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Astros Aces, Dodgers Bats, and Two 2-0 Series (Ep. 119)
Astros Aces, Dodgers Bats, and Two 2-0 Series (Ep. 119)
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann discuss Ben's furtive baseball-watching on his wedding weekend (02:00), then break down both of the 2-0 championship series (05:00), beginning with the brilliance of Astros starters Dallas Keuchel and Justin Verlander (12:00), the riveting tag team of José Altuve and Carlos Correa (21:30), the exciting send-off Altuve gave Game 2 (25:00), and the offensive struggles of Aaron Judge and Gary Sánchez (27:30), and ending with the heroics of Yasiel Puig and Justin Turner (30:30), the latest backlash against Puig (42:30), the Cubs' faltering bullpen and Joe Maddon's flagging tactical reputation (48:00), and a discussion about which series is more likely to produce a comeback (52:00).
Released:
Oct 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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