1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: Hello, my Dodger Blue Dreamers Richard. Here. It is Sunday afternoon, 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: September twenty eighth, as I record this, and the final 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: game of the season is in the books. What a 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: perfect way to cap off the twenty twenty five baseball season. 5 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: Kersh with five plus shutty seven strikeouts looked good in 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: the final regular season start of his Hall of Fame career. 7 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: Bulpin held the lead and put the cherry on top. 8 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: Sho he Otani did what only Show he Otani can do. 9 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: There's a high drive left ciner field that is gone. 10 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: His fifty fifth home run of the twenty twenty five 11 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: baseball season sets a new Dodgers franchise record, passing Show 12 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: Hey Otani, the very same who hit fifty four last year. 13 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: Myself and team DBD are hard work on the next 14 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: brand Spank and new canonical full length episode of DBD 15 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: schedule to come out on Friday of this week. But 16 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: in the meantime, speaking of Show Hey and record setting 17 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: home runs, we thought we'd play one from the vault 18 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: just to keep your beak wet till Friday. So this 19 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: is a rebroadcast all about Show Hey. Hope you enjoy 20 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: this DBD Classic Show Hey Otani, fifty to fifty Ichi bon. 21 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: Ititch time for Dodger baseball. 22 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: I'm recording myself because he could hit fifty right now. 23 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: Yesterday September nineteenth, twenty twenty four was a dream. Yeah, 24 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: let's watch. Let's start here with show Hey Otani on 25 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: the precipice of baseball history. 26 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 3: One two, Oh Tommy Saxon Larey Bucks, one of the 27 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 3: game player, one of a curt season. 28 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: So hey o Tommy, let's start the fifty sixty club. 29 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,399 Speaker 1: He's done it, that thing that only he knows how 30 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: to do again, fifty home runs and fifty stolen bases 31 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: in the same season, the first baseball player in the 32 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: history of the game we've seen thirty thirty, forty forty 33 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: is cool too. A fifty to fifty. That's a new club, 34 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: and it is a club of one Ichi Bond And 35 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: who's on the list only the best baseball player that 36 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: the game may ever see. Show, Hey o, Tommy. And 37 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: it's not just that Shohy did this during what will 38 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: go down in history as perhaps the best offensive baseball 39 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: game ever played, one of the greatest displays of athletic 40 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: prowess ever yeah, so how did he do it? What 41 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: does it all mean? Why am I crying? Sitting on 42 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: my couch in the middle of the day, crying at 43 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: the TV scream. Welcome to Dodger Blue Dream, a documentary 44 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: about the Los Angeles Dodgers twenty twenty four baseball season, 45 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: made in real time as the season unfolds. I'm Richard 46 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: Parks the Third, I'm a writer, I make soundscapes, and 47 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: I love the Dodgers. Today's episode shohy Otani fifty to 48 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: fifty Itchy Bond. If you're looking for broad context about 49 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: how rare the combination of speed and power that we 50 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: see in Showy Is, check out our episodes. This is 51 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: almost forty forty and forty forty vision about show hay 52 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: Is becoming just the sixth player ever to go forty forty. 53 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: Today we're telling the story of the fifty to fifty game. 54 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: Let's get into it. 55 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 3: Chance at a winning trip and a chance to clinch 56 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 3: a postseason birth today with a win if you have 57 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 3: that guy right there, so Hey, we're talking to who 58 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 3: wants to. 59 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: Be going into the game. Yesterday, show Hey had forty 60 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: nine stolen bases and forty eight home runs. Two dingers 61 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: and just one swipe away from that magic number or 62 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: numbers fifty to fifty. And even though we've become accustomed 63 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: to expecting the impossible, when it comes to Show Hey, 64 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: two homers in a game is a lot, and combining 65 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: that with a steal suffice it to say that I 66 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: was tempering my excitement. Humbly. I prayed for a Dodger win, 67 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 1: because with a win, the Boys in Blue would clinch 68 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: their twelfth consecutive postseason. 69 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,679 Speaker 3: Never been to the playoffs, eight hundred and sixty five games. 70 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 3: That will change, Marlins. 71 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: Give the ball to and for Show Hey, it would 72 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: be his first postseason ever. In fact, going into this game, 73 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: Show Hay had played in more games than any other 74 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: big leaguer without getting to the postseason. 75 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 3: Show. Of course, I'll lead off the lineup for Dave 76 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 3: Roberts today. 77 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: First inning, Show Hay leading off, getting closer and closer 78 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: to a big league mile. 79 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 3: All ho Tonni smokes the squat a right center field 80 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 3: off the. 81 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: A rocket off the center field wall that missed going 82 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: out by just a couple feet to start this fall again, 83 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: and in the blink of an eye, Show Hay was 84 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: on second Tol him base for show Hey, Oh, Johnny 85 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: not only would be number fifty if he gets the third, 86 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: he's picking the bag up. 87 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 3: I'll bet that'd be kind of great. Lake Ricky Henderson 88 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 3: hold it over to a why in the room? 89 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: Show Hay is fast, but he's not the fastest base 90 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: ballplayer around. He's not even the fastest Dodger in terms 91 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: of sprint speed. He ranks fifth on the Dodgers squad 92 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: this year. This year, while he's rehabbing from elbow surgery, 93 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 1: Shohey decided to up the annie. Because he's not pitching, 94 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: he decided to focus on his running game instead. He 95 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,679 Speaker 1: worked with Dodgers' training staff to develop a more explosive sprint. 96 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: And this is really the key. He's become obsessed with 97 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: studying opposing pitchers' moves and he's been able to roughly 98 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: double his previous high of stolen bases with smart base running. 99 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: Before this season, the most bases he had ever stolen 100 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: was twenty six, and here he was standing at second, 101 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: one stolen base away from fifty on the year. 102 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 3: There they go. 103 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: The Marlins catcher threw a bullet to the third baseman 104 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: who had the ball and glove well ahead of Otani slide. 105 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 3: Throw it a third beats it. 106 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: But as show Hey got airborne, hurtling towards the dirt 107 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: in front of the bag, he extended his right leg 108 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: at an angle out towards the outfield toe tip up heel, 109 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: hitting the dirt on the outfield side of the bag, 110 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: and so the third baseman's mit had to come around 111 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: from the home plate side and rotate all the way 112 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: back around one hundred and eighty degrees to apply the tag. 113 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: How he got his done the fiftieth for Otani, fifty 114 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: stolen bases. 115 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 3: Gotta grab that base one that Altani touches for his 116 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 3: fiftieth stolen base. 117 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: And of course they get the base and authenticated. It's 118 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: probably gonna be in the Baseball Hall of Fame soon, 119 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: but in general, it's kind of an understated moment. First inning, 120 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: smart slide, tip of the cap, few extra high fives. 121 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: There's a baseball game to play, and Shohy was just 122 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: getting started. 123 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 3: Show Hey, who hit his forty eight home running Game one, 124 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 3: stole his forty ninth base in Game two, has stolen 125 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 3: his fiftieth base in Game three. 126 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: And it's one zero Dodgers. When show he comes up 127 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: again in the top of the second with two on. 128 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 3: That that's a basic to right field. Otani's two for two. 129 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: And he felts one to right, knocking in Max Monthlys. 130 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 3: He's got a stolen base, he's got a run scored, 131 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 3: he's got to run batted in, and this game's been 132 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 3: going for like twenty minutes now. 133 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: Show he's got a double and a single. That means 134 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: that he has a shot at hitting for the cycle. 135 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: He just needs a homer, which would be his forty ninth, 136 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: and of course the ever elusive triple. 137 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 3: It brings up Voltadi and sho. 138 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: Hey gets to bat again for the third time, already 139 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: in the top of the third inning with two on, 140 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: two wednings. 141 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 3: He's got two hits, two stolen bases, are run scored, 142 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 3: and a run knocked in. Slashes his third head of 143 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 3: the game into the left center field gap, walks into score. 144 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 3: Here comes patez Otani heading for third plight in time. 145 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: But show Hey gets thrown out trying to stretch it 146 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: into a triple, making the third out at third base. 147 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 1: So much for the cycle. He doesn't come up again 148 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: until the sixth inning, with one man on and the 149 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: Dodgers up seven to three. 150 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 3: To get Oti back to the plate. Three for three 151 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 3: through three innings. 152 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: Today, this is where things kind of take a turn. 153 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: No Dodger in the history of the Dodgers has ever 154 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: hit fifty home runs. The closest anybody ever came was 155 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: in two thousand and one. Sean Green hit forty nine 156 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 1: that year, and it is a franchise record that has 157 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: stood for twenty three years now. So as shohe stands 158 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: at the plate in the sixth inning, with one man 159 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: on and the Dodgers up seven to three, he has 160 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: a chance to give his team some insurance runs, and 161 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: he has a chance to tie an all time Dodger 162 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: record for home runs in a single season. And what 163 00:09:58,840 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: do you think he does? 164 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 3: Sounds one of the air page right field. 165 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:07,719 Speaker 1: He's had a world of his own. It's a two 166 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: run homer. The Dodgers lead at nine to three. Shaw 167 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: hell Ty. 168 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 3: Is now tied for the all time Dodgers single season 169 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 3: home run record with forty nine. 170 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: This gargantuan home run, hit very hard and very high 171 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 1: and way up into the upper deck in right field, 172 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: gave me the distinct sensation that something special was going 173 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: on all right. He just hit his forty ninth home run, 174 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: and it was way gone. As I pumped my fist 175 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: with excitement, I knew we were gonna win this game. 176 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: My goodness, we're going to the postseason. Wow. But as 177 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: I kept pumping my fist, I realized, Holy sh it's 178 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: just the sixth inning. If he comes up again, he 179 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: could go fifty to fifty. He's not just going to 180 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: win the game for the team and get us to 181 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: the postseason. I think he's going to do it today. 182 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 3: Three runs driven in good. Here we go here, he comments. 183 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 1: And as luck would have it, show Hay came up 184 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: to hit again the following inning, the top of the seventh. 185 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 3: He's matched the franchise record for a single season with 186 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 3: forty nine. He's won away from the first fifty to 187 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 3: fifty season. 188 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: Ever, there were runners on second and third, which posed 189 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: an interesting question should the Marlins walk show Hay to 190 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 1: put him on first base and create a force out opportunity. 191 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: The TV cameras showed a close up of Skip Shoemaker, 192 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: the Marlins manager, that he says, I've got too much 193 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 1: respect for the guy, or maybe he said I've got 194 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: too much respect for the game. Either way, the point 195 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: had been made clearly. They were going to pitch to 196 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: show Hey, We're going to try to get him out, 197 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: but they were going to let him play the game, 198 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: which meant, for the first time ever, he had a 199 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: chance to hit his fiftieth home run. Michael Bauman is 200 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: on the mound for the Marlins. He winds up and 201 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: deals a slow knuckle curveball at eighty eight miles per hour. 202 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: Show Hey takes a massive cut and swings straight through it. 203 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 1: Strike one second pitch, four seam fastball up in the 204 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: zone at ninety six. Another huge cut, this time, show 205 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: Hey fouls it off. It's zero to two. Third pitch 206 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: knuckle curve at eighty seven, all the way to the 207 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: backstop and a run comes in. But frankly, I'm not 208 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: watching the scoreboard on Auman looks in, gets the sign 209 00:12:55,679 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: come set, kicks and deals another knuckle curve. This one 210 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: floats out over the plate and up into the zone. 211 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: Time slowed down and even seemed to pause. I felt 212 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: the earth spin on its axis, and the crazy vibes 213 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: from the Fallpark in Miami felt like they were being 214 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: piped straight into my living room. 215 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 3: Low Time Sex one of the air the other way, 216 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:39,199 Speaker 3: fucking gos won of a Cauren Blair won of achin season. 217 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 3: So hell, time starts to fifty fifty o'clock. 218 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: In those knotty feeling moments in which I had allowed 219 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: myself to dream that shohe would reach fifty to fifty 220 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: this year, I thought about him hitting it at home, 221 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: maybe in a high stake situation, winning the ball game 222 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and 223 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: the bases loaded, like he did for forty forty. But 224 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: you know what, the way he got to fifty to 225 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: fifty in Miami was perfect. He hit that knuckle curve 226 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: off the end of his bat. It was the type 227 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: of swing and connection that normally wouldn't generate a home run. 228 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: But because it's Show Hay and he swings so hard 229 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: and he's so strong, the ball just acts different. That's 230 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: like a classic Show Hey home run. It's like a 231 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: hit that wouldn't go out, except because of how strong 232 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: he is and how hard he hits the ball, it 233 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: goes out. And now I'm going to play some audio 234 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: from a fan camera, a person who had a front 235 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: row seat to where the ball landed and the bedlam 236 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: that ensued once it did. 237 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 2: Oh my god, Oh my god, Oh my god, my god, 238 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 2: my god, oh my god. 239 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: After swinging that mighty blow, sho Hay took a moment 240 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: to make sure that the ball was going out, and 241 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: he turned around to fire up his teammates with a yell, 242 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: tossing the bat at side before running to first, crying 243 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:17,479 Speaker 1: out with elation, big hugs from Kiky Hernandez and Miguel Rojas, 244 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: an energetic sunflower seed shower from Tascar Hernandez and embraced 245 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: from Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, and high fives from everybody. 246 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: The crowd in Miami was small. The Marlins are a 247 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: last place team, but the stadium got so loud that 248 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: Shohey had to come out for a curtain call. As 249 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: a visiting ballplayer who had just single handedly guaranteed the 250 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: defeat of the hometown team, even a Marlins fan could 251 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: appreciate what they had just witnessed. 252 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 3: He achieved history with a one day rampage September nineteenth, 253 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 3: twenty twenty four. 254 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: Officials from Major League Baseball came into the dugout to 255 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: collect all of sho Hay's gear and authenticate it. His 256 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: batting gloves, his cleats, which were illustrated with an image 257 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: of his beloved dog decoy, the armor that he wears 258 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: when he goes to the plate on his pitching arm, 259 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: and I get it. All this stuff belongs in a 260 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 1: museum for posterity. But also my first thought at the 261 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: time was aren't we a little superstitious about this wardrobe change, 262 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: new batting gloves. I mean, I don't think he should 263 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: change out of that outfit that he was wearing ever, 264 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: But whatever history has been made, the games in the bag, 265 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: the Dodgers are going to the postseason. Showhy is going 266 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: to get to play October baseball for the first time 267 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: in his career, and he did it almost single handedly. 268 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: He was already five for five with seven RBIs. It 269 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: didn't feel like it was possible to dream any bigger. 270 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: And in the ninth inning, with the score fourteen to three, 271 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: at least a couple guys would have to get on 272 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: in order for show Hay to come up. 273 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 3: Now, Oh, Tony waits on deck, Taylor's got to reach. 274 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 3: Let's go do it for the people. They did, Yes, 275 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 3: and we will see show hey Oltani one more time 276 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:12,400 Speaker 3: today and guess what happened? We all are watching this guy. 277 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: I guess, so Tony the greatest day as history fifty one. 278 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 3: Home runs or show hey, old Tony. 279 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: Another home run, just a towering blast, a good ten 280 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 1: rows above where anybody was seated in the upper deck 281 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: and right field. And with that, show Hey dropped the 282 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: mic and the bat. Fifty to fifty is so seventh inning. 283 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 1: The new hot club in town is fifty one fifty one. 284 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: Show Hey finished the day six for six, three home runs, 285 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: two doubles, He almost hit for the cycle, he had 286 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: two stolen bases, and he drove in ten runs by himself. 287 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: Immediately the buzz started. This might have been the best 288 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 1: individual performance in a baseball game in history, and he 289 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: did it in a game that guaranteed him and his 290 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:22,640 Speaker 1: team would play in the postseason. With this clutch performance 291 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,399 Speaker 1: in such an important game late in the season and 292 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: the creation of the fifty to fifty club for the 293 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 1: first time ever, it's pretty much guaranteed Shohei o Tani 294 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: will be the National League Most Valuable Player for twenty 295 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: twenty four. In Japanese, ichibon means number one, but it 296 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: also means first and also best. I'm recording myself because 297 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: he could hit fifty right now. Yeah, let's watch. I'm 298 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: gonna end by playing this. Whoa, that's it. You did it. 299 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: When you see something like this happen, something that is 300 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: so immediately, so obviously historic, it is hard not to 301 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: think of life's impermanence. How are you feeling emotional because 302 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: I watched it all happen, and I'm pretty sure it's 303 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: never going to happen again, So you know, what's a lunchtime? 304 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to Dodger Blue Dream. I'm Richard Parks. 305 00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: The third Roger Blue Dream is written and produced by 306 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: me Richard Parks. Original music in this episode by Jonathan Snipes, 307 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: William Ryan Fritch, The Blasting Company, and by me. 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