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165. Conversation with Jon SooHoo, Dodgers Photographer Dec 10, 2020

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We dive into an extremely unique conversation with Dodgers Team Photographer Jon SooHoo, getting an inside look into the life of a MLB team photographer, the journey he took to get to his current role, the challenges of shooting in a 2020 COVID season, what it was like covering the World Series, his favorite shots of his career and how he got them, the people he’s met and become friends with as a result of his job including Vin Scully, Yogi Berra and more, the celebrities he’s been starstruck by, his favorite moments with baseball legends, his approach and methods for shooting games and how he’s captured some of baseball’s most iconic photos, his favorite food spots when traveling with the team, the one moment in history he wishes he could’ve been at to shoot and much more. Enjoy!

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164. Conversation with Mike Brosseau Dec 03, 2020

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We sit down with Tampa Bay Rays infielder and postseason hero Mike Brosseau to talk about his journey to the big leagues, signing his first professional contract for $1,000, what the 2020 COVID season was like, getting thrown at and hitting an ALDS-winning home run off Aroldis Chapman, his World Series experience including the Brett Phillips game from his point of view, his interests off the field and much more!

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163. Season Wrap Up + Free Agency, Hirings and Awards Nov 05, 2020

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We close the book on the 2020 season, sharing our surprises and disappointment players and teams before discussing some offseason storylines including the hirings of Tony La Russa and A.J. Hinch and what they mean for the White Sox, Tigers and the rest of baseball. Also in this episode, we cover top free agent names and debate where we think they’ll end up, including Trevor Bauer, JT Realmuto, DJ LeMahieu, friend of the pod Liam Hendriks and more. We talk Gold Glove winners and Nolan Arenado’s historic streak before wrapping up with a look at the BBWAA Award Finalists and who is most deserving of the MVPs, Cy Youngs, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year honors. We close out the show detailing our plan to resume recording in December after our break and the content we plan on bringing you when we return.

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162. World Series Recap Oct 28, 2020

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We recap the finale of the 2020 World Series, including the most talked-about decision of the night in Kevin Cash’s pulling of Blake Snell, Randy Arozarena’s continued dominance at the plate, Clayton Kershaw finally getting his ring and putting the ringless narrative to sleep, the odd drama surrounding Justin Turner’s COVID-19 results (and wondering why he was allowed back on the field after getting pulled), Corey Seager having a MVP-caliber series, Mookie Betts doing what he set out to do by coming to LA, Rob Manfred getting booed (and having a postgame episode?), the legitimacy of this year’s trophy, how this season’s result just makes baseball sense, thoughts on the postseason as a whole and more.

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161. World Series Reactions + Brett Phillips Game Oct 26, 2020

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We check in and look at what’s gone down in the World Series thus far, including the Brett Phillips game (and all the things that went wrong), Clayton Kershaw improving his postseason resume, Tyler Glasnow hurting his, Randy Arozarena playing out of his mind, the Rays’ pitching staff collectively struggling to tame a dangerous Dodger lineup, Dave Roberts’ decision-making and more.

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160. Welcome to the World Series Oct 20, 2020

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We recap the endings of the ALCS and NLCS, talk series MVPs (shout out Randy Arozarena aka Babe Ruth), discuss what the Rays had to do to get here and how they’re a poorly run business in spite of their recent success (and how that speaks to the talent they have), whether they’d be in this position in a full 162-game season, the Dodgers’ World-Series-or-Bust mentality, how Mookie Betts is absolutely what the Dodgers needed, whether this is the series Clayton Kershaw can shake his postseason demons, under the radar guys who we think will have a noteworthy series, make our outcome predictions and more.

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159. Momentum is a Cruel Mistress Oct 16, 2020

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We talk the latest ALCS and NLCS games, specifically looking at how the Astros have crawled back to make it a series and how the Rays just can’t finish the job, the Dodgers’ historic Game 3 and the Braves rebounding with an offensive outburst of their own to put them a win away from the World Series, Clayton Kershaw’s postseason woes and more.

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158. They Could Margot All the Way Oct 13, 2020

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We recap the first two days of LCS action, talking about the Tampa Bay Rays jumping out to a convincing 2-0 series lead, the Astros making mistakes and digging their own grave, the Braves stealing Game 1 from the Dodgers, reflecting on the passings of Whitey Ford and Joe Morgan and more.

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157. League Championship Series on Deck Oct 09, 2020

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We talk Division Series games wrapping up, how the Dodgers are cruising, the Astros playing like a team that will meet them in the World Series, the Braves manhandling the Miami Bottomfeeders, the Yankees and Rays not giving us any indication as to who will win Game 5, the Brusdar Graterol and Manny Machado drama and how it influences the “Let the Kids Play” conversation, our LCS predictions and more.

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156. Division Series Update Oct 07, 2020

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We talk Division Series games through the first two days, how the Astros are in a win-win situation as they threaten to sweep, Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Braves opening their series against the Marlins with a statement win (beef included), the Rays pulling even with the Yankees, the tough news surrounding Mike Clevinger and the Padres dropping Game 1, a conspiracy on Rob Manfred and the terrible umpiring thus far and more.

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