WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (9-22-26) 

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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 2>Here we go again. We're getting ready to run it back.

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<v Speaker 1>To get in on the show, call 866-987-2570. And be

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<v Speaker 1>sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Dodger Talk. David Vasse, live at Uniqlo Field

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodger Stadium after the Dodgers shut out the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>tonight 7-0. We are with you until 1130. Phone lines

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<v Speaker 2>are open from Dodger Stadium to Petco Park. At 866-987-2570,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers lower their magic number to secure that all-important

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<v Speaker 2>bye in the first round of the National League postseason

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<v Speaker 2>to one. That's right. They only have to win one

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<v Speaker 2>game of their final five, two more against the Padres,

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<v Speaker 2>three in San Francisco against the lowly Giants. to be

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<v Speaker 2>at least the number two seed in the National League.

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<v Speaker 2>And also, the Dodgers gained a game on Milwaukee. The

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<v Speaker 2>Brewers lost to the Phillies tonight, so the Dodgers gained

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<v Speaker 2>some ground tonight and also maintained where they're at, looking good.

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<v Speaker 2>really far ahead to my World Series prediction of a

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<v Speaker 2>Rays-Dodgers World Series. The Dodgers maintain a two-game lead on

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<v Speaker 2>the Rays if they were to meet in the Fall Classic,

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<v Speaker 2>a rematch of the 2020 World Series. The only reason

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<v Speaker 2>why I'm keeping my eye on that is because the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers finished one game worse than the Blue Jays last year.

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<v Speaker 2>And when they won the World Series, they had to

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<v Speaker 2>be the team that started the series on the road

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<v Speaker 2>and ended the series on the road. So all of

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<v Speaker 2>those things are in play when you're talking about the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>and the three-peat quest. 866-987-2570 is the phone number. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers with the win tonight now have won 30 games

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<v Speaker 2>against the NL West, and they're not done. Two more

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<v Speaker 2>against the Padres. Like I mentioned, three more against the Giants,

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<v Speaker 2>and they are just three wins away from 100. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the century mark. And the last two seasons, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>did not win 100 games despite winning back-to-back championships. So

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<v Speaker 2>they are close to being at the century mark again.

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<v Speaker 2>And it looks pretty good considering their last three games

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<v Speaker 2>are against the Giants. And Blake Snell is going to

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<v Speaker 2>start one of those three games against the Giants. Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts confirmed that to us on our managers meeting presented

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<v Speaker 2>by Downey Hyundai. Snell... We'll start on Saturday in San Francisco,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're going to share our full conversation with Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts and the managers meeting presented by Downey Hyundai coming

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<v Speaker 2>up in the next hour. We're going all the way

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<v Speaker 2>to 1130. Jose Mota is going to join us at

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<v Speaker 2>the top of the hour, but our phone lines are open.

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<v Speaker 2>We have two available after the Dodgers remind the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>who their Padre is. shutting them out tonight 7-0. And

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<v Speaker 2>like I said during the Clubhouse show, tonight definitely was

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<v Speaker 2>reminiscent of the way the Dodgers beat the Padres in

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<v Speaker 2>Game 4 tonight. of the 24 NLDS. If you remember

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<v Speaker 2>the circumstances, the Dodgers were down in that series, two

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<v Speaker 2>games to one going into game four. And one of

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<v Speaker 2>the many Padres managers over the course of the last decade,

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Schilt, decided to hit the panic button and pitch

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<v Speaker 2>Dylan Cease on three days rest while the Dodgers went

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<v Speaker 2>with the bullpen game with the bullpen dogs who were

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<v Speaker 2>born that night. Eight different Dodger relievers shut out the

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<v Speaker 2>Padres that night, eight to nothing to force a game five.

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<v Speaker 2>And we all know what happened after that. Tonight, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers shut out Michael King and the Padres. seven to

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<v Speaker 2>nothing using eight different relievers in a pure bullpen game.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I said, relievers usually don't get mentioned unless

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<v Speaker 2>they blow a game or give up runs. They're like

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<v Speaker 2>an offensive line. Offensive linemen are not talked about or

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<v Speaker 2>their names not mentioned on an NFL broadcast unless they

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<v Speaker 2>give up a sack or their quarterback gets hurt in

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<v Speaker 2>the process of them blowing a block. So in the

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<v Speaker 2>spirit of that, I am going to give you a

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger bullpen roll call of the eight Dodger relievers tonight

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<v Speaker 2>that shut out the Padres and struck out 10 and

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<v Speaker 2>only walked two. It started with Brock Stewart, continued with

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Robleski, who is the winning pitcher. Blake Trinan faced

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<v Speaker 2>the top of the Padres order in Tatis and Machado,

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<v Speaker 2>was able to pitch a scoreless inning there. Roki Sasaki

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<v Speaker 2>made his return. He got the bottom of the order.

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<v Speaker 2>His first pitch tonight in the fourth inning was 100

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<v Speaker 2>miles an hour. Edwin Diaz got the top of the order,

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<v Speaker 2>struck out two in a scoreless inning as well. Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Hurt pitched two scoreless. Alex Vessia pitched a scoreless inning.

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<v Speaker 2>And Jack Dreyer closed it out in the ninth inning

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<v Speaker 2>with a scoreless ninth. And that was your eight Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>relievers that shut out the Padres. whose magic number to

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<v Speaker 2>clinch a postseason berth remains at two because the Diamondbacks

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<v Speaker 2>won tonight and the Padres got humiliated at Dodger Stadium tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>seven to nothing. Tommy Edmunds, and Will Smith homered Freddie Freeman.

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<v Speaker 2>Did his thing, driving in three runs, all three coming

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<v Speaker 2>with two outs. Let's head downstairs to the Dodger Clubhouse

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<v Speaker 2>to hear from Freddie Freeman on Sportsnet LA. So have

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<v Speaker 2>you found those four-week fixes you were looking for?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's a little better. I'm just happy I

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<v Speaker 3>got hits when I needed to get hits today. The

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<v Speaker 3>last couple games were a lot better, so hopefully we're

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<v Speaker 3>trending better in the right direction when we need to.

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<v Speaker 4>What have these last few weeks done for the offense?

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<v Speaker 3>It's been really good. You've got guys swinging the bat

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<v Speaker 3>that got off to tough starts. Kyle's been great. Tao's

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<v Speaker 3>been hot. Guys are starting to come back that we've

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<v Speaker 3>been missing over the last couple weeks, too. It's good

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<v Speaker 3>to see Andy back. Shohei coming back tomorrow. A lot

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<v Speaker 3>of good things happening for the offense lately.

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<v Speaker 2>With the amount of players that have Hit the ball

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<v Speaker 2>well recently, plus Andy Shoei coming back. Does it feel

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<v Speaker 2>like this offense is finally coming to form at the

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<v Speaker 2>right time?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I feel like we've just been playing really good

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<v Speaker 3>baseball as a group lately as well. So we had

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<v Speaker 3>to step up when guys went down, and that's a

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<v Speaker 3>credit to the guys that have been going. But you

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<v Speaker 3>want to be playing well going into the playoffs. We

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<v Speaker 3>need one more win for that bye, so that's what

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<v Speaker 3>we need. We need that to get some rest. and

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<v Speaker 3>then have a great week of practice and going into playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>But guys are swinging the bats at the right time.

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<v Speaker 3>Hopefully we can carry that.

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<v Speaker 5>You guys have won with the bye, won without it.

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<v Speaker 3>Why is the bye so important this year? I think

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<v Speaker 3>we all know why it's important. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>us kind of limping toward the end here and a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of aches and pains this year. So it's good

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<v Speaker 3>to get those guys back on the field and get

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<v Speaker 3>some A-Bs in them and then rest up and get

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<v Speaker 3>some more A-Bs during the lives and whatever we do

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<v Speaker 3>during that week to get us ready for Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Freddie Freeman on Sportsnet LA spelling out

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<v Speaker 2>what I've been telling you for the last three weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody with the Dodgers understands why those five days off

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<v Speaker 2>this year are more important than in the last couple

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<v Speaker 2>of years. Andy Pahez did return tonight. He was 0

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<v Speaker 2>for 2 with the run scored. He got hit by

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<v Speaker 2>a pitch tonight, luckily on his front shoulder, but I

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<v Speaker 2>guess The game always finds you, right? Guy comes back

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<v Speaker 2>after getting hit by a pitch on his left hand

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<v Speaker 2>and gets hit by a pitch tonight. So luckily, no harm,

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<v Speaker 2>no foul, as the great Chick Hearn would say. Tonight's

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<v Speaker 2>game brought to you by Modelo. Modelo, the mark of

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<v Speaker 2>a fighter. Doesn't get easier for the Padres tomorrow. Otani

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<v Speaker 2>will be back in the lineup. And also, Yamamoto is

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<v Speaker 2>on the mound looking for his 15th win of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>866-987-2570 is the phone number. Dodgers shut out the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>tonight 7-0. Let's go out to the phones for the

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<v Speaker 2>first time. Maddie was at the ballpark tonight. Hi, Maddie.

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<v Speaker 2>You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 6>Hi, how are you this evening?

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<v Speaker 2>Everything's great.

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<v Speaker 6>I agree. Um, yeah, I just wanted to touch on

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<v Speaker 6>exactly what you were saying and kind of like that

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<v Speaker 6>little snippet of what Freddie was saying. It was just

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<v Speaker 6>so awesome to see pies come back tonight. strong in

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<v Speaker 6>the field, obviously a little nerve wracking seeing him get

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<v Speaker 6>hit again after what happened last time. But honestly, I've

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<v Speaker 6>just really enjoyed watching him play since he's been up

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<v Speaker 6>and having him back, I think is just going to

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<v Speaker 6>be such an integral key part going into October. And

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<v Speaker 6>I'm just really excited to see what else he can

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<v Speaker 6>do this season.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's big to get him back, Maddie. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>excited to see him grow and take that next step

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<v Speaker 2>in his career. you know, made the all-star team. He

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<v Speaker 2>has a good chance of being a finalist for the

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<v Speaker 2>gold glove. It's going to be tough with PCA and

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<v Speaker 2>center field too, but he is gold glove worthy with

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<v Speaker 2>what he's done this year. And now the next step

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<v Speaker 2>is to perform in October. So I'm looking forward to

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<v Speaker 2>him doing that. Let's go out to Ricky, who also

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<v Speaker 2>was at the game tonight. Hi, Ricky. You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 4>How are you doing today, sir?

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<v Speaker 2>It's always great when you beat sad Diego.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you. And I was at the game as well.

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<v Speaker 4>And honestly, you saw two different teams. You saw the

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<v Speaker 4>mighty Dodgers with effort. You saw them hustling. And then

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<v Speaker 4>you look to the Padres, lazy Machado, lazy Tatis. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>Tatis had a chance when we hit it deep to

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<v Speaker 4>his side. Rolled past him, looked at it. I coached T-Ball.

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<v Speaker 4>And I teach my kids, you need to hustle after that.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe I need to give Tatis and Machado some free lessons. And,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, let's teach them the Dodger way.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>T-Ball is so similar to Major League Baseball, Ricky. But

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate the phone call. 866-987-2570 is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to one of my favorite cities, the

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<v Speaker 2>home of Downey Hyundai. Christopher, you're on Dodger Talk. How

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<v Speaker 2>are you doing?

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<v Speaker 7>Hey, how are you doing? Christopher here.

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<v Speaker 2>We established that. Thank you, Christopher. Turn your radio off.

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<v Speaker 2>That's step two.

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<v Speaker 8>My bad.

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<v Speaker 7>I just wanted to ask, because I was hearing that

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<v Speaker 7>Altoni is going to start tomorrow. So I was wondering,

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<v Speaker 7>what were they thinking of starting them at? Were they

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<v Speaker 7>going to try to get them lead off, or were

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<v Speaker 7>they looking more of starting them in slow, maybe go

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<v Speaker 7>third or fourth or fifth? Because it looks like the

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<v Speaker 7>Dodgers are on one right now. They're all clicking. They're

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<v Speaker 7>on a good pace. I think Mookie Betts is doing

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<v Speaker 7>great starting off. They talk about this meritocracy. So I

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<v Speaker 7>feel like he has to earn his way back in,

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<v Speaker 7>in a sense, even though, you know, he's Otani. You

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<v Speaker 7>know what I mean? And then also, what's going to

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<v Speaker 7>happen with JVP?

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<v Speaker 2>If I put you toe-to-toe with Otani right now, would

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<v Speaker 2>you say that to his face? Would you say, hey, Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>you haven't done enough in your career. Four MVPs, 50-50,

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<v Speaker 2>pitched 14 times this year. You need to earn it.

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<v Speaker 2>And would you point your finger at him when you

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<v Speaker 2>said it?

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<v Speaker 7>I'll say at least not this last month.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Christopher, I'll ask you another question. Where would you

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<v Speaker 2>hit Otani if you feel like he needs to earn

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<v Speaker 2>it or he needs to fit in? How would you

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<v Speaker 2>have Otani, the greatest player on the planet, fit in?

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<v Speaker 1>You know what?

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<v Speaker 7>I would put him at four or five just because he's.

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<v Speaker 2>A slugger right now.

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<v Speaker 7>He hasn't been hitting four.

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<v Speaker 8>Let's go four.

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<v Speaker 7>He hasn't been hitting while he's been striking out. So,

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<v Speaker 7>you know, he hits home runs.

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<v Speaker 2>He was hurt.

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<v Speaker 7>Right now we're getting on base. He might still be hurt.

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<v Speaker 7>I don't know how healthy he is.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that's the reason why the Dodgers want

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<v Speaker 2>to see what they got with him and then determine...

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<v Speaker 2>What Shohei Otani are they getting back? Are they even

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<v Speaker 2>getting the Shohei Otani of last year back? Are they

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<v Speaker 2>getting the Shohei Otani of May back? Which version of

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<v Speaker 2>Otani are they getting back? So I think that's something

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<v Speaker 2>they want to see and determine where he fits best

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<v Speaker 2>in the lineup. He's not hitting any lower than fourth.

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<v Speaker 2>I can guarantee you that, Christopher. And coming up at

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<v Speaker 2>about 11.10 tonight, you're going to hear from Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>and And he's going to tell you, Christopher, where he

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<v Speaker 2>plans on hitting Shohei Ohtani tomorrow and the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the season. So there's more around the corner.

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<v Speaker 7>Anything on JDP?

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<v Speaker 2>JDP? He had a good night tonight. He got thrown

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<v Speaker 2>out at the plate. He was safe in the sixth inning. But, look,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a real possibility JDP gets sent down for a

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<v Speaker 2>short period of time to activate Ohtani.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, that's what I thought.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Christopher. Thank you for the phone call. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts is going to lay all that out for

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<v Speaker 2>you as part of our weekly managers meeting that we

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<v Speaker 2>had today presented by Downey Hyundai. Let's go out to

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<v Speaker 2>Dave who wants to talk more about JDP. You're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, my friend.

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<v Speaker 5>Really appreciate all you do to bring the experience.

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<v Speaker 1>To the Dodger Nation.

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<v Speaker 5>But you kind of just answered my question. What are

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<v Speaker 5>we going to do with Josue? He seems like He's

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<v Speaker 5>become a fan favorite, and he's pretty on offensively. So

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<v Speaker 5>with Otani coming back, I mean, it's kind of a

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<v Speaker 5>good problem to have, I guess, but everybody's.

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<v Speaker 2>Killing it right now.

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<v Speaker 9>What are we going to do with this guy?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, here's my thing. I feel like you guys are

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<v Speaker 2>acting like Otani isn't really that good. He is good,

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<v Speaker 2>even at 70%. Let's go as low as 60%. I

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<v Speaker 2>take Shohei Otani down. part of your lineup going into

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs. Just his presence alone, Dave, makes a difference.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do believe there is a spot for Josue

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<v Speaker 2>DePaula on a postseason roster, but somebody has to get

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<v Speaker 2>hurt or be placed on the IL to allow him

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<v Speaker 2>to be part of the postseason roster because he wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>on the 40-man roster on September 1st. So there is

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<v Speaker 2>some roster mechanisms that would have to take place to

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<v Speaker 2>even have Josue de Paula in the conversation for that.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, he certainly has made an impression and taken advantage

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<v Speaker 5>of his time in the majors for sure. And at

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<v Speaker 5>only 21, the future is super bright for this kid

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<v Speaker 5>with Dodger Nation.

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<v Speaker 2>It really is, Dave. The biggest thing for Josue DePaula

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<v Speaker 2>this offseason is to become more of a complete player

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<v Speaker 2>because baseball isn't just hitting. The Dodgers have a DH.

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<v Speaker 2>His name's Shohei Otani. They need Josue DePaula to get

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<v Speaker 2>his arm stronger, to become a better left fielder or outfielder, period.

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<v Speaker 2>And then we can have a serious conversation about him

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<v Speaker 2>being an everyday guy on this team. But He certainly

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<v Speaker 2>has the hit tools. He's got great hand-eye coordination. That's

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<v Speaker 2>all obvious, but baseball is not just hitting. It's the

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<v Speaker 2>number one thing, yes, but you got to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to do the other things pretty well to have a

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<v Speaker 2>spot on at least this roster. 866-987-2570 is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 10>Dodgers.com.

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<v Speaker 2>Shut out the Padres tonight, seven to nothing. And it

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<v Speaker 2>was looking like it was going to be a long

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<v Speaker 2>night for the Dodger offense when Michael King pretty easily

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<v Speaker 2>retired the Dodgers in order in the first inning. Then

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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden in the second inning, he got

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<v Speaker 2>the first two outs, but still wasn't fine in the

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<v Speaker 2>strike zone. Max Muncy grounded out to second base when

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<v Speaker 2>he was ahead in the count 3-0 for the first

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<v Speaker 2>out of that inning. And then Kyle Tucker you know,

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<v Speaker 2>tap back to the mound. So there were two outs

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<v Speaker 2>and you felt like, oh boy, Michael King is going

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<v Speaker 2>to have another one of those Michael King nights. And

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<v Speaker 2>then all of a sudden he really couldn't find the

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<v Speaker 2>strike zone. The Dodgers got a couple of base hits

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<v Speaker 2>off of him. Hernandez. and to Paula. Then he hits

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<v Speaker 2>Pahez with the pitch. Tommy Edmond drew a walk, and

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<v Speaker 2>he forced in a run. Then Mookie Betts walks, and

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman drives in, too, and all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a four-run second inning. Let's head downstairs to the Padres'

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<v Speaker 2>clubhouse to hear from Michael King. I just lost it.

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<v Speaker 11>I threw a lot more off-speed pitches than I did

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<v Speaker 11>in the first, and didn't come out of the off-speed,

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<v Speaker 11>so lean on those and should have stuck with the heater.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that trying to think long-term doing that or?

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<v Speaker 7>No, just.

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<v Speaker 8>Going to the report.

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<v Speaker 11>Um, obviously those pitches in zone are, are, are good

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<v Speaker 11>to those hitters.

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<v Speaker 2>Um, but I just couldn't get them in zone.

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<v Speaker 11>Hey, come, come into the off speed.

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<v Speaker 2>Um, the at-bats I was able to get.

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<v Speaker 11>Ahead were, were with the heater, but then didn't really

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<v Speaker 11>have a put away pitch. So I had to rely

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<v Speaker 11>on the heater. Um, Leased a lot of foul balls

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<v Speaker 11>and some easy takes. So, yeah, I wish I had

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<v Speaker 11>a better off-speed command.

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<v Speaker 12>A lot at stake for this week for this team.

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<v Speaker 10>How frustrating was it to open the wall with Matt?

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<v Speaker 6>Very.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you.

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<v Speaker 13>Feel like starting this, whatever it is, this really big one?

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<v Speaker 8>Where do you.

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<v Speaker 2>Feel like you are at this point in the season?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, obviously today sucked.

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<v Speaker 11>Still got a lot of confidence. I'll make the right

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<v Speaker 11>adjustments and be ready to go on the next one.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Michael King, who obviously was not happy

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<v Speaker 2>with the way things went for him and the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>as they get shut out in a bullpen game by

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers, 7-0 in that second inning. Michael King imploded,

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't find the strike zone, and right there was the game.

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<v Speaker 2>866-987-2570 is the phone number. Want to remind you that

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<v Speaker 2>going to take a time out here on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>When we continue, more of your phone calls at 866-987-2570. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll hear Dave Roberts answer all of your questions. And

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<v Speaker 2>around the corner, Jose Mota will check in after the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers shut out the Padres 7-0 on 570 LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>We're all to set the lefty deals. Fly ball, left field.

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<v Speaker 8>Long way back is Harris at the wall.

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<v Speaker 2>He looks up and it's gone.

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<v Speaker 1>Tommy Edmund, his eighth home run of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>A crackling line drive home run. And now the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>lead 6-0. Tommy Edmond, the last three games, doing big

0:21:23.200 --> 0:21:25.830
<v Speaker 2>things for the Dodgers. He helped them win the last

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<v Speaker 2>two games of the series against the Giants. And tonight,

0:21:29.290 --> 0:21:32.380
<v Speaker 2>he homers and also drew a walk with the bases

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<v Speaker 2>loaded in the second inning off of Michael King. And

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<v Speaker 2>he has two runs scored tonight, two runs driven in,

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<v Speaker 2>one via that home run. Will Smith also went deep

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<v Speaker 2>You're clear on how Josue DiPaola can be on the

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<v Speaker 2>postseason roster. He was in the organization by September 1st, obviously.

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<v Speaker 2>So he is eligible for the postseason roster. He doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>need anybody to go on the IL. The Dodgers have

0:22:21.460 --> 0:22:25.399
<v Speaker 2>that freedom, even if they send him down tomorrow to

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<v Speaker 2>activate Shohei Ohtani. To have him eligible for postseason play,

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<v Speaker 2>and I certainly believe he has earned a spot as

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<v Speaker 2>one of those 26 in the NLDS, the NLCS, and

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series with his at-back quality. Let's hear more

0:22:42.010 --> 0:22:46.090
<v Speaker 2>about Josue DiPaola and the Dodgers. 7-0 win over the

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<v Speaker 2>Padres with Jose Moda.

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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose. The Dodgers shut out the Padres tonight

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<v Speaker 2>in a bullpen game, but Josue DiPaola certainly on everybody's mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Two more hits tonight. What stands out to you the

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<v Speaker 2>most that makes you believe this guy coming off the

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<v Speaker 2>bench or a spot start is ready for October baseball?

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<v Speaker 8>Easy to convince me when you are one of the

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<v Speaker 8>best at-bats in baseball, not just for the Dodgers, but

0:23:17.400 --> 0:23:18.899
<v Speaker 8>overall in baseball. I'm talking to so many of the

0:23:18.920 --> 0:23:22.310
<v Speaker 8>scouts throughout baseball. opposing pitchers like this guy. It looks

0:23:22.369 --> 0:23:24.790
<v Speaker 8>like he's been in the league for five, six years

0:23:24.950 --> 0:23:29.260
<v Speaker 8>with the knowledge of the strike zone, his confidence, sometimes

0:23:29.280 --> 0:23:33.820
<v Speaker 8>that little youthful naiveness that you need to just not even...

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<v Speaker 8>be aware of what the circumstances are, you know, in

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<v Speaker 8>some respects. And Dave, it was interesting. You were there

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<v Speaker 8>today when Dave Roberts was asked about, you know, the

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<v Speaker 8>case with rushing and DePaula and what might be the difference.

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<v Speaker 8>And everything he said defined Jose DePaula. He's talking about

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<v Speaker 8>a good at bat, knowledge of the strike zone, the

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<v Speaker 8>ability to put the ball in play, the ability to

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<v Speaker 8>just go out there and be a good situational hitter.

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<v Speaker 8>He's done it all. He's earned it. And on top

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<v Speaker 8>of that, ability to get on base. I mean, That's

0:24:04.800 --> 0:24:09.400
<v Speaker 8>11 walks now for him, or 10 walks. But he

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<v Speaker 8>keeps hitting the ball, sprays the ball around. He missed

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<v Speaker 8>a couple of breaking balls today early against King. Then

0:24:14.260 --> 0:24:15.900
<v Speaker 8>King tried to get a fastball by him. He just

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<v Speaker 8>goes out there and just throws a bat at him.

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<v Speaker 8>That's not easy to do. And if you're going to

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<v Speaker 8>come off the bench, you have to have the ability

0:24:22.359 --> 0:24:24.919
<v Speaker 8>to not have long swings, to be able to connect

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<v Speaker 8>with a fastball. And so far, he's doing every single

0:24:27.830 --> 0:24:28.440
<v Speaker 8>one of those things.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, if you're coming off the bench, you may be

0:24:31.630 --> 0:24:34.139
<v Speaker 2>asked to pinch run. What do you think about his

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<v Speaker 2>base running instincts?

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<v Speaker 8>Let's go out there and let him experience. I mean,

0:24:38.760 --> 0:24:40.820
<v Speaker 8>there's work to be done. He's not a finished product

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<v Speaker 8>by no means. But if he has the ability to

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<v Speaker 8>get on base, obviously he's been on base a lot

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<v Speaker 8>in his life to have an idea on what to

0:24:48.280 --> 0:24:50.699
<v Speaker 8>do on the bases. But the big league level is

0:24:50.740 --> 0:24:53.700
<v Speaker 8>more awareness. It's more working on your angles. Be aware

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<v Speaker 8>of what the outfielders are playing. who's behind them, everything,

0:24:57.450 --> 0:24:59.810
<v Speaker 8>who's behind the play, things like that, blocking, taking the

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<v Speaker 8>extra base, what are the off-fielders like, what is the

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<v Speaker 8>grass like, everything that goes along with you taking and

0:25:04.280 --> 0:25:06.900
<v Speaker 8>making it easy on Dino Ebel, and even on Chris

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<v Speaker 8>Woodward around first base, whether it's sending you or not

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<v Speaker 8>to second base. So, yeah, awareness is one thing, velocity

0:25:12.180 --> 0:25:13.850
<v Speaker 8>is another, speed is another one, but I think the

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<v Speaker 8>instincts are the one thing that you can only learn, David,

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<v Speaker 8>by playing at this level, and so far he's been fine.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers shut out the Padres tonight 7-0. Jose Mota

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<v Speaker 2>is joining us on Dodger Talk. I wanted to get

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<v Speaker 2>to two specific relievers that were used tonight because they're

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<v Speaker 2>very interesting in their own right. Roky Sasaki and Edwin Diaz.

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<v Speaker 2>Who do you think fared better tonight against the Padres?

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<v Speaker 8>I'm going to say Diaz because of what we've seen

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<v Speaker 8>the worst of him. And he had to face Tati's.

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<v Speaker 8>And the top of the order in Harris and Machado.

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<v Speaker 8>And the slider is now finding its shape, which is

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<v Speaker 8>what was missing. The one on Tatu that he struck out, Tatu,

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<v Speaker 8>he didn't mean to throw that, you know, the in-door,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, front-door breaking ball. But occasionally, because of his

0:26:05.290 --> 0:26:07.340
<v Speaker 8>arm angle when he drops, that ball would spin the

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<v Speaker 8>other way and surprise Tatu. No complaint from Tatu. He

0:26:10.340 --> 0:26:12.100
<v Speaker 8>knows he got, you know, the inner part of the

0:26:12.280 --> 0:26:15.930
<v Speaker 8>strike zone. But I like the attack mode. I like

0:26:15.970 --> 0:26:19.570
<v Speaker 8>the fastball velocity. Now it's got life in itself, and

0:26:19.609 --> 0:26:21.929
<v Speaker 8>it's not rising as much. He can make it rise

0:26:22.010 --> 0:26:24.929
<v Speaker 8>at will when he's, you know, Will Smith or whoever's

0:26:24.950 --> 0:26:26.730
<v Speaker 8>behind the play will ask for a fastball up against

0:26:26.770 --> 0:26:28.830
<v Speaker 8>a righty. But I do like the fact that he's

0:26:28.950 --> 0:26:32.090
<v Speaker 8>in the attack mode. And he's pitching with allergies to

0:26:32.109 --> 0:26:34.810
<v Speaker 8>what he needs. And, you know, Edwin's not dumb. He's

0:26:34.830 --> 0:26:36.369
<v Speaker 8>been around the game a long time. He has to

0:26:36.510 --> 0:26:38.930
<v Speaker 8>earn this, David, and so far so good in what

0:26:38.950 --> 0:26:41.149
<v Speaker 8>we've seen. And then who knows, you know, higher leverage

0:26:41.190 --> 0:26:42.910
<v Speaker 8>will come up. But I think today was a big test.

0:26:43.530 --> 0:26:44.830
<v Speaker 8>and facing the top of the order for him.

0:26:45.390 --> 0:26:49.310
<v Speaker 2>How about Blake Trinan? He got a taste of Tatis, Harris,

0:26:49.390 --> 0:26:51.930
<v Speaker 2>and Machado. He fared pretty well. What'd you think about

0:26:51.990 --> 0:26:54.430
<v Speaker 2>the sweeper tonight? Because that's a big pitch for him.

0:26:55.060 --> 0:26:57.700
<v Speaker 8>Big pitch, stays in the zone, and then just disappears.

0:26:57.820 --> 0:27:00.359
<v Speaker 8>But the sinker at 96, 97, nice and easy, is

0:27:00.400 --> 0:27:06.300
<v Speaker 8>now counteracting the movement more laterally and also horizontally and

0:27:06.340 --> 0:27:08.929
<v Speaker 8>vertically on that pitch. So he has a lot to

0:27:08.970 --> 0:27:10.790
<v Speaker 8>work with. Then he throws a cutter, which is a

0:27:10.830 --> 0:27:13.600
<v Speaker 8>letter 93. Then he's got 97 with a with that sinker,

0:27:13.619 --> 0:27:15.280
<v Speaker 8>then he's got the sweeper and all that kind of thing.

0:27:15.320 --> 0:27:18.139
<v Speaker 8>So not to take anything away, I didn't answer your

0:27:18.240 --> 0:27:21.100
<v Speaker 8>question about Sasaki, but Rookie was fabulous at 100 miles

0:27:21.140 --> 0:27:25.439
<v Speaker 8>an hour, aggressive, working out of trouble, knowing exactly what

0:27:25.480 --> 0:27:27.179
<v Speaker 8>to do, coming out of the bullpen, getting him in

0:27:27.200 --> 0:27:29.949
<v Speaker 8>that routine. But I'm glad to see these guys in

0:27:30.010 --> 0:27:32.870
<v Speaker 8>combo do what they did because the main thing was

0:27:33.170 --> 0:27:35.950
<v Speaker 8>none of those guys allowed the first batter to get

0:27:36.030 --> 0:27:38.230
<v Speaker 8>on it. And from a reliever, that is one of

0:27:38.270 --> 0:27:39.669
<v Speaker 8>the biggest things you can ask. Go out there and

0:27:39.690 --> 0:27:42.090
<v Speaker 8>attack the first guy. Again, it's a very hot team,

0:27:42.130 --> 0:27:45.990
<v Speaker 8>by the way. And make your pitches, but don't walk people.

0:27:46.010 --> 0:27:48.670
<v Speaker 8>Don't get yourself into trouble by walking people, and they didn't.

0:27:49.690 --> 0:27:54.169
<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota, what about tomorrow? Shohei Otani will be activated.

0:27:54.230 --> 0:27:57.290
<v Speaker 2>We know he'll DH, but where do you have Shohei

0:27:57.310 --> 0:27:58.750
<v Speaker 2>Otani hitting this lineup?

0:27:59.430 --> 0:28:00.869
<v Speaker 8>Should I wait for the interview to go or not?

0:28:00.890 --> 0:28:03.810
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I want Jose Mota's opinion.

0:28:04.150 --> 0:28:07.090
<v Speaker 8>I would have him hit behind Moki, and I know

0:28:07.150 --> 0:28:10.360
<v Speaker 8>it's all about Shohei getting the most at-bats. Pius was

0:28:10.420 --> 0:28:12.000
<v Speaker 8>not betting at the top today, by the way. He

0:28:12.020 --> 0:28:14.080
<v Speaker 8>was betting eighth. And Pius needs as many as best

0:28:14.119 --> 0:28:16.580
<v Speaker 8>as Shohei does. But Shohei being Shohei and how he

0:28:16.600 --> 0:28:19.859
<v Speaker 8>can change in dynamic and lineup, I would like to

0:28:20.200 --> 0:28:22.780
<v Speaker 8>just keep Mookie where he is. That is my point,

0:28:22.820 --> 0:28:26.040
<v Speaker 8>my opinion. It's not going to matter anyways. But I

0:28:26.060 --> 0:28:28.480
<v Speaker 8>just don't want to mess with what Mookie has brought

0:28:28.740 --> 0:28:32.430
<v Speaker 8>as a point guard to just set the tone. And maybe,

0:28:32.450 --> 0:28:34.330
<v Speaker 8>you know, Mookie's getting on base. He gets those big

0:28:34.390 --> 0:28:37.590
<v Speaker 8>walks like he did today. Keeps innings alive. He's been clutch.

0:28:37.609 --> 0:28:40.110
<v Speaker 8>He's been working counts. So I'll take away why they

0:28:40.150 --> 0:28:42.010
<v Speaker 8>won today. I mean, they worked to counsel Michael King,

0:28:42.030 --> 0:28:45.640
<v Speaker 8>but with Shohei, hopefully, to me, I will go with Mookie.

0:28:45.860 --> 0:28:47.740
<v Speaker 8>I will go with Shohei. He's still going to get

0:28:47.780 --> 0:28:49.940
<v Speaker 8>his best. Maybe not one more if the game's still

0:28:49.960 --> 0:28:52.920
<v Speaker 8>alive against a fifth appearance, but I like to see

0:28:52.960 --> 0:28:55.360
<v Speaker 8>him headed by Mookie. I think Mookie right now is

0:28:55.380 --> 0:28:56.820
<v Speaker 8>an untouchable. That's my word.

0:28:56.860 --> 0:28:58.770
<v Speaker 2>And what version of Otani are we going to get?

0:28:59.430 --> 0:29:00.690
<v Speaker 2>Isn't that a bigger question?

0:29:01.430 --> 0:29:05.420
<v Speaker 8>Big question, too, because you don't have rehab. You're not

0:29:05.460 --> 0:29:08.900
<v Speaker 8>facing live pitching. You're facing coaches. You're not, you know,

0:29:08.920 --> 0:29:11.080
<v Speaker 8>the pitch track inside, and it's not the same. So

0:29:11.460 --> 0:29:13.790
<v Speaker 8>hopefully it's showing that Elyse will come out looking for

0:29:13.870 --> 0:29:17.870
<v Speaker 8>one thing, Dave, looking to make contact, be selective, take

0:29:17.910 --> 0:29:20.210
<v Speaker 8>his walks. And now that he's been watching the games

0:29:20.270 --> 0:29:23.650
<v Speaker 8>on the dugout, sometimes it allows you to just lower

0:29:23.670 --> 0:29:25.060
<v Speaker 8>your game down a little bit more and say, hey,

0:29:25.840 --> 0:29:27.880
<v Speaker 8>Maybe I've been rushing through my best. Maybe I've been

0:29:28.120 --> 0:29:30.020
<v Speaker 8>chasing a little bit more than I need to. Maybe

0:29:30.020 --> 0:29:31.570
<v Speaker 8>I just need to go out there and make some

0:29:31.570 --> 0:29:33.640
<v Speaker 8>contact because he's strong enough to know, we know, to

0:29:33.640 --> 0:29:35.670
<v Speaker 8>make a difference. But certainly, let's not take it in

0:29:35.670 --> 0:29:38.670
<v Speaker 8>certain ways. Same from Shohei Otani. He's still a superb player,

0:29:39.360 --> 0:29:41.080
<v Speaker 8>but he doesn't have to carry the load. And I

0:29:41.100 --> 0:29:45.160
<v Speaker 8>think heading him behind Mookie will be, to me, what

0:29:45.180 --> 0:29:45.780
<v Speaker 8>makes the most sense.

0:29:46.580 --> 0:29:49.600
<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose. It should be fun tomorrow night. Electric

0:29:49.620 --> 0:29:53.740
<v Speaker 2>with Otani's return against the Padres at Dodger Stadium. We'll

0:29:53.760 --> 0:29:55.620
<v Speaker 2>check in with you after tomorrow night's game.

0:29:56.340 --> 0:29:57.260
<v Speaker 8>Muy bien. I liked it.

0:29:58.050 --> 0:30:00.130
<v Speaker 2>All right, there he goes. Jose Mota, part of the

0:30:00.170 --> 0:30:07.290
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast. 866-987-2570 is the phone number. Coming

0:30:07.370 --> 0:30:09.750
<v Speaker 2>up in five minutes, you'll hear from Dave Roberts, and

0:30:09.790 --> 0:30:12.990
<v Speaker 2>he'll lay out what his plan is for Otani and

0:30:13.030 --> 0:30:17.930
<v Speaker 2>the top of the order. 866-987-2570. Let's go out to

0:30:18.010 --> 0:30:22.930
<v Speaker 2>Santa Monica. Justin, you're on Dodger Talk with David Vasse. Hi, Justin.

0:30:24.210 --> 0:30:26.709
<v Speaker 10>Hey, Dave, thanks for taking my call. So I'm going

0:30:26.730 --> 0:30:28.370
<v Speaker 10>to just jump in front. I want to, I'm going

0:30:28.390 --> 0:30:31.570
<v Speaker 10>to echo what Moda says. Otani's hitting second. You can't,

0:30:31.990 --> 0:30:34.110
<v Speaker 10>Mookie's in such a groove. He's got to stay at

0:30:34.130 --> 0:30:36.730
<v Speaker 10>lead off. And I think it also gives Otani that

0:30:36.830 --> 0:30:39.290
<v Speaker 10>one more batter just to see the ball as he's

0:30:39.330 --> 0:30:43.240
<v Speaker 10>coming in. And I also, I want to just kind

0:30:43.280 --> 0:30:46.400
<v Speaker 10>of go back to talking about JDP. I called in

0:30:46.440 --> 0:30:48.640
<v Speaker 10>a couple of weeks ago and brought up his name.

0:30:48.680 --> 0:30:50.320
<v Speaker 10>And I know that, you know, you're getting fed some

0:30:50.380 --> 0:30:54.350
<v Speaker 10>info about his maturity issues and whatnot, why he wasn't

0:30:54.380 --> 0:30:57.150
<v Speaker 10>getting called up. But since he's been called up.

0:30:57.350 --> 0:30:59.710
<v Speaker 2>Justin, can I just stop you right there? We're going

0:30:59.730 --> 0:31:02.330
<v Speaker 2>all the way back to then. He was not getting

0:31:02.390 --> 0:31:06.320
<v Speaker 2>called up this year, if not for not only Otani

0:31:06.360 --> 0:31:10.219
<v Speaker 2>going on the IL, but also Dalton rushing. being on

0:31:10.260 --> 0:31:13.740
<v Speaker 2>the IL. So at that point, there were no plans

0:31:14.190 --> 0:31:16.530
<v Speaker 2>for Josue DiPaola to be called up this year.

0:31:18.160 --> 0:31:20.640
<v Speaker 10>OK, but here he is. And like one of the

0:31:20.680 --> 0:31:23.190
<v Speaker 10>factors outside from the injuries and not having a spot,

0:31:23.290 --> 0:31:25.490
<v Speaker 10>there was like the talk of a maturity issue. But

0:31:25.770 --> 0:31:29.110
<v Speaker 10>I see really amazing patience at the plate for as

0:31:29.150 --> 0:31:31.950
<v Speaker 10>young as he is. And I think that, you know,

0:31:32.030 --> 0:31:34.610
<v Speaker 10>in terms of continuing to find a position for him

0:31:34.630 --> 0:31:37.360
<v Speaker 10>in the postseason, I mean, I heard a rumor that

0:31:37.460 --> 0:31:40.500
<v Speaker 10>Freeland's dealing with a really bad hangnail. And you don't

0:31:40.620 --> 0:31:42.580
<v Speaker 10>keep an eye on that. That gets infected. He may

0:31:42.620 --> 0:31:45.100
<v Speaker 10>have to step on the IL, take care of that,

0:31:45.160 --> 0:31:48.060
<v Speaker 10>so we can maybe have a position for JDP if

0:31:48.120 --> 0:31:48.920
<v Speaker 10>that's the case.

0:31:49.400 --> 0:31:50.620
<v Speaker 6>You don't even need that.

0:31:50.640 --> 0:31:55.100
<v Speaker 2>He's part of the organization since September 1st, so you

0:31:55.140 --> 0:31:56.100
<v Speaker 2>don't need an injury.

0:31:56.120 --> 0:32:00.570
<v Speaker 10>But you said to keep DePaulo on the roster, there

0:32:00.610 --> 0:32:01.830
<v Speaker 10>needs to be an injury, right?

0:32:01.940 --> 0:32:05.130
<v Speaker 2>No, I clarified that and said that's not the case.

0:32:05.210 --> 0:32:09.050
<v Speaker 2>He just needed to be in the organization. before September 1st,

0:32:09.110 --> 0:32:10.390
<v Speaker 2>which he obviously was.

0:32:11.790 --> 0:32:12.110
<v Speaker 8>Boom.

0:32:12.310 --> 0:32:14.220
<v Speaker 10>Okay. And the last thing I want to say, and

0:32:14.240 --> 0:32:18.180
<v Speaker 10>it's all roses, man, is that this is a really

0:32:18.360 --> 0:32:20.760
<v Speaker 10>great series for the Dodgers. And I know everyone was

0:32:20.780 --> 0:32:23.000
<v Speaker 10>talking about how hot the two teams coming in. Both

0:32:23.040 --> 0:32:26.160
<v Speaker 10>of us were playing sub-500 teams. But the thing is,

0:32:26.220 --> 0:32:28.290
<v Speaker 10>I think the Dodgers are taking those series with a

0:32:28.350 --> 0:32:31.870
<v Speaker 10>purpose and watching their players get healthy. And the Padres,

0:32:31.930 --> 0:32:34.530
<v Speaker 10>as usual, just taking it for granted. And you saw

0:32:34.550 --> 0:32:36.330
<v Speaker 10>it tonight. You're going to see it the next two nights.

0:32:36.800 --> 0:32:38.880
<v Speaker 10>I think the Blue are going to sweep them, and

0:32:39.040 --> 0:32:40.160
<v Speaker 10>I thank you for taking my call.

0:32:40.800 --> 0:32:43.040
<v Speaker 2>All right. I don't think the Padres were taking anything

0:32:43.080 --> 0:32:45.280
<v Speaker 2>for granted. I just don't believe they match up well

0:32:45.340 --> 0:32:48.990
<v Speaker 2>against the Dodgers, especially when their starting pitcher only goes

0:32:49.070 --> 0:32:52.090
<v Speaker 2>four innings. The key to the Padres winning games and

0:32:52.470 --> 0:32:55.469
<v Speaker 2>what they've done since they got hot is have the

0:32:55.570 --> 0:32:57.950
<v Speaker 2>lead in the sixth inning and hand the ball to

0:32:57.970 --> 0:33:00.640
<v Speaker 2>their bullpen, which is one of the best. That didn't

0:33:00.700 --> 0:33:04.160
<v Speaker 2>happen tonight, and they were deflated after Michael King gave

0:33:04.240 --> 0:33:06.780
<v Speaker 2>up four runs last in the second inning, and that's

0:33:06.940 --> 0:33:11.200
<v Speaker 2>the emotional Padres. Let's go out to Woodland Hills. Robert,

0:33:11.560 --> 0:33:12.680
<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk.

0:33:12.700 --> 0:33:13.220
<v Speaker 12>Hi, Robert.

0:33:15.060 --> 0:33:15.980
<v Speaker 6>Hey, David.

0:33:16.680 --> 0:33:19.780
<v Speaker 10>We spoke about this a couple weeks ago, asking about

0:33:19.860 --> 0:33:20.520
<v Speaker 10>Emmett Sheehan.

0:33:21.840 --> 0:33:22.480
<v Speaker 9>They brought him up.

0:33:22.540 --> 0:33:23.110
<v Speaker 5>He did great.

0:33:23.140 --> 0:33:26.630
<v Speaker 9>They sent him down. Then they brought him back again,

0:33:26.650 --> 0:33:28.970
<v Speaker 9>and he did great, and they sent him down again.

0:33:28.990 --> 0:33:32.810
<v Speaker 9>The roster was terrific tonight, the bullpen, and we didn't

0:33:32.830 --> 0:33:36.320
<v Speaker 9>even see Ryan Phillips tonight. So is there a place

0:33:37.080 --> 0:33:39.280
<v Speaker 9>for Emmett Sheehan to be brought back up?

0:33:40.160 --> 0:33:42.650
<v Speaker 2>Yes. He's going to make a start this weekend for

0:33:42.750 --> 0:33:46.110
<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City. They're going to keep him on his regular routine.

0:33:46.670 --> 0:33:49.490
<v Speaker 2>I don't believe the Dodgers need 13 pitchers in a

0:33:49.510 --> 0:33:52.870
<v Speaker 2>best-of-five series. That's not been their track record to carry

0:33:52.910 --> 0:33:57.520
<v Speaker 2>that many in a best-of-five series. So the next opportunity

0:33:57.600 --> 0:34:01.440
<v Speaker 2>for Emmett Sheehan would be in a best-of-seven NLCS like

0:34:01.480 --> 0:34:03.660
<v Speaker 2>he did last year. He'll pitch out of the bullpen.

0:34:06.170 --> 0:34:07.060
<v Speaker 4>That sounds great.

0:34:07.200 --> 0:34:09.040
<v Speaker 10>Also, I don't have TV.

0:34:09.100 --> 0:34:11.220
<v Speaker 9>I can't afford television.

0:34:11.239 --> 0:34:12.719
<v Speaker 8>A couple of other guys I spoke.

0:34:12.500 --> 0:34:15.320
<v Speaker 9>With don't have it either. But we listen on the radio.

0:34:15.360 --> 0:34:16.500
<v Speaker 12>And I said, hey, you know what?

0:34:17.900 --> 0:34:20.860
<v Speaker 9>Listen to Monday, 80 years old, sharp.

0:34:20.780 --> 0:34:21.920
<v Speaker 8>Eyes, knows the game.

0:34:22.430 --> 0:34:23.130
<v Speaker 1>Really enjoy it.

0:34:23.140 --> 0:34:26.210
<v Speaker 8>Enjoy your show and listen to it on the radio.

0:34:26.230 --> 0:34:27.110
<v Speaker 6>Love it.

0:34:27.290 --> 0:34:30.330
<v Speaker 9>I heart radio and in the car. Thank you very much.

0:34:30.890 --> 0:34:33.190
<v Speaker 2>Thanks, Robert. That's all you need. Thank you for the

0:34:33.250 --> 0:34:38.440
<v Speaker 2>phone call. That means a lot to us. 866-987-2570 is

0:34:38.500 --> 0:34:42.830
<v Speaker 2>the phone number. The Dodgers shut out the Padres 7-0.

0:34:43.180 --> 0:34:46.740
<v Speaker 2>And before the game, our weekly managers meeting with Dave

0:34:46.820 --> 0:34:50.370
<v Speaker 2>Roberts presented by Downey Hyundai. And we got into a

0:34:50.410 --> 0:34:53.489
<v Speaker 2>lot of the questions that you're asking me about Otani,

0:34:53.590 --> 0:34:58.040
<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts. and the Dodgers pitching situation going into October.

0:34:58.100 --> 0:35:01.680
<v Speaker 2>So here was part of our conversation with the Dodgers

0:35:01.780 --> 0:35:07.110
<v Speaker 2>three-time World Series winning manager, Dave Roberts, presented by Downey Hyundai.

0:35:07.570 --> 0:35:09.450
<v Speaker 14>It's a fair question. I don't think we're going to

0:35:09.489 --> 0:35:11.790
<v Speaker 14>try to hide anything. I think if anything, you're just

0:35:11.830 --> 0:35:15.210
<v Speaker 14>trying to gather information because as you said, there's a

0:35:15.550 --> 0:35:18.489
<v Speaker 14>potential that we might see these guys in a week

0:35:18.510 --> 0:35:21.860
<v Speaker 14>to 10 days, and this is real-time information. So I

0:35:21.900 --> 0:35:24.300
<v Speaker 14>think that we're still trying to wrap up this first

0:35:24.800 --> 0:35:27.899
<v Speaker 14>week by the first or the second season. We're trying

0:35:27.920 --> 0:35:28.800
<v Speaker 14>to win baseball games.

0:35:29.460 --> 0:35:32.380
<v Speaker 2>Good night tonight, too. You got Andy Pahez back in

0:35:32.460 --> 0:35:36.529
<v Speaker 2>center field in your starting lineup, and Roky Sasaki also activated.

0:35:36.910 --> 0:35:39.390
<v Speaker 2>How excited are you to have those two guys back

0:35:39.710 --> 0:35:43.130
<v Speaker 2>just in time for the end of the regular season? Excited.

0:35:43.870 --> 0:35:49.870
<v Speaker 14>I think it's exciting to look almost whole. And Andy

0:35:50.010 --> 0:35:54.569
<v Speaker 14>is returning after that hand fracture. And he's excited. He's

0:35:54.590 --> 0:35:56.509
<v Speaker 14>been chomping at the bit. So get him back in

0:35:56.530 --> 0:35:59.620
<v Speaker 14>center field is huge. And he'll have six games under

0:35:59.640 --> 0:36:02.279
<v Speaker 14>his belt before the postseason. And Rookie, this is going

0:36:02.300 --> 0:36:04.279
<v Speaker 14>to be his first outing. And we're going to get

0:36:04.320 --> 0:36:07.420
<v Speaker 14>him in there tonight. And it'll probably be a two-inning

0:36:07.540 --> 0:36:10.520
<v Speaker 14>stint in a clean inning. And first time in the

0:36:10.560 --> 0:36:12.259
<v Speaker 14>pen since last postseason.

0:36:12.469 --> 0:36:15.739
<v Speaker 2>You raised some eyebrows the other day. when you said

0:36:15.780 --> 0:36:18.000
<v Speaker 2>what you just told us, that Rokey's going to pitch

0:36:18.120 --> 0:36:20.759
<v Speaker 2>out of the bullpen, but the first time is not

0:36:20.800 --> 0:36:24.250
<v Speaker 2>going to be getting the final three outs. Is there

0:36:24.290 --> 0:36:26.830
<v Speaker 2>a chance we may see him have a dry run

0:36:26.890 --> 0:36:29.069
<v Speaker 2>at trying to do that before the end of the

0:36:29.110 --> 0:36:29.910
<v Speaker 2>regular season?

0:36:30.670 --> 0:36:33.710
<v Speaker 14>There's a possibility, but I think that last year it

0:36:33.750 --> 0:36:37.420
<v Speaker 14>was more out of necessity given where the bullpen was at,

0:36:37.840 --> 0:36:39.779
<v Speaker 14>and I think we're in a much better spot this

0:36:39.800 --> 0:36:42.430
<v Speaker 14>year where the pen is at, and so All the

0:36:42.489 --> 0:36:44.790
<v Speaker 14>innings out of the pen or all the innings, you know,

0:36:45.110 --> 0:36:50.109
<v Speaker 14>in general are very high leverage, important innings. I'm not

0:36:50.170 --> 0:36:53.569
<v Speaker 14>too concerned about having him finish a game because he's

0:36:53.640 --> 0:36:55.960
<v Speaker 14>done it before. And I don't think that his psyche,

0:36:55.980 --> 0:36:59.040
<v Speaker 14>his mentality will be affected by it. So it's not

0:36:59.080 --> 0:37:02.279
<v Speaker 14>something I'm going to force. But if it happens organically,

0:37:02.340 --> 0:37:02.920
<v Speaker 14>then it happens.

0:37:03.160 --> 0:37:06.170
<v Speaker 2>All right. Back to Shohei Otani, who you said. is

0:37:06.210 --> 0:37:08.830
<v Speaker 2>going to be back tomorrow. What are you looking for

0:37:08.930 --> 0:37:11.260
<v Speaker 2>from him? And what have you heard about where he's

0:37:11.380 --> 0:37:14.380
<v Speaker 2>at physically to give you the confidence to bring him

0:37:14.420 --> 0:37:15.360
<v Speaker 2>back tomorrow?

0:37:15.900 --> 0:37:19.880
<v Speaker 14>Physically, he's great. You know, he's built up his workload

0:37:20.239 --> 0:37:23.440
<v Speaker 14>and ramped up the swings and hasn't had any setbacks,

0:37:23.540 --> 0:37:28.080
<v Speaker 14>doesn't feel it. So I feel the training staff feels that,

0:37:28.160 --> 0:37:31.089
<v Speaker 14>you know, we can run him out there potentially for

0:37:31.110 --> 0:37:34.549
<v Speaker 14>the next five games. And then if we do get

0:37:34.610 --> 0:37:36.950
<v Speaker 14>that in the first week, then we can kind of

0:37:37.010 --> 0:37:39.350
<v Speaker 14>give him a chance to recover as well. But from

0:37:39.390 --> 0:37:43.270
<v Speaker 14>what I understand, he's pretty much 100% and feels good.

0:37:43.810 --> 0:37:46.530
<v Speaker 2>You would have been proud of me on Sunday post-game

0:37:46.570 --> 0:37:50.410
<v Speaker 2>Dodger talk when people were calling in, pressing me, asking

0:37:50.450 --> 0:37:53.410
<v Speaker 2>me whether or not Mookie Betts will remain the leadoff

0:37:53.450 --> 0:37:56.450
<v Speaker 2>hitter when Otani returns. But I tried to explain then

0:37:56.489 --> 0:37:59.180
<v Speaker 2>what you've explained to me over the years, that it's

0:37:59.239 --> 0:38:01.479
<v Speaker 2>not just about the beginning of the game. It's about

0:38:01.520 --> 0:38:07.040
<v Speaker 2>a cohesive Nine-man lineup. How are you feeling leaning towards

0:38:07.640 --> 0:38:10.489
<v Speaker 2>Otani and Mookie where they hit in the lineup? Yeah,

0:38:10.550 --> 0:38:10.930
<v Speaker 2>you know what?

0:38:11.070 --> 0:38:14.969
<v Speaker 14>I think for me it's like Mookie has hit leadoff recently.

0:38:15.430 --> 0:38:17.410
<v Speaker 14>He's been on a tear even when he was hitting

0:38:17.430 --> 0:38:20.170
<v Speaker 14>in the three, the two. And, you know, I can

0:38:20.210 --> 0:38:23.790
<v Speaker 14>recall a couple weeks ago people were hard-pressed that Tommy's

0:38:23.810 --> 0:38:25.010
<v Speaker 14>got to leadoff forever.

0:38:25.110 --> 0:38:25.529
<v Speaker 5>You're right.

0:38:25.630 --> 0:38:29.920
<v Speaker 14>So I understand the fan sentiment, but I also have

0:38:29.960 --> 0:38:33.030
<v Speaker 14>to look at how the rest of the lineup looks

0:38:33.170 --> 0:38:37.290
<v Speaker 14>and trying to guard against certain right-handed runs, left-handed runs.

0:38:37.330 --> 0:38:40.890
<v Speaker 14>So I haven't made that decision. I guess I got

0:38:40.890 --> 0:38:42.750
<v Speaker 14>24 hours to make that decision.

0:38:42.890 --> 0:38:46.350
<v Speaker 2>So the door is still possibly open for Mookie to

0:38:46.390 --> 0:38:48.669
<v Speaker 2>be leading off and Otani hitting somewhere else?

0:38:48.969 --> 0:38:51.230
<v Speaker 14>Yeah, it is. And I think if anything, it might

0:38:51.270 --> 0:38:56.310
<v Speaker 14>be a handedness thing, a verse right, verse left situation.

0:38:56.370 --> 0:38:59.280
<v Speaker 14>But again, I could stick to what I've done. but

0:38:59.950 --> 0:39:01.510
<v Speaker 14>I am going to leave the door slightly open.

0:39:01.850 --> 0:39:05.089
<v Speaker 2>Love it. Wow. Dave Roberts managers meeting. That's why we're

0:39:05.130 --> 0:39:08.969
<v Speaker 2>here presented by Downey Hyundai. Dave, when you look at

0:39:09.030 --> 0:39:11.870
<v Speaker 2>Blake Snell, he threw a bullpen session today. Are we

0:39:11.930 --> 0:39:15.250
<v Speaker 2>still looking at him possibly getting a final tune up

0:39:15.290 --> 0:39:18.110
<v Speaker 2>to test that left groin before the end of the

0:39:18.150 --> 0:39:18.950
<v Speaker 2>regular season?

0:39:19.230 --> 0:39:23.730
<v Speaker 14>Yeah. If I haven't heard back from that bullpen session,

0:39:23.830 --> 0:39:26.350
<v Speaker 14>but like I always say, no news is good news.

0:39:26.450 --> 0:39:28.969
<v Speaker 14>And If that's the case, then our plan is to

0:39:28.989 --> 0:39:31.250
<v Speaker 14>have Blake start on Sunday. in San Francisco.

0:39:31.430 --> 0:39:33.850
<v Speaker 2>Oh, I love it. I'll be there. All right. Sounds good.

0:39:33.870 --> 0:39:36.529
<v Speaker 2>So will I. Before we back out of here, you

0:39:36.570 --> 0:39:39.220
<v Speaker 2>told me something really fun on your day off. You

0:39:39.239 --> 0:39:41.379
<v Speaker 2>don't get too many days off at home. And when

0:39:41.420 --> 0:39:45.299
<v Speaker 2>you do, somebody wants you somewhere. You're always kissing babies,

0:39:45.700 --> 0:39:48.649
<v Speaker 2>making an appearance as a great ambassador to for this

0:39:48.750 --> 0:39:52.250
<v Speaker 2>organization and for the game of baseball. So last night,

0:39:52.489 --> 0:39:55.890
<v Speaker 2>how did Dave Roberts spend his rare night off at home?

0:39:56.590 --> 0:39:59.200
<v Speaker 14>So, yeah, I went home last night and then I

0:39:59.239 --> 0:40:02.880
<v Speaker 14>grilled some steaks courtesy of Andy Reed, head coach of

0:40:02.900 --> 0:40:04.800
<v Speaker 14>the Chiefs. And, you know, I think it was a

0:40:04.840 --> 0:40:07.520
<v Speaker 14>couple of months ago, I hosted him and his grandkids.

0:40:07.580 --> 0:40:11.010
<v Speaker 14>I think he's got 16 or 18 grandkids. So big family.

0:40:11.570 --> 0:40:14.750
<v Speaker 14>He's a lifelong Dodger fan. And so he reciprocated and

0:40:14.830 --> 0:40:17.469
<v Speaker 14>thanked me with some steaks. And so I sent him

0:40:17.530 --> 0:40:20.230
<v Speaker 14>a nice picture of the grilled steaks with the broccoli

0:40:20.250 --> 0:40:23.730
<v Speaker 14>with the baked potato and congratulated him on his win

0:40:23.790 --> 0:40:26.930
<v Speaker 14>on Sunday. And a good friend of mine, great coach.

0:40:27.190 --> 0:40:29.730
<v Speaker 2>What's it like to see that stash up close and personal?

0:40:30.750 --> 0:40:32.270
<v Speaker 2>It's an aggressive stash, man.

0:40:32.530 --> 0:40:33.320
<v Speaker 13>Very aggressive.

0:40:34.530 --> 0:40:37.100
<v Speaker 2>That's great. Dave Roberts and Andy Reid, they got the

0:40:37.140 --> 0:40:40.040
<v Speaker 2>steaks going. So you're a pretty good griller, I would imagine.

0:40:40.180 --> 0:40:42.460
<v Speaker 14>Yeah, you know, I'm more on the medium side. And

0:40:42.500 --> 0:40:44.759
<v Speaker 14>I try to make sure if you've got good meat,

0:40:44.800 --> 0:40:47.650
<v Speaker 14>you don't overdo it. Because I remember growing up. And

0:40:48.070 --> 0:40:51.710
<v Speaker 14>my dad was always a super well-done guy. And you

0:40:51.730 --> 0:40:54.129
<v Speaker 14>start eating good steaks, you go to a great steakhouse,

0:40:54.230 --> 0:40:56.810
<v Speaker 14>and you order a well-done steak, and you're about ready

0:40:56.830 --> 0:40:59.170
<v Speaker 14>to get kicked out by the chef. So I've learned

0:40:59.190 --> 0:41:01.590
<v Speaker 14>to kind of temper on the temperature.

0:41:01.670 --> 0:41:02.089
<v Speaker 4>There you go.

0:41:02.310 --> 0:41:05.570
<v Speaker 2>Hey, when you're a manager that has over 1,000 wins,

0:41:05.610 --> 0:41:09.420
<v Speaker 2>has the highest winning percentage in modern baseball history, and

0:41:09.440 --> 0:41:12.650
<v Speaker 2>you got three world championships, You get steaks sent to

0:41:12.690 --> 0:41:16.509
<v Speaker 2>you by Super Bowl champion coach Andy Reid. Dave, thanks

0:41:16.570 --> 0:41:18.530
<v Speaker 2>a lot for the time. This was great to catch

0:41:18.610 --> 0:41:20.529
<v Speaker 2>up with you, and thanks for filling us in on

0:41:20.910 --> 0:41:22.930
<v Speaker 2>what's in your head and what's on the grill.

0:41:23.219 --> 0:41:26.820
<v Speaker 14>Yeah, absolutely. Well played, Dave. Well played, and great catching

0:41:26.840 --> 0:41:27.319
<v Speaker 14>up with you, man.

0:41:27.340 --> 0:41:31.140
<v Speaker 2>Hey, there we go. Our weekly manager's meeting with Dave

0:41:31.200 --> 0:41:34.799
<v Speaker 2>Roberts presented by Downey Hyundai. Did I miss anything? Did

0:41:34.840 --> 0:41:37.520
<v Speaker 2>I get all your questions in there? And how about

0:41:37.620 --> 0:41:41.819
<v Speaker 2>Andy Reid sending Dave Roberts steaks? and him grilling him

0:41:41.930 --> 0:41:44.400
<v Speaker 2>up last night on the off night. I don't know

0:41:44.420 --> 0:41:48.260
<v Speaker 2>what was more shocking, that Andy Reid sent Dave Roberts

0:41:48.320 --> 0:41:52.640
<v Speaker 2>some meat, or that Andy Reid has 16 or 18 grandkids.

0:41:52.739 --> 0:41:59.410
<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's impressive right there. 866-987-2570 is the phone number.

0:41:59.710 --> 0:42:02.770
<v Speaker 2>Let's take a couple more phone calls before we say goodnight.

0:42:02.950 --> 0:42:06.250
<v Speaker 2>Nick in Huntington Park says, Thanks for being on hold

0:42:06.310 --> 0:42:08.990
<v Speaker 2>for this long and hope you enjoyed that conversation with

0:42:09.020 --> 0:42:12.440
<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts. How about Andy Reed sending the manager some food?

0:42:14.239 --> 0:42:16.720
<v Speaker 12>Hey man, one, one great coach to another.

0:42:16.739 --> 0:42:18.050
<v Speaker 2>There we go.

0:42:20.270 --> 0:42:25.410
<v Speaker 12>Just a couple of questions for you, Dave. The host JDP.

0:42:25.469 --> 0:42:27.339
<v Speaker 12>I mean, he's everything that they talked about for years.

0:42:27.870 --> 0:42:31.550
<v Speaker 12>the past five, six years since he came up, you know, the,

0:42:31.610 --> 0:42:34.669
<v Speaker 12>the power, the, the next Jordan, what they call them, right.

0:42:35.230 --> 0:42:39.850
<v Speaker 12>But what, what do you think about him taking maybe

0:42:39.950 --> 0:42:42.010
<v Speaker 12>Alex call spot on the postseason roster?

0:42:43.590 --> 0:42:45.910
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know what, Nick? I don't think that's out

0:42:45.950 --> 0:42:49.910
<v Speaker 2>of the question, depending on what the matchups are, because

0:42:49.950 --> 0:42:53.290
<v Speaker 2>you can change your roster every round. If there is

0:42:53.950 --> 0:42:57.070
<v Speaker 2>a pitching staff that has a lot of lefties coming

0:42:57.130 --> 0:43:00.890
<v Speaker 2>out of the bullpen or like the Phillies, for example,

0:43:01.450 --> 0:43:04.410
<v Speaker 2>I want Alex Call on that roster because the Phillies

0:43:04.469 --> 0:43:08.529
<v Speaker 2>have not only Two really good starters in Sanchez and Luzardo,

0:43:08.650 --> 0:43:10.890
<v Speaker 2>who's hurt right now, I know, but he should be

0:43:10.950 --> 0:43:14.510
<v Speaker 2>back for the postseason. They got two or three lefties

0:43:14.570 --> 0:43:17.530
<v Speaker 2>in their bullpen. I want Alex Call on my roster,

0:43:17.969 --> 0:43:21.180
<v Speaker 2>but let's say they're facing a team like, I don't know,

0:43:21.239 --> 0:43:26.600
<v Speaker 2>the Padres, let's say. where they have a lot of right-handers.

0:43:27.000 --> 0:43:30.280
<v Speaker 2>Maybe you consider that, but I still believe Alex Call

0:43:30.340 --> 0:43:33.819
<v Speaker 2>and JDP can be on the roster together. I don't

0:43:33.910 --> 0:43:36.469
<v Speaker 2>feel like it's one or the other. They both can

0:43:36.510 --> 0:43:39.129
<v Speaker 2>be on the roster. I just don't think you could

0:43:39.190 --> 0:43:43.069
<v Speaker 2>have an Alex Freeland or a Kim and JDP on

0:43:43.090 --> 0:43:46.410
<v Speaker 2>the roster because it's about having a left-handed bat off

0:43:46.450 --> 0:43:46.910
<v Speaker 2>the bench.

0:43:48.719 --> 0:43:49.590
<v Speaker 8>I don't know if I read it.

0:43:49.570 --> 0:43:52.660
<v Speaker 12>Correctly, but I think Dave said that they want Kim

0:43:52.680 --> 0:43:53.620
<v Speaker 12>for his defense, right?

0:43:54.340 --> 0:43:55.900
<v Speaker 7>No.

0:43:56.739 --> 0:44:00.000
<v Speaker 2>Somebody asked him about Kim and his season, and he said, yeah,

0:44:00.040 --> 0:44:03.719
<v Speaker 2>his defense is really good, but his offense needs to

0:44:03.760 --> 0:44:06.910
<v Speaker 2>get better. That was big picture. If Kim makes this roster,

0:44:06.969 --> 0:44:10.690
<v Speaker 2>it's strictly as a pinch runner like last year, but

0:44:10.730 --> 0:44:13.690
<v Speaker 2>JDP can run. He just needs to run harder sometimes.

0:44:16.540 --> 0:44:19.220
<v Speaker 12>Yeah, that's, I mean, I'm excited for the postseason. You know,

0:44:19.260 --> 0:44:22.529
<v Speaker 12>now it's go time, you know, time for that.

0:44:22.570 --> 0:44:23.750
<v Speaker 8>Make history, that three-peat.

0:44:24.930 --> 0:44:27.069
<v Speaker 2>I get the sense, Nick. I don't know about you,

0:44:27.110 --> 0:44:30.090
<v Speaker 2>but I get the sense it's already started. The Dodgers

0:44:30.150 --> 0:44:33.080
<v Speaker 2>have that type of feel to them right now, and

0:44:33.660 --> 0:44:36.140
<v Speaker 2>they're in a great spot. So I feel like go

0:44:36.200 --> 0:44:37.440
<v Speaker 2>time happened already.

0:44:37.460 --> 0:44:42.520
<v Speaker 12>It's like, you know, Kike, it's like once the month

0:44:42.900 --> 0:44:47.200
<v Speaker 12>turns to September, He wakes up, you know, him, Teo.

0:44:47.239 --> 0:44:50.069
<v Speaker 12>These are just guys that have just lived for this

0:44:50.090 --> 0:44:50.549
<v Speaker 12>time of the year.

0:44:51.290 --> 0:44:53.270
<v Speaker 2>All right, let's see them do it again. Nick, thanks

0:44:53.290 --> 0:44:56.110
<v Speaker 2>for the phone call. Let's take one more call before

0:44:56.150 --> 0:45:00.190
<v Speaker 2>we say goodnight. Juan in Downey, you're on Dodger Talk.

0:45:00.270 --> 0:45:01.750
<v Speaker 2>Walk us up strong, Juan.

0:45:03.489 --> 0:45:06.290
<v Speaker 4>Buenas noches, mi hermano. Just wanted to let you know the.

0:45:06.200 --> 0:45:08.120
<v Speaker 15>City of Downey misses you, man. We miss you. You

0:45:08.160 --> 0:45:09.600
<v Speaker 15>got to come back to Downey, Hyundai.

0:45:10.440 --> 0:45:12.319
<v Speaker 2>I'll be there, Juan. You know I'll be there.

0:45:13.790 --> 0:45:14.730
<v Speaker 4>Of course, you know what?

0:45:14.850 --> 0:45:16.850
<v Speaker 15>I just want to get one thing. There's something about us.

0:45:16.969 --> 0:45:21.690
<v Speaker 15>Dodgers being spoiled. I always tell my friends, all my

0:45:21.730 --> 0:45:25.930
<v Speaker 15>workers know about it. Our we're we're spring training right now.

0:45:26.090 --> 0:45:28.730
<v Speaker 15>We're in spring season right now. Our season always starts

0:45:28.910 --> 0:45:32.299
<v Speaker 15>in October. So we're getting ready for our season. We're still,

0:45:32.320 --> 0:45:35.140
<v Speaker 15>we're having fun. We're getting ready for October. That's the

0:45:35.180 --> 0:45:37.480
<v Speaker 15>good thing about being a Dodger friend. We're spoiled.

0:45:38.520 --> 0:45:39.819
<v Speaker 2>Speaker 0 7, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,

0:45:39.820 --> 0:45:42.720
<v Speaker 2>15 years. You are. That's for sure. There was A

0:45:42.760 --> 0:45:47.450
<v Speaker 2>long drought between 88 and 2020.

0:45:47.450 --> 0:45:48.900
<v Speaker 6>I remember those 90s.

0:45:49.150 --> 0:45:53.450
<v Speaker 15>Those 90s hurt me. Those 90s hurt me. But that's

0:45:53.489 --> 0:45:55.870
<v Speaker 15>the beautiful thing. And one thing I want to let

0:45:56.110 --> 0:46:02.880
<v Speaker 15>the Padres know, your big brother keeps beating you every time.

0:46:03.580 --> 0:46:04.200
<v Speaker 4>Every time.

0:46:04.960 --> 0:46:05.460
<v Speaker 6>And you know what?

0:46:05.480 --> 0:46:07.919
<v Speaker 15>We're going to sweep them. Arizona's going to take care

0:46:07.960 --> 0:46:09.460
<v Speaker 15>of it, and they're going to knock them out of

0:46:09.480 --> 0:46:11.940
<v Speaker 15>the damn playoffs. I'm marking my word right now. Put

0:46:11.980 --> 0:46:12.600
<v Speaker 15>your money on it.

0:46:13.160 --> 0:46:15.420
<v Speaker 2>All right, Juan. Thank you for the phone call. I

0:46:15.480 --> 0:46:18.739
<v Speaker 2>tend to believe the Padres make it. They win their

0:46:18.760 --> 0:46:22.299
<v Speaker 2>wild card series, and they beat the Brewers, and the

0:46:22.340 --> 0:46:26.570
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and Padres find each other in the NLCS. That's

0:46:26.610 --> 0:46:29.630
<v Speaker 2>the way I see it going. All right, before we

0:46:29.670 --> 0:46:33.820
<v Speaker 2>say goodnight, it was, or it is, Tommy Lasorda's birthday.

0:46:33.880 --> 0:46:36.700
<v Speaker 2>He would have turned 99, but obviously at this point,

0:46:37.060 --> 0:46:42.460
<v Speaker 2>we're celebrating Tommy's birthday. And I, over the years, have

0:46:42.500 --> 0:46:45.989
<v Speaker 2>been able to pull different type of soundbites from Tommy's

0:46:46.130 --> 0:46:49.410
<v Speaker 2>life and career. And just to share with you the

0:46:49.469 --> 0:46:55.279
<v Speaker 2>type of personality Tommy was as the Dodgers manager, he

0:46:55.320 --> 0:46:59.200
<v Speaker 2>was actually doing more commercials than his players did. And

0:46:59.260 --> 0:47:04.380
<v Speaker 2>maybe his most famous commercial ad campaign came after the

0:47:04.420 --> 0:47:10.049
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers won the World Series in 1988. And Tommy Lasorda

0:47:10.120 --> 0:47:14.810
<v Speaker 2>was trying to lose weight and started doing commercials, not

0:47:14.870 --> 0:47:19.470
<v Speaker 2>for peptides. This was the peptides of the 80s. Slim fast.

0:47:19.850 --> 0:47:24.469
<v Speaker 2>Here was Tommy Lasorda pushing a milkshake that would make

0:47:24.510 --> 0:47:26.150
<v Speaker 2>you lose weight. Seriously.

0:47:26.900 --> 0:47:29.550
<v Speaker 13>A year ago, when I looked like this, you'd never

0:47:29.640 --> 0:47:32.230
<v Speaker 13>catch me in a bathing suit. But that was before

0:47:32.290 --> 0:47:35.530
<v Speaker 13>I lost 30 pounds in three months with Ultra Slim Fast.

0:47:35.890 --> 0:47:39.209
<v Speaker 13>And I feel 10 years younger. And with bathing suit

0:47:39.250 --> 0:47:42.530
<v Speaker 13>season here, if you start the Ultra Slim Fast plan today,

0:47:42.850 --> 0:47:46.009
<v Speaker 13>a healthy, delicious shake for breakfast, one for lunch, and

0:47:46.090 --> 0:47:48.850
<v Speaker 13>then a sensible dinner. Hey, when you put on a

0:47:48.890 --> 0:47:51.590
<v Speaker 13>bathing suit, you might look as good as I do.

0:47:52.130 --> 0:47:53.050
<v Speaker 15>Ultra Slim Fast.

0:47:53.150 --> 0:47:56.669
<v Speaker 2>Give us a week. We'll take off the weight. Yeah, yeah,

0:47:56.730 --> 0:48:00.230
<v Speaker 2>Tommy did lose some weight for a temporary period of time,

0:48:00.290 --> 0:48:04.310
<v Speaker 2>but we all know he loved his pasta, and certainly

0:48:04.570 --> 0:48:07.969
<v Speaker 2>we miss Tommy Lasorda. He was such a great ambassador

0:48:08.030 --> 0:48:12.089
<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers. He really helped grow the Dodgers brand

0:48:12.200 --> 0:48:17.870
<v Speaker 2>over his time as the manager from 1977 to the mid-' 90s.

0:48:16.760 --> 0:48:20.319
<v Speaker 2>20 years Hall of Fame managing the Dodgers, won the

0:48:20.340 --> 0:48:21.839
<v Speaker 2>World Series in 81 and 88, and certainly.

0:48:23.460 --> 0:48:27.220
<v Speaker 2>Was bigger than life and very lucky to have gotten

0:48:27.280 --> 0:48:30.370
<v Speaker 2>to know Tommy personally. He meant a lot to me.

0:48:30.489 --> 0:48:33.850
<v Speaker 2>He was always in my corner and I'll never forget that.

0:48:33.890 --> 0:48:36.150
<v Speaker 2>He was in a lot of people's corners and certainly

0:48:36.190 --> 0:48:39.710
<v Speaker 2>helped a lot of people and Nobody was more loyal

0:48:39.770 --> 0:48:43.670
<v Speaker 2>than Tommy Lasorda, and we miss him, and happy birthday

0:48:44.070 --> 0:48:48.410
<v Speaker 2>to the great Tommy Lasorda, who's certainly smiling on a

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<v Speaker 2>night that the Dodgers get a win on his birthday. Tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers just keep coming. Shohei Otani's going to be activated.

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<v Speaker 2>Yamamoto's going to be on the mound, and the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>will be facing Robbie Ray. Our coverage begins tomorrow at

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<v Speaker 2>6 o'clock. with first pitch at 7-10. Thanks to Colin

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<v Speaker 2>Yee back at our Burbank studios. Thanks to Dwayne McDonald

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<v Speaker 2>out here at Dodger Stadium. And thanks to you for listening.

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<v Speaker 2>In case you missed any of the show, you know

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<v Speaker 2>all you need for Dodger talk and Dodger baseball. Once again,

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<v Speaker 2>the final score tonight, the Dodgers shut out the Padres 7-0.

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<v Speaker 2>Fox Sports Radio. Ben Maller is next. See ya!

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<v Speaker 14>Time