Shohei Ohtani not only established the 50-50 club on Thursday night, he also turned in what most are calling the best single-game offensive performance in the history of baseball.

On this episode of the Baseball-Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman break down the Ohtani’s monster game for the Dodgers, then they dig into what the other playoff contenders are up to and what the remainder of their seasons will look like.

Plus, the guys look at the teams that faltered this year and try to figure out what went wrong, what went well and how things look for the future. The guys also make their picks for The Good, The Bad and The Uggla for the week.

(2:14) Ohtani’s incredible statline

(17:45) Skip Schumaker’s decision to not walk Ohtani

(22:40) Weekend series with playoff implications

(35:24) Non-playoff teams: what went right, what went wrong

(58:23) The Good, The Bad, The Uggla

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With less than two weeks until the start of the 2024 MLB Postseason, things are finally starting to fall more in place. However, that doesn’t mean that everything is set in stone just yet. The NL and AL wild card teams are taking a turn for the more exciting and we here on the Baseball Bar-B-Cast are ready to break it all down for you.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the latest news regarding what the postseason picture might look like, including the how surging New York Mets are now tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for second in the NL Wild Card picture, the Atlanta Braves taking a brutal loss against the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers making a strong play to get into the dance come October.

Also on this episode, Jake and Jordan draft all the possible playoff teams' rotations from most impressive to least, and they try to figure out which pitchers will be in or out of their respective rotation. The guys then talk about Juan Soto hitting his 200th career home run, as well as homering in his 30th MLB park, Victor Robles’s extremely questionable call to try and steal home and Jose Altuve getting ejected after taking off his shoe and sock.

(1:55) - A look at the NL playoff picture

(15:24) - AL playoff picture shaping up

(27:37) - Drafting the best postseason rotations

(45:20) - Yankees-Mariners notes

(49:14) - Shohei Ohtani hits his 48th homer

(50:45) - Jose Altuve ejected in San Diego

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Over the weekend, the New York Yankees took care of business against the longtime rival Boston Red Sox. Their solid weekend has given the Bronx Bombers a firmer grasp on the AL East title crown. However, it wasn’t Aaron Judge’s go-ahead grand slam that had everyone around the league talking, it was Gerrit Cole issuing a bases-empty intentional walk to Rafael Devers.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman talk about the controversial move that saw the reigning Cy Young Award winner in the AL seemingly admitting that he could not beat Devers at the plate and why there seemed to be some miscommunication about the call to walk him. They also talk about the Yankees moving Marcus Stroman to the bullpen and what their postseason rotation could look like.

Also on this episode of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast, the guys talk about the Los Angeles Dodgers having big problems with their starting rotation and why it’s not a major concern, the Chicago White Sox having a successful weekend, which may help them avoid history and Jake and Jordan handicap the postseason races that everyone needs to have their eyes on down the stretch.

(2:20) - Yankees take 3 of 4, Cole issues IBB

(25:03) - Dodgers starting pitching problems

(33:28) - A look at the NL postseason picture

(40:32) - A look at the AL postseason picture

(47:15) - Sorry For Your Mentions: Baltimore Orioles

(50:26) - White Sox possibly avoiding history

(53:56) - First Time For Everything: Heliot Ramos

(57:19) - Turbo Mode Weekend Recap

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