The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a nail-biting 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres, bringing them closer to securing the division title. Shohei Ohtani delivered clutch RBI hits, including the game-winner, showcasing his prowess under pressure.
This episode breaks down the Dodgers’ pitching strategy, with Jack Flaherty’s solid five innings and a flawless bullpen performance from Vesia, Phillips, Treinen, and Kopech. Mookie Betts’ recent struggles are analyzed, as he went 0 for 4 with pop-ups, raising eyebrows about his form. The potential impact of Miguel Rojas’ adductor injury on postseason plans is also discussed, adding another layer of intrigue to the Dodgers’ roster decisions.
Tune in to explore these pivotal moments and gain insights into the Dodgers’ path to success.
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0:00 Intro
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3:07 Dodgers’ Victory Against Dylan Cease
Where are those stupid Padre fans? Crickets in here today.
When they said Ohtani should not be MVP, they woke the sleeping giant, poked the bear, grabbed the tiger by the tail, played with fire, opened Pandora’s box, bit off more than they could chew, walked into the lion’s den, shot themself in the foot, stole John Wick’s car and killed his dog, stepped on Elvis’s blue suede shoes, put a hit on Vito Corleone, lit the fuse, said hello to Tony Montana’s little friend, drank the Kool-aid, unleashed the Kraken, wrote a check they could not cash, crossed the Rubicon, told Tommy Devito to go home and get his shinebox, leaped before looking, painted themself into a corner, tried to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, called Marty McFly a chicken, rocked the boat, stepped on a crack, pissed off Bruce Banner, did not stay in their lane and know their role, assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, ate the poison apple, told Fonzie he was wrong, had a plan but was punched in the mouth by Mike Tyson, captained the Exxon Valdez, touched a nerve, messed with the wife of a jealous man, jumped out of the frying pan into the fire, checked into the Hotel California, counted their chickens before they hatched, put their foot in their mouth, brought a knife to a gunfight, missed the boat, was caught with their pants down, ran into a brick wall, let the dogs out, bombed Pearl Harbor, broke a mirror, walked under a ladder, crossed paths with a black cat, dug their own grave, barked up the wrong tree, snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, did not look both ways before crossing the street, looked a gift horse in the mouth, stirred up a hornet’s nest, called the kettle black, was struck by lightning, bit the hand that feeds them, dropped a bar of soap in a men’s prison shower, brought cannabis to Russia in luggage, screwed the pooch, made it completely FUGAZI and FUBAR, went on a fool’s errand, let the fox in the henhouse, built castles out of sand, ran with scissors, licked a frozen pole, put themselves in harm’s way, judged a book by its cover, was blinded by the light, put all their eggs in one basket, took the blue pill, effed around and found out, cried over spilt milk, got a taste of their own medicine, gave up their day job, went on a wild goose chase, smoked at a gas station, kicked against the goads, played in traffic, ran with the bulls, stepped on a rake, texted while drinking and driving, tempted fate, pissed in the pool, threw caution to the wind, painted a bullseye on their back, slipped on a banana peel, dropped the ball, stirred the pot, crossed wires, swam with the sharks, danced with the devil, did not keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out of their mouth, tripped over a land mine, became a fly in the ointment, a monkey in the wrench and a pain in the ass, went down in flames, fell from grace, took a long walk on a short pier, got their comeuppance, plowed another man’s field, threw good money after bad, faced the music, fell into quicksand, burned their bridges, did not play with a full deck, sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind, went up the creek without a paddle, had their goose cooked, got hoisted on their own petard, doused fire with gasoline, cut off their nose to spite their face, fell on their sword, pooped their pants, threw stones in a glass house, told Clint Eastwood they feel lucky, invested in Enron stock, sailed aboard the Titanic, tugged on Superman’s cape, spit into the wind, pulled the mask off the old Lone Ranger and messed around with Jim.
What I like about splitting the first two games of this three game series is this: we are right back to where we were going into the series. The Dodgers have a 3 game lead again. But the Padres only have one last chance to close the lead instead of three chances, and the best they can do anymore is to close it to two games. That’s a net win for the Dodgers. When you take games off the schedule and maintain your lead, it’s a net win for the team that’s ahead. It’s like Jeff says. I’d rather be the team with a three game lead than the team that is three games behind. Even if they did win the first game in a fancy way.
Dodgers are Baseball malpractice
Dude is too expensive
Mooki magician now you see my bat now you dont big game POOF its gone
If Rojas has to go on the IL bring up Rushing.
Shohei has put this team on his back. Can he carry us to the WS title ?