America! Land of the free, Home of the hot dog! Angels curse continues: Trout is out, will Ohtani be dealt?; Dodgers pitching injuries may plague season again (Episode 850)

Today’s word of the day is ‘gluttony’ as in eating as in binging as in chow down as in hot dogs as in July 4th as in America! What is it with the hot dog eating contest that we just can’t look away!? (11:35) Mike Trout is out again. 6th time in 7 seasons. Broken bone in his wrist. The Angels simply cannot afford this. The postseason? Ohtani? Gone? (22:35) The Los Angeles Dodgers have some issues. Clayton Kershaw is hurt again. Dustin May is out for the season. Noah Syndergaard is still on the IL with a blister. Julio Arias has not been an ace. (33:00) Review: Somewhere In Queens. (38:00) The Mets did something that other teams don’t like. They trade for 2 players. Paid one of them $4M and DFA’d him immediately. Why? (43:30) NPPOD. (43:40) The NBA is working on new rules. Beware of the flop! Top of the morning! Hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th of July! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices