1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,560 Speaker 1: I don't want him out there if he's not one 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: hundred percent. What's the point. I mean, why put yourself 3 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: at risk of injuring it again or injuring it further. 4 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: They me Tommy Edmund when it matters the most, and 5 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: that's in the dog days of summer. Everybody, what's up? 6 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 1: Welcome to Dodger's Territory and I'm Alana Rizzo. That is 7 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: Clint to see us. Katie Wu is on assignment. She 8 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: will be with us on Thursday. I believe happy that 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: you're here. Don't forget to like and subscribe. And by 10 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: the way, we did it, we hit fifteen thousand subscribers. 11 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: We appreciate you guys very much. Yeah, our next goal 12 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: is to get to twenty thousand subs again. It means 13 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: so much to us, so rate us five stars. Like 14 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: and subscribe to the Dodgers Territory podcast on Apple, Spotify, 15 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: wherever you get your pods, and of course on YouTube. Clint, 16 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: good to see you. Has always got a lot to 17 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: talk about. Let's get to the big ticket. I'm interested 18 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: to know, my friend. What was your biggest takeaway from FanFest? 19 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, a lot of stuff, a lot of stuff coming 20 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 2: out of fan fest. This is the thing that makes 21 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: you really excited. The season is just around the corner. 22 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 2: Pitchers and catchers report next Thursday, and. 23 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 3: We got some updates. 24 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 2: Continued updates following up in our conversations with with Andrew Friedman. 25 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: By the way, if you guys missed that, checking out 26 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 2: Andrew Friedman, the architect of this great team. He joined 27 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,479 Speaker 2: us last week on the show myself Alana Katie Wu. 28 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 3: But we got a. 29 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 2: Little more clarity question mark with Tommy Edmund. That's kind 30 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 2: of amongst I got nine takeaways essentially. First to dive into, 31 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: let's talk about Tommy Edmond. First, he did reveal he's 32 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 2: out of his walking boot finally about two weeks ago, 33 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 2: starting to do some baseball activity, starting to move around 34 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 2: a little bit more. 35 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 3: But it seems like maybe the you know. 36 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: His status for opening day is a little in question, 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: which is fine, it doesn't bother me, but you know, 38 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: is mixing in the baseball activity. But he thinks it 39 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 2: depends on his progression. He is not putting a hard 40 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: line in the sand to be ready for opening Day. 41 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: He's gonna try to do everything he can. But if 42 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 2: it's not right, if that ankle, that surgically repaired ankle. 43 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 2: He had surgery to repair some ligament damage and also 44 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 2: remove some bone spurs. If he's not ready to go 45 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 2: one hundred percent ready to go, he's not going to 46 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 2: be on the opening day roster. 47 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 3: And I think that's okay. 48 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 2: I think, you know, if anything, the opening day roster 49 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 2: is more show and flash and pomp and circumstance than 50 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 2: anything important. 51 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 3: How do you feel about the Edmund update. 52 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: I don't want him out there if he's not one 53 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: hundred percent. What's the point. I mean, why put yourself 54 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: at risk of injuring it again or injuring it further. 55 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: They don't need him. They need Tommy Edmund when it 56 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: matters the most, and that's in the dog days of summer. 57 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: That's after the All Star break. Obviously he's coming back 58 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: before that. But my point is they need him for October. 59 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: I don't care if he's playing on March twenty sixth 60 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: or whatever Opening Day is, March twenty eighth, or whatever 61 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: it is. Yeah, I mean, I'm glad that he's out 62 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: of that walking boot. I'm glad that he's starting to 63 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: put in some baseball activities. But the thing about this 64 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: roster with the Miguel Rojases of the world and the 65 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: Hassan Kims of the world and that type of thing. 66 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: There's enough bodies right now to get them through where 67 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: they need to be until Tommy Edmond is one hundred 68 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: percent ready to come back and play a solid, solid 69 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: second base. 70 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 2: One of the things one of the things he added 71 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 2: at the end, and I love it, is like I 72 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 2: just I don't want to have to go back on 73 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 2: the injured list at any point during the season. We 74 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: saw that a couple of times last off or last 75 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 2: regular season, a few fall starts even into the postseason, 76 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 2: having to miss some time and kind of affecting that 77 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: roster construction and the ability to move some pieces around. 78 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: For Dave, whether he's going to the center, second base, 79 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,839 Speaker 2: Get him healthy, that's the most important thing. Next guy too, 80 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 2: Let him be healthy for the entirety of the season. 81 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: We should talk Blake Snell. I don't know if he 82 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 2: saw a lot of the Snell stuff. This happened after 83 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 2: I saw. 84 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: That when Jack Harris originally said Jack Harris obviously now 85 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: writing for the California Post, not the La Times. It's 86 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: the new publication there in California. And this is what 87 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: Bill Plunkett, wh's a friend of the show, confirming as well. 88 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: Blake still said he was guilty of rushing to be 89 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: ready last season, feeling weight of expectations after signing with 90 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: LA Remember he signed late. He signed late. Shoulder never 91 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: felt great last year, stronger after PT this swinter goal 92 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: is Opening Day, but he's not going to be a lot. 93 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: He's going to be a lot smarter on that this year. Again, 94 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: you want Blake Snell to be available and post every 95 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: fifth day when it matters the most. I don't like 96 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: the fact that he missed the first two plus months 97 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: of the season this year. That sucked. And I certainly 98 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: hope it's not that long. I don't think it will 99 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: be for all intents and purposes, it doesn't seem that 100 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: it's going to be that long. But I do think 101 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 1: that again, the Dodgers are fortunate to be in a 102 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: position where they have enough depth. Again, I know that 103 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 1: they probably wanted to start with the six man rotation 104 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,119 Speaker 1: because of Otani and Yamamoto. We don't know what's gonna 105 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: happen with Sasaki yet, but I'm okay with it. We 106 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: have the Emmitt Shean's of the world. We have the 107 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,679 Speaker 1: River Ryan's we have the Gavin Stones. Remember when Andrew 108 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: Friedman was on the show with us last week on Thursday, 109 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: he said, like, this is an opportunity. And I'm paraphrasing here, 110 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to speak for Andrew, but he wants 111 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: to see He's excited to see what Gavin Stone can 112 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: do this year. He's excited to see obviously what River 113 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: Ryan can do. And and you know, we know that, 114 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: we know what Emmitt Shean is capable of. I mean, 115 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: you think Emmitt Shean's going to be in the rotation 116 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: to start the season. So I'm okay with that, but 117 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: let's not. Let's not do two three months now. Okay, 118 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: Like I get that, I get that you rushed into 119 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:30,919 Speaker 1: the season last year because of the late signing, but 120 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: you've had some a good offseason. I'll be short, thank God, 121 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: but a good pt and take care of yourself. But 122 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: let's go. 123 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 2: You're a yeah to me, this is definitely not not 124 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 2: really a problem at all. You got enough bodies who 125 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 2: need they need to throw some innings. The kids need 126 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 2: to throw inns, So why rush Blake Snow They signed 127 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 2: this dude, Dodgers are in this enviable position where you 128 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 2: don't need to have all your aces on the bump 129 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 2: every five or six days to make the postseason, to 130 00:05:57,839 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 2: even win the division. 131 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 3: They don't need that. They have the tools. 132 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 2: They have the talent, whether a Blake Snell or a 133 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 2: Yama Modo miss time or show hey, doesn't pitch the 134 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 2: entirety of the season. As long as these boys are 135 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 2: ready for September and October, that is the most important thing. 136 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 2: There was also some Rokie Sasaki talk at what Dodger Fest, 137 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 2: continuing a little bit with what you had asked Andrew 138 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 2: Friedman about something Dave had mentioned earlier in the week, 139 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 2: the whole thing about, hey, there's probably a need to 140 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 2: add a third pitch for Roki Susaki. It turns out 141 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 2: he's trying to add two pitches, both of them fastballs technically, 142 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,919 Speaker 2: but we got this from Dylan Hernandez working in a 143 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 2: cutter and a two seamer to play off of that 144 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 2: four seam fastball, and of course the fork ball splitter, 145 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 2: whatever you want to call it. 146 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 3: Is that enough? Is that enough for you? 147 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: I almost think it's too much, right, And you know, 148 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,799 Speaker 1: I think I said I asked for a third pitch, 149 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: not a third and a fourth. But this is what 150 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: I need to know. Is Roki Ssaki going to be 151 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: a starter. If he's going to be a starter and 152 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: that's the that's the projection they see him as, then 153 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: he needs to start training himself to be a starter. 154 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: And he absolutely needs a third pitch if they're going 155 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: to keep him in the bullpen. Then he has shown 156 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: that he can be effective in the bullpen with a 157 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: fastball and you know his with his with his two 158 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: pitches that he has. But yes, a cutter and a 159 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: two steamer. Okay, again, this is this slow ramp up 160 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: and only like Dylan Hernandez can say on the twenty 161 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: four year old starter turned closer turned back starter who 162 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: will once again show up to camp is one of 163 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: the team's greatest mysteries. Oh, Dylan, but it is. I mean, 164 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: he just has a way with pessimism like nobody else. 165 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: But he's a fantastic writer and he loves good wine too, 166 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: so I appreciate that about him. I don't know, I yeah, 167 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: he definitely needs more than two pitches. I just you know, 168 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: should we should we nail the cutter before we work 169 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: on the two steamer? Should we nail the two seamer 170 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: before we work on the cutter. 171 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 2: What is your thought about my my impression or what 172 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 2: I would imagine they're doing. And I talked a little 173 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 2: bit about this last night on my All Dodgers Show, 174 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: trying to make it as simple as possible with one 175 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 2: of the things I love that bulldog earl Herscheizer talks 176 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 2: about is the pro nation of your throw, or a supernation, 177 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 2: and that's how you would get a pitch to move 178 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 2: this way rather than this way. Of course, you know 179 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 2: you've covered baseball for a million years, Mary do a 180 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 2: catcher all this kind of stuff. You've seen enough pitching 181 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 2: in your life to know what that does. But I 182 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 2: do wonder about somebody with that splitter, with that forkball, 183 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 2: something that's a little more straight over the top, if 184 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 2: you're trying to create some wrinkle in on a left 185 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 2: hander away from a right hander, if that can kind 186 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 2: of affect a forkball splitter and his foreseam fastball. So 187 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 2: what I'm imagining Mark Pryor and company are doing with 188 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 2: Roki Susaki is more of just little grip changes and 189 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 2: not so much of wrist, hilt and elbow. 190 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 3: Things to make the pitch move. So with that said, 191 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 3: I think throwing. 192 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 2: In these little wrinkles, even if they're not massive, they're 193 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 2: they're not stat cast darlings with a bunch of run 194 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 2: enough to make a difference, enough to put that in 195 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 2: the back of a hitter's mind. It's not just going 196 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 2: to be fastball at the top of the zone and 197 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 2: a forkball dropping off the plate. I think that could 198 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 2: be enough to really help Roki Sasaki out. 199 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 3: And I'm excited. I'm excited. 200 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 2: I think, like I told Andrew, there's a reason everybody 201 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 2: wanted this dude. You bring him aboard to be a 202 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 2: starting pitcher for a reason, and you why not, why 203 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 2: not try to make him a starter while you still can't? 204 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 3: You know, like he's there another dude. I'll say it again. 205 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 2: You got the tools, he got the talent, and you 206 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 2: have the ability to let him figure it out. And 207 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 2: if he doesn't, well you've seen him be a pretty 208 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 2: damn effective closer reliever, whatever his role. 209 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 3: May end up being. 210 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 2: But I'm excited. I'm excited to see Roki Sasaki. As 211 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 2: you said, Dylan mentioned the one of the greater mysteries 212 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 2: for the Dodgers heading into camp. That's gonna be one 213 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 2: of those things you really got to watch. 214 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: One of the things isn't a mystery, though, is how 215 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: much faith Andrew Friedman has in him. I mean when 216 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: we had him on the show last week, he was 217 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: talking about just the talent level that he truly believes 218 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: that Roki Sosaki has. Another thing that we forget too, 219 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: is he's only twenty four, you know what I mean, 220 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: He's been in this country for a hot second. Like 221 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: we need to be a little bit patient. We're so 222 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: used to like being like, all right, we signed this guy. 223 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: He chose us, like let's go. You know, he he 224 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: came with so much pomp and circumstance and fanfare. But 225 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: I mean, he is still young. He is still learning 226 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: his ways. You know, he was in the pitching lab 227 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: or in Siberia wherever they sent him last year. I 228 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:31,199 Speaker 1: don't know, but I would like to get Mark Pryor's 229 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: thoughts on it. I will probably get him on the 230 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: show soon. But he's another there's another guy he gets 231 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: to work with, and that show Heyo Tani who made 232 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: it official. Dave Roberts did tell us that Shoheo Tani 233 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: Clint is not pitching in the WBC, adding that it 234 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: was Otani's decision. This from Alden Gonzalez, who covers the 235 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: team and Major League Baseball for ESPN, And I believe that. 236 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: I believe that the Dodgers will do what Otani wants. 237 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: So I do believe it was Otani's decision because I 238 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: think it's silly. And we had this conversation just on 239 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: foul Territory with A. J. Pierzynski and Eric Kratz and 240 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: Jim Bowden that it makes sense that, you know, you 241 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 1: don't want to push it and get hurt in the 242 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: WBC when he's so unbelievably valuable to his, you know, 243 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: his major league team. Again, he could get hurt hitting, 244 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 1: but position players getting hurt and being taken out for 245 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: an extended period of time is a lot different than 246 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: it tends to happen more to pitchers. Right, So I'm 247 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,599 Speaker 1: okay with him not pitching, and we're still going to 248 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: be able to see some cool matchups. You know, he's 249 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: still going to be in the WBC, So I'm okay with, yeah. 250 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:31,839 Speaker 3: Still be rocking some thingers. 251 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 2: But yeah, when you're talking about your everyday d h 252 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 2: your leadoff batter, Yeah, you want to protect that boy 253 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 2: as much as you can protect that arm at twice 254 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 2: surgically repaired arm. So I think it's the right call. 255 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 2: Dave as Well said, you know, it's the right call 256 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 2: to focus on that ramp up and he wants to start. 257 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 2: I think show how he really wants to start twenty five 258 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 2: to maybe thirty games for this team this year that 259 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 2: I'm pretty sure that's a goal, get himself a MVP, 260 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 2: and hell, why not throwing a cy Young. 261 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 3: Award while we're at it? Yeah? 262 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: You good? 263 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 3: Why not? Why not? Right here? Right now? You know 264 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 3: what I will? I will, I will step back. 265 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: Over you're bowling over Yamamoto. 266 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 3: Top three, top three, all right. I think Yamamo Yamamoto 267 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 3: is going to be a little beat up from last year. 268 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 2: I'm telling you, man like that dude through so many 269 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 2: damn metings in that postseason and in that World Series 270 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 2: and making thirty starts for the first time in his life. 271 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 2: I would be shocked if if Yoshi doesn't at least 272 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 2: get you know, a fifteen day blow on the iel 273 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 2: at some point, because you know, he's real hurt, wink 274 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 2: wink wink, seizure, tired, hired. 275 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: He was the only one that wasn't on the ale 276 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,439 Speaker 1: last year of all the starting stuff. So, all right, 277 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: Mookie Betts on staying at shortstop for the rest of 278 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: his career, What are you cool? Yeah? 279 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean obviously go ahead, sorry you're I'm cutting 280 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 2: you off. 281 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm proud of him. I'm proud of him. 282 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: I just think it's I mean, this is a guy 283 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: that literally will do whatever he's asked to do and 284 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: he doesn't have to. 285 00:12:58,600 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 3: No, it's really cool. 286 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 2: It's all obviously a game changer as well. But this 287 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 2: is one of the things he told my buddy d 288 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 2: mac over there with the place I used to work 289 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 2: at that he wants to play the position for the 290 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 2: rest of his career. That's until through his age thirty 291 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 2: nine season, so got a few more years in the 292 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 2: tank there. But if he's able to do that and 293 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 2: play it at least the level we saw in the 294 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 2: second half of the season, or maybe he takes a 295 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 2: few steps back, I think worst comes the worst. You 296 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 2: move Mooki over to second base towards the tail end 297 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 2: of his career if he starts to show some signs 298 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:33,079 Speaker 2: of slowing down or maybe not being able to get 299 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 2: some balls at shortstop. 300 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 3: But I mean, the build, the frame. 301 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 2: It was always middle infielder is the reason he was 302 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 2: drafted as a middle infielder and obviously was forced to 303 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,559 Speaker 2: right field, where he was very good as well because 304 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 2: he's Bros. Just an athlete, but Dustin Pedroia was pretty 305 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 2: good over there, so on so forth in Boston. The 306 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 2: big thing we worry about with Marcus Lynn Betts of 307 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 2: course this year is the hitting, is getting that bat right. 308 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 2: And he did also speak with Dylan Hernandez Jack Harris 309 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,839 Speaker 2: actually in this particular piece of work we see on 310 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:08,719 Speaker 2: the screen about rewiring his body, trying to get rid 311 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 2: of some of the bad habits he had with his swing. 312 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 3: Pretty notable, he had some bad habits. 313 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 2: We saw a lot of the strikeout, but I definitely 314 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 2: a lot more pop up out of MLB fifty last year. 315 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 2: So trying to get everything back on track with probably 316 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 2: where he's at in his life and in his career, 317 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 2: in his age, but also coming off of that the 318 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 2: you know, the stomach bug and. 319 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 3: All this kind of stuff that he was dealing with 320 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 3: last year. Mer he had. 321 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 4: Issues he dealt with, I mean, losing all that weight 322 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 4: was I mean, he's he's a small guy to begin 323 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 4: with no disrespect, of course, I mean he does he 324 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 4: has an infielder's body, does not have He's not a 325 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 4: tall dude. 326 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: He's not a big guy. He doesn't have an outfielder's 327 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: body per se. You know, he's not Jason Hayward in 328 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: terms of like or Matt Kemp or you know, the 329 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: you know, the bigger type of guy. But losing all 330 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: that weight when you're already slim, it is tough and 331 00:14:57,720 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: the strength to get back that and then it just 332 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: and he's just started mind effing himself, remember, and he 333 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: was just like getting in his own way. And you 334 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: know it was his wife that was like, you know what, 335 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: stop looking to everybody else to solve what's going on 336 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: looking inside, And you know, Brionna kind of course, as 337 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: a good wife does like helped him through that. And 338 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: I never in a million years have ever worried about 339 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: Mooky Bets, and I won't ever worry about Mooky Bets, 340 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: won't now. 341 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 3: I believe in Mookie. 342 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 2: I think you're going to see some I don't even 343 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 2: know if he would technically be eligible for comeback Comeback 344 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 2: Player of the Year award, but I think you'll you'll 345 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 2: if he is you'll see some love there. 346 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 3: And I said earlier in the. 347 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 2: Off season, I think we're going to see uh so 348 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 2: much of a resurgence. 349 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 3: You're you're gonna have some MVP votes. 350 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 2: Probably finished top five will Mookie bets well behind his 351 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 2: teammatee Shoheo Tani who is Did you just. 352 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 1: Give it to him now? I mean it's just just 353 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: get it out. 354 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 3: Of the way. 355 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 2: You know, he could have done it two for one 356 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 2: at the BBWAA Awards with the Ft Boys. 357 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 3: It's like, I'm here, let's get next to you, out 358 00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 3: of the way. 359 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: Cut it over with yeah. Absolute. One thing that Andrew 360 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: Friedman said Clint when we had a conversation with him 361 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: is that he wants to give Hassan Kim a little 362 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: bit more runway right like we were. And I think 363 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: you needed this too, like you need to see or 364 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: you would like to see have some more opportunity to 365 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: see like what what is he capable of? What can 366 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: he really do? And I know he has worked on 367 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: some swing things and defensive things this off season at 368 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: the direction of some of the Dodgers coaches. So what 369 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: would you like to see? He admitted, as you put 370 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: here in our Rundown. The biggest challenge was transitioning from 371 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: the KBO, the Korean Baseball organization, to Major League Baseball. 372 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 3: So with the velocity, Yeah, y, I think that's a 373 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 3: big thing. 374 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: It is huge a problem, this problem. 375 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 2: Bro bro ain't used to seeing ninety five plus with 376 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: that much frequency and. 377 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: For him, So what do you what do you need 378 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: to see from Kim? Oh? 379 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, you just need to see consistency. 380 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 2: I mean, obviously he uh when he made his major 381 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 2: league debut the first couple of weeks he tearned the 382 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 2: cover off the ball where you know, have having kind 383 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 2: of tongue in cheek conversations about this dude maybe hitting 384 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 2: four hundred for the season, but after the league made 385 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,639 Speaker 2: its adjustment, he had a hard time adjusting back. And 386 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 2: we know it's a cliche, baseball is a game of adjustments. 387 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 2: He's got to be able to make that next adjustment 388 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 2: and then continue to make those adjustments to find that consistency, 389 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 2: you know, to have yourself. You know, I think he 390 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,919 Speaker 2: hit threeh eight or something like that last season. To 391 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 2: be a three hundred hitter and all of it be 392 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,479 Speaker 2: front loaded, I'm not a fan of that, and I 393 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 2: think he's not a fan of that. No big league 394 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 2: or no major league, no baseball players should be a 395 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 2: fan of getting all your work done early. 396 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 3: So yeah, that'll be the big thing. 397 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 2: Just consistency bat to ball and making adjustments in real 398 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 2: time as he needs to. He's saying the right things, 399 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 2: he's working on the stuff. I trust this Dodgers front 400 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 2: office to point him in the right direction. We know 401 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 2: he's still kind of a lottery ticket, a little bit 402 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 2: of a wild card. They have enough talent around where 403 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 2: if Hessun Kim does not work out. 404 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 3: They could pivot. 405 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 2: But he'll make things a lot better with the athleticism, 406 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 2: the arm, defensive ability up the middle. If this guy 407 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,360 Speaker 2: can figure it out, that's a huge boon for the Dodgers. 408 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: Well, especially if Tommy Edmund needs extended time. That's when 409 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: you need to see this, like, let's get this runway 410 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,439 Speaker 1: early and see see what happens. Miggie Rowe, which I 411 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 1: feel so we'll get into the WBC conversation in a 412 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: hot second. I feel badly though that he's not allowed 413 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: to play for Team Venezuela because of his age, which 414 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: is as nine. But he said that he truly believes 415 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: that Key k Hernandez is coming back. I'm back, constant 416 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 1: communication with key K. There's no doubt in his mind, 417 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:41,120 Speaker 1: in Miggie Roe's mind, that Kik will be coming back. 418 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: And I believe that to be true because I feel 419 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: that way about ki K. I mean, there's no point 420 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: in saying or doing it now because he can't play, 421 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 1: because you know, he's had off season harm surgery. And 422 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: when he's ready and he can be placed on the roster, 423 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: I do believe that he will be. But it's nice 424 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: to see that Meggie is talking to him and he 425 00:18:59,240 --> 00:18:59,959 Speaker 1: wants him back as well. 426 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, he had mentioned they're in constant communication, no doubt 427 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 2: in his mind. 428 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 3: And obviously we. 429 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 2: Had the chat with with Friedman last week and I 430 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 2: asked him as indirectly, point blank as I can, uh, 431 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 2: is KEYK coming back? And the smile, the smirk, the 432 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 2: you know, the stifling of some laughter from from Uh. 433 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 2: Andrew tells me Kik will be back when the time 434 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 2: is right, probably about the time my wrist says, when 435 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 2: the sixty day il opens. I guess in two weeks. 436 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 2: I do feel bad like key Kick. The Dodger Fest 437 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 2: was made almost for somebody like k is for him. 438 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:40,400 Speaker 2: To not be there and be able to right Yeah, 439 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:41,399 Speaker 2: to soak it all in. 440 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 1: I know, I know, Yeah, he's a blud. I actually 441 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,360 Speaker 1: texted with him today to see if he could come 442 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: on Foul Territory to talk about the whole WBC stuff 443 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 1: with Puerto Rico, but he was getting ready to fly. 444 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: I didn't ask him where he was going, but hopefully 445 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: it's a fun trip that he's going on. All right. 446 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: So Doc revealing a a little bit more about the lineup. 447 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,880 Speaker 1: He likes Will Smith batting fifth, and you can certainly 448 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: see Mooki in the three hole. Do you like that? 449 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 3: Yeah? 450 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 2: This this starts the lineup with a lot of things 451 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:14,400 Speaker 2: he's already told us. He's been telling people off this offseason. 452 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker some more, hitting second or third. Well, if 453 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 2: Mookie's hitting third, I think that leaves a spot for 454 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker. 455 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 3: Sho heo Tani. He said he is going to be 456 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 3: hitting lead off. 457 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 2: So that tells me you have a top five pretty 458 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 2: much solidified, unless Doc goes back on the whole Tucker 459 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 2: Freeman kind of or more so Tucker hitting second, you know, 460 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: if he decides to move them. 461 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 3: Third or fourth or whatever. 462 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 2: But I like the way this lineup is shaking shaking out. 463 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 2: You know, it's like shocker Dodgers. Team that is good 464 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 2: is going to have a good lineup. But Otani, Tucker, 465 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 2: Bets Freeman, and Will Smith in the top five, followed 466 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 2: by some order of Max Muncy, Tea Oskar, Hernandez Andy 467 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 2: Paie has eventually Tommy Edmond in there. We've said it before, 468 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 2: We've said it again, said it a whole bunch. It's 469 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 2: a good problem for this team to have. 470 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I don't I don't care if you flip 471 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: flop Tucker and Friedman. I'm okay with that too. Uh 472 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: you know, obviously show Hay leading off is fine. Yeah, 473 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: I mean it's great. I mean I have zero, zero 474 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: qualms about any of this. I mean, when you have 475 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: Max Mounsey who hits thirty home runs a year, I 476 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: don't care what his average is. When he hits thirty 477 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 1: home runs a year and he's bat in maybe sixth Okay, okay, 478 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: I'm fine with that. I believe Ta Oscar is going 479 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: to have a bounce back year, and I think Andy 480 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: Pots is only going to get better. So I think 481 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: that's a great h a great minup. 482 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 3: How about this. 483 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 2: We got Dodger dog in the in the the chat 484 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 2: here mentioning about moving show Hey down to third. 485 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, well the leadoff spot, sure, but that's not that's 486 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: not his problem. Guy's got to get on base too. 487 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 1: You only hit leadoff once, you know what I mean. 488 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: So the guy's got to get on in front of 489 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: him too. Like I'm tired of. I'm tired of solo 490 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 1: shops too. But unless, unless it's our picture giving up 491 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,479 Speaker 1: a solo shot instead of like a Grand Slam, then 492 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,400 Speaker 1: I can deal with solo shots a little bit. But yeah, 493 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. 494 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 3: Not all solo shots are created equal. 495 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: They're not. They're definitely not. But I got it. Freddy Freeman, 496 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: he has a goal. Apparently, Clint told Jeriadis and Steven 497 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: Nelson at FanFest he wants to play four more years 498 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: and get to twenty seasons in the big leagues, which 499 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: is insane to think. He's already been in the league 500 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: for sixteen years. It's just so crazy to think that. 501 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:26,479 Speaker 1: So he has two more years Clint left on his 502 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: Dodgers deal. Does that mean LA resigns him for final 503 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: two years or does Freddy Freeman end his career his 504 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame career. I believe someplace else besides Los Angeles. 505 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 3: No, you know it's funny. 506 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 2: Just a few years ago, what four years ago now, 507 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 2: the absurdity of Freddie Freeman leaving Atlanta was absurd. I 508 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,640 Speaker 2: was like, no, there's no way in hell this organization 509 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 2: be stupid enough to let homegrown talent, a future Hall 510 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 2: of Famer face of the franchise would let him leave. 511 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 2: Now Here we are four years later, two more years 512 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 2: under contract the Dodgers, and the idea of a world 513 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 2: without Freddie Freeman in that clubhouse, in that locker room, 514 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 2: I just don't see it. 515 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 3: I think the Dodgers will do everything they can. 516 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 2: I think Freddy has made more than enough money in 517 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 2: his lifetime, and we'll be able to make more money 518 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 2: after the fact if he really really needs it, after 519 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 2: his playing career. He will be back with the Dodgers 520 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 2: after this contract. If he ends up a free agent, 521 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 2: I'd be shocked. Could be an extension sort of thing, 522 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 2: but that would be mind blowing to imagine him in 523 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 2: a different uniform, and especially if he has a goal 524 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:39,120 Speaker 2: where it's just really two more seasons beyond what is 525 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 2: currently under contract, Dodgers are going to do the right thing. 526 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,400 Speaker 2: You always find a way to fit Freddy Freeman into 527 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 2: that lineup. 528 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:48,920 Speaker 1: And I'm not trying to compare Freddy Freeman to Clayton 529 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,199 Speaker 1: Kershaw just because Clayton was you know, he was in 530 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 1: our farm system. He was a homegrown talent, he was 531 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,159 Speaker 1: drafted by the Dodgers organization, all the things. But what 532 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: Freddy has meant to the Dodgers since coming over here 533 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: has been pretty special. I mean, obviously the postseason moments, 534 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 1: but just all of who Freddy is and you're not 535 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: going to find now and you know, a guy that 536 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 1: is as good as for I mean, he's just a 537 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: good dude. Not to say that, you know, the Dodgers 538 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,679 Speaker 1: have to give him a contract for being a good dude. 539 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: But the point is, I mean, I think he's still 540 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: going to be able to compete and help this team, 541 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: you know, for the remainder of his contract, whether that's 542 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: two or four years. But I do think he retired. 543 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: If he doesn't retire a Dodger, he retires a Brave. 544 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: That's the only other team I can see Freddy going 545 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: back to. 546 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 2: That'll probably eventually be somewhere down the line, like like 547 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,719 Speaker 2: the Dodgers did with Matt Campa one day contract. 548 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 3: But I don't even go with the Braves. 549 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 1: Then ask you this, does he go into Cooperstown in 550 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: a brave set or a daughter's hat? 551 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 2: Depends how many more rings are we getting in? LA, 552 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 2: I think you fill up that hands with the Dodgers. 553 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 1: In the next four years too? 554 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 3: How about four? Why not? 555 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: Okay? Yeah, I mean we'll never We'll never lose again 556 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: for the rest of our existence. But I know I'm 557 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: just saying too about. 558 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 3: I mean, yeah, I. 559 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 2: Think, I mean, I don't. Isn't that the player doesn't 560 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 2: have the ability to pick their cap. I think not 561 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 2: one hundred percent certain on that they do that one. 562 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 2: I'm not one hundred percent certain about. But I think 563 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 2: by that point in his career, especially if you add 564 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,199 Speaker 2: at least one or two more rings in the next 565 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 2: four seasons, that that CAP's. 566 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 3: Going to say LA. I don't think he does the 567 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 3: MLB thing. 568 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 2: He's not gonna wear the generic Rob Low NFL hat. 569 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 3: Is that a thing you didn't see the old meme 570 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 3: Rob Low. 571 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 2: I think it was Rob Low right, He's had the 572 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 2: NFL logo on his hat because he didn't want anybody 573 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 2: like questioning or having him creating agendas about what you 574 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 2: ever team he was rooting for in the Super Bowl 575 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 2: a couple couple of years ago. So look at it, 576 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 2: Send it to her, Send it to her. 577 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: On your Atkins bars. All right, still much more to 578 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: come on Dodger's Territory, but first we want to ask 579 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: you to please consider supporting the show with some sweet swag. 580 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: Dodger's Territory has it all you guys, Dodter's Territory shop 581 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: dot com. Pick yourself up a T shirt, a hoodie, 582 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,719 Speaker 1: a mug, a Duffel bag, whatever your heart desires. Look 583 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: good for the new year, while directly supporting myself, Clint 584 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:12,679 Speaker 1: Katie WU the show, Foul Territory, all of it. You 585 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: can scan the QR code as well. Click the link 586 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: in the description below support the show and style. We 587 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: cannot thank you enough for your support. Clint. Let's get 588 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: into behind the seams, Riz. 589 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 2: I'm gonna throw this one at you, mainly obviously, we've 590 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 2: talked a little bit about the World Baseball Classic coming up. 591 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:38,360 Speaker 2: Rosters need to be submitted tomorrow. They will be revealed 592 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 2: to us on Thursday. And you know, apparently insurance is 593 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 2: out here wild and making things a little bit difficult. 594 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 3: The guidelines have changed. 595 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 2: Some stars are not going to be here's a very 596 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 2: short list some stars not participating in the World Baseball 597 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 2: Classic because of insurance issues. Miguel Rojas was one of 598 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 2: those people, pretty upset about this on Saturday at FanFest, 599 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 2: saying it's not right, it doesn't feel right. He can't 600 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 2: participate because of his age. We know show hey said 601 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 2: he doesn't want to pitch. Probably according to these new 602 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 2: insurance or the updated insurance guidelines, maybe would not have 603 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:20,199 Speaker 2: even been allowed to participate. Is I know it's not 604 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:24,680 Speaker 2: because of like the WBC itself and their officials, it's insurance. 605 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 2: But is the WBC dropping the ball here? 606 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,679 Speaker 1: Well, this is a very complicated issue, and it's more 607 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 1: it's going to take more than three minutes for me 608 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 1: to explain everything, and I'm certainly not the expert on 609 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 1: the WBC or this insurance issue. But we on Foul Territory, 610 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 1: we just had Sean Spradling on the show talking about it, 611 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: and he is very much into the WBC and covering it. 612 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 1: What it basically boils down to is guaranteed salaries now 613 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: to play in the World Baseball Classic, a player on 614 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: a Major League forty man roster must be covered by 615 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: insurance to guarantee their salary. Now, the insurer for the 616 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:07,640 Speaker 1: WBC is NFP who Major League Baseball and the Major 617 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 1: League Baseball Players Union have both agreed upon. So players 618 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: undergo entrance and exit physicals to help distinguish injuries incurred 619 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 1: during the WBC from pre existing ones. So basically there's 620 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: different ways that they're evaluated on three different health designations 621 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 1: as to whether or not they're going to be insured 622 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: for this or not. Now, if a player receives insurance, 623 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:34,680 Speaker 1: their salary is guaranteed. If a player does not receive insurance, 624 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: their salary is not guaranteed. So the thing is the players, 625 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: when they're guaranteed they will still receive their salary if 626 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: they are hurt. If the team loses that player due 627 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: to injury in the WBC, the team is obviously on 628 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 1: the hook for that player's salary, but doesn't get the 629 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 1: player doesn't have the availability of the player. You remember 630 00:28:57,920 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: what happened with Edwin Diaz, and it's like a two 631 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 1: year timeframe in which you're responsible to ensure that player 632 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: when you don't have the services. So Major League Baseball 633 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: teams can choose to waive the insurance requirement and guarantee 634 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: the salary of an ensured player. If a player is 635 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: deemed uninsurable and Major League Baseball will not guarantee their salary, 636 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: it comes down to the player's personal choice as to 637 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 1: whether or not they're going to want to play without 638 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: having the insurance. The Miguel Rojas situation is idiotic because 639 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: that's an age thing, not necessarily an uninsured thing. You're 640 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 1: trying to tell me that he's not healthy enough or 641 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 1: capable enough of playing when the two time World Series 642 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: champions wanted him back and just signed him again for 643 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: another year, and it's like by a couple of weeks 644 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: that he's not eligible to play. I think his birthday 645 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 1: is coming up right before the WBC takes place. So 646 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: it's a very frustrating time for the WBC because now 647 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: players are really interested Clint in playing in the World 648 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic. It used to be, you know, even two 649 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 1: or three tournaments ago. Oh that the Latin players, the 650 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: Spanish speaking players have always been into this. They take 651 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: a great amount of pride in playing for Team Venezuela, 652 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: Team Puerto Rico, which I understand, is a part of 653 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: the United States calm down. You know, the Dominican, Cuba, 654 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 1: those types of countries is a huge amount of pride, 655 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 1: and it was the American players, the United States born 656 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: players that weren't necessarily as into it. Now you're seeing 657 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 1: that change very much. And I think Mike Trout obviously 658 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: wanting to participate and carry out the American flag going 659 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: up against his then teammate Shoeo Tani who's pitching for 660 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 1: Team Japan, and you know, the whole dramatics and the 661 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: ninth inning, those types of things. So there's certainly more 662 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: of an interest now for all of the nations to 663 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 1: want to participate. And I can't imagine a world in 664 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 1: which somebody like a Freddie Freeman wanted to play for 665 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: Team Canada and Dodgers are gonna say no, you can't 666 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:54,840 Speaker 1: do it. I know it happened with Clayton Kershaw in 667 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, But Miguel not being able to play 668 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: because of age is silly, sent It's a ruttle bit silly. 669 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: But Team Puerto Rico's getting absolutely fed in this. 670 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I mean there's nine. 671 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: Guys that are not being insured for this and obviously 672 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 1: they're threatening to pull out of the tournament. I don't 673 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 1: think they will because that's going to be a black 674 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: eye in Puerto Rico. They'll never be able to host again. 675 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: This is the first time they've ever been able to 676 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 1: host in San Juan. You know, Japan gets to host 677 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 1: every year. So there's a lot of there's a lot 678 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: of politics, like everything else in this I love the WBC, 679 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:33,600 Speaker 1: but this needs to get figured out. There's enough money 680 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: to I understand, insurance rates are astronomical, they're going up. 681 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: Just ask all of us that are paying for house 682 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 1: insurance or car insurance or whatever. But you can find 683 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: a way to get your player insured to let them participate. 684 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: And what some players say is more important to them 685 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: than their time that they've had in like in the 686 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: postseason or in the World Series or whatever. 687 00:31:57,160 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, we understand a lot of the Latin 688 00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 2: cries the importance of this, in particular the Latin countries, 689 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 2: and you have seen the growth with US born players 690 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 2: with Team USA this year is absolutely stacked. And you know, 691 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 2: the reason I asked a question about is a WBC 692 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 2: dropping the ball even though you know the tournament people, 693 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,239 Speaker 2: the people who actually put on the event. Aren't in 694 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 2: control of this. Thank you for explaining it better for 695 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 2: everybody about the insurance side of things. A lot more coverage. 696 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 2: I think I saw Scotty bron mentioned somebody else's joining 697 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 2: FT this week to explain more. Ken Rosenthal this morning 698 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,600 Speaker 2: Unfair also talked about it a bunch. 699 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 3: Just the timing. It's a bad look. 700 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 2: It's bad timing, especially when you're coming off of such 701 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 2: a high water mark for the tournament, for the event 702 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty three. This is just a bad timing 703 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 2: for this to take this kind. 704 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 3: Of black eye. 705 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 2: And I hope you got twenty four hours to figure 706 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 2: it out before those rosters need to be submitted, Like 707 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 2: these guys need to be on there if they want 708 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 2: to play. 709 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: Figure it out, Yeah, no doubt. I mean figure it 710 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: out absolutely figured out. You know this is this is 711 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: this lands no no, but this lands equally on the 712 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: league and the Players Association. They're in tandem with this 713 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 1: with the WBC, and it's it's a great tournament. It's 714 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 1: good for the game if you want to continue to 715 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 1: grow the sport internationally and even in our country. I mean, 716 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:21,040 Speaker 1: the Caribbean Series started yesterday. We are in baseball time, folks. 717 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: It is February. We are playing baseball this month. Let's go, 718 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:25,080 Speaker 1: let's go figure it out. 719 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 3: Have that for us. 720 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, thank you for coming to our ted talk 721 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 2: about that. We got a little more DT coming up, 722 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 2: but first we need to let Riz tell you all 723 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 2: about a dog. 724 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 3: So that's coming up now in last leaks. 725 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: All right, Morgan, good news for Morgan. Guys. We talked 726 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 1: about it earlier, but Morgan has been adopted finally. We 727 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: found her roaming around in San Diego, Texas covered in 728 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: scabs and wounds and mange, and she was an absolute 729 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:57,480 Speaker 1: trainer at poor thing, but she has blossomed into the 730 00:33:57,520 --> 00:33:59,880 Speaker 1: supergirl that you see right there on your screen. She 731 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,000 Speaker 1: is a sweet, sweet girl, I mean really truly a 732 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: great dog. And the good news is a wonderful family 733 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: in California and Hacienda Heights is adopting her. So we 734 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:10,799 Speaker 1: need to get her. Gidry's Guardian Foundation needs to get 735 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 1: her from San Diego, Texas to Hacienda Heights, California, and 736 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:18,840 Speaker 1: that's gonna happen. Basically, she's getting picked up on the 737 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: twelfth or thirteenth of this month, and hopefully she is 738 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:23,920 Speaker 1: at her new home by Valentine's Day, so we need 739 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 1: some help getting her there. It's twelve hundred or it's 740 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 1: thirteen hundred dollars in total just for the transport part itself, 741 00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: and then there's a bunch of other ancillary costs that 742 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:34,839 Speaker 1: go to it. So we've raised about six fifty. We're 743 00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 1: looking for another six fifty to get her to her 744 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 1: forever home. So if you can even donate a couple 745 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 1: bucks to Guidrisguardian dot org, would really really appreciate it 746 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 1: to help us get Morgan to her forever home. All right, Clint, 747 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 1: when is what's your next show? Buddy? What are you 748 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:49,880 Speaker 1: up to? 749 00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 3: So we had a little debate about this last night. 750 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:55,319 Speaker 3: Whether it be today or tomorrow, be tomorrow. We're coming back. 751 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:58,360 Speaker 2: We're going to be actually bringing content again more regularly 752 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 2: this week Tuesday, WEDNESDA and then Saturday Sunday show Saturdays 753 00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:04,399 Speaker 2: of voicemail shows. Get thoughts in if you know where 754 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:06,880 Speaker 2: we'll leave them. But yeah, we will be live. We 755 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:09,959 Speaker 2: will be back. Plenty of content here, plenty of content there. 756 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 2: And I'll add Morgan's going to be a neighbor because 757 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 2: ha Scanda Heights is just a few miles away from me, 758 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 2: so I got it here. 759 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:18,880 Speaker 1: Well, then you can go meet here. And this great family, 760 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:22,280 Speaker 1: big Dodger supporters, huge Dodgers fans. It's the Dean family. 761 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:25,440 Speaker 1: And they've actually already adopted a dog from Gidri's Guardian Foundation. 762 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:28,320 Speaker 1: They adopted what is now by the name of Mookie. 763 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:30,720 Speaker 1: That used to be Sheldon, but now he's Mooky Moose 764 00:35:31,719 --> 00:35:34,359 Speaker 1: and that's one of Boogie's puppies. So one of Boogie's 765 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:38,600 Speaker 1: litters litter, one of the seven puppies that she had, 766 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,400 Speaker 1: has already been welcomed into this family. They're phenomenal, so 767 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:44,919 Speaker 1: very very grateful and so excited. Thought for the road 768 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,560 Speaker 1: spring training, you and I are headed there. Foul Territory 769 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:49,680 Speaker 1: is going as well. We get to sit down exclusive 770 00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:53,160 Speaker 1: with Dave Roberts, will do that again. What is your 771 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:55,320 Speaker 1: favorite part of spring training? 772 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I really love the early days at Campbell Back Ranch, 773 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 2: just and Jen spring training, baseball, smell of grass, crack 774 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:06,279 Speaker 2: of a bat, the fact that it's not the pomp 775 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 2: and circumstance of a game day, like it feels almost 776 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:11,920 Speaker 2: like like camp. You know, you're just hanging out with 777 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 2: the boys there and then you know, they're done working 778 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 2: most of the time by twelve o'clock twelve. 779 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:18,480 Speaker 3: Thirty, and you go have some beers, play some golf 780 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 3: whatever it is. 781 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,960 Speaker 2: But you know, get get me a marg or get 782 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:25,240 Speaker 2: me a beer, you know, give me a seat somewhere 783 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:29,440 Speaker 2: close to you know, a home plate, and just just 784 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:31,760 Speaker 2: let me go to town. Also bring me a bunch 785 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 2: of dollar bills so I could bet with friends. But yeah, 786 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 2: just being out there watching baseball, having some drinks, being 787 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:40,360 Speaker 2: very loud in the daytime, it's it's fun. 788 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:42,239 Speaker 3: It's it's a lot of fun. What about for you 789 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:45,919 Speaker 3: both as a fan and a professional. 790 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:48,479 Speaker 1: Well, I think something very specific for me as a fan, 791 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:50,319 Speaker 1: and I guess as a professional too, because I feel 792 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:52,600 Speaker 1: like FanFest is the kickoff to baseball, like you know, 793 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:54,719 Speaker 1: like Dodger's Head fan Fest. All the teams are having 794 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 1: their fan fest. So it's like, okay, it's here, right, 795 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 1: and the calendar has turned to February, so it's really here. 796 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 1: For me. It's the sound of their cleats that I 797 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,920 Speaker 1: hear I heard for seven years at Camelback Ranch when 798 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:08,560 Speaker 1: they when they finished their morning meetings and we're waiting 799 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:11,120 Speaker 1: for At the time, it was Don Mattingly and then, 800 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 1: of course, more recently Dave Roberts to address the media 801 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 1: before workouts when the guys finished their morning meeting and 802 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,960 Speaker 1: they start to walk out, And this this was before 803 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:25,759 Speaker 1: they built the new area behind their meeting area, so 804 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: now there's a different way for them to go out. 805 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 1: But when they used to come out straight out to 806 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:33,240 Speaker 1: head to the backfields and you hear the cleats walking 807 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: on the concrete, there is something so special about that sound, 808 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:40,399 Speaker 1: like just knowing that baseball is back. So I think 809 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:42,880 Speaker 1: as a fan that's mine. Professionally, it's just getting back 810 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:45,280 Speaker 1: into it, you know, being being a part of something 811 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:47,920 Speaker 1: that is so special that I had the privilege and 812 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,879 Speaker 1: honor of doing. I mean, you're with them every day 813 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: for eight months, you know, so it becomes it becomes 814 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:56,560 Speaker 1: a huge part of your family. You're with those guys 815 00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 1: more than you are with your own family. So it's 816 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:00,920 Speaker 1: a privilege and an honor. And I'm excited that we're 817 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:04,239 Speaker 1: entering our third year of this show together and we'll 818 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:05,440 Speaker 1: be heading to Arizona soon. 819 00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:07,959 Speaker 3: It's gonna be fun. It's gonna be fun. Three peat, baby, 820 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:10,959 Speaker 3: that's what we're here for. Well, we could tell you. 821 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 1: Being a ring. I got to find a way to 822 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:13,720 Speaker 1: get us things. 823 00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 2: Talk to long if they still like us, talk a lawn. 824 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:19,960 Speaker 2: Make sure make sure you guys are a part of 825 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:21,960 Speaker 2: the ride, the whole way through. Subscribe to the channel. 826 00:38:21,960 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 2: Help us get to twenty k. Thank you for the 827 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:26,759 Speaker 2: first fifteen. That is really cool to get there. Hit 828 00:38:26,760 --> 00:38:29,520 Speaker 2: that like button, subscribe notification bell, all of that kind 829 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:33,120 Speaker 2: of stuff. Rate and review the podcast, Give us a follow. 830 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 2: We got Instagram, now, we got the Twitter. At l 831 00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 2: a D territory. We're bringing you a shit ton of 832 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:42,560 Speaker 2: content this year, so it should be a lot of fun. Yes, 833 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 2: I got nothing else to add, so I guess we 834 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:45,839 Speaker 2: just say bye enough. 835 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:47,720 Speaker 1: All right, go Dodgers. We'll see you Thursday. 836 00:38:47,960 --> 00:39:00,920 Speaker 3: Bye.