WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (8-12-26) 0:00:00.560 --> 0:00:02.920 The quest for the three peat has begun. 0:00:03.120 --> 0:00:06.960 Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won 0:00:07.040 --> 0:00:11.440 three consecutive titles. The Dodgers are the favorites to become 0:00:11.800 --> 0:00:12.600 the fifth. 0:00:12.640 --> 0:00:15.120 This is World Champion Dodger Talk. 0:00:15.160 --> 0:00:17.440 Here we go again. We're gota running back to get. 0:00:17.320 --> 0:00:19.960 In on the show called eight six six, nine eighty 0:00:20.040 --> 0:00:23.120 seven two five seventy, and be sure to follow Dodger 0:00:23.200 --> 0:00:29.280 Talk wherever you get your podcasts. Here's your host, David Vase, Last. 0:00:29.160 --> 0:00:33.200 Day, Welcome the Dodger Talk. David Vase with you until 0:00:33.240 --> 0:00:36.000 the top of the hour. After the Dodgers sweep the 0:00:36.120 --> 0:00:40.080 Royals in a three game series tonight, the final score 0:00:40.680 --> 0:00:43.279 four to two. We have phone lines open at eight 0:00:43.400 --> 0:00:47.360 six six nine, eight seven two five seventy. The Dodgers 0:00:47.440 --> 0:00:50.120 hit three home runs tonight, and like we talked about, 0:00:50.159 --> 0:00:53.479 when the Dodgers homer, they usually win, or when they 0:00:53.520 --> 0:00:56.760 out homer their opponent, they usually win. And when they 0:00:56.880 --> 0:00:59.880 hit three home runs in a game, they are six 0:01:00.160 --> 0:01:02.920 teen and one. When they hit three or more home runs, 0:01:02.960 --> 0:01:07.280 they are three sixteen and one. Sho Heo Tani went deep, 0:01:07.360 --> 0:01:10.920 Mookie Betts went deep, and Hunter Fidusha went deep. Tonight 0:01:11.000 --> 0:01:13.880 for the Dodgers. But Eric Lawer, what can you say 0:01:13.920 --> 0:01:18.280 about this guy? How many teams are kicking themselves for 0:01:18.440 --> 0:01:22.320 not acquiring Eric Lawer from the Blue Jays after the 0:01:22.360 --> 0:01:26.200 first two months of the season. The Dodgers saw an opportunity, 0:01:26.600 --> 0:01:31.319 they seized it. They got Loour for cash considerations. And 0:01:31.400 --> 0:01:35.160 here he is tonight throwing one hundred and twelve pitches 0:01:35.600 --> 0:01:39.000 in six and a third innings because he knows the 0:01:39.040 --> 0:01:42.440 Dodger bullpen is thin. And then Landon Nak, who was 0:01:42.520 --> 0:01:46.640 called up earlier today, goes two and two thirds scoreless 0:01:46.640 --> 0:01:50.040 to close out the game to record his first save 0:01:50.120 --> 0:01:53.400 of the year. So it all went to plan except 0:01:53.440 --> 0:01:57.720 for Freddie Freeman taking a dive in the visitors dugout 0:01:57.800 --> 0:02:01.720 in the eighth inning going for a ball that was 0:02:01.800 --> 0:02:06.000 scary and quite honestly, if you're old enough to remember, 0:02:06.400 --> 0:02:10.920 move On signed a big contract with the Angels in 0:02:11.080 --> 0:02:16.280 nineteen ninety nine. The first game he played at Angel Stadium, 0:02:16.720 --> 0:02:20.320 he took a tumble down the steps of the visitor's 0:02:20.400 --> 0:02:26.720 dugout at Angel Stadium and sprained his left ankle severely 0:02:27.280 --> 0:02:29.480 and was never the same the rest of the year. 0:02:29.560 --> 0:02:33.760 Despite hitting thirty home runs. That's what I was thinking about. 0:02:33.800 --> 0:02:36.640 The Other part I was thinking about is that Freddie 0:02:36.680 --> 0:02:42.040 Friedman just had surgery on his right ankle two years ago, 0:02:42.600 --> 0:02:47.320 you know, before last season began. Freddie had surgery on 0:02:47.360 --> 0:02:50.880 that right ankle. That was the body part I was 0:02:50.919 --> 0:02:54.400 thinking about the most, along with his head snapping back 0:02:54.840 --> 0:02:58.840 onto the pavement right there in the dugout. So all 0:02:58.880 --> 0:03:02.160 of those things were going through my mind when I 0:03:02.200 --> 0:03:05.280 saw Freddie Freeman go down into the dugout, and you 0:03:05.320 --> 0:03:09.320 could hear the concern in Tim Neverett and Rick Monday's 0:03:09.400 --> 0:03:14.480 voice as they were describing it. Luckily, Freddy is okay, 0:03:14.680 --> 0:03:17.120 and he's in the press conference room right now, so 0:03:17.240 --> 0:03:18.920 let's hear from the Dodger. 0:03:19.000 --> 0:03:20.600 First, Baseman, I. 0:03:20.600 --> 0:03:23.160 Didn't hit my head, so that was the key part there. 0:03:23.720 --> 0:03:27.920 I am sore, h needcaps are sore, shoulder, sore hands, soreristsore. 0:03:29.560 --> 0:03:33.519 I mean, I fell, So I'm in good spirits. I've 0:03:33.639 --> 0:03:36.000 already called Tubb, have done everything I needed to do 0:03:36.200 --> 0:03:38.680 to put my own self in a position to be 0:03:38.720 --> 0:03:41.880 able to hopefully play tomorrow. And well, just I just 0:03:41.920 --> 0:03:44.560 talk to Doc and Andrew and Gomer and everybody in there, 0:03:44.600 --> 0:03:46.760 so we'll just see how I feel tomorrow when I 0:03:46.800 --> 0:03:50.000 wake up. I was already I think gonna have Friday off, 0:03:50.120 --> 0:03:52.880 so we'll just see how this. Let's see how I 0:03:52.880 --> 0:03:54.960 feel when I wake up tomorrow. But right now I'm 0:03:55.000 --> 0:03:56.440 just sore something. 0:03:56.440 --> 0:03:56.880 Image. 0:03:56.920 --> 0:03:58.800 Did you think you had your fuddy? 0:03:59.240 --> 0:04:01.280 No, I went to I knew I was close to 0:04:01.280 --> 0:04:04.720 the rail, and if you see, I haven't really seen 0:04:04.760 --> 0:04:06.760 the replay yet, but I went to lean like I 0:04:06.840 --> 0:04:08.280 was gonna lean against the rail. 0:04:08.160 --> 0:04:11.520 To catch the ball, and obviously there was no rail. 0:04:11.640 --> 0:04:11.880 So. 0:04:13.400 --> 0:04:15.440 But yeah, that was the whole, the whole thing. I 0:04:15.480 --> 0:04:17.800 was going to lean into the rail to catch the ball, 0:04:17.960 --> 0:04:18.880 and just. 0:04:20.480 --> 0:04:21.279 It was no pain. 0:04:23.839 --> 0:04:24.039 Like that. 0:04:24.360 --> 0:04:24.680 Yeah. 0:04:24.800 --> 0:04:27.479 I actually in Arizona went on when I was with 0:04:27.480 --> 0:04:30.000 the Braves. I had to be maybe ten eleven years 0:04:30.040 --> 0:04:33.120 ago before the nets went up, and so I went over. 0:04:33.200 --> 0:04:36.440 I actually went down probably like ten feet. Yeah, so 0:04:36.960 --> 0:04:41.680 and I hit seats and everything. So not my first time, unfortunately. 0:04:41.800 --> 0:04:43.080 And I didn't catch that one either. 0:04:46.040 --> 0:04:47.919 Full thousand out. 0:04:47.760 --> 0:04:52.560 The breath and you walked up and the Freddy did 0:04:52.640 --> 0:04:53.240 you hear all that? 0:04:54.839 --> 0:04:55.119 Yeah? 0:04:55.160 --> 0:04:58.480 I heard them. They were like all the royals are 0:04:58.480 --> 0:05:00.440 just like lay down, lay down. It's like let me 0:05:00.440 --> 0:05:02.480 get up and see if I fall back down. I 0:05:02.760 --> 0:05:05.279 don't want because I was laying. There's another staircase that 0:05:05.320 --> 0:05:08.240 goes into their to their clubhouse, and I think that's 0:05:08.240 --> 0:05:10.440 what kind of saved me because I landed on that 0:05:10.560 --> 0:05:13.760 and that's what gave leeway from my head. I actually 0:05:13.839 --> 0:05:16.040 when I fell, I fell onto the other staircase, so 0:05:16.080 --> 0:05:18.760 that kind of helped not hit my head on anything. 0:05:18.839 --> 0:05:21.359 So I really didn't want to lay at an angle 0:05:21.400 --> 0:05:23.360 and wait for our trainers to get there. So I 0:05:23.480 --> 0:05:27.520 just got up and I was sore immediately, but I 0:05:27.560 --> 0:05:33.039 had adrenaline flowing. So that's when, probably after Isaac's at 0:05:33.040 --> 0:05:35.640 bat and the next guy came up, that's when the 0:05:35.680 --> 0:05:37.760 adrenaline kind of started to wear off, and you know, 0:05:37.800 --> 0:05:40.040 I kind of motioned to was like, hey guys, I'm like, 0:05:40.240 --> 0:05:41.080 you guys might need. 0:05:40.960 --> 0:05:41.520 A hit for me. 0:05:41.600 --> 0:05:44.240 I'm a little it's getting sore, but yeah, I could 0:05:44.240 --> 0:05:48.160 hear the fans. I appreciate it. I'm okay, this one's 0:05:48.200 --> 0:05:51.480 not my ankle, so I should be I should be okay. 0:05:51.400 --> 0:05:51.720 All right. 0:05:51.800 --> 0:05:53.680 Yeah, that's what I was thinking about, Freddy. 0:05:53.760 --> 0:05:57.159 I was worried about that right ankle, and you know, 0:05:57.279 --> 0:05:59.320 a big sigh of relief. You could hear in the 0:05:59.360 --> 0:06:01.760 sound of his voice that it could have been a 0:06:01.800 --> 0:06:05.760 lot worse. But he's okay. And of course, of course, 0:06:06.320 --> 0:06:10.120 Freddie Freeman wants to play tomorrow. I mean, come on, 0:06:10.720 --> 0:06:14.240 Freddie Freeman, of course wants to play tomorrow. Dave Roberts 0:06:14.240 --> 0:06:17.200 had told the media earlier this evening that the plan 0:06:17.800 --> 0:06:20.960 was for Freeman not to start in Game two of 0:06:21.000 --> 0:06:24.479 this four game series starting Tomorrow night against the Brewers. 0:06:24.600 --> 0:06:28.039 And the Brewers are throwing what three lefties at the 0:06:28.080 --> 0:06:33.039 Dodgers in this series, dronin tomorrow, Robert Gasser on Friday, 0:06:33.200 --> 0:06:37.279 and Logan Henderson on Sunday. And oh, by the way, 0:06:37.520 --> 0:06:41.760 the miss is going up against Robleski on National TV 0:06:42.080 --> 0:06:46.960 this Saturday. So it should be an electric series between 0:06:47.200 --> 0:06:51.680 the two best teams record wise in Major League Baseball, 0:06:52.160 --> 0:06:56.280 Dodgers Brewers on a collision course, the two teams that 0:06:56.400 --> 0:07:00.719 faced off against each other in the NLCS, the Dodgers 0:07:00.720 --> 0:07:04.839 sweeping the Brewers after the Brewers when all six meetings 0:07:04.839 --> 0:07:08.320 are all seven meetings against the Dodgers last year. So 0:07:08.760 --> 0:07:12.920 I'm not going to overemphasize the importance of this series 0:07:13.040 --> 0:07:16.520 considering the Brewers handle the Dodgers in the regular season. 0:07:17.000 --> 0:07:22.000 But I would say that this is important for the Dodgers, 0:07:22.040 --> 0:07:25.480 not because it's the Brewers, but because it's one of 0:07:25.520 --> 0:07:28.920 the two teams that they are fighting for to get 0:07:28.960 --> 0:07:33.120 a first round by and not be a Wildcard Division 0:07:33.160 --> 0:07:36.080 winner like they were last year. Them and the Braves 0:07:36.120 --> 0:07:38.880 are tied with the same amount of losses. The Brewers 0:07:38.920 --> 0:07:42.720 are two games ahead of the Dodgers in that category 0:07:43.120 --> 0:07:46.920 after being swept by the Padres in San Diego. So 0:07:47.040 --> 0:07:50.520 thank you very much, San Diego Padres for helping out 0:07:50.520 --> 0:07:53.720 the Dodgers. Eight six six nine eight seven two five 0:07:53.800 --> 0:07:57.800 seventy is the phone number. Dodgers helped themselves tonight four 0:07:57.840 --> 0:08:01.160 to two winners over the Royals. It's their eighth sweep 0:08:01.280 --> 0:08:03.800 of a team this season. The last time they did 0:08:03.840 --> 0:08:06.760 it they did it twice in the middle of June 0:08:07.080 --> 0:08:12.000 against Minnesota at their place, and also sweeping the AL 0:08:12.160 --> 0:08:15.040 East leaders Tampa Bay Rays in the middle of June 0:08:15.080 --> 0:08:18.760 at Dodgers Stadium. All right, let's go out to La Darryl. 0:08:18.920 --> 0:08:21.239 You're on Dodger Talk. Lead us off tonight, Daryl. 0:08:22.760 --> 0:08:24.920 Hey, Dave, Yeah, last time I talked to you as 0:08:24.920 --> 0:08:28.520 a Tarika schoo ball trade on that Saturday. 0:08:29.160 --> 0:08:30.720 All right, that's a good day. 0:08:31.640 --> 0:08:33.920 Yeah, yeah, I was. I was thinking the same thing 0:08:33.960 --> 0:08:38.760 about the Mobawn situation, and I just saw the highlights 0:08:38.800 --> 0:08:42.480 of it. And what I don't quite understand because when 0:08:42.520 --> 0:08:45.560 I was I went to Arizona State, Dave. When I 0:08:45.679 --> 0:08:48.440 was there or star Owfield was Otobe mcdel, Mike Debreau 0:08:48.480 --> 0:08:52.400 and Barry Bonds, and I remember being in right field 0:08:53.240 --> 0:08:56.199 and Mike Debreau was was chasing for a ball that 0:08:56.320 --> 0:08:58.640 was going to the fence and I yelled out him, Hey, 0:08:58.679 --> 0:09:02.240 he got room. I understand why the guys weren't there, Like, hey, 0:09:02.280 --> 0:09:05.760 watch out, you're gonna you're gonna see the steps. I mean, 0:09:06.400 --> 0:09:09.320 why not, Telly, I mean, you got guys. 0:09:09.600 --> 0:09:12.280 Yeah, it was. It was an awkward Uh it was 0:09:12.320 --> 0:09:15.200 in number one. The Royals don't come to Dodger Stadium 0:09:15.200 --> 0:09:19.959 that often. Number two. It was an awkward place where 0:09:20.000 --> 0:09:22.720 Freddie Freeman was going after that foul ball because he 0:09:22.800 --> 0:09:25.480 was right at the staircase on the other side of 0:09:25.520 --> 0:09:29.480 that Royals visitors dugout is the camera Well, Uh, there 0:09:29.480 --> 0:09:31.800 were a couple of trainers that looked like on the 0:09:32.040 --> 0:09:34.679 h on the near side, and by the time they 0:09:34.679 --> 0:09:37.240 were able to react, it was too late. So I 0:09:37.240 --> 0:09:40.000 don't I don't blame them. There weren't really any players 0:09:40.480 --> 0:09:43.000 in that area where Freddie fell down the steps. 0:09:44.600 --> 0:09:46.160 Yeah, but I'm just saying that. 0:09:46.280 --> 0:09:48.880 Where were you, Darryl? Where were you? Where were you 0:09:48.920 --> 0:09:50.160 to help Freddie out? Tonight? 0:09:51.960 --> 0:09:52.679 I'm at home. 0:09:52.960 --> 0:09:56.719 Oh see, Okay, all right, Darryl. You got blood on 0:09:56.760 --> 0:10:03.160 your hands too? Yeah, anyway, all right, Darrel, I gotta run. 0:10:03.200 --> 0:10:04.240 Thanks for the phone call. 0:10:04.480 --> 0:10:04.680 Yeah. 0:10:04.720 --> 0:10:07.960 It was a weird place, right, I mean, perfect storm 0:10:08.000 --> 0:10:10.760 in a bad way for Freddie because where he was 0:10:10.800 --> 0:10:13.360 stepping and thinking there was railing. You could watch the 0:10:13.400 --> 0:10:16.440 replay and see his left foot go out and actually 0:10:16.520 --> 0:10:21.120 step on the second part of that staircase and tumble down. 0:10:21.160 --> 0:10:24.080 And then you see two I think trainers on the 0:10:24.120 --> 0:10:28.240 other side or coaches or whoever, they are reaching out, 0:10:28.320 --> 0:10:30.719 but they had no shot at catching Freddy. There were 0:10:30.800 --> 0:10:34.280 just no players around to try to try to catch 0:10:34.320 --> 0:10:37.360 him embrace his fall. But luckily for Freddy, he did 0:10:37.360 --> 0:10:40.000 not hit his head on the ground, and that would 0:10:40.040 --> 0:10:42.520 have been a different story. He would not be smiling 0:10:42.559 --> 0:10:44.960 the way he was smiling in the press conference room. 0:10:45.120 --> 0:10:48.360 A few minutes ago. Let's go out to West Lake Village. David, 0:10:48.600 --> 0:10:50.160 you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing. 0:10:51.600 --> 0:10:52.680 I'm doing great, DV. 0:10:52.800 --> 0:10:55.680 Thanks a lots for taking my call. And now, first off, 0:10:56.240 --> 0:10:59.960 I'd like to give a lot of healing and positive 0:11:00.040 --> 0:11:02.680 eyes out to Freddy. That was super scary to watch. 0:11:02.880 --> 0:11:05.240 And he's such a he's such a great guy and 0:11:05.280 --> 0:11:07.959 such a great ballplayer. I hope he comes back soon, 0:11:08.000 --> 0:11:09.040 maybe in a couple of days. 0:11:09.080 --> 0:11:12.000 But uh, this game, I don't, I know, we. 0:11:12.080 --> 0:11:15.320 Swept the Royals, the last place Royals, but but man, 0:11:15.400 --> 0:11:17.560 this this series was kind of like, I don't know, 0:11:17.600 --> 0:11:20.960 like eating cold pizza. I mean it's still good, you know, cool, 0:11:21.080 --> 0:11:23.880 but yeah, it's like it's like it's much better when 0:11:23.880 --> 0:11:27.720 it's hot. Right, It's like the Dodgers the mookie bat throw. 0:11:28.040 --> 0:11:30.520 You sound like Colin Cowhard right now with those type 0:11:30.520 --> 0:11:31.360 of analogies. 0:11:32.600 --> 0:11:34.839 Oh, I'll take that as a compliment. I like the Herd. 0:11:35.880 --> 0:11:38.679 But po Pa has with a terrible I mean, can 0:11:38.720 --> 0:11:42.120 someone please force Pa has not to challenge in his 0:11:42.160 --> 0:11:44.240 first at bat. He needs to get a time out. 0:11:44.559 --> 0:11:48.120 No more challenging in his first at that's ridiculous, and 0:11:48.200 --> 0:11:49.240 the base ride would I. 0:11:49.160 --> 0:11:50.080 Would be on board. 0:11:50.160 --> 0:11:51.880 I would be on board with that. David. 0:11:52.480 --> 0:11:55.840 I feel like Dave Roberts is going to join us tomorrow, 0:11:56.040 --> 0:11:59.040 so we'll ask him about that. But yeah, I feel 0:11:59.040 --> 0:12:02.359 like at this point Pajez should not be able to challenge. 0:12:02.640 --> 0:12:06.000 He should have the governor on the freedom of challenging 0:12:06.320 --> 0:12:07.320 for the Dodger's sake. 0:12:07.520 --> 0:12:10.839 Yeah, this sloppy baseball DV has to has to stop. 0:12:10.880 --> 0:12:12.840 I mean, it's not going to fly against the good teams. 0:12:12.880 --> 0:12:14.920 But the reason why I'm calling is, Oh, I thought. 0:12:14.720 --> 0:12:16.400 You were calling all those other things. 0:12:17.440 --> 0:12:19.000 Oh no, No, that was just the warm. 0:12:18.960 --> 0:12:21.439 You've got more now, Okay, it's like putting the pizza 0:12:21.520 --> 0:12:22.520 back in the microwave. 0:12:23.760 --> 0:12:24.800 It's nice and hot. 0:12:24.880 --> 0:12:25.080 Now. 0:12:26.240 --> 0:12:29.440 The keyth tober Man. I love me some Keth tober 0:12:29.640 --> 0:12:32.240 and I just don't why is he not getting more 0:12:32.240 --> 0:12:35.520 at bats? I mean, at the very least, maybe platoon 0:12:35.600 --> 0:12:38.199 him with Tucker when there's a tough lefty pitching, and 0:12:38.559 --> 0:12:40.440 maybe put him at second base for a couple of games. 0:12:40.480 --> 0:12:42.160 I mean, maybe he'll play first now for a couple 0:12:42.240 --> 0:12:45.680 games when Freddy's resting. But but he's so important and 0:12:45.679 --> 0:12:47.319 I know that he just came back from an injury 0:12:47.360 --> 0:12:49.840 and he needs to get his timing back. So give 0:12:50.040 --> 0:12:51.600 give Keyk some that bats man. 0:12:51.760 --> 0:12:54.000 Yeah, he's going to get some because they're going to 0:12:54.000 --> 0:12:57.040 see three lefties in this series, David, So you're going 0:12:57.080 --> 0:12:59.480 to see a lot of key K against the Brewers. 0:12:59.679 --> 0:13:02.480 Thanks the phone call eight six six nine eight seven 0:13:02.559 --> 0:13:06.280 two five seventy is the phone number. Before we continue 0:13:06.320 --> 0:13:08.839 on Dodger Talk, I just want to remind you tomorrow's 0:13:08.880 --> 0:13:13.040 the day our guy, the Bulldog, Oral Hersheiser is going 0:13:13.080 --> 0:13:15.959 to be honored with the star on the Hollywood Walk 0:13:16.000 --> 0:13:18.640 of Fame. It is open to the public, so go 0:13:18.720 --> 0:13:22.160 out there and support Oral Herscheiser, the World Series MVP, 0:13:22.679 --> 0:13:25.240 the cy Young of nineteen eighty eight, and of course 0:13:25.640 --> 0:13:28.320 a voice in your living room on Sports Net LA. 0:13:29.080 --> 0:13:32.120 To attend, just show up on the corner of Hollywood 0:13:32.120 --> 0:13:35.000 in Highland at the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum 0:13:35.440 --> 0:13:38.640 at eleven thirty. That's where you meet at eleven thirty 0:13:39.000 --> 0:13:42.439 on the corner of Hollywood and Highland four the unveiling 0:13:42.480 --> 0:13:46.080 of Oral Herschheiser's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 0:13:46.200 --> 0:13:48.720 Kershaw's going to be out there. Joe Davis is going 0:13:48.720 --> 0:13:49.480 to be out there. 0:13:49.800 --> 0:13:50.320 You never know. 0:13:50.440 --> 0:13:53.720 Even Mike Sosha might wander down there if his pizza 0:13:53.760 --> 0:13:57.040 is not cold. Let's go out to Alan La. You're 0:13:57.120 --> 0:13:58.840 on Dodger Talk. How you doing, al. 0:14:00.200 --> 0:14:00.640 Doing good? 0:14:00.720 --> 0:14:00.880 Dave? 0:14:00.920 --> 0:14:03.280 How you doing tremendous out? 0:14:04.040 --> 0:14:07.719 Yeah, I just want to say, Dave, I want to 0:14:07.760 --> 0:14:09.880 give a shout out to Freeman for picking up Ed. 0:14:10.559 --> 0:14:12.480 I mean, this one was a nice pick up. Everyone 0:14:12.559 --> 0:14:16.040 was talking about the acquisitions of Tucker and Danz, but 0:14:16.280 --> 0:14:20.360 this end season pickup has worked out great for the Dodgers. 0:14:20.480 --> 0:14:23.480 Every time they pitches, he gives you a solid outend. 0:14:23.480 --> 0:14:26.760 You know what they call quality stars. He's only had 0:14:27.120 --> 0:14:30.200 one bad Allen, and they normally win. 0:14:30.440 --> 0:14:32.840 Not just that out, Yeah, not just that out. 0:14:32.840 --> 0:14:35.240 They've won ten out of the eleven games that he's 0:14:35.240 --> 0:14:37.560 been on the mound. I would say that's more than 0:14:37.560 --> 0:14:40.840 a quality start. I mean, you're right, what a fine 0:14:40.880 --> 0:14:44.200 By Andrew Friedman, we all talk about Trek Scouble, but 0:14:44.480 --> 0:14:47.520 Eric Lower may be the best pickup of the of 0:14:47.600 --> 0:14:51.560 the regular season. By Friedman, I mean Schooble schooball obviously, 0:14:51.600 --> 0:14:54.480 but that's an obvious one to be able to get Lower. 0:14:54.560 --> 0:14:58.120 I mean, for nothing is and what he's done and 0:14:58.200 --> 0:15:02.080 the way Mark Pryor and specifically Connor McGinnis has gotten 0:15:02.120 --> 0:15:06.840 Lower back on track. No other team could do what 0:15:06.880 --> 0:15:09.280 they've done. And Connor McGinnis, like I have said over 0:15:09.320 --> 0:15:12.480 the years, and he and the Dodgers probably don't want 0:15:12.480 --> 0:15:14.960 me to say his name too many times, but he 0:15:15.200 --> 0:15:19.600 is the pitching secret weapon. Even Seth Halverson, the new 0:15:19.600 --> 0:15:23.040 reliever the Dodgers acquired, told me whatever Connor was showing him, 0:15:23.280 --> 0:15:26.360 it's already starting to click. Lower told me that Connor 0:15:26.440 --> 0:15:30.320 McGinnis understands the language of Lower. He has helped them 0:15:30.440 --> 0:15:34.080 a lot with his pitches, the pitch gripping, the mechanics, 0:15:34.120 --> 0:15:36.880 the mental side of it. So I can't say enough 0:15:36.920 --> 0:15:41.600 about Connor McGinnis, who is definitely the secret weapon as 0:15:41.600 --> 0:15:45.000 far as pitching coaches go in Major League Baseball. We're 0:15:45.000 --> 0:15:48.000 brought to you by Modello. Modello the mark of a fighter. 0:15:48.040 --> 0:15:50.240 You know what else I loved was in the bottom 0:15:50.320 --> 0:15:53.360 of the sixth inning, with one out, a full count 0:15:53.560 --> 0:15:58.360 and the Dodgers putting runners in motion. No secret. The 0:15:58.440 --> 0:16:01.320 Dodgers lead the league in double plays, and in the 0:16:01.320 --> 0:16:04.480 bottom of the sixth inning before Freddie Freeman doubled down 0:16:04.560 --> 0:16:07.400 the dugout. He was on the move from first base 0:16:07.480 --> 0:16:09.840 on a full count of Mookie beds and one out. 0:16:10.360 --> 0:16:10.920 I love that. 0:16:11.320 --> 0:16:14.800 I love that great job by Dave Roberts and Bob 0:16:14.840 --> 0:16:18.040 Garren on the bench there tonight and throughout the entire year. 0:16:18.120 --> 0:16:20.840 I mean, you can then pick all you want, but 0:16:20.920 --> 0:16:24.240 Dave has done a tremendous job this season, and tonight 0:16:24.320 --> 0:16:27.640 the Dodgers beat the Royals four to two. When we continue, 0:16:27.720 --> 0:16:29.680 more of your phone calls, plus we'll check in with 0:16:29.760 --> 0:16:33.400 Jose Mota after the Dodgers defeat the Royals four to 0:16:33.440 --> 0:16:39.640 two on five seventy LA Sports. 0:16:41.560 --> 0:16:44.000 Hi, this is Freddy Freeman. This is the home of 0:16:44.080 --> 0:16:46.800 the back to back world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. 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Visit AM 0:18:11.400 --> 0:18:15.159 five seventy LA sports dot com keyword home run and 0:18:15.280 --> 0:18:17.080 to your name you could win. 0:18:17.800 --> 0:18:21.639 It's time to go around the horn with Hoseang Mota. 0:18:22.240 --> 0:18:24.760 All right, Jose Moto, what were you thinking when you 0:18:24.800 --> 0:18:28.440 saw Freddy Freeman go down the steps tonight, Down goes Freeman, 0:18:28.640 --> 0:18:29.680 Down goes Freeman. 0:18:30.080 --> 0:18:34.080 I said, oh, no, move on, I remember that play 0:18:34.400 --> 0:18:37.240 before all these screens came up in the dougouts and 0:18:37.840 --> 0:18:40.280 big Man I thought about the surgery, and then I'm like, 0:18:40.400 --> 0:18:42.280 I hope he didn't hit his head because that's the 0:18:42.400 --> 0:18:45.359 one thing worried about the most. Another thing two with them, 0:18:45.680 --> 0:18:48.919 you know it is Dave. I'm like, oh my god, no. 0:18:49.160 --> 0:18:51.000 But once I see him stand up, so okay, I 0:18:51.040 --> 0:18:54.199 see where he is. But thankfully we heard him talk 0:18:54.240 --> 0:18:56.080 about you know, good sense of humor about the whole thing, 0:18:56.080 --> 0:18:58.320 and hopefully in a couple of days we'll be back. 0:18:58.880 --> 0:19:01.040 Really, when you look at it, Eric Lauer tonight and 0:19:01.080 --> 0:19:04.520 what he did, I know, Scooball is schooball. But like 0:19:04.600 --> 0:19:07.679 I mentioned before you came on, this may be the 0:19:07.720 --> 0:19:08.880 pickup of the season. 0:19:09.960 --> 0:19:13.040 I'm glad you mentioned that day because you know, Eric 0:19:13.119 --> 0:19:15.359 Lauer in his own words like I'm not going to 0:19:15.440 --> 0:19:17.400 try to nitpicked today is I have to be aggressive. 0:19:17.400 --> 0:19:18.960 You know what he did today with you know those 0:19:19.000 --> 0:19:21.240 pitches that he made one hundred and twelve he threw 0:19:21.400 --> 0:19:25.679 eighty five varieties of the fastball, eighty five pitches on 0:19:25.760 --> 0:19:30.040 fastball variety fastball, and four seamers and cutters. That shows 0:19:30.080 --> 0:19:31.960 you he's not messing around. That shows you that he 0:19:32.040 --> 0:19:34.000 was not afraid of contact. That tells you also that 0:19:34.400 --> 0:19:36.840 he know what was a stake when having to go 0:19:36.880 --> 0:19:39.119 out there any debtsent innings. But I'm glad you mentioned 0:19:39.119 --> 0:19:42.359 this too, because I mean, the first inning was pretty 0:19:42.400 --> 0:19:44.639 much a reflection of what they did to Schoobel, and 0:19:44.720 --> 0:19:47.320 the first three innings the same thing. He had sixty 0:19:47.320 --> 0:19:50.680 four pitches through three, Schoobol had sixty one through three. 0:19:51.200 --> 0:19:53.240 But this guy found a way to stop him. He 0:19:53.280 --> 0:19:56.440 made pitches, He got some chases, which is very amazing 0:19:56.480 --> 0:19:59.040 when he consider that when you talk about chasing pitches 0:19:59.160 --> 0:20:03.439 and guys missing and expanding zones. He I leven chases 0:20:03.480 --> 0:20:05.800 on his fastball, which says you what. There's a lot 0:20:05.800 --> 0:20:09.359 of deception, there's a lot of cleanliness in his delivery. 0:20:09.600 --> 0:20:11.560 The ball just looks very good. Before you know it, 0:20:11.560 --> 0:20:13.200 it's out of the zone. So I'm glad to see 0:20:13.240 --> 0:20:14.760 him go out there and step up in a very 0:20:14.760 --> 0:20:17.400 big way and give the Dodgers exactly what they needed 0:20:17.440 --> 0:20:19.399 because they don't know what else they needed. Dave they 0:20:19.440 --> 0:20:20.080 need or sweep? 0:20:21.240 --> 0:20:24.359 Yeah, no doubt, there's no reason why they shouldn't sweep 0:20:24.400 --> 0:20:28.359 the Royals and feel even better about themselves going into 0:20:28.400 --> 0:20:31.640 a big four game series against the Brewers. And what's 0:20:31.680 --> 0:20:34.800 even better for the Dodgers is that Mookie bets for 0:20:34.840 --> 0:20:38.520 the first time all year long, looks like Mookie bets. 0:20:38.960 --> 0:20:41.399 It seems like Mooki has found something that we hope 0:20:41.400 --> 0:20:43.439 stays in his own words too. Is good to hear 0:20:43.480 --> 0:20:45.760 him talk about and not being a machine. But let's 0:20:45.880 --> 0:20:48.199 just get Muoki in the right mindset to say, I 0:20:48.240 --> 0:20:50.920 am here. You talk about certain months, you talk about 0:20:50.960 --> 0:20:53.000