# Raleigh and Ohtani SLUMPING! What is the Skubal Scope? Mets desperation! Phillies rebounding! (Episode 1454 Hour 2)

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Podcast: [Le Batard & Friends Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/le-batard-friends-network-83210)
Published: 2026-05-13T13:14:00+00:00
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## Resource

Cal Raleigh is slumping. Cal Raleigh cannot hit. Doesn’t matter what he did last year. Could have been an MVP. Relax! It’s a slump! (6:48) What is going on with Tarik Skubal? According to Scott Boras he is the first person to ever undergo this new surgery! Is Skubal going to come back sooner!? (18:53) The Mets still have the worst record in baseball. It’s all still going badly. Are they thinking sell sell sell? (27:00) The Phillies are hot. Rob Thomson is out. Don Mattingly in. And the Phillies are HOT! (36:00) I need to talk about a moment from Sunday that I got wrong. (42:10) The World Cup is almost here. And it is littered with drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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