Thursday Open Thread

The two Wildcard Games were mighty fun this year, weren’t they? There have been some Wildcard Game duds over the years, especially last year’s at Yankee Stadium, but those games the last two nights were riveting. I’m posting the open thread a little earlier than usual because there are multiple postseason games today. Here’s the schedule:

• ALDS Game One: Blue Jays at Rangers (Estrada vs. Hamels), 4:30pm ET on TBS
• ALDS Game One: Red Sox at Indians (Porcello vs. Bauer), 8pm ET on TBS

Also, make sure you check out this Chicago Tribune feature chronicling Aroldis Chapman’s first attempt to defect from Cuba in 2008. That attempt failed and led to all sorts of legal proceedings, which landed several people in prison. These defection stories are pretty scary. Many players refuse to talk about them because they don’t want to put anyone in danger.

Here is an open thread for the night. Talk about the two postseason games, the Chapman story, or anything else right here. Have at it.