WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (5-02-26)

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Dodger Talk. David Vase with you until eight

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<v Speaker 2>thirty tonight here on AM five seventy LA Sports and

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<v Speaker 2>one oh four point three HD two. After the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>fall to the Cardinals three to two and squander Rochi

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<v Speaker 2>Sasaki's best start, I would venture of his career. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't remember him pitching this well in any of his starts.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year he went six innings tonight, through a career

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<v Speaker 2>high in pitches, went over the one hundred pitch mark

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<v Speaker 2>tonight and retired the last ten batters that he faced.

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<v Speaker 2>After the third inning, which was a rocky third inning.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the inning where he gave up all three runs,

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<v Speaker 2>he settled down. I'm not sure if Mark Pryor told

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<v Speaker 2>him something in the dugout, because he was a completely

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<v Speaker 2>different pitcher and started to attack the strike zone with

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<v Speaker 2>his fastball, something that everybody's been pleading for going back

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<v Speaker 2>to last year. He seemed to be throwing his cutter

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<v Speaker 2>splitter first pitch in the first three innings, and then

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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden, a switch went off and he

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<v Speaker 2>started throwing his fastball for first pitch strikes and attacking

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<v Speaker 2>the strike zone, not pitching away from contact. That's something

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<v Speaker 2>else you've been hearing Dave Roberts talk about. They want

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<v Speaker 2>him to not be afraid to pitch to contact, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's how he was able to get easy innings in

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings. So maybe this is

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<v Speaker 2>a start that helps Sasaki turn the corner because it

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<v Speaker 2>was his best and I don't give him praise easily,

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<v Speaker 2>and tonight it was really good. It's unfortunate. The Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>offense is still in a slumber and really have been

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<v Speaker 2>going back to the last road trip at Corus Field.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure they had a couple of outbursts against the Cubs,

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<v Speaker 2>but outside of that, this offense has not done what

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<v Speaker 2>it did the first three weeks of the season. And really,

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<v Speaker 2>if you look at how they did it the first

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<v Speaker 2>three weeks of the season, they were getting a red

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<v Speaker 2>hot out of this world. Andy Pa has to go

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<v Speaker 2>along with a red hot Max Munsey, and the bottom

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<v Speaker 2>third of the order was doing their job. All of

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<v Speaker 2>a sudden. Now Pajez has come back to earth in

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<v Speaker 2>a big way. You're still not getting anything from Otani

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<v Speaker 2>and Tucker and Will Smith has been luke warm. Not

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<v Speaker 2>to mention, Freddie Freeman was in a horrendous slump before yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, the Dodgers have not gotten what they

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<v Speaker 2>need to get out of the big boys, the guys

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<v Speaker 2>that are paid a lot of money to produce. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers went out to get Kyle Tucker to get more

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<v Speaker 2>offensive outfield production, and it hasn't been there. It's still

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<v Speaker 2>a crater sized hole to begin this season. And today

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<v Speaker 2>it was nice to see Tucker make contact and get

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<v Speaker 2>something going in that ninth inning, but it has not

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<v Speaker 2>looked good for him. He's hitting two thirty eight with

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<v Speaker 2>a six eighty seven OPS. Today, the Dodgers one through

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<v Speaker 2>four hitters were combined two for fifteen with three strikeouts

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<v Speaker 2>and no extra base hits. Come on, that's not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>win you a lot of games, and it's part of

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<v Speaker 2>the reason why they're in this funk of losing nine

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<v Speaker 2>of their last thirteen. They've lost four in a row,

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<v Speaker 2>and you heard Freddy Freeman say it on the last

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<v Speaker 2>day of the homestand a big reason why the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are twenty and thirteen is because of their starting pitching.

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<v Speaker 2>If they were not getting the type of starting pitching

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<v Speaker 2>that they have gotten to start the year, they might

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<v Speaker 2>be a five hundred team. Because it's certainly not the offense.

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<v Speaker 2>The offense has got to figure it out. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>the scary part of this is the second half of

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<v Speaker 2>last year. Andrew Freeman and Dave Roberts did not hide this.

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<v Speaker 2>After the season. They brought up that they needed to

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<v Speaker 2>fix the offense add to the offense because of an

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<v Speaker 2>extended second half slump, not by just one guy but

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<v Speaker 2>the entire offense, and then in the postseason you look

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<v Speaker 2>at the World Series, they only hit two oh three.

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<v Speaker 2>So the only concern for me is these same pretty

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<v Speaker 2>much group of players have been in a slump for

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<v Speaker 2>the better part of the second half of last year

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<v Speaker 2>and now the first month of this season, and that's concerning.

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<v Speaker 2>Really the only consistent hitter since day one for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers has been Max Munsey. Can you name anybody else

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<v Speaker 2>that has been as good as Max Munsey from day

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<v Speaker 2>one to where we're at right now, there hasn't been.

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<v Speaker 2>Otani is hitting two fifty two, by the way, with

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<v Speaker 2>an eight thirty five OPS. He hasn't hit many home runs,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, he's zero for eleven during this four

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<v Speaker 2>game losing streak. So the reality is right or wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>good or bad, if you agree with it or not.

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<v Speaker 2>The reality is the Dodgers feed off Otani. If Otani's

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<v Speaker 2>not going, this offense is not going to go. Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker has been moved down to the fourth spot. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have done as much as they can to try

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<v Speaker 2>to make him feel comfortable. But like I said last night,

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm Dave Roberts, I'm considering moving Max Munsey up

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<v Speaker 2>to the cleanup spot and moving Tucker to the sixth spot.

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<v Speaker 2>He's supposed to be a guy that sees a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of pitches, Well, make him see him in the sixth

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<v Speaker 2>spot until he gets it going again. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>go back and look at Tucker's best years, it was

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<v Speaker 2>when he was hitting fifth and sixth for the Astros.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the reality of it. And how much a player's

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<v Speaker 2>making makes no difference about the reality of what he

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<v Speaker 2>does on the field. So you know, it is what

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<v Speaker 2>it is. The Dodgers paid him because they could, and

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<v Speaker 2>they thought that they were getting an upgrade, and they

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<v Speaker 2>very well, I'm not going to say they very well

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<v Speaker 2>might they will get that return at some point this season.

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<v Speaker 2>It just hasn't been to begin this year. And a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of things when it comes to Kyle Tucker. He's

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<v Speaker 2>swinging at the first pitch more than ever, almost double

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<v Speaker 2>the time that he has in his entire career. He's

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<v Speaker 2>swinging at the first pitch fifty two percent of the

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<v Speaker 2>time this year. Last year, just for some context, he's

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<v Speaker 2>swung at it thirty five percent of the time. And

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<v Speaker 2>now he's getting spun to death. Pitchers are throwing a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of spin at him because they know he gets

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<v Speaker 2>his power off the fastball. And even when he does

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<v Speaker 2>get a fastball, he's fouling it back or he's rolling over.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I don't he's gonna get it going

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<v Speaker 2>at some point. He's too good not to. But right

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<v Speaker 2>now a lot of guys that a lot of guys

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<v Speaker 2>are in a slump at the same time, and you

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<v Speaker 2>just wonder what's been said in those hitters meetings and

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<v Speaker 2>how are those guys coming to the realization that you're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to cover. I'll go back to what two guys

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<v Speaker 2>that are experts and really good forget about me, Adrian

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<v Speaker 2>Gonzalez and Nomar Garcia Para said at it perfectly last night.

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<v Speaker 2>These guys are trying to cover too much of the plate,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're swinging at pitches outside the strike zone, and

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<v Speaker 2>they're not being aggressive early in the count. Once you

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<v Speaker 2>start doing that and maybe flipping the script on some

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<v Speaker 2>of these pitchers, you might be in a better spot.

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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. Dodgers fall to the Cardinals for the

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<v Speaker 2>second straight night, three to two. The final score. Michael

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<v Speaker 2>McGreevy at a Saclamene induced four ground ball double plays

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<v Speaker 2>by the Dodgers. Roki Sasaki takes the loss and Riley

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<v Speaker 2>O'Brien with his ninth save of the year, a game

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<v Speaker 2>that saw the Dodgers go homerless again. It's now five

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<v Speaker 2>straight games the Dodgers have not hit a home run.

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<v Speaker 2>The last time they had a drought like that, Don

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<v Speaker 2>Mattingly was the manager back in May of twenty fifteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to more Park. Don lead us off

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 5>How you doing, Don, Well, I'm doing great, and I'm

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<v Speaker 5>here to remind you that the Dodgers are on pace

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<v Speaker 5>to win ninety five games this season. So there's no

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<v Speaker 5>reason to summon the panic brothers.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, they are panicking right now up on the hill.

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<v Speaker 2>But the one thing that's concerning Don is the offense.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're waiting for this offense to really get going

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<v Speaker 2>because they have so many good players in this lineup

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<v Speaker 2>and we just haven't seen that going back to the

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<v Speaker 2>first half of last year.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I can tell you right now what's happening. The

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<v Speaker 5>first five are not seeing the ball out of the

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<v Speaker 5>pitcher's hand. They're just not getting a good read. Every

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<v Speaker 5>one of them has a stance like a hundred year

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<v Speaker 5>old woman with extreme or arthritis, and their swings are

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<v Speaker 5>glitchy as a ninety year old.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yeah, we get the analogies. I get it, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>Don I get it.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean what they need to do is they need

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<v Speaker 5>to get back to their stance they had at the

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<v Speaker 5>beginning of last season. They need to find their place

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<v Speaker 5>in the batter's box, and they need to lay off

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<v Speaker 5>those energy drinks because what's happening is their retinas are

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<v Speaker 5>bouncing up and down inside their eyeballs.

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<v Speaker 2>So you think they're too caffeinated. You feel like they're

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<v Speaker 2>too caffeinated. Okay, Don, thank you for the phone call. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>I love a good accelerator before a game. Don't get

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<v Speaker 2>me wrong, but hey, all I can tell you is

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with Don. The only thing I agree with

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<v Speaker 2>Don about are two things. It's not panic time and

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<v Speaker 2>b Yes, a lot of guys are not seeing the

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<v Speaker 2>ball well and that's evident by their swings. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of indecisive swings, a lot of expanding of the strike zone.

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<v Speaker 2>So yes, Don, I agree with you, and I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>sure I'm going to use any of your ninety year

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<v Speaker 2>old geriatric analogies moving forward. But I appreciate the attempt.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Roy, who's in downtown. How you doing, Roy,

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

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<v Speaker 6>Dave, How are you great as usual?

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<v Speaker 7>Hey?

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<v Speaker 6>I think we need I don't get why we don't

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<v Speaker 6>do this some more creativeness in the in the in

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<v Speaker 6>the lineup, in the batting order. I mean, the only

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<v Speaker 6>guys really producing are Max and Sasaki in short so

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<v Speaker 6>and that gotta be probably a good leadoff guy. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>I disagree.

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<v Speaker 2>I disagree with you. Kim. Kim would not be a

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<v Speaker 2>good leadoff hitter because he doesn't know the strike zone.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that's obvious by the way that his

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<v Speaker 2>betting average and on base percentage have gone down consistent

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<v Speaker 2>since he has gotten more playing time. He's now hitting

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<v Speaker 2>two ninety three and his OPS is seven sixty one.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the Dodgers not having rookie Bets. Dodgers not

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<v Speaker 2>having rookie Betts is a huge hole in this lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>and I feel like people don't appreciate how good rookie

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<v Speaker 2>Betts still is. I feel like he's such an oversight

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<v Speaker 2>and nobody even brings him up. He would be in

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<v Speaker 2>your lineup instead of Hayes On Kim.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, but the guys I'm producing and you don't have Bookie,

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<v Speaker 6>so you gotta shake it up. Why not shake it up?

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<v Speaker 6>You know, Max? Put him third or forth, he's he's

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<v Speaker 6>hitting the crud.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm with you. I think Munsey should hit clean

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<v Speaker 2>up tomorrow and Will Smith probably is gonna get a

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<v Speaker 2>day off day game after a night game, so it'll

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<v Speaker 2>be great to have Dalton Rushing in the lineup. He

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<v Speaker 2>struck out to end the game coming off the bench,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's one of the best hitters this side of

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<v Speaker 2>month Sie. The Dodgers have had a specially in the

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<v Speaker 2>month of May. Excuse me, April, thanks for the phone call, Roy,

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it. Yeah, that's another part of this that I

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<v Speaker 2>think we're ignoring. No Mookie bets and I know he

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<v Speaker 2>was off to a slow start, but he only played

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<v Speaker 2>the first two weeks. Number two, I think you're missing

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<v Speaker 2>Dalton Rushing. Dalton Rushing had forty something at bats in

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<v Speaker 2>the month of April had an ops of thirteen hundred

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<v Speaker 2>seven home runs, the second most to Max Munsey, who

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<v Speaker 2>plays every day. I really believe Dalton Rushing was gonna

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<v Speaker 2>come through there in the ninth inning, he took a

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<v Speaker 2>first pitch fastball, and that's what I mean, be aggressive

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<v Speaker 2>early in the count I remember Mike Piazza used to

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<v Speaker 2>say this all the time. He believed that you only

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<v Speaker 2>get one pitch per at bat to hit, and it

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<v Speaker 2>could be the very first pitch. No Mare Garcia Para

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<v Speaker 2>felt that way too, So I would have liked to

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<v Speaker 2>have seen Rushing step into the batters box even coming

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<v Speaker 2>off the bench, ready to hit, because Riley o brian

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<v Speaker 2>was on the ropes right there with a string of

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<v Speaker 2>hits and on the ropes, and he allowed O'Brien to

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<v Speaker 2>get ahead of him and threw him a spinner and

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<v Speaker 2>he struck out the end to end the game. But

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<v Speaker 2>that's gonna happen. It's a tough job coming off the bench,

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<v Speaker 2>especially when you're a young player. But I like Dalton Rushing.

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<v Speaker 2>I like the way that he has brought out different

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<v Speaker 2>clubs for different situations. That's part of the reason why

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<v Speaker 2>he's hitting close to four hundred with runners in scoring position.

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<v Speaker 2>So look, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith are going to

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<v Speaker 2>play every day. But the reality is Dalton rushing has

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<v Speaker 2>been one of the best hitters this side of Max Munsey,

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<v Speaker 2>and he'll be in the lineup tomorrow somewhere, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think that'll help the Dodgers score some runs against Dustin May.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of Will Smith, did you know Will Smith is

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best catchers percentage wise of getting calls

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<v Speaker 2>overturned with this new ABS. He's got twenty three out

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<v Speaker 2>of thirty two challenges right behind the plate. That's seventy

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<v Speaker 2>two percent correct. That's as much as Augustine Ramirez of

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<v Speaker 2>the Marlins, who is tied with Will Smith for the

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<v Speaker 2>best percentage of getting calls overturned. I had a chance

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<v Speaker 2>to catch up with Will Smith to ask him what

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<v Speaker 2>his strategy is, what the Dodgers strategy is, and how

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<v Speaker 2>he thinks so far this ABS challenge system is working.

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<v Speaker 8>No, it's not used as many as you can. I

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<v Speaker 8>think it's you know, know the situation, No, the count,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, kind of where we're at in the game,

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<v Speaker 8>when anywhere at was to score, you know, I think offensively,

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<v Speaker 8>we've we've talked about trying to be a little more

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<v Speaker 8>aggressive with it, firing a few more bullets at times

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<v Speaker 8>instead of just leaving it to you know, Dalton and I.

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<v Speaker 8>So it's just reading the game. You know, if you're right,

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<v Speaker 8>If you know you're right, call it. But other than that,

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<v Speaker 8>like kind of know the situation, but also don't be

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<v Speaker 8>afraid to fire a bullet.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, does some homeplate umpires embrace it more than

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<v Speaker 2>the others?

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<v Speaker 8>Uh, just to know. I think overall they've been really good. Actually,

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<v Speaker 8>I think it kind of holds an accountable you know,

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<v Speaker 8>pitch to pitch, they got to be really locked in

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<v Speaker 8>or else they're gonna get kind of embarrassed. If they

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<v Speaker 8>don't want to be embarrassed. You know, they're all trying

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<v Speaker 8>to do a really good job, and I think it

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<v Speaker 8>just helps, you know, helps them.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, all right, there is Will Smith. You could

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<v Speaker 2>hear that full conversation, by the way on the iHeartRadio app. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he's been that good behind the play getting seventy two

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<v Speaker 2>percent of his challenges right. And going back to the

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<v Speaker 2>beginning of the year, the Dodgers started with their strategy

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<v Speaker 2>to give their catchers Will Smith and Dalton Rushing the

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<v Speaker 2>majority of the opportunities to challenge pitches, not really having

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<v Speaker 2>their hitters challenge it unless it's a big spot. But

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<v Speaker 2>you just heard what Will Smith said. They've kind of

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<v Speaker 2>tweaked their strategy to try to be a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more aggressive with their challenges as hitters if they believe

0:16:57.480 --> 0:17:00.240
<v Speaker 2>that the ball is outside of the strike zone. So

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<v Speaker 2>I know a lot of you are wondering what the Dodgers'

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<v Speaker 2>strategy is. I gave you a taste of it early

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<v Speaker 2>in the year with Max Muntsey, and you're just getting

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<v Speaker 2>an updated strategy on what the Dodgers are doing ABS

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<v Speaker 2>challenge wise from Will Smith. And he's been one of

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<v Speaker 2>the best. He's been really good. Eight six, nine eighty seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>about you, but when it comes to these ABS challenges,

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<v Speaker 2>I know, when it comes into the strike zone and

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<v Speaker 2>we're all watching it, it's great TV. If you're in

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<v Speaker 2>the stadium, it's great. It's great drama. But don't you

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<v Speaker 2>feel like the spirit of the rule was not to

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<v Speaker 2>have this electronic baseball barely touched the border of the

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<v Speaker 2>strike zone and be called a strike. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like when they put the instant replay in and base

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<v Speaker 2>runners were going in doing the pop up slide and

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<v Speaker 2>they were coming off the base for a split second

0:17:58.080 --> 0:18:01.239
<v Speaker 2>and being called out that that wasn't too me. The

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<v Speaker 2>spirit of why they put in the challenges or why

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<v Speaker 2>instant replay was in similar to this. I kind of

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<v Speaker 2>feel like if I were to make a tweak to

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<v Speaker 2>this ABS challenge system is to designate a percentage of

0:18:14.600 --> 0:18:17.800
<v Speaker 2>the ball in the strike zone if you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>call it a strike, whether it's for the Dodgers or

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<v Speaker 2>against the Dodgers. I think it's really weird when you're

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<v Speaker 2>watching this electronic baseball just barely a centimeter, barely touch

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<v Speaker 2>the border of the strike zone. To me, that's not

0:18:36.119 --> 0:18:39.679
<v Speaker 2>why the ABS challenge system was put in place. But

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<v Speaker 2>I asked Bob garn this, who is Dave roberts right

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<v Speaker 2>hand man with the bench coach Danny Leman, and he said, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I understand what you're saying, and it looks weird. But

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<v Speaker 2>if a baseball is hit and barely hits the foul pole,

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<v Speaker 2>is at fair or foul for a home run? I said, well,

0:18:58.560 --> 0:19:00.760
<v Speaker 2>it's a home run, it's fair. Well, there you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Same thing with the ABS challenge system. But still it

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<v Speaker 2>feels like the umpires are getting it right for the

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<v Speaker 2>most part, and when an umpire calls a pitch a ball,

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<v Speaker 2>and then they challenge it and it barely touches the zone.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like that's a little cheap right there. I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like at least forty five percent of the baseball

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<v Speaker 2>has to be in the strike zone to overturn it.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, that's my feelings. Eight six six nine

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

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<v Speaker 2>two lines open. Let's go back out to the phones.

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<v Speaker 2>Kenny in Tarzana. You're on Dodger Talk with David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm doing really well. Gaby first call the season. Hopefully

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<v Speaker 7>we'll have a number of others. So you you talked

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<v Speaker 7>about rushing and you felt that he was not aggressive

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<v Speaker 7>enough tonight he got a nice pitch. But then you

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<v Speaker 7>also were criticizing Tucker for I think you said he's

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<v Speaker 7>swinging at fifty did the first pitch?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, because that's not who he is. He's been in

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<v Speaker 2>the league a long time. He's only swinging at thirty

0:20:09.680 --> 0:20:12.440
<v Speaker 2>percent of the first pitches that he sees. Now all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, he's swinging at fifty two percent.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, Well, you know, I didn't understand the Dodgers begging

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<v Speaker 7>the second highest average annual value a top ten MVP

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<v Speaker 7>one time. I didn't get it. It's nice to have

0:20:27.520 --> 0:20:31.200
<v Speaker 7>him on the team, but we overpaid him. But watch

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<v Speaker 7>out for show. Hey, you remember fifteen home runs last

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<v Speaker 7>year in May, He's gonna get on fire. We'll see.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I've repeated that too a few times, so we'll

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<v Speaker 2>keep on trying to speak it into existence. Kenny, Yeah, good, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for the phone call. Look, what I'm seeing

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<v Speaker 2>is a lot of hitters. And you've heard this phrase

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<v Speaker 2>a few times. Paralysis by analysis a lot of guys,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers are the best at this. Not everybody

0:21:01.680 --> 0:21:04.639
<v Speaker 2>is one size fits all. A guy like Andy pa

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<v Speaker 2>Has does not lead a lot of information. He's not

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<v Speaker 2>the same as Will Smith. Freddie Freeman is not a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that's gonna look at the iPad at his swing.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't need to. He has said that repeatedly. But

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like in a good way, the Dodger hitting

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<v Speaker 2>coaches are providing a lot of information, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>at times, especially when things are not going well, it's

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<v Speaker 2>paralysis by analysis. Too much information, and some guys get

0:21:35.400 --> 0:21:39.440
<v Speaker 2>overloaded by that information. And look, the Dodger hitting coaches,

0:21:39.640 --> 0:21:42.280
<v Speaker 2>as all their coaching staff does, puts in a lot

0:21:42.320 --> 0:21:44.919
<v Speaker 2>of work, a lot of time to filter the information

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<v Speaker 2>to make it easier for the players to process and perform.

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<v Speaker 2>But right now, with the swings that I'm seeing on

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<v Speaker 2>certain pitches, certain counts, it just reminds me of what

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<v Speaker 2>we have seen the last four year years or so

0:22:01.119 --> 0:22:04.159
<v Speaker 2>when things are not going well. Teams are starting to

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<v Speaker 2>pitch the Dodgers backwards and their information is not caught

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<v Speaker 2>up to what's happening in real time. The adjustments in

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<v Speaker 2>game need to be made quicker and better. I think

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we're gonna take a time out here on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk. When we come back, more of your phone calls,

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<v Speaker 2>and also you'll hear from Joe Kelly. Plus we have

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<v Speaker 2>great news when it comes to Bruce Star Grattarol and

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<v Speaker 2>Brock Stewart. Two big time relievers that the Dodgers have

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<v Speaker 2>not had in quite some time, So we'll give you

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<v Speaker 2>an update on when they may return. And also you'll

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<v Speaker 2>hear from Joe Kelly, who gave his opinion on and

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<v Speaker 2>how the Dodgers should manage Shoho Tani on the days

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<v Speaker 2>that he pitches. So a lot to get to between.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>In the bottom of the hour, the Dodgers fall to

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<v Speaker 2>the Cardinals three to two. They have lost four in

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<v Speaker 2>a row and have not hit a home run in

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<v Speaker 2>their last five games, and they're trying to turn it

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<v Speaker 2>around Tomorrow. We'll see if they can against former teammate

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

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<v Speaker 2>Cardinals beat the Dodgers tonight three to two in Saint Louis.

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<v Speaker 2>Saint Louis has won six in a row after sweeping

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<v Speaker 2>the Pirates in Pittsburgh. In a four game series. They

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<v Speaker 2>come back to beat the Dodgers in the first two

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<v Speaker 2>games of this series and have the same record as

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers twenty and thirteen. The Dodgers offense continue to

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<v Speaker 2>struggle tonight. They were not heard from until the ninth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>when Max Munsey, Teoscar Hernandez and Andy Pajez were able

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<v Speaker 2>to mant a little bit of a rally, string some

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<v Speaker 2>hits together and score the only two Dodger runs. But

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<v Speaker 2>unfortunately it was not enough, as the Dodgers go down

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<v Speaker 2>I want to remind you on May seventh, which is

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<v Speaker 2>this coming Thursday, all be out at Downy Hunday with

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<v Speaker 2>our guy Alex Vesia. That's right, Alex Vesia will be

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<v Speaker 2>at Downy Hunday this Thursday, from four to five o'clock

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<v Speaker 2>and it is gonna be a good time. He'll be

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<v Speaker 2>out there taking photos. We're gonna have a DJ out there.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna have a big time experience. We'll do a

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger talk from out there as well. So it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a good time this Thursday out at Downy Hunday

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<v Speaker 2>four to five o'clock with alex Vesia. So we look

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<v Speaker 2>forward to seeing you out there Downy Hunday. It's all

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<v Speaker 2>about the experience. By the way, speaking of the bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>in alex Vesia, help is on the way. Brock Stewart

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<v Speaker 2>has completed his rehab assignment in Oklahoma City and is

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<v Speaker 2>expected to rejoin the Dodgers when they go to Houston.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's great news. And how about this Bruce dar Gretorol,

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<v Speaker 2>who has not appeared in a professional game since Game

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<v Speaker 2>five of the twenty four World Series, was back in

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<v Speaker 2>action tonight for Oklahoma City. Remember Graterol underwent shoulder surgery

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<v Speaker 2>after the twenty four season. It's been a long road back.

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<v Speaker 2>That shoulder has not responded until now. This is the

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<v Speaker 2>farthest his shoulder has allowed him to go. And Bazooka

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<v Speaker 2>tonight in his first game since the twenty four World Series,

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<v Speaker 2>pitched a one two three inning with two groundouts and

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<v Speaker 2>a strikeout in eight pitches. So Bruce star Graderol fingers

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<v Speaker 2>crossed he bounces back well tomorrow, but certainly a big

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<v Speaker 2>time hope that Bruce dar Grattarol can return and all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, the Dodger bullpen will look significantly different

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<v Speaker 2>when they get Brock Stewart back in Houston, and then

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<v Speaker 2>probably in three to four weeks Bruce s Darr Gratterol,

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<v Speaker 2>not to mention Evan Phillips coming back from Tommy John

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<v Speaker 2>surgery at some point in the second half, and also

0:29:04.960 --> 0:29:09.600
<v Speaker 2>Edwin dis the Dodger bullpen is going to be significantly

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<v Speaker 2>deeper over the course of the season as it goes along,

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<v Speaker 2>and Joe Kelly knows all about that. Joe Kelly was

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<v Speaker 2>a big part of the Dodger bullpen from twenty nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty twenty four, and he joined us on the

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<v Speaker 2>pregame show and Dodger Talk, and I asked him about

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<v Speaker 2>Otani because he is never short of an opinion. He

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<v Speaker 2>watches the Dodgers every game, and I asked him how

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<v Speaker 2>he believes the Dodgers should manage O'tani when he pitches.

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<v Speaker 14>How would I manage it? I would manage it just

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<v Speaker 14>by a personal feel or a healthwise standpoint. Right, we

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<v Speaker 14>don't know what if he's barking from you know, taking

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<v Speaker 14>swings and pitching, Like, what if his arm gets more tired,

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<v Speaker 14>you know in the past couple starts while he's hitting.

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<v Speaker 14>What if he's having those conversations behind the scenes. No

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<v Speaker 14>one knows, right, So I would just probably you know,

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<v Speaker 14>try to be in tune with showhy as much as

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<v Speaker 14>I can leading up to a start. You know, if

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<v Speaker 14>he says he's ready to rock, and I'd let him

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<v Speaker 14>swing if something's bugging him or or maybe the swings

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<v Speaker 14>are messing with his mechanics or you know, I mean

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<v Speaker 14>he's dominating on the mountain, right and something you don't

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<v Speaker 14>want to mess up. He's one of the best pitchers

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<v Speaker 14>in all of baseball, you know, American League, National League.

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<v Speaker 14>So when that's happening, you know, as an organization, you're like, well, shoot,

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<v Speaker 14>maybe he's more valuable as a pitcher and we could

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<v Speaker 14>just keep him at this high level of performance that

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<v Speaker 14>he's doing now, and we'll just skip the four at bets.

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<v Speaker 14>He's gonna get that game, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 14>So if that's the case, I would if you know

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<v Speaker 14>that that's the reason why Show he could pitch that, well,

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<v Speaker 14>I would definitely as a as a manager or as

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<v Speaker 14>an organization, I'd be like, hey, Show, Hey, you are

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<v Speaker 14>the best pitcher in baseball right now, Like, do you

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<v Speaker 14>want to mess that up? And I just asked him personally,

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<v Speaker 14>And if he says no, they'll be like, all right,

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<v Speaker 14>well you're not going to hit today, you know what

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<v Speaker 14>I mean. So it just be those conversations that I'd

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<v Speaker 14>have behind the scenes that no one knows. No one

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<v Speaker 14>knows the real reason, right, We'll never get the real reason.

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<v Speaker 14>You know, you know how baseball goes. But you know,

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<v Speaker 14>if it's working, you know, hes dominating the amount like he is.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, it's.

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<v Speaker 14>Whatever he feels he's most comfortable with to keep that

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<v Speaker 14>high level of performance.

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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>So there you have it from Joe Kelly. It sounds

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<v Speaker 2>like he is on board with what the Dodgers want

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<v Speaker 2>to do. And if shohy Otani really does want to

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<v Speaker 2>shoot for the cy Young this year and help the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers win a three peat by pitching on the mound.

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<v Speaker 2>It makes complete sense that you've got to be able

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<v Speaker 2>at thirty one years old to not be able to

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<v Speaker 2>do both every single day. But look, the reality is

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<v Speaker 2>Otani has not pitched since the last homestand and he's

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<v Speaker 2>still scuffling offensively. So I'm not sure if the pitching

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<v Speaker 2>is taking more out of him and it's taking longer

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<v Speaker 2>for him to recover, and if that's taking something out

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<v Speaker 2>of his lower half when he hits, and if that's

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<v Speaker 2>taken something out of his lower half for not just

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<v Speaker 2>the day after, but the next couple of days, that's

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<v Speaker 2>something to consider. But he certainly has not looked like

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<v Speaker 2>sho Hey Otani from the last two years as a hitter,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just think he's not seeing the baseball really well.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't believe it has anything to do with his pitching.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I said, as he told me in Toronto

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<v Speaker 2>when the Dodgers were on their first road trip, he said, April,

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<v Speaker 2>he's not feeling like himself, but he always feels historically

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<v Speaker 2>like May is his month. By the way, as the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are wrapping up their series in Saint Louis tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>Blake's now will be making his third rehab start in

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<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City against round Rock. All is going to make

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<v Speaker 2>one more rehabs start after tomorrow and then should return

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dodger rotation. And after the way Roki Sasaki

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<v Speaker 2>has pitched his last two starts, especially the way he

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<v Speaker 2>pitched in the final three innings tonight, you gotta wonder

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<v Speaker 2>if what I mentioned last night may happen. If Roki

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<v Speaker 2>can continue to show that he can attack the strike

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<v Speaker 2>zone and be what he was tonight, either sheh or

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<v Speaker 2>Robleski's gonna go to the bullpen and piggyback him as insurance.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't see any other way this is going to

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<v Speaker 2>work out. And let's be honest. If you had to

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<v Speaker 2>say who pitched better out of these last two nights,

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<v Speaker 2>it's Roki Sasaki. He pitched better than she in She

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<v Speaker 2>and only didn't even go five innings. Last night, Roki

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<v Speaker 2>Sasaki won six innings and retired to the last ten

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<v Speaker 2>that he faced. So you know, I still maintain that

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a competition. Andrew Freeman already knows what he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to do, and I believe he's not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be influenced by any one start, But after what he

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<v Speaker 2>saw tonight from Roki Sasaki. That may give him encouragement

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<v Speaker 2>that Roki can handle staying in the rotation pitching once

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<v Speaker 2>a week, and you can have Robleski or Sheh on

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<v Speaker 2>alert to back him up any start and manage your

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<v Speaker 2>your high leverage relievers that way, Let's take one more

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<v Speaker 2>phone call before we say goodnight. David in Pasadena walk

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<v Speaker 2>us off on Dodger Talk tonight.

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<v Speaker 15>Hi, David, good to hear your voice. And I've called

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<v Speaker 15>you a couple of times in the last two or

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<v Speaker 15>three weeks. I had a quick question for you on

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<v Speaker 15>one of your comments.

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<v Speaker 16>I'd like to ask you about this idea regarding Dalton

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<v Speaker 16>Rushing getting more at that so we know Will Smith

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<v Speaker 16>is going to catch three out of four games. He's

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<v Speaker 16>America's catcher. We know Freddy's not going anywhere because he's

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<v Speaker 16>a first ballot Hall of Famer. And what about the

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<v Speaker 16>idea of benching ti Oscar for about a month.

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<v Speaker 15>And just put Dalton out there on the left field.

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<v Speaker 15>I think, well, what doesn't Tioscar He's got a seven

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<v Speaker 15>oh six. Ops I just checked on Google while I

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<v Speaker 15>was waiting. He's hitting what two thirty eight? And Dalton's

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<v Speaker 15>got what a fifteen hundred ops or fourteen hundred and

0:34:55.440 --> 0:34:58.000
<v Speaker 15>he's got you know, home, he's crushing the ball. Why

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<v Speaker 15>don't we ride that wave and just put tioscar the

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<v Speaker 15>love the sunflower seeds and he's he got the great

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<v Speaker 15>smile and the energy. But come on, Rushing needs to

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<v Speaker 15>be in that game every day.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with you. And if he was more comfortable

0:35:11.920 --> 0:35:14.799
<v Speaker 2>in left field, I would say I would give him

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<v Speaker 2>more reps out there, But he has not picked up

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<v Speaker 2>an outfielder's glove since the middle of last year in

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<v Speaker 2>the minor leagues, so he's gonna be I personally believe

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<v Speaker 2>his future position with the Dodgers is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>first base. I really do. I believe there's a very

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<v Speaker 2>good chance he could even be the Dodgers starting first

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<v Speaker 2>basement at some point next year. And look, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>ready to bury Freddie Freeman like everybody else is, but

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like with Will Smith on this team, the Dodgers,

0:35:47.880 --> 0:35:52.480
<v Speaker 2>who got criticized David for or Or are getting more

0:35:52.560 --> 0:35:57.680
<v Speaker 2>jealousy and envy of having Otani not count as a pitcher. Well,

0:35:57.719 --> 0:36:01.040
<v Speaker 2>they could have Dalton Rushing as their backup catcher and

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<v Speaker 2>be their starting firstman at the same time and not

0:36:05.400 --> 0:36:10.880
<v Speaker 2>have just an obligatory backup catcher roster spot moving forward

0:36:11.719 --> 0:36:14.520
<v Speaker 2>similar to what they have now, and have an extra

0:36:15.080 --> 0:36:19.120
<v Speaker 2>bench players spot if Rushing can do both. So left

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<v Speaker 2>field to me is not in play right now. I

0:36:22.080 --> 0:36:24.239
<v Speaker 2>would love it to be in play, but it's not

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<v Speaker 2>so until I see Dalton Rushing taking fly balls in

0:36:28.719 --> 0:36:31.800
<v Speaker 2>left field, it's first base or catcher for him.

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<v Speaker 15>Okay, I understand, Thank you, Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>David, thanks for the phone call. That'll do it for

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<v Speaker 2>us tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if one of these outfielders is slumping, I

0:36:42.480 --> 0:36:45.239
<v Speaker 2>would be all for Dalton Rushing playing left field. It

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<v Speaker 2>I just haven't seen him even have an outfielders glove.

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<v Speaker 2>He has a first baseman's glove. I don't think he

0:36:51.160 --> 0:36:54.200
<v Speaker 2>has an outfielder's glove. He never played the outfield in

0:36:54.280 --> 0:36:58.879
<v Speaker 2>spring training either, so maybe that'll change. We'll see how

0:36:58.960 --> 0:37:03.879
<v Speaker 2>things go for Taya moving forward. Tomorrow, Justin Robleski will

0:37:03.880 --> 0:37:05.759
<v Speaker 2>be on the mound for the Dodgers. He's four and

0:37:05.800 --> 0:37:08.400
<v Speaker 2>oh with an ERA of one point fifty, going up

0:37:08.400 --> 0:37:11.759
<v Speaker 2>against former Dodger Dustin May, who is three and two

0:37:11.800 --> 0:37:14.760
<v Speaker 2>with an ERA of five twenty eight Our coverage begins

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<v Speaker 2>at ten am tomorrow with Tim Kates and Morongo Casino

0:37:17.960 --> 0:37:21.440
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers on deck. First pitch from Saint Louis at eleven

0:37:21.600 --> 0:37:25.520
<v Speaker 2>fifteen with Rick Monday and Tim Neverett. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dustin May trade another under the radar, really good

0:37:30.080 --> 0:37:33.640
<v Speaker 2>trade by Andrew Friedman. You traded Dustin May to the

0:37:33.680 --> 0:37:37.200
<v Speaker 2>Red Sox and he only made five starts for them,

0:37:37.560 --> 0:37:41.000
<v Speaker 2>and you got back James Tibbs the third and Zach Erhart,

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<v Speaker 2>two future major league outfielders, one of them that could

0:37:45.400 --> 0:37:48.959
<v Speaker 2>be starting as soon as next year. I mean, both

0:37:49.000 --> 0:37:53.759
<v Speaker 2>those guys are major league outfielders. Earhart probably a fourth outfielder.

0:37:53.840 --> 0:37:56.520
<v Speaker 2>Tibbs has a chance to be a starter. And you

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<v Speaker 2>got both of them for five starts of Dustin May

0:37:59.800 --> 0:38:03.920
<v Speaker 2>and Austin I mean, come on, that's a really good trade,

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<v Speaker 2>all right. Thanks to our guy Daniel West and our

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<v Speaker 2>FM HD two. I had a chance to do that

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<v Speaker 2>last week and man AM five seventy in stereo is beautiful,

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<v Speaker 2>So we are a FM station. You just gotta go

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<v Speaker 2>to HD two one to four point three and also

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<v Speaker 2>you can listen on the iHeartRadio app once again. The

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<v Speaker 2>final score tonight in Saint Louis, the Cardinals beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers three to two. We'll talk to you tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 8>See you.

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<v Speaker 1>This has been another edition of world champion Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes yeah.

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<v Speaker 11>The Dodger's the best team ever.

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<v Speaker 13>I mean, that's the best team I've ever seen assembled

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<v Speaker 13>on paper.

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<v Speaker 4>Join us next time as the Quest for the three

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