Dodgers Nation Podcast Network

We've passed the mid-season mark and despite a mountain of things not going the right way, the Dodgers continue to impress in the NL West and beyond. The guys look back at a successful 10-1 homestand and an unlikely Sunday come-from-behind win that elicited visions of the 2017 Dodgers team.Next, the rosters dropped for the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium and LA is well represented with four players on the NL team. However, four just might not be quite enough when taking a closer look. We identify five All-Star snubs including Will Smith, Freddie Freeman, and Julio Urias. Plus, for the sake of playing with fire, should Tyler Anderson have gotten an ASG nod over Clayton Kershaw?Finally, the big stuff. Andrew Friedman came out of hiding and gave some hot nuggets to The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya. Friedman talked about LA's thinking heading toward the 2022 trade deadline and we argue that -- smartly -- his words were likely more lip service than anything else.Plus, road trip win/loss predictions and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The Dodgers lose Chris Taylor for an undetermined amount of time and now more than ever have a clear need for another bat in the lineup. Will the team stay internal or hit the trade market? Plus our mid-season grades for the bullpen, the offense and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Craig Kimbrel has not passed the eye test often as a Dodger, but his stats are painting a wild, up and down picture of someone who should be more successful. We talk Kimbrel and (once again) who could potentially help at the backend of the bullpen if the veteran continues to falter.Plus thoughts on the new top of the order, live reactions to CT3's big injury, and the argument over who should start for the NL in the All-Star Game, Tony Gonsolin or Clayton Kershaw. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this week's roundtable, Clint naviates the panel through the latest in Dodgers Nation. The big topic focuses on LA's up-and-down offense and incredibly weak bench. The panel of analysts this week includes Doug, Brook, and Eric via Zoom. Together, we look at how the bats can improve and whether help really can come from outside of the organization. Plus, once Mookie Betts returns, does the red hot Trea Turner drop from the leadoff spot?Next, the guys are tasked with picking just four Dodgers to represent the team in the All-Star Game in July. It's harder than you think!And finally, we look ahead to the weekend set against the Padres where, once again, the question is asked... is this a rivalry yet? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this week's Blue Heaven, the guys discuss internal options that can help the bullpen and the starting rotation. Plus our latest thoughts on whether the front office will actually be active at this year's trade deadline. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We welcome guest analyst Jeff Snider from the Locked on Dodgers podcast to talk about all the latest in Dodgers Nation. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In a busy and jumbled edition of the Blue Heaven podcast, Clint and Brook catch up on a week plus a day's worth of Dodgers baseball. Mookie Betts is out with a rib injury and the team bypassed all internal options for outside help in old friend Trayce Thompson.The guys disagree on what the next few weeks in blue might look like for the veteran outfielder.Next, we look at the scorching hot Tony Gonsolin who on Tuesday picked up his league-leading 9th victory. While an All-Star game berth feels like a foregone conclusion at this point, we wonder aloud whether the new staff ace should actually consider skipping the game for the greater good. We throwback and cite former Dodger and friend of the show Ross Stripling's 2019 appearance with Blue Heaven where he admitted to being gassed in his 2018 All-Star season and re-thinking pitching in that exhibition.At any rate, while Tony Gonsolin is firmly in the hot part of "Who's Hot, Who's Not," closer Craig Kimbrel is absolutely on the other end of the spectrum. We look at Kimbrel's seemingly bad luck season with the Dodgers and rhetorically ask how long is too long to hold out hope that a player can 'figure it out'.https://twitter.com/DMAC_LA/status/1539044560659042305Plus a look ahead at the 9 game road trip that passes through Atlanta and ends in the evil Colorado. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Everything that could go wrong went wrong for the Dodgers over the weekend in San Francisco. Not only did they get swept by the hated Giants, injury was added to insult with the loss of Walker Buehler to an arm injury.In this week's Blue Heaven, the guys discuss how the team could look to fill the void left by Buehler both internally and out on the trade market. We also talk about the roster that has seemingly been somewhat flawed since spring training and opening day.Next, the big news involves Dave Roberts' assessment of the Dodgers' recent struggles and Justin Turner's disagreement with the manager's take. 60 games into the season and it feels like things still aren't quite clicking for the LA roster.Finally, we take a look at the week ahead with the Angels and Guardians coming to Dodger Stadium. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week on the Dodgers Nation roundtable, Brook returns and navigates the panel through some hot Dodgers topics including Tony Gonsolin and Tyler Anderson's All-Star chances, Cody Bellinger's new normal, David Price's chances of survival, and the spicy debate on whether we would choose Mike Trout or Shohei Ohtani from the Angels. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The Dodgers wrapped a 31 games in 30 days stretch barely holding on for dear life. Despite a solid 19-12 record during that span, the final series versus the Mets showed one massive area of weakness for LA at the moment. The bullpen.Brusdar Graterol tops the list of troubling arms in relief and the guys discuss his issues and usage along with some other thoughts on Alex Vesia and the disappearance of Phil Bickford and Reyes Moronta.Next, we dig into Dave Roberts' flustering moment against the Mets where he was caught in the headlights thanks to a newer MLB rule change. Plus some thoughts on punting while only down 5 runs.The big news out of Dodger Nation -- no, not Walker Buehler (though he is discussed at length) is "pee pee gate" at Dodger Stadium. An anonymous Mets player revealed putrid conditions in the visiting locker room and, thanks to some sources, we confirm that it's a real issue at Chavez Latrine.Finally, some injury updates and thoughts on the city connect uniforms around the league. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands