WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (7-6-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>The quest for the three peat has begun.

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<v Speaker 2>Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won

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<v Speaker 2>three consecutive titles. The Dodgers are the favorites to become

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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<v Speaker 1>This is World Champion Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>Here we go again.

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<v Speaker 4>We're gotta running back.

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<v Speaker 5>To get in on the show called eight six six

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<v Speaker 5>eighty seven two five seven, and be sure to follow

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<v Speaker 5>Dodger Talk wherever you catch your podcasts.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's your host, David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 4>Lasting welcome the Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>David Vasse with you until midnight tonight on AM five

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<v Speaker 2>to seventy LA Sports. We have phone lines open at

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<v Speaker 2>eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy after

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers play their first extra innings game of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>beating the Rockies eight to seven in eleven innings. That's right,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers had played ninety one games without extra innings,

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<v Speaker 2>and in game ninety two, Tanner Scott gave up three

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<v Speaker 2>runs in the ninth inning, blowing the save to force

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<v Speaker 2>extra innings and the Dodgers come out on top in

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<v Speaker 2>eleven eight to seven eight six six nine eighty seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy. Now you know we've been keeping track

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<v Speaker 2>of this since what game sixty five, since it was

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<v Speaker 2>brought to my attention by our guy Dwayne McDonald here.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've been keeping a running tab on all this,

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<v Speaker 2>and I still remember having it burned in my brain

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<v Speaker 2>now for the rest of my life that the two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and five Red Sox opened up the season playing

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<v Speaker 2>ninety eight games without extra innings. So I'll always remember

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty twenty six Dodgers for a obviously being very talented,

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<v Speaker 2>possibly B three peating and c playing ninety one games

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<v Speaker 2>before having an extra innings affair. And that's what we

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<v Speaker 2>had tonight. And the Dodgers come out on top eight

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<v Speaker 2>to seven in eleven. And remember last week somebody brought

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<v Speaker 2>up the bullpen and how good it's been, and I said, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the reason why they haven't played extra innings. But

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<v Speaker 2>Tanner Scott, who's been phenomenal this year, had a little hiccup.

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<v Speaker 2>It happens, he gave up three runs in the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Carros my guy, with an RBI bass hit to

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<v Speaker 2>start the rally. Cole Carrig with a two run base

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<v Speaker 2>hit as well, got the Rockies tied, and it almost

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<v Speaker 2>was a four run ninth inning if it wasn't for

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<v Speaker 2>Andy Pie has his strong arm Miguel Rojas as savvy

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to get the ball to Dalton Rushing

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<v Speaker 2>for the play at the plate, rushing giving Hunter Goodman

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<v Speaker 2>the lane, and also putting the tag on him to

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<v Speaker 2>send it into a tied game into the bottom of

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning. So all those things played a part

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<v Speaker 2>of the Dodgers going extra innings. But like I mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>last week, how good the Dodgers have been and undefeated

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<v Speaker 2>season until tonight after leading after eight innings, So I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think that counts, but I mean, I guess it does.

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<v Speaker 2>They were leading after eight innings, so I guess you

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<v Speaker 2>could say they're fifty six and oh. Now, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>they did give up the lead, but they did come

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<v Speaker 2>back to win, So they are fifty six and oh

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<v Speaker 2>after leading after eight innings technically. But I want to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about my guy, Dalton Rushing, another one of my guys,

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<v Speaker 2>and look, he's an emotional player, there's no doubt about it.

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<v Speaker 2>But I love his edge and I love how he

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<v Speaker 2>makes things uncomfortable sometimes for his teammates and especially the

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<v Speaker 2>other team. And cole Kerrik looking at him in his

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<v Speaker 2>eyes before the game I was introduced to him, and

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<v Speaker 2>then seeing his eyes in that play at the plate

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<v Speaker 2>in the tenth inning, that doesn't seem to.

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<v Speaker 4>Be a dude I would want to mess with. But

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<v Speaker 4>then you look at Dalton Rushing and when I asked

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<v Speaker 4>him what he said to Cole Kerrik, he had the

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<v Speaker 4>fire still in his eyes, and I was like, that's

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<v Speaker 4>a guy I don't want to mess with. I'll just

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<v Speaker 4>leave it right here.

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<v Speaker 2>So two guys that it doesn't seem like you really

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<v Speaker 2>want to mess with, and you had two emotional players

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<v Speaker 2>and that's what took place. And look, Cole Kerrick's foot

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<v Speaker 2>seemed to get tangled on the play at the plate

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<v Speaker 2>where he was called safe. He was safe at the plate.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's my thing, Cole Carrick. We grew up in

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<v Speaker 2>LA with a guy by the name of Mike Soosha

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<v Speaker 2>who had concussions, was sent into the first row at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium and came back to play the next day.

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<v Speaker 2>Did he start a fight with Jack Clark or Norm Charlton. No,

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<v Speaker 2>he just held onto the ball and kept going and

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<v Speaker 2>vice versa. Runners on the Dodgers and other players that

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<v Speaker 2>back in the day were allowed to collide with catchers.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a lot more contact back in the day,

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<v Speaker 2>Cole Kerrick, when you were like ten years old. So

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<v Speaker 2>just because your foot got caught under Dalton rushing doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>mean it was a dirty play.

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<v Speaker 4>It was just an awkward play.

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<v Speaker 2>It happens, And honestly, that was an example of how

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<v Speaker 2>bad the rule is, the Buster Posey rule.

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<v Speaker 4>When that was first implemented, catchers actually said the runners

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<v Speaker 4>were at more risk now of getting injured and Cole

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<v Speaker 4>Carrot could have turned his ankle or torn some ligaments

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<v Speaker 4>in his ankle with that awkward play at the plate,

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<v Speaker 4>say with Hunter Goodman in the ninth inning. Dalton Rushing

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<v Speaker 4>was not at risk. It was the runner and that's

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<v Speaker 4>why it was such a ridiculous rule. Again, kind of

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<v Speaker 4>like Rubin Tahada in twenty fifteen, Buster Posey. If you

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<v Speaker 4>ask any catcher that understands the fundamental ways to block

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<v Speaker 4>the plate, we'll tell you that Buster Posey was out

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<v Speaker 4>of position when they decided to overreact and put in

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<v Speaker 4>this Buster Posey rule. More catchers ask will Smith get

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<v Speaker 4>concussions off of foul balls on their mask than plays

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<v Speaker 4>at the plate.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are far and few between. And now you've put

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<v Speaker 2>runner in peril like Cole Carrott was, and it almost

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<v Speaker 2>started a big fight. I mean, bench is cleared, bullpens

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<v Speaker 2>emptied thanks to the buster posey rule. Tonight's game brought

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<v Speaker 2>to you by Modello Modello. The Mark of a Fighter.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. Dodgers beat the Rockies eight to seven

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<v Speaker 2>in eleven. But going back to Rushing, I have no

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<v Speaker 2>problems with him. Sometimes he does take it a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit too far, especially when he gets emotional with his

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<v Speaker 2>own teammate like show Hey Otani and doesn't want to

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<v Speaker 2>challenge a pitch that O'tani wants to. But you saw

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<v Speaker 2>it in Otani's last start that rushing cot Were there

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<v Speaker 2>any issues.

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<v Speaker 4>No. Rushing made a few outs tonight. Were there any

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<v Speaker 4>issues No?

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<v Speaker 2>But Rushing helped the Dodgers win in many different ways tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>He set up Otani's go ahead two run home run

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<v Speaker 2>with a double leading off the third inning. He also

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<v Speaker 2>scored on a base hit to center field, where it

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<v Speaker 2>was a bang bang play with him at the plate.

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<v Speaker 2>An aggressive send by Dino Ebel on a base hit

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<v Speaker 2>to center field in the fourth inning Rushing gave him

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<v Speaker 2>everything that he needed to send him and he was safe.

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<v Speaker 2>So two doubles, three runs scored in an RBI, not

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<v Speaker 2>to mention two plays at the plate, and he walks

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<v Speaker 2>off the game with a broken bat and he got

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<v Speaker 2>to love what he said after the game that bat

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<v Speaker 2>had a lot of hits in it. He's going to

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<v Speaker 2>miss it, so sorry. You know, if Dalton Rushing wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>on the Dodgers. He's that type of player where when

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<v Speaker 2>he's on your team, you love him. When he's on

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<v Speaker 2>the other team, you hate him. He's that polarizing of

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<v Speaker 2>a player. But the Dodgers have got a love having him.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six seven two five seventy. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to Lars, who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight.

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<v Speaker 4>Hi, Lars, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 6>Great to talk to you, and just got back to

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<v Speaker 6>field each year on the drive home. But what a game.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm still riveted from what went down. Two questions for

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<v Speaker 6>you and one apology to all of Dodgers Nation. I

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<v Speaker 6>fear that I jinxed the game and send it into extrainings.

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<v Speaker 6>I was keeping score and I wrote down I'm looking

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<v Speaker 6>at it right now on the bottom of my scoreesheet.

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<v Speaker 6>This was in the ninth inning. I tell you, Dodgers

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<v Speaker 6>sixty is win before the All Star break, best in baseball.

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<v Speaker 6>And then I got up from my seat to get

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<v Speaker 6>a head start to the car, of course, never leaving

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<v Speaker 6>the stadium before the game ends, but trying to get

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<v Speaker 6>a little head start. And then things turned south on

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<v Speaker 6>Tanner Scott, so I went back to my seat. We

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<v Speaker 6>got back on track and wanted on a walk off

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<v Speaker 6>thanks to Dalton Russian. He's just a great competitor at

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<v Speaker 6>love him.

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<v Speaker 4>I hope fans appreciate him.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, and we talked about him the other day. He

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<v Speaker 6>was so nice to my son the last two spring training.

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<v Speaker 6>So it really is this Jackal and Hyde where like,

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<v Speaker 6>personality wise, he's such a nice guy and amazing with kids,

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<v Speaker 6>and then you get him on the field and the

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<v Speaker 6>fire comes out. But man, that's who you want behind

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<v Speaker 6>the plate. So he just does a great job for

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<v Speaker 6>us all the time. My questions are these. One is

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<v Speaker 6>in extra innings. I realized I haven't scored a game

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<v Speaker 6>in extra innings because of course the Dodgers haven't taken

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<v Speaker 6>us there. It's funny starting with a runner at second base,

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<v Speaker 6>and then when he scores, you can't fill in the diamond.

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<v Speaker 6>He had this like awkward triangle. Am I right in

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<v Speaker 6>scoring the game that way?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah? For sure.

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<v Speaker 2>You put the runner there, and that's the way you

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<v Speaker 2>score it. I mean it's a it's a ghost runner

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<v Speaker 2>or a place runner, or as Charlie Stunner likes to say,

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<v Speaker 2>the Manfred man. I mean, there's no way to score it.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's weird how a pitcher would get an earn

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<v Speaker 2>run for that runner scoring. I mean that just doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>add up. So it's a weird rule. But the intention

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<v Speaker 2>is to shorten games so they don't go eighteen innings.

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<v Speaker 2>And I thought the Rockies and Dodgers played it the

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<v Speaker 2>right way. I did wonder, you know, having Edmund bunt

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<v Speaker 2>with rushing behind him.

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<v Speaker 4>I thought that was.

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<v Speaker 2>You could have made a quick regroup and have Rojas

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<v Speaker 2>laid down the bun if that's what you wanted to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Would not burn Edmond in that situation. But yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 2>it's a weird rule. It's a weird rule because in baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>every run, every runner is accounted for when you keep

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<v Speaker 2>scoreing earn runs and all that, so it's weird in

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<v Speaker 2>the regular season, for sure, Lars, But I.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't hate it as much as I did at the beginning.

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<v Speaker 4>It's fine. It makes it interesting, like it did tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>It looked even weirder in the score book because he

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<v Speaker 6>usually have the diamond that you fill in, and now

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<v Speaker 6>suddenly I had this like awkward triangle in my scorebook,

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<v Speaker 6>and I was like, oh, I haven't done that yet.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and the other least the run when the run scores,

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<v Speaker 4>it's an unearned run.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh I didn't know that. Oh that's good enough, excellent. Well,

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<v Speaker 6>I won't fill it in.

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<v Speaker 4>Then you got to fill it in, but don't charge

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<v Speaker 4>the picture with an earn run at the final box.

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<v Speaker 6>Exactly on the base running era on the Rockies in

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<v Speaker 6>the sixth am I right in thinking that Andy Andy

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<v Speaker 6>Pajez gets credit for an outfield assist. I think that

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<v Speaker 6>double play would go eight three six.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he got it tonight. He got McCarthy at first

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<v Speaker 2>base and he got good Men at home plate.

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<v Speaker 4>Tonight. I guess he gets the outfield assist on that.

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<v Speaker 7>I love that.

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<v Speaker 6>How far ahead is he in the in the All

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<v Speaker 6>Major League Baseball and outfield assist I think he's leading.

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<v Speaker 2>He is leading and that's why he's an All Star,

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<v Speaker 2>All Star center fielder. Thanks for the phone call, Lars,

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate well. A lot of scoring questions right there. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>have to look right now the updated But last time

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<v Speaker 2>I think Pa has is that nine outfield assists. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>have to uh check to see how many he has

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<v Speaker 2>for this season. Eight six, six nine, eight seven, two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to

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<v Speaker 2>Scooter in l A. You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Scooter?

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, how you doing?

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<v Speaker 4>Dave doing great? How about you?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh?

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<v Speaker 8>Good? Yes? I want to say, you know what, Tannis Scott.

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<v Speaker 8>You know, I kind of had a little flashbacks from

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<v Speaker 8>from last season with him. I hope he's just a

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<v Speaker 8>you know, a bad game and it doesn't cao to

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<v Speaker 8>a next outing. And the other thing is, I mean,

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<v Speaker 8>I love it the Dodgers are winning. I love it

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<v Speaker 8>the way ahead in their division. But it concerns me

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<v Speaker 8>a little bit that these other teams in our division

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<v Speaker 8>are not pushing the Dodgers, man, because you know how

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<v Speaker 8>it was a few seasons ago when they would win

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<v Speaker 8>division by twenty games or whatever and then get knocked

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<v Speaker 8>out in the first round by Arizona or the Padres

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<v Speaker 8>and stuff man, And.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know what you know what the difference is, Scooter,

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<v Speaker 4>You know what the difference is this year?

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<v Speaker 8>No, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers are back to back champions, which means they

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<v Speaker 2>know how to win. And if you go back to

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<v Speaker 2>listen to our pregame interview with Max Muntsey, I asked

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<v Speaker 2>him the same question you asked me, and that's what

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<v Speaker 2>he said. This team is has a better mindset to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to stay in the moment and worry about

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<v Speaker 2>tonight's scheme than those teams did, because why they know

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<v Speaker 2>how to win. It's not experienced. It's not experience, it's

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<v Speaker 2>knowing how to win. And the Dodgers have proven that

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<v Speaker 2>the last two years they know how to win.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, Well, I hope you're right, David. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 6>hope they win one hundred and.

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<v Speaker 8>Twenty games, but I just hope I just take the

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<v Speaker 8>momentum into the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, Scooter, thank you for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, that's something that I'm sure a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people are worried about now, and that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be the narrative in the second half of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>because when the Dodgers have won one hundred games and

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<v Speaker 2>they've had big leads going into September, they've had first

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<v Speaker 2>round flameouts, and that those teams in twenty two and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three number one were not as talented as this one.

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<v Speaker 2>The twenty two team, you can make an argument, but

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty three team was not as talented as this one.

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<v Speaker 2>But the one thing I'll say, and there's a difference

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<v Speaker 2>between experience and knowing how to win. The Phillies are experienced.

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<v Speaker 2>They have a lot of experienced players. Do they know

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<v Speaker 2>how to win? They haven't shown it yet because they

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<v Speaker 2>haven't won. But the Dodgers have won twice in the

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<v Speaker 2>last two years. So that tells me they know how

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<v Speaker 2>to win. And Max Munsey answering the question the way

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<v Speaker 2>he did before the game, and you can find that

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<v Speaker 2>conversation right now on the iHeartRadio app if you make

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk a preset. But he said, this team is

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<v Speaker 2>better equipped to be able to stay in the moment

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<v Speaker 2>and worry about that game, and that's how they came

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<v Speaker 2>back down three games to two in the World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, it's no different. Just have to win that

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<v Speaker 2>game tonight. That's all we're concerned about. And that's where

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<v Speaker 2>people get it twisted.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, The Dodgers aren't experienced team, but they were experienced

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<v Speaker 4>in twenty one and twenty two and twenty three, but

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<v Speaker 4>did they know how to win?

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<v Speaker 3>Then?

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<v Speaker 2>There were some players from twenty still on the team,

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<v Speaker 2>but they were starting to bring in and incorporate players

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<v Speaker 2>from other organizations that didn't really know how to win

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<v Speaker 2>and weren't fully all in a Max Scherzer. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>now they have everybody invested, and this group has been

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<v Speaker 2>together two years running, and they know how to win.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's the difference. Eight six six, nine eighty seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Rockies tonight eight to seven in eleven innings. And by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, with the win tonight, the Dodgers reached sixty

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<v Speaker 2>wins faster than any other team in baseball this year.

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<v Speaker 2>They do have a fourteen game lead over second place

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<v Speaker 2>Arizona and a fifteen game lead over third place San Diego.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, I had a chance to catch up with

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<v Speaker 4>Dalton Rushing. We talked about the plays at the plate,

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<v Speaker 4>we talked about the walkoff win. Here was Rushing moments

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<v Speaker 4>after the final out or the walkoff hit that broke

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<v Speaker 4>his bat that had so many hits in it.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, yeah, I know it. Uh was a broken bat.

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<v Speaker 9>That bat had a lot of heads in it. I'm

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<v Speaker 9>gonna miss it for sure, but no, it died a

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<v Speaker 9>hero for the boys, and wins always a good thing.

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<v Speaker 2>What can you say about what that Gardo Enriquez was

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<v Speaker 2>able to do to keep you guys in it?

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<v Speaker 3>Man, that's that's impressive.

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<v Speaker 9>He hasn't had two ups many times this year, if any,

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<v Speaker 9>And for him to go out there and do it

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<v Speaker 9>in a big time like this when we needed it

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<v Speaker 9>the most, it's special. It says a lot about that bullpen.

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<v Speaker 9>This bullpen, everyone wants the ball. They don't care how

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<v Speaker 9>long they gotta go.

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<v Speaker 3>They just want the ball.

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<v Speaker 4>Not only did you get the walk off hit, but

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<v Speaker 4>you prevented the Rockies from taking the lead in the

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<v Speaker 4>ninth inning. The play at the plate with Hunter Goodman.

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<v Speaker 4>Take us through that and the balance where you have

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<v Speaker 4>to give a lane but also try to make a play.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you make a play on the ball.

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<v Speaker 9>We know the rules over here, and so anything that

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<v Speaker 9>goes up the line right there, you have the right

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<v Speaker 9>tag towards the ball and then make the tag on

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<v Speaker 9>the player.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, hopefully they learned from him.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like Carrick wasn't clear about the rules there?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean back in my day, Dalton, I saw Mikezosha

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<v Speaker 2>get hammered. That didn't seem that bad. No, it wasn't bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe to him it was bad, but it wasn't bad

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<v Speaker 2>at automatic.

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<v Speaker 4>What'd you say to him?

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<v Speaker 3>I said, nothing bad. Don't worry. Make sure he knows

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<v Speaker 3>who I am.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, all right, congratulations a catcher always controlling the

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<v Speaker 4>game offensively and defensively.

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<v Speaker 2>That was you tonight. Congratulations. There he is the man,

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<v Speaker 2>Dalton Rushing. Nothing bad, no harm, no foul on this

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<v Speaker 2>side of it. Dalton Rushing a big night. The walkoff

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<v Speaker 2>bas said to give the Dodgers the eight to seven

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<v Speaker 2>win in eleven innings. When we continue on Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>Live from Uniclo Field at Dodgers Stadium, we'll check in

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<v Speaker 2>with Jose Mota. We'll take more of your phone calls

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<v Speaker 2>at eight sixty six, nine, eight seven two, five seventy

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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers play their first extra innings game and

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<v Speaker 2>win it in eleven, eight to seven. On AM five

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<v Speaker 2>to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>This He's Dodger Talk with David Massing.

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<v Speaker 10>Fly ball left field, bend McCarthy to the wall and

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<v Speaker 10>it's gone. A home run Joe Haotani his nineteenth home

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<v Speaker 10>run in the year, and the Dodgers take a two

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<v Speaker 10>to one lead.

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<v Speaker 4>A big night for show.

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<v Speaker 2>Haotani three for four with four RBIs, including that go

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<v Speaker 2>ahead two run home run in the third inning off

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<v Speaker 2>of Kyle Freeland. Dalton Rushing had the leadoff double right

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<v Speaker 2>there to get things going for Otani, who now is

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<v Speaker 2>hitting three to oh two with five home runs and

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<v Speaker 2>forty one RBIs when runners are on base in front

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<v Speaker 2>Nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers beat the Rockies in eleven tonight, eight to seven,

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<v Speaker 2>all the way back before extra innings. Eric Lauer got

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<v Speaker 2>the start, got himself out of a bases loaded jam

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<v Speaker 2>in the second inning, allowed just one run in that second,

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<v Speaker 2>and completed six innings for the Dodgers tonight. He had

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<v Speaker 2>some high praise for Dalton Rushing, another teammate backing up

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<v Speaker 2>their catcher.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, he's a great player, and I think he plays

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<v Speaker 11>with a lot of moxy and he definitely doesn't back

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<v Speaker 11>down to anybody, and.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, you know, we love him for that.

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<v Speaker 11>And he's a great guy that you want on your

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<v Speaker 11>team and you want playing with you. So he's a

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<v Speaker 11>great competitor, great guy.

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<v Speaker 1>So I like him a lot.

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<v Speaker 4>All Right.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a veteran pitcher that's been with a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>different teams backing up the young Rushing. You certainly want

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<v Speaker 2>to have a guy like that on your side. I

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<v Speaker 2>can understand how he gets under the skin of other teams,

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<v Speaker 2>but certainly a true that fights for his pictures is

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<v Speaker 2>a guy that you want behind the plate. And Will

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<v Speaker 2>Smith does a great job of doing that as well.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, here's one thing about Dalton Rushing versus Will Smith,

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<v Speaker 2>Dalton Rushing wears his emotions on his sleeve. But I'll

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<v Speaker 2>tell you this, and I'm sure if you think back,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll remember these scenes, these moments in time. Will Smith

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<v Speaker 2>has had some moments where he has said something to

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<v Speaker 2>hitters like Marcelo Zuna who had the backswing on the

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<v Speaker 2>back of his head. He stood up for himself and

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<v Speaker 2>didn't take that and he barked at Ozuna. Remember when

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<v Speaker 2>he called Jerkson profar irrelevant. I mean, he's had some

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<v Speaker 2>moments too. But Will is such a quiet guy. But

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<v Speaker 2>there's a quiet toughness about him, and he'll say things

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<v Speaker 2>with the mask on to somebody where it doesn't go viral.

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<v Speaker 2>Where Dalton Rushing, he's emotional and he wears his emotions

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<v Speaker 2>on his sleeves right now at this stage of his career,

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<v Speaker 2>and he doesn't care if John Boy wants to transcribe

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<v Speaker 2>eating his lips. That's who he is and he's not

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<v Speaker 2>apologizing for it. And Will Smith, I got news for you,

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't apologize for who he is either. So the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>have two tough catchers and very different personalities. Eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 4>Trust me.

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen Will Smith's toughness. I've been on the other

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<v Speaker 2>end of that before. All right, let's go out to

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 1>It's tough to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>What a game in July against the Rockies, first extra

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<v Speaker 2>innings game, A couple of big plays at the plate,

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<v Speaker 2>Dalton rushing all over it. Otani explodes, this was an

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<v Speaker 2>entertaining game between a team that's headed to the postseason

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<v Speaker 2>compared to a team that isn't going anywhere.

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<v Speaker 7>A team isn't playing so good lately. Five hundred for

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<v Speaker 7>the Rockies coming into this one, last thirty four games,

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<v Speaker 7>and I think, Dave overro it's a good test. You know,

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<v Speaker 7>many many tests coming different ways, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 7>times we expect like the worst things to happen and

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<v Speaker 7>the biggest tests, and uh, you know situations. Are you

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<v Speaker 7>going to prove yourself against you know, mighty competitors and

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<v Speaker 7>the big names and the big teams. It doesn't matter.

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<v Speaker 7>It's baseball, man, And you know this forced a lot

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<v Speaker 7>of things happened. Number one is the Dodgers consider to

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<v Speaker 7>play good defense. Let's not ignore that, including Dave the

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<v Speaker 7>one guy that you know he has to make you

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<v Speaker 7>thrown to the basis at god Vinriquez, he played catch

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<v Speaker 7>on the big double play in that inning, that one

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<v Speaker 7>four to three. The other thing, too, is Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 7>is seeing his team execute at the highest level now

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<v Speaker 7>against a Rockies team that you got to respect implementing

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<v Speaker 7>playing baseball. The Dodgers had thirteen sacrifices all of last year.

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<v Speaker 7>They're twelve right now. So you're finding out right now

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<v Speaker 7>that Tommy Edmant had one sacrifice butt last year. He

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<v Speaker 7>has two already in consecutive at bats. So many many

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<v Speaker 7>things happen, obviously now the cleanness of games. You want

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<v Speaker 7>to see a Tanner Scot come out cleanly, but he's

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<v Speaker 7>not perfect. But overall, just a lot of good things

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<v Speaker 7>happening in terms of just moving runners along, playing the

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<v Speaker 7>game right, having better at bats, and not giving in

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<v Speaker 7>until the very end. That was remarkable to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>How about the plays at the plate in the ninth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>adults and rushing, you know, walking that fine line of

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<v Speaker 2>knowing how to play that play at the plate, giving

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<v Speaker 2>a lane but also making a great tag. And also

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<v Speaker 2>in the tenth inning where Cole Kerrick's foot kind of

0:23:22.640 --> 0:23:25.880
<v Speaker 2>got caught underneath them, and we had that benches clearing

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<v Speaker 2>and bullpen clearing situation.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, told me, that's like ridiculous. You know your clea

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<v Speaker 7>gets caught at So what I mean if anybody should

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<v Speaker 7>complain as a catcher saying hey man, you know you

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<v Speaker 7>hit me or you know, I mean you can't touch

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<v Speaker 7>guys anymore. But runners have to understand that lane is open.

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<v Speaker 7>That's why you and not we're talking. Last week, more

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<v Speaker 7>guys are diving into home plate, which was not ever

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<v Speaker 7>ever recommended because you're going to run to somebody's gear

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<v Speaker 7>and shint guards. But as you it's about too it's

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<v Speaker 7>supposed to the runner to do different things. A lot

0:23:56.200 --> 0:23:58.840
<v Speaker 7>of guys sometimes's so on the side to day they

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<v Speaker 7>go and standing up, which is even more dangerous. Catchers

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<v Speaker 7>have to learn so many things nowadays. And you are

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<v Speaker 7>in a desperate mode to get it out, and you

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<v Speaker 7>know you're gonna get a bang bang play. You want

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<v Speaker 7>to lean into making sure that the guy is not

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<v Speaker 7>going to give any type of advantage against you. And

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<v Speaker 7>that's where young catchers are learning way more in terms

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<v Speaker 7>of the footwork. Technicality is like the game and waiting

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<v Speaker 7>for the ball to get there, which is also a

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<v Speaker 7>little bit dangerous. If the ball carries you into the lane,

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<v Speaker 7>what are you gonna do. So there's so many things

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<v Speaker 7>being exposed because of that. But overall, I think Rushing,

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<v Speaker 7>with the emotions that you talk about, is a guy

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<v Speaker 7>that coming through the minor league's understood every single one

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<v Speaker 7>of these things. He knows how to explain it too,

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<v Speaker 7>as he does very clear with you as to why

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<v Speaker 7>you set your feet in one position, why that lane

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<v Speaker 7>is open, and why exactly you don't want to jump

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<v Speaker 7>the gun even if your throat gets you into the

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<v Speaker 7>lane for the runner.

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<v Speaker 2>You gotta love it how he and Cole carrig were

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<v Speaker 2>chirping at each other. It was the picture and Gardo

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<v Speaker 2>Enriquez that had to come down and calm down this catcher,

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<v Speaker 2>and then Max Mounsely, the veteran, came in and walked

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<v Speaker 2>them away from that home played area to diffuse the situation.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you feel like that was going to escalate.

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<v Speaker 7>With Rushing?

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<v Speaker 1>He just never know.

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<v Speaker 7>But I mean, you gotta love the guy because they

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<v Speaker 7>really if you think about what they saw and how

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<v Speaker 7>the league has him, you know, a bit of a target.

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<v Speaker 7>Everybody knows who rushing he is. With the emotions and

0:25:23.520 --> 0:25:27.560
<v Speaker 7>things have happened here publicly, It's like Enriquez knows, I

0:25:27.600 --> 0:25:30.040
<v Speaker 7>cannot allow this to happen. We need this guy to

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<v Speaker 7>just get back and to play in the game. He

0:25:33.040 --> 0:25:35.840
<v Speaker 7>already did his job. Let's get it back. Max Monthly, obviously,

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<v Speaker 7>one of the leaders of the team knows exactly how

0:25:37.800 --> 0:25:40.639
<v Speaker 7>to take care of that. And at the same time,

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<v Speaker 7>it's a matter of managing what you have in front

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<v Speaker 7>of you in terms of teammates and characters. But I

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<v Speaker 7>think about Rushing all the things he's gone through, Dave,

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<v Speaker 7>I've seen a lot of guys fold okay after they're

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<v Speaker 7>confronted public buy something, they said, something they did, being

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<v Speaker 7>questioned by teammates, overacting, overreacting, and being called out in

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<v Speaker 7>front of the world media. Pretty much, this guy is

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<v Speaker 7>tough as they come. Mentally, you want this guy in

0:26:06.680 --> 0:26:08.760
<v Speaker 7>your team, as Eric Laarer was saying, because of what

0:26:08.800 --> 0:26:11.720
<v Speaker 7>he brings. Obviously, he's surrounded by a lot of good

0:26:11.840 --> 0:26:14.760
<v Speaker 7>veteran players that can kind of just explain things soever

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<v Speaker 7>Freddy did and as they all do throughout you know

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<v Speaker 7>when the cameras are not on, but man when he's

0:26:19.760 --> 0:26:21.440
<v Speaker 7>on your team, he's like, you know, he's gonna be tough.

0:26:21.560 --> 0:26:24.479
<v Speaker 7>Nothing's going to bother him. Showhill Toney's not gonna intimidate him.

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<v Speaker 7>Nobody's gonna intimidate him. But if you can turn it

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<v Speaker 7>down a little bit more and understand that you don't

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<v Speaker 7>be a target for the unknown reasons or one wanted reasons.

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<v Speaker 7>But you cannot take a fire away from this guy.

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<v Speaker 7>There's a guy that you like a lot that had

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<v Speaker 7>to control this when he first came up, his name

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<v Speaker 7>Ander EIGHTHI and he turned out to be pretty good.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah he did.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, some bats took a beating, but yeah, he

0:26:44.600 --> 0:26:47.200
<v Speaker 2>turned out to be pretty good. And with age and

0:26:47.280 --> 0:26:50.040
<v Speaker 2>maturity he knew how to kind of pick his spots.

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<v Speaker 3>With all that.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, and then the catching position that requires a lot.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, let's not forget about Steve Yeger and the

0:26:55.520 --> 0:26:57.520
<v Speaker 7>stuff he took behind home plays. So that is have

0:26:57.560 --> 0:27:00.000
<v Speaker 7>bet a history of guys that you know, Russell Martin

0:27:00.119 --> 0:27:03.520
<v Speaker 7>to have taken their beatings behind home plate and understand

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<v Speaker 7>how important it is to play that leadership role behind

0:27:06.280 --> 0:27:08.840
<v Speaker 7>that position, to take charge. And then when you walk

0:27:08.920 --> 0:27:12.119
<v Speaker 7>over the clubhouse it could be the most unpopular teammate

0:27:12.200 --> 0:27:14.800
<v Speaker 7>in some ways, but when they're like between the White Lions,

0:27:14.880 --> 0:27:17.280
<v Speaker 7>I want that guy on my team as my catcher

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<v Speaker 7>in Turnty. For pitchers, that is a big, big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>To all right, Jose, what a fun night at the ballpark.

0:27:24.000 --> 0:27:26.879
<v Speaker 2>It's always an event. Freddie Freeman Bobo Head night, he

0:27:26.960 --> 0:27:29.560
<v Speaker 2>had his family out here. And then the first extra

0:27:29.680 --> 0:27:32.359
<v Speaker 2>innings game of the year for the Dodgers, and there

0:27:32.440 --> 0:27:33.560
<v Speaker 2>was a lot of late drama.

0:27:34.840 --> 0:27:37.080
<v Speaker 7>Love it for some play baseball to find out that

0:27:37.119 --> 0:27:38.680
<v Speaker 7>they can win the close games. And it doesn't matter

0:27:38.720 --> 0:27:41.480
<v Speaker 7>who it is. Execution is the name of the game.

0:27:41.520 --> 0:27:42.920
<v Speaker 7>And if you can execute a little bit more and

0:27:43.040 --> 0:27:46.080
<v Speaker 7>catch a ball better as Eero Julian couldn't do, then

0:27:46.640 --> 0:27:47.880
<v Speaker 7>you're gonna win ball games.

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<v Speaker 4>No doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers gave a La Soccer fans something to cheer

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<v Speaker 2>about after Mexico lost yesterday and the US lost today.

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<v Speaker 2>All you have in La now, as always.

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<v Speaker 4>Is the Dodgers, those Doyers. Thanks Jose.

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<v Speaker 2>There he goes Jose Mota, part of the Dodgers Spanish

0:28:08.400 --> 0:28:12.879
<v Speaker 2>radio broadcast with a proud Mexican like Luis Cochito Cruz,

0:28:12.920 --> 0:28:15.639
<v Speaker 2>who was a little sad today. I'll have to admit

0:28:15.720 --> 0:28:18.600
<v Speaker 2>he was a little sad, a little consado today. Couchito

0:28:18.720 --> 0:28:22.080
<v Speaker 2>Cruz and a lot of sad US soccer fans. Can

0:28:22.119 --> 0:28:25.520
<v Speaker 2>you believe somebody text me asking me if they're going

0:28:25.640 --> 0:28:28.919
<v Speaker 2>to show the soccer game in the stadium club before

0:28:29.160 --> 0:28:33.000
<v Speaker 2>first pitch tonight, I said, I have no idea. This

0:28:33.240 --> 0:28:35.399
<v Speaker 2>is a Dodger game. Go to a sports bar if

0:28:35.440 --> 0:28:39.120
<v Speaker 2>you want to watch soccer, and look, they let you down.

0:28:39.400 --> 0:28:41.440
<v Speaker 2>But the Dodgers never let you down.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, Tomorrow, game two of this three game series

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<v Speaker 4>between the Dodgers and Rockies, Justin Robleski will be.

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<v Speaker 2>On the mound tomorrow. He has ten wins on the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Only two other pitchers have that. He's ten and two

0:28:55.640 --> 0:28:57.920
<v Speaker 2>with an ERA of two to eighty. And don't worry,

0:28:58.400 --> 0:29:01.520
<v Speaker 2>he will be in Philadelphia. There's a number of pitchers

0:29:01.600 --> 0:29:04.800
<v Speaker 2>that already are lined up to pitch this weekend that

0:29:04.960 --> 0:29:07.840
<v Speaker 2>won't be able to pitch in Philadelphia. So I have

0:29:08.040 --> 0:29:11.440
<v Speaker 2>no doubts that Robleski will be in Philadelphia with the

0:29:11.520 --> 0:29:14.120
<v Speaker 2>rest of the National League All Stars. He's going up

0:29:14.160 --> 0:29:17.560
<v Speaker 2>against former Angel Mike Lorenzen, who's three and nine with

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<v Speaker 2>an era of six point ninety one. Our coverage begins

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<v Speaker 2>at six o'clock with first pitch at seven ten with

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Monday and Tim Neverett. Thanks to Colinie back at

0:29:28.520 --> 0:29:32.080
<v Speaker 2>our Burbank studios, Thanks to Dwayne McDonald out here at

0:29:32.160 --> 0:29:35.160
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium, and thanks to you for listening. In case

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<v Speaker 2>you missed any of the show, you know where to

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<v Speaker 2>find it the I Heart Radio app and go back

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<v Speaker 2>and listen to that conversation with All Star Max Muncie,

0:29:43.880 --> 0:29:46.600
<v Speaker 2>who's making the first start at third base in an

0:29:46.600 --> 0:29:50.080
<v Speaker 2>All Star game by a Dodger since the Penguin Ron

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<v Speaker 2>Say in nineteen seventy seven, and we did get into

0:29:53.920 --> 0:29:56.200
<v Speaker 2>the big lead, and how the Dodgers are going to

0:29:56.680 --> 0:29:59.400
<v Speaker 2>stay focused all the way through the finish line.

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<v Speaker 4>No doubt that they know.

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<v Speaker 2>How to do that with winning back to back championships

0:30:04.160 --> 0:30:07.040
<v Speaker 2>once again. The final score Tonight the Dodgers play their

0:30:07.080 --> 0:30:10.400
<v Speaker 2>first extra innings game of the season, Game ninety two,

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<v Speaker 2>and they come out on top in eleven eight to

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<v Speaker 2>seven over the Rockies. Ben Mallor is he finally working tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean the holidays over, Big Ben will find out

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<v Speaker 2>on the other side at least his shows on Fox

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<v Speaker 2>Sports Radio next, have a great rest of your night.

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<v Speaker 4>See you playing