WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (8-29-26) 

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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<v Speaker 1>This is World Champion Dodger Talk. Here we go again.

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<v Speaker 1>We're getting ready to run it back.

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<v Speaker 3>To get in on the show, call 866-987-2570.

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<v Speaker 4>And be sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever you get

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<v Speaker 1>Here's your host, David Basset. Welcome to Comerica Park in

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit and Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>David Basset with you until 2.30 today here on 570

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<v Speaker 2>LA Sports after the Tigers beat the Dodgers by a

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<v Speaker 2>final score of 2-1. That's the score the Dodgers beat

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<v Speaker 2>Detroit last night. But today, a frustrating loss on top

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<v Speaker 2>of a frustrating road trip for the Dodgers as their

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<v Speaker 2>offense couldn't do anything today. And the Tigers are not

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<v Speaker 2>really swinging the bats all that well, but they got

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<v Speaker 2>the key hit. In the ninth inning, twice, Javi Baez

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<v Speaker 2>with a leadoff double off a Jack Dreyer. That started

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<v Speaker 2>the snowball and the chain reaction of events in that

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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning that led to Kevin McGonigal's walk-off base hit

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<v Speaker 2>that went over the head of Quique Hernandez and Teoscar

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez in left center field.

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<v Speaker 1>866-987-2570.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, honestly, I've talked to a couple of players

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<v Speaker 2>earlier today about What everybody's saying about this team in

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<v Speaker 2>the month of August. And the reality is outside of

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<v Speaker 2>the three games at Coors Field, the Dodger offense is

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<v Speaker 2>only averaging three runs per game. But talking to a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of players before the game today, they reminded me

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<v Speaker 2>of their record, which is one of the best in baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no doubt about it. But right now they conceded.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers are not playing their best baseball, but reminded

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<v Speaker 2>me that they do have 81 wins. They do have

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<v Speaker 2>one of the top five records in all of Major

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<v Speaker 2>League Baseball, and they also reminded me of something that

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<v Speaker 2>I was reminded of midway through the summer. Every team

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<v Speaker 2>is bringing their best. The Dodgers can't match that for

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<v Speaker 2>162 games, especially a team that has played more games

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<v Speaker 2>than any other team in baseball since the beginning of 24,

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<v Speaker 2>starting the year in Seoul, Korea, then running the table

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<v Speaker 2>to a five-game World Series win at Yankee Stadium, and

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<v Speaker 2>then starting the following year in Tokyo, and then going

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<v Speaker 2>through a seven-game World Series and never having home field

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<v Speaker 2>advantage throughout the postseason outside of those two games against

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<v Speaker 2>the Reds. The Dodgers can't match what the Tigers are

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<v Speaker 2>bringing in the first two games of this series. They

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<v Speaker 2>just can't. There was 40,000 here at Comerica Park today.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't get 40,000 fans at Comerica Park this year.

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<v Speaker 2>They had 39,000 fans last night. And in the ninth

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<v Speaker 2>inning of this game today, 40,000 plus were on their

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<v Speaker 2>feet when Kevin McGonigal came to the plate and eventually

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<v Speaker 2>won the game. Chris Sale, if you want to go

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<v Speaker 2>back to Atlanta, had not dialed up 100 miles an

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<v Speaker 2>hour on a pitch in almost seven years. Chris Sale

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<v Speaker 2>hadn't thrown a complete game in almost that amount of

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<v Speaker 2>time as well. So my point is, and I understood

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<v Speaker 2>what these guys were telling me earlier today, and they're right.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers, especially in the dog days of August, cannot

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<v Speaker 2>match that World Series or we're getting up for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers mentality anymore. every single game for the entire regular season.

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<v Speaker 2>These guys know how to navigate a season.

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<v Speaker 1>They are winners. They have won back-to-back championships.

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<v Speaker 2>And last second half, they were kind of in the

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<v Speaker 2>same situation that.

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<v Speaker 1>They're in right now.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do believe in the month of September, the

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<v Speaker 2>schedule gets easier, of course, but I do believe the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are going to feel the the need to start

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<v Speaker 2>the sprint to dial it back up. I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 2>they're not trying because they are trying. That's not something

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<v Speaker 2>to characterize this as. It's just not happening for them.

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<v Speaker 2>And for whatever reason this year, they're hitting into more

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<v Speaker 2>double plays than any other team in baseball. A key

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<v Speaker 2>inning was the sixth inning today when Tommy Edmond, with

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<v Speaker 2>the bases loaded, grounded into a 4-6-3 inning-ending double play. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>making matters worse is that you don't have Andy Pahas

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<v Speaker 2>anymore in your lineup, and you're probably not going to

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<v Speaker 2>have him for the rest of the regular season. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a 21 home run, 80 RBI number two hitter that

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<v Speaker 2>play gold glove defense in center field. They haven't had

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<v Speaker 2>Dalton rushing. who hit 13 home runs at an 800

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<v Speaker 2>OPS while catching, what, 80 games this year for the Dodgers?

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<v Speaker 2>So Will Smith is coming back next week. He'll help

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<v Speaker 2>things out. But the Dodgers need more from, or I

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<v Speaker 2>should say, more consistency from Kyle Tucker, Teoscar Hernandez, and

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts because they haven't got.

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<v Speaker 1>That all year long.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I mentioned on the show yesterday, I am

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<v Speaker 2>very much a proponent when rosters expand for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>to get some youthful energy, exuberance, production, and call up

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<v Speaker 2>James Tibbs to get some time in left field. How

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<v Speaker 2>about Kike Hernandez? He's barely played this year. He's got

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<v Speaker 2>fresh legs. He brings the energy. Kike in center, Kike

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<v Speaker 2>in left. You got to do something different because these

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<v Speaker 2>guys have a lot of miles on them. And they

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<v Speaker 2>have played, Teo's played virtually every game this year outside

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<v Speaker 2>of missing some time with a hamstring injury. Kyle Tucker

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<v Speaker 2>has played every game this year. Low energy player. You

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<v Speaker 2>need some energy in this lineup. And you need some

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<v Speaker 2>fresh legs. So I'm very much in on James Tibbs

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<v Speaker 2>being called up in September. I'm very much in on

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<v Speaker 2>playing Alex Call and Kike Hernandez this More than what

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<v Speaker 2>we have seen. And I'm sure you're going to see

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<v Speaker 2>both those guys in the lineup tomorrow. Because of the lefty,

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<v Speaker 2>Frambois Valdez. But I'm in on those guys playing against

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<v Speaker 2>righties more as well. If this is what you're getting

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<v Speaker 2>from your two corner outfielders. Today's game brought to you

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<v Speaker 2>by Modelo. Modelo, the mark of a fighter. We have

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<v Speaker 2>a full board of calls. We're going to get to

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<v Speaker 2>the Otani situation. We will hear from Dave Roberts on

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on with Otani. But first, I want to

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<v Speaker 2>give Blake Snell some shine because, again, four starts since

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<v Speaker 2>coming back off the IL, he pitched pretty well. Today

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<v Speaker 2>was a classic Snellzilla type of regular season game where

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<v Speaker 2>he threw 99 pitches in five innings, had 10 strikeouts,

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<v Speaker 2>only allowed one earned run, but he was out of

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<v Speaker 2>the game after five, throwing 99 pitches. So let's hear

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<v Speaker 2>from Blake on Sportsnet LA.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, just.

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<v Speaker 6>More.

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<v Speaker 5>more passive today than aggressive um yeah i don't know

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<v Speaker 5>for what a reason but getting ready for a day

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<v Speaker 5>game today was tough uh i don't know why that

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<v Speaker 5>was locking it was a little tougher but um yeah

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<v Speaker 5>overall um happy with the way i competed with runners

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<v Speaker 5>on base happy with um the way i continue to

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<v Speaker 5>just Learned and developed throughout the at-bats on what I

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<v Speaker 5>should do, what I don't like, what I like. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>overall didn't give in. I made pitches when I needed to.

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<v Speaker 1>What happened there in the third?

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<v Speaker 7>Was that something with your cleat that was the issue?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I heard the announcer say I was going for

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<v Speaker 5>sticky stuff. I was like, you're tripping. But no, I

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<v Speaker 5>have on my big toe, like when I drag my foot, Um,

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<v Speaker 5>I have a big like blister, so I have a

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<v Speaker 5>bandaid on there and it was wrapped up, but then

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<v Speaker 5>it went under my foot. So anytime I was like pushing,

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<v Speaker 5>I was slipping. And I was, I thought if I

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<v Speaker 5>kept doing that, I'm going to hit somebody. Cause I

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<v Speaker 5>had no clue where the ball was going. Um, so

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<v Speaker 5>that was the first time I was like, uh, I

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<v Speaker 5>was like, Chris, can I change my bandaid or just

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<v Speaker 5>throw the bandaid off and come back out? So Um, yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>I went, you know, down a couple of steps, took

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<v Speaker 5>the mandate off, put my sock back.

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<v Speaker 1>On and then went back out.

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<v Speaker 4>Did that help?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, my foot hurts more now, but yeah, um,

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<v Speaker 5>it definitely helped.

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<v Speaker 8>It sucks.

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<v Speaker 5>Cause when I throw day games, um, the mound, as

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<v Speaker 5>it gets harder, it, it just like my foot is just, yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>So I'll put like a toe sleeve on or I

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<v Speaker 5>gotta figure it out. But it's happened before, so I'm

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<v Speaker 5>not worried.

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<v Speaker 9>Is that why you were motioning behind the batter?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I didn't know how to like get around the catcher.

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<v Speaker 5>I didn't want to say like time and use like

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<v Speaker 5>a time with the catcher.

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<v Speaker 9>He was like turning around.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, like someone's in the stands. I was like, Chris,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm trying to talk to you. I don't know how

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<v Speaker 5>this is weird. I don't know how to signal you, but.

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<v Speaker 5>I was trying to get around Fatty to talk to Chris. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>but that's what it was, obviously.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, here's Blake Snell explaining why he ran off

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<v Speaker 2>the mound and into the tunnel. I actually thought he

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<v Speaker 2>was changing his cleats, but that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got a blister.

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<v Speaker 2>He had to change the Band-Aid, and so only Snellzilla

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<v Speaker 2>could explain it that way, and that was the one

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<v Speaker 2>point of levity in today's game. I know many of

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<v Speaker 2>you are frustrated with the Dodgers' offense, and look, I

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<v Speaker 2>just laid out, you can't just run out the same

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<v Speaker 2>guys right now, and that's why I'm a big proponent

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<v Speaker 2>of more Kike, more Kaul, and even James Tibbs getting

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<v Speaker 2>called up when rosters expand on September 1st, 8 6

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<v Speaker 2>6 9 8 7 2 5 70 is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Santa Monica. Justin, you're on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>talk live from Detroit. Hi, Justin.

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<v Speaker 8>Hey, Dave.

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<v Speaker 10>Thanks for taking my call. So listen, I'm going to,

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<v Speaker 10>I'm going to piggyback off what you, you said, which

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<v Speaker 10>is exactly like, you know, A lot of miles and

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<v Speaker 10>nothing really productive you're seeing out of Tucker, which we've

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<v Speaker 10>been saying all season. And Teoscar, as of late, can't

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<v Speaker 10>do anything. Those guys got to take, they got to

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<v Speaker 10>get out of the lineup. And here's my, like, my question,

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<v Speaker 10>or like a challenge is that I want you to

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<v Speaker 10>look at our lineup, and I don't want you to

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<v Speaker 10>look at any dollars and what their salaries are or anything.

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<v Speaker 10>And you want to look at production, energy, who would

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<v Speaker 10>be the best lineup out there. And you tell me

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<v Speaker 10>if you're really going to be putting Teoscar Hernandez every

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<v Speaker 10>day out there, because I don't think you are. And

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<v Speaker 10>I actually believe that we should play small ball. We

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<v Speaker 10>are not doing that at all. You saw it in

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<v Speaker 10>this game. As soon as the runners on second, they're

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<v Speaker 10>laying a bunt down. We'll keep that. You know how

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<v Speaker 10>to lay a bunt down. You're clearly hearing pop-ups or

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<v Speaker 10>ground ups these days. Go and lay the back down.

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<v Speaker 10>You know how to do that. Why we don't instill

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<v Speaker 10>that in our offense, I have no idea. And when

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<v Speaker 10>you hear guys saying like, well, you know, look at

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<v Speaker 10>last year, we went through these ruts, but we won

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<v Speaker 10>a World Series. This offense is not performing anywhere like

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<v Speaker 10>we had the potentially of last year. It is dead

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<v Speaker 10>right now. I hope it changes when we get Will

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<v Speaker 10>Smith back. I would love to see Tibbs, like you said.

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<v Speaker 10>I'd love to see DePaulo up there. I mean, this guy,

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<v Speaker 10>all he's doing is hitting home runs and double A. Like,

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<v Speaker 10>let's see these kids get in there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, he's not ready. He's not ready. He's not ready.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a great hitter. He's ready offensively. From what I've

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<v Speaker 2>been told, he's not ready maturity-wise, defensively, all that stuff, Justin.

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<v Speaker 2>So you're not going to throw him on a team

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<v Speaker 2>that's trying to three-peat. So Tibbs is more realistic than,

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<v Speaker 2>as I call him, JDP. But I love the passion,

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<v Speaker 2>and I agree with you. But let's remember, these veteran guys,

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<v Speaker 2>they know what it takes to win in October. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's not like these guys are 10 games out of

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<v Speaker 2>first place. I mean, the way you sounded right there, Justin,

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<v Speaker 2>would be this team is in third or fourth place

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<v Speaker 2>and gave up on the season. No, they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>win the NL West and they've got to maintain. that

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<v Speaker 2>number two seed over the Braves. And that's why as

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<v Speaker 2>much as Dave Roberts and Mookie Betts wanted to downplay

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<v Speaker 2>being swept in Atlanta, that was a huge series. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers went in there four games up on the Braves

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<v Speaker 2>for the number two seed and a buy in the

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<v Speaker 2>first round. They take two out of three. They leave

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta five games up and you have the easiest second,

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<v Speaker 2>easiest schedule in baseball. more likely than not, you are

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the number two seed. So I disagreed

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<v Speaker 2>with Dave. I disagree with Mookie trying to downplay the

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<v Speaker 2>significance of that series sweep by the Braves. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to Los Feliz. Tony, you're on Dodger Talk with

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<v Speaker 2>David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 7>Hi, Tony.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, Dave.

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<v Speaker 3>Nice talking to you. You know, after going through all

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<v Speaker 3>of the incoming, all the miasma, all the smoke, and

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<v Speaker 3>looking under the hood, The fact is the Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 3>28-27 in the month of July and August. They were

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<v Speaker 3>excellent in 2024, 30-21. They have a better record than

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<v Speaker 3>last year at this time. They were 25-27. They're going

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<v Speaker 3>to be playing teams with a 481 winning percentage in

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<v Speaker 3>the next half. And, you know, yesterday on the broadcast,

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<v Speaker 3>Joe Davis briefly touched on a subject I want to

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<v Speaker 3>ask you about, a question. These July and August repeats,

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<v Speaker 3>rinse repeats, are quite similar to last year. And I'm curious,

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<v Speaker 3>if you think there's any, I don't want to sound

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<v Speaker 3>like a conspiracy theorist, but as you mentioned, their age,

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<v Speaker 3>the mileage, the incredible, unthinkable doing a three-peat for the

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<v Speaker 3>first time in the National League, do you think these

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<v Speaker 3>July and August swoons are somewhat, quote-unquote, planned? I don't

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<v Speaker 3>mean they're losing intentionally, but they're somewhat realizing this is, quote,

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<v Speaker 3>a marathon and not a sprint, obviously. Curious what your take.

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<v Speaker 1>Is on that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, the Dodgers under Andrew Friedman have mastered the

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<v Speaker 2>162-game schedule and how to navigate that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's proven.

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<v Speaker 2>They've won the NL West every year since Andrew's been

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<v Speaker 2>in charge, except for that one wacky Season in 21

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<v Speaker 2>where the Giants won 107 games, the Dodgers won 106.

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<v Speaker 2>So they do understand how to navigate. They're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to push their pitchers and they're not going to push

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<v Speaker 2>their players in July more than they have to. But

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<v Speaker 2>in this case, in this season, I thought the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>came out of the all-star break with the most, the

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<v Speaker 2>toughest schedule I can remember since 1991 for a Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>team coming out of the all-star break.

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<v Speaker 1>Three games at Yankee Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>They had to play a doubleheader the final day at

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<v Speaker 2>Yankee Stadium. They win that series. Then they have to

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<v Speaker 2>go to Philadelphia. They take two out of three there.

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<v Speaker 2>And then on their off day, they are sent to

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<v Speaker 2>the White House on that day off and then have

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<v Speaker 2>to fly back. to New York to play the Mets,

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<v Speaker 2>and they won each of those series. But I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like the residual of all that, the adrenaline started to

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<v Speaker 2>wear off, and I feel like that tough travel schedule

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<v Speaker 2>started to catch up to the Dodgers. So every season

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<v Speaker 2>is unique, Tony, and to me, coming out of the

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<v Speaker 2>All-Star break with that schedule was tough, and for an

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<v Speaker 2>older team with a lot of miles.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's my thought on it.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, Dave.

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<v Speaker 9>Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Tony, thank you for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>Another factor to the Dodgers' offensive struggles is their best player,

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<v Speaker 2>Shohei Otani, in a slump this month. Outside of what

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<v Speaker 2>he did at Coors Field, in his last 31 at-bats,

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<v Speaker 2>Otani is just five for 31 with 13 strikeouts. He

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<v Speaker 2>was one for four today with a single. He did

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<v Speaker 2>a great job of moving the runner over as well today,

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<v Speaker 2>but Tomorrow was supposed to be a day that Otani

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<v Speaker 2>went back to the mound in a major league game,

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<v Speaker 2>but only 20 pitches in his bullpen session yesterday led

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers to pause that, push it back and not

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<v Speaker 2>have him start tomorrow. Tyler Glass now will be pitching tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Otani will not. And Otani is not going to start

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<v Speaker 2>on Tuesday at Dodger stadium as well. When we continue

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk, we will get into whether or not

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<v Speaker 2>Otani should even pitch again the rest of the year

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<v Speaker 2>and his value to the Dodgers as a hitter versus pitcher.

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<v Speaker 2>We got a full board of calls. We will get

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<v Speaker 2>to you after the Dodgers fall to the Tigers today, 2-1.

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<v Speaker 1>On 570 LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 8>Dodger fans, this is Blake Snow. You're listening to the

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<v Speaker 8>home of the back-to-back world champion Dodgers on AM 570

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<v Speaker 8>LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>Snellzilla Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately, the Dodgers get the loss today as Kevin McGonigal

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<v Speaker 2>walks it off in the ninth inning with the bases

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<v Speaker 2>loaded to beat Jack Dreyer and the Dodgers today.

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<v Speaker 1>2-1.

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<v Speaker 2>Blake Snow went five innings through 99 pitches. had 10 strikeouts,

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<v Speaker 2>and only allowed one earned run. Snellzilla, as he said earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>did not lock in today. He was not as aggressive

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<v Speaker 2>in the strike zone as we had seen in his

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<v Speaker 2>previous three starts.

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<v Speaker 1>The third inning, again, gave him problems.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the run that he gave up, and he threw

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<v Speaker 2>27 pitches in that third inning. Also, his last inning

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<v Speaker 2>of work, in the fifth inning, he threw 26 pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>If he could have been more economical and threw more

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<v Speaker 2>strikes and get quicker outs, he might have gone back

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<v Speaker 2>out there for.

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<v Speaker 1>The sixth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>But instead, five innings, 99 pitches, 10 strikeouts, and the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger offense was stifled again today as the Tigers beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers 2-1. The Dodgers have only scored three runs

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<v Speaker 2>in their last three games. Shohei Otani is in a slump,

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<v Speaker 2>five for his last 31, 13 strikeouts, no home runs.

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<v Speaker 2>And today it was revealed that Otani will not pitch tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>And when he pitches, we don't know because the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are not sure. Dave Roberts told reporters after the game

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<v Speaker 2>that the Dodgers, Dave Roberts, Mark Pryor, Andrew Friedman, Shohei

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<v Speaker 2>Otani will huddle up in L.A., and decide whether or

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<v Speaker 2>not Otani throws another pitch in a major league game, which,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I all season long, I have not been

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<v Speaker 2>one of those that have been in the absolutes because

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<v Speaker 2>only cysts deal in absolutes and I don't deal in absolutes.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was not one of those that said Otani

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<v Speaker 2>should not pitch ever again back in July. But the

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<v Speaker 2>reality is Otani is has not pitched since July 3rd.

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<v Speaker 2>And it seems like He's continuing to try to make

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<v Speaker 2>it happen, but his body, over 30 years old now, what, 32,

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<v Speaker 2>is not cooperating with him.

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<v Speaker 1>The left knee's a problem. The right bicep's a problem.

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<v Speaker 2>And you can't tell me as much as he wants

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<v Speaker 2>to believe it, as much as Dave Roberts wants to

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<v Speaker 2>convince us that the left knee, and when he starts

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<v Speaker 2>to try to ramp up, doesn't affect the way he

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<v Speaker 2>hits at the plate because ever since he started to

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<v Speaker 2>ramp up The offense has gone downwards. So at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>I am very much a proponent of Otani just saying,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what? It's not going to happen this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe next year. Maybe we'll come up with a better

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<v Speaker 2>plan to try to avoid the long toll of a season.

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<v Speaker 2>But to me, at this point, with Scooble now a Dodger,

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<v Speaker 2>with Glasnow and Snell back, the Dodgers don't necessarily need

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<v Speaker 2>Otani back. As much as they need Otani, the leadoff DH,

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<v Speaker 2>the 50-50 MVP, the 40 home run guy, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>need to spark their struggling offense. And here's what Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts had to say earlier this morning when he let

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<v Speaker 2>it be known that Otani may not pitch tomorrow and

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't decided when Otani will pitch again.

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<v Speaker 11>I don't think he's 100%. So I think that's where...

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<v Speaker 11>we're trying that's the hard part right now is trying

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<v Speaker 11>to figure out if he's not 100 you know overall

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<v Speaker 11>bodied um is it worth you know giving him an

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<v Speaker 11>inning uh to build up um or not and so

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<v Speaker 11>i think that that's kind of where we're at right

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<v Speaker 11>now trying to weigh the positives and negatives so i

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<v Speaker 11>don't again short answer i don't have an answer right.

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<v Speaker 10>Now when you say he's not not 100% specifically?

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<v Speaker 11>It's not. The knee, the body, it's just not. Just throwing, pitching,

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<v Speaker 11>not 100%. What percent it is, I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Know the answer.

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<v Speaker 9>Is it something that you're talking about just affecting when

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<v Speaker 9>he's going to pitch again, like this week, or if

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<v Speaker 9>he will pitch again at all going forward?

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<v Speaker 11>More of when. And then it's just more of, again, weighing,

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<v Speaker 11>does it have to be tomorrow? So that's kind of...

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<v Speaker 11>internally trying to discuss it.

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<v Speaker 1>Is Tuesday then kind of the backup option?

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<v Speaker 11>I would say if it's not tomorrow, I don't see

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<v Speaker 11>it being Tuesday. But it could be. But, yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 11>could kicking it, pushing it a couple days be a possibility? Sure, yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>If it's not tomorrow, probably a longer time off.

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<v Speaker 1>Would make more sense.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, and again, we're still thinking about potentially the build-up

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<v Speaker 11>and what that would mean, which is fair. But at

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<v Speaker 11>the end of the day, it's what's best for Shohei,

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<v Speaker 11>what's best for us, what makes the most sense. That's

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<v Speaker 11>kind of where we're at.

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<v Speaker 7>At this point, just sort of given how long it's been,

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<v Speaker 7>does it make you wonder if the knee's just ever

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<v Speaker 7>going to get to 100% while pitching this season?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, and.

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<v Speaker 11>To be quite frank, I just don't see, you know,

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<v Speaker 11>everything getting to 100% by the end of the season.

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<v Speaker 11>But then, you know, there's a lot of pitchers that

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<v Speaker 11>are not 100% and still viable. So, again, it's just

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<v Speaker 11>not an exact science.

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<v Speaker 2>It certainly is not. And the Dodgers have said all

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<v Speaker 2>season long it's a fluid situation depending on how Otani's feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's not forget, I mean, in this ballpark on a

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<v Speaker 2>double header, when Otani was playing for the Angels in 23,

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<v Speaker 2>he had one of the greatest days a baseball player

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<v Speaker 2>would have in a double header.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's when he was 28 years old. He's over

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<v Speaker 1>30 now.

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<v Speaker 2>And has played more games the last two years than

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<v Speaker 2>he has ever played before. And all those things, I believe,

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<v Speaker 2>are taking a toll on him and the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. So, yes, I'm very much in favor of

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<v Speaker 2>Otani just being the Dodgers DH and focusing on that.

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<v Speaker 1>He hasn't pitched since July 3rd.

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<v Speaker 2>And Dave Roberts also said him getting built up to

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<v Speaker 2>five innings with this little amount of time left in

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<v Speaker 2>the season is not realistic. So what's the point here?

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't mind keeping him idle for a possible, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>world series relief role. But I mean, the whole thing

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<v Speaker 2>about him coming back to be a starter, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>don't need him to be that guy. They need him

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<v Speaker 2>to be the 40 home run spark at the top

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<v Speaker 2>of the lineup, which is, Ever since he started to

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<v Speaker 2>ramp up, again, just he hasn't been. Maybe a coincidence,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe not. But you have to imagine, a left knee

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't know if you're just hitting or if you're pitching. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>it hurt him when he lands. That's obviously the cause

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<v Speaker 2>of it. But the right bicep became an issue now.

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<v Speaker 2>So nobody's 100% at this point in time in the season,

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<v Speaker 2>let alone a guy over 30 that's trying to be

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<v Speaker 2>a two-way player. So he hasn't pitched since July 3rd.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers have navigated the season without him being a pitcher.

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<v Speaker 2>They should just focus on him and letting him understand

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<v Speaker 2>what the team needs. And if he wins a three-peat

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers, nobody will hold.

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<v Speaker 1>It against him that he only pitched the first half

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<v Speaker 1>of this year. Trust me. Let's go out to Northridge. Larry,

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<v Speaker 1>you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Larry?

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<v Speaker 7>I'm doing great. It's always great to hear you. My

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<v Speaker 7>family listens to you very, very often all the time.

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<v Speaker 7>You're the best Dave.

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<v Speaker 1>So thank you. Oh, there you.

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<v Speaker 11>Go.

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<v Speaker 4>I did too.

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<v Speaker 7>Go Matadors DV.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it.

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<v Speaker 8>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you got first?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah. For F two questions. First ones you mentioned on

0:26:05.280 --> 0:26:08.160
<v Speaker 7>the East coast road trip back when the Dodgers were

0:26:08.180 --> 0:26:11.560
<v Speaker 7>in Philly and New York, they would have an easy

0:26:11.619 --> 0:26:14.480
<v Speaker 7>ride through the playoffs. I'm hoping you still feel that

0:26:14.540 --> 0:26:17.629
<v Speaker 7>way because you're the inspiration for us. Dodger fans. Do

0:26:17.650 --> 0:26:19.990
<v Speaker 7>you still feel it's going to be that easy road

0:26:20.010 --> 0:26:21.250
<v Speaker 7>you talked about a month ago?

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<v Speaker 1>I do.

0:26:23.270 --> 0:26:23.570
<v Speaker 10>I do.

0:26:23.970 --> 0:26:28.649
<v Speaker 2>I feel that way because nobody can match Yamamoto, Snell,

0:26:28.850 --> 0:26:32.389
<v Speaker 2>and Skubal, and I don't expect this Dodger offense to

0:26:32.450 --> 0:26:37.130
<v Speaker 2>be down, especially with Will Smith coming back, Andy Pahez

0:26:37.609 --> 0:26:40.680
<v Speaker 2>probably coming back in the postseason, and like I said,

0:26:41.140 --> 0:26:45.060
<v Speaker 2>more Kike and the call-up of James Tibbs, in my opinion,

0:26:45.119 --> 0:26:48.919
<v Speaker 2>can give this team a spark, some energy, some fresh legs.

0:26:50.150 --> 0:26:52.510
<v Speaker 7>Awesome. I like our family just needed to hear that.

0:26:52.570 --> 0:26:54.330
<v Speaker 7>Cause if you feel that way, we're all going to

0:26:54.350 --> 0:26:57.070
<v Speaker 7>feel that way. And my second point you, you touched on,

0:26:57.109 --> 0:27:01.070
<v Speaker 7>but maybe you could expand a little bit. Whose decision

0:27:01.190 --> 0:27:03.979
<v Speaker 7>is it about Shohei pitching or hitting? Is it Shohei?

0:27:04.480 --> 0:27:07.340
<v Speaker 7>Is it the Dodgers management? Because it does feel like

0:27:07.380 --> 0:27:10.939
<v Speaker 7>the coincidence is that, Hey, you know, as soon as

0:27:10.980 --> 0:27:13.379
<v Speaker 7>he ramped up, the pitching is when the bat calmed down.

0:27:13.400 --> 0:27:17.990
<v Speaker 2>I think Shohei has a big say in this, Larry, um,

0:27:18.050 --> 0:27:22.919
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers have, uh, Definitely respected the superstar players and

0:27:22.960 --> 0:27:25.750
<v Speaker 2>what they're telling them. I mean, this goes back to Kershaw.

0:27:26.010 --> 0:27:28.910
<v Speaker 2>It goes with Freddie Freeman, who plays virtually every day.

0:27:29.730 --> 0:27:35.950
<v Speaker 2>They allow players like Otani to be honest with them

0:27:36.369 --> 0:27:38.990
<v Speaker 2>and have a lot of say about what they're doing,

0:27:39.119 --> 0:27:42.859
<v Speaker 2>playing or not. So in my opinion, the biggest challenge

0:27:42.900 --> 0:27:47.300
<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers is to show Shohei Otani that, look,

0:27:47.500 --> 0:27:50.770
<v Speaker 2>it's been since July 3rd. You were ramping up and

0:27:50.790 --> 0:27:53.050
<v Speaker 2>you couldn't take the mound. We're running out of time.

0:27:53.250 --> 0:27:55.369
<v Speaker 2>Let's just get this offense right.

0:27:57.310 --> 0:28:00.150
<v Speaker 7>That seems what it should be. Thanks, as always, for

0:28:00.170 --> 0:28:01.750
<v Speaker 7>your inspiration to the Dodgers.

0:28:01.770 --> 0:28:04.930
<v Speaker 1>Hey, thank you, Larry. I appreciate that.

0:28:04.970 --> 0:28:07.290
<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure Max Muncy agrees with you that I'm

0:28:07.330 --> 0:28:09.710
<v Speaker 2>the inspiration, but I appreciate it.

0:28:10.260 --> 0:28:13.619
<v Speaker 1>Let's go out to Hancock Park. Fred, you're on Dodger Talk.

0:28:13.660 --> 0:28:14.379
<v Speaker 1>How you doing, Fred?

0:28:16.220 --> 0:28:16.560
<v Speaker 7>I'm well.

0:28:16.640 --> 0:28:16.980
<v Speaker 4>How are you?

0:28:18.160 --> 0:28:21.439
<v Speaker 2>Are you flying over Hancock Park right now, Fred? Are

0:28:21.480 --> 0:28:22.320
<v Speaker 2>you in a helicopter?

0:28:22.340 --> 0:28:23.040
<v Speaker 1>Where are you at?

0:28:24.920 --> 0:28:25.700
<v Speaker 4>I'm in my car.

0:28:27.140 --> 0:28:27.560
<v Speaker 11>Okay.

0:28:27.880 --> 0:28:28.100
<v Speaker 7>All right.

0:28:28.140 --> 0:28:28.720
<v Speaker 1>What do you got?

0:28:30.670 --> 0:28:34.310
<v Speaker 4>So I have a question first about what you started with,

0:28:34.369 --> 0:28:38.290
<v Speaker 4>with intensity. What does that mean? Does that mean that, like,

0:28:38.750 --> 0:28:42.730
<v Speaker 4>they're taking a few pitches off every at-bat? Does that

0:28:42.770 --> 0:28:46.460
<v Speaker 4>mean they're not preparing as hard? Does that mean, like...

0:28:46.730 --> 0:28:48.750
<v Speaker 4>They don't run as hard at the first. Is it

0:28:48.890 --> 0:28:52.270
<v Speaker 4>every at-bat? Is it some at-bats? It just seems like

0:28:52.410 --> 0:28:57.940
<v Speaker 4>a kind of nonsensical thing to say. They can't match.

0:28:57.700 --> 0:29:00.860
<v Speaker 1>Another team's intensity. Is that like... Not for 162. No,

0:29:00.900 --> 0:29:02.000
<v Speaker 1>not for 162, Fred.

0:29:02.360 --> 0:29:06.140
<v Speaker 2>The Tigers have played as hard as they have played

0:29:06.200 --> 0:29:08.740
<v Speaker 2>all season long in the first two games of this series.

0:29:08.840 --> 0:29:13.600
<v Speaker 2>Chris Sale, like I mentioned, pitched his best game in nearly... seven,

0:29:13.650 --> 0:29:18.160
<v Speaker 2>eight years against the Dodgers, the urgency, the heightened focused.

0:29:18.600 --> 0:29:21.960
<v Speaker 2>It can't be there for 162 games. If you're trying

0:29:22.000 --> 0:29:24.280
<v Speaker 2>to win the world series, you can't get on the

0:29:24.320 --> 0:29:27.280
<v Speaker 2>roller coaster of getting emotionally high.

0:29:27.320 --> 0:29:28.580
<v Speaker 1>When a certain team.

0:29:28.360 --> 0:29:32.810
<v Speaker 2>Comes to town, it's just not realistic for a veteran team.

0:29:32.850 --> 0:29:36.070
<v Speaker 2>That's one back-to-back championships. That's what I'm saying.

0:29:37.690 --> 0:29:40.290
<v Speaker 4>But Dave, that's nonsense because if you come up with

0:29:40.310 --> 0:29:43.890
<v Speaker 4>the bases loaded, it doesn't matter what the other team's doing.

0:29:44.230 --> 0:29:45.910
<v Speaker 4>It's up to you to just put the bat on

0:29:45.950 --> 0:29:46.390
<v Speaker 4>the ball.

0:29:46.870 --> 0:29:47.850
<v Speaker 1>Sure it does, Fred.

0:29:48.450 --> 0:29:51.470
<v Speaker 2>If a pitcher is on the mound with the bases loaded,

0:29:51.990 --> 0:29:55.080
<v Speaker 2>you're telling me he's not rearing back as a Detroit

0:29:55.130 --> 0:29:58.360
<v Speaker 2>Tiger to make his best pitch because there is no October?

0:29:58.910 --> 0:30:00.710
<v Speaker 2>And I got news for you. Tommy Edmonds is not

0:30:00.750 --> 0:30:02.370
<v Speaker 2>trying to hit the ball on the ground, Fred.

0:30:04.610 --> 0:30:07.750
<v Speaker 4>That's my point. If he's not trying to hit the

0:30:07.770 --> 0:30:12.170
<v Speaker 4>ball on the ground, you can make the case just

0:30:12.270 --> 0:30:14.190
<v Speaker 4>as easily that if you're not going to be playing

0:30:14.230 --> 0:30:17.260
<v Speaker 4>in October, you have nothing to play for, and you're

0:30:17.300 --> 0:30:18.160
<v Speaker 4>not going to give 100%.

0:30:18.160 --> 0:30:18.320
<v Speaker 7>Yeah.

0:30:18.360 --> 0:30:20.740
<v Speaker 4>Have you seen.

0:30:20.240 --> 0:30:25.180
<v Speaker 1>What the Tigers... Fred, I know you don't follow the Tigers.

0:30:25.400 --> 0:30:28.020
<v Speaker 2>I don't follow them that closely, but I could tell you,

0:30:28.440 --> 0:30:31.420
<v Speaker 2>They were playing very lethargic coming into this series, and

0:30:31.460 --> 0:30:34.040
<v Speaker 2>that's why they're out of the central and wildcard race.

0:30:34.440 --> 0:30:36.300
<v Speaker 2>And then all of a sudden, you see them play

0:30:36.340 --> 0:30:39.680
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers in tight one-run games. You got sellouts at

0:30:39.700 --> 0:30:43.350
<v Speaker 2>Comerica Park for the first time back-to-back days all season long.

0:30:43.850 --> 0:30:47.790
<v Speaker 2>That's what I'm talking about. This city, this team got

0:30:47.850 --> 0:30:51.370
<v Speaker 2>up for the Dodgers. The Dodgers can't match that in Detroit,

0:30:51.950 --> 0:30:56.670
<v Speaker 2>in Oakland, Sacramento. They just can't do that if you

0:30:56.730 --> 0:31:00.050
<v Speaker 2>want them to be ready for when it matters the most.

0:31:00.690 --> 0:31:02.990
<v Speaker 2>And they, by the way, they must be doing something

0:31:03.050 --> 0:31:04.990
<v Speaker 2>right because they have 81 wins, Fred.

0:31:05.010 --> 0:31:10.300
<v Speaker 4>I agree. My second question is this. Earlier you alluded

0:31:10.360 --> 0:31:15.560
<v Speaker 4>to hearing about DePaula not being ready maturity-wise. I wonder

0:31:15.580 --> 0:31:18.220
<v Speaker 4>if you can share with us what you hear about

0:31:18.290 --> 0:31:23.070
<v Speaker 4>the Dodgers' problems with fastballs. Is it thought to be mechanical?

0:31:23.270 --> 0:31:29.140
<v Speaker 4>Is it thought to be strategy-wise, it's well chronicled that

0:31:29.180 --> 0:31:32.380
<v Speaker 4>the team's having trouble dealing with the fastball. And just

0:31:32.440 --> 0:31:35.780
<v Speaker 4>what have you heard anecdotally about how they're trying to

0:31:35.840 --> 0:31:36.740
<v Speaker 4>compensate for that?

0:31:38.080 --> 0:31:38.580
<v Speaker 1>All right, Fred.

0:31:38.600 --> 0:31:42.680
<v Speaker 2>Well, I believe that's a hitter-to-hitter issue. Max Muncy would

0:31:42.740 --> 0:31:46.030
<v Speaker 2>love to see fastballs. He's done a lot of damage

0:31:46.110 --> 0:31:49.530
<v Speaker 2>off fastballs. When he's had troubles, it's when the pitcher's

0:31:49.590 --> 0:31:52.740
<v Speaker 2>pulling the string on him. Um, look, the bat speed

0:31:52.780 --> 0:31:55.240
<v Speaker 2>might be a little slower for some of these guys. Uh,

0:31:55.330 --> 0:31:58.810
<v Speaker 2>like I said, older team day game after a night game,

0:31:59.010 --> 0:32:01.230
<v Speaker 2>all those things play into it. I know you don't

0:32:01.290 --> 0:32:04.630
<v Speaker 2>want to hear that, but that's the reality of the situation.

0:32:04.670 --> 0:32:09.450
<v Speaker 2>A lot of miles age guys over 30. Um, sometimes

0:32:09.470 --> 0:32:12.600
<v Speaker 2>you don't, the bad speeds not there, but I know

0:32:12.630 --> 0:32:16.660
<v Speaker 2>that was a narrative, uh, for six weeks. Um, I

0:32:16.680 --> 0:32:19.720
<v Speaker 2>don't believe anybody's really given any clarity on why, uh,

0:32:20.050 --> 0:32:22.610
<v Speaker 2>They were struggling for that point in time on fastballs.

0:32:22.670 --> 0:32:26.250
<v Speaker 2>I will say this, fastball change-up pitchers have given the

0:32:26.290 --> 0:32:29.690
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers issues in the last six weeks. Let's go out

0:32:29.750 --> 0:32:32.910
<v Speaker 2>to Gary in Colorado Springs. You're on Dodger Talk live

0:32:32.930 --> 0:32:33.530
<v Speaker 2>from Detroit.

0:32:33.550 --> 0:32:34.010
<v Speaker 1>Hi, Gary.

0:32:35.610 --> 0:32:36.010
<v Speaker 7>Hey, Dave.

0:32:36.410 --> 0:32:39.060
<v Speaker 9>I just want to say, first of all, thanks to

0:32:39.100 --> 0:32:41.120
<v Speaker 9>you and the 570 team. You guys do an amazing

0:32:41.160 --> 0:32:43.500
<v Speaker 9>job keeping us like we're part of the team.

0:32:43.560 --> 0:32:47.700
<v Speaker 2>Isn't Petros wonderful? Isn't Petros wonderful? He really has his

0:32:47.760 --> 0:32:49.340
<v Speaker 2>finger on the pulse on everything.

0:32:52.130 --> 0:32:52.550
<v Speaker 4>Sometimes.

0:32:54.350 --> 0:32:56.250
<v Speaker 9>Hey, I just wanted to make the comment on that.

0:32:58.230 --> 0:32:58.760
<v Speaker 4>Exactly.

0:32:58.900 --> 0:33:02.080
<v Speaker 9>And all the happy hours, right? Yeah.

0:33:02.200 --> 0:33:04.040
<v Speaker 1>All right, Gary, what do you got? Let's get serious.

0:33:04.080 --> 0:33:07.220
<v Speaker 2>Now this is very serious life or death matter here.

0:33:07.400 --> 0:33:08.340
<v Speaker 2>Dodger baseball.

0:33:09.960 --> 0:33:11.990
<v Speaker 9>Got it. I just, uh, just wanted to make a

0:33:12.030 --> 0:33:16.470
<v Speaker 9>comment on the roster construction. I don't, um, there's not

0:33:16.490 --> 0:33:18.310
<v Speaker 9>a lot of help in the minor league, especially from

0:33:18.330 --> 0:33:21.940
<v Speaker 9>the right hand side. Um, James Tibbs and Jose de

0:33:21.960 --> 0:33:25.120
<v Speaker 9>Paula and anyone else down there are not on the 40-man.

0:33:25.980 --> 0:33:28.640
<v Speaker 9>So really to make room on the 40-man, you're going

0:33:28.660 --> 0:33:33.370
<v Speaker 9>to have to DFA Teoscar, Tucker, Miggy Rowe, or Kike. No,

0:33:33.670 --> 0:33:34.030
<v Speaker 9>you're not.

0:33:34.170 --> 0:33:36.330
<v Speaker 1>No, you wouldn't. No, you wouldn't.

0:33:37.970 --> 0:33:38.290
<v Speaker 4>Why not?

0:33:38.750 --> 0:33:40.620
<v Speaker 2>There's other ways to get one of those guys on

0:33:40.630 --> 0:33:41.760
<v Speaker 2>the 40-man roster.

0:33:43.200 --> 0:33:46.320
<v Speaker 9>So they could trade or move somebody to the 60-day IL.

0:33:46.660 --> 0:33:47.080
<v Speaker 10>Oh, yes. Yeah.

0:33:49.320 --> 0:33:53.219
<v Speaker 2>They're not DFA Tucker or Teoscar Hernandez, Gary.

0:33:54.020 --> 0:33:54.400
<v Speaker 1>They're not.

0:33:54.560 --> 0:33:57.240
<v Speaker 2>There's other ways to get guys on the 40-man roster,

0:33:57.980 --> 0:34:01.120
<v Speaker 2>a guy or just one guy in James Tibbs. They're

0:34:01.160 --> 0:34:04.950
<v Speaker 2>not putting Josue DePaula on the 40-man roster, Gary. They're

0:34:04.990 --> 0:34:08.190
<v Speaker 2>not calling him up. That's what I've been told. That's

0:34:08.250 --> 0:34:12.490
<v Speaker 2>not happening right now. But James Tibbs is a real possibility,

0:34:12.890 --> 0:34:15.100
<v Speaker 2>and there are ways to get creative to get him

0:34:15.160 --> 0:34:19.540
<v Speaker 2>on the 40-man roster. But there's also the part of

0:34:20.320 --> 0:34:23.700
<v Speaker 2>what may happen after this season with a new CBA.

0:34:23.800 --> 0:34:27.160
<v Speaker 2>So that, I'm sure, is something that Andrew Friedman is balancing.

0:34:27.219 --> 0:34:30.620
<v Speaker 2>But the Dodgers are trying to three-peat. And right now,

0:34:30.680 --> 0:34:35.430
<v Speaker 2>they haven't gotten hardly any consistent production from their corner outfielders.

0:34:35.489 --> 0:34:36.650
<v Speaker 1>Teoscar Hernandez.

0:34:37.850 --> 0:34:41.629
<v Speaker 2>is not providing a whole lot offensively these days for

0:34:41.690 --> 0:34:45.870
<v Speaker 2>whatever reason. And I believe that you need a spark,

0:34:45.950 --> 0:34:48.450
<v Speaker 2>and I believe you need to have more Kike in

0:34:48.489 --> 0:34:52.230
<v Speaker 2>the outfield until Pahez comes back. And calling up James

0:34:52.290 --> 0:34:55.210
<v Speaker 2>Tibbs makes a lot of sense to platoon, maybe to

0:34:55.310 --> 0:34:58.690
<v Speaker 2>platoon with Teoscar, maybe to take some at-bats away from

0:34:58.750 --> 0:34:59.430
<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker.

0:34:59.570 --> 0:35:00.009
<v Speaker 1>Let's see.

0:35:00.250 --> 0:35:03.370
<v Speaker 2>We've heard so much about these outfielders in the minor leagues.

0:35:03.910 --> 0:35:06.130
<v Speaker 2>Let's see what they can do. The Dodgers need some.

0:35:06.030 --> 0:35:06.669
<v Speaker 1>Help out there.

0:35:08.380 --> 0:35:11.040
<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I totally agree. I just think that next week

0:35:11.060 --> 0:35:14.460
<v Speaker 9>they're going to have some interesting decisions with people coming

0:35:14.520 --> 0:35:16.540
<v Speaker 9>back on the expanded roster and what they do with

0:35:16.580 --> 0:35:17.200
<v Speaker 9>the 40 man.

0:35:18.360 --> 0:35:22.230
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, not as interesting as you think, Gary. I laid

0:35:22.250 --> 0:35:26.070
<v Speaker 2>it out yesterday. It's very doable. Go back and podcast

0:35:26.110 --> 0:35:27.850
<v Speaker 2>the show. I don't feel like getting back into it

0:35:27.910 --> 0:35:28.270
<v Speaker 2>right now.

0:35:29.710 --> 0:35:30.049
<v Speaker 9>You're good.

0:35:30.330 --> 0:35:30.629
<v Speaker 4>I will.

0:35:30.870 --> 0:35:32.930
<v Speaker 9>I missed yesterday. Thanks for taking a.

0:35:32.950 --> 0:35:33.270
<v Speaker 6>Call, man.

0:35:33.290 --> 0:35:35.690
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I laid it all out there. It's not as

0:35:35.750 --> 0:35:38.010
<v Speaker 2>complicated as you're trying to make it seem, Gary.

0:35:40.170 --> 0:35:40.450
<v Speaker 1>All right.

0:35:40.550 --> 0:35:42.770
<v Speaker 9>We need Will Smith back, though. I think that's for sure.

0:35:43.950 --> 0:35:46.290
<v Speaker 1>Definitely. He'll help in a lot of areas.

0:35:46.390 --> 0:35:50.700
<v Speaker 2>So Will Smith continuing his rehab assignment at Oklahoma City.

0:35:51.660 --> 0:35:54.800
<v Speaker 2>All expectations are he should be in the starting lineup

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0:36:18.660 --> 0:36:22.260
<v Speaker 2>little bit more from Dave Roberts because as you know,

0:36:22.760 --> 0:36:26.890
<v Speaker 2>Otani's whole baseball identity is being a two-way player. And

0:36:26.930 --> 0:36:30.430
<v Speaker 2>going back to what I said, the Dodgers need Otani

0:36:30.870 --> 0:36:33.010
<v Speaker 2>more as a hitter than they do as a pitcher

0:36:33.070 --> 0:36:38.210
<v Speaker 2>right now. And the two-way thing stopped on July 3rd

0:36:38.290 --> 0:36:42.290
<v Speaker 2>for this season. And I asked Dave Roberts earlier. whether

0:36:42.350 --> 0:36:45.570
<v Speaker 2>or not Otani appreciates the fact that if you look

0:36:45.739 --> 0:36:50.640
<v Speaker 2>at the Dodger roster right now, does he fully understand

0:36:50.719 --> 0:36:53.739
<v Speaker 2>that the Dodgers, if he was making the decision, the

0:36:53.780 --> 0:36:57.700
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers need Otani the hitter more than they need Otani

0:36:57.760 --> 0:36:58.700
<v Speaker 2>the starting pitcher?

0:36:59.500 --> 0:37:04.800
<v Speaker 11>I wouldn't bet against Shohei, but, you know, I still

0:37:04.840 --> 0:37:06.930
<v Speaker 11>think that five innings to the end of the season

0:37:06.969 --> 0:37:10.270
<v Speaker 11>is aggressive for anyone. I think that as the competitor,

0:37:10.370 --> 0:37:16.000
<v Speaker 11>he wants... To do both, and I respect it. But,

0:37:17.340 --> 0:37:20.489
<v Speaker 11>you know, nothing I'm saying changes his identity as a

0:37:20.530 --> 0:37:23.850
<v Speaker 11>two-way player. But I think in the moment, yeah, I mean,

0:37:23.910 --> 0:37:28.649
<v Speaker 11>he still feels that, you know, there's still an opportunity,

0:37:28.710 --> 0:37:31.219
<v Speaker 11>and I'm not trying to say there isn't, you know.

0:37:31.500 --> 0:37:33.319
<v Speaker 11>But I do think that at the end of the day,

0:37:34.120 --> 0:37:40.400
<v Speaker 11>he knows, he's very aware of our roster and strengths, weaknesses,

0:37:40.460 --> 0:37:42.600
<v Speaker 11>and his value to the ball club and whatever that means.

0:37:43.960 --> 0:37:45.940
<v Speaker 2>Well, that's a good thing. And Otani is a very

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<v Speaker 2>aware person and player. I know he doesn't talk a

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<v Speaker 2>lot publicly, but he is very aware of what's going

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<v Speaker 2>on baseball wise. So I, I am, I am very

0:37:57.910 --> 0:38:00.730
<v Speaker 2>happy to hear that he would understand that the Dodgers

0:38:00.770 --> 0:38:04.069
<v Speaker 2>need him more as a hitter than a starting pitcher. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>what I will say as well with the uncertainty of,

0:38:07.040 --> 0:38:11.020
<v Speaker 2>and the inconsistency of some high leverage relievers the Dodgers have,

0:38:11.620 --> 0:38:14.440
<v Speaker 2>if you were to start Otani in a game four,

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<v Speaker 2>let's say in a best of seven series, and he's

0:38:17.760 --> 0:38:21.040
<v Speaker 2>able to get six to nine outs for you, that

0:38:21.140 --> 0:38:25.580
<v Speaker 2>takes away some of the pressure of using some of

0:38:25.620 --> 0:38:28.260
<v Speaker 2>those relievers at the back end of the game, because

0:38:28.320 --> 0:38:31.520
<v Speaker 2>you could have Otani take down the first nine outs

0:38:31.580 --> 0:38:34.560
<v Speaker 2>of a playoff game, and then bring in Tyler Glass

0:38:34.620 --> 0:38:38.899
<v Speaker 2>now to take down the next, you know, 10 to

0:38:38.900 --> 0:38:43.870
<v Speaker 2>15 and match up possibly at the end. But that's

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<v Speaker 2>the value of having Otani built up to maybe just

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<v Speaker 2>to a point where he can give you three innings

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<v Speaker 2>in a playoff game. But right now, it doesn't seem

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<v Speaker 2>like the body's cooperating. Let's go out to North Hollywood. Dave,

0:38:58.160 --> 0:39:00.040
<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk from Detroit.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi, Dave.

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<v Speaker 6>I want to preface my point by kind of saying

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<v Speaker 6>I told you so back in April. They should not

0:39:10.200 --> 0:39:12.730
<v Speaker 6>have started Otani, and they should have actually ramped them

0:39:12.790 --> 0:39:17.450
<v Speaker 6>up beginning August for this exact reason. So, you know,

0:39:17.690 --> 0:39:20.910
<v Speaker 6>that's just my paternal kind of overly worrying.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what they did last year.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I mean, that's kind of what I was hoping

0:39:25.950 --> 0:39:28.350
<v Speaker 6>they would do. But, but you know, on the, the

0:39:28.390 --> 0:39:31.390
<v Speaker 6>silver lining to this is I think come October, the

0:39:31.410 --> 0:39:33.899
<v Speaker 6>Dodgers will get, they'll get in gear. Cause it's, you know,

0:39:34.200 --> 0:39:35.859
<v Speaker 6>October is zero, zero.

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<v Speaker 1>Can I just, can I pause you really quick? I

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<v Speaker 1>know that's what you said.

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<v Speaker 2>And, and I know that makes a lot of sense,

0:39:42.440 --> 0:39:45.359
<v Speaker 2>but you know, who drives this is Shohei Otani, who

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<v Speaker 2>was very clear in spring training that winning the Cy

0:39:48.500 --> 0:39:51.560
<v Speaker 2>Young was very much a priority for him or a

0:39:51.620 --> 0:39:54.970
<v Speaker 2>goal this year. It just hasn't come to fruition. So

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<v Speaker 2>let's not forget about that part of the equation. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>put this all on the Dodgers and what they would

0:40:00.570 --> 0:40:03.890
<v Speaker 2>have done because the player, the best player on the planet,

0:40:04.290 --> 0:40:06.910
<v Speaker 2>a two-way player has a lot of say in all this.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, I mean, you're, you're kind of in Dave Roberts's ear.

0:40:10.730 --> 0:40:13.830
<v Speaker 6>So I'm hoping you could kind of tweet that and maybe.

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<v Speaker 4>Have that idea.

0:40:13.890 --> 0:40:19.200
<v Speaker 6>I'm Matter of fact, but, but, but really, no, I mean, I,

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<v Speaker 6>I hope come October, they, they get aggressive on first pitches.

0:40:23.600 --> 0:40:26.680
<v Speaker 6>Why is they need to disrupt the picture. They can't

0:40:26.700 --> 0:40:29.120
<v Speaker 6>let these pictures get in rhythm and sit there and

0:40:29.160 --> 0:40:29.800
<v Speaker 6>get all cute.

0:40:29.840 --> 0:40:32.730
<v Speaker 7>They need to get, get their butts out of there.

0:40:32.790 --> 0:40:33.189
<v Speaker 11>They needed.

0:40:33.550 --> 0:40:35.649
<v Speaker 6>And the way that I've seen them win the last

0:40:35.690 --> 0:40:40.049
<v Speaker 6>two years is first pitch bang, whoa, pitchers shocked. And

0:40:40.090 --> 0:40:41.730
<v Speaker 6>all of a sudden the Dodgers are in control. We

0:40:41.770 --> 0:40:43.730
<v Speaker 6>all know you win game one, you kind of control

0:40:43.750 --> 0:40:46.840
<v Speaker 6>the series. So it's really kind of everything kind of

0:40:46.860 --> 0:40:50.140
<v Speaker 6>connects together. So I, I personally think they need to

0:40:50.160 --> 0:40:53.339
<v Speaker 6>attack first pitches and just really be aggressive. And, and,

0:40:54.040 --> 0:40:56.740
<v Speaker 6>and I'm hoping that once October comes that, that they'll

0:40:56.780 --> 0:40:58.440
<v Speaker 6>be in control and that that'll happen.

0:40:59.460 --> 0:41:02.430
<v Speaker 2>They will Dave. Don't worry about it. Well, I shouldn't

0:41:02.469 --> 0:41:05.450
<v Speaker 2>say don't worry about it. I believe they will. And, Look,

0:41:05.950 --> 0:41:09.690
<v Speaker 2>Teoscar Hernandez, you could see his post-game interview in the

0:41:09.730 --> 0:41:14.489
<v Speaker 2>clubhouse on the Sportsnet LA social media platforms. He's echoing

0:41:14.850 --> 0:41:18.470
<v Speaker 2>what I was just saying. Every team is bringing their best.

0:41:18.530 --> 0:41:22.510
<v Speaker 2>Their pitcher is bringing their best. They're bringing a little extra.

0:41:23.090 --> 0:41:26.900
<v Speaker 2>And that's what we have seen all season long. Every series,

0:41:27.540 --> 0:41:31.000
<v Speaker 2>the opposing team is bringing extra. The pitcher on the

0:41:31.040 --> 0:41:35.700
<v Speaker 2>mound is more focused. He's reaching back for higher velocity

0:41:35.739 --> 0:41:37.980
<v Speaker 2>than we have seen all season long.

0:41:38.080 --> 0:41:38.780
<v Speaker 1>I mean, A.J.

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<v Speaker 2>Smith-Shauver in Atlanta, coming back from Tommy John, was averaging

0:41:43.180 --> 0:41:46.719
<v Speaker 2>about 93 miles an hour on his fastball. He was

0:41:46.760 --> 0:41:50.569
<v Speaker 2>dialing up 96 against the Dodgers. Chris Sale hit 100

0:41:50.570 --> 0:41:53.730
<v Speaker 2>for the first time since, you know, Mookie Betts was

0:41:53.810 --> 0:41:56.830
<v Speaker 2>on the Red Sox with him. So that was my point.

0:41:57.610 --> 0:42:01.600
<v Speaker 2>And the Dodgers, like I said, cannot match that. every

0:42:01.820 --> 0:42:02.600
<v Speaker 2>single game.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they trying?

0:42:03.680 --> 0:42:03.940
<v Speaker 7>Yes.

0:42:04.080 --> 0:42:06.460
<v Speaker 1>Are they locked in? Yeah.

0:42:06.520 --> 0:42:11.670
<v Speaker 2>But for 162 games, I think it's, it's unrealistic to

0:42:11.710 --> 0:42:15.350
<v Speaker 2>believe that every player on the Dodgers for every pitch

0:42:15.370 --> 0:42:18.569
<v Speaker 2>of the game is locked in and bring in that

0:42:18.969 --> 0:42:23.010
<v Speaker 2>type of a focus and a little extra that they're

0:42:23.070 --> 0:42:27.370
<v Speaker 2>facing every single game. Tomorrow, Tyler Glass now will be

0:42:27.450 --> 0:42:30.069
<v Speaker 2>on the mound going up against Frambois Valdez. You don't

0:42:30.090 --> 0:42:32.970
<v Speaker 2>think Frambois Valdez is up to pitch against the Dodgers?

0:42:33.380 --> 0:42:35.620
<v Speaker 2>You're going to see it tomorrow, and the Dodgers will

0:42:35.700 --> 0:42:38.879
<v Speaker 2>as well. Our coverage begins at 9.30 tomorrow morning with

0:42:38.920 --> 0:42:43.219
<v Speaker 2>first pitch. at 1040. Rick Monday and Steven Nelson will

0:42:43.239 --> 0:42:46.520
<v Speaker 2>be on the call for us on the Dodgers audio network.

0:42:46.980 --> 0:42:49.620
<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Colin Yee back at our Burbank studios. Thanks

0:42:49.660 --> 0:42:52.940
<v Speaker 2>to Dwayne McDonald out here at Comerica Park in Detroit.

0:42:52.980 --> 0:42:55.160
<v Speaker 2>And thanks to you for listening. We had a lot

0:42:55.180 --> 0:42:55.580
<v Speaker 2>of calls.

0:42:55.620 --> 0:42:58.750
<v Speaker 1>It was lively. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, baby.

0:42:59.410 --> 0:43:01.070
<v Speaker 1>I'm right here for you. I'm not hiding.

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<v Speaker 2>One pitch at a time, one step at a time,

0:43:03.820 --> 0:43:07.000
<v Speaker 2>one round at a time. The Dodgers fall to the

0:43:07.040 --> 0:43:07.880
<v Speaker 2>Tigers today.

0:43:08.300 --> 0:43:08.980
<v Speaker 1>Two to one.

0:43:09.060 --> 0:43:12.790
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0:43:12.850 --> 0:43:15.290
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0:43:22.950 --> 0:43:25.330
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0:43:25.410 --> 0:43:30.700
<v Speaker 2>Flaherty before the game today. A proud 8-1-8 from North Hollywood, Harvard-Westlake.

0:43:31.560 --> 0:43:34.040
<v Speaker 2>He seems like he's throwing out the fish line for

0:43:34.060 --> 0:43:36.180
<v Speaker 2>me to interview him tomorrow on the pregame show.

0:43:36.200 --> 0:43:37.589
<v Speaker 1>We'll see where it goes.

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<v Speaker 2>Once again, the final score today, the Tigers beat the

0:43:40.850 --> 0:43:41.910
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers 2-1.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a great rest of your day. See ya.