1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:01,880 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing that I've learned in this 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: role is the importance of why I'm here, why I'm 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: in this role, what I need to really take pride in, 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: and that's the catching side. 5 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 2: Good afternoon, everybody. 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 3: And welcome to this Monday edition of Dodgers Territory on 7 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 3: September twenty second. That is Clint Psius. 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A ton to talk about, and Dodgers 17 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 3: rookie catcher Dalton Rush Rushing joins us in a few minutes. 18 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 3: But first, first of all, thanks to Dalton Rushing for 19 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 3: joining us. But first, before we welcome him in, let's 20 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 3: get to the big ticket, all right, So a lot 21 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 3: of different things to talk about Clint first and foremost. 22 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 3: Dodgers taken three of four from the Giants in the 23 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 3: final homestand of the regular season. That is giving us 24 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 3: all the feels for a number of reasons. 25 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 2: What did you like about this weekend? 26 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 4: Well, the whole idea of this being the final regular 27 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 4: home or regular season like homestand it's just man time 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 4: is a bitch. But of the things we like random things. 29 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 4: Of course, the Dodgers passed the four million uh you 30 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 4: know fan mark. Four million fans passed through the turnstiles 31 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 4: Dodger Stadium, first time in franchise history. 32 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:51,919 Speaker 5: That's a lot of people. That's a lot of money. 33 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 4: That's a lot of payment for Shoho Tani down the 34 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 4: road when he when he needs it. 35 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 5: Another one of the things. 36 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 4: I really like is with taking three or four, they 37 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 4: basically all but squash San Francisco's potential for any sort 38 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 4: of postseason birth, which is, you know, it's always fun, 39 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 4: like that's a real rivalry. 40 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 2: It's not the chef's for you. 41 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 3: It's like sorry, sand brand that stinks. That's a bummer. 42 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 4: With all of the you know, the matchups and battles 43 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 4: that these two franchises have had over the years for 44 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 4: it for the Dodgers to be the one that knocked 45 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 4: him out, essentially knocked him out, it is pretty delicious. 46 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 4: And then, of course on Friday, of course we learned 47 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 4: Thursday Clayton Kershaw retiring. We unofficially broke the news here 48 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 4: on Dodgers territory. But Kershaw's final send off happened on Friday, 49 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 4: and really it was Kershaw weekend at Dodger Stadium. Obviously 50 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 4: you would love to see him go seven shutty, you know, 51 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 4: punch out ten and all that kind of stuff. 52 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 6: He didn't. 53 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 4: He was a tired man, but he survived. Would you 54 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 4: like about the weekend? Would you like about Kershaw's sendoff? 55 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 3: Well, I'm gonna go in order of what you had 56 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 3: just listed. First of all, congratulations to the Dodgers on 57 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 3: surpassing the four million fan mark. That is a credit 58 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 3: to the unbelievable fan base that this team has. It's 59 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 3: a credit to the organization and the front office for 60 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 3: putting an unbelievable product on the field. And I know 61 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 3: we joke about we have to pay the seven hundred 62 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 3: million dollar contract for Sho Heo Tani, but let's be honest, 63 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 3: show hey for a lot of folks is the reason 64 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 3: that a lot of people go to the game. 65 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 2: So I think it's a it's a good equation. It's 66 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 2: a good, good deal for both parties. 67 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 3: Right Shoeyo Tani is a very rich man and the 68 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 3: Dodgers are more enriched because of him at the stadium. 69 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 3: So kudos to you, guys, Kudos, kudos, kudos to being 70 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 3: there and showing up greatest fans in baseball. I also 71 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 3: want to say I'm not sorry about the Giants. 72 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: They had a very up and down season. 73 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 3: I think towards the end of this season though a 74 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: lot of folks did not even give them or not 75 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 3: did not think that they would get to this point 76 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 3: where they could even be kind of in the conversation 77 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 3: of a postseason birth. But it's always great the Dodgers 78 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 3: and the Giants. That's the real rivalry right over the 79 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 3: over the test of time, since both of those teams 80 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 3: were here back East, obviously when they were in New York. 81 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: That's the true rivalry. 82 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 3: I'm not saying that the Padres haven't had a recent rival. 83 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 2: Rival we y will we love too love. 84 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 3: Rivalry with the Dodgers, but obviously the Giants is the 85 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 3: real one the the padres. It's more of a recency bias, 86 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 3: but I never I never feel bad about ending the 87 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 3: Giants season. And finally, Kershaw, my goodness, it was a 88 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 3: Kershaw weekend. He did it on his terms. We've discussed 89 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 3: this at length. I love the fact that he addressed 90 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 3: the fans yesterday. I had some folks that had been 91 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 3: on that auction for Gidry's guardian to go to the 92 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 3: game yesterday, and what a bonus that they got to 93 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 3: see Clayton Kershaw address the crowd. Obviously on Friday, taking 94 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 3: the pitching rubber being taken out by the way, I 95 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 3: had no idea that those darn things were that heavy. 96 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 2: I mean, it was like it was like kind of 97 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 2: a bit of a bit. 98 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 3: Of a struggle trying to get that bad boy out 99 00:04:59,080 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 3: of the mound. 100 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 2: But kudos to the Dodgers. 101 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, ground's crew and Clayton given it to the four 102 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 3: kids and all of the things. 103 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 2: So there's a lot of really good things. 104 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 3: But I think the biggest thing Clint, as we welcome 105 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 3: in Dalton Rushing here momentarily, is that the Dodgers' magic number, 106 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 3: they've clinched a postseason birth. 107 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 2: But the Dodgers' magic number now is down to three. 108 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 3: You gotta love that little bit, just a crooked number, 109 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 3: just little digits. 110 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, and you know, Padres start a series with the 111 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 4: n L leading Milwaukee Brewers today, So the Dodgers can 112 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 4: you know, trim that magic number, or at least the 113 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 4: Brewers can help trim that magic number down before the 114 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 4: start of the Dodgers at Diamondbacks tomorrow. And that's all 115 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 4: of a sudden, a very important series for Arizona as well. 116 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 5: Is there? 117 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 4: What a game out of a potential wild card birth 118 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 4: things get crazy. They're getting crazy here in the homestrench 119 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 4: from Major League Baseball. A lot of really cool things. 120 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 5: Yeah. 121 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 4: On the whole idea of Kurseh and the pitching rubber, 122 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 4: I'll put that screen back up there. I do love 123 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 4: that he made twenty two, made it a family affair, 124 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 4: had the kids out there with the pickaxe and the 125 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 4: whole thing. That was pretty funny. Mostly great, mostly great 126 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 4: at Dodger Stadium. Of course, a couple bad things. The 127 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 4: bullpen's still a little bit of an issue. We'll say 128 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 4: it's mostly good. Blake Tronon had his struggles again. It 129 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 4: hasn't been terrific for kind of one of the anchors 130 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:27,119 Speaker 4: in that bullpen. You still hope at some point Dave 131 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 4: has a lot of faith in forty nine for a reason. 132 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 4: Hopefully that faith is rewarded. This team is going to 133 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 4: rely on him. They're going to lean on him. You 134 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 4: got a couple more opportunities to get him out here, 135 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 4: get him locked up. Very curious to see what Dalton 136 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 4: has seen when we welcome him in just a second 137 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 4: as one final tiaes, I guess we could say before. 138 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 5: Welcoming Dalton too. The other bad news of the. 139 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 4: Weekend finding out Will Smith does have that hairline fracture 140 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 4: on his hand. That's a tough situation. Of course, that's 141 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 4: a World Series champion catcher there. Dude is an absolute 142 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 4: beast behind the plate and all that kind of stuff. 143 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 4: Hopefully he's available in some capacity at some point during 144 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 4: the season, but they seem to be. You know, you're 145 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 4: in good hands with Dalton and of course Benny Hurtvett 146 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 4: catching some games for this team. But yeah, there's all 147 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 4: that riz tell me where you want to go? 148 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, there is a ton to talk about. 149 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 3: What I would rather hear from Dalton himself than us 150 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 3: kind of pontific pontificating and speculating about what's going to happen. 151 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 3: So let's go to break really quick. 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First and foremost, congratulations on the postseason birth. 187 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 3: I know that it's a foregone conclusion to most that 188 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 3: the Dodgers are going to get in, but it doesn't 189 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 3: mean it should not be celebrated. And for you, it's 190 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 3: your first. Is a big leader take us through that 191 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 3: moment for you. 192 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I didn't really know what to expect. I walked 193 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: in the clubhouse after like obviously everyone knew that was 194 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: kind of us clenching a spot in the playoffs, but 195 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: we're not clenching the division, and so I guess there's 196 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: two different celebrations to it. And like I said, I 197 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: didn't really know what to expect. And we come in, 198 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: we have a toast for the team and all the 199 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: accomplishments on the year, and obviously there are a few 200 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: left to go. But yeah, it was a cool first 201 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: experience and I'm looking forward to clenching a division and 202 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:35,959 Speaker 1: really getting to see the party a little bit. 203 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 4: Yeah, part of that party, of course, it started with 204 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 4: twenty two on the mound. You have the pleasure, the 205 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 4: gift of catching Clayton's final regular season home start. We 206 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 4: don't know what the postseason, of course, looks like for him. 207 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 4: I know you've already spoken on it, but just take 208 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 4: us through it now. Your couple days are moved catching 209 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 4: Clayton Kershaw. I mean, this is a baseball god. As 210 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 4: much as he would hate to hear that, just being 211 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 4: able to catch it, staying in there after taking that 212 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 4: foul ball off the wrists and all of that, and 213 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 4: then you weren't coming out of that game. But what 214 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 4: did it mean for you to to catch twenty two 215 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 4: in that final outing? 216 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was pretty special. Doc gave me the head 217 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: night before. Hey, you have Kersh for his final home 218 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: start of the regular season tomorrow. It's like prepare And yeah, 219 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: I was excited as soon as I heard that. It's like, 220 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: you get to be a piece of history, arguably the 221 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:32,079 Speaker 1: best left handed pitcher to play this game. And just 222 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: to be able to be a servant of him out 223 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: there that day and just kind of see his process 224 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: one more time. 225 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 6: It's it's special. 226 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: Everyone's heard about his routine, the way he is the guy, 227 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: the way he is as a teammate, just how two 228 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: a tea is and yeah, I got to see it 229 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: one last time at Dodger Stadium and it meant the 230 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:52,959 Speaker 1: world to. 231 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 6: Me, and my baseball grew up at this point. 232 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 3: What do you what do you think is the biggest 233 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 3: takeaway from catching Kersh or just watch him go about 234 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 3: his business on a daily basis, because it's not just 235 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 3: like eyes are on Kersh every fifth day. 236 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 2: Eyes are on Kersh all the time. 237 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 6: Every day every day. 238 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's like I said, I think it comes with 239 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: being who he is and doing the things that he's 240 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: done over the last eighteen seasons, being able just. 241 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 6: To create a name for himself. 242 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: The way that he did over so long, and I mean, yeah, 243 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: like you said, you see the respect every single day 244 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 1: we had a rival hold the whole dugout standing up, 245 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: clapping for this guy and making sure that their love 246 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: is felt on the other side of the field. 247 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 6: And I think that spoke for itself. 248 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: Both teams are in playoff situations, giants are pushing, and 249 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: you see them take the time out of their middle 250 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: of the game and just show respect. And that's that's 251 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 1: exactly what he deserves. He's led by example to not 252 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 1: only Dodger players for the last eighteen years, but also 253 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: just opposing teams. Guys show up in LA and like 254 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: the first thing they want to see is Clayton Kershaw. 255 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: Clayton Kershaw and it's yeah, just like I said, to 256 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: be a part of that last game there at Dodger 257 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: Stadium in the regular season with them and kind of 258 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: live it out. 259 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 6: I guess right behind him, it was. It was unbelievable. 260 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, that is that is really cool something you could 261 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 4: you could take ahead. 262 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 5: You know, got a long career ahead of you. 263 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 4: Let's get into the Dalton Rushing part of this Dalton 264 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 4: Rushing interview to your rookie season as we all know, 265 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 4: maybe hasn't gone quite the way you've you've hoped so far. 266 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 4: How would you assess year one for Dalton Rushing? What 267 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,719 Speaker 4: are you working on now? Kind of biggest challenges when 268 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 4: you're not out there playing every day. I know You've 269 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 4: been asked this a bunch, but still I'm assuming kind 270 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 4: of the thought process changes for you as you keep 271 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 4: getting deeper and deeper into the season. 272 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 6: Yeah. 273 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 1: I learned new things that work from time and time, 274 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: and honestly, I think the biggest thing that I've learned 275 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: in this role is the importance of why I'm here, 276 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: why I'm in this role, what I need to really 277 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: take pride in in the situation, and that's the catching set, 278 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,559 Speaker 1: just trying to dive in, run the staff as well 279 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: as possible, make sure I have every pitcher's back. I'm 280 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: supporting them through every single pitch, every inning. And I 281 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,839 Speaker 1: think that's that's something that even the front office here 282 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: really wanted me to take the pride or take pride 283 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: in this year, because I mean everyone knows it's sporadic 284 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: playing time. You can still be a good player and 285 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: do the things that you want offensively, but that's not expected, 286 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: especially the catchers, so being able to one just help 287 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of things and understand that it's baseball. 288 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 6: Baseball is. It's a hard sport. 289 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: It really is, and sometimes you find out being a 290 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: role player is even harder than what maybe you have 291 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: thought it was leading up to it, and it's it 292 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: really is a tough, tough spot. But I'm going to 293 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: keep the main thing the main thing, and however many 294 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: games I can win back there, that's my goal. 295 00:13:58,000 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 2: Dulton. 296 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 3: Even though you're a rookie, I think the game has 297 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 3: changed significantly even since you were just first started catching. 298 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 3: I know two part question, if you don't mind. First 299 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 3: of all, who were some of your catching role models 300 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 3: growing up in terms of who you wanted to emulate 301 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 3: your game after. And then all of a sudden, it's 302 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 3: almost like you got to kind of change the way 303 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 3: you catch in terms of framing and putting your leg 304 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 3: down and put you know, just I'm married to a catcher, 305 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 3: so I'm interested to see what you think about, you know, 306 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 3: catching on one knee and those types of things. If 307 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 3: a ball, you know, ball gets in the dirt and 308 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 3: got a runner on third, just how has it changed 309 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 3: for you in terms of your style and who did 310 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 3: you like coming up? 311 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 5: So we might have lost him there a little bit. 312 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 5: The WiFi might have got him. 313 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 2: Is my question? That bad that he just froze? 314 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 5: Oh man, that he that he abandoned us. Let's see 315 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 5: what we'll try. 316 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 2: He'll jump back in. 317 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 4: I saw that, and I was like, I hoping, I 318 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 4: was hoping it was me and not Dalton there. 319 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 5: I mean, I can answer the question. You know, catching 320 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 5: has changed a lot. 321 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 2: Since has it? Has it? Has your stand changed it all? 322 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 2: When you're behind the play? Absolutely? I don't have you 323 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 2: ever caught? 324 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 6: No? 325 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 4: I mean I've caught like bullpens for friends, but very poorly. 326 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 2: You know, you know, was this like in an organized league? 327 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 5: No? No, no. 328 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 4: I actually I had a friend who had Tommy John 329 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 4: a number of years ago, and as he was coming back, 330 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 4: I was his catching partner here and there. I didn't 331 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 4: call a good game, but luckily there were no batters 332 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 4: in the box, so. 333 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 5: It did help him out. 334 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 4: But hopefully Dalton is able to pop back onto that 335 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 4: link again if he's watching this. He did finally jump out, 336 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 4: and hopefully we'll get this thing squared away. 337 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 3: I'm sure he's going to jump back in all right, 338 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 3: let's talk about the Will Smith issuear really quick until 339 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 3: we get Dalton back, and then we'll ask him about 340 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 3: it too. When I heard that he wasn't going to 341 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 3: be available for the remainder of the regular season and 342 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 3: then perhaps that wild card around is still in question, 343 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 3: I tweeted that it's problematic because while I feel that 344 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 3: Dalton's doing a great job, while I feel like Benny 345 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 3: Rowe is doing a good job, you cannot replicate what 346 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 3: Will Smith has meant to this club since coming over here, 347 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 3: and since obviously they have extended him, you can tell 348 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 3: that they have the belief in him too. So how 349 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 3: do you think that this impacts the club? And moreover, 350 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 3: you can also use it as an opportunity Clint, for 351 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 3: Dalton and for Ben. 352 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean this is this is something that's obviously 353 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 4: big for the organization. Do not have your your a's, 354 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 4: your you know, lifetime catcher or whatever. You obviously signed 355 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 4: him to a very very long contract, not having him 356 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 4: there to to at least catch, you know, a wild 357 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 4: card game the start. 358 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 5: Of this this postseason. 359 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 4: We know how quickly the wild card series can go 360 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 4: at times. It's a pretty big blow for the Dodgers. 361 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 4: For for Will, Sorry for for Dave Roberts and all 362 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 4: of that. Will is such an important part of that 363 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 4: front off. Sorry, of that lineup of that the catching crew, 364 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 4: of the pitching staff. 365 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 5: I'm sorry. 366 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 4: I'm obviously Dalton is back with us so we can 367 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 4: get his thoughts on on on Will and all of that. 368 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 4: But this is the part where it's difficult doing uh, 369 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 4: you know, hosting the show solo or not solo, but 370 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 4: hosting and directing and all that when things happen and 371 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 4: you're talking is make it fun. 372 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 5: But anyways, it's live, baby, it's live. Thanks. 373 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 3: Sorry, guys, No no worries. All right, I'll ask you 374 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 3: the question again. Who were your catching role models coming up? 375 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 3: And how have you had to maybe change your game 376 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 3: behind the plate just to kind of be within the times. 377 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 6: Uh yeah, I would say the. 378 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: As far as the catching role models, I was always 379 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: a big fan of Molina his years throughout Saint Louis 380 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 1: just kind of the way the style of catching that 381 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: he kind of brought it into baseball. It was a 382 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 1: little different, and he was kind of known for his arm, 383 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: So that was something like growing up as a little kid, 384 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: I was like, all right, like I just want to 385 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: have a really strong arm. And then obviously, throughout the years, 386 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: like you learn the in and outs and understand catching 387 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: a little better. And as to like the new school 388 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: of catching, I would say, it's really just it's learning 389 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: to adapt how to adapt to some of these pictures. Obviously, 390 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: pitchers are only getting better and better throughout the years. 391 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 1: So it's like understanding what gives you the best or 392 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,680 Speaker 1: the least margin of error as far as how comfortable 393 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: you get back there, how are you going to set 394 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: up for this pitch versus that pitch. It allows you 395 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: to have a better understanding of how you can still 396 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: strike and still, like I said, have the opportunity to 397 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 1: throw a runner out. 398 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 4: You know, one of the parts of catching for you 399 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,439 Speaker 4: this year is that you have an insanely deep and 400 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 4: insanely talented starting rotation to catch with snell Yamamohodo Glass 401 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 4: now being filthy Rita Kershaw Sheen just disgusting yesterday. 402 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 5: What are you? 403 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 4: What is it like kind of being back there behind 404 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 4: the dish, watching these dudes operate and knowing that you 405 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 4: are are part of the tandem right now that is 406 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 4: piloting or helping pilot the best starting rotation in baseball. 407 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, I would. 408 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: I would say it's obviously these pictures, we have all 409 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: of these all stars, Cy Young's, all these guys that 410 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:38,199 Speaker 1: have all these accolades to their name. But also, like 411 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: you had mentioned em she An, like these guys are 412 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: they have the stuff, they've always had the talent to 413 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: go out and do the things that they've been doing. 414 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,360 Speaker 1: But I think from our side of things, it's how 415 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: do we have them as confident as possible on the mountain? 416 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: And I know, for like Blake Snell's sense, if he's 417 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:00,160 Speaker 1: confident up there, he's one of the best pictures in baseball. 418 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: And so it's it's like that, I think honestly with 419 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: the whole starting rotation Yamamoto show Hey, obviously you give 420 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 1: show Hey confidence, he just he becomes even better than 421 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: he already is. So yeah, it's it's build confidence in 422 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: these guys and understand that you're going to be on 423 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: the same page for ninety percent of the time, and 424 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: then that ten percent of the time, how do you 425 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: understand how each other is thinking? And then I think 426 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,159 Speaker 1: that really helps for the future as far as working 427 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: with these guys again over and over again, Dalton. 428 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,360 Speaker 3: One question that a lot of folks have on their mind, 429 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 3: and we have to ask it because if you look 430 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:37,719 Speaker 3: at all thirty teams in the league, I think most 431 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 3: of us would say that sometimes the bullpen keeps us 432 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 3: up at night, and that is the case with the Dodgers' bullpen. 433 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 2: But obviously the pieces are. 434 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 3: There when you were behind the plate and you were 435 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 3: catching guys like any of them, the Bulltien Tanner, Scott Kirbyates, 436 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 3: Michael Kopek, Alex Vesia, Anthony Bonda, whoever it is, Blake Trinon, 437 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 3: how do you know? Let's start with Tanner, Scott. How 438 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 3: do you know when Tanner is right? What is his stuff? 439 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 3: What's his demeanor? How do we get him there? 440 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think I think you said it best with 441 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: like the demeanor side, I think you you see confidence 442 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: and some guys, some guys can pitch with no heartbeat, 443 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: and it's understanding who those guys are and your staff. 444 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: And yeah, I don't I wouldn't say there's anything for Tanner. 445 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 1: It's it's it's just a game of baseball. Sometimes this 446 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 1: game can kick you when you're down, continue to kick you. 447 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: But I think something to be very excited about is 448 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: how Tanner's looked the last few and the things that 449 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: he's trended up in. And I think he's in a 450 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 1: really good position leading up to the postseason to obviously 451 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: come in play his role and give us a chance 452 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: to close out every single game that he possibly can. 453 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: And I think we all still have every bit of 454 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: the confidence in the world. You've seen this guy pitching 455 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: big games over the last few years, and I don't 456 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: think if you're going off those results, you ever question 457 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: his ability to do so. 458 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, we know there's a lot of talent 459 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 4: in that bullpen. It's just about there's only so much 460 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 4: you can do to either steal a strike or influence 461 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 4: your your guys on the mound there. But there's something, 462 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 4: even if it's just setting up wide and awkward to 463 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 4: lock them in. You know, we're trying everything we can 464 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,879 Speaker 4: at times. But I have a strong fun Yeah, I 465 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 4: have a strong feeling that when when it gets to October, 466 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 4: these these boys will be locked in. Somebody who's going 467 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 4: to be important for this team in October is you. 468 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 4: And obviously right now you're a little banged up. How 469 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 4: is that hand risk, how is the shin and all 470 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 4: that it'd be stupid or not ask you how you're feeling. 471 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 6: No, it's good. 472 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:49,439 Speaker 1: It's it's September leading in October. You you're not going 473 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: to fill one hundred percent. Regardless of you are, whether 474 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: you're a guy that's played one hundred and forty five 475 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: games this year or you're a guy that's played twenty five, 476 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,360 Speaker 1: you're not going to feel great. It's it's a long 477 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: year off the field. On the field, obviously, and at 478 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 1: this point in the year, I personally feel better than 479 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: I have in the past. Physically, I haven't had the 480 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: taxing and games on my body as much as I have. 481 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 6: I've had over the past few years. 482 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: So I think I'm in a great position, and I 483 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,360 Speaker 1: think the main focus needs to be just to make 484 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: sure we can have everyone that we need to be 485 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 1: healthy to give us a chance to win as many 486 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 1: games as possible in October coming. 487 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 3: Forward, everybody is somewhat banged up at this point in 488 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 3: the season. There's a difference between being hurt and being injured, 489 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 3: and hopefully you guys are just banged up and not injured. 490 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 3: Let me ask you your opinion, Dalton. I'm curious what 491 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 3: you think about the ABS system. At some point it's 492 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 3: going to be implemented league wide. So what's your opinion. 493 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 3: You're back there obviously, what's your opinion of the automated 494 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 3: ball and Strike system. 495 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 6: I just think it. 496 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: Holds from an umpire standpoint, it holds umpires to a 497 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: standard that they will be graded by each and every 498 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: game to the public in front of thousands of fans. 499 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I also see the side 500 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: of the human nature, like human aspect of baseball, Like 501 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 1: umpires are going to mess up, They're going to miss calls. 502 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: So like, I can't honestly give you a full on 503 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: answer which way I would like to go, because I 504 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: see both sides. When I steal a strike as a catcher, 505 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: it's a really good feeling. When I have a ball 506 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: called two balls off the play against me as a hitter, 507 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: it's not a great feeling. So it goes. It goes 508 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: hand in hand. I'm pretty fifty to fifty on it. 509 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: I do think it's gonna come. I think it's on 510 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: its way. It's for take it for whatever you want. 511 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: You know, could be great for the game, could be terrible. 512 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: But I do think they're going to put it in 513 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 1: the big leagues next year. 514 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 4: The final one I had for you here because listen, 515 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 4: you're the envy of a lot of people. You are 516 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 4: a major league baseball player, something a lot of us 517 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 4: don't have the talent. 518 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 5: I absolutely don't have the talent or the ability to 519 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 5: do it. 520 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 4: You get to be out there seeing all these ballparks, 521 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 4: seeing fans getting getting crap for being a Dodger, the 522 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 4: best team in baseball. 523 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 5: Have you had that sort of like, Wow, this is 524 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 5: the big league's moment yet in your career are you still? 525 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 4: I mean, you always seem somebody like you have a 526 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:23,239 Speaker 4: very calm pulse, a very easy demeanor. But I'm sure 527 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 4: there's a point where you step back you're like, dang, 528 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 4: this is is a bit different right here. 529 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 6: Yeah. 530 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:33,600 Speaker 1: Honestly, I would say just like playing in Dodger Stadium 531 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: is probably the biggest like, oh, this is the big leagues, 532 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: because I mean, I think you have the big leagues 533 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 1: and you have the show, Like that's that's the difference. 534 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: You play in some places and it's like, wow, this 535 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: is this isn't the big leagues. 536 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 6: This is the show. 537 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 1: And so I would say Dodger Stadium is one of 538 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: those atmospheres. But I never really had the, I guess, 539 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: the feeling until kershel start the other day, and it 540 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: was like wow, like it. 541 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 6: Didn't really feel like a game. 542 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 1: It felt like it was more of like a moment 543 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: in baseball history, not just like another game every day, 544 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: you know. And so yeah, taking the field that night, 545 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 1: it was for sure like, oh, wow, this is a 546 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: little different. This means a little more than just nine 547 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: innings of baseball. 548 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 2: Well that's awesome. 549 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 3: That's something you can take with you forever. You can 550 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:27,360 Speaker 3: tell your grandkids that you caught Clayton Kershaw's final regular 551 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 3: season start at Dodger Stadium, an unbelievable eighteen year career. 552 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 3: Before we let you go, I wanted to share something 553 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 3: with you when you got called up to the big leagues. 554 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 3: I don't know if you know, probably not, but I 555 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 3: started a nonprofit dog rescue foundation called Gidri's Guardian Foundation 556 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 3: in twenty nineteen when I was still in Los Angeles 557 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 3: covering the Dodgers. 558 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 2: And when you got called up. 559 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 3: One of the dogs that we brought into our rescue, 560 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 3: he was pulled out of the shelter, off of the 561 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 3: euthanasia list, as many of them are on a daily basis, 562 00:26:56,440 --> 00:27:00,719 Speaker 3: and I named him Dalton after you. And fast forward 563 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 3: a couple months we had him in foster care, but 564 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 3: Dalton recently over the over September thirteenth and fourteenth. There 565 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:10,919 Speaker 3: he is on a hotel bed, so obviously he's not 566 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 3: in a shelter anymore. 567 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 2: He's living large. 568 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 3: He got adopted recently, and that's him on his way 569 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 3: from California to Oregon to his adopt who lives in 570 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 3: Oregon and is a massive Dodgers fan. And the irony 571 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 3: of it is when I told Eric, who is now 572 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,959 Speaker 3: his dad, who's a huge Dodger fan and all the 573 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 3: big supporter of my foundation, I said, I named him 574 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 3: after Dalton Rushing and he said I know, and he 575 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 3: goes ironically, Dalton has been said to look like me. 576 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:42,160 Speaker 3: And I looked at the picture of Eric Garcia, his dad, 577 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 3: and I look at you, and I'm like, my goodness, 578 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 3: Dalton could be Eric's younger brother. 579 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 2: So it was meant to be. 580 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 3: So anyway, So you have a pup out there named 581 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 3: after you. And he kept the name Dalton. He didn't 582 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 3: change his name. So Dalton Garcia is cheering for his namesake. 583 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 3: So deep into the postseason. Honestly, congratulations on the call up, 584 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 3: Congratulations on the year that you have had, Congratulations on 585 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 3: your first season birth. We look forward to watching you 586 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 3: succeed and thrive with this club. Enjoyed the remainder of 587 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 3: your off day, and seriously thanks, thanks for taking the 588 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 3: time to be with us. We really appreciate get to know, 589 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 3: getting to know you a little bit better. 590 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 6: Perfect. 591 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I appreciate you, guys, I really do. It was 592 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 1: a good time on here today and look forward to 593 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: getting back on the show with you guys. 594 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, you are welcome anytime. Thanks so much, Daldon. All right, 595 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 3: much more to come on Dodger's Territory. We'll be right 596 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 3: back after this quick break. 597 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 8: Crats, let's talk about Omaha steaks. And it's not just steaks, 598 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 8: it's chicken winnings, it's smash Burger's big Deli style franks. 599 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 8: There are a number of categories that you can hit 600 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 8: all in one place. They've been doing it for a 601 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 8: long time. They're the best of the biz. 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I don't know if people think 625 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 3: they're scary or what the heck it is, but he 626 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 3: is a wonderful, wonderful pup He look at this picture 627 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,360 Speaker 3: right here makes me laugh because his teeth are showing, 628 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 3: and you know, he has like this little underbide and 629 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 3: it almost looks like he's looking at his foster mom. 630 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:18,720 Speaker 2: Like say what, lady, what do you want? 631 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 3: Apparently his foster mom was mopping the floor and she 632 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 3: told him that he couldn't get off of the couch 633 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 3: and get on the floor. 634 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 2: He's like, what he needs an adopter, guys. 635 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 3: He is about eight to nine months old. He is vaccinated, 636 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 3: he is leash trained, he is potty trained, he is 637 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 3: all of the trained. He's getting neutered in about a month, 638 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 3: and he's ready to go to a forever home after that. 639 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 3: So please, if you can reach out, let's learn a 640 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 3: little bit more about Trooper. He is currently being fostered 641 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 3: in Aliso Viejo, California, but let's let's share him, all right. 642 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 3: Clint Pics. What is coming up on All Dodgers with 643 00:30:58,880 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 3: Clint Piscus. 644 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 5: That's good question. I don't know. 645 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 4: I've been working on this show today, but something's going 646 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 4: to be coming up at some point today on the 647 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 4: All Dodgers YouTube channel with some amalgamation of myself, Jeff 648 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 4: Snyder and the other guy, Kevin Skinner. So do check 649 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 4: it out All Dodgers on YouTube with myself, Jeff all 650 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 4: the boys. We got a lot of content coming up. 651 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 4: Dodgers heading to the postseason. We are super close. Like 652 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 4: we said earlier, magic number is three. Let's get it 653 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 4: down to two tonight and then let's watch this team 654 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 4: secure a postseason berth in Arizona and go for a 655 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 4: nice little pool party, or at least the horses will 656 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 4: block them, the cop horses and all that. 657 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 2: Kind of Oh yeah, I love that. You're like, I 658 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 2: don't know something's coming up on my show. Man, If 659 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 2: you had a. 660 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 3: Marketing department, they'd be super psyched to hear that I 661 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 3: don't know something. 662 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 5: I'm my own marketing department. All right, Yeah, I do 663 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 5: a great, terrible job. 664 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 2: I will. 665 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:52,719 Speaker 3: I'll tune into nothing later, looking forward to that. All right, 666 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 3: Baseball thought for the road A couple of different things. Right, So, 667 00:31:57,080 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 3: depending upon what this Dodgers bullpen decides to do, would 668 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 3: that be an opportunity like if I don't know, if 669 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 3: Kopek can't come back, or I don't know, just talking 670 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 3: shop here, Yeah, would you want to see Roki Sasaki 671 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 3: come out of the bullpen. 672 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 5: Well, apparently that's something we're lining up to see. 673 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 4: And I know, I know folks have had their thoughts 674 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 4: and opinions on Roki Son coming back, but everything is 675 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,320 Speaker 4: lining up for him to potentially return to this team. 676 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 4: On Wednesday, Dave robert sand he's he's done what he 677 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 4: needs to do to try to get that opportunity. He 678 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 4: is going to be available to at least pitch probably 679 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 4: one or two games yere to end the season. And 680 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 4: we know Kopek is out before that he was wild 681 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 4: and we know Kirby Yates has had his issues. But 682 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 4: right now, Blake Trinan, what we need is strike throwers. 683 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 4: What this team needs to strike throwers. And if that 684 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 4: proves to be Roki at the end of the season, 685 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 4: if it's a rookie. 686 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 5: Like Kyle Hurt coming up from Triple A. 687 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 4: Now that the season is over and he finds a 688 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 4: way to land a postseason spot. 689 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 5: We know Bruce dhar is throwing at Dodger Stadium. 690 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 4: Maybe he is somebody who's available as the team advances 691 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 4: into the postseason. But I think that's kind of where 692 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 4: this team is at. Where Dave Roberts is at, is 693 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 4: he needs strike throwers, and that is Rokie Sasaki. I 694 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:20,720 Speaker 4: don't hate it's it's very unorthodox to have a dude 695 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 4: come back, you know, in the last twenty eight seconds 696 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 4: of the of the regular season. But just give me 697 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 4: good players, living players, and the people that they are 698 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 4: able to throw some strikes. 699 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 2: I agree with you. 700 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 3: You just don't know what you're going to get with 701 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 3: any of those folks that you mentioned. You don't know 702 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 3: what you're going to get from Roki Sasaki. I feel 703 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:38,640 Speaker 3: like he hasn't pitched in six years. He hasn't pitched 704 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:41,120 Speaker 3: in the big leagues. You know, Kyle hurt. I understand 705 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 3: he was in Triple A, but what is you know, 706 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 3: he's a young kid. What is he going to give you? 707 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 2: I don't know. Yeah, again, I don't have any answers. 708 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 2: I refuse to question. 709 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:51,400 Speaker 3: Dave Roberts I did that once and it was it 710 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 3: was a mistake, but it ended up at a really 711 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:55,080 Speaker 3: good mistake because they won the World Series. 712 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:59,560 Speaker 2: So whatever you're welcome with, you're welcomed with Sasaki. 713 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 4: So he does get two appearances. What do you need 714 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 4: to see riz here? You're a ball no er, What 715 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 4: do you need to see? 716 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 2: Strikes? 717 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 3: You're absolutely right. I need, you know, what I need 718 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:10,040 Speaker 3: to see more than the swing and miss. I don't 719 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 3: even care if he pitches to contact and they can 720 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:14,840 Speaker 3: get groundball outs. What I need to see is conviction. 721 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 3: What I need to see is somebody that believes in 722 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 3: himself that he belongs on that big league man like that, 723 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 3: that he's not rattled, that he's not questioning everything, that 724 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 3: he is okay with the speed of this game. That 725 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:30,640 Speaker 3: is what I need to see from Roki Sasaki. 726 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 2: Again. 727 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:34,479 Speaker 3: Sure, he's a strike thrower, fantastic. I don't care if, 728 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 3: like I said, he pitches to contact, but let's get 729 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,360 Speaker 3: loud outs, let's get groundball out. Let's show me some conviction, 730 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:43,279 Speaker 3: like you in fact have learned something in your absence 731 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,480 Speaker 3: that you do in fact belong at this level and 732 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,000 Speaker 3: you can face big league hitting. 733 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 5: What do you think strike ones and sorry. 734 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:52,760 Speaker 6: Go ahead? 735 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 3: Oh that like shutdown innings would be great. Let's just 736 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 3: call for an immaculate inning. 737 00:34:57,680 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 2: Forget it? And why not? 738 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:03,880 Speaker 3: What is more rising to you? The Tigers collapse or 739 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:04,840 Speaker 3: the Mets collapse. 740 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 4: Oh man, that's tough. It really is tough. Honestly, I 741 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 4: think it's the Mets. I mean, just from all the 742 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 4: head like, that's a team that committed what a billion 743 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 4: dollars in the offseason. Yeah, majority of that went to 744 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 4: Jan Soto who does not pitch. But I think the 745 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,960 Speaker 4: Mets collapse what they were, they had at least a 746 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 4: playoff spot since like April fifth or whatever. It's I mean, 747 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:30,840 Speaker 4: at least the Tigers are still. 748 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:31,840 Speaker 5: In first place at the moment. 749 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:34,600 Speaker 4: It's it's not even so much that the Tigers are collapsing. 750 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:37,120 Speaker 4: It's also that Cleveland is on fire at the same 751 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:41,160 Speaker 4: time the Mets collapse. That's it's, Oh, that's painful. That's 752 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:42,240 Speaker 4: got to be a painful time. 753 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:45,480 Speaker 3: I had this conversation with a very good friend of 754 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 3: mine who is the biggest Met fan that I know, 755 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:52,360 Speaker 3: and I asked him this very question, and I said, 756 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:58,000 Speaker 3: he said, probably the Tigers, And I said the Tigers 757 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 3: as well. For this reason you mentioned in the payroll. 758 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 3: Everybody mentions payroll. 759 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:06,279 Speaker 2: I get it. It's a good argument. However, payroll, and. 760 00:36:06,239 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 3: I will I will say this until the day that 761 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:11,040 Speaker 3: I die, just because of this is everyone bitches about 762 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 3: the Dodgers having a massive payroll too. 763 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:15,880 Speaker 2: Payroll buys you really good players. 764 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:20,880 Speaker 3: It does not buy you wins necessarily, so they have 765 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 3: had this unbelievable epic collapse. To me, it's not the payroll. 766 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:29,040 Speaker 3: For me, it's the Tigers because of the massive lead 767 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:29,880 Speaker 3: that they had. 768 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 2: That to me is a bigger collapse. 769 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:34,000 Speaker 3: And yes, I know the Guardians are playing out of 770 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:37,360 Speaker 3: their minds right now, but to me, the Tigers collapse 771 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 3: is bigger than what the Mets is just because of 772 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 3: the lead that they had in the division. 773 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:42,840 Speaker 2: They were basically. 774 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:45,640 Speaker 3: Winners of the division for leading the division wire to wire. 775 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:51,560 Speaker 3: So whatever, Okay, I know, but by this like, by 776 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 3: this much, by this much red in the picture for 777 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:57,719 Speaker 3: that number six seed, are you surprised that Cincinnati is 778 00:36:57,719 --> 00:36:59,880 Speaker 3: still in this bad boy? 779 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:00,600 Speaker 5: Yes and no. 780 00:37:00,719 --> 00:37:03,160 Speaker 4: I mean they have an interesting They've had an intriguing 781 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,680 Speaker 4: ball club. They've they've been getting a little bit better 782 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 4: over the last couple of years. I think it's less 783 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,360 Speaker 4: that they they earned it and more that the Mets 784 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 4: have been so bad over this stretch. In the final 785 00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 4: months of the season, either way the Dodgers play the 786 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:22,359 Speaker 4: Mets or the Reds, depending on how these final few 787 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:25,720 Speaker 4: games shake out, I think this is an organization that's 788 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 4: ready for either You look at this Dodgers starting rotation. 789 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:32,879 Speaker 4: Stack it up against anybody in baseball. There are very 790 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,239 Speaker 4: few aces, in my opinion, that are heading into the 791 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:40,319 Speaker 4: postseason that could match up with Blake Snell, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 792 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:44,319 Speaker 4: with Tyler glasnow to a degree, with shohe Otani. I mean, 793 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:47,640 Speaker 4: bring them on, Bring on any of them. Cincinnati, I 794 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:50,640 Speaker 4: don't care. Come to La, New York, Mets, come to LA, 795 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:54,160 Speaker 4: have a nice little two games, stay and then you know, 796 00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:56,280 Speaker 4: joy can kun. 797 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:01,279 Speaker 3: Right they're making two times. Yeah, I'm excited. This is 798 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:04,399 Speaker 3: such a fun time of year again. I'm psyched that 799 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:07,279 Speaker 3: we still have question marks, right, I'm psyched that we're 800 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 3: still watching every game, like, who the heck is gonna 801 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,040 Speaker 3: get in? Is it gonna be the Mariners winning the division? 802 00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:13,440 Speaker 3: Are the Astros actually going to miss the postseason? Is 803 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:15,960 Speaker 3: it gonna be the Mets hanging on? Are the Diamondback's 804 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,520 Speaker 3: gonna sneak in? The Giants are drunk. It's fun, It's 805 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 3: a great time for our sport. I'm psyched about it. 806 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:22,919 Speaker 3: Good luck on your show tonight, Clint, and I will 807 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:26,960 Speaker 3: be back tomorrow for postgame. 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Thanks for your time, 817 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:50,800 Speaker 3: and thank you Dalton Rushing, Go Dodgers. 818 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:59,360 Speaker 5: Bye. 819 00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:03,520 Speaker 8: Then Satan to the sen