1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,639 Speaker 1: It was kind of funny to me how people were 2 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: panicking a little bit about this offense we saw, especially 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: after the Guardians series. Of course, the Dodgers go out 4 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: and do it what they do against the Nationals. They're 5 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: top five in the majors in scoring now, so there's 6 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: no concern about this offense. 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 2: Hello everybody, and welcome to the Monday Live episode of Dodgers' Territory. 8 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 2: I'm Alana Rizzo. That is Katie Wu also Clint to 9 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 2: see us. We are your hosts. Thanks so much for 10 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 2: being here. Guys. Please rate us five stars, like and 11 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: subscribe to the Dodgers' Territory podcast on Apple, Spotify and 12 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 2: wherever you get your pods. We're trying to get to 13 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 2: twenty thousand subscribers. That is our next milestone moment. Kyle 14 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: Glazer will join us in a few moments, but first 15 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 2: we have a sweep to talk about in the big ticket. 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: Kittie woo this sweep and happy belated thirtieth my friend. 17 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: But this is this is the sweep that we talked 18 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: about that the Dodgers needed right a way to write 19 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 2: the ship and not to take anything away, of course 20 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 2: from the Washington Nationals. But this is something that you 21 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 2: look at the paper and you're like, Okay, well, I mean, 22 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: this is probably what we needed with the doctor order. 23 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: The offense wakes up Katie for thirty one runs in 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: the three game series. You were there, What do you 25 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 2: make of it? 26 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 3: This is why it's our job to calm to people 27 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 3: down after a six game sample size, because that offense 28 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 3: was simply just not going to produce like that for long. 29 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 3: You know, guys are getting back into their swings, many 30 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 3: of them hitting a different spot in the order for 31 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 3: the first time. It seems like it's finally clicked for 32 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 3: those guys. I think show how Toni's homer in the 33 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 3: first game of the series was kind of the beginning, 34 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 3: if you will, of everyone just saying, Okay, Otani's got it, 35 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 3: We're fine. You see Freddy Freeman breakout. It's funny that 36 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 3: first game in the NAT's home opener, we were so 37 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 3: concerned over the top four hitters production in the order 38 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 3: and Otani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman all homer 39 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 3: along with Adie Pahas, who's just on an incredible terror 40 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 3: to start the season. So we just have to give 41 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 3: them some time guys, and that offense looked a lot 42 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 3: more like I think what we all expected it to 43 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 3: over the last three games. I really loved Sunday's win though, 44 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 3: to be down six to one, You guys have to understand, this. 45 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,399 Speaker 2: Is new for me to be down six to one 46 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 2: and then. 47 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 3: Continue to claw away and chip away, especially with a 48 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 3: lot of the reserves plane and guys like Alex call 49 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 3: Santiago Espinal, Dalton Rushing's key homer to kind of get 50 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 3: them back in that game for the reserves to come in, 51 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 3: and then Dave roberts In the ability to unload his 52 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 3: bench with Will Smith, with Kyle Tucker, and the Dodgers 53 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 3: finding out a way to win that game. That is 54 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 3: what a winning team does. And I think that is 55 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 3: probably their most important win of the season, just in 56 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 3: terms of who they had and the news that they 57 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 3: had to start the game too, that Mookie Betts. So 58 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 3: I'm sure we'll get into going on the il with 59 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 3: that right over league strain. All around, just a great 60 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 3: series and exactly what's team needed for their big matchup 61 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 3: with the Blue Jays starting tonight. 62 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 4: Yeah. This is a This is a ball club that 63 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 4: I even have the thumbnail of this episode here the 64 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 4: Dodgers are inevitable, and you mentioned Katie. You know, we 65 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 4: enter that series looking at the numbers, looking at the Dodgers, 66 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 4: very middle of the pack, and then all of a sudden, 67 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 4: you see batting average if you're watching here on your 68 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 4: YouTube set batting average two eighty five, they're they're number 69 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 4: one in baseball, all of the numbers very quickly. Uh, 70 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 4: they're at the top of you know, the leader boards 71 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 4: or right near it in baseball. When it comes to offense, 72 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 4: and you know, pitching takes a little bit of a 73 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 4: step back with Rokies outing there. But overall, I mean, 74 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 4: the Dodgers gave you exactly what we've been looking for 75 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 4: this offense waking up and show hey being the guy too, 76 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 4: I think say everything is gonna be okay. Everybody get 77 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 4: on my back. Let's go. I'm a hit of homer, 78 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 4: and everybody else plays along. I also want to look 79 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 4: at Andy Piez. You mentioned Piez for a second, and 80 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 4: and Alana, we're not sending of the moon anymore because 81 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 4: the guy who's leading the team in ops and average, 82 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 4: he's hitting homers. I think he's leading baseball and hits 83 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 4: at the moment, ten Ribbi Stakes on the season. This 84 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 4: is just a kid who suddenly is a complete baseball player. 85 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 4: But you see on the screen there, you know he 86 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 4: needs to get the left handed attack going a little bit, 87 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 4: which we've seen him do in the past. But a 88 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 4: lot of good things, a lot of things. The love 89 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 4: about the way this team is playing right now and 90 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 4: at the right time, heading in for a World Series 91 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 4: rematch against those Toronto Blue Jays. 92 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 2: Well, I tell you what Andy pa has, Katie wu 93 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 2: is not on Artemis. He is not on his way 94 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 2: to the moon, because he is absolutely carrying it up. 95 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 2: Seven hits in the series. You guys for seventy one 96 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,799 Speaker 2: on the season. Thank you, Clint. It's called pop culture. 97 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 2: Get on board. Andy has been such the consistent offensive threat, 98 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 2: which is really nice to see because we weren't, you know, 99 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: we wanted him to take his game to the next level, 100 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 2: and certainly in this very small sample size, he has 101 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 2: done that. Katie. What are his team MAT's saying about him? 102 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 2: What is Dave Roberts saying about him? If I'm if 103 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 2: I'm this team, I'm like, leave him alone, don't touch him, 104 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 2: don't say anything. He's whatever he's doing, Katie, Andy pa 105 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: Has is doing a nice job. 106 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 3: That's such an interesting way to put this, Alana, because 107 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 3: with Mookie Betts out, Dave Roberts has to figure out 108 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 3: what that new top of the lineup is going to 109 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 3: look like for at least like the near future. And 110 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 3: you can make the argument that Andy pa Has, who 111 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 3: seemingly never gets out and has I think he is 112 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 3: the most pop for any eighth hitter in all of baseball, 113 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 3: would benefit by moving up in the lineup. And we 114 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 3: talked to Dave Roberts about this before Sunday's game said 115 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 3: he's still configuring what he wants the top of the 116 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 3: lineup to look like. Someone asked if Andy poe Has 117 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 3: was a contender, contender to move up in the order, 118 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 3: and he said he is. 119 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 2: Dave Roberts said this, but there. 120 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 3: Is something to be said about the success pa Has 121 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 3: has found hitting eighth, and Dave roberts philosophy is this. 122 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 3: He thinks that there's a special kind of emphasis that 123 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 3: starting pitchers put on getting through the first six hitters 124 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 3: of the order. They get to that seven, eight, nine 125 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 3: spot and they feel like they can, I don't want 126 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 3: to say relaxed, but the way that they approach and attack. 127 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 3: These hitters are differently because statistically these hitters don't hit 128 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 3: as well as the first six. Andy Pa has is 129 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 3: such a rare exception to that, and he's he's done 130 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 3: such a nice job of taking advantage of maybe that 131 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 3: kind of weak spot four pitchers in the lineup that 132 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 3: I'm not sure Dave Roberts wants to mess with that 133 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 3: because it is leading a lot to his success. So 134 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 3: I'm not sure who's going to go fill in Mookie 135 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 3: Betts to spot the top of the order. And I 136 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 3: can understand why fans and maybe even you know, other 137 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 3: baseball people would think that Andy pa has as a 138 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 3: contender to go up and hit you know, third or 139 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 3: fifth or sandwich around Freddy Freeman. But there's something to 140 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 3: be said about the success that he's found hitting eight, 141 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 3: and I think Dave Roberts is onto something with the strategy. 142 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 3: It makes me almost want to say, leave him there 143 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 3: because it's working so well for the rest of this lineup. 144 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: Let me ask you again. And I know he is 145 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 2: a topic of conversation constantly, and until he doesn't need 146 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 2: to be, he will be. And we're talking about Roki Sasaki. 147 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 2: I just don't know, Katie, and again, you are the expert. 148 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 2: You're with this team every day. You have much more 149 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: of a Pulson Clinton I do, because you're with the 150 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 2: club on the daily. What are we doing? What should 151 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 2: we do? What should the Dodgers do? When it comes 152 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 2: to Roki Sasaki, They're gonna keep throwing them out there one. 153 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 3: They don't really have anyone right now, like knocking on 154 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 3: the door to take the plays. I see a lot 155 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 3: of River Ryan. Get River Ryan up here. Look, River 156 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 3: Ryan is a special talent. And we talked about this 157 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 3: before coming off. Tommy John and the Dodgers are right 158 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 3: to monitor his innings because we'll see what's happened to 159 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 3: Gavin Stone transfer to the sixty day. If you're not 160 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 3: super careful with these players, and the Dodgers were very 161 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 3: careful with Gavin Stone, injuries happen, then. 162 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 2: You loosen for even more time. 163 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 3: So until Blake Snell is ready and he's trending in 164 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 3: the right direction through another bullpen at Dodger Stadium while 165 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 3: the team has been away, they're going to. 166 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 2: Keep throwing Roki Sasaki. 167 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 3: Justin Vierbuski taking that spot start tonight, that is an option, 168 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 3: but for right now, for what the Dodgers want to 169 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 3: do in totality, rest the rotation, get extra rest days 170 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 3: for show, Hey, maybe stack it up where he's pitching 171 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 3: in front of an off day. They need Robleski for 172 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 3: that flexibility and they need Sasaki. 173 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: Figure it out. So it's been better. 174 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 3: I don't think the line's score necessarily was indicative of 175 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 3: his overall performance, but I think if you look at like, 176 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 3: I think he pitched better than the line is going 177 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 3: to say. But that's not to say that he pitched 178 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 3: great either. If the fastball command was down, the fourth 179 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 3: ball splitter not really as nearly as effective as it 180 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 3: has been, and maybe that's because he's working in that 181 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 3: third pitch, the slider, cutter, combo, whatever you want to 182 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 3: call it. For Roki, what we're going to look for 183 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 3: over the next month or so is continuous improvement. And 184 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 3: the Dodgers, this is kind of a luxury of this 185 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 3: ball club, have the ability to do that because you know, 186 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 3: they're not really concerned about anyone else in that rotation 187 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 3: at the moment. So for Roki Sasaki, it's keep throwing 188 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 3: him out there, keep seeing improvement. The fact that he 189 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 3: got through five innings, given how the fourth an he 190 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 3: went yesterday was great, But I also don't think that 191 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 3: Sasaki is at that part of his career, given how 192 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 3: highest pedigree is where we're giving out platitudes for getting 193 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 3: through five innings, so they're gonna keep throwing him out there. 194 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 3: They don't have anyone else. The front office has not 195 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 3: entertained in a triple A or a reliever stint, nor 196 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 3: should they given where they are in the season right now. 197 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 3: But it's on Roki to make these improvements otherwise we're 198 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 3: going to be having a different conversation. 199 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, I really liked what what Doc said after the 200 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 4: game yesterday. If you watched it all, which we know 201 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 4: Katie did, maybe or maybe not nursing a little bit 202 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 4: of a hangover there at the. 203 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,599 Speaker 2: National she was locked in. 204 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, that definitely helps. But what Dave said it was 205 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,239 Speaker 4: better than the box score. If you watched Roki yesterday, 206 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 4: you saw him battle. What I really loved, and I 207 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 4: talked about this a lot last night as well on 208 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 4: my All Dodger Show. What I loved was him going 209 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,679 Speaker 4: back out for that fifth inning and putting up a zero. 210 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 4: I think that was massive for Rokie. Obviously, the kid 211 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 4: is battling some of the mental side of the game, 212 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 4: and I think his first two starts, while not sexy, 213 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 4: while not super pretty, they are huge building blocks from 214 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 4: what we saw, all the fears we had coming out 215 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 4: of spring training. So he's going the right way. I 216 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 4: am interested if we are asking people or telling people 217 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 4: to kind of keep an eye on some things as 218 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 4: the as the season progresses in his starts start to accumulate, 219 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 4: just kind of continuing to watch what we're seeing out 220 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 4: of his pitch uses. We saw it's a lot of 221 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 4: the slider cutter, however you want to call it. Last night, 222 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 4: pitch profiler threw this together, which is a lot of 223 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 4: blocks and dots and squares and things of different colors 224 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 4: for some people. Other things. It tells you your spin 225 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 4: rate and what pitches, how much he's throwing his splitter, 226 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 4: his forkball, whatever you want to call that as well. 227 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 4: I call it a forkball anyways, Watching as he gets 228 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 4: more used to that, mixing that slider in and having 229 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 4: it affect the forkball along the way, just having him 230 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 4: become a complete pitcher with three pitches, which is what 231 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 4: they're trying to do right now. Everything he's doing for 232 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 4: a number five starter is great in my opinion. If 233 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 4: you just looked at the box score, you're gonna say, 234 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 4: send him to the moon. It's not time to send 235 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 4: Rookie to the moon quite yet. Not yet. I'm interested 236 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 4: in hearing what Kyle Glazer as I say. We do 237 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 4: have him ready to go soon. He'll be joining us 238 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 4: in a second, but. 239 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 2: Before we get the Kiroblazer and we will. A long 240 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 2: time Major League Baseball writer and a friend of the show, 241 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 2: I want to ask you, Katie, I think this is 242 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 2: and I think you put it very well, that this 243 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 2: is the first time the Dodgers will have to test 244 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 2: their depth. Right, So Mooki bets on the il I 245 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 2: had lower back tightness which ended up being an oblique 246 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 2: strain which I can not stand oblique issues and hamstring 247 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 2: issues because there is no true timetable for a return. 248 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 2: But the depth is tested now his song Kim is up. 249 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 2: Just kind of the mood in the clubhouse, and where 250 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 2: did they go from here in terms of what they 251 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 2: need to see out of Kim until Mooki gets back. 252 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm with you. A lot of the obliqu strain 253 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 3: is certainly I think a much bigger deal than lower 254 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 3: back tightness. I think originally, as the Dodgers were trying 255 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 3: to figure out where this pain was coming from, they 256 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 3: were going to be comfortable. I mean, Mooki a few 257 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 3: days off if it was a back thing, because they're 258 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 3: going to go play three games on a turf field 259 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 3: at Rogers Center and then he's the off date of recover. 260 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 3: But the MRI results showed at a week strain, and 261 00:11:56,760 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 3: they are a notoriously finicky injuries. So while Dave Roberts 262 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 3: was hesitant to give a timeline, usually oblique strains are 263 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 3: about four to six weeks for recovery. It can be 264 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 3: a little less, it can be a little more. He 265 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 3: did say Mooki was feeling a lot better and more optimistic, 266 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 3: so we'll take his word on that. But for at 267 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 3: least the next few weeks, no Mooki bets and that's 268 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 3: a significant blow obviously, these Mookie bets. So the Dodgers 269 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 3: now have to find a way to test their middle 270 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 3: and field depth. 271 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 2: And I was a little. 272 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 3: Bit surprised to see how Dave Roberts was viewing this. 273 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 3: Haisan Kim is back up with the club. They're going 274 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 3: to put tune shortstop Kim and Miggie Row and Alex 275 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 3: Freeland is going to essentially be the starting second baseman 276 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 3: going forward in Mooki Bets's absence, And I think you 277 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 3: got to look at past trends and you're wondering, why 278 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 3: wouldn't Kim play second base? He has over two hundred 279 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 3: innings there compared to less than fifty at shortstop in 280 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 3: the majors, and Alex Freeland can play short This is 281 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 3: a testament to Alex Freeland. The Dodgers want to know 282 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 3: what they have in him long term, and with Mooki out, 283 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,959 Speaker 3: this opens up really the only time that Alex Freeland 284 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 3: can get continuous starts. Because of who else is on 285 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 3: the roster, it's going to be a crunch for playing 286 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 3: time when Tommy Edmond and Keike Hernandez come back, and 287 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 3: they're both scheduled slated around the same time mid to 288 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 3: late May for their potential returns off the IL. So 289 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 3: in the Dodgers' eyes, this is the prime time. And 290 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 3: if there's any silver lining to losing Mookie Bets, which 291 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 3: there isn't, but if there is, it's that the Dodgers 292 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 3: now have several weeks to give Alex Freeland actual runway 293 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,599 Speaker 3: for continuous playing time. They know what they have in 294 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 3: Kim at the major league level. 295 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 2: They obviously know what they have in Meggi Row. 296 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 3: They need to know who Alex Freeland is as a 297 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 3: major leaguer, not just a triple A guy with some 298 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 3: promise here. They need to figure out what exactly that 299 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 3: promise is. So that's why you're seeing the playing time 300 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 3: shake out the way that it is. Dave Roberts did 301 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 3: say while the platoon is going to be more on 302 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:43,679 Speaker 3: the shortstop side, he really wants to see Freeland get 303 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 3: some at bats against Ritis. The matchup is not super favorable, though. 304 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 3: You will see Miggy Row get the start and Kim 305 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 3: and then they'll sit Freeland for rities that don't necessarily 306 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 3: match up with him all the way. But more or less, 307 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 3: it's going to be Alex Freeland starting at second base, 308 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 3: the platoon at shortstop because the Dodgers need to see 309 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 3: what they have in Freeland, and this might be the 310 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 3: only time they can do so, because Tommy Edmon certainly 311 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 3: isn't coming off off the iel and sitting the bench. 312 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 4: Yeah. Yeah, again, you don't want Mookie hurt, but absolutely 313 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 4: I agree with the silver lining right now seeing what 314 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 4: you have getting eyes on Hesson Kim sooner. That's gonna 315 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 4: be big for this team and probably for Hessng Kim, 316 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 4: who was already doing really well at Triple A. We 317 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 4: got more Dodgers territory to come, but first we got 318 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 4: to tell you about today's show. Sponsor, Sea Geek are friends, 319 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 4: you know, guys. I was looking at the Dodgers schedule 320 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 4: to see when they're coming back, and of course they 321 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 4: are back home from this road trip on Friday, and 322 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 4: I saw not only do they return home on Friday, 323 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 4: they also have the first show Hey o Tani Bobblehead 324 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 4: of the season. 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Kyle, good to be with you. 351 00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 2: We're going to circle back to what we were talking 352 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 2: about about in terms of your opinion, first of all, 353 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 2: on just the start of this Dodgers team in twenty 354 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 2: twenty six. What's your overall kind of like broadstroke takeaway? 355 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: Well, first and foremost, it was kind of funny to 356 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: me how people were panicking a little bit about this offense. 357 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: We saw, especially after the Guardians series, Gavin Williams went 358 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: out and shoved seven score listenings ten strikeouts. It's still 359 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: early in the season. We're seeing this all across baseball. 360 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: A lot of team to worry about their offense. Of course, 361 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: the Dodgers go out and do what they do against 362 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: the Nationals. They're top five in the majors in scoring now, 363 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: so there's no concern about this offense. I will say 364 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: Andy pa has taking the step he has so far 365 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: earlier this season that is absolutely huge. This is a 366 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: kid who has gotten better at every step. I first 367 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: saw him in Ogden when he was in rookie ball. 368 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: At the time, he was a big wild player with 369 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: a big swing. A lot of talent had to corral it. 370 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: He did. There was a point where he was a 371 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: heavy player, he was heavy set. Everyone had him ticketed 372 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: for right field. He went out, lost twenty pounds and 373 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: became a viable center fielder. And after last postseason it 374 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: was going to be really interesting to see what adjustments 375 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: he would make, how he'd come back out, how it 376 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: would affect him. And he's come out better than ever, 377 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: and this has been a theme of Andy Poye has 378 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: his career. Whenever there's a challenge, whenever there's something has 379 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: to fix, whenever this thing has to adapt to or change, 380 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 1: he gets it done. And that's something a lot of 381 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: players truggle with. Give him a lot of credit because look, 382 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,439 Speaker 1: this Dodgers' offense you had, Kyle Tucker, you know how 383 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 1: ridiculous it is now you talk about at Andy Poye has. 384 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: If he goes from two seventy with twenty plus homers 385 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,679 Speaker 1: to thirty plus homers, thirty five plus homers, it just 386 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 1: makes this offense even more ridiculous. 387 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 3: Kyle, I'm wondering, Hi, by the way, nice to see you. 388 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:35,479 Speaker 3: The Dodgers are implementing this like six man hybrid rotation 389 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 3: with Justin Rabuski taking that spot start tonight against the 390 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 3: Blue Jays. The primary reason they're doing this is to 391 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 3: just protect pictures and when anytime you can get Yamamoto 392 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 3: and extra day of rest. But you know Glass now 393 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 3: coming off an injury season, show hey, trying to build up. 394 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 3: It makes sense to do this when you're looking at 395 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 3: Robuski though, and just kind of the rotation in general, 396 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 3: how long do you think the Dodgers need to do 397 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: this and do you think that because they have the 398 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 3: depth in their system, they can wry this set out 399 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 3: maybe a little bit longer than just the month of April. 400 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: We've seen them do this a lot over the years, 401 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: whether it's bringing a six man, especially when you have 402 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: guys like Yoshnobu Yamamoto and shohe Otani in your rotation. 403 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 1: They're used to pitching with that extra day of rest. 404 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:17,919 Speaker 1: So we're going to see them do this build in 405 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: off days throughout the season. And they've done it even 406 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 1: before those guys are around. And you have guys like 407 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 1: Tyler Glassnaw and Blake Snell who are tremendously talented, but 408 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: there are injury histories here. We're gonna see a lot 409 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 1: justin Robleski. We're going to see a lot of River 410 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: Ryan when he's ready to come up, just as last year, 411 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: you know, Emmit Sheen became a big part of their rotation. 412 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, this is what the 413 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: Dodgers do. Yes, they have this star level talent that 414 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 1: can beat you, but they also have better depth than 415 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: anyone else. The guys who are at number six, seven, eight, nine, 416 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: in the rotation, they'd be starting in almost any rotation 417 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: in baseball. That's the level of depth they have. So again, Robleski, Ryan, 418 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: all of them. We're going to see a lot of 419 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,439 Speaker 1: them throughout the season as injuries hit. We know the 420 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,360 Speaker 1: Dodgers like to leave guys on the aisle a little 421 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: longer than maybe they need to, to keep them fully rested 422 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: and ready to go in October more than anything else. 423 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: So yeah, we're going to see this for a while. 424 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:07,880 Speaker 1: By the way, I do have to say, of all 425 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 1: the off season editions in Dodgers' land, forget Kyle Tucker, 426 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 1: forget Edwin Diaz, Katie adding Katie wooded Dodgers territory. That's 427 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: the off season edition of the year. By the way, Hey, 428 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:26,679 Speaker 1: life is always better when you got more sun Dogs sports. 429 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 4: That Mark Wiener. Mark Wiener strikes again. Hey, uh to 430 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 4: take all the fun and excitement away from Katie there 431 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 4: she gets glazed up by Blazer. Here, Listen, I love 432 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 4: you bringing up the Andy Pai has growth because obviously 433 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 4: that was you know, you're you're doing a lot of 434 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,719 Speaker 4: prospects coverage at b A at that time. Baseball America 435 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 4: people are nasty, Uh, There's a kid a lot of 436 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 4: people are clamoring for right now, Triple A James Sibbs, 437 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 4: a third uh, the most well traveled like two year prospect, 438 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 4: one year prospect UH in baseball right now. I don't 439 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 4: know how you keep this kid down with what he's doing. 440 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 4: I also don't know how you have them cracked the Dodgers' outfield. 441 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 4: What do you think the next couple of weeks, months 442 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 4: look like for James Tibbs and the Dodgers because I 443 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 4: think we needed some JT three love on the show. 444 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 4: We haven't talked about them enough. 445 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,439 Speaker 1: It just comes down to injuries, right. Look, this is 446 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 1: a Dodgers lineup that is stacked. 447 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 4: We know it's stacked. 448 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: It's always gonna be stacked. 449 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 4: If injuries hit. 450 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: And like I said, with their pitching staff, right they 451 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: have a lot of guys that are in TRIPAA or 452 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: kind of their depth pieces that would be starters on 453 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: most teams. The same thing goes for a lot of 454 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: their position players. That's particularly in the outfield. The Dodgers 455 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: have had a tremendous form system for years. Whether it's 456 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: I or Hope, whether it's James Tips the third, whether 457 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: it's Mike Sirota, who they drafted out of high school 458 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: originally and loved, and we're so thrilled to get them 459 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: back in the Gavin Lux trade. They have so many options. 460 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: They have so many guys they can pull up. They 461 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: have so many guys at every level, whether it's James 462 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: TIBs the Third or really anyone else. They have so 463 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: many guys that you can expect to come up and look. 464 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,439 Speaker 1: Immediate impacts are tricky. There's always adjustment period, but at 465 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,640 Speaker 1: least provide I had some positive production for the Dodgers. 466 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 4: I will see James Tis the Third. 467 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 1: At some point this year again, whether it's in June 468 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: or August is going to depend a lot on just 469 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: factors out of his control, mainly injuries. 470 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 2: I want to ask you about the upcoming series. While 471 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 2: it's only the beginning of April, this one's kind of 472 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 2: a big deal. It's a World Series rematch, of course, 473 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 2: the Red Sox, the Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 474 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 2: and the Toronto Blue Jays meeting again head to head. 475 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 2: The Red Sox wish they were in the World Series 476 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 2: last year before I pronounced by the do you look 477 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 2: at it as much more than just a regular series 478 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 2: at the beginning of April, and what in you know, 479 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 2: what specifically will you be looking for in this one, 480 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 2: because it's two teams going very different directions right now. 481 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, look, I think there's always going to be that 482 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 1: storyline of oh, it's a World Series rematch, but these 483 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: two teams have much bigger goals in mind than just 484 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: beating each other in April. Again, obviously there's probably gonna 485 00:21:57,560 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 1: be a little bit of something. I fully expect the 486 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 1: crowd in Toronto to be extra rabid, but again it's 487 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: not really I don't want to make it bigger than 488 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 1: it is. In terms of what to watch for. We 489 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: talk about the Dodgers pitching, and I do want to 490 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 1: talk about Rokie Sastaki here in a second. Who the 491 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: Blue Jays. Of course, with the runner ups for the 492 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 1: Blue Jays pitching right now is just absolutely in shambles 493 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: with all the injuries they've had. They open Tray Savage 494 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 1: on the aisle, Jose Barrows on the aisle, Shane Bieber 495 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: on the aisle. They're trying to string it together. So 496 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 1: from the Dodgers' perspective, this is actually a great opportunity 497 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 1: for them to keep riding the momentum they picked up 498 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 1: in Washington offensively keep piling runs on the board. 499 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 4: Again. 500 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: People were freaking out about this offense last Wednesday. They're 501 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 1: not fourth in the majors and run scored. They have 502 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: an opportunity to climb even higher against the Blue Jays 503 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: pitching staff that right now is just not healthy in 504 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: the least. 505 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 3: All Right, last one for me, Kyle, before I have 506 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 3: to bounce hashtag road life, which shut out my girl 507 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 3: Alexa Dad the National sideline reporter, letting me use her 508 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 3: kitchen and her WiFi to do this show still in DC. 509 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 2: That is that is a real friend. Let's talk a 510 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,120 Speaker 2: little bit about Otani. 511 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 3: The daughters are finally getting the two way player, the 512 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 3: two way show Aotani that they bid for, and while 513 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 3: he's not going to see thirty starts, they're still going 514 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 3: to use him as a traditional starter, just maybe not 515 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:15,880 Speaker 3: on traditional rest. What is a fair expectation for show 516 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 3: Heotani as a true two way player for the first 517 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 3: time since twenty twenty three. 518 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: Yeah. I had the good fortune of covering Otani back 519 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: when he was in Japan all the way through his 520 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: Angel's career. I was kind of our designated Otani guy 521 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 1: was very fun. I think we're going to see a 522 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: lot of what we saw again twenty twenty one. You 523 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: know that first year that the average is going to 524 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: be higher than that because he's grown as a hitter. 525 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: But I think something in the twenty three to twenty 526 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: six start range, you know, whether that's one hundred thirty 527 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: hundred forty innings again, show heo Tani when he's playing 528 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: both ways, and also given the fact he is coming 529 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 1: off of two UCL injuries in his career, You're not 530 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: going to push him for thirty two starts in two 531 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 1: hundred innings. That's just not what you're going to do 532 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: to get the best at sho Heotani. But if he's 533 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: able to give them that one hundred and forty ish, 534 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 1: maybe even one hundred and fifty innings we saw him 535 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: give in some of his best seasons with the Angels, 536 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:09,719 Speaker 1: you add in again he's grown as a hitter. I 537 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: think we're still going to see a guy even if 538 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: he's not able to hit three hundred like he was 539 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 1: when he was solely dhing, he's gonna be in that 540 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: two seventies two eighties range. 541 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 4: It's still gonna be. 542 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: Forty fifty home r in power, You're gonna get a 543 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 1: tremendous to a player. Again, It's just not gonna be 544 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: thirty two starts in two hundred innings, but twenty again, 545 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: twenty some odd starts one hundred, forty hundred fifty innings 546 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: with two seventy and forty homers. Yeah, that's still the 547 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,479 Speaker 1: best player in baseball and the singularly most talented player 548 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: we have ever seen in the game's history. 549 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 4: He's pretty good. He's a fun way to watch, all right, Ka, 550 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 4: do you want to get out of here so you 551 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 4: can go do your real job. 552 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 2: My real job. 553 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:48,360 Speaker 3: Come watch live chat the Dodgers Toronto Blue Jays rematch 554 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 3: of the World Series with me on the Athletic app 555 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 3: starting at seven o'clock Eastern, four o'clock Pacific. I'll be 556 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 3: backed with you guys Thursday for the off day, maybe 557 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 3: talking about another Dodgers series win. 558 00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 2: Who knows. 559 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 4: I'm gonna jump in. I'm gonna bother you one hundred 560 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 4: percent of a buggy you during that live chat. 561 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 3: Please right, I hope you have like a subscriber name. 562 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,120 Speaker 3: Make it like as as ridiculous as possible. 563 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 4: I'll do my best that is Katie who goes, well, 564 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 4: we'll give We'll give her the boot and we'll continue 565 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,439 Speaker 4: the conversation with Kyle. You mentioned and I was talking 566 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 4: before Roki Sasaki. Ivan, that's the main thing you talk 567 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 4: about right now when you're covering the Dodgers. Sasaki is 568 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 4: the lightning rod of conversation. But kind of curious, you're 569 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 4: you know, you you've covered this team a lot. You're 570 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 4: not directly covering the Dodgers daily right now, but for 571 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 4: just from like outside perspective looking in at Roki, the 572 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 4: narratives surrounding him, what do you think about where he's 573 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 4: at right now, the growth, the difference in these two 574 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 4: starts from spring training, and you know what can you 575 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 4: kind of project or hope to project for Susaki over 576 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 4: his next you know, five to eight starts. 577 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: One of the things I wrote about and talked about 578 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: with Roki Susaki from the moment he signed again, I 579 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: go back with him to twenty twenty one, well before 580 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: he was even supposed to come out, before we knew 581 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: he was going to be posted. This is a very 582 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: young pitcher, and I think people overlook that and they 583 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: need to remember that this was not a finished product 584 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,679 Speaker 1: by any means. When he came over, Roki Sasaki was 585 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: like a lot of young pitchers, a guy with explosive stuff, 586 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: but things like command, sequencing, poise, durability, all the things 587 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 1: that are so so so critical to being a successful 588 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,640 Speaker 1: big league pitcher beyond just your stuff, those were going 589 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 1: to be works in progress. This was not Yoshinoba Yamamoto, 590 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:33,479 Speaker 1: a guy who had won three side awards and was 591 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: ready to come over from day one with four plus 592 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: pitches he commanded and poise from having pitched in the 593 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: Japan Series and just frankly being one of the best 594 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: pitchers in the world. Yoshanobayamamoto was a ready made it's 595 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 1: a pendaduty ask, but ready made number one or number 596 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: two starter from the moment he signed. That's why he 597 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: got three under twenty five million dollars. That was never 598 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: Roki Sasaki. He was always going to be a longer trajectory, 599 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: a longer path, a longer runway, And we're seeing that 600 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:01,919 Speaker 1: this is what young pitchers do. We saw it yesterday 601 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: against the Nationals. He was pretty good for three and 602 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: two thirds innings. I thought I was really promising. He 603 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: was landing his slider for strikes consistently. His slider's better 604 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: than this cutter. He made a mistake to Luis Garcia, 605 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,119 Speaker 1: fastball of it over the plate. Okay, it happens, no problem, 606 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,160 Speaker 1: right three and two thirds, it's only down two to one, 607 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 1: and then he just couldn't get out of it. When 608 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 1: things start going against him, Cape it rees that single 609 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,360 Speaker 1: that hit off first base bounced up. That's a bad 610 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:27,880 Speaker 1: luck single. Then he makes a good pitch to Jose Tana, 611 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 1: and Jose Tana just left, you know, goes the other way. 612 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: It was a good piece of hitting single in to left. 613 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: Then he gets ahead of James wood O two and 614 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 1: hangs a slider, and all of a sudden, it's six 615 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: to one. And that's more than anything. It's that's maturity, 616 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:42,919 Speaker 1: it's toughness, that's poison that comes with experience. He's not 617 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 1: experienced to the level of these other guys yet, so 618 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 1: it's going to come more slowly than I think a 619 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:51,200 Speaker 1: lot of people, like I actually thought yesterday was an improvement, 620 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: seeing three pitches four strikes over multiple innings. It's just 621 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:57,400 Speaker 1: when things start going against him in that fourth inning, 622 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: he couldn't get out of it. He couldn't stop the spiral. 623 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: But like you said, client coming back out in the 624 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: fifth en and getting a one two three inning, I 625 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: thought that was huge. So as much as the line 626 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: yesterday was not good, there were things to work with, 627 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:09,959 Speaker 1: there were things to like. And again, this is what 628 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,399 Speaker 1: happens with young pictures. They'll show you some really good things, 629 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 1: they'll show you some things that frustrate you, and it's 630 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 1: just part of the progression. 631 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 2: Kyle. I think a lot of the folks that are 632 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 2: our followers and fans and viewers agree with you. I 633 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 2: think they think that it's as long as you're constantly 634 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 2: making a little bit of improvement every single time, right. 635 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 2: I think that's what you can ask for. We don't 636 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 2: need you to be cy young overnight, but constant improvement 637 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,719 Speaker 2: I think is a fair ask and Roki Sosaki has 638 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 2: been doing that. Before we let you go, Kyle Glazer, 639 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 2: I want to ask you about your opinion on something 640 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 2: that when you have a sport that is as old 641 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 2: as baseball and you have purists in the game, change 642 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 2: is tough, right. I personally like the new ABS. I 643 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 2: would like to get your take on whether you think 644 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 2: it's good for the game. And what you've noticed in 645 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 2: terms of the implication and efficacy of the ABS so far. 646 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 1: I absolutely love it. I'm on the younger side, but 647 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: I'm a little bit an old soul as a purist 648 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: in baseball. When I started seeing the rules changes in 649 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: the miners, at first I was skepticle go about the 650 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: pitch clock and some of the rules changes. But as 651 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 1: soon as I saw it, I was like, oh, this works, 652 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 1: This actually makes the game better. And we saw that 653 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: with ABS. It took him a few years to figure 654 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: it out, and the miners work through some of the kinks, 655 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 1: work through some of the tweaks. But now you have 656 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: a situation where games are not being decided, games are 657 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: not being turned on a blown call by an umpire. 658 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 4: And we have seen so many games. 659 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: End on a bad call by an umpire with the 660 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 1: tying or go ahead run in scoring position. We have 661 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: seen so many at bats get shortened because an umpire 662 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 1: misses a call. 663 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 4: Now we have a. 664 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: Way to fix that, and we're already seeing situations where hey, 665 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: a call gets challenged, it gets reversed, and all of 666 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: a sudden, instead of being the end of the inning, 667 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: it's a go ahead home run at the end of 668 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: the day, the most important thing is getting the calls right, 669 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: and umpires do a better job than they're given credit for. 670 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: The average umpires was getting ninety four to ninety six 671 00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 1: percent of the balls and strikes calls right. It's just 672 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: those few percent seem to come at bad moments. Now 673 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:04,719 Speaker 1: we can eradicate that. So I see this as an 674 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,800 Speaker 1: improvement for the game. And ultimately, no one wants to 675 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: see a game end on a bad call. They want 676 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: the players to decide who wins and loses, not the umpires. 677 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, I think this is working. 678 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 1: There's going to be continued tweaks. 679 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 4: But I do like it. 680 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 1: I'm a fan of it. And Major League Baseball deserves 681 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: a lot of criticism for a lot of things they've done, 682 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: but they have absolutely nailed the rules changes, which ones 683 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 1: they've chosen to bring up, and how they've rolled them out, 684 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: and this is the latest step in that. 685 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 4: AMLB appreciate that. We're appreciating what you do because you 686 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 4: mess up a lot of other things. Kyle, we always 687 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 4: appreciate talking to you, man. Look at it. We didn't 688 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 4: bug you once about the padres this time. That's fun 689 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 4: for everybody involved. I'm sure, but guys, it's Kyle Glazer. 690 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 4: Make sure you go find him on the internet. Don't 691 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 4: find him when he's driving home. That's weird. But we'll 692 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 4: see you the next time, Kyle. I'm good, guys. Let's 693 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 4: get to last licks because we have a pupp to 694 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 4: talk about. 695 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 2: All right, guys, I actually have some very decent news. 696 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 2: I have introduced you many times to Havana Unana, and 697 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 2: the good news is she is currently ding doing an 698 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 2: adoption trial with a family in Redlands, California, and they 699 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 2: are incredibly excited and the adoption trial is going well. 700 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,959 Speaker 2: A couple of things that need to be done prior 701 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 2: to her adoption, as we need to get her just 702 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 2: a couple of more training sessions, So I humbly ask 703 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 2: you for a couple of pennies to just kind of 704 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 2: finish up her training to make sure that she is 705 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 2: set up for success. So we're looking for some donations. 706 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 2: Five bucks, ten bucks, seven hundred and fifty million bucks 707 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 2: would be fine donated Gidrisguardian dot org for Havannah. But 708 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,760 Speaker 2: the good news is she is on the right trajectory 709 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 2: and the right path. I don't know if you guys. Remember, 710 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:48,719 Speaker 2: but this little lady followed my best friend and her 711 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 2: husband into their home, completely completely emaciated and scared to death, 712 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:56,479 Speaker 2: obviously very neglected. And I tell you what, it's been 713 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: a heck of a seven months. But she is healthy, 714 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,959 Speaker 2: she is happy, she is they that she is supposed 715 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 2: to be at. She's a wonderful pup and she's she's 716 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 2: a puppy. So she's getting trained. So if it, if 717 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 2: you are led to, please donate any amount to Gidri's 718 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 2: Guardian dot org. 719 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 4: Okay, I'll say I'll say this. I don't know. I 720 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 4: think she's hanging out with the wrong crowd. Look at 721 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 4: that hat backwards in the whole. 722 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 2: Thing, and she's hanging out at Clint's house too often. 723 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 2: And that's a scary thing. And the tongue and the 724 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 2: whole thing, and that that poor little lady. We got 725 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 2: to get her out of there. You guys, hurry, please 726 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 2: send me money so I can get her the proper training. 727 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 2: So she's a she's a goog girl. She's a goog 728 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 2: goog girl. I love this dash nlu I donated hope. 729 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,760 Speaker 2: You know what, I'll take it. I'll take hope. I'll 730 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 2: take hope. I'll take prayers. I'll take a reshare that 731 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 2: helps just as much. So we appreciate any support that 732 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 2: you guys can give us. All Right, Baseball thought for 733 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:46,719 Speaker 2: the Road. This is really cool, Clint, and and I 734 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,080 Speaker 2: love that Katie Wu brought this up. And I love 735 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 2: that you chose this the first nine small paintings for 736 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 2: every Dodger game. This is Zoe Adriel. I believe, I 737 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 2: hope I'm saying that right. Zoe Adriel. She is painting 738 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,160 Speaker 2: a little picture, like doing a little drawing of every 739 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 2: single game. Her goal is to get better at paintings, 740 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 2: so one hundred and sixty two of these little drawings 741 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 2: do the trick. I mean, this is cool, Like it's 742 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 2: just emblematic of every single game. I love this because 743 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 2: I love the show. Heyo, Tawny Tumbler five billion dollars 744 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 2: for a tumblr. Hey the doctors Cleveland won that game, 745 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 2: so that's poopy. But anyway, I love this your thoughts, 746 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:28,240 Speaker 2: follow follow her on Instagram and support her stuff. I 747 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 2: think it's really cool. 748 00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's really cool. I saw it pop up on 749 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 4: my feed, you know, randomly, like the first or second day, 750 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 4: and I've been following along and I'm happy she put 751 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 4: the grid of the first nine up there, and I 752 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 4: know people are starting to see it. It's really cool. 753 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 4: I'm a big fan of supporting artists in any way 754 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 4: you can, and that's not AI. It's real art. That's 755 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 4: what makes it fun, that's what makes it cool. So everybody, 756 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 4: you know, go check out Zoe on on the internet 757 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 4: and see if she can get to all one sixty two. 758 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 4: And then do we get into the postseason? Do we 759 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 4: get all the way through the world. I want to 760 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:03,000 Speaker 4: see that you get that book. 761 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 2: I think you could maybe like even like a flip 762 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 2: book would be cool too. But like I think when 763 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 2: the Dodgers get to the postseason, because come on, man, 764 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:14,919 Speaker 2: just like continuing the whole story of the season. Who 765 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 2: knows Zoe what this can turn into, but let's support 766 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:20,360 Speaker 2: her a Dodger fan and at a budding artist. I 767 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:21,920 Speaker 2: think I think it's really neat good for her. 768 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 4: Absolutely, we got a game tonight. We got Dodgers against 769 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 4: the Toronto Blue Jays. You've got Justin Robleski getting the 770 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:33,160 Speaker 4: ball against old man Max Schureser. It's gonna be a 771 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 4: fun series. I'll be live after the game. By the way, 772 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:37,280 Speaker 4: on the All Dodgers YouTube channel. Will be post gaming. 773 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 4: You and I are live tomorrow for postgame question. 774 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 2: Thank you Sweeping Jesus for the Dodgers being on the 775 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:44,280 Speaker 2: East Coast. 776 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:46,720 Speaker 4: She's happy. 777 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 2: Check Clint out tonight on All Dodgers with Clint to 778 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 2: see us. Clinton and I will be back tomorrow night 779 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,359 Speaker 2: for postgame right here on Dodgers Territory, and the three 780 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 2: of us will be back on Thursday, twelve pm noon, 781 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 2: three pm Eastern. We appreciate you guys so much. Don't 782 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 2: forget to like gratest, five stars, all the things Dodgers 783 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,440 Speaker 2: Territory shop dot com for all of our goodies. We 784 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 2: appreciate you guys. We'll see you tomorrow night. 785 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:11,920 Speaker 4: Bye,