1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Hey friends, if you're new to Dodger Blue Dream, here's 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: the idea that magical moment show Hey went fifty to fifty. 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: Freddie Freeman's heartwarming Welcome back to Dodger Stadium after the 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: sickness of his son, fun poppy profiles on Tao, Max Munsey, 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: and so many more. Check out our back catalog. Let's 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: get onto this one. The Dodgers won a fun one 7 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: last night. Welcome to Dodger Blue Dream Daily Game one 8 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: of the NLDS is in the books, and now the 9 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: Dodgers leave the series over the Padres one game to zero. 10 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: The brawl manager Dave Roberts promised us in a pregame 11 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: interview was a punch counter punch momentum shifter that ended 12 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: up seven to five in favor of the Boys in Blue. 13 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: At Dodger Stadium last night. The Pods had momentum coming 14 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: off their sweep of the Atlanta Braves and the wild 15 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: Card and being the hottest team in baseball since the 16 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: All Star Break, and the Dodger hadn't played in a 17 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: week and not historically has not gone well, but last 18 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: night was different, and speaking of momentum in a best 19 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: of five series, like this one. Teams who win the 20 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: first game have gone on to take it all seventy 21 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 1: two percent of the time, dating. 22 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 2: Back thirty years. I like those odds. 23 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: Today on the show, we're gonna look at how the 24 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: boys got it done last night with clutch offense and 25 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: pitching out of the bullpen. 26 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: I'm talking show. 27 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: Hey, I'm talking Taya, and I'm talking Freddy, and I'm 28 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: talking Dave Roberts, going above and beyond making memories. It 29 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: is Sunday, October sixth. Game two is at five three 30 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: pm Pacific today that I'm Richard Parks, the third. A 31 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: wise man once said, to punch back first, you must 32 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: be punched, and the preliminary punch from the Padres was 33 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: a three run first inning against our ace starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 34 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: the last man standing from our much vallyhooed opening day 35 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: starting rotation, all injured now except for yams and at first, 36 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: this game looked like a reducs of Yamamoto's first start 37 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: in the Major Leagues versus the Padres in Korea on 38 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: the second game of the season this year, where he 39 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: was so badly roughed up. Many and Dodgerland were calling 40 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: his contract a mistake. He was struggling with his control, 41 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: and Padres super villain Manny Machado hit a no doubt 42 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: home run into the left field pavilion in the top 43 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: of the first. 44 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 2: Fastball over the plate, lifted it to deep left center 45 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 2: field and it is gone. 46 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: Manny Machado with a two run home run and the 47 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: Padres with three in the first. Before the Boys had 48 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: a chance to come up to hit, we were already 49 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 1: down three to zero. And for Dodger fans, this early 50 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: deficit called to mind other recent postseasons where the team 51 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: has fallen behind and been totally unable to produce runs 52 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: despite robust regular season offensive production eg And Clayton Kershaw's 53 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: start against the Diamondbacks last year. But then last night, 54 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: the Dodgers punched back. 55 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: Here's a two lot. 56 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: Let's talk show hay Otani in his first ever postseason game. 57 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: You know, one of the big questions coming into this 58 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: series was would show Hey be able to perform under 59 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: the bright lights of October. Just because he's so amazing 60 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: during the regular season doesn't mean that he can deliver 61 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: with all the pressure on. He was even asked before 62 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: the game if he felt nervous. 63 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 2: Are you nervous at all? 64 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: Nope, nope, he said in English before the question had 65 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: even been translated. And with the Dodgers down three zero 66 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: in the bottom of the second inning, show Hay came 67 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: up with two men on immediately, a chance to prove himself. 68 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 2: Here's a two lot. 69 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: Are you nervous at all for just playing in the 70 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: postseason for the first time time? 71 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope nope. This ball was crushed, 72 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 2: was already done. 73 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: Show Toddy Burris in October put a three run of overra. 74 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 2: The way. 75 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: He tossed his back to the side almost with disgust, 76 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: and bent over screaming in ecstasy. Yama gave up three 77 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: in the first inning, show Hey got it back with 78 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: one swing. This was the CounterPunch. It was a statement, 79 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: a tone setter, the shift in momentum, the show mentum. 80 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: The Dodgers entered this game zero for fourteen in postseason history, 81 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: after trailing by three runs through the first inning. But 82 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: we won this game, and we couldn't have done it 83 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: without show Hey. But he needed a little help from 84 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: his friends. I'm talking about Tao and Freddy so Yama 85 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: actually gave back the lead, giving up two runs to 86 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: the Padres and the top of the third, so we 87 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: needed a second momentum shift from our offense, and that's 88 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: where Tao came in. Fourth inning, runners at the corners, 89 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: two outs. Freddy had grounded into a force out to 90 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: score one to tie it, but we needed more, and 91 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: like he has been all season long, Tao was clutch. 92 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 2: Less than one forty off of it. Shot to center field. 93 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 2: Merrill can't get it. Do just take th Telescovermanders, throws 94 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 2: off the brakes. We've got a chance of the postseason. 95 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 2: He's got it. Hady delivers like we told you. When 96 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 2: it's clutch time, it's Tao time. He's clutching. All right. 97 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 2: Let's talk Freddy Freeman. 98 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: Earlier in the day before the game, I just got 99 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: that tingly feeling. We'd been told that Freddy wouldn't be 100 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: in the lineup his ankle isn't ready so. 101 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 2: And we understood Freddy's hurt. 102 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: He sprained his finger late in the year, and then 103 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 1: in our division clinching game against the Padres less than 104 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago, he rolled over his ankle 105 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: badly and has been nursing a sprain. In addition to that, 106 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: his young son, Maximus, who was hospitalized earlier in the year, 107 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: is just relearning to walk. It's been a tough go 108 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: for Freddy of late. Probably be munthcy at first, but 109 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: then at game time there he was in the lineup 110 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: batting third, belting a single into the outfield in the 111 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: first inning, and then in his second at bat to 112 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: lead off the third inning, another base hit. Freddy was 113 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,359 Speaker 1: somehow getting it done at the plate in spite of 114 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: his bum ankle. Then when he was at first base 115 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: after his hit in the third inning, the craziest thing happened. 116 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: Padres starter Dylan Cees was paying Freddy no mind at 117 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: first base. Of course, why would a guy with a 118 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: badly sprained ankle be running, But then because nobody was 119 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: paying him in the mind, Freddy got tenacious and took off 120 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: for second base. And immediately my heart skipped a beat 121 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: because you don't want to see him hurt himself. And 122 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: then he slid into second with the most awkward slide 123 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: I've ever seen, going in with his left leg on top, 124 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: but then it bounces up over the base and so 125 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 1: he's trying to get his right leg in underneath so 126 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: that he can maintain contact with the bass as the 127 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: tag is being applied, and he started a slide too 128 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: late and it wasn't a good slide, and so now 129 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: he's sliding all the way past the base and he's 130 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: curling his body around almost in the fetal position, trying 131 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: to grab it with his back right hand, which has 132 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: the oven mitt on the glove to protect that sprained 133 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: finger of his, And the whole thing's just making me 134 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: WinCE because I'm worried for the guy. And when he 135 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: eventually rises to his feet, his pants are caked with 136 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: infield dirt and on the right back side just ripped 137 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: to threads, and Dave Roberts reaction in the dugout tells 138 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: the whole story. He's just pumping his fist, clapping his 139 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,239 Speaker 1: hands above his head and then starts shaking his head 140 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: like no, no, no, you really shouldn't have done that. 141 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: And he was called safe, and then the padres challenged 142 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: it and the call stood safe. It was a big risk, 143 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: and it was beautiful because the effort and the heart 144 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: and the fire behind it was inspiring to see from 145 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: a team leader, one of the MV three playing through 146 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: pain and pushing, giving his team every opportunity to win. 147 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: All right, last, let's do a quick bullpen Dave Roberts 148 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: appreciation segment. Have you ever stopped to think how thankless 149 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: a job Dave Roberts really has. He's the winningest manager 150 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: in Dodgers' history, and he has to deal with the 151 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: media every single night, basically playing like a ceremonial pr 152 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: mayor of the small town kind of role, running interference 153 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: for his players, excusing mistakes, feeding the daily beast that 154 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: is the baseball media. And then every year, around this 155 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: time of year, people take it for granted that the 156 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: Dodgers make the postseason, and they look for people to 157 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 1: blame when they don't get deep into it, so they 158 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: start looking at his managing, what moves he makes, especially 159 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 1: around pitching, and usually everybody's calling for his head because 160 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: he shouldn't have pulled this guy then, and he should 161 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: have brought that guy in later or not at all. 162 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: But last night, no one can disagree. Dave Roberts managed 163 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: a brilliant game which was basically a de facto bullpen game. 164 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: He yanked Yamamoto ruthlessly after just three innings because he 165 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: saw that he didn't have it. 166 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:19,719 Speaker 2: He brought Brazier in. 167 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: For one and two thirds and yanked him again ruthlessly 168 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: with one out to go in the fifth for Vesia. 169 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 2: Then he goes to Phillips and this is. 170 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: All scoreless so far, by the way, and then in 171 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,839 Speaker 1: the eighth he brings in Copeck, but you could see 172 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: that Kopek didn't have it, so Doc didn't wait around. 173 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: He yanked Kopeck and brought in Trina for the longest 174 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: outing of his year. Another example of extending beyond what 175 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: is appropriate, acceptable and warranted and normal during any regular 176 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: season game, and what makes the theater of October so delicious, 177 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: especially when it goes your way. Tryna really stretched out 178 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: the drama and the tension by facing three batters with 179 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: two outs in ninth inning, but it was all worth 180 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: it to watch Padres super villain Manny Machado strikeout on 181 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: a pitch way outside the zone to end the game, 182 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: which tread is one too, and. 183 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 2: How game one it was. 184 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 1: The great Earl Weaver, the manager of the Baltimore Orioles 185 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: in the sixties, seventies, and eighties, was known for a 186 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: style of managing summed up in this quote, pitching, defense, 187 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: and the three run homer aka pretty much how we 188 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: won last night and pretty much how every game is 189 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: won during the postseason. Weaver is also known for this quote, momentum. 190 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher. Tonight, the Dodgers 191 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: have Jack Flaherty, our trade deadline pickup and hometown Harvard 192 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: Westlake boy hero going against you, Darvish, who didn't work 193 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: out on the Dodgers and signed a huge contract with 194 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: the Padres and also is one of Shohei o Tani's 195 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: boyhood heroes. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going in 196 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: Game two today at Dodger Stadium, because after an off 197 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: day on Monday, we're headed down to Petco Park, a 198 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: very unfriendly atmosphere if you may remember. And while going 199 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: down there at one game a piece would be okay, 200 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: going down there up to zero would be a whole 201 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: lot better. So let's see if the boys can keep 202 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: the momentum going tonight. Thank you for listening to Dodger 203 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: Blue Dream. If you like the show, please check out 204 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: our back catalog, leave us a rating and a review. However, 205 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: you can and share the show with a friend. I'm 206 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 1: Richard PARKSID