Episodes
Recording from Legends' Attic at the Miguel Rojas event last weekend, we got two World Series Champions on the podcast! With Orel Hershiser filling in as co-host, Miggy Ro came on to chat before he spent the next couple hours signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. Melissa couldn't be more thrilled to meet and chat with Miggy. (She even made him cookies.) They talk about the World Series win, what the future holds for Miggy, and why it's one thing to play in the big leagues, and...
Published 11/19/24
Published 11/19/24
Welcome to Legends' Attic! We recorded this episode over a month ago and are so happy to release our interview with part-owner, Eddie Allizadeh. Legends' Attic is a sports memorabilia store in Claremont, CA and Eddie is one of three owners, another being Orel Hershiser! We sat down with Eddie who told us all about how Legends' Attic came about and how he went from admiring Orel as a Dodger fan to becoming one of his best friends and business partners. (Spoiler alert - Orel actually calls...
Published 11/11/24
It's one week since we won the World Series, and Melissa and Aly are still on cloud nine. The girls are dedicating this episode to Fernando Valenzuela as it is episode 34. They talk and reflect on the postseason, stand out moments and how many times they have rewatched Freddie Freeman's grand slam. They share what it was like attending the World Series Celebration at Dodger Stadium and how much they enjoyed speeches from players, the energy from Dodger fans, meeting TDTM listeners, and this...
Published 11/07/24
We are on cloud nine (or 33) after our boys won the World freaking Series! If you are listening and not watching, please know part of the episode we are reading comments from the live stream. This was our first time going Live on Youtube because we really wanted to talk to you all and celebrate being WORLD SERIES CHAMPS together! We dance, we sing, we have new t-shirts - we are all kinds of excited today. From the TV going out in the top of the 9th inning where Melissa was to the errors from...
Published 11/04/24
Okay guys, we came in on Sunday, the Dodgers off day, to give you all of our thoughts and reactions to the most epic first two games of the World Series and before the start of Game 3. We're simultaneously at a loss for words on how incredible the ending to Game 1 was, but also full of thoughts to share. It truly was one of the best games we've ever witnessed, and no one was more deserving of that historic moment than Freddie Freeman. We get into how special this team is, where we watched...
Published 10/28/24
We are so honored to have Jean Fruth on the podcast today. Jean is a sports photographer, co-founder of Grassroots Baseball, and the executive producer and director of a new documentary coming out called See Her Be Her. The documentary follows seven women playing baseball at the highest level all over the world. Melissa talked to Jean about her journey to get to where she is now, where her love of baseball comes from, what she's learned about athletes from photographing them, and what...
Published 10/24/24
We had to add an extra episode this week for you because well, we're going to the World Series! We are so proud of our boys and even though Adam is out of the country, Aly is in OKC and we could barely figure out how to record a zoom, we did it and are so excited to share all our thoughts with you. We pick up where we left off sharing all our thoughts on the rest of the Dodgers/Mets series, how we felt about Game 5 and 6, and what it's been like to watch this incredible Dodger team playing...
Published 10/22/24
As Melissa predicted last week, the Dodgers are in the NLCS! 33 shutout innings and an epic series against the Padres, the girls get into it all. They share all their thoughts about games 4 & 5 of the NLDS and get into the beginning of the NLCS series, excitedly sharing their experience at Game 1. Aly is on the IL today and doing her best to pull it together like Freddie Freeman is lately, letting you in on what it's been like to live with endometriosis for 17 years. We are grateful to...
Published 10/17/24
We recorded this episode on the off day between Games 2 and 3 of the Dodgers/Padres series, and good thing we had fun outfits today because they were the only thing lifting our spirits from the insanity that was Game 2. We gave our every thought, feeling, and frustration with how our fans acted and the Padres players reacted. We have a message for our fans and came up with an idea of what to do to Tatis for Game 5. Let's stay classy, and not stoop to their level Dodger fans! On a positive...
Published 10/10/24
*Special episode drop for our collab with Your Sporty Bag!* Melissa sat down with Liz, creator of Your Sporty Bag, to learn all about how she started her business and made everyone from sports fans to Dodger wives wanting her bags! Liz grew up and currently lives in San Diego so with the Dodgers and Padres heated series happening right now, it could not have been more appropriate to have her on to talk about it all! She tells us what it's like living in San Diego as a Dodger fan, how it...
Published 10/07/24
Boy do we have a treat for you today! Not only do we have World Series champ, MVP, Cy Young Winner & current Dodger Broadcaster, Orel Hershiser on the podcast today, but we went on the road and recorded at Legends' Attic. If you usually only listen to our episodes, this is one to watch because we are sitting in Dodger heaven! Have you guys been to Legends' Attic? Orel opened up a memorabilia store in Claremont, CA featuring the most incredible sports history including pieces from his own...
Published 10/03/24
Episode 25 is dedicated to Shohei Decoy Ohtani, yes we decided that is his middle name. After praising the historic feat of Shohei's incredible game going 6-6 and starting the 50/50 club, we are running out of adjectives to describe how amazing he is and how lucky we are that he's on our team! Besides going on and on about Shohei, Melissa tells us about the Women in Sports Event she attended at Dodger Stadium. For her second year in a row, the event exceeded expectations and she brought lots...
Published 09/26/24
Well, the Talk Dodgers to Me team went to Game 3 of the Dodgers/Cubs series, and good thing it was a Dodgers win because the girls had quite enough of Adam's obnoxious winning behavior and threats to bring a broom to our next recording. We learned you can bring food into baseball stadiums as Aly brought dinner to the game. And even after 11 years of living in LA and working on this podcast, we learned that Adam somehow hates the Dodgers more than ever. Besides fighting with Adam most of...
Published 09/19/24
Today we have Katie Firestone on the podcast. You guys are going to be blown away with all Katie has done and what she is currently doing to create positive change in the stress mindset for baseball players, and to champion women’s baseball. What has she done? Oh, just created one of the first ever women’s baseball teams at her college of University of Washington… and then won back to back championships!! Without opportunities to play baseball growing up, Katie started working in analytics...
Published 09/12/24
In our 22nd episode, it feels fitting that we naturally fell into a Taylor Swift theme. After Melissa and Aly catch up with each other on going to a Kobe Bryant party and a big move, it's time to talk about the epic weekend of Dodger baseball. Shohei joining the 40-40 club in movie style fashion leaves the girls speechless as they take a moment to feel grateful he's making history as a Dodger. Joe Kelly trading a glove for a gold Shohei bobblehead is discussed, Muncy's forceful return,...
Published 09/05/24
I know we say this every time, but we have a really fun episode for you today! We got to sit down with all-star nominated Ball Boy for the Dodgers, Sean Harris. We could not have been any more excited to chat with Sean, as you’ll hear from us trying to calm ourselves down to let him answer our questions. First of all, he showed up with two balls for us, so he immediately won us over. We asked Sean every question you can imagine from growing up being a fan of the Dodgers, to how he got his...
Published 08/29/24
We have an awesome guest for you today. Meet Dr. LA Thoma Gustin, a former D1 athlete, physical therapist, personal trainer and founder of fitness app Dare to be Active. LA talks to us about growing up in a sports family with parents who were both athletes and how she went from being jobless to creating one of the most successful fitness apps, Dare to be Active. Through rehabbing an injury of her own, she got into physical therapy and wanted to change the way online workouts were, by...
Published 08/22/24
We have a really fun episode for you today! The reason we started this podcast was to find other Dodger fans to talk to... so we did! Meet Maile, Moy, Junior, and Will - fellow Dodger fans who you'll learn have been fans for decades. We learned where they are from, where their love of baseball came from, some of their favorite Dodger memories... and how they are feeling about our current Dodger team. This group was awesome - friendly, fun, smart and positive! We love it! Maile told us a...
Published 08/15/24
From the Olympics, to our injury plagued team, to the terrible series in Houston, we're really telling you how we feel in this episode. Melissa and Aly talk out their thoughts on the Dodgers trade deadline moves, decisions by Dave Roberts, players cold streaks, and a series of Dodgers losses. Frustrations are running high, but as always, the girls are trying to stay positive. Since Melissa can't call the #trashtros by their real name, Adam took it upon himself to give the girls a therapy...
Published 08/08/24
Guess who is on the podcast today… Aly’s fiancé, Nic! We had so much fun talking baseball with Nic, even if he is a Rockies fan. But he loves baseball just as much as us AND his dad was a lefty reliever and played for the Dodgers for a year! We got to hear from Nic’s perspective what it was like growing up with a dad in the MLB and how his mom handled having four kids and moving every time his dad was sent to a new team. We got Nic's take on meeting Aly, their first date at Dodger Stadium,...
Published 08/01/24
Melissa and Aly are back with a lot of thoughts today, and Adam decided to pull a Mookie Betts and annoy the girls by wearing sunglasses behind the camera. The girls recap the episode with Kayla and Molly, Melissa's trip back to NJ, and realize they both are going to Dodger games this weekend. From more pitchers going on the IL, to losing badly in the 9th inning, the Dodgers need a lot of help and the girls get into all of it. They discuss what former Dodgers they might want back, and who...
Published 07/25/24
We couldn’t be more excited to have Kayla Vesia and Molly O’Boyle on the podcast this week. These girls are incredible, strong and driven women and yes, they happen to be married (and soon to be married) to two of our favorite Dodgers, Alex Vesia and Gavin Lux. We sat down with the girls and talked about everything. We found out how they met Alex & Gavin, whether they even like baseball and how it’s changed for them. We talked about how they support their husbands during the season, and...
Published 07/18/24
So excited to have my friend and actor Matt Barr on the podcast this week! You've seen him in Walker Independence, The Layover, One Tree Hill, and the baseball movie, Undrafted, which we get into. Matt dishes on if he was actually playing baseball in the movie to his speechless moment meeting his childhood hero, Nolan Ryan. Being from Texas, Matt grew up a Rangers fan and I was pleasantly surprised to learn of his mutual hate of the Astros which we bond over the whole episode. Matt even...
Published 07/11/24
Aly is back with Melissa this week for lucky episode 13! The girls catch up on everything going on with the Dodgers including the Yankee series, the fiery streak of Teo, and how happy they were to see Corey Seager back at Dodger Stadium. They get into the Dodgers favorite Taylor Swift song, their favorite FRIENDS episodes and all the sunflower seed celebrations happening. They talk about players with a certain X-Factor, Dodger injuries and Melissa's belief that Mookie's IL stint will turn...
Published 06/27/24