WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (4-25-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 2>Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won

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<v Speaker 2>three consecutive titles. The Dodgers are the favorites to become

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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<v Speaker 1>This is World Champion Dodger Talk.

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

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<v Speaker 4>Get in on the show called eight six six eighty

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

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<v Speaker 4>Talk wherever you get your podcasts. Here's your host, David Vaseasing.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome the Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>David Vase with you until nine o'clock tonight here on

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<v Speaker 2>AM five to seventy LA Sports. After the Dodgers end

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs ten game winning streak with a twelve to

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<v Speaker 2>four victory, we have lines open at eight six six nine,

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<v Speaker 2>eight seven two five seventy. Coming up on the show,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll check in with Jose Mota. Also, Andrew Friedman shared

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<v Speaker 2>some very candid things regarding sho Heo Tani, the Otani rule,

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<v Speaker 2>and how the Dodgers may not gate the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the season on the days that Otani is pitching, so

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to miss that. And also we'll share

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<v Speaker 2>with you Vin Sculli's call fifty years ago today when

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Monday made that great play saving the American flag,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was a great night here at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>Rick rightfully so celebrated before, during, and after tonight's game,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was great to see him and his family

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<v Speaker 2>together here in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. His great

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<v Speaker 2>wife Barbara Lee, his stepdaughter Ashley, his brother in law

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<v Speaker 2>was in the house. And of course the American flag.

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<v Speaker 2>And in case you don't know this, it was mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>during the game and before the game, and Rica and

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<v Speaker 2>Josh Rawitch, the president of the Baseball Hall of Fame,

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<v Speaker 2>joined Joe Davis during the fifth inning and shared the

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<v Speaker 2>news that the flag is on its way to Cooperstown

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<v Speaker 2>to be part of the celebration of the two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and fiftieth year of our great country. So a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of celebration this year, and certainly a celebration for not

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<v Speaker 2>only one of the monumental moments in baseball history, but

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<v Speaker 2>certainly in recent American history. I mean, that was a

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<v Speaker 2>significant moment and that flag certainly represents a lot. So

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<v Speaker 2>great to have Rick Monday celebrated out here at Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Stadium fifty years ago today when he made that great

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<v Speaker 2>play and the Dodgers did him justice, and I know

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<v Speaker 2>he and his wife were thrilled with the way things

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<v Speaker 2>went tonight. So a great job by the Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 2>celebrating a great moment in not only Dodgers stadium history,

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<v Speaker 2>but baseball history and American history. Eight six six, nine

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

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it was good to see.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of Dodgers that were scuffling breakout tonight. Ta

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<v Speaker 2>Oscar Hernandez was a big part of the sixth run

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<v Speaker 2>inning in the fourth and the four run inning in

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<v Speaker 2>the sixth. So is Andy Pajez, who started the season

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<v Speaker 2>so hot but started to cool off towards the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the last homestand and it was good to see

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<v Speaker 2>him have a couple of hits and three RBIs. And

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<v Speaker 2>it was also good to see Shoe Aotani take two walks,

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<v Speaker 2>score twice, and get his first hit in thirteen at

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<v Speaker 2>bats by going to left field, so that also was

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<v Speaker 2>a positive, and Taoscar Hernandez going the opposite way. All

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<v Speaker 2>the coaches Dave Roberts say that's when Taoscar Hernandez is

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<v Speaker 2>at his best, when he's using the big part of

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<v Speaker 2>the field. So all of these things were good, but

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<v Speaker 2>maybe none better than Roki Sasaki. Look, it's been a

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<v Speaker 2>work in progress, and I'm not saying it was, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a flying success, but considering we're talking about this picture

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<v Speaker 2>in that context, it was a big one. And he

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<v Speaker 2>was throwing strikes, something that he has struggled to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming into the game tonight, Sasaki had only thrown forty

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<v Speaker 2>percent of his pitches in the strike zone. Tonight it

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<v Speaker 2>was a season high forty nine percent of his pitches

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<v Speaker 2>were in the strike zone. He also threw twenty of

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three first pitch strikes. That's part of the reason

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<v Speaker 2>why he only walked one batter. So, I mean, all

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<v Speaker 2>of these things were departure from what we have seen

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<v Speaker 2>from Sasaki to begin this year and going back to

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<v Speaker 2>last year as a starting pitcher. And it's hard to

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<v Speaker 2>ignore the fact that his split fingered pitch was much

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<v Speaker 2>different than what we have seen in the past because

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<v Speaker 2>there was more spin rate on it. It didn't look

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<v Speaker 2>like a knuckleball, and it was more of a pitch

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<v Speaker 2>that dove down in the strike zone, and maybe that's

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<v Speaker 2>why he threw it so much. He threw it forty

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<v Speaker 2>three times. That's more than he's thrown it all year long,

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<v Speaker 2>and the most in his career. Thirty for thirty of

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<v Speaker 2>those forty three split fingered pitches were a strike. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't land it at that high of a rate

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<v Speaker 2>fifty percent. So my suspicion is Connor McGinnis the best

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<v Speaker 2>kept secret in baseball, one of the Dodger pitching coaches,

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<v Speaker 2>probably work with Sasaki in between starts to come up

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<v Speaker 2>with this different version of the splitter. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll ask Connor about it tomorrow. He doesn't like to

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<v Speaker 2>take too much credit, but uh, that's my first suspicion.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. The Dodgers in the Cubs winning streak

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<v Speaker 2>at ten by scoring double digits for the fifth time

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<v Speaker 2>this season. That's the most by any team in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>So they're capable if they just stay within themselves and

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<v Speaker 2>pass the baton like they did to like they did tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>And it was evident not only by the twelve runs,

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<v Speaker 2>but also the fact fact that they walked six times

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<v Speaker 2>and only struck out seven times as a group. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to the phones for the first time tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Tom who is out here at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi, Tom, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, Dave, great game tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was nice to come out and see that

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<v Speaker 2>type of offensive output after a disappointing loss last night.

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely, I appreciate the Dodgers winning on my sixty second birthday.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, happy birthday, Tom, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 5>So my question to you is this, I broke you

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<v Speaker 5>through a lot of strikes, and you gotta like that.

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<v Speaker 5>But what about the pitches he's missing on.

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<v Speaker 3>As far as what.

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<v Speaker 5>Giving up those home runs?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, part of the reason why he gave up

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<v Speaker 2>those home runs was because he was more in the

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<v Speaker 2>strike zone. So I'll take what we got tonight. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't love the home runs either, Tom, but the way

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<v Speaker 2>he was throwing strikes tonight was more more than what

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<v Speaker 2>we have seen ever from Roki Sasaki.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, he was definitely throwing strikes and that's much appreciated

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<v Speaker 5>from his last few games.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, certainly you got to give some credit

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<v Speaker 2>to those hitters. The home runs he gave up were

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<v Speaker 2>two really good hitters, and Saya Suzuki and nobody in

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles knows this guy's name, but Michael Bush and

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<v Speaker 2>Pete crow Armstrong told me their DH Moyses Balestros is

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best hitters they have in their lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's a pure hitter and he gave up a

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<v Speaker 2>home run to him. So you got to tip your

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<v Speaker 2>caps sometimes to the opposing hitters as well, who came

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<v Speaker 2>in with winning ten in a row. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to Minneapolis. Bob listening on the iHeartRadio app. How you doing, Bob,

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

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<v Speaker 6>I'm doing great and thanks for taking a call. Hey, listen,

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<v Speaker 6>a great game tonight, especially after that tough one last night.

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<v Speaker 7>I was calling tonight about Pete.

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<v Speaker 6>Crow Armstrong and I'm originally from Chicago, and so just

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<v Speaker 6>to give you some insights, I think his dad is

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<v Speaker 6>from Naperville, which is a suburb west of Chicago by

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<v Speaker 6>about forty miles, and I think his dad was a

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<v Speaker 6>hardcore Cubs fan. So even though he went to Harvard Westlake,

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<v Speaker 6>I think that's the reason why Pete row Armstrong is

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<v Speaker 6>a Cubs fan.

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<v Speaker 7>And then on top of that.

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<v Speaker 6>Having gone to many many Cubs games, there is no

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<v Speaker 6>fan base that during the summertime, where probably fifty percent

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<v Speaker 6>of fans aren't from Chicago. They're tourists who are coming

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<v Speaker 6>there and checking it off their list, like going to

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<v Speaker 6>Sears Tower and the Bean. So when I go to

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<v Speaker 6>Dodgers Stadium, the fans are all happy, they're excited. As

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<v Speaker 6>you've said many times, it's an event. I love being there,

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<v Speaker 6>and it is night and day from regularly, which again

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<v Speaker 6>is a tourist fan base and usually empty when it's

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<v Speaker 6>cold in April.

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<v Speaker 7>So that's where I got.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, when they're losing. When they're losing, they don't sell

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<v Speaker 2>out Wrigley Field, so they love it when they win

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<v Speaker 2>there too. They're the bandwagon city, not La. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 2>the phone call, Bob, I appreciate it. Look I like

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<v Speaker 2>pie Crow Armstrong, had a chance to talk to him,

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<v Speaker 2>got to know him at one of Justin Turner's golf

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<v Speaker 2>tournaments a couple of years ago. And look, he's the

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<v Speaker 2>heel and he's that type of player that feeds off

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<v Speaker 2>of that. So the more you boo him, the more

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<v Speaker 2>he loves it. But he's not backing down from his comments.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't agree with them, but I mean that's him.

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<v Speaker 2>He's leaning into it and I appreciate that more than

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<v Speaker 2>what Craig Council did yesterday, where he kind of shied

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<v Speaker 2>away from the opportunity here at Dodger Stadium to double

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<v Speaker 2>down or expand on his comments about changing the Otani rule.

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<v Speaker 2>And you'll hear from Andrew Freeman about that in a

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<v Speaker 2>moment as well. Let's go out to Chance. Who is

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<v Speaker 2>at the game tonight, High Chance, you're on Dodger.

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<v Speaker 5>Talk, Hey, David, how's going.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going great when the Dodgers win and scored twelve

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<v Speaker 2>runs and beat the lovable Losers, who, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>don't have many endearing characters on their team this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Bregman, Pete Crow, Armstrong, Craig Council, all of them

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<v Speaker 2>are viewed as villains these days in La.

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<v Speaker 7>Absolutely, No, it was great.

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<v Speaker 5>I was telling my dad tonight.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, you know, Rokies got a channel his man

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<v Speaker 7>or near his biblehead night energy. And I think Tony

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<v Speaker 7>was huge with his confidence and have some good offensive

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<v Speaker 7>firepower behind him and hopefully, you know, he takes this

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<v Speaker 7>win and kind.

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<v Speaker 5>Of builds off of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean this split finger pitch that we saw tonight. Chance,

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<v Speaker 2>if he can build upon the way he pitched it tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>then he may have something. And if he has fastball

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<v Speaker 2>command plus this pitch certainly interesting moving forward.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks a lot for the phone call. Appreciated.

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. We have one line open right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Chris, who is at the ballpark today. Hi, Chris,

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

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<v Speaker 8>Hey David, this is me Chris, the one that you

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<v Speaker 8>saw early in the morning, early at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 8>the game.

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<v Speaker 7>Thank you for the shoutout on IG.

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<v Speaker 8>I appreciate it, brother, appreciate all that you do.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, Hey Chris, I'm glad somebody's listening. I was just

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<v Speaker 2>excited to meet somebody that listens.

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<v Speaker 8>Most definitely, man, and I wanted to talk, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>real quick like.

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<v Speaker 5>Games like this are amazing because you.

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<v Speaker 8>Know, you talk about you know, MLB one and the

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<v Speaker 8>implement payroll, all our big names. You know, you got Mookie,

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<v Speaker 8>you got Okani, you got Tucker, But I want to

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<v Speaker 8>talk about the others.

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<v Speaker 7>Man.

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<v Speaker 8>Alex Freelan good ball in the bat, he saw, He's

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<v Speaker 8>on Kim whenever he plays, like I love when he plays.

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<v Speaker 7>He's amazing man.

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<v Speaker 8>But I want to talk about the others, Like I

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<v Speaker 8>really love games like this where we're able to, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>not depend on such a big start, but you know,

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<v Speaker 8>these guys come up touch and you know, put backs

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<v Speaker 8>on the ball.

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<v Speaker 7>We're in the.

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<v Speaker 8>Bases very efficiently. But all in all, a good night,

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<v Speaker 8>a good game tonight.

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<v Speaker 9>Man.

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<v Speaker 8>Like I said, appreciate the shout out.

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<v Speaker 9>Brother.

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<v Speaker 2>You do what you're doing, all right, Chris, thanks a

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<v Speaker 2>lot for the love. Appreciate it. Thanks for being a

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<v Speaker 2>loyal Dodger fan. Eight sixty six nine eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number I see Jed Hoyer

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs GM talking to Dave Roberts. They go back

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<v Speaker 2>to their days in San Diego together. But yesterday, if

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<v Speaker 2>you were listening to the show before the game, I

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<v Speaker 2>went into Craig Council's pregame media session and try to

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<v Speaker 2>ask him to expand or clarify why he believes the

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<v Speaker 2>Otani rules should be changed. He wouldn't and in fact

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<v Speaker 2>kind of shot me down, and you can hear that

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<v Speaker 2>on our and five seventy LA Sports social media pages

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<v Speaker 2>and also on last night's Dodger Talk. But today we

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<v Speaker 2>had Andrew Friedman as our pregame guest. And Andrew was

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<v Speaker 2>very can with us about a couple of topics surrounding Otani. First,

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<v Speaker 2>about Otani and whether or not he will continue to

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<v Speaker 2>lead off in DH on the days that he pitches

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the year, and then listen for his

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<v Speaker 2>answer about all the talk about the Otani rule all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden the last week out of nowhere, considering

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<v Speaker 2>this rule has been put in place back in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one, a lot of talk about him not being

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<v Speaker 2>as good of a hitter to day that he pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you look at that conversation about looking at it,

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<v Speaker 2>evaluating where he hits in the lineup, whether or not

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<v Speaker 2>he does it when he pitches.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I mean, I think it's all part of the

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<v Speaker 10>rest and what makes the most sense. You know, it

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<v Speaker 10>doesn't make sense for him to go wire to wire

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<v Speaker 10>pitch your hit or playing every day, pitching every week.

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<v Speaker 10>That's hard, and so we do need to mix some

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<v Speaker 10>rest in there. Whether we do it on the day

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<v Speaker 10>starts and then therefore he can't hit late in the game,

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<v Speaker 10>or if we do it around it the day before,

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<v Speaker 10>the day after, we at least have the silver bullet

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<v Speaker 10>off the bench and the ninth inning in a tight

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<v Speaker 10>game to be able to pin shit. You know, all

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<v Speaker 10>those are questions, and I think, you know, getting with

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<v Speaker 10>him and from our standpoint, if there's a clear answer

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<v Speaker 10>whatever it is, we're great with it. If there's not

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<v Speaker 10>a clear answer, it's just going to require a lot

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<v Speaker 10>of conversation and some trial and error to kind of

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<v Speaker 10>feel it out.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like you said, it's not normal. He's one

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<v Speaker 2>of one and he's thirty one years old. Now, how

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<v Speaker 2>much do we all take that for granted what he's

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<v Speaker 2>doing is normal when it's not.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I mean, I think most things that we encounter,

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<v Speaker 10>we all have some kind of mental rolodex we can

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<v Speaker 10>go back to and like, oh yeah, in my experience

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<v Speaker 10>it's this. Oh hey, there is none of that, and

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<v Speaker 10>we have no experience dealing with this, and so it

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<v Speaker 10>definitely makes it trickier. That being said, I think as

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<v Speaker 10>long as we're just staying connected consistently, I think we

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<v Speaker 10>will get at feel our way through kind of what

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<v Speaker 10>makes the most sense.

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<v Speaker 7>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>So that brings me to the Otani rule. Great Council

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<v Speaker 2>last week said he feels like the Otani rules an

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<v Speaker 2>unfair rule as far as rosters and rosters when it

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<v Speaker 2>relates to pictures. I want to ask him to clarify

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<v Speaker 2>that yesterday, and he doubled down in a very tense way.

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<v Speaker 3>Where is this all coming from?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like this is just a carryover from

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<v Speaker 2>all the talk during the off season. Where do you

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<v Speaker 2>think all this Otani rule talk is coming from now?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 10>It felt very random and strange to me that he

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<v Speaker 10>felt the need to bring it up. And when Shoh

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<v Speaker 10>was on the Angels and MLB was considering this, they

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<v Speaker 10>reached out to a bunch of teams, US included, and

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<v Speaker 10>I said, look, from a competitive standpoint, as the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 10>I don't love it, but wearing my industry hat and

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<v Speaker 10>what's best for the Major League Baseball it is to

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<v Speaker 10>do everything we can for Shoe or Tani to be

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<v Speaker 10>in and stay in games. Yeah, and obviously with the

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<v Speaker 10>thirteen pitcher rules, so that's the part of him being

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<v Speaker 10>able to stay in the game when he pitches, and

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<v Speaker 10>when he comes off the mound. You know, the old

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<v Speaker 10>rule would have been then the hitter has to come

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<v Speaker 10>out as well. But I was able to look at

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<v Speaker 10>what is best for the industry and Shohy playing and

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<v Speaker 10>playing more often and staying in games is what is

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<v Speaker 10>best for this game and best for the fans and

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<v Speaker 10>everything else. So that was when he was with the Angels.

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<v Speaker 10>And as far as the thirteen picture rule, again, it

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<v Speaker 10>is more that we have thirteen pictures. I had to

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<v Speaker 10>clarify this with Jim Bowden who said that we have

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<v Speaker 10>nine relievers. We don't have nine relievers. We have eight

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<v Speaker 10>relievers just like everyone else. We have five starters like

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<v Speaker 10>everyone else. It's just when show Hey is able and

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<v Speaker 10>the rest makes sense, show Hay pitches. Also, it is

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<v Speaker 10>not that we are carrying an extra reliever relative to others.

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<v Speaker 10>So it's certainly an advantage, but it should be an advantage.

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<v Speaker 10>What show Hey does and what he is capable of

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<v Speaker 10>is so unique it should be rewarded, it should be celebrated.

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<v Speaker 10>And everyone knew the show Hey rules and had an

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<v Speaker 10>equal opportunity to sign him two years ago. So I'm

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<v Speaker 10>not sure where the cups were in that process or

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<v Speaker 10>what council's thoughts were on it then, But that seemed

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<v Speaker 10>like more of the relevan to voice it then.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, all right, there you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Friedman, the president of Baseball Operations for the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>very candid about a couple of big topics surrounding show

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<v Speaker 2>Heotani the last couple of weeks. First and foremost, they

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<v Speaker 2>are looking at finding ways to get him some rest

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<v Speaker 2>when he's pitching, whether it's the day before, the day after,

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<v Speaker 2>or the day of, as far as doing both. Number two,

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<v Speaker 2>how about that if you were listening a week ago tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>I called out Jim Bowden, the failed GM who now

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<v Speaker 2>has a national voice, about his crazy tweet about the

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<v Speaker 2>Otani rule. And Andrew Freeman obviously took some exception with that,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's right. The Dodgers only have eight relievers, they

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<v Speaker 2>have five starters, and they have a two way player,

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<v Speaker 2>and show, Heyotani, And how about this? Did you catch

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<v Speaker 2>what Andrew Freeman said? When they implemented this new version

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<v Speaker 2>of the Otani rule, they checked with the Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 2>other Major League teams about implementing this Otani rule. So

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs or back then when Counsel was with the Brewers,

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<v Speaker 2>you had a chance to voice an objection to the

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<v Speaker 2>Otani rule. Obviously there wasn't enough or any and that's

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<v Speaker 2>the rule.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't change it just because he's a back to

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<v Speaker 2>back World Series champion. Eight six six nine eight seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number to hear our

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<v Speaker 2>full conversation with Andrew Freeman, including those topics. You can

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<v Speaker 2>find it on the iHeartRadio app. Let's go out to Sean,

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<v Speaker 2>who is at the ballpark tonight? Hi, Sean, you're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 7>Hey David, great game tonight, I was there. I just

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<v Speaker 7>want to know, David, what do you think the pitching

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<v Speaker 7>tonight and in how they could keep this out for

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<v Speaker 7>much longer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I just feel like Sasaki, if he can throw

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<v Speaker 2>more strikes, he's gonna have a place in this rotation.

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<v Speaker 2>And also if he does succeed, it could give them

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<v Speaker 2>more options with a guy like Justin Robleski, who's been

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<v Speaker 2>a swing guy as a reliever and a starter. So

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<v Speaker 2>if Roki Sasaki can throw strikes and be effective, then

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to give the Dodgers more options with guys

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<v Speaker 2>like justin Robleski, and look, when Blake Snell comes back,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers aren't going to have to make a decision

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<v Speaker 2>on Roki Sasaki. Let's go out to Gregory who is

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<v Speaker 2>at the game. Gregory, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 11>So this is based on my two appearances Yesterday's game

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<v Speaker 11>and today's game. I was forced to then date night

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<v Speaker 11>and also days for Rookie Sazaki's bubble ahead. What is

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<v Speaker 11>your take on the current state of the Dodgers bullpenhaus

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<v Speaker 11>I saw the nastiness that I've seen for some of

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<v Speaker 11>the players, but also the way we give away runs,

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<v Speaker 11>especially for yesterday's game.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well, you can't discount losing Edwin Diaz. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>going to try to downplay that. That's not a good thing.

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<v Speaker 2>But they do have Tanner, Scott, Alex Vesia among others.

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<v Speaker 2>You saw Will Klein come in in a bass loaded

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<v Speaker 2>jaming with two outs and him and Jack Dryer figured

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<v Speaker 2>it out without giving up a run. So there are

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<v Speaker 2>going to be nights where the bullpen does give up runs.

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<v Speaker 2>Every bullpen does, but the Dodgers have a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>good arms down there to navigate this. And also when

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<v Speaker 2>they get starts from sheh in from glass now where

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<v Speaker 2>they're going into the seventh and eighth innings of games,

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<v Speaker 2>means your bullpen doesn't have to get as many outs.

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<v Speaker 2>And also, Gregory, the Dodgers should be getting back Brock

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<v Speaker 2>Stewart in the next couple of weeks. That's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a huge boost. And Bruce star graderol texted me

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<v Speaker 2>a week ago and said see you soon. So he

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<v Speaker 2>threw to hitters today and he should be coming back soon.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the second half of the season, you'll get

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<v Speaker 2>Evan Phillips back and Edwin Diaz back, and the bullpen's

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<v Speaker 2>looking much different, So I'm not that concerned about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Good. Thank you all right, Gregory, thank you.

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

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. Dodgers snap the Cubs ten game winning

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<v Speaker 2>streak with a twelve to four win. When we continue,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll check in with Jose Mota and also take more

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<v Speaker 2>of your phone calls at eight sixty six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy. If you call and ask me

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<v Speaker 2>what I think the Dodgers are gonna do this year,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll just put you back on hold. I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to be accused of hanging up on anybody. Dodgers beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs twelve to four. Shoot It for the Moon

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty six on A five seventy LA Sports.

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

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

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<v Speaker 6>Timelanded the plate one out in the third, two nothing,

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<v Speaker 6>Chicago won one pitch and once he.

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<v Speaker 1>Rips it to right, this ball is back and it

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<v Speaker 1>is gone.

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<v Speaker 4>Monsey with a missile, and that resets Game.

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<v Speaker 3>Two of the series.

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<v Speaker 2>Max Mounsey not feeling great, but good enough to hit

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<v Speaker 2>a game tying two run home run in the third inning.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be just the beginning for the Dodgers, as

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<v Speaker 2>they score twelve runs tonight to beat the Cubs twelve

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<v Speaker 2>to four and snap their ten game winning streak. Eight

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

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<v Speaker 2>that was Munsey's ninth home run of the year. He

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<v Speaker 2>is tied for second with the Ellie De la Cruz

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<v Speaker 2>and Salth Stewart of the Reds. James Wood of the

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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose Mota, before we get to Roki Sasaki,

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<v Speaker 2>your thoughts on what you heard Andrew Friedman say as

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<v Speaker 2>far as what the Dodgers may plan in the long

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<v Speaker 2>term to try to keep Otani fresh on the days

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<v Speaker 2>that he pitches. All right, we'll try to get a

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<v Speaker 2>better connection with Jose Mota. Let's go out to Malibu. Bob,

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<v Speaker 2>You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Bob?

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<v Speaker 12>Well, No, Jose Mota, Dave, but I'm happy to talk

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<v Speaker 12>to you anyways.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, you got a better connection than he does right now.

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<v Speaker 12>Must be that cricket wireless plan I have, Dave. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 12>maybe I want to talk about want to talk about

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<v Speaker 12>Rick Monday, man, and just if Mo's listening, just throws

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<v Speaker 12>some thanks out to mister Monday there for fifty years

0:24:59.760 --> 0:25:03.639
<v Speaker 12>is quite an achievement there from his you know, epic

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<v Speaker 12>grabbing of the flag off the field that day, and

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<v Speaker 12>it was really nice to see the stadium and everybody

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<v Speaker 12>celebrate him. And I know, you get to see him

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<v Speaker 12>every day and then have that luxury of being around,

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<v Speaker 12>you know, a guy of his character and hear his stories.

0:25:16.040 --> 0:25:18.359
<v Speaker 12>But for all of us who listen every night, it

0:25:18.480 --> 0:25:20.879
<v Speaker 12>was just a pleasure to hear him talk about that

0:25:21.080 --> 0:25:23.560
<v Speaker 12>day and the events that you know, have happened since

0:25:23.600 --> 0:25:25.160
<v Speaker 12>and all the people that have been in his life

0:25:25.400 --> 0:25:27.920
<v Speaker 12>from that event. So just a huge thank you out

0:25:27.960 --> 0:25:28.760
<v Speaker 12>to him tonight, Dave.

0:25:29.920 --> 0:25:33.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was special, and the Dodgers certainly did him justice,

0:25:33.520 --> 0:25:36.200
<v Speaker 2>and it was great to see the way he was honored,

0:25:36.280 --> 0:25:38.399
<v Speaker 2>not only before the game but during the game. I

0:25:38.440 --> 0:25:41.680
<v Speaker 2>thought Tom Rinaldi did a great piece on Rick and

0:25:41.840 --> 0:25:45.600
<v Speaker 2>saving the American Flag on Fox Sports during their pregame show,

0:25:46.400 --> 0:25:48.080
<v Speaker 2>and it was great to see Rick in the booth

0:25:48.160 --> 0:25:50.840
<v Speaker 2>with Joe Davis and the president of the Baseball Hall

0:25:50.880 --> 0:25:54.320
<v Speaker 2>of Fame, Josh Rawitch. And that flag is headed to

0:25:54.440 --> 0:25:57.639
<v Speaker 2>Cooperstown right now and is going to be part of

0:25:57.960 --> 0:26:02.000
<v Speaker 2>Cooperstown's celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of

0:26:02.080 --> 0:26:05.600
<v Speaker 2>our country, and certainly the fiftieth anniversary of Rick Monday

0:26:06.080 --> 0:26:09.440
<v Speaker 2>saving that American flag. Hey, you want to hear the

0:26:09.480 --> 0:26:11.720
<v Speaker 2>way it sounded that day. Vin Scully was on the

0:26:11.800 --> 0:26:14.920
<v Speaker 2>call on radio, and in fact, you know, I wonder

0:26:15.000 --> 0:26:19.920
<v Speaker 2>how this moment would have been looked at fifty years

0:26:20.040 --> 0:26:24.119
<v Speaker 2>later if there was no video of Rick actually saving

0:26:24.240 --> 0:26:27.959
<v Speaker 2>the flag, or even a photographer taking a photo. There

0:26:28.040 --> 0:26:30.359
<v Speaker 2>was a random photographer that took a photo of it,

0:26:30.520 --> 0:26:33.240
<v Speaker 2>and a fan in the stands had one of those

0:26:33.320 --> 0:26:37.080
<v Speaker 2>old school video recorders, and without that, I wonder if

0:26:37.160 --> 0:26:39.520
<v Speaker 2>it would resonate with people as much as it does

0:26:39.640 --> 0:26:42.760
<v Speaker 2>after seeing it. Seeing it all, well, here was Vin

0:26:42.840 --> 0:26:48.040
<v Speaker 2>Scully describing it on the Dodgers radio broadcast fifty years ago.

0:26:48.160 --> 0:26:48.520
<v Speaker 3>Today.

0:26:49.440 --> 0:26:51.400
<v Speaker 9>Sizemore fouled out in the first inning.

0:26:51.560 --> 0:26:55.200
<v Speaker 13>He's over one and the first one outside, well one,

0:26:55.720 --> 0:27:02.840
<v Speaker 13>and wait a minute, there's an animal loose, two.

0:27:02.760 --> 0:27:09.520
<v Speaker 14>Of them all right. I'm not sure what he's doing

0:27:09.600 --> 0:27:10.000
<v Speaker 14>out there.

0:27:10.560 --> 0:27:13.160
<v Speaker 9>It looks like he's gonna burn a flag, and Rick

0:27:13.280 --> 0:27:15.840
<v Speaker 9>Monday runs and takes it away from him.

0:27:16.520 --> 0:27:18.480
<v Speaker 3>And so Monday, I think a.

0:27:18.520 --> 0:27:21.080
<v Speaker 9>Guy was gonna set fire to the American flag. Can

0:27:21.160 --> 0:27:25.840
<v Speaker 9>you imagine that? So they're going to lose him in

0:27:25.880 --> 0:27:29.000
<v Speaker 9>a hurry, and Monday, when he realized what he was

0:27:29.080 --> 0:27:33.879
<v Speaker 9>gonna do, raced over and took the flag away from him.

0:27:37.280 --> 0:27:39.720
<v Speaker 14>And now the crowd is doing what they ought to

0:27:39.800 --> 0:27:44.080
<v Speaker 14>do all the time. Who one of these characters for

0:27:44.240 --> 0:27:47.119
<v Speaker 14>this guy was gonna try and perform the indignity of

0:27:47.240 --> 0:27:49.399
<v Speaker 14>setting fire to the American flag.

0:27:49.960 --> 0:27:52.480
<v Speaker 9>And Rick will get an ovation and properly.

0:27:52.640 --> 0:27:58.399
<v Speaker 2>So, Yeah, that was the great Vin Scully doing it justice.

0:27:58.520 --> 0:28:00.840
<v Speaker 2>Two animals, Oh, there's an them all on the field.

0:28:00.880 --> 0:28:01.760
<v Speaker 3>No, there's two of them.

0:28:01.840 --> 0:28:04.960
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was a father and son from Missouri that

0:28:05.200 --> 0:28:08.520
<v Speaker 2>came onto the field with that American flag and was

0:28:08.640 --> 0:28:11.480
<v Speaker 2>dousing lighter fluid on it and tried to light it.

0:28:11.640 --> 0:28:14.520
<v Speaker 2>Rix told the story before that the wind kind of

0:28:14.560 --> 0:28:16.560
<v Speaker 2>blew it out the first couple of times, and he

0:28:16.760 --> 0:28:19.200
<v Speaker 2>was able to make the great play that he made

0:28:19.680 --> 0:28:24.440
<v Speaker 2>fifty years ago today at Dodgers Stadium. And incredibly, nineteen

0:28:24.560 --> 0:28:27.240
<v Speaker 2>seventy six was his best year with the Cubs and

0:28:27.359 --> 0:28:30.200
<v Speaker 2>also his last year with the Cubs because he would

0:28:30.200 --> 0:28:32.679
<v Speaker 2>come to the Dodgers and hit one of the biggest

0:28:32.720 --> 0:28:35.639
<v Speaker 2>postseason home runs for the Dodgers in nineteen eighty one

0:28:35.720 --> 0:28:39.000
<v Speaker 2>in Montreal. Eight six six nine eighty seven two five

0:28:39.120 --> 0:28:40.280
<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number.

0:28:40.320 --> 0:28:42.120
<v Speaker 3>All right, let's check in with Jose Mota.

0:28:43.080 --> 0:28:46.920
<v Speaker 1>It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

0:28:48.280 --> 0:28:50.080
<v Speaker 3>All right, Jose, we got you this time.

0:28:50.920 --> 0:28:53.560
<v Speaker 7>Hey, got you something going out of Dodger sevent or

0:28:53.560 --> 0:28:55.280
<v Speaker 7>another route. So here we are ready to go. But

0:28:55.360 --> 0:28:59.040
<v Speaker 7>I got your first question, Shohil Tani, right managing.

0:28:58.920 --> 0:29:01.160
<v Speaker 2>Well, did you get a chance to hear what Andrew

0:29:01.200 --> 0:29:03.280
<v Speaker 2>Freeman had to say about what the plan may be

0:29:03.480 --> 0:29:04.440
<v Speaker 2>moving forward.

0:29:04.240 --> 0:29:05.400
<v Speaker 3>On the day that he pitches.

0:29:06.280 --> 0:29:08.400
<v Speaker 7>Yes, I did, Dave. I was listening to you, So

0:29:08.720 --> 0:29:11.560
<v Speaker 7>I agree with him one hundred percent. Shohil Tani. The

0:29:11.640 --> 0:29:13.520
<v Speaker 7>one thing that we learned is you got to protect

0:29:13.520 --> 0:29:15.440
<v Speaker 7>Shora from show. Hey, he's always going to say yes.

0:29:16.200 --> 0:29:18.560
<v Speaker 7>And the plan going forward at his age and the

0:29:18.680 --> 0:29:21.640
<v Speaker 7>load now is a pitcher after two surgeries, is the

0:29:21.760 --> 0:29:24.360
<v Speaker 7>right thing. And I think Dave, now the Dodgers are

0:29:24.400 --> 0:29:28.040
<v Speaker 7>realizing you cannot ignore the numbers. The numbers do tell

0:29:28.080 --> 0:29:30.200
<v Speaker 7>you something about what happens is that he pitches. There's

0:29:30.240 --> 0:29:33.040
<v Speaker 7>a rush to get to the at bat leading off, especially,

0:29:33.080 --> 0:29:35.640
<v Speaker 7>there's not a whole lot of time if he survives,

0:29:35.680 --> 0:29:39.080
<v Speaker 7>gets dirty, then you know the protector and inside his

0:29:39.240 --> 0:29:41.840
<v Speaker 7>right leg, all those things have to be taken into consideration.

0:29:41.920 --> 0:29:44.800
<v Speaker 7>But no anything, it's knowing that you're not managing for

0:29:44.920 --> 0:29:46.800
<v Speaker 7>six months. You're menaging a guy that you want to

0:29:46.880 --> 0:29:49.520
<v Speaker 7>be available for you for seven months. Of it is

0:29:49.560 --> 0:29:50.840
<v Speaker 7>the right thing, and the time is now.

0:29:52.360 --> 0:29:54.440
<v Speaker 2>What did you think about is at bats tonight? He

0:29:54.560 --> 0:29:57.320
<v Speaker 2>walked twice and his first hit was to left field.

0:29:57.400 --> 0:30:00.280
<v Speaker 2>Did you see encouraging signs of that posture you were

0:30:00.360 --> 0:30:01.480
<v Speaker 2>talking about last night?

0:30:02.320 --> 0:30:04.640
<v Speaker 7>Yes, I sold a posture and I saw some adjustments

0:30:04.800 --> 0:30:07.360
<v Speaker 7>from the show. I know he made some today inside

0:30:07.400 --> 0:30:09.080
<v Speaker 7>in the cage. And when I saw the ball go

0:30:09.120 --> 0:30:10.640
<v Speaker 7>to the left Hill, I said, that's a good indication

0:30:11.560 --> 0:30:14.080
<v Speaker 7>just to start shoe Hill Totney. When he starts hitting

0:30:14.080 --> 0:30:15.960
<v Speaker 7>the ball hard and hitting home runs, most of them

0:30:16.040 --> 0:30:18.840
<v Speaker 7>roator center field, and that is just what he needs

0:30:18.920 --> 0:30:21.360
<v Speaker 7>to do to stay in line with home plate, in

0:30:21.480 --> 0:30:24.320
<v Speaker 7>line with the baseball. Because I did look back David.

0:30:24.360 --> 0:30:26.280
<v Speaker 7>I saw his numbers after he got hit by that

0:30:26.360 --> 0:30:30.320
<v Speaker 7>pitch by Deavid Peterson. He won seventy one zero home runs.

0:30:30.480 --> 0:30:33.720
<v Speaker 7>So teams pay attention to that get him off the plate.

0:30:34.240 --> 0:30:36.400
<v Speaker 7>Own the outer half, and he was pretty much off

0:30:36.480 --> 0:30:39.720
<v Speaker 7>the outer half the entire trip going through Colorado San Francisco.

0:30:39.840 --> 0:30:43.080
<v Speaker 7>But today a better indication, one thing perhaps is maybe

0:30:43.120 --> 0:30:44.600
<v Speaker 7>get him closer to the place we can cover the

0:30:44.640 --> 0:30:46.280
<v Speaker 7>other half a little bit better about today, for sure,

0:30:46.640 --> 0:30:47.920
<v Speaker 7>I think it's a step in the right direction.

0:30:49.200 --> 0:30:52.080
<v Speaker 2>How about Roki Sasaki, I mean that seems to be

0:30:52.240 --> 0:30:55.960
<v Speaker 2>maybe his best start as a Dodger in Major League baseball.

0:30:56.720 --> 0:30:59.720
<v Speaker 2>What do you make about the way he was adjusting

0:30:59.800 --> 0:31:02.080
<v Speaker 2>his split fingered pitch. I don't even know what to

0:31:02.200 --> 0:31:04.280
<v Speaker 2>call it. It was kind of a fork ball, but

0:31:05.160 --> 0:31:07.160
<v Speaker 2>now it seems to have more spin on it.

0:31:08.760 --> 0:31:11.960
<v Speaker 7>The positive side is that he didn't convinced that he

0:31:12.200 --> 0:31:16.360
<v Speaker 7>understands command of the baseball. There's a couple of fastballs

0:31:16.400 --> 0:31:19.280
<v Speaker 7>that there were good pitches that got hit, and it

0:31:19.360 --> 0:31:21.400
<v Speaker 7>seems like when the fast fall gets hit, and that

0:31:21.520 --> 0:31:23.440
<v Speaker 7>is the one pitches you know hitters are hitting over

0:31:23.480 --> 0:31:25.880
<v Speaker 7>the fronder against he shies away from it. Then he

0:31:25.920 --> 0:31:28.600
<v Speaker 7>tries to pinpoint it, but he could keep throwing. I

0:31:28.680 --> 0:31:33.760
<v Speaker 7>mean just trusted now on the new size of pitching

0:31:34.400 --> 0:31:37.800
<v Speaker 7>his splitter. As he mentioned throughout the show, Dave had

0:31:37.840 --> 0:31:40.840
<v Speaker 7>a different shape to it. Today he was throwing it harder,

0:31:41.040 --> 0:31:43.120
<v Speaker 7>it was spinning a little bit more. And part of

0:31:43.200 --> 0:31:45.880
<v Speaker 7>that is that you have to get modern day hitters

0:31:46.400 --> 0:31:49.520
<v Speaker 7>to commit when you see your arm velocity and your

0:31:49.640 --> 0:31:53.719
<v Speaker 7>arm speed. Listen, Rookie Sasaki is a guy that has

0:31:53.800 --> 0:31:56.120
<v Speaker 7>some of the best extension in all of baseball. What

0:31:56.160 --> 0:31:58.800
<v Speaker 7>does that mean? He releases the ball at a point

0:31:58.840 --> 0:32:01.600
<v Speaker 7>where there's a lot of stretching before the ball releases

0:32:01.800 --> 0:32:04.440
<v Speaker 7>and actually gets home play, so it does not give

0:32:04.480 --> 0:32:06.520
<v Speaker 7>the hitter a lot of times to react. But he's

0:32:06.520 --> 0:32:08.640
<v Speaker 7>got to be better locating. And I always said that

0:32:08.720 --> 0:32:11.040
<v Speaker 7>if he if he has that much extension, is I

0:32:11.160 --> 0:32:13.760
<v Speaker 7>learned from Dave Duncan years ago and Buddy Black and

0:32:13.800 --> 0:32:16.240
<v Speaker 7>those guys. You have to be able to snap the

0:32:16.320 --> 0:32:19.120
<v Speaker 7>baseball out in front of you, so not roll it,

0:32:19.360 --> 0:32:22.000
<v Speaker 7>don't aim it. And when he throws that splitter, you know,

0:32:22.160 --> 0:32:26.000
<v Speaker 7>fourth Bowl so slow, he's ami it. He's try to misspats,

0:32:26.080 --> 0:32:29.120
<v Speaker 7>but you know he's not fully anybody when it comes

0:32:29.160 --> 0:32:31.720
<v Speaker 7>down to really committing somebody's swing. And I think today

0:32:32.080 --> 0:32:35.320
<v Speaker 7>like Yama Moto Yo motor throws at ninety one ninety three.

0:32:35.800 --> 0:32:37.680
<v Speaker 7>Today we saw some ninety one from the splitter, which

0:32:37.720 --> 0:32:39.400
<v Speaker 7>we had not seen from him, and that's why you

0:32:39.520 --> 0:32:42.600
<v Speaker 7>saw a little more confusion from the hitters. But I

0:32:42.680 --> 0:32:44.520
<v Speaker 7>think the step of the right direction to me is

0:32:44.520 --> 0:32:46.640
<v Speaker 7>the wats that we're not there, but certainly he needs

0:32:46.640 --> 0:32:48.960
<v Speaker 7>to get better location. But let's take the win and

0:32:49.080 --> 0:32:51.920
<v Speaker 7>know that what run support has bull been really picked him.

0:32:51.920 --> 0:32:54.400
<v Speaker 7>My allot to applause Jack Dryer, it will climb too.

0:32:55.800 --> 0:32:58.400
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was incredible how Dryer got himself into a

0:32:58.480 --> 0:33:01.840
<v Speaker 2>basis loaded jam, was able to get the next two outs,

0:33:02.040 --> 0:33:04.560
<v Speaker 2>and then Will Klein, with no margin for error, was

0:33:04.600 --> 0:33:08.480
<v Speaker 2>able to get the Dodgers out of that type of jam.

0:33:08.960 --> 0:33:11.760
<v Speaker 2>That that said something about Will Klein, who you know

0:33:12.000 --> 0:33:13.760
<v Speaker 2>was an unknown and I know he's kind of a

0:33:13.880 --> 0:33:16.560
<v Speaker 2>World series cult hero. But that was that was a

0:33:16.600 --> 0:33:18.640
<v Speaker 2>pretty big deal right there in the sixth inning.

0:33:19.560 --> 0:33:22.480
<v Speaker 7>It was especially a bullpen. They having up eighteen runs

0:33:22.480 --> 0:33:24.920
<v Speaker 7>the last sixth in innings, including five on buns. That

0:33:25.000 --> 0:33:26.160
<v Speaker 7>was a big pick up. So I should for a

0:33:26.240 --> 0:33:29.240
<v Speaker 7>guy like Rookie who everybody's pulling for. Everybody want to

0:33:29.280 --> 0:33:32.000
<v Speaker 7>see this guy succeed everybody and himself wants to be

0:33:32.080 --> 0:33:34.200
<v Speaker 7>a part of this whole thing and give the values

0:33:34.240 --> 0:33:37.040
<v Speaker 7>more options, as you explained so clearly with Robleskian company.

0:33:37.320 --> 0:33:39.440
<v Speaker 7>But he needs to be a guy that takes the

0:33:39.480 --> 0:33:42.440
<v Speaker 7>base ball and does not go out there and just

0:33:42.560 --> 0:33:44.240
<v Speaker 7>hurt your bullpen every time he says the ball. So

0:33:44.800 --> 0:33:47.080
<v Speaker 7>step number two up to this one is go out

0:33:47.080 --> 0:33:48.880
<v Speaker 7>there and try to get through six or seven innings

0:33:49.160 --> 0:33:50.880
<v Speaker 7>and continue to trust yourself a little bit better.

0:33:51.840 --> 0:33:56.360
<v Speaker 2>All right, We'll see what Robleski does tomorrow against Shota Imanaga.

0:33:56.880 --> 0:33:59.160
<v Speaker 2>It would be great for the Dodgers to uh to

0:33:59.320 --> 0:34:01.760
<v Speaker 2>hand the Cubs a two game losing streak on the

0:34:01.800 --> 0:34:03.680
<v Speaker 2>way out of LA after winning ten.

0:34:03.680 --> 0:34:04.080
<v Speaker 3>In a row.

0:34:05.040 --> 0:34:07.600
<v Speaker 7>I like what I've seen from the Dodgers. Dave against lefties,

0:34:07.640 --> 0:34:09.239
<v Speaker 7>and mon I was a strike thrower. You got to

0:34:09.360 --> 0:34:11.800
<v Speaker 7>really pick your spots with him and go hunting sometimes

0:34:12.440 --> 0:34:15.560
<v Speaker 7>because he does neutralize both writers and lefties. But nonetheless, yeah,

0:34:15.600 --> 0:34:18.000
<v Speaker 7>that's what I saw today, especially from the guys that

0:34:18.080 --> 0:34:20.839
<v Speaker 7>need to really show up and tail and obviously Ca'm

0:34:20.880 --> 0:34:22.480
<v Speaker 7>doing to find job at the bottom of the order.

0:34:22.560 --> 0:34:25.040
<v Speaker 7>But Ody Pie is much better and the should turn

0:34:25.080 --> 0:34:26.120
<v Speaker 7>out well against the lefty.

0:34:27.160 --> 0:34:29.200
<v Speaker 2>All right, they got to keep it going tomorrow. We'll

0:34:29.200 --> 0:34:32.959
<v Speaker 2>see at the ballpark. Tomorrow afternoon. Jose, Oh, heyse before

0:34:33.000 --> 0:34:35.440
<v Speaker 2>I let you go, your dad, your dad was on

0:34:35.680 --> 0:34:39.520
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers in nineteen seventy six, and when Rick Monday

0:34:39.640 --> 0:34:42.560
<v Speaker 2>was playing for the Cubs and save the American Flag

0:34:42.680 --> 0:34:46.080
<v Speaker 2>fifty years ago. What were your thoughts on what we

0:34:46.239 --> 0:34:49.320
<v Speaker 2>saw tonight and if there was any memories of that

0:34:49.600 --> 0:34:53.560
<v Speaker 2>day since your dad was on the Dodgers back back

0:34:53.640 --> 0:34:54.719
<v Speaker 2>in seventy six.

0:34:55.320 --> 0:34:58.279
<v Speaker 7>Yes, I know that. Eleven years old, I didn't quite

0:34:58.360 --> 0:34:59.920
<v Speaker 7>understand what was going on and I was back in

0:35:00.040 --> 0:35:03.000
<v Speaker 7>school of America, but it was it made the news,

0:35:03.480 --> 0:35:06.120
<v Speaker 7>I mean, all over the world of baseball. And asked

0:35:06.160 --> 0:35:08.279
<v Speaker 7>my dad about this because I liked Rick Monday when

0:35:08.640 --> 0:35:10.240
<v Speaker 7>he was a player with the Cubs, and I remember

0:35:10.320 --> 0:35:12.760
<v Speaker 7>meeting him as a youngster. We're in the blue uniform

0:35:13.000 --> 0:35:15.200
<v Speaker 7>on the other side, and my dad explained to me

0:35:15.320 --> 0:35:18.279
<v Speaker 7>what was going on related to the troops and the

0:35:18.400 --> 0:35:21.200
<v Speaker 7>war and protests and things like that. So it was

0:35:21.280 --> 0:35:22.880
<v Speaker 7>nice to kind of put it all together today to

0:35:22.920 --> 0:35:25.799
<v Speaker 7>see how much it means to the country, how much

0:35:26.040 --> 0:35:29.880
<v Speaker 7>Rick does for you know, veterans and disabled veterans and

0:35:30.440 --> 0:35:32.440
<v Speaker 7>the true marine, a guy that is you know, he

0:35:32.560 --> 0:35:34.759
<v Speaker 7>goes by the rules, he's on time every single time.

0:35:35.239 --> 0:35:38.880
<v Speaker 7>About to see him today, just a humblest showing up

0:35:38.920 --> 0:35:41.959
<v Speaker 7>with his wife and stepdaughter and the family there today

0:35:42.120 --> 0:35:44.400
<v Speaker 7>was quite special, knowing the meaning that it has because

0:35:44.440 --> 0:35:46.799
<v Speaker 7>he's never know something like that, how far is going

0:35:46.840 --> 0:35:48.560
<v Speaker 7>to go? But as a youngster, to me, it was

0:35:48.560 --> 0:35:51.600
<v Speaker 7>somebody taking the flog. And then I understood the importance

0:35:52.000 --> 0:35:54.719
<v Speaker 7>in the moment and what the country was living through

0:35:55.120 --> 0:35:56.759
<v Speaker 7>and the role was going through. To really get a

0:35:56.840 --> 0:35:59.719
<v Speaker 7>great grasp about how heroic and how big that was.

0:36:00.080 --> 0:36:02.600
<v Speaker 7>I congratulate him a great colleague and a good friend.

0:36:02.680 --> 0:36:03.200
<v Speaker 7>Rick Monday.

0:36:04.400 --> 0:36:06.880
<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose well said, and we'll see at the

0:36:06.920 --> 0:36:10.920
<v Speaker 2>ballpark tomorrow. You can say out to Rick Monday again tomorrow.

0:36:12.239 --> 0:36:12.719
<v Speaker 7>Let's do that.

0:36:12.880 --> 0:36:18.399
<v Speaker 2>I might run into him, Thanksjse There he goes Jose Mota,

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<v Speaker 2>part of the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast. And I had

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<v Speaker 2>never seen the flag that Rick Monday saved up close.

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<v Speaker 2>And they brought the flag not only in the broadcast

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<v Speaker 2>booth for him and his wife Barbara Lee to hold

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<v Speaker 2>up during God Bless America, but they brought in the

0:36:35.800 --> 0:36:39.600
<v Speaker 2>American flag and the statue, the mini statue that was

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<v Speaker 2>presented to Rick by the Marine Corps Toys for Tots

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<v Speaker 2>and that was an incredible piece of art that they

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<v Speaker 2>gave Rick Monday. And like I said, I had never

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<v Speaker 2>seen the American flag. I've seen photos of him holding it.

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen him on the field holding.

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<v Speaker 3>It up, but he's never allowed me to get anywhere

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<v Speaker 3>near it, of course.

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<v Speaker 2>But they brought it up to the press box after

0:37:03.400 --> 0:37:06.920
<v Speaker 2>the pregame ceremonies and laid it on the table for

0:37:07.280 --> 0:37:09.480
<v Speaker 2>those of us that had never seen it or been

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<v Speaker 2>that close to it to take a photograph of it.

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<v Speaker 3>And it was pretty cool to see up close.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been through a lot, but certainly, you know, to

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<v Speaker 2>see it that up close and personal was really special.

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<v Speaker 2>And also you'll be able to see it at Cooperstown

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<v Speaker 2>and the Baseball Hall of Fame. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>part of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the

0:37:32.400 --> 0:37:36.960
<v Speaker 2>Country's exhibit out there in Cooperstown. So awesome for them

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<v Speaker 2>to be part of the celebration. And I guess online

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<v Speaker 2>at the Baseball Hall of Fame's website, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of new memorabilia celebrating Rick Monday saving the flag, including

0:37:47.640 --> 0:37:51.040
<v Speaker 2>a pretty cool homage t shirt I might have to

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<v Speaker 2>dip into and make an impulse Instagram buy on. So

0:37:55.760 --> 0:37:57.800
<v Speaker 2>that's all there. And if you're going out to the

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball Hall of Fame this summer, I'm sure you'll see

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<v Speaker 2>that exhibit.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, that'll do it for us. Tonight on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>As the tarp is on the field here at Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>Stadium with rain expected overnight. Justin Robleski is on the

0:38:10.440 --> 0:38:12.680
<v Speaker 2>mount tomorrow for the Dodgers. He's three and oh with

0:38:12.760 --> 0:38:14.960
<v Speaker 2>an ERA of one eighty eight. He's on a hot

0:38:15.000 --> 0:38:19.000
<v Speaker 2>streak right now. He's going up against left hander Shota Imanaga,

0:38:19.320 --> 0:38:22.040
<v Speaker 2>who is two and one with an ERA of two seventeen.

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<v Speaker 2>Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck begins at noon, first pitch

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<v Speaker 2>at one ten. In case you missed any of the show,

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<v Speaker 2>you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. Thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>calling E back at our Burbank studios, thanks to Dwayne

0:38:34.440 --> 0:38:37.440
<v Speaker 2>McDonald out here at Dodger Stadium, and thanks to you

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<v Speaker 2>for listening once again. The final score tonight, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>put up a twelve spot on the Cubs and snap

0:38:43.600 --> 0:38:47.080
<v Speaker 2>their ten game winning streak with a twelve to four win.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk to you tomorrow, see him