About this episode

The episode discusses the current struggles of the Los Angeles Dodgers and whether fans should be concerned about the team's performance.

The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t really hitting. Starting pitching isn’t performing lights-out. It’s May, but is it over for the season? Are fans right to be panicking? IS THE SKY FALLING? Los Angeles Times beat writer Maddie Lee and columnists Bill Plaschke and Mirjam Swanson step back to see where the team is, where they were last year around this time and what steps they are taking to prevent fans from revolting.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bill Plaschke, Mirjam Swanson

Guest: Maddie Lee

Topics covered

• Dodgers performance
• panic among fans
• baseball season analysis
• starting pitching
• hitting struggles

Keywords

• Dodgers
• panic
• baseball
• starting pitching
• hitting
• Los Angeles Times
• season analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Los Angeles Times

Places: Los Angeles

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