Been absolutely kicking myself for ~20 hours for how I called Kershaw’s final pitch/out and exit. should’ve given a closing thought or nod to Clayton. Got scared of stepping on the moment w/ Freddie, teammates & the fans. Ugh. I’ll be ready the next time an all-time legend finishes an 18-year run 🙃🤦‍♂️

I may have galaxy-brained my picks, but I shall stand by them! Yama deserves the #bracketszn25 crown IMO 🦁👑 most importantly, made my donation here: linktr.ee/makmartin19 shouts to @makfmartin.bsky.social for the annual work/efforts!

@chadmoriyama.bsky.social hope you were able to screenshot that perfect promo over shirtless Kersh

Roki: [that inning] Everybody:

Ildemaro Vargas. Tim Tawa. Jorge Barrosa. One does not simply just waltz through Murderer’s Row unscathed

22 ♾️ #DodgerForLife

Dodgers pitching last 10 games, dating back to Yamamoto's near no-hitter, and counting post-opener Sheehan Monday among starters Starters: 61⅔ IP, 1.75 ERA, 20 H, 12 R, 21 BB, 77 K Bullpen: 29⅓ IP, 7.36 ERA, 28 H, 26 R, 19 BB, 35 K

Made a Sir-Mix-a-Lot joke and it went right over Mo’s head. I is sad. Those are the types of small victories I’m aiming for on radio, so it hurts to come up short. Back to the drawing board.

@stephennelson.bsky.social, Orel Hershiser and I never seem to make it easy. 😂

The more I watch the Jackson Holliday homer, the more I wish Andy Pages had gone full Masato Akamatsu at the wall 😭 youtu.be/YaxpAkOWNM0?...

A bow on 1st-hit drama in PIT: Sheehan/Devanney worked out together in the offseason. So, they know each other & did talk. Sheehan just liked the feel of the ball—classic pitcher move. Devanney took no offense; thought it was funny. Emmet also got Kershaw to sign a ball for Cam. In the end, all good

Shohei broke Bulldog’s brain 🤯 Ohtani’s hit a 120-mph rocket for his 100th Dodger home run. The reactions to it, including Orel’s, were amazing 😂 #ITFDB

The Dodger family lost an institution yesterday. James Mims was a stadium staple for nearly 50 years. For many of those, he was the first face greeting you into the Vin Scully press box. Just a beloved man. Rest easy, James. I left a donut for you on your chair, for old times’ sake 💙

Glass half full: got to teach Rick Monday what TOOTBLAN means tonight!!! 🙃

Five 0’s against Eduardo Rodriguez is…suboptimal.

the thirst remains real 😂

1-Kennedy over Freeland should never happen. We knew that pregame. 2) You’re down 2. Rojas has one of your 2 hits. they were warming a lefty. So you’d rather Conforto go left-on-left than Rojas right-on-right? Down 1? Sure—maybe a lotto ticket HR. Not when you need a baserunner. moot now, but still

Clean it up, Chris Guccione. having himself a series. Blew two calls at 1st last night. Slow out of the blocks behind the plate tonight.

Good game. Padres just one swing better. Baseball. 🫡, Darvish. Deeper thoughts: -Rushing PH over “contact” guys Rojas/Call given Rush’s season profile? Idk…Then did the one thing he can not do w/ Ohtani on deck: GIDP. Ouch. -Teo. Go time. He & Smith, whose cold August continues, going 0-8 w/ 6K

Guccione ruling no check swing on Tatis changed the complexion of things. We never saw a side angle in our booth, but sure looked like he went? Instead of him being the last out of the 3rd, Laureano is, and FTJ gets to lead off the 4th. Walks and scores. Not an excuse for Snell; just an observation.

America’s finest [current rivalry]. If you’d like, hang out with Mo & me this weekend on AM570 / Dodgers Audio Network. And/or enjoy Joe D & Bulldog on SNLA. #ITFDB

Ugh, sorry for sounding like absolute 💩 again, Ronni(/everybody)! Vocal cords are shredded cheese after whatever bug I caught.

“He’s due…” 20 seconds later, Betts goes 💥 #BoothViews for Mookie’s game-winning home run. #ITFDB

Welp, here’s the dumbest #BoothViews I’ve ever done. Here’s how it played out as my voice gave out ending today’s broadcast 🫠😂 glad Bulldog got a kick out of it!

my voicebox, currently:

It’s unsaid because it’s just known. He’s absolutely and arrogantly awful. Every time you see him on a crew, your heart drops because you know games will be severely impacted.

👋, Catherine! Such a pleasure to meet you and your dad, who was the kindest and gentlest human I’ve met in quite a while—what a storyteller, too! Until next time, thank you 🤙

not sure if I deserve a prize or a suspension for the restraint I showed in NOT referencing ‘Heavyweights’ when Seymour faced Betts the last inning.

with a rare in-season week off, took a last-minute trip to see family in the 808. Our sons’ first trip to the islands; Kai: “I want to stay here forever!” Same, kid, same. Alas, it’s back to the mainland, back to reality and back to work! But it was nice to live on Hawaiian time again for a sec 🤙

A.J. Preller

BIG HANK! About 15 years (and *many* of gray hairs) ago, I was in college and interviewed a big leaguer for the first time. Now, he’s a rising star in the coaching ranks—the “assistant to the regional manager” for the Twins 😂 But still the same good dude, and fellow Asian kid from HB getting old 👴

Since Rick Monday missed a series, we wanted to welcome him back with a laugh (as it is my goal for every radio broadcast to crack Mo up at least once). A stupid dad joke did the trick 😂👍

Time for the second half and a stretch run! Rick Monday is off this series, so it’s a little different sound in our radio booth: David Vassegh (!!!) on headset tonight. James Loney will step in for the weekend games. I guess, let’s get weird! #ITFDB

watching this baseball game

This would’ve been a home run in 29 of 30 ballparks. The only exception? Oracle Park. And it was still a home run lol

the Kershaw-Misiorowski matchup was just great. the juxtaposition of styles/arsenals/velocities, and then the final lines in the box score….baseball!

given my days watching White Sox baseball, it simply does not compute watching Andrew Vaughn collect hits off Yamamoto and Kershaw in consecutive games.

seeing Christian Walker back at Dodger Stadium

3K for Kershaw: views from the SNLA booth alongside Orel Hershiser as Clayton Kershaw joined the 3,000 strikeout club. Only the third pitcher ever to do it all for one team, and he did it at HOME. A capstone to a Hall of Fame career (which ain’t over yet!)

“Way to let it breathe!” “You guys talked too much!” “Nice call.” “How did the away booth have a better call than you?!” “Thanks for your nod to Vin!” “You should’ve taken a page out of Scully’s book!” “Good stuff!” “You’re an awful announcer.” Ahh the dizzying duality of broadcast breakdowns

My bad on the Pages ball, yall

an amazing (and in-the-weeds) sign from a Dodgers fan for EK in KC. Great Falls forever! (Sorry, Robb Nen)

Today’s Dodgers and Royals game will start in a weather delay. Word is between 45 minutes to an hour, but obviously not an exact science. Love get-away day delays. So much.

First trip to KC provided the opportunity to ✅ the @nlbmuseumkc.bsky.social off my baseball bucket list. Incredible to watch Bob Kendrick bring so much history to life for fans visiting the museum. Thank you, Bob, for graciously hosting and educating us!

“Release your inhibitions, Feel the rain on your skin”