Shohei Ohtani was definitely the greatest story of the 2021 MLB season - tune in to find out why the MVP award might go to someone else.

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros face off in the 2021 World Series.  Gerrit Cole gets in Brett Gardner's face.  Joey Gallo puts the lotion on the skin.  What did you think of Squid Games? ITS THE BODGE BASEBALL PODCAST.

Welcome back TO THE BODEGA - baseball podcast.  The MLB championship series is nearly set, with the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros advnacing to the ALCS; while the Atlanta Braves wait patiently for the outcome of the NLDS game 5 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.  Hear our takes on why we think the ALCS will be a straight bloodbath of offense.  In other news, baseball games continue to get longer as MLB keeps making changes to speed up the pace of play.  But is this really a problem with the sport? Or is the average attention span of fans dwindling down to next to nothing?  One thing is for sure - Alex Rodriguez and John Smoltz are two of the worst broadcasters in the sport!

Welcome back to the BODEGA (baseball podcast).  The AL wild card race is like nothing we've ever seen before with the top 3 teams all coming from the AL East. We go over the different scenarios and what team we think will come out on top. The Blue Jays are the most solid, and the Red Sox have caught fire recently, winning 6 in row.  But in the end - the Yankees control their fate as they can sweep the Red sox and gain a wild card position. 

The MVP award - is there any debate?  For some, it's clear that Shohei Ohtani is the MVP - but don't count out triple crown threat Vladimir Guerrero Jr just yet.  In the NL, the fans have crowned Tatis the MVP but Bryce Harper and Juan Soto have been the two best hitters in the second half.

Is there trouble in San Diego?  Over the weekend, a video surfaced of Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr arguing in the duggout.  Its no secret that the Padres have been struggling in the second half - they are all but eliminated for the playoffs.  Is there more trouble than meets the eye?

In this episode of the Bodega Baseball podcast, we discuss the fascinating 3-way tie in the American League wild card race.  As of this recording, the two wild card spots belong to 3 teams all in the AL East!  The New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Redsox are battling for a chance to go to the playoffs.  With the Tampa Bay Rays in first place, it's sad to think that 2 of the 3 teams won't even play in the divisional round.  In other news, Max Scherzer is arguably the greatest pitcher of this generation, eyeing his 4th Cy Young award and achieving the 3000 strikeouts milestone.

Francisco Lindor and teammate Javy Baez did not help themselves with the New York media when they decided to respond to fans booing by giving them a 'thumbs-down'. Mets fans everywhere took a gut punch and heavily booed their team in response.  Today, Lindor and Baez have since apogolized and even managed to come back from a 4 run deficit to defeat the Miami Marlins.  A big win for the Mets indeed, and El Mago himself scored the winning run off a Conforto single.  All is well when you win games, but is too late for the Mets to save their season?

In this episode of the Bodega Baseball podcast we run through the various stories throughout MLB.  Future hall of famer Miguel Cabrera becomes the 28th member of the 500 home run club - but is this milestone losing it's flare? We take a look back at previous players' celebrations when reaching 500 and compare.  Also, more evidence related to the Tyler Skaggs opoid case has been unveiled. And DIQUE, MLB is experimenting with tackier baseballs and already seeking player input on prototypes.

From Steve Henson: The court has denied the request for a long-term restraining order against Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Trevor Bauer. Quote from the Judge: "If she set limits and he exceeded them, this case would be clear. But he did not exceed limits she set." Bauer has won the hearing. It is still unclear what it means to MLB or to potential criminal charges.