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PodcastLet’s Talk Tribe Podcast Ep. 107: Waluigi With SpeedIf Bradley Zimmer is
Waluigi... then who is Mario? That and other important questions in this week’s
episode of Let’s Talk Tribe.ESTShareTweetShareShareLet’s Talk Tribe Podcast Ep.
107: Waluigi With SpeedIt might be hard to
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but you’re actually allowed to be excited about the Indians this season — and
there are plenty of valid reasons to be. Just not the reasons that MLB.com
clickbait headlines want you to believe. Also, Bradley Zimmer is obviously
Waluigi, but who is the Mario of the Indians? Wario? Luigi?We’re tackling the
important questions this week. Topics[2:07] - Looking ahead is better than
looking at the past. [2:35] - Reasons to be optimistic in 2019.[8:22] - What
exactly are the Indians doing?[10:46] - If Bradley Zimmer is Waluigi, who is
Mario? [13:17] - The clickbait of baseball. [24:22] - Momentum and
marketing.[30:53] - Answering your questions.
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little bit helps us keep this bad boy going.Intro and outro music: Inner Cell by
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. The Los Angeles Dodgers needed a one-game
playoff to win the NL West last year.That appears to have been an
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Los Angeles has won the last six NL West titles, and twice the final margin was
in double digits. Now the Dodgers own the best record in baseball and are in the
middle of another midseason surge.The Dodgers are 15-6 this June, after going
17-9 in that month last year and 21-7 in 2017. Their last three games have been
particularly pulsating, each of them won on a walk-off home run by a rookie.
Will Smith, Matt Beaty and Alex Verdugo delivered those dramatic swings against
Colorado, the team that took the division race with Los Angeles down to the
163rd game last season.The Dodgers seem eager to make sure it doesn’t come to
that in 2019. Their 3.16 team ERA is the best in the major leagues, and they
lead the National League in on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Cody
Bellinger is an MVP candidate, and Max Muncy is following his 2018 breakout with
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Hyun-Jin Ryu is 9-1 with a 1.27 ERA, while Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler
have shined as well.The Dodgers are still seeking their first World Series title
since 1988, but what they’ve already done within their division is noteworthy.
The team that started this streak of NL West titles in 2013 included Kershaw,
Ryu and Kenley Jansen, but many standouts from that team have moved on. Los
Angeles opened the NL Division Series in 2013 with the following eight position
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elite teams thanks to new contributors like Bellinger, Corey Seager and Muncy.
The trio of walk-off homers by rookies this past week was appropriate for this
franchise.Elsewhere around the majors:ONE AWAYThe Yankees had their eight-game
winning streak snapped Sunday against Houston, but they kept another run going:
New York has a home run in 26 consecutive games. The major league record is 27,
set by Texas in 2002.The Yankees can match that Monday night when they host
Toronto.HIGHLIGHTSt. Louis fans were ready to give Albert Pujols a warm welcome
when he played there for the first time since leaving via free agency after the
2011 season. Pujols received a standing ovation Friday night, and on
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call. On Sunday, after Pujols and the Angels beat the Cardinals 6-4, Pujols
exchanged jerseys with St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina.Honorable Mention: Nomar
Mazara hit a home run for Texas on Friday night that StatCast said would have
gone 505 feet unimpeded.LINE OF THE WEEKMax Scherzer’s line Wednesday night — no
runs, four hits, two walks and 10 strikeouts in seven innings — wasn’t that
unusual for the Washington ace. But on this night, he was pitching with a black
eye and a broken nose after bunting a ball off his face in batting practice the
previous day.Scherzer led the Nationals to a 2-0 win over Philadelphia. They’re
still under .500, but they’re 13-7 this month and are only three games behind
the NL’s second wild-card spot.