Preview Season: Terry Francona’s Approach to ABS; Nolan Arenado Should Focus on Baseball; Dodgers & Cubs Previews

Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

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🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Jesse Rogers and Buster discuss Mookie Betts quitting pickleball to play more golf, Terry Francona’s concern testing out the ABS System, where things stand between the Cardinals and Nolan Arenado, the outlook for the White Sox, and why the Cubs need to make the playoffs. Then, The Baseball Tonight Podcast’s team previews begins with Taylor McGregor on the Cubs and David Vassegh on the Dodgers. Later, Sarah Langs hangs with Bruce Bochy at Spring Training and plays The Numbers Game. CALL THE SHOW: 406-404-8460 EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected] REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS 4:33 Jesse Rogers 22:46 Taylor McGregor previews the Cubs 26:23 Sarah Langs 33:06 David Vassegh previews the Dodgers 39:54 Bleacher Tweets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	way out of here this is baseball tonight the podcast this is the baseball tonight
0:13.4	podcast for monday february 24th 2025 and today will be better than yesterday
0:19.3	taylor swank is working from the Swink studios in Connecticut.
0:22.6	I'm Buster only working from my home. And Taylor, it was nice to hear this crack of the bat
0:28.1	in exhibition games over the weekend. A lot of fun. Oh yeah. This is kind of a like a soft spot
0:34.1	in sports calendar. So to allow the baseball juices to get flowing in earnest here,
0:39.8	it's a good time for it.
0:41.2	I also enjoyed it.
0:42.4	You know,
0:42.5	we saw some notable names and new places,
0:45.9	you know,
0:46.1	making their stamp game one.
0:47.4	So let's get after it.
0:49.1	Like Alex Bregman,
0:50.6	who announced his presence with authority with the Red Sox on Sunday.
0:54.6	2-1 pitched to Brickman rips that one high to left field up towards the wall and over everything.
1:03.4	Welcome to Boston. Alex Brickman, a two-run shot. Over the wall and the Red Sox take a three-nothing leave.
1:12.7	Tom Karen and Nesson with that call,
1:14.3	Bregman got hit in his second plate appearance
1:16.1	and his third plate appearance,
1:17.9	and guess where he played?
1:19.2	Third base.
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