1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: How's the stream stream commencing broadcasting on AM five to 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,439 Speaker 1: seventy LA Sports and streaming on the iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 2: While it's the longest running afternoon sports show in the city. 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 2: No congratulations necessary. All traces of Fred Rogan have been removed. 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: This is Petros in Money, Thank You, Thank You, hosted 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: by Petros Papadakas terrible person, He's the worst, and Matt 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: money Smith. 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 2: The pipes, the pipes, the pipe. Don't miss an episode. 9 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 2: We're with you. 10 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, follow the Petros in Money Show wherever you get 11 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: your podcasts now Here's Petros Papadecus and Matt money Smith. 12 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 2: That's wild emotional. 13 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 3: You know, I've seen the Dodgers collapse year after year 14 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 3: after year, and they wear down and the big payroll 15 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 3: stars wear down. And the one year they win, it's 16 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 3: a sixty game season. It's effectively June to third is 17 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 3: what after sixty games? So I mean to call that 18 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 3: a championship. It pissed me off they didn't win this 19 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 3: year because I've been hearing the Giants fans over and over, 20 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 3: yead is a little real championship? 21 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 4: Last year? 22 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 5: It is it? 23 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 3: Because that's your. 24 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 2: Isn't this great isn't this great here? 25 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 4: Latino? 26 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 2: The truth brings no man a fortune. 27 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 4: Bong to you throw some money. AM five seventy LA 28 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 4: Sports Live Everywhere on the iHeartRadio app and making our 29 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 4: way towards seven o'clock full four hour shows Monday, Tuesday, 30 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,199 Speaker 4: Wednesday play by play earlier Dodgers v. Diamondbacks Spring training 31 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 4: ball at noon, and we will have Clippers basketball tomorrow. Finally, 32 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 4: Clippers off all week until tomorrow they'll take on the Wolves. 33 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 4: That'll be a six o'clock pregame, seven o'clock tip, and 34 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 4: then another full show on Friday. 35 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: That's right, and Matt will be bad for that Frogman Friday. 36 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 2: Will his voice recover from all the pulse smoking? 37 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 4: That's you know, I thought it was gonna help. Just figure. 38 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 2: Speaking of pulse smoking, David Massey has got moo key 39 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 2: bets tonight on Dodger Talk, so you're not gonna want 40 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: to miss that exciting interview. Matt is at the Combine 41 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 2: combining coming off the tour and the World tour. Tim 42 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 2: Kats is out of town, Colin ye is in the house, 43 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 2: and we will, like we said, have only a three 44 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 2: hour show tomorrow. There will be no Dodger game. But 45 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 2: the Dwyers are everywhere, and the Clippers are dormant. But 46 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 2: we are here in the world of great sports talk 47 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 2: to bring you great, great sports talk entertainment. And like 48 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 2: an old Western where a guy has got he loves 49 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: his horse, but he has to drive his horse until 50 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 2: it dies, and then he gets off the horse and 51 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 2: just starts sprinting. Is how Matt Smith. 52 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 4: I got two hours to go of it. Two hours 53 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 4: to go, and thankfully there's commercial breaks so the listeners 54 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 4: don't have to be disgusted by what I have to 55 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 4: do to try to massage this thing. So if you 56 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 4: can get away with it, I guess it's worth it. 57 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 4: What is it? That's let's say what is it? 58 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:38,119 Speaker 2: What is it? 59 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 4: Let's say what is it? What is it? 60 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: Is? 61 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 4: What cyber? I never thought, Hey, this guy wants it 62 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 4: all and turns out he can have it. 63 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 2: Oh he can. 64 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 4: I never thought that we'd be doing great sports. 65 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 2: Talk like great sports talk. 66 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 4: Not in a snarky fashion, but in a legitimate this 67 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 4: is a story, great sports talk about Lon. 68 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: Rosen, Great sports talk. 69 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 6: What do you mean, Matt Well, Lon Rosen, you want 70 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 6: to talk about Uncle Lawn? 71 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 4: Uncle Lawn? At a press conference. 72 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 2: I saw some snippets from it. 73 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, twenty minutes he spent with the media about his 74 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 4: new role as team president of the Lakers, taken over 75 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 4: for Tim Harris, who, understandably having guided the Lakers to 76 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 4: their you know, multi billion dollar television deal with Sportsnet 77 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 4: LA with Spectrum. After the team was sold, he got 78 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 4: a pretty fat payout and decided, I'm good, So LN 79 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 4: takes over for Tim and. 80 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 2: I'll take the reins now. 81 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 4: After having worked in a similar capacity with the Dodgers 82 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 4: and Mark Walter. Mark Walter, of course, purchased the Lakers 83 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 4: for a ten t billion dollar valuation and decided to 84 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 4: put the same guy into the position that he sort 85 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 4: of had. You know, Stan Casten was maybe above Lawn, but. 86 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 2: Nobody, nobody knows the Lakers like me. Boss. You can 87 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 2: send me Uncle Lawn and I'll whip that place into shape. 88 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 4: And I don't think I don't think there's any chance 89 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 4: they do a press conference with Lawn if the uproar 90 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 4: over the ticket pricing doesn't become a story. 91 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, they've raised prices. So Uncle Lawn had to 92 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 2: get in there and whip everybody into shape. Basically, did 93 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 2: Uncle lawn do it at the Inglewood Sizzler. 94 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 4: But I wish he had with two Malibu chickens in 95 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 4: front of him. Hey, if you order this entree, you 96 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 4: get two. 97 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: This is where you say, this is where I want 98 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 2: to save the money, where you're giving us for tickets. 99 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 4: Right worldwide wob Rob Perez is a seasoned ticket holder, 100 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 4: and that's pretty much I'm guessing likely why this thing 101 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 4: really took off. Dave Mcmanhimon also did a story on 102 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 4: it The Laker Beat writer for ESPN Bearded Beat Writer, 103 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 4: Bearded Beat Writer. But Rob Perez posted that his tickets 104 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 4: are being jacked fourteen percent and also a three percent 105 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 4: admin fee was added if you don't pay upfront in full. 106 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,679 Speaker 4: Admin is what like administrative fee, administrative fee. 107 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 2: Click a mouse an extra time. 108 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 4: So, because you know the Lakers, if you don't, you know, 109 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 4: if you decide to use the nine month or the 110 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 4: five month payment plan, well they've got to carry that 111 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 4: empty seat, you know, They've they've got to carry that 112 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 4: seat of yours that's being used, and they've got to 113 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 4: make sure that it's cleaned and that there's a stuff 114 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 4: like front of it. 115 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 2: Thousands of dollars just for the right to purchase the tickets. 116 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 4: They used to do that, and then the San Francisco 117 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 4: forty nine ers destroyed it with their seat licensing at 118 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 4: Levi Stadium. That went horribly wrong. There was a huge 119 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 4: fan revolt and since then most teams have not done 120 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 4: the seat licensing. 121 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 2: They still tried, thought it was still a thing at 122 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: USC like places like. 123 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 4: It could be. Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, it's absolutely right. 124 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 4: It was like in the new suites that they built, 125 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 4: you just had to pay for the right to buy them. 126 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 4: But this is just jack in your season seats. Right, 127 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 4: you're already see everybody. 128 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,679 Speaker 2: Everybody's getting jacked, kind of like us in clear Channel 129 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 2: during COVID exactly. But don't worry. That ten percent that 130 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 2: we cut from your salary is gonna make it so 131 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 2: we don't have to fire anybody. 132 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 4: You just fired everybody. Can I get my ten percent back? 133 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 2: No? No, no, we fired everybody anyway, But you're not 134 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 2: getting your ten percent back, And if you don't like it, 135 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 2: you can go the way of the costco. 136 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 4: How did you guys get a ten percent cut to No? 137 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 2: No executives, No, come on, that's interesting, we got it. Well, 138 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:04,679 Speaker 2: organize all these zoom calls. 139 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 4: Dave mcminnimon reported that a Laker season ticket holder in 140 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 4: the three hundred level. Now remember three hundred levels upstairs, 141 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 4: one hundred level, and then your two hundred level are 142 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 4: in the baselines. You know, they're on the baseline side, 143 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 4: and you have kind of your sweet area included it there. 144 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 4: Three hundred level is upstairs. Uh. He posted on his 145 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 4: Twitter feed that world wide, Oh this is Dave mcmannhon. 146 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 4: I think Rob sits down like near court side or something, 147 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 4: or he's you know, his tickets are stupid, but that 148 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,719 Speaker 4: you're paying sixty two hundred dollars this year for your 149 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 4: season tickets. Next year, your season tickets will be nine 150 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:59,719 Speaker 4: thousand and thirty five dollars exactly forty five percent jump. 151 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 2: Who this guy is a show. 152 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 4: So that is crazy, Yes, forty five percent for someone 153 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 4: who's probably bild. I think we're anything a long freaking 154 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 4: time because she's and tickets are essentially sold out. They 155 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 4: happened since lebron came. 156 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 2: Did they just figure that the corporations that buy this 157 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 2: will just take that hit, It doesn't matter, and for 158 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 2: the most part they'll just be able to skate bhy. 159 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 4: I mean, here's sort of the way, like, that's crazy, 160 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 4: and that's upstairs, that's the rafters. Right from six grand 161 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 4: to nine grand, you're looking at two hundred and twenty 162 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 4: bucks a ticket per game. 163 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 2: That's I thought they already priced everybody out. 164 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 4: So here's where I think it gets sort of tricky, right, 165 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 4: and the if you can get it, it's worth it 166 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 4: sort of thing, and they're gonna test it. I mean, 167 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 4: is Luca enough? Are Luca and Austin Reeves enough to 168 00:09:56,160 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 4: justify pain the exorbitant sums and and La sort of 169 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 4: tried to color it in Dodger blue and say, you know, 170 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 4: we recognized with Shohy that we tapped into a global market, 171 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 4: not just a national market, and that changes the calculus. 172 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 4: And he pointed out that with Luca, who is an 173 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 4: international star that they hope to replicate that, it's like, okay, 174 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 4: not to take any shots at the Eastern Bloc and 175 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 4: the Baltics. 176 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 2: It's bloomy, but you're not gonna have Baltic, right, It's 177 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 2: not going to move the needle. Like the thousands and 178 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 2: thousands and thousands of Japanese tourists that come every night, 179 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 2: every night. 180 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 6: Every damn night to WATCHI forgive me for questioning the 181 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 6: brilliance of Lon Rosan here, But a country like Slovenia, 182 00:10:58,360 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 6: I don't know what the population is. 183 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 4: I'm I'm guessing it's a couple million. Maybe Tokyo is 184 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 4: the most populated city in the world, talking about twenty 185 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 4: plus million people just in Tokyo, Slovenia. I'm trying to 186 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 4: pull up the population right now to see what we're 187 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 4: tapping into here, and U population two point one million, 188 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 4: ten percent the population of Tokyo? 189 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 2: Is it two point one million? Two point one million? 190 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 2: That's what Larry Parker got me, So. 191 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 4: Forgive me if I don't quite see the parallels of 192 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 4: Luca to show a to justify a forty five percent 193 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 4: jack in ticket prices for season tickets. And maybe the 194 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 4: guy in the three hundreds was talking about a pair 195 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 4: of tickets, I would hope, and not a single ticket 196 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 4: for nine grand two hundred and twenty bucks a pop. 197 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 4: I'm hoping those tickets upstairs are one hundred and ten 198 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 4: and not two hundred twenty. It still seems a little steep, 199 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 4: but I guess the word of caution that I would 200 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 4: inject here before I crap all over the idea I 201 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 4: remember doing almost this exact same story, like fifteen years ago. 202 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, the prices are never going to go back down. 203 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 4: Remember when they bought the Dodgers and they did the 204 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 4: blue seats and they did the dugout club and everybody 205 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 4: was up in arms. We're like, wait, you think people 206 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 4: are going to pay fifty grand to one hundred and 207 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 4: thirty grand? 208 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 2: Corporations are It's not people, it's corporations. So they don't care. 209 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 2: It doesn't matter to them. And that's what these teams 210 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 2: are gunning for. They don't care about individuals and what 211 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 2: they pay. 212 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 4: No, And I do remember when the Dodgers did it. 213 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 2: Who else would pay that much for chicken wings during 214 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 2: the World Series? Only a corporation? 215 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 4: I mean, I do think you can't get four million 216 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 4: people through the gates and they all be corporate, right, 217 00:12:58,280 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 4: there are still there. 218 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 2: No, But that's why you're not scared to raise the prices, 219 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 2: because you know that they're going to those corporations, which 220 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 2: are your life's blood. That's why everyone paid to keep 221 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 2: buying more. They're not building more individual seats for families, 222 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,680 Speaker 2: they're building more suites for corporations. 223 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, I remember taught my lawyer at the time was 224 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 4: a season seat holder for the Dodgers, diehard fan had 225 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 4: had his season seats for you know, thirty years, and 226 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 4: they jacked him like fifteen percent. He was like, what 227 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 4: the hell, and he was talking about giving them up. 228 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 4: Ultimately he decided, all right, I'll try it one year 229 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 4: and see if in fact they're going to put this 230 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 4: money to use. And to their credit, you know, they 231 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 4: went out and made the trade for Adrian Gonzales and 232 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 4: they took on you know, the David Price contract in 233 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 4: order to make that work, and they start competing, you know, 234 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 4: and making the playoffs. And now you look in those 235 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 4: same seats that I went to see what they cost, 236 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 4: the same seats that we were like, I can't believe 237 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 4: they're charging this much are now seventy grand on the 238 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 4: low end, and one hundred and seventy five thousand dollars 239 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 4: per seat for those blue seats. They are planting four 240 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 4: million asses in Dodger Stadium per season, setting records year 241 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 4: after year. And again this is kind of where I am. 242 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 4: I know, it's not you know, if we could talk 243 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 4: about Luca not taking the shot and passing the ball 244 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 4: to Lebron, and Lebron being all pissed off, and yet 245 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 4: that's what he's done his whole career and all that 246 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 4: sort of stuff. But to me, I do find this 247 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 4: somewhat fascinating that we have seen the Lakers go from 248 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 4: being the dominant franchise in town when Shaq and Kobe 249 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 4: won back to back to back titles, to falling on 250 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 4: a little bit of hard times after they traded Shaq, 251 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 4: to rising up again in the back to back titles, 252 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 4: including one over the Celtics with the the Kobe Pow 253 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 4: era Lakers, and now it just feels like, even with 254 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 4: Lebron James, even with the number that they're just nowhere 255 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 4: near the class of the dogs. 256 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 2: No, they've priced people out, They've they've lost a lot 257 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 2: of their fans. I mean, I was in a coffee 258 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 2: place this morning and I said, yeah, I don't like 259 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 2: the Lakers that much this and that, and he was like, well, 260 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 2: I used to really love the Lakers, but now I 261 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 2: hate him because and I'll be back when he's gone. 262 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 2: I mean that's a pretty general sentiment. Not everybody, but 263 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: I think they've turned a lot of people off in 264 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 2: the last few years. And the Dodgers have done a 265 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 2: lot of things right and snatched it away from wasn't 266 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 2: like the Dodgers were just stupid and the Lakers were 267 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 2: even dumber. And that's why more people like the Dodgers, 268 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 2: kind of like MLB and the NBA. The Dodgers have 269 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 2: made a lot of moves to take the crown in town. 270 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, I mean, look, the big one is obviously 271 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 4: show hate. You know, it's it's a not even a generational, 272 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 4: it's a once in a century. It's perhaps a once 273 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 4: in two centuries type of player that can change everything. 274 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 4: But even before that, when we were you know, asking 275 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 4: Kwondo when they get back by the Padres or by 276 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 4: the Diamondbacks or by the Nationals, there was still Mookie 277 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 4: Betts is out there, Freddy Freeman's out there. They're spending money, 278 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 4: they're likable players. There's nothing wrong with going to a 279 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 4: Dodger game and taking the family. You feel good about it. 280 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 4: And I just don't get the sense that that's where 281 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 4: they're at now and already. And it's something that we've 282 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 4: talked about forever with Luca. As much as I love 283 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 4: watching him play basketball, yeah, the guy bitches and moans 284 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 4: a lot. And now that the Lakers are in you know, 285 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 4: uhating right now that they're in year two and he's 286 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 4: been here for over a year and they're in the 287 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 4: exact same place they were last year. A lot of 288 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 4: people are starting to bitch about Luca now and about 289 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 4: it's kind of frustrating to watch him play and why 290 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 4: is he complaining and not getting back on D and 291 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 4: he never plays D anyway, and Lebron's not likable. So 292 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 4: I do think you can and I hope they use 293 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 4: the Dodgers model and there's incredible success, and we have 294 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 4: another team in town that's crazy relevant on a global 295 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 4: stage and we're talking about it here. That'd be awesome 296 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 4: for us. But I just don't get the sense that 297 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 4: it's anywhere near the idea of happening where they think 298 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 4: it might be that, like, somehow they have this global 299 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 4: superstar in Luca and Austin Reeves, who's incredibly likable, are 300 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 4: enough to carry this thing? 301 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 2: Feels different. 302 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 4: Yes, it's going to take a lot more, and with 303 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 4: a hard salary cap and crazy putative penalties when you 304 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 4: go over tax aprons like losing draft picks and inability 305 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 4: to sign certain levels of players and spend amounts of money, 306 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 4: it's going to be a hell of a lot harder 307 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 4: when you're jacking people forty five percent for season tickets. 308 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 2: Jeezless, sneeze, right, that's a lot. David Vasse from the 309 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 2: dominant team in town, the Dodgers live at Cable Back Ranch, 310 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 2: will join us next on the Petrosen Money Show on 311 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 2: this week just won't be defeated. 312 00:17:56,359 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 4: Wednesday, petro Saying Money a five seventy LA Sports Live 313 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 4: Everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Dodgers in action earlier today 314 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 4: against the Diamondbacks, a Dave d for Roki Sasaki that 315 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 4: we will get into in a moment, and a reminder 316 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 4: that we will have nearly twenty spring training games from 317 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 4: the Dodgers all February and March long today. We will 318 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 4: not have the game tomorrow against the White Sox. We 319 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 4: will have Clippers basketball tomorrow, but stay tuned as most 320 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,479 Speaker 4: of these noons are going to be played between now 321 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:35,680 Speaker 4: and the Freeway Series, which of course we will play 322 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,120 Speaker 4: all beginning on March twenty second. 323 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 2: And Matt very exciting time at camel Back Ranch. The 324 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 2: Dodgers up and running, even though they've lost some superstar 325 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 2: power as the World Baseball Classic has begun, the team 326 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 2: is still getting ready in earnest and you can get 327 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 2: out there. Dodgers Spring training is in full swing at 328 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 2: camel Back Ranch and Lendale, Arizona is at Camelback Ranch 329 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 2: Baseball dot Com today for tickets for your first chance 330 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:11,439 Speaker 2: to see the back to back world champions back on 331 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 2: the field in twenty twenty six. Your home of Dodger 332 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 2: Baseball is AM five seventy LA Sports and we got 333 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:26,199 Speaker 2: Dodgers Giants on Friday, as we just told you. But 334 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 2: right now it is time for the one and only 335 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 2: live from camble Back Rams, David Messe. 336 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 1: Live from spring training, the home of the Dodgers is 337 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 1: with an inside look at the Dodgers. This is the 338 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: Vass Report with David Vasse, David Vasse. 339 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 2: And Camelback Rants. We're happy to have him as always 340 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 2: Spectrum Sports Net LA and your friends at MLB Network. 341 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 2: But right here on seventy is where he lives and 342 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 2: we're happy to have him on your Southern Cali Toyota 343 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 2: Dealer celebrity highline. What happened with Roki Dave? How bad 344 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 2: was that? Give us perspective day? 345 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:05,959 Speaker 4: Please? 346 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, it looked similar to what we saw last spring Petros. 347 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 5: He just was not effective. He wasn't missing a lot 348 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 5: of bats, he couldn't really command his fastball, and wasn't 349 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 5: really setting up hitters. So for the first spring outing, 350 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 5: you know, it doesn't always go smoothly like it did 351 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 5: for Gavin Stone yesterday. So look, I mean it's still 352 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 5: the jury is still out in my mind on Roki 353 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 5: Sasaki being a proven major league starter. So you know, 354 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,919 Speaker 5: I don't know why everybody just thinks he should be 355 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 5: handed something. The Dodgers obviously recruited him, he was highly 356 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 5: recruited by many teams. Andrew Friedman said that it is 357 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:55,199 Speaker 5: a developmental process. But if he doesn't pitch better in 358 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 5: spring training, how confident can the Dodgers be that it's 359 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 5: going to change when the season begins. 360 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 4: How Like? How important is it, Dave that they stick 361 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 4: as close to the plan as possible. It doesn't matter 362 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 4: because it's gone so well with Otani and Yamamoto. I 363 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 4: guess what I'm asking about is, you know other international 364 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,439 Speaker 4: prospects that would want to come over. I saw some 365 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 4: people talking about a Roki Sasaki trade. I can't imagine 366 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 4: that would be very popular with people, you know that 367 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,360 Speaker 4: get posted and get to choose which team they want 368 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 4: to go to, so kind of how do you think 369 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 4: they have to approach this? 370 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:34,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, first and foremost, money Otani and Yamamoto were 371 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 5: much more polished and decorated players in Japan than Roki 372 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 5: Sasaki was. When he was recruited to come over to 373 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:47,679 Speaker 5: pitch here in Major League Baseball, many people in Japan 374 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 5: told me they thought that he was rushing to get 375 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 5: to Major League Baseball and wasn't polished and ready to 376 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:58,199 Speaker 5: make the jump. So that's first and foremost. Yamamoto and 377 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 5: Otani were in a different case category. Yamamoto, as you know, 378 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 5: Triple Crown winner two consecutive seasons out there in Tokyo. 379 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 5: So look, Andrew Freeman was very transparent that he wasn't 380 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 5: a finished product, and they were all in for six years. 381 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 5: That's how much control they have over Sasaki before he 382 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 5: can hit the open market. So look, Andrew Friedman is 383 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 5: one of the most patient president of baseball operations there 384 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,880 Speaker 5: are out there. He's a big believer, and even if 385 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 5: a guy gets better by one percent a year to year, 386 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 5: it's worth sticking with a young player. We've seen that 387 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 5: time and time again. It's the first start, it didn't 388 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 5: go well, and let's see how it looks the next 389 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 5: time out. But my point is I don't believe an 390 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 5: unproven pitcher like Sasaki should be handed anything. He was 391 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 5: good for the Dodgers out of the bullpen last year, 392 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 5: no doubt. They don't get to the World Series without him, 393 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 5: but he needs to be better as a starter if 394 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 5: the Dodgers are going to move forward with this in 395 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 5: twenty twenty six. 396 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 4: I mean, and you look at the starting rotation and 397 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 4: I don't think there's any way you'd rather have him 398 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 4: as your fifth starter head of Emma Shean, Right, It's 399 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 4: not like that thing's just sitting there open for him 400 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 4: to go grab. 401 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 6: Yeah. 402 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 5: Well, if you look at the Dodgers' schedule to begin 403 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 5: the season, there's a lot of off days, so they 404 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 5: don't even need five starters, and they don't need to 405 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 5: go to that six man rotation with three Japanese pitchers, 406 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 5: including Otania Sasaki, who basically pitch once a week. They 407 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 5: don't need to put him in the rotation in the 408 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:49,120 Speaker 5: beginning of the season with the way the schedule lays out, 409 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 5: so that buys them some time. But Emmachan's part of 410 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 5: this rotation. He's going to be one of the first 411 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 5: five in this rotation. 412 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 2: The one and only. David Vasse is our guess. Dodgers 413 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:06,719 Speaker 2: d Backs, going back back, forth and forth today in 414 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 2: beautiful camel Back Ranch. Everybody having a good time out there. 415 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:15,399 Speaker 2: David Vesse enjoying it, stretching out his legs, having a 416 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 2: spring training to remember, Dave, you got to say, Otani 417 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 2: was there and now he's gone. Right, all the Japanese 418 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 2: guys are gone, the World Baseball Classic guys, at least 419 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 2: not Rokie. He got rocked. So is there a big 420 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 2: difference at Dodger I mean, Matt was just talking about 421 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 2: the impact of Otani on the Dodgers and how it's 422 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 2: not the same as as Luca. It's bigger and that 423 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:44,400 Speaker 2: old thing. How different is camel Back Ranch with Otani 424 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 2: and without Otani? 425 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, Matt's right. The Otani is maybe the top three 426 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 5: athlete in the world right now and has brought a 427 00:24:56,160 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 5: huge impact internationally to not only the Dodgers but major 428 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,439 Speaker 5: League Baseball. Luca has not had that impact. The NBA 429 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 5: was global way before he got there. But it's it's 430 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 5: kind I mean, you forget what life was like before 431 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 5: Otani as far as the attention, media attention, the fans 432 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 5: wanting a glimpse of him, and when I got to camp, 433 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 5: I mean, this place was packed more than I've ever 434 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,119 Speaker 5: seen it before, as early as the first week of 435 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 5: spring training, and fans were just you know, five six 436 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:35,119 Speaker 5: deep trying to get a picture or an autograph or 437 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,679 Speaker 5: just see Otani run by them. Well he's gone. 438 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 2: Now, the media. 439 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 5: Horde that follows the Dodgers is considerably thinned out. You 440 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 5: can actually get to a player without having to you know, 441 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 5: go underneath or go over a bunch of cameras. The 442 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 5: Dave Roberts media sessions are a lot more intimate with 443 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 5: Otani not being here and the Japanese media following him 444 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 5: there and even the American media, there's not as much 445 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 5: fanfare without Otani here. There's certainly a lot of superstars 446 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 5: on the Dodgers, but he's so unique and you know, 447 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,360 Speaker 5: the greatest player in the game right now. So it's 448 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 5: been a little more mellow around Dodger Camp and more 449 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 5: ways than one since Otani left to join the World 450 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 5: Baseball Classic. 451 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 4: What about River Ryan Dave obviously someone who unfortunately had 452 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 4: to deal with the arm injury. Made his debut today. 453 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 4: I believe it was his debut, right, how did he look? 454 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 4: And what do you think? You know? Is he Do 455 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 4: you think he has a shot to make the opening 456 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 4: day roster? 457 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 5: Yeah? I mean there we go. There's a competition. 458 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 2: Right. 459 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 5: We talked about Gavin Stone versus River Ryan. How about 460 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 5: including Roki Sasaki? I mean, like I said, I don't 461 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:56,199 Speaker 5: understand why he's just being gifted a spot. So River Ryan, 462 00:26:56,359 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 5: in his first game since Tommy John surgery, came back 463 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 5: and pitched really well. He showed six different pitches today. 464 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 5: He had told me multiple times that he has seven 465 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:11,639 Speaker 5: different pitches. So today, like yesterday for Gavin Stone, was 466 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 5: a huge success in River Ryan coming back from Tommy 467 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 5: John surgery, Stone coming back from shoulder surgery. So those 468 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,679 Speaker 5: are two guys that are going to play big for 469 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 5: the Dodgers this season, especially with the uncertainty of Sasaki 470 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 5: and Blake Snell. I'm not going to be ready for 471 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:30,400 Speaker 5: opening Day. 472 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 2: Word on the street, Dave, is that Andre Ethier is 473 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,640 Speaker 2: moving around Dodgers camp. What is he doing out there? 474 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 2: And have you locked eyes with the French Mexican Prince 475 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 2: of the Desert yet? Your old friend I have. 476 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 5: If he gave me a great piece of advice today. 477 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 5: On his way out, he just said, good luck with 478 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 5: your life, so I appreciate that. But he's not just 479 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,239 Speaker 5: a pretty face and just putting on the uniform just 480 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 5: to be there. He actually was involved in the outfield 481 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 5: drills this morning and I was watching him and he 482 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 5: was giving some advice to Josewai De Paula and Zayir 483 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 5: Hope and just basically stressing to them, you know, you 484 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 5: don't have to be perfect. You guys are in double 485 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 5: A right now. The coaches, Dave Roberts just want to 486 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 5: see you, you know, take some chances and don't be 487 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 5: afraid to make a mistake, especially in the case of Depaula. 488 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 5: And he was explaining to them how he and Matt 489 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 5: Kemp came up together and just would always push each other, 490 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 5: and he kind of sees something similar in Zayr Hope 491 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 5: and Josewai De Paula, that these two guys are at 492 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 5: the same level in the organization and they're going to 493 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 5: be coming up at the same time, push each other, 494 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 5: make each other better, and try to find some sort 495 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 5: of language between each other in the outfield that you know, 496 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 5: there's some synergy. And he was telling me that him 497 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 5: and Camp had unspoken signs when they were playing in 498 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 5: the same outfield about who's going to go after what ball, 499 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 5: who's going to be shaded in, So that was kind 500 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 5: of next level things he was stressing to those two 501 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 5: guys in particular this morning. 502 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 4: Dave, is there any I know we were talking about 503 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 4: Camp yesterday in terms of competition and not being so 504 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 4: sure that there's something guaranteed for him? What about catcher? 505 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 4: Is there anything behind Dalton Rushing that could pressure him 506 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,400 Speaker 4: at all? I know rot Bet was here last year, 507 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 4: but like, is there anything there? 508 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's that's something that stood up to me today 509 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 5: because Rushing is supposed to his best part of his 510 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 5: game is supposed to be hitting. We didn't see him 511 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 5: hit last year. We haven't seen him hit so far 512 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 5: in four or five spring games this year, including today. 513 00:29:56,520 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 5: Do the Dodgers have a plan B for a backup 514 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 5: catcher if things don't go the way they envision it 515 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 5: or Adalton Rushing envisions it. He has to work on 516 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 5: being a better defensive catcher as well. So yeah, it's 517 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 5: something to keep an eye on this spring on how 518 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 5: well rushing does. And look, he's in such a tough spot. 519 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 5: He's never been a backup, you know, his entire baseball life, 520 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 5: and now he's having to adjust to being a backup 521 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 5: at the major league level. So he's in a tough spot. 522 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 5: It's not easy. The Dodgers understand that. But they're giving 523 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 5: him a lot of runway in spring and there's no 524 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 5: pressure here unless he's putting pressure on himself to try 525 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 5: to hit a three run home run with nobody on base. 526 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 5: So he needs to just relax and not try to 527 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 5: do too much. 528 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 2: David Vasse, he does not have that luxury and of 529 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 2: relaxing and not trying to do too much. He's got 530 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 2: to do at all. He's got Mookie Bets to night 531 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 2: on Dodger Talk and corrections and retraction, corrections and retractions. 532 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 2: They are not at Camelback Ranch today. They were at 533 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 2: Talking Stick, which is something vessay, me and Matt should all. 534 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,959 Speaker 5: Know that's our second home and understand. 535 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 2: That's right, that's where we took our stand, just like 536 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 2: Ronald McDonald, Miller, cool Lerd's your side, my side. It's 537 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 2: all bullie. It's just tough enough to be yourself, all right. Dave, 538 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 2: enjoy mookie bets tonight. We sure will, and we will 539 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 2: talk to you tomorrow. Hope you're having a great camp. 540 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 5: Okay, guys, thanks a lot. 541 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 2: I appreciate you having me on. Hey, Dave, good luck 542 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 2: with your life. 543 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 5: Thanks. 544 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 2: There, he goes David Vessey. We'll be right back with 545 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 2: a few textos coming up next on this. We just 546 00:31:55,280 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 2: won't be defeated. Wednesday from the Combine and Spring training and. 547 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:06,479 Speaker 4: Burbank that shows some money A five to seventy LA 548 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 4: Sports Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Dodgers so within 549 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:14,040 Speaker 4: offensive explosion again, double digit runs for the second game 550 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 4: in a row against the Diamondbacks. And tomorrow no Dodger baseball. 551 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 4: They will be playing. We won't be broadcasting, but we 552 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 4: will have Clippers basketball tomorrow. As a matter of fact, 553 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 4: the secret text does. 554 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 2: A fine brought to you by your so Cal Toyota dealers. 555 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 2: We make it easy. We got a few textosos here 556 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 2: for the people. This says Doug Gottlieb is still on 557 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:39,719 Speaker 2: the promos. L Ol. Hi, I'm Doug Gottlieb and this 558 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 2: is what's going on in sport, exact same effing update. Hey, listen, guy, 559 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:48,640 Speaker 2: Doug Gottlieb still has a very prominent podcast on the 560 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 2: iHeartRadio app. Am I wrong to say? Am I wrong 561 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 2: to say? 562 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 4: That's right? The Daily the Daily Radio show is gone, 563 00:32:56,400 --> 00:33:02,160 Speaker 4: but the Doug Gottlieb pod as a sports a hot taker, 564 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 4: a sports hot taker, is still intact, and the people 565 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:06,120 Speaker 4: love the intact. 566 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 2: And Alfred Williams. I don't know if he needs to 567 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:09,240 Speaker 2: be on there. 568 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: A bunch of things must have gone wrong. 569 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 4: If you're listening to this. 570 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 2: It kind of feels like that every time I hear 571 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:16,960 Speaker 2: Alfred Williams old hot played on there? Matt, but this 572 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:17,720 Speaker 2: is hot play? 573 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 4: Why do I keep calling him pot roast? I don't 574 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:24,480 Speaker 4: know why I can't get over it. 575 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 2: I mean, Don Martin's not here, anybody. I don't know 576 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 2: why we still gotta have Alfred Williams on there. I mean, 577 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 2: but that's that's just me. Uh. We talked a lot 578 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 2: about Disneyland yesterday, or a little bit about Disneyland. We 579 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 2: talked a lot about love. Yes, you ever want to 580 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 2: hear good Disney stories, let me know. I worked there 581 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,400 Speaker 2: from ninety two to ninety eight. I was working when 582 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,680 Speaker 2: that guy fell off the skyway. Oh no, yeah, I 583 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 2: don't know. People said, like a lot of people said, 584 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 2: there's a reason no one ever dies at Disneyland because 585 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 2: they wait till they're off the property and then they 586 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 2: pronounce him dad. 587 00:33:57,400 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 4: So I don't know. 588 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 2: There's a few that are about the. 589 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 4: Tour what tour the world? 590 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 2: I heard that the broke Backstreet Boys and looking for 591 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:15,879 Speaker 2: a tour bus driver and their only requirement is that 592 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,800 Speaker 2: she or he wears uggs. 593 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 4: Out your die. I thought they were going to say 594 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:23,479 Speaker 4: smoking pole. 595 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 2: Well that's an extra. 596 00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 4: Which I would have been like, I can do that too. 597 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 2: This says, this is from a Jamaican guy. He writes, 598 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 2: Jah wants you to forsake the serpentine split tongue Diablo, 599 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:44,280 Speaker 2: which is your fluffy flume partner. He wants. I know, 600 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,879 Speaker 2: God does not want me to forsake Matt, not when 601 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:50,160 Speaker 2: he's sick and in a foreign country like Indiana. It 602 00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:54,960 Speaker 2: is our indeed, My God, my God, why have you 603 00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:59,439 Speaker 2: forsaken me? Now when he gets back on Friday, there's 604 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:01,600 Speaker 2: gonna be so I'm gonna forsook. 605 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,799 Speaker 4: Him hard, go back to Indianapolis. 606 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:05,760 Speaker 2: That's what I'm gonna say. I'm gonna get Ron. 607 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 6: Rodney to say it to you exactly right, Hey pee, 608 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:12,320 Speaker 6: what are you getting your bull some sticky icky chronic 609 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:13,400 Speaker 6: to go in that bull? 610 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:14,840 Speaker 4: Ooh man. 611 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 2: Ho ben, thank you, sir, pokey bowl. Conversation drags into 612 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:31,239 Speaker 2: day three. Hey Pee, today is my day off, and 613 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:34,320 Speaker 2: this morning I was killing time walking around the Dollar 614 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:37,360 Speaker 2: Tree waiting for my barber to open next door with 615 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 2: my earbuds on, and I was laughing my ass off 616 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:42,719 Speaker 2: listening to you guys talking about people taking their dogs everywhere. 617 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:46,920 Speaker 2: And then this older woman, a final boss, Colleen Williams 618 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 2: hairdew on her blurts out, hey, you following me? And 619 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:55,440 Speaker 2: I replied, hey, lady, the hell are you talking about. 620 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 2: Ain't nobody following you? I know she's the type that 621 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:04,759 Speaker 2: takes her dog to the hair salon. Yeah, you know, 622 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:06,839 Speaker 2: it's kind of interesting because I was thinking about it, 623 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:10,600 Speaker 2: like because you remember Paris Hilton and she would have it. 624 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:14,279 Speaker 2: It was like an accessory. And it became a thing 625 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:18,400 Speaker 2: for women, especially really rich ones, to have that little 626 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:20,080 Speaker 2: time out that it was a new thing. I mean 627 00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 2: the French poodle and all that, but it became a 628 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 2: thing for rich women to have like a little dog 629 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 2: as an accessory. It's the same thing with Herbstreet. But 630 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 2: it's like a man accessory, a golden retriever that he's 631 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:34,200 Speaker 2: got to have everywhere with him, right, But it doesn't 632 00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 2: just fit in a little bag. It's there making a yeah, 633 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:45,359 Speaker 2: human size, forearmed poops in the booth at Alabama, which 634 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:50,520 Speaker 2: I think is a problem. How dare you, Herbstreet? You 635 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:57,839 Speaker 2: dirty dog? And we'll be back. We have a lot 636 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 2: more show to cover. We have one more hour fun 637 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:06,240 Speaker 2: fact quick Hits Dead and Alive, and then Matt Smith 638 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 2: has got to go back to his corner with his cutman. 639 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:11,839 Speaker 2: They're gonna ice down his throat and he's gonna work 640 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,480 Speaker 2: a little bit tomorrow, right, and then he's gonna fly 641 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:18,319 Speaker 2: home from Indianapolis, and then we'll be back on the 642 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 2: air with a full petros In money, without Kates, but 643 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:24,520 Speaker 2: we'll all be here on a Frogman Friday. Tomorrow is 644 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:27,920 Speaker 2: starting at three o'clock. Don McClain will be here and 645 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:29,719 Speaker 2: we'll have a three hour show. He got shaved a 646 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 2: little short today, Matt, because that was a long ass game. 647 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:36,440 Speaker 2: I mean that game was not ending today.