Ohtani rocked by Rockies! Pirates calling up top pitching prospect in baseball for bullpen role!? (Episode 1341 Hour 1)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Sports, Baseball, Business

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘dominance’ as in Shohei Ohtani as in the Dodgers as in the Rockies? What? That’s right the Rockies rocked Ohtani in four innings. It was his worst outing of the season, in a time where the Dodgers can’t afford to drop these games. Not only that, Ohtani was hit by a comeback. Wooof. (14:30) We need to talk about what happened with one of the Yankees recent draft picks. He did something in college that is shameful, disrespectful, and downright horrible. But the Yankees still took him. (25:30) The Diamondbacks removed its 3rd base coach with five weeks left in the season. Manager Torey Luvollo said too many mistakes were made. Very rare. (34:00) Review: The Usual Suspects. (39:00) NPPOD. (44:30) The Pittsburgh Pirates have the top pitching prospect in baseball. And he was just called up. But for a bullpen role? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you. Dominance.
0:36.2	That's the nothing personal word of the day for Thursday, August 21st, 2025.
0:42.6	Today's episode is brought to you by Draft Kings. Draft Kings, the crown is yours.
0:49.0	We had an opportunity to watch Shohei Otani pitch, and when you have that opportunity,
0:53.0	you take it. When you see that opportunity, you take it.
0:54.6	When you see a chance, you make it.
0:57.9	They were playing the Colorado Rockies.
1:00.7	Shotei Otani takes the mound.
1:03.1	Everything seems great.
1:04.2	He's throwing with great velocity this year more so than usual.
1:07.5	He's sitting around 98 on his four seamer.
1:10.5	Not easy to do. Put some in the top five,
1:13.8	top six in terms of starters and their velocity with their four seam fastball. And then he gives up a two
1:20.9	spot. And then he gives up a two spot. Showing Otani allowed five earned runs against the Colorado Rockies in only four innings.
1:32.3	And the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers have a one-game lead over
1:39.0	the San Diego Padres in the division, the National League West. It's like a two-game lead because
1:44.1	here, nothing personal, you're smart enough to know
1:46.6	that if you own the tiebreaker, which the Dodgers do, that means they've won the season
1:51.1	series against the Padres so the Padres can't tie the Dodgers.
1:55.0	They have to pass the Dodgers.
1:56.6	So one-game lead is like a two-game lead.
1:59.2	Not too shabby.
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