Talk Dodgers to Me

Melissa and Jaclyn are recording from home today because Melissa is sick just like our team, apparently. Or are we assuming they are sick because that's how they are playing? Regardless, the girls delay talking about their losing team and chat about some other things first, like what they did over the weekend and celebrating Melissa's birthday the night before.The girls share about going to Saturday night's game against the Diamondbacks, meeting past fan episode guests Neil and Amy in person, sitting with new podcast listeners Justin and Jerry, and a new young baseball fan Jaclyn befriends.Our team is playing cold and we are letting out all our frustrations. Is last season starting to affect this season? Are our players tired? Are they too banged up? We ask each other and try and figure out why our Dodgers have been so inconsistent! Don't worry, we still are staying positive for things to turn around. You got this, boys!!

Boy are we happy to be back in the number one spot! Our pitchers are coming back, our players are returning healthy and we are starting to see the team we knew we could be coming into this season! After an unfortunate series loss to the Padres, a heckler ignited Shohei and the Dodgers dugout to a game 3 win and a continued winning streak to become the first team this season to sweep the Reds, and an official season sweep of the Padres. And yes, we are okay saying it's a rivalry. It's a rivalry full of attitude and egos from a team who hasn't won before against the reigning World Series Champs - and yes, we get into all of it, including our thoughts on the Instagram live we did with two girls with a Padres podcast.Once we cooled down from talking about the Padres, we highlight Kershaw's amazing month of August, Sheehan's best outing yet, Mookie's defense and offense clicking, all while trying to understand how slumps happen. Will we ever truly know what goes into a slump? We try and make sense of the ups and downs that is baseball all while hoping our team maintains the number one spot!Melissa asks the team if they would be first pitch swingers and the girls give their players of the week. Who is yours? Let us know in the comments! Go Dodgers!

We are full of giggles today, and maybe still feeling the wine from the night before at Jaime Jarrin's annual foundation event at Dodger Stadium. So before we get into Dodger talk, we tell you all about Wine Night at the Ravine and the incredible work the Jaime and Blanca Jarrin Foundation is doing.The girls talk about the event at Legends' Attic last week where they met Will Smith - and laugh about what Melissa muttered out when he walked by. And as they tried to take on the confidence he embodied being interviewed about the upcoming Padres series, after a tough losing streak for our team - Will was right and we swept the Padres! We share all our thoughts about Kershaw's winning energy and performance, Mookie's come back, Will Smith's incredible arm and much more.The girls discuss the talk surrounding a possible MLB expansion and realignment, what uniforms are "fitting" on certain players, Kiké's mustache, Tommy Pham's outburst, and how much we adore Logan Webb's grandmothers, and our own, of course.Another week and we're checking the standings after every game - let's go Dodgers!

We are so excited to have Jerry Hairston Jr. on the podcast today! Jerry comes from the biggest MLB family and played 16 seasons himself for 9 different teams. He was on the 2009 World Series winning Yankees and ended his career with our Dodgers. You can now see him as an analyst for the Dodgers pre and post game shows. We asked Jerry all about growing up in the MLB, what it was like playing with and against Kershaw and now watching him hit milestone moments. We asked about taking BP off Tyler Glasnow, . We could have talked to Jerry all day, and truly loved hearing his stories, encouragement and thoughts about our team right now.But before we get to our interview with Jerry, we had to talk about the current state of our team. Melissa and Jaclyn discuss the Dodgers losing streak, the series against the Blue Jays and Angels, Shohei pitching against his former team, Mookie's comeback and what they think the Dodgers need to start playing better. They get into all their thoughts surrounding the upcoming Padres series and how they feel being tied for first in the NL West. Because it seems like our team is finding ways to lose, the girls had a hard time deciding their players of the week so tune in to see who they chose!

Today we talk Dodger baseball with one of our favorite Dodgers social media producers, Noel Sanchez. Noel is born and raised in LA and grew up loving the Dodgers and Lakers. He started his page @noisebynoel covering all of LA sports during college and is now one of the faces of Dodgers Nation, one of the biggest media companies focusing on the Dodgers. Noel shared with us how working at Chick-fil-A lead to his job at Dodgers Nation and took us inside the day to day operations there. We talk all about where and how we met, how amazing this Dodger community is, and how we sometimes have to remind ourselves to watch the game just as Dodger fans. Noel shared all his thoughts on our current team, his favorite Dodger team from years past, favorite players and why he knows Mookie Betts will turn his season around.We couldn't have loved chatting with Noel more and appreciate all his support behind our podcast. His heart, talent, and passion comes through in all he does. Make sure to follow him if you aren't already at @dodgersnation and @noisebynoel !

Well, it's way more fun recording after two wins than the losing streak we've been on. Our team is getting back on track, Will Smith is on fire, Freddie Freeman is heating up, the HOF ceremony happened, and we know it's only a matter of time until the team starts clicking - and as always, we share all our thoughts.We thought it would be fun this week as we get into the Red Sox series to bring on a friend who has a Red Sox podcast. Meet Bennett Weinschenk who started and hosts Not From Boston with his friend, Harry. Bennett reached out to Melissa last season for some podcast advice and the crossover episode they chatted about is here! We talk to Bennett about his experience at Game 3 of the series at Fenway, the Red Sox uniforms, what he thought about the Dodger takeover, and how his podcast is going so far. Since there is so much crossover between our teams, Adam had a little game for us all to play.After we chat with Bennett, we get into the Reds series. We loved seeing former Dodger Gavin Lux and introduce a new player, Alex Freeland. Melissa gives an injury update, Jaclyn thinks Freddie Freeman played for the Red Sox, and Adam is just sitting back eating his Trail Mix. Hope you enjoy this episode!Make sure to check out Bennett & Harry's podcast Not From Boston wherever you get podcasts!

We are back from the all star break and the fire we thought our team would have is not there yet, and the girls get into all of it. With all the ups and downs, there is always a way to find some good through it all and that is seeing Shohei Ohtani pitch and hit a home run for the first time in a Dodger uniform.Melissa and Jaclyn share all their thoughts on the Dodgers growing IL list, the team not clicking, and the frustrating losses. They circle back to Kershaw's 3K strikeouts to get them in a good mood and rave about Will Smith and Andy Pages.The girls share their experience touring the new Ontario Sports Empire Complex and how incredible the minor league stadium is going to be which will open in April of 2026. Adam has a lot to say about it so they get into a debate about whether a state of the art minor league stadium is good or bad for players coming up.Melissa shares her weekly roundup of what's going on with other teams and fun facts she learned on the broadcast to tell Jaclyn while she was at the game. On the other hand, Jaclyn tells Melissa about what it was like being at Dodger Stadium listening to the crowd boo Carlos Correa. They are determined to be back next week on a winning streak so let's see what our team can do. Let's go Dodgers!Deposits are available now for the Ontario Sports Complex & a team name and mascot reveal will be happening on Sept. 18 at the Ontario town square!!

This is fun episode we recorded in NYC with someone we met at Spring Training earlier in the season and whose life has changed drastically since then, Swilly aka Swilly Sports! We love connecting with other women in baseball and she is an incredible example of how working hard can turn your passion into a career. We find out all about her love of baseball, how she got started creating content and how it's going since landing her dream job at Jomboy Media. As an Angels fan, we asked Swilly her thoughts on Shohei being a Dodger, his recent pitching debut, and so much more.Before you hear our interview with Swilly, we had to come back to our microphones and talk about the Home Run derby, the all star game, opposing team players who stood out to us, and all of our thoughts surrounding all star week.

Your girls are so happy to be back together, but it's been a rough road lately for our Dodgers. After Kershaw hit 3000 strikeouts, the Dodgers have had a six game losing streak. Melissa and Jaclyn express their thoughts and feelings after a much needed reset after being back from New Jersey, and even open a bottle of Slugger wine to help ease their frustrations with their team.Jaclyn fills Melissa in on being at the game Kershaw made history, explaining the atmosphere, the energy and every moment leading up to that 6 minute ovation. Melissa recalls watching the game in NJ and the way Kershaw's teammates and family honored him.Jaclyn is still on cloud nine from being at the game and Melissa can't seem to get over the Astros sweeping the Dodgers. They try to understand what is happening with the team, how many injured players the Dodgers have right now, but are still determined to stay positive.The girls try to get Adam to open up as much as possible about his trip back home and going to the Cubs game. He would rather remind them about the time the Cubs beat the Dodgers 16-0. Eddie comes in toward the end to share his experience watching Kershaw hit 3000 strikeouts from behind home plate and relays what Orel Hershiser told him from the broadcast booth.

This is such a special episode because we are at my Aunt Theresa's house in my hometown in New Jersey! When I think of sports growing up, there was no bigger fan than my dad. As you've heard throughout the podcast, he put 3 TV's in our basement to watch every game at once. When my dad died in 2005, baseball has been my biggest connection to him as I found myself yelling the same things he used to yell at the TV but at my new team the Dodgers in a new city of Los Angeles where I decided to book a one way flight to in 2011. My family has suffered many losses of our loved ones over the years, we all gravitated toward different teams, but we all share the love of baseball. Losing my cousin Justin in 2023 made me escape into baseball more than ever, and it was the motivation to start this podcast. No one would love what I'm doing more than my dad and more than Justin, so to have my family on my podcast to talk about our baseball roots, our passion for the game, and the ones who are cheering from heaven truly means everything to me.I couldn't be happier to bring my family on to go back to where it all started. Please meet my Aunt Theresa, Uncle John and my cousins Caitie and Evan who came on to talk about our family roots in baseball, their love of the Mets, their hatred of the Dodgers (and Yankees) and what they think of my podcast!!Love,Melissa

We have our first hometown episode! After an amazing 3 days at Fanatics fest, the Talk Dodgers to Me team made our way to New Jersey to stay at Melissa's mom's house. Before we do an episode with her family, we sat down to talk all things Fanatics Fest and the last week of Dodger baseball. We were definitely outnumbered by NY fans at Fanatics Fest but we had so much fun chatting with a Nestor Cortes lookalike, 10 year old "Twinstripe Reporters" and lots of Dodger haters - but always bonded over our mutual love of baseball. Even though we are experiencing how hard it is to follow west coast baseball while on the east coast, we couldn't not talk about the benches clearing incident with the Padres, Shohei's second pitching outing, Muncy's 200th Dodger grand slam and our boys winning 3 series at home.We walked into Melissa's mom's house greeted with all of the candies we mentioned in the last episode and even hear her chime in through this episode - yes, her favorite player is Max Muncy. Hope you enjoy our episode live from NJ!Use our code TALKDODGERS for $20 off on SeatGeek!

Your girls have been busy and we had a lot to share with you in this episode! We started off with a recap of our experience meeting Max and Kellie Muncy at their Uncorked for a Cause event. We had so much fun and met so many people in the Dodgers organization from Dave Roberts to friend of the pod Kirby Yates. We had to talk about the events happening around Los Angeles right now and our thoughts surrounding it as we were there experiencing the emotional national anthem from Spanish singer Nezza. We talk about another amazing experience getting texted to come to the press box by Orel Hershiser and watching Kershaw dominate the Giants with the best seat in the house. We had to tell you all about it!And maybe the most anticipated thing for a Dodger fan, Shohei’s pitching debut! We had flashbacks to Tokyo with a crowd silenced waiting for Shohei to take the mound. And the heated “rivalry” with the Padres continues… round 1 goes to the Dodgers and we couldn’t be more satisfied coming out on top.For those of you who normally listen, make sure to watch this episode for a special edition to our studio! 

Today we welcome Kellie Muncy to the podcast! We couldn't be more excited to talk to this amazing woman, mom and wife to one of our favorite Dodgers, Max Muncy. We start at the beginning and ask her everything! From Max getting released by the Oakland A's, getting picked up by the Dodgers and all the ups and downs along the way - Kellie was so gracious to share her perspective of their baseball journey. Of course we had to ask about Max's new glasses, the World Series and parade, and how she felt watching Max hit home run number 200.But before we chat with our amazing guest, Kellie, we had to talk about the last week of Dodger baseball. We are so happy for Clayton Kershaw having a great outing against the Cardinals. We talk about the trolling and how excited we are for our future hall of famer to hit 3000 strikeouts. We get into game 1 of the Dodgers/Padres series and give our thoughts on the rivalry... or is it one?Make sure to check out the event Kellie and Max are hosting tonight, Uncorked for a Cause. The online auction is live now so even if you can't attend, you can still help - and there are some amazing items!! All proceeds benefit people affected by the California wilfires. https://uncorkforacause.com/

Welcome back to our Legends' Attic Series. We have quite a line up of Dodger legends today starting off with the Spanish voice of the Dodgers for 64 years, Jaime Jarrin. We love any chance we get to sit with Jaime. We talk about his incredible career, how he knew nothing about baseball when he first started, his friendship with Vin Scully, and what he and his family are up to now.Next, we have Steve Sax on the podcast for the second time. It's always fun to talk with Steve who is currently doing the pre and post game shows for the Athletics. Steve tells us his thoughts on the current Dodger team, his strong feelings about Mookie Betts moving to shortstop and what Dodgerland was like.Last but certainly not least, the voice you hear often on Dodger radio and most known for running on the field saving the American flag from being torched, Rick Monday. We could sit and listen to stories from Rick all day! And he starts this conversation with a great one. From fan interactions to why he wears his World Series ring everyday, we loved getting to know Rick.Another amazing event at Legends' Attic and another opportunity for us to chat with Dodger Legends! Make sure to check out their instagram and website for upcoming events!

Our first fan episode of the season is here! We couldn't be more excited to talk to Cindy, Natilie, Neil, Amy and Kaitelyne! From being a kid going to school near Dodger Stadium, growing up trading baseball cards, marrying a Dodger fan and learning about the team to connect with her students, we were blown away by these Dodger fans and their stories. Of course we also asked them about the current team and how they are feeling about the season so far. Before we hopped on the zooms, Jaclyn and I caught up on the previous week, our event at Legends' Attic, how we felt interviewing so many Dodger legends and a weekend playing the Yankees at Dodger Stadium.If you want to be on an upcoming fan episode, please email homerun@talkdodgerstome.com and tell us how you became a Dodger fan!

Our latest episode from our Legends' Attic Series is here after another amazing event! We talked to the voice of the Dodgers, the man behind the call we'll be talking about the rest of our lives "Gibby meet Freddie," the one and only Joe Davis! We couldn't have been more exited to talk to Joe, and he exceeded all expectations! We asked Joe all about his famous "Gibby meet Freddie" call, the mindset behind this amazing career he has already had, where the teddy bear is that holds the voicemail from Vin Scully, and how the famous call has changed his life!Stay tuned for after our Joe Davis conversation for a bonus interview with Dillon Kohler from SCP Auctions. Dillon is a part of the team that aquired the grand slam ball and helped it sell for $1.56 million!! He tells us all about how it all happened and what his company does with such amazing sports memorobilia like this.

We recorded this episode after watching the first couple innings of Kershaw's start against the Guardians, and got game updates from Adam along the way including Kershaw being 26 strikeouts away from 3000!Melissa starts us off with fun facts from around the league. We talk about the Mets series which started off with a crazy game including a rain delay and obstruction calls we had never heard of before. We talk about who's slumping, who's heating up and who's on the IL. We talk about the power of Muncy and his comeback, Conforto getting fired up, Pages on a roll, Yamamoto having another lights out performance and a rocky outing from the Cat Man, meow.We have a hard time picking player of the week because all our guys are just so great! But with Will Smith batting over 400 with RISP and Shohei leading the MLB in home runs and hitting a home run in our last 3 games, we did pick our two. Even Adam got in on the fun. Now, our boys are coming back to town and we have the Yankees coming into Dodger Stadium. Go Dodgers!

We have so much to talk about this episode. From a losing streak to a walk off win, we couldn't wait to sit down and get into everything happening with our Dodgers. We talk about the gala we went to, a bachelorette party Jaclyn went to in Palm Springs and a wedding Melissa went to in Hearldsburg. Jaclyn tells us about secret mud they use for baseballs.We had to talk about getting swept by the Angels and getting to see some former Dodgers, but we have way more fun talking about our 19-2 win, Yamamoto's 7 shutout innings and Max Muncy's walk off.We share our thoughts about Austin Barnes and Chris Taylor leaving the team and Dalton Rushing coming up. We get into Clayton Kershaw's first start back and how we're feeling about the future Hall of Famer.We honor Vin Scully and share stories we love about him, stories of meeting him, and stories of hopefully my ex-boyfriend hearing this episode and giving me my Vin Scully signed ball back! Our boys are off on the road again and we are hoping they keep this win streak alive!Make sure to email us to come on an upcomnig fan episode at: homerun@talkdodgerstome.comTell us why you love baseball and the Dodgers!

We have so much to talk about today! From our experiences off the field to on the field in more ways than one. We start off on a bang with Shohei's no doubt home run where we saw him troll another team for the first time ever.We talk about interviewing Orel Hershiser and getting the invite to watch a pre-game show at Spectrum Sportsnet LA. We talk all about the Women in Sports Conference at Dodger Stadium, the inspiring panelists we learned from, and the amazing women we met at the event.We hit a quick pause to call into the Roggin & Rodney show on AM570 where we learn of Barnes getting DFA'd and share all our thought on that and how the radio show went! And we even have some surprise guests at the end! Tricia Gray joins us in the last segment of this episode. Tricia is the President of the Women in Health Administration (WHA) and COO of CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital. Melissa and Jaclyn learn all about what this incredible association does for women in leadership, all they are doing to advance women's healthcare, and to help those pursuing careers in healthcare.Women in Health AdministrationWHASocal.org

We couldn't have anyone other than number 55 himself for this episode, so please welcome back our favorite Dodger legend Dr. Orel Leonard Hershiser IV. From learning about his childhood to getting kicked out of college, we sit with our pal and go back to how he got into baseball in the first place.We asked Orel what it was like to be Orel Hershiser in 1988 and the years after his World Series MVP award and World Series win. We get into pitching injuries, where the name Bulldog really came from, and we even ask him questions from our mom's in honor of Mother's Day!We get into how Orel felt about Freddie's grand slam in the World Series to his thoughts on the current team. And as always, we could keep talking to Orel all day long but we'll have to save something for next time! We couldn't be more grateful to have Orel on this episode, in our lives and all of his advice, guidance and support behind our podcast. We really hope you enjoy this episode!