1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Hi, if you've enjoyed Dodger Blue Dream, I have a request. 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: Please rate and review the show today on Apple Podcasts 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: or however you can. This is the only way for 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: an independent production to grow, and I'm asking for your help. 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: Let's get onto this one and. 6 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 2: Two end up bounce back. When for the Mets in 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 2: Game two. 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 1: I opened Instagram and I saw that there was. 9 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 3: A snake and the Dodgers dugout, And maybe that was 10 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 3: some kind of, you know, a metaphor for what was happening. 11 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 3: We were getting snaked. 12 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: It wasn't like we didn't try got snakes. We're down 13 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: in the toilet. The Dodgers lost Game two of the 14 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: National League Championship Series to the New York Mets on 15 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: Monday at Dodger Stadium in a seven to three snaking. 16 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: The Dodger Bats didn't show up against a very good 17 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: Mets starter in Sean Maniah. The MV three went oh 18 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:05,119 Speaker 1: for three. In the case of Shohy and Freddie MOOKI 19 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: went oh for four, and down the lineup, it wasn't 20 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:13,559 Speaker 1: much better. Keyk Hernandez, who's been unstoppable in October, had 21 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: two big chances but came up empty. Both times, and collectively, 22 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: the Dodgers were just one for nine with runners in 23 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: scoring position. Max Monsey's solo home run was some of 24 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: our only offense. No, we were just a couple of 25 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: swings away from absolutely blowing it open, and you know, 26 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: they executed some pitches and we didn't excuse you a bet. 27 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: But you know, Welcome to Dodger Blue Dream Daily. I'm 28 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: Richard Parks, the Thid. It's Tuesday, October fifteenth, twenty twenty four. 29 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: The Dodgers are traveling to New York City, where they 30 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: continue the NLCS against the Mets with Game three tomorrow 31 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: in Queens. Yes, since we do not have enough starting 32 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: pitching to get us through a best of seven series, 33 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: it was a bullpen game for the Dodgers on Monday, 34 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: and we felt pretty good about it because the Dodger 35 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: bullpen going into this game was tied for the all 36 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 1: time postseason record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched. At thirty three, Dodgers' 37 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: righty Ryan Brasier had the ball in the. 38 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: First Slador hits a fly ball towards the right field corner. 39 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: It carries well the lancet the yard glendor Sparks it 40 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 2: as he's done all year with the Mets need somebody to. 41 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: Do just like that. The streak ended. Francisco Lindor socked 42 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: one into the right field pavilion, and before the Dodgers 43 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: had recorded an out, the Mets had taken a lead. 44 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: Lindor pose for a photo, and the Mets dugout with 45 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: a sign that reads, OMG. It's the name of a 46 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: track that Mets infielder Jose Iglesias released earlier this summer 47 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: that has given these Mets their annoying twenty twenty four identity. 48 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: But the real damage happened in the top of the second. 49 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: Rookie right hander Landon Knack had come into pitch. NAC 50 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: has been developed for years in the Dodgers system as 51 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: a starter, and the idea of this appearance was as 52 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: a quote bulk guy. The team was hoping that NAC 53 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: would be able to take down at least three innings, 54 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: but after a single and a walk, Mets centerfielder Tyrone 55 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: Taylor doubled in a run. With two outs, Francisco Leandor 56 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: was up again with a chance to blow the game open. 57 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,119 Speaker 1: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts opted to intentionally walk the star 58 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: shortstop to create a force out opportunity. The bases were 59 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: loaded for Mets third baseman Mark Vientos. 60 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: Cracked the right center field guys on the boat the track. 61 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 2: That's because it's over the law. Grand slam Vientos. 62 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: And just like that, it was six to zero Mets. 63 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: And although we were able to get across a couple 64 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: runs and get into the Mets bullpen and have a 65 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: look at some of their high leverage relievers, we never 66 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: took back the lead. We've said it before. The thing 67 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: is with bullpen games, it just takes one week link 68 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: to break the chain. And on Monday, Land and Nack 69 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: got knocked around. Hang in there, Landing, I think you're great. 70 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: Let's recap the rest of the game from the perspective 71 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: of the silver lining, the shiny underbelly of the snake. 72 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 2: Re tweet endings, Honeywell's coming off all right, good Anie, 73 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 2: Mike jod There's a snake, a real one too, not 74 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: a prank. We've had snakes out of planes, snakes on 75 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 2: a train, and the latest Hollywood is snake in the dugout. 76 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: Dodger reliever and DBD style icon. Brent Honeywell had just 77 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: finished his first inning of work with a scoreless frame 78 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: and was about to enter the Dodgers dugout in the 79 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: middle of the fifth inning when a snake appeared at 80 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: his feet on the dugout steps. 81 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 3: No, I was hoping it was a rally snake, and 82 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 3: it kind of. We turned a rally around right after that. 83 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 3: But I don't know, just something to get the boys 84 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 3: moving a little bit different than everything else. We can 85 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 3: swing all the way back in any game. 86 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: I was in the stands and so I didn't see 87 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: the rally snake at the time. But just like Brent Honeywell, 88 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: I was looking for a turning point. All right, we're 89 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: doing rally cast for the bottom of the sixth two on, MOOKI, 90 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: come on, MOOKI, come on, MOOKI. You got We ended 91 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: up scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. 92 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: It wasn't enough, but Honeywell helped keep us in that game. 93 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 3: In a sixth sixty one ball game. It's times, you know, 94 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 3: it is what it is. Keep them where they're at. 95 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 3: You know they're gonna go up there, they're still gonna 96 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 3: take good at bats. But continue to go out there, 97 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 3: execute and let these guys do what they. 98 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: Can I want to spend our last chunk here on 99 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: Brent Honeywell, the Dodgers relief pitcher who encountered the snake 100 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: in the first place, which, by the way, was safely 101 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: whisked away by a Dodger Stadium groundskeeper. And if you 102 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: haven't been following the Dodgers closely this year, you probably 103 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: don't know who Brent Honeywell is. Honeywell is twenty nine 104 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: and he spent most of this season in Triple A 105 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,239 Speaker 1: Indianapolis in the Pirate system. We picked him up after 106 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:59,799 Speaker 1: the Pirates released him in July. Honeywell has spent parts 107 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: of three seasons in the major leagues twenty twenty one 108 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: with Tampa Bay twenty twenty three in San Diego. He 109 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: had a cup of coffee with the White Sox in 110 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three as well, in addition to the Pirates, 111 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: but the Georgia native has spent most of his career 112 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: in the minor leagues. This was Honeywell's post season debut, 113 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: and he pitched great three innings, two strikeouts, He gave 114 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: up only one hit, and he brought his signature style. 115 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: Honeywell has a penchant for short sleeve turtlenecks and he 116 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: was sporting one at Dodger Stadium on Monday and his curly, 117 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:38,359 Speaker 1: long dark hair was spilling out of his Dodgers cap. 118 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: Short on the sides party in the back landon Knack 119 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: was supposed to take down most of the innings on Monday, 120 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: but he didn't have it. Brent Honeywell stepped in and 121 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: had his back. 122 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean, it's a seven game series, so you 123 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 3: know that's what you want to do. 124 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:58,559 Speaker 1: That ensured one very key silver lining for this best 125 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: of seven series. The Mets still haven't seen our high 126 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: leverage bullpen guys, Blake Trinan, Evan Phillips, Michael Kopek. Those 127 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: guys have been resting since Game five of the Padre 128 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: series on Friday Night, and we're gonna need them to 129 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: win this series and to win the World Series. And 130 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,559 Speaker 1: somebody like Brent Honeywell stepping in and getting the job 131 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: done during a tough loss means that the Mets hitters 132 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: won't have a chance to see those guys pitches until 133 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: they appear in an important situation in a game later 134 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: in this series. I don't know if Brent Honeywell is 135 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: going to be on this team after this year. I 136 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised if we never heard from him again 137 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: after this October. But I know because he really brings 138 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: it in terms of his style choices, and also because 139 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: of very important relief appearances like this one, good deeds 140 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: that don't go unnoticed by this Baseball podcast documentarian, I'm 141 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: never gonna forget this guy. Plus, he's got a great name, 142 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: and I love that thick Georgia drawl. 143 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 3: Well, you know, like I was telling them, I think 144 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 3: I think baseball just kind of happened in front of 145 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 3: us a little bit. I mean, they're not a bad. 146 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: Team all the way Back in twenty fifteen, when Honeywell 147 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: was a prospect in the Tampa Bay system, upon entering 148 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: an empty clubhouse before a game in Port Charlotte, Florida, 149 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: Honeywell saw something that he'll never forget. I got out 150 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: there and he's up in the corner, Honeywell said in 151 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: an interview later on, Nobody could get him out of there. 152 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: Honeywell was face to face with a ten foot alligator. 153 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 3: Was he scared? 154 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: No, not, Brent Honeywell. That's what we need every now 155 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: and again, Honeywell said, to see some crazy stuff like 156 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: this opining about the snake that he saw in Monday's 157 00:08:54,720 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: Game two of the NLCS, it's the playoffs, Honeywell said, 158 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: to see anything after a tough loss like this one. 159 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: Major leaguers often talk about flushing the game, moving on 160 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: to the next. Maybe that's not gonna do it this time. 161 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: Maybe we should call up a plumber, because I think 162 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: to win this series, we're gonna need a snake. Dodger 163 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: Blue Dream is written and produced by me Richard Parks. 164 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: Original music in this episode by Jonathan Snipes and The 165 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: Blasting Company. Special thanks to Tyler Hill, Elizabeth Parks, Kibbie, 166 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: and to Brian Hidalgo, who asks is the snake the 167 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: New Goose. Game three is on Wednesday in the chilly 168 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: climbs of New York City five eight pm, very specifically 169 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: Pacific time. Sounds like turtleneck weather to me, what do 170 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: you say, Hey, boys, Mets are gonna shake. Let's go sneak. 171 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: That's what's please. 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