To celebrate the start of the MLB season, Arash and Andy discuss this week's Legends Of Sport guest, former Dodgers pitcher and current team color commentator and analyst, Orel Hershiser! After being selected by the Dodgers in the 17th round of the 1984 draft, Orel went on to be one of the best pitchers of all time, breaking Don Drysdale’s 59 inning scoreless streak and winning the Cy Young, Gold Glove, and World Series MVP in 1988, a season Andy covered as team photographer. Hear Orel’s stories of broadcasting with SportsNetLA’s Joe Davis, getting cut in high school and college and hitchhiking home from Bowling Green State, “baseball dad” Coach Tommy Lasorda (who gave him the nickname "Bulldog"), his proudest and favorite seasons, professional poker and its similarities to pitching, faith and baseball, pitching injuries and coming back in ‘91, unbreakable records (like Cal Ripken’s and Cy Young’s), and so much more. To hear the full episode, find Legends Of Sport wherever you listen to podcasts.
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