WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (9-8-26) 0:00:00.510 --> 0:00:02.910 The quest for the three-peat has begun. 0:00:03.110 --> 0:00:06.910 Only four teams in Major League Baseball history have won 0:00:06.990 --> 0:00:08.470 three consecutive titles. 0:00:08.970 --> 0:00:12.610 The Dodgers are the favorites to become the fifth. 0:00:12.630 --> 0:00:15.280 This is World Champion Dodger Talk. 0:00:15.360 --> 0:00:17.230 Here we go again. We're getting ready to run it back. 0:00:17.270 --> 0:00:22.239 To get in on the show, call 866-987-2570. And be 0:00:22.280 --> 0:00:25.640 sure to follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts. 0:00:26.460 --> 0:00:29.000 Here's your host, David Vassey. 0:00:30.730 --> 0:00:32.090 Welcome to Dodger Talk. 0:00:32.130 --> 0:00:37.370 David Vasse with you until 11 o'clock tonight on 570 0:00:37.370 --> 0:00:40.880 LA Sports after the Dodgers win their sixth in a 0:00:40.960 --> 0:00:45.140 row with a 3-2 win over the Reds and lower 0:00:45.180 --> 0:00:49.600 their magic number to 7 to clinch the NL West. 0:00:49.659 --> 0:00:52.000 We have phone lines open at 866-987-2570. I know everybody 0:00:52.020 --> 0:00:58.320 knows Went back to work today. The traffic was heavy. 0:00:58.780 --> 0:01:02.240 Hope you enjoyed your Labor Day weekend. But Dodger baseball 0:01:02.320 --> 0:01:06.449 continues to roll on no matter what anybody else tells you. 0:01:06.890 --> 0:01:11.050 September baseball, there is still a lot of drama. And 0:01:11.069 --> 0:01:14.649 the number one drama is, will the Dodgers be able 0:01:14.690 --> 0:01:18.230 to clinch a number one or two seed in the 0:01:18.290 --> 0:01:23.179 National League postseason picture? Well, tonight, They continue to gain 0:01:23.240 --> 0:01:27.929 ground on the Braves, and certainly tonight was another example 0:01:28.010 --> 0:01:31.010 of that as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Braves. 0:01:31.420 --> 0:01:34.860 So the Dodgers now have a three-game lead for the 0:01:34.900 --> 0:01:38.120 number two seed, and the Brewers have held on to 0:01:38.180 --> 0:01:41.390 beat the Cubs in extra innings tonight. So the Dodgers 0:01:41.450 --> 0:01:44.970 remain one game back of Milwaukee for the number one 0:01:45.090 --> 0:01:48.290 overall seed. But as I said last night, I'm all 0:01:48.390 --> 0:01:51.440 in with the number two seed. I really do believe 0:01:51.520 --> 0:01:57.120 that would be much more of a better matchup for 0:01:57.160 --> 0:02:01.500 the Dodgers. A winner of a Braves or Padres or 0:02:01.600 --> 0:02:05.880 Diamondbacks series would be the Braves hosting either the Padres 0:02:05.920 --> 0:02:09.090 or Diamondbacks, that seems a little bit more appetizing to 0:02:09.130 --> 0:02:14.590 me than playing the winner of a Cubs-Phillies wildcard best 0:02:14.810 --> 0:02:17.970 two out of three. And another reason why, if you're 0:02:18.010 --> 0:02:20.980 in the number two seed part of the bracket, those 0:02:21.080 --> 0:02:25.850 three teams... I think most people around baseball would say 0:02:26.380 --> 0:02:31.040 pose the greatest obstacle to the Dodgers getting back to 0:02:31.080 --> 0:02:35.140 the World Series and having an opportunity to three-peat. So 0:02:35.280 --> 0:02:39.750 just think about this. If Milwaukee's the number one seed 0:02:39.889 --> 0:02:43.329 and you got Phillies and Cubs playing each other, two 0:02:43.370 --> 0:02:45.829 of those three teams are going to take each other 0:02:46.010 --> 0:02:48.070 out and you only have to deal with one of them. 0:02:48.500 --> 0:02:51.220 instead of having to go through two of them. So 0:02:51.690 --> 0:02:54.870 that's my train of thought because I do a talk show. 0:02:55.050 --> 0:02:56.090 I could talk that way. 0:02:56.490 --> 0:02:59.809 Those guys in the dugout are just trying to win 0:02:59.889 --> 0:03:02.510 every game, trying to do the best they can to 0:03:02.570 --> 0:03:05.940 win that night's game. But certainly if you want to 0:03:05.980 --> 0:03:10.929 look at it objectively from the press box view, I 0:03:10.970 --> 0:03:14.030 would say the number two seat is much more advantageous 0:03:14.110 --> 0:03:17.950 for the Dodgers. But look, the reality is nobody wants 0:03:18.010 --> 0:03:24.700 to play the Dodgers with these four starters. Blake Snell, Yamamoto, Skubal, 0:03:24.960 --> 0:03:29.560 and Tyler Glasnow. And tonight was arguably Skubal's best start 0:03:29.600 --> 0:03:32.600 with the Dodgers. He went a season high, seven and 0:03:32.639 --> 0:03:37.390 a third innings, allowed just an absolute monster home run 0:03:37.430 --> 0:03:40.410 to Eli De La Cruz on a first pitch changeup. 0:03:40.990 --> 0:03:46.650 In the third inning, it went 444 feet up the 0:03:46.690 --> 0:03:50.310 left field pavilion. That was a show. And Ellie always 0:03:50.350 --> 0:03:53.920 seems to put on a show in L.A. But after that, 0:03:54.060 --> 0:03:58.080 there were no other mistakes. And Scooble only threw 94 0:03:58.080 --> 0:04:01.280 pitches in seven and a third innings tonight. Let's head 0:04:01.320 --> 0:04:04.660 downstairs right now to hear from the back-to-back Cy Young 0:04:04.680 --> 0:04:06.660 Award winner on Sportsnet L.A. 0:04:07.060 --> 0:04:09.480 Yeah, I think that's ultimately the job of a starting 0:04:09.520 --> 0:04:11.660 pitcher is to give your team, I mean, one, to 0:04:11.680 --> 0:04:13.060 give your team a chance to win every time you're 0:04:13.080 --> 0:04:15.370 out there, and two, to eat as many innings as 0:04:15.390 --> 0:04:19.330 you can. Yeah, I mean, you take a ton of 0:04:19.350 --> 0:04:21.349 pride in that, you know, and you don't really ever 0:04:21.370 --> 0:04:24.680 want to come out. But, you know, it's good to 0:04:24.720 --> 0:04:26.400 take some load off of the bullpen. You know, they've 0:04:26.420 --> 0:04:29.660 been doing such a great job recently and, you know, 0:04:29.700 --> 0:04:31.320 picking us up when we need them. So, you know, 0:04:31.360 --> 0:04:34.160 specifically me too. So it's good to kind of return 0:04:34.180 --> 0:04:34.500 the favor. 0:04:34.820 --> 0:04:37.830 Dave Roberts mentioned that Mark Pryor had shared with him 0:04:37.870 --> 0:04:39.710 that in your bullpen this week, you were able to 0:04:39.750 --> 0:04:41.370 kind of lock into a few things. How did you 0:04:41.410 --> 0:04:44.690 find bringing just either those adjustments or things into this 0:04:44.870 --> 0:04:45.350 outing today? 0:04:46.260 --> 0:04:49.539 Yeah, I think there's, I mean, there's stuff I'm constantly 0:04:49.580 --> 0:04:53.270 working on, you know, especially fastball command when I'm going up. Um, 0:04:53.810 --> 0:04:56.290 sometimes right now I'm missing too high up, you know, 0:04:56.350 --> 0:04:58.089 and then when I'm going up, sometimes I'm pulling it 0:04:58.130 --> 0:05:00.510 down and when I'm going down, I'm kind of spraying 0:05:00.550 --> 0:05:03.010 it up. So there's, there's always stuff to work on, 0:05:03.029 --> 0:05:06.839 you know, and that'll, that'll, uh, that'll never change, you know, but, um, 0:05:06.940 --> 0:05:09.160 as far as, you know, continue to logging, you know, 0:05:09.180 --> 0:05:10.979 really good days and just getting a little bit better 0:05:11.000 --> 0:05:13.560 each and every single day, that's what really matters. And, um, 0:05:14.100 --> 0:05:15.380 You know, I feel like I've been able to do that. 0:05:15.540 --> 0:05:17.580 You know, sometimes the process just takes a little bit 0:05:17.600 --> 0:05:18.279 longer than you'd like. 0:05:20.260 --> 0:05:31.539 Yeah, I think. 0:05:28.110 --> 0:05:31.250 Sometimes I'm throwing to the target instead of through the target, 0:05:31.330 --> 0:05:33.290 and that might not make a lot of sense, but 0:05:33.670 --> 0:05:37.000 it makes sense to me. Sometimes when I'm throwing to it, 0:05:37.020 --> 0:05:40.279 I feel like I either cut it to my glove 0:05:40.320 --> 0:05:43.060 side or kind of spray it up and maybe a 0:05:43.060 --> 0:05:46.480 little bit hesitant at times. But I think that's kind 0:05:46.500 --> 0:05:48.780 of what I took away from this one is I 0:05:48.820 --> 0:05:50.610 need to throw through the target and set it to it. 0:05:51.170 --> 0:05:56.410 And that's such a small thing, and it doesn't really 0:05:56.450 --> 0:05:58.950 make sense, but it resonates with me. 0:05:59.589 --> 0:06:03.330 Tyrek, some wings are lopsided, some are close like tonight. 0:06:03.410 --> 0:06:06.160 Is that any more satisfying to you? to win a 0:06:06.160 --> 0:06:08.760 close game like you had to where every pitch really mattered? 0:06:10.200 --> 0:06:12.419 Yeah, I mean, I think a win's a win. You know, 0:06:12.440 --> 0:06:14.420 it doesn't really matter how they come by. And, you know, 0:06:14.720 --> 0:06:16.240 my job is just to keep us in the ballgame, 0:06:16.339 --> 0:06:18.050 you know, as long as I can and as best 0:06:18.060 --> 0:06:20.370 as I can. You know, sometimes you're going to give 0:06:20.390 --> 0:06:21.930 up runs and the offense puts up runs and you 0:06:21.950 --> 0:06:23.210 still got to keep, you know, find a way to 0:06:23.250 --> 0:06:26.670 give your team a chance to win. So there's tons 0:06:26.710 --> 0:06:28.330 of different ways to win a ballgame, but all that 0:06:28.350 --> 0:06:28.990 matters is winning. 0:06:29.930 --> 0:06:30.590 Yeah, no doubt. 0:06:30.770 --> 0:06:33.510 I mean, and Tarek Skubal now with an ERA with 0:06:33.550 --> 0:06:37.679 the Dodgers in seven starts, 293. He's two and two 0:06:37.880 --> 0:06:40.279 as a Dodger in seven starts. And thank you to 0:06:40.320 --> 0:06:44.040 Sportsnet LA for being there for Tarek Skubal speaking to 0:06:44.080 --> 0:06:47.910 the media. And the Dodger battery really did its job tonight. 0:06:48.029 --> 0:06:51.310 Will Smith behind the plate for the second Skubal start, 0:06:51.390 --> 0:06:55.080 second straight Skubal start. There's just a calming presence with 0:06:55.160 --> 0:06:58.469 Will Smith and an air of confidence with him back 0:06:58.670 --> 0:07:01.150 in the lineup, even though he only has two hits 0:07:01.210 --> 0:07:04.230 and 15 at-bats. Behind the plate, there's a lot of 0:07:04.290 --> 0:07:07.529 trust in Will Smith and a lot of confidence behind 0:07:07.570 --> 0:07:10.890 the plate with Will Smith. And also, tonight, he hits 0:07:10.950 --> 0:07:14.840 his first home run since May 29th in the first inning. 0:07:14.860 --> 0:07:18.340 There were two outs, nobody on, a nine-pitch at-bat. That 0:07:18.380 --> 0:07:21.590 was very Will Smith-esque. And he was able to hit 0:07:21.630 --> 0:07:27.150 his first home run since May 29th. 866-987-2570 is the 0:07:27.190 --> 0:07:30.440 phone number. We have two lines open. And before we 0:07:30.480 --> 0:07:33.980 get to the phone calls, did you really believe I 0:07:34.340 --> 0:07:39.820 was going to forget about Teoscar Hernandez? Teoscar Hernandez, again tonight, 0:07:40.380 --> 0:07:43.000 a big hit in the fifth inning to drive in 0:07:43.040 --> 0:07:47.460 the go-ahead run. He kind of almost had an inside-the-park 0:07:47.480 --> 0:07:51.780 home run. But nonetheless, three for three tonight. He delivers 0:07:51.980 --> 0:07:55.100 when it matters the most in the fifth inning with 0:07:55.180 --> 0:07:58.100 two outs, runners at first and second, not trying to 0:07:58.140 --> 0:08:01.260 do too much, goes the other way to drive in 0:08:01.300 --> 0:08:03.900 Mookie Betts, and that was the difference in the game. 0:08:04.300 --> 0:08:04.860 Oh, but wait. 0:08:05.160 --> 0:08:08.840 Everybody still– does Dean still want to point the fingers 0:08:08.960 --> 0:08:10.060 at Teoscar Hernandez? 0:08:10.360 --> 0:08:12.100 That's right. I still got the receipts. 0:08:12.800 --> 0:08:17.310 Hey, Dave. Hey, thanks for not sugarcoating anything that's going on. 0:08:18.400 --> 0:08:19.320 I appreciate that. 0:08:20.060 --> 0:08:25.480 You know, as a team, we've had some really bad at-bats, 0:08:27.240 --> 0:08:27.840 you know, the. 0:08:27.800 --> 0:08:29.900 Last couple months. And we used to be a team 0:08:29.920 --> 0:08:32.199 that would grind it out, make the pitchers pitch. 0:08:33.740 --> 0:08:36.459 But in particular, I mean, Teoscar. 0:08:36.540 --> 0:08:39.319 Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute. 0:08:39.360 --> 0:08:40.480 Hey, wait a minute, Dean. 0:08:40.880 --> 0:08:44.120 I'm tired of the piling on Teoscar Hernandez. He has 0:08:44.160 --> 0:08:47.100 shown some life here in the last six games. 0:08:47.679 --> 0:08:48.660 So, I mean, I. 0:08:50.140 --> 0:08:53.460 Don't know why Teoscar Hernandez is the number one punching 0:08:53.500 --> 0:08:56.000 bag when people want to point to why this offense 0:08:56.059 --> 0:09:00.020 isn't going right. Kyle Tucker hasn't performed all season long. 0:09:00.080 --> 0:09:03.400 Mookie Betts is actually starting to look like Mookie Betts again. So, 0:09:04.280 --> 0:09:06.680 I mean, I'm going to stop you when anybody wants 0:09:06.740 --> 0:09:10.220 to pile on Teoscar Hernandez. Oh, there we go, Dean. 0:09:10.559 --> 0:09:13.300 Keeping the receipts. Feel free to call in any time. 0:09:13.320 --> 0:09:18.990 866-987-2570 is the phone number. And talking to Tao before 0:09:19.030 --> 0:09:21.670 the game today, he was being asked about his new stance. 0:09:21.710 --> 0:09:23.030 And I said, you know what, Tao? 0:09:23.470 --> 0:09:25.230 I didn't know how to ask you this, but I 0:09:25.290 --> 0:09:27.910 was wondering if you thought about going or if you 0:09:27.970 --> 0:09:30.700 did go get your eyes checked. Because some of the 0:09:30.750 --> 0:09:33.680 pitches you were swinging at, you weren't really seeing the 0:09:33.720 --> 0:09:35.740 ball that well. And I was wondering if you went 0:09:35.780 --> 0:09:39.520 to go see good friend Dr. Liu, which helped Kike 0:09:39.559 --> 0:09:42.500 Hernandez and Max Muncy get their eyes straight today. 0:09:42.800 --> 0:09:44.900 He said he actually did go see Dr. 0:09:44.960 --> 0:09:45.220 Liu. 0:09:45.320 --> 0:09:45.640 Dr. 0:09:45.679 --> 0:09:47.730 Liu said his eyes were fine. 0:09:47.830 --> 0:09:51.610 So he decided to open up his stance a little 0:09:51.650 --> 0:09:55.050 bit to see the baseball much better. And that's part 0:09:55.070 --> 0:09:57.890 of the reason why he's not swinging at those sliders 0:09:57.970 --> 0:10:01.660 down and away anymore. He said he has better. pitch recognition. 0:10:01.740 --> 0:10:06.880 So he did get his eyes checked. 866-987-2570 is the 0:10:06.920 --> 0:10:09.490 phone number. Let's go out to Danny, who is at 0:10:09.520 --> 0:10:10.730 Dodger Stadium tonight. 0:10:10.770 --> 0:10:12.250 Hi, Danny. You're on Dodger Talk. 0:10:13.050 --> 0:10:13.710 Hey, Dave. 0:10:13.850 --> 0:10:16.589 Thank you for getting me on. I appreciate it. 0:10:17.170 --> 0:10:17.770 My pleasure. 0:10:18.270 --> 0:10:18.490 Yeah. 0:10:19.520 --> 0:10:22.510 I had a great view of Teoscar coming around third, 0:10:22.530 --> 0:10:25.790 going for that inside the park. I thought he had it, man. 0:10:26.590 --> 0:10:28.670 I know people are going to jump on Dino for 0:10:28.730 --> 0:10:30.229 sending him, but he looked like he had it. I 0:10:30.250 --> 0:10:32.010 think maybe he just ran out of gas a little bit, 0:10:32.530 --> 0:10:34.950 and that shortstop of theirs made a heck of a throw. 0:10:36.220 --> 0:10:39.680 Yeah, that shortstop's name is Eli De La Cruz. You 0:10:39.720 --> 0:10:40.460 might have heard of him. 0:10:42.000 --> 0:10:43.980 I have heard of him, Dave. I heard he might 0:10:44.100 --> 0:10:46.800 even be interested in coming in the To L.A. at 0:10:46.860 --> 0:10:48.679 some point, which could be interesting. 0:10:48.760 --> 0:10:49.599 I think he would. 0:10:50.520 --> 0:10:51.120 I think he would. 0:10:51.140 --> 0:10:54.819 He's not a free agent until 2030, but when that 0:10:54.880 --> 0:10:57.729 time comes, I'm sure L.A. is at the top of 0:10:57.770 --> 0:10:59.829 his list if he hits the open market. 0:11:02.330 --> 0:11:07.530 He'd be a natural fit. He'd look pretty good. That's 0:11:07.570 --> 0:11:11.690 neither here nor there right now. And I really wanted 0:11:11.730 --> 0:11:14.660 to tell you, Dave, I'm really glad that you're keeping 0:11:14.700 --> 0:11:19.480 all those Dodger Talk receipts because there's a reason that 0:11:19.500 --> 0:11:21.620 a guy is like, they don't give up on guys 0:11:21.660 --> 0:11:24.930 like Teoscar. They haven't given up on Mookie. They haven't 0:11:24.950 --> 0:11:28.429 given up on Kike Hernandez. They're playing Will Smith every day, 0:11:28.490 --> 0:11:31.030 even though he doesn't have Will Smith numbers right now. 0:11:31.330 --> 0:11:33.050 There's a reason that they believe in these guys, and 0:11:33.320 --> 0:11:35.380 it's because they're tried and true, and they've come through 0:11:35.410 --> 0:11:36.650 in the biggest moments, Dave. 0:11:36.980 --> 0:11:37.540 You've seen it. 0:11:37.559 --> 0:11:40.580 You talk about it all the time. And you always 0:11:40.600 --> 0:11:44.339 hear about how important experience is in the playoffs in October, 0:11:44.720 --> 0:11:46.160 and maybe it is and maybe it isn't. 0:11:46.179 --> 0:11:46.900 But this year.... 0:11:48.420 --> 0:11:52.260 This year, Dave, that experience, we're going to count on it, Dave. 0:11:52.490 --> 0:11:53.270 We're really going. 0:11:53.150 --> 0:11:53.590 To need it. 0:11:53.910 --> 0:11:56.370 And it's so great to see T. Oscar come into 0:11:56.429 --> 0:11:59.199 life right now because that's the guy we need for 0:11:59.220 --> 0:12:00.939 the next, you know, seven or eight weeks. 0:12:01.700 --> 0:12:02.719 All right, Danny, you're right. 0:12:02.760 --> 0:12:05.840 This is the right time for Teoscar Hernandez to get hot. 0:12:05.900 --> 0:12:09.480 Mookie Betts in the last month is hitting 300. He's 0:12:09.580 --> 0:12:13.340 slugging 500, so that's also a great sign. Now the 0:12:13.380 --> 0:12:16.070 Dodgers just need Kyle Tucker to catch up with those 0:12:16.120 --> 0:12:19.900 guys as well. Let's go out to Riverside. Richie, you're 0:12:19.990 --> 0:12:22.930 on Dodger Talk live from the stadium. How you doing, Richie? 0:12:24.450 --> 0:12:25.470 Doing good, sir. 0:12:26.770 --> 0:12:27.790 Goodbye, August. 0:12:28.130 --> 0:12:29.069 Hello, September. 0:12:29.700 --> 0:12:33.340 Man, Tao, getting it done. I would have loved to 0:12:33.360 --> 0:12:35.440 see him get that inside the parker, but, you know, 0:12:35.500 --> 0:12:39.920 Eli De La Cruz, he's a phenomenal player. Tariq Scouble, 0:12:40.179 --> 0:12:45.250 he's outstanding, and he understandingly gets a standing ovation in. 0:12:45.670 --> 0:12:47.330 The game tonight. That was awesome to see. 0:12:48.530 --> 0:12:52.530 Tanner Scott, his 100th career save. That was freaking awesome. 0:12:52.570 --> 0:12:54.650 I was glad I was able to hear that happen. 0:12:55.390 --> 0:12:57.070 It was just a phenomenal game tonight. 0:12:57.170 --> 0:12:57.690 It was rad. 0:12:58.160 --> 0:13:01.230 But one thing that I'm really excited about, I know 0:13:01.260 --> 0:13:03.589 it's already been a few weeks. It's so good to 0:13:03.630 --> 0:13:05.849 hear Charlie Steiner back in the booth calling the games. 0:13:06.190 --> 0:13:10.070 He's one of my favorite voices. He's been there for 0:13:10.110 --> 0:13:12.130 the Dodgers calling the games for a long, long time. 0:13:12.590 --> 0:13:14.050 It's good to hear him back. It's good to hear 0:13:14.090 --> 0:13:16.010 him to call the games. I'm glad he was here 0:13:16.030 --> 0:13:18.469 to call that game. I was just really happy to 0:13:18.530 --> 0:13:21.130 hear us get the win and happy to hear him 0:13:21.170 --> 0:13:21.420 call it. 0:13:21.420 --> 0:13:22.040 Thanks for taking my call. 0:13:22.640 --> 0:13:23.230 All right, Richie. 0:13:23.250 --> 0:13:25.589 Yeah, it's great to have Charlie back in the booth 0:13:25.630 --> 0:13:29.330 whenever he's here with Rick Monday. It's kind of, it's 0:13:29.370 --> 0:13:33.349 like a cozy, familiar blanket hearing that voice called Dodger 0:13:33.410 --> 0:13:39.070 baseball right here on 570 LA Sports. 866-987-2570 is the 0:13:39.750 --> 0:13:42.550 phone number. Dodgers win their sixth in a row with 0:13:42.610 --> 0:13:46.370 a 3-2 win. Tarek Skubal, his second win as a Dodger. 0:13:46.410 --> 0:13:49.470 His ERA with the Dodgers in seven starts now is 293. 0:13:49.470 --> 0:13:54.510 Tanner Scott with his 22nd save of the year. And 0:13:55.250 --> 0:13:58.550 Laverne's Nick Lodolo could not get out of the fifth 0:13:58.610 --> 0:14:02.310 inning tonight. He threw 97 pitches, allowed three earned runs. 0:14:03.070 --> 0:14:06.120 And Terry Francona had to pull the plug. with two 0:14:06.240 --> 0:14:11.640 outs in the fifth inning after Teoscar Hernandez's go-ahead base hit. Also, 0:14:11.780 --> 0:14:15.000 Eli De La Cruz, the throw from shallow center field, 0:14:15.200 --> 0:14:19.850 was clocked at 105 miles an hour. Not only was 0:14:19.890 --> 0:14:23.490 it 105 miles an hour, but it was a dart 0:14:23.710 --> 0:14:27.230 to home plate to get Teoscar Hernandez. And you've got 0:14:27.250 --> 0:14:30.450 to give Eli a lot of credit, because as the shortstop, 0:14:30.770 --> 0:14:34.100 you have to have that type of field awareness. 0:14:34.480 --> 0:14:36.580 The ball's rolling back to the wall. 0:14:36.940 --> 0:14:40.560 Your center fielder, Dane Myers, made a gamble play that 0:14:40.660 --> 0:14:45.280 came up snake eyes, and Ellie heads up, goes all 0:14:45.320 --> 0:14:48.100 the way out to center field to be the relay man, 0:14:48.580 --> 0:14:51.120 and he's got the strongest arm, and he throws a 0:14:51.680 --> 0:14:56.260 dart from shallow center field. 105 miles an hour. I 0:14:56.280 --> 0:15:00.140 shouldn't even say shallow straight away center field at 105 0:15:00.140 --> 0:15:04.690 miles an hour to get to Oscar Hernandez and hits 0:15:04.850 --> 0:15:09.090 a 444 foot home run off a school bowl in 0:15:09.130 --> 0:15:09.930 the third inning. 0:15:10.070 --> 0:15:11.770 I mean, he loves LA. 0:15:11.830 --> 0:15:15.810 He loves the lights and certainly is a guy that, 0:15:16.450 --> 0:15:19.210 you know, might want to play here one day. 0:15:19.530 --> 0:15:22.530 Let's go out to Sacramento. Simon, you're on Dodger talk. 0:15:22.550 --> 0:15:23.130 How are you doing? 0:15:24.060 --> 0:15:24.620 Hey, Dave. 0:15:24.680 --> 0:15:27.070 It's good to chat with you, my man. And I 0:15:28.130 --> 0:15:30.190 want to second what the last caller just said about 0:15:31.590 --> 0:15:35.430 Charlie Steiner. Love hearing him on the air. I called 0:15:35.470 --> 0:15:38.890 in just because, you know, Elie De La Cruz, man, 0:15:38.960 --> 0:15:43.240 this guy is a future Dodger, I'm telling you. He's 0:15:43.360 --> 0:15:47.040 out here studying Japanese so he can speak to Shohei. 0:15:47.060 --> 0:15:48.320 Is he really? 0:15:48.360 --> 0:15:50.400 He's out here dominating at Dodger Stadium. 0:15:50.760 --> 0:15:51.840 Is he learning Japanese? 0:15:53.480 --> 0:15:54.520 That's my understanding. 0:15:54.540 --> 0:15:54.700 Yeah. 0:15:54.740 --> 0:15:56.900 He says that he's learning Japanese so that he can. 0:15:56.940 --> 0:15:59.520 Where did you hear that? I need to know. 0:15:59.600 --> 0:16:00.040 That was. 0:16:00.540 --> 0:16:01.460 Well, good question. 0:16:01.480 --> 0:16:04.500 I mean, that was something I heard like a year 0:16:04.520 --> 0:16:05.040 or two years ago. 0:16:05.060 --> 0:16:06.320 Are you sure it wasn't AI? 0:16:07.780 --> 0:16:10.860 No, I'm absolutely not. 0:16:11.280 --> 0:16:13.239 I'll find out tomorrow and I'll let you know. 0:16:13.300 --> 0:16:13.860 But thank you. 0:16:13.900 --> 0:16:14.100 Yeah. 0:16:14.160 --> 0:16:16.600 I mean, this guy, if you remember his rookie year, 0:16:17.860 --> 0:16:20.120 had a big game here at Dodger Stadium and he said, 0:16:20.140 --> 0:16:23.020 I'm from L.A., And then we had to clarify, he's 0:16:23.060 --> 0:16:26.620 not actually from L.A. He loves L.A. He just plays 0:16:26.680 --> 0:16:31.210 Grand Theft Auto in L.A. So, you know, he definitely 0:16:31.260 --> 0:16:33.350 loves playing here. He always puts on a show, and 0:16:33.390 --> 0:16:34.950 he certainly put on one tonight. 0:16:36.150 --> 0:16:36.590 That's right. 0:16:36.850 --> 0:16:40.930 And you know what, Dave? I think I remember his 0:16:40.970 --> 0:16:44.120 first Major League home run was against us. I remember 0:16:44.160 --> 0:16:44.980 watching that game. 0:16:45.840 --> 0:16:47.900 Let me ask you a question, Simon. Let me ask 0:16:47.940 --> 0:16:51.120 you a question. This was a question posed to me 0:16:51.480 --> 0:16:54.880 before the game today. Now, this is all hypothetical. You're 0:16:54.920 --> 0:16:58.390 starting your own team. Simon says, let's call it that, okay? 0:16:59.690 --> 0:17:04.149 James Wood, O'Neal Cruz, or Ellie Dela Cruz. Who are 0:17:04.190 --> 0:17:05.609 you picking to start your team? 0:17:07.050 --> 0:17:11.850 Ellie Dela Cruz every day. Absolutely. I mean, look at 0:17:11.890 --> 0:17:14.930 the arm, 105 miles an hour. Who have you ever 0:17:14.970 --> 0:17:18.640 seen throw a ball like that? And then you take 0:17:18.660 --> 0:17:23.090 his speed on the base paths, his bat, what, 444 0:17:23.090 --> 0:17:25.550 feet tonight? What was the number? 0:17:25.570 --> 0:17:25.810 Yes. 0:17:26.090 --> 0:17:26.890 I mean, come on. 0:17:27.109 --> 0:17:28.530 It's Elie De La Cruz all day. 0:17:29.070 --> 0:17:30.970 All right, Simon. Thank you for the phone call. 0:17:31.030 --> 0:17:34.490 And just for clarification, Elie De La Cruz is not 0:17:34.530 --> 0:17:36.580 a free agent until 2030. 0:17:36.580 --> 0:17:38.040 And, hey, time flies. 0:17:38.500 --> 0:17:42.640 I mean, it feels like yesterday Adrian Gonzalez was here yesterday. 0:17:43.700 --> 0:17:46.959 And that's only, what, four years away? I mean, and 0:17:47.000 --> 0:17:47.500 who knows? 0:17:47.640 --> 0:17:50.929 If the Reds try to attempt to extend De La 0:17:50.970 --> 0:17:53.550 Cruz again and he says no, do they say, you 0:17:53.590 --> 0:17:56.169 know what? We're going to trade him two years before 0:17:56.230 --> 0:17:58.410 free agency so we could get the most for him 0:17:58.450 --> 0:18:02.280 like the Nationals did with Juan Soto. And oh, by 0:18:02.320 --> 0:18:05.699 the way, they're represented by the same agent, Scott Boris, 0:18:05.840 --> 0:18:08.580 who was here in attendance again tonight. I got to 0:18:08.600 --> 0:18:11.020 give Scott Boris a lot of credit. He drives up 0:18:11.080 --> 0:18:13.909 from Newport Beach. He could be having a great time 0:18:13.970 --> 0:18:16.869 at Javier's in Newport Beach, but he chooses to come 0:18:16.930 --> 0:18:21.430 to Dodger Stadium to be here and support his clients. 0:18:21.570 --> 0:18:25.510 And certainly he's a guy that puts in more hours 0:18:25.609 --> 0:18:28.510 than most. There's no doubt about that. And his guy, 0:18:28.930 --> 0:18:31.910 Mike Fiore, he doesn't go too far without him. Let's 0:18:31.930 --> 0:18:34.990 go out to Scott, who is at Dodger Stadium tonight. Scott, 0:18:35.020 --> 0:18:37.580 were you sitting next to Boris right behind home plate? 0:18:37.600 --> 0:18:39.840 Were your seats right next to Scott Boris tonight? 0:18:40.930 --> 0:18:43.770 Now, you know Todd doesn't get a seat like that, Dave, 0:18:43.869 --> 0:18:47.209 but that's okay. It was great meeting you before the game. 0:18:47.230 --> 0:18:51.340 Please, please, you can't just drop, you just can't name 0:18:51.380 --> 0:18:53.900 drop Todd Lights like everybody knows Todd. 0:18:54.800 --> 0:18:57.060 Okay, this is Scott. I met him before the game. 0:18:57.660 --> 0:19:00.830 Todd Lights ambushed me to meet Scott, who calls into 0:19:00.850 --> 0:19:01.870 the show every night. 0:19:01.950 --> 0:19:04.590 So go ahead, Scott. I set up the phone. 0:19:04.410 --> 0:19:08.190 Call for you. We got feasting tomorrow, so obviously we 0:19:08.230 --> 0:19:12.730 got double chars. We got hot dogs. We got $ 7 panda. 0:19:13.690 --> 0:19:16.000 So let's get that out of the way. Quick question 0:19:16.040 --> 0:19:20.780 for you, Dave. First of all, who sends Teoscar from 0:19:20.880 --> 0:19:25.080 third to home when there's a guy like this Telecruz 0:19:25.119 --> 0:19:28.220 guy throwing a bomb? Who's sending him home? 0:19:29.040 --> 0:19:29.960 Ask Todd Lights. 0:19:32.430 --> 0:19:35.190 Look, the only reason why I would say I wouldn't 0:19:35.210 --> 0:19:38.940 have sent Teoscar Hernandez is because he already has had 0:19:38.980 --> 0:19:41.840 a hamstring injury. He's their hottest hitter. You can't afford 0:19:41.880 --> 0:19:45.369 to get him injured and blow up his hamstring again. 0:19:45.390 --> 0:19:50.939 And when Teoscar was touching third, I mean, he's going full. bore, 0:19:50.980 --> 0:19:53.919 and Dino's waving him home. It was a perfect throw 0:19:54.040 --> 0:19:57.850 from a great player. So, you know, I'm not going 0:19:57.880 --> 0:19:59.970 to say I would have done that, but Dino Ebel 0:20:00.010 --> 0:20:02.490 doesn't have a yellow light. He has a green light 0:20:02.590 --> 0:20:04.790 or a red light, and he gave Teo the green light. 0:20:05.910 --> 0:20:08.230 Well, he was running out of gas. You could tell he. 0:20:08.130 --> 0:20:09.470 Was running out of gas. He was not running out 0:20:09.590 --> 0:20:12.419 of gas. He was fine. Stop it. 0:20:12.430 --> 0:20:15.409 He was a bomb all the way to third. Oh, please. 0:20:15.450 --> 0:20:18.650 When you got a guy like Delacruz throwing a bomb, 0:20:18.690 --> 0:20:20.010 there's just no way. 0:20:20.050 --> 0:20:24.210