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The Dodgers Post · June 5 · 59 min

Ohtani Cy Young Race, Muncy Injury Update & Dodgers Bullpen Collapse

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

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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

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