1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:00,920 Speaker 1: My heart did hurt. 2 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 2: And I know that you said that that was rock bottom, 3 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 2: and maybe it was, and maybe sometimes you have to 4 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 2: hit rock bottom because the only way to go is up. 5 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 2: Correct whatever, everybody, and welcome to a brand new episode 6 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 2: of Dodgers Territory with Clint Piscius. I am Alana Rizzo. 7 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 2: We are happy that you guys are here. Make sure 8 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 2: you put your comments in the chat. I am certain 9 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: that you guys have a lot that you want to say, 10 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 2: considering the road trip that just was before we get 11 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 2: into that though, don't forget you guys. Make sure you 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 2: like us, rate us five stars, subscribe all of the things, 13 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: and don't forget we have Dodgers' Territory merchandise. You can 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 2: have it as well. Dodgers Territory shop dot com is open. 15 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 2: Click the store button here on YouTube, support the show 16 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: and style. Scott Akasaki, the Dodgers traveling Secretary, will be 17 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: joining us momentary early as a method of a palette 18 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 2: cleanse because we have a lot of garbage in our 19 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: mouth right now because of the recent road trip. Before 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: we get to Scott Akasaki and what it entails being 21 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: a traveling secretary for a major league baseball team. 22 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: Let's get to the big ticket. 23 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 3: Let's do it. 24 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what you said it best And we 25 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 2: had our conversation earlier today, Clint. The Dodgers won one 26 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 2: game on that road trip and it felt like ten. 27 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, that was that was a much needed win. On 28 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 4: Sunday afternoon, coming out of Baltimore show, Hey Otani puts 29 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 4: the team on his back. 30 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 3: Miguel Rojas continues to be. 31 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 4: A really good table set of just over all over 32 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 4: the weekend, Mookie Bets is back to being the Mookie 33 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 4: Bets we know and love while playing an exceptional shortstop. 34 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,559 Speaker 4: I want to shout out Ben Rortvett for being kind 35 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 4: of not bad while filling in for the injured catchers, 36 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 4: which i've I did blame you for get into the 37 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 4: ethos that. 38 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: Perhaps I didn't put it into the ethos. It's just 39 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 2: it's just obvy duh oby. When you have Will Smith 40 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,959 Speaker 2: get hurt and then you see Dalton rushing foul a 41 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 2: couple of balls off of his body parts, you're just 42 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: thinking to yourself, who is going to be the backup 43 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: catcher if in fact both of these guys go down, 44 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: And to Ben rourt Vett, I had never heard of 45 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: the kid, and that's on me because I'm not I 46 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: don't follow the minor leagues as closely as you do. 47 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: But it just. 48 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 2: Hearkens back to the day of did we need to 49 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 2: let Austin Barnes go? 50 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 5: Did we need to? 51 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't care if Austin Barnes the real 52 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: a B was, you know, hitting, you know two twenty. 53 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: I like what he can do behind the plate, but 54 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: that's neither here nor there. It doesn't matter. Austin Barnes 55 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 2: isn't on this team anymore. Ben roht Vett's good job. 56 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: I'll try and put it. 57 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 2: Into the ethos, but it wasn't that far fetched obviously. 58 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 3: Yeah. 59 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 4: Also, I mean he got a shout out this front 60 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 4: office Andrew of Friedman and Brandon Gomes for some of 61 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 4: the trades they made it the trade deadline. Yeah, a 62 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 4: lot of us wish that the splashes would have been larger. 63 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 4: But this dude kind of be in some sort of 64 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 4: random addition while they I think he came in the the. 65 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 3: Hunter Fidusha trade or whatever the trade was. 66 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 4: But nobody had this dude, And you know, Ben Rourtvett, 67 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 4: along with Paul Gervaise or whatever, just some weird names 68 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 4: that you've never heard of for sure, kind of being 69 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 4: organizational fillers. 70 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 3: All of a sudden, this kid is playing a. 71 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 4: Role, a kind of important role, and he caught some 72 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 4: pretty good baseball over the weekend. By the way, starting 73 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 4: pitching was very good for this team as it continues 74 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 4: to be Shoheo Tani solid after being pressed into duty 75 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 4: because Tyler Glasana was unable to answer the bell on Friday. 76 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 4: Of course, yesterday, our hero Clayton Kershaw plays a stopper 77 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 4: once again, as he's done so many times in his 78 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 4: Hall of Fame career. Ten wins on the season now, 79 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 4: and yeah, all right, there's all that out of the way. 80 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 4: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Mike got eight and two thirds no hit baseball. 81 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 4: Then Jackson Holiday happened. We all experienced it, we all 82 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 4: lived it together in our own way. Was what are 83 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 4: your thoughts about that Saturday game? And how's your heart today? 84 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: I mean, my heart did hurt. 85 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 2: And I know that you said that that was rock 86 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 2: bottom and maybe it was, and maybe sometimes you have 87 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 2: to hit rock bottom because. 88 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: The only way to go is up. 89 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 5: Correct. 90 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, my heart hurts because how in the world I've 91 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 2: never seen that before, At least I thought I hadn't. 92 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: Seen it before. 93 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: A team that's getting no hit eight and two thirds innings, 94 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 2: and then they turn around and win the game. And 95 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 2: of course, a lot of folks, because you know, the 96 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 2: Internet is a wonderful thing, a lot of folks reminded 97 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 2: me that I was actually in Pittsburgh when I watched 98 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 2: rich Hill throw a no hitter. 99 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: Into the tenth inning. 100 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 2: The Dodgers didn't score at all to give him any 101 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: sort of run support, and then the Pittsburgh pirates in 102 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh ended up walking off the Dodgers in the tenth inning. 103 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: I do remember that because my memory was jogged by 104 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 2: our wonderful fans and viewers. But that did not hurt 105 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 2: as much as what happened on Saturday night. And it 106 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 2: was ironic too, because Matt, excuse me, Jackson Holiday, I 107 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 2: covered Matt and I covered Jackson. But whatever, Jackson Holiday 108 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 2: and the Holiday family asked the Ripkin family if he 109 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 2: could wear number seven, and the irony of what happened 110 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: when Jackson broke up the no no on Cal Ripken Day, 111 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 2: the thirtieth anniversary of twenty one thirty one. It's just 112 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 2: baseball rights itself, right, you can't make this stuff up. 113 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 2: A couple of takeaways from that game that I will 114 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 2: talk about when we lost on Saturday, my heart doesn't 115 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 2: hurt as bad as it did, but it hurt really 116 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 2: bad that day. Number one, Andy pa has again, I 117 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 2: don't know what it's like seeing a ball come flying 118 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 2: off the bat like that in center field at Camden Yards, 119 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 2: But what I can see is what looked like not 120 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 2: much of an attempt to feeld that ball. 121 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: Maybe it was incredibly difficult. I don't know. 122 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 2: I'm not saying he would have made it, but optically 123 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 2: it did not look like he made that great of 124 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 2: an effort to field that baseball, especially since the no 125 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 2: hitter was going on, and especially since they had rattled 126 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 2: off many many losses coming into that game. And that's 127 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 2: why I think, Clint, this loss hurt me more than 128 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 2: the Rich Hill taken a no hitter into the tenth 129 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 2: and getting walked off by the Pirates several years ago. 130 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 2: And the reason is, coming into that series, I would 131 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 2: imagine we hadn't lost five games going into. 132 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 3: That game, right, I don't remember that Hill. 133 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 2: As badly as what this loss felt like I felt 134 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 2: like I got ticked right in the teeth, right in 135 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 2: the throat, and as I usually say, like I'm going 136 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 2: to rip out your jugular, That's what I felt like. 137 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: It just felt worse. 138 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 2: It felt badly so Andy Pop has not making what 139 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 2: was perceived a very good effort. The way that Yamamoto 140 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 2: pitched eight and two thirds was unbelievable. Here's another thing 141 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 2: I take away from this. And I know everybody was 142 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 2: screaming that Dave should have left Yama in the game. 143 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:00,799 Speaker 1: I disagree. 144 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 2: And the reason I disagree is because he was already 145 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 2: a one hundred and twelve pitches that's a career high. Obviously, 146 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 2: to keep the no no intact, you let him ride it, right, 147 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 2: you keep him out there. But once that no hitter 148 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 2: is no longer in play, you gotta take him out. 149 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 2: And you would think, for God's sake, you would think 150 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 2: that your bullpen could get one fricking out. 151 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: So this isn't on date. 152 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 2: This is a situation where our bullpen is really struggling 153 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 2: right now and Tryna just did not have it, and 154 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 2: Tanner hasn't had it for the majority of his time 155 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 2: as a daughter. 156 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, we said when we were talking earlier today. I 157 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 4: told you the every wheel on the car fell off, 158 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 4: even the spare tire in the trunk, and there was 159 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 4: stuff on top of that spare tire in the trunk. 160 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 2: This was like a spare tire on a Jeeper or 161 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 2: Bronco like on the back. This was like everything is 162 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 2: on top of your spare in your trunk, and all 163 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 2: that shit just got moved. 164 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 4: And by the way, the Jackson Holiday Homer, some people 165 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 4: were I saw some people having some issue with Yamamoto's pitch. 166 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 4: I mean he dotted it, he hit it right. He 167 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 4: threw that pitch right where the glove was, and he 168 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 4: had been on all day. Just credit to Holiday for 169 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 4: getting just enough of that pitch. Yeah, you would like 170 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 4: to see a little bit more, even if it's performative 171 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 4: effort out of Pa as it is what it is 172 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 4: at that point, still you had a chance to win 173 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 4: the game, Like you said, Yamamoto pulling him at that point, 174 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 4: that's the right call for Dave. And then yeah, Blake 175 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 4: trying to plainly did not have it. And I liked 176 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 4: what Dave said after the fact. This is a dude 177 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 4: who has has pitched in every big moment for this team. 178 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 4: You got to ride and die with Trin And I 179 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 4: questioned the Tanner Scott decision there just because I mean, 180 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 4: if he loses it, that's just more piling on his 181 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 4: psyche and he's already struggling so much. On the other hand, 182 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 4: like we talked about earlier, I could understand you need 183 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 4: to see what you have in this dude now before 184 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:57,599 Speaker 4: the postseason. 185 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 3: So it was tough. Like I said, everything that could. 186 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 4: Go wrong kind of went wrong. And then yeah, it 187 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 4: was just it felt like rock bottom. Hopefully that was 188 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 4: the lowest low point of the season for us, for 189 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 4: this team moving forward, they felt very positive coming into 190 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 4: that Sunday game. 191 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 3: Thankfully it translated into a win. One thing I want. 192 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 4: To talk about before we do a welcome Scott Akasaki, 193 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 4: who was watching me say this this part of it, 194 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 4: and I'm gonna complain about people online, so Scott bear 195 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 4: with me on that one. 196 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 3: But one of the things I. 197 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 4: Had posted online while you know people were reacting or 198 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 4: overreacting to the lost it was I will say it 199 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 4: was satire. It was a joke. If you don't understand 200 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 4: it's a joke, I'm sorry, but jokingly, I had tweeted 201 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 4: sell the fucking team, because listen, my thought in that 202 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 4: moment is like, what is the most absurd thing that 203 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 4: I could think of to match the absurdity that I 204 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 4: just watched on the field that I was like, Ah, whatever, 205 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 4: throw it out, we'll understand it now. Some of the 206 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 4: mouth breathing your reaction narcs, I like to call them 207 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,839 Speaker 4: reaction police whatever. They had their opinions, and you know what, 208 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 4: I hate these kind of people who you don't talk 209 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 4: to them, you don't interact with them ever. You see 210 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 4: each other's posts on social media, you don't follow each 211 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 4: other or whatever, but they take your tweet and then 212 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 4: they quote tweet it or whatever and they spin it 213 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 4: to something. 214 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 3: And as I know, you know plenty about this. 215 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 4: Kind of stuff, but they tweet it to their following 216 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 4: of even worse mouth breathers who are like, oh. 217 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 3: Can you believe what this guy just said? I can't 218 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 3: believe that they have a platform. 219 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 4: Anyways, These people are the worst, And I have a 220 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 4: platform to tell you people to your face, you are 221 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 4: the worst kind of people on the internet. 222 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 3: The people who. 223 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 4: Have to tell you that, oh, you have a reaction, 224 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 4: you have feelings. It doesn't match what I want to say, 225 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 4: or it's so absurd that I'm going to tell my 226 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 4: people look at this idiot do it's a joke. It 227 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 4: was a joke. It's absurd. Of course, I love the 228 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 4: Guggenheim organization, the ownership. They're not paying me to say that. 229 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 4: I remember Frank McCourt, I remember that era. I remember 230 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 4: living through Fox. Things are tough. The Dodgers have it great, 231 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 4: they always have it great. But Riz, as you said, 232 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 4: coming out of this stretch with all the things that 233 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 4: were kind of going wrong, needed that win. And it 234 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 4: was painful and it sucked, but it was a joke. 235 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 3: And these people are the worst. 236 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 2: I'm glad you got that off your chest. Welcome to 237 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 2: Clint Phasius's Ted Talk. All right, we're gonna join. 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People were on this director of 272 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 2: team travel name to make him sound better than what 273 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 2: he actually is. But Scott, Hi, how are you, my friend? 274 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 2: It is wonderful to see you. I want to start 275 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 2: this conversation by asking you. In all of the times 276 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 2: I've covered this team and watched this team, I've never 277 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 2: known us to have to take a water taxi. And 278 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 2: that's what happened in Baltimore. You have to take a 279 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 2: bunch of water taxis over to get to the buses 280 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 2: to get to Camden Yards. Take me through that whole scenario. 281 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 5: What happened, well, Alana, it was an interesting situation. We 282 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 5: were contacted by the Orioles about a month before and 283 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 5: they said, hey, there's going to be a huge bike race, 284 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 5: so you may have to think about or rethink how 285 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 5: you're going to get to the stadium that day. And 286 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 5: one of their suggestions was, why don't you take water 287 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 5: taxis over to the other side of the harbor and 288 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 5: have your bus over there. So we kind of followed 289 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 5: their lead and it worked out. We contacted the Baltimore 290 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 5: Water Taxi, not an ad but they did great and 291 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 5: it worked out perfectly. So I'm very thankful, and it 292 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 5: was a very unique way to get to the stadium 293 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 5: and potentially the first time in Major League history that 294 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 5: a team took a boat to get to the stadium. 295 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 3: I guess that's part of the job. Huh. 296 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,359 Speaker 4: You have to be creative, you have to be resourceful. 297 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 4: Is that the most difficult part of the job, Because 298 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 4: I listen, I'm somebody who planned some things here and there, parties, 299 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 4: people coming over, and then I'm just drained and exhausted. 300 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 4: I don't know how you do it for one hundred 301 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 4: and sixty two plus spring training, plus postseason and all that. 302 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 3: What's kind of the worst part of the job. 303 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 5: I think everything is. Really I don't know if if 304 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 5: there's a bad part of the job other than you know, 305 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 5: as Dodger fans know, the season's long, and so you 306 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 5: have to be mentally and physically strong to go approximately 307 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 5: two hundred games a year. 308 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: Let me ask you this. 309 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 2: So we had many conversations with friend of the program 310 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 2: Max Munsey. He appears on foul Territory quite a bit 311 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 2: and we cannot wait to get him back, and thank goodness, 312 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 2: I believe that is today. He had talked about last season, 313 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 2: Scott how he and a couple of other players obviously 314 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 2: really wanted to bond in the last few weeks of 315 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 2: the season and they kind of wanted to just be 316 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 2: not necessarily boys club, but really just let's focus on 317 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: this part of the season so we can claim the 318 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,239 Speaker 2: ultimate prize being a World Series championship. 319 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: So that was a little bit. 320 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 2: Different in terms of travel, different planes, maybe more planes. 321 00:15:58,920 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: Players. 322 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 2: Only take me through your perspective of that as director 323 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 2: of team travel for this team when logistically, you know, 324 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 2: a new a new postseason arises that's different than the 325 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 2: postseasons before. 326 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, you know, our job, Alana, as you're aware 327 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 5: as members of the support staff, is to enact what 328 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 5: our players in front office want. And the decision was 329 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 5: made last year. You know, we as you're aware, we 330 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 5: hadn't won other than you know twenty twenty in the 331 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 5: bubble where we didn't have to travel. We hadn't one 332 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 5: in the in the traditional method of traveling, so we 333 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 5: wanted to think out of the box and that was 334 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 5: one of the ideas that came up, was Hey, why 335 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 5: don't we go on two planes? And so that was 336 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,119 Speaker 5: something that was set forth and we were able to 337 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 5: follow through with that plan and it worked out for us. 338 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: So are you doing it again this year? 339 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 5: Most likely? Yes? 340 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 3: Well, isn't the team there first? 341 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 4: You guys are generally traveling on two planes as it 342 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 4: is over the course of the season, now, right, isn't that? 343 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 3: How is that working out? 344 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 5: Yes, that is how we're doing it, and I maybe 345 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 5: the first team in pro sports to travel on two planes. 346 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 5: I'm not exactly sure, but we are doing that and 347 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:25,439 Speaker 5: it's worked out well. And you know, one thing, just 348 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 5: to sort of peel back the curtain, when we were 349 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 5: in Pittsburgh flying to Baltimore, which isn't that long of 350 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 5: a flight, we got word that there was an oil 351 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 5: light on the player plane. And you know, when your 352 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 5: oil light goes on in a car, you just find 353 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 5: some oil and pour it in and and you're under way. Right, 354 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 5: It's really not that long of a delay. For an airplane. 355 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 5: There's a little bit more involved, and didn't know exactly 356 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 5: how long it would take whether it was truly low oil, 357 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 5: and so we had the contingency too if stuff started 358 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 5: to go bad in the middle of the night in Pitzer, 359 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 5: remember it was a night game getaway day. We had 360 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 5: the contingency in place to have all the player group 361 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 5: jump on the staff plane and we would have been fine. 362 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 5: But you know, we have a good team in place, 363 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 5: and we were ready for all of that if it 364 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 5: had happened. And I think that's one of the luxuries 365 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 5: of traveling onto planes is hopefully you're able to stay 366 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:37,679 Speaker 5: nimble and ahead of any type of mechanical problems, because 367 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 5: that is, you know, to get back to Clint's question, 368 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 5: the worst part of the job is when you have 369 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 5: an airplane mechanical issue because you do nothing you could 370 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 5: other than rely on the mechanics and so and parts 371 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 5: and availability, and you know, there's so much that's not 372 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 5: in your control. So that's probably the worst part of 373 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 5: the anyway. But you know, with two planes you have 374 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 5: an out. 375 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 2: I have a thirty eight part question for you, Scott Okasaki. 376 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: Number one. 377 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 2: Since there's a player plane and a support staff plane, 378 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 2: who in the support staff plane gets to sit in 379 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 2: first class? 380 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: Now? 381 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 2: Because when we were all together, the coaching staff and 382 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 2: some broadcasters were in first, and then there was some 383 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 2: support staff, and then it was broadcasters for a certain 384 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 2: few rows, and then it was players in the back. 385 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 2: So now that there's two planes, who is first class 386 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 2: on the support staff plane on the non player plane? 387 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 5: That that's all coaches. 388 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: Okay, so the coaches aren't even with the players, correct? 389 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 5: Ah? 390 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: Very nice, very nice? All right? Part number two. 391 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 2: You have been with the Los Angeles Dodgers since two thousand, 392 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 2: in this particular role, since two thousand and five, Scott Akasaki, 393 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 2: You've been doing this for twenty years. What is something 394 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 2: that young Buck Akasaki would have done in two thousand 395 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 2: and five that veteran, seasoned director of team travel Okasaki 396 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 2: would not do in twenty twenty five. 397 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 5: Holy cow, what a loaded question. Thanks for the questions 398 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 5: in advance, Alana. You know, I think, I think, I 399 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:25,479 Speaker 5: think just I think in life, right, your this is 400 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 5: not necessarily a work related question, but a life question. 401 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 5: The ups and downs of one's day. Is the young 402 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 5: Scott Okasaki would sort of jump and react, and the 403 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 5: version now is a little bit more Okay, Let's wait 404 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 5: and see what happens. Because sometimes things take care of themselves, 405 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 5: sometimes they don't. And I and I think life experiences 406 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 5: can sort of to act as signs. And maybe your 407 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 5: first initial reaction isn't the best reaction to have, or 408 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 5: maybe not the best choice to take. 409 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,439 Speaker 4: I mean, we learn a lot over twenty years of 410 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 4: doing any sort of gig. I got a lot to learn, 411 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 4: clearly about just general things about life. One thing I'd 412 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 4: like to learn by having you here is listen, I'm 413 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 4: somebody that loves the Team dress Up Day. This is 414 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 4: definitely a palate cleanser of a question here. I love 415 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 4: the Team dress Up Day one. Is it coming back 416 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 4: in twenty twenty five? I know you're not directly immediately 417 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 4: in charge of all that kind of stuff, but people 418 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 4: can throw back to one of your best dressed moments 419 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 4: being Freddie Freeman here in twenty twenty two, and I 420 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 4: think you nailed it. The high pants, just an absolute 421 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 4: touch of genius there. But is it coming back? And 422 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 4: what was your what has been your favorite team dress 423 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 4: Up Day moment? 424 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 5: Well, the dress up Day hasn't been decided. I don't 425 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 5: know if we're gonna do it. It is a lot 426 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 5: of fun, it's certainly something that we can throw out there, 427 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 5: and actually we don't have that many flights left, so 428 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 5: it is coming down to the wire. My favorite, personally 429 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 5: for me was being mister Chow from the Hangover. 430 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 3: That's a good one. That's a good I couldn't find 431 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 3: that photo, by the way. You gotta get or Sue 432 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 3: who at any to get that photo from Sue who? 433 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 3: Real quick? Well, hopefully they can find a. 434 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 4: Way to make that happen, because I think it feels 435 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 4: like this team could use a little bit more, you know, 436 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 4: a little joy spark, a little fun to end the 437 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 4: season or whatever. But also there's something to hey, let's 438 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 4: keep our heads down and try to go out there 439 00:22:58,200 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 4: and start winning some ballgames. 440 00:22:59,400 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 3: And all of that. 441 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,640 Speaker 2: No, no, no, Scott likes don't don't. I know he's 442 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 2: he looks very serious right now, very professional, you know, 443 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 2: very very buttoned up, which he is best traveling secretary 444 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 2: in the league. And I've dealt with a lot of 445 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 2: people in this game. But Scott, why don't you tell 446 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 2: him how you scared the absolute hell out of me 447 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 2: one time in a hotel room when it all started 448 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 2: with pens. 449 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, so I would. Uh so you know where 450 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 5: Alana would work right, would be next to the dugout, 451 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 5: and I noticed that she was using a hotel pen 452 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 5: and I just, I think I sent her a text, Hey, 453 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 5: nice pen that you're using, and I didn't mean anything 454 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 5: by it, but I felt like she would want more 455 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:47,199 Speaker 5: pens in her room. So I had one of the 456 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 5: hotels load her room up with about literally one hundred pens, 457 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 5: and the people, the staff had so much fun with 458 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 5: it that they put an LA A logo in pens 459 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 5: on her bed, which was probably a little unnerving when 460 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 5: I think about it, and then they kind of took 461 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 5: it too far. I just meant for them to put 462 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 5: maybe twelve pens in the room, terrifying in a logo, 463 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 5: so apologies. 464 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was terrifying because I was like, first of all, 465 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 2: why do I have seven hundred and eighty nine pens 466 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 2: in my room? Second of all, why are they on 467 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,119 Speaker 2: my bed? Thoroughly, why are they in an LA logo shape? Like, 468 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 2: what kind of freak is follow me around? Knows where 469 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 2: we're staying, got into my room? Put oh, it. 470 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 1: Is our trial. It was our director of team travel. 471 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 1: That was the freak. 472 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 5: That was the It was a yeah, now that I 473 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 5: think about it, probably not the. 474 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 3: Best move, slightly unnerving. 475 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: Let me ask you one more question before we let 476 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: you go. 477 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 2: So team like the Dodgers are one of the most 478 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 2: gracious and giving organizations that I've been around in terms 479 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,119 Speaker 2: of how well they treat not only support staff and 480 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:02,120 Speaker 2: employees of the organization, but the families of the players 481 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 2: and all of that. Now, you and your beautiful wife 482 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 2: Tiffany have five children. There are other folks that have, 483 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:11,439 Speaker 2: you know, kids, and in the postseason, everybody gets to 484 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 2: go lea Logistically, though, how much of a nightmare is 485 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 2: that getting everybody coordinated, especially folks that are not used 486 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 2: to charter travel and are not used to our system, 487 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:28,239 Speaker 2: making sure that you get all of them taken care of, 488 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 2: but knowing that the players are your main responsibility. 489 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's that's certainly challenging because your traveling party basically 490 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:42,360 Speaker 5: quadruples in size. And so what that means is your 491 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 5: screening process takes longer, Loading the buses takes longer. Right, 492 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 5: everything becomes four x right, and you're you know, simple 493 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 5: thing like getting your keys and waiting for the elevator, 494 00:25:56,440 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 5: and so your movement becomes four times as long. Once 495 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 5: you're used to doing something very rapidly during the season 496 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 5: when you have about, let's say, one hundred people, and 497 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:10,919 Speaker 5: now it goes to four hundred and sometimes not all 498 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 5: the time, but sometimes kids don't necessarily cooperate with what 499 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 5: the plan is, so things can go sideways at times, 500 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,640 Speaker 5: and so how do we do it? A little bit 501 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 5: of patience like many parents and understanding. But then now 502 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 5: what we've done with this two plane system is we're 503 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 5: able to prioritize the players and get them moving out 504 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 5: when they don't have to be necessarily tied to the 505 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:49,200 Speaker 5: slowness for lack of better term, for of the family members. 506 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 2: What a flex Nothing says you have one hell of 507 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 2: an ownership group than a team that takes two planes 508 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 2: wherever the heck they want to go. Scott Akasaki, director 509 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 2: of team travel for your Los Ange Angelas. 510 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: Dodgers, we appreciate you. Hell of a job man. 511 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 2: Twenty five years with the one organization is tough to 512 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 2: do and nobody does it better than you. 513 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: Thanks for taking the time. We'll see you in the postseason. 514 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,400 Speaker 5: Thank you, Alana, Thank you Clint. 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It still has a special place in my heart. 532 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 6: You thrived well, you guys ate like kings. 533 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 7: Yeah, that's special. Get fired up for fall grilling with 534 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 7: Omaha Steaks. Visit Omaha Steaks dot com for fifty percent 535 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:05,679 Speaker 7: off site wide during the Red Hot Sale event and 536 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 7: for an extra thirty five bucks off promo code foula checkout. 537 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:12,239 Speaker 7: Fifty percent off at Omaha Steaks dot Com and an 538 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 7: extra thirty five dollars off with promo code Efoula. Checkout 539 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 7: see site for details. Dig in. 540 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 2: All right, time out for last licks. Introducing you once 541 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 2: again to Havana Unana. She needs an adopter, guys. 542 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:34,360 Speaker 1: She is being. 543 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 2: Fostered right now in Lahavre, California. She is a boxer 544 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 2: and pity mix. She was found in Englewood, absolutely emaciated, starved. 545 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 2: Actually ironically ran into the home of the Guidry's Guardian 546 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 2: Foundation vice president. Her husband was walking her own dog, 547 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 2: and Havana ran up to Ramon and followed him inside. 548 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 2: I mean, talk about kismet right, talk about meant to be? 549 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 2: She was emaciated, starving. She's much better now, she's getting healthy. 550 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 2: We love to see it. She's about two months out 551 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 2: of being really available for adoption, but we're taking applications now. 552 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 2: She's about a year old and she'll be Spade in 553 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 2: about a month. If you're interested in learning more about 554 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 2: Havana Unana, check us out at Gidry's Guardian dot org. 555 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 2: Hit me up on my socials all right, Clint, what's 556 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 2: coming up on All Dodgers with Clint to see. 557 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 3: Us well they got a home game. 558 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 4: Dodgers are back home thanks to our friend Scott Akasaki, 559 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 4: so we'll probably be postgaming for that one. Also live 560 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 4: postgame tomorrow here on Dodge Territory. 561 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 3: She won't she won't be here. 562 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 4: I will be here, So hang out with us if 563 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 4: you guys don't mind. 564 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 3: But yeah, that's pretty much it. 565 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 4: What I wanted to talk to you about, Alana is 566 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 4: let's talk a little bit more about this. 567 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 3: Team back home. 568 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 4: You're playing the Colorado Rockies three game series. This has 569 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 4: to be a get right series for this team, right, 570 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 4: it has to be. 571 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 2: But you can't look at it as an easy because 572 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 2: I say, oh, it's the Colorado Rockies. Well, we said 573 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:05,480 Speaker 2: that about the Angels, we said that about the Pirates, 574 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 2: we said that about the Orioles. And the Dodgers got 575 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 2: swept by two of those teams and lost two of 576 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 2: three from the other. So this is not a team 577 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 2: that you can overlook because albeit whatever their win loss 578 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 2: record is, there's still a major league team. So yes, 579 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 2: they get right series, absolutely, but take the control back right, 580 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 2: take the momentum back, take the positivity back. I think 581 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 2: it's important that this isn't again you're at home, you 582 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 2: get the final at bat. You're coming off a good win, 583 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 2: you're coming off of Clayton kershaw dominating performance. Let's get 584 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 2: going again. Let's be the Los Angeles daughters that we 585 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 2: know that we can be. Before we say goodbye, Let's 586 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 2: get in the super chat from Francisco Diaz road trip 587 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 2: was the mark breaking one Phillies game, more ground divisionally 588 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 2: down to one. And don't look now, those seven games 589 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 2: against San Francisco are very important now than they were 590 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 2: this time last week. And he's right, but that's okay, 591 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 2: and the team knows that too, right, The team absolutely 592 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 2: knows that. And there's help. Max Munsey's back today. Alex 593 00:30:58,120 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 2: Bessi is back today. So you're getting a good arm 594 00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 2: and bullpen. You're getting a much needed cog in that lineup. 595 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 2: Fobby and ar daya friend of the program rights for 596 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 2: the Athletic Tommy Edmund is close planned for Tyler Glass 597 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 2: now is to start a game in this Rocky series. 598 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 2: So probably not today. My guest would be tomorrow for 599 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 2: Glass now. So anyways, guys, thanks for being here. Thanks 600 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 2: to Scott Akasaki. We always appreciate, you know, our guests 601 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 2: taking us someplace. 602 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: We can't go. We appreciate that very much. Don't forget. 603 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 2: The Dodger's territory shop is open Dodgers' Territoryshop dot com. 604 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 2: You can scan that code on YouTube or go to 605 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 2: the website Dodgers Territory Shop dot com. Thanks for watching. 606 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 2: Clint is back tomorrow for postgame. He'll have a special 607 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 2: guest on the show, and then I will be back 608 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 2: with Clint on Monday on our regular time. 609 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Thursday, my bad. I don't know what day 610 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 1: it is. Whatever, I'll be back, not tomorrow but Thursday. 611 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 4: All right. 612 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: Guys, thanks for being here. We appreciate you very much. 613 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 1: Go Dodgers, beat those Rockies. 614 00:31:51,400 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 3: Bye.