1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: You know, I have an arguepoun pound the best hitter 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, you know produced, since I don't know Adrian Beltray, 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: maybe that's a that's a very lazy take. 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 2: Hi, everybody, I hope that Santa brought you everything that 5 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 2: you deserved. Okay, now you can take that one of 6 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 2: two ways that you deserved. Could be coal, could be coal. 7 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 2: Welcome to Dodgers territory. We're so happy that you're here. 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: I am Alana Rizzo. That is my guy, Clym Pasius 9 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 2: talking all things Dodgers as we wrap the two thousand 10 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: and twenty four season and what we look forward to 11 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 2: when we're going to be able to be at camel 12 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: Back Ranch in Glendale, Arizona for the twenty and twenty 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 2: five season. I have to tell you it's nine degrees here, 14 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 2: so I can't wait until spring training. 15 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: Spring training will be in the best shape of our lives. 16 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: That's a lie for me. I can already promise you 17 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: that that's a lie. But hope we'll spring eternal. The 18 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: Dodgers will be once again most likely favorites to win 19 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: a World Series, become the first team to go back 20 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: back since the Yankees of ninety nine and two thousand. 21 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: But today's show, guys a little bit different. Obviously, it's 22 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: the day after Christmas, so we're not here actually live 23 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: to pull the curtain back a little bit, but we 24 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: did have someone we wanted to talk about that hopefully 25 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: is fun for you and the family. We have our 26 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: top Andrew Friedman era transactions trades of all time, and 27 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: I think this could be a lot of fun because 28 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: you know, Alana, we've been doing this together now for 29 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: the season, for the twenty twenty four seasons, but I 30 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: haven't really had a chance. I'm gonna steal the opportunity 31 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: here to almost like interview you as if we were 32 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: on my show slightly because I have a view of 33 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 1: what I think the most important moves were that Andrew 34 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: Friedman has made for the product on the field, and 35 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: I'm sure you have your opinions on those as well, 36 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: but nobody, very few people had the inside view of 37 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: the team and what players brought to the team when 38 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: they entered that clubhouse. So that's what I really want 39 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: to know from you today, and I hope people enjoy this, 40 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: Like what did some of these names add to the clubhouse? 41 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: Where they assholes all that kind of stuff. Probably not, 42 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: maybe don't trash people. We don't need to get more trouble. 43 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: But I guess without further ado, I can lead us 44 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: off if you don't. 45 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 3: Mind, now, I'd love it. Go ahead, and we're starting 46 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 3: five to one, right, five to one. 47 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 4: We'll pingpong on this one. 48 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: But my fifth most impactful, and you guys, I will 49 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: also note that I'm going to cheat a lot and 50 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: throw extra names in here for fun. But I got 51 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: to tie at five because I've got twenty seventeen you darbish, 52 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: and twenty twenty one Max Scherzer. And then we could 53 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: throw in, of course Trey Turner in there, because why not. 54 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: It's an everything must go sale. But I mean, you 55 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: look at what these two pitchers brought to the team 56 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: when they came here. Max Scherzer was hugely important to 57 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: that twenty twenty one squad that had lost Trevor Bauer, 58 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: that did not have a Clayton Kershaw, that just they 59 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: had some serious pitching issues that ultimately made help to 60 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: them not making it to the World Series that year. 61 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: Still bringing in somebody the ilk of Max Scherzer and 62 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: the importance he had for the team in that regular season. 63 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: We don't need to talk too much about what happened 64 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: in the postseason and how maybe that eventually costs the 65 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: Dodgers Walker Buehler in the long run, because Buehler stepped 66 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: up to the plate to pitch in that world or sorry, 67 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 1: in that NLCS. But what sures are brought to the 68 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 1: team and what Darvish brought to the team and helping 69 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: the organization get to the World Series for the first 70 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: time since nineteen eighty eight, those two guys for me, 71 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: you could pick either one as the for sure number five, 72 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: but those two guys for me, really. 73 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 4: That showed that. 74 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: Andrew Friedman with money was a different kind of animal 75 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: as a player. Pobo there, it just Pobo. 76 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 2: I look at it differently. I look at it as 77 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: what has the person or duo candem have meant to 78 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 2: the team over the course of several years, with the 79 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: exception of one that's on my list. When I look 80 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: at Max Schurz or what I think of is dead 81 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 2: arm right, And that's just kind of what comes to mind. 82 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 2: And not to say that, I mean Max is going 83 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 2: to the Baseball Hall of Fame obviously, Okay, he's had 84 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 2: a very good career, but I don't see that as 85 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 2: the impact for the Dodgers. And the same thing with you, Darvish. 86 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: Do you think about Game seven of the World Series. 87 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 2: I think it was Game seven right when he just 88 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: absolutely got shelled as a Dodger at Dodger Stadium. So 89 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 2: while both of those guys are tremendous talent, I don't 90 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: see them as the impact that I'm looking for when 91 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 2: we talk about this list. For me, number five, and 92 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,119 Speaker 2: it's a guy that wasn't there for a long time, 93 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 2: but it's a guy that I've admired his entire career. 94 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: And of course when you think of him first you 95 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 2: think of the Philadelphia Phillies. But for me number five, 96 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 2: an impact is Chase Sullley. Without a doubt, this was 97 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 2: way before Jerry Harriston Junior called him the Silver Fox. 98 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 2: Chase Sutley demands respect the second he walks into a clubhouse. 99 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 2: And again there's a lot of people that think he's 100 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: a Hall of famer. There's a lot of pe well 101 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 2: that don't think the numbers warrant a Hall of Fame bid. 102 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 2: Chase Sutley brings an energy, a work ethic, a determination, 103 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 2: a structure, a routine to a clubhouse that is unlike 104 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: anybody else that I have ever seen from a position 105 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 2: player side of the ledger. Okay, Chase Sutley to a 106 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: position player is what my number one is to the 107 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 2: pictures side of things. And all you need to do 108 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 2: is ask Keik Hernandez what Chase Sutley meant to his career. 109 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 2: And besides Utley, another guy on my list is the 110 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: guy that shaped Keyke's career more than anybody. So Chase 111 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 2: Utley and Justin Turner are on that list for me. 112 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 2: But Chase Sutley is my number five just about the 113 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 2: way that he changed a culture. He is a lot 114 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 2: of the He was a big proponent two of the 115 00:05:55,320 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 2: whole dairy free, gluten free, basically eat air and you'll 116 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 2: play really good, and they did. And he's just so 117 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 2: positively impactful of the way that he goes about his business. 118 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 2: And this is a guy that I would only go 119 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 2: to when I really needed something. You know, It's kind 120 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 2: of like you know when to approach Chase, and it 121 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 2: was only when something was incredibly important because he was 122 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: so routine regimented and he was just such a huge 123 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 2: presence in that clubhouse. So for me, Number five is 124 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:28,919 Speaker 2: the Silver Fox. 125 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: And I love that, and I have some thoughts because 126 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: maybe or maybe not Utley is on my list. I 127 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: love what you bring to the table there with that, 128 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: because that that era of the team. I mean, Friedman 129 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: had just taken over, Dave Roberts had just got that team. 130 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 4: There's a lot of people. 131 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: That never had experienced a lot of success at the 132 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: big league level. Yet you know, and you learn now 133 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: from Chase Utly how to play the game right, how 134 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: to be hard nosed, grind, show up every single day, 135 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: and and you know, play work out with intent. 136 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 4: That's what you get with Chase Utley. 137 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: And we're still seeing some of the fruits of that labor, 138 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: even what five six years after he's left the organization, 139 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: he's still around the organization. But yeah, that I love 140 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: that pick there. I honestly, I would have thought you 141 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: had gotten higher in the Silver Fox. But I'm interested 142 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: to see. 143 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 4: The rest of the list. For me, my number four. 144 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: Imagine there's a drum roll right here, and these days 145 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: it might elicit a little bit of a groan, But 146 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: Chris Taylor, for everything he did for this organization, you know, 147 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: the first number of years, first four years in Dodger 148 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: bleuw Chris Taylor to be traded to be acquired for scraps. Yeah, 149 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: two you know, former top prospects in the game. 150 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 4: That kind of flamed out. 151 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: But Chris Taylor goes on to become the starting center 152 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: fielder for the Dodgers, that same twenty seventeen team that 153 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: makes it to the World Series for the first time 154 00:07:54,960 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: since nineteen eighty eight. Countless big defensive plays, big time homers, sending. 155 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 4: The Dodgers to the well I guess of the. 156 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: Division Series in twenty on twenty one, and that walk 157 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: off against the Cardinals in LA, you know, the game 158 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: saving you know, catch in Milwaukee, the all of this, 159 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: and him just being the most charismatic guy in that 160 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: Dodger clubhouse as well, Chris Taylor. When you're looking at you, 161 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: pound for pound, what Andrew Freeman had. 162 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 4: To give up and. 163 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: The what Chris Taylor still brings to this organization to 164 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: this day. 165 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 4: I mean, what a phenomenal move. That's all I got. 166 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't disagree with you. I mean, I think 167 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 2: CT again, this is why I refuse to give up 168 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 2: on the dude. I know he's at the tail end 169 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 2: of his career, but I do think, you know, again, 170 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: the second half of the season, he had some really good, 171 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 2: productive at bats, made the most of the small opportunities 172 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 2: that he's gotten. But you can't have a perennial NL 173 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 2: West winning team and go to the World Series three 174 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 2: out of the last six years or whatever it is 175 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 2: without Chris Taylor. Again, I just think he's been instrumental 176 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 2: in the course of what's happened in this organization over 177 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 2: his tenure as a Dodger. He's not on my top five, 178 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 2: but don't I don't hate you for putting him there 179 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 2: just because I have. You know, some others that I 180 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 2: think for my list just make more sense. And again, 181 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 2: I'm just talking about positive impact on the clubhouse. I'm 182 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 2: not talking about personalities that were very disruptive, and you 183 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 2: know you're talking about for the wrong reasons. My number four, 184 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 2: so Chase Sutley is my number five. My number four 185 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 2: has to be Corey Seger. And the reason I put 186 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 2: Seger on there is not only is he a homegrown kid, 187 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 2: which we love. We were just talking about our show 188 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 2: on Monday about how we hate to see the homegrown 189 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 2: guys leave. Walker Brueler, now a member of the Boston 190 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 2: Red Sox. But Corey Seger to me, I remember when 191 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 2: he came up, and I remember very very distinctly when 192 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: he and Jock were in the dugout at Anaheim at 193 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 2: Angel Stadium during the exhibition game at the end of 194 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 2: the regular at the end of spring training rather before 195 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 2: the regular season started. I took a photo and I said, 196 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 2: the Dodgers' future stars, because they were both up, you know, 197 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 2: kind of in that exhibition and playing and you know, 198 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 2: they were the future of the team. And I think 199 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 2: Corey Seeger really cemented himself as a huge part of 200 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 2: what the Dodgers were able to do. And again, Corey 201 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 2: had a lot of struggles staying healthy. He didn't really 202 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 2: ever have many normal spring trainings. But in the biggest moments, 203 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 2: Corey Seeger, I mean, he's two time World Series MVP, 204 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 2: once with the Dodgers, once with the Rangers. I understand, 205 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 2: But I mean Corey just had massive, massive at bats 206 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 2: and he'd step in the box and he was like 207 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 2: no more Garcia para. He was already always ready to swing. 208 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 2: It was always like he stepped into the box and 209 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 2: it's always like he had two strikes on him, right. 210 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 2: I mean, but he was always ready to swing, and 211 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 2: he came up clutch in so many situations and he 212 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 2: did it without ever saying a word. He hated being interviewed, he. 213 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 3: Always did it. He was always respectful. 214 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 2: But he was so happy when Cody Bellinger started to 215 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 2: become the star and having an MVP season because it 216 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 2: was like, sweet, Cody can do all the interviews now. 217 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,839 Speaker 2: So Corey Seeger, one of my favorite humans, comes from 218 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 2: one of my favorite families, baseball families. I can't imagine 219 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 2: where the Dodgers would have been without the production that 220 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 2: Seger had. 221 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: And I would add to that and you know, we'll 222 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: throw in a caveat. 223 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 4: Here is again. We we're gonna take some liberties with this. 224 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: Obviously, Corey uh drafted by Ned Coletti, but still he 225 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: became a man. He became a Dodger under Friedman. So 226 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: one hundred percent give you that one there. 227 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 4: But you know, he was another one of. 228 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: Those guys that just exemplified play the game the right way, 229 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: don't bitch about things, you know, show up to work, 230 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: put in the work, uh, and go home like it 231 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 1: was a job. 232 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:47,719 Speaker 4: It is a job. 233 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: To him, he would much rather be home with his 234 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: wife and his dogs and all of that. But he 235 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: plays the game the right way and sadly playing the 236 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: game for the Texas Rangers these days. But yeah, if 237 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: you're talking about that, that really that entry into old man. 238 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: This is going to be an insane era of Dodger baseball. 239 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 4: Corey was that man. He was absolutely that dude. 240 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 3: H and at a very critical position too. 241 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 2: Write I mean, you have a short stop, the hardest 242 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 2: defensive position in the infield, and the expectation of production 243 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 2: from your shortstop, and Corey was very adamant he is 244 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 2: not gonna. He's like, I'm not moving over to third. 245 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 2: I know everyone thinks I'm too tall. We'll tall talk 246 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 2: to Cal Ripken Jr. Because I'm not moving. 247 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 3: So that you know, he lived up to the hype 248 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 3: and exceeded it. 249 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean still, you know, I have with the arcue, 250 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: pound for pound, the best hitter the Dodgers. Uh uh, 251 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: you know produced since I don't know Adrian Beltray, maybe 252 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: that's a that's a very lazy take. 253 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 4: I don't know. 254 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: But if you're talking about pure hitting dudes, I mean, Corey, Seeger, 255 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: he's got to be uh you know in somewhere on 256 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 1: a high up on that list of Let me. 257 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this then, is is Seeger on 258 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 2: the way to the Hall of Fame? 259 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 4: Like Boltray, He's gotta keep playing. 260 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: I mean, was was Adrian Beltrae a Hall of Famer before. 261 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 4: He became a tech ranger? Probably not? 262 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: I mean, so it just you keep playing, you let 263 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: the numbers keep piling up. That's what Corey's going to be. 264 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 1: And the fact that he has a couple of world 265 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: series as where Belly, the original Belly does not, I 266 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: think that that plays very well now, maybe the media 267 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: aspect the fact that Seeger's made it very well known 268 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: he doesn't want to talk to you unless he has to, 269 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: or if you're not actively working, if. 270 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,679 Speaker 2: You have the amount of black type that Sieger probably 271 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 2: will when it's all said and done, doesn't matter what 272 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 2: the media says. 273 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 4: Just got to stay healthy. 274 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: Before we shift to three, we should remind you guys 275 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: please subscribe to the channel. 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What he brought to 285 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: the team, the hard Nos, play the game the right way. 286 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: Slide into a mofo at second base to break up 287 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 1: that dome. 288 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 3: That was a clean slide. I don't care. 289 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 2: That's a hard Nos baseball play. I'm sorry to Hata, 290 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,079 Speaker 2: I'm sorry broke your damn leg. I thought my life 291 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 2: was my like in Massive Jeopardy. When we went back 292 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 2: to New York, I was like, wait, I needed security 293 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 2: coming off the bus because I said it was a 294 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 2: clean slide. 295 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 3: New Yorkers hate me for it. That's a hard Nos 296 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 3: baseball play. 297 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, Terry Collins, still Matt, he can't get the the 298 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: They didn't get their shot at their guy. But also 299 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: my number three. I think I would be surprised if 300 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: he's not on your list. But David Freeze as well, 301 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: what the impact he made in such a short amount 302 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: of time in a Dodger uniform, ultimately becoming the leadoff 303 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: dude in that twenty eighteen World Series run just out 304 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: of nowhere, like he another didn't necessarily want to keep 305 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: playing at that point in his career, but he had 306 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: a lot of fun in that final year in a 307 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: Dodger uniform, and he played great. I mean, look at 308 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: look at the look at David Freese's final season in 309 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: a Dodger uniform. His final season of his career, he 310 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: hit what three twenty three fifteen something like that, had 311 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: eleven homers in short play and in the World Series 312 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: in that postseason run was just it was an incredible 313 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: addition to that lineup, even though again pretty much you 314 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: could say he was past his prime at that point, 315 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: but he found something a little bit like Albert Poohols 316 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: found some lightning in a bottle, rejuvenates that career slightly 317 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: in a Dodger uniform, and he says, all right, I'm 318 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: done after this. 319 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 2: But I'm so annoyed that you actually took the liberty 320 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 2: to have two in the same category, because I would 321 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 2: have put Freeze next to Utley at five. 322 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 3: I didn't know that we were allowed to do that. 323 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 2: So to me, I mean, to me, Tohtley and Freezer 324 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 2: the same dude, right, like they're the same like hard 325 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 2: nosed baseball player, bring a ton of experience, a ton 326 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 2: of seniority, no bs, and Freeze was my favorite over 327 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 2: the course of his time there. My favorite host game 328 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 2: walk off interview every single time was dry sense of humor, hilarious, 329 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 2: honest raw. 330 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 3: I adore that man. I adored David Freeze, I adore 331 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 3: his wife. I adore they have the most beautiful children 332 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 3: in the world, the three of them. Oh my gosh. 333 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 2: David Freeze in twenty nineteen three point fifteen batting average 334 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 2: in seventy nine games, one hundred and eighty six played appearances, 335 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 2: a slug of five ninety nine and ops over one thousand. 336 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 2: The guy one hundred percent. All right, he's my number five, 337 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 2: with Chase my number three. 338 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 4: We also brought that dog. He brought that dog, Yes, yes. 339 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 3: He did. By the way, did you know that his 340 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 3: dog's name is Doug. 341 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 2: Is actually Bob Bob the dog Bob after his friend Bob, 342 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 2: and his friend Bob has a dog named David. But 343 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 2: that's for another time. 344 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: All right. 345 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 3: My number three is Freddy Freeman. 346 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 2: And I know that this is interesting because Freddy Freeman, 347 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 2: for all intents and purposes, did not want to be 348 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 2: a Dodger. He wanted to retire as an Atlanta Brave. 349 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 2: It was unbelievably emotional for him. You remember when the 350 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 2: Dodgers went back to Atlanta as the visiting team and 351 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 2: Freddy was going to his old clubhouse and crying, and 352 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 2: we were like, what the hell, dude, It's not like 353 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 2: we sent you to Afghanistan. You know, You're like you 354 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 2: signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But he needed that 355 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 2: closure with Atlanta. He grew up in the Atlanta organization. 356 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,679 Speaker 2: They were his family, and it's almost like your family 357 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 2: is cutting you loose and saying, you know what, we 358 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:25,719 Speaker 2: don't want you anymore. 359 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 3: Kid, and ended up being. 360 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 2: One of the best Dodgers that we could have asked for. 361 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 2: And Atlanta did great with Madelson after Freddie. At first 362 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 2: it was a wonderful decision on both parts of for 363 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 2: Freddy being in La for Matt to be in Atlanta 364 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 2: as their first baseman. But what Freddy has done in 365 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:46,120 Speaker 2: the course of his very short tenure so far as 366 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 2: a Dodger, and he will always go down and post 367 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 2: season lore as the only walk off Grand Slam in 368 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 2: World Series history against Nestor Cortes that really helped change 369 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 2: the dynamic of the course of the World Series and 370 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 2: honestly sent Inces to Cortes to Milwaukee. 371 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 3: Let's be honest. 372 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 2: Freddy Freeman is by far my number three, just the 373 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 2: quality of human being that he is, his love of 374 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 2: the game, his love of his family, his dad's relationship, 375 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 2: everything he went through with Max in the twenty twenty 376 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 2: four season. Freddy Freeman is my number three future Hall 377 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 2: of Famer. 378 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: Put it on lock great, great pick because I didn't 379 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: have Freddy on my list, So I'm glad you brought 380 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:25,239 Speaker 1: him up. 381 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 4: You know, we talked. 382 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 1: We've talked a lot this offseason, the last couple of 383 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 1: weeks about you know, few people have ingratiated themselves to 384 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: the fan base as much as Tascar Hernandez in a 385 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: short amount of time. I mean, we were getting Freddy 386 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 1: Chance in his first at bat as a Dodger. Like 387 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: we Dodgers fans were never expecting that guy that was 388 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: beating us for all those years to sign and come, 389 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: you know, come home, be in a Dodger uniform, and 390 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: we hope, you know, for the rest of his career 391 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,719 Speaker 1: he's in a Dodger uniform. Hopefully after this contract is up, 392 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: they're able to work out something keep him around. Allah 393 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: maybe a Chase Utly deal, but yeah, great call on 394 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: Freddy fee Raymond. As we shift to number two, I 395 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 1: think people are going to be possibly annoyed at my 396 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: list for kind of again, there's a lot of cheating 397 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,880 Speaker 1: on my list, I admit that, but it's fine. It's 398 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: the holidays, and it also kind of tapers a little 399 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:20,479 Speaker 1: bit maybe, but even so, it's Andrew Friedman's very first 400 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 1: deal as Dodgers player or sorry, president of baseball operation. 401 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,360 Speaker 1: And this is the trade that brought Key Hernandez Sorry 402 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: Keiki because I pissed people off on Instagram. Sorry, Enrique 403 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: Hernandez e Austin Barnes to the Los Angeles Dodgers and 404 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: Chris Hatchrick. 405 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 4: We're going to talk about him. 406 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 1: But I mean, that deal obviously sends away de Gordon 407 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 1: amongst other players, but getting back Key Hernandez and Austin Barnes, 408 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: this is another one of those things. 409 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 4: This is one of those deals. 410 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: That set forth a run of success that this team 411 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 1: is still enjoying. Because when Guggenheim took over, you know, 412 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: they had to spend some money there was Handley, there 413 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,959 Speaker 1: was still Wanda Rebay. There was figuring out, some figuring 414 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: out some things. You get the addition of Justin Turner, 415 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: pieces start falling together. But key K and Austin Barnes, 416 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,360 Speaker 1: and we've had people. I mean, Matt Kemp told us 417 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: this year about how how much he loved playing with 418 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: Keik and that was missing his first time through in 419 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: a Dodger uniform. But he comes back plays with Keyk 420 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen. This organization loves that boy, the players, 421 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: obviously the fans. 422 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 4: So that's my number two right there. Ke K, Austin Barnes, 423 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 4: both friends, no one friend of the show. 424 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 2: That's a that's a good call by you. And Keyk 425 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 2: is actually my number two. And the reason being is 426 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 2: because key K, like I said before, I would have 427 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 2: him on any postseason roster. Ever, we talked to Matt Kemp, 428 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:46,679 Speaker 2: friend of the show, who said that there was just 429 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 2: a different aur when he played with key K Hernandez 430 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 2: back in the day. 431 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 3: Keik just gets it. He just gets it. 432 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 2: I mean, I know a lot of times it looks 433 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 2: like he's just with the theatrics and the shenanigans and stuff, 434 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 2: But there's something about post the banana. There's something about 435 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 2: the postseason Kik that is just it's to me, it's instrumental. 436 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,159 Speaker 2: So without a doubt. You know a guy that is 437 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 2: just brings a fifty you know, fifty gloves to the yard, 438 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 2: goes all over the field. The only position he hasn't 439 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 2: played is catcher, you know, like member of the let 440 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 2: Kik catch. So yeah, to me, it goes without saying. 441 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,679 Speaker 2: He's not an everyday player to a lot of people. 442 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 2: And you know, he's a really good utility player. He 443 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 2: understands his role. He wants to come back to l A. 444 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 2: He just said that the other day. Uh So Keik 445 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 2: is my number two. 446 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: Uh before we get to number one, I want to 447 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: expand on that because we were all treated to some 448 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: phenomenal interviews featuring yourself and Keik Hernandez. Of course him 449 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: not feeling safe when the drones are out jerone. I 450 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: think he was also somehow involved when the sewage thing 451 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: happened down the left field line. What was your favorite 452 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,919 Speaker 1: Kik moment that not so much about him being in 453 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: the postseason or whatever playing was your favorite? 454 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 2: You so many key k moments, and most of the 455 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 2: time they were behind my eyeballs. I didn't have eyes 456 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 2: in the back of my head. And it was always 457 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 2: Kik when I would do the pre first pitch hit right, 458 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 2: So it was like Joe and or would do their 459 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 2: booth stuff and they'd send it down to the field. 460 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 2: I would do my free person my free my first 461 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 2: pitch hit easy for me to say. And Kik is 462 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 2: always behind me doing something stupid, whether he's gyrating to 463 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 2: a song or whether he's like, you know, it takes 464 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,679 Speaker 2: the bat is like mocking me, like he's talking like this, 465 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 2: and then I turn around, he's like, just swing in 466 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 2: the bat, you know. And of course the drone one 467 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 2: when he doesn't, he didn't feel safe, so he's just 468 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 2: he's insane. Key k is insane and I love him 469 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 2: for that. And uh, you know again, you need that 470 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 2: type of personality, and that's the thing. 471 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 3: You got to let guys be who they are. 472 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 2: To try to push Kik into a hole and make 473 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 2: him not have that personality is you're not going to 474 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 2: get the best out of your guys. So a lot 475 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 2: of funny moments with that one, that's for sure. 476 00:22:56,600 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I love to I guess promote another show 477 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:01,879 Speaker 1: he was on that show. 478 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 4: The Haircut show, whatever it's called. I'm sorry, I forgot 479 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 4: what he was on. 480 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: But he talked about, you know, his struggles early in 481 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 1: his career with Houston and how he was trying to 482 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: be someone he's not. Once he finally decided to listen 483 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: to Robin Williams and bee himself. Then he became the 484 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: key k we now very much know in love. But 485 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: without further ado number one and before we get to 486 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: number one, which is also a cheat on me, I 487 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 1: want to achieve with an honorable mention and throwing Evan 488 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: Phillips because we're talking about a dude who was a scrap. 489 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,120 Speaker 1: This is not my number one, This is an honorable mention, 490 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: but Evan Phillips being a dude that was a you know, 491 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: a scrap heap type of dude. Dfade by Tampa, Dodgers 492 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 1: pick him up. He puts, you know, he's a nobody 493 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: in twenty one, puts on a show. When when Joe 494 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: Kelly hurts himself starting a game, opening a game because 495 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 1: the Dodgers have no pitching, because my number five, Max 496 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: Schuerzer can't answer the bell, tell Evan Phillips goes out 497 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: there and throws up like three and a third scoreless 498 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: or whatever. You know, that was Phillips Brent honeywell moment. 499 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: But to now be at a point where he's in 500 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 1: that argument where he is the Dodgers closer unofficially officially 501 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: at times like that's my honorable mention. But my number 502 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: one it's the trio from this year because without the 503 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 1: addition of Tommy Edmund, Michael Kopek and Jack Flaherty, the 504 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: Dodgers do not win the twenty twenty four World Series. 505 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: You had to have those dudes and the precision in 506 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: which Andrew Friedman and Brandon Gomes and company navigated the 507 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: trade deadline in twenty twenty four. It was It was beautiful, 508 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: it was magical, and ultimately it led. Ultimately, it led 509 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: to a World Series championship number eight for your Los 510 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: Angeles Dodgers. 511 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 4: So that's my number one. 512 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: It's three dudes, It's the trio, and I am done 513 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 1: now cheating. 514 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 2: I gotta I gotta say, I know I do not 515 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 2: agree with you, Like, how can you have a top 516 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 2: five list of most impactful Dodgers over the course. 517 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 4: Of this is trade my biggest trade my time. 518 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,719 Speaker 2: Okay, well I'm different I'm okay, that's fine whatever, But 519 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 2: for me as far as far as impact, and it's 520 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 2: a tie for me, I mean an equal tie number 521 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 2: one for me, Justin Turner Clayton Kershaw. You don't have 522 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 2: two people that I have more impact on this team 523 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 2: over the course of the last ten years, last ten 524 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 2: plus years than JT and Kersh. And I understand Kershaw 525 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 2: didn't pitch a ten this year. I understand JT's not 526 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 2: even on the damn team. But over the course of 527 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 2: time that I've been covering this team and been in 528 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 2: love with this team to the point where it's given 529 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 2: me ulcers, Justin Turner has had the most impact on 530 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 2: that team on from a position player side than any 531 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 2: other player that I have been witnessed since I started 532 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 2: covering the team full time in twenty and fourteen. And 533 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 2: keep in mind, Justin Turner and I and I've told 534 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 2: the story before we started on the exact same day 535 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 2: because I started basically covering this team, let's just say 536 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 2: first day of spring training of twenty fourteen, and that's 537 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:04,640 Speaker 2: when Ned Coletti decided to invite JT as a non 538 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 2: roster invitee. After the New York Metropolitans decided to non 539 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:11,679 Speaker 2: tender him, and he came to spring training without a 540 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:14,439 Speaker 2: job and ended up getting a job, remember as the 541 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 2: second baseman of the Los Angeles Dodgers and ended up 542 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 2: becoming I know we don't have captains in LA, but 543 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 2: was a captain of that team. And the guy would 544 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 2: post whether he was zero for five with three errors 545 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 2: or five for five with the game winning RBI. He 546 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 2: would post every single game. He always held himself accountable. 547 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 2: He showed up, He played every day. So JT for 548 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 2: me on the position player side, and without a doubt, 549 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 2: imagine imagine where this club would be without Clayton kershawt 550 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 2: in his Dodger tenure of just being the ace of 551 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 2: this staff as long as he has, and god, I 552 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 2: hope he finishes his career in a Dodgery uniform. 553 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:57,439 Speaker 1: He will, he says he wants to and credit to 554 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:01,880 Speaker 1: Andrew Friedman bringing those dudes back, understanding that, yeah, maybe 555 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 1: he's not the guy who initially signed either of them, 556 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,679 Speaker 1: but understanding the impact you know them, essentially having an 557 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: open door policy with Clayton Kershaw return anytime you decide 558 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: you're ready to come back. 559 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 4: They've done that. 560 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: The last three years, but you know, drunk and you know, 561 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: slightly smoked out. Kershaw with his stogie at the World 562 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: Series Championship says I'll be back. I've been Dodger for life. 563 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 1: And and JT, you know, coming back at at Kenley's wedding, 564 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: agreeing to return to the Dodgers, bringing ken Lee back 565 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: with him. 566 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:32,680 Speaker 4: All of that. 567 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: Definitely Friedman instrumental in bringing those dudes, keeping them here 568 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,399 Speaker 1: for as long as they were here or are here, 569 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: and continuing the run of success that the Los Angeles 570 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: Dodgers team has had. But those are our top ten 571 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: plus much plus players. If you guys feel different, sound 572 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: off in the comments below before we sign off. 573 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 4: Though, Alana, I think you. 574 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: Got a dog you should tell people about. So I'm 575 00:27:58,720 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 1: gonna throw the last last. 576 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I appreciate that very much. All Right, guys, I 577 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 2: need your help, and I need your help badly. This 578 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:10,119 Speaker 2: is Cash Astray close to the Fresno, California area. 579 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 3: He's about one to two years old. He is vaccinated. 580 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 2: Now We've set up an appointment to get him neutered, 581 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 2: but he does not have a home. The person that 582 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 2: found him cannot keep him long term. We desperately need 583 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 2: a long term foster or adopter for this good boy. 584 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 3: He is good with other dogs. 585 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 2: Collies are incredibly active, very smart dog. So a family 586 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 2: that's active, likes to hike lots, likes to walk, likes 587 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 2: to do things would be the best fit for him. 588 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 3: As a foster. 589 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 2: You do not pay for anything, so no cash outlay 590 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 2: for cash as a foster, but please reach out if 591 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 2: you can foster him because I am doing my best 592 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 2: to avoid him going to a shelter because he will 593 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 2: not make it out of the shelter alive. So please, please, 594 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 2: please please share cash. 595 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,959 Speaker 1: Guys, it's a best time of year to bring a 596 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: new bundle of joy into the house. And it should 597 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 1: always be a dog, never children, and always bring a 598 00:28:59,280 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: dog home. 599 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 4: But guys can't just. 600 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:03,719 Speaker 3: Give them up when you feel like it either. It's 601 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 3: a lifetime commendment. 602 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: Please absolutely, But guys hopefully enjoyed this a little bit 603 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: different episode of Dodger's territory. I had a lot of fun. 604 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 1: I think Alana you probably have some fun doing this too. 605 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: It's not your usual stuff. Don't worry. 606 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 4: Well, maybe we'll be back to talking about who the. 607 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: Dodgers should sign in Sasaki and all that stuff on Monday. 608 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: So guys, make sure you are subscribed to the channel. 609 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: Hit that notification belt to know when we are live. 610 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:28,959 Speaker 1: That really helps out rate and review the show in 611 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,959 Speaker 1: this podcast form. That's another thing that helps us keep 612 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 1: going strong with you here as we hope to start 613 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: bringing you more shows in twenty twenty five. So four 614 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: Riz right there, lana Zzo, I am clip Asia snak 615 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: if you're joining us, and we'll see on the next 616 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: one of these. Okay, bye,