The Friedman Interview
Here is the video of the interview I did with Andrew Friedman on April 1, 2025, in the Dodgers’ Dugout right before the game. Enjoy! It’s just a casual conversation… I am not trying to be a “super announcer.” I’m just a fan interviewing the President of Dodger Baseball…
Here is the video of the interview I did with Andrew Friedman on April 1, 2025, in the Dodgers’ Dugout right before the game. Enjoy! It’s just a casual conversation… I am not trying to be a “super announcer.” I’m just a fan interviewing the President of Dodger Baseball Operations. Thanks to Jon Weisman for the excellent camera work! 😉
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Round Rock 2, Oklahoma City 1
Arkansas 6, Tulsa 5
Lansing 4, Great Lakes 3
Rancho Cucamonga 5, Stockton 4
Saturday schedule
10:05 a.m. PT: Great Lakes (Payton Martin) at Lansing (Steven Echavarria)
4:05 p.m.: Tulsa (Jacob Meador) at Arkansas (Garrett Hill)
5:15 p.m.: Oklahoma City (Matt Sauer) at Round Rock (TBD)
7:05 p.m.: Rancho Cucamonga (Jakob Wright) at Stockton (Tzu-Chen Sha)
Hyeseong Kim & Zyhir Hope homer, Evan Phillips continues rehab. Bobby Miller walks three but pitches two and one-third scoreless innings.
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“Recently, CNBC’s Michael Ozanian laid out the total value of all 30 teams and found the average value of an MLB club to be $2.62 billion. The Yankees are worth $8 billion and the Dodgers are at $5.8 billion, per his valuations.
As for this number compared to other professional sports teams, the Yankees are still up there, but are tied for third with the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams behind the Dallas Cowboys ($11 billion) and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors ($9.4 billion).
In terms of revenue sharing, Ozanian reported that the Yankees barely edged out the Dodgers with $705 million compared to the defending champion’s $701 million. No other team made more than $600 million in revenue last season.
The Dodgers actually generated the most revenue last year in baseball,” said Ozanian, “but we show them second in revenue behind the Yankees because the Dodgers had to pay so much in revenue sharing but we net that out.”
There is a considerable difference between first and second place in terms of CNBC’s valuations, but the No. 3 team on the list is the Boston Red Sox who are at a little more than $1 billion behind the Dodgers at $4.7 billion”.
Nice win last night. Yamamoto had the Cubbies flummoxed. Who cannot love the way Edman plays the game. Guy has as many homer’s in 15 games as he hit in his short stint with LA last year. Guy is definitely a baller. Rancho was the only affiliate to get a win last night. Kim hit his first HR of the season. He is slugging over .500 with most of his hit’s doubles. But his OBP is not much over .300. Justin Dean at OKC definitely has some speed. Outman is still struggling with the bat, and is playing LF more than center lately.
9:10 PM ET
Cubs (9-7)
Dodgers (11-4)
SP Ben Brown R
1-1 7.71 ERA
SP Roki Sasaki R
0-0 4.15 ERA
Confirmed Lineup
DH S. Ohtani L
SS Mookie Betts R
1B F. Freeman L
RF T. Hernandez R
LF M. Conforto L
2B Tommy Edman S
3B Max Muncy L
CF Andy Pages R
C A. Barnes R
70° Wind 9 mph Out
“Kopech is set to throw his first bullpen session of the year on either Saturday or Sunday, Roberts said. The right-hander remains “a ways away,” from his return, but it is a notable first step.
Kopech first began dealing with right forearm inflammation during the 2024 postseason, and after that, he did not start throwing off a mound until late February, which severely delayed him”.
Ha Ha! Iiked that both of you were able to joke about you being responsible for him being hired.
Great interview. I got a sense of his personality. Seems like a genuinely nice, low key guy who is very attached to this organization and cares about the people in it.
As Dodger fans we’re lucky to have him.
Giants lose this afternoon to the Yankees 8-4 in a rain filled afternoon in the Bronx.
I really like the way April is playing out. You have your guys that come out of the gate hot. You have guys adjusting to new teammates and cultures. You have guys struggling on short leases. You have veterans that might need a torpedo. You have injuries, but not to bad. And you have rehabbing players chomping at the bit. You have 30 teams that still think they have a shot, well maybe not the Braves. And you have the young minor league stars looking to don Dodger Blue. You have blue skys and fresh cut grass. And you have a spring breeze wafting across the infield. The only thing missing to make April a wondrous time is Vinny saying……….
IT’S TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL
Book em
Who thinks Pages can’t play CF now?
Really enjoyed your interview with AF. Congrats
Bobby Miller lines up for a potential Wednesday start at the end of the homestand vs the Rockies.