The Dodgers Post

California Post columnist Dylan Hernandez and guest David Vassegh hold down the fort in Minneapolis while Jack Harris enjoys a luxury vacation.

The guys break down a chaotic series opener in Minnesota, starting with Kyle Tucker’s sudden exit due to lower back spasms and the mounting fan panic over his massive $240 million contract.

Dylan dives deep into his latest column translating Shohei Ohtani’s candid interview with trusted Japanese media, highlighting Ohtani’s desire for a "thicker" pitching career over longevity and the hilariously public critique from his own father.

Finally, the show completely derails into Vassegh recounting his infamous bank teller firing , a blunt review of Dylan’s facial hair from the letters section , and a high-stakes slate of mid-week weather and strikeout predictions.

00:00 - Fending Solo in Minneapolis & Slide Injury Residual Pain

02:23 - The Stadium Vault: Dodgers Bankruptcy Club Memories

06:23 - Kyle Tucker Out: Back Spasms & The $240M Contract Debate

13:29 - Shohei Ohtani’s Manifesto: "Thicker" Pitching & Open Fatherly Letters

21:43 - Built on Slug: The True Structural Identity of the Dodgers

24:07 - LA Media Royalty: David Vassegh's Bank Teller Cash Blunder

30:10 - Mailbag: Ghost Runners, Baby Announcements & Shaving the Beard

35:55 - Scoreboard Predictions: Doubleheaders & Ohtani’s 10 K Guarantee

Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez, co-hosts of The California Post's Dodgers podcast The Dodgers Post, recap a critical series sweep over the Tampa Bay Rays, catapulting the club to the most wins in the majors.

The guys engage in a heated debate over Shohei Ohtani’s compounding physical setbacks, breaking down whether a recurring blister issue and sudden knee swelling mean the superstar is dangerously redlining his body in June at the expense of October.

They also lift the hood on Mookie Betts' baffling .203 slump, exposing the massive 74-point gap in his advanced analytics that crowns him the single unluckiest hitter in baseball.

Finally, the show takes a wild detour into media row nostalgia with a hilarious Manny Ramirez PED suspension flashback and a high-stakes look at the show's official prediction scoreboard.

00:00 - Intro: Surviving the 7 AM Recording Window

01:15 - Shohei Ohtani Injury & Workload Alarm Bells

08:33 - The Cy Young Slide & Mechanical Swelling

20:22 - Mookie Betts: Unluckiest Hitter in Major League Baseball?

31:13 - Bullpen Dominance & The Sandy Mound Crisis

43:48 - Scoreboard Shambles & Forgotten Pitcher Home Run Trivia

Dodgers beat writers Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez recap a dramatic 4-3 bounce-back win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium on pure exhaustion after a narrative-dragging road trip through Chicago.

The guys break down Yoshinobu Yamamoto's heartbreaking near-perfect game against the White Sox, Mookie Betts' devastating eighth-inning fielding error that ruined baseball history, and the latest medical timeline surrounding Shohei Ohtani's left knee inflammation.

Finally, a classic post-game show completely derails into a chaotic mailbag segment on Tarik Skubal trade rumors, a petty dispute over Dylan's couch-sleeping habits, and a heated, unhinged argument over the show's official prediction scoreboard that features blatant cheating allegations.

00:00 Intro: Jinxing Yoshinobu Yamamoto

01:38 Bullpen Panic & Capitalizing on the Rays

03:54 The Mookie Betts Error: Ruining Yamamoto's Perfection

14:44 Shohei Ohtani Knee Inflammation & Starbucks Spill Stories

19:06 Mailbag: Going "Keep-Away" on a Tarik Skubal Trade

25:00 Travel Grips: Cabs vs. Ubers at LAX

25:40 Game Time: The Prediction Tally & Trivia Battle

34:04 Outro: Kyle Tucker, Yasiel Puig, and Sign-Off

Dodgers beat writers Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez recap a tense series win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on pure hotspot cellular data after a brutal, hours-long Amtrak delay deep in rural Ohio.

The guys break down the high-alert injury scare surrounding Shohei Ohtani's sudden seventh-inning exit due to left knee inflammation, before shifting focus to the alarming inherited runner trends threatening an overworked bullpen.

Dylan details the stunning mechanical adjustments behind Roki Sasaki's sudden June resurgence, while the pair trade barbs over Mookie Betts' elite defensive value offsetting an extended sub-.200 slump at the plate.

Finally, a classic late-innings mailbag segment derails into an aggressive trivia dispute over a forgotten 2009 infielder and a total validation of the show's cutthroat prediction scoreboard.

00:00 Amtrak Nightmares & Mobile Hotspots

01:39 Ohtani Knee Inflammation: Reality Check

04:49 Sharing the $415M Payroll Burden

09:21 Bullpen Red Flags & The Edwin Diaz Factor

17:48 Roki Sasaki's Mind-Blowing June Turnaround

22:53 Why Shortstop Defense Keeps Mookie Betts Safe

30:07 Weekly Prop Bets: Ohtani & Sasaki Forecasts

32:56 The Old Dog Out: 2009 Dodgers Trivia

35:33 The Trade Vault: Kopech, Edman, & Prospect Gold

On this special edition of The Dodgers Post podcast, hosts Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez sit down with former Dodgers and Phillies left-hander Randy Wolf.

A true Los Angeles native and the workhorse of the memorable 2009 NL West championship team, Wolf pulls back the curtain on a wildly chaotic era in franchise history.

Wolf takes us inside the clubhouse during the exact moment Manny Ramirez was handed his 50-game suspension, explains how a broke front office couldn't even afford to offer him arbitration after a 200-inning season, and describes the "rough" old Dodger Stadium facilities players used to endure.

Plus, Wolf shares some incredible, never-before-heard stories about dealing with a brutally honest, young Zack Greinke, and the exact piece of advice he gave a 21-year-old Clayton Kershaw when team legends tried to alter his legendary delivery.

Finally, a 16-year MLB veteran gives his candid take on today's modern pitching injury crisis and why the human body is reaching its absolute limit.

0:00 - Introduction: Welcoming LA Native Randy Wolf

4:10 - Playing for Both the Phillies and the Dodgers

6:10 - From "Broke" to Behemoth: The Dodgers' Financial Evolution

8:37 - Navigating the Chaos of the 2009 Dodgers Season

10:39 - The Day Manny Ramirez Got Suspended

12:59 - Zack Greinke Stories: Bluntness, World of Warcraft & Napoleon Dynamite

15:17 - Advice to a Young Clayton Kershaw: "Don't Learn From Freaks"

17:59 - Life After Retirement & Returning to the Ballpark

19:17 - Is Dylan Hernandez Actually a "Teddy Bear"?

20:16 - The Modern Pitching Crisis: Velocity vs. Human Limits

21:54 - Could Randy Wolf Have Been Shohei Ohtani?

Dodgers beat writers Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez recap a grueling, late-inning 3-2 bullpen collapse against the Arizona Diamondbacks on pure, unadulterated exhaustion.

The guys confront Tanner Scott's high-leverage stability late in games before diving into an unexpected, dark examination of online fan toxicity — anchored by a classic Dylan story about a high school classmate who ended up in criminal court after firing off drunken death threats to a major college basketball coach.

The crew reviews the terrifying baseline collision between Max Muncy and Miguel Vargas, analyzing the split-second physics of "de-weighting" that saved the Dodgers from a catastrophic double injury.

Finally, the show ignites into a fierce war over Shohei Ohtani's historic 0.74 ERA, whether a protected six-man rotation fundamentally disqualifies him from National League Cy Young consideration, and a total on-screen meltdown over historic post-Kenley Jansen saves trivia.

00:00 - Bullpen Meltdown: Is the Road to October Already Bleeding?

09:01 - Cold Call Death Threats: Unmasking the Anonymous UCLA Bruin Troll

12:33 - The Muncy Crash: The Frightening Physics of De-Weighting

15:47 - Ohtani's Cy Young Mission: Historic 0.74 ERA vs. Voter Groupthink

37:24 - Fortunes & Phoenix: 115-degree Pizza Debates & Historic Closer Meltdowns

Dodgers beat writers Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez recap a massive series win over the Phillies, highlighted by Roki Sasaki finally rediscovering his 100-MPH heat.

The guys break down Shohei Ohtani’s stabilizing May performance, Kyle Tucker’s underwhelming $60M baseline slump, and an incredible inside look at Don Mattingly’s interim manager stint, including a deep dive into the vault regarding the time "Donnie Baseball" tried to physically fight Yasiel Puig in the clubhouse.

Finally on our Dodgers podcast, the show goes entirely off the rails as Dylan attempts to solicit cash from the audience (and Yoshinobu Yamamoto) for Japanese fortune-telling, before the weekly prediction scoreboard leaves one host deep in the negative numbers.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Carl Crawford’s Son & Sweatpants Debates

1:45 - Roki Sasaki Hits 100 MPH Again

12:45 - The Don Mattingly & Yasiel Puig Clubhouse Brawl

16:05 - May Awards: Two-Way Ohtani & The Kyle Tucker Problem

26:30 - Dylan’s $10,000 Fortune Telling Con

30:50 - Official Prediction Scoreboard Tracking

Dodgers beat writers Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez recap a sweep of the Colorado Rockies after Shohei Ohtani flirts with a no-hitter while visibly furious over his own command.

The guys break down Ohtani's raw, expletive-laden frustration on the mound , Dave Roberts comparing his psycho competitive edge to Clayton Kershaw , and the back-to-back soft-tissue injuries to Kiké Hernandez and Teoscar Hernandez that suddenly jeopardize the Dodgers' outfield depth.

Plus, the show goes completely off the rails over a controversial minor league bat dog that nearly wrecked top prospect Kendall George.

00:00 - The California Post Comments Section Fires Back

01:12 - Shohei Ohtani’s Angry Six No-hit Innings

05:56 - The Kershaw & Ohtani Lost in Translation Saga

12:21 - Outfield Crisis: Kiké and Teoscar Hernandez Down

17:12 - Hard-Nosed Reporting: The Tulsa Bat Dog Conspiracy

24:48 - Los Angeles History Trivia & Scoreboard Drama

Dodgers beat writers Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez recap a 5-3 comeback win over the Colorado Rockies on pure exhaustion after a brutal flight out of Milwaukee.

The guys break down Mookie Betts' baffling .165 slump , Kiké Hernandez's emotional, two-hit return from major offseason elbow surgery, and the bizarre multi-day transactional saga behind Chris Taylor's official retirement from baseball.

Finally, a classic post-game show completely derails into a 10-minute argument over Yasiel Puig’s legacy and a heated, unhinged dispute over the show's official prediction scoreboard.

00:00 – 21 Hours Awake: The Milwaukee Travel Nightmare

04:06 – Grind At-Bats: Mookie Betts' Brutal .165 Slump

08:14 – Kiké Is Back: From the Banana Suit to Locker Room Leader

19:49 – Hard-Nosed Reporting: The Chris Taylor Retirement Carousel

24:09 – The Yasiel Puig Tangent: Did He Build the Culture?

32:07 – The Exxon Valdez Tally: Predictions & Monday Trivia

39:45 – Eric Lauer Debut & Rockies Sweep Preview