With the temperatures here in New York falling faster than the Dow Jones, Stitches has three words to warm the spirits as well as the intestines of our city’s citizens and investors alike. Pumpkin Spice Spam. … Who said it? “Nobody’s more happy to not be here than me. I don’t care for it here. Being here is just toxic. It doesn’t fit me.” Was it former Giant Ereck Flowers, who set the Giants’ offensive line back 10 years before going to Washington? Or that other disaster, Mayor de Blasio, who set NYC back a bit further, running the city from anywhere but here?

The Cardinals and Braves play Game 1 of the NLDS in Atlanta. Not sure either pitcher deserves to start the opener. Braves’ Dallas Keuchel has surrendered 11 runs over his last 16 innings going 0-3 during that span. Keuchel has playoff experience, going 4-2 with the Astros, while the Cards’ Miles Mikolas does not. After going 18-4 last season Miles regressed, going 9-14 this year. However, he limited the rival Cubs to one run over 7 ²/₃ innings last week at Wrigley in a game St. Louis had to have. Cards played games that mattered late in the year while the Bravos cruised at the top of the NL East. Taking the road ’dog Cards to steal the opener for 10 units.

Sean Manaea did a hilarious impression of Max Scherzer, but this time the joke was on us. Tampa Bay took him deep three times, and won 5-1 to end the A’s season. Loss leaves us at -696 steinbachs.