{"id":31233,"date":"2025-10-07T04:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=31233"},"modified":"2025-10-09T02:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:48:55","slug":"weekend-recap-who-made-the-decision-to-start-darvish-in-game-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=31233","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Recap: Who made the decision to start Darvish in game 3?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Weekend Recap: Who made the decision to start Darvish in game 3?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ublcKie1MfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Darren Smith and John Gennaro discuss their weekends, with John recapping a lovely getaway to Malibu and Ojai, before turning their attention to the San Diego Padres. 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