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Melissa and Aly are zoom-ing for today's episode as Melissa is in NJ recording from her mom's office. Melissa shares with everyone about the loss of her grandmother and plays a touching voicemail so everyone can get a glimpse of how sweet and special her Nana was.
The girls get into all the trade talk with the Dodgers and around the league. They give their thoughts on the Juan Soto contract, and Melissa fills us in on what her Mets loving family members think about it. Adam breaks the news to the girls about Cody Bellinger signing with the Yankees mid recording, getting their real time reactions. They express their frustration over Teo not signing with the Dodgers yet, their thoughts on Blake Snell, Michael Conforto, and discuss where players like Buehler, Kike and Joe Kelly might go.
Aly gives Melissa her Christmas gift which couldn't BE any more perfect. There's a surprise guest who pops in giving you all a face to match the "Happy Freddie Freeman Friday" texts Melissa often posts to our Instagram stories. They give ideas for holiday gifts, fight with Adam per usual, and give their thoughts and hopes for the 2025 season.
Melissa, Aly and Adam wish you and your families a very happy holiday!! We want Teo for Christmas!! Let us know what or who you're asking the Dodgers for!
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We’re so excited to present this weeks episode from La Sorted’s in Chinatown featuring Tommy Brockert, the founder and owner. Tommy started his pizza business during COVID and opened his first sit down restaurant this past October, only a baseball throw away from Dodger Stadium! Even though it’s new, it feels like this place has been here for 100 years, with its walls covered in LA sports memories and a local hometown feel. Not to mention amazing pizza!
Melissa talked to Tommy all about his LA fandom, dodger love and his passion for creating a true community around the things that matter most to us. Melissa loved talking to Tommy about all his entrepreneurial spirit and creating a business around the dodgers, as she did.
We hope you enjoy this episode and please go support Tommy and the La Sorteds team! The up side down mamba slice is our favorite!
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We are thrilled to have David Vassegh on the podcast today! David is a reporter for the Dodgers, host of Dodger Talk, and "the voice of the fans". Melissa was especially excited to talk to David as she has been listening to Dodger Talk for years, as I'm sure you have to!
Melissa learns where David's love for the Dodgers came from and how his fandom has changed since working for the team. Melissa even teases David about bribing players with Travis Mathew swag. They talk about Corey Seager, Justin Turner, Cody Bellinger and other players David grew close to.
David tells Melissa when he knew the team was different this year, the moment on the celebration stage with Clayton Kershaw, seeing the parade through Teoscar Hernandez' eyes and why the world series hangover is real.
David shares how excited he is about the Blake Snell signing and why the Dodgers already have a new motivation going into the 2025 season.
We are so grateful to David for coming on the podcast and hope you enjoy this conversation as much as Melissa did!
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What better way to share how grateful we are for all of you on Thanksgiving than to bring you into the podcast. We're releasing our second fan episode where Melissa sat down and chatted with three Dodger fans - Brian, Jose and Sonia.
Melissa asked all three what made them Dodger fans and what this World Series win meant to them. She learns from them, talks Dodgers with them, and again realizes our love for the Dodgers is so much bigger than baseball. Please enjoy Brian, Jose and Sonia!
If you want to be on our next fan episode, please email us at [email protected] and let us know how you became a Dodger fan and why you love baseball!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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The girls haven't seen in each other in two weeks so they have a lot of catching up to do, so they decided to let you in on it all. Melissa fills Aly in on all the excitement going on with the podcast since Aly has been out of town. Melissa tells Aly all about the events at Legends' Attic meeting Miguel Rojas, co-hosting with Orel Hershiser, going back on ESPN radio and meeting more Dodger legends!
Aly tells Melissa about her work trip to NYC, where she stayed, what project her documentary team is working on next, and a contact she made that may just get the TDTM team to Japan!
There's a special guest in the house, Grant, a former intern at Kennedy/Marshall who has some hilarious commentary today.
The girls discuss Hot Stove chatter, what players they want back, who they think the Dodgers will sign, and even Adam says he wants Kike Hernandez back.
Melissa and Aly wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving and are so grateful to you all for supporting the podcast! Leave us a comment telling us what's been your favorite episode so far! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Recording from Legends' Attic at the Miguel Rojas event last weekend, we got two World Series Champions on the podcast! With Orel Hershiser filling in as co-host, Miggy Ro came on to chat before he spent the next couple hours signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. Melissa couldn't be more thrilled to meet and chat with Miggy. (She even made him cookies.)
They talk about the World Series win, what the future holds for Miggy, and why it's one thing to play in the big leagues, and another to play for the Dodgers.
The rest of the episode is cut from segments of the night as Melissa plays co-host/assistant to Orel as they chat and he meets fans and signs autographs. An extended version of the meet and greet can be found on our Youtube channel.
This was such a fun event. Melissa could not have been more thrilled to meet fellow Dodger fans and listeners of the podcast. We thank the whole team at Legends' Attic for including us in this night and Orel Hershiser for coming on the podcast for the second time and being such a great friend and supporter of Talk Dodgers to Me.
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Welcome to Legends' Attic! We recorded this episode over a month ago and are so happy to release our interview with part-owner, Eddie Allizadeh. Legends' Attic is a sports memorabilia store in Claremont, CA and Eddie is one of three owners, another being Orel Hershiser! We sat down with Eddie who told us all about how Legends' Attic came about and how he went from admiring Orel as a Dodger fan to becoming one of his best friends and business partners. (Spoiler alert - Orel actually calls Eddie mid conversation during this episode!)
We had such a blast talking with Eddie in the Dodger room at Legends' Attic. If you usually just listen to the podcast, this is one you should wait to watch because we are sitting in Dodger heaven! Eddie tells us all about his lifelong love of the Dodgers, the first piece he collected, favorite Dodger memories, favorite pieces at the store, Fernandomania, and getting married at Dodger Stadium!
From the moment we walked into Legends' Attic, we were greeted with such love and joy that we can't wait for you to experience it for yourselves. It truly is a special place. Not only is it Dodger memorabilia, but sports memorabilia and art across the board.
This Friday, November 15, we are hosting an event with Orel Hershiser himself at Legends' Attic starting at 5pm. Miguel Rojas will be there signing autographs and taking photos! The event is open to anyone but if you want to have your picture taken and autograph signed by Miggy Ro, head to legendsattic.com to purchase a ticket. Melissa will be doing a live podcast with Orel and then will be hanging out with everyone. You get to meet Eddie, too! We can't wait to meet you!!
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It's one week since we won the World Series, and Melissa and Aly are still on cloud nine. The girls are dedicating this episode to Fernando Valenzuela as it is episode 34. They talk and reflect on the postseason, stand out moments and how many times they have rewatched Freddie Freeman's grand slam.
They share what it was like attending the World Series Celebration at Dodger Stadium and how much they enjoyed speeches from players, the energy from Dodger fans, meeting TDTM listeners, and this overdue celebration.
We talk about what this win means to us as Dodger fans, what it means for the team now and what it means for them moving forward.
And the fights with Adam continue as he reminds the girls yet again, they are spoiled Dodger fans. Good luck to Adam and his Cubs on opening day against the World Series Champs.
Make sure to check out our website for our World Series merch and e-mail us if you want to be on one of our fan episodes - [email protected]. We are so grateful for all of you listeners!
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We are on cloud nine (or 33) after our boys won the World freaking Series! If you are listening and not watching, please know part of the episode we are reading comments from the live stream. This was our first time going Live on Youtube because we really wanted to talk to you all and celebrate being WORLD SERIES CHAMPS together!
We dance, we sing, we have new t-shirts - we are all kinds of excited today. From the TV going out in the top of the 9th inning where Melissa was to the errors from the Yankees, we give you all our thoughts and reactions to this incredible World Series win.
The girls talk about what made this team different, why Melissa really believed this was our year, Dave Roberts management, Freddie Freeman being the MVP, and so much more!
Get one of our World Series Champs t-shirts on our website! talkdodgerstome.com
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Okay guys, we came in on Sunday, the Dodgers off day, to give you all of our thoughts and reactions to the most epic first two games of the World Series and before the start of Game 3. We're simultaneously at a loss for words on how incredible the ending to Game 1 was, but also full of thoughts to share. It truly was one of the best games we've ever witnessed, and no one was more deserving of that historic moment than Freddie Freeman.
We get into how special this team is, where we watched Game 1, and how we think our line up compares to the Yankees. Aly shares what it was like to watch Game 2 at the Cosm, and Melissa shares about watching with a house full of girls who hopped on board the Dodgers train this weekend.
Oh, and Adam is back. We of course have to give him crap about leaving the country at the height of the postseason, but he shares a little about his trip and what he thinks of the series so far.The girls try not to go too deep into the synchronicities of this series but can't help but acknowledge how special it seems to be. Of course, they pay respect to a huge loss the Dodgers community suffered in losing Fernando Valenzuela. The girls give their feelings and predictions heading into Yankee Stadium. Leave a comment and let us know how you're feeling! 2 more wins... Go Dodgers!
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We are so honored to have Jean Fruth on the podcast today. Jean is a sports photographer, co-founder of Grassroots Baseball, and the executive producer and director of a new documentary coming out called See Her Be Her. The documentary follows seven women playing baseball at the highest level all over the world.Melissa talked to Jean about her journey to get to where she is now, where her love of baseball comes from, what she's learned about athletes from photographing them, and what inspired her to create this documentary.Melissa shares with Jean what See Her Be Her means to her. They discuss the women in the film - dissolving misconceptions around the mission of women's baseball and how we are moving toward creating a league of their own. They talk about how the MLB has been supportive, how Billie Jean King became an executive producer and how former players like Cal Ripken Jr, and Jimmy Rollins got involved. See Her Be Her will be airing on the MLB Network in between Games 2 & 3 of the World Series on October 27. All information about the documentary and the companion book available for purchase can be found on seeherbeher.com.
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We had to add an extra episode this week for you because well, we're going to the World Series! We are so proud of our boys and even though Adam is out of the country, Aly is in OKC and we could barely figure out how to record a zoom, we did it and are so excited to share all our thoughts with you.
We pick up where we left off sharing all our thoughts on the rest of the Dodgers/Mets series, how we felt about Game 5 and 6, and what it's been like to watch this incredible Dodger team playing with grit and heart. We talk about the post game speeches, champagne showers, and the brotherhood of this team.
Melissa shares a text from her aunt who let her in on her feelings about the Dodgers after we beat her Mets. She also talks about attending a screening for See Her Be Her, an incredible documentary coming out on Oct 27 on the MLB Network.
The girls share all their feelings going into the World Series against the Yankees and how epic this is for baseball, for baseball fans, and for them! They share their predictions for World Series MVP, where they will be watching, and why 2024 is the year of the Dodgers!
Hope you enjoy this added episode this week! Leave us your comments on your thoughts on the upcoming series!!
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As Melissa predicted last week, the Dodgers are in the NLCS! 33 shutout innings and an epic series against the Padres, the girls get into it all. They share all their thoughts about games 4 & 5 of the NLDS and get into the beginning of the NLCS series, excitedly sharing their experience at Game 1.
Aly is on the IL today and doing her best to pull it together like Freddie Freeman is lately, letting you in on what it's been like to live with endometriosis for 17 years. We are grateful to her sharing her story.
Melissa chats about her heated family group chat as the Mets and Dodgers play each other. She talks about growing up with her cousin Justin who died in 2023 at 39 years old, how big a Mets fan he was and how her family thinks he is Grimace, the purple monster bringing luck to the Mets.
Also, something crazy happened today. Adam said something nice about the dodgers. If you're just listening, you might want to take a moment to watch the girls faces as they listen to him in shock.
Mookie magic, our teams chemistry, the bullpen on fire, Dave Roberts finally getting the praise he deserves, boy is it fun to talk about the Dodgers silencing the critics! They may have fallen in Game 2 but the girls are thrilled to see their fight. And they make their predictions for the rest of the series.
Lastly, we encourage anyone who can relate to Aly with endometriosis or Melissa with grief to reach out. You are not alone and we are always here to talk or support.
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We recorded this episode on the off day between Games 2 and 3 of the Dodgers/Padres series, and good thing we had fun outfits today because they were the only thing lifting our spirits from the insanity that was Game 2. We gave our every thought, feeling, and frustration with how our fans acted and the Padres players reacted. We have a message for our fans and came up with an idea of what to do to Tatis for Game 5. Let's stay classy, and not stoop to their level Dodger fans!
On a positive note, reliving Shohei's 3 run homer and seeing the fight in our team in the first game of the postseason was everything we've been waiting for. We give an update on our feelings about the Dodgers/Padres rivalry compared to the Dodgers/Giants rivalry. And I think our blood boiling conversation quieted Adam down a bit today.
We also have a new favorite addition to the podcast, our pepper-grinder bat from Mill House. Not only is it the perfect gift for the foodie/baseball fan in your life, but they are giving our listeners 10% off by entering talkdodgerstome at checkout! Aly is always eating dinner right before we record, so flipping over the bat and surprising her with the fact that it's also a pepper grinder was so much fun. Make sure to tag us and them when you get yours!
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*Special episode drop for our collab with Your Sporty Bag!*
Melissa sat down with Liz, creator of Your Sporty Bag, to learn all about how she started her business and made everyone from sports fans to Dodger wives wanting her bags!
Liz grew up and currently lives in San Diego so with the Dodgers and Padres heated series happening right now, it could not have been more appropriate to have her on to talk about it all! She tells us what it's like living in San Diego as a Dodger fan, how it all changed in 2022, and how she manages being married to a die-hard Padres fan!
We recorded this right before the series started so we get into all our thoughts going into this postseason. Adam pisses Melissa off more than ever whenever Clayton Kershaw's name comes up. Luckily, Liz brought her friend and fellow Dodger fan Vanessa to sit with Adam, so he is outnumbered by Dodger fans. They all give their series predictions and even give their Dodger boys a motivational speech.
We couldn't be more excited to partner with Your Sporty Bag for our very first merch drop. Head to our website to purchase yours now. And make sure to tag us when you wear them! We can't wait to see you all rocking Talk Dodgers to Me!!!
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Boy do we have a treat for you today! Not only do we have World Series champ, MVP, Cy Young Winner & current Dodger Broadcaster, Orel Hershiser on the podcast today, but we went on the road and recorded at Legends' Attic. If you usually only listen to our episodes, this is one to watch because we are sitting in Dodger heaven!Have you guys been to Legends' Attic? Orel opened up a memorabilia store in Claremont, CA featuring the most incredible sports history including pieces from his own amazing career. We stayed hours longer than we planned because of how in awe we were by everything surrounding us, but also the amazing people. You walk in and feel right at home with the incredible staff (including Orel's business partner Eddie who you'll get to meet on the podcast in a few weeks!!) We get stories from Orel about his favorite pieces in the store, we ask him about the current Dodgers, all his thoughts on Shohei Ohtani, and what it's like continuing his career in the broadcast booth.We are so excited to share this episode with you all! Orel is just the best - he is so kind, genuine, gracious & as you know, the best storyteller ever.Let us know when you're going to visit Legends' Attic - maybe we'll join!
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Episode 25 is dedicated to Shohei Decoy Ohtani, yes we decided that is his middle name. After praising the historic feat of Shohei's incredible game going 6-6 and starting the 50/50 club, we are running out of adjectives to describe how amazing he is and how lucky we are that he's on our team!
Besides going on and on about Shohei, Melissa tells us about the Women in Sports Event she attended at Dodger Stadium. For her second year in a row, the event exceeded expectations and she brought lots of Dodgers goodies and stories from the event.
The girls talk about more starting pitchers being out for the season and all of their nerves heading into the postseason. With Adam's usual Dodger hate, the girls try to remain as optimistic as possible as somehow their billion dollar Dodgers are becoming the underdogs. Maybe Melissa's lucky Dodger's candle will help!
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Well, the Talk Dodgers to Me team went to Game 3 of the Dodgers/Cubs series, and good thing it was a Dodgers win because the girls had quite enough of Adam's obnoxious winning behavior and threats to bring a broom to our next recording.
We learned you can bring food into baseball stadiums as Aly brought dinner to the game. And even after 11 years of living in LA and working on this podcast, we learned that Adam somehow hates the Dodgers more than ever.
Besides fighting with Adam most of this episode, the girls are having some Dodger blues as more of our starting pitchers go down. However, even with a season plagued with injuries, Melissa and Aly are still staying as optimistic as possible.
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Today we have Katie Firestone on the podcast. You guys are going to be blown away with all Katie has done and what she is currently doing to create positive change in the stress mindset for baseball players, and to champion women’s baseball.
What has she done? Oh, just created one of the first ever women’s baseball teams at her college of University of Washington… and then won back to back championships!!
Without opportunities to play baseball growing up, Katie started working in analytics in highschool and became the Student Analytics Manager for the men’s baseball team at the University of Washington. Throughout college, Katie did multiple research internships before narrowing in on sports psychology, specifically the stress mindset in college baseball players.
We get into all her research, how she sees it helping baseball players and where she hopes to see women’s baseball in 10 years. She also tells fun stories of being a lifelong Dodger fan, crashing Joc Peterson’s rehearsal dinner and running into Justin Turner at the Hollywood Bowl.
Shining a light on women in sports is one of the reasons I started this podcast so I want to thank Katie for coming on and for all she is doing to not only be an advocate for women in baseball, but to be someone creating opportunities.
Get involved by donating to Baseball for All, sharing this episode and continuing the conversation! Check out the documentary See Her, Be Her airing on teh MLB Network between games 2 and 3 of the World Series.
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In our 22nd episode, it feels fitting that we naturally fell into a Taylor Swift theme. After Melissa and Aly catch up with each other on going to a Kobe Bryant party and a big move, it's time to talk about the epic weekend of Dodger baseball.
Shohei joining the 40-40 club in movie style fashion leaves the girls speechless as they take a moment to feel grateful he's making history as a Dodger.
Joe Kelly trading a glove for a gold Shohei bobblehead is discussed, Muncy's forceful return, Buehler's progress and their thoughts of what our postseason pitching rotation may look like. Are we out of the woods yet? (See what we did there.)
Kike playing with mamba mentality and the Dodgers honoring Kobe is an honor to discuss as we reflect on his legacy, his daughter throwing the first pitch, and what he means to the city of LA.
They leave the therapy session for the end talking about JHey getting cut and going to the team that Melissa can't call by their correct name, again.
Melissa tells a funny story of her mom's new love for baseball and Aly fills Melissa in on her fantasy football draft and what Adam did to a coworker after his Cubs swept the Pirates.
Adam's lack of enthusiasm around Shohei's latest feat is just one of the many times he pisses the girls off today. And to top it off, yes he is wearing his sunglasses again.
For the first time, the girls are kindly asking you to follow, rate & review the podcast on all platforms. Leave us a comment and let us know what you like about the podcast!
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