1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: Because my job is to try to help guys be 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: great young men, appreciate being a major league ballplayer what 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: that entails, and help us win baseball games. 4 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 2: What is up? Everybody? Welcome to a special episode of 5 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 2: Dodgers Territory on this Wednesday. Typically Clint Piscius and myself 6 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 2: Alona Reser or with you on Thursdays. But hey, it's 7 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: a holiday week. We're closed tomorrow, so how about getting 8 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 2: the show in today? And Clint, it is a special 9 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: show because this is the thirtieth episode of Dodgers Territory 10 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: and we have a very special guest coming up. 11 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, we made it. 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 4: We made it the thirty and we got to bring 13 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,959 Speaker 4: in the manager, Dave Roberts. So that's going to be fun. 14 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 4: I'm excited. I think people are going to enjoy this one. 15 00:00:49,479 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 4: But let's get into some Dodger talk. You know, Big Ticketko. 16 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: Needs an extension. Clint, let's lock him up, lock them 17 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: up for a long time. I mean the walk off 18 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: yesterday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. What he's been able to 19 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 2: do as far as outfield production is concerned. The sky's 20 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 2: are the man. 21 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: Let's do it. 22 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 4: This is you know, we've talked a lot of a 23 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 4: lot about it here on the internet over the last 24 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 4: couple of months, weeks or whatever between this channel, my channel. 25 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 4: The Dodgers' outfield outlook beyond this season, it could be 26 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 4: a little thin, you know, unless James Outman kind of 27 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 4: figures some things out. Andy Pajez continues to grow. But 28 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 4: to have a veteran, to have somebody that knows how 29 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 4: to get the job done the way Taoscar Hernandez does. 30 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 4: And he's here on a one year deal, signed here 31 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 4: for lesser money because he wants to win, and he 32 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 4: also knows, like, hey, the Dodgers help people. The Dodgers 33 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 4: are very good at bringing out the most in batters 34 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 4: in well everybody, pitchers, hitters, all that kind of stuff. 35 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 4: Not that he needed an abundance of help, but to 36 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 4: get out of Seattle. Now you see this dude drops 37 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 4: another three hit game. The walk off that ninth inning 38 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 4: was I didn't think that was gonna happen. I didn't 39 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 4: have that feeling in my gut that the team was 40 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 4: gonna come back the way they did. Will Smith, nice game, 41 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 4: gets that double off the wall, Freddy Freeman backs it 42 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 4: up with another double and then Tay Oskar. Send him 43 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 4: to the freakin' All Star Game in that starting lineup. SR, 44 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 4: He's already in the All Star Game. Put him in 45 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 4: that starting lineup. Dodgers fans need to vote his ass 46 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 4: into the starting lineup and the Dodgers Andrew Friedman Alana, 47 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 4: give him a call, tell him, get this man an 48 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 4: extension right the f now, thank you. 49 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: I'm a call him right now. 50 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm gonna call Andrew Freeman be like, what are 51 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 2: we waiting for? Yeah, Get tay Oscar Hernandez to the 52 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 2: All Star Game. Get Will Smith to the All Star Game. 53 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: I mean, the man has unbelievable numbers and not for nothing. 54 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 2: This come from behind winning the walkoff. When you mentioned 55 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 2: it Will Smith with the double Freddy Freeman, It's like 56 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: Will started it, Freddy continued it, Oscar finished it to 57 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: Oscar finished it. And they're doing it without Mookie bets 58 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 2: at Max Munsey, which I don't think we're talking about 59 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 2: that enough. I mean, these are two huge elements of 60 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 2: this Dodgers starting lineup. Professional at bats, work in the counts. 61 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 2: Just what MOOKI does for you at the leadoff spot, 62 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: what Max does as far as making the opposing pitcher 63 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: throw a lot of pitches and they're getting done without them. 64 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: So that's got to make you feel. 65 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 4: Good, makes you feel really good, you know. That was 66 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 4: one of the hopes I had. When you find the 67 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 4: silver linings. If the team loses somebody like a Mookie BET's, 68 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 4: how do they react? 69 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 3: How do they respond? 70 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 4: You can go tail between your legs, or you could 71 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 4: step up, help each other out, everybody pulling, you know, 72 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 4: on the same side of the rope, which we know 73 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 4: this team does very very well, and it's fun to 74 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 4: watch it, particularly the top of the order when they're all, 75 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 4: you know, hitting on all cylinders the way we saw 76 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 4: Otani by the way that baseball destroyed and it was 77 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 4: only like the tenth longest homer of him for him 78 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 4: this season, which is insane. Will Smith getting off the 79 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 4: schneid here now in July, you love that, and Freddy 80 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 4: continues the heat. Bottom of the lineup still concerned, but 81 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 4: it's fun to watch the veterans at the top put 82 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 4: in that work. And it's also fun. Let's talk a 83 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 4: little Bobby Miller. I don't know if you saw that, 84 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 4: but once again Christian Walker does what he does against 85 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 4: the Dodgers drops a very much annoying. We'll talk a 86 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 4: little bit about that. I think we talked at one 87 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 4: point a couple weeks ago. It's like, just stop pitching 88 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 4: to Christian Walker, but. 89 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: Probably him on your team. 90 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 2: We're get him on your team. You mean you can't 91 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 2: get him, trade for him, you now, I mean, by 92 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 2: the way, really quick on showy Otani's twenty six home 93 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 2: run of the season. I hope that kid's noggin is okay, 94 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 2: that it bounced off his head, but yeah, Bobby Miller 95 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 2: take you know, maybe putting it to another gear. 96 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, he needed that, absolutely needed to see that out 97 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 4: of him. Gives up the homer, loads the bases, nobody out, 98 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 4: and uh he lived on the fastball to escape that jam. 99 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 4: So you do worry a little bit about just relying 100 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 4: on the fastball in that situation. But let's take it positive. 101 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 4: It's spin it positive. He escaped the inning with no damage. 102 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 4: You know, lets out the roar. He's feeling good. Dodger 103 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 4: Stadium goes off. Love to see that, and you hope 104 00:04:55,839 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 4: that continues. You know, his kind of settling back into 105 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 4: the starting rotation, because he had said before between these 106 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 4: two starts you know, last start, in this start, it 107 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 4: still kind of feels like spring training to him again, 108 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 4: you know, he missed almost two months with the shoulder injury. 109 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 4: Let him kind of you know, find himself and if 110 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 4: you know, it was the fastball, whatever it is helping 111 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 4: him get there. I'm happy with what I saw out 112 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 4: of Bobby Miller, because I was starting to get a 113 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 4: little airing on the side of a little bit of concern. 114 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 4: But anytime we can see Bobby screaming, it's a good time. 115 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 2: I'm so jealous of you that you still live, you know, 116 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 2: in La and then you still get to go to 117 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 2: Dodger Stadium and see all that stuff. When I was 118 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 2: watching the game last night and I saw, you know, 119 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 2: Tai Oscar with the walk off single, that stadium erupted. 120 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 2: And remember when I said that, you know, nothing has 121 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 2: any no serious, have any fire until basically we played 122 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 2: the Phillies. I saw an emotion in that stadium that 123 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 2: I hadn't seen in a long time. I mean, all 124 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: walk offs are fun. And again, the Diamondbacks, it's it's 125 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 2: a divisional foe, but they're not great this year, at 126 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 2: least not yet. And that was a lot of fun. 127 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 2: To see just to come from behind and how excited 128 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 2: all the fans were. It reminded me of, you know, 129 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 2: kind of the twenty eighteen season, twenty twenty season a 130 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 2: little bit, not with the fans in the stands during COVID, 131 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 2: but you know what I mean, just the come from 132 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 2: behind stuff and everything that the Dodgers did. Again, Clint 133 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: and I are so grateful to Foul Territory for having 134 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 2: us on their channel. But Dodgers' Territory our thirtieth episode, 135 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 2: and this is why I think, Clint, that you watch 136 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: Dodgers Territory for the stuff that we're about to hear 137 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: for manager Dave Roberts, who is kind enough to join 138 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: us yesterday just to talk about where we're at. Dave 139 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,239 Speaker 2: Roberts is kind enough to join us today on Dodgers' 140 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 2: Territory as our special guest. Of course, skip where's number thirty? 141 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 2: It's our thirtieth episode of Dodgers Territory, and Doc, thanks 142 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 2: for being with us. I really appreciate it. 143 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: Clinton. 144 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 2: I have a boatload of questions, but I'm going to 145 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 2: ask you this first. As we are approaching the halfway 146 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 2: mark of the season. I mean, you guys are doing 147 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 2: what is expected of the Dodgers. You're expected to win 148 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,080 Speaker 2: the division, you're expected to go to the postseason. But 149 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 2: how would you grade your club thus far? 150 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: Skip I would grade it a letter grade. I would 151 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: give it solid, let's say a solid B. I think 152 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: that I think the people that know me know that 153 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: I don't use things that are out of our control. 154 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: Unforeseen bleed into the grade. You know, as far as injuries, 155 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: anyone can talk about that. So with what we've been 156 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: dealt with, I certainly hold a high bar for our guys, 157 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: so I give us a solid B. I think the 158 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: biggest strength has been the bullpen. We've kind of patchworked 159 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: it together and guys have stepped up big time. Starting 160 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: pitching has sort of been really good and not so good. 161 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: The defense has been consistently much better in the last 162 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: six weeks, which I really appreciate. And the hitting has 163 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: been somewhat certainly consistent at the top and then outside 164 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: of that been sort of middling but getting better. I 165 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: think we're trending in the right way as far as 166 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: consistency won through nine. But I think the biggest X 167 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: factor is the way we play hard every day and 168 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: we compete as well as anybody. 169 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 4: So many different ways you can kind of, you know, 170 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 4: expand off of that. Well, we'll stay positive to open 171 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 4: it before we start hammering you with with the tough 172 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 4: questions here. But I know a month and a half 173 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 4: ago or something like that, you did give some love 174 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 4: to the bullpen. 175 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 3: Definitely, you know, not that the bullpen. 176 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 4: You guys entered camp, you know, expecting to roll out there, 177 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 4: but so many guys have kind of stepped up, stepped in, 178 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,719 Speaker 4: seeing the emergence of somebody like Alex Vessio, who we've 179 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 4: talked a lot about on this show. 180 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 3: You know, the magic of a Dave. 181 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 4: Roberts hug to make somebody like Joan Ramirez into an 182 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 4: absolute weapon, but also finding things in Michael Grove and 183 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 4: then of course back into that being locked down with 184 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 4: trying in with with Evan Phillips and of course with 185 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 4: Dan Hudson. What has been kind of the biggest stand out, 186 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 4: the biggest surprise in that bullpen in your opinion. 187 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: I would say the biggest surprise is probably Alex Vesia 188 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: in the sense that he's really taking on more of 189 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: a leadership role. He's closed some games out. He has 190 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: been very good verse right, very good versus left. The consistency, 191 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:34,079 Speaker 1: the maturity. I've seen it firsthand over the last few years, 192 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: so not to say it's a surprise, but I just 193 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: think that he's really, to his credit, elevated his game 194 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: on a lot of fronts. But yeah, you said, Evan 195 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: Blake and Huddy at the back end are kind of 196 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: stalwarts in the pen and that have helped the other 197 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 1: guys around him be great. And Josh Bard has done 198 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: a great job with the culture, and they're sort of 199 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: like the step child and they don't get enough credit, 200 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: and when their name is mentioned in the media, it's 201 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: usually because they gave up a lead or blew a safe, 202 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: So you know, kind of keeping that mindset of ready 203 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: when called upon they've done a fantastic job and made 204 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: my made me look really good. 205 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 3: Relievers need love. 206 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 2: To Dave Roberts, I know that you have to give 207 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:24,199 Speaker 2: grace when players come off of the I L. So 208 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 2: when Mookie Betts does come off of the I L, 209 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 2: does he hit lead off for you again? 210 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 1: And he is? 211 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 2: He You're starting shortstop when he comes back. 212 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, it's it's uh, it's a good question. 213 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: I think that what I do feel with Mookie being out. 214 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: I think that I I feel that breaking up Show 215 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 1: Hay and Freddie is something I'm going to do. I 216 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: just think that we've seen it. Certainly, teams are going 217 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: to go with the lefty whenever they can and not 218 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: have to pay a right handed hit or tax something 219 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: that we're gonna go away from when once Mooki gets back. 220 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: So to your question, is he gonna hit leadoff? I 221 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: don't know that yet. You know, because even you know 222 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: tonight this is going to air tomorrow, but tonight they're 223 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: gonna open man to ply who's a lefty killer to 224 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 1: get Show Hey and Freddy in the first inning. I 225 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: don't know if it's a situation versus left Mookie hits 226 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: lead off and Show Hey number two, or we just 227 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: kind of leave it Mooki in the one, Show Hey 228 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: and the two Will and the three, Freddy in the four. 229 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: I don't know yet, but I am sort of beholden 230 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: to splitting up those two lefties. And as far as 231 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 1: the second question, I don't know yet. A lot. I 232 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:46,439 Speaker 1: think that we're still a ways from Mookie getting back. 233 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone debates the fact what Miggy rowe 234 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: can do on the defensive side, and to his credit, offensively, 235 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 1: he's having his best year that he's had in a decade, 236 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: and that's with a swing change, with a lot of work. 237 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: I just love the back quality. Then you're talking about 238 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: what we do with Gavin Lux, and so there are 239 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: some things that you know right there, you see Miggie 240 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 1: staying up the middle, and I don't know, you know, 241 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: I don't want to kind of put the cart before 242 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: the horse, because you know, there's a psyche with Gavin 243 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: that you have to be respectful of and appreciative of that. 244 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 1: I want him thinking about playing baseball games and continuing 245 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,439 Speaker 1: to build that confidence that he has. And so we'll 246 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: cross that bridge. I'll kick the can a little bit, 247 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: but we'll see. 248 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 3: Alana Yah mentioned Lux there. 249 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 4: Obviously it's not quite the season he's expected since coming 250 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 4: back from losing what was arguably going to be the 251 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 4: most important season of his career last year devastating knee injury. 252 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 3: Some good in there, some bad. 253 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 4: You really like the defense there that you've seen out 254 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 4: of Lux at second base. What's kind of the messaging 255 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:53,719 Speaker 4: that you're given to somebody. It's now into you know, 256 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,959 Speaker 4: the fourth month of the season, still kind of just so, 257 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 4: you know, treading water, hoping to find something that clicks well. 258 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 1: I think the thing for me that I've seen growth 259 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: is the defense has been consistent and a lot of people, 260 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: young players in particular, will take their offense to the 261 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: defense side of the baseball, and to be quite frank, 262 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: if he did that, he wouldn't be getting the opportunities 263 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: I'm giving him. So to his credit, he's manned defense 264 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: and gotten a lot better and than very consistent. I 265 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: think now that we've got two hundred play appearances under 266 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: our belt, I like the more aggressive Gavin Lux when 267 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: he gets a ball in the hitting zone to try 268 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: to move the ball with some impact. He's still taking walks. 269 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: I just think that he's got to you know, he's 270 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 1: holding water. I think that I want to see, you know, 271 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: sometimes I just see wasted it back, you know, the 272 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,599 Speaker 1: first pitch ground out to the first basement or the 273 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: second basement, where if you're going to be aggressive early, 274 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: then I want to see it impacted more. But he's 275 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: getting better, and so I think the message is just 276 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: go out there and keep trying to help us win 277 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 1: baseball games. 278 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 2: Ask you this because I've known you my entire baseball life, 279 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 2: and you've always been one of the most gracious, giving, honest, 280 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 2: helpful people in the game. And as an active manager, 281 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 2: you have a higher winning percentage than anybody that's out there. 282 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 2: And yet there's the fire Dave Roberts chance and I 283 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 2: want to punch them right there, punch them right in 284 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 2: their throat, skip cut their jugular right out of the 285 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 2: right out of their neck. How do you handle it? 286 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: I think so. First off, I don't do social media. 287 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: I think it's very helpful for my mental health. I 288 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: don't know a lot. I think that now everyone has 289 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: a platform and they don't have accountability. I have to 290 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: be accountable to my decisions, what I say, my actions, 291 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: and the world. Now people can sound off and create 292 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: a narrative and if it happens, well, then there's nothing 293 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: to be said, and if it doesn't, then there's most 294 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: more smoke. So I don't pay too much attention to 295 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: it because these people aren't around, they don't have all 296 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: the information, and a lot of it is intentional because 297 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: there's a gamesmanship part that I don't want to divulge 298 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: to other teams. So a lot of people are using 299 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: information that they don't they have half the information, right, 300 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think that if you look at World 301 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: Series or bust or if I don't win the World Series, 302 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: I'm fired. All I can do is I know my players, 303 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: respect the way we go about it. I go about it. 304 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: I pour into the to the city of Los Angeles. 305 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: I love the Dodgers. I know the history. We do win. 306 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: We gotta win the in the postseason again, which I 307 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: expect to, but I don't know ALTA. I don't let 308 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: it get to me too much because I love what 309 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: I do. It is harder now because there's a lot 310 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: more scrutiny, and even when you win, you know, there's 311 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: still fired. Dave Roberts chance. But you know, I think 312 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: for me, I'm more sensitive to my kids than myself 313 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: because this is what I signed up for. 314 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 4: Hey, you know what, I look at it. The wine 315 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 4: glass half full here. That just means the Los Angeles 316 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 4: Dodgers are supposed to go out there and win. Any 317 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 4: time you guys aren't winning or not, you know, smashing 318 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 4: down an opponent by five to ten runs per game, 319 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 4: Oh that's not good enough for people. 320 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 3: You guys go out there, you win. 321 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 4: The success has been there for the last decade staying 322 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 4: on the social media thing. It's something I've kind of 323 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 4: wondered because Dave, I watched you here as a Dodger 324 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 4: and you're playing days. 325 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 3: I had a whole question about the four team. I 326 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 3: want to leave that. 327 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 4: I know you're a busy man, but how much do 328 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 4: you think social media has changed, you know, kind of 329 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 4: the player's psyche. How much that affects players and managers 330 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 4: today in baseball and I mean other sports, but really 331 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 4: focused to baseball. What kind of effect has the social 332 00:16:58,360 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 4: media era brought? 333 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: You know, there's it's there's always like everything, there's good 334 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: and bad. I think to your question, Clint, I think 335 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 1: on the player's side, it's been a big detriment. And 336 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: I say that because it's the all whole adage of 337 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:16,880 Speaker 1: you're never as good as they say you are, you're 338 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: never as bad with social media. They're getting the you're 339 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 1: the best, you're the greatest ever, and then you struggle, 340 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: You're the worst. We want to kill you, your family, 341 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: what are you doing? And it's just the up and 342 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: down roller coaster. I think it's hard for people to 343 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: manage and navigate, especially when people are in their twenties 344 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 1: and they're still trying to find themselves as adults, let 345 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 1: alone as professional athletes. I've encouraged guys to get off 346 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: social media because there's not a whole lot of good 347 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: that comes from it. For me, you just sort of 348 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 1: go down these rabbit holes. And I think that, you know, 349 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: I think the So it's a big discussion. Clinton. I 350 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: appreciate you raising this because I think think it should 351 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 1: be a broader discussion and I and again, people aren't 352 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,119 Speaker 1: trying to all of them aren't trying to, you know, 353 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: tear people down. But I do think that it's hard 354 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: for people to navigate emotions while navigating performance because my 355 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: job is to try to help guys be great young 356 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,959 Speaker 1: men appreciate being a major league ballplayer. What that entails, 357 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: the responsibility and help us win baseball games. And so 358 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: when you get people kind of sounding off that don't 359 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: have all the information, that are speaking about exit velocity 360 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: and don't talk about the little things to help you 361 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: win baseball games, it just makes my job harder. But 362 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: that's part of it. And as far as a coach, 363 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: I talked to Bruce Bochie and he's back and he's 364 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 1: a Hall of Fame manager and He's like, you know, 365 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: it's never been harder to manage nowadays because of the 366 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: scrutiny on social media. So I guess sometimes for me, Clint, 367 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: I try not to give these people, these trolls, more 368 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: power than they think they already have, and so but 369 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 1: it's out there, it's real, and you got to sort 370 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: of manage it. But my most important thing is to 371 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: the players and to the organization, the city of Los Angeles. 372 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,200 Speaker 2: That's why the as we get older, our circle of 373 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 2: trust becomes smaller. And that's why you love on each guy, Dave. 374 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 2: That's why you are more than just a manager. You're 375 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 2: a psychologist, You're a counselor, you're a father. You're all 376 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 2: of these things. 377 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 3: What does a day in the life of Dave Roberts 378 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 3: look like. 379 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 1: I'm not going to be at the All Star Game 380 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 1: this year, I'll answer that question. I expect to be 381 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: there next year wherever it's at. So I'm gonna be 382 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: at home in San Diego. I get to the ballpark, 383 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: call it around one o'clock. I am actually gonna get 384 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: a haircut here shortly. We have a barber junior here, 385 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 1: so he's gonna type me up. So get rid of 386 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: these grays that you see. So I'm gonna I'm gonna 387 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: get a haircut. I might rip a cigar. I go 388 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 1: and talk to the trainers, making sure that all the guys, 389 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 1: you know, the lineup is set, the bullpen, how these 390 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: guys are feeling. I'll talk to the coaches and kind 391 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: of get their insights on the pitcher tonight is Ryan Nelson, 392 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: make sure the position, and get with Mark Pryor. Players 393 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: start rolling in at about two two thirty. I'll go 394 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: in the food room, get a bite to eat, check 395 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: in on Tyrone and Christen in the food room, tech 396 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 1: talk to some players. Then I got a little spot 397 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: that I watch hitters work out at in the batting cage, 398 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: So I go up top and kind of peer in 399 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: on them and watch them work with the hitting guys. 400 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,680 Speaker 1: Then I'll grab a little bite to eat, and then 401 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: Dino starts doing like some infield work with the players, 402 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: and I'll go out to the field call it three o'clock, 403 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: and then I just like to be out there, get 404 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: some vitamin and be around and watch the player's work 405 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 1: because our guys work so well, so they start taking 406 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 1: their grounders. And then I got media at four, five, four, ten, 407 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: and then batting practice starts. Then I'll pop in get 408 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: another little meal pre meal. And every day, an hour 409 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: before every game, Mark pryor the pitching guys, the run 410 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: prevention guys, we meet with somebody in the front office 411 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: and we just talk about pitching, you know, talk about 412 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: the start of that particular night, who's available in the pen. 413 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: I talk about lanes, trying to figure out where's best 414 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 1: for Alex Vesia or Tryanan or Yarborough and Michael Peterson 415 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 1: or whoever right. And then so obviously the game can 416 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: go a lot of different ways each night, but just 417 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: to kind of give me an idea, you know, where 418 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: I want to go, what everyone's thinking is very helpful. 419 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: So we do that every day. And then the best 420 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: part of the day, Clint, is when they play that 421 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: nest national anthem and it's just baseball. 422 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,119 Speaker 2: Last question before I say goodbye to you, are you 423 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:10,119 Speaker 2: and Show Hay going to buy Hovey Herrera. He saved 424 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 2: the franchise, I know, but that was that was show 425 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 2: haste for you, Dave. That was show he needs to 426 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 2: get Hobby a real one. 427 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're right, So he buys He buys Joe Kelly 428 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: and Ashley a Porsche for the number switch all his life. 429 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:39,159 Speaker 3: So he's only he's only here. Come on, that's that's. 430 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: Dollars. And he doesn't make any money off the field, 431 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: I'm sure. 432 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 2: Oh not at all, not at all. Dave Roberts, you 433 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 2: are an absolute gem in this business. You're a hall 434 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 2: of fame person before you're a hall of fame manager. 435 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 2: We cannot thank you enough for joining us today on 436 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 2: Dodger's territory. Uh skip number thirty for our thirtieth episode. 437 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 2: Best of luck, sir, we we uh. 438 00:22:58,320 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: I adore you. 439 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 2: You know that, and I appreciate you very much, Clint 440 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 2: and I are very thankful for you. 441 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: Thanks so much. Well. You guys do a great job 442 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: at Glint Man, you do a great job with the Dodgers, 443 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: and I love the passion man. It's great, so a 444 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: lot of you know. I love you. Take care and 445 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 1: good luck guys. 446 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 2: As always, we think Dave Roberts, it was a great conversation. 447 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 2: You know, you don't often get a manager for fifteen 448 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 2: seventeen minutes. And I like the fact that Dave was 449 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 2: candid about things and honest about stuff. And you know, 450 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 2: credit to you for getting more of the human side 451 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 2: out of him than a lot of us do. But 452 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 2: let's talk about a show Hey for just a second. 453 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 2: Twenty six home run yesterday we discussed that again. I 454 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 2: understand he's rehabbing. I understand he's a seven hundred million 455 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 2: dollar man, But all things being considered, if sho Hey 456 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 2: wasn't rehabbing and he was healthy, you gotta let him play. 457 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,439 Speaker 3: No, yeah, you got to hit. 458 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 4: Let him hitting that home run derby. Of course, the 459 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 4: news dropped, you know, full transparency to everybody. We did 460 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 4: ask Dave before yesterday's game about Otani and the derby, 461 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 4: and you know, that was the one time Dave was 462 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 4: able to He had to be a little coy with us, 463 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,159 Speaker 4: but officially put it out there there. He's not going 464 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,640 Speaker 4: to be in the derby. There's just too much riding 465 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 4: in the line. And I love the quote he said, 466 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 4: he signed here to win a championship, not participate in 467 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 4: a home run derby. 468 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 3: So I appreciate that. 469 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 2: You gotta let guys play. If they want to play, 470 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 2: you have to leave it up to them. I'm not 471 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 2: talking about show Hey because he's rehabbing. I get it. 472 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 3: But if he wasn't rehabbing it. 473 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,680 Speaker 2: And he wanted to play. I don't care if he's 474 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 2: a seven hundred million dollar man because again, as we discussed, 475 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 2: you could sneeze and throw out your back. 476 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:27,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. 477 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 4: I know, we got a little, uh little blowback for 478 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 4: our conversation on Monday about Otani and the derby, and 479 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 4: I still fully agree with the idea of yeah, this 480 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 4: is your star, you gotta uh. If he's the face 481 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 4: of Major League Baseball, he should be in there. But 482 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 4: you know, like letting uh, letting the smart brain happen, 483 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 4: letting the coffee kick in or whatever, it's probably not 484 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 4: the best idea. He it's it's also not the best look. 485 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 4: If he's rehabbing an elbow injury. 486 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 3: Things go bad, things can go bad. 487 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,160 Speaker 4: And yeah, it could be maybe he hurts himself during 488 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 4: the All Star festivities there or whatever it is. I'm 489 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 4: not mad at the Dodgers first, you kind of pulling 490 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 4: the plug, or at least saying. 491 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 3: No, I'm not mad. 492 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 4: I'm you know, backpedaling on what I said because we 493 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 4: got backlash on the internet. 494 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 3: That's what I'm doing. 495 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,239 Speaker 2: I don't care. I don't care. I would let him 496 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 2: again if he wasn't rehabbing. I would let him play 497 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 2: if he wanted to participate. You want him to be 498 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 2: the face of the game, you want to grow the game. 499 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 2: I mean again, I'm not I'm disappointed that he's not 500 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 2: healthy enough to do it, but if he was, I'd let. 501 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: Him do it. 502 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm not going to stop the World Baseball 503 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 2: Classic because Edwin Diaz got hurt in a celebration. I'm 504 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 2: not going to take that away player that wants to 505 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 2: play for their country. I understand that the Home Run 506 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 2: Derby's an exhibition and the World Baseball Classic means more. 507 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 2: But that's okay. I get I get where the Dodgers 508 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 2: are coming from. But again, you know, like you can 509 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 2: sleep wrong and jack up your neck. Maybe that's just 510 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 2: me because I'm a hundred years old, but trust me, 511 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 2: when you get to my age, you can sleep wrong 512 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 2: and jack up your neck all right. Time Now, for 513 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 2: last licks, allow us to introduce you to baby Boy Read. 514 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 2: He is a one year old border calling mix. This 515 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 2: dog is so so special. He was rescued with three 516 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 2: hours to spare before he was going to be euthanized 517 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 2: at the San Bernardino Shelter in San Bernardino, California. He 518 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 2: is just a love. He is go to look at 519 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 2: his socks, his little white sox. He has started training 520 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 2: on Monday, so he's in an obedience training program. He's young, 521 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 2: he's a puppy, but he's neutered, he's healthy, he's wonderful. 522 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 2: He's in a foster home in Orange County, but we 523 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 2: would like to find him a forever home. He'll be 524 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,160 Speaker 2: ready to go when his training sessions are up. Reach 525 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 2: out at gidrisguardian dot org or hit us up on 526 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 2: social the social channels. We could always use donations, monetary 527 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 2: donations for his training costs and all of his vet fees. 528 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 2: But he's a beautiful boy and again worth every penny 529 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 2: because he was saved from euthanasia about three hours before 530 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 2: he was going to be put down. And he reminds 531 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 2: me of my dog Gidri actually, who I named the 532 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 2: foundation after. 533 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 1: So adopt reed. 534 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 2: He's wonderful, all right, Javier Herrera, the man. 535 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 3: I love the reception he got, Clint well deserved. 536 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 4: It might not be a Porsche, but to get the 537 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 4: love of the city or from the city of Los Angeles, 538 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 4: that's pretty moving. And going back to what you said, 539 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 4: earlier in the show where you know we entered this 540 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 4: series with the Diamondbacks, you kind of don't feel a 541 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 4: lot of juice. Dodger Stadium brought it. They absolutely brought 542 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 4: it last night, and it started with Jave Herrera getting 543 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 4: the standing. Oh the well deserved because again he saved 544 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 4: the life. We talked that he saved the life of show. 545 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 4: Heyo Tani, or at least saved him from going on 546 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 4: the il another thing that might have kept him from 547 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 4: the home run derby much deserved, much deserved love for 548 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 4: the kid. 549 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:54,199 Speaker 2: You know what it would have been sick is if 550 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 2: sho he Otani would have they would have opened the 551 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 2: center field doors and he would have drove out on 552 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 2: the warning train in a brand new Porsche and drove 553 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,160 Speaker 2: it around like they do and sit in Saint Louis 554 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 2: with the Clydesdales and just drove the Porsche around and 555 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 2: then just handed Hobby of the keys. That that is 556 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 2: some big league stuff right there. 557 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 3: Just leave it up to me. 558 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 2: I'll spend your money. 559 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 3: I don't care good. I mean, I'm in. I'm in 560 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 3: on this idea. Can we get a couple ourselves, Like 561 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 3: I mean. 562 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: I'm in. 563 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:25,120 Speaker 3: They can happen. 564 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 2: Doesn't even have a Porsche. I'll take I'll take like 565 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,400 Speaker 2: a Vespa and I'll take it. I'll take a Dodger 566 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 2: of blue VESPLA. Yes, I'm gonna get on the phone 567 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 2: right now and call Andrew Friedman. 568 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: All right. 569 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 2: Thank you everybody, Dodgers Territory our thirtieth episode. We love 570 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 2: having you on here. Like us, subscribe us, rate us 571 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 2: five stars. Thanks for tubing in. As my guy says, 572 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 2: we appreciate you very much. Clint and I will be 573 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 2: back on Monday for another live show. Have a great, 574 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 2: safe and happy Fourth of July weekend. 575 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 3: Take care bye,