Sep 10, 2026 · 36 min · 23 segments
The heat and humidity in the Southland have the Dodgers heating up on the ballfield, as September kills off an all-August-long team-wide slump. Richard shares a piece he made for his local public…
As I write these words, Thursday, September 10th, the day before the release of this episode on Friday, September 11th, never forget the Dodgers have the second best record in the National League, which means that if the season ended today, they would be one of the two teams with the two best records.
It gets a bye and doesn't have to play in the first round of the postseason, the wildcard series.
It was looking pretty dicey there for a while, but the course has corrected following the narrative that unfolded in the 2025 season.
In fact, they... swept the Reds in that series in a little two-game sweep at Dodger Stadium, I attended, and did not get the bye.
There was the team-wide slump in August, followed by the resurgence in September that kind of launched us into the postseason with enough momentum to carry us through to a World Series championship.
Mood? In a corresponding move, the Dodgers are calling up Josue DiPaola, a top prospect we've heard a lot about who's been tearing up AA all season long.
Looks like he's going to get his chance to play on the big league team as Shohei gets a rest and reset...
An opportunity to heal up his knee or bicep, shoulder, arm, whatever is ailing him.
He'll be activated, I think, with five games left to play in the regular season.
So a chance to ramp back up, get some reps in at the plate, and hopefully have a smashing 2026 playoff performance.
Am I going to get into this stuff following our regularly scheduled advertising break? You betcha.
Do I have some news about this program and the possibility of some big changes for Dodger Blue Dream? Well, as it happens, yes, I do.
As I write these words, Thursday, September 10th, the day before the release of this episode on Friday, September 11th, never forget the Dodgers have the second best record in the National League, which means that if the season ended today, they would be one of the two teams with the two best records.
It gets a bye and doesn't have to play in the first round of the postseason, the wildcard series.
It was looking pretty dicey there for a while, but the course has corrected following the narrative that unfolded in the 2025 season.
In fact, they... swept the Reds in that series in a little two-game sweep at Dodger Stadium, I attended, and did not get the bye.
There was the team-wide slump in August, followed by the resurgence in September that kind of launched us into the postseason with enough momentum to carry us through to a World Series championship.
Mood? In a corresponding move, the Dodgers are calling up Josue DiPaola, a top prospect we've heard a lot about who's been tearing up AA all season long.
Looks like he's going to get his chance to play on the big league team as Shohei gets a rest and reset...
An opportunity to heal up his knee or bicep, shoulder, arm, whatever is ailing him.
He'll be activated, I think, with five games left to play in the regular season.
So a chance to ramp back up, get some reps in at the plate, and hopefully have a smashing 2026 playoff performance.
Am I going to get into this stuff following our regularly scheduled advertising break? You betcha.
Do I have some news about this program and the possibility of some big changes for Dodger Blue Dream? Well, as it happens, yes, I do.
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