Dodgers Spring Training w/ Announcer Tim Neverett

BaseballBiz On Deck

Feb 8 2024 • 43 mins

  • Day 1 of Dodgers Arizona Spring Training
  • Players have reported early
  • DodgerFest – Shohei Ohtani – World Media will surround him
  • Ohtani much like Taylor Swift or Beatles
  • Did Blue Jays benefit from early speculation on Ohtani flying to Toronto
  • Shohei – once in a lifetime player, understands the difference between Angels & Dodgers fandom
  • Yamamoto –  workload change from pitching once a week in Japan to once every 5 days in the MLB.
  • Yamamoto’s No Hitter in Japan
  • Tyler Glasnow – Tim and Tyler wee on a Pittsburg winter caravan
  • Tyler a Dodgers hometown boy
  • Pitching Challenges – Clayton Kershaw, Bobby Miller,
    Emmet Sheehan, Michael Grove, Gavin Stone & Christian Zazueta
  • Dodgers cooled off when Diamondbacks warmed up
  • Walker Buehler - Dodgers will they slow play him
  • Post Season – The impact of a bye and simulated games
  • Clayton Kershaw – what will his future hold as Kershaw signs with the Dodgers
  • Dustin May back after 2nd surgery
  • Blake Treinen – First healthy off season
  • Tony Goslin will be out this year due to Tommy Johns
  • Dodger Announcer legacy
    • Red Barber – Oh Doctor!
    • Vin Scully – “2 outs, 2 on and it’s a 2, 2 count – Deuces wild”
    • Red Barber hired a 22-year old Vin Scully
    • Vins’ first game - Maryland and BU football game on a Freezing cold game day. Vin called this game from the roof of Fenway Park
    • Tim’s announcing outside of baseball including hockey, 4 Olympics, ski-jumping, women’s aerials, track
    • Most difficult 90 minutes of Tim’s career - 2004 Athens Greece – with limited knowledge, Tim was given 10 minutes notice that he would be calling his first soccer game.
    • Reynaldo story
  • Tim alternates between Radio and TV Analyst gigs & works with Orel Hershiser & Rick Monday
  • Monday is one of the most prepared analyst in the game
  • Fernando Valenzuela – prankster and funny guy in the broadcasting inner circle including Hershiser, Monday, José Mota, Pepe Yñiguez
  • Tim preparing for the 2024 Dodger’s Spring Training season?
  • JIC (Just In Case) players from Dodger’s minor Leagues in Spring Training
  • In Spring Training Dodger’s play a different team every day. It takes more work to prepare for each team & game
  • Covid Curveball – still available on Amazon
  • 2024 Dodgers division – Diamondbacks, Giants, Padres & Rockies where will they all fit in.
  • Special Thanks to Tim Neverett, Dodgers Announcer,  Author of "Covid Curveball" Tim can be found @TimNeverett on Twitter and you can hear him call play by play on  Los Angeles Dodgers Play-By-Play Radio & TV
  • Covid Curveball" can be found on Amazon at " https://www.amazon.com/COVID-Curveball-Angeles-Dodgers-Championship/dp/1637581432
  • BaseballBiz On Deck on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple & Google podcasts
  • You can reach Mark @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter
  • Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"

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