Knoblach’s Agent: Pirates are Must-Watch; Jo Adell’s Acrobatic Robberies; Chris “Mad Dog” Russo on Giants & Ohtani vs. Ruth

Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

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🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Angels right fielder Jo Adell robbed three home runs in one game. Was it the greatest defensive performance we’ve ever seen from an outfielder? Tim Kurkjian and Buster Olney discuss. Plus, the guys talk about Konnor Griffin and Paul Skenes make the Pirates must-watch, the NL Central looks strong, if this is Aaron Boone’s best Yankee team, Kyle Harrison and the Brewers rolling along, and if José Ramírez is the greatest Cleveland Guardian ever. Then, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo talks about the first time Buster appeared on his radio show, his early concerns with the San Francisco Giants, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the angriest someone in sports has been with him, and the time he infuriated Arizona Diamondback fans — and paid the price for it. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets. 0:00 Tim Kurkjian joins 1:02 Jo Adell 3:27 Konnor Griffin 6:29 Best NL division 8:55 Alejandro Kirk out 13:02 Aaron Boone’s best Yankee team? 14:53 Brewers 16:23 José Ramírez 17:52 Chris “Mad Dog” Russo joins 20:41 San Francisco Giants 23:44 Los Ángeles Dodgers dominance 25:36 Shohei Ohtani or Babe Ruth? 29:29 Aaron Boone Yankees 37:15 Angry Arizona Diamondback fans 41:53 Bleacher Tweets CALL THE SHOW: 406-404-8460 EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeL6O-A-ASmSMwbSCFvPKEq1Cslo_lrw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5FG6xCcd338SgZjZ9urHRI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-tonight-with-buster-olney/id137699414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From 30 for 30 Podcasts.
0:04.0	Are you in a lot?
0:06.0	He's going to fly on me.
0:07.0	Did you say someone got to stop?
0:09.0	Brian Patta, senior defensive lineman from Miami.
0:12.0	Gunned down.
0:14.0	The key to this case, it's Brian.
0:17.0	Boy, he's grabbed that.
0:18.0	An hour before he died, he was on the phone. Argon about this might be a hit.
0:22.8	You want the truth.
0:23.8	The biggest one of conviction being placed him to arrest.
0:26.4	We had a killer amongst us.
0:28.2	Murder at the U. Listen now.
0:32.1	This is the baseball tonight podcast for Monday, April 6, 2006, and today will be better than yesterday.
0:39.5	I'm Buster Only. Taylor Schwink is working from the Schwink Studios back in Connecticut
0:43.5	producing, and we're joined at the top of the show by Tim Kirchin. Tim, how you doing?
0:49.2	I'm great, Buster. We had a great weekend at home and a great week ahead. Baseball early on the season is my
0:58.2	favorite time of year because guys are just getting their first hits of the year, their first
1:03.8	RBIs of the year. Some guys don't have a homer yet. James Wood hasn't had a single yet. I just love it.
1:10.0	I just love the early stuff because it doesn't
1:12.7	mean much because it's so early, but there's fascinating stuff that happens early in the year.
1:18.6	And you and I love superlatives. Would you agree with that? We love a little hyperbole. Would you
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