California Post Dodgers reporters Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez recap a grueling doubleheader against the Yankees from the press box at Yankee Stadium.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a 9-inning complete game gem in the opener, but all alarm bells sound after Dave Roberts scratches Shohei Ohtani from his scheduled Wednesday start due to persistent left knee irritation following a lubricant injection.
The guys debate whether Roberts is spinning Ohtani’s knee severity, revisit the star pitcher's 2019 bipartite patella surgery history, and clash over whether the "Billion-Dollar Dodgers" must pivot aggressively to buy frontline starting pitching at the trade deadline.
Plus, Roki Sasaki touches 102 MPH in an anger-fueled outing with an oversized anti-tipping glove, Yamamoto makes his Cy Young case, a brutal city debate pits New York against Chicago, and Dylan suffers an embarrassing trivia meltdown over Greg Maddux.
00:00 - Bronx Doubleheader Exhaustion & Yamamoto’s Complete Game
00:41 - Shohei Ohtani Knee Crisis: Wednesday Start Scratched
02:32 - Is Dave Roberts Spinning Ohtani’s Injury Severity?
07:41 - Trade Deadline Shift: Must LA Buy Frontline Aces?
12:41 - Roki Sasaki & Postseason Rotation Realities
19:40 - The "Messi Effect": What Happens If Ohtani Can't Pitch?
22:50 - Roki Sasaki’s 102 MPH Outing & The Giant Anti-Tipping Glove
29:00 - Will Smith Injury Concern & Yamamoto’s Cy Young Push
31:18 - Why We Hate Your City: New York vs. Chicago vs. Tokyo
34:15 - Covering Superstars: Japanese Media Memoirs & Lefty Ohtani
41:12 - Official Prediction Scoreboard: Mookie vs. Tucker Picks
43:43 - Trivia Time: Greg Maddux Trades & All-Star Strikeouts
48:56 - 1990 World Cup Final Roast & Cody Bellinger’s "Brain Clutter"
