Taking Flack: Tarik Skubal Done at WBC; Cal Raleigh & Randy Arozarena Awkwardness; Scott Boras on Skubal’s Decision

Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

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🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Tarik Skubal will not pitch again for Team USA in this World Baseball Classic. Buster Olney and Hembo discuss his decision, the flack he’s getting for it and if Mark DeRosa should’ve publicly defended Skubal. Then, the guys discuss Cal Raleigh refusing to shake Seattle Mariners teammate Randy Arozarena during USA-Mexico, the Phillies signing Jesus Luzardo, and which number Bryce Harper should chase this season. Then, Scott Boras joins the show to talk about his client Tarik Skubal’s decision to not pitch again in the WBC, Skubal’s emotions after pitching in his only planned start for Team USA, what he likes about A.J. Hinch’s communication with Skubal, if he advised Skubal to bring his Cy Young awards to his arbitration hearing, and Skubal’s emotions after wining the case. Next, Buster previews the Minnesota Twins. Later, Buster answers your personal and WBC questions during Bleacher Tweets. 0:00 Hembo 21:33 Scott Boras 38:26 Minnesota Twins Preview 40:01 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	What are you in a lot?
0:07.0	Did you say someone got to stop?
0:09.0	Brian Patta, senior defensive lineman from Miami, gunned down.
0:14.0	The key to this case, it's Brian.
0:17.0	Boy, he's breath there.
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.
0:29.0	Listen now.
0:32.6	This is the baseball tonight podcast for Tuesday, March 10th,
0:36.5	2006, and today will be better than yesterday.
0:40.2	I'm Buster only working from my hotel room down in the Tampa area. Taylor Swank is back in
0:45.7	ESPN. And Taylor, we weren't going to do a podcast today, but there's just too much going on.
0:50.1	Like I texted you yesterday, I was like, hey, we got to talk about the scubble stuff. And then later I text you. And we got to talk about this Rosa Rana stuff. And Scott Boris, who represents Scoobel is going to join us in the podcast today. A bust. I love when I get a text from you, Buster. It's like, oh, should we have a little guy named Scott Boris on the show tomorrow? Is that a big enough guest to bust up our schedule?
1:12.8	I said, absolutely. And here we are. Tons to talk about. I can't wait. And then we got Hembo in the mix, too. This is awesome. That's right. And Hembo is going to lead off for us today. Hembo, of course, the content producer in the show, Get Up. Hembo, how you doing? muster i'm doing outstanding i mean right now it's march the tenth as we sit here and record
1:29.3	and i feel like we're smack dab in the show Get Up. Hembo, how you doing? Buster, I'm doing outstanding. I mean, right now it's March the 10th as we sit here and record,
1:46.1	and I feel like we're smack dab in the middle of baseball season. Rather, I feel like we're in the smack dab in the middle of October. These World Baseball Classic games have provided as much energy on my television as anything I've seen except for postseason baseball. It has been outstanding it seems like the players and the fans can agree on this for sure.
1:45.0	Yeah.
1:45.4	A lot of controversies, some criticism going around, players cussing each other out.
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