Baseball Is Dead Episode 19: A Final Firing Up Of The Boys Part 1

Double Play: A Baseball Podcast

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Sports, Baseball

4.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

So far we've opened up the voicemails twice; once for Phillies fans and once for Angels fans. The managers of each of those teams were immediately fired upon the release of those episodes. This time it was Joe Maddon of the Los Angeles Angels. In a last-ditch effort to fire up the boys, Joe Maddon has sacrificed himself for the good of the boys to try to break out this now 14-game losing skid. So far it hasn't worked. Joe Girardi, on the other hand, successfully pulled off the "sacrifice yourself for the boys" move as the Phillies are 6-0 since he was relieved of managerial duties in Philly. This of course leads to discussion of the massive cocaine ring that is in place among the mascots of MLB teams. We also get into Dallas' beef with Jose Canseco and relive the moment he absolutely roasted him last year, talk about the Mariners potentially being back, and discuss Dusty Baker's one-game suspension and whether it was justified. See you for Part 2! 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	I mean, this is a sport that's on the precipice of irrelevance.
0:04.5	The games are taking over three and a half hours.
0:06.4	Playoff games are taking over four hours.
0:09.1	Games too long, too slow. Who cares?
0:12.5	This is a situation where baseball is in trouble to begin with.
0:17.2	The NLD is officially dead.
0:20.2	Baseball is dead.
0:22.4	Rest in peace.
0:27.1	There's another manager that we have laid to rest here.
0:33.0	I mean, we have to close the phone lines.
0:35.8	That's three managers that this podcast is responsible for getting fired.
0:40.2	Two, for sure.
0:41.9	I've got three.
0:43.7	So, uh, if you're, if you're a new listener, we opened up the voicemail lines is sort of like a therapy session.
0:52.0	It started with, uh, the Phillies.
0:54.6	Like, man, the Phillies are, uh, they're really struggling.
0:58.3	They've had some tough losses.
0:59.9	Let's, let's open up the phone lines so that Phillies fans can call in and sort of vent
1:04.5	about this.
1:06.1	And immediately after we open up the phone lines to Philly fans, Joe Girardi gets fired.
1:12.2	And then, like, man, the Angels have lost.
1:15.2	I think at that point, it was 11 straight games.
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