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HBO and The Ringer&#039;s Bill Simmons is joined by Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to discuss his famous steal against the Yankees (5:00), the depth on the Dodgers this season (11:00), the sense of urgency to win a World Series in L.A. (17:00), the influence of analytics in baseball (23:00), the conundrum of balancing rest with chasing history in the regular season (30:00), Yu Darvish&#039;s arrival (40:00), and the best advice he&#039;s gotten from Magic Johnson (44:00). Then, The Ringer&#039;s Mallory Rubin joins to discuss the best-case trade scenarios for Giancarlo Stanton (57:40). Finally, Bill&#039;s dad hops on the line to pitch his best Stanton trades (1:14:00) and give his thoughts on &#039;Game of Thrones&#039; (1:21:00).
 
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Bill Simmons is the founder and managing director of The Ringer, which he launched in 2016. He hosts ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ and ‘The Rewatchables,’ and also serves as head of podcast innovation and monetization for Spotify.

Dave Roberts on Dodgers Regular-Season Dominance and Mallory Rubin on Giancarlo Stanton’s Trade Value (Ep. 248)

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