1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: There's three jobs that they could do better than the 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: people we do it. Oh yeah, that's you know. It's 3 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: general manager, head coach, manager, and broadcaster. What is up? 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 2: Everybody? Welcome to a special episode of Dodgers' Territory on 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 2: this Wednesday afternoon. We are your host. That is my 6 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 2: friend Clint Pasius. I am Alana Rizzo taking you through 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 2: the next thirty minutes. A lot to talk about, so 8 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 2: make sure you like us, subscribe, give us five stars. 9 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 2: Let's get our subscribers up. We always appreciate the input. 10 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 2: Don't forget to load up the questions in the chat. 11 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 2: Clint's very good about seeing that. 12 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: In the chat. 13 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 2: We'll get to as many of them as we can. 14 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 2: Let's get right to it. Let's get to the big ticket. Good, 15 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 2: all right, Clint? The Daughters have won the first two 16 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 2: games in the middle Walk. Going into the series, we 17 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 2: thought that this was going to be a good one. 18 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 2: Two division leaders going head to head, very likely possibility 19 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: of seeing this team in the postseason. What stands out 20 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: to you so far for the first two games. 21 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 3: The Dodgers look healthy. Things look like they're finally coming together. 22 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 3: What we expected for this team? Kershaw doing Kershaw. Things 23 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 3: almost looking Dare I say vintage? You wonder if it's 24 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 3: the Brewers or bad or Kershaw's good. I like to 25 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 3: go with the ladder on that one. Gavin Stone putting 26 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 3: up his best start in a couple of about a 27 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 3: month and a half. You're getting the things you want. 28 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 3: You also getting Marcus Lynn Betts back in the lineup, 29 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 3: and that's just a difference maker makes that lineup so 30 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,919 Speaker 3: much longer. More weapons coming down the road next week. 31 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 3: But you gotta love Mookie Bets back in that lineup. 32 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 2: Well, he said, Kershaw getting back to vintage Kershaw. Let's 33 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: give a little bit of props too to Gavin Stone, 34 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 2: stoner as you like to call him. Five innings, three hits, 35 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: no walks, one earned run, six k's also land and 36 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: Knack looking good as well. I tell you what, this 37 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: is a starting staff that made me proud over the 38 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: course of the first two games of this four game series. 39 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 2: I mean, you have Clayton Kershaw getting back to the 40 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 2: bread and butter Clint that devastating curveball. We know he 41 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 2: used the curve a lot more to us, the slider 42 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 2: a lot more. He was tweaking with the change up 43 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 2: over the last couple of seasons, But do what got 44 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: you there. Stick with what got you there, and it's 45 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: obviously the curve for Kersh the curve. 46 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 3: That slide piece looking like it's got a nice bite, 47 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 3: good separation from the fastball. Fastball ticking up as the 48 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 3: start went on a little bit. You know, I think 49 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 3: he opened the start with, like, you know, throwing eighty 50 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 3: nine and then you start to worry a little bit. 51 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 3: But as long as he's able to get it up 52 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 3: in that ninety ninety one, the slider plays that much better. 53 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 3: And then again you mentioned Stone. It's been a bit 54 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 3: of a struggle for Gavin Stone of recent vintage. But 55 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 3: to see that and just kind of seemed throwing a 56 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 3: little bit of everything. The fastball had some bite to it, 57 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 3: the command was there. That was a massive thing he 58 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 3: was painting on that strike zone. But to see him 59 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 3: get in there, get out after five, maximize the the 60 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 3: you know, having land and knack there because you knew 61 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 3: he was going to be the guy to be sent 62 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 3: out for tonight's starter, the return of Walker Bueler, who 63 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 3: will talk about in a little bit. But Mookie, I 64 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 3: want to know what did you think about Mooki in 65 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 3: his first two games back in the lineup in the 66 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 3: two I love it. 67 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 2: I mean, we thought that we knew that Muoki was 68 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 2: going to be back in the two hole. He's not 69 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 2: going to lead off the game. That's still going to 70 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: be show Heyo Tani's position. But I love it. I mean, 71 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 2: talk about what you want to see from a guy 72 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 2: that you don't necessarily know how it's going to be 73 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 2: in time in terms of rhythm and timing. A guy 74 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: that broke his hand, it takes a minute to see 75 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: if he's going to be healthy enough to be able 76 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 2: to do what he did. He did, and it's great 77 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: to see that. And again, having Mookie Bets in the 78 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: lineup and wherever he's going to play defensively is only 79 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 2: going to make your team better. But you know what 80 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 2: impressed me just as much as what Mooki Bets did. 81 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: I'm used to show Heyo Tani hitting home runs like whatever. 82 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 2: But how about your boy, my boy, Gavin Lux. Whatever 83 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 2: Gavin Lux did with his uncle over the course of 84 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 2: the All Star break when he was back in his 85 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 2: hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin, which is obviously where the Brewers 86 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: play in Milwaukee. It worked, whether it's the confidence in 87 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: feeling like your knee is okay to do what you 88 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: need to do with your body and getting a swing 89 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 2: adjust Gavin looks really good. 90 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, it looks like this is the real deal. We 91 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 3: saw it starting a little bit before that All Star break, 92 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 3: but everything kind of clicked during that All Star break 93 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 3: and ever since that point, and I'm bought in. I'm 94 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 3: bought in all the way. This is the real deal. 95 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 3: And what I like is you're starting to see him 96 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 3: sell out a little bit for power. So spring training 97 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 3: twenty twenty three, a few days before the knee incident happened, 98 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 3: I spoke with him in the clubhouse there at Camelback Ranch, 99 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 3: and he talked about how pissed he was it himself 100 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 3: for only hitting six home runs the year prior his 101 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 3: great year. You know, it was very nice year in 102 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 3: twenty twenty two, but he wanted power. He had power 103 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 3: coming up through his career. So now if you're starting 104 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 3: to see him get a little more launch, a little 105 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 3: more lift on that baseball. He's always stroked the ball hard, 106 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 3: which is a phrase I wish I didn't say. 107 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: But he hits the ball very hard. 108 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 3: And if he's able to get a little lyft, a 109 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 3: little launched. What he told us a couple of weeks 110 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 3: ago when he was on the show, he said he 111 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: was tired of grounding out hard to second base. So 112 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 3: now you just change that angle a little bit, get 113 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 3: the ball up in the air, and you could go 114 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 3: big fly for LuxI. So to have that seventh, eighth, 115 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 3: ninth in the lineup wherever he ends up, when everybody's back, 116 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,799 Speaker 3: that's that's a massive weapon to have in this lineup 117 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 3: and tells you why the Dodgers were so hesitant to 118 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 3: give up on him. 119 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: Tells you why Alana Rizzo was so hesitant to give 120 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: up on Gavin lux By the way, welcome back big 121 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 2: Willie style. Will Smith looked great three for four last night. 122 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 2: We were wondering what was going on with him, but 123 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,239 Speaker 2: I also said that I wasn't worried about him, because again, 124 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 2: you go through slumpson this game. But he looked really 125 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 2: good offensively. And again, as a catcher, your main priority 126 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 2: is getting your pitching staff through the game. But we 127 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 2: are blessed to have a catcher that can hit and 128 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 2: has some pop. Two, what did you like about his 129 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: approach his at bats well? 130 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 3: There's the operative word approach. You're seeing a change. He 131 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 3: was chasing, chasing a little bit more than he's used 132 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 3: to over the last I mean weeks, maybe month or longer. 133 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 3: He's taken his wall. He's not expanding the zone, and 134 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 3: he's he's himself. He's selling out for power a little bit. 135 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 3: He's getting that bad held behind on pitches a lot. 136 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 3: He's behind on the high fastball, the high cheddar a lot. 137 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 3: So to see him crank that homer in his happy 138 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 3: zoning his wheelhouse to left field, get another double also 139 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 3: down the line, that's something that is huge for this 140 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 3: lineup when you're talking about him even moving down hitting 141 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 3: in that six spot, or if he ends up moving 142 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 3: back up to the four spot in taoscar is in 143 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 3: the sixth spot down the road. I don't think they 144 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 3: mess with that. But still very good problem to have 145 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 3: and have will Back doing will things. I said even 146 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 3: eight the Milwaukee broadcast said it arguably one of the 147 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 3: most underrated players. Underrated Catcher does not get enough flowers 148 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 3: in this game. I've been saying that all season long, 149 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 3: and then we're starting to see that will that version. 150 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: Of Willie back. 151 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, and the same thing can be said for their catcher. 152 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 2: Contrurer doesn't get enough credit either. So two catchers in 153 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 2: this game that deserve a lot more flowers. How about 154 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 2: we get into behind the games? 155 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: Do it? 156 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 2: And we are pleased to welcome back Steven Nelson, who, 157 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 2: by the way, has the highest rated Dodgers territory appearance 158 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 2: in the history of our podcast. And Nelson rejoining the program, 159 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 2: My friend, I don't even know. I'm I'm surprised I 160 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 2: could share the same airspace with you. 161 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: Okay, all right, step too far. 162 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 2: Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. So what has the 163 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 2: been your impression so far, my friend, of the Dodgers 164 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 2: in the first two games of this four. 165 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: Game set, well, First and foremost, I'm glad that my 166 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: mom just sitting hitting refresh on YouTube. That that adds 167 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: to the count. That's the only explanation, the only explanation 168 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: for me having the highest rated shoe. It's great to 169 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: be back with you guys. First and foremost, my impressions 170 00:07:58,200 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: of the Dodgers these first two games of the series 171 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: is hell, yeah, let's go. I mean, because you know, 172 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: with all due respect to the guys who are trying 173 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: to hold down the four you know, without Mooki, without 174 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: Monthy obviously with Freddie away from the team. It is 175 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: it's something when you plug those two back in there, 176 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: to the five ten whatever best players in the world 177 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: back in the same lineup, What that can do for 178 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: a team, It's amazing. So it just really you guys 179 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: are just sort of hitting on it. I mean, the 180 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: good problems that this front office and Doc and his 181 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: staff are going to have over the coming weeks, trying 182 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: to be like, hmm, do we want to bat Will 183 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: here or here? We put Monsey here or here? Do 184 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 1: we slot Edmund here or here? I mean that that 185 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,839 Speaker 1: is really it's really fun to think about and kind 186 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: of play within your own head and Okay, this is 187 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: what it looks like versus right, this is what it 188 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: looks like versus left. So yeah, I think those are 189 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: those are the first first things that come to mind 190 00:08:58,920 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: these first couple of games. 191 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,439 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm calling it getting the band back together, Kershaw 192 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 3: said it. After a start on Monday, you know, finally 193 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 3: looking like the team they were expecting to have out there. 194 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 3: They're already doing well, they're already streaking, they're already striding here. 195 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 3: What do you think two players coming back, Max Munsey 196 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 3: and Tommy Edmond are going to bring to that lineup. 197 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: I mean, just even more length. I mean it's just look, 198 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: I think it's a This is a great spot for 199 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 1: Tommy because on one hand, this is a guy who 200 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 1: hasn't played all year, and so if you were to 201 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: be put in a spot where he's got to be 202 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: some sort of savior for a club, I think that'd 203 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: be really unfair because, I mean, he dealt with debilitating 204 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: risk injury last year that ultimately required surgery. He was 205 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: recovering from that and boom, then the ankle happens. So 206 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: he hasn't been on a big league diamond facing big 207 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: league pitching and big league stuff in quite some time. 208 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: And so if you're to slot him in a lineup 209 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: where he's required to do some any sort of heavy 210 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 1: lifting off, I think that'd be unfair to him. But 211 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: the front office has done a good job of giving 212 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: him runway so one he can get settled in with 213 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 1: a new organization and two just kind of exhale after 214 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: leaving the only baseball home he's ever known in Saint Louis, 215 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: and it's like, hey, just just focus on centerfield. That's where 216 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: we're going to play you and that's where you're going 217 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: to contribute. And for Max, I mean I can only 218 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: imagine how frustrated in the last three months have been 219 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: for him. I mean, to go down with the little 220 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: blaque injury and initially it's like, oh, minimums stay on 221 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: the il and all of us are like, what a 222 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: bleak injury? Has ever just been the minumum to day, 223 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,599 Speaker 1: but we weren't expecting three months and so the frustrations 224 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: that he's endured in his rehabilitation process to come back. 225 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: I mean again, it's just it's it's length and it's scary. 226 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: I mean that. I mean, now you know, instead of 227 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: a club where at the beginning of the year, like 228 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: this is really top heavy and if Show or Mook 229 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: or Freddy, if any of them hit a cold stretch, 230 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: it's like, who's going to beat you? Well, now you 231 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: see what Tao is. If will can get continue what 232 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: we've seen, you know, the last few games here and 233 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: not even get back to where he was at the beginning, 234 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: you're hitting three twenty whatever, just find that that happy 235 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: middle ground. Now there's not as many outs, you know that, Alana, 236 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: We hear that all the time. With the network. He 237 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: handles that you're always looking at the other lineup and 238 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: circling the out. There's less circles now so and that 239 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: that's ultimately a beautiful thing to think about for this 240 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: team's long term in postseason potential, Steven. 241 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 2: We need outs from Walker Bueller. He comes back tonight. 242 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 2: I mean that can be a significant boost to the 243 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 2: starting rotation of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team that 244 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 2: I still question whether there's enough starting pitching going into 245 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 2: the postseason. Obviously, I love the addition of Jack Flaherty. 246 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 2: Hopefully Yama comes back. We'll talk about that in a bit. 247 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 2: But Walker Bueller, it's been a it's been an interesting 248 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 2: ride since coming off of his second TJ surgery. You 249 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 2: saw him in his for you know, eight or nine 250 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 2: starts before he hit the shelf again. What do you 251 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 2: need to see from an analyst and a play by 252 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 2: play perspective tonight from him? 253 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: Well, I think the last time that I was on 254 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: with you guys, it was on the heels of this 255 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: starting in Cincinnati, and you're like, there we go, here's Walker, 256 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 1: And you guys asked the question like how long did 257 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,439 Speaker 1: you give him? And I said a year because I mean, 258 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 1: this is this is great, but we don't get too 259 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: high here. And then it got really low. I mean, 260 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: the last time we saw him on a big league 261 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: mound was in your old home in Colorado, Alanta, and 262 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: that was, I mean, one of the worst starts we've 263 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: ever seen from Walker Bully and so and it's been 264 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: a very unique path to get him back to this point. Right. 265 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: Everybody knows that he went to Florida and pressI Performance 266 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: to just sort of deconstruct his delivery and then rebuild 267 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 1: it back up. And you know, his last start and OKC, 268 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: he was really encouraged by that. And we all know 269 00:12:52,840 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: how intuitive and intellectual Walker is, how much he's he's 270 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: just a mad scientist of his own craft. And so 271 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 1: if he's in a good place mentally and he feels 272 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: like he's in a good place physically, I'm going to 273 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: take him at his word for that and then feel 274 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: really encourage heading into tonight. And he's pitching in a 275 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: place and against a team in which and against whom 276 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 1: he's got a lot of positive memories. I mean, I 277 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 1: the first thing that came to mind when I was 278 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 1: like Walker Bueler starting Milwaukee, I thought about Game seven 279 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen. Yes, right, he's faced this team three 280 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: times in the postseason, he's pitched well against them, and 281 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: so you know he's got Mackenzie and Finley here, So 282 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: there's just all positive ingredients adding up to tonight. So 283 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: for me, for Walker time, what do I want to see? 284 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: It's I don't know how much how much length he's 285 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: gonna give. I don't know how long the leashes. I mean, 286 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: the pen's rested. So I think that the biggest goal 287 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: is going to be getting him up the tunnel in 288 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:01,439 Speaker 1: a good headspace. And if that's live, shut out frames, awesome. 289 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: If that's four and two thirds, he's give up, gives 290 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: up a couple, that's fine too. You're just kind of 291 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: looking for the stuff in command. But the last thing 292 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: I'll say on Walker is like, you know, he's still 293 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: in that year's cushion I was talking about last time 294 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: with you, where he's he's still figuring out who he's 295 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: got to be moving forward. You know, he's not going 296 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: to be the same Walker Pump in ninety eight ninety nine, 297 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: And that's okay. He doesn't have to be. He has 298 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: to be okay with that. I don't know that he 299 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: is yet, So I think that's just sort of this process. 300 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: But if, like to your point about the team not 301 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: having enough starting pitching, I think that's a fair I 302 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: think that's a totally fair question to ask of him. 303 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: So if Walker can just be sort of a key cog, 304 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: a dependable cog down the stretch, I mean that's huge 305 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: because you got Glass and Jack at the top right now. 306 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was gonna ask you. I wanted to give 307 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 3: some love, more love to Luxe, but instead we're talking 308 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 3: starting pitching. I gotta pivot to Yoshinova, Yamamoto. That's another 309 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 3: one of the guys we know is coming back, big 310 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 3: day for him on Friday. What's kind of the internal 311 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 3: hope there in where Yamamoto can fit in and and 312 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 3: hopefully get back and then all of a sudden, we're 313 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 3: talking about good problems in the lineup. You got some 314 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 3: really really good problems in that starting rotation. If you 315 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 3: have you know, those those three at the top when 316 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 3: you're talking about Flaherty, you you mentioned Glass, Now of 317 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 3: course Yamamoto and then Kershaw and then Buehler. If he 318 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 3: pieces it all together, what's the what's what's the the Hope. 319 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:37,119 Speaker 3: Where where are we at with Yamamoto? 320 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: You know, I'm I see BCS at the bottom. Yamamoto 321 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: is a must for October. You asked the word inside 322 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: the organization Clinton, you said it twice, Hope and hopefully. 323 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: I mean, uh, I think the general consensus is shoulders 324 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: are scarier than elbows these days. So when you've seen 325 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: someone go down with a rotator cuff strain or show 326 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: their injury, then your ears really perk up in the 327 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: wrong way. So the fact that we've gotten nothing but 328 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: optimism from Yamamoto and is you know, limited meetings with 329 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: the media and you know, Doc whenever he's asked about it, 330 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: and Andrew Freeman in his spots on radio and with 331 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: the media and what have you. You know, it's just 332 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: kind of like cautious optimism. But again, like he's got 333 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: to build back up. So he's gonna see live hitters 334 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: for the first time in Saint Louis and the Dodgers, 335 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: you know, fly this for the series against the Cardinals 336 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: this weekend. And so I mean, you know, I think 337 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: people have that Yankee Stadium start in their minds for 338 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: what you know, their their line. Yamamoto is now like Oh, 339 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: that's what he can be. That's what we expect. But 340 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: you can't expect that at least not out to shoot. 341 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: But the the hope, to go back to that word is, 342 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: is that you have Tyler Glass now, Jack Flaherty, Clayton Kershaw, 343 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 1: Gavin Stone, Walker, Bueller, Justin Robleski, you know, Landon Naki. 344 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: Have all these guys who you know, knock on wood here, 345 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: knock on wood. They can give Yoshinobu a runway where 346 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: he doesn't feel like he has to come back and 347 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: throw sick shut out, that he can just kind of 348 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: take his time, you know, hone in on his mechanics 349 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 1: and his delivery, not over extend himself, so he can 350 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: be good to go a little bit deeper come October. 351 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: But yeah, the word is hope. It is hope. 352 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 2: I have a question for you. I one time tried 353 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 2: to manage a game, a video game with Scott Braun. 354 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 2: We were doing just a little role play as far 355 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 2: as how would you do this if you were a manager? 356 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 2: I was terrible at it. So it's very difficult to 357 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 2: ask this next question. Why was Ahmed Rosario the one 358 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 2: that was dfad? 359 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:01,919 Speaker 1: You think I got that answer? 360 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 2: I mean what I don't understand. I don't I don't 361 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 2: know a lot, but I was very confused at that move. 362 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:09,919 Speaker 2: What can you tell us why that makes sense? 363 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:12,679 Speaker 3: I'll add to it, why did they acquire him for 364 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 3: eleven at bats? 365 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: I mean, again, of both both fair questions and you know, 366 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: far smarter people who have forgotten more bald than I'll 367 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: ever know. We're at the helm of those decisions, right, 368 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: So I'll preface my answer by saying that I do think, 369 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 1: like you know, trying to take ourselves back to the 370 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 1: trade deadline in that time, Like you know, k K 371 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: wasn't swinging it the way he is now, right, Like 372 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: he was just kind of getting used to the astigmatism diagnosis, 373 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: and so there were just more question marks, right Like 374 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: Gavin Lucks wasn't rolling the way he is now. Granted 375 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,120 Speaker 1: he was starting, he was playing better by that point certainly. 376 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: So I just think that, uh, there were there were 377 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 1: more questions and so you were Again this is me 378 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: just speculating, trying to put myself in in the war 379 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 1: room ahead of the deadline. Okay, Like we have all 380 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: these potential pieces coming back, we don't know when they're 381 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: coming back or how effective they're going to be when 382 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: they do come back. And we have some guys who 383 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:27,919 Speaker 1: are underperforming, some versatile pieces that are underperforming. So let's 384 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: give ourselves a safety net. There is no more waiver 385 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: trade deadline, right and things of that nature to to 386 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 1: help you after the non waiver deadline anymore. So you 387 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: got to make moves while you can. And so then 388 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: you get them in the fold. And now Cays starting 389 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: to swing it and see it better, and you know, 390 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:54,199 Speaker 1: lux is, you know, firmly entrenched with some confidence. You 391 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: feel better about where Tommy and Max are and there rehab. 392 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: You know, Mookie's coming back. So I that's that's again, 393 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:05,640 Speaker 1: if I were to try and answer that question, that's 394 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: kind of like where my mind would go. But ultimately 395 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: I have no idea. Yeah, we don't want to get that. 396 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 3: We don't want to get a text from anybody that 397 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 3: signs his paycheck. So we'll we'll back away. 398 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: A little bit. 399 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 3: Thank you guys, or one of those ghosts. Hey you 400 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:27,439 Speaker 3: stay at the ghost hotel or you put up in 401 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 3: Mookie's Airbnb. What's the situation that. 402 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 1: If if if I had that best bankroll, I might 403 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: be in an airbnb. And now I'm I am at 404 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: the I am at the Fister. I've been here before. 405 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: I am a believer in ghosts and spirits. I'll just 406 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: say that. So whenever I come into this hotel in 407 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: Milwaukee and I put my you know, key card to 408 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 1: the door and I walk in, I immediately address any and 409 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: all spirits in here. I'm like, I'm Steven. I just 410 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: want to introduce myself. I am a guest in your home, 411 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: in your room. I am not here to cause any problems. 412 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: I will respect your space. I know this is not 413 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: a joke. I had this conversation two nights ago we 414 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: checked into the hotel and I'm like, I am just 415 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: here to work a baseball game and then I'll be 416 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 1: on my merry way. Please do not terrorize me in 417 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,360 Speaker 1: my sleep. And to this point, like we've gotten along swimmingly, 418 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: there haven't been any supernatural events yet. Knock on wood. 419 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: I did have like my very first time. I was 420 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 1: working a game for like one of those Facebook games 421 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: back in the day, and I was like a field reporter, 422 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: trying to be like Alana and failing miserably, sweating profusely. 423 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: And that that night, you know, there was a flickering 424 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: in the in the lamp shade. So that was after 425 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:51,360 Speaker 1: that point, I was like, you know what, I feel 426 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: like I need to address the elephant in the room 427 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:54,959 Speaker 1: and my elephant, I mean ghost. 428 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 2: This is the best conversation I've ever had. Yes, that 429 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,479 Speaker 2: is a very interesting hotel. But it's uh, you know, 430 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 2: it is what it is. I I am with you, 431 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 2: like sometimes I'm like, hello, my name is Alana. I'm 432 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:11,920 Speaker 2: just here to say hello. I'm I come in peace. 433 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 2: I don't want any I don't want any problems. 434 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: I don't want any trouble. 435 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 2: Can I ask you one more question before we let 436 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 2: you go? Why do so many people on the internet 437 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 2: want Dave Roberts fired? He has the best winning percentage 438 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,439 Speaker 2: of all active managers. His entire fricking starting rotation has 439 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 2: been on the il. The man has taken this team 440 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 2: of the postseason every year that he's been there. And 441 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 2: by the way, if it's not Dave Roberts, who's better? 442 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:39,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, Alana, so one, I'm with you two. That is 443 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: why I am no longer on the bird app. But 444 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: I've been off for I think since the day Otani 445 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:46,919 Speaker 1: announced he was siding with the Dodgers. I think that 446 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: was my last my last tweet or post whatever it's 447 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:55,199 Speaker 1: called now, because I generally just want to avoid that cesspool. 448 00:22:56,160 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: Protect your energy, people, protect your peace. So that's what 449 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:04,439 Speaker 1: I saw, Thankfully, I'm not like swimming in those in 450 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: those waters. Look I heard from our dear friend Maddie 451 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: b you know, pretty early in my HOMI Network tenure, 452 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 1: and he's like, look, like, you know, the sports fans 453 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 1: like they feel that they could they could do I'm 454 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: paraphrasing here, there's three jobs that they could do better 455 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: than the people wh would do it. Yeah, that's you know, 456 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: it's general manager, head coach, manager, and broadcaster. And so 457 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: the sooner you just kind of make peace with that, 458 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: the better. So and like docsaware this too, right, he 459 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: knows like what his position is and what it entails 460 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 1: and sort of the the hazards that come with it, 461 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: especially in the modern game. You know, he's the one 462 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 1: that is facing cameras and microphones twice a day every day. 463 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 1: He is the one speaking on behalf of the organization 464 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: and the front office. He is the tip of the sword, 465 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: so to speak, the representatives. So there are a lot 466 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: of things that he speaks on and speaks to that 467 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: perhaps he is not the final word on if that 468 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: makes sense, right, So I think that's kind of the 469 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: first thing. Look, so yeah, I think I'll think I'll 470 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: leave it at that, like I am. There are certainly 471 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 1: games where criticism is fair, I think, but I do 472 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: like buy and large. Like when we're at home and 473 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: sometimes it's like, oh, starting lineup is announced by Dave 474 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: Roberts and there's a smattering of booze. I just sort 475 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 1: of shake my head. It's just it's it's a lack 476 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: of feel. I mean, you know, no, no again, it's 477 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: one of those things where they hear from you, hear 478 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:51,160 Speaker 1: from folks more when something doesn't go right. When things 479 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: do go right, it's kind of expected. You don't hear 480 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: from anybody, right, It's like, oh, well, that's what he's 481 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: supposed to do. He's supposed to take a team in 482 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three that was picked by some finished third 483 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 1: in the division to another hunterd wins season despite you know, 484 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: fifty two starts from rookies, a rash of injuries, zero 485 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: starting pitching down the stretch. You know that's there, the Dodges, 486 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: you're supposed to He's got you got all the talent 487 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 1: in the world. And now you know, so it doesn't 488 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: get any easier from that standpoint. When you acquire, you 489 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,880 Speaker 1: bring in Shoheyo Tani, you sign you Shinobu Yamamoto. Right, 490 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: you've trade and extend Tyler Glass. Now and see, wow, 491 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: look it is the cupboard is overflowing with stuff like 492 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: he's one hundred a year. And when they lose one 493 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: because he's managing like for example, you know, see is 494 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: what happens. You get me started, letty nelly, let it e. 495 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: The series in Detroit really bothered me, right, obviously that 496 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: series sucked. It sucked. You know the way they lost 497 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: that series was brutal. But in the last game, like 498 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: you know, the way fans are reacting like to to way, 499 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: to the way the bullpen was managed that particular day, 500 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: I was like, if you were paying attention, who pitched? 501 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: Are they guys who are going to be dudes for 502 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 1: you in October? Or are they guys who are most 503 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: likely to be first on the line out when actually 504 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 1: get healthy? Right? So you know, I got Alex Vesi 505 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: up to the pen. Why he pitched? He's gonna pitch 506 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,679 Speaker 1: what five times in six days? Or four times in 507 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: five days. No, he was up in case of like 508 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: emergency emergency. They did not want to use alex Vesia 509 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 1: that day. But yet it's like Dave Roberts's, it's just 510 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: it's just a lack of feeling perspective. And and I 511 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 1: do want to say this, like I'm not like, you know, 512 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: like trying to go hard at fans, because that's the 513 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: passion that kind of makes sports go whatever team, whatever 514 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: league you root for, Like that's the passion that keeps 515 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: the world the wheels turning into the lights on point 516 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: plank period. But like I just encourage folks to just 517 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: like take a step back and like take a deep 518 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: breath and try to find some perspective, Like look at 519 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: a situation from three hundred and sixty degrees before you 520 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: fire off your takes, as opposed to like, you know, 521 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: trying to assess the situation, you know, ten seconds after. 522 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 1: Like that's just not how it works. So just a 523 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: little bit of feel it goes a long way. That's yeah. Yeah. 524 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 3: The manager is basically, uh, you know, the middle reliever 525 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 3: of a team. You don't hear from them when things 526 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 3: are going right, but all the reporters are there when 527 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:25,880 Speaker 3: things are going wrong. So I wanted to add Dave 528 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 3: came on the show a couple of weeks ago, same sentiment, 529 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 3: gave gave up on social media. We will throw out 530 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,959 Speaker 3: people on social media. Miss having you on there, but 531 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 3: do not blame you. I do not blame you for 532 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 3: you know, bailing while you can'. 533 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: I am on Instagram now because like the algorithm for Instagram, 534 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 1: it's just it's just happiness. I get. I get kid content, 535 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: I get puppies, I get dogs get I don't get sports. 536 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,959 Speaker 1: I don't I don't get the world is ending and 537 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: you I don't. You know that that's just tough to 538 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: That's that's a tough I want. 539 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 2: I want to share this with you, guys, because this 540 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 2: is what I got yesterday day. It says this is 541 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,879 Speaker 2: from l ll cool Jimmy. You're a woman, shut up 542 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 2: about baseball? Okay, and then I then I put the 543 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,479 Speaker 2: Dodger fan base on Jimmy and Jimmy made his account private. 544 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 2: So there you have. 545 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: It from Jimmy. Yeah, al. 546 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 2: Got another one. 547 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 3: Okay, all right, super quickie for you. 548 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: I got guys. I'm taking a late late bus today. 549 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,680 Speaker 3: If the boys can get out with the sweep. You 550 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 3: got two more games? Uh, what's it gonna take? Like, 551 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 3: can we commit to Steven Nelson and Bulldog tandem going 552 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 3: down the slide to celebrate? 553 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 2: I don't know if I want going on that side. 554 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: Holy crap. So, uh, some breaking news or world today. 555 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: You will not be on the broadcast. Ah yeah, so 556 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: it'll be myself and Rick Monday on the TV side tonight. 557 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: So but I have been down the slide before. I have. 558 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 1: I have not allowed Bess to go within three hundred 559 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 1: feet of it. I just actually, I actually don't know 560 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: if he's It's like there's a restraining order between him 561 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: and Bernie Brewers slide, so Bess is not allowed. I 562 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: am happy to go down because I'm a functioning adult. 563 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: Dave holy crap. No, dv's DVS an absolute angel and 564 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: I love him to death. But yeah, if I would 565 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: love to, I think I'm probably a little too late. 566 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 1: Maybe tomorrow, maybe tomorrow before the finale. 567 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:51,239 Speaker 2: Okay, well you be careful on the slide. Watch you're 568 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 2: back with the Ghosts. Thank you for being here. I 569 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 2: appreciate you very much. Best of luck the rest of 570 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 2: the way. My friend will have you on again. 571 00:29:58,640 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: I love you guys, thanks so much. 572 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 2: All right, Steven Nelson, we love Nelly great, great dude 573 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 2: all the way around. We just love the kid all right. Time. 574 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 2: Now for last licks. You heard Nellie say the algorithm 575 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 2: on Instagram he gets puppy and kid content. How about 576 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 2: we adopt pepper Pot. She is on the right. She's 577 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 2: the little black lady right there, black and white senior pup. 578 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 2: She's about eleven years old. She's healthy, she has a 579 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 2: lot of love and life to give. She's available for adoption, 580 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 2: currently residing at a foster home in Inglewood. If you're 581 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 2: interested in adopting pepper Pot, please reach out Gidrisguardian dot 582 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 2: org or hit me up on social I can get 583 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 2: you more information. She's a wonderful little gal. 584 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 3: We got a super chat. By the way, maybe we 585 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 3: could use to have helped somebody adopt pepper but I 586 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 3: don't know. But our boy, Richard Flora is my guy 587 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 3: fortnite and I super chat. Thank you very much, Richie says. 588 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 3: The Padres has feasted on the OKC Dodgers, looking forward 589 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 3: to see seeing them play the fully healthy Dodgers, and 590 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 3: they will match up at the end of September. For 591 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 3: I think the first legitimate matchup we've seen all while, 592 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 3: he also says if the Dodgers inside a lot of 593 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 3: before we get out of here, I think we got 594 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 3: to talk a little bit about this NL West all 595 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 3: of a sudden again becoming the NL best. You got 596 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 3: the Padres surging, you got the Arizona Diamondback surgeing. Don't 597 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 3: sleep on the Giants. How does this whole thing shake out? 598 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 3: And is are they streaking? Are like the Padres and 599 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 3: diamonback streaking too early? Or is this legit? What's the feeling? 600 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 2: Well? I learned last year not to count out the 601 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:36,080 Speaker 2: Arizona Diamondbacks and Tory Lavello and what they're able to do. 602 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 2: I do love the competition, honestly. I don't want the Dodgers. 603 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 2: Of course, I want the Dodgers to win the division. 604 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 2: I don't want them to run away with the division. 605 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 2: I want them to understand that you know, there's always 606 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 2: a chance that you could lose, and I think that 607 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 2: you can't take any game lightly. And I know that 608 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 2: they say, you know you can't win the Pennant in April, 609 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 2: but you can lose it in April, And I know 610 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 2: it's hardest to, you know, get up for one hundred 611 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 2: and sixty two games. But I do like the competition. 612 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 2: I believe the Potterys are legitimate, I really do, and 613 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 2: I believe Arizona is legitimate. I don't think the Giants 614 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 2: are going to be able to do enough to get 615 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 2: into the postseason, but I do think that the Dodgers 616 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 2: win the division. I do think that the Arizona Diamondbacks 617 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 2: and San Diego Potters are two of the three wild 618 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 2: card teams in the National League. 619 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's good stuff to watching. Like you said, I've 620 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 3: been saying it for a while. I want to see 621 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 3: competition for the Dodgers, and I like where everything is 622 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 3: trending right now. You know, some guys getting some nice 623 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 3: breaks in the middle of the season. Mookie Betts almost 624 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 3: got a new season in front of him now. So 625 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 3: things are trending very much in the right direction for 626 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 3: our boys in blue. But guys, thank you for hanging 627 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 3: out with us today. On the Wednesday edition, people seem 628 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:46,920 Speaker 3: to be hanging out and enjoying Wednesday. 629 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:51,560 Speaker 2: Hell out of love the weekend, Clint, I know you're 630 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 2: on a boat. You're on a boat. I guess they 631 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 2: want us to get off here, but you're going to 632 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 2: be on a boat. I'm going to Mexico, so we 633 00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 2: will be back on Monday. Have a great weekend. Go Dodgers, 634 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 2: beat those Cardinals. After of course, you beat the Milwaukee 635 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 2: Browards for Clinton. And I make sure you subscribe, make 636 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 2: sure you like, give us five stars. We'll see you 637 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 2: guys on Monday. Take care. 638 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: Bye,