Baseball Is Dead Episode 204: Imanaga Lights Out

Ronald Acuña Jr. Is out for the season after tearing his ACL. Joe joins the pod to mourn his loss. -Acuña Jr. Done For The Year -Dallas Goes Viral -Joe’s Deep Dive On Umpires -Chris Sale Nasty -AL West Sucks -Vladdy Jr. Check In Episode 214 is out now. Use promo code “JARED” to get up to $250 in bonus cash AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Memorial Day 1:22 - Dallas Goes Viral 5:14 - Joe’s New Video 15:47 - Acuña Tears ACL 34:43 - Chris Sale 46:23 - Padres .500 48:50 - AL West Sucks 58:32 - Sanó Burns Knee 1:02:17 - Marlins/Rockies 1:05:08 - Guess That Year 1:06:35 - Vladdy Jr. 1:18:15 - Aaron Judge 1:21:12 - Jayhay Nuggs 1:30:12 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles streak of 106 consecutive regular season series without being swept in the Adley Rutschman era is over. -Cardinals Sweep O’s -Skenes Day -Essential Workers -Family Feud -Yankees Lowering Payroll? -Jayhay Nugs Episode 213 is out now. Use promo code “JARED” to get up to $250 in bonus cash AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Rodney 8:15 - Orioles Swept 22:45 - Guess That Year 25:07 - Paul Skenes 30:00 - Essential Workers 44:06 - Family Feud 56:44 - Yankees Payroll 1:14:12 - Jayhay Nugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mason Miller is on a generational run, throwing a combined no-hitter over his last seven appearances. 9 IP, 18 SO, 1 BB, no hits. -Miller Keeps Dominating -Apology To Yankees Fans -Ranger Suárez Keeps Rolling -Umpire Hot Mic -Oneil Cruz Missiles -Bonds To Pirates HOF -Hendricks To Bullpen -Royals Turnaround Use promo code “JARED” to get up to $250 in bonus cash AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Apologies 7:00 - First Pitch 15:05 - Mason Miller 29:43 - Ranger Suárez 39:48 - Hot Mic 45:39 - Oneil Cruz Missiles 58:43 - Bonds Pirates HOF 1:09:38 - Hendricks To Bullpen 1:17:30 - Royals Turnaround 1:32:46 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It took only two starts into his major league career for Paul Skenes to prove he’s the real deal. 6 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 11 K’s. -Skenes Dominates -Jayhay’s Video Essay -Manoah Flips Script -Imanaga’s Success -Darvish 25 Scorless IP -Edwin Diaz Gets Emotional Use promo code “JARED” for a deposit match bonus of up to $100 on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Jayhay’s Video 3:38 - Paul Skenes Dominates 22:35 - Manoah Flips Script 31:00 - Employee Duran 42:00 - Dallas Retirement Tour 59:47 - Imanaga’s Success 1:16:35 - Red Sox Starters 1:18:07 - Darvish 25 Scorless IP 1:26:35 - Ohtani Walk-Off 1:35:30 - Judge On Fire 1:38:43 - Dallas Shoutouts 1:39:30 - Edwin Díaz Emotional 1:51:35 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jayhay Vs. Triston Casas narrative was in full swing yesterday after the nugget chef went after Casas for being "annoying." -Jayhay Vs Casas -Twitter Questions -Family Feud -Jayhay Nugs Use promo code “JARED” for a deposit match bonus of up to $100 on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Intro 8:00 - Triston Casas 15:57 - Guess That Year 20:20 - Bat Tracking 24:02 - Twitter Q’s 1:13:00 - Family Feud 1:24:55 - Jayhay Nugs 1:28:25 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ronel Blanco was ejected for sticky stuff last night and we’re trying to make sense of how subjective the enforcement of the rule is. -Blanco’s Ejection -Miller Carves Up ‘Stros -Nola CG Shutty, Phillies HOT -Kyle Tucker’s Trajectory -All-Star Starters Use promo code “JARED” for a deposit match bonus of up to $100 on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - BID Discord 4:56 - Guess That Year 12:37 - Miller Vs Astros 17:30 - All-Star Starters 23:30 - Joe’s Tweet 27:43 - Sticky Stuff 47:30 - All-Star Ideas 51:43 - Nola CG Shutty 1:00:49 - Kyle Tucker 1:14:11 - Nats And Abrams 1:25:14 - Rockies W6 1:27:06 - Jayhay Nugs 1:35:18 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne are baseball’s newest power couple. We’re breaking down the Skenes debut and talking about how we expect MLB to market the Skenes/Dunne relationship. -Skenes Debut Breakdown -Mason Miller Trade? -New Bat Tracking Metrics -Padres Playoff Chances -White Sox Update Use promo code “JARED” for a deposit match bonus of up to $100 on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re RAISING IT for Paul Skenes as he has finally been called up by the Pirates and will debut on Saturday. -Scale Of Skenes Debut -Ippei Facing 33 Years -Astros Dead? -Sale Vs Sox -Ashanti, Big Pun, and Fat Joe -Fast Money Use promo code “JARED” for a deposit match bonus of up to $100 on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Blue Jays are 16-20 and once again falling short of expectations. We’re talking about their descent from a team with one of the most promising young cores in the league to a yearly disappointment. -Blue Jays Done? -Contreras Breaks Arm -Harper Career Snapshot -Yankees Torch Verlander -Nats Above .500 -High School Use promo code “JARED” for a deposit match bonus of up to $100 on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohtani buried the Braves this weekend going 8-12 in the Dodgers sweep of Atlanta. Jared raises the question if Ohtani is a better hitter when he doesn’t have to pitch. Luis Arráez was traded to the Padres so we’re breaking down the trade and talking about the state of both franchises. Aaron Judge was ejected to surpass Derek Jeter’s career ejection numbers with one. The A’s scored 20 runs on Saturday to get themselves to .500 and Dallas gives us some historical context. We also have Gerrit Cole injury update and lack of aura, Alek Manoah getting lit up, MLB Attendance high, and potential World Series matchups. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you on Wednesday! Use promo code “JARED” for a deposit match bonus of up to $100 on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices