Summary[]
Ben and Sam talk about some recent conflicts between veterans and young players, then discuss Don Mattingly’s comments about the Dodgers’ lack of grit.
Topics[]
- Conflicts between veterans and younger players
- Los Angeles Dodgers & Don Mattingly
- Do teams that build via free-agency lack 'grit'?
Banter[]
- Ben & Sam received a large amount of comments from listeners about their discussion in Episode 208 about raising overall ticket prices but refunding fans when a team loses.
- Sam notes that Ben has introduced the show every day this week.
- Sam, on the nature of baseball players: "I tend to think that most of these guys are sociopathic..it's the role of the front office, it's the role of the management, the manager, it's the role of whoever wants to take on the role to somehow turn this group of 25 people who probably comprise 23 sociopaths into a cohesive unit that's capable of living with each other for six months at a time."
- Returning to an older conversation, Sam affirms that he thinks the term wobbly chair is better than wobbly seat.
Notes[]
- Rafael Soriano criticized Bryce Harper for not catching a ball that became a game-tying triple.
- Jordany Valdespin pimped a home run when the Mets were losing 7-1, and he was hit in his next at-bat.