The Triumphant Return of Tungsten Arm O'Doyle
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
The Athletic
4.7 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Eno, DVR and Jed discuss Shohei Ohtani's latest absurd feat in a game that his team somehow lost -- five no-hit innings, and his 50th home run of the season -- and injury updates on Yordan Alvarez, Trevor Megill and Willson Contreras. Plus, they take another look at the NL playoff picture, where the D-backs have entered the chat and are causing problems for the Giants, very early takeaways from Bryce Eldridge's debut, and the long-term swing-and-miss expectations for James Wood.
Rundown
1:15 Shohei Ohtani Tosses Five No-Hit Innings, Swats 50th Homer; Dodgers Lose
4:59 A Yordan Alvarez Update
12:58 Trevor Megill Slowed by Soreness
16:17 Willson Contreras: Season Over w/Biceps Strain
18:38 Checking In on the NL Playoff Races
30:50 The First MLB Look: Bryce Eldridge
44:03 Reverse Mailbag: Will James Wood Always Have an Elevated K%?
58:20 The Downside of Specialization
1:08:00 Coach Eno's Corner: Establishing Credibility
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Hosts: Eno Sarris & Derek VanRiper
With: Jed Lowrie
Producer: Brian Smith
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| 0:32.4 | Music Welcome to rates and barrels. |
| 0:44.8 | It is Wednesday, September 17th. |
| 0:47.0 | Derek Van Riberino, Saris, Jed Lowry here with you on this episode. |
| 0:50.5 | We dig into the push for playoff positions in the National League. The Diamondbacks |
| 0:56.2 | are now a bigger part of the conversation than they were just one week ago. So we'll take a look |
| 1:01.7 | at how they're stacking up against the Giants, the situation with the Reds still hanging around, |
| 1:07.1 | the NL West still up for grabs. A lot to cover on that side. |
| 1:11.3 | We got our first look at Bryce Eldridge earlier this week, so we'll have some takeaways |
| 1:14.5 | there. |
| 1:15.3 | I snuck a reverse mailbag question onto the rundown about James Wood. |
| 1:20.0 | He is rapidly approaching the single season strikeout record, and I wanted to know, |
| 1:24.8 | is this the James Wood that we're likely to get for the next |
| 1:27.5 | few years, or will that strikeout problem go away? |
| 1:30.8 | We've got the new segment, Eno's Coach's Corner, in which we talk a little bit about |
| 1:35.5 | specialization in sport, as well as establishing credibility as a coach. |
| 1:41.3 | So a lot of ground to cover there. |
| 1:43.2 | And of course, as we do every day, we have some |
| 1:45.6 | baseball news you should know as we get started. Here's a great one for you guys. Shohei Otani |
| 1:52.0 | threw five no-hit innings, hit his 50th home run of the season, and still ended up on the |
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