1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Andrew Friedman came into this season hoping that they didn't 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: have to make decisions at the trade deadline. But you 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: can't anticipate the amount of injuries that the Dodgers have had, 4 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: you know what's insane. Hello everybody, and welcome to Dodgers Territory. 5 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: For the first time ever, I noticed in our open 6 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: that when they're going down the street with the camera 7 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: there's a police officer, there's a police car and a 8 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: police officer park in front of someone's house. 9 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 2: Well, it's la, that's what that's what happens out here. 10 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: No, but I mean that that was a that was 11 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: a pretty six that's pretty sixth Street. Though it's not 12 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: like it's not like we're you know. 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, we need to get somebody to come, say, we 14 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: need to get somebody to come a rest yourse. It's 15 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: been it's been a problem for you all day long. 16 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: I saw it, right, Okay, so just don't don't put 17 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: me on camera, don't put me on care Hi every 18 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: point I'm going to draw stick figures. Alana Rizzo, Alana Rizzo, 19 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: Clint Pissius, who has good Internet, I do not. Welcome 20 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: to Dodgers Territory. We are super happy that you are here. 21 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: Rate us five stars, subscribe all of the things. By 22 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: the way, put this graphic so you can cover me. 23 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 2: Clint. 24 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: The Dodgers Territory shop is open. Everybody grab some gear. 25 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: Just click the store button on YouTube. Support the show 26 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 1: and style. We appreciate it very much. All right, let's 27 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: get to it. Can't wait for the second half of 28 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: the season to start tomorrow. Let's get to the big ticket. 29 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 2: Let's do it. Alana, the All Star Game happened. It 30 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 2: was fun. The swing off I think absolutely nailed it. 31 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: JT also called it all those years ago with that 32 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: being something funny twenty in twenty twenty, all those years ago, 33 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 2: way back in the day when Alana Rizzo was still 34 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: covering this team full time. I don't know. What did 35 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 2: you like from the Derby? What did you like from 36 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: the All Star Game? We all everybody in the chat. 37 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: You bet it of love Clayton Kershaw being micd up. 38 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: That was a lot of fun. I love the abs. 39 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: There were a couple things I loved. Number One, kudos 40 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: to Rob man Fred and Major League Baseball for bringing 41 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: back the player jerseys their respective team jerseys. I love 42 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: them so much. I'm so glad that they did that. 43 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: If there's something about pride when you put on listen 44 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: party leg is nineteen ninety nine, I might still be 45 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: on dial up. I don't know. I don't know what's 46 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: happening here, but it is what it is. Let me 47 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: tell you how awesome it is that you get to 48 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: walk out there and see your favorite player wearing their 49 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: team jersey. I love that so much. Another thing, love 50 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: the swing Off. I know it's an exhibition game. I 51 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: know it's a meaningless game, but you don't want it 52 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: to end a tie. That's silly, right, So have something 53 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: that determines the winner, determines the victor. And I loved it. 54 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: ABS was great, And I know you have more opinions 55 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: about the ABS today, Clint. Yeah, I want it now. 56 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 2: I would love to have it now. I mean I could. 57 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: I can go to my screen for second and talk 58 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 2: all about it if you want to jump off the 59 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: link and jump back on. I loved a lot of 60 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: the things about the Derby. Sorry about the game. I 61 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 2: love the swing Off. I want to know if people 62 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: in the chat would love to see that old school 63 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 2: style home run derby returning to this like where we 64 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 2: had the four sorry. The ten out format. I think 65 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: that was fun. I think that was arguably better for 66 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 2: the game. I know some people have a difference of 67 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: opinion when it comes to the way the derby. I 68 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 2: know I keep going back and forth between the game 69 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 2: and the derby here, but I don't I like being 70 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: able to actually watch the home runs. I'm sticking to 71 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 2: the derby. 72 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: Now. 73 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 2: Let the home runs, watch them travel far. We're not. 74 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: This isn't an endurance thing. Let these kids actually, you know, 75 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: hit a baseball, take a few pitches, maybe something like that. 76 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: This is a lot of this might be old man 77 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 2: yelling at a cloud again, which is something we've been 78 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: enjoying doing on the show of Late As you look 79 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 2: like you're back in twenty twenty five now, which I 80 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 2: very much appreciate. But yeah, your thoughts on the derby. 81 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,839 Speaker 2: Should it go back to the uh, you know, ten 82 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 2: outs format where there's maybe it lasts a little bit longer. 83 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: It's not it's not hit for the TikTok crowd, but 84 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 2: you actually get to watch the baseball travel a long way, 85 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: which is the whole point of the home run derby. 86 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 2: And these big beefey times. 87 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, I mean, maybe if there's fewer contestants. 88 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: I feel like it's already. I feel like it's dragged 89 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: out as it is, Like I want like, I don't 90 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: want all the pomp and circumstance. I said, but here's 91 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: the thing, you're not asking the right person, because I 92 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: can't stand all the build up to stuff like I 93 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: don't watch award shows. I don't watch like the super Bowl, 94 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: like twenty four hours of coverage before. Just kick the 95 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: just kick off, like just go, Like I don't like 96 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 1: all of the hooplah. I am like, all right, here's 97 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: the contestants. Hit a bunch of home runs. My internet's 98 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: going on again. Hit a bunch of home runs, and 99 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: let's just get to it. So no, I don't. I 100 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: don't need to. I don't need to see it go 101 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: over the fence. I don't. I mean, I don't. It's fine. 102 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 1: I don't care. 103 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 2: So you're part of the TikTok crowd. Go everything's exciting. 104 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: I'm not. I'm not, by the way, I requested my 105 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: stepdaughter on TikTok, and she hasn't. She hasn't said yes. 106 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: I'm feeling a little bit weird about that. She doesn't 107 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: want me to see what she's doing. I don't know 108 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: what that says about me, but I don't know that's 109 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: that's neither here nor there. 110 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 2: That's pretty funny. 111 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. Did I see your comments in here? 112 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: Is kerse shot speak on Kershaw possibly retiring? I'll walk 113 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: back in. 114 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 2: I don't know. There was something. Yeah, this is not 115 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 2: going up for our best Listen, this isn't me. This 116 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 2: is all Alana. Uh, somebody needs to pay her to 117 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 2: get better internet or something like that, because her internet 118 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 2: is not happy today. But Kershaw a lot of I'm 119 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 2: noticing some speculation online with Clayton and the way uh 120 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 2: he kind of handled you know, being that his two 121 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 2: outs being miked up, the way Dave handled it, and 122 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 2: the and the crowd, the teammates on the National League team. 123 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 2: I don't know, there's that kind of conversation like do 124 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 2: people know do people have people heard in terms that 125 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 2: Clayton this could be or will be his last year 126 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: obviously with him being a legend pick as well by 127 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 2: Major League Baseball Commissioner Round Manfred. There's a lot of 128 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 2: there's some there's some tea leaves that you could follow, 129 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 2: or maybe Kersh is setting himself up to hang up 130 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 2: the old sketcher spikes after this A lot of am 131 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 2: I like others reading too much into this. 132 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: Those closest to him, curse and those clothes just go 133 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: with it, curse in those closest to him. I just 134 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: think that, you know, again, he reserves the right to 135 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: choose when he's ready to go. I think the Dodgers 136 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: will have him on that team in some capacity until 137 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: he no longer wants to do this. Would I be 138 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: surprised if you retired. Absolutely not. I mean, he's had 139 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: an unbelievable career. His next stopice Cooperstown. It you know, 140 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: it lends you to believe that he's probably going to 141 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: retire this year. But I have not heard that, and 142 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody can speculate until they've heard it 143 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: from Clayton specifically. 144 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's fair. I mean I hope not. Or if 145 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 2: he does retire, I hope he goes out on top. 146 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 2: Let let let the boy win another World Series champion 147 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 2: to be a three time ring holder, and two of 148 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 2: those he would have participated in. Ideally, if he's if 149 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 2: he's around, you know, come this World Series and all 150 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 2: of that. But that's getting way ahead. We still have 151 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 2: a second half of a baseball season to watch, Alana, 152 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 2: what are some things that you're watching here as we 153 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 2: kick off the second half, because it feels like everybody 154 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 2: is super focused on the trade deadline. 155 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's all people care about right now 156 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: is where is this person going? Who are they going 157 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: to get, Who's going to be the subtraction, who's going 158 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: to be the addition to the team. I had a 159 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: conversation today on Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal that he 160 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: had wrote in his Notes column that perhaps the Dodgers are, 161 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: you know, looking for starting pitching and you know what, 162 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: excuse me, bullpen arms. I apologize bullpen arms. And it's 163 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: not you know again, this is what Ken Rosenthal is hearing. 164 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: And again Andrew Friedman came into this season hoping that 165 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: they didn't have to make decisions at the trade deadline. 166 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: But you can't anticipate the amount of injuries that the 167 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: Dodgers have had, not only in the starting staff, which 168 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: has put a lot of pressure on the bullpen, but 169 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: also in the bullpen too with all the guys being down. 170 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: So do they go after a bullpen arm? Probably, Let's 171 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: say Clint that they're looking for a starter. If you 172 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: had to waive the Clint Pasius magic wand and you 173 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: wanted a starter to join the Dodger starting rotation, assuming 174 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: that Blake Snell's coming back soon, who do you want 175 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: that's potentially out there on a team that is not contending. 176 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 2: I mean to set the stage for that a little bit. 177 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 2: I really like the arms that this rotation has. I 178 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 2: think they did a really really good job obviously bringing 179 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 2: Blake Snell in in the offseason. We know eventually he's 180 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 2: going to be a part of this rotation. He actually 181 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 2: just completed another rehab outing while the All Star Game 182 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 2: was happening. Three innings at I think it's like a 183 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 2: rookie level of baseball or whatever. But seven strikeouts and 184 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 2: three innings sounds. I think it was like forty some 185 00:08:55,960 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 2: odd pitches. He is getting closer to coming back. Tyler 186 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 2: las Now just rejoined this team a couple of weeks ago. 187 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 2: So I know there's some insiders, some people saying the 188 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 2: Dodgers are going to be out there looking for a 189 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 2: starting pitcher. I don't think they need to. But to 190 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 2: your question, if there's a dude one guy on the start, 191 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 2: I don't even know if he's technically on the market 192 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 2: because of where the Rangers are at. But I would 193 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 2: love to see Nathan E. Evaldi back. That's right, back 194 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 2: in a Dodgers' uniform. Let him. I don't know if 195 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 2: it's ending his career where it all started before that 196 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 2: Hanley Ramirez trade back in twenty twelve, but just the 197 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,719 Speaker 2: absolute dog, been there, done that kind of dude has 198 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 2: done it in the postseason in the World Series, an 199 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 2: immediate improvement in the rotation over Dustin may Emmachian, Justin 200 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 2: Rubleski types, give me Nathi Evaldi if I had my say, 201 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 2: that's where I'm going. What about you? 202 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, he single handedly crushed the Dodgers in the World 203 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: Series when he was with the Boston Red Sox coming 204 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: out of the bullpen for them. I mean, he was 205 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: just he's just stupid. He's just stupid good and I 206 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: desperately wanted him to come here before he went to 207 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: the Texas Rangers. I think, for me, if it's not 208 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: Nathan Evaldi, because I can't pick the same guy that 209 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: you do, I'm going to Sandy al Contra. I know 210 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: people are like, well, you know, he's not the same 211 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: as he was, but I think he's on his way 212 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: back to where he was. And on Miami, you have 213 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: to be the dude. Right on Miami, you've got to 214 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: be the ace. On the Dodgers, you don't. And I'm 215 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: thinking Sandy al Contra is on the upswing, and I 216 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: would take him right now because I'm obviously Miami's selling, 217 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: so I would take him right now. If it's not him, 218 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: why not maybe Charlie Morton. I know people have their 219 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: opinions about Charlie Morton, but if it's not Sandy al 220 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: Contra or Charlie Morton, what about Pablo Lopez from The Twins. 221 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 2: Twins should be sellers, and they have some interesting arms, 222 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 2: including a couple of bullpen pieces. So that's where we 223 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 2: can kind of shift to the bullpen and continue that 224 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 2: conversation that you and Ken had earlier on fair Dodgers' 225 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 2: bullpen not anywhere near what we thought it was going 226 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 2: to be at this point in the season. Here's an 227 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 2: excerpt from Ken's calm about that. Some of the pieces. 228 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 2: Of course, we've talked about it a bunch. Evan Philip 229 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 2: out for the season. Blake Trinon is on his way back, 230 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 2: but you know, we're talking about forearm tightness. You do 231 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 2: worry about words like that and relying on him, you know, 232 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 2: for the final month plus the postseason and all that 233 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 2: Kopek had knee surgery. Busar Gattail has not pitched this season. 234 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 2: So those are like three arms in particular that are 235 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 2: expected back that I you know, to go all in 236 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 2: on expecting those dudes to return and stay healthy and 237 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,679 Speaker 2: be effective with when you're already running a bullpen out 238 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 2: there that has guys like a Will Klein, Lou Trevino. Yeah, 239 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 2: they've been great for the team, but they're also extremely 240 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 2: not even relative, extremely unknowns. And getting those dudes in 241 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 2: the Dodger bullpen when they're trying to go back to 242 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 2: back in World Series, I think, yeah, they need to 243 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 2: be active on the deadline, and I agree with Ken, 244 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 2: they will be active. Will be kicking the tires on 245 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 2: some of the bigger names. You had mentioned the twins 246 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 2: there with Jan Duran of course, Joe Ryan was the 247 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 2: name had mentioned just before we went live here. Uh, 248 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 2: Emmanuel Class A lot of people like to bring up 249 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 2: from Cleveland because they are. 250 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: What about this name? And then we're going to get 251 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: to Francisco's super chat, which we appreciate you very much. Francisco. 252 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: What about Kenley Jansen. Why are you laughing him? He's 253 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: on his way to the fame. 254 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 2: That's also a quest, I don't. It's not a first 255 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 2: mother is on the. 256 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: Way to the Hall of Fame. Stop it, Kenllley Jansen. 257 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: She did something with her Kenley Jansen, is why not? 258 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 2: The thing is, I I don't love the idea of 259 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 2: Kenley Jansen. I don't hate it because when you're looking 260 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: in the grand scheme of things, this is Kenley Jansen 261 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 2: replacing Will Klein. This is Kenley Jansen replacing Luke Trevino types, 262 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 2: you know. So it's it's it's not I don't want 263 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 2: Kenley Jensen. If he's coming back to close that's that's. 264 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: First of all, are you serious right now that you 265 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: think Kenley you're putting Will kleinb and Noah Davis. 266 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 2: I'm like the ken Noah Davis was already sent to 267 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 2: the moon also known as as I know. 268 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: But my point is you put that that's the level 269 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: that you're putting Kenley at now? 270 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 2: Will the world, I don't he's thirty eight the vlo 271 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 2: that he somehow found in Boston, isn't there. He wasn't 272 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 2: great over his final few seasons in Dodger Blue. He 273 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 2: has often hamstrung Dave Roberts and needing to be the closer, 274 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 2: where there were a number of times in the postseason 275 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 2: he did not help another time in the regular season 276 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 2: that he did not help the team win a ballgame, 277 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 2: and they kept going to it, much like we're seeing 278 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 2: right now with Tanner Scott. I think Dave Roberts, and 279 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 2: this is a conversation we had on my All Dodgers 280 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 2: Show a couple of days ago. I think Dave Roberts 281 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 2: is a much better manager when he doesn't have a closer. 282 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 2: He's a much better manager of the bullpen. And to 283 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 2: have Kenley and if he comes in being like I'm 284 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:57,559 Speaker 2: trying to get the five hundred saves, you know, put 285 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 2: me in that closer spot, just it can't happen. 286 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: Now. 287 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:04,079 Speaker 2: If he's picking up innings at any point in time, 288 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 2: that's fine. I think there are better moves out there. 289 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 2: But I think with this team and the expectations, if 290 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 2: they go and pick up Kenley Janssen and who's the 291 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 2: same Ardi Mourino, the idiot wants to even trade with 292 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 2: the Dodgers. But if they're going out and picking up somebody, 293 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 2: it's got to be a top talent. It's like a 294 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 2: top end talent to to put alongside Tanner Scott and 295 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 2: pick up you know, can that somebody that can pick 296 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 2: up some saves? So maybe Felix Bautista. 297 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: Baltimore, Sure, sure, all right? Sure? What about moving Dustin 298 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: May of the bullpen. 299 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 2: All day, every day of my life? Put Dustin May. 300 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 2: I'm I'm of the internal options. That is one of 301 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 2: my favorites putting him there. I would love to see 302 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 2: the Dodgers try Bobby Miller in the bullpen at triple 303 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 2: A first, because yeah, he doesn't have a future as 304 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 2: a starter. They don't necessarily need a starter. If the 305 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 2: Dodgers were desperate enough for a starter, they would have 306 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 2: tried Dustin May or sorry, Bobby Miller at some point, 307 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 2: might as well see if he has some sort of 308 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 2: it can offer up something to this team. Emma Chian 309 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 2: should be in the rotation right now, but he's likely 310 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 2: somebody who's going to be in the bullpen. A couple 311 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 2: of rookies that could come back, River Ryan, Kyle Hurt 312 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 2: maybe could be factors for this team, but more more 313 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 2: likely not just because you know they're coming back from 314 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 2: Tommy John. It kind of need to be rushed. Dustin 315 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 2: made in the bullpen, and and one more arm via trade, 316 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 2: and I think they're in a really really good spot. 317 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 2: And then it's everybody, you know, pray to Joe bu 318 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 2: pray to everybody. Cross your fingers lights some stage in 319 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 2: the hopes that you know, Blake Trinon's forearm can stay 320 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 2: together and intact for another postseason run, because that's that's 321 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 2: kind of where this team is gonna end up being at. 322 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: You're making fun of my Internet. I think one of 323 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: your lights just went out. But that's fine. I could 324 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: pull up the super chat with Francis I did not let. 325 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 2: Me get that. Let me get that for you. There 326 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 2: we go, Francisco, what's going on? 327 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: What's up? 328 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 3: Buddy? 329 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: We appreciate you. Our reports indicate months you will return. 330 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: But there's a new report at State. Doc believes his 331 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: bone bruise will linger into next season. So should they 332 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: think about for trading for a potential bench bet now? 333 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: I mean not right now. I think you look at 334 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: that as maybe more of a long I mean, how 335 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: can we know how long a burn I mean, Look 336 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: at Will Smith, I think I said, I mean seventeen 337 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: times in that sentence. Things happen is really not really great, 338 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: so it's going to be great. That's not my English 339 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: right now. No, I think you're right. 340 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 2: It's just as good as your internet. 341 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: It's okay, right now, it's getting the job done. Bullpen 342 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: arm and let's get some starters back healthy and I 343 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: will I will be very fine with that. 344 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 2: I agree. A couple of weeks away from the trade deadline, 345 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 2: was still got some more Dodgers talk as well. We'll 346 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 2: have plenty more trade stuff coming up. But first we're 347 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 2: overdue for a pause. Let's hear from a quick word 348 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 2: from our friend's over at foul territory. Then we will 349 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 2: be back. Hey have you heard him Built? 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But I'm also very curious about 377 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 2: the guy I would like to spotlight here in our 378 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 2: DraftKings Player spotlight. That is William Dill's Smith the All Star. 379 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 2: Before we dive into that talk about Will It's really 380 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 2: cool to see a friend of the show. I think 381 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 2: he was technically the first guest we had here on 382 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 2: Dodger's territory, just after he inc that big time ten 383 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 2: year contract with the team. He was solid, you know, 384 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 2: I mean went over two in the All Star Game. 385 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 2: But just to see him out there, see America's catcher 386 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:39,199 Speaker 2: out there, I loved it. 387 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: Will Smith is a special player because he doesn't have 388 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 1: to prove how cool he is. Right. It's funny when 389 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: I was watching everybody get ready and all of the 390 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: photos that were on you know, social media and stuff, 391 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 1: whether it was John Sue Who's photos or Sue Joe's 392 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: photos and her great social media team. Just seeing Will 393 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: Smith get ready, he looked like James Bond. He's just 394 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 1: like so he's so put together and you know, obviously 395 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 1: getting his little girls ready with Charlotte and Layton and 396 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 1: like tying, you know, just like I don't know, there's 397 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: just something about him that just strikes He reminds me 398 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 1: of Buster Posey And I have said this a thousand times. 399 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,879 Speaker 1: As soon as Will got drafted out of Louisville, I 400 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 1: felt like he was a carbon copy of Buster Posey, 401 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: the way they go about their business, the way that 402 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: they're very serious. Obviously, the game calling, the maturity behind 403 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: the plate, but the fact that we always we've always 404 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: known that Will was a very good game caller and 405 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: defensive catcher. That's what you hope for in a backstop. 406 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: But the fact that his bat has has reached this 407 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 1: level of production and he's such a cog in that lineup, 408 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: that's huge for a catcher. I mean, that's all you 409 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: could ever ask. But that's a that's like icing on 410 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: this beautiful Dodger cake. Right is Will Smith with this 411 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,879 Speaker 1: offensive production, and the Dodgers are being really smart about 412 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: how they're handling his workload. And you know, Dalton Russian 413 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: coming up and the types of things, and eventually you know, 414 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 1: he's not going to be our backstop. He'll probably be 415 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,959 Speaker 1: our first basement. Isn't that what most catchers do? They 416 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: go over to first Although he's not left handed, but 417 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:13,119 Speaker 1: the point is, you know he can handle it. I 418 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 1: just I think Will is such a He's an old 419 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: man in a young kid's body. You know, he just 420 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: has the old man mentality, and yeah, he's amazing. I 421 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: think he very much warrants our spotlight for DraftKings because 422 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: he's just he's huge on so many levels. 423 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, he I agree with that, he's like sixty years 424 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,679 Speaker 2: old in a thirty year old, you know, sack of 425 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 2: flesh or whatever. But have yourself a first half kid. 426 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 2: And I know Riz, you remember him coming up in 427 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 2: twenty nineteen and kind of the narrative surrounding him. Glove first, dude, 428 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 2: the bat, maybe it will arrive. Had himself a very 429 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 2: nice twenty nineteen, good bat in twenty twenty the glove 430 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 2: some of the parts where we're still a bit of 431 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 2: a work in progress, but now here we are twenty 432 00:20:55,720 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 2: twenty five, arguably the best catcher in baseball as at 433 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 2: Real Muto, you know, kind of gets on in years 434 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 2: and and you know sal Perez also gets on in years, 435 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,360 Speaker 2: all that kind of stuff. What do you got? 436 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: That's what I was gonna You hit the nail on 437 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: the head. You are spot on with I. I really 438 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: thought that in the National League it was it was 439 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:16,919 Speaker 1: Real munto I really I really felt that way with 440 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: the Phillies. But to your point, I think Will Smith 441 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: has surpassed that. I'm not just saying that because I'm 442 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: a Dodger. I'm also very fond of catchers and I 443 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: and I think I evaluate them pretty well. But I 444 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: do think that Will Smith is the is the definite 445 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: number one in the National League. And I was screaming 446 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 1: for him to be the starter, and it wouldn't have been, 447 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: you know, just because Dave's his manager. He deserves it. 448 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: I mean, there's very few times in the All Star 449 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: Game where the guy that's named the starter is honestly 450 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: deserving of it, and Will Smith absolutely is. 451 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, No, he's He's been phenomenal such like you said, 452 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 2: such an important part of this first half for the team. 453 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 2: But the question I have here is we're spotlighting him, 454 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 2: and this was something I talked about, is is yeah, 455 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:05,880 Speaker 2: can he maintain that level of production in the second half. 456 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 2: And there's a reason this team made such a drastic 457 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 2: decision to cut Austin Barnes after ten years with the 458 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 2: ball club and bring up Dalton Rushing to having a 459 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:20,880 Speaker 2: second catcher that has some offensive prowess potentially to spell 460 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 2: Will Smith more often. And we're seeing how Goodwill has 461 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 2: been with a little bit more regular rest. But in 462 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 2: his career, the falloff has been pretty significant. You see 463 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 2: their career ops by the first half or in the 464 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 2: first half is eight ninety six, in the second half 465 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:41,680 Speaker 2: seven seventy seven. Not like that's not world changing or whatever, 466 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 2: But when you're talking about a dude who regularly, regularly 467 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 2: is hitting cleanup for you or third fifth or whatever, 468 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 2: that's a significant enough drop off. The average kind of 469 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 2: craters and then the homers either dry up or he'll 470 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 2: he'll hit him in bunches or whatever. But he's had 471 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 2: the injury woes, some bug a boots ankle last year, 472 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 2: he's had the back, he's had a neck thing. Generally, 473 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,919 Speaker 2: as you know, catchers just get beat up because that 474 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 2: is the position you're you're working harder than just about 475 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 2: anybody out there. But I think this is finally the 476 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:19,440 Speaker 2: year where I have faith in America's sketcher. I think 477 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 2: he's going to keep it going in the second half. 478 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 2: Hopefully we don't see him out there six days a week. 479 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 2: We could find a way to get Dalton going, get 480 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 2: that bat going, get him in there a little bit 481 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 2: more regularly, and Will's going to have himself a really, 482 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 2: really good second half and continue to be an important 483 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 2: part of this lineup in the World Series into the postseason, 484 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 2: in the World Series and all that. Do you have 485 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 2: you share faith my faith in I do. 486 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 1: I I feel today that you've been impressive with your words. 487 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: I think you're putting them all together in a really 488 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: good way, and I agree with everything that you're saying. 489 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: I think this is the This is the year for 490 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 1: Will in terms of all of the years that he's had, 491 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: if the Dodgers continue to manage him the way that 492 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,360 Speaker 1: he is being managed, and again I like the way 493 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,479 Speaker 1: that they're doing it. I mean, being a catcher for 494 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 1: the majority of one hundred and sixty two games in 495 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: the regular season, plus what he caught in spring training, 496 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 1: plus what he's done in the offseason, plus obviously postseason, 497 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 1: we're fortunate enough that we know that we're going to 498 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: get there is a frickin' beating. Being a catcher is 499 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: an absolute beating. And he's still young, right, I mean, 500 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: they still they sign him to a ten year, one 501 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:21,640 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars dealer or whatever. 502 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 3: The heck. 503 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: It was a lot of money and they need to 504 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: make sure that he had a lot of a lot 505 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: of cheese. So I do think that this is he's 506 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: He's if it's even possible he's learned the role even better. 507 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: He's grown into the role even better. He knows how 508 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: to manage the guys even better. And I yeah, I 509 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:42,439 Speaker 1: mean for a lack of sounding like his mother or 510 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: his big sister, I'm proud of him. I'm proud of 511 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: the way that he's handled it. I mean, and the 512 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 1: guy is mute, you know what I mean. He just 513 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:50,159 Speaker 1: goes about his business like he's just like I'm just 514 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,239 Speaker 1: He takes his lunch pail, puts his head down and 515 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,199 Speaker 1: that's it. And that's what you want from honestly, Like 516 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: he does like he's he's just that guy's and that's 517 00:24:57,800 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: what you want. He's the one guy on the field 518 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 1: that's involved in every single play. And he's the perfect guy. 519 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 1: He's the perfect calmness that you need. Uh has a 520 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 1: catch up. 521 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 2: Stoic, stoic funny man Will Smith. Yeah, having him be 522 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 2: in that role, I love that too. Just you know, 523 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 2: puts on his hard hat, kind of literally picks up 524 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 2: his lunch pail, kisses his wife and his kids. Goodbuye 525 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 2: in the morning. All right, honey, I'm off to work. Ah. Yeah. 526 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 2: Gets in his late sixties Studa Baker. 527 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: No, he's got the he has the the station wagon 528 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: with the wood paneling. 529 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 2: He's just oh, like a are. 530 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 1: You old enough to know what that is? Like? The 531 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:39,160 Speaker 1: station wagon with the yellow with the wood paneling. 532 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 2: Are you talking about the Griswold family truckster? 533 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: For sure? Sure. So, like the front end turns like 534 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: it's like it's like a hoopedie, right, So the front 535 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: end turns the corner, and then about twenty seven minutes left, 536 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: the back half comes around. Because that's how big this 537 00:25:56,400 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: fricking now imagine in today's gas prices. Forget about forget 538 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: about it. Okay, So that's our spotlight. Thank you to 539 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 1: DraftKings for presenting this segment on Dodgers' territory. We appreciate 540 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,159 Speaker 1: you guys very much. 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But I like to call 559 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 2: this keeping your enemies close. Just looking at the National 560 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 2: League West and the National League as a whole, all 561 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 2: these teams are going to be trying to get better Dodgers, 562 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,680 Speaker 2: trying to get better Dodgers currently maintaining that five and 563 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,360 Speaker 2: a half gee game lead over the Padres, six game 564 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 2: lead over the Giants, eleven game lead over the kind 565 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 2: of now irrelevant Arizona Diamondbacks. But I kind of yeah, 566 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 2: but looking at these looking at these teams, here's the 567 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 2: top eight in the National League, top eight records in 568 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 2: the NL, And is there any particular team in here 569 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,680 Speaker 2: that gives you the frights? Maybe not the Padres the 570 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:46,920 Speaker 2: way we had them last year. But who scares you? 571 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 2: Who worries you the most when it comes to. 572 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 1: The top three behind us? Right? So, I mean the 573 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 1: Cubs worry me. I think the Cubs have arguably had 574 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: at a very very complete team this year. I think 575 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 1: todays Is and Michael Bush were robbed Athle I think 576 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: Bush ended up going. But whatever, the Cubs. The Cubs 577 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: worry me. Milwaukee always worries me because I feel like 578 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 1: Milwaukee is the Tampa Bay of the National League, right, 579 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: Like Milwaukee doesn't have a massive payroll. I do like 580 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: their owner. I think Milwaukee has a very good owner 581 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 1: in Mark Antonasio. But I just feel like they're always 582 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: in it and they always find a way, and they're 583 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: just kind of talk about bring your lunch pail to 584 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: work type of folk. I mean, like the Brewers, like 585 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: the Sevacettos, right, I just feel like it's a blue collar, 586 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:34,680 Speaker 1: like hard nosed community. And the Phillies. I've always I've 587 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: always worried me. I like the Phillies. If I wasn't 588 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: a Dodger fan, I'd probably be a Phillies fan, but 589 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 1: those teams they make me nervous. I mean, it all depends. 590 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 1: I don't think Phillies bullpen is that great, you know, 591 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 1: but I don't think ours is that great right now either. Yeah, Steven, 592 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: I'm with you. The Phillies worry me too's and again, 593 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 1: like anything, anything can happen, uh, you know in that 594 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 1: short you know, five game series, like that's what That's 595 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: what worries me. Is the problem with baseball, I think 596 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: is that. I mean, in football, you have what seventeen 597 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: eighteen eighteen games, seventeen games, yeah, seventeen weeks, and it's like, 598 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: you know, you play once a week, and it's it's easier, 599 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: I think, to separate the good teams from the crappy teams. Baseball, 600 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: you can have a garbage team, but not okay, maybe 601 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,719 Speaker 1: not the Rockies, but anybody can get hot at the 602 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 1: right time, yes, and then you're screwed. Right, So the 603 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 1: five game series scare me a little bit. But yes, 604 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 1: to answer your question, I think, honestly, I think the 605 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 1: standings are pretty fair for where teams are sitting right 606 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 1: now in terms of the quality of the opponent. 607 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, that's very fair. I mean, these are the 608 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 2: teams maybe outside of Saint Louis, these are kind of 609 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 2: the teams you would expect to be in the hunt, 610 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 2: in the race. The Phillies, Philly scare me the most. 611 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 2: I think they just have some some big time bats 612 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 2: there that love to do damage against Dodgers pitching giants. 613 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 2: We know, very good ball club padres always get it 614 00:29:56,840 --> 00:30:00,080 Speaker 2: up playing against the Dodgers. The Mets have something to 615 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 2: to prove against the Dodgers as well. Uh, Cubbies, when 616 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 2: we saw the Brewers, you know, take it to the 617 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 2: Dodgers just a week or so ago, and of course 618 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 2: they're coming to LA. 619 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 1: Here's what's interesting. I think it'll be interesting this next 620 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: It's probably more of a indication of how good the 621 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 1: Red Sox already are actually right now, because the Red 622 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 1: Sox will play the Cubs, the Phillies, and the Dodgers, 623 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 1: so we'll really see if the Red Sox are for real. 624 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 1: But the Cubs and the Phillies they have some you know, 625 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 1: interesting schedules as well. Red Sox I think have the 626 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: hardest remaining schedule moving forward. But the Phillies are always 627 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: good and that team, I mean that lineup is very, 628 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: very dangerous. Again though their bullpen is is crap and 629 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 1: their closer is not eligible for the postseason. 630 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 2: So there's that Oh yeah, I forgot about that. 631 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 1: Worry about it. That doesn't mean Dombraski, you can't go 632 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 1: get somebody though, although everybody that's contending is looking for 633 00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: relief help and it's not maybe maybe they go get 634 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 1: Felix about Easta. 635 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's gonna be another big part of conversation. We'll 636 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 2: probably talk about that more next week. Again, it's you 637 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 2: can we can sit here and say, oh, I want 638 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:10,719 Speaker 2: this player, I want this player. I think they can 639 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 2: go get this player. But all of these teams again, 640 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 2: i'll put that graphic up yet again, all of those 641 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 2: teams are also going to be in the mix on 642 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 2: all of the favorite players that you would like to 643 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:23,719 Speaker 2: see come put on a Dodger uniform. So it's going 644 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 2: to be that much more difficult to acquire these these players, 645 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 2: these pitchers, these relievers, these top end closers. But doesn't it. 646 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,880 Speaker 1: Make it more fun, don't you? I appreciate this way 647 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: more than I appreciate like the American link that I 648 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 1: think there's a much easier path like I like. Of 649 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: course the Dodgers are going to win the division. Of 650 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: course the Dodgers are going to the postseason. But I 651 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: do like the It makes baseball exciting that I start 652 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: scoreboard watching March thirty first. Okay, so this when everyone's 653 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 1: jocking for position, I love it. I just think it's 654 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: great for baseball. The more parody there is in the league, 655 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:58,960 Speaker 1: the better it is for the fan base, the better 656 00:31:59,000 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 1: it is for the sport. 657 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 2: I agree, I agree, But fun stuff. We're a couple 658 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 2: of weeks away from things really Actually, we're probably like 659 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 2: a week away from things really really starting to heat up. 660 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 2: We weready seeing a couple of low level trades kick 661 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 2: off the trade deadline. But that's not the good stuff. 662 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 2: Give us the blockbusters. We want the meat and the potatoes. 663 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 1: We don't want the appetize going to be blockbusters. I 664 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 1: don't know. 665 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 2: I mean, it also depends on how I. 666 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: Think there's gonna be complimentary pieces. 667 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 2: I don't. 668 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 1: I don't see anything massive like happening in the trade deadline. 669 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:28,960 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, I'm wrong, not with us. 670 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: I don't think. I don't think we're going to get 671 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:33,000 Speaker 1: like I remember flying and it was like, oh my god, 672 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: we got you know you Darvish, Oh my god, we 673 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: got this is like back, you know obviously, yeah, twenty seventeen. 674 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 1: I think it was when we thought that was a 675 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:43,560 Speaker 1: good thing. But it's like, I don't know, I don't 676 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: see that happening for the Dodgers. But at this time 677 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 1: of year, is a is a blast? 678 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:49,840 Speaker 2: Yes it is, Yes it is. We got a little 679 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 2: bit more show to come. But first, uh, let's do 680 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 2: some last links. We got a front end for that. 681 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 2: Talk pops a lot, you guys. 682 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: I want to I love talking pupps. This is Lolita. 683 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: Lolita is a four month old Pity Mex. Look at her. 684 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 1: How sweet she is. She's twisting her head to say hello, please, 685 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 1: I would like a home. She is looking for a 686 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 1: long term adopt forever home. She's so sweet, you guys. 687 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: She's very snugly. She's smart. She's learning all her basic commands. 688 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,960 Speaker 1: She is potty trained, she is leash trained for the 689 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 1: most part. She's a puppy, so you got to give 690 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: her a little bit of grace. She's completely up to 691 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: date on her puppy shots and when she is old enough. 692 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: She's not old enough yet, but when she's old enough, 693 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,720 Speaker 1: she will be spade at our cost, So no cost 694 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: to the adopter. It's all part of your adoption fee. 695 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 1: We've taken care of everything. She is being fostered in Palmdale, California, 696 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 1: and she is a sweetheart. She was dumped, found walking around, 697 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 1: just abandoned in the street, and now she's okay. So 698 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 1: if you're interested in adopting Lolita, please let us know. 699 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 2: Lovely Lolita, Yes. 700 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 1: Lovely Lolita. What's coming up on your show? Buddy? 701 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 2: I think tonight I got to talk to the gentleman 702 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 2: about it. But we should be live when we should 703 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 2: be talking more trade deadline stuff, actually doing an official 704 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:15,279 Speaker 2: all Dodgers blessed a trade deadline primer exactly. Thank you 705 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:17,280 Speaker 2: the father of the Son and the Holy Andrew Friedman. 706 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:19,560 Speaker 2: So do tube man. Just the best way to know 707 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 2: when we're going live is subscribe. Hitting that notification bell. 708 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 2: That does go a whole long way in helping us 709 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:30,399 Speaker 2: out and knowing when we're live here as well. Please subscribe. 710 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 2: My mother would appreciate it. 711 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: My mother would appreciate it. My mother would appreciate it. 712 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:37,440 Speaker 1: What is your baseball thought for the road. We had 713 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,440 Speaker 1: a couple of different things we wanted to discuss. We 714 00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 1: kind of discussed Kursh being micd up, which I thought 715 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:44,640 Speaker 1: was flipping amazing. Yeah, I was like, holy cow, what 716 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 1: a change right from Kersh when well, I've known curse 717 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:50,760 Speaker 1: for twenty years, but when he first became a Dodger 718 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 1: and started becoming the ace to now he's like, sure, Peter, 719 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:55,399 Speaker 1: oh you want a sneaker, Well that's gonna be a curve. 720 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:56,520 Speaker 1: I want a blast. 721 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 2: I loved him getting a little upset at Smoltz for 722 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:04,359 Speaker 2: his cutter the slider, calling it properly a cutter, because 723 00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:05,239 Speaker 2: that's kind of what it is. 724 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 1: It's yeah, but he doesn't like that that he says 725 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:08,439 Speaker 1: he doesn't throw a cutter. 726 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 2: He does not like it. Of course, as I say, 727 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:12,480 Speaker 2: we do have a super chat as well to walk 728 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:14,479 Speaker 2: us out on some kind of wonderful with four ninety 729 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:18,520 Speaker 2: nine for you, Riz, something sad that when you left 730 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 2: asking you know, are saying that Kirsten Watson, of course, 731 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,880 Speaker 2: who does a great job covering the team these days, 732 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:26,680 Speaker 2: she has come into her own. Wasn't sure about her first, 733 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:29,680 Speaker 2: but asking if you have a relationship with her, and 734 00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:32,439 Speaker 2: more so the most important part is that they miss 735 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:34,560 Speaker 2: you some kind of miss you guys. 736 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,960 Speaker 1: I miss I miss you guys too. Yes, I miss 737 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: you guys very much. I miss La. I miss you 738 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: guys so much. You guys are embedded in my heart 739 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:43,799 Speaker 1: and my soul. That city is always incredibly special to me. 740 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: I'm proud of her. She's really she really has. She's 741 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 1: grown a lot, she's really improved. I've sent her a 742 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:52,759 Speaker 1: variety of texts like that was a really good sideline hit. 743 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,280 Speaker 1: That's a good report. You know, when she first started, 744 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:56,920 Speaker 1: I don't know how much she knew about baseball. I 745 00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:59,040 Speaker 1: didn't know what her education level was on the sport. 746 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,440 Speaker 1: And that's a very difficult position to be in when 747 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 1: you're just kind of thrust into something. She didn't have 748 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: much of a baseball background. It's like me like going 749 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 1: and covering volleyball. You know, I don't have a ton 750 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: of education on that. But she really has. She studied 751 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:14,759 Speaker 1: her butt off the first couple of years. So give 752 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:18,319 Speaker 1: her grace, give her all your support, welcome her as 753 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:21,840 Speaker 1: you guys welcomed me. This is she's into her fourth season. 754 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,919 Speaker 1: So yeah, she's doing a really good job. And and 755 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 1: you know that's not an easy position to be. And 756 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,720 Speaker 1: when you're the sideline report of the Los Angeles Daughters, 757 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,399 Speaker 1: to who much is given, much is expected, and she's 758 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,279 Speaker 1: rising to that level. So thank you for that. I 759 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:34,520 Speaker 1: miss you guys too, truly. 760 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:38,239 Speaker 2: She she's definitely been been great in baseball. That's the 761 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:40,800 Speaker 2: one thing. I mean, some sports can get away to 762 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:42,920 Speaker 2: the baseball can You can't fake baseball. 763 00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:46,160 Speaker 1: You can't and people will see, people will see right 764 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 1: through you. It's it's a it's a sport in which 765 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: you will get exposed very very quickly. So she's done 766 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:53,680 Speaker 1: a nice job. So I'm proud of her. Not that 767 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:56,080 Speaker 1: she needs to be proud, but I am proud of her. 768 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:59,839 Speaker 2: So we've we've exposed today at a longer show, We've 769 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:01,880 Speaker 2: pose your internet. So we're going to get that squared 770 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:04,200 Speaker 2: away from Monday, where it's been fine. 771 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:06,400 Speaker 1: The last ten to fifteen minutes. By the way, Steven 772 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:09,160 Speaker 1: Nelson is joining us on Monday, so hopefully my internet 773 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 1: is not crappy. So there you have it to go 774 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,400 Speaker 1: forget you guys. The Dodger terrorI story shop is open 775 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:19,160 Speaker 1: orshop dot com. You can scan the QR code click 776 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,640 Speaker 1: the store button here. On YouTube. Support the show and Style. 777 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:24,239 Speaker 1: Thank you guys for watching. We appreciate it very much. 778 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 1: Clinton I will be back on Monday regular times. Steven 779 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:31,440 Speaker 1: Nelson joins us as well. Thanks you guys for being here. 780 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:34,000 Speaker 1: Second half starts tomorrow. We can't wait. Go Dodgers. 781 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:45,880 Speaker 2: Bye,