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Speaker 1: This is off season Dodger Talk Winter Meetings edit year.

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Speaker 2: Now Everyone's favorite Dodger inside it David Basset.

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Speaker 1: We are live until eight o'clock tonight on AM five

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Speaker 1: seventy LA Sports, wrapping up the Winter Meetings week in Orlando.

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Speaker 1: And today the Dodgers made it official with Edwin Diaz

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Speaker 1: being at Dodger Stadium. We were there, you heard it

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Speaker 1: live right here on AM five seventy LA Sports and

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Speaker 1: we have a one on one conversation with the new

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Speaker 1: Dodger closer, Timmy Trumpet. Edwin Diaz will join us in

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Speaker 1: our next segment, and coming up at the bottom of

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Speaker 1: the hour, the man himself, the man that pulls all

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Speaker 1: the levers, Andrew Friedman, will join us at the bottom

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Speaker 1: of the hour. Had a chance to sit down with

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Speaker 1: him and really get into how this all came together

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Speaker 1: for Edwin Diaz, and we also so get into Andrew's

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Speaker 1: involvement with the Lakers and how he is balancing his

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Speaker 1: responsibilities of being the president of Baseball Operations with the

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Speaker 1: Dodgers and also lending some help to the Lakers because

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Speaker 1: of course Mark Walter now owns the Lakers and the Dodgers.

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Speaker 1: So we'll get into all of that with Andrew Friedman

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Speaker 1: at the bottom of the hour. Don't expect me to

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Speaker 1: ask him about Trek Scooble. He wouldn't answer. That's not

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Speaker 1: something he can even get close to touching since school Ball

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Speaker 1: is on another team. He's just him or any other

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Speaker 1: person in his position, is not talking about a player

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Speaker 1: that's on another team. And the trade rumors, what I

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Speaker 1: can tell you, and you know, there is something too

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Speaker 1: the thought that the Tigers may trade Schooble. There are

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Speaker 1: many people that I've spoken to in the industry that

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Speaker 1: believe that school Ball will be trade. Whether or not

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Speaker 1: it's to the Dodgers still remains to be seen. My understanding,

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Speaker 1: continuing to try to gather information on all this is

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Speaker 1: that teams are not even sure the Tigers have even

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Speaker 1: made the definitive decision to say, yes, let's trade Trek Scooble.

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Speaker 1: And it's not just the GM of the Tigers that

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Speaker 1: has to be involved in coming to that decision. I'm

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Speaker 1: sure the owner of the Tigers is very much involved.

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Speaker 1: And maybe Scott Harris, the Tigers president of Baseball Operations,

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Speaker 1: is waiting to hear from his owner about whether or

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Speaker 1: not he has the green light to trade Schooble. From

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Speaker 1: what I reported a few days ago remains true from

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Speaker 1: the people I've talked to in baseball that they are

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Speaker 1: asking for a lot for one year of Schooble and

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Speaker 1: don't believe the extension talks. Yes, that would make sense

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Speaker 1: to give the Dodgers or the Mets, or any other

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Speaker 1: Usually it's twenty four to four I would say forty

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Speaker 1: the player that's coming, then you have forty eight to

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Speaker 1: seventy two hours after you acquire that player, or not

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Speaker 1: acquire them, but agree to work out an extension. I

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Speaker 1: don't see Trek Scooble agreeing to an extension. His agent,

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Speaker 1: Scott Boris, is very much in favor of taking all

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Speaker 1: his clients to the open market, and that includes Trek Schouoble.

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Speaker 1: There are certain exceptions, but for the most part, whether

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Speaker 1: Schoolbl's traded to the Dodgers, the Mets, the Pirates, or

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Speaker 1: He will be on the open market at the end

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Speaker 1: of the year, in my opinion. And I don't see

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Speaker 1: now for Terrek Scooble. I just don't see it. And

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Speaker 1: they are asking for as much as the Nationals received

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Speaker 1: That's what I've been told. And nothing is imminent. The

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Speaker 1: the lobby just you know, selfing it up, saying that

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Speaker 1: it's happening. You know, this is happening any moment now

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Speaker 1: it's happening. No, not any moment, it's not happening. And look,

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Speaker 1: he may be traded to the Dodgers, he may be

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Speaker 1: And look, what would you give up for Terrek Scuoble.

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Speaker 1: And I could tell you that Dodgers and Tigers are talking,

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Speaker 1: Mark Walter has been the owner of the Dodgers, the

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Speaker 1: Dodgers have been involved in every big name. Whether or

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Speaker 1: it comes down to, like I mentioned on Wednesday Night.

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Speaker 1: Is not about payroll. Like I said, an extension is

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Speaker 1: very unlikely. What this is is a testament to Andrew

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Speaker 1: and develop players that the Tigers are actual interested in

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Speaker 1: nothing to do with three hundred and fifty million dollar payroll.

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Speaker 1: Sana Yamamoto, sign a Freddie Freeman. Their player development has

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Speaker 1: been such a huge part to their sustained success to

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Speaker 1: be used as trade capital for really good players. So

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Speaker 1: when it comes to, you know, any trade discussions with

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Speaker 1: it is Trek Schouble. It's because they have players that

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Speaker 1: in other trades. That's what it comes down to. All Right,

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Speaker 1: When we come back, your phone calls, we have three

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Speaker 1: Vasse wrapping up a busy week in baseball until eight

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Speaker 1: o'clock right here on a five to seventy LA Sports.

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Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Edwin Diaz is a Los Angeles Dodger. He

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Speaker 1: wants to help bring a three pete to LA. Today

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Speaker 1: wearing number three as a Dodger because of course, number

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Speaker 1: thirty nine has been retired since the seventies when the

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Speaker 1: Dodgers retired Roy Campanella's number thirty nine, the three time

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Speaker 1: MVP Hall of Famer thirty nine has been taken. So

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Speaker 1: Edwin Diaz said he chose number three because he has

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Speaker 1: three boys, so hey, out of the numbers that were available,

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Speaker 1: three was the one that he chose. And it's going

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Speaker 1: to be electric at Dodgers Stadium when Edwin Diaz comes

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Speaker 1: running out of those gates at Dodgers Stadium to Timmy Trumpet,

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Speaker 1: can't wait to share the conversation with you. We do

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Speaker 1: have time for phone calls at eight sixty six, nine

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Speaker 1: eighty seven, two five seventy And speaking of Edwin Diaz,

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Speaker 1: I have no doubts. Keiy A Hernandez was a big

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Speaker 1: Hernandez tomorrow in the City of Commerce at the Citadel Outlets,

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Speaker 1: specifically the Polo Ralph Lauren Experience, the Polo Ralf Lauren

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Speaker 1: still dominant. The Dodgers. I'm not gonna say got a bargain,

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Speaker 1: Robert Suarez led the league in saves last year, but

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Speaker 1: he's thirty four years old, going on thirty five. Edwin

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Speaker 1: Diaz only thirty one years old. All right, I was

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Speaker 1: All right. Last year I went to go see Edwin

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Speaker 1: Diaz in the Mets clubhouse, and here he is in

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Speaker 1: a Dodger uniform after signing making it official today. Welcome

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Speaker 1: to Los Angeles. And does it feel real now?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it feels real you know, and finally I got

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Speaker 2: Doya's uniforms. I'm really happy the way here and let's

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Speaker 2: go win.

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Speaker 1: How did all this come about?

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Speaker 3: Edwin?

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Speaker 1: When did you know that you wanted to sign with

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Speaker 1: the Dodgers?

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Speaker 2: You know, everything went quick. You know, last week we

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Speaker 2: was talking to teams and the lawyers show up and

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Speaker 2: they went aggressive to me. You know, I like that,

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Speaker 2: I like, I like I like how they approached me.

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Speaker 2: And the other day, you know, I'm here with the Doyers.

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Speaker 2: I'm really happy to be here.

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Speaker 1: Was that the biggest part you felt wanted by the Dodgers?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, they show show a lot of attraction to me

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Speaker 2: that they was asking, they was calling. They was you know,

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Speaker 2: know I want to win. So this opportunity to be

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Speaker 2: here was what's nice? Can wait to start the season.

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Speaker 1: Was part of this. He felt disrespected. Did you feel

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Speaker 1: And when I find it very hard to believe that

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Speaker 1: Edwin Diaz is our guest. He is officially a Dodger,

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Speaker 1: and can you just make this official right now? Timmy

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Speaker 1: Hey, you look great in a Dodger uniform. Congratulations and

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Speaker 2: Thank you, thank you. I can't wait to start the season.

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Speaker 1: What a great guy, Edwin Diaz and certainly very excited

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Speaker 4: Hi, David I am doing awesome. I'm just hearing you

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Speaker 4: To say that I am in Orange County. That's exactly

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Speaker 1: Hey, it's catchy. I got a catchy Oh.

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Speaker 4: It is addictive at that point, it is catchy, addictive,

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Speaker 4: it's everything. I got a question for you, and a

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Speaker 1: Kind of horn, like a fog horn or a hockey horn.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I was not expecting this type of question.

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Speaker 1: You're talking about a horn for what when they win?

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Speaker 1: And that's not really LA. That's not really LA to me.

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Speaker 4: Right, And that's what my uncle kind of sort of says, like,

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Speaker 4: I don't think we need a horn and excuse me, sorry,

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Speaker 4: we got enough.

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Speaker 1: We we love LA. After every win Dominic, keep playing

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Speaker 1: Timmy trumpet. I love that idea. Keep playing it on

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Speaker 1: the bike. No horn, Sorry, I'm out on the horn.

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Speaker 1: If you want a horn, listen to Petros to Money.

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Speaker 1: They play a horn like every other segment. I mean,

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Speaker 5: Edwin abby a work ethic and he really wants to win.

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Speaker 5: You saw it today, We've seen it over the years

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Speaker 1: When did you believe you had a very good chance

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Speaker 1: What do you believe is next for you this offseason?

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Speaker 1: How much do you look at some of your guys

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Speaker 5: guys that are playing for each other, they're playing for

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Speaker 5: this city, that are playing for their legacy, that are

435
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Speaker 5: playing to create a dynasty. And it is really hard

436
00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:24,200
Speaker 5: to win back to back, and it takes that mentality

437
00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,800
Speaker 5: to do it, and that mentality is still really strong.

438
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Speaker 5: So for us, it's about adding guys that can add

439
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Speaker 5: to that. But the core in the group we have

440
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Speaker 5: in place, we feel like is really strong.

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Speaker 1: I'm glad you brought that up because Max Munsey, Hey,

442
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Speaker 1: you might have a future in this business. Hey, how

443
00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:51,160
Speaker 1: how have you celebrated since the end of the World Series.

444
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Speaker 1: I haven't seen you since the parade? Has there been

445
00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,600
Speaker 1: much of a victory lap for Andrew Friedman? Did your

446
00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,520
Speaker 1: wife throw you a party at the house? I mean,

447
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Speaker 1: what's going on?

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Speaker 5: The celebration? The parade itself was incredible, just both years.

449
00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:15,439
Speaker 5: That day is so fulfilling and incredibly impactful, and it

450
00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:19,000
Speaker 5: really is, like it sounds cheesy, but it's like fuel

451
00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,960
Speaker 5: to get back there. It really is. That's how special

452
00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:26,159
Speaker 5: that day is. The energy, the joy, you can feel it,

453
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Speaker 5: and it's something that really is fuel to do everything

454
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Speaker 5: we can to get back to it. But we got

455
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Speaker 5: to celebrate by turning around and going to the gm

456
00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:37,639
Speaker 5: ME and you know, no real time for us on

457
00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:43,679
Speaker 5: our end and other teams head start preparing for the winner,

458
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,240
Speaker 5: you know, but I can't complain much because our goal

459
00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,480
Speaker 5: is to have the least amount of time to prepare.

460
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Speaker 5: So we've been playing catch up and just trying to

461
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Speaker 5: make sure that we're not missing opportunities, and so it's

462
00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,760
Speaker 5: been right back at it now. I would love to

463
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Speaker 5: knock out a few of the things that we'd like

464
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Speaker 5: to and have a little break going into spring training,

465
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Speaker 5: but we'll see.

466
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Speaker 1: We always ask the question about what keeps players hungry.

467
00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:13,080
Speaker 1: You've had an incredible career, You've accomplished more things than

468
00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,280
Speaker 1: some have. After being out of the game for ten

469
00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:20,560
Speaker 1: years now, back to back World Series championships, how do

470
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Speaker 1: you stay hungry? And do you ever feel like I've

471
00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,600
Speaker 1: done it all? Do I need a new challenge?

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Speaker 5: No? I mean I think for us winning is so

473
00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:35,480
Speaker 5: incredibly difficult. It's so fulfilling, and we feel an immense

474
00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:39,679
Speaker 5: pressure from our fans. What they pour into us is

475
00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:46,280
Speaker 5: unprecedented and clearing four million this year, the passion that

476
00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:50,159
Speaker 5: this city has for this team makes us feel a

477
00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:54,119
Speaker 5: great sense of responsibility to return it and to be

478
00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,600
Speaker 5: as good as we can possibly be. And we've talked

479
00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:00,880
Speaker 5: about this a lot, but that goal hard when you're

480
00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:04,679
Speaker 5: mired in it to have appreciation. But for us to

481
00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:10,280
Speaker 5: look back after I get fired, things change whatever, to

482
00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,000
Speaker 5: look back and say that was a golden era of

483
00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,560
Speaker 5: Dodgers baseball, and so that is a very real motivating

484
00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:20,040
Speaker 5: factor for us, is you know, nineteen eighty eight to

485
00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:23,200
Speaker 5: twenty twenty was a long time and to do everything

486
00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:27,720
Speaker 5: we can to keep pouring in and keep this momentum

487
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Speaker 5: going and hopefully add you know, more and more up

488
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Speaker 5: there and have to clear out room for the banners.

489
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Speaker 5: But I think just the sense of responsibility we have

490
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Speaker 5: is a very real driving factor.

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Speaker 1: All right. So that's good news for Dodger fans. Andrew

492
00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,560
Speaker 1: Friedman's not going anywhere. But if you're a Dodger fan,

493
00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,400
Speaker 1: you're likely a Laker fan. And there was the news

494
00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,960
Speaker 1: that you're helping out the Lakers a little bit. So

495
00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,240
Speaker 1: what's the role, what's the balance for you between these

496
00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,200
Speaker 1: two incredible franchises.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, I've got a pretty full time job as is.

498
00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,680
Speaker 5: I think it's more we're all under you know, Mark

499
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:11,320
Speaker 5: Walters twg umbrella, and it's about helping one another and

500
00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:13,320
Speaker 5: as things are coming up and we can be a

501
00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,520
Speaker 5: resource for one another. It's not often that you're able

502
00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:17,880
Speaker 5: to do that and kind of lean on other teams

503
00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:22,720
Speaker 5: and other sports. You know, there's sharing of information of

504
00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,600
Speaker 5: how we do our scouting process or how they do

505
00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:28,640
Speaker 5: or how we've set up certain systems or them. You know,

506
00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:32,160
Speaker 5: have spent some real time with you know, Rob and

507
00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:35,160
Speaker 5: his team, and you know they've done a great job,

508
00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,440
Speaker 5: gotten off to a great start. But I think it's

509
00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:39,880
Speaker 5: more just us all being a resource for one another

510
00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:44,560
Speaker 5: and you know, helping anything that's kind of under that

511
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Speaker 5: TWG umbrella to be as good as it can be.

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Speaker 1: So the Lakers are basically your side hustle. Hey, thanks

513
00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:56,120
Speaker 1: a lot for the time. It's great catching up with you,

514
00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,920
Speaker 1: and look forward to doing this a few more times

515
00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:02,680
Speaker 1: during the off season because you're always you're always big

516
00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:04,520
Speaker 1: game hunting, so we'll see you soon.

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Speaker 5: You as well. And I'm just glad because I was

518
00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:11,560
Speaker 5: concerned that after you landed the Brian Cranston interview that

519
00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,040
Speaker 5: you wouldn't slum it with me anymore. So I'm just

520
00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:15,400
Speaker 5: happy that you're still slumming it.

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Speaker 1: Have you heard Cranston's trade ideas like this guy's plugged

522
00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,800
Speaker 1: into your minor league system all the way in London.

523
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Speaker 5: That's great. I haven't heard it yet, but I did

524
00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:26,400
Speaker 5: see a couple fans point out that his knowledge of

525
00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:29,640
Speaker 5: some of our deeper minor league guys. Was impressive.

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Speaker 1: And you heard about Elizabeth Olsen having a little bit

527
00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,480
Speaker 1: of a crush on me as well. I mean she's

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Speaker 1: only a human, all right, I'll take that. Thanks a

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00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:43,320
Speaker 1: lot for the time. Great to see you, and happy holidays.

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Speaker 5: Andy you thanks Dave.

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Speaker 1: Hey there he is Andrew Friedman. Appreciate his time. It

532
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Speaker 1: was great having a chance to sit down with him,

533
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,200
Speaker 1: a quiet moment to really dive into a few different things.

534
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Speaker 1: And I guess he has been paying attention Brian Cranston

535
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Speaker 1: on the show Monday Night, Close it Out with Andrew

536
00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:05,440
Speaker 1: Freeman on Friday Night Andrew Freeman and Edwin Diez. And yeah,

537
00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:08,120
Speaker 1: I guess some fans out there are a little surprised

538
00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:12,280
Speaker 1: that Brian Cranston is not just a superficial fan, he

539
00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:16,560
Speaker 1: actually knows his stuff. So in case you missed that interview,

540
00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:20,840
Speaker 1: you can find it on a five seventies YouTube page.

541
00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:25,240
Speaker 1: And also if you're just taking a walk or working

542
00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:29,080
Speaker 1: out or driving, you could find that interview on the

543
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:32,440
Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app and make Dodger Talk a number one preset.

544
00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:37,560
Speaker 1: So appreciate Andrew acknowledging my ties to Hollywood and still

545
00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:41,080
Speaker 1: have not met Elizabeth Olsen. I think Spectrum is trying

546
00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:44,320
Speaker 1: to put something in the works for us to meet

547
00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:48,040
Speaker 1: finally during the season at Dodgers Stadium, So that would

548
00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,800
Speaker 1: be great one day to meet her and appreciate her

549
00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:55,000
Speaker 1: concern over the treatment of Dodger players towards me. And

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Speaker 1: speaking of that, I'll be with Key g a Hernandez

551
00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:01,160
Speaker 1: tomorrow at two o'clock at the Citadel in the City

552
00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,600
Speaker 1: of Commerce at the Polo Ralph Laurence Store, So come

553
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:06,400
Speaker 1: out and say hi. Key k. A will be taking

554
00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:10,280
Speaker 1: photos from two to three o'clock in a holiday experience

555
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,680
Speaker 1: type setting, and we're gonna do an interview out there,

556
00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:17,000
Speaker 1: So hopefully you're there for Kei k and we will

557
00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:21,040
Speaker 1: share that conversation with you on Tuesday night here on

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Speaker 1: Dodger Talk. But going back to what Andrew Freeman had

559
00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:28,600
Speaker 1: to say, Number One, he has not talked about what

560
00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:33,080
Speaker 1: he's doing with the Lakers publicly on the record before.

561
00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:36,520
Speaker 1: Right now, that's the first time he's talked about that,

562
00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,320
Speaker 1: and it makes sense. It's not like he's running the

563
00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:43,760
Speaker 1: Lakers or trying to take Rob Polinka's job. Andrew Friedman

564
00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:48,200
Speaker 1: was at the forefront of just a lot of analytics

565
00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:51,880
Speaker 1: and infrastructure building, not only with the Rays, but when

566
00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:55,000
Speaker 1: he got to the Dodgers. So it makes sense that

567
00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:59,520
Speaker 1: Mark Walter wants to have that type of infrastructure with

568
00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:03,840
Speaker 1: his end the Lakers. So that's what Andrew's talking about.

569
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Speaker 1: And I thought it was really candid his answer about

570
00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:11,320
Speaker 1: what he's doing with the Lakers, and I think it's

571
00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:14,880
Speaker 1: great news that he still feels the challenge of wanting

572
00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:18,200
Speaker 1: to win a World Series with the Dodgers, even after

573
00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:22,520
Speaker 1: back to back World Series championships, even after being to

574
00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:26,080
Speaker 1: the World Series five times in the last nine years,

575
00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:32,400
Speaker 1: Andrew Freeman's been the biggest I mean, he inherited really

576
00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,200
Speaker 1: good players in a system, but he has taken it

577
00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:38,200
Speaker 1: to the next level and being able to court and

578
00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:43,440
Speaker 1: sign Shohei Otani and Yamamoto, along with being opportunistic and

579
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Speaker 1: having the team in the right spot to acquire Mookie

580
00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:50,280
Speaker 1: Bets to sign Freddie Freeman. I mean, he is the

581
00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:54,360
Speaker 1: best in Major League Baseball. I also thought it was

582
00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:59,520
Speaker 1: very candid on just how the timeline of events led

583
00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:04,040
Speaker 1: up to the Dodgers signing Edwin Diaz. As I mentioned

584
00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:07,520
Speaker 1: earlier in the week, he just confirmed it the Dodgers

585
00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:12,760
Speaker 1: seesed the opportunity of the Mets prioritizing Devin Williams over

586
00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:17,840
Speaker 1: Edwin Diaz. It's pretty obvious David Stearns did not want

587
00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:20,879
Speaker 1: Diaz as much as Devin Williams. He did not want

588
00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:24,120
Speaker 1: Pete Alonzo back. That was pretty clear, and he traded

589
00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:26,719
Speaker 1: away Brandon Nimo, So it seems like he wanted to

590
00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:29,840
Speaker 1: start fresh with the new core of players. And Andrew

591
00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:34,240
Speaker 1: Friedman seized on that. And you heard what he said

592
00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,920
Speaker 1: the same night or the next night. He was putting

593
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Speaker 1: the full core press on Edwin Diaz to sign with

594
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Speaker 1: the Dodgers. So a great conversation in case you missed

595
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Speaker 1: any of it. I mean, that is as candid as

596
00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:50,479
Speaker 1: you are going to hear Andrew Friedman at this time

597
00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,479
Speaker 1: of the year. Eight six six nine eight seven two

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Speaker 1: five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to

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Speaker 1: Culver City, Kevin. I've left you on hold a couple

600
00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:01,600
Speaker 1: of times this week. Thanks for hanging in there with me.

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Speaker 3: What's up, Dan? God is good? I appreciate you, man.

602
00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:10,919
Speaker 3: I'm glad you're having a wonderful offseason. Man, You're you're

603
00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:13,879
Speaker 3: becoming a Mookie Bets with all your interviews. I'm gonna

604
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:17,520
Speaker 3: have to call you a Seacrest. I mean, you're doing

605
00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:20,960
Speaker 3: your tame though. I got got it, I got I

606
00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,760
Speaker 3: got two requests. I need you to host the Dodger

607
00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:26,719
Speaker 3: Talk with Mookie Bets and one with Elizabeth Olsen. I

608
00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:29,880
Speaker 3: think that'd be great, one Dodger Talk with each Becauseki's

609
00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:32,759
Speaker 3: Mooki's getting big on us now. Man, he's a big star.

610
00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:34,360
Speaker 3: Now you know he's got the chops.

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00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,000
Speaker 1: Saw that he's still grounded.

612
00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:40,279
Speaker 3: Still no, no, no, he's good. He's good. I love

613
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Speaker 3: what he's doing about this World Series. I want to

614
00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:46,360
Speaker 3: talk about my guy, Dave Roberts, my former castmate, becoming

615
00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:49,080
Speaker 3: Nelly on MTV. We run the show together. Dave hosted

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00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:51,399
Speaker 3: me at Dodger Stadium and showed me around. I want

617
00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:53,880
Speaker 3: to give him some kudos in this game. His moves

618
00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:57,319
Speaker 3: won the World Series first of all, ninety nine out

619
00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:00,480
Speaker 3: of one hundred managers would have battered for Mickey in

620
00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:04,200
Speaker 3: that situation with Otani behind him, he kept him in

621
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Speaker 3: the game. Miggi Ross was a season hitter in that situation,

622
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Speaker 3: and I think MOOKI I think I think Otani being

623
00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:16,440
Speaker 3: on deck impacted Toronto's closer because he saw O'tani. He's thinking,

624
00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,680
Speaker 3: I can't walk Miggi with Otani coming up and lose

625
00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:22,160
Speaker 3: this game and lose this lead. So he throws him

626
00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:23,960
Speaker 3: a fastball down the middle of the set of a

627
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,640
Speaker 3: ball and Miggi had the clutch hit of all clutch

628
00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:28,920
Speaker 3: hits to lay it down, hit it right on the

629
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Speaker 3: barrel and hit out the ballpark. That is textbook clutch hitting.

630
00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:34,600
Speaker 3: You got to give it to Meggy and that Miggi

631
00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:38,680
Speaker 3: ross in that situation. And then Dave Roberts taking out

632
00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:42,960
Speaker 3: even and putting in our boy who made I think

633
00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:45,480
Speaker 3: the catch is the best catching World Series hit history.

634
00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:48,319
Speaker 3: Pie has that that move to put him in and

635
00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:51,600
Speaker 3: he makes the game changing catch just says everything about

636
00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:54,000
Speaker 3: Dave Roberts. So if we talk about this this dynasty,

637
00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:56,799
Speaker 3: this was Dave Roberts World Series that he won as

638
00:36:56,840 --> 00:37:00,440
Speaker 3: a manager as well, And just that whole game I

639
00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:02,359
Speaker 3: called my shots. You gotta give me credit. You can

640
00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,239
Speaker 3: play on Dodgers Talk. I said we're gonna win Game

641
00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:06,719
Speaker 3: six and seven. I called it here on Dodger Talk.

642
00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:09,600
Speaker 3: I never waivered, and I believed in these guys, and

643
00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:11,960
Speaker 3: I'm telling you right now, this is the best run

644
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:15,160
Speaker 3: I've ever seen for a baseball team to have. We

645
00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:18,600
Speaker 3: are a dynasty, and getting Edwin Diaz just says everything.

646
00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,480
Speaker 3: We are culture builders. Everybody wants to be a part

647
00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:23,759
Speaker 3: of this culture here and now we got Edwin Das,

648
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Speaker 3: we got our closer when he comes in the ninth

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Speaker 3: and it game's over. Now we're fully loaded and we're

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Speaker 3: ready to go, and it's just it's just great to see.

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Speaker 3: I'm a great interview ed when that's the guy who

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Speaker 3: I want to the number one free agent. I wanted

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Speaker 3: was for us to show up that closer. Now we

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Speaker 3: could put our setup man, Canna Scott in the set

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Speaker 3: a position where he's better and let Edwin Diaz handle

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Speaker 3: the closer, and I think we'll be off and running.

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Speaker 3: I really believe that great.

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Speaker 1: That was like a week. That was like a week

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Speaker 1: worth of hot takes from you that I've left you

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Speaker 1: on hold all week, and you just dumped all of

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Speaker 1: it on us in about a three minute monologue right there.

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Speaker 1: So love you, Kevin, loved the passion, and thank you

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Speaker 1: for the phone call, and we'll talk to you next week. Well,

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Speaker 1: a lot to unpack from Kevin and Culver City Number

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Speaker 1: one I was surprised that anybody suggested that Dave Roberts

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Speaker 1: should have pinched it for Miguel Rojas in that situation

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Speaker 1: in Game seven. I would have considered it if there

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Speaker 1: was a better option, but there wasn't. Who was he

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Speaker 1: going to pinch it for Miguel Rojas. It's not Kim.

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Speaker 1: You're not going to have Kim pinch it for Rojas.

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Speaker 1: Justin Dean, I'm not having him come off the bench.

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Speaker 1: So you tell me who was going to pinch it.

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Speaker 1: That was a better option than Miguel Rojas. That never

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Speaker 1: even entered my mind. That was not even an option

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Speaker 1: because there was no better option on the bench. And

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Speaker 1: I feel like that's something the Dodgers are going to

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Speaker 1: try to incorporate throughout the regular season. Rojas is back

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Speaker 1: for one more year. I fully expect keyk a Hernandez

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Speaker 1: to be back as well. But when you fill in

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Speaker 1: that bench, you've got to be able to have some

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Speaker 1: younger guys start to be able to grow as the

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Speaker 1: season goes along to be an option for Dave Roberts

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Speaker 1: in October. So right now, you got Miguel Rojas, you

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Speaker 1: got Dalton Rushing, and you got Alex call as your bench,

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Speaker 1: and Key a Hernandez is going to be back during

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Speaker 1: the summer at some point. We'll see what transpires between

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Speaker 1: now and spring training how it shakes out. But obviously

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Speaker 1: that's something that Andrew Freeman touched on that he does

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Speaker 1: want to get some of these younger guys at bats

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Speaker 1: so they can grow into being the next Key k

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Speaker 1: a Hernandez or the next Jack Peterson. I mean, those

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Speaker 1: guys didn't just show up and all of a sudden

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Speaker 1: become Key a Hernandez. It took him a couple of

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Speaker 1: years to become that guy. And he has said this

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Speaker 1: repeatedly that the day of Game five of the twenty

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Speaker 1: seventeen NLCS he started to visualize and kind of flip

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Speaker 1: the switch mentally to be able to become this October performer.

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Speaker 1: So I have no doubts Keik Hernandez is going to

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Speaker 1: be back, but the reality is he's not going to

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Speaker 1: be able to start the season. And right now you

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Speaker 1: can't put any players on the sixty day IL. So

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Speaker 1: the Dodgers are being smart about managing their forty man roster.

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Speaker 1: They're at thirty nine right now and are going to

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Speaker 1: be you know, they have pieces to trade. They're starting

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Speaker 1: to get into a forty man roster crunch to a

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Speaker 1: certain extent, so I have no doubts they are eyeing

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Speaker 1: a couple of trades where they could pull off an

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Speaker 1: impact player because they have so many good young players.

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Speaker 1: And in case you missed it earlier today, the Dodgers

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Speaker 1: did claim defensive specialist from the Braves, Mike Siani. He's

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Speaker 1: an outfielder that's really good defensively. And the reason why

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Speaker 1: I bring that up is because my good friend, our

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Speaker 1: good friend here at AM five seventy LA Sports Mark

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Speaker 1: Goubazaw is a Philly guy and actually has a scholarship

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Speaker 1: at his old high school, Penn Charter, and Mike Siani

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Speaker 1: was actually a beneficiary of the Mark Gubazaw Scholarship at

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Speaker 1: Penn Charter High School. It helps families and kids that

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Speaker 1: want to go to this high school that don't have

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Speaker 1: the financial means. It's kind of a pricey, expensive, you know,

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Speaker 1: Harvard Westlake type of school. The goubaza Scholarship is named

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Speaker 1: after Mark's dad, Anthony, and Mike Sianni, the newest Dodger,

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Speaker 1: benefited from that. So very cool Mark Gubazaw, who loves

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Speaker 1: Christmas more than Buddy the Elf. All right, that'll do

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Speaker 1: it for us tonight on Dodger Talk. In case you

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Speaker 1: missed our conversations with Andrew Friedman or Edwin Diaz, you

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Speaker 1: can find it on the iHeartRadio app. We will see

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Speaker 1: you tomorrow at the Ralph Lauren store at the Citadel

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Speaker 1: Outlets and Commerce. Keyk Hernandez will be there at two o'clock.

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Speaker 1: I'll be out there at one o'clock. We'll be interviewing

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Speaker 1: keyk KEIK will be taking photos at the Holiday Experience

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Speaker 1: at Polo Ralph Lauren from two to three o'clock. So

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Speaker 1: hope to see you out there tomorrow, and we'll share

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Speaker 1: that conversation with Kik with you on our next Dodger

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Speaker 1: Talk show, which will be on Tuesday night at seven o'clock.

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Speaker 1: Hope you have a great weekend. Can't wait to see

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Speaker 1: you tomorrow. Can't wait to see Key k. Thanks to

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Speaker 1: Ronnie Fascio and we will talk to you tomorrow from

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Speaker 1: Polo Ralph Lauren at the Citadel Outlets and Commerce. Have

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Speaker 1: a great rest of your Friday, Be safe, see you