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NPDS - The Blue Jays are ALIVE! Do we have a series in Seattle!? NLCS Game 3: Will the Brew Crew pitching plan work? (Episode 1367 Hour 1)

Le Batard & Friends Network

Dan Le Batard

Sports

4.98.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘espresso’ as in the Blue Jays as in the Mariners as in Toronto has finally decided to show up. The Toronto Blue Jays went off for 18 hits yesterday. They had five home runs. And the Blue Jays have a win in the ALCS. The Mariners started off hot with a Julio 2-run homer. But it wasn’t enough. (10:30) Are the Brewers going to make this a series? Can they? The Dodgers have Tyler Glasnow going tonight. The Brewers haven’t announced. (21:15) The Steelers and Browns were not happy with the field. The grass was bad. Players got hurt. Another stadium that somehow can’t get it right. (33:15) Review: Legends of the Fall. (39:40) NPPOD. (44:20) Let’s talk about Tua again. This team can’t get out of its own way. Tua had to meet the media again and apologize. It’s Coca Thursday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm You know,

0:03.0

I'm going to be able to I'm That's a nothing personal word of the day for Thursday, October 16th,

0:43.0

2025. Today's episode is brought to you by Draft Kings. Draft Kings, the crown is yours.

0:52.8

Espresso is found in every clubhouse around baseball.

0:57.0

You enter the stadium after a long night of parting or a long night of eating or a long night of playing baseball.

1:04.0

You come in and the majority of players go right to the espresso machine.

1:10.0

And I was picturing every member of the Blue Jays walking into Seattle, the king of the cities

1:20.7

down two games to nothing, having lost two in a row at home, needing to win game three

1:26.7

or the series is over and the

1:29.1

Mariners were going to the World Series.

1:30.7

A true game seven for the Toronto Blue Jays last night.

1:36.8

And I picture them walking into the clubhouse and bringing their bats like Joe Boo and waking them up, not with a little alky,

1:47.0

but with some espresso.

1:48.2

And man, did it work, except not in the first inning.

1:53.7

Game starts.

1:54.8

Randy Johnson, the big unit first pitch.

1:57.7

Everyone's excited.

2:00.4

Six, two wins away from the world series six wins away from

2:04.1

their first ever world series ring and trophy george kirby on the mound dealing fastball 98 99 who

2:14.2

doesn't springer leads off he's been hitting home runs, hitting doubles. He's getting on base.

2:21.6

Nope. One out. Vladimir Guerrero ends the top of the first. No runs. The crowd's going crazy.

2:31.6

George Kirby's feeling good.

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