Talk Dodgers to Me

We’re so excited to present this weeks episode from La Sorted’s in Chinatown featuring Tommy Brockert, the founder and owner. Tommy started his pizza business during COVID and opened his first sit down restaurant this past October, only a baseball throw away from Dodger Stadium! Even though it’s new, it feels like this place has been here for 100 years, with its walls covered in LA sports memories and a local hometown feel. Not to mention amazing pizza!

Melissa talked to Tommy all about his LA fandom, dodger love and his passion for creating a true community around the things that matter most to us. Melissa loved talking to Tommy about all his entrepreneurial spirit and creating a business around the dodgers, as she did.

We hope you enjoy this episode and please go support Tommy and the La Sorteds team! The up side down mamba slice is our favorite! 

We are thrilled to have David Vassegh on the podcast today! David is a reporter for the Dodgers, host of Dodger Talk, and "the voice of the fans". Melissa was especially excited to talk to David as she has been listening to Dodger Talk for years, as I'm sure you have to!

Melissa learns where David's love for the Dodgers came from and how his fandom has changed since working for the team. Melissa even teases David about bribing players with Travis Mathew swag. They talk about Corey Seager, Justin Turner, Cody Bellinger and other players David grew close to.

David tells Melissa when he knew the team was different this year, the moment on the celebration stage with Clayton Kershaw, seeing the parade through Teoscar Hernandez' eyes and why the world series hangover is real.

David shares how excited he is about the Blake Snell signing and why the Dodgers already have a new motivation going into the 2025 season.

We are so grateful to David for coming on the podcast and hope you enjoy this conversation as much as Melissa did!

What better way to share how grateful we are for all of you on Thanksgiving than to bring you into the podcast. We're releasing our second fan episode where Melissa sat down and chatted with three Dodger fans - Brian, Jose and Sonia.

Melissa asked all three what made them Dodger fans and what this World Series win meant to them. She learns from them, talks Dodgers with them, and again realizes our love for the Dodgers is so much bigger than baseball. Please enjoy Brian, Jose and Sonia!

If you want to be on our next fan episode, please email us at [email protected] and let us know how you became a Dodger fan and why you love baseball!

Happy Thanksgiving!

The girls haven't seen in each other in two weeks so they have a lot of catching up to do, so they decided to let you in on it all. Melissa fills Aly in on all the excitement going on with the podcast since Aly has been out of town. Melissa tells Aly all about the events at Legends' Attic meeting Miguel Rojas, co-hosting with Orel Hershiser, going back on ESPN radio and meeting more Dodger legends!

Aly tells Melissa about her work trip to NYC, where she stayed, what project her documentary team is working on next, and a contact she made that may just get the TDTM team to Japan!

There's a special guest in the house, Grant, a former intern at Kennedy/Marshall who has some hilarious commentary today.

The girls discuss Hot Stove chatter, what players they want back, who they think the Dodgers will sign, and even Adam says he wants Kike Hernandez back.

Melissa and Aly wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving and are so grateful to you all for supporting the podcast! Leave us a comment telling us what's been your favorite episode so far! Happy Thanksgiving!

Recording from Legends' Attic at the Miguel Rojas event last weekend, we got two World Series Champions on the podcast! With Orel Hershiser filling in as co-host, Miggy Ro came on to chat before he spent the next couple hours signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. Melissa couldn't be more thrilled to meet and chat with Miggy. (She even made him cookies.)

They talk about the World Series win, what the future holds for Miggy, and why it's one thing to play in the big leagues, and another to play for the Dodgers.

The rest of the episode is cut from segments of the night as Melissa plays co-host/assistant to Orel as they chat and he meets fans and signs autographs. An extended version of the meet and greet can be found on our Youtube channel.

This was such a fun event. Melissa could not have been more thrilled to meet fellow Dodger fans and listeners of the podcast. We thank the whole team at Legends' Attic for including us in this night and Orel Hershiser for coming on the podcast for the second time and being such a great friend and supporter of Talk Dodgers to Me.

Welcome to Legends' Attic! We recorded this episode over a month ago and are so happy to release our interview with part-owner, Eddie Allizadeh. Legends' Attic is a sports memorabilia store in Claremont, CA and Eddie is one of three owners, another being Orel Hershiser! We sat down with Eddie who told us all about how Legends' Attic came about and how he went from admiring Orel as a Dodger fan to becoming one of his best friends and business partners. (Spoiler alert - Orel actually calls Eddie mid conversation during this episode!)

We had such a blast talking with Eddie in the Dodger room at Legends' Attic. If you usually just listen to the podcast, this is one you should wait to watch because we are sitting in Dodger heaven! Eddie tells us all about his lifelong love of the Dodgers, the first piece he collected, favorite Dodger memories, favorite pieces at the store, Fernandomania, and getting married at Dodger Stadium!

From the moment we walked into Legends' Attic, we were greeted with such love and joy that we can't wait for you to experience it for yourselves. It truly is a special place. Not only is it Dodger memorabilia, but sports memorabilia and art across the board. 

This Friday, November 15, we are hosting an event with Orel Hershiser himself at Legends' Attic starting at 5pm. Miguel Rojas will be there signing autographs and taking photos! The event is open to anyone but if you want to have your picture taken and autograph signed by Miggy Ro, head to legendsattic.com to purchase a ticket. Melissa will be doing a live podcast with Orel and then will be hanging out with everyone. You get to meet Eddie, too! We can't wait to meet you!!

It's one week since we won the World Series, and Melissa and Aly are still on cloud nine. The girls are dedicating this episode to Fernando Valenzuela as it is episode 34. They talk and reflect on the postseason, stand out moments and how many times they have rewatched Freddie Freeman's grand slam.

They share what it was like attending the World Series Celebration at Dodger Stadium and how much they enjoyed speeches from players, the energy from Dodger fans, meeting TDTM listeners, and this overdue celebration.

We talk about what this win means to us as Dodger fans, what it means for the team now and what it means for them moving forward.

And the fights with Adam continue as he reminds the girls yet again, they are spoiled Dodger fans. Good luck to Adam and his Cubs on opening day against the World Series Champs.

Make sure to check out our website for our World Series merch and e-mail us if you want to be on one of our fan episodes - [email protected]. We are so grateful for all of you listeners!

We are on cloud nine (or 33) after our boys won the World freaking Series! If you are listening and not watching, please know part of the episode we are reading comments from the live stream. This was our first time going Live on Youtube because we really wanted to talk to you all and celebrate being WORLD SERIES CHAMPS together!

We dance, we sing, we have new t-shirts - we are all kinds of excited today. From the TV going out in the top of the 9th inning where Melissa was to the errors from the Yankees, we give you all our thoughts and reactions to this incredible World Series win.

The girls talk about what made this team different, why Melissa really believed this was our year, Dave Roberts management, Freddie Freeman being the MVP, and so much more!

Get one of our World Series Champs t-shirts on our website! talkdodgerstome.com

Okay guys, we came in on Sunday, the Dodgers off day, to give you all of our thoughts and reactions to the most epic first two games of the World Series and before the start of Game 3. We're simultaneously at a loss for words on how incredible the ending to Game 1 was, but also full of thoughts to share. It truly was one of the best games we've ever witnessed, and no one was more deserving of that historic moment than Freddie Freeman.

We get into how special this team is, where we watched Game 1, and how we think our line up compares to the Yankees. Aly shares what it was like to watch Game 2 at the Cosm, and Melissa shares about watching with a house full of girls who hopped on board the Dodgers train this weekend.

Oh, and Adam is back. We of course have to give him crap about leaving the country at the height of the postseason, but he shares a little about his trip and what he thinks of the series so far.The girls try not to go too deep into the synchronicities of this series but can't help but acknowledge how special it seems to be. Of course, they pay respect to a huge loss the Dodgers community suffered in losing Fernando Valenzuela. The girls give their feelings and predictions heading into Yankee Stadium. Leave a comment and let us know how you're feeling! 2 more wins... Go Dodgers!

We are so honored to have Jean Fruth on the podcast today. Jean is a sports photographer, co-founder of Grassroots Baseball, and the executive producer and director of a new documentary coming out called See Her Be Her. The documentary follows seven women playing baseball at the highest level all over the world.