1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: Give heats on Kim all the playing time you can 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: right now, because you need to figure this guy out. 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 2: Is he going to be the plan? 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Is he going to be the man at second base 5 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: or perhaps somewhere else? 6 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 3: Hell, everybody, and welcome to the Thursday edition of Dodgers Territory. 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 3: That is Clint Pacius. I am Alana Rizzo. Katie will 8 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 3: will join us back next week. She's wrapping things up, 9 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 3: making our way back to California after covering the world 10 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 3: a baseball classic. We are psyched that you are here. 11 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 3: Thank you guys so much. 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What is 23 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 3: on a top of your mind? About what you need. 24 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: Answered, shockingly or unshockingly. It's stuff that we have already 25 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: talked about a whole bunch leading up to this point. 26 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: At the top, I think we need to talk about 27 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: second base here. 28 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: What does that look like on opening day? 29 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: We know Hessng Kim is in the mix, We know 30 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 1: Santiago Espinal has made the team. Will he be in 31 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: the mix, you know, on opening day starting against Zach Gallen? 32 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: Probably not another guy we probably haven't talked that much about, 33 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: or as much as about that. We should have Miguel Rojas, 34 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: who's having himself a very nice bring. 35 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 2: Should the veteran get the start there? That's kind of 36 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: my question number one. 37 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: You know, has hes Kim done enough to earn the 38 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: Lion's share not only the opening day not but the 39 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: Lion's share of starts at second base at least until 40 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: Tommy Edmund is ready to come back from that ankle 41 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: injury and surgery and. 42 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 2: All that kind of stuff. Where are you at with 43 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 2: Hesseng Kim? 44 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: We've talked about Kim already, but we also have some 45 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: thoughts from Doc Well will play in a second, but 46 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: you know, he spent a lot of time in oh, 47 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: not a lot but he spent enough time in the 48 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,920 Speaker 1: WBC does that kind of hurt his chances. 49 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 3: I don't know if Santiago Espinal is an insurance plan 50 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 3: until Tommy Edmund gets back Clint, or if they really 51 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 3: really enjoyed what they saw over the course of what 52 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 3: was an incredibly strong spring for Espinal and they're seeing 53 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 3: him as more of getting not maybe the Lion's share, 54 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 3: but definitely getting some significant time at second base. I 55 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 3: do than he can play the outfield, too, so I 56 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,119 Speaker 3: do think that there might be a little bit more 57 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 3: pressure on Kim to really kind of make a name 58 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 3: for himself at the second base spot. I definitely think 59 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 3: he's on the roster. I'm not worried about that. I 60 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 3: think you know, he's going to move forward with being 61 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 3: with the camp on opening day, but he's definitely going 62 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 3: to have to prove that he deserves more playing time, 63 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 3: right And I think you're of the mind and correct 64 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 3: me if I'm wrong, but you're of the mind that 65 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 3: give him the load of it, right See, I mean, 66 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 3: what are we waiting for? Let's see what he can do. 67 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 3: Do you want to run him out there every single day? 68 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 3: We've got to figure out who he is no. 69 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I fully agree with that, and I think this 70 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: is the time you learn about what Hessung Kim is 71 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: going to be in the second year in the big leagues. 72 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: Let's hear from Doc real quick a little bit about 73 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: he was asked about Hessung Kim a day or two 74 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: a go. 75 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: We'll come back and yeah, I'll give more thoughts about that. 76 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 4: Well, we're just trying to get as much information on 77 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 4: Heysong and he's played a lot, so he's already got 78 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 4: a build up of playing, so I don't feel like 79 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 4: it's of concern to play him four days in a row. 80 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 4: He likes to play anyway. He likes to play. So 81 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 4: he's off tomorrow and it's been good to see him. 82 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 4: And I think for Heysong, just know that he can 83 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 4: play second, short, center field, he can steal a base, 84 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 4: and so it's been good to see him. 85 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: The big line there from Doc is is, you know, 86 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: trying to get as much information on Hesson Kim as 87 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: they can. Part of that is where he's at in 88 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: his build up, you know, coming back from the WBC, 89 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: also had a little bit of a hand injury there 90 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 1: in the WBC, but also trying to get as much information. 91 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: How is this guy going. 92 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: To handle big league hitters in his second go around? 93 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: Obviously he came out, you know, came out of the 94 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: gate pretty quick last year. 95 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: Is hitting great? Hit around four hundred for a little 96 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 2: bit of a stretch, But. 97 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: The league made its adjustments to him, and he had 98 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: a hard time adjusting back. They went through some swing 99 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: changes with him in the offseason. So far, like the 100 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: early returns for Hessng Kim very good. He's having a 101 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: nice spring adding more to the versatility as well, mixing 102 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:02,239 Speaker 1: in the center fields, outfield general, along with second base. 103 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: But give hess On Kim all the playing time you 104 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: can right now, because you need to figure this guy out. 105 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 2: Is he going to be the plan? Is he going 106 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 2: to be the man at second base or perhaps somewhere else? 107 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: Obviously the most clear path to playing time for him 108 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: is second base. But is he gonna be somebody that 109 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: you can count on into August, September, October, or will 110 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: it be Miggi Roe, will it be Tommy Edmund spot all. 111 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 2: The way through? Or will it be you know, option D, 112 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 2: which is trade deadline. I doubt that one. But I 113 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 2: need to. 114 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: See Kim more of Kim now because the tools, they're 115 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 1: off the chart. 116 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 2: He just needs to be able to hit big league 117 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 2: getting pitch. 118 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 3: Okay, well, you know what, you know what you're gonna 119 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 3: get from Miguel Rojas. Obviously he's a true you know, 120 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 3: he's a proven player. You know exactly what you're going 121 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 3: to get from him offensively, certainly what you're going to 122 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 3: get for him defensively. I'd put him out there defensively 123 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 3: at any point, but it's never been the defense for 124 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 3: Kim that was in question, right, It's always whether or 125 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 3: not he could continue to hit big league pitching and 126 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 3: take his game offensively to the next level. So someone 127 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 3: in our chat had a pretty good point. Craig Osterberg 128 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 3: Double O seven was saying, Hey, maybe is Kim the 129 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,799 Speaker 3: late replacement as a defensive replacement for innings seven through nine? 130 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 3: Is that a role for him? Does that make sense 131 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 3: to put him out there as a defensive replacement, so 132 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 3: you're not necessarily counting. I mean, it is difficult to 133 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 3: come off the bench too as a pinch hitter and 134 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 3: then leave him in the game as a defensive replacement. 135 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 3: But maybe that's his spot. I'm not certain because I'm 136 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 3: not taking Mickey's glove out of the game in late innings. 137 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 3: You know when Tommy comes back. I mean this I 138 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 3: guess is like and again, we have three question marks 139 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 3: going into the regular season, and this is the first one. 140 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 3: I don't know how it plays out, but it is 141 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 3: an opportunity for him to show that he can hit 142 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 3: big league pitching and deserves to be in the big 143 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 3: leagues for the duration of the regular season. 144 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: I would say I don't like as much the defensive replacement, 145 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: mostly because Miguel Rojas is if anybody's gonna be a 146 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:09,559 Speaker 1: defensive replacement, it's it's the guy who, if he had 147 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: more playing time consistently, would be in the conversation with 148 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: gold Glove wherever he's playing playing, whether it's shortstop, second base, 149 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: or third base. So that is your quote defensive replacement 150 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: guy for sure. When you look at Kim, his value 151 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: is going to be in those legs, in that glove 152 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: and that ability to find grass, find grass in the gaps. 153 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 2: That's what he's got to do. I don't want to 154 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 2: see a lot of homers out of Kim. That's not 155 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 2: my that's not his game. 156 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 3: It shouldn't be his game, which. 157 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: Is architect of the greatest homer in recent Dodgers history. 158 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 2: So that's question number one. It's second base, what are 159 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 2: they going to do there? 160 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: Well, you know, how how does Kim take advantage of 161 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: Tommy Edmund being silent? 162 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 2: That's that's my biggest question. 163 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: That's of course leading into open and really for the 164 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: first month of the season. Question number two, we got 165 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: to look at that starting rotation because it feels maybe 166 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: it's not even a question. I think it's essentially set. 167 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: Something I talked about on my other show last night. 168 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: It looks like they're going to be able to go 169 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: with or are planning to go with, a five man 170 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: rotation to start the season because they have some days 171 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: off you know, over the course of a few days there. 172 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: But I mean the River Ryan moved yesterday kind of. 173 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 3: I mean that kind of sumidifies it, right, I mean 174 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 3: River Ryan get an option to minor league camp pretty 175 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 3: much with the calendar and play as you had mentioned, 176 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 3: because of course they're looking at that, right River Ryan 177 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 3: gets a you know, option to minor league camp. The 178 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 3: calendar has the days off at least for the beginning 179 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 3: of the season until Blake Snell comes back. They probably 180 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 3: only need something in terms of a five man rotation. 181 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 3: I mean they're thinking about every single possibility. And our 182 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 3: third biggest question mark plays into this as well, of course, 183 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 3: and we'll get to that momentarily. But I think you're right. 184 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 3: I mean, with River Ryan being option unless unless An 185 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 3: you pointed this out, Clinton, unless Robo is the sixth guy. 186 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 3: But I don't see them needing a six man rotation 187 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 3: to start the season. Obviously, Yama has already been established 188 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 3: as the opening day starter. Then you have Tyler. Then 189 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 3: you and I both agree that Emmit Shean is in 190 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 3: the starting rotation, of course, obviously shoheo Tani. And then 191 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:28,439 Speaker 3: the question mark becomes, is it Rgleski, is it Sisaki? 192 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 3: Is it somebody else? Is it you? I mean, what 193 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 3: are we doing here? I mean I'm not You're a 194 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 3: big pitching guy. 195 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 2: I'm not built up right now? 196 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: Is and you know, I got to tell you, you know, 197 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: capping out, topping out at about fifty. 198 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 2: Five probably is gonna get too many times. 199 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: Okay, listen, I got a bad elbow, I got a 200 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: bad shoulder. I might have a bit of a weight 201 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: problem to borrow from Chris Farley, so I wouldn't get 202 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: too many big league hitters out but yeah, looking at 203 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 1: that starting rotation, I think with a five man makes 204 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: a lot of sense. You have a lot of days 205 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: off over the course of April, most thursdays off. When 206 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: we'll be live, they will have days off, so make 207 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: sure you guess are still hanging out with us, subscribes 208 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: and all that kind of stuff. 209 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 2: Rableski. As a sixth man, I don't like it as much. 210 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: Because I do think early in the season you are 211 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: going to need some length. You're gonna need some middle 212 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: relievers that can give you bulk. Really, and he's somebody 213 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: who should be built up. They built him up to 214 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: a starter's workload all spring training long, so you get him, 215 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: you know, forty five pitches or something like that, three innings, 216 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 1: him being able to take down three innings. Same with 217 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: with Ben Cospiras. I think he's somebody who needs me 218 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,439 Speaker 1: able to take down at least two innings at a time. 219 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: Sho heo Tani for his first start, I have him, 220 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:48,719 Speaker 1: and I'll put the screen back up. 221 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 2: We have him. 222 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 1: I have him as the fourth starter because I think 223 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: that makes the most sense. 224 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 2: That puts him right online. 225 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: He has one more start on Tuesday, and then that 226 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: would put him on the next Monday as Eveland comes 227 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: into town. 228 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 3: Just clear, this is strictly based on schedule. This is 229 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 3: not the your your order. I just want people out 230 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 3: there to not freak out, like we're not saying that 231 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 3: Emma Shean is a better pitcher than shohe Atani. Guys, 232 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 3: We're just doing it based on the calendar. The final 233 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 3: tune up against the Angels on Tuesday before the regular 234 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 3: season starts. This is a likely order of which, again 235 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 3: opening day only matters opening Day, and then after that 236 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 3: it's just all about who makes sense, you know, in 237 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 3: terms of opponent and you know, lineups and those types 238 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 3: of things. 239 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: And I think these are the guys that kind of 240 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: make the most sense right now. And uh, you know 241 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: you teased forward to that that third big question, the 242 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: Roki Sasaki angle, and more so focusing on something I have, 243 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: I have I've championed since we heard he was adding 244 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: two pitches. Is adding the pitches bad for for Roki Sasaki? 245 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 2: It feels that way. It feels like it could be. 246 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,199 Speaker 1: Uh, do we want to hear from the man himself 247 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: and then kind of download off of that we do. 248 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,079 Speaker 2: All right, here's here's Rochie friend of the show. 249 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 5: So first swingings, I actually feel pretty good intensey wise, 250 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,079 Speaker 5: and it was okay, but the third inning I threw 251 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 5: a lot of two seamer that kind of make my 252 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 5: I made my you know, macs a little off, so 253 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 5: that's kind. 254 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 6: Of Yeah, was it something you felt before you started 255 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 6: that third inning or just with throwing those pitches you 256 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 6: kind of fussling off mechanically? And how did you find 257 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 6: adjusting out of it? 258 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 2: Right? 259 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 5: It's just yeah, I start feeling God at the third inning. 260 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 6: You think just because of the two seemers the command 261 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 6: went bad or were there mechanical things you started feeling 262 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 6: then too? 263 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 5: I think it's because of it's a shame, uh two seamer, 264 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,199 Speaker 5: and then it kind of caused my you know, uh 265 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 5: forum PROMETI a little more. And also I'm sort of 266 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 5: sloppy's a little down. 267 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 6: So I know it's only spring games. Are you worried 268 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 6: that the results haven't been better so far? So? 269 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, there had a lot of things that I needed 270 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 5: to work on, but it's just a spring training so 271 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 5: just you know, keep pumping and walking on that, and 272 00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 5: you know, the result in training doesn't really matter, so yeah, 273 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 5: just keep going. 274 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: I mean it matters to a degree, of course, I 275 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 1: think he everybody would feel a lot better if Rokie 276 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: was having a better spring training. But it's concerning for 277 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: Meriz that he is specifically calling out the mechanics kind 278 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: of being altered from that two seamer, from that sinker, 279 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: and you guys know the baseball's coming out for this one. 280 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: The idea of needing to get on top of that 281 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: ball a different way, needing to kind of manipulate the 282 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: forearm and the elbow in. 283 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 2: A different way. 284 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: If I was going to be in that starting rotation 285 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: a lot, I'll tell you I would lean on my forkball. 286 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: It is pretty decent, very low spin forkball, not good one, 287 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: just low spin. And the way he throws that pitch 288 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: that is very important, the over the top, staying over 289 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: the top. I'm calling it a forkball. They call it 290 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: a splitter. It is a forkball, but staying. 291 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:50,839 Speaker 2: Over the top. 292 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: As soon as you start to try to move the 293 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: ball that way, try to move the ball, you know, 294 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: into a right hander or away from a left hander, 295 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: almost naturally, you're going to lose that armslot, You're going 296 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: to lose that elb, You're going to lose the mechanics 297 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,839 Speaker 1: of it, and it feels like that is a is 298 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: a concern area for Roki. 299 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 2: And this was something I talked about. 300 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 1: I mentioned to Mark Pryor when we had him on 301 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: about a month and change ago. He took the diplomatic approach, 302 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: the Dodger approach, didn't you know there was a little 303 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: bit of concern. If I'm being honest, I don't remember 304 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: what he said. Go back check it out. It was 305 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: a February fifth he was on the show like it Subscribe. 306 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: But yeah, this is a this is a concern point 307 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: less so about where Rochi is in terms of his 308 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: build up and the results. But this the pitches changing 309 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: Roki's mechanics. 310 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 3: Are you reading between the lines on this or am 311 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 3: I doing it unnecessarily that he's still talking about the 312 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 3: changing of the mechanics and it still feels like they're 313 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 3: on two opposite sides of the equation that they're And 314 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 3: I don't know. I don't And I don't want it 315 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 3: to be lost in translation because he is speaking through 316 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 3: an interpreter. It's not having done English to Spanish and 317 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 3: Spanish to English. It's not always word for word. Okay, 318 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 3: So I'm not trying to start anything here. But it 319 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 3: seems like an underlying theme is that there seems to 320 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 3: be a little kerfuffle with changing the mechanics, and it's 321 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 3: like it just seems like there's not as much of 322 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 3: an openness perhaps to whether it's at another pitch or 323 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 3: change the mechanics of certain pitches, whether it's arm angle 324 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 3: or slot, or you know, your stance on the mound 325 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 3: or where you're standing on the rubber or whatever it is. 326 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 3: Does it seem like there's still not a perhaps open 327 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 3: line of communication between the two sides. I don't know. 328 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: I mean, Dave has said that the communication is better. 329 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's Dave wash for the situation, 330 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: because it has seemed like there is a little bit 331 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: of a communication breakdown between the two sides here. You 332 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: got a young pitcher, you got a different organization that 333 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: is very forward thinking trying to find a way to 334 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: align it. I don't think you're reading too much in 335 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: between the lines. I think there is something there to 336 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: the communication factor of it. I also agree with the 337 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: idea that some of it is lost in translation. I've 338 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: I've heard from people that you know, the interpreter that 339 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: you mentioned it it's a very difficult job. 340 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 3: And I know they don't do that word for word 341 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 3: that I can promise you. And this I know from experience. 342 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 3: Obviously I don't speak Japanese, but I do speak Spanish, 343 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 3: and having to translate, you know, English to Spanish and 344 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 3: back and forth and all the things that it's not 345 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 3: You're you're kind of paraphrasing. You're trying to get the 346 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 3: overall message across. It's definitely not a verbatim, I will 347 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 3: say that. 348 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: So this actually Dylan Hernandez, who's friend of the show 349 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: and we know, speaks and understands fluent Japanese. So he 350 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: got the actual direct direct quote here from Roki saying 351 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: kind of changing what he said there at the end, 352 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: he's like, not so much that he's not worried about 353 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: the results. He uh, what do you say from the 354 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: standpoint of result, I'm glad this was spring training. If 355 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: I'm able to pitch the inside entire season, I don't 356 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: think anyone will remember spring training now. 357 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 2: I don't know about you. 358 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: I feel a lot better than just like, yeah, whatever, 359 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 1: this doesn't mean anything. 360 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 2: That makes me feel a little bit better. 361 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 3: But I also think he's right though. I think if 362 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 3: he starts to perform, and this can be said for 363 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 3: Blake Trying and Tanner Scott whomever. We're supposedly, you know, 364 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 3: having our eye on because of lack of production or 365 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 3: lack of results or whatever. We're not going to remember 366 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 3: spring training if he comes out and figures it out 367 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 3: when it matters most. So I'm not worried. Again, I'm 368 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 3: not worried, he asked Katie Woo. She's definitely not worried 369 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 3: about it. More on that when she comes back next week, 370 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 3: we'll hopefully have some answers. And we only have seven 371 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 3: days before the season starts. But it all doesn't have 372 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 3: to be fixed right now, all right, much more to 373 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 3: come on Dodger's Territory. Clinton and I are happy to 374 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,439 Speaker 3: be joined by s. Preston here momentarily. But first a 375 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 3: word from our friends at FOUL. 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Let's talk about this 403 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 3: journey that you've had, because I've heard the story before, 404 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 3: but I find it to be an interesting one. Where 405 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 3: did the love of baseball in particular come from? 406 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 8: So I'm originally Canadian, So my original I was I'm 407 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 8: obviously a huge hockey fan being Canadian, But during the 408 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 8: ninety two to ninety three World Series, I saw the 409 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 8: Blue Jays win and those two and I started like 410 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 8: finding myself flipping over the channels to the Blue Jays 411 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,440 Speaker 8: games more often. And I think back then, the Cubs 412 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 8: are on in the midday and the raisern So I 413 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 8: started watching more and more baseball instead of hockey. And 414 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 8: I've learned to love the game more as an adult 415 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 8: and has really just been passed about it. And then 416 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 8: when I got licensed with Major League Baseball, it really 417 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 8: just took it up another not just learning and being 418 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 8: part of the industry, by being part of the fans 419 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 8: and being able to draw the emotional connections with the 420 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 8: fans has been just an absolute blessing. That's where my 421 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:17,400 Speaker 8: love for baseball really started. 422 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: How how do you translate the love for baseball into 423 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,360 Speaker 1: you know, your style, your art, your design, Because I've 424 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: seen your stuff. I love your stuff. We need to 425 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 1: add stuff here to the Dodgers Territory Studio West. But yeah, 426 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: what kind of goes into you know, making that love 427 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: of baseball into a piece into artwork. 428 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 8: I think I'm a baseball art but baseball fan first 429 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,120 Speaker 8: and then an artist, and I think that's I think 430 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 8: there's other sports have asked me to come and do 431 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 8: art for them, but because I feel like as an artist, 432 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 8: you need to actually be a fan first and then 433 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:58,160 Speaker 8: draw on that emotion. So I was a graphic designer 434 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 8: before that for big corporations and sort of freelancing for 435 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 8: big brands, and part of graphic design and creating ads 436 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 8: and brochures and things like that is you need to 437 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 8: capture people's emotions as quickly. You have to make someone 438 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 8: make a decision really quickly. So my style of minimalism 439 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 8: is grabbing iconic moments, iconic pieces of being a fan 440 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 8: or that championship or that stadium. 441 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 9: And being able to capture you immediately. 442 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 8: And I think that's that's what I've drawn as a 443 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 8: baseball fan and also as an artist. How do I 444 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 8: use as little as possible to capture your emotions? So 445 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 8: I think I think when you guys were talking earlier, 446 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 8: A lot of baseball is done in our brain, a 447 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 8: bit like there's a brain and the heart and the 448 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 8: soul and a lot of dis banter, which I love 449 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 8: to talk about is who's playing with position and is 450 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 8: all sort of how our brain processes all these of 451 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 8: the sport. But I'm more focused as an artist on 452 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 8: how your heart feels about baseball and how your soul 453 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 8: feels about baseball, and that's a totally different thing, and 454 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,959 Speaker 8: I think that's why my unique in my artwork is unique. 455 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 3: It's interesting though, too, because as an artist that tries 456 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 3: to focus on the minimalist type of things, it's hard 457 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 3: to I would think, I can't even draw a stick figure. 458 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 3: I would think you would be difficult to encapsulate the 459 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 3: big moments by doing it minimally. So how does one 460 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 3: do that? And let's show some of the great artwork 461 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 3: that you've done with the Dodgers in particular. I'm fortunate 462 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 3: enough to have a couple of pieces behind me, one 463 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 3: of Sarah Lyings, of course, and obviously this the back 464 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,159 Speaker 3: to back championships and this is just so beautiful. And 465 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 3: the reason I believe is because we started the season 466 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 3: in Tokyo, right, and then you know, tell us, So 467 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 3: tell us a little bit about this piece in particular. 468 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 8: Well, when I was when I was making it, I was, 469 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:44,439 Speaker 8: I mean, I'm Dodger Dodger season ticket holder, so I 470 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 8: go to a lot of Dodger games, obviously surrounded by 471 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 8: Dodger fans. I was in Tokyo for the original, for 472 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 8: the games there, and so for me, it started into 473 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:58,640 Speaker 8: It started in Tokyo and it ended in La. What's 474 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 8: actually funny enough is that act. If I knew better 475 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 8: it ended in Canada, I would have put like may Police. 476 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 9: On this piece. But it got this whole process. 477 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 8: It does happens in weeks and weeks before the actual 478 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 8: world series ends. So that's what I was trying to 479 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 8: focus on is there's obviously the back to back and 480 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 8: sort of the linear lines that are sort of throughout 481 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 8: Dodger Stadium. 482 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 9: But yeah, I was just trying to. 483 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 8: Grab these iconic pieces that would just capture immediately go, Yes, 484 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 8: there's a Japanese flavor. There's an La flavor of this 485 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 8: of this world series. That's what makes this series difference. 486 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 8: There's a back to back moment. So by just grabbing 487 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 8: those little elements. It should be enough for you to connect. 488 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 8: This is twenty twenty five World Series. This is another years, 489 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 8: this is the twenty twenty five World Series. 490 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 3: Well you can say, listen, the parade was in La. 491 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 3: So it did end in La because that's where the 492 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 3: parade was. It started into in the La Parade. We'll 493 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 3: take it every single time. How do you think that 494 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 3: baseball relates to art in terms of are there similarities 495 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 3: between the game that we all love and the art 496 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 3: of you know, drawing and designing baseball? 497 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 9: It's so weird because art is where our heart is. 498 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 8: So art is is drawing upon our our moment of 499 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:10,959 Speaker 8: what we love and uh seeing something that captures a 500 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 8: whole different side of our logic. 501 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:17,360 Speaker 9: So I think that's what baseball is to me. When 502 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 9: I walk into a ballpark, it's not only the game 503 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 9: that I'm anticipating. 504 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 8: I'm anticipating the hot dog, I'm anticipating how my you know, 505 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 8: the kids are going to be happy. I'm anticipating the 506 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 8: smell of the grass. There's there's there's other nuances that 507 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 8: we're anticipating, not only just watching the game. So that's 508 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 8: so that to me is the art of baseball. And 509 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 8: that's where I'm trying to focus my artwork. And I think, 510 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 8: and I'm obviously artwork has a lot to do with 511 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 8: your feelings, and I think that's where that that's the 512 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 8: one moment I seem to sort of captures why I 513 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 8: traveled to a lot of ballparks. 514 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:54,439 Speaker 9: I just came back from Houston to the World Baseball Classic. Honestly, 515 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 9: I was getting on the plane going why am I 516 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 9: going to the baseball game? 517 00:24:56,520 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 8: But then when I get there, I the cheers, the energy, 518 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 8: the people getting excited and dressing up, and the smell 519 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,400 Speaker 8: and sort of the murmur. Those are all the elements 520 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 8: that that that that capture me as an artist when 521 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:12,880 Speaker 8: it comes to baseball. 522 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: You know, you have two trophies on there. I wonder 523 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: how you're gonna fit the third one coming up really soon. 524 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 2: But what would you say? 525 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 1: Uh, you know, some of your your favorite Dodgers pieces 526 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: are the favorite artwork he showed us before U we 527 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: came on live here. Some of the stuff that you 528 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: have there just in your office and it's all just 529 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: so damn cool and and you know, people really need 530 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: to appreciate that minimalist touch and flavor to it because 531 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think it speaks more uh sometimes 532 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 1: than yah. Loud gaudy pieces of our. 533 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,879 Speaker 8: Well, loud goudy pieces are amazing, They're they're awesome, but uh, 534 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 8: that's just not my style. So part of my part 535 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 8: of my whole thing that is happening recently is what 536 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 8: I call hot market, but it's it's sort of the 537 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 8: championship moments, the moments when we are as a sports 538 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 8: fan are like we got really our blood flowing and 539 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 8: getting excited, and I either like, well, last the other night, 540 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 8: the World Baseball Classic, those those moments as a sports 541 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 8: fan means so much for us, and that's the I go. 542 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 9: I went to Seoul, I. 543 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 8: Went to Houston, I went to the Olympics. So I 544 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,679 Speaker 8: go to these events. They're on my dime, no one 545 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 8: sort of paying my way, but I try to capture 546 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 8: those moments. And I think the two pieces that we 547 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 8: talked about was was this piece I did for the 548 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 8: Soul series celebrating sort of the history of the side 549 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:45,440 Speaker 8: historic as the culture of Korea, which is my heritage, 550 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 8: but bring that little little fowel pole into it. And 551 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 8: then this one also I did for the Tokyo Series. 552 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 8: So Capturing those unique moments in baseball is a whole 553 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:03,640 Speaker 8: new sort of angle for me, and it's minimalism. These 554 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 8: the ones that happened to be sketches, but it's all 555 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 8: about capturing iconic parts of each of each of those 556 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 8: hot market or specialty events. 557 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,399 Speaker 3: They're so beautiful. I have the one the Tokyo series 558 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 3: in my husband's office because obviously he's a baseball fan. 559 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 3: He played Major League Baseball, but he's also very much 560 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 3: into the art of Bonzai bonseie, so that was a 561 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 3: really Yeah, it was a really special piece for him. 562 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this. The last time we had 563 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 3: you on the show, you talked about after the show, 564 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 3: somebody went to your gallery and picked out I want 565 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,959 Speaker 3: to say it was a Freddy Freeman piece. Somebody went 566 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 3: into your gallery and picked out something and purchased something 567 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 3: from you. I mean, that's got to feel pretty cool. 568 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 3: I mean I would imagine not just that somebody went 569 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 3: in and bought something that was Freddy Freeman, but just 570 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 3: the fact that somebody wants to purchase a creation that 571 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 3: you've made. Like I've always thought about what it would 572 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 3: feel like if you're a rock star or music artist 573 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 3: and you get on stage and everybody is singing your 574 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 3: song word for word and they're losing their mind because 575 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 3: of something that you created. What is that like as 576 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 3: an artist to know that somebody appreciates something that came 577 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:06,200 Speaker 3: from your heart and your soul and your mind. 578 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 8: That that rock star moment too. I remember when I 579 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 8: first started doing this art career. I saw those moments 580 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 8: in a totally different light. I was like, Wow, they're 581 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 8: actually singing his songs that he wrote in his bathroom 582 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:23,479 Speaker 8: in the shower. That's just that's that's and honestly this 583 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 8: I could say that this World Series piece, I was 584 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 8: in New York doing New York Comic Con and I 585 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 8: was in a cafe with my laptop open, quickly doing 586 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 8: the art because the Dodgers locked up that locked up 587 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 8: that spot, and I quickly did it. 588 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 9: So that piece, you. 589 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 8: Know, we sold you know, probably like eleven hundred pieces 590 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 8: or something to that effect. So it is wild to 591 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 8: think that a little piece that you were sitting in 592 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 8: a coffee shop in New York turns into you know, 593 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 8: that many pieces. 594 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 9: And what's really cool is. 595 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 8: When when I do a signing, So I just did 596 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 8: a we're working on a Yo Yoshi finished up a yo, 597 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 8: she's signing and Will Smith's signing. We just got ka 598 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 8: and when now we actually send extra prints to them 599 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 8: because a lot of them, a lot of the players 600 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 8: are signing, you know, pictures balllah blah blah blah, and 601 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 8: then they get to my art and they go, oh, 602 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 8: can I keep one? 603 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 9: This is really cool? 604 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 8: So that's actually a real, real, sort of unique part 605 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 8: of knowing that, hey, my my art doesn't even also 606 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 8: resonates with the players. It means a lot to their championship. 607 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 8: That's like, Wow, do you. 608 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 3: Have a piece that you would never part with, something 609 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 3: that's really near and dear to your heart that there 610 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 3: you cauln't you can't put a price tag on that 611 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 3: one stays with you. 612 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 8: You can't put a price tag on it. Interestingly enough, 613 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 8: that type of artist, there's a price tag on everything 614 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 8: because I can redraw it. But that makes me a 615 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 8: good entrepreneurial artist. I'll be honest. A lot of are like, hey, 616 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 8: I want to keep everything. I don't want to show 617 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 8: everything to everybody. I'm scared to show anyone I will 618 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 8: this is mine. 619 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 9: It's like my. 620 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 8: Heart's on this art and it's there for someone to enjoy, 621 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 8: So I do have I do have a Jim Abbot 622 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 8: signed piece that I have. I'm a huge Abbot fan. 623 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 8: I think he transcends the game and the perseverance side 624 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 8: of the game, so I do have an autograph of him. 625 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 8: I do have a Vin Scully signed piece, which I 626 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 8: don't think I remember going to get rid of. So 627 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 8: there's a couple of pieces that are as a baseball fan, 628 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 8: I've collected. But the artwork, I can create another one 629 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 8: if there's depth I have. I have pools and pools 630 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 8: of ideas here, so so I will I will draw 631 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 8: another amazing piece. 632 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 9: How's that? 633 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 2: Hey, I'm kind of curious. 634 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: You know, we're seeing in particular, Alana and I have 635 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 1: got different things, different AI. 636 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 2: Bits and pieces from people, which. 637 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: I know is just like it's cool when you see it, 638 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: but then you think of of the people who are 639 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: you know, you're stealing from somebody else's creatives? 640 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 2: Are there their heart. 641 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: And soul and their work just kind of speak a 642 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 1: little bit on on you know, the AI era. We're 643 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 1: in the culture of that, and you know, do you 644 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 1: like some of it? 645 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 2: Like does it offend you? Do you get really pissed 646 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 2: about it? I'm curious from the movie. 647 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 8: We have to be really I have to be really 648 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 8: careful we here because AI's ranks quite low on everyone's 649 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 8: sort of value lists. I mean, it's people think it's 650 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 8: taking jobs, and it's it's taking artists jobs. I personally 651 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 8: use AI every day. I open Photoshop when it came out, 652 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 8: I use it every day. I use AI all the time. 653 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 8: I'm trying to learn how to prompt better. It helps 654 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 8: It helps me with obviously with the with the mathematical 655 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 8: spreadsheet side of things, but it also helps me sometimes 656 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 8: with the visuals. So for example, I when I'm drawing 657 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 8: a shirt or a jersey in a certain angle, or 658 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 8: drawing something in a certain way, I can put prompts 659 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 8: and I'm just good blink and goodly and trying to 660 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 8: trying to find something that inspires me. Now I can 661 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 8: put in prompts and find something that would inspire me. 662 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 8: But the key is I don't draw what I see. 663 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 8: It helps me and it helps inspire me to do 664 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 8: different different ideas. But it is a scary, scary world 665 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 8: that we can generate other people's properties. 666 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 9: So uh, I'm it's I'm so half and half over it. 667 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 8: So but I'm never scared of using tech, new technology, 668 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 8: but it's not art. 669 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:33,600 Speaker 9: As far as I'm concerned. Art is art is me. 670 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 8: Yeah, I'll say me, let me show this one more 671 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 8: thing out there. I think people buy the artists, not 672 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 8: the art. The art can be cool, but Alana, you 673 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 8: and I have talked, and Clinton, you and I have talked. 674 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 8: You like me, and you like the way I approach 675 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 8: my art and approach my art as a baseball fan. 676 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 8: It that's why you buy it. I in my opinion, 677 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 8: that's why you like it. Not because it's just the 678 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 8: pretty picture. Anyone can do a pretty picture. But I 679 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 8: I think I'm on your wall. That's how That's how 680 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:07,320 Speaker 8: I perceive my artwork. I'm there, I'm It's that relationship, 681 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 8: and it's why I go to ballparks. I like to 682 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:10,720 Speaker 8: meet people and I like to meet the fans. It's 683 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 8: not just about Twitter. It's because I represent my art 684 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 8: so a I can never do that. 685 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely right. It's a great inspiration tool, but it 686 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 3: certainly does not replace the human elements. Preston. You can 687 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 3: certainly go see his work his exclusive gallery Extensive gallery 688 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:30,480 Speaker 3: rather in Anaheim. You can also check out his website 689 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 3: of course, check him out. A lot of God your stuff, 690 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 3: a lot of great baseball stuff, all different types of sports. 691 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 3: But we appreciate you being on. Look forward to talking 692 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 3: to you, talking to you throughout the season. 693 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 8: I'll work on that next World Series print right away. 694 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:48,120 Speaker 3: That immediately put that third trophy up there. All right, 695 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,280 Speaker 3: talk to you, so and my friend. All right, Neflis. 696 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 2: I thought we were. 697 00:33:58,600 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 9: All right. 698 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 3: Guys, we have an update on and if you've been 699 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 3: watching the show the last week and change, she actually 700 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 3: had surgery today. She made it out of surgery just fine. 701 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 3: So she had her spleen removed because there was a 702 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 3: mass on her spleen. The vet also found a red 703 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:14,760 Speaker 3: skin mass adjacent to the incision, so that was removed 704 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,839 Speaker 3: as well. Both of those things that have been sent 705 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 3: out to pathology. She's being sent home with pain meds, antibiotics, 706 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:24,440 Speaker 3: and we're just praying for the best. It takes about 707 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:27,439 Speaker 3: two weeks for the pathology to come back to find 708 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 3: out whether it was benign or malignant. But this was 709 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:32,400 Speaker 3: the best course of action to try to save her 710 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:36,440 Speaker 3: life and extend her life. So it's a very very expensive, 711 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,000 Speaker 3: very expensive procedure. We are one hundred percent donation based, 712 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:43,800 Speaker 3: but I was not going to let her go without 713 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:45,720 Speaker 3: doing everything I could. So if you want to donate 714 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:48,480 Speaker 3: a buck ten dollars to Gidrey's guardian dot Org, I 715 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:50,880 Speaker 3: would greatly greatly appreciate it, and obviously I'll keep you 716 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:52,800 Speaker 3: posted on the prognosis. But we have to wait for 717 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 3: about two weeks. So there is that thank you for 718 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 3: letting me talk about Peyton Girl. All right, Opening Day, 719 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 3: Clint One from today, Let's. 720 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 1: Go, it's more of a go. Yeah, we are a 721 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:14,160 Speaker 1: week away from opening day Dodgers Diamondbacks. I don't know 722 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,640 Speaker 1: if they're also showing it on sports and at LA, 723 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:18,759 Speaker 1: but we do know. 724 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 2: The new NBC. 725 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:24,280 Speaker 1: Broadcast is going to be starting and they are lining 726 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:24,800 Speaker 1: up something. 727 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:25,959 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna be really fun. 728 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 1: I think baseball fans are gonna appreciate the way they're 729 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:35,400 Speaker 1: having team analysts join Jason Bennetti each week, and we are. 730 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:36,720 Speaker 2: Lucky enough to have the Bulldog. 731 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: Bulldog will be on that broadcast along with Dback's legend 732 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:45,760 Speaker 1: Luis Gonzalez Clayton Kershaw part of the pre game as well. 733 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:47,959 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be definitely a lot. It's gonna piss 734 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 1: off a lot of people. 735 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,360 Speaker 2: It's such a Dodger show or whatever. But I love this. 736 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:53,719 Speaker 2: I love this so much. 737 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:56,280 Speaker 1: My god, am I you know we went, we talked 738 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:58,840 Speaker 1: all off season about baseball needs to come back, spring 739 00:35:58,880 --> 00:35:59,759 Speaker 1: training needs to get here. 740 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:01,680 Speaker 2: Now I'm done. 741 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 3: I mean, it's not like Gonzo's not going to be there. 742 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,680 Speaker 3: It's not like it's just Oral. I mean, you know, 743 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:08,799 Speaker 3: Gonzo is going to be in the booth with him, 744 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:11,319 Speaker 3: So it's an equal opportunity show for the Diamondbacks and 745 00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:13,560 Speaker 3: the Dodgers. And Jason Bennetti does a tremendous job. He 746 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 3: hasn't been named the lead NBC play by play guys 747 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 3: still doing Tigers broadcast, does a great job. So I'm excited. 748 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,160 Speaker 3: I'm excited to see Oral in there. I'm assuming sports 749 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:23,680 Speaker 3: Net's still doing the game. But what do I know. 750 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 1: It's worth noting Gonzo Luis Gonzales did spend part of 751 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: a season with the Dodgers, so it's all homered up 752 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:32,720 Speaker 1: for the Dodgers. 753 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,560 Speaker 3: Oh there you go. Yeah, they're not going to think 754 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 3: about the World Series that he got with the Arizona Diamondbacks. 755 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:40,840 Speaker 3: That won't be mentioned at all. I'm sure, all right, No, 756 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:44,359 Speaker 3: that's exciting. That is very, very exciting. I think that's 757 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 3: it for us today. We've had a lot of shows 758 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 3: this week. Thank you guys so much for being here. 759 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 3: Do not forget to please like and subscribe. Hit that 760 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:53,520 Speaker 3: subscribe button. You'll always know when we're on. Please rate 761 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:56,160 Speaker 3: and review the Pot on Apple, Spotify, wherever you get 762 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 3: your podcasts. Don't forget check out Dodgers Territory Shop dot 763 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:01,839 Speaker 3: com for cool stuff. I can attest it. Still, it's 764 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 3: still flipping, flipping flippin' cold here, Beanie, the hoodie, all 765 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:10,160 Speaker 3: the things. It's freezing here, so it's. 766 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:13,359 Speaker 2: Hot here, So get yourself a mug to cool down. 767 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:17,200 Speaker 3: And sure we will be back on Monday. Katie should 768 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:19,440 Speaker 3: be back with us on Monday. Until then, have a 769 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 3: great weekend you guys. We are down the home stretch 770 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 3: baseball for real art next week. 771 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 2: Go ahead, let's go Bye.