Dodgers' Six-Game Tailspin, Tarik Skubal Debut Truth & Shohei Ohtani Two-Way Crisis | Dodgers Post

California Post's Dodgers beat writers Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez break down Los Angeles' alarming six-game losing streak, Tarik Skubal’s six-strikeout debut at Wrigley Field, and the growing internal debate over Shohei Ohtani’s shrinking two-way workload as Pete Crow-Armstrong surges in the National League MVP race. The guys bring on Arizona Republic beat writer Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro) to analyze the Diamondbacks' frustrating trade deadline, trade market bitterness toward LA's financial moat, and why European soccer might hold the answer to MLB's competitive balance debate. Then, the show opens up the all-new DGP Hotline for listener voicemails, triggering an aggressive breakdown of Dodgers President Stan Kasten's front office role and the bizarre waiver carousel bringing Ben Rortvedt back to Los Angeles. Finally, the studio debauchery peaks as Jack and Dylan ignite a heated dispute over the prediction scoreboard rules, breakdown a classic 2005 Milton Bradley trade trivia question, and Dylan delivers an unhinged, 20-year-overdue confession regarding a biohazard incident in Nick Piecoro’s Phoenix apartment. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - New Studio Debut & Dress Code Clashes 01:45 - D-backs Beat Writer Nick Piecoro on Deadline Frustrations 09:07 - Are the Dodgers "Ruining Baseball"? Financial Moats & Soccer Comparisons 21:40 - Panic Meter: Six-Game Losing Streak & Tarik Skubal's Debut Reality 32:45 - Shohei Ohtani's Two-Way Role Under Threat & NL MVP War vs. PCA 47:35 - DGP Hotline Voicemails: Stan Kasten's Real Role & Ben Rortvedt's Return 58:10 - Japanese Media Challenges & Ohtani Postgame Access 01:08:05 - Scoreboard Tracking, 2005 Trade Trivia, & Piecoro Vomit Confession