Tag: Los Angeles Dodgers

2018 MLB Season Preview – The N.L.

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Part 2 of the 2018 MLB Season Preview: Coach and Tucker give their sure-fire, can’t miss predictions for the National League in 2018! The Mets should be a lot better, but then, so should everyone but the Reds, Marlins and Pirates. Coach sees a watered down league, where 83 wins is enough to make a Wild Card. The Cubs, Nats and Dodgers remain the class of the divisions, and why the Braves’ Acuna will be Bonds, the Hammer, and the Babe combined.

Podcast available for download on SoundCloud and on iTunes.

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Worst Best Game Ever (10/31/17) – Podcast

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Game 5 of the 2017 World Series was EPIC! However… Was it actually a good baseball game? Tucker and Coach sort through the madness of Game 5, the league-doctored ball, the “tremendously awful” managing, and discuss the entire picture of the WS, leading into Game 6. Plus, the era of successful failures in managing, and if the AZ Fall League All-Star Game is the last chance to see Ronald Acuna in a Braves uniform.

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World Series 2017 Preview + Postseason Recap (10/24/17) – Podcast

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Tucker and Coach preview the World Series match-up between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros, including: Best match-up, most intriguing sub-plot, potential heroes and goats, and who America wants to win. We recap the 2017 Postseason that was, why the Indians fell flat (all credit to the Yankees), where the Cubs go from here, and is there no end to the dysfunction in D.C.?

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Cleveland Keeps Rocking! (9/13/17) – Podcast

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Cleveland Indians are making history, and it’s a true joy to watch (6:53). The Dodgers are floundering and can’t beat the Snakes (12:35). Going 1st to 3rd- The Nature of Momentum, if there’s truth to peaking too soon in the regular season, whether October clears the slate for all teams (17:29), and how bullpen and health are the best indicators of postseason success (26:20). The Cardinals are the “Ultimate Villain” (33:18), the Yanks are scary-good and still two years away (38:20), and pennant predictions coming into home (46:22).

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MLB at the Trade Post (7/20/17) – Podcast

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Out of the Box: The Braves are back! Coach and Tucker debate the All Star Game, which (thankfully) doesn’t count, but does it matter at all? Going First to Third: The moves to make at the trade deadline, how the surprise 1st-half struggles of the Giants, Cubs and Indians, overshadows the success of the feel-good Rockies and Brewers, and the end of the Tigers window. Coming into Home: Sleeper picks for the postseason, and any excitement for the 2017 Hall of Fame weekend?

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Hot Stove Menu 2016-17 (Part 3 of 3) – Podcast

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Part 3 of our extensive breakdown of the Hot Stove Season looks at the entire National League!  In the East, the Braves (0:38), Phillies (4:20), Marlins (7:22), Mets (9:42), and Nats (14:02).  In the Central, Reds (19:38), Brewers (22:12), Pirates (25:00), Cards (31:15) and Cubs (36:00).  Then in the West, Padres (41:25), D-Backs (44:06), Rockies (49:15), Giants (53:53) and Dodgers (58:42).  Finally, a farewell to 2016, a turbulent year that produced incredible Baseball (1:06:14).  See you in 2017!

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RTB Video Pod – Baseball in Cuba

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Cuba has long had a passion for baseball that rivals, even surpasses that of the United States. Coach and I walk through the beautiful, often volatile history of baseball in Cuba, how the game has evolved in the country, the dangers of players escaping to the Majors, and how today’s game embraces the Latin style of play.

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Baseball in Cuba – Podcast

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Cuba has long had a passion for baseball that rivals, even surpasses that of the United States. Coach and I walk through the beautiful, often volatile history of baseball in Cuba, how the game has evolved in the country, the dangers of players escaping to the Majors, and how today’s game embraces the Latin style of play.

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