Magnitude: Tigers A.J. Hinch on Team USA Conversations with Tarik Skubal + WBC Quarterfinal Preview

Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

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🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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What makes LoanPark Depot in Miami so loud? Alden Gonzalez and Buster Olney investigate the parties on the concourse. Plus, Mark DeRosa’s rough few days as manager of Team USA, the Americans avoiding embarrassment with help from Italy, if they believe Randy Arozarena and Cal Raleigh are cool, and a look at the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals. Then, Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch stops by to talk about the tough decisions ahead of him with a deep outfield, his conversations with Tairk Skubal as Skubal decided to play one game for Team USA, his advice for managers dealing with the media, and who in his life keeps him honest on the job. Later, Buster previews the Cincinnati Reds, the Texas Rangers and the Philadelphia Phillies. Finally, Buster answers your WBC questions during Bleacher Tweets. ⁠WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE⁠ 0:00 Alden Gonzalez 22:32 Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch 34:37 Cincinnati Reds preview 35:57 Texas Rangers Preview 37:14 Philadelphia Phillies Preview 38:32 Bleacher Tweets CALL THE SHOW: 406-404-8460 EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS 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. 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.
0:28.9	Listen now.
0:32.3	This is the baseball tonight podcast for Thursday, March 12, 2006, and today will be better than yesterday.
0:39.9	I'm Buster Only down in Florida for spring training. Taylor Schwink is back in Connecticut in the cold and
0:45.7	miserable weather. Taylor, every day I'm feeling for you, I got to say. All right, we've had a few
0:51.9	people write into Bleacher tweets at gmail.com asking how to find
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1:09.0	leave a comment. We'll start answering some of those
1:11.7	bleacher tweets. And with no further delay, let's get to the top of the first with Alden
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