WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (8-28-26) 

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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 2>Here we go again.

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<v Speaker 3>We're getting ready to run it back.

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<v Speaker 1>To get in on the show, call 866-987-2570. And be

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<v Speaker 1>sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Dodger Talk. David Vasse, live at Comerica Park

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<v Speaker 2>in downtown Detroit after the Dodgers beat the Tigers 2-1

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<v Speaker 2>and Tarek Skubal's return to Detroit after being traded to

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers at the deadline. We have phone lines open

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<v Speaker 2>at 866-987-2570. We will hear from Skubal in a moment. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get into the September roster expansion and And we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get into some of the things that a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>should basically not be saying much of anything these days.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's Carlos Beltran. Also, where are all the Twitter

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<v Speaker 2>trolls that I saw online after Dino Ebel sent Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker tonight in the sixth inning and Tucker got thrown out?

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody was trolling me saying, oh, why isn't Dino up

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<v Speaker 2>here now to answer those questions? That's because... We don't

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<v Speaker 2>need Dino up here to answer that question. I can

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<v Speaker 2>answer it for you directly. So let's just put that aside.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't see anybody with the guts calling in right

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<v Speaker 2>now to ask me that question. But they could type

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<v Speaker 2>on their phone. They could type on their computer and

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<v Speaker 2>tweet and not have the testicular fortitude to actually ask

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<v Speaker 2>that question directly. on a radio talk show after the game.

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<v Speaker 2>So here it is eighth, sixth inning, one out Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are down one to nothing. They have done virtually nothing

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<v Speaker 2>offensively in the last four or five games. They had

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<v Speaker 2>only scored one run in their last 20 and left

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<v Speaker 2>26 men on base at that point in time. And

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<v Speaker 2>you had Kike Hernandez at the plate against the lefty reliever.

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<v Speaker 2>You had Teoscar Hernandez on deck with Kyle Tucker at

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<v Speaker 2>second base. So for all of you that have been

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<v Speaker 2>detractors towards Teoscar Hernandez, did you really have faith Teoscar

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez was going to drive in or get the fly

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<v Speaker 2>ball to score Kyle Tucker from third base if Dino

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<v Speaker 2>holds him? I would say the chances at best are

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<v Speaker 2>50-50 these days. So that's number one. If you go

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<v Speaker 2>back and listen to our show with Dino, he explains

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<v Speaker 2>how he's thinking about not only the outfield arms, the

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<v Speaker 2>scanner report on those outfield arms, but he's also thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about who's on deck and the situation. And I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>he was looking at Teoscar Hernandez. He did not tell

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<v Speaker 2>me that. I have not had a chance to talk

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<v Speaker 2>to him, but... If everything that I've heard Dino talk

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<v Speaker 2>about his thought process to Oscar Hernandez is on deck,

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<v Speaker 2>there's not a great chance he's driving in the tying run.

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<v Speaker 2>I would hope he would at some point. And tonight

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<v Speaker 2>was a good start. He had a couple of hits and.

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<v Speaker 2>He scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. But

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<v Speaker 2>let's start right there. And then let's talk about Kyle Tucker.

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<v Speaker 2>He was running hard from second to third. And then

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<v Speaker 2>for whatever reason, after Dino Ebel gave him the green

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<v Speaker 2>light to score, he looks at the right fielder. He

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<v Speaker 2>looks at Ben Malgieri and he slows down. If he

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<v Speaker 2>keeps running hard, if he keeps his head down and

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<v Speaker 2>keeps running hard, he scores. He scores the tying run.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's not on Dino evil. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Malgieri tonight was his 37th game in the outfield

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<v Speaker 2>in his major league career. All of it this season

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<v Speaker 2>after being called up, that was the first runner he

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<v Speaker 2>has thrown out this season. And that was a perfect throw.

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<v Speaker 2>Is he going to do, is he going to make

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<v Speaker 2>that throw nine out of 10 times?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>It was the first time he had done it in

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<v Speaker 2>his young major league career. So let's just get that

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<v Speaker 2>out of the way. All right. That was the right move.

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<v Speaker 2>I had no issues with Dino Ebel sending Kyle Tucker.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker has got to run harder and not peak

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<v Speaker 2>at the right fielder. He's got to keep going. 866-987-2570

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. I thought it was a very

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<v Speaker 2>good performance also by the Dodger relievers, Evan Phillips and

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<v Speaker 2>Tanner Scott in particular. Alex Vessia got away with a

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<v Speaker 2>fastball right down Motown. Kevin McGonigal or yeah, it was

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin McGonigal that sent that fly ball to deep center

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<v Speaker 2>field 402 feet. Yeah, he was very lucky to get

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<v Speaker 2>away with that in the eighth inning, but he did

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers come out on top two to one

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<v Speaker 2>and Tanner Scott. with his 20th save of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Tarek Skubal tonight went six innings, allowed one earned run.

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<v Speaker 2>It was an RBI triple to Max Clark, who was

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<v Speaker 2>able to shoot it down the left field line to

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<v Speaker 2>score that run on a 98 fastball. Skubal tonight, seven strikeouts,

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<v Speaker 2>no walks. And I thought it was interesting. The Tigers

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<v Speaker 2>television broadcast brought this up. They obviously know Skubal better

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<v Speaker 2>than we do as far as pitch-to-pitch. And they pointed

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<v Speaker 2>out that school bowl is throwing more first pitch changeups

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers than what he was with the, with

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<v Speaker 2>the tigers, with the tigers. He only threw 12% first

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<v Speaker 2>pitch changeups with the Dodgers. It's doubled. He's thrown 24%,

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<v Speaker 2>almost 25% first pitch changeups. And he did that every time,

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<v Speaker 2>first time through the lineup. So, There's some difference in

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<v Speaker 2>game planning with Scooble from the Tigers to the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm interested to ask him about that. Maybe somebody did.

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<v Speaker 2>He was at his locker moments ago on Sportsnet LA.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, I think I did a good job

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<v Speaker 4>of keeping baseball baseball, you know, and trying to compete

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<v Speaker 4>and give our team a chance to win. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>I think you kind of saw the emotions early, but But, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I feel like I did a good job

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<v Speaker 4>of keeping the game in baseball, but obviously this place

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<v Speaker 4>is special to me.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you have any interactions with some of your former

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<v Speaker 3>teammates today, or will that all be saved for tomorrow?

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<v Speaker 4>I went and saw a lot of them actually just

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<v Speaker 4>now on the field. But, you know, just like the

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<v Speaker 4>early kind of nods of respect stuff. And, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I threw a baseball at Fett before the game started,

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<v Speaker 4>so he fielded it cleanly, so it was good to

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<v Speaker 4>watch him do that. How close did you get to

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<v Speaker 4>choking up during the montage when you turned your head

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<v Speaker 4>a few times? Yeah, I mean, I think I did

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<v Speaker 4>cry if you go watch the video. You know, there

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<v Speaker 4>were definitely tears. And, you know, luckily enough, I was

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<v Speaker 4>able to kind of make it to the tunnel before

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<v Speaker 4>more happened, right? But, yeah, it's tough.

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<v Speaker 1>It's tough.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, this is a place I've known my entire

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<v Speaker 4>career since 2018. So, but, yeah, it was special for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>What did you think of the crowd reaction to you?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, with the last name Scoob, you don't know

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<v Speaker 4>if they're booze or they're cheering for you. So I'm

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<v Speaker 4>going to assume they were cheering for me. And that's, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>that's all I really got to say about it.

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<v Speaker 5>Tim, if you had tips, some nods to some of

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<v Speaker 5>your former teammates before a few of the at-bats to

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<v Speaker 5>compete against guys that you've been working with for so long.

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<v Speaker 5>Can you walk us through the experience of a few

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<v Speaker 5>of those at-bats, especially early since some of these guys

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<v Speaker 5>stepped up?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, it's fun, right? Competing against really good

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<v Speaker 4>baseball players, right? It's fun to just go out and compete.

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<v Speaker 4>And then obviously you know them personally. But the game

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<v Speaker 4>of baseball is always the game of baseball. I think

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<v Speaker 4>I do a pretty good job of just going out

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<v Speaker 4>there and competing and having a plan and then just

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<v Speaker 4>going out and trying to execute that plan as best

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<v Speaker 4>I can. It was fun, though. It's weird seeing Dingler

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<v Speaker 4>in the box for sure. That's a weird at-bat, obviously,

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<v Speaker 4>with all the innings. But yeah, it was good.

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<v Speaker 1>It was fun. Was it tough coming out after just

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<v Speaker 1>83 pitches? Did you want to go back out there

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<v Speaker 1>for the 7th?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, of course. You know, of course, I do want

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<v Speaker 4>to go back out there. Some of those, I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>those decisions are my decisions. Doc kind of came to

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<v Speaker 4>me and said, you know, we got a long road.

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<v Speaker 4>He said he's kind of pushed me recently. And, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>you know. I don't know if play it safe is

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<v Speaker 4>the right word because obviously I feel good to go. But,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, we got a little bit more before we

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<v Speaker 4>start pushing again. So that's kind of the conversation that

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<v Speaker 4>I had. But, you know, I felt good to go.

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<v Speaker 4>I felt like I was still in control of the

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<v Speaker 4>baseball game at that time.

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<v Speaker 6>There's like a pit in his stomach when he's going

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<v Speaker 6>up against a former player.

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<v Speaker 2>He looks at the calendar and it's not really something

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<v Speaker 2>that he wants to do.

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<v Speaker 6>When you know that this is coming up is this

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<v Speaker 6>something where you're like just just put me down i want.

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<v Speaker 2>To pitch in detroit or like you know what are

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<v Speaker 2>those days leading up to.

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<v Speaker 4>It like yeah i tried to just keep it day

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<v Speaker 4>by day you know leading up to it obviously ever

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<v Speaker 4>keep everything normal right you know don't make the game

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<v Speaker 4>anything different than it is don't make the environment um

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<v Speaker 4>any different you know try to just keep baseball the

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<v Speaker 4>way i know how to play the way i know

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<v Speaker 4>how to go out there and compete um but obviously

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<v Speaker 4>it was different you know just coming here and Staying

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<v Speaker 4>at a hotel is weird, right? But, yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>it was good. It was good all around. These games

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<v Speaker 4>are special. Obviously, we're in a different uniform still, but

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<v Speaker 4>I have a lot of good memories on that field.

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<v Speaker 6>Were you expecting to be so emotional when that video

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<v Speaker 6>montage started?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I said I wasn't going to be, but

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<v Speaker 4>I've come to figure out I don't really know myself

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<v Speaker 4>that well. So, yeah, you know, it didn't catch me

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<v Speaker 4>by surprise. The timing did. They told me 27, and

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<v Speaker 4>it ended up being 37, so it was really close

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<v Speaker 4>to first pitch, or like 35, 4, whatever it was.

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<v Speaker 4>They told me 27, so I kind of figured it

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<v Speaker 4>would be around anthem time. So the timing kind of

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<v Speaker 4>threw me for a loop a little bit, but I

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<v Speaker 4>think the emotions would have been the same, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>regardless of the time. But, you know, I didn't, I

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<v Speaker 4>don't know what to expect, man. I don't try to

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<v Speaker 4>predict much. You know, I try to be pretty present

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<v Speaker 4>with how I live my life.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Tarek Skubal after the game on Sportsnet LA

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<v Speaker 2>and when that montage was played was after Skubal warmed

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<v Speaker 2>up in the bullpen before first pitch and was walking

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<v Speaker 2>back to the Dodger dugout. He had a white towel

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<v Speaker 2>around his neck and you saw him give the chest

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<v Speaker 2>bump towards the Tigers dugout after that montage, but he

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<v Speaker 2>kept it together. And I go back to what Blake

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<v Speaker 2>Snell told me yesterday. I said, hey, what do you think?

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<v Speaker 2>The emotions? How is he going to handle all that?

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<v Speaker 2>He said, I'm sure he'll have a lot of emotions

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<v Speaker 2>before he goes out for first pitch in the dugout,

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<v Speaker 2>but he'll be able to handle it. And he did.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't walk any batters tonight. He had seven strikeouts.

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<v Speaker 2>in six innings for the Dodgers as the Dodgers beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Tigers 2-1. And Tarek mentioned A.J. Hinch. I just

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<v Speaker 2>want to say thank you on behalf of the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>to A.J. Hinch for not intentionally walking. Freddie Freeman in

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<v Speaker 2>the eighth inning with Teoscar Hernandez at third base. Two outs,

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<v Speaker 2>tied game, and Mookie Betts on deck. Freddie facing a

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<v Speaker 2>very hittable right-handed reliever, And Freddie delivered a base hit

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<v Speaker 2>up the middle, and the Dodgers beat the Tigers 2-1.

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<v Speaker 2>And we all know A.J. Hinch owes the Dodgers a

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<v Speaker 2>lot more than that. 866-987-2570 is the phone number. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Eddie in Pacoima. You're on Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>live from Comerica Park.

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<v Speaker 5>Hi, Eddie.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, TV.

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<v Speaker 7>I just wanted to say that all those Twitter trolls

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<v Speaker 7>that were being on.

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<v Speaker 8>You, 99.9% of those people.

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<v Speaker 2>Where are you?

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<v Speaker 3>Where are you, Eddie?

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<v Speaker 7>Eddie, where are you? Are you like in the laundromat?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you in the bathroom?

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<v Speaker 7>Where are you?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm right here.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't hear you, Eddie. Eddie, you don't get one

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<v Speaker 2>more thing when it sounds like you're in the washing machine.

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<v Speaker 4>Sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>866-987-2570 is the phone number. Let's go out to Woodland Hills. Mike,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Mike?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing great. And I couldn't agree with you more.

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<v Speaker 3>Dean Abel did the right thing by sending Tucker home.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, tail has not taken great at-bats. And certainly

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<v Speaker 3>I think that was a reasonable factor to rely on

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<v Speaker 3>on sending him home. I don't know if Tucker's glance

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<v Speaker 3>back at right fielder made a big difference. He did

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<v Speaker 3>make a good slide.

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<v Speaker 2>It made a huge difference. He was coasting. He was

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<v Speaker 2>coasting like he was going to stand up scoring, and

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<v Speaker 2>he wasn't.

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<v Speaker 5>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>I that's not what I saw, but in any event,

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<v Speaker 3>I still think I was here. I call him.

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<v Speaker 2>I was here, Mike. Mike, I was in the stadium

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<v Speaker 2>watching him.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay. I was watching from the TV. So maybe you

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<v Speaker 3>saw something I didn't in any event. I think evil

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<v Speaker 3>made the right call. I think he assessed her right.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's important for the Dodgers to play aggressive

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<v Speaker 3>ball because they need to have that kind of energy.

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<v Speaker 3>And the last thing I would say is that, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>a first-time caller, and my great-grandfather played for the Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 3>Bridegrooms back in 18.

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<v Speaker 5>Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he started with them in 1888.

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<v Speaker 10>That's before they were an official major league team because

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<v Speaker 10>by Dodger records, it goes 1890, the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's even before that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he started with the Louisville Colonels. in 1886, and

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<v Speaker 3>Brooklyn Bridegrooms bought him. And he played, I want to say,

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<v Speaker 3>three years for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. Had a great record.

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<v Speaker 3>He ended up dying from typhoid poisoning. And so anyway,

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<v Speaker 3>there was a picture of him. There was a picture

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<v Speaker 3>of him put up on the, I think it was

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<v Speaker 3>last year, on the television. as if he was as a, uh, what, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>early Dodger looked like Freddie Freeman. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 3>you remember that, but they put.

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<v Speaker 2>Up, but I know Joe Davis likes to give out

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<v Speaker 2>birthday shout outs to, uh, old Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So anyway, for first time caller and I just, you bet.

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<v Speaker 3>Have a great evening.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. Mike, thank you for that phone call. That's pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, your great grandfather, I think he said was, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>Brooklyn Bridesgroom. I mean, that's pretty impressive. And Dodger Blood

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<v Speaker 2>going back a few generations there. 866-987-2570 is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Tonight's game brought to you by Modelo. Modelo, the mark

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<v Speaker 2>of a fighter. Dodger's beat the tigers tonight, two to one.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not going to say that the Dodger offense

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<v Speaker 2>is back because they left a lot of runners out there.

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<v Speaker 2>This could have been another one of those games where

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<v Speaker 2>it wouldn't have had to be a nail biter, but

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<v Speaker 2>it was the Dodgers left 15 men on base tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>They were just four for 12 with runners in scoring position.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Miguel Rojas and Freddie Freeman coming up with

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<v Speaker 2>the two most clutch hits tonight. Rojas, a pinch hit

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<v Speaker 2>single in the sixth inning after Tucker was thrown out

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<v Speaker 2>to tie the game. And Freddie obviously delivering with two

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<v Speaker 2>outs in the eighth inning to drive home to Oscar Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, you're waiting for this Dodger offense to really

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<v Speaker 2>explode and just when you think that, Hey, they might

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<v Speaker 2>do it. They take a few steps backwards. I know

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<v Speaker 2>last night was Chris sales night, but those two games

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<v Speaker 2>in Atlanta, not a lot of team at bats tonight

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<v Speaker 2>outside of Rojas, Kike Hernandez and Freddie Freeman. I thought

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<v Speaker 2>Teoscar had better team at bats tonight, but outside of

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<v Speaker 2>those guys, I didn't see a lot of team at bats.

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<v Speaker 2>And As we've talked about before, it's one unit, one lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>It's got to be together. And right now, we're seeing

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of guys that are just worried about themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>And tonight, Shohei Otani had a lot of very uncharacteristic

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<v Speaker 2>type at-bats. Striking out to start the game. Rounds into

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<v Speaker 2>a 4-6-3 double play. Strikes out looking in the sixth

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<v Speaker 2>inning with runners at first and third. Those are not

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<v Speaker 2>Shohei Otani type at-bats. Let's go out to Costa Mesa. Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk. How are you doing?

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<v Speaker 7>Hey, it's so nice to talk to you. What do

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<v Speaker 7>you think about being so uncoordinated and such a great

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<v Speaker 7>broadcaster and Kiki's performance?

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<v Speaker 2>Uncoordinated as far as going down the slide?

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<v Speaker 7>Si.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. Well, yes. I mean, I felt like.

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<v Speaker 2>I've handled that slide pretty well. The slide got me,

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<v Speaker 2>no doubt. But as far as Kike goes, let's focus

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<v Speaker 2>on him. Look, Kike Hernandez has had minimal at-bats since

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<v Speaker 2>coming off the IEL, missing basically the majority of the season. First,

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<v Speaker 2>coming back with that left elbow surgery that he had

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<v Speaker 2>during the offseason. And then he comes back and injures

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<v Speaker 2>his oblique right away. So including tonight, Kike Hernandez, who

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<v Speaker 2>was a pinch hitter, only has 39 at bats. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad he brought that up. I know he was

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<v Speaker 2>trying to be a clown to bring up the slide

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<v Speaker 2>and all that. But he did bring up Kike Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 2>And Alec Thomas has done a nice job. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not a believer that Alec Thomas should be in there

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<v Speaker 2>for every single right-handed pitcher the Dodgers face. On Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers will face left-hander Frambois Valdez. I'm sure Kike

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be either at third or center field.

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<v Speaker 2>But for me, Alec's call and Kike Hernandez should be

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<v Speaker 2>getting more time filling in for Andy Paez. in center field.

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<v Speaker 2>I know the Dodgers like the platoon scenario until Pa

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<v Speaker 2>has returns, but Alex call has given the Dodgers some

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<v Speaker 2>tough at bats against righties and lefties since the all-star

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<v Speaker 2>break minimal opportunity. But Hey, if the Dodgers want October

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<v Speaker 2>key gang, He can't go into October with only 50,

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<v Speaker 2>60 at-bats. He's got to get more at-bats. And to me,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he was able to track down that deep

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<v Speaker 2>fly ball off the bat of Kevin McGonigal in the

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<v Speaker 2>eighth inning off of Essia. He gets great jumps off

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<v Speaker 2>the ball. He just turned 35. He had his mom

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<v Speaker 2>and dad and wife and family and friends out there

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<v Speaker 2>in Atlanta for the weekend to celebrate his 35th birthday,

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<v Speaker 2>but he Even at 35, you saw it tonight, he

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<v Speaker 2>gets great jumps on the ball in center field. He's

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<v Speaker 2>a really smart baseball player. And I just think that

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<v Speaker 2>you've got to play him out there in center field

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<v Speaker 2>more than they have. And I know he's not an

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<v Speaker 2>everyday player, but his Alec Thomas and everyday player, because

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to see more righties than lefties. I just

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<v Speaker 2>feel like Alex calling Kike Hernandez, Kike, especially if you

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<v Speaker 2>want him to be that playoff player, he's got to

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<v Speaker 2>get some at bats. He only has 39 this year.

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<v Speaker 2>866-987-2570 is the phone number. Let's go out to Oxnard. Augie,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk. And by the way, Alec Thomas' arm,

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<v Speaker 2>not very good. A noodle arm. Kike's got a cannon

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<v Speaker 2>for an arm. So he can hold down center field

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<v Speaker 2>with the best of them. Hi, Augie. You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry about that. I had to get all that out.

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<v Speaker 8>Thanks.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, I agree with you.

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<v Speaker 8>Thomas has no business starting over those two guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Not every day. Not every day.

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<v Speaker 11>No.

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<v Speaker 8>Okay, that's what I want to say. I watch every day,

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<v Speaker 8>listen to you every night. Do you think there's something

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<v Speaker 8>going on? Not something going on. The Dodgers are not

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<v Speaker 8>adjusting to change-ups the last three weeks. Hey, you do watch, Augie.

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<v Speaker 2>You do watch. I was thinking that tonight, too, as

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<v Speaker 2>I was watching Drew Anderson carve him up with changeups

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<v Speaker 2>just the way Logan Henderson carved him up on changeups

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodger Stadium. Remember Logan Henderson of the Brewers that

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday afternoon? They had no answer for him.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, and I see that they don't make adjustments in

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<v Speaker 8>the box. They stand in the same spot no matter what.

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<v Speaker 8>If it's 100 miles an hour.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with you. I agree. Guys are just so

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<v Speaker 2>set in their ways that you don't see anybody move

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<v Speaker 2>closer to the mound. You don't see anybody move back.

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<v Speaker 2>I just feel like I've asked a couple of former

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<v Speaker 2>players what they think about the Dodgers approaches to these

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<v Speaker 2>to Logan Henderson in particular. They just said that they're

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<v Speaker 2>they're looking at quadrants of the strike zone and they're

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<v Speaker 2>not adjusting to a change up, which dives down. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to be able to make those adjustments and

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<v Speaker 2>not be so fixated on your quadrant of the strike zone.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the feedback I've gotten. But I like you, Augie.

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<v Speaker 2>You're paying attention. And yes, the Dodgers have had trouble

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<v Speaker 2>against pitchers that throw fastball changeups. That's all. You know, tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>Drew Anderson threw a little curveball here and there, but

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<v Speaker 2>Logan Henderson, that's all he threw, fastball changeup, and the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers had no answer.

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<v Speaker 8>My question, I mean, I don't want to keep going on,

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<v Speaker 8>but are the coaches that are watching the game, I mean,

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<v Speaker 8>just say, hey, Dave, Augie, just go up there looking

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<v Speaker 8>for changeups. He's going to throw you five changeups out

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<v Speaker 8>of eight pitches. You know, they don't throw three fastballs

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<v Speaker 8>in a row. Nobody does.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the hitters have got to move up. move

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<v Speaker 2>off their stubborn line of thinking. And I think they've

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<v Speaker 2>got to be their best hitting coaches and compete in

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<v Speaker 2>the batter's box. Thanks for the phone call, Augie. Call

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<v Speaker 2>back anytime. I love Oxnard too. 866-987-2570 is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to take a timeout here on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>When we come back, we'll get into when rosters expand,

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<v Speaker 2>when the Dodgers return home. Also, I'm sure you know

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of Tigers and Dodgers connections in this series. Besides,

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<v Speaker 2>Tarek Skubal will connect the dots on all that as well.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers beat the Tigers tonight 2-1 on AM570 LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 8>Go ahead and run 90 feet away for the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 8>but two out in a 1-1 game.

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<v Speaker 1>First pitch, Freeman.

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<v Speaker 7>Scolds it into center field to give the Dodgers the lead.

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<v Speaker 7>Jumps all over the first pitch from Wagusbeck to score

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<v Speaker 7>to Oscar Hernandez, and.

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<v Speaker 2>It's 2-1 L.A. AJ Hinch chose to pitch to Freddie

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman with the go-ahead run 90 feet away, and he

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<v Speaker 2>paid for it. Freddie Freeman drives in to Oscar Hernandez

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<v Speaker 2>First pitch fastball, were you sitting on that?

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<v Speaker 12>Sitting on strikes. Plan doesn't change. But I'm just thankful

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<v Speaker 12>that I... Swung it one over the play instead of

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<v Speaker 12>one that almost hit me tonight. I did that a

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<v Speaker 12>few times, but no, I mean, scoops was great. Uh,

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<v Speaker 12>bullpen was great. Uh, Miguel, huge pinch hit. Um, and

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<v Speaker 12>didn't score as many runs as we wanted to, but

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<v Speaker 12>there's a lot of positive tonight that we can take

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<v Speaker 12>into tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>How difficult has it been offensively recently?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 12>I mean, we're just going up and down. It's just,

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<v Speaker 12>we put together a few, few games in a row

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<v Speaker 12>where it looks like us. And then there's a couple

0:25:09.609 --> 0:25:11.489
<v Speaker 12>of games where we run into some good pitching. You

0:25:11.510 --> 0:25:12.730
<v Speaker 12>got to get, sometimes you got to give the other

0:25:12.750 --> 0:25:15.159
<v Speaker 12>side of this credit too, but, We know we've got

0:25:15.180 --> 0:25:18.060
<v Speaker 12>a good team, good offense, and hopefully we can start

0:25:18.080 --> 0:25:19.160
<v Speaker 12>clicking in here shortly.

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<v Speaker 10>You're creating opportunities pretty consistently, but not coming up with

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<v Speaker 10>that big hit.

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<v Speaker 6>What does that tell you about where you're at?

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<v Speaker 12>Sometimes it can be even more frustrating for an offense.

0:25:28.710 --> 0:25:31.389
<v Speaker 12>We keep getting those guys. We keep getting those opportunities,

0:25:31.450 --> 0:25:35.070
<v Speaker 12>but ultimately we've got to cash those in. That's what

0:25:35.109 --> 0:25:38.210
<v Speaker 12>we haven't done in the last few days, but we're

0:25:38.250 --> 0:25:41.510
<v Speaker 12>all optimistic around here. If we can keep creating those

0:25:41.770 --> 0:25:45.170
<v Speaker 12>opportunities at some point, As good as we are, and

0:25:45.290 --> 0:25:47.369
<v Speaker 12>we know we've got a good offensive group, we'll get

0:25:47.410 --> 0:25:50.450
<v Speaker 12>those hits. But we've got a pitching group that we have,

0:25:50.770 --> 0:25:53.570
<v Speaker 12>keeps us in games like that. They've been keeping us

0:25:53.609 --> 0:25:56.210
<v Speaker 12>in it the last, I would say, three, four, five weeks.

0:25:56.380 --> 0:25:59.260
<v Speaker 12>As an offense, we've got to get going. We know

0:25:59.300 --> 0:26:01.300
<v Speaker 12>it's crunch time, and hopefully we can get hot here

0:26:01.340 --> 0:26:02.040
<v Speaker 12>going into the playoffs.

0:26:02.830 --> 0:26:05.010
<v Speaker 11>In that frustration especially like the first four or five

0:26:05.070 --> 0:26:07.230
<v Speaker 11>innings tonight and how important was it for like you

0:26:07.260 --> 0:26:08.910
<v Speaker 11>said like Tarek to kind of keep you guys.

0:26:08.730 --> 0:26:11.300
<v Speaker 12>There in that spot I mean I don't think in

0:26:11.320 --> 0:26:13.280
<v Speaker 12>game we're not frustrated I think after the game you

0:26:13.320 --> 0:26:14.520
<v Speaker 12>just think about like man we had a lot of

0:26:14.540 --> 0:26:17.000
<v Speaker 12>opportunities but in game you're not thinking about the frustration

0:26:17.020 --> 0:26:20.399
<v Speaker 12>you're trying to figure out our next wave maybe an

0:26:20.420 --> 0:26:22.580
<v Speaker 12>adjustment for yourself to get going you know I was

0:26:22.640 --> 0:26:25.360
<v Speaker 12>battling myself all game there's foul ball after foul ball

0:26:25.380 --> 0:26:28.100
<v Speaker 12>and that third at bat I was getting frustrated just

0:26:28.119 --> 0:26:30.360
<v Speaker 12>because of I had some pitches that I could poke

0:26:30.400 --> 0:26:32.060
<v Speaker 12>into left field and I just kept fouling them off

0:26:32.080 --> 0:26:34.460
<v Speaker 12>so It's not more about frustration of not getting it.

0:26:34.680 --> 0:26:36.780
<v Speaker 12>It's just, you know, I'm thinking about that. You're just

0:26:36.840 --> 0:26:38.860
<v Speaker 12>trying to figure out a way to get it done,

0:26:38.880 --> 0:26:41.640
<v Speaker 12>and then maybe after the game you can be frustrated.

0:26:41.680 --> 0:26:44.890
<v Speaker 12>But scoops was great. We got two runs. Miguel, Kike,

0:26:44.930 --> 0:26:47.710
<v Speaker 12>big pitches, even though Kike's got thrown out at home,

0:26:47.750 --> 0:26:51.310
<v Speaker 12>but still. some massive hits and some massive opportunities that

0:26:51.330 --> 0:26:52.869
<v Speaker 12>we can take into tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 11>How much did you guys just kind of feel like

0:26:54.710 --> 0:26:56.970
<v Speaker 11>the occasion of him coming back here and the emotions

0:26:56.990 --> 0:26:57.820
<v Speaker 11>that went into it for him?

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, I mean, you guys have been around him for

0:27:00.280 --> 0:27:00.840
<v Speaker 12>a couple weeks.

0:27:00.880 --> 0:27:01.760
<v Speaker 4>He's always talking.

0:27:01.780 --> 0:27:04.840
<v Speaker 12>He's in it. You wouldn't even know he was coming

0:27:04.859 --> 0:27:05.780
<v Speaker 12>back for the first time.

0:27:05.840 --> 0:27:06.780
<v Speaker 8>He was talking to everybody.

0:27:06.800 --> 0:27:10.280
<v Speaker 12>Like I told Kirsten on the field, during my knee drills,

0:27:10.320 --> 0:27:13.160
<v Speaker 12>he was out there talking to everybody. It's We call

0:27:13.200 --> 0:27:16.700
<v Speaker 12>him the opposite of Kirsch on start days. But, no,

0:27:16.760 --> 0:27:19.640
<v Speaker 12>I think he embraced it. He left everything he had

0:27:20.010 --> 0:27:23.310
<v Speaker 12>for this team, this organization, multiple Cy Youngs. He left

0:27:23.369 --> 0:27:26.669
<v Speaker 12>it all for them. I think that's why he got

0:27:26.690 --> 0:27:28.590
<v Speaker 12>a lot of cheers. I know I'm sure during the

0:27:28.609 --> 0:27:30.450
<v Speaker 12>game they weren't too thrilled with all the strikeouts he

0:27:30.470 --> 0:27:33.930
<v Speaker 12>was racking up. But, you know, it's hard to boo

0:27:33.950 --> 0:27:35.470
<v Speaker 12>a man that gave you everything he had every five days.

0:27:37.130 --> 0:27:40.540
<v Speaker 2>Seven strikeouts for Tarek Skubal in six innings tonight. That

0:27:40.600 --> 0:27:43.240
<v Speaker 2>was Freddie Freeman who drove in the go-ahead run in

0:27:43.280 --> 0:27:47.380
<v Speaker 2>the eighth inning on Sportsnet.

0:27:47.840 --> 0:27:48.020
<v Speaker 6>LA.

0:27:48.040 --> 0:27:51.980
<v Speaker 2>866-987-2570 is the phone number. Wanted to get to the

0:27:52.020 --> 0:27:55.580
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers September roster. As you know now, you can't just

0:27:55.640 --> 0:27:59.720
<v Speaker 2>call up all of your 40-man roster. There are roster

0:27:59.790 --> 0:28:03.470
<v Speaker 2>restrictions now where you can only call up one additional

0:28:03.530 --> 0:28:07.970
<v Speaker 2>pitcher per and one additional position player. Right now, rosters

0:28:08.010 --> 0:28:12.080
<v Speaker 2>are at 26. On September 1st, they expand to 28.

0:28:12.080 --> 0:28:15.820
<v Speaker 2>So who are going to be those players? Well, let's

0:28:15.840 --> 0:28:18.859
<v Speaker 2>start with the guys that are hurt. First and foremost,

0:28:18.960 --> 0:28:22.460
<v Speaker 2>Justin Robleski. I would imagine that he would be coming

0:28:22.540 --> 0:28:28.530
<v Speaker 2>back sometime during the upcoming nine-game homestand because after the

0:28:28.570 --> 0:28:33.300
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers left Atlanta, Robleski is was headed to join Oklahoma City.

0:28:33.359 --> 0:28:36.899
<v Speaker 2>He told me he's scheduled to start tomorrow for the

0:28:37.040 --> 0:28:40.940
<v Speaker 2>OKC Comets, and he's eligible to come off the IL

0:28:41.300 --> 0:28:44.800
<v Speaker 2>the last day of August. Edwin Diaz, who has traveled

0:28:44.840 --> 0:28:47.860
<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers under the watchful eye of strength coach

0:28:48.240 --> 0:28:51.760
<v Speaker 2>Travis Smith and pitching coach Connor McGinnis, has been working

0:28:51.800 --> 0:28:54.180
<v Speaker 2>to get his arm slot where it needs to be,

0:28:54.240 --> 0:28:58.390
<v Speaker 2>getting stronger. Diaz is eligible to come off the second

0:28:58.410 --> 0:29:02.420
<v Speaker 2>day of September, which is Wednesday. the second game of

0:29:02.500 --> 0:29:07.160
<v Speaker 2>that series against the Cardinals. So Diaz could be one

0:29:07.200 --> 0:29:13.250
<v Speaker 2>of those pitchers that is added to the roster on Wednesday.

0:29:13.690 --> 0:29:16.450
<v Speaker 2>Robleski at any time could come in and take the

0:29:16.490 --> 0:29:22.170
<v Speaker 2>spot of anybody from Kyle Hurt to Seth Halverson or

0:29:22.250 --> 0:29:27.130
<v Speaker 2>just added if Diaz is not activated right on time. Also,

0:29:27.210 --> 0:29:31.470
<v Speaker 2>position player wise, Will Smith is going to come back

0:29:31.530 --> 0:29:35.160
<v Speaker 2>when the Dodgers return home. He could be activated on Tuesday.

0:29:35.600 --> 0:29:37.860
<v Speaker 2>That seems to be the line of thinking that Dave

0:29:37.920 --> 0:29:41.610
<v Speaker 2>Roberts has been conveying to us. the last week or so.

0:29:42.130 --> 0:29:47.480
<v Speaker 2>So the other part of this equation is James Tibbs III,

0:29:47.940 --> 0:29:51.820
<v Speaker 2>who the Dodgers acquired last trade deadline along with Zach

0:29:51.920 --> 0:29:56.530
<v Speaker 2>Earhart for five starts of Dustin May in Boston. Tibbs

0:29:56.570 --> 0:29:58.850
<v Speaker 2>has had an incredible year at AAA. His OPS is 966.

0:29:58.830 --> 0:30:06.100
<v Speaker 2>He has 27 home runs. His batting average is 295,

0:30:06.100 --> 0:30:11.160
<v Speaker 2>but the most important part for this 23-year-old outfielder is

0:30:11.580 --> 0:30:16.900
<v Speaker 2>he's left-handed. And Teoscar Hernandez, for the majority of this season,

0:30:17.340 --> 0:30:22.380
<v Speaker 2>has struggled against right-handed pitching. He's only hitting about 235

0:30:22.380 --> 0:30:27.510
<v Speaker 2>against right-handed pitching. Would the Dodgers consider calling up Tibbs

0:30:27.610 --> 0:30:32.450
<v Speaker 2>and platooning in left field? Um, that I'm sure is

0:30:32.490 --> 0:30:37.040
<v Speaker 2>being discussed, but there's part of this that is affected

0:30:37.120 --> 0:30:42.440
<v Speaker 2>by the pending CBA, uh, renegotiations or labor deal. That's expiring.

0:30:43.120 --> 0:30:46.220
<v Speaker 2>Tibbs is not on the 40 man roster. And my understanding,

0:30:46.300 --> 0:30:49.420
<v Speaker 2>some teams that are in this position where they want

0:30:49.440 --> 0:30:51.660
<v Speaker 2>to call up a player that's not on their 40

0:30:51.660 --> 0:30:55.970
<v Speaker 2>man roster in September are hesitant because of this new

0:30:56.050 --> 0:30:58.750
<v Speaker 2>pending CBA and what it may look like. So, uh,

0:30:59.340 --> 0:31:03.510
<v Speaker 2>That's part of the equation as well, but honestly, if

0:31:03.630 --> 0:31:06.930
<v Speaker 2>all things are equal, I would be in favor of

0:31:06.990 --> 0:31:11.070
<v Speaker 2>calling up Tibbs and giving him opportunities against righties in

0:31:11.150 --> 0:31:17.470
<v Speaker 2>September in left field. 866-987-2570 is the phone number. Dodgers

0:31:17.510 --> 0:31:20.460
<v Speaker 2>beat the Tigers tonight 2-1, and like I said earlier

0:31:20.500 --> 0:31:23.580
<v Speaker 2>in the show, I'm in favor of Kike Hernandez starting

0:31:23.600 --> 0:31:27.380
<v Speaker 2>more in center field along with Alex Call because Alec Thomas,

0:31:27.400 --> 0:31:30.320
<v Speaker 2>he's a nice player, but there was a reason why

0:31:30.380 --> 0:31:32.880
<v Speaker 2>the Diamondbacks let him go. He can cover a lot

0:31:32.920 --> 0:31:35.940
<v Speaker 2>of ground in center field more than, I guess, Kike

0:31:36.680 --> 0:31:41.950
<v Speaker 2>and Alex Call, but his arm's not very strong. Offensively,

0:31:42.010 --> 0:31:45.010
<v Speaker 2>he's hit the ball hard at times. I'm not saying

0:31:45.030 --> 0:31:47.530
<v Speaker 2>he should never play, but I feel like Kike Hernandez

0:31:47.570 --> 0:31:50.180
<v Speaker 2>should get more at bats in center field. because you

0:31:50.220 --> 0:31:52.960
<v Speaker 2>know the Dodgers are going to call on Kike in October.

0:31:53.480 --> 0:31:56.560
<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Pasadena. Jeff, you're on Dodger Talk

0:31:56.620 --> 0:31:58.610
<v Speaker 2>live from Comerica Park. How you doing, Jeff?

0:32:00.090 --> 0:32:00.550
<v Speaker 1>Hi, David.

0:32:00.570 --> 0:32:02.570
<v Speaker 6>Thanks for having me on. It's a pleasure to be

0:32:02.610 --> 0:32:03.150
<v Speaker 6>with you tonight.

0:32:04.130 --> 0:32:04.830
<v Speaker 2>Hey, thank you.

0:32:04.910 --> 0:32:05.729
<v Speaker 6>Thanks for being patient.

0:32:07.370 --> 0:32:07.690
<v Speaker 3>You bet.

0:32:07.990 --> 0:32:09.990
<v Speaker 6>I think this is an important win for the boys today.

0:32:10.010 --> 0:32:13.520
<v Speaker 6>Kind of stopped things. They played some real baseball. I

0:32:13.560 --> 0:32:16.800
<v Speaker 6>liked when Ben Mortbett laid that bunt down. That was,

0:32:17.280 --> 0:32:19.960
<v Speaker 6>I think, good. We don't see enough of that. And

0:32:19.980 --> 0:32:23.820
<v Speaker 6>we're going to need to produce runs going forward. I

0:32:23.860 --> 0:32:24.420
<v Speaker 6>think that's good.

0:32:24.460 --> 0:32:27.180
<v Speaker 2>That was huge because if he doesn't lay down that bunt,

0:32:27.260 --> 0:32:29.740
<v Speaker 2>Teoscar doesn't get to third base. So you're right.

0:32:31.320 --> 0:32:31.540
<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

0:32:31.640 --> 0:32:33.200
<v Speaker 6>I think that is a key part of the game.

0:32:33.220 --> 0:32:35.300
<v Speaker 6>We don't seem to be doing enough of that. I'm

0:32:36.940 --> 0:32:38.740
<v Speaker 6>talking to my buddies and we're all big fans and

0:32:38.760 --> 0:32:42.750
<v Speaker 6>have been for many, many years. And I just can't

0:32:42.810 --> 0:32:46.530
<v Speaker 6>figure out the Kyle Tucker thing. I guess he's been

0:32:46.550 --> 0:32:49.090
<v Speaker 6>a great ball player. His numbers have been great. But

0:32:49.130 --> 0:32:50.990
<v Speaker 6>we were sitting down at breakfast this morning. We were

0:32:51.010 --> 0:32:54.090
<v Speaker 6>doing a little bit of math. He makes $ 60 million

0:32:54.130 --> 0:32:59.930
<v Speaker 6>a year. And so far this year, he's had 102 hits.

0:33:00.350 --> 0:33:03.229
<v Speaker 6>So that's $ 588, 000 per hit.

0:33:03.290 --> 0:33:05.550
<v Speaker 2>Well, do you want me to go with the technicality?

0:33:06.230 --> 0:33:12.310
<v Speaker 2>I could do the sarcastic technicality. Tucker got a $ 50- something

0:33:10.470 --> 0:33:14.860
<v Speaker 2>million signing bonus. So technically, he's not making that much

0:33:14.920 --> 0:33:16.780
<v Speaker 2>in salary. But I get what you're saying.

0:33:16.780 --> 0:33:19.260
<v Speaker 6>46, 46,000 signing. Yeah.

0:33:19.280 --> 0:33:19.600
<v Speaker 3>Right.

0:33:19.660 --> 0:33:22.650
<v Speaker 2>So he leaves a lot to be designed in a

0:33:22.690 --> 0:33:25.490
<v Speaker 2>lot of ways this year. And it's been a big adjustment,

0:33:25.530 --> 0:33:28.290
<v Speaker 2>bigger than I'm sure he even thought it would be.

0:33:29.610 --> 0:33:31.670
<v Speaker 6>I sure hope that he gets it together. Look, I'm

0:33:31.730 --> 0:33:33.960
<v Speaker 6>a fan and I hope that, that for all of

0:33:34.020 --> 0:33:36.140
<v Speaker 6>us and for the club that he, he plays like

0:33:36.260 --> 0:33:39.280
<v Speaker 6>the person he was paid to be. And that's, that's all.

0:33:39.480 --> 0:33:43.300
<v Speaker 2>Let me ask you a question. If Kyle Tucker comes

0:33:43.440 --> 0:33:46.520
<v Speaker 2>up in a playoff game and delivers a, a clutch

0:33:46.560 --> 0:33:49.180
<v Speaker 2>hit to help the Dodgers win a playoff game. Maybe

0:33:49.220 --> 0:33:53.520
<v Speaker 2>when a playoff series is all forgiven from the regular season.

0:33:54.560 --> 0:33:56.680
<v Speaker 6>Is all forgiven. Yeah. I mean, of course, you know, we,

0:33:56.900 --> 0:33:59.840
<v Speaker 6>we all want, we want him to succeed. It's just

0:33:59.900 --> 0:34:02.980
<v Speaker 6>frustrating as fans to watch day after day and game

0:34:03.040 --> 0:34:04.980
<v Speaker 6>after game. It just doesn't. And I don't, you know,

0:34:05.000 --> 0:34:07.520
<v Speaker 6>I don't know his style of play. He lopes around

0:34:07.540 --> 0:34:11.980
<v Speaker 6>the outfield. Maybe that's how he plays. He runs. He

0:34:12.640 --> 0:34:14.580
<v Speaker 6>did the part of this thing of when he didn't

0:34:14.600 --> 0:34:17.550
<v Speaker 6>score today. Nobody talked about when the ball was hit,

0:34:17.989 --> 0:34:19.969
<v Speaker 6>which was clearly going to get in the gap back there.

0:34:20.030 --> 0:34:22.750
<v Speaker 6>He ran back. He took two steps back to second

0:34:22.770 --> 0:34:24.450
<v Speaker 6>base before he started to go third.

0:34:25.500 --> 0:34:28.360
<v Speaker 2>Well, I've seen him take steps like that going back,

0:34:28.460 --> 0:34:30.520
<v Speaker 2>but tonight I thought he did a pretty good job

0:34:32.320 --> 0:34:34.739
<v Speaker 2>of running right when the ball was hit. I felt

0:34:34.780 --> 0:34:37.590
<v Speaker 2>that way, Jeff, but I couldn't believe that he slowed

0:34:37.610 --> 0:34:40.589
<v Speaker 2>down after he rounded third base. And I think that's

0:34:40.650 --> 0:34:43.880
<v Speaker 2>the biggest issue for me, Jeff, You can understand a

0:34:43.920 --> 0:34:48.400
<v Speaker 2>guy going through a year like this year, especially when

0:34:48.420 --> 0:34:51.239
<v Speaker 2>you look at the home road splits. But what you

0:34:51.320 --> 0:34:55.080
<v Speaker 2>can't forgive is the lack of hustle, the lapses on

0:34:55.120 --> 0:34:58.350
<v Speaker 2>the bases, the lapses on defense. Those are the things

0:34:58.450 --> 0:35:02.469
<v Speaker 2>that I think you and other fans are rubbed the

0:35:02.510 --> 0:35:03.210
<v Speaker 2>wrong way by.

0:35:04.250 --> 0:35:06.390
<v Speaker 6>I think you're right. We want him to succeed. Let's

0:35:06.430 --> 0:35:09.380
<v Speaker 6>get that straight. We want this club to be the

0:35:09.400 --> 0:35:10.500
<v Speaker 6>club that we know they can be.

0:35:10.540 --> 0:35:11.219
<v Speaker 2>Everybody does.

0:35:11.239 --> 0:35:13.680
<v Speaker 6>There's been a lot of support.

0:35:13.160 --> 0:35:17.030
<v Speaker 2>By the team to try to help him succeed. He's

0:35:17.090 --> 0:35:18.810
<v Speaker 2>got to be able to get out of his own

0:35:18.910 --> 0:35:21.090
<v Speaker 2>way and succeed at this point, Jeff.

0:35:22.410 --> 0:35:24.089
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you and I agree. Thanks a lot for your

0:35:24.110 --> 0:35:24.790
<v Speaker 6>time today, David.

0:35:25.830 --> 0:35:29.870
<v Speaker 2>All right, Jeff. Thanks for the phone call. 866-987-2570. Yeah.

0:35:30.630 --> 0:35:33.090
<v Speaker 2>You know, it's not by a lack of effort by

0:35:33.219 --> 0:35:37.820
<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts, the coaching staff, Dino Ebel, the outfield coach,

0:35:37.880 --> 0:35:40.640
<v Speaker 2>the hitting coaches. They're all trying to connect to see

0:35:41.100 --> 0:35:43.880
<v Speaker 2>how they can help Tucker turn his season around. And

0:35:44.280 --> 0:35:47.080
<v Speaker 2>I feel like Tucker is starting to, you know, change

0:35:47.140 --> 0:35:50.940
<v Speaker 2>the routine change, be a little bit more open-minded than

0:35:50.980 --> 0:35:53.299
<v Speaker 2>what he has been the majority of the year, but

0:35:54.239 --> 0:35:57.219
<v Speaker 2>it's up to him. And I, Gary Sheffield, a guy

0:35:57.260 --> 0:35:59.320
<v Speaker 2>that I respect, should be in the Hall of Fame,

0:35:59.940 --> 0:36:03.320
<v Speaker 2>said last week at the Pump Dinner that he believes

0:36:03.380 --> 0:36:06.859
<v Speaker 2>Tucker is going to finish the season strong and come

0:36:06.930 --> 0:36:09.810
<v Speaker 2>up with some big hits in the playoffs. At this point,

0:36:09.870 --> 0:36:12.669
<v Speaker 2>that's hard to believe, but I think that's the only

0:36:12.730 --> 0:36:15.250
<v Speaker 2>thing you can hold on to if you're a Dodger fan,

0:36:15.290 --> 0:36:19.149
<v Speaker 2>that they are going to the postseason, and he's not

0:36:19.190 --> 0:36:22.370
<v Speaker 2>getting benched. He's going to have an opportunity to play

0:36:22.430 --> 0:36:24.940
<v Speaker 2>and to come up with some hits, some plays. to

0:36:24.980 --> 0:36:27.960
<v Speaker 2>help the Dodgers try to achieve that three-peat, and that

0:36:28.020 --> 0:36:30.380
<v Speaker 2>was the line of thinking when they signed him. It

0:36:30.420 --> 0:36:35.340
<v Speaker 2>just hasn't gone that way so far this year. Speaking

0:36:35.480 --> 0:36:39.070
<v Speaker 2>of Hall of Fame, Carlos Beltran somehow got the votes

0:36:39.910 --> 0:36:42.189
<v Speaker 2>of the writers to be in the Hall of Fame.

0:36:42.210 --> 0:36:45.129
<v Speaker 2>You know what's so funny is these writers, they're so

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<v Speaker 2>sanctimonious about guys that use PEDs, and I could tell

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<v Speaker 2>you there's a lot of speculation already about some guys

0:36:53.070 --> 0:36:57.149
<v Speaker 2>they have voted in that there's a lot of cloud

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<v Speaker 2>of suspicion around. But nonetheless, their line of thinking is

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<v Speaker 2>if you were connected to PDs, you were cheating. So

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<v Speaker 2>how did Carlos Beltran get into the Hall of Fame?

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<v Speaker 2>Because he was one of the ringleaders, if not the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest ringleader of the Astros of 2017, stealing their way

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<v Speaker 2>to a World Series championship. How do you How do

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<v Speaker 2>you explain that if you're a Hall of Fame voter

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<v Speaker 2>and you allow Carlos Beltran to get into the Hall

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<v Speaker 2>of Fame? And can you believe with how Carlos Beltran

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<v Speaker 2>has been connected to the 2017 Astros? I mean, after

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<v Speaker 2>everything got exposed, the Mets said, you can't be our

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<v Speaker 2>manager anymore. It's incredible that A.J. Hinch is allowed to manage,

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<v Speaker 2>but Carlos Beltran's not. I mean, Hinch was the manager.

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<v Speaker 2>He was in charge of all that. But nonetheless... Carlos

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<v Speaker 2>Beltran should probably lay low and be thankful that he

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<v Speaker 2>is in the Hall of Fame. But being Beltran, he

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<v Speaker 2>decided that he would go after former Dodger, former Philly,

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<v Speaker 2>Chase Utley on the Mets SNY network out of nowhere.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what?

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<v Speaker 9>I think he had a great career.

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<v Speaker 2>Not a big fan.

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<v Speaker 9>In the game of baseball, you could play hard. But

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<v Speaker 9>when you play dirty, it's a different element. You can

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<v Speaker 9>play hard.

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<v Speaker 1>I play hard.

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<v Speaker 9>I slide hard. But I try to keep myself down.

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<v Speaker 9>Sometimes he did things that the way we look at it,

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<v Speaker 9>we felt was dirty. And that's my opinion. And I

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<v Speaker 9>bet you will find many opinions like that in the game.

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<v Speaker 9>So it's not only my opinion.

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<v Speaker 1>But I play hard.

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<v Speaker 9>But I try not to hurt nobody. There were times

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<v Speaker 9>at home play where I had the catcher in front

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<v Speaker 9>of me for me to kill the catcher. But my

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<v Speaker 9>goal is not to kill the catcher. My goal is

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<v Speaker 9>to try to score the run. You know, if you're

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<v Speaker 9>trying to break a double play, then, you know, slide

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<v Speaker 9>into the bag. And if you want to pass to

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<v Speaker 9>the bag, through the bag, make sure you stay holding

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<v Speaker 9>the bag. But when you change your route or your

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<v Speaker 9>path to hit somebody, that's not clean.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, okay. The guy that cheated with trash cans in

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<v Speaker 2>Houston is talking about who's clean, who's not, the right

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<v Speaker 2>way to play the game. How about this, Carlos Beltran?

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<v Speaker 2>Sit this one out.

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<v Speaker 1>All right?

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<v Speaker 2>You're in the Hall of Fame. You should be happy

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<v Speaker 2>and grateful. You should sit this one out. And why

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<v Speaker 2>you're all of a sudden bringing up Chase Utley? Hmm,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why. Maybe because on the East Coast, especially,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a groundswell for Chase Utley to be elected to

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<v Speaker 2>the Hall of Fame and join you in Cooperstown. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying what he said hasn't been told to

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<v Speaker 2>me by opposing players that played against Chase Utley. There

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<v Speaker 2>were a lot of guys that took exception with the

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<v Speaker 2>way Chase Utley played and the way he would slide

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<v Speaker 2>into second base. There's no doubt about it. But how

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<v Speaker 2>about this, Carlos Beltran? Sit this one out. When you're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about clean and cheating, you are right at the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the list of what the Astros did in 2017,

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<v Speaker 2>cheating Chase Utley and the Dodgers and the Yankees of

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<v Speaker 2>fair and balanced and non-cheating games. Now I'm a big

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<v Speaker 2>believer the Dodgers still should have won that World Series

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<v Speaker 2>in 17 if they don't blow game two. They're up

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<v Speaker 2>2-0 going to Houston even with the cheating. Alex Wood

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<v Speaker 2>wins the game because he was three steps ahead of

0:40:29.739 --> 0:40:32.980
<v Speaker 2>what the Astros were doing. They come back home probably

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<v Speaker 2>win game six in a 3-2 series lead and the

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<v Speaker 2>cheating is defeated but Nonetheless, what Kershaw did in game five,

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<v Speaker 2>it was incredible how those Astros were not swinging at

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<v Speaker 2>his sliders, Maeda's sliders. Ridiculous. And we all know how.

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<v Speaker 2>And Carlos Beltran was at the very forefront of the

0:40:53.070 --> 0:40:57.569
<v Speaker 2>cheating of the Astros in 2017. So, you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not going to see everything he said there about Chase

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<v Speaker 2>Utley has not been said, you know, in the baseball circles.

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<v Speaker 2>And if he's referring to Chase Utley sliding into second

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<v Speaker 2>base with Ruben Tejada in the 15 NLDS, I got

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<v Speaker 2>news for you. Ruben Tejada was so far out of position.

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<v Speaker 2>He had no business doing that wacky type of play

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<v Speaker 2>and he got hurt because of it. Not because Chase

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<v Speaker 2>Utley was trying to slide with intent to hurt Tejada.

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<v Speaker 2>So if he's talking about that, he better get a

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<v Speaker 2>little more educated on that play, but you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>other place that he's talking about. Yeah, I've heard that before,

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<v Speaker 2>but Carlos Beltran should be the last guy calling out

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<v Speaker 2>chase Utley for anything. He should just be very happy.

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<v Speaker 2>He has a plaque in Cooperstown.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>When I saw that, I got really, I got upset

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<v Speaker 2>and somebody has to say something because You know, these

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<v Speaker 2>writers that vote for some of these guys into the

0:42:00.680 --> 0:42:06.140
<v Speaker 2>Hall of Fame seems very hypocritical and contradictory. And Carlos Beltran,

0:42:06.840 --> 0:42:09.340
<v Speaker 2>he may not have used PEDs, but he certainly cheated

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<v Speaker 2>the game in 2017, as far as we know. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>that'll do it for us on Dodger Talk. Chase Utley,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm starting to believe that he should be in the

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<v Speaker 2>Hall of Fame. And I want him even more now

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<v Speaker 2>in the Hall of Fame after what Carlos Beltran just

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<v Speaker 2>said on SNY. All right, tomorrow, Snellzilla. I'll be happy tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Snellzilla on the mound. Snellzilla Saturday. 18 innings since coming

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<v Speaker 2>off the IL. 21 strikeouts. He has dominated, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't expect anything less tomorrow as the Dodgers and Tigers

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<v Speaker 2>hook up for a day game. Our coverage begins at

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<v Speaker 2>9 a.m. First pitch at 10-10 on Snellzilla Saturday. Rick

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<v Speaker 2>Monday and Steven Nelson will have the pleasure of being

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<v Speaker 2>on the call for the two-time Two-time Cy Young Award winner.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure my guy Sam at Downey Hyundai, he

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<v Speaker 2>is foaming at the mouth to try to get Snellzilla

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<v Speaker 2>in a Downey Hyundai. But I'm not sure that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to happen. He'll just have to settle for Snellzilla taking

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<v Speaker 2>a ride in the Ioniq 9, beautiful blue Ioniq 9

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<v Speaker 2>that Sam at Downey Hyundai has hooked us up with.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thanks to Collin Yee back at our Burbank studios.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Dwayne McDonald out here late night at Comerica Park.

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<v Speaker 2>And thanks to you for listening. In case you missed

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<v Speaker 2>any of the show or our pregame conversation with future

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<v Speaker 2>Hall of Famer and the Dodgers all-time saves leader Kenley Jansen,

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<v Speaker 2>you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. Once again,

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<v Speaker 2>the final score from downtown Detroit, the Dodgers and Scoobles

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<v Speaker 2>return to Motown, beat the Tigers two to one. Have

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<v Speaker 2>a great rest of your night. Be safe.

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<v Speaker 1>See ya.