1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,520 Speaker 1: The good thing is when you have a great team, 2 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: you can pick apart little things in a positive environment 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: where we're actually still winning, but we can still point 4 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: out a base running say hey, listen, we got to 5 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: take tighter returns around the basis. 6 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 2: We got to get better secondaries. 7 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 3: Hello everybody, and welcome to a brand new episode of 8 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 3: Dodgers Territory Live on this Thursday afternoon. I am your host, 9 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 3: Alana Rizzo. Clint Piscias is out of pocket this week. 10 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 3: He will be back with you next week, but we 11 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 3: have a better guest today. I hate to say it, 12 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 3: I'm kicking Clint Piscias to the curb because Chris Woodward, 13 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 3: the Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach, is kind enough 14 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 3: to join us live from his vacation in Hawaii. Thank 15 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 3: you so much, CW. The only person I like that 16 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 3: is a Raiders fan. I have to say that, thanks 17 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 3: so much for being on the show, my friend. Welcome 18 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 3: back to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tell us a bit 19 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 3: about how this came about your reunion with the club. 20 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: Well, I think once I left Texas, Andrew reached out 21 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: right away and was like, listen, we're going to we're 22 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: going to bring you back in some capacity. And this 23 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: this feels like home to me. Obviously, it always has 24 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: since I came here in twenty sixteen, So it was 25 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: a pretty easy decision. In the last couple of years, 26 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time, you know, on the you know, 27 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: working in the front office, doing a bunch of stuff 28 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: on the on the player development side, obviously a lot 29 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: of stuff in LA as well, just kind of overseeing 30 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: a lot of different things, and. 31 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 2: It was really good. 32 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: I got to spend a little time at home for 33 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: the first time in thirty years, so that was kind 34 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: of nice. But obviously this you know situation, obviously really 35 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: happy for Clayton to get the job in Miami, and 36 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: you know, kind of reached out to Andrew and he 37 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: asked me my opinion on, you know, who would fit 38 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: the role. 39 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 2: Best, and you know, I just said, hey, listen, I'd 40 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 2: be interested. 41 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: I wasn't sure I would have been right away, but 42 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: I think it justit really well. And you know, I've 43 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time in the last couple of 44 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: years with the big league team and with all those players, 45 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: and it was a smooth transition and couldn't be happier. 46 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, you had mentioned a lot of player development stuff 47 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 3: that you were doing, some behind the scenes things, But 48 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 3: you've been with the clubbviously the last couple of years. 49 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 3: Most folks know you as the third base coach of 50 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 3: the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to your stint as the 51 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 3: Rangers manager. Now you're on the other side of the 52 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 3: field as the first base coach because of course Dino 53 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 3: Ebel is at third. How does that role what changes 54 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 3: about your role in terms of the box that you're 55 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 3: standing in. 56 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 1: Well, listen, I started off in my big league coaching 57 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: career in Seattle as a first base coach and I 58 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: loved it. I you know, being involved in the base running. 59 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: That was something as a manager that was very, very 60 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: involved in obviously on the hitting side, the pitching side 61 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: as well, but base running was always very I don't know, 62 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: I was very passionate about it, and that was one 63 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: of the biggest things I did in the last couple 64 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: of years is trying to get our base running better. 65 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: And we have some great coaches in the minor league side, 66 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: you know, Jeff Salazar has has led our base running 67 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: department for the last couple of years and He's done 68 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: a tremendous job. So I have obviously assets that I 69 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: can lean on on the minor league side to make 70 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: sure that our players are kind of doing what we 71 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: want when we get them to LA. 72 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: But you know, obviously. 73 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 1: Picking apart pitchers and working with our base runners, trying 74 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: to just you know, that's a big part of the game. 75 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: These little details that obviously showed up in the. 76 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: World Series, they helped us win, and so it makes 77 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: it easier for me to kind of make sure that 78 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: the entire organization is kind of following suit to our 79 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: you know, we have the highest standards in baseball in 80 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: my opinion, and you know, obviously my job is to 81 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: make sure we abide by those. 82 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 3: You know, when I talked to you when we were 83 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 3: both there together in LA, there were so many guys 84 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 3: that credited you with their ability to have better footwork, 85 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 3: their movement within the infield. What do you look forward 86 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 3: to the most when working with infielders. I know Dino 87 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 3: is going to kind of take over the outfielders a 88 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 3: little bit, but you're back with the infield crew. What 89 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: do you enjoy most about that? 90 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: Obviously that was my passions as a player, and I 91 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: was an infielder and got to move around, I think, 92 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: moving around all the different positions. You know, I got 93 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: back to spend some time at first base in my career, 94 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: coming up as a short style, playing second, playing third. 95 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: I've always been passionate about it, and Dino did a 96 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: great job honestly the last couple of years. And you know, 97 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: being back, you know, he kind of took over my 98 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: job when I left to Texas. 99 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 2: And you know, this is one of the hardest working 100 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: infield groups I've seen, and. 101 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: So it just kind of adds a little bit more 102 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: sometimes on you know, some of the informational stuff that 103 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: you know, just trying to make guys a little bit better. 104 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: But overall, I feel like we're in a really good spot. 105 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 1: And you know, obviously with Mookie playing shortstop, that's going 106 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 1: to be you know, I love the guy. He works 107 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: harder than any human being I've ever seen. He's all 108 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: in to try to obviously be the best he can 109 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: be at that position. So there's obviously a lot of 110 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: it creates a lot of value, and like I said, 111 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: you know, we literally want a World Series because of 112 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: our ability to do those little things, especially on the 113 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: defensive side. 114 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 3: What was your reaction to that in twenty twenty four 115 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 3: as the World Series champion? A little bit different obviously 116 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 3: when the club wanted in twenty twenty because of obvious reasons. 117 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 3: But what's that feeling like for a coach knowing that 118 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 3: all of the effort and the work that goes into 119 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 3: it and finally being able to get to the ultimate 120 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 3: prize and bring that much deserved and much wanted championship 121 00:04:59,120 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 3: back to the city. 122 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, it was Obviously there's a lot of blood, 123 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: sweat and tears, and I think, you know, as a 124 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: big league coach, and I was lucky enough to kind 125 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: of get into the big leagues right away as a coach, 126 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: and you know, you spend a lot of time with 127 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: the players and you're there every day the last couple 128 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: of years. Honestly, I think those years in Texas, you know, 129 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: you're trying to build a champion, and they ended up winning, 130 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: and I was really proud and excited for them. It 131 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: was a little bit bittersweet for me, But overall, coming 132 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: back to the Dodgers and seeing it, you know, obviously 133 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: getting your hands dirty and you know, getting in with 134 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: the players from a ground level, but also you know, 135 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: pulling back and seeing it from the surface or from 136 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: the from the global level, you know, from a front 137 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: office standpoint, and just seeing all the people that are involved. 138 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: I don't think as a as a coach, you get 139 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: so wrapped up in just like the day to day 140 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: that you don't get to see that, you don't get 141 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: to feel all that. So being a part of the 142 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: entire organization, you know, from a PB side, player development side, 143 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: of the scouting side, you know, the front office. You 144 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: just see how many people are involved to create this 145 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 1: and then to see what happened happened, you know in 146 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: New York was just a testament to all the hard work. 147 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: It's one of the hardest working groups of players I've 148 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: ever been around, but also the staff as well. I mean, 149 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: they're just relentless. They're just constantly trying to push us 150 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: to be better in every way possible. And obviously that's 151 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: why I'm so excited to be back full time, because 152 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: I've missed that. 153 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 2: The last couple of years. 154 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 3: You said, the testament to what they were able to 155 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 3: do in New York, I think you're talking about obviously 156 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 3: the wins there, but most importantly Game five, perhaps Inning 157 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 3: number five the fundamental baseball that the Dodgers played that 158 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 3: the New York Yankees didn't for whatever reason, could have 159 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 3: been a mental latch, just could have been whatever. Speak 160 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:40,119 Speaker 3: to how much that made all of the hard work 161 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 3: seem even more worth it, considering the way that those 162 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 3: guys went about their business. The Dodgers in that fifth 163 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 3: inning to completely flip the Yankees on their head. 164 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, the whole series honestly was pretty stagger 165 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 1: If you look back at the numbers, I think they 166 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: out hit us, they out pitched just they outnumbered us 167 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: in almost every category. 168 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: But yet we took advantage of mistakes. We didn't make 169 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: little mistakes. 170 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 1: And these are things that like I'm obviously very passionate about, 171 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: and I know our entire organization, Andrew from the top 172 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: sets the tone. We obviously hit well, we pitch well, 173 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: we do the bigger things well. But you know the 174 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: way that Freddie Freeman runs the basis the way you 175 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: know Mookie Betts takes his attention to detail and every 176 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: single thing he does. Our best players curse if you know, 177 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: I've been around Curse lucky enough since twenty sixteen and 178 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: watching him work and train and his relentless pursuit of 179 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: just being the best he could possibly be. And you 180 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: look at Kyk right there, just him getting in the 181 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: throwing lane of you know, something that we talked about 182 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: a lot, and he did it here obviously. You know, 183 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: you look at you know, covering first base. Just simple 184 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: things that obviously we take a lot of pride, and 185 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: we do PFPS. I know, Bob Garn's hard on our guys. 186 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: We do PFPS and you know, once every series or 187 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: once every every homestand and guys don't roll their eyes 188 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: like our guys like understand the importance of it. And 189 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: I think that comes down to, you know, every coach, 190 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: every person in our organization just making sure that we 191 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: value every little no stone unturned, And that's how what 192 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: I preach every day. 193 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 2: And like I said, glad to be back a part 194 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 2: of that. 195 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 3: Let's speak to the Dodgers infield. You mentioned Mookie Bets briefly. 196 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 3: Obviously you have Freddy Freeman at first, Max Munsey's at 197 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 3: third base. Uh, we don't know yet if it's going 198 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 3: to be you know, Gavin at second base. What we're 199 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 3: going to do with that. Looks like Tommy Edmonds is 200 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 3: going to be the starting center fielder on a daily basis, 201 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 3: How do you want to improve what is already a 202 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 3: very good infield if you had to poke holes, how 203 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 3: do you want them to get better? 204 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: I think we can always get better, and I think 205 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: that's obviously our job as coaches is to you know, 206 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 1: not you know, listen, there's no overhaul. Obviously. I'm really 207 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,199 Speaker 1: proud of Mookie. You know, he's got an entire offseason. 208 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: He's got a couple of months before spring training. He 209 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: was taking ground balls and working on things, you know, 210 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: in November, in October, like he wanted to be obviously 211 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: really good come this season. Once he realized, okay, I 212 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: got to make I got to make sure I'm the 213 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: best shortstop. You know, I'm a championship caliber shortstop on 214 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: a World Series team. So you know, his really lists 215 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: pursuit to just beat the best he can be. So 216 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: when spring training starts, he's like fully ready. I think 217 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: that each guy kind of has, you know, some little 218 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: things that they can improve. And I think that's where 219 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: you know, as a coaching staff and as a front 220 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: office and an analytics department, we can kind of you know, 221 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: pick apart, pull back the onion a little bit and 222 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 1: just see like where people can improve. And Muncie, honestly, 223 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: I'm probably one of the most proud of for last year. 224 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 2: The year before he didn't play as well. 225 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: He came into camp last year and worked his tail 226 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: off right from spring training and he maintained it all 227 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: the way through. And there was definitely moments throughout the 228 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: season when I happened to be there. I wasn't there 229 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: all the time, but when I was there and I 230 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: come into town and I watch him work and just 231 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: kind of pat him on the back. Man said, hey, man, 232 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: I'm like really proud of, like you're sustaining this work. 233 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: This is why you are playing well. And as we're 234 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: not trying to tax guys. We know we got to 235 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: play one hundred and sixty two games, but the way 236 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: that our team works and the way they want to work. 237 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: You watch mcguil, Rojas's routine and even Lux's routine, they 238 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: played really good baseball and I think that's why we 239 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: were able to sustain it all the way through October. 240 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 3: Miguel Rojas has on the show before Chris talking about 241 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 3: just working with Mookie. Obviously, Miguel's a very good shortstop 242 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 3: in his own right, Mooki's probably going to the Hall 243 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 3: of Fame, but just kind of talking about how Mooki 244 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 3: is still willing to learn. I mean, this is a 245 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 3: guy that's accomplished what everybody wants to accomplish in his career. 246 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 3: He's a multiple time World Series champion. What can Mooki 247 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 3: do in the off season to continue to improve at 248 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 3: the shortstop position? 249 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 2: Honestly what he's doing now. 250 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: And I'm really really excited for him because you know, 251 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: one of his best friends is Ryan Goings, who I 252 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: really respect, who's with Anaheim, and we've kind of collaborated, 253 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: and you know, he kind of set him on a plan, 254 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: and you know he wanted to start from the beginning, 255 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 1: and you know, foundationally just okay, we got to we 256 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: got to clean up the footwork, We've got to do 257 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 1: some certain some things. His throat looks a lot better, 258 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: and listen, I'm not going to get into the details 259 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: of the technique. But his willingness to learn and want 260 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: to learn is why he's so good at so many things. 261 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 1: The reason why he can repeat a swing, the reason 262 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 1: why he can bowl a three hundred game. I'm guessing 263 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: he's really he said he's going to make so I'm 264 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: guessing that you know, he just wants to dig in 265 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: on every way possible to be the best. And it's relentless, 266 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 1: you know, and you have to obviously match that. Like 267 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: with your you have to have the same relentless approach 268 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: to every day digging in. I think with him sometimes 269 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 1: he'll tend to overwork, so my job is to obviously 270 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: make sure he doesn't, like, you know, burn himself out. 271 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: But at the same time, like I love the way 272 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: his brain works, and that's you know, you put the 273 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:21,559 Speaker 1: physical skills and the physical ability along with the relentless 274 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: pursuit to just be the best he can be, and 275 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: it's there's no secret to why he's good at almost 276 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 1: everything that he tries to. 277 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 3: Do, no question about it. CLAYT. Mccallaugh on his way 278 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 3: to be the manager of the Miami Marlins. You have 279 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 3: been a manager, obviously. Any words of wisdom for Clayton 280 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 3: as he goes from being a first base coach to 281 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 3: a manager of an entire organization, Perhaps something that you 282 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 3: wish you would have known prior to taking the Rangers 283 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 3: managerial position. 284 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, you know, I've obviously thought about that 285 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 2: a lot I don't. 286 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: Think there's anything you can do to Everybody always wants 287 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: to be prepared and say I want to make sure 288 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,199 Speaker 1: I'm ready. You're never ready for stuff like that. It's 289 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: it's you know, you try to prepare yourself the best 290 00:11:58,120 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: way you can. And I guess just hold true to 291 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:02,439 Speaker 1: your values. If you go out and you set out, 292 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: you're obviously gonna adjust and change at times based on 293 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: the organization and the players you have and the staff 294 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: you have. You have to obviously to be able to adjust. 295 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: But like your pillars, your foundation of who you are, 296 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: what you believe in, don't lose sight of those. I 297 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:18,719 Speaker 1: think that was That's probably the one thing I was 298 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 1: most proud of in the four years I never did. 299 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: And I think with him, he's he's a talented coach. 300 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: He's a talented player, I mean a talented just everything 301 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: he does, he's relentless, and he's obviously a very humble 302 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: but also very stern in his expectations of players. And 303 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: I'm really prouductly man, he's I've watched out it's actually 304 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: around him, you know, when he was with Toronto for 305 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: a minute and then obviously coming back to the Dodgers, 306 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: you know, going to the Dodgers sixteen and then being 307 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 1: around in the last couple of years and just watching 308 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: him work. You know, he's one of the better best 309 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: coaches I've ever I've been around, honestly at the major 310 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 1: league level, and players know that. Obviously Luki has said 311 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: that publicly, but now leading an entire organization, make sure 312 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: he stands by the values that. 313 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 2: He set, you know, from the beginning, and wish him 314 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 2: the best man. I think he's a great leader and 315 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 2: he'll be great for that organization. 316 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 3: And having been a manager yourself, I would imagine that 317 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 3: you have even more respect for what Dave Roberts has 318 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 3: been able to do over the tenure of his core 319 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 3: of his time there in LA I mean, and get 320 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 3: into this team of the postseason every single time, I 321 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 3: mean go into three different World Series. You know what 322 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 3: he was able to do this year with the rash 323 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 3: of injuries that this club had. How much more can 324 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 3: you appreciate the job that a manager has to do, 325 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 3: not just the I know it's a football term, but 326 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 3: the x's and o's, but everything else that goes along 327 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 3: with being a manager of a big league club. 328 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's tough and every manager has to deal with 329 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: different circumstances based on their organization. Doc came into you know, 330 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: he was given the keys to a pretty good machine, 331 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: but at the same time there's massive expectations that come 332 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: along with that. But obviously my experience was much different. 333 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: In Texas, we had to rebuild and you know, we 334 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: had to basically start from scratch, so totally two different paths. 335 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I have nothing about respect 336 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,719 Speaker 1: for Doc. You know, I was with him his first 337 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,839 Speaker 1: year at sixteen sixteen, seventeen eighteen, and we went to 338 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 1: two World Series, didn't win. You know, the amount of 339 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: criticism and you know, people pointing fingers and listen, when 340 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 1: you take that job and you sign those papers, you 341 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: know that it's all going to fall on your shoulders, 342 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: rightfully or unrightfully. So so that's something he's had to 343 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: bear the brunt of. But I'm so proud of him. 344 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 2: Obviously. 345 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: It's super proud of in twenty twenty, you know, in 346 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: Texas when they won, and then last year the last 347 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: two years. Honestly, I know we didn't win two years ago, 348 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: but what he did with that team to make it 349 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: one hundred and something win team with all the injuries 350 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: we had that year, and then last year was probably 351 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: the finest you know season I've ever been around a 352 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: manager have and I you know, the one thing I 353 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: told him at the end there, you know, I really 354 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: saw the team start to take shape and take hold 355 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: of his like grit, one thing that Doc's always had 356 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: as a player. 357 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 2: And you know, as you talk to him personally, he's 358 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 2: got a ton of grit. 359 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: And he comes across as a nice guy and you know, 360 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: very personable, very outgoing, but deep down, man, there's there's 361 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: a grinder. There's a fighter in there that you know 362 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: showed up obviously as a player, and you know you 363 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: start to see our club take, you know, take that 364 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: kind of personality. And you see in the playoffs, man, 365 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: that Game four in San Diego, that was that was 366 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: everything that our season was on the line, and you know, 367 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: our bullpen showed up and shut him out, didn't give 368 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: up a run the rest of the series. You know, 369 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: freddie did what he did that you know, being hurt. 370 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: There was so many things that happened, but I feel 371 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: like Doc's leadership allowed for all those things to happen, 372 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: and he never you know, lost sight of Hey, guys, 373 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: I got your back and that was awesome to see. 374 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this, Dave said that he doesn't 375 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 3: listen to the noise because he's not on social media. 376 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 3: How important do you think that was? I remember when 377 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 3: we were at Dodger Stadium several times on the very 378 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 3: small amount of downtime that you had, you'd be outside 379 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 3: and you're always reading books and I and I remember 380 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 3: that was kind of the way that you perhaps shut 381 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 3: your mind off for a second from baseball. How do 382 00:15:58,120 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 3: you quiet the noise? 383 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 2: It's tough. Obviously, it's tough. We live in an era 384 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 2: that it's really tough. 385 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: I obviously, you know, try to you know, I got 386 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: involved in obviously a few things, you know, the tattoos 387 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: three a home or not. 388 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 2: I'm not afraid to talk. 389 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: About it, obviously, just because you know this, these are 390 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: things that kind of spark you know, people's comments, and 391 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: you know, they they they obviously have the right to 392 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: say what they want. But obviously you've got to find 393 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: a way to kind of whether you listen to it 394 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: or whether you choose to not even look at it, 395 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: you got to obviously factor that in and it's gonna 396 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna affect your life. It's gonn affect your personal life, 397 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: your family, your kids, but you can't let it. 398 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 2: You can't let it. 399 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: Like I said, what I was the advice I'd given 400 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: to Clayton, you can't let it affect your foundation of 401 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: who you are. And I think that that's probably the 402 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: biggest thing that I've noticed with Doc like where it's 403 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: you know, he hasn't let all that criticism and all 404 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: the noise get to him somehow. And he's had the 405 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: highest expectations of honestly, any coach or manager in professional sports. 406 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: There's no team that is expected to win the World 407 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: Series like we are every single year. And then to 408 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: see what happened last year, obviously for us to win it, 409 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: I expect this team to be, you know, contending for 410 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: the same thing every year, and you're out. We're that 411 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: talented and obviously we have a great leader. 412 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 3: For NL Pennance two World Series title under his belt. 413 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 3: Let's talk about show. Hey, Otani, he's probably going to 414 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 3: be with you at first base quite a bit, although 415 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 3: he hits the ball out of the yard a lot too, 416 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 3: so maybe he's just like flying by you kind of 417 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 3: you know, slapping hands. Are you going to headbut show 418 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,920 Speaker 3: Hey Otani like Clayton McCullough used to do when he 419 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 3: would get to first base. It kind of like, you know, 420 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 3: like you know, hit their helmets next to each other 421 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 3: every once in a while. Are you going to continue 422 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 3: that tradition, Woody? Are you going to create a new one? 423 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 2: We'll see. Obviously that's one of the conversations. 424 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: We have to have a show Hey, and Freddie and 425 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: all these guys to see what they want to do. 426 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 1: That's obviously I got to fill them with some information 427 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: before him. 428 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 2: But you know, I love it. I love guys that celebrate. 429 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 1: Uh you know, you get it's hard to get a 430 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 1: major league hit, and anytime they get over there or 431 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: they walk or whatever, it is like, hey, let's celebrate 432 00:17:58,040 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 1: a little bit. 433 00:17:58,520 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 2: So I love it. 434 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 1: I think it just you know, brings back the enthusiasm 435 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 1: and passion for the game. And if he wants to 436 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: bang helmets, I'll do whatever he wants as as it 437 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,719 Speaker 1: does too long to where I obviously got to give 438 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: us some information, But I love that stuff. 439 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, as long as he doesn't hurt himself, that's that's 440 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,120 Speaker 3: all that matters. Honestly, when you look up and down 441 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 3: this lineup, Chris, and you look at the pitching staff 442 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 3: and everything that the Dodgers team has, I mean, borring injury. 443 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 3: We all have to deal with that, all thirty clubs do. 444 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 3: Is there any reason that this team couldn't run it back? 445 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 3: I mean if you had to wave a magic wand 446 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 3: is there any place that you would shore up or 447 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 3: something that you would like to see. 448 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 2: Listen. 449 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 1: I think it's really hard to repeat. It hasn't been done, 450 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 1: you know, the Yankees. I think we're the last team 451 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 1: to do it. And it's really hard in any sport 452 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: you see that. You know, every year it's like, Okay, 453 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: they won the World Series and they only even make 454 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Or obviously we're you know, most likely going 455 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:50,400 Speaker 1: to make the playoffs, and we have a very talented team. 456 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: But I think as long as we keep our sites 457 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:54,919 Speaker 1: on things that we can control. We obviously have a 458 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 1: ton of superstars that have been doing this a long time. 459 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: They don't get caught up in the moment. They don't 460 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: get caught up, you know, the off the field stuff. 461 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 1: We have some younger guys that we're gonna have to 462 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: corral and make sure we keep them in check. But 463 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: I think just focusing on details keeps us away from that. 464 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: You know, we we we're obviously going to be We're 465 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 1: gonna hit homers, we're gonna score runs, we're gonna have 466 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: great pitching. But at the same time, like the good 467 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: thing is when you have a great team, you can 468 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: pick apart little things in a positive environment where we're 469 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: actually still winning, but we can still point out a 470 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: base running thing. Hey, let's we got to take better, 471 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 1: tighter returns around the bases. We've got to get better secondaries. 472 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: You know, we got to get off the ball on 473 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: defense a little bit better. We got to execute pitches better. 474 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: So there's obviously always things without over you know, without 475 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: killing the confidence of the team. But I think our 476 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: team is built around process and details. So it makes 477 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: it easier as a coach because they want that, you know, 478 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: Freddie wants that. He gets on guys when they don't 479 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: get proper leads and proper secondaries. Mioki gets on guys 480 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: when they don't put their work in. Obviously, Kersh and 481 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: some of our pitchers, you know, they're not putting in 482 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 1: the work. Like, how do you expect to be great? 483 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: And our expectation isn't just to be good enough. Our 484 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 1: expectation is to be the best in baseball at everything 485 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: we do, and we have the talent to be able 486 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: to do that, which is nice. 487 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, the first three guys that you mentioned likely headed 488 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 3: to Cooperstown. Chris Woodward, first base coach of the Los 489 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 3: Angeles Dodgers, Thanks for taking the time. Great to see 490 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 3: you back on the field with the club. I know 491 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 3: you've been kind of behind the scenes the last couple 492 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 3: of years. Thanks for the time. What do we appreciate it? 493 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 2: Enjoy your vacation, well, dear, thanks loud. 494 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 3: All right, Chris wood would always appreciate the time. All right, 495 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 3: let's get to the big ticket. A couple of things 496 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 3: we wanted to discuss here. As far as where Roki 497 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 3: Sasaki might end up, I mean, no news really. There 498 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 3: is still, of course, the rumors that teams are still 499 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 3: in on Roki Sasaki, and the Dodgers are one of 500 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 3: those teams. The Dodgers, the Padres, the Cubs, the Yanks, 501 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 3: the Mets, the Rangers, maybe the Giants, not the White Sox. 502 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 3: Obviously others could be added to the list. We do 503 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 3: know that the Red Sox and the Phillies were not 504 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 3: awarded a face to face meeting with Roki Sasaki, So 505 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 3: it looks like those two teams are probably out. A 506 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 3: lot of people speculating as far as fifty to fifty 507 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 3: is concerned either the Los Angeles Dodgers or the San 508 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 3: Diego Padres just because of the Japanese ties in both 509 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 3: of those places. Jim Bowden, of course, saying that those 510 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 3: are the teams that are still in. People have speculated 511 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 3: that Otani and Yamamoto on board could favor obviously LA, 512 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 3: and the same with Darvish in San Diego on Fair Territory. 513 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 3: This morning, Ken Rosenthal reiterated that we should expect the 514 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 3: decision to be come between January fifteenth and twenty third. 515 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 3: Again at a twelve million dollar price point, any team 516 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 3: in the big leagues could be in on Roki Sasaki. 517 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 3: We'll see where he ends up. Of course, he has 518 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 3: a big say in terms of where he ends up, 519 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 3: his agent Joel Wolf, saying that they will decide soon, 520 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 3: but obviously twelve million dollars is not a huge price tag. Interestingly, 521 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 3: Roki Sasaki asked that no players attend the initial meetings, 522 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 3: per his agent. That a tweet from Alden Gonzalez, who 523 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 3: covers the Dodgers and Major League Baseball for ESPN. All right, 524 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 3: so we'll see what happens. As far as Roki Sasaki 525 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 3: is concerned. Let me know in the chat if you 526 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 3: feel that if the Dodgers we're done, if the season 527 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 3: started today, do they have enough to run it back? 528 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 3: Obviously you heard Chris Woodward talk about the fact that 529 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 3: it's very difficult to repeat. We'll see if they have 530 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 3: enough to do so in the twenty twenty five season. 531 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:20,640 Speaker 3: Let's get to last licks, all right. Let me introduce 532 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 3: you to Clyde and Quirky. These two beauties are four 533 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 3: month old German Shepherd mixes. They are currently being fostered 534 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,399 Speaker 3: in Ventura, California. They are young, they are sweet, they 535 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 3: are very active. I can tell you a four month 536 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 3: old puppy you're in for some work. But they're super, 537 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 3: super cute, super worth it. They're very healthy. If you're 538 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 3: interested in learning more about Clyde and Quirky, please let 539 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 3: me know, not only on Gidrisguardian dot org, but certainly 540 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 3: just reach out on social media. I can put you 541 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 3: in touch to the right folks there. So thank you 542 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 3: guys so much for watching. We appreciate it. Happy New Year, everybody, 543 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 3: Happy twenty twenty five. 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