WEBVTT - Spring Training Dodger Talk (2-16-26)

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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 face.

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<v Speaker 1>A spring training Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>Here we go again.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to runner Back, hosted by Dodgers aint sider

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<v Speaker 1>David Bassi. How three peat in the Mexican in on

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<v Speaker 1>the show called eight six six nine eighty seven two

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<v Speaker 1>five seven, And be sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you catch your podcasts. Here's your host, David Bassey.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger Talk. David Basse with you until eight o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>tonight right here on AM five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a great show for you tonight. Blake Trinan

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<v Speaker 2>is going to join us. Yes, three time World Series

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<v Speaker 2>Champion Blake trining is going to join us at seven

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<v Speaker 2>point thirty to share how his off season is going

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<v Speaker 2>to help him bounce back and return to form from

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<v Speaker 2>what we saw in twenty twenty four. So looking forward

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<v Speaker 2>to hearing from Blake Trinan, who, among many Dodgers, has

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<v Speaker 2>come into camp a lot slimmer than what we saw

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<v Speaker 2>a year ago and changed their routine during the off

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<v Speaker 2>season to be ready for camp. Can't say enough about

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<v Speaker 2>so many of the players that came to camp ready

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<v Speaker 2>to go day one, and really that's the culture here

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers. Veteran players that have won back to

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<v Speaker 2>back World Series championships have come to camp ta Oscar Hernandez,

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas, Max Munsey, Blake Trinan, to the young guys,

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<v Speaker 2>Gavin Stone, River Ryan, all of these guys to a

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<v Speaker 2>man have come to camp ready to try to pursue

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<v Speaker 2>a three pat And quite honestly, if you're not one

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<v Speaker 2>of those guys that came to camp ready day one,

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<v Speaker 2>you should be feeling a lot of pressure. You've got

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<v Speaker 2>to feel that pressure from your teammates that hey, we

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<v Speaker 2>all came to camp ready to work. What were you

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<v Speaker 2>doing during the off season? And I think that's a

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<v Speaker 2>question that only the players that did not come ready

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<v Speaker 2>for day one can answer. And we'll get into that

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<v Speaker 2>over the coming days here Live from the Desert. Phone

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<v Speaker 2>lines are open if you want to know about any

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<v Speaker 2>one of your favorite players, how they're looking, what they're doing,

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<v Speaker 2>how they're feeling eight six six nine eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy. Evan Phillips has re signed with the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>and he spoke for the first time since resigning with

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. We will share that conversation with you as well.

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<v Speaker 2>And how about this. Two of the villains in Dodger fans'

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<v Speaker 2>eyes have spoke up to really celebrate what the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>have done over the course of the last last thirteen years,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. We'll share with

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<v Speaker 2>you what they had to say as well. Don't forget

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow the first official full squad workout for the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>and then the first Cactus League game is coming up Saturday,

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<v Speaker 2>and we will have that game for you right here

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<v Speaker 2>on a five to seventy LA Sports. The Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>actually opening up the first two games of the Cactus

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<v Speaker 2>League with road games. Now, road games in Arizona are

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<v Speaker 2>a lot better than road games in Florida. I've never

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<v Speaker 2>experienced the Florida travel, but nonetheless, our coverage begins at

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<v Speaker 2>twelve thirty on Saturday as we get you ready for

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<v Speaker 2>the Cactus League opener against the Angels in Tempe. Arizona,

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<v Speaker 2>and then on Sunday, the Dodgers will be in Peoria

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<v Speaker 2>facing the San Diego Padres, and we will have pregame

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<v Speaker 2>coverage beginning at twelve thirty, first pitch at one ten.

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<v Speaker 2>We still have not found out from Dave Roberts who

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<v Speaker 2>is going to start the first two games of the spring,

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<v Speaker 2>but you would have to imagine it's the two guys

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<v Speaker 2>that have come to camp setting the tone in Yamamoto

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<v Speaker 2>and Otani, who are getting ready for the World Baseball Classics.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll find out, if not tomorrow, by Wednesday, Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts will lay out his plans. One guy that will

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<v Speaker 2>not be playing in the first Cactus League game or

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<v Speaker 2>even on opening Day on March twenty sixth at Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Stadium is two times World Series Champion NLCS MVP from

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty four, Tommy Edmund. We all knew it was

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<v Speaker 2>a long shot that Tommy Edmond, after undergoing right ankle surgery,

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<v Speaker 2>was going to be ready for opening Day. Well, today

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts made it official.

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<v Speaker 4>I think just looking at where his ankle is at,

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<v Speaker 4>trying to play the long view that you don't want

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<v Speaker 4>to have any regression or setbacks, and so how can

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<v Speaker 4>we be methodical with it, And just for me, knowing

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<v Speaker 4>that he's just taken swings, isn't up to full speed

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<v Speaker 4>doing the basement, so that takes a while to get

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<v Speaker 4>your body into baseball shape. So we're not going to

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<v Speaker 4>rush it. Want to put him in the best position.

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<v Speaker 4>So I think it just kind of came more clear recently,

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<v Speaker 4>very recently, And to be honestly, that's sort of my take,

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<v Speaker 4>just looking at him and kind of knowing our process

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<v Speaker 4>and how we get guys ready for a season.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there you go, something we all kind of believed

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<v Speaker 2>was going to be a situation that Tommy Edmund cannot

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<v Speaker 2>get around not being ready for opening Day, and Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts officially ruled him out today. And we always talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the Dodgers' pitchers and how they want to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure they're ready for October. Well that goes for position

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<v Speaker 2>players as well. Well. Tommy Edman's been dealing with this

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<v Speaker 2>right ankle even before he was traded to the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>during the trade deadline of twenty twenty four. Finally had

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<v Speaker 2>surgery on it this offseason, but still not going to

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<v Speaker 2>rush it and cause damage to a surgically repaired right ankle.

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<v Speaker 2>So Tommy Edman is not going to be opening day

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<v Speaker 2>second baseman. So who does that leave. Well, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot of depth at every position, and second

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<v Speaker 2>base is no different. Remember Miguel Rojas, Yeah, that Miguel Rojas.

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<v Speaker 2>He played more games at second base last year than

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<v Speaker 2>any other position he played. So you got Rojas for starters.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Dave Roberts said, basically, it's a competition between

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<v Speaker 2>two young guys that got their first taste of the

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<v Speaker 2>big leagues last year and Alex Freeland and Hayesan Kim,

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<v Speaker 2>who I saw tonight at a sushi joint in Peoria.

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<v Speaker 2>It seemed like he was getting a sushi a lotier

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<v Speaker 2>than I was. I'll just say that right now. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>that's big league status right there. But that's what it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to come down to, Rojas, Kim and Freeland. Rojas

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<v Speaker 2>has a spot, Kim and Freeland are going to have

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<v Speaker 2>to fight out for a spot on this opening day

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<v Speaker 2>roster to see who is going to be the left

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<v Speaker 2>handed platoon to Miguel Rojas at second base. And let's

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<v Speaker 2>not forget this is Miguel Rojas's final season in the

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<v Speaker 2>big leagues. He's thirty seven years old. You don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to run that guy into the ground in the first

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<v Speaker 2>two months of the season. So whether it's Kim or Freeland,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to see a lot of those two guys

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<v Speaker 2>until Tommy Edmund is one hundred percent. And honestly, Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts said, and we all witnessed it, Alex Freeland last

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<v Speaker 2>year allowed the game to speed up on him. It

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<v Speaker 2>was just too much. And it seems like Alex Freeland

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<v Speaker 2>is a little bit more mature than what he was

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<v Speaker 2>a year ago at this time. So you know, let's

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<v Speaker 2>not forget about some of these guys that everybody was

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<v Speaker 2>hyping up the last two years. Just because they got

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<v Speaker 2>a taste of the big leagues and couldn't stick with

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<v Speaker 2>back to back World Series champion Dodgers, doesn't mean that

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<v Speaker 2>their careers are over. No, they're just getting started. And

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Freeland, Dalton Rushing, Hay Sun Kim give these guys

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity. So that's the second base situation for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned earlier in the show to start it that

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<v Speaker 2>so many guys came into camp ready to go, and

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<v Speaker 2>I saw te Oscar Hernandez arrive at Camel Back Ranch

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<v Speaker 2>this morning, and I've been following him on Instagram. His

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<v Speaker 2>friends have been telling me he's been in the lab

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<v Speaker 2>in Tampa, Florida since November. He is skipping out on

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<v Speaker 2>playing for his beloved Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.

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<v Speaker 2>And I have said this here on Dodger Talk, I

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<v Speaker 2>have said it on Sports net LA. This is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a huge, huge comeback year for Taoscar Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 2>And last year wasn't awful, but it wasn't the Taioscar

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez that we saw in twenty twenty four. So Taoskar

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<v Speaker 2>is in great shape. Another guy that has slimmed down

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<v Speaker 2>that as he gets to age thirty three and beyond,

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<v Speaker 2>has understood he's got to change the body composition. So

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<v Speaker 2>being in left field, being in great shape, I would

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<v Speaker 2>say this is the best condition Taoscar has been in

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<v Speaker 2>since he's been a Dodger, and that includes his great

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty four season. So just moving to left field,

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<v Speaker 2>coming to camp in a great physical spot. He said

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<v Speaker 2>it was the longest offseason that he has had to

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<v Speaker 2>recover body wise in three years. Remember the Dodgers have

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<v Speaker 2>played into November each of the last two years and

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<v Speaker 2>have started before any other team in Major League Baseball

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<v Speaker 2>beginning of the year overseas in Korea two years ago

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<v Speaker 2>in Tokyo, Japan last year eight six six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone Number one guy

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<v Speaker 2>that you won't see at Dodger camp this year, at

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<v Speaker 2>least is the Tigers opening day starting pitcher. Did you

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<v Speaker 2>miss that tweet? The Tigers, after losing arbitration to Trek

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<v Speaker 2>Scooble and Scott Boris name Trek Scouble their opening day starter.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember all the phone calls we were getting because of

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<v Speaker 2>the ping Pingalore You got pinged if you believed what

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<v Speaker 2>he was saying back in December from a hotel lobby

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<v Speaker 2>in Orlando, Florida. Yeah, KTLA's ping Petro some money talked

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<v Speaker 2>about it. Mason and Ireland actually put this guy on

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<v Speaker 2>their show and was eating up every single word that

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<v Speaker 2>he was saying. Oh, tell us more ping. When is

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<v Speaker 2>schoobul coming to the Dodgers. Well, he may come at

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<v Speaker 2>the trade deadline if the Tigers are out of it.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you were listening to this show, scary to

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<v Speaker 2>believe I was the voice of reason saying the sources

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<v Speaker 2>I spoke to around Christmas time and after said he's

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<v Speaker 2>not getting traded for a number of different reasons. And

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<v Speaker 2>the Tigers now have named Schooble their opening day starter.

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<v Speaker 2>And guess who was here at Dodger camp maybe looking

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<v Speaker 2>for Schooble was the ping himself. Remember this tweet in

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<v Speaker 2>December that got you all riled up and children from

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<v Speaker 2>school to school asking if schoobl was a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 5>But here's the deal.

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<v Speaker 4>Here's what I'm hearing right now.

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<v Speaker 5>Freeman is uh trying to work.

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<v Speaker 6>A deal.

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<v Speaker 5>To pay a right there because he's gonna end up somewhere.

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<v Speaker 5>The Dodgers would be the odds on favorite again. They

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<v Speaker 5>got yeah, and they got the players. I mean, she

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<v Speaker 5>should be in that deal.

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<v Speaker 2>But they got a lot of young pictures right now,

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<v Speaker 2>and school bol is.

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<v Speaker 4>Going to be demanding somewhere and create three hundred and

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<v Speaker 4>four and they were.

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<v Speaker 2>All three hundred or four million. Huh. I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be more than that.

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<v Speaker 5>You can drop at any time here.

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<v Speaker 2>At anytime, Orlando, Yeah, December, stay tuned Dodger Nation to

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<v Speaker 2>that means, yes, stay tuned. Dodger Nation. Oh sorry, Ping,

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<v Speaker 2>school Balls staying in Motown, and uh, the Ping showed

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<v Speaker 2>up and he took he took his medicine to a

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<v Speaker 2>certain extent. As we were waiting for Dave Roberts, the

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<v Speaker 2>Ping came in and you know, said, all right, let

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<v Speaker 2>me have it. I said, what I'm just I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>looking for schoobl Is he throwing a bullpen today? I

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<v Speaker 2>had the schedule. I'm not sure if he's throwing a

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen today. And the Ping, staying in true Ping character,

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<v Speaker 2>maintained that he had great sources, but back down that

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<v Speaker 2>he said that school Ball was going to be traded

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dodgers from what we just heard right there,

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<v Speaker 2>he said, it was happening. Look, this is the way

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<v Speaker 2>it works. A player like school Ball a pending free agent.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, the Tigers were going to listen. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers and Tigers talked to a certain extent, but

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<v Speaker 2>it became very clear to the Dodgers and every other

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<v Speaker 2>team in baseball that the Tigers were not trading Trek Scooble.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be waving the white flag to a fan

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<v Speaker 2>base that obviously was close to winning the Ale Central

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<v Speaker 2>last year, and they just added from Bervaldez. They got

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<v Speaker 2>arguably the best three starters in the American League and

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<v Speaker 2>school ball, Valdez and Flaherty, not to mention a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to the Hall of Fame and Kenley Jansen

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<v Speaker 2>closing games. So the ping will be back out here tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's the scene set from Glendale, Arizona. When we

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<v Speaker 2>continue live from Camelback ranching Glendale, Arizona, we will let

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<v Speaker 2>you here with Manny Machadawin and Bryce Harper had to

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<v Speaker 2>say about the Dodgers off season. And we have three

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<v Speaker 2>lines open. Eight six six nine eight seven two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. The only lights on are

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<v Speaker 2>in the broadcast booth and in the Dodgers clubhouse management shop.

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Torris. Only guy that's got the lights on still

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<v Speaker 2>here at camel Back Ranch. So at least somebody else

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<v Speaker 2>is here with me besides the Coyotes. David Vassay with

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<v Speaker 2>you until seven o'clock or eight o'clock right here on

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<v Speaker 2>a F five to seventy LA Sports. We are live

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<v Speaker 2>at camel Back Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. The Dodgers getting

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<v Speaker 2>set for their first official full squad workout tomorrow afternoon

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<v Speaker 2>here at camel Back Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. The Dodgers'

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<v Speaker 2>first game of the spring is coming up this Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>against the Angels, and then they will be in Peoria

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<v Speaker 2>to take on the San Diego Padres, who just have

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<v Speaker 2>signed We're series hero from twenty twenty four, Walker Buehler

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<v Speaker 2>has signed with the San Diego Padres. That's right, Buttane

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<v Speaker 2>is now going to be part of the Padres, the

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<v Speaker 2>team that he helped the Dodgers come from behind to

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<v Speaker 2>beat in the twenty four NLDS and has been a

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<v Speaker 2>nemesis of theirs for many years pitching for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>He has signed a minor league deal with the San

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<v Speaker 2>Diego Padres, according to Kevin Ace of the San Diego

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<v Speaker 2>Union Tribune. So what you're feeling, Dodger fans, breaking news

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<v Speaker 2>your world series hero Walker Bueller is now going to

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<v Speaker 2>be pitching for the rival San Diego Padres. That is

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<v Speaker 2>somewhat shocking, but I had heard during this offseason that

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<v Speaker 2>it was the Padres that had the most interest in

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<v Speaker 2>Walker Bueller. Buehler incredibly had to pitch for teams last week.

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<v Speaker 2>It was like a tryout. Walker Buehler had to pitch

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<v Speaker 2>for teams last week. Haven't they seen the resume? I

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<v Speaker 2>text a scout with a team in the American League

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<v Speaker 2>West and I said, what do you need to see

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<v Speaker 2>from Walker Buehler? And they told me that they needed

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<v Speaker 2>to see how his fastball look. I know it's surprising

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<v Speaker 2>with his resume, but it has changed over the years.

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<v Speaker 2>So there you go, Dodger fans. Walker Buehler will now

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<v Speaker 2>be pitching against the Dodgers in the same division, pitching

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<v Speaker 2>for the San Diego Padres. I fully expect him to

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<v Speaker 2>make that team. It's a minor league deal, a year

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<v Speaker 2>after him signing a one year, twenty one million dollar

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<v Speaker 2>contract with the Boston Red Sox. Eight six six nine

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<v Speaker 2>eight seven two five seventy is the phone number? Uh, Ronnie?

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<v Speaker 2>Can you punch up our first call? Josh in Ontario,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk with David Vassy. What's your reaction

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<v Speaker 2>to Walker bueller sunning with the Padres.

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<v Speaker 7>I leave a bad taste in my mouth. It's behinnest

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<v Speaker 7>for Padres. While I'm happy that he's in a team

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<v Speaker 7>at least, but a minor league deal that's insane.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, I mean, that's hard to believe. A guy that

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<v Speaker 2>was at the top of his game in twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy John surgery twenty twenty one obviously has not been

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<v Speaker 2>the same guy, but still was pretty good for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers in the playoffs in twenty four. But it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be strange to see him put on that uniform and

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<v Speaker 2>face the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, there have been way more worse pitchers. I've gotten

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<v Speaker 7>way more opportunities, and I don't know what they're going

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<v Speaker 7>off with just one year.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like, yeah, no doubt, it's gonna be strange.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you have a question about Kyle Tucker.

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<v Speaker 7>Oh, yeah, I was. I wanted to ask I saw

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<v Speaker 7>a clip, Well, I saw two clips from Kyle Tucker,

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<v Speaker 7>and I know spring training hasn't started. And some people

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<v Speaker 7>said it was a overreaction because it got like a

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<v Speaker 7>lot of backlash online. That's off on the comments. But

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<v Speaker 7>one thing that concerned me because I guess maybe Dodgers

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<v Speaker 7>have put a standard towards practice and like Doc always

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<v Speaker 7>preaches about everything's intent, like every drills that that there's

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<v Speaker 7>an intention behind it, and I just saw him like

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<v Speaker 7>doing grabbing liners on the outfield, and it just looked

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<v Speaker 7>kind of lazy and stuff. And I saw I know

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<v Speaker 7>that pot is one that they were just it just

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<v Speaker 7>looked like he was like watching Potters do drills. And

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<v Speaker 7>I'll give him an excuse because maybe he was just

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<v Speaker 7>like it was just a bad timing for him, but

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<v Speaker 7>it just kind of broke me the wrong way because he.

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<v Speaker 2>Was doing the Josh, do I have to go to

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<v Speaker 2>uh the Allen iverson line? It's practice? Day one of practice?

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<v Speaker 2>What do you want him to do and die for

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<v Speaker 2>the balls? I mean, day one, you want him diving

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<v Speaker 2>for balls on the backfield.

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<v Speaker 7>I just think I just think that we're just.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll be judged. I understand the reputation, but you can't

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<v Speaker 2>look at stuff on social media from day one. The

0:18:58.800 --> 0:19:01.439
<v Speaker 2>guy just got here. You don't want him pulling a

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<v Speaker 2>hamstring or doing any of that other stuff. You'll have

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<v Speaker 2>to judge him when the games count.

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<v Speaker 7>Josh, I just think that I just I think we're

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<v Speaker 7>just used to seeing Mookie and Freddy how they carry

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<v Speaker 7>thoselves Like I saw mookis doing drills.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw Freddy laying on the grass today drinking water

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<v Speaker 2>around the batting cage. Okay, it's day one, Josh, Josh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's day one. Calm down, thank you for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, really, we're gonna judge Kyle Tucker after day

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<v Speaker 2>one of outfield drills? I mean, come on, I mean seriously,

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<v Speaker 2>this guy has a resume that speaks for itself, and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll see where that motor is. Like I said, there

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<v Speaker 2>is a lot of accountability in that clubhouse to each other.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got to be able to work hard. You've got

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<v Speaker 2>to have your level of intensity up every day and

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<v Speaker 2>understand it's a long season. So I mean, come on, really,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna judge Kyle Tucker off one day of spring training?

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<v Speaker 2>That seems a little excessive. Ronnie. Can you put a

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<v Speaker 2>punch up Ramon in Arizona for me? Please?

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<v Speaker 3>Hi?

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<v Speaker 2>Ramone, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey Dave.

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<v Speaker 8>I got to see you today and talk to you

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<v Speaker 8>for a little while, and I wanted to say thank

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<v Speaker 8>you again for that, for that conversation that we had.

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<v Speaker 2>No I was waiting to remember what did I miss

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<v Speaker 2>when I walked away on field six.

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<v Speaker 8>I just went over to watch a little fielding practice,

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<v Speaker 8>then throwing the first second and covering home plate, and

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<v Speaker 8>that was pretty much it, and then I didn't get

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<v Speaker 8>I was over there on that side. I didn't get

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<v Speaker 8>a chance to go see Edwin Diaz throw. I want

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<v Speaker 8>to really see him throw, and I heard that Mookie

0:20:42.080 --> 0:20:44.360
<v Speaker 8>was out there on the field. But I did get

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<v Speaker 8>back in time to see Alex Vesia punch out Otani.

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<v Speaker 2>That was what was your reaction to Vessia. So let

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<v Speaker 2>me set this up before you give us your reaction, Ramon,

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<v Speaker 2>it was Alex Vesia versus show Hey Otani on field

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<v Speaker 2>one this SAP noon and Vessia, after he struck out

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<v Speaker 2>Otani yelled out a primal scream because he was pumped

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<v Speaker 2>up that he was able to strike out one of

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest players of all time. And Otani did a

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<v Speaker 2>double take, and the fans that were watching kind of

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<v Speaker 2>got a laugh out of it. But it was unexpected.

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<v Speaker 2>But that was the that's the intensity that you kind

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<v Speaker 2>of need amongst these great players. But were you surprised

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<v Speaker 2>that Vessia got so amped up for a live BP strikeout?

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<v Speaker 8>Well, knowing Vessia the way he is, He's always amped

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<v Speaker 8>up no matter what. It doesn't matter if it's a game,

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<v Speaker 8>if it's practice, warm up or whatever. And I was

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<v Speaker 8>just happy to see him be very competitive after what

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<v Speaker 8>he went through last October. That was a very sad

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<v Speaker 8>story for him and his wife. And just to see

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<v Speaker 8>him go out there and compete in spring training about

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<v Speaker 8>one hundred and ten miles an hour already. It was

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<v Speaker 8>good and it was great to see uh. It was

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<v Speaker 8>great to see and hear the roar of the crowd

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<v Speaker 8>after that punch out, and it was nice to see

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<v Speaker 8>you Taani smile back at him and it seems like

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<v Speaker 8>you said you got me. But but yeah, overall, it

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<v Speaker 8>was great to see Bessie out there.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Ramon, great to meet you out here today

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<v Speaker 2>and hopefully we'll see you back out here. 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 2>And quite honestly, I have been coming to Camelback Ranch

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<v Speaker 2>for the last fifteen years. I have never seen the

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<v Speaker 2>crowds as big as they have been the last couple

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<v Speaker 2>of days, the first weekend that fans were allowed in.

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<v Speaker 2>Friday was the first day fans could come in. I

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<v Speaker 2>know it's a long weekend, I know it's raining in

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<v Speaker 2>La but still I have not seen it four or

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<v Speaker 2>five deep around the fences this early in spring training

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<v Speaker 2>and all the years I've been coming here. So that

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<v Speaker 2>just shows you how good the Dodgers are for the

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<v Speaker 2>game of baseball. And Manny Machado agree. Remember, Manny Machado

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<v Speaker 2>got to see what it was like to be a

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger for a half a season when the Dodgers traded

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<v Speaker 2>for him after Corey Seger was hurt. He played shortstop

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers all the way to the World Series

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty eighteen. Manny Machada was asked at Padres camp

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday what he thought about the Dodgers offseason and just

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<v Speaker 2>the debate about what they're doing.

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<v Speaker 9>Uh, I love it.

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<v Speaker 10>I love it. I mean, honestly, I think every team

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<v Speaker 10>should be doing it. You know, they figured out a

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<v Speaker 10>way to do it and it just great for the game, honestly.

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<v Speaker 10>So I think every team, every team has the ability

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<v Speaker 10>to do it. So you know, I hope, you know,

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<v Speaker 10>all thirty teams could could learn from that.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, the Padres have been doing it ever since Peter

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<v Speaker 2>Seidler took over ownership of the Padres. Unfortunately, Peter passed

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<v Speaker 2>away over a year ago and he has certainly missed

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<v Speaker 2>with the Padres and anybody that got to know him,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're not familiar with Peter Seidler and his connection

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dodgers. He's the grandson of Walter O'Malley, and

0:24:07.359 --> 0:24:10.800
<v Speaker 2>he was a tremendous person and he pushed the limits,

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<v Speaker 2>the payroll limits to try to compete with the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean, if the Padres beat the Dodgers in

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty four NLDS, who knows how different things may

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<v Speaker 2>look in twenty five and even in twenty six. But

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<v Speaker 2>many Machado knows what it's like to be a Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>and understands the infrastructure and the support players have playing

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<v Speaker 2>for this team. And Bryce Harper almost almost took the

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker type deal before he signed that long term

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<v Speaker 2>contract with the Phillies back in twenty eighteen. I believe

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<v Speaker 2>Harper wasn't even signed in spring training in twenty eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>because he was still trying to get the offer that

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<v Speaker 2>he wanted. And listen to Bryce Harper when again he

0:24:56.640 --> 0:25:01.000
<v Speaker 2>was asked at Phillies camp about his opinion on what

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers continue to do, and that's just win.

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<v Speaker 11>I mean, I love what the Dodgers do obviously. I mean,

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<v Speaker 11>they pay them money, They spend the money. I mean,

0:25:08.600 --> 0:25:10.280
<v Speaker 11>they're a great team. They understand how to run. They

0:25:10.359 --> 0:25:12.080
<v Speaker 11>run their team like a business, and they run it

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<v Speaker 11>the right way. They understand where they need to put.

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<v Speaker 9>Their money into. But also if people don't look at

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<v Speaker 9>this either, their draft and their development is unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 11>Like they draft and they developed, and then they trade

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<v Speaker 11>those guys for big name guys and they can spend

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<v Speaker 11>them money. So it's I don't know, it bothers me

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<v Speaker 11>when everybody talks about the Dodgers are spending money.

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<v Speaker 9>Do they draft, they develop?

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<v Speaker 4>They do it the right way.

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<v Speaker 11>They understand what it takes to be the best team

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<v Speaker 11>in baseball, and you've seen that in the last two years.

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<v Speaker 9>They have so much step. I mean, I think it's Will.

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<v Speaker 11>Klein, the kid's name was came in up through six

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<v Speaker 11>shutout in EAMs like I mean, you're ston in Arizona

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<v Speaker 11>two weeks before. Like, they have that type of dynamic

0:25:42.840 --> 0:25:45.120
<v Speaker 11>on their club, And that's what you when you think

0:25:45.119 --> 0:25:47.960
<v Speaker 11>about drafting, developing and things like that. That's that's why

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<v Speaker 11>they win, and that's why when they win a lot

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<v Speaker 11>of games each year.

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<v Speaker 9>So you know, I love what they do. I understand

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<v Speaker 9>what they do I understand the.

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<v Speaker 11>Madness behind it, but again, like each team at baseball

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<v Speaker 11>has an opportunity to do the same They the same thing.

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<v Speaker 9>Maybe not at the mrs and echelon up money.

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<v Speaker 11>But they can draft, developing trade.

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<v Speaker 9>And you know, I just I don't know.

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<v Speaker 11>I think a lot of teams can do that in baseball.

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<v Speaker 9>And they should.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about you, but it sounded like Bryce

0:26:15.920 --> 0:26:19.720
<v Speaker 2>Harper is a little envious that he's not a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what it sounds like to me. I mean, everything

0:26:23.359 --> 0:26:26.000
<v Speaker 2>that he described right there is one hundred percent accurate,

0:26:26.520 --> 0:26:29.840
<v Speaker 2>but it sounds like, you know, Valentine's Day was just

0:26:29.880 --> 0:26:35.199
<v Speaker 2>the other day. It seems like Bryce Harper was walking

0:26:35.240 --> 0:26:37.959
<v Speaker 2>on the other side of the street and saw the

0:26:38.000 --> 0:26:41.280
<v Speaker 2>girl that he let get away with a brand new

0:26:41.359 --> 0:26:45.080
<v Speaker 2>shiny man in a Ferrari. He could have been a Dodger,

0:26:45.119 --> 0:26:48.840
<v Speaker 2>he could have taken that short term deal. Instead opted

0:26:48.880 --> 0:26:51.080
<v Speaker 2>to go with the long term deal with the Phillies.

0:26:51.080 --> 0:26:54.760
<v Speaker 2>And now his new GM Dave Dombrowski, is saying that

0:26:54.880 --> 0:26:59.080
<v Speaker 2>he's no longer an elite player. Sounded like Bryce Harper

0:26:59.119 --> 0:27:02.159
<v Speaker 2>wishes he was a I'm not putting words in his

0:27:02.280 --> 0:27:06.400
<v Speaker 2>mouth but it sounded like a guy that man wish

0:27:06.840 --> 0:27:11.080
<v Speaker 2>just wish. Sorry, I think that that ship is sailed.

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

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. We're gonna take a time out here

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk. When we come back, more of your

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<v Speaker 2>phone calls at eight sixty six nine eighty seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy you'll hear from Blake Trenton and Evan Phillips

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk live from Camel Back Ranch and Glendale, Arizona,

0:27:31.280 --> 0:27:34.600
<v Speaker 2>right here on your home the back to back world

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<v Speaker 2>champion Dodgers AM five seventy LA Sports. Welcome back to

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk. David Vasse with you until eight o'clock tonight

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<v Speaker 2>here on AM five seventy LA Sports. Sometimes certain guys

0:27:46.160 --> 0:27:49.960
<v Speaker 2>are excited to join the show. Some guys even shower

0:27:50.320 --> 0:27:54.679
<v Speaker 2>and comb that beautiful blonde hair and trim that beautiful beard.

0:27:55.000 --> 0:27:56.879
<v Speaker 2>Ready to go to talk to us for the first

0:27:56.880 --> 0:27:59.880
<v Speaker 2>time in twenty twenty six, and that is Blake trying

0:27:59.880 --> 0:28:02.359
<v Speaker 2>to Blake. Happy New Year. Great to see you, and

0:28:02.440 --> 0:28:05.480
<v Speaker 2>thank you for taking a shower before this conversation.

0:28:06.000 --> 0:28:08.920
<v Speaker 9>I wish you would have. We're in a good spot.

0:28:09.160 --> 0:28:10.000
<v Speaker 9>Thank you for having me, Dave.

0:28:11.400 --> 0:28:13.159
<v Speaker 2>You seem to be a little bit more tempered. You

0:28:13.160 --> 0:28:15.119
<v Speaker 2>want to ease into things this time around.

0:28:15.520 --> 0:28:17.840
<v Speaker 3>Hey, this is your show. You need you need to

0:28:17.880 --> 0:28:20.080
<v Speaker 3>moderate how you wish. I'm here to answer any questions

0:28:20.080 --> 0:28:20.400
<v Speaker 3>you want.

0:28:20.560 --> 0:28:23.280
<v Speaker 2>Well, honestly, you are one of the guys that I

0:28:23.320 --> 0:28:26.600
<v Speaker 2>was most eager to talk to because I have I

0:28:26.640 --> 0:28:29.320
<v Speaker 2>don't have a short memory. I know how much you

0:28:29.320 --> 0:28:31.640
<v Speaker 2>have done for the Dodgers in the last three World

0:28:31.720 --> 0:28:35.200
<v Speaker 2>Championship seasons and how much you want to come back

0:28:35.240 --> 0:28:38.200
<v Speaker 2>and be part of a three peat. What's what's this

0:28:38.320 --> 0:28:40.600
<v Speaker 2>off season been like for you to get your body

0:28:40.640 --> 0:28:41.440
<v Speaker 2>and mind ready.

0:28:42.160 --> 0:28:44.600
<v Speaker 3>It's just been a lot of reevaluating how I trained,

0:28:46.360 --> 0:28:49.520
<v Speaker 3>talked to Eric Cressey, did some some new training styles

0:28:49.560 --> 0:28:53.120
<v Speaker 3>I guess to try to get myself more athletic, got

0:28:53.160 --> 0:28:55.600
<v Speaker 3>some rest and recovery that my body probably needed I.

0:28:55.560 --> 0:28:56.440
<v Speaker 9>Didn't realize it needed.

0:28:56.640 --> 0:28:59.200
<v Speaker 3>And uh, of course I'm excited to come back. Last

0:28:59.280 --> 0:29:01.760
<v Speaker 3>year wasn't a right ending for me in a sense

0:29:01.760 --> 0:29:04.720
<v Speaker 3>of like helping the team, so I hold I like

0:29:04.760 --> 0:29:06.520
<v Speaker 3>to think I've held myself to a higher standard than

0:29:06.560 --> 0:29:10.480
<v Speaker 3>that in my career, and so this year really high

0:29:10.520 --> 0:29:13.320
<v Speaker 3>expectations for myself and excited to get back out there

0:29:13.320 --> 0:29:15.479
<v Speaker 3>and compete and have some success with the team.

0:29:15.720 --> 0:29:19.640
<v Speaker 2>Blake, you pushed yourself to the limits in twenty twenty

0:29:19.640 --> 0:29:22.120
<v Speaker 2>four and in Game five of the World Series to

0:29:22.160 --> 0:29:26.000
<v Speaker 2>help the Dodgers beat the Yankees. How real is it

0:29:26.080 --> 0:29:29.760
<v Speaker 2>the after effects, the lingering effects of pushing your arm

0:29:29.880 --> 0:29:31.840
<v Speaker 2>to the limits the way you did two years ago.

0:29:32.480 --> 0:29:32.880
<v Speaker 9>I don't know.

0:29:32.960 --> 0:29:36.000
<v Speaker 3>I think I had other issues last year mechanically that

0:29:36.120 --> 0:29:39.080
<v Speaker 3>probably made it seem like my body was fatigued. But yeah,

0:29:39.120 --> 0:29:43.840
<v Speaker 3>I think, you know, the biggest thing is just even

0:29:43.960 --> 0:29:46.080
<v Speaker 3>just post surgery, as best you can do, the best

0:29:46.080 --> 0:29:48.320
<v Speaker 3>I can relate it is you find something that works,

0:29:48.360 --> 0:29:50.960
<v Speaker 3>and it worked in twenty four and then trying to

0:29:50.960 --> 0:29:54.080
<v Speaker 3>find the version that I've been my whole career, you know,

0:29:54.120 --> 0:29:56.160
<v Speaker 3>you kind of forget little cues and some things aren't

0:29:56.160 --> 0:29:57.880
<v Speaker 3>clicking the right way, and you start trying to figure

0:29:57.920 --> 0:29:59.680
<v Speaker 3>out what it is, and sometimes it walks you farther

0:29:59.720 --> 0:30:02.080
<v Speaker 3>away from the answer. Sometimes it brings you closer to

0:30:02.160 --> 0:30:04.040
<v Speaker 3>the answer. And I feel like we're in a really

0:30:04.040 --> 0:30:06.680
<v Speaker 3>good spot this spring, and like my bullpeny went really

0:30:06.680 --> 0:30:10.440
<v Speaker 3>well and got another one tomorrow and from there, we'll

0:30:10.440 --> 0:30:13.360
<v Speaker 3>see if they have me in lives. So yeah, I

0:30:13.400 --> 0:30:15.520
<v Speaker 3>mean I feel great. This is I'm super happy to

0:30:15.520 --> 0:30:17.880
<v Speaker 3>be here. I know my family's pretty excited to get

0:30:17.880 --> 0:30:21.560
<v Speaker 3>things going, and yeah, it's good to see everybody kind

0:30:21.560 --> 0:30:22.440
<v Speaker 3>of rolling in this time.

0:30:22.800 --> 0:30:25.160
<v Speaker 2>What are the cues? Are they the cues from twenty

0:30:25.240 --> 0:30:28.640
<v Speaker 2>twenty four? Are they the cues that you discovered this offseason?

0:30:28.880 --> 0:30:29.200
<v Speaker 9>I don't know.

0:30:29.240 --> 0:30:31.040
<v Speaker 3>It's stuff that I've had in the past, but maybe

0:30:31.200 --> 0:30:33.120
<v Speaker 3>I couldn't get my body to get to those positions,

0:30:33.120 --> 0:30:37.960
<v Speaker 3>so it's all not worth talking on the radio, but

0:30:38.200 --> 0:30:39.560
<v Speaker 3>it's it's in a good spot.

0:30:39.880 --> 0:30:42.040
<v Speaker 2>So you feel like the action on your pitches, where

0:30:42.040 --> 0:30:44.120
<v Speaker 2>your arm slot is, all those things are where you

0:30:44.160 --> 0:30:45.160
<v Speaker 2>want to be early on.

0:30:45.440 --> 0:30:48.200
<v Speaker 3>All the signs from my first bullpen showed that everything

0:30:48.280 --> 0:30:51.320
<v Speaker 3>was moving really sharp and late, so I'm excited about it.

0:30:51.440 --> 0:30:51.840
<v Speaker 9>Yeah.

0:30:52.120 --> 0:30:54.600
<v Speaker 2>Is it to private to ask you how much weight

0:30:54.640 --> 0:30:57.360
<v Speaker 2>you've lost and just the conditioning that you put in

0:30:57.440 --> 0:30:58.240
<v Speaker 2>this soft season.

0:30:58.800 --> 0:30:59.720
<v Speaker 9>I haven't lost that much.

0:30:59.760 --> 0:31:01.960
<v Speaker 3>I just I think body composition changed a little bit,

0:31:02.520 --> 0:31:03.600
<v Speaker 3>probably down a few pounds.

0:31:03.640 --> 0:31:05.440
<v Speaker 9>But yeah, I feel healthy. I feel healthy.

0:31:05.520 --> 0:31:08.920
<v Speaker 3>Just trying to I'm trying to, you know, play as

0:31:08.920 --> 0:31:11.480
<v Speaker 3>long as I can and as great as you know

0:31:11.480 --> 0:31:14.600
<v Speaker 3>the Good Lord will allow me so firmly believing that

0:31:15.000 --> 0:31:17.520
<v Speaker 3>until the day I retire, I'm going to be competing

0:31:17.560 --> 0:31:20.360
<v Speaker 3>at the highest level I've ever competed, and I don't

0:31:20.360 --> 0:31:21.600
<v Speaker 3>expect anything different this year.

0:31:22.320 --> 0:31:24.520
<v Speaker 2>I mean for a skinny fat guy. Blake. When I

0:31:24.560 --> 0:31:26.840
<v Speaker 2>see a guy come into camp the week, any fat guy. No, No,

0:31:26.880 --> 0:31:28.120
<v Speaker 2>I'm calling my skinny fat guy.

0:31:28.160 --> 0:31:28.920
<v Speaker 9>And you looked right at me.

0:31:29.840 --> 0:31:32.640
<v Speaker 2>I'm looking. I'm looking at you in the eye. I'm

0:31:32.640 --> 0:31:33.840
<v Speaker 2>the skinny fat guy here.

0:31:33.800 --> 0:31:35.440
<v Speaker 3>Back in a compliment, said, oh, you look great from

0:31:35.440 --> 0:31:37.320
<v Speaker 3>working hard all off season, but you're a skinny fat kid.

0:31:37.400 --> 0:31:39.400
<v Speaker 2>I'm the I'm the skinny fat kid. And that's why

0:31:39.400 --> 0:31:40.720
<v Speaker 2>when I see you come into.

0:31:40.560 --> 0:31:42.560
<v Speaker 9>Camp, you can is that what you're saying?

0:31:42.600 --> 0:31:44.520
<v Speaker 2>No, No, I can't. I think I feel like you've

0:31:44.560 --> 0:31:46.920
<v Speaker 2>gone yoga. Did you do a lot of yoga? You

0:31:46.960 --> 0:31:48.000
<v Speaker 2>look like a yoga type.

0:31:48.160 --> 0:31:50.400
<v Speaker 9>I'm out on yoga. I don't need yoga in my life.

0:31:50.600 --> 0:31:54.320
<v Speaker 3>Plates No, just work hard, you can stretch.

0:31:54.760 --> 0:31:56.360
<v Speaker 9>I need to go into that weird stuff. I ain't

0:31:56.400 --> 0:31:56.880
<v Speaker 9>doing yoga.

0:31:57.520 --> 0:32:01.800
<v Speaker 2>Okay, Okay, I know you. I'm mentioned this to you yesterday,

0:32:01.840 --> 0:32:04.560
<v Speaker 2>but the way your bullpen is shaping up now, Blake,

0:32:05.080 --> 0:32:09.240
<v Speaker 2>it looks like with Bazuka coming back, Vessia coming back,

0:32:09.320 --> 0:32:15.080
<v Speaker 2>yourself along with Edwin and Tanner, it feels like Jack Dryer,

0:32:15.240 --> 0:32:21.760
<v Speaker 2>Ben Caspirius, Justin Robleski, how uh, how devastating have been

0:32:21.800 --> 0:32:22.720
<v Speaker 2>Phillips second half?

0:32:23.040 --> 0:32:26.320
<v Speaker 9>See see it feels.

0:32:26.000 --> 0:32:28.280
<v Speaker 2>Like you guys maybe the forgotten part of this team

0:32:28.320 --> 0:32:29.640
<v Speaker 2>that everybody's talking about.

0:32:29.760 --> 0:32:32.840
<v Speaker 3>It's okay, is there all talking head points? And I

0:32:33.120 --> 0:32:35.200
<v Speaker 3>appreciate that out of you. I just I've heard it

0:32:35.240 --> 0:32:38.400
<v Speaker 3>every year where it's like, hey, this looks great, we're

0:32:38.400 --> 0:32:40.360
<v Speaker 3>gonna you guys look like you're the best in baseball

0:32:40.360 --> 0:32:41.960
<v Speaker 3>and this or that, or hey, like what are the

0:32:41.960 --> 0:32:44.240
<v Speaker 3>things we got to answer? And it's all fair questions.

0:32:44.360 --> 0:32:46.840
<v Speaker 3>I just at the end of the day, I just

0:32:46.880 --> 0:32:49.080
<v Speaker 3>think we know what we're capable of.

0:32:49.040 --> 0:32:52.920
<v Speaker 9>And just go do it. You know, it's nobody needs

0:32:52.920 --> 0:32:54.720
<v Speaker 9>to try. I just do it. It's a league of

0:32:54.760 --> 0:32:56.600
<v Speaker 9>doing it, So go do it. That's where I'm at.

0:32:57.000 --> 0:32:59.240
<v Speaker 2>Okay, can I ask you a big picture question about

0:32:59.240 --> 0:33:01.960
<v Speaker 2>the team? Blake trying is our guest on Dodgery Talk.

0:33:02.160 --> 0:33:03.560
<v Speaker 2>You got to come with your a game if you're

0:33:03.560 --> 0:33:06.360
<v Speaker 2>going to stand in front of forty nine's locker. When

0:33:06.400 --> 0:33:11.880
<v Speaker 2>you look at when you look at the you go ahead, Dave,

0:33:12.240 --> 0:33:17.080
<v Speaker 2>is it across the way? Clayton Kershaw held that locker

0:33:17.440 --> 0:33:20.160
<v Speaker 2>for a long time. He's no longer here. What's it

0:33:20.320 --> 0:33:23.040
<v Speaker 2>like without him in camp with you guys and just

0:33:23.080 --> 0:33:24.800
<v Speaker 2>being on the other side of the doorway here?

0:33:25.280 --> 0:33:26.320
<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I shot him at text.

0:33:26.360 --> 0:33:27.840
<v Speaker 3>I said, it's a little weird you're not walking in

0:33:27.880 --> 0:33:30.880
<v Speaker 3>with your coffee every day heading the shower, But I

0:33:30.880 --> 0:33:33.760
<v Speaker 3>don't know you'll be bringing that energy at Team USA.

0:33:34.480 --> 0:33:37.040
<v Speaker 9>WBC so just asked how he was doing.

0:33:37.120 --> 0:33:40.040
<v Speaker 3>Wish him luck, and he said it felt feels a

0:33:40.040 --> 0:33:44.120
<v Speaker 3>little weird, but but yeah, I think it'll feel weird

0:33:44.160 --> 0:33:46.720
<v Speaker 3>for anybody when you finally hang it up. So, yeah,

0:33:46.720 --> 0:33:49.280
<v Speaker 3>it'd be fun to watch him, you know, from from

0:33:49.280 --> 0:33:53.080
<v Speaker 3>home here in spring training and doing this thing hopefully

0:33:53.200 --> 0:33:54.120
<v Speaker 3>some pretty awesome moments.

0:33:55.080 --> 0:33:56.560
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no doubt the team US.

0:33:57.000 --> 0:33:58.800
<v Speaker 9>Yeah, that's a great way. It's like a storybook.

0:33:58.840 --> 0:34:00.280
<v Speaker 3>And then you know, having that chance to go out

0:34:00.280 --> 0:34:02.480
<v Speaker 3>on top with us and then out on top of

0:34:02.560 --> 0:34:02.920
<v Speaker 3>your nation.

0:34:02.960 --> 0:34:03.560
<v Speaker 9>It's pretty cool.

0:34:03.880 --> 0:34:04.200
<v Speaker 6>All right.

0:34:04.240 --> 0:34:06.840
<v Speaker 2>Before I let you go, you're a man that obviously

0:34:06.880 --> 0:34:11.400
<v Speaker 2>has opinions about things. So when you look at I know.

0:34:11.680 --> 0:34:15.239
<v Speaker 3>Careful, you might change the mass population's opinion of me

0:34:15.680 --> 0:34:18.360
<v Speaker 3>in a good way. Since most people have different opinions

0:34:18.360 --> 0:34:20.680
<v Speaker 3>of me, you might might actually swing some opinions in

0:34:20.719 --> 0:34:22.640
<v Speaker 3>favor of maybe ask the right questions.

0:34:22.719 --> 0:34:25.360
<v Speaker 2>If they listen to us, I mean, they know what

0:34:25.480 --> 0:34:28.560
<v Speaker 2>kind of guy Blake Trning is. And I'm wondering what

0:34:28.600 --> 0:34:33.120
<v Speaker 2>you thought about the Dodgers signaling from the top, signing

0:34:33.120 --> 0:34:36.320
<v Speaker 2>these players and the reaction the rest of the league

0:34:36.520 --> 0:34:39.879
<v Speaker 2>had to the Dodgers trying to compete and win.

0:34:40.440 --> 0:34:46.600
<v Speaker 3>Again, Listen, I think everybody in baseball I would be

0:34:46.600 --> 0:34:49.520
<v Speaker 3>shocked if people are upset with what the Dodgers are doing.

0:34:50.000 --> 0:34:53.880
<v Speaker 3>I think it's something that most players have been excited

0:34:53.880 --> 0:34:56.320
<v Speaker 3>for us to have an organization from top to bottom

0:34:56.360 --> 0:34:58.960
<v Speaker 3>willing to invest in bringing a winning product in And

0:35:00.000 --> 0:35:02.319
<v Speaker 3>you know, I think when you see other players talk

0:35:02.360 --> 0:35:05.040
<v Speaker 3>about it, it's because, Hey, we want to be on

0:35:05.080 --> 0:35:07.040
<v Speaker 3>a team. We want our team that we love and

0:35:07.040 --> 0:35:09.759
<v Speaker 3>the fans that we love to be supported. The way

0:35:09.800 --> 0:35:12.120
<v Speaker 3>that you know, the Dodgers' ownership and everybody's ownership group

0:35:12.160 --> 0:35:13.840
<v Speaker 3>is different. I can't speak for people, you know, but

0:35:14.360 --> 0:35:16.200
<v Speaker 3>to be a part of this organization where they're willing

0:35:16.239 --> 0:35:20.360
<v Speaker 3>to put everything into making the club better, moving the

0:35:20.400 --> 0:35:23.359
<v Speaker 3>needle in the positive direction, like it's pretty wild. And

0:35:23.400 --> 0:35:25.120
<v Speaker 3>then pinch yourself to be a part of it, like

0:35:25.239 --> 0:35:27.880
<v Speaker 3>the fact that I'm still here and they value me

0:35:27.920 --> 0:35:30.480
<v Speaker 3>as a as a player, Like that's a huge blessing.

0:35:30.480 --> 0:35:32.080
<v Speaker 3>I don't take that lightly. It's pretty cool.

0:35:32.360 --> 0:35:35.600
<v Speaker 2>It's been a long relationship between you and the Dodgers.

0:35:35.640 --> 0:35:36.319
<v Speaker 9>You didn't know that.

0:35:36.840 --> 0:35:39.000
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I remember when they signed you. Going into

0:35:39.000 --> 0:35:42.280
<v Speaker 2>the twenty season, a lot of people were wondering about

0:35:42.320 --> 0:35:45.080
<v Speaker 2>Blake Trning, and you proved a lot of doubters wrong.

0:35:45.120 --> 0:35:47.400
<v Speaker 2>And I feel like twenty six is going to be

0:35:47.440 --> 0:35:49.720
<v Speaker 2>full circle again, prove a lot of doubters wrong.

0:35:50.200 --> 0:35:52.399
<v Speaker 9>Thank you, Dave, appreciate it. You're the man.

0:35:52.560 --> 0:35:54.480
<v Speaker 2>I'm here for you, life coach. Whenever you need me.

0:35:54.600 --> 0:35:56.680
<v Speaker 9>You always are, you always are. You're always pumping my.

0:35:56.640 --> 0:35:59.399
<v Speaker 2>Tire for sure. How could I not world series hero

0:35:59.640 --> 0:36:04.279
<v Speaker 2>right here? Blake Tryning kline too? How about that you

0:36:04.360 --> 0:36:07.840
<v Speaker 2>got a whole locker full of world series heroes twenty

0:36:07.880 --> 0:36:11.120
<v Speaker 2>twenty four. It doesn't happen without Blake trying to win

0:36:11.200 --> 0:36:13.120
<v Speaker 2>back to back. I know but when you went back

0:36:13.120 --> 0:36:15.640
<v Speaker 2>to back championships, you got to have the first one first.

0:36:16.120 --> 0:36:18.239
<v Speaker 9>It's fair, Okay, It's just hard for me to hear

0:36:18.239 --> 0:36:20.320
<v Speaker 9>you talk about it. We got new goles. I'm grateful

0:36:20.320 --> 0:36:21.200
<v Speaker 9>for it, but we got new goals.

0:36:21.280 --> 0:36:22.920
<v Speaker 2>This is the last time I'll ever mention it. Hey

0:36:22.920 --> 0:36:24.919
<v Speaker 2>hold him to it, fans, Okay, thank you, Blake.

0:36:25.280 --> 0:36:28.279
<v Speaker 3>In ten years, when we celebrate each of these World

0:36:28.320 --> 0:36:30.399
<v Speaker 3>Series accomplishments, if you want to rehash it, I'll allow

0:36:30.400 --> 0:36:30.879
<v Speaker 3>you to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>The next debate will be who's got better here in

0:36:33.000 --> 0:36:34.760
<v Speaker 2>the bullpen? You or Brock Stewart.

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<v Speaker 9>Rocking habit, rocking habit.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for the time, Blake. Great to see

0:36:43.200 --> 0:36:45.480
<v Speaker 2>you and man happy you're healthy and ready to go

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<v Speaker 2>for the season.

0:36:46.280 --> 0:36:47.920
<v Speaker 9>Thank you, thank you, looking forward to it.

0:36:48.800 --> 0:36:51.399
<v Speaker 2>I'm a big Blake Trning fan. I think a lot

0:36:51.440 --> 0:36:55.520
<v Speaker 2>of us forget how valuable he's been to the Dodgers

0:36:55.560 --> 0:36:59.440
<v Speaker 2>in these three World Series runs in twenty twenty, twenty

0:36:59.480 --> 0:37:03.279
<v Speaker 2>twenty four especially, and look he battled his way through

0:37:03.400 --> 0:37:06.920
<v Speaker 2>last year and tried to give the Dodgers everything he had.

0:37:07.360 --> 0:37:11.480
<v Speaker 2>Obviously was not as effective as he has been the

0:37:11.520 --> 0:37:15.360
<v Speaker 2>majority of his career, but you have to acknowledge the

0:37:15.440 --> 0:37:18.800
<v Speaker 2>fact that a lot of these Dodger relievers were pushed

0:37:18.800 --> 0:37:22.880
<v Speaker 2>to the limits in twenty twenty four and now they're back,

0:37:23.160 --> 0:37:25.440
<v Speaker 2>and they did not get a lot of these guys

0:37:25.480 --> 0:37:28.600
<v Speaker 2>are fresh arms. Bruce dar Graderol is not going to

0:37:28.640 --> 0:37:32.560
<v Speaker 2>obviously start the year, but fresh arm at Guardo Enriquez,

0:37:32.600 --> 0:37:37.759
<v Speaker 2>who got a real innings experience last year. Fresh arm

0:37:37.920 --> 0:37:42.200
<v Speaker 2>Alex Vesia for unfortunate reasons, did not pitch in the

0:37:42.200 --> 0:37:46.160
<v Speaker 2>World Series last year. Brock Stewart at some points going

0:37:46.200 --> 0:37:49.280
<v Speaker 2>to come back. You got Blake Trinan, who is feeling

0:37:49.360 --> 0:37:53.240
<v Speaker 2>good again, and you got a fresh new Tanner Scott

0:37:53.280 --> 0:37:57.480
<v Speaker 2>to go with Edwin Diaz. To me, the Dodger bullpen

0:37:57.880 --> 0:38:00.879
<v Speaker 2>is one of the parts of this team that has

0:38:00.960 --> 0:38:04.920
<v Speaker 2>not been talked about enough, and I feel like they

0:38:05.040 --> 0:38:08.040
<v Speaker 2>like it that way. Not to mention guys like Justin

0:38:08.120 --> 0:38:12.839
<v Speaker 2>Robleski and benk Casparius. Evan Phillips, who we're gonna hear

0:38:12.880 --> 0:38:15.000
<v Speaker 2>from in just a moment, is going to be like

0:38:15.040 --> 0:38:18.640
<v Speaker 2>a trade deadline acquisition when he comes back from Tommy

0:38:18.719 --> 0:38:23.120
<v Speaker 2>John surgery. So they have the potential to really be

0:38:23.200 --> 0:38:26.280
<v Speaker 2>a big part of this team in twenty twenty six.

0:38:26.719 --> 0:38:28.759
<v Speaker 2>Let's go back out to the phones before we hear

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<v Speaker 2>from Evan Phillips, Luis and Costa Mesa. You're on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk Live from Camelback Ranch. Hi, Luis, Hey Dave, are

0:38:37.360 --> 0:38:40.919
<v Speaker 2>you doing great? How you doing good?

0:38:40.960 --> 0:38:46.160
<v Speaker 6>Good? Quick question? I saw you Stephen, Stephen Nelson and

0:38:46.280 --> 0:38:49.759
<v Speaker 6>Mickey Roll come into the Egyptian Theater but like ten

0:38:49.840 --> 0:38:52.839
<v Speaker 6>days ago, and I just want to get your prospective

0:38:52.880 --> 0:38:56.920
<v Speaker 6>of your opinion on the film Homecoming. I didn't get

0:38:56.960 --> 0:38:59.759
<v Speaker 6>a chance to see the whole film, just watching the

0:39:00.000 --> 0:39:02.279
<v Speaker 6>piece here and there, but yeah, I just want to

0:39:02.280 --> 0:39:05.360
<v Speaker 6>get your perspective. What do you think about the film?

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<v Speaker 6>Is it something that you expected to see to watch?

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<v Speaker 2>No, it was completely different than I thought it would be.

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<v Speaker 2>And I believe it's in theaters for only two days

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<v Speaker 2>next week, February twenty third and twenty fourth, a lot

0:39:20.640 --> 0:39:24.960
<v Speaker 2>of different theaters near wherever you live. But it's centered

0:39:25.000 --> 0:39:28.320
<v Speaker 2>around the Dodgers and Cubs. Tokyo series centered around the

0:39:28.440 --> 0:39:32.360
<v Speaker 2>Japanese stars that were returning home to play the first

0:39:32.360 --> 0:39:35.400
<v Speaker 2>two major league seasons. But it kind of gives you

0:39:35.480 --> 0:39:39.440
<v Speaker 2>an idea of how important the game of baseball is.

0:39:39.480 --> 0:39:42.319
<v Speaker 2>To the culture of Japan. So they take you to

0:39:42.320 --> 0:39:47.839
<v Speaker 2>little league fields, families, musicians, hairstylists. They just show you

0:39:48.280 --> 0:39:52.319
<v Speaker 2>how much baseball means to so many different people and

0:39:52.360 --> 0:39:55.520
<v Speaker 2>how it shapes the culture of Japan. So I recommend it.

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<v Speaker 9>Right right.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, that's also my initial thought that I would expecting

0:40:00.680 --> 0:40:05.600
<v Speaker 6>the backstage leading to the twenty twenty five series, but

0:40:05.680 --> 0:40:08.360
<v Speaker 6>it was totally opposite. It was more towards the outside

0:40:08.360 --> 0:40:13.320
<v Speaker 6>stadium of how much the Yeah, baseball has really changed

0:40:13.360 --> 0:40:18.399
<v Speaker 6>the culture, Japanese culture. I mean, it's not just fans,

0:40:17.520 --> 0:40:21.640
<v Speaker 6>the rout became the root of the culture of the Japanese.

0:40:21.640 --> 0:40:23.600
<v Speaker 6>So that was pretty great. That was pretty awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was awesome to see and certainly unexpected in

0:40:27.960 --> 0:40:31.560
<v Speaker 2>a good way. Thanks for the phone call, Luis, appreciate it.

0:40:32.160 --> 0:40:34.920
<v Speaker 2>I mentioned Evan Phillips. He is not going to be

0:40:34.960 --> 0:40:37.319
<v Speaker 2>able to pitch for the Dodgers until the second half

0:40:37.360 --> 0:40:41.560
<v Speaker 2>of the season Tommy John surgery last May, but a

0:40:41.560 --> 0:40:44.640
<v Speaker 2>lot of teams had interest in doing what the Dodgers

0:40:44.640 --> 0:40:46.839
<v Speaker 2>planned to do with Evan Phillips and bring him back

0:40:46.880 --> 0:40:49.920
<v Speaker 2>the second half of the year, and Evan Phillips re

0:40:50.080 --> 0:40:52.920
<v Speaker 2>signed for one year, six and a half million dollars.

0:40:52.960 --> 0:40:57.360
<v Speaker 2>That's where the Dodgers' resources really come into play to

0:40:57.400 --> 0:40:59.520
<v Speaker 2>be able to pay a pitcher that's only going to

0:40:59.560 --> 0:41:03.200
<v Speaker 2>pitch the second half of the season, a reliever. Even

0:41:03.280 --> 0:41:06.600
<v Speaker 2>at that six and a half million dollars, no other

0:41:06.680 --> 0:41:09.080
<v Speaker 2>team was going to pay that. And that's why Evan

0:41:09.120 --> 0:41:12.240
<v Speaker 2>Phillips or part of the reason why Evan Phillips came back.

0:41:12.520 --> 0:41:15.640
<v Speaker 2>And he talked about just how a lot of teams

0:41:15.640 --> 0:41:18.960
<v Speaker 2>started to show a lot of interest two weeks before

0:41:19.040 --> 0:41:19.800
<v Speaker 2>spring training.

0:41:20.640 --> 0:41:23.480
<v Speaker 12>I wouldn't say it was necessarily in doubt. You know,

0:41:23.520 --> 0:41:26.719
<v Speaker 12>we had to have those conversations and explore, you know,

0:41:26.760 --> 0:41:29.439
<v Speaker 12>the process of free agency. And I think my wife

0:41:29.480 --> 0:41:31.120
<v Speaker 12>and I are glad that we're back here. There's certainly

0:41:31.120 --> 0:41:33.680
<v Speaker 12>a level of familiarity that we were comfortable with and

0:41:33.920 --> 0:41:36.360
<v Speaker 12>being back with this group that you know, started my

0:41:36.440 --> 0:41:39.920
<v Speaker 12>rehab and he's gonna continue that rehab with me and

0:41:39.920 --> 0:41:41.719
<v Speaker 12>you hopefully have us on track for a return at

0:41:41.719 --> 0:41:43.040
<v Speaker 12>some points this season, but.

0:41:44.480 --> 0:41:45.080
<v Speaker 9>You know, we'll see.

0:41:45.160 --> 0:41:48.240
<v Speaker 12>I'm not too worried about the timeline yet, but definitely

0:41:48.280 --> 0:41:50.160
<v Speaker 12>glad to be back in Dodger blue. And you know,

0:41:50.560 --> 0:41:52.719
<v Speaker 12>it was a different offseason, but ultimately and they led

0:41:52.800 --> 0:41:53.800
<v Speaker 12>us back here so overthrilled.

0:41:54.040 --> 0:41:57.360
<v Speaker 2>It always feels good to be wanted. How many teams

0:41:57.520 --> 0:42:01.399
<v Speaker 2>did show interest in you? And how how how did

0:42:01.400 --> 0:42:03.120
<v Speaker 2>it feel to be pursued in that way?

0:42:03.200 --> 0:42:03.760
<v Speaker 9>It was different.

0:42:03.800 --> 0:42:06.400
<v Speaker 12>He was my first you know, crack at free agency,

0:42:06.400 --> 0:42:08.520
<v Speaker 12>at least on this side of things. I'll say being

0:42:08.560 --> 0:42:10.840
<v Speaker 12>a minor league free agent was probably less attractive to

0:42:11.360 --> 0:42:15.239
<v Speaker 12>most teams, but yeah, it was different. It was nice

0:42:15.239 --> 0:42:19.040
<v Speaker 12>to gauge interest and you know those plenty of teams

0:42:19.080 --> 0:42:21.040
<v Speaker 12>came to kick tires and just check in and see.

0:42:20.920 --> 0:42:22.760
<v Speaker 9>How my rehab was going, how I was feeling.

0:42:22.800 --> 0:42:25.560
<v Speaker 12>And then when you push comes to shove, and it

0:42:25.640 --> 0:42:28.440
<v Speaker 12>started to narrow it down what we wanted, you know,

0:42:28.480 --> 0:42:31.160
<v Speaker 12>as a player, and you amaze and was hoping we

0:42:31.160 --> 0:42:33.680
<v Speaker 12>were going to look for that narrator list down too,

0:42:33.760 --> 0:42:36.759
<v Speaker 12>So it was it was interesting. Yeah, I didn't get

0:42:36.760 --> 0:42:38.640
<v Speaker 12>too involved with the day to day conversations, and I

0:42:38.640 --> 0:42:40.960
<v Speaker 12>think that was probably for the best. But you know,

0:42:41.000 --> 0:42:43.640
<v Speaker 12>I was was filled in as needed, and then things

0:42:43.640 --> 0:42:45.680
<v Speaker 12>came together pretty quick there in the last week or so,

0:42:45.960 --> 0:42:48.759
<v Speaker 12>still doing just like long toss a few times a week,

0:42:49.280 --> 0:42:51.480
<v Speaker 12>hoping to get on the bullpen. Or on the mound

0:42:51.520 --> 0:42:54.319
<v Speaker 12>for for a bullpen next month. I'll start that mound

0:42:54.320 --> 0:42:55.239
<v Speaker 12>progression here in the.

0:42:55.239 --> 0:42:56.080
<v Speaker 9>Next couple of weeks.

0:42:56.120 --> 0:43:00.560
<v Speaker 12>I think actually Tuesday, I'll throw off the mound for

0:43:00.600 --> 0:43:02.320
<v Speaker 12>the first time. But it won't be to a catcher

0:43:02.400 --> 0:43:04.759
<v Speaker 12>or anything. It will just be catcher standing up. And

0:43:04.800 --> 0:43:07.399
<v Speaker 12>there's a slow, slow progression, you know, week by week

0:43:07.480 --> 0:43:10.480
<v Speaker 12>for that point from that point, so plenty of steps

0:43:10.480 --> 0:43:11.160
<v Speaker 12>ahead that's going to.

0:43:11.200 --> 0:43:12.760
<v Speaker 9>Keep me busy, you know, here in Arizona.

0:43:12.800 --> 0:43:15.120
<v Speaker 12>But definitely looking forward to that progression.

0:43:15.719 --> 0:43:18.839
<v Speaker 2>What are your expectations on kind of setting a goal

0:43:18.880 --> 0:43:21.520
<v Speaker 2>for yourself to pitch again in the game.

0:43:21.840 --> 0:43:24.320
<v Speaker 12>I'm trying not to set too many expectations at this point.

0:43:24.719 --> 0:43:26.839
<v Speaker 12>There's just too many boxes to check along the way.

0:43:27.400 --> 0:43:29.920
<v Speaker 12>I think as we get closer to you know, the

0:43:29.960 --> 0:43:33.439
<v Speaker 12>bullpens and and the live vps things like that, I'll

0:43:33.960 --> 0:43:36.239
<v Speaker 12>I'll have my internal checklist, if you know, what I

0:43:36.280 --> 0:43:38.480
<v Speaker 12>want to do execution wise and things like that.

0:43:38.560 --> 0:43:40.319
<v Speaker 9>I'm going to things I think I'm going to need.

0:43:40.200 --> 0:43:42.040
<v Speaker 12>To do to get you know, hitters out when it

0:43:42.080 --> 0:43:45.000
<v Speaker 12>matters most. And that's you know, big reason why we

0:43:45.040 --> 0:43:47.360
<v Speaker 12>wanted to sign back was to help us in October,

0:43:47.440 --> 0:43:50.399
<v Speaker 12>and I think the Dodgers, you know, understand that I'm

0:43:50.400 --> 0:43:52.840
<v Speaker 12>going to have that kind of runway to return to form.

0:43:53.000 --> 0:43:56.560
<v Speaker 12>There won't be many expectations on my end early and

0:43:56.600 --> 0:43:58.200
<v Speaker 12>I think on their end as well, so that that

0:43:58.280 --> 0:44:00.960
<v Speaker 12>kind of relationship and familiarity that I spoke to earlier

0:44:01.040 --> 0:44:03.400
<v Speaker 12>is going to be really important as I returned to games.

0:44:04.520 --> 0:44:07.480
<v Speaker 2>Evan Phillips, one of the best relievers when he was

0:44:07.520 --> 0:44:12.040
<v Speaker 2>healthy before undergoing Tommy John surgery, is going to return

0:44:12.120 --> 0:44:15.040
<v Speaker 2>the second half of the season, and certainly with the

0:44:15.120 --> 0:44:19.880
<v Speaker 2>cost at the trade deadline to acquire a top line reliever,

0:44:20.880 --> 0:44:24.800
<v Speaker 2>getting a guy like Evan Phillips back off the injured list,

0:44:24.840 --> 0:44:27.760
<v Speaker 2>and look, there's no guarantees that he's going to return

0:44:27.800 --> 0:44:32.000
<v Speaker 2>to form, but there's a really good chance. With as

0:44:32.080 --> 0:44:34.840
<v Speaker 2>long as this process has gone on and how the

0:44:34.880 --> 0:44:39.200
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have allowed Evan Phillips to be able to have

0:44:39.280 --> 0:44:42.319
<v Speaker 2>an extended rehab, there's a very good chance he's going

0:44:42.360 --> 0:44:44.839
<v Speaker 2>to come back and be effective. And when you look

0:44:44.840 --> 0:44:48.240
<v Speaker 2>at the Dodger bullpen, like I mentioned, Blake Trning coming back,

0:44:48.520 --> 0:44:52.320
<v Speaker 2>bouncing back at Guardo Enriquez, you got Jack Dreyer, you

0:44:52.400 --> 0:44:56.200
<v Speaker 2>got Edwin Diaz, You got Tanner Scott, you got Ben Casparius,

0:44:56.280 --> 0:44:59.440
<v Speaker 2>Will Klein remember him Game three of the World Series.

0:45:00.080 --> 0:45:03.880
<v Speaker 2>You got guys like Bruce dar Graterol that's going to

0:45:03.960 --> 0:45:06.840
<v Speaker 2>join the bullpen a certain point in time this season.

0:45:07.080 --> 0:45:12.080
<v Speaker 2>I would assume first couple months of the year, Brock Stewart,

0:45:12.239 --> 0:45:16.719
<v Speaker 2>probably second half of the season. Justin Robleski a swing guy.

0:45:17.719 --> 0:45:22.040
<v Speaker 2>This Dodger bullpen, coupled with the starting rotation, certainly is

0:45:22.080 --> 0:45:26.359
<v Speaker 2>going to be formidable and tough to handle. And tomorrow night,

0:45:26.480 --> 0:45:29.640
<v Speaker 2>we have another Dodger Talk for you, live from Camelback

0:45:29.719 --> 0:45:34.920
<v Speaker 2>Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, at seven o'clock. Max Mounsey is

0:45:34.960 --> 0:45:38.000
<v Speaker 2>going to be our guest. We set that up before

0:45:38.160 --> 0:45:42.000
<v Speaker 2>I saw the Dodgers social media post where he said,

0:45:42.560 --> 0:45:46.800
<v Speaker 2>I guess they were asking different players which teammate would

0:45:46.840 --> 0:45:49.680
<v Speaker 2>be able to do the most pushups and which one

0:45:50.200 --> 0:45:52.800
<v Speaker 2>would be able to do the least well. Max months

0:45:52.800 --> 0:45:56.400
<v Speaker 2>he took the easy way out and threw yours truly

0:45:56.520 --> 0:45:59.879
<v Speaker 2>under the bus and said, I David vas Say would

0:45:59.920 --> 0:46:03.160
<v Speaker 2>be the weakest guy and could not do push ups.

0:46:04.160 --> 0:46:07.080
<v Speaker 2>I had a push up challenge a few springs back.

0:46:07.640 --> 0:46:10.880
<v Speaker 2>I got to seven Okay, I feel like seven is enough.

0:46:12.239 --> 0:46:15.359
<v Speaker 2>It's a mental block. Mental block. I was never grat

0:46:15.400 --> 0:46:19.000
<v Speaker 2>at sit ups or push ups or running, so come on,

0:46:19.160 --> 0:46:23.479
<v Speaker 2>give me a break. And happy birthday. Thank you Tim

0:46:23.560 --> 0:46:27.160
<v Speaker 2>Kats for putting it on my radar. Happy birthday to

0:46:27.360 --> 0:46:32.480
<v Speaker 2>huge Dodger fan Elizabeth Olsen. Very humbled that she watches

0:46:32.600 --> 0:46:36.640
<v Speaker 2>the postgame shows as religiously as she does on Sports

0:46:36.640 --> 0:46:39.560
<v Speaker 2>in at LA and hopefully she's become a new listener

0:46:39.880 --> 0:46:42.880
<v Speaker 2>to Dodger Talk my day job. And hopefully we'll see

0:46:43.239 --> 0:46:47.279
<v Speaker 2>Elizabeth at Dodger Stadium this upcoming season. Would love to

0:46:47.280 --> 0:46:52.000
<v Speaker 2>meet her. So Happy birthday, Elizabeth Olsen from David Vassa,

0:46:52.600 --> 0:46:57.279
<v Speaker 2>David Vasha and the Dodgers. Thanks to Ronnie Fossio back

0:46:57.320 --> 0:46:59.920
<v Speaker 2>at our Bird Bank Studios. Thanks to you for listening.

0:47:00.280 --> 0:47:02.440
<v Speaker 2>In case you missed any of the show, you can

0:47:02.480 --> 0:47:05.600
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0:47:05.600 --> 0:47:07.360
<v Speaker 2>of your night. See you