Dingers and Ks

Episode 42 - Jackie Robinson Edition

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Episode 42 - Jackie Robinson Edition

Would it be cool to hit a grand slam at your first major league game? Or is it cooler to play ball with your dad - and hit dingers in the same inning? Maybe is it cooler to get famous than your dad in another line of work? Or have a teammate hit three strikeouts with you against the same three batters? Listen to Jeremy and Jamal share their thoughts on the recent call-ups and their insights on the teams having their good players injured, together with this week's iconic dingers and ks.

In this episode:

  • [02:35] Dinger of the week from Jamal: Father and son making history - Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. hitting back to back in 1990, is it cool to play ball with your dad?
  • [12:36] Dinger of the week from Jeremy: The first homerun being a grand slam by Jerar Encarnacion
  • [16:02] K of the week from Jamal: Tim McGraw's dad, Tug McGraw, pitching for the Phillies, final out of 1980 WS
  • [19:08] K of the week from Jeremy: Two immaculate innings in one game by Luis Garcia and Phil Maton - two sets of 9 pitches, three strikeouts to the same three batters
  • [23:31] Call Ups: Oneil Cruz - biggest call-up of them all, returning to the Pirates
  • [27:01] Padres' Manny Machado's gnarly ankle injury, recalling C.J. Abrams
  • [33:19] Riley Greene - Called up as a top prospect for the Tigers
  • [37:30] Jeter Downs has made his MLB debut with the Red Sox
  • [41:12] Red Sox has Connor Wong and Alex Verdugo - do you feel they did enough for the Jeter Downs deal?
  • [49:46] Fair or Foul: Manny Machado's injury would be more significant to the Padres than combined Mookie Betts and Walker Buehler injuries to the Dodgers
  • [1:01:04] Jamal explains why he cannot see Padres doing good with its current situation, or what needs to happen to see this team recover

    • Meet The Hosts

    Dingers and Ks is a podcast for baseball fans of all ages—new ones or lifelong ones. You’ll learn something new about the baseball scene with Jeremy and Jamal to give you perspective on what it means to be in the pro ball today.

    Jamal Rousell is a baseball blogger from Sportbumz, a left-handed pitcher since high school, and a lifelong fan of the game. Baseball is Jeremy Altshule’s first love in high school, which helped him explore other sports and do shows.

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