WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (5-5-26)

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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 fifth.

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<v Speaker 3>Here we go again. We're gheta running.

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<v Speaker 1>Back hosted by Dodgers in signer David Vassie.

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

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<v Speaker 1>Here's your host, David vase Day.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome the Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>David Vasse with you until nine o'clock tonight here on

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<v Speaker 2>AM five seventy LA Sports. The Dodgers go down to

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<v Speaker 2>the Astros quietly tonight by a final score of two

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<v Speaker 2>to one, wasting another really good start from shoe Hey Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>who went seven innings tonight, allowed just four hits, including

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<v Speaker 2>two solo home runs, and that was the difference. In

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<v Speaker 2>the game as Otani and the Dodgers lose to the

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<v Speaker 2>Astros two to one. It was Christian Walker and Bryden

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<v Speaker 2>Shoemake that hit those solo home runs. It was Walker

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<v Speaker 2>leading off the second inning and then the number nine

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<v Speaker 2>hitter Shoemak homers off of Otani in the third inning.

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<v Speaker 2>And those were the only two runs Houston scored against Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>who had not given up a home run this year

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<v Speaker 2>coming into the start. But of course the Dodger killer,

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<v Speaker 2>Christian Walker, is the first one to homer off of Otani.

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<v Speaker 2>It was Walker's thirtieth home run of his career against

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. We have two phone lines open at eight six, six, nine, eight, seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy. Pete Lambert out of Sandmis gets the

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<v Speaker 2>win after Now, Pete Lambert, I'm sure he's got a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of family and friends out there in San Dimas.

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<v Speaker 2>But Pete Lambert is going to shut out Ti Oscar Hernandez,

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman, Miguel Rojas and these Dodgers. Are you serious?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, no offense to Pete Lambert or his family

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<v Speaker 2>in San Dimas, but Pete Lambert is going to shut

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<v Speaker 2>out Will Smith, Freddie Freeman, Max Munsey, Tioscar Hernandez. That's

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<v Speaker 2>really hard to believe. I don't care how good he

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<v Speaker 2>was pitching or if this was his best start. It's

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<v Speaker 2>Pete Lambert. Come on, break it down all you want.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Pete Lambert. He shouldn't shut out the Dodgers for

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<v Speaker 2>seven innings like he did tonight. Will Smith ta Oscar

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez hitless tonight. It's inexcusable to be shut down this

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<v Speaker 2>way by Pete Lambert of the Astros, who are in

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<v Speaker 2>second to last place, who have a reeling pitching staff,

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<v Speaker 2>and you allow Pete Lambert to not only shut you out,

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<v Speaker 2>but you allow him to stay in the game for

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<v Speaker 2>seven innings. That's just wild to me. Considering the players

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<v Speaker 2>that are in this lineup for the Dodgers, Andy Piez

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<v Speaker 2>was the only Dodger that had more than one hit tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>He was three for four.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Tucker drove in Alex call who was pinch hitting,

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<v Speaker 2>for the only Dodger run. And I know Will Smith

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<v Speaker 2>hit a couple of balls to the deeper part of

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<v Speaker 2>right field, and you know Cam Smith made a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of nice catches on him. I know Freddie Freeman flied

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<v Speaker 2>out to the deepest part of the ballpark.

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<v Speaker 3>But come on.

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<v Speaker 2>That this should not happen. It should not happen this

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<v Speaker 2>many times on one road trip where the Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>scoring one or two runs. They scored four on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>they scored eight last night, and they come back with

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<v Speaker 2>a clunker, scoring only one run. The one thing that's

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<v Speaker 2>alarming to me. Once Pete Lambert came out of this game,

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<v Speaker 2>Brian King, the left handed reliever for the Astros, came

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<v Speaker 2>in and pitched two scoreless innings a six out save

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<v Speaker 2>against the Dodgers, who have right handed hitters that are

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<v Speaker 2>in there to mash lefties. Taoscar Hernandez had a horrendous

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<v Speaker 2>at bat in the eighth inning. Will Smith didn't do

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<v Speaker 2>anything against Brian King. Those two guys are supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>be mashing lefties. Taoscar Hernandez did not do that last

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<v Speaker 2>year and he hasn't done it again this year. Taoscar Hernandez,

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<v Speaker 2>All right, how about this. Do you know how many

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<v Speaker 2>home runs combined Will Smith and Taoscar Hernandez have hit

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<v Speaker 2>off left handed? Pitching two of your best right handed

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<v Speaker 2>hitters in the middle of your lineup, do you know

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<v Speaker 2>how many home runs those two guys have combined against

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<v Speaker 2>left handed pitching this year. I'll give you a hint.

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<v Speaker 2>It's as many as you and me combined. Zero. They

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<v Speaker 2>have not hit a home run off a left handed

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<v Speaker 2>pitcher this year. That is inexcusable and that is not

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<v Speaker 2>a recipe for success. Ta Oscar Hernandez is hitting two

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<v Speaker 2>thirty one against lefties this year without a home run,

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<v Speaker 2>and he had an awful at bat in the eighth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith is hitting two thirty eight with no home

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<v Speaker 2>runs against lefties this year. That's a problem that needs

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<v Speaker 2>to change. If the Dodger offense is going to score

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<v Speaker 2>some runs, especially against lefties, you can't have Max Munsey

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<v Speaker 2>being your left left your best left handed hitting player.

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<v Speaker 2>The right handed hitters have got to get it going.

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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. I actually believe ta Oscar Hernandez, and

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<v Speaker 2>I've said this for the last five or six days,

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<v Speaker 2>has got to be dropped in the order. Max Munsey

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<v Speaker 2>should be hitting cleanup. It shouldn't be Kyle Tucker, it

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't be ta Oscar Hernandez. And the old line that

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers could have used show Hao Tani the hit

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<v Speaker 2>her in the lineup tonight. That goes out the window

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<v Speaker 2>considering he's zero for his last seventeen And he can

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<v Speaker 2>deny all he wants that the pitching hasn't taken away

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<v Speaker 2>from the hitting, But when when is the last time

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<v Speaker 2>Sho Hao Tani went one hit one home run in

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<v Speaker 2>eighty four at bats or plate appearances. That's what's happening

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<v Speaker 2>right now. One home run in his last eighty four

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<v Speaker 2>plate appearances. And I'm I'm not I'm not backing down

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<v Speaker 2>from what I said last night. He shouldn't played tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>He should have tomorrow as a recovery day and then

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<v Speaker 2>come back on Friday against the Braves. Work on the

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<v Speaker 2>hitting if you want to keep your timing going. Just

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't be in the game, maybe as a pinch hitter late.

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<v Speaker 2>And speaking of that, did you realize that O'tani still

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<v Speaker 2>could have came off the bench as a pinch hitter

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<v Speaker 2>in the eighth inning, top of the eighth inning because

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<v Speaker 2>he was removed as a pitcher unofficially after the seventh,

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<v Speaker 2>but he could have stayed in the game as a

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<v Speaker 2>pinch hitter in the eighth inning, but the Dodgers were

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<v Speaker 2>staying away from him as a hitter. Tonight eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Lou in Phoenix. I guess Lou

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<v Speaker 2>you drove all the way out to Houston to see

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers score one run.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh, hey, Dave, thanks for taking my call. If I

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<v Speaker 4>had a Hyundai like you, I probably would have driven,

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<v Speaker 4>but I decided to fly.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, yeah, you had a hunt. If you had

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<v Speaker 3>a HYUNDAIY from downy Hundai, you could have drove there.

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<v Speaker 4>That's exactly That's exactly right, TV. We appreciate, we appreciate that. Yeah. No, really,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm just here to knock off the stadium off my list.

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<v Speaker 4>The barbecue that I had today was better than the

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<v Speaker 4>Dodgers offensive performance. But look, I just had one question

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<v Speaker 4>that you could answer for me. They tinch hit for Freeland,

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<v Speaker 4>who's a switch hitter, as we know late in the

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<v Speaker 4>game with Espinal. Yeah, and I just didn't understand that

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<v Speaker 4>move there, DV. What what you know? I mean, we're

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<v Speaker 4>splitting hairs at this point. We knew that wasn't a

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<v Speaker 4>critical thing, But what's the thought process. There any any

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<v Speaker 4>insight to us.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the Dodgers don't believe Alex Freeland is a good

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<v Speaker 2>right handed hitter. That that's what it comes down to.

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<v Speaker 2>I was told that in spring training and they that's

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<v Speaker 2>why he's playing against righty's and not lefties when there's

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<v Speaker 2>lefties out there. Uh, it's you, Miguel Rojas at second.

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<v Speaker 4>Base, gotcha?

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<v Speaker 5>All right?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, hey, appreciate that. Thanks for all you d d

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<v Speaker 4>V appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, thank you for making the trip out there to Houston.

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<v Speaker 2>At least you got to see Otani pitch.

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<v Speaker 4>Always a pleasure.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Lou, thank you for the phone call. Eight

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<v Speaker 2>sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is the

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<v Speaker 2>phone number. Dodgers fall to the Astros tonight, two to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to mission via ho. Bill, you're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk. How you doing, Bill?

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<v Speaker 6>Pretty good? Thanks for taking my call. It's another alarming

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<v Speaker 6>thing is the number nine hitters in the last two

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<v Speaker 6>weeks have hit four home runs against Dodger pitching, which

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<v Speaker 6>doesn't happen a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't agree with you more. You go back to

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<v Speaker 2>Patrick Bailey beating the Dodgers in San Francisco with a

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<v Speaker 2>three run home run. It's happened way too many times. Bill,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm with you.

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<v Speaker 6>And that was an O Tawani start, even though he

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<v Speaker 6>didn't give up the home run. That's so in a

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<v Speaker 6>way it was kind of connected to this start, and

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<v Speaker 6>then the dB Swanson in the Cubs series. Yeah, ninth spot,

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<v Speaker 6>and then the little used root Rios Revea's the guy

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<v Speaker 6>that was with the Dodgers, that with the Marlins. He

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<v Speaker 6>hit one the other day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Oustereos Ruiz. Yeah, I'm with you, Bill. That's tough

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<v Speaker 2>to swallow. Tough to swallow when the number nine hitters

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<v Speaker 2>are beating you. And tonight it was the number nine

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<v Speaker 2>hitter for the Astros, Braiden Shoemake hitting a solo home

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<v Speaker 2>run off of show Heyo Tani. But two runs against

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<v Speaker 2>Pete Lambert and the Astros should not stand up, Bill.

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<v Speaker 6>No, that's right. And now you're gonna get a mcculler's tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 6>Hopefully they can find a way to beat him.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's right handed with an ERA of six and

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<v Speaker 2>a half. They should Lambert spin the Astro's best pitcher.

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<v Speaker 2>But man, that's tough to swallow. Guys like Braiden Shoemake

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<v Speaker 2>and Pete Lambert beating the Dodgers tonight. That is not

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<v Speaker 2>something that I would have believed. Thanks for the phone call, Bill,

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it. Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. By the way, I have

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<v Speaker 2>two pairs of tickets to give away to Will smith

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<v Speaker 2>Netflix Joke Fest coming up on Thursday night. If you're interested,

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

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<v Speaker 2>eighty seven two five seventy. It's going to be at

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<v Speaker 2>the Saban Theater on Thursday night in Beverly Hills. Tickets

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<v Speaker 2>are on sale now and for another chance to win,

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<v Speaker 2>I have two pairs of tickets to give away to

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith's Netflix comedy show sometime between now and nine o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Brian and West Hollywood. You're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk. How you doing, Brian?

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<v Speaker 5>Very good?

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<v Speaker 7>I guess you're doing just as good as I. Just

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<v Speaker 7>want to make a point here.

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<v Speaker 5>Two.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, at the start of every game, we don't

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<v Speaker 7>know which team will win, nor do we know the

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<v Speaker 7>final score. But I do think it's reasonable to ask

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<v Speaker 7>for the Dodgers to score three runs in each game

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<v Speaker 7>and to prevent their opponents from exceeding five runs in

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<v Speaker 7>each game. And if that concept or those two points

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<v Speaker 7>are followed throughout the season, you have stability on your

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<v Speaker 7>offense as well as your defense, And therefore the losses

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<v Speaker 7>of the wins are not the first factor, but more

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<v Speaker 7>or less focusing on do you have any deficits in

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<v Speaker 7>your offense? Sure, if you score less than three runs,

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<v Speaker 7>there's room for improvement. If the opponent exceeded five runs,

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<v Speaker 7>it has to be addressed accordingly. And I believe that

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<v Speaker 7>teams win and lose, that's true, But the underlying effect

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<v Speaker 7>is how did you do offensively? Did you score those

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<v Speaker 7>three runs? And that's a reasonable expectation of any team

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<v Speaker 7>as well as the defense. Can you prevent your opponent

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<v Speaker 7>from exceeding five runs? When you see the Dodgers winning

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<v Speaker 7>like eight seven or nine to eight, those are victories. However,

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<v Speaker 7>what you will see is there's instability because teams don't

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<v Speaker 7>prepare themselves for eight seven victories.

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<v Speaker 2>We've we understand all that, Brian, You're losing all of us.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a little bit long winded. So what's your point.

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<v Speaker 2>We understand the math.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, but what I'm trying to say is you're trying

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<v Speaker 7>to say win and loss. I'm just trying to look

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<v Speaker 7>at it from a little different perception and not winning loss.

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<v Speaker 2>No, there are reasons these players that are supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>be performing are underperforming. Brian, It's pretty simple. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>getting no home runs against left handed pitching from the

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<v Speaker 2>two guys that are supposed to hit left handed pitching

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<v Speaker 2>as right handed hitters in the middle of your order,

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<v Speaker 2>that's problematic. And there's nothing that Dave Roberts can do

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<v Speaker 2>about it because those are his players. You're not cutting

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith, I mean ta Oscar Hernandez. He's still got

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<v Speaker 2>one more year left on his contract. The Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>not releasing him. But there are ways to change the lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thank you for the phone call. Yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not rocket science.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll just put it that way.

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<v Speaker 2>And I felt like Brian and west La was trying

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<v Speaker 2>to make it more than what it was. We understand

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<v Speaker 2>run differential and what wins and loses games. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>is Jack Harris of the California Post going to continue

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<v Speaker 2>to use the excuse that these guys were sick I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>is that the reason why the offense is not going consistently.

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<v Speaker 2>My only issue is these guys are another year older

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<v Speaker 2>and this is the same group of guys essentially that

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<v Speaker 2>we're in a second half prolonged slump. Something is not

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<v Speaker 2>connecting here. Either there's got to be some sort of

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<v Speaker 2>different type of language being used with these players as

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<v Speaker 2>far as the hitting language goes, or these guys have

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<v Speaker 2>got to understand that you can't cover the entire part

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<v Speaker 2>of the plate, and you've got to be a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more nimble in the middle of the game to

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<v Speaker 2>understand how a pitcher is attacking you, no matter what

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<v Speaker 2>you saw on video coming into the game. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe in taoscar Hernandez, I believe in Will Smith.

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<v Speaker 2>These guys are going to get it going consistently, but

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<v Speaker 2>right now they're not. And until they do, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are not going to go very far, especially without Mooki Betts,

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<v Speaker 2>especially with sho Heo Tani in the worst slump of

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<v Speaker 2>his major league career. So all these things are happening

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, and that's the reason why you're

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<v Speaker 2>seeing the Dodgers scoring one or two runs for the

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<v Speaker 2>better part of the last week and a half, outside

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<v Speaker 2>of scoring eighteen runs in the first or in the

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<v Speaker 2>last two games against the Cubs, the Dodgers haven't really

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<v Speaker 2>done much of anything offensively consistently that would make you

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<v Speaker 2>believe that they can sustain anything. And the reason being

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<v Speaker 2>is what I mentioned. And also Freddie Freeman, who has

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<v Speaker 2>won for four, probably should have had two more hits tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>But Freddie Freeman only has two extra base hits on

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<v Speaker 2>this road trip and he's hitting second, so he was

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<v Speaker 2>one for four. That's that's what it is. Eight six six,

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<v Speaker 2>because of their pitching. Shoe Heo Tani was magnificent again,

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Vesia magnificent. The Dodger offense has been lagging all

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<v Speaker 2>year long. They're twenty two and fourteen, and as Freddie

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman said, at the end of the last homestand a

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<v Speaker 2>big reason why is their starting pitching and their pitching staff.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's one hundred percent true. That's what won the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers the World Series. It was their pitching, it was

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<v Speaker 2>their defense, it was their base running and timely hitting.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, they got the defense, they got the pitching,

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<v Speaker 2>but they don't have timely hitting happening consistently. And they've

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<v Speaker 2>hit into ten double plays on this road trip, ten

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<v Speaker 2>double plays in five games on this road trip, and

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<v Speaker 2>tonight they left eight more men on base. They were

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<v Speaker 2>one for eight with runners in scoring position eight six,

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

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>when we come back more of your phone calls, and

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<v Speaker 2>also we'll share our conversation with Dodger pitching coach Mark Pryor.

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<v Speaker 2>We caught up with Pryor before the game today to

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<v Speaker 2>talk Robleski, to talk about Otani, and we'll get to

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<v Speaker 2>your phone calls as well. After the Dodgers go down

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<v Speaker 2>quietly tonight in Houston two to one to the Astros.

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<v Speaker 6>Bass In.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers fall to the Astros tonight two to one. David

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<v Speaker 2>Bassey Dodger Talk with you until the top of the hour.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get to Mark Pryor here in about five minutes,

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<v Speaker 2>but I just want to get you an update on

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<v Speaker 2>keyk Hernandez, who made his first rehab appearance tonight for

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<v Speaker 2>the Oklahoma City Comments. Keik got the start at third

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<v Speaker 2>base tonight. He was one for three with a double,

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<v Speaker 2>so they missed keyk Hernandez as well. He brings a

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<v Speaker 2>certain spark, to say the least, to the Dodgers, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's he's a good hitter. I know last year's regular

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<v Speaker 2>season was not great offensively, but I feel like keyk

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez could give this team a spark somehow, some way,

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<v Speaker 2>in some spot.

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<v Speaker 3>And Bruce Star.

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<v Speaker 2>Gretorol made his second rehab appearance for Oklaho Home a

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<v Speaker 2>City as well. He did give up a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>runs in two thirds of an inning, but it was

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<v Speaker 2>great to see him cover first base and have that

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<v Speaker 2>Bazuoka quick like catlike quickness for the Bazuka big man

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<v Speaker 2>to cover first base. So he's on his way back.

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<v Speaker 2>And brock Stewart probably is going to be activated tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>before the game and be available out of the Dodger bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>out to the phones Century City. Ben, you're on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk with David Vass.

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<v Speaker 8>Say Hi, Ben, Hey, good evening. I'll keep it quick.

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<v Speaker 8>Kisung Kim. He's the offensive spark plug. I really like

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<v Speaker 8>him at the bottom of the order, bringing the speed,

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<v Speaker 8>bringing the defensive versatility. It's exciting that, you know, to

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<v Speaker 8>hear Keyks on the horizon. Mokies might be coming back soon.

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<v Speaker 8>But I'm just really afraid that you know someone who's

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<v Speaker 8>shown a lot of traumise and the potential to kind of, yeah,

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<v Speaker 8>shake things up and get some speed on the bases,

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<v Speaker 8>even if it's not the big home run hitting that

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<v Speaker 8>he could get sent down back to the miners with

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<v Speaker 8>all the veterans coming back. So I hope there's a

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<v Speaker 8>solution to that problem. But I and I know a

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<v Speaker 8>lot of fans feel the same way. I hope he

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<v Speaker 8>stays up in the big leagues because I've loved what

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<v Speaker 8>I've seen from his sophomore year so far.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Ben, thank you for the phone call. I

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<v Speaker 2>know many of you are huge Hayes on Kim fans,

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<v Speaker 2>And look, he brings a certain dimension to the game

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<v Speaker 2>and plays really good defense. And I know everybody talks

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<v Speaker 2>about his speed, but I still feel like he could

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<v Speaker 2>be a better base runner with all that speed. And

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<v Speaker 2>after watching Santiago Espinal come off the bench a few

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<v Speaker 2>different times, he's been given spots starts as well, it

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<v Speaker 2>just doesn't seem like it's it's sticking for Santiago Espinal.

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<v Speaker 2>So there is a world when Mookie Betts returns that

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<v Speaker 2>Santiago Espinol is the odd man out. But I do

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<v Speaker 2>understand even at the beginning of the year, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>line of thought was you can't have Freeland or Kim

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<v Speaker 2>just sitting on the bench. They want Kim to play.

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<v Speaker 2>He needs reps and if he's not going to play

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<v Speaker 2>every day, it doesn't help him get better by sitting

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<v Speaker 2>on the bench. Same with Alex Freeland. Eight six six

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<v Speaker 2>nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Bob and Malibu. Bob, you're on Dodger.

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<v Speaker 4>Talk, Uncle Dave.

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<v Speaker 9>Sorry to hear you're out in the armpit of America,

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<v Speaker 9>Houston man, But you know, I want to ask you

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<v Speaker 9>a question about Dave Roberts comments the other day where

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<v Speaker 9>he was asked whether he thought about the twenty seventeen

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<v Speaker 9>series with the Astros, and he kind of downplayed it.

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<v Speaker 9>But I found it funny that in his interview with

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<v Speaker 9>John Schneider of the Blue Jays, he still managed to

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<v Speaker 9>get a little shot in there when John brought up

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<v Speaker 9>George Springer and Doc Robert. It's kind of mentioned that

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<v Speaker 9>most of Springers highlights probably came from the twenty seventeen season.

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<v Speaker 9>What's your thoughts about it? Do you think that the

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<v Speaker 9>Dodgers still kind of keep that in mind when they're

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<v Speaker 9>playing these series there in Houston.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there's not too many guys that are still on

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<v Speaker 2>that team from twenty seventeen. I can't think of one

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<v Speaker 2>off the top of my head that's still there. Kershaw

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<v Speaker 2>may have been the last one to be part of

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<v Speaker 2>that team. And look, I could just tell you this, Bob,

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<v Speaker 2>the guys that are part of that twenty seventeen Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>team have not forgotten.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's still a touchy subject. And I could tell

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<v Speaker 3>you this as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Guys like Andre Ethier and rich Hill never got a

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<v Speaker 2>chance another chance to win a World Series they were

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<v Speaker 2>not part of twenty twenty. Chase Utley's last major League game,

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<v Speaker 2>along with Ethiers, was Game seven of the twenty seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>World Series. So Chase Utley has a ring with the Phillies.

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<v Speaker 2>Andre Eathier never won one, and trust me, it burns him.

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<v Speaker 2>So nobody we'll ever forget about that, especially the veterans

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<v Speaker 2>that never got another shot to win one.

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<v Speaker 9>Good understood, man, Thanks you. I know a lot of

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<v Speaker 9>fans feel the same way, and you know, we think

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<v Speaker 9>about those players who never got the shot. So I

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<v Speaker 9>found the comments to be a little passive. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 9>that's just kind of playing nice in the press. But

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<v Speaker 9>I did enjoy his job at Springer when he was

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<v Speaker 9>talking with John Schneider there and Jeff Passin's interview between.

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<v Speaker 7>The two coaches.

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<v Speaker 9>So all right, good luck tomorrow, Dave, enjoy your time man.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks Bob.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the only Dodger that currently is on the active

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<v Speaker 2>roster technically is key A Hernandez, who's not in Houston

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers. He's on a rehab assignment. And Max

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<v Speaker 2>Munsey didn't come to the Dodgers until twenty eighteen. So

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<v Speaker 2>Keyk's the last active player on the Dodgers that played

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<v Speaker 2>in the twenty seventeen World Series for them, obviously, there's

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<v Speaker 2>other guys spread across the league, but for the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>Key K, who's not there and on the IL, is

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<v Speaker 2>the only other Dodger that was part of that World Series.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Pryor was not even part of the Dodgers coaching

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<v Speaker 2>staff in twenty seventeen, but he's a huge part of

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<v Speaker 2>it now as the pitching coach. And I had a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to catch up with prior before today's game. And no,

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't start with Otani. We actually started with Justin Robleski.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah. I mean it's it's pretty impressive what he's doing

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<v Speaker 5>right now, and it's fun to watch. It's it's been fun,

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<v Speaker 5>I think for the staff and an organization in general,

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<v Speaker 5>just to kind of see the maturation process of Justin

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<v Speaker 5>over the years, especially the last you know, two three,

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<v Speaker 5>two and a half years at the big league level.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, we talk about it, you know, clearly,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, strikeouts are very nice and we all love

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<v Speaker 5>him because it's a controllable outcome and you know, when

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<v Speaker 5>you have missed that, that obviously helps, you know, take

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<v Speaker 5>away anything that might happen. But the you know, we

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<v Speaker 5>talk about this a lot. We talked about with Gavin

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<v Speaker 5>Stone as well. It's like outs ultimately or what's trying

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<v Speaker 5>to get so however you get them, whether they're strikeouts

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<v Speaker 5>or their ground balls or fly balls like alts matter,

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<v Speaker 5>and you know what, he's he's been showing up lineups

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<v Speaker 5>and that was the challenge to him, and I think that's,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, again, a lot of the credit goes to

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<v Speaker 5>him and just his ability to you know, his confidence

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<v Speaker 5>hasn't waivered as much as you know, I know, there's

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<v Speaker 5>we've talked about what happened at the end of or

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<v Speaker 5>the beginning of last year in Washington and what he

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<v Speaker 5>was able to do to remake himself in Oklahoma City,

0:25:31.280 --> 0:25:33.600
<v Speaker 5>and they come up and be a huge role for us,

0:25:34.080 --> 0:25:36.159
<v Speaker 5>you know, in the bullpen, and I think they just

0:25:36.160 --> 0:25:40.040
<v Speaker 5>gave him the confidence of doing it, not just believing it,

0:25:40.080 --> 0:25:44.359
<v Speaker 5>but actually doing it, having the experience in high leverage situations.

0:25:44.400 --> 0:25:47.320
<v Speaker 5>And he's just kind of taking it again to this

0:25:47.440 --> 0:25:49.159
<v Speaker 5>role where he knew he was coming in in an

0:25:49.320 --> 0:25:51.560
<v Speaker 5>undefined role this year and he's just kind of taken

0:25:51.600 --> 0:25:55.040
<v Speaker 5>the opportunity and kicked the door down. And but he's

0:25:55.040 --> 0:25:57.240
<v Speaker 5>been doing it by challenging, like you know, trying not

0:25:57.320 --> 0:26:00.119
<v Speaker 5>to nibble around. He got a little you know, on

0:26:00.119 --> 0:26:01.920
<v Speaker 5>the edges a little bit more than he probably would

0:26:01.920 --> 0:26:04.040
<v Speaker 5>have liked to in the Chicago game in the first

0:26:04.080 --> 0:26:05.679
<v Speaker 5>couple of innings. But at the heart of it is

0:26:05.720 --> 0:26:07.880
<v Speaker 5>he's going to attack, and he's going to force action

0:26:08.000 --> 0:26:10.840
<v Speaker 5>and makes force that team to make some swing decisions,

0:26:12.000 --> 0:26:14.959
<v Speaker 5>you know, and hopefully the strikeouts will come. But I

0:26:14.960 --> 0:26:17.440
<v Speaker 5>think teams know that he's going to be on attack,

0:26:17.520 --> 0:26:18.720
<v Speaker 5>so they don't have a whole lot of time to

0:26:18.800 --> 0:26:20.600
<v Speaker 5>wait and see what he's going to do. What's working.

0:26:20.680 --> 0:26:23.600
<v Speaker 5>He knows he's going to throw strikes, and so he's

0:26:23.640 --> 0:26:27.280
<v Speaker 5>been the beneficiary of a lot of efficient outings and

0:26:27.320 --> 0:26:30.359
<v Speaker 5>been able to go deep for us when we needed

0:26:30.440 --> 0:26:33.040
<v Speaker 5>him to go deep given some short starts or our

0:26:33.040 --> 0:26:37.040
<v Speaker 5>bullpen was you know, taxed at various times. So it's

0:26:37.080 --> 0:26:40.040
<v Speaker 5>been remarkable. He's been an unbelievable competitor and it's been

0:26:40.040 --> 0:26:41.639
<v Speaker 5>a lot of fun to watch on the sidelines.

0:26:42.200 --> 0:26:44.159
<v Speaker 2>Is that the biggest thing as far as what you

0:26:44.240 --> 0:26:46.720
<v Speaker 2>saw at the beginning of the year last season when

0:26:46.760 --> 0:26:50.679
<v Speaker 2>he came back after making adjustments, the confidence that he

0:26:50.760 --> 0:26:54.000
<v Speaker 2>exudes not only on the mound but as he's stalking

0:26:54.040 --> 0:26:57.920
<v Speaker 2>the dugout while the team is is scoring runs for him.

0:26:58.880 --> 0:27:02.440
<v Speaker 5>Absolutely. I mean, I don't think anybody who's been around

0:27:02.520 --> 0:27:06.439
<v Speaker 5>justin you know, thinks that he lacks his confidence and

0:27:06.480 --> 0:27:09.359
<v Speaker 5>his abilities to get good guys out. And that's just

0:27:09.800 --> 0:27:12.159
<v Speaker 5>an it thing that you know, you kind of guys have.

0:27:13.280 --> 0:27:14.280
<v Speaker 6>But I do think.

0:27:14.320 --> 0:27:17.479
<v Speaker 5>At the transition from where he was at the beginning

0:27:17.520 --> 0:27:20.760
<v Speaker 5>of last year to where he came into the relievers

0:27:20.800 --> 0:27:23.639
<v Speaker 5>and then now is really understanding his foundation and what

0:27:23.760 --> 0:27:25.600
<v Speaker 5>he is as a pitcher, And you know, it's it's

0:27:25.600 --> 0:27:29.359
<v Speaker 5>clearly it's a four seam fastball, slider heavy mix and

0:27:29.680 --> 0:27:33.560
<v Speaker 5>then use some complimentary pieces at times, I think, you know,

0:27:33.600 --> 0:27:36.680
<v Speaker 5>at various times he thought, you know, and we thought, okay,

0:27:36.680 --> 0:27:38.679
<v Speaker 5>well maybe he's got all these weapons. Let's see if

0:27:38.720 --> 0:27:40.760
<v Speaker 5>we can use them all. And he hadn't quite mastered

0:27:40.800 --> 0:27:42.520
<v Speaker 5>all of them, and it takes time to be able

0:27:42.520 --> 0:27:44.920
<v Speaker 5>to master, but you know, we try to really hone

0:27:44.960 --> 0:27:47.920
<v Speaker 5>in on master these two, you know, really use these

0:27:47.920 --> 0:27:50.480
<v Speaker 5>as is kind of you know, bread and butter, and

0:27:50.520 --> 0:27:53.040
<v Speaker 5>then let's as we you know, as his career continues

0:27:53.080 --> 0:27:55.439
<v Speaker 5>to grow and develop, you know, those other pitches will

0:27:55.680 --> 0:27:58.160
<v Speaker 5>be refined to where they you know, they might get

0:27:58.200 --> 0:28:01.400
<v Speaker 5>to that level. So it was really understanding his foundation

0:28:01.520 --> 0:28:03.680
<v Speaker 5>of what that is. And it's really a big being

0:28:03.720 --> 0:28:07.399
<v Speaker 5>on the offensive as the pitcher and not trying to

0:28:07.440 --> 0:28:10.120
<v Speaker 5>sugarcoat anything and just really try to bully guys as

0:28:10.119 --> 0:28:10.760
<v Speaker 5>best he can.

0:28:11.640 --> 0:28:14.959
<v Speaker 2>Mark Pryor, Dodgers pitching coach, is our guest shoe Hey

0:28:15.000 --> 0:28:17.960
<v Speaker 2>Otani is on the mound for you tonight. Mark and

0:28:18.040 --> 0:28:21.440
<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts said after the game that he decided somewhere

0:28:21.520 --> 0:28:24.679
<v Speaker 2>towards his third or fourth a bat that he was

0:28:24.720 --> 0:28:28.240
<v Speaker 2>not going to have him lead off in DH. Were

0:28:28.240 --> 0:28:31.520
<v Speaker 2>you part of those conversations to make that decision in

0:28:31.600 --> 0:28:34.679
<v Speaker 2>the dugout? What goes into deciding, you know, what it

0:28:34.720 --> 0:28:37.320
<v Speaker 2>may be best for him just to pitch tonight.

0:28:38.280 --> 0:28:41.160
<v Speaker 5>Well, I mean, ultimately that's that's Doc's call, and he's

0:28:41.160 --> 0:28:44.120
<v Speaker 5>got a really good feel for what he's seeing in

0:28:44.160 --> 0:28:46.320
<v Speaker 5>the moment, you know, and we're all seeing it kind

0:28:46.320 --> 0:28:48.720
<v Speaker 5>of the dugout. I mean, he you know, he was

0:28:48.760 --> 0:28:51.000
<v Speaker 5>running the bases, he got on base, he beat out

0:28:51.040 --> 0:28:52.920
<v Speaker 5>that double play to get that one run, and then

0:28:52.960 --> 0:28:56.280
<v Speaker 5>he's you know, first to third, first to home. You know,

0:28:56.400 --> 0:28:59.080
<v Speaker 5>you can just see, you know, the amount of exertion

0:28:59.160 --> 0:29:00.640
<v Speaker 5>that he was putting in, as well as what he

0:29:00.680 --> 0:29:03.920
<v Speaker 5>had done in the day already, you know, took IVP

0:29:04.120 --> 0:29:06.640
<v Speaker 5>or not LIVP, took batting practice on the field early,

0:29:07.560 --> 0:29:11.080
<v Speaker 5>been through a small bullpen to prepare for today, and

0:29:11.120 --> 0:29:13.880
<v Speaker 5>then obviously what he did in the game. And so again,

0:29:14.320 --> 0:29:18.080
<v Speaker 5>I don't think you know, there's a it's not a

0:29:18.240 --> 0:29:20.440
<v Speaker 5>yes no or a black and white situation. I think

0:29:20.480 --> 0:29:22.400
<v Speaker 5>you're just kind of reading like, what's you know, what's

0:29:22.400 --> 0:29:24.320
<v Speaker 5>the workload that he's been putting in? And I think

0:29:24.400 --> 0:29:26.680
<v Speaker 5>last night and given everything that you bake in from

0:29:26.800 --> 0:29:30.440
<v Speaker 5>yesterday's pregame and during the game, it just seems to

0:29:30.480 --> 0:29:32.920
<v Speaker 5>make sense, like, you know, let's focus on the pitching

0:29:33.160 --> 0:29:35.360
<v Speaker 5>because that's a tax I mean, that's obviously very taxing

0:29:35.400 --> 0:29:39.280
<v Speaker 5>as it is. So I think it's more about just starts,

0:29:39.440 --> 0:29:41.200
<v Speaker 5>you know, going to start to start, what has been

0:29:41.200 --> 0:29:43.400
<v Speaker 5>going on leading up to that that start, and what

0:29:43.480 --> 0:29:45.360
<v Speaker 5>maybe happened, you know, within the forty eight hours of

0:29:45.400 --> 0:29:48.120
<v Speaker 5>that start. But again, I think Doc's got a really

0:29:48.160 --> 0:29:50.960
<v Speaker 5>good feel and a good pulse of where show is physically,

0:29:51.640 --> 0:29:54.000
<v Speaker 5>and then obviously watching what's going on in the field.

0:29:54.080 --> 0:29:56.920
<v Speaker 5>I think if you know, he walks four times and

0:29:57.000 --> 0:29:59.400
<v Speaker 5>it never leaves first base, you know, maybe there's a

0:29:59.400 --> 0:30:02.600
<v Speaker 5>different decision and he didn't hit yesterday and stuff like that.

0:30:02.720 --> 0:30:06.920
<v Speaker 5>So I think it's just trying to understand where he's

0:30:06.960 --> 0:30:09.160
<v Speaker 5>at going into it, and where he's at, you know,

0:30:09.280 --> 0:30:11.840
<v Speaker 5>right before it, and making sure we're in the best

0:30:11.840 --> 0:30:16.480
<v Speaker 5>position possible May fifth, as well as October fifth, And

0:30:16.520 --> 0:30:18.360
<v Speaker 5>I think ultimately that's you know, you're trying to have

0:30:18.400 --> 0:30:21.200
<v Speaker 5>the short short term goal or the short term view

0:30:21.200 --> 0:30:22.080
<v Speaker 5>and a long term view.

0:30:22.560 --> 0:30:25.320
<v Speaker 2>Here's the one part that I can't wrap my head around.

0:30:25.360 --> 0:30:29.000
<v Speaker 2>Thirty one years old. He's the greatest player on the planet,

0:30:29.160 --> 0:30:32.280
<v Speaker 2>trying to be the best at pitching and hitting like

0:30:32.360 --> 0:30:35.760
<v Speaker 2>he has been his entire career. But as you know, Mark,

0:30:35.800 --> 0:30:38.840
<v Speaker 2>as you get over thirty, the recovery time takes a

0:30:38.840 --> 0:30:41.920
<v Speaker 2>little bit longer and a lot more maintenance. How is

0:30:41.960 --> 0:30:45.240
<v Speaker 2>he able to do the recovery of making a start

0:30:45.320 --> 0:30:48.080
<v Speaker 2>going six to seven innings and then you know, having

0:30:48.120 --> 0:30:50.960
<v Speaker 2>to DH the next day or maybe even two days later.

0:30:51.080 --> 0:30:53.200
<v Speaker 2>Is that something we failed to appreciate.

0:30:54.040 --> 0:30:57.600
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean there's always like a recovery aspect that.

0:30:58.320 --> 0:31:01.920
<v Speaker 5>As much as we've advanced in that, I don't know

0:31:01.960 --> 0:31:06.640
<v Speaker 5>if there's a true appreciation for each individual. Some thirty

0:31:06.640 --> 0:31:08.800
<v Speaker 5>one year olds I feel like they're twenty five, and

0:31:08.840 --> 0:31:12.120
<v Speaker 5>some feel like they're forty five. You know. I think

0:31:12.320 --> 0:31:15.959
<v Speaker 5>one thing he's really a master at is you know,

0:31:16.000 --> 0:31:18.720
<v Speaker 5>what everybody's always given advice about is, you know, get

0:31:18.760 --> 0:31:20.480
<v Speaker 5>a lot of sleep, you know, And so I do

0:31:20.600 --> 0:31:23.959
<v Speaker 5>know he values that and that's where you do recover.

0:31:24.040 --> 0:31:26.160
<v Speaker 5>It's not always just like what you do. It's about

0:31:26.160 --> 0:31:29.280
<v Speaker 5>allowing your body to actually recover, and that's that's probably

0:31:29.320 --> 0:31:31.800
<v Speaker 5>sleeping and so you know, I think that's where he

0:31:32.480 --> 0:31:34.760
<v Speaker 5>does He's very disciplined on that aspect of it. But

0:31:34.840 --> 0:31:37.200
<v Speaker 5>as far as everything else, again, I think it's just

0:31:38.160 --> 0:31:40.440
<v Speaker 5>you know, he's he's done it before, and I think

0:31:40.480 --> 0:31:42.400
<v Speaker 5>he's learning how to do it at a thirty one

0:31:42.440 --> 0:31:46.200
<v Speaker 5>year olds, which again it is different than being in

0:31:46.240 --> 0:31:49.760
<v Speaker 5>the mid twenties. But he does take care of himself

0:31:49.800 --> 0:31:53.920
<v Speaker 5>extremely well. And you know, again we do our best

0:31:53.920 --> 0:31:56.479
<v Speaker 5>to have an understanding of where he's at physically, and

0:31:56.520 --> 0:31:58.640
<v Speaker 5>I think that's why you're seeing days like this where

0:31:58.680 --> 0:32:01.680
<v Speaker 5>he's taking you know, half the game off and to

0:32:01.880 --> 0:32:03.520
<v Speaker 5>let him do what he's been doing on the mountain,

0:32:03.520 --> 0:32:06.400
<v Speaker 5>which is has been pretty remarkable on its own, and

0:32:06.840 --> 0:32:09.960
<v Speaker 5>that gets kind of lost in it because everybody wants

0:32:09.960 --> 0:32:12.080
<v Speaker 5>to see the offensive side. But you know, obviously pitching,

0:32:12.160 --> 0:32:13.720
<v Speaker 5>he's been a huge part of what we've done so

0:32:13.800 --> 0:32:14.400
<v Speaker 5>far this year.

0:32:15.240 --> 0:32:18.120
<v Speaker 2>Mark, Before I let you go, one last question show

0:32:18.160 --> 0:32:22.400
<v Speaker 2>him has been so good as a starting pitcher this year.

0:32:22.600 --> 0:32:25.840
<v Speaker 2>Is there one pitch that impresses you the most out

0:32:25.880 --> 0:32:27.480
<v Speaker 2>of his entire repertoire.

0:32:27.560 --> 0:32:28.400
<v Speaker 3>Is it the sweeper?

0:32:28.520 --> 0:32:31.360
<v Speaker 2>Is it the way he's adjusted his split fingered fastball?

0:32:31.760 --> 0:32:34.960
<v Speaker 2>What's impressed you the most. As far as one singular

0:32:35.040 --> 0:32:37.400
<v Speaker 2>pitch that he's thrown, I don't.

0:32:37.320 --> 0:32:40.200
<v Speaker 5>Think it's an actual pitch because I think at various

0:32:40.200 --> 0:32:43.520
<v Speaker 5>times they're all you know, plus plus and you know it,

0:32:44.040 --> 0:32:45.720
<v Speaker 5>you know, and he has a pretty good feel of

0:32:45.720 --> 0:32:47.520
<v Speaker 5>what he wants to use. I think what's been really

0:32:47.520 --> 0:32:51.120
<v Speaker 5>impressive is and when he's gotten into somebody's given him

0:32:51.120 --> 0:32:54.360
<v Speaker 5>a you know, a pretty good battle, and his ability

0:32:54.400 --> 0:32:58.440
<v Speaker 5>to adjust kind of his delivery. He you know, he

0:32:58.520 --> 0:33:01.120
<v Speaker 5>messes with their timing and the little hesitation in the

0:33:01.160 --> 0:33:03.320
<v Speaker 5>middle of the delivery, or he does some quick steps.

0:33:03.400 --> 0:33:06.600
<v Speaker 5>It's you know, it's kind of that second third layer

0:33:06.640 --> 0:33:09.920
<v Speaker 5>of the game that you know sometimes and for the

0:33:09.960 --> 0:33:12.480
<v Speaker 5>majority of guys don't need or don't use. I shouldn't

0:33:12.480 --> 0:33:15.200
<v Speaker 5>say they don't need it, they just don't use. But

0:33:15.320 --> 0:33:17.840
<v Speaker 5>his ability to kind of tinker a little bit of

0:33:18.440 --> 0:33:20.760
<v Speaker 5>just kind of pause a little bit mid delivery, mess

0:33:20.840 --> 0:33:23.520
<v Speaker 5>up the hitters timing and here comes ninety you know,

0:33:23.680 --> 0:33:26.280
<v Speaker 5>upper nineties, one hundred mine hour fastball, or here comes

0:33:26.320 --> 0:33:28.960
<v Speaker 5>you know, a sixty nine mile hour curveball. You know.

0:33:29.440 --> 0:33:31.640
<v Speaker 5>So I think that's been a pretty impressive thing is

0:33:31.720 --> 0:33:35.520
<v Speaker 5>just playing the game as it's as it's unfolding, and

0:33:35.680 --> 0:33:38.520
<v Speaker 5>we try to talk about don't go in there with

0:33:38.560 --> 0:33:42.760
<v Speaker 5>such predetermined you know, concepts like listen to like watch

0:33:42.800 --> 0:33:45.080
<v Speaker 5>the game, read the games. What the game is telling

0:33:45.120 --> 0:33:47.040
<v Speaker 5>you is what the game needs. And I think that

0:33:47.120 --> 0:33:49.440
<v Speaker 5>he's really good at that, you know, right now on

0:33:49.520 --> 0:33:52.000
<v Speaker 5>the mound, is being able to make those adjustments. Those

0:33:52.000 --> 0:33:54.800
<v Speaker 5>have been pretty impressive, if not comical at times, just

0:33:54.840 --> 0:33:56.800
<v Speaker 5>because you don't see it very you know, very often.

0:33:56.840 --> 0:33:59.200
<v Speaker 5>And when he busted it out the other day, I

0:33:59.200 --> 0:34:01.320
<v Speaker 5>think there was two stars ago, you're just like wow,

0:34:01.760 --> 0:34:04.280
<v Speaker 5>Like it's just kind of like another It's a high level,

0:34:04.360 --> 0:34:07.920
<v Speaker 5>high IQ move by him, and you know he gets

0:34:07.960 --> 0:34:09.800
<v Speaker 5>some punch outs doing it or some ground balls and

0:34:09.840 --> 0:34:10.920
<v Speaker 5>gets out of situations.

0:34:11.600 --> 0:34:14.000
<v Speaker 2>So you're saying he reads swings as the game is

0:34:14.040 --> 0:34:17.319
<v Speaker 2>going on. I always heard Khrushaw say that all the time,

0:34:17.400 --> 0:34:19.759
<v Speaker 2>that he's reading the swings and that will tell you

0:34:20.080 --> 0:34:21.279
<v Speaker 2>what direction to go in.

0:34:22.320 --> 0:34:25.240
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think he's reading swings the ruction direction of pitches.

0:34:25.280 --> 0:34:27.520
<v Speaker 5>But I think when he gets in these battles, it's

0:34:27.760 --> 0:34:30.600
<v Speaker 5>and he understands the timing as a hitter more so

0:34:30.640 --> 0:34:34.560
<v Speaker 5>than any other pitcher you know who's playing right now

0:34:34.719 --> 0:34:38.279
<v Speaker 5>for obvious reasons. He understands the timing component of it

0:34:38.320 --> 0:34:39.879
<v Speaker 5>and if he can mess with it, if he can

0:34:40.080 --> 0:34:43.200
<v Speaker 5>gain that edge, he's going to do it. And again,

0:34:43.239 --> 0:34:45.520
<v Speaker 5>I think it's just it's a high IQ mute move

0:34:46.480 --> 0:34:48.200
<v Speaker 5>and it's fun to see and we talk about it

0:34:48.239 --> 0:34:49.880
<v Speaker 5>with other guys and you see other guys do it.

0:34:50.560 --> 0:34:53.200
<v Speaker 5>But to be able to do it as well as

0:34:53.239 --> 0:34:55.279
<v Speaker 5>pitch and hit and do all those things, you know,

0:34:55.960 --> 0:34:57.080
<v Speaker 5>it's it's pretty impressive.

0:34:58.000 --> 0:35:01.840
<v Speaker 2>Well show, Hey, Otani's workload is definitely the biggest of

0:35:01.880 --> 0:35:04.839
<v Speaker 2>any player, But I don't know any other coach that

0:35:04.920 --> 0:35:07.520
<v Speaker 2>has more on his plate than Connor McGinnis and Mark

0:35:07.560 --> 0:35:10.440
<v Speaker 2>Pryor with all these great pitchers that they have on

0:35:10.480 --> 0:35:13.560
<v Speaker 2>their staff, trying to help them maximize the best they

0:35:13.560 --> 0:35:16.320
<v Speaker 2>can be. So Mark, thank you so much for the time.

0:35:16.480 --> 0:35:20.080
<v Speaker 2>I know your day is very limited, so we appreciate

0:35:20.120 --> 0:35:20.839
<v Speaker 2>you joining us.

0:35:22.160 --> 0:35:23.360
<v Speaker 5>All appreciate it. Thanks David.

0:35:23.920 --> 0:35:25.200
<v Speaker 3>There is Mark Pryor.

0:35:25.280 --> 0:35:27.680
<v Speaker 2>He was kind enough to take out a lot of

0:35:27.719 --> 0:35:30.919
<v Speaker 2>his time earlier today to join us on the pregame show,

0:35:30.920 --> 0:35:33.680
<v Speaker 2>and I thought, after the way Otani pitched tonight, it

0:35:33.800 --> 0:35:36.239
<v Speaker 2>was worth sharing that again and the first time We've

0:35:36.239 --> 0:35:39.600
<v Speaker 2>heard from Mark Pryor on the show about Justin Robleski

0:35:39.680 --> 0:35:42.399
<v Speaker 2>and how he's gone about it a very different way

0:35:42.440 --> 0:35:46.160
<v Speaker 2>than Otani to be able to pitch as effectively as

0:35:46.200 --> 0:35:50.080
<v Speaker 2>he has been. In Robleski's last start, no strikeouts and

0:35:50.200 --> 0:35:53.799
<v Speaker 2>six scoreless innings. The last time a Dodger pitcher did

0:35:53.840 --> 0:35:58.759
<v Speaker 2>that Mike Morgan in nineteen ninety one. Tonight, Show, Hey Otani,

0:35:58.960 --> 0:36:03.520
<v Speaker 2>eight strikeouts, seven innings, he allows just two solo home runs,

0:36:03.960 --> 0:36:06.520
<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers fall to the Astros two to one.

0:36:06.719 --> 0:36:11.160
<v Speaker 2>How about this? In Otani's last nine games pitching, He's

0:36:11.200 --> 0:36:14.080
<v Speaker 2>throwing fifty one and two thirds innings. He has an

0:36:14.120 --> 0:36:18.520
<v Speaker 2>ERA of zero seventy. The Dodgers record, though, is two

0:36:18.560 --> 0:36:22.439
<v Speaker 2>and seven after tonight. He can't make this stuff up.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why baseball is the best sport.

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<v Speaker 3>Out there, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow, Tyler Glass now will be on the moundies three

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<v Speaker 2>and oh with an ERA.

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<v Speaker 3>Of two fifty six.

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<v Speaker 2>He's going up against Lance mccullors Junior, who has an

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<v Speaker 2>ERA of six point thirty two this year and a

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<v Speaker 2>record of two and two. Our coverage begins with Tim

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<v Speaker 2>Kaits at ten am. First pitch from Houston, with Rick

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<v Speaker 2>Monday and Tim Neverett at eleven ten tomorrow morning.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll give away a.

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<v Speaker 2>Pair of those tickets to the Will Smith Comedy Show

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<v Speaker 2>after the game tomorrow. And we can't wait to see

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<v Speaker 2>you at Downy Hunday on Thursday at four clock with

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Vesia seventy five point fifty Firestone Boulevard Downy Hyundai.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be out there. It'll be a party. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to miss it from four to five o'clock. Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to Zachelcaldy here in our Burbank studios, Thanks to Dwayne

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<v Speaker 2>McDonald in Houston, and thanks to you for listening. In

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<v Speaker 2>case you missed any of the show, you can find

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<v Speaker 2>it on the iHeartRadio app once again. The final score

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<v Speaker 2>tonight in Houston, the Astros silenced the Dodgers two to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great rest of your night. Fox Sports Radio

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