Baseball Is Dead Episode 110: Elly De La Cruz (Feat. Rhys Hoskins)

Double Play: A Baseball Podcast

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Sports, Baseball

4.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Today we're joined by Rhys Hoskins to talk 2022 Phillies playoff run, his iconic home run against the Braves, behind the scenes moments from last year's postseason, recovering from injury, and being the guest with the longest appearance gap in our show's history! Check out Rhys's "Go Yard" event on June 22nd benefitting the Muscular Dystrophy Association and purchase tickets here: Other topics in today's episode include recapping more Braves/Mets drama with Pete Alonso being hit by a pitch, the wildfires and smoke causing games to be postponed along the East Coast, Elly De La Cruz absolutely stealing the show in his first couple games, Luis Arráez getting a hit every time he's at bat, and more! Thanks for listening and we'll see you next week. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.1	I mean, this is a sport that's on the precipice of irrelevance.
0:41.6	The games are taking over three and a half hours.
0:43.5	Playoff games are taking over four hours.
0:46.2	Games too long, too slow. Who cares?
0:49.7	This is a situation where baseball is in trouble to begin with.
0:54.1	The NLD is officially dead.
0:56.7	Baseball is dead.
0:58.7	Rest in peace.
1:01.7	It is a very special Thursday episode of baseball is dead.
1:06.9	Dallas is here.
1:07.7	Jay Hayes here.
1:08.6	Joey's here.
1:09.2	Jake's here.
1:09.8	And Reese Hoskins is here. The Ses here. Joey's here. Jake's here. And Reese Hoskins is here.
1:12.9	The Sacktown Stinger. Oh shit. Oh shit. The fucking fails, dude.
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