Lunchtime With Roggin And Rodney

David Vassegh joins us before Shohei Ohtani addresses the media for the first time since the gambling controversy surfaced. Kim Mulkey goes off on what she says will be a 'hit piece' from the Washington Post. Vic the Brick haiku.

An update on the gambling controversy surrounding Ohtani's former interpreter. Are the luxury tax and expanded playoffs a defacto salary cap for Major League Baseball? Lakers win a shootout over Pacers. A college official was removed from a game at halftime due to a conflict of interest.

Newbury Park Sophomore QB, Brady Smeigel, joins the show (he is the 2nd ranked QB in the entire nation for the class of 2026). Owner and Founder of Cronies Sports Bar, Dave Foldes, joins us. Vic the Brick haiku

Bob Nightengale from USA Today hops on to talk about the Dodgers, Angels and the Ohtani gambling controversey. Russell White, the head basketball coach at Cal Lutheran, joins us on site. Gus Argenal, the head basketball coach at Cal State San Bernadino, joins us.

We broadcast lie We talk about the bad foul call that might have cost Samford an upset win in their first round game against Kansas. Jonas Knox joins us. The Lakers play the Sixers as they open a tough stretch of games against playoff-caliber opponents in what are the final few games of the regular season.

In todays podcast-only edition of the show, the guys discuss Yoshinobu Yamamoto's rough outing in Seoul, Max Muncy's defensive issues and more. Also, there are many layers to the scandal that has led to the firing of Shoehi Ohtani's close friend and interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.

On a special podcast-only edition of the show, Fred and Rodney talk about the Dodgers' season opening win over the Padres in Seoul and how a new innovation by Directv has dealt a major blow to local TV stations.

Jerry Hairston Jr. joins us as the Dodgers get set to open the season against the Padres in South Korea tomorrow. Vic the Brick's daily haiku.

With Blake Snell signing just a 2 year deal with the Giants, we discuss whether Scott Boras misplayed the free agent market this offseason considering none of his big name clients got long term deals. We discuss whether this season is World Series or bust for the Dodgers.

The guys have an unprompted discussion about sleep habits and how the media has been affected by it. Dan Woike talks about the Lakers win over Atlanta and the Clippers' recent struggles

The Clippers are caught in the struggle after an ugly home loss to Atlanta. Vic haiku. A major fight breaks out at a Turkish soccer match.

The head coach of Long Beach States Mens hoops team, Dan Monson, joins us after they qualified for the NCAA Tournament...despite Dan being fired early last week. MLB writer for The Athletic, Andy McCullough, joins us to talk about the atmospheric expectations for the Dodgers this season. An NSFW team name for a Dodgers minor league affiliate.

Could Shohei Ohtani take reps in the outfield this season as a way to get Gavin Lux's bat into the lineup? We talk about an insane Ohtani superfan in Korea. The Lakers lost to Golden State on Saturday amid a controversial (and exhausting) ending as well as an injury to Anthony Davis.

Ned Colletti joins us as the Dodgers touched down in South Korea this morning. Vic the Brick haiku

Aaron Donald announced his retirement from the Rams and the NFL. Rich Hammond joins us to talk about it. Also, Keenan Allen traded to the Bears. Dave Roberts gets an egg thrown at him while Vassegh got love at the airport in South Korea.

Vinny Bonsignore talks NFL Free Agency. Fred's stories about Willard Shoecraft are true. Vic haiku

Joey Bosa restructured his contract and will remain with the Chargers. Yamamoto got rocked in his final start at Camelback Ranch - Is it cause for concern? Dan Woike hops on after the Lakers were blown out by the Kings....again.

We talk Dodgers as they get set to leave town for South Korea. The Clippers blew a 22 point lead to the T-Wolves while the Lakers get set to face the Kings. Vic haiku.

The Chargers released Mike Williams and restructured the contract of Khalil Mack. We discuss if spring training should be shorter.

We talk betting ettiquite, Lakers-Kings, T-Wolves-Clippers and the A's Vegas stadium on a super short show