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Benches Cleared Podcast (SF Giants & Dodgers Podcast)

Benches Cleared Podcast

Covering the best rivalry in sports San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. Interviews, Updates, commentary on both teams and interactive trash talk cohosted by Jesse Gutierrez and Dave Contreras

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All Episodes

00:33:04

EP 143 - Home Run Derby and All Stars Announced,...

Benches Cleared Podcast (SF Giants & Dodgers... ·

2024/07/09

The 2024 All Stars Announced, Heliot Ramos and Logan Webb for the Giants and the Dodger send Mookie, Shohei, Will Smith, Freddie, Glasgow and Teoscar Hernandez to the mid summer classic. We talk about the HR derby participants and why the main stars won’t participate. Giants start their hard schedule and so far are passing the test as they get their full rotation back. The Dodgers 2 of the 3 series this past week as they look for their needs at the deadline. Studs and duds, this and so much more on

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00:54:27

EP 142 - Giants Honor Willie Mays w/ walk-off walk,...

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2024/06/27

Giants have a terrible Cardinals series but win the first 3 against Cubs, honor willie mays with an unsatisfying walk off. no Mookie? No problem, Shohei Ohtani carries the Dodgers offense and the starting pitching behind Gavin stone hold down the defense. Nats and Padres clear benches but no one swings, so someone got butthurt for nothing. We talk possible trade or sell ideas, is Shohei a show in for MVP? Hayden Birdsong tries to save the Giants season. Studs and duds, this and much more on this

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00:52:07

EP 141 - RIP Willie Mays! Giants play at Rickwood but...

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2024/06/21

Snoop dogg commentates on baseball sparks an idea. Giants lose 2 series and lose the first game at Rickwood cause their starting pitching is non existent and the bullpen can’t hang. Dodgers lose 2 of their biggest pieces but still dominate the Royals and Rockies. We morn the loss of Giant legend and baseball legend and civil rights legend Willie Mays, we discuss how insane his career was and his impact on the Giants from his playing days to the guys still on the team. Studs and duds and so much more

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00:56:54

Ep 140 - Dodgers Get Biggio After the Yankees...

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2024/06/13

Dodgers invade and win a huge series against the best team in the AL the New York Yankees, and go for the series win against the Rangers, and pick up a solid utility bat in Cavan Biggio. Giants beat Bruce Bochy’s Rangers and win the series against the struggling Astros. Can the Giants back of the rotation pick it up stay above .500? Do the Dodgers find thier infield help before Muncy returns? Stud and dud and so much more on this weeks episode!!!

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00:59:36

Ep 139 - SF Giants suck, Dodgers Offense goes quite,...

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2024/06/06

Giants get swept by the Yankees and lose the series to the Backs brining them 3 games under .500, does it get worst or better from here? Dodgers take the series from the Rockies but lose the first 2 games from the Pirates young guns as the offense can’t get on a consistent roll. Dodgers nation get butthurt over a Beat LA giveaway and don’t remember how rivalries work. Tommy Pham always tries to fight everyone and at what point does it get tired? Studs and duds, this and so much more on this weeks

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00:57:42

Ep 138 - Angel Hernandez retires, SFGiants are over...

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2024/05/30

The Dodgers pop tart city connects leak and what does it mean? They get swept by the Reds but does that mean… anything?? The comeback SFGiants ride a hot streak and get above 500 and take the 2nd wild card but who do you thank? The negro league stats are finally recognized as official stats and racist are pissed. Studs and duds and so much more on this week’s episode!

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00:54:17

EP 137 - Yama-NoNo? Philly kills the Giants? Dodgers...

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2024/05/09

Giants get get a 4 game sweeper from the Phillies, are the Giants bad or just slupming? Dodgers kill the Braves and Marlins for the full week sweep! Blake Snell isnt allowed to use twitter according to SFGate, Yamamoto almost throws a no hitter until he actually has to pitch. Studs and duds, this and so much more on this weeks episode!

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00:48:44

Ep 136 - Stephen A on baseball? Mets get screwed?...

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2024/05/02

Giants win a series at home against the Giants filled Pirates but get pecker slapped in Fenway, offense slumping but the defense is a pleasant sight. Dodgers catch fire behind the Andy Pages spark and win 2 series in a row. The Mets get screwed by replay or did they? Cubs play the plate perfect and not sure if Alonso gets his hand down. Stud, duds, slap fights and so much more on this weeks episode!

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00:58:27

Ep 135 - Lights, Cameras, Nutchecks?

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2024/04/25

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!

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00:44:26

Ep 134 - Giants are mid? Dodgers offense can slump?...

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2024/04/19

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!!

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00:47:46

Ep 133 - Ohtani Coverup? Blake Snell Giants debut,...

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2024/04/11

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!

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00:46:12

Ep 132 - Hoskins scared? Shohei’s 1st Dodger Home Run...

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2024/04/05

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!!

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01:03:53

Ep 131 - Happy Opening Day! Montgomery To Backs, Will...

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2024/03/28

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!

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00:53:01

Ep 130 - Ohtani a Gambler? SFGiants Ownership Fire...

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2024/03/22

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

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00:49:11

EP 129 - Mookie’s at short? JD Davis Released? Cease...

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2024/03/14

The Padres make a huge splash trading for front line starter Dylan Cease, but was the return a huge sacrifice? Gavin Lux is moved to 2nd for bad defense which gives Mookie the ability to move to SS making him one of the best shortstops in baseball without playing more than a handful of games there. JD Davis is released after the Matt Chapman signing. But was he wronged? Trevor Bauer dominates the Dodgers….. minor leaguers and brags about it on Twitter. We break down the Giants and Dodgers Infield as

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00:50:14

Ep 128 - MLB the show ruined? Yamamoto is trash? Matt...

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2024/03/07

MLB the show introduce a feature to play as a woman and dudes are pissed but maybe more of us agree than disagree. Matt Cjapman signs a 3 year deal(kinda) with the Giants! We go over the Giants and Dodgers outfield and the bullpens for the 2024 season. Yamamoto struggles in a spring training start, but what does it mean? And Brandon Crawford tells what happened with the Giants split but is he justified? This and more in this week’s episode!

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00:43:58

Ep 127 - We’re back! Dodgers historic offseason and...

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2024/02/29

We are back! We welcome in a new face Dave Contreras to cohost the pod! Jesse and Dave go over the Dodgers historic billion dollar offseason signing Shohei Ohtani, Yamamoto, Glassnow and Teoscar Hernandez. Giants sign Jung Hoo Lee, Jordan Hicks, Jorge Soler, and make some salary dumps (Stripling, DeScalfani & Haniger) and make a solid trade for Robbie Ray who won’t be coming back til August. Say good bye to Brandon Crawford, talk the possibility of Panda returning to Oracle. Manfred trying to

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00:44:42

Ep 126 - Orioles Fire Broadcaster, Anderson/JRam...

Benches Cleared Podcast (SF Giants & Dodgers... ·

2023/08/10

Orioles make a dumb move firing their broadcaster for giving stats, Tim Anderson fights Jose Ramirez for a classic KO baseball fight. Giants go 2-4 against the As and Angels, and with a very hard August coming up slip down to the 2nd wild card team in the NL. With the offense struggling and and only having 3 starters it does look good for the Giants NL West hopes. Dodgers dominate against the Padres and DBacks growing their lead in the NL West to 6 games with 2 months to go. Their Trade deadline

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00:48:12

Ep 125 - The Trade DEADline and the Mid season catch up

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2023/08/03

our first episode this year in with a bang? Giants have over achieved from the beginning of the year predictions and the Dodgers have technically under preformed but still are at the top of the NL west with the Giants 2.5 games back but have the top NL wild card spot. Both teams had mediocre trade deadlines and we talk about the "deals" made and the ones that should have been made. we break down the first 106+ games and look toward the next 50+ on this weeks episode!

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00:48:29

Ep 124 - Carlos Correa is a Twin, Rojas Is A Dodger,...

Benches Cleared Podcast (SF Giants & Dodgers... ·

2023/01/12

WE ARE BACK! After huge personal events in our lives, we had to take an unexpected break, but we are back to talk about the best rivalry in sports! After huge promises made by the Giants front office, they still don’t have their star for the future. The Dodgers are oddly quiet but do add some infield depth with Miguel Rojas. Are both the Giants relying on their farm to fill in the holes? Will anyone trade for an impact player or will the Padres be the favorite to win the division for 2023. We grade

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