Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

Two-time World Series champion David Ross joins Buster Olney to discuss a story he had never previously heard about the 2016 Chicago Cubs on his Lovable Reunion podcast, if he ever has to pay for dinner in Chicago, the biggest threat the Dodgers’ threepeat quest, why it’s actually a good thing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is skipping the All-Star Game, Zack Wheeler’s All-Star snub and Dalton Rushing learning to be a “servant to the pitcher.” Plus, did David Ross make Jon Lester more money, or the other way around? Then, Hembo stops by to talk about the Dodgers’ huge run differential, why the stolen bases boom has wilted, the Guardians’ rubber-armed pitching staff, the Marlins fortunes being jolted by Joe Mack, and Bryce Harper back to being Bryce Harper. Later, Buster answers your Bleacher Tweets.

0:00 Welcome

3:44 David Ross joins

4:25 10 Year reunion for 2016 WS Cubs

11:30 Braves biggest threat to Dodgers

12:50 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. skips All-Star Game

16:06 Zack Wheeler ASG snub

17:55 Dalton Rushing's catching education

19:56 Jon Lester made Ross some cash

24:20 Hembo joins

25:29 Dodgers' threepeat quest continues

28:50 Stolen base boom is over

33:41 Irresponsible Rays Junior Caminero projections

37:59 Joe Mack keying hot Marlins

41:30 Bryce Harper is elite again

44:40 Guardians starters

46:46 Bleacher Tweets

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Albert Pujols joins Buster Olney to discuss why Junior Caminero is a legit superstar, and what it’s like competing in the Home Run Derby when your team is hosting the All-Star Game. He also talks about the pressures of managing a team in a major market like the New York, and how he would approach an opportunity like managing the Mets. Then, Jesse Rogers joins to talk about Marlins manager Clayton McCullough’s decision to take out Eury Pérez after seven perfect innings, and a move the New York Yankees should consider right now. Also, in honor Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, Buster and Jesse find the perfect matches for three trade candidates. All this, plus Buster answers your questions in the latest installment of Bleacher Tweets.

0:00 Welcome

0:10 Top of the First

2:48 Albert Pujols joins

22:25 Jesse Rogers joins

26:05 Marlins Eury Pérez pulled after 7 perfect innings

29:53 Biggest All-Star Game Snubs

31:58 Buster’s trade idea for the Yankees

36:39 Shohei Ohtani’s bumps and bruises

38:35 Perfect trade matches

42:01 Bleacher Tweets

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Paul “Hembo” Hembekides and Buster Olney play a game of “Trend or Blip,” looking at the Marlins, Rays and Rangers. Then, they discuss why Aaron Judge is the rising tide that lifts all boats for the Yankees, the most obvious trade-deadline match, how bad is this American League — historically speaking, and more on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s slog of a season. Then, Buster talks to longtime pro Rick Monday about snatching the American flag from field-invading protesters in 1976. Later, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game. And finally, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets.

0:00 Welcome

3:01 Hembo

4:13 Blip or Trend: Marlins

5:28 Blip or Trend: Yankees

7:10 Blip or Trend: Rays

9:16 Blip or Trend: Rangers

10:19 Blip or Trend: Cubs

11:39 Yankees sorely miss Aaron Judge

13:39 What happened to Austin Riley?

17:39 Bo Bichette back to Toronto?

25:50 Historically bad American League

28:50 Rick Monday saves the American flag

43:07 Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game

44:33 Bleacher Tweets: PCA vs. Shohei Ohtani

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Tim Kurkjian and Buster Olney discuss the Red Sox sweep of the Yankees and if Boston can dream about the postseason, the Mets firing manager Carlos Mendoza and what it means for the GM David Stearns, why the Angels firing GM Perry Minasian probably won't change much in Anaheim, the Tigers falling out of playoff contention and looking likelier than ever to trade Tarik Skubal, Junior Caminero raking the Rays to the AL's best record, why Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is baseball's biggest mystery, and the Rangers losing Wyatt Langford.

4:01 Tim Kurkjian

24:16 Bleacher Tweets

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Buster Olney is joined by Jorge Castillo and Alden Gonzalez as they take a deep dive into the top World Series contenders and debate which team has the best chance to dethrone the Dodgers as World Series champions. Plus Sarah Langs and Todd Radom join!

0:00 Welcome + Thursday recap

2:50 State of the Dodgers, injuries + Shohei Ohtani greatness

8:39 Will the Dodgers land Tarik Skubal?

13:20 Atlanta Braves

15:40 New York Yankees

20:29 Seattle Mariners

23:02 Philadelphia Phillies

25:45 Milwaukee Brewers

30:07 Tampa Bay Rays

31:47 Toronto Blue Jays

32:25 San Diego Padres

33:22 Chicago Cubs

35:46 Sarah Langs Plays the Numbers Game

37:11 Todd Radom's best American baseball moments
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