1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,880 Speaker 1: You missed the World Series last year? Yeah, what was 2 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: it like though, because you're like, gosh, those are my 3 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: guys out there. 4 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 2: This was probably the hardest ten days I've experienced in 5 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 2: pro ball. 6 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 3: Welcome you back, live here to Campbell Back Ranch obviously 7 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 3: a J. Prazinski, Lanaizzo here, and we follow up one 8 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 3: future Hall of Famer with another one. Clayton Kershaw here now. 9 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 3: Good to see you, even better to see you back 10 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 3: as a Dodger uniform, in a Dodger uniform, And I 11 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 3: was thinking he's going to leave, honest, honest for I 12 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 3: was thinking about this. It's synonymous, right, Clayton Kershaw, Los 13 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 3: Angeles Dodgers, It's synonymous. There's no place I can imagine 14 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 3: you being. And I know you want to finish your 15 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 3: career here. 16 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, I think I think when I was younger, 17 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 4: thanks for having me. First of all, good to see 18 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 4: you guys, But I think, you know, when I was younger, 19 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,279 Speaker 4: I didn't really put a lot of merit into it. 20 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 4: You know, I was just like, I love being a Dodger. 21 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 4: It's a great place to play. But now, like looking back, 22 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 4: there's so many things that have to go right for you. 23 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 4: To stay in one place for a long time, and 24 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 4: so super thankful I get to be here again. And 25 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 4: I mean, you look at what we're doing, obviously, signing 26 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 4: all these incredible players and getting to be in the 27 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 4: playoffs every year, getting to win last year, getting to 28 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 4: be you know a small part of that. So it's 29 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 4: just like, yeah, you're right, there's really not another place 30 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 4: I'd rather be. And it's like family now and my 31 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 4: kids expected, kids expect we're going. We're moving LA for 32 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 4: the summer and all that stuff. So yeah, I can't 33 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 4: imagine doing doing another place. 34 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: Never they were talking about Texas and I know you're 35 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: from Texas. You're an LA guy now. And he got 36 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: your boy Stafford in LA. Did you talk him into 37 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: staying because at one point they're like, oh, they're oh, 38 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,559 Speaker 1: then we re signed him, So you know you got your. 39 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 5: Boy stay too. 40 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 4: He keeps getting better too. He had a great right, 41 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 4: he had a great year. I mean they were one. 42 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 4: There are a couple of plays away from beating the 43 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 4: Eagles there. So I'm happy that Matthew's back. And yeah, 44 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 4: it's fun to have another guy to root for in 45 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 4: l A. And you know, I'm a Rams fan now. 46 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: For sure. 47 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: Remember I met you the first time I ever met 48 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: you off the field because we were in Detroit Lions 49 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: were playing. You were down in the tunnel and I 50 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: was there for the I think the playoffs, and I was, 51 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: you know, I was walking on the field and you 52 00:01:58,080 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: were like I was like, it was like you see 53 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: someone out of place, right, You're like, wait a second, 54 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: and then I was like, oh, wait him and Stafford. 55 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: I forgot about that. So yeah, I mean, that's it's 56 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: awesome for you. But you mentioned Freddie being a Hall 57 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: of fam where you got Mooki, who's going to go 58 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: in the Hall of Fame? Show, Hey is probably going 59 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: to go in the Hall of Fame. At some point, 60 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 1: You're going to go in the Hall of Fame. What's 61 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: it like looking around this room thinking wow. 62 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 4: I mean, I'm just I don't know about all that, 63 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 4: but just the guys in our clubhouse that it's just 64 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 4: an amazing thing to see the buy in. I think 65 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 4: it's probably the biggest thing. You know, I think there's 66 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 4: a lot of superstar guys out there. And but you 67 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 4: know those three that you mentioned, MOOKI, Show, Hey, Freddie 68 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 4: are very I mean, you saw it last year. Just 69 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 4: the unselfishness and like obviously they want to be in 70 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 4: the Hall of Fame and they're all stars and they 71 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 4: want to do all that, but like it's all under 72 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 4: the umbrella of trying to win the game that day. 73 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 4: And so I think, you know, from what Freddie did 74 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 4: in the playoffs to what Showhy did with his shoulder 75 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 4: to Mooki spending hours and hours and hours to learn 76 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 4: how to play shortstop for our team, you know, I 77 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 4: think that's that's what's so cool to be a part of. 78 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 4: Is like all these guys are buying into something that's 79 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 4: just bigger than themselves, which meant really cool. 80 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 6: Churse. 81 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 3: You mentioned Mooki, and this is a guy that does 82 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 3: nothing badly. He doesn't do anything wrong. He's so gifted 83 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 3: at so many different things. And his willingness to be 84 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 3: coached and willingness to move positions, and I mean, he's 85 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 3: a gold glove right fielder and now he's in your 86 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 3: infield a huge part of that. I mean, what does 87 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 3: that say about a guy that's a two time World 88 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 3: Series champion and three time? Now that's right because of 89 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 3: obviously Boston first and then two with the Dodgers three 90 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 3: times and he's saying, you know what, I'll move, I'll 91 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 3: catch if you want me to. 92 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I think that's it just goes to 93 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 4: this team, you know, I think Mooki's bought in. And yeah, 94 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 4: like you said, Muki doesn't do anything bad. That's not 95 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 4: an easy thing to do. Like, I can't imagine trying 96 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 4: to play shorts up in the big leagues when you 97 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 4: haven't done it. And as good as he is in 98 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 4: right field, and you know, when you're that good of 99 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 4: a player, why would you change anything? You know, But 100 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 4: Mooki's up for the challenge, and Mooki knows that ultimately 101 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 4: it could give us a lot more options down. 102 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 7: The road for our team. 103 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 4: And we're able to bring a guy in like Michael 104 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 4: Confordo who's gonna, I think, have a really big year 105 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 4: for us. And obviously we have Tao now. So it's 106 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 4: just like it's just really made our team what it is. 107 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 4: And yeah, you can't say enough good things about Mookie honestly, 108 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 4: Freddie Show, Hey, every all these guys, they're all they're 109 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 4: all incredible. 110 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: Best team I've ever seen assembled on paper. I mean, 111 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: by far, I told a line I walked in to 112 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: day and it's like starstruck. Everywhere you look. You're like, oh, wait, oh, hey, 113 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: he's decent. He's pretty decent. 114 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 6: Uh. 115 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: One of the things that you've you've had some injuries. 116 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: You were great forever and then you've had some injuries. 117 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: How in Major League baseball, it's kind of become Garrett 118 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: Coles more than likely out for the year with TJ, Right, 119 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: how do we stop it? Because you were a guy 120 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: that took the ball every fit day for for a 121 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: long time. 122 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 4: Yeah, there's so many factors in that, right, you know, 123 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 4: I think first of all the older guys. You know, 124 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 4: Garrett's obviously you know, he's right in the prime of 125 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 4: his career the way he's throwing the baseball. So that's 126 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 4: super disappointing, I know for baseball if that's true that 127 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 4: he's out. But I think what we really have to 128 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 4: focus on is these young guys. And I think the 129 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 4: Dodgers are kind of about the epicenter of it. We 130 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 4: had like four five of our studs go down last year, 131 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 4: you know, and piecing it together in the playoffs, and 132 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 4: you know, you can't say enough good things about who's 133 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 4: stepped up, especially in our bullpen, you know, throwing those 134 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 4: bullpen games to help us. But I think that's where 135 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 4: we have to figure it out, as these twenty four 136 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 4: to twenty five, twenty six year olds that are healthy 137 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 4: in the minor leagues and then they come up to 138 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 4: the big leagues and that's where they're getting hurt. So 139 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 4: I know the Dodgers are on it. They're trying a 140 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 4: lot of different things right now. They're thinking about it. 141 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 4: There's a lot of groups think tanks trying to figure 142 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 4: it out. I mean, you know, you can say, hey, 143 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 4: we need to learn how to pitch again. We can't 144 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 4: just throw a hundred the whole time. But players know 145 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 4: you throw hard, you're going to make a team, you 146 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 4: might get paid, all these things. And until there's like 147 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 4: a philosophy shift where quantity matters, like two hundred innings matters, 148 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 4: thirty plus starts matters. Again, I don't know if that's 149 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 4: going to change unless teams change. 150 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: What about the minor leagues though, yeah, because they throw 151 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: once a week, right, So you came up in the 152 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: minor leagues, mean you. 153 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 5: Were there for like a day, so it wasn't like 154 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 5: you were there. 155 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: For years, but you know, you through every fifth day 156 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: because in high school you pitch once a week. Yeah, 157 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: and then you get college, you pitch once or you're 158 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: the Friday guy. Go to the minor leagues, you pitch 159 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: once a week, and then you get to the big leagues. 160 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: You get to Dodgers and you're like, hey, when you 161 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 1: just start Monday and then you got to start f 162 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: four days after that and they've never done it in 163 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: their life. 164 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly, And I think we're I think the Dodgers 165 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 4: are going to change that a little bit. I think 166 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 4: the guys are going to start throwing more in the 167 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 4: minor leagues, and I think there might be something to 168 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 4: be said. 169 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 7: We're just throwing more, like some endurance based throwing. 170 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 3: Not throwing on not one hundred miles an hour. 171 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 7: Yeah, like maybe just. 172 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 4: Like building up your strength without throwing as hard as 173 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 4: you can and just throwing more pitches, more throws and 174 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 4: between starts. Like we've tried the less approach and maybe 175 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 4: it's maybe we need to do the more approach, which 176 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 4: it seems pretty oversimplified, and I know there's a lot 177 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 4: more to it, but it's probably worth a shot. 178 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, give it a bit of a puzzle. I wanted 179 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 3: to ask you too about the bullpen because you had 180 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 3: mentioned obviously the arms down there, and you know, it's 181 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 3: a luxury when you have a starting staff that you 182 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 3: guys do, but your bullpen is sick. And I looked 183 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 3: at the you know, the lockers today when everybody there, 184 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 3: and you're getting a lot of good guys back in 185 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,799 Speaker 3: kopic and trying, and obviously Evan Phillips is healthy making 186 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 3: his way back. But then you add Tanner and then 187 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 3: you add Kirby. You know, I mean, is this as 188 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 3: good of a bullpen and starting staff and position players 189 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 3: that you've seen in your time here? 190 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, like AJ said, on paper, it's it's 191 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 7: pretty special. You know. 192 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 4: Now we got to go play, obviously that's that's the 193 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 4: biggest thing. But yeah, if you look at the back 194 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 4: of the baseball cards of a lot of these guys, 195 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 4: it should be pretty special, you know. 196 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 7: And now every year's different. 197 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 4: You know, some guy that was good last year doesn't 198 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 4: mean they're going to be good necessarily this year. But overall, 199 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 4: you got a bet on it. And like you said, 200 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 4: the guys you brought in our bullpen, the guys we 201 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 4: have coming back, even some of the young guys that 202 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 4: are throwing the ball real well for us in the pen. 203 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 4: So it's an exciting time to be a Dodger. 204 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 2: For sure. 205 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 4: We got a lot going on. There's a lot that 206 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 4: can happen. 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Good for you. 239 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 3: I enjoy it, but I mean, what would you have 240 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 3: told your younger self? You know what you want these 241 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 3: guys to to appreciate because it goes quickly. 242 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think that's just it. You know, that's one 243 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 7: of the reasons I'm going to Japan. 244 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 4: You know, I'm not obviously going to be active, but 245 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 4: you know, taking the whole fam over there, we're treking 246 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 4: all face. 247 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 5: They didn't tell you weren't allowed to go, but I'm 248 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 5: sneaking over there. 249 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: I would love to have been in that meeting Brandon Gums, 250 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: Like you know, Kursh, I don't think you're going to 251 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: be able to go to Japan with the team. 252 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 5: I would have loved. 253 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 4: I'm not I'm excited I'm going to get to go. 254 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 4: And yeah, just Australia was really fun trip, Like I 255 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 4: had a blast. The baseball part was a little rough, 256 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 4: but hey, if you don't have to play baseball, guy 257 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,439 Speaker 4: as well, go I mean going with Can you imagine 258 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 4: going to Japan with Show and. 259 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 7: These guys. So it's gonna be it's gonna be fun 260 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 7: to be a flying he said. 261 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: A million people are expected when you guys land to 262 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: meet your plane. Million people just to see you guys 263 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: get off the airplane. 264 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 2: It's crazy. It's crazy. 265 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: So before Japan hits in the next week, Doc had 266 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: to get an extension. The rumors is done. So congratulations 267 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: you got Doc. Yeah, three or four more years. 268 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 7: Yeah, that's great. 269 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 4: I mean he's done everything he's been asked to do, 270 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 4: and obviously winning last year was obviously really important for 271 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 4: for all of us, you know, and so it's we're 272 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 4: happy for him. He's done a great job with this team. 273 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 4: And you know, obviously you have a lot of talent. 274 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 4: There's a lot of expectations. But it's not easy to 275 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 4: manage all that. And there's a lot of stuff that 276 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 4: goes into being a man. 277 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: You mean, because everyone says like anyone could manage the 278 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: dodgers of the talent, but I say, it's actually harder. 279 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 7: There's a lot that goes in. 280 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: There's a lot of and egos in a good way. 281 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: There's a lot of egos. Oh you know, Oh Freddie, 282 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,599 Speaker 1: you're not gonna hit second. You know we're gonna have 283 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: show Hay lead off. We're gonna have Mookie hit second. 284 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: I know you've hit second that you know, there's a 285 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: lot of things you have to curse. You know you're 286 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: beat up a little bit. We're gonna skip you for this. 287 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: It's better for the long haul, right, There's a lot 288 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: of things that go into. 289 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 4: It's a lot of first class problems for sure, you know. 290 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 4: And he does a great job of managing it all. 291 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 4: And yeah, he's it's well deserved. So if it's true, 292 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 4: I'm happy for him. 293 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 3: I know one thing about you, and so you don't 294 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 3: reflect on anything that you've done. You tell me when 295 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 3: you're done. Maybe many years down the road that you 296 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 3: will does the the strikeout total matter to you when 297 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 3: you're healthy? 298 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,079 Speaker 5: You got me, you got me all. 299 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: You know what we're gonna just no, you know he 300 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 1: I faced you in LA and you threw me all heaters, 301 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: and I'm like, and I wan face, I think. But 302 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: so my first about I was like, all right, I'm 303 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: waiting for this curveball, and I never and I got 304 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: all heaters. You struck me out, and I was like, 305 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:29,959 Speaker 1: so the next bout, you did it again. I got 306 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: o tune. I actually hit a line drive and think 307 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: I caught it, but I was like, I didn't get 308 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: a curveball. I just wanted to think it was you 309 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: verse Chris Sale, and I think Adam Done, who for 310 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: some reason owned Jakes. He hit a homer and we're like, 311 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 1: oh and you guys, this is what Sale was, youngster. 312 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 1: But I just remember I didn't get a curveball last year. 313 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: Yeah I was, but this is like twenty twelve, ten twelve. Yeah, 314 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: but I'm like, my. 315 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 7: God, which wanted I just wanted to I'm glad I 316 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 7: got you once. 317 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:58,559 Speaker 5: That's a lot of people got a lot of the 318 00:11:58,640 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 5: guys got me once. 319 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, I don't want to like, I 320 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 4: don't want to say I don't care, because it's obviously 321 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 4: not very like the last one to do it with 322 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 4: CC that was left handed, and I have a ton 323 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 4: of respect for what CC did in the game, and 324 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 4: there's not there hasn't been a lot of left hec 325 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 4: gets to that point. So huge, huge honor to be 326 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,319 Speaker 4: associated with that if it does happen. But at the 327 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 4: end of the day, I'm here just because I want 328 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 4: to pitch and be on a great team and win again. 329 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 4: And I'm hopeful that I get back at it and 330 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 4: feeling okay now. So I think I got a good 331 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 4: chance to be a part of it in September October, 332 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 4: which is which is really why we all come back. 333 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, they're saying June perhaps, I mean, is that what 334 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 3: you're thinking. 335 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think I think it's all on a good timeline. 336 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 4: You know, the foot is kind of weird. You know, 337 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 4: not a lot of people have had the surgery, so 338 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:46,839 Speaker 4: there's not a lot of finite you know, milestones to make. 339 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 4: But throwing some bullpens now and everything feels good. It's 340 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 4: just kind of that last ten to fifteen percent to 341 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 4: really step on it, and I think if that goes well, 342 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 4: I think that's fair. 343 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 5: Yeah five seconds. 344 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: Rokie as good as advertised, Split special Split specials. 345 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 5: She's way bigger than I thought he was. 346 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 7: Yeah, he's a big dude. Yeah. I think there's obviously 347 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 7: some talent there for sure. 348 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. They're saying here perhaps of the three Japanese born pitchers, 349 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 3: maybe the best stuff overall. So we'll see how that 350 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 3: ends up playing out. Clayton Kershaw, It's always a pleasure 351 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 3: to talk to you, to see you. Our best to 352 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 3: Ellen and the kids. Have fun. 353 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,679 Speaker 5: Bring back the Pink Punk Tournament. Freddie wants to win again. 354 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 7: All right, I'll get it back. 355 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:23,599 Speaker 5: Thanks. 356 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 6: We want to talk to our friend Evan Phillips right now. 357 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 6: Super really rejoining us. Evan, great to have you man. 358 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 6: How you doing has camp and are you ready for 359 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 6: the big trip? 360 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 2: I am great. Unfortunately I'm not quite ready to make 361 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 2: the big trip. 362 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 9: I'm going to be staying back here, continuing to build up, 363 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 9: throwing some games, and then I'll meet the team at 364 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 9: some point earlier this season. 365 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:49,839 Speaker 2: Okay, so you'll Dave he back at home. Yeah, yep, yep. 366 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,959 Speaker 3: Sorry Scotti David said that holding you back. The good 367 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 3: thing is, though, Evan, you said that you feel healthy, 368 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 3: You're just not built up yet. So mentally, how much 369 00:13:58,400 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 3: more of a positive is that? 370 00:13:59,520 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 6: Know? 371 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 3: In the b bod he is good, You're just not 372 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 3: where you need to be yet. As far as innings 373 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 3: and the A arm strength, yeah, it's a huge positive. 374 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 9: Every every obstacle you know, that I've had to face 375 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 9: so far has gone gone really well. So just continuing 376 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 9: to chip away, you know, building up into livps and 377 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 9: then facing some other hitters and getting into minor league 378 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 9: games here in Arizona, getting down to know whatever rehab outing. 379 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 9: I'll have to go to you at some point and 380 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 9: like I said, hopefully meeting the team real soon. 381 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 2: What was it? 382 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 5: Shoulder? 383 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was a subscap strain, a muscle strain in 384 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 2: the back of the shoulder. 385 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: I think pictchers had muscles though, Yeah, I know, I 386 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: just had ligaments and tendon, right. 387 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 9: If that's it's kind of a really weird acute injury, Uh, 388 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 9: somewhat of a freak thing that usually if that thing goes, 389 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 9: the whole shoulder goes. So un fortunate in that case 390 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 9: that that didn't happen. I just needed a little bit 391 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 9: of rest thankfully, you know, going to the offseason, had 392 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 9: plenty of time to let it, you know, relax, and 393 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 9: you know, got an injection to kind. 394 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 2: Of encourage some recovery. 395 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 9: And then yeah, I think right around January first, so 396 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 9: I was ready to start throwing. 397 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 3: I was talking about this earlier, Evan, and again, thanks 398 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 3: for taking the time. It's always good to have you 399 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 3: guys on the show. I was looking at the murderer's row, 400 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 3: if you will, of the bullpen that you're a part of, 401 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 3: and it's insane. Not only what you guys had last 402 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 3: year obviously in the bullpen dogs, but the additions that 403 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 3: came over. You know, we were all hoping for Tanner Scott. 404 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 2: No. 405 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 3: By the way, Kirby Ates is in there too. When 406 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 3: you look at that row and you're just talking to 407 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 3: your teammates, I mean, this is the best. And I 408 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 3: am a Homer, I get it, he was established it whatever. 409 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 3: This is the best I've felt about the Dodgers bullpen 410 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 3: in a really long time. 411 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think we're all really excited. 412 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 9: And you know what I like most about our group 413 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 9: down there is that it's very, very selfless. Each guy's 414 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 9: down there just committed to getting outs. I think they've 415 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 9: shown that across the track record of their career. You know, 416 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 9: some guys have had a beaten path to get to 417 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 9: this point. You know, I'm I'm certainly happy to have 418 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 9: my buddy Tanner Scott back in the bullpen with me. 419 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 9: And it's going to look a lot different this time around. 420 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 9: You know, last time we were teammates, we were kind 421 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 9: of fending for ourselves in Baltimore, trying to just stick 422 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 9: in the big leagues. But teammates at this kind of level, 423 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 9: competing for championships again, it's gonna be a lot of fun. 424 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 3: He looks mean. Tell us about him? You that beard, 425 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 3: it's so nice phone. Oh no, no, it's just like 426 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 3: he looks intense. 427 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 5: Tell us more about him. 428 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 9: You could say intense, but you know, once you get 429 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 9: to know him, the big Teddy bear. He's a good guy, 430 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 9: good dad, good husband. It's been great to you get 431 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 9: to know his family and kind of have our kids. 432 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 9: You know, we'll grow up to now too. 433 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 5: What was it like for you and I and I 434 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 5: know this. You missed the World. 435 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 2: Series last year? 436 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 7: Yeah? Yeah, what was what. 437 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: Was your emotions like? Because obviously you won, you still 438 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: get a ring but not to be on the field 439 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: and watch what Blake did, obviously coming in clothing, and 440 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: then Walker came in for the for the whole thing. 441 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 5: What was it like though, because you're like, gosh, those 442 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 5: are my guys out. 443 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 9: There getting chills thinking about it because it was probably 444 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 9: the hardest ten days, oh I've experienced in pro ball. 445 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 9: Uh you know, October twenty second, Game six against the Mets. 446 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 9: Feel the pop in my shoulder, knew it wasn't good. 447 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 9: Next day, didn't recover too well. Tried to throw the 448 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 9: next day. I couldn't produce any power. I knew I 449 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 9: wouldn't be able to pitch anytime soon. But thankfully we 450 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 9: had those five days off in between. 451 00:16:58,840 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 2: So go get the MRI. 452 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 9: You know, it says what it says, But our plan 453 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 9: was to you know, try to chip away, get. 454 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 3: Getting ready, so you thought you might still be able 455 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 3: to well. 456 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 9: The reason I wasn't it was more of a roster 457 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 9: legality issue, and so our plan was for me to try. 458 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 9: I was gonna, you know, be available for the World 459 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,439 Speaker 9: Series and if it didn't work, it didn't work, and 460 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 9: we would have shut it down then. But because of 461 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 9: the roster issue, if I were to you know, have 462 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 9: not been able to pitch. 463 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 2: There was a chance it couldn't replace me. 464 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,640 Speaker 9: And you know, playing the World Series, a man down 465 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 9: in the bullpen would have been we wouldn't have been 466 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 9: able to win. I think we proved that in our 467 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 9: Game five win. We needed every bit of our bullpen 468 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 9: plus Walker Bueler it will win. But you know, watching 469 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 9: those games, I certainly felt every time, you know, a 470 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 9: certain spot of the order, certain inning came up, It's like, man, 471 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 9: that's my spot. 472 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 3: It hurts my heart for you. You don't get those 473 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 3: opportunities of watch. 474 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 9: My guys do it, and I'm so confident in them, 475 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 9: but mean, I just I was on eggshells after every pitch. 476 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:55,120 Speaker 2: It was very hard. 477 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 8: Did you feel like you helped them though? I mean 478 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 8: obviously you played all the way up until that point, 479 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 8: but you like the legality of it. You would have 480 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 8: pushed just the mindset of a baseball player. You would 481 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 8: have pushed to be ready and you wouldn't have lied. 482 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 8: But the fact that it's like, Okay, I'm not gonna 483 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,679 Speaker 8: push it because we could be down a man in 484 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 8: the bullpen, don't you feel like a shred of like 485 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 8: you know what I was there because we were able 486 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 8: to have one extra guy. 487 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 9: Yeah, And you know, I think a lot of it 488 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 9: for me was I knew I was a big part 489 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,199 Speaker 9: of getting them there. So looking back, I was able to, 490 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 9: you know, remind myself that I'm a big reason why 491 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 9: we're in this spot, and you know, to have that 492 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 9: that available guy in the pen because and honestly, I 493 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 9: didn't think I was going to be able to go. 494 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 9: We were doing all the rehab, we were crushing it. 495 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 9: I just I couldn't throw. So it was you know, 496 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:45,439 Speaker 9: could I have gone out there and tossed one in 497 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 9: at seventy and seeing what happened, Yeah, sure, but I'd 498 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,879 Speaker 9: probably been a sling at this point. Yeah, So you know, 499 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 9: it was a really hard decision to make when it 500 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 9: comes to that side of things. But I knew I 501 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 9: was a big part in getting us there and just 502 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 9: watching our guys you know, dominate out of the pen 503 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 9: for the whole whole playoffs. 504 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 2: Really, it was just a really awesome run for us. 505 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 8: This is the time of year where we start hearing 506 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 8: guys like, oh, you know, he came into camp and 507 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 8: this was ailing him. And you look at the date 508 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,880 Speaker 8: when you had surgery January first, you said you had surgery. 509 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 2: No, I had no surgery. I was able to avoid 510 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 2: surgery because the muscle was just able to heal on 511 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 2: its own. 512 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 9: No ligament damage, no capsule damage. Very fortunate in that case. 513 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 8: Did you know that was going to be the die 514 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 8: the outcome of it when they said after October twenty second, 515 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:33,400 Speaker 8: I think you said you felt the. 516 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 2: Pop, right, did you? 517 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 8: Was that like a tense time because we talked about 518 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 8: all off season? Why did this guy get this wrisk 519 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 8: thing taken care of in October? Why didn't he get 520 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 8: it taken care of in November? Did you worry about that? Like? 521 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 8: Come January first, when you got cleared, did you worry that, Paul, No, 522 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 8: you know I may need surgery at some. 523 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 2: Point, not so much. 524 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 9: We did do a follow up MRI in December kind 525 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 9: of just to see how things were progressing on their own, 526 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 9: and I think, you know, mostly my injury was when 527 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 9: I came out of the MRI tube and they told 528 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:10,199 Speaker 9: me my diagnosis. I was surprised because it didn't feel 529 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 9: like it was going to be severe. But then the 530 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 9: timeline that was attached to it, you know, the World 531 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 9: Series was going to be difficult to get into, but 532 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 9: we tried. You know, we did every We did quarter 533 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 9: zone to try to just get it to settle down 534 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 9: as fast as possible, you know, a bunch of shoulder 535 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 9: rehab to try to just protect it, and ultimately it 536 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 9: just needed time. 537 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 2: You know. It was a full. 538 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 9: Muscle tear, so I basically had no way to accelerate 539 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 9: my arm or decelerate as well, and giving it that 540 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 9: time that it needed. You know, we had that follow 541 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 9: up MRI in December, and that showed that it was 542 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 9: healing but not quite ready. So that's ultimately why we 543 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 9: waited all the way until January, just to double triple 544 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 9: check make sure this thing has had plenty of time 545 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 9: to heal. And here we are, you know what, early 546 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 9: early March, mid March now and feeling fully healthy. 547 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 2: Just dropped now you don't need to hear them. We're good, 548 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 2: so keep talking. So, yeah, I'm feeling healthy, and I 549 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 2: think it's the results of being patient, you know, with 550 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 2: my rehab. 551 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 3: How much of it is a mental game, Evan, Just 552 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 3: trying to make sure that you don't feel, you know, 553 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 3: kind of getting over that hump, knowing that, Okay, I 554 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 3: don't want this to happen again. But knowing that you 555 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 3: feel good and can really navigate through things and execute 556 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 3: the way that you want you to be effective. 557 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 558 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 9: I think those mental hurdles for me were, you know, 559 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,400 Speaker 9: while I was trying to be available for the World 560 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 9: Series because you know, I wasn't on the roster to start, 561 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 9: but that didn't stop my rehab. Ultimately, we had a 562 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 9: conversation the day of Game five to just shut things 563 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 9: down because it wasn't getting any better. Those mental hurdles were, 564 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 9: you know, where I was worried that if I push 565 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 9: it too hard, am I going to just make this 566 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 9: thing worse? And towing that line was really difficult. But 567 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 9: I think, you know, personally, I felt like in early 568 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 9: December I was itching to get ready to go. AJ 569 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 9: knows like when spring training is around the corner, you 570 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 9: want to be on time. And I've had plenty of 571 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 9: guilty feelings here in camp about me not being able 572 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 9: to be ready. 573 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, because in your mind in the off season, you're like, 574 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 3: all right, it's it's December twelfth, this time to pick 575 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 3: up a baseball or whatever it is. 576 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 9: Yes, I had that same exact conversation with my agent 577 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 9: with the Dodgers, and we we all got together and 578 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 9: agreed to, you know, get the second MRI. Let's check 579 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 9: on things, see how they're looking. And when things were 580 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,880 Speaker 9: progressing but not quite there. We all kind of came 581 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 9: to a mutual agreement to okay, we'll keep things on 582 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 9: hold for now, make sure we're not jeopardizing the whole season. 583 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 9: And if we need to miss, you know, a couple 584 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 9: of weeks, a month, whatever it's gonna take, maybe we 585 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 9: decided that would be okay. 586 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: I have to ask you you're talking about not beyond time. 587 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: I'm about to pull up your guys roster. Yeah, okay, 588 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: and it's it's insanity for me, but he was seriously, 589 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: I got I checked today and so don't touch my 590 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 1: right hand. But I'm just looking at your pitching staff. 591 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: But forget the starters. But then you look at your 592 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: bullpen right trying and Scott Vessia, Dustin May, whatever he 593 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: does you when you come back healthy, Yates is down there. 594 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 5: Yates is down there, Copak, what roles do you guys? 595 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 5: Are you going to pitch in like the third inning? Abandon? 596 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 5: I forgot about Brewster when he comes back, right. 597 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 9: I'm telling you that's where where our bullpen doesn't have egos, 598 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 9: like we know the one who's the closer. 599 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 2: I don't think we have one. 600 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: So Blake, your Blake's not like I would need to 601 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: close guys two year deal. No, I think the Dodgers 602 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 1: win championships like that. 603 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 9: That's mind said when we come into camp and when 604 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 9: we take the field, like sometimes the outs and the 605 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 9: six are gonna be bigger than the outs in the 606 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 9: ninth because when you have our lineup, they're gonna add 607 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 9: four in the eighth and then there's no closer to have, right, Yeah, 608 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 9: So I think that mindset is kind of just you know, 609 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 9: gravitated into the pen where we take the ego out 610 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 9: of the equation. It's gonna shake out certain ways here 611 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,439 Speaker 9: and there, but with our depth, right and like the 612 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 9: the guys that are gonna step up while I'm out, 613 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 9: while guys are trying to return and get healthy for us, 614 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 9: there's just gonna be so much uh, you know, opportunity 615 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 9: for guys. 616 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 2: But ultimately, if it comes down to. 617 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, they're just they're just whole situations. They're not safe 618 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,919 Speaker 3: situations anymore because your offense is so damn good that 619 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 3: you don't you don't need to come in and close. 620 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's just a it's just a stat in our eyes. 621 00:23:58,280 --> 00:23:58,919 Speaker 2: I guess. 622 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 3: What about that mentality though, because when you and I 623 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:05,160 Speaker 3: know that you're obviously friends very close to Tanner Scott, 624 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 3: you were on some Orioles teams that weren't that great 625 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 3: and you guys weren't that great at the time. As 626 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 3: you're trying to kind of come up and find your way. 627 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 3: What a difference in terms of where you kind of 628 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 3: started your career and where you're at now. What have 629 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 3: you noticed is kind of the growth and development of 630 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 3: not only yourself, but just the difference in organizations and 631 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 3: the way that this club goes about its business. 632 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 9: You know, I think for me, when I first got 633 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 9: to the Dodgers that the winning mentality, just the idea 634 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 9: you're coming to the clubhouse with the expectation to win. 635 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 9: I had to find a way to contribute, you know. 636 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 9: I was like bottom of the totem pole at that point. 637 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 9: I was pitching mop up innings up ten down ten, 638 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 9: just skate eating up outs for guys, and I had 639 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 9: to make that matter. Yeah, I think that kind of 640 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 9: mentality really helped me chip away at the different kind 641 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 9: of leverage roles I've taken with the Dodgers, making those outs, 642 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 9: making all of my outs matter has really taught me 643 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 9: that on a winning team, every single out does matter 644 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 9: just as equally as any other out. 645 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: You were the first guy, and I have to asked 646 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: us that I remember hearing. I don't know you talked 647 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: about or someone talked about on TV making the exes right, 648 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: Like most people don't understand what it's like. But you 649 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:11,919 Speaker 1: were trying to throw the sinker going in the slider cutter, 650 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:13,879 Speaker 1: but you were also doing it at like one hundred 651 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: miles an hour. What's changed in baseball? Like those guys 652 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: used to be like eighty eight pooh sinker, eighty two 653 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: pooh slider, and they're trying to keep the ball down. 654 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,719 Speaker 1: Now you guys are running it ninety nine to one hundred, 655 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: ninety ninety one slider cutter. 656 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 2: What's changed? And it's been crazy to watch, hadn't it? 657 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 9: I think even just the past five ten years, trying 658 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 9: to talks about it all the time. Ninety five used 659 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 9: to be gassed. Oh yeah, Now if you don't throw 660 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:41,400 Speaker 9: ninety five, you're barely hanging around in the league. Yeah, 661 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 9: you know, performance has just becolm the priority. 662 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 2: I think for a lot of pitchers. You've seen guys 663 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 2: going to off. 664 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 9: Seasons, They're going to drive line, they're going to tread, 665 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 9: They're trying to get the most out of themselves, and unfortunately, 666 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 9: I think that's probably where these injuries, the spikes have 667 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 9: come from too, you know, along with maybe pitch clock. 668 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 9: Just the way the pace of the game, the intensity 669 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 9: of the game has risen. But the talent is through 670 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 9: the roof right now. But some of them watching some 671 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 9: of not just our pitchers, but pitchers around the league, 672 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 9: the talent is insane right now. 673 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,400 Speaker 3: Evan Phillips. We appreciate you best of luck. I'm happy 674 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 3: that you're healthy. I know you'd love to be, you know, 675 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 3: potentially pitching in Tokyo, but you got a lot of 676 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 3: beginnings up coming the season. We appreciate it.