WEBVTT - Dodger Talk (5-9-26) 

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

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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.

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<v Speaker 3>The Dodgers are the favorites to become the fifth fifth.

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

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<v Speaker 4>Here we go again. We're running back to.

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<v Speaker 5>Get in on the show called eight six, six, nine

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<v Speaker 5>eighty seven two five seven Day and be sure to

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<v Speaker 5>follow Dodger Talk wherever you get your podcasts. Here's your host,

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<v Speaker 5>David vaseas Day.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome the Dodger Talk. David Vase with you until ten

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<v Speaker 2>thirty tonight here on AM five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers lose the middle game of this three

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<v Speaker 2>game series to the Atlanta Braves seven to two. Coming

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<v Speaker 2>up at the top of the hour, we'll hear from

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota and also at ten fifteen, we will share

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<v Speaker 2>with you an interview I did with Hall of Fame

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<v Speaker 2>manager Bobby Cox back in twenty sixteen. Yes, we were

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<v Speaker 2>at Turner Field with the Dodgers and Bobby Cox was

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<v Speaker 2>kind enough to take ten minutes out of his time

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<v Speaker 2>to get to know me and do a pregame interview.

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<v Speaker 2>And definitely the Dodgers did the right thing, honoring Bobby Cox,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the great men in Major League Baseball history,

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<v Speaker 2>a guy that was beloved by so many, not only

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<v Speaker 2>in the Braves organization, but in so many other organizations,

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<v Speaker 2>loved and respected. And I remembered doing that interview, and

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<v Speaker 2>I went back to listen to it, and I said,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, it would be a great time to

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<v Speaker 2>reshare that interview with you. So we'll share that conversation

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<v Speaker 2>with Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox coming up at

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<v Speaker 2>ten point fifteen, but we do have phone lines open

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<v Speaker 2>at eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to know how I feel about Blake Sneill's

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<v Speaker 2>perform I felt like he pitched really well in his

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<v Speaker 2>first first action of the season. I mean tonight, he

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<v Speaker 2>should have been pitching at Rancho Cucamonga in Ontario. You

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<v Speaker 2>know what, I take that back. He shouldn't have been

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<v Speaker 2>pitching for Ontario. He was right where he should have

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<v Speaker 2>been here at Dodgers Stadium because that start for Ontario

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<v Speaker 2>was not going to do anything to make Blakes now

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<v Speaker 2>better prepared for his first start of the major league season.

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<v Speaker 2>He had good stuff. I just didn't believe in his

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<v Speaker 2>game plan. I wasn't sure why he was throwing his

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<v Speaker 2>slider so much. That's like his third or fourth best pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>The change up, the curveball, the fastball, those are his

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<v Speaker 2>best pitches. And I know the curveball is the last

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<v Speaker 2>one to come as far as the field. But his

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<v Speaker 2>curveball was good when he started to throw it in

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<v Speaker 2>the third inning. And what was ironic is he had

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<v Speaker 2>left handed hitters, but he was better against the Braves

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<v Speaker 2>right handed hitters than he was against the Braves left

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<v Speaker 2>handed hitters. Drake Baldwin made him work. Matt Olsen got

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<v Speaker 2>him for a two run single in the second inning

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<v Speaker 2>on a slider that was, you know, right in his wheelhouse.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was a little surprised by his game plan.

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<v Speaker 2>But the defense at shortstop was not very good for him.

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<v Speaker 2>In the first inning, Hay Song Kim, first batter, Mauricio

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<v Speaker 2>Dubon broken bat single up the middle on a forty

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<v Speaker 2>five hopper. I mean he had enough time to get

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<v Speaker 2>to it. I thought he should have. And also in

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<v Speaker 2>that inning, he fielded a ground ball that should have

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<v Speaker 2>been an inning ending double. Playing Steady threw wide to

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Friedland and Austin Riley was safe. But Snell was

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<v Speaker 2>able to get two strikes on five different hitters tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's what it came down to. He couldn't put

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<v Speaker 2>hitters away. He almost did in that second inning. He

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<v Speaker 2>was this close one pitch away from getting out of it,

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<v Speaker 2>and Ozzie Albi's hid a eighty five change up down

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<v Speaker 2>in a way, almost hitting the dirt to left field

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<v Speaker 2>to drive in two runs. So all in all, it

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<v Speaker 2>was a solid first start for Blake Snell. And I

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<v Speaker 2>would invite anybody to call in tonight and tell me

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<v Speaker 2>why they believe that Blake Snell would have been better

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<v Speaker 2>off pitching for Ontario than he would have been for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. That was gonna do nothing for him. Andrew Friedman,

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts, Mark Pryor made the right decision to have

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<v Speaker 2>this guy pitching here tonight. And it also helps Roki

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<v Speaker 2>Sasaki on Monday facing a weaker lineup in the San

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<v Speaker 2>Francisco Giants. So if Blake could have been a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more efficient, especially in that first inning, get some

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<v Speaker 2>help behind him, he wouldn't have thrown twenty four pitches

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<v Speaker 2>in the first inning, and maybe is able to get

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<v Speaker 2>into the fourth inning. But the reality is it comes

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<v Speaker 2>down to it was his first start of the season

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<v Speaker 2>and he couldn't put hitters away. And you know, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>debate him. He loves talking game plan, so I'll talk

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<v Speaker 2>to him about his game plan and wonder why he's

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<v Speaker 2>thrown so many sliders. Tonight eight six, six, seven, two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number? Maybe Blake Snell explains

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<v Speaker 2>that to the reporters on sports net LA.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, learned a lot.

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<v Speaker 6>Obviously frustrated the goals give have no run, so giving

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<v Speaker 6>up five is pretty frustrating.

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<v Speaker 4>But no, I mean, yeah, I learned a lot.

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<v Speaker 6>Just he's a basketball a little more his own smaller

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<v Speaker 6>than it was last year. That's what I learned today.

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<v Speaker 6>So it's just a messing a little bit. But I

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<v Speaker 6>feel really good. Good stuff is really good. Being able

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<v Speaker 6>to start to read swings and what people are thinking

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<v Speaker 6>and doing is getting better or so excited about that.

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<v Speaker 6>But yeah, just a lot to break down. But obviously

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<v Speaker 6>three and seventy seven pitches is not where I want

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<v Speaker 6>to be. But yeah, it's just a weird game. Do

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<v Speaker 6>you talk about just with the software contact and some

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<v Speaker 6>other stuff, or what do you think sort of led

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<v Speaker 6>to maybe less efficient out there. Yeah, I think it's

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<v Speaker 6>kind of get ahead a little more. I keep their

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<v Speaker 6>pitch count down, even if that's, you know, the way

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<v Speaker 6>the game's gonna go, if I can still be aggressive,

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<v Speaker 6>not at that, you know, not that that kind of

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<v Speaker 6>take like you know, you get annoyed by it, and

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<v Speaker 6>I just keep pitching, and I could have done a

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<v Speaker 6>better job of that. And then I give up one

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<v Speaker 6>good hit to Olsen and on a pitch that was

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<v Speaker 6>if I get it down or ease a fastball more.

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<v Speaker 4>Probably different. Just yeah, I got a lot to learn still.

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<v Speaker 7>Obviously this stuff's been up.

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<v Speaker 8>So even the rehabout is, how much better do you

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<v Speaker 8>feel physically than the last year when you're putt much

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<v Speaker 8>of these fears.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, no, I feel I feel really good.

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<v Speaker 6>I really I did a lot, changed a lot, worked

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<v Speaker 6>really hard, and I like the way my body feels.

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<v Speaker 6>Even you know, three inns I was having pictures. I

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<v Speaker 6>feel really good. I feel like I'm going to recover good.

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<v Speaker 6>So I'm excited about that. But yeah, I got a

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<v Speaker 6>lot of work to do to get ready for the

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<v Speaker 6>next start. Put the ball upen in a position to

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<v Speaker 6>cover you know, six innings when.

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<v Speaker 1>You say changed a lot.

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<v Speaker 6>What would you say that you changed and what kind

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<v Speaker 6>of impact do you think that's had, whether on the

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<v Speaker 6>stuff for kind of how you're feeling. Yeah, just I

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<v Speaker 6>mean a lot of my injuries have been information based,

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<v Speaker 6>so started. You know, I'm getting older and I got

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<v Speaker 6>to be a little more wiser, so nutritionist and chef

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<v Speaker 6>and pilates has really helped me a lot. Yeah, just

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<v Speaker 6>trying to get better and make sure I can pitch

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<v Speaker 6>as long as I want to pitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Given that you did only make three, Like rehub starts,

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<v Speaker 1>where do you feel you are kind of in your

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<v Speaker 1>build up relative to whatever normal season would be.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm ready to go. Yeah, there's no excuse. I feel good.

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<v Speaker 6>Stuff's good. So I just gotta become a better pitcher

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<v Speaker 6>and do that quickly. And I have a lot of

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<v Speaker 6>confidence I'll do that. I really like where I'm at,

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<v Speaker 6>so for me to get called up, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 6>feel really good. I wanted that start, and yeah, I

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<v Speaker 6>saw me to get better and make sure I can

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<v Speaker 6>cover the innings and help the bullpen more.

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<v Speaker 9>I could start kind of come together, especially you're playing

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<v Speaker 9>pitching with the Ontario. But what kind of changed less

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<v Speaker 9>forty hours and how quickly were you kind of just say.

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<v Speaker 6>Yes, I said yeah, I said yes before they even asked.

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<v Speaker 6>I wanted to start face a team like Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 4>Really good.

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<v Speaker 6>It's gonna let you know where you're at pretty quickly.

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<v Speaker 6>And yeah, that's what I wanted. So when they asked,

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<v Speaker 6>I already knew what the answer was. Yes, And I

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<v Speaker 6>kind of wait how it came together? Oh, I have

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<v Speaker 6>no idea, but yeah I was ready to go, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>it's got to be better.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Blake Sneil. Thanks to Sports in at

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<v Speaker 2>LA for bringing us the two times cy Young Award

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<v Speaker 2>winner who went three innings in his first start of

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty six campaign with five strikeouts. He threw seventy

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<v Speaker 2>seven pitches, fifty of them for strikes, And yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 2>good to hear from a thirty three year old guy

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, at times can be a big kid.

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<v Speaker 2>To hear him get more serious about, you know, trying

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<v Speaker 2>to stay healthy, getting the inflammation down and having a

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<v Speaker 2>personal chef, finding out better ways to eat better, have

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<v Speaker 2>a nutritionist. That's a sign of maturity, and some of

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<v Speaker 2>us mature later than others. So I'm still waiting to

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<v Speaker 2>do that. But it's good to hear Blake Snell starting

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<v Speaker 2>to make some changes off the field that will invest

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<v Speaker 2>in his body and he can be more accountable to

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<v Speaker 2>his teammates by being on the mound when the bell rings.

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

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<v Speaker 2>phone number. Can you believe? The Dodgers had won seven

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<v Speaker 2>in a row against the Braves here at Uniclo Field

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodgers Stadium. The last time the Braves won a

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<v Speaker 2>game here was September of twenty twenty three. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers have dominated the Braves the last three years.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming into the game tonight, they had won eleven of

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<v Speaker 2>the last fifteen. Yeah, the Dodgers have dominated the Braves,

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<v Speaker 2>and the vibes around the Braves is like Dodgers Stadium

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<v Speaker 2>is a house of horrors. So a rare win for

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves at Dodgers Dadium, first one since September of

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty three. Eight six six nine eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number. Braves beat the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>tonight seven to two. Spencer Streider six scoreless innings in

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<v Speaker 2>just his second start of the year. Otani was won

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<v Speaker 2>for for Tonite Freeman was zero for three. Andy pa

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<v Speaker 2>has broke up the shutout with a two run home

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<v Speaker 2>run in the ninth inning, and you could tell Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts was basically waving the white flag. But you wonder,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, pinch hitting for Kyle Tucker in the seventh

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<v Speaker 2>inning and Max Munts in the seventh inning, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>saying that's gonna change a lot, but I'm not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>say it's changing a lot for either one of those

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<v Speaker 2>guys tomorrow as well with the day game. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>we're in May, so I don't know that that was

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<v Speaker 2>interesting to me. And I know Andy Pai has hit

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<v Speaker 2>that two run home run in the ninth inning, but

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<v Speaker 2>it was obvious if you're paying attention two outs in

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<v Speaker 2>the seventh inning, with ta Oscar Hernandez at the plate,

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<v Speaker 2>full count, full count, two outs in an inning, the

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<v Speaker 2>runner should be going and he wasn't. So those are

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<v Speaker 2>the things in a game like this that you can't

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<v Speaker 2>lose focus on. It's great hitting home runs, it's great

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<v Speaker 2>making catches, it's it's great doing all those things. But

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<v Speaker 2>there's more to baseball than just that. Eight six six

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

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Bob, who is at the ballpark tonight. Hi, Bob,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 10>Dave.

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<v Speaker 11>I don't ever want to grow up, man.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you don't either.

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<v Speaker 11>I hope we stay young forever.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Man, that's right, I'm not growing up. I refuse

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<v Speaker 2>to That's right.

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<v Speaker 11>That's right. Good on you. Great night to be out

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<v Speaker 11>at the stadium. Unfortunately, different result warranted, but.

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<v Speaker 9>It was what it was. Blake looked.

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<v Speaker 10>Good question for you, though, Dave.

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<v Speaker 11>Obviously Mooki is making the call and we're going to

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<v Speaker 11>see him soon, so that both Kim and Friedland were

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<v Speaker 11>on the field to start tonight. At the end of

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<v Speaker 11>this game, if Mooki were to start tomorrow, who would

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<v Speaker 11>it be who's staying up and who have to be?

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<v Speaker 10>Like?

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<v Speaker 11>Put back down?

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<v Speaker 7>What are your thoughts?

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<v Speaker 2>I would go with Freeland. I don't think anything's changed.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers want both those guys playing every day. Tommy

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<v Speaker 2>Edmund doesn't seem like he's coming back anytime soon, And

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<v Speaker 2>to me, I still feel like there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>growth that Kim needs to have. Nights like tonight is

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<v Speaker 2>a growing moment for him. It's it's the adversity and

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<v Speaker 2>how you bounce back from that adversity in games like

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<v Speaker 2>tonight that were rough for him? How is he going

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<v Speaker 2>to come back if he starts or the next time

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<v Speaker 2>he starts. So Mookie's coming back Monday. Dave Roberts said

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<v Speaker 2>it after the game. He said it to us on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk on Thursday. So I don't see how anything

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<v Speaker 2>has changed from when the season began. The only variable

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<v Speaker 2>wild card in all this is Miguel Rojas's left hip.

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<v Speaker 2>He was out there earlier today taking ground balls, but

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<v Speaker 2>he still was walking very gently. So that may play

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<v Speaker 2>a factor on whether or not the Dodgers decide to

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<v Speaker 2>give a thirty seven year old that is supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>be playing his final season a ten day injured list

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<v Speaker 2>or are they going to just they feel confident that

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<v Speaker 2>he's healthy. I would say that's the only wild card

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<v Speaker 2>in all this.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, yeah, I understand completely. I mean, unfortunately, you know,

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<v Speaker 11>Kim had a couple of mistakes tonight, kind of costly errors.

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<v Speaker 11>At some point, you know, I hear what you're saying.

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<v Speaker 11>I wish both of them could stay up, but it's

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<v Speaker 11>obviously there has to be a choice made. Like you

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<v Speaker 11>said in less real Haas does decide to take an

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<v Speaker 11>eye on stance, So time will tell, but it will

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<v Speaker 11>be good to have Mookie Bets back in the lineup

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<v Speaker 11>and back on defense, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 10>Man.

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<v Speaker 11>I feel like the team needs that spark from Mookie

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<v Speaker 11>back in that lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no doubt. And looking at MOOKI seems like he's

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<v Speaker 2>standing a lot taller than he was when we saw

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<v Speaker 2>him in spring training. So I'm looking forward to get

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets back because the Dodgers need some production from

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<v Speaker 2>their right handed hitters not named Andy pai Has. They're

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<v Speaker 2>really not getting it, and they kind of need Mooky

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<v Speaker 2>Bets to be Mookie Bets from two years ago, not

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<v Speaker 2>the guy last year. They need the Mooky Bets that

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<v Speaker 2>we had seen his entire career outside of last year. So,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've said this before, I'll say it again. On

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<v Speaker 2>the days that O'tani is not in the lineup and

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<v Speaker 2>he's not leading off, I don't see any issues with

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts, who is one of the greatest leadoff hitters

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<v Speaker 2>of the last twenty years, maybe twenty five years, being

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<v Speaker 2>the leadoff hitter on those days. But he's got to

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<v Speaker 2>show that he can get back to the mookie bets

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<v Speaker 2>we saw a couple of years ago, and frankly who

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<v Speaker 2>we saw at the end of the regular season last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Iray Craig in Long Beach. Craig,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing good, Dave?

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<v Speaker 12>What's up, buddy?

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing doing great?

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<v Speaker 12>Good? Good to hear it, buddy. Hey, I thought Snell

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<v Speaker 12>through pretty good tonight. You know, I was surprised by

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<v Speaker 12>everybody was. I seen so many change ups that a

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<v Speaker 12>lot of slides, I'm sorry, a lot of spiders that

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<v Speaker 12>would have been a change up, might have been out

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<v Speaker 12>of the inning.

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<v Speaker 9>But you never know.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know if he didn't have the feel

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<v Speaker 2>for it or what he was thinking. But the sliders

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<v Speaker 2>were not working against the lefties.

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<v Speaker 12>Think must have something to work on.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess.

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<v Speaker 12>I don't know, but I thought he's doing pretty well. Otherwise,

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<v Speaker 12>he had the velocity up, so.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the velocity was up. It hit ninety seven a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of times, so he's healthy. He's feeling good. The

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<v Speaker 2>fastball had life on it, no doubt about it. It was,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just his first start. It happens, and if

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<v Speaker 2>you look at Spencer Strider in his first start before tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>he only went three and to third and gave up

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<v Speaker 2>three runs. Tonight, Strider in his second start, six scoreless innings.

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<v Speaker 2>So it makes a big difference. Get your feet wet

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<v Speaker 2>after you hadn't basically pitched in a major league game

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<v Speaker 2>since last year. And also you heard Snell to the

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<v Speaker 2>fact about the abs and the strike zone, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>an adjustment that he's going to have to make on

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<v Speaker 2>the fly here that every other pitcher has that hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>really dealt with it before opening day this year. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Mission Viejo. Bill, you're on Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>with David vasse Hi.

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<v Speaker 10>Bill, Hi, thanks for taking my call. I was wondering

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<v Speaker 10>about the rotation with she and pitching last night and

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<v Speaker 10>tonight Snell and the rotation starting, How does that affect

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<v Speaker 10>you know that you're going to have the next two days,

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<v Speaker 10>you're going to still have Sasaki and Robleski pitching. Does

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<v Speaker 10>that push back Yamamoto an extra day even from the

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<v Speaker 10>six man rotation they've had, Well.

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<v Speaker 2>May give him an extra day, but when you have

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<v Speaker 2>Robleski tomorrow. Roki Sasaki was supposed to pitch today, so

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<v Speaker 2>probably Roki pitches on Monday, the day that Glass now

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<v Speaker 2>was supposed to pay, and then from there you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have Yamamoto and Otani likely and sheh, it's a four

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<v Speaker 2>game series against the Giants too, So there's no days

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<v Speaker 2>off this week for the Dodgers, if that's what you're

0:18:12.280 --> 0:18:16.399
<v Speaker 2>thinking about for Yamamoto and Otani. So basically, Snell coming

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<v Speaker 2>into this rotation kind of manufactured an extra day of

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<v Speaker 2>rest for some of those guys in the rotation. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's the regular season marathon. There's not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be days off all the time. The Dodgers do it

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<v Speaker 2>better than most to be able to create extra days

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<v Speaker 2>of rest, especially when you're in the stretch of playing

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen in a row or something like that.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, which picture do you think will drop off the rotation?

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<v Speaker 2>When see that's funny everybody was asking me that question

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<v Speaker 2>and saying the word Snell or the name Snell. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>who's going to drop out? When Snell comes back? I

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<v Speaker 2>think we've found out Bill, a lot of things can

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<v Speaker 2>change between now and fifteen days from now. So when

0:19:03.160 --> 0:19:06.480
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers get to that point and everybody's healthy, then

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<v Speaker 2>I guess we could we could talk about it more,

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<v Speaker 2>But I think it's hilarious that that was the topic

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<v Speaker 2>of articles and conversations the last two weeks. What's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>happen when Blake Snail comes back? Well, you saw what

0:19:20.880 --> 0:19:24.040
<v Speaker 2>happened Tyler Glassnell went on the IL and now all

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<v Speaker 2>of them are still in the rotation.

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<v Speaker 10>Right, it's for now, that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So let's talk about that when we get closer

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<v Speaker 2>to when Glassnew's off the IL. Thanks for the phone call, Bill,

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

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. Braves beat the Dodgers tonight

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<v Speaker 2>seven to two. We're gonna take a time out here

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<v Speaker 2>phone calls, we'll check in with Jose Mota and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>had back in twenty sixteen at Turner Field. The Hall

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<v Speaker 1>Two one pitch from Little Pens swung on Pelt at

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<v Speaker 1>It is corn home on Andy Piez.

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<v Speaker 4>Ninth of the year where.

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<v Speaker 9>Dodgers get the zero off the board.

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<v Speaker 2>A two on shot for pie Has. It is seven

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<v Speaker 2>to two. Andy Paz prevents the Dodgers from being shut

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<v Speaker 2>out for the second time this year, but they do

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<v Speaker 2>fall to the Brave seven to two. Welcome to Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose Mota, you gotta lose. At one point

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<v Speaker 2>in time, the Braves had not won Yere since twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three, and Spencer Streyder looked a lot better after

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<v Speaker 2>making his first start at Coursefield and looking human. But

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<v Speaker 2>Spencer Stryder looked like Spencer Strider again.

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<v Speaker 9>Yes, I mean, let's not forget about the specialty that

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<v Speaker 9>it takes to win twenty games. And this guy did it,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, a couple.

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<v Speaker 4>Of years ago.

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<v Speaker 9>And he's he's a speciman. I mean, he's got the

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<v Speaker 9>big trunks, he's got the live fastball, he's got a

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<v Speaker 9>true four seamer which is straight and it goes just

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<v Speaker 9>like an hour right to the corners and beat you upstairs.

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<v Speaker 9>It can beat you inside, it can beat you downstairs.

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<v Speaker 9>And he was on his game. I you know, as

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<v Speaker 9>you mentioned, he did not have a good first start

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<v Speaker 9>over in Colorado. What Weisse was talking about it yesterday

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<v Speaker 9>and his manager said, it seems like his almost over

0:22:16.240 --> 0:22:18.840
<v Speaker 9>the place, maybe thinking too much about where he was pitching.

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<v Speaker 9>But nonetheless, the Dodgers know they're going to have their

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<v Speaker 9>hands full today and you have to go out there

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<v Speaker 9>and throw them zeros to match up against him, as

0:22:24.880 --> 0:22:27.040
<v Speaker 9>they did yesterday against Chris Sale. That didn't happen.

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<v Speaker 2>How would you grade Blake snail start tonight, I'm gonna.

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<v Speaker 9>Based it on him and his responses. I have mixed

0:22:35.680 --> 0:22:38.520
<v Speaker 9>things about it. I would hope that there's way more

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<v Speaker 9>than this in him, and I know there is. He

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<v Speaker 9>kept saying learn and learn and learn. I know there's

0:22:43.040 --> 0:22:45.920
<v Speaker 9>involved that where softly that found some hole. But this

0:22:46.080 --> 0:22:47.640
<v Speaker 9>is the big leagues line. You got to go out

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<v Speaker 9>there and get the ball on the zone and a

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<v Speaker 9>little more often. And I know he does a point

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<v Speaker 9>about a few things. You know it's going to compete,

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<v Speaker 9>but I think the build up they to go from

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<v Speaker 9>fifty five pitches and miners to the the bis what

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<v Speaker 9>he wanted to do prove it's just not the same.

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<v Speaker 9>I would look at the braves in the dugout and

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<v Speaker 9>at some point I saw guys who that body language

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<v Speaker 9>is saying, hey, we got something on him. That pitch

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<v Speaker 9>that Albe's hit was not because he was say fool

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<v Speaker 9>as much as he was looking for it, saying he's

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<v Speaker 9>going to throw it again on the swing and keeping

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<v Speaker 9>him his one. Because usually Blake sail In ninety seven

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<v Speaker 9>ninety eight is good enough to get some guys off

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<v Speaker 9>of that changeup. But he just had a little bit

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<v Speaker 9>of trouble too. And if you look at it, smell's

0:23:31.920 --> 0:23:35.320
<v Speaker 9>body language. So many times a day after delivering a pitch,

0:23:35.680 --> 0:23:39.600
<v Speaker 9>he's pointing with his hand direction direction, direction, which at

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<v Speaker 9>some point he was off tilled. But hopefully he'll find

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<v Speaker 9>it again. Be up to know that.

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<v Speaker 2>We know, yeah, he always does that to remind himself

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<v Speaker 2>to stay behind the baseball. And look, it was his

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<v Speaker 2>first start, so I would expect a more Spencer Strider

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<v Speaker 2>like start in his second one, kind of the way

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<v Speaker 2>Spencer went through it tonight. But I've been holding something back, Jose.

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<v Speaker 2>In the fifth inning, Matt Olsen sent a foul ball

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<v Speaker 2>into the Spanish radio booth. And you are known for

0:24:06.480 --> 0:24:10.239
<v Speaker 2>having your trusty glove. But I saw the ball hit

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<v Speaker 2>the back of the wall here at the press box

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<v Speaker 2>and it kremed into the English radio booth. Where where

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<v Speaker 2>was the glove? Where was the motive glove?

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<v Speaker 9>I was trying to throw the double plane, send it

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<v Speaker 9>to you guys over on the other side. That's all.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 12>What happens.

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<v Speaker 9>The ball is so high, Louie, and I had the

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<v Speaker 9>glove out, like okay, where is it? And all of

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<v Speaker 9>a sudden the ball is right there boom almost hit

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<v Speaker 9>efferent right in the left ear.

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<v Speaker 2>But are you saying that you did that on purpose?

0:24:37.200 --> 0:24:40.320
<v Speaker 9>I did not do it on purpose. I missed. Hey,

0:24:40.560 --> 0:24:42.320
<v Speaker 9>I have no excuse it. I can come here and

0:24:42.440 --> 0:24:44.840
<v Speaker 9>go on you know sports that on land til the

0:24:44.880 --> 0:24:46.760
<v Speaker 9>truth I missed it. I didn't see if I missed it,

0:24:46.840 --> 0:24:49.120
<v Speaker 9>that bottom line. But it was fun. It was something

0:24:49.119 --> 0:24:50.719
<v Speaker 9>to talk about because it was a big thumb. Let

0:24:50.760 --> 0:24:52.520
<v Speaker 9>me tell you, Bake, it was a big thumb.

0:24:52.920 --> 0:24:56.560
<v Speaker 2>It was a big thumb, no doubt, no doubt. All right, Jose,

0:24:56.760 --> 0:24:58.720
<v Speaker 2>we'll see you out here on Mother's Day. Thanks again

0:24:58.760 --> 0:24:59.760
<v Speaker 2>for checking in tonight.

0:25:00.480 --> 0:25:01.200
<v Speaker 9>Oh the pleasure.

0:25:02.040 --> 0:25:05.000
<v Speaker 2>There he goes Jose Mota with his trustee Glove in

0:25:05.119 --> 0:25:08.800
<v Speaker 2>the Spanish radio booth as the Dodgers fall to the

0:25:08.880 --> 0:25:12.200
<v Speaker 2>Braves for the first time at Dodgers Stadium since twenty

0:25:12.359 --> 0:25:15.480
<v Speaker 2>twenty three. That's hard to believe considering how good the

0:25:15.560 --> 0:25:19.120
<v Speaker 2>Braves teams have been. I know they scuffled last year,

0:25:19.160 --> 0:25:21.080
<v Speaker 2>but in twenty four they were a pretty good team.

0:25:21.320 --> 0:25:24.200
<v Speaker 2>And for the Dodgers to be seven to zero and

0:25:24.400 --> 0:25:28.120
<v Speaker 2>have a seven game winning streak against the Braves here

0:25:28.200 --> 0:25:31.040
<v Speaker 2>in La coming into the game tonight. The reason why

0:25:31.040 --> 0:25:32.960
<v Speaker 2>I keep bringing it up is. It's kind of hard

0:25:33.000 --> 0:25:36.920
<v Speaker 2>to believe, but it's as Vince Scully used to like

0:25:37.040 --> 0:25:40.520
<v Speaker 2>to say, when it came to matters like this. Dodgers

0:25:40.560 --> 0:25:43.879
<v Speaker 2>Stadium was a house of whores for the Atlanta Braves

0:25:44.040 --> 0:25:47.119
<v Speaker 2>before tonight, and the Dodgers would like to make it

0:25:47.320 --> 0:25:51.040
<v Speaker 2>a painful place tomorrow afternoon on Mother's Day to win

0:25:51.800 --> 0:25:56.280
<v Speaker 2>the series and celebrate winning the series. After winning the

0:25:56.400 --> 0:26:00.480
<v Speaker 2>series in Houston, before they welcome in a stretch of

0:26:00.600 --> 0:26:04.359
<v Speaker 2>games against two of the worst teams, frankly in Major

0:26:04.440 --> 0:26:08.240
<v Speaker 2>League Baseball. I mean no joke, they are two of

0:26:08.280 --> 0:26:11.960
<v Speaker 2>the worst teams in Major League Baseball. Once the Dodgers

0:26:12.000 --> 0:26:16.200
<v Speaker 2>are done with the NL East leading Braves, the next

0:26:16.320 --> 0:26:20.080
<v Speaker 2>to seven games get a lot easier for the Dodgers

0:26:20.200 --> 0:26:23.920
<v Speaker 2>because they have a four game series against the Giants,

0:26:24.400 --> 0:26:27.080
<v Speaker 2>and the Giants and Mets are tied for the worst

0:26:27.200 --> 0:26:31.119
<v Speaker 2>record in the National League. The Giants are nine games

0:26:31.200 --> 0:26:35.600
<v Speaker 2>back of the Dodgers in the NL West, they are

0:26:35.680 --> 0:26:39.560
<v Speaker 2>trending towards being in last place in the Rockies finishing

0:26:39.680 --> 0:26:43.040
<v Speaker 2>above them in this division, so they come in for

0:26:43.119 --> 0:26:46.400
<v Speaker 2>a four game series and then the Dodgers head out

0:26:46.480 --> 0:26:50.320
<v Speaker 2>on the road to Anaheim and the Angels are the

0:26:50.480 --> 0:26:54.320
<v Speaker 2>worst team in baseball. Literally, they have the worst record

0:26:54.359 --> 0:26:58.680
<v Speaker 2>in baseball. The Halos are fifteen to twenty five after

0:26:58.840 --> 0:27:04.000
<v Speaker 2>getting beat by the Blue Jays today fourteen to one. Yeah.

0:27:04.200 --> 0:27:07.520
<v Speaker 2>So the next seven games after Mother's Day for the Dodgers,

0:27:08.440 --> 0:27:11.280
<v Speaker 2>they should handle business. I'm not saying you gotta win

0:27:11.400 --> 0:27:14.040
<v Speaker 2>all of them, but you should win at least six

0:27:14.160 --> 0:27:18.560
<v Speaker 2>of seven against the Giants and Angels. And remember last

0:27:18.680 --> 0:27:22.680
<v Speaker 2>year the Angels beat the Dodgers all six times that

0:27:22.800 --> 0:27:26.520
<v Speaker 2>they faced each other. That's right, the Angels beat the

0:27:26.640 --> 0:27:30.400
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers in the regular season last year all six head

0:27:30.480 --> 0:27:33.480
<v Speaker 2>to head matchups. So that's something to keep in mind

0:27:33.520 --> 0:27:37.600
<v Speaker 2>as well. Uh And like we said before, Mookie bed

0:27:37.720 --> 0:27:41.920
<v Speaker 2>said it the best the first time is games like

0:27:42.040 --> 0:27:45.080
<v Speaker 2>that against the Angels. That's their World Series in their

0:27:45.119 --> 0:27:48.639
<v Speaker 2>own house in Anaheim. They're gonna be up for that series.

0:27:49.160 --> 0:27:51.719
<v Speaker 2>And the Dodgers, you know, I'm not gonna say they

0:27:51.800 --> 0:27:54.320
<v Speaker 2>need to be up and match their intensity too. But

0:27:55.480 --> 0:27:58.200
<v Speaker 2>just keep in mind the Angels beat you all six

0:27:58.359 --> 0:28:02.200
<v Speaker 2>times last year, and in a competitive NL West with

0:28:02.320 --> 0:28:06.080
<v Speaker 2>the Padres, who somehow are keeping up with the Dodgers.

0:28:06.960 --> 0:28:11.200
<v Speaker 2>The Padres one tonight and are twenty three and sixteen,

0:28:11.280 --> 0:28:13.760
<v Speaker 2>a game back of the Dodgers in the NL West.

0:28:14.760 --> 0:28:17.280
<v Speaker 2>This is the stretch of time that you get healthy

0:28:18.080 --> 0:28:20.440
<v Speaker 2>against teams like the Giants and Angels, two of the

0:28:20.560 --> 0:28:24.280
<v Speaker 2>worst records in Major League Baseball. The Giants and Mets

0:28:24.960 --> 0:28:27.800
<v Speaker 2>tied for the worst records in the National League, and

0:28:27.920 --> 0:28:32.720
<v Speaker 2>the Angels have the worst record period in baseball. Celebrate

0:28:32.880 --> 0:28:36.480
<v Speaker 2>ninety years of racing at Santa Anita Park every Friday

0:28:36.520 --> 0:28:39.880
<v Speaker 2>through Sunday with millions and payouts every race day. For

0:28:39.960 --> 0:28:44.080
<v Speaker 2>heart pounding action and new experiences, visit Santa Anita dot

0:28:44.200 --> 0:28:47.920
<v Speaker 2>com slash events. And remember when the Dodgers lost the

0:28:48.040 --> 0:28:51.800
<v Speaker 2>series in San Francisco. Their number nine hitter and catcher

0:28:51.960 --> 0:28:55.520
<v Speaker 2>Patrick Bailey beat them in the second game of that series,

0:28:55.600 --> 0:28:59.360
<v Speaker 2>hitting a go ahead, three run home run. Well, today,

0:28:59.560 --> 0:29:03.840
<v Speaker 2>the Giants traded bat Patrick Bailey to the Guardians for

0:29:04.000 --> 0:29:07.760
<v Speaker 2>a draft pick, the twenty ninth overall pick and this

0:29:08.000 --> 0:29:13.680
<v Speaker 2>year's Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. So that's how bad

0:29:13.800 --> 0:29:16.920
<v Speaker 2>things are. The Giants traded a two time Gold Glove

0:29:16.960 --> 0:29:21.320
<v Speaker 2>Award winner for a draft pick today. Eight six six nine,

0:29:21.400 --> 0:29:24.720
<v Speaker 2>eight seven two five seventy is the phone number, So

0:29:24.880 --> 0:29:29.280
<v Speaker 2>with Snell starting tonight, Roki Sasaki likely to start on Monday,

0:29:29.520 --> 0:29:33.800
<v Speaker 2>and then you'll see Yamamoto and Otani and Shean against

0:29:33.880 --> 0:29:36.560
<v Speaker 2>the Giants, and we'll see what the Dodgers do this

0:29:36.720 --> 0:29:40.200
<v Speaker 2>time around with Otani, whether or not I kind of

0:29:40.520 --> 0:29:44.360
<v Speaker 2>lean towards them having him hit in the game against

0:29:44.440 --> 0:29:48.120
<v Speaker 2>the Giants and then maybe getting the next day off,

0:29:48.400 --> 0:29:50.400
<v Speaker 2>you know, before they go to Anaheim. I could see

0:29:50.440 --> 0:29:53.480
<v Speaker 2>a scenario like that, or they just let him keep playing,

0:29:53.640 --> 0:29:53.760
<v Speaker 2>you know.

0:29:53.920 --> 0:29:53.960
<v Speaker 9>No.

0:29:54.080 --> 0:29:58.120
<v Speaker 2>Mar Garcia par was our pregame yesterday and he said, basically,

0:29:58.720 --> 0:30:03.000
<v Speaker 2>that's a simple answered to a more complicated problem why

0:30:03.080 --> 0:30:07.640
<v Speaker 2>Otani has struggled and is struggling offensively this year. He

0:30:07.720 --> 0:30:10.440
<v Speaker 2>brought up a good point. You know, hitters go through slumps.

0:30:10.560 --> 0:30:14.000
<v Speaker 2>Otani went through slumps, maybe not this big as far

0:30:14.120 --> 0:30:17.080
<v Speaker 2>as just without hits and without home runs for a

0:30:17.160 --> 0:30:21.440
<v Speaker 2>stretch of time. But basically Otani has a lot on

0:30:21.560 --> 0:30:24.000
<v Speaker 2>his plate and it's more than just being fatigued. So

0:30:24.600 --> 0:30:28.760
<v Speaker 2>that's an interview that you want to listen to with Nomar.

0:30:29.360 --> 0:30:32.360
<v Speaker 2>You can find it on the iHeartRadio app. We touched

0:30:32.440 --> 0:30:34.920
<v Speaker 2>on that, and we also touched on the state of

0:30:35.000 --> 0:30:38.360
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers offense and the approach they've been taken lately

0:30:38.480 --> 0:30:42.080
<v Speaker 2>at the plate. As a group, wanted to also update

0:30:42.200 --> 0:30:44.960
<v Speaker 2>you on a couple of different Dodgers who are injured.

0:30:45.800 --> 0:30:49.800
<v Speaker 2>Brock Stewart was placed on the injured list again today,

0:30:50.360 --> 0:30:54.080
<v Speaker 2>so frustrating for Brock and the Dodgers after reacquiring him

0:30:54.120 --> 0:30:58.160
<v Speaker 2>at the trade deadline last year. He did undergo season

0:30:58.440 --> 0:31:01.320
<v Speaker 2>ending elbow surgery line last year, did not start the

0:31:01.400 --> 0:31:05.120
<v Speaker 2>season on time, made his season debut in the finale

0:31:05.400 --> 0:31:08.880
<v Speaker 2>in Houston, pitched a scoreless ninth, had two strikeouts, and

0:31:09.000 --> 0:31:13.080
<v Speaker 2>you think away we go with brock Stewart. Not so fast.

0:31:13.360 --> 0:31:17.400
<v Speaker 2>He has bone spurs in his left foot and the

0:31:17.520 --> 0:31:21.080
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers placed him back on the IL. Dave Roberts believes

0:31:21.120 --> 0:31:23.880
<v Speaker 2>it's going to be at least three to four weeks

0:31:23.960 --> 0:31:27.640
<v Speaker 2>before Stuart's back, and that means that he's really not

0:31:27.800 --> 0:31:31.400
<v Speaker 2>throwing that much off the mound, so it's probably going

0:31:31.480 --> 0:31:33.880
<v Speaker 2>to take you a little bit of time for him

0:31:34.040 --> 0:31:36.880
<v Speaker 2>to get that arm going again. And three to four

0:31:36.920 --> 0:31:40.440
<v Speaker 2>weeks sounds pretty accurate by Dave Roberts when it comes

0:31:40.520 --> 0:31:42.480
<v Speaker 2>to that, and that's why it was important for Paul

0:31:42.560 --> 0:31:45.480
<v Speaker 2>Gervais to be here and he pitched the last three

0:31:45.520 --> 0:31:47.920
<v Speaker 2>innings tonight. That was big. Was still only going three

0:31:48.000 --> 0:31:52.720
<v Speaker 2>innings tonight. Also, Tommy Edmond still not really taking it

0:31:52.800 --> 0:31:55.680
<v Speaker 2>to the next level. He basically had the same ankle

0:31:55.800 --> 0:32:00.600
<v Speaker 2>surgery that Freddie Freeman had before the twenty five season,

0:32:01.240 --> 0:32:05.760
<v Speaker 2>and for whatever reason, it's not clicking for Tommy Edmond yet.

0:32:05.960 --> 0:32:08.800
<v Speaker 2>So hopefully he's back. He's been transferred to the sixty

0:32:08.880 --> 0:32:11.480
<v Speaker 2>day at il, but it feels like it's a matter

0:32:11.560 --> 0:32:16.480
<v Speaker 2>of pain tolerance when it comes to Tommy's right ankle. Also,

0:32:16.760 --> 0:32:19.720
<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts did play tonight. He's gonna be here in

0:32:20.000 --> 0:32:22.640
<v Speaker 2>La tomorrow and Dave Roberts said he is going to

0:32:22.720 --> 0:32:26.760
<v Speaker 2>start on Monday. In that game tonight for Oklahoma City,

0:32:26.840 --> 0:32:30.320
<v Speaker 2>Bruce Stark Gretorol made another appearance and he faced five batters,

0:32:30.400 --> 0:32:34.080
<v Speaker 2>So that's good news as well that he's continuing to

0:32:34.240 --> 0:32:38.320
<v Speaker 2>progress and probably a month away, I would imagine before

0:32:38.400 --> 0:32:42.080
<v Speaker 2>he returns. Similar to Brock Stewart, you got to see

0:32:42.160 --> 0:32:44.360
<v Speaker 2>him pitch back to back games three out of four

0:32:44.680 --> 0:32:48.480
<v Speaker 2>something like that before he returns. It's not like something

0:32:48.520 --> 0:32:50.600
<v Speaker 2>he did all the time with the Dodgers, but at

0:32:50.680 --> 0:32:53.840
<v Speaker 2>least back to back games are significant. Before you can

0:32:53.920 --> 0:32:57.280
<v Speaker 2>say Bruce Dark Greterol is on his way back. So

0:32:57.800 --> 0:33:01.280
<v Speaker 2>those are the updates on some of the injured Dodgers

0:33:01.400 --> 0:33:04.760
<v Speaker 2>comings and goings. Miguel Rojas who left the game yesterday

0:33:05.240 --> 0:33:07.920
<v Speaker 2>with kind of a dead left leg, he said because

0:33:07.960 --> 0:33:10.760
<v Speaker 2>of a left hip issue that he suffered a couple

0:33:10.840 --> 0:33:14.360
<v Speaker 2>of different times during the game yesterday. He went early

0:33:15.160 --> 0:33:19.640
<v Speaker 2>after batting practice to get treatment. He did participate in

0:33:19.720 --> 0:33:22.560
<v Speaker 2>batting practice, that's a good sign. He did take round balls,

0:33:22.640 --> 0:33:26.720
<v Speaker 2>so obviously he's feeling good enough to do all that.

0:33:27.400 --> 0:33:29.880
<v Speaker 2>All right, I want to share with you our conversation

0:33:30.000 --> 0:33:32.960
<v Speaker 2>with Bobby Cox. The Dodgers did a classy thing before

0:33:33.120 --> 0:33:37.600
<v Speaker 2>first pitch tonight with the Braves in town, honoring Bobby Cox,

0:33:38.080 --> 0:33:41.240
<v Speaker 2>the Hall of Fame manager who passed away earlier today,

0:33:42.000 --> 0:33:44.360
<v Speaker 2>honoring him with a moment of silence, had a little

0:33:44.440 --> 0:33:47.680
<v Speaker 2>montage there, and Bobby Cox touched a lot of people,

0:33:48.720 --> 0:33:52.720
<v Speaker 2>not only with the Atlanta Braves organization, but people around baseball.

0:33:52.800 --> 0:33:55.760
<v Speaker 2>A guy like that kind of transcends things, and it's

0:33:55.840 --> 0:33:59.320
<v Speaker 2>usually more than just being a good manager. It has

0:33:59.400 --> 0:34:02.360
<v Speaker 2>to do with him being probably a good person and

0:34:02.520 --> 0:34:05.560
<v Speaker 2>Back in twenty sixteen, I had a chance to meet

0:34:05.640 --> 0:34:08.920
<v Speaker 2>Bobby Cox for the first time at Turner Field, and

0:34:09.120 --> 0:34:11.680
<v Speaker 2>at that point he was retired as the manager and

0:34:11.760 --> 0:34:14.239
<v Speaker 2>getting into his new role in the front office with

0:34:14.360 --> 0:34:17.320
<v Speaker 2>the Braves, and he was kind enough to get to

0:34:17.400 --> 0:34:19.480
<v Speaker 2>know me a little bit, and then we sat down

0:34:19.920 --> 0:34:25.360
<v Speaker 2>for a pregame interview. So here's my conversation with Bobby Cox,

0:34:25.440 --> 0:34:28.520
<v Speaker 2>the Hall of Fame manager, back in twenty sixteen. Rest

0:34:28.600 --> 0:34:31.520
<v Speaker 2>in peace, Bobby, and our prayerson thoughts are with you

0:34:31.600 --> 0:34:34.440
<v Speaker 2>and your family. So here was Bobby Cox twenty sixteen

0:34:34.920 --> 0:34:36.800
<v Speaker 2>at Turner Field on Dodgers Radio.

0:34:37.640 --> 0:34:40.080
<v Speaker 3>Bobby, it just seems like when you come back here,

0:34:40.560 --> 0:34:43.040
<v Speaker 3>you think of Bobby Cox in Atlanta. How does it

0:34:43.120 --> 0:34:45.960
<v Speaker 3>make you feel that people still treasure everything that you've

0:34:46.000 --> 0:34:47.040
<v Speaker 3>done for this franchise.

0:34:47.320 --> 0:34:50.120
<v Speaker 8>Well, it's touching, to be honest with you, David. And

0:34:51.160 --> 0:34:55.239
<v Speaker 8>you know, we've had a lot of great teams that

0:34:55.400 --> 0:34:58.640
<v Speaker 8>I managed here. We always had great players, We always

0:34:58.680 --> 0:35:01.560
<v Speaker 8>had a super farm system. If something went wrong up here,

0:35:01.640 --> 0:35:04.279
<v Speaker 8>we could always bang somebody and bring them up from

0:35:04.719 --> 0:35:08.040
<v Speaker 8>down under sort of speak. But yeah, it's touching that

0:35:08.200 --> 0:35:11.239
<v Speaker 8>the people still remember what went on through all those years,

0:35:11.400 --> 0:35:14.719
<v Speaker 8>and you know, it's good to get out here. I'm

0:35:15.239 --> 0:35:17.440
<v Speaker 8>kind of a consultant with the club right now, and

0:35:17.560 --> 0:35:20.400
<v Speaker 8>I get down and see the minor leagues like Tommy

0:35:20.480 --> 0:35:23.280
<v Speaker 8>Lasorda and the guys. Do you know no different, Harley.

0:35:23.360 --> 0:35:25.839
<v Speaker 8>But it's great getting out here see the major league

0:35:25.840 --> 0:35:30.480
<v Speaker 8>players too. And I had a chance to meet Dave

0:35:30.600 --> 0:35:34.520
<v Speaker 8>Roberts and tell him congratulations and what a great job

0:35:34.600 --> 0:35:37.120
<v Speaker 8>he's doing over there too. He's really a sharp kid

0:35:37.239 --> 0:35:39.560
<v Speaker 8>and he's going to do a fantastic job for you.

0:35:39.760 --> 0:35:41.880
<v Speaker 3>Bobby Cox, Hall of Famer, is our guest, and a

0:35:41.920 --> 0:35:44.600
<v Speaker 3>lot of people don't realize Bobby that obviously you are

0:35:44.640 --> 0:35:47.520
<v Speaker 3>a great manager, but also one of the best talent

0:35:47.640 --> 0:35:50.920
<v Speaker 3>evaluators even before you were managing the Braves. How much

0:35:51.120 --> 0:35:53.320
<v Speaker 3>does that still come into play and what you do

0:35:53.520 --> 0:35:54.040
<v Speaker 3>right now.

0:35:54.160 --> 0:35:57.400
<v Speaker 8>Well, a little bit, especially in spring training watching. You know,

0:35:57.520 --> 0:35:59.520
<v Speaker 8>we have so many new players every year the last

0:35:59.560 --> 0:36:03.040
<v Speaker 8>two years, there's been a major turnover here, and you know,

0:36:03.200 --> 0:36:06.200
<v Speaker 8>more eyes that you see with I think helps out

0:36:06.320 --> 0:36:09.479
<v Speaker 8>and I let them know how I feel about certain guys.

0:36:09.960 --> 0:36:13.080
<v Speaker 8>I don't always know the makeup of players now because

0:36:13.120 --> 0:36:16.200
<v Speaker 8>I'm a little bit far away from that end of it,

0:36:16.280 --> 0:36:17.959
<v Speaker 8>but I can see what's going on in the field.

0:36:18.040 --> 0:36:20.359
<v Speaker 7>And makeup is a big thing too.

0:36:20.520 --> 0:36:22.640
<v Speaker 8>With the major league players, you got to have good

0:36:22.719 --> 0:36:25.600
<v Speaker 8>makeup leaving yourself and want to win, want to win

0:36:25.680 --> 0:36:29.279
<v Speaker 8>for the home team. But it's fun traveling around and

0:36:30.040 --> 0:36:32.399
<v Speaker 8>I'll give them my reports on a minor leaguer, see

0:36:32.440 --> 0:36:36.359
<v Speaker 8>what I can help them out with their and it's fun.

0:36:36.440 --> 0:36:39.359
<v Speaker 8>It's been fun. It's not easy to retire. I still

0:36:39.440 --> 0:36:42.760
<v Speaker 8>miss it, but I'm around it enough where I'm fine,

0:36:43.360 --> 0:36:45.040
<v Speaker 8>And as long as I get to be around it

0:36:45.040 --> 0:36:46.280
<v Speaker 8>a little bit, i'm fine.

0:36:46.560 --> 0:36:48.600
<v Speaker 3>And days like this are great too because you got

0:36:48.640 --> 0:36:51.520
<v Speaker 3>a chance to visit with your former bench coach, Pat Corrals.

0:36:51.880 --> 0:36:53.839
<v Speaker 3>I felt like I was back in nineteen ninety five

0:36:53.880 --> 0:36:55.520
<v Speaker 3>with you guys sitting in the dugout together.

0:36:55.880 --> 0:36:56.239
<v Speaker 7>You bet.

0:36:56.440 --> 0:37:01.000
<v Speaker 8>Pat's been one of my friends since childhood. Actually we

0:37:01.160 --> 0:37:03.560
<v Speaker 8>played against each other. He was a Fresno hye and

0:37:04.080 --> 0:37:07.520
<v Speaker 8>I was from a little bitty town, Selma, about twenty

0:37:07.600 --> 0:37:10.640
<v Speaker 8>miles from Fresno where Pat grew up. So I've known

0:37:10.719 --> 0:37:13.680
<v Speaker 8>Pat just about my entire life. So it was good

0:37:13.760 --> 0:37:14.560
<v Speaker 8>seeing him today.

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<v Speaker 3>Always good too, to have a bench coach that you

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<v Speaker 3>can trust. How important was a bench coach to you

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<v Speaker 3>and how important is it for a manager.

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<v Speaker 8>I think anybody starting out in the game, the bench

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<v Speaker 8>coach particularly is going to be very important. I think,

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<v Speaker 8>especially if your bench coach is one that was in

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<v Speaker 8>the league prior to you coming in and starting to manage.

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<v Speaker 7>But bench coaches you can rely on them.

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<v Speaker 8>I think you need somebody to bounce something off occasionally,

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<v Speaker 8>and Pat was always right there with a emphatic yes

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<v Speaker 8>or no.

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<v Speaker 3>The way baseball is changing, it seems like numbers are

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<v Speaker 3>being a bigger part of evaluating what's your philosophy on that?

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<v Speaker 7>And well to major league level, I'm not too sure.

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<v Speaker 8>I think drafting some players and rule fiving some players

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<v Speaker 8>at the Winter meetings, I think some of their techniques

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<v Speaker 8>that they.

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<v Speaker 7>Used with numbers is pretty darn important, actually.

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<v Speaker 8>And especially you know on certain kids you haven't seen

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<v Speaker 8>a lot, maybe haven't seen at all.

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<v Speaker 7>You may take a gamble just on the numbers.

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<v Speaker 8>But once they get to the big legal, big leagues,

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<v Speaker 8>I don't know if exit velocity off the bat is

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<v Speaker 8>that important. All I want to know if it goes

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<v Speaker 8>over the fence, it doesn't have to go over one

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<v Speaker 8>hundred feet and stuff like that. But you know, it's

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<v Speaker 8>a part of the game now and I think managers

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<v Speaker 8>should use as much as that information without getting becoming

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<v Speaker 8>brain frozen, and you might become that the gut always

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<v Speaker 8>played a big part of how I managed the ballgame.

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<v Speaker 8>How was gone the confidence I had and a certain

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<v Speaker 8>player in a certain situation. You know, if the numbers

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<v Speaker 8>dictated opposite, I would still go ahead and do it.

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<v Speaker 3>Nowadays, well, I would take Bobby Cox's word on anything.

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<v Speaker 3>After twenty five hundred plus wins Hall of Fame manage.

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<v Speaker 3>It was really great talking to you, meeting you for

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<v Speaker 3>the first time, and you were everything that everybody says

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<v Speaker 3>you are.

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<v Speaker 7>So thank you, Dave, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a pleasure, well, very special honor to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to share that conversation with Hall of Fame manager

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<v Speaker 2>Bobby Cox. He was so gracious and you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>way he was speaking to us, he would make you

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<v Speaker 2>feel like he's known you for fifty years. That was

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<v Speaker 2>the first time I had ever met Bobby Cox, and

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<v Speaker 2>he was addressing me by my first name. That's how

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<v Speaker 2>special he was. And I remember that day in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen being out at Turner Field. He couldn't have been

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<v Speaker 2>more nice and kind and gracious, and I can understand

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<v Speaker 2>why so many people love Bobby Cox. And just a

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<v Speaker 2>reminder that Freddie Freeman and Craig Kimbrel are the only

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<v Speaker 2>two active players in baseball that ever were managed by

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<v Speaker 2>Bobby Cox. So certainly a special man that touched so many.

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<v Speaker 2>He was the leader of those Braves teams that ran

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<v Speaker 2>the table during the decade the nineties. And he is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be missed, definitely going to be missed. And

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<v Speaker 2>I was happy that I was lucky enough to get

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<v Speaker 2>to know him for those seven ten minutes in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen at Turner Field. So I'm just thankful for that

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<v Speaker 2>moment in time. All Right, that'll do it for us.

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<v Speaker 2>On Dodger Talk tonight tomorrow, the Dodgers and Brays will

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<v Speaker 2>hook up on Mother's Day. Justin Robleski five and zero

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<v Speaker 2>with an ERA of one twenty five going up against

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<v Speaker 2>Bryce Elder, who's three to one with an ERA of

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<v Speaker 2>two zero two. Our coverage begins at noon with Tim

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<v Speaker 2>Kats and Morongo Casino. Dodgers on deck. First pitch at

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<v Speaker 2>one ten with Rick Monday and Tim Neverett. Thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>Colin Ee back at our Burbank Studios, Thanks to Dwayne

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<v Speaker 2>McDonald out here at Uniclo Field at Dodgers Stadium, and

0:40:48.800 --> 0:40:51.359
<v Speaker 2>thanks to you for listening. In case you missed any

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<v Speaker 2>of the show, you can find it on the iHeartRadio

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<v Speaker 2>app and also our pregame conversation with two time betting

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<v Speaker 2>champion no mar Garciapara once again. The final score tonight

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers fall to the Braves seven to two. Be safe.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk to you tomorrow. See you Save it Away.