Dodgers Debate: The pitching blues of the summer

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent struggles of the Dodgers bullpen and the implications for the team, including a look back at the 2020 World Series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen is coming back to earth, blowing numerous games lately. And is Shohei Ohtani going to watch a new catcher after some ABS issues? Los Angeles Times beat writer Maddie Lee and columnists Bill Plaschke and Mirjam Swanson look into the team’s recent pitching woes and wax philosophical about the 2020 World Series ahead of the team’s series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

People in this episode

Hosts: Bill Plaschke, Mirjam Swanson

Guest: Maddie Lee

Topics covered

• Dodgers
• pitching woes
• Shohei Ohtani
• 2020 World Series
• Tampa Bay Devil Rays
• bullpen struggles

Keywords

• Dodgers
• bullpen
• Shohei Ohtani
• pitching
• 2020 World Series
• Tampa Bay Devil Rays
• baseball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Los Angeles Times

Places: Los Angeles, Tampa Bay, Devil Rays

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