1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: From the Berkshars to the sound from wherever you live 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: in MLB America. This is Inside the Parker. You give 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: us twenty two minutes and we'll give you the scoop 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: on Major League Baseball. Now here's Baseball Hall of Fame 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: voter number seventy, Rob Parker. 6 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 2: Welcome into the podcast. I'm your host, Rob Parker. A 7 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: great postseason edition of Inside the Parker's coming your way. 8 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: We'll talk with David Basse from AM five to seventy 9 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: LA Sports. He's the Dodger reporter. Tell us what happened 10 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: in Tensiltown. Also Levi Weaver, he writes the MLB newsletter 11 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: for the Athletic, will go around the league with him. 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 2: Let's go. 13 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: Burder up to lead off. It's getting robbed and keep 14 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: them on. Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories 15 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: in Major League Baseball. 16 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: Number one, I know a lot of people with the 17 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 2: Phillies being able to bounce back in Game three after 18 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 2: losing that heartbreak in Game two. They got the Phillies 19 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 2: going back to the NLCS and taking over the Braves. 20 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 2: I'm not in that camp. I'm not I know the Braves. 21 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 2: You know when you lose game one at home. It 22 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: changes the dynamics of it. It puts you on your heels. 23 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 2: They come back in game two is impressive. Some people thought, 24 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 2: you know, they'd have the momentum in Game three in Philadelphia. 25 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 2: Philly is a good team as well, so I'm not 26 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: surprised that Philly was able to win Game three. All 27 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 2: they had to do, and I'm talking about the Braves, 28 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 2: is go to Philly and get a split. That's all 29 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 2: you're looking for is a split, force a game five, 30 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: and come home. I do believe that they'll be able 31 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 2: to do it in game four, force a split in Philly, 32 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: and then you know, have a chance to win at 33 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: home in Atlanta. That team is loaded. That team showed 34 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: me something in Game two. They were dead in the water. 35 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: They should be out of the playoffs. They were down 36 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 2: four nothing being no hit into the fifth inning. How 37 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 2: in the world did they win that game. That is 38 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 2: the kind of team you're gonna write off prematurely. You 39 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: can't write that team off prematurely. I refuse to do it. 40 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 2: If the Phillies win, I'll tip my cap to them, 41 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,839 Speaker 2: but I refuse to just say, oh, the Braves can't win. 42 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 2: I do not believe that this is some sort of 43 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 2: special team. I expect them to show up in full 44 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: force on Thursday for Game four in Philadelphia and force 45 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: a Game five in Atlanta. 46 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: Number two. 47 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: Here's where I have a problem with people letting managers 48 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 2: coaches people off the hook. You can't have it both ways. 49 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: If you want to give managers credit when their teams win, right, 50 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 2: then you gotta give him some blame when they don't. 51 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 2: Because here's the argument that I'm hearing for Dave Roberts 52 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 2: with the Dodge. Well, he not hitting, he not pitching. 53 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 2: You can't blame him that Mookie Bets and Freddie Freeman 54 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 2: only had one hit in the three game series against 55 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 2: the Arizona Diamondbacks. You can't blame him that Clayton Kershaw 56 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 2: got bombed in his Game one start of the series. 57 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: You can't blame him that Lance Ling gave up four 58 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: home runs in one inning in Game three. But when 59 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: Mookie Betts gets the big hits and Freddie Freeman gets 60 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: the big hits and Clayton Kershaw pitches a shutout and 61 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: the Dodgers win the World Series in twenty twenty, Dave 62 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 2: Roberts got credit, but he didn't pitch. He didn't get 63 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: any hits, So which one is it is a manager? 64 00:03:57,960 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 2: That doesn't matter at all? Is that what you're saying, 65 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: So you don't need a manager? Then if you're telling me, 66 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: it's all about whether or not the pitchers hit the 67 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: pictures pitch or the hitters hit. And my biggest argument 68 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 2: last night was facing elimination. How do you leave lance 69 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 2: Lynn in to give up four home runs? That's what 70 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 2: I've to help me with that, maybe one, but after 71 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: the second one. Thank you very night, very much. Your 72 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 2: night is done. Hit the shower, cause your season's on 73 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 2: the brink. The Dodgers didn't get blown out, they lost 74 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: forty two. Had had lyndnight giving up those two. Maybe 75 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 2: you win that game and you extend your that that's 76 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 2: what that's managing. You can't let a guy and it 77 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 2: never happened in the postseason. Four home runs in one inning. 78 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 2: Who leaves the guy out there? He wasn't mopping up. 79 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 2: It was like the fourth inning, third or fourth inning, 80 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 2: fourth inning. I'm sorry managers have to get the blame. 81 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: To number three. 82 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 2: I know the Houston Astros are in the ALCS for 83 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 2: the seventh year in a row. My god, but I 84 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 2: gotta say this, the Astros will never n evr be 85 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:28,679 Speaker 2: baseball darlings. Baseball America will never fully embrace this team, 86 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 2: no matter how good they are. I know they're only 87 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 2: a handful of players still on the team from the 88 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:38,239 Speaker 2: cheating scandal of twenty seventeen. It don't matter. They still 89 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 2: wear Houston across their shirts, Astros across their jerseys. And 90 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 2: there are a lot of fans who are sick on 91 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:50,119 Speaker 2: this Thursday, sick to death that the Astros are going 92 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 2: to yet another ALCS, that they have another shot to 93 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 2: reach the World Series, that they have another shot to 94 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 2: win another World Series. That cheating scandal tainted them and 95 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 2: put stink on them forever. I don't care what anybody says. 96 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 2: I know they won the championship after the twenty you 97 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 2: know last year, So people go, well, finally that erasist 98 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 2: from what happened in twenty seventeen when they stole the 99 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: playoffs from the Dodgers and stole the World Series from 100 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: the playoffs from the Yankees and stole the World Series 101 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: from the Dodgers. No it didn't. There will still be 102 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 2: people who will never be able to look at the 103 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 2: Astros the same way. What they did was they cheated baseball, 104 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 2: They cheated the fans, and people will not let that 105 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 2: go easily. So they can get to another World Series, 106 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 2: they can even win another championship and make it back 107 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 2: to back, There'll still be people who will look sideways 108 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 2: at them and not embrace the Houston Astros, and I'll 109 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 2: be one of them. 110 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: Here comes the big interviews. Listen and learn. 111 00:06:58,839 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 3: It's so good. 112 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 2: All right now, let's welcome in a friend of mine, 113 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 2: David Vasse from AM five to seventy LA Sports. He's 114 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 2: the Dodger reporter and man a blue a blue day 115 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 2: for Dodger fans for sure. Dave, thanks for joining the podcast. 116 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 4: I see what you did right there, Rob, What a 117 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 4: play on words. 118 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 2: Unbelievable. All right, but Dave, my goodness, gracious, I mean, okay, 119 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 2: I get it, Dodger's down pitching, probably not gonna win 120 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 2: the series. But I couldn't have never imagined a three 121 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 2: game sweep, and in the fashion that we saw, how 122 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 2: stunned are you were? How bad it was not that 123 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 2: they lost? 124 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, this is shocking. Before the series started, I 125 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 4: thought it was going to be a Dodger sweep. I 126 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 4: just thought you know they would have learned their lesson 127 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 4: from last year, but obviously not. And really you could 128 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 4: point you don't point the finger at Dave Roberts. I mean, 129 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 4: this is not on him. It's an easy thing to 130 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 4: do to blame the man manager, but he's not in 131 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 4: the batter's box for his two best players, Mookie Betts 132 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 4: and Freddie Freeman, who combined to have just one hit. 133 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 4: Mooki Betts hitless for the first time in any playoffs 134 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 4: series that he's played in, and the facts are Mooki 135 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 4: Betts has an October problem. He only has three hits 136 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 4: in the playoffs since twenty twenty one. So you're not 137 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 4: going to win when he's the guy you paid the 138 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 4: big money to and he's not delivering in the biggest 139 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 4: of games. So for me, this is on Mooki Bets 140 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 4: and Freddie Freeman. 141 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 2: I get that part, and I do one thing. I 142 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 2: will say, but when those guys are raking and those 143 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 2: guys play well day, Dave Roberts gets credit for Hey, 144 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 2: the things are going great, So I do understand that 145 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 2: the players are the ones who holds any credit. 146 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 4: In fact, I think he gets all the blame when 147 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 4: things are going well, he gets no credit. 148 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 2: Well, I don't think that that's fair. But most of 149 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 2: the time managers, it's it's you know, if things are 150 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 2: going well, they usually get credit. And I'm not saying 151 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 2: that Dave Roberts always does because I think there's a 152 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 2: question mark with people always wondering who's actually making the 153 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 2: moves in the dugout and if it's coming from upstairs. 154 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this though, leaving lance Lynn and 155 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 2: the guy gave up a million home runs during the 156 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 2: regular season. Once he gives up one or two, shouldn't 157 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 2: he be pulled. 158 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 4: Should have somebody behind him. Look, he gave up four 159 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 4: solo home runs. Never happened before. But that's who he is. 160 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 4: And the one thing I'll say about lance Lynn is 161 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 4: that he actually showed competitive spirit out there. He wasn't, 162 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 4: you know, shying away from the moment. And even though 163 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 4: he gave up those full four solo home runs, facts 164 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 4: are the Dodgers didn't score, and when they did score, 165 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 4: rob it was the same guys that had been there before. 166 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 4: It was Keith a Hernandez, it was Chris Taylor, it 167 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 4: was Will Smith, not any of the new flashy toys 168 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 4: that the Dodgers have signed over the course of the 169 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 4: last couple of years. It was the same dudes that 170 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 4: always show up in October for the Dodgers, and I 171 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 4: think that's something this offseason Andrew Friedman needs to examine. 172 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 4: Have they gotten too far away from what made them 173 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 4: so good from twenty seventeen to twenty twenty and those 174 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 4: were the playoff performers. No more Corey Seeger, no more 175 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,719 Speaker 4: Justin Turner. You could say what you want about Cody Bellinger, 176 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 4: but he always showed up in October as well, and 177 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 4: these new players certainly have not showed up in October. 178 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 2: So this is a front office problem more so than 179 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 2: a managerial problem. Is that what you're saying. 180 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 4: Did I'm saying it's a player problem and you could 181 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 4: take into that whatever you want. Andrew Friedman brought in 182 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 4: Mookie Bets. Everybody was excited about that. 183 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 2: Well, brought in Let's say this too though, in twenty twenty. 184 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 2: Did Mookie Bets play well for them when they won 185 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 2: the World Series? 186 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 4: He did play well in that series, but did he 187 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 4: have the lasting big hit? I don't think he had 188 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 4: the biggest hit of that World Series, but he did 189 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:11,199 Speaker 4: play that. 190 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 2: We can we just agree on that. 191 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 4: In twenty twenty he did play well, but that was 192 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 4: in front of nobody. 193 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 2: I understand it, and I'm not going to even even 194 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 2: like try to defend you know what's happened, because I 195 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:27,559 Speaker 2: think if you're a Dodger. 196 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 4: Fan, twenty twenty Rob by the way, Rob twenty twenty 197 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 4: is a long time ago, A long time ago. I 198 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 4: get it now three postseasons that he has not delivered, 199 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 4: and he's the guy, say what you will. I'm not 200 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 4: bringing up even his salary, but he's the guy that 201 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 4: wants to be the man. If you want to be 202 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 4: the man, you got to show up in the biggest 203 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 4: points of the season, and that's October. Same with Freddy Freeman. 204 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 4: You know, it's great to have a great regular season, 205 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 4: but where's been Where was Freddy Freeman this year? Last 206 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 4: year Freddy Freeman showed up. Lookie Betts only had two 207 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 4: hits last year. You go as far as your stars go, Rob, 208 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 4: and that's the reason why the Dodgers have been knocked 209 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 4: out in the first round the last two years. 210 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 2: I was just gonna ask you to our guest is 211 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 2: David vass Say, he's a Dodger reporter, for AM five 212 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 2: seventy LA Sports, the Dodger flagship station, and Dave I 213 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 2: was going to ask that this is two years in 214 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 2: a row where where the Dodgers went over one hundred games, 215 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 2: have magical regular season, just stomping everybody, and then the 216 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 2: first time they get into the playoffs, you know, they're 217 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 2: knocked out of the divisional round. I mean that cannot 218 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 2: be acceptable. 219 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 4: I agree with you, Rob, and I know the Dodgers 220 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 4: don't accept that. And like I said, mate, maybe it 221 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 4: is an examination of the players that you have right now, 222 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 4: because they have a lot of nice guys on this team, 223 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 4: and sometimes nice guys don't finish first, right, you gotta 224 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 4: have some of the guys with edge. That's what the 225 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 4: Dodgers had during their World Series runs from seventeen to twenty. 226 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 4: And you know, I think they need to bring in 227 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 4: some guys that have that edge. You look at Tommy 228 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 4: fam with the Diamondbacks. That guy's got a lot of edge. 229 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 2: What a lot, am I right? What a great pickup 230 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 2: they do. 231 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 4: That huge, huge And look at the Phillies, their superstar 232 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 4: has the bit most edge of any player in the 233 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 4: postseason right now. Those are the type of guys, you 234 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 4: got to play with some anger in the postseason, you 235 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 4: can't treat it the same way. So this is a 236 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 4: time for self examination for a lot of these Dodgers 237 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,319 Speaker 4: that are going to be back here next year, and 238 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 4: they got to look in the mirror and the Dodgers 239 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 4: Andrew Friedman's got to, you know, examine the type of 240 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 4: players that he brings in to supplement the superstars, to 241 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 4: kind of bring in some of those guys with edge. 242 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 2: Let me ask you talk about next year, Clayton. I mean, obviously, 243 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 2: a horrific game one start to set the tone for 244 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 2: the series and Dodgers could never recover. Is he a 245 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 2: guy you can bring back honestly and be and expect anything, 246 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 2: especially if you're trying to win a championship. 247 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 4: Well, he did not seem to be a guy that 248 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 4: was pitching his last game in the clubhouse last night. 249 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 4: Rob You've seen guys like that. I've seen guys like that. 250 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 4: He did not seem to be a guy that was 251 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 4: ready to call it a career. So I kind of 252 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 4: feel like he'll be back next year. He's fifty six 253 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 4: strikeouts away from three thousand. He's a great example for 254 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 4: their young pitchers. They really follow him around and watch 255 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 4: what he does. So in that respect, I think you 256 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 4: do bring him back and have the same expectations he 257 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 4: had for him this year, and he always seems to 258 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 4: exceed them. But I wouldn't expect more than twenty starts 259 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 4: twenty five starts maximum next year from him because his 260 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 4: shoulder is still an issue. Despite him not wanting to 261 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 4: reveal the details or the severity of his shoulder, the 262 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 4: fact is his stuff was way down after he came 263 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 4: back from the injured list, and he still was pitching 264 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 4: through whatever issue he had, so that's still there. 265 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 2: Last thing, give me your boldest prediction for the Dodgers 266 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 2: this offseason. The boldest thing you think will happen. 267 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 4: Well, isn't. The boldest thing is they signed show Hey Otani. 268 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 4: They're certainly going to be in the in the mix 269 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 4: for him, but outside of that, I'm not sure what 270 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 4: else they can do. They've got to find a way 271 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 4: to get a number one starter with or without show Heyotani. 272 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 4: They need a veteran at the top of their rotation 273 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 4: that they can depend on. Can you depend on Kershaw, 274 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 4: like you said, can you depend on a Bobby Miller 275 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 4: that's a lot to ask and Walker Bueller coming off 276 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 4: his second Tommy John surgery. I feel like the Dodgers, 277 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 4: certainly we'll be in the market for a top of 278 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 4: the rotation picture, whether it's in free agency or in 279 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 4: the trade market. I feel like that's part of the 280 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 4: piece of the puzzle, no. 281 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 2: Doubt about it. His name is David Vassey. He's one 282 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 2: of the best in the business. Because you know what 283 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 2: he just told us like it is when it comes 284 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 2: to the Dodgers, and we appreciate your insight, your honesty 285 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 2: and your information. David Vassa am five seventy LA Sports 286 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 2: the Dodger flagsh Appreciate. 287 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: You, Dave. 288 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 4: Thanks Rob, appreciate it. 289 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: When Rob was a newspaper columnist, he lived by this motto. 290 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: If I'm writing, I'm ripping, Let's bring in a writer 291 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: or broadcaster, old or new. 292 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 2: Now, let's welcome in Levi Weaver, he writes the wind 293 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 2: Up MLB newsletter for the Athletic Levi thanks for joining 294 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 2: inside the park. Appreciate it. 295 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, of course I'm happy to do it. 296 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 2: Absolutely. Let's talk crazy baseball playoffs. We're going to start 297 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 2: first with the Houston Astros. A seventh straight trip to 298 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 2: the alcsh My goodness, they get dispose of the Twins, 299 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 2: close game, they get it done. I know a lot 300 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 2: of people in Baseball America are tired of the Astros, 301 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 2: but apparently the Astrols aren't tired of the Alcs. How 302 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:17,640 Speaker 2: good are they? 303 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, that was sort of the question earlier 304 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 3: in the year, right they didn't quite look like themselves. 305 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 3: Their offense was struggling a little bit, the rotation was 306 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 3: struggling a little bit. The bullpen was always pretty good. 307 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 3: But man, in the back of my mind, I'm like, 308 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,400 Speaker 3: don't you can't. You can't call them done until they're 309 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 3: officially dead, because they've just had so much experience on 310 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 3: how to get here and how to succeed once they're here. 311 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 3: They've looked great since the playoffs have started. You know, 312 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 3: they lost that first game to the Twins, but you know, 313 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 3: the offense seems to be back all of a sudden. 314 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,719 Speaker 3: Joseah Bray, you who has looked like an absolute wash 315 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,400 Speaker 3: out this year, is blasting, you know, two home runs 316 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 3: in a game. So add him to the Jordan Alvarez 317 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 3: and Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman lineup. As a very 318 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: very dangerous. 319 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 2: How about Dusty Baker. I mean, you know, last year 320 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 2: was a great moment for him. He's had a lot 321 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 2: of success in all the places been managing Cincinnati, they 322 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 2: were pretty good, San Francisco to got to a World Series, 323 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 2: the Cubs were on the cusp. But getting to a 324 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 2: World Series with Dusty, he finally got over the hump 325 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 2: last year and here he is again, you know, with 326 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 2: another trip to the Alcs. Just Dusty and where he 327 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 2: fits in as a manager in the big leagues because 328 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 2: he's had a long career and has had a lot 329 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 2: of success. 330 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, and he was a good manager even when he 331 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 3: was with the Nationals too. 332 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:36,360 Speaker 2: The Nationals. 333 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, He's had so many stops and just so many lives. 334 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 3: It's always wild to me to look back and be like, oh, yeah, 335 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 3: this is this is the guy that we we think 336 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:49,880 Speaker 3: had some hand in creating the High five. Like he's 337 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 3: just a legendary, legendary dude and in addition, a really 338 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 3: good manager. I think he is underrated as a manager. 339 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 3: You know, he's kind of got his what He's kind 340 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 3: of an informal guy, seems to kind of just be 341 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 3: keeping it loose all the time, and you know, don't 342 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:11,120 Speaker 3: mistake that for a lack of sharpness or a lack 343 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 3: of you know, intelligence or intensity. Dude is an incredible manager, 344 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 3: has been for a very long time. And I know 345 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 3: he's had some disagreements with the Astros front office and 346 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 3: there's been some question like are they gonna maybe he? 347 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 3: Is it time for them to especially earlier in the 348 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 3: year when it looked like they were underperforming, is it 349 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,479 Speaker 3: time for them to move on? I don't think they 350 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 3: can do that. They've been to the Alcs seven years 351 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 3: in a row. Dusty Baker has been absolutely three yeah, 352 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 3: great in the in the UH, in the Helm. I 353 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 3: don't think they can rid themselves of him just yet, 354 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 3: nor should they want to. I think he should be 355 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 3: back for as long as he wants to be back. 356 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 2: Any manager, and Dusty, as you said, it's probably one 357 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 2: of the coolest guys in baseball when you think about 358 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 2: he still wears rist bands, still has that toothpick going. 359 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 2: And you're right when you talk about the high five 360 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 2: with the Dodgers, he was involved in that. He was 361 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 2: on deck when Hank Aaron hit his seven hundred and 362 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 2: fifteenth home I mean, think about the moments that Dusty 363 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 2: Baker has been a part of baseball and he is 364 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 2: a part of the fabric. 365 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 3: Allegedly partook in some medicinal substances with Jimmy Hendrix. 366 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 2: I guess yes, that's a story too. 367 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, So, like just what an absolute legend and you 368 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 3: just kind of forget this watching him, you know, manage 369 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 3: a baseball game. You're thinking, you know, oh, astros and 370 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,199 Speaker 3: what are the ramifications of this game? But if you 371 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 3: sort of take a step back and look at like, oh, yeah, 372 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 3: by the way, this is like the Forrest Gump of baseball. 373 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 3: He's been everywhere, He's done everything, He's seen everything. Yeah, 374 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 3: I really enjoy any opportunity I get to hear to 375 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 3: hear Dusty stories. 376 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 2: No doubt. Our guest is Levi Weaver, and he writes 377 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 2: to wind up the MLB newsletter for the Athletic Let's 378 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 2: go to Bryce Harper in Game two in the series 379 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 2: against the praise we got. There was a couple of 380 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 2: moments in that game where the Phillies lost. I remember 381 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 2: Bryce getting up with two men on nobody out up 382 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 2: for nothing, fouls out, which was a big moment, and 383 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 2: then he gets doubled up to end the game right, 384 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 2: trying to be in a position. And I get it. 385 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 2: If the ball hits off the glove of Harris, the 386 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 2: seconds he can score, you know, so you got to 387 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 2: put yourself in position where you could at least score 388 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 2: if the ball drops or something. And I totally get it. 389 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 2: But he did get doubled up to end the game. 390 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,400 Speaker 2: And this dude is that dude because he comes back 391 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 2: in Game three in Philadelphia, his the big three run 392 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 2: home run gets the Phillies off to Wardy. He has 393 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 2: been an incredible postseason player. And I know he didn't 394 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 2: win the championship the Nationals won when he left, but LEVI, 395 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 2: when I look at Brad, he's lived up to everything 396 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 2: that we thought when he was on doing the YouTube 397 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 2: videos and the home runs and all that. I think 398 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 2: he's the like one of the best players in baseball. 399 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 2: He is. 400 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 3: He's absolutely been worth the contract. You know, the Phillies 401 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 3: I think should be very happy that he that he 402 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 3: signed there. And you're right, there's just been so many 403 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 3: big moments and it seems like even the bad ones 404 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 3: are big. You know, You're right, he did get doubled 405 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 3: off the in Game two, and that does. 406 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: It looks bad? 407 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 3: But as you said, like that was a phenomenal catch 408 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 3: by Michael Harris second. 409 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 2: Like absolutely, and the throw by Riley the first. 410 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 3: I mean yes, to be in position to back up 411 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 3: the throw and just the side arms sling over there 412 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 3: barely got it. It was just a phenomenal play that I 413 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 3: don't think there's anything that Bryce Harper did wrong there 414 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 3: in that play. But to come back and I you know, 415 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 3: this is this is probably a little immature, it's probably 416 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 3: a little childish, but I don't care. I love it, 417 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 3: Like when he's rounding second base, because Arcia had said, 418 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 3: you know, and that's a whole other story about you know, 419 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 3: maybe being too loud when there's microphones running in the 420 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 3: locker room, but said, you know, at a boy Harper, 421 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 3: and Harper heard it, and sure enough, hits two home 422 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 3: runs in Game three, stares down our round second base. 423 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 2: Did he need to do that? 424 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:06,880 Speaker 1: No? 425 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 3: Probably not, Like it is that sort of finding some 426 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 3: drama where drama need not exist. Sure it is, who cares. 427 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 3: It's great entertainment and I loved it. 428 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 2: Let me ask you about the playoffs, and then we'll 429 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,679 Speaker 2: get to the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks as well. But 430 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 2: there are some whore saying, you know, the buy for 431 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,719 Speaker 2: the best teams in the game was really the goodbye 432 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 2: because it really didn't help the teams that had to buy. 433 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 2: I mean, it's incredible. Other than the Astros, everybody else 434 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 2: got knocked out. And what do you make of that? 435 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 2: Does that need to change? And we I've always said, 436 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 2: I've always been against resting players and taking time off, 437 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 2: especially baseball, which is a rhythm game, right, and you 438 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 2: don't want to sit for a week. You used to 439 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 2: playing every day in baseball. I've even seen it in 440 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 2: the NFL where they take give you know, teams got 441 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 2: a buy and they don't play the quarterback the week before, 442 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 2: so he winds up having three weeks off and then 443 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 2: has a rusty game and doesn't play well. Where are 444 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 2: you on this? Do they need to rethink the buye? 445 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 2: Is this a good thing? Or maybe teams don't want 446 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 2: to buy? 447 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 3: So I think there's maybe something to it, because for 448 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 3: all the reasons that you said, right, it is a 449 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 3: rhythm game. You're used to getting up at the same 450 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 3: time every day, you show up at the ballpark X 451 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:25,439 Speaker 3: amount of hours before the game, you go through your routine. 452 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 3: That is what your day looks like every day. Throw 453 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:30,640 Speaker 3: that off by taking three or four days off. Yeah, 454 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 3: there's probably something to that. But also, you know, just 455 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 3: playing Devil's advocate here. Looking at the other side of this, 456 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,199 Speaker 3: the Orioles were a very young team with not a 457 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 3: lot of playoff experience. In fact, no almost no playoff experience. 458 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 3: They got into the big stage and it wasn't like 459 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 3: they paneentered choked. The Rangers just outplayed them. But you know, 460 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 3: they had they had holes, they had some inexperience. You 461 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 3: look at the Braves, their rotation was in shambles as 462 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 3: the as the postseason got here. They had two start 463 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 3: and then I mean you said they started Bryce Elder 464 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 3: in Game three. It's it's they basically have Spencer Strider 465 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 3: and Max Fried and that's it. You look at the Dodgers. 466 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,199 Speaker 3: Why did the Dodgers lose because their starting rotation gave 467 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 3: up a bunch of runs early. Well, who is in 468 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 3: their rotation. It's Clayton Kershaw, who is the husk of 469 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 3: his former self. It's you know, Bobby Miller, who's a rookie. 470 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,199 Speaker 3: Lance Lynn led the league in home runs allowed, and 471 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,199 Speaker 3: they've got an entire other rotation of guys who are 472 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 3: currently on the injured list or on administrative leave in 473 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 3: the case of Julio Rias. Those teams had holes, and 474 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 3: they were good enough. The baseball seasons long enough that 475 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 3: you can be a very good team, but if you're 476 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 3: not completely healthy when September ends and October begins, and 477 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 3: you have those major holes in your roster. I wasn't 478 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 3: a surprised to see either of those teams, you know, 479 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,120 Speaker 3: the Dodgers or I was a little surprised to see 480 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 3: the Orioles lose. If I'm honest, I thought they had 481 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 3: the mojo. I'm not surprised to see the Dodgers. 482 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,360 Speaker 2: Don't hundred games. It was a little shocking that they 483 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 2: got swept, you know, I think that, right. I think 484 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 2: not that they lost because I picked Texas. I like 485 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 2: Texas a lot their survivors. You know, we saw they 486 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 2: lost to Grom, they lost Serzer, and you know they 487 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 2: lost the division the last day of the season, you 488 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 2: know what I mean. So it looked like, oh man, 489 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 2: you know, they had a chance to get a break 490 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 2: and instead they didn't. But I want to go here 491 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 2: to the Dodgers because you brought up the kurse Shaw 492 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 2: on everything. But there's a lot of issues there with 493 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 2: the Dodgers, and I just wonder, this is two years 494 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 2: in a row division they get knocked out early, they 495 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 2: went over one hundred games. You know, Mookie Betts and 496 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 2: Freddie Freeman have combined one hit in this series. You 497 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:45,440 Speaker 2: know against Arizona, Kershaw gives up a million runs. They 498 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 2: have to go with Lynn Lance. Lynn has saved this season, 499 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 2: gave up forty four home runs, and the shocking that 500 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 2: he gave up four home runs in a game. The 501 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 2: only shocking part is that Dave Roberts left them in 502 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 2: to give up four home runs in the inning. I 503 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 2: mean that that to me is after two I probably 504 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 2: would have had to say, this is just not going 505 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 2: to work, right, I'm got to get somebody else where? 506 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 2: Are you on the Dodgers in the mess that it is? 507 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 3: I kind of wonder if the Dodgers looked at this 508 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:20,640 Speaker 3: year as a yes, will go, you know, we still 509 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 3: want to contend, but we're not going to go out 510 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 3: and overspend for anybody. We're not gonna hamstering ourselves because 511 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 3: there is a certain free agent coming up that just 512 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 3: so happened to play across Town for the last and that, 513 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 3: you know, and maybe that's what it is, right that 514 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 3: they didn't put the resources toward the team that they 515 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 3: probably could have because they want to make sure that 516 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 3: they've got the budget to sign Otawanni. Also, they tried 517 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:44,199 Speaker 3: to trade for Edward or Rodriguez from the Tigers. That 518 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 3: would have been Can you imagine the difference if it's 519 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 3: Rodriguez instead of Lancelin in Game three? 520 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 2: No, that's fair. He didn't want to come. He wanted 521 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 2: to stay in Motown, right. 522 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 3: Right, So you know, I don't know if that makes 523 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 3: the difference in the series, but it probably would have 524 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 3: made a big difference in Game three to have that guy. 525 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 3: And then the other thing is is in which you know, 526 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 3: short of like firing your medical staff, you can't help that. 527 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 3: Dustin May and Walker Buehler are on the injured list, 528 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 3: Tony Gonsolin's on the injured list. You know, huluo Arius 529 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 3: is on administrative leave. Like they their rotation that was 530 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:18,360 Speaker 3: unavailable was maybe the best rotation of any postseason team 531 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 3: if all of those guys were healthy and they were 532 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 3: all gone. 533 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 2: How about Dave Roberts, how much? I mean, you just 534 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 2: laid out a great case on why they shouldn't get 535 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 2: to blame. But this is not one year. This is 536 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,919 Speaker 2: not one year, you know, like this team is, this 537 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:37,919 Speaker 2: has happened to this team before, where Dodger blue seems 538 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 2: to be blue moments in the postseason. It's just I 539 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 2: think they're the the nineties Braves because if you look 540 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,719 Speaker 2: at how many times they've won one hundred games and 541 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 2: they have one World Series to show for it. I 542 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 2: just think it's more than just the body of work, 543 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 2: is more than just this year. 544 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 3: It is you're right, and so the and then becomes like, well, 545 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 3: how much blame can you assign Dave Roberts for Mookie 546 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 3: Betts and Freddie Freeman combining for one hit? 547 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 4: Right? 548 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 3: Like, did he not put them the team in a 549 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 3: position to be, you know, mentally loose. I don't know, 550 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 3: you know, I'm not in the clubhouse. I don't know 551 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 3: what the dynamics are like. It doesn't seem to me 552 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 3: that he would be able to manage a team to 553 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 3: be so successful for so many years in a row, 554 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 3: because these seasons are long. If the vibes were toxic, 555 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 3: so to speak, he would have been gone a long 556 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 3: time ago. So I don't know how much of that 557 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 3: is his fault? But you are right that a lot 558 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 3: of times when teams bump up against this ceiling so 559 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 3: many times and can't break through, it is oftentimes the 560 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 3: manager that gets the acts, whether that's fair or not. 561 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 2: Last thing, Arizona Diamondback. I mean, this reminds me of 562 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 2: two thousand and six and I covered that World Series 563 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 2: the Tigers and the Saint Louis Cardinals. I think the 564 00:29:55,880 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 2: Cardinals won that year eighty four and eighty four games 565 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 2: and heroes Arizona with eighty three. I think right on 566 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 2: the season I got to reverse like eighty four. 567 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 3: I'd have to look to but. 568 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, but you get what I'm saying. And they they 569 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 2: wound up winning the World Series. They got in and 570 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 2: they beat the Tigers in that World Series in two 571 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 2: thousand and six. How good is the Arizona Diamondback? 572 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 3: They've got two? So this seems to be a recurring 573 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 3: theme amongst these playoff teams that they basically have two 574 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 3: starting pitchers that are very good. Right with Merril Kelly 575 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 3: Zach Gallon, Brandon Fatt looked fine. You know he's he's 576 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 3: a rookie. I don't know how much you can count 577 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 3: on him to be good, to be reliable for a 578 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 3: long postseason run. But also Tory Lavolo let him pitch 579 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 3: you know, four and the third innings and then went 580 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 3: and got him like, hey, you succeeded, You did exactly 581 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 3: what you were supposed to do. Let's get you out 582 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 3: of here. Let's get these bullpenk guys in. They are 583 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 3: a lot of fun though. Man Corbyn Carroll is great. 584 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 3: He's getting over four hundred. 585 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 2: Oh my god, that kid is unbelievable. 586 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 3: Absolutely a blast to watch. So yeah, put him on 587 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 3: the big stage. I'm ready to watch play for as 588 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 3: long as the Diamondbacks are around. I think they are 589 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 3: a good team. And maybe this applies to the conversation 590 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 3: about the Dodgers too, that the playoffs are kind of 591 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 3: a crapshoot, right like teams are built to win over 592 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 3: one hundred and sixty two games. You have to be consistent, 593 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 3: you have to know when to choose your battles, and 594 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 3: then all of a sudden you're thrown into this. Every 595 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 3: game matters so so so much. Could the Diamondbacks make 596 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 3: a run and go win a World Series? Absolutely any 597 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 3: one of these teams could, And that's the joy of 598 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 3: postseason baseball, is it. Sometimes you're going to get these 599 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,719 Speaker 3: upsets and sometimes you just get a team that goes 600 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 3: on a really fun heater and that does look like 601 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 3: the Diamondbacks right now. 602 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 2: His name is Levi Weaver, and he writes the wind 603 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 2: up for MLB, of course, the newsletter that is for 604 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 2: the Athletic and we appreciate a great talking baseball with you, 605 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 2: Levi appreciate you. 606 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 3: Absolutely pleasure to be on. Thanks man. 607 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 1: Now bring in the closer. Right Here's why MLB is 608 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 1: better than the NFL or NBA. And it isn't even. 609 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 2: Reason number six hundred and sixty one why Major League 610 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 2: Baseball is better than the NFL and the NBA. It's 611 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 2: this time of the year, October baseball. I know we 612 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 2: talk about it, but it's different with how you watch 613 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 2: to get baseball is one of those games where you 614 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 2: don't have to watch every moment, every pitch. When you 615 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 2: watch an NBA game, you kind of got to pay attention. 616 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 2: Same thing with the NFL. Baseball is a little more 617 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 2: laid back, except this time of the year. Every pitch 618 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,160 Speaker 2: mel that was just that should have been strike three? 619 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 2: Oh that that you know, like every little played every error, 620 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 2: every misplay, every guy who gets picked off second base, 621 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 2: Like everything is magnified because runs are scarce, runs are 622 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 2: hard to come by. Every little thing matter. And I've 623 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 2: just been getting texas from friends all over the country, 624 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 2: all over MLB America, just telling me about, man, how 625 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 2: much they love October baseball. I got a text from 626 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 2: my buddy Ron Rice, who was a safety for the 627 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 2: Detroit Lions, uh and played in the NFL, and an 628 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:18,240 Speaker 2: arbitrary out of the blue texts from my buddy Ron Rice, 629 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 2: and he just says, Man, I live for October baseball. 630 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:25,719 Speaker 2: And I was just like, what what it's a former 631 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 2: NFL player. Really, It's it's just different. And when we're 632 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 2: doing the radio show The Odd Couple Daily, we have 633 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 2: the TVs going and and and you know, it's just 634 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 2: so cool the reactions that we had when the Braves 635 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 2: hit those home hit those home runs and the double 636 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 2: play to end the game in Game two and Bryce 637 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 2: Harper's double off, like like just the magnitude of it, 638 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,800 Speaker 2: and and it didn't close out a series or anything, 639 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 2: but it still was a big game and a big play. 640 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 2: And that's what the playoffs are. That's why October and 641 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 2: baseball go together. Even though the World Series is going 642 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 2: to be in November this year, October baseball is still 643 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:18,800 Speaker 2: the best. In the words of New York TV legend 644 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:21,799 Speaker 2: the late Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this 645 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 2: time until next time. Rob Parker out. 646 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 1: D can't Gavin. 647 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 2: This could be an inside of Parker. 648 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:31,240 Speaker 3: See you next week, same bat time, from same Matt's station.