WEBVTT - Dodgers Embarrass Padres, Huge Injury Updates, Muncy Appreciation 0:00:00.360 --> 0:00:02.680 I love this dude with a deep passion because of 0:00:02.720 --> 0:00:04.480 how much he loves the Dodgers, how much he loves 0:00:04.640 --> 0:00:08.119 playing baseball, how much work he puts in each year 0:00:08.280 --> 0:00:09.560 to getting better. 0:00:21.079 --> 0:00:23.319 Hey, everybody, what's going on? And welcome to a brand 0:00:23.360 --> 0:00:25.880 new edition of Dodgers' Territory. I'm Alana Rizzo. 0:00:26.040 --> 0:00:28.680 That is Katie Wu and Clint Pizias. We are psyched 0:00:28.680 --> 0:00:30.560 that you guys are here. Thanks for being here. Everybody. 0:00:30.560 --> 0:00:35.200 Subscribe to us on YouTube, wherever you get your podcasts, Apple, Spotify, 0:00:35.440 --> 0:00:37.800 you get the picture. Let's to get to a series, 0:00:37.840 --> 0:00:40.080 to recap, a series, to preview, Let's get. 0:00:39.920 --> 0:00:40.600 To the big ticket. 0:00:45.080 --> 0:00:46.920 I just would like to put out there that the 0:00:46.960 --> 0:00:49.519 girls are better than the boy, because Katie and I 0:00:49.680 --> 0:00:52.320 said that we were going to take three or four, 0:00:52.880 --> 0:00:55.520 and he said that we were only going to win 0:00:55.920 --> 0:00:57.160 two out of the four. 0:00:57.360 --> 0:01:00.880 Katie and I were correct, Clint was not. 0:01:01.120 --> 0:01:05.240 But that's okay because the Dodgers won three of four games, 0:01:05.240 --> 0:01:07.000 and that's all we care about. Katie, you were there, 0:01:07.240 --> 0:01:08.280 what did you like? 0:01:08.319 --> 0:01:09.039 What did you not like? 0:01:10.080 --> 0:01:12.240 Well, as much as I want to take credit for 0:01:12.360 --> 0:01:15.080 our incredible skills, have always been right, Alana, I will 0:01:15.120 --> 0:01:16.920 say that Clint was very close to being right if 0:01:16.959 --> 0:01:20.560 it wasn't for two insane comebacks Thursday and Friday to 0:01:20.600 --> 0:01:23.440 be down six zero in the season or the series opener, 0:01:23.480 --> 0:01:26.120 We'll get to the Roki Sasaki stuff and then go 0:01:26.200 --> 0:01:29.679 back and score what was almost twelve unanswered runs. That 0:01:29.760 --> 0:01:31.360 was a big one. I felt like that was really 0:01:31.600 --> 0:01:34.400 deflating for the Padres. And then the task of Hernandez 0:01:34.440 --> 0:01:37.559 returned the Grand Slam that I felt like everyone knew 0:01:37.800 --> 0:01:40.160 was coming. Great call by Joe Davis, by the way, 0:01:40.760 --> 0:01:43.760 that to me felt like the dagger. So Clint, you 0:01:43.760 --> 0:01:46.440 were almost right, but you know, you just can't beat us, 0:01:46.520 --> 0:01:48.720 just like the Padres can barely beat the Dodgers. 0:01:49.160 --> 0:01:51.720 Yeah, more more to be said about the Padres for sure. 0:01:51.760 --> 0:01:54.080 And you see it on the bottom there, the reeling Padres. 0:01:54.320 --> 0:01:56.200 They needed that win yesterday. I don't know how much 0:01:56.200 --> 0:01:58.320 it really helps them with their season. I do think 0:01:58.320 --> 0:02:00.480 at one point I had said three or four before 0:02:00.520 --> 0:02:05.360 I took a step back either way. I will happily, 0:02:06.360 --> 0:02:08.600 you know, have egg on my face with this series. 0:02:08.639 --> 0:02:10.760 A lot of good stuff. The Tao was the biggest 0:02:10.800 --> 0:02:12.800 one that that Friday game was a lot of fun, 0:02:12.840 --> 0:02:17.440 there obviously battling back the way they did on Thursday. 0:02:17.680 --> 0:02:20.400 You're down early with rookie Sasaki on the bump down 0:02:20.440 --> 0:02:23.560 what down six over the first like three innings year 0:02:23.639 --> 0:02:26.200 feeling God, here we go. It's one of those games 0:02:26.240 --> 0:02:29.440 in this season series between these teams with the Padres 0:02:29.520 --> 0:02:31.519 usually win that first game. In fact, they're able to 0:02:31.560 --> 0:02:35.080 battle back with a vengeance put twelve runs on the board. 0:02:35.600 --> 0:02:37.079 That was a lot of fun, but the Dodgers had 0:02:37.160 --> 0:02:42.239 zero business winning that Friday game. Tayo Tao with the 0:02:42.320 --> 0:02:44.120 I mean, he didn't do much in the series, but 0:02:44.200 --> 0:02:48.839 he did something when it mattered, and that that Grand Slam. 0:02:49.200 --> 0:02:51.160 If we're gonna talk about the Padres for a second, 0:02:51.280 --> 0:02:54.240 that is that has got to be just the biggest, 0:02:54.280 --> 0:02:59.640 like devastating blow. I think I put embarrassing in the 0:02:59.680 --> 0:03:02.840 title hell of this episode. It's an embarrassing situation for 0:03:02.880 --> 0:03:06.560 the Padres where they're at, considering what a month prior 0:03:07.400 --> 0:03:09.760 they had a half game lead or whatever it was 0:03:09.800 --> 0:03:12.120 in the nl WES to now be coming out of 0:03:12.120 --> 0:03:16.480 the series fourteen games down, Alana, That's that's embarrassing. That's tough. 0:03:16.960 --> 0:03:20.560 It is embarrassing, and you know, we had hoped that 0:03:21.960 --> 0:03:22.960 we would win the division. 0:03:23.000 --> 0:03:23.600 I didn't think that. 0:03:23.720 --> 0:03:25.720 We thought we were going to have a fourteen game 0:03:25.800 --> 0:03:27.360 lead on July sixth. 0:03:27.400 --> 0:03:28.600 That that is still where we stand. 0:03:28.639 --> 0:03:31.640 Correct, We were fourteen games yesterday going into the into 0:03:31.680 --> 0:03:34.480 the series. The Dodgers, you know, they had won ten 0:03:34.520 --> 0:03:36.800 of their last twelve before coming into the game. I mean, 0:03:36.840 --> 0:03:39.560 you want the adversity during the season, so you're prepared. 0:03:39.600 --> 0:03:40.720 But we've talked about this before. 0:03:40.720 --> 0:03:43.480 We talked about it on our Monday show that as 0:03:43.480 --> 0:03:45.720 long as they're playing good baseball at the right time, 0:03:45.720 --> 0:03:48.080 and obviously as long as everybody's healthy, it just matters 0:03:48.120 --> 0:03:50.440 that they win the division. That's the first box that 0:03:50.480 --> 0:03:51.800 they want to check, and they're going to do that. 0:03:51.840 --> 0:03:53.680 I mean, guys, they're sending what six players to the 0:03:53.720 --> 0:03:57.680 All Star Game? You know, show Heyo Tani, Freddy Freeman, 0:03:57.760 --> 0:04:00.760 Max Munsey, Andy Paiez and Yoshinobuyama photo You are correct, 0:04:00.840 --> 0:04:04.040 math is hard, so five guys. But they're the best 0:04:04.040 --> 0:04:06.400 team in baseball by a lot. And I'm not talking 0:04:06.440 --> 0:04:09.360 about just the National League guys, I'm talking about all 0:04:09.440 --> 0:04:12.920 of baseball. They lead the majors in batting average, OPS, 0:04:13.040 --> 0:04:15.680 runs per game, Their third and home runs in all 0:04:15.720 --> 0:04:18.760 of baseball, and you think about it a little bit. Guys, 0:04:18.839 --> 0:04:22.640 it's remarkable what they've been able to do. And they 0:04:22.640 --> 0:04:26.640 haven't even had their full rotation the entire season. They 0:04:26.680 --> 0:04:28.520 haven't had Blakes now, Katy's going to give us an 0:04:28.560 --> 0:04:31.120 update on him. They haven't had Tyler Glasnaw for the 0:04:31.160 --> 0:04:34.120 majority of the season. Really, Edwin Diaz, he's starting to 0:04:34.120 --> 0:04:36.680 make some progress, but he's not been with them the 0:04:36.720 --> 0:04:39.479 last couple of months. Yet they still rank fourth in 0:04:39.520 --> 0:04:42.440 Major League Baseball and ERA. Someone's about to ring my doorbell. 0:04:42.480 --> 0:04:46.039 I think sorry about that, oh Tani firmly in the 0:04:46.080 --> 0:04:48.240 Cy Young conversation at eight and two with a one 0:04:48.279 --> 0:04:50.599 to seven to nine ERA four and two thirds inning 0:04:50.680 --> 0:04:53.600 shy of qualifying for that Cy Young, we were worried 0:04:53.600 --> 0:04:54.200 about the innings. 0:04:54.320 --> 0:04:55.239 Was he going to have enough? 0:04:55.240 --> 0:04:59.400 Maybe Yamamoto nine and five with a two four nine 0:04:59.440 --> 0:05:03.039 ERA and surprise of the staff, Justin Robleski, friend of 0:05:03.080 --> 0:05:04.440 the show, who should be an All Star. 0:05:04.560 --> 0:05:05.480 Maybe he gets there. 0:05:05.520 --> 0:05:07.920 We don't know. The manager of the National League could 0:05:07.920 --> 0:05:08.960 do something about it. 0:05:09.600 --> 0:05:11.200 He leads a team with the ten and two record, 0:05:11.240 --> 0:05:14.479 Rebleski does, so, I tell you what only the Astros 0:05:14.839 --> 0:05:18.080 have blown fewer saves than the Dodgers this season, and 0:05:18.120 --> 0:05:20.479 I'm impressed with what they've been able to do without 0:05:20.560 --> 0:05:24.120 having arguably two of their best arms in the rotation 0:05:24.360 --> 0:05:26.839 and the best closer, one of the best closers in 0:05:26.920 --> 0:05:28.080 baseball in their moment. 0:05:28.360 --> 0:05:31.080 Yeah, you met mentioning there. You know, the Edwin Diaz factor. 0:05:31.520 --> 0:05:34.719 Tanner Scott again, I think people were not giving it enough. 0:05:35.400 --> 0:05:38.000 Everybody's not getting enough love to Tanner Scott what he's 0:05:38.040 --> 0:05:40.600 been able to do filling in without Edwin Diaz here, 0:05:41.160 --> 0:05:43.640 picking up a lot of saves for this team. But yeah, 0:05:43.680 --> 0:05:46.920 you're getting Edwin Diaz back maybe in a couple of weeks. 0:05:46.920 --> 0:05:48.640 You mentioned we're going to talk about that. You're getting 0:05:48.920 --> 0:05:51.479 Evan Phillips back today. We'll talk about that a little 0:05:51.520 --> 0:05:55.360 bit later. This is a very good baseball team and 0:05:55.600 --> 0:05:59.599 they are going to just keep getting better. One of 0:05:59.640 --> 0:06:04.799 the narratives, and Katie, I am interested in your opinion 0:06:05.279 --> 0:06:07.159 of the Padres. We'll get to that in a second. 0:06:07.160 --> 0:06:09.240 But one of the narratives, of course, Kyle hurt. Not 0:06:09.360 --> 0:06:13.040 a great game for him yesterday. It has been a 0:06:13.120 --> 0:06:15.960 rougher go of things for Kyle Hurt, and I am 0:06:16.120 --> 0:06:18.600 the the the leader in the clubhouse when it comes 0:06:18.640 --> 0:06:23.080 to the the Kyle Hurt, you know, marching in chowder society. 0:06:23.480 --> 0:06:25.560 I do wonder if it's time for maybe a little 0:06:25.560 --> 0:06:28.719 bit of a triple a mental reset because there he's 0:06:28.720 --> 0:06:30.919 been given up just a lot of base runners just 0:06:30.960 --> 0:06:33.760 but it was like every inning he's coming in, he's 0:06:34.120 --> 0:06:37.479 walking or giving up the hit to the leadoff batter. 0:06:37.760 --> 0:06:39.560 Hasn't been a smooth going for him. It looks like 0:06:39.560 --> 0:06:43.280 he's really trying to hone it in. Katie, What's what's 0:06:43.320 --> 0:06:45.680 your kind of thought with where the team is at 0:06:45.680 --> 0:06:48.320 with Kyle Hurt and you know, maybe getting ahead of 0:06:48.320 --> 0:06:50.440 ourselves a little bit here, could he be somebody that 0:06:50.720 --> 0:06:54.640 potentially is the odd man out in the Evan Phillips return. 0:06:56.760 --> 0:07:01.080 No, And unsurprisingly I am not concerned about Kyle Hurt. 0:07:01.120 --> 0:07:03.400 I think that is the beauty, if you will, of 0:07:03.480 --> 0:07:06.720 the Dodgers roster, especially with Phillips coming back. You can 0:07:06.880 --> 0:07:09.640 tweak bullpen roles at any time, and we've seen guys 0:07:09.640 --> 0:07:12.840 step up like Tanner Scott. We've seen guys maybe to 0:07:12.880 --> 0:07:15.080 have a little bit of aggression like Kyle Hurt right now. 0:07:15.320 --> 0:07:17.720 But the Dodgers have a such a big lead in 0:07:17.800 --> 0:07:20.400 the division and be so many options in their bullpen 0:07:20.560 --> 0:07:22.680 that I think you can make the argument that maybe 0:07:22.760 --> 0:07:25.320 you take Kyle Hurt out of more higher leverage. I 0:07:25.320 --> 0:07:27.760 know yesterday didn't exactly scream the highest levers, but it 0:07:27.760 --> 0:07:30.240 was still important to hold that score, which he did 0:07:30.240 --> 0:07:32.600 not do. But I don't think this is a triple 0:07:32.640 --> 0:07:35.160 A situation. I think this is just renegotiate the role 0:07:35.200 --> 0:07:36.960 a little bit, restructure the bullpen again. 0:07:37.000 --> 0:07:39.000 Phillips coming back should be today. 0:07:39.040 --> 0:07:41.800 We should have that announcement shortly actually, and then maybe 0:07:41.800 --> 0:07:43.720 move Kyle Hurt back down to the leverage spots that 0:07:43.760 --> 0:07:45.200 he was at the beginning of the season, just so 0:07:45.280 --> 0:07:47.720 he can find his feel again. Baseball is all about 0:07:47.720 --> 0:07:49.560 a game of adjustments. So we talk a lot about 0:07:49.800 --> 0:07:52.720 pictures adjusting to hitters. Well, hitters are going to adjust 0:07:52.720 --> 0:07:54.440 to the pitchers too, and it seems like they've caught 0:07:54.520 --> 0:07:56.160 up a little bit to what Kyle Hurt's doing. 0:07:56.520 --> 0:07:58.720 I don't think that necessarily means a demotion. 0:07:58.960 --> 0:08:00.880 I just think it's time to maybe put him a 0:08:00.880 --> 0:08:02.960 little bit back in the trush tree, have them work 0:08:03.000 --> 0:08:04.840 some things out at the major league level. And rely 0:08:04.920 --> 0:08:06.640 on the veterans that are coming back over the next 0:08:06.640 --> 0:08:08.600 few weeks to have him regain his confidence. I'd be 0:08:08.680 --> 0:08:10.120 very surprised at the Dodgers ship him out. 0:08:11.000 --> 0:08:13.760 Katie Wu is the voice of reason on Dodger's territory 0:08:13.800 --> 0:08:15.800 that we love that she is here in her third 0:08:15.840 --> 0:08:19.119 season making people back away from the ledge a little 0:08:19.160 --> 0:08:21.080 bit more. One thing I want to talk about in 0:08:21.080 --> 0:08:25.680 all seriousness is the job in the situation that Alfonso 0:08:26.080 --> 0:08:29.200 Eliezer Alfonso Junior had to deal with over the course 0:08:29.240 --> 0:08:31.400 of a weekend. What an emotional roller coaster, you guys, 0:08:31.400 --> 0:08:32.960 for those that don't know, and I'm sure you guys 0:08:33.000 --> 0:08:35.920 listening and watching do because you're big Dodgers fans. A 0:08:35.960 --> 0:08:39.640 devastating debut major League Baseball debut for him and his family. 0:08:40.640 --> 0:08:43.520 He hails from the country of Venezuela. Obviously, you guys 0:08:43.600 --> 0:08:46.920 know that Venezuela had two massive earthquakes, and unfortunately his 0:08:47.080 --> 0:08:49.880 sister and his stepmother are were two of the people 0:08:49.920 --> 0:08:53.200 that have perished in this earthquake. And he had to 0:08:54.280 --> 0:08:57.840 take that aside for a moment and make his major 0:08:57.920 --> 0:09:00.920 league debut. What should have been an un believable moment 0:09:01.000 --> 0:09:04.000 for he and his family something obviously he's wanted his 0:09:04.160 --> 0:09:07.240 entire life. He I'm sure he, you know, had a 0:09:07.320 --> 0:09:09.959 very heavy heart and a very heavy mind. And Katie, 0:09:10.000 --> 0:09:12.960 of course was there. So my heart breaks for him, 0:09:13.040 --> 0:09:15.400 and my thoughts and prayers obviously are with him and 0:09:15.440 --> 0:09:18.680 his family and obviously the entire country of Venezuela. But 0:09:18.800 --> 0:09:21.760 you were there, and he didn't have to speak to 0:09:21.800 --> 0:09:24.040 the media, Katie, and he did and I would I 0:09:24.080 --> 0:09:26.040 would like your perspective about this. 0:09:27.040 --> 0:09:28.319 No, he absolutely did not. 0:09:28.480 --> 0:09:31.120 And we saw the reports coming in that morning of 0:09:31.480 --> 0:09:34.720 yesterday's game, and you know, we're still trying to verify 0:09:34.760 --> 0:09:36.600 our own and trying to make sure that this is 0:09:36.640 --> 0:09:40.160 a one hundred percent thing that unfortunately happened. And you 0:09:40.240 --> 0:09:44.280 saw the reception from Dodger fans before his first a bat, 0:09:44.520 --> 0:09:48.079 and to have the stadium kind of recognize the tragedy 0:09:48.160 --> 0:09:50.640 that happened and offer support. I mean, this is supposed 0:09:50.679 --> 0:09:53.360 to be one of the best days of his life, 0:09:53.400 --> 0:09:55.800 and unfortunately it becomes one of the most tragic for 0:09:55.920 --> 0:09:59.400 his entire family. And he's still elected to play Sunday, 0:09:59.600 --> 0:10:02.160 get in the plate, make his major league debut in 0:10:02.280 --> 0:10:05.520 honor of his stepmom, Patricia and his sister Eliana, and 0:10:06.000 --> 0:10:08.440 it was such a delicate situation post game, and I 0:10:08.480 --> 0:10:11.600 really want to commend him for being at his locker 0:10:11.679 --> 0:10:13.360 and speaking, because you're totally. 0:10:13.200 --> 0:10:13.800 Right, Alana. 0:10:13.880 --> 0:10:18.280 He doesn't owe anyone, especially us, any kind of conversation 0:10:18.440 --> 0:10:21.240 or explanation. He could have absolutely said no, thank you, 0:10:21.320 --> 0:10:23.760 and I think it would have been very much understood. 0:10:23.800 --> 0:10:26.600 But he stood there and answered questions and spoke about 0:10:26.600 --> 0:10:31.199 an unspeakable tragedy. So I think all around he spoke 0:10:31.240 --> 0:10:35.200 to the ovation that he received from Dodger fans, and 0:10:35.240 --> 0:10:37.319 I think that really meant a lot to him because 0:10:37.720 --> 0:10:41.600 it just recognized again the profound tragedy that him and 0:10:41.640 --> 0:10:44.160 his family were going through. This is someone that there's 0:10:44.200 --> 0:10:47.199 a lot of connection with the Alfons of family. Maggey 0:10:47.280 --> 0:10:50.600 Rope knows his father back in Venezuela. Dave Roberts actually 0:10:50.600 --> 0:10:52.760 played with his father two seasons on the Giants. So 0:10:53.160 --> 0:10:56.120 to see the Dodgers' clubhouse come out and kind of 0:10:56.120 --> 0:10:59.640 band together and support him, Dodger fans doing the same thing, 0:10:59.840 --> 0:11:03.040 and then of course speaking and giving you know, his 0:11:03.160 --> 0:11:06.480 personal feelings about again one of the most unimaginable tragedies. 0:11:06.520 --> 0:11:08.679 It was a very sad day, But I do hope the. 0:11:08.640 --> 0:11:10.800 Alfonso family can take a little bit of solace and 0:11:11.080 --> 0:11:14.040 knowing that a dream, a lifelong dream, was achieved yesterday, 0:11:14.360 --> 0:11:16.520 and I think we'll continue to be rooting for this guy. 0:11:17.160 --> 0:11:20.319 Yeah, obviously, so much could be said about this. Your 0:11:20.360 --> 0:11:23.920 heart goes out to everybody, every family that has been 0:11:24.400 --> 0:11:29.800 affected by this devastation in Venezuela. If you are going 0:11:29.840 --> 0:11:32.960 to find the positive and something, it is Dodgers fans 0:11:33.040 --> 0:11:37.200 in this situation. You know, media, other fan bases like 0:11:37.240 --> 0:11:39.000 to give Dodger fans a lot of crap. Oh, they 0:11:39.000 --> 0:11:41.520 show up late, they leave early, they don't really know, 0:11:41.600 --> 0:11:43.760 they show up to the game just to take their 0:11:43.760 --> 0:11:47.120 selfies and whatnot. But that stadium gave the kid a 0:11:47.160 --> 0:11:50.280 standing ovation. They are in tune with what's going on 0:11:50.360 --> 0:11:52.439 with this team day in day out. You get people 0:11:52.520 --> 0:11:55.439 obviously hanging out with us here a few times a week, 0:11:56.320 --> 0:11:58.320 trying to get their Dodger fixed, trying to be in 0:11:58.360 --> 0:12:00.640 the know with as much stuff as we can share 0:12:00.679 --> 0:12:03.480 along the way with them. But this is a fan 0:12:03.559 --> 0:12:08.240 base that understands a moment, understands the situation. And you know, 0:12:08.679 --> 0:12:11.040 Alfonso had said it was emotional when he heard his 0:12:11.400 --> 0:12:13.720 name announced that first at bat. To feel the support 0:12:14.080 --> 0:12:16.360 from the fans. It's something he's going to keep in 0:12:16.360 --> 0:12:17.800 his heart with him for the rest of his life. 0:12:19.280 --> 0:12:25.000 To bring it just some smidge of joy on what's 0:12:25.040 --> 0:12:28.160 got to be the most devastating day in your life, 0:12:28.200 --> 0:12:31.520 to to learn what you had feared, you know, was 0:12:31.559 --> 0:12:34.079 a reality. You know, you got to commend the Dodgers 0:12:34.120 --> 0:12:37.200 for and the fan base for help, and just bring 0:12:37.240 --> 0:12:39.440 a little bit of joy in what should have been 0:12:39.960 --> 0:12:42.400 the best day of your life. You're making your major 0:12:42.440 --> 0:12:46.160 league debut, you know, but yeah, shout out Dodgers fans, 0:12:46.360 --> 0:12:51.120 Shout out Alfonso. Hopefully, you know, you start to heal 0:12:51.440 --> 0:12:52.160 moving forward. 0:12:53.400 --> 0:12:55.880 And while Andy pa Has is not dealing with the 0:12:55.920 --> 0:12:59.640 exact same type of situation guys. Obviously, with the devastation 0:12:59.720 --> 0:13:01.679 of an Ala, he has yet to be able to 0:13:01.760 --> 0:13:04.040 reach his family as far as I know to this point, 0:13:04.400 --> 0:13:07.160 and that maybe that's changed, but to my knowledge, Andy 0:13:07.160 --> 0:13:09.080 Pa has has not been able to reach his parents 0:13:09.120 --> 0:13:10.480 to let them know that he. 0:13:10.480 --> 0:13:12.360 Was selected to his first All Star Game. 0:13:12.360 --> 0:13:16.400 Obviously, Andy pa Has is from Cuba, and the communication 0:13:16.720 --> 0:13:19.959 and you know, infrastructure and all of the things very 0:13:20.000 --> 0:13:21.880 different in Cuba than it is in the United States 0:13:21.920 --> 0:13:24.760 of America. My mom came from Cuba. They immigrated here 0:13:24.800 --> 0:13:28.199 in nineteen sixty five for a reason to get out 0:13:28.200 --> 0:13:30.920 of there, and it's a tough go there. But Andy 0:13:30.960 --> 0:13:33.520 Pai has has had such tremendous year, in fact, an 0:13:33.520 --> 0:13:36.880 all star type of season, So congratulations to him as well, 0:13:36.880 --> 0:13:39.080 and hopefully he will be able to reach his family 0:13:39.120 --> 0:13:40.000 to give them. 0:13:40.760 --> 0:13:43.560 Give them the good news. So it's a heavy thing here. 0:13:43.559 --> 0:13:45.680 But this is another reminder, guys, and we say this 0:13:45.760 --> 0:13:49.160 all of the time, right that these guys are people 0:13:49.480 --> 0:13:54.520 before they are players, and you know they have a 0:13:54.520 --> 0:13:56.480 lot of stuff going on too. You know, they're not 0:13:56.559 --> 0:14:00.079 just robots out there just taking the ball every fifth day, 0:14:00.200 --> 0:14:02.080 getting in the lineup every day or whatever it is. 0:14:02.120 --> 0:14:06.400 So anyway, we're thinking about you, Eliezer Alfonso and your family, 0:14:06.880 --> 0:14:11.480 and obviously thinking about the country of Venezuela as well. 0:14:11.480 --> 0:14:14.280 All right, guys, much more to come on Dodgers' territory 0:14:14.320 --> 0:14:17.040 here on this Thursday afternoon, But first a word from 0:14:17.040 --> 0:14:18.679 our friends at foul. 0:14:19.480 --> 0:14:22.200 Hey for the families out there looking for a different 0:14:22.240 --> 0:14:24.600 path to help your child succeed at home, looking to 0:14:24.840 --> 0:14:28.200 K twelve Parate Schools. Todd, Father, you've done the homeschooling 0:14:28.240 --> 0:14:29.800 thing in the past. I know you liked it. 0:14:30.600 --> 0:14:32.280 Yeah, I did. I liked it a lot. 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You guys got 0:15:53.080 --> 0:15:55.200 to keep me up to date on this, honey. 0:15:55.400 --> 0:15:58.960 And then we came up with the high leverage honeybun CLEA. 0:15:59.240 --> 0:16:01.000 Then we don't even need to worry about Kyle hurt 0:16:01.080 --> 0:16:05.360 because he's bumping down and leverage. Here it comes Evan Phillips. 0:16:05.400 --> 0:16:08.840 Everything is good. We never worry about anything in Dodger Land. 0:16:08.880 --> 0:16:12.360 But yeah, he should return today off the sixty sixty 0:16:12.440 --> 0:16:15.200 day il along a way to return for Evan Phillips. 0:16:15.200 --> 0:16:17.440 It'll be nice to have some more veteran presence and 0:16:17.480 --> 0:16:19.160 a bullpen that, in my opinion, has been the most 0:16:19.200 --> 0:16:21.560 surprising and a good way of the first half where 0:16:21.560 --> 0:16:25.840 these Los Angeles Dodgers. A forty man decision will need 0:16:25.880 --> 0:16:27.920 to be made, so we're looking at two kind of 0:16:27.960 --> 0:16:31.360 separate roster moves today. I'm not quite sure who is 0:16:31.400 --> 0:16:33.840 going to take or who Evan's spot is going to take. 0:16:33.880 --> 0:16:35.400 That's when it makes sense. But you know what I mean, 0:16:36.120 --> 0:16:38.040 I will say, Apolosi, your based through two Indians yesterday, 0:16:38.040 --> 0:16:40.440 So if you're going on speculation usage, that seems to 0:16:40.480 --> 0:16:41.720 be the most likely route. 0:16:41.760 --> 0:16:42.840 But we'll see again. 0:16:42.880 --> 0:16:46.160 It will require a forty man move to activate Evan Phillips. 0:16:46.160 --> 0:16:48.760 That should officially be today. I know there was some 0:16:48.920 --> 0:16:51.840 thought of it maybe being yesterday. But welcome back Evan Phillips. 0:16:51.880 --> 0:16:53.840 Welcome back to the Dodgers bullpen that has been an 0:16:53.880 --> 0:16:54.800 anchor for this club. 0:16:55.320 --> 0:16:57.080 Things are trending in the right direction. 0:16:57.160 --> 0:16:59.760 We have a lot more Dodgers coming back post All 0:16:59.760 --> 0:17:02.600 Star break, So get ready to hear our favorite saying 0:17:02.960 --> 0:17:05.639 it's just like making a trade many times throughout the 0:17:05.680 --> 0:17:06.200 meth of July. 0:17:07.960 --> 0:17:10.520 That's what they do, you know, and no other team 0:17:10.600 --> 0:17:13.359 gets to add these guys, Will Smith, Edwin Diaz, Blake Snell, 0:17:14.040 --> 0:17:15.919 a couple of names I just mentioned there. Edwin Diaz, 0:17:15.920 --> 0:17:20.040 big one yesterday throws a baseball two hitters, including Keiky Hernandez, 0:17:20.040 --> 0:17:21.879 another guy this team's gonna be getting back on the 0:17:21.880 --> 0:17:23.760 active roster at some point what can you tell us 0:17:23.960 --> 0:17:28.200 about Edwin Diaz and you know his timeline of return, 0:17:28.240 --> 0:17:31.080 which I'm sure the Dodgers are happy he put one 0:17:31.119 --> 0:17:32.320 out there publicly. 0:17:33.440 --> 0:17:34.520 Yes, love that. 0:17:34.920 --> 0:17:36.199 I love when players do that. 0:17:36.400 --> 0:17:40.480 A very newsy Sunday morning slash afternoon, A little insane 0:17:40.520 --> 0:17:41.639 for a day after a holiday. 0:17:41.640 --> 0:17:43.160 I had to lock in real quick when I got 0:17:43.160 --> 0:17:44.200 to work. 0:17:44.000 --> 0:17:46.800 Yesterday see Edwin Diaz facing live hitters for the first 0:17:46.840 --> 0:17:51.119 time since April. He faced Alex Freeland twice, keik Hernandez one, 0:17:51.200 --> 0:17:53.679 so that was super notable both for Edwin Diaz and 0:17:53.720 --> 0:17:56.960 k k Hernandez taking swings. He wants to call over 0:17:56.960 --> 0:17:57.560 we have assignment. 0:17:57.560 --> 0:17:58.240 We talked to him. 0:17:58.200 --> 0:18:00.560 Yesterday right after you through hitters and he was like, yeah, 0:18:00.640 --> 0:18:02.200 I'm ready to go, just winning on the dodge. 0:18:02.240 --> 0:18:03.600 To tell me when we can do that. 0:18:03.800 --> 0:18:06.800 So looking at sometime post All Star break, I know 0:18:06.840 --> 0:18:10.480 we've had different stints and different lengths for multiple rehab 0:18:10.480 --> 0:18:13.480 assignments for relievers. With Edwin Diaz, it's key to remember 0:18:13.800 --> 0:18:16.680 the Dodgers only need him for one inning, the ninth inning, 0:18:16.800 --> 0:18:18.920 so we're not really looking at a lot of bulk, 0:18:19.000 --> 0:18:21.119 you know, even with Evan Phillips for example, it was 0:18:21.160 --> 0:18:23.440 can he do up and down? Can he do back 0:18:23.480 --> 0:18:25.600 to backs? Can he get hot in a moment's notice? 0:18:25.640 --> 0:18:29.080 Can he plan out and be a normal reliever? Edwin 0:18:29.119 --> 0:18:31.240 Diaz doesn't have to check all those boxes. The Dodgers 0:18:31.280 --> 0:18:34.600 just need him to a stay healthy obviously and be execute. 0:18:34.680 --> 0:18:36.560 They need him for one inning top, so this could 0:18:36.600 --> 0:18:40.920 be depending on how he recovers a shorter rehab assignment 0:18:41.040 --> 0:18:43.720 once he begins. My speculation of this timeline is that 0:18:43.760 --> 0:18:46.320 we see him back right around the trade deadline, which 0:18:46.560 --> 0:18:49.439 to the Dodger's credit, is actually exactly you know when 0:18:49.520 --> 0:18:51.919 they rough estimated when we could see him back. So 0:18:52.640 --> 0:18:55.159 everyone gets one right, you know, the Dodgers touched not 0:18:55.200 --> 0:18:57.200 always with their injuries, so we'll be nice to see 0:18:57.240 --> 0:18:59.520 Evan Diaz back. And again, no need to trade for 0:18:59.520 --> 0:19:01.080 a closer when you're getting one back. 0:19:01.400 --> 0:19:01.560