WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:05.280 Dodger Talk is sponsored by La Care Health Plan, providing affordable healthcare insurance to 2 00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:10.679 millions of Angelinos for over twenty five years. And now your voice for Dodger 3 00:00:10.720 --> 00:00:18.519 Talk. Like back, David Basse. Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vasse live 4 00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:23.199 at Dodgers Stadium after the Dodgers win there fourth in a row by beating the 5 00:00:23.239 --> 00:00:29.000 Giants tonight three to two, eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy 6 00:00:29.280 --> 00:00:33.679 is the phone number. We are with you until eleven o'clock tonight. Jose 7 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:40.560 Mota will join us at ten forty five. We'll check in with two random 8 00:00:40.719 --> 00:00:46.640 stars that joined Dodger the Dodgers tonight at Dodgers Stadium. Brad Paisley, who 9 00:00:46.719 --> 00:00:51.159 is one of the great musicians out there, was here at Dodgers Stadium and 10 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:57.439 he brought his good buddy William Shatner to Dodgers Stadium to meet Clayton Kershaw, 11 00:00:57.600 --> 00:01:00.719 and we were right in the middle of it before the games. So we'll 12 00:01:00.759 --> 00:01:06.400 share that with you. Like I said on X earlier today, Clayton Kershaw, 13 00:01:06.560 --> 00:01:11.000 Brad Paisley and William Shatner in the same photo that only happens in Los 14 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:15.519 Angeles, and that's part of what makes it special to be here. And 15 00:01:15.879 --> 00:01:22.120 Brad is a big time Dodger fan, and William Shatner I feel like he 16 00:01:22.200 --> 00:01:26.439 got his first taste of Dodger baseball in a very long time. So we'll 17 00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:29.799 share that with you a little bit later. We also have a pair of 18 00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:34.480 tickets to give away for Wednesday night's game where the Dodgers will be giving out 19 00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:40.359 Keiky Hernandez bobbleheads. So we have a pair of tickets to give away for 20 00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:45.799 Wednesday Night's game. Between now and eleven o'clock, eight six six nine eight 21 00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:51.519 seven two five seventy is the phone number. How many of you realize River 22 00:01:51.640 --> 00:01:56.760 Ryan made his major league debut tonight? How many of you realize how River 23 00:01:56.920 --> 00:02:00.480 Ryan got to the Dodgers. No, the Dodgers did not draft River Ryan. 24 00:02:00.959 --> 00:02:07.439 They traded for River Ryan. He was what the Dodgers received in exchange 25 00:02:07.519 --> 00:02:14.319 from the San Diego Padres for Matt Batty. The Dodgers got this guy for 26 00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:17.439 Matt Batty a couple of years ago. These are some of the trades that 27 00:02:17.599 --> 00:02:23.000 happened that go under the radar, and all of a sudden two years later, 28 00:02:23.080 --> 00:02:27.120 three years later, you're saying, what Andrew Friedman pulled off that? 29 00:02:27.840 --> 00:02:31.479 Yeah he did. He pulled off a River Ryan trade for Matt Batty. 30 00:02:31.919 --> 00:02:36.080 And at the time, River Ryan was a two way player. He was 31 00:02:36.120 --> 00:02:39.319 a shortstop and a pitcher. And when the Dodgers acquired him from the Padres, 32 00:02:39.400 --> 00:02:44.919 they said, Anstan, you are going to be a pitcher. And 33 00:02:44.960 --> 00:02:50.919 that's what he's been focusing on. And tonight was part of the fruits of 34 00:02:50.960 --> 00:02:53.639 his labor to make his major league debut. And he had a lot of 35 00:02:53.680 --> 00:02:58.520 family and friends at the ballpark tonight, and we saw a lot of them 36 00:02:58.599 --> 00:03:01.400 on the field taking pictures with him. An exciting night for River Ryan, 37 00:03:01.439 --> 00:03:07.479 and certainly a more exciting night when you beat Blake Snell and the San Francisco 38 00:03:07.639 --> 00:03:12.240 Giants. A River did not get the winning it was not the winning picture 39 00:03:12.280 --> 00:03:15.479 of record, but the Dodgers win on a night he made his major league 40 00:03:15.520 --> 00:03:20.919 debut. Let's head downstairs right now to the Dodger Clubhouse to hear what River 41 00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:23.840 had to say to the media on Sports net LA. Yeah, it was 42 00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:28.360 great. There was definitely a lot of emotions up and downs all day. 43 00:03:29.240 --> 00:03:32.120 But I spent some time with the Lord earlier today I definitely prayed when I 44 00:03:32.159 --> 00:03:36.680 got on the mountain, helped them call my nerves. But yeah, it 45 00:03:36.719 --> 00:03:38.879 was it was an experience for sure. Why did you just see your stuff 46 00:03:38.919 --> 00:03:43.120 play at the big league level? Oh? Man, I just tried to 47 00:03:43.120 --> 00:03:45.879 stick to the same approach that I've been doing all year kind of my whole 48 00:03:45.879 --> 00:03:51.479 career versus righty and lefties. And we talked to well for the game and 49 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:53.960 prior. But yeah, we got the game planned down and just stuck to 50 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:58.240 it. Having your brother, your family here, just how special was this 51 00:03:58.319 --> 00:04:00.680 moment for you as well as all of them. Oh it was great. 52 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:05.039 It was definitely truly a blessing to have all them make it out. Yeah. 53 00:04:05.080 --> 00:04:10.039 Their support has been unbelievable throughout my entire career, starting when out as 54 00:04:10.080 --> 00:04:14.120 little. But yeah, extremely happy that they were able to make it here. 55 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:16.800 Standing ovation as you're coming off the mountain. Oh that was great. 56 00:04:16.879 --> 00:04:19.720 Man. It's you know, the ground starts to shake a little bit when 57 00:04:19.800 --> 00:04:24.079 everybody gets loud, but uh, yeah, no, that was that was 58 00:04:24.079 --> 00:04:26.439 really fun to be a part of. My last week's sort of been like 59 00:04:26.519 --> 00:04:29.199 for you, especially going Arizona kind of knowing this might have been coming. 60 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:32.879 Oh it was you know, just to stay on schedule. That's what we 61 00:04:33.079 --> 00:04:36.959 went to Arizona for to get ready for this outing. But yeah, going 62 00:04:38.000 --> 00:04:42.160 from playing in one hundred and twenty degrees to you know, seventy five eighty, 63 00:04:42.240 --> 00:04:46.120 your game time was was great. What's the biggest difference you notice facing 64 00:04:46.399 --> 00:04:50.519 these guys compared to hitters You've never faced big league hitters. Yeahfore, the 65 00:04:50.600 --> 00:04:54.879 biggest difference, it's definitely gotta throw more strikes. You gotta get ahead of 66 00:04:54.920 --> 00:04:58.480 them. You fall behind, they're most likely going to do some damage, 67 00:04:58.519 --> 00:05:01.079 but you get ahead of them, you have a much better chance of getting 68 00:05:01.079 --> 00:05:04.959 them out. Is there a moment you know here I am moment? Uh 69 00:05:05.160 --> 00:05:09.079 No, not really. I just just try to stay locked in all day, 70 00:05:09.399 --> 00:05:11.639 get my job done, help give the chance a team to win. 71 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:15.319 All right. There's River Ryan on Sports and at LA speaking to the media 72 00:05:15.360 --> 00:05:19.199 in the clubhouse. He joined us on the field moments after the final out 73 00:05:19.240 --> 00:05:25.720 tonight where the Dodgers defeat the Giants three to two. Taoscar Hernandez drove in 74 00:05:25.879 --> 00:05:30.879 all three Dodger runs tonight. He has been somewhat of a revelation. I'm 75 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:36.279 not sure too many Dodger fans knew how good Taoscar Hernandez was before he showed 76 00:05:36.360 --> 00:05:42.399 up here to Los Angeles after spending the majority of his career in Toronto and 77 00:05:42.560 --> 00:05:48.439 Seattle. I have said this since May, that is maybe the best under 78 00:05:48.480 --> 00:05:54.879 the radar signing of this past offseason, picking up ta Oscar Hernandez to play 79 00:05:55.000 --> 00:05:59.639 every day, and not to mention the way the Dodger outfield has gone this 80 00:05:59.720 --> 00:06:03.319 year, James Outman being sent down to Oklahoma City, the injuries to Jason 81 00:06:03.360 --> 00:06:08.759 Hayward, where he's been in and out of the lineup, ta Oscar Hernandez 82 00:06:08.759 --> 00:06:13.360 has been basically the Freddie Freeman of the Dodger outfield, playing every game. 83 00:06:13.480 --> 00:06:16.079 The only games that he's missed is because he had to go back to the 84 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:21.399 Dominican Republic to be with his family after his grandfather passed away. So he 85 00:06:21.439 --> 00:06:27.800 has been a stabilizing force and has been a really good player for the Dodgers, 86 00:06:28.199 --> 00:06:30.120 and that's the reason why he made the All Star team. I know 87 00:06:30.160 --> 00:06:34.040 we talk about the home run derby, but let's not forget he was a 88 00:06:34.120 --> 00:06:40.240 National League All Star this year. Ta Oscar Hernandez, now with twenty one 89 00:06:40.399 --> 00:06:46.480 home runs and sixty seven RBIs just a fantastic season for him, and like 90 00:06:46.519 --> 00:06:49.800 I said, one of the best under the radar signings, if not the 91 00:06:49.839 --> 00:06:55.279 best of this past offseason. Let's go out to Joe who is at Dodger 92 00:06:55.399 --> 00:06:59.439 Stadium tonight. Hi Joe, you're on Dodger Talk. Hey guys, how 93 00:06:59.480 --> 00:07:02.680 you doing a great game? Enjoyed it, thoroughly dragged my wife out there 94 00:07:02.759 --> 00:07:06.839 for the win and for my birthday, made sure we stayed at the end 95 00:07:06.839 --> 00:07:12.199 and saying I love La, which is mandatory when we go to games. 96 00:07:12.279 --> 00:07:15.480 And I loved watching this kid pitch. He composed himself. I didn't see 97 00:07:15.519 --> 00:07:19.639 anything that looked like panic whatsoever. We go to a lot of Quakes games 98 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:24.399 and Dodger games, and it was just great to watch him. I mean 99 00:07:24.439 --> 00:07:29.319 I I thoroughly enjoyed seeing him up there on the mound and the wind coming 100 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:32.360 against the Giants, that's even better. Immediately texted my two priss in the 101 00:07:32.360 --> 00:07:38.240 Bay Area and gave him a little crap that they deserve. Yeah, it 102 00:07:38.360 --> 00:07:42.199 was. It was great to see River Ryan perform the way he did the 103 00:07:42.240 --> 00:07:46.720 way he performed, not only in his major league debut, but certainly against 104 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:49.759 the San Francisco Giants. He got thrown into the deep deep end. As 105 00:07:49.800 --> 00:07:57.519 far as being part of this Dodger Giant rivalry, eight six six two five 106 00:07:57.639 --> 00:08:01.519 seventy is the phone number. Let's head over to the Giants clubhouse now to 107 00:08:01.639 --> 00:08:05.160 hear from Blake Snell, who, as we all know, has been a 108 00:08:05.199 --> 00:08:11.240 Dodger killer going back way back. Despite being taken out of the twenty twenty 109 00:08:11.240 --> 00:08:16.879 World Series in game six, I'm getting there. I still think he had 110 00:08:16.959 --> 00:08:22.519 like the better version and is still coming. I just think, I don't 111 00:08:22.560 --> 00:08:26.319 know, it's hard to say without giving stuff away, but I'm definitely gonna 112 00:08:26.399 --> 00:08:30.519 keep getting better. I feel comfortable. I feel like I have a good 113 00:08:31.040 --> 00:08:35.440 mindset right now. And yeah, we'll continue to go the Spider her names 114 00:08:35.440 --> 00:08:39.919 will seem like it was in a little bit with you surprised. Yeah, 115 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:46.000 I mean my sequences with him the whole game there not what I would have 116 00:08:46.200 --> 00:08:48.600 liked, but it was his day to day, so hats off to him. 117 00:08:48.799 --> 00:08:54.600 Good swings. All right, there's Blake Snell. Thanks to NBC Bay 118 00:08:54.720 --> 00:08:58.519 Area for bringing us Nell Zilla after the Dodgers beat him and the Giants tonight 119 00:09:00.399 --> 00:09:03.559 two. And by the way, Taoscar Hernandez was the only Dodger to have 120 00:09:03.679 --> 00:09:11.039 a hit against Blake Snell's curveball. The Dodgers were zero for thirteen against Nell's 121 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:16.559 curveball tonight. Taoscar Hernandez was the exception, so one for fourteen against the 122 00:09:16.559 --> 00:09:20.720 curveball. Everybody else did not have an answer to it, and basically nobody 123 00:09:20.720 --> 00:09:24.559 else had an answer besides ta Oscar Hernandez. He drove in all three Dodger 124 00:09:24.639 --> 00:09:30.440 runs tonight to help the Dodgers beat San Francisco three to two. Let's go 125 00:09:30.519 --> 00:09:33.440 out to Logan, who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight. Hi, Logan, 126 00:09:33.480 --> 00:09:37.200 you're on Dodger Talk. Hey, how is it going. I mean, 127 00:09:37.879 --> 00:09:41.360 I just want to give a shout out to Rivers with his debut. I 128 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:45.159 mean it was insane, dude, pitch out of his shoes. It was 129 00:09:45.200 --> 00:09:50.080 trazy Hernandez out here taking the home for us. I mean, you couldn't 130 00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:52.799 ask for anything better. Yeah, it was fun, Logan, thanks a 131 00:09:52.799 --> 00:09:56.519 lot for the phone call and the river. Ryan very composed out there. 132 00:09:56.879 --> 00:10:01.240 And look, he's not a twenty year old rookie. He's He's been in 133 00:10:01.279 --> 00:10:07.399 the minor leagues for some time now and is a seasoned prospect in a lot 134 00:10:07.399 --> 00:10:13.080 of ways, and he did not pitch in uh in UH spring training this 135 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:18.000 year with some shoulder issues, but he was able to get on track pretty 136 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:22.720 quickly this minor league season, and the Dodgers, with the injuries they've had, 137 00:10:22.919 --> 00:10:28.480 desperately needed another one of their pitching prospects to come up and come up 138 00:10:28.519 --> 00:10:31.799 big river Ryan did it tonight. Let's go out to Frank who was at 139 00:10:31.840 --> 00:10:35.720 Dodger Stadium tonight. Hi Frank, you're on Dodger Talk. Hey, how 140 00:10:35.759 --> 00:10:39.360 you doing. David, My first time calling in. I just wanted to 141 00:10:39.679 --> 00:10:46.200 hear your thoughts on Kartaija prossibly getting traded. I know we signed Will Smith 142 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:50.159 to a big contract and we got all in resting as one of our top 143 00:10:50.200 --> 00:10:52.840 prospects. With the trade deadline loom, and I just wanted to hear your 144 00:10:52.879 --> 00:10:58.039 thoughts about maybe Diego Kartaia being on the move. Thanks for taking my call, 145 00:10:58.559 --> 00:11:00.799 all right, Frank, thanks for the phone. Yeah, there's a 146 00:11:00.840 --> 00:11:05.600 possibility he would be included in a trade. He has kind of had a 147 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:07.960 couple of down years. Last year was a down year, hurt his back, 148 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:13.799 got into some bad habits last season, and this year the Dodgers just 149 00:11:13.879 --> 00:11:18.399 recently promoted him to Triple A Oklahoma City. I haven't been able to watch 150 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:22.519 his games, but it's been mixed reviews. And like you said, Will 151 00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:28.000 Smith is not going anywhere for a while. So the Dodgers have do have 152 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:33.840 some collateral to be able to trade away some of their their catching prospects, 153 00:11:35.240 --> 00:11:39.919 Dalton Rushing. I was impressed by his competitiveness in spring training. That guy's 154 00:11:39.919 --> 00:11:45.039 got edge. I would want that guy on my team. He's a pretty 155 00:11:45.039 --> 00:11:48.240 good hitter as well. Eight six six ninety seven two five seventy is the 156 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:54.200 phone number. Speaking of trade talk, my numbing trade talk. The Dodgers 157 00:11:54.240 --> 00:12:00.799 today designated for assignment James Paxton, who won his eighth game of the season 158 00:12:01.200 --> 00:12:05.720 yesterday, and there were a few different reasons. I was told why the 159 00:12:05.840 --> 00:12:11.639 Dodgers decided today they would designate for assignment James Paxton. Now what that means 160 00:12:11.759 --> 00:12:18.759 is the Dodgers have seven days to either trade or just give his outright release 161 00:12:18.240 --> 00:12:24.000 to James Paxton, and tomorrow will be just seven days to go until the 162 00:12:24.039 --> 00:12:30.360 trade deadline on July thirtieth, So there's a very good chance James Paxton will 163 00:12:30.399 --> 00:12:35.639 be included in a trade between now and July thirtieth. Also with Tyler glassnow 164 00:12:35.679 --> 00:12:41.120 coming back on Wednesday Night, Clayton Kershaw coming back this week, you have 165 00:12:41.240 --> 00:12:46.360 Walker Buehler on the horizon. Bobby Miller has not just been sent out to 166 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:52.399 pasture in Oklahoma City. The Dodgers plan on bringing him back after he gets 167 00:12:52.440 --> 00:12:56.120 back on track. So James Paxton kind of was the odd man out, 168 00:12:56.320 --> 00:13:03.000 especially with the emergence of these rookies River Ryan, Justin Robleski, Landon Neck. 169 00:13:03.159 --> 00:13:07.799 So the Dodgers starting rotation is starting to get deeper, and now they 170 00:13:07.879 --> 00:13:11.320 just need guys like Bueller and Bobby Miller to cooperate and be as good as 171 00:13:11.320 --> 00:13:18.320 the Dodgers believe they can be. Also, James Paxton really wasn't going to 172 00:13:18.399 --> 00:13:24.000 have a postseason spot on the roster, right, so he did his job. 173 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:28.639 The Dodgers were good in allowing him to hit his bonuses in the contract 174 00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:33.519 that they agreed upon, and they're going to trade him. He's going to 175 00:13:33.559 --> 00:13:37.399 be part of a trade between now and July thirtieth. And this is the 176 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:43.399 place that I told you I was calling my shot Garrett Crochet and Randia rose 177 00:13:43.440 --> 00:13:48.840 Arena. I may feel a little bit more confident with a Rose Arena because 178 00:13:48.919 --> 00:13:52.840 I got a call today from a pretty good Major League source that told me 179 00:13:52.399 --> 00:13:58.039 the Orioles are putting together a big time package to present to the White Sox 180 00:13:58.120 --> 00:14:03.120 for Crochet and tear Schoolble. But I find it really hard to believe the 181 00:14:03.200 --> 00:14:07.519 Tigers are going to trade Schooble, who's got two more years of team control. 182 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:11.360 He's on his way to win the American League Cy Young Award. That 183 00:14:11.559 --> 00:14:16.039 just wouldn't be good for that franchise to trade them away. It just wouldn't 184 00:14:16.080 --> 00:14:20.320 be good. And I just don't see them doing it. But Garrett Crochet 185 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:24.639 will be moved. And look, if it's not Crochet for the Dodgers, 186 00:14:24.039 --> 00:14:28.679 it could be Jack Flaherty of the Tigers. I've heard his name a lot 187 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:33.600 in connection with the Dodgers as well. The Dodgers are looking for an outfield 188 00:14:33.600 --> 00:14:37.200 back. They could be looking to the Angels for Louis Renhifo. So there's 189 00:14:37.240 --> 00:14:41.799 a lot of things the Dodgers are trying to canvass here as we get closer 190 00:14:41.840 --> 00:14:48.200 to July thirtieth, and who knows how many teams between now and then are 191 00:14:48.240 --> 00:14:52.000 going to decide, you know what, Realistically, we don't have a chance 192 00:14:52.039 --> 00:14:56.639 to make the postseason as the final wildcard, and also we may not even 193 00:14:56.679 --> 00:15:01.759 have a chance to advance, so why not try to bring in some talent. 194 00:15:01.879 --> 00:15:05.679 But that's where things stand right now. But as we move closer, 195 00:15:07.159 --> 00:15:11.000 every night on Dodger Talk, we will have your mind numbing trade talk eight 196 00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:15.759 six six nine, eight seven two five seventy. Let's go out to Andrew, 197 00:15:15.960 --> 00:15:18.840 who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight. Hi, Andrew, you're on Dodger 198 00:15:18.879 --> 00:15:24.159 Talk. Hey, Davebou's it going? A quick question? What about the 199 00:15:24.279 --> 00:15:28.399 idea of Vladimir Girrel Junior coming Clo La? He said he was He knew 200 00:15:28.440 --> 00:15:33.080 that baseball was a business and he could have come anywhere. I think since 201 00:15:33.159 --> 00:15:35.480 MAXI month, he's not going to be back anytime soon. We need a 202 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:39.600 big trade, not a small time trade, something big. Maybe him and 203 00:15:39.639 --> 00:15:43.799 Boba Schet come to LA. All right, Andrew, Well, I'm glad 204 00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:48.879 you listened to Dodger Talk because I floated out that idea a few weeks ago. 205 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:52.279 But the more I talked to evaluators around the league, they don't believe 206 00:15:52.360 --> 00:15:58.240 third base is a realistic position for Vladimir Guerrero Junior and uh, Look, 207 00:15:58.600 --> 00:16:02.440 he would love to be in Los Angeles, no doubt about it, but 208 00:16:02.519 --> 00:16:06.240 I don't believe that's going to happen. And as far as Max Munsey goes, 209 00:16:06.279 --> 00:16:11.000 Andrew, you know, there were some premature reports of his demise. 210 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:15.840 Talking to Max Munsey the last couple of days, his spirits are high and 211 00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:19.840 he seems very optimistic. He's going to be back sooner rather than later. 212 00:16:21.200 --> 00:16:23.000 He didn't want to give me a timeline. He didn't want to give me 213 00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:27.919 details. All he would say is that he's swinging the bat and he's doing 214 00:16:27.960 --> 00:16:33.720 a little bit more aggressive training on the field here. So Max Munsey's not 215 00:16:33.799 --> 00:16:37.480 going to be out for as long as many of you wanted to believe he 216 00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:41.240 was going to be out for. All Right, that's good, Let's go 217 00:16:41.360 --> 00:16:45.440 Dodgers. All right, Andrew, thanks for the phone call. Let's go 218 00:16:45.559 --> 00:16:48.399 out to Josh who was at Dodger Stadium tonight. Hi, Josh, you're 219 00:16:48.440 --> 00:16:52.360 on Dodger Talk. How's the going, Dave? I follow you on Twitter. 220 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:56.120 I see a lot of your tweets. I really I appreciate your inside 221 00:16:56.120 --> 00:17:00.399 and everything, but my first question is what I haven't the Dodgers extended to 222 00:17:00.480 --> 00:17:04.680 Oscar, he's been the most energetic player, energetic hitter. Yeah, he 223 00:17:04.759 --> 00:17:07.839 might not be the top tier star that everyone likes, but he's the energy 224 00:17:07.839 --> 00:17:11.680 in the locker, runner of the team. He's getting the team fired up, 225 00:17:11.720 --> 00:17:12.960 he's getting the hit in the whole. Why aren't we Why? What's 226 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:15.839 the what's the what's there? What's there? All? Right? Well, 227 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:19.359 I know on Twitter that's what everybody's calling for, and it wouldn't be a 228 00:17:19.400 --> 00:17:25.480 bad idea, right The Dodgers love having Taoscar Hernandez. But if you're Taioscar 229 00:17:25.559 --> 00:17:29.599 Hernandez, are you going to take an extension or are you going to test 230 00:17:29.640 --> 00:17:34.559 free agency? And? Uh? The Dodgers obviously have the wherewithal financially to 231 00:17:34.599 --> 00:17:40.079 be able to match any offer. So the Dodgers are not the pirates, 232 00:17:40.119 --> 00:17:44.640 they're not the Reds. They don't have to rush to extend anybody. Okay, 233 00:17:45.160 --> 00:17:48.200 that's that's true. But I guess okay, and then from there, 234 00:17:48.920 --> 00:17:52.880 what would you say, would say, for example, Taoscar, the extension 235 00:17:52.920 --> 00:17:56.799 is not there at the moment. What's the move that you think the Dodgers 236 00:17:56.799 --> 00:18:00.000 should make right now at the deadline that will improve them to be the favorite 237 00:18:00.119 --> 00:18:02.880 for the World Series right now? What would you say is your opinion what 238 00:18:02.920 --> 00:18:04.799 they should go for at the deadline? Hey, I would go for starting 239 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:08.759 pitching. I don't know who that is, but starting pitching would be who 240 00:18:08.759 --> 00:18:12.960 I'd go for. And I like what they're thinking going after and outfield bat 241 00:18:14.119 --> 00:18:18.039 because they need a little bit more stability and production in the bottom third of 242 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:22.599 their order. And if you add a Randia Rose Arena or a Tommy fam 243 00:18:22.680 --> 00:18:26.880 somebody like that. Ay, they bring swagger and edge. I feel like 244 00:18:26.920 --> 00:18:32.200 the Dodgers are too nice of a team. And b they bring in some 245 00:18:32.240 --> 00:18:37.400 production to lengthen your lineup and allow you to platoon Pahz and Hayward in right 246 00:18:37.480 --> 00:18:42.279 field and center field. And thank you and the way you explained about the 247 00:18:42.279 --> 00:18:45.559 Dodgers being too nice of a team, I have agreed with that. And 248 00:18:47.960 --> 00:18:53.359 one thing I would say is, well, who based on starting pitching and 249 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:56.799 based on how would you feel about lux and Barghas as much as they have 250 00:18:56.880 --> 00:19:02.039 been productive in the recent days, what are they Are they more on trade 251 00:19:02.119 --> 00:19:04.200 value? Are they more on Dodgers as like they've been productive, so we 252 00:19:04.240 --> 00:19:07.039 want to keep them? What's your opinion on that? Would you be willing 253 00:19:07.119 --> 00:19:11.880 to trade Lux and Vargas in a package for a star starting pitcher or star 254 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:15.240 starting outfielder or are they been productive? We want to keep them for the 255 00:19:15.279 --> 00:19:18.440 long run. Hopefully they keep the momentumorm. I would have to see the 256 00:19:18.440 --> 00:19:21.160 trade. I would have to see the trade. I like both those guys. 257 00:19:21.599 --> 00:19:23.359 Thanks for the phone call, Josh, appreciate it. Eight six six 258 00:19:23.559 --> 00:19:27.680 nine eight seven two five seventy. Hey, speaking of trades, don't you 259 00:19:27.799 --> 00:19:33.720 believe the Giants need to be sellers? They are five games under five hundred 260 00:19:33.759 --> 00:19:38.599 now they are fading fast. I know Dodgers and Giants don't make a lot 261 00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:44.400 of trades, and certainly impact trades. But you know, at this point 262 00:19:44.440 --> 00:19:48.960 in time and at this juncture, uh, don't the Giants have to listen 263 00:19:48.000 --> 00:19:53.119 to every team and every offer. If Blake Snell is available, why wouldn't 264 00:19:53.160 --> 00:19:57.839 the Giants listen to an offer from the Dodgers, who have got more talent 265 00:19:57.920 --> 00:20:03.599 in their system an organization than any other team this side of the Baltimore Orioles. 266 00:20:03.880 --> 00:20:07.720 He's healthy now. He had a perfect game going into the seventh inning 267 00:20:07.759 --> 00:20:11.599 before the All Star break. He pitched great here tonight. We all know 268 00:20:11.680 --> 00:20:15.559 he pitches great at Dodgers Stadium. We all know he's a playoff pitcher. 269 00:20:17.079 --> 00:20:21.559 The Giants are selling, don't they owe it to at least listen to what 270 00:20:21.599 --> 00:20:25.960 the Dodgers offer is for a guy like Blake's. NOEW eight six six nine 271 00:20:26.200 --> 00:20:29.640 seven two five seventy is the phone number. We're gonna take a time out 272 00:20:29.640 --> 00:20:33.319 here on Dodger Talk. When we come back, Jose Moto will check in 273 00:20:33.359 --> 00:20:37.240 and also will give away that pair of tickets for Wednesday Night's game on Key 274 00:20:37.319 --> 00:20:41.319 K Hernandez Bobblehead Night. As Dodger Talk rolls on from the stadium, the 275 00:20:41.440 --> 00:20:45.880 Dodgers win their fourth in a row, beating San Francisco three to two on 276 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:56.319 a five to seventy LA Sports on air at AM five to seventy, online 277 00:20:56.319 --> 00:21:02.599 at amfive seventy LA sports dot com, and podcast on the iHeartRadio app. 278 00:21:02.759 --> 00:21:07.079 This is Dodger Talk with David Bass saying is their fifty six win of the 279 00:21:07.200 --> 00:21:11.839 year. That's as many as they had all of twenty twenty three. As 280 00:21:11.920 --> 00:21:15.759 Hernandez lifts off to left field, he can watch it fly halfway up the 281 00:21:15.759 --> 00:21:21.359 pavilion, right next to the Dodger bullpen, and we are all tied up. 282 00:21:22.440 --> 00:21:30.440 It was ta Oscar Hernandez's night tail three Giants two Tascar Hernandez drove in 283 00:21:30.599 --> 00:21:37.440 all three Dodger runs tonight as the Dodgers defeat San Francisco three to two and 284 00:21:37.480 --> 00:21:41.240 win their fourth in a row. Blake Trinon the winning pitcher and Daniel Hudson 285 00:21:41.319 --> 00:21:45.400 with his seventh save of the season. This is Dodger Talk. We're with 286 00:21:45.440 --> 00:21:51.000 you until eleven o'clock tonight. Right here on AM five to seventy LA sports 287 00:21:51.039 --> 00:21:55.960 still to come. You will hear Brad Paisley, William Shatner, and Clayton 288 00:21:56.119 --> 00:22:02.559 Kershaw talk shop on the field before today's game. Daniels Jewelers is the official 289 00:22:02.640 --> 00:22:07.759 sponsor of the Trip around the Diamond. Stop by any Daniel's location and say 290 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:12.319 home run for your free team bracelet and fifty dollars gift card toward any purchase 291 00:22:12.680 --> 00:22:18.759 of ninety nine dollars or more. Daniel's Jewelers own the Dream. All right, 292 00:22:18.799 --> 00:22:22.759 I have a pair of tickets to give away for Wednesday Night's game against 293 00:22:22.759 --> 00:22:26.880 the Giants. Tyler Glass now will be back on the mound and it's keithk 294 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:33.559 Hernandez bobblehead night. So in honor of Key K's new number with the Dodgers, 295 00:22:33.720 --> 00:22:38.079 number eight caller number eight, eight sixty six nine eight seven two five 296 00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:42.640 seventy, you will win a pair of those tickets to Wednesday Night's game on 297 00:22:42.759 --> 00:22:48.000 Key K's bobblehead Night. Let's go out to Jose Moda. It's tough to 298 00:22:48.200 --> 00:22:53.000 go around the horn with Jose Mota, all right, Jose Mota. The 299 00:22:53.039 --> 00:22:57.440 Dodgers beat the Giants. That's always sweet. But it was impressive to see 300 00:22:57.839 --> 00:23:03.160 River Ryan do his thing in his major league debut. This kid has a 301 00:23:03.200 --> 00:23:07.599 statue out there on the mound that you know, tells you I'm a big, 302 00:23:07.680 --> 00:23:11.000 big picture and I think that I belong. And I'm not saying he 303 00:23:11.160 --> 00:23:14.039 was cocky or arrogant, but I think he has that swagger that says I'm 304 00:23:14.079 --> 00:23:15.880 not afraid of his own and so good to hear him, you know, 305 00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:19.359 in his face and talk about you know, how humble he sounds, and 306 00:23:19.759 --> 00:23:22.640 they be able to, you know, kind of calm things down, sload 307 00:23:22.680 --> 00:23:26.400 the game down. You know, sixteen pitches in the first thing they did 308 00:23:26.519 --> 00:23:30.119 went nine to eight, and then when he saw the leadoff walk in the 309 00:23:30.119 --> 00:23:33.119 fourteen was going to become more of an issue. He found a way again 310 00:23:33.160 --> 00:23:36.200 to put his defense to work. So he found out very quickly here Dave, 311 00:23:36.240 --> 00:23:38.279 that he throws strikes at this level, and you know, guys will 312 00:23:38.319 --> 00:23:41.240 make mistakes, but more times than not, you saw some very outstanding plays 313 00:23:41.279 --> 00:23:45.880 behind him. So that encourages young pitchers to not have to force himselves to 314 00:23:45.960 --> 00:23:48.160 think I got to go out there to strike people out, because the defense 315 00:23:48.160 --> 00:23:51.720 and the big leagues obviously yourself to a new level for him. Jose Mota 316 00:23:52.039 --> 00:23:56.960 Taascar Hernandez has had more at bats with runners on base than any other Dodger 317 00:23:57.079 --> 00:24:02.599 this season, a hundred and eighty four at bats and he's hitting two sixty 318 00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:07.799 six. He drove in all three Dodger runs tonight. Is there any more 319 00:24:07.920 --> 00:24:14.119 valuable signing by any team this past offseason than Taoscar Hernandez for the Dodgers, 320 00:24:14.599 --> 00:24:17.720 Oh my goodness, I don't think so, because on top of all this 321 00:24:17.880 --> 00:24:22.079 you add the fact that he was able to get the one year deal. 322 00:24:22.799 --> 00:24:26.440 He is a presence in the clubhouse. He's a presence in your lineup. 323 00:24:26.519 --> 00:24:29.960 He's just a guy that wants to play every single day. And remember the 324 00:24:29.960 --> 00:24:33.720 whole talk when they sign Hernandez. Was this clarify this now, Oh, 325 00:24:33.759 --> 00:24:36.480 he's so great against lefties in other words, like, well, he doesn't 326 00:24:36.480 --> 00:24:40.759 have a presience against righty too. This guy's won, you know, silvers 327 00:24:40.799 --> 00:24:42.799 luggers. He's been an All Star, He's had a Hunter Robbias before. 328 00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:47.400 He's hit thirty home runs before. So he's more of a complete player. 329 00:24:47.440 --> 00:24:49.519 Four y. Yes, they're just swinging miss and there's part of the game 330 00:24:49.599 --> 00:24:53.000 right now too. But what I think about ti Oscar is the drills that 331 00:24:53.039 --> 00:24:59.160 he does are pretty much concerned and the effort is put into at bats like 332 00:24:59.240 --> 00:25:02.680 tonight, David. He has these rules that he's brought himself, as I 333 00:25:02.799 --> 00:25:06.160 was sold by hitting coaches, that he puts himself in a mental state of 334 00:25:06.240 --> 00:25:07.799 saying, Okay, now, I'm not a home run hitter. I'm a 335 00:25:07.839 --> 00:25:11.759 singles hitter. And we see it when he puts it into practice. It's 336 00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:14.759 just wonderful to watch. He usually uses the other part of the field. 337 00:25:14.799 --> 00:25:18.079 He's it in Detroit and Toguezl goes up the middle a couple of times with 338 00:25:18.160 --> 00:25:21.799 boy in terms of signing and scouting and making sure that you offer the right 339 00:25:21.960 --> 00:25:23.319 package too, because I mean, he could have gone somewhere for a couple 340 00:25:23.359 --> 00:25:26.079 of years, but he said, for that type of package, I'm gone 341 00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:29.279 to LA And sort of he knows his family's going to be taking care of 342 00:25:29.279 --> 00:25:32.319 for many years too by the Dodgers. Yeah, and a lot of fans 343 00:25:32.359 --> 00:25:36.160 now are saying, extend ta Oscar Hernandez. Now, So I guess he's 344 00:25:36.200 --> 00:25:41.599 won over the fans. Well, he's done it because the way he plays 345 00:25:41.640 --> 00:25:45.480 in his charisma too, and they know all that attitude, production and the 346 00:25:45.519 --> 00:25:48.880 fact that he's been a great citizen for the team and a great clubhouse president. 347 00:25:48.240 --> 00:25:52.559 The fans they pay attention and they know too. So if you're his 348 00:25:52.599 --> 00:25:55.319 agent, what do you do here? He's so happy playing in La. 349 00:25:55.400 --> 00:25:56.599 If you Andrew Freatman, what do you do here too? But also you 350 00:25:56.599 --> 00:26:00.240 know that there's so many teams craving for some but he liked that in the 351 00:26:00.279 --> 00:26:03.240 open market, and for sure he putting himself in a very good position here 352 00:26:03.279 --> 00:26:07.920 and also outside of here. All right, Jose, thanks for checking in 353 00:26:07.319 --> 00:26:11.799 nine innings tonight with Steven Nelson. Great as always, and we'll see you 354 00:26:11.839 --> 00:26:15.119 at the ballpark tomorrow. Fun times be well. All right, there he 355 00:26:15.200 --> 00:26:21.640 goes Jose Mota Part of the Dodgers radio broadcast Spanish and English. One of 356 00:26:21.680 --> 00:26:25.119 the more versatile guys out there. We're lucky to have him. Great to 357 00:26:25.160 --> 00:26:30.680 have Jose Mota alongside Steven Nelson for this game tonight, and Jose is filling 358 00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:33.920 in for Rick Monday. Rick is perfectly fine. He's back in Vero Beach 359 00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:40.000 and joined family, and he will rejoin us in Houston for the upcoming road 360 00:26:40.039 --> 00:26:45.039 trip and we'll not look back after that. Eight six six nine eight seven 361 00:26:45.119 --> 00:26:49.160 two five seventy is the phone number. We have a winner caller number eight. 362 00:26:49.759 --> 00:26:56.240 Misty Intomechula. You are going to Wednesday night's game, Keithy Hernandez bobblehead 363 00:26:56.319 --> 00:27:03.599 night. Congratulations, I'm so excited. Thank you? Oh yeah, do 364 00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:06.839 you like the way they've have You seen the babblehead and what they're doing. 365 00:27:06.839 --> 00:27:11.319 It's the celebration the Dodgers do. It's a celebration. Yeah. Absolutely, 366 00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:15.559 kind of a friend of you with the little twist going on, that's right, 367 00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:19.880 that's right. Is KEYK your favorite player? You know what I would 368 00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:22.799 say? He is. We love K, but I love all the Dodgers. 369 00:27:22.799 --> 00:27:29.599 So we're so excited, so excited to see him back awesome. You'll 370 00:27:29.599 --> 00:27:33.920 see him on Wednesday night courtesy of who Else and five seventy LA Sports. 371 00:27:33.960 --> 00:27:37.559 Misty. Congratulations, all right, thank you so much. I have a 372 00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:42.039 great night, you too. Congratulations. Misty. Will see out there on 373 00:27:42.079 --> 00:27:45.799 Wednesday night, and we will have more tickets to give away tomorrow night. 374 00:27:45.839 --> 00:27:52.119 On Dodger Talk as well. Now, I mentioned that the Giants probably need 375 00:27:52.160 --> 00:27:56.279 to do their due diligence and listen to the Dodgers if they have an offer 376 00:27:56.599 --> 00:28:00.039 for Blake's now, but that's not going to be easy, as you know, 377 00:28:00.799 --> 00:28:04.119 and the Dodgers and Giants don't make a lot of trades. In fact, 378 00:28:04.200 --> 00:28:08.680 thanks to our producer engineer Dwayne McDonald, he actually looked up how many 379 00:28:08.759 --> 00:28:15.359 times the Dodgers and Giants have made a trade since both franchises moved to California. 380 00:28:15.920 --> 00:28:22.319 Can you believe the Dodgers and Giants have only made trades three times since 381 00:28:22.400 --> 00:28:26.240 the franchises moved out West. The last time the Dodgers and Giants made a 382 00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:33.079 trade was back in two thousand and seven, the Dodgers acquired the beautiful bald 383 00:28:33.119 --> 00:28:40.359 head of Mark Sweeney for a player named Travis Danker. Before that, it 384 00:28:40.480 --> 00:28:45.799 was all the way back in nineteen eighty five when the Dodgers traded one of 385 00:28:45.839 --> 00:28:51.359 my favorites, Candy Maldonado, an outfielder, power hitting outfielder, for a 386 00:28:51.400 --> 00:28:56.680 backup catcher named Alex Trevino. And you have to go all the way back 387 00:28:56.720 --> 00:29:00.960 to nineteen sixty eight for the third trade that made since moving out West, 388 00:29:02.440 --> 00:29:07.319 I unfortunately had never heard of these players, Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver for 389 00:29:07.519 --> 00:29:12.400 Tom Haller and uh some other player that I can't even pronounce his name. 390 00:29:12.480 --> 00:29:17.519 So basically the point is, the Dodgers and Giants don't make a lot of 391 00:29:17.559 --> 00:29:21.960 trades, so it would be a long shot for the Dodgers and Giants to 392 00:29:21.960 --> 00:29:26.240 pull off a trade for Blake Snell. But obviously farhan Ziety and Andrew Friedman 393 00:29:26.319 --> 00:29:33.000 have a close relationship. The Giants are in a weird spot of the Giants 394 00:29:33.039 --> 00:29:37.920 have not really done well since twenty twenty one, so an interesting time for 395 00:29:37.039 --> 00:29:42.960 far han Ziety and the Giants as they fall five games under five hundred eight 396 00:29:44.039 --> 00:29:48.039 six six nine seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's take a 397 00:29:48.079 --> 00:29:51.759 couple of more calls. Ray, who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight? You're 398 00:29:51.759 --> 00:29:55.240 on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Raydyd I'm doing great, man, 399 00:29:55.279 --> 00:29:57.359 Thanks for taking my call. I'm originally from here. I live out in 400 00:29:57.519 --> 00:30:00.839 Passa. Now listen to you guys on I Heart Radio. Non. I 401 00:30:00.880 --> 00:30:03.000 appreciate all your insight and everything that I get out there from being able to 402 00:30:03.079 --> 00:30:07.240 keep in touch with the Dodgers the whole time without the game to night, 403 00:30:07.279 --> 00:30:11.240 it was a great win. It was a Tayo night. I saw Tawny, 404 00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:12.880 you know, he was giving out the cap and you know he was 405 00:30:12.920 --> 00:30:15.680 pressing a little bit. It seemed like at the plate tonight. But with 406 00:30:15.720 --> 00:30:19.519 all that being said, the game got worn down towards the end. You 407 00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:22.759 know, when Blake Trining came in, they shut the lights down and everything 408 00:30:22.839 --> 00:30:26.880 was looking like a closer was coming in, you know, and Blake did 409 00:30:26.880 --> 00:30:30.319 his job. And then when David Hudson came in, our Danny Hudson came 410 00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:33.160 in, then the lights went down again. I'm thinking, you know what, 411 00:30:33.240 --> 00:30:36.079 I remember back to when Kenny was there, we had the California love, 412 00:30:36.119 --> 00:30:37.480 and I remember back to when Eric ganya. I know I'm going way 413 00:30:37.519 --> 00:30:41.880 back now, but do you know, is there any say so as to 414 00:30:41.000 --> 00:30:45.440 like who the closer is going to be have they decided I want Are we 415 00:30:45.480 --> 00:30:48.799 still kind of fishing around for that right now? Well, Evan Phillips hasn't 416 00:30:48.799 --> 00:30:52.920 been effective lately, so they got to get him back on track. You 417 00:30:52.960 --> 00:30:56.119 couldn't throw him back out there in the ninth inning in a one run game. 418 00:30:56.279 --> 00:31:00.599 So that's the luxury of what the Dodgers have. They have Danielie Hudson 419 00:31:00.640 --> 00:31:03.640 and Blake Tryning and Evan Phillips. All three of those guys can get outs. 420 00:31:04.359 --> 00:31:08.039 But the Dodgers, going back to when Blake trying to join the Dodgers, 421 00:31:08.400 --> 00:31:12.960 they feel like he's more valuable being used in any inning where there might 422 00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:18.000 be a situation to use him outside of the ninth inning, And Daniel Hudson 423 00:31:18.400 --> 00:31:22.720 and Evan Phillips were going to share the ninth inning. So that's what's going 424 00:31:22.799 --> 00:31:26.799 on right now. There is no Kenley Jansen, there is no Eric Gannie 425 00:31:26.839 --> 00:31:30.119 on the roster right now. But as we talk about trades, the Marlins 426 00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:34.480 are going to trade their closer, Tanner Scott. So if that happened, 427 00:31:34.519 --> 00:31:40.440 then those guys would be free to move around different parts of the game. 428 00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:45.400 And I see that, and I hear you. I don't mind either Trying 429 00:31:45.640 --> 00:31:48.440 or Daniel Hudson or being the closer, because they come in with that imposing 430 00:31:49.119 --> 00:31:53.279 force of their fastball, and they're movement on their balls that come down, 431 00:31:53.279 --> 00:31:56.839 that slider, the trying and throws, and just the way they look up 432 00:31:56.839 --> 00:32:00.000 there on the mound, and I think they can definitely do the job. 433 00:32:00.039 --> 00:32:02.759 Alex Becia came in one time again tonight. You know, I thought he 434 00:32:02.759 --> 00:32:07.440 could have gone another inning, only gone going to two batters and striking them 435 00:32:07.480 --> 00:32:09.319 both out. The other thing I wanted to ask you, hold on, 436 00:32:09.519 --> 00:32:13.759 hold up, hold up. You got to remember, and I mentioned this 437 00:32:13.839 --> 00:32:16.359 to a caller last night, it's not just about tonight. It's a game 438 00:32:16.400 --> 00:32:21.200 in July against the Giants, which is important. You want the Dodgers to 439 00:32:21.279 --> 00:32:24.160 start stringing together a long winning streak. But it's not just about tonight. 440 00:32:24.200 --> 00:32:29.759 For Dave Roberts managing Ray, it's about yesterday, it's about today, it's 441 00:32:29.799 --> 00:32:32.279 about tomorrow, it's about two days from now. So you have to take 442 00:32:32.319 --> 00:32:37.160 that into consideration. You can't just pitch these guys into the ground. No, 443 00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:39.359 I totally agree. I totally agree. And you hit it right the 444 00:32:39.440 --> 00:32:43.200 nail out of the head as fans, we see, we want this one, 445 00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:45.480 we want the moment, we want them now, and you're right, 446 00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:47.519 we're only in July. We still got August and September to go. And 447 00:32:47.599 --> 00:32:51.839 I totally hear you on that, David, one hundred percent correct. And 448 00:32:51.880 --> 00:32:54.400 the other thing I wanted to say was that I heard that Miguel Vargas that 449 00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:59.240 his original position was third base, and I see is trying guys at third 450 00:32:59.240 --> 00:33:02.160 base and to find that right guy to wherever, either months he comes back 451 00:33:02.240 --> 00:33:06.400 or does it, is Miguel Vargas gonna get a shot there because I think 452 00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:08.039 he can actually do a job, because he seems like he's you know, 453 00:33:08.079 --> 00:33:12.200 paid his dues, trying to turn himself into a you know, he's gonna 454 00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:15.279 do a great job tonight in left field. But does he look like he's 455 00:33:15.319 --> 00:33:17.319 gonna get a shot at third base? I don't know. It depends on 456 00:33:17.359 --> 00:33:21.319 when Max months he's coming back. It looks like he's coming back soon, 457 00:33:21.440 --> 00:33:24.240 Ray, so he's taking ground balls there. We'll see where it goes. 458 00:33:24.599 --> 00:33:29.480 Thanks for the phone call, appreciated. And look, Miguel Vargas was moved 459 00:33:29.519 --> 00:33:31.839 off a third base for a reason, right, so they moved him around 460 00:33:31.880 --> 00:33:36.880 trying to find a position. They like his bat and that's why they tried 461 00:33:36.920 --> 00:33:39.519 him at second base last year. Now they're trying him in left field. 462 00:33:39.640 --> 00:33:45.480 Sometimes it could be a little dicey out there because he's not an outfielder, 463 00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:49.720 so they're trying to find a position for him, and right now it's left 464 00:33:49.720 --> 00:33:52.839 field. All right. Before we say good night, to want to share 465 00:33:52.880 --> 00:33:58.200 with you a fun conversation we had before the game with a very loyal Dodger 466 00:33:58.279 --> 00:34:01.880 fan, Brad Paisley, who brought out one of the all time Hollywood stars, 467 00:34:02.119 --> 00:34:07.159 William Shatner, to the Dodger game tonight. Shatner out at Dodger Stadium 468 00:34:07.199 --> 00:34:10.760 for the first time in what I would imagine a very long time. He's 469 00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:15.599 now ninety three years young, he's in great shape, sharp as attack, 470 00:34:15.079 --> 00:34:22.159 and Brad Paisley brought Shatner out not only to meet Clayton Kershaw, but Brad 471 00:34:22.159 --> 00:34:27.519 Paisley wanted William Shatner on Dodger Talk. So here it is all right, 472 00:34:27.559 --> 00:34:30.679 I'm here with my only listener to Dodger Talk, the one and only Brad 473 00:34:30.719 --> 00:34:35.840 Paisley, who has brought his great father, the great people of Melissa's who 474 00:34:35.880 --> 00:34:39.440 are always here, Joe and Sharon, his right hand man Kendall, and 475 00:34:39.519 --> 00:34:44.800 many others. Brad, you've brought me over to be introduced to one of 476 00:34:44.800 --> 00:34:50.320 the great Hollywood stars of our generation. Would you mind a explaining why do 477 00:34:50.360 --> 00:34:52.760 you want to introduce me? Are you worried that this may ruin your relationship? 478 00:34:53.000 --> 00:34:57.320 Now? I'm figuring in this case that this is a man that can 479 00:34:57.360 --> 00:35:01.039 bring luck and inspiration to this field. This is this is my hero. 480 00:35:01.320 --> 00:35:07.800 This is a guy who has not only pretended to be in space, He's 481 00:35:07.840 --> 00:35:10.639 been to space. So I'm thrilled to actually finally get him down here on 482 00:35:10.679 --> 00:35:15.280 the field. This is William Shatner. Mister Shatner, I am boldly going 483 00:35:15.320 --> 00:35:19.920 where many have gone, well not that many, always room for one more 484 00:35:19.960 --> 00:35:24.360 to go. I'm gonna tell you the game is gonna be wonderful. I'm 485 00:35:24.360 --> 00:35:29.800 wearing an Otany hat and I'm really looking forward to And I'm from Montreal. 486 00:35:30.119 --> 00:35:37.800 The Dodgers were the Montreal Royals were the farm team for the Dodgers when they 487 00:35:37.800 --> 00:35:42.400 were in New York. So I've been around baseball a lot, but I 488 00:35:42.559 --> 00:35:47.440 have forgotten or else this arena is. It's almost touchable. It's almost tactile. 489 00:35:47.800 --> 00:35:52.719 It's so visual, so many colors, so many people watching the warm 490 00:35:52.800 --> 00:35:58.960 ups. It's just it's fantastic. People should see more of this than they 491 00:35:58.960 --> 00:36:02.480 do of the game. It's so interesting. I'm watching a father with a 492 00:36:02.559 --> 00:36:07.360 baby that's under a year and he's giving the baby a ball, and the 493 00:36:07.480 --> 00:36:12.239 kid is throwing a ball and is throwing a fit when somebody else has the 494 00:36:12.280 --> 00:36:15.719 ball. Hey, did you ever play in the Hollywood Stars game at Dodger 495 00:36:15.800 --> 00:36:23.880 Stadium? I played everywhere when ABC had whatever, the Sports Stars or whatever 496 00:36:23.880 --> 00:36:27.679 it was, the Battle of the Stars. I did them all all the 497 00:36:27.719 --> 00:36:30.079 time. Yeah, that's amazing. And you'll be out here at Dodger Stadium 498 00:36:30.079 --> 00:36:32.840 and enjoying, and you're about to meet one of the greatest pictures of our 499 00:36:32.840 --> 00:36:37.280 generation, a great person, the one and only Clayton Kershaw. I followed 500 00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:42.760 him, first of all. He's such a good looking, magnetic guy. 501 00:36:43.039 --> 00:36:49.760 You wouldn't even have to pitch, you could just walk around. Your eyesight's 502 00:36:49.800 --> 00:36:52.800 going. That's why I'm wearing glasses. No, it's a pleasure to miss 503 00:36:52.800 --> 00:36:57.679 you. I've followed you a lot. You're a great athlete. Sorry you 504 00:36:57.679 --> 00:37:00.159 had to do an interview with Dave on your first day down here, Well 505 00:37:00.239 --> 00:37:04.239 leave it here, you have some alone time. Thanks a lot for coming 506 00:37:04.280 --> 00:37:07.639 out here and always great to have you here. Damn it, Jim. 507 00:37:07.719 --> 00:37:13.840 I'm only a broadcaster, and you're a good broadcaster, and stay a broadcaster. 508 00:37:14.519 --> 00:37:16.199 Thanks. Brad Paisley. I hope I haven't ruined your entire friendship with 509 00:37:16.239 --> 00:37:20.480 all these people. We'll see, I'll let you know, all right. 510 00:37:20.519 --> 00:37:24.960 There was a fun time with Brad Paisley, William Shatner, and Clayton Kershaw 511 00:37:25.039 --> 00:37:30.639 before today's game only in LA for sure. Awesome. I mean, come 512 00:37:30.679 --> 00:37:34.719 on, I grew up watching William Shatner. I was not alive, by 513 00:37:34.800 --> 00:37:37.519 the way, when Star Trek was airing. I used to see the reruns 514 00:37:37.559 --> 00:37:43.599 growing up, and who could forget TJ Hooker with Heather Lockley and William Shatner 515 00:37:43.679 --> 00:37:47.800 running around in LAPD uniforms in the eighties. So awesome to meet William Shatner. 516 00:37:49.079 --> 00:37:52.679 Brad Paisley is too kind. I am shocked that he trots me out 517 00:37:52.719 --> 00:37:57.519 like this and meets his famous friends. It's very awkward for me, and 518 00:37:58.119 --> 00:38:01.159 I act even more awkward around these people. But Brad's a great guy and 519 00:38:01.840 --> 00:38:05.280 one of the more down the earth people you meet. So if you ever 520 00:38:05.639 --> 00:38:08.400 see Brad Paisley, don't be intimidated. He is the man, one of 521 00:38:08.440 --> 00:38:14.000 the great musicians of our time. So thank you to Brad for introducing us 522 00:38:14.360 --> 00:38:16.800 to William Shatner and giving us some time to put him on the show as 523 00:38:16.800 --> 00:38:20.960 well. All Right, that'll do it for us on Dodger Talk Tonight. 524 00:38:21.039 --> 00:38:24.679 Coming up tomorrow, game two of this four game series between the Dodgers and 525 00:38:24.719 --> 00:38:30.079 Giants. Landon Nack will be making his eighth start of the season. He's 526 00:38:30.119 --> 00:38:35.760 going up against converted reliever now starter Jordan Hicks. He has four and six 527 00:38:35.800 --> 00:38:39.880 with an ERA of three seventy nine. Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck begins at 528 00:38:39.920 --> 00:38:45.239 six o'clock with first pitch between the Dodgers and Giants at seven ten. The 529 00:38:45.320 --> 00:38:50.199 Dodgers with the win tonight, they're fourth in a row and their sixtieth of 530 00:38:50.320 --> 00:38:53.480 the season. The Dodgers sixty and forty one and hold an eight and a 531 00:38:53.519 --> 00:38:59.840 half game lead over the second place Padres a twelve game lead over the fourth 532 00:39:00.079 --> 00:39:05.639 place Giants. Thanks to Colin Yee back at our Burbank Studios. Thanks to 533 00:39:05.719 --> 00:39:08.480 Dwayne McDonald out of here at Dodger Stadium, and thanks to you for listening. 534 00:39:08.760 --> 00:39:14.440 In case you missed any of the show or our pregame conversation with Andre 535 00:39:14.639 --> 00:39:17.400 Ethier, who was in the house tonight, you can all find it on 536 00:39:17.440 --> 00:39:24.920 the iHeartRadio app. Coming up next Ben Maller overnight on Fox Sports Radio. 537 00:39:25.280 --> 00:39:28.480 Have a great rest of your night. See you