Three-Inning Save: A Los Angeles Dodgers Podcast

A wild week for the Dodgers, pushing their losing skid to 3 weeks before potentially turning the tide with a stunning three-run home run by Gavin Lux to complete a comeback win over the Mariners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the bright spots of the 2021 season was 23-year-old pitcher Dustin May blossoming into an effective starter with a high strikeout rate, but now his season, and possibly next two seasons are done with Tommy John surgery pending. We look at what this means for the Dodgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A slumping offense, several injuries, and a shaky bullpen sent the Dodgers to seven losses in their last nine games. We dig into the reasons why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first incarnation of Dodgers-Padres was even better than advertised, providing some heightened April intensity. We also had Jackie Robinson Day and a huge week for David Price, plus several injury updates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers played in front of fans at Dodger Stadium for the first time in 18 months, and got their rings to boot. Also the starting pitching keeps humming along, and the offense is still churning despite losing two MVPs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers won three of four games against the Rockies at Coors Field in their first series of 2021, and the weekend was full of weirdness, including a home run over the fence that wasn’t, a ball brought back from over the fence that was a home run, a cat on the field, malfunctioning fountains, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We review our guesses of the Dodgers opening day roster -- we did pretty good -- and are happy the regular season is finally here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We expand our “Questions from Craig” segment to an entire episode this week, previewing the Dodgers season and of course talking food with Craig Minami. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With opening day rapidly approaching for the Dodgers, we look back at recent spring trainings, plus some news: Cody Bellinger is back, with a new batting stance; Clayton Kershaw will start opening day, again; and Corey Seager keeps hitting home runs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We answer questions from listeners, Dodgers-related and otherwise, on this week’s episode of the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With spring training underway and opening day just four weeks away, we take a stab at predicting the Dodgers’ roster for their first game on April 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers did what we thought they’d do all along, re-signing Justin Turner, this time to a two-year, $34 million deal with an option for 2023. The Dodgers are well into the competitive balance tax for 2021, and have set themselves up in a strong position for both this year and, with only a few key decisions looming, for next year as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer signed with the Dodgers for a reported three-year, $102 million, including record salaries of $40 million and $45 million in the first two years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at a letter from the Cactus League to MLB, reportedly spurred on by MLB, asking for spring training to be delayed, which was disingenuous at best, and just a glimpse into MLB owners not wanting to pay players for a full season in 2021 when there won’t be full stadiums all year long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look back at the life of Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton, who pitched 16 of his 23 seasons for the Dodgers, and whose number 20 is one of ten uniform numbers retired by the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look back at the life of Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, who spent a remarkable 71 years in the Dodgers organization as a player, coach, scout, manager, general manager, and front office executive. Plus more hot stove bullpen news relating to this year’s Dodgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Padres traded for two frontline starters (Blake Snell and Yu Darvish) and signed an infielder (Ha-seong Kim), and look every bit as loaded as the Dodgers. We look at how the Dodgers will respond, or if they even need to, and the timing of the slow MLB offseason distorts such things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers lost eight minor league players in MLB’s Rule 5 Draft, but also gained two players. They also signed six players to minor league contracts with non-roster invitations to big league camp, including Brandon Morrow, Jimmy Nelson, Brock Stewart, and Tim Federowicz, all of whom have been with the Dodgers previously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey Knebel, one of the top relief pitchers in baseball for the Brewers before Tommy John surgery in 2019, was acquired by the Dodgers before MLB’s non-tender deadline, looking for a bounceback in the Los Angeles bullpen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers offseason is here, with the biggest news so far shoulder surgery for Cody Bellinger, who dislocated his right shoulder celebrating his pennant-winning home run in Game 7 of the NLCS. We also set the stage for free agency, the 40-man roster, and old friend Kim Ng getting hired as GM in Miami. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers won the World Series for the first time in 32 years, beating the Rays in six games, thanks to Herculean performances by Corey Seager, Clayton Kershaw, Julio Urías, and many more. We rehash the series, and the culmination of a long time coming for the franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers were running the same script of every recent playoff loss through four games of the NLCS. Then, they woke up and claimed their third trip to the World Series in four seasons. We look back at a grueling series against the Braves, and look ahead to a World Series featuring the teams with the two best records in baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look back at the Dodgers’ three-game sweep of a depleted Padres team, and how they match up with the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers made quick work of the Milwaukee Brewers and Clayton Kershaw had his best postseason start. Now it’s time for the showdown with the Padres in an exciting NLDS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers will face the Brewers in the wild card series, with every game of the best-of-3 series at Dodger Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at all the Dodgers predictions we made this season, what came true and what we got horribly wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers clinched a playoff spot for the eighth straight season and took control of the National League West by taking two of three games from the Padres. Now, they prep for October. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers are down to three healthy starting pitchers at the moment, with just two weeks left in the regular season, and Kenley Jansen just had his worst two outings of the year, including a five-run meltdown against the Astros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers consolidated things a bit with the trade of Ross Stripling, providing a clear runway for their young pitchers down the stretch. They also had the best 40-game start in the history of the franchise, and are a lock to win their 8th straight division title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers and Giants did not play Wednesday, one of three MLB games postponed to protest racial injustice. The process showed the leadership of Mookie Betts, and the rest of the Dodgers supporting their teammate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back-to-back 11-strikeout games by Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler highlighted the week for the Dodgers, which also included Keibert Ruiz hitting a home run in his first at-bat, and Austin Barnes posting a career-best hitting streak with a nod to Mookie Betts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look back at last week for the Dodgers, including LA still having not lost a series, Mookie Betts hitting three home runs in a game and helping the less fortunate, Clayton Kershaw delivering a vintage performance and helping kids, and Cody Bellinger snap out of a hellacious slump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at the difference in finger injuries for Mookie Betts and Max Muncy and how the Dodgers handled them, plus a tale of two starts for Clayton Kershaw, and Corey Seager hurting his back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are one week into the 2020 MLB season, but with 20 percent of the league sidelined by coronavirus outbreaks, reports say the season cut be shut down soon. But there is probably too much money at stake to pull the plug now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB completed its opening weekend, but with a COVID-19 breakout on the Marlins, the viability of the entire season is in question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A whirlwind week for the Dodgers saw them sign Mookie Betts to a 12-year, $365 million extension to stay in Los Angeles, then lose Opening Day starter Clayton Kershaw to a back injury, before beating the Giants 8-1 in their first game thanks to Betts and a huge game by Kiké Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just a few days before opening day of the 2020 MLB season, a look at Dodgers stories from summer camp and an overview of the most likely 30-man opening day roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at all six Dodgers picks from the 2020 MLB Draft, who has signed and who’s left, plus a look at the undrafted free agent market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The negotiations between owners and players have gotten ugly, and public, and each side accusing the other of negotiating in bad faith (one of them is correct). It looked like we were going to have a 2020 MLB season, but now that seems at least in doubt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A look at the safety and testing protocols for a potential Major League Baseball return, breaking down the financial data MLB shared with the players, and California’s governor saying there might be professional sports back as early as June, in empty stadiums of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discussing the latest news of a possible 2020 Major League Baseball season, including the MLB Draft shortened from 40 to five rounds, and a pending proposal of a reported 80-game regular season starting in July, plus expanded playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Picking the best Dodgers team of players with one Win Above Replacement or fewer, in the style of the movie ‘Major League.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking back at the first major league games we can remember attending in person, and the Dodgers memories they entail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re kind of all over the place in this episode. We talk about Joe Davis’ cutting board, round up what’s going on at True Blue LA, answer some questions from listeners, and of course Questions from Craig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the quirks and oddities of an old set of Dodgers Monopoly, from the year 2000, and some of the players who are and aren’t included in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are coming up on four weeks without sports, and it’s getting harder and harder to occupy all the time sports used to take up. Here’s a few things we are doing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Major League Baseball and the players association agreed to terms on how to proceed in the 2020 season, when it might begin, when we might see the postseason, plus salary and major league service time in the case of a shortened or canceled season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The coronavirus pandemic has affected all of our daily lives, and we are now without the distraction of sports, with virtually every sports league or event shut down for the time being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring training games have begun, so it’s time to predict the Dodgers’ 26-man opening day roster. It sure seems like the position players are set, with maybe one actual choice, but the decisions will come on the pitching staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After nearly a week in limbo, the Dodgers finally finalized a trade with the Red Sox that brought Mookie Betts and David Price to Los Angeles, plus another deal that sent Kenta Maeda to the Twins for fireballing reliever Brusdar Graterol. The reported trade of Joc Pederson and Ross Stripling to Anaheim fell through, which makes the Dodgers even more of a favorite in the National League in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices