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Double Play: A Baseball Podcast

Weekend MLB recap. Juan Soto paying early dividends.

Double Play: A Baseball Podcast

DraftKings

Sports, Baseball

4.6681 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Dustin Swedelson and Adam Burke give their biggest takeaways from the opening weekend of Major League Baseball. The Yankees sweep a 4-game series over the Astros. Juan Soto looks terrific for the Yankees. Also, thoughts on the Mets/Brewers scuffle. And any longterm takeaways through the first games of the season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, welcome back in edition numeral dose.

0:09.0

Double play pod DP.

0:10.7

You can call me Dustin Sweetelson because that's what my parents named me when I was born.

0:14.9

He is Adam Burke.

0:16.3

Find us on social on Twitter slash X at Dustin Swidelson for me at skating tripods for Adam.

0:22.8

It would be weird.

0:23.5

If Adam was at Dustin Swidelson on Twitter, I think that would be very confusing for everyone.

0:27.8

Mr. Burke, how we do it?

0:30.1

I'm doing good, buddy.

0:31.2

It's good to have some actual baseball to talk about and react to here as opposed to just

0:35.6

kind of all the preview stuff that we did for so

0:37.7

long and some interesting things definitely coming out of this weekend for sure. Yeah, look,

0:43.2

I know people hate when you talk about sports and you only talk about the big markets,

0:49.7

but I got to tell you, there were some things that happened opening weekend where the big market

0:54.8

shined. And I think Juan Soto and the impact he's having on the Yankees is one of the big things

1:00.4

I want to get to. Mookie Betts is off to a stupid start. The Braves are freaking awesome again.

1:06.7

The Mets are in some drama. And the Colorado Rockies are about as bad at baseball as I've seen a team playing an opening series in a long time.

1:15.4

There's not one aspect of the game where they are competent in.

1:18.3

It's a fascinating world for baseball this year.

1:22.5

Yeah, it really is.

1:23.3

And, you know, I mean, Juan Soto, the immediate impact for him.

1:26.5

And, you know, obviously a guy in a contract year.

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