1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: This is off season Dodger Talk. 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 2: Get in on the show by calling eight six six 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 2: seven hashtag Dodger Talk and now your host, David Basse. 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 3: Welcome to our final spring training edition or excuse me, 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 3: off day edition of Dodger Talk. Spring Training Dodger Talk 6 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 3: officially begins tomorrow. Tim Cats will be filling in as 7 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 3: I will be traveling to Arizona and next week we 8 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 3: will have three Dodger Talk shows from Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, Monday, Tuesday, 9 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 3: Wednesday live shows from Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. And 10 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,959 Speaker 3: it should be a fun time as the Dodgers are 11 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 3: getting ready for the three peat attempt, something that hasn't 12 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 3: happened since the Yankees did it back in ninety eight, 13 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 3: ninety nine, two thousand, are one championship away from matching 14 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 3: those legacy teams from the Yankees to be able to 15 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 3: not only repeat, but win three straight World Series championships. 16 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 3: We got a lot to get to Tonight on Dodger Talk, 17 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 3: our final offseason show of twenty twenty five, twenty sixth edition. 18 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 3: Reggie Smith is going to join us. Yes, that Reggie 19 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 3: Smith is going to join us. At seven point thirty. 20 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 3: He is going to be inducted into the Legends of 21 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 3: Dodger Baseball this upcoming season. August fifteenth is the date, 22 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 3: and that should be a great night. And really, the 23 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 3: Dodgers are the organization that they are because of the 24 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 3: players that wore the uniform. And Reggie Smith was not 25 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 3: a guy that was drafted by the Dodgers, but certainly 26 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 3: made a huge impact after he was traded to the 27 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 3: Dodgers during the nineteen seventy sixth season and went on 28 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 3: to become a member of the first quartet on the 29 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 3: same team to hit thirty home runs that was Reggie Smith, 30 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 3: Dusty Baker, Steve Garvey, and Ronsay in nineteen seventy seven 31 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 3: and in nineteen eighty one helped the Dodgers get over 32 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 3: the hump and win the World Series in eighty one. 33 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 3: It was the first time the Dodgers won the World 34 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 3: Series since nineteen sixty five, so it had been quite 35 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 3: some time since the Dodgers won the World Series from 36 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 3: sixty five to eighty one. But nonetheless, Reggie Smith is 37 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 3: going to join us. A guy that I respect and 38 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 3: have so much reverence for, and so many people across 39 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 3: baseball certainly feel the same way because he has touched 40 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 3: so many of their careers and still to this day 41 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 3: is a mentor to many of them. So looking forward 42 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 3: to sharing Reggie Smith with you at seven point thirty tonight. 43 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 3: Coming up in our next segment, you'll hear from Tanner Scott. 44 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,959 Speaker 3: He seems to have a fresh new outlook on life 45 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 3: as a Dodger. A lot of that has to do 46 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 3: with the fact that Edwin Diaz is here as the 47 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 3: Dodger closer, taking a lot of pressure off Tanner Scott 48 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 3: not to have to be that guy, but allowing him 49 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 3: to be the Tanner Scott that excelled in Miami and 50 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: with the Padres before the Dodgers signed him to that 51 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 3: lucrative four year contract before last season. So you'll hear 52 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 3: it in his voice and it feels like he understands 53 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 3: what to expect. And also the weight of being the 54 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 3: Dodger closer is not on his shoulders anymore. So the 55 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 3: Dodgers are looking at a potential two headed monster at 56 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 3: the back end of their bullpen. If Tanner Scott can 57 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 3: give back to the Tanner Scott that the Dodger signed 58 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 3: a couple of years ago, and also Jeff Passing, the 59 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 3: so called national Voice of Baseball, wrote another I thought 60 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 3: lazy story today. I will get to that in our 61 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 3: next sea. But I'm sure by now you know about 62 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 3: some of the Dodger moves that have been made in 63 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 3: the last twenty four hours. Evan Phillips has been signed 64 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 3: back for six point five million dollars. He won't be 65 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 3: able to pitch until the second half of the season. 66 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 3: He had Tommy John surgery last May. And look, we 67 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 3: all thought when the Dodgers non tendered Evan Phillips that 68 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 3: it was kind of a fit. It was. It was 69 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 3: going to happen. It was just a matter of when 70 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 3: that they were going to bring him back. But in 71 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 3: the last couple of weeks it was not something that 72 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 3: was a formality. I had found out that a few 73 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 3: teams were very interested in signing Evan Phillips, even though 74 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 3: he wasn't going to be able to pitch for them 75 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 3: until the second half of the year, like it's gonna 76 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 3: be with the Dodgers, but especially the Texas Rangers were 77 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 3: considering signing Evan Phillips before they defaulted back to jordan 78 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 3: My Montgomery. So they were among the teams that were 79 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 3: interested in Evan Phillips. So Evan Phillips back with the 80 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 3: Dodgers and certainly can provide a big time armed for 81 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 3: the Dodgers in the second half of the season. Also 82 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 3: with the Dodger bullpen kind of changing shape a little 83 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 3: bit here this offseason, Anthony Bonda, who was designated for 84 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 3: assignment last week, was traded to the Twins for international 85 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 3: pool money. But you know, I understand the fans' affection 86 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 3: for Anthony Bonda. But if you're gonna tell me Anthony 87 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 3: Bonda was a fan favorite, and how could the Dodgers 88 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 3: do this? Well, I could go through a few other 89 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 3: fan favorites that were a lot more prominent in their 90 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 3: careers when they departed the Dodgers. Cody Bellinger, Corey Seeger, 91 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 3: Justin Turner, just to name a few. So save your 92 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 3: tears for Anthony Bonda, who certainly had the two best 93 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 3: years of his career with the Dodgers and certainly enjoyed 94 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 3: every second of it. The Dodgers did use him a lot. 95 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 3: Bonda was one of those rubber arms and never said 96 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 3: no when the phone rang. He threw one hundred and 97 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 3: twenty nine innings the last year plus for the Dodgers, 98 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 3: including the postseason in one hundred and thirty six games. 99 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 3: So the Dodgers got a lot of use out of 100 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 3: Anthony Bonda, who is basically a journeyman until he came 101 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 3: to the Dodgers. So we like Anthony Bonda, but certainly 102 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 3: there's been other fan favorites that have had better careers 103 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 3: that the Dodgers have moved on from. And look, part 104 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 3: of the reason why the Dodgers felt they could move 105 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 3: on from Anthony Bonda is because they have a wealth 106 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 3: of lefties in their bullpen that not many teams do. 107 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 3: Alex Vesi is returning, Tanner Scott is back, Jack Dryer 108 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 3: is emerging as a guy, and let's not forget how 109 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 3: good Justin Robleski was as a multi inning reliever out 110 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 3: of the bullpen during the regular season and how vital 111 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 3: he was for the Dodgers in the World Series. So 112 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 3: they have four lefties that are more than capable, and 113 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 3: not many teams even have one lefty in their bullpen. 114 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 3: So that's part of the reason why the Dodgers felt 115 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 3: like they could trade Bonda. And the reality is the 116 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 3: Dodgers have lost multiple draft picks each of the last 117 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 3: two offseasons for signing big time players, including this year 118 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 3: Edwin Diaz and Kyle Tucker. So the way they make 119 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 3: up for losing those draft picks is making trades like this. 120 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 3: And there could be a trade during spring training where 121 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 3: they flip one of their guys and they get some 122 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 3: top prospects back because they can't fit that player and 123 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 3: they don't see a few sure for that player, so 124 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 3: they decide to maximize it. Similar to Michael Bush, who 125 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 3: is having a great career with the Cubs. But where 126 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 3: was Michael Bush going to play? That was the dilemma. 127 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 3: So the Dodgers tried to replenish their farm system with 128 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 3: the Cubs sending Jackson Ferris and Zayir Hope to the 129 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 3: Dodgers for Michael Bush. Now, it still remains to be 130 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 3: seen whether or not either one of those guys is 131 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 3: going to make a huge impact in the big leagues 132 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 3: the way Michael Bush is making it for the Cubs. 133 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 3: But that's the thought process behind it with a very 134 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 3: stacked Dodger team. Eight six six nine, eight seven two 135 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 3: five seventy is the phone number we are taking phone 136 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 3: calls tonight. It's our last off season show as we 137 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 3: make it official tomorrow with our first Spring training Dodger 138 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 3: talk and being out there at camel Back Ranch starting 139 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 3: next Monday. By the way, Max Munsey, where are all the 140 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 3: Munseie haters that called in and the first couple of 141 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 3: months of last year. Now everybody loves Max Mounsey when 142 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:09,239 Speaker 3: you always should have appreciated Max Mounsey. And the Dodgers 143 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 3: have extended monseye into next season, a seven million dollar 144 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 3: extension for next season and there's a ten million dollar 145 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 3: club option in twenty twenty eight. Part of the reason 146 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 3: why the Dodgers are keeping Max Monsey is because Max 147 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 3: Mounsey will take team friendly deals instead of chasing every 148 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 3: last dollar. That's why he's here, and the Dodgers obviously 149 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 3: value that. Eight six six, nine eighty seven two five 150 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 3: seventy is the phone number, and of course how could 151 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 3: I bury the lead Key K a Hernandez is back 152 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 3: for one year and four and a half million dollars. 153 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 3: Key K a Hernandez likely will start the year on 154 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 3: the sixty day IL because he probably can't play after 155 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 3: undergoing left elbow surgery. Probably won't be able to play 156 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 3: until June of this up coming season. At the very earliest. 157 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 3: Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 158 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 3: the phone number. When we continue, you'll hear from Tanner 159 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 3: Scott at seven point thirty. Reggie Smith and I have 160 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 3: some real issues with the way some of these people 161 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 3: just won't let it go about the Dodgers being really 162 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 3: smart and being very aggressive to try to maximize the 163 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 3: Otani era in LA. Don't go anywhere more Dodger Talk 164 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,599 Speaker 3: from the Sports Net LA studios right here on a 165 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 3: F five to seventy LA Sports. David vass with you 166 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 3: until eight o'clock here on AM five to seventy LA 167 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 3: Sports our final off season Dodger Talk show. Spring training 168 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 3: officially starts tomorrow for the Dodgers. Pitchers and catchers officially 169 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 3: report to Camelback Ranch tomorrow and Tim Kats will be 170 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 3: filling in on Dodger Talk tomorrow night at seven o'clock 171 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 3: as I'll be headed to the desert, and we'll have 172 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 3: Dodger Talk for you the rest of the way from 173 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 3: camel Back Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. Coming up at the 174 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 3: bottom of the hour, the Great Reggie Smith will join 175 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 3: us as he is being inducted into the Legends of 176 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 3: Dodger Baseball. We'll get to Tanner Scott in the fresh 177 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 3: vibe that he has to himself in just a couple 178 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 3: of minutes as well. But earlier today, Jeff Passon who 179 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 3: I guess I like. He's not a bad guy. I've 180 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 3: interacted with him during the postseason, and I do like him. 181 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 3: I do like him. But he's got to turn the page. 182 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 3: And I don't know who's influencing him to continue to 183 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 3: write about how bad of a spot the sport is 184 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 3: in because of the Dodgers. Look in this same story 185 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 3: where he says that owners want a cap. Really, they've 186 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 3: wanted a cap since the beginning of time, since free 187 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 3: agency started. Yes, that's not new news. And then he 188 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 3: says fans are outraged, not just on social media but 189 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 3: in group chats. Jeff, are you in every fans group chats? 190 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 3: I mean, seriously, he wrote this in a whole big 191 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 3: story about and by the way, it was way too long. 192 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 3: It was a novel about the same stuff that we 193 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 3: have heard about at nauseum since October. Enough. We don't 194 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 3: want to hear about this anymore. I don't think it's 195 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 3: fair to even the fans that you're supposedly sympathizing with 196 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 3: to continue to throw in their face that their owners 197 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 3: stink and they aren't trying to win this year. In 198 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 3: the same story that Jeff Passing said, group chats of 199 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 3: fans aren't angry. Yeah, I'm sure there are, Jeff, Way 200 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 3: to go out on the limb owners want a salary cap? 201 00:12:56,520 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 3: Oh really? Okay, yeah, yeah, that's breaking news. He also 202 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 3: said the sport is in a renaissance in this same story, 203 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 3: in a renaissance the last two years. Do you know 204 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 3: what has happened in the last two years? The Dodgers 205 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 3: being in the World Series, the Dodgers and Yankees on 206 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 3: in the World Series in twenty twenty four, the Dodgers 207 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 3: in the Blue Jays, giving us the best World Series 208 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 3: arguably in baseball history. You know who nobody is still 209 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 3: talking about is who was in the World Series three 210 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 3: years ago? Do you know who that was? It was 211 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 3: the so called small markets of the Rangers and the Diamondbacks. 212 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,079 Speaker 3: And the Rangers spent a lot that year. So here's 213 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 3: here's a tip. If you spend smartly and you have 214 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 3: a farm system to any certain extent, you have a 215 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 3: very good chance of winning. If you don't spend, and 216 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 3: you blow draft picks after having top ten after top 217 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 3: ten pick, like the Pittsburgh Pirates, You're not going to win. 218 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 3: It's really simple. Now Here is something that we all 219 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 3: understand as well. Steve Cohen of the Mets, the Mets owner, 220 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 3: and Mark Walter in the Guggenheim Group certainly have quite 221 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 3: a bit more dollars at their disposal than other teams 222 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 3: because they are in the world of making a lot 223 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 3: of money. That's what they are. They're billionaires. And if 224 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 3: Major League Baseball didn't want them in their club, they 225 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 3: shouldn't have approved the sales of the teams to those guys. 226 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 3: But the Dodgers have nothing to apologize for. Mark Walter 227 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 3: has been great for the Dodgers, and he's been great 228 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 3: for the game. This revenue sharing, where is all that 229 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 3: revenue sharing going to. It's going to the Marlins of 230 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 3: the world, the Pirates of the world. Everybody is making 231 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 3: money and thriving in the sport because of the Dodgers 232 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 3: being as good as they are. There's nothing to apologize for. 233 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 3: And my point is, can we just move on? This 234 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 3: is such a tire topic. The game is in such 235 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 3: a great place. There are so many different teams that 236 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 3: have a lot of storylines, compelling storylines that first take 237 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 3: could be talking about, or Jeff Passing could be writing about, 238 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 3: why are we defaulting to this very lazy baseball topic 239 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 3: that the Dodgers are bad for baseball when in fact 240 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 3: they are the best thing that has happened to baseball 241 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 3: in the last three years. Can we just stop with that? 242 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 3: Hopefully we can turn the page after today if you're 243 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 3: Jeff Passing and start writing about a lot of great 244 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 3: things happening around the league, and even some not so 245 00:15:56,080 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 3: great things happen around the league that involve play on 246 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 3: the field, like Nick Castianos admitting on Instagram today that 247 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 3: he brought a beer into the dugout after he was 248 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 3: taken out of a game in Miami for defensive reasons. 249 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 3: I mean, that is compelling stuff. How about Kennley Jansen 250 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 3: starting anew in Detroit. You could talk about that, the 251 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 3: guy that's on his way to the Hall of Fame. 252 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 3: I don't know, There's a lot of other things to 253 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 3: talk about other than the false narrative that the Dodgers 254 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 3: are bad for baseball. And I still refuse to believe 255 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 3: that they are going to miss games next year, and 256 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 3: that's next year. Let's worry about that next year at 257 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 3: the end of this season. That's not a cloud baseball 258 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 3: fans want to continually be reminded about during this year. 259 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 3: Sorry they don't. And who I'm gonna say this, and 260 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 3: I think it should be said Jeff Passing. And some 261 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 3: people people can live in some areas and some people 262 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 3: want to live in certain cities. But the reality is 263 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,160 Speaker 3: Jeff Passen was the Royals beat rider, and Jeff Passing 264 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 3: still lives in Kansas City, who did go to the 265 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 3: World Series two years in a row and won it. 266 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 3: So it's not always about money. Let's go out to 267 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 3: Teluca Lake. Dave. You're on Dodger Talk. 268 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 4: How you doing, Dave, Hey, Dave great. A couple things. 269 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 4: First of all, congratulations as a vital part of the 270 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 4: organization on another World championship, you contribute a heck of 271 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 4: a lot, not only from a journalistic standpoint, just your 272 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 4: upbeat spirit is infectious. So congratulations on that, Dave. 273 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 3: Oh, it's been a great ride, Dave, It's been a 274 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 3: great ride, right. 275 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 5: Absolutely. 276 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 4: Secondly, I think that training of Anthony Bonda, he might 277 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,120 Speaker 4: be the most popular player ever that I can remember 278 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 4: with the ladies, so that's a big loss for them, 279 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 4: not for me so much. I think you make a 280 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 4: good Salie point about Bonda. Great guy, did a great 281 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 4: job for us and wish him the best. Have there 282 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 4: been I got you questions. Question one is have there 283 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 4: been any changes within the coaching staff, whether it's the 284 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,479 Speaker 4: hitting coach or pitching or bullpen or anything with the 285 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 4: Dodgers this year? I haven't really paid a lot of 286 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 4: attention to that. And the second one is if you 287 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 4: could touch on what the other teams in the N 288 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 4: West have done to improve or decline, or any interesting 289 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 4: signings that maybe you can shed some insight on. That's 290 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:34,120 Speaker 4: what I got, Dave. 291 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 3: Thanks a lot, all right, Dave, I appreciate the phone call. Well, 292 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 3: the Padres are basically the same team as they were 293 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 3: a year ago, minus you, Darvish and minus Dylan Cease. 294 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 3: They and minus Luisa Rice, who actually signed with the Giants. 295 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 3: The Giants, I would say, have improved defensively quite a bit, 296 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:58,919 Speaker 3: and I believe Louisa Rice is going to do great 297 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 3: in that ballpark in San Francisco. And the Giants also 298 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 3: signed Harrison Bader to play center field. So they did 299 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 3: not add to their starting staff. A lot of people 300 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 3: believe they were gonna sign Zach Gallon, and Zach Gallen 301 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 3: is still a free agent, so is Walker Buehler, and 302 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 3: there's a lot of indication that the Padres have a 303 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:22,719 Speaker 3: lot of interest in Walker Buehler. It just feels like 304 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 3: the Padres are still really good. Nobody's talking about them. 305 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 3: They still have Mason Miller, they still have Manny Machado, 306 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 3: Xander Bogart's Fernando Tattis junior. But their pitching is their 307 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 3: starting staff is a little thin, which obviously means a 308 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 3: lot during the one sixty two marathon, and that's what 309 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 3: may hurt them during this regular season. I don't see 310 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,400 Speaker 3: them being within three games of the Dodgers this year 311 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 3: like they were last year. But the Giants seem to 312 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,640 Speaker 3: be a bit improved. They have good defense, and they 313 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 3: seem to have I like Luis a lot in that lineup. 314 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 3: Eight six six, seven, two five seventy is the phone number. 315 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 6: You know. 316 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,439 Speaker 3: The Dodgers last year did not win one hundred games. 317 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 3: They lost a lot of games late because their bullpen 318 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 3: was not one of the best in baseball, and Tanner 319 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 3: Scott had a disappointing season as the Dodger closer, but 320 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 3: the Dodgers rectified that by signing Edwin Diez, who is 321 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 3: a bona fide big time closer, which allows Tanner Scott 322 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 3: to go back to being a lethal left handed relief 323 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 3: option in the seventh inning or in the eighth inning, 324 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 3: and the Dodger bullpen has the potential of having a 325 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 3: two headed monster, and Edwin Diaz and Tanner Scott had 326 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 3: a chance to catch up with a fresh outlook from 327 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 3: Tanner Scott at Dodger Fest. 328 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:53,719 Speaker 2: I was sitting in the bullpen watching, waiting, hopefully we 329 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:57,360 Speaker 2: got to hoist Trophan millye row tied of the game, 330 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 2: and then we'll. 331 00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: Take us to the Promised Lands. 332 00:20:59,440 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 3: Yeay, dad. 333 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,120 Speaker 1: I was just sitting there watching Kershaw throw. 334 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, that was his last technical bullpen in 335 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 2: the playoffs. 336 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: So that was cool. 337 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 3: What was that like? Because after it was all said 338 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 3: and done, he said he had no idea you won. 339 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,719 Speaker 2: He was warming up, and uh I was, I mean, 340 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 2: I was just watching it. I was like, it's one 341 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 2: of the greatest ever. 342 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 1: Do it right there? Dodger legend. 343 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 3: So did you see Mookie turned the double player? Or 344 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 3: were you watching kursho It was like it was like 345 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,199 Speaker 3: a head turn. So I saw it, But uh, did 346 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 3: you leave the bullpen or did you let him know? 347 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: Hey we won? 348 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 2: No at that moment, we just want to I know 349 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 2: I was I didn't know what you're still throwing, kind 350 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 2: of just left my body and just swept. 351 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. 352 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 3: Hey, I was telling people, everybody's talking about Tucker. Everybody's 353 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 3: it's great. Everybody's talking about your great offense, your great 354 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 3: starting pitching. But now with Edwin Diaz and Tanner Scott 355 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 3: in the same bullpen, the Trumpets, I can't wait to 356 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 3: hear him Timmy Trumpet, are you ready for that? Yeah, 357 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 3: Timmy Trumpet, I can't. 358 00:21:57,800 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: Wait to hear it. 359 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 3: Hopefully we get like the actual live to do it 360 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 3: like they did, and yes, that would be cool. Hey, 361 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 3: I know last year did not go the way that 362 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 3: you wanted it to. Yees. So how how have you 363 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 3: cleaned the slate? What's your off season been like? 364 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 2: Off season was good, hang out with my family, spending 365 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 2: time with them. Looking back at twenty twenty five, realizing 366 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 2: I threw too many strikes in the zone and two 367 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 2: strikes and uh, I mean, I'm i should put away 368 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:28,400 Speaker 2: that guy, and uh, I left too many the ball 369 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 2: over the heart of play and that's never good. 370 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: I mean I think I could take myself deep at 371 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: that point. I don't know. 372 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 3: It says a lot. 373 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 1: I don't. 374 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 2: I don't think Wand could bump me though, so we'll 375 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 2: go with that. But no, they just reflected on the year. 376 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 2: It wasn't the greatest year for me, but I mean 377 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 2: we walked away over the ring and three peat for me, 378 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 2: I'll take that. 379 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 3: And then you were trying to come back and then 380 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:54,439 Speaker 3: you had that freak sickness injury infection. How do you 381 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 3: want to describe it? 382 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: Something? 383 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 2: Yes, something that put me put me in a hospital bed. 384 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 2: So it wasn't great. I mean I was fighting my 385 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 2: wife going to the hospital because I was like, I 386 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 2: can get through it. I can get through it. It 387 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,439 Speaker 2: was a point where I was skipping too bad. We 388 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 2: didn't want to go into like whatever. 389 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 1: Sepsis right, Yes, that's dangerous. Yeah, so thank my wife 390 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:12,919 Speaker 1: for that. 391 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 3: You have such great energy this year. Just walking in here, 392 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 3: I could feel like the energy the vibe for Tanner Scott, 393 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 3: yes was over. Like I looked at my wife. I 394 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 3: love it. 395 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: On New year's we don't make it to the ball drive. 396 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: That's too late. We got a sign too way too late. 397 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: So she looked at me, she goes new year. 398 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 3: Yes, perfect, Yes, indeed. I mean think about that Tanner 399 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 3: Scott and his wife watching the ball drop on the 400 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:40,439 Speaker 3: East coast and immediately say, let's forget about twenty twenty 401 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 3: five and going back to the Dodgers' power as far 402 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 3: as wealth and their payroll goes. That's actually the difference. 403 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 3: And many people are missing the point when they just 404 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 3: point to the Dodgers signing Kyle Tucker and that's the 405 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 3: end it end of it. You know, they went too far. 406 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 3: It's signings like Tanner Scott last year where he doesn't 407 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 3: perform up to that big contract and the Dodgers can 408 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 3: still overcome it. The Dodgers can overcome contracts that don't 409 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 3: work out well because they do have the resources. That's 410 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 3: what separates them to a certain extent in free agency. 411 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 3: If they do sign one bag contract, it's not going 412 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 3: to handcuff them from adding another player to try to 413 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 3: rectify that player not performing up to the contract that 414 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 3: he was signed to. That's the difference, and the fiscal 415 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 3: power the Dodgers have that most teams don't have. It's 416 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 3: not signing Kyle Tucker. It's not signing you know, Taoscar Hernandez. 417 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 3: It's signing players like a Tanner Scott that doesn't perform 418 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 3: up to that contract and still being able to win 419 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 3: the World Series. That's the difference. Eight six six nine 420 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 3: eight seven is the phone number. Let's take one more 421 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 3: phone call before we get to Reggie Smith. Aaron in Hollywood. 422 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 3: You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing? Erin? 423 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 5: Hey, good Dave, how are you doing? 424 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:12,919 Speaker 3: Doing great? 425 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 5: Great? Hey? I just wanted to say thank you for 426 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 5: all of your covers last year, and I'm looking forward 427 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 5: to next year and remembering last year. I'm really thinking 428 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 5: that during the ring ceremony, when the all the players 429 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,880 Speaker 5: come out, I'm assuming that Yamamoto will be the last 430 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 5: player to get his ring since he was the MVP, right. 431 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 3: I don't know. I don't know how they do that. Erin, 432 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 3: I'm not sure. 433 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 5: Well, I mean my thought is just to be out 434 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 5: of like totals. 435 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 3: Is that how you want it? You want Yamamoto to 436 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 3: get be the last, save the best for last. 437 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 5: That's the last I would think because he was the MVP, 438 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 5: and then I would just think, at least when he's 439 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 5: getting his ring, I would want all of the other 440 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 5: Dodgers to kind of like going to semi circle run 441 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 5: them and just bow as a kind of a not 442 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 5: to his culture and respect out of him, and that 443 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 5: we just. 444 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 3: Okay. I mean, that's fine. I think this is a 445 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 3: first world problem, Aaron. I mean, Jeff Passing and every 446 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,959 Speaker 3: other small market person out there would be very upset 447 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 3: with you worrying about this when they they barely can't 448 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:23,439 Speaker 3: afford their payroll. I mean, major league owners can't afford 449 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 3: their payroll. All right, Aaron, thank you for the phone call. 450 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 3: I mean, isn't that ridiculous. It's not a right to 451 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 3: own a major league team, and uh, you know, there's 452 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 3: a lot of different things that go into it. But look, 453 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 3: I understand the frustration with some of these fan bases, 454 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:42,400 Speaker 3: but that frustration should not be pointed towards the Dodgers. 455 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,879 Speaker 3: It really shouldn't. The Dodgers should be a beacon of 456 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 3: hope for every other fan base out there. I mean, really, 457 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:54,120 Speaker 3: that's what every fan base should expect from their owners. 458 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,879 Speaker 3: To a certain level, there should be a certain level 459 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 3: of that I'm not saying that the Reds can have 460 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 3: or be what the Dodgers are payroll payroll wise, But 461 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 3: here's something else to consider when it comes to that 462 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 3: Major League Baseballs, regional sports networks, the bubble burst, and 463 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 3: a lot of them that don't own their networks, like 464 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 3: the Red Sox, the Yankees, the Cubs, the Dodgers. They're 465 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 3: in limbo right now. So when you talk about team valuations, 466 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 3: get that settle like Rob Manfred wants to do, and 467 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 3: then let's talk about it. But I understand that there's 468 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 3: a lot of revenue from TV that teams were expecting 469 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 3: that's no longer there. That has put them in a 470 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 3: bad business position. I understand that. But Rob Manford is 471 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 3: trying to work that out, and once it's worked out, 472 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 3: teams should be in a much better place to get 473 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 3: the valuation that you know, they obviously keep saying they're 474 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 3: not getting right now because they don't have a salary cap. 475 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:01,640 Speaker 3: It's not because of the salary cap, because their TV deal, 476 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 3: regional sports network deals blew up in a lot of ways, 477 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 3: and now the Commissioner's office is trying to rectify that. 478 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 3: And that's something that certainly will be worked out in 479 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 3: the next year, hopefully for all those teams. Eight six, six, nine, 480 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 3: eight seven, two, five seventy is the phone number. Reggie 481 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 3: Smith is coming up next right here on AM five 482 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 3: to seventy LA Sports. Welcome back to Dodger Talk. David 483 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 3: Vase with you until eight o'clock tonight here on AM 484 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 3: five to seventy LA Sports. And earlier this week, the 485 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 3: Dodgers announced some promotion dates. But this is more than 486 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 3: just getting a bobblehead. On August fifteenth, the Dodgers are 487 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 3: going to honor a man that certainly has had an 488 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 3: impact on many generations, whether it's on the field or 489 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 3: off the field. The Dodgers are honoring the great Reggie 490 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 3: Smith by inducting him into their pseudo Hall of Fame, 491 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 3: the Legends of Dodger Baseball before the August fifteenth game 492 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 3: at Dodgers Stadium. Reggie Smith played seventeen seasons in Major 493 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 3: League Baseball, six of those with the Dodgers. He was 494 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 3: a seven time All Star, three of those playing for 495 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 3: the Dodgers, and he won the World Series and was 496 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 3: a huge part of the dodgers a run from nineteen 497 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 3: seventy seven to nineteen eighty one, and certainly the reason 498 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 3: why the Dodgers are inducting Reggie Smith is not just 499 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 3: about how great he was on the field, not just 500 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 3: about his two thousand hits, not just about his three 501 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 3: hundred and fourteen home runs or his two eighty seven 502 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 3: lifetime batting average. It's the legacy that lives on through 503 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 3: so many teachers across Major League baseball, Minor league baseball, 504 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 3: and youth baseball, because that's the type of impact Reggie 505 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 3: Smith has had on so many people, and the great 506 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 3: number eight. Reggie Smith joined us on Dodger Talk. Reggie, 507 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,560 Speaker 3: thank you so much and congratulations on getting this honor. 508 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 6: Thank you very much, David, and thank you for the 509 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 6: kind words and introduction there. I truly appreciate it. 510 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 3: What does it mean to you, Reggie, when Lon Rosen 511 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 3: and the Dodgers called you to let you know that 512 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 3: you were going to be part of the legends of 513 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 3: Dodger Baseball. What was your first reaction. 514 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 6: I was humbled, almost to the point of being a 515 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 6: little emotional, to receive that kind of recognition and knowing 516 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 6: that you know all of the great players, and let 517 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 6: alone great players, the great men that have put on 518 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 6: and warned that Dodger uniform that you know, to be 519 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 6: selected amongst that, it's quite a humbling experience, and I'm 520 00:30:56,600 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 6: sure it will be August fifteenth. But again, having grown 521 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 6: up in the Los Angeles area era area here, it's special. 522 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 6: It's a special feeling. 523 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 3: When you were growing up in the Ala area, did 524 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 3: you ever have dreams of playing for the Dodgers? 525 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 6: I did, you know, and mainly because I was a 526 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 6: Dodger before I became a Dodger, you know, having listening 527 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 6: to games when in school, when the Dodgers were back 528 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 6: in Brooklyn and you were in the World Series back 529 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 6: in nineteen fifty five and fifty six, and then go 530 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 6: and behold in nineteen fifty eight, they're playing here. But 531 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 6: because of you know, Jackie Robinson, who was my boyhood 532 00:31:54,600 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 6: hero in baseball, already stood for that, you know what, 533 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 6: I wanted to play for the Dodgers. Yes, I would have, 534 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 6: but it was just like anything else. It was a 535 00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 6: little boys dream that was fortunate enough to have come true. 536 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 3: Reggie going to Centennial High School in Compton has it 537 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 3: come full circle? 538 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 6: It has, you know, because fortunately by the time I 539 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 6: got to high school, the Dodgers were well entrenched here 540 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 6: in the Los Angeles area, but at the time when 541 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 6: I was in high school, it was more I was 542 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 6: thinking of playing football at that time and pretty much 543 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 6: had thought that that's what I was going to do, 544 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 6: to hopefully go to college and play college football. But 545 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 6: like they say, life intervened in that being my dad 546 00:32:56,480 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 6: got sick, and it was an opportunity for me to 547 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 6: help the family because at that time, you know, you 548 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 6: could sign with any team. There was no draft, and 549 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 6: I was fortunate enough to get signed and ultimately developed 550 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 6: the skills enough so that when I did come back, 551 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 6: ultimately got traded to the Dodgers. I came home when 552 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 6: I was in the prime of my career, and my 553 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 6: parents got to see me what I'd like to think 554 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 6: when I was at my best, and certainly being a 555 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 6: part of the Dodger organization who had so much tradition 556 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 6: and winning, that I was able to help and participate 557 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 6: in World Series with them, which is every little boy's 558 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:45,720 Speaker 6: dream or every baseball player's dream. I think of playing 559 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 6: in the World Series and winning. 560 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 3: And you certainly did in nineteen eighty one with those 561 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 3: group of Dodgers. Reggie Smith's first full season back home 562 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 3: in La he only hit three h seven and only 563 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 3: slugged five seventy six with an ops of one thousand, 564 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 3: making the All Star team for the first of three 565 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 3: times in Dodger Blue, now Reggie during that period of time, 566 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:15,360 Speaker 3: we always obviously celebrate the infield that came up together 567 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 3: through the minor leagues. But for those that remember, it 568 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:25,919 Speaker 3: was when al Campanis acquired yourself, Dusty Baker, and Rick 569 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:29,839 Speaker 3: Monday in the outfield that seemed to really change the 570 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 3: fortunes of the team. What do you remember about coming 571 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:37,719 Speaker 3: in with those four or five guys with Jaeger included, 572 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 3: to really become kind of the leaders of the team. 573 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 6: Well, when when this trade was made for me coming 574 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 6: over from Saint Louis, al Campanis at the time said 575 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 6: that he believed that I was that missing piece. Dusty 576 00:34:54,960 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 6: had come in a trade that in winter, and I 577 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:05,760 Speaker 6: came during June that summer during the the trade deadline 578 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:10,960 Speaker 6: there and Monday came in that that winter. So what 579 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:17,359 Speaker 6: it was and those pieces that between Baker, myself and 580 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:22,239 Speaker 6: Monday they believed were the missing pieces that and it 581 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:28,200 Speaker 6: worked out well because uh we jailed and all had 582 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 6: a similar uh mindset and goal to be the best 583 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 6: that we can be and win ball games. And it 584 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 6: was fun because, like I said, those key pieces were 585 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 6: already there with the players they say, Garvey, Loaves, Russell Jaeger, 586 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:56,840 Speaker 6: and further those those pieces were there, The pitching was 587 00:35:56,880 --> 00:36:00,360 Speaker 6: already there. We just came in and filled than that 588 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 6: outfield to make one probably one of the most potent 589 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:10,960 Speaker 6: lineups that had been in Dodger history at that time, 590 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:15,919 Speaker 6: so that we could compete against anyone. And you look 591 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:21,640 Speaker 6: making up almost twenty games or thirty games between the 592 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:27,080 Speaker 6: years before to where we started to dominate against the 593 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:29,800 Speaker 6: Reds and other teams in the National League. 594 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:32,439 Speaker 3: Yeah, back in the day, it was the big Red 595 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 3: machine in the NL. Lasting they were dominating up until 596 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:41,240 Speaker 3: nineteen seventy seven, which happened to be Tomu Lasorda's first 597 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:44,840 Speaker 3: year as the manager of the Dodgers. What do you 598 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:49,279 Speaker 3: remember the most about the seventy seven season? And A, 599 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:51,960 Speaker 3: I know the World Series did not go the way 600 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:54,280 Speaker 3: you guys wanted, but for the first time in a while, 601 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:58,760 Speaker 3: it wasn't about the Reds. It was about your Dodgers. 602 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:03,000 Speaker 6: Well, it was you know, you had the big Red 603 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:06,400 Speaker 6: machine and we became the big Blue wrecking crew, you know. 604 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 6: So uh, the the fact that we were able to 605 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:19,439 Speaker 6: have eight guys on that field at any time nine 606 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:23,600 Speaker 6: You know that I had not only the desire the 607 00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:26,760 Speaker 6: skills to win, but the desire to win and and 608 00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:29,960 Speaker 6: and make it happen. We were We were eight strong, 609 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:36,319 Speaker 6: and the motivation of Tommy during that off season had 610 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 6: UH spoken to each one of us and it was 611 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:42,799 Speaker 6: the first time I ever had a manager ever say 612 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:45,320 Speaker 6: to me, I need you and this is what I 613 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,799 Speaker 6: would like to see you do for this bafflab. But 614 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:52,840 Speaker 6: he had that same conversation with all the other players, 615 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:57,960 Speaker 6: and we made the commitment to doing just that. That 616 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:00,640 Speaker 6: we were going to win, and we were going to 617 00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:03,920 Speaker 6: go to spring training. And one of the sayings that 618 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,359 Speaker 6: I like to tell a guys, because I even said 619 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:10,120 Speaker 6: the same thing to mister O'Malley at the time, that look, 620 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:13,279 Speaker 6: we're not coming here to spring training to prepare to 621 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:16,480 Speaker 6: play the season. We're coming to spring training to prepare 622 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:19,120 Speaker 6: to play in the World Series and win. And that 623 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:23,920 Speaker 6: was our philosophy at that time. And that's what Tommy 624 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 6: inspired and expected of us, and that's that's what we did. 625 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:35,320 Speaker 6: We went out and did just that that. The World 626 00:38:35,360 --> 00:38:38,440 Speaker 6: Series didn't turn out like we like. You know, it's 627 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:41,600 Speaker 6: a short series and just the case where the best team, 628 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:45,919 Speaker 6: I believe doesn't always win, because baseball is that kind 629 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:48,719 Speaker 6: of game. But we got there, and we got to 630 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:53,799 Speaker 6: the World Series and doubt didn't. We didn't accomplish that 631 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:56,359 Speaker 6: mission until nineteen eighty one, and that was to win. 632 00:38:58,040 --> 00:39:01,919 Speaker 3: That is the pillar of strength. Voice Reggie Smith, who 633 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 3: is going to be inducted into the Legends of Dodger 634 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:08,960 Speaker 3: Baseball this season August fifteenth. You want to get there early. 635 00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:09,719 Speaker 6: Now. 636 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,880 Speaker 3: Reggie not only had a great playing career, but his 637 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:15,960 Speaker 3: legacy is going to live on because of how great 638 00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:18,960 Speaker 3: of a person he is and how many lives he 639 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 3: has touched. He currently runs the Reggie Smith Baseball Academy 640 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:26,120 Speaker 3: and Encino. My ten year old son has fallen in 641 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:28,520 Speaker 3: love with it because Reggie has done a great job 642 00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:32,280 Speaker 3: of teaching the teachers. And Reggie coached for the Dodger 643 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:36,319 Speaker 3: organization from nineteen eighty nine to nineteen ninety eight and 644 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:40,480 Speaker 3: still has had an impression on Major leaguers like Max 645 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:43,880 Speaker 3: Free to this day. With all that being said, Reggie 646 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,279 Speaker 3: and your playing career speaks for itself. But does it 647 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:51,920 Speaker 3: mean more to you to have this lasting impact on 648 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:56,279 Speaker 3: so many people even when you're eighty years old and 649 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,000 Speaker 3: you can't play baseball anymore. 650 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:06,360 Speaker 6: You know, my who I said was Jackie Robinson? And 651 00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:10,080 Speaker 6: what did Jackie say? You know, the legacy? If there 652 00:40:10,120 --> 00:40:13,200 Speaker 6: was anything he wanted to do that was important to him, 653 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:16,960 Speaker 6: was the impact that it had on other lives. Well, 654 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:23,880 Speaker 6: if that was Jackie's philosophy and how he wanted to 655 00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:29,120 Speaker 6: be remembered, that's what I wanted to do. So being 656 00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:33,160 Speaker 6: off the field also a little more to me than 657 00:40:33,239 --> 00:40:36,640 Speaker 6: what accomplishment stair than what I accomplished on the field, 658 00:40:36,920 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 6: because to give individuals hopes and instill confidence and the 659 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:51,600 Speaker 6: things in them that they need to hopefully read the 660 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:57,440 Speaker 6: productive life. Rather, it's through how the things that they 661 00:40:57,480 --> 00:41:03,320 Speaker 6: attained attained through education or having baseball as a vehicle 662 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:08,920 Speaker 6: to be able to attain those things. I feel that 663 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:14,000 Speaker 6: that has been my purpose and my goal in life 664 00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:18,960 Speaker 6: is to help others be able to, especially in baseball, 665 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:22,640 Speaker 6: play this little boy's game and have fun doing it. 666 00:41:22,760 --> 00:41:28,960 Speaker 6: And you know, if anything, just be a good person, 667 00:41:29,239 --> 00:41:33,040 Speaker 6: teak people like you want to be treated, and the 668 00:41:33,239 --> 00:41:39,239 Speaker 6: rewards that I've received of seeing my students and the 669 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:44,919 Speaker 6: people that I've touched be successful and enjoy the game. 670 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:48,759 Speaker 6: And more importantly, I ask him if there's anything that 671 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:54,480 Speaker 6: you can give me gives bath and share the things 672 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:57,760 Speaker 6: that were shared with you, because as my mother taught 673 00:41:57,800 --> 00:41:59,480 Speaker 6: me a long time ago, the only way to keep 674 00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:02,000 Speaker 6: a gift is that you have to share it. So 675 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:06,160 Speaker 6: that's that's what I endeavored to do. And the reward 676 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:10,960 Speaker 6: is thing and having kids enjoy Like you said your 677 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:14,120 Speaker 6: son that it made me really feel good that he 678 00:42:14,239 --> 00:42:16,040 Speaker 6: said that he had fun there and he wants to 679 00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:19,920 Speaker 6: come back. So then what else do you want? What 680 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,920 Speaker 6: else can can you expect? To have a child and 681 00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:25,960 Speaker 6: have someone have fun and enjoy with their dinner and 682 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:31,719 Speaker 6: hopefully take those lessons that they've learned in baseball and 683 00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:33,440 Speaker 6: use them throughout their lives. 684 00:42:34,680 --> 00:42:37,160 Speaker 3: I think that's the greatest compliment Reggie. A ten year 685 00:42:37,160 --> 00:42:40,000 Speaker 3: old kid and ten year old kids that show up 686 00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:43,960 Speaker 3: to the Reggie Smith Baseball Academy that never saw you 687 00:42:44,080 --> 00:42:48,600 Speaker 3: play know who Reggie Smith is and are proud to 688 00:42:48,680 --> 00:42:51,960 Speaker 3: say they went there. And I think that's a testament 689 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:55,160 Speaker 3: to you and the way you've taught your coaches, that's 690 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:56,120 Speaker 3: a special gift. 691 00:42:58,320 --> 00:43:04,560 Speaker 6: Well, thank you. I appreciate it, and it's sharing a 692 00:43:04,600 --> 00:43:08,600 Speaker 6: gift that was shared with me. And as long as 693 00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:13,120 Speaker 6: I'm able to do that, and I will continue to 694 00:43:14,239 --> 00:43:19,440 Speaker 6: offer that because as a blessing, because I was blessed 695 00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:21,400 Speaker 6: with the ability to do it. 696 00:43:22,960 --> 00:43:25,680 Speaker 3: Reggie Smith is our guest. Reggie, I got to ask 697 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:29,800 Speaker 3: you a baseball question with what's going on even before 698 00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:33,080 Speaker 3: a single game is played in spring training? We've had 699 00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:38,560 Speaker 3: superstars like Corbin Caro, Francisco Lindor Jackson holiday fracture the 700 00:43:38,760 --> 00:43:42,360 Speaker 3: handmade bone. What do you make of that? It doesn't 701 00:43:42,360 --> 00:43:45,239 Speaker 3: seem like it's a coincidence, is it because of the 702 00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:48,520 Speaker 3: training of these players during the offseason? What do you 703 00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:52,360 Speaker 3: make of three big time players breaking their handmade bone 704 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:53,960 Speaker 3: before spring training? 705 00:43:55,719 --> 00:44:01,840 Speaker 6: I would venture to say that they are probably overlapping 706 00:44:02,920 --> 00:44:06,640 Speaker 6: on the little finger on the bottom hand of the 707 00:44:06,719 --> 00:44:09,360 Speaker 6: hand that the bat is the extension ups. In other words, 708 00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:14,600 Speaker 6: they might be overlapping where either that little the pinky 709 00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:18,239 Speaker 6: finger is resting on the knob or just below it. 710 00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:21,960 Speaker 6: And what that does. That puts the pressure on the 711 00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:29,600 Speaker 6: hamdmate bung in the hands. It's actually probably a more 712 00:44:29,719 --> 00:44:37,520 Speaker 6: common injury than the people know. But I don't know, 713 00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:41,600 Speaker 6: but sure I would have to see how these guys 714 00:44:41,640 --> 00:44:44,600 Speaker 6: are gripping the bat. But I believe that to be 715 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:48,360 Speaker 6: the cause of it because of that that pressure. You see, 716 00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:55,880 Speaker 6: the grip of the bat is mainly held in the 717 00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:58,480 Speaker 6: the bottom three fingers from in from the middle finger, 718 00:44:58,560 --> 00:45:01,080 Speaker 6: ring finger, on the pinky finger. That's where most of 719 00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:04,640 Speaker 6: the pressure is applied to strength in terms of the 720 00:45:04,760 --> 00:45:09,320 Speaker 6: grip of the bat, so that if you put the 721 00:45:09,440 --> 00:45:13,160 Speaker 6: knob of the bat on that little finger there, it 722 00:45:14,239 --> 00:45:18,840 Speaker 6: positions it perfectly on that handmade both and to cause injury. 723 00:45:20,320 --> 00:45:23,080 Speaker 3: That's a great explanation from one of the best hitting 724 00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:27,680 Speaker 3: coaches you will ever find. Extended. Tim Wallack's career brought 725 00:45:27,719 --> 00:45:30,480 Speaker 3: Mike Piazza back to camp and he went on to 726 00:45:30,520 --> 00:45:32,920 Speaker 3: have a Hall of Fame career. To mention just the 727 00:45:33,040 --> 00:45:36,240 Speaker 3: two of the many impacts that he has had as 728 00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:40,080 Speaker 3: a coach and as a teammate, Reggie, look forward to 729 00:45:40,120 --> 00:45:42,879 Speaker 3: celebrating you at Dodger Stadium. Hopefully we can do this 730 00:45:42,960 --> 00:45:46,440 Speaker 3: before then, but you know how many people are really 731 00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:50,080 Speaker 3: happy that you're going to be celebrated, and rightfully so 732 00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:53,920 Speaker 3: I can't thank you enough, and everybody has so much 733 00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:56,760 Speaker 3: reverence for you. So thank you so much for your. 734 00:45:56,640 --> 00:46:01,160 Speaker 6: Time, Thank you, and thank you for the recognition and 735 00:46:01,480 --> 00:46:08,799 Speaker 6: certainly for Lon and the Dodgers to bestowing this dis 736 00:46:09,239 --> 00:46:13,279 Speaker 6: prestigious honor on me. And again I'm truly humbled and 737 00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:16,799 Speaker 6: appreciative of it. Thank you for having me on Dave. 738 00:46:17,239 --> 00:46:20,880 Speaker 3: All right, there is Reggie Smith. Appreciate him taking as 739 00:46:20,960 --> 00:46:23,480 Speaker 3: much time as he did to share a lot of 740 00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:27,520 Speaker 3: stories and memories and just what makes Reggie Smith so 741 00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:32,360 Speaker 3: respected and why he has affected so many people in 742 00:46:32,440 --> 00:46:35,120 Speaker 3: the game of baseball, and also you know, doing what 743 00:46:35,200 --> 00:46:38,000 Speaker 3: he's done with the Reggie Smith Baseball Academy out there 744 00:46:38,360 --> 00:46:41,120 Speaker 3: and Encino. So thank you to Reggie for his time 745 00:46:41,160 --> 00:46:45,080 Speaker 3: and looking forward to celebrating him on August fifteenth when 746 00:46:45,160 --> 00:46:50,120 Speaker 3: he is inducted into the Legends of Dodger Baseball. That'll 747 00:46:50,120 --> 00:46:52,480 Speaker 3: do it for us tonight on Dodger Talk. Tim Kats 748 00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:54,880 Speaker 3: will be filling in tomorrow night at seven o'clock for 749 00:46:54,920 --> 00:46:58,840 Speaker 3: our first spring training edition of Dodger Talk. As tomorrow 750 00:46:59,000 --> 00:47:03,880 Speaker 3: is the first official day Dodgers will report to camp, 751 00:47:03,960 --> 00:47:06,680 Speaker 3: although many of them are there already, Tomorrow's the first 752 00:47:06,680 --> 00:47:09,480 Speaker 3: official day and we will be out there at Camel 753 00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:14,000 Speaker 3: Back Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, with Dodger Talk beginning Monday 754 00:47:14,120 --> 00:47:17,640 Speaker 3: night right here on AM five seventy LA Sports, your 755 00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:20,840 Speaker 3: home of the back to back world champion Dodgers and 756 00:47:20,920 --> 00:47:24,719 Speaker 3: don't ever apologize about it. Thanks to Ronnie Foscilo for 757 00:47:24,760 --> 00:47:27,040 Speaker 3: all his help, Thanks for listening. In case you missed 758 00:47:27,080 --> 00:47:30,480 Speaker 3: any of the show or our conversation with Reggie Smith, 759 00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:34,000 Speaker 3: you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. Have a 760 00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:35,960 Speaker 3: great rest of your night. We'll talk to you from 761 00:47:35,960 --> 00:47:37,680 Speaker 3: the desert. See you