Benches Cleared Podcast (SF Giants & Dodgers 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 Cardina

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

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 Baue

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 spli

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

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