WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (6-12-26) 

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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 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 gay running back to.

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<v Speaker 1>Get in on the show called eight six six nine

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<v Speaker 1>eighty seven two five seven, and be sure to follow

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts. Here's your host,

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<v Speaker 1>David Vase.

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<v Speaker 2>Lasting welcome the Dodger Talk. David Vase with you until

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<v Speaker 2>nine o'clock tonight on AM five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers fall to the White Sox tonight eight

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<v Speaker 2>to two in the opener of this three game weekend

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<v Speaker 2>series on the south side of Chicago, rat Field is

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<v Speaker 2>where the White Sox play now, and they had a

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<v Speaker 2>sellout crowd of thirty seven thousand, eight hundred and eighty

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<v Speaker 2>two cheering them on to beat the back to back

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<v Speaker 2>world champs eight to two, the final score. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>leaving LA Stadium as they were calling it on the broadcast,

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<v Speaker 2>watching USA, if you were lucky enough to beat the

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<v Speaker 2>be there watching Team USA win their first match of

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<v Speaker 2>the World Cup and you want some Dodger baseball in

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<v Speaker 2>your life, or you just want to share with us

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<v Speaker 2>the electricity at LA Stadium. Eight six six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number we could

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<v Speaker 2>talk Dodger baseball. We could get the vibe of what

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<v Speaker 2>took place at the LA Coliseum, the watch party, or

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<v Speaker 2>if you were there at Sofi Stadium aka LA Stadium,

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<v Speaker 2>I love to hear from you as well. Eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine eight seven two five seventy. Coming up at

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<v Speaker 2>eight forty, we'll share our full conversation with you with

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<v Speaker 2>former White Sox Aj Perzinski, who's on Foul Territory now

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<v Speaker 2>and you see him on Fox Sports. He was part

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<v Speaker 2>of the last World Championship team for the White Sox

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<v Speaker 2>in two thousand and five. We'll share that conversation with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Also will give you an update on Tommy Edmond and

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<v Speaker 2>why Dave Roberts will be missing the final game of

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<v Speaker 2>this series in Chicago. But tonight it wasn't It wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>pretty what took place at Sofi Stadium the beautiful game.

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<v Speaker 2>It was beautiful for Team USA. It was not pretty

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers in Chicago tonight as their offense only

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<v Speaker 2>generated four hits, and Miguel Rojas had two of those

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<v Speaker 2>four hits. It was another disastrous crooked inning for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger pitching staff in the fifth, including Roki Sasaki, who

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<v Speaker 2>walked in a batter and then gave way to Blake Trinen,

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<v Speaker 2>who inherited four runners and allowed all four to score.

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<v Speaker 2>So a two to one Dodger lead all of a

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<v Speaker 2>sudden turned into a major major hole for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>to climb out of eight to two after five innings tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was the final score. A local kid by

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<v Speaker 2>the name of Chase Mydrath out of Miracosta High School

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<v Speaker 2>was three for three tonight with two RBIs. He was

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<v Speaker 2>on base four times, and former Dodger Miguel Vargas had

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<v Speaker 2>an RBI double in that seven run fifth inning. Vargas

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<v Speaker 2>three for four with that RBI double. He thought it

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<v Speaker 2>was a home run and made the play at second

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<v Speaker 2>base a lot closer than what it should have been.

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<v Speaker 2>But a little concerning that. Dave Roberts can't find a

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<v Speaker 2>relief picture in the middle part of games. To you

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<v Speaker 2>hold things where they are, and part of being a

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<v Speaker 2>relief picture is coming in inheriting runners and stranding those

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<v Speaker 2>inherited runners. Blake tried, in let's face it, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of miles on that arm. I'm not sure how much

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<v Speaker 2>swing and miss you can really forecast night tonight when

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<v Speaker 2>you have a guy in his twilight of his career,

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<v Speaker 2>not saying he's done, but the reality is he's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of in that Daniel Hutton since stage of his career,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know certain nights are not going to be pretty.

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<v Speaker 2>But you wouldn't expect that many runs to score off

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<v Speaker 2>of Blake trining. And look, I'm all in on Roki Sasaki.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm wishing for the best, but like I warned after

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<v Speaker 2>each of his last four or five starts, especially the

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<v Speaker 2>last two, this is still a work in progress. There

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<v Speaker 2>were a lot of declarations out there by a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of media people that, oh, anytime you see Roki, it

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<v Speaker 2>could be a perfect game, it could be a no hitter.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think we're there yet, and I thought tonight

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<v Speaker 2>was a perfect example of that. Should should Freddy Freeman

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<v Speaker 2>have fielded that ground ball for a double play in

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<v Speaker 2>that fifth inning? Yes, he should have, But does that

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<v Speaker 2>mean that you just fold the tents because a play

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't made behind you. How about the three other plays

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<v Speaker 2>that were made behind Roki Sasaki tonight in the first

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<v Speaker 2>few innings. Rojas off his knees falling down, made a

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<v Speaker 2>great play, Alex Call had a diving catch and left field,

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<v Speaker 2>and Freddie Freeman himself made a great play earlier in

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<v Speaker 2>the game. So I don't really want to hear about

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd a playoff like atmosphere. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>hear about Freddie Freeman not making a play. Make pitches

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<v Speaker 2>when there's some adversity, and that's the most adversity Roki

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<v Speaker 2>Sasaki has faced in an inning in quite some time,

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<v Speaker 2>and he did not pass the test tonight, as the

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<v Speaker 2>White Sox chased him out of this game. He was

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<v Speaker 2>only able to get one out in that fifth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course Blake Trening was not great. But I

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<v Speaker 2>don't I'm not pointing the finger at one ground ball

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<v Speaker 2>that should have been a double play that caused a

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<v Speaker 2>seven run fifth inning. You could say, okay, a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of runs scored and Freddy should have made that play.

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<v Speaker 2>There should have been a double play. But you're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to tell me seven runs are going to score because

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman didn't field a ground ball cleanly. Come on,

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't add up. That's just excuse making for Roki Sasaki.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all it is. And you didn't hear Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>make up any excuses for Roki. He just didn't pitch

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<v Speaker 2>well tonight. And like I said, this is development at

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<v Speaker 2>the major league level. The last seven starts, he's been

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<v Speaker 2>taking big strides towards being a major league starter? Is

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<v Speaker 2>he a number one? Am I going to declare, like

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<v Speaker 2>Dylan Hernandez, at anytime Roki Sasaki takes the mountain now

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<v Speaker 2>you might see a no hitter. Absolutely not. That was

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<v Speaker 2>such a huge tabloid type story over statement by Dylan

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez and anybody else that was thinking the same thing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's still a work in progress, and you hope by

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the year that he can help you

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<v Speaker 2>coming out of the bullpen, because I don't see Roki

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<v Speaker 2>Sasaki being one of the playoffs starters. Eight six, six, nine,

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. So the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>offense only generated four hits. They did not have show

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<v Speaker 2>Heo Tani in the starting lineup, as I advised last night,

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<v Speaker 2>So cooler heads prevailed Show Heyotani, though may play tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts spoke about that after the games.

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<v Speaker 3>Got treated.

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<v Speaker 4>So talking to the training staff just right now, I'm optimistic,

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<v Speaker 4>but I want to, you know, get him through tonight,

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<v Speaker 4>get him here, go through some semblance of a workout,

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<v Speaker 4>getting his body ready, and then we'll go from there.

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<v Speaker 3>Optimistic for tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, all right, there's Dave Roberts on sports net LA. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>he's optimistic, but the reality is there's no need to

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<v Speaker 2>force the issue with show Heyotani, even tomorrow. Tomorrow. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a day game after a night game. You heard Rick Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>Tim Neverritt, Steven Nelson, Eric Carrosol talk about out the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that the team got to their hotels at four

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<v Speaker 2>am this time or four am this morning Central time.

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<v Speaker 2>We all know Otani is big on sleep. Probably not

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of sleep. Maybe he got to sleep in

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit longer because he wasn't in the starting lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>But the reality is, you don't need to push this guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts clarified his comments before the game. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>anything to do with his hamstring. It is all knee

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<v Speaker 2>inflammation of his left knee, which he had surgery on

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<v Speaker 2>back in twenty nineteen. You don't need to force anything.

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<v Speaker 2>There's nothing to prove in Chicago. Yes, the sellout crowd

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<v Speaker 2>of thirty seven, eight hundred and eighty two acted like

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<v Speaker 2>it was the nineteen fifty nine World Series. It's not.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not. It's for them, it is. They're very excited,

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<v Speaker 2>and they should be because they have waded through some

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<v Speaker 2>horrible years, three one hundred loss seasons and really haven't

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<v Speaker 2>had anything to cheer about in a decade in Chicago

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<v Speaker 2>for the White Sox. So I love this team. I

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<v Speaker 2>love what I saw from the White Sox. They're a

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<v Speaker 2>great Cinderella story and I understand why the fans were

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<v Speaker 2>treating this like it was the biggest game of the

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<v Speaker 2>year for them, considering it's the back to back champs

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<v Speaker 2>and they're David and Goliath in this spot for sure

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<v Speaker 2>in this series. So congrats to the White Sox for

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<v Speaker 2>winning a game in the middle of June and giving

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<v Speaker 2>their fans even more to cheer about. But this is

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<v Speaker 2>not a make or break series for the Dodgers, which

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<v Speaker 2>makes me want to lean on the fact don't even

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<v Speaker 2>have Otani play in the last two games of this series.

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<v Speaker 2>Just hold them out for the first game back at

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<v Speaker 2>home against Tampa Bay. Eight six six nine eight seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. The White Sox

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<v Speaker 2>are a really good team. Six games of above five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred overall, they've won thirty seven games already. They only

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<v Speaker 2>won thirty seven games in twenty twenty four, and at

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<v Speaker 2>home they're even better. They've won nineteen of their last

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two at home, including their eighth in a row

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<v Speaker 2>tonight over the Dodgers. They have the second best home

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<v Speaker 2>record of any team in baseball this side of Saint Petersburg, Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, the Rays have the best home record at

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<v Speaker 2>Tropicana Field. Them and their three thousand fans get to

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<v Speaker 2>see that every night. Sorry, I know, low hanging fruit

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<v Speaker 2>right there. Eight six six ninety eight seven two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. We have three lines open

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<v Speaker 2>if you're coming back from the soccer game. Would love

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<v Speaker 2>to hear from you. If you were one of the

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<v Speaker 2>few Dodger fans at raid Field tonight, I would love

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<v Speaker 2>to hear from you as well. Because our feeling was

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<v Speaker 2>that it was a all White Sox crowd. There were not

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of Dodger fans out there. You did not

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<v Speaker 2>hear any Dodger chance. It was all about the White

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<v Speaker 2>Sox tonight, and that's what you expect to see on

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<v Speaker 2>the road. But it was a fun atmosphere out there

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<v Speaker 2>in Chicago, and it saw Miguel Vargas, the former Dodger,

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<v Speaker 2>have three hits and an RBI double in that seven

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<v Speaker 2>run fifth inning. This is a win win for Miguel Vargas,

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<v Speaker 2>the White Sox and the Dodgers. If you remember, in

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<v Speaker 2>that trade deadline deal, that three way trade, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>traded Vargas to the White Sox the Cardinals big piece

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<v Speaker 2>in that trade was starter by the name of Eric Fetti,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers got two key pieces on their way

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<v Speaker 2>to their twenty four championship in Michael Kopek and NLCSMVP

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edman. And we'll get you an update on edmund

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit later. The Cardinals got the worst end

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<v Speaker 2>of that three way deals and the Dodgers it was

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<v Speaker 2>a win win for both of them. There was no

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<v Speaker 2>place for Vargus to play months He had third base,

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman had first base. He did not look good

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<v Speaker 2>in the outfield. He did not look good at second base,

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<v Speaker 2>and all the while trying to hit at the big

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<v Speaker 2>league level and looking over his shoulder and if he

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<v Speaker 2>didn't perform, he was sitting. So this in the last

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<v Speaker 2>few years has given Miguel Vargas an opportunity to grow

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<v Speaker 2>with the White Sox, and here he is a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that is going to make the All Star team, whether

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<v Speaker 2>as a starter or as a bench player, as a reserve.

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Vargas couldn't be happier for him. It's been. It's

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<v Speaker 2>worked out great for both teams. And you don't usually

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<v Speaker 2>see trades like that. Let's go out to Downey Juan,

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<v Speaker 2>home of Downy Hyundai. Hi Wan, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 5>And I did see either a couple of weeks ago

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<v Speaker 5>when Beshall was here.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we're gonna see this Saturday. Do you know a

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<v Speaker 2>week from tomorrow I'm gonna be out there with Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts aid Downy Hunday, I.

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<v Speaker 5>Will be there. All right, great question here day. Could

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<v Speaker 5>you know how we're out there trying to, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>look for a starting picture of school, because what if

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<v Speaker 5>we go after some middle relief. Our middle relief has

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<v Speaker 5>been struggling right now, I can't count We can't count

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<v Speaker 5>any of these guys. I don't know if they're tired

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<v Speaker 5>or what if anyone of them are tired, because but

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<v Speaker 5>what did we go after some middle relief? We need

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<v Speaker 5>middle relief?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I just like, yeah, I'm all in on that one.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm all in on middle relief, but not at the

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<v Speaker 2>price that it cost the Phillies to get Joe on Duran.

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<v Speaker 2>But I will say this, the cavalry is on the way.

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<v Speaker 2>Evan Phillips is on his rehab assignment with Oklahoma City.

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<v Speaker 2>Brock Stewart started his first or made his first rehab

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<v Speaker 2>appearance tonight coming off that left foot injury. So you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get back to key pieces to your bullpen, which

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna you know, I'm gonna fill in where there's

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<v Speaker 2>some holes right now in the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 5>Perfect. That sounds good to me. It's just I know

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<v Speaker 5>that we're all everyone in all school. But you know what,

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<v Speaker 5>we just really were hurting with that mittle relieve because

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<v Speaker 5>he could not be able to hold anyone on any batters.

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<v Speaker 5>Any runners can sustain work. They're just hitting us.

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<v Speaker 2>Well. One here's a sobering reminder as far as Otani

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<v Speaker 2>being a starter in the playoffs. Number one, he only

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<v Speaker 2>had one good start in the postseason last year. Number two,

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<v Speaker 2>he's doing something where he's pushing his body to the

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<v Speaker 2>red line every single night, and there's no guarantees Otani

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be in any shape to start the postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe just DH so uh. The Dodgers have the wherewithal

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to make a trade for Trek Scouble

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<v Speaker 2>and bring in another reliever. But getting Evan Phillips back

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<v Speaker 2>and brock Stewart is a is a big boost because

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<v Speaker 2>instead of Blake Trining in that situation, you probably have

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<v Speaker 2>Brock Stewart or Evan Phillips in that fifth inning.

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<v Speaker 5>God sounds good to me. Well, day, I gotta let

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<v Speaker 5>you go off. See you in a couple of weeks

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<v Speaker 5>at Downy Hondai Way.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts, all right, not a couple of weeks. A

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<v Speaker 2>week from tomorrow, me and Dave Roberts are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be out at Downy Hunday from eleven thirty to twelve thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a meet and greet with the Dodgers three time

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<v Speaker 2>World Series winning manager. Come out show, Dave Your Love

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<v Speaker 2>eleven thirty to twelve thirty seventy five fifty Firestone Boulevard.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna interview Dave and have a great time in

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<v Speaker 2>front of the people. We got prizes and a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more to hang out and do at Downy Hunday next

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday from eleven thirty to twelve thirty seventy five point

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<v Speaker 2>fifty Firestone Boulevard. When we continue on Dodger Talk, speaking

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<v Speaker 2>of Dave Roberts during our managers meeting on Monday, presented

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<v Speaker 2>by Downey Hunday, Dave filled us in that he will

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<v Speaker 2>not be in Chicago on Sunday. We'll let you know why.

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<v Speaker 2>Also coming up, you'll hear from aj Prazinski and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get you an update on Tommy Edmund on the other side.

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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers fall to the White Sox eight to

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<v Speaker 2>two on AM five seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>On air at AM five seventy, online at amfive seventy

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<v Speaker 2>This is Dodger Talk with David vas Send Dodgers fall

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<v Speaker 2>to the White Sox tonight eight to two in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to Dodger Talk. David Vassay with you until

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<v Speaker 2>nine o'clock tonight here on AM five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>With the loss, the Dodgers are forty four and twenty six.

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<v Speaker 2>They're eight games ahead of the Padres in the nl

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<v Speaker 2>AST and the White Sox a half game ahead of

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<v Speaker 2>the Cleveland Guardians thirty seven and thirty one. After their

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<v Speaker 2>own the dream all right. Every week we have a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to catch up with the manager, Dave Roberts, and

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<v Speaker 2>on this week's managers meeting, he shared with us that

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<v Speaker 2>family is coming first this weekend because his only daughter

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<v Speaker 2>is graduating from Stanford on Sunday, So how is he

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<v Speaker 2>going to be there when the Dodgers are in Chicago

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<v Speaker 2>in the middle of a three game series against the

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<v Speaker 2>White Sox. Well, he explained after tomorrow night's game he

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<v Speaker 2>is leaving Chicago to be able to make it to

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<v Speaker 2>the Stanford graduation to support his daughter Sunday afternoon.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'll get the first two in Chicago and then

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<v Speaker 4>I'll fly back to my daughter's graduation on Saturday night,

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<v Speaker 4>which is on Sunday, and she's graduating from Stanford. So

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<v Speaker 4>I'm really proud. And it is weird though, because you

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<v Speaker 4>never want to miss a game, but I think that's

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<v Speaker 4>this is a good reason.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, the Rangers manager Skip Schumacher left the team for

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<v Speaker 2>a day to be at his son's high school graduation.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the balance for you, because obviously you have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of responsibility, but also your family comes first, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>I think the one thing for me is that the

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<v Speaker 4>world has evolved, and many can argue not in a

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<v Speaker 4>good way. In some ways good, some ways bad. But

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<v Speaker 4>I do think in a lot of ways from the

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<v Speaker 4>workplace sense of things, it's more open to kind of

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<v Speaker 4>people spending time with their families and knowing that those

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<v Speaker 4>moments are important. They're fleeting and so you know, the

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<v Speaker 4>job is going to get done with it without you.

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<v Speaker 4>And so for me, I encourage my coaches to enjoy,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, graduations, things like that. One of our coaches

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<v Speaker 4>had leave for a surgery for their daughter, and I

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<v Speaker 4>certainly welcome that because there's nothing more important than family.

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<v Speaker 4>And it also I think when you get to do

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<v Speaker 4>moments with your family and other things that are really important,

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<v Speaker 4>I think you do your job better and then you

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<v Speaker 4>feel better about the people you work with and.

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<v Speaker 2>For You've done this before with your son, Cole. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>curious when you're at your daughter's graduation, will you be

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<v Speaker 2>looking at your phone a lot? How are you able

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<v Speaker 2>to be present in the moment.

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<v Speaker 4>That's a great question. So I don't know what I

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<v Speaker 4>did for Cole's graduation, but Emmy, it is going to

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<v Speaker 4>be a day game, and I think they are going

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<v Speaker 4>to overlap, so I think I might just try to

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<v Speaker 4>put my phone down be completely present, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts is going to be missing Sunday's game. He'll

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<v Speaker 2>rejoin the Dodgers on Monday. And that was Dave's exclusive

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<v Speaker 2>interview with US on Monday, where he revealed that he

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<v Speaker 2>won't be at Sunday's game, leaving after Tomorrow night's game.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully happy flight for Dave Roberts back to Northern California

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<v Speaker 2>to be there for his only daughter's graduation. At Stanford. Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>that's pretty fancy Stanford all right. Anyway, congratulations Todave, Congratulations

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<v Speaker 2>to his family, and Danny Lehman will take over the

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<v Speaker 2>managing duties and we'll have a lot of great support

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<v Speaker 2>with Dina Eebele, Mark Pryor and Bob Garn around him.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Dodgers are in good hands.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts, speaking of him before the game today, gave

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<v Speaker 2>everybody an update on when we may see Tommy Edmund

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<v Speaker 2>finally make his season debut, and it may be as

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<v Speaker 2>soon as Tuesday, because Dave said Tommy Edman will rejoin

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers in LA on Tuesday after completing his rehab assignment.

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<v Speaker 2>So far, Tommy Edmond has played twelve games, including tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>and he has forty two at bats. So, just like

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<v Speaker 2>any other spring training a hitter wants to get somewhere

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<v Speaker 2>between fifty at bats. Edmund is going to get that.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll return to the Dodgers and we'll see where he

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<v Speaker 2>plugs in. He's not gonna play every day right away,

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<v Speaker 2>so we'll see whether or not it's Alex Freeland, whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not it's Ryan Ward, whether or not it's Santiago

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<v Speaker 2>Espinal to make room for Tommy Edmond, who was one

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<v Speaker 2>for two tonight with two walks, and played all nine

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<v Speaker 2>innings tonight at Oklahoma City in center field. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>Edmund's only hitting two thirty eight and forty two at bats,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's not the point of all this. It's about

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<v Speaker 2>him testing the ankle, feeling good, bouncing back the next

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<v Speaker 2>day and being ready for the season because he's a

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<v Speaker 2>big part of it and that'll be a big boost

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dodger offense and to the of the lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>So great to know that tom Yedman is on his

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<v Speaker 2>way back. All right. We were joined before the game

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<v Speaker 2>today by former White Sox, former Brave, former Giant, former

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota win now the host on Foul Territory and also

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<v Speaker 2>on Fox Sports. He's part of the broadcast crew with

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<v Speaker 2>Adam wayIn. Wright had a chance to really get to

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<v Speaker 2>know him in Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago, and

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<v Speaker 2>aj Prazinski joined us, and it was great to have

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<v Speaker 2>him on the show.

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<v Speaker 3>No prob happy to be on you know, since I

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<v Speaker 3>saw you in Milwaukee. I hope you've gotten better because

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<v Speaker 3>you really stuck to doing pull tabs.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, right, who knows Aj Prasinski and I could

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<v Speaker 2>bond in Milwaukee just being able to try to get

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<v Speaker 2>some poll tabs, which are essentially traps of baseball cards

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<v Speaker 2>and lottery tickets combined into one, right, Aj, Exactly, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't think you have to be from the Midwest, even

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<v Speaker 3>though what a pull tab is and I think I

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<v Speaker 3>think that might be the only place where we have them.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, so basically like an instant scratch off lottery

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<v Speaker 3>ticket that you pay like a dollar for and you

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<v Speaker 3>win nothing out of by like fifty of them, you

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<v Speaker 3>win like zero dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, exactly. Instead of looking at your phone, you're pulling

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<v Speaker 2>these tabs and you're coming up with nothing.

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<v Speaker 3>Exactly. But they're fun. They're fun. They are fun.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll say that they were fun and you got you

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<v Speaker 2>got to see the Dodgers in Milwaukee and obviously keep

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<v Speaker 2>tabs on them. Are the Braves the only team that

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<v Speaker 2>could possibly stop the Dodgers at this point in October?

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<v Speaker 3>No, I don't think so. I think the most of

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodgers are still the best team going. But I

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<v Speaker 3>think the Phillies now with their starting pitcher, I mean

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<v Speaker 3>Christopher Sanchez, Dak Wheeler, Aaron Nola, pass Wizardo and the

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<v Speaker 3>back end of Duran and the rest of that back

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<v Speaker 3>end Brad Keller are healthy in their lineup because they

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<v Speaker 3>can hit homers and they have guys that have been there.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the Phillies are a threat. I think the

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<v Speaker 3>Brewers are a threat. I think if the Brewers can

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<v Speaker 3>go out and find one more pitcher. Listen, you have

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<v Speaker 3>Mizz and Kyle Harrison going. That's pretty good one two

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<v Speaker 3>punch the back end of their bullpen with your Revey

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<v Speaker 3>and McGill and some of their other guys. They mix

0:23:54.000 --> 0:23:55.480
<v Speaker 3>the matches great. But if they go out and find

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<v Speaker 3>a hitter, a legitimate hitter and this is not a

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<v Speaker 3>knock on Bryce rang, Christian Yelich and some of the

0:24:02.080 --> 0:24:04.639
<v Speaker 3>other guys that they have, William Contrere's. But if they

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<v Speaker 3>could go out and find a hitter. When I say

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<v Speaker 3>a hitter, I mean a guy that is a force,

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<v Speaker 3>like I don't know who that could be, but if

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<v Speaker 3>they could find a guy that is an absolute force

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<v Speaker 3>where the Dodgers or any other team goes man, we

0:24:15.680 --> 0:24:18.000
<v Speaker 3>got a really game plan for this guy because he

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<v Speaker 3>could at any point can hit a homer against us

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<v Speaker 3>and change his game. I think they could be dangerous

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<v Speaker 3>just because Pat Murphy knows how to handle his team.

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<v Speaker 3>He knows how to mix a match with the best

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<v Speaker 3>of them. So there are other teams in the America

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<v Speaker 3>and the National League that could derail the Dodgers. And

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<v Speaker 3>let's not forget the Dodgers for the last few years

0:24:35.080 --> 0:24:36.880
<v Speaker 3>have been considered the greatest team in history and there

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<v Speaker 3>about four inches away from losing the World Series last year.

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<v Speaker 3>So it is possible. Is it likely? I don't think so,

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<v Speaker 3>but it is possible.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, when you were calling that game in Milwaukee between

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers and Brewers, there is a report by Ken

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<v Speaker 2>Rosenthal that kind of went under the radar during that

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<v Speaker 2>broadcast that the Brewers might actually kick the tires on

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<v Speaker 2>bringing in Schooble the way they brought in C. C. Sabbathia.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you buy in that they would actually consider that?

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<v Speaker 3>I would if I was them, because then you go

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<v Speaker 3>school wolm Asarowski and Harrison, So absolutely I would consider that.

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<v Speaker 3>But I don't know. I actually was surprised when Ken

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<v Speaker 3>did that. I told Ken this after the game that

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<v Speaker 3>after he did the report, I thought he was gonna say, Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 3>We're going to get Terry School and then the whole

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<v Speaker 3>baseball world would go crazy. But when he dropped the Brewers,

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<v Speaker 3>I was like, wait, Brewers, wait second, what are we

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<v Speaker 3>talking about here? But they did do that the year

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<v Speaker 3>they brought in CC. We saw how well it went

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<v Speaker 3>for him. Would they do that again? I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>if Matt Arnold and the Brewer's front office would be

0:25:35.080 --> 0:25:37.399
<v Speaker 3>willing to do that and meet the prospect costs, but

0:25:37.440 --> 0:25:38.760
<v Speaker 3>I think it would be great for the game if

0:25:38.760 --> 0:25:40.199
<v Speaker 3>the team, like the Brewers went out and made a

0:25:40.240 --> 0:25:42.560
<v Speaker 3>crazy move like that. Now, for me, I'd rather see

0:25:42.600 --> 0:25:44.480
<v Speaker 3>it be a pitch I hit her, But hey, Terry

0:25:44.480 --> 0:25:45.920
<v Speaker 3>School will look good at any uniform.

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<v Speaker 2>AJ. You had a lot of stops in your career.

0:25:49.680 --> 0:25:52.520
<v Speaker 2>One of them was in Atlanta while Freddie Freeman was

0:25:52.560 --> 0:25:56.159
<v Speaker 2>playing there. What was your experience as a teammate with

0:25:56.240 --> 0:25:59.120
<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman And did you ever believe that he would

0:25:59.160 --> 0:26:01.639
<v Speaker 2>be going strong and get age thirty six? Did you

0:26:01.720 --> 0:26:03.400
<v Speaker 2>see that when you were playing in Atlanta?

0:26:05.440 --> 0:26:08.800
<v Speaker 3>Freddy Freeman was a monster back then and a great

0:26:08.840 --> 0:26:10.399
<v Speaker 3>I mean you guys, Dodger fans have gotten to know

0:26:10.440 --> 0:26:14.360
<v Speaker 3>what a great person Freddy is. Yes, there was never

0:26:14.359 --> 0:26:16.800
<v Speaker 3>a doubt Freddy was always special. I mean, every every

0:26:16.880 --> 0:26:19.320
<v Speaker 3>coach I talked to that knew Freddy. I knew the

0:26:19.400 --> 0:26:21.840
<v Speaker 3>hitting coach for the Braves before I got there. He

0:26:21.920 --> 0:26:23.760
<v Speaker 3>told me all about it. He's like, this guy's a monster.

0:26:23.840 --> 0:26:26.680
<v Speaker 3>This is like two thousand, a couple of years before

0:26:26.680 --> 0:26:28.040
<v Speaker 3>I even went and played there. He's like, you got

0:26:28.040 --> 0:26:29.520
<v Speaker 3>to see this guy and what he can do with

0:26:29.560 --> 0:26:31.119
<v Speaker 3>the bat. And then when I got to play with

0:26:31.160 --> 0:26:33.040
<v Speaker 3>him and seeing on a first hand basis, it only

0:26:33.359 --> 0:26:36.240
<v Speaker 3>it only made it more. It just amplified it even

0:26:36.240 --> 0:26:37.600
<v Speaker 3>more to a point where I'm like, man, this guy

0:26:37.600 --> 0:26:39.760
<v Speaker 3>really is special. He had to play with him for

0:26:39.800 --> 0:26:41.840
<v Speaker 3>two years, seeing him on a daily basis, the way

0:26:41.840 --> 0:26:44.280
<v Speaker 3>he goes about his work, it has not surprised me

0:26:44.320 --> 0:26:46.400
<v Speaker 3>at all that he's got a chance to get three

0:26:46.440 --> 0:26:48.520
<v Speaker 3>thousand hits. And you know, the one thing about Freddy

0:26:48.600 --> 0:26:50.600
<v Speaker 3>that was so funny is that when I when I

0:26:50.640 --> 0:26:53.040
<v Speaker 3>played with Freddy, all he cared about was he just said,

0:26:53.320 --> 0:26:54.680
<v Speaker 3>I like, Freddie, man, you're going to go to the

0:26:54.720 --> 0:26:56.440
<v Speaker 3>Hall of Fame probably one day with it you as

0:26:56.480 --> 0:26:57.880
<v Speaker 3>good as you are, And he would laugh, he goes,

0:26:57.880 --> 0:26:59.919
<v Speaker 3>you know, what all I want is one ring He's like,

0:27:00.040 --> 0:27:01.720
<v Speaker 3>you have a ring. I don't have a ring. I

0:27:01.880 --> 0:27:03.840
<v Speaker 3>haven't come closed at the time in Atlanta to getting

0:27:03.880 --> 0:27:05.919
<v Speaker 3>a ring because we weren't very good. And now I look

0:27:05.960 --> 0:27:08.040
<v Speaker 3>at Freddy and I'm like, Freddy, you got like ten rings, dude.

0:27:08.080 --> 0:27:09.680
<v Speaker 3>It feels like I feel like you're winning a ring

0:27:09.720 --> 0:27:12.200
<v Speaker 3>every year. So one thing about Freddy is Freddie wanted

0:27:12.240 --> 0:27:14.840
<v Speaker 3>to win at all times and he's kind of proven

0:27:14.880 --> 0:27:17.120
<v Speaker 3>out the way. He'll play through paying, he'll play injured,

0:27:17.400 --> 0:27:19.360
<v Speaker 3>and he just shows up every day wanting to make

0:27:19.400 --> 0:27:20.960
<v Speaker 3>his team better. And that is a big thing for

0:27:21.000 --> 0:27:21.639
<v Speaker 3>Freddy Freeman.

0:27:22.280 --> 0:27:25.679
<v Speaker 2>Aj Prasinski, you were behind the scenes with Freddy. Is

0:27:25.680 --> 0:27:28.639
<v Speaker 2>it true that he takes minimal amount of swings in

0:27:28.680 --> 0:27:31.000
<v Speaker 2>the cage to get ready for a game and how

0:27:31.040 --> 0:27:33.680
<v Speaker 2>abnormal is that, especially in twenty twenty six.

0:27:35.200 --> 0:27:37.240
<v Speaker 3>Well, I think I took less of him. I was

0:27:37.280 --> 0:27:39.360
<v Speaker 3>pay Wow, one of the few guys that actually did

0:27:39.400 --> 0:27:42.399
<v Speaker 3>take lesson Freddy. But one thing Freddy figured out was

0:27:42.800 --> 0:27:46.000
<v Speaker 3>it's not how hard you listen when you take minimal swings.

0:27:46.000 --> 0:27:48.560
<v Speaker 3>They have to be really good swings. But Freddy developed

0:27:48.560 --> 0:27:50.600
<v Speaker 3>a routine and he would take minimal swings and he'd

0:27:50.600 --> 0:27:52.600
<v Speaker 3>find the one thing he was looking for. Now, I

0:27:52.680 --> 0:27:54.760
<v Speaker 3>see Freddy take a lot of swings when he's struggling,

0:27:55.200 --> 0:27:56.760
<v Speaker 3>but there are times where you know what, if you're

0:27:56.800 --> 0:27:58.600
<v Speaker 3>feeling it, just take a few swings and go on.

0:27:58.760 --> 0:28:01.040
<v Speaker 3>And Nick mark Akas was there at the time, and

0:28:01.119 --> 0:28:03.199
<v Speaker 3>one thing Freddy learned from Nick was Nick was the

0:28:03.200 --> 0:28:05.160
<v Speaker 3>first guy and never saw take VP on the field.

0:28:05.240 --> 0:28:07.720
<v Speaker 3>He took it. He took it in the cage a lot, right,

0:28:07.760 --> 0:28:08.920
<v Speaker 3>and I was like, man, what does this guy doing?

0:28:08.920 --> 0:28:10.439
<v Speaker 3>But all Nick Markakos to do is go out there

0:28:10.440 --> 0:28:12.680
<v Speaker 3>and get hit after hit after hit, and I'm like, man,

0:28:12.720 --> 0:28:14.960
<v Speaker 3>there's something to this. Freddy picked up on it. So

0:28:15.040 --> 0:28:17.439
<v Speaker 3>Freddy kind of became another guy that didn't want to

0:28:17.440 --> 0:28:20.560
<v Speaker 3>take a lot of VP on the field. And hey,

0:28:20.600 --> 0:28:22.320
<v Speaker 3>for some people that work, some people like me, I

0:28:22.359 --> 0:28:23.960
<v Speaker 3>wanted to feel it. I wanted to see it on

0:28:24.000 --> 0:28:26.840
<v Speaker 3>the field. So I was a little bit different. But

0:28:26.880 --> 0:28:29.560
<v Speaker 3>Freddy knew no, especially now that he's a veteran guy.

0:28:29.560 --> 0:28:31.200
<v Speaker 3>He knows what it takes for him to be ready

0:28:31.240 --> 0:28:33.159
<v Speaker 3>to play, and he shows up every day and he

0:28:33.200 --> 0:28:35.400
<v Speaker 3>wants to play. He's ready to play. So you can

0:28:35.480 --> 0:28:38.960
<v Speaker 3>never question Freddy Freeman's work ethic or hey, he takes

0:28:39.080 --> 0:28:40.640
<v Speaker 3>not as many swings. Who care? As long as he

0:28:40.680 --> 0:28:43.040
<v Speaker 3>shows up at seven oh five, takes zero swings, take

0:28:43.080 --> 0:28:45.920
<v Speaker 3>a million swings. Just be ready to go. That clock

0:28:46.000 --> 0:28:47.440
<v Speaker 3>strikes no.

0:28:47.320 --> 0:28:50.600
<v Speaker 2>Doubt, and he always is. Aj Prasinski is our guest.

0:28:50.640 --> 0:28:53.120
<v Speaker 2>All right, you have a strong connection to the White Sox.

0:28:53.560 --> 0:28:56.480
<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers will be in Chicago to start a three

0:28:56.520 --> 0:29:00.760
<v Speaker 2>game series against the Chai Socks on Friday night. What

0:29:00.800 --> 0:29:04.080
<v Speaker 2>can you tell us about the change in Miguel Vargas.

0:29:04.360 --> 0:29:07.680
<v Speaker 2>Everybody knows about Miguel Vargas being one of those hyped

0:29:07.760 --> 0:29:11.520
<v Speaker 2>up prospects, and the trade that the Dodgers made with

0:29:11.560 --> 0:29:14.280
<v Speaker 2>the Cardinals and White Sox seem to have paid off

0:29:14.680 --> 0:29:17.320
<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers in White Sox more than the Cardinals,

0:29:17.320 --> 0:29:20.600
<v Speaker 2>so it wasn't even trade. But how has Miguel Vargas

0:29:20.640 --> 0:29:22.760
<v Speaker 2>come into his own Did you see this coming?

0:29:23.600 --> 0:29:24.000
<v Speaker 5>I don't know.

0:29:24.200 --> 0:29:25.600
<v Speaker 3>I mean, I think the biggest thing that happened to

0:29:25.640 --> 0:29:27.520
<v Speaker 3>Miguel Vargus is he went to a place in Chicago

0:29:27.560 --> 0:29:29.400
<v Speaker 3>where he gets to play every day. Right, you got

0:29:29.440 --> 0:29:30.680
<v Speaker 3>to find a place where you get to play and

0:29:30.720 --> 0:29:33.000
<v Speaker 3>you get to develop in la that wasn't going to

0:29:33.040 --> 0:29:35.800
<v Speaker 3>happen because they were trying to win World Series. They're

0:29:35.800 --> 0:29:39.040
<v Speaker 3>trying to do all these special things, which obviously they're doing.

0:29:39.320 --> 0:29:41.960
<v Speaker 3>But you got to trade into Chicago. Listen, say what

0:29:42.000 --> 0:29:44.000
<v Speaker 3>you want about La. There's a little more pressure on

0:29:44.040 --> 0:29:46.000
<v Speaker 3>your in LA when you're trying to win than there

0:29:46.040 --> 0:29:48.560
<v Speaker 3>is in Chicago when you're losing one hundred and twenty games. Well,

0:29:48.600 --> 0:29:50.400
<v Speaker 3>what it allowed for Miguel Vargas to do is he

0:29:50.480 --> 0:29:52.640
<v Speaker 3>made some adjustments in the swing. He didn't have to

0:29:52.640 --> 0:29:55.680
<v Speaker 3>go up there saying, man, I want to, I want to.

0:29:56.360 --> 0:29:57.680
<v Speaker 3>I got to get a hit because I want to

0:29:57.680 --> 0:29:59.200
<v Speaker 3>play tomorrow, right So if I don't get a hit,

0:29:59.240 --> 0:30:00.600
<v Speaker 3>that I'm not going to play and then I'm gonna

0:30:00.600 --> 0:30:02.120
<v Speaker 3>get platoons and I'm gonna have to do this. I'm

0:30:02.160 --> 0:30:03.520
<v Speaker 3>gonna have to do that. They're like, hey, just go

0:30:03.560 --> 0:30:05.240
<v Speaker 3>out and play every day. It makes some adjustments and

0:30:05.320 --> 0:30:07.440
<v Speaker 3>learn from it, and that's been a good thing. Some

0:30:07.480 --> 0:30:10.080
<v Speaker 3>players need that, and then they find themselves after a

0:30:10.080 --> 0:30:12.040
<v Speaker 3>couple of years. Not everyone is ready the day they

0:30:12.080 --> 0:30:14.040
<v Speaker 3>get to the big leagues. You have to make that adjustment.

0:30:14.280 --> 0:30:16.920
<v Speaker 3>But go Martins to turn him into a heck of

0:30:16.960 --> 0:30:18.440
<v Speaker 3>a player, and he's got a chance to do something

0:30:18.440 --> 0:30:20.400
<v Speaker 3>that hasn't happened in like ninety years, and that to

0:30:20.400 --> 0:30:23.280
<v Speaker 3>be a starting third baseman from the Chicago White Sox

0:30:23.280 --> 0:30:24.680
<v Speaker 3>in an All Star Game. And if you'd have told

0:30:24.720 --> 0:30:26.920
<v Speaker 3>Dodgers fans out a couple of years ago, they said

0:30:26.960 --> 0:30:28.720
<v Speaker 3>no chance, even maybe White Sox fans.

0:30:29.800 --> 0:30:32.760
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you're right, AJ. And could you imagine Max Munsey's

0:30:32.800 --> 0:30:35.760
<v Speaker 2>starting at third base for the National League and Vargas

0:30:35.840 --> 0:30:38.040
<v Speaker 2>starting for the American League in the All Star Game.

0:30:38.040 --> 0:30:39.040
<v Speaker 2>That would be pretty cool.

0:30:40.040 --> 0:30:41.920
<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Well, I love Max, so I hope Max gets

0:30:41.920 --> 0:30:44.240
<v Speaker 3>everything he can get. He's one of my he's one

0:30:44.280 --> 0:30:47.400
<v Speaker 3>of our favorite guests on Foul Territory. He's awesome. I

0:30:47.440 --> 0:30:49.560
<v Speaker 3>love Max to death and I wanted to of course,

0:30:49.600 --> 0:30:50.360
<v Speaker 3>I want him to start.

0:30:51.360 --> 0:30:55.040
<v Speaker 2>Of course you do. He's a connection to Foul Territory. AJ.

0:30:55.360 --> 0:30:57.320
<v Speaker 2>I could talk to you all day. We could spend

0:30:57.320 --> 0:31:00.160
<v Speaker 2>two hours again like we did together in Milwaukee, but

0:31:00.600 --> 0:31:02.560
<v Speaker 2>I know you got a busy day. And it's awesome

0:31:02.600 --> 0:31:06.120
<v Speaker 2>to share you with La Dodger fans and certainly great

0:31:06.160 --> 0:31:08.360
<v Speaker 2>to get to know you over the years, but especially

0:31:08.400 --> 0:31:09.640
<v Speaker 2>bonding in Milwaukee.

0:31:10.440 --> 0:31:13.120
<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, of course. And Listen for Dodgers fans that

0:31:13.200 --> 0:31:14.840
<v Speaker 3>think they're going to go into Chicago and just have

0:31:14.920 --> 0:31:16.960
<v Speaker 3>an easy three games. I'm telling you right now, this

0:31:17.080 --> 0:31:19.040
<v Speaker 3>White Sox team, and they're fun to watch. Man. They

0:31:19.080 --> 0:31:23.479
<v Speaker 3>got some offensive power. They're a little bit better. If

0:31:23.480 --> 0:31:25.560
<v Speaker 3>you guys see Davis Martin and Sean Burke and some

0:31:25.600 --> 0:31:27.640
<v Speaker 3>of their other young starters. They got some arms. So

0:31:28.080 --> 0:31:29.600
<v Speaker 3>you know it's not gonna be a cakewalk like it

0:31:29.680 --> 0:31:31.719
<v Speaker 3>used to be for the Dodgers. Just just know that

0:31:31.760 --> 0:31:32.440
<v Speaker 3>going into.

0:31:32.320 --> 0:31:35.440
<v Speaker 2>It, all right, fair warning, fair warning, And I'm sure

0:31:35.480 --> 0:31:37.640
<v Speaker 2>the young White Sox want to prove something to the

0:31:37.680 --> 0:31:40.080
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers that they can be on the same field.

0:31:40.880 --> 0:31:43.320
<v Speaker 3>Of course, listen, every team when you're a two time

0:31:43.360 --> 0:31:45.200
<v Speaker 3>defending world champion. I remember when I used to play

0:31:45.240 --> 0:31:48.960
<v Speaker 3>the Yankees, right, the Yankees had Jeter and that whole team,

0:31:48.960 --> 0:31:50.920
<v Speaker 3>Bernie and a Rod and they were coming off all

0:31:50.960 --> 0:31:53.280
<v Speaker 3>their World Series and I was on the Young Twins

0:31:53.280 --> 0:31:55.959
<v Speaker 3>team and you played the Yankees it was the World Series.

0:31:56.080 --> 0:31:58.720
<v Speaker 3>You're I could compete with these guys. Right when you

0:31:58.720 --> 0:32:01.480
<v Speaker 3>face the Pedro Martinez back in the day, You're, yeah,

0:32:01.600 --> 0:32:03.080
<v Speaker 3>I want to prove to everybody that I can hit

0:32:03.160 --> 0:32:06.560
<v Speaker 3>this guy, well Yankees. Yankees used to get everyone's best shot.

0:32:06.560 --> 0:32:08.920
<v Speaker 3>And guess what now the Dodgers do, no doubt.

0:32:09.000 --> 0:32:14.160
<v Speaker 2>AJ Prazinski World Series Champion, All Star, nineteen year Major leaguer.

0:32:14.320 --> 0:32:16.960
<v Speaker 2>And you could see that backwards hat and that beautiful

0:32:16.960 --> 0:32:20.760
<v Speaker 2>beard ten to noon Monday through Friday on Foul Territory.

0:32:21.040 --> 0:32:25.400
<v Speaker 2>Thanks Aj, thank you appreciate it. Hey, AJ Prisinski, try

0:32:25.440 --> 0:32:27.880
<v Speaker 2>to warn us. The White Sox wear for real. And

0:32:27.920 --> 0:32:30.840
<v Speaker 2>they certainly came out big tonight to beat the Dodgers

0:32:30.920 --> 0:32:33.840
<v Speaker 2>eight to two and win their thirty seventh game of

0:32:33.840 --> 0:32:37.280
<v Speaker 2>the season. Just to put it into context, how high

0:32:37.320 --> 0:32:40.240
<v Speaker 2>the White Sox are now six games above five hundred

0:32:40.320 --> 0:32:43.360
<v Speaker 2>with their thirty seventh win in June. They didn't win

0:32:43.400 --> 0:32:45.920
<v Speaker 2>their thirty seventh game of the season in twenty twenty

0:32:45.960 --> 0:32:50.120
<v Speaker 2>four until September twenty fourth, and that's all they had

0:32:50.240 --> 0:32:53.320
<v Speaker 2>thirty seven wins and one hundred and twenty losses. They

0:32:53.360 --> 0:32:56.160
<v Speaker 2>lost one hundred games again last year, and here they

0:32:56.160 --> 0:32:59.160
<v Speaker 2>are six games above five hundred at the top of

0:32:59.200 --> 0:33:02.320
<v Speaker 2>the Al cent So the Dodgers had their hands full

0:33:02.400 --> 0:33:04.840
<v Speaker 2>with the White Sox in the last two games of

0:33:04.880 --> 0:33:08.040
<v Speaker 2>this series. As they saw tonight, I would not expect

0:33:08.080 --> 0:33:11.520
<v Speaker 2>anything less than a sellout crowd Tomorrow night with Yamamoto

0:33:11.960 --> 0:33:14.720
<v Speaker 2>on the mound for the Dodgers going up against Sean Burke.

0:33:15.040 --> 0:33:17.440
<v Speaker 2>Yama Moto is six and four with an ERA of

0:33:17.480 --> 0:33:20.320
<v Speaker 2>two sixty eight. Sean Burke is three and three with

0:33:20.360 --> 0:33:23.720
<v Speaker 2>an ERA of three eighty eight. Our coverage begins tomorrow

0:33:23.800 --> 0:33:27.080
<v Speaker 2>at noon, first pitch at one ten with Rick Monday

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<v Speaker 2>Congratulations on winning your first game. If you're pouring out

0:33:57.800 --> 0:34:00.560
<v Speaker 2>of Inglewood and you're still finding your way home, hope

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<v Speaker 2>you enjoyed the ride. You could podcast all the interviews,

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<v Speaker 2>app once again the final score tonight, the Dodgers fall

0:34:10.160 --> 0:34:12.560
<v Speaker 2>to the White Sox eight to two. Have a great

0:34:12.600 --> 0:34:23.239
<v Speaker 2>rest of your night see them season down. Just done.

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<v Speaker 3>It just