WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (6-1-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>The quest for the three peat has begune.

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<v Speaker 2>Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won

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<v Speaker 2>three consecutive titles. The Dodgers are the favorites to become

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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<v Speaker 1>This is World Champion Dodger Talk. Here we go again.

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<v Speaker 1>We're Gay running.

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<v Speaker 3>Back to get him on the show called eight six

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<v Speaker 3>six not eighty seven, two five seven, And be sure

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<v Speaker 3>to follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's your host, David Vase.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Chase Field until ten thirty tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk on the air. After the Dodgers fall to

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<v Speaker 2>the Diamondbacks tonight by a final score of four to one,

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<v Speaker 2>we have phone lines open at eight six six nine

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<v Speaker 2>eight seven two five seventy. The only run the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>scored was by Shoho Tani in the third inning on

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<v Speaker 2>a groundout by Freddie Freeman, and that was all that

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<v Speaker 2>was heard from the Dodger offense. But they had their

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<v Speaker 2>opportunities tonight, especially in the second inning. They really had

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<v Speaker 2>opportunities in the second and third inning. That was basically

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<v Speaker 2>the only two innings they were threatening to score runs

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<v Speaker 2>against Eduardo Rodriguez, and they had gotten Rodriguez's pitch count

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<v Speaker 2>up to forty after the second inning and couldn't score

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<v Speaker 2>a run, and they only scored one all night long,

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<v Speaker 2>and were just two for eight with runners in scoring

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<v Speaker 2>position the first three innings of the game and never

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<v Speaker 2>had a runner reached second base the rest of the

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<v Speaker 2>game after the third inning, and a couple of little

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<v Speaker 2>things that we saw win the World Series for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers kind of cost them tonight at third base as

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<v Speaker 2>far as the secondary leads go. You know, we dissected

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<v Speaker 2>and we tried to point the finger at Isaiah Kanna Fileffa,

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<v Speaker 2>the third base coach of the Blue Jays. Obviously, this

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<v Speaker 2>game here in Arizona is not as do or die

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<v Speaker 2>as Game seven of the World Series. But in the

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<v Speaker 2>second inning, when Mookie Batts was at third base and

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<v Speaker 2>the contact play was on, he was so close to

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<v Speaker 2>third base, even though you know the Dodgers had Nolan

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<v Speaker 2>Arenado or the Diamondbacks had Nolan Arenado playing way off

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<v Speaker 2>the bag, MOOKI had to get a bigger secondary lead.

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<v Speaker 2>He had to get off third base a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more than what he was, especially with the contact play on.

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<v Speaker 1>And if he is.

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<v Speaker 2>That plays a lot closer at the plate than it was.

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<v Speaker 2>And there is also a chance that he forces an

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<v Speaker 2>even worse throw from the first baseman that the Diamondbacks

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<v Speaker 2>had in there, del Mio Vargas, who yeah, kind of

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<v Speaker 2>out of position. So that was a mistake. Tucker as well.

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<v Speaker 2>In the same inning. Rick Monday observed it. Jose observed

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<v Speaker 2>it bad secondary leads off the third base. And when

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<v Speaker 2>you have two guys like Mookie Betts and Kyle Tucker

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<v Speaker 2>struggling at the plate the way they are, you better

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<v Speaker 2>do something else to try to help the team win

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<v Speaker 2>and not doing good base running things that are you know,

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<v Speaker 2>five Beta Kappa, It's it's not good. It's just compounding

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that Mooki's hitting one ninety six and Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker is sitting two thirty eight. Muki had one hit tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker was hitless again, zero for three with a walk.

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<v Speaker 2>He's sitting two thirty eight with an ops of seven

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, Mookie's playing solid shortstop.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker u is still considered an average right fielder,

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<v Speaker 2>even though the Dodgers have tried to challenge him to

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<v Speaker 2>be better than that. But offensively, he just seems out

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<v Speaker 2>of sorts again. But like I said in the second inning,

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<v Speaker 2>you gotta be a better base runner. You've got to

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<v Speaker 2>find a way to help your team if you're not

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<v Speaker 2>helping them with the bat and tonight at third base

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<v Speaker 2>in the second inning, Mookie Bets and Kyle Tucker did

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<v Speaker 2>not have good secondary leads. They were not engaged, obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was a problem. I'm not saying that's winning

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<v Speaker 2>or losing the game, but certainly the Dodgers could have

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<v Speaker 2>scored at least one run in that second inning, and

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<v Speaker 2>they did not. The Diamondbacks, by the way, hit three

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<v Speaker 2>home runs tonight. I mentioned this during the Clubhouse Show.

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<v Speaker 2>They only hit eighteen the entire month of May. That

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<v Speaker 2>was the fewest in baseball, and the Dodgers got hurt

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<v Speaker 2>by a number nine hitter again. Emmit Sheen had retired

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen in a row after Corbin Carroll's went out double

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<v Speaker 2>in the first inning. He had retired fifteen in a

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<v Speaker 2>row until the sixth inning when Tommy Troy, the number

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<v Speaker 2>nine hitter, hit his first major league home run to

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<v Speaker 2>tie the game. That's not something you see too often,

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<v Speaker 2>and I guess we're seeing it more than we would

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<v Speaker 2>like to. When the Dodgers were going through that two

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<v Speaker 2>week stretch of just not being up for the games.

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<v Speaker 2>They were getting beat by the eight to nine hitters

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<v Speaker 2>of the opposing teams. And the one thing that Mark

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<v Speaker 2>Pryor told me that stood out tonight especially is you're

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<v Speaker 2>see more hitters this year hit home runs on the

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<v Speaker 2>first pitch of at bats, or even jumping and being

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<v Speaker 2>aggressive up one to zero in account. That's what we

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<v Speaker 2>saw from Tommy Troy, That's what we saw from Nolan

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<v Speaker 2>Arenado later in the game against Emmit Sheen in the

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<v Speaker 2>seventh inning. And Emma Sheen pitched really well tonight but

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<v Speaker 2>unfortunately only got one run of support tonight and loses

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<v Speaker 2>the game despite going six and a third and allowing

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<v Speaker 2>just two solo home runs. Let's head downstairs right now

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<v Speaker 2>to hear from Image and on Sports and at LA.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think there's definitely some positives to take. We've

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<v Speaker 4>been working really hard on the delivery, so I think

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<v Speaker 4>that showed.

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<v Speaker 5>Well.

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<v Speaker 4>Was execution probably wasn't as good as as it should

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<v Speaker 4>have been, but I think the stuff being a little

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<v Speaker 4>better helped me get through that. But yeah, other than

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<v Speaker 4>the two homers, a couple I want to back after.

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<v Speaker 3>Your last outing, you had said that you had felt

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<v Speaker 3>that you found kind of either some cues or things

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<v Speaker 3>you're working through that would lead to the velocity getting

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<v Speaker 3>back to where you want it to be. What do

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<v Speaker 3>you think that was that's now led to the results

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<v Speaker 3>that you had today.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's honestly, just trying to relax early and

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<v Speaker 4>you know they're harder later in my delivery. I think,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, before I was getting all too tense, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I think that's something the coach has mentioned to me,

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<v Speaker 4>and it's a bunch of other things too, But yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>we've been working hard on it. What are you doing right?

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<v Speaker 6>When you were we've set down fifteen out of sixteen?

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry you sit down fifteen out of sixteen at one point?

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<v Speaker 1>What were you doing right?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah? I think just and Moth bounced. Will was calling

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<v Speaker 4>a great game out there. Yeah, defense made some great

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<v Speaker 4>plays behind me too, obviously, wasn't you know, punching out everybody?

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, trying to keep my balance for sure.

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<v Speaker 7>Do you think what the mechanical changes you've made in

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<v Speaker 7>your delivery now it's been something you've been working towards.

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<v Speaker 7>Do you think that unlocking the ble feel sustainable?

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<v Speaker 4>I think so definitely. Yeah, No, I feel like we know,

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<v Speaker 4>you know what to work on now, and we know

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<v Speaker 4>what works and what doesn't a little better, So it's

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<v Speaker 4>it's good to know.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's hilarious that we're still talking about Ima

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<v Speaker 2>Shean's fastball velocity because I noticed in spring training that

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<v Speaker 2>his velocity was not where it was last year, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was erratic. It would be at ninety five and

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<v Speaker 2>then it would drop down to nineteen ninety one. And

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<v Speaker 2>I can remember being in Mesa for a split squad

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<v Speaker 2>game against the Cubs this spring and I requested to

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<v Speaker 2>speak to Imi Shean.

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<v Speaker 1>He came out of the trainer's room.

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<v Speaker 2>I asked him what was going on with his fast

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<v Speaker 2>ball velocity and he gave me a one word answer

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<v Speaker 2>and was very annoyed with me. And those questions now

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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden have been asked ever since then.

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<v Speaker 2>He's even been asked whether or not he's hurt. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's kind of a running joke in the clubhouse with

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<v Speaker 2>me and a few other guys that are next to Shean.

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<v Speaker 2>They keep telling me to ask Shean about his fastball velocity.

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<v Speaker 2>But it has been an issue. I mean, it is

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<v Speaker 2>part of his game. It is what makes his slider

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<v Speaker 2>really good as well. He needs ninety five at this

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<v Speaker 2>stage of his career. And even some of his former

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<v Speaker 2>teammates have text me or said, Hey, what's going on

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<v Speaker 2>with Sheen in the middle of the game. How the

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<v Speaker 2>fastball velocity drips or drops? And he's working with one

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<v Speaker 2>of the Dodger trainers in between innings to try to

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<v Speaker 2>trigger some cues to be able to keep his mechanics

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<v Speaker 2>in line. So hopefully, and we've seen that now in

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<v Speaker 2>two straight starts, so hopefully that continues.

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<v Speaker 1>Eight sixty six.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine eight seven two five seven is the phone number

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers fall to the Diamondbacks tonight, four to one. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to the phones, Dave and Laguna Neguel. You're

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Dave?

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, Dave, thank you, thanks for taking my call. Well,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, Dave Robbis should have quit while he was

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<v Speaker 5>ahead and taking Shean out. He gave him six goods

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<v Speaker 5>and hims. Give the bullpen chance to start with a

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<v Speaker 5>cleaner in that. In my opinion, Dave, that's one of

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<v Speaker 5>David Robbins's greatest faults. He leaves the start is in

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<v Speaker 5>too long, especially the fourth, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And what's funny is you say he leaves the starters

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<v Speaker 2>in too long, and he was getting criticized the majority

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<v Speaker 2>of his managerial career that he was taking them out

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<v Speaker 2>too soon. Look, I think it was the right move

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<v Speaker 2>to go batter to batter with Shean in the seventh

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<v Speaker 2>inning because he was pitching his best game of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>His pitch count was in the high eighties. Uh, there's

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<v Speaker 2>no reason to take him out of that game, especially

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<v Speaker 2>when he's facing string of right handed hitters and you

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<v Speaker 2>had Alex Vesia warming up at that point.

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<v Speaker 1>So, uh, I had no issues with that.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, I can see if he was leaving by

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<v Speaker 5>three to one, you know, but he's a home run

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<v Speaker 5>giving up pitcher. There's a tie game. You already gave

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<v Speaker 5>up a home run to tide the game up, So

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<v Speaker 5>why don't you quit while you're ahead? And you know,

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<v Speaker 5>six innings is great? You know, and and let it

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<v Speaker 5>let the bullet have a clean.

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<v Speaker 1>Is six innings great? Now? Is that what we've come to?

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<v Speaker 1>Six innings is great?

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<v Speaker 5>Wasn't wasn't she a fighting pitcher at one time?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he can go six to seven innings when

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<v Speaker 2>he's on his game. But you know what, Dave, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a proponent of starters going deeper into games, and when

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<v Speaker 2>you're pitching as well as Emi Shean was, there was

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<v Speaker 2>no reason to take him out. But I I like

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm an advocate going batter to batter in that

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<v Speaker 2>seventh inning. Unfortunately it was a home run and that

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<v Speaker 2>was a mistake pitched by Amed Sheen. If Nolan Aeronado

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<v Speaker 2>gets a single, he's coming out of that game. Going

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<v Speaker 2>batter to batter is something I like to see. And

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, the Dodgers starters not only have the

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<v Speaker 2>lowest el ray in the National League, but they have

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<v Speaker 2>pitched the most innings in the National League as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for the phone call. Yeah, I know.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the easy second guess when it's a go ahead

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<v Speaker 2>home run by Nolan Aeronado. But I have no issues

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<v Speaker 2>with what Dave Roberts was thinking there in the seventh inning.

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<v Speaker 2>With the way Shean was pitching, the pitch count was low,

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<v Speaker 2>the velocity was maintaining high. No issues going batter to

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<v Speaker 2>batter there. Let's go out to mission Viejo. Bill, You're

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk Live from Chase Field. How you doing, Bill,

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good.

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<v Speaker 6>Thanks for taking my call. Yeah, I totally agree with

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<v Speaker 6>you about the number eight to nine hitters. It's even

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<v Speaker 6>Swanson from the Cubs, who's not a bad hitter. He

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<v Speaker 6>was number ninety. He hit him, but they just got

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<v Speaker 6>to clear, you know, clean that up a little bit.

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<v Speaker 6>Hopefully it won't be continue much of the season, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know what it is. Bill. Sometimes you exal.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes you think you can throw a get me over fastball,

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<v Speaker 2>even at ninety five, and a lot of guys are

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be aggressive, oh oh one oh and try to

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<v Speaker 2>ambush you. And that's what happened with Tommy Troy tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>ambushing Emmit Sheen, the number nine hitter after he retired

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen in a row thanks to the phone call.

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<v Speaker 1>Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 1>Emmitt Sheen was.

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<v Speaker 2>Not the problem tonight. The problem was the Dodger offense,

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<v Speaker 2>which only scored one run. When we continue live from

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<v Speaker 2>Chase Field, we're gonna go back downstairs to hear from

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker because he's got some splaining to do. He's

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<v Speaker 2>only hitting two thirty six after going oh for three,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll get into Kyle Tucker. When we continue, you'll

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<v Speaker 2>hear from Joey Vado and also Freddie Freeman, who went

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<v Speaker 2>viral this last homestand multiple times for the right reasons.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll hear from Freddy about those viral moments, including yesterday's

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<v Speaker 2>kicking dirt at JT Realmudo in an ABS challenge sequence.

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<v Speaker 2>So a lot more Dodger Talk to get to between

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<v Speaker 2>now and ten thirty live from Chase Field. Your phone

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<v Speaker 3>On air at AM five to seventy, online at AM

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Chase Field after Game one of

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<v Speaker 2>fault to the Diamondbacks by a final score of four

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<v Speaker 2>to one. David Bassey Dodger Talk with you until ten

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers, coming off a very successful homestand sweeping the

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. It's been

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<v Speaker 2>a struggle all season long for Kyle Tucker. Yes, there's

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<v Speaker 2>been moment, but for the majority of the year it

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't been pretty for him at the plate and defensively,

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<v Speaker 2>teams are very aware that they could take advantage of

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker in right field. I'm not saying that the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger outfield defense is worse than last year.

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<v Speaker 1>It's actually pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of that has to do with the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>great research and development to be able to position the

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<v Speaker 2>outfielders in the right spots and that helps them not

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<v Speaker 2>have to cover as much ground. But the reality is

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers need Tucker to hit. He's zero for three

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<v Speaker 2>tonight with a walk. He did not have a good

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<v Speaker 2>base running moment in the second inning when he was

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<v Speaker 2>just not aware of the bigger lead he should have got.

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<v Speaker 2>He's hitting two thirty eight on the year with an

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<v Speaker 2>ops of seven twenty two. Hopefully he starts to figure

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<v Speaker 2>this out. He's getting a grace period here because the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are in first place, five games ahead of the Padres,

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<v Speaker 2>and things are starting to go really well for a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of these other players in the lineup, but Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker is still lagging behind. Let's head downstairs right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you hear from Tucker on sports at l A.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, he's just hitting some spots.

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<v Speaker 6>Man.

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<v Speaker 8>Overall, I thought we had some good at bats and

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<v Speaker 8>browed up some balls, but they made some nice plays

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<v Speaker 8>and we just weren't able to get the runs across

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<v Speaker 8>so just kind of how it goes sometimes for.

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<v Speaker 5>You kind of have where's the swing?

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<v Speaker 4>Felt the last couple of days, like coming off the

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<v Speaker 4>VP session and yesterday's game, I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>It was fine.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, first of bet just decent bat like a

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<v Speaker 8>pitchwalk went from other to to walk, So that's fine.

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<v Speaker 8>Next Bets on the first pitch hit it well, just

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<v Speaker 8>on the ground, need to get there in there, and

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<v Speaker 8>the other ones just they made some good pitches and

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<v Speaker 8>tough at bats, but she got to hang with him

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<v Speaker 8>on those.

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<v Speaker 7>What you can do on field before game? What are

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<v Speaker 7>things that you look for in games when you're trying

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<v Speaker 7>to search for your swing that show you're turning in

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<v Speaker 7>the right.

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<v Speaker 8>Direction from those first swinging on good pitches and just

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<v Speaker 8>trying to help put a good thing on it. I mean, honestly,

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<v Speaker 8>if you're just doing those things right, you at least

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<v Speaker 8>give yourself a chance. It's better than just chasing HI

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<v Speaker 8>stuff all over the place. So I think you just

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<v Speaker 8>gradually try and find the right back path and timing

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<v Speaker 8>and everything. So so I goes small.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, one thing that Kyle Tucker hasn't really

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<v Speaker 2>answered is why why is he swinging at the first

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<v Speaker 2>pitch more this year than he ever has before in

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<v Speaker 2>his career. If you even if you go back to

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<v Speaker 2>last year and basically along his entire career, he's not

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<v Speaker 2>really swinging more than thirty five percent of the time

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<v Speaker 2>at the first pitch.

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<v Speaker 1>This year, it's well over fifty percent.

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<v Speaker 2>That's something I'd like to ask him and understand why

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<v Speaker 2>that's happening. Is it because he's rushing to hit. Is

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<v Speaker 2>it because he's he's just not himself right now to

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<v Speaker 2>begin the year. But that's that's one of the things

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<v Speaker 2>that obviously is a question of why that version of

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker is with the Dodgers. As far as swinging at

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<v Speaker 2>the first pitch, like he mentioned, his first at bat,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it was a good it was a good

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<v Speaker 2>at bat, you know, eight pitch walk after being down

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<v Speaker 2>with two strikes. But after that it seemed to really

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<v Speaker 2>devolve as far as is at bats go. And I've

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<v Speaker 2>heard players say this about other teammates sometimes that first

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<v Speaker 2>at bat means everything to you, and he had a

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<v Speaker 2>good at bat. I'm just not sure why it didn't

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<v Speaker 2>go well the rest of the game, But certainly the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are still waiting for Kyle Tucker.

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<v Speaker 1>To be Kyle Tucker this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine seven two five seventy is the

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<v Speaker 2>phone number. Got to point out Jorge Borosa, the center

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<v Speaker 2>fielder for the Diamondbacks. He was amazing tonight in a

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<v Speaker 2>very big center field.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a big.

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<v Speaker 2>Outfield and he was covering a lot of ground out there.

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<v Speaker 2>He robbed Will Smith in the fourth inning, he robbed

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<v Speaker 2>Andy Pahez in the fifth inning. He made a really

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<v Speaker 2>good catch covering a lot of ground on Mookie Betts

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<v Speaker 2>leading off the sixth inning. Jorge Barosa had a lot

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<v Speaker 2>to say about the outcome of tonight's game, and uh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that was very impressive. I had not seen him play before,

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<v Speaker 2>but I can understand why he's out there because you

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<v Speaker 2>need you need a guy that can cover a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of ground out there in the.

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<v Speaker 1>Chase Field center field.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. I wanted to share it with you

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<v Speaker 2>what Joey Vado had to say on Dan Patrick's show

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<v Speaker 2>last week. Because tonight Shoey Otani scored the only Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>run O'tani has scored three hundred and eighteen runs in

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<v Speaker 2>three hundred and seventy two games played as a Dodger,

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<v Speaker 2>not to mention his first year fifty to fifty, not

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<v Speaker 2>to mention how great he was last year, and now

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<v Speaker 2>he's chasing the cy young he's one of the top

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<v Speaker 2>three pitchers in baseball, and all of a sudden, now

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<v Speaker 2>offensively he's starting to come to life. He's hitting two eighties,

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<v Speaker 2>got ten home runs, thirty one RBIs.

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<v Speaker 1>He had three hits tonight, and.

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<v Speaker 2>Joey Vado may have put his season into greater context

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<v Speaker 2>than any of us have done so far. Here's what

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<v Speaker 2>Vado said to Dan Patrick last week about Otani's season.

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<v Speaker 1>He hasn't even gotten hot.

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<v Speaker 9>I know that he's had a really nice start to

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<v Speaker 9>the pitching side of things, but offensively, I don't even

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<v Speaker 9>sense that. And I was reading that he's still not satisfied.

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<v Speaker 9>But I saw some stuff yesterday in his swings that

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<v Speaker 9>tell me we really And I don't like using hyperbole.

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<v Speaker 9>I think I'm going to try to in the course

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<v Speaker 9>of my media career to be as tame as possible.

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<v Speaker 9>But I really think we might be in the middle

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<v Speaker 9>of one of, if not the greatest season in the

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<v Speaker 9>history of baseball. And I say that because, first of all,

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<v Speaker 9>most of the all time great seasons have asterisks that

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<v Speaker 9>slash question marks and the other A few were before

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<v Speaker 9>integration was even a part of the game, and so

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<v Speaker 9>the extreme ends of greatness were mitigated because integrated, because

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<v Speaker 9>integration was a part of the game. And he's playing

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<v Speaker 9>against the very, very best in the world now, So

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<v Speaker 9>to me, I think we're on We have a chance

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<v Speaker 9>to see one of the great seasons of all time.

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<v Speaker 2>That's amazing from a really good player in his day,

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<v Speaker 2>Joey Vado and a guy that I thought had a

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<v Speaker 2>future in media when he was playing with the Reds.

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<v Speaker 1>He's on NBC now.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's hard to argue, right, I mean, even if

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<v Speaker 2>Otani hits quote only if we only say only thirty

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<v Speaker 2>home runs and he hits two to eighty and drives

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<v Speaker 2>in one hundred runs, and he can continues on this

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<v Speaker 2>trajectory of what he's doing as a pitcher five and

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<v Speaker 2>two with an ERA of zero eighty two and nine starts,

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<v Speaker 2>he's thrown fifty five innings already, his strikeout to walk

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<v Speaker 2>ratio sixty one to seventeen. Hitters are only hitting a

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<v Speaker 2>buck forty seven against him. If he does that, who's

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<v Speaker 2>to say, it's not the greatest season we have ever

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<v Speaker 2>seen in baseball history, because certainly we've never seen a

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<v Speaker 2>player do what a ton he's doing this high of

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<v Speaker 2>a level on the pitching side and on the hitting side.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like I said, we're so spoiled. Last year

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<v Speaker 2>he hit fifty five home runs. The year before, he

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<v Speaker 2>was a fifty to fifty player, first in baseball history.

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<v Speaker 2>And he wasn't pitching full time in either of those

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<v Speaker 2>first two years with the Dodgers. Now he's pitching full

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<v Speaker 2>time at thirty one years old, doing what he's doing,

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<v Speaker 2>and offensively not even really like Vado said, hot yet. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he the last two weeks it's more like Otani, but

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<v Speaker 2>he hasn't gotten red hot like we've seen him in

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<v Speaker 2>previous years.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's still to come.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, Otani is going to hit and

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<v Speaker 2>pitch on Wednesday when he takes the mound here at

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<v Speaker 2>Chase Field.

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<v Speaker 1>But think about that, is that.

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<v Speaker 2>Really an overstatement by Joey Vado to say if Otani

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<v Speaker 2>continues to do what he's doing pitching, and let's say

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<v Speaker 2>he hits two seventy to two eighty with thirty home runs,

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<v Speaker 2>ninety to one hundred runs driven in scores one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>runs even Otani's best year with the Angels as a pitcher,

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<v Speaker 2>This would he clips that. This one he clips what

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<v Speaker 2>anybody has ever done in baseball history. So I know,

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<v Speaker 2>when we're in it every day, it's hard to take

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<v Speaker 2>that outside look on what's really happening here.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's happening. We're seeing.

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<v Speaker 2>We're in the in the middle of the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>what very well may be the greatest season any baseball

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0:24:37.000 --> 0:24:43.080
<v Speaker 2>the game of baseball, everybody begrudgingly gives accolades, whether it's

0:24:43.200 --> 0:24:45.879
<v Speaker 2>players from the other team, whether it's your own teammates,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's broadcasters or media. For whatever reason, in baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>it's really hard to get your roses, get your flowers

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<v Speaker 2>in this game, even if you are show Heyo Tani,

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<v Speaker 2>but a guy like Joey Vado. He had no problems

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<v Speaker 2>ever doing that, and I feel like him saying that

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<v Speaker 2>really caught the attention of a lot of us.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's right.

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<v Speaker 2>I like I said, in baseball, it's so different than

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<v Speaker 2>the NFL or the NBA. They will overstate one single

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<v Speaker 2>game by one guy and say, oh, that's that's as

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<v Speaker 2>great as Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan. In baseball, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you have to do to get some accolades and

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<v Speaker 2>really get some acknowledgment of how great you are within

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<v Speaker 2>the game. And I'm just surprised nobody has brought this up.

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<v Speaker 2>And even I'm at fault. You know, I'm here every

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<v Speaker 2>day with Otani, and sometimes when you're in it every day,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't realize it. But yeah, I'm a little embarrassed

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<v Speaker 2>and shamed that I haven't brought it up that this

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<v Speaker 2>may be the greatest season we have ever seen by

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<v Speaker 2>a Major League Baseball player. Eight six six seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number. Freddie Freeman has no

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<v Speaker 2>problems giving other players their accolades or their shine. He

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<v Speaker 2>is America's host at first base. I've never seen a

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<v Speaker 2>first baseman greet the opponent as much as Freddie Freeman

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<v Speaker 2>does with such a great spirit, with such a great smile.

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<v Speaker 2>And I had a chance to catch up with Freddy

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<v Speaker 2>after he did his infield work today to ask him

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<v Speaker 2>about his two viral moments in a good way during

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<v Speaker 2>this last Homestand when Kyle Carros got his first hit

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<v Speaker 2>of the first game of the series at Dodger Stadium

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<v Speaker 2>with his dad Eric in the booth, Freddie Freeman was

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get him to look to his dad in

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<v Speaker 2>the booth.

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<v Speaker 1>And then yesterday GT.

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<v Speaker 2>Real Mudo challenged a pitch abs pitch and Freddy knew

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<v Speaker 2>it was going to be a strike, and he kicked

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<v Speaker 2>some dirt at JT.

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<v Speaker 1>Real Mudo.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember they were in the same division for a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>with real Mudo with the Marlins, Freddie with the Braves,

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<v Speaker 2>real Mudo staying in the NL East with the Phillies.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what Freddy had to say about all of those

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<v Speaker 2>things earlier today.

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<v Speaker 10>I don't know, I don't know. I love playing the

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<v Speaker 10>game in baseball. I know we're in a tense battle

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<v Speaker 10>of competing each but during the game I like to

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<v Speaker 10>find fun things. It's we're all having fun playing this game.

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<v Speaker 10>We love it. But yeah, I knew Eric was doing

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<v Speaker 10>the games, and I could see when Kyle got the hit.

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<v Speaker 10>I could see him kind of like moving around in

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<v Speaker 10>the in the booth, and I was like, oh, that's

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<v Speaker 10>an excited dad. And I was like, hey, look your dad,

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<v Speaker 10>your dad, your dad. And then obviously yesterday, uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 10>I just got told that it was going all over

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<v Speaker 10>the place. But yeah, so JT obviously in my first

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<v Speaker 10>at bat, got eat the strikeout on the challenge call,

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<v Speaker 10>and then next at bat, first pitch, he challenges again

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<v Speaker 10>and gets it right. And then so that's where I've

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<v Speaker 10>obviously know JT for a long time, and you know,

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<v Speaker 10>I just love JT. So yeah, once he got it,

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<v Speaker 10>I knew he was gonna get.

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<v Speaker 1>It right too.

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<v Speaker 10>So that's why I just kicked some dirt on him

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<v Speaker 10>and he just started laughing.

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<v Speaker 1>I said stop.

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<v Speaker 10>He wanted to challenge the next one too, but thankfully

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<v Speaker 10>I was like there, he.

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<v Speaker 8>Was like, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 10>I looked at it and I said, if that's the strike,

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<v Speaker 10>I'm done here. You know, like, and you know, it's

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<v Speaker 10>just fun. The game's fun. Baseball's fun. It's supposed to

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<v Speaker 10>be fun, and you know, I try and enjoy it

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<v Speaker 10>as much as I came on and play.

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<v Speaker 2>And we certainly enjoy watching Freddie having as much joy

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<v Speaker 2>as he does playing the game. And that was the

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<v Speaker 2>inside story to yesterday's viral moment between Freddie Freeman and JT.

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<v Speaker 2>Realmudo and also early in the homestand with Kyle Carro.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was that was fun. That was uh, that

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<v Speaker 1>is Freddie and that.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he is so talented, obviously, and he wants

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<v Speaker 2>so much out of himself and so much out of

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<v Speaker 2>his career, but he never loses the perspective that this

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<v Speaker 2>is a kid's game and he has a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>little kids still left in him. So that's what those

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<v Speaker 2>moments bring out, all right. Tomorrow, Eric Lauer will be

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<v Speaker 2>on the mound for the Dodgers for the second time.

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<v Speaker 2>In his first start against the Rockies in a Dodger uniform,

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<v Speaker 2>he went six innings, allowed just one earn run. He's

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<v Speaker 2>going up against one of Freddy's X teammates, Michael Soroka.

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<v Speaker 2>The former Brave is seven and two with an ERA

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<v Speaker 2>of three twenty five. Our coverage begins tomorrow at five

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<v Speaker 2>point thirty with first pitch from Chase Field with Rick

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<v Speaker 2>Monday and Tim Neverett at six forty want to say

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<v Speaker 2>great to see our guy Sam from Downy Hunday at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium yesterday. Go down and see Sam at Downy Hunday.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not just a car dealership, it's an experience. It's

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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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