1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: All come on back. 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 2: Before you know it, they'll be back on the field 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 2: at Camelback Ranch. Why can't this be spring training? But 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 2: our coverage of the blue never stops. AM five LA Sports. 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 2: This is off season Dodger Talk. Get in on the 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: show by calling eight six six seven four hashtag Dodger 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 2: Talk and now your host, David Bassey. 8 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: Welcome the Dodger Talk. David Vasse with you until eight 9 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: o'clock tonight on this Martin Luther King Junior Day. We 10 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: remember the great Martin Luther King Junior and we'll hear 11 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: from Don Newcome in our next segment. He used to 12 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: tell this story about Doctor King, always saying thank you 13 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: to him, Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella for what Jackie 14 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: Robinson did first and foremost breaking the color barrier in 15 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball. And Don Newcomb, the way he tells 16 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: the story, Doctor King gave a lot of credit to 17 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: those brook Lynn Dodgers that broke the color barrier, and 18 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: you know, started the ball moving in the Civil Rights 19 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: Department for the Dodgers, and you know, for Major League 20 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: Baseball and for this country. So you'll hear from Don 21 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: Newcomb coming up in fifteen minutes. Also, at the bottom 22 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: of the hour, we'll share our conversation with Team USAS 23 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 1: and MLB Networks Mark DeRosa. Mark DeRosa is the manager 24 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: for Team USA and it was Mark DeRosa's idea to 25 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: have Clayton Kershaw be part of this year's World Baseball 26 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: Classic team. So we'll get to Mark DeRosa. We couldn't 27 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: get to him the last time we had Dodger Talk 28 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: because two minutes before we took the air, the news 29 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,559 Speaker 1: broke that the Dodger signed Kyle Tucker to a four 30 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: year contract that is going to pay him and average 31 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: of fifty seven to sixty million dollars per season. Unheard of. 32 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, I know Otani's contract is seventy 33 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: million dollars annually, but he deferred his contract and now 34 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: you got Kyle Tucker making fifty seven million dollars a year. 35 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: And before we get into the overreaction of everybody outside 36 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: of LA, let's talk about some of the things that 37 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 1: was lost in why the Dodgers signed Kyle Tucker. He 38 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 1: helps the Dodgers in multiple ways, as we talked about 39 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: that night. First and foremost, he helps the Dodgers offense. 40 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: And we know Andrew Freeman felt like that was an 41 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: area of need because the Dodger offense was not very 42 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: good the second half of last year. Mookie Betts had 43 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: his worst offensive season that carried into the postseason. He 44 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: played solid shortstop. I thought it was fitting that it 45 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: was him that ended the World Series with an unassisted 46 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: double play. And then you had ta Oscar Hernandez who 47 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: had his worst offensive season, especially after he injured his 48 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: growing in June. Remember we were talking about ta Oscar 49 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: Hernandez going to the All Star Game and then he 50 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: injured his growing and he wasn't the same offensively, and 51 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: he certainly wasn't the same defensively in right field. So 52 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker first and foremost helps the Dodgers offensively and 53 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: helps their outfield offense. And when you sign a player, 54 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: you got to make sure that he's pretty good in 55 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: your home ballpark, and the way he hits plays in 56 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: your home ballpark, because that's where you're going to play 57 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: the majority of your games. Eighty one games for Kyle 58 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: Tucker in the regular season at Dodger Stadium, and I 59 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: was curious, and I tweeted this over the weekend, and 60 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: it bears repeating that Kyle Tucker in forty career played 61 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: appearances at Dodger Stadium is hitting three with an ops 62 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: of one thousand. Six of his ten career hits at 63 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: Dodger Stadium are extra base hits two homers In case 64 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: you're wondering, so he plays at Dodger Stadium. Also, one 65 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: part of this that may get overlooked is the running 66 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: game of Kyle Tucker. He's younger, he helps the Dodgers 67 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: get younger, he helps the Dodgers get more athletic. Tucker 68 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: has stolen one hundred and nineteen bases in his career 69 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 1: on one hundred and thirty five career attempts. That's over 70 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: an eighty eight percent success rate. And in this day 71 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: and age of you know, the rules being bent to 72 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: lean towards players having an edge to steal bases, that's important. 73 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: And the Dodgers, with all that being in play, were 74 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: near the bottom of stolen bases As a team. The 75 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: Dodgers last year only stole eighty eight bases. That was 76 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: twenty first among thirty Major League teams last year with 77 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: the rules being in favor of stealing bases, and there 78 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: were only three Dodgers that stole double digit bases last year, 79 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: led by shoe Hey Otani who stole twenty, Pa Has 80 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 1: stole fourteen, and Kim stole thirteen. So you didn't have 81 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: a lot of the premier Dodger players running the bases 82 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: last year. So that's another factor in Kyle Tucker being 83 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: part of this Dodger lineup, not only what he can 84 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: do with the bat and what he can do defensively, 85 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: but also what he could do for the Dodgers base 86 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: running to help them get into scoring position by stealing 87 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: bases going first to third. The Dodgers were pretty good 88 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: at that, but stealing bases has not been a forte 89 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: outside of Otani for the Dodgers, so that's something to 90 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: keep in mind as well. Eight six six, nine eighty 91 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: seven two five seventy is the phone number. Now, you know, 92 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: obviously I'm hearing everything that you're hearing, reading everything that 93 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: you're reading on social media. How there is it's inevitable. 94 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: Now there's going to be a lockout because the Dodgers 95 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: signed Kyle Tucker. I'm not a believer in that. I 96 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: don't believe there's going to be an extended lockout. I 97 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: do believe there is going to be a lockout, and 98 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: it may even bleed into the first or second week 99 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 1: of April. But I do believe that next year, in 100 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty seven, I should say two years from now, 101 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: because everybody's acting like it's happening now, can we just 102 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: enjoy the twenty six season before we start, you know, 103 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: being doom and gloom about a lockout in twenty twenty seven. 104 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: A lot can happen, as we know, in the world 105 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: between now and twenty twenty seven. So let's just enjoy 106 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six and the Dodgers trying to make a 107 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: three peat run. A couple of things about the emotional 108 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: overreaction around Major League Baseball with the Dodgers swooping in 109 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: to sign Kyle Tucker. It wasn't the Dodgers that presented 110 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: the high annual average salary for Tucker, by all accounts, 111 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: it was the Mets, who, by the way, they named 112 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: the highest luxury tax threshold for their owner, not the 113 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: Dodgers owner, but for the Mets owner, Steve Cohen. So 114 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: let's get that first out of the way. It's the 115 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: Steve Cohen tax, the highest tax threshold. Number two, do 116 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: you realize public numbers are out there that only twenty 117 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: of the thirty teams in baseball reinvest or excuse me, 118 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: invest less than fifty percent of their revenue into their roster. 119 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: Twenty of the thirty teams invest less than fifty percent 120 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: of their revenue in the roster. So to me, that's 121 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: more alarming than the Dodgers being competitive in a competitive 122 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: sport to try to win and compete. Why are these 123 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: other teams not competing? And for those that say other 124 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: teams field they don't have a chance going into the season, 125 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: I got news for you. Every year there's about ten 126 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: teams that don't have a chance. Those teams change, and 127 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: the only way to change it is try to build 128 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:34,719 Speaker 1: a better team through player development and supplementing with free agency. 129 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, am I missing something here? And I'm getting 130 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: tired of taking my dog for a walk and having 131 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: to explain this to every neighbor that knows that I 132 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: host Dodger Talk and I do baseball reporting. It's becoming exhausting, 133 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: it really is, and there is you know, I don't 134 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: believe there's going to be a lockout. I actually don't 135 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: even believe there's going to be a salad recap or 136 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: a salary floor implemented next collective bargaining agreement, because I 137 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: don't believe the union is going to go for that. 138 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: I actually believe they're going to just find a way 139 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: to make the penalties stiffer if you go over a 140 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: certain mark of the payroll, and you may even may 141 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: not be able to go as high as the Dodgers 142 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: have gone. But if they are paying this tax tax, 143 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:31,359 Speaker 1: that means a lot of teams are reaping the rewards 144 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: of the Dodgers going over that tex and the so 145 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 1: called revenue sharing, the spirit of the revenue sharing, which 146 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: was implemented by Bud Selig after the ninety four lockout, 147 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: was for these big market teams, not the Dodgers back 148 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: in ninety four, but the Yankees, the Red Sox especially, 149 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 1: to have to pay a tax that gets distributed amongst 150 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: the rest of the teams in base with the intention 151 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: of reinvesting that into your major league roster. How many 152 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: teams are doing that? How do you explain teams that 153 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: have a payroll under one hundred million dollars. It's just 154 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: not happening. They're pocketing that money. That's not the spirit 155 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: of the revenue sharing. So I think fan bases should 156 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: be pointing the finger at their ownership for that. And look, 157 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: the Brewers, the small market Brewers were the team that 158 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: had the best record in the National League. The Phillies, 159 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: another team with a high pay roll, had the second 160 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: best record, and the Dodgers only finished three games ahead 161 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: of the Padres in the National League West. So that's 162 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: an overreaction statement to say teams don't have a chance. 163 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: And when Jeff Passing is quoting anonymous players saying how 164 00:10:56,040 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: do we beat the Dodgers, here's a blueprint. Hitch better, 165 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,839 Speaker 1: hit better, and execute better. That's how you beat the Dodgers. 166 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: The Phillies didn't do it, the Reds didn't do it, 167 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 1: the Brewers didn't do it, and the Blue Jays didn't 168 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: finish out the series and that's why they lost. I mean, 169 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: I could go on and on about this. Am I 170 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: missing something here? I just don't feel bad about what 171 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: the Dodgers are doing because for years we had to 172 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: watch the Yankees and Red Sox by World Series after 173 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: World Series, and nobody was screaming about that at the time. 174 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 1: But all of a sudden, it's the Dodgers and the 175 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: sky is falling. They have the most unique player who 176 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: agreed to the most unique contract that benefits the Dodgers. 177 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,199 Speaker 1: If the Blue Jays would have signed Otawani, they would 178 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 1: have had the same benefit. Nothing is changing that eight 179 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the 180 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 1: phone number. When we come back, we'll get to the 181 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 1: Freddie Peralta rumors. No, he's not a free agent. You're 182 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: gonna have to trade for him, and the Dodgers may 183 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: have the players to do so. Also will celebrate Martin 184 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: Luther King Day with the voice of Don Newcomb and 185 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: coming up at the bottom of the hour, Mark de Rosa, 186 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: the manager of Team USA that has added Clayton Kershaw 187 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: for one last dance. Your phone calls. Phone lines are 188 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 1: open at eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. 189 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: Am I missing something with the outrage sounds like jealousy 190 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: and envy to me on Dodger Talk and five to 191 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: seventy LA Sports Colin Yee handling things this week for 192 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:48,079 Speaker 1: Ronnie Fossil on Burbank. I love not getting the leftover 193 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: songs from Petros and Money Show. Thank you, Colin. I 194 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: actually saw the Killers perform live during that spring training 195 00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: concert last year. Man that it's great. I got mocked 196 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: for singing the songs by the people I was with. 197 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: I have no apologies for that. Welcome the Dodger Talker' 198 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: with you until eight o'clock tonight on this Martin Luther 199 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: King Day. Coming up at the bottom of the hour, 200 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: Mark du Rosa, you'll hear our conversation with the Team 201 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 1: USA manager about Clayton Kershaw joining Team USA. It was 202 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: de Rosa's idea, and in just a moment we'll get 203 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: to why Freddie Peralta makes so much sense for the Dodgers. 204 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: But like I said, you can't do a Dodger talk 205 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: show or any show, in my opinion, without acknowledging what 206 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: today is and why you got a day off and 207 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: why there's not a lot of traffic in the city 208 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: of Los Angeles. It's to honor the memory of doctor 209 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: Martin Luther King, Junior, who was the one of the 210 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: greatest men this country has ever seen, and certainly his 211 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: voice still resonates in so many ways. You can't play 212 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: his speeches enough in my opinion. And when Don Newcomb 213 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: was alive and around Dodger Stadium whenever he had the opportunity. 214 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: He loved to tell the story about this dinner with 215 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:17,199 Speaker 1: doctor King. The same month that he would have been 216 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: that he was assassinated in Memphis, and Bob Kendrick from 217 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: the Negro League Museum, the president of the Negro League Museum, 218 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: posted this conversation with the late Great Don Newcomb about 219 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: his interaction with doctor King. 220 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 3: There was a famous man, famous black man, sat at 221 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 3: my dinner table one night, and here's what he said 222 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 3: to me. This man's name happened to be Martin Luth King, 223 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 3: and he said to me, he said, Don, you and 224 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 3: Jackie and Roy will never know how easy you made 225 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 3: it for me to do my job to what you 226 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 3: men did on the baseball field. Imagine that at that time, 227 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 3: nineteen sixty eight, This is twenty four days before Martin 228 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 3: died in Memphis News, twenty four days He's at my 229 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 3: dinner table, Laron Jay as he had. I said, why 230 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 3: are you going to Memphis? He said, I've got to go. 231 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 3: My brothers and sisters need me like our brothers and 232 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 3: sisters needed you and Jackie Roy when you started out 233 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 3: in baseball. My brothers and sisters need me now, and 234 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 3: I've got to go. Even though I'm sick and I'm tired, 235 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 3: but I gotta go. 236 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 4: And twenty four days later he was dead, and lou 237 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 4: he I he was being beat over the head with 238 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 4: billy clubs and dogs sicked on him at that time, 239 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 4: being thrown in jail. 240 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 3: And imagine how his life would have been if he 241 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 3: had started nineteen forty six like Jackie Royan I did 242 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 3: with this baseball car because of this baseball and because 243 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 3: of a white man named Brant Rickey. How do you 244 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 3: think Martin Luther King life would have been, doing what 245 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 3: he was doing and undertaking what he undertook to get 246 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 3: us to where we are today as black folk. We 247 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 3: haven't won our battle yet, but by God, without what 248 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 3: we did on a baseball field, without Martin and all 249 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 3: the other soldiers that fought that war and they're still 250 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 3: fighting that war, how and where would we have been? 251 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: That's powerful stuff right there. The voice of Don Newcomb 252 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: with the Negro League president Bob Kendrick, just an incredible 253 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: story and incredible perspective that we can never forget, not 254 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: only in this city but across the country. And you know, 255 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: I think that's just remarkable. And I know Don Newcomb 256 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: was always blown away when he told the story that 257 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: he just told that Martin Luther King Junior would say, 258 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: my job would have been a lot harder without Jackie 259 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 1: Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League baseball in 260 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: nineteen forty seven. It was so much more than just 261 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: about baseball. And when you hear it from doctor King 262 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: relayed by Don Newcomb, it's even more powerful. And I'm 263 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: not sure you realize this, but Jackie Robinson was in 264 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 1: attendance on the march in Washington, and when doctor King 265 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: made that incredible speech, there so so many connections to 266 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: the Dodgers and Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella and Don 267 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: Newcomb with doctor Martin Luther King Junior and I couldn't 268 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: be on for an hour and not acknowledge the great 269 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 1: Doctor King and that story. Eight six six nine eight 270 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: seven two five seventy is the phone number. David Vase 271 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: with you until eight o'clock. Just want to remind you 272 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 1: that Dodger Fest is happening again this year January thirty. First, 273 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 1: if you want tickets, they're going on sale this week. 274 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: Dodgers dot com slash Dodger Fest will be out there 275 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: having Dodger Talk and bringing you all the interviews of 276 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: all the players, maybe even Kyle Tucker will be out there, 277 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,400 Speaker 1: and we will have the broadcast of the first Dodgers 278 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: Cactus League game, which is coming up sooner than you think. 279 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 1: February twenty first first Dodgers Spring training game and opening 280 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: day not that far away either, if you could believe it, 281 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 1: March twenty sixth, that's actually my daughter's birthday. March twenty 282 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 1: sixth against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodgers Stadium. And I 283 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: keep on mentioning this because it bears repeating. Can you 284 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:36,880 Speaker 1: believe the Dodgers' first road trip this season, after they 285 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: open up with six games at home, is to our 286 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: nation's capital and then from there Toronto, Canada. Yeah, first 287 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 1: road trip of the year. Dodgers in Toronto, a rematch 288 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: of last year's World Series with Kyle Tucker now a Dodger. 289 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: Not only the Dodgers beating the Blue Jays in the 290 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: World Series, be signing show Hey Otani and beating them 291 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: for Kyle Tucker this past offseason. Now, let's get to 292 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: Freddy Peralta, who maybe the most realistic best candidate to 293 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: be traded as far as the starting pitcher goes before 294 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: spring training starts. Freddy Peralta, the Brewers ace last year, 295 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: only has one year left on his contract. The Brewers 296 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 1: want to get something for him before he hits free agency, 297 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: and you can get more for him now than you 298 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: would probably at the trade deadline. It's not a surprise 299 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: that the Dodgers' name since signing Tucker has emerged. It 300 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: made sense even before the Dodgers signed Kyle Tucker. You 301 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: look at the Dodgers' starting staff. No longer has Clayton Kershaw, who, 302 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 1: by the way, was super valuable for the Dodgers while 303 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 1: glass Now and Snell were on the il to start 304 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: the year and Otani was barely pitching. They don't have 305 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: Kershaw anymore. They have a Tyler glassanow who only made 306 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:15,400 Speaker 1: eighteen starts last year. They have a Blake Snell who 307 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: only made eleven starts last year. They got an Otani 308 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 1: who is only going to pitch once a week. They 309 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: got a Yamamoto who I would imagine is going to 310 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: be slow played as far as innings go and workload 311 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: goes the beginning of the year after what he took 312 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: on last October. They got an image Sheehan who was 313 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: pretty good the second half of last year. And they 314 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: still have a young twenty two year old by the 315 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: name of Roki Sasaki who is going to get another 316 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: chance at starting. And if he does start, also what 317 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 1: once every six, seven, eight days, So it makes so 318 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 1: much sense the Dodgers feel like they need another starting pitcher. 319 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: With all that being said, and then you might say, well, 320 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,959 Speaker 1: what about the young guys? Their depth? Yeah, there is depth. 321 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: You got Bobby Miller, you got Landon Nack, you got 322 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: River Ryan, who probably is not going to be seen 323 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: until the second half of the year like Emashan last year. 324 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: You got Robleski who finished the year in the bullpen 325 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: and was outstanding. I feel like Robleski is an outstanding 326 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: relief pitcher. Is he a starter? He was pretty good, 327 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: So I guess you could have Robleski star games. And 328 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: then you have Ben Casparius who took on so much 329 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: the first half of last year and seemed to be 330 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:43,439 Speaker 1: out of gas the second half of last year. But 331 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: don't you want a sure thing You can trade from 332 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 1: that depth along with a guy like Ryan Ward now 333 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 1: who joined us on Dodger Talk before the Dodgers signed 334 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: Kyle Tucker. He's a twenty eight year old lifetime minor 335 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: league player who had his best triple A season last year. 336 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: Wouldn't it benefit Bobby Miller and Ryan Ward and maybe 337 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: even Landon Knack to get an opportunity in Milwaukee while 338 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, who are so I think they've sent the message, 339 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: are so intent on making history to try to become 340 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: one of the few teams in baseball history to three pete. 341 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: Wouldn't you want a sure thing a guy that was 342 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: seventeen and six and a ballpark that is known for 343 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: hitters that made thirty three starts, struck out two hundred hitters, 344 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:40,119 Speaker 1: that can be one of the guys not only the 345 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: beginning of the year, but a guy that you can 346 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: lean on in the postseason. Look, nobody loves Blake's now 347 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 1: more than I do, but he's not known outside of 348 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: two or three years in his career to be there 349 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: start to finish. Tyler Glass now has not known to 350 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: be that guy to be their start to finish. Freddy 351 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: Peralta is that guy start to finish. And Look, the 352 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: Dodgers are getting to a point where there is a 353 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: forty man roster crunch. Why not make the trade. Why 354 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: not get the guy for one year and try to 355 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: go for that three peat? It makes so much sense. 356 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: And look, if the Dodgers trade for Freddy Peralta, it's 357 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: because of their player development system. It's not because well, 358 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: to a certain extent, it is about their financial might. 359 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: But they have drafted well, they have developed well, and 360 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: that gets overlooked when everybody focuses on the payroll size. 361 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: Not a lot of credit is given to their drafting 362 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: and especially their player development. And that's what would allow 363 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: them to trade for Freddy Peralta. Eight six six nine 364 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: seven two five seventy is the phone number? Now does 365 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,880 Speaker 1: does that make more sense? Now? Why the Dodgers would 366 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 1: be a candidate to trade for Freddie Peralta, who is 367 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 1: on a one year contract, is not resigning with the Brewers. 368 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 1: I know everybody keeps on having dreams about Trek Skouolbol. 369 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: I just don't see the Tigers trading him. Now. This 370 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: arbitration thing can get contentious, but don't forget they can 371 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: settle right before they walk into the arbitration hearing. So 372 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: it's not a fore gone conclusion they are going to arbitration. 373 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: So Freddie Peralta is that guy, and that would be 374 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: a more of a sure thing to have Freddy Peralta 375 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 1: in your rotation with so many guys that push themselves 376 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,639 Speaker 1: to the red line last year to win back to 377 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 1: back championships, especially Yamamoto, you have a question mark and Sasaki. 378 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: You got guys that have not pitched a full season. 379 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 1: Freddie Peralta makes so much sense. And the Dodgers have 380 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: the players to get it done. And I think it 381 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 1: would be great for guys like Bobby Miller or Landon 382 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: Knack or Ryan Ward to be traded to get that 383 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 1: opportunity somewhere else if it's not going to be with 384 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: the Dodgers. Eight six six seven two five seventy is 385 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: the phone number. When we come back, you'll hear my 386 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 1: conversation with MLB Network's Mark de Rosa, who is Team 387 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: USA's manager, who was the man that picked up the 388 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: phone and called Clayton Kershaw to join Team USA in 389 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 1: this year's World Baseball Classic. We'll find out how it 390 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,719 Speaker 1: all went down next right here on a five to seventy, 391 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,479 Speaker 1: LA Sports. Nobody gotta do it. 392 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 3: I mean, hey, somebody gotta do it. 393 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: Let's see that it works. Let's see if that say, 394 00:25:53,200 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: let's see if still got that sets David Basse with 395 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 1: you until eight o'clock tonight here on five seventy LA Sports. 396 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 1: That truck still works, no doubt, no doubt, and that 397 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: truck is still working for our guy twenty two, Clayton Kershaw, 398 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: who is going to start that truck up again for 399 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 1: the World Baseball Classic. And we are a joint right 400 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: now by a man that is part of my favorite 401 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 1: baseball show on MLB Network, that's MLB Central with Robert 402 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: Flores and Lauren Shahati. He is the manager of Team USA, 403 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: and I feel like being a Jersey guy he can 404 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 1: relate to this with Kershaw joining Team USA and the 405 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classic, when the call was made uptown and 406 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 1: the big Man joined the band, that's the one and 407 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: only Mark de Rosa dro Thanks a lot for coming 408 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: on the show. Appreciate it. 409 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 5: First off, David, what an intro right there. 410 00:26:59,280 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. 411 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 5: Second off, what a way to tie his career in 412 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 5: a bow, right, one of the greatest to ever do it. 413 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 5: I remember when I was manager in twenty three, I 414 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 5: tried to get him to pitch for us. Then it 415 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 5: didn't work out. I felt like, I learned a lot 416 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 5: from that roster and what this tournament needs to get 417 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 5: to the finish line. And when I was sitting back 418 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:29,199 Speaker 5: and looking at it and putting this roster together, I 419 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 5: called him probably i'd say about three weeks ago. And 420 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 5: I think I caught him a little bit off guard 421 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:38,119 Speaker 5: when I called him, and I kind of walked him 422 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 5: through why I thought it made sense and if he 423 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,359 Speaker 5: would be willing to do it, because I didn't know 424 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:47,719 Speaker 5: coming off the World Series if he just wanted to 425 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 5: end it like that. But I thought one opportunity to 426 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,680 Speaker 5: get him in a USA Jersey. It was sitting there 427 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 5: with Andy Pettitt and going through it. I'm like, Andy, 428 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 5: I'm gonna call him and see where his head's at. 429 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 5: And and he was down to give it a try. 430 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 5: He wanted to see if his arm still felt good. 431 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 5: He wanted a couple of days to go out and 432 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 5: throw and see what he felt like. And he said 433 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 5: he would call me back and yeah, right around Christmas time. 434 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 5: So it was a perfect opportunity and a perfect present 435 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 5: for us to kind of to kind of make this work. 436 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 5: And listen, I know you got a ton of questions, 437 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:27,719 Speaker 5: but it works on so many levels. It gives him 438 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 5: an opportunity to put the jersey on. It gives the 439 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 5: likes of Scooble and Schemes and Logan Webb and Joe 440 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 5: Ryan and all the young pitchers on his staff a 441 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 5: chance to learn from him. And like I said, and 442 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 5: we can talk about it at length, why he makes 443 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 5: sense for the roster. 444 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's interesting you already you know, shot down what 445 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: many people believed something that it was Kershaw that drove this, 446 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: that approached you, It was you that wanted to have 447 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: him on the team. 448 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think. 449 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 4: He was. 450 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 5: We walked down this road in twenty three for a 451 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 5: while to try and get him cleared and get him 452 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 5: on the mound for us, and it just didn't make 453 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 5: sense for you know, his side and all the parties involved. 454 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 5: And I was I was upset because I wanted him 455 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 5: to be a part of it. This time going through it, 456 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 5: there's guard rails on how many pitches guys can throw. 457 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 5: There's guard rails with regards to the starting pitchers that 458 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 5: are on this roster being built up to a certain 459 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 5: because we don't want to upset them getting ready for 460 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 5: opening day. And this certainly kind of puts a different 461 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,720 Speaker 5: obstacle in place for them, and I just remember in 462 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 5: twenty three we ran into a situation where both starters 463 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 5: that went out to Mexico Mexico didn't pitch well and 464 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 5: we had to cover the rest of that game with 465 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 5: basically our entire relief corps, and based on the parameters 466 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 5: and guardrails in place with the teams and trying to 467 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 5: keep these guys healthy, lance Lynn had to bow up 468 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 5: in a big way for us and pitch his tailoff 469 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 5: against Canada to kind of give us a chance to 470 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 5: reset the bullpen and be able to follow all the 471 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 5: guidelines that were given to us by the parent clubs. 472 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 5: We didn't want to run into that same situation this time, 473 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 5: so we will have eight starters on the staff and 474 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 5: Clayton will basically be like an emergency long man for 475 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 5: us in case one of those situations arises where he 476 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 5: can go in reset our bullpen, reset how we're going 477 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 5: to do things, and gives us kind of a safety 478 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 5: net for not getting caught with our pants down like 479 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 5: we almost did last time. Because of all the rules 480 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 5: and regulations that are surrounding the WBC. Listen, I don't 481 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 5: expect him to go out and pitch the championship game. 482 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 5: I would love that, but I also understand where he's 483 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 5: at in his career, and you know where he is 484 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 5: at in his life. But I thought it would be 485 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:23,400 Speaker 5: he'd be the perfect guy to kind of fill that 486 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 5: role for us and to be kind of like a 487 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 5: pseudo pitching coach with Andy Pettitt and also get him 488 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 5: on the bump in some spot places. 489 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: That's amazing. Team USA manager Mark de Rosa is joining us, obviously. 490 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 1: You see him during the season on MLB Central on 491 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 1: MLB Network and look Mark. I guess that kind of 492 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 1: just puts it all into context on how you plan 493 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 1: to use them your vision for him. But I've heard 494 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:55,120 Speaker 1: from guys that come back from the World Baseball Classic 495 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 1: and being part of Team USA that it's kind of 496 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 1: a measuring stick for everybody and also an opportunity for 497 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 1: these guys to pick the brain of the best in 498 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: the game. How much is that playing into your vision 499 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 1: as well for guys like you mentioned Schooble and schemes 500 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: to pick the brain of Kershaw. 501 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 5: Well, yeah, one hundred percent, Because when you're looking at 502 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:24,200 Speaker 5: a situation like this, there's not too many current players 503 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 5: that are going to be willing to potentially not throw 504 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,280 Speaker 5: in a game or be asked to only throw an 505 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 5: inning or two innings. These guys want to be ramped 506 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 5: up to get ready for the regular season. So when 507 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 5: you when we really went through it, it would be a 508 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 5: big ask for a current player to fill the spot 509 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 5: that Clayton's filling. And when you go through some of 510 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 5: the name, I just thought he was the perfect guy. 511 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 5: Like I want to be around him. Our staff wants 512 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 5: to be around him. I've gotten to know him since 513 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 5: twenty twenty three, kind of going down the process the 514 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:04,560 Speaker 5: first time. He's a man's man, and I knew schemes 515 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 5: in Schooble. Like I said, were guys that wanted to 516 00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 5: learn from him. I remember the first thing Paul Skeen 517 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 5: said to me when he agreed to be a part 518 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 5: of this pitching staff. He goes, I want you to 519 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 5: surround me with the best. I don't want to be 520 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 5: teaching everybody what I do and how I go after it. 521 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 5: I want to learn. I want to get better from 522 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 5: this process while competing for our country. So I was 523 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 5: sitting there with Andy, like I said, right around Christmas time, 524 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 5: and I'm like Andy, if we're going to put a 525 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:41,080 Speaker 5: guy in this long man spot and cover us because 526 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 5: there was no one in our bullpen last time that 527 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 5: can go north of thirty pitches right that the starters 528 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 5: can only go sixty five pitches in pool play, so 529 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 5: it kind of limits what you're capable of doing in 530 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 5: an emergency situation. I said, if we're going to fill 531 00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:03,160 Speaker 5: this role, the perfect guy to do it is Clayton, 532 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 5: because we all want to be around him, we all 533 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 5: want to learn from him. He's he will go down 534 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 5: as one of the greatest to ever do it. And 535 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:15,920 Speaker 5: I just thought, if he's willing that it would be 536 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:19,400 Speaker 5: the perfect addition to the team. And when I called him, 537 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 5: I didn't know what I was going to get. To 538 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:24,440 Speaker 5: be honest with you, Dave, you know every call that 539 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 5: I've made, and you know, you could write a book 540 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 5: about all the no's we've gotten, the reasons why all 541 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:33,719 Speaker 5: the yes is. It's some of my highlight of my 542 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,800 Speaker 5: life making these calls. But when I called Clayton, I 543 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 5: kind of said, hey, listen, I have this idea where 544 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,879 Speaker 5: you make a ton of sense for our roster. I'd 545 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 5: like walk you through it if you're interested. And He's like, 546 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:47,920 Speaker 5: give it to me, and I kind of walked him 547 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 5: through it and he's like, yeah, I'm in I think 548 00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 5: I want to do it. Give me forty eight hours 549 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 5: to think about it. Let me talk to my wife 550 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 5: and see where she's at with it. And then he 551 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 5: called me back two days later. He goes, if you 552 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 5: want to do it, I want I want to be 553 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 5: a part of it. And I'm like, let's go. 554 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 1: That's amazing. That's an electric phone call right there. One 555 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 1: other question for you. You know, Kershaw has referenced his 556 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,439 Speaker 1: body in a self deprecating way the last few months 557 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,320 Speaker 1: of the season as trying to get this carcass going. 558 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: He's referenced his body as a carcass. Has he started? 559 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:25,319 Speaker 1: Does that mean he has now ramped up his off 560 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 1: season throwing. I've heard he's only playing catch with Charlie. 561 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:31,640 Speaker 1: What have you heard as far as him trying to 562 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:32,960 Speaker 1: get that carcass ready? 563 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,520 Speaker 5: Yeah? I think he scared Andy Pettit a little bit saying, hey, 564 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:40,360 Speaker 5: I'm just going to work out with my son and throw. 565 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 5: I think Andy was expecting him to get ready like 566 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 5: he's preparing for his season. No, I'm I mean, listen, 567 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 5: he knows what he needs to do as long as 568 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,120 Speaker 5: his arm feels okay. We don't expect him to light 569 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,919 Speaker 5: up the raid our gun by any stretch. I think 570 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 5: this is a perfect opportunity for us to feel like 571 00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:02,640 Speaker 5: we have an emergency kind if it hits the fan, 572 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:05,319 Speaker 5: we know we have Clayton there to be able to 573 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 5: kind of bail us and reset us. And what an opportunity. 574 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,799 Speaker 5: I would love nothing more than for everything to go 575 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:15,719 Speaker 5: kind of seamless according to plan, and we're able to 576 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,719 Speaker 5: get him on the mound in like, you know, a 577 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:20,719 Speaker 5: clinching situation and for the world to see him out 578 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 5: on the bump and pitch a you know, a big 579 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 5: inning for us to kind of celebrate, that would be 580 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:32,880 Speaker 5: like perfect. But I think it's more this is a 581 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 5: situation he feels comfortable in. If an emergency, we can 582 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 5: put him in there for out however long, the sixty 583 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:44,759 Speaker 5: five pitches or an inning or two innings, whatever that 584 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:47,799 Speaker 5: may be. I just felt like he's the perfect guy 585 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:51,440 Speaker 5: to serve as like kind of a de facto captain 586 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:56,520 Speaker 5: with Aaron Judge and if if in an emergency we 587 00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:58,960 Speaker 5: need him, we could kind of kind of reset everything 588 00:36:59,000 --> 00:36:59,359 Speaker 5: with him. 589 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:03,319 Speaker 1: Sounds perfect, I know, everybody in la is excited. I 590 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:07,520 Speaker 1: know this is generated more buzz for the World Baseball Classics. 591 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 1: So great idea by the Team USA skipper Mark De Rosa, 592 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: and I have a vision for you. When you first 593 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:17,839 Speaker 1: appear on MLB Central in spring training, you should wear 594 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:22,520 Speaker 1: your Team USA uniform, just full pants, everything. Just hop 595 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: on that couch with Lauren and row Flow and let 596 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:26,520 Speaker 1: them know who the skipper is. 597 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:31,480 Speaker 5: Dave. The only thing thinking about is we have to win. 598 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:34,359 Speaker 1: This, oh baby, through no doubt. 599 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:37,400 Speaker 5: That's really bottom line. I know Dominican, I know Japan, 600 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 5: I know every other country is trying to get after this. 601 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,960 Speaker 5: My juices are rolling. I know it's the seed I 602 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:47,960 Speaker 5: sit in. I understand it from the parent club's perspective 603 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:51,160 Speaker 5: how they just want their guys back healthy from but 604 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,720 Speaker 5: from where I'm sitting, man, this is the most important 605 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:55,600 Speaker 5: thing I'm doing. So let's go. 606 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:59,319 Speaker 1: Let's go. You got a few good Dodgers, including the 607 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: most hitter in baseball and Will Smith as one of 608 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:05,919 Speaker 1: your catchers. So it's gonna be awesome to watch Team 609 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,840 Speaker 1: USA make their run to the gold medal and the 610 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:12,840 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classic. Mark de Rosa, thank you so much 611 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,840 Speaker 1: for coming on on a day that we had exciting 612 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:20,200 Speaker 1: breaking news with Clayton Kershaw joining Team USA. Love you, Mark, 613 00:38:20,239 --> 00:38:21,080 Speaker 1: Thank you so much. 614 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 5: All Right, David Man, I'll talk to you, buddy. 615 00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:25,839 Speaker 4: Yeah. 616 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:29,279 Speaker 1: Mark de Rosa, he's fired up for Team USA. I 617 00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:32,879 Speaker 1: had to match that intensity. You know, when you hear 618 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:35,919 Speaker 1: Mark De Rosa and you hear the guys that are 619 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:40,680 Speaker 1: signed up to pitch for Team USA, he's setting the tone. 620 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:43,600 Speaker 1: I mean, they are serious about trying to win this thing. 621 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:47,640 Speaker 1: They lost four years ago to Otani and Yamamoto. So 622 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not going to say it's a life 623 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: or death or it's the World Series. But when you 624 00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:58,320 Speaker 1: hear Mark de Rosa talk about winning the World Baseball 625 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 1: Classic and just how much which they care and the 626 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:04,320 Speaker 1: guys that are joining care, that would be pretty sweet 627 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:08,080 Speaker 1: to see Will Smith and Clayton Kershaw run out and 628 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:13,480 Speaker 1: celebrate winning the World Baseball Classic. They're all competitors. If 629 00:39:13,480 --> 00:39:16,160 Speaker 1: they're in the backyard playing wiffle ball, they're gonna want 630 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:19,919 Speaker 1: to rip each other's throats out, so you can understand 631 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:23,680 Speaker 1: how competitive they are. But I'm not still going to 632 00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:28,400 Speaker 1: buy in that it's transcending sports. It still has a 633 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:31,560 Speaker 1: little ways a way to get momentum and traction. But 634 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:35,360 Speaker 1: they still show highlights of Otani striking out trout in 635 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:38,960 Speaker 1: the last World Baseball Classic. So it certainly has become 636 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 1: an image in baseball history. And it would be sweet 637 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:46,560 Speaker 1: to see Team USA win the World Baseball Classic, that's 638 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 1: for sure. Eight six six nine, eight seven two five 639 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 1: seventy is the phone number. David Vasse with you until 640 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,880 Speaker 1: the top of the hour. Our next Dodger Talk show 641 00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: is going to be Wednesday night at seven o'clock. That 642 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:05,040 Speaker 1: may be a very busy day in Dodgerland. You never know. 643 00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:08,120 Speaker 1: I mean, we're waiting for Kyle Tucker to have his 644 00:40:08,239 --> 00:40:11,719 Speaker 1: press conference and for it to be officially official. You 645 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:14,880 Speaker 1: never know. It could happen between now and Wednesday, and 646 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:19,359 Speaker 1: we are scheduled to have former Dodger and two time 647 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:24,759 Speaker 1: World Series champion or I guess. I guess one time 648 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:27,799 Speaker 1: World Series champion, but he'll get a ring from this 649 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:31,279 Speaker 1: year's World Series. Chris Taylor is going to join us 650 00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:33,759 Speaker 1: on Wednesday night and we'll find out whether or not 651 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:37,600 Speaker 1: he wants to continue playing or not. Let's go out 652 00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:41,760 Speaker 1: to Monrovia Pedro. You're on Dodger Talk with David Vasse. 653 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:42,720 Speaker 1: How you doing, Pedro? 654 00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 6: What's up, DV? How you doing? We're doing great man? 655 00:40:46,239 --> 00:40:46,759 Speaker 6: How you doing? 656 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:51,000 Speaker 1: I'm doing great? Thanks for listening, great man. 657 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 6: I just want her to say, we're so pumped for 658 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:56,560 Speaker 6: this upcoming season and get this three B. And I 659 00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:58,440 Speaker 6: want her to tell you where we were, me and 660 00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:01,640 Speaker 6: my daughter when Freddy hit that grand slam. 661 00:41:02,239 --> 00:41:04,600 Speaker 1: Hey, that's two years ago. Now, I would love to 662 00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:05,600 Speaker 1: still hear at Pedro. 663 00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:10,319 Speaker 6: Yes, sir, well, I'm gonna let you let my daughter 664 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:12,520 Speaker 6: tell you. Her name is Dylan and she is the 665 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:13,239 Speaker 6: best hold on. 666 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:16,120 Speaker 1: What's up? Dylan? How old are you? 667 00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:17,799 Speaker 5: Hi? 668 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:22,279 Speaker 1: Dylan? First of all, First of all, can you tell 669 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:24,680 Speaker 1: us what grade you're in and how old you are? 670 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:29,760 Speaker 1: I'm in third grand and I'm eight years old. Wow, 671 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:33,400 Speaker 1: you're so mature. You're a big, big girl, third grader. 672 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:36,960 Speaker 1: Let's go okay, do you what do you remember about 673 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:39,560 Speaker 1: Freddy Freeman's grand Slam? 674 00:41:40,080 --> 00:41:42,480 Speaker 6: Yeah? So really were two years ago? 675 00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:48,960 Speaker 5: Was my dad was on his weekliners more. 676 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:49,560 Speaker 6: On the couch? 677 00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:56,840 Speaker 5: Uh huh and mean and when Freddie kid the grand 678 00:41:56,880 --> 00:41:58,360 Speaker 5: slammy jumps up? 679 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:05,200 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Dad got out of the recliner. Huh. Okay, 680 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:07,200 Speaker 1: it's Freddy your favorite player? 681 00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:12,040 Speaker 6: Ah, yeah, one, Alan, what's your favorite player? 682 00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:12,600 Speaker 4: Players? 683 00:42:12,719 --> 00:42:13,319 Speaker 5: Looking back? 684 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:17,160 Speaker 1: All right, that's a pretty good one too. Pedro, you 685 00:42:17,239 --> 00:42:20,120 Speaker 1: got a great daughter. Thank you for sharing, and hopefully 686 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:23,200 Speaker 1: we'll see you at Dodger Fest on January thirty. First, 687 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:24,879 Speaker 1: thank you TV. 688 00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:26,280 Speaker 6: You're the best best. 689 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:33,720 Speaker 1: Hey, enjoy that recliner, Pedro, Yeah, you know it. That's awesome. 690 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:36,520 Speaker 1: I love hearing that. And look, that's what moments like 691 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:41,000 Speaker 1: that will do for you. There'll be memories for her lifetime. 692 00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:45,040 Speaker 1: She's a third grader with her dad watching that moment. 693 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:48,120 Speaker 1: And that's why baseball is so cool. That's why sports 694 00:42:48,719 --> 00:42:51,440 Speaker 1: is so cool. To be able to watch it with 695 00:42:51,520 --> 00:42:55,120 Speaker 1: your kids, pass it down generation to generation. And if 696 00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:59,200 Speaker 1: you're lucky enough to have that type of moment, that's 697 00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:01,520 Speaker 1: something that you are always remember. And it's even more 698 00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:04,160 Speaker 1: special when you have a story like that. So I 699 00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:06,799 Speaker 1: don't get tired of that. I think this year we 700 00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:10,799 Speaker 1: should transition to where you were for Game seven of 701 00:43:10,840 --> 00:43:13,440 Speaker 1: the World Series. I mean that ninth inning could have 702 00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:17,319 Speaker 1: gone the Blue Jays way a few different times, not 703 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:22,239 Speaker 1: only Ernie Clements hit to left field where Andy Pa 704 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:25,640 Speaker 1: has knocked over kek Hernandez and extra innings. But also 705 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:29,920 Speaker 1: how about Miguel Rojas. The Dodgers down to their final 706 00:43:29,960 --> 00:43:33,160 Speaker 1: two outs, the home run, and then in the bottom 707 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:37,680 Speaker 1: of the ninth inning, game of inches was decided by inches, 708 00:43:38,239 --> 00:43:41,640 Speaker 1: Miguel Rojas with the infield in being able to throw 709 00:43:41,680 --> 00:43:45,600 Speaker 1: out Isaiah Kaana Fileffa at home plate and Will Smith's 710 00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:48,800 Speaker 1: foot coming off and then getting back on home plate. 711 00:43:48,920 --> 00:43:52,000 Speaker 1: So I think we're going to transition into this year, 712 00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:55,360 Speaker 1: whatever day it is, win or lose. I want to 713 00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:57,520 Speaker 1: know where you were when the Dodgers beat the Blue 714 00:43:57,600 --> 00:44:01,600 Speaker 1: Jays in Game seven of the World Series. All Right, 715 00:44:01,719 --> 00:44:04,520 Speaker 1: I'm going to address something that people can't wrap their 716 00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:08,160 Speaker 1: heads around in my family or at the radio station 717 00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:12,040 Speaker 1: or anybody that has followed me over the years. I 718 00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:15,319 Speaker 1: grew up in La my whole life. Yes, I grew 719 00:44:15,360 --> 00:44:17,719 Speaker 1: up a Laker fan, grew up a Dodger fan, a 720 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:22,680 Speaker 1: UCLA fan, and grew up going to the coliseum watching 721 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:28,120 Speaker 1: the LA Raiders. Bo Jackson, Willie gall Tim Brown, Petros 722 00:44:28,200 --> 00:44:32,640 Speaker 1: reference my favorite Raider, LA Raider quarterback Jeff Hostetler. I 723 00:44:32,760 --> 00:44:36,920 Speaker 1: was actually at the last ever LA Raider game Christmas 724 00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:42,160 Speaker 1: Eve nineteen ninety four. Hostetler against Joe Montana. Whoever won 725 00:44:42,239 --> 00:44:45,600 Speaker 1: that game was going to the playoffs. In raider fashion, 726 00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:48,919 Speaker 1: it was Joe Montana and the Chiefs and their time 727 00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:52,480 Speaker 1: in LA was over. I grew up in Woodland Hills. 728 00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:56,360 Speaker 1: The Rams now have their practice field in Woodland Hills. 729 00:44:56,400 --> 00:45:00,680 Speaker 1: I drive by it almost every day, my son, my daughter, 730 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:05,200 Speaker 1: they're LA fans, So they are La Rams fans. And 731 00:45:05,440 --> 00:45:08,280 Speaker 1: earlier this year, with the Rams being here full time 732 00:45:09,280 --> 00:45:14,000 Speaker 1: and Matthew Stafford showing up at Dodger Stadium for to 733 00:45:14,080 --> 00:45:18,880 Speaker 1: support Clayton Kershaw so many different times last year this year, 734 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:22,520 Speaker 1: it kind of got you behind him and got you 735 00:45:22,640 --> 00:45:26,800 Speaker 1: behind the Rams. And with me being from Woodland Hills, yes, 736 00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:30,239 Speaker 1: I have one foot in with the Rams. So I 737 00:45:30,280 --> 00:45:32,960 Speaker 1: am all in with the Ramilly. You can make fun 738 00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:35,600 Speaker 1: of me all you want, but the Rams are going 739 00:45:35,640 --> 00:45:37,839 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl. And how sweet would it be 740 00:45:38,239 --> 00:45:42,720 Speaker 1: the La Rams winning the Super Bowl in Santa Clara, 741 00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:45,719 Speaker 1: the home of the forty nine ers. And I don't 742 00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:49,359 Speaker 1: know if you've ever asked yourself this question, but isn't 743 00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:53,359 Speaker 1: it the biggest contradiction as far as sports fandom? If 744 00:45:53,360 --> 00:45:56,040 Speaker 1: you're going to give me a hard time for being 745 00:45:56,080 --> 00:46:00,000 Speaker 1: in with the Rams and the Raiders. What is more 746 00:46:00,040 --> 00:46:03,680 Speaker 1: hipit critical and an oxy moron than being a Dodger 747 00:46:03,760 --> 00:46:07,360 Speaker 1: fan and a forty nine Ers fan. How does that work? 748 00:46:07,680 --> 00:46:10,640 Speaker 1: Can anybody explain that to me? And I have seen 749 00:46:10,680 --> 00:46:14,359 Speaker 1: that multiple times. I have met multiple people that are 750 00:46:14,400 --> 00:46:18,640 Speaker 1: Dodger fans and San Francisco forty nine er fans. If 751 00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:21,799 Speaker 1: you're in LA, if you're an Angelino, you cannot like 752 00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:26,920 Speaker 1: anything San Francisco. Come on, that's the oxy moron. That's 753 00:46:27,040 --> 00:46:31,439 Speaker 1: the fan that should be shamed, not me. Ramilly all 754 00:46:31,480 --> 00:46:33,839 Speaker 1: the way, and they are going to beat the Seahawks. 755 00:46:34,200 --> 00:46:38,120 Speaker 1: And I let people know in Seattle about that already. 756 00:46:38,320 --> 00:46:41,320 Speaker 1: All right, that's it. And by the way, Matthew Stafford 757 00:46:41,840 --> 00:46:46,640 Speaker 1: proudly wears a Dodger hat all the time. It's not 758 00:46:46,719 --> 00:46:50,200 Speaker 1: a brand new Dodger hat either, it's warn So we're 759 00:46:50,239 --> 00:46:53,440 Speaker 1: all in with Matthew Stafford and the Rams. Thanks to 760 00:46:53,520 --> 00:46:56,600 Speaker 1: Colin Yee. I'm all in with you, Colin Yee. In 761 00:46:56,640 --> 00:46:59,080 Speaker 1: case you missed any of the show, you can find 762 00:46:59,120 --> 00:47:03,239 Speaker 1: it on the iHeartRadio app. You can find our conversation 763 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:06,160 Speaker 1: with Mark de Rosa. We'll be back with you Wednesday 764 00:47:06,239 --> 00:47:09,879 Speaker 1: night at seven o'clock Chris Taylor is scheduled to join us, 765 00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:12,879 Speaker 1: and you never know who else. Have a great rest 766 00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:14,520 Speaker 1: of your night see them