WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (4-11-26) 

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

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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.

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<v Speaker 3>Here we go again. We're gay running back to.

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<v Speaker 4>Get in on the show called eight six six, not

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<v Speaker 4>eighty seven two five seventy, and be sure to follow

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<v Speaker 4>Dodger Talk wherever you catch your podcasts. Here's your host,

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<v Speaker 4>David Vasselas.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome the Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>David vasse with you after the Dodgers hold on for

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<v Speaker 2>a six to three win over the Rangers, winning the

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<v Speaker 2>first two games of this series and looking for the

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<v Speaker 2>sweep tomorrow afternoon here at Uniclo Field.

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<v Speaker 3>At Dodgers Stadium.

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

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number.

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<v Speaker 3>The Dodgers are.

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<v Speaker 2>Are writing high right now without their big guns really

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<v Speaker 2>hitting on all cylinders. I know we spoke to show

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Otani earlier tonight. I know he's got that on

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<v Speaker 2>bass streak forty five games, but he admittedly said in

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<v Speaker 2>Toronto that he hasn't really felt the feeling of Otani yet,

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<v Speaker 2>and he feels like May again is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a big year for him. Last year, he hit more

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<v Speaker 2>home runs in the month of May than he ever

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<v Speaker 2>hit in any other month last season. He hit fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>home runs last year in the month of May. He

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<v Speaker 2>hit seven home runs in April last year and had

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<v Speaker 2>an ops of over nine hundred. It was nine to

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<v Speaker 2>forty nine to be exact. And for Otani this year,

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<v Speaker 2>he has four home runs and nine RBIs and he's

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<v Speaker 2>hitting two eighty three tonight in the first inning. That

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<v Speaker 2>lead off home run in the bottom of the first

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<v Speaker 2>inning was his first extra base hit at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>Albeit it was only six seven games, but you know

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<v Speaker 2>that's not something that you're used to from the best

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<v Speaker 2>player in the game, So it was significant for him

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<v Speaker 2>to have his first extra base it in the form

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<v Speaker 2>of a game tying home run in the first inning.

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<v Speaker 2>And then ta Oscar Hernandez having what I predicted to

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<v Speaker 2>be a resurgent year after the work he put in

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<v Speaker 2>during the offseason, came up big like he did so

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<v Speaker 2>many times in the first half of last year and

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<v Speaker 2>all of twenty twenty four, came up with a huge

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<v Speaker 2>three run home run with two outs in the bottom

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<v Speaker 2>of the first inning to allow Ema Chiin to ease

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<v Speaker 2>back into the game and really start attacking the strike

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<v Speaker 2>zone because he had a four to one lead going

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<v Speaker 2>into the top of the second inning. So to me,

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<v Speaker 2>that was a real difference maker, not only to tie

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<v Speaker 2>the game that was big in itself, but also for

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<v Speaker 2>ti Oscar to not squander having two runners on and

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<v Speaker 2>being able to come up with a big swing. And

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<v Speaker 2>what's incredible is, you know, I went to go sit

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<v Speaker 2>down with a friend in the loads section right below

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<v Speaker 2>actually the radio broadcast booth, and just once one level

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<v Speaker 2>lower behind home plate, you can see the top spin

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<v Speaker 2>of excuse me, the backspin of ta Oscar Hernandez's home run.

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<v Speaker 2>To me, it was a no doubter or you could

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<v Speaker 2>just see it continuing to have that backspin and continuing

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<v Speaker 2>to carry into the right field pavilions over the home

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<v Speaker 2>run seats out there.

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<v Speaker 3>So that was huge.

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<v Speaker 2>And I can't say enough about the Dodger defense and

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth inning by those two young kids who are

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<v Speaker 2>doing different things to help the Dodgers win in different ways,

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<v Speaker 2>and Alex Frielan and Hayesan Kim, those two had a

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<v Speaker 2>really nice inning ending double play in the fifth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>So a good night for the Dodgers and a better

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<v Speaker 2>night for Emi Shean specifically, because it's been a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a of a struggle for Emit Shean. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I brought it up to him in Arizona on March

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<v Speaker 2>fifteenth that the fastball velocity was not where it was

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<v Speaker 2>all of last year, and to start this year it

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<v Speaker 2>hadn't been either. His fastball velocity was ninety three miles

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<v Speaker 2>an hour on average this year. Tonight it was back

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<v Speaker 2>to where Emmit Sheen has it ninety five miles an hour,

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<v Speaker 2>and his slider was even a tick a tick sharper,

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<v Speaker 2>the spin rate was better. He only made two mistakes,

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<v Speaker 2>one both to Brandon Nimo won in the first inning

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<v Speaker 2>and then a slider to Nimo in the sixth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>Outside of that, he was really good. But this looked

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<v Speaker 2>like Emmit Sheen. We had not seen this version of

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<v Speaker 2>Emmit Sheen yet this season, and I'm talking about spring

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<v Speaker 2>training as well. So it's a big sigh relief to

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<v Speaker 2>get this type of start out of she and tonight

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<v Speaker 2>to go six innings, especially with Roki Sasaki pitching tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>because quite frankly, you don't know what you're gonna get tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodger is going to have to be on

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<v Speaker 2>high alert tomorrow, in particular benk Asparius, because Justin Robleski

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<v Speaker 2>now is part of this six man rotation. So just

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<v Speaker 2>huge in a lot of different ways to get this

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<v Speaker 2>type of outing from Emmitt Sheehan, it's head downstairs to

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger clubhouse to hear from tonight's winning picture on

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<v Speaker 2>Sports at LA.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, definitely, I think, you know, obviously there's some pitches

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<v Speaker 5>I wanted to have back there, but delivery wise, throw wise,

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<v Speaker 5>everything felt a lot better. Stuff was playing and I

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<v Speaker 5>was executing a lot better today, So definitely stuff in

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<v Speaker 5>the right direction.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, when you look at just kind of the bullpen

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<v Speaker 4>and the work that you were able to do between

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<v Speaker 4>this one and your last outing, what do you think

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<v Speaker 4>has been the biggest difference for you?

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<v Speaker 5>I think it's just a couple simple things with the

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<v Speaker 5>delivery that were different. Connor and Mark have been great about,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, trying to get me on the right track,

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<v Speaker 5>and I think it just took a couple outings for

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<v Speaker 5>it all to click.

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<v Speaker 6>But yeah, what.

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<v Speaker 2>Happened to be having the seven days between starts to

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<v Speaker 2>benefit you.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know, it definitely felt like a long time.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know if I felt good. I've felt good

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<v Speaker 5>the past three so I don't like how arm wise,

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<v Speaker 5>I don't think it really made that much of a difference.

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<v Speaker 2>In the delivery where you'll kind of figure out.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean one of the big things this week was

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<v Speaker 5>like the glove tap, just timing everything up. Before that,

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<v Speaker 5>I feel like I was getting in good positions. I

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<v Speaker 5>just wasn't timing everything up the right way. So I

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<v Speaker 5>think that that helped a lot.

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<v Speaker 7>How big with the polition do you think there was

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<v Speaker 7>between that, like the velocity where you kind of wanted

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<v Speaker 7>to be.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think it's a big correlation. What was it

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<v Speaker 5>just about your week of work here with the extra game,

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<v Speaker 5>what you guys were doing. I mean we got to

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<v Speaker 5>throw two bullpens, which is nice. Maybe you know, step

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<v Speaker 5>on it a little more in the bullpen, try to

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<v Speaker 5>throw it a little harder and get it a little

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<v Speaker 5>closer to game speed, which which always helps the law

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<v Speaker 5>super Just like the way the slider was playing, kind

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<v Speaker 5>of the bigger thing tonight to do. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 5>I think they kind of go hand in hand, just

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<v Speaker 5>like execution tied end with just being confident in the stuff.

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<v Speaker 5>So yeah, I think it kind of goes in and in,

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<v Speaker 5>like you know.

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<v Speaker 3>What's babe, rob with your delivery, timing wise and field.

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<v Speaker 3>Actually it that it actually get the changes to be

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<v Speaker 3>consistentcy like that.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it can definitely be tough sometimes past like month

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<v Speaker 5>and a half, we've been trying to work on it,

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<v Speaker 5>and you know, it felt like at times it wasn't,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, progressing the way it should. But yeah, stuck with.

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<v Speaker 3>It all right.

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<v Speaker 2>There's Emma Sheen on Sports at LA. A couple of

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<v Speaker 2>things that I took away from what he said is

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<v Speaker 2>something that I observed in his first couple of starts.

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<v Speaker 2>It felt like in the last two starts, Shean was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of easing into his starts, meaning that he wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>attacking right away, wasn't going all out right away, just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of easing into that first inning and the first

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<v Speaker 2>couple of innings, and that's where he would get into trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>For example, in his last start against the Nationals in Washington, DC,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the way it went. It was a rocky first

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<v Speaker 2>three innings and then it seemed like his fastball and

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<v Speaker 2>sliders started to play up in the final two innings

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<v Speaker 2>that he was out there for. So you heard him

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<v Speaker 2>say they kind of had him step on it in

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen warming up before coming out for the first inning.

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<v Speaker 2>And he keeps insisting to all of us, and now

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<v Speaker 2>you got to believe him that the reason why the

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<v Speaker 2>fastball velocity was down was because his mechanics weren't lined up.

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<v Speaker 2>And he kept on insisting he wasn't hurt. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>it kind of made sense even before tonight. I never

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<v Speaker 2>thought he was hurt. It just never seemed like it

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<v Speaker 2>was on track. And he made it clear to me

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<v Speaker 2>the day after his start that he wasn't hurt. And

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<v Speaker 2>he's kind of pointing the finger at me for pointing

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<v Speaker 2>out that his fastball velocity was down back on March fifteenth.

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<v Speaker 2>There's there's something to know about Emmit. Shean long memory.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't forget things. Eight six six nine eight seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Rangers tonight, six to three. Let's go out to Diamond Bar. Jeff,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi.

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<v Speaker 8>Jeff, Hey, David, thank you for taking my call.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 8>I just I wanted to mention that. I think Dave

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<v Speaker 8>Roberts over the years, I think people have always just

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<v Speaker 8>said he's got a loaded team, and he's just kind of,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, calling the shot. He pulls out his binder

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<v Speaker 8>and just goes and it tells him what to do.

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<v Speaker 8>I really think tonight and this whole season so far,

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<v Speaker 8>he's kind of really proven to me and to others

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<v Speaker 8>at least well to me for sure, that that he

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<v Speaker 8>really can understand the situation of what's going to happen

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<v Speaker 8>on his own and be able to take control. When

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<v Speaker 8>he was able to see Trident the way that it

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<v Speaker 8>was going and knowing what that would do, but still

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<v Speaker 8>pulling it and saying, you know what, let's bring in

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<v Speaker 8>Let's bring in Bessia right now, and being able to

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<v Speaker 8>shut down that inning. I think that was just a

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<v Speaker 8>huge decision, a very tough decision. I think bringing Tanner

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<v Speaker 8>Scott back has been a very tough decision, and he's

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<v Speaker 8>able to to go that and trust his gut and trust.

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<v Speaker 1>In him to do it.

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<v Speaker 8>I think having Kim and his defense.

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<v Speaker 2>Wait a minute, he's not trusting his gut to go

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<v Speaker 2>to Tanner Scott. Tanner Scott's on his team. He's got

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<v Speaker 2>to use him. It's a new year. That's not trusting

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<v Speaker 2>his gut. But I understand what you're saying, and quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff Dave Roberts has managed really well the last two

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<v Speaker 2>years in the World Series, in the postseason, and I

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<v Speaker 2>go back to twenty twenty three, even when they were

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<v Speaker 2>swept by the Diamondbacks that year in the NLDS. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he did not have a as loaded of a pitching

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<v Speaker 2>staff as he has had the last couple of years,

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<v Speaker 2>and he managed really well. But you got to give

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of credit to his bench coach, Danny Lehman,

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<v Speaker 2>the pitching coach Mark Pryor. They really are there next

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<v Speaker 2>to him to help navigate all that. So it's not

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<v Speaker 2>just Dave. He has a great support staff and that's

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<v Speaker 2>what makes him a good manager. He leans on those guys,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, he's ultimately the decision maker, and we've

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<v Speaker 2>seen in the World Series and postseason that he'll go

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit on his own because he's seeing something

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, tells him he wants to trust a

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<v Speaker 2>guy to stay in there like he did with Trinan

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<v Speaker 2>in the twenty four World Series, or do what he

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<v Speaker 2>did you know with Yamamoto in the World Series last year,

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<v Speaker 2>So you're right, yeah, he's pretty good. Eight six six,

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<v Speaker 2>nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>I am glad that you brought up the Dodger bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>because I learned early in my career relievers don't appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>when you go talk to them, only when they blow

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<v Speaker 2>games or blow saves.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>So Jack Dreyer did not have a great outing in

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<v Speaker 2>Toronto in that final game a few days ago, and

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<v Speaker 2>he stood in front of his locker, wasn't feeling great

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<v Speaker 2>about himself, but he answered the questions. But tonight he

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<v Speaker 2>comes back strikes out the side in the seventh inning,

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<v Speaker 2>first time in his career that he struck out the side.

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<v Speaker 2>And quite frankly, Jack Dryer looked like the Jack Dryer

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<v Speaker 2>from last year. So we had two guys that found

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<v Speaker 2>themselves again and Amid Sheehan and Jack Dryer tonight, and

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<v Speaker 2>certainly that was that was a good sign that Dryer

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<v Speaker 2>was able to have a short memory and come back

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<v Speaker 2>and do his thing against a very good lineup. He

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<v Speaker 2>struck out the side in the seventh inning. Who was

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew McCutcheon, who came off the bench for Jock Peterson.

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<v Speaker 2>He struck out Evan Carter, who's one of the better

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<v Speaker 2>left handed hitters in their lineup, struck him out looking,

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<v Speaker 2>and then was able to get Kyle Hhagawa for the

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<v Speaker 2>final strikeout of that inning.

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<v Speaker 3>So good night for Jack Dryer.

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<v Speaker 2>Did anybody I'm not in the clubhouse tonight, did anybody

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<v Speaker 2>go up to Jack Dryer tonight? If I was in there,

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<v Speaker 2>I would have walked up to Jack Dryer, because that's

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<v Speaker 2>the etiquette of a reliever. They are keeping score on

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<v Speaker 2>you if you're in the clubhouse and only talk to

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<v Speaker 2>them when they blow games. Did anybody talk to Tanner Scott?

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<v Speaker 2>I felt like we were at his locker a lot

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<v Speaker 2>last year. Do you know that Tanner Scott is off

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<v Speaker 2>to a great start. Six and two thirds innings, has

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<v Speaker 2>allowed just one earned run, has eight strikeouts and no walks.

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<v Speaker 2>And Alex Vessi, who came in to get the last

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<v Speaker 2>out tonight six and a third scour listenings to begin

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<v Speaker 2>this year, So there's your bullpen roll call. And Blake

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<v Speaker 2>Trining has certainly pitched really well this year as well,

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<v Speaker 2>out to James, who is at Dodger Stadium tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing, James?

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<v Speaker 9>Good? David, Hey, my dad and stepmom are still in

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<v Speaker 9>the car. Haven't let him out since the last time

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<v Speaker 9>we talked. I'm kidding.

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<v Speaker 10>We were at the game. Had a great time.

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<v Speaker 9>Question for you, A good question for you, David. Actually

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<v Speaker 9>two one. Emmett looks so good, great pitch efficiency. I

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<v Speaker 9>was with a friend of mine who's a diar Braves fan,

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<v Speaker 9>and we looked at him a few innings in and

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<v Speaker 9>where like he's doing a Maddox with his pitch efficiency.

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<v Speaker 9>Why did Roberts pull him at seventy seven? As my

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<v Speaker 9>first question on the pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>Count, Well, the sixth inning was a little bit high stress,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure he just wanted to build off this start.

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<v Speaker 2>Because of how the first couple have gone. So you

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<v Speaker 2>get him out of that after six innings and he

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<v Speaker 2>feels good about himself. After kind of a high stress

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<v Speaker 2>sixth inning, you could see him starting to get a

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<v Speaker 2>little frustrated and he wanted to match up the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the way for the final nine outs.

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<v Speaker 9>That makes a lot of sense given the rocky start

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<v Speaker 9>that he's had, David, I agree with you now after

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<v Speaker 9>saying that makes a lot of sense.

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<v Speaker 2>And they had two lefties coming up, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts was trying to force Skip Schumacher's hand there

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<v Speaker 2>to see whether or not he would pinch it for

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<v Speaker 2>any one of the first two lefties that he was

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<v Speaker 2>going to face in the seventh inning. So Jack Dryer,

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<v Speaker 2>just like I mentioned before, you you called in Jack

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<v Speaker 2>Dryer delivered struck out the side in order.

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<v Speaker 3>So it obviously was the right move.

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<v Speaker 9>That was tremendous to see. I mean, Dryer looks so good.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean, he has so much poise from his rookie

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<v Speaker 9>season on and just the fact that he can solve

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<v Speaker 9>any Rubik's cube in twenty seconds or less.

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<v Speaker 10>I mean, pitchers we know are the smartest in the game.

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<v Speaker 9>Next to catchers, but it was great to see.

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<v Speaker 1>Him have that.

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<v Speaker 3>What's your second question?

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<v Speaker 9>Second question is with Mookie Windeel Bleak looks like he's

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<v Speaker 9>going to be back sooner rather than later. But when

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<v Speaker 9>we look at our bench, I have just felt that

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<v Speaker 9>Miggy Rowe, because of his defensive prowess, situational hitting and

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<v Speaker 9>he sunk him with his speed and his defense, are

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<v Speaker 9>by far our two best infield options compared to Espinol

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<v Speaker 9>and Freeland, both of which are great players, great to have.

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<v Speaker 9>But do you feel that those two Rojas and Kim

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<v Speaker 9>should be our first two guys off the bench or

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<v Speaker 9>to fill in to give guys like Monthy and Freeman

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<v Speaker 9>a blow you know in later.

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<v Speaker 10>In games it's a blowout kind of situation.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, I agree with you, Miguel Rojas. He's made amazing

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<v Speaker 2>plays even at thirty seven years old. But he's thirty

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<v Speaker 2>seven years old, James and playing in his last major

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<v Speaker 2>league season. You need him on his feed and feeling

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<v Speaker 2>good at the end of the year, so you can't

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<v Speaker 2>run him out there in April every single day.

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<v Speaker 3>So I like what.

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<v Speaker 2>We're seeing from Freeland and Kim and get them getting

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity so you find out what you have with

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<v Speaker 2>these guys, and we all know what you got with

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas, and you got to keep them fresh for

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<v Speaker 2>not just April and May, but you got to keep

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<v Speaker 2>them fresh for October. So I'm all good with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for the phone call. Eight sixty six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Rangers tonight by a final score of six to three.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Taka, who is visiting Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 2>from Japan. Hi, Taka, how are you?

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<v Speaker 6>Hey?

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<v Speaker 1>David?

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<v Speaker 6>How about you? I'm great?

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<v Speaker 3>Was this your first time to Dodger Stadium?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, actually this is my first time to visit anyway

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<v Speaker 6>to what's the game for the Dogess? You know, I

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<v Speaker 6>couldn't even imagine that. Who held tany hit the home

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<v Speaker 6>run just in front of me? You know that's so great?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Really you were in that section at Uniclo Field at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and were you close to catching it?

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<v Speaker 6>No? Youso? You know features in the Dogess. It's an

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<v Speaker 6>excellent you know, she had she handed a great job.

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<v Speaker 2>And I tell you was was Dodger Stadium everything you

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<v Speaker 2>thought it would be.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, it's so so experienced.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, what did you get to eat? Did you

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<v Speaker 2>have a Dodger dog? Did you go for the all

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<v Speaker 2>you can drink Otani cup?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you know, I just gotta I didn't get a

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<v Speaker 6>drink so from Otani.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, okay, Well, I hope you come back soon to

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<v Speaker 2>visit us. And uh, awesome for you to call in.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for even being aware about this show.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, thank you so much, David. How was this night?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you listen to Dodger Talk in Japan on the

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<v Speaker 2>iHeartRadio app? Yeah? All right, love it talking. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>so much. Thank you every day. I love it. See international.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not a local show. It's an international show.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm telling you that. Thank you, Taka. Awesome for you

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<v Speaker 2>to call in. Great to have you here in Los

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<v Speaker 2>Angeles and had a Dodger game for the first time.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight sixty six seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>When we come back, we'll check in with jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>Take your phone calls and also hear from Blake Snell,

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<v Speaker 2>who threw the hitters for the first time this year.

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<v Speaker 2>And we'll also let you hear from a fan favorite

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<v Speaker 2>that now has signed with the Tijuana Toros. We broke

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<v Speaker 2>that story earlier this afternoon. We'll let you hear from

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<v Speaker 2>that former Dodger as well. Tonight the Dodgers be Corey Seeger,

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<v Speaker 2>Jock Peterson, Skip Schumacher and the rest of the Rangers

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<v Speaker 2>six to three on a five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 4>On air at AM five seventy, online at AM five

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<v Speaker 1>This is Dodger Talk with David Bassan.

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<v Speaker 11>Wind of the two to one pitch and Towash hit

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<v Speaker 11>a drive deep to right field.

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<v Speaker 1>This ball is gone.

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<v Speaker 11>Oldtani ties it up with one mighty swing in the

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<v Speaker 11>bottom of the first home run number four for sure. Hey,

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<v Speaker 11>Old Tony, it's his first extravation hit at Dodger Stadium

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<v Speaker 11>this year.

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<v Speaker 2>I was sitting in the loaf section, section one oh

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<v Speaker 2>five when Otani came to the plate. Everybody had their

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<v Speaker 2>cell phones out, hoping to capture a moment, and he

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<v Speaker 2>delivered in the bottom of the first inning a game

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<v Speaker 2>tying home run, and everybody was checking out their videos.

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<v Speaker 2>It's incredible. I've never seen you know, I remember when

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<v Speaker 2>Mark McGuire or Barry Bonds would come to Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>You see all the flashes.

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<v Speaker 2>Back when people had actual cameras, they would see the

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<v Speaker 2>flashes at night. But I've never seen a baseball player

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<v Speaker 2>get this type of attention where you come to the

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<v Speaker 2>game just to see him and you.

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<v Speaker 3>Have your cell phones out.

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<v Speaker 2>I actually screamed in the section, I said, get your

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<v Speaker 2>phones out for tail? Where were your phones for tail?

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<v Speaker 2>Three run, home run, go ahead shot. I really did

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<v Speaker 2>say that. I said, hey, get your phones out for

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<v Speaker 2>tail right here, three run home run coming. And he

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<v Speaker 2>delivered with two outs and the Dodgers beat the Rangers

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<v Speaker 2>six to three.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Jose, get your cameras out for taoscar Hernandez too,

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<v Speaker 2>not just show.

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<v Speaker 10>Hey the only person I get the camera out for

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<v Speaker 10>is you yourself, David, You're the only person I do

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<v Speaker 10>that for.

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<v Speaker 3>You never know what could happen, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 10>With you, for sure, you're right, You're right.

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Fernandez, he put in a He put in so

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<v Speaker 2>much work this offseason, and I feel like we're seeing

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<v Speaker 2>the fruits of that. He's beat out infield singles, He's

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<v Speaker 2>played really good left field. He's having fun, he's hitting

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<v Speaker 2>home runs again. It feels like Tao's back to his

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<v Speaker 2>old self. And he told us yesterday he's as you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 2>he has to remind himself to shrink the strike zone.

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<v Speaker 10>Shrink the strike zone and at times, don't be tentative

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<v Speaker 10>and don't be so pretty William mechanics just love to

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<v Speaker 10>let it fly, man. I think for Tail is important

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<v Speaker 10>to understand that sometimes pull awareness and pomote is a

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<v Speaker 10>plus for him. And when you pull the baseball with

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<v Speaker 10>that swing that he has, you're not pulling with your body,

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<v Speaker 10>You're pulling with your hands. And for Tail, since last

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<v Speaker 10>night that single of the sixth inning against Garcia, has

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<v Speaker 10>been a different guy. He flew out later in the

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<v Speaker 10>eighth inning to left field, and then you see that

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<v Speaker 10>the barrel coming out is a big difference. We know

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<v Speaker 10>the mechanics, so we see the approach. I mean, all

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<v Speaker 10>throughout sprint training facing let's say it less we're pitching,

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<v Speaker 10>he was square to the ball going the other way,

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<v Speaker 10>just to make sure he establish everything mechanically and fundamentally.

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<v Speaker 10>But now with bigger pitching and guys that have a

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<v Speaker 10>pattern against him, it's important that he stays through the ball.

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<v Speaker 10>But also understand sat his hands have to go out

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<v Speaker 10>there and play. He's done a good job in pulling

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<v Speaker 10>the ball as of played the last couple of days.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the difference of achieving that. But also you hear

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<v Speaker 2>about using the big part of the field when you

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<v Speaker 2>go right center right field for Tao and other right

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<v Speaker 2>handed hitters. Is that a something that he wants to

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<v Speaker 2>do as well.

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<v Speaker 10>Yes, Dave, here, let me explain it to you. The

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<v Speaker 10>approached to the middle the field is a mentality. It's

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<v Speaker 10>you telling yourself, hey, you got to stay thinking through

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<v Speaker 10>the middle, so you stand the pitch is a little

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<v Speaker 10>bit better, whether it's a fastball that you lay off

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<v Speaker 10>of inside or outside, or the breaking ball, which is

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<v Speaker 10>the pitch of really most guys get themselves out on

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<v Speaker 10>out of his own and you tell yourself, hey, if

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<v Speaker 10>I stay thinking middle, I'm going to allow myself to

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<v Speaker 10>suit a little bit longer. But my hands have to

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<v Speaker 10>do the work. Doesn't mean it's not that to pull

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<v Speaker 10>the ball. It just means that you're gonna wait perhaps

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<v Speaker 10>the last minute or even just cheat sometimes. And so

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<v Speaker 10>I'm gonna stay scored. But if he if I see

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<v Speaker 10>a fastball middle in, I have to rip it and

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<v Speaker 10>just let it fly. And that's what mentality. If I

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<v Speaker 10>go out through mentality and the polling side, and you

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<v Speaker 10>know the opposent thinking I'm gonna pull the ball, your

0:24:17.760 --> 0:24:20.160
<v Speaker 10>body starts going in one direction, your hands slow down,

0:24:20.560 --> 0:24:23.080
<v Speaker 10>your vision changes because your eyes are not in the

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<v Speaker 10>baseball at the right time, and the timing is off.

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<v Speaker 10>So that's what it means when you think about middle

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<v Speaker 10>of the field. But middle of the field also means

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<v Speaker 10>then on pitches a little bit better in terms of

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<v Speaker 10>spoiling pitches. Was pictures Pictures don't want you to do consistently.

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota is joining us on Dodger Talk after the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers beat the Rangers six to three. Jose, Emmit Shean

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<v Speaker 2>finally look like Emmitt Sheen again. Uh, the fastball was up,

0:24:48.240 --> 0:24:50.840
<v Speaker 2>the slider was up, and he said that there was

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<v Speaker 2>a mentality in the bullpen to come out firing right away.

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<v Speaker 2>How big of a difference was all that to his success.

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<v Speaker 10>It's big for a guy like I remember this guy

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<v Speaker 10>was on reha for a while, came back and pitched

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<v Speaker 10>in June. Then he was starting relieving. Sometimes run over

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<v Speaker 10>and or skipped in the rotation and go to the bullpen. Pressure,

0:25:11.080 --> 0:25:13.480
<v Speaker 10>everything that you have to go through. One thing that

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<v Speaker 10>I noticed, and I love his interview to talk about

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<v Speaker 10>the two bullpens, Dave, that is so big. That is

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<v Speaker 10>going back to the Alanto break of the Amazonian bullpens

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<v Speaker 10>between stars y. I think there's a play catch type

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<v Speaker 10>of bullpen, a touch and field type of bullpen. And

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<v Speaker 10>when another one is she and said, you just let

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<v Speaker 10>it go and put in game game mode and put

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<v Speaker 10>yourself in a situation like that. And as I'd like

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<v Speaker 10>to find pointers and especially for youngsters and for us

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<v Speaker 10>to remember about not just mechanics and the shoulder and

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<v Speaker 10>their footprint in the right direction. He mentioned his glove path,

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<v Speaker 10>glove path, whether the glove he has to be going

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<v Speaker 10>in the right direction, breaking the hands at the right time,

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<v Speaker 10>which allows his arm to be in the right spot,

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<v Speaker 10>which you and I talked about after his first start.

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<v Speaker 10>I'm slot for him is so important because it allows

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<v Speaker 10>everything else to come to place. And the new trend

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<v Speaker 10>for Ama Chien it's ground balls and Washington twelve ground

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<v Speaker 10>balls tonight nine ground balls. But the way he's doing

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<v Speaker 10>it is under said like a yamamodo and showed it

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<v Speaker 10>with a two seam and sinker today nine ground balls,

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<v Speaker 10>second most of his career on fastballs, on sliders and

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<v Speaker 10>on change if he take away vernon nemotre and is

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<v Speaker 10>now standing out at which it is no matter what?

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose, Before I'll let you go Tomorrow, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are looking for the sweep. They're facing Jacob de Gram,

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<v Speaker 2>but they got Roki Sasaki on the mound. How will

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<v Speaker 2>we know if things are gonna go good for Roky

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<v Speaker 2>early in the game tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 10>If we see more strikes down the middle early in

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<v Speaker 10>counts and we don't see the trying to maneuver and

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<v Speaker 10>be too fine around his own early incounts. He needs

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<v Speaker 10>to get after people, allow people to go out there

0:26:54.200 --> 0:26:56.040
<v Speaker 10>and just take their best swings. But also I'd like

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<v Speaker 10>to see that slaughder being finished. Use it early in counts,

0:27:00.000 --> 0:27:02.480
<v Speaker 10>allow yourself to actually get a little looser with your

0:27:02.520 --> 0:27:04.639
<v Speaker 10>FASTBA which helps a lot of guys to find a

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<v Speaker 10>release one. But don't be afraid to let the sloder go.

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<v Speaker 10>He cannot live on fastile splits in this league, and

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<v Speaker 10>he knows.

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<v Speaker 3>It all right. We'll look out for that. Thanks, Jose.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk to you after the game tomorrow and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see whether or not Sasaki pitches well and if the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger offense continues to do their thing one through.

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<v Speaker 10>Nine another so that he got too for you, David.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, thank you, Jose, I appreciate it. There he

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<v Speaker 2>goes Jose Mota. Part of the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast

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<v Speaker 2>with Luis Corchito Cruz. Tonight's game brought to you by

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<v Speaker 2>Modello Modello The Mark of a Fighter. Dodgers beat the

0:27:41.680 --> 0:27:44.600
<v Speaker 2>Rangers tonight six to three. Coming up in a moment,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll hear from Blake Snell, who not only pitch to

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<v Speaker 2>hitters today, but I asked him about that viral video

0:27:51.600 --> 0:27:55.440
<v Speaker 2>of critics coming at him while he's playing video games.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you saw that on social media, so Blake

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<v Speaker 2>had a good time with that. We'll let you hear

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<v Speaker 2>from him in just a moment, but first, let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to Greg and Burdbank. You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing, Greg, David.

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<v Speaker 12>Bassey, I'm so excited to be here.

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<v Speaker 9>Listen.

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<v Speaker 12>I am so pumped up about the Dodgers right now.

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<v Speaker 12>I can't even what a great start we're having to

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<v Speaker 12>this season.

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<v Speaker 10>I'm so super fired up.

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<v Speaker 12>But I'm calling in regards to what you guys are

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<v Speaker 12>talking about earlier.

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<v Speaker 8>I feel like when you.

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<v Speaker 12>Mentioned Kim Freeland and Rojas, we are so fortunate to

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<v Speaker 12>have those guys in our arsenal, But I think we're

0:28:31.560 --> 0:28:36.600
<v Speaker 12>missing the boat with Santiago Espinal, who's had an incredible

0:28:36.600 --> 0:28:39.640
<v Speaker 12>spring training. He's hot, and I think he's gonna be

0:28:39.720 --> 0:28:41.480
<v Speaker 12>a young talent that's gonna be with us for a

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<v Speaker 12>long time.

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<v Speaker 9>What do you think.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know about a long time, Greg.

0:28:47.280 --> 0:28:50.200
<v Speaker 2>He's a veteran, he's a former All Star, and I

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<v Speaker 2>do believe he's a valuable guy to have on the bench,

0:28:53.760 --> 0:28:57.800
<v Speaker 2>and certainly the Dodgers value him. But the way Max

0:28:57.880 --> 0:29:01.120
<v Speaker 2>Munsey is swinging the bat right now, in the quality

0:29:01.120 --> 0:29:03.680
<v Speaker 2>of at bats it's hard to get espinal in there.

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<v Speaker 2>But going into the season, he was aware that is

0:29:07.640 --> 0:29:10.000
<v Speaker 2>at bats were going to be far and few between,

0:29:10.080 --> 0:29:12.040
<v Speaker 2>and he was going to be here for his defense.

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<v Speaker 2>So you need players like that that embrace their role

0:29:15.240 --> 0:29:19.760
<v Speaker 2>and understand that. What's interesting about tomorrow day game after

0:29:19.840 --> 0:29:23.040
<v Speaker 2>a night game, usually Will Smith will get the day off,

0:29:23.320 --> 0:29:26.320
<v Speaker 2>and tomorrow Dalton Rushing should be starting in the game,

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<v Speaker 2>first time since hitting two home runs in a game

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<v Speaker 2>in Toronto. So it's been almost a week since we

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<v Speaker 2>saw Dalton Rushing start a game, and we should see

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<v Speaker 2>him tomorrow. Nice all right, thank you for the phone call,

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<v Speaker 2>Greg appreciated. Eight six six nine eight seven two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 3>Earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>Today, Blake Snell threw to hitters for the first time

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<v Speaker 2>this season. Look Snell is in the mode where a

0:29:51.760 --> 0:29:54.520
<v Speaker 2>pitcher would be at the beginning of spring training. He's

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<v Speaker 2>throwing multiple bullpen sessions. And now, if you remember in

0:29:58.160 --> 0:30:01.680
<v Speaker 2>spring training, after all that the first two weeks you

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<v Speaker 2>start to face hitters, it's not an all out thing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's minimal, and today was that day for Blake Snell.

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<v Speaker 2>He threw fifteen pitches. Alex Call and Tommy Edmund were

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<v Speaker 2>the two batters that got to stand in against him,

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<v Speaker 2>and they didn't hit the ball hard. And you know,

0:30:17.480 --> 0:30:21.160
<v Speaker 2>Snell was looking at fastball command when Edmund was standing

0:30:21.160 --> 0:30:24.360
<v Speaker 2>from the left side of the batter's box. He used

0:30:24.400 --> 0:30:28.400
<v Speaker 2>the first pitch curveball to Alex Call struck him out

0:30:28.400 --> 0:30:33.360
<v Speaker 2>on three pitches, and he was happy with the way

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<v Speaker 2>he was able to take this step, but he understands

0:30:37.280 --> 0:30:39.720
<v Speaker 2>there's a lot more work to do, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>just fifteen pitches today. He'll do it again before the

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<v Speaker 2>end of this homestand so you're gonna probably see maybe

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<v Speaker 2>three more four more of these as he builds up,

0:30:50.480 --> 0:30:52.800
<v Speaker 2>and then he'll go out on a rehab assignment which

0:30:53.040 --> 0:30:55.680
<v Speaker 2>will take us into May for when he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be ready to start in a major league game. But

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<v Speaker 2>not sure if you saw this viral video. Snell is

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<v Speaker 2>on that Twitch app where he streams and interacts with

0:31:06.640 --> 0:31:10.400
<v Speaker 2>fans as he's playing video games, and one thing got

0:31:10.400 --> 0:31:14.480
<v Speaker 2>into his chat and it kind of triggered him, questioning

0:31:14.600 --> 0:31:18.320
<v Speaker 2>about his left shoulder injury, and Snell kind of snapped

0:31:18.320 --> 0:31:20.800
<v Speaker 2>back at him, and I asked him about whether or

0:31:20.840 --> 0:31:23.720
<v Speaker 2>not he saw that viral video and what his reaction

0:31:23.920 --> 0:31:26.760
<v Speaker 2>is to a lot of critics out there that are

0:31:27.040 --> 0:31:29.720
<v Speaker 2>that are on him for not starting the season on time.

0:31:30.280 --> 0:31:34.000
<v Speaker 2>We've seen online that you've interacted with fans, some positive,

0:31:34.080 --> 0:31:34.800
<v Speaker 2>some negative.

0:31:36.000 --> 0:31:37.440
<v Speaker 3>You want to talk to my shoulder too.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you block all that out and not try

0:31:40.920 --> 0:31:43.840
<v Speaker 2>to rush yourself to get back hearing all that stuff

0:31:43.880 --> 0:31:45.080
<v Speaker 2>when you're gaming?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean I'm trying to game with my people.

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<v Speaker 7>Them trolls when I get in there and I don't. Yeah,

0:31:51.560 --> 0:31:54.320
<v Speaker 7>I got something to say. I should watch my language

0:31:54.320 --> 0:31:57.280
<v Speaker 7>a little bit. But outside of that, I mean that's

0:31:57.280 --> 0:32:00.960
<v Speaker 7>pretty true. Yeah, I mean I'm gonna have fun. I'm

0:32:00.960 --> 0:32:04.840
<v Speaker 7>gonna be myself. Yeah, I gotta watch my language. Though

0:32:05.040 --> 0:32:06.080
<v Speaker 7>my mom sees that.

0:32:06.200 --> 0:32:11.600
<v Speaker 2>Oh probably, I think everybody's seen it.

0:32:11.680 --> 0:32:14.080
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I got the call yet, but it's coming.

0:32:14.360 --> 0:32:16.680
<v Speaker 2>How do you block all that noise out and just

0:32:16.680 --> 0:32:18.200
<v Speaker 2>stake care process.

0:32:17.760 --> 0:32:18.720
<v Speaker 3>That you don't have to set that?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean it's opinions, you know, from people that

0:32:22.280 --> 0:32:24.800
<v Speaker 7>I would never listen to for you know, a suggestion,

0:32:25.040 --> 0:32:27.800
<v Speaker 7>So it doesn't matter. That doesn't mean I'm not gonna

0:32:27.800 --> 0:32:31.239
<v Speaker 7>have fun with it and troll back. I'll do that,

0:32:31.480 --> 0:32:33.200
<v Speaker 7>but I should wash my.

0:32:33.160 --> 0:32:35.760
<v Speaker 3>Mouth anything you want to say to your left shoulder.

0:32:35.840 --> 0:32:38.760
<v Speaker 7>Right now, I like where it's at, I like, where's at.

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<v Speaker 4>All?

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<v Speaker 3>Right? There he is. There's the response to the viral video.

0:32:44.880 --> 0:32:47.640
<v Speaker 2>And look, he gets into that room, gets into that chair,

0:32:47.720 --> 0:32:51.160
<v Speaker 2>puts on his headset, starts gaming. And look, it's a

0:32:51.360 --> 0:32:53.280
<v Speaker 2>it's a different world in the gaming world.

0:32:53.280 --> 0:32:54.080
<v Speaker 3>We all know that.

0:32:54.360 --> 0:32:56.920
<v Speaker 2>And he likes to have fun, he likes to entertain,

0:32:57.360 --> 0:32:59.840
<v Speaker 2>he likes to be a DJ in all of it.

0:33:00.040 --> 0:33:03.280
<v Speaker 2>And that time he let he let one of those

0:33:03.320 --> 0:33:06.200
<v Speaker 2>critics get to him. And nobody wants to be out

0:33:06.200 --> 0:33:10.760
<v Speaker 2>there pitching tonight more than Blake Snell. That's obvious. And look,

0:33:10.840 --> 0:33:14.120
<v Speaker 2>he's a he's in a good spot mentally and physically.

0:33:14.560 --> 0:33:17.680
<v Speaker 2>He told me he hit ninety five during this session

0:33:17.720 --> 0:33:20.840
<v Speaker 2>against call and Tommy Edmund, which is a good thing

0:33:21.280 --> 0:33:23.040
<v Speaker 2>for the first time facing hitters.

0:33:23.040 --> 0:33:24.640
<v Speaker 3>So he's on his way back.

0:33:24.680 --> 0:33:28.800
<v Speaker 2>And I in spring training, I said, Sinko Demyo is

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<v Speaker 2>the over under for me.

0:33:30.640 --> 0:33:31.680
<v Speaker 3>Win Snell will.

0:33:31.560 --> 0:33:34.840
<v Speaker 2>Return to the Dodger rotation and just looking at when

0:33:34.880 --> 0:33:37.960
<v Speaker 2>Sinko Demayo is the Dodgers will be on a road

0:33:38.000 --> 0:33:40.320
<v Speaker 2>trip in the middle of it. Towards the end of

0:33:40.360 --> 0:33:44.240
<v Speaker 2>it in Houston, and then they'll come back home for

0:33:44.320 --> 0:33:47.040
<v Speaker 2>a homestand against the Braves and Giants.

0:33:47.800 --> 0:33:49.680
<v Speaker 3>I could see that happening.

0:33:49.560 --> 0:33:52.880
<v Speaker 2>In that in that middle of May area, whether it's

0:33:52.880 --> 0:33:56.360
<v Speaker 2>on the homestand the seven game homestand or on the

0:33:56.400 --> 0:34:00.120
<v Speaker 2>West Coast road trip Angels Padres before they go to Milwauk.

0:34:00.600 --> 0:34:04.240
<v Speaker 2>I could see all that, and maybe even the Dodgers

0:34:04.600 --> 0:34:06.520
<v Speaker 2>have picked a date at the end of May. But

0:34:07.400 --> 0:34:09.680
<v Speaker 2>he'll be ready to go mid May, for sure. And

0:34:09.800 --> 0:34:12.640
<v Speaker 2>things are going in the right direction for blakesnew which

0:34:12.680 --> 0:34:16.000
<v Speaker 2>is a good thing. Eight six six seven two five

0:34:16.120 --> 0:34:19.040
<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the Rangers tonight

0:34:19.440 --> 0:34:21.960
<v Speaker 2>six to three. They're looking for the sweep against the

0:34:22.040 --> 0:34:25.839
<v Speaker 2>Rangers tomorrow afternoon. With Jacob de Gram on the mound,

0:34:25.840 --> 0:34:29.319
<v Speaker 2>who's coming off an MRI on his right knee, I

0:34:29.360 --> 0:34:33.279
<v Speaker 2>guess everything is well ish and he's going to make

0:34:33.320 --> 0:34:35.960
<v Speaker 2>the start tomorrow. I wanted to let you know that

0:34:36.000 --> 0:34:40.000
<v Speaker 2>I broke the news earlier this afternoon that former Dodger

0:34:40.760 --> 0:34:44.319
<v Speaker 2>Justin Turner, forty one year old Justin Turner, who was

0:34:44.360 --> 0:34:47.080
<v Speaker 2>looking to play this season in Major League Baseball but

0:34:47.200 --> 0:34:51.080
<v Speaker 2>never got the call, has decided to sign in the

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<v Speaker 2>Mexican League with the Tijuana Toros, and after I broke

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<v Speaker 2>the news, I confirmed it with a couple of sources.

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<v Speaker 3>Berner took to his.

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<v Speaker 2>Social media page and sent out this message to his

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<v Speaker 2>new fans in Tijuana, Mexico.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Toro fans, jt here.

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<v Speaker 9>I just want to let you know that I am

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<v Speaker 9>fired up to join the team and to bring another

0:35:13.480 --> 0:35:18.280
<v Speaker 9>championship back down to Serro Colorado, and also wanted.

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<v Speaker 3>You guys not to worry.

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<v Speaker 1>The beard is definitely on the way.

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<v Speaker 8>Back Atoya mas Perme, Alquiporero Tro Campnaldo, the Rogasoo Colorado.

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<v Speaker 1>You know Setro Copan, la Bara Regassara.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, how about that Espanola from Rohoaching Gone Justin Turner.

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<v Speaker 2>That was pretty nice Justin Turner. I mean, he speaks

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<v Speaker 2>better Spanish than Austin Barnes did, and he was on

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<v Speaker 2>Team Mexico's team in the World Baseball Classic. He's going

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<v Speaker 2>to fit in perfectly there, and you know that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to generate a lot of interest for the Tijuana Toros.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think from Justin's side of thing, he's a

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<v Speaker 2>baseball rat. He loves the game. He wants to play,

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<v Speaker 2>and he wants to probably prove to a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>major league teams that he's got something left in the tank.

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<v Speaker 2>So what do you think about Justin Turner signing with

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<v Speaker 2>the Tijuana Torros. Do you know who the manager is,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, for the Tijuana Toros? None other than

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<v Speaker 2>former Dodger, former Red, former Yankee, former Expo roberto'kelly. That's right,

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<v Speaker 2>roberto'kelly who was traded for Henry Rodriguez.

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<v Speaker 3>In the mid nineties. That's right.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you believe the Dodgers traded O Henry Rodriguez for

0:36:31.239 --> 0:36:36.480
<v Speaker 2>roberto'kelly and Henry Rodriguez turned into be a major sensation

0:36:36.760 --> 0:36:40.160
<v Speaker 2>with the Expos, hitting forty plus home runs. Yeah, the

0:36:40.239 --> 0:36:43.000
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers did that. The Dodgers used to make a lot

0:36:43.040 --> 0:36:45.879
<v Speaker 2>of bad trades back in the day. And uh, look,

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<v Speaker 2>uh it's it's uh. When I heard when I saw

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<v Speaker 2>Roberto Kelly, that's the first thing I thought of was

0:36:51.800 --> 0:36:55.920
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers traded Henry Rodriguez for Roberto Kelly. But Roberto

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<v Speaker 2>Kelly's the manager, uh for Tijuana, And Justin Turner is

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<v Speaker 2>gonna play for him, and we'll see where it goes.

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<v Speaker 3>By the way. In case you're.

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<v Speaker 2>Wondering about other former Dodgers from like twenty seventeen to

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty that you may have lost track of. Austin

0:37:11.719 --> 0:37:15.800
<v Speaker 2>Barnes was in camp with the Mets. He was on

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<v Speaker 2>a non roster invite, did not make the team. Bad

0:37:19.280 --> 0:37:23.000
<v Speaker 2>situation to make the team because the Mets are loaded

0:37:23.040 --> 0:37:27.000
<v Speaker 2>at the catching position. Chris Taylor got a non roster

0:37:27.239 --> 0:37:30.520
<v Speaker 2>invite with the Angels. He did not make the team

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<v Speaker 2>out of out of camp and opening day, and I

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<v Speaker 2>believe he's reported to Triple A Salt Lake City now.

0:37:38.040 --> 0:37:41.239
<v Speaker 2>Walker Bueller actually had a good start with the Padres

0:37:41.360 --> 0:37:43.920
<v Speaker 2>last night, six scoreless innings his best start with the

0:37:44.000 --> 0:37:47.319
<v Speaker 2>Padres last night. So those are the guys I keep

0:37:47.400 --> 0:37:50.280
<v Speaker 2>track of. I mean, those guys came up with the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>They kind of were part of the fabric of the

0:37:53.520 --> 0:37:58.279
<v Speaker 2>organization from twenty fifteen to about twenty twenty two. I mean,

0:37:58.320 --> 0:38:02.160
<v Speaker 2>in Bueller's case and Barnes's case twenty twenty four and

0:38:02.280 --> 0:38:06.000
<v Speaker 2>Chris Taylor obviously had so many big moments for the Dodgers.

0:38:06.120 --> 0:38:08.879
<v Speaker 2>So all those guys, I get nostalgic when I see

0:38:08.920 --> 0:38:12.320
<v Speaker 2>guys like Seeger and Jock Peterson, So you know, you

0:38:12.400 --> 0:38:14.520
<v Speaker 2>got to keep track of those guys. They were good

0:38:14.560 --> 0:38:16.520
<v Speaker 2>to me, they were good to the city, and they

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<v Speaker 2>were great.

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<v Speaker 3>On the field.

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<v Speaker 2>As the Dodgers had so much success building this momentum

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<v Speaker 2>to where it is now with Otani and everybody else,

0:38:26.360 --> 0:38:29.200
<v Speaker 2>it's on a different level now. Eight sixty six nine

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

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Ray who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight?

0:38:34.960 --> 0:38:36.399
<v Speaker 3>Hi? Ray, you're on Dodger Talk.

0:38:38.320 --> 0:38:39.080
<v Speaker 10>Are you in there?

0:38:39.440 --> 0:38:41.040
<v Speaker 8>We just want we just wanted to win.

0:38:41.360 --> 0:38:44.239
<v Speaker 10>Kicking and mook Air coming back?

0:38:44.480 --> 0:38:46.839
<v Speaker 3>Kick? Do you love me? Well?

0:38:46.960 --> 0:38:51.839
<v Speaker 2>Keik is going to be back probably June July. He's

0:38:51.920 --> 0:38:56.440
<v Speaker 2>looking good. I think he's healthy enough to probably if

0:38:56.520 --> 0:38:59.480
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers needed him to play in the next few weeks.

0:38:59.600 --> 0:39:01.560
<v Speaker 2>But they don't need him to play in the next

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<v Speaker 2>few weeks, so they're going to allow him to make

0:39:04.120 --> 0:39:06.480
<v Speaker 2>sure he's at one hundred percent. And as far as

0:39:06.600 --> 0:39:09.560
<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets goes, he's not going to be activated when

0:39:09.600 --> 0:39:13.560
<v Speaker 2>he's eligible off the tendil. I'm not sure exactly what's

0:39:13.600 --> 0:39:16.319
<v Speaker 2>going on. I see him running with weights on his chest,

0:39:16.440 --> 0:39:20.160
<v Speaker 2>so it seems like he's paying free, maybe just resetting

0:39:20.280 --> 0:39:23.759
<v Speaker 2>in some ways, using this opportunity to reset, because he

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<v Speaker 2>only had five hits in the first couple of weeks

0:39:26.640 --> 0:39:29.279
<v Speaker 2>of the season. So that's where both those guys are

0:39:29.320 --> 0:39:32.919
<v Speaker 2>at ray. And look, the Dodgers are in a great

0:39:32.960 --> 0:39:36.680
<v Speaker 2>position of depth. They're doing this best record in baseball

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<v Speaker 2>with eleven to three record without Tommy Edmond, without Mookie Betts,

0:39:42.040 --> 0:39:46.800
<v Speaker 2>without Keik Hernandez, without Evan Phillips, without Brock Stewart in

0:39:46.880 --> 0:39:50.600
<v Speaker 2>their bullpen, and without Blake Snelling their rotation. When they

0:39:50.640 --> 0:39:54.279
<v Speaker 2>get all these guys back, I mean they're in a

0:39:54.400 --> 0:39:59.400
<v Speaker 2>great position for the coming months. And when Evan Phillip

0:40:00.080 --> 0:40:03.359
<v Speaker 2>Evan Phillips returns at the end of July mid July,

0:40:03.600 --> 0:40:07.560
<v Speaker 2>that's like acquiring a relief pitcher. So they're in a

0:40:07.640 --> 0:40:10.640
<v Speaker 2>good spot right now. And if Emmitt Sheen can continue

0:40:10.680 --> 0:40:13.520
<v Speaker 2>to pitch the way he pitched tonight and be Emmic Sheen,

0:40:13.640 --> 0:40:16.239
<v Speaker 2>then they're in a really good spot. Eight six six

0:40:16.400 --> 0:40:19.000
<v Speaker 2>nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers beat the Rangers tonight six to three. Emmit Sheen

0:40:23.600 --> 0:40:26.239
<v Speaker 2>went six innings tonight, allowed just three yearned runs. Ta

0:40:26.360 --> 0:40:29.719
<v Speaker 2>Oscar Hernandez hid a big, two out, go ahead, three

0:40:29.880 --> 0:40:32.600
<v Speaker 2>run home run, and Will Smith, you know, this guy

0:40:33.200 --> 0:40:36.040
<v Speaker 2>goes under the radar because that's the way he likes it.

0:40:36.200 --> 0:40:38.880
<v Speaker 2>But he caught a good game tonight and he was

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<v Speaker 2>on base all four times and scored a couple of runs.

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<v Speaker 2>So a really good night for Will Smith coming off

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<v Speaker 2>a night where he hit into a double play last

0:40:48.800 --> 0:40:51.080
<v Speaker 2>night in the fifth or sixth inning. It was a

0:40:51.160 --> 0:40:55.680
<v Speaker 2>ground ball to third base, and uh it was bases loaded,

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<v Speaker 2>one out, inning ending double play by Will Smith. If

0:40:58.920 --> 0:41:02.359
<v Speaker 2>there was no out, that would have been a triple play.

0:41:03.200 --> 0:41:06.440
<v Speaker 2>I mean the third baseman field it right near the bag,

0:41:06.520 --> 0:41:08.600
<v Speaker 2>he would have stepped on third base, would have gone

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<v Speaker 2>around the horn, and it would have been a triple plays.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how that would have gone. So I guess in

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<v Speaker 2>some ways it was good that Will only hit into

0:41:17.280 --> 0:41:20.200
<v Speaker 2>a double play. But tomorrow's going to be interesting on

0:41:20.320 --> 0:41:24.480
<v Speaker 2>a couple of different notes with his two starting pitchers, because,

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<v Speaker 2>like I said earlier, Jacob Degram is on the mound

0:41:27.760 --> 0:41:30.399
<v Speaker 2>for the Rangers, and he's coming off having some right

0:41:30.480 --> 0:41:34.200
<v Speaker 2>knee discomfort. That's his push off leg, and I guess

0:41:34.280 --> 0:41:37.759
<v Speaker 2>it felt so bad that he got an MRI on

0:41:37.880 --> 0:41:40.359
<v Speaker 2>the right knee and it turned out okay. So that's

0:41:40.400 --> 0:41:43.080
<v Speaker 2>something to keep an eye on tomorrow. And of course

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<v Speaker 2>it's a crap shoot with Roki Sasaki these days. Let's

0:41:46.719 --> 0:41:50.319
<v Speaker 2>see what the Dodgers get from Roki Sasaki tomorrow. Our

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<v Speaker 2>coverage begins at noon with Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck.

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<v Speaker 2>First pitch between the Dodgers and Rangers as the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>looked for the sweep at one time. That'll do it

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<v Speaker 2>for us tonight on Dodger Talk. Thanks to Colin Yee

0:42:04.120 --> 0:42:07.280
<v Speaker 2>back at our Burbank Studios. A great job again, Colin,

0:42:07.400 --> 0:42:10.320
<v Speaker 2>Thank you for your help. Thank you to Dwayne McDonald

0:42:10.440 --> 0:42:15.000
<v Speaker 2>out here in his old man sweater smoking jacket sweater

0:42:15.080 --> 0:42:18.359
<v Speaker 2>that he wears. Maybe you should try to shop at

0:42:18.440 --> 0:42:22.920
<v Speaker 2>Uniclo and handle that. They got jackets. We're at Uniclo

0:42:23.040 --> 0:42:26.160
<v Speaker 2>Field at Dodger Stadium. It's a great clothing company.

0:42:26.680 --> 0:42:27.239
<v Speaker 3>I've seen it.

0:42:27.320 --> 0:42:33.000
<v Speaker 2>You should get a jacket there, just the PSA. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>conversation with taoscar Hernandez yesterday, a great one that's gone

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0:43:21.440 --> 0:43:24.719
<v Speaker 2>defeat the Rangers six to three. Have a great rest

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<v Speaker 2>of your Saturday.

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<v Speaker 3>Seal