WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (9-19-26) 

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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.

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<v Speaker 4>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 Bassett.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Dodger Talk. David Basset live at Uniqlo Field

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodger Stadium after the Dodgers defeat the Giants 8-2

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<v Speaker 2>in their first home game. Officially the 2026 NL West champions.

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<v Speaker 2>Yesterday the Dodgers clinching the NL West championship. Tonight They

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<v Speaker 2>come back home and begin the final regular season homestand

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<v Speaker 2>with a win over the Giants 8-2. We're with you

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<v Speaker 2>until 11.30 tonight. Phone lines are open at 866-987-2570. Jose

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<v Speaker 2>Mota will join us at the top of the hour.

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<v Speaker 2>And then in the 11 o'clock hour, we will share

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<v Speaker 2>with you our conversation, our celebratory conversation tonight. with the

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<v Speaker 2>man that has put this team together again, winning another

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<v Speaker 2>division championship, going for the three-peat, and that's Andrew Friedman.

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<v Speaker 2>We also had a chance to catch up with now

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<v Speaker 2>Giants coach Ron Washington, who has seen a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>baseball in his life, and we got his take on

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<v Speaker 2>whether or not the Dodgers can do something no other

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<v Speaker 2>National League team has ever done in baseball history before.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's to three, Pete. And we'll close out the

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<v Speaker 2>show celebrating our guy, Nomar Garcia-Para, and the 20th anniversary

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<v Speaker 2>of the 4-plus-1 game that the Dodgers remembered tonight. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>so much has happened in the last 15 years. I

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<v Speaker 2>thought it was really, really courteous of the Dodgers to

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<v Speaker 2>celebrate that regular season game in a season that really

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't that fantastic. That game was 20 years ago. And

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<v Speaker 2>Nomar was at the center of all of it. So

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<v Speaker 2>we'll share part of our conversation with Nomar about that

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<v Speaker 2>four plus one game. But tonight, there was a lot

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<v Speaker 2>that happened that has postseason implications. I have to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just have a mea culpa right here. Corrections and retractions.

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<v Speaker 2>I was so in on Tommy Edmund. I was blinded

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<v Speaker 2>by the fact that Mookie Betts in his last 25

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<v Speaker 2>games now is hitting 333. I was so blinded by

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmund that I completely forgot how good Mookie Betts is.

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<v Speaker 2>as a leadoff hitter. That is where he made his bones.

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<v Speaker 2>That is where he has controlled games from the East

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<v Speaker 2>Coast to the West Coast. And he reminded all of

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<v Speaker 2>us how good he can still be out of that

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<v Speaker 2>leadoff spot as he led off the bottom of the

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<v Speaker 2>first inning. With his 32nd or 33rd leadoff home run

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<v Speaker 2>as a Dodger, the 52nd leadoff home run of his career,

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts has the fourth most leadoff home runs in

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<v Speaker 2>baseball history. Trailing only Craig Biggio, Alfonso Soriano, George Springer,

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<v Speaker 2>and Ricky Henderson. That's the company he's in. And tonight

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<v Speaker 2>we all got reminded how good Mookie Betts still is

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<v Speaker 2>and how he has turned his season around. He does

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<v Speaker 2>not get enough credit for the way he turned his

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<v Speaker 2>season around. First 90 games, Mookie Betts was only hitting.

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<v Speaker 2>232 with 15 home runs. Like I mentioned, his last

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<v Speaker 2>25 games, including tonight, he's now hitting. 333 with seven

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<v Speaker 2>home runs and 22 RBIs. If for some reason the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have to turn elsewhere other than Shohei Otani in

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<v Speaker 2>the postseason to be their leadoff hitter, how could I

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<v Speaker 2>forget Mookie Betts? He's the guy. He's the guy that

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<v Speaker 2>should lead off for the Dodgers, especially since he has

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<v Speaker 2>turned his season around. So If for whatever reason, Otani

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<v Speaker 2>cannot go, even in the NLDS, I'm not saying that's

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<v Speaker 2>the case. Dave Roberts saying Otani is pain-free these days,

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<v Speaker 2>but until we see him in a game, you still

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<v Speaker 2>have to think about other options at the top of

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<v Speaker 2>your lineup, and right now, Mookie Betts has reminded us

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<v Speaker 2>all that he still has a lot to give and

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<v Speaker 2>certainly can be that guy for the Dodgers to be

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<v Speaker 2>the leadoff hitter. And I remember in 2020 when the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers were playing in their first season with Mookie was

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<v Speaker 2>that 60 game shortened season. They were doing some wacky stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>having Corey Seager and Max Muncy lead off. And I

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<v Speaker 2>remember Mookie saying he went into the office to have

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<v Speaker 2>a conversation with Dave Roberts and Andrew Freeman about the

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<v Speaker 2>fact how he feels he can control the game like

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<v Speaker 2>a point guard when he's the leadoff hitter. And that

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<v Speaker 2>was when he was at the peak of his powers, 2020.

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<v Speaker 2>But at 33 years old, Mookie Betts reminded us how

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<v Speaker 2>he can still be that veteran point guard that can

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<v Speaker 2>control the game out of the leadoff spot for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers tonight. And certainly it was refreshing to see. And

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<v Speaker 2>I guess I have to say I'm sorry, Mookie. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sorry I doubted you. I'm sorry I forgot about you.

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<v Speaker 2>But you are far from over, obviously.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of guys would have gave up on their season,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's what separates the great ones from the not

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<v Speaker 2>very good ones. The not very good ones would have

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<v Speaker 2>gave up on their season. But this guy is headed

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<v Speaker 2>to the Hall of Fame. He doesn't want to be embarrassed.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't want to have a 220. in front of

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<v Speaker 2>his name he has a 254 respectable average now his

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<v Speaker 2>OPS now is up to 766 when it was in

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<v Speaker 2>the 600s the first 90 games of the year so

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<v Speaker 2>for him now to turn his season around and do

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<v Speaker 2>what he did tonight I know it was the Giants

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<v Speaker 2>I know they're not very good but you got to

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<v Speaker 2>play who's in front of you and Mookie has been

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<v Speaker 2>playing everybody that's in front of him so have the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and And you've got to believe that the confidence

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<v Speaker 2>that he and Kyle Tucker have at this point, no

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<v Speaker 2>matter who they're facing, they can carry it over. 866-987-2570

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. How about JDP, Josue DePaula? Fans

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<v Speaker 2>were very aware this was his first home game. Fans

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<v Speaker 2>were very aware when he got his first hit in

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<v Speaker 2>his second at-bat tonight, and they were even more aware

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<v Speaker 2>when he drove in his first run at Dodger Stadium

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<v Speaker 2>with that go-ahead RBI double, scoring Kyle Tucker, who led

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<v Speaker 2>off the sixth inning with a walk. Josue DePaula. certainly

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<v Speaker 2>making a case that he may belong on a playoff roster,

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<v Speaker 2>whether he's the 25th or 26th guy, he gives you

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<v Speaker 2>a really good at bat and he doesn't swing outside

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<v Speaker 2>of the strike zone. And when you're coming off the bench,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the type of guy you want. Plus he has

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<v Speaker 2>the speed. So I, you know, if it's up to

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<v Speaker 2>me right now, you know, when you talk about a

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<v Speaker 2>playoff roster and, Josue DiPaola would be part of it.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm not saying he's going to start over tail

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<v Speaker 2>or Tucker, but you never know. where the playoff series

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<v Speaker 2>is going to take you. At the very least, he

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<v Speaker 2>could be a pinch runner for you and give you

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<v Speaker 2>a good at bat off the bench. 866-987-2570 is the

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<v Speaker 2>phone number. On the pitching side tonight, I've been singing

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<v Speaker 2>the praises of Chris Bubich, and he pitched really well

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<v Speaker 2>in his first major league game since May in Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of days ago. And tonight he followed it

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<v Speaker 2>up with a scoreless seventh inning. So I'm very high

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<v Speaker 2>on Chris Bubich and what he could do for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers on a postseason bullpen roster. Edwin Diaz, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this was ideal for the Dodgers to blow this game

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<v Speaker 2>open in the eighth inning to bring him in in

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<v Speaker 2>a low leverage situation. Dave Roberts cut off my question yesterday. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>today other reporters were trying to cut me off and

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<v Speaker 2>talk over me, but yesterday Dave Roberts was reading my

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<v Speaker 2>mind and I asked him what role, and then he

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<v Speaker 2>just cut me off and said, low leverage. I believe

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<v Speaker 2>in meritocracy. Well, that's a lot different than the way

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers played it the first time. They just threw

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz into safe situations. This seems like it'll at

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<v Speaker 2>least lend itself to see what you got, because it's

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<v Speaker 2>not about the final eight games of the regular season.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about seeing what he's got. Does his slider play?

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<v Speaker 2>Is his fastball where it needs to be? Can you

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<v Speaker 2>trust that going into the postseason? All those questions need

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<v Speaker 2>to be answered when In the last eight games, because,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm not a believer that those answers would

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<v Speaker 2>be solved in scrimmages during the five-game layoff. And speaking

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<v Speaker 2>of all that, the Dodgers have a four-game lead in

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<v Speaker 2>the loss column over the Braves for that number two seed.

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<v Speaker 2>They're two games back of the Brewers. for the number

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<v Speaker 2>one seed but the Braves own the tiebreaker on the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers so they have to finish one game better so

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<v Speaker 2>essentially right now they have a three game lead on

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves for that number two seed and the National

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<v Speaker 2>League wildcard picture has gotten incredibly interesting because the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden are the hottest team in the

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<v Speaker 2>National League they now have created a three-way tie with

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs and the Phillies for the top wildcard spot.

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<v Speaker 2>We all thought it was a foregone conclusion it was

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<v Speaker 2>going to be Cubs, Phillies, Padres in that order. Well

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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden now the Padres have caught while

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<v Speaker 2>the Phillies have a tough schedule and are scuffling, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres come to Dodger Stadium next Tuesday still fighting

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<v Speaker 2>for a better wildcard seed that would avoid them going

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<v Speaker 2>to Atlanta to start a wildcard series, it would seem like,

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<v Speaker 2>if things hold up the way they are. 866-987-2570 is

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. Dodgers beat the Giants tonight 8-2, hit

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<v Speaker 2>four home runs in that eighth inning. And don't look now.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker has certainly changed his season around, hitting. 306

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<v Speaker 2>with six home runs in the month of September. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to my hometown, Woodland Hills. Robert, lead us

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<v Speaker 2>off on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Robert?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm doing very well.

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<v Speaker 7>Thank you for being a real source of basketball.

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<v Speaker 5>Baseball knowledge for me.

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<v Speaker 3>First time caller, you can tell.

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<v Speaker 1>I know my hoops, Robert.

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<v Speaker 7>MHD has been pitching, pitched well in his two appearances

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<v Speaker 7>after coming back from AAA. Is there going to be

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<v Speaker 7>a spot for him on the postseason roster?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I would say he's on my bubble.

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<v Speaker 8>Definitely.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely. He's pitched really well since going back down to

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<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City and coming back up. The reason why he

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<v Speaker 2>was sent back down is because the Dodgers needed some

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<v Speaker 2>fresh arms on that road trip, and thankfully they had

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<v Speaker 2>him for what was unforeseen, Blake Snell coming out after

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<v Speaker 2>one inning in his start in Cincinnati. So I could

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<v Speaker 2>see Sheehan coming up by the end of this homestand

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<v Speaker 2>and making a start because I don't see Snell taking

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<v Speaker 2>his next turn on this homestand. I think the chances

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<v Speaker 2>are him pitching at the earliest a week from Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I said yesterday, I would be in the

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<v Speaker 2>bucket of, Snell, you don't need to pitch the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the regular season. Get that left groin where it

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<v Speaker 2>needs to be. But I also understand what Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>was talking about. You don't want to have him have

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<v Speaker 2>a 15, 10-day layoff before he pitches in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, to answer your question, Sheehan certainly is in

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<v Speaker 2>the conversation to be part of the bullpen. If not

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<v Speaker 2>in the first round, because it's only a five game series,

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<v Speaker 2>definitely in a seven game series.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay.

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<v Speaker 7>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks for the insight.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Robert, thank you for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember in a best of five series, you don't necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>need to keep 13 pitchers. You can go with the

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<v Speaker 2>extra position player because it's a shorter series. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to Sacramento. Hey, Kurt, you're on Dodger Talk live

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<v Speaker 2>from the stadium. How you doing, Kurt?

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<v Speaker 3>Good evening, Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>Good evening.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought it was really exciting tonight to see Mookie

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<v Speaker 3>back in the place in his element. I personally think

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<v Speaker 3>that Mookie came out of the womb as a leadoff

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<v Speaker 3>hitter and a right fielder. And now that he's back

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<v Speaker 3>into his element of being a leadoff man, I think

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<v Speaker 3>you could see that Mookie Betts, that's where he belongs.

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<v Speaker 3>And I would say something that Mo said a couple

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<v Speaker 3>of games ago. When Otani Shohei gets back into the lineup,

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<v Speaker 3>teams don't want to face Otani with traffic on the bases.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you've got Mookie leading off, Muncie, Freeman, and

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<v Speaker 3>then Otani coming up with Traffic on the bases, that's

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<v Speaker 3>something teams do not want to see.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and you know what changes that? When you get

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<v Speaker 2>Otani back and you have Will Smith back and you

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<v Speaker 2>got Pahas coming back, all of a sudden if Otani

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<v Speaker 2>is leading off, then you have more potential for the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom of the order to turn the lineup over for

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<v Speaker 2>Shohei Otani. And I'm not sure if you heard our

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<v Speaker 2>one-on-one managers meeting conversation with Dave Roberts earlier, while we

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<v Speaker 2>were on the road trip, but you can find it

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<v Speaker 2>on the I heart radio app. And, uh, the point

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<v Speaker 2>is Kurt, he said that he wants Otani to get

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<v Speaker 2>more at bats than anybody else. And that's why he

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<v Speaker 2>would have him lead off. But I understand your argument

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<v Speaker 2>as well. I did the math once on lead off

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<v Speaker 2>hitters versus number three and number four. When you lead off,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you only get like 30 or 40 more

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<v Speaker 2>at bats than the lead off. Uh, if you hit,

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<v Speaker 2>If he lead off, he can only get like 25

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<v Speaker 2>to 30 more at-bats than a cleanup hitter total. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I understand what you're saying, but the Dodgers' thought is

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<v Speaker 2>if Otani is in the lineup and he's good enough

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<v Speaker 2>to go, he'll be their leadoff hitter. But, man, Mookie Betts,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, there's just something about him in that leadoff spot.

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<v Speaker 2>That's for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what he does. That's what he was born to do.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Kurt. Thank you for the phone call. Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>866-987-2570 is the phone number. I will say this in

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<v Speaker 2>the defense of the Dodgers. They have won back-to-back championships

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<v Speaker 2>with Mookie not leading off and Shohei Otani being that guy.

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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. 866-987-2570 is the phone number. The Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>defeat the Giants tonight 8-2 and certainly are in a

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<v Speaker 2>good spot to earn one of those buys and not

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<v Speaker 2>have to play a wild card series. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to Phoenix. Lou, you're on Dodger Talk live from the stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing, Lou?

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Dave.

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<v Speaker 6>Great to talk to you again. Yeah, I mean, you

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<v Speaker 6>covered so many good things, but You know, granted, we

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<v Speaker 6>played the Giants tonight, right? And the bats were hot.

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<v Speaker 6>But I loved how Doc moved up Will Smith in

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<v Speaker 6>the lineup. We've already talked about Mookie. But, Dave, I

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<v Speaker 6>remember you right after the All-Star break saying, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>or right before the break, this is going to be

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<v Speaker 6>Kyle Tucker in the second half. And then, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>you've also heard from Gary Sheffield. And sure enough, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>I wasn't in on Tucker. But now, of course, here

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<v Speaker 6>we are. So very excited. And we're doing all this

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<v Speaker 6>without Pajes and Otani. So just very excited to what

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<v Speaker 6>the next four weeks brings. And thanks for everything, Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>No, thank you, Lou. And I think what Tucker has done.

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<v Speaker 2>to turn his season around should prove that he does care. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe he doesn't have the same exuberance as a host

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<v Speaker 2>way to Paula, but I feel like to Paula's infectious

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<v Speaker 2>youthful enthusiasm is trying to rub off on Tucker and

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<v Speaker 2>some of the other guys. But when you start to

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<v Speaker 2>get results and you hit over 300 in a month

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<v Speaker 2>and you're now hitting six home runs in one month,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, you're going to feel better about yourself and,

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<v Speaker 2>of course you're going to enjoy the game more. And

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<v Speaker 2>so I think you're starting to see that with Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker and every day that he stacks those type of days,

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<v Speaker 2>the confidence grows. And You know, also, when you say

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't care, he's in the batting cage after games

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<v Speaker 2>for the majority of the season trying to figure it out.

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<v Speaker 2>And now it seems like he has figured it out.

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

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<v Speaker 2>who is at Dodger Stadium tonight. Hi, Brock. You're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 9>Stevie, thanks for having me on, brother. What an amazing

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<v Speaker 9>showing by the offense here tonight. What an amazing start

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<v Speaker 9>by Mookie to set the tone like that. It was really,

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<v Speaker 9>really amazing for us to see in the crowd. And

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<v Speaker 9>then to see Kyle Tucker finally get his. you know,

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<v Speaker 9>we're waiting for Freddie. Everybody's, you could feel the tension

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<v Speaker 9>in the stadium. Every time Freddie came up to bat,

0:18:05.030 --> 0:18:08.700
<v Speaker 9>you know, they were one. And even, even with, with Kiki,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, everybody's pulling for those dudes to, to step

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<v Speaker 9>up and have their moment, but it's going to come.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm confident that it's going to come. And just Mookie

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<v Speaker 9>being the, the silent leader. He always is throughout the

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<v Speaker 9>season and, was such an awesome thing to see. And

0:18:27.530 --> 0:18:30.030
<v Speaker 9>the Dodgers fans feed off of that energy. So it

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<v Speaker 9>was really, really awesome to see, brother.

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<v Speaker 10>Really cool.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Brock, thank you for the phone call. And

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<v Speaker 2>when we were in that celebration yesterday, I feel it.

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<v Speaker 2>I know how much this city and this fan base

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<v Speaker 2>loves Mookie Betts. He's been here since 2020. And the

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<v Speaker 2>first year he got here, the Dodgers won the World

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<v Speaker 2>Series and they've won three since he's been here. And

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<v Speaker 2>I know there's been some peaks and valleys every year

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<v Speaker 2>with Mookie, but Dodger fans have not been fair weather.

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<v Speaker 2>They haven't jumped off the Mookie bandwagon. And he felt

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<v Speaker 2>that he expressed that yesterday and good thing you didn't

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<v Speaker 2>jump off because like I said, he's got seven home

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<v Speaker 2>runs and 22 RBIs in his last 25 games while

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<v Speaker 2>hitting a cool three 33 and He has three hits tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>He homers twice, and the Dodgers beat the Giants 8-2.

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<v Speaker 2>When we continue on Dodger Talk live from Dodger Stadium,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll check in with Jose Mota. You'll hear from Andrew Friedman,

0:19:29.190 --> 0:19:33.890
<v Speaker 2>Ron Washington, and also a conversation I had with Nomar

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<v Speaker 2>a few years back regarding tonight's anniversary, the 4-1 game,

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<v Speaker 2>plus the I'll let you know what Andy Pah has

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<v Speaker 2>told me before the game about when he may return.

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<v Speaker 2>So don't go anywhere. More Dodger talk until 11 30

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<v Speaker 2>and your phone calls at 866-987-2570 the dodgers defeat the

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<v Speaker 2>giants tonight eight to two on 570 la sports.

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<v Speaker 11>Dodgers fans, this is Mookie Betts. You're listening to the

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<v Speaker 2>Abner delivers.

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<v Speaker 6>And there's a fly ball to center field.

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<v Speaker 2>That one is deep. That's way back. At the wall.

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<v Speaker 2>Gone a home run.

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<v Speaker 10>Will Smith hits the fourth home run of the inning

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<v Speaker 10>for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>The route is on.

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<v Speaker 2>It is 8-2. That would be the final score tonight

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<v Speaker 2>after the Dodgers score five runs in the eighth inning

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<v Speaker 2>by hitting four home runs. Mookie Betts with his second

0:20:40.850 --> 0:20:44.040
<v Speaker 2>of the night in that eighth inning. Max Muncy and

0:20:44.100 --> 0:20:48.540
<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker also hit back-to-back home runs as the Dodgers

0:20:48.800 --> 0:20:51.000
<v Speaker 2>open up the game in the eighth inning. and beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Giants tonight by a final score of 8-2. David

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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. It was great to see the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers open up that game in the eighth inning to

0:21:35.460 --> 0:21:39.920
<v Speaker 2>allow Edwin Diaz to come into that ninth inning. What

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<v Speaker 2>was your first impression of seeing Diaz this time?

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<v Speaker 8>First thing is I agree with you. I'm glad the

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<v Speaker 8>game opened up. Some tack-on runs made it possible for

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<v Speaker 8>Dave Roberts not to have to wait to see what

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<v Speaker 8>Diaz has. Low velocity that I saw. Better command with

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<v Speaker 8>a fastball. The slider a little bit tighter. Not there yet,

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<v Speaker 8>in my opinion, but for sure the confidence can grow

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<v Speaker 8>from an outing like this one today because he was

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<v Speaker 8>working ahead or finding his way, Dave, to evening counts

0:22:08.850 --> 0:22:12.890
<v Speaker 8>with any pitch, but not overthrowing. not dropping the arm,

0:22:13.369 --> 0:22:16.350
<v Speaker 8>much better in repeating his mechanics. You can see a

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<v Speaker 8>little more tilt on that slider going down and away

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<v Speaker 8>the way it needs to be right now for him.

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<v Speaker 2>For the Dodgers to be convinced that they can have

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<v Speaker 2>Diaz on a playoff roster, do you believe he's got

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<v Speaker 2>to show them the slider is back?

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<v Speaker 8>He has to show that that pitch is back. He

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<v Speaker 8>cannot survive on fastballs alone because his fastball is sometimes

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<v Speaker 8>a little erratic in the zone where he's a little unpredictable.

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<v Speaker 8>But the slider is the pitch that gets people to chase,

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<v Speaker 8>changing eye levels, changing where the ball starts compared with

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<v Speaker 8>your eyes and your eye circles. If they're set on

0:22:49.290 --> 0:22:52.869
<v Speaker 8>the inner half and he starts that thing inside on you,

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<v Speaker 8>that thing can break to the middle of the plate,

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<v Speaker 8>which he's done a lot. For Edwin, the consistency becomes

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<v Speaker 8>when he starts that slider. middle and a brace away

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<v Speaker 8>from a hitter that you have looking at that pitch uh...

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<v Speaker 8>right in the batter any combustible incisal the slaughter is

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<v Speaker 8>the pitch velocity is nice not really a gun say

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<v Speaker 8>only for ninety nine consistently he's he's ready it does

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<v Speaker 8>not get it done it's consistency and working also pitching uh...

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<v Speaker 8>backwards david it's been a big part of him pitching

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<v Speaker 8>backwards we guys that uh... recall he was facing the

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<v Speaker 8>edges back today with a little bit of errors got

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<v Speaker 8>to come back to the i go say you know uh...

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<v Speaker 8>the report said He's going to throw that slider with

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<v Speaker 8>two strikes. I saw the first strike, second strike, and

0:23:33.220 --> 0:23:35.420
<v Speaker 8>then he went fastball zombie. So he needs to pull

0:23:35.440 --> 0:23:37.460
<v Speaker 8>that two beat, but it all becomes part of the

0:23:37.500 --> 0:23:39.980
<v Speaker 8>command that he needs, but also finding that slider in

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<v Speaker 8>a consistent basis down and away against righties.

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<v Speaker 2>It's one thing to make your major league debut in Miami.

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<v Speaker 2>It's another to play in front of 15 to 20,000

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<v Speaker 2>in Cincinnati. It's another. to come to Dodger Stadium and

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<v Speaker 2>look as comfortable as Josue DiPaola did in his first

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<v Speaker 2>game here, how much of a case is he making

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<v Speaker 2>to be part of the postseason roster?

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<v Speaker 8>Well, he's making it by playing the game right, not

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<v Speaker 8>by having the decoration of going your top prospect. You're

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<v Speaker 8>going to be in the conversation. No, he wants to

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<v Speaker 8>earn it. I mean, and yes, he's here for that reason.

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<v Speaker 8>He's not here just to say, oh, let me show

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<v Speaker 8>my abilities and help out while some guys are out,

0:24:20.850 --> 0:24:22.490
<v Speaker 8>he wants to be a part of this. And he's

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<v Speaker 8>showing that he's not afraid to hit deep in counts.

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<v Speaker 8>He understands when to be aggressive early, Dave, and when

0:24:29.680 --> 0:24:32.480
<v Speaker 8>to go out there and work counts too. And he

0:24:32.520 --> 0:24:33.800
<v Speaker 8>has a good time playing the game. I mean, as

0:24:33.820 --> 0:24:36.120
<v Speaker 8>you're talking about, I mean, he's infectious. He's got that

0:24:36.220 --> 0:24:38.980
<v Speaker 8>energy and, you know, that smile and that body language

0:24:39.000 --> 0:24:41.020
<v Speaker 8>that says, man, I'm just enjoying the game like I

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<v Speaker 8>was in the backyard of my house at one point

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<v Speaker 8>in Brooklyn, up early down the streets. And on top

0:24:46.230 --> 0:24:48.730
<v Speaker 8>of that, he learns. And he told me over in

0:24:48.750 --> 0:24:52.050
<v Speaker 8>Cincinnati how much– Tao has been on his ear about

0:24:52.109 --> 0:24:54.990
<v Speaker 8>certain things on and off the field. But he goes,

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<v Speaker 8>coming back here and being in the big leagues now

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<v Speaker 8>during the season, compared to spring training, it's night and day,

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<v Speaker 8>but it's not because all the guys that I played

0:25:03.369 --> 0:25:05.900
<v Speaker 8>with where I was in that club as in spring

0:25:05.940 --> 0:25:08.480
<v Speaker 8>training are here and they're treating me like I just

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<v Speaker 8>belong here. But he's a kid that tries to learn

0:25:12.760 --> 0:25:16.220
<v Speaker 8>the most he can. And also, Dave, the lefty-lefty matchup

0:25:16.240 --> 0:25:19.260
<v Speaker 8>thing that Dave Roberts talked about, He's not shying away

0:25:19.280 --> 0:25:21.459
<v Speaker 8>from the lefties because he doesn't spread. He's not going

0:25:21.480 --> 0:25:24.679
<v Speaker 8>to pull the baseball. So in his case, continue to

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<v Speaker 8>push because I know, as I mentioned back in the

0:25:26.700 --> 0:25:29.139
<v Speaker 8>last road trip, just being around is going to make

0:25:29.180 --> 0:25:31.320
<v Speaker 8>some guys much better here in this last drive and

0:25:31.340 --> 0:25:34.040
<v Speaker 8>this last push. And this guy's got some serious talent,

0:25:34.060 --> 0:25:36.720
<v Speaker 8>but again, not a finished product yet, but certainly making

0:25:36.740 --> 0:25:38.619
<v Speaker 8>a case to say, you know, don't forget about me.

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<v Speaker 8>I can do a few things to help you.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess Mookie Betts is saying the same thing as

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<v Speaker 2>a leadoff hitter, right? It feels like the Dodgers have

0:25:45.400 --> 0:25:47.500
<v Speaker 2>found their leadoff hitter, at least for the rest of

0:25:47.520 --> 0:25:48.500
<v Speaker 2>the regular season.

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<v Speaker 8>Dave, let's not forget about one thing. When Shohei Otani

0:25:52.180 --> 0:25:55.370
<v Speaker 8>came to the Dodgers, Mookie Betts was a leadoff hitter,

0:25:56.230 --> 0:25:59.609
<v Speaker 8>not Shohei Otani. The only way Shohei Otani became the

0:25:59.810 --> 0:26:02.270
<v Speaker 8>leadoff hitter is when Mookie got hurt. You remember that, right?

0:26:02.290 --> 0:26:04.010
<v Speaker 8>When he got hit in the hand? And then it

0:26:04.030 --> 0:26:06.730
<v Speaker 8>was like, Shohei's leading off. Then when Mookie came back,

0:26:06.750 --> 0:26:09.369
<v Speaker 8>the conversation was, well, who's going to lead off? And

0:26:10.220 --> 0:26:11.659
<v Speaker 8>Shohei pretty much said, if you want me to lead off,

0:26:11.700 --> 0:26:13.419
<v Speaker 8>I'll lead off. And Mookie can get a second. And

0:26:13.440 --> 0:26:15.920
<v Speaker 8>that was it. Mookie knows what he's doing up there, David.

0:26:16.000 --> 0:26:18.780
<v Speaker 8>And we know that sometimes it's a little ugly. The

0:26:18.800 --> 0:26:20.899
<v Speaker 8>swing is a little loopy. But he wants to be

0:26:20.940 --> 0:26:25.850
<v Speaker 8>in there every single day. He's gotten away from that loopy,

0:26:26.150 --> 0:26:29.109
<v Speaker 8>lazy fly ball swing, which sometimes it kind of pops

0:26:29.190 --> 0:26:30.730
<v Speaker 8>up a little bit. But I think he's finding a

0:26:30.850 --> 0:26:33.230
<v Speaker 8>quicker way now with the help of Aaron Bates and

0:26:33.250 --> 0:26:34.530
<v Speaker 8>Rob Van Scoyer to.

0:26:34.470 --> 0:26:35.760
<v Speaker 3>Say, here's what you need to do.

0:26:35.800 --> 0:26:37.880
<v Speaker 8>What they really preach to him is line drive center field.

0:26:38.470 --> 0:26:41.070
<v Speaker 8>Line drive center field. Don't stop your swing. Keep going.

0:26:41.450 --> 0:26:42.930
<v Speaker 8>And when it keeps it going, we see what happens.

0:26:42.970 --> 0:26:44.870
<v Speaker 8>Like tonight, the ball really carries off his bat.

0:26:45.690 --> 0:26:48.010
<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose. Thanks a lot for checking in. Great

0:26:48.050 --> 0:26:50.530
<v Speaker 2>to be back in L.A. And we'll see you at

0:26:50.550 --> 0:26:55.620
<v Speaker 2>the ballpark tomorrow. Talk to J.D.P. Yeah, no doubt. J.D.P.

0:26:55.660 --> 0:26:58.080
<v Speaker 2>in the house. He had a big night tonight as

0:26:58.140 --> 0:27:01.040
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers defeat the Giants 8-2. 866-987-2570 is the phone number.

0:27:05.590 --> 0:27:09.330
<v Speaker 2>Before the game today, you talk about Teoscar Hernandez being

0:27:09.390 --> 0:27:13.949
<v Speaker 2>a big brother to Josue DePaula and really being the

0:27:13.990 --> 0:27:16.570
<v Speaker 2>guy to welcome him in first in Miami. That's what

0:27:16.609 --> 0:27:19.630
<v Speaker 2>JDP told me. It was Teoscar Hernandez, the first guy

0:27:19.650 --> 0:27:22.810
<v Speaker 2>that came up to him. In Miami, before he made

0:27:22.850 --> 0:27:25.510
<v Speaker 2>his major league debut, when he walked into that clubhouse

0:27:25.570 --> 0:27:30.080
<v Speaker 2>and embraced him, Teoscar Hernandez has really helped Andy Pajas

0:27:30.300 --> 0:27:33.940
<v Speaker 2>reach the heights that he has. And before the game today,

0:27:34.040 --> 0:27:37.060
<v Speaker 2>Josue DePaula came out here to work with Dino Ebel,

0:27:37.500 --> 0:27:40.159
<v Speaker 2>and Dino was already out here with Andy Pajas. And

0:27:40.200 --> 0:27:45.729
<v Speaker 2>before they started again to get through their outfield drills,

0:27:46.170 --> 0:27:50.570
<v Speaker 2>I saw Andy Pajas really coaching up Josue DePaula. And

0:27:50.650 --> 0:27:54.520
<v Speaker 2>that is called paying it forward. The student is now

0:27:54.600 --> 0:27:57.880
<v Speaker 2>the teacher. And the student was Andy Pahez. And now

0:27:57.940 --> 0:28:02.020
<v Speaker 2>he's being the guy passing on everything that he has

0:28:02.080 --> 0:28:05.040
<v Speaker 2>learned to try to help another young player out. And

0:28:05.080 --> 0:28:07.660
<v Speaker 2>then when Pahez went back into the clubhouse, I went

0:28:07.700 --> 0:28:10.610
<v Speaker 2>to his locker and, um, He let me know that

0:28:10.790 --> 0:28:15.090
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers and him are targeting Tuesday to be activated

0:28:15.170 --> 0:28:17.090
<v Speaker 2>off the IL and for him to be in the

0:28:17.150 --> 0:28:20.930
<v Speaker 2>starting lineup. So that's great news. Pahez very well could

0:28:20.950 --> 0:28:26.760
<v Speaker 2>be in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Padres. 866-987-2570

0:28:26.940 --> 0:28:30.119
<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. Let's go out to Lauren, who

0:28:30.200 --> 0:28:32.980
<v Speaker 2>is at the ballpark tonight. Hi, Lauren. You're on Dodger Talk.

0:28:33.980 --> 0:28:34.700
<v Speaker 4>Hey, David.

0:28:34.780 --> 0:28:36.920
<v Speaker 3>First, I'm really worried about your eyes.

0:28:37.020 --> 0:28:39.460
<v Speaker 6>I was watching you in the locker room yesterday at

0:28:39.480 --> 0:28:40.500
<v Speaker 6>the celebration.

0:28:40.540 --> 0:28:43.670
<v Speaker 7>Can I send you some goggles or something?

0:28:43.750 --> 0:28:44.570
<v Speaker 8>How are your eyes doing?

0:28:45.270 --> 0:28:48.430
<v Speaker 2>Oh, my eyes are doing great. I can see perfectly.

0:28:48.730 --> 0:28:52.170
<v Speaker 2>And the first burn, my first interview with Freddie and

0:28:52.670 --> 0:28:55.650
<v Speaker 2>the champagne started flowing. That was when my eyes burned

0:28:55.670 --> 0:28:58.330
<v Speaker 2>the most. But after that, I was able to handle it.

0:28:58.370 --> 0:29:00.770
<v Speaker 2>But you got to have eye contact with the boys, Lauren.

0:29:01.210 --> 0:29:04.040
<v Speaker 2>You can't have goggles on. They can't see you.

0:29:05.000 --> 0:29:05.640
<v Speaker 8>Fair, fair.

0:29:05.660 --> 0:29:07.160
<v Speaker 3>It was just, it looked like it hurt.

0:29:07.300 --> 0:29:09.260
<v Speaker 9>Well, I'm crying because we were at the game.

0:29:09.640 --> 0:29:11.800
<v Speaker 3>And I just want to give a shout out to Kike.

0:29:12.850 --> 0:29:15.150
<v Speaker 9>Maybe he didn't have an amazing game tonight, but the

0:29:15.210 --> 0:29:18.170
<v Speaker 9>fact that he is such a strong utility player, they

0:29:18.190 --> 0:29:20.910
<v Speaker 9>had him in third, they had him in second, center field.

0:29:21.410 --> 0:29:23.750
<v Speaker 7>And I just feel like I can tell.

0:29:23.510 --> 0:29:26.180
<v Speaker 8>He's about to come alive. We know he loves October.

0:29:26.200 --> 0:29:29.060
<v Speaker 7>So I'm just curious where you think he's going to fit.

0:29:28.940 --> 0:29:31.300
<v Speaker 9>In this postseason picture and when he's going to really

0:29:31.320 --> 0:29:32.160
<v Speaker 9>take off.

0:29:33.310 --> 0:29:37.030
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a great question. How many opportunities is Kike

0:29:37.050 --> 0:29:39.969
<v Speaker 2>Hernandez going to get? Are you really going to benchmark Smith?

0:29:40.690 --> 0:29:42.920
<v Speaker 2>in a playoff game? I mean, he has more home

0:29:42.980 --> 0:29:47.760
<v Speaker 2>runs than any other Dodger in history in the postseason.

0:29:47.940 --> 0:29:51.260
<v Speaker 2>I know the Dodgers are not having him start the

0:29:51.300 --> 0:29:53.900
<v Speaker 2>game when there's a lefty on the mound, but Max

0:29:53.960 --> 0:29:57.200
<v Speaker 2>can hit lefties. I guess I could see the Dodgers

0:29:57.240 --> 0:30:00.240
<v Speaker 2>doing the same thing they've done and have Kike start

0:30:00.280 --> 0:30:03.720
<v Speaker 2>the game and then bring Muncie off the bench when

0:30:03.940 --> 0:30:07.620
<v Speaker 2>the opposing team brings in the right-handed relievers. We got

0:30:07.660 --> 0:30:10.520
<v Speaker 2>to see how Pahez looks as well, Lauren. I know

0:30:10.620 --> 0:30:13.200
<v Speaker 2>he's really encouraged and he's bounced back in the last

0:30:13.320 --> 0:30:15.940
<v Speaker 2>month to be able to be in this position to

0:30:15.980 --> 0:30:20.010
<v Speaker 2>be activated next Tuesday, but Let's see how it looks.

0:30:20.150 --> 0:30:23.510
<v Speaker 2>Maybe Kike gets more time in center field if it

0:30:23.550 --> 0:30:27.130
<v Speaker 2>doesn't go the way the Dodgers or Pa has hopes.

0:30:27.250 --> 0:30:30.900
<v Speaker 2>And let's not forget last October, Pa has really struggled

0:30:31.080 --> 0:30:34.900
<v Speaker 2>offensively all October. Let's see him make that next growth.

0:30:34.980 --> 0:30:37.780
<v Speaker 2>If he can't, I'm all in with Kike in center field.

0:30:39.040 --> 0:30:40.900
<v Speaker 9>Well, David, I have to tell you, I feel like

0:30:41.020 --> 0:30:44.320
<v Speaker 9>I was Paul Harris' first fan when he first came

0:30:44.380 --> 0:30:46.420
<v Speaker 9>up on the team, and I even got a jersey

0:30:46.480 --> 0:30:48.980
<v Speaker 9>custom-made with his last name because you can't find.

0:30:48.780 --> 0:30:49.720
<v Speaker 8>Those just anywhere.

0:30:49.740 --> 0:30:53.270
<v Speaker 9>So I am really hoping that he's back in next

0:30:53.370 --> 0:30:55.110
<v Speaker 9>week and has an amazing postseason.

0:30:55.870 --> 0:30:58.770
<v Speaker 2>Me too, Lauren. He's worked really hard, and it would

0:30:58.790 --> 0:31:01.830
<v Speaker 2>be great to see him take that next step, and

0:31:01.850 --> 0:31:05.860
<v Speaker 2>the next step is to be an October performer. Thanks

0:31:05.900 --> 0:31:08.700
<v Speaker 2>for the phone call and the concern about my eyes, Lauren.

0:31:09.800 --> 0:31:10.920
<v Speaker 3>Always. Always.

0:31:10.980 --> 0:31:14.510
<v Speaker 2>Have a good night. You too. Yes, my eyes are fine.

0:31:14.550 --> 0:31:17.570
<v Speaker 2>You don't know how many people around the stadium today

0:31:17.790 --> 0:31:20.350
<v Speaker 2>asked me how my eyes are doing and just the

0:31:20.390 --> 0:31:24.830
<v Speaker 2>whole champagne bath. It was a great time. And Colin,

0:31:24.880 --> 0:31:27.520
<v Speaker 2>if you have the Andrew Friedman conversation, I think it's

0:31:27.560 --> 0:31:30.760
<v Speaker 2>a good time to share it because no other person

0:31:31.940 --> 0:31:36.540
<v Speaker 2>and Andrew's position would get sprayed with as much champagne

0:31:36.580 --> 0:31:41.000
<v Speaker 2>and beer that he got sprayed with yesterday. No other

0:31:41.080 --> 0:31:44.740
<v Speaker 2>president of baseball operations, no other GM would get that

0:31:44.800 --> 0:31:47.760
<v Speaker 2>kind of treatment. And that just shows you how he's

0:31:47.800 --> 0:31:50.420
<v Speaker 2>been able to walk that fine line of being the

0:31:50.480 --> 0:31:55.030
<v Speaker 2>guy that trades guys, sign guys, options guys, and still

0:31:55.110 --> 0:32:00.320
<v Speaker 2>being a guy that the players respect and and also

0:32:00.720 --> 0:32:04.460
<v Speaker 2>feel comfortable enough to spray with that much champagne and Budweiser.

0:32:04.880 --> 0:32:10.070
<v Speaker 2>Here is our conversation after the Dodgers won another NLS championship.

0:32:10.470 --> 0:32:14.070
<v Speaker 2>It was the 11th time Andrew Friedman has won an

0:32:14.310 --> 0:32:16.260
<v Speaker 2>NLS championship with the Dodgers.

0:32:16.910 --> 0:32:20.220
<v Speaker 10>Yeah, we certainly have not had easy in the playbook.

0:32:20.240 --> 0:32:22.640
<v Speaker 10>We've definitely had our challenges throughout the year.

0:32:23.280 --> 0:32:25.260
<v Speaker 2>But this team is so talented.

0:32:25.680 --> 0:32:29.080
<v Speaker 10>And as it's coming together right now, has us incredibly

0:32:29.120 --> 0:32:31.000
<v Speaker 10>encouraged for what October can look like.

0:32:31.720 --> 0:32:34.540
<v Speaker 2>You always talk about depth. You certainly used a lot

0:32:34.580 --> 0:32:37.220
<v Speaker 2>of depth this year. When you're able to get that

0:32:37.260 --> 0:32:40.740
<v Speaker 2>many contributions, how rewarding is that for you and for

0:32:40.800 --> 0:32:41.880
<v Speaker 2>everybody else involved?

0:32:42.800 --> 0:32:46.680
<v Speaker 10>It's an awesome organizational accomplishment. The guys that, you know,

0:32:46.740 --> 0:32:50.580
<v Speaker 10>six-year free agents or a deep draft pick that we got.

0:32:51.060 --> 0:32:54.900
<v Speaker 10>So many different departments in our group have their fingerprints

0:32:54.980 --> 0:32:58.570
<v Speaker 10>all over it. So it's such an awesome organizational accomplishment.

0:32:59.050 --> 0:33:02.390
<v Speaker 10>That being said, it's important to have depth, but you'd

0:33:02.430 --> 0:33:03.350
<v Speaker 10>like to not use it.

0:33:03.890 --> 0:33:05.890
<v Speaker 2>And we used a lot of it this year. Andrew,

0:33:05.930 --> 0:33:08.170
<v Speaker 2>I ask players this all the time. How do you

0:33:08.210 --> 0:33:12.140
<v Speaker 2>pick yourself back up and start the journey again? Is

0:33:12.200 --> 0:33:15.940
<v Speaker 2>this as great as your first division championship with the Dodgers?

0:33:15.980 --> 0:33:19.610
<v Speaker 2>Does it feel the same way?

0:33:19.950 --> 0:33:23.120
<v Speaker 10>I would say it's even more meaningful because I think

0:33:23.150 --> 0:33:24.840
<v Speaker 10>the relationships that are formed.

0:33:26.220 --> 0:33:35.350
<v Speaker 2>Every year just gets stronger and deeper. Oh, the bullpen

0:33:35.390 --> 0:33:37.650
<v Speaker 2>dogs want to get Andrew Freeman. You got to get him.

0:33:37.730 --> 0:33:41.050
<v Speaker 2>You got to get him. We got Blake Trotter. We

0:33:41.090 --> 0:33:44.770
<v Speaker 2>got Jack Dreyer. We got the entire bullpen drenching the

0:33:44.810 --> 0:33:49.410
<v Speaker 2>president of baseball operations. By the way, Andrew, I feel

0:33:49.430 --> 0:33:51.600
<v Speaker 2>like there was a lot of depth as far as

0:33:51.660 --> 0:33:55.860
<v Speaker 2>the beer being thrown on you. I got to tell.

0:33:57.680 --> 0:34:01.110
<v Speaker 10>You, one of the most fun things of this celebration

0:34:01.120 --> 0:34:02.770
<v Speaker 10>has been watching everyone crush you.

0:34:02.790 --> 0:34:05.690
<v Speaker 2>You have gotten demolished as much as anybody.

0:34:06.050 --> 0:34:09.230
<v Speaker 10>But I think the relationships, the amount of time and

0:34:09.270 --> 0:34:11.730
<v Speaker 10>energy and time away from home that all of us

0:34:11.790 --> 0:34:15.580
<v Speaker 10>put in, To celebrate these moments are really important in

0:34:15.600 --> 0:34:18.600
<v Speaker 10>our mind. We want three more celebrations and keep.

0:34:18.460 --> 0:34:21.219
<v Speaker 2>Blowing it out. I gotta say this before we go.

0:34:21.920 --> 0:34:24.060
<v Speaker 2>You don't see too many guys in your position get

0:34:24.080 --> 0:34:28.050
<v Speaker 2>the kind of love that these players show you. How

0:34:28.070 --> 0:34:30.930
<v Speaker 2>do you build those relationships? And I guess that's as

0:34:30.969 --> 0:34:34.500
<v Speaker 2>real as it gets. Yeah, I mean, for us, relationships

0:34:34.580 --> 0:34:36.000
<v Speaker 2>are everything.

0:34:36.360 --> 0:34:41.379
<v Speaker 10>Being honest with people, treating them like the professionals they

0:34:41.520 --> 0:34:43.940
<v Speaker 10>are with the utmost respect, but being honest.

0:34:44.480 --> 0:34:46.340
<v Speaker 2>And I think they appreciate that.

0:34:46.420 --> 0:34:49.120
<v Speaker 10>And sometimes we have to have hard conversations that they

0:34:49.140 --> 0:34:51.930
<v Speaker 10>don't love to hear. But our point is you will

0:34:51.969 --> 0:34:54.230
<v Speaker 10>look back on this and appreciate that we're being honest

0:34:54.290 --> 0:34:55.030
<v Speaker 10>with you.

0:34:55.070 --> 0:34:59.800
<v Speaker 2>And so I think through that, Real, meaningful relationships are formed. Well,

0:34:59.900 --> 0:35:01.970
<v Speaker 2>it's a testament to you that you got that much

0:35:02.050 --> 0:35:06.050
<v Speaker 2>love for these guys in the clubhouse. Congratulations, and we'll

0:35:06.090 --> 0:35:08.310
<v Speaker 2>get you drenched again a few more times, hopefully.

0:35:08.489 --> 0:35:08.920
<v Speaker 8>I like it.

0:35:08.950 --> 0:35:09.550
<v Speaker 2>That's the goal.

0:35:09.590 --> 0:35:10.049
<v Speaker 5>Thanks, Dave.

0:35:10.969 --> 0:35:14.160
<v Speaker 2>There was Andrew Friedman on Sportsnet LA and right here

0:35:14.260 --> 0:35:18.360
<v Speaker 2>on 570 LA Sports. You can hear all those interviews

0:35:18.440 --> 0:35:21.250
<v Speaker 2>and see them. on the iHeartRadio app and on the

0:35:21.310 --> 0:35:25.950
<v Speaker 2>Sportsnet LA social media feeds. And I'm serious. You know,

0:35:26.110 --> 0:35:28.450
<v Speaker 2>I've seen a lot of GMs and now they call

0:35:28.489 --> 0:35:32.279
<v Speaker 2>him president of baseball operations. None of them, none of

0:35:32.300 --> 0:35:35.360
<v Speaker 2>them get that type of treatment from their players in

0:35:35.400 --> 0:35:38.600
<v Speaker 2>a celebration like that, whether it's the World Series, a

0:35:38.660 --> 0:35:42.310
<v Speaker 2>wild card or a division championship. And that's just a

0:35:42.370 --> 0:35:46.480
<v Speaker 2>testament to what Andrew Freeman has built here since 2015.

0:35:46.460 --> 0:35:52.620
<v Speaker 2>866-987-2570 is the phone number. Let's take another phone call.

0:35:52.719 --> 0:35:55.580
<v Speaker 2>Bob in Malibu, you're on Dodger Talk. Hi, Bob.

0:35:56.510 --> 0:35:56.930
<v Speaker 3>Hey, Dave.

0:35:56.989 --> 0:35:59.430
<v Speaker 5>Thanks for having me on tonight, brother. I mean, speaking

0:35:59.450 --> 0:36:02.419
<v Speaker 5>of a testament... Getting the kudos you got from Rick

0:36:02.700 --> 0:36:05.880
<v Speaker 5>and from, you know, Charlie Steiner tonight before the game

0:36:05.920 --> 0:36:08.420
<v Speaker 5>and the pregame show was pretty awesome, man. So I

0:36:08.520 --> 0:36:10.320
<v Speaker 5>hope you're proud about that. That was pretty cool of

0:36:10.340 --> 0:36:12.299
<v Speaker 5>them to pay you the respect for the work that

0:36:12.340 --> 0:36:14.799
<v Speaker 5>you did yesterday and all the work that you guys do,

0:36:14.840 --> 0:36:16.120
<v Speaker 5>you and Colin and the whole team.

0:36:16.810 --> 0:36:19.450
<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Bob. Yes, it's always humbling when those two

0:36:19.510 --> 0:36:23.750
<v Speaker 2>guys compliment you because they don't hand those out very often. So, yeah,

0:36:23.790 --> 0:36:24.470
<v Speaker 2>that meant a lot.

0:36:25.410 --> 0:36:30.230
<v Speaker 5>Hey, Dave, watching Mookie's interview with Miguel Rojas yesterday, Miguel

0:36:30.270 --> 0:36:32.970
<v Speaker 5>talked a lot about the mentors in his life. Now, obviously,

0:36:33.070 --> 0:36:35.600
<v Speaker 5>you've had a lot of firsthand experience with these teams.

0:36:36.400 --> 0:36:39.379
<v Speaker 5>Who are some of the mentors that you see? You've

0:36:39.440 --> 0:36:41.980
<v Speaker 5>mentioned Tao earlier. Who are some of the mentors that

0:36:42.020 --> 0:36:43.969
<v Speaker 5>you see that you can share with us through the

0:36:44.010 --> 0:36:46.370
<v Speaker 5>years that have been some of the super mentors on

0:36:46.390 --> 0:36:46.890
<v Speaker 5>the Dodgers?

0:36:47.030 --> 0:36:47.569
<v Speaker 1>Thanks, man.

0:36:48.630 --> 0:36:50.589
<v Speaker 2>All right, Bob, thank you for the phone call. Wow,

0:36:50.630 --> 0:36:54.009
<v Speaker 2>I've been doing this for 15 seasons. I really have

0:36:54.070 --> 0:36:57.250
<v Speaker 2>to reel it back in and think about it. You know,

0:36:57.270 --> 0:37:00.009
<v Speaker 2>I thought Rich Hill was a great influence on a

0:37:00.070 --> 0:37:04.310
<v Speaker 2>lot of pitchers, including Clayton Kershaw. I think back to

0:37:04.390 --> 0:37:07.610
<v Speaker 2>Adrian Gonzalez, he certainly was trying to be a calming

0:37:07.670 --> 0:37:11.529
<v Speaker 2>influence and mentor to certain guys. So those are the

0:37:11.570 --> 0:37:15.319
<v Speaker 2>guys that stick out. Chase Utley. Chase Utley was one

0:37:15.340 --> 0:37:19.279
<v Speaker 2>of those guys for sure. Justin Turner also was one

0:37:19.300 --> 0:37:23.219
<v Speaker 2>of those guys. And Freddie Freeman now. I feel like

0:37:23.300 --> 0:37:26.970
<v Speaker 2>Freddie doesn't get enough credit for being... a big time

0:37:27.030 --> 0:37:30.040
<v Speaker 2>leader on this team. He leads by example. He's an

0:37:30.100 --> 0:37:32.390
<v Speaker 2>adult in the room at times when they need it.

0:37:32.660 --> 0:37:38.160
<v Speaker 2>And he, Miguel Rojas and Kike Hernandez all chip in

0:37:38.219 --> 0:37:40.739
<v Speaker 2>in their own way to lead this team and hold

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<v Speaker 2>guys accountable. 8 6 6 9 8 7 2 5

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<v Speaker 2>70 is the phone number. Dodgers beat the giants tonight,

0:37:47.820 --> 0:37:50.570
<v Speaker 2>eight to two. And speaking of Freddie Freeman, one of

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<v Speaker 2>the closest people in this game that has a relationship

0:37:54.150 --> 0:37:57.130
<v Speaker 2>to Freddie is one of his former coaches with the Braves.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's Ron Washington, who's now part of the giants

0:38:00.469 --> 0:38:03.330
<v Speaker 2>coaching staff. And I had a chance to catch up

0:38:03.350 --> 0:38:05.830
<v Speaker 2>with Ron Washington and ask him whether or not the

0:38:05.930 --> 0:38:08.610
<v Speaker 2>critics out there that want to poke holes in and

0:38:08.680 --> 0:38:12.049
<v Speaker 2>every little thing that the Dodgers may or may not

0:38:12.110 --> 0:38:16.310
<v Speaker 2>be is fair. Does Ron Washington believe the Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>good enough still, have enough left in the tank to

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<v Speaker 2>three-peat this season?

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<v Speaker 11>Well, I lost the World Series because we were supposed

0:38:23.780 --> 0:38:26.900
<v Speaker 11>to have been playing an old team. In 2010, when

0:38:27.080 --> 0:38:29.439
<v Speaker 11>we made the World Series, we had a real young

0:38:29.480 --> 0:38:32.299
<v Speaker 11>team that was feisty and could play, and we met

0:38:32.340 --> 0:38:35.529
<v Speaker 11>the San Francisco Giants, who all the reports said was old,

0:38:35.550 --> 0:38:36.270
<v Speaker 11>they couldn't do.

0:38:36.150 --> 0:38:37.069
<v Speaker 1>This, they couldn't do that.

0:38:37.850 --> 0:38:40.989
<v Speaker 11>But when it came time for the game of baseball

0:38:41.350 --> 0:38:43.870
<v Speaker 11>to rear his head, they could do everything that the game.

0:38:43.750 --> 0:38:44.610
<v Speaker 2>Of baseball asks them.

0:38:44.630 --> 0:38:45.410
<v Speaker 3>They could hit with power.

0:38:45.790 --> 0:38:46.759
<v Speaker 11>They could use their speed.

0:38:47.070 --> 0:38:47.680
<v Speaker 1>They could pitch.

0:38:47.989 --> 0:38:53.900
<v Speaker 11>They could fundamentally outdo you offensively. And they had older guys,

0:38:53.940 --> 0:38:55.600
<v Speaker 11>but they knew how to play defense and they knew

0:38:55.620 --> 0:38:57.239
<v Speaker 11>how to be in the right spot. They knew where

0:38:57.260 --> 0:39:00.440
<v Speaker 11>to throw the ball. So, no, no, you don't count

0:39:00.480 --> 0:39:04.219
<v Speaker 11>the Dodgers out until they're out. They're the team to beat.

0:39:04.960 --> 0:39:07.040
<v Speaker 11>I know they're not maybe playing up to par defensively,

0:39:07.460 --> 0:39:09.800
<v Speaker 11>But they got a 10-11 game lead in their division.

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<v Speaker 3>How much part do you have to play up to have.

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<v Speaker 11>That with 10-11 games left?

0:39:15.780 --> 0:39:17.030
<v Speaker 1>I mean, so no, no.

0:39:17.050 --> 0:39:18.120
<v Speaker 2>They're the team to beat.

0:39:18.469 --> 0:39:22.390
<v Speaker 11>And until somebody remove them, the Dodgers might have a three-peat.

0:39:23.330 --> 0:39:27.010
<v Speaker 2>Hey, there it is. Ron Washington speaking the truth. Nobody

0:39:27.110 --> 0:39:31.170
<v Speaker 2>seems to give those guys enough. credit for being the

0:39:31.250 --> 0:39:34.739
<v Speaker 2>back-to-back champs. It's not like they've gone to the World

0:39:34.800 --> 0:39:39.020
<v Speaker 2>Series and lost twice. It's not like it was in

0:39:39.020 --> 0:39:42.160
<v Speaker 2>22 or 23 where they got bounced in the NLDS.

0:39:42.680 --> 0:39:46.120
<v Speaker 2>This is a very different team and a very different

0:39:46.200 --> 0:39:49.930
<v Speaker 2>time with a lot of different swagger in play not

0:39:49.969 --> 0:39:53.170
<v Speaker 2>to mention their pitching staff is still the best in

0:39:53.210 --> 0:39:56.710
<v Speaker 2>baseball tell me one team that could stack the way

0:39:56.770 --> 0:40:01.160
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers can stack with Yamamoto with Snell with Scooble

0:40:01.340 --> 0:40:04.140
<v Speaker 2>and Glass now there is no team in baseball that

0:40:04.180 --> 0:40:07.180
<v Speaker 2>can do it and also the Dodgers have like Ron

0:40:07.200 --> 0:40:11.069
<v Speaker 2>Washington was talking about the ability to change the game

0:40:11.120 --> 0:40:13.969
<v Speaker 2>with one swing any one of the guys in the

0:40:14.030 --> 0:40:18.880
<v Speaker 2>lineup One through nine can change the game with one swing.

0:40:19.140 --> 0:40:22.490
<v Speaker 2>And there is no deeper lineup in baseball that can

0:40:22.550 --> 0:40:26.509
<v Speaker 2>say that. And look, they may look older. They may

0:40:26.550 --> 0:40:29.970
<v Speaker 2>look tired when it's June, July, and they're bouncing around

0:40:30.050 --> 0:40:32.870
<v Speaker 2>from New York to Philly to New York and a

0:40:32.910 --> 0:40:36.719
<v Speaker 2>stop in Washington, D.C. They may look old, you know,

0:40:36.780 --> 0:40:41.250
<v Speaker 2>in August or September. But when it's October, they're You

0:40:41.310 --> 0:40:44.029
<v Speaker 2>seem to get a new life, and they know what

0:40:44.090 --> 0:40:47.110
<v Speaker 2>they want to accomplish. The one thing that the coaching

0:40:47.150 --> 0:40:49.880
<v Speaker 2>staff has told me that tells them that these guys

0:40:49.930 --> 0:40:53.460
<v Speaker 2>are still hungry is the process and the work ethic.

0:40:54.010 --> 0:40:56.650
<v Speaker 2>of guys coming out here and putting in their work.

0:40:57.110 --> 0:41:01.569
<v Speaker 2>And that is a great sign that these group of

0:41:01.650 --> 0:41:06.310
<v Speaker 2>players want to accomplish something that no Dodger team has

0:41:06.430 --> 0:41:09.989
<v Speaker 2>ever come close to and no National League team has

0:41:10.320 --> 0:41:13.700
<v Speaker 2>ever done before, and that's to win three in a row.

0:41:13.980 --> 0:41:17.740
<v Speaker 2>So they are all in, and there is something about

0:41:17.860 --> 0:41:20.580
<v Speaker 2>October that all of a sudden makes you feel like

0:41:21.590 --> 0:41:24.070
<v Speaker 2>A little bit lighter in your feet makes you play

0:41:24.150 --> 0:41:28.330
<v Speaker 2>through a lot more pain than you would in July, June,

0:41:28.510 --> 0:41:32.100
<v Speaker 2>or August. And to me, I find it hard to

0:41:32.140 --> 0:41:35.799
<v Speaker 2>believe anybody can beat the Dodgers four times in a series. Now,

0:41:36.540 --> 0:41:39.700
<v Speaker 2>we always say that NLDS best of five is the

0:41:39.760 --> 0:41:44.080
<v Speaker 2>most dangerous. But even this year, with the pitching staff

0:41:44.120 --> 0:41:48.340
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers have and the way certain guys are starting

0:41:48.360 --> 0:41:50.940
<v Speaker 2>to swing the bat better than they have all year long,

0:41:51.280 --> 0:41:55.350
<v Speaker 2>That's encouraging that they can avoid the pitfalls of a

0:41:55.410 --> 0:42:01.530
<v Speaker 2>short series. 866-987-2570 is the phone number. Speaking of short series,

0:42:02.050 --> 0:42:05.850
<v Speaker 2>I was at Shea Stadium in 2006. When the Dodgers

0:42:05.930 --> 0:42:08.790
<v Speaker 2>were playing the Mets and Jeff Kent and J.D. Drew

0:42:09.270 --> 0:42:13.009
<v Speaker 2>got thrown out consecutively at home plate. Yeah, remember that?

0:42:13.110 --> 0:42:17.690
<v Speaker 2>That also was 20 years ago. And the Dodgers tonight

0:42:17.830 --> 0:42:20.410
<v Speaker 2>did something that you wouldn't expect from a team that

0:42:20.469 --> 0:42:25.239
<v Speaker 2>is coming off back-to-back championships. Unprecedented success the last 15 years.

0:42:26.360 --> 0:42:29.700
<v Speaker 2>to celebrate a regular season game for a team that

0:42:29.719 --> 0:42:32.520
<v Speaker 2>did not win a playoff series that year. And that

0:42:32.560 --> 0:42:36.360
<v Speaker 2>was the 2006 Dodgers who had a big night in

0:42:36.420 --> 0:42:39.960
<v Speaker 2>September in a pennant race in a very weak NLS

0:42:40.020 --> 0:42:43.700
<v Speaker 2>that year where they were able to tie the score

0:42:43.900 --> 0:42:47.160
<v Speaker 2>in the ninth inning with four consecutive home runs. And

0:42:47.219 --> 0:42:51.560
<v Speaker 2>then In extra innings, it was Nomar Garcia-Para after the

0:42:51.600 --> 0:42:55.400
<v Speaker 2>Padres took the lead to hit the game-winning walk-off home

0:42:55.440 --> 0:42:58.440
<v Speaker 2>run in his first year with the Dodgers, like hometown

0:42:58.480 --> 0:43:02.739
<v Speaker 2>kid from Whittier. And the Dodgers celebrated that tonight. And

0:43:02.800 --> 0:43:05.380
<v Speaker 2>Nomar threw out the first pitch. It was great to

0:43:05.460 --> 0:43:08.219
<v Speaker 2>see him not only throw out the first pitch, but

0:43:08.320 --> 0:43:10.720
<v Speaker 2>share it with his son, Garrett. That was really cool.

0:43:11.100 --> 0:43:14.200
<v Speaker 2>To me, that pulled at my heartstrings a little bit.

0:43:14.280 --> 0:43:17.060
<v Speaker 2>So that was really a great moment. And a couple

0:43:17.080 --> 0:43:19.630
<v Speaker 2>of years ago, I had a chance to catch up

0:43:19.650 --> 0:43:23.230
<v Speaker 2>with Nomar and ask him about that game and that

0:43:23.330 --> 0:43:27.410
<v Speaker 2>moment for him. Nomar, you're a guy that loves us

0:43:27.719 --> 0:43:32.880
<v Speaker 2>more than me. So when you celebrate that game in 2006,

0:43:32.880 --> 0:43:35.760
<v Speaker 2>is it easier for you to celebrate and embrace? Because

0:43:35.900 --> 0:43:38.370
<v Speaker 2>it wasn't just about you. It was about four other

0:43:38.410 --> 0:43:39.089
<v Speaker 2>guys as well.

0:43:39.900 --> 0:43:43.160
<v Speaker 4>Oh, no question. That's what people go, oh, what do

0:43:43.180 --> 0:43:45.560
<v Speaker 4>you remember about what you did? I said, I don't remember.

0:43:45.580 --> 0:43:47.239
<v Speaker 4>I go, I know what I did, but it was

0:43:47.300 --> 0:43:50.600
<v Speaker 4>really what made it special is it's four plus one.

0:43:50.760 --> 0:43:53.779
<v Speaker 4>It wasn't just one. It really is a four plus one,

0:43:53.840 --> 0:43:56.300
<v Speaker 4>and it was just a complete team effort because everybody

0:43:56.340 --> 0:43:58.940
<v Speaker 4>going after it and I just, like I said, the greatness,

0:43:58.960 --> 0:44:00.840
<v Speaker 4>there were so many great at-bats over the course of

0:44:00.880 --> 0:44:03.940
<v Speaker 4>those first four at-bats, you know, with Jeff Cantley getting

0:44:03.960 --> 0:44:05.779
<v Speaker 4>the home run, then J.D. Drew, and then you got

0:44:05.800 --> 0:44:09.219
<v Speaker 4>the greatness, the great Trevor Hoffman coming in. And then

0:44:09.260 --> 0:44:11.219
<v Speaker 4>you have the home run, the first pitch, Russell Martin

0:44:11.239 --> 0:44:13.660
<v Speaker 4>takes it out, and then Marlon Anderson's at-bat was ridiculous.

0:44:13.680 --> 0:44:17.200
<v Speaker 4>And by the way, can't forget Marlon Anderson's day that

0:44:17.239 --> 0:44:21.980
<v Speaker 4>day was ridiculous, the day he had, just the amount

0:44:22.020 --> 0:44:24.140
<v Speaker 4>of hits he had and how hot he was, and

0:44:24.180 --> 0:44:25.839
<v Speaker 4>then to cap it off with the bomb that he

0:44:25.860 --> 0:44:28.120
<v Speaker 4>hit to tie the game. And then the bat by

0:44:28.460 --> 0:44:30.990
<v Speaker 4>Kenny Lofton in front to work that walk. And then

0:44:31.010 --> 0:44:33.029
<v Speaker 4>for me to able to hit that one, it was

0:44:33.050 --> 0:44:35.670
<v Speaker 4>probably one of the most emotions I've shown on a

0:44:35.870 --> 0:44:39.630
<v Speaker 4>field or right after I instantaneously after I hit a

0:44:39.670 --> 0:44:42.170
<v Speaker 4>ball that I've probably ever shown on the field. And

0:44:42.830 --> 0:44:43.290
<v Speaker 4>it was great.

0:44:44.110 --> 0:44:44.330
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

0:44:44.390 --> 0:44:47.470
<v Speaker 2>Earlier in the game or before the game, during the

0:44:47.530 --> 0:44:50.440
<v Speaker 2>video that they, it was like a mini documentary about,

0:44:51.070 --> 0:44:53.950
<v Speaker 2>They had all four of those guys plus Nomar talking

0:44:53.989 --> 0:44:56.930
<v Speaker 2>about that night. And they all said when Nomar pumped

0:44:56.969 --> 0:44:59.250
<v Speaker 2>his fist, they thought maybe he was going to dislocate

0:44:59.290 --> 0:45:02.130
<v Speaker 2>his shoulder. But a lot of emotions because it was

0:45:02.170 --> 0:45:04.890
<v Speaker 2>a big game. It wasn't just another game in September.

0:45:04.950 --> 0:45:08.029
<v Speaker 2>They were trying to fight it out for the NLS

0:45:08.150 --> 0:45:11.410
<v Speaker 2>championship that night. And that was pretty cool. 20 years

0:45:11.469 --> 0:45:14.910
<v Speaker 2>ago tonight, the four plus one game. And I actually

0:45:14.989 --> 0:45:18.460
<v Speaker 2>text Andre Ethier, who was a rookie that year. on

0:45:18.500 --> 0:45:20.460
<v Speaker 2>the team his first year in the big leagues. And

0:45:20.500 --> 0:45:23.620
<v Speaker 2>I asked him whether or not the four plus one

0:45:23.680 --> 0:45:27.700
<v Speaker 2>game ranked high in his baseball life. And he responded

0:45:27.760 --> 0:45:31.540
<v Speaker 2>right away and said, top 10, top 10, top 10

0:45:31.540 --> 0:45:34.620
<v Speaker 2>game I've been involved in, in my baseball life. And

0:45:34.660 --> 0:45:36.960
<v Speaker 2>he wasn't even in the center of it. And he

0:45:37.000 --> 0:45:39.600
<v Speaker 2>thought it was really cool. The Dodgers would take some

0:45:39.640 --> 0:45:43.569
<v Speaker 2>time out and celebrate that game 20 years ago tonight.

0:45:44.230 --> 0:45:46.850
<v Speaker 2>All right, that'll do it for us tonight on Dodger Talk.

0:45:47.210 --> 0:45:50.430
<v Speaker 2>Coming up tomorrow, Tarek Skubal will be making his ninth

0:45:50.670 --> 0:45:53.290
<v Speaker 2>start of the year with the Dodgers, his first against

0:45:53.350 --> 0:45:56.370
<v Speaker 2>the Giants in a Dodger uniform. Our coverage begins at

0:45:56.430 --> 0:46:00.299
<v Speaker 2>five o'clock tomorrow. First pitch at 610 with Rick Monday

0:46:00.360 --> 0:46:03.239
<v Speaker 2>and Charlie Steiner. Tim Cates will have postgame for you

0:46:03.280 --> 0:46:06.360
<v Speaker 2>tomorrow because I'll be Filling in on the sidelines on

0:46:06.530 --> 0:46:10.730
<v Speaker 2>Sportsnet LA. Thanks to Colin Yee back at our Burbank studios.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Dwayne McDonald out here at Uniqlo Field at

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

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0:46:38.190 --> 0:46:41.460
<v Speaker 2>back in L.A. The Dodgers open up the final regular

0:46:41.500 --> 0:46:45.680
<v Speaker 2>season homestand with a win, 8-2 against the Giants. Have

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

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<v Speaker 1>See ya.