Talk Dodgers to Me

Melissa and Aly are back for episode 10. The girls reflect on reaching double digits, how they are feeling being 10 episodes in, what they've learned about themselves and about having a podcast.

The girls discuss leaving games early, former signings that didn't seem to fit the clubhouse culture like Trevor Bauer and Manny Machado. They discuss getting swept by the Reds, and then sweeping the Mets. They rave about Daniel Hudson walking off the mound shh-ing the crowd at Citifield and all the drama with the Mets.

They talk about what brings out the worst in them, and we learn Aly once punched Adam when things got a bit too competitive during a board game. Melissa reflects on how to not take things personally when arguing about sports and gives her take on why size doesn't always matter in baseball.

The girls end the episode with a game of would you rather, with the rather being getting a home run hug for Albert Puljos. They wrap the episode sharing their connections to Charlie Steiner and Orel Hershiser. Enjoy!

This is a special episode featuring two very special guests, Melissa's mom, Cindy, and sister, Samantha. Melissa's mom is in town from New Jersey so Melissa talks about their week of events so far and taking her family to the Dodger game. They talk about Mookie's mom throwing out the first pitch, Sam's favorite player Will Smith and selling her bobblehead at the game.

Melissa fills Aly in on Will Smith's charity Catching Hope and going to his comedy event with Netflix. The girls give Ashley Kelly another shoutout, Melissa spins the Dodgers 7-3 loss positive, and it seems no one is having more fun in "Dodgerland" than Shohei Ohtani. 

We get to hear from Cindy what she likes about sports and Melissa has a special moment sharing her mom's incredible story going from stay at home mom to CEO. Melissa and Sam both talk about how much their mom has inspired and shaped them into who they are today. 

Aly's fiance Nick is also in the peanut gallery and chimes in with fellow Dodger hater Adam about the Dodgers spending spree and his dad playing for the Dodgers. We share a baseball story from fellow Dodger fan and podcast listener, Javier. And we end the episode with our most fun segment yet - a baseball speed round with Sam who does not know a lot about baseball. Enjoy!

This week, Melissa sits down with Zack Parker, a former professional baseball player and current writer, producer and recalibration coach. Melissa and Zack discuss how they met through friend of the podcast, Ron Shelton, and Zack shares the great story of how he met Ron. Zack explains where his connection to baseball started, how he got drafted and what spending 10 years playing professional baseball was like. 

The "angry win" theme continues and Zack gives his insights into pitching injuries, what the Dodgers are missing and what he sees for them this season. He talks about players going for individual goals, how hard the mental game is and how he transitioned from baseball to the entertainment industry to becoming a recalibration coach. 

Melissa and Zack connect on having growth mindsets and being the hero in your own story. Melissa explains what happened leading up to her becoming a life coach and how she mentally sets herself up for success. Zack talks about how his past playing baseball bled into the work he is doing now leading past life explorations and working with the voice in your head. 

It's amazing where conversations surrounding baseball can lead you, and this one is full of all things Dodger baseball, self help, and Melissa and Zack's shared love for Clayton Kershaw. Hope you enjoy!

We are so excited to share our first interview and it's a great one! We sat down with the legendary and Oscar nominated Ron Shelton who wrote and directed some of our favorite sports movies including Bull Durham, Tin Cup & White Men Can't Jump. 

We talk to Ron about his time in the minor leagues, his transition from baseball to making movies and how his baseball days bled into Bull Durham. We got behind the scenes stories from all of his movies including how a family who moved to Durham after watching Bull Durham led to him writing a book about the making of it.

We got Ron's take on the current Dodger team, how he feels about how the game is evolving, his current favorite players and who he loved growing up.

We share how we know Ron, where his connection to baseball came from, his mom going to school with Jackie Robinson and what he's working on now. Enjoy!

The girls are back and seem to have a food theme going today. I wonder how many times they say pickles? Aly shares how it’s going one week into being engaged, while Melissa discusses becoming a blacksmith for a day. The girls talk about the Dodgers being back on a win streak, Ohtani getting booed in Toronto, and regrets on not being able to welcome Justin Turner back to Dodger Stadium.

They discuss MLB’s players weekend and reminisce on their favorite nicknames of past Dodgers leading to a whole lot of laughs. The girls discuss whether a triple axel is harder than hitting a baseball. They talk all things Tyler Glasnow. Melissa updates us on how he met his girlfriend and how drinking pickle juice helps him with cramps. Aly keeps the pickle train alive from pickle pops to playing for the pickle. They talk about why the Twins are throwing around a sausage in the dugout and Yamamoto’s fastball being extra crispy lately.

Melissa shares messages from her cousin group chat, a story about her Uncle John losing a shoe while arriving at Citifield leading the girls to plan a trip back to the east coast for a visit to Uncle John’s Italian restaurant. Aly closes us out with a story from meeting fellow baseball fans at a coffee shop.

The girls are back with fun surprises today. Aly is engaged! She shares her engagement story which obviously involves baseball. And, her mom is in the house! Aly's mom sits with Adam behind the camera and chats with the girls throughout the episode.

Also, what is baseball without early season overreactions? The girls discuss the Dodgers cold streak and Melissa poses the question, are the Dodgers too nice? From mean comments on social media to angry wins, the girls discuss what is crossing the line and what the Dodgers need to get back in the win column.

They discuss Shohei Ohtani breaking Hideki Matsui's home run record, their excitement about rookie Andy Pages and umpire calls gone wrong. They share their thoughts on boo-ing your own team and how Philly fans helped Trea Turner turn his season around last year.

Melissa shares fun facts about players and the girls wrap with a sweet fan story. And as always, Adam gleefully offers his corrections and commentary along the way. 

In this episode, Melissa and Aly talk about going to their first game together this season. The girls get heated over how obnoxious their producer Adam was at the game, as he shows no mercy with snarky behind the camera comments.

They share the new stadium food they tried and how awesome it was to chat with fellow baseball fans at the game.

Since this episode was recorded on Jackie Robinson Day, they talk about what he meant to the world and to baseball. They go into the Dodgers dirty rivalry with the Padres and how they know baseball players by their butts, because who doesn't?

Their love of Joe Kelly continues, a nod to former Dodger Kenley Jansen and updates on all things Shohei Ohtani. The girls wrap by sharing their favorite sports movies and want to know yours! Leave a comment telling Melissa & Aly your favorite sports movie.

Melissa and Aly are back for Episode 3! This time they get deep sharing what it was like to put their first podcast episode out to the world and the mix of emotions that came with it. They talk about what's going right and wrong with the Dodgers so far with the teams first series win and loss.

They give their opinions on the increase of injuries to pitchers. They also give an update on the Shohei Ohtani interpreter gambling drama and a story of the fan who caught his first home run ball. 

The girls torture Adam with personal questions and endure his smart comments about the Cubs beating the Dodgers. And as always, they share personal stories from hitting BP off a former MLB pitcher to Melissa’s date at the batting cages. 

Lastly, Melissa and Aly want to hear YOUR baseball stories! Why do you love baseball? What’s your favorite baseball memory? Send them a message here or on their Instagram @talkdodgerstome and you may hear your story in a future episode.

Melissa and Aly are back to discuss everything surrounding the Dodgers opening day, first week of baseball and how it went for teams around the league. They discuss Yamamoto's bounce back, the first Muncy moment of the year, and how Ashley Kelly may have created the best marketing strategy of all to get Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers.

Melissa shares how she thinks Mookie's drive to be a great shortstop is motivating the rest of his game and tries to get Adam to say he doesn't really hate the Dodgers. Aly brings us into her world of Beat the Streak, fantasy football and how much she hates the win probability on the game day broadcast.

And as always, talking baseball always brings stories. From meeting Joe Torre to wondering how they can get on Bryan Cranston's level with the Dodgers, the girls bring you their unique perspectives on the game they love.

Welcome to Episode 1 of Talk Dodgers to Me! Sit down with Melissa and Aly, find out where their love of baseball comes from, how they initially bonded over the Dodgers, and how they became such big fans.

This episode you'll quickly learn it's about more than baseball to them. It's about family, connecting with Los Angeles as two girls from New Jersey and Alabama, and the stories that come from it.

As a life coach and documentary filmmaker, these girls bring their infectious personalities and perspectives to the conversation. They discuss the incredible offseason the Dodgers had, why they are obsessed with Kike Hernandez and Joe Kelly, and how Ohtani's gambling scandal may be the bonding moment the Dodgers need to start this historic season.