WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (3-31-26) 

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

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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.

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<v Speaker 3>The Dodgers are the favorites to become 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, virgea running back to.

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<v Speaker 1>Get in on the show called eight six six nine

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<v Speaker 1>eighty seven two five seventy, and be sure to follow

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk wherever you get short podcasts. Here's your host,

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<v Speaker 1>David Vase, last.

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<v Speaker 3>Day, Welcome the Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>David Vasse with you until eleven thirty tonight right here

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<v Speaker 2>on AM five to seventy LA Sports. After the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>on Otani Night beat the Guardians four to one. We

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<v Speaker 2>have phone lines open at eight sixty six nine, eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy. We will hear from show, Hey Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>we will hear from Max Muncy. We will check in

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<v Speaker 2>with Jose Mota, and we will take your phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>So a lot to get to between now and eleven thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's start with Otani and then we'll get into the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger offense.

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<v Speaker 3>Because I know.

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<v Speaker 2>I always preach let the season breathe a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>but some signs are a little concerning, and this Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>offense is leaving a lot to be desired considering how

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<v Speaker 2>talented it is and how disciplined they usually are, and

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<v Speaker 2>it just hasn't materialized yet in the first five games.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'll re emphasize it's only the first five games.

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<v Speaker 2>But still, some of the pitchers the Dodgers have faced

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<v Speaker 2>they should be doing a lot more damage against than

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<v Speaker 2>they have, and specifically a couple of their hitters in

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<v Speaker 2>the first three of their lineup. So I'll get to

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<v Speaker 2>that in a second, But first sho Heotani, who since

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning of spring training seems to be on a

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<v Speaker 2>mission to have his best pitching season of his career.

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<v Speaker 2>You go back to his first season with the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>He set goals.

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<v Speaker 2>He set goals to steal fifty bases, to be a

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<v Speaker 2>really good base runner, a base Steeler. He and Clayton

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<v Speaker 2>McCullough teamed up for that. He was the first fifty

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<v Speaker 2>to fifty player last year. He wanted to ease back

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<v Speaker 2>into pitching, and he also wanted to be the best

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<v Speaker 2>hitter he could possibly be, and knowing that he was

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<v Speaker 2>coming back to pitch, he couldn't run as much hit

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<v Speaker 2>fifty five home runs, but this year, even Andrew Friedman

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<v Speaker 2>said it in spring training, he seems to be on

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<v Speaker 2>a mission pitching wise this season, and that's very clear

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<v Speaker 2>and has been very clear that's been his focus. And

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<v Speaker 2>certainly we saw that on display tonight. Six scoreless sinnings,

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<v Speaker 2>allowed just one hit, had six strikeouts, did walk three

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<v Speaker 2>and hit a batter. So I'm sure if you're Otani

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<v Speaker 2>and the level of greatness that he strives, he's looking

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<v Speaker 2>at that and what he can do better. But for

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<v Speaker 2>his first start, and for a guy that's leading off

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<v Speaker 2>for the back to back world champion Dodgers, overall, a

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<v Speaker 2>really good night as he shined for a sellout crowd

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<v Speaker 2>on Yoshi Bobblehead night. You couldn't have two bigger things

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<v Speaker 2>happening on the same night at Dodger Stadium than Otani

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<v Speaker 2>starting the game and having In my opinion, and I

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<v Speaker 2>took a survey, it feels like tonight's bobblehead giveaway was

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<v Speaker 2>top three. I mean, this side of Otani's first bobblehead

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<v Speaker 2>and the Otani decoy dog bobblehead, this one is top

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<v Speaker 2>three as far as demand and frenzy over a bobblehead,

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah, you know, it's funny getting some text from people. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I got here, didn't get one as like, yeah, open

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<v Speaker 2>ended text, I'm not offering to find you on okay,

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<v Speaker 2>And I was right. Our guy here, Dwayne MacDonald, our

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<v Speaker 2>producer engineer who usually says, nah, I'll pass on the bobblehead,

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<v Speaker 2>he scooped up not just one, but he scooped up two.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, Dwayne. I got sources, not just with baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>I got sources up here in the press box. Everybody

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<v Speaker 2>wanted this Yoshi bobblehead tonight and you could see a

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<v Speaker 2>fun ig live on our AM five seventy l A Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>We went to uh to the concourse there in the

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<v Speaker 2>right field Loaje entrance, you can uh you could see

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<v Speaker 2>me try to convince fans to give me their Yoshi bobbleheads.

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<v Speaker 2>But back to Otani, a great night, a great debut

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<v Speaker 2>to start the season show. Hey, Otani spoke to the

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<v Speaker 2>media for the first time this season after his start

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<v Speaker 2>and win.

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<v Speaker 4>How do you sort of feel just being able to

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<v Speaker 4>have a fully built up sort of starts the season,

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<v Speaker 4>you only go six aies first sort of out, Jim

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<v Speaker 4>Mean na.

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<v Speaker 5>My Masca, oh Mama's.

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<v Speaker 6>Opening. The opating group.

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<v Speaker 7>Forces good to be able to start the game, go

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<v Speaker 7>through six under a limited pitch count, and you know,

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<v Speaker 7>even in this condition, I thought, I'm going to put

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<v Speaker 7>a charge of the experience.

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<v Speaker 6>Do you feel like you're a better picture?

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe then you worry last year Day said that your

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<v Speaker 4>stuff has even gotten better than it was. First in back.

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<v Speaker 5>You can give shut the mast didn't play.

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<v Speaker 8>She's Leason And.

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<v Speaker 7>That's mine. Tension every year is to be a better pitcher,

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<v Speaker 7>better player, and I hope that at the end of

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<v Speaker 7>the year something that my intention is to be able

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<v Speaker 7>to look back and say, that was a really good

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<v Speaker 7>pitching season.

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<v Speaker 4>What way do you feel like the better.

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<v Speaker 6>Can move up to this skittle?

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<v Speaker 7>I'm last year I felt good, But this year I

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<v Speaker 7>do feel a lot more loose and easy pitching overall.

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<v Speaker 7>And you know, looking back at today's outing specifically, that

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<v Speaker 7>wasn't necessarily the cay so that's something I want to

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<v Speaker 7>work on. But compared to last season, I do feel

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<v Speaker 7>a lot a lot loose and easy.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>There was show he Tani with Will Ireton after tonight's

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<v Speaker 2>game on Sports net LA, and certainly It's impressive that show.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Otani could have that type of feel for so

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<v Speaker 2>many different pitches in his first start of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said during the Clubhouse show, I know everybody

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<v Speaker 2>these days loves looking at the radar gun and the

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<v Speaker 2>velocity that Otani and other pitchers have ninety eight ninety nine,

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred. But for me, my favorite pitch that I've

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<v Speaker 2>watched for from Otani since becoming a Dodger starting last

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<v Speaker 2>year as a pitcher is his curveball. I love his curveball.

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<v Speaker 2>And certainly the Dodgers have had a lot of great

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<v Speaker 2>pitchers with great curveballs, namely Clayton Kershaw, Sandy Kofax to

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<v Speaker 2>name a few, but as recently as Kershaw, who had

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<v Speaker 2>that beautiful twelve six curveball signature curveball. I love Otani's curveball,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, I think he knows it's a big

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<v Speaker 2>time weapon because he threw it the second most out

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<v Speaker 2>of any of his pitches tonight. He threw twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>curveballs tonight, thirty two four seen fastballs, and then mixed in,

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<v Speaker 2>you know a few of his other pitches, the splitter,

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<v Speaker 2>the sweeper, but man to have a feel for that

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<v Speaker 2>curveball tonight was really special. Eight six, six, nine, seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. Now the next

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<v Speaker 2>question is no, is he It's not. Is he going

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<v Speaker 2>to win the Cy Young Award? I warned you, or

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<v Speaker 2>I gave you at least a great handicap before the

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<v Speaker 2>season started. When I saw the odds that Otani was

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<v Speaker 2>forty to one to win the National League Cy Young Award,

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<v Speaker 2>I advised all of you gamblers out there to jump

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<v Speaker 2>on that. Now you've lost your chance. With every start,

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<v Speaker 2>those odds are going down, down, down, down. You missed

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<v Speaker 2>your chance. Now the next question is when does he

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<v Speaker 2>pitch again. The entire baseball world wants Otani to pitch

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<v Speaker 2>next Wednesday, interno that would be on seven days rest.

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<v Speaker 3>We all want to see it.

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<v Speaker 2>We all want to see Otani go back to Rogers

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<v Speaker 2>Center and make the start like he did in Game

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<v Speaker 2>seven of the World Series in what is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be an electric environment at Rogers Center next week. How

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<v Speaker 2>incredible would it be on Getaway Day, the final game

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<v Speaker 2>of that series, to have Otani take the mound against

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<v Speaker 2>the Blue Jays. We all remember, you know, one of

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<v Speaker 2>the scenes of Game seven in that seesaw incredible. Game

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<v Speaker 2>seven was Bo Bishett hitting that three run home run

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<v Speaker 2>and Otani doubled over after a Bishett hit that home run.

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<v Speaker 2>Would love to see Otani go back there and show

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<v Speaker 2>the Blue Jays the new and improved Otani pitcher better

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<v Speaker 2>than ever, better than the twenty three Otani pitching version.

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<v Speaker 3>We all want to see it.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Blue Jays is going to be epic for an

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<v Speaker 2>in early April series. I mean, the schedule makers at

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<v Speaker 2>Major League Baseball knew what they were doing to have

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series rematch this early in the season. With

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers turn to go back to Toronto, it is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be even the players already have it circle.

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<v Speaker 2>They know they're going back to Toronto next week. So if

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<v Speaker 2>Otani doesn't pitch in Toronto, as I would love and

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<v Speaker 2>the baseball world would love, then you're talking about him

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<v Speaker 2>pitching on nine days rest a week from Friday here

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodger Stadium against a Rangers team. So we'll see

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<v Speaker 2>which direction it goes. But for any pitcher, even Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>nine days rest, that's that's a long time in between

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<v Speaker 2>starts eight six, six, nine, eight, seven, two five seventy

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. Let's go out to Howard and Porterville.

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<v Speaker 2>You're on Dodger Talk with David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing, Howard doing good?

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<v Speaker 9>Good to hear you guys back. You're a stellar analyst.

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<v Speaker 10>I've been listening to you for a long time, man,

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<v Speaker 10>and I really enjoyed listening to Oil and.

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<v Speaker 9>The whole crew, down to Miss Kirsten, Jerry Hartong, everybody.

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<v Speaker 10>You guys have some great analysts anyway, for anybody who

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<v Speaker 10>didn't know, not that it counts a lot baseball wise,

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<v Speaker 10>the city of Los Angeles had their way with Cleveland

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<v Speaker 10>tonight because the Lakers also beat the Cavaliers down the

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<v Speaker 10>street at Crypto tonight. My question for you, though, was

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<v Speaker 10>with the Dodgers beating the Diamondbacks the first three games, I.

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<v Speaker 9>Think that means they only need four more to win

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<v Speaker 9>the season series of the remaining nine games, how much

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<v Speaker 9>does that help them if they accomplish that they.

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<v Speaker 2>Play them thirteen times during the season since they're in

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<v Speaker 2>the same Divis vision, Howard, so that's a long ways off.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for the phone call, and yeah, how about that.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that connection. Since Mark Walter owns both the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and the Lakers. Luca had forty two points and

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<v Speaker 2>twelve assists beating the Cavaliers one twenty seven to one

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen tonight in Downtown LA and Lebron James against his

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<v Speaker 2>old team fourteen points, five rebounds. But the Dodgers, you

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<v Speaker 2>saw the urgency in Dave roberts managing style tonight in

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<v Speaker 2>a non safe situation. He brought in Edwin Diaz in

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<v Speaker 2>the rain in the ninth inning to close things out.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to North Hollywood. Steve, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing, Steve good?

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<v Speaker 7>How are you doing?

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<v Speaker 3>Dave great?

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<v Speaker 6>So I'm thinking.

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<v Speaker 7>It might be a little bit too early to start Otani,

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<v Speaker 7>you know, with intensity pitching this early.

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<v Speaker 6>If it were me, obviously it's not up to me,

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<v Speaker 6>I wouldn't have him start to July.

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<v Speaker 4>On August.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know what you think about that.

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<v Speaker 3>No, No, I mean he wants to be a pitcher.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers slow played him back in rehab style last year.

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<v Speaker 2>He has prepared himself for this season. It's one thing

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<v Speaker 2>if a guy comes into camp and has not prepared Steve,

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<v Speaker 2>but Otani's been preparing all season long to come back

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<v Speaker 2>and pitch that's who he is, that's his identity as

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<v Speaker 2>a player, and the Dodgers and Otani are going to

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<v Speaker 2>write it out this year.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, I mean, let's hop it turns out well. But

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<v Speaker 6>I was just really, why.

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<v Speaker 3>Why are you so nervous? Why? Why? Why are you

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<v Speaker 3>so nervous?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, even when O'tani injured his elbow with the

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<v Speaker 2>Angels two separate times, he's still hit as a dh

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<v Speaker 2>it didn't prevent him from continuing to hit.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, it probably won't hurt to wrest Otani months

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<v Speaker 6>in rest, but.

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<v Speaker 2>He pitches once a week and he hits every day. So,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this guy is a mache Steve. He is

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<v Speaker 2>not a mere immortal like Steve from North Hollywood. You

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<v Speaker 2>need to rest. Otani doesn't need to rest.

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<v Speaker 6>All right, Dave, I'll take your word for it. Let's hope.

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<v Speaker 6>So he is a machine. Thanks for all right, Steve.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, have some load management out there in North Hollywood.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Why don't you drive to Elta Hano once

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<v Speaker 2>in a while instead of walk?

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<v Speaker 3>All right?

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<v Speaker 6>Got it?

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<v Speaker 8>All right?

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<v Speaker 6>Brother?

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Steve, thanks for the phone call. Rest.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, maybe Steve in North Hollywood needs rest. Otani doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>need rest, speaking of Elta Hano. Tonight's game was brought

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<v Speaker 2>to you by Modello. Modello. The mark of a fighter

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<v Speaker 2>eight six, six, nine to eighty seven two five seventy

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. All right, I want to get

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<v Speaker 2>into this Dodger offense. This Dodger offense is frustrating me

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<v Speaker 2>through the first five games of the season. Again, we're

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<v Speaker 2>over hyping this Dodger offense or not over hyping it.

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<v Speaker 3>We're just waiting for it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a really good lineup if they played to their potential.

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<v Speaker 2>We saw this offense slump the second half of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>We saw them hit two oh three in the World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>And here we are after opening Day and they could

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<v Speaker 2>barely scratch across three runs against the Diamondbacks in each

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<v Speaker 2>of the last two games. Tonight, they can barely scratch

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<v Speaker 2>across two runs before the ninth In last night, they

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<v Speaker 2>were shut down by a young left hander.

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<v Speaker 3>So what's going on with this offense?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I point to the first three hitters, Otani, Tucker,

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<v Speaker 2>and Mookie Betts Shoeotani does not have an extra base

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<v Speaker 2>hit so far. He's been very human in the first

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<v Speaker 2>five games as a hitter. Kyle Tucker, see this is

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<v Speaker 2>the reason why I believe Kyle Tucker was such a

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<v Speaker 2>good fit in LA and part of the reason why

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<v Speaker 2>he said, you know what, no, thanks Mets, I'm coming

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<v Speaker 2>to LA to be one of many.

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<v Speaker 3>Really good players.

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<v Speaker 2>Because the Mets fans and city field we're booing Bob

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<v Speaker 2>Bischett in the after the first three games of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't hear any booze at Dodger Stadium for Kyle Tucker,

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<v Speaker 2>who is four for nineteen to start his Dodger career

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<v Speaker 2>with eight strikeouts. That is the reason why Kyle Tucker

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<v Speaker 2>is a Dodger. Not to mention the sixty million dollars

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<v Speaker 2>they gave him each year, but the Mets were right

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<v Speaker 2>there as well, fifty five million dollars. But can you

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<v Speaker 2>imagine Bob Boschette being booed in New York and Queens

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<v Speaker 2>after the first three games. Nobody is even saying anything

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<v Speaker 2>about Tucker and he's off to a dreadful start. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he made a couple of nice plays in the outfield,

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<v Speaker 2>but really, I mean outside of a drawn in infield

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<v Speaker 2>single on the ground through the infield, he's striking out

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<v Speaker 2>a lot, a lot. Eight strikeouts in his first nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>at bats. Mookie Bets isn't much better to start the

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<v Speaker 2>year either. Three for is first nineteen with one walk.

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking about your two and three hitters, and you're

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<v Speaker 2>wondering why the Dodger offense isn't doing much of anything.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman can't get up

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<v Speaker 2>with runners on base with that kind of production.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's got to change.

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<v Speaker 2>Once the first three hitters get it going, then this

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger offense is going to get it going. But these

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<v Speaker 2>guys need to start, you know. I mean it's only

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<v Speaker 2>five games. I understand, all right, I'm gonna pump the

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<v Speaker 2>brakes on myself, but dang it, I expect a lot

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<v Speaker 2>from this Dodger offense. Sorry, I know I'm emotional, but

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<v Speaker 2>geeze four for nineteen, three for nineteen, Mookie only has

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<v Speaker 2>one walk. Let's go out to Santa Monica. Evan, you're

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk with David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing? Evan?

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<v Speaker 6>It right?

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<v Speaker 2>David?

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<v Speaker 11>I mean, come on, I love your passion right now.

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<v Speaker 12>Five games and I feel the same way I was

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<v Speaker 12>at the game tonight.

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<v Speaker 8>I got a Yoshi.

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<v Speaker 12>Babblehead, loved watching Otani pitch, but.

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<v Speaker 8>I still think it's so.

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<v Speaker 12>Interesting when he has to bat leadoff, that he runs

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<v Speaker 12>back in, has to stay out on the field, gets

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<v Speaker 12>all his equipment, gets in the box, then he gets

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<v Speaker 12>the walk, then he's staying out on the bases.

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<v Speaker 11>I'm just wondering, would you on days that he starts,

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<v Speaker 11>bat him second and let somebody else take that leadoff

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<v Speaker 11>position so he has this a second to breathe.

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<v Speaker 3>Or Okay, I know everybody talks about that.

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<v Speaker 2>Hold on, hold on, I know everybody talks about that,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a fair point, right, And I know last

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<v Speaker 2>year when he did start games, his offense was not

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<v Speaker 2>as good.

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<v Speaker 3>But hear me out on this seven.

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<v Speaker 2>What's to say that he doesn't lead off the fourth

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<v Speaker 2>inning after pitching the top half of the fourth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's no guarantees he doesn't lead off other

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<v Speaker 2>innings in the game outside of the first innings, so

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<v Speaker 2>to me, I I understand the argument, but there's no

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<v Speaker 2>guarantees that he wouldn't lead off maybe two other innings

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<v Speaker 2>in the game if if that's the way it shook out.

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<v Speaker 11>Yes, absolutely, I'm just trying to think in his head

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<v Speaker 11>how that feels to start the game one, two, three,

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<v Speaker 11>and then just get a little breather. That's it.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I saw like in the sixth inning it seemed

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<v Speaker 2>like he was exhaling. That's the only time where I've

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<v Speaker 2>seen him basically exhale and then remind himself, Oh, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't have time to exhale.

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<v Speaker 3>I have to lead off this inning.

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<v Speaker 2>And we saw that after the sixth inning where he thought,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I could go back and take a deep breath,

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<v Speaker 2>but they reminded him, you're leading off the bottom of

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<v Speaker 2>the sixth so in those and that's a great example

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<v Speaker 2>of the fact that even though you hit him second

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<v Speaker 2>or third, or fifth or sixth, who's to say he's

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<v Speaker 2>not leading off the bottom of the sixth inning.

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<v Speaker 11>It's a great point. And you know, I'm just happy

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<v Speaker 11>Dodger Baseball's back.

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<v Speaker 6>Love you, Dave.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for the phone call.

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

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<v Speaker 2>I understand it. Eric Harrows was talking about it a

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<v Speaker 2>lot on sports and at LA last year.

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<v Speaker 3>But that's who he is, and he is one of one.

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<v Speaker 2>And if the Dodgers and Otani didn't believe that they

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<v Speaker 2>were capable, they would Otani would would pivot and say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what maybe hitting second or third is better

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<v Speaker 2>for me on the days that I pitch, especially at

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<v Speaker 2>home on the road, obviously he would be hitting first.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's a mood point. But you know, he's just spectacular.

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<v Speaker 2>I just say, sit back and enjoy the show. Because,

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<v Speaker 2>like I have said since the beginning, since Otani got here,

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<v Speaker 2>I fully echo Charlie Steiner's sentiments that Dodger games are

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<v Speaker 2>not just games anymore. They are events. And tonight was

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<v Speaker 2>a perfect example of an event. This was not just

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<v Speaker 2>a baseball game tonight. This was an event. There was

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<v Speaker 2>a Laker game in downtown, but this was an LA

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<v Speaker 2>sporting event. Eight six six seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. Hey, there was some Turner broadcasting going

0:21:13.040 --> 0:21:16.479
<v Speaker 2>on tonight. TBS at Baseball on Tuesday Nights start up

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<v Speaker 2>again tonight and Pedro Martinez, a guy that is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the greatest pitchers of all time, was on set

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<v Speaker 2>and marveling at Otani's first start of the season.

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<v Speaker 13>Choh is a human freak. I think Choha was made

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<v Speaker 13>by Ai.

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<v Speaker 3>Really, Choh is just amazing.

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<v Speaker 13>How can you get the field for pitching so early

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<v Speaker 13>in the season and used that variety of pitches effectively

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<v Speaker 13>all night against a pretty good team because they they can.

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<v Speaker 13>Both those guys are young, but Josera Mires and those

0:21:50.320 --> 0:21:56.000
<v Speaker 13>guys and I Soulozerra mirrors hitting left. Take auld swing

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<v Speaker 13>on a fastball that when he went to swing, the

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<v Speaker 13>bowl was right there as gonna hit him right there.

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<v Speaker 13>So that that's a lot to say. And that was

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<v Speaker 13>the fat Well young a little bit. He wanted to

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<v Speaker 13>get it in there because he knows old he's quick

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<v Speaker 13>in there. But man, that was impressive to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>That was the one and only Pedro Martinez. Hey, that's

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<v Speaker 2>a good comparison. Yeah, I agree, Oh, Tani's Ai. What

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<v Speaker 2>you saw tonight was Ai. Pedro's the best and he

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<v Speaker 2>does a great job on MLB Network and tonight on

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

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. Let's go out to g Man

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

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<v Speaker 8>Hey, Dave, first time ever being on this channel with you,

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<v Speaker 8>so thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>I fell silly going out to U g Man. Hello, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I was trying to tell you g Man. It felt

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<v Speaker 2>weird going out to a caller named g Man. Can

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<v Speaker 2>I just call you g.

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<v Speaker 6>Well?

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<v Speaker 8>That's my call I go by G and they call

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<v Speaker 8>me g Man. Kind of a deal weird.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, go ahead, but anyways, anyways, ques.

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<v Speaker 8>I said, I was going to talk about defense, but

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<v Speaker 8>or the lack of offense, but I kind of want

0:23:13.200 --> 0:23:16.520
<v Speaker 8>to switch up. Miggie Rowe. I had a chance to

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<v Speaker 8>meet him last week at a friend's house, and I

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<v Speaker 8>just want to say he was just the chillest person ever.

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<v Speaker 8>And can you explain his autograph to me? Because I

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<v Speaker 8>did have him sign something for me, and I saw

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<v Speaker 8>the seventy two, but I was trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 8>what he actually signed his signature, do you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, Yeah, I just saw a signature a few times

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<v Speaker 2>because I was with him at WSS and Boyle Heights

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<v Speaker 2>last week, and I got to say, his autograph, compared

0:23:47.119 --> 0:23:51.280
<v Speaker 2>to some of the younger guys, is better than most.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of these guys you can't even read their names.

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<v Speaker 2>But at least Miguel Rojas is signature. You could tell

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<v Speaker 2>it's Miguel and it's Rojas, and he rights his numbers,

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<v Speaker 2>so to me, it's more legible than most.

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<v Speaker 8>Okay, okay, Well, to say, Dave appreciate you, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Mean, wait a minute, you're just gonna bury the lead.

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<v Speaker 2>You were at your friend's house and Miguel Rojas was there.

0:24:13.840 --> 0:24:17.040
<v Speaker 2>I mean, you're just gonna bury the lead right there. Geeve,

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<v Speaker 2>is that a humble brag? You wanted to call in

0:24:19.080 --> 0:24:21.920
<v Speaker 2>and say, Hey, my friend is friends with Miguel Rojas.

0:24:21.960 --> 0:24:24.840
<v Speaker 2>How does that happen? How does Miguel Rojas end up

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<v Speaker 2>at your friend's house?

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<v Speaker 3>Dave?

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<v Speaker 8>I can't, I really can't.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, I mean you just can't call in and say

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<v Speaker 3>that and not explain.

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<v Speaker 8>At an event, I will come up to you. I

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<v Speaker 8>think you'll remember my name and I'll tell you what

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<v Speaker 8>the circumstances were.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, sounds good, g man. Thank you for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>What a mysterious phone call. You don't even give your

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<v Speaker 2>real name and you mysteriously say that Miguel Rojas was

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<v Speaker 2>at your friend's house. Yeah, Miguel's a great guy, regular dude.

0:24:59.480 --> 0:25:02.760
<v Speaker 2>He actually a hobby aers last week in downtown La.

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<v Speaker 2>My guy Hobvier took care of him.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, we're gonna take a time out here on

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<v Speaker 3>Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>When we come back, another mysterious man, Jose Mota, will

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<v Speaker 2>join us as the Dodgers defeat the Guardians four to

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<v Speaker 2>one on A five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>On air at AM five seventy, online at AM five

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<v Speaker 1>seventy LA sports dot com, and available by podcast on

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<v Speaker 1>the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 3>This is Dodger Tom with Damn Bassi.

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<v Speaker 14>There's a one one to Munsey. He swings hits a

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<v Speaker 14>drive to right way back, it goes and Max Munsey

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<v Speaker 14>has hit it out Hexwell, swinging the silver hammer for

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<v Speaker 14>the first time this season. HiT's two nothing, oh lot

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<v Speaker 14>of blast pie Munson.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what that's called. That's called pregame Karma. Max Monsey,

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<v Speaker 2>he joined us on the pregame Show and what does

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<v Speaker 2>he do at his first home run of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Monsey and the Dodgers defeat the Guardians tonight by a

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<v Speaker 2>final scorer of four to one. David Vas Say, Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>talk with you until the bottom of the hour. Daniels

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, Monsey's home run pulls in within one

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<v Speaker 2>home run to tye Steve Garvey for the third most

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<v Speaker 2>home runs in LA Dodger history. How about that Monsey

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<v Speaker 2>not only would thirteen postseason home runs the most LA

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<v Speaker 2>Brooklyn franchise history, now just one home run away from

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<v Speaker 2>tying the great Dodger Steve Garvey for third most in

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<v Speaker 2>LA Dodger regular season His way three.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, let's check in with Jose Moda.

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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose Mota, what did you think about Pedro

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<v Speaker 2>Martinez saying what we saw tonight from Otani was Ai.

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<v Speaker 6>Who rather than better to describe that better of catching

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<v Speaker 6>up with the times too, to use certain definitions and

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<v Speaker 6>match it well with what everybody can understand nowadays. Good

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<v Speaker 6>job by Pete.

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<v Speaker 3>What did you think about Otani?

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<v Speaker 2>How does he have such great feel for all his

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<v Speaker 2>pitches so early in the season.

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<v Speaker 6>He's engaged in what he does. He takes everything pretty

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<v Speaker 6>much to detail, to heart. He doesn't want to fail.

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<v Speaker 6>He doesn't want to fail, his teammates, doesn't want to fail,

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<v Speaker 6>his country, doesn't want to fail Dodger fans, And that's

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<v Speaker 6>why he is who he is. I mean, if you

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<v Speaker 6>see the thing that Joey does mentally in the off season,

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<v Speaker 6>you go, you think he's pitching every single night. That's

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<v Speaker 6>a type of approach he has to life, and that's

0:27:58.000 --> 0:28:00.520
<v Speaker 6>a tough approach he has to pitching. Considering that now

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<v Speaker 6>the full season, I mean mentally he's in there. Paranceins

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<v Speaker 6>I told you the last out of the World Series

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<v Speaker 6>seems like for this moment. And when you also keep

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<v Speaker 6>him to consideration and take this into consideration, Dave, when

0:28:11.920 --> 0:28:13.480
<v Speaker 6>he come to the string training and he has like

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<v Speaker 6>everything lined up in the program for guys to meet

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<v Speaker 6>their starts, saying, Yamamota, who's gonna picture? You know, Team

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<v Speaker 6>Japan WBC. But O Todi didn't have the luxury, but

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<v Speaker 6>he made sure that whatever the other guys were doing,

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<v Speaker 6>he almost stayed on par with that. And then when

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<v Speaker 6>I talked to him in Tokyo and I said, what

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<v Speaker 6>are you throwing your live VP which didn't happen in Tokio,

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<v Speaker 6>threw a long boatpin over there. He goes, uh, if

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<v Speaker 6>we get to Miami and'm gonna start there and it's

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<v Speaker 6>gonna be long, and he went like force simulated innings

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<v Speaker 6>right away, which is unusual for him and for anybody

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<v Speaker 6>you know not rehabbing. He was not rehabing his anybody

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<v Speaker 6>for a season. And then you see the last down

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<v Speaker 6>against the Angels and preaches and going eighty six pitches

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<v Speaker 6>and go, this guy's more than ready. And you understand

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<v Speaker 6>ing O very well now by nowadave. A lot of

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<v Speaker 6>these things are dictated by one guy, Shohil Tony. How

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<v Speaker 6>he feels, how is arms responding, how he's bouncing back,

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<v Speaker 6>and when he's the eighty six for preseason outing, well,

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<v Speaker 6>let me tell you you could not expect anything less

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<v Speaker 6>here today, first outing of the season, when he's going

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<v Speaker 6>to be a complete pitcher and go up and make

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<v Speaker 6>you twenty five to thirty starts.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you give us some hope that he may pitch

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<v Speaker 2>in Toronto on seven days rest or do you believe

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<v Speaker 2>that nine days rest back at home is more likely.

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<v Speaker 6>I hope that if he's going to be a full

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<v Speaker 6>time pitcher, that he takes the ball in Toronto, And

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<v Speaker 6>I hope that that is the agreement they have. Knowing that,

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, he's going to have plenty of time to

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<v Speaker 6>take the ball. If you take away the circumstances, it

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<v Speaker 6>doesn't matter. It's about making his start. Yeah, it's historic,

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<v Speaker 6>it's impactful. Is going to be every light on every

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<v Speaker 6>eye of the world baseball on that outing. But Choy

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<v Speaker 6>needs to stay and the doggie do to stay with

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<v Speaker 6>him where he is, doesn't matter if it was Toronto

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<v Speaker 6>or Saint Luis or Tampa Bay. I hope he stays

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<v Speaker 6>in tune with his outing right now, with the schedule,

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<v Speaker 6>to make that start when he needs to make it,

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<v Speaker 6>regardless against him.

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota is joining us on Dodger Talk after the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers beat the Guardians four to one tonight. Now I

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<v Speaker 2>know it's only four games, Jose, but maybe you could

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<v Speaker 2>help us understand what's going on with this Dodger offense.

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned the slow starts for Tucker and Mookie, but

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<v Speaker 2>tonight four strikeouts looking two from Mookie bets. Are the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers going back to guessing what they might be seeing?

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<v Speaker 2>Do they have to start looking more for their own zone?

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<v Speaker 2>What's going on with this Dodger offense.

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<v Speaker 6>It's all about five games. If they pumped the brakes

0:30:36.560 --> 0:30:39.600
<v Speaker 6>a little bit days three days ago, we're talking about

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<v Speaker 6>how is this Dodger offin is going to be stopped.

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<v Speaker 6>And now you facing guys that you are not facing

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<v Speaker 6>in spring training. Now you're facing guys that have way

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<v Speaker 6>more information on you, and they can base information and

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<v Speaker 6>scouting based on a couple of things. Number one, will

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<v Speaker 6>they get pregame based on cumulative stuff, and also number

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<v Speaker 6>two on what they see the previous at bat and

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<v Speaker 6>how you react to that. I think baseball fact talking

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<v Speaker 6>to a lot of scouts up few from the front

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<v Speaker 6>offense is going back to that a little bit more

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<v Speaker 6>and trusting the catchers, trusting their pitchers and what they

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<v Speaker 6>see their first step bat, because you know it's gotten

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<v Speaker 6>to a point where it's like culative information. Go out

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<v Speaker 6>there and pitch this one because of what forty have baths,

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<v Speaker 6>fifty at baths. No talk to me about how the

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<v Speaker 6>guys swinging today. And I think that's what seeing with

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<v Speaker 6>the values right now. If you think about this kid

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<v Speaker 6>last night, Parker Messick, how many times did he threw

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<v Speaker 6>breaking balls and breaking ball counts and how many times

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<v Speaker 6>did he surprise guys with fastballs. Dodgiers hitters are a

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<v Speaker 6>little bit off killed right now. But I'm going to

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<v Speaker 6>say at the same time that Kyle Tucker does have

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<v Speaker 6>the pantells, eight of them, but he also had a

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<v Speaker 6>game winner the other day, just a couple of days ago.

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<v Speaker 6>He goes Arizona, So you got to take the battle

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<v Speaker 6>with the good. Adjustice is a part of the game,

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<v Speaker 6>the scheduling, the intensity of the series of the season.

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<v Speaker 6>And at the same time we know that at the

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<v Speaker 6>right time they will come through because it's just way

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<v Speaker 6>too talented, way too deep. So we can say at

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<v Speaker 6>four and one right now without the offense clicking, it

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<v Speaker 6>should be a fun summer.

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<v Speaker 2>Fair to say though, so that this offense is only

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<v Speaker 2>going to go as far as the first three hitters

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<v Speaker 2>get this offense going right, because if this is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be the first three hitters, they've got to get

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<v Speaker 2>on base and keep the line moving right.

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<v Speaker 6>So when they're ascent, guess what, that's what you have

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<v Speaker 6>at will Smith. You have a max months, you have

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<v Speaker 6>Tail coming through today, and then you have Andy Payes,

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<v Speaker 6>so everything ends up running up very nicely. I don't

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<v Speaker 6>think we're going to see nine guys be hot at

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<v Speaker 6>the same time, but yes, the big guys need to

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<v Speaker 6>be the big guys, and right now, from showy at

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<v Speaker 6>least he's a little bit waiting the fastball a little

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<v Speaker 6>bit more, which I prefer that he's doing that instead

0:32:37.320 --> 0:32:39.680
<v Speaker 6>of jumping on fastballs. You got to breaking up pretty

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<v Speaker 6>nice today. He's taking his walks, Tucker. I think pitch

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<v Speaker 6>election is one issue, maybe a little bit longer than

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<v Speaker 6>the swings. It'll come with time and yes, adjustments to

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<v Speaker 6>a new team. It all matters a whole lot. And

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<v Speaker 6>for Midki is building off good at bats, getting word

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<v Speaker 6>from the lady fly balls and making sure that his

0:32:55.200 --> 0:32:58.080
<v Speaker 6>pitch selection as well. But as a unit, you want

0:32:58.080 --> 0:32:59.880
<v Speaker 6>to compliment each other and help each other out. Well,

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<v Speaker 6>that bottom half got it done by his big ut

0:33:02.680 --> 0:33:05.080
<v Speaker 6>bats and those guys to positive to Oscar shill be

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<v Speaker 6>feeding off a lot of information and runners to go

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<v Speaker 6>out and driving some runs.

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<v Speaker 2>Also this season, Andy Paie has has not missed the

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<v Speaker 2>beat since day one of spring training. He he is

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<v Speaker 2>oosing confidence since the first day of spring training. He

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<v Speaker 2>came ready to play and he's building off a tremendous

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<v Speaker 2>rookie season.

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<v Speaker 6>He is, and I think you see a more confident player,

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<v Speaker 6>a guy that you know you don't have to be

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<v Speaker 6>moving up and down the lineup. Maybe occasionally you get

0:33:33.160 --> 0:33:35.200
<v Speaker 6>somebody to day off and move him up. But he

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<v Speaker 6>understands where he is. He follows the game.

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<v Speaker 9>Well.

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<v Speaker 6>One thing Piz was telling me, Dave was that hitting

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<v Speaker 6>this low at times, it's always beneficial to see how

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<v Speaker 6>other guys are being pitched to. And he goes, no

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<v Speaker 6>matter what, maybe they're not gonna pitch to me like

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<v Speaker 6>they're gonna pitch Mookie Betts or Tiasca. But I know

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<v Speaker 6>that if I see a guy throwing a break the ball,

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<v Speaker 6>many times, I don't see what's going to be landing.

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<v Speaker 6>How many times is he gonna land it for a strike.

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<v Speaker 6>That's my information. That's what I'm gonna take. And that's

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<v Speaker 6>just a sign. It's pretty for a guy that perhaps

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<v Speaker 6>went through a whole lot last season, ended up with

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<v Speaker 6>twenty seven home runs and twenty seven doubles and close

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<v Speaker 6>and out of RBIs. But I'm glad to hear at

0:34:08.120 --> 0:34:09.800
<v Speaker 6>leads the information being passed them is going to be

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<v Speaker 6>simplified a little bit more to you just go out

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<v Speaker 6>there and be reactive and so far as you mentioned,

0:34:13.800 --> 0:34:16.759
<v Speaker 6>says the first that bat and Tempi Diablo where he

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<v Speaker 6>struck out looking when five pitches that he saw, he says,

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<v Speaker 6>I'm gonna build off that at bat, and I think

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<v Speaker 6>overall we're seeing some maturity, and I think overall him

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<v Speaker 6>doing we're good. It's going to take some pressure. I've

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<v Speaker 6>selling the bigger guys too, all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Jose, thanks a lot for checking in.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see you tomorrow night before the Dodgers head out

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<v Speaker 2>on their first road trip of the season.

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<v Speaker 6>I know how much you're looking forward to going north

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<v Speaker 6>to Canada, so I look forward to seeing you there too, Buddy, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Look forward to it as well. Thanks Ose.

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

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<v Speaker 2>in after every game here on Dodger Talk. All Right,

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<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow the finale of this opening homestand it's been eventful,

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<v Speaker 2>to say the least. Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck began

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<v Speaker 2>at four o'clock tomorrow, with first pitch at five twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>Yama Moto will be making his second start of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>going up against Gavin Williams. A successful opening day start

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<v Speaker 2>for Yama Moto against the Diamondbacks. He'll be looking to

0:35:15.600 --> 0:35:18.960
<v Speaker 2>build off that and catching the first pitch on Yoshi

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<v Speaker 2>Bobblehead night. So look forward to that and the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>winning the series. Thanks to Colin Yee back at our

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<v Speaker 2>Burbank Studios, thanks to Dwayne McDonald out here at Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>Stadium, and thanks to you for listening.

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<v Speaker 3>Once again.

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<v Speaker 2>The final score the Dodgers beat the Guardians four to one.