WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (4-26-26) 

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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

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<v Speaker 3>Here we're going again.

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<v Speaker 4>We're going to running back to get him on the

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<v Speaker 4>show called eight six six eight seven two five seven

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<v Speaker 4>days and be sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever you

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<v Speaker 4>get your podcasts.

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

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome to Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>David vasse with you live from Uniclo Field at Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>Stadium as the kids are running the bases on this

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful Sunday afternoon that saw the Dodgers shut out the

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<v Speaker 2>Cubs today six to nothing and take two out of

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<v Speaker 2>three from Chicago. After blowing a four to nothing lead

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<v Speaker 2>in the seventh inning of the first game of this series,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers very well could have swept the Cubs, who

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<v Speaker 2>came in red hot winners of nine in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>Then they come back and beat the Dodgers on Friday

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<v Speaker 2>night six to four. So yesterday the Dodgers snapped the

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<v Speaker 2>Cub's ten game winning streak in a big way, scoring

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<v Speaker 2>twelve runs. It was a twelve to four final, and

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<v Speaker 2>then today come back and shut them out six to nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Dodgers outscore the Cubs the last two games

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<v Speaker 2>of this series eighteen to four and send the Cubs

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<v Speaker 2>off back to Chicago with a two game losing streak.

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<v Speaker 2>We have phone lines open at eight six, six, nine, eight, seven, two,

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy. We will hear from Justin Robleski in a moment,

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<v Speaker 2>but coming up later in the show, we'll let you

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<v Speaker 2>know where Blake Snow will be pitching next and when.

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<v Speaker 2>Also had a chance to catch up with Michael Conforto,

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<v Speaker 2>who received his World Series ring by his teammates the

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<v Speaker 2>first day of this series, and say whatever you will.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, honestly, I didn't like the booze for Confordo

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<v Speaker 2>from Dodger fans last night when he came off the bench.

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<v Speaker 3>I know he didn't perform well, but.

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<v Speaker 2>He was a great teammate and played through it all

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<v Speaker 2>during the regular season, never was activated for any of

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<v Speaker 2>the October series. But for those of us that got

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<v Speaker 2>to know Michael Conforto, the booze were a little cringe.

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<v Speaker 2>But hey, you don't know Michael Conforto on a personal level.

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<v Speaker 2>You only know him as a baseball player, and things

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<v Speaker 2>did not go well for Michael Conforto and left field

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers last year. But anyway, we will share

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<v Speaker 2>my conversation with Confordo and also Jose Moto will check in.

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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, you know. I know people talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the recent rivalry, and rightfully so between the Dodgers and Padres.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of unlikable characters in that rivalry. On the

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<v Speaker 2>San Diego side, I know the historical rivalry between the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and Giant. It's got turned up a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>with Dalton Rushing and Logan Webb in the last series.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Cubs are a very unlikable group of guys

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<v Speaker 2>if you're a Dodger fan. There's a lot of history

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<v Speaker 2>where they are not lovable in any way. But they

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<v Speaker 2>did lose again to the Dodgers. That seems to be

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<v Speaker 2>a trend since twenty sixteen. But nonetheless, you got Alex Bregman,

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<v Speaker 2>who was unapologetic about the sign stealing of the Astros

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty seventeen. You got Pi Crow Armstrong, who I

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<v Speaker 2>personally like, but if you're a Dodger fan, I can

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<v Speaker 2>understand why you boot them as much as you booed

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Bregman. And then you got a mister I take

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<v Speaker 2>myself way too seriously. Manager Craig Counsel, who was the

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<v Speaker 2>MVP of the twenty eighteen NLCS when the Dodgers beat

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<v Speaker 2>his Brewers in the Championship Series that year. And he's

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<v Speaker 2>the guy that out of nowhere last week brought up

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<v Speaker 2>the Otani rule. So the Cubs are a very unlike

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<v Speaker 2>Pika Bowl group. If you're a Dodger fan, and nobody

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<v Speaker 2>is sad to see them go home losing the last

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<v Speaker 2>two and two out of three, and I can't wait.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope the Dodgers play the Cubs in the postseason

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<v Speaker 2>this year because that would be that would be on

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<v Speaker 2>another level from what we have seen in years past.

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

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. Great job by Justin Robleski today not

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<v Speaker 2>his best. I mean, this guy has been in the

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<v Speaker 2>strike zone more than any other Dodger pitcher this year,

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<v Speaker 2>but today, especially in the first two innings, he was

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<v Speaker 2>missing and he put on a lot of base runners.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, he stranded eight base runners during his six

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<v Speaker 2>innings of work. And I mentioned this during the Clubhouse show,

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<v Speaker 2>and I actually really do believe this. Obviously, what glass

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<v Speaker 2>Now did that final day in San Francisco was great

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<v Speaker 2>to watch, eight scoreless innings, allowed just one hit. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he had no hit stuff that day. What Otani did

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<v Speaker 2>in San francis amazing to watch. Those are one of

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<v Speaker 2>those games where you say I was there when he

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<v Speaker 2>pitched that. Well, But what Justin Robleski did today, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's Justin Robleski. Let's not forget that. He's not Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>he's not Kershaw, but you know what he is. He's

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<v Speaker 2>a hell of a competitor and he showed that today.

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<v Speaker 2>He went out without his best stuff, without his best command,

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<v Speaker 2>and did not give up a single run, especially when

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<v Speaker 2>he had the bases loaded and nobody out.

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<v Speaker 3>In that second inning.

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<v Speaker 2>He put up a zero, did not give up an

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<v Speaker 2>earn run even though there was a lot of traffic

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<v Speaker 2>against him.

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<v Speaker 3>Today, some of these.

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<v Speaker 2>Type of starts are even more impressive than what he

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<v Speaker 2>did against the Mets, where he allowed just two hits

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<v Speaker 2>and eight scoreless. To me, this showed you what Justin

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<v Speaker 2>Robleski is all about. He's one of those tough competitors

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<v Speaker 2>in this rotation, and he was so stubborn today. He

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<v Speaker 2>would not give in, and he competed his butt off.

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<v Speaker 2>And the one thing you hear a lot from the

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<v Speaker 2>best pitchers is when you're on that mound, you gotta

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<v Speaker 2>find a way to compete and get guys out when

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<v Speaker 2>you're not feeling your best, when you don't have your

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<v Speaker 2>best stuff. And that's exactly what he did. And he

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<v Speaker 2>threw one hundred and nine pitches. No other Dodger has

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<v Speaker 2>thrown that many pitches in any start this year, one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and nine pitches and six scoreless innings.

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<v Speaker 3>The other Dodger.

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<v Speaker 2>That threw close to that was Glass Now this past

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<v Speaker 2>Wednesday or this past Thursday against the Giants, he threw

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and five pitches in eight innings of work.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Cubs today thoroughly frustrated because they were oh

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<v Speaker 2>for nineteen with men on base today.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the worst over.

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<v Speaker 2>With men on base against the Dodgers since twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>And hat tipped to our guy Rick Krajuski for sharing

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<v Speaker 2>that note with us. Eight nine seven two five seventy

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. Let's head downstairs to the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>club House to hear from Justin Robleski on sports and

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<v Speaker 2>at LA.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean I think, you know, first off, I

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<v Speaker 5>think Rush did a good job back there, kind of

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<v Speaker 5>keeping me in the rails. He did a good job

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<v Speaker 5>just kind of I think to collectively we did a

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<v Speaker 5>good job just kind of you know, finding that attack

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<v Speaker 5>there and like the third inning and kind of moving forward.

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<v Speaker 5>But yeah, we did a good job. And at the

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<v Speaker 5>end of the day, it doesn't really mattter like runners

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<v Speaker 5>on base, nobody on base, Like you're still trying to

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<v Speaker 5>make pitches, and you know, I think more times than not,

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<v Speaker 5>if you make good pitches, you're gonna get these hitters out.

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<v Speaker 5>And that's kind of what was a game plan. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>we did a good job of it.

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<v Speaker 6>Can you just tell me kind of the shift if

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<v Speaker 6>there was a shift in mindset, our feeling, especially after

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<v Speaker 6>those first two innings and the pitch cow got up,

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<v Speaker 6>and how you were able to just find ways to

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<v Speaker 6>be a bit more efficient to allow yourself the opportunity

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<v Speaker 6>to get deeper into the game.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think it was just attack a little more.

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<v Speaker 5>I think there was a little bit too much careful

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<v Speaker 5>those first two innings and we just kind of got

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<v Speaker 5>back to what I do best moving forward there. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>we did.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I said, Rush did a.

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<v Speaker 5>Great job calling the game from from there, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>to get me through six was was a big deal.

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<v Speaker 5>And obviously it's always good to get through six and

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<v Speaker 5>get deep into the game. But I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>had those first two winnings that happen, we probably could

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<v Speaker 5>have got a little deeper. So that's a little frustrating

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<v Speaker 5>at the same time, managing you know, that adversity that

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<v Speaker 5>we had today, it was good and it was good

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<v Speaker 5>to kind of get through those innings clean.

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<v Speaker 7>I feel like another growth moment for you and not

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<v Speaker 7>only get through those first couple of innings, but then

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<v Speaker 7>kind of find a rhythm after that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I would say so.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, I think it's just again, like like I said,

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<v Speaker 5>it's it's just making pitches when you need them, and

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<v Speaker 5>today I made the pitches when I needed to make them,

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<v Speaker 5>and so that helped us get through those those innings.

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<v Speaker 5>And yeah, obviously you're not always gonna to do that.

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<v Speaker 5>Even when you make the pitches, sometimes guys are gonna

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<v Speaker 5>hit them. This is the big leagues. Is the best

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<v Speaker 5>hitters in the world, so sometimes guys hit him and

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<v Speaker 5>sometimes they don't. So I think at the end of

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<v Speaker 5>the day, it's just whether you're in the mindset of

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<v Speaker 5>attacking or not attacking. I think that's kind of the

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<v Speaker 5>big thing.

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<v Speaker 2>That's justin Robleski on sports net LA and he threw

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<v Speaker 2>his fastball today, of course, more than any other pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was averaging around ninety three miles an hour.

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<v Speaker 2>He got fifteen swings and swings on it, and he

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<v Speaker 2>got fifteen called strikes on it. He threw a slider

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<v Speaker 2>the second most, and then, like he said after his

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<v Speaker 2>last start, he likes to show the curveball just to

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<v Speaker 2>keep the batter off balance and maybe keep it in

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<v Speaker 2>the back of their mind. But his issue today was

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<v Speaker 2>a lack of fastball command. And then he, like you said,

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<v Speaker 2>made the pitches when he needed to make it. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to ask the question who is the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers ace.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's pretty.

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<v Speaker 2>Clear that it's Yamamoto being the World Series MVP and

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<v Speaker 2>doing what he did last year during the postseason. But

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<v Speaker 2>Robleski and Tyler Glass, now maybe the two starters that

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<v Speaker 2>have surprised me the most glass Now has been. I

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<v Speaker 2>think you can consider glass Now the workhorse of this

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<v Speaker 2>rotation three and zero ERA of two forty five. He's

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<v Speaker 2>thrown more innings than any other Dog Rogers starter at

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<v Speaker 2>thirty three. Yama Moto second most, just you know, basically

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<v Speaker 2>right there with him. But glass Now has only given

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<v Speaker 2>up two home runs this year. His strikeout to walk

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<v Speaker 2>Ratio's phenomenal. His whip is the lowest. Hitters are hitting

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<v Speaker 2>only a buck forty three against him. Obviously, Otani wants

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<v Speaker 2>to win the cy Young Award, and he's shooting to

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<v Speaker 2>have his best year as a pitcher, and it's hard

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<v Speaker 2>to argue that he's not going to after having an

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<v Speaker 2>ERA of zero thirty eight with four starts. But I

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<v Speaker 2>believe Yamamoto is still the ace of this staff. Tyler

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<v Speaker 2>glass now is is the workhorse of this staff, and

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<v Speaker 2>I believe the Dodgers very easily could have at least

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<v Speaker 2>three starters on the All Star team this year and

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<v Speaker 2>also a two way player in show. Hey Otani, If

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<v Speaker 2>Robleski keeps on pitching this way, his eras one fifty

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<v Speaker 2>with thirty innings pitched, how can you say he's not

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<v Speaker 2>an All Star? I mean, I know it's April. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a long ways to go between now and when all

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<v Speaker 2>that's selected, but it's hard to find five starters that

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<v Speaker 2>are better than what the Dodgers have in glass Now, Yamamoto, Robleski,

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<v Speaker 2>Otani and Ima Shean's coming off his best start of

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<v Speaker 2>the year. So I guess you know, if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to ask the question, who's the Dodgers ace. When you

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<v Speaker 2>ask that question, you want to know who you want

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<v Speaker 2>on the mound when you're trying to stop a losing streak,

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<v Speaker 2>when you're trying to save the bullpen, and also who

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<v Speaker 2>would you want to start the biggest game of the postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>Yamamoto is that guy now, he checks all those boxes.

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<v Speaker 2>But glass now's the workhorse. Otani is, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>most unique guy out there but does have certain limitations.

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<v Speaker 2>And Robleski is this swing guy that all of a

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<v Speaker 2>sudden has become a real against lineups good or bad,

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<v Speaker 2>and today, I mean the Cups lineup's pretty good and

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<v Speaker 2>he shut him down. Eight six, six, two five seventy

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. Dodgers shut out the Cups today,

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<v Speaker 2>six to nothing. Let's go out to Joe who is

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodgers stadium today. Hi, Joe, you're on Dodger Talk, Dave.

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<v Speaker 8>Long time this, sir, I haven't called in a minute.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm here with my son Phoenix, and my son's sunny.

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<v Speaker 8>What a great game I did, Owan Roubleski. I mean,

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<v Speaker 8>this guy is shoving his consistent I feel like, what

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<v Speaker 8>a contrast right with Roki being a little hot and cold.

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<v Speaker 8>I think Robo has just been one game after another

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<v Speaker 8>showing up.

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<v Speaker 9>And you know, he showed us in the in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 9>He's there for the big time too, So I'm really

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<v Speaker 9>liking the way he's pitching. And then two last notes,

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<v Speaker 9>I called it O'tani today, I told my kids in

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<v Speaker 9>the car, he's gonna he's gonna get three.

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<v Speaker 8>It's one of them is going to be a home run.

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<v Speaker 8>And I'm glad Tucker's get getting going.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you are a hero, Joe. Good job.

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<v Speaker 2>And Otani started to show signs of better quality at

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<v Speaker 2>bats last night, much better. And today, you know, was

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<v Speaker 2>an indication that he was starting to carry it over

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<v Speaker 2>from last night. Was his leadoff walk in the bottom

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<v Speaker 2>of the first inning, and then he steals second. The

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<v Speaker 2>ball kicks off his cleat, he's at third base and

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<v Speaker 2>scores the first run. Like I said during the Clubhouse Show,

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<v Speaker 2>he's the greatest player out there, fifty to fifty only

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<v Speaker 2>guy to ever do that, a guy that's going for

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<v Speaker 2>the cy Young this year, out of this world, talent,

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<v Speaker 2>out of this world, player that we've never seen. But

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<v Speaker 2>in the here and now, when he's struggling, the entire

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger offense is going to have a hard time to

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<v Speaker 2>be as good as they possibly can be.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think he saw that the last twelve games.

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<v Speaker 2>Because he's the leadoff hitter, he's the catalyst on top

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<v Speaker 2>of being the best player in the game. Now if

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<v Speaker 2>he's sitting third or fourth, you know, when he goes

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<v Speaker 2>into a slump like anybody else, like a Kyle Tucker.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously not ideal, but he's not the leadoff hitter on

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<v Speaker 2>this team. He's the leadoff hitter that is so dynamic,

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<v Speaker 2>that takes so much energy away from whoever's on the mound.

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<v Speaker 2>And when he's getting himself out, because I believe that's

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<v Speaker 2>what we have seen the last thirteen games. He's getting

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<v Speaker 2>himself out by, you know, swinging at pitches that he

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<v Speaker 2>normally doesn't swing at. When Otani is striking out, and

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<v Speaker 2>his helmet is coming off.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he's way out of balance.

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<v Speaker 2>And you hear Jose Mota talk about posture and Otani

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<v Speaker 2>talk about posture. The posture was way off during these

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<v Speaker 2>last twelve games. He homers today for the first time

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<v Speaker 2>in fifty nine plate appearances. That's the most time in

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<v Speaker 2>between home runs since him becoming a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 3>So there we go. I mean, it was good to see.

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<v Speaker 2>And it feels like as we get closer to May,

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<v Speaker 2>Otani is starting to heat up because he told me

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<v Speaker 2>in Toronto, so he's looking forward to a big May

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<v Speaker 2>and just trying to get himself right in the month

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<v Speaker 2>of April.

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<v Speaker 3>And don't discount the fact that he was.

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<v Speaker 2>One of and is one of many World Baseball Classic

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<v Speaker 2>players that have gotten off to a slow start.

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<v Speaker 3>Pcrow Armstrong for the Cubs.

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<v Speaker 2>Fernando Tatist Junior doesn't have a home run, Aaron Judge

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<v Speaker 2>is hitting below two twenty. These guys did not get

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<v Speaker 2>enough plate appearances playing.

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<v Speaker 3>In the World Baseball Classic. I am a firm believer

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<v Speaker 3>about that.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's game brought to you by Modello Modello the Mark

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<v Speaker 2>of a Fighter. Let's go out to Ontario, home of

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<v Speaker 2>the buzz Towers. Rudy, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing, Rudy, I'm doing great.

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<v Speaker 10>I haven't talked in a minute, but I wanted to

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<v Speaker 10>ask you, what's your opinion on giving the umpire the

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<v Speaker 10>ball and strike. Let them know what the ball and

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<v Speaker 10>strike the two challenges. Aren't we kind of defeating the

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<v Speaker 10>purpose of getting the call right trying to show up

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<v Speaker 10>the batter And we are definitely not trying to show

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<v Speaker 10>up the umpire. Just let him know when it's a

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<v Speaker 10>ball and strike.

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<v Speaker 9>That.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm not I'm not in. I'm not all in

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<v Speaker 3>on that, Rudy.

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<v Speaker 2>I think part of the reason why this whole ABS

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<v Speaker 2>system is appealing to Major league baseball is because of

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<v Speaker 2>the reactions they got from the minor league fans when

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<v Speaker 2>you would see and as you see it here in

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<v Speaker 2>big league ballparks, that ball coming through the strike zone

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<v Speaker 2>and a little bit of drama if you will, to

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<v Speaker 2>see whether or not the balls in the strike zone.

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<v Speaker 2>And also, I do like the strategy that you can't

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<v Speaker 2>just have unlimited challenges. I like there's still some element

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<v Speaker 2>of strategy in the game instead of just making it

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<v Speaker 2>fully automated.

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<v Speaker 10>Okay, I'll give you that, But how about well, it's

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<v Speaker 10>the playoffs start. Aren't those games a little bit more

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<v Speaker 10>important than the fans getting the excitement of seeing the

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<v Speaker 10>pitch hitting the box or not?

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<v Speaker 3>Well?

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<v Speaker 2>Can you imagine how heightened that would be in a

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<v Speaker 2>World Series game? You know, a pivotal at bat late

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<v Speaker 2>in the game, and you challenge it or you run

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<v Speaker 2>out of challenges.

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<v Speaker 3>To me, yeah, I've heard the argument.

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<v Speaker 2>Where you don't need the homeplate umpire to call balls

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<v Speaker 2>or strikes, but you know this is sports entertainment and

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot more drama now involved.

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<v Speaker 10>That's true, that's true. How did they arrive at only

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<v Speaker 10>two challenges?

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's what they tested out in the minor

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<v Speaker 2>leagues and they felt like that was, you know, not

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<v Speaker 2>overdoing it, because if you have like ten or five,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't that a little bit too many? I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>two is a good number, and then an extra innings

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<v Speaker 2>you get, you get an extra one.

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<v Speaker 10>Right, right? Okay? Well, I just wanted to find out

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<v Speaker 10>about that. Listen to you guys all the time, and

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<v Speaker 10>I think the Cubs manager he needs to uh re

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<v Speaker 10>set itself because the that's put in for the fans

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<v Speaker 10>and everybody he's the best player in all of baseball.

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<v Speaker 10>And I think there's a little bit of animosity there,

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<v Speaker 10>don't you think.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's a little sour grapes now that

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<v Speaker 2>O'tani finds himself on the Dodgers. When he was on

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<v Speaker 2>the Angels, I never heard Creig Council complain, right, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks a lot, all right, thank you, Rudy eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine eighty seven two five seventy. And in case

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<v Speaker 2>you missed it, on the show yesterday, we shared Andrew

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<v Speaker 2>Friedman's response to all this Otani rule, Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>sour grapes from Craig Council and others around Major League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>You can hear that full conversation during our Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>show yesterday on the iHeartRadio app, and our full conversation

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<v Speaker 2>with Andrew Freeman as well on the iHeartRadio app. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>find it on Dodger Talk. Make it a preset, download it,

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<v Speaker 2>subscribe and you'll never miss any one of those insightful conversations,

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<v Speaker 2>at least from the per I'm talking to. For me,

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<v Speaker 2>no inside at all. Let's go out to Palm Springs.

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<v Speaker 3>Richard. You're on Dodger Talk Live. From Dodger Stadium. How

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<v Speaker 3>you doing, Richard?

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<v Speaker 11>Good David, just.

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<v Speaker 9>Want to let you know that there's no Lake Snell

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<v Speaker 9>sighting at stage coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, good to know. And I saw him today on

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<v Speaker 2>the field. I saw him on the field today, Richard,

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<v Speaker 2>So I appreciate that. I'm glad he stayed away from Stagecoach.

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<v Speaker 9>I just have a quick question, when Mookie and when

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<v Speaker 9>uh Tommy come back, who do you think is going

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<v Speaker 9>to get Sun back down the triple eighth?

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<v Speaker 8>That's it?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Well, Tommy Edmund's not coming back until the end

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<v Speaker 2>of May, so there's a lot of time for that.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So the uh, the question would be when Mookie Betts

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<v Speaker 2>comes back in the next maybe in the next homestand

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<v Speaker 2>is it going to be Freeland or Kim? And uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Kim's so dynamic of a player, especially with

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<v Speaker 2>the speed, and he's playing so well. I kind of

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<v Speaker 2>feel like, uh, it might Freeland. But the preface of

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<v Speaker 2>Freeland making the team coming out of spring training is

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<v Speaker 2>that they didn't want Kim to sit. They wanted him

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<v Speaker 2>to play every day and they had an opening at

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<v Speaker 2>second base. But you can move Kim to second base

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<v Speaker 2>and get those reps that Freeland's getting. So I would say,

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<v Speaker 2>right now, Kim is more of a dynamic player and

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<v Speaker 2>until Tommy Edmund comes back, could get more of a

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<v Speaker 2>runway at second base.

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<v Speaker 3>So if I had to choose, that's the way I

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<v Speaker 3>would go.

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<v Speaker 12>All right, Well, thanks for your input. You know, I

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<v Speaker 12>like these new guys are that.

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<v Speaker 13>I came up, and you know, I guess we could

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<v Speaker 13>have bigger problems.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, right, You could be the Phillies. Did they win today?

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<v Speaker 2>They've lost ten in a row coming into today they

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<v Speaker 2>lost again. They've lost eleven in a row, so everybody

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<v Speaker 2>was freaking out over Friday night. You could be the

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<v Speaker 2>Phillies right now, with one of the top five payrolls

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<v Speaker 2>like the Mets and being last play.

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<v Speaker 14>All right, David, thank you, We appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 11>Your whole team curshed in everybody from Rick in the food.

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<v Speaker 11>You guys are awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Monday's the man longest active tenured Dodger broadcaster Rick Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>who was celebrated with his family for saving the American flag,

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<v Speaker 2>uh fifty years ago last night. And that, in case

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<v Speaker 2>you missed it, the American flag that Rick Monday saved

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<v Speaker 2>is headed to Cooperstown and is going to be part

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<v Speaker 2>of their two fifty celebration of the country. Uh, since

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<v Speaker 2>Rick did save that flag fifty years ago. Last night

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

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<v Speaker 2>Let's head back downstairs to the Dodger clubhouse to hear

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<v Speaker 2>from Dodger catcher Dalton rushing on sports and at LA.

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<v Speaker 15>I think we were just a little too cute early,

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<v Speaker 15>try to be perfect, and it's not him, you know.

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<v Speaker 15>We we recreated the game plan downstairs and Mark kind

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<v Speaker 15>of let us know, stay on the attack, and I

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<v Speaker 15>think that really helped us moving forward. Obviously, it's always

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<v Speaker 15>a good sign to have your starter go six six,

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<v Speaker 15>shut out even better. But yeah, it's just once again

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<v Speaker 15>it's a testament to our starting pitching right now and

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<v Speaker 15>where we're at, and everyone's doing a great job. Obviously

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<v Speaker 15>we're avoiding runs early in the game, getting out of jams.

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<v Speaker 15>It's good to see. Uh, but yeah, we're gonna carry

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<v Speaker 15>it over in the next series.

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<v Speaker 7>He's saying the best thing about what Justin's done this

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<v Speaker 7>one of these concidence and knowing who he is as

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<v Speaker 7>a pitcher, Yeah, who is he as a picture?

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<v Speaker 15>He's you said it carries a lot of confidence. Trust

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<v Speaker 15>every single pitch that he has. He's a lot of them.

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<v Speaker 15>But like I said, we got a little too cute

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<v Speaker 15>early on and it took us going downstairs and kind

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<v Speaker 15>of recreating the plan a little bit and new word attack,

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<v Speaker 15>attack every hitter, make them get themselves out, you know,

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<v Speaker 15>And yeah, it worked out for us. For a guy

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<v Speaker 15>like that, it's the stuff so good. So it's just

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<v Speaker 15>like it's fill up the strike zone early and you'll

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<v Speaker 15>get guys to expand as the back goes on.

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<v Speaker 1>To keep trying to nibble it.

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<v Speaker 15>Yeah, just nibbling, you know. And it's easy to do

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<v Speaker 15>that as a starter for sure, especially if you want

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<v Speaker 15>to go the distance. You're you're trying to chase strikeouts,

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<v Speaker 15>in which I don't think he was doing it at all.

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<v Speaker 15>He just he's very confident and competitive person and if

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<v Speaker 15>he has the opportunity to be perfect, he's gonna make

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<v Speaker 15>sure he is.

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<v Speaker 9>Council call the A B against Horner in the second

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<v Speaker 9>inning where Justin wist on three and ol yah.

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<v Speaker 3>And then he went three and oh to the Suzuki

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<v Speaker 3>later a couple.

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<v Speaker 9>Of indias later. Can you describe how he came back

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<v Speaker 9>from those counts to get those guys out in those situations.

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<v Speaker 15>And the Yeah, I think I think it goes back

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<v Speaker 15>to what I just said. It's just kind of flipped

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<v Speaker 15>the game plan a little bit. You're not You're not

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<v Speaker 15>trying to find this corner that corner. It's hey, I'm

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<v Speaker 15>gonna throw it and hit it if you hit it.

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<v Speaker 15>If not, we're gonna throw it in the strike zone.

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<v Speaker 15>And I think once we kind of started to establish

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<v Speaker 15>the strike zone early as the game went on, obviously

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<v Speaker 15>we got better results and quicker innings.

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<v Speaker 8>Who justin is a picture is him just attacking his

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<v Speaker 8>zone and he's not a guy that's.

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<v Speaker 6>Generated a ton of strikeouts, mainly because instead of nibbling,

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<v Speaker 6>he's been able to so effectively count the zone.

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<v Speaker 15>Yeah, I think I think he learned a lot about himself.

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<v Speaker 15>I've obviously got to work with him a lot in

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<v Speaker 15>the past, and twenty twenty four was a year that

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<v Speaker 15>I really think he recreated himself a little bit. He's

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<v Speaker 15>no more like chasing strikeouts. Guys, get him in the box,

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<v Speaker 15>get him out of the box as much or as

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<v Speaker 15>quick as possible. And I think ever since then, he's

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<v Speaker 15>obviously excelled so much as a picture, but being able

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<v Speaker 15>to find that as yourself as a player. I think

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<v Speaker 15>it's very special. And the fact that he did it

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<v Speaker 15>in twenty four and he's only built off of it

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<v Speaker 15>since then is obviously a good sign.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Dalton Rushing, who was behind the plate

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<v Speaker 2>for a second straight game catching Justin Robleski today. Will

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<v Speaker 2>Smith was not available today because, as Dave Roberts said,

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<v Speaker 2>for the game, still dealing with some back stiffness, and

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<v Speaker 2>that was the reason why he was out of the

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<v Speaker 2>lineup last night day game. After a night game, it

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<v Speaker 2>was going to be a stretch for Will Smith to

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<v Speaker 2>catch today dealing with back stiffness. So we'll see whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not he's in the lineup tomorrow. But Dalton Rushing

0:25:16.920 --> 0:25:20.359
<v Speaker 2>off to a great start, and certainly a lot of

0:25:20.400 --> 0:25:23.040
<v Speaker 2>teams would love to have a backup catcher the caliber

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<v Speaker 2>of Dalton Rushing. And for Justin Robleski and the Dodgers

0:25:27.200 --> 0:25:31.680
<v Speaker 2>pitching staff, that was their eighteenth quality start this year.

0:25:31.800 --> 0:25:35.200
<v Speaker 2>That's the most by any team in Major League Baseball.

0:25:35.600 --> 0:25:38.040
<v Speaker 2>And for those that were taking shots at the Dodger

0:25:38.080 --> 0:25:40.719
<v Speaker 2>bullpen on Friday night, just want to put this on

0:25:40.760 --> 0:25:44.080
<v Speaker 2>your table This was the thirteenth time this year the

0:25:44.160 --> 0:25:48.400
<v Speaker 2>Dodger bullpen did not allow run after Justin Robleski came

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<v Speaker 2>out of the game in the after six shutout innings tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>So Robleski goes six shutout innings and then the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen put up zeros for the next three Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to Santa Barbara.

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<v Speaker 3>John. You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, John?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 13>Good, Thank you. I love your show. This is the

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<v Speaker 13>greatest channel and the greatest fans. A shout out too

0:26:11.200 --> 0:26:13.080
<v Speaker 13>to all the fans to call in. I really like

0:26:13.240 --> 0:26:16.399
<v Speaker 13>listening to you and keep it up. So I'm calling

0:26:16.440 --> 0:26:20.000
<v Speaker 13>in to talk about the issue of closing. People want

0:26:20.080 --> 0:26:23.240
<v Speaker 13>to talk about starting games, people want to talk about offense.

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<v Speaker 13>But as you remember, last year, there was some issues

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<v Speaker 13>as far as a regular closer. And this year we

0:26:30.560 --> 0:26:33.320
<v Speaker 13>started out with some of the greatest news in the

0:26:33.359 --> 0:26:37.919
<v Speaker 13>off season, and that was Diaz joined the Dodgers. But

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<v Speaker 13>now we've got to wait a few months before he

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<v Speaker 13>comes back. And I just it looks to me like, well,

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<v Speaker 13>first of all, the easiest way to close games is

0:26:48.400 --> 0:26:51.239
<v Speaker 13>to build up huge leads, and we're doing a good

0:26:51.320 --> 0:26:54.639
<v Speaker 13>job of that. But the best thing, the thing that

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<v Speaker 13>seems to me is.

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<v Speaker 11>It's like a It's like people.

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<v Speaker 3>So you're concerned about the closer.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to know who's going to close games for

0:27:02.440 --> 0:27:05.119
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers, and you just mentioned it right there, John.

0:27:05.640 --> 0:27:09.359
<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers have an incredible starting staff. They have a

0:27:09.400 --> 0:27:13.240
<v Speaker 2>potent offense that can have games like last night where

0:27:13.280 --> 0:27:16.359
<v Speaker 2>they beat the Cubs by eight runs. Today they beat

0:27:16.400 --> 0:27:19.520
<v Speaker 2>them by six runs. So the Dodgers are not going

0:27:19.600 --> 0:27:22.000
<v Speaker 2>to be playing a lot of one run games in

0:27:22.080 --> 0:27:26.119
<v Speaker 2>my opinion. And Diaz when he was healthy before he

0:27:26.200 --> 0:27:29.000
<v Speaker 2>had to have surgery on his right elbow, was not

0:27:29.040 --> 0:27:33.520
<v Speaker 2>getting that many opportunities. So that's one way to alleviate

0:27:34.400 --> 0:27:38.239
<v Speaker 2>a closer issue. The other way to alleviate it is

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<v Speaker 2>by having a guy like Tanner, Scott and Alex Vassia,

0:27:41.600 --> 0:27:45.040
<v Speaker 2>and then you're gonna get Brock Stewart back and Bruce

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<v Speaker 2>star Gratol back, and then in the second half of

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<v Speaker 2>the season you're gonna get Diaz and Evan Phillips back.

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<v Speaker 2>So with all that being said, it feels like the

0:27:55.320 --> 0:27:59.880
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers can navigate the loss of their closer better than most,

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<v Speaker 2>especially with the way Tanner Scott's been pitching this year.

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<v Speaker 13>Good good. I like that analysis and it gives uh,

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<v Speaker 13>and it gives us hope. And let's just keep our

0:28:15.320 --> 0:28:18.040
<v Speaker 13>eye on the bullpen. Yeah, the bullpen is great this year.

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<v Speaker 13>I've got absolutely no criticism. And I'll tell you one thing.

0:28:21.280 --> 0:28:25.920
<v Speaker 13>We've got a great, absolutely fantastic coach, and Heat has

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<v Speaker 13>dealt with this problem before, if you want to call

0:28:28.280 --> 0:28:31.600
<v Speaker 13>it a problem, and we're going to be relying on

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<v Speaker 13>him a great deal to figure it out.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts and Mark Pryor, Connor McGinnis and the Dodger

0:28:38.920 --> 0:28:42.280
<v Speaker 2>front office certainly. I've put together really good game plans

0:28:42.640 --> 0:28:44.640
<v Speaker 2>for each and every game, and then it's up to

0:28:44.960 --> 0:28:48.080
<v Speaker 2>the pitchers to be able to execute. Eight six six

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number? Did I forget

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<v Speaker 2>to mention the Dodgers are without Blake Snell? Yeah, they're

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<v Speaker 2>missing Graderol brock Stewart, Evan Phillips, Edwin Diaz, and Blake Snell.

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<v Speaker 11>Well.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, if you've been listening to the show, you know

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<v Speaker 2>I've been targeting single Demyo as my over under. I

0:29:06.480 --> 0:29:09.920
<v Speaker 2>feel like it's going to be over Sinkle Demayo. I

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<v Speaker 2>could see him returning either the week of May eleventh

0:29:14.560 --> 0:29:17.480
<v Speaker 2>or at the very latest the week of May eighteenth,

0:29:17.600 --> 0:29:21.840
<v Speaker 2>because Blake Snell is going to go out on his

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<v Speaker 2>second rehab assignment this Tuesday and pitch for Ontario in Ontario.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you're living that humdrum life in the Inland Empire,

0:29:33.000 --> 0:29:36.240
<v Speaker 2>Snell Zilla is going to spice up your Tuesday night.

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<v Speaker 2>Get out to the Ontario Tower Buzzer Stadium and go

0:29:41.360 --> 0:29:45.320
<v Speaker 2>watch Blake Snell in his second rehab start for Ontario

0:29:45.960 --> 0:29:49.360
<v Speaker 2>six thirty five. He'll be taking the mound in Ontario

0:29:49.560 --> 0:29:52.360
<v Speaker 2>this Tuesday night. I know there's not a lot to

0:29:52.400 --> 0:29:54.840
<v Speaker 2>do out there in the Inland Empire. There's only so

0:29:54.920 --> 0:29:58.160
<v Speaker 2>many times you can go to living spaces in Rancho Cucamonga.

0:29:58.720 --> 0:30:02.560
<v Speaker 2>So how about Ontario go out to the Ontario brand

0:30:02.560 --> 0:30:07.200
<v Speaker 2>new beautiful Ballpark and watch Blake Snell make a second

0:30:07.280 --> 0:30:12.120
<v Speaker 2>rehab start this Tuesday night. So Blake'snell there, it is

0:30:12.160 --> 0:30:15.760
<v Speaker 2>making a second rehab start. And you know, it's cool

0:30:15.760 --> 0:30:18.960
<v Speaker 2>that the Dodgers single a affiliate is this close to

0:30:19.080 --> 0:30:21.680
<v Speaker 2>Dodger Stadium. So if you're a fan, and I know

0:30:21.720 --> 0:30:24.160
<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of them out there in the Ie

0:30:24.760 --> 0:30:27.480
<v Speaker 2>go out and uh and watch Blake Snell make a

0:30:27.560 --> 0:30:31.480
<v Speaker 2>second rehab start on Tuesday night at six thirty five.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's take another phone call Teresa in Covina. You're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. Teresa, Hello, David, how

0:30:40.640 --> 0:30:41.080
<v Speaker 2>are you.

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<v Speaker 12>I just want to say thank you for taking my

0:30:44.400 --> 0:30:48.680
<v Speaker 12>call and for everything you do. I've been listening to

0:30:48.760 --> 0:30:54.479
<v Speaker 12>you ever since, I well, quite some time. I've been

0:30:54.520 --> 0:30:58.320
<v Speaker 12>a Dodger fan for over fifty years. I listen to

0:30:58.600 --> 0:31:03.800
<v Speaker 12>Dodgers when I'm in my car and at home, and

0:31:04.080 --> 0:31:07.280
<v Speaker 12>so thank you, thank you. I just want to say

0:31:07.400 --> 0:31:12.320
<v Speaker 12>it was a great I love listening to Rick Mundy too.

0:31:12.520 --> 0:31:14.680
<v Speaker 12>Oh my gosh. I just want to say thank you,

0:31:15.000 --> 0:31:18.560
<v Speaker 12>thank you for all you do. I love your show.

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<v Speaker 3>Ah, thank you, Teresa.

0:31:20.960 --> 0:31:23.920
<v Speaker 2>We love that you're such a passionate Dodger fan, and

0:31:23.960 --> 0:31:26.360
<v Speaker 2>we have a lot of gratitude for you and for

0:31:26.440 --> 0:31:30.240
<v Speaker 2>all the fans, because without the fans, there are no Dodgers,

0:31:30.280 --> 0:31:31.640
<v Speaker 2>there is no Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>So thank you. Teresa.

0:31:33.440 --> 0:31:36.200
<v Speaker 2>Eight sixty six nine eighty seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number.

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<v Speaker 3>We're going to take a.

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<v Speaker 2>Time out here on Dodger Talk when we come back

0:31:40.600 --> 0:31:43.000
<v Speaker 2>more of your phone calls. We have two lines open

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<v Speaker 2>at eight sixty six, nine eighty seven, two five seventy.

0:31:46.440 --> 0:31:50.200
<v Speaker 2>And also you'll hear my conversation with Michael Conforto. He

0:31:50.400 --> 0:31:53.760
<v Speaker 2>uh not only talked about receiving his World Series ring

0:31:53.840 --> 0:31:57.000
<v Speaker 2>what that feeling was like, but also reflected on a

0:31:57.040 --> 0:31:59.880
<v Speaker 2>disappointing year with the Dodgers and how he was able

0:31:59.920 --> 0:32:03.360
<v Speaker 2>to maintain being a great teammate. And Jose Mota will

0:32:03.440 --> 0:32:05.520
<v Speaker 2>check in at five point fifteen as well. So a

0:32:05.520 --> 0:32:08.160
<v Speaker 2>lot to get to between now and five point thirty

0:32:08.440 --> 0:32:11.959
<v Speaker 2>after the Dodgers shut out the Cubs six to nothing

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

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<v Speaker 4>Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA sports

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<v Speaker 4>dot com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more

0:32:27.960 --> 0:32:33.120
<v Speaker 4>Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Vasse. Showy old Tani

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<v Speaker 4>leading things on swinging with the first pitch, driving it

0:32:36.120 --> 0:32:42.840
<v Speaker 4>the other way back it goes head Donna here old

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<v Speaker 4>Tani's first home run in a dozen games is six

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<v Speaker 4>to the season, and it's now six to nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>The view from the booth was perfectly clear right there.

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<v Speaker 2>Show Haltani with his sixth home home run of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>It was fifty nine plate appearances between o'tani home runs

0:33:05.840 --> 0:33:09.600
<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers, and that was the most Otani has

0:33:09.680 --> 0:33:13.120
<v Speaker 2>gone without hitting a home run as a Dodger.

0:33:13.240 --> 0:33:14.880
<v Speaker 3>But he had a big game today.

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<v Speaker 2>He sparked the offense leading off, getting on base all

0:33:18.600 --> 0:33:22.160
<v Speaker 2>four times today, stealing a base, doubling, and hitting that

0:33:22.280 --> 0:33:25.080
<v Speaker 2>home run in the seventh inning to cap off a

0:33:25.200 --> 0:33:28.360
<v Speaker 2>six to nothing win for the Dodgers over the Cubs. Today,

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<v Speaker 2>Jewelers Own the Dream. Coming up in ten minutes, you'll

0:33:45.360 --> 0:33:49.800
<v Speaker 2>hear from Jose Mota. Also my conversation with Michael CONFORDO.

0:33:49.880 --> 0:33:52.960
<v Speaker 2>But first let's go back out to the phones. Pedro,

0:33:53.440 --> 0:33:56.000
<v Speaker 2>who was at the ballpark today. Hi, Pedro, you're on

0:33:56.080 --> 0:33:56.760
<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 11>Hey, what's up DVN.

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<v Speaker 12>How you doing?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing great, good man.

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<v Speaker 9>We're just leaving the game.

0:34:04.920 --> 0:34:07.720
<v Speaker 13>Me and my daughter Tony is looking good, but she

0:34:07.760 --> 0:34:09.880
<v Speaker 13>wanted to say hi to you and tell her a

0:34:09.960 --> 0:34:10.799
<v Speaker 13>story about the game.

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<v Speaker 10>Give me one again.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, Hi David, Hi, what's your name? I'm Dylan, Dylan.

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<v Speaker 3>What's up? Did you have fun at the game?

0:34:25.880 --> 0:34:27.640
<v Speaker 14>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>What story did you want to tell me?

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<v Speaker 16>Got a lot of home ones?

0:34:35.520 --> 0:34:39.080
<v Speaker 3>Oh, oh, a lot of homeland and I had a

0:34:39.120 --> 0:34:41.799
<v Speaker 3>lot of fun. Oh did your dad get you a

0:34:41.840 --> 0:34:43.680
<v Speaker 3>Dodger dog in some ice cream? Today?

0:34:46.560 --> 0:34:50.520
<v Speaker 1>She got me at you us and not a Dodger dog,

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<v Speaker 1>been a Hamburger.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm glad you had a great time at the

0:34:55.160 --> 0:35:00.600
<v Speaker 2>game and hopefully we see you soon. Okay, all right,

0:35:00.719 --> 0:35:03.480
<v Speaker 2>thank you Pedro and thank you Dylan. See that's awesome.

0:35:03.560 --> 0:35:06.560
<v Speaker 2>That's what baseball is all about. You bring your son

0:35:06.680 --> 0:35:08.800
<v Speaker 2>or your daughter out here, you come with your mom

0:35:08.880 --> 0:35:12.160
<v Speaker 2>or dad, and you build memories. And that's what's so

0:35:12.280 --> 0:35:16.920
<v Speaker 2>special about baseball, coming to Dodger Stadium and seeing a

0:35:17.000 --> 0:35:19.600
<v Speaker 2>one of a kind player like show hey Otani, and

0:35:19.800 --> 0:35:23.239
<v Speaker 2>really the best show in baseball. I've said this for

0:35:23.280 --> 0:35:26.080
<v Speaker 2>a while now, ever since the Dodger's got Otani. It's

0:35:26.120 --> 0:35:29.480
<v Speaker 2>more than a game. It's an event, and it's awesome

0:35:29.520 --> 0:35:31.879
<v Speaker 2>when you come to the ballpark. And that's why being

0:35:31.920 --> 0:35:35.799
<v Speaker 2>able to hear each other have a conversation at a stadium,

0:35:35.880 --> 0:35:39.520
<v Speaker 2>that's what's always awesome because during a nine inning game,

0:35:39.840 --> 0:35:42.360
<v Speaker 2>that's where you could catch up with your family. Especially

0:35:42.360 --> 0:35:44.719
<v Speaker 2>if you have teenagers, bring them to a Dodger game.

0:35:44.960 --> 0:35:47.120
<v Speaker 2>They can't escape you. They got to watch the game

0:35:47.160 --> 0:35:50.839
<v Speaker 2>with you and tell you they're deep dark secrets. Let's

0:35:50.880 --> 0:35:52.960
<v Speaker 2>go out to the one oh one. Keith, you're on

0:35:53.080 --> 0:35:54.239
<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk. How you doing.

0:35:55.880 --> 0:35:57.600
<v Speaker 17>I'm doing great, Dave, how are you?

0:35:58.800 --> 0:35:59.040
<v Speaker 3>Hey?

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<v Speaker 2>Things can't be better when you're hosting Dodger Talk during

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<v Speaker 2>the best time of being a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 11>Fan, no doubt about it.

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<v Speaker 17>Hey, So a few years back, I was in Milwaukee.

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<v Speaker 17>Actually you were kind enough to meet us and talk

0:36:17.480 --> 0:36:19.640
<v Speaker 17>to us for a couple of minutes there. But there

0:36:19.719 --> 0:36:22.799
<v Speaker 17>was something at the ballpark there that I really liked

0:36:22.880 --> 0:36:23.520
<v Speaker 17>that I'd.

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<v Speaker 3>Like to don't.

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<v Speaker 17>Definitely not the slide. So no, I was wondering on

0:36:36.680 --> 0:36:41.080
<v Speaker 17>the right field scoreboard. You know how they split it

0:36:41.080 --> 0:36:43.680
<v Speaker 17>in half and they show the picting information on one

0:36:43.760 --> 0:36:48.279
<v Speaker 17>half and the hitting information on the other half. But

0:36:49.600 --> 0:36:53.920
<v Speaker 17>why not on the pitching half? Instead of showing the lineup,

0:36:54.640 --> 0:36:57.719
<v Speaker 17>why don't we show the pitch mix. You know, at

0:36:57.719 --> 0:37:01.680
<v Speaker 17>the stadium they flash out the pitch, the kind of

0:37:01.719 --> 0:37:04.600
<v Speaker 17>pitch and the speed, and it flashes.

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<v Speaker 15>Up real quick.

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<v Speaker 8>But you know, at home, you kind.

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<v Speaker 17>Of get to see the mix when it's particularly an

0:37:10.040 --> 0:37:13.440
<v Speaker 17>along a bat. It seemed to be like more useful

0:37:13.880 --> 0:37:18.560
<v Speaker 17>than having the defensive team's batting lineup up there during

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<v Speaker 17>the endiad.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I could.

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<v Speaker 2>I could understand that. I know what you're talking about,

0:37:23.040 --> 0:37:25.839
<v Speaker 2>and I've seen that in other stadiums where they had

0:37:25.880 --> 0:37:28.600
<v Speaker 2>the pitch sequencing of each ad bat up there on

0:37:28.640 --> 0:37:32.359
<v Speaker 2>the big board. I'm not sure whose advantage that is,

0:37:32.400 --> 0:37:34.520
<v Speaker 2>whether it's the pitcher of the hitters, but yeah, as

0:37:34.560 --> 0:37:37.720
<v Speaker 2>a fan, it's cool to see just the strategy between

0:37:37.840 --> 0:37:41.240
<v Speaker 2>the pitcher and and the you know, the chess match

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<v Speaker 2>as far as pitch sequencing.

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<v Speaker 3>So, I've seen it.

0:37:44.920 --> 0:37:47.200
<v Speaker 2>I don't know if there's room for it or if

0:37:47.200 --> 0:37:50.520
<v Speaker 2>that's just the style for Dodger Stadium, but yeah, i've

0:37:50.560 --> 0:37:50.920
<v Speaker 2>seen it.

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<v Speaker 3>I like it. But I like what they do here too.

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<v Speaker 17>I love what they did to a Dodger stadium. I

0:37:58.920 --> 0:38:00.359
<v Speaker 17>just think it would be a nice talk.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well Worth noted Keith, thank you for the phone call.

0:38:05.040 --> 0:38:07.880
<v Speaker 2>I'm glad you didn't say the slide. Eight six sixnine

0:38:07.920 --> 0:38:10.880
<v Speaker 2>eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers

0:38:10.880 --> 0:38:14.879
<v Speaker 2>shut out the Cubs today, six to nothing, and they

0:38:14.920 --> 0:38:17.879
<v Speaker 2>win their first series in quite some time.

0:38:18.000 --> 0:38:19.600
<v Speaker 3>The last time the Dodgers.

0:38:19.160 --> 0:38:22.000
<v Speaker 2>Won a series was before they left for that last

0:38:22.080 --> 0:38:25.200
<v Speaker 2>road trip. They split four in Denver and then lost

0:38:25.239 --> 0:38:27.160
<v Speaker 2>two out of three to the Giants. But they come

0:38:27.239 --> 0:38:30.839
<v Speaker 2>back after losing a disappointing game on Friday night and

0:38:30.880 --> 0:38:33.719
<v Speaker 2>win the next two to beat the Cubs last night

0:38:33.760 --> 0:38:37.200
<v Speaker 2>twelve to four, six to nothing today, and for the

0:38:37.320 --> 0:38:41.400
<v Speaker 2>thirteenth time this year, the Dodger bullpen did not allow

0:38:41.560 --> 0:38:45.520
<v Speaker 2>a run. Shoe he O'tani was on base every plate

0:38:45.560 --> 0:38:49.319
<v Speaker 2>appearance today. The last time that happened was last September

0:38:49.560 --> 0:38:53.279
<v Speaker 2>seventh against the Orioles, when he had three walks that day.

0:38:53.360 --> 0:38:56.319
<v Speaker 2>Today he was three for three with a walk, a

0:38:56.360 --> 0:39:01.040
<v Speaker 2>home run, and a double. Eight six six seven is

0:39:01.040 --> 0:39:04.080
<v Speaker 2>the phone number now. The first game of this series,

0:39:04.520 --> 0:39:08.960
<v Speaker 2>the Dodger players were out behind the batting cage to

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<v Speaker 2>greet their former teammate Michael Conforto, who played the entire

0:39:13.320 --> 0:39:17.120
<v Speaker 2>regular season and left field for the Dodgers. Obviously a

0:39:17.239 --> 0:39:21.319
<v Speaker 2>down year Forfordo, who is having a better year with

0:39:21.400 --> 0:39:23.680
<v Speaker 2>the Cubs this year. We all know the struggles of

0:39:23.719 --> 0:39:26.400
<v Speaker 2>Michael Conforto, but through it all and part of the

0:39:26.440 --> 0:39:29.880
<v Speaker 2>reason why his teammates loved him so much is because

0:39:29.920 --> 0:39:32.279
<v Speaker 2>he was such a great teammate. And I had a

0:39:32.360 --> 0:39:35.200
<v Speaker 2>chance to catch up with Michael after he was presented

0:39:35.480 --> 0:39:37.759
<v Speaker 2>his twenty twenty five World Series ring.

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<v Speaker 7>I didn't know what it was going to feel like,

0:39:40.560 --> 0:39:43.600
<v Speaker 7>you know, being back here. It's kind of a weird

0:39:44.080 --> 0:39:46.080
<v Speaker 7>experience for me, Like I wasn't on the roster, but

0:39:46.400 --> 0:39:48.160
<v Speaker 7>I very much felt like I was part of the team,

0:39:48.200 --> 0:39:51.440
<v Speaker 7>and I was, you know, able to support these guys

0:39:51.480 --> 0:39:54.960
<v Speaker 7>and and you know, just be there for him and

0:39:55.000 --> 0:39:58.400
<v Speaker 7>obviously played throughout the season. But seeing this ring and

0:39:58.760 --> 0:40:01.839
<v Speaker 7>holding it and putting it on, you know, it's one

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<v Speaker 7>of one of the cooler moments in my baseball career.

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<v Speaker 12>For sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody has a story. So where were you when Miguel

0:40:07.840 --> 0:40:09.120
<v Speaker 2>Rojas hit that home run?

0:40:09.640 --> 0:40:12.759
<v Speaker 7>I mean I was top seven of the railing. I mean,

0:40:12.880 --> 0:40:16.600
<v Speaker 7>you know, we go down one out, you know, still believing,

0:40:16.680 --> 0:40:18.720
<v Speaker 7>but you can kind of feel, you know, we're running

0:40:18.719 --> 0:40:19.520
<v Speaker 7>out of time, and.

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<v Speaker 11>I was.

0:40:22.719 --> 0:40:26.239
<v Speaker 7>I was standing next to Kirby Yates. Miggi fouled off

0:40:26.239 --> 0:40:29.719
<v Speaker 7>a fastball, great swing, and we kind of looked at

0:40:29.719 --> 0:40:31.560
<v Speaker 7>each other and we were like, he's locked in right now,

0:40:33.080 --> 0:40:36.040
<v Speaker 7>and I think it was the next pitch hung breaking ball,

0:40:36.719 --> 0:40:39.480
<v Speaker 7>puts us, you know, puts Us gives us life again.

0:40:41.120 --> 0:40:45.799
<v Speaker 7>Just going crazy, man, just going absolutely nuts. And the

0:40:45.920 --> 0:40:50.600
<v Speaker 7>silence in that in that dome. Man, you kind of

0:40:50.880 --> 0:40:52.399
<v Speaker 7>you know, you just think about that all the time.

0:40:53.440 --> 0:40:55.239
<v Speaker 7>And I'm sure Miggi thinks about it all the time.

0:40:55.320 --> 0:40:57.080
<v Speaker 7>I mean, if I'm thinking about it, you know. So

0:40:57.840 --> 0:41:00.640
<v Speaker 7>just just pretty cool, pretty cool to be there, to

0:41:00.719 --> 0:41:03.000
<v Speaker 7>experience one of the greatest games ever played.

0:41:03.400 --> 0:41:06.359
<v Speaker 2>Do you ever look back and take inventory of your

0:41:06.400 --> 0:41:09.080
<v Speaker 2>season last year and why it's going so well this

0:41:09.160 --> 0:41:10.040
<v Speaker 2>year in Chicago?

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<v Speaker 7>I was just telling Steve, I kind of brought a

0:41:13.840 --> 0:41:17.880
<v Speaker 7>lot of things that I learned from from this past

0:41:17.920 --> 0:41:21.480
<v Speaker 7>season with me to Chicago and into my workouts in

0:41:21.520 --> 0:41:27.040
<v Speaker 7>the offseason and conversations I had with Doc. You know,

0:41:27.120 --> 0:41:29.960
<v Speaker 7>Doc really just kind of being very brutally honest with me,

0:41:30.080 --> 0:41:32.520
<v Speaker 7>saying I need to see more, like I need to

0:41:32.560 --> 0:41:36.279
<v Speaker 7>see you know some I need you to make some

0:41:36.320 --> 0:41:39.560
<v Speaker 7>baseball plays. You know, move guys, get him in from

0:41:39.600 --> 0:41:42.000
<v Speaker 7>third with less than two you know, focus more on

0:41:42.000 --> 0:41:45.920
<v Speaker 7>that stuff rather than slug and you know, big swings

0:41:45.960 --> 0:41:50.600
<v Speaker 7>and all that stuff. And I really took that to heart,

0:41:50.719 --> 0:41:54.000
<v Speaker 7>and I think in my role with this team, you know,

0:41:54.000 --> 0:41:57.920
<v Speaker 7>it's pretty valuable stuff to bring. And and also just

0:41:57.920 --> 0:42:00.000
<v Speaker 7>like I soaked up a lot just from being around

0:42:00.840 --> 0:42:04.080
<v Speaker 7>you know, the two time champion, you know, back to

0:42:04.120 --> 0:42:07.400
<v Speaker 7>back world champions. So I've brought a lot of that

0:42:07.440 --> 0:42:09.400
<v Speaker 7>stuff with me. And you know, I'm just trying to

0:42:09.400 --> 0:42:10.600
<v Speaker 7>stay ready when my name's called.

0:42:11.239 --> 0:42:11.439
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

0:42:11.800 --> 0:42:13.239
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, when you when you kind of look back at.

0:42:13.239 --> 0:42:18.919
<v Speaker 7>Last year, I mean it's overall it's positive. I mean,

0:42:19.560 --> 0:42:22.280
<v Speaker 7>these guys are like family to me. I built some

0:42:22.280 --> 0:42:26.000
<v Speaker 7>some really great relationships baseball wise. For me, personally, it

0:42:26.040 --> 0:42:28.640
<v Speaker 7>wasn't great, But like I said, I think I learned

0:42:28.640 --> 0:42:34.600
<v Speaker 7>a lot about the game, about who I am, you know,

0:42:34.760 --> 0:42:40.400
<v Speaker 7>kind of as a player. You know, just obviously the

0:42:40.440 --> 0:42:44.600
<v Speaker 7>World Series ring is you know, it's what we come

0:42:44.640 --> 0:42:46.560
<v Speaker 7>out here and we play for, you know, so to

0:42:46.640 --> 0:42:48.600
<v Speaker 7>have that and know that no one can take it

0:42:48.640 --> 0:42:50.279
<v Speaker 7>from me is is uh is.

0:42:50.200 --> 0:42:53.560
<v Speaker 2>The coolest highlight of your season last year being on

0:42:53.600 --> 0:42:56.600
<v Speaker 2>the rooftop in Tampa with me during the trade deadline.

0:42:56.640 --> 0:42:59.360
<v Speaker 7>We were we were we were red hot at that point,

0:42:59.640 --> 0:43:02.080
<v Speaker 7>you know, pants on, That's right, I had my pants on.

0:43:02.080 --> 0:43:05.600
<v Speaker 7>It was it was it was actually hot. Yeah, it

0:43:05.719 --> 0:43:10.680
<v Speaker 7>was actually super hot. Up their trade deadline madness. We

0:43:10.719 --> 0:43:17.279
<v Speaker 7>went got out call uh Rock Stewart. Yeah, that was

0:43:17.320 --> 0:43:18.960
<v Speaker 7>that was fun. That was That was a good time.

0:43:19.680 --> 0:43:22.880
<v Speaker 7>You're live on the on the phone. You got Freddy

0:43:22.880 --> 0:43:24.600
<v Speaker 7>to chime in for a little bit. That was fun.

0:43:25.360 --> 0:43:27.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was a good time. That was last year

0:43:28.040 --> 0:43:32.160
<v Speaker 2>trade deadline. I was with Michael Confordo and Freddie Freeman

0:43:32.239 --> 0:43:35.640
<v Speaker 2>on the rooftop of the Team hotel. Both those guys

0:43:35.680 --> 0:43:39.280
<v Speaker 2>did not pack short pants and it was one hundred

0:43:39.280 --> 0:43:43.320
<v Speaker 2>degrees with one hundred percent humidity. And I'll just say

0:43:43.360 --> 0:43:45.960
<v Speaker 2>this to you, I'll let you in on something and

0:43:46.000 --> 0:43:47.960
<v Speaker 2>it may hurt their feelings.

0:43:47.440 --> 0:43:48.600
<v Speaker 3>But they'll get over it.

0:43:49.080 --> 0:43:52.400
<v Speaker 2>Rogan and Rodney always call me at the worst time

0:43:52.600 --> 0:43:55.560
<v Speaker 2>because their show is right in the middle of when

0:43:55.600 --> 0:43:58.680
<v Speaker 2>things are happening, whether I'm at home or on the road.

0:43:59.080 --> 0:44:01.000
<v Speaker 3>So I was on the with Rogan and.

0:44:01.000 --> 0:44:07.239
<v Speaker 2>Rodney, and yeah, I think Fred realized halfway through the

0:44:07.239 --> 0:44:10.080
<v Speaker 2>call that it was the day of the trade deadline.

0:44:10.520 --> 0:44:13.600
<v Speaker 2>So Michael Confordo sitting right next to me as Fred

0:44:13.600 --> 0:44:16.480
<v Speaker 2>and Rodney are asking me, uh, should the Dodgers get

0:44:16.480 --> 0:44:21.000
<v Speaker 2>a left fielder? Should the Dodgers trade Michael Conforto and

0:44:21.040 --> 0:44:24.080
<v Speaker 2>Michael Confordo sitting right next to me right there. So yeah,

0:44:24.080 --> 0:44:26.279
<v Speaker 2>that was a fun day. And I think you heard

0:44:26.320 --> 0:44:29.719
<v Speaker 2>it in Michael's voice just how much being part of

0:44:29.960 --> 0:44:32.719
<v Speaker 2>this group last year meant to him, and he so

0:44:32.920 --> 0:44:35.680
<v Speaker 2>badly wanted to be activated during the postseason.

0:44:35.719 --> 0:44:38.800
<v Speaker 3>It just wasn't happening after the year that he had.

0:44:38.840 --> 0:44:41.120
<v Speaker 2>But he was always a great teammate and I love

0:44:41.200 --> 0:44:44.040
<v Speaker 2>hearing his story about where he was and what he

0:44:44.160 --> 0:44:48.520
<v Speaker 2>was seeing as Miguel Rojas hit that unbelievable home run

0:44:48.600 --> 0:44:51.439
<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers down to their final two outs. Let's

0:44:51.440 --> 0:44:53.600
<v Speaker 2>take one more phone call before we check in with

0:44:53.719 --> 0:44:57.320
<v Speaker 2>Jimmy coming from the game. Hi, Jimmy, you're on Dodger Talk.

0:44:58.800 --> 0:45:02.080
<v Speaker 11>Hey, David, thanks for saying in the call my pleasure.

0:45:03.719 --> 0:45:06.360
<v Speaker 14>Uh tough to follow up that touching moment between you

0:45:06.400 --> 0:45:09.759
<v Speaker 14>and Confordo, but I'm gonna hot take here from Chicago.

0:45:10.280 --> 0:45:13.040
<v Speaker 14>Love coming out to LA and watching the game. One

0:45:13.040 --> 0:45:15.279
<v Speaker 14>of my favorite stadiums. Beautiful.

0:45:15.760 --> 0:45:15.880
<v Speaker 9>Uh.

0:45:16.760 --> 0:45:19.600
<v Speaker 14>Unfortunately the Cubs did not take the series. I thought

0:45:19.640 --> 0:45:21.839
<v Speaker 14>we were gonna take the series. We did not take

0:45:21.840 --> 0:45:24.520
<v Speaker 14>the series. We came back strong in the first game,

0:45:25.000 --> 0:45:25.560
<v Speaker 14>very strong.

0:45:25.960 --> 0:45:26.080
<v Speaker 9>Uh.

0:45:26.239 --> 0:45:29.120
<v Speaker 14>My hot take here, David is uh Otani's going to

0:45:29.120 --> 0:45:31.000
<v Speaker 14>the Cubs at the trade deadline.

0:45:32.200 --> 0:45:34.520
<v Speaker 2>So does that mean that we should still get rid

0:45:34.560 --> 0:45:39.040
<v Speaker 2>of the Otani roll? Jimmy if if Craig Council's managing show.

0:45:39.080 --> 0:45:39.719
<v Speaker 2>Hey Otani.

0:45:40.360 --> 0:45:42.239
<v Speaker 14>So it was talking about that the other day and

0:45:42.239 --> 0:45:44.960
<v Speaker 14>it got me thinking that the only way we can

0:45:45.040 --> 0:45:48.440
<v Speaker 14>overcome the Otawani rule, we are going to trade for

0:45:48.560 --> 0:45:50.920
<v Speaker 14>Otani and we are going to win the Role Series.

0:45:51.120 --> 0:45:53.319
<v Speaker 14>It is the ten year March. Every ten years, you

0:45:53.400 --> 0:45:56.440
<v Speaker 14>know this, we with David. I'm in Tarzana right now

0:45:56.480 --> 0:45:59.200
<v Speaker 14>on the one on one, your home, your backyard, and

0:45:59.520 --> 0:46:01.640
<v Speaker 14>we are going to get Otani at the trade deadlines.

0:46:01.920 --> 0:46:04.840
<v Speaker 2>Hey, Jimmy, Jimmy, it's not every ten years the Cubs

0:46:04.880 --> 0:46:12.200
<v Speaker 2>win a World Series. It's every one hundred years.

0:46:09.640 --> 0:46:12.160
<v Speaker 14>Ten years ago from right now, and I'm just saying it's.

0:46:12.000 --> 0:46:14.680
<v Speaker 2>Been Yeah, you got ninety more years to go, Jimmy,

0:46:14.760 --> 0:46:17.719
<v Speaker 2>maybe your grandkids will see it happen again. Thanks for

0:46:17.800 --> 0:46:20.640
<v Speaker 2>the phone call, appreciate it. Will see you, hopefully not

0:46:20.760 --> 0:46:25.040
<v Speaker 2>in Tarzana, but hopefully out there Wrigley Field. Yeah. Sorry,

0:46:25.080 --> 0:46:27.600
<v Speaker 2>the Cubs are not entitled to winning the World Series

0:46:27.640 --> 0:46:30.560
<v Speaker 2>because they just barely won one for what the first

0:46:30.560 --> 0:46:33.040
<v Speaker 2>time in the last one hundred and six years? What

0:46:33.200 --> 0:46:37.279
<v Speaker 2>happened to that Cub's dynasty? Oh yeah, it's the Dodgers dynasty.

0:46:37.560 --> 0:46:39.480
<v Speaker 2>All right, let's check in with Jose Mota.

0:46:40.239 --> 0:46:45.000
<v Speaker 4>It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

0:46:45.080 --> 0:46:48.120
<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose, you gotta follow that up, right, ninety

0:46:48.120 --> 0:46:50.720
<v Speaker 2>more years before the Cubs win another World Series.

0:46:51.560 --> 0:46:53.560
<v Speaker 11>Well, they're a good team, they have the resources, so

0:46:53.640 --> 0:46:56.160
<v Speaker 11>hopefully they'll put it together at some point. But remember

0:46:56.560 --> 0:46:59.040
<v Speaker 11>that was Joe Madden magic. It took over our ears.

0:46:59.040 --> 0:47:02.880
<v Speaker 3>You're right, yeah, yeah, magic for sure. Jose.

0:47:03.160 --> 0:47:06.600
<v Speaker 2>We've been talking about show hey Otani the last week.

0:47:07.120 --> 0:47:10.960
<v Speaker 2>He finally started to show signs of life last night,

0:47:11.120 --> 0:47:14.040
<v Speaker 2>and he certainly followed it up with a big game today.

0:47:14.640 --> 0:47:15.400
<v Speaker 3>Is he back?

0:47:17.160 --> 0:47:20.200
<v Speaker 11>I believe he's back. I believe it. The approach we

0:47:20.239 --> 0:47:22.920
<v Speaker 11>saw starting last night, we you and I talked is

0:47:22.960 --> 0:47:24.839
<v Speaker 11>what we want to see because you know, we talk

0:47:24.880 --> 0:47:27.960
<v Speaker 11>about posture. It's not just like, okay, the way he's standing,

0:47:28.000 --> 0:47:30.200
<v Speaker 11>it's like what it does to his heels when he

0:47:30.239 --> 0:47:32.520
<v Speaker 11>show he is pushed back on his heels as he

0:47:32.560 --> 0:47:35.640
<v Speaker 11>does not have to reach that he needs to really

0:47:35.880 --> 0:47:38.600
<v Speaker 11>hit mistakes, and his head's steadier when he's not in

0:47:38.680 --> 0:47:41.000
<v Speaker 11>his heels. So it all goes together. But I'd like

0:47:41.040 --> 0:47:43.640
<v Speaker 11>to see more repetitions on the way he takes pitches, uh,

0:47:43.760 --> 0:47:46.080
<v Speaker 11>laying up some pitches up down on the zone day.

0:47:46.120 --> 0:47:49.480
<v Speaker 11>But for sure a good indicator. And you asked me yesterday,

0:47:49.520 --> 0:47:52.279
<v Speaker 11>was that base hit to left field? Just gets him

0:47:52.280 --> 0:47:54.279
<v Speaker 11>go in the right direction and to get results a

0:47:54.280 --> 0:47:56.640
<v Speaker 11>whole lot more because obviously you want results, you want

0:47:56.680 --> 0:47:59.400
<v Speaker 11>conference and it seems like it's trending in the right way.

0:48:00.160 --> 0:48:02.320
<v Speaker 2>A power hitter, only guy to be a fifty to

0:48:02.400 --> 0:48:06.239
<v Speaker 2>fifty player in a season, but he is the Dodgers'

0:48:06.360 --> 0:48:09.359
<v Speaker 2>leadoff hitter. If he doesn't get on base, if he's

0:48:09.440 --> 0:48:12.240
<v Speaker 2>not doing something, it kind of feels like the Dodger

0:48:12.320 --> 0:48:16.160
<v Speaker 2>offense has to go from zero to one hundred on

0:48:16.200 --> 0:48:16.600
<v Speaker 2>their own.

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<v Speaker 11>You're right, and you know it's a good point because

0:48:20.480 --> 0:48:22.680
<v Speaker 11>I've spoken with a Showy about this when he was

0:48:22.680 --> 0:48:26.640
<v Speaker 11>with the Angels, about leading off, and he says that

0:48:26.760 --> 0:48:30.360
<v Speaker 11>at times when he feels like this added pressure to perform,

0:48:30.440 --> 0:48:33.440
<v Speaker 11>like Shohil Tani, it actually helps him, Dave to be

0:48:33.520 --> 0:48:36.759
<v Speaker 11>a leadoff hitter because he didn'tkn'd of simplify things to say, well,

0:48:37.000 --> 0:48:38.840
<v Speaker 11>it's not about the power now, it was about getting

0:48:38.840 --> 0:48:41.560
<v Speaker 11>a base and making sure that the guys behind me

0:48:41.600 --> 0:48:43.879
<v Speaker 11>have a chance to drive me in. And it works

0:48:43.920 --> 0:48:46.799
<v Speaker 11>both ways. I mean for himself to see the ball,

0:48:46.880 --> 0:48:49.160
<v Speaker 11>hit the ball, take his watch. The watts are a

0:48:49.200 --> 0:48:51.920
<v Speaker 11>big part of his game. It's are the strikeouts, but

0:48:52.520 --> 0:48:54.680
<v Speaker 11>strakeouse for him are a product of going deep at

0:48:54.680 --> 0:48:58.000
<v Speaker 11>the counts. About being a leadoff hitter mentality wise, it's

0:48:58.080 --> 0:49:00.880
<v Speaker 11>always a plus for him. It would be if he

0:49:00.960 --> 0:49:03.040
<v Speaker 11>was at number three hitter number four here because that

0:49:03.120 --> 0:49:05.480
<v Speaker 11>way it's all about carrying the low. But now when

0:49:05.480 --> 0:49:07.480
<v Speaker 11>he gets on, he knows can run and make a

0:49:07.480 --> 0:49:08.560
<v Speaker 11>difference on the basis too.

0:49:09.040 --> 0:49:11.600
<v Speaker 2>How big was it, Jose for the Dodgers to come

0:49:11.680 --> 0:49:14.359
<v Speaker 2>back and win these last two games after the way

0:49:14.400 --> 0:49:16.480
<v Speaker 2>they lost the first game of this series.

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<v Speaker 11>I think it's a statement to the fact that you

0:49:20.040 --> 0:49:23.000
<v Speaker 11>beat a very good team, you have a team that

0:49:23.200 --> 0:49:26.279
<v Speaker 11>was not depending on the home run only. We saw

0:49:26.320 --> 0:49:29.239
<v Speaker 11>some manufacturing yesterday. We saw the watts, we saw the

0:49:29.280 --> 0:49:31.600
<v Speaker 11>deeper at bats, we saw more team at bats, and

0:49:31.640 --> 0:49:33.279
<v Speaker 11>then we saw the pitching show up. And I think,

0:49:33.719 --> 0:49:36.240
<v Speaker 11>going back to you know the comings about the bullpen,

0:49:36.520 --> 0:49:38.120
<v Speaker 11>these guys, at some point we're gonna have a little

0:49:38.120 --> 0:49:40.719
<v Speaker 11>slip at year in their day. But to see not

0:49:40.840 --> 0:49:45.160
<v Speaker 11>the bigger names come through yesterday, it's huge incline and

0:49:45.200 --> 0:49:47.600
<v Speaker 11>a dryer and again today you find the opportunity to

0:49:47.640 --> 0:49:50.839
<v Speaker 11>get Robleski to fight through six and that was remarkable.

0:49:52.320 --> 0:49:56.200
<v Speaker 2>Justin Robleski today was remarkable. In my opinion, I said

0:49:56.239 --> 0:49:58.400
<v Speaker 2>this earlier in the show. I don't know how you feel,

0:49:58.440 --> 0:50:01.080
<v Speaker 2>but to me, a start like today he was more

0:50:01.080 --> 0:50:04.399
<v Speaker 2>impressive than what he did against the Mets, considering how

0:50:04.440 --> 0:50:06.120
<v Speaker 2>he didn't have his best command.

0:50:07.000 --> 0:50:09.360
<v Speaker 11>I agree with you because I know that after pitching

0:50:09.400 --> 0:50:13.279
<v Speaker 11>in Colorado and talking to former pictures, I mean Hall

0:50:13.280 --> 0:50:16.920
<v Speaker 11>of famers about the recovery after pitching in Colorado is

0:50:16.920 --> 0:50:17.440
<v Speaker 11>not easy.

0:50:17.800 --> 0:50:19.000
<v Speaker 10>He came in today.

0:50:18.840 --> 0:50:21.799
<v Speaker 11>And as he mentioned, Dalton, Russia played a huge part

0:50:22.280 --> 0:50:25.239
<v Speaker 11>in him just calming down and filling his own and

0:50:25.280 --> 0:50:27.319
<v Speaker 11>not trying to just go out there and throw ninety eight.

0:50:28.000 --> 0:50:31.880
<v Speaker 11>Big Number two, he knows that the strikeouts sometimes are

0:50:31.960 --> 0:50:34.359
<v Speaker 11>not going to be there, and you're understanding more and

0:50:34.360 --> 0:50:37.799
<v Speaker 11>more that by sequencing better and getting some early outs,

0:50:37.800 --> 0:50:40.160
<v Speaker 11>he's going to go deep into game. Number three is

0:50:40.200 --> 0:50:43.040
<v Speaker 11>he never cames in. He never comes in in situations

0:50:43.040 --> 0:50:44.879
<v Speaker 11>where you think there's going to be one pitch away.

0:50:44.920 --> 0:50:47.680
<v Speaker 11>He just keeps getting better and being challenged at and

0:50:47.960 --> 0:50:50.319
<v Speaker 11>over all his stuff gets better as the progresses. But

0:50:50.880 --> 0:50:53.080
<v Speaker 11>I don't know that if anybody brings up the strikeouse.

0:50:53.200 --> 0:50:55.960
<v Speaker 11>I just hope it's not a matter of him things

0:50:56.000 --> 0:50:57.480
<v Speaker 11>that he has to do that to win games, because

0:50:57.560 --> 0:51:00.560
<v Speaker 11>right now he's leading the team and wins by one thing,

0:51:00.800 --> 0:51:03.279
<v Speaker 11>throwing strikes and pitching into that defense and aspect that

0:51:03.320 --> 0:51:05.880
<v Speaker 11>I will say, Dave, the defense is one asking the

0:51:05.920 --> 0:51:08.759
<v Speaker 11>Dodgers where people are just overlooking it. But it's a

0:51:08.760 --> 0:51:11.719
<v Speaker 11>big part of of why Russian Rabuski talk about the

0:51:11.760 --> 0:51:13.920
<v Speaker 11>guys being positioned well and getting those aready.

0:51:13.960 --> 0:51:14.160
<v Speaker 3>Else.

0:51:14.920 --> 0:51:17.719
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the Dodgers are number one in baseball with defensive

0:51:17.800 --> 0:51:21.640
<v Speaker 2>runs saved, but a lot of credit goes to the Dodgers'

0:51:21.920 --> 0:51:26.600
<v Speaker 2>Baseball Operations department about you know, the information they have

0:51:26.760 --> 0:51:29.239
<v Speaker 2>to be able to position these guys and not have

0:51:29.400 --> 0:51:31.000
<v Speaker 2>them have to cover so much.

0:51:30.880 --> 0:51:35.000
<v Speaker 11>Ground correct, which is what you do when you have

0:51:35.120 --> 0:51:38.359
<v Speaker 11>the size, buying all these brains to put it all

0:51:38.400 --> 0:51:40.479
<v Speaker 11>together and to tell the next n seet, we're better

0:51:40.560 --> 0:51:43.600
<v Speaker 11>up with you playing here. Don't worry about disc ball,

0:51:43.719 --> 0:51:46.000
<v Speaker 11>because what happens a lot of times is you give

0:51:46.040 --> 0:51:48.520
<v Speaker 11>them so much information on different organizations and then they

0:51:48.520 --> 0:51:51.520
<v Speaker 11>worry about their coverage. Arrange one word or the other.

0:51:51.840 --> 0:51:54.319
<v Speaker 11>But the Dodgers are convinced, if you get beat in

0:51:54.400 --> 0:51:56.720
<v Speaker 11>one direction, we tell you to be standing in another,

0:51:57.080 --> 0:51:59.680
<v Speaker 11>nobody's gonna call you out. Just trust us. And the

0:51:59.760 --> 0:52:01.359
<v Speaker 11>same Tom had The pitchers will league.

0:52:02.120 --> 0:52:02.880
<v Speaker 10>They understand it.

0:52:02.920 --> 0:52:05.800
<v Speaker 11>Sometimes contact it is their best friend with that tough defense.

0:52:06.440 --> 0:52:09.400
<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota is joining us on Dodger Talk. After the

0:52:09.440 --> 0:52:13.320
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers shut out the Cubs six to nothing. Miguel Rojas

0:52:13.360 --> 0:52:15.960
<v Speaker 2>had a huge two run double in the first inning.

0:52:16.280 --> 0:52:19.920
<v Speaker 2>He's thirty seven years old, Jose, he's playing in his

0:52:20.080 --> 0:52:24.080
<v Speaker 2>last major league season. Whether the Dodgers three pete or not,

0:52:24.600 --> 0:52:27.080
<v Speaker 2>He's done at the end of this year. And he's

0:52:27.160 --> 0:52:30.399
<v Speaker 2>hitting three sixty six with a nine to twelve OPS

0:52:30.800 --> 0:52:35.040
<v Speaker 2>and playing great shortstop and second base. I mean, have

0:52:35.160 --> 0:52:40.360
<v Speaker 2>you seen anything like this from a player like Miguel Rojas?

0:52:42.600 --> 0:52:43.319
<v Speaker 3>Speechless?

0:52:43.560 --> 0:52:46.520
<v Speaker 2>All right, Hose, we'll catch up with you tomorrow after

0:52:46.560 --> 0:52:49.799
<v Speaker 2>the game Dodgers and Marlins. Let's take a couple of

0:52:49.840 --> 0:52:53.120
<v Speaker 2>more phone calls before we say goodnight, Courtney in Long Beach.

0:52:53.400 --> 0:52:55.440
<v Speaker 3>You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Courtney.

0:52:56.560 --> 0:52:57.440
<v Speaker 16>I'm doing great.

0:52:57.680 --> 0:52:58.960
<v Speaker 12>Do we slept well?

0:52:58.960 --> 0:52:59.400
<v Speaker 8>Not slept?

0:52:59.480 --> 0:53:03.880
<v Speaker 16>We took the sea. Life is good. I wanted to

0:53:03.880 --> 0:53:06.919
<v Speaker 16>bring up, though, I'm getting a little worried about my boy,

0:53:06.960 --> 0:53:10.759
<v Speaker 16>Freddy freemant him up.

0:53:12.360 --> 0:53:16.080
<v Speaker 2>Yeah. You know, you may think he's cold, but he's

0:53:16.120 --> 0:53:19.040
<v Speaker 2>really not. He's been hitting in a lot of bad luck.

0:53:19.080 --> 0:53:23.560
<v Speaker 2>He's hitting the ball hard. And I hate using these stats, Courtney,

0:53:23.600 --> 0:53:26.319
<v Speaker 2>but it proves what we're seeing with our eyes, how

0:53:26.400 --> 0:53:29.319
<v Speaker 2>much bad luck he's having. He's in the top five

0:53:29.400 --> 0:53:33.719
<v Speaker 2>percent of expected batting average, which shows you how much

0:53:33.760 --> 0:53:35.920
<v Speaker 2>bad luck he's he's been hitting in.

0:53:36.560 --> 0:53:40.160
<v Speaker 3>Nobody or very few have hit the.

0:53:40.120 --> 0:53:42.480
<v Speaker 2>Ball as hard as Freddy Freeman has hit it this

0:53:42.600 --> 0:53:45.600
<v Speaker 2>year without a lot to show for it. So it's

0:53:45.680 --> 0:53:50.320
<v Speaker 2>not a case of him slowing down. Saya Suzuki robbed

0:53:50.400 --> 0:53:53.520
<v Speaker 2>him today in the first home stand of the year.

0:53:53.640 --> 0:53:57.239
<v Speaker 2>I see two or three doubles taken away from him

0:53:57.239 --> 0:54:01.040
<v Speaker 2>in left field. So the last two days hasn't been

0:54:01.080 --> 0:54:04.239
<v Speaker 2>great for him. But for the most part, he's still

0:54:04.320 --> 0:54:06.400
<v Speaker 2>hitting the ball hard, just not getting a lot to

0:54:06.440 --> 0:54:07.000
<v Speaker 2>show for it.

0:54:07.040 --> 0:54:07.560
<v Speaker 3>Early on.

0:54:09.480 --> 0:54:11.680
<v Speaker 16>What's he got to do? Get get in the cage.

0:54:11.680 --> 0:54:13.600
<v Speaker 16>I'm taking a look at it. I don't see anything

0:54:13.600 --> 0:54:15.960
<v Speaker 16>different with his approach. I don't see anything else like

0:54:16.040 --> 0:54:21.360
<v Speaker 16>I just I'm perplexed, and I'm seeing anxious. I'm not worried.

0:54:22.239 --> 0:54:25.239
<v Speaker 2>No, no, if he wasn't hitting the ball hard and

0:54:25.239 --> 0:54:28.080
<v Speaker 2>his bad speed was slowing down, then there would be

0:54:28.120 --> 0:54:30.800
<v Speaker 2>a cause for concern Courtney. But none of those things

0:54:30.800 --> 0:54:31.520
<v Speaker 2>are happening.

0:54:31.880 --> 0:54:32.320
<v Speaker 3>He said.

0:54:32.360 --> 0:54:35.000
<v Speaker 2>The first thing he's gonna do is stop doing pregame

0:54:35.040 --> 0:54:38.400
<v Speaker 2>interviews with me because he didn't get any hits the

0:54:38.480 --> 0:54:42.040
<v Speaker 2>first night of the series, and who knows, maybe more,

0:54:42.400 --> 0:54:45.560
<v Speaker 2>you know, sugar cookies can help. But he'll be fine, Courtney.

0:54:45.560 --> 0:54:47.080
<v Speaker 2>He's Freddie Freeman.

0:54:47.160 --> 0:54:47.840
<v Speaker 3>He'll be okay.

0:54:49.000 --> 0:54:51.480
<v Speaker 16>That's right. I just got to wear his jersey more often.

0:54:51.520 --> 0:54:54.319
<v Speaker 3>I guess right, Yeah, yeah, wear it inside out.

0:54:55.440 --> 0:54:57.799
<v Speaker 16>There we go. Thanks for taking my call.

0:54:57.920 --> 0:54:59.719
<v Speaker 14>Day, Let's go Dodgers, all.

0:54:59.680 --> 0:55:02.360
<v Speaker 2>Right, thanks for the phone call. Yeah, don't be concerned

0:55:02.400 --> 0:55:06.160
<v Speaker 2>about Freddie Freeman. I know the batting average, the hits

0:55:06.200 --> 0:55:08.319
<v Speaker 2>are not where he wants it to be. He was

0:55:08.360 --> 0:55:12.320
<v Speaker 2>over four today with two strikeouts, but overall he's hitting

0:55:12.360 --> 0:55:14.799
<v Speaker 2>the ball hard and he's just not getting a lot

0:55:14.840 --> 0:55:18.920
<v Speaker 2>to show for it. And that's where you know, slumps

0:55:19.239 --> 0:55:22.000
<v Speaker 2>turn into bigger slumps, because when you should be getting

0:55:22.080 --> 0:55:25.080
<v Speaker 2>hits and you're not, and then when you actually do

0:55:25.200 --> 0:55:28.440
<v Speaker 2>go into a slump, that's where it becomes an extended

0:55:28.480 --> 0:55:32.320
<v Speaker 2>period of time. So Freddy's just one of those guys

0:55:32.360 --> 0:55:35.480
<v Speaker 2>that is better than most at sticking to the process

0:55:35.920 --> 0:55:39.280
<v Speaker 2>and understanding who he is trying to go to left

0:55:39.280 --> 0:55:41.759
<v Speaker 2>field and up the middle. And he's the guy that

0:55:41.840 --> 0:55:44.960
<v Speaker 2>I don't worry about at all as far as avoiding

0:55:45.000 --> 0:55:48.000
<v Speaker 2>these type of situations. But he's human and you could

0:55:48.000 --> 0:55:50.040
<v Speaker 2>see him when he strikes out or he makes it out.

0:55:50.160 --> 0:55:53.480
<v Speaker 2>He's not happy. He's got his head down and he's

0:55:53.560 --> 0:55:57.160
<v Speaker 2>upset because he wants hits and they just haven't been

0:55:57.200 --> 0:56:00.239
<v Speaker 2>coming at a frequent rate as he would like them

0:56:00.239 --> 0:56:02.920
<v Speaker 2>to be. So maybe maybe if I take them for

0:56:03.000 --> 0:56:05.960
<v Speaker 2>a drive, Maybe I should carpool with Freddy Freeman, pick

0:56:06.040 --> 0:56:09.320
<v Speaker 2>him up in my Hyundai Tucson from my friend Sam

0:56:09.520 --> 0:56:13.040
<v Speaker 2>at Downey Hunday. How about that? Maybe that'll get Freddy going.

0:56:13.200 --> 0:56:17.319
<v Speaker 2>No pregame interviews, but I could be his uber for

0:56:17.440 --> 0:56:20.160
<v Speaker 2>the rest of the homestand in my Downy Hunday. Right,

0:56:20.239 --> 0:56:23.000
<v Speaker 2>come on, that's the way to go. All right, that'll

0:56:23.000 --> 0:56:26.000
<v Speaker 2>do it for us today on Dodger Talk. Coming up tomorrow,

0:56:26.320 --> 0:56:30.040
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers continue their stretch of playing thirteen in a row.

0:56:30.200 --> 0:56:33.319
<v Speaker 2>It'll end on Wednesday as they start a three game

0:56:33.400 --> 0:56:34.880
<v Speaker 2>series against the Marlins.

0:56:35.239 --> 0:56:37.040
<v Speaker 3>Yamamoto on the mound tomorrow.

0:56:37.160 --> 0:56:39.600
<v Speaker 2>Nineties two and two with an ERA of two forty

0:56:39.640 --> 0:56:43.200
<v Speaker 2>eight going up against former padre Chris Paddock, who has

0:56:43.239 --> 0:56:45.799
<v Speaker 2>an ERA of six thirty eight and a record of

0:56:45.960 --> 0:56:49.480
<v Speaker 2>zero to four. Our coverage begins at six o'clock tomorrow

0:56:49.560 --> 0:56:52.640
<v Speaker 2>with first pitch at seven to ten with Rick Monday,

0:56:52.719 --> 0:56:56.600
<v Speaker 2>Charlie Steiner, and Tim Neverett. Thanks to Colin Ye back

0:56:56.640 --> 0:57:00.200
<v Speaker 2>at our Burbank Studios, Thanks to Dwayne McDonald out here

0:57:00.239 --> 0:57:03.400
<v Speaker 2>at Dodgers Stadium, and thanks to you for listening in

0:57:03.440 --> 0:57:05.399
<v Speaker 2>case you missed any of the show, or a fun

0:57:05.480 --> 0:57:09.840
<v Speaker 2>pregame conversation with Will Klein with a cameo from Blake Trining.

0:57:10.239 --> 0:57:13.480
<v Speaker 2>You can find it on the iHeartRadio app once again.

0:57:13.560 --> 0:57:17.080
<v Speaker 2>The final score from Dodgers Stadium. The Dodgers shut out

0:57:17.120 --> 0:57:19.480
<v Speaker 2>the Cubs six to nothing. Have a great rest of

0:57:19.520 --> 0:57:20.120
<v Speaker 2>your Sunday.

0:57:20.680 --> 0:57:24.960
<v Speaker 3>Seal the