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Joseph and Nathan Miranda take on Sunday’s Baseball Immaculate Grid (1:26), debate Larry Walker’s Hall of Fame résumé (27:11), and discuss rumors around the Yankees’ new road jerseys (35:25).

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has signed! And like most talented baseball players this month, he is heading to the LA Dodgers for a long long time. Jake and Jordan discuss how we got here, how Yamamoto fits into the roster, and what this means for Clayton Kershaw. Then, the guys break down what the pre-arbitration bonus pool is, share their thoughts on the new rules of the game, and track the smaller moves that need love too, in a busy busy week.  

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Jake and Jordan do a grand housekeeping on all the offseason news and discuss team POBOs and managers, like Craig Breslow and Bob Melvin, and rank the five open manager positions. Then, they give their impressions on announced retirements as well as non-retirements from Clayton Kershaw and Joey Votto, recent transactions and player options, and close out with a Gold Gloves chat.

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Today’s Sports Daily covers how absolutely indescribable the MLB Playoffs have been to this point, Clayton Kershaw, the Niners and Eagles are dominating, NFL gambling trends for Week 5, & no consistency in the NFL.

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Mat & Mark look at the PostSeason to see who is advancing. Did the byes make teams rusty,  Carlos Correa's Journey,Women in Sports, the AWB & All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

• Wild Card – all 4-game series completed in 2 games
• The Orioles, Dodgers & Atlanta Braves – these 3 teams with byes were defeated in their first divisional series. Only Astros won their first game
• Diamondbacks handled Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw, in 1 inning this ace gave up 6 hits, 1 walk, 4 Extra Base Hits & 6 Runs
• Dodgers now have lost first 2 games of the series as the competition will continue at the Diamondbacks home
• Team issues with Roster depth 
• D-backs - forgotten in the west, very strong outfield
• Phillies are a tough team – Braves will be missing Charlie Morton
• Similarities between D-backs & Rangers. 
• Baseball is a long series game to see the true talent of the team
• Need less games in regular season -  MLB should expand teams in postseason games
• Minnesota Carlos Correa versus Astros - who would you pull for
• Carlos long journey from leaving Twins, signing with Mets & Giants, Padres were interested and then Carlos returns to the Twins. 
• Pablo Lopez trade to Twins is making a critical difference
• Lou Schiff questions postseason value of Arraez when considering the Lopez trade
• Ridiculous nature of Tampa Bay Rays postseason strategies, 2 innings Pete Fairbanks & sitting Josh Lowe
• Yankees in the past would burn through relievers
• Brandon Hyde & Torey Lovullo our choices for Manager of the Year
• Lou Piniella – Winning is everything
• Postseason does not mean a vacation not a time to relax and awaiting “participation trophies”
• Drawing a player performance competitive line in the sand for the team roster
• PostSeason Announcing – it’s disrespectful to the game with national broadcasters who don’t know the teams or the facts
• Mark gets out of postseason funk working with the AAGPBL
• Celebrating “A League of Their Own” Baseball Classic with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League tournament in Sarasota
• Canadian Women Baseball has been growing in popularity
• In Western Province of Nova Scotia & the popularity of women’s baseball and soccer continue to grow
• Opportunity to play both softball & baseball in mixed leagues has made for a better athlete
• Movement to make women’s professional leagues supported like men’s league
• Women are fighting hard for equal pay for their work & revenue that their sport is generating
• Martine Sinclair’s impact on soccer revenue
• Multi-purpose stadium should be the wave of including multiple men’s & women’s sports
• Mat to the rescue – what will Rays be doing in the offseason
• Would Shohei Ohtani take a short-term deal with the Tampa Bay Rays to rebuild his value as arm heals
• Optimism with Arizona Fall League ,Perth Heat in the ABL & Dominican Republic Winter League
• Mat is getting ready to reshape the Rays roster

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On episode No. 17 of “Ride the Line” brought to you by the World Sports Network (WSN), Tanner Kern and Grant Mitchell give their best MLB bets for June 14, 2023. They also discuss the Oakland A's massive heater! 
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In the wake of the Dodgers inviting The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to a game earlier this week, multiple players who identify as Catholics have come out and expressed their concern with the group being given a platform at baseball games. Jake and Jordan explain why it’s incredibly important for baseball to continue to provide a space for marginalized communities to feel safe, respected, and accepted, and why these players need to understand the bigger picture. Then, Stephen Schoch from “The Schoch Factor” podcast previews college baseball’s highly anticipated regional weekend matchups. Finally, Jake and Jordan play “why haven’t you stolen a base yet?” and highlight the prospects who are lighting it up in “Prospect Pedestal”. 

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Jake and Jordan recap the inaugural Miller Bowl between Mariners debutant Bryce Miller and Oakland’s Mason Miller, in which the former was perfect through five innings (and somehow still didn’t get the win). The guys also get biased and talk about the state of their favorite teams; the Mariners and the Orioles. Then, Cubs beat writer Maddie Lee joins the show to tell us all about the enigma that has been the Chicago Cubs. 

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Jake and Jordan break down Shohei Ohtani's night of fun baseball things at Yankee Stadium, and discuss why he won't be signing with the Yankees this off-season. The guys celebrate Clayton Kershaw’s 200th win and debate his legacy, then Rays lefty Shane McClanahan joins the show to chat about his high school career, when he started to take baseball seriously, his crazy MLB debut, his thoughts on teammate Randy Arozarena, and more. Finally, in the wake of Hunter Greene’s extension with the Reds, Jordan quizzes Jake on the pitchers in “Club Hundo” this season.

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Jake and Jordan begin the episode by discussing the comments made by Shohei Ohtani’s agent that the star deserves to explore free agency. Then, they touch on why we’re seeing more players pull out of the World Baseball Classic. Finally, after a week on the ground at Spring Training, the boys draft their “Favorite Things About Spring Training.” 

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Matt and Leif talk about Clayton Kershaw missing the World Baseball Classic, Marek Chlup playing for the Czech Republic, and Japan's fearsome starting rotation - and more!

Baseball season is upon us. The World Baseball Classic is less than a month away!

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"Smoke him inside." - Gary Bell

Tim Neverett, Author of Covid Curveball & Los Angeles Dodgers Play-By-Play Radio & TV announcer. Tim takes us through his journey of the 2020 MLB Covid Season with the  World Series Champions.

• Covid first shut down in the middle of the PAC 12 Basketball Tournament
•  So many unknowns in the beginning
•  A couple of months in hibernation
• Rick Monday takes up camp in a RV @ Dodger Stadium parking lot
• Getting back to normal
• Orel Hershieser & Tim calling the games in the booth without fans
• Calling Away games with the lights off @ Dodger Stadium
• Coyotes in the parking lot
• Stadium protocols Temperatures taken & Covid testing
• Tracking the ball on the all-9 monitor system
• Funky Arizona Center Field with the Yellow Line of demarcation
• Nothing happens until you say it does in radio
• Relieved to be back on the road in 2022
• Dodgers Announcers but feels free to remark on poor play
• Testing positive in the middle of a double header
• Dodgers director of travel one of the best in the business
• Joe Kelly and his Red Sox history with the Astros
• Joe Kelly Fight Club stickers everywhere
• Alex Cora conversation with Tim about knowing what the Astros do
• Talking Trash
• Dusty Baker the great ambassador for baseball
• Carlos Correa did not get a warm welcome @ Dodgers Stadium
• Tim worked a couple of games for the Astros last year
• Mookie Betts is a positive leader for the team
• “Don’t Run on Mookie” 
• Dave Roberts & Game 5 with Clayton Kershaw
• World Series Game 6 – Kevin Cash pulling Blake Snell turned the tide
• Justin Turner removed from Game 6 due to Covid. 
• How would Turner’s Covid status impacted Game 7 taken place if Rays won Game 6?
• 2022 MLB NLCS title?
• Looks like Dodgers will skip Wild Card series
• Expectations are high for 2022
• Reggie (Tim’s dog) makes every day better 
• Orel Hershiser builds a bridge between 1988 to 2020 Dodgers World Series in the Forward to the book

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Did the fans get it right with the All Star starters, we give our takes!

In this episode we talk about Trevor Bauer's 2 year suspension... should it have been more?
Do the Brewers have the greatest pitching staff of all time? Or are the Mets better even currently? Another HUGE brawl this week involving Nolan Arenado and the Mets. Clayton Kershaw broke the all time Dodgers strikeout record, is he a first ballot hall of famer?

Since 1950, three teams have issued bases loaded intentional walks and in those games, the teams issuing the intentional RBI walk are undefeated. Of course, sample size matters. Nonetheless, Craig and Rex explore this and other amazing stories from the early games in the 2022 baseball season.

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