WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (9-15-26) 0:00:00.569 --> 0:00:03.090 The quest for the three-peat has begun. 0:00:03.310 --> 0:00:07.290 Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won 0:00:07.390 --> 0:00:12.100 three consecutive titles. The Dodgers are the favorites to become 0:00:12.420 --> 0:00:13.200 the fifth. 0:00:13.260 --> 0:00:15.900 This is World Champion Dodger Talk. 0:00:15.980 --> 0:00:17.840 Here we go again. We're getting ready to run it back. 0:00:17.860 --> 0:00:22.840 To get in on the show, call 866-987-2570. And be 0:00:22.860 --> 0:00:26.230 sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts. 0:00:27.070 --> 0:00:29.350 Here's your host, David Bassett. 0:00:29.390 --> 0:00:29.730 Hey, Matt. 0:00:32.490 --> 0:00:36.489 Welcome to Dodger Talk. David Vasse live at Great American 0:00:36.530 --> 0:00:40.790 Ballpark in Cincinnati after the Dodgers shut out the Reds 0:00:40.909 --> 0:00:44.800 by a final score of four to nothing and lower 0:00:44.840 --> 0:00:49.400 their magic number to two at this point. The magic 0:00:49.460 --> 0:00:53.460 number gets reduced by any combination of Dodger wins and 0:00:53.560 --> 0:00:58.340 Padres losses. So the Dodgers have done their part to 0:00:58.400 --> 0:01:01.510 lower their magic number. Now they're looking for some help 0:01:01.550 --> 0:01:05.270 from the Rockies in Denver. And right now the Padres 0:01:05.370 --> 0:01:08.149 are leading the Rockies in the middle of the fifth inning, 0:01:08.290 --> 0:01:11.569 three to two. Walker Bueller is actually pitching for the 0:01:11.610 --> 0:01:14.970 Padres tonight. at Coors Field. So we'll keep you updated 0:01:15.060 --> 0:01:18.979 on that as we take you to 7.30 Pacific time, 0:01:18.980 --> 0:01:23.119 10.30 Eastern on Dodger Talk. And you can listen live 0:01:23.160 --> 0:01:29.950 to us on the iHeartRadio app. Phone lines are open, 866-987-2570. 0:01:30.530 --> 0:01:35.220 And after last night, the Dodgers officially clinching their postseason 0:01:35.280 --> 0:01:39.020 berth There wasn't a lot of celebration from you. In fact, 0:01:39.080 --> 0:01:43.260 there was zero celebration from you. Nobody called in and 0:01:43.380 --> 0:01:47.860 celebrated that the Dodgers clinched a playoff berth for the 0:01:48.240 --> 0:01:52.980 14th consecutive year. And quite honestly, I didn't really over 0:01:53.120 --> 0:01:57.540 celebrate that much about that fact. But are we taking 0:01:57.580 --> 0:02:00.480 it for granted? I don't think so. Now, if this 0:02:00.560 --> 0:02:05.110 was the Dodgers of 2008, where you've only made it 0:02:05.140 --> 0:02:08.690 to the playoffs once since 1988, yeah, it would be 0:02:08.730 --> 0:02:12.370 a different story. But this is a different era of 0:02:12.430 --> 0:02:15.589 Dodger baseball. And I don't hold it against you that 0:02:15.650 --> 0:02:19.090 you are so spoiled and you have taken it for 0:02:19.160 --> 0:02:21.800 granted that the Dodgers are are going to be in 0:02:21.840 --> 0:02:24.700 the playoffs every year. I don't hold that against you 0:02:25.080 --> 0:02:29.260 because I always felt that should be the standard for 0:02:29.300 --> 0:02:33.180 the Dodgers. Getting to the playoffs should not be the goal. 0:02:33.440 --> 0:02:36.370 Winning the world series should be the goal. And ever 0:02:36.430 --> 0:02:40.770 since this ownership group took over, that's been the standard 0:02:41.150 --> 0:02:44.970 and nothing less. And we have seen that for 14 0:02:44.970 --> 0:02:49.440 straight years. This is my 15th season hosting Dodger Talk. 0:02:49.639 --> 0:02:53.120 My first year was 2012. That's the only time I 0:02:53.190 --> 0:02:58.270 have not experienced postseason Dodger Talk. So I don't hold 0:02:58.310 --> 0:03:01.970 it against you that you did not call in last 0:03:02.030 --> 0:03:05.630 night to celebrate the Dodgers making it to the postseason 0:03:05.669 --> 0:03:09.290 for the 14th straight year, tying a major league record 0:03:09.490 --> 0:03:12.829 with the Atlanta Braves of the 90s to have accomplished that. 0:03:13.630 --> 0:03:16.830 But I still believe that you have to acknowledge to 0:03:16.870 --> 0:03:21.239 a certain extent that you're kind of spoiled, right? We're 0:03:21.250 --> 0:03:24.139 a little spoiled, don't you think? I mean, think about 0:03:24.160 --> 0:03:27.580 where the Dodgers were 15 years ago, 16 years ago. 0:03:28.300 --> 0:03:32.519 They were bankrupt. And here they are rising from the 0:03:32.680 --> 0:03:37.060 ashes to be this. And the Dodgers tonight lower their 0:03:37.090 --> 0:03:40.830 magic number to two to clinch the NL West, which 0:03:40.970 --> 0:03:44.000 is to me, a bigger deal than the postseason berth, 0:03:44.180 --> 0:03:47.040 and partly because the Dodgers have such a big lead 0:03:47.080 --> 0:03:50.040 in the division. They have a nine-and-a-half game lead over 0:03:50.080 --> 0:03:53.370 the Padres, so I think we all saw this coming from, 0:03:53.510 --> 0:03:56.350 you know, two miles away. Like, if you're on Ventura 0:03:56.390 --> 0:04:00.330 Boulevard and you're heading east, if you're on DeSoto, you 0:04:00.370 --> 0:04:03.910 kind of saw Laurel Canyon coming pretty far, right? I mean, 0:04:03.950 --> 0:04:06.330 we all saw this coming, and I feel like that's 0:04:06.380 --> 0:04:10.420 why it was a little anticlimactic. But nonetheless, tonight, a 0:04:10.500 --> 0:04:15.290 brilliant performance from Yamamoto walks the first two batters. And 0:04:15.310 --> 0:04:18.030 you're thinking, Oh no, seven of his first eight pitches 0:04:18.370 --> 0:04:21.330 were outside the strike zone. Is he not on his 0:04:21.410 --> 0:04:24.850 game tonight? Well, then he proceeded to retire 21 of 0:04:24.890 --> 0:04:28.630 the last 22 batters that he faced and matches school bowls, 0:04:28.790 --> 0:04:33.310 seven scoreless innings and allows just one hit has seven 0:04:33.390 --> 0:04:37.160 strikeouts to win his 14th game of the year. And look, 0:04:37.180 --> 0:04:39.670 the Reds are not a very good team. But they 0:04:39.750 --> 0:04:42.630 did make it to the wildcard series against the Dodgers 0:04:42.690 --> 0:04:46.599 last year, so they were doing something right. But Yamamoto 0:04:46.620 --> 0:04:51.260 has dominated the Reds, especially in his last four meetings 0:04:51.339 --> 0:04:54.700 against them, including his start against the Reds in the 0:04:54.740 --> 0:04:59.870 wildcard series. Yamamoto, in his last four starts against the Reds, 0:05:00.260 --> 0:05:05.090 has pitched 27 and two-thirds innings, has allowed two earned runs. 0:05:05.490 --> 0:05:10.130 His ERA is 0-64 in his last four starts against 0:05:10.190 --> 0:05:13.710 the Reds, including tonight, where he pitched seven shutout innings. 0:05:14.230 --> 0:05:17.540 And it was Hunter Fiducia behind the plate tonight, getting 0:05:17.620 --> 0:05:21.440 a beautiful look at what Yamamoto had tonight. Let's head 0:05:21.480 --> 0:05:25.430 downstairs to the Dodger Clubhouse to hear From tonight's starting catcher, 0:05:25.460 --> 0:05:27.890 Hunter Fiducia on Sportsnet LA. 0:05:28.430 --> 0:05:32.490 Yeah, no, every guy did a great job tonight. You know, 0:05:32.529 --> 0:05:35.210 attacked the zone well. You know, I had a similar 0:05:35.230 --> 0:05:39.090 plan going into it. Given that we just faced him. So, 0:05:39.529 --> 0:05:42.510 you know, we stuck with that plan. You know, Yoshi 0:05:42.570 --> 0:05:47.029 executed well the whole game. You know, Brock came in 0:05:47.650 --> 0:05:50.210 quick inning and then 10 of that last inning, you know, 0:05:50.290 --> 0:05:53.370 just getting settled in after the walk. And, you know, 0:05:53.410 --> 0:05:53.930 he looked great. 0:05:55.260 --> 0:05:58.350 What was the difference after the first two batters? 0:05:58.460 --> 0:06:01.130 I think we just, you know, went back to, you know, 0:06:01.150 --> 0:06:03.529 just attacking the zone with the fastball, just getting ahead. 0:06:04.230 --> 0:06:06.930 You know, it stops really good. So just getting back 0:06:06.970 --> 0:06:11.950 in the zone, getting the confidence to get back in there. And, yeah, 0:06:11.970 --> 0:06:15.550 he got back in there quick out to Stewart and 0:06:15.589 --> 0:06:18.850 then a double player, another two quick outs. 0:06:18.910 --> 0:06:19.650 So, yeah. 0:06:21.400 --> 0:06:23.380 On the same page with those first two batters, or 0:06:23.580 --> 0:06:25.070 was he just kind of missing. 0:06:24.850 --> 0:06:25.490 At that point? 0:06:25.870 --> 0:06:28.710 Yeah, we're on the same page. You know, I think 0:06:29.350 --> 0:06:32.450 just the start of the game, just getting acclimated to everything. 0:06:33.300 --> 0:06:34.740 You know, I don't want to speak for him, but 0:06:34.779 --> 0:06:36.820 it was pretty humid out there in Muggy. I don't 0:06:36.839 --> 0:06:38.880 know if that had anything to do with it, but, 0:06:39.400 --> 0:06:40.780 you know, he settled in quick after that. 0:06:42.640 --> 0:06:45.880 All right, there's Hunter Fiducia explaining what he saw from 0:06:45.940 --> 0:06:53.410 Yamamoto's brilliance tonight on Sportsnet LA. 866-987-2570 is the phone number. 0:06:53.490 --> 0:06:57.570 Dodgers shut out the Reds tonight 4-0. Tonight's game brought 0:06:57.589 --> 0:07:01.039 to you by Modelo. Modelo, the mark of a fighter. Oh, 0:07:01.060 --> 0:07:05.520 by the way, Teoscar Hernandez, yes, I'm afraid he is 0:07:05.600 --> 0:07:10.680 going to be operational for the postseason. He hits another two-out, 0:07:10.780 --> 0:07:14.100 two-run home run tonight set up by Kyle Tucker drawing 0:07:14.160 --> 0:07:18.740 a two-out walk. Teoscar Hernandez in the last month is 0:07:18.780 --> 0:07:23.360 hitting 317 with four home runs and 21 RBIs. He 0:07:23.400 --> 0:07:27.120 has homered in the first two games of this series, two-out, 0:07:27.280 --> 0:07:33.710 two-run shots here. in Cincinnati for Teoscar Hernandez. 866-987-2570 is 0:07:33.790 --> 0:07:37.150 the phone number. Let's go out to the phones for 0:07:37.190 --> 0:07:39.880 the first time tonight. Bob in Minneapolis. 0:07:40.360 --> 0:07:40.800 Hi, Bob. 0:07:40.840 --> 0:07:45.700 You're on Dodger Talk live from Great American Ballpark. Yeah, Dave. 0:07:45.740 --> 0:07:47.020 First of all, I love the show. I listen to 0:07:47.040 --> 0:07:50.710 the podcast every single day. I also wanted to advocate 0:07:50.770 --> 0:07:51.750 while you're in Cincinnati. 0:07:51.790 --> 0:07:52.160 Thank you. 0:07:53.120 --> 0:07:55.380 Yeah, I wouldn't also advocate, as I did a year 0:07:55.420 --> 0:07:58.540 ago in Cincinnati, you've got two days left there. Tomorrow, 0:07:58.580 --> 0:08:01.580 before you go into the ballpark, drop by Skyline Chili 0:08:01.640 --> 0:08:04.850 and get a five-way with the beans, the chilies, the cheese, 0:08:04.930 --> 0:08:07.470 the onions, and the spaghetti, and just give it a try. 0:08:07.530 --> 0:08:08.230 That's all I ask. 0:08:08.650 --> 0:08:11.690 Bob, Bob, I cannot do that. My mom was born 0:08:11.730 --> 0:08:15.310 in Italy. I cannot. I cannot do that. I'm sorry. 0:08:16.660 --> 0:08:20.000 It's so good that they had a skyline, a hot 0:08:20.020 --> 0:08:21.930 dog at dueling dogs in left field. When I was 0:08:21.940 --> 0:08:24.330 there a week ago, Monday, so it's gotta be good 0:08:24.370 --> 0:08:26.490 if they have it out there. But Hey, the last 0:08:26.510 --> 0:08:29.270 thing I wanted to ask was, um, all the double plays. 0:08:29.290 --> 0:08:31.550 I mean, we had three tonight that we're hitting into. 0:08:31.570 --> 0:08:34.510 This might be a stupid question, but is there anything 0:08:34.610 --> 0:08:37.480 that the Dodgers can do to try to avoid hitting 0:08:37.500 --> 0:08:38.760 into so many double plays? 0:08:40.540 --> 0:08:43.940 Well, yeah, you're right. They've hit into 121 in total 0:08:44.000 --> 0:08:47.530 this season while the opponents only hit into 76. It's 0:08:47.570 --> 0:08:50.050 been an issue. And part of the reason is they 0:08:50.090 --> 0:08:52.770 have an older team, a slower team. And when they 0:08:52.809 --> 0:08:55.109 hit the ball on the ground to the second baseman 0:08:55.750 --> 0:08:58.510 and there's a runner at first base, the likelihood of 0:08:58.570 --> 0:09:02.170 a double play is pretty good. Dave Roberts has started 0:09:02.210 --> 0:09:05.690 to put runners in motion more, especially in certain counts 0:09:05.750 --> 0:09:09.830 in certain situations with certain hitters. So he has tried 0:09:09.870 --> 0:09:12.550 to do that, and they've stolen more bases this month 0:09:12.970 --> 0:09:15.670 than they have all season long in any other month. 0:09:16.250 --> 0:09:19.810 So they're trying to avoid it happening, but when the 0:09:19.850 --> 0:09:22.030 guy hits the ball on the ground and you have 0:09:22.050 --> 0:09:26.319 a slower team, it's a vulnerability, Bob. I'll put it 0:09:26.380 --> 0:09:26.790 that way. 0:09:29.020 --> 0:09:31.240 Well, listen, try the skyline tomorrow, Dave. Please, just give 0:09:31.260 --> 0:09:31.720 it one try. 0:09:31.980 --> 0:09:34.950 Take care. Bob, I might be going to Bengals practice 0:09:34.990 --> 0:09:37.469 tomorrow with some of the players. So I apologize. I 0:09:37.510 --> 0:09:40.280 may have to skip out on that. And not to mention, like, 0:09:40.380 --> 0:09:43.620 I'm not here as a tourist. I do have to 0:09:43.720 --> 0:09:47.880 work the game. I have to be here since two 0:09:47.920 --> 0:09:52.350 o'clock this afternoon until 1030, 11 o'clock Eastern time. So 0:09:53.270 --> 0:09:57.410 I can't have a hot dog, sky chili, skyline chili 0:09:57.490 --> 0:10:00.300 bomb in my stomach. I just can't afford to do that. 0:10:00.340 --> 0:10:03.880 I'm sorry. Let's go out to Santa Clarita. Eddie, you're 0:10:03.940 --> 0:10:06.220 on Dodger talk. There's certain things I'll do, Eddie, but 0:10:06.240 --> 0:10:08.140 I'm not going to have that watered down chili. 0:10:11.350 --> 0:10:15.330 Right on, right on. The previous caller just answered my 0:10:15.390 --> 0:10:18.530 question about the double play, but I got two questions 0:10:18.590 --> 0:10:22.459 for you. What do you think the starting rotation is 0:10:22.480 --> 0:10:26.020 going to look like for the postseason as the first 0:10:26.059 --> 0:10:29.199 starter to the fifth starter? And my second question is, 0:10:29.280 --> 0:10:32.150 do you think that Paula is going to get a 0:10:32.190 --> 0:10:34.510 chance to start in the postseason? I'm going to hang 0:10:34.590 --> 0:10:36.550 up and listen to your answer. Thank you very much. 0:10:37.750 --> 0:10:39.490 All right, Eddie, thank you for the phone call. And 0:10:39.510 --> 0:10:42.850 thank you for listening, driving in Santa Clarita. Well, this 0:10:42.890 --> 0:10:46.170 is the way I would have my starting rotation in 0:10:46.200 --> 0:10:49.560 the postseason. You only need four starters to for a 0:10:49.679 --> 0:10:53.839 seven-game series, and maybe even a five-game series, I would 0:10:53.880 --> 0:11:00.280 go Snell, Yamamoto, Scooble, and then Glasnow. Those would be 0:11:00.580 --> 0:11:04.450 my four in that order. And you'd only have to 0:11:04.590 --> 0:11:08.490 use Scooble once in a series, maybe use him twice 0:11:08.630 --> 0:11:12.110 if a series went seven games in an LCS or 0:11:12.150 --> 0:11:17.540 a World Series, but I don't see him overextending himself 0:11:17.679 --> 0:11:20.480 with free agency on the horizon. And you don't really 0:11:20.500 --> 0:11:23.750 need to ask him to overextend himself as much as 0:11:23.800 --> 0:11:28.890 you needed to ask Max Scherzer in 2021 to extend himself, 0:11:28.970 --> 0:11:32.550 where he declined because of body soreness. And many of 0:11:32.610 --> 0:11:36.290 his teammates believed he tapped out because he wanted to 0:11:36.380 --> 0:11:39.420 make sure free agency was all good, which it turned 0:11:39.480 --> 0:11:42.380 out to be. Steve Cohen gave him an absurd amount 0:11:42.420 --> 0:11:45.410 of money for the age that he was at. But nonetheless, 0:11:45.450 --> 0:11:50.020 and then traded him to the Rangers. But nonetheless, that's 0:11:50.059 --> 0:11:54.000 the way I would go. Snell, Yamamoto, Scooble, and Glasnow. Now, 0:11:54.059 --> 0:11:57.200 as far as Josue de Paula, I like to call 0:11:57.240 --> 0:12:00.610 him JDP for an abbreviation. Short, it has a nice 0:12:00.710 --> 0:12:02.569 ring to it. It has a wrestling type of name 0:12:02.630 --> 0:12:05.070 to it. It has a cooler sound to it, JDP. 0:12:08.630 --> 0:12:11.210 It's kind of a tryout for him right now. The 0:12:11.250 --> 0:12:14.589 Dodgers let him off tonight as a DH because he's 0:12:14.630 --> 0:12:17.500 drawing walks. He doesn't swing outside of the strike zone. 0:12:17.980 --> 0:12:20.840 He also grounded into a double play tonight. He was 0:12:20.840 --> 0:12:24.850 0 for 5 tonight. With two strikeouts, first two times 0:12:24.890 --> 0:12:27.330 he has struck out in any of his major league games. 0:12:27.429 --> 0:12:31.690 So I would say this is a fluid situation, as 0:12:31.730 --> 0:12:34.360 they like to say, and he's got to earn a spot. 0:12:34.580 --> 0:12:36.170 They're not just going to give it to him, but 0:12:36.240 --> 0:12:39.740 he's intriguing, especially with his speed. I'd like to see 0:12:40.140 --> 0:12:43.400 when he gets on base, let him loose. Let's see 0:12:43.460 --> 0:12:46.640 if he has the base running instincts to be able 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:49.610 to steal a bag when you need it. I think 0:12:49.640 --> 0:12:52.369 that's an intriguing part, and I think it's going to 0:12:52.410 --> 0:12:55.990 be interesting to see who the Dodgers choose to be 0:12:56.030 --> 0:12:58.869 their 26th man on their bench. Is it going to 0:12:58.890 --> 0:13:01.540 be Dalton Rushing, who can only give you one swing 0:13:01.679 --> 0:13:05.059 because he can't be your backup catcher? Is it going 0:13:05.100 --> 0:13:07.840 to be Josue DePaulo that can make a spot start 0:13:07.900 --> 0:13:11.670 if necessary or pinch run? Is it going to be 0:13:12.460 --> 0:13:14.620 a haste on Kim or an Alex call? I think 0:13:14.820 --> 0:13:18.540 all those things are certainly in play, and the Dodgers 0:13:18.580 --> 0:13:21.740 have some time to make that decision, and matchups are 0:13:21.780 --> 0:13:27.870 going to dictate that as well. 866-987-2570 is the phone number. 0:13:27.929 --> 0:13:31.350 Dodgers shut out the Reds tonight 4-0 to lower their 0:13:31.410 --> 0:13:35.810 magic number to 2 to clinch the NL West. Let's 0:13:35.830 --> 0:13:38.730 head back downstairs to hear from manager Dave Roberts on 0:13:38.830 --> 0:13:39.699 Sportsnet LA. 0:13:40.929 --> 0:13:44.209 Much better after the first two hitters obviously I think 0:13:44.250 --> 0:13:48.329 that he was way too careful with that leadoff hitter 0:13:48.690 --> 0:13:52.069 even the 3-0 breaking ball is certainly indicative of that 0:13:52.650 --> 0:13:55.870 and then obviously you're trying to pitch Ellie careful so 0:13:55.910 --> 0:13:57.670 then you find yourself a little bit behind the 8 0:13:57.670 --> 0:14:00.350 ball early but you know got a pop up and 0:14:00.390 --> 0:14:04.460 then got out of that inning unscathed which was great 0:14:04.510 --> 0:14:06.059 and then it just seemed like he got on a 0:14:06.080 --> 0:14:09.640 better roll with the cutter the split was back in 0:14:09.740 --> 0:14:13.160 zone in the swing and miss, early contact, soft contact. 0:14:13.179 --> 0:14:16.080 So it was great. You know, get through seven innings 0:14:16.100 --> 0:14:16.460 was huge. 0:14:17.160 --> 0:14:19.300 From what you've seen from Hunter Fiducia since he's come 0:14:19.340 --> 0:14:21.300 over at the trade deadline, when you see him go 0:14:21.320 --> 0:14:23.330 to the mound to talk to Yoshinobu or even how 0:14:23.350 --> 0:14:25.090 you kind of see him work with Tanner Scott to 0:14:25.110 --> 0:14:28.090 get after those two base runners, what is it like 0:14:28.130 --> 0:14:29.830 just kind of with his return to the team and 0:14:29.850 --> 0:14:31.650 what's been different and kind of what you've seen from him? 0:14:32.110 --> 0:14:37.770 You know, he's seasoned. He's got a good heartbeat. He understands. 0:14:37.890 --> 0:14:40.910 I really like the fingers. I really like You know, 0:14:40.930 --> 0:14:45.480 the visits, you know, when he takes mound visits and 0:14:45.580 --> 0:14:48.020 he just has a good pulse. And obviously he's been 0:14:48.060 --> 0:14:50.450 great with the bat for us and also love the 0:14:50.490 --> 0:14:54.070 mound visit that Mark had with Tanner in that ninth inning, 0:14:54.110 --> 0:14:58.240 which is great. But yeah, I thought, you know, preventing runs, 0:14:58.300 --> 0:14:59.900 I thought we did a really nice job. 0:15:00.760 --> 0:15:03.320 Freddie said he played himself into the lineup tomorrow, today. 0:15:03.620 --> 0:15:05.160 What did you first see from him? 0:15:05.180 --> 0:15:09.170 It looked good. It looked more like Freddie. And, you know, 0:15:09.210 --> 0:15:12.050 he was joking, saying, if I get three hits, then 0:15:12.070 --> 0:15:13.930 can I be in there tomorrow? Because my thought was 0:15:13.950 --> 0:15:17.410 he was going to be down tomorrow. But just my eyes, 0:15:17.470 --> 0:15:20.910 just watching him move, I feel good about him going tomorrow, 0:15:20.950 --> 0:15:25.230 and we'll give Max a day tomorrow. We'll give... DePaulo 0:15:25.250 --> 0:15:30.350 a day tomorrow. Freeland will be down. But yeah, I 0:15:30.390 --> 0:15:35.010 like running some fresh guys out there. But again, Freddie 0:15:35.410 --> 0:15:35.810 looks good. 0:15:37.120 --> 0:15:38.490 I know we talked. 0:15:38.340 --> 0:15:41.280 About the improved at-bats against Wrighties back in the St. 0:15:41.300 --> 0:15:42.940 Louis series, but what's it been like to see him 0:15:43.060 --> 0:15:44.000 continue that? 0:15:44.420 --> 0:15:50.400 It's been very helpful. Certain guys are not seeing the 0:15:50.440 --> 0:15:53.750 ball as well. It's nice to kind of backfill with 0:15:53.770 --> 0:15:57.320 guys like Tao, swing the bat. And when you can 0:15:57.400 --> 0:16:00.980 slug like he can, you can win baseball games and 0:16:01.040 --> 0:16:03.500 he can carry us for a while. And the last 0:16:03.500 --> 0:16:06.580 10 days, something like that, it's been really good from him. 0:16:06.600 --> 0:16:10.760 The defense ticked up, he had bad quality, the taking walks, 0:16:11.210 --> 0:16:13.310 all of it. And so I can't say enough about 0:16:13.350 --> 0:16:15.150 what he's done the last, you know, 10 days. 0:16:16.800 --> 0:16:21.220 All right, there's manager Dave Roberts on Sportsnet LA, and 0:16:21.260 --> 0:16:24.540 I wonder who Dave Roberts would want to play him 0:16:24.680 --> 0:16:27.180 in a movie when it's all said and done, because 0:16:27.300 --> 0:16:30.880 Deadline is reporting that there is going to be a 0:16:31.260 --> 0:16:36.290 movie about Hall of Fame Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, and 0:16:36.330 --> 0:16:41.130 the great Robert De Niro is expected to play the Dodgers' 0:16:41.530 --> 0:16:45.370 Tommy Lasorda in this upcoming film or production of a film. 0:16:45.470 --> 0:16:49.370 So how about that? Robert De Niro playing Tommy Lasorda 0:16:49.870 --> 0:16:53.710 in a movie. True story. Now, who would play Tommy 0:16:53.750 --> 0:16:58.880 Lasorda's trusted PR man, Steve Brenner? Would it be Danny DeVito? 0:16:59.380 --> 0:17:02.360 Would it be Rob Lowe? Would it be Brad Pitt? 0:17:02.460 --> 0:17:07.540 Who would play trusted Steve Brenner, Tommy Lasorda's right-hand man 0:17:07.580 --> 0:17:10.570 while he was the manager of the Dodgers? I mean, 0:17:11.070 --> 0:17:14.710 there's a lot of great dashing. Maybe Tom Cruise would 0:17:14.750 --> 0:17:17.439 take that role to play Steve Brenner. with Robert De 0:17:17.460 --> 0:17:23.730 Niro playing Tommy Lasorda. 866-987-2570 is the phone number. We're 0:17:23.750 --> 0:17:26.290 going to take a timeout here on Dodger Talk. When 0:17:26.350 --> 0:17:32.220 we continue, is this the last dance for a few Dodgers? Yeah, 0:17:32.600 --> 0:17:35.380 could be. We'll fill you in as we get closer 0:17:35.440 --> 0:17:38.220 to the stretch run here and the magic number down 0:17:38.270 --> 0:17:40.889 to two to clinch the NL West. Is this the 0:17:40.950 --> 0:17:45.510 last dance for some Dodger veterans with this team? Dodgers 0:17:45.850 --> 0:17:49.540 shut out the Reds 4-0 on 570 LA Sports. 0:17:54.640 --> 0:17:56.740 Hey, it's Yoshinobi Yamamoto. 0:17:57.080 --> 0:18:01.660 This is Dodger Talk AM 570 LA Sports. 0:18:03.540 --> 0:18:05.730 Ball one. A laser to left field. 0:18:05.770 --> 0:18:11.669 This one's got some carry, and it's gone. Teoscar Hernandez. 0:18:12.420 --> 0:18:16.320 Back-to-back nights with a two-run blast here in Cincinnati. 0:18:18.720 --> 0:18:24.159 Teo time. Teoscar Hernandez loves sitting in this ballpark, loves 0:18:24.260 --> 0:18:29.240 facing the Reds. 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At the 0:19:09.060 --> 0:19:12.140 end of five at Coors Field, it's the Padres leading 0:19:12.180 --> 0:19:14.930 the Rockies 3-2. So we'll keep our eye on that. 0:19:15.150 --> 0:19:18.070 On that game, if the Rockies can somehow pull off 0:19:18.109 --> 0:19:21.890 a miracle and beat the Padres, the Dodgers' magic number 0:19:21.950 --> 0:19:24.830 would go down to one. And if they won tomorrow's 0:19:24.869 --> 0:19:28.669 game with Snellzilla on the mound, the Dodgers would win 0:19:28.750 --> 0:19:31.649 the NL West. But they need some help from the 0:19:31.710 --> 0:19:35.250 Rockies tonight for that to happen tomorrow. And by the way, 0:19:35.490 --> 0:19:39.180 Blake Snell on the mound in Cincinnati tomorrow? The last 0:19:39.220 --> 0:19:41.740 time he pitched here was the first time he ever 0:19:41.800 --> 0:19:47.350 pitched here, August 2nd, 2024, with the Giants. All he 0:19:47.390 --> 0:19:49.790 did was pitch his only career no-hit. 0:19:50.440 --> 0:19:50.720 Yeah. 0:19:50.900 --> 0:19:53.520 The first time he pitched here, he threw a no 0:19:53.580 --> 0:19:57.879 hitter and 24 with the giants 11 strikeouts that day, 0:19:58.300 --> 0:20:01.679 three walks for his first career. No hitter. He'll be 0:20:01.720 --> 0:20:05.020 back on the mound here in Cincinnati tomorrow for the 0:20:05.080 --> 0:20:08.310 second time in his career. He told me in the dugout, 0:20:08.369 --> 0:20:10.650 as I was waiting to go on the field, I'm 0:20:10.670 --> 0:20:12.419 not going to do that tomorrow, but I'm going to 0:20:12.440 --> 0:20:15.280 get seven. And that's the standard, right? These guys are 0:20:15.340 --> 0:20:19.700 pushing each other. He saw Scooble throw seven scoreless last night. 0:20:20.060 --> 0:20:24.460 He saw Yamamoto throw seven scoreless tonight. So the standard 0:20:24.520 --> 0:20:28.850 for him is to go seven tomorrow as well. That's 0:20:28.910 --> 0:20:33.469 the good competition, having this collection of talent together. And 0:20:33.530 --> 0:20:36.869 trust me, Scooble has been such a great influence on 0:20:37.070 --> 0:20:41.240 everybody in that clubhouse, but nobody more than Blake Snell. 0:20:41.300 --> 0:20:44.780 He has brought out the best in Snell as a teammate. 0:20:45.119 --> 0:20:47.720 He has brought out the best of Snell as a pitcher. 0:20:48.350 --> 0:20:50.950 And it'll be interesting to see whether or not Snell 0:20:51.359 --> 0:20:55.700 can match or top what Scooble and Yamamoto have done 0:20:55.740 --> 0:21:01.420 in the first two games of this series. 866-987-2570 is 0:21:01.460 --> 0:21:04.160 the phone number. Had a chance to catch up with 0:21:04.240 --> 0:21:08.230 Alex Vessia before the game tonight. And Alex Vessia, in 0:21:08.310 --> 0:21:11.470 case you're not aware, is a free agent at the 0:21:11.530 --> 0:21:15.070 end of this season. Back-to-back World Series champion has meant everything. 0:21:15.470 --> 0:21:17.980 A lot to the Dodgers since he arrived at the 0:21:18.400 --> 0:21:22.600 start of 21. Remember, the Dodgers, after the 20 World Series, 0:21:22.760 --> 0:21:27.170 traded away Dylan Floro to the Marlins for some unknown 0:21:27.270 --> 0:21:31.330 left-hander that had great stuff, but very emotional. And his 0:21:31.369 --> 0:21:35.300 name was Alex Vessia. And it wasn't smooth sailing for Vessia. 0:21:35.340 --> 0:21:38.320 He didn't just show up and never be sent back 0:21:38.359 --> 0:21:41.460 down to the minors. There were some groin pains and 0:21:41.530 --> 0:21:46.070 road bumps along the way. But since 2021, Vessia certainly 0:21:46.109 --> 0:21:49.090 has been a big part of the Dodgers winning in 0:21:49.130 --> 0:21:51.550 their bullpen. And he's a free agent at the end 0:21:51.590 --> 0:21:54.540 of the year. He's among a handful of Dodgers that 0:21:54.600 --> 0:21:58.859 may be having their last dance with the Dodgers trying 0:21:58.880 --> 0:22:02.200 to go for the three-peat. Vessia, Blake Trinan's a free 0:22:02.220 --> 0:22:04.280 agent at the end of the year. We all know 0:22:04.400 --> 0:22:06.359 Skubal's a free agent at the end of the year. 0:22:06.380 --> 0:22:10.050 How about Rojas? He may or may not retire. Kike 0:22:10.090 --> 0:22:13.550 Hernandez is on a one-year deal. He's 35 years old. 0:22:14.350 --> 0:22:17.710 Teoscar Hernandez has one more year on his contract after 0:22:17.750 --> 0:22:21.449 this season, but there were so many trade rumors surrounding 0:22:21.510 --> 0:22:25.690 Teoscar and the Dodgers wanting to get younger. There's no 0:22:25.760 --> 0:22:30.420 guarantees that winner lose the championship this year that Teoscar 0:22:30.460 --> 0:22:36.070 Hernandez is back. in 2027 and also the looming lockout. 0:22:36.250 --> 0:22:38.310 How long is that going to last? How is that 0:22:38.350 --> 0:22:43.020 going to affect things in 2027? For all those reasons, 0:22:43.380 --> 0:22:47.460 those players may be having their last dance with the Dodgers. 0:22:47.859 --> 0:22:52.460 And I asked Alex Vessia about his own personal situation 0:22:52.540 --> 0:22:56.550 where he may be pitching his final games with the Dodgers. 0:22:57.330 --> 0:23:00.490 I'm very thankful to be a part of this organization 0:23:00.510 --> 0:23:03.220 and Um, I've never taken it for granted. I always 0:23:03.240 --> 0:23:05.820 wear my heart on my sleeve. I'm very passionate and 0:23:05.900 --> 0:23:08.179 I love, you know, Dodger nation and the, and the 0:23:08.240 --> 0:23:13.350 fans and everything. And, you know, my last probably five, 0:23:13.430 --> 0:23:15.750 six games, I've definitely like taken it in a little 0:23:15.770 --> 0:23:18.450 bit more, um, you know, but at the same time 0:23:18.890 --> 0:23:23.430 for myself is I'm very motivated to contribute and, and, 0:23:23.550 --> 0:23:27.480 you know, be a lockdown bullpen guy, um, for this run, 0:23:27.560 --> 0:23:29.660 you know, and, I feel like I'm in a really 0:23:29.680 --> 0:23:33.060 good spot. And, you know, all the other stuff after 0:23:33.080 --> 0:23:35.859