Dodgers smoke the Nats but can’t handle the Marlins at home. SFGiants dominate the DBacks but can’t contain Arenado and Goldy. All star snubs, derby talk, studs and duds. You know the drill
Dodgers pick up steam with a 5-0 week, SFGiants start out hot then drop 3 in a row as their lead in NL West gets down to 1.5 games. Josh Donaldson and Lucas Giolito go at each other. We talk Padres excuses and complaints, studs and duds, you know the drill
pitchers are getting strip searched, we talk about combine no hitter dont mean shit. SFGiants cruise through another week at the top. Dodgers under achieve but is it time to panic? studs and duds, fuck you of the week. you know the drill
Giants offense plays peek aboo and still has a dominate week, Dodgers pick up 2 series despite injuries. MLB comes down with its punishment for sticky substances in the middle of the season, despite what Manfred said at the beginning of the season and risk of injury. Ryan Spaeder releases his tell all tweets with zero proof, studs and duds, you know the drill
We get to talk to 2003 CY Young award winner and all time Dodger great Eric Gagne about where the game is today, the great times in his career, the best rivalry in sports and much more on a special bonus episode!
Dodgers over throw Padres, SFGiants add to their lead, Cole and Alonso sound off. Brandon Crawford becomes the longest SS in Giants history, Send prayers out to Kuip, Bauer is effective with one eye, pirates are missing bases, studs and duds you know the drill
Giants take 3 out of 4 from the dodgers and retake 1st place, Dodgers get robbed and take it out on the Cardinals, MLB starts suspending foreign substances at the minor league level, the As treat their minor leaguers like trash, studs and and duds, you know the drill
Dodgers sweep the giants and Dbacks, Giants get swept and sweep the Dbacks and reds, Mickey Callaway finally gets suspended and fired, after what happened in ST. Louis, is the Sticky Stuff dirty secret going to come out or just be glossed over? Fuck you of the week, studs and duds, you know the drill
SFGiants are still in first despite the bullpen blow ups, Dodgers finally get hot and are finally looking like the team they are suppose to be in spite of all the injuries. We try to understand why MLB is on pace for 20 no hitters, studs and duds, and fuck you of the week soft ass Tony LaRussa
Dodgers continue to struggle and we look for answers, the SFGiants look to keep their hot streak going, stud and duds, fuck you of the week: The Yankees and MLB The Show. Why is Tatis the face of unapologetic baseball when he's apologized for celebrating, especially since there are so many better candidates
SFGiants and Dodgers struggle on their road trips, Dodgers fall to 3rd place, bullpens struggle and bats get quiet. Happy MiLB Opening Day! We talk about the idea of robot umpires after suffering games with 90% accuracy, studs and duds you know the drill
Padres not off to the start they were hoping for. SFGiants pitching stays hot and the bats are starting to come around. Dodgers have their worst week of the season with a 5-2 week, and still have the best record in baseball. Should teams give out league championship rings, baseball Youtubers miss, Studs and duds, Fuck you of the week. You know the drill
Manfred tries some more rules to "grow the game". Giants take over the 2nd best record in the NL only to the reigning world champion Dodgers. studs and duds, fuck you of the week, you know the drill
real baseball is back! the all star game is moved to Denver after Georgia changes its voting laws, Giants and Dodgers have bullpen struggles and are hitting like mad men. fuck you of the week "Rob Manfred" for suspended Castellanos for flexing? studs and duds you know the drill
its finally here! we made it to the best day of the year, opening day! we get ready for the season by making 10 predictions each (5 throughout MLB and 5 on our teams) but if we get our predictions wrong there will be consequences after the season of course. wax strips and whatever you guys vote for on our socials!
MLB makes efforts to stop pine tar balls, question the Padres lock for 2nd in the NL west and we predict the SFGiants 2021 26 man roster with Brooks Knudsen of @SFGiantsFans on twitter, how will the rotation work? how will the bullpen shape out?
MLB makes efforts to stop pine tar balls, we predict the Dodgers 2021 26 man rosters, pitching options and how much playing time Lux get? will Pantone stop being so cringy ?
Lebron becomes part owner of the Red Sox, whos the next celeb to buy in? MLB keeps its effort to change the game and bring back steals, and we pick our stars of spring training over the last week for both teams
its almost halfway through spring training, we pick a couple stand out players on both teams, Texas throws cation to the wind, ask for reasonable tickets and discuss the one eyed bauer
we talk about the love we have for Spring Training, twitter wars, fan bitching, rotation options to help starters deal with a full season workload and more!!!
We talk about Kevin Mather’s tongue slip and how it’s great for Jarred Kelenic and the MLBPA. SFGiants sign Scott Kazmir and Shun Yamaguchi. Get to talk with Jessica Kleinschmidt (NBC sports Bay Area/Cork’d up) about the SFGiants possibly contending for the last wild card spot, the DH in the NL, most importantly, WINGS and more on this weeks episode!!!!
Spring Training starts, but can we go?? Dodgers get Justin Turner back for 2 years maybe one more, SFGiants get Aaron Sanchez on a one year flyer for 4 million and 2.5 in incentives, Tatis gets the bag and we talk about how this effects the NL west and where the real rivalry is and more!
This week we go over the Giants signing of former Rockies/Dodgers LHP Jake McGee, the 2021 COVID protocols, the fact that MLB did juice the balls in 2019, how MLB keeps missing what will grow the game and take the easy money, basically shit on MLB and its owners all episode and more!!
Trevor Bauer signs a 3 year 102 million dollar contract! We couldnt wait til next week to react and talk about what this means for the dodgers, how this contract structure might be the first of many in MLB, how Bauer's social media presence helps the game, and make a bet to last for the ages
We speculate on Bauer, debunk conspiracy theories about the Mickey Callaway situation, cover the giants signing and trades, get inspired by the Drew Robinson story and much more! Previous convo on mental health in baseball with Kieran Lovegrove (30:30-36:40) https://youtu.be/kBJ5TFuHZIE https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ehXgcNRJSQZEgtJLecGsw?si=6H9rC95XT5i0Bnvu-jsJWQ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/benches-cleared-podcast-sf-giants-dodgers-podcast/id1474797598?i=1000480907315
SFGiants sign LH INF Tommy La Stella, and "talk" to Joc. Dodgers say goodbye to beloved TV host Alanna Rizzo, we go over the Hall of Fame snubs(mostly Bonds) and much more on this weeks episode!
Free agents finally start signing, SFGiants add Alex Wood, we address the Jared Porter simps and honor the great Don Sutton. lastly we get to know Dodgers #1 prospect Josiah Gray, his 2020 "season", leaving his mark on the game and more!
We talk about the slowest offseason of all time, fuck you of the week to Rob Manfred, Tyler disrespects Buster Posey, and we discuss the passing of Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda and how complicated it is
we are back from our Holiday vacation to talk about the signings of both teams, we make our case for Barry for the Hall, whats important to fans and teams in this new age of baseball and much more on this weeks episode
Stove is haaawwwt, Giants sign Matt Wisler! MLB drops 40 minor league teams. We get to hang with SFGiants pitcher Caleb Baragar to talk about his roller coaster 2019, debuting in a COVID season, Game Of Thrones and much more on this weeks episode!
