Episode 4

full
Published on:

26th Oct 2025

Battle on the Bases: Blue Jays, Betts and Beyond

In this episode, host Nii Wallace-Bruce is ecstatic about the ongoing World Series, especially with games happening in Toronto and Los Angeles. The episode discusses the current state of the Fall Classic, with a game-by-game breakdown of the first two matches, which saw the Blue Jays and Dodgers each securing a win (19:09). Guest Melo from Around the Diamond Media provides in-depth insights from the Dodgers' camp (09:51).

The conversation touches on the challenges both teams face, the key players (17:30), and the significance of the series for both Toronto, their first World Series in the 21st century (12:47), and Los Angeles. Discussion points include the Dodgers' strong lineup, Blue Jays' player performances (26:09), and the impact of historical and current rivalries, including notable players like Shohei Ohtani (04:29), Max Scherzer (05:59) and Mookie Betts (08:21). The episode concludes with predictions and analysis of the upcoming games in Los Angeles (27:34).

---------------

Melo:

Instagram

Around the Diamond

---------------

Check out our website

#NoSportLeftBehind

Leave a review and let us know what you thought!

Opening and closing music courtesy of Jeremiah Alves - "Evermore".

Transcript
PSP:

Welcome back to another episode of.

2

:

PSPI am your host, ne Wallace Spruce.

3

:

And can I tell you how good is October?

4

:

Mate?

5

:

We have the full classic.

6

:

Not only is the World Series

happening, but it's happening.

7

:

In my city and in the city

of our guests coming up.

8

:

So, you know, I'm fired up,

I'm locked in, I'm ready to go.

9

:

The city and the country that I'm

in, Toronto, Canada, we are fired up.

10

:

And lemme tell you, the Los Angeles,

they got a bit going on too.

11

:

'cause don't forget, this is the

Defending Champions, the reigning

12

:

World Series champions, and they're

trying to become the first team

13

:

since the Evil Empire, as some people

call them, the New York Yankees

14

:

from 98 to 2000 to repeat.

15

:

'cause baseball's really hard to

repeat in case you have missed it.

16

:

You look at teams like the Rangers of

the:

17

:

they got to the World Series, they won

it and they haven't been back since.

18

:

Baseball is like that.

19

:

Baseball is about fleeting moments.

20

:

So we need to cherish these times.

21

:

'cause after this week it'll be November

and it'll be three to four months until

22

:

we get spring training in the world.

23

:

Beso Classic, but.

24

:

In the meantime, we've had two games

in the World Series under our belt

25

:

here in Toronto, and it's in a split.

26

:

In the first game on Friday

night, the Blue Jays, shocked,

27

:

they shocked the world.

28

:

They went out and they won 11 four.

29

:

And then the new Empire, as we call them,

struck back in game two y Novo Yamamoto.

30

:

He, really turned it on with his pitching.

31

:

He pitched from.

32

:

The first inning all the way through to

the ninth inning, and he helped engineer

33

:

a win along with his catching mate Will

Smith, who delivered with Pitch Framing

34

:

Excellence, but also came through with a

bat scoring a home run to really spread

35

:

the game open and give the Dodgers

that room they needed to put Kevin

36

:

Guzman's pitching performance to bed.

37

:

also Pitching pretty well.

38

:

So there we have it, a

World Series at one one.

39

:

We head to LA for the next three

games from Monday to Wednesday,

40

:

and to take us through that is

someone on the ground in la.

41

:

I managed to pull him in.

42

:

He covers all things on Dodge's

baseball, and you can find him

43

:

over on the Instagram at Roe Melo

24 R-O-E-M-E double LO two four.

44

:

He is a part of the, around

the Diamond Media company.

45

:

They cover all things baseball,

and they cover it well.

46

:

They quite like a good

infield from base to base.

47

:

They got it covered.

48

:

Everything, we're gonna

bring him in right now.

49

:

Melo, how you doing on this Sunday?

50

:

Melo: I am doing

51

:

PSP: I'm doing fantastic.

52

:

Thank having to be on your show.

53

:

I'm currently

54

:

Melo: in the

55

:

PSP: in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium.

56

:

As

57

:

Melo: as

58

:

PSP: of course, as you just

mentioned a second ago.

59

:

Melo: the

60

:

PSP: The first two games

in the World Series

61

:

Melo: in Toronto.

62

:

PSP: Toronto

63

:

Melo: is

64

:

PSP: series is out here in LA and Dodge

65

:

Melo: blue

66

:

PSP: uh,

67

:

Melo: About to

68

:

PSP: are about to do the workout,

69

:

Melo: before game three

70

:

PSP: Yeah.

71

:

And if you don't mind,

you've raised a point for me.

72

:

You're going to check out the Blue

Jays in person, but as someone

73

:

who's in Los Angeles, California.

74

:

How easy is it to watch the Blue Jays?

75

:

Because I think about it, and I don't

think I ever see the Blue Jays on Fox

76

:

Saturday or ESPN, internet baseball.

77

:

So as someone who's in a baseball market,

can you access teams like the Blue Jays

78

:

in, in addition to your Georges coverage?

79

:

You know, I, I, I think

you can, I mean, obviously

80

:

Melo: this is pretty

81

:

PSP: this is pretty much like my

second job at this point, so I

82

:

have MLB tv, I paid for it, so

83

:

Melo: able

84

:

PSP: I'm able to watch all these games

and stuff throughout the regular season.

85

:

But

86

:

Melo: I

87

:

PSP: honestly, I think for

the average Dodger fan know,

88

:

Melo: mentioned

89

:

PSP: just mentioned it

a second ago, you know,

90

:

Melo: the

91

:

PSP: this is the first

time I think all season

92

:

Melo: Dodger

93

:

PSP: Dodger fans are getting

a taste of the blues.

94

:

Now.

95

:

They did come out here.

96

:

Melo: Angeles in

97

:

PSP: Angeles in August and they played

a free game series against each other.

98

:

But

99

:

Melo: of course

100

:

PSP: know, of course with the

TV rights and everything, you

101

:

know, I know Canada has their own

thing with Rogers and everything.

102

:

Melo: For myself as

103

:

PSP: as a

104

:

Melo: who

105

:

PSP: fan,

106

:

Melo: C pretty much

107

:

PSP: pretty much covers

everything on a daily basis.

108

:

Melo: I

109

:

PSP: I can, but I.

110

:

I think for the average fan, no.

111

:

Mm-hmm.

112

:

Yeah.

113

:

I heard there's a rumor of a

baseball club existing in Anaheim.

114

:

Anyway, jokes aside, let's go.

115

:

Melo: Oh, I love that.

116

:

PSP: Yeah, We could have had

this T brilliance years in

117

:

advance with Mike Trout, but

we'll leave that for another day.

118

:

Anyway, O Tony has

signed with the Dodgers.

119

:

He is doing great things.

120

:

He's on the verge of another MVP season.

121

:

He's now.

122

:

Combining his strong bat with the pitching

talent and he could have been a blue jay.

123

:

So that has fueled some of

the storylines in this series.

124

:

The fact that he was allegedly on a plane

to Toronto, he didn't make it across.

125

:

Do you feel like there is an extra

edge in this World Series, whether it

126

:

be OT or even Kendrick versus Drake?

127

:

Do you think there's something

beyond the box score when it comes

128

:

to the Blue Jays and the Dodgers?

129

:

Melo: Absolutely.

130

:

I don't think much of

the Kendrick in Drake.

131

:

I think

132

:

PSP: I think

133

:

Melo: I know the World Series can

134

:

PSP: series.

135

:

Melo: October, and I know all the,

and the beef happened last year in

136

:

PSP: Last year, 2024.

137

:

I think if the

138

:

Melo: Dodgers

139

:

PSP: Jason Dodge would've met a year ago,

140

:

Melo: would've

141

:

PSP: I think this would've been a

lot different in terms of like, you

142

:

know, pop culture and entertainment.

143

:

But

144

:

Melo: of

145

:

PSP: in terms of like the

baseball stuff, absolutely.

146

:

You know

147

:

Melo: gonna

148

:

PSP: I'm not gonna lie to you,

I honestly thought that show

149

:

Melo: gonna be a blue Jay like 24 hours

150

:

PSP: four

151

:

Melo: ended up signing

152

:

PSP: up.

153

:

Melo: I'm sure there's a lot of fans

in Canada who feel like they got

154

:

PSP: Feel like they got robbed

and feel like shoulda been.

155

:

Melo: He had the opportunity

156

:

PSP: opportunity to pretty

much be the face of Canada.

157

:

I know hockey's a couple

sport in that country.

158

:

It always has.

159

:

It always will.

160

:

But if you can't show him hockey,

161

:

Melo: uniform, he's pretty

162

:

PSP: he's pretty much

the face of the country.

163

:

At least you know,

164

:

Melo: But,

165

:

PSP: baseball.

166

:

But

167

:

Melo: I think a

168

:

PSP: you know, I think a lot of

169

:

Melo: that

170

:

PSP: the other thing that I think

nobody's been talking about, and

171

:

Melo: you're gonna

172

:

PSP: I think you're gonna start.

173

:

Melo: of it as we get into tomorrow night.

174

:

Max Scherzer was a dodger on this

team for a half a season, but still,

175

:

PSP: Still,

176

:

Melo: there

177

:

PSP: and there was

178

:

Melo: the Dodgers

179

:

PSP: when the Dodge, the Postseason

180

:

Melo: six

181

:

PSP: six against the Atlanta,

182

:

Melo: series.

183

:

Was gonna

184

:

PSP: he was gonna start that game,

185

:

Melo: then

186

:

PSP: but then at the last minute he

said his arm wasn't really great.

187

:

Melo: arm.

188

:

And then he couldn't

189

:

PSP: couldn't, couldn't

make the start being

190

:

Melo: Bueller, who ended up

191

:

PSP: ended up,

192

:

Melo: short rest, which led to

193

:

PSP: which.

194

:

Melo: Tommy John's surgery

next the following season.

195

:

He would be out for the

196

:

PSP: Be out for the next two years and

197

:

Melo: And

198

:

I think

199

:

PSP: yeah.

200

:

So I think there's a lot of dodge,

201

:

Melo: Dodger

202

:

PSP: some Dodges players

203

:

Melo: haven't

204

:

PSP: in that clubhouse that

haven't begotten about shirts

205

:

are pretty much bail out.

206

:

Melo: at the end there.

207

:

And also too, I know it was like

208

:

PSP: I know, like eight, nine years ago.

209

:

Melo: the sting of that cheating Astros

team is still strong here in Los Angeles,

210

:

PSP: Los Angeles,

211

:

Melo: George

212

:

PSP: of course,

213

:

Melo: back here.

214

:

PSP: back here.

215

:

Melo: in my

216

:

PSP: No doubt in my mind that aren't

gonna get pretty moly throughout

217

:

this series here in Los Angeles.

218

:

Yeah, for sure.

219

:

Now, Scherzer takes the

mound in game three.

220

:

That is confirmed for Monday.

221

:

It could well be his last start

as a professional baseball.

222

:

We, we'll see.

223

:

He, he loves the game, but his body's

saying different things as we've seen this

224

:

season Now as the spring, I'm not gonna

lie, it, it was a little bit awkward when

225

:

he came up to sign with the blue Jays.

226

:

Because, yeah, the, the 2017 class

of the Astros, none of the plays

227

:

got punished outside Carlos Tran,

228

:

Who was going for a job as a manager.

229

:

But aside from that, the, the remaining

active plays didn't get any punishment.

230

:

The only punishment they get is when a

teacher throws at them, which is something

231

:

that we have seen in this postseason

232

:

i'm not sure if it's intentional

or sending a message, but

233

:

Fans have long memories and

Springer has not been forgotten.

234

:

Seattle didn't forget him.

235

:

He, he spent a lot of time

in the Al West with Houston.

236

:

It, it is interesting that he, had a

renaissance in Toronto this season.

237

:

'cause we thought he was,

we thought he was gone.

238

:

We thought he was down and out.

239

:

He thought he was gonna be a situation

where the Blue Jays is gonna eat

240

:

the contract and send him elsewhere.

241

:

But he's reconnected

with his swing and he's.

242

:

Making clutch hits like he used to.

243

:

I do think if he wins what I would

call a proper championship without

244

:

cheating, I think that will ease

some of the discomfort that some

245

:

people may have towards him.

246

:

But 2017, those guys never got punished.

247

:

I wanted to ask you a question, though.

248

:

As a Dodgers fan and someone

who covers the game, how do you

249

:

feel about the 2018 Red Sox?

250

:

Because they also use

technology to steal signs.

251

:

And one of the guys from that team is

on the Dodgers now and Mookie vets.

252

:

How do Dodgers fans feel about that?

253

:

Melo: Yeah.

254

:

PSP: Yeah there's, I always see this

255

:

Melo: having success in the postseason,

it's and the same thing with the Astros.

256

:

It's oh, how ironic

257

:

PSP: ironic

258

:

Melo: you.

259

:

You bashing the Astros,

260

:

PSP: the as

261

:

Melo: Sox a year

262

:

PSP: red songs

263

:

Melo: of apparently stealing

264

:

PSP: stealing

265

:

Melo: watches and stuff.

266

:

And,

267

:

PSP: stuff.

268

:

Melo: the initial report

269

:

PSP: That.

270

:

Melo: Mookie bets had no part of it.

271

:

I'm gonna choose to believe that.

272

:

And I think with

273

:

PSP: And I think

274

:

Melo: he has

275

:

PSP: that he has shown

276

:

Melo: of

277

:

PSP: outside of Boston that

278

:

Melo: even if

279

:

PSP: even if he sure he was maybe

280

:

Melo: a little bit,

281

:

PSP: a little bit, he has shown that he

doesn't need it and he has flourished

282

:

here in Los Angeles, of course,

283

:

Melo: bringing

284

:

PSP: Bringing us a championship

in:

285

:

Melo: I

286

:

PSP: but I think

287

:

Melo: done enough

288

:

PSP: enough outside of Boston.

289

:

Melo: that's

290

:

PSP: me, that's not his legacy.

291

:

Melo: I know

292

:

PSP: And I know statistically.

293

:

Melo: was his best season.

294

:

He had the gold glove and the

MVP season and everything.

295

:

PSP: And everything, but

296

:

Melo: I

297

:

Done enough with the

298

:

PSP: enough

299

:

Melo: already to

300

:

PSP: already to

301

:

Melo: can like, all

302

:

PSP: kind of like, alright, like

303

:

Melo: maybe he was

304

:

PSP: maybe he was a part

of it, maybe he wasn't.

305

:

But

306

:

Melo: to like, all right he, we've seen

that the big contract they gave him

307

:

in 2020, that it's been worth it and

308

:

PSP: worth

309

:

Melo: definitely been

310

:

PSP: definitely been one

of the best players for the

311

:

Melo: Time, in my opinion.

312

:

PSP: Mm-hmm.

313

:

For sure.

314

:

And the Dodge, you said a big

contract was given to Mookie.

315

:

The Dodgers are very good at taking

opportunities 'cause they get a lot

316

:

of hate for shelling out big dollars.

317

:

But at the end of the day, they,

they present the opportunity and

318

:

players want to play for them.

319

:

So the, the, the rays

fumbled with Freeman.

320

:

The the rays were never

gonna keep glasnow and.

321

:

There, there are offers that come

from other teams, but the Dodgers

322

:

always seem to have the best offer.

323

:

So as I see it, I actually

think that's good.

324

:

I think teams should be ambitious.

325

:

I I, I kind of like the way

that baseball media bullied the

326

:

Blue Jays into giving VLA Jr.

327

:

That extension in April 500 million,

because initially they weren't

328

:

gonna do it, but until guys like

Jeff Passing came out and said.

329

:

What are you guys doing?

330

:

You gonna let your homegrown player

walk and then when you fast forward to

331

:

the postseason, if he was unsigned at

this point, I think that contract would

332

:

be approaching sho ha or Soto levels,

it'd be starting with a six for sure.

333

:

So Rudy's got a discount when you

look at what he's doing in October.

334

:

Melo: Absolutely.

335

:

And the

336

:

PSP: And you know, dogs

337

:

Melo: the

338

:

PSP: go back to the contract

and stuff, you know,

339

:

Melo: got a

340

:

PSP: Smith got a contract extension,

341

:

Melo: before the

342

:

PSP: before the 2024 season started

and the Dodge did not waste any time.

343

:

It was a 10 year, $140 million contract.

344

:

And you just look at some

of the things he's done

345

:

Melo: contract.

346

:

You

347

:

PSP: that contract.

348

:

You would think, man,

like how did they not get

349

:

Melo: they not

350

:

PSP: him, or how did they

351

:

Melo: that kind of what

separates the Dodgers

352

:

PSP: Raise the Dodgers with these other

teams that they recognized talent,

353

:

Melo: they

354

:

PSP: they do the best they can to

keep them around and have, they

355

:

kept everybody know, you know,

356

:

Melo: in free

357

:

PSP: Seegers left the free agency.

358

:

You know, the Dodgers got rid of

Bellinger, you know, guys have left,

359

:

Melo: to go to

360

:

PSP: To go to other teams.

361

:

But yeah, going to

362

:

Melo: Vladimir Guerrero

363

:

PSP: lot of Monroe Junior,

you had to get that done.

364

:

I look

365

:

Melo: he's the face of that

366

:

PSP: for that team

367

:

Melo: every time I

368

:

PSP: every.

369

:

Melo: Blue Jays game, obviously

other than Batista and Joe Carter

370

:

PSP: Joe Carter,

371

:

Melo: seeing

372

:

PSP: always seeing

373

:

Melo: Guerrero Jr.

374

:

PSP: Vro

375

:

Melo: And it's

376

:

PSP: and, and it's good for baseball.

377

:

To see a guy like

378

:

Melo: Who

379

:

PSP: Guro, you know, who

got drafted by the PJs,

380

:

Melo: went through their

381

:

PSP: went through their system,

382

:

Melo: through

383

:

PSP: you know, went through everything

and they were actually able to,

384

:

Melo: And for a,

385

:

PSP: and

386

:

Melo: I'm

387

:

PSP: you, and I'm sorry.

388

:

Melo: Jays are a big

389

:

PSP: JS are a big market team.

390

:

Melo: they're the

391

:

PSP: You know, they're the fifth,

392

:

Melo: have spent,

393

:

PSP: have spent,

394

:

Melo: payroll

395

:

PSP: payroll in the top five, I

396

:

Melo: they're

397

:

PSP: believe they're number five.

398

:

So

399

:

Melo: so

400

:

PSP: I'm so glad that the

401

:

Melo: to keep

402

:

PSP: able

403

:

Melo: Jr.

404

:

As he's,

405

:

PSP: and it's

406

:

Melo: with

407

:

PSP: played off with so

far with this season,

408

:

Melo: winning A-A-L-C-S-M-V-P.

409

:

PSP: Now let me ask you this, 'cause I'm

sure at the start of the season, as you

410

:

are collecting rings and enjoying the.

411

:

The Penant being raised at Chavez

Ravine, you're probably thinking,

412

:

yep, we can do this again.

413

:

We can repeat.

414

:

That's, that's the goal.

415

:

The players, we dialed in.

416

:

So Dodgers to win the nl.,

417

:

When did it become apparent to

you that the Blue Jays could

418

:

actually make the World Series?

419

:

I'm, I'm sure it wasn't after that series

in August that you touched on where the,

420

:

the Dodgers won the Series two one, but

they lost on that Sunday, which ended

421

:

up being the game that would decide Home

Food Advantage for this World Series.

422

:

But when was the moment we saw the Bo Jays

and thought, oh, okay, this could be the

423

:

team that the Dodgers face in October,

424

:

Melo: Honestly,

425

:

PSP: know.

426

:

Melo: they beat the Yankees in

the division series and we, we,

427

:

PSP: we, you know, we

428

:

Melo: around the

429

:

PSP: at around the diamond and

myself and Kyle, we, we make our,

430

:

Melo: series and.

431

:

PSP: and

432

:

Melo: Kyle's a

433

:

PSP: I mean, Kyle's a little

different because he's

434

:

Melo: you know, obviously he's gonna

435

:

PSP: obviously he's gonna have

436

:

Melo: his team.

437

:

But

438

:

PSP: towards team, but I thinks well.

439

:

Melo: I just thought that

440

:

PSP: I just thought that

they were gonna, you know,

441

:

Melo: gonna

442

:

PSP: I thought they were

gonna beat this blue Jay.

443

:

Melo: When I

444

:

PSP: so that was when I first

thought saw that, you know what,

445

:

this Blue Jay team was pretty good

and how they looked as well, you

446

:

know, they, it wasn't just, they had

447

:

Just you know, great performance from

re Savage game too, you know, striking

448

:

out however many games, but also

449

:

Melo: the

450

:

PSP: just getting the offense

to become contributions of

451

:

Melo: lineup outside

452

:

PSP: line up outside of Springer and vla

453

:

Melo: there,

454

:

PSP: Jr.

455

:

Melo: of people at

456

:

PSP: There's a lot

457

:

Melo: are learning

458

:

PSP: of people in baseball that are

learning about guys like Ernie you know,

459

:

Melo: and all these guys.

460

:

PSP: and all these guys.

461

:

So

462

:

Melo: they beat

463

:

PSP: I think after

464

:

Melo: in that division series is when I

first realized, you know what, this Blue

465

:

PSP: you know, this PJ's

team with the pen here

466

:

Represent the American

League and the World Series.

467

:

Mm-hmm.

468

:

They, there are definitely shocking

people and I do think there is an

469

:

element of surprise because of the fact

that the Jays just don't get national

470

:

coverage in the US unless you have.

471

:

Apple TV, MLB Network or Amazon,

you're not gonna see this team at all.

472

:

So people are asking,

who is Dalton Vacher?

473

:

Who is Ido Simba?

474

:

Who is Ernie Clement?

475

:

They're seeing this, these guys for

the first time doing their thing.

476

:

When it comes to the Yankees though, as I

watch a lot of outta market games outside

477

:

of Toronto and with the Yankees on paper,

yes, they, they should have been back

478

:

there even before Garrett Cole got hurt.

479

:

Yep.

480

:

That team is going to the World

Series A after he got hurt.

481

:

Yep.

482

:

Probably can still get

to the World Series.

483

:

The issue is the small details.

484

:

Too many errors on the base pass,

too many balls being kicked in the

485

:

field, and it just seemed like I, I

got the sense anyway, but it seemed

486

:

like the Yankees were going through

the motions, thinking they were gonna

487

:

get back to the World Series, but they

weren't taking care of the small stuff.

488

:

They ended up.

489

:

Finishing level with the Blue Jays on wins

and losses, what the tiebreaker knocked

490

:

them out of having the division, which

then forces them on the road to play the

491

:

Blue Jays after they got passed Boston.

492

:

And that made the difference.

493

:

'cause if the Yankees had taken care

of those small details or fundamentals

494

:

as people call them, they would've had

home food advantage with the Dodgers.

495

:

And you saw what happened last season

when they had to go to Chavez Ravine

496

:

at the start that Walker from run.

497

:

That does not happen at Yankee Stadium.

498

:

I think.

499

:

They've blown a real opportunity.

500

:

And Aaron Boone's probably coming

back, but you don't get a MVP season

501

:

like Aaron Judge has just pulled out.

502

:

That doesn't come round often.

503

:

Maybe you can do it again next season,

but you don't play with such performances.

504

:

You gotta take care of the here and now.

505

:

And New York have they've pissed

down their leg if, if you will.

506

:

Melo: Yeah, absolutely.

507

:

And going into this

postseason and it's crazy

508

:

PSP: How it

509

:

Melo: out,

510

:

PSP: worked out.

511

:

Melo: It felt like.

512

:

PSP: felt like

513

:

Melo: teams

514

:

PSP: best

515

:

Melo: this year

516

:

PSP: baseball this year,

517

:

Melo: League side.

518

:

PSP: national

519

:

Melo: You had the Phillies and

520

:

PSP: the Phillies and the

brewers that were top,

521

:

Melo: League, and then you had the

522

:

PSP: and then you had the

Dodge and then you had,

523

:

Melo: and the Padres.

524

:

So

525

:

PSP: so

526

:

Melo: this postseason,

527

:

PSP: season it like

528

:

Melo: the

529

:

PSP: you know the National League.

530

:

Melo: this gauntlet, and oh my

531

:

PSP: Oh my goodness.

532

:

Melo: this World Series was

gonna be they would've had to go

533

:

PSP: Would've to go

534

:

Melo: two or three

535

:

PSP: two or three rounds

536

:

Melo: And the Dodgers

537

:

PSP: and the Dodgers

538

:

Melo: World Series

539

:

PSP: World Series easy

540

:

Melo: They were nine in one,

going into the World Series,

541

:

PSP: series.

542

:

Melo: you flip over to

the American League side.

543

:

That actually ended up

544

:

PSP: Being

545

:

Melo: the side that ended.

546

:

PSP: that everybody ended

up yelling each other.

547

:

You know, you had the Mariners

548

:

Melo: the Tigers

549

:

PSP: and Tigers go to five games

550

:

Melo: you had the

551

:

And the Red

552

:

PSP: you had the games and the red

553

:

Melo: games.

554

:

PSP: go to three games,

555

:

Melo: you had the Tigers

556

:

PSP: tigers

557

:

Melo: Guardians go

558

:

PSP: and the Guardians go to three games.

559

:

Then of course you have the, and

560

:

Melo: play

561

:

PSP: the Mariners

562

:

Melo: for a

563

:

PSP: for

564

:

Melo: To

565

:

PSP: just to

566

:

Melo: touch your point on

567

:

PSP: touch your.

568

:

Melo: Ne going into

this year, it was pretty

569

:

PSP: Pretty obvious that this

American League size wide open.

570

:

Melo: going into next

571

:

PSP: But going into the next year,

I don't think that's the case.

572

:

You know, the Mariners

573

:

Melo: year

574

:

PSP: another year

575

:

Melo: The,

576

:

PSP: belt

577

:

Melo: what

578

:

PSP: no matter what happens,

this series with the Blue Jays,

579

:

Melo: gonna

580

:

PSP: I think they're gonna

be good again next year and

581

:

I'm sure they're gonna build,

582

:

Melo: the America League

583

:

PSP: the American League is not wide open

as it was, you know, when the Yankees

584

:

got last year to the World Series.

585

:

Definitely.

586

:

Melo: year.

587

:

PSP: this year, so I.

588

:

Melo: missed a big opportunity

here, and I just think this

589

:

PSP: I just think

590

:

Melo: is gonna get

591

:

PSP: gonna better next year.

592

:

Oh, a hundred percent.

593

:

And, and front offices cannot

lie with their decisions.

594

:

They can, they can smoke

you with their words.

595

:

But actions speak louder than words.

596

:

And the Toronto Blue Jays had that

sense of urgency of the deadline.

597

:

They went out and got Shane Bieber.

598

:

They went out and made a trade to bring in

Ty France and Louis violin from the twins.

599

:

They go, sir, Anthony

Dominguez from Baltimore.

600

:

Why?

601

:

Because they recognize that this

is the chance the American League,

602

:

like you said, is level and.

603

:

Not only is it level for this season,

but it won't be level next season.

604

:

Boston's gonna spend more money.

605

:

The Yankees are gonna be flamed

this winter, so they're gonna be

606

:

spending and getting players in.

607

:

But the raves have a new owner.

608

:

He's probably gonna spend money.

609

:

The OS seem to be getting it together

in the sense that they understand that

610

:

they need to spend money, they have the

other sides, the AO central, the AO west.

611

:

It seems like Seattle might try

and be competitive 'cause Houston

612

:

are on a video with downstream.

613

:

So the Jays understand that the

landscape is gonna change and they

614

:

need to go, they need to go for it now.

615

:

'cause this has been a traditionally

conservative front office of the deadline.

616

:

So the moves that they made,

then they're bearing fruit now.

617

:

And you saw that , in the A LCS with

some of the guys that came through.

618

:

But I think even the most

hardcore Toronto fan will be

619

:

surprised by the way that they.

620

:

Showed up in game one of the World

Series, the, the way that they

621

:

were able to, to attack Blake Snell

and chase him out of the game.

622

:

That was that spoke volumes.

623

:

How did you see Game One Milow?

624

:

You know,

625

:

Melo: I was

626

:

PSP: I,

627

:

Melo: expecting that from

the Toronto, blue Jersey.

628

:

And listen, I've seen them

629

:

PSP: I've seen them.

630

:

Melo: They took, put up of

runs on Yankee pitching, the

631

:

Mariners, but I just thought, you

know what Blake Snell has been.

632

:

Top three best pitcher.

633

:

This postseason, he's, he

634

:

PSP: you know, seemed like

he figured it out this year.

635

:

I just

636

:

Melo: in

637

:

PSP: was gonna go in there

638

:

Melo: be a

639

:

PSP: and just be a little bit sharper.

640

:

It was clear early on that

he did not have his mask.

641

:

He wasn't,

642

:

Melo: And then

643

:

PSP: and the guys.

644

:

Melo: off of his, change

645

:

PSP: you know, change

and his slider and he

646

:

Melo: a lot of

647

:

PSP: walked a lot of guys.

648

:

And that was the thing.

649

:

Melo: one, if you

650

:

PSP: Game one.

651

:

If you were Dodge fan that was

652

:

Melo: this

653

:

PSP: cleared this entire post,

654

:

Melo: is that you weren't gonna

655

:

PSP: you weren't

656

:

Melo: length outta your starting

pitching, and you were gonna have to go

657

:

to this bullpen to cover you for, 10 to

658

:

PSP: 10 15.

659

:

That's

660

:

Melo: in game

661

:

PSP: game

662

:

Melo: They got

663

:

PSP: game one.

664

:

They got Lake Snow outta the

game from the sixth city.

665

:

Melo: had to

666

:

PSP: Dodges had to go to the

gold pit and the rest is history.

667

:

All of a sudden

668

:

Melo: up on the

669

:

PSP: look up on the screen and it's Night.

670

:

Melo: and

671

:

PSP: U Jason,

672

:

Melo: center's

673

:

PSP: Roger said, it's going crazy.

674

:

Melo: It,

675

:

PSP: it, it, thankfully,

676

:

Melo: and I

677

:

PSP: and I, and I mentioned this

678

:

Melo: talking

679

:

PSP: you know, talking to friends and

family, you know, this Dodger team to

680

:

get punched to the mouth like that.

681

:

I think

682

:

Melo: had a

683

:

PSP: they hadn't had a game like that.

684

:

Melo: They'd been able to

win these little, five to

685

:

PSP: 5, 3, 5.

686

:

Melo: They hadn't had

a game like that where,

687

:

PSP: Where, you know,

688

:

Melo: team was

689

:

PSP: a team was just

blowing them out, I guess

690

:

Melo: against the

691

:

PSP: three against the Philly season.

692

:

Melo: that was

693

:

PSP: that was different, you

know, you were already up to

694

:

Melo: like,

695

:

PSP: series like, alright, like

696

:

Melo: still have

697

:

PSP: you still have another game play.

698

:

Melo: I just saw

699

:

PSP: I just saw Toronto, you,

you saw a little bit of rusty.

700

:

Melo: the Dodgers being off for a week

after they swept the brewers in the

701

:

National League Championship series.

702

:

But I give props to Toronto,

man, they came ready to

703

:

PSP: Ready to play Friday night.

704

:

And they came my team's ass

Friday night and I was not fucking

705

:

Melo: fan.

706

:

PSP: the, yeah, they

punched me in the mouth.

707

:

That was a clean punch.

708

:

That was like Canelo Alvarez.

709

:

And one of his fights was a

heavyweight punch on the chin.

710

:

But on the flip side, this

is a World Series end.

711

:

The other fighter is gonna punch back.

712

:

And you saw that in game two.

713

:

Yo Yamamoto, he understood

the assignment he locked in.

714

:

He's, he's pretty much said that losing

is not an option when he takes the ball.

715

:

And that was the story of the, the

night as he pitched one through nine

716

:

and apart from a shaky first inning

where there was runners on first

717

:

and third, he didn't really give the

bluejays a chance to, to get going.

718

:

And that, that helps to take the

crowd out of the, the picture 'cause.

719

:

That dome is loud.

720

:

I, I, I've been there for a few

games in the DS and the Cs, and it

721

:

is raucous when the lid is closed.

722

:

So when you take the crowd out

like that, that, that definitely

723

:

helps the, the road team.

724

:

What did you see with

Yamamotos performance?

725

:

Melo: What he's been doing all this

726

:

PSP: all this postseason,

727

:

Melo: the

728

:

PSP: answering the bell, and

729

:

Melo: it's

730

:

PSP: know, it, it's amazing just

731

:

Melo: difference

732

:

PSP: a difference a year makes,

733

:

Melo: makes

734

:

PSP: a year makes for

735

:

Melo: Moto.

736

:

PSP: Yolo Moto.

737

:

You know, a year ago, Dave Roberts

did not trust him to go out there,

738

:

Melo: six,

739

:

PSP: you know,

740

:

Melo: let

741

:

PSP: six, seven, let

alone finish the game.

742

:

I, I, I always.

743

:

Melo: go back to this,

744

:

PSP: Go back to this.

745

:

The Dodgers had a winner take all game

against the San Diego Positives last year.

746

:

That Dodgers Stadium

747

:

Melo: game

748

:

PSP: eight game five winner take all game.

749

:

Yo

750

:

Melo: pitched

751

:

PSP: Moto

752

:

Melo: He gave

753

:

PSP: He gave them five score innings

754

:

Melo: Dave

755

:

PSP: and Dave Roberts was

like, you know what, thank you.

756

:

He's done enough.

757

:

Melo: to

758

:

PSP: We're gonna turn to our

759

:

Melo: Fast forward a

760

:

PSP: fast forward a year later.

761

:

That is not happening.

762

:

Melo: Obviously this

763

:

PSP: obviously dodge

764

:

Melo: been good all season and,

765

:

PSP: and it carried into the full season.

766

:

So just the maturity and

the growth the ocean of

767

:

Melo: has been the

768

:

PSP: has been the big

769

:

Melo: he's taken a

770

:

PSP: thing for me, and

he's taken a big step

771

:

Melo: year, and I'm

772

:

PSP: this year and I'm so proud.

773

:

Melo: happy

774

:

PSP: So,

775

:

Melo: been able to meet

776

:

PSP: to meet the moment.

777

:

Melo: Club so many times.

778

:

This is now

779

:

PSP: This is now two complete games

complete games in this postseason,

780

:

Melo: the first

781

:

PSP: The first time,

782

:

Melo: in MLB

783

:

PSP: An LP postseason history since

hilling did it three times in:

784

:

And the first

785

:

Melo: pitcher to do

786

:

PSP: pitcher to do that sincero her,

787

:

Melo: Hershier in 1988.

788

:

And 1988 was a good year for

789

:

PSP: was a good year for Dodge

790

:

Melo: as they won

791

:

PSP: Horses won.

792

:

Melo: over the Oakland ace.

793

:

So maybe there's

794

:

PSP: So maybe there's a little something

special, special going on here, but

795

:

Melo: am happy

796

:

PSP: I am happy.

797

:

Melo: has been able to come

through, and it's such a

798

:

PSP: It's such a night and day difference

799

:

Melo: a year ago

800

:

PSP: from a year ago

when you first got here

801

:

Melo: Japan.

802

:

PSP: Japan For sure.

803

:

And I'm sure Dave Roberts is

happy 'cause I, I've watched

804

:

the Dodgers for a long time.

805

:

I've always enjoyed watching

those:

806

:

And there was a time where Dave

Roberts would struggle with

807

:

bullpen choices because he didn't

know who his best option was.

808

:

He, he was trying to build a

bridge to Kenley, Janssen, and even

809

:

Jansen himself wasn't necessarily.

810

:

The most reliable in the clutch, but

he has definitely got the rotation down

811

:

and he can just put the keys in and

he, he's gonna get six or seven innings

812

:

from these guys on a good day, and then

he can turn it over to the bullpen.

813

:

That's gotta definitely help his job.

814

:

He can focus on offensive options or

fielding, he can focus on other details.

815

:

But I go to ask as of today,

who is the door just close?

816

:

Is it Roki Susaki, or

is it Blake trying it?

817

:

Melo: It is

818

:

PSP: it's.

819

:

Melo: He is closing five

games for the Dodgers.

820

:

This postseason, he's gotten five

821

:

PSP: Five saves.

822

:

Melo: If you

823

:

PSP: and if you would've told me that

a, if you were asking that a month ago,

824

:

Melo: I wouldn't have

825

:

PSP: I wouldn't have had an answer

826

:

Melo: The Dodgers were still

trying to figure out this

827

:

PSP: out.

828

:

Melo: Their big signing Tanner Scott had

just not, did not come through this year.

829

:

He blew like 12 saves during

the regular season, so it was

830

:

clear that he wasn't gonna

831

:

PSP: He,

832

:

Melo: and he even

833

:

PSP: he even saw,

834

:

Melo: guy

835

:

PSP: A guy like

836

:

Melo: who has been super reliable

for this team and for two

837

:

championship teams in 2020 and 2024.

838

:

Did not have

839

:

PSP: did not have it this year,

840

:

Melo: Showed his age a little

bit, but it is Roki Susaki and

841

:

he's he's come outta nowhere, man.

842

:

This

843

:

PSP: come outta nowhere.

844

:

Melo: the entire, pretty much the

entire season with a shoulder injury.

845

:

We

846

:

PSP: Saw him at

847

:

Melo: at the beginning of the

848

:

PSP: the beginning of the

season and he got hurt,

849

:

Melo: at the

850

:

PSP: I believe, at the end of April,

not beginning of May, and then we

851

:

didn't see him back again until the

852

:

Melo: season in

853

:

PSP: season in Arizona

854

:

Melo: the

855

:

PSP: against the Diamondback,

856

:

Melo: out

857

:

PSP: threw him out there in.

858

:

Melo: and he actually looked pretty good.

859

:

And

860

:

PSP: And

861

:

Melo: then he

862

:

PSP: since then hasn't

looked back and he's been

863

:

Melo: a

864

:

PSP: honestly a godsend.

865

:

His Dodge bullpen.

866

:

Melo: it

867

:

PSP: You know, it doesn't matter

868

:

Melo: innings one

869

:

PSP: what happens between

870

:

Melo: and eight,

871

:

PSP: eight, if the Dodgers have

872

:

Melo: Roki Sasaki's coming

873

:

PSP: Suki coming outta that bullpen.

874

:

Melo: in the ninth inning.

875

:

PSP: Mm-hmm.

876

:

Now Susaki Likeget was a

potential Toronto Blue Jay.

877

:

He was, mentioned in

the, I guess you could.

878

:

So sweepstakes as Susaki was posted

from his nhan professional baseball

879

:

team to come to the major leagues,

the Blue Jays moved Heaven and Earth,

880

:

literally moved heaven and earth.

881

:

They made trays of Cleveland to

bring in Andres Jimenez and Miles

882

:

straw to get international bonus

pool money to try and acquire Sasaki.

883

:

It didn't happen.

884

:

So I guess as another edge,

which is always fun to see

885

:

in a World Series like this.

886

:

I do have to ask though, 'cause

you touched on the lead aspect.

887

:

One thing that maybe hasn't been talked

about enough is the combat aspect.

888

:

Not only the Dodgers, 'cause I know

the Dodgers have come back about 51

889

:

or 52 times this season, but the Blue

Jays, the Blue Jays have actually

890

:

overtaken the Dodgers with 53 comeback

wins in in the postseason and the

891

:

53rd came in game one on Friday.

892

:

What is in the DNA of the Dodgers?

893

:

That, is it just the fact they

have a stacked lineup or is

894

:

there a culture within the the

clubhouse of never giving in?

895

:

What is it about the number of

acks that Dodgers have had in:

896

:

Melo: I think it's the

897

:

PSP: I think

898

:

Melo: The Dodgers

899

:

PSP: dodge

900

:

Melo: deep lineup and they

901

:

PSP: lineup and they have

a bunch of experienced guys

902

:

Melo: been in

903

:

PSP: that have been in

these situations times,

904

:

Melo: and

905

:

PSP: And also.

906

:

Melo: think Ed, you heard it

907

:

PSP: and you heard it after game

908

:

Melo: Dodgers

909

:

PSP: one, after the Dodge got destroyed,

910

:

Melo: these dodger, this Dodger

911

:

PSP: Dodge, the Dodger team

912

:

Melo: the last couple

913

:

PSP: in the last couple years, but

specifically last year and this year this

914

:

Melo: team

915

:

PSP: Dodge team is good at taking a punch

916

:

Melo: back

917

:

PSP: and getting back up the next day and,

you know, playing better, getting wins.

918

:

So,

919

:

Melo: think it's

920

:

PSP: I think it's both.

921

:

You have a lineup that is very

experienced and they understand

922

:

Melo: it in the World

923

:

PSP: Saw in the World Series

last year against the Yankees.

924

:

They understand that, hey,

925

:

Melo: a

926

:

PSP: like it's a nine inning game.

927

:

You can hit as many home runs as you want.

928

:

You can score how many runs.

929

:

Melo: as we

930

:

PSP: As long as we can keep people

somewhat close to us, we know

931

:

Melo: are

932

:

PSP: our bats are gonna turn around.

933

:

And there's just the belief

934

:

Melo: that, Hey, you know

935

:

PSP: in this dodging clubhouse

that, Hey, you know what,

936

:

Melo: gonna

937

:

PSP: like

938

:

Melo: into

939

:

PSP: we're gonna get back

into this ball game here.

940

:

All it takes is a couple hits,

maybe a defensive mis here or

941

:

there, but just putting the ball.

942

:

Melo: has allowed this Dodger

team to get back in these

943

:

PSP: Get back to these games.

944

:

And again, like I just

said, you know, there's,

945

:

Melo: so

946

:

PSP: there's, so everybody in this

lineup has done it, you know, with

947

:

either other teams or with the

Dodge in the last couple years.

948

:

So I think it's a little

bit of everything.

949

:

Mm-hmm.

950

:

Now, let's you mentioned

let's games being close.

951

:

You are obviously close to the

stadium, literally in the Chavez.

952

:

Ravi, as we speak, what can we

expect as we head into the, I

953

:

guess, the Los Angeles leg of this

series, games three, four, and five.

954

:

We'll be playing in Los Angeles.

955

:

8:00 PM Eastern, 5:00 PM Pacific

Start times appointment viewing.

956

:

You can catch up on sleep.

957

:

These games are must watch.

958

:

there's gonna be swings in

the lead from either side.

959

:

I can see one team punching first,

the other team punching back.

960

:

Yeah.

961

:

This is appointment viewing.

962

:

But Melo, back to the question, what

are you seeing in the next three games

963

:

in Los Angeles in this World Series?

964

:

Melo: I picked

965

:

PSP: I mean, I think

966

:

Melo: Now I'm gonna

967

:

PSP: should, now I'm gonna

be honest with you that

968

:

Melo: with my heart

969

:

PSP: my heart, because

970

:

Melo: to,

971

:

PSP: I,

972

:

Melo: Dodgers do end up winning

the World Series and going

973

:

back to back, I would like to

974

:

PSP: I would.

975

:

Melo: win it at home.

976

:

Just a little history nugget for you.

977

:

The Dodgers out of the.

978

:

PSP: The

979

:

Melo: championships

980

:

PSP: championship they won here in

Los Angeles, they got in Brooklyn.

981

:

Melo: They've only

982

:

PSP: They've only

983

:

Melo: World

984

:

PSP: won one series here at Dodge.

985

:

Melo: Other than that,

986

:

PSP: Other than that other,

987

:

Melo: have been on the

988

:

PSP: been on the Road stadium, you know

989

:

Melo: Arlington and Texas, other places.

990

:

But honestly, I

991

:

PSP: honestly, I think the gun.

992

:

Melo: two outta three in this series.

993

:

I do think we're

994

:

PSP: I think we're gonna go back to,

995

:

Melo: six, but,

996

:

PSP: but

997

:

Melo: really.

998

:

I'm

999

:

PSP: I'm looking forward and

I need this office to start

:

00:28:59,809 --> 00:29:01,339

Melo: have not been good.

:

00:29:01,339 --> 00:29:01,849

All

:

00:29:02,149 --> 00:29:02,539

PSP: all

:

00:29:02,689 --> 00:29:03,289

Melo: outside of

:

00:29:03,469 --> 00:29:03,949

PSP: outside.

:

00:29:04,189 --> 00:29:06,949

Melo: card series against the

Reds, but I think they're gonna

:

00:29:06,979 --> 00:29:08,179

PSP: I think we're gonna get to, I think

:

00:29:08,179 --> 00:29:09,199

Melo: gonna get to Bieber.

:

00:29:09,499 --> 00:29:10,429

And I expect this

:

00:29:10,484 --> 00:29:10,999

PSP: I expect to

:

00:29:11,029 --> 00:29:11,689

Melo: to take two outta

:

00:29:11,839 --> 00:29:12,229

PSP: take two, three, I

:

00:29:12,439 --> 00:29:14,629

Melo: them to take all

three at home and end it?

:

00:29:14,944 --> 00:29:15,164

PSP: end.

:

00:29:15,589 --> 00:29:17,359

Melo: But I don't think

that's gonna happen.

:

00:29:17,359 --> 00:29:20,059

This Blue Jays team has been too

good all season and too good.

:

00:29:20,059 --> 00:29:23,989

This postseason not to take one

game, at least here in Los Angeles.

:

00:29:24,964 --> 00:29:25,114

PSP: Mm-hmm.

:

00:29:25,654 --> 00:29:28,414

Now you touched on the, the

clicking of the offense.

:

00:29:28,414 --> 00:29:31,114

Now you took the next question

off the page for me, because that

:

00:29:31,114 --> 00:29:33,304

has been something that a number

of Talking Heads have mentioned.

:

00:29:33,304 --> 00:29:37,234

I know Eduardo Perez touched on

that after game two this morning.

:

00:29:39,304 --> 00:29:40,384

Time is running out.

:

00:29:40,564 --> 00:29:43,729

We, we, we only have five

games left in the season and.

:

00:29:45,004 --> 00:29:51,814

With respect to Shorthair, Tony's

legacy game in the NLCS, and I know he

:

00:29:51,814 --> 00:29:53,854

scored six home runs in his postseason.

:

00:29:53,944 --> 00:29:59,734

He's otherwise been a little bit anonymous

for someone who is, has his stature, and

:

00:29:59,734 --> 00:30:01,894

then you look at the rest of the lineup.

:

00:30:02,494 --> 00:30:06,064

It's been good and it's been good

enough to get past Cincinnati.

:

00:30:06,409 --> 00:30:10,009

Philadelphia and Milwaukee as

you touched on, but as you said,

:

00:30:10,009 --> 00:30:11,779

it's not necessarily clicking.

:

00:30:11,779 --> 00:30:16,219

It's not necessarily the explosive

Dodgers lineup that we've come

:

00:30:16,219 --> 00:30:19,069

to, to know and be entertained by.

:

00:30:19,909 --> 00:30:20,899

Is it gonna happen?

:

00:30:21,049 --> 00:30:21,769

Is it gonna happen?

:

00:30:21,769 --> 00:30:23,149

Is it enough time for it to click?

:

00:30:23,819 --> 00:30:25,349

Melo: You just mentioned it a second ago.

:

00:30:25,349 --> 00:30:28,619

Time is running out and I believe it,

man, like you said, there's five games

:

00:30:28,634 --> 00:30:29,564

PSP: Five left.

:

00:30:29,969 --> 00:30:30,059

Melo: I

:

00:30:30,224 --> 00:30:31,274

PSP: honestly, I think we've enough make,

:

00:30:31,319 --> 00:30:32,009

Melo: we've seen

:

00:30:32,114 --> 00:30:32,594

PSP: we've seen

:

00:30:32,639 --> 00:30:32,789

Melo: enough

:

00:30:33,044 --> 00:30:34,214

PSP: a big enough sample size.

:

00:30:34,289 --> 00:30:34,529

Melo: this

:

00:30:34,574 --> 00:30:35,414

PSP: know, maybe this is just

:

00:30:35,609 --> 00:30:36,059

Melo: this team

:

00:30:36,284 --> 00:30:36,914

PSP: what, this team is

:

00:30:36,929 --> 00:30:37,319

Melo: feast

:

00:30:37,364 --> 00:30:37,634

PSP: very

:

00:30:37,829 --> 00:30:38,669

Melo: You've seen it in these

:

00:30:38,744 --> 00:30:40,119

PSP: seen it in these last couple games.

:

00:30:40,119 --> 00:30:41,959

They're not hitting

over, they're not gonna

:

00:30:42,089 --> 00:30:43,139

Melo: They hit two

:

00:30:43,299 --> 00:30:45,879

PSP: two huge home runs

Last night in game too,

:

00:30:45,929 --> 00:30:46,529

Melo: one off of Will

:

00:30:46,539 --> 00:30:46,879

PSP: one off

:

00:30:46,889 --> 00:30:48,449

Melo: to break the tie

in the seventh inning.

:

00:30:48,659 --> 00:30:51,899

And of course, Muncie, I think two

batters later to make it three, one.

:

00:30:51,899 --> 00:30:52,169

But

:

00:30:52,919 --> 00:30:53,209

PSP: know.

:

00:30:53,300 --> 00:30:53,960

Melo: really looking

:

00:30:54,079 --> 00:30:54,889

PSP: Really looking

forward to this offense,

:

00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:56,040

You know, kind of

:

00:30:56,250 --> 00:30:57,030

Melo: Helping out the

:

00:30:57,090 --> 00:30:59,880

PSP: helping out the starting rotation

a little bit because they have been,

:

00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:00,450

Melo: pitching has

:

00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:01,500

PSP: pitching has been the

:

00:31:01,530 --> 00:31:03,510

Melo: probably the main reason

why the Dodgers are even

:

00:31:03,510 --> 00:31:05,070

here in the World Series and

:

00:31:05,135 --> 00:31:05,555

PSP: series

:

00:31:05,730 --> 00:31:06,840

Melo: from another championship.

:

00:31:06,900 --> 00:31:07,560

PSP: championship.

:

00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:07,770

But

:

00:31:08,190 --> 00:31:08,640

Melo: I do

:

00:31:08,924 --> 00:31:09,104

PSP: I do

:

00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:09,240

Melo: there's

:

00:31:09,434 --> 00:31:10,814

PSP: think that something in there

:

00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:12,000

Melo: Dodger team just to get

:

00:31:12,194 --> 00:31:12,729

PSP: just to get.

:

00:31:12,900 --> 00:31:15,490

Melo: And you've seen it in years

past, and you've seen it with this

:

00:31:15,490 --> 00:31:17,140

Dodger team, that all it takes is one

:

00:31:17,439 --> 00:31:20,619

PSP: Is one game game or one

inning for this offense to explode

:

00:31:20,650 --> 00:31:20,890

Melo: never

:

00:31:20,919 --> 00:31:22,029

PSP: and they might never look back.

:

00:31:22,089 --> 00:31:23,229

But to answer your question,

:

00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:23,380

Melo: I

:

00:31:23,619 --> 00:31:25,719

PSP: honestly, I think they're

gonna have to win these games.

:

00:31:25,719 --> 00:31:26,739

You know, five to two,

:

00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:27,340

Melo: to

:

00:31:27,579 --> 00:31:29,499

PSP: six to three, four to two.

:

00:31:29,649 --> 00:31:29,859

Because

:

00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:30,250

Melo: of

:

00:31:30,369 --> 00:31:33,279

PSP: outside of the Wild Card series

against the Reds, I haven't seen

:

00:31:33,279 --> 00:31:34,719

this team put up monster numbers.

:

00:31:34,810 --> 00:31:36,340

Melo: offensively this postseason.

:

00:31:37,309 --> 00:31:37,419

PSP: Mm-hmm.

:

00:31:37,869 --> 00:31:43,119

And could you say that part of that is

because of the lower order of the lineup?

:

00:31:43,119 --> 00:31:44,799

I'm talking about six through nine.

:

00:31:44,799 --> 00:31:49,599

I know that Dave Roberts essentially

put Andy Paez on blast before game

:

00:31:49,599 --> 00:31:54,529

two saying that he's considering that

position for the rest of the series.

:

00:31:55,099 --> 00:31:57,589

Is that where the Dodgers

need to step it up?

:

00:31:58,470 --> 00:31:59,520

Melo: Yeah, I, it's

:

00:31:59,689 --> 00:31:59,779

PSP: It's

:

00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:00,280

Melo: honestly,

:

00:32:00,300 --> 00:32:01,320

PSP: honestly, you know,

:

00:32:01,470 --> 00:32:02,010

Melo: Yes and

:

00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:03,090

PSP: yes and no.

:

00:32:03,140 --> 00:32:03,680

Melo: The top, the

:

00:32:03,855 --> 00:32:07,010

PSP: The, the bottom of the order

has had their, you know, success.

:

00:32:07,455 --> 00:32:09,275

PK is again, this to October.

:

00:32:09,425 --> 00:32:10,195

He's been magnifi

:

00:32:10,310 --> 00:32:10,820

Melo: October

:

00:32:10,875 --> 00:32:11,810

PSP: This run,

:

00:32:11,940 --> 00:32:14,220

You know, seems like every

time the Dodgers are getting

:

00:32:14,220 --> 00:32:15,540

rallies, he's always middle

:

00:32:15,811 --> 00:32:16,141

Melo: Edmond

:

00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:16,620

PSP: Tommy been

:

00:32:16,801 --> 00:32:17,101

Melo: down

:

00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:17,940

PSP: okay down there.

:

00:32:17,940 --> 00:32:18,240

Honestly,

:

00:32:18,361 --> 00:32:18,601

Melo: it's the

:

00:32:18,780 --> 00:32:19,020

PSP: I think

:

00:32:19,111 --> 00:32:21,331

Melo: order, show Hail Tani,

like you just mentioned it.

:

00:32:21,571 --> 00:32:21,811

Yeah.

:

00:32:21,811 --> 00:32:24,721

He's hit six home runs this

postseason, but outside of

:

00:32:24,870 --> 00:32:28,435

PSP: outside of that, you know, he

was not good against individual series

:

00:32:28,456 --> 00:32:28,786

Melo: he was

:

00:32:28,895 --> 00:32:30,595

PSP: and he was not good against the

:

00:32:30,916 --> 00:32:31,096

Melo: three

:

00:32:31,410 --> 00:32:32,075

PSP: first games.

:

00:32:32,086 --> 00:32:32,326

Melo: I know

:

00:32:32,475 --> 00:32:35,135

PSP: You know, I know Fred had

a big yesterday, the election,

:

00:32:35,206 --> 00:32:35,446

Melo: inning.

:

00:32:35,655 --> 00:32:35,775

PSP: first,

:

00:32:36,016 --> 00:32:37,986

Melo: outside and I

know Mookie's had an O,

:

00:32:38,210 --> 00:32:38,480

PSP: had,

:

00:32:38,526 --> 00:32:38,736

Melo: good

:

00:32:38,870 --> 00:32:39,530

PSP: he's had a good season

:

00:32:40,296 --> 00:32:40,896

Melo: has not

:

00:32:40,910 --> 00:32:41,090

PSP: defense.

:

00:32:41,090 --> 00:32:43,400

He has not had the big

hit offensively, but

:

00:32:43,606 --> 00:32:44,086

Melo: been very

:

00:32:44,155 --> 00:32:45,485

PSP: he's been very patient this,

:

00:32:45,616 --> 00:32:45,916

Melo: able to

:

00:32:45,995 --> 00:32:47,205

PSP: he's been able to take his walks.

:

00:32:47,266 --> 00:32:48,736

Melo: have led to some insurance

:

00:32:48,955 --> 00:32:49,795

PSP: Sharp runs.

:

00:32:50,396 --> 00:32:50,726

Melo: In these

:

00:32:50,835 --> 00:32:51,955

But honestly, I

:

00:32:52,025 --> 00:32:53,585

PSP: honestly, I think it's the top of the

:

00:32:53,905 --> 00:32:54,175

Melo: of the

:

00:32:54,305 --> 00:32:56,975

PSP: top of the order that has to get

it going because I think if you see the

:

00:32:57,085 --> 00:32:57,775

Melo: top of the order

:

00:32:57,875 --> 00:33:00,785

PSP: top of the order get going,

like it just sets up everybody.

:

00:33:00,985 --> 00:33:04,225

Melo: of the order like Will Smith,

Andy Paez, kike Hernandez, Tommy

:

00:33:04,225 --> 00:33:08,215

Edmond, max Munsey, it set the,

it sets them up so well instead of

:

00:33:08,370 --> 00:33:10,580

PSP: Instead of always having

to rely on the bottom and

:

00:33:10,645 --> 00:33:10,975

Melo: going.

:

00:33:11,140 --> 00:33:11,340

PSP: things.

:

00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:12,020

Mm-hmm.

:

00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:14,060

And that's gonna be key in game three.

:

00:33:14,065 --> 00:33:15,855

'cause me shows is very fet of famine.

:

00:33:15,855 --> 00:33:20,362

He either gets showed In the first

inning, or you're gonna get a nice

:

00:33:20,422 --> 00:33:22,312

clean set of five or six innings.

:

00:33:22,312 --> 00:33:23,272

There's no in between.

:

00:33:23,272 --> 00:33:27,472

The match shows in:

is gonna be very intriguing.

:

00:33:27,472 --> 00:33:30,742

As I said, cancel your

plans in the next few days.

:

00:33:30,742 --> 00:33:33,592

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, it's

World Series watching, 8:00 PM

:

00:33:33,592 --> 00:33:36,232

Eastern, 5:00 PM Pacific Mellow.

:

00:33:36,232 --> 00:33:38,812

I know you're gonna get into batting

practice very soon for both teams.

:

00:33:38,812 --> 00:33:42,232

So before we get you out of here,

where can we find you on social media?

:

00:33:42,727 --> 00:33:43,537

Melo: Absolutely.

:

00:33:43,867 --> 00:33:45,157

PSP: Absolutely my personal

:

00:33:45,487 --> 00:33:49,867

Melo: 24, you just mentioned

it, R-O-E-M-E-L-L O2 four,

:

00:33:50,097 --> 00:33:50,387

PSP: four

:

00:33:50,647 --> 00:33:51,037

Melo: Instagram.

:

00:33:51,047 --> 00:33:52,012

PSP: on Instagram mostly

:

00:33:52,027 --> 00:33:52,177

Melo: at

:

00:33:52,282 --> 00:33:53,867

PSP: follow us around the, that's

:

00:33:54,157 --> 00:33:54,547

Melo: around the

:

00:33:54,687 --> 00:33:56,652

PSP: around the diamond on Instagram.

:

00:33:56,652 --> 00:33:57,792

We always have a lot of good

:

00:33:57,957 --> 00:33:58,347

Melo: there.

:

00:33:58,632 --> 00:33:59,022

PSP: there.

:

00:33:59,112 --> 00:33:59,577

And yeah, and

:

00:33:59,607 --> 00:33:59,877

Melo: our

:

00:33:59,897 --> 00:34:00,787

PSP: to our podcast on

:

00:34:01,103 --> 00:34:01,613

Melo: podcast

:

00:34:01,777 --> 00:34:03,402

PSP: podcast week with myself

:

00:34:03,413 --> 00:34:03,863

Melo: Kyle.

:

00:34:03,962 --> 00:34:04,122

PSP: Kyle.

:

00:34:04,158 --> 00:34:04,758

Melo: Kyle's a big

:

00:34:04,822 --> 00:34:05,112

PSP: Kyle

:

00:34:05,118 --> 00:34:05,328

Melo: fan.

:

00:34:05,328 --> 00:34:05,628

I'm a big

:

00:34:05,732 --> 00:34:06,352

PSP: fan big,

:

00:34:06,458 --> 00:34:07,198

So it's kind of cool.

:

00:34:07,293 --> 00:34:07,773

Melo: you listen to

:

00:34:07,898 --> 00:34:08,878

PSP: Listen to podcast,

:

00:34:08,983 --> 00:34:09,072

Melo: The

:

00:34:09,178 --> 00:34:10,797

PSP: get kind of a sense of West Coast

:

00:34:10,902 --> 00:34:11,623

Melo: coast baseball.

:

00:34:11,623 --> 00:34:11,922

So we

:

00:34:12,078 --> 00:34:12,277

PSP: baseball.

:

00:34:12,277 --> 00:34:15,757

So we got it all covered here,

but under, around on Instagram,

:

00:34:15,973 --> 00:34:17,172

Melo: Baseball podcast on

:

00:34:17,498 --> 00:34:18,813

PSP: on Apple and Spotify.

:

00:34:19,353 --> 00:34:20,373

That's fantastic.

:

00:34:20,583 --> 00:34:21,513

Definitely check that out.

:

00:34:21,513 --> 00:34:24,393

It's really good content and it's

really good to see guys that.

:

00:34:24,898 --> 00:34:26,878

Get into baseball outside

of their own city.

:

00:34:27,027 --> 00:34:28,527

That's the content that you want to see.

:

00:34:28,527 --> 00:34:29,578

It's, it's measured.

:

00:34:29,728 --> 00:34:32,878

You feel like you've learned

something and it's really engaging

:

00:34:32,878 --> 00:34:36,447

stuff, so definitely check out

around the diamond in the meantime.

:

00:34:36,868 --> 00:34:38,368

My name is Neil Spruce.

:

00:34:38,428 --> 00:34:40,197

This is another episode of PP.

:

00:34:40,648 --> 00:34:41,608

Enjoy the baseball.

:

00:34:44,038 --> 00:34:44,757

Melo: I love Toronto.

:

00:34:44,766 --> 00:34:45,327

PSP: I love Toronto.

:

00:34:45,397 --> 00:34:46,567

I've never been, I wanna go.

:

00:34:47,007 --> 00:34:48,118

Melo: it's good for you guys, man.

:

00:34:48,118 --> 00:34:48,568

It must be

:

00:34:48,697 --> 00:34:49,036

PSP: It must,

:

00:34:49,467 --> 00:34:50,007

Melo: it must be

:

00:34:50,177 --> 00:34:53,532

PSP: it must be crazy over

there with all the Yeah, man.

:

00:34:53,782 --> 00:34:57,622

What people need to understand is

it's not just the city of Toronto,

:

00:34:57,622 --> 00:35:02,392

which is, you know, five to 6 million

because it's Canada's only team.

:

00:35:02,452 --> 00:35:03,322

It's the whole country.

:

00:35:04,147 --> 00:35:08,497

A lot of people drove down from Vancouver

to Seattle in the previous series,

:

00:35:08,737 --> 00:35:11,227

and then you have coast to coast.

:

00:35:11,497 --> 00:35:15,847

I know they stopped the hockey game

in Calgary last week on Monday.

:

00:35:16,043 --> 00:35:16,283

Melo: that.

:

00:35:16,507 --> 00:35:16,807

PSP: Yeah.

:

00:35:16,807 --> 00:35:20,287

To update people on the game seven

result, like the whole country is locked

:

00:35:20,287 --> 00:35:22,837

in on this, the players understand that.

:

00:35:23,467 --> 00:35:25,872

But yeah, it's a really special

time because this is the first.

:

00:35:26,697 --> 00:35:30,327

World Street is in the 21st century,

and it's a couple of generations

:

00:35:30,327 --> 00:35:33,357

that are experiencing this for

the first time, myself included.

:

00:35:34,017 --> 00:35:34,257

Melo: Yeah,

Next Episode All Episodes Previous Episode

Listen for free

Show artwork for Pro Sports Podcasters

About the Podcast

Pro Sports Podcasters
No Sport Left Behind
The Pro Sports Podcasters is hosted by Nii Wallace-Bruce, and Justen Williams. On this podcast there is no sport too big, or too small for us to cover. You'll learn something every episode!

#NoSportLeftBehind

Our guests include the top athletes in their sport, coaches, sports broadcasters, sports agents, league administrators, and dedicated fans. We cover every sport from every angle, and provide perspectives that other podcasts ignore. Each host has expert knowledge in a number of sports. So when the opportunity arises to educate our audience, we take every opportunity.

Our hosts Nii Wallace-Bruce, and Justen Williams have all spent time in front of the camera as well. Having appeared in commercials, dramatic roles, music videos, public events, and Live performances. The Pro Sports Podcasters are more than the voices you have come to recognize hearing twice a week.

Enjoy the podcast, and to connect with the Pro Sports Podcasters there are links in the show notes of every episode!
Support This Show