Jeff Passan Gets REAL about Ohtani, MLB Lockout & Baseball's Biggest Secrets

Описание: MLB insider Jeff Passan joins Matt Barnes for a wide-ranging conversation covering the looming MLB lockout, the wildest trade that never happened, why he gave up his Hall of Fame vote, breaking the Ohtani gambling scandal, the business behind Ohtani and the Dodgers, the Tommy John surgery epidemic in youth baseball, and much more.

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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - How Jeff Got Into Sports Journalism
06:13 - Is an MLB Lockout Coming?
10:25- Soto and Lindor Beefing?
12:59 - The Craziest Trade That Never Happened (Ohtani to the Rays)
14:57 - Why Passan Gave Up His Hall of Fame Vote
19:03 - Memories of Yasiel Puig
19:23 - Josh Hamilton's Unbelievable Home Run Derby
22:14 - Tim Lincecum
24:07 - Breaking the Ohtani Gambling Scandal
26:29 - Publicly Apologizing to Ohtani
29:02 - Ohtani & the Dodgers' Billion-Dollar Machine
30:33 - Why MLB Stars Haven't Gone Viral Like NBA Stars
34:29 - Ad Break (DraftKings)
35:09 - The Tommy John Surgery Epidemic
39:21 - Why Aren't Parents Taking Sports Back?
41:19 - Quick Hitters
44:00 - Best Interview in MLB Right Now
46:27 - Will the Dodgers Three-Peat?
49:04 - end