1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 1: Jack, You're going to come in at a better time, 2 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: you know, to go deep into that game, kind of 3 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: reset the bullpen and honestly set us up to win 4 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: that last game of the series because we are the 5 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: line up our lanes with the bullpen. 6 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 2: What is up all? We hope that your weekend was enjoyable. 7 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 2: Welcome to the live edition of Dodgers' Territory on this 8 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 2: Monday afternoon. We are your hosts. I am Alana Rizzo. 9 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 2: That is Clint to see us coming up. Connor McGinnis, 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 2: the assistant pitching coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers, joining 11 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 2: us on Dodgers Territory. Before we get to that, though, 12 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,239 Speaker 2: don't forget to like us, subscribe us, do all the 13 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 2: things that you do with YouTube and wherever you get 14 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: your podcast. We appreciate you very much. How about Clint, 15 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 2: we get into the big ticket. 16 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 3: Let's do it. 17 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 4: All right? 18 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,639 Speaker 2: They take two of three from the Oakland Athletics. Does 19 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,639 Speaker 2: that mean that they are back on track or does 20 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: that mean it's the Oakland Athletics. Let's not get too 21 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: ahead of ourselves, keeping in mind that Oakland did have 22 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 2: the best win loss record in the month of July. 23 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, they you know, we came in there at the 24 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 5: right time to actually have a little bit of competition, 25 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 5: and I feel that there's some things in there. I 26 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 5: think there's some getting back on track, seeing the bullpen 27 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 5: kind of do what it did, getting some guys like, 28 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 5: I mean, big series for Kei k Ahernandez Lux continuing 29 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 5: to do what he's doing where I mean, if you 30 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 5: go back two months ago, where if we're gonna say 31 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 5: Gavin Lux is hitting in the three hole, You're like, 32 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 5: what the f happened? But now all of a sudden 33 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 5: he's the right guy in that right spot doing some 34 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 5: good stuff there. So I very much appreciate that series. 35 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 5: Get the bad taste of the road trip out of 36 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 5: your mouth, get back home and hopefully try to sweep 37 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 5: them Phillies. 38 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, the last time that the Los Angeles Daughters will 39 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: see the Oakland Athletics at the coliseum. They are moving 40 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 2: apparently to Sacramento. We will see if they obviously eventually 41 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: get to Las Vegas. Let's brag on this Dodgers' bullpen 42 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: a little bit, because we crapped all over them when 43 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: they weren't doing well. But we've got to give them 44 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: credit when they are and Eric Stephen, who I loved 45 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: to death, had a great tweet talking about the performance 46 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: of the Dodgers' bullpen. And after a very hectic and 47 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: not very good July, although it being a very busy 48 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 2: one July, the Dodgers' bullpen allowed one run and eleven 49 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 2: and a third innings this weekend in Oakland, with twelve 50 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: strikeouts no free passes. They retired thirteen or fourteen batters 51 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 2: on Sunday with the only hit being a Sun double 52 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 2: that pesky sun in northern California. So what does this 53 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 2: say to you, Clint? Has the bullpen figured it out? 54 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 5: I mean, I think we still need to see a 55 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 5: little bit more. Luckily, bullpen has some help coming back, 56 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 5: but absolutely. 57 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 3: On the right track. 58 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 5: I feel when Evan Phillips got that big out, Brent 59 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 5: Rooker bases loaded, comes into relieve Ryan River Ryan, that 60 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 5: was the moment there. Evan Phillips is back on track. 61 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 5: I think everybody is back on track right behind him. 62 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 5: So that's where I feel really really confident about this 63 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 5: team moving forward in the right direction. And again, a 64 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 5: couple more pieces coming back. We'll talk to Connor about 65 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 5: those guys when they come back. As well so good 66 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:00,239 Speaker 5: stuff all around. 67 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 3: Good stuff. You beat up on a team you need 68 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 3: to beat up on. That's what you hope for in Oakland. 69 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. The thing is the bullpen is most effective when 70 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 2: they are coming into the game when they're supposed to 71 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 2: come into the game. And that is what happens when 72 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: you have good starting pitching. As we discussed at length, 73 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 2: you're only as good as your next day starter. Jack 74 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 2: Flaherty in his Dodger debut was what he needed to be. 75 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: What impressed you the most about his first outing as 76 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 2: a Dodger. 77 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 5: What I like about Jack flaherity is he goes out 78 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 5: there and you know, he looks like a man. That's 79 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 5: the important thing like sometimes not to say. 80 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 4: I'm a man. 81 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 2: Maybe I'm forty, he's not forty, but he's man. 82 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 3: Yeah. 83 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 5: I mean, he did exactly what you wanted. You know, 84 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 5: nine days between starts for him, didn't really let the 85 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 5: rust affect him too much there. I mean a couple, 86 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 5: you know, a couple base runners in that first inning, 87 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 5: but he showed exactly what they pick him up for. 88 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 5: A guy who can get you into the sixth inning 89 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 5: probably could have gone longer if you really really needed it. 90 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 5: But can kind of I think, you know, help mentally 91 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 5: reset the team that was pitch staff wise, was very 92 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 5: clearly kind of floundering here and they're struggling. You know, 93 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 5: we're just talking about the bullpen getting on track. I think, 94 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 5: I really do think Jack Flarerty is a part of that. 95 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 5: It gets everybody you know back in that right mindset 96 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 5: that day. Like you said, the momentum of that day, 97 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 5: starter is your momentum of your whole team. And Jack 98 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 5: Flaherty going a long way for this ball club, and 99 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 5: that game one start of his is Dodger Blue career. 100 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 2: I'm a massive fan of the Jack Flarerity edition. I'm 101 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 2: a massive fan of the Michael Kopek edition. I love 102 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 2: those two pieces, not only to the Dodgers starting staff, 103 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 2: but as well as the bullpen. It doesn't matter what 104 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 2: I think. I don't work with them. My mechanics are terrible. 105 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 2: Connor McGinnis is the assistant pitching coach for the Los 106 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 2: Angeles Dodgers. I appreciate him coming on so much because 107 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 2: it's the first day of a series and they're busy, 108 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 2: these guys with scouting reports and making sure that they 109 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 2: can handle the Phillies. Lineup. Connor, Welcome to Dodgers territory. 110 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,559 Speaker 2: We appreciate you very much. What is the best way 111 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 2: to attack a Phillies lineup that has been at top 112 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 2: of the NL East for the better part of the 113 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 2: season when you have such a long lineup. 114 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, they've got an incredible lineup, especially when they're hot. 115 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: You know, it can be a very scary lineup to navigate, 116 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: but we feel very strongly about what our pitchers are 117 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: able to do, and so it kind of just boils 118 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: down to executing your strengths, getting ahead and trusting the 119 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: defense behind you. So our guys have been doing an 120 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: awesome job navigating, you know, the length of the season, 121 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: the travel and whatnot, and so we feel like we're 122 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: in a really strong place and we're excited to play them. 123 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 5: So we're just talking about Jack Flerti at Flerty before 124 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 5: we welcome you here onto the show, talk about what 125 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 5: he's kind of added to the mix for this pitching 126 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 5: staff and kind of I would imagine everybody's mental just 127 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 5: feels that much better when you're going out and getting 128 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 5: the best guy available at the trade deadline. 129 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 3: It's got to feel good in that clubhouse. 130 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: Oh, without question, and kudos to our scouting group and 131 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: Andrew Friedman and Brandon Gomes for going out and being 132 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: able to pull off and execute that trade for us. 133 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: And Jack couldn't have come in at a better time, 134 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: you know, to go deep into that game, kind of 135 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: reset the bullpen and honestly set us up to win 136 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: that last game of the series because we were able 137 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: to line up our lanes with the bullpen being a 138 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: little fresher than it was, so for him to come in, 139 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 1: I know, it was a huge relief to him to 140 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: be able to go and show that he was able 141 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: to do that for us and get deep into the game. 142 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: I mean, we're just ecstatic and happy to have him. 143 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: I was really impressed. I mean, it's the first time 144 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: Will Smith's caught him or even met him, or it 145 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 1: introduced him, and he navigated him beautifully, and Jack made 146 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: some awesome adjustments there after the second inning, and so 147 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: they fell into a rhythm. 148 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 4: It was a lot of fun to watch. I'm excited 149 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 4: for the future with this guy. 150 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 2: Connor White impresses you the most the swing and the 151 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 2: miss from Flaerny or the fact that he can go 152 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 2: deep into the game. 153 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 4: Honestly, all of that impresses me. 154 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: But just the mound presence alone, you know, reading the 155 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: game situations, bases open, you'll see the fastball velocity kind 156 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: of fluctuate and he'll kind of tap into that extra 157 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: velo when he needs it. 158 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 4: And then just the execution of his slider. 159 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: I mean, his slider is such a deadly weapon, and 160 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: I thought he and Will did a great job of 161 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: kind of using his curveball early to give him more 162 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: of that front to back look. But when he's got 163 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: that slider on and he can kind of, you know, 164 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: add that power to the heater when he needs it, 165 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: it's a pretty tough at bat for opposing hitters. 166 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 5: Connor, you mentioned the bullpen there. We're just talking before 167 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 5: welcoming you hear the bullpen seems to have gotten on track, 168 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 5: particularly those last two games. Maybe that is kind of 169 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 5: the flarity factor, But scuffling for a good bit before that, 170 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 5: how much of that was kind of just guys being 171 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 5: really overworked, tired, all the injuries and everything just piling 172 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 5: up to you know, the pain of the dog days 173 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 5: of summer there, and you know, now feeling better about 174 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 5: Like I said, I think Evan Phillips is the key 175 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 5: there getting that big out. I think everything is just 176 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 5: going the right way. But where are we at bullpen wise? Yeah, 177 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 5: the bullpen's in a great spot. 178 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: Like you said, we've had a bunch of random injuries 179 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: kind of pop up, some lower body injuries here and there. 180 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: Our medical staff has done a fantastic job keeping our 181 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: guys together and getting them out on the field. And 182 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: so when you get a guy like Clarity to come in, 183 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: when guys are able to go deeper into game, some 184 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: of our rookie starters, you know, in Houston, I remember 185 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: going deeper into games and giving that bullpen aal life, 186 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: little bit of a reset, and then getting the additions 187 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: of Kopek, like you mentioned, Anthony bandas been fantastic. Michael 188 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: Kopek coming in, I mean, it's unbelievable fastball. 189 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 4: It's a ton of fun to watch. 190 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: I mean, even Brent honeywell, you know what he did 191 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: coming in, showing up late in Detroit, like, hey, Bud, 192 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: you're going to start. You know, I don't think he 193 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: had touched the ball three days prior to us getting 194 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: him in there in Detroit and then just coming out 195 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: and doing his thing. 196 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 4: It's been massive. 197 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: I think it's a little bit of tired, it's a 198 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: little bit of the ups and downs. It's also why 199 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: we play one sixty two. You know, you're gonna take 200 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 1: your lumps as the season goes along. But these guys 201 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: are prepared for it. They've been in this situation before, 202 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: and hopefully it's one of those things where they can 203 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: kind of time it at the right time here down 204 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:42,079 Speaker 1: the stretch at the end of the year. 205 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know, continuing off of that, finally for this 206 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 5: Los Angeles Dodgers teams getting some positive news. It felt 207 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 5: like so many so much of the season, it was all, Oh, 208 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 5: this guy's heard this is bad, or Pet's heads are 209 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 5: falling off. 210 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 3: I always got to get that in there. 211 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 5: But this week, you guys could be welcoming some key 212 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 5: pieces back, could get the Bazuka back, You would get 213 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 5: Brazier back, possibly by tonight. 214 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 3: I don't know if. 215 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 5: You're ready and willing to reveal that yet. Of course, 216 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 5: Michael Grove not too far behind. Give us a general 217 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 5: update about particularly those three guys, what we can see 218 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 5: this week and where they fit in the bullpen mix. 219 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, as far as the activations go, it's a little 220 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: higher than my pay grade, but we'll see. I'll just 221 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,719 Speaker 1: show up to stretch and see who's ready to roll 222 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: that night. But yeah, if we can get some of 223 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: these key guys back, it would be great, and even 224 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: you know, there's gonna be some tough decisions to make. 225 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: A lot of these guys have been throwing the rock 226 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: really well, and you only get so many roster spots, 227 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: so I think it's more of a timing component, you know, 228 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 1: making sure that our guys are in good positions to 229 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: carry this through down the stretch. But getting a guy 230 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: like grat Oral back, Brazier Michael Grovey and he's been 231 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: looking fantastic and triple A that I think guys kind 232 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: of forget about, you know. I think he was sitting 233 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: ninety nine his last game and he's got a slide 234 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 1: or cruising. So just getting some of these pieces back 235 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: will really help kind of flush us out. But we're 236 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: just ted to kind of hit the ground running down 237 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: the stretch here and hopefully you can get some of 238 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: our other bats back in the lineup and what everyone's 239 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: been doing our whole with our. 240 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 4: Coaching staff and the pieces. 241 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: Gavin Lux hitting three hole has been so much fun 242 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: for lotch I've been watching this guy for years, way 243 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: back to Great Lakes. He's right where he belongs. So 244 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: it's been it's been a pleasure to kind of watch 245 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: these guys go through it, and so we're just excited 246 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: to get some of these pieces back and hit the 247 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:25,199 Speaker 1: ground running. 248 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, the Parade of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Gavin Lex. Let's talk 249 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 2: a little bit about Clayton Kershaw of it, Connor, this 250 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 2: is a guy obviously, he'll be in Cooperstown five years 251 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 2: to the day after he retires. What do you want 252 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 2: to see in terms of Kersh's next outing to let 253 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 2: you know that again, coming off that first surgery in 254 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 2: his career, he's getting back to where he wants to be, 255 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 2: which is tough because Kershaw's standards are so high. 256 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, it's un He always sets the bar 257 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: so high, and it's never a guy I would ever 258 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: want to bet against. If he's got the rock and 259 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: he's on the mound, the Dodgers are in a good place, 260 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 1: and so I think for him, he just wanted to 261 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: fine tune a couple of things. You know, delivery was 262 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: a little off. But for me, it's if he gets 263 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: his slider cruising and he's able to use his curveball 264 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: to kind of reset counts. He's gonna be on his way, 265 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: and so it was a you know, a bit uncharacteristic 266 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: for him, his last outing to us. We kind of 267 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: chalk that one up as a fluke and you know, 268 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: erase that and turned the page. 269 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 4: So had a good bullpen in Oakland. 270 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,079 Speaker 1: So we're looking forward to him and this next start here, 271 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 1: and if he gets that slider rolling and kind of 272 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: plays the cat and mouse game with the heater and 273 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: the slider and sprinkles in the curveball, I'm really excited 274 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: for his next outing. 275 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 5: And we're talking positive injury updates. We can't not talk 276 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 5: about Yoshinobu Yama Moto. Big news on the Yama Modo front. Yeah, 277 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 5: he's throwing a baseball. That's awesome. Talk about the latest 278 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 5: there and kind of let's say, not tempering expectations, but 279 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 5: not getting too far ahead with Yama Modo. So give 280 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 5: us a Yama update and where you kind of hope 281 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 5: he slots in. 282 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's been doing fantastic, you know, like I've mentioned, 283 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: our medical staff has been doing a fantastic job with him. 284 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: Thomas Albert Brandon mcday, Annuel John RB have been keeping 285 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: close eyes on him. You know, you watch this guy 286 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: throw right now. He's looking fantastic and he's going about 287 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: it the right way. It's been fun to kind of 288 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: just get to know him throughout the course of the year, 289 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: and it really felt like he had found himself in 290 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: that that Yankees game. Really kind of everything came to fruition. 291 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: But he's in a great spot. You know, the throws 292 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: have been looking great. He's got his coach with him, Yata, 293 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: his personal kind of guru throwing guys. So it's been 294 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: super fun to learn from him and kind of see 295 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: his process of how he goes about things. So we're 296 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: just excited to have the fact that he's out there throwing. 297 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 1: You know, I had a good bullpen the other day. 298 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: As far as timeline goes, I'm not exactly sure, but 299 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:40,719 Speaker 1: you know. 300 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 4: Fingers crossed. 301 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 1: If he continues on this kind of line of progression, 302 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: hopefully we can see him back out there on the 303 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: mountain force all right. 304 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 2: Blink twice. If he's going to be back within the 305 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 2: next two weeks. I'm just kidding. What'sn't been like Connor 306 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 2: working with Mark Pryor obviously this was a guy that 307 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 2: was all the mechanics going for him. They were they 308 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 2: called him like the perfect picture in terms of mechanics. 309 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 2: What's it been like just working around him and kind 310 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 2: of taking things from him? And how do you guys 311 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 2: work in tandem? How do you split up the pictures 312 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 2: in terms of duties? 313 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 3: Oh? 314 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: Without question, it's it's an absolute joy and pleasure. I've 315 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: had quite a different background, kind of career path to 316 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: get to this position that Mark did you know. 317 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 4: I like the joke. 318 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: I'm clearly not here for my athletic abilities. Gangs, so 319 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 1: you know they're with me, But it's it's a I've 320 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: learned so much from this guy. He's helped me out tremendously. 321 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: I truly can't thank him enough. I can't even imagine 322 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: doing this without this guy. But it's been such a 323 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,719 Speaker 1: fun balance, you know. I think for him, it's just 324 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: kind of teaching me the days in days out, a 325 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: lot of like the field components, the timing of when 326 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: to talk to guys and whatnot. He's really helped me 327 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: out tremendously. The game planning. Him and Mark or Mark 328 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: and Danny Layman are incredible when it comes down to 329 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: the game planning, and then it's kind of on Bardo 330 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: and I to kind of make sure. 331 00:13:58,679 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 4: That the bullpens falls. 332 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: So so it's a we're very very in sync in 333 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: our communication when we go about it, and they're no egos. 334 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 4: You know. 335 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: You look at this guy who's uncover of Sports Illustrated. 336 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: I mean, he was the Strasburg or Strasburg, the Harper 337 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: before Harper, all of this, you know, and it's kind 338 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: of funny. I like to tease him a little bit 339 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: because some of our young guys don't even really know 340 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: who he is, you know, like, hey, go YouTube Mark Prior, buddy, 341 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: you might want to watch some of these highlights. 342 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 4: You need to put some respect on this guy's name. 343 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: But it's in absolute joy and so it's really fun 344 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: to kind of go back and forth and throw things 345 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: against the wall to see and a lot of it. 346 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 4: You know. 347 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: I'm more of the guy that kind of like wants 348 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: to push the envelope, you know, like, hey, I think 349 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: we can really add this pitch or you know, how 350 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: do you feel about that? And he's fantastic a kind 351 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: of keeping me contained and making sure that the timing 352 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: of these things are being introduced correctly, and so it's 353 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: a really fun back and forth. And I truly we 354 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: don't have enough time for me to give him any 355 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: compliments as this guy deserves for how much he's helped 356 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: me with mike career. But it's it's a pure joy 357 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: to work with our group, and I'm so excited to 358 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: be here for it. So it's been fun back and forth. 359 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: As far as like any formality of how we spread 360 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: out the workload or anything like that amongst us, it's 361 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: very free flowing, you know, it's very open. Sometimes it's 362 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: you know, he's connecting better with a pitcher at a 363 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: certain moment or I am, or even sometimes our strength 364 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: staff is and so we kind of lean into that. 365 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: There's no egos here. Our training room is very in 366 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: touch with what we're doing, our medical staff, our strength staff. 367 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: So if we're trying to work on, you know, something 368 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: with someone's rear leg or anything like that, our strength 369 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: guys know about it, our training staff, and we want 370 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: to make sure that we can kind of slow drip 371 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: that and get these guys into those right positions to execute. 372 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: But yeah, working with Mark Pryor, I mean I pinch 373 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: myself every day. I got to make sure I stay 374 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: locked in for doing the work. But it is an 375 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: absolute joy to be working with them. 376 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's sense. It's about working with me. But anyway, 377 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 2: I diagree, ahead, go ahead. 378 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 5: Alana's got the back of the baseball card. Prior's got 379 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 5: the back of a baseball card. I don't, Connor don't. 380 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 5: But you also have your claim to fame in this game. 381 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 5: I don't have. This ball has too many sides on it. 382 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 5: But clean fuego. Let's talk about clean fuego. How awesome 383 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 5: has that been? Kind of seeing this thing grow into 384 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 5: something that is so damn important in this game? 385 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 4: Now? 386 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 3: And also, you're gonna send me one of those for free? 387 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: Or absolutely you kidding me? I hope my brother's watching. 388 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: He'll just say, Clint, send him the address. We'll send 389 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: you a care package. Absolutely at from one of these. 390 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 3: For a while. I just can't. 391 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 5: I can't justify it on the count of I'm not 392 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 5: an athlete, but you know I got a decent carry 393 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 5: to the fastball, can top out about sixty two. 394 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 3: Or something like that. 395 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 5: But anyways, yeah, again, the growth of this thing in 396 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 5: the game, how special has that been? 397 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: It's been an absolute joy and honestly, kudos to the 398 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: Dodgers for honestly letting me run with this while I'm 399 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: working here. You know, this goes back to twenty seventeen 400 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: spring training. I'm with Rick Honeycut and Charlie Huff at 401 00:16:56,360 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: a spin station with hockey pots and you know, billing 402 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 1: my brother in on what we were doing. He was like, 403 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: my goodness, you guys are the Dodgers. You can't get 404 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: anything better than a hockey puck. 405 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:05,919 Speaker 4: Like what do we You know? 406 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 1: The weight's wrong, the shape of it's wrong. And so 407 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 1: we did a little research. There were some other products 408 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,719 Speaker 1: out there overseas that were kind of close, but they 409 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 1: weren't really getting it down to the detail that we 410 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 1: really needed to accomplish, the pitch shapes and movements that 411 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 1: we really wanted. So for me as a coach, if 412 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: there's anything that you can hand to an individual that's 413 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: so simple that it just kind of clicks and there's 414 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: not a lot of conversation and it's kind of like 415 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: a hey, here you go, go go figure it out 416 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: and play catch and have fun with it. I'm all 417 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: in on it. And so it's a simple product. It's 418 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: simply just trying to improve your spin efficiency. So it's 419 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 1: it's the idea of let's say Alan and I were 420 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: playing catch with the football. You know right away, if 421 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: you threw that football correctly, right, you know, if it's 422 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: on that perfect spiral, or if it's wabbling or it's 423 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: the bad duck pass, those are all yeah, I know, 424 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: I know me as well. But when it comes to 425 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: a baseball, it's such a small object and it's being 426 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: thrown at such high it's nearly impossible to really know 427 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: how clean or how true that spin is. And so 428 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: when we got under the hood, there are massive impactful 429 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: numbers when you can clean up the spin efficiency of 430 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: your fastball. And then they're kind of some of the 431 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: subtle other tweaks in there as well. If they're a 432 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: natural supinater, which just means they're a little more on 433 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: the outside part of the ball when they're releasing it, 434 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: it's almost a little closer to a football, you can 435 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: clean that spin up and actually produce really good two 436 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: seams and sinkers. And so this was something that we 437 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: did when we acquired Blake Tryin and back in twenty 438 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: twenty prior to that World Series run. And you know, 439 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: he had always kind of assumed it was, oh, I 440 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: got a roll of this pitch or climb and whatnot, 441 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: and so really understanding. I think the idea of seamshift 442 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: has kind of taken over the public space a little 443 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: more of these previous years, but the clean Fuego gets 444 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 1: kind of put in that bucket of oh, it's just 445 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 1: a pitcher's tool for four seam ride that type of thing. 446 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: But in fact, if you kind of know what you're 447 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 1: doing getting that clean Fuego, if it's cutting like crazy 448 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: on super clean spin, you can actually flip it to 449 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 1: a two seam and really fine tune that action to 450 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: create the sink. So I apologize to nerd out on 451 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: you guys for a little bit, but it's a fun product, 452 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: and you know, my brother might get mad at me 453 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: for this, but we are excited. We're gonna be releasing 454 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: a new product coming out here in a few weeks 455 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:26,120 Speaker 1: or if not sooner. Well, we actually created a plyoball 456 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: version of the flight Go ball. We're gonna call them 457 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: Flyos Fuego Flyos. My brother's fantastic with the marketing and whatnot, 458 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: but I'm very excited about this product because there's so 459 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: many guys and kids around the country using weighted balls. 460 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: But to have it with this shape and this style, 461 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: what it's gonna do if it's gonna help centralize that weight. 462 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:51,360 Speaker 1: So what oftentimes happens is when they're throwing those pileballs 463 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: into the wall, all that sand is hitting the back 464 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 1: of the ball when they lay back, and so those 465 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: can actually promote supinated throws or sometimes more of those 466 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: cut ass balls. And so by now introducing this product, 467 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: we can eliminate some of those bad habits for guys 468 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: who don't necessarily want that sort of sensation or feel. 469 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: And so I'm just really excited to get these in 470 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: the hands of baseball players around the world. And uh yeah, 471 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: no pressure, Mike. Hopefully we can get these things launched 472 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 1: here coming soon. 473 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 5: They're just making news for everybody there. And again I'm 474 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 5: looking to get my pause on one. But one last thing. 475 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 3: We got to talk about the address. All right, I'll 476 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 3: do it. 477 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 5: I'll do it a lot, and we're gonna have to 478 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 5: have you talk to Connor. But we gotta we got 479 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 5: to bring it to uh the you know, reality life 480 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 5: humans being in that clubhouse all next to each other 481 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 5: and obviously is a uh we're getting positive news now, 482 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 5: but the horribleness that's kind of surrounded the Freeman family. 483 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 5: How has the team uh kind of put Freddie on 484 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 5: their back and and Chelsea and Maximus and all this 485 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 5: through this this trying time and now to this point 486 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 5: where max is able to get back home be with 487 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 5: his family and all that. You know, how much does that, 488 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,959 Speaker 5: like that baseball, that clubhouse community, how much does that 489 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 5: like help somebody like Freddy or even vice versa bringing 490 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 5: a team together more through this adversity. 491 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:08,919 Speaker 4: Yeah, no, without question. 492 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: You know, my heart goes out to them, and it's 493 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,160 Speaker 1: such a relief and a joy to hear that they're 494 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: that he's doing better and the family is doing well, 495 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: and so we're we're excited to get Freddie back. But 496 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: it was a no brainer, you know, when this sort 497 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: of thing happened, it's, yeah, you have to go. You 498 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,400 Speaker 1: have to go be with your family. That takes top priority, 499 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: and we consider Freddie family and so this was a 500 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 1: no brainer for him to go be with be with 501 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,400 Speaker 1: them and be with his son to make sure everything 502 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: was okay. And it's just great news that things are 503 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: moving in the right direction. He's doing much better. But 504 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: I just want to make sure that, you know, for us, 505 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: that he takes his time, you know, and make sure 506 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: that he's ready to go and that his headspace and 507 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 1: the family's headspace and everyone's good and healthy, and he 508 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: can kind of then get back to work. But there's 509 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: no rush on that. 510 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 4: You know. Life takes priority. 511 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 1: Family takes priority over this stuff as important as all 512 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,239 Speaker 1: this is to a lot of people, but that that 513 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: takes priority. So for him to get through this and 514 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: make sure that everyone's strong and healthy has been massive. 515 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: So to get the news that we've received, we're just 516 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: overjoyed to hear that. 517 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:11,679 Speaker 4: Things are in the right direction. 518 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 1: And honestly, yeah, we can't wait to get the MVP 519 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: back in the lineup. You know, we got a couple 520 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: MVPs we're waiting on to get back in there. So 521 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: we're just very thankful that everything's looking well right now. 522 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, family is everything, and we're super happy that you're 523 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 2: part of ours. Connor, thanks again for everything. Appreciate you 524 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 2: very much, Best of luck the rest of the way. 525 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 2: Love that we're getting some reinforcements and good luck with 526 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 2: clean Fuego and we'll talk to you soon, my friend. 527 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 4: Absolutely, Thank you guys, really appreciate it. Absolutely good. 528 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 2: It's our pleasure. Connor McGinnis, assistant pitching code to the 529 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 2: Los Angeles Dodgers. Always great to get that insight, Clint. 530 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 2: There's so much that I can learn from talking to 531 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 2: these guys. I mean, they'll forget more baseball than I'll 532 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 2: ever know. And I think I know a lot about 533 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 2: this game, but I tell you what, it's impressive to 534 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 2: hear what they do on a day in and day 535 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 2: out basis. We talked a little bit about injuries, but 536 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,120 Speaker 2: let's get into it a little bit more with blue. 537 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 3: Hey very importantly, they're coming. 538 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 2: They're coming when Mooki comes back. We had this discussion. 539 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 2: By the way, it was a great opportunity for fans 540 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 2: to get it on this on how crazy they think 541 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 2: I am for wanting Moki to go to center and 542 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 2: putting tay oscar and right and Kirrmeyron left. It's always 543 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 2: fun to hear the fan perspective. But Mooky is coming back. 544 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 2: We have a plethora of middle and fielders. Where does 545 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:29,640 Speaker 2: he go when he comes back. 546 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 5: I mean, at this point in time, it seems like 547 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 5: it will be shortstop. I think the fact that he's 548 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 5: continuing to play there. Let's just say this, there's no 549 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:40,919 Speaker 5: wrong spot for Marcus Lynn Betts to be on the 550 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 5: baseball field. I think there's there's ways to make the 551 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 5: team the best version of itself when you're talking about 552 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 5: defensive metrics, when you're talking about you know, in the 553 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 5: lineup and all of that. But there's also the factuality 554 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,919 Speaker 5: the reality that somebody like Mookie Bets, an MVP, multi 555 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 5: time Gold Glove Award winner, multi ti time All Star, he. 556 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,440 Speaker 3: Kind of can say I don't really want to do that. 557 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 5: You know, he's not gonna I understand he doesn't want 558 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 5: to play a utility role. Maybe in my opinion, after 559 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 5: watching baseball for so many years, I think that's a 560 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 5: role that makes a lot of sense for him. The 561 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 5: reality is that's not how the Dodgers are going to 562 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 5: view it. So to the question, it will be shortstop 563 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 5: and then it will be somewhere else. I think Miguel 564 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,920 Speaker 5: Rojas has kind of found his way to cement himself 565 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 5: as that starting shortstop. In October, I think you could 566 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 5: see some pieces kind of moving around. Is it the 567 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 5: right way to do it? Is it the best way 568 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 5: to put the team together? Who knows what do we 569 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 5: know after I just say, watching baseball all these years, 570 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 5: same with you, Alana, like you know what you would 571 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 5: prefer to see where you would prefer to see these 572 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 5: guys be. But again with Mooki bets, am I wrong 573 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 5: in saying there's no there's no wrong answer in where 574 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 5: you put him at on the show. 575 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 2: Mookie bets as a utility player. Elisheva Jones says no 576 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 2: at shortstop either, and I'm with with that comment. Mario 577 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 2: torus As DFA, Nick Ahmed, Cavin Bigio and Option Pajas 578 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 2: and outman. I mean, that's that's probably there's so many 579 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 2: flipping people now on the forty man, if everybody comes back, 580 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 2: it seems like Clint Pasius is so married de Luxe. 581 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 2: Actually he's not. I'm the one that was married Deluxe, 582 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 2: not Clint. Clint has come around on it, but Clint 583 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 2: and Lepsi have have had rounds. 584 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 5: I will say this about myself and Gavin lux I'm 585 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 5: hard on the kid because I want the kid to 586 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 5: do well. I know the talent is there is the 587 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 5: reason he's a first round pick. And he said it himself. 588 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 5: You know a lot of the issues were there were 589 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 5: in his brain one of the things I talked about 590 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,439 Speaker 5: on my show, Uh, you know, weeks before the season, 591 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 5: one of the concerns I had was coming off that knee. 592 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 5: Uh you know, how much does it affect the hitting 593 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 5: because you are planting. He is somebody that kind of 594 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 5: gets into his stance a lot, and he admitted that 595 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 5: he was being very timid, very hesitant with that knee, 596 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 5: understandably coming off of that injury. So I'm always going 597 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 5: to be tough on Lux because I know how good 598 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,919 Speaker 5: he can be, and the only thing I know is 599 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 5: tough love. 600 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 2: Well, he's proving you're right right now because he's doing well. 601 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 2: When can Edmund go to center field? 602 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 5: I don't know. 603 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 2: Is Tommy Edmund our third baseman? I mean Max Max 604 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 2: Munsey apparently is riding the ship and turning the corner 605 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 2: and is going to be here before we thought he 606 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 2: was going to be here. I mean, but does he 607 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 2: go to third? Does Edmund go to third? Do they 608 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 2: platoon third? 609 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 3: I mean it's an option. 610 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 5: Edmund could be that guy who ends up being the 611 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 5: super utility guy playing some left, playing some center, playing 612 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:32,400 Speaker 5: some third base. You know, what is the long term 613 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 5: Kevin Kirmeyer plan with this team. For all of the 614 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 5: accolades he gets with the glove, he also is somebody 615 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 5: who is far below league average with the bat this 616 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 5: year when we talked about it, you know what they 617 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,400 Speaker 5: did at the deadline, they just gave themselves a bunch 618 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 5: of options, and as even Connor said, there are going 619 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 5: to be some tough questions in the pitching staff. On 620 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 5: the pitching staff side of things, but also when it 621 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 5: comes to the position player side of the things. Is 622 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 5: there some people that you know, open the season with 623 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 5: this team that might not be getting a whole lot 624 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 5: of looks if you know, even being on the active 625 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 5: roster in the postseason. I'm looking at guys like Jason Hayward, 626 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 5: maybe key Ky Hernandez who had himself a hell of 627 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 5: a series in Oakland. 628 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 3: You know, they need to put out the absolute. 629 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 5: Best dudes for you know, on that twenty six man 630 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 5: when when we get to October. But they still got 631 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 5: two months to figure these questions out, and the more 632 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 5: options they have, whether it's Max coming back or and 633 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 5: also Freddie and then Tommy Edmund not too far behind 634 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 5: Chris Taylor somewhere in that mix. You know, we're getting 635 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 5: the positive updates that we want more of and Freddy 636 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 5: Freddie coming back maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow soon. 637 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 3: It keeps getting that. 638 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 2: I don't want those decisions. Those are the things that 639 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 2: people don't understand. It's like all these business decisions. 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I would strongly hope the Dodgers 688 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 5: don't have to play another NLS team in the first round, 689 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 5: just because there's a lot of bad memories and bad 690 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 5: feelings with that right now. But focusing on this Phillies series. 691 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 3: It's not what we expected. It's not what we expected 692 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 3: a month ago. 693 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 5: I mean, I'm glad the Phillies are kind of floundering 694 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 5: a little bit because we don't need to see them 695 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 5: go in beat up on the very very hurt and 696 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 5: injured and depleted Dodgers. 697 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 3: But still has has it lost juice? 698 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 5: I mean, we had more time, we could pose the 699 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 5: question to the audience, of course, but I feel like 700 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,560 Speaker 5: it's lost a little bit of some of its luster. 701 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 5: Hopefully maybe it becomes something special in the NLCS. But yeah, 702 00:30:58,160 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 5: you're looking at two teams that are kind of tread 703 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 5: honestly right now, they are. 704 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 2: But I do think it's a bigger deal for the Dodgers. 705 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 2: The reason I say that is the Phillies are leaders 706 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 2: of their division NY and at least by six games 707 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 2: over the Braves. The Dodgers have a four and a 708 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 2: half lead over the San Diego Padres, which you're playing 709 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 2: a lot better. So I think this is a bigger 710 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 2: opportunity for LA to kind of continue to increase the 711 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 2: gap between us and the Padres, and the Phillies coming up, 712 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 2: by the way, I think they have the Marlins and 713 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 2: the Pirates, so they're coming up against some opponents other 714 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 2: than the Dodgers that are sitting with losing records right now. 715 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 2: So I want to see the Dodgers take two three. 716 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 2: I want to see the payback against the Phillies because 717 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 2: they killed us when we were in Philadelphia. 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