Episode 3382: The Ohtani Miracle, Jude McAtamney Hits It Wide, Stephen Bradley’s Marathon Sunday
It’s almost World Series time, and reigning champions the LA Dodgers got there courtesy of the single greatest display in the history of American sports. Back in your box Babe Ruth/Jordan/Tiger.
SHOHEI OHTANI, YOU ARE INCREDIBLE! pic.twitter.com/jythqTWUI4
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 18, 2025
Is this feckless nonsense, or actually a pretty reasonable summary of what Shohei Ohtani did last Friday night – we pose that question to recency bias hater, US Murph.
We also talk about former Derry u-20 footballer Jude McAtamney, whose elevation to the starting roster for the New York Giants is one of the stories of the Irish sporting year… but it is not without its pitfalls, as he discovered in Denver on Sunday night.
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2-PT GAME
CBS | @paramountplus pic.twitter.com/A9F153tmeO
— NFL on CBS ? (@NFLonCBS) October 19, 2025
It’s also League of Ireland permutations season as Stephen Bradley heads into a marathon day on Sunday. Bradley is raising money for Oscar’s Kids, the children’s cancer charity. Please donate HERE
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And we discuss what the appearance of Klopp on the Liverpool horizon may signal? pic.twitter.com/32stetXTer
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