Bieber and the Blue Jays' Bats Come Through in Game 3
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
The Athletic
4.7 • 875 Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Eno, DVR, and Trevor discuss the success of the Blue Jays' lineup in Game 3 of the ALCS and Shane Bieber's strong outing after he gave up a two-run homer to Julio Rodríguez in the bottom of the first. They also look ahead to the Game 4 matchup between Max Scherzer and Luis Castillo, a potential game plan for the Brewers' bats against Tyler Glasnow in Game 3, and a few non-playoff news items including Alex Bregman's plan to opt-out, labrum surgery for Anthony Volpe, an extension for A.J. Hinch and the return of Phillies manager Rob Thomson.
Rundown
0:52 Another Unusual Start in Seattle
2:49 Shane Bieber's Command Locked In After First-Inning Homer
7:27 George Kirby and Being "Too Cute" in Pitching
14:24 Strange Decisions as Wrinkles in the Game Plan
20:44 Game 4 Outlook: Max Scherzer vs. Luis Castillo
26:40 NLCS Returns: How Do You Hit Tyler Glasnow?
32:01 How Would You Approach Facing Roki Sasaki as a Reliever?
36:28 Non-Playoff News: Alex Bregman Returning to Free Agency
43:06 Anthony Volpe Undergoes Surgery to Repair a Torn Labrum
45:46 Changes to the Mets' Coaching Staff
51:07 A.J. Hinch Extension, Rob Thomson Returning to Manage Phillies in 2026
Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social
Follow DVR on Bluesky: @DVR.bsky.social
Follow Trevor on Bluesky: @iamtrevormay.bsky.social
e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe
Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels
Hosts: Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris & Trevor May
Producer: Brian Smith
Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Gina's a muncher. |
| 0:02.3 | Jackson Nippler. |
| 0:04.5 | Lucy likes to linger. |
| 0:08.1 | But not for too long. |
| 0:10.2 | And Harry? |
| 0:11.9 | Thank you, Harry. |
| 0:13.5 | Mikado is the crunchy biscuit stick dipped in smooth milk chocolate |
| 0:17.3 | and makes other biscuits look so ordinary. |
| 0:20.3 | Mikado is deliciously Moorish. However you enjoy it, make every day more Macardo. Grab a pack in your local store today. Find Macardo in the biscuit aisle. This is an ad by Better Help. Did I talk too much? I should have handled that better. Why can't I just let it go? Why did I do that? I wish I would |
| 0:37.8 | stop overthinking so much. Oh, why did I do that? Take a breath. You're not alone. Let's talk |
| 0:43.9 | about what's going on. Counseling helps you sort through the noise with qualified professionals. |
| 0:49.8 | An online therapy makes it convenient. See if it's for you. Visit betterhelp.com forward slash random podcast for 10% off your first month of online therapy. |
| 1:01.3 | Hello everyone. |
| 1:02.3 | It's Jamie Lang here from Great Company podcast. |
| 1:04.6 | And I want to let you know that my podcast is currently being sponsored by Premier Inn. |
| 1:09.0 | Now, this episode is sponsored by Premier in, the UK's largest hotel chain, with over 800 hotels across the country. So, wherever work takes you, there's a Premier Inn nearby. Now, every room has a super comfy bed. I've stayed in there, incredible, and blackout curtains, so you'll wake up refreshed and ready for the day ahead. And don't forget the unlimited breakfast to fuel your mornings. |
| 1:28.2 | So, for your next work trip, get better sleep for your money at Premier Inn. |
| 1:31.9 | Book now at premier in.com. |
| 2:03.9 | Welcome to Rates and Burles. It is Thursday, October 16th, Derek Van Riper, Eno Saris, Trevor May. On this episode, we dig into the Blue Jays game three win over the Mariners. Those Toronto Bats came to life. That series looks a lot more interesting today than it did just 24 hours ago. |
| 2:09.4 | We'll take a quick look at the upcoming game three of the NLCS between the Brewers and Dodgers. |
| 2:16.0 | Try to figure out what the Brewers might do against Tyler Glass. Now, I worked on it for a bit before the show and just threw the shrug emoji out there. |
| 2:19.8 | So we'll see if Trevor and Eno have some better ideas than that. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Athletic, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Athletic and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.