Are The Mariners Back From the Dead?!
Summary
Trevor Plouffe joins Jake to recap a pivotal week, highlighting the Braves' series win over the Dodgers and Chris Sale's dominant performance. They discuss the Brewers' division lead, the Padres' hot streak, and the Guardians' surge in the AL. The hosts also analyze playoff standings, pitching velocity trends, and notable player moments like Hassan Kim's return.
Topics discussed
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Intro: Hosts and week recap
Braves vs Dodgers: Series preview
NL Recap: Braves, Cubs, Pirates
NL Recap: Brewers, Red Sox, Giants
NL Standings and Wild Card race
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Braves vs Dodgers: Home field advantage
Chris Sale's return and velo debate
Hasan Kim's game winner and video game glitch
Chris Sale's 100 mph and fan reactions
Yamamoto and NL Cy Young race
Jeff Banister vs Ryan Flaherty argument
Debate: Coaches picking up pitches
Cubs trade deadline and Kevin Gausman
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Snakes controversy
Erold and WBC players
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Padres vs Pirates: Mason Miller homer
Padres playoff hopes and Ryan Cohen
Mets vs Brewers: Pat Murphy quote
Miles Mikolas velo drop and workload
Mikolas playoff strategy and mechanics
Mickey Gasper and personal stories
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AL Recap: Phillies, Yankees, Astros
AL Recap: Rays, Tigers, White Sox
AL Recap: A's, Guardians
Guardians hot streak and Chris Rose
AL Standings and Wild Card race
Mariners: Walker Jenkins call-up
Phillies: Aroldis Chapman and Nola
Phillies offense inconsistency
Astros: Josh Hader and lineup issues
Astros: Christian Walker and starting pitching
Yankees: Josh Hader vs lefties
Yankees bullpen and Hader workload
Hogan Harris and bullpen depth
Value of long relief pitching
Rangers: Lawrence Butler and offense
White Sox: Tristan Peters and energy
Guardians: Steven Kwan and Chris Rose
Guardians: Jose Ramirez and pitching
Guardians vs Astros playoff prediction
What if Jose Ramirez gets hot?
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Standout: Young shortstop (Jenkins?)
Standout: Walker Jenkins defense
Standout: Mickey Gasper and Drew Rasmussen
Standout: Freddy Peralta vs Drew Rasmussen
Standout: Luis Garcia Jr and Cagney
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In Fuego: Mickey Gasper stats
In Fuego: Dalen Lyle and Tristan Peters
In Fuego: Miguel Vargas and Ian
In Fuego: Luis Garcia Jr and streaks
Talking Yanks: Episode 1000 and lineup
Talking Yanks: Luis Garcia and massive chain
Struggling batters: Taylor Ward and Mangum
Struggling batters: Murakami, Trammell, Ewing
Injuries: Fairbanks, Cruz, Glass
Game of Thrones: Night's Watch award
Thrones: John Snow and wildlings
Thrones: John Snow's death
Thrones: Resurrection and Mariners parallel
Cal Raleigh: Mechanics adjustment
Cal Raleigh: 5 homers and Mariners need
Thrones: Melisandre and award conclusion
Kenji Johjima and Mariners history
Hunter Goodman: Rockies HR record
Hunter Goodman: Josh Donaldson comparison
Outro and goodbyes
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