Backwards K Pod; Sandy Koufax The Left Arm Of God

Backwards K Pod
Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories

For week seven of the MLB offseason, the show kicks off with final Hot Stove Report of 2023. With the Dodgers spending over a billion dollars on big fish free agents Shohei Ohtani and Japanese import pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as well as the extension given to new starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow, Jake wonders aloud, if the Dodgers are done with their spending spree? Or do they have one more big bullet still left in the chamber, yet to be fired? And what does this mean for the next big three players on the market? Cody Bellinger, Blake Snell and Josh Hader. All this and updates on the latest moves of the week.

Then BKP does a deep dive into the life and career of the great Sandy Koufax. The kid from Brooklyn, who grew up with the hoop dreams of playing basketball for his beloved New York Knicks, in the NBA, but would wind up pitching for his hometown Dodgers. A journey that is earmarked by a tale of two halves of a career. From a mediocre six year beginning of his MLB career. To becoming one of the greatest southpaws who ever lived, with one of the best 5 year peak of a career, the baseball universe has ever witnessed. To his stunning retirement at the age of 30 years old while he is still on top of his game. We celebrate the Hall Of Famers 88th birthday this week, by digging deep into the mystique that is Sandy Koufax.

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