WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (5-10-26) 

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Here we go again, Rhea running.

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<v Speaker 1>Back to get it on the show called eight six

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<v Speaker 1>six nine eighty seven two five seven, and be sure

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<v Speaker 1>to follow Dodger Talk wherever you catch short podcasts. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>your host, David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>Last Day, Welcome the Dodger Talk. On this beautiful Mother's

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<v Speaker 2>Day afternoon. The Dodgers fall to the Braves today by

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<v Speaker 2>a final score of seven to two. We have two

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

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy. After the Dodgers beat Chris Sale in

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<v Speaker 2>the first game of this series, they lose the next

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<v Speaker 2>two games by the identical score of seven to two,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers lose a series at home to the

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<v Speaker 2>Braves for the first time since twenty twenty three, when

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves took three out of four here at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Dodger offense only mustered two hits. That's a

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<v Speaker 2>season low, and last year they only mustered two hits

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<v Speaker 2>in two games. So, look, this doesn't happen very often.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure you thought when I came on here,

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<v Speaker 2>I would basically be so upset. I would say the

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<v Speaker 2>sky's falling. The Dodger offense needs to be shaken up,

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<v Speaker 2>things need to change. That is not really true. What

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna tell you is is the Dodger offense has

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<v Speaker 2>not been very good or consistent for the last three weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>They've gotten great starting pitching, their bullpen has been really good,

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<v Speaker 2>even with the absence of Edwin Diaz, but their offense,

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<v Speaker 2>not for a stretch of ten games, not for a

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<v Speaker 2>stretch of a week. But I would venture to say

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<v Speaker 2>for the last three weeks, the Dodger offense, outside of

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<v Speaker 2>maybe three or four games where they put up crooked numbers,

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<v Speaker 2>has not been very good, very consistent. Quality of at

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<v Speaker 2>bats have not been great for the last three weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>And with all that being said, the Dodgers are twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four and sixteen, tied for first place in the National

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<v Speaker 2>League West. And that's the Dodgers not even hitting on

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<v Speaker 2>all cylinders offensively. That's the Dodgers with Kyle Tucker having

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<v Speaker 2>having done virtually nothing so far for the Dodgers. His

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<v Speaker 2>OPS is seven thirty six. He walked three times today,

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<v Speaker 2>but he really hasn't been a major factor outside of,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a handful of games. Shoe a Otani's hitting

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<v Speaker 2>two forty one as a hitter this year with an

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<v Speaker 2>OPS of seven ninety two. Shoe Otani has one home

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<v Speaker 2>run in his last one hundred and two plate appearances,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers are twenty four and sixteen, tied for

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<v Speaker 2>first place in the National League West. While the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>had a walk off win today against the Cardinals, it

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<v Speaker 2>seems like the Cardinals, excuse me, the Padres are playing

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<v Speaker 2>their best baseball and they really haven't blown away the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers the last three weeks. And we'll get our first

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<v Speaker 2>look at the Padres coming up a week from tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>in San Diego, so we'll see how that head ahead

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<v Speaker 2>matchup goes. But outside of Max Munsey and Andy Pajz,

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<v Speaker 2>this Dodger offense has not really done much of anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Those two guys have been the two best players the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have had this year, pa haz and Moncie both

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<v Speaker 2>defensively and offensively. You can't say that about any other Dodger,

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<v Speaker 2>even Otani, who's been out of this world as a pitcher.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been very human as a hitter. Zero for four

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<v Speaker 2>today with a strikeout, and the Dodgers got a really

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<v Speaker 2>good pitching performance from Justin Robleski in this respect, considering

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Glassnell only pitched one inning in Houston just four

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<v Speaker 2>games ago, four or five games ago, and Blake Snell

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<v Speaker 2>only went three innings yesterday. For Justin Robleski to be

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<v Speaker 2>as efficient as he was today and to go out

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<v Speaker 2>there and eat eight and two thirds innings, I know

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<v Speaker 2>he was charged with seven earned runs. He gave up

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<v Speaker 2>solo home runs in the eighth and ninth inning, but

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<v Speaker 2>outside of that it was five earned runs and four

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<v Speaker 2>of them were given up in second inning that I

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<v Speaker 2>know he wants back. And what's ironic is the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>lose last night seven to two, they lose today seven

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<v Speaker 2>to two, and it was the second inning last night,

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<v Speaker 2>with the bases loaded in two outs that got Blake

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<v Speaker 2>Snell and the Braves scored four runs in the second

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<v Speaker 2>inning last night again today, four runs th to Mauricio

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<v Speaker 2>Dubond's basses clearing double off of Robleski. After that, Robleski

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<v Speaker 2>retired sixteen in a row until the eighth inning, and

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<v Speaker 2>then you had Eli White making the catch of his

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<v Speaker 2>life in right field with two outs and the bases loaded,

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<v Speaker 2>and Max Munsey's sending a rocket there he face plants

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<v Speaker 2>right into the wall and holds onto the baseball, and

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<v Speaker 2>the innings over, the threats over, and the momentum's over.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Braves made the plays today, and the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>offense just was not able to get anything going outside

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<v Speaker 2>of that sixth inning. And you know, the eighth inning

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<v Speaker 2>months he hits a two run home run with two outs,

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<v Speaker 2>So outside of that, not much of anything. Today's game

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<v Speaker 2>brought to you by Modello Modelo the mark of a fighter.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, I want to give Justin Robleski some love

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<v Speaker 2>that he's due. I know he gave up seven earned runs,

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<v Speaker 2>but nonetheless still win eight and two thirds innings to

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<v Speaker 2>save a bullpen that had been used quite a bit.

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<v Speaker 2>And Robleski is the you know, came close to throwing

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<v Speaker 2>a complete game and giving up seven earned runs. The

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<v Speaker 2>last time that happened a Dodger pitcher pitching a complete game,

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<v Speaker 2>nine inning game and giving up seven earned runs was

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<v Speaker 2>Fernando Vevenezuela back in nineteen eighty six when he gave

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<v Speaker 2>up eight earned runs in a complete game in Montreal.

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<v Speaker 2>So this game had a lot of things that you

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<v Speaker 2>don't see a lot of, and today we saw that

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<v Speaker 2>it was a throwback game to see Robleski go as

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<v Speaker 2>deep as he went despite losing five to nothing going

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<v Speaker 2>into the eighth inning. Let's head downstairs right now to

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger Clubhouse to hear from Robleski on Sports at LA.

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<v Speaker 3>I just didn't turn double play. I mean that's symbols.

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<v Speaker 3>If I turned double player, say eight and two thirds,

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<v Speaker 3>two or three runs, and you know this isn't about outing.

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<v Speaker 3>So I didn't turn double play and came playing. Nothing

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<v Speaker 3>really changed. It's just I didn't turn double play.

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<v Speaker 1>What try can you take this? Being able to go

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<v Speaker 1>into the ninth inning and be that guy that this

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<v Speaker 1>needed today?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean it's great. It's great to get to

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<v Speaker 3>the ninth inning. It's great to have a chance. And

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<v Speaker 3>then obviously, you know, one gets away from me there

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<v Speaker 3>and I don't end up getting to finish it, which sucks.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, overall, it's okay. It's frustrating, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>to give up runs like that. But the other day,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, back to the back to work this week

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<v Speaker 3>and have a good one next week, and then it's

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<v Speaker 3>all good. Center rush the double playball. What's happens that

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<v Speaker 3>I was going up the mound. So when you're going

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<v Speaker 3>up to the mound like that, you got to really stay.

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<v Speaker 4>On top of it.

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<v Speaker 3>And I just just went up high on me.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, Han a second, and you went through four thinnings

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<v Speaker 5>of retiring each fatter that you faced.

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<v Speaker 6>When you're looking at this brave sign up that does

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<v Speaker 6>actually chase a lot, doesn't have a lot of swing

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<v Speaker 6>and miss, how did you combat back to get the

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<v Speaker 6>seven strack outs today?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think we did a good job and rushed

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<v Speaker 3>at a good job calling the game, and I think

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<v Speaker 3>we did a good job just moving it, moving around,

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<v Speaker 3>keeping them off balance and making good pitches, which I

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<v Speaker 3>thought I did for the most part today.

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<v Speaker 4>So does that play double playball kind of not you the.

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<v Speaker 3>Rest of the day when I mean, it's just it's

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<v Speaker 3>just you know, I for me, it was one half

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<v Speaker 3>inning of being like pissed off about it, and then

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<v Speaker 3>you gotta keep going back out there and doing your things.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, that's frustrating. You know it's annoying because now

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<v Speaker 3>I look back at it and yeah, that's what cost me,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, from being a good outing. But if that's

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<v Speaker 3>what costs me from a good outing, I think that

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<v Speaker 3>when gets popped.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Justin Robleski, great point by him, with

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<v Speaker 2>Sean Murphy a comebacker to him. He tried to get

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<v Speaker 2>a double play. Starting at second base. He threw high

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<v Speaker 2>to Alex Freeland, who was very fortunate to get Eli

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<v Speaker 2>White at second base for just one out there, and

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<v Speaker 2>then Marisio Dubon two batters later, breaks the game open

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<v Speaker 2>with a three run double and the Braves had a

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<v Speaker 2>four run second inning. And he's right. He described it perfectly.

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<v Speaker 2>When you look at the replay, he was standing right

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<v Speaker 2>next to the pitching rubber and as he is throwing

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<v Speaker 2>on a linear path, it's going into center field if

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<v Speaker 2>not for a great leaping stop by Freeland and barely

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<v Speaker 2>getting his foot down on the second base bag. If

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<v Speaker 2>he's able to make a clean throw there, yeah, the

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<v Speaker 2>inning's much different than what it turned out to be.

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

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. Let's go out to the phones for

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<v Speaker 2>the first time today. Westlake Village. David, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 7>Lead us off, DV, thanks a lot for taking my call.

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<v Speaker 4>First call.

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<v Speaker 7>This season for me could be my spring training a

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<v Speaker 7>little bit, but I'll do my best. First off, a

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<v Speaker 7>happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 7>my wife's mother's Day was a little spoiled by the

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<v Speaker 7>Dodgers losing for her, so still upset about that. But

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<v Speaker 7>that's okay. We're going to rally. Here's the deal. In

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<v Speaker 7>my opinion, sho Heosani is the head of the snake.

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<v Speaker 7>When he hits, everyone follows, and he's not hitting right now.

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<v Speaker 7>So my hot take is, DV, is that I want

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<v Speaker 7>to see show Heyo Tani hit more and pitch less.

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<v Speaker 7>In twenty twenty four, he didn't pitch at all and

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<v Speaker 7>we won the championship. In twenty twenty five, he pitched

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<v Speaker 7>twenty and a third innings of regular season baseball and

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<v Speaker 7>we won the championship. To me, Otani needs to pitch

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<v Speaker 7>maybe three times a month and.

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<v Speaker 4>Let the baseball experts figure out.

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<v Speaker 7>What when that happens. Is the off one week and

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<v Speaker 7>on one week, or is he off two weeks and on?

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<v Speaker 7>It's up to them, But to me, this guy needs

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<v Speaker 7>to get going, and I'm so sick of the narrative

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<v Speaker 7>of him wanting to win a Cy Young Award.

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<v Speaker 4>It's like true Dodger fans do not care about individual awards.

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<v Speaker 7>We care about rings La is a city of winning championships,

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<v Speaker 7>and so I would focus on Otani hitting more and

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<v Speaker 7>pitching less. I'd love to hear your take on it.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well, it's not going to happen. He's going to

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<v Speaker 2>continue to pitch, and the inconsistency of having your most

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<v Speaker 2>valuable player in not only the team but the sport

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<v Speaker 2>one week on three weeks off of pitching would be

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<v Speaker 2>more inducive to an injury. But I will say this,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want you to hear this because I had

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<v Speaker 2>this ready. I wanted to share with you what no

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<v Speaker 2>mar Garciapara told us before the game yesterday when it

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<v Speaker 2>came to Otani and the easy take that the pitching

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<v Speaker 2>is taken away from the hitting. Look, there's no doubt

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<v Speaker 2>we haven't seen Otani slump like this for this long

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<v Speaker 2>as a Dodger. In his last fifteen games as the

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<v Speaker 2>leadoff hitter, he's hitting one ninety six. He's slugging three

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<v Speaker 2>h four. He has one home run in his last

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and two plate appearances. I'll say that again,

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<v Speaker 2>Otani one home run in his last one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>two plate appearances. He hasn't homerd since he hit one

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<v Speaker 2>against the Cubs two weeks ago. But I asked no

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<v Speaker 2>mar Garciapara, who not only was one of the greatest

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<v Speaker 2>hitters this game has ever seen, two time batting champion,

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<v Speaker 2>but also on next level thinker evaluator when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to diagnosing hitters and other offenses. So here's what Nomar

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<v Speaker 2>had to say to what David is claiming that the

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<v Speaker 2>pitching is taken away from the hitting.

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<v Speaker 6>I think it's that's the easy thing to say.

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<v Speaker 2>He's is he in a corner?

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<v Speaker 6>It's And I think it's just unfair to say that,

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<v Speaker 6>because really to say, oh, well, he's struggling. This is

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<v Speaker 6>why hitting is hard is extremely hard. Everybody goes through slumps.

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<v Speaker 6>Everybody goes through struggles, whether you're just a DH and

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<v Speaker 6>all you are is focusing on hitting, or whether you're

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<v Speaker 6>playing defense, or whether you're like, it's hard. So I'm

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<v Speaker 6>not going to say his pitching is affecting his hitting.

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<v Speaker 6>That is way too easy, and that's assuming so much.

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<v Speaker 6>When I watch show, Hey, I just think his mechanics

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<v Speaker 6>are off. I think right now he's where the times

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<v Speaker 6>that we've seen in the past, since he's been in

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<v Speaker 6>the Dodger uniform, he went through slumps even when he

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<v Speaker 6>wasn't pitching, when all he did was the age when

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<v Speaker 6>that fifty to fifty season that was unbelievable. He went

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<v Speaker 6>through a slump. He went through stretches where he was

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<v Speaker 6>pulling off the ball. He went through stretches where he

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<v Speaker 6>was rolling over. He went through stretches where it looked

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<v Speaker 6>like he was chasing out of the zone. He went

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<v Speaker 6>through all of those stretches. We're seeing that right now.

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<v Speaker 6>And to me, when I look at his swing, his

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<v Speaker 6>bat path and some of the mechanics, I think the

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<v Speaker 6>same thing back then that got him that he struggled

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<v Speaker 6>with is happening right now. I just think we're seeing

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<v Speaker 6>that more where the front side, his front hip and

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<v Speaker 6>his front shoulders are bailing out together at the same time,

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<v Speaker 6>and that pulls off the ball. Rather than your front

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<v Speaker 6>ear your hip can open up, but his top upper

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<v Speaker 6>half would stay closed longer and he stays on the

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<v Speaker 6>ball longer. When he does that, he stays on more pitches,

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<v Speaker 6>he sees pitches longer, and he drives the ball, especially

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<v Speaker 6>the other way. Right now, he's just not doing that.

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<v Speaker 6>I've seen him do that in the past where he struggles.

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<v Speaker 6>So I don't want to say it's pitching by any means,

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<v Speaker 6>and I can't say that it's unfair, but I think

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<v Speaker 6>he'll get back on track.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. There's no Mark Garcia Parr, responding to a

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<v Speaker 2>David in Westlake Village, was claiming, what so many go

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<v Speaker 2>out there and say, Ah, the pitching's taken away from

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<v Speaker 2>the offense. You know what, maybe taken away from the offense.

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<v Speaker 2>He's thinking too much and doesn't have the preparation time

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to focus on some of the cues

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<v Speaker 2>or have somebody to just simplify it for him. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>All you have to do is maybe tap him on

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<v Speaker 2>the shoulder and say something like, hey, keep your hands up.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe that'll trigger something. But his butt is into the

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<v Speaker 2>visitor's dugout almost every swing. That's the visual Nomar was

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<v Speaker 2>trying to paint for you. And that was the case today,

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<v Speaker 2>outside of his third at bat, where he drove a

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<v Speaker 2>ball to the center field track. But somebody has got

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<v Speaker 2>to get to him where they can simplify things so

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<v Speaker 2>he's not thinking so much, and maybe have some of

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<v Speaker 2>those cues that a hitter needs to simplify things, because

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<v Speaker 2>you can't be thinking about five or six different things

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<v Speaker 2>when you're in the batter's box as far as mechanics go.

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<v Speaker 2>And who knows, maybe Otani listening to Dodger Talk right

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<v Speaker 2>now taps into Nomar. I mean, I've heard of Otani

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<v Speaker 2>talking to former players and you know, talking the game

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<v Speaker 2>because he respects them. Maybe no Mar is that guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine, eight seven two five. Seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number Dodgers fall to the braves today, seventy two.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Manny in downtown. You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing, Manny?

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<v Speaker 4>What's up?

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<v Speaker 7>DV?

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<v Speaker 5>Happy Mother's eight to all the moms listening and all

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<v Speaker 5>the moms out there. I was fortunate to be still

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<v Speaker 5>having my mom here with us, so God bless great.

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<v Speaker 5>I want to shout out Max, Thank you, David. I

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<v Speaker 5>want to shout out Max Munsey. You know he's been

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<v Speaker 5>showing up this year. He's been scoring. I feel like

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<v Speaker 5>the home runny hit after the great catch by the

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<v Speaker 5>outfielder today was kind of like something like, he's going

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<v Speaker 5>to get his runs no matter what it takes. So

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<v Speaker 5>he got that home run and eventually put us on

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<v Speaker 5>the board. I want to tip my cap out to Robleski.

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<v Speaker 5>There was a I don't think this has been mentioned,

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<v Speaker 5>but he had like a fourteen hitter like streaklist getting

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<v Speaker 5>them on bass, so our reaching bass. So he shut

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<v Speaker 5>people down after that bad second inning. And yet yeah, that.

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<v Speaker 2>Was sixteen in a row. We mentioned it at the

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<v Speaker 2>beginning of the show and it was accurate. Manny.

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<v Speaker 5>Aha, my fault. That's that I'm guilty of tuning in late.

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<v Speaker 2>Today forty five minutes. What were you doing.

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<v Speaker 5>I was eating my lunch.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm getting ready for work.

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<v Speaker 2>See, I got the receipts on you, Manny, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gon got the receipts on the Dodgers. I got the

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<v Speaker 2>receipts on you, Manny in downtown.

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<v Speaker 5>You got it. You got me. Don't panic on Otani, guys.

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<v Speaker 5>This is not the time nor the place to start

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<v Speaker 5>doing this now. And I'm definitely not buying the whole

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<v Speaker 5>theory about pitchings like messing them up everyone goes through slumps.

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<v Speaker 5>We're about to get Mookie Bets back, We're about to

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<v Speaker 5>play the Giants. What better timing to get right than

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<v Speaker 5>starting tomorrow, So Dodger fans take a deep breath. Six

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<v Speaker 5>months left, guys, Thanks TV.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Manny, thank you. And look, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>it's a crazy idea to have Mooki Bets lead off eventually,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's a lot to ask Mookie Bets, who hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>played in almost a month, to come back and jump

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<v Speaker 2>start an offense that has been sluggish the last three

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<v Speaker 2>weeks and have him hit leadoff. That's a lot to

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<v Speaker 2>ask for a guy that only had five weeks five

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<v Speaker 2>hits in the first couple of weeks of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>So I like Dave Roberts resisting that right now. But

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<v Speaker 2>who knows. Otani's scheduled to pitch on Wednesday. I believe

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<v Speaker 2>he'll hit that night, but you know, let's see how

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<v Speaker 2>things go and how Mookie Bets eases into things. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not like he's gonna play every day right away. He's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna play tomorrow and Tuesday, get Wednesday off and then

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<v Speaker 2>you know, get into a regular rhythm. If he's the

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets from a couple of years ago offensively, and

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<v Speaker 2>Otani continues to struggle. I see no reason why not

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<v Speaker 2>to consider seriously having Mookie Bets be the leadoff hitter

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers need Mooki Bets back and Mookie Bets back

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<v Speaker 2>as the guy we saw his entire career is the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger right handed hitters outside of Andy Pajz haven't done

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<v Speaker 2>much of anything, and that's the reason why Alex Call

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<v Speaker 2>or one of the reasons why Alex Call got the

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<v Speaker 2>start and left field today. Teoscar Hernandez has been scuffling mightily.

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<v Speaker 2>He has no home runs against lefties, and that's a

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<v Speaker 2>big reason why the Dodgers signed him before twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>He wasn't very good against lefties either last year until

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<v Speaker 2>his big home run against Christopher Sanchez in the NLDS

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<v Speaker 2>game one, but during the regular season he wasn't very

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<v Speaker 2>good against lefties and he's been in a slump too,

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<v Speaker 2>and Will Smith doesn't have a home run against the lefties.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Dodgers need Mookie Betts back because there are

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<v Speaker 2>other two big time right handed hitters outside of Paiaz

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<v Speaker 2>haven't really been doing much of anything offensively, and before

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<v Speaker 2>the game, Dave Roberts explained his decision to have Alex

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<v Speaker 2>call start in left field instead of ta Oscar Hernandez today.

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<v Speaker 8>I do see certainly the timing is off. I think

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<v Speaker 8>one thing is that you know, he hasn't you know,

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<v Speaker 8>hit lefties like you know he has in the past.

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<v Speaker 8>That's one thing.

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<v Speaker 4>I think.

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<v Speaker 8>He's certainly, you know, missing pitches that he should hit.

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<v Speaker 8>You know, he's fouling them off, whether they're spin or fastballs.

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<v Speaker 8>I think he's passive, a little too passive at times,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, getting behind a lot early and it's hard

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<v Speaker 8>to hit oh one. So I think that the mechanical piece,

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<v Speaker 8>the approach piece, you know, there's there's some things that

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<v Speaker 8>I know he's trying to you know, figure out. I

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<v Speaker 8>think that also it just gives him a chance to,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, work some things out. But and also you

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<v Speaker 8>know Alex has earned more playing time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that makes sense to me. I thought the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>sitting ta Oscar today was the right move because it's

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<v Speaker 2>a night game after a day game. Ta Oscar has

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<v Speaker 2>looked sluggish at times this year, and you got to

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<v Speaker 2>keep him fresh. You got to keep Freddie Freeman fresh,

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<v Speaker 2>You got to keep Will Smith fresh. And Max Munsey

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<v Speaker 2>looks fresh, but he's thirty five years old. You want

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<v Speaker 2>him to be fresh at the end of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>And just to point out the numbers, I mean, as

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Monday likes to say, the numbers are with the

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<v Speaker 2>numbers are ta Oscar Hernandez in thirty at bats against

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<v Speaker 2>left handed pitching this year, does not have a home

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<v Speaker 2>run and he's only slugging three hundred and his banning

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<v Speaker 2>average is two thirty three, while Alex call against lefties

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<v Speaker 2>in limited action is six for twelve against lefties. Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>fall to a ridy today and Bryce Elder eight sixty

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

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<v Speaker 2>the final score. When we continue on Dodger Talk, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>take more of your phone calls and also we'll check

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<v Speaker 2>in with Jose Mota as we take you to the

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<v Speaker 2>top of the hour after the Braves win their first

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<v Speaker 2>series in LA in three years, beating the Dodgers in

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<v Speaker 2>the last two games by an identical score of seven

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<v Speaker 2>to two 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 2>This is Dodger Talk with David Bassan. Here's the pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>Two months eason, Range hits a drive deep right field. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>packet cost it is gone's two run homer for Max

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<v Speaker 2>Mounsey and it's five to two. Well, he didn't wait

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<v Speaker 2>a round. He's got a slider right over the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of the play. He crushed it for his tenth home

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<v Speaker 2>run of the season. Kyle Tucker with a two out

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<v Speaker 2>walk set up that two run home run by Max

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<v Speaker 2>Munsey in the eighth inning. But the Dodgers go down

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<v Speaker 2>quietly seven to two, as they mustered only two hits today.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a season low for them and the Dodgers scoring

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<v Speaker 2>two runs. That's been a trend they have to change.

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<v Speaker 2>They've scored two or less runs in seven of their

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<v Speaker 2>last eleven games. Today, the final score seven to two

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<v Speaker 2>as Atlanta wins their first series in Los Angeles in

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy. All right, the Dodgers need to

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<v Speaker 2>close the book on today and on this series and

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<v Speaker 2>focus on the fact that they have now seven games

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<v Speaker 2>in a row against two of the worst teams in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to be facing the Happaliss College coach Giants

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<v Speaker 2>starting tomorrow night, a four game series against the Giants,

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<v Speaker 2>no joke them and the Mets have the worst record

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<v Speaker 2>in the National League. And right now the Giants are

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<v Speaker 2>tied with the Pirates at six. In the bottom of

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<v Speaker 2>the eleventh inning, they have bases loaded and one out.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see whether or not they pull it off, but

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<v Speaker 2>either way, the Dodgers at the very least should take

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<v Speaker 2>three out of four from the Giants. They got Roki

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<v Speaker 2>Sasaki on the mount tomorrow. They're gonna have Yamamoto, Otani

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<v Speaker 2>and Emitshian pitching the next three games against the Giants.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers are going to be facing a Giants team

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<v Speaker 2>without Logan Web pitching in this series because he was

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<v Speaker 2>placed on the il yesterday. There's no reason to believe

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers shouldn't win at least three out of four,

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<v Speaker 2>and I would venture to say a sweep would be

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<v Speaker 2>very realistic. And then from there three games in Anaheim

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<v Speaker 2>against the Angels, who do have the worst record in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>They do have the worst record in baseball. They are awful.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there is no ways around it. They are

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<v Speaker 2>really bad, and it just seems like everything they do

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't work, and everybody's very upset about it, from Main

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<v Speaker 2>Street to you know, Kotela Avenue out there in Anaheim.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Dodgers should sweep the Angels. They should sweep them.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'll take two out of three. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>winning five of the next seven would help going into

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<v Speaker 2>San Diego. But I feel like if you're the Dodgers

0:24:56.720 --> 0:24:59.639
<v Speaker 2>and you got Otani and Yamamoto pitching in this Giant

0:24:59.680 --> 0:25:03.760
<v Speaker 2>series and you're playing a team that's awful, who just

0:25:03.800 --> 0:25:08.119
<v Speaker 2>squandered a basis loaded opportunity in the eleventh inning with

0:25:08.200 --> 0:25:10.760
<v Speaker 2>one out they hit into a double play. I mean,

0:25:11.520 --> 0:25:14.360
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers should sweep this team. They are limping in here,

0:25:15.640 --> 0:25:18.320
<v Speaker 2>and they should beat the Angels as well. So you know,

0:25:18.440 --> 0:25:20.439
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna put it out there right now. I'll be

0:25:20.600 --> 0:25:24.560
<v Speaker 2>satisfied with six out of seven, but the Dodgers need

0:25:24.600 --> 0:25:27.920
<v Speaker 2>to get healthy in the next seven games against these teams.

0:25:27.960 --> 0:25:30.720
<v Speaker 2>If we're talking about the totality of a regular season,

0:25:31.200 --> 0:25:33.840
<v Speaker 2>these are the games where you get healthy and pad

0:25:33.880 --> 0:25:37.159
<v Speaker 2>your wins. Let's go out to the phones again. Eight six,

0:25:37.280 --> 0:25:40.639
<v Speaker 2>six nine, eight seven, two five seventy. Milo and Marina

0:25:40.680 --> 0:25:42.880
<v Speaker 2>del Ray, you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Milo,

0:25:44.400 --> 0:25:45.080
<v Speaker 2>what's up DV?

0:25:45.200 --> 0:25:45.720
<v Speaker 4>How you doing.

0:25:46.560 --> 0:25:49.359
<v Speaker 2>I'm doing great. Did Mother's Day with my mom yesterday.

0:25:49.480 --> 0:25:52.600
<v Speaker 2>So happy to be at the ballpark. And these tote

0:25:52.600 --> 0:25:55.000
<v Speaker 2>bags they gave away are great for mom. They could

0:25:55.080 --> 0:25:58.200
<v Speaker 2>come back anytime with this see through bag. So all

0:25:58.200 --> 0:26:01.040
<v Speaker 2>in all things are good. And with all that being said, Milow,

0:26:01.880 --> 0:26:03.399
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers aren't first place.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, there's not too much to complain about. I just

0:26:08.119 --> 0:26:10.480
<v Speaker 9>I had a question about what your opinion is on

0:26:10.520 --> 0:26:13.520
<v Speaker 9>the age of the team. I sometimes get a little

0:26:13.560 --> 0:26:15.840
<v Speaker 9>concerned when I see, like the workload on some of

0:26:15.880 --> 0:26:19.480
<v Speaker 9>these guys, like That's moving to shortstop and Otani taking

0:26:19.520 --> 0:26:21.800
<v Speaker 9>on this workload, and you know, they're not the young

0:26:21.840 --> 0:26:25.280
<v Speaker 9>players that they once were, but you know they're obviously

0:26:25.400 --> 0:26:28.120
<v Speaker 9>still amazing players. And I just want your opinion on that.

0:26:28.200 --> 0:26:31.479
<v Speaker 9>You know, Freddie Freeman, you know, not hitting three hundred

0:26:31.480 --> 0:26:33.760
<v Speaker 9>this year, but obviously he has room for growth.

0:26:35.000 --> 0:26:37.960
<v Speaker 2>What's the real thing, Miley, I've been saying it since

0:26:37.960 --> 0:26:41.200
<v Speaker 2>spring training. That was my biggest concern. You know, off

0:26:41.240 --> 0:26:45.479
<v Speaker 2>season sometimes age players more than others. But you know,

0:26:45.560 --> 0:26:48.280
<v Speaker 2>Freddie hitting a home run ninety seven fastball off of

0:26:48.359 --> 0:26:51.560
<v Speaker 2>Chris Sale was encouraging. He's not a home run hitter,

0:26:51.600 --> 0:26:53.560
<v Speaker 2>but it's great to see him drive the ball, whether

0:26:53.640 --> 0:26:56.280
<v Speaker 2>it went over the wall or off the wall. But

0:26:56.400 --> 0:26:59.800
<v Speaker 2>that's why I was all in favor of Taascar hernandez

0:26:59.800 --> 0:27:02.880
<v Speaker 2>Gez a day off today, day game after a night game.

0:27:02.960 --> 0:27:05.840
<v Speaker 2>And the reality is the average age of the Dodgers

0:27:05.880 --> 0:27:09.359
<v Speaker 2>lineup is the oldest in baseball, So there is that,

0:27:09.520 --> 0:27:11.879
<v Speaker 2>and I think the Dodgers do a really good job

0:27:12.400 --> 0:27:16.600
<v Speaker 2>of managing that. But yeah, it's a real thing that

0:27:16.800 --> 0:27:19.600
<v Speaker 2>is going to have to be managed all season long.

0:27:21.720 --> 0:27:22.080
<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>Absolutely. I mean, of course we have the young guys

0:27:24.680 --> 0:27:28.000
<v Speaker 9>coming up to you, you know. I mean in future years,

0:27:28.040 --> 0:27:30.920
<v Speaker 9>I definitely see James Tibbs taking the spot over Tao

0:27:31.119 --> 0:27:31.879
<v Speaker 9>at some point.

0:27:32.080 --> 0:27:35.520
<v Speaker 2>And geez, you're already getting rid of Taale Milo, Geez,

0:27:38.520 --> 0:27:43.560
<v Speaker 2>never to Hey, loyalty is not part of that Milo

0:27:43.640 --> 0:27:46.080
<v Speaker 2>and Marina del Ray vocabulary out there.

0:27:47.600 --> 0:27:48.520
<v Speaker 4>No. I love Tao.

0:27:48.640 --> 0:27:50.760
<v Speaker 9>I love Tao, but you know, I think there are

0:27:50.800 --> 0:27:53.000
<v Speaker 9>things to look forwards to in the future as well.

0:27:53.359 --> 0:27:56.240
<v Speaker 2>All Right, Well, I mean that's great for the Pirates,

0:27:56.320 --> 0:27:58.360
<v Speaker 2>but it's the Dodgers. They're trying to win a three

0:27:58.400 --> 0:28:01.560
<v Speaker 2>peat Milo and make histories. So the future is nice

0:28:01.600 --> 0:28:05.160
<v Speaker 2>for teams like the Pirates, but not for the Dodgers.

0:28:05.160 --> 0:28:07.160
<v Speaker 2>They're in the moment trying to win it this year.

0:28:07.560 --> 0:28:09.480
<v Speaker 2>All Right, thank you for the phone call. Have a

0:28:09.480 --> 0:28:11.760
<v Speaker 2>great rest of your Sunday. Let's go out to Ken

0:28:11.800 --> 0:28:15.439
<v Speaker 2>in Newport Beach. Ken. I'm not surprised you're calling today,

0:28:15.440 --> 0:28:18.760
<v Speaker 2>but go ahead. Happy Mother's Day to yours.

0:28:19.240 --> 0:28:22.560
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, thank you. Yeah, last twenty four hours has been

0:28:22.560 --> 0:28:25.680
<v Speaker 4>a little tough. To be a big sports fan here.

0:28:26.840 --> 0:28:28.520
<v Speaker 4>First off, I just want to say that you have

0:28:28.640 --> 0:28:32.639
<v Speaker 4>some really good callers that make strong points. I listened

0:28:32.640 --> 0:28:36.119
<v Speaker 4>to other stations sports and they're not even close to

0:28:36.160 --> 0:28:37.600
<v Speaker 4>some of the people that call it here.

0:28:38.560 --> 0:28:41.400
<v Speaker 2>Next level thinking with the next level host, maybe that's

0:28:41.440 --> 0:28:42.120
<v Speaker 2>the reason why I.

0:28:42.160 --> 0:28:45.000
<v Speaker 4>Can seriously, I think it has a lot to do

0:28:45.080 --> 0:28:46.720
<v Speaker 4>with this. You make great points.

0:28:46.840 --> 0:28:48.320
<v Speaker 2>I don't think so, but go ahead.

0:28:48.800 --> 0:28:53.640
<v Speaker 4>Well, really good points were made earlier by Nomar. He

0:28:53.840 --> 0:28:58.880
<v Speaker 4>was saying exactly what I'm thinking. I mean, look, oh,

0:28:58.960 --> 0:29:02.800
<v Speaker 4>County's a tremendous players. Last ten games, he's hitting one

0:29:02.880 --> 0:29:05.880
<v Speaker 4>nineteen and then we hear.

0:29:05.800 --> 0:29:08.040
<v Speaker 2>Through all that. We've gone through all that. So what's

0:29:08.080 --> 0:29:10.480
<v Speaker 2>your solution? Do you want o Tani hitting ninth and

0:29:10.600 --> 0:29:13.600
<v Speaker 2>Kim leading off? What do you want to do? No?

0:29:13.720 --> 0:29:16.160
<v Speaker 4>I think what what no Bar said is right on.

0:29:16.680 --> 0:29:19.640
<v Speaker 4>They need to work on what's going on. He's pulling

0:29:19.720 --> 0:29:23.680
<v Speaker 4>his head, he's the body is way out. They've got

0:29:23.800 --> 0:29:26.680
<v Speaker 4>hitting coaches. They just need to straighten him out. He's

0:29:26.720 --> 0:29:29.880
<v Speaker 4>going through a bad streak, but he's a tremendous player,

0:29:30.320 --> 0:29:33.320
<v Speaker 4>and it hurts when your leadoff man is not getting

0:29:33.360 --> 0:29:35.840
<v Speaker 4>on base at all. I mean it's earlier in the season,

0:29:35.920 --> 0:29:36.800
<v Speaker 4>it's going to change.

0:29:37.120 --> 0:29:40.400
<v Speaker 2>But you can't be afraid to coach him. I think

0:29:40.400 --> 0:29:43.960
<v Speaker 2>that's the biggest thing. Guys like Michael Jordan, Barry Bonds,

0:29:44.680 --> 0:29:48.200
<v Speaker 2>Tiger Woods, guys like show, Hey Otani, they want to

0:29:48.200 --> 0:29:52.040
<v Speaker 2>be coached. Uh. They don't want to be just left

0:29:52.080 --> 0:29:54.760
<v Speaker 2>alone and everybody be there. Yes, man, they want to

0:29:54.800 --> 0:29:58.040
<v Speaker 2>be coached. And you got to coach a guy.

0:29:58.200 --> 0:30:01.840
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, if you see something wrong, like Nomar mentioned, I've

0:30:01.840 --> 0:30:04.960
<v Speaker 4>been watching him for a while, pull his head and yank,

0:30:05.200 --> 0:30:07.640
<v Speaker 4>and I think no More needs to get together with

0:30:07.800 --> 0:30:10.920
<v Speaker 4>him kind of away from everybody else and the dugout

0:30:11.240 --> 0:30:13.280
<v Speaker 4>and talk to him and say, hey, have you thought

0:30:13.280 --> 0:30:15.680
<v Speaker 4>about this and thought about that? Because I think he's

0:30:15.680 --> 0:30:17.120
<v Speaker 4>gotta have a lot of respect for no More.

0:30:17.680 --> 0:30:20.120
<v Speaker 2>I agree with you, Ken, I think Nomar would be

0:30:20.120 --> 0:30:23.040
<v Speaker 2>the right guy if if it ever happened. No Mar

0:30:23.200 --> 0:30:26.400
<v Speaker 2>is not going to be the guy to go to Otani.

0:30:26.480 --> 0:30:30.320
<v Speaker 2>If Otani wants to ask no More for what he's seeing,

0:30:30.360 --> 0:30:33.240
<v Speaker 2>then Nomar would be happy to help. And that's been

0:30:33.680 --> 0:30:37.240
<v Speaker 2>his stance with every player. He's not going to cross

0:30:37.280 --> 0:30:40.360
<v Speaker 2>that line because the Dodgers do have hitting coaches, So

0:30:40.520 --> 0:30:43.280
<v Speaker 2>if a player wants to approach him, He'll be happy

0:30:43.320 --> 0:30:45.360
<v Speaker 2>to talk hitting with any of the Dodgers. He's out

0:30:45.360 --> 0:30:48.840
<v Speaker 2>here during batting practice for every home game when he's

0:30:48.880 --> 0:30:52.480
<v Speaker 2>doing Sports Net LA. So you know, anytime anybody wants

0:30:52.480 --> 0:30:55.560
<v Speaker 2>to tap into Nomar, I would say, I always thought

0:30:55.560 --> 0:30:58.280
<v Speaker 2>Austin Barnes should have tapped into him. I thought a

0:30:58.320 --> 0:31:01.040
<v Speaker 2>lot of guys should tap into Nomar's standing right there.

0:31:01.120 --> 0:31:03.800
<v Speaker 2>He's very available if you want to tap into one

0:31:03.840 --> 0:31:06.320
<v Speaker 2>of the best hitters and a guy that understands hitting.

0:31:06.640 --> 0:31:10.040
<v Speaker 2>So that's up to Otani or any other player, because no,

0:31:10.160 --> 0:31:13.080
<v Speaker 2>Mar is not going to undermine any of the Dodgery

0:31:13.160 --> 0:31:16.760
<v Speaker 2>hitting coaches. And rightfully so, they've they've done something right

0:31:16.800 --> 0:31:19.680
<v Speaker 2>winning back to back championships. All right, let's check in

0:31:19.720 --> 0:31:20.520
<v Speaker 2>with Jose Moda.

0:31:21.480 --> 0:31:26.280
<v Speaker 1>It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

0:31:26.360 --> 0:31:29.360
<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose Mota, you brought this up to us,

0:31:29.360 --> 0:31:33.280
<v Speaker 2>and Otani mentions it in his answers. The posture. The

0:31:33.320 --> 0:31:36.840
<v Speaker 2>posture has been his butt in the opposing team's dugout

0:31:37.120 --> 0:31:39.440
<v Speaker 2>when he's swinging. That doesn't seem to be the right

0:31:39.720 --> 0:31:42.440
<v Speaker 2>posture for Otani to be successful.

0:31:43.320 --> 0:31:45.760
<v Speaker 4>It's not right nowadays, there's no doubt about it. It's

0:31:45.800 --> 0:31:48.840
<v Speaker 4>clearly you know at some point he gets so worried

0:31:48.840 --> 0:31:51.520
<v Speaker 4>about the inside pitch. But I'm going to ask you something,

0:31:52.080 --> 0:31:54.800
<v Speaker 4>how many times have you seen a guy consistently beat

0:31:54.840 --> 0:31:58.360
<v Speaker 4>you inside. They can beat you inside and show you inside,

0:31:58.400 --> 0:32:00.360
<v Speaker 4>so you get yourself out and break it back. But

0:32:01.640 --> 0:32:03.680
<v Speaker 4>you have to be able to at least you know,

0:32:03.800 --> 0:32:05.920
<v Speaker 4>and get the mentality to become a singles hitter. And

0:32:05.960 --> 0:32:09.120
<v Speaker 4>that's fine too. Just tell yourself I'm a good singles hitter.

0:32:09.200 --> 0:32:11.840
<v Speaker 4>Everything's gonna be cut down. You're gonna think more about

0:32:12.200 --> 0:32:14.920
<v Speaker 4>going up the middle going the other way. No player

0:32:15.160 --> 0:32:17.880
<v Speaker 4>think singles is thinking about pulling the baseball, And I think,

0:32:17.920 --> 0:32:20.080
<v Speaker 4>for right now, I'll Showy's implicity should be just that,

0:32:20.200 --> 0:32:22.720
<v Speaker 4>I mean pasture or not. He just needs to have

0:32:22.840 --> 0:32:26.560
<v Speaker 4>better slings, make better decisions, and have conviction on those

0:32:26.560 --> 0:32:29.120
<v Speaker 4>swings right to say, hey, I cannot have all that pitch.

0:32:29.120 --> 0:32:31.200
<v Speaker 4>I'm gonna let it go by, and to challenge a

0:32:31.200 --> 0:32:33.200
<v Speaker 4>guy in the mound to repeat it. If he does,

0:32:33.240 --> 0:32:35.760
<v Speaker 4>you'll beat me. But very rarely do you see guys

0:32:35.840 --> 0:32:38.320
<v Speaker 4>go out to repeat and getting out in the way.

0:32:38.320 --> 0:32:41.320
<v Speaker 2>They're doing it right, now Jose Mota is joining us

0:32:41.360 --> 0:32:44.280
<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk after the Braves beat the Dodgers today

0:32:44.480 --> 0:32:48.160
<v Speaker 2>seven to two. But Justin Robleski gets two outs into

0:32:48.200 --> 0:32:51.640
<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning today. That was a throwback type of start.

0:32:51.920 --> 0:32:55.320
<v Speaker 2>I mentioned Fernando Valnezuela was the last Dodger to pitch

0:32:55.360 --> 0:32:58.200
<v Speaker 2>a complete game and give up that many runs in

0:32:58.280 --> 0:33:01.520
<v Speaker 2>a regular season start, back in nownineteen eighty six. I

0:33:01.560 --> 0:33:04.920
<v Speaker 2>mean that that is something that you don't see very often.

0:33:04.960 --> 0:33:07.720
<v Speaker 2>We haven't seen it in forty years as a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 4>And it's so unfortunate. The one bath throw pretty much

0:33:11.200 --> 0:33:11.800
<v Speaker 4>costs him.

0:33:12.000 --> 0:33:12.160
<v Speaker 9>Uh.

0:33:12.200 --> 0:33:13.960
<v Speaker 4>The one thing that's eating him up right now is

0:33:14.000 --> 0:33:16.920
<v Speaker 4>not the last twelve months. It's not the double dubon,

0:33:17.000 --> 0:33:19.280
<v Speaker 4>it's that one throw he didn't make. The good thing

0:33:19.320 --> 0:33:21.800
<v Speaker 4>about our list is he was getting a little punch,

0:33:21.840 --> 0:33:24.440
<v Speaker 4>you know, a little punchy there with the case in

0:33:24.520 --> 0:33:26.360
<v Speaker 4>this game. He didn't have havam to strike this last

0:33:26.360 --> 0:33:29.920
<v Speaker 4>time out, but he continued to glutfer and pitch, continue

0:33:29.960 --> 0:33:33.280
<v Speaker 4>to get early contact, continue to be economical, and the

0:33:33.280 --> 0:33:35.760
<v Speaker 4>Briggs hitters will ask you, you know, asking me about

0:33:35.800 --> 0:33:39.080
<v Speaker 4>this serious started. He's not getting start work from his own.

0:33:39.080 --> 0:33:41.280
<v Speaker 4>He's not gonna be lucking people, but he's gonna throw

0:33:41.320 --> 0:33:45.560
<v Speaker 4>strikes and repeat mechanically so consistently that he can go

0:33:45.640 --> 0:33:48.760
<v Speaker 4>outside and beat you outside with ninety two ninety three.

0:33:48.880 --> 0:33:51.000
<v Speaker 4>He's up to ninety seven today a couple of times.

0:33:51.280 --> 0:33:54.840
<v Speaker 4>But it's good this young pitcher just convince himself to

0:33:54.880 --> 0:33:57.760
<v Speaker 4>not be looking into the bullpen after a rough inning

0:33:58.200 --> 0:34:01.080
<v Speaker 4>and just amnitude up some innings. They needed hit me

0:34:01.200 --> 0:34:04.040
<v Speaker 4>from yesterday what happened yesterday and opened to his six innings,

0:34:04.360 --> 0:34:06.440
<v Speaker 4>and I think he's a great step. I mean, it's

0:34:06.440 --> 0:34:08.279
<v Speaker 4>so bad that it came back to want th all

0:34:08.320 --> 0:34:10.799
<v Speaker 4>day because today was again another step in the rise

0:34:10.800 --> 0:34:12.520
<v Speaker 4>direction from when it comes out to knowing that he

0:34:12.520 --> 0:34:13.399
<v Speaker 4>can go along in the game.

0:34:14.440 --> 0:34:17.359
<v Speaker 2>What should he have done differently there, because obviously he's

0:34:17.400 --> 0:34:19.920
<v Speaker 2>still replaying that play in his head. I mean, he

0:34:20.000 --> 0:34:23.480
<v Speaker 2>was very fortunate Alex Friedland was able to jump and

0:34:23.560 --> 0:34:25.640
<v Speaker 2>catch that and get his foot down on the second

0:34:25.680 --> 0:34:28.480
<v Speaker 2>base bag for and out. I mean, he's right. That

0:34:28.560 --> 0:34:30.799
<v Speaker 2>kind of changed the complexion of that second inning.

0:34:31.560 --> 0:34:33.680
<v Speaker 4>That was pretty much. It is the first play the

0:34:33.760 --> 0:34:36.160
<v Speaker 4>pictures work on in spring training. The first thing they

0:34:36.200 --> 0:34:39.000
<v Speaker 4>do in spring training is filling your position, playing catch,

0:34:39.000 --> 0:34:40.920
<v Speaker 4>starting with a baseball, all tons of things. That's why

0:34:41.239 --> 0:34:43.280
<v Speaker 4>eighty two up so much to the picture. When things

0:34:43.320 --> 0:34:47.240
<v Speaker 4>like this happened. In BA snowball, there's a challenge called

0:34:47.320 --> 0:34:50.640
<v Speaker 4>the mound. Okay, that slope, it could be anatomy sometimes

0:34:50.719 --> 0:34:53.319
<v Speaker 4>and if you don't practice it enough, we thrown up

0:34:53.320 --> 0:34:55.759
<v Speaker 4>that hill. It gets in the way. And as he

0:34:55.800 --> 0:34:58.160
<v Speaker 4>mentioned himself, when that happens, you got to get on

0:34:58.239 --> 0:35:00.680
<v Speaker 4>top of the baseball a little bit more. But now day, Dave,

0:35:01.719 --> 0:35:04.680
<v Speaker 4>in modern day baseball, it is not practice a whole lot.

0:35:04.880 --> 0:35:08.400
<v Speaker 4>And that's why repetitions makes profession. And I'm going to

0:35:08.480 --> 0:35:11.759
<v Speaker 4>go back to this and if you ask Gamamoto, so

0:35:11.840 --> 0:35:14.319
<v Speaker 4>Saki or show hey, what happens if they make a

0:35:14.320 --> 0:35:17.400
<v Speaker 4>play by that in Japan, will make it. It's repetitions.

0:35:17.440 --> 0:35:19.040
<v Speaker 4>Go back to the back toris and get it done again.

0:35:19.440 --> 0:35:21.160
<v Speaker 4>Gazel's changed. But it's one of those things that really

0:35:21.200 --> 0:35:23.279
<v Speaker 4>eat you up because he did so well, but gives

0:35:23.320 --> 0:35:25.920
<v Speaker 4>one play, is not able to finish it off. Will

0:35:25.920 --> 0:35:28.520
<v Speaker 4>would have been a superb start, Jose.

0:35:28.719 --> 0:35:31.560
<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers have seven games. I was just mentioning this

0:35:31.640 --> 0:35:34.520
<v Speaker 2>against two of the worst teams in Baseball, the Giants

0:35:34.719 --> 0:35:38.200
<v Speaker 2>and Angels, what's realistic for you as far as how

0:35:38.280 --> 0:35:40.239
<v Speaker 2>they get healthy after a series like.

0:35:40.239 --> 0:35:43.279
<v Speaker 4>This, Go out there and think about tomorrow. Take take

0:35:43.320 --> 0:35:45.160
<v Speaker 4>care of tomorrow and the Giants and whatever they did

0:35:45.160 --> 0:35:47.439
<v Speaker 4>to you, because you know, things kind of started going

0:35:47.520 --> 0:35:50.520
<v Speaker 4>south against the Rockies in Colorado. Then the Giants ate

0:35:50.560 --> 0:35:52.480
<v Speaker 4>them up and shut them down off. So we in

0:35:52.480 --> 0:35:54.960
<v Speaker 4>San Francisco, and you know, you have an idea what

0:35:55.000 --> 0:35:57.719
<v Speaker 4>they have in terms of their starting pitcher, which is

0:35:57.960 --> 0:35:59.680
<v Speaker 4>very different than the one they saw in San Francisco

0:35:59.719 --> 0:36:02.480
<v Speaker 4>a couple weeks ago. In their bullpen. They've been scuffling.

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<v Speaker 4>But you've got to treat them just like you with

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<v Speaker 4>the Braves and any other place post place team. If

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<v Speaker 4>you start thinking as a team, here comes inferior teams,

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<v Speaker 4>you're going to get into a lot of trouble. Just

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<v Speaker 4>be a good team, have better at bats, grind thro

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<v Speaker 4>at bats, and forget about results. Just take those team

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<v Speaker 4>from batting practice and make it as simple as possible.

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<v Speaker 4>Not things wrong. Again, to say, let's be good. Singles

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<v Speaker 4>are because you're going to be able to sit to

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<v Speaker 4>them a little bit longer. And one thing too, Dave,

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<v Speaker 4>is very important when I've seen teams go like this,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, some of the most respected hitting coaches

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<v Speaker 4>don't forget about the hitting team the meeting and have

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<v Speaker 4>individual meetings with guys to say this is what they're

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<v Speaker 4>gonna do to you, this is how you should approach it.

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<v Speaker 4>And instead of throwing the whole blanket out there an umbrella,

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<v Speaker 4>how to say this is what this guy does is

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<v Speaker 4>make a little bit more individual so the guys understand

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<v Speaker 4>really that we in the batters bots. There's not nine

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<v Speaker 4>cauys with you out there, it's just you. And now

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<v Speaker 4>we have a better idea how to break things up.

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<v Speaker 4>And then you go back to the traditional hiers means

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<v Speaker 4>about thinking individually about now it's a better message for

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<v Speaker 4>guys to underself where they're at, what they need to do,

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<v Speaker 4>and what the giants are going to be able to do.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose, we'll see you back out of the

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<v Speaker 2>ballpark tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of your Mother's day.

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<v Speaker 4>Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas.

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<v Speaker 2>So leave you there, he goes Jose Motive part of

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast after the Dodgers fall to

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves seven to two. Now I still stand firm

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<v Speaker 2>that I believe the Dodgers should win at least five

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<v Speaker 2>of the next seven against the Giants and Angels. I

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<v Speaker 2>know it's hard to sweep a four game series, but

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<v Speaker 2>at least three out of four against San Francisco, and

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<v Speaker 2>then I would say a sweep in Anaheim definitely isn't

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<v Speaker 2>too much to ask when you're the Dodgers and you

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<v Speaker 2>have this much talent compared to the talent the Angels have.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, baseball happens, but the tail of the tape

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<v Speaker 2>says the Dodgers should take three out of four from

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<v Speaker 2>the Giants, and they should sweep the Angels heading into

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<v Speaker 2>San Diego. But with everything that we talked about as

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<v Speaker 2>far as the offense and how it needs to improve,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are still tied for first place in the

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<v Speaker 2>NL West and we're barely through the tenth day of May.

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<v Speaker 2>So all in all, I would say the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the league should be really concerned, considering the Dodger offense

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<v Speaker 2>has not even come close to scratching the surface of

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<v Speaker 2>their potential and Otani's been in a perpetual slump for

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<v Speaker 2>the last three weeks, so that should be scary not

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<v Speaker 2>to mention Mookie Betts is back tomorrow night, We'll see

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<v Speaker 2>what decision the Dodgers make. Will it be Kim, will

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<v Speaker 2>it be Freeland, option to triple A or the wildcard?

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<v Speaker 2>Like I mentioned last night, how's Miguel Rojas's left hip feeling?

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<v Speaker 2>Are the Dodgers going to play it conservatively and have

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<v Speaker 2>Rojas go on the il something he did not do

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<v Speaker 2>all of last season, so that would alleviate the decision

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<v Speaker 2>between Freeland and Kim if rojas Is hip is still

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<v Speaker 2>bothering him from playing. So just keeping in mind when

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<v Speaker 2>you wake up tomorrow and you're thinking is it going

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<v Speaker 2>to be Kim? Is it going to be Freeland? And

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you're not losing sleep over that. The thing

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<v Speaker 2>that you should be focused on is that Mookie Betts

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<v Speaker 2>is back. And we'll be starting at short stuff for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers tomorrow night when they open up a four

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<v Speaker 2>game series against the Giants, and Roki Sasaki will be

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<v Speaker 2>on the mount for the Dodgers. He's one and three

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<v Speaker 2>with an ERA of five ninety seven, going up against

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<v Speaker 2>Trevor McDonald, who has an ERA of one twenty nine.

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<v Speaker 2>Our coverage begins at six o'clock tomorrow with first Pitch

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<v Speaker 2>at seven ten with Rick Monday and Charlie Steiner from

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<v Speaker 2>Uniclo Field at Dodgers Stadium. That'll do it for us today,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks to Colin Yee back at our Burbank studios, thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to Dwayne McDonald out here at Dodgers Stadium, and thanks

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

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<v Speaker 2>the show or our full conversation with no mar Garcia

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<v Speaker 2>Pari yesterday, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 2>That's also where we can hear our one on one

0:39:51.920 --> 0:39:56.200
<v Speaker 2>pregame conversation with Blake Snell as well. Did that this morning,

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<v Speaker 2>so you can find all of that on the Dodger

0:39:59.000 --> 0:40:03.480
<v Speaker 2>Talk channel on the iHeartRadio app. Once again. The final

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<v Speaker 2>score today the Braves defeat the Dodgers seven to two.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great rest of your Sunday. Happy Mother's Day

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<v Speaker 2>to all the moms out there. Steal them to tell

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<v Speaker 2>the Jean

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<v Speaker 7>Just Dn