1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: If they're going to add a starter, it's not necessarily 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: to be volume. I think it's gonna have to be 3 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: a guy who's an impactful guy that he's starting AIDS October. 4 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: What is up? 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 2: Everybody? 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 3: Welcome to the Lab edition of Dodgers Territory alongside your 7 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 3: hosts Clint to see us. I'm Alana Rizzo. Welcome to 8 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 3: the show. Don't forget to rate us five stars, like us, subscribe. 9 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 3: We're just begging for fell you know, follows or begging 10 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 3: for likes, right, isn't that what we do on the podcast. 11 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 2: Wherever you get your podcasts, Please please like us. 12 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 3: I'm coming up on Dodgers' Territory today Fabian Ardaya of 13 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 3: The Athletic. He will be joining us momentarily. Clint, let's 14 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 3: get into the big ticket. 15 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 4: Let's do it. 16 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 3: And my goodness, we've said this before, and you have 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 3: been on this train longer than I have. 18 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 2: I want to give you props for that. 19 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 3: Gavin Stone has been everything that we needed him to be. 20 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 3: And I don't want to hear that it's the White 21 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 3: Sox lineup. I don't care. We're supposed to shove against 22 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 3: those bad teams. Gavin Stone Clint did exactly that. 23 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, Stoner really taking advantage of the situation, taking advantage 24 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 5: of a bad team. But nobody else, I think nobody 25 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 5: else is throwing a complete game shutout against the White 26 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 5: Sox this season. So let's give some love, get some 27 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 5: respect to Gavin Stone. First Dodgers complete game shutout since 28 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 5: Walker Buehller back in twenty twenty two, first complete game 29 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 5: shutout by a rookie since Hungen Reu back in twenty thirteen, 30 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 5: and the first Dodgers rookie to throw a shutout on 31 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 5: the road since today. On Nomo in nineteen ninety five, 32 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 5: we saw some special stuff out of the kid, and 33 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 5: again he's starting to really like I think he's getting 34 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 5: his footing. I think people are starting to realize this 35 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 5: kid is the real deal. He's tied tight eleventh in 36 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 5: era in baseball, now fourth in wins because he's, you know, 37 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 5: one win off the pace of ten of the major 38 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 5: league leader leaders. Have fun, fun kid to watch, and 39 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 5: he he's just he's just going out there having fun 40 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 5: and not trying to do too much. 41 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 4: And you got to. 42 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 2: Appreciate that, no doubt about it. 43 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 3: And it's crazy to think where this team would be 44 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 3: without the services of Gavin Stone. 45 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: Clint. 46 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 3: Remember, this is the guy that didn't even make the 47 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 3: opening day roster as far as being in that five 48 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 3: man rotation. I mean, he kind of lost off the 49 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 3: spot to Michael Grove, and here we are. I mean 50 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 3: this may not have been an overreaction by Blake Williams 51 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 3: saying back on March nineteenth of twenty twenty three, I 52 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 3: don't want to overreact to sprink grating, but Gavin Stone 53 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 3: might be the best pitcher in history. I'm not willing 54 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 3: to go that far, but I can tell you what 55 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 3: the injury is that this Dodgers' rotation has sustained, not 56 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 3: only with who they had and you know, obviously Yamamoto 57 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 3: going on the aisle, but the guys that they're still 58 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 3: waiting to get back. I mean, Gavin Stone has been 59 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 3: a very nice stop gap. 60 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 4: Yeah. 61 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 5: I've argued a couple of times already on the show, 62 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 5: arguably the most important pitcher to this Dodgers team this year, 63 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 5: just with all of the headaches, the concerns. We knew 64 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 5: they were going to push Walker Buehler back to open 65 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 5: the season. Clayton Kershaw wouldn't be back until after mid season. 66 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 5: You didn't really know what you were gonna have with 67 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 5: Yamamoto all that kind. 68 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 4: Of stuff, and for this kid to step up the 69 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 4: way he has. 70 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 5: You know another thing I've been barking about, what if 71 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 5: I said, this is an All Star campaign for seeing 72 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 5: from this kid? Did he boost his All Star resume 73 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 5: in your opinion? 74 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 6: Was this it? 75 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 2: I mean, I think so? I mean who else? 76 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, here's what I was thinking to 77 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 3: when we were having our production call earlier today. I 78 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 3: was thinking, all right, well, Tory Leavello is the manager 79 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 3: right for the National League side of the All Star Game, 80 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 3: as he should be. He took his team to the 81 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 3: World Series last year, so he gets to choose who's 82 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 3: on the team, right. I mean, if Gavin Stone doesn't 83 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 3: get voted in, but pitchers don't really you know who 84 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 3: it's going to be up to Lovello and David Bell, 85 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 3: I think right to pick who's on the team for 86 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 3: the National League because he's a Dodger, because he's in 87 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 3: the division. Does Gavin Stone get snubbed? I mean, Tory 88 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 3: Levello is a wonderful man. He's a very honorable man. 89 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 3: But I don't know, I mean, I don't. 90 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 2: Know, you know who he's gonna pick. 91 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 3: I'm assuming he's to pick everybody he can from the 92 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 3: Diamondbacks as far as the pitching staff is concerned. But 93 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 3: if you look at the numbers by themselves, Yavin Stone 94 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 3: has been tremendous, and the throw in the fact that 95 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 3: he's a rookie, I mean it certainly warrants the fact. 96 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 3: Of course, I think you think he should be there, 97 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 3: but the numbers speak for themselves as well. We also 98 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: know that the All Star Game is a popularity contest. 99 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 5: Yeah, one thing I would argue the biggest thing working 100 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 5: against Stoner for that All Star spot on the All 101 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 5: Star team is it's the Los Angeles Dodgers. They're already 102 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 5: going to have five or six dudes representing the team. 103 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 5: Of Course, Mooki Betts is leading at shortstop, will not 104 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 5: be playing in the game, but he will. 105 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 4: Still be, you know, honored. 106 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 5: You'll probably see Yamamoto be honored, but potentially, you know, 107 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 5: we argued a couple of weeks ago about getting our 108 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 5: friend high leverage Honey Bun Evan Phillips under the rosters. 109 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 4: To be polite about it, guys, butte Stone deserves it. 110 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 5: And that's the only thing it's if there's too many 111 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 5: Dodgers already on that All Star roster, that would be 112 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 5: the thing that keeps him off. But what we're seeing 113 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 5: the stuff, the pull the numbers say this kid deserves 114 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 5: to be on that All Star roster. 115 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it's gonna be tough to get Honeybun on there. 116 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: I mean, closers are tough to get to the to 117 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 3: the All Star Game, I mean relievers. But we'll see 118 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 3: what happens there. You know, there's some comments that you 119 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 3: saw them popping up from folks that are following us 120 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 3: here on Dodger's territory, not only on YouTube but wherever 121 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 3: they get their podcast that. You know, Dodger Stadium would 122 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 3: go nuts if Gavin Stone changed his walk up song, 123 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 3: what is it? Tones Cold Steve Austin, I don't know, 124 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 3: what can you bring up that that tweet again? Jeremy 125 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 3: our producer, and you know, I don't know. He's just 126 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 3: incredibly deserving of what Here we go, canny chun. Dodger 127 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 3: Stadium will go bonkers of Gavin Stone's walk up song 128 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 3: will switched to Stone called Stone Cold Steve Austin's He's 129 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 3: a good He's a good, good pitcher. We need him, 130 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 3: my goodness, he's been tremendous. And again I don't want 131 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 3: to hear it that it's against the White Sox. I mean, 132 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 3: what's worse he shoves against the White Sox or he 133 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 3: gives up ten hits against the White Sox. 134 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 2: You know what I mean? 135 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 3: Like, you're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't. 136 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 3: So the good on you, Gavinstone. We are super duper 137 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 3: proud of you. Fabian ar daya of the athletic is 138 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 3: going to be joining us here momentarily, coming off of 139 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 3: his honeymoon. I feel like Fabian was on his honeymoon 140 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 3: for about six weeks. He's going to be with us 141 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 3: coming up. Okay, your boy, MIGGI Rowe, we gotta keep 142 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 3: talking about it until the streak ends, Clint, We got 143 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 3: to keep talking about it. 144 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 5: Mcguel Rojas doing what he does best and leading the 145 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 5: Dodgers to wins as long as he gets a base knock. 146 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 5: But how fun has this been? The veteran stepping in 147 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 5: for the injured Mookie Bets playing every day. He's hitting 148 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 5: three h three since taking over at shortstop every day 149 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 5: for Mookie Bets. But also he's fully aware now of 150 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 5: this streak. He admitted, it's kind of one of those 151 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 5: things where it's in the back of his. 152 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 4: Head a little bit. 153 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 5: He knows, like I got to get a base knock 154 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 5: just so we can get the win. At some point, 155 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 5: maybe things will crumble. Well, I saw there was a 156 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 5: comment I had on my show that absolutely hated just 157 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 5: because I felt it so deeply. But it's it's like, 158 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 5: this is one of those streaks that's going to last 159 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 5: for the entirety of the season and then immediately crumple 160 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 5: in the postseason. 161 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 4: And I was like, no, get those bad juju out. 162 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 2: Of here, but that's definitely here. 163 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 4: Just keeps on doing it and playing a hell of 164 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 4: a defense. 165 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 3: Atto, we can still cuss because we're not on Ballet's 166 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 3: yet and we're not on sports not Ali yet, So 167 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 3: get that shit out of here. 168 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 2: Okay. 169 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 3: I don't want that stuff crumbling. Okay, I don't want 170 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 3: any negativity on this show. Fabi and ar daya fresh 171 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 3: off of his honeymoon, joining us now, of course, does 172 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 3: a tremendous job covering the Los Angeles Daughters for the 173 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 3: Athletic Before we get into baseball, Sir, how was the honeymoon. 174 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 3: I don't need that many details, but I do need 175 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 3: a post honeymoon report. 176 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 6: That's great. Fiji's beautiful. 177 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: It's very humid, though I think my body still took 178 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: a couple of days to get used to being out 179 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: of that humidity. 180 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 6: It is beautiful. I love Fiji. It was great. 181 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 2: It's so funny. I was texting you, Hey, can you 182 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 2: come on the show? 183 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 4: Hey? 184 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 2: Can you come on the show? Hey? 185 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 3: And I'm like, crickets, why isn't he texting me back? 186 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 3: And I was like, oh my god, he's on his 187 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 3: funny moon. I totally forgot. So congratulations to you, and 188 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 3: the misses were happy that you have you know, we 189 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 3: have you on and Clint and I have been on 190 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 3: the show now for eight minutes and we haven't talked 191 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 3: about show hey yet. 192 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 2: Can you believe that? I mean, this guy, is he underrated? Fabian? 193 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: I mean when he's on streaks like this, sometimes I 194 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: feel like what he's sort of red hot like this 195 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: is There's very few hitters that really can compare. I know, 196 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: obviously Aaron Judge has been on Terreri for the last 197 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: couple of months, but Shotani, I know it's ten straight 198 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: games now with a run betted end leading the league 199 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: in ops. 200 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 7: Uh. 201 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: He's been dominant ever since sliding into that leadoff role, 202 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 1: and the Dodgers have kind of needed it. They kind 203 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: of need people to step up, and he's been the 204 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: guy who's been doing it lately. 205 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, Fabian, obviously you've covered this guy, uh for the 206 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 5: majority of his career, if not the entirety of his career, 207 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 5: of course, covering the Angels before coming to the Dodgers. 208 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 5: Now you mentioned already you've seen hot streaks from show 209 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 5: Heyo Tani. But something seems to be a little bit different. 210 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 5: I don't know if it's putting on the Dodger uniform 211 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 5: kind of really finding his home his footing in real LA. 212 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 5: I'll kind of throw that out there. Is it the 213 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 5: leadoff that's helping him? Is it or not even helping him, 214 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 5: but kind of boosting the offense. Is it the fact 215 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 5: that you know, pitching is kind of on the back burner. 216 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 5: What has made him that much better from a guy 217 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 5: who was already an MVP. 218 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: I think some of it's just maturation as a hitter. 219 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: I think he understands, like what he you talk to guys. 220 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: Maybe certain points in their career where like they know 221 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: physically they're inter locked in good spot. He knows the 222 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: league really well now, especially because he's gotten over some 223 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: of the adjustment to the National League. The thing that's 224 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: not just during this hot streak while the years he's 225 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: striking out less than ever, which is probably the biggest 226 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: thing for him. He's always been a guy who there's 227 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: been some swinging miss to his games because he's a 228 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 1: very aggressive hitter. He's gotten a little bit more selective. 229 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: He's drawing a few more walks, he's swinging missing less often. 230 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: That's gonna help him because it's just every single time 231 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: he makes contact, he's gonna hit the ball really hard. 232 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: So he's just a really good spot with his approach 233 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: right now. I think that's the big thing that Dave 234 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,439 Speaker 1: Roberts kind of harped on since the beginning of the season, 235 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: even when he's gone to cold spells, like all right, 236 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: it's all about getting him back in the strike zone more. 237 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: That's more important for Dave Roberts's eyes than Otani's swing, 238 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: which is where Otani tends to drive his focus. But 239 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: it seems like he's a good spot with pitch selection 240 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: and everything like that, and I think as long as 241 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: he continued to strike out like only nineteen percent of 242 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: the time, but that's a really dangerous hitter, just knowing 243 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: that what he can do when he puts the ball 244 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: in play. 245 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 3: To piggyback off of what Clint was just saying, Fabian, 246 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 3: do you think he's having this type of offensive success 247 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 3: because he doesn't have to focus about pitching every fifth 248 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 3: or sixth day, I'm not sure. 249 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 1: I think it's one of those things where I think 250 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: going into the season, I thought it would go the 251 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: other way, just considering the track record the last couple 252 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: times where he's had to only hit that is hitting. 253 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: His story taking a little bit of a dive, just 254 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: because he's a guy who focuses so much on his craft. 255 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: It's been described to me like he kind of needs 256 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: that outlet of pitching. He needs that outlet of doing 257 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: something else to keep him from hyper fixating on his swing, 258 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: and that was the thing for him in twenty nineteen, 259 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 1: especially in twenty two, and I think that was part 260 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:03,599 Speaker 1: of the reason why they sort of had him like, 261 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: all right, you're gonna have like an outfielder's glove. You 262 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: have my first baseman's mint in your locker this season. 263 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 1: That might be something we try with you just to 264 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: mess around but also just keep your mind off hitting 265 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: for a little bit. But clearly yet when his mind 266 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: has been on hitting, he's been hitting the ball really well. Obviously, 267 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: the pitching is still important to him. That's something that's 268 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 1: still part of his rehab. He's still throwing every other day. 269 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: I think he's out to ninety feet now, Like that's 270 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,959 Speaker 1: still something that's what the Dodgers are paying for. That's 271 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 1: still something that he's hoping to get back to. But yeah, 272 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: it's certainly been really encouraging how he's looked as just 273 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: a hitter so far. 274 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,079 Speaker 4: Yeah, we just saw the stat on the screen. 275 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 5: We've seen a record setting performance ten games with an 276 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 5: RBI Dodgers record could set a new Dodgers record this 277 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 5: season by breaking Sean Green's forty nine home run pace 278 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 5: that he put up back in was the two thousand 279 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 5: and one two thousand and two. How do you get 280 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 5: show hey Otani out? I understand you just put out 281 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 5: a column about it. What are people thinking? What are 282 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 5: Dodgers pitchers thinking about? How do you get this dude 283 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 5: out when he's on fire? 284 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 6: Like he is a lot of it's hoping he gets 285 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 6: himself out. 286 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: I think that's the basically, like he's gonna hit it hard, 287 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: he just hope it's at someone. I think the thing 288 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: that kind of struck me, that sort of inspired is 289 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: like early on the season, they kind of asked Dave Roberts, 290 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: like sort of how if there's anything they've noticed about 291 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: how they've pitched him. 292 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 6: He's like, yeah, up in the zone. We tried that once. 293 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: We quickly went away from that, so all right, like 294 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: let's see how these guys have attacked him in the past, 295 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: and a lot of it's sort of obviously guys are 296 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: gonna have holes in certain points, so there's up of 297 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 1: the season stuff like that. 298 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 6: Mark Pryor kind of described. 299 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: It as like the twenty one NLCS when Freddie Freeman 300 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 1: them played for the Brave started the series zero for 301 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: seven with seven strikehouse. 302 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 6: The Dodgers felt like they had. 303 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: Found something until they didn't, and he had a home 304 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: run and he was red hot the rest of that series. 305 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: So a tiny's the guy who's gonna close up a 306 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: lot of the holes that you can sort of find 307 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: in him over a short sample. And I think he's 308 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: at a point where he's matured enough. It's a hitter 309 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 1: that you can't really have one way to get him out. 310 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: You kind of have to make some match, try to 311 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: keep him off balanced, and at the end of the 312 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: day hope that either you get him out that time 313 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: and he doesn't come back around and make the adjustment, 314 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: or that he hits. 315 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 6: Hard at someone. 316 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 3: The insanity to think that Sho hee Otani is underrated fabian, 317 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 3: But if you look at the numbers that he's on 318 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 3: pace for coming into tonight's game, it's pretty it's pretty crazy. 319 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 3: And you know, we talk of course about Aaron Judge 320 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 3: a lot, as we should. He's you know, keeps going 321 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 3: this way, a future Hall of Famer, but he's on 322 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 3: pace or some ridiculous numbers meaning show hey, I mean 323 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 3: almost two hundred hits, forty one doubles. I mean this 324 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 3: guy hits for average, He hits for power. You can 325 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 3: see the RBIs there, the runs that he's going to score, 326 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 3: especially if he's in that leadoff spot until Mooki gets back, 327 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 3: and even perhaps after Muki gets back, until Mookie gets 328 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 3: his timing again. Plus he can run a little bit 329 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 3: with thirty two stolen bases it's just to me, it's like, 330 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 3: maybe it's because show Hay's quiet, but I don't know 331 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 3: if we're making enough of what he's doing. 332 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it's really impressive, and I think it's 333 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: curious to see like how it looks when it comes 334 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: to the MVP conversation later on season. I know Ken 335 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: Rosenpal's talked about this a lot. It's sort of how 336 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: complicated it is to vote for guy who's a DH. 337 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 1: No strictly DH has ever won the MVP Award, But 338 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: there isn't a lot of challengers in the National League 339 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: right now that are clear obvious challengers to Otani. I 340 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: think as long as he continues to maintain this gap, 341 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: obviously it's gonna be an interesting conversation down the stretch 342 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: because obviously he's not helping defensively the season, he's not 343 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: pitching the season, but just everything else that he has brought, 344 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: the base running, the offense, the slug the batting average. 345 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: He's online to be a batting champion right now. All 346 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: this stuff is obviously helping boost his chances and helping 347 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: boost the Dodgers chances, like the lineup has relied so 348 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: heavily on him over courses of the season. Obviously during 349 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: stretches where Mookie Betts has carried the lineup, Freddy Freeman 350 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: has carried the lineup, Will Smith has carried the lineup, 351 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: but Otani's been the through line that usually when he's 352 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: spinning the bat well, the Dodgers are playing their best baseball. 353 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, I would argue that he goes out there, he 354 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 5: wins that triple crown. That just about solidifies an MVP 355 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 5: unless somebody else steps forward. H Dodgers can complete a 356 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 5: sweep in Chicago of the I'll call them lowly white Sox. 357 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 5: Showy had a hell of a series, of course, as 358 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 5: a few other guys. Gavin Stone, we were just talking 359 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 5: gushing about Stoner, But how about Hovey the bat boy. 360 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 5: Would you call him the MVP of the season for 361 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 5: saving the seven hundred million dollar man's life. 362 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: It takes a lot to get Will Ireton to react 363 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: that way, and he very clearly was very impressed by that. 364 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: I think everyone was very impressed by that. But obviously 365 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: Hobby's a well well liked guy that clubhouse, and even 366 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: more well liked after saving Shohe a Tani. 367 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 3: There, I mean, show Hey Otani, he is the seven 368 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 3: hundred million dollar man. I tell you Hovey, who's a 369 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 3: great guy, but he's been a klubby and a bat 370 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 3: boy forever. I mean, way before I got there and 371 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 3: obviously long after I left. And if sho Hey o'tani 372 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 3: doesn't give Hovey a Porsche like he gave Joe Kelly's 373 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 3: wife to gave it Ashley, something's wrong. Because he just 374 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 3: saved his nogging, he saved his career, he saved the franchise. 375 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 3: Will Ireton's mouth was on the ground. He's like, oh 376 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 3: my god, I almost lost my enter job. Congratulations, Hobby, 377 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 3: you are the man. Let me ask you this before 378 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 3: we let you go, fabbi in. I mean, this is 379 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 3: a situation where let's talk about the deadline. We know 380 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 3: that the Chicago White Sox scouts. We're paying attention to 381 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 3: the Dodgers, the Mariners, among other clubs. If you're waving 382 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 3: a magic wand you're Andrew Friedman, who are you going. 383 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 6: After the White Sox specifically? 384 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: Obviously there's a couple of guys that make some sense, 385 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: like Garrett Crochet would make some sense just because he's 386 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: a guy who is starting experience. We're leaving experience, lots 387 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: of years control, which means to be really expensive to acquire. 388 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: But that type of velocity from left side is tough 389 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: for tough to find, a tough to hit at any point. 390 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: So he's a guy who obviously is gonna make a 391 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: lot of sense. Obviously a lot of teams are. You 392 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: have a lot of interest in Garrett Crochet, Louis Roberts, 393 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: the guy who obviously has been kind of linked to 394 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: the Dodgers for a while. It's considering the center field 395 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: production where that's been Obviously Andy pat has has turned 396 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: things around a little bit, but Louise Robert has that 397 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: hype of star level up that makes the lineup even longer. 398 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: Obviously there's injury concerns there and that also years of 399 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 1: control still left, and there's gonna be a large asking price. 400 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: I think teams like the White Sox one of the 401 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 1: few teams that really are obvious sellers at the deadline. 402 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: There's a few of those guys. Tommy Famm makes some 403 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: sense as well. But yeah, I think the focus could 404 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: definitely be the bomb third of the order. Continuing to 405 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: address that, I know they did that a little bit 406 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: acquiring Cavin Bigio, giving him a little bit of a runway. 407 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: We've seen what Meo Arcus has done to sort of 408 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: help try to boost that a little bit as well. 409 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: But I think it's that if you add some bullpen help, 410 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,640 Speaker 1: they'll probably try to do that. And if they're gonna 411 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: add a starter, it's not necessarily to be volume. I 412 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: think it's gonna have to be a guy who's an 413 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: impactful guy that you could see starting games in October. 414 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: Concidering where they've been, they kind of taking that volume 415 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: approach already with their pitching staff, and they've managed to 416 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: make it work even with some injuries to guys like 417 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: Yelm Moto and Bobby Miller and still waiting on Clinton 418 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: Kershaw and Dustin May. But I think it's gonna be 419 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: more impact than it comes to volume if they go 420 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 1: starting pitching her out the deadline. 421 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm kind of curious to, you know, focus in 422 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 4: a little more on that. 423 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 5: We know what a lot of people think this team needs, 424 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 5: and as the weeks sort of trudge along, the needs 425 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 5: feel like they change. At one point it was very 426 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 5: glaring in the outfield, but you mentioned like Pa has 427 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 5: stepping up. I think Jason Hayward has done a really 428 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 5: nice job Vargas when he's getting his opportunities. The infield 429 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 5: has been solid. Third base a bit of a struggle, 430 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 5: but all these spots seem to have guys that might 431 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 5: come back and help in the rotation. You watch this 432 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 5: team day in day out, in your opinion, what is 433 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 5: the one clearest area of need if we're talking one 434 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 5: through twenty six on that roster, I. 435 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 1: Still think it's the bottom third of the order. I 436 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 1: mean know, obviously they've picked it up of late, which 437 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,920 Speaker 1: they were kind of banking on, like guys like Jason 438 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 1: Hayward he missed like the first month of the season. 439 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: I think that's a big part of to remember, he's 440 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: clearly coming around a little bit with the bat, But 441 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 1: it's clear at the corners they're probably gonna go platoon, 442 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,199 Speaker 1: especially with that Hayward spot. So if they can have 443 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: a guy consistently be that short side of the platoon 444 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: and they're a guy like Tommy Fan makes a lot 445 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: of sense there. But or if a guy like miel 446 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: Vargas continues to produce, makes a lot of sense there. 447 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: But corner outfield or corner infield guy who can hit, 448 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: you know, the left handed battle, right handed bat. A 449 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: guy who just fits up latoon and can make it 450 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 1: make the rest of the pieces that this roster fit 451 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 1: a little bit better. It would make a lot of sense. 452 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,479 Speaker 1: And also, like I mentioned, like if you guys continue 453 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,919 Speaker 1: to produce better and continue to be on the upswing, 454 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: that obviously helps make the decision a little bit easier 455 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,120 Speaker 1: where you can sort of look otherwise. But I think still, 456 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: I know they produce a lot better lately. The bottom 457 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:34,879 Speaker 1: throw of the order is still the part that I 458 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:36,360 Speaker 1: would look to address. 459 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,439 Speaker 3: Fobby, And the only question anybody cares about is can 460 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 3: we get some La Dodger gear behind you? On your 461 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 3: on your background, I see Arizona State, I see women 462 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 3: belong in sports, which I love. Get a football signed 463 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 3: by somebody. We need to get you some Dodger stuff. 464 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 3: I mean, I know that you guys have to be impartial. 465 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 3: I get it, but let's get some Dodger blue up there. 466 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: Well, luckily it's my wife's set up, so I'm borrowing 467 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 1: it for the day. I'll see what she says. 468 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,959 Speaker 3: Fobby at our die, the newly married Fabi and Ardaia 469 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 3: of the Athletic thank you so much for being here. 470 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 2: We appreciate you very much. 471 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 6: All right, thanks for having me. 472 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 3: We got to get him some blue gear, Clint, we 473 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 3: got to get him some stuff on their time. Now 474 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 3: for last licks, let's get to it, all right, Let's 475 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 3: introduce you to Buck once again. I introduce you to 476 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 3: him about a month ago. He is now, he's so 477 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 3: much better as far as being trained, guys, he is 478 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 3: a one and a half year old husky. He is neutered, 479 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 3: he is healthy, he is fantastic. He is available for adoption, 480 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 3: and he's a good boy. He's active, needs somebody to 481 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 3: you know, an active family, an active person. They need 482 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 3: mental and physical stimulation. If you know anything about huskies, 483 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 3: you know that they need to be worked and they 484 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 3: need to be hired out where they get destructive. But 485 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 3: he's he's great with other dogs, he's great with kids. 486 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 3: He's beautiful. If you have any interest at all in 487 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 3: learning more about Buck, hit us up at Gidri's guardian 488 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 3: dot org, or you can of course hit me up 489 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 3: on Instagram and Twitter as well as Facebook. I know 490 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 3: Facebook is a little archaic, but a lot of stuff 491 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 3: in the rescue world happens on Facebook and there he 492 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 3: is out for one of his walks. You can also 493 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 3: sponsor a walk if you'd like. Our foundation is paying 494 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 3: for his walks. It's twenty bucks a walk. He gets 495 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 3: walked in the morning and in the evening, So if 496 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 3: you want to do that, twenty bucks goes a long way. 497 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 3: All right, Clint, I want to ask you this as 498 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 3: we get ready to wrap up our show here. When 499 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 3: the Dodgers went to Yankee Stadium, you were like, Eh, 500 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 3: I don't really, it doesn't matter to me, and I mean, 501 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 3: I just want to see kind of how they do whatever. 502 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 3: And I have to say that I'm to that point 503 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 3: now of the season where nothing really charges me as 504 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 3: far as series are concerned. Like, I get that they 505 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 3: still have six games against the Phillies, and I love that. 506 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,479 Speaker 3: I will pay attention to that, But the Dodgers are 507 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 3: doing what they're expected to do, right, They're winning, and 508 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:58,119 Speaker 3: until we get to the postseason, nothing's really going to 509 00:21:58,200 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 3: fire me up. 510 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean I could understand that. You know, I 511 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,439 Speaker 5: appreciate you bringing up my thoughts about the where the 512 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 5: team was at heading into that Yankee series. I I 513 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 5: didn't have a whole bunch of excitement heading into that game. 514 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 4: One made me excited. But now the rest of the 515 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 4: you know, the rest of. 516 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 5: The season, there's really just one series you're kind of 517 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 5: looking at, and that's probably against the Phillies. That's your 518 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 5: your next sort of uh you know, marker series, tent 519 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 5: pole series, whatever you want to call it. There's your 520 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 5: your measuring stick series. Because the Phillies are pretty damn good, 521 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 5: uh hope, you know, three games better record than the 522 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 5: Dodgers at the moment. But when you got the Giants 523 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,400 Speaker 5: come into town right now, I'm not excited. And maybe 524 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 5: if they were better, it would be a more thrilling series, 525 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 5: but the Giants bad Arizona Diamondbacks after that bad. We'll 526 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 5: of course talk about that series before our next show 527 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 5: or during our next show on Monday. But this is 528 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,239 Speaker 5: not a whole lot exciting about this. It's just it's just, 529 00:22:58,320 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 5: you know, we know this team's gonna go out and 530 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 5: win ninety eight to one hundred and three games, if 531 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,360 Speaker 5: not more, and ho hum. 532 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 4: Well, well we will endure and survive. 533 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 5: But I'm still gonna watch everyone of them, still expect 534 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 5: them to win, and I'll be pissed when they lose. 535 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 4: But I'm just not. 536 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 5: Very very like oh, let's show these giants we need 537 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 5: to I don't care. 538 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, No, you're right though, I mean that's our right 539 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 3: as a fan, right. We were allowed to get pissed 540 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 3: when they don't perform well. But there is an expectation 541 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 3: that they're going to win, and when you have teams 542 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 3: in your division that are down, it just doesn't have 543 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 3: as much juice. Obviously, Giants Dodgers will always be a rivalry, 544 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 3: but there's not as much right now. Let's hear from 545 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 3: our friends Eric Kratz and Scott Braun. 546 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 2: On ag one. 547 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 7: Crats here from FT. 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But the Bulldog Oral 585 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 5: Herscheizer getting a star on the Hollywood Walk which is 586 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 5: that's pretty damn wild to know that you're I mean, 587 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 5: this is one of your good this is one of 588 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 5: your guys. 589 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:33,600 Speaker 4: Absolutely, I know this is one of your guys. Like, 590 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:35,640 Speaker 4: how how happy are you for Oral? 591 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 6: Oh? 592 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 8: Man? 593 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 2: It's just so cool. I mean, you're immortalized, right, I. 594 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 3: Mean there's so many neat people and people that have 595 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 3: done such cool things. And it's not just an entertainment 596 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 3: in sports. It's all kinds of different categories. But to 597 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 3: see Bulldog get a Walk of Fame star, it's neat. 598 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 3: I mean, obviously he is synonymous with the Los Angeles Dodgers, right, 599 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 3: I mean he's been in that market forever, obviously as 600 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 3: a cy Young Award winner, a World Series MVP. I 601 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 3: mean really, the last World SERI is MVP that we 602 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 3: had before Corey Seeger and a lot of people want 603 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 3: to argue the last one we've had since it's been 604 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 3: a full season. Blah blah blah. But oral is he 605 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,639 Speaker 3: is the Dodgers, you know, and congratulations to him. He 606 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 3: continues to be a part of the team as they're broadcaster. 607 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,919 Speaker 3: And good for him, Bulldog. I mean, you deserve it 608 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 3: and I love it. But how has it taken this long? 609 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 3: I mean, can we talk about that for a second? 610 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,720 Speaker 3: Why twenty twenty? I mean the man retired forty years ago. 611 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:30,639 Speaker 5: If he's never going to make the Hall of Fame, 612 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 5: which maybe someday somebody will have that conversation, I think 613 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 5: there is a conversation to be made for how important 614 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 5: Bulldog was to baseball in that era. Was the Dodgers, 615 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,640 Speaker 5: you know, in the midst of the the Sorda era. 616 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 5: Hall of Famer there by the way, and also still 617 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 5: has a standing record in baseball with scoreless innings that 618 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 5: scoreless inning streak, fifty nine scoreless inning streak. So if 619 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 5: he's not going to make the Hall of Fame, this 620 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 5: is the next best thing. And I guess they realized 621 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 5: if he's not gonna make it, this is how we 622 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 5: do it. So it takes it takes a few years, 623 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 5: apparently to get a star or just him coming on 624 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 5: our show and they're like, you know what I saw that? 625 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,680 Speaker 3: It was, Yeah, it was his appearance on Dodger's Territory 626 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 3: that really solidified the spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 627 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 3: You know what's pretty crappy about that whole situation, though 628 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 3: his oral has. 629 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,919 Speaker 2: To pay for his star. Really, did you know that 630 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 2: you have to pay for your star? 631 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:26,239 Speaker 3: That's that's the only reason you and I don't have one, 632 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 3: because we don't make that kind of coin. 633 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 2: So that's why that's why we don't have one. 634 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 4: Right wink wink wink. Guys, if you want us to afford. 635 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 5: Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, make sure you 636 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 5: subscribe to Dodger's Territory here. Make sure you subscribe to 637 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 5: the podcast version on Apple, on Spotify, wherever you get 638 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 5: your podcasts. Leave a nice review if you can tell 639 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 5: your mom, tell your grandma, tell the neighbor, tell the mailman, 640 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:51,400 Speaker 5: follow us all I got. 641 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 3: All right, have a good afternoon of good Thursday afternoon. 642 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 3: Clint does not have his show tonight. He's going out 643 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 3: with the boys to have some cocktails. 644 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 2: He's gonna have a pre game show. 645 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 3: I believe tomorrow on all Dodgers, and you know what, 646 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 3: Clint and I are going to be back with you 647 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 3: live on Monday. 648 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 2: Have a great weekend, Go Dodgers, kick some mask. 649 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 4: We'll talk to you later bye.