About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of the Dodgers and fan reactions amidst their success.

The Los Angeles Dodgers seem to be cruising at the moment, comfortably first in their division. Injured players are healing, some are coming back to form and the bullpen has been lights out. However, fans seem to still be stressed for some reason. Los Angeles Times beat writer Maddie Lee and columnists Bill Plaschke and Mirjam Swanson talk about why they think some fans are getting angry and who they’d trade for Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bill Plaschke, Mirjam Swanson

Guest: Maddie Lee

Topics covered

• Dodgers
• baseball
• fan emotions
• trades
• injuries
• bullpen performance

Keywords

• Dodgers
• Maddie Lee
• Bill Plaschke
• Mirjam Swanson
• Tarik Skubal
• baseball
• fan stress
• injuries
• bullpen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Los Angeles Times

Places: Los Angeles, Detroit Tigers

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