WEBVTT - Dodgers on Deck (9-11-26) 0:00:00.470 --> 0:00:03.490 For the back to back world champions of baseball. 0:00:03.670 --> 0:00:05.880 One of the greatest runs in the history of baseball. 0:00:05.980 --> 0:00:08.530 Immortality. is within their reach. 0:00:08.930 --> 0:00:10.030 Incredible. 0:00:10.270 --> 0:00:11.950 And while others make excuses. 0:00:12.280 --> 0:00:14.260 The only reason the Dodgers are doing this is because 0:00:14.300 --> 0:00:14.640 they can. 0:00:14.660 --> 0:00:15.340 They print money. 0:00:15.360 --> 0:00:17.240 The Dodgers. This can't continue. 0:00:17.300 --> 0:00:18.160 It's not fair. 0:00:18.340 --> 0:00:19.420 Are making plans. 0:00:19.820 --> 0:00:20.240 Again. 0:00:20.340 --> 0:00:25.189 It's a singular focus on controlling what they can control. 0:00:25.390 --> 0:00:28.470 Now your pregame host of the world champion L.A. 0:00:28.510 --> 0:00:30.350 Dodgers, Tim Cates. 0:00:30.730 --> 0:00:35.760 Hi, everybody, and welcome to Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck 0:00:35.820 --> 0:00:40.060 on this Friday, September the 11th, as your back-to-back World 0:00:40.080 --> 0:00:45.240 Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers kick off a seven-game East 0:00:45.300 --> 0:00:49.510 Coast road trip for Stop South Florida Miami in a 0:00:49.570 --> 0:00:53.750 three-game series against the Marlins from Lone Depot Park as 0:00:53.770 --> 0:00:57.250 the Dodgers 89-57 on this season. First place atop the 0:00:57.310 --> 0:01:00.700 NL West, the magic number to clinch is five as 0:01:00.780 --> 0:01:03.780 the Dodgers also sit in the number two spot in 0:01:03.800 --> 0:01:06.979 the National League. Only Milwaukee Brewers have a better record 0:01:07.380 --> 0:01:09.500 than the Dodgers as we get into the final three 0:01:09.520 --> 0:01:12.580 weeks of this season. Tonight, Blake Snell on the mound 0:01:12.620 --> 0:01:14.870 of the series opener. First pitch is coming up at 4-10. 0:01:15.910 --> 0:01:18.230 Between then and now, we got a lot to cover 0:01:18.290 --> 0:01:19.490 here on Morongo Casino. 0:01:19.530 --> 0:01:20.190 Dodgers on deck. 0:01:20.209 --> 0:01:22.670 We're going to get you your Dodgers magical moment. We'll 0:01:22.690 --> 0:01:25.390 hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. We'll also preview this 0:01:25.440 --> 0:01:30.139 pitchy matchup. David Vasse goes one-on-one with Josue Dapala. Called 0:01:30.260 --> 0:01:34.100 up from Double-A, Tulsa. The Dodgers' top minor league prospect, 0:01:34.160 --> 0:01:36.040 Shohei Otani, going on the injured list. 0:01:36.060 --> 0:01:36.830 We'll have more on that. 0:01:37.120 --> 0:01:40.229 Throughout the hour, Freddie Freeman not in the lineup again. 0:01:40.250 --> 0:01:42.850 More on that coming up throughout the hour. Kirsten Watson 0:01:42.870 --> 0:01:45.190 will stop by. Of course, we'll hear from Charlie Steiner 0:01:45.209 --> 0:01:46.990 in just a few minutes. We head out to the 0:01:47.050 --> 0:01:50.220 Galpin Ford broadcast booth with Tim Neverett and Rick Monday. 0:01:50.240 --> 0:01:51.680 Well, the Dodgers were off yesterday. 0:01:51.720 --> 0:01:55.140 Before that, Wednesday night at the Ravine, the Dodgers finished 0:01:55.300 --> 0:01:58.420 off their homestand and finished off a sweep of the 0:01:58.440 --> 0:02:03.830 Cincinnati Reds. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was on the mound, seven solid innings. 0:02:03.870 --> 0:02:05.330 He allowed just one run. 0:02:05.550 --> 0:02:08.810 On three hits while striking out 10 along the way. 0:02:08.830 --> 0:02:11.130 A guy who doesn't get a lot of run support 0:02:11.150 --> 0:02:14.330 the last couple of seasons got plenty of it on 0:02:14.389 --> 0:02:18.489 Wednesday night. Alex Freeland, an RBI groundout, gave the Dodgers 0:02:18.750 --> 0:02:19.840 a 1-0 lead in the second. 0:02:19.900 --> 0:02:21.960 Then in the third, how about a Mookie moment? 0:02:22.600 --> 0:02:23.320 One and two to Betts. 0:02:24.810 --> 0:02:28.860 Fly ball, left field, way back, and it is gone! 0:02:28.880 --> 0:02:29.619 A home. 0:02:31.400 --> 0:02:31.600 Run! 0:02:31.639 --> 0:02:34.200 Mookie Betts' 19th home run of the year. 0:02:34.660 --> 0:02:36.650 His bat's been heating up down. 0:02:36.430 --> 0:02:38.790 The stretch, and the Dodgers have a 3-0 lead. 0:02:42.720 --> 0:02:47.290 Well, for Betts, the last 18 games, he's knocked in 0:02:47.290 --> 0:02:47.810 18 runs. 0:02:48.630 --> 0:02:52.429 Mookie Betts catching fire. He has hit his home run 0:02:52.490 --> 0:02:55.970 on Wednesday night. Well, that was home run number 19 0:02:55.970 --> 0:02:58.660 of the season. He's now driven in 60 on the 0:02:58.910 --> 0:03:02.620 year as the Dodgers jumped out to a 3-0 lead. 0:03:02.940 --> 0:03:06.280 The only mistake that Yamamoto made was a home run 0:03:06.320 --> 0:03:07.740 given up to Elie DeCruz. 0:03:07.760 --> 0:03:08.200 You know what? 0:03:08.580 --> 0:03:10.770 A lot of pitchers have done that this year. 26th 0:03:11.150 --> 0:03:13.510 home run of the season for Delacruz. It was only 0:03:13.570 --> 0:03:15.890 a solo home run in the top of the fourth. Meanwhile, 0:03:15.930 --> 0:03:18.290 the Dodgers answer back in the bottom of the fourth 0:03:18.330 --> 0:03:20.579 with one of those crooked numbers up on the scoreboard. 0:03:20.700 --> 0:03:24.940 Alex Freeland got it started with an RBI single to 0:03:24.980 --> 0:03:29.210 make it 4-1. And then Kike Hernandez got into the fun. 0:03:29.990 --> 0:03:30.450 The 1-0. 0:03:30.810 --> 0:03:33.540 There's a line drive base hit in the left center field. 0:03:33.960 --> 0:03:36.940 That's going to drive in Fiducia. And right behind him 0:03:37.040 --> 0:03:41.920 is Freeland. And now Quique Hernandez will hold at second base. 0:03:41.980 --> 0:03:43.150 The ball bobbled out there. 0:03:43.220 --> 0:03:50.780 But the runs were going to score anyway. Dodgers with 0:03:50.850 --> 0:03:52.800 a run in the second, two in the third, and 0:03:53.000 --> 0:03:54.080 three here in the fourth. 0:03:54.360 --> 0:03:56.920 Well, they weren't done. Kike Hernandez would score on a 0:03:56.980 --> 0:04:00.320 wild pitch. Then to Oscar Hernandez with a two-run single. 0:04:00.700 --> 0:04:05.320 The Dodgers with a sixth-run fourth inning take the lead 0:04:05.380 --> 0:04:08.580 of 9-0, and they just kept on tacking on more. 0:04:08.660 --> 0:04:11.380 Max Muncy, two-run home run of the sixth. That made 0:04:11.420 --> 0:04:14.900 it an 11-1 lead. And then Kike Hernandez in the 0:04:14.980 --> 0:04:17.240 seventh inning. with a two-run home run. It was a 0:04:17.260 --> 0:04:20.750 13-1 Dodgers lead. They tacked on the extra point in 0:04:20.790 --> 0:04:23.529 the eighth inning. Kyle Tucker, the solo home runoff, the 0:04:23.570 --> 0:04:27.830 position player, that made it a 14-1 Dodgers lead. They 0:04:27.870 --> 0:04:30.789 go on a win by that same final score. Yamamoto 0:04:30.830 --> 0:04:34.010 gets the win, his 13th of this season. The Dodgers 0:04:34.060 --> 0:04:35.600 with eight extra base hits. 0:04:35.940 --> 0:04:38.540 They had four doubles. They had four home runs. 0:04:38.960 --> 0:04:42.820 As they improved to 89 and 57 overall on the season. 0:04:42.839 --> 0:04:45.360 The Dodgers right now, as we speak, with a magic 0:04:45.420 --> 0:04:47.920 number of five to win the division because they've got 0:04:47.980 --> 0:04:50.560 a tiebreaker with the San Diego Padres. They're 11 games 0:04:50.640 --> 0:04:53.910 up in the division. Also, number two spot they're holding 0:04:53.970 --> 0:04:56.929 on to now. In the National League, only Milwaukee Brewers 0:04:56.970 --> 0:04:59.690 have a better record than them in all of baseball. 0:04:59.770 --> 0:05:01.610 And now, winners of seven in a row, they start 0:05:01.730 --> 0:05:03.070 a seven-game road trip. 0:05:03.110 --> 0:05:05.490 First stop, Miami. Blake Snell on the mound in the 0:05:05.529 --> 0:05:06.150 series opener. 0:05:06.190 --> 0:05:08.130 With more, we head out to the Galpin Ford broadcast 0:05:08.170 --> 0:05:11.520 booth as we say hello to Tim Nevrin and Rick Munday, guys. 0:05:12.000 --> 0:05:15.220 Thanks very much, Tim. Roof is closed here in Miami 0:05:15.720 --> 0:05:18.380 as the Dodgers and Marlins get set for game one 0:05:18.400 --> 0:05:20.020 of this three-game series. 0:05:20.060 --> 0:05:20.560 First game. 0:05:21.180 --> 0:05:23.279 Of a road trip in the Eastern time zone for 0:05:23.300 --> 0:05:29.169 the Dodgers, who start the night 89-57. Magic number is five. 0:05:29.230 --> 0:05:32.529 It is five because the Dodgers own the tiebreaker over 0:05:32.630 --> 0:05:35.229 San Diego, who's in second place in the division right now. 0:05:35.790 --> 0:05:38.240 The Dodgers are a game and a half behind Milwaukee 0:05:38.260 --> 0:05:41.260 for the best record in the National League and three 0:05:41.300 --> 0:05:43.720 and a half up on the Atlanta Braves for that 0:05:43.839 --> 0:05:47.320 second spot that would draw the bye. It'll be Blake Snell, 0:05:47.339 --> 0:05:50.150 the left-hander on the mound, 3-1 and a 1-9-7 earned 0:05:50.190 --> 0:05:55.410 run average against Ryan Gusto. Gusto is 1-4 with a 0:05:55.390 --> 0:05:58.960 4.23 earned run average. And Moez is usually the case 0:05:59.040 --> 0:06:01.099 following a day off and a travel day. Lots to 0:06:01.140 --> 0:06:04.539 talk about. Shohei Otani on the injured list. And again, 0:06:04.580 --> 0:06:07.820 because he is a two-way player, that's his designation. It 0:06:07.890 --> 0:06:08.730 is the 15-day average. 0:06:09.580 --> 0:06:11.520 Injured list instead of the 10-day injured list. 0:06:11.540 --> 0:06:14.190 Yeah, and I think that also, if we really start 0:06:14.210 --> 0:06:17.469 to look at the magnifying glass, I think it's extremely 0:06:17.610 --> 0:06:19.830 important now, too, that the Dodgers be one of the 0:06:19.870 --> 0:06:22.290 top two teams as far as the record. They do 0:06:22.370 --> 0:06:25.650 not want to go into the wildcard series. A couple 0:06:25.670 --> 0:06:27.900 of different reasons. A, there's more games to play. 0:06:27.940 --> 0:06:28.800 Here's the other thing, too. 0:06:29.300 --> 0:06:31.480 If they have to play the wildcard, there's fewer days 0:06:31.540 --> 0:06:34.599 that Otani has to get back into shape and get 0:06:34.660 --> 0:06:37.140 back into the starting lineup. So I really will look 0:06:37.200 --> 0:06:39.260 at it. We'll talk about it more during the ballgame. 0:06:39.339 --> 0:06:41.240 I think it's imperative that they be there. Right now, 0:06:41.320 --> 0:06:43.980 they're in good position to do it, but it's additive incentive. 0:06:44.540 --> 0:06:47.340 Freddie Freeman was initially thought to be in the lineup. 0:06:47.770 --> 0:06:51.309 for this ballgame here today. He has been scratched. Still 0:06:51.330 --> 0:06:54.740 a sore right knee. And Dave Roberts saying with the 0:06:54.800 --> 0:06:58.659 travel day and the artificial surface here and things like that, 0:06:58.700 --> 0:07:00.000 he wanted to give him one more day. 0:07:00.040 --> 0:07:01.880 So Kike Hernandez will man first base. 0:07:01.900 --> 0:07:05.220 Yeah, and that does not hurt at all. The other part, too, 0:07:05.279 --> 0:07:07.430 is Dave understands, look, he's got to be able to 0:07:07.460 --> 0:07:08.460 get some other people. 0:07:08.270 --> 0:07:09.250 In there, swing the bat. 0:07:09.390 --> 0:07:12.770 And for Kike Hernandez, can hold down the first base back, 0:07:12.830 --> 0:07:15.650 get some other bats on top of it. So that 0:07:15.690 --> 0:07:20.020 will work out very, very well. And we've also got 0:07:20.040 --> 0:07:22.540 a little bit of excitement going on tonight because the 0:07:22.600 --> 0:07:25.170 curtain's going up on what could be a brilliant career 0:07:25.230 --> 0:07:25.830 for a young man. 0:07:26.130 --> 0:07:29.250 Josue DePaula will make his major league debut. He has 0:07:29.270 --> 0:07:32.390 been one of the Dodgers' top prospects. Dave Roberts saying 0:07:32.430 --> 0:07:34.990 he will not play in the field during this series, 0:07:35.390 --> 0:07:37.210 but he will be the DH for the next three days. 0:07:37.230 --> 0:07:39.600 Yeah, I'm watching him very closely as he came out 0:07:40.000 --> 0:07:43.460 initially and joined the ball club really during the stretching. 0:07:44.160 --> 0:07:46.260 His eyes are wide open. I mean, he's taking all 0:07:46.320 --> 0:07:48.770 this in. It's going to be a very quick learn. 0:07:49.350 --> 0:07:51.750 Then he went to the outfield and started to take 0:07:51.770 --> 0:07:54.690 some fly balls on top of that. So, yeah, enjoy it, 0:07:54.730 --> 0:07:56.850 young man. This is a big, big leap from double 0:07:56.930 --> 0:08:00.910 A to the major leagues. It's incredible on the path 0:08:00.930 --> 0:08:02.920 that he has taken at a very early age. 0:08:03.040 --> 0:08:06.239 He did extra work on the bases during Dodgers batting practice. 0:08:06.680 --> 0:08:09.340 He also worked with Dino Ebel out in left field today. 0:08:09.360 --> 0:08:12.860 I checked in with Dino. He said his defense has improved. 0:08:13.360 --> 0:08:15.120 And he's really looking forward to seeing him get out 0:08:15.160 --> 0:08:17.040 there at some point, but it just won't be during 0:08:17.080 --> 0:08:17.580 this series. 0:08:18.060 --> 0:08:21.180 So Josue DiPaola will make his Major League debut. 0:08:21.340 --> 0:08:25.430 He will bat seventh in the order for the Dodgers 0:08:25.490 --> 0:08:29.290 here tonight against the Miami Marlins. Game one, Dodgers and 0:08:29.310 --> 0:08:31.310 Marlins coming up from South Florida. 0:08:31.330 --> 0:08:31.530 Tim? 0:08:31.790 --> 0:08:32.030 All right. 0:08:32.050 --> 0:08:32.610 Thank you, guys. 0:08:32.690 --> 0:08:34.630 As we count you down on this Friday to first pitch, 0:08:34.670 --> 0:08:38.729 Dodger fans getting close to early dinner, late lunch. How 0:08:38.750 --> 0:08:41.209 about getting your game day meal on at Shakey's Pizza Parlor? 0:08:41.250 --> 0:08:45.650 Order your Shakey's Pizza, Chicken, and Mojo's right now at Shakey's.com. 0:08:45.690 --> 0:08:47.910 Coming up here on Dodgers on Deck, David Vasse goes 0:08:47.929 --> 0:08:51.950 high on tight with Josue DiPaola. Yes, making his major 0:08:51.970 --> 0:08:54.250 league debut tonight. We'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts, 0:08:54.290 --> 0:08:56.849 get his thoughts on that. Latest on the injury front 0:08:57.360 --> 0:08:59.840 as Shohei Otani goes to the IL. We got your 0:08:59.880 --> 0:09:02.480 Dodgers magical moment. We'll break down this pitchy matchup. We'll 0:09:02.500 --> 0:09:05.300 hear from Charlie Steiner. But up next, visit with Kirsten 0:09:05.320 --> 0:09:09.250 Watson from Sportsnet LA. That's all coming up. Jam-packed hour 0:09:09.309 --> 0:09:12.969 coming up to first pitch. Dodgers and Marlins from Miami. 0:09:13.330 --> 0:09:15.370 I'm Tim Cates. This is the back-to-back World Series champion 0:09:15.410 --> 0:09:16.490 Dodgers Audio Network. 0:09:20.370 --> 0:09:23.330 This is Morongo Casino Dodgers on tape. 0:09:24.790 --> 0:09:27.510 On your home for L.A. Dodgers baseball. 0:09:29.809 --> 0:09:33.300 It's the Dodgers and the Marlins from Miami to start 0:09:33.360 --> 0:09:36.740 a three-game weekend series. Blake Snell, Ryan Gusto, the pitching matchup. 0:09:36.760 --> 0:09:38.920 We'll dive deeper into the numbers coming up in just 0:09:38.980 --> 0:09:40.530 a little bit. 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Dodgers kicking off a road trip. 0:10:22.340 --> 0:10:23.559 Winners of seven in a row. 0:10:23.900 --> 0:10:26.920 No Shohei Otani, but look who's on his way. 0:10:27.140 --> 0:10:28.939 Josue DePaulo's there. 0:10:30.120 --> 0:10:30.920 That was so good. 0:10:31.000 --> 0:10:32.439 I'm going to tell him he used that little rhyme 0:10:32.480 --> 0:10:35.900 there because that was impressive, Tim. And Josue, he... He's 0:10:35.940 --> 0:10:38.400 someone who we luckily have gotten to know over the 0:10:38.450 --> 0:10:40.450 last few years as he's been at the big league 0:10:40.490 --> 0:10:43.670 camp for spring training. And so for him, he admitted that, 0:10:43.970 --> 0:10:45.910 you know, going into the season, whenever you get the 0:10:45.929 --> 0:10:47.809 opportunity to be a part of big league camp and 0:10:47.830 --> 0:10:49.910 you get to work with these players and build relationships 0:10:49.950 --> 0:10:52.410 with them, of course, there is a hope. We know 0:10:52.450 --> 0:10:55.350 how talented he is, the top prospect in the organization. 0:10:55.670 --> 0:10:57.510 We know what the bat can do, but the focus 0:10:57.530 --> 0:10:59.479 for him really is this year, and really you can 0:10:59.500 --> 0:11:01.420 look at the last few years, was to continue to 0:11:01.460 --> 0:11:05.280 grow defensively. And so, you know, going into his AA season, 0:11:05.300 --> 0:11:07.959 he was saying, you know, I was hopeful. You always 0:11:08.020 --> 0:11:09.470 want that to be in the back of your mind. 0:11:09.500 --> 0:11:12.010 But as the season progressed, and now that we are 0:11:12.050 --> 0:11:14.250 truly on the back end of the regular season, and 0:11:14.450 --> 0:11:17.089 the AA season ends in about four to five games, 0:11:17.490 --> 0:11:19.890 he was like, maybe it's not going to happen this year. 0:11:19.950 --> 0:11:20.449 And you know what? 0:11:20.490 --> 0:11:21.090 That's okay. 0:11:21.130 --> 0:11:22.110 We still have learned a lot. 0:11:22.130 --> 0:11:23.110 He's learned a lot about himself. 0:11:23.610 --> 0:11:24.000 Whatever. 0:11:24.080 --> 0:11:24.410 But then. 0:11:25.200 --> 0:11:27.579 he gets a call. You know, his manager told him, 0:11:27.600 --> 0:11:30.100 he said, you're moving up. And he was like, to where? 0:11:30.360 --> 0:11:30.980 To AAA? 0:11:31.040 --> 0:11:32.829 And he said, nope, you are going to the top 0:11:32.870 --> 0:11:34.670 with the big dogs. You will be making your major 0:11:34.690 --> 0:11:38.130 league debut. And so obviously he was taken aback. He 0:11:38.150 --> 0:11:40.190 was excited. He said his first phone call was to 0:11:40.230 --> 0:11:42.470 his parents, his mom and dad. They are going to 0:11:42.530 --> 0:11:45.760 be here in Miami at Lone Depot Park this evening. 0:11:45.820 --> 0:11:48.390 So he'll be out there as the DH and He's 0:11:48.410 --> 0:11:50.860 going to get some runway. It's primarily going to be 0:11:51.010 --> 0:11:53.620 as the DH, something he actually did say, that it's 0:11:53.640 --> 0:11:56.060 just about getting his routine and he feels comfortable with that. 0:11:56.420 --> 0:11:59.020 But there's still some opportunity for him to get a day, 0:11:59.340 --> 0:12:02.100 most likely in the corners. So either left field or 0:12:02.200 --> 0:12:02.679 right field. 0:12:03.320 --> 0:12:06.340 Looking at the lineup with Josue DiPaola making his debut, 0:12:06.380 --> 0:12:08.260 but no Freddie Freeman again. 0:12:08.280 --> 0:12:13.130 Yeah, so with Freddie Freeman, we know that. His right 0:12:13.210 --> 0:12:15.949 knee has been bothering him just a little bit here 0:12:15.990 --> 0:12:17.890 and there. And Dave Roberts said that there wasn't a 0:12:17.929 --> 0:12:20.849 specific incident that led to it. He just, when it 0:12:20.910 --> 0:12:23.620 comes to his swing, obviously we've been seeing kind of 0:12:23.640 --> 0:12:27.100 a drop off with the results. And he does believe 0:12:27.140 --> 0:12:29.960 that that is due to his right knee because how 0:12:30.020 --> 0:12:32.200 just either the weight he puts on it, how involved 0:12:32.220 --> 0:12:34.590 it is with his swing. And so he's been out 0:12:34.610 --> 0:12:36.949 of the lineup. They were hopeful that with the off 0:12:36.970 --> 0:12:39.189 day yesterday, he could potentially be back in there today. 0:12:39.250 --> 0:12:41.070 And Dave Roberts said he even had kind of penciled 0:12:41.090 --> 0:12:44.239 him in But he said the training staff recommended that, 0:12:44.320 --> 0:12:47.230 especially being here because it is turf in this ballpark. 0:12:47.760 --> 0:12:49.559 Being here, they just kind of wanted to be a 0:12:49.570 --> 0:12:52.030 little bit more mindful, making sure they could protect that knee. 0:12:52.390 --> 0:12:54.970 So they are giving him today, but they're hopeful that 0:12:54.990 --> 0:12:56.250 he's back out there tomorrow. 0:12:56.650 --> 0:12:58.130 Kirsten, we appreciate it. We'll check in with you after 0:12:58.150 --> 0:12:58.429 the game. 0:12:58.450 --> 0:13:00.429 Still to come here on Morocco Casino Dodgers on Deck, 0:13:00.450 --> 0:13:03.609 we preview this pitching matchup. 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He could be activated 0:14:17.770 --> 0:14:19.910 in a couple of days. Dalton rushing on the IL 0:14:19.950 --> 0:14:22.130 as well. And again, we mentioned it, no Freddie Freeman, 0:14:22.490 --> 0:14:25.410 not in the lineup, still bothered by the sore knee. 0:14:25.430 --> 0:14:27.630 They're going to give him another day of rest. All right, 0:14:27.650 --> 0:14:29.109 let's find out more as we check in with the 0:14:29.130 --> 0:14:29.730 Dodger skipper. 0:14:30.200 --> 0:14:30.890 Anything else for Dave? 0:14:30.960 --> 0:14:31.670 Dave, do you think? 0:14:31.890 --> 0:14:32.900 Other questions for Dave? 0:14:32.940 --> 0:14:35.960 Dave, can you just describe? Dave, can you talk about 0:14:36.000 --> 0:14:36.560 the pressure? 0:14:36.580 --> 0:14:40.840 In the dugout with Dave Roberts. Brought to you by 0:14:40.860 --> 0:14:45.640 Concordia University, Irvine's Masters in Coaching and Athletics Administration. 0:14:46.850 --> 0:14:53.650 So this series, I see him DH-ing all three games. Yeah, 0:14:53.690 --> 0:14:56.170 I think just getting him a little bit of a 0:14:56.230 --> 0:15:01.280 runway to get some major league at-bats. Really excited about 0:15:01.320 --> 0:15:05.080 getting him here. He's earned it. And, you know, we'll 0:15:05.120 --> 0:15:07.820 see about playing the field as we go. But I 0:15:07.860 --> 0:15:11.440 think right now we're set in the outfield. Just want 0:15:11.460 --> 0:15:13.020 to get to put some. 0:15:12.960 --> 0:15:13.410 Eyes on him. 0:15:13.660 --> 0:15:16.600 Shohei didn't travel with the team yesterday with it being 0:15:16.640 --> 0:15:18.560 the off day. Was he able to either get more 0:15:18.580 --> 0:15:21.000 checkups with the doctors, get more information as to what 0:15:21.040 --> 0:15:22.670 the plan is going to be while he's on the. 0:15:22.630 --> 0:15:28.650 I.L.? I think it's just the bicep soreness, the arm soreness. 0:15:28.750 --> 0:15:32.430 And I think right now just the rest and recovery 0:15:32.470 --> 0:15:33.390 is kind of the thought. 0:15:33.790 --> 0:15:38.110 And, you know, we'll go for it. Do you think 0:15:38.210 --> 0:15:41.230 he's got a more specific diagnosis on what is going 0:15:41.330 --> 0:15:45.590 on with his arm outside of just discomfort or soreness or. 0:15:45.590 --> 0:15:47.670 Whatever it's been? 0:15:48.650 --> 0:15:51.980 I think that's, as far as from Shohei, from the 0:15:52.030 --> 0:15:57.400 training staff, from the doctors, there's nothing, you know, as 0:15:57.460 --> 0:16:03.540 far as the diagnoses, as far as anything that's outside 0:16:03.600 --> 0:16:08.700 of just, it's bothersome His right bicep is bothersome when 0:16:08.740 --> 0:16:12.380 he swings. I kind of just put it under the 0:16:12.440 --> 0:16:19.020 entire arm bucket. The knee is still sore. But right now, 0:16:19.420 --> 0:16:21.490 it's the bicep, the arm, that's kind of bothering him. 0:16:21.510 --> 0:16:24.270 But I don't know outside of what more specific I 0:16:24.310 --> 0:16:25.650 can say than the bicep. 0:16:26.110 --> 0:16:28.630 Does it kind of add to the difficulty of trying 0:16:28.650 --> 0:16:30.910 to figure out how far to. 0:16:30.890 --> 0:16:33.070 Push and what to do when it is something that 0:16:33.210 --> 0:16:35.390 is so dependent on just kind of how he's feeling? 0:16:36.570 --> 0:16:39.030 Yes, yes, that's a good way to frame it, where 0:16:39.110 --> 0:16:43.510 it's like there's not one kind of thought to a 0:16:43.810 --> 0:16:45.870 certain amount of time is the right amount of time 0:16:45.910 --> 0:16:49.810 for return to play. 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