The Windup: A show about Baseball · The Athletic
The Roundtable | Are some slumping teams in trouble?
August 11, 2025·46 min·4 clips
Why are the Mets, Blue Jays, and Tigers all stinking after strong starts this season?
As heard by us
A clear look at why good teams can go fragile, and how playoff randomness keeps changing the ending.
The episode opens on a plain baseball truth: teams that once seemed stable can fall apart fast. The Yankees are used as a long-view example, not for nostalgia, but to test what a dynasty means when health, continuity, and playoff chaos all pull in different directions.
Why you'd press play
When you want a baseball argument about why teams that used to be good can stop feeling inevitable.
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