Speaker 1: For the back-to-back world champions of baseball.
Speaker 2: One of the greatest runs in the history of baseball.
Speaker 1: Immortality. is within their reach.
Speaker 3: Incredible.
Speaker 1: And while others make excuses.
Speaker 4: The only reason the Dodgers are doing this is because
Speaker 4: they can. They print money.
Speaker 1: The Dodgers. This can't continue.
Speaker 4: It's not fair.
Speaker 1: Are making plans.
Speaker 5: Again.
Speaker 6: It's a singular focus on controlling what they can control.
Speaker 1: Now your inside man with the L.A. Dodgers. It's David Bassett.
Speaker 4: We are live from Morongo Casino.
Speaker 6: Dodgers on deck from Uniqlo Field at Dodgers Stadium. Your
Speaker 6: Los Angeles Dodgers are 82 and 55 back for the
Speaker 6: start of a nine-game homestand. The first up, a three-game
Speaker 6: series against the Cardinals. Eric Lauer on the mound for
Speaker 6: the Dodgers tonight as we get set for first pitch.
Speaker 4: At 7-10.
Speaker 6: Coming up over the next 60 minutes here on Morongo
Speaker 6: Casino Dodgers on Deck, you'll hear from Dalton Rushing, who.
Speaker 4: Is activated today.
Speaker 6: He'll be relegated for the near future to pinch hitting
Speaker 6: duties as he works his way back to throwing. Also,
Speaker 6: we'll hear from Dave Roberts about the September roster additions.
Speaker 6: Coming up in 20 minutes, we will also preview this
Speaker 6: pitching matchup, and we'll have, as always.
Speaker 4: Your Dodgers magical moment.
Speaker 6: Also, Rick Monday and Charlie Steiner are here in the
Speaker 6: Gallup and Ford broadcast booth. We'll check in with them
Speaker 6: in just a minute. But Sunday in Detroit, as the
Speaker 6: Dodgers ended that six-game East Coast road trip with a win,
Speaker 6: Tyler Glasnow was dominant in seven innings for the Dodgers.
Speaker 6: He allowed just one run on two hits with six strikeouts.
Speaker 4: And certainly.
Speaker 6: had an opportunity to go deeper into the game, if
Speaker 6: not for the Dodgers really extending that lead late. The
Speaker 6: Dodger offense, which has been a no-show lately, scored first
Speaker 6: in the top of the fourth inning. Miguel Rojas, a
Speaker 6: sacrifice fly after Freddie Freeman, went first to third. The
Speaker 6: Tigers answered right back in the bottom of that inning
Speaker 6: with Kevin McGonigal tying the game with an RBI single,
Speaker 6: a great piece of hitting. Going the other way with
Speaker 6: the pitch. But in the sixth inning, the Dodgers got
Speaker 6: to Frambois Valdez. It started with a milestone hit from
Speaker 6: Freddie Freeman.
Speaker 7: Still ball and two strikes for Valdez against Freeman.
Speaker 1: And here's the pitch.
Speaker 7: Freeman ropes it to right field. That's down for a hit.
Speaker 7: It's going to get all the way to the corner.
Speaker 7: Freeman's going to have two. And he'll have it standing up.
Speaker 7: And with that one swing, he passes.
Speaker 4: Mr.
Speaker 7: Cub, Ernie Banks on the all-time hit list. He stands alone,
Speaker 7: 89th all-time.
Speaker 1: And, of course, it happens with a double.
Speaker 6: Freddie Freeman now with 2,584 career hits, tying in with
Speaker 6: Reggie Jackson as far as the hits list in Major
Speaker 6: League Baseball history, and also something to keep in mind
Speaker 6: with only 25 games to go, Freddie Freeman is only
Speaker 6: five extra base hits from 1,000 in his Hall of
Speaker 6: Fame caliber career. Only 39 other players have ever achieve
Speaker 6: that milestone. So with Freddie in scoring position, could the
Speaker 6: Dodgers drive him in? Teoscar Hernandez said yes.
Speaker 1: Valdez is 0-1.
Speaker 7: Teoscar tees off in the air to deep left field.
Speaker 1: Tail time here in Motown. Oh, a long home run.
Speaker 7: For Teoscar Hernandez to break the tie and make it
Speaker 7: 3-1 Dodgers here in the top of the sixth.
Speaker 4: 434 feet.
Speaker 7: And Mo, what did we say at the outset of
Speaker 7: this series? This felt like a spot for Teo to
Speaker 7: come to life. Here he is in the finale.
Speaker 6: Hopefully that's a sign of things to come for Teoscar Hernandez,
Speaker 6: who only has 12 home runs this season.
Speaker 4: That was his first since August 3rd.
Speaker 6: And that was our top-tier play of the game brought
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Speaker 6: the Dodgers were up 3-1 in the eighth inning. They
Speaker 6: would tag on a few more and take a 6-1
Speaker 6: lead into the eighth inning after Glass now went seven
Speaker 6: strong innings. The bullpen was able to get the final
Speaker 6: six outs between Kyle Hurt and Seth Halverson. So the
Speaker 6: Dodgers win on Sunday 6-1 and take two out of
Speaker 6: three innings. from Detroit to finish off that six-game road trip.
Speaker 6: The Dodgers are one game ahead of the Braves as
Speaker 6: far as that number two seed, as far as the
Speaker 6: National League playoff picture goes. And after a day off yesterday,
Speaker 6: they are back in action tonight to begin the nine-game homestand.
Speaker 4: With the St. Louis Cardinals.
Speaker 6: Let's check in for the first time today with Rick
Speaker 6: Munday and Charlie Steiner, guys.
Speaker 8: All right, David, the Dodgers are back home, and along
Speaker 8: with them, Will Smith, who will be starting tonight. This
Speaker 8: is game 138. 25 games and 27 days remain in
Speaker 8: the regular season, and the Cardinals are in for a
Speaker 8: three-game set. Mo, it's the first of September. The Dodgers
Speaker 8: have little time to waste. They have added to the roster.
Speaker 8: Big story, of course, is the return of Will Smith.
Speaker 8: Justin Robleski is back. Alex Freeland as well.
Speaker 4: A couple others.
Speaker 8: But the key is now the Dodgers have run out
Speaker 8: of wiggle room.
Speaker 5: This is serious stuff. Yeah, this is put-up time. And
Speaker 5: the Dodgers did not play particularly well, did not hit
Speaker 5: well at all in just the recent road trip where
Speaker 5: they only won two of the six games. This is
Speaker 5: a ball club that has not been scoring runs from
Speaker 5: really top to bottom. And you can start at the top.
Speaker 5: I mean, for Shohei Otani, the road trip hit 148.
Speaker 5: He's having some difficulty with the swing, at least it appears.
Speaker 5: Not talking about the knee interfering with the swing, with
Speaker 5: the arm in the pitching, yes. But I have a
Speaker 5: feeling that that left knee is a little uncomfortable. That's
Speaker 5: the back knee because it's not the same swing that
Speaker 5: we're seeing right now. So the stages set in this
Speaker 5: Dodger ball club. OK, they're getting people back and getting
Speaker 5: them healthy. And the return of Will Smith is a huge,
Speaker 5: huge addition to this lineup. So this is the great
Speaker 5: opportunity for the team to start pressing that button again,
Speaker 5: because the difference between hitting and not hitting, it's not
Speaker 5: like going to the wall and hitting a light switch.
Speaker 5: It's something it has to work on. and work on,
Speaker 5: and hopefully it's going to just kind of gel together now.
Speaker 8: And thankfully, August is in the rearview mirror. The Dodgers 13-14,
Speaker 8: first losing month since July of last year. And you
Speaker 8: were talking about the hitting just in the month of August.
Speaker 8: Betts 257, which is up. Freeman, 299. He's always around 300.
Speaker 8: But then you have Otani. He's hit 241 in the
Speaker 8: past month. Tucker, 195. Edmund, 189. And so the hitting
Speaker 8: has been an issue. The starters have been terrific. Bullpen
Speaker 8: has been solid. But they've got to get some runs.
Speaker 5: Yeah, and one of the positive things we're hoping is
Speaker 5: now building upon is Teosca Hernandez. You know, the last
Speaker 5: seven games, hitting almost 270, hit a home run in
Speaker 5: the final game of the series. That took place in Detroit.
Speaker 5: Hopefully that's a sign of good things to happen. Also,
Speaker 5: Alex Freeland. was one of the guys that was recalled.
Speaker 5: He's going to start bat ninth and play at second base.
Speaker 5: And that means that now it's going to be Tommy
Speaker 5: Edmond that will slide into center field and play that position.
Speaker 5: It's going to be interesting to see how Dave Roberts
Speaker 5: manages this lineup. Not only who's going to play, but
Speaker 5: the batting order that he's going to place them.
Speaker 8: Against a Cardinal team that's 68-70 this year. The starters
Speaker 8: tonight is going to be Eric Lauer, who whenever he
Speaker 8: throws out there on the hill, the Dodgers seem to win.
Speaker 8: And Michael McGreevy is going to be getting the start
Speaker 8: for the Cardinals. He's from San Clemente. We'll talk about
Speaker 8: them a little bit later on in the pregame, David. Oh,
Speaker 8: look forward to it.
Speaker 6: Great to have Rick Monday and Charlie Steiner together tonight
Speaker 6: for the first of nine games at Dodger Stadium. As
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Speaker 6: up later in the hour, we will catch up with
Speaker 6: Dalton Rushing, plus... You'll hear from Dave Roberts as we
Speaker 6: continue live from Dodger Stadium, leading you up to first
Speaker 6: pitch between the Dodgers and Cardinals at 7-10. I'm David Basset,
Speaker 6: and this is the Back-to-Back World Series Champion Dodgers Audio Network.
Speaker 2: This is Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck.
Speaker 1: On your home for L.A. Dodgers baseball.
Speaker 6: David Basset live at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium getting
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Speaker 6: First pitch coming up at 7-10.
Speaker 2: This is the Otani Rewind. Presented by Mikado Shochu.
Speaker 4: Well, it's been a quiet few days.
Speaker 6: Weeks for Shohei Otani, not a lot of highlights, but
Speaker 6: obviously still in the MVP race going up against Pete
Speaker 6: Crow Armstrong. Otani was 0 for 5 with two strikeouts
Speaker 6: on Sunday and is mired in a 5 for 42
Speaker 6: slump with no home runs and 15 strikeouts. I was
Speaker 6: talking to Andrew Friedman earlier today. The good news is
Speaker 6: Friedman does not believe that Otani is dealing with any
Speaker 6: physical issues that's affecting him at the plate. He just
Speaker 6: needs to dial it back in. Every hitter goes through
Speaker 6: a slump. So that is the good news, and we'll
Speaker 6: see if Otani can get back on track. track starting tonight.
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Speaker 1: This is Kiersten's Corner with Kiersten Watson.
Speaker 6: All right, it is Kirsten's Corner in the Dodger dugout
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Speaker 6: That's cars with a K. Well, Kirsten and I had
Speaker 6: some fun times with Blake Snell in the clubhouse. He
Speaker 6: was showing us all of his cologne bottles. Would you
Speaker 6: say over or under the amount of perfume bottles you have, Kirsten?
Speaker 9: I actually think over, if I'm being honest. I would
Speaker 9: say I have... I have them all on a shelf
Speaker 9: laid out. I probably have about 12 bottles. And I
Speaker 9: would say that Blake, I'm going to go that he
Speaker 9: had more. Only in his locker here, so it makes
Speaker 9: me imagine what the collection at home looks like. So regardless,
Speaker 9: his collection is over.
Speaker 6: Were you surprised that that's another hidden personality trait, smelling good?
Speaker 5: You know.
Speaker 9: I don't want to say surprise, because I will say
Speaker 9: I have always noticed.
Speaker 1: Oh, hi, Will.
Speaker 4: Welcome back.
Speaker 9: I have noticed that he always has a nice scent
Speaker 9: whenever we have to go to his locker for post-game
Speaker 9: interviews and things like that, because... When we are talking
Speaker 9: to them, they're almost ready to be leaving at that point,
Speaker 9: so they've kind of done their whole post-game routine. And
Speaker 9: I've always noticed nice scents. So I knew that he
Speaker 9: liked cologne, but I did not know the extent. And
Speaker 9: so learning today that he likes to layer different types,
Speaker 9: whether it's him, Miguel Rojas, I think in our video room, P.D. Montero,
Speaker 9: he's obsessed with different colognes. So getting to know the
Speaker 9: guys in that side has been really fun, and seeing which...
Speaker 9: either scent or style designer that they really kind of
Speaker 9: lean towards. It's been fun to learn.
Speaker 6: I got to tell you, the two best smelling Dodgers
Speaker 6: over the course of the last 15 years I've been around,
Speaker 6: Juan Uribe and Matt Kemp. And there was a cloud,
Speaker 6: a cloud of perfume around them.
Speaker 9: A cloud. So was it too much or was it
Speaker 9: like it.
Speaker 1: Was too much?
Speaker 6: Even after the game, it's like they just stepped out
Speaker 6: of the shower.
Speaker 9: So you knew wherever they were. I will say whenever
Speaker 9: I do my pregame hit, so in the dugout, and
Speaker 9: it tends to be right as guys are coming up
Speaker 9: into the dugout preparing for first pitch.
Speaker 1: And I always know.
Speaker 9: when Miguel Rojas is nearby because he always has like
Speaker 9: a fresh like game cologne on and then you know
Speaker 9: who else it was Bobby Miller Bobby Miller wore a
Speaker 9: lot of cologne before on his start days and so
Speaker 9: he would come up these stairs closest to the home
Speaker 9: plate side and when you come up the stairs you'd
Speaker 9: get a whiff and that's how you knew all right
Speaker 9: Bobby's ready he's getting ready so those for me are
Speaker 9: probably the two with like The most sent.
Speaker 1: I love it.
Speaker 6: I love sharing this side of the guys. We'll talk
Speaker 6: baseball tomorrow.
Speaker 4: Why not?
Speaker 9: I think this is what the people want to know about.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree.
Speaker 9: What is your favorite player's go-to scent?
Speaker 4: Because what is it?
Speaker 9: You look good, you feel good, you play good.
Speaker 1: Amen.
Speaker 4: Kirsten, how am I smelling these days? Very nice. Thank you.
Speaker 4: We'll see you tomorrow.
Speaker 9: I'll see you tomorrow, Dave.
Speaker 6: Or you'll see her after the game on Sportsnet LA
Speaker 6: after the Dodgers win. And still to come here on
Speaker 6: Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck. We'll preview the pitching matchup.
Speaker 6: I'll go one-on-one with Dalton Rushing. But up next, we'll
Speaker 6: get you the latest Dodger injury report. And there is
Speaker 6: good news as we continue from Dodger Stadium. First pitch
Speaker 6: coming up at 7-10. I'm David Vasse. And this is
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Speaker 1: This is the L.A. Dodgers Injury Report.
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Speaker 6: medical partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Well, with all
Speaker 6: the September call-ups, we never really got any clarity on
Speaker 6: the status of Roki Sasaki, who was placed on the I.L.
Speaker 6: while the Dodgers were on that last road trip because
Speaker 6: he exited his last start with a blister on his
Speaker 6: right middle finger.
Speaker 4: So maybe we'll.
Speaker 6: Get more news about Rokey and the blister and whatever
Speaker 6: else may be going on with him as the homestand
Speaker 6: goes along. Spotted Andy Pahez in the Dodger Clubhouse today.
Speaker 6: He had a huge bandage over his left hand because Dr.
Speaker 6: Shin from Curlin Jobe performed a procedure that put a
Speaker 6: screw in his left hand to try to accelerate the healing.
Speaker 6: He should be back before the end of the regular season,
Speaker 6: but if that happens, it would be one of the
Speaker 6: final five games of the regular season. Good news, Edwin
Speaker 6: Diaz and Justin Robleski both activated today, but Will Klein
Speaker 6: and Blake Trinan are still on the injured list. All right,
Speaker 6: let's head downstairs right now to hear from Dodger manager
Speaker 6: Dave Roberts down in the dugout.
Speaker 4: Anything else for Dave? Dave, do you think... Other questions
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Speaker 10: Well, yeah, I think that, you know, we've made some
Speaker 10: changes over the course of 24 hours. Um, you know,
Speaker 10: it's good to get Justin back, um, adding another pitcher.
Speaker 10: So he'll be in the bullpen. Um, you know, Dalton
Speaker 10: is back continuing his progression with, uh, the arm, uh,
Speaker 10: and that buildup, but, uh, he's going to be used
Speaker 10: as a pinch hitter. And so with him, it'll probably, uh,
Speaker 10: you know, be a three player move if we use them. Um,
Speaker 10: and then with, uh, Will, It's good to get him back, certainly. And,
Speaker 10: you know, I think the plan for this series is
Speaker 10: every other day. So, yeah, so he'll catch twice against
Speaker 10: the Cardinals and then we'll sort of go from there.
Speaker 10: Good to get him back. And then with Freeland, he's
Speaker 10: back now and he'll play second base and verse some right-handers. And,
Speaker 10: you know, for me also, just kind of figuring out
Speaker 10: a way to, you know, Mix and some other guys,
Speaker 10: but I would say for the time being, I can
Speaker 10: see him playing, you know, a good bit first right.
Speaker 6: Alex Freeland is starting at second base. Tommy Edmond is
Speaker 6: starting in center field and against righties. That may be
Speaker 6: the plan moving forward. Edmond in center, Alex Freeland at
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Speaker 6: David Vasse, live at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium, getting
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Speaker 6: beginning of a nine-game homestand. Three with the Cardinals, three
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Speaker 6: All right, so today is September 1st. Rosters can expand
Speaker 6: by two. Teams can add one extra position player and
Speaker 6: one pitcher. So the Dodgers did that in the form
Speaker 6: of Alex Freeland as their position player and also in
Speaker 6: the form of Justin Robleski as who was activated off
Speaker 6: the injured list in conjunction with the rosters expanding. Many
Speaker 6: of you are wondering whether or not the Dodgers would
Speaker 6: add a left-handed hitting outfielder, whether it be James Tibbs
Speaker 6: or Josue DePaula. That seemed to be less likely because
Speaker 6: the Dodgers do not need to add any one of
Speaker 6: those two to the 40-man roster. And from what I understand,
Speaker 6: the Dodgers are happy with the growth and development of
Speaker 6: DePaula defensively, but still, he has some ways to go
Speaker 6: to grow maturity-wise and also defensively, but he can hit,
Speaker 6: and it won't be long until he's at Dodgers Stadium
Speaker 6: probably next year. James Tibbs, who has had a great
Speaker 6: year at Oklahoma City, just isn't part of the 40-man
Speaker 6: roster right now. And the Dodgers believe in Teoscar Hernandez,
Speaker 6: and obviously Kyle Tucker has right field.
Speaker 4: As far as center field goes.
Speaker 6: Now, Tommy Edmond and Kike Hernandez will split timeout there
Speaker 6: because Alec Thomas and Ben Rortbitt were designated for assignment
Speaker 6: to make room for for Dalton Rushing and Alex Freeland.
Speaker 4: So Freeland will get a lot.
Speaker 6: Of time at second base again, and Edmund and Kike
Speaker 6: will split center field. And Dalton Rushing is available off
Speaker 6: the bench. He's going to join us a little bit
Speaker 6: later in the show, and Andrew Friedman and the Dodgers
Speaker 6: are pleasantly surprised and optimistic that Rushing will avoid surgery
Speaker 6: on that right throwing elbow and may even be able
Speaker 6: to throw and catch Dalton By the end of the
Speaker 6: regular season, so you'll hear from rushing coming up in
Speaker 6: a little bit, but as far as the Dodgers go,
Speaker 6: they certainly have moved the pieces around a little bit.
Speaker 6: but certainly sticking with the core group that have done
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Speaker 6: Justin Robleski, he is not back in the rotation. He
Speaker 6: is going to pitch out of the bullpen. He last
Speaker 6: pitched for Oklahoma City on Saturday. He piggybacked Emmitt Sheehan,
Speaker 6: so I wouldn't be surprised if Robleski comes into this
Speaker 6: game tonight after Lauer. All right, when we continue on
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Speaker 2: And now, joined by David Massé, here's L.A. Dodgers broadcaster
Speaker 2: and World Series champion Dodger, Rick Munday.
Speaker 6: Well, Rick, it's great to be back home, a nine-game homestand,
Speaker 6: and Dodgers and Cardinals, it's a very historic rivalry.
Speaker 5: You know, David, it's a pleasure to listen to the
Speaker 5: pregame show because you never know exactly what you're going
Speaker 5: to learn. And to learn about.
Speaker 1: Cologne....
Speaker 5: What you neglected to share with Kirsten is the fact
Speaker 5: that you got showered with some cologne today by someone.
Speaker 4: That's right.
Speaker 6: Blake Snell has a variety of 10 different colognes in
Speaker 6: his locker, and he picked one out that he thought
Speaker 6: would be the best for me.
Speaker 10: Yeah.
Speaker 6: And I'm going to walk around the stadium. He said
Speaker 6: so many people are going to smell you and love
Speaker 6: you when you walk around the stadium.
Speaker 5: Well, I got news for you. There are four of
Speaker 5: us presently in the booth, and you're the only one
Speaker 5: that knows that you had any cologne on you. So
Speaker 5: congratulations on the in-depth reporting, and I'm glad you did
Speaker 5: a little reporting participation.
Speaker 4: Two thumbs up?
Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll go with that.
Speaker 6: Rick, throughout my entire life here in L.A., growing up
Speaker 6: on Dodger Baseball, I always remember Vin Scully and yourself
Speaker 6: bringing up how close this rivalry between the Dodgers and
Speaker 6: Cardinals has been within one, two, three games of each other.
Speaker 6: I know it's the Giants and Dodgers, but the Cardinals
Speaker 6: and Dodgers certainly rank up there as well.
Speaker 5: Over the years, there's no question about it. And I
Speaker 5: got a revamping of that thought recently. in the Hall
Speaker 5: of Fame induction weekend in Cooperstown. There was a golf tournament.
Speaker 5: We were back there, and it was the second trip
Speaker 5: back with the flag being on display. But the story
Speaker 5: is that I played golf with, and we were in
Speaker 5: the same cart together, with Ozzie Smith, the Wizard of Oz,
Speaker 5: Hall of Fame shortstop. We started with San Diego and
Speaker 5: then went to St. Louis, of course. But he was
Speaker 5: talking about, during that round of golf, about, The history
Speaker 5: of the Dodgers against the St.
Speaker 4: Louis Cardinals.
Speaker 5: And one of the things that I brought up to
Speaker 5: Ozzie is something that we have talked about. There was
Speaker 5: about a five-year period in there, not that long ago,
Speaker 5: that the St. Louis Cardinals did not appear to be
Speaker 5: the St. Louis Cardinals as an organization from what we
Speaker 5: saw on the field at the major league level. And
Speaker 5: here's what I'm talking about. Fundamentally, over the years and
Speaker 5: over decades, they have been absolutely spot on. Very similar
Speaker 5: to the Dodgers. You know, Dodgers years ago, they had
Speaker 5: this book as the Dodgers way to play baseball. Well,
Speaker 5: the Cardinals were that way. Fundamentally sound. They very seldom
Speaker 5: beat themselves. And then we saw a period of about
Speaker 5: four or five years that it appeared to be a
Speaker 5: different technology or lack thereof on the field by the
Speaker 5: Cardinals organization. Well, now they are getting back on track
Speaker 5: and they've got some very young players and we're going
Speaker 5: to see a couple of them here tonight. Another one
Speaker 5: may be available on Thursday with an injury for a
Speaker 5: couple of days as well. But the Cardinals, you start
Speaker 5: to look at the age of some of the younger players,
Speaker 5: and I have a feeling that that rivalry is going
Speaker 5: to come back again, even though they are in two
Speaker 5: different divisions.
Speaker 6: When you talk about identities of franchises like the Yankees,
Speaker 6: the Dodgers, the Cardinals, what is the identity of the St.
Speaker 4: Louis Cardinals as an organization that you're describing?
Speaker 5: I think maybe, and this is from the outside looking in.
Speaker 5: I have no idea what their plans are, or we
Speaker 5: don't see them on a consistent basis. What I see
Speaker 5: is trying to get back on track, trying to do things.
Speaker 5: And I think if you look at it, we've heard
Speaker 5: nothing but good things about Oliver Marmal, their manager, and
Speaker 5: their coaching staff on top of it. And I think
Speaker 5: it was the coaching, maybe at the minor league level
Speaker 5: within the organization, that kind of moved aside. there for
Speaker 5: a while, and the teaching was not really there. So
Speaker 5: then when he's had the younger players go from one level,
Speaker 5: from A ball to double A to triple A, there
Speaker 5: was not the consistency to therefore carry it over at
Speaker 5: the major league level. If you look at the Dodgers
Speaker 5: over the years, it's been hand-stamped. The guys in A ball,
Speaker 5: they know what's expected of them in double A. The
Speaker 5: guys in double A know what's expected of them in
Speaker 5: triple A and vice versa when they get to the
Speaker 5: big league level. It's the same thing for me. From
Speaker 5: a fundamental standpoint and expectation standpoint.
Speaker 6: Well, I know what's expected from this booth. Best smelling
Speaker 6: segment in baseball history.
Speaker 5: Of the 10 colognes that you were told about, you
Speaker 5: might want to go to the second one.
Speaker 4: Okay, thanks a lot. The first one did not take. Okay, Rick,
Speaker 4: we'll try tomorrow.
Speaker 10: Okay.
Speaker 6: Good thing there's a game tomorrow. We'll check back in
Speaker 6: with you and Charlie Steiner a little bit later. Great
Speaker 6: to have both of you. in the booth for first
Speaker 6: pitch tonight. Dodgers and Cardinals coming up at 7.10. I'm
Speaker 6: David Vasse, and this is the back-to-back World Series champion
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Speaker 1: David Vasse.
Speaker 2: And now, what will likely be Vasse fielding insults from
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Speaker 6: All right, we're back home, the Dodgers' nine-game homestand, and
Speaker 6: what a way to kick it off than talking to
Speaker 6: my guy, Dalton Rushing, who is active again and certainly
Speaker 6: a guy that we have a relationship that crosses the
Speaker 6: lines because we're in the same fantasy football league, and
Speaker 6: you know who Daddy is in fantasy football, Rushing.
Speaker 4: It's not you. It's the guy you're talking to right here.
Speaker 3: No, no, you're not going to win this year, Bess.
Speaker 3: It's not even going to be close.
Speaker 4: So what do you think? Are you impressed by the
Speaker 4: league so far in last night's draft?
Speaker 3: Um, all I have to say is I hope neighbors
Speaker 3: haunt you like you did me last year. So, uh,
Speaker 3: I'm going to leave it at that, but, uh, I
Speaker 3: like my team. I like your team, but I like
Speaker 3: my team better.
Speaker 8: Okay.
Speaker 4: Why do you think your team's so good?
Speaker 3: Uh, you know, I just, I just plan for the
Speaker 3: long run. I don't, uh, I don't plan for just
Speaker 3: week one. I plan for all 16, you know, 15, sorry. Um, yeah, no, I,
Speaker 3: I plan for the long run. I think my team's
Speaker 3: going to hold up.
Speaker 4: Hey, rushing. Uh, can you paint the picture? Cause it
Speaker 4: was an online draft.
Speaker 6: I picture you on your fancy leather couch somewhere in
Speaker 6: your penthouse in Los Angeles drafting.
Speaker 4: Where, where were you drafting last night?
Speaker 3: Not in a penthouse. Um, it's drafting my living room.
Speaker 3: I was, uh, watching Spider-Man and, uh, drafting at the
Speaker 3: same time. I wouldn't recommend it guys. Uh, Yeah, I
Speaker 3: wasn't pleased with my team at first, but ESPN gave
Speaker 3: it an A, so we're going to ride it out.
Speaker 4: All right, that's the curse. You don't want a good
Speaker 4: grade in the draft.
Speaker 3: No, you don't, but it could go either way.
Speaker 1: We'll see.
Speaker 4: All right, so you're back active. Let's talk baseball.
Speaker 6: From what I understand, you're limited to pinch hitting duties,
Speaker 6: and there's 25 games to go before October, so this
Speaker 6: is somewhat of a dry run.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I guess the restriction's new, but not really a
Speaker 3: different role. I guess you could say I kind of
Speaker 3: played this role a little bit last year, early on, especially. Um,
Speaker 3: so I'm familiar with it in a way. Uh, but
Speaker 3: at the same time, yeah, it was, uh, good news.
Speaker 3: Found out yesterday and, uh, yeah, I was chomping at
Speaker 3: the bit. I was, uh, very excited. Got a few
Speaker 3: live at bats today. I've been hitting traject a lot and, um,
Speaker 3: here we go.
Speaker 6: Was there any doubt that you wouldn't be able to
Speaker 6: do this today or in September?
Speaker 3: In my eyes or my head?
Speaker 10: No.
Speaker 3: Um, sure there was throughout the org a little bit, but, uh, No,
Speaker 3: I've felt pretty confident, obviously, on the hitting side, but
Speaker 3: I feel even more confident on the catching side again.
Speaker 3: His throwing's obviously progressed a little bit.
Speaker 4: Oh, you're throwing?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I've been throwing.
Speaker 4: I haven't started. Yeah, how far do you throw?
Speaker 3: Strictly 90 to 100 feet right now, but it feels
Speaker 3: really good. It's in a really good spot, and I
Speaker 3: think it's going to progress really well down the stretch.
Speaker 6: Since you've been through this role where you've only been
Speaker 6: coming off the bench, You've got to find a routine,
Speaker 6: I would imagine, considering being the dominant everyday guy that
Speaker 6: you were.
Speaker 4: How do you find that new routine?
Speaker 3: I think you've got to challenge yourself a little bit
Speaker 3: in the cages. You're not getting challenged every day, so
Speaker 3: it's a little different. You have to find a way
Speaker 3: to challenge yourself when you get on trajectory. Find a
Speaker 3: way to challenge yourself on machine, whatever the case may be.
Speaker 3: And I think from there, it's just really take the at-bat. It's...
Speaker 3: something you've obviously done, and it's no different than a
Speaker 3: month ago when I was in the lineup.
Speaker 4: Yeah, compete.
Speaker 3: Yeah, just go up there and compete, do your job,
Speaker 3: and obviously coming off the bench, you're coming in crucial spots,
Speaker 3: help the team win, help the team score runs, and
Speaker 3: I think that's what excites me most.
Speaker 6: Dalton Rushing is our guest as the Dodgers get ready
Speaker 6: for this nine-game homestand.
Speaker 4: 25 games to go.
Speaker 6: In this regular season. When you look back at your season,
Speaker 6: what a boost you gave the Dodgers. I don't want
Speaker 6: to tell you your stats because you're still playing, but
Speaker 6: obviously you.
Speaker 4: Were dominating and were a threat.
Speaker 6: When you look at what you've learned, how much do
Speaker 6: you take with you forward of this season?
Speaker 3: Yeah, like you said, this season's not over. We've got
Speaker 3: 25 left in the regular season and obviously another 15
Speaker 3: or so in the postseason. So, yeah, Yeah, I think
Speaker 3: the main thing is just keep my head down. Let's
Speaker 3: finish these last 25 strong from the way I can
Speaker 3: help this team win. And then from there, we build
Speaker 3: a plan for October, and we build a plan on
Speaker 3: what my role is going to be and how I
Speaker 3: can help the team there. So right now we're focused
Speaker 3: on the next 25. Let's win the division, win the pennant,
Speaker 3: and get the highest seed possible.
Speaker 4: Love it.
Speaker 6: Before I let you go, Dalton Rushing, you were out
Speaker 6: here early, live BP against Edwin Diaz. Was he sugar?
Speaker 6: or was he something else? Did the slider look like
Speaker 6: sugar today?
Speaker 3: He was sugar today. He looked good. He looks really
Speaker 3: good right now, obviously, getting to see everything firsthand in
Speaker 3: the box. I think it's going to help Will and
Speaker 3: I both, just calling pitches from here on out. A
Speaker 3: couple tweaks here and there, and, yeah, I think he's
Speaker 3: back to his normal form.
Speaker 4: Love it. I love the optimism. Great to have Dalton
Speaker 4: rushing back in the lineup on the bench, a threat.
Speaker 4: He's throwing.
Speaker 6: I might catch one day just to get him ready
Speaker 6: for the next step. Thanks a lot for the time,
Speaker 6: and I'll see you online in Fantasy Football Rushing.
Speaker 3: Thanks, Vas. Make a trade here soon.
Speaker 4: Okay. Sounds good. There he goes.
Speaker 6: Dalton Rushing has been our guest, and he'll receive a
Speaker 6: gift card to Capitol Grill.
Speaker 4: You never know.
Speaker 6: When he's sad after a Fantasy Football loss, he might
Speaker 6: show up at Capitol.
Speaker 4: Grill in America. We'll send it back to you in
Speaker 4: the studio, Tim. Hey, that's me.
Speaker 6: Tim's not here today, but I forgot that while I
Speaker 6: was talking to Dalton Rushing. I was so excited that
Speaker 6: He actually has a chance to catch again this season.
Speaker 4: The throwing's going well.
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Speaker 6: pitch between the Dodgers and Cardinals. It's coming up at 7-10,
Speaker 6: but first, we'll break down tonight's pitching matchup. I'm David Vasse,
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Speaker 6: We are leading you up to first pitch between the
Speaker 6: Dodgers and Cardinals coming up at 7-10. Michael McGreevy on
Speaker 6: the mound for St.
Speaker 4: Louis.
Speaker 6: It is Eric Lauer on the mound for the Dodgers.
Speaker 6: First pitch at 7-10. And we're brought to you by
Speaker 6: your Toyota dealers. We make it easy. Michael McGreevy. I
Speaker 6: know that name really well because he pitched six scoreless
Speaker 6: innings against the Dodgers in St.
Speaker 4: Louis on May 2nd.
Speaker 6: He only allowed three hits and he got nine ground balls.
Speaker 4: He's a ground ball pitcher.
Speaker 6: If you see the Dodgers hitting a lot of ground balls,
Speaker 6: that's not a good thing. He is from Sacramento High School.
Speaker 6: He was drafted in the first round of the 21
Speaker 6: draft out of UC Santa Barbara. So he's a California kid,
Speaker 6: 26 years old, making his 27th start of the year.
Speaker 6: But in his last six starts, he has been very
Speaker 6: human with an ERA over seven. For the Dodgers, they
Speaker 6: have 31-year-old left-hander Eric Lauer on the mound, making his
Speaker 6: 18th start of the year, 22nd of the season. For
Speaker 6: the Dodgers, his 12th start and his 14th appearance since
Speaker 6: coming to the Dodgers.
Speaker 4: He is 7-1 with an ERA of. 378, and hitters
Speaker 4: are only hitting. 236.
Speaker 6: The last time he pitched, it was after Rokey Sasaki
Speaker 6: had to leave the game in Atlanta with a blister.
Speaker 6: He pitched two innings, allowed one run on two hits,
Speaker 6: and had a strikeout. The Dodgers and Cardinals are coming
Speaker 6: up in 15 minutes. Keys to the game are next.
Speaker 6: I'm David Vasse, and this is the Back-to-Back World Series
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Speaker 6: It's the Dodgers and Cardinals coming up. Eric Lauer against
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Speaker 6: Before first pitch, let's check in once more with Rick
Speaker 6: Munday and Charlie Steiner.
Speaker 4: Guys?
Speaker 8: All right, David, as the Dodgers and Cardinals get ready
Speaker 8: for the first of a three-game series, Eric Lauer is
Speaker 8: going to go for the Dodgers, and whenever he's out
Speaker 8: on the hill for them, the Dodgers seem to win.
Speaker 8: Michael McGreevy out of San Clemente gets a start for
Speaker 8: the Cardinals. It'll be his 24th of the year. But
Speaker 8: the big story, Lauer and what he has done. He
Speaker 8: was relegated to the bullpen. Then Sasaki has the blister issue.
Speaker 8: And now he's back as a starter. And Lauer has
Speaker 8: made some adjustments. One of the biggest ones that I
Speaker 8: found today is looking at just the curveball to take
Speaker 8: one pitch in particular. When he was still with Toronto,
Speaker 8: that was hit at a. 364 batting average against. Well,
Speaker 8: they have tweaked that curveball. He's got a better grip,
Speaker 8: a better break. and now it's just a 156 batting
Speaker 8: average against.
Speaker 5: He's given this Dodger ball club what we have seen
Speaker 5: in recent games, and that is the starting pitching. Even
Speaker 5: though they've not had a lot of run support, the
Speaker 5: starting pitching has allowed this ball club to be within
Speaker 5: striking distance of winning a ball game.
Speaker 8: Michael McGreevey, 26-year-old kid from San Clemente, 5-9, a. 386 ERA,
Speaker 8: making his 24th start. Yeah, well, he beat the Dodgers
Speaker 8: in St. Louis back in the 2nd of May. Three hits,
Speaker 8: six shutout innings. He's not a guy that's going to
Speaker 8: overpower you. He's not going to throw it 95 or
Speaker 8: 100 miles an hour, but very good off-speed stuff. But
Speaker 8: if we start to look at what he's done the
Speaker 8: last five weeks, runners in scoring position, It's over 500
Speaker 8: batting average against, and hopefully the Dodgers can get a
Speaker 8: lot of runners in scoring position. Dodgers and Cardinals, the
Speaker 8: first of three. Once again, Will Smith back. He's behind
Speaker 8: the plate. Get to the line of the first pitch
Speaker 8: in just a bit, David.
Speaker 4: All right, guys.
Speaker 6: Thank you so much. We will have first pitch coming
Speaker 6: up around the corner. And after the game, of course,
Speaker 6: the highlights and Dodger talk.
Speaker 4: Enjoy the game. I'm David Vasse.
Speaker 6: And this is the back-to-back World Champion Dodgers Audio Network.