WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (3-24-26) 

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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

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<v Speaker 3>Here we go again, Rhea running.

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<v Speaker 4>Back, hosted by Dodgers in signer David vas yea three

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<v Speaker 4>peat in the mix. To get in on the show

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<v Speaker 4>called eight six six eighty seven two five seven, and

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<v Speaker 4>be sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts.

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<v Speaker 4>Here's your host, David Vase.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome the Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>David Vasse with you until nine o'clock right here.

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<v Speaker 3>On a five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Dodgers Stadium, Blue Heaven on Earth,

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<v Speaker 2>as the great Timy Lessorda used to call it, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers have wrapped up the exhibition season with three

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<v Speaker 2>games against the Angels, and tonight Anaheim beat the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>three to nothing. But the story of the game tonight

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<v Speaker 2>was how good sho he Otani looked as a pitcher

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<v Speaker 2>in his final tune up for a full season of

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<v Speaker 2>being a two way player, and he was phenomenal doing

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<v Speaker 2>something that you don't see often dominating the first four

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<v Speaker 2>innings with eleven strikeouts, And like I mentioned during the

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<v Speaker 2>Clubhouse show, the one thing that O'tani said he was

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<v Speaker 2>striving for this year was more consistency with his fastball command,

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<v Speaker 2>and we saw that tonight and that is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be for him something that he is looking to have

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<v Speaker 2>more of than he had a year ago, which is understandable.

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<v Speaker 2>Every pitcher, to a man that has had that elbow surgery, says,

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<v Speaker 2>when you're pitching in major league games, after you're through

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<v Speaker 2>with all the rehab, yeah you're considered healthy, but a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times the last thing to come is the

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<v Speaker 2>command of your fastball and your other pitches. And Otani said,

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<v Speaker 2>part of the reason why you saw one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>one miles an hour at times last year when he

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<v Speaker 2>needed a strikeout was because he didn't have confidence that

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<v Speaker 2>he could pinpoint his fastball with the command that he wanted.

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<v Speaker 2>And so far we have seen that at times during

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<v Speaker 2>spring training more than we saw it at times last year,

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<v Speaker 2>and tonight it was on full display with the fastball

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<v Speaker 2>command to be able to use his secondary pitches off

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<v Speaker 2>of that, and you know he was averaging ninety six

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<v Speaker 2>and a half miles an hour tonight, so it's not

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<v Speaker 2>like he was averaging ninety eight and you don't have

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<v Speaker 2>to throw one hundred when you have command that Otani

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<v Speaker 2>had tonight, so that was really impressive. Also impressive was

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Robleski, who was very valuable for the Dodgers last

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<v Speaker 2>year coming out of the bullpen as a long man.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers value him and he has such a spectacular

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<v Speaker 2>role with the Dodgers in the bullpen that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I understand every pitcher wants to be a starter, but

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes you're calling and your value is in the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>And that goes for anybody in any job. You may

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<v Speaker 2>want a certain job and you may be okay at

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<v Speaker 2>that job, but another role probably fits you better and

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<v Speaker 2>you're elite at that role. And that's what Justin Robleski

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<v Speaker 2>has embraced and certainly understands. He wants to be part

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<v Speaker 2>of this team. He wants to try to go for

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<v Speaker 2>a three peat. He was so valuable coming out of

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen for Otani starts last year, rescuing Roki Sasaki

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<v Speaker 2>at times last year, and he and Ben Casparius are

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<v Speaker 2>probably going to be in that role again for the

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<v Speaker 2>first half of the season. But Robleski tonight, four scoreless

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<v Speaker 2>innings with five strikeouts and no walks eight six, six nine, eight, seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number, you know. My

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<v Speaker 2>only question about this team. To me, it's a better

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<v Speaker 2>team than it was a year ago. It's a better

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<v Speaker 2>offensive team. It's a better defensive team from a year

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<v Speaker 2>ago for a number of reasons, not just the guys

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<v Speaker 2>they brought in, but the guys that came to camp

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<v Speaker 2>in incredible condition and focused to be better defensively. Defense

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<v Speaker 2>has got to be a focus. There's got to be

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<v Speaker 2>an effort level. Max Munsey wants to be just as good,

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<v Speaker 2>if not better, at third base. Ta Oscar Hernandez wants

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<v Speaker 2>to be a better outfielder this year. He worked his

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<v Speaker 2>butt off all off season to be able to be

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<v Speaker 2>healthier and also more mobile out there, and left field's

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<v Speaker 2>a better spot for him. Kyle Tucker Dave Roberts challenged

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<v Speaker 2>him the first day that he signed with the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>to be a better outfielder. He was a great outfielder

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<v Speaker 2>in Houston, but at times there was lapses in Chicago

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<v Speaker 2>last year. So the Dodgers are going to put pressure

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<v Speaker 2>on him to be as good of an outfielder as

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<v Speaker 2>he was in Houston. And Andy Popps, who had a

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<v Speaker 2>rocky first two weeks of the season last year, the

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<v Speaker 2>first two weeks of the season last year, put in

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<v Speaker 2>a ton of work, and by the end of the

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<v Speaker 2>year he's making a World Series saving catch in Game seven.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just feel like signing Tucker just puts everybody

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<v Speaker 2>in a better spot and in a more advantageous spot

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to be a better outfield defense. Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Betts has put in a ton of work the last

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<v Speaker 2>two years to transition from right field to shortstop. He's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be better. We saw that on display tonight

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<v Speaker 2>in the first inning. That was probably the best play

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<v Speaker 2>I've ever seen Mookie Betts make at shortstop.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it was.

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<v Speaker 2>Like he was Omarvis Skelle right there. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 2>was Jeter viscale a Rod type of play that you

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<v Speaker 2>see a guy that played shortstop his whole life make.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was a great play, robbing Nolan shan Well

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<v Speaker 2>in the first inning where he was going to his

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<v Speaker 2>left and on his glove side was able to go

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<v Speaker 2>towards the grass and right field and make a spectacular

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<v Speaker 2>throat to Freddie Freeman, So Mookie's gonna be better defensively

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<v Speaker 2>at shortstop. Freddie Freeman is the best you know guy

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<v Speaker 2>to reach anything within ten feet of first base, and

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith is one of the best catchers at throwing

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<v Speaker 2>out runners. So I just feel like the Dodgers defense

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be better than it was a year ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Their offense was the best in spring training this year

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<v Speaker 2>and they didn't even have their full lineup at times.

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<v Speaker 2>Two hundred and ten runs scored in spring training. That

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<v Speaker 2>was the most of any team in the Greape Fruit

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<v Speaker 2>League or Cactus League. They hit forty three home runs,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, off'm Zach Gallen on Thursday, where are

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<v Speaker 2>you turning to? Who are you pitching around? There's nowhere

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<v Speaker 2>to pitch around. And Alex Freeland, hitting ninth, has been

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<v Speaker 2>taking his walks, so that's gonna be his goal to

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<v Speaker 2>get on base, to turn that lineup over.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, my only question is.

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<v Speaker 2>Who is going to get a key right handed hitter

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<v Speaker 2>out in the sixth or seventh inning not named Alex Vesia,

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<v Speaker 2>because like I said last night, Alex Vessia can't get

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<v Speaker 2>everybody out. The Dodgers are going to need thirty seven

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<v Speaker 2>year old Blake tryning to try to find something left

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<v Speaker 2>in the tank. It looked better the last couple of outings.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know Blake has a lot of professional pride.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a three time World Series champion, so you know

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<v Speaker 2>he has that type of heart not to just say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, this is my thirty this is my

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<v Speaker 2>year thirty seven on this planet, and I've done a

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<v Speaker 2>lot and you know what, we'll see what we got now.

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<v Speaker 2>He's going to try to empty the tank again this season.

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<v Speaker 2>Will Klein, who became a household name in LA after

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<v Speaker 2>Game three of the World Series, he probably has had

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<v Speaker 2>the best spring of any right handed reliever not named

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz in that Dodger bullpen. So, uh, Brock Stewart's

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<v Speaker 2>on the il probably the first month of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>So who is going to be that high leverage right

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<v Speaker 2>handed reliever? Uh, before it even gets to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz, how are they going to get the ball

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<v Speaker 2>to Edwin Diaz? And Tanner Scott returning to form from

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of years ago would certainly help that situation.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's my only question. Eight six, six, nine, eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. The Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>and Angel split this three game freeway series. An opening

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<v Speaker 2>day is coming up on Thursday afternoon, as you know,

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<v Speaker 2>or Thursday evening five point thirty first pitch.

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<v Speaker 3>Our coverage begins at four o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>Auto gates are going to open at two thirty on Thursday,

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<v Speaker 2>so if you have tickets to thirty is when the

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<v Speaker 2>parking gates are going to open. Keith Williams Junior is

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<v Speaker 2>singing the national anthem, Irvin Magic Johnson is throwing out

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<v Speaker 2>the first pitch, and I did get confirmation from Kershaw

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<v Speaker 2>suit and tie will be worn for Peacock television debut

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<v Speaker 2>on Thursday. So looking forward to having Kershaw back out

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<v Speaker 2>here at Dodgers Stadium. And at some point right if

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<v Speaker 2>Krushaw's in the house Monday and excuse me, Thursday and Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't he have to be involved in a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more than the ring ceremony. I mean, come on, let's

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<v Speaker 2>maximize Krushaw while he's in town. Eight six six nine

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<v Speaker 2>eighty seven, two five seventy is the phone number. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Bob in Malibu. You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing, Bob?

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<v Speaker 5>Dave great to be with you today, man, Thanks for

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<v Speaker 5>having me on my pleasure.

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<v Speaker 6>Gray Great.

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<v Speaker 5>Now that the exhibition season's over, in all the games

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<v Speaker 5>in spring training behind us, I wanted to ask you

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<v Speaker 5>who were your standouts of spring training, not just on

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<v Speaker 5>the main twenty six man roster, but some of the

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<v Speaker 5>younger guys we're coming up. We heard a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>names in the offseason, like Ryan Ward obviously, James Tibbs.

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<v Speaker 6>Who were your standouts among the bunch?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I would say James Tibbs, the third really made

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<v Speaker 2>a name for himself in a lasting impression. I could

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<v Speaker 2>see him being the first outfielder called up if necessary

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<v Speaker 2>this season. I thought Hayesng Kim had a really nice

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<v Speaker 2>spring training as well. You could tell that he put

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<v Speaker 2>in a lot of work this offseason to improve as

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<v Speaker 2>a hitter. So even though he's started the year in

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<v Speaker 2>Triple A. You know, there's been other Dodgers named Cody Ballinger,

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Taylor among them that didn't make the opening day roster,

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<v Speaker 2>but by the end of the year had huge impacts

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<v Speaker 2>on the season. And Chris Woodward, the Dodgers' first base coach,

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<v Speaker 2>reminded me of that because he was on the coaching

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<v Speaker 2>staff back then as well.

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<v Speaker 5>Right, that's awesome, man. And to go back to your

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<v Speaker 5>point about right handed reliever, I'd like to see Rokie

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<v Speaker 5>take that role on I really would. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 5>know he wants to be a starter, and I know

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of fans want to see him as a

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<v Speaker 5>dominant starter, but he could be so helpful in that position,

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<v Speaker 5>setting up our closer. Just my opinion. I don't know

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<v Speaker 5>what your thoughts are, day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, obviously he was much better as reliever

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<v Speaker 2>than a starter last year or this spring training, but

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers made him a promise that they would give

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<v Speaker 2>him every opportunity to stick in the rotation. But Bob,

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<v Speaker 2>it's hard to argue that that. You know, his future

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<v Speaker 2>might be in the bullpen, and there's nothing wrong with that.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, he had great aspirations to be a starter,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's what the Dodgers saw on him as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't believe they're giving up on that just yet.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for the phone call, appreciate it. Eight six six

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

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<v Speaker 2>this Saturday afternoon, you can meet and take your photo

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<v Speaker 2>with World Series hero Miguel Roja said w SS Boyle

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<v Speaker 2>Heights from noon to one o'clock, and I'll be there

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<v Speaker 2>as well for a live broadcast of Dodger Talk starting

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<v Speaker 2>at eleven am WSS location in Boyle Heights. The address

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<v Speaker 2>is twenty seven to eleven East Olympic Boulevard. You, me

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<v Speaker 2>and Miguel Rojas. He'll be taking pictures from noon to

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<v Speaker 2>one o'clock and we'll have Dodger Talk from eleven to

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<v Speaker 2>one from WSS and Boyle Heights. And speaking of Miguel Rojas,

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<v Speaker 2>I had a chance to talk to him and Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Bets and Dave Roberts, among others, about the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers have an opportunity to double down on history.

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<v Speaker 2>They made history last year by becoming the first ever

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger team to win back to back championships and the

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<v Speaker 2>first team in baseball to win back to back championships

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty six years twenty five years when the Yankees

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<v Speaker 2>won three in a row, and the Dodgers now have

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to make history even more by three peating

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<v Speaker 2>the last two teams that I.

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<v Speaker 3>Can remember three peating.

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<v Speaker 2>I know we're going to talk about the Yankees from

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<v Speaker 2>the olden days, but in modern baseball history or since

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers moved to LA I guess I would probably

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<v Speaker 2>say better. The A's in the mid seventies won three

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<v Speaker 2>in a row, and the Yankees from ninety eight to

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<v Speaker 2>two thousand did a three peat and they actually went

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<v Speaker 2>to four straight World Series. If you remember the one

0:13:30.400 --> 0:13:34.920
<v Speaker 2>World Series they lost. In Game seven, Luis Gonzalez hit

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<v Speaker 2>that got the walk off win against Mariano Rivera, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Diamondbacks won their one and only World Series championship.

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<v Speaker 2>I asked Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas and Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>about whether or not the Dodgers are embracing the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that they have a chance to do something that only

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<v Speaker 2>a handful of teams in baseball history have been able

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<v Speaker 2>to do.

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<v Speaker 7>Being able that we were ready to come through twice

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<v Speaker 7>just to have this type of opportunity. I mean, people

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<v Speaker 7>don't even get this opportunity, whether we do it or not.

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<v Speaker 7>And so obviously we obviously we're embracing it, and we

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<v Speaker 7>know what's here, and it's not like it's, you know, anything,

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<v Speaker 7>it's a huge thing.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the history.

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<v Speaker 7>And so the only way to kind of get through

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<v Speaker 7>that is just embrace and understand the battle and then

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<v Speaker 7>figure out how to attack it.

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<v Speaker 3>That was Mookie.

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<v Speaker 2>Here was what Miguel Rowa sad to say, who is

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<v Speaker 2>going to play his final major league season. He's thirty

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<v Speaker 2>seven years old, coming off an iconic moment in Game

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<v Speaker 2>seven of last year's World Series.

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<v Speaker 8>I don't think we have to tie away from from

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<v Speaker 8>anything that is out there.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the narrative and the way.

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<v Speaker 8>That people are kind of like putting it into existence

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<v Speaker 8>is real. You know, we had a really good chance

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<v Speaker 8>right here to compete and win another championship. And I

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<v Speaker 8>think that's nothing new for us because that's the expectation

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<v Speaker 8>of this team every single year. You know, we're getting

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<v Speaker 8>We're getting better and better and better every every single

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<v Speaker 8>time that we come to spring training. So I feel

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<v Speaker 8>like for this group, it's like it's not an expectation anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like kind of a.

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<v Speaker 8>Necessity, you know, because we're giving their resources, they're doing

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<v Speaker 8>anything that we ask, you know, like we we have

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<v Speaker 8>everything that we need, so there's no reason for us

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<v Speaker 8>not to go out there and perform the way that

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<v Speaker 8>we should. You know, I think if this team is

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<v Speaker 8>healthy and everybody's kind of like having their ordinary regular season,

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<v Speaker 8>we're going to be in a good position to go

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<v Speaker 8>to the playoffs. Then in the playoff, anything can happen,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, like you have to get there and you

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<v Speaker 8>have to kind of like hang your heart on the

0:15:40.920 --> 0:15:44.000
<v Speaker 8>experience that we have on all the time. But we

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<v Speaker 8>all know, man, I mean, anything can happen in Game seven.

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<v Speaker 8>Anything could happen in Game six. But at the end

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<v Speaker 8>of the day, we got there, we find a way

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<v Speaker 8>to do it, and it's on us to do it again.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, that's a great point by Miguel Rojas. I really

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<v Speaker 2>do believe experience was the difference in Game six. In

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<v Speaker 2>Game seven of last year's World Series, it felt like

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<v Speaker 2>the Blue Jays in the middle of Game six realized

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<v Speaker 2>where they were and the game started to speed up

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<v Speaker 2>on all of them. And you saw how that game ended,

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<v Speaker 2>not only Addison Barger being doubled off to end the game,

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<v Speaker 2>but how about Ernie Clement, who was seeing more pitches,

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<v Speaker 2>had more hits than any other player in the World

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<v Speaker 2>Series in the postseason for the Blue Jays, swings at

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<v Speaker 2>the first pitch from Tyler Glass now for the first

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<v Speaker 2>out of that inning. So I just felt like experience

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<v Speaker 2>served the Dodgers in the World Series similar to the

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<v Speaker 2>way it served them in the NLDS. I mean the

0:16:43.320 --> 0:16:45.960
<v Speaker 2>wheel play. We forget about the moments that led up

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<v Speaker 2>to the World Series, the wheel play against the Phillies,

0:16:49.520 --> 0:16:53.200
<v Speaker 2>Ryan Keckering feeling the pressure, throwing the ball away. The

0:16:53.200 --> 0:16:58.360
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers win the NLDS. The Brewers, I mean, Game one

0:16:58.840 --> 0:17:02.120
<v Speaker 2>could have gone either way. The Dodgers experience allowed them

0:17:02.160 --> 0:17:05.760
<v Speaker 2>to keep their blood pressure at a certain level, and

0:17:05.800 --> 0:17:08.560
<v Speaker 2>you kind of saw the young Brewers same thing. Games

0:17:08.560 --> 0:17:12.560
<v Speaker 2>start to speed up snowball effect after winning or losing

0:17:12.560 --> 0:17:15.280
<v Speaker 2>the first two games to the Dodgers on their home field,

0:17:15.680 --> 0:17:19.280
<v Speaker 2>and then in the World Series Game six and Game seven,

0:17:19.359 --> 0:17:22.840
<v Speaker 2>experience played a big part in all of that. So

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<v Speaker 2>that was huge and that's gonna be a huge advantage

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers when they get to the postseason again. Finally,

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<v Speaker 2>I just want you to hear from Dave Roberts, who

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<v Speaker 2>I guess needed to win back to back championships to

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<v Speaker 2>get your validation, which is ridiculous. But here's what Dave,

0:17:39.760 --> 0:17:42.040
<v Speaker 2>the leader of that team in that dugout, had to

0:17:42.080 --> 0:17:46.560
<v Speaker 2>say about the expectations and the talk and the opportunity

0:17:46.800 --> 0:17:51.840
<v Speaker 2>of history to three pete is around this team and

0:17:51.960 --> 0:17:55.600
<v Speaker 2>is circulating this team, and it seems like everybody's embracing it.

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<v Speaker 9>I guess when you are secure in your team t

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<v Speaker 9>who you are individually, you're not afraid to run from

0:18:03.960 --> 0:18:07.600
<v Speaker 9>expectations because our own expectations should be higher than what

0:18:07.640 --> 0:18:10.880
<v Speaker 9>anyone else could expect. So yeah, but I think Dave

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<v Speaker 9>is that we do a good job of understanding what

0:18:13.000 --> 0:18:16.600
<v Speaker 9>is at stake, but also the most important part of

0:18:16.640 --> 0:18:19.400
<v Speaker 9>it is to kind of focus on the work each day.

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<v Speaker 9>And you know, like I've said many times, you're not

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<v Speaker 9>going to win a World Series in February. You're not

0:18:24.119 --> 0:18:27.680
<v Speaker 9>going to win a three peet in February. Your goal

0:18:27.720 --> 0:18:29.199
<v Speaker 9>is to get better each day. And I think our

0:18:29.240 --> 0:18:31.399
<v Speaker 9>guys do as good a job as anyone as you know,

0:18:31.440 --> 0:18:33.680
<v Speaker 9>putting on those blinders and folks on each day.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what they've been doing from day one of

0:18:37.760 --> 0:18:41.280
<v Speaker 2>spring training, similar to the last even five years. I mean,

0:18:41.280 --> 0:18:44.760
<v Speaker 2>that's been some of what the Dodgers have done, and

0:18:44.800 --> 0:18:48.280
<v Speaker 2>that's outworking the opponent even though they have the most talent.

0:18:48.400 --> 0:18:51.760
<v Speaker 2>Nobody outworks these Dodgers, even though they have the most

0:18:51.800 --> 0:18:54.800
<v Speaker 2>talent when you look across the field, and that was

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<v Speaker 2>apparent to me more than ever during the twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>World Series when the Yankees, who were not a very

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<v Speaker 2>good defensive team, had the field and the infield was empty,

0:19:06.000 --> 0:19:09.240
<v Speaker 2>no extra work, but you saw Mookie Betts and Freddie

0:19:09.240 --> 0:19:13.000
<v Speaker 2>Freeman and sho Hao Tani nursing that shoulder, ta Oscar

0:19:13.080 --> 0:19:16.800
<v Speaker 2>Hernandez all out there getting their work in even before

0:19:17.000 --> 0:19:19.959
<v Speaker 2>Game four, even before Game five of the World Series

0:19:20.000 --> 0:19:24.000
<v Speaker 2>that year. So that's a difference maker as well. And

0:19:24.080 --> 0:19:27.679
<v Speaker 2>the process and them being able to just be able

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<v Speaker 2>to take one game at a time, one pitch, one

0:19:31.119 --> 0:19:34.200
<v Speaker 2>at bat at a time certainly has served them well

0:19:34.240 --> 0:19:37.600
<v Speaker 2>the last couple of years. All right, when we continue

0:19:38.040 --> 0:19:40.679
<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk, we'll check in with Jose Mota and

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<v Speaker 2>also I'll give you my predictions for who is going

0:19:44.359 --> 0:19:47.359
<v Speaker 2>to win each division in Major League Baseball. It means

0:19:47.400 --> 0:19:51.240
<v Speaker 2>absolutely nothing, but it's something fun to do before Opening Day.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you've thought about it as well. I might

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<v Speaker 2>have some surprises for you as well. More Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>from Dodger Stadium right here on five seventy LA Sports.

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Dodgers Stadium as the Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 2>Angels wrap up the Freeway Series tonight. The dress rehearsals

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<v Speaker 2>are over and the Dodgers will open up the season

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<v Speaker 2>on Thursday evening against the Arizona Diamondbacks and then on

0:20:38.040 --> 0:20:42.040
<v Speaker 2>Friday they will have the ring ceremony before first pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>And in case you missed the starting rotation, it's going

0:20:45.280 --> 0:20:49.240
<v Speaker 2>to be Yamamoto on opening day and Emmett Shean pitching

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<v Speaker 2>Game two of the series against Arizona, and Tyler Glass

0:20:52.720 --> 0:20:57.080
<v Speaker 2>now will pitch on Saturday against Arizona as well. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>let's head out and check in with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota, I tried to give the fans some tips

0:21:10.080 --> 0:21:12.280
<v Speaker 2>on when to get to Dodger Stadium when there's not

0:21:12.440 --> 0:21:15.520
<v Speaker 2>so much demand for tickets. I tried to tell him

0:21:15.560 --> 0:21:17.720
<v Speaker 2>show up tonight. You never know what you're gonna see

0:21:17.720 --> 0:21:21.640
<v Speaker 2>when Otani's on the mound. And whoever was here, they

0:21:21.640 --> 0:21:25.000
<v Speaker 2>were smart to show up to see an incredible pitching

0:21:25.040 --> 0:21:27.679
<v Speaker 2>performance for even just four innings tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>Dave, You're always on the ball man, and you were right,

0:21:30.960 --> 0:21:34.960
<v Speaker 6>absolutely right, Shohil Tani on a mission. You had a

0:21:34.960 --> 0:21:37.160
<v Speaker 6>feeling about what this guy was gonna do. You's never

0:21:37.240 --> 0:21:39.359
<v Speaker 6>know his show. It doesn't matter what the scenario is,

0:21:39.520 --> 0:21:45.600
<v Speaker 6>WBC facing Trout, Worttle Series, Milwaukee Brewers. This guy's in

0:21:45.680 --> 0:21:47.720
<v Speaker 6>a mission every day because he's able to just put

0:21:47.720 --> 0:21:50.560
<v Speaker 6>things in the right compartment and have the idea that

0:21:51.720 --> 0:21:54.680
<v Speaker 6>he needs to accomplish something. And I noticed something early today, Dave,

0:21:54.760 --> 0:21:57.639
<v Speaker 6>that when he was warming up out of left field,

0:21:58.440 --> 0:22:03.240
<v Speaker 6>and I noticed his curb ol release and also how

0:22:03.240 --> 0:22:05.840
<v Speaker 6>many times have repeated it. Then I followed that pattern

0:22:05.920 --> 0:22:09.159
<v Speaker 6>into his bullpen in left field and then in between innings,

0:22:09.160 --> 0:22:11.000
<v Speaker 6>and I'm like, it's going to be a day where

0:22:11.240 --> 0:22:13.480
<v Speaker 6>I hope to see a lot of fastballs ault to

0:22:13.560 --> 0:22:17.399
<v Speaker 6>the dimensions of it foreseen sinker and cutter, but the

0:22:17.400 --> 0:22:19.399
<v Speaker 6>curveball is going to play somehow, because as you know

0:22:19.560 --> 0:22:21.760
<v Speaker 6>very well, it is hard to see that pitch when

0:22:21.840 --> 0:22:23.720
<v Speaker 6>there's a lot of sun behind you. And we talk

0:22:23.760 --> 0:22:26.520
<v Speaker 6>about using the elements this guy uses every single piece

0:22:26.560 --> 0:22:28.399
<v Speaker 6>of elements was advantage, and we saw it again on

0:22:28.560 --> 0:22:29.359
<v Speaker 6>displayed today.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you believe this year, now that he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be pitching a full healthy season, that we may see

0:22:36.680 --> 0:22:39.399
<v Speaker 2>him throw his split fingered fastball more or do you

0:22:39.440 --> 0:22:42.320
<v Speaker 2>believe it's going to be sprinkled in like we saw tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>I believe it'll be sprinkled in because there'll be some

0:22:46.040 --> 0:22:49.400
<v Speaker 6>days when you're not going to see as many curbels

0:22:49.400 --> 0:22:52.920
<v Speaker 6>as he saw tonight. The best pitch to me tonight

0:22:53.200 --> 0:22:56.040
<v Speaker 6>was the sinker. If you watch where Showy was working

0:22:56.080 --> 0:22:59.600
<v Speaker 6>from on the extreme side of first base, that creates

0:22:59.800 --> 0:23:03.359
<v Speaker 6>that diagonal access to the hitter and opens up that

0:23:03.440 --> 0:23:05.960
<v Speaker 6>lane where the hitter sees fastball and he's not coming

0:23:06.000 --> 0:23:08.919
<v Speaker 6>at you straight up. He's got that extra tilt, that

0:23:09.040 --> 0:23:11.119
<v Speaker 6>extra run on you as a right hander and as

0:23:11.160 --> 0:23:14.240
<v Speaker 6>a left ender. Now with the splitter, it is a pitch.

0:23:14.280 --> 0:23:16.680
<v Speaker 6>It when he threw it today, it actually he threw

0:23:16.720 --> 0:23:19.760
<v Speaker 6>it quite hot, I would say, with his finish. But

0:23:19.800 --> 0:23:23.439
<v Speaker 6>with show I think he's so educated on team, the

0:23:23.520 --> 0:23:26.840
<v Speaker 6>team and what they react to, remembering taters from the

0:23:26.840 --> 0:23:29.280
<v Speaker 6>past to make sure he doesn't fall into a pattern.

0:23:29.480 --> 0:23:32.159
<v Speaker 6>Just like Yemma Molta does. So it's a it's the

0:23:32.200 --> 0:23:34.440
<v Speaker 6>same thing we always think about. Showy sometimes going to

0:23:34.480 --> 0:23:36.879
<v Speaker 6>be the stile that plays well. Uh, sometimes gonna be

0:23:36.880 --> 0:23:39.280
<v Speaker 6>the sweeper. My least favorite pitch of Shohial Tommy is

0:23:39.280 --> 0:23:41.639
<v Speaker 6>a sweeper. But when he uses it well like he

0:23:41.640 --> 0:23:43.600
<v Speaker 6>did today because he's got a lot of fastibols and

0:23:43.680 --> 0:23:46.040
<v Speaker 6>a lot of sinker, is a more efficient pitch. Even

0:23:46.080 --> 0:23:47.959
<v Speaker 6>sometimes when he hangs it. You see that day, you've

0:23:48.000 --> 0:23:48.240
<v Speaker 6>seen it.

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<v Speaker 2>He got to face Mike Trout twice to night, and

0:23:51.680 --> 0:23:54.440
<v Speaker 2>he struck him out both times. Mike Trout's zero for

0:23:54.600 --> 0:23:58.760
<v Speaker 2>five against Otani since he's joined the Dodgers. But maybe

0:23:58.760 --> 0:24:01.359
<v Speaker 2>you could share with us a little bit more insight

0:24:01.760 --> 0:24:05.120
<v Speaker 2>between those two guys, being teammates for six years, two

0:24:05.160 --> 0:24:09.040
<v Speaker 2>of the best players in baseball, uh Otani seems to

0:24:09.320 --> 0:24:13.399
<v Speaker 2>outwardly show a little bit more playfulness and competitiveness on

0:24:13.480 --> 0:24:17.480
<v Speaker 2>the mound, you know, smirking, maybe making some noises when

0:24:17.640 --> 0:24:21.600
<v Speaker 2>Trout got hit on the back foot. But Trout, what

0:24:21.600 --> 0:24:24.280
<v Speaker 2>what do you what's the what's the dynamic between those

0:24:24.280 --> 0:24:25.119
<v Speaker 2>two guys?

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<v Speaker 6>They're al pretty close, I mean superstars along without the

0:24:28.920 --> 0:24:31.119
<v Speaker 6>polls in the clubhouse. But these two young stars just

0:24:31.119 --> 0:24:34.639
<v Speaker 6>going at it competing him anyway. It's not just what

0:24:34.680 --> 0:24:36.200
<v Speaker 6>you see on the field now when again stale it,

0:24:36.240 --> 0:24:38.359
<v Speaker 6>but a lot of things that happened on a personal side,

0:24:38.359 --> 0:24:40.800
<v Speaker 6>and you know, hotels and meetings like that, the bus

0:24:40.800 --> 0:24:42.800
<v Speaker 6>they're playing, where they had a lot of fun with

0:24:42.840 --> 0:24:46.439
<v Speaker 6>each other. It's translating to the field now. And also

0:24:46.600 --> 0:24:48.840
<v Speaker 6>for Shure, hey, it's not like he is just going

0:24:48.840 --> 0:24:50.560
<v Speaker 6>out there say you're my friend. Here is hit it.

0:24:50.560 --> 0:24:53.000
<v Speaker 6>It's like, oh no, no, no, I'm gonna try to beat you.

0:24:54.119 --> 0:24:55.520
<v Speaker 6>And I know there's a lot of people in the

0:24:55.600 --> 0:24:58.080
<v Speaker 6>organization with the Angines that we're not happy that Straka

0:24:58.160 --> 0:25:01.080
<v Speaker 6>has shown a lot to finish out Wbseas, but Shore

0:25:01.119 --> 0:25:03.960
<v Speaker 6>he took every pride, every joy to know that with

0:25:04.080 --> 0:25:07.639
<v Speaker 6>all the respects he has against Trout, he's still a

0:25:07.720 --> 0:25:10.439
<v Speaker 6>very dangerous hit if we make mistakes. But one thing

0:25:10.440 --> 0:25:12.200
<v Speaker 6>he does against Strout, go back to the regular season

0:25:12.240 --> 0:25:15.320
<v Speaker 6>last year, he challenges him with so many fast was like,

0:25:15.359 --> 0:25:17.280
<v Speaker 6>you know what, here it is hit it. At the

0:25:17.320 --> 0:25:19.240
<v Speaker 6>same time that has a little bit a bit of fun,

0:25:19.280 --> 0:25:21.920
<v Speaker 6>but the tumpetition between is quad halt and it's fun

0:25:21.960 --> 0:25:24.440
<v Speaker 6>to watch between teammates and mega stars in the game,

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<v Speaker 6>that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Dad.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess at this point a Trout's career, he knows

0:25:28.520 --> 0:25:31.840
<v Speaker 2>when he steps in the batter's box against Otani, he's

0:25:31.840 --> 0:25:34.200
<v Speaker 2>got his hands full. I mean, it's gonna be tough

0:25:34.240 --> 0:25:36.000
<v Speaker 2>for him to be able to catch up to one

0:25:36.040 --> 0:25:37.639
<v Speaker 2>of Otani's fastballs.

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<v Speaker 6>He knows what's coming, uh, And certainly around the league

0:25:40.800 --> 0:25:43.680
<v Speaker 6>has been you know, the talk for many times with

0:25:43.800 --> 0:25:46.800
<v Speaker 6>the metrics analytics and how much Trout just does not

0:25:47.000 --> 0:25:49.800
<v Speaker 6>crush fastballs anymore and hasn't done it for years. And

0:25:49.840 --> 0:25:52.639
<v Speaker 6>I think Shorey is caught obviously that knowing that you

0:25:52.720 --> 0:25:55.240
<v Speaker 6>cannot go out and just keep pumping him and keep

0:25:55.320 --> 0:25:57.840
<v Speaker 6>challenging him is when he catches up but just pitched

0:25:57.840 --> 0:25:59.800
<v Speaker 6>to him. But I think overall is refreshing to see

0:25:59.800 --> 0:26:02.720
<v Speaker 6>he's having a great time. We know what it means

0:26:02.720 --> 0:26:04.760
<v Speaker 6>for them to compete. They know what to represent. And

0:26:04.840 --> 0:26:07.240
<v Speaker 6>I think, also, Dave, something you always bring up and

0:26:07.240 --> 0:26:12.040
<v Speaker 6>they're so good. The audience, the TV audience, the radio listeners,

0:26:12.080 --> 0:26:15.800
<v Speaker 6>but also the spectacle on the field becomes even a

0:26:15.880 --> 0:26:18.880
<v Speaker 6>tighter for the families, for the kids to see star

0:26:19.000 --> 0:26:21.400
<v Speaker 6>players having a good time while they compete. And when

0:26:21.400 --> 0:26:23.879
<v Speaker 6>the players tell you, guys, I trout and guys, I

0:26:23.880 --> 0:26:25.240
<v Speaker 6>have a lot of fun playing the game, you know

0:26:26.000 --> 0:26:28.400
<v Speaker 6>that it's still a kiss game. You believe it more

0:26:28.480 --> 0:26:30.480
<v Speaker 6>as a kid and as a father and as a coach.

0:26:30.640 --> 0:26:32.320
<v Speaker 6>When you see those guys out there having a very

0:26:32.359 --> 0:26:34.879
<v Speaker 6>good time while they compete, it it's something that's unproud of.

0:26:36.240 --> 0:26:39.080
<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota is joining us on Dodger Talk as we

0:26:39.160 --> 0:26:43.080
<v Speaker 2>are getting closer to opening Day on Thursday, and Jose,

0:26:43.400 --> 0:26:46.240
<v Speaker 2>I might just be dreaming and maybe a little bit

0:26:46.280 --> 0:26:50.080
<v Speaker 2>too close to the situation, but I do believe this

0:26:50.200 --> 0:26:53.160
<v Speaker 2>Dodger team is better than what it was a year

0:26:53.200 --> 0:26:56.359
<v Speaker 2>ago when they won ninety three games in the regular season.

0:26:56.480 --> 0:27:01.960
<v Speaker 2>Let's not forget the bullpen probably blue ten fifteen late leads.

0:27:02.440 --> 0:27:05.120
<v Speaker 3>I mean, am I am? I? Am I dreaming?

0:27:05.240 --> 0:27:08.800
<v Speaker 2>Or do do you believe that this team is better

0:27:09.280 --> 0:27:12.880
<v Speaker 2>and significantly better than it was a year ago?

0:27:13.640 --> 0:27:15.520
<v Speaker 6>Oh, David, If that is the case, I am dreaming

0:27:15.560 --> 0:27:17.680
<v Speaker 6>about there next to you. I mean, I think about

0:27:17.680 --> 0:27:19.960
<v Speaker 6>this team that started fifty six and thirty two right

0:27:20.040 --> 0:27:23.480
<v Speaker 6>best right in the MLB. Then they were not very

0:27:23.520 --> 0:27:26.879
<v Speaker 6>good from July fourth through September sixth, they went twenty

0:27:26.880 --> 0:27:28.560
<v Speaker 6>two and thirty two, and how many calls did you

0:27:28.600 --> 0:27:31.080
<v Speaker 6>feel about what's going on? Can they do it again?

0:27:31.400 --> 0:27:33.360
<v Speaker 6>The one thing we knew is health was an issue.

0:27:33.840 --> 0:27:37.720
<v Speaker 6>Never did any team or any teammate, any player, any

0:27:37.760 --> 0:27:41.040
<v Speaker 6>executive or the manager of coaches use that as an excuse.

0:27:41.119 --> 0:27:43.080
<v Speaker 6>It was always that there's way more in the tech.

0:27:43.720 --> 0:27:46.600
<v Speaker 6>And I do believe Dave that because of the pitching

0:27:46.720 --> 0:27:52.720
<v Speaker 6>depth now it's deeper, it's better. Having a real closer

0:27:52.960 --> 0:27:55.640
<v Speaker 6>becomes obviously something that you can go out there and say,

0:27:55.680 --> 0:27:58.240
<v Speaker 6>there's a lot of guarantees now where those early leads

0:27:58.240 --> 0:28:01.520
<v Speaker 6>and with their starters and then leaves with your bullpen

0:28:02.119 --> 0:28:04.240
<v Speaker 6>and the defensive side of it too that you mentioned,

0:28:04.520 --> 0:28:06.680
<v Speaker 6>you know, you mentioned the wheel play earlier. Those are

0:28:06.760 --> 0:28:09.240
<v Speaker 6>just little things that really play into he becomes a

0:28:09.280 --> 0:28:12.640
<v Speaker 6>team and talking to Dave Roberts earlier today, he says,

0:28:12.680 --> 0:28:15.200
<v Speaker 6>those are things that you know, we address a lot

0:28:15.240 --> 0:28:18.280
<v Speaker 6>and I take I pay a lot of attention to

0:28:18.320 --> 0:28:20.600
<v Speaker 6>the smaller details, and he says, I get it as

0:28:20.640 --> 0:28:23.240
<v Speaker 6>I get as emotional and as excited as show heil

0:28:23.280 --> 0:28:26.399
<v Speaker 6>Tony and pretty Freeman sacrificing in that bat and rolling

0:28:26.440 --> 0:28:28.440
<v Speaker 6>their hands over to get somebody's second or third base,

0:28:28.480 --> 0:28:30.280
<v Speaker 6>as I do for a whole month. So when your

0:28:30.359 --> 0:28:33.199
<v Speaker 6>manager is sending you that message, there's less pressure. But

0:28:33.240 --> 0:28:35.520
<v Speaker 6>I think this team also is driven by the pride

0:28:35.560 --> 0:28:38.480
<v Speaker 6>of knowing that they have about, I mean, a very

0:28:38.520 --> 0:28:42.320
<v Speaker 6>special window to do something so special in three peating,

0:28:42.840 --> 0:28:44.840
<v Speaker 6>knowing that you got to go through the process. Everybody's

0:28:44.920 --> 0:28:46.960
<v Speaker 6>gunning for you. But nonetheless, I think they're in a

0:28:47.000 --> 0:28:50.200
<v Speaker 6>very good situation. I think overall they're deep in everything.

0:28:50.280 --> 0:28:52.280
<v Speaker 6>The problement, including now the defensive side that was an

0:28:52.280 --> 0:28:54.520
<v Speaker 6>issue in the outfield is not a question market anymore.

0:28:55.560 --> 0:28:58.280
<v Speaker 2>It'll be a fun season. We're very lucky to have

0:28:58.600 --> 0:29:01.680
<v Speaker 2>this team to talk about after every single game of

0:29:01.720 --> 0:29:05.880
<v Speaker 2>the regular season and definitely into the postseason. Jose can't

0:29:05.880 --> 0:29:08.160
<v Speaker 2>wait to see you out here on opening Day. It

0:29:08.240 --> 0:29:09.240
<v Speaker 2>will be special.

0:29:10.160 --> 0:29:12.520
<v Speaker 6>Always a pleasure. Here we go, twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, before we close things out tonight, here it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Here are my meaningless predictions around Major League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's start in the NL West.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I've got the Dodgers winning, and yes, I'm going

0:29:47.400 --> 0:29:50.440
<v Speaker 2>to keep them under one hundred wins because during their

0:29:50.520 --> 0:29:53.760
<v Speaker 2>back to back championship runs, they have not won one

0:29:53.840 --> 0:29:56.440
<v Speaker 2>hundred games in the regular season. So I want that

0:29:56.520 --> 0:30:01.120
<v Speaker 2>trend to continue, and I'm going with ninety eight wins.

0:30:01.240 --> 0:30:03.920
<v Speaker 2>That's what I'm going with ninety eight wins for the Dodgers.

0:30:04.280 --> 0:30:06.800
<v Speaker 2>I could have got really greedy and set one hundred

0:30:06.800 --> 0:30:07.600
<v Speaker 2>and ten wins.

0:30:08.400 --> 0:30:09.080
<v Speaker 3>I don't want that.

0:30:09.760 --> 0:30:13.320
<v Speaker 2>I want under one hundred wins and them to be

0:30:13.400 --> 0:30:16.680
<v Speaker 2>ready for the postseason. I do believe the Padres are

0:30:16.720 --> 0:30:20.160
<v Speaker 2>going to be in second place this year, but I

0:30:20.200 --> 0:30:23.680
<v Speaker 2>don't see them being as close finishers. I see them

0:30:23.760 --> 0:30:26.640
<v Speaker 2>being at least six seven games back of the Dodgers

0:30:26.680 --> 0:30:29.240
<v Speaker 2>this year. I just don't believe they have the pitching

0:30:29.320 --> 0:30:32.280
<v Speaker 2>depth to be able to withstand one hundred and sixty

0:30:32.320 --> 0:30:36.080
<v Speaker 2>two games In the n now Central, I'm going with

0:30:36.120 --> 0:30:41.880
<v Speaker 2>the Brewers. Again, they do not get enough credit. Matt Arnold,

0:30:41.920 --> 0:30:45.000
<v Speaker 2>the GM there does not get enough credit for what

0:30:45.200 --> 0:30:49.040
<v Speaker 2>he has put together in Milwaukee. Everybody always talks about

0:30:49.040 --> 0:30:52.800
<v Speaker 2>Tampa Bay, but what they've done in Milwaukee is just

0:30:52.880 --> 0:30:56.400
<v Speaker 2>as impressive. And they made a couple of good trades

0:30:57.160 --> 0:30:59.880
<v Speaker 2>during the offseason to add to their pitching depth. So

0:31:00.160 --> 0:31:03.040
<v Speaker 2>I'm going with the Brewers in the Central. In the East,

0:31:03.480 --> 0:31:07.600
<v Speaker 2>I'm sticking with the Phillies, even though I've been told

0:31:07.600 --> 0:31:10.840
<v Speaker 2>the Mets are for real. But in the regular season,

0:31:11.400 --> 0:31:13.680
<v Speaker 2>I'm going with the Phillies. I just don't see how

0:31:13.720 --> 0:31:18.440
<v Speaker 2>the Mets can change a ten game deficit in one offseason.

0:31:19.000 --> 0:31:21.800
<v Speaker 2>I just don't see that happening because the Phillies are

0:31:21.840 --> 0:31:24.720
<v Speaker 2>still really good. But I do have the Mets making

0:31:24.760 --> 0:31:28.040
<v Speaker 2>the Wildcard, and I wouldn't be surprised to see a

0:31:28.200 --> 0:31:32.440
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Mets n LCS. I wouldn't be surprised to see that,

0:31:32.600 --> 0:31:35.320
<v Speaker 2>even though the Mets may not win the East. My

0:31:35.440 --> 0:31:39.520
<v Speaker 2>other two wildcard teams are the Diamondbacks and the Cubs.

0:31:40.040 --> 0:31:44.600
<v Speaker 2>Remember last year, the Reds made a wildcard by winning

0:31:44.720 --> 0:31:48.760
<v Speaker 2>just eighty three games that's very doable for the Diamondbacks,

0:31:48.760 --> 0:31:52.239
<v Speaker 2>who were basically a five hundred team last year. So

0:31:52.320 --> 0:31:56.560
<v Speaker 2>I got Mets, Diamondbacks, Cubs as the National League wildcards.

0:31:56.880 --> 0:31:59.680
<v Speaker 2>In the American League, I'm going with the Mariners. They

0:31:59.680 --> 0:32:02.800
<v Speaker 2>got the pitching, they added some offense with Brendan Donovan.

0:32:03.240 --> 0:32:07.280
<v Speaker 2>In the AL Central, I'm going with another pitching rich team,

0:32:07.400 --> 0:32:10.720
<v Speaker 2>the Detroit Tigers. I got the Tigers with school ball

0:32:10.800 --> 0:32:14.480
<v Speaker 2>from Bervaldez and Jack Flaherty as their front three and

0:32:14.560 --> 0:32:17.560
<v Speaker 2>ken Lee Jansen as their closer. I'm going with the

0:32:17.600 --> 0:32:21.240
<v Speaker 2>Tigers in a very soft AL Central. In the East,

0:32:21.320 --> 0:32:25.480
<v Speaker 2>I got the Yankees winning again and as the wildcard teams,

0:32:25.920 --> 0:32:29.640
<v Speaker 2>all three from the AL East. I got the Red Sox,

0:32:29.720 --> 0:32:33.040
<v Speaker 2>I got the Orioles, and I got the Jays as

0:32:33.120 --> 0:32:36.840
<v Speaker 2>the three wildcard teams. So the AL East a very

0:32:36.880 --> 0:32:39.160
<v Speaker 2>good division. I know they'll beat up on each other,

0:32:39.680 --> 0:32:44.360
<v Speaker 2>but I got four American League East teams winning it.

0:32:44.880 --> 0:32:47.800
<v Speaker 2>And here's my bullet prediction. It's going to be a

0:32:47.840 --> 0:32:52.320
<v Speaker 2>rematch of the twenty four World Series Dodgers Yankees. And

0:32:52.360 --> 0:32:54.360
<v Speaker 2>by the way, I mentioned this a few times on

0:32:54.400 --> 0:32:58.080
<v Speaker 2>Sports at LA since the Dodgers.

0:32:57.600 --> 0:32:59.640
<v Speaker 3>Went to the World Series in twenty eighteen.

0:33:00.120 --> 0:33:04.520
<v Speaker 2>They have faced every Al East team in the World

0:33:04.600 --> 0:33:09.040
<v Speaker 2>Series except the Baltimore Orioles. So maybe it's the Orioles

0:33:09.120 --> 0:33:11.400
<v Speaker 2>turn to take their shot at the Dodgers. But I

0:33:11.440 --> 0:33:16.680
<v Speaker 2>got Yankees twenty eighteen, Red Sox, twenty twenty Rays, twenty

0:33:16.760 --> 0:33:20.080
<v Speaker 2>twenty four Yankees, and last year, of course the Blue Jays.

0:33:20.720 --> 0:33:24.080
<v Speaker 2>Think about that. The Dodgers have taken down virtually every

0:33:24.200 --> 0:33:27.600
<v Speaker 2>Al East team since or faced every Ale East team

0:33:27.640 --> 0:33:30.320
<v Speaker 2>since twenty eighteen. The Red Sox beat the Dodgers in

0:33:30.360 --> 0:33:33.560
<v Speaker 2>the eighteen World Series. So there you have it. It's

0:33:33.560 --> 0:33:36.480
<v Speaker 2>a podcast. After it's a live show, it turns into

0:33:36.480 --> 0:33:39.440
<v Speaker 2>a podcast, so you can have it forever and bring

0:33:39.480 --> 0:33:41.960
<v Speaker 2>the receipts whenever you want. Then I'll do it for

0:33:42.040 --> 0:33:44.960
<v Speaker 2>us on Dodger Talk tonight. Thanks for hanging around and listening.

0:33:45.000 --> 0:33:48.560
<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Colin Ye who is incredible at what he does.

0:33:48.680 --> 0:33:52.520
<v Speaker 2>Glad to have him back for another season. Also Dwayne McDonald,

0:33:52.520 --> 0:33:55.120
<v Speaker 2>great to have him back for another season. Without those

0:33:55.160 --> 0:33:58.239
<v Speaker 2>two guys, they are the glue we would not be

0:33:58.280 --> 0:34:00.840
<v Speaker 2>able to make it through one hundred and sixty two games.

0:34:01.080 --> 0:34:02.280
<v Speaker 3>And thank you to you.

0:34:02.400 --> 0:34:05.920
<v Speaker 2>Without you, there is no Dodger Baseball, there is no

0:34:06.040 --> 0:34:09.400
<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk, so thank you for joining us on another

0:34:09.680 --> 0:34:12.680
<v Speaker 2>which should be exciting season all the way to the

0:34:12.680 --> 0:34:16.480
<v Speaker 2>finish line with this incredible Dodger team. In case you

0:34:16.480 --> 0:34:18.560
<v Speaker 2>missed any of the show or any of our interviews

0:34:18.640 --> 0:34:22.359
<v Speaker 2>during spring training, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 2>And I got to give a special shout out to

0:34:24.120 --> 0:34:27.560
<v Speaker 2>my guy Sam at Downy Hunday. That is how I'm

0:34:27.600 --> 0:34:31.920
<v Speaker 2>getting to Dodger Stadium every single day with my Downy

0:34:32.360 --> 0:34:36.640
<v Speaker 2>Hundai Tucson. So thank you Downy Hundai. And they're getting

0:34:36.640 --> 0:34:38.920
<v Speaker 2>a Dodger Blue car for me, so I should have

0:34:39.000 --> 0:34:41.000
<v Speaker 2>that in the next couple of weeks. If you see

0:34:41.040 --> 0:34:43.840
<v Speaker 2>me rolling down Ventura Boulevard, all right, that'll do.

0:34:43.840 --> 0:34:45.560
<v Speaker 3>It for us tonight. Can't wait to talk to you

0:34:45.640 --> 0:34:46.240
<v Speaker 3>on Thursday.

0:34:46.239 --> 0:34:49.920
<v Speaker 2>Our coverage begins at four o'clock with Morongo Casino Dodgers

0:34:49.960 --> 0:34:54.320
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<v Speaker 2>Zach Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Fox Sports Radio is next.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great rest of your night. We'll talk to

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<v Speaker 2>you Thursday.

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<v Speaker 3>Seal and you will seal the Deel Times h