Baseball Is Dead Episode 196: Benches Clear In Padres Dodgers

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

Shota Imanaga has been LIGHTS OUT to start his MLB career, posting an 0.78 ERA through his first six starts. We’re giving him a tip of the cap and talking about the Imanaga Vs Yamamoto narrative that’s starting to develop. The Mets lost on a controversial plate at the plate and we’re breaking down what happened, plus looking at the NL playoff picture as a whole. We’re debuting some brand game show segments as well so tune in for Guess That Year and Fast Money! Other topics include an umpire yelling at Byron Buxton, a sweep of the Braden Bowl, Mason Miller’s D III stats, and more! Thanks for listening and we’ll see you on Monday! 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 had a classic bee delay at Chase Field last night and our resident beekeeper Dallas Braden is here to walk us through the swarm removal process. Mike Trout will need knee surgery and it sucks that we’re missing more of his prime years; Max weighs in. There was a bench clearing brawl in Milwaukee and we’re talking about what makes a good brawl nowadays. We also have beef between Juan Soto and Dean Kremer, Jose Abreu optioned, a dive into the AL Central, Manoah’s stats, what it means to win a championship, and more! Thanks for listening and we’ll see you on Thursday! 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

MLB announced plans to fix the jerseys by 2025 while simultaneously ripping Nike and absolving Fanatics of any blame for the production issues. We’re breaking down why this was even an issue in the first place. But before that, we’re leading off with Jackson Holliday being sent back down to Triple-A. We’re talking about what went wrong for Holliday in his first stint in the big leagues and when we expect him to be called back up. The White Sox won two straight games which triggered an aggressive walk-off call. The A’s took two of three from the Orioles, are they actually not that bad? We also got the BRADEN BOWL this week with Dallas’s A’s facing off against Dallas’s Pirates. Also: Guards Vs. Braves, Royals are for real, Padres are mid, Judge breaking up double play with over mitt, and more! 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

Blake Snell is heading to the IL which means eight of the 20 pitchers to receive Cy Young votes last year are injured. We’re talking about how a prolonged free agency process might’ve affected his ability to prepare effectively for the season. Paul Skenes gave up a run in shocking fashion and it looks like he just doesn’t have what it takes. Mason Miller is becoming a national story and A’s fans want Dallas to stop spreading the word about him. Jayhay also drops a Thursday Nug Pack. We also introduce a new Family Feud-style segment that will debut next Thursday! Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next week! 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