WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (8-13-26) 0:00:00.600 --> 0:00:03.080 The quest for the three peat has begune. 0:00:03.279 --> 0:00:07.320 Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won 0:00:07.440 --> 0:00:12.040 three consecutive titles. The Dodgers are the favorites to become 0:00:12.400 --> 0:00:13.280 the fifth. 0:00:13.280 --> 0:00:15.880 This is World Champion Dodger Talk. 0:00:15.960 --> 0:00:18.080 Here we go again. We're gay running back to. 0:00:18.040 --> 0:00:20.480 Get in on the show called eight six six, not 0:00:20.680 --> 0:00:23.560 eighty seven, two five seventy, and be sure to follow 0:00:23.680 --> 0:00:28.000 Dodger Talk wherever you catch your podcasts. Here's your host, 0:00:28.560 --> 0:00:30.240 David Vasseas Day. 0:00:31.720 --> 0:00:36.200 Welcome the Dodger Talk. David Vase with you until eleven 0:00:36.400 --> 0:00:40.800 thirty tonight. We have one line open at eight sixty 0:00:40.800 --> 0:00:43.920 six nine eighty seven two five seventy. A lot of 0:00:44.000 --> 0:00:48.120 Dodger fans fired up after Edwin Diaz blows the save 0:00:48.280 --> 0:00:53.720 again tonight to the Brewers as Milwaukee scores three runs. 0:00:53.760 --> 0:00:57.200 All of their hits came on singles. In fact, all 0:00:57.240 --> 0:01:00.639 five runs on ten hits were on singles. The Brewers 0:01:01.040 --> 0:01:03.920 did not have an extra base hit tonight. It's the 0:01:04.000 --> 0:01:07.119 first time they have had ten hits in a game 0:01:07.360 --> 0:01:13.200 all singles, in four years, so certainly they are staying 0:01:13.240 --> 0:01:17.000 true to their identity. They're a team that really doesn't 0:01:17.040 --> 0:01:19.920 have a big bopper in their lineup. I guess if 0:01:20.000 --> 0:01:23.240 you had to pick one, it would be Jake Bowers 0:01:23.280 --> 0:01:26.440 to hit a seeing I single through the right side 0:01:26.480 --> 0:01:29.319 of the infield in the ninth inning to drive in 0:01:29.360 --> 0:01:32.679 the go ahead run. Tonight out of the starting lineup 0:01:32.680 --> 0:01:34.760 for the Brewers, he had the most home runs this 0:01:34.880 --> 0:01:39.000 season twenty one, Churio had seventeen. They're not known for 0:01:39.080 --> 0:01:42.120 their power, and coming into this game they had just 0:01:42.160 --> 0:01:45.080 gotten swept by the Padres because they were not swinging 0:01:45.120 --> 0:01:48.520 the bat that well. And quite honestly, the Dodgers should 0:01:48.560 --> 0:01:51.960 have won this game if not for Edwin Diaz still 0:01:52.000 --> 0:01:56.920 not having the consistent feel and execution for his slider. 0:01:57.120 --> 0:02:00.520 And I think we all know by now if DZ 0:02:00.680 --> 0:02:04.240 does not have his slider, hitters can just sit on 0:02:04.280 --> 0:02:07.600 his fastball. But I will say this, his fastball has 0:02:07.640 --> 0:02:11.480 been really good, So I guess at this point in time, 0:02:11.600 --> 0:02:13.720 I know, you got to get a feel for that pitch. 0:02:13.760 --> 0:02:17.400 And Jose Mota, who's gonna join us at eleven point fifteen, 0:02:17.680 --> 0:02:20.840 has observed over the years that as a catcher, you 0:02:20.919 --> 0:02:23.960 gotta get DZ throwing that slider early in count so 0:02:24.000 --> 0:02:26.120 he gets a feel for it. Don't wait for it 0:02:26.520 --> 0:02:29.800 later in counts, And that may have been the case tonight, 0:02:29.919 --> 0:02:33.760 but nonetheless, Diaz has got to figure it out because 0:02:33.760 --> 0:02:37.360 the Dodgers need him. And you heard from Dave Roberts 0:02:37.400 --> 0:02:41.880 earlier tonight on the Clubhouse Show. Well share with you 0:02:41.960 --> 0:02:44.720 what he had to say when reporters were asking him 0:02:45.200 --> 0:02:49.560 what about taking Daz out of that high leverage closer spot, 0:02:49.600 --> 0:02:53.440 And he just threw it back at the reporters and said, Okay, 0:02:54.280 --> 0:02:58.440 who who's the alternative? Who you got at Gardo Enriquez, 0:02:58.560 --> 0:03:06.360 Jonathan Hernandez, Evan Phillips, Kyle Hurt, Alex Vesia, Jack Dreyer, 0:03:07.520 --> 0:03:10.960 Who's going to close games? Tanner Scott? All of you 0:03:11.040 --> 0:03:14.000 were calling last year saying Tanner Scott should never see 0:03:14.000 --> 0:03:17.520 the mound again. Now all of a sudden, everybody loves 0:03:17.560 --> 0:03:20.880 Tanner Scott. And look, he's had a great year. But 0:03:21.000 --> 0:03:23.520 I feel like he's had a great year because of 0:03:23.600 --> 0:03:26.800 the role he's in. He's back to that comfortable role 0:03:27.320 --> 0:03:30.360 that he was in with the Padres and the Marlins 0:03:30.400 --> 0:03:33.640 to a lesser extent. So I would love to know 0:03:34.000 --> 0:03:37.880 who your alternative is. I like the idea that Diaz 0:03:38.720 --> 0:03:42.560 should be placed into a lower leverage spot. But who 0:03:42.720 --> 0:03:45.080 is going to close out and get you the final 0:03:45.840 --> 0:03:48.360 three outs of a game and a final six outs? 0:03:48.440 --> 0:03:52.880 Because honestly, who's been really pitching that great out of 0:03:52.880 --> 0:03:57.240 the Dodger bullpen recently? I can't say there's one guy 0:03:57.280 --> 0:04:00.760 that says, yeah, that's the guy ride that hot hand. 0:04:01.280 --> 0:04:03.800 I really can't say that Tanner Scott would be the 0:04:03.840 --> 0:04:08.720 only guy. So you know, it's fine when you criticize 0:04:08.800 --> 0:04:11.600 Dave Roberts, so you say he shouldn't have done this 0:04:11.720 --> 0:04:15.200 or shouldn't have done that. But like I always tell you, 0:04:15.280 --> 0:04:18.039 all right, tell me an alternative, and that's what he 0:04:18.160 --> 0:04:21.120 was saying tonight as well. Eight six six nine eight 0:04:21.279 --> 0:04:24.640 seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's head 0:04:24.680 --> 0:04:28.239 to the Dodger Clubhouse right now to hear from Edwin 0:04:28.320 --> 0:04:30.039 Diaz on sports net LA. 0:04:30.760 --> 0:04:33.479 I think the inconsistency. I think I was inconsistency. I 0:04:33.520 --> 0:04:36.040 was throwing my fast but right in the middle. And 0:04:36.040 --> 0:04:37.640 when you miss rying the meddle, you get paid. 0:04:37.680 --> 0:04:38.800 So that's what I did today. 0:04:39.200 --> 0:04:42.839 When you, as you're working through this, what for you 0:04:42.920 --> 0:04:44.880 is just the biggest focus as you're looking to get 0:04:44.880 --> 0:04:46.680 that consistency back with your delivery. 0:04:47.640 --> 0:04:49.600 Try to make pitches. You know, I'm trying to make 0:04:49.680 --> 0:04:50.839 pitche and I'm trying to compete. 0:04:50.920 --> 0:04:51.080 You know. 0:04:51.360 --> 0:04:53.200 At the end of the day, you know, I just 0:04:53.200 --> 0:04:55.400 tried to compete and go I'll have fun. But you 0:04:55.440 --> 0:04:58.240 know I haven't got the results. So I have one 0:04:58.240 --> 0:04:59.560 good day then back game. 0:05:00.120 --> 0:05:00.560 So I'm trying. 0:05:00.560 --> 0:05:02.960 I gotta find the way to keep pitching better. 0:05:03.200 --> 0:05:05.400 Just commanding the fast ball and throwing it where you 0:05:05.440 --> 0:05:07.680 want in the zone. Been kind of a struggle since 0:05:07.720 --> 0:05:08.320 you've come back. 0:05:08.800 --> 0:05:09.440 Yeah, I think so. 0:05:09.520 --> 0:05:09.719 Yeah. 0:05:09.839 --> 0:05:13.680 I think my father Commando it was I was throng stribble, 0:05:13.960 --> 0:05:16.320 you know, right in the middle, and every big here 0:05:16.360 --> 0:05:18.200 I can hit far, but Rund the Americ can throw 0:05:18.279 --> 0:05:20.440 through on the masks and I went on the way here. 0:05:20.640 --> 0:05:23.680 So I gotta get better on that. Are you close, say, 0:05:23.960 --> 0:05:25.680 secutively and stretches in the passive? 0:05:25.720 --> 0:05:27.400 What have you usually done to be able to get 0:05:27.400 --> 0:05:27.840 out of it? 0:05:27.880 --> 0:05:30.279 Is there usually sort of tell is it usually the 0:05:30.400 --> 0:05:33.440 basketball command that let but usually sort of leads these stretches. 0:05:33.839 --> 0:05:35.840 I just gotta find the way to get pitch better. 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:39.920 I think I've been in this position before and and 0:05:40.080 --> 0:05:42.359 be able to find a way to get better. I 0:05:42.440 --> 0:05:44.159 just gotta sit down with the pitching coat to see 0:05:44.160 --> 0:05:47.000 what I'm what I'm amazing, and what they say, to 0:05:47.040 --> 0:05:51.080 see if we can U fix and keep keep working hard. 0:05:51.360 --> 0:05:53.760 How they pointed out anything that's sort of they wanted 0:05:53.800 --> 0:05:55.839 you to work on between nowadays or anything like that 0:05:55.920 --> 0:05:57.080 or is that one of the things word how you 0:05:57.360 --> 0:05:59.520 kind of have to sit down with it. I always 0:05:59.600 --> 0:06:01.320 try to. So we tried to sit down with them, 0:06:01.360 --> 0:06:03.800 you know, because my last couple of gay I was 0:06:03.800 --> 0:06:05.960 feeling really good. But today, and you know, my father 0:06:06.600 --> 0:06:09.640 was I think the words signed I get here. I 0:06:09.720 --> 0:06:11.080 gotta find the way to pitch better. 0:06:11.440 --> 0:06:13.000 What do you feel like you're slighter right now? 0:06:13.680 --> 0:06:17.119 I think what's better today? I think maybe good ones. 0:06:17.600 --> 0:06:19.800 You know I got paid. You know when you may 0:06:19.839 --> 0:06:22.360 see your father go in the middle, they come see 0:06:22.680 --> 0:06:25.640 better pitches. So I think my story was good today, 0:06:25.720 --> 0:06:28.040 just you know, didn't have good commandments fast. 0:06:28.040 --> 0:06:30.880 Well does that make it more frustrated when it's kind 0:06:30.880 --> 0:06:32.320 of a new thing each day? 0:06:32.880 --> 0:06:36.000 Yeah, it's it's frustrating because I know that, uh that 0:06:36.200 --> 0:06:38.159 I know my ability. I know what I can do 0:06:38.200 --> 0:06:40.640 in the mall and don't be able to do you 0:06:40.680 --> 0:06:43.080 know it sucks. You know, I just gotta come tomorrow 0:06:43.120 --> 0:06:44.800 and try to keep getting better. 0:06:45.480 --> 0:06:48.080 You talked about being appreciative of still being in the 0:06:48.160 --> 0:06:49.919 ninth ending as you work through this, you feel like 0:06:50.040 --> 0:06:52.000 continuing a pitch in the ninth right now, you can 0:06:52.320 --> 0:06:54.560 kind of still get to where you want to be, you. 0:06:54.480 --> 0:06:57.320 Know, as now, I gotta see what they want to do. 0:06:57.400 --> 0:07:00.200 You know, I know I'm struggling, so I want to 0:07:00.279 --> 0:07:01.840 do the best thing for our team. You know, at 0:07:01.880 --> 0:07:03.080 the end of the day, you know, they give me 0:07:03.120 --> 0:07:05.080 the ball in the nile, we try to do my 0:07:05.160 --> 0:07:06.920 job's they give me the one in another inn, and 0:07:06.960 --> 0:07:09.159 we try to do my job. Just gotta get better, 0:07:09.360 --> 0:07:12.280 be consistent. If I do, would be fine. 0:07:13.080 --> 0:07:17.640 All right. There's Edwin Diaz obviously saying everything that we're 0:07:17.720 --> 0:07:21.000 seeing and he understands that he's got to be better, 0:07:21.080 --> 0:07:24.280 and talking to him this past Sunday, I kind of 0:07:24.320 --> 0:07:26.600 felt like he had turned the corner and just like 0:07:26.720 --> 0:07:29.720 letting it grip and rip and not thinking about what 0:07:29.880 --> 0:07:33.240 could possibly happen. As far as just getting over that 0:07:33.280 --> 0:07:36.320 final mental hurdle when you come back from surgery. It's 0:07:36.360 --> 0:07:39.720 not just an injury. He did have surgery earlier this year, 0:07:39.760 --> 0:07:42.840 and sometimes for some pitchers it takes a little longer 0:07:42.880 --> 0:07:45.160 to get over that mental hurdle to know that, hey, 0:07:45.200 --> 0:07:48.800 when I throw this pitch and throw this baseball as 0:07:48.840 --> 0:07:51.840 hard as I can and spin this baseball the way 0:07:51.880 --> 0:07:55.200 it should be spun, that I'm not going to re 0:07:55.360 --> 0:07:58.200 injure my arm. And I feel like he's gotten over 0:07:58.240 --> 0:08:01.400 that mental hurdle. And when he talks about his fastball 0:08:01.520 --> 0:08:04.040 being right down the middle, the only one that really 0:08:04.120 --> 0:08:07.000 was down the middle tonight was to David Hamilton. I 0:08:07.080 --> 0:08:11.200 know he wasn't really commanding it really well. The slider 0:08:11.280 --> 0:08:16.480 got hit tonight for singles, and nothing really hit that hard. 0:08:16.560 --> 0:08:20.480 But obviously a disappointing night for Edwin Diaz and the Dodgers. 0:08:20.520 --> 0:08:23.960 After Max Munsey hit a pinch hit, three run home 0:08:24.080 --> 0:08:26.200 run with two outs in the sixth inning off of 0:08:26.320 --> 0:08:30.080 Antonio Senzateela, he felt like the Dodgers were on their 0:08:30.120 --> 0:08:33.320 way to handing the Brewers their fourth straight loss and 0:08:33.640 --> 0:08:37.520 closing the gap on them. And right now, the Dodgers 0:08:38.240 --> 0:08:40.880 lose tonight, so they're two games back of the Brewers 0:08:40.880 --> 0:08:43.800 for the top seed in the National League. And the 0:08:43.880 --> 0:08:47.880 Braves won again so the Dodgers are the Wildcard Division 0:08:47.880 --> 0:08:51.760 winner right now as it stands, eight six six seven 0:08:51.920 --> 0:08:54.720 two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out 0:08:54.720 --> 0:08:58.080 to Thomas in West Covina. Lead us off on Dodger 0:08:58.160 --> 0:09:00.720 Talk tonight. Hi Thomas, Hey David. 0:09:00.520 --> 0:09:02.360 How are you? 0:09:02.000 --> 0:09:05.360 Ah? You know, I'm happy to be back at the ballpark, Thomas. 0:09:05.400 --> 0:09:06.800 So I can't say I'm bad. 0:09:08.040 --> 0:09:12.319 Uh, you know, just a little bit frustrating looking at 0:09:12.480 --> 0:09:16.240 Edwin Diaz pitch and as you mentioned, he's blown three saves. 0:09:16.320 --> 0:09:17.120 I'm just kind of. 0:09:18.640 --> 0:09:22.359 This week but just this week is three. 0:09:23.640 --> 0:09:28.600 Right, So haven't have have an idea just when he 0:09:28.720 --> 0:09:31.720 was pitching, he just doesn't have that confidence. It just 0:09:32.080 --> 0:09:34.280 reminds me sort of like when Rookie was struggling, he 0:09:34.280 --> 0:09:38.520 didn't have that confidence. Just wondering as to why he wasn't. 0:09:39.200 --> 0:09:40.600 I was, you're looking at the game with my kids, 0:09:40.640 --> 0:09:43.240 we watched, we watched every single game, and when he 0:09:43.320 --> 0:09:45.640 was pitching, he just he just looked off. I was 0:09:45.679 --> 0:09:49.360 just wondering as to why they let him battle. 0:09:51.040 --> 0:09:53.679 His last game where he was able to uh to 0:09:53.720 --> 0:09:57.040 get the save and uh, you know, for for whatever 0:09:57.080 --> 0:09:59.440 you were seeing tonight was the guy that's saying, dang, 0:10:00.120 --> 0:10:02.880 fastball is not the way I wanted to be. Dang, 0:10:03.040 --> 0:10:05.440 my slider is not the way I want it to be. 0:10:05.600 --> 0:10:09.320 So when you don't have your two pitches, obviously you 0:10:09.360 --> 0:10:11.920 know there's a little lack of confidence. So I think 0:10:11.960 --> 0:10:15.160 that's what you were seeing tonight. And you know, Canor 0:10:15.200 --> 0:10:17.600 McGuinness is the best in the business when it comes 0:10:17.600 --> 0:10:21.120 to helping pitchers get back on track, So I would 0:10:21.160 --> 0:10:24.320 imagine that him and Edwin Diaz are talking right now. 0:10:24.360 --> 0:10:27.000 I don't even know if they they're waiting for tomorrow. 0:10:27.160 --> 0:10:30.160 So I wouldn't give up on Edwin Diaz. The Dodgers 0:10:30.160 --> 0:10:33.160 need him, Thomas, There's no way around it. Let's go 0:10:33.200 --> 0:10:36.439 out to Milo, who's coming back from the game tonight. Hi, Milo, 0:10:36.559 --> 0:10:37.600 you're on Dodger Talk. 0:10:39.040 --> 0:10:40.200 Hey David, how you doing. 0:10:41.520 --> 0:10:44.080 I think we've established I'm doing good. Milo. You're not 0:10:44.080 --> 0:10:46.440 gonna bring me down. You're not gonna bring me down. 0:10:47.760 --> 0:10:50.199 Oh I'm not down. I have full confidence to this team. 0:10:50.400 --> 0:10:54.080 But in terms of tonight, I just don't understand why 0:10:54.920 --> 0:10:56.920 Tennor Scott didn't put back out there for the ninth 0:10:56.920 --> 0:11:00.600 inning after facing one datter, especially if Edwin Diaz had 0:11:00.600 --> 0:11:02.400 two blown saves already this week. 0:11:03.040 --> 0:11:06.440 So yeah, well, I'll say this because you know that's 0:11:06.480 --> 0:11:09.280 easy to say, But the Dodgers are in the middle 0:11:09.320 --> 0:11:12.320 of thirteen in a row. This is a four game 0:11:12.480 --> 0:11:16.280 series with no days off, and then the Dodgers keep 0:11:16.320 --> 0:11:19.079 playing after that, they go to Denver and you're gonna 0:11:19.080 --> 0:11:22.760 have to use your bullpen in Denver. So for Dave Roberts, 0:11:23.320 --> 0:11:26.760 you know, it's not just about winning today. He's got 0:11:26.760 --> 0:11:29.720 to think about the tomorrow. He's got to think about 0:11:29.760 --> 0:11:32.120 the rest of the series. He's got to think about 0:11:32.120 --> 0:11:35.520 how he's going to close out the thirteen in a row. 0:11:35.640 --> 0:11:37.840 So it's all good that you want to four out 0:11:37.880 --> 0:11:40.920 save do you want that tomorrow night too? Milo? Because 0:11:41.400 --> 0:11:44.720 Edwin Diaz is on this roster and in that bullpen 0:11:44.800 --> 0:11:49.000 for a reason. And I think it's hilarious that you 0:11:49.080 --> 0:11:52.600 and others are calling for Tanner Scott when the whole 0:11:52.640 --> 0:11:56.240 point of the Dodgers signing Edwin Diaz was because Tanner 0:11:56.320 --> 0:11:59.160 Scott did not have a good year last year, and 0:11:59.240 --> 0:12:02.679 everybody was only for Tanner Scott's head last year at 0:12:02.720 --> 0:12:03.280 this time. 0:12:05.000 --> 0:12:07.719 Yeah, but I see that Yamamoto could go deep into 0:12:07.760 --> 0:12:10.839 the game tomorrow, and uh, the doctors are facing guy 0:12:10.880 --> 0:12:13.920 with a four ra so yeah, I think they could 0:12:14.120 --> 0:12:15.559 do better tomorrow. 0:12:16.000 --> 0:12:17.679 So who do you want to close? So you go 0:12:17.800 --> 0:12:22.440 four out save, you go four out saved tonight? You 0:12:22.480 --> 0:12:25.720 want Tanner Scott to what? Go for a four out 0:12:25.720 --> 0:12:28.840 saved tomorrow because it doesn't seem like anybody else is 0:12:28.880 --> 0:12:31.160 really pitching that great? And then what do you want 0:12:31.160 --> 0:12:33.800 to do if they have the lead against Misowski and 0:12:33.840 --> 0:12:35.199 the Brewers on Saturday? 0:12:36.760 --> 0:12:39.079 Well, I say the bullpen is rested at that point? 0:12:39.400 --> 0:12:41.720 Is it is Tanner Scott rested? I mean, who are 0:12:41.720 --> 0:12:45.600 you going to? Who Who's game on Saturday? 0:12:47.360 --> 0:12:49.680 You could go to? You could go to Tanner Scott. 0:12:49.679 --> 0:12:50.760 I mean, holy pitch three. 0:12:50.720 --> 0:12:53.199 In a row. After a four out saved tonight and 0:12:53.280 --> 0:12:57.960 tomorrow night, you know another four out safe, You're gonna 0:12:57.960 --> 0:13:02.720 go to Tanner Scott three three straight days. Look, I'm 0:13:02.760 --> 0:13:05.840 not opposed to Tanner Scott being the closer, but he 0:13:05.920 --> 0:13:09.120 can't pitch every night. At some point Edwin Diaz is 0:13:09.160 --> 0:13:12.000 going to have to pitch. And you know another thing 0:13:12.040 --> 0:13:15.880 that's compounding all of this is the Dodgers may have 0:13:16.000 --> 0:13:18.880 expected a little bit too much out of Evan Phillips 0:13:19.320 --> 0:13:22.200 after not pitching for two years, to throw him back 0:13:22.240 --> 0:13:26.880 into the fire in high leverage situations, because again, at 0:13:26.920 --> 0:13:30.080 the beginning of the year, I was questioning, who is 0:13:30.200 --> 0:13:34.000 going to be that right handed reliever that is going 0:13:34.080 --> 0:13:38.000 to get out a high leverage at bat like Fernando Tatis, 0:13:38.040 --> 0:13:43.320 Junior Manny Machado, Andrew Vaughan. Who's going to be that guy? 0:13:43.600 --> 0:13:47.840 And the Dodgers really haven't found that guy. Edgardo Enriquez 0:13:47.920 --> 0:13:50.599 has been that guy at certain points in time in 0:13:50.640 --> 0:13:54.080 the season. Brock Stewart's been on and off the il 0:13:54.400 --> 0:13:58.360 all season long, so and Edwin Diaz is struggling. So 0:13:58.760 --> 0:14:03.120 that's that's a huge question mark for this bullpen right now. 0:14:03.160 --> 0:14:09.760 Who is their high leverage right handed reliever? Raise your 0:14:09.760 --> 0:14:13.200 hand if you're that guy. Eight sixty six seven two 0:14:13.240 --> 0:14:16.559 five seventy is the phone number. Justin was at Dodgers 0:14:16.559 --> 0:14:19.120 Stadium tonight, Hi, Justin, Do you want Tanner Scott to 0:14:19.120 --> 0:14:20.720 pitch the rest of the forty games? 0:14:22.120 --> 0:14:24.480 I don't want him pitching the rest of the forty games. 0:14:24.640 --> 0:14:27.960 I wanted him to definitely do the updown tonight. Here's 0:14:28.000 --> 0:14:31.080 the deal, here's my reasoning. Let's just look at straight 0:14:31.160 --> 0:14:35.840 up stats. This year, Tanner Scott six has sixteen saves, 0:14:35.960 --> 0:14:39.720 two blown saves. Edwin DZ yes he has had surgery, 0:14:39.880 --> 0:14:42.360 isn't in in the plus column for him? Six saves, 0:14:42.480 --> 0:14:45.520 three blown saves. Who has more blown saves of the two? 0:14:45.920 --> 0:14:49.640 I'd say that's DS. He doesn't. Tonight he pitched with 0:14:49.840 --> 0:14:53.920 zero confidence, no urgency, and no and there was nothing 0:14:54.040 --> 0:14:57.520 to that slider. It was so sloppily. He is not 0:14:57.680 --> 0:15:01.000 our closer, Tanner Scott. If I'm tan i am, I 0:15:01.040 --> 0:15:03.840 am bounding my fist on Dave's desk. He was a 0:15:03.960 --> 0:15:07.240 closer in in San Diego. That's why we signed him 0:15:07.320 --> 0:15:11.800 and he has been sustaining that job season until DS 0:15:11.880 --> 0:15:12.280 came back. 0:15:12.760 --> 0:15:16.520 He is urged, were you calling and screaming last year 0:15:16.600 --> 0:15:19.400 that Tanner Scott had to go? Because I think it's 0:15:19.480 --> 0:15:23.720 just hilarious now everybody's calling for Tanner Scott now after 0:15:23.840 --> 0:15:26.480 last year they were calling for his head. 0:15:27.760 --> 0:15:30.040 Let's talk about now you're like, well, do you want 0:15:30.040 --> 0:15:33.240 to save arms? Yeah, so let's do by that philosophy. 0:15:33.400 --> 0:15:35.960 Let's do another bullpen game so we can give ya 0:15:36.040 --> 0:15:39.240 momodo another day's rest. Well, doesn't make sense you. 0:15:39.160 --> 0:15:41.600 Know that the rotation is they don't have to do 0:15:41.640 --> 0:15:45.800 a bullpen game. And Blake Snell saved the bullpen when 0:15:45.840 --> 0:15:48.200 he pitched the other night, so that was a that 0:15:48.320 --> 0:15:51.720 was a big boost for the bullpen. But my point is, 0:15:52.240 --> 0:15:55.680 I'm not opposed to Tanner Scott closing out the game 0:15:55.840 --> 0:15:58.720 from here on out until Diz gets back on track. 0:15:58.800 --> 0:16:02.200 I'm not opposed to that. But how are you going 0:16:02.280 --> 0:16:05.720 to get to Tanner Scott if nobody's really throwing the 0:16:05.760 --> 0:16:07.960 baseball that well, and if you're going to have to 0:16:08.040 --> 0:16:10.200 use Daz in the seventh inning, he could blow the 0:16:10.240 --> 0:16:12.080 game in the seventh inning too. 0:16:13.520 --> 0:16:15.240 Gives me a shot to get back in the game. 0:16:15.280 --> 0:16:17.479 And we're gonna overlook Vessia's contribution. 0:16:17.600 --> 0:16:20.720 I guess too, right, And it's like us a lot. 0:16:20.920 --> 0:16:23.120 There's a lot of miles on that on that arm, 0:16:23.440 --> 0:16:26.160 and you know, I, you know, I I get. Do 0:16:26.200 --> 0:16:27.400 you want Vessie to close? 0:16:28.800 --> 0:16:31.640 I know I want Tanner Scotts my closer, the guy 0:16:31.800 --> 0:16:32.560 that's his job. 0:16:32.960 --> 0:16:35.920 Well, he's the only other option. If you had to say, 0:16:36.320 --> 0:16:39.640 like Dave Roberts was saying, who's the option, Tanner Scott 0:16:39.640 --> 0:16:40.720 would be that guy. 0:16:42.240 --> 0:16:44.480 You're getting and you know you're getting glass now back, 0:16:44.840 --> 0:16:47.240 you're getting these guys like are like, look at what 0:16:47.280 --> 0:16:49.960 that rotation is going to be when it's one hundred percent, 0:16:50.000 --> 0:16:52.520 which is coming in the next two or three weeks. 0:16:52.840 --> 0:16:55.640 So like, let's plan for that. Players with the put 0:16:55.640 --> 0:16:57.560 the guy in the position who is getting it up, 0:16:57.880 --> 0:17:03.520 getting it done seventeen safe fact, Edwin Diaz blowing saves 0:17:03.920 --> 0:17:08.119 fact at a fifty clip. That's your guy. And I 0:17:08.160 --> 0:17:10.320 think it's really bad for Gave to come out there 0:17:10.320 --> 0:17:11.959 and say, like, well, who do you think it should be? 0:17:12.400 --> 0:17:15.080 Canner's earned that job, and I really think he owes 0:17:15.160 --> 0:17:17.880 him to give him some credit for what he's done. 0:17:18.280 --> 0:17:20.960 All right, justin thank you for the phone call. Eight 0:17:21.040 --> 0:17:24.920 sixty six seven two five seventy is the phone number. Yeah, 0:17:24.960 --> 0:17:27.840 this was Dave Roberts earlier tonight when he was asked 0:17:27.840 --> 0:17:32.480 about who he may go to if it's not Edwin Diaz. 0:17:32.359 --> 0:17:35.880 Give me another option. I mean, I think that you've 0:17:35.920 --> 0:17:38.479 got to You can't just you can't just I can't 0:17:38.520 --> 0:17:41.359 just say change in low leverage. I have to have 0:17:41.400 --> 0:17:45.200 other options. And you know, to be quite honest, none 0:17:45.240 --> 0:17:49.000 of those guys really are throwing the baseball great, So 0:17:51.800 --> 0:17:54.040 you know you, I mean, that's just kind of the 0:17:54.040 --> 0:17:54.520 way it is. 0:17:55.000 --> 0:17:56.399 This doesn't necessarily solid. 0:17:56.440 --> 0:17:58.640 But could you go to more of the closer mind 0:17:58.720 --> 0:18:00.240 committee type thing more? 0:18:00.359 --> 0:18:01.359 Do you still think it's. 0:18:01.320 --> 0:18:02.680 Just going with him? 0:18:02.760 --> 0:18:03.480 Is the better? 0:18:05.720 --> 0:18:07.800 You know, we got to get other guys on track 0:18:08.160 --> 0:18:13.680 to even have that to be a I mean even 0:18:13.880 --> 0:18:19.439 a valid conversation, to be honest with you. 0:18:17.800 --> 0:18:21.840 Playing the manager can do that. 0:18:25.200 --> 0:18:26.120 Who's the other option? 0:18:26.240 --> 0:18:26.440 Bill? 0:18:27.040 --> 0:18:30.040 I mean, you know, you look back at the last 0:18:30.040 --> 0:18:33.359 week and guys have struggled, and then I'm not going 0:18:33.440 --> 0:18:36.520 to sit here and play carousel and chase my tail 0:18:36.680 --> 0:18:38.600 and say when a guy's struggling and then when he 0:18:38.640 --> 0:18:40.960 doesn't pitch, well, then it's like why are you pitching him? 0:18:40.960 --> 0:18:45.080 So I don't do that. You know, everyone's got a role. 0:18:45.520 --> 0:18:47.119 They all have jobs to do, and they all have 0:18:47.240 --> 0:18:47.880 to do their job. 0:18:48.000 --> 0:18:52.359 That's it, all right. That was Dave Roberts earlier tonight 0:18:52.520 --> 0:18:56.800 asking the question, if not Edwin Diaz, then who Obviously 0:18:56.880 --> 0:19:00.240 there's been some passionate fans that are stating the obvious. Yes, 0:19:00.400 --> 0:19:03.840 Tanner Scott would be that guy. So we'll see, we'll 0:19:03.880 --> 0:19:07.119 see where it goes from here. But Obviously, the Dodgers 0:19:07.400 --> 0:19:11.000 paid Edwin Diaz to be their closer, it just hasn't 0:19:11.200 --> 0:19:16.520 happened so far consistently since coming back from elbow surgery 0:19:16.640 --> 0:19:20.360 or having those loose bodies removed from his right pitching arm. 0:19:20.680 --> 0:19:23.880 Let's go out to Tustin, Doug. You're on Dodger Talk. 0:19:23.960 --> 0:19:24.760 How you doing, Doug? 0:19:26.280 --> 0:19:27.240 I'm doing great, Dave. 0:19:27.240 --> 0:19:27.800 How you doing? 0:19:27.840 --> 0:19:28.040 Man? 0:19:28.600 --> 0:19:28.840 Hey? 0:19:28.920 --> 0:19:29.560 Feeling good? 0:19:30.960 --> 0:19:31.360 All right? 0:19:31.400 --> 0:19:35.240 Well, love the passion, Well, I appreciate you. I wanted 0:19:35.280 --> 0:19:39.119 to start off on a positive note, man, because we 0:19:39.160 --> 0:19:41.040 can all get down on the Dodgers for this and that, 0:19:41.359 --> 0:19:43.199 but I just do. I want to start off with 0:19:43.200 --> 0:19:46.560 my guy Maggie and Maxie. They they helped me watch 0:19:46.560 --> 0:19:49.600 the game every night. I love these I love Meggy's leadership, 0:19:49.920 --> 0:19:53.280 Maxie's always coming in clutch. But I just want to 0:19:53.320 --> 0:19:55.919 talk about it. I'm not impressed by scooball for sure. 0:19:56.080 --> 0:19:58.879 We're paying all this money for school, Ole Diaz and 0:19:59.080 --> 0:20:01.840 all these guys come over. I'm not super impressed by him. 0:20:02.040 --> 0:20:02.399 Diaz. 0:20:02.440 --> 0:20:04.320 I mean, I heard I heard his uh what he 0:20:04.400 --> 0:20:07.400 was saying on in the interview afterwards. I feel for him, 0:20:07.680 --> 0:20:10.119 but you know, he's he's still got to like, you know, 0:20:10.119 --> 0:20:13.560 handle business. Blake Snell is literally the only picture I 0:20:13.600 --> 0:20:16.960 feel confident and that can go out there and handle business. 0:20:17.040 --> 0:20:19.080 When he starts, you know, he starts getting off on 0:20:19.160 --> 0:20:19.520 his game. 0:20:19.880 --> 0:20:20.479 I can see him. 0:20:20.480 --> 0:20:23.280 He's got the confidence and it to to to change 0:20:23.280 --> 0:20:27.159