WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:08.039 And now your voice for Dodger Talking like that, David Vasse, we are 2 00:00:08.119 --> 00:00:13.919 live at Dodgers Stadium after the Dodgers win a thriller in eleven innings, beating 3 00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:19.920 the Red Sox seven to six. Welcome the Dodger Talk. David Vasse here 4 00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:24.399 with you until nine thirty, taking your phone calls at eight sixty six nine 5 00:00:24.399 --> 00:00:29.280 eight seven, two five seventy. I'm sure many of you are excited for 6 00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:33.520 a couple of different reasons. A. The Dodgers one in eleven innings in 7 00:00:33.719 --> 00:00:40.880 very exciting fashion. And b anytime in LA sports team beats Boston and beats 8 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:44.399 them that way, you gotta love it. Come on, I mean, 9 00:00:44.439 --> 00:00:48.880 I've lived here my entire life. I don't own one piece of green, 10 00:00:49.359 --> 00:00:53.960 and there is no pink Boston hat in our house. I can guarantee you 11 00:00:54.039 --> 00:00:59.560 that so very satisfying to be here at Dodgers Stadium the last two nights to 12 00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:04.040 watch the Dodgers break the hearts of Beantown. Freddie Freeman with the go ahead 13 00:01:04.120 --> 00:01:10.400 Grand Slam last night, and then tonight Keith a Hernandez, the former Red 14 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:15.200 Sox but belongs to the Dodgers, comes up big a game tying a home 15 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:22.680 run off former Dodger and all time saves leader for the Dodger franchise Kennley Janssen, 16 00:01:23.079 --> 00:01:26.480 and then comes up big to tie the game with a base it in 17 00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:30.920 the tenth inning. And Will Smith, who is not a man of many 18 00:01:30.959 --> 00:01:37.319 words, but certainly is a man that comes up big in clutch situations as 19 00:01:37.359 --> 00:01:41.640 well, he did again in the bottom of the eleventh inning, and the 20 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:47.680 Dodgers beat Boston seven to six. Now, this was a seesaw game, 21 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:53.439 and I know the Dodgers won this game in eleven, but they had multiple 22 00:01:53.879 --> 00:01:57.879 opportunities to win this game earlier in the top in the bottom of the eighth 23 00:01:57.959 --> 00:02:04.040 inning, Miguel ro Oha set the plate with the bases loaded and he's ahead 24 00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:07.400 in the count two to Oh, you've got to be able to take that 25 00:02:07.560 --> 00:02:13.080 pitch, And that wasn't excuse me, I'm kind of in the middle. 26 00:02:13.280 --> 00:02:16.759 Swing tapper in front of the plate, check swing. That turned out to 27 00:02:16.800 --> 00:02:23.159 be an inning ending double play. That was a golden opportunity the Dodgers were 28 00:02:23.199 --> 00:02:28.960 not able to cash in on, and taking Justin Robleski out with one out 29 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:34.280 in the fifth inning was something that everybody up in the press box was wondering, 30 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:38.080 and so much so I got a text that Adam Wainwright, who was 31 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:43.840 doing the game with Joe Davis on Fox Today, said on the air when 32 00:02:43.840 --> 00:02:47.840 they took Robleski out after four and a third scoreless innings, it felt like 33 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:54.520 quote Dave Roberts was managing with an algorithm. That are strong words from Adam 34 00:02:54.520 --> 00:03:00.360 Wainwright, who is obviously one of the biggest competitors of his general and not 35 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:06.400 a guy that really was part of the analytic movement. I mean, I 36 00:03:06.439 --> 00:03:10.039 feel like Adam Wainwright, the way he pitched spoke for itself and kind of 37 00:03:10.080 --> 00:03:15.879 like Clayton Kershaw. He dictated when he was coming out of the game. 38 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:21.120 But that was interesting. And I know we're waiting to hear from Dave Roberts, 39 00:03:21.199 --> 00:03:25.400 but he talked about taking Robleski out and we heard it during the Clubhouse 40 00:03:25.400 --> 00:03:29.840 show. He just said that he didn't think he could get through the next 41 00:03:29.879 --> 00:03:35.159 four hitters, which means and every team has this now, the data, 42 00:03:35.599 --> 00:03:39.919 the technology that shows when a pitcher stuff is starting to trend down. That's 43 00:03:40.000 --> 00:03:45.520 when the sirens go off in any dugout, not just the Dodgers, the 44 00:03:45.560 --> 00:03:50.319 Red Sox, any team that is up to speed with technology, and most 45 00:03:50.360 --> 00:03:53.599 of them are these days. That's what they say, and that's what guys 46 00:03:53.680 --> 00:04:00.879 like Adam Wainwright argue that managers and pitching coaches aren't why watching the game with 47 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:06.439 their eyes there beholden to the data and the pregame script. I personally believe 48 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:13.479 Dave Roberts and the game planning from the research and development department for the Dodgers 49 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:18.040 had the plan of, look, you cannot let Robleski throw more than eighty 50 00:04:18.079 --> 00:04:24.240 five pitches in this game tonight, which makes it very difficult for a manager 51 00:04:24.920 --> 00:04:29.240 if you're trying to win that game and you have a rookie making is what 52 00:04:29.639 --> 00:04:32.839 third major league start, and you're telling me he can only throw eighty five 53 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:36.519 pitches, Well, there's one of three things where you're going to pay the 54 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:41.079 tax. You're going to pay the tax, and maybe not winning the game, 55 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:44.879 especially after he put up a zero. Not sure if that was in 56 00:04:44.959 --> 00:04:48.279 the script. Before the game number two, a lot of people, including 57 00:04:48.279 --> 00:04:53.279 myself, was wondering where was Joe Kelly in the fifth inning? Why was 58 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:58.279 it Johann Ramirez again in the fifth inning. But the grouping of hitters, 59 00:04:58.319 --> 00:05:03.800 the Dodgers look at but Johann Ramirez. I feel like Johann Ramirez is time 60 00:05:03.839 --> 00:05:09.839 with the Dodgers. It's been a little rocky here the last three outings. 61 00:05:10.160 --> 00:05:15.000 But a bigger thing for the Dodgers is Evan Phillips. What is going on 62 00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:19.079 with Evan Phillips because he has looked very human, not just going into the 63 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:25.439 break, not just tonight, but I feel like he's looked human since coming 64 00:05:25.439 --> 00:05:30.120 off the il. Remember he missed a month with a hamstring issue, and 65 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:33.040 he has not looked like the Evan Phillips we have seen the last couple of 66 00:05:33.240 --> 00:05:39.279 years. So that's concerning as well. But all in all, this was 67 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:44.959 about the Dodgers continuing to not give up on this game, even after Tyler 68 00:05:45.040 --> 00:05:49.600 O'Neil kind of gave them two gut punches. Key a Hernandez, Andy Pajez, 69 00:05:49.680 --> 00:05:54.959 ta Oscar Hernandez in the bottom of the tenth inning come up big, 70 00:05:55.279 --> 00:05:59.199 and in the bottom of the ninth inning, Key a Hernandez with the game 71 00:05:59.240 --> 00:06:04.040 tying home run off his former teammate Kenley Janssen. So those are the cliff 72 00:06:04.079 --> 00:06:06.920 notes to me, and I will say this, what is Blake? What 73 00:06:08.040 --> 00:06:12.240 is the game? Planning going on with Blake trying and throwing cutters to left 74 00:06:12.279 --> 00:06:16.120 handed hitters. Continuing to throw cutters to left handed hitters. I mean he 75 00:06:16.199 --> 00:06:20.319 got beat here by a known name from the Royals with a Grand Slam throwing 76 00:06:20.360 --> 00:06:27.279 a cutter. He got beat in Colorado by Jay Cave. Never heard of 77 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:32.759 him either before in Colorado Cutters. The way he got Yoshida out after Yoshida 78 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:39.480 came within inches of hitting another home run off of Blake Tryning cutter was by 79 00:06:39.519 --> 00:06:43.920 throwing him the sinker, throwing it down, down, and in. If 80 00:06:43.920 --> 00:06:46.199 you're gonna throw a cutter to a left handed hitter, you better get it 81 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:49.639 in on their hands. And I feel like the game plan is out. 82 00:06:49.959 --> 00:06:54.160 If you're a left handed hitter, Blake Tryning's throwing you a cutter, You're 83 00:06:54.160 --> 00:06:58.600 not getting his money pitched the slider. The Dodgers have got to rethink all 84 00:06:58.639 --> 00:07:02.560 of that. Ninety seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go 85 00:07:02.600 --> 00:07:06.600 out to Brad and Mission Viejo. You're on Dodger Talk with David Vasse. 86 00:07:08.079 --> 00:07:11.519 Oh hold on, Brad, let me switch my screener over. I was 87 00:07:11.600 --> 00:07:15.600 doing off day shows during the All Star break and as I was talking about 88 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:19.279 technology, technology got me. What's up, Brad? You're on Dodger Talk. 89 00:07:20.160 --> 00:07:24.279 Thanks for taking my call. Yeah, thanks for bringing up the pitching 90 00:07:24.399 --> 00:07:30.800 change in the fifth inning. My other question about the pitching is Banda when 91 00:07:30.800 --> 00:07:34.079 he was pitching after he you know, got the out when he was pitching 92 00:07:34.839 --> 00:07:39.839 to O'Neill. Do you think that was a good matchup when who was pitching 93 00:07:39.839 --> 00:07:44.519 to O'Neill. Wasn't Banda pitching to O'Neill on the first home run he hit? 94 00:07:44.879 --> 00:07:48.279 Yeah, but he has to face three hitters there. So Dave Roberts 95 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:55.160 was thinking about the two lefties in Duran Endeavors and band has been pretty good 96 00:07:55.199 --> 00:07:59.759 against righty's two, but bad pitch by Banda and O'Neill did not miss it. 97 00:08:00.480 --> 00:08:03.480 Thanks for the phone call, Brad, appreciate it. Let's go out 98 00:08:03.519 --> 00:08:09.480 to I Ray Craig out in Long Beach Sports Talk caller legend. I Ray, 99 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:13.079 what's up, Dave? Are you doing? My friend? Hey? 100 00:08:13.160 --> 00:08:18.079 Great to hear you. Good to be heard, man, good to be 101 00:08:18.160 --> 00:08:22.800 heard. Hey, listen, a big win today, great game. Boston 102 00:08:22.879 --> 00:08:28.279 is one of the teams I really can't stand. And when I went to 103 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:31.840 Fenway and saw the Dodgers play the Red Sox back in a I don't know 104 00:08:31.960 --> 00:08:37.440 was it twenty ye o six or something like that. They got beat three 105 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:39.279 out of four. So it's good to see the Dodgers putting it to the 106 00:08:39.320 --> 00:08:45.480 Red Sox right now. And I'll tell you what I'm with you, guys 107 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:50.879 taking that starting pitcher out of the game. Man, that other cat came 108 00:08:50.919 --> 00:08:56.519 in and just gave up ropes. I mean three catch out there. It 109 00:08:56.639 --> 00:09:00.000 turned around. If it wasn't for out, man, it could have been 110 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:03.679 worse. He made a great catch out there, like Tarzan against the Morton 111 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:07.960 Salt sign in center field. That guy, if he played more regularly, 112 00:09:09.080 --> 00:09:11.799 he'd be a gold Glove for sure. Man. That guy is just an 113 00:09:11.919 --> 00:09:16.440 ace ace defender. But great game today. Man, it's always good to 114 00:09:16.480 --> 00:09:20.240 talk to you, Dave. I'm glad to hear you on on the show. 115 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:24.000 And keep up the good work. Thanks, Craig, appreciate it. 116 00:09:24.039 --> 00:09:28.480 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers 117 00:09:28.480 --> 00:09:33.000 beat Boston tonight seven to six in eleven innings and going back to last night 118 00:09:33.360 --> 00:09:39.120 when Freddie Freeman hit the go ahead Grand Slam after Alex kra walked Will Smith 119 00:09:39.200 --> 00:09:45.360 in front of him. Freddie was doing his pregame workouts and Alex Cora was 120 00:09:45.679 --> 00:09:50.320 out in front of the Red Sox dugout before today's game, and they obviously 121 00:09:50.399 --> 00:09:56.639 know each other. Freddie and Alex have a really good relationship. And Alex 122 00:09:56.679 --> 00:10:01.360 shout it over to Freddie, you made my twins I last night, and 123 00:10:01.399 --> 00:10:05.200 Freddie responded with you would have made me cry if I would have hit gotten 124 00:10:05.240 --> 00:10:09.600 out. So that was a good banter, behind the scenes banter there between 125 00:10:09.639 --> 00:10:15.519 Alex Cora and Freddie Freeman. And we will hear from Alex and Dave Roberts 126 00:10:15.919 --> 00:10:20.480 later in the show because their former teammate, Adrian Beltray is going to be 127 00:10:20.559 --> 00:10:26.600 inducted into Cooperstown tomorrow morning. So a very special day for Adrian Beltray. 128 00:10:28.080 --> 00:10:33.200 This is where he got his start at nineteen years old, when then interim 129 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:39.799 GM Tommy Lesorda called up Adrian Beltray from Double A San Antonio straight to the 130 00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:46.360 big leagues to make his major league debut in nineteen ninety eight. Obviously, 131 00:10:46.440 --> 00:10:50.080 Beltray his final year with the Dodgers in two thousand and four, maybe his 132 00:10:50.200 --> 00:10:56.240 greatest season, forty seven home runs that year, by Adrian Beltray. So 133 00:10:56.320 --> 00:11:01.799 we'll hear from Dave Roberts and Alex Cora about their former teammate going into Cooperstown 134 00:11:01.840 --> 00:11:07.399 tomorrow. Eight six six ninety seven, two five seventy is the phone number. 135 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:11.399 Speaking of Cooperstown, Clayton Kershaw one day will be there as well. 136 00:11:11.799 --> 00:11:18.559 And here he is, after having major left shoulder surgery in December, is 137 00:11:18.639 --> 00:11:24.919 going to make his season debut before the calendar turns to August. He had 138 00:11:26.039 --> 00:11:30.320 said, July, July, July, and I was a little skeptical, 139 00:11:30.639 --> 00:11:35.480 all right, Kersh, Yeah, July, Okay, probably August, maybe 140 00:11:35.519 --> 00:11:41.519 September. This feels like it's adding to the legend of Clayton Kershaw, where 141 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:46.519 he is coming back at the time the Dodgers need him the most. And 142 00:11:46.720 --> 00:11:52.000 isn't that the theme the narrative of his Dodger career when the Dodgers need him 143 00:11:52.039 --> 00:11:58.240 most, whether it's on short rest in the postseason, whether it's him going 144 00:11:58.279 --> 00:12:03.559 an extra inning, whether it's him making a start knowing the bullpen needs the 145 00:12:03.600 --> 00:12:07.840 rest. They always seem to lean on him when they need him the most. 146 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:13.879 And it feels like this again is one of those occurrences with all the 147 00:12:13.960 --> 00:12:20.639 pitching injuries, especially to their rotation. The Dodgers need Clayton Kershaw and he 148 00:12:20.720 --> 00:12:26.759 will be there for them on Thursday afternoon against of all teams, the San 149 00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:33.960 Francisco Giants one ten Thursday getaway a game here at Dodgers Stadium. Tickets are 150 00:12:33.159 --> 00:12:39.559 available at Dodgers dot com. You can be here to witness Kershaw's twenty twenty 151 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:45.639 four season debut. And Tyler Glassnow is coming back on Wednesday night. So 152 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:52.200 glass Now Kershaw to close out the homestand let's go out to Angelo and Ota 153 00:12:52.200 --> 00:12:56.200 Mesa. How you doing Angelo? Where's Ota Mesa? Have no idea? 154 00:12:56.559 --> 00:13:03.320 That's that's right next to the Order of Clan California and Mexico. It sounds 155 00:13:03.399 --> 00:13:07.799 like it because your cell service stinks. But go ahead, okay, I'm 156 00:13:07.960 --> 00:13:11.759 trying to put it on speaker. It might be better. Is that better? 157 00:13:13.080 --> 00:13:16.039 No, go back to the old way. Sounds like you're in an 158 00:13:16.120 --> 00:13:22.720 area fifty two, fifty four and fifty six. Okay, yeah, thanks 159 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:28.200 for taking McCall. I'm with you with that DV. I don't wear anything 160 00:13:28.360 --> 00:13:33.159 green either, That's right. I told my kids, even on Saint Patrick's 161 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:37.440 Day. I don't care if you get pinched a million times. No Green, 162 00:13:39.480 --> 00:13:43.440 I'm with you, bro. Yeah, that just felt so good to 163 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:46.639 hear that on the radio, Bigio. Getting that button down. Yeah, 164 00:13:46.759 --> 00:13:52.840 and being able to execute the small ball is very very essential and anytime in 165 00:13:52.879 --> 00:13:56.879 baseball, but you have a slugging lineup, but being able to put down 166 00:13:56.960 --> 00:14:01.840 the butt and execute little things is very important. Hey, Angelo, isn't 167 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:07.480 that what's been missing? Even in today's game? It felt like the Dodger 168 00:14:07.639 --> 00:14:13.039 role players need to be more role players. They're not Freddie Freeman, they're 169 00:14:13.080 --> 00:14:16.120 not show hailed Tani, they're not Mookie Betts, they're not Will Smith. 170 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:22.200 Be role players. Know who you are and play that role. I feel 171 00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:28.799 like that's been missing lately from the Dodgers. Know who you are. I'm 172 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:33.480 in agreement with you on that one. And uh to uh think about thinking 173 00:14:33.559 --> 00:14:39.000 ahead on the trade deadline. Why not try to get greedy with our major 174 00:14:39.080 --> 00:14:46.159 league farm system, the Tampa Bay Rays and forage. Hey, the Arose 175 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:50.879 Arena is on the trade market. He is going to be traded, Angelo, 176 00:14:50.360 --> 00:14:56.039 The Braves have interest, the Dodgers have interest. He definitely would be 177 00:14:56.720 --> 00:15:01.559 a much needed presence, not only with what he could do on the field. 178 00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:07.039 But his swag and his edge and his cockiness. The Dodgers are too 179 00:15:07.200 --> 00:15:09.519 nice of a team right now. That's how I felt at the end of 180 00:15:09.600 --> 00:15:15.919 last year. They are too nice. They need some of Randio rose Arena 181 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:20.440 or Tommy fam or player X to bring a little bit more nastiness to this 182 00:15:20.559 --> 00:15:26.200 team. Yes, yeah, because we're gonna take that to be anybody that 183 00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:30.840 we meet up in the playoffs. No matter what team we meet up against, 184 00:15:30.840 --> 00:15:33.080 they're gonna come after him. So to be able to have guys that 185 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:39.039 have that strong confidence and swag is very important, all right, Angelo, 186 00:15:39.159 --> 00:15:41.480 thanks a lot for the phone call. Be safe out there on the state 187 00:15:41.519 --> 00:15:46.840 border. Eight sixty six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number. 188 00:15:46.080 --> 00:15:50.759 And a guy that has that and when he's going right and when his 189 00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:56.559 head is clear is Keith A Hernandez today celebrating ten years of service time in 190 00:15:56.679 --> 00:16:03.440 Major League Baseball. That's a huge accomplishment and milestone for any player. And 191 00:16:03.480 --> 00:16:07.039 you heard it after the game. He was in the right frame of mind 192 00:16:07.360 --> 00:16:14.639 to deliver the way keyk Hernandez delivers usually in October, but October came early 193 00:16:14.759 --> 00:16:18.480 today against his former team. Here is Keik moments after the final out when 194 00:16:18.480 --> 00:16:22.919 he scored the winning run. Key K, what a game for you? 195 00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:27.279 Late, Always ready, always clutch. Yeah, obviously not starting the game. 196 00:16:27.279 --> 00:16:30.480 You gotta be ready for, uh, whenever your name gets called upun 197 00:16:30.559 --> 00:16:33.600 and my case is whenever left he comes in to face a couple of lefties. 198 00:16:34.080 --> 00:16:37.039 Uh, it was really really hard to see that first of bat. 199 00:16:37.519 --> 00:16:41.840 But then you know, the shadows went away, and there's no secret with 200 00:16:41.879 --> 00:16:45.080 what Kenley's gonna try and do to you. And uh, you know he 201 00:16:45.120 --> 00:16:48.679 gave he gave me a good first pace of hit. I swung through it, 202 00:16:48.720 --> 00:16:52.320 and then uh made a good base respect too, and then I sha, 203 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:53.720 you know, stay on top of the ball and uh, you know, 204 00:16:53.759 --> 00:16:56.559 put the ball in play, and uh I happened to catch the ball 205 00:16:56.559 --> 00:17:00.039 out front. And then after that, uh, the third of bat, 206 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:03.919 it was you know a lot of a lot of self talk, just to 207 00:17:03.960 --> 00:17:07.200 stay stay in the at bat, stay confident, you know, uh, 208 00:17:07.519 --> 00:17:11.559 telling myself there's no better, nobody better in that situation. And uh, 209 00:17:11.720 --> 00:17:12.720 you know, I'm just happy that I came through. I haven't been able 210 00:17:12.759 --> 00:17:15.440 to come through for the team that much, especially here at Dodger Stadium and 211 00:17:15.519 --> 00:17:18.400 Uh, definitely a great one. It feels like you had a lot of 212 00:17:18.400 --> 00:17:22.160 clarity. Your mind was pretty clear today. Yeah, you know, it's 213 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:27.279 a pretty special day obviously. It's it's hard to feel like it's a special 214 00:17:27.279 --> 00:17:30.599 game when you're playing regular season games. And uh, you know, my 215 00:17:30.599 --> 00:17:36.200 my I got my whole family in town, my wife and and my my 216 00:17:36.359 --> 00:17:40.279 parents and my sisters. Uh they we had a great morning. Uh you 217 00:17:40.319 --> 00:17:44.839 know, kind of appreciating what this this whole journey's been about. And I'm 218 00:17:44.839 --> 00:17:48.359 just really thankful that that I'm back here and that uh you know, it's 219 00:17:48.400 --> 00:17:51.039 it's it's crazy how the world works. But uh, you know, to 220 00:17:51.079 --> 00:17:53.880 be able to celebrate ten years of service time at Dodger Stadium playing against the 221 00:17:53.920 --> 00:17:57.039 Red Sox, to the other team that I played the most time, uh 222 00:17:57.240 --> 00:18:00.799 my career, it's a it's a pretty special one. And to be able 223 00:18:00.839 --> 00:18:03.279 to come through with the team twice like that, it's a start to point 224 00:18:03.319 --> 00:18:07.000 towards Hey, we know that. Keyk Hernandez really well, thanks for stopping 225 00:18:07.039 --> 00:18:11.720 and congratulations, Thank you, Dave. Keyk Hernandez a big game for the 226 00:18:11.759 --> 00:18:17.400 Dodgers, tying the game twice and then scoring the winning run on a Will 227 00:18:17.440 --> 00:18:21.960 Smith base it in the bottom of the eleventh inning to give the Dodgers the 228 00:18:22.119 --> 00:18:26.960 seven to six victory in eleven innings eight six, six, nine, eight, 229 00:18:26.079 --> 00:18:30.039 seven, two five seventy is the phone number. We're with you until 230 00:18:30.119 --> 00:18:34.160 nine thirty tonight. Jose Moda is going to check in at the top of 231 00:18:34.200 --> 00:18:40.480 the hour. Kershaw coming back on Thursday? Did that surprise you? Did 232 00:18:40.519 --> 00:18:45.400 that exceed your expectations? And are you with me? When the Dodgers seem 233 00:18:45.480 --> 00:18:49.759 to need Kershaw the most? He seems to be here even when he's coming 234 00:18:49.839 --> 00:18:56.079 off shoulder surgery which he had in December. Remarkable that he's been able to 235 00:18:56.200 --> 00:19:02.119 really do this when not without having any setback to this point in time. 236 00:19:02.200 --> 00:19:08.039 And he pitched in Oklahoma City what was it the day before yesterday and only 237 00:19:08.079 --> 00:19:11.559 four innings, so I mean here he is ready to go on Thursday. 238 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:17.119 And Kershaw was saying after his start in Oklahoma City, he doesn't want to 239 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:22.119 put the bullpen in a bad spot only being able to throw seventy five to 240 00:19:22.160 --> 00:19:26.759 eighty pitches. Have you seen what the Dodgers are aligning their starters to do. 241 00:19:26.119 --> 00:19:30.440 That's a normal start these days for the Dodgers. They took Justin Robleski 242 00:19:30.559 --> 00:19:34.240 out after eighty three pitches, not giving up a run through four and a 243 00:19:34.279 --> 00:19:38.680 third inning, so Kershaw will fit right in eight six, six, nine, 244 00:19:38.720 --> 00:19:41.920 eight, seven, two five seventy. Let's go out to James in 245 00:19:42.000 --> 00:19:47.519 North Hollywood. You're on Dodger Talk. Hi, James, Hey, David, 246 00:19:47.880 --> 00:19:49.960 I want to agree with you about what you said about Adam Wright. 247 00:19:51.599 --> 00:19:56.960 Adam Winwright's commentary about Robleski. Did he say that he did? He sure 248 00:19:56.960 --> 00:20:00.000 did. I was listening to the game and he said, in fact, 249 00:20:00.519 --> 00:20:04.279 he's not doing the eye test, he's doing the analytics thing. Now. 250 00:20:04.319 --> 00:20:08.519 I get that the Dodgers can't stand to lose another starter, but glass Naw's 251 00:20:08.680 --> 00:20:14.799 come back, Kershaw's coming back. I have to believe that Yaomoto will be 252 00:20:14.880 --> 00:20:21.319 back before the end of the season. And pulling him early today Robleski, 253 00:20:21.440 --> 00:20:23.640 that is definitely cost the Dodgers. And you know, you got to be 254 00:20:23.680 --> 00:20:27.640 mindful of bullpen management. It's nice to have Kelly back, but you know, 255 00:20:27.839 --> 00:20:33.079 we need all of them back, and I think that when we go 256 00:20:33.119 --> 00:20:37.759 into the postseason. The biggest knock against robertson past has been bullpen management. 257 00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:42.200 He's gotten better at that in you know, previous years. But I want 258 00:20:42.240 --> 00:20:45.720 to ask you something that you just said about Kyk about what his mind is 259 00:20:45.839 --> 00:20:51.839 clear? What do you mean by that? As the Dodgers insider, what 260 00:20:51.920 --> 00:20:53.839 are you speaking to there? Because I'm I'm I'm really serious. He gets 261 00:20:55.359 --> 00:21:00.000 me. He gets frustrated very easily when he's not performing. He gets from 262 00:21:00.000 --> 00:21:04.640 frustrated when he's not getting more opportunities to play. And the Dodgers gave him 263 00:21:04.680 --> 00:21:10.200 a great opportunity to play every day when Munsey went down. They basically gave 264 00:21:10.240 --> 00:21:12.920 him the opportunity to start at third base, and he just wasn't able to 265 00:21:12.960 --> 00:21:18.599 produce. And sometimes he gets in his own way, and once he resets, 266 00:21:18.359 --> 00:21:22.880 like it seems like he has during the All Star break, that's when 267 00:21:22.920 --> 00:21:26.640 we get the key. K Hernandez you saw today, Now I saw something 268 00:21:26.759 --> 00:21:32.720 there, David. He said that he's doing like he's working with like a 269 00:21:32.799 --> 00:21:37.559 mind coach or something, and he does this thing where in between pitches sometimes 270 00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:40.640 he'll stare. He'll hold his bat out in front of him, stare at 271 00:21:40.680 --> 00:21:42.720 it and take a deep breath. Now, I used to see our own 272 00:21:42.880 --> 00:21:48.279 Jock Peterson do that and still do that. I'm wondering if they're seeing the 273 00:21:48.319 --> 00:21:52.119 same guy. Do we like this guy? Do we think that that kind 274 00:21:52.160 --> 00:21:55.279 of coaching is you get that deep into it, James. That's their own 275 00:21:55.319 --> 00:21:57.599 personal issues, and if it works, it works. If they want to 276 00:21:57.640 --> 00:22:03.119 divulge that information on their own, I'll definitely share it with you. But 277 00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:08.279 I would assume that the time that Jack Peterson reset his career in twenty seventeen 278 00:22:08.400 --> 00:22:14.279 September of twenty seventeen and what KEYK is doing now may not be the same 279 00:22:14.319 --> 00:22:18.640 guy because there's been a little bit there's a different mental health coach on the 280 00:22:18.680 --> 00:22:22.759 Dodgers from twenty seventeen to twenty twenty four. Hey, you keep your head 281 00:22:22.759 --> 00:22:26.599 clear too, James. Thanks a lot for the phone call. Thank you, 282 00:22:26.680 --> 00:22:30.400 David, appreciate it. All right. You can let me know who 283 00:22:30.400 --> 00:22:33.279 your therapist is, and I'll let you know who Keyk's is. Daniels Jewelers 284 00:22:33.319 --> 00:22:37.599 is the official sponsor of the Trip around the Diamond. Stop by any Daniel's 285 00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:42.960 location and say a home run for your free team bracelet and fifty dollars gift 286 00:22:44.000 --> 00:22:48.920 card toward any purchase of ninety nine dollars or more. Daniels Jewelers owned the 287 00:22:48.039 --> 00:22:52.319 Dream. Yeah, we mentioned Joe Kelly, the King of Rancho Kuckamonga, 288 00:22:52.839 --> 00:22:59.000 actually made an appearance in a game since what single demio. He's only pitched 289 00:22:59.039 --> 00:23:03.200 in sixteen games this year, fifteen before he went on the IL. So 290 00:23:03.240 --> 00:23:06.920 it was good to see Joe get in the game in the sixth inning and 291 00:23:07.240 --> 00:23:11.440 put up a zero there. He brings edge, as you know as well. 292 00:23:11.759 --> 00:23:17.079 Key k Hernandez brings edge. Clayton Kershaw brings edge, and the Dodgers 293 00:23:17.559 --> 00:23:21.279 maybe need to get a little nasty here down the stretch. We're gonna take 294 00:23:21.319 --> 00:23:25.720 a time out here on Dodger Talk. When we continue, Jose Moto will 295 00:23:25.839 --> 00:23:29.759 check in. Also, we'll give you an update on Max Munsey as much 296 00:23:29.759 --> 00:23:34.240 as he will divulge. And we'll hear from Alex Cora and Dave Roberts about 297 00:23:34.279 --> 00:23:40.519 their former teammate Adrian Beltra going into the Hall of Fame. Dodgers come from 298 00:23:40.559 --> 00:23:45.359 behind multiple times tonight to beat the Red Sox seven to six in eleven innings 299 00:23:45.519 --> 00:23:53.559 on a five to seventy LA Sports. Dodger Talk is available on AM five 300 00:23:53.599 --> 00:24:00.839 seventy LA sports dot Com had on the iHeartRadio app Back to more Talk with 301 00:24:00.000 --> 00:24:08.079 Dodger insider David Basse too o pitt swy base had Dodgers win, Dodgers win, 302 00:24:08.839 --> 00:24:15.480 Dodgers win in eleven in eggs, Will Smith comes up with his sixth 303 00:24:15.880 --> 00:24:23.400 career walk off him and the Dodgers winted an extras seven to six. Will 304 00:24:23.440 --> 00:24:30.640 Smith and the Dodgers had the white the red sox on the ropes as Greg 305 00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:34.359 Weissert was in a no win situation right there with no margin for er. 306 00:24:34.599 --> 00:24:40.680 Alex Korra brings in the five man infield with one out in the bottom of 307 00:24:40.799 --> 00:24:45.559 the eleventh inning and uh walk Shoho tani in front of Will Smith. Smith 308 00:24:45.640 --> 00:24:51.000 got a head in the count early two oh, and Weisert needed to throw 309 00:24:51.039 --> 00:24:55.160 a strike. He did and will Smith did not miss it to score Keithy 310 00:24:55.319 --> 00:25:00.759 Hernandez from third base to give the Dodgers the seven to six win in eleven 311 00:25:00.839 --> 00:25:03.039 innings. We'll get to your phone calls in a moment. We'll hear from 312 00:25:03.119 --> 00:25:07.039 Will Smith, but first we want to check in with the man that was 313 00:25:07.079 --> 00:25:12.440 on the call with Tim never tonight, the one and only Jose Moda. 314 00:25:12.759 --> 00:25:18.519 It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota. All right, Jose 315 00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:23.200 Moto. What a wild game tonight, one of the most entertaining games of 316 00:25:23.279 --> 00:25:29.759 the season. What stood out to you the most about tonight's game the grit. 317 00:25:30.200 --> 00:25:33.960 The Dodgers offense had not shown this type of fight in a long time, 318 00:25:34.680 --> 00:25:40.000 and perhaps we haven't seen a display like this on the offensive side since 319 00:25:40.039 --> 00:25:44.400 maybe the Milwaukee series at best. So I was very happy to see guys 320 00:25:44.400 --> 00:25:47.519 that got into a game. A little bit later, Kika does a fantastic 321 00:25:47.599 --> 00:25:52.200 job against that bullpen, you know, and our starter, you know, 322 00:25:52.039 --> 00:25:56.759 Jess Robleski has a lot of guts. Man, he loves that fastball. 323 00:25:56.799 --> 00:26:00.160 He threw it very well all over. He was able to keep guys at 324 00:26:00.160 --> 00:26:04.960 bay with his fastball and pitch backwards. But you know, quick, Hernandez, 325 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:08.319 I think we know very well, David is a key piece in this 326 00:26:08.440 --> 00:26:11.400 whole operation. Okay, it's an operation where Kik is a big part of 327 00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:15.519 it. And hopefully we'll see now with a clearer mind a kick, hernand 328 00:26:15.640 --> 00:26:17.880 is going to go out there and produce. But certainly I'll say, grit 329 00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:21.559 is what really comes out to mind for me right now today, Key k 330 00:26:21.720 --> 00:26:25.240 Hernandez, Let's face it, Jose is a big part of what the Dodgers 331 00:26:25.359 --> 00:26:30.839 envisioned for the season. They traded Manuel Margo almost with two weeks to go 332 00:26:30.920 --> 00:26:34.680 before opening Day, just so they could sign Key k Hernandez. And this 333 00:26:34.920 --> 00:26:40.359 was the best game he has had all season long. Yes, it is. 334 00:26:40.400 --> 00:26:42.440 I'm glad for him too, because you know, I talked to Alex 335 00:26:42.519 --> 00:26:45.599 Cory yesterday for a while, who had him over there in Boston. Hayes, 336 00:26:45.599 --> 00:26:48.839 he has known kick it for a long time back in Puerto Rico, 337 00:26:48.440 --> 00:26:52.599 and he goes. He is so quick sometimes that he just doesn't realize that 338 00:26:52.640 --> 00:26:56.240 he has to just slow everything down. But I'm glad that, you know, 339 00:26:56.319 --> 00:26:59.759 things are catching up with him on at least on the mental side, 340 00:26:59.799 --> 00:27:02.359 with the he puts his work. There's no doubt about it. He's a 341 00:27:02.359 --> 00:27:06.720 tremendous defensive player. But I think for Kik, it too is he knows 342 00:27:06.759 --> 00:27:08.920 these moments okay, and he does not make any moment too big. It 343 00:27:08.920 --> 00:27:11.599 doesn't matter who's on my own, how hard he throws, low he throws. 344 00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:15.200 He just knows that he has come through before. He wants to do 345 00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:18.599 it for a long time, and it's important for all the lead. The 346 00:27:18.640 --> 00:27:21.759 one thing that I wish would happen. I think you know, we saw 347 00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:25.759 this happen earlier. Well, monthly went down. It's like waiting for Kiker 348 00:27:25.799 --> 00:27:26.359 to be the guy to say, you know what, you know, sitting 349 00:27:26.359 --> 00:27:29.960 me down. And I hope that it comes down to that time again where 350 00:27:30.000 --> 00:27:33.759 he's such a presence, where he's pushing to play, but he's doing it 351 00:27:33.960 --> 00:27:37.559 by the way he's performing and nothing else. Because when he plays, there's 352 00:27:37.599 --> 00:27:41.039 a difference maker. And let me put it this way better, when he 353 00:27:41.079 --> 00:27:45.200 plays well, it's such a difference maker, no doubt. Jose Mota is 354 00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:49.079 joining us after the Dodgers defeat the Red Sox in eleven innings seven to six. 355 00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:52.720 All right, Jose Moda, I'll ask you the same question I've been 356 00:27:52.759 --> 00:27:57.519 getting, what is going on with Evan Phillips because he does not look like 357 00:27:57.559 --> 00:28:02.799 the Evan Phillips we saw last year. Well, first of all, resources 358 00:28:02.799 --> 00:28:04.400 are not there because location, to me, has not been the same. 359 00:28:04.680 --> 00:28:08.880 I don't think as a matter of him losing anything on that fastball. Perhaps 360 00:28:08.920 --> 00:28:15.119 perhaps on the breaking ball, he is not getting the bite plus you know, 361 00:28:15.160 --> 00:28:17.400 a little tilt that he needs, not breaking ball, to throw it 362 00:28:17.400 --> 00:28:19.200 over whenever he wants to. And on top of that, when we started 363 00:28:19.200 --> 00:28:22.960 getting hit, your confidence goes down, so that it's a combination of the 364 00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:26.359 things. But his stuff is a matter of location and command. I mean, 365 00:28:26.359 --> 00:28:30.279 as hard as the guys throw nowadays, command is so important because guys 366 00:28:30.279 --> 00:28:33.920 see more and more of the same velocities and the same breaks. And the 367 00:28:33.960 --> 00:28:37.359 Dodgers need him, they need it. But right now he's not pitching the 368 00:28:37.440 --> 00:28:41.960 highest confidence with the ball leaves, you know, his hand. He's not 369 00:28:41.079 --> 00:28:45.359 seeing that that feeling of what you're not gonna do anything with his baseball, 370 00:28:45.400 --> 00:28:47.720 So they need they need to get him straight out. I mean, you 371 00:28:47.799 --> 00:28:51.160 heard his comments after what happened in Detroit, you know, with Golden Teeth, 372 00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:53.400 and it was a matter of saying, I maybe need to go out 373 00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:56.400 there and approach it a different way. Well, that means that perhaps the 374 00:28:56.440 --> 00:29:02.319 patterns getting too repetitive and guys are fringing. Because right now, he to 375 00:29:02.400 --> 00:29:04.200 me and I've talked to so many guys in the opposition's side, he's not 376 00:29:04.480 --> 00:29:07.440 very uncomfortable at that is he is. When he is done, he's to 377 00:29:07.480 --> 00:29:11.559 become very uncomfortable again and maybe get guys up the other side of the play 378 00:29:11.960 --> 00:29:15.680 and the lefties go out there and use both sides of the player effectively. 379 00:29:15.720 --> 00:29:18.119 Again, Yeah, that makes sense, Hose, And especially when you talk 380 00:29:18.160 --> 00:29:22.880 about his confidence. That seems to be so fragile for every player, but 381 00:29:23.039 --> 00:29:27.759 you could see the confidence is not the same for Evan Phillipson. Maybe part 382 00:29:27.759 --> 00:29:32.880 of the reason why Dave Roberts went to Daniel Hudson last night against the Red 383 00:29:32.920 --> 00:29:37.079 Sox, even though there were a lot of lefties coming up. It's part 384 00:29:37.079 --> 00:29:41.440 of it too. Obviously production performance old matters, But I think Dave Roberts 385 00:29:41.480 --> 00:29:45.400 psyche managers around the big leagues also understand that there's a heartbeat and you know 386 00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:48.880 each one of these players and the times you have to present to them the 387 00:29:48.920 --> 00:29:52.400 best scenario where you think they're going to respond well and not bury them if 388 00:29:52.400 --> 00:29:55.759 it doesn't go well. You don't want them to bury themselves, which is 389 00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:59.279 one thing that you know prevails throughout baseball. When things don't go right, 390 00:30:00.160 --> 00:30:02.400 you gotta go out there and have some options. That's number one. If 391 00:30:02.440 --> 00:30:04.880 you have options, it becomes way better. We have death, It all 392 00:30:04.920 --> 00:30:08.200 becomes better. But you care so much about the human being, and then 393 00:30:08.200 --> 00:30:11.319 you want to see this human being go out there and straining things out, 394 00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:15.880 and they need him to be good because obviously, who wouldn't like to add 395 00:30:15.920 --> 00:30:18.559 another arm out of the bullpen. I think the Dodgers do need that for 396 00:30:18.640 --> 00:30:22.680 the playoff run. But he becomes a guy that came bathroom and close the 397 00:30:22.680 --> 00:30:23.599 game four you as he did a couple of years ago with the six or 398 00:30:23.640 --> 00:30:27.279 seventh inn All right, Jose motive before I'll let you go. We got 399 00:30:27.319 --> 00:30:32.680 the news after the game from Dave Roberts confirming what a lot of us thought 400 00:30:32.759 --> 00:30:37.599 was going to happen. Clayton Kershaw, on five days rest is going to 401 00:30:37.000 --> 00:30:42.720 make his season debut Thursday afternoon against the Giants. Are you surprised it's coming 402 00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:47.519 this soon? Yes? I am. I am surprised that it's coming this 403 00:30:47.559 --> 00:30:52.279 soon because what we're hearing was about Kersh, not about the month of July, 404 00:30:52.400 --> 00:30:56.680 that's fine, but about him going more than four innings, perhaps in 405 00:30:56.720 --> 00:31:00.799 his rehabs. You know where the Dodger situation is right now. Kersh addressed 406 00:31:00.799 --> 00:31:03.799 it well last night or so the press conference when he talked about that he 407 00:31:03.839 --> 00:31:07.640 doesn't want to go out here and be a nuisance to the bullpen, but 408 00:31:07.640 --> 00:31:10.519 if he feels strong enough and knowing that he's he had, you know, 409 00:31:10.880 --> 00:31:14.680 once more setback and he feels pretty strong. Then Kursha's kersh Man. And 410 00:31:15.279 --> 00:31:17.799 there's some guys where you go, well, if he's going to be pitching 411 00:31:18.119 --> 00:31:19.000 and these of those bullets, where do you want him to use him? 412 00:31:19.119 --> 00:31:23.039 And right now is a perfect situation for the Dodgers where they're at in terms 413 00:31:23.079 --> 00:31:26.960 of the rotation, and to have a guy like that come in and sack 414 00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:30.000 and at least give you five. He always wokeme that with open arms for 415 00:31:30.039 --> 00:31:33.559 future Hall of Famer. All right, Jose, thanks a lot for stopping 416 00:31:33.640 --> 00:31:37.599 by after calling eleven innings tonight with Tim Neverett. We'll see you out at 417 00:31:37.599 --> 00:31:41.839 the ballpark tomorrow for Sunday Night Baseball. I have a great one. Tim 418 00:31:41.880 --> 00:31:45.480 never carried me, so I'm quite arrested right now. Okay, Jose, 419 00:31:45.599 --> 00:31:48.559 I don't know about that, but I love hearing you guys. Thanks a 420 00:31:48.599 --> 00:31:52.160 lot. There, he goes Jose Moda, who is filling in for Rick 421 00:31:52.279 --> 00:31:59.200 Munday. All is well with Rick just taking his usual week off after the 422 00:31:59.240 --> 00:32:04.720 All Star break, and he'll rejoin the Dodgers in Houston after this homestand closes 423 00:32:04.839 --> 00:32:08.279 out with four games against the Giants. It will be Tyler Glass now on 424 00:32:08.359 --> 00:32:15.720 Wednesday night. Clayton Kershaw making his season debut on Thursday afternoon, and before 425 00:32:15.279 --> 00:32:23.160 then and now we will have probably River Ryan making his major league debut Monday 426 00:32:23.319 --> 00:32:29.880 or Tuesday night against the San Francisco Giants. Eight six six nine eight seven 427 00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:34.599 two five seventy is the phone number. We also have some news now from 428 00:32:35.480 --> 00:32:39.920 Fabian Ardaya of the Athletic. He is confirming a report that the Dodgers have 429 00:32:40.119 --> 00:32:46.279 signed Nick Anderson, right handed reliever Nick Anderson to a minor league contract. 430 00:32:46.400 --> 00:32:52.359 He was designated for assignment by the Kansas City Royals last week. The Dodgers 431 00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:58.599 have signed the thirty three year old right handed reliever, and he is going 432 00:32:58.680 --> 00:33:02.880 to get big league action after they do their work whatever they do to try 433 00:33:02.960 --> 00:33:07.599 to get pictures on the right track in the minor leagues and Camelback ranch. 434 00:33:07.920 --> 00:33:14.440 And you may recognize that name, Nick Anderson. He was the relief pitcher 435 00:33:15.000 --> 00:33:21.480 that Kevin Cash brought in after he took Blake Snell out of Game six of 436 00:33:21.519 --> 00:33:27.960 the twenty twenty World Series. Nick Anderson was phenomenal all postseason, but Kevin 437 00:33:28.039 --> 00:33:31.319 Cash ran him into the ground and he had nothing left, and the Dodgers 438 00:33:31.359 --> 00:33:37.279 said thank you very much when Nick Anderson came into the game and Blake Snell 439 00:33:37.640 --> 00:33:42.640 went to the dugout back in twenty twenty, but Nick Anderson reportedly has signed 440 00:33:42.680 --> 00:33:45.839 a minor league contract with the Dodgers, so we'll see whether or not they 441 00:33:45.960 --> 00:33:51.880 can have some sort of renaissance to his career. Want to get to Will 442 00:33:51.920 --> 00:33:54.480 Smith. He came up with the big hit in the bottom of the eleventh 443 00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:59.559 inning to give the Dodgers the win. Here was Will in the press conference 444 00:33:59.640 --> 00:34:02.200 room moments ago. Yeah, it was a lot of back and forth. 445 00:34:05.039 --> 00:34:07.119 You know, homers, clutch hits, had all of it. It was, 446 00:34:07.199 --> 00:34:10.519 uh, you know, funny game to be a part of. Uh, 447 00:34:10.719 --> 00:34:14.360 you know, I wish we would have probably close the deal a little 448 00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:15.760 bit earlier in the game, but uh, you know, we grinded through 449 00:34:15.760 --> 00:34:20.320 it and pulled out to win. How much the value is that they have 450 00:34:20.480 --> 00:34:27.159 these kind of windows yesterday and today tuk it out of the break. Yeah, 451 00:34:27.199 --> 00:34:29.719 it was tough, you know, final week going in the break, 452 00:34:29.840 --> 00:34:35.119 so uh take the break, reset, get healthy, you know, just 453 00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:39.639 reset and come back at two wins against the goodball club. Is is big, 454 00:34:39.840 --> 00:34:45.159 big, for us going forward. So yeah, back at its marrow, 455 00:34:45.280 --> 00:34:46.880 try to get a third one in a row, one run in the 456 00:34:46.960 --> 00:34:52.559 first four and twelve runs after. How much the shadows lay for that? 457 00:34:52.960 --> 00:34:55.519 Uh yeah, I mean, anytime you're dealing with shadows, it's tough. 458 00:34:55.760 --> 00:34:59.400 Uh, you know it was. It was kind of weird for me. 459 00:34:59.480 --> 00:35:01.159 There was shadows for a couple of my bats. One was pretty tough, 460 00:35:01.400 --> 00:35:05.920 the other wasn't. So it just kind of depends on you know, armingle, 461 00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:08.679 whatever whatever reason may be. But you know, we're big leaders. 462 00:35:08.679 --> 00:35:10.599 We deal with that quite a bit, so we know how to deal with 463 00:35:10.639 --> 00:35:15.239 it. And then justin uh, you know it, So what guys do? 464 00:35:15.760 --> 00:35:19.559 No shadows in the bottom of the eleventh inning, when Will Smith walk 465 00:35:19.639 --> 00:35:24.079 the Dodgers off with a seven to six win in eleven and the Dodgers maintain 466 00:35:24.320 --> 00:35:30.159 a seven game lead in the division over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers eight 467 00:35:30.239 --> 00:35:35.480 games ahead of third place San Diego, while the Red Sox, losing the 468 00:35:35.480 --> 00:35:37.880 first two games out of the All Star Break, all of a sudden, 469 00:35:38.000 --> 00:35:44.760 find themselves tied with the Kansas City Royals for the final wildcard spot in the 470 00:35:44.800 --> 00:35:50.280 American League. Eight six six nine seven two five seventy is the phone number. 471 00:35:50.480 --> 00:35:53.079 Let's go out to Newport Beach, Conway. Thanks for being patient, 472 00:35:55.039 --> 00:35:58.639 Dave Bassey. Good to hear from you, man. It's been about ten 473 00:35:58.719 --> 00:36:02.719 years since I called you, and I think even Skippert Kennedy was still on 474 00:36:04.199 --> 00:36:07.760 back then. And I congratulated on all you've accomplished since. Buddy, Thank 475 00:36:07.800 --> 00:36:12.199 you, appreciate it. Great game, you deserve it, and a great 476 00:36:12.239 --> 00:36:14.840 game. I was there, glad, I stayed for the whole thing. 477 00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:17.880 I had a couple of questions for you. But first Obleski the kid was 478 00:36:19.000 --> 00:36:22.440 throwing heat and there's a kid in our section J one to fifty five walker 479 00:36:22.440 --> 00:36:23.960 around trying to find a seat. He had a jersey on for Obleski and 480 00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:27.360 he had paper tickets. I'm like, this guy's got to be family. 481 00:36:27.880 --> 00:36:30.559 And I finally went up and asked and turned out it was his best friend 482 00:36:30.559 --> 00:36:31.800 that flew out for the game. So that was kind of cool. They 483 00:36:31.800 --> 00:36:35.119 were in our That shows how high up he is. He's back in our 484 00:36:35.920 --> 00:36:38.360 you know, far away from home plate section. That's as good as tickets 485 00:36:38.360 --> 00:36:43.559 as he could get for his buddy. But question for you. The umpire 486 00:36:43.599 --> 00:36:45.280 went out and talked to Oblessi and then he talked to I forget who it 487 00:36:45.320 --> 00:36:47.480 was in the ninth or tenth Also, do you know what they were talking 488 00:36:47.480 --> 00:36:52.119 about there? I am warning about something. Well, I'm trying to remember 489 00:36:52.199 --> 00:36:57.280 what exactly took place as far as the ninth or tenth inning, what they 490 00:36:57.280 --> 00:37:00.440 were talking about. I know early in the game last Diaz was not happy 491 00:37:00.480 --> 00:37:06.239 with Dave Roberts sparking about the strike zone on ti Oscar Hernandez. There was 492 00:37:06.280 --> 00:37:10.119 a pitch that was as far outside from me to you Conway and ta Oscar's 493 00:37:10.159 --> 00:37:15.800 first at bat. That's the only UH run in I can remember with Laz 494 00:37:15.880 --> 00:37:20.679 Diaz and any one of the managers or pitchers. Well, in the third 495 00:37:20.760 --> 00:37:22.599 he went out to the mound, just the umpire and spoke to Obuski for 496 00:37:22.599 --> 00:37:29.199 a little while. But anyways, you know, obviously him pulling Obleski for 497 00:37:29.320 --> 00:37:32.039 Ramirez. Back to last Sunday, I wish Roberts let him have that clean 498 00:37:32.119 --> 00:37:36.079 eight and going to the All Star Break with some confidence. Instead eleven have 499 00:37:36.079 --> 00:37:38.559 two nights in a row with a walk off. But I'm wondering. I 500 00:37:38.599 --> 00:37:44.800 guess that was probably matchups that he was doing, and UH which was obviously 501 00:37:45.719 --> 00:37:50.719 a mistake and before you add to that, but thank you much. All 502 00:37:50.800 --> 00:37:53.639 right, Conway, thanks for the phone call. Loyal listener to Petros and 503 00:37:53.760 --> 00:38:00.159 Money obviously eight six six seven two five seventy is the phone number. Wanted 504 00:38:00.199 --> 00:38:02.960 to give you an update on Max Mounsey. I know he was on a 505 00:38:04.039 --> 00:38:07.679 podcast that he appears on every so often or every week, I'm not sure, 506 00:38:07.760 --> 00:38:13.920 but it felt like after he made his appearance and said that his body 507 00:38:13.960 --> 00:38:17.920 hasn't cooperated the way he would like it to, there was a complete panic 508 00:38:19.320 --> 00:38:22.280 on the streets of Los Angeles, or at least on social media. And 509 00:38:22.760 --> 00:38:28.039 just talking to Max the last couple of days, his spirits are high, 510 00:38:28.360 --> 00:38:32.360 and he told me he has not had any setbacks and he is not going 511 00:38:32.440 --> 00:38:38.039 to divulge too many details because he doesn't want to put himself in a corner 512 00:38:38.519 --> 00:38:45.119 and if things don't work out at a certain time frame that he has and 513 00:38:45.239 --> 00:38:50.880 the Dodgers have, he doesn't want to have what happened over kind of a 514 00:38:50.880 --> 00:38:57.199 false start yesterday or the day before. So he said things are moving forward, 515 00:38:57.559 --> 00:39:00.679 things are not moving backwards. But he did not want to give me 516 00:39:01.000 --> 00:39:06.679 many more details than that, and I could just tell you, Max wears 517 00:39:06.719 --> 00:39:10.400 his emotions on his sleeves. So if things were not going well, Max 518 00:39:10.519 --> 00:39:17.719 Munsey wouldn't be smiling and feeling good. And certainly that's a relief because the 519 00:39:17.800 --> 00:39:22.199 Dodgers are trying to plug a few different holes here. As we get closer 520 00:39:22.239 --> 00:39:27.840 to the July thirtieth trade deadline, it feels like the Dodgers are looking for 521 00:39:28.000 --> 00:39:31.800 an everyday outfielder. That's been reported by Ken Rosenthal, And there's no secret 522 00:39:31.880 --> 00:39:37.559 the Dodgers are looking for a front end starter, whether it be Garrett Crochet, 523 00:39:37.599 --> 00:39:42.320 Tarrek Scoubale, Chris Bassett. I've heard his name as well. Jack 524 00:39:42.360 --> 00:39:45.679 Flaherty's name is out there. He's having a great year in Detroit. So 525 00:39:45.440 --> 00:39:49.559 those are the names, and I put it out there. And look, 526 00:39:49.639 --> 00:39:53.559 it's easy for me to spend Mark Walter and Todd Bowley's money. But if 527 00:39:53.599 --> 00:40:00.000 you wanted Trek scuulball tomorrow, all you have to do is tell the Tigers 528 00:40:00.480 --> 00:40:06.480 we will take Hobby biaz and the eighty three million dollars remaining on his contract. 529 00:40:07.480 --> 00:40:10.239 Sound familiar, Yeah, the Dodgers did that back in twenty twelve when 530 00:40:10.280 --> 00:40:15.960 Mark Walter bought the team and they wanted Adrian Gonzalez and pulled off that big 531 00:40:16.000 --> 00:40:22.639 trade with Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and Nick Punto coming 532 00:40:22.719 --> 00:40:28.559 back. Well, the Dodgers didn't care about Carl Crawford, didn't really care 533 00:40:28.639 --> 00:40:31.800 about Josh Beckett. I'm not gonna say they didn't care about Nick Punto, 534 00:40:31.960 --> 00:40:37.079 but they wanted Adrian Gonzalez and to get him they had to take back the 535 00:40:37.119 --> 00:40:44.559 bad contract of Carl Crawford. Same situation here. If you want trek Schouble 536 00:40:44.920 --> 00:40:49.480 and you don't want to give up the farm, you take back Hobvey Bias's 537 00:40:49.599 --> 00:40:53.239 eighty three million dollars. And look, Hovey Bias is a world champion. 538 00:40:53.320 --> 00:40:58.199 He won the World Series with the Cubs in sixteen. I'm not saying he's 539 00:40:58.239 --> 00:41:01.480 that same player, and I know he has his warts, but you know, 540 00:41:01.840 --> 00:41:07.320 if you want trek Scouble, you can make things really enticing for the 541 00:41:07.360 --> 00:41:12.440 Tigers by saying, we'll take that money and you give us trek Scuble for 542 00:41:12.480 --> 00:41:16.239 the next two years and the stretch run eight six six ninety seven two five 543 00:41:16.360 --> 00:41:21.239 seventy is the phone number. Why don't you marinate on that and get back 544 00:41:21.280 --> 00:41:24.840 to me. Tomorrow. In the meantime, Bobby Miller made his first start 545 00:41:24.880 --> 00:41:30.679 for Oklahoma City tonight since being sent down. He went five scoreless innings, 546 00:41:30.719 --> 00:41:36.920 had four strikeouts and four walks. And Bobby certainly needs needed to regain his 547 00:41:37.079 --> 00:41:40.519 confidence and work things out, and it feels like he's on the road to 548 00:41:40.599 --> 00:41:45.079 doing that. I firmly believe Bobby Miller will be back in the big leagues 549 00:41:45.119 --> 00:41:51.480 this season and certainly definitely contribute here in the Big leagues at some point in 550 00:41:51.519 --> 00:41:57.639 time before October tomorrow. Adrian Beltray, he had his bumps in the road 551 00:41:57.760 --> 00:42:02.760 before he became this Hall of Fame. He was not the clean defender that 552 00:42:02.800 --> 00:42:07.760 we all know him to be now. I remember when he first got called 553 00:42:07.840 --> 00:42:13.199 up in ninety eight. He'd make amazing defensive plays, but his throws would 554 00:42:13.639 --> 00:42:20.320 make Eric Carros go gray. And certainly he learned how to harness all of 555 00:42:20.360 --> 00:42:24.039 that energy and become the Hall of Famer that he is going to officially become 556 00:42:24.119 --> 00:42:29.760 tomorrow. Adrian Beltray is going into the Hall of Fame with the most hits 557 00:42:29.800 --> 00:42:35.480 of any third baseman, over thirty one hundred hits in his Hall of Fame 558 00:42:35.559 --> 00:42:39.920 career. And it all started here with the Dodgers, Tommy Lasorda calling him 559 00:42:40.000 --> 00:42:45.159 up in nineteen ninety eight as the interim GM, not from TRIPAA but from 560 00:42:45.199 --> 00:42:52.760 Double A. San Antonio and Dave Roberts and Alex Cora were teammates with Beltray. 561 00:42:52.960 --> 00:42:59.000 Alex Cora actually made his major league debut the same season that Beltray made 562 00:42:59.000 --> 00:43:02.159 it with the Dodgers and nineteen ninety eight. They were teammates from ninety eight 563 00:43:02.199 --> 00:43:07.719 to two thousand and four. And here is Alex Cora on Adrian Beltrade, 564 00:43:07.760 --> 00:43:12.559 the Dodger. I didn't see it in the beginning, but you know, 565 00:43:13.039 --> 00:43:16.679 after his last season here, he went to Seattle, right, wasn't great. 566 00:43:17.280 --> 00:43:22.360 Then he came to Boston and something clicked there, right, I think 567 00:43:22.360 --> 00:43:28.559 the spotlight, you know, was shining on him, and then he put 568 00:43:28.719 --> 00:43:35.400 a great season. Obviously, it didn't work out business wise, and I 569 00:43:35.480 --> 00:43:37.840 know there's a lot of people in the organization in the city that regret that. 570 00:43:38.440 --> 00:43:44.119 But then in Texas he became the leader that he is, right and 571 00:43:45.079 --> 00:43:47.280 just the way he goes about his business if you look at his career, 572 00:43:47.360 --> 00:43:51.800 and this is something I keep talking to people about. Rafie Devers. Right 573 00:43:52.159 --> 00:43:58.000 when Beltray was here, in ninety eight ninety nine. Whatever, the thing 574 00:43:58.079 --> 00:44:01.559 that he had was upside offensively and he was posting. He posts right. 575 00:44:01.599 --> 00:44:07.719 He played same thing with Raffi. Defensively, Belly became one of the best 576 00:44:07.920 --> 00:44:12.079 defenders ever at third base, but early on it wasn't great. I think 577 00:44:12.119 --> 00:44:15.679 he made like twenty nine errors. He averaged like twenty five hours his first 578 00:44:15.679 --> 00:44:21.800 three seasons, just like Raffi, right, like erratic, making bad decisions, 579 00:44:21.840 --> 00:44:29.039 and he decided to find structure in his defensive work. I do believe 580 00:44:29.079 --> 00:44:31.840 that we help him out. You know, his stories of myself and Robin 581 00:44:32.679 --> 00:44:37.800 probably one of the best defensive infielders in the history of the Dodgers. And 582 00:44:38.360 --> 00:44:44.360 there was this sense of pride, you know, like not in a bad 583 00:44:44.400 --> 00:44:50.079 way, because sometimes we confuse pride with being selfish. With Belly, it 584 00:44:50.239 --> 00:44:53.519 was pride about posting every day, playing hard every day, winning every day, 585 00:44:54.079 --> 00:45:00.440 and being a Dodger the right way. And I mean, the guy's 586 00:45:00.480 --> 00:45:05.280 amazing. I was joking with Mike Fiori today this morning. He looks better 587 00:45:05.440 --> 00:45:07.760 than what he looked when he got called up in nineteen ninety eight. He 588 00:45:07.760 --> 00:45:10.960 looks younger and stronger. I don't know how that happens, and I'm very 589 00:45:10.960 --> 00:45:16.199 proud of him. We learn a lot from him. I know he learned 590 00:45:16.280 --> 00:45:22.480 a lot about from the people around him, from Mary Carraz to Sean Gren 591 00:45:22.559 --> 00:45:28.280 who I think was the one that gave him the keys to unlock the offensive 592 00:45:28.320 --> 00:45:32.320 potential because they started playing games in VP right the opposite field Homers. Yeah, 593 00:45:32.519 --> 00:45:37.280 and there was a lot of money involved too, he and Luduca and 594 00:45:37.800 --> 00:45:40.559 Greeney, but I think it helped him to become the hitter that he became, 595 00:45:40.679 --> 00:45:45.400 and I'm very proud of him. Man. That's Alex Cora, former 596 00:45:45.480 --> 00:45:51.119 teammates with Adrian Beltray. Both men came up through the Dodger organization. Alex 597 00:45:51.239 --> 00:45:53.239 was a little bit older, a college player, was in Triple A when 598 00:45:53.280 --> 00:45:58.960 he got called up by the Dodgers in nineteen ninety eight. Adrian Beltray came 599 00:45:59.039 --> 00:46:04.920 straight from Double A as a teenager. And obviously those Dodger teams from ninety 600 00:46:04.960 --> 00:46:09.039 eight to two thousand and four especially have a tight bond. And Dave Roberts 601 00:46:09.320 --> 00:46:15.760 became teammates with Adrian Beltray and Alex Cora in two thousand and two. And 602 00:46:15.800 --> 00:46:20.480 here's what the Dodger manager had to say about his former teammate going into the 603 00:46:20.519 --> 00:46:23.360 Hall of Fame. Man, there's first off, yeah, I'm just so 604 00:46:23.400 --> 00:46:30.079 excited for Adrian and his family. Quite the accomplishment, no brainer, first 605 00:46:30.159 --> 00:46:35.039 ballot Hall of Famer. My first year was with him in two thousand and 606 00:46:35.159 --> 00:46:37.519 two, and he was a guy that just loved to play the game baseball, 607 00:46:38.400 --> 00:46:45.960 loved to compete, came in fresh, positive every day. Probably the 608 00:46:45.000 --> 00:46:50.679 best defender at third base that I've ever seen. I remember in two thousand 609 00:46:50.679 --> 00:46:54.039 and four he was basically playing on one leg and ended up hitting a bunch 610 00:46:54.039 --> 00:47:00.159 of homers and playing gold Glove defense and obviously had a tremendous career. You 611 00:47:00.199 --> 00:47:02.440 know, one of my favorite people and favorite teammates of all time. And 612 00:47:04.320 --> 00:47:07.159 I wish I could be there at the induction, but I'll be watching, 613 00:47:07.480 --> 00:47:13.280 and it's it's really cool now for me to now start to see people get 614 00:47:13.280 --> 00:47:16.679 into the Hall of Fame that I played with, and so that's pretty special 615 00:47:16.719 --> 00:47:22.480 to me. All Right. That was really special to talk to Dave Roberts 616 00:47:22.519 --> 00:47:27.960 and Alex Cora about their former teammate Adrian Beltray going into the Hall of Fame 617 00:47:28.000 --> 00:47:32.599 tomorrow with what Todd Helton and Joe Mauer and Jim Leland. That is the 618 00:47:32.679 --> 00:47:37.599 class of twenty twenty four. And it was great to see Dave Roberts and 619 00:47:37.639 --> 00:47:43.079 Alex Cora visiting before today's game as well, two former teammates, and man, 620 00:47:43.119 --> 00:47:45.000 that was a rough day in two thousand and four, I was in 621 00:47:45.039 --> 00:47:52.119 San Diego with the Dodgers on that trade deadline when that team was shell shocked 622 00:47:52.599 --> 00:47:59.199 when Paul D. Podesta traded Paula Duca and Dave Roberts and Gira Momota to 623 00:48:00.119 --> 00:48:04.880 Dave to the Red Sox. Those guys to the Marlins, and that broke 624 00:48:04.960 --> 00:48:08.199 up a very close knit team and they would go on to win the first 625 00:48:08.239 --> 00:48:14.119 playoff game for the Dodgers since Game five of the eighty eight World Series. 626 00:48:14.119 --> 00:48:17.199 But I remember that day in San Diego. There were a lot of tears 627 00:48:17.480 --> 00:48:22.079 because those guys were close and they still found a way to go all the 628 00:48:22.119 --> 00:48:28.239 way to the postseason, beat the Cardinals in one game, with Jose Lima 629 00:48:28.679 --> 00:48:34.760 winning that game and then unfortunately falling eventually to Saint Louis that year. Tomorrow, 630 00:48:34.960 --> 00:48:37.559 James Paxton will be on the mound against the Red Sox, the team 631 00:48:37.599 --> 00:48:43.559 he pitched for last year. James Paxton at Dodger Stadium this season is three 632 00:48:43.599 --> 00:48:46.440 to zero with an ERA of two sixty seven in seven starts, so he's 633 00:48:46.440 --> 00:48:52.079 a much better pitcher here at Dodgers Stadium. He's going up against Cutter Crawford, 634 00:48:52.239 --> 00:48:55.119 who is six and seven with an ERA at three zero four. Morongo 635 00:48:55.159 --> 00:49:00.760 Casino Dodgers on Deck begins at three o'clock, first pitch at four eight on 636 00:49:00.960 --> 00:49:06.960 Sunday Night Baseball. Thanks to calling you back at our Burbank studios, Thanks 637 00:49:06.960 --> 00:49:10.199 to Dwayne McDonald out here at Dodger Stadium, and thanks to you for listening. 638 00:49:10.639 --> 00:49:15.400 Loved having Dodger Stadium electric tonight. Forty eight thousand, one hundred and 639 00:49:15.519 --> 00:49:22.039 twenty nine stuck around for extra inning heroics. Keike Hernandez, Will Smith all 640 00:49:22.079 --> 00:49:29.480 delivered along with Andy paz Teoscar Hernandez to help beat the Dodgers or help beat 641 00:49:29.519 --> 00:49:34.519 the Red Sox seven to six in eleven innings. We will talk to you 642 00:49:34.559 --> 00:49:37.559 tomorrow. Have a great rest of your Saturday. See it