1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: You know the data coming out his lost he's looking good, 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: you know, his secondary things. 3 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 2: All on the positive there. 4 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,239 Speaker 1: I would start Yamamoto game one, try to maximize his 5 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: usage in the postseason. 6 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 3: Hey, hi, hello, everybody, welcome to this live edition of 7 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 3: Dodgers Territory. We are your hosts for the next thirty minutes. 8 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 3: That is Clint Pisius, I am Alana Rizzo. Thanks so 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 3: much for being here. We want you to get involved. 10 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 3: Make sure you load up the questions in the chat 11 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 3: so we can get to those momentarily. You know, rate 12 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 3: us five stars if you like what we're doing. We 13 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 3: appreciate you very much. Subscribe, like, tell all your friends 14 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 3: wherever you get your podcasts, and of course on YouTube. 15 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 3: So we talked about it at length on Tuesday, Clint 16 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 3: about whether or not the Anaheim Angels We're going to 17 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 3: give show Hey Otani any sort of reception. 18 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 4: They did. 19 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 3: It was a video board, you know, kind of hello, 20 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 3: welcome back type of situation. I know you really wanted something. 21 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 3: I didn't think it was necessary. This was hilarious, the 22 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 3: scoreboard operator said, used to work here. He's funny, though, 23 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 3: This dude's sneaky funny. There was one time that Jonaheim 24 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 3: of the Texas Rangers was playing in Anaheim, and Jonah 25 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 3: has a daughter, and the scoreboard operator said, really missed 26 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 3: an opportunity. He could have named her Anna, get it 27 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 3: Anna him? Jonah Heim's daughter could have been Anaheim. And 28 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 3: he also had an opportunity one time when Vladimir Guerrero 29 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 3: Junior of the Toronto Blue Jays was back in Anaheim 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 3: playing and he said something like, Vladimir Guerrero Junior is 31 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 3: like Wilson Guerrero's nephew or something, not referencing his own father, 32 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 3: who was one of the famous, most famous angels. 33 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 4: Of all time. So there you have it. 34 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 3: So he's a sneaky, funny dude. What did you think 35 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 3: about what they did for him at the Big A? 36 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 2: What they did? They do something? I mean I saw 37 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 2: a bored. 38 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 4: Back. 39 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, welcome back or whatever, his his his accolades or whatever. 40 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,279 Speaker 2: I appreciate the crowd. 41 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 5: I think the crowd gave him a nice I'm not 42 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 5: calling it a standing ovation, but it was a stand 43 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 5: And oh they. 44 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 2: Did it was the crowd. The crowd did the heavy 45 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: lifting there. 46 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 5: You would assume too, because it was mostly Dodgers fans 47 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 5: and because it was mostly Dodgers fans. You know, the 48 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 5: seats weren't full for pitch one, so shout out to 49 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 5: our fine people show up in the third leaving the 50 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 5: seventh as everybody uh seems to think about la fans 51 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 5: and traffic and whatever. But yeah, you know, nice, nice 52 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 5: little cheer or whatever. But I'm sure you know when 53 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 5: when showhe goes in the Hall of Fame, he's wearing 54 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 5: a Dodgers hat, not an Angel's hat. 55 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 3: It is uh safe to say that, Oh, Tawny obviously 56 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 3: did not want to stay in Anaheim, And I'm okay 57 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 3: with the level of welcome back that the Angels gave him. 58 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 3: I mean, this was a kind of last minute decision, 59 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 3: I believe, on Monday to even choose whether or not 60 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 3: they were going to do anything for him. I'm okay 61 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 3: with it. I didn't need, you know, pomp and circumstance. 62 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 3: They say welcome back. They gave him an ovation. It 63 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 3: is what it is like. We had this conversation. You 64 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 3: were you were like, these mother efforts better do something 65 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 3: for him, and I'm like, I don't care. 66 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 4: If they do. So I was fine with the level 67 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 4: of welcome back. 68 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,839 Speaker 5: They just do so poorly at taking care of their 69 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 5: own and and giving their organization any sort of history. 70 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 5: That was one of the guys you're going to look 71 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 5: back as Wow, this is this was somebody who was 72 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 5: very impressive in our organization, somebody who meant a lot 73 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 5: to the team, made them a lot of money. And 74 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 5: Bessie got was you know it is your birthday sort 75 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 5: of sign there. Bira samusaid they had a photoshop night 76 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 5: and I'd sent Banner there. We got to talk about 77 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 5: something else too. I know producer Jeremy really wanted to bring. 78 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 4: This up, but a lot are we really doing this? 79 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 2: Are you going to stage coach? This is something that 80 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 2: is very. 81 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 5: Important everybody, because they got some artists there that you're 82 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 5: interested in seeing. I'm a little annoyed. No, uh, no 83 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 5: John Party, no Morgan Wallin in there. But how we 84 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 5: get in a lot of rooso. 85 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 4: Here's the deal. 86 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 3: I've never been to stage Coach. I lived in California 87 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 3: for seven years. Not that you have to live in 88 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 3: California to go to stage Coach, but the point is 89 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 3: I've never been because it's a busy part of our season, 90 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 3: right it's the beginning of the season. I had very 91 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 3: few days off. I don't like crowds. I don't like people. 92 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 3: It is very difficult for me to you know, I'm 93 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 3: one hundred and seventeen years old. So those types of 94 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 3: atmospheres that are like a bunch of drunk like young 95 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 3: people like kind of drive me crazy. But I love 96 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 3: me some country music. There's there are things in life 97 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 3: that I love. We know dogs, we know baseball, we 98 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,679 Speaker 3: know this is a side of family and friends obviously, 99 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 3: right So dogs, baseball, wine and country music, Like that's 100 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 3: just my absolute jam. 101 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 2: That's my vibe right there. 102 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 3: All it is a country song, and I I really 103 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 3: want to go to Stage Coach this year. And I 104 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 3: really love the artists. I love Tucker Wetmore, he's a 105 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: new up and comer. Obviously, Luke Holmbs obviously obviously you 106 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 3: know Zach Bryan by the way, needs a hug. I 107 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 3: feel like, hey, Denny, calm down. We're getting there. By 108 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 3: the way, Scott Gearman of Dodger Blues coming up. 109 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 4: We're gonna plot up questions for. 110 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 3: Him, by the way, because Scott's coming up in just 111 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 3: a hot second. So all right, Denny, Should I not 112 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 3: go to Stage Coach? I'm like, but should are the 113 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 3: tickets ridiculous? 114 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 2: I think so. I think so. 115 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 5: Just for people to dress up with their with their 116 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 5: cowboy hats, cheeks out or whatever. I mean, it's a 117 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 5: good time, you know, it's good visuals there, good music, 118 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 5: but whatever, we should probably get into the big ticket. 119 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 3: Okay, more than the new cowboy boots I just bought 120 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 3: a month and a half ago. And stage coach Yoshinobu 121 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 3: Yamamoto is apparently going to take the ball for the 122 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:32,679 Speaker 3: Los Angeles Dodgers. 123 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 4: No more rehab, no more getting ready. He's back. 124 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 3: That's big news to me because we need to get 125 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 3: him to the point where he is built up, he's 126 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 3: feeling comfortable. He's going to start next Tuesday at Dodger Stadium, 127 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 3: which is smart. 128 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 4: Against the Cubs. That's also smart. 129 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 3: They had a good run for a hot second, but 130 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 3: they're not going to make the postseason. 131 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 4: This is big to me, is it to you? 132 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: Yeah? I love this. 133 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 5: I was hoping they didn't throw him, you know, wayte 134 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 5: to start on another rehab outing. I could understand why, 135 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 5: you know, maybe if there was something barking in the shoulder, 136 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 5: but there's not the whole point of this minor league 137 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 5: rehab assignment was to make sure that he could bounce back. 138 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 5: He did it twice, might as well let him get back, 139 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:14,239 Speaker 5: get right against major league hitters, with all due respect 140 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 5: to minor league guys and four A guys or whatever, 141 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 5: just needed to prove his shoulder isn't going to implode, 142 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 5: wasn't going to implode. 143 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 2: Still, we're good. 144 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 5: So the next thing we see is probably what four innings, 145 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 5: sixty five pitches or something like that. 146 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 2: Maybe at best we got about. 147 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 5: Three starts before the postseason start begins. So getting Yamamoto 148 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 5: back as soon as you can so you can start 149 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 5: to lay out what this postseason rotation could look like, 150 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 5: because we still don't even know when or if we 151 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 5: see Tyler Glass now. So this happening now great, great 152 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 5: news for the Dodgers. 153 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 3: And that is another point that I wanted to make 154 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 3: that you started to say there, It wouldn't be as 155 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 3: big of a deal the addition or the subtraction of 156 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 3: one pitcher if the other four were healthy and if 157 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 3: the other four were healthy and productive, and so far 158 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 3: that is not the case really for any of them. 159 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 3: Gavin Stone has been the most reliable, productive starting pitcher 160 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 3: that the Los Angeles Dodgers have had in the twenty 161 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 3: twenty four season over the course of the time in 162 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 3: which he has started, Bobby Miller is probably not going 163 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 3: to make a postseason roster right now. 164 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 4: He's just not. I don't know what it is. 165 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 3: If it's in between the ears, if it's something mechanical, 166 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 3: if it's just a sophomore slump, I don't know what 167 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 3: it is. But Bobby Miller, his final line against the 168 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 3: most you know, his most recent outing Clint was not good, 169 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 3: and Bobby and Ardaya of The Athletic pointed this out too. 170 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,119 Speaker 3: His final line five innings, five hit, seven earned runs, 171 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 3: three walks, seven earned runs, three walks, eight k's, which 172 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 3: you like the k's, I get that, But on eighty 173 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 3: five pitches a seven, seven, nine ERA, that is not 174 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 3: going to get it done. They also mass sub out 175 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 3: Freddy Freeman, Mouchy, Bets and McGill Rojas. But I tell 176 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 3: you what, like that's just those are not productive numbers 177 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 3: heading into the most important time of the season. 178 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 5: He had a little stretch here where maybe he was 179 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 5: pitching himself back into some sort of conversation, some sort 180 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 5: of of you know, staff role not necessarily a starting pitcher, 181 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 5: starting pitching role. 182 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 2: But right now I'm out. I'm I am all the 183 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 2: way out. 184 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 5: There's too many things that are just wrong, too many 185 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 5: things that are kind of broken. I think you hit 186 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 5: the nail on the head when you said all of 187 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 5: the things that are wrong. Is it between the ears? 188 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 5: Is it the mechanical Yes, and yes, there's something going wrong. 189 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 2: You're not seeing. 190 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 5: You're not seeing somebody who kind of knows exactly where 191 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 5: the ball is going each and every time. You're seeing 192 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 5: big time differences in the mechanics here and there. There's 193 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 5: nothing showing me that right now, he's ready to get 194 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 5: big league hitters out consistently. And you know, I'll shoot 195 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 5: myself in the foot early by saying this is a 196 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 5: what have you done for me lately? Kind of league, 197 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:42,959 Speaker 5: even though I'm going to very much change my opinion 198 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 5: on that when we talk Walker Buehler in just a second. 199 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 5: But he's not done enough. He hasn't earned enough leash 200 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 5: to be like, look, we know he can figure it out. 201 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 5: He's earned this spot. He has not done enough. So 202 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 5: at this point he's got really good tickets to the postseason. 203 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 3: But he remember when Walker didn't make the postseason roster 204 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 3: or he actually he wasn't even on the team yet, 205 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 3: he was still a rookie, and he went to the 206 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 3: postseason and he was sitting like in the triple deck 207 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 3: coming geez, they couldn't get the number one draft picks 208 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 3: that they had better seats. But by the way, Bill 209 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,719 Speaker 3: Plunkett of the OC Register tweeting is saying Miller will 210 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 3: stay in the rotation and start against the Cubs next week. 211 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 3: Cubs coming into town. By the way, see Cody Bellinger again. 212 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 3: But you know it's it's to me. Yeah, you're right, 213 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 3: I'm out. I'm out on him too. But again it's 214 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 3: like Tyler Glasnow's out. Yea, my motives coming back. But 215 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 3: what is he going to be? You know, Flaherty obviously 216 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 3: we need him to perform. This is a rotation that 217 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 3: makes me Kershaw's out. You know, it gives me, It 218 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 3: gives me pause. Eric says this Dodgers aren't doing a 219 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 3: good job in managing their home run pictures. I wouldn't 220 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 3: say that. I just think that it's an issue of 221 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 3: I just think that he is in over his skis. 222 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 4: I've said this a thousand times. 223 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 3: I think guys get brought up way too quickly without 224 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 3: having enough innings in the minors because they're forced to 225 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 3: come up a because of injury or be because they're cheap. 226 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 3: Miller needs to be sent way back to single A 227 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 3: to learn how to pay. I'm not certain that he 228 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 3: has to go back to single A, but maybe Bobby 229 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,199 Speaker 3: Miller at home is money. But awl of Minerva, you're 230 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 3: not going to have every you know, every game is 231 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 3: not going to be at home. He's not ready and 232 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 3: and right now, with what I've seen his stuff, he's 233 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 3: not ready. 234 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 5: No, he's he's very much not even with the injuries. 235 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 5: Even assuming no uh, you know, worst case scenario, assuming 236 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 5: no Yamamoto, assuming no Glass. Now, I still don't want 237 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 5: to see Bobby Miller starting a game. It's just the 238 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 5: stuff is not there, The poise is not there, and 239 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 5: you know he's been he The knock on him early 240 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 5: in his minor league career was that he could not 241 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 5: get uh. 242 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 2: He didn't pitch well out of the stretch. 243 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 5: So if you walk the leadoff batter, you're immediately putting 244 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 5: yourself in a hole. He also, I think hit a 245 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 5: batter or two last night, just knowing how important the 246 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 5: next this stretch of game, uh stretch of games were 247 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,679 Speaker 5: or was for him or whatever this month. I think 248 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 5: my friend Jeff Snyder said it on his show last night. 249 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 5: He's consistently shooting himself in the foot, and you know, 250 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:11,079 Speaker 5: thanks for trying. We'll see you in spring training next year. 251 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 5: That's That's where I'm at with big game, Bob. 252 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 2: No more big games. 253 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 4: He's not trending in the right direction. 254 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 3: But you said on our production call earlier today that 255 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 3: Walker Bueler is you saw something you must have liked 256 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 3: in Anaheim. Again, he's better at home than he is 257 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 3: on the road. Just considered it a last season, a sophomore slump. 258 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 3: I'm thinking sophomore slump too. I'm in agreement there with David. 259 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 3: It's the hair ever. 260 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 4: Since Bobby started growing his hare's fall off the cliff. 261 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 4: I don't know. 262 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 3: I think it's I think it's more in between, in 263 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 3: between the ears, not necessarily the lettuce in the show. 264 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 4: But you like what you're seeing with Walker? 265 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 2: Why what with Walker? 266 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,719 Speaker 5: So one thing that also is kind of really ft 267 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 5: Walker in the A this year, he has not gotten 268 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 5: received crisp defense behind him at any point, or at 269 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 5: least consistency or consistently. But Buehler, I'm buying. I'm all 270 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 5: the way in on on on Walker Bueller. He's showing 271 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 5: signs of buttane of old the guy that we saw 272 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 5: in the postseason. And I'm an eye test guy. I 273 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 5: love the eye tests, and he's showing something. He's got 274 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 5: some bravado back, He's got some strut back. You know, 275 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 5: that's what you want to see at a Walker. Early 276 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 5: in the season, it kind of felt like he was searching. 277 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 5: Didn't feel it. He was searching a whole lot. Dave 278 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 5: said it, but you could also see. 279 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 2: It on the mound. 280 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 5: But knowing you could get that guy possibly back, and 281 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 5: you know, there's a lot between now and a month 282 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 5: from now, there's still a lot of baseball to be 283 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,679 Speaker 5: figured out. Again, we'll go back to what is Yamamoto 284 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 5: going to be? Is Glass now going to come back? 285 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 5: But if Bueller's a rotation option, I'm not upset at it, 286 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 5: because again this is where I shoot myself in the 287 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 5: foot where earlier I say, what have you done for 288 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 5: me lately? Kind of league, But what he's he done 289 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 5: in his career in the postseason, he has been very, 290 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 5: very good. I think it's a sub two five ERA 291 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,959 Speaker 5: and twelve some odd starts had a not start stretching 292 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 5: the postseason, culminating in that twenty twenty World Series where 293 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 5: he posted an ERA under one three. He is very, 294 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,319 Speaker 5: very very good when the lights are at the brightest 295 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 5: and he's trending in the right direction. Everything I'm seeing 296 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 5: out of him right now is very very good. 297 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 3: You said he's turning in the right direction. You're also 298 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 3: an eye guy. I two am an eye gal. But 299 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,559 Speaker 3: what is trending in the right direction is is the curveball. 300 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 3: I mean, he gave up a couple of solo shots, 301 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 3: one to Logan Ohapi on a cutter. 302 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 4: One too. 303 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 3: I think it was Ward on a fastball. But I 304 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 3: know he's not a curveball guy. But that looks good. 305 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 3: His off speed stuff looks better, you know, if he 306 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 3: can get back to where he wants to be with 307 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 3: that fastball. 308 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 4: I agree with you on the strut. I just got this. 309 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 3: I need I need confidence in our top three. I 310 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 3: don't know what's what's crazy, Clint, is we sit here 311 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 3: on September fifth, and I don't know who our top 312 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 3: three are. 313 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,599 Speaker 5: Gotta gotta wait two or three weeks to know we 314 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 5: get one guy back on Tuesday. But as of now, 315 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:09,559 Speaker 5: it's what Flaherty, Stone and. 316 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 2: Walker Buehler. That's kind of the top three. 317 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 3: And does that give you a lot of like I 318 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 3: cannot wait for the postseason to start. 319 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 4: Well, we better put up seventy five thousand runs. 320 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, Hey, we got the offense to do it. 321 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 5: We've seen that they put up some good put up 322 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 5: a good game there in Anaheim in game one. We'll 323 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 5: talk to our buddy Scott Garmant about it. 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Thank you guys were live last night if 352 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 5: I'm not mistaken, if not Tuesday where I bugged you 353 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 5: on the show. But Scott, what's going on? What do 354 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 5: you like about this team and what do you like 355 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 5: about the Yamamoto news. 356 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: So there are a lot of things to like recently 357 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: about the Dodgers. Great always been to start off. Good 358 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: to see you both, Alana, Clint. It's great to be 359 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: on this these last few weeks. We spoke about, you know, 360 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: on our show, and I believe a bit on here 361 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: about Dodgers trying to find some identity following the you know, 362 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: the the trade deadline and heading into August and since 363 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: about August sixteenth, and I had it pulled up. I 364 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: believe it was you know, right there after the. 365 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 2: Saint Louis series started. Dodgers are thirteen and five. 366 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: Uh, they've been on a nice run of series wins 367 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: here uh, split with the Angels here in the Freeway series. 368 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: But I want to piggyback on a lot of what 369 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: you said about, you know, Walker Buehler. I like them that, 370 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: you know, the attitude that Mookie Betts brought. I'm thankful 371 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: that they took care of business against the Mariners, nice 372 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: sweep there, won a series against the Rays, won a 373 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: series against the Orioles. Go into Arizona, take three or four. Look, 374 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: they're taking. 375 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 2: Care of business. 376 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: There are a lot of positives here while you're still 377 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: waiting for some of this injury news to break. And 378 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: now Yamamoto's coming back land a nax up. That's an 379 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: arm that we can trust. We have a good baseline 380 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: of where he's at, and we're seeing the big three 381 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: clicking right now? 382 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 3: Who is your big three, Scott, who's your pecking order 383 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 3: of the starting rotation? 384 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 1: So I was speaking of the offense, but if you're 385 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: talking about the pitching staff, that's okay. But if we're 386 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: talking about the pitching staff, we're gonna think Glass have 387 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,959 Speaker 1: full with you know, Tyler Glass now okay, and Yamamoto 388 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: all the you know, the data coming out his loss, 389 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: he's looking good, you know stuff, you know, his secondary 390 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: things all on the positive there. I would start Yamamoto 391 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: game one to try to maximize his usage in the postseason, 392 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: just for the off you know, making it deeper in. 393 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 1: I would say, Yamamoto, you're gonna go Flairty and then 394 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: Glass now, because I don't know how much leash. I 395 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: don't know how much leash you're gonna have, like Glass now, 396 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: is he gonna have enough time to build up his innings, 397 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: build up his pitch count into the postseason. Here, I 398 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: think they're gonna softball it. They're gonna go real slow 399 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: with him. But I would say it's those three and 400 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: then after that you're going into Gavin Stone, and then 401 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna chat Walker Bueler. 402 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 2: Absolutely yeah. 403 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 5: I mean best case scenario, you get you get Glass. 404 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 5: Now he's able to build up to maybe like six 405 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 5: innings or something like that, that might be bold. It 406 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 5: feels like they're going to need that piggyback guy. Do 407 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 5: you think if everything shakes out the way we kind 408 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 5: of hope and expect. I mean, we're talking about this 409 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,160 Speaker 5: last time we did a show talking about Kershaw or whatever. 410 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 2: We could assume our top four already. 411 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 5: Who is that best the guy that's best suited for 412 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 5: like a piggyback role, because there's a chance that both 413 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 5: Yamamoto and glasnow need somebody early in the postseason if 414 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 5: they're not really fully built up. 415 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 2: Is it Kershaw or is it Buehler? 416 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: I would honestly say it right now with what Walker 417 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: Buehler is showing, I know, his era stuff like that, 418 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: But what my main consistent theme with him and a 419 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 1: lot of our chats take a note of it is 420 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: and I'll piggyback. What Alana said is about his curveball. 421 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: His curveball usage is spiked from season rate of going 422 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: into his life. August fourteenth start against Milwaukee was about 423 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 1: thirteen percent. Curveball usage the next three weeks that thing 424 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: spiked to thirty one percent, thirty six, thirty percent, So 425 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: there's a massive jump there. It's bringing his curveball or 426 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: his fastball back to relevancy. And he is not the 427 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: reason the Dodgers are losing games. He's keeping him in 428 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: there with the heater of this on this bullpen is in. 429 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: He's giving them enough innings where you can say he's 430 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: providing the Dodgers with some quality starts to give them, 431 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: you know, five innings, And it was great to see 432 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: Walker Buller cross that five innings threshold for the first 433 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: time since he came back. So I'm liking what I'm 434 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,159 Speaker 1: seeing from him. You know, he's going to compete, but 435 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 1: he's not the reason they're losing games. So everybody's got 436 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 1: to lay off if you're not seeing you know, twenty 437 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: eighteen Walker Buehler, take it easy. He's not the problem 438 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: when when when things go bad, Walker Buler is providing 439 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: them with quality stuff. So I would say, right now, 440 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: with what we don't know about Clayton Kershaw and the 441 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 1: things that we do know about Walker Buler and what 442 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: he's continuing to show and grow, which is cool to say, 443 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: Walker Bueler growing at this point of his career, I 444 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: would say, I'm going to give the nod to Walker Bueler. 445 00:19:57,560 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 4: I love the order. 446 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 3: Of Tyler go as Now, Yamamoto, Flerity Stone. 447 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 4: I would be very happy with that. 448 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 3: If those were the four that were going into the 449 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 3: postseason for a best of five, provided the Dodgers are 450 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 3: the number one seed and home field, I would I'd 451 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 3: be very happy with that. Now, again, what is Yamamoto 452 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 3: going to look like? Is he going to look like 453 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:22,439 Speaker 3: the Yamamoto that we saw in New York? What is 454 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 3: glasnow going to look like? Are they just protecting him 455 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 3: and putting him in bubble wrap or keeping him fresh 456 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 3: and stretched out until the postseason because of the innings limit? 457 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 3: Is Stone going to realize that he's twelve years old 458 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,120 Speaker 3: pitching in the postseason and you know shit, the bed 459 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 3: is Flarity gonna man up and be what we hoped 460 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,120 Speaker 3: he was when we signed him to the one year deal. 461 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 4: I would love that order. That would be fine. 462 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this, Scott, is there someone that 463 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 3: we don't even see right now on the twenty six 464 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 3: man that could be a difference maker. If Bobby Stone 465 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 3: Bobby Stone, if Bobby Miller's not on the roster in 466 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 3: the postseason, is there somebody in the forty man that 467 00:20:59,359 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 3: would be? 468 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're looking for someone that's provided them 469 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 1: with some innings, I would say I know a lot 470 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: of people have brought up the peripheral stuff with Landon 471 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: Nac and stuff, say he's due for some regression. But 472 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 1: I like the stuff that he's brought. I don't know 473 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: how much upside he's going to bring. But I'm talking 474 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: about if you put him in the bullpen and you say, 475 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: you know, Tyler Glass now gives you we'll say four, 476 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: and you need somebody to eat some innings there. I've 477 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: got confidence that Landon Nak's going to go in and 478 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 1: pump the zone. He's not gonna walk guys. He's not 479 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: going to put the Dodgers in a position where he's 480 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: creating more trouble if he gives up a home run. 481 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: So what you know, I like Landon Nak and a 482 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: long relief role from that sense, a difference maker. You know, 483 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: those guys have to separate themselves in the postseason. 484 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 2: It's it's so tough. 485 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: To gauge what these bright spots are going to you know, 486 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: pop up in October, the Arizona Diamondbacks had quite a 487 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: few of them, and that's what made them such an 488 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: interesting team. I thought it was going to be River 489 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 1: Ryan early in the year. It should have been River Ryan, 490 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,640 Speaker 1: but Landon Nac has shown enough for me that he's 491 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: in the times he's been called up sent back down 492 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: that I've enjoyed what he's brought to the table, and 493 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:06,439 Speaker 1: I'm very happy that he's going to be back with 494 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: the team because he's got a lot of moxie. He's 495 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:10,639 Speaker 1: got some grit to him. You know, when you get 496 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 1: called up, sent down and you're able to keep a 497 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 1: certain level of consistency, it says a lot for me. 498 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: I don't know the ceiling, but that's someone that Dodger 499 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: fans should keep note of that. If there's a wild 500 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 1: card to add to the roster, I would say it's 501 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: Landing nec right now for me. 502 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 2: And it's funny because he's kind of the only other 503 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 2: healthy dude. That's where we're at. It should be River Ryan. 504 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 2: I miss you, Boo. 505 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 5: He would have done magic things for this team in October, 506 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 5: and we talked a lot about about pitching. Now let's 507 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 5: kind of pivot the talk offense. You mentioned the Big 508 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 5: three on offense. This is a very, very fun big 509 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 5: three and Dodgers fans in recent years have been very 510 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 5: blessed with the top third in the order. However, we've 511 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 5: also seen them kind of fizzle out in when. 512 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 2: It matters most in October. 513 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 5: What do you think is different about this top three 514 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 5: and who's kind of an X factor for you in 515 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 5: the lineup outside of the top three guys when it 516 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,679 Speaker 5: comes to meaningful games in the postseason. 517 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 1: I mean, it's got to be like, you know, ta 518 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: Oscar Andez, Will Smith. You know, Will Smith's had his 519 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: his tough times here, but some recent performance there, you know, 520 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: going into Arizona, having the big swing in the first 521 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:17,640 Speaker 1: game and having some big swings throughout the series. Hard 522 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: hit rates have been a solid thing for him. He's 523 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: been maintaining that the results just haven't been there. Ta 524 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: Oscar Andez, I think all of us have kind of 525 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: taken note that when the big moment is there, he's 526 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 1: able to lock in and when he's on in that 527 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: bat that you know he's going to do some damage. 528 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 1: It just looks like he's got a different feel in 529 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: the box, and I think we've all seen that quite 530 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 1: a bit. I would say ta Oscar, but you know, 531 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 1: you could pick and choose right now, there's different spots 532 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 1: in the lineup. It's a whole different conversation prior to 533 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:46,919 Speaker 1: the deadline and prior to Tommy Edmond, prior to Max Montsy, 534 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 1: because you could say Tommy Edman at the bottom. The 535 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: Gill Rojas has been terrific with runners in scoring position 536 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 1: and plus matchups Max Munsey. How can we forget about 537 00:23:55,680 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: Max Munsey? So it's hard come on our Yeah, Gavin 538 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:04,679 Speaker 1: looks for sure, Yeah, for sure. That platune there that 539 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: they're working out with righty's and lefties here, it's providing 540 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: Chris Taylor with some good opportunities there. It's all about 541 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: finding the matchups. And these are conversations Alana that we 542 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: weren't able to have early in the season. It was like, 543 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: who the hell is going to find some positive run here? 544 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: Now we're getting to the spot where, yes, I see 545 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: people in the Chack Kik big moments absolutely that we 546 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: can finally have these conversations. Take a breath and let 547 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: these guys carve a role for themselves again and get 548 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: back for Dodgy baseball that made them so successful for years. 549 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: That's absolutely that they're dominating their leading division, best record 550 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: in baseball and now we're saying, look, good times are 551 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: still to come, you. 552 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 3: Know, and they're still getting healthy and guys are able 553 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 3: to be in the roles that push you know them 554 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:47,919 Speaker 3: up put them up for success the most. 555 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 4: You know. 556 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 3: I think before we were just trying to fill holes 557 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 3: and stop the bleeding. And here we are getting out 558 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 3: these guys are being able to be where they're supposed 559 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 3: to be. What do you think about Will Smith? That 560 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 3: you like the fact that he's working to write Center 561 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 3: a little bit more. Does that give you some inspiration 562 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 3: about Will because Clint wanted him to go to Rancho 563 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 3: Cucamonga about two weeks ago. 564 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: I mean, it's you know, for what my biggest thing 565 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: with Will Smith is that the results not being there 566 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: for an extended period, the drop off in the second 567 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 1: half is something that the organization will have to figure out, 568 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 1: why is this consistently happening? What's going on there? Because 569 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 1: last year it wasn't so exaggerated. I think he was 570 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: at about a nine to ninety WRC plus. So it's 571 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: a pretty for a guy who was above average hitter 572 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: last year. He was about a ninety WRC plus for 573 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: the second half this year. For quite some time he 574 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: was operating well below that. So for him to have 575 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: an uptick, I would say in recent weeks, I'm just 576 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: going to use that August sixteenth spot as a good 577 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,959 Speaker 1: good place for me. But his hard hit rates, his 578 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 1: barrel barrel percentage, stuff like that since August sixteenth have 579 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,360 Speaker 1: been on the rise, and it kind of all came 580 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: to a head against Arizona at a big time when 581 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: they needed it the most. So what I've liked Alana 582 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 1: Clint is that when the Dodgers have needed these things 583 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: to line up all at the same time, it's not 584 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 1: like one guy is coming through in one game. It's 585 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: that against Arizona it all started to click. Will Smith 586 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: started to show up. Mookie Betts has had some unbelievable 587 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: aggressiveness with runners in scoring position. Something I've been banging 588 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 1: the table yelling about at fifty please stop getting yourself 589 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 1: into two strike counts with runners in scoring position. To 590 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: pigeonhole yourself where you've got to, you know, protect the plate, 591 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: be aggressive. So Will Smith getting himself into good ball 592 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 1: counts here you know that swing he had on a 593 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: on a you know stuff inside that's Will Smith. Yeah right, 594 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: Center's cool. But the fact that he doesn't have the 595 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: quickest bat, but when he's able to just gear in 596 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: on something on the hands, we've we there's almost nobody better. 597 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,120 Speaker 1: Mookie Bets and Will Smith some of the two best 598 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: guys on barreling stuff in her half. And that's when 599 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: it's just like a side take it, side of relief, 600 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:52,160 Speaker 1: Like these guys are clicking. So I get you, buddy, Clint, 601 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: I get you, man Like it was hard to watch, 602 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 1: but I'm we I had the revelation on this show. 603 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 4: That's better than Will Smith. Who would you read that 604 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 4: behind the plate? 605 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: A lot of earlier in the thing was saying back 606 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: of the baseball card, and I'm just like, in my mind, 607 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: I'm like Scott am I going old school ballfan. 608 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 2: Now back of the baseball. 609 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 1: Card, Like I remember, a lot of these guys have 610 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 1: done this for a long time, and he's somebody that 611 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: how can we say he's nothing but being consistent, you know. 612 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 5: But he's also been consistently falling off a cliff in 613 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 5: the second half of seasons, So that's something again like 614 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 5: we talked about on my show last week, we need 615 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 5: to figure out how to keep him fresh and froggy 616 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 5: throughout a season. And by the way, if you're talking 617 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 5: about being old school, you can't bring up WRC plus. 618 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 2: In front of Alana Rizzos. She has no idea what 619 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:38,160 Speaker 2: the hell you're talking about. 620 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 3: I totally didn't, and I was talking, you know what, 621 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 3: honest to god, I was doing on this show. 622 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 4: I had no idea what that meant. 623 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 3: And then I was doing the Race to the Pennant 624 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 3: on True TV with Yanna Alonso, and I was like 625 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,400 Speaker 3: trying to talk about like Francisco Lindor, which we're gonna 626 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:51,159 Speaker 3: get to in a second. 627 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 4: I was like, he's. 628 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 3: Really good since May eighteenth on WRC plus. I was like, 629 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 3: I don't know what that means, but it looks good, 630 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 3: all right. So Lindor or Otani, pretend you're a Dodger fan. 631 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 2: So pretend I'm not a valuer man. 632 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 1: I you know, you look at the the argument for 633 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: war and f war, and we'll get into that. As 634 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,879 Speaker 1: far as valuable players. I've seen the argument, heard it 635 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: a bunch. I am an Otani fan, so I will 636 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: get the bias out there and we're continuing to see 637 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: what a generational talent is doing. 638 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 2: All the time. 639 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: He's chasing fifty to fifty, he's on track to look 640 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,399 Speaker 1: like he's going to cross that number. He's already done 641 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 1: something no player has done forty five forty five or 642 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: forty three forty three. 643 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:31,199 Speaker 2: Excuse me. 644 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:36,719 Speaker 1: I think that with what Lindor is doing is providing 645 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:40,200 Speaker 1: the Mets with an all around superstar. And if you 646 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: want to tell me that Lindora is just being an 647 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: all around player going you know, premier shortstop, he's doing 648 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: what Mooki Bets did at the early part in the 649 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 1: year when it was the runaway, right when Mookie Bets 650 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: finds that, you know, stays on track for what he 651 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: was doing. Mookie Bets was on track to win an 652 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 1: MVP because it's a prep premier position at shortstop, Fred 653 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: there is an argument for Francisco Lindor to you know, 654 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: gain MVP votes from that sense. Absolutely like it's not 655 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: going to be a runaway because voters will say Lindor's 656 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: doing this offensively at a premium position. He's brought the 657 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 1: Mets out of the gutter. I don't buy the whole 658 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: thing of oh he's a leader in the clubhouse. That's 659 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: that shouldn't be a thing with voters. You should purely 660 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:21,959 Speaker 1: look at on field performance and stuff like that what 661 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: you're doing. But if the Mets don't make the postseason, 662 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: it's hard for me to say, what you know, is 663 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 1: he really? 664 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 2: You know? Is that? 665 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: Are we doing that? Are we going to get into 666 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 1: an argument where if Otani gets fifty to fifty does something, 667 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: he's gonna have an over a one thousand oh ps 668 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: and you're not going to give it to him just 669 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: for the fact that he's a designated hitter like he's 670 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: this year with stolen bases, home runs. You know what 671 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 1: he's doing, average wise, slugging, consistency, generational, never seen this before, 672 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: So I think that history. I think history. Trump's a 673 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 1: player of what you know, what Lindor's doing, not taking 674 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: away from him, but when a guy's making history, you 675 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: have to acknowledge that because he's doing something you've never 676 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: seen before. 677 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 5: Hey, but Lin Door talks nice to the media, So 678 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 5: that's something Alana and I are gonna chew on after 679 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,239 Speaker 5: the bump here. But Scott want to thank you for 680 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 5: coming on. That is Scott Gearman, of course, joining us 681 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 5: once again here on the show, you guys streaming tonight. 682 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 2: I won't be on there today. 683 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 1: I've got I'm gonna I have to coach mine not 684 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: have to I'm coaching my daughter's softball practice tonight, so 685 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 1: I'll be out there in the heat. It's gonna be 686 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 1: a fun time. 687 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 2: So I'm off tonight. I appreciate you coming on. 688 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 5: Make make sure you give me good good Dodger fan, 689 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 5: good smart guy and also a good daddy out there. 690 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 2: But let's get into last licks. Alana all right, sounds good. 691 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 4: I love this. Always appreciate our boys. Scott Gearman coming on. 692 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 3: How about this, guys. We have good news today. Sheldon 693 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 3: was adopted. Sheldon is the first of these seven puppies 694 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 3: to get adopted. So thank you so much to the 695 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 3: Dean family for adopting Sheldon. Halled lujah. That means that 696 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 3: six are left. And I'm gonna present you Priya today again. 697 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 3: This is the Big Bang Theory litter, and Priya is 698 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 3: in need of adoption. She just like a brother, almost 699 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 3: four months old. They're all from the same litter. I mean, 700 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 3: how cute is she? Look at that baby? Look at 701 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:17,959 Speaker 3: that baby. Pria is four months old, fully vaccinated, fully vaccinated. 702 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 3: She is currently in near the Landers, California area. So 703 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 3: if you're interested in adopting Priya, let me know. Gidri's 704 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 3: guardian dot Org. Okay, as we look at our baseball 705 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 3: thought for the road, how about this? Oh yeah, by 706 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 3: the way, really quickly, the Cubs are coming into town. 707 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 3: You can win four tickets in a parking pass on 708 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 3: Maximunsey Bobblehead Night. Any literally, any amount to donate gets 709 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 3: you into the contest. The contest ends on the ninth. 710 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 3: It will be announced the winner randomly. We pick it randomly. 711 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 3: We announce it on the ninth. So every single cent 712 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 3: goes to dogs in need. So get yourself some tickets 713 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 3: in a parking pass on Maximunsey Bobblehead Night. The game 714 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 3: is on September eleventh. We were just talking to Scott 715 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 3: Gearman Clint about this whole situation. And this is from 716 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 3: Danny Abriano, who works for the New York Mets, works 717 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 3: for s n Y. We'll say it again when it 718 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 3: comes to Lindor versus Otani, it's not that Lindor plays 719 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 3: elite at an elite level, plays an elite position at 720 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 3: an elite level. It's not that he plays every day, 721 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 3: it's that he's a leader in the clubhouse, on the 722 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 3: field and with the media. Hopefully voters aren't blinded by 723 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 3: Homers and Steels. Are you effing kidding me? 724 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 4: Bro? Are you kidding me right now with this? 725 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 2: Yeah? I love what Danny Kortez said in the chat. 726 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 5: You know, the president was said last year, we're looking 727 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 5: between you know, if you're looking at Homer's and steals. 728 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 5: That's how Ronald Acunya Junior won an MVP last year 729 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:40,080 Speaker 5: with his historic nobody's done it forty seventy season. 730 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 2: That's just that's a that's a crock of shit right there. 731 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 5: To say that, Oh, because he's nice to me, you know, 732 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 5: he talks to me, he should be the MVP, and 733 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 5: he's a leader in the clubhouse. You don't think Joe 734 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 5: Hey is a leader in that clubhouse. Not every leader 735 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 5: is vocal, Not every leader is performative and needs to 736 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,880 Speaker 5: show like, well, are the the cameras on, Hey, you're 737 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,320 Speaker 5: doing a bang up job over there, Jeff McNeil, I 738 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 5: don't know I'm talking here to talk yanks, but it's 739 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 5: a dumb ass thing if show Hey gets fifty to fifty. 740 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 2: That's I think that's a lock. 741 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 5: I've already said, I guarantee you he's winning your National 742 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 5: League Most Valuable Player award even at forty four forty six, 743 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:20,480 Speaker 5: so he's got the first ever forty four season, that's 744 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 5: already unprecedented. That's enough to say he's a lock. And 745 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 5: also when you look at the numbers, it's supposed to 746 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 5: be about offense. It's supposed to be about the counting stats. 747 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 5: The numbers and show Hey is better than Lindor in 748 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 5: just about everything but what I think games played and 749 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 5: at bats. But even so, he's got time to catch 750 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 5: up on the advats because he's leading off. Now, that's 751 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:45,080 Speaker 5: just it's a week week argument. It's a biased argument, 752 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 5: and of course we're biased as well, we're covering the Dodgers. 753 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 5: But you know, peeling back the fandom, that is not 754 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 5: a reason to vote somebody as an MVP. 755 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 2: Why not in vote Kyk. 756 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 5: He's a clubhouse guy, let's do it. 757 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 4: He dresses up like a banana. Yeah, no, I get it. Listen. 758 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 3: And I don't care that shojre Hay is not pitching 759 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 3: this year. I don't care that that's not the defense 760 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:11,440 Speaker 3: that he's I don't care. I mean, I don't give him. 761 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 3: I don't give him extra points because he's rehabbing either. 762 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:17,280 Speaker 3: But the point is, and Francisco Lindor is a phenomenal player. 763 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,399 Speaker 3: But right now, as we sit here on September fifth, 764 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 3: Francisco's not on a playoff team. And I understand that 765 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 3: the conversation might continue, and it might further win if 766 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:26,400 Speaker 3: the Mets get in. 767 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 4: But again, a. 768 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 3: Historic season that Shohei Otani is having to meet Trump's 769 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:38,040 Speaker 3: anything that anybody else is doing, Decoy beats Lindor's talk, 770 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:43,799 Speaker 3: unless unless owl of Minerva, Lindor has a rescue versus 771 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 3: a purchase doc. But I want to meet Decoy so badly. 772 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 3: All Right, So the Dodgers are coming up on a 773 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,759 Speaker 3: series Clint with the Guardians, a team that could very 774 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:55,840 Speaker 3: well be in the postseason. Obviously, they're, you know, second 775 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 3: best record in the American League. I know it's early, 776 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:02,280 Speaker 3: very unlikely to have a Rodgers Guardians World series could happen. 777 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 4: Do you care about this series? 778 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,880 Speaker 5: Uh? Yeah, I will sit here and admit fully, I 779 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:12,799 Speaker 5: know so little about the Cleveland organization. I'm assuming they 780 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 5: still have Emmanuel class, they still have Jose Ramirez having 781 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:19,759 Speaker 5: a sneaky, very good season. But other than that, what 782 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:22,600 Speaker 5: I'm looking forward to in this series is the Dodgers 783 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 5: facing good pitching. That's that's all I care about. I 784 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,440 Speaker 5: want to see this offense click against the best of 785 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:31,280 Speaker 5: the best, because that's what you will face in October. 786 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:33,800 Speaker 5: And that is all I care about, is the Dodgers 787 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:36,800 Speaker 5: doing good in October. So give me more series like 788 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:40,880 Speaker 5: this and less of what we're getting afterwards with the Cubs. 789 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:43,919 Speaker 3: And I like the fact that they're playing a team 790 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 3: that can win in a variety of different ways. How 791 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,799 Speaker 3: do you how do you neutralize a team that can 792 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 3: not only slug but also can play small ball too, 793 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:53,279 Speaker 3: And I'm interested to see how they handle that. 794 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:54,800 Speaker 4: A good lineup. 795 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,919 Speaker 3: They have a great leadoff hitter in Stephen Kwan. He's fast, 796 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:01,719 Speaker 3: he's a good defensive outfielder. Obviously clus should be, you know, 797 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 3: the Mariano rivera closer of the year, whatever the hell, 798 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:07,480 Speaker 3: the reliever of the year because he's unbelievable in the 799 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 3: American League. 800 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 4: So you're not doing a show. 801 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 5: Tonight, correct unless things shake out really differently. And I 802 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 5: decided to pop on super late. I've just got too 803 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 5: much going on, and I'm doing a weekend turn around 804 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:23,920 Speaker 5: another camping trip because your boy can't not be pretend 805 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 5: homeless enough of these days. 806 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:30,239 Speaker 4: So if you guys degrees in California, this. 807 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:33,040 Speaker 5: We pretty gnarly. It's pretty freaking early. It was like 808 00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:36,680 Speaker 5: eighty six this morning at nine something like that. So 809 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 5: it is not a fun time here in La. So 810 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:40,879 Speaker 5: that's why I'm going up to the mountains where it's 811 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:43,720 Speaker 5: a little bit cooler. 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We'll see you back on Monday, 828 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:23,960 Speaker 3: another fresh, live edition of Dodgers' Territory. 829 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:25,360 Speaker 4: Have a great weekend, Go Dodgers. 830 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:26,240 Speaker 2: Bye.