The Late Night Happy Hour with Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

The man loves baseball, making him a great addition to the Late Night Happy Hour on a night the Dodgers win their first World Series since 1988. So much to cover, including...

Once again, LA has a team win where it actually feels great to cheer for them. Excellent bunch of dudes, well earned title.

Game 6: The Dodgers cobble together a great performance from the bullpen, while the Rays face serious questions about how they handled starting pitcher Blake Snell.

Seriously, WTF was Rays manager Kevin Cash thinking, pulling Snell as fast as he did?

Belinda Carlisle. (Makes sense in context...)

Athletes you root for, and why. Even if it's for stuff the public doesn't know about.

Redemption for Dave Roberts?

Mookie vs. Trout... who's the best player in baseball?

Finally a game loosely inspired by Roger's time hosting "Blind Date."

The Dodgers are ONE WIN AWAY from their first title since 1988. Will they make it across the finish line? Andy and Brian talk about it with J.P. Hoornstra, longtime Dodgers writer from the Southern California News Group.

We start with Game 6. What was the thinking behind going with Tony Gonsolin, rather than Walker Buehler on short rest? What happens in Game 7, if Tampa Bay extends the series? What pitchers would Dave Roberts rely on?

How much second-guessing is fair when it comes to Roberts at this point of the playoffs? Do fans understand the totality of what managers (and increasingly front offices) consider when making decisions around which pitcher to use from the bullpen?

And what about these playoffs! JP wrote a book in 2015, "The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All Time." If he had to write it again now, how many from this postseason would appear?

Plus... PUIG STORIES!

He's back! Our man on the Dodgers and MLB Greg Bergman joins, talking about a tremendous outing from the Dodgers' Walker Buehler to help LA win Game 3 of the World Series over the Rays.

Are the Dodgers set up to run the table, with Julio Urias in Game 4 and Clayton Kershaw in Game 5? Is Buehler on the way to being the best pitcher the Dodgers have ever had? Could his pants get any tighter? Important questions, all.

Plus, a game of Lindsey or Lindsay?

The Dodgers are even up in the World Series after losing Game 2, and The Athletic's Pedro Moura - he of excellent words and beautiful hair - helps us break it all down.

Did Dave Roberts make a mistake going to a "bullpen game" on Wednesday? Was there an alternative? Who can the Dodgers trust in the bullpen going forward? What about Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin? And is Gonsolin less trustworthy anyway on account of being a "cat person?"

There's much to discuss heading into Game 3.

It's a trip around the NFL with Kaelen Jones, the great football writer at The Ringer.

After recounting his days in Chino Hills as the Ball Brothers were blowing up, Jones explains what has made Ryan Tannehill so successful in Tennessee, and we try to figure out who else might be a Tannehill right now around the NFL. Anyone working with Adam Gase, for starters. Why do teams struggle to find the right guy at QB? What kind of story will Baker Mayfield be when it's all said and done?

Plus, who will win the NFC East, and with how many (or how few) wins? And is the Jon Gruden thing with the Raiders going better than expected at this point?

She's become one of the premiere features writers working in sports today. Mirin Fader has profiled an incredibly wide range of people and athletes, inclluding LaMelo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Tyler Skaggs, Coco Gauff and Mikaela Shiffrin, but some of her best work is about the people you don't know.

She talks about her approach to storytelling, what she about the Ball family profiling LaMelo both in Lithuania and Australia. How she sought to make Gigi Bryant more than just Kobe's daughter. And her newest feature, on Oregan State basketball player Andrea Aquino, who is a victim of human trafficking.

Plus... Games!

One of our favorite people is back!

Gustavo Arellano, author and columnist for the LA Times, returns to the show, and he's bringing food. Sort of, at least. With KCRW's Tortilla Tournament wrapping up this weekend, Gustavo walks us through the intricacies of the tortilla as Andy and Brian do a tasting. What makes a great tortilla, and why does it matter?

We talk about food, restaurants and authenticity. How voting patterns have changed in Orange County, the evolution of the Latino vote, and much more.

Finally, words about Clayton Kershaw.

Wednesday, we talked about the pain of being a baseball fan with Jon Weisman. Thursday, we lived it. Clayton Kershaw suffered another playoff disappointment, falling apart in the sixth inning of a game in which he received almost no help from his teammates or manager.

As is the history, here, it should be noted.

We discuss the Greek tragedy that Kershaw has become.

From there, the Houston Rockets and general manager Daryl Morey have parted ways. What happens to Houston from here? How good a GM was he? Is he the Clayton Kershaw of GMs? What about Ty Lue to the Clippers? It took a little longer, but Lue got the five year deal in LA he wanted. Will Kawhi and Paul George be around for the whole ride?

Finallly, should the Lakers eat into potential cap space for the MEGA SUMMER OF 2021! if it means pressing any advantages they have now over conference rivals?

With the Dodgers trying to come back to beat the Braves and reach the World Series, Andy and Brian welcome Jon Weisman, author of two books about the Dodgers and the author of the fantastic "Dodger Thoughts" blog.

We chart the anxiety Dodgers fans feel now every October, and why they often can get hostile (years of disappointment will do that, but there's more too it, Jon says).

What about the role of Dave Roberts? Or Clayton Kershaw? Is this the year Kershaw breaks through, and puts the disappointment of previous postseasons behind him? What if that validation never comes?

Plus, a pop culture game from A-Z.

What started as a three-person show quickly added a fourth, as Daman Rangoola (@damanr) joined Sam Esfandiari (Light Years podcast, @samesfandiari) to talk NBA, the Lakers window, handsome quarterbacks and more.

The Golden State Warriors will be healthy again next season. But how good will they be, in a stacked Western Conference? What will they do with the #2 pick?

Who are the biggest threats to the Lakers next season? And which teams actually drop out of the playoffs, if the Warriors and another wild card get in?