WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (4-12-26) 

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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

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<v Speaker 3>Here we go again, Briga running.

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<v Speaker 4>Back to get him on the show called eight six

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<v Speaker 4>six nine eighty seven two five seventy, and be sure

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<v Speaker 4>to follow Dodger Talk wherever you can catch your podcasts.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Last day, the Dodgers win the series over the Rangers,

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<v Speaker 2>but fall today by a final score of five to two.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vase with you until five

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<v Speaker 2>thirty tonight. We have phone lines open at eight sixty

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<v Speaker 2>six nine eight seven two five seventy. Jose Moto will

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<v Speaker 2>check in in twenty minutes and we'll give you the

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<v Speaker 2>latest on Edwin Diaz.

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<v Speaker 3>There seems to be some questions about.

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<v Speaker 2>His availability last night, his availability if the Dodgers had

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<v Speaker 2>a save situation today after blowing the save on Friday night.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll get to that, and I have my own

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<v Speaker 2>personal theory on why or why not he may not

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<v Speaker 2>have been available yesterday or today. So we'll get to

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<v Speaker 2>that in a moment, But really the story today is

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<v Speaker 2>that the Dodger pitching staff was off to a slow

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<v Speaker 2>start from the very beginning, because, as Dave Roberts always

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<v Speaker 2>likes to say, the starting pitcher sets the tone, and

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<v Speaker 2>quite frankly, Roki Sasaki couldn't find the strike zone today

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<v Speaker 2>as he walked five batters in just four innings of work.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodger pitching staff walked ten batters for the first

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<v Speaker 2>time since last September. The Dodger pitching staff through one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and ninety nine pitches today, including ninety four from Sasaki,

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<v Speaker 2>in only four innings of work. He's very fortunate that

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<v Speaker 2>he only gave up two earned runs because he was

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<v Speaker 2>all over the place today and he only threw forty

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<v Speaker 2>percent of his pitches in the zone. The major league

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<v Speaker 2>average this year is forty nine percent. And when you

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<v Speaker 2>see things on Twitter saying hashtag roller coaster Rokie, it's

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<v Speaker 2>really not a roller coaster. He hasn't been throwing strikes

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<v Speaker 2>consistently all year. There's no roller coaster. It's very consistent

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<v Speaker 2>because today he only threw forty percent of his pitches

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<v Speaker 2>in the zone, and for the year, he's only throwing

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<v Speaker 2>forty percent of his pitches in the zone, and like

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<v Speaker 2>I said, the league averages forty nine percent. I think

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<v Speaker 2>we all understand what's going on here. The Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>in a developmental phase with Roki Sasaki. He only has

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<v Speaker 2>one major league win in his young career. After pitching

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<v Speaker 2>the first couple of months last year and then going

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<v Speaker 2>into the bullpen at the end of the year and

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<v Speaker 2>in the post season, and look, he played a huge.

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<v Speaker 3>Role to fill that void for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>And here he is again trying to go back into

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<v Speaker 2>the rotation, and his spray chart is just all over

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<v Speaker 2>the place. And you know, in any other circumstance, any

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<v Speaker 2>other team that couldn't afford this luxury of allowing Roki

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<v Speaker 2>Sasaki to develop at the major league level, he would

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<v Speaker 2>be at the minor leagues. That's where he would be.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what it looks like right now. He should be.

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<v Speaker 2>This was the Rangers, for example, There's no way they

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<v Speaker 2>can handle this burden on their bullpen the way the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers handle it.

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<v Speaker 3>Every week.

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Casparrius Will Klimb, Jack Dryer all did as much

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<v Speaker 2>as they could do. But that's where it's at. And

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<v Speaker 2>look the Dodgers. That's how good the Dodgers are. That's

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<v Speaker 2>how loaded the Dodgers are to be able to absorb

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<v Speaker 2>this to start every five six days, six seven days.

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<v Speaker 2>No pun intended right there, six seven days. But he

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<v Speaker 2>got out of a basis.

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<v Speaker 3>Loaded jam in the third inning. That was good.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Rangers were one for seven with runners in

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<v Speaker 2>scoring positions, one for seven with runners in scoring position

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<v Speaker 2>off him, and they left eight men on base in

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<v Speaker 2>the first inning. Corey Seeker was trying to hit it

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<v Speaker 2>to Pasadena. If he stays within himself, you know, that

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<v Speaker 2>could have been a home run, a three run home run,

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<v Speaker 2>could have been a Grand Slam. So I really do

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<v Speaker 2>believe the Rangers let Sasaki off the hook. And all

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<v Speaker 2>in all, the Rangers left twelve men on base today

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<v Speaker 2>and we're just two for fourteen with runners in scoring position,

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers handing out ten free passes today and

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<v Speaker 2>throwing one hundred and ninety nine pitches. So that's just

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<v Speaker 2>where it was today for the Dodgers. It was not

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<v Speaker 2>off to a good start with the way Sasaki was pitching,

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<v Speaker 2>and he kind of felt like, Okay, when is Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Casparius coming into this game. He was actually the middle

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<v Speaker 2>guy after Jack Dryer came in and then Will Klein

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<v Speaker 2>finished the game for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's how today went for the Dodgers. And they're

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<v Speaker 3>very like I.

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<v Speaker 2>Said, they are so good to absorb this type of

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<v Speaker 2>performance every six seven days. They were eleven and four

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<v Speaker 2>baseball's best record. And Jacob deGrom was really good today.

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<v Speaker 2>He went six innings, had nine strikeouts, allowed just the

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<v Speaker 2>leadoff home run to Otani. And you got to tip

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<v Speaker 2>your cap to de Gram, who is a two time

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<v Speaker 2>CYANNG Award winner and when he's healthy, he's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the best out there.

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<v Speaker 3>And he showed why today.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I mentioned last night, I was a little

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<v Speaker 2>skeptical about how long he was going to stay in

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<v Speaker 2>this game after feeling something in his right knee after

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<v Speaker 2>his last start, so much so he had an mri

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<v Speaker 2>I on his right knee that came back clean. But

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts said before the game they anticipated no restrictions

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<v Speaker 2>on to Gram and that was evident today. Eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six two five seventy is the phone number. Let's head

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<v Speaker 2>downstairs to the Dodger clubhouse right in Nadi. Here from

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<v Speaker 2>today's starting catcher Dalton rushing on what he saw from

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<v Speaker 2>Roki Sasaki.

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<v Speaker 5>I thought he walked a couple guys that he could

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<v Speaker 5>have beat personally, But it was good to kind of

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<v Speaker 5>see him bounce back after walking a couple of week

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<v Speaker 5>off guys and getting some swinging mess. I uh, I

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<v Speaker 5>don't think it was a bad outing at all. It's

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<v Speaker 5>kind of the same thing. We just have to lean

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<v Speaker 5>on really attacking hitters a little more and getting ahead,

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<v Speaker 5>and I think that changes the counts for hitters facing

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<v Speaker 5>him and also gets a little more chase. You see

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<v Speaker 5>what he did obviously with runners on and getting ahead

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<v Speaker 5>with the splitter, getting ahead with the cutter, getting more

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<v Speaker 5>mess on his fastball, getting my mess on my switter.

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<v Speaker 1>He felt like this splitter work was playing better. Now

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<v Speaker 1>were you seeing that? And just how much was sharp

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<v Speaker 1>it is?

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<v Speaker 5>I guess in this outing, Yeah, I guess you could

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<v Speaker 5>say it was a little sharper. I think I think

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<v Speaker 5>that just came with like establishing the strikes on with

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<v Speaker 5>it and then kind of flooding away from it with

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<v Speaker 5>it as well. But yeah, at the same time, I

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<v Speaker 5>think we can get him to establish the strikes in

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<v Speaker 5>a little sooner and if we do that from pitch one,

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<v Speaker 5>he'll be lights out.

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<v Speaker 3>I said at him.

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<v Speaker 6>Once he got to two outs in the third day,

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<v Speaker 6>and then you know, a bunch of guys reached at all.

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<v Speaker 5>I do maybe just lost Phil a little bit, sped

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<v Speaker 5>up a little bit. I really I haven't spoke to him.

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<v Speaker 5>I'll talk to him tomorrow about his outing and we'll

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<v Speaker 5>kind of go through each pitch, go through each batter

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<v Speaker 5>and understand what he did really well, understand what he

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<v Speaker 5>could improve on.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Dalton Rushing who was behind the plate

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<v Speaker 2>today for Roki Sasaki. And speaking of Rushing, he tried

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<v Speaker 2>to bail him out in that third inning where things

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<v Speaker 2>were really starting to go off the rails, but didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>He tried to challenge a borderline pitch in the third

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<v Speaker 2>inning to prevent the bases being loaded against Josh Young.

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<v Speaker 2>Instead it was a ball and Young walked to load

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<v Speaker 2>the bases. Luckily, there was a play that Freddie Freeman

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<v Speaker 2>and Roki Sasaki made that got them out of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Ezekiel Durant hit a ball why to first base that

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman fielded, and good on Roki to field his position

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<v Speaker 2>and break for first base right away, and he was

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<v Speaker 2>able to get that final out. So that was one

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<v Speaker 2>of the houdiniacs that Roki Sasaki had today. And the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers were out of challenges after the third inning because

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<v Speaker 2>after rushing came up empty on challenging behind the plate

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<v Speaker 2>on that young ball or strike, Hayes on Kim ill

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<v Speaker 2>advised challenge in the third inning, And that was an

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<v Speaker 2>issue as well, because I've gotten a glimpse into the Dodgers'

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<v Speaker 2>strategy as far as challenging pitches as a hitter number one.

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<v Speaker 2>Max Munsey is on the record saying they want to

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<v Speaker 2>leave as many challenges for the catcher number two. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are not going or not supposed to challenge pitches

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<v Speaker 2>like that that are not going to really make a difference.

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<v Speaker 2>Because when Kim struck out looking in the third inning,

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<v Speaker 2>there was just a runner at first base in Alex's

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<v Speaker 2>call and nobody out. I mean, that's not what the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are looking for from their hitters to challenge later

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<v Speaker 2>in the game. A leverage count, a situation with runners

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<v Speaker 2>on base, runners in scoring position, that's what they're looking

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<v Speaker 2>for from their hitters on when to challenge, and that

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<v Speaker 2>just seemed to be an impulsive challenge that the dugout

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<v Speaker 2>was not happy with that Hayesan Kim did and he

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<v Speaker 2>was wrong. He was wrong, and he couldn't believe he

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<v Speaker 2>was wrong either. Eight six six nine eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seven.

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<v Speaker 3>He is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>There was another play that just was indicative of how

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers played today.

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<v Speaker 3>Runners at first and second.

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<v Speaker 2>This third inning, by the way, was the ugliest inning

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers because this took place in the third inning,

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<v Speaker 2>leadoff walk by call. Kim challenges, fails, strikes out looking

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<v Speaker 2>for the first out. Shoe a Otani walks, and Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker is at the plate and strikes out one of

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<v Speaker 2>two strikeouts, so that was the second out. Then you

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<v Speaker 2>have Andy Piz, who is hitting third today, who has

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<v Speaker 2>been outstanding with runners in scoring position, runners at first

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<v Speaker 2>and second with two outs, Piz in a one to

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<v Speaker 2>two count albeit and he is at the plate fighting

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<v Speaker 2>to Grom and it feels like you have the right

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<v Speaker 2>guy at the plate to get the Dodgers back in

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<v Speaker 2>the game. And there was a double steal that went awry,

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<v Speaker 2>and Dave Roberts explain what took place. Who was at

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<v Speaker 2>fault was an Alex Call who stopped or Otani not

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<v Speaker 2>realizing Call was not going to third base. On what

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<v Speaker 2>they were reading at that play as what it looked

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<v Speaker 2>to be a double steal.

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<v Speaker 5>Cal said, there if it wasn't a double steel call

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<v Speaker 5>later he just started reading that in real time.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I think, you know, if we had to do

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<v Speaker 7>it over again, he's got to be a second base.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, you've got your arguably your hottest hitter or

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<v Speaker 7>your heart at your hottest hitter at the plate with

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<v Speaker 7>two outs, and you know, he just can't get caught

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<v Speaker 7>up in a rundown there. You can't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, looking at the high home angle that we have

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<v Speaker 2>here at our disposal, Call was way off second base.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he started to break for third base, and

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<v Speaker 2>he was halfway between second and third and stopped and

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<v Speaker 2>went back, and O'tani was standing at second base when

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<v Speaker 2>all that happened. I guess it goes back to what

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<v Speaker 2>everybody talks about. If you're the trail runner, you got

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure that lead runner is going. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Call got caught in no man's land and that

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<v Speaker 2>ended the inning with Paz holding the bat in his hand,

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<v Speaker 2>and to me, that was a disastrous third inning.

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<v Speaker 3>In more ways than one.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six, six, ninety seven, two, five seventies the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers fall to the Rangers today five to two, but

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<v Speaker 2>take two out of three from Texas. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to Chatsworth. Glenn, you're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi.

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<v Speaker 3>Glenn, Hey, Dave, go Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 8>Loving the Dodgers a Rokie, he battled, He did everything

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<v Speaker 8>he could. I know he didn't have complete commands, but

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<v Speaker 8>he showed the ability to get strikeouts. Maybe he needs

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<v Speaker 8>a bitch to contact a little bit more. Maybe he

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<v Speaker 8>needs a more experienced catcher like Will Smith in there

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<v Speaker 8>with him instead of Dalton.

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<v Speaker 9>Uh.

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<v Speaker 8>But the Dodger Vassi to come alive to healthy, kid out.

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<v Speaker 9>I think I love the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, come on, let's go.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the Dodgers are going to have a big season, Glenn,

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<v Speaker 2>but there are going to be times where they don't

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<v Speaker 2>play their best. They're human, they're not perfect, and they

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<v Speaker 2>can overcome a lot with their talent. Just today they

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<v Speaker 2>coulind of overcome a bad third inning, and really their

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<v Speaker 2>pictures not throwing strikes starting with Roki Sasaki. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be a big year, no doubt about it,

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<v Speaker 2>or it already is. They have the best record in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six, sieven two, five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Sierra Madre. Josh, you're on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk on this beautiful Sunday.

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<v Speaker 10>How you doing, Josh, Hello, David, Thank you for taking

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<v Speaker 10>my call. I appreciate it. It's a very sticky situation

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<v Speaker 10>with Rokie, There's no question about it. I think today

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<v Speaker 10>you kind of saw the yin and the yang. He

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<v Speaker 10>saw the good, the potential of what he could be

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<v Speaker 10>with the six strikeouts, but he also saw the ugly side,

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<v Speaker 10>like five walks in a game is unacceptable for any

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<v Speaker 10>for any picture. And I understand the Dodgers want to

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<v Speaker 10>do right by him. They made a promise to him

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<v Speaker 10>and they want to keep it that way, and you

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<v Speaker 10>know they don't want to hurt his feelings and whatnot.

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<v Speaker 10>At the same time, you have to wonder how much

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<v Speaker 10>longer they can go with this, because at some point

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<v Speaker 10>the Dodgers will have other pitchers ready to step in,

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<v Speaker 10>Blake Snell, River, Ryan, Gavin Stone. I'm sure they want

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<v Speaker 10>to give rob Leski some more search. So it's great

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<v Speaker 10>that you know they want to give Susaki this runway

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<v Speaker 10>or whatnot, but at some point, if he's not able

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<v Speaker 10>to put it together, they're going to have to set

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<v Speaker 10>him to okay. See because you said it and other

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<v Speaker 10>people have said it. If this was any other picture,

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<v Speaker 10>he'd be in the minor leagues trying to figure it

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<v Speaker 10>out right now. And you just can't keep but putting

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<v Speaker 10>guys on base. There's too many erratic pitches out there,

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<v Speaker 10>and it's we'll see, but at some point he's got

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<v Speaker 10>to put it together or they have to set them

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<v Speaker 10>to okay.

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<v Speaker 9>See.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I believe when Snell comes back that's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>be that's going to be the crossroads of where he's

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<v Speaker 2>at and what the Dodgers decide to do, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be until mid May. So he still

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<v Speaker 2>got some opportunities luckily for him today and in his

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<v Speaker 2>last start, the Dodgers picked him up and we're able

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<v Speaker 2>to compensate for him not being able to fill up

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<v Speaker 2>the zone. But you're right, there's no other team in

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<v Speaker 2>baseball that could absorb these type of starts and have

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<v Speaker 2>a six man rotation to be able to absorb a

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<v Speaker 2>number one number two to be able to have the

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<v Speaker 2>depth they have, the team they have, and that's part

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<v Speaker 2>of the long game the Dodgers are playing this season.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six, seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go to Edwin Diaz. I'm not a big guy

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<v Speaker 2>that loves to talk in hypotheticals, but Dave Roberts was

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<v Speaker 2>asked after today's game if it was a safe situation,

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<v Speaker 2>was Edwin Diaz available, and he refused to answer. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to keep that one close to my vest.

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<v Speaker 2>That's gamesmanship. Before the game, he was asked a lot

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<v Speaker 2>about Edwin Diaz, and I saw Edwin out here this

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<v Speaker 2>morning throwing with the other reliever like he does. He

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<v Speaker 2>comes out every day, throws off flat round, tries to

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<v Speaker 2>work on his pitches, and look, the reality is the

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<v Speaker 2>fastball was down. I pointed that out after Friday night's game.

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<v Speaker 2>But then you start to look a little bit deeper

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<v Speaker 2>into his history, and April seems to be the month

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<v Speaker 2>that his fastball is a little slower than what it

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<v Speaker 2>is in the rest of the season. Rest of the

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<v Speaker 2>season outside of April, he's averaging ninety seven on his fastball.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, he's averaging ninety five and that's what he

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<v Speaker 2>averaged the last couple of years in the month of April.

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<v Speaker 2>But really on Friday night, it wasn't just the fastball,

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<v Speaker 2>it was his flat slider. So as a relief pitcher,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have the luxury as a starter to try

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<v Speaker 2>to work things out mechanically five or six days in

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<v Speaker 2>between appearances. You may be called the very next day,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's hard to get yourself right when you're pitching

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<v Speaker 2>virtually every night and the guy that they count on

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<v Speaker 2>in the ninth inning. So here's my theory. Dave robert says,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not physical. We saw Edwin Diaz out here throwing.

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<v Speaker 2>He seemed fine, and then Dave Roberts said, it's not

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<v Speaker 2>mechanical either. So if it's not physical and it's not mechanical,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're not going to see whether or not he

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<v Speaker 2>was available today, what's going on? Should there be a

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<v Speaker 2>cause for concern? And I believe it's a very simple

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<v Speaker 2>answer that the Dodgers don't want to disclose because it

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<v Speaker 2>could give them a competitive disadvantage today tomorrow, until this

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<v Speaker 2>period is over. And what this period is, in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know anything, but I have seen, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>over the years, some things and pictures have said at

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<v Speaker 2>the end of spring training and sometimes the first couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks of the regular season, they may experience what

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<v Speaker 2>they call dead arm. It just doesn't have the life

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<v Speaker 2>in his arm. Doesn't mean he's hurt, doesn't mean he

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<v Speaker 2>has any mechanical issues. It's just dead arm. And a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of time pitchers get that coming out of spring training,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe at the end of spring training, and sometimes some

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<v Speaker 2>pitchers get it at the end of the season or

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<v Speaker 2>in August.

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<v Speaker 3>So this is normal.

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<v Speaker 2>But do the Dodgers want to let anybody know that

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<v Speaker 2>Diaz has dead arm and that's the reason why they're

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<v Speaker 2>not going to pitch him today or tomorrow. They very well,

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<v Speaker 2>he may feel great tomorrow. We'll have to wait and

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<v Speaker 2>see if that situation arises. But from what I gathered,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there was so many wires crossed with some

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<v Speaker 2>of the answers Dave Roberts was giving even Edwin Diaz

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<v Speaker 2>spoke to us this morning and said there was nothing physical.

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<v Speaker 2>But a lot of times a player will say that

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<v Speaker 2>when they don't want to let anybody know. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it could be a little bit of dead arm. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think there's any cause for alarm outside of that,

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<v Speaker 2>especially with his history in the month of April. But

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<v Speaker 2>that's where it's at with Edwin Diaz in my opinion.

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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. Maybe he needs to go see my

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<v Speaker 2>guy Sam, a Downy Hundai. He sells cars. Maybe he

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<v Speaker 2>could help with dead arm. Took care of me, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean my my Hyundai Tucson weathered the rain last night

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<v Speaker 2>and this morning, and I was feeling great. Great windshield wipers,

0:19:13.280 --> 0:19:16.520
<v Speaker 2>great vibe. Thank you to Downey Hunday. They're getting me

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<v Speaker 2>to the stadium all season long. Let's go out to

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<v Speaker 2>Nick and Northridge. You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 6>How you doing Nick, I'm doing good, mister Vass. Thank

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<v Speaker 6>you for taking my call.

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<v Speaker 9>Thank you for calling me that.

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<v Speaker 3>And stop that. Do not call me that, Dave I digress, please,

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<v Speaker 3>it makes it awkward.

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<v Speaker 6>Your coverage is exceptional, and especially your postseason coverage. I

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<v Speaker 6>really appreciate all you do bringing us coverage of the

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<v Speaker 6>team all year round. Thank you so much. I have

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<v Speaker 6>a thought I want to float your way about about

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<v Speaker 6>roll on, take.

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<v Speaker 2>A breath, See hey Nick, Nick, I'm gonna give you

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<v Speaker 2>a a lesson in speech, see the period number one,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you number two.

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<v Speaker 3>Just call me David. Now, go ahead and tell me

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<v Speaker 3>what you see with Roki.

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<v Speaker 8>Thank you, David Comma.

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<v Speaker 6>Here's a thought I'm wondering if I'm wondering if if

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<v Speaker 6>Doc and Mark Pryor might want to think about this.

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<v Speaker 6>Rochi was so successful out of the bullpen for us

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<v Speaker 6>in the post Singson last year, and he's obviously struggling

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<v Speaker 6>as a starter a bit with the mentality right now.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm wondering as he's also developing a feel for a

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<v Speaker 6>third pitch. First off, I think he's going to benefit

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<v Speaker 6>so much more by being in Los Angeles. I really

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<v Speaker 6>don't think sending him down to Oklahoma City, sixteen hundred

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<v Speaker 6>miles away and culturally the state of Oklahoma is not

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<v Speaker 6>going to benefit Roki Sasaki as much as being.

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<v Speaker 3>In one Are you taking a shot at Oklaho home

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<v Speaker 3>a city? Right now?

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<v Speaker 6>Being being sitting next to Yamamoto and Otani for one

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<v Speaker 6>sixty two, as a human being and as a professional,

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<v Speaker 6>he's going to learn more and be a better ballplayer

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<v Speaker 6>by being around those two guys as a young man

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<v Speaker 6>and as young as a young Dodger that is going

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<v Speaker 6>to benefit him in the long run more than anything

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<v Speaker 6>that he can learn down in. Okay, see, but here's

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<v Speaker 6>my thought, and I want to hear what you think

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<v Speaker 6>that kind of middle ground between jumping right into the

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<v Speaker 6>rotation and being a reliever is would Doc and Mark

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<v Speaker 6>pryor maybe think about an opener at this point of

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<v Speaker 6>the series or at this point of the season and

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<v Speaker 6>maybe start tasparious for an inning or two and then

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<v Speaker 6>bring Rokie in and let him try to go three,

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<v Speaker 6>four or five innings or until you know, just kind

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<v Speaker 6>of change.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I would not

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<v Speaker 2>be behind that idea because number one, he's a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that obviously has a routine. He has strong beliefs in

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<v Speaker 2>his routine and doesn't want that disrupted if he's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a starting pitcher. So no, I would say

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<v Speaker 2>I would not be in on an opener, especially when

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<v Speaker 2>you have a guy that right now can't throw strikes,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you use an opener and all of a

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<v Speaker 2>sudden you got a guy that's supposed to be your

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<v Speaker 2>bulk or starting pitcher that can't throw strikes. I would

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<v Speaker 2>not be in on that. I'm not opposed nick to

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<v Speaker 2>Roki being a reliever. That may be his future in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>This version of him, we saw him do pretty well,

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<v Speaker 2>but then it started to tail off towards the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the postseason last year. And look, I'm all in

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<v Speaker 2>Otani's not tutoring Roki Sasaki.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got his hands full pitching and hitting right now,

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<v Speaker 2>so he's not mentoring Roki Sasaki. Maybe Yamamoto can help

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<v Speaker 2>him a little bit, But I'm a big believer of

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<v Speaker 2>working things out. When you're a young pitcher twenty three

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<v Speaker 2>years old and you're not a finished product, developing in

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<v Speaker 2>the minor leagues and getting reps and getting on the

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<v Speaker 2>mound talking about it is not going to do anything.

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<v Speaker 2>But look, he's here to stay for now. You heard

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts. They're gonna put him out there again, and

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<v Speaker 2>let's see if the developmental process that you're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>works at the major league level. That's what the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are counting on. I think everybody's coming up with different ideas.

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<v Speaker 2>Either he starts at the major league level, or he

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<v Speaker 2>starts in the minor league level, or you say, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, you may be better suited in the bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not no no opener. No, all right, We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to take a time out here on Dodger Talk. When

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<v Speaker 2>we come back, we'll check in with Jose Modo. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>get his thoughts on what direction the Dodgers should go

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<v Speaker 2>at Roki Sasaki and also get his thoughts on how

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<v Speaker 2>things went today for the Dodgers after they fall to

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<v Speaker 2>the Rangers five to two, but win two out of three,

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<v Speaker 2>win the series in their first series of this homestand

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<v Speaker 2>close it out with three against the struggling Mets. There's

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<v Speaker 2>more Dodger Talk on the other side right here on

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<v Speaker 2>A five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 4>On air at AM five seventy, online at AM five

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<v Speaker 4>seventy LA sports dot com, and available my podcast on

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<v Speaker 1>This is Dodger Talk with David Fastca.

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<v Speaker 2>He was dealt with injuries throughout his career, but he's

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<v Speaker 2>certainly been able to prevent runs. Otani swings the first pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>hits a drive tape to.

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<v Speaker 1>Right right back. It's god first pitch home run.

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<v Speaker 2>Back to back days for old Tani with leadoff home runs,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers jump.

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<v Speaker 3>On the com one nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>Show, Hey Otani, extending his on bass streak with one

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<v Speaker 2>swing of the back to lead off the bottom of

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<v Speaker 2>the first inning. Otani now forty six games of reaching

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<v Speaker 2>base that is still the fifth longest in franchise history. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 2>that was not enough to beat Jacob de Gram and

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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose Mota. The Roki Sasaki debate rages on today.

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<v Speaker 3>What would you do with Roki?

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<v Speaker 2>What's the way to try to find a way to

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<v Speaker 2>make him a finished product?

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<v Speaker 9>The only one that's going to happen is to understand

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<v Speaker 9>that he is in the perfect system that at this

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<v Speaker 9>point kind of zor what he's doing. Rookie needs to

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<v Speaker 9>get better in a lot of ways, but Roki also

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<v Speaker 9>needs to understand that hitting is hard in the big leagues, Dave,

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<v Speaker 9>and I think he's just given too many guys way

0:26:00.960 --> 0:26:04.640
<v Speaker 9>too much credit. Rookie's average against in his career, okay

0:26:04.680 --> 0:26:07.200
<v Speaker 9>including today is two thirty four. It's not like they're

0:26:07.240 --> 0:26:10.280
<v Speaker 9>just going out there and smacking them around. But the issue, obviously,

0:26:10.440 --> 0:26:12.800
<v Speaker 9>I mean not discovering anything here is the walks. He

0:26:12.880 --> 0:26:15.960
<v Speaker 9>gets himself into a lot of trouble by not having

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<v Speaker 9>assistant confidence, I'm going to say, which is to me,

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<v Speaker 9>the biggest word. He lacks confidence in early inccounts to

0:26:22.840 --> 0:26:25.320
<v Speaker 9>go out there and fill his own When you're nibbling

0:26:25.760 --> 0:26:30.040
<v Speaker 9>and you're missing by that little Dave, when you're zero

0:26:30.160 --> 0:26:33.879
<v Speaker 9>zero count, what an account. It seems like you were

0:26:33.920 --> 0:26:37.359
<v Speaker 9>afraid of contact and consider something else. He's pitched himself

0:26:37.359 --> 0:26:40.280
<v Speaker 9>out of trouble throughout his career one seventy average against

0:26:40.320 --> 0:26:42.760
<v Speaker 9>them throughout his career men in scolling position. But he's

0:26:42.760 --> 0:26:46.199
<v Speaker 9>got to avoid those situations by going out there and

0:26:46.240 --> 0:26:48.840
<v Speaker 9>trusting that by keeping the ball down as he asked

0:26:48.880 --> 0:26:52.159
<v Speaker 9>me that last night. Spinning the ball down also and

0:26:52.280 --> 0:26:54.520
<v Speaker 9>having a better finish on that sladder is going to

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<v Speaker 9>make everything better. But it all starts with his head,

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<v Speaker 9>with confidence and understanding that he's in the big leagues

0:26:59.560 --> 0:27:02.800
<v Speaker 9>and that is very hard to hit guys of this

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<v Speaker 9>stuff at this level.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you talk about not attacking and not having confidence,

0:27:09.080 --> 0:27:11.680
<v Speaker 2>does he feel like he doesn't have what it takes

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to get big league hitters out?

0:27:14.080 --> 0:27:15.920
<v Speaker 3>Does he have enough in the holster?

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<v Speaker 9>I think on the mental side was affecting him, thinking that, well,

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<v Speaker 9>if I just started popping balls right down the middle

0:27:24.119 --> 0:27:27.000
<v Speaker 9>or getting some you know, breaking balls over, I'm going

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<v Speaker 9>to get hit. He's not. He's going to believe that. Again,

0:27:31.320 --> 0:27:33.960
<v Speaker 9>you can tell guys in BP what's coming. Everybody doesn't

0:27:33.960 --> 0:27:36.480
<v Speaker 9>get a baseit VP ball coming to fifty miles an hour.

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<v Speaker 9>But here's some numbers that really caught my eye and

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<v Speaker 9>I'm gonna share with you. Consider this it there's a

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<v Speaker 9>lack of focus to me, and also like a lack

0:27:43.680 --> 0:27:47.080
<v Speaker 9>of like attack and certain times the leadoff hitter came

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<v Speaker 9>into today in his career bting three sixty lead off

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<v Speaker 9>hitters okay six eighty slugging, number two hitter two hundred,

0:27:53.440 --> 0:27:57.359
<v Speaker 9>number three hitter one forty three, number four hitter one hundred,

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<v Speaker 9>number five hitter one hundred, now number eight hitter four

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<v Speaker 9>seventy four, number nine, hitter three fifty seven. Are you

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<v Speaker 9>going to tell me that number one, hitter eight, and

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<v Speaker 9>nine are better than the guys in the middle. No,

0:28:10.760 --> 0:28:13.080
<v Speaker 9>but his stuff is good enough to attack what he

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<v Speaker 9>needs to and those are numbers he needs to see

0:28:15.400 --> 0:28:18.600
<v Speaker 9>because he's going out there and attacking some guys what

0:28:18.760 --> 0:28:20.639
<v Speaker 9>he needs to. But it seems like he lacks a

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<v Speaker 9>little bit of focus and understanding what he needs to

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<v Speaker 9>do against guys with lesser names, lesser average, lesser greentios,

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<v Speaker 9>because those are the guys that are really hurting him.

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<v Speaker 9>Looking what happened today and tell me who hurt him

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<v Speaker 9>those guys again?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, no doubt. I mean he he was lucky.

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<v Speaker 2>Corey Seeger though in the first inning, really pulled his

0:28:39.080 --> 0:28:42.360
<v Speaker 2>head towards the Rangers, dugout over swung and I just

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<v Speaker 2>feel like the Rangers helped him out a lot today

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<v Speaker 2>with some of their swings against him.

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<v Speaker 9>And again, Corey Siegert, middle of the older guy, what

0:28:49.280 --> 0:28:51.320
<v Speaker 9>does he do well? Corey Siegert pulled out a little

0:28:51.320 --> 0:28:53.400
<v Speaker 9>bit because he was able to at least say I'm

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<v Speaker 9>gonna come with this, which is hitable, try to hit it,

0:28:56.320 --> 0:28:57.719
<v Speaker 9>and that's what he needs to do a little bit

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<v Speaker 9>more of So the experiment will continue, the volt will continue.

0:29:01.160 --> 0:29:03.640
<v Speaker 9>But at some point you're going to just understand that

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<v Speaker 9>he might be just asked to give you five good

0:29:05.760 --> 0:29:07.440
<v Speaker 9>innings out there, and give you five let it go.

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<v Speaker 9>But Dave, no matter what, developmentally, he's got two of

0:29:10.240 --> 0:29:13.440
<v Speaker 9>the best in the business in developing pictures and making

0:29:13.480 --> 0:29:16.160
<v Speaker 9>pitture to understand what they have, and Mike Prior and

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<v Speaker 9>a Cunnor McGinnis. And to me, the slider that he

0:29:18.960 --> 0:29:21.920
<v Speaker 9>has is not good enough to play in the big consistently.

0:29:22.360 --> 0:29:25.000
<v Speaker 9>And somebody, and I understood this from Buddy Black years ago,

0:29:25.480 --> 0:29:27.840
<v Speaker 9>somebody with a big whip in his arm like he does,

0:29:28.280 --> 0:29:31.680
<v Speaker 9>has to have a slider that's tight. It's uncomfortable, and

0:29:31.720 --> 0:29:33.640
<v Speaker 9>it's really hard to lay off of when he does

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<v Speaker 9>it right, But he throws us so carefully sometimes and

0:29:36.280 --> 0:29:39.000
<v Speaker 9>so cautiously that it just does not have that consistent

0:29:39.120 --> 0:29:40.080
<v Speaker 9>vite to get guys out.

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota is joining us on Dodger Talk after the

0:29:44.520 --> 0:29:47.720
<v Speaker 2>Rangers defeats the Dodgers today five to two. There was

0:29:47.760 --> 0:29:50.880
<v Speaker 2>a plane the third inning that everybody was confused about

0:29:51.160 --> 0:29:53.920
<v Speaker 2>what went wrong, whose fault was it, and that was

0:29:53.960 --> 0:29:56.400
<v Speaker 2>the base running play where Pa has at the plate

0:29:56.800 --> 0:30:00.480
<v Speaker 2>with Otani at first base, Alex Call at second base.

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<v Speaker 2>You heard what Dave Roberts had to say, but is

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<v Speaker 2>it on the trail runner to recognize that the lead

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<v Speaker 2>guy Call in this case is caught in no man's

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<v Speaker 2>land and he's not going.

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<v Speaker 9>It starts with a guy leading, and that's Alex Called,

0:30:14.520 --> 0:30:16.479
<v Speaker 9>who have been bouncing around second base a little bit

0:30:16.480 --> 0:30:18.560
<v Speaker 9>with Pie hitting. You want to avoid anything with Pie,

0:30:18.680 --> 0:30:20.720
<v Speaker 9>especially with two struts and facing a guy like the Graham.

0:30:20.840 --> 0:30:24.440
<v Speaker 9>You cannot have that happen. Now on showy side, he's

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<v Speaker 9>got to make sure that number one, there's not just

0:30:26.680 --> 0:30:28.920
<v Speaker 9>two steps on a fake that the guy is going.

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<v Speaker 9>So they're both at fault, but mainly the main the

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<v Speaker 9>main guy is the lead guy because he started everything

0:30:34.480 --> 0:30:36.400
<v Speaker 9>with that movement by checking everybody out, which in a

0:30:36.480 --> 0:30:37.840
<v Speaker 9>situation to where you do not want to do that

0:30:37.840 --> 0:30:42.800
<v Speaker 9>With the best side base hitter in baseball hitting that call, Yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I felt like that was a golden opportunity and indicative

0:30:45.880 --> 0:30:49.160
<v Speaker 2>of the way today was going. Because the Dodger pitching

0:30:49.200 --> 0:30:53.360
<v Speaker 2>staff walk ten hitters and the Dodger hitters struck out

0:30:53.400 --> 0:30:56.000
<v Speaker 2>twelve times today. That's not a recipe for a win,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter how good you are.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I got a look at the big picture. Yeah

0:30:59.440 --> 0:31:01.040
<v Speaker 9>they won the series resculated. But I think when you

0:31:01.120 --> 0:31:02.680
<v Speaker 9>lose like this, you see a lot of things that

0:31:02.720 --> 0:31:04.360
<v Speaker 9>are exposed and that you know they're going to go

0:31:04.360 --> 0:31:06.600
<v Speaker 9>out there and tighten up. And again you're facing one

0:31:06.640 --> 0:31:09.000
<v Speaker 9>of the best pictures in this generation in the groum.

0:31:09.040 --> 0:31:11.320
<v Speaker 9>Who's not given in And one thing that really was

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<v Speaker 9>noticeable today they pay attention to this with the Gram

0:31:13.680 --> 0:31:16.080
<v Speaker 9>and Danny Jensen behind the plate, a lot of less

0:31:16.080 --> 0:31:18.720
<v Speaker 9>than batters, saw a lot of brick and balls away

0:31:18.760 --> 0:31:21.840
<v Speaker 9>for strikes, fast away for strikes. So the Gram, even

0:31:21.920 --> 0:31:24.160
<v Speaker 9>though he does possess a big fastball, that's what we

0:31:24.160 --> 0:31:26.440
<v Speaker 9>talk about respect. They have to respect his fastble so

0:31:26.560 --> 0:31:27.960
<v Speaker 9>much that he was able to go, you know what,

0:31:28.240 --> 0:31:30.080
<v Speaker 9>you're giving me so much in the other half, I'm

0:31:30.080 --> 0:31:32.240
<v Speaker 9>going to exploit it. And that was the main cost

0:31:32.320 --> 0:31:34.840
<v Speaker 9>not Ey three pitches so effectively, you know, six innings,

0:31:35.040 --> 0:31:37.520
<v Speaker 9>which reminded us of who the Gram is really as

0:31:37.560 --> 0:31:38.880
<v Speaker 9>a two time shall you want to award winner?

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose, thanks a lot for checking in. We'll

0:31:42.520 --> 0:31:44.640
<v Speaker 2>see how things go against the Mets. It should be

0:31:44.680 --> 0:31:47.040
<v Speaker 2>a fun series, should be a sellout crowd for all

0:31:47.080 --> 0:31:48.200
<v Speaker 2>three games.

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<v Speaker 9>A new day, new series. You think edywin does don't

0:31:51.400 --> 0:31:53.200
<v Speaker 9>want to be out there against the men's I'm counting

0:31:53.200 --> 0:31:53.479
<v Speaker 9>on it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I would say so. He'll do whatever it takes

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<v Speaker 2>to be ready for them.

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<v Speaker 9>Have a great Sunday, my friend.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you too.

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

0:32:04.320 --> 0:32:08.480
<v Speaker 2>radio broadcast. Dodgers fall to the Rangers today, five to two.

0:32:08.600 --> 0:32:11.720
<v Speaker 2>Corey Seeger, after hitting a three run home run in

0:32:11.800 --> 0:32:14.200
<v Speaker 2>the first game of this series, really didn't do much

0:32:14.240 --> 0:32:17.360
<v Speaker 2>of anything after that. He was zero for four today.

0:32:17.480 --> 0:32:20.600
<v Speaker 2>Jock Peterson one for four today with a run score.

0:32:20.720 --> 0:32:23.680
<v Speaker 2>Texas left twelve men on base even though they beat

0:32:23.720 --> 0:32:28.360
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers five to two, and tomorrow the Dodgers will

0:32:28.400 --> 0:32:31.760
<v Speaker 2>welcome in the Mets. As we mentioned the struggling Mets.

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<v Speaker 2>The Mets are coming to Dodgers Stadium, losers of five

0:32:35.320 --> 0:32:37.719
<v Speaker 2>in a row and have been shut out by the

0:32:37.760 --> 0:32:41.400
<v Speaker 2>Sacramento As two of the last three games, including today

0:32:42.000 --> 0:32:45.360
<v Speaker 2>one to nothing. The Dodgers are going to see David

0:32:45.440 --> 0:32:49.360
<v Speaker 2>Peterson tomorrow night. The left hander in three starts is

0:32:49.480 --> 0:32:52.600
<v Speaker 2>zero to two with an ERA of six fourteen. He's

0:32:52.640 --> 0:32:56.280
<v Speaker 2>going up against Justin Robleski. The pitching matchup that I'm

0:32:56.320 --> 0:32:59.000
<v Speaker 2>the most eager to watch in this series is the

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<v Speaker 2>middle game of this series, Yama Moto against rookie Nolan McClain.

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<v Speaker 2>That is going to be an outstanding pitching matchup because

0:33:08.000 --> 0:33:11.680
<v Speaker 2>those in Mets camp told me that this kid McClain

0:33:11.920 --> 0:33:16.360
<v Speaker 2>is real and he may be a similar type of

0:33:16.520 --> 0:33:22.120
<v Speaker 2>pitcher as Yama Moto. So Yama Moto versus Nolan McClain.

0:33:22.680 --> 0:33:25.240
<v Speaker 2>That's the game that I'm circling. The middle game of

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<v Speaker 2>this three game series against the Mets tomorrow night, and

0:33:28.760 --> 0:33:31.600
<v Speaker 2>all three games first pitches at seven to ten. Our

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<v Speaker 2>coverage begins at six o'clock. That'll do it for us

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<v Speaker 2>tonight from Uniclo Field at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks to Colin Ye back at our Burbank studios, Thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>To Dwayne McDonald out here at the ballpark, and thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to you for listening. In case you missed any of

0:33:47.400 --> 0:33:50.720
<v Speaker 2>the show, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app.

0:33:51.080 --> 0:33:53.520
<v Speaker 2>You know who talked to Jack Dryer, who again pitched

0:33:53.520 --> 0:33:56.680
<v Speaker 2>a scorelessening of relief today after striking out the side

0:33:57.080 --> 0:33:57.680
<v Speaker 2>last night.

0:33:58.240 --> 0:34:02.480
<v Speaker 3>This guy did relief etiquette rules. I talked to him

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<v Speaker 3>when he gave up runs in the lead in Toronto.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm the only guy that talked to him.

0:34:07.000 --> 0:34:09.920
<v Speaker 2>Since he put up zeros the last two games. Have

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<v Speaker 2>some relief etiquette people. Fox Sports Radio is coming up next.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk to you tomorrow. Have a great rest of

0:34:16.640 --> 0:34:19.760
<v Speaker 2>your night. The Rangers beat the Dodgers, but the Dodgers

0:34:19.800 --> 0:34:20.480
<v Speaker 2>won the series.

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<v Speaker 3>Have a great rest of your night. See them