October is the best time of the year. The foliage is great, yes, and the Vikings are playing, which is fun, but mostly it's time to get excited about post-season baseball. Granted, the Twins aren't in it, but even so - for baseball fans everywhere, the playoffs are a fantastic part of the year.
Courtesy of MLB.com, here's what the 2015 playoff bracket looks like. Below, we'll get into dates, times, and how you can watch.
Wild Card Games
Away Team
Home Team
Date
Time
Network
Houston Astros
New York Yankees
Tuesday, October 6
7:00pm
ESPN
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wednesday, October 7
7:00pm
TBS
ALDS
Away Team
Home Team
Date
Time
Network
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
Thursday, October 8
2:30pm
FS1 or SNET
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
Friday, October 9
11:30am
MLBN or SNET
Toronto Blue Jays
Texas Rangers
Sunday, October 11
7:00pm
MLBN
Toronto Blue Jays
Texas Rangers
Monday, October 12
TBD
FOX, FS1, or SNET
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
Wednesday, October 14
TBD
FOX, FS1, or SNET
Away Team
Home Team
Date
Time
Network
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Thursday, October 8
6:30pm
FS1
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Friday, October 9
2:30pm
FS1
Kansas City Royals
Houston Astros
Sunday, October 11
7:00pm
FS1 or SNET
Kansas City Royals
Houston Astros
Monday, October 12
TBD
TBD
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Wednesday, October 14
TBD
FOX or FS1
NLDS
Away Team
Home Team
Date
Time
Network
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Friday, October 9
5:30pm
TBS
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Saturday, October 10
4:30pm
TBS
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Monday, October 12
TBD
TBS
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Tuesday, October 13
TBD
TBS
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Thursday, October 15
TBD
TBS
Away Team
Home Team
Date
Time
Network
New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Friday, October 9
4:30pm
TBS
New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Saturday, October 10
8:00pm
TBS
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Monday, October 12
TBD
TBS
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Tuesday, October 13
TBD
TBS
New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Thursday, October 15
TBD
TBS
ALCS
Away Team
Home Team
Date
Time
Network
AL Lower Seed
AL Higher Seed
Friday, October 16
TBD
FOX or FS1
AL Lower Seed
AL Higher Seed
Saturday, October 17
TBD
FOX or FS1
AL Higher Seed
AL Lower Seed
Monday, October 19
TBD
FOX or FS1
AL Higher Seed
AL Lower Seed
Tuesday, October 20
TBD
FOX or FS1
AL Higher Seed
AL Lower Seed
Wednesday, October 21
TBD
FOX or FS1
AL Lower Seed
AL Higher Seed
Friday, October 23
TBD
FOX or FS1
AL Lower Seed
AL Higher Seed
Saturday, October 24
TBD
FOX or FS1
NLCS
Away Team
Home Team
Date
Time
Network
NL Lower Seed
NL Higher Seed
Saturday, October 17
TBD
TBS
NL Lower Seed
NL Higher Seed
Sunday, October 18
TBD
TBS
NL Higher Seed
NL Lower Seed
Tuesday, October 20
TBD
TBS
NL Higher Seed
NL Lower Seed
Wednesday, October 21
TBD
TBS
NL Higher Seed
NL Lower Seed
Thursday, October 22
TBD
TBS
NL Lower Seed
NL Higher Seed
Saturday, October 24
TBD
TBS
NL Lower Seed
NL Higher Seed
Sunday, October 25
TBD
TBS
World Series
Away Team
Home Team
Date
Time
Network
NL Champion
AL Champion
Tuesday, October 27
TBD
FOX
NL Champion
AL Champion
Wednesday, October 28
TBD
FOX
AL Champion
NL Champion
Friday, October 30
TBD
FOX
AL Champion
NL Champion
Saturday, October 31
TBD
FOX
AL Champion
NL Champion
Sunday, November 1
TBD
FOX
NL Champion
AL Champion
Tuesday, November 3
TBD
FOX
NL Champion
AL Champion
Wednesday, November 4
TBD
FOX
All games in italics are if necessary. We'll update this page as information becomes available.
For those of you who are looking to take a day off on those most glorious of days - the "four baseball playoff games" days - you'll want to bookmark Friday, October 9 (three days from now), and Monday, October 12. Thankfully, there's none of the ridiculous early schedule staggering. It means there are no three-game days, but that's for the better.
The ALCS and NLCS play on the same nights come Saturday, October 17, and Tuesday, October 20. If the ALCS goes to five games, there will be two games on Wednesday, October 21 as well.