1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: He's not that MVP guy right now. I don't know 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: if he'll ever be that guy again. 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 2: Good afternoon, and welcome to a brand new week here 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 2: on Dodgers' territory. We are your hosts for the next 5 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 2: thirty minutes. I am Alana Rizzo. That is Clint Pesius. 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 2: Like us, subscribe, rate us five stars. Tell all your 7 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: buddies tube in, as Clint likes to say, thank you 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: for listening to us on YouTube as well as wherever 9 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 2: you get your podcast. Let's get right into the big ticket, 10 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 2: all right, Clint, so again sho heyo tani. Inching closer 11 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 2: and closer. 12 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 3: To fifty to fifty. 13 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 2: The Dodgers take two of three away from the Cleveland Guardians. 14 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: Munsey even had something to say about show Hay's home 15 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: run four hundred and fifty billion thousand feet. Just curious 16 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 2: why I was taking so long to look at the replay. 17 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 2: Maybe the guys in New York were admiring it just as. 18 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 3: Much as we were. It's fun. I mean, it hit 19 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 3: the stadium club. 20 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: I don't think anyone's really seen it hit that far 21 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 2: and go to those those seats, so impressive. 22 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 4: Again, I think you can count on two hands, the 23 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 4: amount of baseballs that have landed up there for home runs. 24 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 4: Show he's gonna be doing a lot of very fun 25 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 4: things like that for the next decade, well nine years 26 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 4: after this one. But man, when he's locked in, when 27 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 4: he makes contact with the baseball and hits the center 28 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 4: of bat, it just is it's such it's a violent 29 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 4: occurrence for that baseball. 30 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 5: That's all. 31 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 4: That's all I really got to say about that. But 32 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 4: number forty six now, first guy to be for a hit, 33 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 4: that forty six to forty six club, and we'll say 34 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 4: it again, fifty to fifty at this point has to 35 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 4: be a foregone conclusion. 36 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 2: I'd certainly hope. So again, they just took two or 37 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 2: three from the Guardians. They're getting ready to start a 38 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 2: three game set with the Chicago Cubs. 39 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 3: Sahata is going. 40 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 2: To come on the program too, because North Side Territory 41 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 2: is big on our channel as well, so we're going 42 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 2: to have like kind of a crossover podcast here with 43 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 2: the Cubs folks too. So let's talk about Jack Flaerty 44 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: really quick before us Ahata joins the show. He was 45 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 2: good and he needs to continue to be good. Clinton 46 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: because Gavin Stone now on the shelf. 47 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 4: Yeah's let's focus on the positive there. Jack Flarerity doing 48 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 4: what this team hoped he would do when they acquired him, 49 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 4: pitching into the eighth inning. Very very hot day in 50 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 4: Los Angeles. It was so hot the Dodgers actually gave 51 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 4: something away. 52 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 5: For free to fans. 53 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 4: That's sorry, water bottles two fans, So you know, hell 54 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 4: froze over if it was that hot for the Dodgers 55 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 4: give something away. But still very nice thing from from 56 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 4: the team, but also very very nice stuff from Jack 57 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 4: Flarity showing why this team went out and gotten him, 58 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 4: got him six two six one ERA in seven starts 59 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 4: and very much needed after Now the one guy who 60 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 4: hadn't fallen down yet, Gavin Stone, hits the il with 61 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 4: shoulder inflammation. 62 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 5: Still kind of waiting to see how that plays out, 63 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 5: but all of a. 64 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 4: Sudden, once again we keep saying it, the importance of 65 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 4: Jack Flarerity keeps growing and growing, and you saw yesterday 66 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 4: what he can do an important game. The Guardians they're 67 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 4: very good team, type of team you could face in 68 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 4: a postseason, maybe in a World series. So to see 69 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 4: him kind of you know, show against them was impressive 70 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 4: for us to see in very important I think for 71 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 4: Dodgers fans. 72 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: To see and Jack Flerity has been one of the 73 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 2: better acquisitions at the deadline as far as pitching is concerned. 74 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 2: Flerity is a total stud. Eli Cheva Jones, welcome back 75 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: to my friend. We need to resign Flerty for the 76 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 2: next season. So we're talking about Flerity and Hernandez. We 77 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: already got two of the twenty six guys. But David 78 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 2: Vasse had a good point that since being quired by 79 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 2: the Dodgers, Jack Flerty's five and one, he is a 80 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 2: two six one era. You just mentioned that forty seven 81 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 2: k is just given up ten base on balls. Today 82 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 2: was the first game, meaning when he pitched that he 83 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 2: pitched into the eighth inningsince September nineteenth of twenty nineteen. 84 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: And you go back, Clint to Gavin Stone, who is 85 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 2: now the first guy or also the most recent guy. Yeah, 86 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: I hit the il Rather, this is a guy that 87 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 2: had made every single scheduled start up until when he 88 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: was scratched because of that barking shoulder. 89 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 3: So again we sit here on September ninth. 90 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 2: I still haven't the slightest idea who are three pitchers 91 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 2: going into the season. But flerity's important because even more 92 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 2: magnified as we just spoke about. 93 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, luckily, we'll talk more about it when 94 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 4: Sahadev joins, joins us, Whords joins us here on the show. 95 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 4: But we do get one guy back tomorrow, yoshinobaam Moto 96 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 4: rejoining the rotation, and you hope it's going to be 97 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 4: something special. You hope it's going to be you know, 98 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 4: no setbacks, and he's somebody who's able to start game 99 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 4: one because I'm sorry, Alana, at this point it's probably 100 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 4: not gonna be your guy Tyler Glas. Now we don't 101 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 4: know quite when he's going to be back on the bump, 102 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 4: So Yoshi needs to be that dude. If it's not 103 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:33,119 Speaker 4: Jack Flaherty. He's kind of, you know, showing that maybe 104 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 4: he should be that guy. But I'm just tired of 105 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 4: the Dodgers getting hurt. And then you see what is 106 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 4: it Friday's game? You mentioned it there a little bit. 107 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,239 Speaker 4: Taskar Hernandez takes a ball off the foot. It looked 108 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 4: like the worst possible case scenario. Thankfully, thankfully, doesn't look 109 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 4: to be too bad. Could be in the game tonight 110 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 4: or tomorrow what was the feeling for you when you saw. 111 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 3: I had a heart attack. I had a heart attack. 112 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 3: I was like, You've got to be kidding me. 113 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 2: And I think you and I were texting back and 114 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 2: forth about not only Gavin Stone, but about this whole 115 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 2: situation too when it happened, and I was like, he 116 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 2: takes an eighty one mile an hour ball off of 117 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 2: his ankle and he goes down, and I'm like, just, 118 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 2: I mean, just the thought of that hurts me because 119 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 2: that just seems like it would hurt. But I was like, 120 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 2: we can ill afford to lose Taoskar Hernandez. I mean again, 121 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 2: I know what Shoheo Tani is doing. He's going to 122 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 2: be the league MVP in the National League. But Taoscar 123 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 2: Hernandez has been my MVP for the entire season. I 124 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 2: mean what talk about an unbelievable one year deal and 125 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 2: the production that he has given this club so thankfully 126 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 2: doesn't look like it's going to be an iel stint. 127 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 2: So that is good news for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 128 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 2: William Anders, I'm here in San Berno one hundred and 129 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: six line FI. Oh my gosh, you guys. 130 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 3: That's terrible. 131 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, please take care of your friends, take care of 132 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 2: your family, the elderly. 133 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 3: I'm not I'm not. 134 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 2: I'm not trying to be funny here, the elderly people 135 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 2: that don't have a c There are people there in 136 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 2: Los Angeles I know for a fact that don't have 137 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 2: air conditioning. Bring your dogs inside, bring your animals inside. 138 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 2: It's too hot, folks. 139 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I was going to say maybe, you know, maybe, uh, 140 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 4: Taskar kind of played it. He looked at the calendar, 141 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 4: He looked at the you know, weather dot com. He 142 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 4: saw was going to be in LA over the weekend. 143 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 4: He was like, oh man, this really really hurts. I 144 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 4: need I need a couple of days wink wink, Dave 145 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,239 Speaker 4: for my foot to heal up. So it was nasty 146 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 4: and it's very nasty outside. 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It's just the 183 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 4: old fashioned way, absolutely hates it. But one of the 184 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 4: things I wanted to ask you. You mentioned Jack Flaherty, obviously 185 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 4: one of the most success I guess you know trade 186 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 4: deadline acquisitions right now. In terms of pitching, another one 187 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 4: of those guys, Michael Kopek really really has been phenomenal 188 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 4: since joining the Dodgers. Look great. He looked hotter than 189 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 4: the heat yesterday at Dodger Stadium closing out that eighth inning. 190 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 4: I know you're one of those people you need to 191 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 4: have somebody who is your closer. You're still not seeing 192 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 4: him always closing games. Have you kind of I don't know, 193 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 4: I guess kind of changed your tune. Have you turned 194 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 4: a page on this team needing to have a like 195 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 4: defined closer. Are you okay with a bunch of dudes 196 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 4: getting importance out important outs wherever they're needed. 197 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 2: Before I tell you my real answer, I will say this, 198 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 2: I don't think we're giving enough love to what the Dodgers' 199 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 2: bullpen has been able to do. When I think of pitching, 200 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 2: I don't have much concern with the Dodgers bullpen. I 201 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 2: think they've been pretty good overall. I still would like 202 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 2: to have a bona fide closer. I still would like 203 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 2: to have a guy that knows that he's, no matter what, 204 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 2: in a safe situation, he's going to come in and 205 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 2: get the final three outs of a ballgame. I think 206 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 2: such critical outs obviously, but they're also very different types 207 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 2: of outs. And I think if you can start training 208 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 2: yourself mentally to be ready for the ball, be ready 209 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,199 Speaker 2: for the phone to ring, no one you're coming in, 210 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 2: or just anticipate it, whether you come in with you know, 211 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 2: men on base or a clean inning to close out 212 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 2: a ballgame. I want a guy to be that dude. 213 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 2: And I don't want it to be against certain you know, handedness. 214 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:27,319 Speaker 2: I don't want it to be just against lefties. I 215 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 2: don't want it to be just you know, I just 216 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 2: want the guy to have that that moxie about him, 217 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 2: like I'm coming in. 218 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 3: I'm the closer of this team. 219 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 2: Long gone clanter the days of the Mariano Riveraz and 220 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 2: the Trevor Hoffmans and the Wagoners and you know, those 221 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 2: types of Eric Gannies, the Kenley Jansen in his prime, 222 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 2: long gone. 223 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 3: Are those types of days. But I liked the acquisition 224 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 3: of Michael Kopek. 225 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,719 Speaker 2: I said that when we first found out we were 226 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 2: getting him, I said, I like the fact that I 227 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 2: liked his stuff. I think he's I think he has 228 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 2: really good stuff. And I think if we start prepping 229 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 2: him now with three weeks left in the season, like 230 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 2: you're the dude, and let's he loses it based on production. 231 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 2: I like the fact that let's just have a guy start, 232 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 2: you know, do the old school, like start in the 233 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 2: ninth and kind of work your way backwards. And I 234 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 2: would like guys to go six seven innings, but you know, 235 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 2: again that's old school baseball. But no, to answer your question, 236 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 2: I want to do I want a close her. 237 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 5: I'm not opposed to this. 238 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 4: If you talk told me your stance two years ago, 239 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 4: I would have felt the same way. Dodgers fans have 240 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 4: been blessed for the last two decades of always having 241 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 4: that guy, whether it was Ganya as you mentioned, Takashi Saido, 242 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 4: John Broxton, ken Lee Jansen for for the better part 243 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 4: of a decade plus. 244 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 5: But now you get these dudes who can go in there. 245 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 4: Dan Hudson has been great when he's when he's right, 246 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 4: when he's on, when he's pitching with regularity. Evan Phillips, 247 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 4: we know what he can do. Friend of the show there. 248 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 4: Michael Kopek has been phenomenal since joining the team. Seventeen 249 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 4: games point five to three ERA. That's that's pretty dang good. 250 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,719 Speaker 4: Alex Vesia, he was somebody again we or verily in 251 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 4: the season we were worried about and then we were 252 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 4: giving him lots of love. 253 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 5: Now nobody is talking about him anymore. 254 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 3: In a while, Yeah, you don't. 255 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 2: Want to be if you're a reliever, you don't want 256 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 2: to be even mentioned, really, because I feel like either 257 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 2: it's like a field goal kicker, right, the only time 258 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 2: you're talking about your field goalkicker is when he shanks 259 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 2: one to the left or you happen to, you know, 260 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 2: be the freakin Colorado Buffalo's or Denver Broncos kicker. But 261 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 2: that's neither here nor there. So, yeah, you don't want 262 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 2: to be talked about if you're in the bullpen. 263 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 5: Yeah. 264 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 4: I like what Sarah, our producer, Sarah said in the 265 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 4: chat here as well, the rotation kind of being wrecked 266 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 4: and these guys sort of figuring some things out. 267 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 5: That the bullpen was was rough, very rough. Was in 268 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 5: the month of July. 269 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 4: They figured some things out, and you know, it's such 270 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 4: a testament to these guys being able to step up, 271 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 4: step in, pick each other up, and getting enough out 272 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 4: of the starting rotation. We mentioned already big blow losing 273 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 4: Gavin Stone, but they're they're in a good spot. This 274 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 4: is as good as I've felt about the Dodgers team 275 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 4: a Dodgers team in a while. Despite all of the 276 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 4: issues and all of the problems, I feel really confident 277 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 4: about this team. 278 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 5: Now. Somebody cliped this so it can bite me in. 279 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 4: The ass of a couple of us or really in 280 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 4: a couple of weeks, but right now there's a reason 281 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 4: to feel feel pretty confident about this team, especially with 282 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 4: some of the positive news, Like we already mentioned Yamamoto 283 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 4: coming back. Glass now on the right track to coming back. 284 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 4: But I like the bullpen situation. I gets to button 285 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 4: up that kind of bit of the conversation. 286 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, I do. I like the bullpen. 287 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 2: Like I said, I don't think we're giving him enough credit. 288 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 2: And I also like our lineup. I still have a 289 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 2: little bit of pause when it comes to our starting 290 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 2: rotation just because of health. You know, I just don't 291 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 2: know where Yamamoto is going to be. We'll find out 292 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 2: more tomorrow. Obviously, we don't know how long before Tyler 293 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 2: glassnow is going to be pitching in a big league game. 294 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 2: Hopefully he's on the right track coming back soon. Gavin 295 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 2: Stone hurts because he was our most consistent starter. We 296 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 2: don't know about kersh. We need Flaherty to stay healthy, 297 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 2: and we need Bueler to bueller like. He's starting to 298 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 2: seem like he's trending in that right direction. Again, we're 299 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 2: going to have some hot of Sharma on the show momentarily. 300 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 2: We're still waiting for him to check in. I believe 301 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 2: anything else that you take out of the Guardians series 302 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 2: before we move on to the Cub series, I guess you. 303 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 4: Could kind of focus one thing also brought up right 304 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 4: now by our great producer, Sarah Mooki bets how good 305 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 4: the Dodgers have been. We talked about this late in 306 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 4: our show last Thursday, Mookie Bets and the Dodgers with 307 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 4: Mooki bets, it's just a it's a more complete lineup, 308 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 4: and I think that's part of why I feel better 309 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 4: about this team now than I have in recent years, 310 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 4: because this is kind of chip on his shoulder again, Muki. 311 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 4: I think he's still writing the low of that postseason 312 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 4: and being pissed at himself from last postseason. So obviously 313 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 4: it doesn't take one man to win a postseason. But 314 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 4: if you're the leadoff guy and you struggle as bad 315 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 4: as he did, he's going to kind of wear that 316 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 4: on his own, which I think the premier athletes love 317 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 4: to do. So he's in a great spot, and you 318 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 4: got show Hay in front of him, as long as 319 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 4: nothing bad happened to ta Oscar, you got him a 320 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 4: couple guys behind him, Freddy doing Freddy things. This is 321 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 4: this is a I mean, it's the best team money 322 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 4: coul buy right now, I guess you could say so. 323 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 5: I feel very confident about that but Mookie Beatt. 324 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 2: Don't forget about Max Munsey, don't forget about Max Munsey, 325 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 2: don't forget about Milton will Smith. I mean, this is 326 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 2: a very very good lineup to your point sixteen and eight. 327 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 3: Give some flowers to net. Let's do it. Liana Nat 328 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 3: gets an unexpected start. 329 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 2: He has to make a spot start because Gavin Stone 330 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 2: ends up going on the shelf with that shoulder inflammation, 331 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 2: and he did what he was supposed to do. That's 332 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 2: not an easy rule. When you don't anticipate having to pitch. 333 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 2: You're not on the big league groster. You are on 334 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 2: in the big league loster. You're not on the big 335 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 2: league guster. By the way, you're pitching today because Gavin's hurt. 336 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 2: I mean, let's give him some love. 337 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, no's he's one of those guys. 338 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 4: Our buddy Scott Gearman, who joined the show last week, 339 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 4: said that's kind of his sneaky guy who could do 340 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 4: something for this team, the unexpected guy who could do 341 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 4: something for this team. Hopefully it's not out of necessity. 342 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 4: Hopefully he earns it right now. It feels more out 343 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 4: of necessity when you lose Avin Stone, when you don't 344 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 4: have a glass now, and you don't have a Yamamoda, 345 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 4: you don't have a Kershaw. 346 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 5: Wow, there's a lot of. 347 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 4: Problems on this team too, aren't there a lot of injuries? 348 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 4: It's a lot of injuries on this team. But again, 349 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 4: you feel good. 350 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 2: You feel good, That's what I mean. I tend to 351 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 2: wonder what's gonna happen. So much can change in the 352 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 2: next three weeks. 353 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 3: Again, the lineup. 354 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 2: I'm not concerned about it all as I you know, 355 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 2: do this a little bit, but I do wonder when 356 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 2: you have so many it's like basically a carousel of 357 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 2: starting pitchers that you're not necessarily certain who's going to 358 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 2: get the ball in Game one. You think it's gonna 359 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 2: be Yamamoto, perhaps Flarity. I think if Glasnow comes back 360 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 2: and he's built up and he's okay, I think he's 361 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 2: number one, then Yama number two, Flarty number three. Don't 362 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 2: forget lux. We're not a will Ner, We're not forgetting LUs. 363 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 2: Clint loves him now, they're BFFs. He's going to Clint's 364 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 2: house for Thanksgiving. It's all fine. I feel like every 365 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 2: time Clint goes camping the Dodgers win, Clint plan to 366 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 2: go camping in October. You should really spend the entire 367 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 2: month of October in a tent. 368 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 5: I mean, I'm not not down. 369 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 4: So if somebody wants to fund that, somebody wants to 370 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 4: fund a whole bunch of beer for you boy to 371 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 4: keep me out camping, I could just watch the games 372 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 4: on my phone and then I could be, you know, 373 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 4: do angry post games or something like that. 374 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 5: Whatever it is. 375 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 4: You guys, let me know and the comments blow what 376 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 4: you want, or you know, send you boys some money 377 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 4: keep them out camping. 378 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 5: But that might not be a bad idea. 379 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, listen, I think you should take one for the 380 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 2: team and just stay out there in the woods, because 381 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 2: every time you're out there within nature, the Dodgers win. 382 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 2: All right, let's welcome in our friends, the Hat of Sharma, 383 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 2: who does a tremendous job as a co host of 384 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 2: North Side Territory. He covers the Chicago Cubs brilliantly, and 385 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 2: he joins us now, of course, the Cubs and the 386 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 2: Dodgers starting a three game series at Chavez Ravine. 387 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 3: So so het of welcome, We appreciate you being on here. 388 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 2: What are you looking forward to most as far as 389 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 2: the next three games? What do you need to see 390 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 2: from the Cubs two teams going in very different directions 391 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 2: at this point in the season. 392 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it's it's their offense, which disappeared at 393 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: home after having an amazing the August, a great eight 394 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: and one road trip where the offense carried the team 395 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: for the most part. I mean, the pitching was strong, 396 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 1: but the offense every single game showed up and that 397 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: that led to an eight and one trip. All of 398 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: a sudden, it disappeared and they went two and four 399 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: at home, shut out three times, once by the Pirates 400 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: and Paul Skeins, which is, you know, understandable, But then 401 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: Luis gil And and Clark Schmidt shut them out on 402 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: Friday and Saturday. It just eight hits total against the 403 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: Yankees in a three game set. The two runs they 404 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: scored on Sunday to win that game came after a 405 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: two out air, So they just the offense just is confounding. 406 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 1: After scoring the six most runs. Jed Hoyer will tell 407 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 1: you that the six most runs last season. They just 408 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 1: have not been consistent this year. Terrible May, in June, 409 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: and now all of a sudden September. They're starting September 410 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 1: in the complete opposite direct shouldn't of August. It's it's 411 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 1: hard to figure out, so we'll see how. 412 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 5: How they do. 413 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 8: It. 414 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: Also is kind of confounding to look at the home 415 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: road splits. This team doesn't hit at home at Wrigley. 416 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: They they crushed the ball on the road June, July, 417 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: August or I guess July and August. They're much better 418 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: on the road than at home. I'm not sure what 419 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 1: that is. It's kind of odd. It's been blowing in 420 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: a lot at Wrigley. But that's that's what's to watch. 421 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: See how they do on offense, if they can hit 422 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: on the road again. 423 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 4: You know we're talking offense, got to talk pitching. One 424 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 4: guy you mentioned consistency, The guy who's probably been that 425 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 4: most consistent starter is a showed to Ibanaga, Mike, if 426 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 4: you're nasty. Of course we get a marquee matchup for 427 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 4: baseball fans and of course fans in Japan tomorrow Yoshnobiyamamoto 428 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 4: set to be activated to face his former team Japan teammates. 429 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 4: Showed to Imanaga. It's marquee matchups. Some might be saying, 430 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 4: what are you looking forward to in that? And how 431 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 4: how are people in Chicago, you know, prepping for that series, 432 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 4: and you know what's what's the pulse? 433 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, Yamamoto. I'm curious to see. Obviously, we haven't seen 434 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: much of him in a while. He's just coming back, 435 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: so I don't know how long he's gonna go, how 436 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: deep heel go. I guess we'll figure that out tomorrow night. 437 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: But I'm Showda's just been brilliant, just calm on the mound. 438 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: If he has a bad outing, it's not back to 439 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: back back bad outings. He bounces back right away. I 440 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:34,439 Speaker 1: I he faced this lineup once, and I believe the 441 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: rain shortened the outing to only four innings. 442 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 5: Uh and and he did really well. 443 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 1: He did really well against obviously a very talented Dodgers lineup. 444 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,239 Speaker 1: I was I really wanted to see what more he 445 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: could do. I wish that rain didn't come because I 446 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: wanted to see him a third time through that lineup. 447 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 1: I wanted to see what he could do. But he 448 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: that was early on in the season. He's he's shown 449 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: enough that I don't have very many questions about what 450 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: Showdaimnaga can. He's a he's a very good big league pitcher. 451 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: There's there's no more debate. I think it was a 452 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 1: couple of months ago. Someone asked Craig Counsel, like, what 453 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 1: is what a showda Monaga need to prove to you 454 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: right now? And he said, he's got nothing to prove. 455 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: He's done it. He's he's shown me what he can be. 456 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: He's like, I think he was really underrated. The Cubs 457 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: deserve a lot of credit for getting this guy. Uh, 458 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 1: the fastball isn't gonna blow you away with the velocity, 459 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: but it comes up on hitters and he kind of 460 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: tricks him with that vertical approach angle. He's got a 461 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: really good splitter and that's it. And Council set it 462 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 1: the other day. He's not trying to trick you out there. 463 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: You know what's coming. It's it's mostly the fastball and 464 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: the splitter. That's what it's gonna be. He's a North 465 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: South guy. He doesn't need to try and do too much. 466 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: A lot of questions about whether that fastball would struggle 467 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,160 Speaker 1: as a summer as it got hotter, and and will 468 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: he still get the rise on the fastball? 469 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 5: He was fine. 470 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: I believe it's a sub three e r A right now, 471 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: top ten in baseball as far as the era goes. 472 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he's just he's a great pitcher. He deserves 473 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: all the credit in the world for adjusting throughout the season. 474 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: And he's really smart too. It's it's not just the pitching. 475 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: It's uh, you know, batter to batter, pitch to pitch, 476 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: the way he goes through a lineup, the way he 477 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 1: studies for a lineup, the defense he plays, the confidence 478 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: he instills in others around him while he's on the mouth. 479 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: It's it's been impressive to watch. 480 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 2: Other than those two starts that were clunkers, he's looked 481 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 2: really good. And you had mentioned the adjustments the hot 482 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 2: of that he's made throughout the season. How do you 483 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 2: think he will take that approach against the Dodgers Superstars. 484 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 3: I mean they have a very. 485 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 2: Lengthy, deep lineup, a lot of MVPs in that lineup. 486 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 2: Is it that same approach that he needs to have. 487 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't think he's going to try and do 488 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 1: anything different right now. He counsels kind of hammered that 489 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: home to us, like, stop stop asking what's he's going 490 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: to change. 491 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 5: He's not. 492 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: It's working, so so there's no need to uh, there's 493 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 1: no need to change anything. 494 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 5: He's he's made that clear to us. 495 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: You know, he's got a really nice sweeper that he 496 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: doesn't break out that often. If he is, he is 497 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: willing to break out other pitches if something, if he 498 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: feels like something's not working, but it's it really is 499 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 1: leaning on the on the fastball and the splitter. And 500 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: and he noticed sometime around a little after the All 501 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 1: Star break that the splitter was really feeling good and 502 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:21,479 Speaker 1: really fooling hitters. 503 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:22,679 Speaker 5: So he's he's lean. 504 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: That's been more of a swing and miss pitch lately 505 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 1: than the more than the fastball was early on in 506 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: the season. I am a little surprised that he hasn't 507 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: broken out the other pitches as much, but you know, 508 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: I guess that's that's just how it works, right, you know, 509 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: if if this is working, why mess with it. But 510 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: like I said, I do believe he's got that ability 511 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: to adjust. So pitchers or scouts really liked his his sweeper, 512 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: They like the curve ball. They believe these are pitches 513 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: that are major league caliber. So if if he gets 514 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 1: in trouble, he's not afraid to go to those. And 515 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 1: I think sometimes we we've get that this guy's thirty 516 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: years old. He's a veteran, he pitched a long time 517 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 1: in Japan. He's not overwhelmed by these moments, so he 518 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: isn't afraid to go to different pitches. He's not going 519 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 1: to overthink one difficult situation. 520 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 5: On the mound. 521 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: You know, if Mookie Betts gets on and he's facing 522 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: Sho hey o Tani, he's not going to overthink the 523 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: situation and suddenly unravel just because it's a really tough lineup, 524 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: and obviously it is. It's a very difficult lineup to navigate, 525 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: but he showed, he showed for four innings that he 526 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,400 Speaker 1: could do it. I'd like to see him go through 527 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 1: that lineup a few times, see how he handles it 528 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: the second time around. 529 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 2: We're talking to Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic, the Cubs 530 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 2: writer for The Athletic and co host of Northside Territory 531 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 2: right here on the Foul Territory platform. Does a great 532 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 2: job covering the Cubbies. Cody Bellinger returning to Dodger Stadium, 533 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:51,199 Speaker 2: and I think since his MVP season, he's been a 534 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 2: completely different guy. In your estimation, did the Dodgers get 535 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 2: the best Cody Bellinger has to offer. 536 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: I mean it looks that way. I I don't know 537 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: how he's going to return to that player. Last year 538 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: was a really nice bounce back year after struggling and 539 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: looking like his career had completely gone after track it 540 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: was he's I know, he made the right adjustments the Cubs. 541 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:17,880 Speaker 1: I think he needed a reset to kind of get 542 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: out of LA. He was constantly under the microscope. That's 543 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: where he won the MVP. So that's where he like 544 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 1: he had to be an MVP guy to to like 545 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: live up to those standards. Right. 546 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 5: He couldn't. 547 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: He couldn't be anything less than that. And I think 548 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: he was also tinkering a lot and making a lot 549 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: of adjustments to try and find that guy. Last year, 550 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: the focus was very simple, just a couple of things 551 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: with his back hip and his hands. Uh, he's stuck 552 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: with it. 553 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 5: It worked. 554 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,880 Speaker 1: I think he had a little good luck last year too. 555 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: He wasn't as good as the results said he was. 556 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 7: This year. 557 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: I think it's a little bit more in line with 558 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 1: the type of player. He is, just slightly above average 559 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: offensively versus on defense. You know, I think what stood 560 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: out this year is the drop in power. There's just 561 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: no consistent slug from him. This season, he's he doesn't 562 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: strike out, he walks a decent amount. I think that's 563 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: that's really valuable. He's going to put the ball in play. 564 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: Last year he was finding grass a little bit more. 565 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: This season, you know, it just isn't happening as often, 566 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: and he's there were times I talked about the wind 567 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 1: at Wrigley. It has played very odd this season, almost 568 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 1: always blowing in. I think last year he caught a 569 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 1: couple of breaks where he'd hit a ball and he'd 570 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: barely get into the basket, and that probably inflated some 571 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 1: of his slug numbers. I think it's not I don't 572 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: want to make it sound like I'm being overly critical 573 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:47,719 Speaker 1: of him. He had a really good season last year, 574 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: and he's having a solid season this year, I think, 575 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 1: and I even think it's borderline of whether he opts 576 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: out or not. Like it's not like it's obvious that 577 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: he's not going to opt out. I think some people 578 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: assume he won't. I don't think that's the case. I 579 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,479 Speaker 1: think it's kind of borderline right now. But he's not 580 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 1: having an MVP season. He played like an MVP at 581 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:08,640 Speaker 1: times last year. If you would have played a full season. 582 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: Jed Hoyer said this recently. That's the big thing that 583 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 1: the difference between this offense right now is they don't 584 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 1: have the Cody Bellinger that they had last year, the 585 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: guy that if others were slumping, he could carry the 586 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 1: team drive in that big run. It seemed like every 587 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: single time he came up to bat and there were 588 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: runners in scoring position last year and it was a 589 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:30,159 Speaker 1: critical situation, he would come through. That happened so often 590 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: last year. What crushed them was he was out for 591 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 1: a month plus. 592 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 5: Last year. 593 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: He's played through broken ribs and I believe a crack 594 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: in his finger. So he's doing that. He's playing through 595 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 1: injuries this season. You got to give him a ton 596 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: of credit for that. But he's not that MVP guy 597 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,360 Speaker 1: right now. I don't know if he'll ever be that 598 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: guy again. It's hard to it's hard to get back 599 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: to those heights. 600 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, Dodgers fans will tell you very much. 601 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 4: They know very well waiting on Cody, waiting on Cody 602 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,239 Speaker 4: to kind of figure some things out and didn't end 603 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 4: up coming back for them. You mentioned the opt out. 604 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 4: Of course, some are saying Scott Boris on his revenge 605 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 4: tour right now gets a butt ton of money for 606 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 4: Matt Chapman in an extension. I think Cody and and 607 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 4: Boris or one thousand percent gonna opt out, because why would 608 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 4: you not the the the market's not flush with a 609 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 4: lot of people who can play center, play right, play 610 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 4: first base. 611 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 5: What's the pulse there in Chicago? 612 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 4: Do do you think there's a chance there could be 613 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:33,400 Speaker 4: a new long term deal for a Cody Bellinger there 614 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 4: or could there be another team that swoops in the 615 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 4: off season. 616 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: I'd be very surprised if there's a long term deal. 617 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: If they if they just kind of get rid of 618 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 1: the final two years of this, you know, opt out, 619 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 1: opt in, and and just sign him to an extension. 620 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: I don't think that's the direction this front office is going. 621 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: I think, you know, I think it makes sense. I 622 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 1: think you you kind of laid it out right there 623 00:27:56,680 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: that there this market isn't crazy. There aren't a ton 624 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 1: of free agency. You look at Juan Soto and then 625 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 1: there's a big drop. Offensively, there's guys like Alex Bregman, 626 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: Anthony Santa and there you know, nobody that kind of 627 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,159 Speaker 1: says like, well, you know, what kind of market is 628 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 1: Cody Bellinger gonna have. He basically needs to beat sixty 629 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: million dollars guaranteed. I don't think that would be impossible 630 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:23,120 Speaker 1: for him to do because if he opts out, it's 631 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: going to be around he loses out on about thirty 632 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 1: million for next year, well less than that because of 633 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: the because he's I think it's a two point five 634 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: million dollars that he gets for the opt out right, 635 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: they have to pay him, So it's a he's It 636 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: just makes sense. It's what Boris is gonna likely recommend. 637 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: I think they'll push it as what I what I 638 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: talked about. 639 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 5: With the injuries. 640 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 1: They'll say, look, he played through these injuries. He came 641 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: back early from the broken rib, he barely missed any 642 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: time with the broken finger. 643 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 5: The power will come back. 644 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: They'll have a plan to to kind of sell him. 645 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: And like I said, I don't think he's gonna get 646 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: like two hundred million, maybe probably not even one hundred 647 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 1: and fifty million, But I don't think it's hard for 648 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 1: him to get, you know, eighty million, one hundred million, 649 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: that's just teams need offense, and they need and they'd 650 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: love to have a versa little guy. I think there's 651 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: a situation where it makes sense for him to be 652 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: with the Cubs, But I don't think it's I don't 653 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: unless he opts in. I don't see them re signing him, 654 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: not not to the type of deal that guarantees more 655 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: than what he'd he'd get with the Optins. 656 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 3: So I to have one. 657 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 2: Question before we let you go. Is there a realistic 658 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 2: path for your Cubs to get into the postseason. 659 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 1: I mean, Craig Council has done this before, where people 660 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: have written his teams off and he's managed to surprise everyone. 661 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: I think I think it went out the window when 662 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 1: you lose two of three to the Pirates to start 663 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 1: that homestand you win six in a row, eight and 664 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: one road trip and you and you can't, you know, 665 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: take two or three from the Pirates. That really hurts off. 666 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: Like I said, the offense disappeared. They have to get 667 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: red hot again. They got red hot, got ice cold, 668 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: that have to nearly sweep through the Dodgers and the 669 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: Rockies and the Mets and Braves have to get cold. 670 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: So is there a realistic No, I don't think it's 671 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 1: very realistic. I think you'd have to dream and be 672 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: the ultra optimist to see a path they're they're gonna likely. 673 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a good shot that they have a 674 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 1: better record than last year. That's not going to be 675 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:31,760 Speaker 1: enough this season. The Mets and Braves are just playing 676 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: too good a baseball. 677 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it doesn't seem like they control their own destiny. 678 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 2: So the hat of Sharma with the athletic as well 679 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 2: as on North Side Territory, thanks so much. 680 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:40,720 Speaker 3: We appreciate it. 681 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 1: Thank you, Take care all right. 682 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 2: North Side Territory, part of the Foul Territory network is 683 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 2: available on Apple, Spotify, of course, wherever you get your podcasts, subscribe, 684 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 2: review and share. 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This is their sibling. 711 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 2: Of course, Big Bang Theory, great show, and we have 712 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 2: seven puppies that need homes now five of them are 713 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,640 Speaker 2: looking for their forever home. Priya is a four month 714 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 2: old American bulldog German Shepherd mix. She's currently located in Landers, California. 715 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 2: She's fully up to date on oliver vaccines. She can't 716 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 2: get her rabies shot until she's actually four months old, 717 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 2: which she turns four on the fourteenth. So if you're 718 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 2: interested in adopting Priya, please reach out Gidrisguardian dot org, 719 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 2: hit me up on social I can get you more information. 720 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:45,280 Speaker 2: She's wonderful and is in need of a forever home. 721 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,960 Speaker 2: Your thought on Andrew Friedman's comments Clint that they need 722 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 2: to rethink some things on pitching, I. 723 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 4: Don't know what you rethink, because this organization has been 724 00:32:56,640 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 4: phenomenal at finding, identifying, manufacturing pitching talent. I think this 725 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:05,720 Speaker 4: is just one of those years where you know, our pets, 726 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 4: heads keep falling off. Everything that bad can happen keeps 727 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 4: happening when it comes to pitchers in this organization. I 728 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 4: don't think that's anything different or out of the norm. 729 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 4: I think even Andrews mentioned it as well. It's like 730 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 4: we are not outliers in this other organizations are going 731 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 4: through it. But the amount of pitchers and the quality 732 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 4: of talent in these pictures that have gone through it, 733 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 4: whether it be shoulder or elbow issues, mainly we're focused 734 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 4: on the elbow there. It's just a symptom of the game, 735 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 4: and I don't know what you rethink, because they're not gonna, 736 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 4: you know, take twenty years, as you know, a step 737 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 4: back twenty years and tell these guys to not be 738 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 4: throwing one hundred. 739 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 5: Or ninety nine anymore. That's just not how the game works. 740 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:48,920 Speaker 4: So it's it's really kind of a roll of the dice, 741 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 4: that's what it feels like. I don't know what you change. 742 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:54,960 Speaker 4: It's not strength and conditioning. The organization hires the best 743 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 4: and brightest in the field, in the in the industry, 744 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 4: at you know, every stop of the way. I don't 745 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 4: know what you rethink. 746 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:05,719 Speaker 2: If the only team that was having all of their 747 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 2: pitchers hit the IL with the Los Angeles Dodgers, they 748 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,360 Speaker 2: might then I might have a pause for concern, a 749 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 2: reason for concern. It's not this is league wide. This 750 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:15,760 Speaker 2: is happening all over the place. Look at Spencer Stryder, 751 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 2: look at the Baltimore Orioles, look at all over the 752 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:22,600 Speaker 2: place with guys going down because of shoulder injuries and 753 00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 2: issues like that. I think a lot of it starts 754 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 2: with the fact that these guys are throwing one hundred 755 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 2: miles an hour when they're ten years old. Not necessarily 756 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 2: the veterans in this game, not the Max Scherzers and 757 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 2: the Clayton Kershaws of the world. But I think the 758 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 2: way that you're trying to throw one hundred miles an 759 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:39,720 Speaker 2: hour on every single pitch, everything is a high leverage 760 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:41,880 Speaker 2: pitch when it doesn't need to be when you're in 761 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 2: the youth space. That's part of the problem. It's not 762 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 2: the only part of the issue, but it is part 763 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 2: of the equation. It's not just the Dodgers. They're not 764 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:52,880 Speaker 2: the only team. All right, what is coming up on 765 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 2: All Dodgers with Clint Pasius. 766 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 4: I'll be live tonight six pm Pacific time. Yes, I 767 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:01,440 Speaker 4: know there's Monday night football happening. Screw football. Come hang 768 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 4: out with me or just have me on your phone. 769 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 4: But yeah, we'll be talking more about pitching. I want 770 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:10,359 Speaker 4: to dive more into the Gavin Stone situation, voicemails. We'll 771 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:13,440 Speaker 4: have comments and all that very comment heavy show. I 772 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 4: want to know what fans are thinking, where people are at. 773 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:18,480 Speaker 4: So again tube in All Dodgers with Clympacy, it's that's 774 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:22,680 Speaker 4: this guy, six pm Pacific time here on the YouTube machine. 775 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:24,640 Speaker 2: All right, Well, looking forward to that. We are going 776 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 2: to be back together. Clinton and I on Thursday afternoon, 777 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,839 Speaker 2: of course, for another Dodgers territory. Until then, make sure 778 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:33,239 Speaker 2: you like us, subscribe, rate us five stars if you 779 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:33,839 Speaker 2: like what we do. 780 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 3: Always join the conversation. It's a lot more fun when 781 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 3: you guys participate. 782 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 2: We will be back on Thursday afternoon after foul Territory 783 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 2: three pm Eastern twelve pm Pacific. 784 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 3: Thanks so much, see you then go Dodters. 785 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 5: Bye.