Benches Cleared Podcast (SF Giants & Dodgers Podcast‪)‬ Benches Cleared Podcast

What is the point of replay? Dodgers lose back to back series but show signs of life, Giants debut new lights, and are playing some good baseball and look to keep rolling, and why are mlb umpires? This and much more on this episode!

Giants go .500 again this week, is this who they are or are we waiting for them to show up? The dodgers lose 2 series this week and are the Nats for real or just hot? Will smith tries to protect his pitcher but Profar and the Padres have the last laugh. The umpires lack feel that hurt and help the Giants in both of their series this week, so much and more on this week’s episode!! 

The feds clear Ohtani but is it a coverup?? Blake Snell makes his SFGiants debut at Oracle, Dodgers have a 500 road trip against the cubs and Twins. Giants have their home opener going 500 as well against the Padres and Nationals. We go over our studs and dud of the week, this and so much more on this weeks episode!

Who’s right and wrong in the Rhys Hoskins and Jeff McNeil situation? Someone called sugar tits caught Shohei Ohtani’s first dodger home run and apparently got screwed over. The A’s are now the Sacramento A’s? How will it affect the SFGiants AAA affiliate? Giants split the series against the Padres and get swept by the Dodgers and the Dodgers take 3 out of 4 from the Cardinals in opening week. Conforto is hot but not as hot as Mookie, all this and more on this week’s episode!!

We made it! The 2024 season is here! But the Dbacks sign Jordan Montgomery right at the buzzer for a 1 year deal. Dodgers one up them and give Catcher Will Smith an 10 year 140 million dollar extension. We made our predictions around the league and on our teams for the 2024 season. And we go over the trades our team made we wish we could take back on this weeks episode!

We have actual games played! Dodgers split the series with the Padres in Korea with some controversy on and off the field. Shohei Ohtani’s long time interpreter Ippei Mizuhara fired for stealing over 4 million dollars from Shohei to cover his gambling debts, or maybe Shohei gave it to him? Or is Ippei the fall guy for Ohtani’s gambling problem? Who knows at this point but ones things for certain, you don’t know either. Giants choose violence and do not bring back long time PA announcer Renel Brooks Moon, such an easy popular decision but the Giants tone-deaf owners make another wild unpopular decision. Blake Snell signs with the SFGiants for most likely one year giving the Giants one of the best 1-2 punches in baseball. We finish our roster previews with the starting rotations and Catchers on this weeks episode!