Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

Jessica Mendoza joins us ahead of the Women's College World Series title rematch between Texas and Texas Tech, recapping all of the drama the tournament has given in the last week (brawls, slander, pregnant pitchers, unique game management... and more!). She also dives into the Dodgers season so far and what she thinks Ohtani's next mountain to climb will be.

Washington Nationals All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams then gives us the inside details on his "alien" nickname, the toughest pitcher to hit, and the Nationals surprising top-ranked offense.

We end with Bleacher Tweets. Is there a better reliever than Mason Miller?

0:00 Top Five (Lou Gehrig Day, Mariners, Tigers, Aaron Judge, Gage Jump)

2:46 - Jessica Mendoza joins from WCWS

3:45 - Top 3 storylines (Oklahoma, Rematch, Offense)

6:00 - NiJaree Canady's all-time greatness

10:36 - "You made a mistake." Inside details on the Texas Tech-Tennessee drama

14:28 - Player of the Year announces she was pitching pregnant

16:05 - Similarity between Dodgers and the 90's Yankees

19:43 - How Shohei Ohtani got out of his slump

24:30 - Nationals SS CJ Abrams rapid fire round

33:13 - Bleacher Tweets: Relievers better than Mason Miller?!
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Tim Kurkjian joins Buster Olney as they play a game of "It's Over, It's Not Over" to discuss which division races are already decided as we enter the month of June. They also talk more about the potential for a lockout next season.

Cleveland Guardians rookie second basemen Travis Bazzana then joins to discuss his homeland of Australia and their spiders, his approach to hitting that allows him to draw walks at a record-setting pace, and the Guardians attempt to go for another division title.

0:00 Top of the First: Yankees, Mariners, White Sox

1:54 Welcome Tim Kurkjian

2:39 It's Over, It's Not Over: NL East, Braves and Phillies

5:18 NL Central: Brewers and Cubs

7:24 NL West: Dodgers, Padres

9:19 AL East: Rays and Yankees

10:55 AL Central: Guardians and White Sox

12:55 AL West: Mariners

14:20 Which side will budge on the inclusion of a salary cap?

18:04 Guardians 2B Travis Bazzana joins

20:30 How did Bazzana fall in love with baseball?

21:34 Bazzana's record-setting walk rate

25:20 WBC experience with Australia

26:43 Jose Ramirez's impact

27:55 Stephen Vogt's player-first approach

28:59 State of the Guardians

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Jesse Rogers joins the show to discuss the news today that MLB owners formally proposed a salary cap for the first time since the 1994 strike. He and Buster dive into how the players union feels about it, and how it affects the prospects for a lockout when the current CBA expires on Dec. 1. They also discuss how the Brewers continue to be successful year-after-year, and where Tarik Skubal might end up.

Sarah Langs joins as she does every Friday for The Numbers Game, and Todd Radom tells us about his new book.

0:00 Intro

0:43 Owners Salary Cap proposal. Lockout next season?

13:06 How do the Brewers keep winning?

14:47 Why is offense down?

16:58 Tarik Skubal trade destinations

20:52 Sarah Langs Plays The Numbers Game

22:06 Todd Radom's new book

26:40 Bleacher Tweets: Padres and Fantasy Baseball

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Hembo joins the show to discuss Houston's no-hitter and if it might impact their "seller" status at the trade deadline. Buster and Hembo also discuss Tarik Skubal's potential destinations, including the team Buster thinks will land him. They also hit on JJ Wetherholt's rise, Jacob Misiorowski's dominance, and Nolan McLean's struggles.

Cardinals pitcher Michael McGreevy then joins the show to discuss his game, why he was upset about his college coach's decision to move him from a two-way player to solely a pitcher, and the Cardinals quicker-than-expected rise.

0:00 - Top of the First: Hitters, Uribe, Skubal

2:55 - Hembo joins the show

3:36 - Does Astros no-hitter change their "seller" status?

6:35 - Rangers approach to the trade deadline

7:35 - What team could trade for Tarik Skubal?

13:15 - Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt is already impressive

15:34 - What has spurred Jacob Misiorowski's rapid improvement?

19:30 - Mets pitcher Nolan McLean's struggles

22:33 - Cardinals pitcher Michael McGreevy joins the show

22:44 - McGreevy's oulook on the NL Cy Young race

23:55 - Pitchers' strategic changes

25:12 - McGreevy's wide pitching arsenal

26:24 - Pitchers McGreevy tries to emulate

29:05 - Change from SS to pitcher in college

30:28 - Tarps Off Section has given energy to Cardinals

32:20 - Inside the Cardinals success

33:35 - JJ Wetherholt's rapid rise

34:38 - Question for Cam Schlittler

35:35 - Job if not playing baseball

37:11 - Bleacher Tweets: Yankees, Jen Pawol
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On today's episode, Buster Olney and David Schoenfield break down the Brewers surge and the Cubs fall, discuss if Tarik Skubal could be traded midseason, why the Astros decade of dominance is over, and if Shohei Ohtani is the favorite in the NL Cy Young award race.

Tony Gwynn Jr. then joins us to discuss the Padres-Dodgers recent series; is it the best rivalry in baseball? Plus Mason Miller's dominance and why the MVP conversation around Ohtani is feeling like it did around Michael Jordan.

Sarah Langs tells us why Ohtani, Sal Stewart, and Jacob Misiorowski are doing things that we haven't seen in 50+ years, and Todd Radom gives us his 3 most underrated ballparks.

0:00 Intro + Welcome

2:13 Dave Schoenfield joins the show

2:56 Brewers sweep Cubs

5:53 Could Tarik Skubal be traded?

8:40 Cal Ripken Jr. to return as Orioles President?

11:19 Royals could be sellers at the trade deadline

13:19 Astros decade of dominance appears over

16:15 Ohtani's Cy Young case

17:30 J.P. Crawford willing to move to Third Base

19:35 Sarah Langs plays the numbers game

20:58 Tony Gwynn Jr joins the show

22:54 What did we learn from Padres-Dodgers series?

25:48 Why Manny Machado is in a slump

27:08 Mason Miller should be a Cy Young and MVP candidate

29:02 Sandy Alcantara should be a Padres trade target

30:28 Ohtani's MVP conversation feels like it did with MJ

34:13 Tony Gwynn Sr's feelings towards the Dodgers

35:01 Todd Radom's most underrated parks in baseball

41:57 Bleacher Tweets


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