WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (8-25-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>Here's your host, David Bassett. Welcome to Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>David Vasse, live at Truist Park in Atlanta after the

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<v Speaker 2>Braves put an end to the Dodgers' six-game winning streak

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<v Speaker 2>with a 4-3 victory. We have lines open at 866-987-2570.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming up on the show tonight, we'll share my thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>on Clayton Kershaw's Sportsnet LA debut. Also, coming up at

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom, or about 8.15, we'll share... My pregame conversation

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<v Speaker 2>with manager Dave Roberts, part of our manager's weekly meeting

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<v Speaker 2>presented by Downey Hyundai. And he'll give us updates on

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith, Shohei Otani, Teoscar Hernandez, and how he plans

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<v Speaker 2>to fill the void with Andy Pahez on the I.L.

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<v Speaker 2>with a fractured left hand. underwent surgery and that was

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<v Speaker 2>a compression screw put into his left hand to try

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<v Speaker 2>to accelerate the healing and that was performed by my

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<v Speaker 2>guy Dr.

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<v Speaker 1>Shin at Curl and Job. Dr.

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<v Speaker 2>Shin ironically is a hand specialist and was the man

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<v Speaker 2>that put together my wrist after going down the Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 2>slide so Andy Pahez in great hands with Dr.

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<v Speaker 3>Shin.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Dodgers have to navigate all that without Pahez.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's no doubt they missed his presence in the

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<v Speaker 2>lineup tonight because the top of the order did virtually

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<v Speaker 2>nothing until Shohei Otani tripled to lead off the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>That was the only extra base hit the Dodgers had

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<v Speaker 2>tonight was Otani's ninth inning triple. Outside of that, it

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<v Speaker 2>was all singles by the third, bottom third of the

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<v Speaker 2>order for Alex call Alec Thomas and Hunter fiducia. They

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<v Speaker 2>all drove in those runs. They each drove in a

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<v Speaker 2>run and the top of the order. Didn't do much

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<v Speaker 2>of anything. Freddie Freeman over five tonight. Also not great

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<v Speaker 2>defense in the first inning. Mookie bets one for five

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<v Speaker 2>max Muncy one for four.

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<v Speaker 1>Tommy Edmonds scored twice. He got on base.

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<v Speaker 2>He had a nice, a nice game, but man, it's

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<v Speaker 2>really hard to get over that ninth inning, especially after Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>who has seen Rayseal and Glacius a lot. He knows

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<v Speaker 2>a lot about him because they were teammates with the Angels,

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<v Speaker 2>and he hit a laser off the glove of the

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<v Speaker 2>left fielder, and it was Lane Thomas out there, who's

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<v Speaker 2>not known for his defense, by the way. It went

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<v Speaker 2>off his glove and off the left field wall, and

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<v Speaker 2>Otani was off to the races and was at third

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<v Speaker 2>base standing there with a triple and the tying run

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<v Speaker 2>in the ninth inning with nobody out. Freddie Freeman and

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts coming up behind him. Freddie could not get

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<v Speaker 2>the job done. You know he has the best of

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<v Speaker 2>intentions and understands... what needs to be done in that situation.

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<v Speaker 2>It just was one of those nights for Freddie Freeman.

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<v Speaker 2>He was fit to be tied, and his betting average

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<v Speaker 2>now dipping below 300 for the first time in a while.

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<v Speaker 2>He's now hitting 299 after going 0 for 5. And

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<v Speaker 2>then Mookie Betts comes to the plate. And, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of wonder, what was the plan? And Mookie said,

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<v Speaker 2>before he stood in the batter's box with Shohei Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>the tying run, and one out, in that ninth.

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<v Speaker 1>Inning against Ray C.L. Iglesias. It just didn't seem like

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<v Speaker 1>he had a plan.

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<v Speaker 2>And to me, that was the biggest at-bat of that

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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning because, smartly, Walt Weiss intentionally walks Max Muncy

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<v Speaker 2>to face the left-handed hitting Tommy Edmund. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>haven't caught on by now, Tommy Edmund's a much dangerous

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<v Speaker 2>hitter from the right side than he is from the

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<v Speaker 2>left side.

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<v Speaker 1>And that was a good matchup.

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<v Speaker 2>Iglesias versus the left-handed hitting Tommy Edmond, who had two

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<v Speaker 2>strikes on him and flew out a lazy fly ball

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<v Speaker 2>to center field. And the game was over. And Otani

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<v Speaker 2>was standing there at third base. So that's something, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I know you look to me for answers or a

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<v Speaker 2>hot take or an opinion on that. The opinion is

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<v Speaker 2>it's inexcusable. I mean, this is the big leagues. You're

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. How do you leave that guy at third

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<v Speaker 2>base after a leadoff triple against Ray.

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<v Speaker 1>Sale and Glacius?

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<v Speaker 2>I know he has 28 saves, but he's a very,

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<v Speaker 2>very human closer. I just don't know how that happens, but.

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<v Speaker 2>The ninth inning was a symptom of the entire game.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers left 11 men on base. Otani came up

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of times with the possibility of breaking this

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<v Speaker 2>game open because, as I mentioned, the bottom third of

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<v Speaker 2>the order was getting on base. He had runners at

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<v Speaker 2>first and third with one out and or two outs,

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<v Speaker 2>and he flew out to end the fourth inning. And

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<v Speaker 2>also in the second inning, Otani came up with two

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<v Speaker 2>outs and And he had runners at the corners, and

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<v Speaker 2>he struck out looking. That was a weird at-bat against

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<v Speaker 2>Bryce Elder. But he delivered in the ninth inning and

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<v Speaker 2>set the Dodgers up to at least tie this game

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<v Speaker 2>in the ninth. And unfortunately, they could not get him

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<v Speaker 2>in with nobody out. Let's head downstairs right now to

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<v Speaker 2>hear from Mookie Betts on Sportsnet LA.

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<v Speaker 4>Sure.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, maybe. We'll see.

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<v Speaker 5>We'll see how that shakes out.

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<v Speaker 6>You look at how this game ended when you have

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<v Speaker 6>a runner on third, no outs. How challenging either are

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<v Speaker 6>those at-bats, or what are you hoping and looking to

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<v Speaker 6>do kind of in those situations?

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, it's tough, but, I mean, you know, it

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<v Speaker 5>is what it is. It's tough on everybody. I'm just

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<v Speaker 5>trying to get a.

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<v Speaker 3>Ball in the air and.

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<v Speaker 2>Score them.

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<v Speaker 7>It doesn't really matter what it looks like.

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<v Speaker 5>He just needs to touch the plate, and I didn't

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<v Speaker 5>do my job. Do you think this put-up seating and

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<v Speaker 5>all this stuff is..

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<v Speaker 8>I mean..

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>We, we won through our car series. We've won with

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<v Speaker 5>the box. So I don't think it really matters. Maybe

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<v Speaker 5>you want to make it matter.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure.

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<v Speaker 1>But I mean, it.

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<v Speaker 5>Doesn't matter when you play, you're gonna have to get

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<v Speaker 5>timely hits and pitch. So there's no, uh, secret or

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<v Speaker 5>magic formula to it.

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<v Speaker 4>It's just about playing good ball.

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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>There's Mookie Betts on Sportsnet LA. Not a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>answers right there. And, um, obviously disappointing because he would

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<v Speaker 2>have liked to have gotten Otani in. I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 2>he wasn't trying to, but at least he, um, he,

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<v Speaker 2>he expressed what he was trying to do to get

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<v Speaker 2>the ball in the air. He just wasn't able to

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<v Speaker 2>do it. Freddie Freeman struck out in the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>He wasn't able to do it. And Tommy Edmond was

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<v Speaker 2>not able to do it. And the Dodgers go down

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<v Speaker 2>four to three. I will say this. Kyle Tucker had

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<v Speaker 2>some pretty good at bats. I know It only shows

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<v Speaker 2>up for one hit, but he was going up the

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<v Speaker 2>middle tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a fly ball that was robbed.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Yastrzemski, the former giant, robbed Tucker of what would

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<v Speaker 2>have been at least a single, maybe a double if

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<v Speaker 2>it gets by him. But tonight was encouraging from Kyle Tucker,

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<v Speaker 2>and Alex Call played great tonight in left field. He

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<v Speaker 2>got the start over Teoscar Hernandez. Dave Roberts explained to

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<v Speaker 2>us before the game that he wanted Teoscar Hernandez to

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<v Speaker 2>have a work day just to have two days off

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<v Speaker 2>because he's going to play the rest of this road trip.

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<v Speaker 2>But Alex Call making the most of his opportunities tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>866-987-2570 is the phone number. Let's go out to Westlake Village. David,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk live from Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 9>Hi, David. D V great to talk to you tonight. Um,

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<v Speaker 9>by the way, DV, I'm going to be on the

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<v Speaker 9>field September 1st with my buddy, Tony. Hopefully I can, uh,

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<v Speaker 9>say hi to you in person.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that would be great.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>Um, first the positives, man. Um, glass don't look great. Um,

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<v Speaker 9>Vessia had a clean inning and that's, it seems like

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<v Speaker 9>it's been a while since he had one.

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<v Speaker 4>That was great. Um, and Will Smith went yard and okay. See,

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<v Speaker 4>so we love that.

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<v Speaker 9>Um, Freddie looked like he was kind of, maybe didn't

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<v Speaker 9>get enough rest on the plane. He kind of seemed

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<v Speaker 9>out of it tonight. But my biggest frustration, DV, was

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<v Speaker 9>I think Roberts got a little outmanaged by Walt Weiss

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<v Speaker 9>tonight in the fact that I just did not understand

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<v Speaker 9>at all why he did not walk Albies in the eighth.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean, that guy is a clutch hitter.

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<v Speaker 4>He's a veteran.

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<v Speaker 9>And you would rather face Albies over Yastrzemski, that made

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<v Speaker 9>zero sense to me. And then Walt Weiss made the

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<v Speaker 9>great decision to walk our clutch hitter, Muncie, for Edmund,

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<v Speaker 9>going from the left side. So that, to me, was

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<v Speaker 9>the biggest disappointment there. of the evening, I was yelling

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<v Speaker 9>at the TV for them to walk Albies and, and

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<v Speaker 9>Robert didn't do it.

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm wondering what was that?

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<v Speaker 2>At that point, Lane Thomas was in the game. Lane

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<v Speaker 2>Thomas was in the game, the right-handed hitting Lane Thomas.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't Yastrzemski. So you're going to have to pick

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<v Speaker 2>your poison right there. Albies or Lane Thomas.

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<v Speaker 4>I choose Lane Thomas.

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<v Speaker 1>I would too. Either way.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not out of the question, but Tanner Scott's been

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<v Speaker 2>pitching really well. He just got behind Albies and made

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<v Speaker 2>a really bad pitch. But Albies is a dangerous hitter. So,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I wouldn't argue. I wouldn't say, like, absolutely not.

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<v Speaker 2>horrible idea but your your contention was to face the

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<v Speaker 2>left hand of hitting yastrzemski but he wasn't in the game.

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<v Speaker 4>David That makes sense. But I still, the one guy

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<v Speaker 4>I don't want to have beat me is, is Albies.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean, that guy's clutch. He's been clutch for many years. So,

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<v Speaker 9>but man, every, every game now.

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<v Speaker 2>How about the offense? You're going to put this on

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts being out managed. You're not going to mention

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<v Speaker 2>anything about the offense. You don't think the offense needed

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<v Speaker 2>to do more?

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<v Speaker 4>The offense.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't think the offense should have got Shohei Otani out?

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<v Speaker 2>in to score with nobody out at third base against

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<v Speaker 2>Rayseal and Glacius.

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<v Speaker 4>I do.

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<v Speaker 1>But you're going to point the finger at Dave Roberts.

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<v Speaker 2>You're pointing the finger at Dave Roberts, but not at

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<v Speaker 2>anybody that couldn't get Otani in or was three for

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<v Speaker 2>12 with runners in scoring position in the game tonight, David.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's a little unfair on your part.

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<v Speaker 9>It might be, but you know, baseball is baseball. I,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, you can control what you can control.

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<v Speaker 1>And I blame the manager.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really easy to blame the manager, but how about

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<v Speaker 2>the guys between the lines?

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<v Speaker 1>You didn't even know who was in the game, David.

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<v Speaker 4>That is so true.

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<v Speaker 9>DV.

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<v Speaker 4>You got me, man. You got me.

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<v Speaker 8>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>Come stronger on September 1st. I can't wait to meet you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, come on.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to I mean, that is the problem. You

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<v Speaker 2>guys want to blame Dave Roberts for everything. And yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I know he's not perfect. I know there's times where, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it can be questioned. But that was a ridiculous call.

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<v Speaker 1>The offense.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I've heard from guys that say, you know what?

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<v Speaker 2>Let's be the offense.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's stop.

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<v Speaker 2>Making our starters and our pitching staff have to carry us. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>where were they tonight? They were a no-show tonight. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Josh and Sierra Madre. You're on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk live from Truist Park. How are you doing, Josh?

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<v Speaker 8>Hello, David.

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<v Speaker 10>Thank you very much for taking my call. I don't

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<v Speaker 10>know about you, but this game very much reminded me

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<v Speaker 10>of game six of the 2021 NLCS.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't bring that up, Josh. I've had flashbacks. I thought

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<v Speaker 2>about Max Scherzer today. tapping out. Now, please, please, let's

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<v Speaker 2>not go back to that.

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<v Speaker 10>I'm sorry, but it's just, I couldn't help it. It

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<v Speaker 10>just like, it was basically, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know why you think that Josh, Josh, you know why

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<v Speaker 2>you think that is because tonight there was the way

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<v Speaker 2>these two teams were playing, especially on the brave side. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>there was a playoff type of urgency, the way this

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<v Speaker 2>game was being played by all the players on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think that's why you have those, uh, 21

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<v Speaker 2>NLCS vibes.

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<v Speaker 10>Very true. And it's very possible these teams can meet

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<v Speaker 10>each other in the playoffs. So we'll see what happens. Well,

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<v Speaker 10>in this situation, the Dodgers did not have Steven Sousa

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<v Speaker 10>coming up to the plate. They had their big guys,

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<v Speaker 10>Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and Max Muncy. And again, get

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<v Speaker 10>the job done. And I want to make this point.

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<v Speaker 10>I want to emphasize, I am not panicked about Freddie

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<v Speaker 10>Freeman at all. I have all the confidence in him

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<v Speaker 10>in the world. I am a little concerned that He's

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<v Speaker 10>sort of become a singles hitter. Correct me if I'm wrong, Dave.

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<v Speaker 10>I did check before I came on, but do correct

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<v Speaker 10>me if I'm wrong. I don't believe Freddie Freeman has

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<v Speaker 10>homered since the 4th of July. That's almost two months.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he's aware of that.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I just, I'm a little, I just, I feel

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<v Speaker 10>like that bat's getting a little slow, you know, and

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<v Speaker 10>of course playing in Atlanta, you know, like how he

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<v Speaker 10>feels about, you know, playing in Atlanta one. I just,

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<v Speaker 10>I hope, you know, he starts hitting the ball hard because,

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<v Speaker 10>You know, even his hits seem like, you know, they're

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<v Speaker 10>going to be dribblers at one night. He went like, what,

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<v Speaker 10>17 games without getting an extra base hit. It's a

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<v Speaker 10>little concern for me, but I have all the confidence

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<v Speaker 10>in Freddie in the world, and I have no doubt

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<v Speaker 10>he'll turn it around. But we need him to start

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<v Speaker 10>hitting the ball hard because in that situation, you know,

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<v Speaker 10>we just needed a base hit, and he couldn't get

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<v Speaker 10>it done. It was very frustrating.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Almost as frustrating as that beeping in your car in

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<v Speaker 1>the background.

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<v Speaker 4>Sorry.

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<v Speaker 10>Sorry, Dave.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Look, Freddie Freeman is very well aware that he hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>hit a lot of extra base hits, that he's been

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<v Speaker 2>stuck on, what, 15 home runs for quite some time now?

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<v Speaker 2>He hit a ball to straightaway center field at Coors

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<v Speaker 2>Field that was caught at the warning track.

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<v Speaker 1>And look, he's very aware of that.

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<v Speaker 2>But what makes Freddie a guy that even at 36

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<v Speaker 2>years old can compete against guys that are throwing 100

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<v Speaker 2>miles an hour with a lot of movement is because

0:14:37.390 --> 0:14:39.990
<v Speaker 2>of his swing. He can go the other way and

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<v Speaker 2>survive another day by getting hits the other way. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's part of the reason why He's hitting second behind

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<v Speaker 2>Otani right now because he isn't looking to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>go deep or try to do too much. He's getting

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<v Speaker 2>on base and he's a threat. He's a threat even

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<v Speaker 2>to get a base hit. But yes, of course, it

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<v Speaker 2>is a little concerning that he hasn't had a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of extra base hits since July.

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<v Speaker 1>866-987-2570 is the phone number and specifically home runs.

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<v Speaker 2>And Look, Josh and Sierra Madre, like I said, Freddie's

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<v Speaker 2>very aware of that. You don't need to remind him.

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<v Speaker 2>But let's give him some grace. He's 36 years old.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes he looks it. Sometimes he doesn't. And tonight he did.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Matt, who is at the game. Matt,

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<v Speaker 2>you were at Truist Park tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you doing?

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<v Speaker 8>Pretty good, DB. How are you?

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<v Speaker 1>Where are you at? Why are you screaming?

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<v Speaker 8>Oh, sorry.

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<v Speaker 11>I'm just walking through the battery at the outside.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very familiar with the battery.

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<v Speaker 11>So, yeah, I mean, you know, I could talk about

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<v Speaker 11>the game and, you know, why we didn't walk Albies

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<v Speaker 11>and why.

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<v Speaker 8>Tanner Scott came in the eighth. But you know what?

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<v Speaker 8>It doesn't matter. Like, they treated this like it's the

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<v Speaker 8>World Series. We know we're going to be there, right, DB, right?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, this game, Matt, back up for just a second.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to explain why you felt like the Braves were

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<v Speaker 2>treating this like their World Series, the Braves kind of

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<v Speaker 2>need to win because they're only four games ahead of

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<v Speaker 2>the Phillies. They're now three games back of the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>for the number two seed. So this series means a

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<v Speaker 2>lot more to the Braves than it does to to

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers in some respects, but look, the Dodgers want

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<v Speaker 2>to win this series to basically, you know, keep the

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<v Speaker 2>Braves at arm's length distance for that number two seed.

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<v Speaker 2>And right now the Dodgers are just one game back

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<v Speaker 2>of the Brewers for the number one seed. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves, they need, if I had to say which

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<v Speaker 2>team needed to win more tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>It would be the Braves.

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<v Speaker 8>No, I mean, I, I totally get that, but I'm

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<v Speaker 8>just saying like, Like, do you think in October we're

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<v Speaker 8>going to have 7, 8, 9.

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<v Speaker 11>What was it, Call, Fiducia, and I don't know who else. But, like,

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<v Speaker 11>that's not the lineup we're going to have in October.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, Alec Thomas.

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<v Speaker 3>No.

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<v Speaker 8>So that's not the lineup we're going to have in October, right?

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<v Speaker 1>I would hope not.

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<v Speaker 8>You know, so let's get back to the local Atlanta culture.

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<v Speaker 8>What do you like in the battery?

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<v Speaker 1>Ooh, I like that deli for lunch. They got a

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<v Speaker 1>good cold brew.

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<v Speaker 2>As far as where I like to go after the game,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a spot that actually serves president days and you

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<v Speaker 2>can't get that in LA.

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<v Speaker 1>So I like that spot.

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<v Speaker 8>I know, but there's no like, like the Douglas on sunset,

0:17:47.990 --> 0:17:50.770
<v Speaker 8>you know, get a beer, walk up sunset. You know,

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<v Speaker 8>there's nothing. It's like a strip mall here. Don't you think?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, of course. It's like going to a city walk.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 8>So, you know, but I'm going to the game tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm wearing my 29 Scooble Jersey. I'm sitting in the outfield.

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<v Speaker 8>Let's get a win and just, you know, get out

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<v Speaker 8>of here two or three, get out of here, go

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<v Speaker 8>on to Detroit.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Matt, be safe out there. The battery could

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<v Speaker 2>get dicey on a Tuesday night. 866-987-2570 is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to take a timeout. When we continue, more

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<v Speaker 2>of your phone calls at 866-987-2570. And you'll hear a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of... A couple of bites of Clayton Kershaw on

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<v Speaker 2>Sportsnet LA. I listened to some of the game. And

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<v Speaker 2>do you want like my Siskel and Ebert? Do you

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<v Speaker 2>want my TV radio critic review of Kershaw? Can he

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<v Speaker 2>handle it? You know he's listening right now. Or will

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<v Speaker 2>listen on the iHeartRadio app on his way back to Dallas. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll share that with you.

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<v Speaker 1>And also..

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<v Speaker 2>I'll share part of my conversation with Dave Roberts, the

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<v Speaker 2>manager's meeting every week, presented by Downey Hyundai. Tonight, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers fall to the Braves 4-3 on 570 LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, it's Miguel Rojas.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Dodger Talk, AM 570 LA Sports, your home

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<v Speaker 2>of the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Mickey Rowe.

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<v Speaker 2>He came off the bench tonight to face one of

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves lefties. Unfortunately, could not deliver a hit. And

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers go down 4-3 to the Braves tonight at

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<v Speaker 2>Truist Park. And their six-game winning streak comes to an end.

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<v Speaker 2>866-987-2570 is the phone number. Obviously, it's disappointing the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>were not able to score Otani.

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<v Speaker 1>In the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>Also disappointing because it spoiled the return of Tyler Glass now,

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<v Speaker 2>who was back on the mound tonight and pitched pretty

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<v Speaker 2>well outside of that first inning where he wasn't able

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<v Speaker 2>to get strikeouts when he needed them. Did not get

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<v Speaker 2>great defense on the right side of the infield. The

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<v Speaker 2>Braves scored three runs against him, but after that, he

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<v Speaker 2>was really good and had seven strikeouts in the final

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<v Speaker 2>four frames that he was out there and did not

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<v Speaker 2>give up a run. Let's hear from Tyler Glass now

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<v Speaker 2>on Sportsnet LA.

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<v Speaker 12>I think just switching up a little bit, I think

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<v Speaker 12>it was pretty fastball heavy the first inning. A little

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<v Speaker 12>bit predictable. Not like a ton of hard hit balls,

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<v Speaker 12>but it's just how it goes sometimes. But I think

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<v Speaker 12>coming out in the second, I just felt more in

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<v Speaker 12>rhythm and slider was working a lot better and just

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<v Speaker 12>felt a lot.

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<v Speaker 6>Better we're down for about three and a half months

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<v Speaker 6>do you look at that first inning as a little

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<v Speaker 6>bit of kind of just rust and getting back to

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<v Speaker 6>it or sure.

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<v Speaker 12>Like yeah i mean i felt okay i just think

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<v Speaker 12>yeah maybe just a little tense um but it picked

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<v Speaker 12>back up in the second that i finished the game

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<v Speaker 12>pretty strong so they weren't very you know hard hit

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<v Speaker 12>balls like you said is that frustrating to come out

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<v Speaker 12>in the first inning and have that yeah i mean

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<v Speaker 12>it is but i think just kind of how it

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<v Speaker 12>how it goes over the course of a season you'll

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<v Speaker 12>have stuff like that and then i'll have hard hit

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<v Speaker 12>balls right at people so it's just kind of hopefully

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<v Speaker 12>it gets to even towards the end of season i

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<v Speaker 12>think just being less predictable i think kind of early

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<v Speaker 12>on just trying to get timing i was kind of

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<v Speaker 12>leaning on heater a bit um and then I think

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<v Speaker 12>just trying to not be so predictable. And the slider

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<v Speaker 12>felt good today, too. So I just tried to start

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<v Speaker 12>some guys off with it and throw it in middle

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<v Speaker 12>counts and just not be so predictable.

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<v Speaker 3>How well do you think you've been able to.

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<v Speaker 4>Keep the feel you had at the start of the

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<v Speaker 4>year coming back from that injury?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it all feels the same.

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, feel healthy and feel strong. How long did the

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<v Speaker 12>last 100 or so days sort of feel for you

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<v Speaker 12>just to be able to resume some of the momentum

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<v Speaker 12>you had at the beginning of the year? Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 12>it felt like a long time. I think any time

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<v Speaker 12>you're out that long just doing rehab the whole time,

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<v Speaker 12>it definitely sucks. So it's exciting to be able to

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<v Speaker 12>get back. But I am glad, too. My body's in

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<v Speaker 12>a spot where I felt like I was before. So

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<v Speaker 12>I'm just glad I feel healthy and my stuff feels good.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, that's good news for the Dodgers because they could

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<v Speaker 2>sure use Tyler Glass now in the postseason and they

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<v Speaker 2>could use them right now in the regular season because

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<v Speaker 2>of the six-man rotation that they are sticking with to

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<v Speaker 2>accommodate Otani because Otani is expected to come back maybe

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<v Speaker 2>as soon as Sunday. You'll hear what Dave Roberts had

0:22:27.250 --> 0:22:30.340
<v Speaker 2>to say about that in nine minutes. But yeah, Tyler

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<v Speaker 2>Glass now is a big-time weapon for the Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 2>There's a scenario that I can envision where Otani starts

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<v Speaker 2>a game four of a best-of-seven, and Glass now comes

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<v Speaker 2>in after Otani. So, yeah, he's a big-time weapon, and

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully he can stay healthy the rest of the way.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger third base coach Dino Ebel has agreed to come

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<v Speaker 2>up after the game and take your phone calls.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right. That's right.

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<v Speaker 2>Dino Ebel, who is, in my opinion, the best third

0:23:17.609 --> 0:23:21.750
<v Speaker 2>base coach in all of Major League Baseball, has agreed

0:23:21.830 --> 0:23:24.710
<v Speaker 2>to come up and take your phone calls. And he said, hey,

0:23:25.130 --> 0:23:27.639
<v Speaker 2>if I wave somebody home and they get thrown out,

0:23:27.880 --> 0:23:29.760
<v Speaker 2>I'll still come up and take your calls.

0:23:29.880 --> 0:23:32.440
<v Speaker 1>And be able to explain that to you directly.

0:23:32.480 --> 0:23:35.399
<v Speaker 2>So I'm looking forward to having Dino Ebel as a

0:23:35.500 --> 0:23:39.840
<v Speaker 2>live in studio guest tomorrow night on Dodger talk after

0:23:39.900 --> 0:23:42.899
<v Speaker 2>the game. I know, I know it's not Clayton Kershaw.

0:23:42.920 --> 0:23:45.600
<v Speaker 2>I know Kershaw only does TV now, you know, with

0:23:45.700 --> 0:23:49.919
<v Speaker 2>Joe Davis on Sportsnet LA. And I was listening on

0:23:49.960 --> 0:23:53.770
<v Speaker 2>and off to the broadcast, listen for the first four

0:23:53.850 --> 0:23:57.490
<v Speaker 2>consecutive innings. And then came back a little bit later

0:23:57.550 --> 0:23:59.750
<v Speaker 2>in the game and what I could tell you is

0:24:00.290 --> 0:24:03.500
<v Speaker 2>what Kershaw was sharing during the game and what he

0:24:03.540 --> 0:24:07.560
<v Speaker 2>was seeing and how he was describing not only pitchers

0:24:07.660 --> 0:24:11.270
<v Speaker 2>but hitters Those were the type of conversations that I

0:24:11.310 --> 0:24:14.750
<v Speaker 2>would have with him before games or after games.

0:24:15.010 --> 0:24:16.210
<v Speaker 1>He just sees the.

0:24:16.170 --> 0:24:19.970
<v Speaker 2>Game in a really unique way and can express himself

0:24:20.070 --> 0:24:23.240
<v Speaker 2>to describe it to people like you and me where

0:24:23.280 --> 0:24:26.100
<v Speaker 2>we understand it. And that's the biggest thing when you're

0:24:26.140 --> 0:24:28.980
<v Speaker 2>going into the broadcast booth as a former player.

0:24:29.380 --> 0:24:31.280
<v Speaker 1>Yes, there's the next level conversation.

0:24:31.520 --> 0:24:35.820
<v Speaker 2>Thinking and talking amongst teammates and managers and coaches, but

0:24:36.400 --> 0:24:39.419
<v Speaker 2>that's way over our heads. You got to talk to

0:24:39.520 --> 0:24:43.510
<v Speaker 2>us like we're us. And I thought Kershaw did a

0:24:43.550 --> 0:24:46.689
<v Speaker 2>great job of that. It felt like in the first

0:24:46.770 --> 0:24:49.149
<v Speaker 2>three innings of the game, even though he had a

0:24:49.190 --> 0:24:53.510
<v Speaker 2>lot of insightful things to say about the game and

0:24:53.550 --> 0:24:57.040
<v Speaker 2>the players, It felt like Joe Davis was going down

0:24:57.100 --> 0:24:58.760
<v Speaker 2>to him like he used to when he was in

0:24:58.800 --> 0:25:02.090
<v Speaker 2>the dugout, but as the game went on, he got

0:25:02.140 --> 0:25:06.010
<v Speaker 2>more comfortable, and it was a little bit more of

0:25:06.170 --> 0:25:10.970
<v Speaker 2>the normal play-by-play analyst type of chemistry, and they certainly

0:25:11.030 --> 0:25:16.330
<v Speaker 2>did have chemistry. They've had chemistry around the cage since

0:25:16.410 --> 0:25:19.930
<v Speaker 2>Joe started this, and Kershaw obviously likes him, and that's

0:25:19.990 --> 0:25:22.310
<v Speaker 2>part of the reason why he was comfortable enough to

0:25:22.350 --> 0:25:25.629
<v Speaker 2>be in the booth with him. And here's a clip

0:25:25.650 --> 0:25:28.419
<v Speaker 2>from the second inning when Kyle Tucker was at the plate.

0:25:28.460 --> 0:25:31.979
<v Speaker 2>Here's what Kershaw was observing and teaching us about Tucker.

0:25:32.780 --> 0:25:38.429
<v Speaker 13>So road, Kyle Tucker is at it again. How do

0:25:38.450 --> 0:25:39.169
<v Speaker 13>you explain that?

0:25:39.630 --> 0:25:39.990
<v Speaker 4>I can't.

0:25:40.010 --> 0:25:43.120
<v Speaker 7>I don't think anybody can. I'm sure everybody's trying. But

0:25:43.619 --> 0:25:44.240
<v Speaker 7>you know what.

0:25:44.140 --> 0:25:44.780
<v Speaker 1>I like about that?

0:25:44.800 --> 0:25:46.660
<v Speaker 7>Even though that's off the end of the bat, the

0:25:47.380 --> 0:25:49.260
<v Speaker 7>ball went to the middle of the field. I want

0:25:49.380 --> 0:25:50.960
<v Speaker 7>to see Tuck go to the middle of the field,

0:25:51.020 --> 0:25:53.800
<v Speaker 7>go oppo. You know, I remember facing him in Houston

0:25:53.820 --> 0:25:56.159
<v Speaker 7>and Chicago, and he just stayed on pitches to the

0:25:56.220 --> 0:25:59.630
<v Speaker 7>opposite way so well. You know, you can get hits

0:25:59.670 --> 0:26:01.490
<v Speaker 7>to the right side of the field, but if you

0:26:01.530 --> 0:26:03.490
<v Speaker 7>stay through the middle like that, there's a lot more

0:26:03.530 --> 0:26:04.270
<v Speaker 7>hits up the middle.

0:26:04.290 --> 0:26:05.830
<v Speaker 1>So I like that. It's maybe a good sign.

0:26:07.450 --> 0:26:11.410
<v Speaker 2>You got to love that because Kershaw is a pitcher, obviously,

0:26:11.530 --> 0:26:13.869
<v Speaker 2>and he is one of those pitchers that did hit.

0:26:13.970 --> 0:26:17.840
<v Speaker 2>I know that's a long lost like dinosaur type of thing.

0:26:17.880 --> 0:26:20.920
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, pitchers used to hit and he was he

0:26:21.240 --> 0:26:24.540
<v Speaker 2>improved over the years and he actually had a home

0:26:24.580 --> 0:26:26.859
<v Speaker 2>run on opening day to help beat the Giants on

0:26:26.859 --> 0:26:30.889
<v Speaker 2>20 in 2013. at Dodger Stadium but I loved how

0:26:30.930 --> 0:26:34.170
<v Speaker 2>he was able to not just focus on pitchers and

0:26:34.210 --> 0:26:36.570
<v Speaker 2>be able to talk about the hitter side of things

0:26:36.850 --> 0:26:40.050
<v Speaker 2>as well and in case you're wondering how this all

0:26:40.109 --> 0:26:43.320
<v Speaker 2>came about Kershaw wanted to dip his toe in the

0:26:43.359 --> 0:26:46.879
<v Speaker 2>booth he's been next to the Dodger dugout for NBC

0:26:46.960 --> 0:26:49.020
<v Speaker 2>but come on the guy should be in the booth

0:26:49.060 --> 0:26:52.619
<v Speaker 2>with the play-by-play guy so he wanted to experience this

0:26:52.940 --> 0:26:57.030
<v Speaker 2>and Joe Davis, Mike Levy, Sportsnet LA, the Dodgers had

0:26:57.170 --> 0:27:01.650
<v Speaker 2>circled this game that would work for Kershaw to get

0:27:01.770 --> 0:27:06.310
<v Speaker 2>this experience. And you got to give Oral Hershizer a

0:27:06.369 --> 0:27:09.210
<v Speaker 2>lot of credit because a lot of guys in Oral's

0:27:09.270 --> 0:27:12.939
<v Speaker 2>spot would be resentful and not want to give up

0:27:13.000 --> 0:27:18.020
<v Speaker 2>his seat for Clayton Kershaw. But Oral, first class as always,

0:27:18.240 --> 0:27:22.250
<v Speaker 2>was more resentful. gracious to be able to allow Kershaw

0:27:22.270 --> 0:27:24.690
<v Speaker 2>to have his seat tonight and or we'll be back

0:27:24.750 --> 0:27:26.750
<v Speaker 2>for the rest of the road trip but yeah that's

0:27:26.770 --> 0:27:29.980
<v Speaker 2>how it all came about and here's another clip from

0:27:30.100 --> 0:27:34.960
<v Speaker 2>Kershaw in the booth on Sportsnet LA tonight Ronald Acuna Jr.

0:27:35.119 --> 0:27:36.820
<v Speaker 2>at the plate late in the game one of the

0:27:36.859 --> 0:27:40.810
<v Speaker 2>best hitters that you know obviously has played in this

0:27:40.869 --> 0:27:44.909
<v Speaker 2>generation and here's what Kershaw said about facing Acuna and

0:27:44.970 --> 0:27:48.750
<v Speaker 2>what Vessia had to deal with in that situation.

0:27:48.740 --> 0:27:50.560
<v Speaker 7>I mean, you can't even make it up. I think

0:27:50.640 --> 0:27:54.270
<v Speaker 7>on paper, you know, in real life, I don't know

0:27:54.290 --> 0:27:55.919
<v Speaker 7>what you're going to do come postseason time when you

0:27:55.940 --> 0:27:57.449
<v Speaker 7>have that many guys that can throw the ball as

0:27:57.490 --> 0:27:58.209
<v Speaker 7>well as they can.

0:27:58.230 --> 0:28:01.530
<v Speaker 13>Dave Roberts is comparing it to the 90s Braves rotation.

0:28:01.710 --> 0:28:05.830
<v Speaker 13>A good time to make that comment being here in Atlanta.

0:28:05.850 --> 0:28:07.630
<v Speaker 3>Smoltz, Glavin, and Maddox.

0:28:08.650 --> 0:28:12.450
<v Speaker 13>But to your point, you got Yamamoto, Skubal, Snell who

0:28:12.470 --> 0:28:15.940
<v Speaker 13>threw this week, and Otani's on his way back. Glass

0:28:15.980 --> 0:28:18.080
<v Speaker 13>now not just working his way back, but with each

0:28:18.140 --> 0:28:19.899
<v Speaker 13>start trying to make a case to be part of

0:28:19.940 --> 0:28:21.200
<v Speaker 13>that postseason rotation.

0:28:21.280 --> 0:28:23.240
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, you need four guys, right, in the postseason.

0:28:23.600 --> 0:28:25.740
<v Speaker 13>Acuna with the base hit to center.

0:28:26.140 --> 0:28:27.160
<v Speaker 1>That's a good swing right there.

0:28:27.180 --> 0:28:29.020
<v Speaker 7>Those are the kind of pitches that Acuna's been able

0:28:29.040 --> 0:28:31.500
<v Speaker 7>to handle is those strike breaking balls right there.

0:28:33.340 --> 0:28:35.620
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was just the taste of what he said

0:28:35.660 --> 0:28:38.590
<v Speaker 2>a little bit more after that. But, yeah, that was

0:28:38.620 --> 0:28:42.350
<v Speaker 2>the taste of them talking about the rotation. And hard

0:28:42.390 --> 0:28:47.230
<v Speaker 2>to disagree with Dave Roberts that, having Snell, Skubal, Yamamoto,

0:28:47.300 --> 0:28:50.520
<v Speaker 2>and now Glasnow and Otani to go along with Roque,

0:28:50.640 --> 0:28:55.900
<v Speaker 2>rivals the 90s Braves rotation, which only won one World Series,

0:28:55.980 --> 0:28:56.880
<v Speaker 2>which goes back.

0:28:56.740 --> 0:28:58.240
<v Speaker 1>To my point about the offense.

0:28:58.300 --> 0:29:00.640
<v Speaker 2>The offense has got to support these guys, and I

0:29:00.700 --> 0:29:04.940
<v Speaker 2>saw something interesting today. When the Dodgers score first, they

0:29:04.980 --> 0:29:09.380
<v Speaker 2>win 77% of their games. Well, today the Braves scored

0:29:09.480 --> 0:29:13.060
<v Speaker 2>first and the Dodgers lost. Let's go out to LaQuinta Richard.

0:29:13.420 --> 0:29:15.480
<v Speaker 2>You're on Dodger Talk live from Atlanta.

0:29:15.520 --> 0:29:20.160
<v Speaker 1>Hi, Richard. Richard.

0:29:21.780 --> 0:29:23.300
<v Speaker 9>Hi, David.

0:29:24.020 --> 0:29:25.200
<v Speaker 6>I just want to make a..

0:29:25.240 --> 0:29:25.400
<v Speaker 7>Yes.

0:29:25.740 --> 0:29:25.960
<v Speaker 3>Yes.

0:29:26.600 --> 0:29:27.740
<v Speaker 4>Can you hear me?

0:29:29.010 --> 0:29:29.400
<v Speaker 1>I can.

0:29:29.420 --> 0:29:30.969
<v Speaker 10>Oh, I'm breaking up.

0:29:31.730 --> 0:29:32.570
<v Speaker 7>I am breaking up.

0:29:32.630 --> 0:29:33.330
<v Speaker 6>I am so sorry.

0:29:34.970 --> 0:29:36.570
<v Speaker 1>Okay. That happens in the desert.

0:29:37.810 --> 0:29:39.969
<v Speaker 2>But he wanted to talk about Kershaw, and I feel

0:29:40.170 --> 0:29:43.230
<v Speaker 2>like the overall consensus from what I saw in the

0:29:43.270 --> 0:29:46.340
<v Speaker 2>text I was getting, that for the first time being

0:29:46.380 --> 0:29:49.720
<v Speaker 2>in the booth, he was really good. And I would

0:29:49.740 --> 0:29:51.680
<v Speaker 2>agree with that. I would say he's right up there

0:29:51.740 --> 0:29:55.740
<v Speaker 2>with Oral Hershiser and Eric Karros. Obviously, those guys are

0:29:55.760 --> 0:29:59.510
<v Speaker 2>way more experienced broadcasters, but For the first time, Kershaw

0:29:59.550 --> 0:30:02.240
<v Speaker 2>did really well, and like I said, that was him

0:30:02.540 --> 0:30:06.140
<v Speaker 2>in our conversations. That's the way he would talk and

0:30:06.740 --> 0:30:09.010
<v Speaker 2>give those type of tips so I could share it

0:30:09.050 --> 0:30:12.290
<v Speaker 2>with you, and he was doing it directly tonight. Also,

0:30:12.350 --> 0:30:14.950
<v Speaker 2>a guy that knows how to talk the game with

0:30:15.010 --> 0:30:18.890
<v Speaker 2>the fans is the manager, Dave Roberts, and We're lucky

0:30:18.950 --> 0:30:22.370
<v Speaker 2>enough to have Downey Hyundai behind us to allow us

0:30:22.470 --> 0:30:26.710
<v Speaker 2>to get into the manager's office every week with Dave Roberts.

0:30:27.070 --> 0:30:29.550
<v Speaker 2>And today we were able to check in with him

0:30:29.630 --> 0:30:34.050
<v Speaker 2>about a lot of things. So Tani, Pahez, Teo, Will Smith.

0:30:34.470 --> 0:30:37.590
<v Speaker 2>And here was part of our conversation with Dave Roberts about,

0:30:37.950 --> 0:30:40.590
<v Speaker 2>you know, starting off with the center field issue and

0:30:40.710 --> 0:30:44.530
<v Speaker 2>how he's going to construct his lineup, let alone find

0:30:44.550 --> 0:30:45.850
<v Speaker 2>guys to play center field.

0:30:46.900 --> 0:30:48.500
<v Speaker 3>It does take time to get strength on.

0:30:49.180 --> 0:30:52.620
<v Speaker 14>Andy is determined to get back as soon as possible, but, um,

0:30:53.370 --> 0:30:56.650
<v Speaker 14>bones still take their, their due time to heal. Um,

0:30:56.770 --> 0:30:59.150
<v Speaker 14>but I do know that it's not season ending and

0:30:59.510 --> 0:31:01.530
<v Speaker 14>we're going to get them back as soon as we can. And,

0:31:01.710 --> 0:31:04.690
<v Speaker 14>and he's really motivated to keep his body in shape,

0:31:04.710 --> 0:31:07.620
<v Speaker 14>his legs, his obliques, and, you know, kind of that,

0:31:08.080 --> 0:31:12.040
<v Speaker 14>that right hand or the left hand, uh, whatever the

0:31:12.080 --> 0:31:15.380
<v Speaker 14>right hand kind of working that top hand with the swing. Um, but,

0:31:15.660 --> 0:31:17.320
<v Speaker 14>He'll be back soon enough, but it does take a

0:31:17.340 --> 0:31:18.720
<v Speaker 14>little bit of time to get that strength back.

0:31:19.000 --> 0:31:21.860
<v Speaker 2>How are you looking at center field until he comes back?

0:31:21.980 --> 0:31:25.590
<v Speaker 2>Alec Thomas back in there again. How does Tommy Edmond

0:31:25.630 --> 0:31:30.370
<v Speaker 2>and Kike Hernandez and Alex Call fit in that position

0:31:30.410 --> 0:31:31.710
<v Speaker 2>until Pahez returns?

0:31:32.250 --> 0:31:35.450
<v Speaker 14>Yeah, you know what's funny is before we got to

0:31:35.490 --> 0:31:39.720
<v Speaker 14>this interview, I was thinking about Thursday and sales Thursday.

0:31:39.800 --> 0:31:43.260
<v Speaker 14>So just trying to figure out if I'm going to

0:31:43.560 --> 0:31:47.050
<v Speaker 14>give Max a day off give Tucker a day off

0:31:47.120 --> 0:31:50.590
<v Speaker 14>to then get– I do know that Tommy will be

0:31:50.610 --> 0:31:52.690
<v Speaker 14>in there. I do know that Miggy Rowe will be

0:31:52.730 --> 0:31:54.550
<v Speaker 14>in there, and I do know Kike will be in there.

0:31:54.590 --> 0:31:58.270
<v Speaker 14>So then it's kind of how do you rearrange those

0:31:58.490 --> 0:31:59.150
<v Speaker 14>puzzle pieces.

0:31:59.430 --> 0:32:02.570
<v Speaker 2>How do you view center field itself until Pajas comes back?

0:32:02.810 --> 0:32:06.080
<v Speaker 14>I think Alec Thomas will take down center field with

0:32:06.100 --> 0:32:09.100
<v Speaker 14>the right-hander on the mound, and then with the lefty sale,

0:32:09.140 --> 0:32:11.770
<v Speaker 14>for example– I've got to decide if I want to

0:32:11.810 --> 0:32:14.830
<v Speaker 14>run Kiki out there and keep Tommy at second base

0:32:14.970 --> 0:32:18.410
<v Speaker 14>and keep him comfortable there or kick Tommy out there,

0:32:19.210 --> 0:32:22.220
<v Speaker 14>put Kiki at third, and kind of then put Miggy

0:32:22.280 --> 0:32:25.380
<v Speaker 14>Rowe at second. So there's a couple ways I can

0:32:25.440 --> 0:32:27.240
<v Speaker 14>do it, but I just haven't settled on that yet.

0:32:27.400 --> 0:32:30.480
<v Speaker 2>That's half of the equation, finding a guy that can

0:32:30.520 --> 0:32:34.330
<v Speaker 2>play defense in center field, but The offensive production by

0:32:34.410 --> 0:32:37.500
<v Speaker 2>Andy Pahez at the top of your lineup, is that

0:32:37.760 --> 0:32:39.020
<v Speaker 2>even harder to replace?

0:32:39.400 --> 0:32:40.200
<v Speaker 3>It is. It is.

0:32:40.220 --> 0:32:43.360
<v Speaker 14>And I think that, obviously, love having Alec Thomas here.

0:32:43.400 --> 0:32:46.540
<v Speaker 14>And I think the defense has, if you could argue,

0:32:46.620 --> 0:32:49.530
<v Speaker 14>it's even gotten better with him over Andy, which nothing

0:32:49.570 --> 0:32:53.530
<v Speaker 14>against Andy. But the bat is something we're certainly going

0:32:53.550 --> 0:32:56.410
<v Speaker 14>to miss, and that's irreplaceable given who we.

0:32:56.330 --> 0:33:00.160
<v Speaker 3>Have behind Andy. Yeah, it's just an opportunity.

0:33:00.240 --> 0:33:03.040
<v Speaker 14>It's going to be more opportunities for Kike, more opportunities, obviously,

0:33:03.060 --> 0:33:06.120
<v Speaker 14>for Alec Thomas, most importantly. And then we just got

0:33:06.140 --> 0:33:07.880
<v Speaker 14>to kind of hold it down until we get him back.

0:33:08.270 --> 0:33:14.050
<v Speaker 2>Will Smith is starting rehab games tonight in Oklahoma City. Obviously,

0:33:14.130 --> 0:33:16.230
<v Speaker 2>he means a lot to your offense and what he

0:33:16.270 --> 0:33:19.340
<v Speaker 2>does behind the plate. What do you envision as far

0:33:19.400 --> 0:33:21.940
<v Speaker 2>as when the team returns home next week for Will Smith?

0:33:22.450 --> 0:33:25.390
<v Speaker 14>So I was talking to Brandon McDaniel, actually, who does

0:33:25.510 --> 0:33:27.950
<v Speaker 14>kind of a lot of different things in our organization.

0:33:28.050 --> 0:33:31.000
<v Speaker 14>And BMAC said that he's going to catch five innings today.

0:33:31.800 --> 0:33:35.380
<v Speaker 14>And the outlook is he'll be active on September 1st.

0:33:36.340 --> 0:33:39.000
<v Speaker 14>So with that, he'll probably, you know, be every other day.

0:33:39.140 --> 0:33:41.800
<v Speaker 14>But getting him back September 1st would be fantastic.

0:33:41.980 --> 0:33:44.430
<v Speaker 2>Do you foresee him being in the top four of

0:33:44.470 --> 0:33:47.530
<v Speaker 2>your lineup? How much does that compensate for the loss

0:33:47.590 --> 0:33:48.110
<v Speaker 2>of Pajas?

0:33:48.900 --> 0:33:49.740
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's a good question.

0:33:50.840 --> 0:33:53.180
<v Speaker 14>I think just kind of looking at our lineup right now,

0:33:53.220 --> 0:33:56.510
<v Speaker 14>when he comes back, depending on how he looks and feels,

0:33:57.130 --> 0:34:00.710
<v Speaker 14>I think three, five, or six would probably be something

0:34:00.750 --> 0:34:01.790
<v Speaker 14>I would kind of toy with.

0:34:02.190 --> 0:34:05.670
<v Speaker 2>Sunday, Dave, I know you don't believe that I plan

0:34:05.710 --> 0:34:09.200
<v Speaker 2>things out, but Sunday, you may need a starter. And

0:34:09.260 --> 0:34:12.200
<v Speaker 2>you said last week that, hey, there's a chance that

0:34:12.260 --> 0:34:15.970
<v Speaker 2>Shohei could pitch in a game, Lauer's in the bullpen. So,

0:34:16.010 --> 0:34:18.779
<v Speaker 2>you know, I was just wondering if you could share

0:34:19.320 --> 0:34:22.000
<v Speaker 2>what your plans may be for Shohei's next step.

0:34:22.480 --> 0:34:25.819
<v Speaker 14>Yeah, well, I do know that, you know, Lauer's going

0:34:25.840 --> 0:34:29.100
<v Speaker 14>to pitch a run in that game, and there's a

0:34:29.140 --> 0:34:31.609
<v Speaker 14>possibility that Shohei could open that game.

0:34:32.010 --> 0:34:34.390
<v Speaker 3>Okay, we'll take that. I'll leave it at that.

0:34:35.430 --> 0:34:36.810
<v Speaker 1>One other thing before I let you go.

0:34:37.810 --> 0:34:40.469
<v Speaker 2>When Freddie Freeman first joined the Dodgers, there obviously was

0:34:40.510 --> 0:34:43.340
<v Speaker 2>a lot of fanfare of him returning to Atlanta. it

0:34:43.400 --> 0:34:46.220
<v Speaker 2>doesn't seem like it's that big of a deal anymore.

0:34:47.140 --> 0:34:47.299
<v Speaker 8>Yeah.

0:34:47.340 --> 0:34:50.180
<v Speaker 14>You know, what's interesting is that obviously you and I

0:34:50.320 --> 0:34:53.160
<v Speaker 14>know Freddie as a brave, you know, from years ago,

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<v Speaker 14>but you know, the baseball world, even outside of in

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<v Speaker 14>the sports world, you know, you could argue he's a Dodger,

0:34:59.700 --> 0:35:02.390
<v Speaker 14>you know, with, with winning two championships with us and,

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<v Speaker 14>you know, being an all-star many times over for us. And, um,

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<v Speaker 14>you know, it's interesting is, yeah, there was a lot

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<v Speaker 14>to be made rightfully. So of him, you know, coming

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<v Speaker 14>over here and his first time back here. But I

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<v Speaker 14>think right now, you know, I certainly see him as

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<v Speaker 14>a Dodger and know that he has history with the Braves,

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<v Speaker 14>but man, Dave, I'm just so happy to have that guy.

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<v Speaker 14>And I've said it many times, you know, he's on

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<v Speaker 14>my Mount Rushmore players because he just set a standard

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<v Speaker 14>for us to elevate play for everyone. And even myself

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<v Speaker 14>as a manager. So lucky to have him. And I

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<v Speaker 14>don't think we're going to see any emotions tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, sounds good.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave, well said as always.

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<v Speaker 2>And thank you again for allowing this time every week

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<v Speaker 2>for us and getting more insight on what is to

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<v Speaker 2>come for the team that has the second best record

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<v Speaker 2>in baseball. Thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate you, Dave.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, there you have it.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts giving us updates on Shohei Otani, Will Smith,

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<v Speaker 2>and how he plans to handle center field.

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<v Speaker 1>And like we were talking about..

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<v Speaker 2>It's not so much about finding a guy to play

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<v Speaker 2>center field.

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<v Speaker 1>They have a few candidates.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about trying to find somebody that can make up

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<v Speaker 2>for the 21 home runs and 80 RBIs that Andy

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<v Speaker 2>Pahez gave the Dodgers.

0:36:20.390 --> 0:36:23.549
<v Speaker 1>All season long. And also, you know, I had to

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<v Speaker 1>throw it out there.

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<v Speaker 2>I threw the line out there to see what Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts would say about Otani. starting on Sunday against the Tigers.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't rule it out, but it feels like they

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<v Speaker 2>want to see what Otani does here in Atlanta, whether

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<v Speaker 2>it's a bullpen session, whether it's a light live BP,

0:36:40.250 --> 0:36:43.670
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers want to make sure that left knee response

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<v Speaker 2>well before committing to Otani starting Sunday and what would

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<v Speaker 2>be a pseudo rehab start with Eric Lauer following him.

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<v Speaker 1>And to hear our full.

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<v Speaker 2>Conversation with Dave Roberts, presented by Downey Hyundai, you can

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<v Speaker 2>find it on the iHeartRadio app. Tomorrow, the Dodgers will

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<v Speaker 2>have Roky Sasaki on the mound going up against A.J.

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<v Speaker 1>Smith-Shawver.

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<v Speaker 2>Shawver's only made two starts this year, so the Dodgers

0:37:09.420 --> 0:37:10.879
<v Speaker 2>may have some luck against him.

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<v Speaker 1>Better situational hitting would help them. Our coverage begins at

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<v Speaker 1>3 o'clock. First pitch at 4.15 with Rick Munday. and

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<v Speaker 1>Steven Nelson.

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<v Speaker 2>And don't forget after the game, a very special Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>talk because Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebel is going

0:37:28.530 --> 0:37:31.250
<v Speaker 2>to join us in the booth here in Atlanta to

0:37:31.290 --> 0:37:33.839
<v Speaker 2>take phone calls. So that's something to look forward to

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<v Speaker 2>as well. Thanks to Dwayne McDonald out here at Truist Park.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Colin Yee back at our Burbank studios. And

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<v Speaker 2>thanks to you for listening. In case you missed any

0:37:42.660 --> 0:37:44.680
<v Speaker 2>of the show, you know where to find it, the

0:37:45.000 --> 0:37:49.190
<v Speaker 2>iHeartRadio app. Once again, the final score from Atlanta, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers fall to the Braves 4-3.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a great rest of your night. See you. I've

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<v Speaker 1>been looking you up for

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<v Speaker 13>Years Everything is so brand new with you And when

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<v Speaker 13>I look in your eyes