Point Guard: Shohei Ohtani's Pitching Crossroads; PCA = MVP; Yankees Take Season Series From Red Sox
About this episode
Buster Olney and Tim Kurkjian discuss the implications of Shohei Ohtani's performance, the MLB Wild Card race, and the Yankees' season series against the Red Sox.
Tim Kurkjian and Buster Olney discuss their colleague Karl Ravech signing off the ESPN airwaves for the final time, why the Los Angeles Dodgers need Shohei Ohtani’s bat more than his arm, Pete Crow-Armstrong’s five home run weekend, the Atlanta Braves’ heater, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox possibly setting up for a Wild Card series in the Bronx, and which teams will grab the third Wild Card spots in the American and National Leagues. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets. 0:00 Top of the First 4:34 Tim Kurkjian joins 5:04 Karl Ravech signs off 8:52 Should Shohei Ohtani shut it down on the mound? 12:19 Ohtani’s knee for a RHP is a red flag 14:59 Pete Crow-Armstrong pulls ahead in NL MVP 17:40 Braves on 7-game win streak 20:56 Yankees take season series vs. Red Sox 22:55 Max Scherzer 9th on all-time K list 25:08 Sal Stewart locking up NL ROY 27:58 Third NL Wild Card team? 30:39 Third AL Wild Card team? 32:41 Bleacher Tweets EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeL6O-A-ASmSMwbSCFvPKEq1Cslo_lrw Spotify…
People in this episode
Host: Buster Olney
Guest: Tim Kurkjian
Topics covered
- Shohei Ohtani
- MLB Wild Card
- Pete Crow-Armstrong
- Yankees vs Red Sox
- Atlanta Braves
- Karl Ravech
Keywords
- Shohei Ohtani
- Pete Crow-Armstrong
- Yankees
- Red Sox
- MLB
- Wild Card
- Atlanta Braves
- Karl Ravech
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox
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