WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (10-2-26) 0:00:00.550 --> 0:00:01.030 October. 0:00:01.050 --> 0:00:03.650 Blue October. It's just such a special thing for an 0:00:03.670 --> 0:00:04.510 Angeleno's man. 0:00:04.610 --> 0:00:07.270 It's a special month if you're an L.A. Dodgers fan. 0:00:07.450 --> 0:00:10.309 One month, 11 wins. That's all that's needed. 0:00:10.330 --> 0:00:11.250 This year is no different. 0:00:11.270 --> 0:00:13.630 This team understands the assignment. 0:00:13.650 --> 0:00:16.950 The postseason is here. History is stacked against you. And 0:00:16.970 --> 0:00:19.650 the boys in blue try to go back to back 0:00:19.710 --> 0:00:22.849 to back. This is a playoff edition of Dodger Talk. 0:00:22.890 --> 0:00:29.180 To make your voice heard, call 866-987-2578. Dodgers playoff baseball 0:00:29.250 --> 0:00:31.940 is brought to you by County of L.A. Department of 0:00:32.040 --> 0:00:35.879 Public Works. Recycling beverage containers is a triple play. And 0:00:35.960 --> 0:00:39.599 Children's Hospital L.A. From colds to cancer, we got this. 0:00:39.640 --> 0:00:42.220 It's a fly ball to left field and deep, and 0:00:42.280 --> 0:00:44.480 it's way back there. Torres at the wall, looks up, 0:00:44.540 --> 0:00:45.540 and it's gone! 0:00:45.560 --> 0:00:49.310 A home run! And now your host for postseason Dodger Talk, 0:00:49.770 --> 0:00:50.570 David Basset. 0:00:52.020 --> 0:00:55.920 We are live at Dodger Stadium on the eve of 0:00:56.000 --> 0:01:00.700 game one of the NLDS. Welcome to Dodger Talk. David 0:01:00.740 --> 0:01:05.360 Vasse with you until 7 o'clock tonight here on 570 0:01:05.360 --> 0:01:10.200 LA Sports. Also on the iHeartRadio app and also on 0:01:10.240 --> 0:01:15.940 the FM dial at 104.3 HD2. There is no scrimmage 0:01:16.000 --> 0:01:19.060 tonight here for the Dodgers. They're just having a normal game. 0:01:19.459 --> 0:01:22.920 batting practice, workout day like they would before any one 0:01:22.970 --> 0:01:26.030 of their games during the regular season as they get 0:01:26.069 --> 0:01:29.670 ready for the NLDS. We've got a great show for 0:01:29.730 --> 0:01:33.389 you tonight. Coming up in 10 minutes, you will hear 0:01:33.850 --> 0:01:38.030 from the Dodgers' Game 1 starter, Tarek Skubal. Had a 0:01:38.090 --> 0:01:41.880 chance to sit down with him for about 8 to 0:01:41.880 --> 0:01:45.170 10 minutes. about an hour ago, so we'll share that 0:01:45.270 --> 0:01:50.450 extended conversation with Scooby coming up at 6.15. And at 0:01:50.510 --> 0:01:54.640 the bottom of the hour, calling in from Atlanta, Georgia, 0:01:54.690 --> 0:01:59.980 his home, Charlie Culberson. That's right, Charlie Culberson will join 0:02:00.040 --> 0:02:04.440 us at 6.30. Ten years ago, Charlie Culberson had that 0:02:04.600 --> 0:02:09.100 magical walk-off home run here at Dodger Stadium to clinch 0:02:09.160 --> 0:02:16.130 the NL West on Vince Scully's Final home broadcast. Yeah, 2016. 0:02:16.130 --> 0:02:19.250 Can you believe it's been 10 years already? So we'll 0:02:19.310 --> 0:02:22.649 have Charlie on to talk about that. And also, nobody 0:02:22.710 --> 0:02:27.850 knows the Braves better than Charlie Culberson. He does broadcasting 0:02:27.900 --> 0:02:31.960 for the Braves pre- and post-game shows out there. So 0:02:32.300 --> 0:02:35.980 looking forward to having Charlie Culberson on the show at 0:02:36.040 --> 0:02:40.160 the bottom of the hour. And Tarek Skubal, an exclusive 0:02:40.280 --> 0:02:43.850 one-on-one conversation with Skubal coming up at 6.15. And we 0:02:43.870 --> 0:02:44.169 do have. 0:02:46.389 --> 0:02:52.460 Phone lines open at 866-987-2570. And look, I can say 0:02:52.520 --> 0:02:56.600 this because I'm not wearing a uniform. I really believe 0:02:57.460 --> 0:03:00.639 all these people out there, the so-called experts, they are 0:03:00.720 --> 0:03:05.630 trying to find any, any reason to try to pick 0:03:05.710 --> 0:03:09.600 against the Dodgers. It reminds me of when Michael Jordan 0:03:09.760 --> 0:03:13.140 and the Bulls were winning six championships. It reminds me 0:03:13.180 --> 0:03:16.250 of Derek Jeter winning three in a row, the last 0:03:16.290 --> 0:03:18.890 team to win three in a row 25 years ago. 0:03:19.490 --> 0:03:25.609 Whether they were playing the Mariners or the Mets in 0:03:25.630 --> 0:03:31.220 the Subway Series, everybody wanted to find any little flaw 0:03:31.660 --> 0:03:34.360 and blow it up like that was going to derail 0:03:34.380 --> 0:03:38.150 the their playoff and championship hopes, and it never happened. 0:03:38.310 --> 0:03:42.010 In fact, the Yankees were this close to winning four 0:03:42.030 --> 0:03:46.540 in a row, if not for Luis Gonzalez's broken bat 0:03:46.820 --> 0:03:52.060 single off of Mariano Rivera in Arizona in 2001. So 0:03:52.280 --> 0:03:55.640 everybody always wants to find a little flaw to be 0:03:55.700 --> 0:03:59.430 that genius that picked against the Dodgers. I got news 0:03:59.490 --> 0:04:03.210 for you. This may be a sweep. I really do 0:04:03.270 --> 0:04:07.050 believe that. This may be a sweep, especially if the 0:04:07.090 --> 0:04:11.010 Dodger offense does what it should do tomorrow, and that's 0:04:11.190 --> 0:04:15.310 apply pressure to Walt Weiss, the Braves manager, and that 0:04:15.370 --> 0:04:18.680 pitching staff to throw a lot of strikes. And if 0:04:18.710 --> 0:04:22.020 they score early, all of a sudden, the Braves are 0:04:22.180 --> 0:04:26.560 even more compromised than they were coming into game one 0:04:26.600 --> 0:04:29.630 than they are coming into game one with how much 0:04:29.730 --> 0:04:33.930 pitching they had to use and why is nobody bringing 0:04:34.150 --> 0:04:37.640 up that Walt Weiss brought in Chris Sale in a 0:04:37.760 --> 0:04:41.060 four-run game in the ninth inning what why why is 0:04:41.240 --> 0:04:45.440 nobody bringing that up that was to me a huge 0:04:45.820 --> 0:04:50.359 miscalculation because now you got Chris Sale probably a game 0:04:50.440 --> 0:04:53.500 two and how's he going to feel he might have 0:04:53.540 --> 0:04:57.090 felt great yesterday but how's he feeling today How's he 0:04:57.130 --> 0:05:00.060 going to feel on Sunday? I think that's a big 0:05:00.120 --> 0:05:03.859 advantage for the Dodgers that the Braves used Chris Sale 0:05:03.980 --> 0:05:07.779 in yesterday's game in a 6-2 win. They did not 0:05:08.080 --> 0:05:10.640 have to do that. I thought that was a little 0:05:10.680 --> 0:05:17.370 bit of, you know, planting the tomahawk chop on the Phillies. 0:05:17.470 --> 0:05:23.020 That was an unnecessary move. completely unnecessary and it's going 0:05:23.040 --> 0:05:25.300 to work out in the dodgers favor but i love 0:05:25.320 --> 0:05:28.380 what dave roberts had to say along the same lines 0:05:28.420 --> 0:05:31.859 that i just mentioned the dodgers need to take advantage 0:05:32.060 --> 0:05:35.340 of how thin the braves pitching is and how much 0:05:35.420 --> 0:05:38.700 it had to be pushed in a three-game wild card 0:05:38.779 --> 0:05:41.950 series And the only way to do that is by 0:05:42.010 --> 0:05:45.659 applying pressure early in the game and keep that carousel 0:05:46.040 --> 0:05:51.260 or start that carousel of relievers coming out of that Braves' bullpen. 0:05:51.320 --> 0:05:54.740 The only way you do that is by scoring early 0:05:55.180 --> 0:05:58.760 and forcing whoever is the first couple of pitchers starting 0:05:58.779 --> 0:06:01.680 that game, force them to throw a lot of pitches, 0:06:02.180 --> 0:06:04.890 score at least two or three runs in the first 0:06:04.950 --> 0:06:08.150 three innings. And all of a sudden now you're suffocating 0:06:08.210 --> 0:06:12.490 that Braves pitching that is gasping for air right now. 0:06:12.589 --> 0:06:16.230 I mean, it's like they have run five miles and 0:06:16.670 --> 0:06:19.210 they're out of shape and they don't have anything left 0:06:19.270 --> 0:06:22.330 to give. I guess I'm speaking from a firsthand experience. 0:06:22.370 --> 0:06:24.470 That's the way I would feel after running five miles. 0:06:24.570 --> 0:06:27.850 Maybe you wouldn't. But anyway, you know what I'm saying. 0:06:28.110 --> 0:06:30.850 And you know what Dave Roberts is saying. The Dodgers 0:06:30.890 --> 0:06:34.010 need to apply pressure. They need to score early. And 0:06:34.040 --> 0:06:36.560 all of a sudden now, they're in control. And also, 0:06:36.620 --> 0:06:40.400 you give Tarek Skubal an early lead. A pitcher like 0:06:40.440 --> 0:06:44.039 that certainly can help out. And here's something else to 0:06:44.100 --> 0:06:47.390 keep in mind. The Braves are going with a bullpen 0:06:47.410 --> 0:06:50.670 game tomorrow. And from what I've gathered from Mark Bowman, 0:06:50.730 --> 0:06:53.350 who has been covering the Braves for a long time 0:06:53.790 --> 0:06:58.630 for MLB.com, They are going with an opener, probably a lefty, 0:06:58.810 --> 0:07:02.359 and then they're bringing in Grant Holmes. Yeah, that Grant Holmes. 0:07:02.820 --> 0:07:05.880 They don't have Bryce Elder. They don't have Martin Perez. 0:07:06.220 --> 0:07:08.520 Both those guys are not going to be on the 0:07:08.680 --> 0:07:12.490 NLDS roster. Walt Weiss said they're just not healthy enough 0:07:12.890 --> 0:07:16.489 to be on his roster. So for me, the Dodgers 0:07:16.550 --> 0:07:19.610 are in a really good spot. And they've got to 0:07:19.670 --> 0:07:22.800 continue to have that advantage early in the game to 0:07:22.860 --> 0:07:30.720 try to suffocate that very thin and exhausted Braves pitching staff. 0:07:30.740 --> 0:07:35.560 866-987-2570 is the phone number. All right. Tarek Skubal. We 0:07:35.600 --> 0:07:37.880 know he's starting game one. He's going to join us 0:07:37.920 --> 0:07:41.680 coming up at 615. I know what the Dodgers are thinking. 0:07:42.280 --> 0:07:45.560 Any one of these three guys, whether it's Snell, Yamamoto, 0:07:45.580 --> 0:07:48.810 or Scooble, could have started Game 1 for the Braves, 0:07:49.770 --> 0:07:53.230 let alone the Dodgers. Why did the Dodgers decide to 0:07:53.270 --> 0:07:58.090 go with Scooble? Well, first and foremost, he is on 0:07:58.130 --> 0:08:02.250 that schedule to start Game 1. Number two, the Braves 0:08:02.330 --> 0:08:07.140 haven't seen Tarek Scooble. He pitched once against them earlier 0:08:07.200 --> 0:08:10.880 this year. He did not pitch in that series in September. 0:08:11.650 --> 0:08:14.510 And I understand why the Dodgers did not have Scoble 0:08:14.550 --> 0:08:17.450 pitch in that series. They did not want the Braves 0:08:17.490 --> 0:08:20.410 to get a look at him a month before possibly 0:08:20.530 --> 0:08:26.260 facing him in the NLDS. So they have this image 0:08:26.300 --> 0:08:29.220 of Scoble in their mind, back-to-back Cy Young Award winner 0:08:29.260 --> 0:08:32.660 that throws... upwards of 98 to 100 miles an hour 0:08:33.100 --> 0:08:37.520 with an incredible changeup. That's seared in the Braves' mind, 0:08:37.800 --> 0:08:39.939 and they don't know what they're going to see. They 0:08:39.980 --> 0:08:44.599 haven't experienced facing Scooble all but once this year, and 0:08:44.640 --> 0:08:46.500 that was at the end of April. He's a much 0:08:46.590 --> 0:08:49.849 different guy now. So I feel like that played a 0:08:49.990 --> 0:08:53.690 big part in Scooble being the Game 1 starter because 0:08:53.750 --> 0:08:56.950 the Braves are not familiar with actually stepping in the 0:08:57.010 --> 0:09:01.290 batter's box and against Scooble like they are against Yamamoto 0:09:01.450 --> 0:09:06.329 and Snell. Now, here's why I believe Yamamoto will start 0:09:06.370 --> 0:09:10.349 game three. Number one, he pitched in an inter-squad game 0:09:10.570 --> 0:09:13.590 on Wednesday night here at Dodger Stadium. He would be 0:09:13.790 --> 0:09:18.610 on five days rest for game three. Number two, dig 0:09:18.670 --> 0:09:25.090 deeper into Yamamoto's season. At home this year, he is 0:09:25.110 --> 0:09:29.559 6-6 with an ERA of 313. He gave up a 0:09:29.620 --> 0:09:33.160 career high in Major League Baseball 20 home runs this year. 0:09:33.160 --> 0:09:37.150 14 of them were given up at Dodger Stadium. On 0:09:37.210 --> 0:09:41.469 the road away from Dodger Stadium, Yamamoto was 8-3 with 0:09:41.510 --> 0:09:45.450 an ERA of 177. Yeah, his ERA away from Dodger 0:09:45.990 --> 0:09:49.319 Stadium in 12 starts was 177, and he only gave 0:09:49.340 --> 0:10:02.430 up Six home runs. Eight and three. 177 ERA, gave 0:10:02.510 --> 0:10:05.370 up six home runs, six of his 20 on the road, 0:10:05.370 --> 0:10:10.270 14 of his 20 at Dodger Stadium with an ERA 0:10:10.290 --> 0:10:15.160 of 313. So, so, the Dodgers are making the correct 0:10:15.580 --> 0:10:19.810 decision to start Scooble on Game one, because the Braves 0:10:19.850 --> 0:10:24.050 haven't seen him, and he's Scooble, and Yamamoto in game three, 0:10:24.470 --> 0:10:28.550 Snell likely in game two. That's my opinion. That's the 0:10:28.610 --> 0:10:31.120 way I believe the Dodgers will lay this out for 0:10:31.179 --> 0:10:37.120 those reasons. 866-987-2570 is the phone number. Game 1 of 0:10:37.150 --> 0:10:41.260 the NLDS is tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. Our coverage 0:10:41.320 --> 0:10:45.220 begins at noon. Game 2 of the NLDS will be 0:10:45.300 --> 0:10:50.380 at 5 o'clock. Our coverage begins on Sunday at 4 o'clock. Now, 0:10:50.900 --> 0:10:54.250 we've set the rotation. You had a lot of opinions 0:10:54.330 --> 0:10:57.850 about it. What do you say now that I have 0:10:57.910 --> 0:11:01.010 laid out the reasons why the Dodgers have gone with 0:11:01.050 --> 0:11:05.260 Scooble and why I believe Snell will pitch in Game 0:11:05.260 --> 0:11:11.839 2 and Yamamoto in Game 3? 866-987-2570. Also, the bigger 0:11:11.900 --> 0:11:15.080 question for me is who is getting the last three 0:11:15.240 --> 0:11:19.179 outs in a save situation in a game that would 0:11:19.220 --> 0:11:22.970 be decided by four or less runs? I'm going with 0:11:23.030 --> 0:11:29.470 either two guys, Rokey Sasaki or Evan Phillips. The Braves chase. 0:11:30.230 --> 0:11:33.430 You got Rokey Sasaki with 100 miles an hour and 0:11:33.470 --> 0:11:38.569 a splitter dancing everywhere. They're going to chase. I got 0:11:38.630 --> 0:11:42.470 Rokey Sasaki and Evan Phillips as my two options to 0:11:42.510 --> 0:11:47.400 get the final three outs of any postseason game this year. 0:11:47.460 --> 0:11:52.080 Not just the NLDS, but any postseason game for the Dodgers? 0:11:53.140 --> 0:11:56.720 To me, that's a bigger question that nobody this week 0:11:56.760 --> 0:12:01.210 has talked about. They keep on talking about semantics, but 0:12:01.280 --> 0:12:04.510 this is the biggest question. Who is getting the last 0:12:04.570 --> 0:12:08.510 three outs? I got Roque or Evan Phillips. Who do 0:12:08.550 --> 0:12:14.949 you got? 866-987-2570. More Dodger talk with Tarek Skubal next, 0:12:15.309 --> 0:12:18.650 right here. We are on the eve of the Dodgers 0:12:18.750 --> 0:12:23.670 beginning their quest to For a three-peat, NLDS game one 0:12:23.730 --> 0:12:28.309 tomorrow afternoon at Dodger Stadium. One o'clock, first pitch for 0:12:28.350 --> 0:12:33.600 whatever reason. Our coverage begins at noon right here on 0:12:33.600 --> 0:12:38.380 570 LA Sports. The Dodgers will have Tarek Skubal as 0:12:38.420 --> 0:12:40.959 their game one starter. The Braves are going with a 0:12:41.000 --> 0:12:44.620 bullpen game. So on paper, it looks like the Dodgers 0:12:44.660 --> 0:12:47.620 have the advantage. The Dodger offense just needs to keep 0:12:47.679 --> 0:12:51.180 that line moving and put pressure on on that Braves 0:12:51.300 --> 0:12:54.950 pitching staff, considering they're going with a bullpen game. The 0:12:55.020 --> 0:12:59.510 scene out here at Dodger Stadium, Freddie Freeman and Shohei 0:12:59.730 --> 0:13:04.670 Otani are taking batting practice on the field. Shohei Otani 0:13:04.730 --> 0:13:09.069 in great spirits, taking BP. I did not see, you know, 0:13:09.190 --> 0:13:13.650 I'm in the Dodgers radio booth. We have the screen down. 0:13:13.730 --> 0:13:17.100 I couldn't tell if he was launching them on top 0:13:17.130 --> 0:13:20.700 of the pavilion roof. I don't believe he was, but 0:13:20.940 --> 0:13:23.300 he seems to be in good spirits. And that means 0:13:23.380 --> 0:13:27.120 that he's feeling good physically. And when he comes out 0:13:27.230 --> 0:13:30.310 on the field, there's a purpose to it. And he 0:13:30.370 --> 0:13:33.650 said earlier today that he feels like he is going 0:13:33.690 --> 0:13:37.190 to feed off the adrenaline of you, the fans at 0:13:37.230 --> 0:13:41.109 Dodger Stadium tomorrow. So tickets are available. I know they're 0:13:41.150 --> 0:13:43.160 not that expensive. I know it's going to be 100 0:13:43.150 --> 0:13:46.979 degrees tomorrow. But it's a Dodger playoff game, the first 0:13:47.059 --> 0:13:50.120 game of their quest to go for the three-peat. So 0:13:50.540 --> 0:13:53.110 hope you make it out here. Like I said last night, 0:13:53.410 --> 0:13:57.030 I always felt like a Dodger playoff game was unreachable 0:13:57.250 --> 0:14:00.470 when I was younger. But this is very attainable for 0:14:00.510 --> 0:14:04.970 you at a very cost-effective price these days. So find 0:14:04.990 --> 0:14:08.290 your way to Dodger Stadium tomorrow as the Dodgers and 0:14:08.330 --> 0:14:13.120 Braves kick off the NLDS, and Tarek Skubal will be 0:14:13.260 --> 0:14:15.530 the starting pitcher for the Dodgers, and I had a 0:14:15.570 --> 0:14:19.550 chance to catch up with Scooby about an hour ago. Hey, 0:14:19.570 --> 0:14:22.729 you know when you get those butterflies before a game? Well, 0:14:22.990 --> 0:14:24.850 some guys get them when they're on the mound, but 0:14:25.030 --> 0:14:27.890 others get them right here on Dodger Talk when they're 0:14:27.930 --> 0:14:32.610 talking to David Vasse. And Tarek Skubal has felt the 0:14:32.650 --> 0:14:35.900 Vasse magic ever since being acquired by the Dodgers, and 0:14:35.920 --> 0:14:39.640 here he is with his Brett Michaels bandana, his cutoff hoodie. 0:14:40.110 --> 0:14:42.450 ready to go to be the Game 1 starter tomorrow. 0:14:42.490 --> 0:14:44.130 Thanks a lot for the time. Yeah, of course. 0:14:44.170 --> 0:14:44.710 Thanks for having me. 0:14:44.990 --> 0:14:45.360 That's it? 0:14:46.220 --> 0:14:47.540 Dude, I can't take you serious. 0:14:47.620 --> 0:14:50.300 Yeah, yeah, that's it. 0:14:50.700 --> 0:14:51.160 I feel good. 0:14:51.700 --> 0:14:54.000 So you've been named the Game 1 starter. How did 0:14:54.020 --> 0:14:55.740 you find out? When did you find out? 0:14:56.140 --> 0:14:59.000 Yeah, right after my start against San Fran, Doc came 0:14:59.040 --> 0:15:02.940 and shook my hand and said, get ready for Game 1, 0:15:03.250 --> 0:15:05.570 which is great. It gives me opportunities to plan when 0:15:05.610 --> 0:15:07.470 I'm going to throw, how I'm going to throw, when 0:15:08.110 --> 0:15:10.330 I'm going to throw bullpens, when I'm going to– how 0:15:10.350 --> 0:15:12.550 to take my days off and also stay, you know, 0:15:12.570 --> 0:15:15.350 ready to go. So I appreciated that kind of early, 0:15:15.370 --> 0:15:16.330 early nod. 0:15:16.910 --> 0:15:18.560 Did it hit you right there or did it take 0:15:18.880 --> 0:15:21.080 maybe after the game when we were talking to you 0:15:21.160 --> 0:15:23.320 or before we spoke to you after that game to 0:15:23.360 --> 0:15:25.860 let it all sit in that you're the game one starter? 0:15:26.520 --> 0:15:29.560 Yeah, I mean, I think I'm just excited for an 0:15:29.600 --> 0:15:32.030 opportunity to play baseball, you know, play postseason baseball. I 0:15:32.050 --> 0:15:33.670 don't really, I'm not going to put too much stock 0:15:33.710 --> 0:15:36.890 in being a game one guy or, you know, game two, 0:15:36.930 --> 0:15:39.330 game three, whatever game it is, you know, I'm excited 0:15:39.350 --> 0:15:40.270 to just go out there and play. 0:15:40.670 --> 0:15:42.770 I would imagine you care more about who's big brother 0:15:42.790 --> 0:15:47.950 and who's little brother. Snell does for sure. Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah, 0:15:47.970 --> 0:15:51.770 for sure. When you talk about the preparation, that's always 0:15:51.810 --> 0:15:55.270 so important to starting pitchers. How did you handle this 0:15:55.370 --> 0:15:57.150 week and get ready for tomorrow? 0:15:57.850 --> 0:15:58.030 Yeah. 0:15:58.050 --> 0:16:00.200 I mean, I think you just, I threw one more 0:16:00.240 --> 0:16:03.440 side session than I normally do, um, in between and, um, 0:16:04.340 --> 0:16:06.020 just kind of monitor your workload and then get back 0:16:06.060 --> 0:16:07.560 on a five day. You know, I started my five 0:16:07.580 --> 0:16:10.890 day routine again on, what would that be? Monday would 0:16:10.910 --> 0:16:13.070 be ready for us Saturday, right? Is that how the 0:16:13.090 --> 0:16:15.730 math works? Or Tuesday, Tuesday would be the start of 0:16:15.770 --> 0:16:18.590 my five day routine. Um, so I threw a kind 0:16:18.610 --> 0:16:21.010 of like a little bullpen Monday and then started my 0:16:21.030 --> 0:16:24.200 five day, um, on Tuesday. And then, you know, once 0:16:24.220 --> 0:16:27.090 you get in your routine and you're just kind of, 0:16:27.460 --> 0:16:28.720 it maps out for you and you know what to 0:16:28.760 --> 0:16:32.800 do each and every day. So, um, that stuff's pretty easy. 0:16:33.100 --> 0:16:34.100 I'm sorry. I missed run day. 0:16:35.050 --> 0:16:35.390 Run day? 0:16:35.610 --> 0:16:38.580 What's that? When you sprint out in the outfield. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. 0:16:38.660 --> 0:16:41.440 I do that twice in between. You'll see it again today. 0:16:41.460 --> 0:16:43.000 I'm going to see how fast I can run. 0:16:43.140 --> 0:16:44.920 We'll see. If you need me to push you, let 0:16:44.940 --> 0:16:46.260 me know. No, I don't. 0:16:46.600 --> 0:16:48.610 I don't. You stay on the side. I'll be out there. 0:16:50.630 --> 0:16:53.450 Tarek Skubal is our guest as we're on Dodger Talk 0:16:53.470 --> 0:16:57.110 until 7 o'clock tonight here on AM570 LA Sports. Yeah, 0:16:57.150 --> 0:16:59.590 I'm up in the booth tonight from 6 to 7, Skubal. 0:16:59.610 --> 0:17:01.510 What are you going to talk about? 0:17:01.670 --> 0:17:04.240 Game one of the NLDS. for an hour yeah and 0:17:04.280 --> 0:17:07.560 san diego does hate me now why even more because 0:17:07.740 --> 0:17:10.990 i presented to dave roberts what i thought the padres 0:17:11.050 --> 0:17:13.550 owner said about some of your teammates but i guess 0:17:13.590 --> 0:17:16.609 he supposedly was talking about fossils oh. 0:17:16.530 --> 0:17:20.669 The dinosaur thing yeah so san diego's very upset with 0:17:20.710 --> 0:17:23.790 me oh that's hey that's fine that's right i think 0:17:23.810 --> 0:17:25.869 they were gonna like you anyways i don't think that 0:17:25.890 --> 0:17:26.970 these two teams like each. 0:17:26.869 --> 0:17:29.710 Other so how much have you been watching the other 0:17:29.760 --> 0:17:31.260 series Yeah. 0:17:31.619 --> 0:17:33.399 It's been fun, actually. I get to wake up at 0:17:33.400 --> 0:17:36.400 11 a.m. and watch baseball all day. That's what's cool 0:17:36.420 --> 0:17:40.399 about the wild card round is the amount of baseball 0:17:40.440 --> 0:17:43.090 games every single day. We were fortunate enough to not 0:17:43.109 --> 0:17:44.890 be playing in it, so you wake up, you watch 0:17:44.970 --> 0:17:47.570 Braves-Phillies at 11, and then you go to Chicago-Houston, and 0:17:47.590 --> 0:17:51.290 then you go to Yankees-Red Sox, and then you bounce 0:17:51.350 --> 0:17:54.170 back to Padres-Cubs, so it's been fun. 0:17:54.869 --> 0:17:57.530 When you were watching Braves-Phillies, are you thinking about how 0:17:57.550 --> 0:18:00.750 would I attack this guy or that guy without knowing 0:18:00.830 --> 0:18:01.650 who you're facing? 0:18:02.050 --> 0:18:02.550 Yeah, no doubt. 0:18:02.630 --> 0:18:05.230 I think, I mean, I prepared for both teams early on, 0:18:05.390 --> 0:18:07.090 you know, right after my last start, got all the 0:18:07.290 --> 0:18:08.790 stuff that I needed to look at, you know, in 0:18:08.830 --> 0:18:11.050 terms of scouting reports and made game plans for both teams. 0:18:12.350 --> 0:18:13.930 And then, you know, you watch game three, you figure 0:18:13.950 --> 0:18:16.570 out who's gonna, who you're actually gonna play, and then 0:18:17.530 --> 0:18:19.250 you throw out the other one and get ready for Atlanta. 0:18:19.490 --> 0:18:22.389 Do you feel like tomorrow, it's like, here's my best stuff, 0:18:22.570 --> 0:18:24.629 let's see what you can do with it? Because it 0:18:24.670 --> 0:18:27.230 doesn't seem like you really are getting a lot of 0:18:27.530 --> 0:18:30.889 chase as much with the change-up you do, but it 0:18:30.930 --> 0:18:33.190 seems like with the fastball, it's here you go, let's 0:18:33.230 --> 0:18:34.230 see what you could do with it. 0:18:34.850 --> 0:18:36.190 Yeah, I mean, I don't really want to talk about 0:18:36.230 --> 0:18:39.260 what my game plan is, but yeah, I mean, there's 0:18:39.280 --> 0:18:41.480 definitely an approach to, and a reason to why I 0:18:41.520 --> 0:18:43.600 do what I do with every pitch, and every pitch 0:18:43.619 --> 0:18:47.199 has a purpose, and they work together, but yeah, I mean, 0:18:47.220 --> 0:18:49.270 there's sometimes where definitely you're kind of like, here it is, 0:18:49.470 --> 0:18:50.929 see if you can hit it, you know, especially in 0:18:50.950 --> 0:18:53.070 certain counts, if you know, the game dictates for it. 0:18:53.190 --> 0:18:55.750 Will you talk to Snell about the game planning? Because 0:18:55.790 --> 0:18:58.750 we've seen you guys in the dugout plotting against lineups. 0:18:58.850 --> 0:19:01.320 Will you be plotting together for this series? 0:19:01.340 --> 0:19:03.140 Yeah, I think we've already kind of had some good 0:19:03.180 --> 0:19:06.940 conversation about, you know, baseball and these guys. And obviously 0:19:06.960 --> 0:19:08.919 this club's a little bit more familiar with National League 0:19:08.940 --> 0:19:11.780 opponents in general. So, you know, I've leaned on a 0:19:11.800 --> 0:19:15.790 lot of guys like Will and Fetty and Rorvett that's here. 0:19:15.810 --> 0:19:17.449 You know, they have a lot more familiarity with the 0:19:17.490 --> 0:19:19.409 National League in general because they play these teams a 0:19:19.450 --> 0:19:22.860 lot more than, than I do, and they have more history. So, 0:19:23.280 --> 0:19:24.920 you know, I'm going to lean on a lot of 0:19:24.960 --> 0:19:27.440 that stuff and trust the pitching coaches, trust my teammates, 0:19:27.520 --> 0:19:29.740 and then create a pretty good plan. And then the 0:19:29.780 --> 0:19:31.210 challenge is to go out there and execute it. 0:19:31.480 --> 0:19:34.020 Hey, speaking of Will Smith, he doesn't talk a lot. 0:19:34.060 --> 0:19:36.940 So it seems like he gets forgotten in the shuffle 0:19:37.109 --> 0:19:39.750 of the Dodgers. What's it been like to have him 0:19:39.830 --> 0:19:43.010 behind the plate? How much of a calming influence is he? 0:19:43.590 --> 0:19:45.270 Yeah, he's great. You know, I think he's really good 0:19:45.310 --> 0:19:47.770 back there, obviously. And, you know, his bat is one thing, 0:19:47.810 --> 0:19:50.889 but I think the way that he... calls games and 0:19:51.119 --> 0:19:54.300 gets to know pitchers, you know, and our relationship has 0:19:54.320 --> 0:19:57.860 been great. You know, it's constantly evolving each and every day, 0:19:57.900 --> 0:19:59.639 you know, and learning each other just a little bit 0:19:59.680 --> 0:20:02.260 more each and every day. And we had a conversation 0:20:02.300 --> 0:20:04.820 today when we were eating lunch, you know, just about 0:20:04.859 --> 0:20:08.440 these guys and, you know, trying to create a plan, 0:20:08.619 --> 0:20:11.369 you know, and And when adversity hits, which it's going 0:20:11.390 --> 0:20:13.810 to hit, you know, it hits every single game, you know, 0:20:13.970 --> 0:20:15.709 no matter who the opponent is, you know, you kind 0:20:15.750 --> 0:20:18.530 of know how to navigate all that stuff. And, you know, 0:20:18.550 --> 0:20:19.190 he's great back there. 0:20:19.490 --> 0:20:19.729 All right. 0:20:19.790 --> 0:20:22.880 Before I let you go, before we started this, Ken 0:20:22.910 --> 0:20:26.920 Rosenthal was questioning you about the heat. I'm not sure 0:20:26.960 --> 0:20:30.200 people realize this. Tarek Skubal is a mountain man from 0:20:30.380 --> 0:20:34.700 somewhere in Arizona where the temperatures get like 120 degrees 0:20:34.760 --> 0:20:37.930 and he's just out there chopping trees in the middle 0:20:37.970 --> 0:20:38.409 of nowhere. 0:20:38.850 --> 0:20:39.630 I do in the offseason. 0:20:39.650 --> 0:20:43.109 Yeah, I mean, that's how you're so swole. No, yeah, 0:20:43.130 --> 0:20:43.590 I mean, the. 0:20:43.930 --> 0:20:46.409 Weather's going to be hot, you know, especially with the 0:20:46.450 --> 0:20:49.230 sun right on you. So hopefully the fans bring some sunscreen, 0:20:49.790 --> 0:20:54.030 bring some waters. Hopefully they're handing out some, like, free 0:20:54.050 --> 0:20:56.530 water bottles, you know, like just drink some water so 0:20:56.550 --> 0:20:58.929 we're not dealing with, you know, people that are passing out. 0:20:58.950 --> 0:20:59.990 Maybe we should work on that. 0:21:00.170 --> 0:21:03.570 Dude, that is the type of guy Scooble is. He's 0:21:03.609 --> 0:21:05.910 worried about the fans instead of himself. 0:21:05.930 --> 0:21:06.000 Wow. 0:21:06.880 --> 0:21:08.840 Standing up in their seats, you know, they're going to 0:21:08.859 --> 0:21:10.220 be in the sun. If they're going to be standing 0:21:10.240 --> 0:21:14.120 up in their seats, we need to provide water, some sunscreen. 0:21:14.740 --> 0:21:16.939 If you're of age, maybe some alcoholic beverages to get 0:21:16.960 --> 0:21:20.990 you rowdy and loud. So, you know, hot dogs, maybe 0:21:21.030 --> 0:21:23.250 we should put something together to where things are a 0:21:23.270 --> 0:21:25.690 little bit less expensive so that way we can, you know, 0:21:25.730 --> 0:21:26.730 truly get the experience. 0:21:27.270 --> 0:21:29.170 So I want you to look right there. So you're 0:21:29.210 --> 0:21:32.210 demanding Dodger fans, when you take the mound in the 0:21:32.270 --> 0:21:34.650 top of the first inning, to be on their feet 0:21:34.730 --> 0:21:35.020 for you. 0:21:35.420 --> 0:21:36.940 Yeah, I think they will be. I don't think I 0:21:36.960 --> 0:21:38.179 have to ask for that. I think they will be. 0:21:38.180 --> 0:21:39.500 No, demand it. I want you to demand it. I'm 0:21:39.540 --> 0:21:41.320 not doing that. Why not? 0:21:41.760 --> 0:21:42.520 That's not who I am. 0:21:42.680 --> 0:21:45.000 I'll demand it. I want you on your feet for 0:21:45.140 --> 0:21:49.030 Scooble when he runs out there in his 29 home whites. 0:21:50.109 --> 0:21:51.750 That's the demand right there, Scooble. 0:21:51.890 --> 0:21:52.669 I like you doing that. 0:21:52.869 --> 0:21:55.050