Dodgers Nation: Blue Heaven Podcast

On today’s show: A Whole New Opening Day MLB is Talking Mookie in Limbo Good Guy Fanatics And More! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The quarantine is getting to us, Brook is losing parts of his teeth, and there's still no baseball. Things have certainly been tough for everyone. On today's show: The World’s on Lockdown Planning the Unplanned Offseason 2.0 New Potential Opening Days Catching up with Ross Stripling And More! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the shock of losing baseball indefinitely, the Blue Heaven boys are back and ready to talk about the Coronavirus effect on life as we knew it. On today's show: Catching up on what's gone on What comes next? Real life baseball implications And more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clayton Kershaw was named as the opening day starter for the Dodgers and the internet lost it's mind. We explore whether it was the right call, or the ball should have been handed to Walker Buehler. On today's show: Opening Day Kersh Leftation? Battling Astros Twitter Red Sox on Hold Unpopular Opinions With the starting rotation set and the opening day arm selected, are these five pitchers in this order the right call? Did Alex Wood really earn the fifth spot? Brook gets surrounded by Astros Twitter users for referencing simple stats and a good time is had by all. Plus MLB is putting the Red Sox investigation on hold amid Coronavirus concerns. In Unpopular Opinions, we explore the why and why not of why AJ Pollock, Adam Kolarek, and Matt Beaty deserve roster spots. Finally, we learn what price it would cost to become a fan of your rival team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fight night at Camelback Ranch reignites a long-standing rivalry... but when we say "fight night," it's like two bros at a club shouting "hold me back!" to friends as the act tough. Plus the introduction of an already classic new segment. On today's show: Rivalry Renewed? Mid-Camp Rosterbation! Dodgers are Cutters Is Will Smith Broken? Stealing the bag The Dodgers made their first cuts of the spring and we explain what that means exactly, and predict when the next cuts are coming. Roster talk leads to stats talk which leads to the guys worrying about Will Smith's bat at catcher. How much should we read into spring stats for Smith with Austin Barnes producing well alongside him?   In another all-new segment, with no live audience to pull from, Clint decides to steal from Pedro Moura's mailbag questions from Twitter! And finally, some playful podcast rivalry is touched upon with some friends of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the Brewers and Christian Yelich agreed to an extension, we wonder what Cody Bellinger's next contract will look like. Plus things you need to know for Dodger Stadium this season, and Boston continues to be the worst. On today's show: Cody’s Next Contract Giveaway Time Dodger Stadium Renovation Walk Thru Boston is the Absolute Worst And More!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dodgers players are falling left and right thanks to "general soreness". We explore if we should be at all concerned about the various issues plaguing LA. Plus the Driveline Baseball experience has spread amongst Dodger pitchers... and it looks promising. On today's show: Sore Spring Training Justin Turner Discusses His Contract Top 100 Prospects The Driveline Impact So Far And More!!! Joc is out Jimmy Nelson and Dustin May are shutting it down, CT3 missed time... what's in the water at Camelback Ranch? Clint and Brook talk about worry surrounding the ailing Dodgers, and if it should be a cause for concern by opening day. Justin Turner is in the last year of his contract and we discuss what comes after this in season in blue for the red head. If JT moves on, who steps in at third base? Options are identified before Brook looks at Dodgers in the top-100 MLB prospects, according to Keith Law. Before answering some questions from the internet, LA pitches have adopted some Driveline Baseball methodology to their game plan... and it appears to be working. Could there be a true resurgence for Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Blue Heaven boys are back from spring training in Arizona and they've got stories ...but first they want to talk about the Dodgers starting rotation and how it was already set only a couple games into Cactus League play. On today's show: Rosterbation Is the Rotation Really Already Set? Spring Training Stories Dodger Stadium Renovation Update And More! It seems that the only question left unanswered is who starts opening day, even though Dave Roberts has said it's down to two. Clayton Kershaw apparently went to Driveline Baseball and it has the guys excited to see what a re-invented Kersh looks like. Moreover, we discuss the pitchers on the outside looking in as far as the rotation is concerned and openly wonder if the organization has enough players to field two competitive teams in the major leagues. Plus Mookie Betts has spoken and he wants to be left in the leadoff spot. Clint and Brook share some of their favorite stories from Arizona but hold off on the juicy stuff while Gary is away. Still, importantly, how mrgarylee tried to kill them is discussed, as well as drinking all of a bar's beer with a host of The Big Swing podcast. Finally, there is one month until the official start of the season and Dodger Stadium is far from finished. While an update tour is planned shortly, Clint and the online audience are all very concerned about whether the ballpark will be ready in time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by our friend, and Dodgers Nation postgame host Doug McKain, there is so much to break down from a long weekend of arguments between players, teams, and the commissioner of Major League Baseball. After we jump into some comments and pay a few bills, Brook tears into the Astros storyline and we dig in way too much to the Jose Altuve tattoo narrative. It's seriously surprising how much people wanted to talk about the tattoo. And with the tattoo comes buzzer/no buzzer talk. The Astros punishment continues to be a laughing stock in baseball, and it led to a war of words between players all around the game. However, a huge focus has been on Cody Bellinger and Carlos Correa's back and forth and we look at how Correa set himself up for major failure. Next, Rob Manfred faced the media 3 times in 3 days and ultimately struck out each time. His most questionable comment turned out to be his de-valuation of the World Series trophy -- something that irked Justin Turner and other MLB stars. Additionally, the guys go all-in on the idea of precedence among other things. The question ultimately comes: is Manfred the worse commissioner in sports? And are the Astros now officially more hated than the Giants amongst Dodgers fans? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the Dodgers were busy picking up Mookie Betts, the Astros were still dealing with the fallout of their cheating scandal. We're ready to talk about it yet again. Carlos Beltran is outed as the mastermind godfather of the Houston trash can banging. As he gets thrown under the bus, the wonder is if he should ever work in baseball again. Back to the Mookie trade, one scout got us all scratching our heads about his assessment that Alex Verdugo has antics, and the whole Dodgers club has antics. With our friend of the show Clint Evans, we dig into some potential scout talk around the league. Along the way, we sidetrack on whether we'd ever want to see Yasiel Puig back in LA, and openly wonder if "Brother Gatorade" Brusdar Graterol could be the next Dodgers closer. Finally, we have a little more roster outlook where Clint wonders if Gavin Lux is guaranteed a roster spot on opening day, and if Cody Bellinger could end up seeing a lot more time at first base than expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a week of drama, the Dodgers land their man. Mookie Betts and David Price are coming to Los Angeles, plus the surprising addition of hard-throwing prospect Brusdar Graterol. Tim Rogers joins us to talk about the players coming in and out of LA. And Dodgers broadcaster joins to offer his unique perspective on Mookie. Also on today's show: Proposed MLB Playoff Changes A Pederson Apology And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We did it, Dodgers Nation! Well, we didn't, but Andrew Friedman had himself a busy Tuesday evening in Los Angeles. With news that the Dodgers had acquired Red Sox star Mookie Betts and former AL Cy Young Winner David Price breaking just before the start of the show, Clint and Brook react in real time with our live stream audience. With Betts and Price coming to LA, we had to say goodbye to two long-time Dodgers, and one young fan favorite. We dig into the fan reaction to the loss of Kenta Maeda and (reportedly) Joc Pederson, plus Alex Verdugo. We wonder if this is a true rental of Betts as Clint feels that Mookie making it to LA before the start of camp could be key in re-signing the 2018 AL MVP. The guys also salivate at the potential lineup construction for the Dodgers in 2020. We also selected our giveaway winner, and announced our new giveaway. [adace-ad id="119376"] Still, the Dodgers brought in more than Betts. David Price adds to an intriguing rotation with varying depth at the start of the season. This is a jam-packed show indeed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As baseball gets closer and closer to filling the void in our daily lives, we're excited to welcome Dodgers hitting coach Brant Brown onto the show to talk hitting, Cody Bellinger, and more! Topics include whether the Dodgers' early playoff exit could be looked at with a silver lining and opportunity for guys to get some much needed rest after so many deep postseason runs over the last few years. Plus we talk Cody Bellinger's MVP season, second half fade, and what steps he's taking this off-season to have a more consistent 2020 campaign. Before getting into some rapid fire questions, Brant talks about his winter in Arizona, and what sort of players he sees in the off-season at Camelback Ranch. Thank you to number 37 for spending some time with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the sports world, the city of Los Angeles, and the entire globe mourn the sudden loss of the iconic Laker legend Kobe Bryant, three LA natives share thoughts, memories, and more on the life and impact of Kobe Bean Bryant. We thank you for this opportunity to talk about something and someone near and dear to us. Regularly scheduled Dodgers baseball content will resume after this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following up on more from the week, the guys answer questions and react to some questionable choices from the LA City Council, and ESPN's Jessica Mendoza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices