1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to Dodger Blue Dream Daily. I'm Richard Parks the 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: third Today's episode, Save the Dows. 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 2: Bdy Freeman continue his home run streak tomorrow into center field. 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 2: Judge comes on, he's got it and we've got a 5 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 2: Game five in the Bronx tomorrow night. 6 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: The Dodgers lost to the New York Yankees last night, 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: eleven to four. The Dodgers' lead in the best of 8 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: seven World Series is now three games to one, with 9 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: Game five scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, October thirtieth, at five 10 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: oh eight, very specifically Pacific time. 11 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: Chase is swot three rider get some of the switter. 12 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: Because last night's game was a must win, potential elimination 13 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: game for the Yankees. In order to beat us, the 14 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: Yankees used all of their quote unquote high leverage relievers. 15 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 2: Heed Boone's gonna go to the bullpen. He's gonna call 16 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: Weaver on for beds. 17 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 1: They even brought in their closer, Luke Weaver in the 18 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: top of the seventh inning. So going into tonight's game, 19 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 1: their bullpen is taxed. And congratulations Yankees on winning one game. 20 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 2: Face is loaded too out cranksaplat de Bell Bopy with retention. 21 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: And we, on the other hand, used none of our 22 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: high leverage guys. We saved the dogs. Let me explain, 23 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: because the plan is to pitch a bullpen game for 24 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: Game four. In a recent episode, we told you that 25 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: this was the plan for last night's Game four, and 26 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: let me give you a tip watch out for the turturic. 27 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: I've highlighted one relief pitcher in particular to help tell 28 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:53,279 Speaker 1: this story, Brent honey Brent Honeywell Junior, because he has 29 00:01:53,440 --> 00:02:00,919 Speaker 1: a deliciously excellent baseball look, curly styled, long in back haircut, 30 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: always wearing a Dodger blue turtleneck under his jersey, and 31 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: lately he's been rocking a gold chain. But it's not 32 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: just that I love his look. Brent Honeywell and a 33 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: small handful of other pitchers who with Honeywell got us 34 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: through yesterday's loss. Rookie call ups Ben Casparius and Landon 35 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: Neck and veteran reliever Daniel Hudson, who took the loss yesterday, 36 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,279 Speaker 1: are a very important piece of how this team operates 37 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: and especially in a best of seven series. Let's cut 38 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: to manager Dave Roberts postgame interview. Choice Number one is 39 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 1: to win tonight, but since that didn't happen, I don't 40 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: mean this is how flipped with this outcome in terms 41 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: of pitching play out as well as. 42 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 3: Absolutely absolutely we knew as a bullpen game and you 43 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 3: know as far as outcomes to have you know, six 44 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 3: guys in your pen that are feeling good, rested. I 45 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 3: feel good about that and being up three to one. 46 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, as you know from listening to this show that 47 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: are very short on starting pitching. Our rotation has suffered 48 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: a historic amount of injuries this year. This was my 49 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: top concern heading into the postseason and this World Series 50 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: because the Dodgers were able to get through this game 51 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: with two rookie callups and embattled veteran who's come close 52 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: to retirement several times in a twenty nine year old 53 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: journeyman minor leaguer from Augusta, Georgia who throws a screwball 54 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: and has great style. All of our top tier ullpen 55 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: arms are fully rested and fresh to close down tonight's game. 56 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: Well story for you, all right? This guy through? 57 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 2: Was it? 58 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: For any score through Third Sports in New York, New York. 59 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: The voices you're hearing belong to Dodgers third baseman Max 60 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: Munsey and Brent Honeywell with this Southern drawl between cigar puffs. 61 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: This was recorded during the Dodgers' locker room champagne celebration 62 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: after winning the National League Championship Series over the New 63 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: York Mets. With the Dodgers up three to one in 64 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: that series. In a Game five that was played at 65 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: City Field in Queen's Jack Flaherty got knocked around early 66 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: on and Brent Honeywell came in to save the Dogs, 67 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: going four and two thirds innings basically the rest of 68 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:18,119 Speaker 1: the game. 69 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 2: He came out of the game. 70 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 3: What did I tell you? 71 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: He said, I want to same save. How did Honeywell 72 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: win us Game six by pitching in Game five, a 73 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: game that the Dodgers lost, Well, sometimes it kind of 74 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: makes sense to lose a game to win a series. 75 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: Let's dig in because this really gets to the essence 76 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: of save the Dogs. Every relief pitcher is a failed 77 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 1: starting pitcher, like Michael Kopek, for example, one of the 78 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: main Dowgs out of our bullpen still Harbor's dreams of 79 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: becoming a starter. When pitchers can't make it to the 80 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: big leagues as starters, the next best thing you can 81 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: do is to focus your talents into becoming a highly explosive, 82 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: precision bomb type pitcher that can be deployed in short 83 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: earthts in specific situations. The best of those become what 84 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: we call in the Dodgers' bullpen in twenty twenty four, 85 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: the Dows, so to continue the sort of half baked 86 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: military battle metaphor going on here, Brent Honeywell and the 87 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: other guys we used last night were essentially throwing themselves 88 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: on the grenade of the Yankees offense, which was finally 89 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: showing signs of life after a period of dormancy. Up 90 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: to last night, the Yanks hadn't had a lead in 91 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: this series since Freddy's Grand Slam walk off home run 92 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: in Game one, So when they finally got a lead 93 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: last night, the Yankees started using all of their best bullets, 94 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: and in order to beat us last night, they've deployed 95 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: basically all of their weapons to keep our bats at bay. 96 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: We on the other hand, have been stockpiler and that's 97 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: the situation going into Game five tonight, another must win, 98 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: an elimination game for the Yankees. But as we're up 99 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: three games to one and our three starting pitchers are 100 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: now able to start on rest. We really like our chances. 101 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: So hopefully now you understand why Max Monsey says Brent 102 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: Honeywell Junior won US Game six of the NLCS by 103 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: pitching in Game five of that series, and how a 104 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:38,119 Speaker 1: similar save the Dowgs type strategy is at work here 105 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: in game four last night and looking ahead to tonight's 106 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: Game five. Sometimes it's okay to lose a game in 107 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: order to win a series. And by the way, the 108 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: Dodgers are the twenty fifth team in World Series history 109 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 1: to go up three to oh, and teams that go 110 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: up three to oh have gone on to sweep in 111 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 1: four games twenty one of those twenty five times. While 112 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: that didn't happen for us last night. Teams that go 113 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: up three to oh have also won in five games 114 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: three times, and no World Series that has started three 115 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: to oh has ever gone to a sixth or seventh game. 116 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: But you know, job's not finished. 117 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 2: Job finished. 118 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 3: No, I don't think so, I don't think so. 119 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 2: Think so. 120 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: Next, let's dig into tonight's pitching matchup. 121 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, in a good spot, looking forward to you know, 122 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 3: getting ready for tomorrow, and you know, just keep things 123 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 3: one day at a time. 124 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: We have our Game one starter, Burbank's own Jack Flaherty 125 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: on the mound to face off against the Yankees ace 126 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: Garrett Cole, and how do I feel about that matchup? 127 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: I means Freddy Freeman won Game One, but he wouldn't 128 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: have had the chance to if it weren't for Jack Flaherty, 129 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: who went toe to toe with Cole in what was 130 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: basically an old fashioned pitchers duel. The difference for both 131 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: offenses being they just saw these pitchers less than a 132 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: week ago, and the more you see the same pitcher, 133 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: the more you start to figure him out. Garrett Cole 134 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: is one of the best pitchers in baseball, and I 135 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: went to the trouble of looking up his stats when 136 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: facing an opponent for the second time in a series. 137 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: Cole has made six such starts in the postseason in 138 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 1: his career, and his record is four and one. His 139 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: ER is one point eight three, and his strikeout to 140 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: walk ratio is forty five to eight. In all other 141 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: postseason starts combined, Cole is seven and five with a 142 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: three thirty ER, So that's giving up about twice as 143 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: many runs on average when he's facing teams for the 144 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: first time, he's better the second time around, and that's 145 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: a much larger sample size. He's only faced an opponent 146 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: the second time in a series six times, but still 147 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: those numbers are pretty scary because he is the rare 148 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: smart pitcher who has great stuff but is also able 149 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: to change it up. And he looked locked in during 150 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: his Game one start, during which Flarity was matching him 151 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: inning by inning, but the Yankees were getting opportunities. They 152 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: got ten hits that night. And after a great first 153 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: half of the season, Jack Flaherty, who we picked up 154 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: at the trade deadline, has been very good for the Dodgers, 155 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: but it's been a little bit up and down and 156 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: more and more of late, like in the Mets series, 157 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: which I just referred to. He got knocked around in 158 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: that Game five. That's why Brent Honeywell had to come in. 159 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: So we'll see how it goes tonight. But it all 160 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: just goes to underline how important it is that last 161 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: night we were able to save the dogs with six 162 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: guys fully rested in the pen. That's potentially six innings 163 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: of high leverage work from our dogs that we could 164 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: use tonight. So that flexibility is key, or what Dodgers 165 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman likes to refer to 166 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: as optionality. For ultimum optionality, always save the Dows. And 167 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: by the way, Freddie Freeman Freeman crackswat deep. 168 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 2: To right field kick going again, Freddie Freeman floating in 169 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 2: the World Series. 170 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: Four home runs in four consecutive games of this World Series, 171 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: and if you go all the way back to the 172 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one World Series, Freddie has homered in six 173 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: consecutive Fall Classic games. Let's hope that Freddy and the 174 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: rest of our lineup can get to cole, get some 175 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: runs on the board of few solid innings of work 176 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: from Jflair, and we'll let the Dows carry us to 177 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: the promised land. Dodger Blue Dream is written and produced 178 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:20,199 Speaker 1: by Me Richard Parks. The original music in this episode 179 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: by Jonathan Snipes, William Ryan Fritch and by me. Story 180 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: editing by Caitlin Esh, Production assistants from Tyler Hill, and 181 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: special thanks to Elizabeth Parks Kibbie. 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