WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (4-29-26)

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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>Here's your host, David Basset Day.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Dodger Talk. David vasse with you until four

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<v Speaker 2>point thirty this afternoon, leading you up to Petros and money.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers close out this six game homestand with a

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<v Speaker 2>disappointing series against the Marlins. Today. They fall three to

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<v Speaker 2>two on getaway Day and lose two out of three

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<v Speaker 2>to Miami for the first time since April of twenty eighteen.

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<v Speaker 2>That's when Don Manningly was managing the Marlins. That's when

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<v Speaker 2>Christian Yelich, John Carlos Stanton, we're still living on South Beach.

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<v Speaker 2>But Clayton McCullough has somehow, some way found a way

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<v Speaker 2>to inspire the young Marlins who do have talent, and

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<v Speaker 2>they did not back down, did not flinch against the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers in this series, and they beat the Dodgers two

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<v Speaker 2>out of three, including the last two games of this series.

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<v Speaker 2>Today the final score three to two, last night two

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<v Speaker 2>to one. We have phone lines open at eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine, eight seven, two five seventy. Jose Mota will

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<v Speaker 2>join us at four point fifteen. Plus I had a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to catch up with Mookie Betts to get an

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<v Speaker 2>update on where he's at in his recovery from a

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<v Speaker 2>strained rhyd obleique strain. So we'll tell talk to Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Betts about his strained right O bleak and where he's

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<v Speaker 2>at and when he may come back. Also, we'll get

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<v Speaker 2>some postgame reaction here. But look, the Dodgers last night,

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<v Speaker 2>even talking to some of the guys this morning. Last

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<v Speaker 2>night was a very uninspired effort by the Dodgers' offense.

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<v Speaker 2>They were first pitch swinging against a guy named Jansen

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<v Speaker 2>Junk who had not pitched that well since a year ago,

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<v Speaker 2>and he pitched six scoreless innings against them. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know how anybody could say that the Dodgers were good

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<v Speaker 2>against the Marlin starters when Sandy al Kintara, who's one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best, but the Dodgers got to him last

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<v Speaker 2>year and last night didn't do anything against Jansen Junk,

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<v Speaker 2>who pitched six scoreless innings. So I don't know how

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<v Speaker 2>anybody could say the Dodger offense was good against the

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<v Speaker 2>Marlin starters. And it was a frustrating end to the

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<v Speaker 2>homestand a frustrating end to today's game, and a frustrating

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<v Speaker 2>end for Freddie Freeman, who did not have a very

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<v Speaker 2>good homestand he was zero for five today he grounds

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<v Speaker 2>into the game ending double play and he's just three

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<v Speaker 2>for twenty five to finish up this Homestand so maybe

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<v Speaker 2>the road will do Freddy some good. But I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna say that he looks old and just put that

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<v Speaker 2>blanket over him or put that label on him. He

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<v Speaker 2>is thirty six years old. He plays every day, he

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<v Speaker 2>wants to play every day. But there are certain games

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<v Speaker 2>so far this season that he does look sluggish. He

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<v Speaker 2>does look I don't want to say old, but he

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<v Speaker 2>does look like a guy that needs a day off.

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<v Speaker 2>But he doesn't want a day off. He doesn't want

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<v Speaker 2>a DH. Last night, Otani was not the DH. Dalton

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<v Speaker 2>Rushing was the DH. Freddy Freeman was playing first base.

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<v Speaker 2>So at some point this season, the Dodgers are going

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<v Speaker 2>to have to convince Freddy free that taking a day

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<v Speaker 2>off or dhing when Otani's not is going to benefit

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<v Speaker 2>him in the long run. I know he wants hits.

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<v Speaker 2>I know he wants to achieve three thousand hits, but

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<v Speaker 2>going oh for five is not going to help him.

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<v Speaker 2>Going three for twenty five on a homestand is not

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<v Speaker 2>going to help him. It's not helping the Dodgers. So

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<v Speaker 2>at some point I feel like you got to see

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<v Speaker 2>Dalton Rushing more at first base, or Keike Hernandez when

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<v Speaker 2>he comes back, or maybe even Santiago Espinal. But my

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<v Speaker 2>first choice is Dalton Rushing at first base on the

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<v Speaker 2>days that Freddie Freeman gets a day off or if

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<v Speaker 2>he's dching. But this is not all on Freddy. There

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<v Speaker 2>were a lot of guys on this homestand that did

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<v Speaker 2>not perform very well. Not only was Freddy three for

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five, ti Oscar Hernandez, who did not get the

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<v Speaker 2>start today. I thought that was interesting because he has

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<v Speaker 2>really good numbers against Sandy Alkintara, and not too many

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<v Speaker 2>guys can say that. Taoscar Hernandez on this homestand it

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<v Speaker 2>was just three for sixteen. Hey, Sung Kim, who had

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<v Speaker 2>a very nice road trip, was just five for twenty

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<v Speaker 2>on this homestand and did not draw a single walk.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's not ideal from your number eight hitter either.

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<v Speaker 2>So those are the type of situational things that Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts is talking about. Kyle Tucker had his first walk

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<v Speaker 2>off hit as a Dodger on Friday Night. It took

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<v Speaker 2>a Kyle Tucker walk off base hit to beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Marlins on Friday night. Let's not forget that, or the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers could have been facing a sweep today and that

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<v Speaker 2>certainly would not have set well with anybody. But these

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<v Speaker 2>are the points in time in a season that you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to have. I'm not going to freak out. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to put it into context. I'd rather be

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers at twenty eleven and losing two out of

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<v Speaker 2>three to the Marlins than being where the Mets are,

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<v Speaker 2>being where the Phillies are, being where the Red Sox are.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd rather be where the Dodgers are. But games like this,

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<v Speaker 2>games like last night, are frustrating in the moment. And

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<v Speaker 2>today in the eighth inning, I was a little surprised

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<v Speaker 2>that Dave Roberts decided to pinch hit for Max Munsey

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<v Speaker 2>and Dalton Rushing in that eighth inning against Andrew Nardi,

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<v Speaker 2>the left handed reliever for the Marlins. Munsey, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>has been excuse me. It was against John King, the

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<v Speaker 2>left hander for the Marlins, who's really good. He was

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<v Speaker 2>in the game in the eighth inning, the left hander,

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<v Speaker 2>and basically, you know, righty's and lefties aren't doing much

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<v Speaker 2>against John King. But Will Smith to start the year

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<v Speaker 2>is hitting just a buck eighty eight against lefties, and

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<v Speaker 2>he pinch hit Will Smith for Max Munsey in that

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<v Speaker 2>eighth inning. And then Dalton Rushing, who is mashing lefties

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<v Speaker 2>and righties almost four hundred against both, is pinch hit

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<v Speaker 2>for Miguel Rojas. I didn't get that. You know, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times rallies can be killed in the eighth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>not necessarily the ninth inning, and those were two questions

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<v Speaker 2>that I had. I was surprised that Dave Roberts pinched

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<v Speaker 2>it for those two guys against that picture in that situation.

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>to hear from Freddie Freeman on sports and at LA.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean, we're gonna go through that during the

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<v Speaker 5>course of the season. Stretches like that happened, So just

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<v Speaker 5>keep getting guys on base and ultimately we'll get them in.

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<v Speaker 6>When you look at just kind of where your swing

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<v Speaker 6>is at right now, it seems you know, but I

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<v Speaker 6>mean it seems like there's a good contact.

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<v Speaker 1>Just kind of where are you at.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it's just hit and miss, you know, two or

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<v Speaker 5>three we're good today and then the other three are bad.

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<v Speaker 5>Three of the bad so when I needed them to

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<v Speaker 5>be good, that's just kind of you know, up and

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<v Speaker 5>down right now, just trying to feel for it and

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<v Speaker 5>hopefully get when fall against some confidence.

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<v Speaker 7>What did you see when people playing.

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<v Speaker 5>I hit it right at the second basement git with that, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>tax show hanging tag verst It's pretty a really good

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<v Speaker 5>place started season, Like, what has sort of done I'll

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<v Speaker 5>put it would have fixed it by now if I

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<v Speaker 5>knew thoughts, maybe.

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<v Speaker 3>The day off of fix it.

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<v Speaker 8>When you're looking at the top of the order collectively,

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<v Speaker 8>what have you seen from the approach from you guys

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<v Speaker 8>and where do you think it can be better?

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<v Speaker 7>From a group?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean, I mean we've kind of been going

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<v Speaker 5>through it. I would say as a group, luckily, we

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<v Speaker 5>have really really good pitching, and that's why I kind

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<v Speaker 5>of where we're at right now when we were going

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<v Speaker 5>at the beginning the season. Offensively, you just kind of,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, going through it right now, and you know,

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<v Speaker 5>our pitching has been amazing.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't want to not.

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<v Speaker 5>Give them praise because they're the reasons why we have

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<v Speaker 5>a chance to win every single game. But as an offense,

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<v Speaker 5>we haven't, you know, the last few games haven't been

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<v Speaker 5>where we wanted to be. So hopefully we're the day

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<v Speaker 5>offul get back out of parting, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>There's Freddy Freeman, very frustrated with himself and especially frustrated

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<v Speaker 2>with the last play of the game, which at first glance,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're at the stadium, you're a little confused by

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on? Did the game really end that way? Yeah? Did?

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<v Speaker 2>Xavier Edwards did a great job of finding a way

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<v Speaker 2>to tag show Hao Tani in some way tag the

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<v Speaker 2>first base back. Going back to look at the slow

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<v Speaker 2>motion replay, Xavier Edwards fielded the ground ball from Freddie

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman with the bases loaded in one out and was

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<v Speaker 2>able to tag show Hao Tani, who was trying to

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<v Speaker 2>delay the inevitable of Edwards getting at least one out

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<v Speaker 2>to try to allow the run to score, trying to

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<v Speaker 2>force Edwards to make a play, and as he was

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<v Speaker 2>going back to first base, he kind of should have

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<v Speaker 2>just gone for a straight line back to first base,

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<v Speaker 2>but nonetheless, Edwards made a great play. He tags Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>and then his pitcher, Calvin Foe said, who he saved,

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<v Speaker 2>had his foot on the first base bag. He was

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<v Speaker 2>trying to cover first base as Edwards was running to

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<v Speaker 2>first base, and his foot was blocking the front part

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<v Speaker 2>of first base as Edward was coming to it. And

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<v Speaker 2>Edward steps on Fosay's foot, not on the first base bag,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's why the Dodgers gave it a shot to replay,

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<v Speaker 2>because he first steps on Fosay's foot, not on the

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<v Speaker 2>first base bag and then somehow, some way feels that

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<v Speaker 2>and is able to drag his foot across the bag

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<v Speaker 2>for the third out of the inning and the game

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<v Speaker 2>You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi, Nick.

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<v Speaker 1>DV.

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<v Speaker 9>How are you, bro? Listen? Uh, you are a real broadcaster, now, Bro,

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<v Speaker 9>And I've fought your whole career because I'm an old man,

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<v Speaker 9>but you're your real credit and thank thank goodness we

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<v Speaker 9>got you.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen.

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<v Speaker 9>I'm not worried about the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I'm not worried about the Dodgers at all.

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<v Speaker 7>This is what happens through a season.

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<v Speaker 9>But their pitching is unbelievable, and again today it was unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 9>And if you look at their stats, it is unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 9>The other thing I'll say is this, I will not

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<v Speaker 9>be surprised if the Marlins make the playoffs, even this

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<v Speaker 9>year as a wildcard.

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<v Speaker 10>But look at this team.

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<v Speaker 9>They're they're all up hugging each other after home runs,

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<v Speaker 9>up and down the bench. They got that love and

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<v Speaker 9>feeling like we've seen the Dodgers the last seven or

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<v Speaker 9>eight years, and they got something going on in my

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<v Speaker 9>in Miami. They got a great pitcher that what we

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<v Speaker 9>saw today. And but no worries.

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<v Speaker 10>I got no worries.

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<v Speaker 9>I am looking forward to October. Baby down the line DV.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Nick, thank you for the phone call. And

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<v Speaker 2>look like we had said last year, Mookie bed said

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<v Speaker 2>it the best and it wasn't a shot at everybody else.

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<v Speaker 2>But teams like the Marlins playing the Dodgers in LA,

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<v Speaker 2>this is their World Series. I mean, the Marlins may

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<v Speaker 2>sneak in as a wildcard team with how bad the

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<v Speaker 2>Phillies and Meds are, but they're still a little short.

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<v Speaker 2>But they are up and coming, and they are a

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<v Speaker 2>young group, excitable group, and they come in and beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers two out of three times and end the

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<v Speaker 2>final game on an incredible play. Some would say Xavier

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<v Speaker 2>Edwards made the defensive play of the season with what

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<v Speaker 2>he did in the ninth inning. There and look it

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<v Speaker 2>is their World Series. Did you ever hear of Liam Hicks?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Liam Hicks has come out of nowhere at

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<v Speaker 2>thirty years old to hit a three run home run

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<v Speaker 2>on a Friday night and then hit a home run

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<v Speaker 2>off a Tyler Glack today. I mean, right now, Liam

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<v Speaker 2>Hicks may be an All Star for the Marlins. He

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<v Speaker 2>has seven home runs and twenty eight RBIs hitting over

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<v Speaker 2>three hundred. He came to play. Let's go out to

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<v Speaker 2>Craig in Long Beach. I, Ray, Craig, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 7>Hi, Dave, Hey a really good job of analyzing some

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<v Speaker 7>of the at bat. First off, there was no Friday game.

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<v Speaker 7>That was a cup. You said that a couple of times,

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<v Speaker 7>just for FYI.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh sorry, yeah, the days blended. It was Monday night.

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<v Speaker 7>Sorry, it's been a blurner of a Homestand you know,

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<v Speaker 7>last night I thought that Paz his bat looked like

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<v Speaker 7>he was just dragging, like just a lot of really

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<v Speaker 7>late reaction swings. I think if Max last night and

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<v Speaker 7>the first inning popped out with the bases loaded, that

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<v Speaker 7>really set a bad tone for the offense last night.

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<v Speaker 7>And then Tucker with the US at bat Blooper in

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<v Speaker 7>the ninth inning with a chance to tie it. So

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<v Speaker 7>those are tough, tough at bats. But today, the thing

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<v Speaker 7>that frustrated me today was we had two opportunities with

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<v Speaker 7>leadoff guys on second base, and first it was Rushing

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<v Speaker 7>zero strikes and hit the lazy fly ball the left

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<v Speaker 7>field instead of, you know, trying to turn on something

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<v Speaker 7>and at least get the guy over to third. And

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<v Speaker 7>then Freddy did the same thing with only one strike

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<v Speaker 7>on him. So some of the approaches that it almost

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<v Speaker 7>looks like we're in the dog days of August and

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<v Speaker 7>they're just dragging a little bit. So hopefully a day

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<v Speaker 7>off and improving things on the road. But this was

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<v Speaker 7>frustrating these last couple games.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it really was. And I think that's what Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts was saying after last night's game and again after

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<v Speaker 2>today's game, poor situational hitting, and that's a good call,

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<v Speaker 2>Ira Craig. Yeah, definitely, those are the things that get

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<v Speaker 2>overlooked at the end of the game when you go

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<v Speaker 2>back and take inventory of some of the poor at

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<v Speaker 2>bats and situations. But hard to knock Dalton Rushing, who

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<v Speaker 2>has been really good and not getting a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>play every day, but when he does, he makes the

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<v Speaker 2>most of it. He tied the game in the sixth

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<v Speaker 2>inning off of Sandy al Kintara, and he was He's

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<v Speaker 2>now seven for sixteen with eleven RBIs this year with

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<v Speaker 2>runners in scoring position. The Dodgers just did not have

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<v Speaker 2>good at bats the last couple of games, and that'll happen.

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<v Speaker 2>But tip your cap to Sandy al Kintara, and I guess,

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<v Speaker 2>to a certain extent Jansen Junk last night, who only

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<v Speaker 2>threw seventy six seventy seven pitches and six scoreless innings.

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<v Speaker 2>That should not happen if you're the Dodger offense. Eight

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<v Speaker 2>six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the

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<v Speaker 2>phone number. Marlins beat the Dodgers today three to two,

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<v Speaker 2>and you have to ask yourself, how does Tyler Glass

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<v Speaker 2>now ever lose a game with the dominating stuff that

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<v Speaker 2>he has not just this year, but any year in

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<v Speaker 2>his career. And today he was really good. The Marlins

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<v Speaker 2>just hit two ambush first pitch fastballs off of him

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<v Speaker 2>for two runs, two solo home runs, and five and

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<v Speaker 2>two thirds innings. I couldn't believe when he looked up

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<v Speaker 2>at his box score that he walked six Marlins. That

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<v Speaker 2>was hard to believe considering how dominant he was. Nine

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<v Speaker 2>strikeouts today as well, and still nobody can touch his curveball.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody has had a hit off his curveball in his

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<v Speaker 2>last three starts. But somehow, some way, he gets a

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<v Speaker 2>no decision and the Dodgers lose the game three to two.

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<v Speaker 2>It's said downstairs right now to hear from Tyler Glass

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<v Speaker 2>now on Sports at LA.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I was definitely challenged.

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<v Speaker 11>I think early on I felt good, like third and

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<v Speaker 11>fourth inning felt great, and then the fifth and six

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<v Speaker 11>I just it was super weird. I just lost timing

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<v Speaker 11>flying open. It was just one of those days where

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<v Speaker 11>it's just hard to throw strikes.

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<v Speaker 6>When you look at that, and obviously you've put so

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<v Speaker 6>much work into being able to get back after that.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, is there need to take away at least

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<v Speaker 6>from that our learning or getting yourself back on track

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<v Speaker 6>from how you close this one out.

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<v Speaker 3>Like you're saying, like after today, trying to get.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, just considering how much work you put into doing

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<v Speaker 6>that to avoid from last year.

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<v Speaker 3>I think just like easy fixes.

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<v Speaker 11>I think I was just flying open too soon, getting

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<v Speaker 11>like really aggressive with my front's side so it's just

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<v Speaker 11>more about like staying patient and staying closed. Just one

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<v Speaker 11>of those things today in the moment, was hard to fix.

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<v Speaker 8>In the moment, the five of your six starts to

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<v Speaker 8>start the season happening quality starts. When you look at

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<v Speaker 8>that kind of totality, is there anything that stands out

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<v Speaker 8>to you about any artsenal changes that you made or

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<v Speaker 8>pitch changes that you think has led to that success.

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<v Speaker 11>I think just keeping the throw what it is and

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<v Speaker 11>kind of having a being in a good spot last

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<v Speaker 11>year bringing into this year mixing it up a little

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<v Speaker 11>bit more. But I think just kind of going out

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<v Speaker 11>there and throwing it feels good and sequencing a little

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<v Speaker 11>bit better. But I think for the most part, it's

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<v Speaker 11>just like the throw itself.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. There's Tyler Glass now after he gets a

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<v Speaker 2>no decision with nine strikeouts in a three to two

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<v Speaker 2>loss to the Marlins. He gave up two of the

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<v Speaker 2>three runs that scored. Will Klein had two outs in

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<v Speaker 2>the eighth inning, and it was unfortunate that Javier Sonoah

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<v Speaker 2>hit a bleeder to right field that found some grass

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<v Speaker 2>and that was the deciding run in the game. Today.

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<v Speaker 2>With two outs in the eighth inning, eight six six

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

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Eugene, Oregon. Tom listening on the

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<v Speaker 2>iHeartRadio app. Hi, Tom, You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 10>Hey, damn, thanks Lotch.

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<v Speaker 12>Just a quick question then I'm going to jump off

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<v Speaker 12>and hear your answer.

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<v Speaker 7>So Freddie Freeman really says be struggling somewhat this year.

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<v Speaker 10>What are you hearing and what are you seeing? Is

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<v Speaker 10>there any elf issues or is he concerned about his swing?

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<v Speaker 12>I appreciate your time, Dave, It's always great to listen

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<v Speaker 12>to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I don't believe Freddy's nursing any injuries. He's just

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<v Speaker 2>in one of those bad spells that a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>hitters go through. Who we're just not used to seeing

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman go three for twenty five on a homestand

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<v Speaker 2>he was zero for five today, and his betting average

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<v Speaker 2>has dropped to two point fifty nine with an ops

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<v Speaker 2>of seven forty two. I mentioned this last night after

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<v Speaker 2>the game, and I'll say it again. I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 2>this is the only reason. There's a lot of contributing factors,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Dodgers ended playing thirteen in a row today

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<v Speaker 2>for a team that is the oldest on average as

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<v Speaker 2>far as age goes. Thirteen in a row is not

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<v Speaker 2>easy for some guys, and there has been I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever you want to call it, flew the crud, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>you want to call it. It's been going through that

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger clubhouse and it takes a lot out of you.

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen these guys that have not been able to

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<v Speaker 2>kick it for seven eight days, So that played into

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<v Speaker 2>all this as well. I think tomorrow the day off

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<v Speaker 2>is really going to benefit this team. And the reason

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<v Speaker 2>why I bring it up is because after that eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>inning game in Game three of the World Series last year,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers admitted that they were the team that we

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<v Speaker 2>all thought was going to have momentum and win the

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<v Speaker 2>next two at home. It was the Blue Jays that

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<v Speaker 2>won the next two at home because the Dodgers were

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<v Speaker 2>so worn down after playing eighteen innings. So that sticks

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<v Speaker 2>out in the back of my mind when the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are going through stretches of time like this where they're

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of playing thirteen in a row, and

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<v Speaker 2>they'll play sixteen in a row at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>May as well. Let's go out to Glendale. Robert, you're

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. Robert, Hey, Dave.

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<v Speaker 12>Of second Time, long Time. I think I called in

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<v Speaker 12>months before. Thanks for taking my call. I wanted to

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<v Speaker 12>off of what you were saying about Freddie Freeman and

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<v Speaker 12>maybe having him DH and having Russian play first. I

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<v Speaker 12>think that's an excellent idea, and then kind of ties

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<v Speaker 12>in to what I was thinking, which is that the

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<v Speaker 12>Dodgers have been doing a great job of getting rushing

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<v Speaker 12>at bats on days that he's not catching. I think

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<v Speaker 12>that they've been doing a better job of that this

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<v Speaker 12>year than they were last year, and both rushing and

0:21:13.480 --> 0:21:18.199
<v Speaker 12>the Dodgers have benefited for that. So I wanted your

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<v Speaker 12>thoughts on that. And then also Andy pa has He's

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<v Speaker 12>a guy that, honestly, I've always felt like he's very

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<v Speaker 12>hit or missed, and he has these streaks where he's

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<v Speaker 12>doing amazing makes amazing plays. Nobody can forget the play

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<v Speaker 12>they made in the World Series. Defensively, he's a valuable

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<v Speaker 12>addition to the team, but he seems like offensively, he

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<v Speaker 12>gets into a good spurt and then he just kind

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<v Speaker 12>of forgets the strike zone a little bit. And we

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<v Speaker 12>saw that today with a bad challenge he probably shouldn't

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<v Speaker 12>have made, and then he strikes out in that at

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<v Speaker 12>bats and just wander your thoughts on those two players.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean they're both homegrown players. Let's establish that

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<v Speaker 2>right away. And number two, Dalton Rushing came into spring

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<v Speaker 2>training with a full season ahead of him and the

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<v Speaker 2>right frame of mind of what to expect in the

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<v Speaker 2>big leagues number one, what to expect as a backup

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<v Speaker 2>catcher the Will Smith number two, And he made adjustments

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<v Speaker 2>to his swing to be able to adjust to this

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<v Speaker 2>new role that he has embraced more this year than

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<v Speaker 2>he did when he was first called up last year.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's kind of the reason why Ben rourtvitt took

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<v Speaker 2>go over the catching duties behind Will Smith last year.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think all of that has helped Dalton Rushing

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<v Speaker 2>be better prepared for this season. As far as Andy

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<v Speaker 2>Pie has go, you know, he's not going to hit

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<v Speaker 2>five hundred or four hundred all season long. He was

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<v Speaker 2>due for a little bit of a dip and on

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<v Speaker 2>this homestand he had six hits, so he's cooled off.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's still one of the better Dodger hitters production

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<v Speaker 2>wise so far. This year. Let's go out to Daniel

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<v Speaker 2>in Soritos. You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 10>Doing I'm doing great, Dave. It was a great, great

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<v Speaker 10>day at the ballpark. Kind of a weird game. Agree

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<v Speaker 10>with what you said about Glass now, he was he

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<v Speaker 10>was quite good, impressive. My question is why does Shohey

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<v Speaker 10>Otani not run harder into second base routinely and specifically

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<v Speaker 10>on the final out. If he had run straight ahead,

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<v Speaker 10>full speed and then he runs into the second baseman

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<v Speaker 10>who made the play, or the shortstop, why wouldn't he

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<v Speaker 10>have been called for interference? Okay, at worst he's called

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<v Speaker 10>for interference, he's tagged out, but then Freddie is safe

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<v Speaker 10>and the run scores.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Well, he was trying to do a version of

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<v Speaker 2>what you just described, trying to force Exavier Edwards to

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<v Speaker 2>try to make a play, try to stall the final

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<v Speaker 2>out for as long as he could to allow the

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<v Speaker 2>time run to score. And I guess in his judgment

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<v Speaker 2>right there, he thought if he kept running towards second base,

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<v Speaker 2>it would have been an easier tag by Edwards on him,

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<v Speaker 2>because Edwards was charging on the ground ball and if

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<v Speaker 2>Otani's running, he's gonna tag him out and he throws,

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<v Speaker 2>flips the ball the first base and it's an easier

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<v Speaker 2>double play. So he was trying to extend the play.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, but he he he very if you watch him

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<v Speaker 10>even earlier in this game, he h, I know.

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<v Speaker 2>What you're talking about. There was another double play that

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie hid into and that was an easy play. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean it was for me, tou double play earlier in

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<v Speaker 2>the game, and that was that was in the fifth

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<v Speaker 2>inning there, or excuse me, the seventh inning.

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<v Speaker 10>Right, he he. He almost always runs easy and then

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<v Speaker 10>he'll move out of the way.

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<v Speaker 2>I disagree with you. I disagree with you. I just

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<v Speaker 2>think on certain plays, if you watch most runners, especially

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<v Speaker 2>now with that rule, that utterly rule that they put in,

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<v Speaker 2>there's really no advantage of trying to go in and

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<v Speaker 2>break up the double play like it used to be.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you saw Dalton Rushing do it in San

0:25:16.560 --> 0:25:20.760
<v Speaker 2>Francisco and everybody you know almost doubled over. How could

0:25:20.800 --> 0:25:23.439
<v Speaker 2>he do that? That was such a dirty play. Now,

0:25:23.560 --> 0:25:26.840
<v Speaker 2>that was the way baseball was played back in twenty fifteen.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's no there's nothing to gain by doing what

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<v Speaker 2>you're saying these days, Daniel.

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<v Speaker 10>Well, but that's that's fair I'll take your you know,

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<v Speaker 10>I'll take your answer as that. But Dalton Rushing wasn't penalized.

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<v Speaker 2>Was he? Uh No, But we'll see how it goes

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers and Giants next time they play, because

0:25:48.800 --> 0:25:51.719
<v Speaker 2>they took exception to it and he was lucky that

0:25:51.800 --> 0:25:55.399
<v Speaker 2>he wasn't called because he was definitely not going to

0:25:55.520 --> 0:25:58.119
<v Speaker 2>slide into the base. He was going for the fielder,

0:25:58.200 --> 0:26:01.280
<v Speaker 2>which was Willie Adamas. We gotta run, Daniel. Thank you

0:26:01.320 --> 0:26:03.280
<v Speaker 2>for the phone call, appreciate it. We're gonna take a

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<v Speaker 2>time out here on Dodger Talk. When we continue more

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<v Speaker 2>of your phone calls, you'll hear from Mookie Betts and

0:26:08.440 --> 0:26:11.520
<v Speaker 2>we'll check in with Jose Mota after the Marlins come

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<v Speaker 2>to La, take two out of three and beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers today on a Wednesday afternoon, three to two on

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<v Speaker 4>Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Basse.

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<v Speaker 2>That's when Petrosen Money will take over, leading you up

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<v Speaker 2>to Game five of the first round matchup between the

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<v Speaker 2>Lakers and Rockets. So a big day in LA with

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers playing a matinee and the Lakers playing a

0:26:55.040 --> 0:26:59.600
<v Speaker 2>playoff game tonight. Unfortunately, the Dodgers close out this homestand

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<v Speaker 2>with a to the Marlins three to two. It was

0:27:02.600 --> 0:27:05.760
<v Speaker 2>Will Klein who took the tough luck loss, Andrew Nrdi

0:27:05.840 --> 0:27:09.800
<v Speaker 2>the winning pitcher in relief, and Colin fo Say with

0:27:10.040 --> 0:27:14.160
<v Speaker 2>the save, his first of the year, despite having more

0:27:14.280 --> 0:27:18.080
<v Speaker 2>walks than innings pitched this season. And that's the way

0:27:18.119 --> 0:27:20.960
<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning was going and that's why it was disappointing.

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<v Speaker 2>With one out and the bases loaded, the game ended

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<v Speaker 2>on a double play groundball double play by Freddie Freeman.

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<v Speaker 2>Daniels Jewelers owned the dream. We did have a chance

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<v Speaker 2>before today's game to catch up with Mookie Betts. If

0:27:47.520 --> 0:27:52.879
<v Speaker 2>you remember, before the last homestand ended, I had a

0:27:52.960 --> 0:27:56.000
<v Speaker 2>chance to catch up with Mookie, and he sounded more

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<v Speaker 2>optimistic about his return than he did today. Here's what

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie said about where he's at with that strained rhight obleak.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I don't really know.

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<v Speaker 13>I mean, it's just kind of wake up and see

0:28:09.440 --> 0:28:12.800
<v Speaker 13>how it feels. Oblik's starting something you really kind of

0:28:12.800 --> 0:28:15.200
<v Speaker 13>mess with, you know, so when it feels good, then

0:28:15.200 --> 0:28:19.840
<v Speaker 13>we keep progressing. But then if not, then we'll kind

0:28:19.840 --> 0:28:21.640
<v Speaker 13>of take a rest day or whatever. But I mean

0:28:22.200 --> 0:28:25.520
<v Speaker 13>we're getting closer, I mean starting to swing and add

0:28:25.560 --> 0:28:28.719
<v Speaker 13>on a little intensity. Last time I added on some

0:28:28.760 --> 0:28:33.480
<v Speaker 13>intensity with DP, it got sore after, so you know,

0:28:33.520 --> 0:28:35.720
<v Speaker 13>we just gotta slowly. So that's really the last piece,

0:28:35.800 --> 0:28:39.200
<v Speaker 13>is just adding on a velocity, like hitting off the

0:28:39.240 --> 0:28:42.240
<v Speaker 13>machine and everything. But I think I've kind of started

0:28:42.240 --> 0:28:44.520
<v Speaker 13>to turn the corner to where every day I'm starting

0:28:44.560 --> 0:28:46.400
<v Speaker 13>to wake up and it feels good.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think you could trust to just go to

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<v Speaker 2>that next step?

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<v Speaker 9>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, we hate yesterday, hit today.

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<v Speaker 13>I think we'll just keep slowly progressing hitting you know,

0:29:00.400 --> 0:29:04.680
<v Speaker 13>coach BP and once that feels good and add on

0:29:04.720 --> 0:29:06.640
<v Speaker 13>to you know, the next step to velosity. Last time

0:29:06.640 --> 0:29:08.160
<v Speaker 13>I hit Coach BP, I was kind of sore the

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<v Speaker 13>next day, so.

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<v Speaker 9>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 13>Probably the next day or so, I'll probably hit VP

0:29:13.480 --> 0:29:16.680
<v Speaker 13>again and then we'll just take a step by step.

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<v Speaker 13>It's just one of those things where actually it's kind

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<v Speaker 13>of the opposite. It hasn't taken as long. I'm I'm

0:29:21.280 --> 0:29:25.800
<v Speaker 13>actually kind of ahead of where most obliques are. But

0:29:25.840 --> 0:29:27.480
<v Speaker 13>the boys have been playing well, and so I don't

0:29:27.480 --> 0:29:29.640
<v Speaker 13>have to overly rush back.

0:29:30.320 --> 0:29:31.160
<v Speaker 3>I have to make sure.

0:29:31.400 --> 0:29:34.960
<v Speaker 13>They're doing everything they need to do, so I can

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<v Speaker 13>just kind of sit back and watch.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. There was Mookie Betts earlier today about where

0:29:40.400 --> 0:29:43.800
<v Speaker 2>he's at with that right oblique strain. It doesn't sound

0:29:43.880 --> 0:29:46.800
<v Speaker 2>like he's coming back on this upcoming road trip, and

0:29:46.840 --> 0:29:49.520
<v Speaker 2>we'll have to see how he's feeling when the Dodgers

0:29:49.560 --> 0:29:52.600
<v Speaker 2>return home on the next home stand. That will have

0:29:52.760 --> 0:29:57.400
<v Speaker 2>him here for three against the Braves, four against the Giants,

0:29:57.440 --> 0:30:01.000
<v Speaker 2>and then going down the five to Anaheim in San Diego,

0:30:01.200 --> 0:30:04.680
<v Speaker 2>So hopefully he's back during that stretch of time. All right,

0:30:04.760 --> 0:30:06.280
<v Speaker 2>let's check in with Jose Moda.

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<v Speaker 4>It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Jose Mota on Friday night, we were wondering what

0:30:14.880 --> 0:30:18.040
<v Speaker 2>Clayton McCullough would do in the ninth inning if Miguel

0:30:18.200 --> 0:30:22.040
<v Speaker 2>Rojas would have got that bunt down. Excuse me, Monday night,

0:30:22.280 --> 0:30:25.680
<v Speaker 2>if Miguel Rojas would have got that bunt down and

0:30:25.920 --> 0:30:29.120
<v Speaker 2>first base would have been open for sho Heyo Tani. Well, today,

0:30:29.280 --> 0:30:32.920
<v Speaker 2>Alex Freeland got the bunt down, first base was open,

0:30:33.400 --> 0:30:36.920
<v Speaker 2>and he put up the four fingers immediately to have

0:30:37.080 --> 0:30:40.959
<v Speaker 2>a cold Freddie Freeman at the plate. So when you

0:30:41.040 --> 0:30:43.320
<v Speaker 2>look at what he was going to do what he

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<v Speaker 2>did today, would you still have sacrificed those two runners over?

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<v Speaker 14>Freddy Freeman is not the top of hitter we saw

0:30:52.120 --> 0:30:54.959
<v Speaker 14>throughout this homestand Dave and you got to take chances

0:30:55.000 --> 0:30:57.520
<v Speaker 14>with guys that are proven Freddie Freeman Throught's careers with

0:30:57.640 --> 0:31:00.960
<v Speaker 14>three thirty average. Well, Beni Scorn was, yes, I would

0:31:01.000 --> 0:31:03.920
<v Speaker 14>take that chance any single time because has worked in

0:31:03.920 --> 0:31:06.720
<v Speaker 14>the past more time than not. And today just happened

0:31:06.760 --> 0:31:09.480
<v Speaker 14>to be the unfortunate situation that a very strange play

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<v Speaker 14>ends up the ball game.

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<v Speaker 2>Y t Oscar Hernandez was standing on the top step

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<v Speaker 2>of the dugout when Freeland was on deck were you

0:31:17.720 --> 0:31:20.760
<v Speaker 2>thinking that if Kim doesn't get on base, that ta

0:31:20.840 --> 0:31:23.920
<v Speaker 2>Oscar Hernandez was going to pinch hit for Freeland or

0:31:24.400 --> 0:31:26.720
<v Speaker 2>why was he on the top step? Was he a decoy?

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<v Speaker 2>What was the thought there?

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<v Speaker 14>Oh, for sure, he's a threat. I mean, he's the

0:31:30.400 --> 0:31:32.479
<v Speaker 14>guy that you want for one swing and you got

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<v Speaker 14>to pick your spouse of tail two against the matchup

0:31:34.600 --> 0:31:37.160
<v Speaker 14>and we're you're looking for Tail in that situation, Dave,

0:31:37.200 --> 0:31:39.480
<v Speaker 14>You know very well it's one swing, but you got

0:31:39.480 --> 0:31:41.920
<v Speaker 14>to go out there and pick the right situation. It's

0:31:41.960 --> 0:31:43.640
<v Speaker 14>not a situation where you want tell us it to

0:31:43.680 --> 0:31:46.200
<v Speaker 14>be a situational type of hitter. Just Hey, your job

0:31:46.360 --> 0:31:49.360
<v Speaker 14>is either to drive in or run or to go

0:31:49.400 --> 0:31:51.440
<v Speaker 14>out there and get one swing out of you. But

0:31:52.440 --> 0:31:55.760
<v Speaker 14>you know, the Bottles pitch well throughout this whole series,

0:31:55.800 --> 0:31:58.920
<v Speaker 14>and they painted corners and they he actually got the dog.

0:31:58.960 --> 0:32:00.719
<v Speaker 14>You spread his own a little bit more they wanted to.

0:32:01.480 --> 0:32:03.320
<v Speaker 14>But yeah, going back to that question day, for sure,

0:32:03.320 --> 0:32:05.040
<v Speaker 14>you got to pick your smug with Tail, especially when

0:32:05.040 --> 0:32:08.600
<v Speaker 14>he's not feeling very well, to understand that the matchup

0:32:08.720 --> 0:32:10.320
<v Speaker 14>is still be right for you for him to get

0:32:10.320 --> 0:32:12.080
<v Speaker 14>that one good swing to give you a run.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the matchup was gonna stay the same with that

0:32:15.160 --> 0:32:18.280
<v Speaker 2>Colin fo Say, who couldn't find the strike zone. And

0:32:18.360 --> 0:32:22.200
<v Speaker 2>Freddy Freeman is in a funk that we're not used

0:32:22.200 --> 0:32:24.920
<v Speaker 2>to seeing. Freddy Freeman in three for twenty five on

0:32:25.000 --> 0:32:28.120
<v Speaker 2>this homestand oh for five today, batting average in the

0:32:28.160 --> 0:32:31.960
<v Speaker 2>two fifties, ops in the seven hundreds. Jose, that's not

0:32:32.000 --> 0:32:33.280
<v Speaker 2>a great matchup.

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<v Speaker 14>No for Freddy. I mean, I will take my chance

0:32:36.640 --> 0:32:38.280
<v Speaker 14>with Freddy anybody. I don't care if it's still one

0:32:38.320 --> 0:32:42.080
<v Speaker 14>hundred miles an hour. Lefty, Lefty, He's gonna find a

0:32:42.120 --> 0:32:46.240
<v Speaker 14>way with this swing. Nah, But Freddy's gonna find it somehow,

0:32:46.240 --> 0:32:48.240
<v Speaker 14>because Freddy can do on the fly what a lot

0:32:48.240 --> 0:32:50.680
<v Speaker 14>of guys can do, which is tell himself, I'm gonna

0:32:50.720 --> 0:32:52.360
<v Speaker 14>hit this ball in the label because I need to

0:32:52.360 --> 0:32:54.520
<v Speaker 14>get back to where I was right now. If you

0:32:54.560 --> 0:32:57.360
<v Speaker 14>look at his swings from the side, everything is cutting through,

0:32:57.720 --> 0:32:59.440
<v Speaker 14>and Freddy's a guy with a lot of gestures when

0:32:59.480 --> 0:33:01.360
<v Speaker 14>things are not and that swing is not right, and

0:33:01.440 --> 0:33:04.160
<v Speaker 14>he's told you many times he understands where he is,

0:33:04.200 --> 0:33:06.520
<v Speaker 14>and then he gets a little bit jumpy. The swing

0:33:06.560 --> 0:33:08.520
<v Speaker 14>comes through the zone and then he gets on top

0:33:08.560 --> 0:33:10.560
<v Speaker 14>of the baseball, you know, the one that you started rolling.

0:33:10.600 --> 0:33:13.960
<v Speaker 14>But dum, going back to the situation today again, Freddy

0:33:14.000 --> 0:33:14.840
<v Speaker 14>Freemant will be my.

0:33:14.840 --> 0:33:18.640
<v Speaker 2>Guy, okay, And in the eighth inning I was a

0:33:18.640 --> 0:33:23.240
<v Speaker 2>little surprised and wondering why Max Munsey was pinched for

0:33:23.600 --> 0:33:27.200
<v Speaker 2>and Dalton Rushing were pinched for for two right handed

0:33:27.280 --> 0:33:30.560
<v Speaker 2>hitters and Smith and Rojas against the lefty John King.

0:33:31.040 --> 0:33:34.560
<v Speaker 2>Munsey has been better against lefties this year and Rushing

0:33:34.640 --> 0:33:37.680
<v Speaker 2>has been crushing lefties this year. Will Smith coming into

0:33:37.720 --> 0:33:40.480
<v Speaker 2>the game only hitting a buck eighty eight against lefties.

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<v Speaker 2>Were you wondering the same thing I.

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<v Speaker 14>Was, David, I agree with you one hundred percent. And

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<v Speaker 14>Dave Roberts said it here a few days ago, a

0:33:48.120 --> 0:33:50.800
<v Speaker 14>few nights ago on your show. There's times when the

0:33:50.880 --> 0:33:53.880
<v Speaker 14>lefty is the one scenario who's going to fix your

0:33:53.920 --> 0:33:57.320
<v Speaker 14>swing or keep you square. And we're not talking about

0:33:57.400 --> 0:34:00.440
<v Speaker 14>atomatic house right now against left endant pitchers in both

0:34:00.520 --> 0:34:03.960
<v Speaker 14>you know, Muncy and Rushing and these guys to me,

0:34:04.160 --> 0:34:05.920
<v Speaker 14>at least with the flow of the game today, with

0:34:05.960 --> 0:34:08.160
<v Speaker 14>the day game and all that going on, and also

0:34:08.239 --> 0:34:11.759
<v Speaker 14>with you know the fact that Rushing is making he's

0:34:11.760 --> 0:34:13.920
<v Speaker 14>making good to justice as a game progresses, and for

0:34:14.040 --> 0:34:17.000
<v Speaker 14>Max Mounsey, every single of that today was a good one.

0:34:17.160 --> 0:34:19.640
<v Speaker 14>He lined out, he hit the double, and then he

0:34:19.680 --> 0:34:21.640
<v Speaker 14>moved the guy all over second and third, which nobody

0:34:21.680 --> 0:34:24.040
<v Speaker 14>else could do before him. Uh So those are two

0:34:24.280 --> 0:34:26.000
<v Speaker 14>things that I think day will have to go more

0:34:26.040 --> 0:34:28.840
<v Speaker 14>on field than anything else, and not so much on

0:34:28.880 --> 0:34:32.320
<v Speaker 14>the matchup where the blue dots are in the square

0:34:32.320 --> 0:34:34.719
<v Speaker 14>folds the red or blue or gray, but just to

0:34:34.760 --> 0:34:36.600
<v Speaker 14>know the flow of the game right there, I like

0:34:36.600 --> 0:34:39.080
<v Speaker 14>to see those lefties phaser left. They're not automatic els.

0:34:39.120 --> 0:34:39.759
<v Speaker 14>I like that swing.

0:34:40.360 --> 0:34:43.480
<v Speaker 2>I guess it goes back to Miguel Rojas commenting on

0:34:43.520 --> 0:34:48.080
<v Speaker 2>social media about what John John Schneider said about you know,

0:34:48.160 --> 0:34:53.000
<v Speaker 2>the different colored lineup cards. It always comes up against Rojas.

0:34:53.080 --> 0:34:56.279
<v Speaker 2>But you gotta believe in the guy, and in the situation.

0:34:56.719 --> 0:34:59.080
<v Speaker 14>You gotta believe in how you see in the swings

0:34:59.080 --> 0:35:02.720
<v Speaker 14>and believe that not be a graph or a chart.

0:35:03.400 --> 0:35:05.400
<v Speaker 14>And Dave Roberts, that's what he's won a couple of

0:35:05.440 --> 0:35:08.280
<v Speaker 14>World Series in a row. He's forgotten about that book

0:35:08.560 --> 0:35:11.759
<v Speaker 14>comes September October and just gone onto the field. I

0:35:11.840 --> 0:35:13.960
<v Speaker 14>understand where you're trying to find from guys that are

0:35:14.520 --> 0:35:17.200
<v Speaker 14>maybe a better matchup lefty righty, because the book says that,

0:35:17.239 --> 0:35:20.400
<v Speaker 14>the numbers say that, the analytics say that, But I

0:35:20.440 --> 0:35:22.720
<v Speaker 14>think the flow of the game to me, means way more.

0:35:22.840 --> 0:35:25.040
<v Speaker 14>In a game like today against the moment, seemed that

0:35:25.520 --> 0:35:27.439
<v Speaker 14>those two guys do exactly how to be in pitch

0:35:27.480 --> 0:35:30.160
<v Speaker 14>two and had a better idea and where be able

0:35:30.200 --> 0:35:32.400
<v Speaker 14>to kind of close down the zone a little bit

0:35:32.400 --> 0:35:34.720
<v Speaker 14>more to get better pitches to that. So it didn't happen,

0:35:34.760 --> 0:35:37.000
<v Speaker 14>But I don't expect this to be automatic every single

0:35:37.000 --> 0:35:37.799
<v Speaker 14>time out from now on.

0:35:37.840 --> 0:35:41.000
<v Speaker 2>You what do you believe the Dodger lineup as a

0:35:41.040 --> 0:35:43.719
<v Speaker 2>whole needs to do to get back to where they

0:35:43.760 --> 0:35:46.239
<v Speaker 2>were the first couple of weeks of the season. The

0:35:46.320 --> 0:35:49.240
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have shuffled the lineup a little bit here and there.

0:35:50.160 --> 0:35:54.120
<v Speaker 2>That doesn't seem to have really jump started things. Especially

0:35:54.200 --> 0:35:57.520
<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker, who was swinging over fifty percent of the

0:35:57.600 --> 0:36:00.640
<v Speaker 2>times that the first pitch he sees. That's not very

0:36:00.760 --> 0:36:01.759
<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker, Like.

0:36:02.640 --> 0:36:05.320
<v Speaker 14>No, it's not. It goes against his numbers in his career.

0:36:05.440 --> 0:36:07.600
<v Speaker 14>It seems like he is trying to do way too much,

0:36:07.640 --> 0:36:09.239
<v Speaker 14>and I think you start to do way too much

0:36:09.560 --> 0:36:12.440
<v Speaker 14>what all we change, Davis, guy like Andy pie Is right,

0:36:12.560 --> 0:36:14.759
<v Speaker 14>the league knows that you are one of the best

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<v Speaker 14>hitters in baseball. Now it's time for you to let

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<v Speaker 14>the league readjust to you. But he's not adjusting. Pie

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<v Speaker 14>is swinging. Pis has hit more foul ball than anybody

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<v Speaker 14>else throughout this homestead, and good pitches to hit. He's

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<v Speaker 14>back to the old signs and habits of getting out

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<v Speaker 14>of the baseball, trying to produce and hind the ball

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<v Speaker 14>hard than he can. And you see him lunging a

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<v Speaker 14>whole lot. But overall, what I see is two things.

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<v Speaker 14>Number One, there's a lot of rushing at bats stays,

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<v Speaker 14>and when you take more team at bats, you take

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<v Speaker 14>more of a two strike approach. RDI accounts they have

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<v Speaker 14>always been better, and is what I'd like to see

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<v Speaker 14>as they leave here for this road trip is it

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<v Speaker 14>is what we saw when they left after the Guardians

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<v Speaker 14>and went to Washington Toronto, where everything was a better flow,

0:36:56.960 --> 0:36:59.279
<v Speaker 14>deeper at bats, work the counts, and also don't let

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<v Speaker 14>the guy in the Mountain Russia abs All.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Jose, We'll see if the Dodgers can put that

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<v Speaker 2>all together on this six game road trip to Saint

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<v Speaker 2>Louis and Houston. Thanks a lot for checking in and

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<v Speaker 2>ending the homestand on a great phone.

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<v Speaker 14>Yes, no changes for me today, No combos from Brebeck.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Jse. We'll see you on the road.

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<v Speaker 14>Ideals, there it goes.

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota, part of the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast. After

0:37:27.280 --> 0:37:30.319
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers fall to the Marlins three to two. They

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<v Speaker 2>did take two out of three from the red hot Cups,

0:37:32.880 --> 0:37:35.759
<v Speaker 2>ended their ten game winning streak, but then they come

0:37:35.840 --> 0:37:38.960
<v Speaker 2>back and let down against the Marlins, who were very

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<v Speaker 2>up for this series. As Miami takes two out of three,

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton McCullough, the manager for the Marlins, the former Dodger

0:37:46.600 --> 0:37:49.720
<v Speaker 2>first base coach, gets his team to come into Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Stadium to take two out of three before the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>head out on this road trip to Saint Louis and Houston.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine eight seven two five point seventy

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. Let's go out to San Jose. Isaac,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk. Thanks for listening to us on

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<v Speaker 2>the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 10>Hey Dave, what's up?

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<v Speaker 15>Man?

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<v Speaker 14>Hey?

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<v Speaker 15>I appreciate all the hard work and all the time

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<v Speaker 15>you take on the show. Hey, I just want to say, Hey,

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<v Speaker 15>the team hasn't had a day off. It seems like

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<v Speaker 15>what in two weeks.

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<v Speaker 10>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 14>I think the just finished, right, Yeah, so I.

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<v Speaker 15>Think the team just needs to enjoy the day off.

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<v Speaker 15>Maybe have some bruise tonight, go see where Budweiser's made,

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<v Speaker 15>have a boys night, and let's just get back into it.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 7>I think it's pretty simple. Boys need to be boys,

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<v Speaker 7>Guys need to be guys.

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<v Speaker 15>Let's just take the day off, reset, and let's get

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<v Speaker 15>him starting this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what's great about where the Dodgers are going, Isaac,

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<v Speaker 2>Saint Louis. There are no distractions in Saint Louis. There

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<v Speaker 2>there is nothing to do there. Maybe the guys will

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<v Speaker 2>play some golf tomorrow, but that's about all you can

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<v Speaker 2>do in Saint Louis. It's one of my bottom five

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<v Speaker 2>cities in all of America as far as Major League

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball goes.

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<v Speaker 7>Hey, that sounds great for that.

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<v Speaker 15>Let's just hunker down, let's play some games, some cards,

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<v Speaker 15>have some bruise, and let's whip on anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>Isaac, this isn't nineteen eighty five with Keith Hernandez and

0:39:15.960 --> 0:39:20.440
<v Speaker 2>Willie McGee. They're not having Bruce and playing cards in

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<v Speaker 2>the hotel. Okay, but no, I know what you're saying.

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<v Speaker 2>A day off can do these guys a lot of good.

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<v Speaker 2>After playing thirteen in a row. Look, some guys were

0:39:30.400 --> 0:39:33.879
<v Speaker 2>affected more than others. So you're right, tomorrow's day off

0:39:33.920 --> 0:39:37.719
<v Speaker 2>can do a lot of these players good. Hey, by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, Isaac, were you at the Ontario San Jose

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<v Speaker 2>game last week when snell Zilla was making his rehab start.

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<v Speaker 9>I was.

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<v Speaker 15>He came up and said hi to my daughter.

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<v Speaker 10>It was it was really cool.

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<v Speaker 7>We're hanging out.

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<v Speaker 15>He was warming up by the bullpen, and then he

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<v Speaker 15>came up Sai hide to my daughter and then.

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<v Speaker 9>You know, said what's up?

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<v Speaker 7>And yeah, it was a great time.

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<v Speaker 10>Snell's the man.

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<v Speaker 2>When he came up to your daughter, did he say

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<v Speaker 2>what's up? Dog?

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<v Speaker 10>No, he said what's up, little mama.

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<v Speaker 7>It was the funniest thing. I was like, this freaking guy,

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<v Speaker 7>he does not turn it off.

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<v Speaker 9>He's the best. He's the best.

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<v Speaker 2>No, that's him. That's not a character, that's him. Thanks, Isaac,

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate the phone call. Yeah. Snelzilla pitched his second rehab

0:40:18.719 --> 0:40:23.480
<v Speaker 2>start for Ontario in Ontario last night, three scoreless innings,

0:40:23.480 --> 0:40:27.160
<v Speaker 2>allow just one hit, had six strikeouts, no walks. His

0:40:27.280 --> 0:40:31.000
<v Speaker 2>fastball was there, his slider was there, his changeup was there.

0:40:31.360 --> 0:40:33.799
<v Speaker 2>He's just trying to get the feel for his curveball.

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<v Speaker 2>But he still got at least one more rehab start,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe two more. The next one, though, is coming up

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday for Oklahoma City against Round Rock. Let's take one

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<v Speaker 2>more phone call before we say goodbye, Petro. Some money

0:40:48.200 --> 0:40:51.200
<v Speaker 2>are on deck right now. Let's go out to Carson.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike close us out tonight on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 16>Hey, what's going on today. I'm just heading back from

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<v Speaker 16>the game now. I'll tip my cap to the Marlins.

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<v Speaker 16>I think it was one of the first calls you took. Yeah,

0:41:07.400 --> 0:41:10.400
<v Speaker 16>they could sneak their way into the playoffs. Tyler looked great.

0:41:12.400 --> 0:41:18.760
<v Speaker 16>You know, some sluggish at bats for sure, but that's baseball.

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<v Speaker 16>I think he took my call on Friday. I was

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<v Speaker 16>pretty devastated after that Cub loss. But you know, today,

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<v Speaker 16>you know, you know, it's just one of those games.

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<v Speaker 16>The off day is going to do him good.

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<v Speaker 2>So all right, Mark, Mike, thanks a lot for calling in.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate it. By the way, I'll leave you with this.

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<v Speaker 2>The Marlins, like I said, came to Dodger Stadium like

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<v Speaker 2>it was their World Series, and for good reason. Uh

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<v Speaker 2>they've only been to the playoffs four times in their

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<v Speaker 2>thirty three year history, so this was their World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>And congratulations, you took two out of three from the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers at the end of April Miami. All right, that'll

0:41:54.360 --> 0:41:58.000
<v Speaker 2>do it for us. On Dodger Talk tomorrow, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>have a day offense Saint Louis. They'll be at it

0:42:00.640 --> 0:42:03.880
<v Speaker 2>Friday night at Bush Stadium. Em Mit Sheen will be

0:42:03.920 --> 0:42:07.200
<v Speaker 2>on the mound for the Dodgers against left hander Matthew Libatur.

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<v Speaker 2>Our coverage begins on Friday night at four o'clock with

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<v Speaker 2>Tim Kats and Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck, first pitch

0:42:14.400 --> 0:42:17.880
<v Speaker 2>at five point fifteen, and tomorrow night, we don't stop.

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<v Speaker 2>We can't stop. We won't stop. That's what they say,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's what I was told to do. Those were

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<v Speaker 2>my orders years ago, and that's why Tomorrow night we

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<v Speaker 2>will have off day Dodger Talk at seven o'clock, so

0:42:31.760 --> 0:42:35.279
<v Speaker 2>we'll get more into the Dodgers their quest on how

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<v Speaker 2>to navigate this season. For their best chance to three peat,

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<v Speaker 2>something that hasn't been done since the Yankees did it

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<v Speaker 2>back in two thousand. All right, thanks to Colin Yee

0:42:46.040 --> 0:42:49.760
<v Speaker 2>and Zachelcaldy back at our Burbank studios, Thanks to Dwayne

0:42:49.800 --> 0:42:52.319
<v Speaker 2>McDonald out here at Dodgers Stadium, and thanks to you

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<v Speaker 2>for listening. In case you missed any of the show,

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<v Speaker 2>you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. Coming up next,

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<v Speaker 2>Petros and Money. They'll take you to seven o'clock right

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<v Speaker 2>here on AM five to seventy LA Sports. Once again,

0:43:05.160 --> 0:43:08.920
<v Speaker 2>the final score from Dodgers Stadium. The Fish beat the

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

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<v Speaker 2>at seven. Petrols and Money are next. Seal Seal