This Latin phrase, translated to In English, means “after, therefore because of it.” This fallacy in logic is all too often applied to the outcome of sporting events . It’s been never more prevalent than in the circumstances of the ninth inning of Game 7 of the 2025 World Series where Isiah Kiner-Falefa was forced out at home by a literal inch, denying the Blue Jays what would have been the winning run and a World Series championship.

This podcast reminds us that asking “what if” (Kiner-Falefa had taken a bigger lead) introduces an entirely new chain of events that no one can predict. Yet these same people blame his decision to stay close to third base — as directed by his coaches — as the cause of the Blue Jays losing Game 7.

Naturally, this episode also mentions how I met my wife of 42 years and why the Titanic sank.

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Music: “Field Grass,” by Sergei Pavkin

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