1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: This is off season Dodger Talk. 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 2: Get in on the show by calling eight sixty six 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 2: nine a seven four hashtag Dodger Talk and now your host, 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 2: David Basse. 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to our final Dodger Talk of twenty twenty five. 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: That's right after tonight. We will talk to you in 7 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. We got a great show for you tonight, 8 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: and phone lines are open at eight six six nine 9 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 1: eighty seven two five seventy. Coming up at the bottom 10 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: of the hour, we are going to be joined by 11 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: Dodger pitching prospect River Ryan, who showed a glimpse of 12 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: how talented he is before undergoing Tommy John surgery in 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four, missing all of twenty five, starting to 14 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: come back towards the end as far as pitching on 15 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: the backfields at Camelback Ranch. And the reason why I 16 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: wanted to have River Ryan on the show tonight is 17 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: because many of his teammates were raving about what they 18 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: saw from River Ryan the last month of the season, 19 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: and they were telling me about him during the October 20 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: postseason run about what they saw. They said he was 21 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: electric and even better than the way he was pitching 22 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: before he had Tommy John surgery. And the interesting part 23 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: about River Ryan is a the Dodgers traded Matt Batty 24 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: for River Ryan, who was a shortstop and pitcher somewhat 25 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: of a two way player. And when the Dodgers acquired 26 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: River Ryan, they said, forget about shortstop, you have the 27 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: goods to be a pitcher. And you know he's been 28 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: pitching exclusively probably for two and a half three years. 29 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: And River Ryan, to me, is going to be this 30 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: year's version of Emma Shean, a pitcher that has immense talent, 31 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: big stuff, and is not going to be rushed to 32 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: be part of the rotation the first half of the season. 33 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: So to me, Dave Roberts said in spring training last year, 34 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: Emt Sheen was his sleeper pick to help the Dodgers 35 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: the second half of the season. Well, I am going 36 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: to bet on River Ryan and Dave Roberts saying the 37 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: same thing about River Ryan in spring training. If he's asked, 38 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 39 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,839 Speaker 1: the phone number. It was a great show last night 40 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: to kick it off with Mike Soshia and Mickey Hatcher. 41 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: And as I mentioned last night, I got a great 42 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: tweet and usually tweet replies are not that great. But 43 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: I got a great comparison from a fan that responded 44 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,119 Speaker 1: to those two guys being on the show last night 45 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: that they were the nineteen eighty eight Dodgers version of 46 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: Keik A Hernandez and Will Smith. I would say that's 47 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: as close of a good comparison of players that you 48 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: can make from twenty twenty five to nineteen eighty eight. 49 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: There's a third and that would be Oral Herscheizer and 50 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: Yoshi Yamamoto. But when it comes to the guys we 51 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: had on the show last night, Mickey Hatcher had a 52 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: lot of edge. He was tough, don't get it twisted. 53 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: But he also knew how to keep the clubhouse loose, 54 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: how to have some fun, and that's what Keike Hernandez does. 55 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: And Mike Sosha was the rock. He was the rock 56 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: of the Dodgers. Never got too high, never got too low, 57 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: and that's Will Smith. Now, their strengths as catchers are 58 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: much different, but their personality very much in line with 59 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: each other as catchers. So great comparison last night, And 60 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: if you have any thoughts on what they had to 61 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: say about what they were doing, how they broke down 62 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: the World Series. Now's the time our final show of 63 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: the year eight six, six, nine, eighty seven, two, five seventy, 64 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: And I want to know you know, I'm not going 65 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: to say to you what is the most critical play 66 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: of Game seven of the World Series, because there were 67 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: three or four times if the Dodgers did not make 68 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: a play or did not hit a home run, they're 69 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: losing the World Series in Game seven instead of celebrating 70 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: back to back World Series championships. I guess the way 71 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: to phrase this is the way I feel. To me, 72 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: the ball was going to be caught in center field, 73 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: whether it was Pajez or keik A Hernandez. To me, 74 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: the most heartrenching and maybe the closest play that the 75 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: Dodgers may have lost the World Series was the play 76 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: at the plate Miguel Rojas thrown to Will Smith and 77 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: Isaiah kana Falafa not getting a big enough lead. Mickey 78 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: Hatcher and Mikezosha talked about that and they basically shot 79 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: down all the excuses people are trying to make for him, 80 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: and also Will Smith having his foot come off home 81 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: plate for a split second, so to for me, that 82 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: was the play of Game seven. What was yours? Eight six, six, nine, eight, seven, 83 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,679 Speaker 1: two five seventy. I know everybody wants to know what's next. Well, 84 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: what's next? We had Andrew Friedman on the show last 85 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,919 Speaker 1: week and here's what he said, is next for the 86 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: Dodgers off season? 87 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think adding a bat would be great and 88 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 3: it would just take some pressure off some of our 89 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 3: younger guys. That being said, things happen over the course 90 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 3: of the season and getting our younger guys sim at 91 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 3: bats is going to be really important. Things play out 92 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 3: in that way. But I think just building out the 93 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 3: depth more, adding a really interesting kind of position player 94 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 3: that fits into our group really well is very high 95 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 3: on the list. 96 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: All right. That was Andrew Friedman on Dodger Talk last week, 97 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: and if you missed the show or the interview, you 98 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: can find it on the iHeartRadio app. You know, here 99 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: are the names that fit that description. First and foremost 100 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: Brendan Donovan of the Cardinals. Will the Dodgers be able 101 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: to pull off a trade for Donovan and beat out 102 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: whatever the Cardinals are being offered for him remains to 103 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: be seen. Lars Newbar, I feel a little overrated. I 104 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: know people have mentioned his name, and yes, his versatility 105 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: to play all three outfield spots is nice, but to me, 106 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: it's not the guy that I would want. Number two, 107 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: Jared Duran I don't believe the Dodgers are as high 108 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: on Jared Durant as everybody wants to make you believe. 109 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: The other players that have been connected to the Dodgers. 110 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: Harrison Bader, who they had interest in at the trade 111 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: deadline last year, he would have interest in playing here. 112 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: He's got some edge, plays great center field and can hit. 113 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: And the other is still with a team. And the 114 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: Astros are listening to offers on Jake Myers, who they 115 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: drafted in twenty seventeen, and he had his breakout season 116 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: last year. Offensively hit two ninety three, had a high 117 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: on base and slugging percentage. So that's an interesting name 118 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: as well, that plays great center field defense and offensively 119 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: started to make things happen. Now, last night, I didn't 120 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: have a chance to really get into this, but all 121 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: I said it on Petro some money. I'll say it again. 122 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: I know Tyler Glass now went on serious XM Radio 123 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: and said the Dodgers reassured him that he's not being traded. 124 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: You know, it's probably something to put his off season 125 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: at ease. But you can't tell me if the Dodgers 126 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: and Tigers are talking about a trade for Trek Scouobele 127 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: and the Tigers say, you know, we need a pitcher 128 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: that is going to help us win this year and 129 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: they ask for Tyler Glass. Now, for example, you can't 130 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: tell me Andrew Friedman's going to tell the Tigers now 131 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: you know what them in December, we're not trading him. 132 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: Can't do it, Sally, I find that very hard to believe. So, 133 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: you know, things are very fluid in the off season, 134 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: and I'm sure Tyler took whatever conversation he had as 135 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: if the Dodgers were not going to trade him, and look, 136 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: they very well might not. But I don't believe any 137 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: player on the Dodgers is untouchable outside of Otani Yamamoto, 138 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. I'll put it that way. 139 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: And as far as the latest on school Bol goes, 140 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: it's in a holding pattern. The ball is in the 141 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: Tiger's court. Are you going to trade him or are 142 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,079 Speaker 1: you not going to trade him? And I don't believe 143 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: that decision is going to be made by the Tigers, 144 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: and not just their GM, but by their ownership until January. 145 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, the Tigers signed the all 146 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 1: time Dodgers saves leader Kennley Jansen, who I can't believe 147 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: accepted that contract. He could have got a lot more 148 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: on the open market than what he got from the Tigers. 149 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he made ten million dollars with the Angels 150 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: last year and there was no question about him being 151 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: the closer. The Tigers gave him a club option and 152 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: a two million dollar buyout on top of nine million guaranteed, 153 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 1: so he got one million dollar more to pitch in Detroit. 154 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: Come on with some of those reliever contracts. He could 155 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: have done a lot better in my opinion. And if 156 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: he needs me to represent him next year, let me know, 157 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: ken Lee. I'm available during the off season. When we 158 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: continue on Dodger Talk, your phone calls, we have two 159 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: lines open, and also we'll get into bo Bischett and 160 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: how he may fit coming up. At the bottom of 161 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: the hour, River Ryan will join us and as we 162 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: go to break, I just want to send out my 163 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: condolences to the Reiner family. Rob Reiner was a huge 164 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: Dodger fan that's been talked about over the last few days. 165 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: Rob and Michelle, we send our condolences to your family 166 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: and you will be sorely missed at Dodger Stadium. And 167 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: we're hearing so many great things that Rob Reiner did 168 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: to help everybody instead of just himself and his direct interests. 169 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: How about this. One of his friends tweeted that Rob 170 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: Reiner who had dugout seats for years at Dodger Stadium, 171 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: and when he knew he couldn't use the tickets, he 172 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 1: would share them with American gold Star Mothers. It was 173 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: an organization created to help parents deal with the loss 174 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: of their kids in the line of duty for the 175 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: United States Armed Forces. That was Rob Reiner and he 176 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 1: will be missed. And we'll continue with Dodger Talk next 177 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: right here on five seventy LA Sports. Hey, check out 178 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: Petro's and Money tomorrow two to four at the BJS 179 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 1: in West Covina, their last remote show on the Streets 180 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: of LA. They'll be at the BJ's in West Covina 181 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: two to four o'clock. I will not be there, and 182 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: I look forward to the day that Petros and Money 183 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: come out to the Woodland Hills bjays. I'll show up 184 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: to that one anyway. Had a lot of good times 185 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: in West Covina back in the day. In that shopping 186 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: center there was a National Sports Grill back in the day, 187 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 1: and that was a very very fun place. I actually 188 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: produced a Joe McDonald show there once where Kirk Gibson 189 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: showed up in nineteen ninety eight and he was doing 190 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: a promotion with cors Light and they had his image 191 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: of rounding the bases after hitting his legendary walk off 192 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: home run on the can of course light and I 193 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: remember Kirk Gibson signing those cans of beer for Big Joe. 194 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,680 Speaker 1: Don't know where that went because Joe never drank, so 195 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: I'm not sure where those cans of beer went. And 196 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: I stayed for the after party. It was a good time. 197 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: And tomorrow at Bjason, West Covina, I'm sure it's gonna 198 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: be a great time as well. Petro. Some money will 199 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: be there two to four, but I encourage you to 200 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: stay for after they're gone, because they're gonna be giving 201 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: away prizes until five o'clock and then you could see 202 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: my rams take on the Seattle Seahawks. Eight six six 203 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number 204 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna hear from River Ryan coming up at the 205 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: bottom of the hour. But first let's go out to 206 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: the phones and David in Paramount. You're on Dodger Talk. 207 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 2: David, I hear you on the radio. I see you 208 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 2: on TV. You know, I watch your show sometimes on 209 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 2: the Thank You Gusk on TV with when when you 210 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 2: come on and talk to the other sports people on TV. 211 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,199 Speaker 1: On the screen here it says that you were a 212 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: Game three of the World Series and you caught the 213 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: show heo Tani game tying home run in the seventh inning? 214 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: Is that true? 215 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 2: That is correct, sir, Yes, it is. 216 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: I heard about this because there's an auction going on 217 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: for that baseball right now at scpauctions dot com and 218 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: it closes tomorrow. It's crazy. I was just looking to 219 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: see what the bidding's at. It's at one hundred and 220 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: eighty thousand dollars last check, David. So you caught this 221 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: ball and you decided to auction it off. 222 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 2: It took me a little while, you know, after consulting 223 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 2: with the family, you know, I felt that it was 224 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 2: a great thing to do and see where this ends up. 225 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 2: This is I'll be just obviously my first time ever 226 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 2: involved in such a moment. So I wanted to give 227 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 2: it a try. I wasn't going to, but we just 228 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 2: went for it. 229 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: This could be make the family a very happy merry Christmas, 230 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 1: I'm sure. 231 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 2: Or a three wise Man Day in January, or even 232 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 2: my wife's birthday, which is on January twenty fifth. 233 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: That's awesome. That's awesome. Hey David, where were you sitting 234 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: and did did you catch this home run from Otani 235 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: in Game three cleanly? Did you catch it clean or 236 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: did it bounce and you had to scramble for it. 237 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 2: I was sitting in section three or seven of the 238 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 2: left field pavilion, occupying seat seventeen, and when Showhy came 239 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 2: up to bad, we were down. Went out in the 240 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 2: seventeen first pitch off of mister Sir Anthony Domingez, yahoom. 241 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 2: It came off, It flew up and we were all 242 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 2: looking at it. I was looking at it. I was 243 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 2: looking at it, and then I've seen it fall off 244 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 2: to my left about maybe ten to fifteen feet, bounced 245 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 2: off a fan and it bounced directly into my hands 246 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 2: and I felt it hit my left arm. I gripped it. 247 00:14:56,040 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 2: Just pandemonium, It just went crazy. Everybody, my son was excited, 248 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 2: everybody in our section was excited, and I just didn't 249 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 2: let go that ball. I enjoyed it. 250 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: So is that where you sit when you usually go 251 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: to Dodger games? Or was that that's just where you 252 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: sat for the World Series? 253 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 2: That's normally where where my son and I sit. Yeah, 254 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 2: because he's a season ticket holder, and you know, every 255 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 2: now and then I'll catch a ball again with him, 256 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 2: and that's where we were. 257 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: That's amazing, that's so cool. And did you stay for 258 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: all eighteen innings? 259 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 2: All eighteen innings? We were not going to leave because 260 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 2: we already knew that after that game was tied and 261 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 2: it went into extra innings, and it just kept going 262 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 2: and kept going, and just kept hoping that the Dodgers 263 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 2: would win the game. And it happened when Freddie Freeman 264 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 2: hits that home run, and it was like, oh my god, 265 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 2: you know, we went nuts. Yes, we stayed. We stayed 266 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 2: until it was over. 267 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: That's so awesome. Hey, congratulations on being so lucky to 268 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: have that ball bounce right into your hands. It was 269 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: the game tying home run. O'tani that game a major 270 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: league record on base nine times. Going into extra innings. 271 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: He was trying to carry the Dodgers to a win 272 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: in nine innings, and luckily for the Dodgers, they got 273 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: it in eighteen. So man, David, thank you for calling, 274 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: and congratulations and Merry Christmas to you and your family. 275 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: And we'll keep tabs on where this ball ends. It 276 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: ends tomorrow night the auction I was checking it out. 277 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: So if you want this baseball, scpauctions dot com is 278 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: where you go. All right, David, Merry Christmas and call 279 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: back anytime. 280 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 2: Thank you, sir, God mess you take care. Happy Merry Christmas, 281 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 2: Happy New Year, see you and your family and stay safe. Please. 282 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: Hey, happy Merry Christmas to you too, David, thanks for calling, 283 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: appreciate it. How about that the guy that caught Otani's 284 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: game tying home run in the seventh inning of Game 285 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: three of the World Series calling in, And you know 286 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: I did see this online at cp auctions dot com 287 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: that this ball is being auctioned, and last checked it 288 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 1: was close to two hundred thousand dollars. It closes tomorrow, 289 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: so I don't begrudge him. You know, it's great to 290 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: have a baseball, but it's even better to have two 291 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 1: hundred thousand dollars eight six six nine eighty seven. Two 292 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: five seventy is the phone number. Man Well and Guardina. 293 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: If you were in David shoes, would you have kept 294 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 1: the baseball or would you put it up for auction? 295 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 2: Nah? 296 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 4: Man, you gotta go with David Man got option that 297 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 4: that bad boy. That's a life for your family. A 298 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 4: speaking of family, am five seventy guys like you the 299 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 4: real DV my Man, Ronnie Fossio, my man calling ye. 300 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 4: I'm just so thankful man for you guys, for everything 301 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 4: you guys give us all year long. You guys are 302 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 4: the gift that keeps giving man like Sanna Sack all 303 00:17:58,359 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 4: year long. 304 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 2: You know what I mean? 305 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 4: And so I love it man, all the Dodger Info. 306 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 4: Looking forward to this new upcoming season with Edwin Diaz 307 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 4: and all the moves that the brain trust is gonna 308 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 4: make with Gombs and Freedmen, you know, because I know 309 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 4: it's gonna be some moving parts. But we were talking 310 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 4: about it on hold me and Ronnie. It's not impossible 311 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 4: to three Pete And I'm thinking it's more like it's 312 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 4: impending because the way that this organization handles their business 313 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:35,199 Speaker 4: is second to none. And I'm so proud to be 314 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 4: a Dodger fan, and like I said before, man, I'm 315 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 4: just thankful for you guys at five point seventy for 316 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,120 Speaker 4: keeping us in the loop every day. 317 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,640 Speaker 1: All right, Well, Marry Christmas, have a. 318 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 4: Great day day season. You deserve the time off. 319 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: Thank you many appreciate it. Merry Christmas and Happy New 320 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: Year to you as well. Look, it's not impossible to threepete. 321 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: It happened five years ago when the Yankees did it, 322 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: the A's did it in the seventies, of course. I 323 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: mean when we talk about modern day three peats, those 324 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,959 Speaker 1: are the two that really stand out to me. So 325 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: it can be done. And the Dodgers are in that mindset, 326 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: from Mark Walter to Andrew Friedman, to Dave Roberts to 327 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: the players to want to go for a three peat, 328 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: and they have the players to do it. They're going 329 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: to add more players to try to achieve that. And 330 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: there are no apologies to be had the Dodgers. You know, 331 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: thirteen fourteen years ago we're the laughing stock of baseball. 332 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: Under Frank McCort and Mark Walter, Magic Johnson, Todd Bowley 333 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: and the rest of that ownership group has resurrected this 334 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 1: franchise and made it the best in baseball. And these 335 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: last fourteen years are the best fourteen years the Dodgers 336 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: have ever enjoyed in their franchise illustrious franchise history. As 337 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: far as sustained success goes, it's been remarkable compared to 338 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: where they were just merely in twenty eleven, twenty twelve. 339 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:18,679 Speaker 1: It wasn't that long ago. So there are no apologies 340 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 1: needed for what the Dodgers are doing. They're playing within 341 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: the rules. But as I have said many times before, 342 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:30,400 Speaker 1: whether it's the Dodgers television deal, whether it's the Dodgers 343 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: deferring payments, which by the way, all the teams do 344 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: it started. You know, they have Bobby Bonia day for 345 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: a reason. His salary was deferred by the Mets back 346 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: in the late nineties, and that was the brainchild of 347 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: his agent, Dennis Gogo Gilbert. So for those that have 348 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: sour grapes and are salty about the Dodgers deferring contracts, 349 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: it's been going on for a long time. Okay, it's 350 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: been going on for quite some time. And now they're 351 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 1: a luxury tax and there are three or four steps 352 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: ahead of everybody else. And now you're starting to see 353 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: other teams this offseason start to defer contracts, including the 354 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: Blue Jays with Dylan c. So again, the Dodgers are three, four, 355 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: five steps ahead of everybody else. And when you talk 356 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: about the Dodgers pursuing a guy like Tarrek's scooble has 357 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,679 Speaker 1: nothing to do with their payroll, has everything to do 358 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: with their player development. They're scouting and cultivating young players 359 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,439 Speaker 1: that other teams covet for a picture the caliber of 360 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: Trek's scouble. Let's go out to Ed and Wittier. You're 361 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 1: on Dodger Talk. How you doing? 362 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 5: Ed? 363 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 6: Doing great? Dave? Thank you so much for taking my call. 364 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 6: I just want to say thank you for the whole 365 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 6: entire year and all this time you've been with the Dodgers. 366 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 6: It's amazing. I've talked to you a couple of times 367 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 6: this season and it's always a pleasure to be on 368 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:58,040 Speaker 6: the radio with you. 369 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: Hey, thank you, edpreciate it. 370 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 6: So my question is, is I know we're going for 371 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 6: a three P. This year was an amazing year followed 372 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 6: up with the twenty twenty four World Series to get 373 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 6: that three P. Who do you believe is our biggest contender? 374 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 6: I know it's still super early in the offseason and 375 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 6: there's a lot more thought are going to happen. But 376 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 6: who do you see is gonna be our kind of 377 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 6: biggest hurdle? And then where do you think the Padres 378 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:32,919 Speaker 6: are at and the Orioles as well, with that signing 379 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 6: that they did earlier. I'll hang out on here. You respond, thank. 380 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: Dave, all right, ed, thank you for the phone call. Well, 381 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: here's something that I brought up on Sports and at 382 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:45,439 Speaker 1: LA last week, when you're talking about the Orioles signing 383 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: Pete Alonso, who I thought was going to sign with 384 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: the Red Sox. But the Red Sox are trying to 385 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 1: play too rational. Andrew Friedman made the saying famous now 386 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 1: and infamous in some ways that if you're going to 387 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: be rational in free agency, you're not going to sign 388 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 1: the player. You've got to be irrational to sign the 389 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: best players in free agency. And I am shocked the 390 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: Red Sox did not land Peede Alonzo. I thought the 391 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: Orioles had one of those anomaly seasons where they have 392 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: so much good young talent that they just took a 393 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: step backwards. But I fully expect them to take a 394 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: big step forward. And since twenty eighteen when the Dodgers 395 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 1: and Red Sox met in the World Series. Every Al 396 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:36,199 Speaker 1: East team has played the Dodgers in the World Series 397 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:41,120 Speaker 1: since twenty eighteen, except the Baltimore Orioles. Does it mean 398 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:45,719 Speaker 1: it's their turn? Think about it. Every Dodger Championship or 399 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: every Dodger World Series matchup since twenty eighteen has been 400 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: Dodgers versus the Red Sox in eighteen, Dodgers versus the 401 00:23:55,440 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 1: Rays in twenty, Dodgers versus Yankees in twenty twenty five, 402 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: in this past year, Dodgers versus Blue Jays. So is 403 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 1: that the Orioles turn to step up and try to 404 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: knock off the Dodgers, something that other ALS teams haven't 405 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: been able to do. As far as the National League 406 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:19,399 Speaker 1: goes to me, as we sit here today before Christmas, 407 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: December seventeenth, I would still say the Phillies are the 408 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: toughest challenge for the Dodgers. Even if they lose Ranger 409 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: Suarez in free agency, which many people are saying is 410 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: going to happen. They re signed Kyle Schwarber, who is 411 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: part of the culture, the heartbeat of that team. Bryce Harper, 412 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: I would expect to be better next year. Trey Turner 413 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 1: is still there, Christopher Sanchez, Aaron Nola, those guys are 414 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: still there and they're trying to get their bullpen better. 415 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 1: So to me, the Phillies are still the biggest challenge 416 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: to the Dodgers, like they were this year in the 417 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: National League. There were a lot of plays said swung 418 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: the Dodgers way, similar to the World Series, that could 419 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: have gone the Phillies way, and the Dodgers might have 420 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 1: been out in the NLDS. So don't forget the Phillies 421 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,919 Speaker 1: had the second best record in the National League this 422 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: year as well. Let's go out to Daniel in La. 423 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,959 Speaker 1: You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Daniel? 424 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:23,199 Speaker 7: How's it going? So ironic that you say that the 425 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 7: Dodgers are four to five steps ahead of everyone else, 426 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 7: and yet it really amounted to about one or two 427 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 7: plays the Dodgers that in the postseason that made the difference, 428 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 7: especially against the Phillies Game one to base run, a 429 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 7: mistake by Philadelphia, and then the Kirkling era, and then 430 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 7: the World Series, especially Games six and the ninth inning 431 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 7: and then all Games seven and everything happened. It just 432 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 7: realizes that the Dodgers are closer than people appear to 433 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 7: everybody else. It just takes one or two plays. But 434 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,919 Speaker 7: that appreciates more of our front office and such, because 435 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 7: at the end of the day, they're ballplayers. They have 436 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 7: to execute their fundamentals on offense and pitching. It's not 437 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 7: so far as oh, a vast payroll and that's gonna 438 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 7: make the infinite difference. It's fundamentals what you do with 439 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 7: those players, and it really makes a difference on those 440 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 7: one or two last plays. 441 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 4: And I just. 442 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 1: Want to know, Daniel, how long have you been on Daniel? Daniel, 443 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: how long have you been a Dodger fan for. 444 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 7: Following the team? Since two thousand and four? 445 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: Okay, so you know that was the Fox era going 446 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: into the McCord era. You know in the past since 447 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 1: the O'Malley sold the team to Fox, that the Dodgers 448 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: spent big on guys that were not really great character 449 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:39,399 Speaker 1: guys in the clubhouse, like Kevin Brown. They traded Mike Piazza, 450 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: they signed they signed Carlos Perez, they signed J. D. 451 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 5: Drew. 452 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: So the Dodgers under previous ownerships have spent money on 453 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: the wrong people. The Mets have a huge payroll, they 454 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:59,680 Speaker 1: have spent it on the wrong people. That's what also 455 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:04,359 Speaker 1: said Breds the Dodgers, when they're committing long term to players, 456 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: they're making sure they are committed to baseball and winning 457 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 1: and our good character people in the clubhouse, in the community. 458 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: So that's the difference as well. You can spend all 459 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: you want, but if you don't spend it on the 460 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:25,119 Speaker 1: right guys, like a Maximuntcy, like a Mookie Bets, like 461 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: a Freddie Freeman, you don't have the wheel play, you 462 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:32,120 Speaker 1: don't have a resilient group that comes back in game 463 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: six in game seven. 464 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 7: Right and well, and just to throw out there from 465 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 7: the last few or I just want to point out 466 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 7: that a lot of us last year at this time, 467 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 7: who thought the Blue Jays in last place in the 468 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 7: American Leaguees would be our World Series upon of this year. 469 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,400 Speaker 7: So who's say this year? Maybe it could be the Orioles, 470 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 7: Maybe it could be the Twins or White Sox or 471 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 7: god hold, the Angels. We don't know. That's the beauty 472 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 7: of baseball. That's what one hundred and sixty two games 473 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 7: are determined to find out. And if there's a Dodger 474 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 7: challenge on the way, whether or not we expect it 475 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:03,360 Speaker 7: or not, we'll be. 476 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 1: There all right, Daniel, have a great new year. We'll 477 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,360 Speaker 1: talk to you in twenty twenty six. Eight six six 478 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 479 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: We're gonna take a time out when we continue. River 480 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: Ryan is going to join us. He is my pick 481 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 1: to be this year's Emmitt Shean, the breakout pitching star 482 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: of the year. He is on his way back and 483 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 1: better than ever. You'll hear from young River Ryan next 484 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 1: right here on Dodger Talk on a five to seventy 485 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: LA Sports Dodger Talk David Vasse taking you to eight o'clock, 486 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: and we are joined right now by a guy that 487 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: we got to know for a bit before he had 488 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: to have Tommy John surgery. But in the short time 489 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: fans got to see River Ryan pitch, they loved it. 490 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 1: And if you get to know this young man, you'll 491 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: love him even more. Easy guy to root for, and 492 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: he's going to be ready for the Dodgers attempt at 493 00:28:56,720 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 1: a three peat in twenty twenty six. And River Ryan 494 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: joins us. River thanks a lot for the time, appreciate. 495 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 5: It, Yeah, absolutely, thank you for having me. 496 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: Okay, so I kind of tipped you off, to which 497 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 1: teammates kind of told me that you looked not like 498 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: your old self, but a new, improved River Ryan. The 499 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 1: last month or so of last year, What did you 500 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: take away from the end of your season, even though 501 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: you didn't pitch in a minor league game. 502 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, during the entire rehab process, it was I was 503 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 5: really just trying to refine some things as far as 504 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 5: mechanics go on the mound and really just be able 505 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 5: to try to repeat my delivery. Going into twenty twenty six, 506 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 5: I also was able to add a new pitch to 507 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 5: the arsenal, So now I think we have seven. We've 508 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 5: got seven pitches now, wow. So it's yeah, I'm really 509 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 5: excited to be able to get back out there in 510 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 5: the showcase what I can do. 511 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: When did you come up with this new pitch? Were 512 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: you thinking about it as you were rehabbing the elbow 513 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: or is it something when you, you know, were allowed 514 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 1: to let it rip that you decided to experiment with. 515 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 5: Well, actually, at the end of twenty twenty four, I 516 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 5: kind of was throwing throwing, I was throwing some sliders 517 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 5: and catch play and I accidentally kind of like, I 518 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 5: don't even know how to describe it how I figured 519 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 5: it out. It just kind of came out a different way, 520 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 5: and I was like, that's interesting. So I tried to 521 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 5: just remember how I held the ball that time, and 522 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 5: I actually figured it out. So yeah, we were working 523 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 5: on it all year this year in rehab and continuing 524 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 5: to work on it through this offseason home. I'm ready 525 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 5: to showcase it in twenty twenty six. I think it's 526 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 5: going to be a very effective pitch. 527 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: Can you describe the feeling when you throw a pitch 528 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: like that that you weren't intending to and you see 529 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,240 Speaker 1: what it does and how good it feels coming out 530 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: of your hand. Was that an AHA moment or was 531 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 1: it like, oh I found something. Can you describe what 532 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 1: it felt like? 533 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it was more of just like I 534 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 5: was caught off guard by it, Like I didn't know 535 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 5: that I could make the ball do that. So I 536 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 5: just kind of just tried to do some research on 537 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:28,080 Speaker 5: path outings of myself and see if it was going 538 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 5: to be a good fit for the arsenal, And yeah, 539 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 5: I think it's gonna mesh really well with with the 540 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 5: pitches that I offer. But yeah, it was definitely kind 541 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 5: of just like a Well, I didn't know I could 542 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 5: make the ball do that, so that's amazing. 543 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: River Ryan is our guest, and River, when you say 544 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: you have seven pitches, I remember when rich Hill was 545 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: with the Dodgers, he talked about shaping pitches and you 546 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: may have one fastball, but you can shape it two 547 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: or three different ways. Or your curveball, you can shape 548 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: it two or three different ways. When you say you 549 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: have that type of arsenal, are you talking about shaping 550 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: some of the same pitches differently, or do you have 551 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: seven different pitch grips. 552 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 5: No, I actually have seven different pitch grips. But I 553 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 5: also along with adding a new pitch, I have been 554 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 5: trying to manipulate some ways I throw different pitches so 555 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 5: I can throw them like, for example, like a curveball 556 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 5: like a U darbish slow curveball, or kind of just 557 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 5: like a stock curveball and a strikeout curveball. So essentially 558 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 5: one pitch can be three different pitches. But I'm still 559 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 5: I mean, I'm still got a long way to go 560 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 5: as far as learning learning how to pitch. It's only 561 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 5: been a few years for. 562 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 8: Me, but. 563 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's it's really cool to be able to do 564 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 5: different things with the baseball when it's essentially like the 565 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 5: same pitch, right, So that's that's also that's also being 566 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 5: worked on, you know as we speak, and looking forward 567 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 5: to showcase that in twenty twenty six as well. 568 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, people forget when the Dodgers treated for you, you 569 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: were going between shortstop and just learning how to pitch. 570 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: This has not been your entire life where you've kind 571 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 1: of mastered pitching. Did this time off, I know elbow 572 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: surgery is never ideal, but did this time off provide 573 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: you with the opportunity to maybe find yourself as a pitcher. 574 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 2: Yeah? 575 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:29,720 Speaker 5: Absolutely. I mean when you have that kind of downtime, 576 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 5: you you know you got to do something right. So 577 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 5: I definitely really started to put some time and effort 578 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 5: into learning how to pitch and what kind of pitches 579 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:46,680 Speaker 5: I can use in different situations, what kind of pitches 580 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 5: I can use against different types of hitters. Yeah, it 581 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 5: was I was really just able to break down some 582 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:56,720 Speaker 5: stuff over this this this time I spent in rehab 583 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 5: in Arizona and learn some different things about pitching that 584 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 5: I'm excited to put to use. 585 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: So when Kyle Hurd and some of your other teammates 586 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:10,640 Speaker 1: were telling me, it's September, just how great you looked. 587 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 1: Who were you facing? Was it like those inner squad 588 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:18,080 Speaker 1: games with other teams? Was it like real game type 589 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:23,720 Speaker 1: of scenarios? Can you describe what they were raving about? 590 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:28,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, I was just pitching to some of the guys 591 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:31,719 Speaker 5: that were also in rehab with me that were, you know, 592 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,919 Speaker 5: just trying to get some reps, a couple of minor 593 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 5: league a couple of minor league guys. And then towards 594 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 5: the end of the year, I think my last live 595 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 5: I was thrown against uh, some of some of my 596 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:48,959 Speaker 5: old teammates and Triple A, like Ryan Ward, justin Dean, 597 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 5: just some yeah, some of those guys. But yeah, it 598 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:59,319 Speaker 5: was it was just it was I ended the ended 599 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:02,520 Speaker 5: the rehab on a really, really high note. So it's 600 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 5: exciting for sure. 601 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: River Ryan is our guest. This is Dodger Talk until 602 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 1: eight o'clock tonight on a five to seventy LA Sports. 603 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 1: You mentioned a couple of guys that you know. Obviously 604 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: a lot of Dodger fans have been eager to see 605 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: Ryan Ward in particular. I don't know. I felt like 606 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 1: I had a streak during last year River where at 607 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:28,879 Speaker 1: least one person a day for two months straight either 608 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: text me, called me, or in person asked me about 609 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 1: Ryan Ward. How good is Ryan Ward? And are you 610 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: excited to see him get an opportunity at the big 611 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:42,280 Speaker 1: league level this year? 612 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:48,400 Speaker 5: Yeah? Absolutely. Ryan Ward's a special ball player. He's been 613 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:51,560 Speaker 5: putting up some crazy numbers over the past few seasons, 614 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 5: and I really hope that he's able to get an 615 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 5: opportunity at the big league level. I think he'll I 616 00:35:57,360 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 5: think he'll do some pretty good things, and I'll have 617 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 5: a pretty long career at the major league level. So yeah, 618 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,520 Speaker 5: I'm definitely a fan Ryan Ward, and I'm excited for 619 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,359 Speaker 5: him to get an opportunity this year. 620 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:10,799 Speaker 1: All right, And in the World Series, Justin Dean got 621 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:13,880 Speaker 1: a lot of play late game defense in center field. 622 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:16,719 Speaker 1: What did you think about the play where the ball 623 00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:20,040 Speaker 1: got stuck underneath the wall and Justin Dean's putting up 624 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:24,560 Speaker 1: his arms. Were you watching all of those plays? And 625 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: what did you think when you saw that play with 626 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,280 Speaker 1: one of your minor league teammates and the guy you were, 627 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: you know, getting ready to play. 628 00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:36,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, it was a pretty pretty high IQ moment, if 629 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 5: I'm remembering correctly. When he put his hands up to 630 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 5: play the play was stopped. I can't, I honestly can't 631 00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:46,880 Speaker 5: remember how it all went down, but like if amazing. 632 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:48,959 Speaker 1: How the ball finds you right river, amazing, how. 633 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 5: The ball fly, Yeah, it finds you for sure. But yeah, 634 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:54,960 Speaker 5: the fact that he kind of just had to where 635 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:58,879 Speaker 5: withal to throw his hands up immediately, whether the play 636 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 5: stopped or not, that's just kind of a high IQ moment. 637 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,520 Speaker 5: But it's it's funny too because I played against Justin 638 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 5: Dean in college. He went to Lenore Ryan and I 639 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:12,560 Speaker 5: went to UNC Pembroke, and we my freshman year we 640 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:15,400 Speaker 5: matched up against each other. Actually didn't know that I 641 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:19,720 Speaker 5: played against him until talking with him this past spring training. 642 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:26,399 Speaker 5: But yeah, Justin Dean's always been been a very solid ballplayer. Defensively, 643 00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:30,160 Speaker 5: if I remember correctly, he's been he's been a pretty 644 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:31,839 Speaker 5: good pretty good hitter too, as a good eye had 645 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 5: to play. But he's just extremely fast, can cover a 646 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 5: lot of ground out there. 647 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:40,680 Speaker 1: But yeah, no doubt. Hey, I got to ask you this, 648 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 1: where were you watching Game six and seven of the 649 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:44,960 Speaker 1: World Series. 650 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:50,359 Speaker 5: My parents' house and my in law's house. We were 651 00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:53,800 Speaker 5: kind of in the middle of visiting some some family 652 00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:58,560 Speaker 5: members that we've been trying to visit. So and one 653 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 5: was in Georgia, one was in North Carolina. 654 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:04,799 Speaker 1: So okay, so two key plays. Tell me what your 655 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:08,040 Speaker 1: thoughts were in the living room of your family's house 656 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:12,879 Speaker 1: when A Will Smith took his foot off home plate 657 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,399 Speaker 1: for a split second and then b when Pa has 658 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:19,279 Speaker 1: ran into keyk Hernandez. Do you remember what was going 659 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:22,480 Speaker 1: through your head when you saw those two plays. 660 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, I definitely remember the the collision kind of in 661 00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:29,520 Speaker 5: the outfield more than I remember Will Will almost coming. 662 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:30,000 Speaker 2: Off the bag. 663 00:38:30,080 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 8: But uh yeah, thank thank the Lord that he was 664 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:34,880 Speaker 8: able to get to get the footback on the bag. 665 00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 8: But yeah, that that play in center field was just 666 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:41,399 Speaker 8: I can only imagine how loud the stadium was trying 667 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:44,279 Speaker 8: to communicate. And you know, Key K and Pa Hayes, 668 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:46,960 Speaker 8: they both want to make the play and they're going 669 00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:48,359 Speaker 8: to go, you know, as hard as. 670 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 5: They can to make it happen. So fortunately they were 671 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:54,399 Speaker 5: able to. Pa Haes was able to you know, come 672 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:58,000 Speaker 5: out with the with the catch and nobody got seriously hurt. 673 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:01,640 Speaker 5: So yeah, that was a there's a hold your breath 674 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:04,399 Speaker 5: moment for sure. I think more of the more along 675 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:07,680 Speaker 5: the lines of injury injury perspective than actually catching the ball. 676 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:11,360 Speaker 1: But yeah, no doubt. I mean I love hearing where 677 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:14,480 Speaker 1: guys like you were watching and what you were feeling 678 00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:16,960 Speaker 1: in those moments, and you're going to be a big 679 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,319 Speaker 1: part of the Dodgers trying to go for a three 680 00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:22,680 Speaker 1: pet Do you have the vision of what the Dodgers 681 00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:25,399 Speaker 1: and Image Shean did last year where you know they 682 00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:28,239 Speaker 1: have the luxury of allowing you guys to you know, 683 00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:31,000 Speaker 1: ramp up and be ready. Do you kind of feel 684 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:34,800 Speaker 1: like you're this year's Image Shean where they they deploy 685 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:37,880 Speaker 1: you in the second half when you're fully functional. 686 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:44,719 Speaker 5: Honestly, my whole mindset right now is trying to make 687 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,360 Speaker 5: the team out of camp. I think I think I'm 688 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 5: more than healthy enough to have a full healthy season. 689 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,600 Speaker 5: It's just going out there and proving that I am 690 00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 5: healthy and doing what I am capable of doing and 691 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:05,000 Speaker 5: try to do it effectively in spring training and hopefully 692 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:07,879 Speaker 5: make the squad out out of camp. That'd be great, 693 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:08,799 Speaker 5: love it. 694 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,480 Speaker 1: That's one thing. Listening the river right now, it's the 695 00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:14,280 Speaker 1: holiday time, he's with this family, it's the off season. 696 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:18,479 Speaker 1: Completely nice guy, but when it's go time. He has 697 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,279 Speaker 1: the edge that you need to be great and I 698 00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,759 Speaker 1: appreciate that about you, River and can't wait to see 699 00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:29,320 Speaker 1: you in spring training. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 700 00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:31,920 Speaker 1: I know you're somewhat of a newlywed. You got a 701 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:35,759 Speaker 1: great family that you're building. Things are looking great for 702 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:39,600 Speaker 1: you in twenty six and beyond. So thank you so 703 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:41,320 Speaker 1: much for the time and can't wait to see you 704 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:42,080 Speaker 1: in Arizona. 705 00:40:43,239 --> 00:40:45,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, thank you so much. Thank you for having me, 706 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:47,840 Speaker 5: and Merry Christmas to you as well. Stay safe out there. 707 00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:51,080 Speaker 1: Okay, no doubt. Gotta keep your head on a swivel, River, 708 00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:54,080 Speaker 1: especially when you're on the streets of Ventura Boulevard. 709 00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:54,440 Speaker 5: Baby. 710 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:57,839 Speaker 1: Thanks a lot for the time, River, and we'll see 711 00:40:57,840 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: you in a. 712 00:40:58,239 --> 00:40:59,880 Speaker 2: Z all right. 713 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:01,600 Speaker 5: I appreciate it. Take it easy. 714 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:06,440 Speaker 1: There it goes River Ryan number seventy seven the last 715 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:09,560 Speaker 1: time we saw him, and like I said, I really 716 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:12,279 Speaker 1: do believe from what I have heard and just the 717 00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 1: people raving about what they saw from River Ryan. To me, 718 00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:19,560 Speaker 1: he's the best candidate that you could say would be 719 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:22,840 Speaker 1: in that image. Shean role to burst onto the scene 720 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:25,040 Speaker 1: in the second half of the season to give the 721 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:31,240 Speaker 1: Dodgers some needed pitching depth and help manage the innings 722 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:33,480 Speaker 1: of their starters. And you never know as far as 723 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:35,680 Speaker 1: injuries go. A lot of things as we have seen 724 00:41:35,719 --> 00:41:39,040 Speaker 1: with pitchers over the years, occurred during the year and 725 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:42,279 Speaker 1: you need guys like River Ryan to be able to 726 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:46,280 Speaker 1: step up and provide those innings. It's not just about 727 00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:48,839 Speaker 1: the twenty six man roster as we have seen it, 728 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:51,560 Speaker 1: it's about the forty man roster. And that's what the 729 00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:54,880 Speaker 1: Dodgers have been able to do better than most teams 730 00:41:55,040 --> 00:41:57,880 Speaker 1: is not only have five or six guys, but they 731 00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:01,760 Speaker 1: have seven, eight, nine guys that you know arguably could start. 732 00:42:02,040 --> 00:42:06,120 Speaker 1: And look, if Justin Robleski is on this roster next year, 733 00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:09,160 Speaker 1: why not have him part of the bullpen. Why not 734 00:42:09,400 --> 00:42:12,960 Speaker 1: have him as a guy that can go multiple innings 735 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:17,040 Speaker 1: to help manage those innings. And don't forget about Gavin Stone. 736 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:22,320 Speaker 1: He had a way more serious surgery than River Ryan's 737 00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:26,920 Speaker 1: Tommy John surgery. He had a major shoulder surgery. So 738 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:30,640 Speaker 1: him coming back this year and being as good as 739 00:42:30,680 --> 00:42:34,120 Speaker 1: he was during the twenty four regular season is not 740 00:42:34,239 --> 00:42:36,880 Speaker 1: as much of a sure thing. But I'm rooting for 741 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:40,160 Speaker 1: Gavin Stone. He made more starts than any other Dodger 742 00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:44,680 Speaker 1: pitcher during the twenty four regular season. And remember he 743 00:42:44,760 --> 00:42:48,520 Speaker 1: had that complete game against the White Sox in Chicago, 744 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:51,960 Speaker 1: So I'm rooting for him. He's a great guy. He's 745 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:55,080 Speaker 1: a guy that you know wants to be great, and 746 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:59,360 Speaker 1: hopefully that injury doesn't derail what was a promising future. 747 00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:02,799 Speaker 1: So River and Gavin Stone hoping to come back and 748 00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:06,919 Speaker 1: be big time contributors this season. I kind of lean 749 00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:12,120 Speaker 1: towards River Ryan because of the severity of Gavin Stone's surgery, 750 00:43:12,719 --> 00:43:16,799 Speaker 1: being that guy more than Stone is. So we'll see 751 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:19,840 Speaker 1: how it shakes out. But don't forget Bobby Miller and 752 00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:24,480 Speaker 1: Landon nac are still part of the Dodgers. Remember Bobby Miller, 753 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:28,720 Speaker 1: everybody's next big thing. Well, he has a lot to prove. 754 00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:32,080 Speaker 1: That was the most disappointing season for him. He's got 755 00:43:32,080 --> 00:43:35,120 Speaker 1: to figure things out, and not just figure him out 756 00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:38,440 Speaker 1: during the end of last year, but hopefully he's doing 757 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:41,480 Speaker 1: some soul searching this offseason to try to get better. 758 00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:45,480 Speaker 1: And it's not just about physical stuff or about pitching mechanics. 759 00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:50,560 Speaker 1: It's about thinking the game and maturing that way. As 760 00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:53,840 Speaker 1: you get closer to wanting to be not only a 761 00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:57,480 Speaker 1: major league pitcher for one year or fourteen starts, but 762 00:43:57,600 --> 00:44:01,279 Speaker 1: how about sticking. I always remember Eric saying when he 763 00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:05,000 Speaker 1: was playing for the Dodgers in his dry way, and 764 00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:06,760 Speaker 1: it was a matter of fact, and it's one hundred 765 00:44:06,760 --> 00:44:10,040 Speaker 1: percent true. It's hard to get to the big leagues. 766 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:13,319 Speaker 1: It's even harder to stay in the big leagues, and 767 00:44:13,360 --> 00:44:16,560 Speaker 1: you can't get too comfortable. They love you until they 768 00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:19,560 Speaker 1: don't love you. I actually told the player that last week. 769 00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:23,720 Speaker 1: Are they still love me? They still got love for me? Yeah? 770 00:44:24,680 --> 00:44:28,360 Speaker 1: They love you until they don't love you. And that's 771 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:32,279 Speaker 1: what you've always got to remember. Vince Scully always used 772 00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:35,160 Speaker 1: to talk about baseball being a what have you done 773 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:38,760 Speaker 1: for me lately? Sport? And that's one hundred percent true. 774 00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,879 Speaker 1: You're only as good as your last at bat, your 775 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:46,040 Speaker 1: last outing, your last pitch. That's the way baseball is. 776 00:44:46,480 --> 00:44:49,600 Speaker 1: Like it or not fair or not fair, that's baseball. 777 00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:52,959 Speaker 1: And that's the way I approach Dodger Talk every night. 778 00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:55,919 Speaker 1: I'm only as good as my last show. And this 779 00:44:56,200 --> 00:44:59,520 Speaker 1: was our last show of twenty twenty five. What an 780 00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:03,880 Speaker 1: incredible Dole season. I look forward to reflecting back on 781 00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:07,160 Speaker 1: all of it when we rejoin you after the new 782 00:45:07,239 --> 00:45:10,439 Speaker 1: year and keep it rolling in twenty twenty six. Thank 783 00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:12,920 Speaker 1: you to Ronnie Fossio for all his help during the 784 00:45:12,960 --> 00:45:16,200 Speaker 1: off season shows and off day shows this year. Thank 785 00:45:16,239 --> 00:45:19,240 Speaker 1: you for listening. I hope you have a very safe 786 00:45:19,239 --> 00:45:22,960 Speaker 1: holiday season and I can't wait to do this again. 787 00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:26,680 Speaker 1: And who knows, we may have an emergency Dodger Talk 788 00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:31,760 Speaker 1: between now and January third. So Hey, Breaking Dodger News 789 00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:35,160 Speaker 1: AM five seventy LA Sports is where you want to be, 790 00:45:35,320 --> 00:45:39,279 Speaker 1: and we would have an emergency Dodger Talk show if 791 00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:42,440 Speaker 1: anything major goes down, and you never know when that 792 00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:45,040 Speaker 1: can happen. In case you missed any of this show 793 00:45:45,160 --> 00:45:48,040 Speaker 1: or any of our shows during the season, you can 794 00:45:48,080 --> 00:45:51,320 Speaker 1: find it on the iHeartRadio app. Make Dodger Talk a 795 00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:54,160 Speaker 1: number one pre set and you'll never miss any of 796 00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:57,759 Speaker 1: the interviews, any of the shows, any of the breaking news. 797 00:45:58,239 --> 00:46:01,160 Speaker 1: All Right, Fox Sports Radio US next, we'll talk to 798 00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:03,720 Speaker 1: you in twenty twenty six. Seea