WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (8-7-26) 

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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 3>This is world Champion Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 1>Here we go again, Rigera running back to.

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<v Speaker 4>Here's your host, David Vase.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vase live at Chase Field.

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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers lose for the seventh straight time, four

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<v Speaker 2>to three, the final score tonight as Ryan Waltschmidt hits

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<v Speaker 2>a walk off two run home run against Edwin Diaz

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers fit to be tied again tonight as

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<v Speaker 2>they fall for the first game of this.

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<v Speaker 1>Three game series.

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<v Speaker 2>Arizona now has beaten them five straight times. Remember Arizona

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<v Speaker 2>swept the Dodgers at Dodgers State going into the All

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<v Speaker 2>Star break, and they continue to push forward. They're one

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<v Speaker 2>of those hotter National League teams that has worked their

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<v Speaker 2>way into the playoff picture. Right now, they would be

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<v Speaker 2>the number six seed in the postseason brackets. The Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are number three now the three seed after Milwaukee and

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta have passed them for the two best records in

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<v Speaker 2>the National League. But look, the Dodgers can't worry about that.

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<v Speaker 2>They got to worry about themselves. They got to find

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<v Speaker 2>a way to pick themselves up. And I know they've

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<v Speaker 2>played more games than any other team the last two years.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's the dog days of August. I know

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<v Speaker 2>they had a large lead, still do seven and a

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<v Speaker 2>half games, still a pretty comfortable lead. But as you've

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<v Speaker 2>seen in the American League East with the Red Sox,

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<v Speaker 2>as you have seen in the n NOL Central with

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs, those leads can go away pretty quickly if

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<v Speaker 2>you have a hot team that catches real fire and

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<v Speaker 2>you're playing mediocre baseball. And that's what the Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>doing right now. They're playing mediocre. And I know it's

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<v Speaker 2>not sexy to talk about. I know it's not a

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<v Speaker 2>hot take, but if you go back to the first

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<v Speaker 2>series after the All Star break up until tonight, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have been a very bad base running team. And

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<v Speaker 2>when you can score runs and you're running into outs

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<v Speaker 2>on the bases, that only compounds all of that. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>sho Hao Tani caught stealing. Where's he going? Why is

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<v Speaker 2>he going anywhere? I thought he had a bad left knee.

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<v Speaker 2>He should stay at first base. Although I felt like

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<v Speaker 2>he was safe, it was a bad call and not

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<v Speaker 2>enough to overturn it. So look, I'm not against him

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<v Speaker 2>stealing bases, but I just don't see the purpose in

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<v Speaker 2>that situation. Tommy Edman picked off first base with Sho

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<v Speaker 2>Haotani in the hole, I mean, what was that about.

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<v Speaker 2>In the sixth inning, Hunter Fiducia singles Otan walks, you

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<v Speaker 2>could have had something in that inning if Tommy Edmond

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't get picked off. So those are the type of

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<v Speaker 2>things that are happening. And also in the seventh inning,

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts was very fortunate to score in that inning

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<v Speaker 2>because he got a bad read on a hard sinking

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<v Speaker 2>line drive by Kyle Tucker that got by Kittel Marte.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that ball was not going to be caught.

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<v Speaker 2>It was hitting the ground one way or the other.

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie needed to go to third and probably should have

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<v Speaker 2>scored once it got through the infield. And speaking of

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker, a bad read on a flare by Miguel

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<v Speaker 2>Rojas to center field you got to hear the sound

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<v Speaker 2>of the bat. You gotta have a better idea who's

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<v Speaker 2>in center field, where that center field fielder is playing,

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<v Speaker 2>and you got to read the ball. I know, when

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<v Speaker 2>you're down on the field, the game is a lot

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<v Speaker 2>faster than what it is up here in the press box.

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<v Speaker 2>But come on, we Kyle Tucker again. We heard was

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<v Speaker 2>a good base runner. We haven't seen that. And in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker and Shoe a Otani are probably the two

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<v Speaker 2>biggest culprits for making as many bad base running mistakes

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<v Speaker 2>and outs since the All Star break. Eight nine, eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number we have.

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<v Speaker 2>Phone lines open at eight six six nine eighty seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy. And look, my point is the defense

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<v Speaker 2>has been lackluster, the base running has been atrocious, the

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<v Speaker 2>at bat quality has been poor during this seven game

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<v Speaker 2>losing streak.

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<v Speaker 1>Ti Oscar Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody knows what I think about Tioscar Hernandez, But in

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<v Speaker 2>Chicago that last game of the series, horrible at bats. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>horrible at bats. I just don't know what's going through

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<v Speaker 2>his mind in those situations, especially in the seventh inning

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<v Speaker 2>where he swings at the first pitch and pops up

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<v Speaker 2>to the second basement.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, come on that. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Where the focus is at that point in time, or

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<v Speaker 2>what the thought process the plan is at that point

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<v Speaker 2>in time, but look, these are the ebbs and flows

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<v Speaker 2>of a season.

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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers lost seven in a row last.

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<v Speaker 2>Year as well. The bullpen was a big part of

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<v Speaker 2>it last year. They are a big part of it

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<v Speaker 2>this year too. The bullpen era has been close to

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<v Speaker 2>six over the last few weeks, so tonight no different.

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<v Speaker 2>Tanner Scott, I thought he should have been throwing more

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<v Speaker 2>fastballs up and into Nolan Aeronato.

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<v Speaker 1>There was no reason for that at bat to get

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<v Speaker 1>to ten pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what the game plan was with Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Roardfred and Mark Pryor, but a little too many sliders

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<v Speaker 2>for me from Tanner Scott and too many sliders from

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz. I know that's his money pitch, but it

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't been there. He was getting strikes and swings and

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<v Speaker 2>misses with his fastball, and I just think you have

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<v Speaker 2>to work from there. But certainly a frustrating loss for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger They've lost seven in a row. They're seven

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<v Speaker 2>and a half games ahead of Arizona in the NL

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<v Speaker 2>last and look, they better come ready to play these

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<v Speaker 2>next two games, because as you saw tonight, the Diamondbacks

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<v Speaker 2>are not backing down.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not conceding anything.

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<v Speaker 2>And a lot of these same Diamondbacks were those Diamondbacks

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty three that swept the Dodgers. So the

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<v Speaker 2>intimidation factor is not there. Let's head downstairs right now

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<v Speaker 2>to hear for manager Dave Roberts on Sports at LA.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, you know, it's a loss is a loss, but

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<v Speaker 5>to get walked off all never feels good. You know.

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<v Speaker 5>We didn't play a clean game, a great game on

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<v Speaker 5>either side of the baseball, but we did enough to

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<v Speaker 5>you know, put ourselves in a position to win a game,

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<v Speaker 5>and unfortunately we couldn't finish it.

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<v Speaker 6>What did you see just from Edwin in that final

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<v Speaker 6>at that he talked about just how the slider there

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<v Speaker 6>wasn't wasn't there tonight? What are you seeing from him

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<v Speaker 6>right now as he manages kind of getting coming off

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<v Speaker 6>the aisle.

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<v Speaker 5>I think that's about right. I thought the fastball was good,

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<v Speaker 5>I thought the fastball life was good, but the slider

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<v Speaker 5>just isn't, you know, having much effect, and you know

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<v Speaker 5>he left one close to Walschmidt. Yeah, and he hit

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<v Speaker 5>a homer. But and I think that he just hasn't

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<v Speaker 5>had the feel for that pitch since he's got back.

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<v Speaker 5>But you know, fastball seems to be getting better command

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<v Speaker 5>of it the life of it, but the slider or

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<v Speaker 5>something that you know, you got to have something go

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<v Speaker 5>left and get swing or miss with that pitch too.

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<v Speaker 7>So agree that it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Been so shaky for him, especially with that pitch so

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<v Speaker 3>far this year.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, I think it's it's obviously it sucks to

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<v Speaker 5>go through it. He's working hard to kind of figure

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<v Speaker 5>some things out, but you know, it's one of those

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<v Speaker 5>things that it is a little bit tougher when you're

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<v Speaker 5>trying to work through it and you're at the back

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<v Speaker 5>end of a game and you don't have that feel

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<v Speaker 5>for your you know, your best secondary pitch and you're

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<v Speaker 5>essentially your only secondary pitch. So it doesn't feel good.

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<v Speaker 5>But I know that the track record, he's working hard,

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<v Speaker 5>he's not going to run from it, and it's one

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<v Speaker 5>of those things that you've got to kind of throw

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<v Speaker 5>them into it. No one, he's healthy and he's been

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<v Speaker 5>there and kind of work his way out of it.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, he stated would him in our closer situation

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<v Speaker 8>when he came to that, and you read thinks that

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<v Speaker 8>we had at all with.

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<v Speaker 5>The results, Well, I think that there's you know, a

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<v Speaker 5>couple of games that he's closed, there's been safe situations,

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<v Speaker 5>some games that he hasn't because he needed work and

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<v Speaker 5>we had a full run lead. I think honestly is

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<v Speaker 5>that you also got to look at the options and

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<v Speaker 5>see the way some of these guys are throwing. They're

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<v Speaker 5>not throwing great either, you know, so we got to

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<v Speaker 5>keep kind of keeping guys in their roles that they've

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<v Speaker 5>earned and trying to laying guys up and try to

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<v Speaker 5>get them kind of getting on a run back the

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<v Speaker 5>way we were a few weeks ago. So yeah, I

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<v Speaker 5>just don't think right now there's a clear cut alternative.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, There's manager Dave Roberts, after a disappointing loss,

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<v Speaker 2>a walk off to run home run by the number

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<v Speaker 2>nine hitter Ryan Waltschmidt to walk off the Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 2>beat Edwin Diaz four to three. Eight sixty six nine

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<v Speaker 2>eight seven, two five seventy is the phone number. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to the phones and we'll hear from Edwin

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<v Speaker 2>Diaz at the bottom of the hour. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to Culver City. Greg, You're on Dodger Talk Live from

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<v Speaker 2>Chase Field.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing, Greg, Hey say, I'm doing all right

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<v Speaker 3>normally I'm blast half fool and I don't even want

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<v Speaker 3>to talk about Edwin Diaz. He's getting back to right.

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<v Speaker 9>You know, he's got to do what he's got to do,

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<v Speaker 9>find his group.

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<v Speaker 3>But two things I know you would call on her

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<v Speaker 3>big box guys, at least you Rocky Colin has the

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<v Speaker 3>boxing show. But the only way to knock a champ

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<v Speaker 3>out is they have to make a mistake.

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<v Speaker 9>And the Dodgers are making literally every mistake possible right now.

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<v Speaker 3>More or less, they're like coming out to the center

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<v Speaker 3>of the ring and leaving their hands at their waists

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<v Speaker 3>and saying like they means and you can't even touch

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<v Speaker 3>on the multiple I want to say circus ten errors

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<v Speaker 3>in the outfield today where Tao miss readings, flyballs over

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<v Speaker 3>his head, Andy Potts throwing the ball against the wall.

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<v Speaker 10>On a you know, giving a guy an extra base.

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<v Speaker 9>It just seems like they expect to win when they

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<v Speaker 9>show up, and I think that's a good thing because

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<v Speaker 9>in October we trying to have a swagger that just

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<v Speaker 9>they turn it on, But right now it just looks

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<v Speaker 9>like they don't there. And I'm speaking as a passionate fan,

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<v Speaker 9>I understand that. And then the other thing I want

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<v Speaker 9>to speak on is age. Freddie Freeman is like my

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<v Speaker 9>hero in terms of baseball. He's the only guy that

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<v Speaker 9>seems to go out there and give the most consistent

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<v Speaker 9>effort game after game after game after game.

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<v Speaker 3>Is there a guy in that locker room that you

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<v Speaker 3>know that can kind of maybe just gat these guys

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<v Speaker 3>around and call like, hey, like what's going on? Because

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<v Speaker 3>it just seems like since the the Seattle series they've

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<v Speaker 3>just kind of taken a long break.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't think it Isn't that why they signed

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<v Speaker 2>or one of the reasons they signed Kyle Tucker. He

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<v Speaker 2>was supposed to be the youthful guy that could pick

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<v Speaker 2>these guys up that have played more games than any

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<v Speaker 2>other group of players the last two years, and he

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<v Speaker 2>just hasn't done that. And you're missing let's not forget,

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<v Speaker 2>you're missing Will Smith and you're now missing Dalton Rushing.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's a big hole in your lineup. So those

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<v Speaker 2>are contributing factors. But I agree with you ta Oscar Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 2>He was not He was not engaged tonight. He played

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<v Speaker 2>one of the worst games I have seen him play

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<v Speaker 2>in a Dodger uniform tonight for whatever reason.

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<v Speaker 1>But hopefully that changes tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, like I said, these guys have the proven

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<v Speaker 2>track records, so I'm not want to overreact. But at

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<v Speaker 2>some point, like you said, you can't just show up

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<v Speaker 2>and expect to win. You're going to have to find

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<v Speaker 2>a way to bring the focus and energy to try

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<v Speaker 2>to win that game.

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<v Speaker 1>And we didn't see that tonight.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I agree.

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<v Speaker 9>And this reminds me of the Lakers when they run

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<v Speaker 9>the three t years. Every game they had they had

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<v Speaker 9>to slug it out right.

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<v Speaker 3>They start slow, and then the second half of the

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<v Speaker 3>game they come back and win. The difference is they

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<v Speaker 3>had Shat Toby and generational guys that were in their prime.

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<v Speaker 3>Dodgers have a lot of great talent, but you know

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of these guys are old. They can't get

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<v Speaker 3>up for every game, and it's a hundred and sixty

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<v Speaker 3>two eighty two, So this is reminiscent of that, and

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<v Speaker 3>I just hope they can turn it on, and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>optimistic once Snell comes back, plast Snow gets back, maybe

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<v Speaker 3>Olshani comes back. It's different, but Roki deserves better. Tonight

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<v Speaker 3>he pitched the hell of the game and he kept

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<v Speaker 3>us in the game. Honestly, our defense, Hey, the.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers, the Dodger dudes of starting pitchers, they've done their job.

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<v Speaker 2>The offense just has been lacking insistency and quite honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>some unity. I mean, it feels like a very disconnected lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody's moving the runners over, nobody's given up those team

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<v Speaker 2>at bats, and that's that's contributing to the offense not

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<v Speaker 2>doing their job. Great call, Greg, hang in there. I

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<v Speaker 2>guarantee the Dodgers will win another game this year.

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<v Speaker 3>I hope so too. Thanks man, take it easy, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, Greg, Thank you for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think all those things are contributing to the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers on the verge of losing eight in a row

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<v Speaker 2>for the first time since twenty seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>Look, I'm not gonna.

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<v Speaker 2>Say they're old, because when they were up thirteen fourteen games,

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<v Speaker 2>nobody was saying they were old. But I will say this,

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<v Speaker 2>there are a lot of miles on them. Physically, mentally.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dog Days of August get a lot of teams,

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<v Speaker 2>but this one's a lot different. I feel like they're

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<v Speaker 2>feeling the weight of the Dog Days of August more

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<v Speaker 2>than any other team out there because of the miles

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<v Speaker 2>they have on their bodies the last two years. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you got Mookie Bets at thirty three, tai Oscar Hernandez

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<v Speaker 2>thirty three, Freddie Freeman's thirty six, going on thirty seven.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, these guys are are a little bit older.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to say they're old, but yeah, when

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't when it looks like it looked like tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to say they looked old. But I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>ready to concede that. And I feel like these guys.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think you want these guys playing their best

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<v Speaker 2>in August. You want them playing their best in September.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Laguna Neguel. Ralph, you're on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk Live from Chase Field.

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<v Speaker 7>Hi, Ralph, Yes, sir, thank you, Please lead me you

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<v Speaker 7>get this out. I know by the time I get

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<v Speaker 7>it out, you'd probably say you're ridiculous. I've been a

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<v Speaker 7>Dodger fan since thankteen fifty five, I see what I see,

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<v Speaker 7>and this is my recommendations. When Bestco's moved to shortstop,

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<v Speaker 7>it burned them out. In my opinion, Tucker and Tioscar

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<v Speaker 7>Hernando should be platooned in left field. Bet you go

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<v Speaker 7>to right field, remain there for the rest of the season.

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<v Speaker 7>He'll have more peace out there. He should. He should

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<v Speaker 7>be batting ninth permanently for the rest of the year

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<v Speaker 7>in front of Tony. Maybe they can feed off of

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<v Speaker 7>each other and the shortstop. The second should be hitting

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<v Speaker 7>n I bet you should be batting ninth for the

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<v Speaker 7>rest of the year. He's the worst sater on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't want him hitting ninth with the way he's

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<v Speaker 2>swinging the bat this year, because you want kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a pseudo second leadoff hitter to get on base and

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<v Speaker 2>turn the lineup over. If he continues to struggle as

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<v Speaker 2>we get closer to the postseason, if it looks like

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<v Speaker 2>this more than the four hit game in Chicago two

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<v Speaker 2>days ago, I think hitting eighth is definitely a realistic possibility.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, well, he's BET's right handed, and he could bet

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<v Speaker 7>it's a right handed bat.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't. But the point is Ralph if you're saying

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<v Speaker 1>I'm playing along.

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<v Speaker 2>With Ralph, I'm agreeing with you. He has not had

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<v Speaker 2>a good offensive season. You don't want a guy with

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<v Speaker 2>an on base percentage of two ninety hitting ninth because

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<v Speaker 2>they don't get on base, they don't turn the lineup over.

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<v Speaker 1>What else you got for me before we move on?

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<v Speaker 7>What about moving Vets back to right field and platooning

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<v Speaker 7>Tucka and Siosta Anders.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's not happening, Ralph.

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<v Speaker 2>But I will agree with you, no matter how much

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<v Speaker 2>anybody tells us, shortstop is not demanding. It is the

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<v Speaker 2>most demanding position. So he's not going back to right field.

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<v Speaker 2>He's playing really good shortstop, so you know he's contributing

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<v Speaker 2>to the team in that way. So no, he's not

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<v Speaker 2>going back to right field. Thank you for the phone call,

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it. That's just the reality of it. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>people that call in and say Mookie should go back

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<v Speaker 2>to right field the last two years, yeah, I guess

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<v Speaker 2>there's an argument to be made last year more than

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<v Speaker 2>this year, but it's not happening. He's playing really good

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<v Speaker 2>defense at shortstop and at the very least that's what

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<v Speaker 2>he's bringing to the table this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers fall to the Diamondbacks tonight, four to three.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go out to Sacramento. Tristan, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 11>How you doing, Tristan, Hey, good ba say Man, thank

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<v Speaker 11>you for answering my phone call. Honestly, I just got

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<v Speaker 11>off work. I'm I'm blown away by that game. I

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<v Speaker 11>was watching the eighth inning. I saw Tanner Scott struggling.

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<v Speaker 11>I thought after he made it through that eighth inning

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<v Speaker 11>that the game would for sure be done, especially with

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<v Speaker 11>Diez being backed. But Basay, I know you get this

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<v Speaker 11>every night. I have the hardest time watching Kyle Hooker

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<v Speaker 11>play with the Dodgers. My brother was an advocate for

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<v Speaker 11>wanting to sign him. I just can't watch the guy anymore.

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<v Speaker 11>I just can't do it. I feel like he needs

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<v Speaker 11>a couple of days out, like days off, like maybe

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<v Speaker 11>get Key k out in right field. I mean, and

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<v Speaker 11>I know, I'm sorry, David. You hear this every night,

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<v Speaker 11>but it's just getting harder and harder to watch Kyle

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<v Speaker 11>Tucker and a Dodger uniform.

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<v Speaker 2>Tristan, let me ask you a question. Last year, did

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Confordo play every game? Virtually in left field all

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<v Speaker 2>the way through the end of the regular season. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, so the Dodgers won the West with Michael

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<v Speaker 2>confordo and left field. Do you really believe that they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to make a change or bench Kyle Tucker. He's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be out there until the end of the regular season,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just feel like the Dodgers are kind of

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<v Speaker 2>need him to be better than what he has been.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, they have so many great outfielders in the

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<v Speaker 2>minor leagues. Why wouldn't they consider calling one of those

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<v Speaker 2>guys up to take some of those at bats if

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<v Speaker 2>it keeps going this way, and you know, maybe see

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<v Speaker 2>if one of these young kids can spark them down

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<v Speaker 2>the stretch and maybe even consider them for a postseason

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<v Speaker 2>Russ spot.

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<v Speaker 1>I would like to see it.

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<v Speaker 2>And for those that say josuay To Paula's defense is

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<v Speaker 2>not good, well, are we seeing really good defense in

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<v Speaker 2>the corners this year? I'm not seeing it from Tucker

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<v Speaker 2>and we're certainly not seeing it from Taoscar Hernandez. So

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<v Speaker 2>why not call him up and see if his back

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<v Speaker 2>can play better than either one of those two this year?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Taylor, I have backed ta Oscar Hernandez and

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<v Speaker 2>I still believe he's gonna play a big part in

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers October. But it's been a very average season

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<v Speaker 2>at best for Taoscar Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 11>Hey, I totally agree with you guys, say, I think

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<v Speaker 11>ta Oscar is somebody that people overlook completely. I think

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<v Speaker 11>he's somebody that has made a tremendous difference for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 11>And I agree. I think Kyle Tucker somebody you know

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<v Speaker 11>we're gonna want to play, but you know, maybe just

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<v Speaker 11>giving the guy a couple of nights off and just

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<v Speaker 11>having a kik or like you're even saying de Paula,

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<v Speaker 11>just bring him up obviously, maybe next month or something

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<v Speaker 11>when the roster expands. But I just it's just getting

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<v Speaker 11>hard to watch sometimes. And I know it's a long season.

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<v Speaker 11>I know there's a lot of pressure when you come

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<v Speaker 11>to LA, but just getting difficult. And then the one

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<v Speaker 11>other question I had for you by say, and I know,

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<v Speaker 11>I'm sorry I'm picking up a lot of your time,

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<v Speaker 11>but Otani going to see the guy?

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<v Speaker 9>Well?

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<v Speaker 12>Good?

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<v Speaker 11>Are we ever gonna see the guy pitch again?

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<v Speaker 4>Man?

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<v Speaker 11>I mean, what what is the inside scoop? Like I

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<v Speaker 11>get he's got the knee problems, but he's he's making

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<v Speaker 11>all these crazy runs on the bases. I say, like,

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<v Speaker 11>what are we gonna see him pitch again this year

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<v Speaker 11>or not?

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<v Speaker 12>I just.

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<v Speaker 1>Kind of running out.

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<v Speaker 2>Time is kind of running out on Otani pitching because

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't seen him play catch.

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<v Speaker 1>We haven't.

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<v Speaker 2>Number one, you gotta play catch before you start even

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<v Speaker 2>considering a bullpen session.

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<v Speaker 1>So uh, I feel like if.

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<v Speaker 2>He does pitch in September, it's going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>rehab assignment on the major league level, like what we

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<v Speaker 2>saw last year, where he starts out throwing one inning

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<v Speaker 2>and then the next time too, and so on. But

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<v Speaker 2>time's running out to be built up for five or

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<v Speaker 2>six innings, So you know, I don't know if that

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<v Speaker 2>serves a purpose other than being able to at least

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<v Speaker 2>pitch two or three innings to start a game and

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<v Speaker 2>get you know what, nine outs, maybe twelve outs. I

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<v Speaker 2>would be up for that in a postseason game if

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<v Speaker 2>he can give the Dodgers that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think the days of.

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<v Speaker 2>Him going six innings this season they're dwindling. If he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't get off the mound here in the next week

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<v Speaker 2>or so.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, And I think I totally agree. I think, honestly,

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<v Speaker 11>even if we could get him, like you're saying, for

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<v Speaker 11>two or three innings to start a game, I think

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<v Speaker 11>any team would take that. I mean, the guy's stuff

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<v Speaker 11>is great. I just it's just getting interesting to see

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<v Speaker 11>because I know, like you're saying, he's not playing catch,

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<v Speaker 11>they haven't really talked about it too much, and then

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<v Speaker 11>he's kind of running crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>On the basis.

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<v Speaker 11>So just like kind of a big question mark in

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<v Speaker 11>my mind. I know we got scooball now, but I

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<v Speaker 11>feel like Otani is a very crucial guy that we

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<v Speaker 11>could be having pitched. So it'd be interesting to see, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, Tristan, thanks for the phone call, A good phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>We've had a couple of good ones here, which I

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<v Speaker 2>would say is a big win streak for me, even

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<v Speaker 2>though the Dodgers have lost seven in a row. But look, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>I we just need Otani to be Otani at the plate.

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<v Speaker 2>That's first and foremost, especially while he's not pitching. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the guy the Dodgers need, the guy we saw in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 13>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't need two home runs every night, but you

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<v Speaker 2>need quality at bats, you need timely hitting, and you

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<v Speaker 2>need a guy using the bigger part of the field. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>if they get that back, then the offense is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be in a better spot than what it has been.

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<v Speaker 2>But uh, the Dodgers certainly need production from guys like

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker and Mookie Bets and quite honestly, Max Munsey's

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<v Speaker 2>been in a little bit of a slump as well.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of guys in the slump right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Next month season of slump, Mookie Bets, Kyle Tucker, Ti,

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<v Speaker 2>Oscar hernandez h We're talking about half the lineup here

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<v Speaker 2>that the Dodgers count on. But it's not gonna last forever.

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<v Speaker 2>In the case of Tucker and Mooki, the Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>waiting for them to come come out of uh what

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<v Speaker 2>has been a subpar season for both those guys at

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<v Speaker 2>the plate. Eight six six, two five seventy is the

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<v Speaker 2>phone number. We're going to take a time out when

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<v Speaker 2>we continue more of your phone calls, and we'll also

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<v Speaker 2>hear from Edwin Diaz who surrendered a walk off to

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<v Speaker 2>run a home run to what's his name? Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Waldschmidt, the number nine hitter for Arizona, walks it

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<v Speaker 2>off against the Dodgers four to three on a five

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<v Speaker 12>Dodgers fans, this is Mookie Betts.

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<v Speaker 4>And facing going to see and Andy swings.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a high drive. Dave Plt failed.

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<v Speaker 2>Way backing down the home run for Pies on the

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<v Speaker 2>first pitch of the eighth and the Dodgers take their

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<v Speaker 2>first lead of.

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<v Speaker 1>The ball game.

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<v Speaker 2>It is three to two on a towering shot by Piz.

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<v Speaker 1>Home run number nineteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Andy Piz gave the Dodgers something a smile about in

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<v Speaker 2>the eighth inning. Unfortunately, it was short lived, as Edwin

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<v Speaker 2>Diaz gives up a walk off two run home run

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<v Speaker 2>to Ryan Waltschmidt and the Dodgers fall to Arizona Tonight

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 1>We have one line open.

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<v Speaker 2>I know Dodger fans are concerned over this seven game

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<v Speaker 2>losing streak, and look, it hasn't been pretty, but I

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<v Speaker 2>will say this to put it into context. How the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers got here with this seven game losing streak.

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<v Speaker 1>Number one, they have.

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<v Speaker 2>Played two of the hottest teams in baseball, the Boston

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<v Speaker 2>Red Sox, who continue to roll on they won again tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>and also the Chicago Cups, who are now just four

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<v Speaker 2>and a half games back of the Brewers in the

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<v Speaker 2>n NOW Central. Go back to that Red Sox series,

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<v Speaker 2>they had a bullpen game on Friday night, Yamamoto pitched

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<v Speaker 2>eight innings, got no run support, and then on that

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday game Sunday Night Baseball, Emma Chian, who has had

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<v Speaker 2>a disappointing year and was sent down after that game, pitch.

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<v Speaker 1>For the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>So they really didn't have their quote guys pitching in

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<v Speaker 2>that series, and that kind of hurt them.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you look at the CUB series.

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Robleski struggled, gave up four home runs. School Bowl

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<v Speaker 2>was very unlucky to give up two earned runs and

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger offense non existent, and then that final game

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<v Speaker 2>of the series, the Dodger offense didn't come to life

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<v Speaker 2>until it was too late and they lost to the

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<v Speaker 2>Cubs seven to six. Look, you're not gonna win many

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<v Speaker 2>games giving up seven runs.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Dodgers pitching, there's a.

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<v Speaker 2>Little bit more to the story than what the record shows.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's reasons why they're losing. And like I mentioned,

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<v Speaker 2>poor defense, poor base running, poor at back quality tonight

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the worst I've seen during this seven game losing streak.

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<v Speaker 2>So those are the reasons why we are where we are.

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<v Speaker 2>Not to mention, the Dodger bullpen has not been very good.

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Vesia has labored. You know, Will kleinb when he

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<v Speaker 2>was active, was laboring Tanner Scott hasn't looked the way

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<v Speaker 2>he has looked all season long, and of course Edwin

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<v Speaker 2>Diaz just hasn't been Edwin Diaz before the surgery or

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<v Speaker 2>after the surgery. Edwin Diaz spoke to the media on

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<v Speaker 2>sports net LA after giving up the walk off to

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<v Speaker 2>run home run to Arizona's number nine hitter, Ryan walt Schmidt.

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<v Speaker 13>I think the slider, I think fastball was great today.

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<v Speaker 13>I just you know, I missed the slider right in

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<v Speaker 13>the middle and payoff. So I gotta, you know, find

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<v Speaker 13>a way to throw my side better as I feel

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<v Speaker 13>better patios and if I do, that would be better.

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<v Speaker 6>Is it just the feel of that pitch that you

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<v Speaker 6>think is missing. Are you feeling it in the bullpens

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<v Speaker 6>or you just think in general that's the pitch you're

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<v Speaker 6>still working on.

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<v Speaker 13>I think I'm just trying to be perfect with that patient.

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<v Speaker 13>I'm just missing randomadal. You know, I gotta be better

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<v Speaker 13>of that. You know, I'm a big ley pitcher, so

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<v Speaker 13>I gotta make patience. So next time when I come

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<v Speaker 13>to the game, I gotta do better rush obviously, so

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<v Speaker 13>working off some cally off surgery, is that something that

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<v Speaker 13>slider shape maybe comes a little bit later for you

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<v Speaker 13>you know, I think for everything, but by being done,

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<v Speaker 13>it's been good, you know, But when I get to

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<v Speaker 13>the game, I don't know why I'm missing my slider

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<v Speaker 13>right in the middle.

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<v Speaker 5>You know.

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<v Speaker 13>I think, like I said, my fab today was great.

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<v Speaker 13>You know, I just made one mistake on payoff. So

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<v Speaker 13>next time, like I said, when I came to that ding,

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<v Speaker 13>I just got to make my pitch it better and

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<v Speaker 13>have this thing to win or a delivery or where

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<v Speaker 13>are you n I think my delivery was better today

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<v Speaker 13>than than normal. I was missing up.

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<v Speaker 14>You know.

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<v Speaker 13>My last start was my fellow was side to side.

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<v Speaker 13>Today was better. Just you know, try to figure it

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<v Speaker 13>out on you know, I trust my cashers, you know, on,

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<v Speaker 13>throw my teammates, I throw everyone in the pitching coaches on.

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<v Speaker 13>But we figured it out. And see what what's going on?

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<v Speaker 1>All right?

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<v Speaker 2>There's Edwin Diaz on sports Net LA and look, it's

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<v Speaker 2>really hard to try to figure things out with the

0:28:42.600 --> 0:28:45.200
<v Speaker 2>game on the line in the ninth inning. And that's why,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm starting to lean towards Jose Motives side

0:28:48.320 --> 0:28:51.400
<v Speaker 2>of things that maybe Edwin Diaz needs to figure these

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<v Speaker 2>things out in the seventh inning, maybe not necessarily the

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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning. But Dave Roberts was pretty candid with his

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<v Speaker 2>answer that he doesn't really have anybody else he wants

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<v Speaker 2>throwing the ninth inning at this point in time. Eight

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

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<v Speaker 2>phone number. Dodgers lose to the Diamondbacks four to three tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Eagle Rock. Michael you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing, Michael?

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<v Speaker 8>Hey, dB, He's doing okay. I had to call in

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<v Speaker 8>and talk to the Snell Villa whisperer. What can you

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<v Speaker 8>what you're feeling on?

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<v Speaker 11>You know?

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<v Speaker 8>With Snell coming back on Tuesday, is he gonna be

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<v Speaker 8>as dominant for us as he was last year?

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<v Speaker 9>Going forward?

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<v Speaker 1>I think he will be.

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<v Speaker 2>Michael, And I'm not just saying that because I am

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<v Speaker 2>the Snell Zilla Whisperer, no doubt about it. But uh,

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<v Speaker 2>he said that his arm feels better than it has

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<v Speaker 2>in three years.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 2>He would get numbness in his fingers and that was

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<v Speaker 2>due to the bone chips in his left elbow, and

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<v Speaker 2>now he can feel his fingers. He said, his range

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<v Speaker 2>of motion is better than where it has been in

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<v Speaker 2>two years to be able to execute his curveball.

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<v Speaker 1>So so I really do.

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<v Speaker 2>Trust that he is going to pitch as well as

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<v Speaker 2>he did for the Dodgers down the stretch and in October.

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<v Speaker 2>But I will say this, Michael, he needs to build

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<v Speaker 2>equity back up with you and the rest of the

0:30:12.160 --> 0:30:16.120
<v Speaker 2>fan base because he has made more rehab starts than

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<v Speaker 2>he has major League starts with the Dodgers, and he

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<v Speaker 2>just needs to build that equity with this fan base

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<v Speaker 2>because I know you don't care about what he did

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<v Speaker 2>in Tampa. I know you don't care about what he

0:30:26.400 --> 0:30:29.000
<v Speaker 2>did in San Diego. You care about what he did

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<v Speaker 2>in the postseason last year. And that's what matters in

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<v Speaker 2>the here and now. And the Dodgers need him, that's

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<v Speaker 2>for sure.

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, he can.

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<v Speaker 8>He can take all the time he wants if he

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<v Speaker 8>pitched his like he did last October again, and I

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<v Speaker 8>think we just got to get one of these first

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<v Speaker 8>round buys and it's gonna be tough to beat him.

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<v Speaker 8>Scoogle and Yamamoto and hopefully glass Awan O'tani in a

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<v Speaker 8>in a series. So that's all I had.

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<v Speaker 9>DV.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for your time, No, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six eight seven two five seventy. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to Calabasas.

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<v Speaker 1>Michael. You're on Dodger Talk. How you do on Michael.

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<v Speaker 10>Doing well?

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<v Speaker 2>Doing well?

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<v Speaker 10>Got one question? The Dodgers were like middle of pack

0:31:07.480 --> 0:31:09.760
<v Speaker 10>last year hitting into double plays. This year it seems

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<v Speaker 10>like it's just though they're leading the league easily in

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<v Speaker 10>that and.

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<v Speaker 2>Ninety seven rounded into double plays this year. Michael you

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<v Speaker 2>know your baseball ninety seven and the Dodgers have the

0:31:21.920 --> 0:31:28.000
<v Speaker 2>fewest stolen bases in baseball forty four. So I'll I'll

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<v Speaker 2>just jump you right here and say, yes, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to see the Dodgers put more runners in put emotion

0:31:34.040 --> 0:31:37.880
<v Speaker 2>to avoid those double plays, especially when you have Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Beds at the plate, who has grounded into the second

0:31:40.600 --> 0:31:43.560
<v Speaker 2>most double plays on the team. I think if Freddy

0:31:43.600 --> 0:31:45.680
<v Speaker 2>Freeman's on base, you got to put him in motion

0:31:45.840 --> 0:31:48.640
<v Speaker 2>because Mookie's swinging and he's hitting the ball on the

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<v Speaker 2>ground a lot this year.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, even show Hayes ground ball rates up this year,

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<v Speaker 10>and it just seems like we're swinging a little bit

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<v Speaker 10>over it and I'm just watching small Pete Rose things

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<v Speaker 10>like step one, step up in the plate, get a

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<v Speaker 10>little bit under it, Like these are just killing us

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<v Speaker 10>at the wrong time. Just it's just very noticeable to share.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the big double play that I'm thinking about it,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure you are as well. Otani coming up

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<v Speaker 2>in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and he

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<v Speaker 2>grounds into a four to six to three double play

0:32:19.840 --> 0:32:22.200
<v Speaker 2>to end the inning. Uh, that's the one that sticks

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<v Speaker 2>out to me tonight.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, No, it's it's always the second base like you

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<v Speaker 10>just sear it at this point, blow ground, all right, Michael, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 10>I don't know what they can really just love to

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<v Speaker 10>get him to hit the ball in the air more.

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<v Speaker 10>I don't know what that looks like.

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<v Speaker 1>They would love to hit the ball in the air more.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think a lot of that is though, Michael.

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<v Speaker 2>You gotta you gotta see who is the guys that

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<v Speaker 2>have been hitting the ball on the ground the most.

0:32:49.600 --> 0:32:52.360
<v Speaker 2>And I'm not saying you have to have Ricky Henderson

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<v Speaker 2>on bass to put guys in motion. Freddy Freeman's not

0:32:55.960 --> 0:32:58.760
<v Speaker 2>the smart of the fastest guy, but he's the smartest guy.

0:32:58.920 --> 0:33:02.680
<v Speaker 2>So I'm I'm I'm a big advocate to put guys

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<v Speaker 2>in motion when you've grounded into that many double plays.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Joe in La. You're on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk Live from Chase Field.

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<v Speaker 11>How you doing, Joe, I'm doing good.

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<v Speaker 14>Dave listen, I played four years. I'm gonna tell you

0:33:19.760 --> 0:33:22.440
<v Speaker 14>we all go through this. Any team that's played professional

0:33:22.520 --> 0:33:25.960
<v Speaker 14>baseball goes through this, as Dodgers went through it last year.

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<v Speaker 14>They're going to it now. It's better they're going through

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<v Speaker 14>it now than at the end of the season because

0:33:29.720 --> 0:33:33.240
<v Speaker 14>they would have no shot in the playoffs. I can

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<v Speaker 14>tell you there's one big key missing part to this,

0:33:36.240 --> 0:33:40.080
<v Speaker 14>and that's Will Smith. When you have pictures out there

0:33:40.120 --> 0:33:44.760
<v Speaker 14>that are experienced pitchers and they're throwing the catchers that

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<v Speaker 14>are either you know, rookies, young second play second of players,

0:33:49.600 --> 0:33:53.040
<v Speaker 14>some new new catcher. Now we got other produccio you have.

0:33:53.160 --> 0:33:56.720
<v Speaker 14>Of course they see each other in spring training, but

0:33:57.680 --> 0:34:00.880
<v Speaker 14>it's it's not the same. And Will Smith is the

0:34:00.920 --> 0:34:04.400
<v Speaker 14>glue that really keeps the Dodger team together. Now this

0:34:04.560 --> 0:34:07.000
<v Speaker 14>is a team, mind you, that is a slug team.

0:34:07.560 --> 0:34:11.359
<v Speaker 14>They don't play small ball, so there they're low ball,

0:34:11.840 --> 0:34:15.680
<v Speaker 14>you know, extra base hits. They're starting pitching and the

0:34:15.840 --> 0:34:19.720
<v Speaker 14>relief pitching that's been their secret.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's their identity, and that's their identity. If they

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<v Speaker 2>out home, are you there's a good chance they're going

0:34:25.080 --> 0:34:27.879
<v Speaker 2>to win the game. A great example of that, Joe

0:34:28.080 --> 0:34:31.280
<v Speaker 2>was Game seven of last year's World Series. The Dodgers

0:34:31.280 --> 0:34:34.000
<v Speaker 2>scored all their runs on home runs to beat the

0:34:34.040 --> 0:34:38.160
<v Speaker 2>Blue Jays. Plus they did the little things right with pitching, defense,

0:34:38.239 --> 0:34:41.480
<v Speaker 2>base running, but Yeah, that's the identity of their offense

0:34:41.920 --> 0:34:44.800
<v Speaker 2>as far as you know, getting on base and hitting

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<v Speaker 2>two three run home runs.

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<v Speaker 14>Well, the other part of it is, you know, Dave

0:34:50.000 --> 0:34:52.759
<v Speaker 14>Roberts has been lucky in seven years. And not to

0:34:52.800 --> 0:34:58.239
<v Speaker 14>say he's not a good manager. Managers managed personalities very

0:34:58.320 --> 0:35:01.279
<v Speaker 14>much as much as they manage the game. But he's

0:35:01.320 --> 0:35:04.800
<v Speaker 14>not a game in game manager. That's where Garren and

0:35:04.800 --> 0:35:08.320
<v Speaker 14>and Lehman come in. The fact is that what I watched,

0:35:08.480 --> 0:35:11.759
<v Speaker 14>you know, watch it mostly every day, and you can

0:35:11.800 --> 0:35:15.200
<v Speaker 14>see that there's they don't play the game like Princess

0:35:15.239 --> 0:35:17.280
<v Speaker 14>A Bower's team. That manager who.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but you're.

0:35:21.440 --> 0:35:25.719
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's apples and oranges to me because he's managing

0:35:25.840 --> 0:35:28.439
<v Speaker 2>young players and he could get away with that type

0:35:28.480 --> 0:35:32.960
<v Speaker 2>of managing style. I'm not sure he could get away

0:35:32.960 --> 0:35:36.399
<v Speaker 2>with it managing veterans like the Dodgers have. I think

0:35:36.480 --> 0:35:39.080
<v Speaker 2>Dave's done a good job with the group of players

0:35:39.120 --> 0:35:42.400
<v Speaker 2>he has. But yeah, I mean, Pat Murphy is probably

0:35:42.440 --> 0:35:45.360
<v Speaker 2>as close as they get to Mike's Sooshia. When it

0:35:45.400 --> 0:35:48.400
<v Speaker 2>comes to that type of style, you got to demand

0:35:48.440 --> 0:35:51.200
<v Speaker 2>everybody give you a professional run to first base. You

0:35:51.280 --> 0:35:55.600
<v Speaker 2>gotta demand a certain level of professionalism, and quite honestly,

0:35:56.040 --> 0:35:59.759
<v Speaker 2>the Dodger players hold each other accountable, so uh, they

0:35:59.760 --> 0:36:02.480
<v Speaker 2>do good job of policing themselves.

0:36:03.600 --> 0:36:06.120
<v Speaker 14>The last question, Dave is you know, of course I

0:36:06.160 --> 0:36:08.800
<v Speaker 14>agree with you on what you just said. The Dodgers

0:36:08.800 --> 0:36:12.040
<v Speaker 14>are not those players. They're older, they're more experienced. They're

0:36:12.040 --> 0:36:15.400
<v Speaker 14>over thirty, the older seam in baseball actually, and they

0:36:15.480 --> 0:36:15.799
<v Speaker 14>have there.

0:36:16.239 --> 0:36:19.759
<v Speaker 2>Let's not forget a lot of these guys are three

0:36:19.840 --> 0:36:23.920
<v Speaker 2>time World Series champions, two time World Series winning champions.

0:36:23.960 --> 0:36:27.399
<v Speaker 2>So I think every I think Dodger fans don't give

0:36:27.440 --> 0:36:30.200
<v Speaker 2>these guys enough credit for being champions. And there's a

0:36:30.280 --> 0:36:33.560
<v Speaker 2>different level of being a back to back champion than

0:36:33.600 --> 0:36:35.240
<v Speaker 2>there is to just be another team.

0:36:35.360 --> 0:36:37.120
<v Speaker 1>So let's just keep that in mind too.

0:36:37.200 --> 0:36:39.799
<v Speaker 14>Joe, you're right, and let me tell you, like I

0:36:39.840 --> 0:36:42.279
<v Speaker 14>said in the beginning, it's good that they're going to

0:36:42.440 --> 0:36:45.160
<v Speaker 14>this now because they'll get out of it. They will

0:36:45.239 --> 0:36:48.239
<v Speaker 14>get out of this, and they will. Right now, you

0:36:48.239 --> 0:36:50.960
<v Speaker 14>could feel it. They're not in sync. I'm not a

0:36:51.000 --> 0:36:53.160
<v Speaker 14>fan of pie Has in the second slot. I think

0:36:53.160 --> 0:36:55.680
<v Speaker 14>we should move Mulkie back there. I think you should

0:36:55.760 --> 0:36:58.080
<v Speaker 14>go back to the way it was last year, the

0:36:58.120 --> 0:37:01.120
<v Speaker 14>way it was of the year before. You can't juggle.

0:37:01.360 --> 0:37:03.719
<v Speaker 1>Disagree with you. I disagree with you.

0:37:03.960 --> 0:37:06.279
<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts is not the same hitter he was two

0:37:06.360 --> 0:37:09.160
<v Speaker 2>years ago, and he's not the same hitter that he.

0:37:09.360 --> 0:37:12.680
<v Speaker 1>Was even last year. For whatever reason he's not.

0:37:13.840 --> 0:37:16.359
<v Speaker 2>I would if you told me, let's uh, let's change

0:37:16.400 --> 0:37:19.280
<v Speaker 2>in the number two spot. I'm putting Tommy Edmund hitting

0:37:19.360 --> 0:37:22.399
<v Speaker 2>second behind uh Otani. That's the guy I would want

0:37:22.480 --> 0:37:25.520
<v Speaker 2>hitting second if it's not Pajz And when Will Smith

0:37:25.560 --> 0:37:28.400
<v Speaker 2>comes back, maybe it'll be him. I gotta run, Joe.

0:37:28.840 --> 0:37:33.320
<v Speaker 2>That's enough complaints out out of you for tonight. Eight six, six, nine, seven,

0:37:33.440 --> 0:37:36.560
<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers fall to

0:37:36.600 --> 0:37:40.160
<v Speaker 2>the Diamondbacks tonight four to three. I really don't want

0:37:40.200 --> 0:37:43.040
<v Speaker 2>to take this guy, but I will to make Rick

0:37:43.120 --> 0:37:46.880
<v Speaker 2>Monday happy so he has some fodder for tomorrow night's broadcast.

0:37:47.280 --> 0:37:50.640
<v Speaker 2>Guess who's calling in after seven losses in a row.

0:37:51.000 --> 0:37:55.760
<v Speaker 2>If it isn't Mick Scrooge himself, Ken from Newport Beach,

0:37:55.760 --> 0:37:56.920
<v Speaker 2>How you doing Ken.

0:38:00.320 --> 0:38:00.719
<v Speaker 12>Right now?

0:38:02.719 --> 0:38:05.040
<v Speaker 1>Well? I mean you are you are.

0:38:05.400 --> 0:38:08.839
<v Speaker 2>The Scrooge of baseball. I mean that's who you are.

0:38:08.920 --> 0:38:12.799
<v Speaker 2>You only call after losses, and I feel like you are,

0:38:12.960 --> 0:38:16.560
<v Speaker 2>really you are really in your Ken in Newport Beach

0:38:17.040 --> 0:38:20.400
<v Speaker 2>identity after a seven game losing streak, So go, hey, Ken,

0:38:21.000 --> 0:38:23.480
<v Speaker 2>what do you got? And I hope you can promise

0:38:23.520 --> 0:38:26.279
<v Speaker 2>to call when the losing streak ends.

0:38:26.280 --> 0:38:28.200
<v Speaker 12>Dodgers are one of nine and last ten. That's the

0:38:28.200 --> 0:38:31.680
<v Speaker 12>worst record in the major leagues. Obviously, as you pointed

0:38:31.680 --> 0:38:34.160
<v Speaker 12>out their last and the major leagues in the soul

0:38:34.200 --> 0:38:38.040
<v Speaker 12>them bases last. I'm not sure Old Tommy knows that

0:38:38.800 --> 0:38:40.680
<v Speaker 12>maybe he doesn't need to be doing that with a

0:38:40.680 --> 0:38:45.400
<v Speaker 12>bad leg. I'm surprised at Edmund because that's just not

0:38:45.640 --> 0:38:48.600
<v Speaker 12>like him. Some of the problems that I had is

0:38:51.160 --> 0:38:53.560
<v Speaker 12>Layden games. You've got a grand aside a left field

0:38:54.239 --> 0:38:59.000
<v Speaker 12>that followers fu. You should have caught. You don't want

0:38:59.040 --> 0:39:01.560
<v Speaker 12>him there in the eighth And the biggest problem I

0:39:01.600 --> 0:39:03.920
<v Speaker 12>had is some of the decisions that were made in

0:39:03.960 --> 0:39:07.239
<v Speaker 12>the eighth inning. Dave walks what would have been the

0:39:07.280 --> 0:39:10.360
<v Speaker 12>winning run? Why would you walk what would have been

0:39:10.440 --> 0:39:14.359
<v Speaker 12>the winning run? Now the basis were loaded later. Never

0:39:14.440 --> 0:39:16.600
<v Speaker 12>should have happened because you shouldn't have walked that guy.

0:39:16.760 --> 0:39:19.520
<v Speaker 12>That didn't make any sense. The biggest thing that didn't

0:39:19.520 --> 0:39:21.960
<v Speaker 12>make any sense is you got a guy that now

0:39:21.960 --> 0:39:25.560
<v Speaker 12>has in the era of thirteen. He used to be

0:39:25.680 --> 0:39:29.520
<v Speaker 12>really good, but he's not yet. Why would you bring

0:39:29.600 --> 0:39:32.759
<v Speaker 12>him in the ninth inning? Let him show that he's

0:39:32.800 --> 0:39:35.560
<v Speaker 12>not going to give up five runs in a two

0:39:35.640 --> 0:39:38.880
<v Speaker 12>and a half innings. That was a major mistake, and

0:39:39.000 --> 0:39:41.920
<v Speaker 12>the moment he did that, I was yelling and going, ough,

0:39:42.239 --> 0:39:43.200
<v Speaker 12>this is the true.

0:39:44.239 --> 0:39:48.640
<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz in the ninth inning? Is that what you're saying?

0:39:48.880 --> 0:39:53.239
<v Speaker 12>Not yet, he's not ready. We don't know when somebody's

0:39:53.480 --> 0:39:56.160
<v Speaker 12>coming off an injury. I know in basketball, I came

0:39:56.239 --> 0:39:57.920
<v Speaker 12>up some injuries. I used to be able to shoot,

0:39:57.920 --> 0:40:00.120
<v Speaker 12>and all of a sudden I couldn't. It might take

0:40:00.160 --> 0:40:03.440
<v Speaker 12>a longer time than that. That wasn't the time to

0:40:03.560 --> 0:40:04.799
<v Speaker 12>do it in my life.

0:40:04.840 --> 0:40:07.520
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, That's why I'm starting to lean on. That's why

0:40:07.520 --> 0:40:10.520
<v Speaker 2>I'm starting to lean that he's not getting the job done.

0:40:10.560 --> 0:40:12.880
<v Speaker 2>He's been talking about not having a feel for his

0:40:12.960 --> 0:40:15.360
<v Speaker 2>sliders since his rehab appearances.

0:40:15.840 --> 0:40:16.560
<v Speaker 1>He shouldn't be.

0:40:16.520 --> 0:40:18.799
<v Speaker 2>Pitching in the ninth inning, especially when you're trying to

0:40:18.800 --> 0:40:21.520
<v Speaker 2>get wins. Now you've lost seven in a row, so

0:40:21.640 --> 0:40:25.879
<v Speaker 2>I think everybody's kind of exhausted with the Hey, we're

0:40:25.880 --> 0:40:28.520
<v Speaker 2>just gonna work back Evan Phillips and Edwin Diaz and

0:40:28.840 --> 0:40:30.400
<v Speaker 2>the wins and losses don't matter.

0:40:30.520 --> 0:40:31.040
<v Speaker 1>Yeah they do.

0:40:31.160 --> 0:40:34.040
<v Speaker 2>Actually, they are starting to matter more than they did

0:40:34.080 --> 0:40:37.040
<v Speaker 2>two weeks ago. So I'm with you on that one, Ken.

0:40:37.080 --> 0:40:40.560
<v Speaker 2>But as far as intentionally walking to tell Marte maybe

0:40:40.600 --> 0:40:44.200
<v Speaker 2>the most dangerous hitter in their lineup and Tanner Scott

0:40:44.239 --> 0:40:47.359
<v Speaker 2>the matchups, I don't have an issue with that. What

0:40:47.400 --> 0:40:50.000
<v Speaker 2>I do have an issue with is throwing as many

0:40:50.080 --> 0:40:54.360
<v Speaker 2>sliders that Ben Roertfitt was calling to Nolan Arenado.

0:40:55.520 --> 0:40:56.520
<v Speaker 1>I mean the sliders.

0:40:56.560 --> 0:40:59.640
<v Speaker 2>I mean, when you have ninety seven if you can

0:40:59.640 --> 0:41:02.000
<v Speaker 2>command ended up and in on Nolan Aeronado, He's not

0:41:02.120 --> 0:41:04.759
<v Speaker 2>catching it. He's not He's not going to do much

0:41:04.800 --> 0:41:08.680
<v Speaker 2>with it. And yeah, I just didn't like the sequencing. Hey, Ken,

0:41:08.960 --> 0:41:11.080
<v Speaker 2>I like you a lot, but this trend of you

0:41:11.200 --> 0:41:13.320
<v Speaker 2>calling after losses has got to stop.

0:41:14.600 --> 0:41:16.680
<v Speaker 12>Okay, let me explain real quick. I'll give you ten

0:41:16.719 --> 0:41:19.799
<v Speaker 12>seconds of it. Every A lot of people can call

0:41:19.840 --> 0:41:24.080
<v Speaker 12>when they're winning. It's a lot easier. I pay attention.

0:41:24.200 --> 0:41:26.600
<v Speaker 12>I watched every game I.

0:41:27.080 --> 0:41:30.080
<v Speaker 1>Call in after a win. They went back to back championships.

0:41:30.440 --> 0:41:31.320
<v Speaker 1>They're pretty good.

0:41:31.640 --> 0:41:35.680
<v Speaker 12>Ye, well, I agree, but there are also are things

0:41:35.680 --> 0:41:38.120
<v Speaker 12>that need to be brought up and maybe people need

0:41:38.160 --> 0:41:41.120
<v Speaker 12>to listen to them. That's all I'm doing. I'm not

0:41:41.200 --> 0:41:43.000
<v Speaker 12>doing this. Yeah, that's fine, there's a meaning.

0:41:43.080 --> 0:41:47.120
<v Speaker 2>Man. I'm sure Dave Roberts will take all the notes

0:41:47.120 --> 0:41:48.040
<v Speaker 2>that you sent today.

0:41:49.239 --> 0:41:52.920
<v Speaker 12>Oh, I'm sure he will, all right, Ken, thank.

0:41:52.760 --> 0:41:54.560
<v Speaker 2>You for the phone call and speaking of just like

0:41:54.680 --> 0:41:57.000
<v Speaker 2>positioning and all that I would have had on that

0:41:57.120 --> 0:41:59.879
<v Speaker 2>double by Gabrielle Moreno, I would have had Taoscar her

0:41:59.840 --> 0:42:02.399
<v Speaker 2>and is playing no doubles defense, so it doesn't get

0:42:02.440 --> 0:42:04.760
<v Speaker 2>over his head when you know you got a limited

0:42:04.880 --> 0:42:07.399
<v Speaker 2>defender out there. So that was the only one that

0:42:07.760 --> 0:42:10.880
<v Speaker 2>I would say. But like I said earlier, Taoscar Hernandez

0:42:10.920 --> 0:42:13.960
<v Speaker 2>may have played the worst game in a Dodger uniform

0:42:14.040 --> 0:42:17.040
<v Speaker 2>that I can recall in a long time. And I'm

0:42:17.080 --> 0:42:20.760
<v Speaker 2>the biggest Taskar Hernandez fan out there. Let's take another

0:42:20.840 --> 0:42:24.120
<v Speaker 2>phone call, Eddie and Palm Springs. You're on Dodger Talk.

0:42:24.239 --> 0:42:27.120
<v Speaker 2>Walk us off tonight, Eddie before this concert.

0:42:26.800 --> 0:42:33.799
<v Speaker 4>Ends, whatever they do. Well, thank you for taking my call.

0:42:33.960 --> 0:42:36.359
<v Speaker 4>First of all, we got a lot of points from

0:42:36.400 --> 0:42:39.840
<v Speaker 4>the Dodger fans tonight. I was well impressive tonight.

0:42:40.760 --> 0:42:43.320
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I thought tonight was a solid show of phone calls.

0:42:44.480 --> 0:42:47.680
<v Speaker 1>Don't let me down, Eddie. You can't judge other people

0:42:47.760 --> 0:42:49.239
<v Speaker 1>until you deliver right now.

0:42:50.920 --> 0:42:55.000
<v Speaker 4>Well, you know what I called in because you took

0:42:55.000 --> 0:42:57.279
<v Speaker 4>the words right out of my mouth and saying that,

0:42:58.560 --> 0:43:04.120
<v Speaker 4>pointing out that should be the second somebody, that should

0:43:04.160 --> 0:43:09.439
<v Speaker 4>be the second guy hitting behind Otani. I think he's

0:43:10.640 --> 0:43:12.560
<v Speaker 4>up there with the best of the hitters right now,

0:43:12.719 --> 0:43:21.120
<v Speaker 4>is Edmund? I mean creaman and and Otani. And then

0:43:21.600 --> 0:43:21.960
<v Speaker 4>I'm a.

0:43:21.880 --> 0:43:22.960
<v Speaker 1>Big Tommy Edmund fan.

0:43:23.040 --> 0:43:26.520
<v Speaker 2>I was sitting next to that bomb Dylan Hernandez and uh,

0:43:26.960 --> 0:43:29.400
<v Speaker 2>He's like, man, he's pretty good. I was like, yeah,

0:43:29.440 --> 0:43:33.120
<v Speaker 2>he's really good, and he's my favorite player to watch.

0:43:33.320 --> 0:43:36.359
<v Speaker 1>Hey, Eddie, I got a run. Thank you for the phone.

0:43:36.080 --> 0:43:39.600
<v Speaker 2>Call, and I'm sure all the callers appreciate your validation tonight.

0:43:40.560 --> 0:43:43.960
<v Speaker 4>Okay, thank you, all right, thank.

0:43:43.800 --> 0:43:44.400
<v Speaker 1>You, Eddie.

0:43:44.560 --> 0:43:47.319
<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow game two of this three game series, and I

0:43:47.400 --> 0:43:50.680
<v Speaker 2>am guaranteeing a Dodger win tomorrow night.

0:43:51.080 --> 0:43:51.640
<v Speaker 1>That's right.

0:43:52.880 --> 0:43:55.399
<v Speaker 2>Seven in a row is where this ends. Because the

0:43:55.440 --> 0:43:58.480
<v Speaker 2>ace is on the mound. Ya'm a moto. He's going

0:43:58.560 --> 0:44:02.440
<v Speaker 2>up against Brandon fott. Our coverage begins at four o'clock tomorrow,

0:44:02.640 --> 0:44:06.239
<v Speaker 2>first pitch at five ten. Tune in from the very

0:44:06.280 --> 0:44:09.080
<v Speaker 2>first pitch with Rick Monday and Tim Nevertt. You don't

0:44:09.080 --> 0:44:12.720
<v Speaker 2>want to miss the Dodger snapping this seven game losing streak.

0:44:13.000 --> 0:44:15.880
<v Speaker 2>Thanks to calling you back at our Burbank studios, thanks

0:44:15.880 --> 0:44:19.360
<v Speaker 2>to Duyn McDonald out here at Chase Field, and thanks

0:44:19.360 --> 0:44:21.759
<v Speaker 2>to you for listening. In case you missed any of

0:44:21.760 --> 0:44:24.759
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0:44:24.760 --> 0:44:27.520
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0:44:28.000 --> 0:44:31.040
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<v Speaker 2>Diamondbags defeat the Dodgers four to three.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a great rest of your night, Seal send it away,