Talk Dodgers to Me

We have an awesome guest for you today. Meet Dr. LA Thoma Gustin, a former D1 athlete, physical therapist, personal trainer and founder of fitness app Dare to be Active.

LA talks to us about growing up in a sports family with parents who were both athletes and how she went from being jobless to creating one of the most successful fitness apps, Dare to be Active.

Through rehabbing an injury of her own, she got into physical therapy and wanted to change the way online workouts were, by providing doctor backed movements for injury prevention workouts.

She’s combining fitness and rehab in a unique workout program so you can move confidently, train properly, and work out efficiently. It’s a non intimidating workout that has doctors behind it so you know that you are moving in the right way… because no one wants to do an IL stint!

Oh, and LA has become a huge Dodger fan through her husband Grant, and Kike Hernandez of course! Don’t worry, we asked her about all of it.

We got to hear about Grant throwing the first pitch at Citi Field recently, and how they became a viral meme at a Dodgers World Series game in 2018.

Oh, and if you are watching this episode - we hope you get a kick out of all the people walking in the background. We usually record after the workday, but we did this one during lunch hour! 

We also want to thank LA for taking the time to chat with us as she is very soon about to welcome her second baby. Congrats to LA & Grant!

Follow Dr. LA Thoma Gustin:

IG- @lathoma3

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We have a really fun episode for you today! The reason we started this podcast was to find other Dodger fans to talk to... so we did! Meet Maile, Moy, Junior, and Will - fellow Dodger fans who you'll learn have been fans for decades.

We learned where they are from, where their love of baseball came from, some of their favorite Dodger memories... and how they are feeling about our current Dodger team.

This group was awesome - friendly, fun, smart and positive! We love it!

Maile told us a great story of meeting Clayton Kershaw in an elevator in San Francisco. Moy and Junior told us about their annual Dodger game they go to with 80 friends and family members - oh and their podcast! And Will had us hanging onto every word telling us about the Dodgers All-Access event he attended a few years ago.

Dodger fans, we hope you love this episode as much as we do. We want to continue doing these so if you want to be on our next fan episode, please send us an email to [email protected].

From the Olympics, to our injury plagued team, to the terrible series in Houston, we're really telling you how we feel in this episode.

Melissa and Aly talk out their thoughts on the Dodgers trade deadline moves, decisions by Dave Roberts, players cold streaks, and a series of Dodgers losses. Frustrations are running high, but as always, the girls are trying to stay positive.

Since Melissa can't call the #trashtros by their real name, Adam took it upon himself to give the girls a therapy session about the 2017 World Series cheating scandal.

We hope you guys join us in trying to move past the cheating Asstros. We're still working on it...

Guess who is on the podcast today… Aly’s fiancé, Nic! We had so much fun talking baseball with Nic, even if he is a Rockies fan. But he loves baseball just as much as us AND his dad was a lefty reliever and played for the Dodgers for a year!

We got to hear from Nic’s perspective what it was like growing up with a dad in the MLB and how his mom handled having four kids and moving every time his dad was sent to a new team. We got Nic's take on meeting Aly, their first date at Dodger Stadium, and what he brought on their first date to impress her.

The girls talk about their week full of going to Dodger games. Oh, and if Adam behaved himself this time. Melissa gives us an update on the melons for tickets situation and sitting field level for Will Smith's walk off win.

We got Nic's take on the ups and downs of being a lifelong Rockies fan and how he really feels about Dodger fans.

We’re glad you finally get to put a face to his name even if he showed up in a Rockies jersey to record the episode with us. Enjoy!

Melissa and Aly are back with a lot of thoughts today, and Adam decided to pull a Mookie Betts and annoy the girls by wearing sunglasses behind the camera.

The girls recap the episode with Kayla and Molly, Melissa's trip back to NJ, and realize they both are going to Dodger games this weekend.

From more pitchers going on the IL, to losing badly in the 9th inning, the Dodgers need a lot of help and the girls get into all of it. They discuss what former Dodgers they might want back, and who else they want their team to pursue at the trade deadline.

The girls talk about the all star game, the national anthem, and how happy they are about Teo winning the Home Run Derby. However, they voice their disappointment in some of their players not giving Teo a well deserved sunflower seed shower and Melissa admits she is crushing on the Phillies.

They ask Adam about the latest ballpark he visited and get into the forgettable and not so forgettable names. Aly talks about playing in a rec league softball game and Adam even spills out some fun facts.

Another fun episode full of baseball conversation with the Talk Dodgers to Me team. Make sure to follow us and leave a comment to let us know how you're liking the podcast!

We couldn’t be more excited to have Kayla Vesia and Molly O’Boyle on the podcast this week. These girls are incredible, strong and driven women and yes, they happen to be married (and soon to be married) to two of our favorite Dodgers, Alex Vesia and Gavin Lux.

We sat down with the girls and talked about everything. We found out how they met Alex & Gavin, whether they even like baseball and how it’s changed for them. We talked about how they support their husbands during the season, and also how the guys support them. 

We got to hear what they are pursuing in their own lives, what it’s like to be part of the Dodgers organization, how they deal with the media and negativity, and also how amazing and supportive Dodger fans can be. We learned their reaction to finding out Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers - oh and what the boys thought, too.

We asked them about their bond with the other Dodger wives, what they do on road trips, their favorite ballparks, and so much more. This is a special one. Let us know your thoughts on the episode!!

So excited to have my friend and actor Matt Barr on the podcast this week! You've seen him in Walker Independence, The Layover, One Tree Hill, and the baseball movie, Undrafted, which we get into. Matt dishes on if he was actually playing baseball in the movie to his speechless moment meeting his childhood hero, Nolan Ryan.

Being from Texas, Matt grew up a Rangers fan and I was pleasantly surprised to learn of his mutual hate of the Astros which we bond over the whole episode. Matt even shares what he texts Justin Verlander after becoming friends with him. 

Matt and I talk about our decade long friendship, being in each others Covid bubble, which Dodgers he loves watching right now, how we need to get Justin Verlander and Clayton Kershaw in a ping pong matchup and much more. Enjoy!

Aly is back with Melissa this week for lucky episode 13! The girls catch up on everything going on with the Dodgers including the Yankee series, the fiery streak of Teo, and how happy they were to see Corey Seager back at Dodger Stadium. They get into the Dodgers favorite Taylor Swift song, their favorite FRIENDS episodes and all the sunflower seed celebrations happening.

They talk about players with a certain X-Factor, Dodger injuries and Melissa's belief that Mookie's IL stint will turn into a forceful comeback. They try to hold back tears discussing the viral video of Joe Davis sharing a voicemail from Vin Scully and get a laugh as Adam thinks he was generated by A.I.

The girls share their thoughts on the new city connect uniforms, and of course Adam argues with Melissa when she gets in her feels about the meaning behind them.

They talk about the MLB player poll that recently came out and go through some stand outs. Aly tells Melissa about a secret underground bar at Dodger Stadium and Melissa quizzes Aly in a game of two truths and a lie. Enjoy!

We are so excited to have Alanna Rizzo on the podcast this week! Alanna was the team reporter for the Dodgers from 2013-2020 and is now a host on multiple sports shows including High Heat and Foul Territory. Alanna shares where her love of baseball came from, becoming a part of the Dodgers broadcast team and what she appreciated from players early in her career.

Melissa is back behind the mic and got Adam to join her for this one, but per usual, he refuses to come out from behind the camera. However, their fun banter continues as he talks Melissa down again and again from overreacting to the slump the Dodgers were in before heading into the Yankee series.

They talk about trap games while getting into the Pittsburg series and the anticipated Ohtani/Skenes matchup. They talk about the medias influence on players and whether it's good or bad for sports.

They talk about favorite stadiums they've been to, how Kershaw's return may be the fire the Dodgers need, and what player Melissa thinks the team needs.

Melissa mentions how repeated errors by baseball players seem to always end up in hits which brings back the point of angry winning and leads us to believe that the baseball gods always seem to even things out. Enjoy!