Podcast appearances and mentions of will yu darvish

It's the moment we've all been waiting for…postseason baseball has arrived!!  First up, we talk Asians in the Wild Card, our friend Atsuko threw out the first pitch at the Cubs game, and Farhan Zaidi is fired by the Giants, leaving ZERO (0) Asian GMs in baseball.  Position players bring much administrative news this week: Rob Refsnyder does not want to retire after this season (bless!), Masataka Yoshida and Kim Ha Seong struggle with shoulder surgery woes, and Isiah Kiner Falefa sacrifices his bonus for his younger teammates to get playing time. Over in pitching, Yusei Kikuchi reaches 200 Ks and has a red ass (?!?!?!), Yu Darvish is announced as a relief pitcher in the Wild Card, Kumar Rocker shows potential in his final game of the season, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto prepares for his first MLB playoff run. In Ohtani news, can this man give us a break?!?! We run through his list of records of the week and chat a little Decoy, of course. And finally, the Asians in Baseball postseason predictions! Will the Dodgers flame out yet again? Will Yu Darvish get the respect he deserves? Will any Asians make it to the World Series?!?!  All-MLB voting is LIVE: https://www.mlb.com/all-mlb/ballot WTF is “red ass”???: https://tinyurl.com/vxk7dptr

Offseason preparation starts NOW!!! On today's episode, Javier breaks down his latest piece for Just Baseball about the Padres offseason outlook! What are the biggest questions surrounding the team after such a valiant playoff effort? Is Nick Martinez a priority? Will Yu Darvish hold up for another season? Can the back of the rotation get some help? What happens to Josh Bell? And, of course, the big great goober, Fernando Tatis Jr. There's lots of questions, but the road has to start here. Go Padres.Check out Javi's article hereSubscribe to the new Locked On Padres YouTube Channel! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Offseason preparation starts NOW!!! On today's episode, Javier breaks down his latest piece for Just Baseball about the Padres offseason outlook! What are the biggest questions surrounding the team after such a valiant playoff effort? Is Nick Martinez a priority? Will Yu Darvish hold up for another season? Can the back of the rotation get some help? What happens to Josh Bell? And, of course, the big great goober, Fernando Tatis Jr. There's lots of questions, but the road has to start here. Go Padres. Check out Javi's article here Subscribe to the new Locked On Padres YouTube Channel! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cubs remain in first place in the division and are almost a lock to make the playoffs, but will players like Yu Darvish be recognized for their individual efforts this season? Host David Kaplan and Cubs insider Gordon Wittenmyer are joined by award voters Jesse Rogers of ESPN 1000, David O'Brien of the Athletic, and Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register as they have a roundtable discussion about who wins the Cy Young, MVP, and other awards in the NL. (1:25) - Will Yu Darvish win the NL Cy Young award? (6:00) - Can a pitcher win MVP in a shortened season? (12:00) - Will Ian Happ get votes for MVP this year? (21:35) - Who wins the Cy Young for the NL? (29:45) - NL Rookie of the Year

Matt Spiegel, Seth Gruen and Jordan Bernfield join Luke Stuckmeyer on the panel.0:00- Doug Glanville joins the panel to preview the Cubs and Cardinals in boring St. Louis. Will Yu Darvish have a good start? What exactly is a good start for Darvish these days?6:30- The panel discusses whether or not MLB will extend the protective netting down the baselines. Doug says the players can take the lead on this.14:30- The Raptors win Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Will this be a long series?18:00- The White Sox have won four in a row and are just two games under .500. Could they be wild card contenders?20:00- The guys give their best bets for Game 2 of the NBA Finals and Friday's MLB games.

I get my first guest from the league, Owner of the Washington Senators, Justin Fielder. Finally all the baseball teams have played games. Is it to early to make predictions? Sure but that won't stop us from getting excited and trash talking. Will Yu Darvish be dropped before the end of the month, one of us thinks so. Will Chet ever come on? Must listen for baseball enthusiast and fantasy players, and find out.

Will Yu Darvish pitch again for the Cubs this season? Jon Graff, David Kaplan, and Doug Glanville discuss Darvish’s status going forward and respond to Alex Rodriguez’s critical comments on Yu during Sunday Night Baseball. Plus the guys talk about the final piece(s) the Cubs may add before the trade deadline passes and Jon Lester’s advice for athletes using twitter.

Cliff Corcoran returns to discuss the current scene, including Mark Appel’s break from baseball, the state of the Dodgers’ starting rotation, and gives an important pro-tip about how to adjust your microphone pack (not a metaphor).TABLE OF CONTENTSFarewell to Oscar Gamble*Reggie Jackson, Steve Chilcott, and Casey Stengel*Cliff Corcoran: Behind the scenes at the MLB Network*Surprised by Bill James on set*Insulting Ken Rosenthal over OPS*Mark Appel’s career time-out and TINSTAAPP*Are prospect lists too long?*Bryce Harper: A disappointment?*The prospect aging curve*Shohei Ohtani vs prior Japanese players*Will Yu Darvish return to the Dodgers?*A requiem for Julio Urias*Davey Lopes and the Whimsical World of 1970s Dodgers Defense*Goodbyes.The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, Cliff Corcoran, and David Roth, and occasional guests discuss the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, they’ll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you can’t get anybody out?

Will Yu Darvish pitch in Yankee pinstripes next season? MLB.com's Tim McMaster and Yankees reporter Bryan Hoch talk about the team wanting to add more starting pitching and the strengths of its potent offense.

The Dallas Morning News, SportsDay writers talk about the Texas Rangers next season. Will they be able to get something out of their pitching? Will Yu Darvish return?