Baseball Is Dead Episode 112: A's Reverse Boycott (feat. David Cone)

Double Play: A Baseball Podcast

DraftKings

Sports, Baseball

4.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

The Oakland A's are the talk of the baseball world right now. On top of their 7-game win streak, A's fans held a reverse boycott last night to protest the impending move of their franchise to Las Vegas imploring John Fisher to sell the team. There were organized chants, t-shirts and signs, and a silent protest in the 5th inning. They also won the game in dramatic fashion against the best team in baseball. Dallas recounts his personal experience broadcasting the game and calls it a top 5 moment at Oakland Coliseum. David Cone also joins the show to talk Yankees/Mets subway series, his interactions with George Steinbrenner, the player/owner relationship in today's game, how to be a balanced broadcaster and maintain relationships with players, and more! We end the show talking about the sticky stuff ejection with Mets pitcher Drew Smith, Yordan Álvarez's injury, the Angels being a winning team, and Carlos Correa's walk-off home run for the Twins. Thanks for listening and we'll see you tomorrow! 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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0:00.0	You're listening to Draft King's Network.
0:07.0	I mean, this is a sport that's on the precipice of irrelevance.
0:11.0	The games are taking over three and a half hours,
0:13.0	playoff games are taking over four hours.
0:16.0	Games too long, too slow, who cares?
0:19.0	This is a situation where baseball is in trouble to begin with.
0:24.3	The NLD is officially dead.
0:26.6	Baseball is dead.
0:28.8	Rest in peace.
0:31.8	Dallas, the floor is yours.
0:34.9	The Oakland A's are not just the hottest team at baseball.
0:39.1	They are the story in baseball.
0:43.1	Last night, the reverse boycott.
0:47.2	I had 19,500 as the over under.
0:51.0	They smash it.
0:52.0	28,000 last night in the Coliseum and the Oakland A's.
0:57.9	We were talking about it before.
0:59.9	Why would they pick?
1:01.2	Why would they pick a series against the Tampa Bay Rays?
1:03.7	That's the best team in baseball.
1:05.2	Not only did they win the first game.
1:08.1	They go in there last night.
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