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MLB podcast Michael Duca Tue Mar 25, 2025: How playing MLB games will work in minor league parks; Moniak’s release by Angels comes as a surprise; plus more news

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Los Angeles Angels Mickey Moniak heads home after hitting a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a spring training game Wed Mar 5, 2025 in Tempe AZ. Moniak was released by the Angels on Mon Mar 24, 2025. (AP News photo)

MLB podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 Michael the Sacramento A’s are about to play an entire season in a minor league park that seats 14,014 fans including adding them on the outfield grass behind the fence. Do you see this concept working at Sutter Health Park. Will the amenities be acceptable for fans and players.

#2 81 games is a long season if you consider working in a tiny work space such as the players, fans, employees will have to at George M Steinbrenner Park for the Tampa Bay Rays and the Sacramento A’s at Sutter Health Park. In the course of that amount of games will there be a point where it’s workable or not workable for those involved?

#3 The Los Angeles Angels released outfielder Mickey Moniak on Tuesday. The moved shocked many who have followed Moniak who hit .219, 14 home runs last year. In two and half seasons with the Angels Moniak hit .242 with 100 RBIs and had an OPs of .709. Moniak was going to share the outfield duties with Jo Adell. His release comes two days before the regular season.

#4 Michael Duca ESPN with us on the podcast and like ESPN wrote about the New York Yankees they got to carry it like a battlescar can the Yankees really bounce back after their fifth inning World Series nightmare?

#5 Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts who lost 18 pounds couldn’t keep solid food down is reportedly on the mend and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had him in the line up for today’s exhibition game after being out of action since the beginning of spring training.

Join Michael Duca for the MLB podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

World Series podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Dodgers win World Series in five games defeating Yankees in Bronx

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Mookie Betts (50) and Freddie Freeman (5) both exclaim “You the Man!” as they celebrate scoring against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx during game 5 of the 2024 World Series on Wed Oct 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

World Series podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Earlier in game 5 the Yankees built up a 5-1 lead that went into the third inning that saw a home run by Aaron Judge and a homer by Jazz Chisholm in the first inning. Alex Verdugo got an RBI single in the second and Giancarlo Stanton with a home run in the third inning.

#2 The Dodgers would chip way at that four run Yankee lead in the Mookie Betts in the top of the fifth inning beat out an infield single that scored Enrique Hernandez and Freddie Freeman’s two run single scored Tommy Edman making 5-3. Then Teoscar Hernandez would hit an two RBI double that would tie up the game at 5-5.

#3 Stanton would fly to center that would score Juan Soto that gave the Yankees a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the sixth. So the Bronx Bombers were not giving up just yet.

#4 The Dodgers would score twice to take the lead back in the top of the eighth when Gavin Lux with RBI hit score Edman and Betts would sac fly to scoring Edman to center put LA in drivers seat 7-6.

#5 The Dodgers would put this one away retiring the Yankees in the bottom of the ninth inning and taking the World Series Trophy back to Los Angeles with them The Dodgers would jump on the Yankees taking the first three games going up 3-0 but the Yankees pounded the Dodgers 11-3 in game 4 but the Dodgers who were behind 5-1 would come back in the fashion that they’ve played in post season with a one run 7-6 win to become the 2024 World Series Champions.

Stephen Ruderman did MLB podcasts throughout the 2024 season for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

World Series podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Yankees facing elimination in game 4 tonite; NY could be swept for 4th time in history

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New York Yankees Aaron Judge head back to the dugout after striking out against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium in New York in the first inning of game 3 on Mon Oct 28, 2024 (AP News photo)

World Series podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

#1 The New York Yankees pursuit of their 28th World Series title is in jeopardy as they are on the cusp of elimination after losing game 3 on Monday night at Yankee Stadium 4-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

#2 If the Yankees were to lose tonight at Yankee Stadium it would be the fourth time in their history that they’ve been swept in the fall classic. Which includes loses by sweeps to 1922 to the New York Giants, the 1963 Dodgers, and 1976 Cincinnati Reds.

#3 Aaron Judge has been struggling at the plate and the Yankees pitching allowed four Dodgers runs enough for a two run win for Los Angeles. No doubt it’s the offense that the Yankees need to step up in to get back in this series as the Dodgers have been getting excellent relief help.

#4 Judge so far in the series has gone 1-12, has no RBIs to speak of and has struck out 12 times, Judge has struck out for a total of 40 times in the post season and is hitting .140.

#5 Both clubs back it again tonight in the Bronx and as Anthony Verdugo was questioning in the post game on Monday night “If that team wins three in a row, then why can’t we win three in a row?” Verdugo said.

Stephen Ruderman is MLB podcaster at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O: Dodgers Yamamoto’s pitching holds off Yanks; Ohtani dislocates shoulder is day to day; plus more news

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Los Angeles Dodgers base runner Shohei Ohtani injuries his left shoulder after diving into second base after a steal attempt being attended by the trainers and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts after being tagged out by New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Vlope in the bottom of the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sat Oct 26, 2024 (AP News photo)

Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Game 2 of the 2024 World Series was another thriller at Dodger Stadium with starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto went 6.1 innings, allowing just a run and a hit with four strike outs to keep command over the New York Yankees in the 4-2 win.

#2 The Dodgers Freddie Freeman slugged another key home run first in game 1 it was his tenth inning walk off grand slam now in game 2 Freeman gets ahold of a 401 foot right center homer that put the Dodgers three runs ahead of the Yankees 4-1.

#3 Dodgers two way player and superstar Shohei Ohtani injured himself while diving into second base on a steal attempt in the bottom of the seventh inning. Ohtani was laid out after getting tagged out by the Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe. Ohtani is listed day to day with a partially left dislocated shoulder.

#4 San Francisco 49ers host the Dallas Cowboys at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday Night Football. Both teams are coming off loses in their last games. The 49ers were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs by ten points 28-18. The Cowboys were wiped out by the Detroit Lions last Sunday 47-9 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. How do you see this one tonight?

#5 The Las Vegas Raiders are on a three game losing streak and lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the Southland in their last game 20-15. The Raiders host the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday. The Chiefs are 6-0, handled the 49ers pretty well last Sunday is there anyway the Raiders can keep in step with the Chiefs to even have a chance in today’s game at Allegiant Stadium.

Charlie O does Headline Sports each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

World Series podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Freeman’s walk off grand slam gives Dodgers a leg up in game 1 over Yankees

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Game 1 of the World Series was Freddiemania when the Los Angeles Dodgers Freddie Freeman (5) slugged a walk off grand slam home run to defeat the New York Yankees in the bottom of the tenth inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Fri Nov 25, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the World Series podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Game 1 is practically what everyone was expecting a razor close nail biter which wound up in extra innings in a World Series where teams don’t have the ghost runner to depend on. New York Yankees leading 3-2 the Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the tenth inning . LA didn’t need a ghost runner all they needed was Freddie Freeman who slugged a grand slam home run to put the Dodgers over the top with a 6-3 win to lead the series 1-0.

#2 Despite the loss that first game was competitive where it had to be decided in ten innings by a walk off home run. Do you see that being an indication that this could be a tight World Series.

#3 There was big contributions from both sides on Friday night. The Yankees Giancarlo Stanton hit a 412 foot home run with Juan Soto scoring ahead of him to put the Yankees on top in the sixth inning 2-1.

#4 Mookie Betts hit a sac fly to center that scored Shohei Ohtani to tie up the game 2-2. The Yankees would move ahead when Anthony Vlope grounded into a fielders choice that allowed Jazz Chisholm to score putting the Yanks up a run 3-2. Freeman would later hit the walk off grand slam to beat the Yankees in the tenth inning.

#5 Tributes before the game for Fernando Velenzuela who passed away this week. The Dodgers fans stood for a moment of silence to remember Velenzuela who brought Fernandomania to the Southland and later became the Dodgers Spanish announcer.

Stephen Ruderman is podcasting the 2024 World Series at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Will World Series ticket prices beat the A’s regular season prices?

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Logo for the 2024 World Series (image by Capital One “What’s in your wallet”)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary:

#1 Amaury the lowest priced ticket for a for game 1 ticket of the 2024 World Series is $1122 at Dodger Stadium. That’s a little over $500 over what the Sacramento A’s want for a ticket at Sutter Health Park for a regular season game. It’s got to the point where you can’t afford to go to a ball game anymore.

#2 The A’s are offering season ticket plans that run $15,000 to $20,000 a seat which works out to $300 a game. Is this a matter of the A’s getting over on the Sacramento fan or the fans getting a great deal to see Major League Baseball for the first time in the Capital City?

#3 The A’s will have three year stint at Sutter Health as an interim place to play until 2028. The A’s and MLB are rethinking installing artificial turf and go with natural turf. The artificial turf idea was a sticking point with the players but it looks as if the A’s and MLB are going to relent and keep it as natural turf.

#4 This past week A’s owner John Fisher was in Las Vegas for the implosion of the Tropicana Hotel and Casino and he actually spoke to the press saying he was upwards and onwards towards the construction of the new A’s ballpark problem is as of today Fisher has not paid his share of the construction costs for the park. Can he beat the December deadline?

#5 Moving onto another baseball player in the past and he’s still around today a former Atlanta Brave 85 year old Dominican Rico Carty. Carty played from 1963 breaking in with the Milwaukee Braves and retiring with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1979. Carty had a career batting average of .299 and did so well he earned a starting role in the 1970 All Star as a write in candidate. Is Rico a member of the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum and there has to be a little doubt he would be a well deserved member.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez does the That’s Amaury podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sports

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: A Coast to Coast Affair 2024 World Series

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1977 World Series, Yankees vs. Dodgers.  Before the game at Dodger Stadium, LA, Amaury Pi-González left,(Oakland A’s radio) and Jaime Jarrin (Los Angeles Dodgers radio) both wait jm

A Coast to Coast Affair -2024 World Series

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

Two of the game’s most historic franchises will compete for the title beginning Friday, October 25th, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, time TBD. This will be the 12th time, more than any other teams from the American and National Leagues, that these two teams will meet in the Fall Classic.

It all began in New York City when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn and the Yankees in the Bronx. Dodgers headed to the World Series for the fourth time in eight years. For the Yankees this will be the first time since 2009.

The rivalry between these two franchises is one of the biggest in Major League Baseball. The teams have met 11 times in the World Series, more than any other teams from the American and National leagues. The rivalry began in New York City when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn and the Yankees in the Bronx. In 1977 and 1978, Yanks and Dodgers played each other in the World Series.

I covered the 1977 and 1981 Series with reports and interviews. In 1977, I first met my good friend and broadcaster Jaime Jarrin, a Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award recipient who called the Dodgers games in Spanish for 64 years and retired after the 2022 season.

Some of the game’s biggest stars will participate in this World Series, which begins next Friday. This season, the most likely MVP winners are Yankee Aaron Judge for the American League and Dodger Shohei Ohtani for the National League.

Some of the most prominent and historical baseball players played for these two franchises: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle,Yogi Berra, Phil Rizutto, and many others for the Yankees. For the Dodgers, the most historical trailblazer figure in baseball is Jackie Robinson. Other Dodgers greats include Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Mauri Wills, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, and Fernando Valenzuela.

Yankees vs Dodgers rivalry. The Dodgers have won seven World Series titles since winning their first championship as a Brooklyn franchise in 1955 to break a run of futility against the New York Yankees, who had beaten them the first five times they had met for the MLB title. The New York Yankees have won the most major U.S. professional sports titles with 27 World Series Championships.

It’s a dream come true for FOX Network (rights holder), which will broadcast this coast-to-coast affair. FOX expects some of the highest ratings in World Series history. FOX feed coverage extends to Canada, Australia, Asia, China, Japan, India, South Korea, all of Latin America, including Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. It is also available in some countries in Europe.

Here in the Bay Area CH 2 KTVU FOX is your official 2024 World Series station.

Who is the favorite? You pick’em. However, the Dodgers were the favorites to win this 2024 World Series before the regular season got underway. They won the most games among the 30 teams. As a matter of fact, both the Dodgers and Yankees won more games than any team in Major League Baseball this season. Dodgers won 98 games and Yankees won 94. They are indeed the best two teams in baseball.

It will be Pizza vs Tacos, New York vs Los Angeles.

Join Amaury Pi Gonzalez for Thats Amaury’s News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

MLB Post Season podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Dodgers win the Pennant will face Yankees in World Series

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On the MLB Post Season podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith (16) reaches second base after a late throw to New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) during the sixth inning during game six of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagn ImagesJason Parkhurst

#1 The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t waste anytime getting of the shoot Sunday night in game 6 against the New York Mets scoring four runs in the bottom of the third inning.

#2 Stephen from the Start in the first inning the Dodgers scored twice when Tommy Edman doubled in Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez.

#3 In the bottom of the third inning Edman homered a two run shot 406 feet to left center that scored T Hernandez making it 4-1. Will Smith hit a two run homer to make it 6-1.

#4 In the bottom of the eighth the Dodgers up 7-4 and looking for more runs saw T Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to right field and Ohtani scored making it 8-4. Enrique Hernandez hit a single to right scoring Edman making it 9-4. E Hernandez hit a single to right scoring Edman Dodgers putting it out of reach 10-4. Final would be 10-5.

#5 The World Series will feature probably two of the best traditional teams historically in the game the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. Who could forget the 1950s when the Brooklyn Dodgers and Yankees met on multiple occasions. Do you see this being a coin flip and a series that possibly could go to seven games.

Stephen Ruderman is MLB Post Season analyst at http://www.sportsradioservice.com calling from the home office in Yakima Washington

MLB Post Season podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Yanks advance to World Series take out Guardians in game 5

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New York Yankees Juan Soto is jubilant after smashing a three run homer against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Sat Oct 19, 2024. The Yankees move onto the 2024 World Series. (AP News photo)

MLB Post Season podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

#1 The New York Yankees have advanced to the World Series with a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians in game five at Progressive Field in Cleveland. It’s the 41st time the Yankees have been to the World Series.

#2 The Yankees Juan Soto hit a three run home run in the top of the tenth inning which proved to be the game winner. The Yankees have been fortunate to figure out how to win games when behind.

#3 It was quite a series as the Yankees have dominated winning 4-1. The Yankees took the first two games of the series and the Guardians won game 3 but the Yankees never looked back winning games 4 and 5. The Yankees got some clutch hitting in the series and Saturday night was no different with Soto’s three run blast.

#4 Giancarlo Stanton has been a hitter in the post season for New York he hit a 446 foot home run that landed in the leftfield stands and tied the game up in the second inning. Talk about how big Stanton has been for the Yankees.

#5 The Yankees are in they’ll face either the Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Mets either way it’ll be a big market World Series just what the doctor ordered as there is no doubt MLB has got to be very happy about how things turned out.

Stephen Ruderman does podcast commentary on the MLB Post Season at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

MLB Post Season podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Mets Alonso lights up LA with 3 run homer in 12-6 win; Yanks one more win from fall classic

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The New York Mets Pete Alonso connects for a three run home run off Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty in the bottom of the first inning at Citi Field in New York on Fri Oct 18, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the MLB podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

#1 The New York Mets were able to stay alive on Friday night in game five with a 12-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers to move one game within a tie as the series is 3-2 Dodgers.

#2 The Mets Pete Alfonso hit a three run home run as the Mets jumped all over Dodger starter Jack Flaherty. Flaherty had a rough night pitching three innings getting lit up for eight hits and eight runs.

#3 The Mets Starling Marte had himself quite an evening with three doubles, four hits, and three RBIs. The Dodgers simply couldn’t contain Marte or the Mets line up.

#4 Both the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians wanted this one badly. With the Yankees leading the series 2-1 in game four the Yanks-Guardians tied 6-6 going to the top of the ninth. The Yankees were able to score twice and take the lead. Alex Verdugo was safe on a fielding error by Cleveland shortstop Brayan Rocchio that allowed Jon Berti to score putting the Yankees on top 7-6. The Yanks Gleyber Torres got a base hit to center that scored Anthony Vlope for a two run 8-6 Yanks lead and eventual win.

#5 The Yankees now move up 3-1 it has to be a little frustrating for Guardians manager Stephen Vogt as he and the Guardians face elimination they came all this way fought hard and if they can’t pick up a win in game 5 on Saturday at Progressive Field in Cleveland it’s all over for the Guardians.

Stephen Ruderman is a MLB analyst for http://www.sportsradioservice.com