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 --> 00:00:10.599 millions of Angelinos for over twenty five years. And now your voice for Dodger 3 00:00:10.640 --> 00:00:19.039 Talking like back, David Basse. Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vasse live at 4 00:00:19.039 --> 00:00:24.519 Dodgers Stadium until eleven thirty tonight, taking your phone calls at eight six six 5 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:30.679 nine, eight seven two five seventy. The Giants snap a seven game losing 6 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:35.960 streak at Dodger Stadium with an eight to three victory tonight. This game was 7 00:00:36.039 --> 00:00:41.399 close until the eighth inning, where the Giants scored six runs off of Johann 8 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:47.880 Ramirez and Joe Kelly and the Dodgers fall eight to three. You heard from 9 00:00:47.960 --> 00:00:55.159 Dave Roberts in the Clubhouse Show. He had a reason behind having Johann Ramirez 10 00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:59.840 come back out for the eighth inning. Uh there was a bullpen shortage to 11 00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:04.239 not just with several key relievers that had pitched three out of the last four 12 00:01:04.319 --> 00:01:10.400 days. They were losing two to one. He cannot bring Joe Kelly for 13 00:01:10.519 --> 00:01:15.319 two innings tonight. That was probably something he was saving if the Dodgers took 14 00:01:15.359 --> 00:01:21.760 the lead. Daniel Hudson probably or not. Probably he was being saved if 15 00:01:21.799 --> 00:01:26.319 the Dodgers had a lead in the ninth inning. So you just can't run 16 00:01:26.359 --> 00:01:30.239 out the same relievers out there, no matter what the score is, no 17 00:01:30.319 --> 00:01:34.879 matter what the situation has been, It just doesn't work that way. And 18 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:41.640 with Clayton Kershaw going tomorrow, you gotta be prepared for the fact that the 19 00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:45.000 pitch count might get up early in the game and you may have to go 20 00:01:45.079 --> 00:01:49.560 to your relievers earlier than you usually do. So it's not just about tonight, 21 00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:55.000 it's about tomorrow as well. And speaking of Clayton Kershaw, the Great 22 00:01:55.079 --> 00:02:00.879 Kershaw will be making his season debut tomorrow afternoon at Dodgers Stay. If you 23 00:02:00.920 --> 00:02:05.799 have not got your tickets, there are still some available at Dodgers dot com 24 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:09.400 slash tickets. You know, my kids are on summer break right now, 25 00:02:09.439 --> 00:02:13.800 and I never do this, but I said, hey, you guys want 26 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:16.639 to come to the game to see Kershaw's first game of the season. I 27 00:02:16.719 --> 00:02:22.080 can pull some strings. I could get you to the top deck if necessary, 28 00:02:22.520 --> 00:02:25.479 so the vast a kids will be here. Because you know, you 29 00:02:25.560 --> 00:02:30.719 don't take these type of things for granted. He's a future Hall of Famer 30 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:35.159 He's had a great career. It's going to be special to see him be 31 00:02:35.319 --> 00:02:40.360 on the mound because there were no guarantees in December or during this entire process 32 00:02:40.439 --> 00:02:44.680 that he would be back on the mound this season. So I think we 33 00:02:44.759 --> 00:02:49.199 all have to take inventory of that, and we will hear from the great 34 00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:54.719 orthopedic surgeon, doctor Neil Elatrosh, who performed the left shoulder surgery a little 35 00:02:54.759 --> 00:03:00.960 bit later in the show. But tonight, Chris Taylor had the first hit 36 00:03:00.039 --> 00:03:04.759 for the Dodgers off the Giants with two outs in the seventh inning, a 37 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:07.919 double, and if you look at the replay, you could see him win 38 00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:10.879 seeing when he was rounding first base. And we found out during the game 39 00:03:12.000 --> 00:03:15.960 that it was a left groin issue. So let's head downstairs to hear from 40 00:03:16.039 --> 00:03:23.080 Chris Taylor on Sports at LA. Uh Yeah, rounding first I felt it. 41 00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:29.039 It's kind of grabbed on me to get him and just tomorrow and see 42 00:03:29.240 --> 00:03:34.599 what it is. I really don't never really had a groin or adductor injury 43 00:03:34.639 --> 00:03:37.719 before, so I think that's just this game. In the offense, What 44 00:03:37.759 --> 00:03:42.439 were you guys seeing from Ryan Tew? One kind of erratic? He wasn't 45 00:03:42.479 --> 00:03:47.159 that person thing. But then how he quickly settled in pretty similar from what 46 00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:51.360 are we haven't faced for a while, but pretty similar to what I remember. 47 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:54.719 It's always it's always had really good stuff and good fastball, and then 48 00:03:54.800 --> 00:03:59.800 that slider plays right off a bit in the same tunnel. He's tough, 49 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:03.639 you know, he's and when he's when he's on, it's really you just 50 00:04:03.680 --> 00:04:10.479 got to grind him out. I think we definitely missed an opportunity in the 51 00:04:10.520 --> 00:04:14.680 first inning, could have capitalized there, and he was able to get out 52 00:04:14.680 --> 00:04:16.519 of it. He made some good pitches. What's your what's your level? 53 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:18.959 Just for the growing you know, obviously a little with a mob, But 54 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:23.920 yeah, I don't want to I don't want to guess or speculate, you 55 00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:29.920 know, I'll see what the doctors say. You know, I didn't feel 56 00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:33.079 like a pop or anything like that, so you know, I'm hoping it's 57 00:04:33.199 --> 00:04:36.839 very minor. Prior to this, have you been feeling so good at the 58 00:04:36.839 --> 00:04:40.720 plate? And what do you think a big turnaround is the last month or 59 00:04:40.720 --> 00:04:45.920 so well? I don't know. I don't know if I've been feeling like 60 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:50.639 so good at the point, but I think a little bit of my turnaround 61 00:04:50.720 --> 00:04:56.439 has just started with a mechanical fix and I had a good stretch there for 62 00:04:56.480 --> 00:05:00.120 a week or two, and then since then, I've just been able to 63 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:03.480 stick with my approach that I've always wanted to have, and like using the 64 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:09.519 whole field, being able to think right senter kind of keeps me on a 65 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:13.439 lot of pitches and in the past, so when I had that approach, 66 00:05:13.519 --> 00:05:15.800 it caused me to be underneath and I wasn't really moving them all forward. 67 00:05:15.839 --> 00:05:20.560 And yeah, so it was like a mechanical adjustments that allowed me to do 68 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:25.680 that, all right. So I agree with Chris Taylor on two points that 69 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:29.759 he made. Number One, the first inning tonight was the Dodgers' chance to 70 00:05:29.839 --> 00:05:34.360 really take control of this game after Robbie Ray and his first inning since coming 71 00:05:34.399 --> 00:05:39.800 back from Tommy John's surgery, allowed to run without giving up a hit by 72 00:05:39.920 --> 00:05:45.399 hitting two Dodgers walking to Dodgers, including Andy Paez, with the bases loaded 73 00:05:45.399 --> 00:05:47.879 to force in a run, and then Vargas and Taylor struck out to the 74 00:05:47.959 --> 00:05:51.920 end the inning and as Dennis Green would say, got him off the hook. 75 00:05:53.319 --> 00:05:56.600 So you know, I agree with that, and I also agree when 76 00:05:56.959 --> 00:06:02.279 a reporter was trying to shine up Chris Taylor. He has not been feeling 77 00:06:02.319 --> 00:06:05.800 great at the plate again. In the month of July, seventeen games, 78 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:11.000 he's only hitting a buck seventy three, So at least he's honest about the 79 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:15.560 way things have been going. But certainly in the five games that he has 80 00:06:15.920 --> 00:06:18.399 played in since the All Star Break, it's a little bit better. He's 81 00:06:18.759 --> 00:06:23.839 four for fifteen and he had the Dodgers first hit of the game tonight in 82 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:28.600 the seventh inning with two outs. So Chris Taylor headed to the il and 83 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:32.600 Dave Roberts said during the Clubhouse show that James Outman is on his way and 84 00:06:32.680 --> 00:06:39.120 will be activated in place of Chris Taylor. Eight six six eight seven two 85 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:43.120 five seventy is the phone number. Let's head out to the phones. Eileen. 86 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:46.759 Who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight. The largest crowd of the season at 87 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:53.160 Dodger Stadium tonight, Eileene, thanks for checking in, Oh, thanks for 88 00:06:53.319 --> 00:06:56.879 taking my Callum a big chan of yours and I listen to your show every 89 00:06:56.959 --> 00:07:00.399 day with my son. Oh, thank you. I'm not sure if that's 90 00:07:00.439 --> 00:07:05.519 good parenting or not, but I appreciate it. So I have to say 91 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:12.040 that the only exciting thing that happened that tonight was that my husband caught a 92 00:07:12.079 --> 00:07:16.120 foul ball. Oh, all right, that's exciting. Did he catch it 93 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:19.439 on a bounce or did he catch it on the fly? Oh, he 94 00:07:19.959 --> 00:07:23.519 caught it on the fly. It was pretty awesome. All right, that's 95 00:07:23.600 --> 00:07:26.759 legitimate right there. If it was on the bounce or it came back from 96 00:07:26.759 --> 00:07:30.800 the top deck, I would take away points on that, Eileen. Oh 97 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:33.319 no, yeah, straight off the bat. So I'm sure you fell up. 98 00:07:33.399 --> 00:07:38.000 I'm sure you fell all over in love with him again tonight watching him 99 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:42.839 catch. Yeah, definitely. So I was calling to say that, you 100 00:07:42.879 --> 00:07:46.439 know, I felt hopeful and you know, watching the game, but once 101 00:07:46.519 --> 00:07:50.600 I saw Johann Ramirez take the plate, I knew it was going to be 102 00:07:50.680 --> 00:07:58.959 downhill, and then it certainly was. With that said, do you expect 103 00:07:59.000 --> 00:08:03.920 anything to have him? Are we keeping him or why do you see unfolding? 104 00:08:05.120 --> 00:08:07.879 Well, they're not gonna, you know, they're not gonna do to 105 00:08:07.959 --> 00:08:11.279 him when you know, you're kind of suggesting that they're just gonna, you 106 00:08:11.319 --> 00:08:13.600 know, basically put his head and chop it off. II lean, I 107 00:08:13.600 --> 00:08:16.639 don't think the Dodgers are going to do that. Johann's a great guy. 108 00:08:16.759 --> 00:08:22.920 But look, with Clayton Kershaw coming back tomorrow, the Dodgers need to make 109 00:08:22.959 --> 00:08:26.639 a roster move. And uh, out of all these pictures in the bullpen, 110 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:31.600 I would say he's the weakest link right now and he just hasn't been 111 00:08:31.639 --> 00:08:33.799 good. So yeah, I would say there's a good chance, Uh, 112 00:08:33.840 --> 00:08:37.639 he's not on the roster tomorrow when Clayton Kershaw is activated. I mean, 113 00:08:37.679 --> 00:08:41.960 they could send down one of these young kids, but I just don't see 114 00:08:41.000 --> 00:08:46.200 them doing that. Yeah, I don't either, But yeah, I was, 115 00:08:48.559 --> 00:08:50.799 Yeah, I was. I was. Yeah, I don't know. 116 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:52.120 When I saw him come up to the plate, I just was like, 117 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:54.879 this is bad news. He did not come up to the plate. He 118 00:08:54.960 --> 00:08:58.759 took the mound when you saw him come back out for the eighth inning. 119 00:08:58.879 --> 00:09:03.960 Yeah, I understand a corrections and retractions. Yeah, I make a lot 120 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:07.919 of mistakes. Don't worry. Thanks a lot. I appreciate the phone call 121 00:09:07.960 --> 00:09:13.039 Eileen. I got to move on. Wow, that was a little awkward 122 00:09:13.120 --> 00:09:16.600 there at the end, But I appreciated, Eileen. And congratulations to your 123 00:09:16.679 --> 00:09:20.279 husband for catching that foul ball. I feel like that was a humble brag. 124 00:09:20.559 --> 00:09:24.039 She was calling in to complain about the Dodgers, but also wanted to 125 00:09:24.080 --> 00:09:28.159 compliment and really brag about her husband catching that foul ball. Eight six six 126 00:09:28.320 --> 00:09:31.840 nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number. We love you, 127 00:09:31.879 --> 00:09:37.080 Eileen, call back anytime, Frank and Hacienda Heights. You're on Dodger Talk. 128 00:09:37.120 --> 00:09:41.799 How you doing, Frank? How's it going? You have any humble 129 00:09:41.840 --> 00:09:45.559 brags you want to share with us? Frank? Yeah? Any updates on 130 00:09:45.879 --> 00:09:48.840 Yamamoto. That's not a humble brag. No, I'm just saying, like, 131 00:09:48.840 --> 00:09:54.200 any updates on is easy coming back this season? Yeah, By the 132 00:09:54.240 --> 00:09:56.879 looks of it, he was throwing the heck out of the baseball yesterday when 133 00:09:56.919 --> 00:10:03.279 I was watching him throw it from straightaway center field all the way to the 134 00:10:03.360 --> 00:10:09.279 left field foul pole where five minutes of fame Chico Herrera was catching. So 135 00:10:09.399 --> 00:10:13.519 yeah, I would say he's on his way back Chico. That sounds good. 136 00:10:13.559 --> 00:10:15.919 Thank you, Dave. All right, Frank, thanks a lot for 137 00:10:15.960 --> 00:10:20.039 the phone call. Eight six six nine seven two five seventy is the phone 138 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:24.399 number tonight. Like I mentioned, the largest crowd of the season at Dodgers 139 00:10:24.399 --> 00:10:30.759 Stadium fifty four thousand and seventy a sellout on keyk Hernandez Bobblehead Night, and 140 00:10:30.799 --> 00:10:35.919 can you believe tonight was the largest crowd at Dodgers Stadium post pandemic. The 141 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:41.360 last time the Dodgers had a crowd this large was Game five of the twenty 142 00:10:41.519 --> 00:10:48.159 nineteen NLDS And you have to go back even further for a regular season crowd 143 00:10:48.200 --> 00:10:54.559 this large May thirty first, twenty nineteen. So you guys all came out 144 00:10:54.600 --> 00:10:58.240 to support Keik and to see the Giants and Dodgers tonight. Unfortunately, San 145 00:10:58.240 --> 00:11:03.200 Francisco's snaps the Dodgers five game winning streak, but if you stick around for 146 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:07.799 the ninth inning, you got to see Austin Barnes extend his hitting streak to 147 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:13.120 ten games coming off the bench as a pinch hitter. Let's go out to 148 00:11:13.320 --> 00:11:16.440 Ben in Canoga Park. You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Ben? 149 00:11:16.679 --> 00:11:20.600 Hey, David, thanks for taking my call. Man. Yeah, 150 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:26.879 you know, I feel like I'm bringing brought back down to Earth after this 151 00:11:26.000 --> 00:11:30.200 loss. You know, after that short little winning streak we had, I 152 00:11:30.279 --> 00:11:33.639 kind of had like a little glimmer of hope. But you know, then 153 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:39.480 you realize that the bullpen gets spent in the way it's managed and things like 154 00:11:39.559 --> 00:11:43.320 that. Managed. Are you blaming the way it was managed? It's been 155 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:50.559 managed? Fine, Well, I not necessarily. I'm not calling for Dave 156 00:11:50.639 --> 00:11:54.480 Roberts head. I'm not one of those guys. But let's just say, 157 00:11:54.639 --> 00:12:01.200 like Johann Ramirez in his last four outings has given up two runs in less 158 00:12:01.200 --> 00:12:05.559 than an inning of work. This guy, I mean, it just seems 159 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:09.360 like the manager is favoring him out of the other arms in the bullpen. 160 00:12:09.879 --> 00:12:13.519 And uh, well, Johan number one has a rubber arm. That's part 161 00:12:13.559 --> 00:12:18.240 of the reason why he's still on this roster. He could pitch uh more 162 00:12:18.320 --> 00:12:22.960 times than other relievers, and when the Dodgers are down, they got to 163 00:12:22.960 --> 00:12:26.720 bring somebody in. And I thought he explained it pretty well why he decided 164 00:12:26.759 --> 00:12:30.960 to go to Johann for a second inning. Yeah, yeah, I must 165 00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:33.279 have missed that. I didn't. I didn't hear his explanation. But you 166 00:12:33.320 --> 00:12:37.519 know, you got a guy like that, and then, well, it's 167 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:41.159 not just about it's just not all about Ben, It's not just about tonight. 168 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:46.159 The way Dave Roberts explained it was basically he had Joe Kelly, Ryan 169 00:12:46.240 --> 00:12:50.679 Yarborough and Daniel Hudson available, They're not bringing in Daniel Hudson in the eighth 170 00:12:50.759 --> 00:12:54.480 inning because they're going to save him to close the game. They didn't want 171 00:12:54.519 --> 00:13:00.600 to use Ryan Yarborough because they they had to go to him because YO put 172 00:13:00.799 --> 00:13:05.600 them in a bad spot. Joe Kelly cannot pitch two innings, So I 173 00:13:05.600 --> 00:13:09.039 could see the argument where you may say, you know what you got, 174 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:11.720 you got out of it in the seventh, why not Joe Kelly in the 175 00:13:11.720 --> 00:13:16.000 eighth inning down two to one? So I could see that argument, But 176 00:13:16.399 --> 00:13:18.879 I thought Dave gave a pretty good explanation. Thanks for the phone call. 177 00:13:20.240 --> 00:13:24.559 Daniels Jewelers is the official sponsor of the Trip around the Diamond. Stop by 178 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:28.879 any Daniel's location and say home run for your free team bracelet and fifty dollars 179 00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:35.159 gift card toward any purchase of ninety nine dollars or more. Daniels Jewelers owned 180 00:13:35.159 --> 00:13:39.720 the Dream eight six six ninety seven two five seventy is the phone number. 181 00:13:39.159 --> 00:13:46.000 Nick on Med, former diamondback and former Giant who San Francisco released on July 182 00:13:46.200 --> 00:13:52.440 thirteenth, was available and the Dodgers picked him up. With Miguel Rojas's right 183 00:13:52.559 --> 00:13:58.279 forearm tightness appearing to be a little bit more serious than what they initially thought. 184 00:13:58.639 --> 00:14:03.039 As I told you last night, I was watching Rojas the previous two 185 00:14:03.120 --> 00:14:07.720 days and he wasn't throwing, and that's why I mentioned last night at the 186 00:14:07.840 --> 00:14:11.519 end of the show, I felt like they were going to have to put 187 00:14:11.600 --> 00:14:16.600 him on the injured list, and they were very fortunate, the Dodgers were 188 00:14:16.919 --> 00:14:20.759 that a player like Nick Ahmed was available. He's not a great hitter, 189 00:14:20.879 --> 00:14:26.000 but he's a really good defensive shortstop. So he's going to be on this 190 00:14:26.200 --> 00:14:33.559 roster for the foreseeable future until Rojas comes off the IL or the Dodgers make 191 00:14:33.600 --> 00:14:39.919 a trade for another shortstop type infielder. But we had a chance to catch 192 00:14:39.000 --> 00:14:43.879 up with Nick Ahmed before today's game. All right, Nick, how did 193 00:14:43.879 --> 00:14:48.639 this all come together? Pretty quickly? Got to call it late last night 194 00:14:48.679 --> 00:14:52.440 and greeted terms pretty quickly and decided to come and pretty obvious choice. Just 195 00:14:52.440 --> 00:14:56.039 playing against these guys for a long time and knowing the opportunity to compete and 196 00:14:56.080 --> 00:15:00.600 win a championship is something I wanted to send it for to a team, 197 00:15:00.639 --> 00:15:05.559 and you're thrust into the lineup already so quickly. How Is that easier? 198 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:09.399 Is that more challenging? I mean, baseball parts are familiar part, it's 199 00:15:09.440 --> 00:15:11.320 just meeting the new people and getting used to the new environment is the tough 200 00:15:11.320 --> 00:15:15.679 part. So once a game starts, it'll all be normal. I'm excited 201 00:15:15.720 --> 00:15:18.519 to play tonight and excited to get a win tonight too. When they asked 202 00:15:18.519 --> 00:15:22.320 you about signing here, did they kind of explain this as a long term 203 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:24.720 situation a short term situation? Yeah, we didn't talk too much about that. 204 00:15:26.200 --> 00:15:28.559 You know, obviously things changed all the time, and you know, 205 00:15:28.559 --> 00:15:31.000 I'm just here going to focus one day at a time and try to help 206 00:15:31.080 --> 00:15:35.159 us win games, all right. Nick comed got the started shortstop tonight for 207 00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:39.159 the Dodgers, and he had his first hit as a Dodger in the eighth 208 00:15:39.200 --> 00:15:43.120 innings. So I'm a big fan of Nick com Ed's. I think he's 209 00:15:43.159 --> 00:15:48.879 a really good player. He serves a really good role purpose and look, 210 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:54.039 he kind of is a different type of version of Miguel Rojas. He's a 211 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:58.399 really good defensive shortstop. He's not known for his back, but you never 212 00:15:58.480 --> 00:16:03.200 know, and the Dodgers were fortunate to have a guy like Nick Ahmed available 213 00:16:03.320 --> 00:16:07.679 this late in the season. Because the Giants let him go on July thirteenth. 214 00:16:07.720 --> 00:16:12.039 So I kind of feel like this may be a short term thing for 215 00:16:12.200 --> 00:16:15.720 Nick Ahmed being on the Dodgers, but you never know. If he plays 216 00:16:15.759 --> 00:16:19.399 well enough, this could turn out to be something that carries him through the 217 00:16:19.519 --> 00:16:25.080 end of the season. This is Dodger Talk David Vasse live at Dodgers Stadium 218 00:16:25.120 --> 00:16:30.039 after the Dodgers fall to the Giants eight to three. The Dodgers got Tyler 219 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:34.960 Glass now back tonight, They're getting Clayton Kershaw back tomorrow, and Walker Buehler 220 00:16:36.240 --> 00:16:41.159 is on the horizon as well. Walker Bueller is getting closer to being activated 221 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:45.840 off the injured list. He returned to LA after working with some pitching coaches 222 00:16:47.759 --> 00:16:51.840 in Florida to get his hip right, to get everything back in line. 223 00:16:52.480 --> 00:16:59.399 And Walker Buehler is going to do a rehab start Friday in Oklahoma City and 224 00:16:59.440 --> 00:17:03.440 there's a very good chance if all goes well there, his next start will 225 00:17:03.480 --> 00:17:07.440 be back with the Dodgers on the upcoming road trip. Earlier today, I 226 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:11.400 had a chance to catch up with Walker Bueller about what went wrong for him 227 00:17:11.480 --> 00:17:17.160 in his first stint since his second Tommy John surgery and where things are out 228 00:17:17.240 --> 00:17:21.200 right now physically and mentally. Was that from that, I don't know, 229 00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:23.359 you know, but I did have a strain in kind of the growing hip 230 00:17:23.440 --> 00:17:30.160 until uh, you know, it's important to pictures. So yeah, you 231 00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:32.640 know, I feel better now. I feel a lot more encouraged in terms 232 00:17:32.640 --> 00:17:38.119 of, at least mentally the knowledge of the delivery and seemingly the misses and 233 00:17:38.200 --> 00:17:41.960 the bullpen have been It's not taking me three or four to figure out why 234 00:17:42.000 --> 00:17:45.839 I miss up all there. It's kind of more like it used to be 235 00:17:45.920 --> 00:17:49.480 until. Yeah, I think that's encouraging. That was unique to do what 236 00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:53.359 you did. Did you feel like it benefited you and you got what you 237 00:17:53.400 --> 00:17:56.240 wanted out of it? Yeah, I think it was. I think it 238 00:17:56.240 --> 00:17:59.480 was beneficial. I think it kind of figured out kind of a roadmap or 239 00:17:59.480 --> 00:18:02.000 like a stair that to to getting back to where I want to be. 240 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:03.720 But uh, you know, I'm not the first guy to do that. 241 00:18:03.960 --> 00:18:07.279 I think maybe I'm one of the more open people about doing it. But 242 00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:14.319 we've had members of this team to do that before, and so hopefully it 243 00:18:14.359 --> 00:18:18.839 works out a little better for myself than it did. But yeah, I 244 00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:22.359 mean, I'm encouraged by it and I think it's a big testament to to 245 00:18:22.480 --> 00:18:29.640 kind of the relationship that that we have between myself and the front office and 246 00:18:29.680 --> 00:18:33.240 the coaching staff, that we can kind of trust each other to do something 247 00:18:33.319 --> 00:18:37.359 like that, and you know, I hope that what comes out of it, 248 00:18:37.640 --> 00:18:41.240 you know, is beneficial for all of us. Do you feel like 249 00:18:41.759 --> 00:18:45.839 you're in a better spot now than say you were when you came back for 250 00:18:45.880 --> 00:18:48.480 your first start this season? Yeah, I do. You know, I 251 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:52.079 don't know if if that's more the delivery or the health thing, but that 252 00:18:52.200 --> 00:18:55.519 they're both were kind of issues, and again kind of the chicken or the 253 00:18:55.519 --> 00:18:59.000 egg, But you know, I feel I feel healthier and I feel like 254 00:18:59.039 --> 00:19:02.960 my throat is a lot closer than at used to be. Love to hear 255 00:19:03.000 --> 00:19:07.240 that from Walker Buehler, and certainly a fresh start for him in the most 256 00:19:07.319 --> 00:19:11.599 important time of the season. Like I mentioned, during spring training and the 257 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:17.400 first month of the year, the Dodgers did not want to rush Walker Buehler 258 00:19:17.519 --> 00:19:22.759 because I'm not going to say they didn't care about Walker Bueller's performance in April 259 00:19:22.839 --> 00:19:27.240 or May or June. But Walker Buehler has been known to be one of 260 00:19:27.279 --> 00:19:33.960 the biggest game pitchers the Dodgers have had the last since he got called up 261 00:19:33.119 --> 00:19:38.599 in twenty seventeen and really started to burst onto the scene in twenty eighteen. 262 00:19:40.200 --> 00:19:44.839 We all remember Game one sixty three. We remember what he did in the 263 00:19:44.839 --> 00:19:49.839 World Series that year. We remember what he did in Atlanta or against Atlanta 264 00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:55.279 in twenty twenty during the NLCS. He's a big game pitcher and if he's 265 00:19:55.359 --> 00:19:57.920 right, he can be that guy for the Dodgers again. So that's what 266 00:19:57.960 --> 00:20:03.200 they're looking forward to. It's a fresh start. Nothing he can do to 267 00:20:03.319 --> 00:20:07.519 change what has happened the first couple of months since he came back, but 268 00:20:07.960 --> 00:20:11.839 you got to give him credit that he was proactive to try to do something 269 00:20:11.880 --> 00:20:15.920 about it. And it feels like he's in a good spot to go out 270 00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:21.240 on his first rehab assignment since injuring his hip groin area and to come back 271 00:20:21.240 --> 00:20:25.279 and help the Dodgers down the stretch, and certainly in October. When you 272 00:20:25.319 --> 00:20:27.920 look at the Dodger pitching rotation, by the way, this is how it 273 00:20:29.000 --> 00:20:33.880 stacks up. Tyler Glass now, Gavin Stone, Justin Robleski, River, 274 00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:40.640 Ryan Clayton Kershaw, and then you have Walker Bueller who's on his way back 275 00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:45.119 and the Dodgers just sent down Landon Nack today to activate Tyler Glass. Now, 276 00:20:45.200 --> 00:20:51.359 so that's the starting depth for the Dodgers and part of the reason why 277 00:20:52.480 --> 00:20:56.759 they're looking for another starting pitcher before July thirtieth. And let's not forget Yoshi 278 00:20:56.839 --> 00:21:02.440 Yamamoto. The Dodgers are confident Yama Moto's going to come back. I mean, 279 00:21:02.839 --> 00:21:07.200 I was skeptical, but watching him throw and long toss from freaking center 280 00:21:07.240 --> 00:21:11.759 field all the way to the left field foul line. If his shoulder was 281 00:21:11.880 --> 00:21:15.640 hurt, he would not be able to do that. So that was encouraging 282 00:21:15.680 --> 00:21:19.160 to see with my own eyes, my own two eyes. All Right, 283 00:21:19.200 --> 00:21:22.319 we're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk. When we continue, 284 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:26.480 we'll check in with Jose Mota, and also we'll hear from doctor Neil Elatrash, 285 00:21:26.519 --> 00:21:33.359 who certainly has a big part in Kershaw coming back eight months after surgery 286 00:21:33.759 --> 00:21:37.920 to make his first start of the season tomorrow afternoon here at Dodgers Stadium. 287 00:21:37.960 --> 00:21:42.000 Tonight, the Giants beat the Dodgers eight to three on a five to seventy 288 00:21:42.079 --> 00:21:49.599 LA Sports on air at AM five to seventy online at AM five seventy LA 289 00:21:49.680 --> 00:21:56.079 sports dot Com and available my podcast on the iHeartRadio ASP. This is Dodger 290 00:21:56.200 --> 00:22:03.720 Talk with David Bassey. Two zero. Freeman swings in the air right center 291 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:07.279 field. That did not get enough of this, Mistremsky will give way drops 292 00:22:07.319 --> 00:22:11.480 in front of him. In between he and Ramos, A man waved around 293 00:22:11.599 --> 00:22:17.440 Freeman on second for a second time this series. The Giants cannot talk in 294 00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:25.000 the outfield. Communication is everything in life. The Giants did not have it 295 00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:30.000 there in the eighth inning and Freddy Freeman hit his twenty sixth double of the 296 00:22:30.119 --> 00:22:34.160 season, the only RBI base hit for the Dodgers tonight as they fall to 297 00:22:34.279 --> 00:22:40.640 the Giants eight to three in Game three of this four game series. By 298 00:22:40.680 --> 00:22:45.200 the way, that was like I mentioned Freeman's twenty sixth double of the season. 299 00:22:45.720 --> 00:22:51.359 Freddie Freeman now is just one double away from five hundred career doubles. 300 00:22:51.680 --> 00:22:57.920 That is significant because there are a few really really good baseball players that never 301 00:22:59.039 --> 00:23:04.519 hit five hundred doubles in their careers, including Hall of Famers Frank Thomas, 302 00:23:04.680 --> 00:23:11.119 lou Brock, Vladimir Guerrero, Reggie Jackson, and Rod Carew. So Freddie 303 00:23:11.119 --> 00:23:18.160 Freeman is on his way to Cooperstown and he has won double away from five 304 00:23:18.279 --> 00:23:22.240 hundred. It's significant, don't get that twisted. Coming up in a moment, 305 00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:26.720 we'll hear from doctor Neil Elatrosh on the eve of our first Kershaw Day 306 00:23:26.759 --> 00:23:30.400 of the season. Doctor Elatrosh, the best in the world. We will 307 00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:37.960 hear his thoughts on Kershawn making his comeback complete here against the Giants at Dodger 308 00:23:37.079 --> 00:23:42.960 Stadium. But first it's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota. 309 00:23:44.720 --> 00:23:48.200 Jose Mota on the call tonight with Steven Nelson. Rick Monday will rejoin the 310 00:23:48.279 --> 00:23:53.640 Dodgers in Houston, and just your thoughts Jose on Tyler Glass. Now, 311 00:23:53.680 --> 00:23:57.759 I know the baseball world got caught up in Robbie Ray, but it was 312 00:23:57.799 --> 00:24:03.759 significant to have Glass now back for the Dodgers tonight. Oh, very significant. 313 00:24:03.880 --> 00:24:07.599 This is the guy that obviously he was strived to have any rotation from 314 00:24:07.680 --> 00:24:12.119 day number one, and like day number one for Glass now he was erratic. 315 00:24:12.200 --> 00:24:15.559 You know, the walks is something that obviously he does not want to 316 00:24:15.599 --> 00:24:18.759 be dealing with it, but he was able to limit to damage. You 317 00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:22.599 know, I'll take the start with five innings and to run based on the 318 00:24:22.640 --> 00:24:26.319 results in terms of the delivery and the traffic. It's something that he knows 319 00:24:26.319 --> 00:24:29.559 he's got to go out there and correct and be able to put hitters away 320 00:24:29.680 --> 00:24:33.319 at trouble doing that at times, as we say, yankings and fastballs at 321 00:24:33.359 --> 00:24:37.160 times, just not having that straight delivery with all the pieces that need to 322 00:24:37.279 --> 00:24:40.640 come together for a guy that's six' eight. But overall the effort, 323 00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:42.400 I'll ap plotted it because he came out healthy. If night he want pitches. 324 00:24:44.240 --> 00:24:48.480 There's a lot of questions about why Johann Ramirez to start the eighth inning 325 00:24:48.519 --> 00:24:53.480 tonight Jose Mota. I feel like Dave Roberts explained his thinking and it made 326 00:24:53.559 --> 00:24:59.599 sense, but he was forced to eventually bring in Joe Kelly, which certainly 327 00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:03.279 is frustrating for a lot of people, and I'm sure mostly for Dave. 328 00:25:03.400 --> 00:25:07.920 But how did you see how that game played out in the eighth inning with 329 00:25:07.000 --> 00:25:11.319 the Dodgers down just to run and very much in striking distance to come back. 330 00:25:12.039 --> 00:25:15.240 Yeah, truly, the kid is he really wanted to stay away from 331 00:25:15.319 --> 00:25:18.319 Yarborough in that situation, and you know where mirrors forced him to do that. 332 00:25:18.400 --> 00:25:22.920 We all know Ramiers has pitched in spots where it's not where he belongs. 333 00:25:23.160 --> 00:25:26.400 There's no doubt about it. He's been given a long leash, he 334 00:25:26.519 --> 00:25:30.720 has not produced. He's been given every opportunity to fix things up and just 335 00:25:30.839 --> 00:25:34.839 does not. You know what, he can't command the fastball away and I 336 00:25:34.839 --> 00:25:37.160 don't know because he tried to throw it too hard. But he's a he's 337 00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:41.480 a middle D type of guy. Down and end with a good sinker, 338 00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:44.079 but when it comes out to come up, hang away, he just is 339 00:25:44.119 --> 00:25:45.880 not able to do it. And we all see it. The other teams 340 00:25:45.920 --> 00:25:49.039 know the same thing. He saw the takes today from the Giants. There's 341 00:25:49.079 --> 00:25:52.000 like justforcement in the zone. Anything that starts away, just let it go, 342 00:25:52.039 --> 00:25:56.559 because even his sliders sometimes our pitches that go out there and slide away 343 00:25:56.599 --> 00:25:59.799 too much. But in terms of the strategy, they've they've you know, 344 00:26:00.160 --> 00:26:03.480 on the money. But thinking not just about tonight and trying to get the 345 00:26:03.480 --> 00:26:07.039 Giants so lose another game at doll your stadium, is about what's coming up 346 00:26:07.079 --> 00:26:10.599 next, and I think overall, I'm not going to use it word concerned, 347 00:26:10.720 --> 00:26:15.079 but there's also that alertness and Leyden Curzoner coming back and you don't know 348 00:26:15.119 --> 00:26:18.400 exactly where you're gonna get from him. So tomorrow, no matter what, 349 00:26:18.480 --> 00:26:21.400 you're probably looking at at least four innings out of your bullpen. Hopefully that 350 00:26:21.559 --> 00:26:25.200 is the case. And you have to manage well enough what you have in 351 00:26:25.240 --> 00:26:27.240 a particular evening to know that even though the game was closed when the nurse 352 00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:30.039 came back into that inning, that you just cannot force to say, the 353 00:26:30.039 --> 00:26:33.680 guys to go out there time after time. And I'm sure there's some nervous 354 00:26:33.720 --> 00:26:40.640 excitement within the Dodger organization about Kershaw coming back for the first time tomorrow, 355 00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:45.519 Excitement that he is back and he's back in the month of July, but 356 00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:49.599 obviously some nerves about how it's gonna look and more importantly, how is he 357 00:26:49.720 --> 00:26:55.279 going to bounce back the day after. I'm sure for cursiones like just another 358 00:26:55.319 --> 00:26:57.559 start, but not for all the people, all of us watching and knowing 359 00:26:57.559 --> 00:27:03.200 that what he's gone through, the procedure, this light setback, decision to 360 00:27:03.279 --> 00:27:08.319 finally admit something is rolling my shoulder. It was hard for cursh but we're 361 00:27:08.319 --> 00:27:11.440 talking about a walking Hall of Famer that also has done a lot of things 362 00:27:11.480 --> 00:27:15.359 just on guts and I'm pride and the fact that he cares a lot about 363 00:27:15.359 --> 00:27:19.160 winning and all those things you can't measure on any computer or any analytics. 364 00:27:19.279 --> 00:27:22.680 I don't care who you are, her smart you or what school you went 365 00:27:22.759 --> 00:27:25.160 to. He brings a lot to the table to just go out there and 366 00:27:25.240 --> 00:27:30.880 just applaud and know that his willingness to be ready and to compete and to 367 00:27:30.920 --> 00:27:33.200 say I am ready now is pretty much before as the hand, because you 368 00:27:33.200 --> 00:27:37.920 know, before his last rehab start, the talk was about let's get him 369 00:27:37.920 --> 00:27:40.079 to five, at least to five. He goes out there and goes four 370 00:27:40.200 --> 00:27:44.319 and he pitched just okay, And then the talk is where where the rotation 371 00:27:44.640 --> 00:27:47.400 is? And with all the arms coming up on the off days, the 372 00:27:47.480 --> 00:27:49.480 time is going to be now. And I think it's playing out to be 373 00:27:49.519 --> 00:27:53.000 even bigger because against the Giants he got a chance to go through and win 374 00:27:53.079 --> 00:27:56.000 the series. And no matter what, for Curs, I hope that everything 375 00:27:56.200 --> 00:28:00.680 was very well. He comes out nice and healthy. Should be exact tomorrow 376 00:28:00.799 --> 00:28:04.559 our first Cruse Shah day of the season and certainly significant and it will be 377 00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:11.480 emotional at Dodgers Stadium tomorrow afternoon. Jose look forward to seeing you again and 378 00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:15.079 hopefully the Dodgers. You know what I'll take that back not hopefully look forward 379 00:28:15.119 --> 00:28:19.839 to the Dodgers winning this series over the Giants tomorrow. I like that Logan 380 00:28:19.880 --> 00:28:22.920 Webb be ready because they have been scuffling out of lay. So turn the 381 00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:30.039 page and move on. Asta Maniana jose Mota, part of the Dodgers broadcast 382 00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:33.839 crew tonight on the call with Steven Nelson. Eight six six nine seven two 383 00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:37.920 five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to Pomona. Jonathan, 384 00:28:38.440 --> 00:28:45.559 You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. Jonathan, Hi, how you 385 00:28:45.599 --> 00:28:49.400 doing tonight, Jonathan? Thanks for staying up late. You're welcome. How 386 00:28:49.960 --> 00:28:55.799 is your day going? It's going great? Talking baseball? All right? 387 00:28:55.839 --> 00:29:00.680 So I wanted to tell you about well, there's nothing really back to say 388 00:29:00.680 --> 00:29:04.759 about our Dodgers, but I wanted to say about today we lost the eight 389 00:29:04.799 --> 00:29:11.000 to three lost against the Giants, which was very bad, and that I 390 00:29:11.000 --> 00:29:22.880 wanted to congratulate Will Smith and Shohl, Kanye Andoskarnandez and yeah, yes, 391 00:29:22.039 --> 00:29:27.759 and then I wanted to gradulate Tooskar and Ennis for the Homer Derby Championship bringing 392 00:29:27.799 --> 00:29:33.680 our first ever one to the Dodgers. All right, Jonathan, I'll pass 393 00:29:33.720 --> 00:29:37.720 that along to uh Taoscar and the rest of the guys. Thanks a lot 394 00:29:37.799 --> 00:29:41.319 for listening. Eight six six seven two five seventy is the phone number. 395 00:29:41.680 --> 00:29:45.559 Hey, I was that kid once. I used to call Ross Porter and 396 00:29:47.119 --> 00:29:49.240 sound like that. So all good, all good, right there, Jonathan, 397 00:29:49.319 --> 00:29:53.079 thanks for listening. Now tomorrow, like I mentioned, Uh, Clayton 398 00:29:53.200 --> 00:30:00.119 Kershaw is taking the mound for the first time since undergoing left shoulder surgery eight 399 00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:03.160 months ago. And who did he go see? He went to see the 400 00:30:03.279 --> 00:30:07.720 best in the world because he only he demands the best, so he went 401 00:30:07.759 --> 00:30:11.920 to the best, and that is doctor Neil Elatrosh. And how about this. 402 00:30:11.559 --> 00:30:18.759 Not only did doctor Elatrosh operate on Kershaw's left shoulder the night before the 403 00:30:18.880 --> 00:30:23.279 procedure, he allowed Kershaw to spend the night in his house. Kershaw flew 404 00:30:23.359 --> 00:30:30.279 from Texas, spent the night at the Elatrosh home, and then drove him 405 00:30:30.319 --> 00:30:36.480 in to perform left shoulder surgery on him. Doctor Elatrosh is one of the 406 00:30:36.559 --> 00:30:42.920 best and his magic hands was able to operate on Kershaw authroscopically, meaning he 407 00:30:44.039 --> 00:30:48.279 did not have to cut his left shoulder open. If he would have had 408 00:30:48.319 --> 00:30:52.759 to do that, Kershaw would not have been on the mound tomorrow and he 409 00:30:52.799 --> 00:30:56.720 would not have the same range of motion. But because doctor Elatrosh is the 410 00:30:56.839 --> 00:31:03.240 best in the world, he was able to be very fine arthroscopically and not 411 00:31:03.480 --> 00:31:08.079 be as invasive as it would be to cut his shoulder open, and uh 412 00:31:08.240 --> 00:31:14.640 it worked out. Doctor Latrosh is pretty humble. So he's one of one. 413 00:31:14.920 --> 00:31:18.680 Kershaw's one of one, and this procedure was one of one. You 414 00:31:19.079 --> 00:31:23.759 are one of one, There's no doubt about that. He's one of one. 415 00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:29.599 Is this surgery for him to be able to be on the mound eight 416 00:31:29.720 --> 00:31:33.960 months later one of one's. He's the first one that I know of that 417 00:31:34.160 --> 00:31:41.920 is coming back to sports at this level with this particular operation. To be 418 00:31:41.000 --> 00:31:48.480 able to do what we did, it had to be done arthroscopically for him 419 00:31:48.519 --> 00:31:52.640 to have a chance of being able to rehab it and get his motion back 420 00:31:52.720 --> 00:31:56.400 to be able to give him a chance to play this year. And if 421 00:31:57.000 --> 00:32:01.400 we couldn't accomplish that, and it would have had to be done with a 422 00:32:01.480 --> 00:32:07.200 more invasive approach, we wouldn't be where we are. And the problem with 423 00:32:07.319 --> 00:32:19.240 this particular diagnosis is it's really exceedingly difficult. Some think not possible to accomplish 424 00:32:19.559 --> 00:32:28.319 this arthroscopically, but we know with newer technology and newer tools that were constantly 425 00:32:28.359 --> 00:32:32.799 working on to develop, I thought we had a reasonable chance. Yeah, 426 00:32:32.920 --> 00:32:37.559 no doubt. I would say there was a good chance if doctor Eltrosh was 427 00:32:37.599 --> 00:32:42.559 the one performing the procedure, and he certainly was able to deliver for Kershaw, 428 00:32:43.039 --> 00:32:46.599 and Kershaw was very dedicated to the rehab process, and he will be 429 00:32:46.680 --> 00:32:52.279 on the mount tomorrow for the Dodgers at one ten against the San Francisco Giants. 430 00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:58.559 Clayton Kershaw, by the way, is only fifty six strikeouts away from 431 00:32:58.759 --> 00:33:02.079 three thousand in his career, so he'll be back on the mound chasing that 432 00:33:02.640 --> 00:33:07.720 and chasing a win in a World Series Championship. It starts tomorrow for Kershaw, 433 00:33:08.079 --> 00:33:13.240 and the Dodgers certainly need Kershaw after going down the list of their starters 434 00:33:13.359 --> 00:33:16.279 right now, and as I mentioned a couple of nights ago, it seems 435 00:33:16.400 --> 00:33:21.759 like when the Dodgers need Kershaw the most, he steps up no matter what 436 00:33:21.960 --> 00:33:27.240 his physical condition is. And here he is, eight months after shoulder surgery, 437 00:33:27.480 --> 00:33:30.759 going to take the mound at Dodger Stadium against Logan Webb and the San 438 00:33:30.839 --> 00:33:37.839 Francisco Giants. Our coverage begins at noon with first pitch at one ten. 439 00:33:37.400 --> 00:33:40.759 That'll do it for us on Dodger Talk tonight. Thanks to Colin me back 440 00:33:40.799 --> 00:33:45.079 at our Burbank studios, Thanks to Dwayne McDonald out here at Dodgers Stadium, 441 00:33:45.359 --> 00:33:49.400 and thanks to you for listening. In case you miss any of the show, 442 00:33:49.519 --> 00:33:52.960 you can find it on the Iaheart Radio app. We also caught up 443 00:33:52.039 --> 00:33:57.359 with the Dodgers director of amateur scouting, the one and only Billy Gasparino. 444 00:33:57.839 --> 00:34:01.559 You can hear about the Dodgers twenty four draft class. Billy went through it 445 00:34:01.640 --> 00:34:05.720 on the pregame show. He's one of the best, and Andrew Freeman has 446 00:34:05.759 --> 00:34:09.400 a lot of trust in him because of the track record, obviously, and 447 00:34:09.960 --> 00:34:15.960 they've been a team since twenty fifteen. So Billy Gasprino joined us and you 448 00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:20.800 can hear that full conversation on the iHeartRadio app. You'll hear our full conversation 449 00:34:21.239 --> 00:34:25.239 with doctor Neil Elatrosh tomorrow as well. Once again. The final score tonight 450 00:34:25.360 --> 00:34:30.239 from Dodgers Stadium. The Dodgers fall to the Giants eight to three. Ben 451 00:34:30.360 --> 00:34:36.079 Maller on Fox Sports Radio is next. Have a great rest of your night, see it