year in Three Up, Three Down, comparing how their lists began and how they ended to see what occupied their headspace the most this year. This week’s Three Up, Three Down — and the final of the year — features Gerrit Cole’s middle finger, and a horrendous decade in World Series champions.

Songs featured in this episode:

Fall Out Boy — “A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me” • My Chemical Romance — “I’m Not Okay” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”