WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:05.160 Dodger Talk is sponsored by La Care Health Plan, providing affordable healthcare insurance to 2 00:00:05.240 --> 00:00:10.679 millions of Angelinos for over twenty five years. Welcome to Off Day Dodger Talk. 3 00:00:10.800 --> 00:00:15.880 David Vance back in Los Angeles after the Dodgers have a winning record, 4 00:00:15.919 --> 00:00:19.960 but it should have been more winning in my opinion. Eight six six nine 5 00:00:20.039 --> 00:00:25.000 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. We have a great off 6 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:31.440 Days show for you tonight. Eric Ganne game Over, the legendary closer for 7 00:00:31.559 --> 00:00:35.280 the Dodgers, is going to join us, coming up at seven point thirty 8 00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:42.359 in two days. It will be the twentieth anniversary of Eric Ganne securing his 9 00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:48.399 eighty fourth consecutive save, and the Dodgers are bringing Eric back out to Dodgers 10 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:53.960 Stadium on Wednesday to throw out the first pitch to commemorate the anniversary, the 11 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:59.799 twentieth anniversary of him saving his eighty fourth consecutive game. As you know, 12 00:01:00.159 --> 00:01:03.760 Eric went on to win the National League CYNG Award in two thousand and three. 13 00:01:03.959 --> 00:01:10.040 And also we'll be back at Dodgers Stadium on Saturday, August tenth for 14 00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:17.400 the Dodgers' Alumni Grand Reunion. So Eric Ganye is going to join us two 15 00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:23.040 days before his twentieth anniversary, and him taking the mound again at Dodgers Stadium, 16 00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:29.120 this time for the ceremonial first pitch. Eight six six nine eight seven 17 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:34.640 two five seventy is the phone number. Our boss, Don Martin was texting 18 00:01:34.719 --> 00:01:42.079 me over the weekend in San Francisco and just basically harassing me that I said 19 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:47.200 the Dodgers would go five and one on this road trip, sweep the White 20 00:01:47.319 --> 00:01:49.959 Sox, and then take two out of three from the Giants. And he 21 00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:55.120 was blaming me that the Giants took two out of three. He said, 22 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:59.599 I should not have said that with Petro some money. Well, I felt 23 00:01:59.640 --> 00:02:04.079 like the Dodgers were going to do that. They took care of business in 24 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:08.719 Chicago the way I envisioned it. Gavin Stone complete games, shutout on Wednesday 25 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:14.680 night on the South Side. That was a great momentum going into San Francisco. 26 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:19.439 But I agree with him, it was a disappointing series, and to 27 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:24.479 lose the way the Dodgers lost yesterday even more disappointing because, let's face it, 28 00:02:24.560 --> 00:02:30.240 the Giants had two bullpen games the last two games of that series, 29 00:02:30.840 --> 00:02:37.800 and the Dodgers won on Saturday, it took eleven innings and for them to 30 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:43.400 score seven runs in the eleventh inning to come back and win. And then 31 00:02:43.560 --> 00:02:47.680 yesterday, I mean, I had never heard of this starting pitcher that just 32 00:02:47.759 --> 00:02:53.919 shut down the Dodgers and struck out show Heyo Tani twice. In Spencer Bivens. 33 00:02:54.479 --> 00:03:00.280 I mean, I feel like he Bivins ever heard of him, and 34 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:05.080 he was fired up after he struck out O'tani for the second time in the 35 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:09.120 fifth inning. This guy Bivins went five innings, shut down the Dodgers, 36 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:15.280 allowed just one earn run while James Paxton did not give the Dodgers what they 37 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:20.680 needed. And that was a quality start of going at least five or six 38 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:27.479 innings considering the Dodgers used all of their relievers the day before because Tyler glassnow 39 00:03:27.639 --> 00:03:34.919 only went three innings, so the Dodgers got a combined seven innings from their 40 00:03:34.960 --> 00:03:39.199 two veteran starters the last two games of the series. As Stu Lance would 41 00:03:39.199 --> 00:03:44.560 say on this Monday free agency day that saw Klay Thompson say no to his 42 00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:49.759 dad and his favorite team growing up, Stu Lance would say, that will 43 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:53.039 not get it done, and it did not get it done. Yesterday, 44 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:58.479 James Paxton charged with nine earned runs in four innings. The Dodgers had no 45 00:03:58.599 --> 00:04:01.159 chance to come back for that, even against the Giants, and the way 46 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:08.240 Bivens was pitching, certainly no chance. So to me, a very disappointing 47 00:04:08.280 --> 00:04:13.639 series in San Francisco. The Dodgers get walked off by another guy I had 48 00:04:13.719 --> 00:04:18.439 never heard of until until Friday night. I mean, I can't even tell 49 00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:23.519 you his name right now, second baseman, Brett Weisley. There it is. 50 00:04:23.879 --> 00:04:29.160 Brett Weisley walks off the Dodgers and Blake Tryning on Friday night. The 51 00:04:29.240 --> 00:04:32.199 Dodgers come back for a three hour, forty five minute game, a great 52 00:04:32.279 --> 00:04:36.759 game by the way, Saturday in San Francisco, and then they get blown 53 00:04:36.800 --> 00:04:42.519 out. You can't just say it's another game and we're thinking big picture. 54 00:04:43.480 --> 00:04:46.680 You lost to the Giants, you lost a series at Oracle Park for the 55 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:51.639 first time since June of twenty twenty two. You can't just shrug it off. 56 00:04:53.560 --> 00:04:58.240 And I don't know what else you can do, honestly, because Dave 57 00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:02.439 Roberts hands were I mean, I guess he could have taken Paston out after 58 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:08.000 the third inning, but his bullpen was guessed They have a day off today, 59 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:12.639 but if Tyler Glassnew gives them at least five innings the day before, 60 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:16.519 I feel like yesterday would have been a lot different. And here's the concerning 61 00:05:16.600 --> 00:05:23.160 part. To a certain extent, the Dodgers in their last thirty five games 62 00:05:23.680 --> 00:05:30.920 are just nineteen and sixteen. A team with fifty something wins in their last 63 00:05:30.959 --> 00:05:35.480 thirty five games is just nineteen and sixteen. The good news is the Dodgers 64 00:05:35.680 --> 00:05:40.920 fifty two and thirty three. They have a seven and a half game lead 65 00:05:41.040 --> 00:05:44.319 over the Padres, who are heating up. They won eight of their last 66 00:05:44.319 --> 00:05:47.199 ten and they're hanging in there. They're the third and last wildcard team in 67 00:05:47.240 --> 00:05:51.680 the National League right now. But you've got to be a little concerned. 68 00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:56.600 Excuse me. The Padres are a half game ahead of Saint Louis. So 69 00:05:56.839 --> 00:06:00.360 it's the Braves, the Padres, and the Cardinals right now as the three 70 00:06:00.560 --> 00:06:08.800 National League wildcard teams. But the Dodgers basically have been treading water for the 71 00:06:08.879 --> 00:06:15.360 last month plus. They're basically a five hundred team. They have to find 72 00:06:15.399 --> 00:06:18.639 a way to get some momentum going into the All Star break. And I 73 00:06:18.680 --> 00:06:25.439 know the injuries to Max Munsey and Mooki Betts and Yoshi Yamamoto are part of 74 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:30.040 this record, but those injuries do not go back except for Muncie thirty five 75 00:06:30.120 --> 00:06:34.519 games, eight six, nine, eighty seven, two five seventy is the 76 00:06:34.560 --> 00:06:41.519 phone number. By the way, Cavin Bigio, great guy, great intentions, 77 00:06:41.959 --> 00:06:46.439 but I feel like the Cavin Bigio experiment should be over. I mean, 78 00:06:46.560 --> 00:06:53.279 the Dodgers have given him a new scenery, they have given him an 79 00:06:53.319 --> 00:07:00.519 opportunity, and I haven't seen excellent defense at third base on from Friday night 80 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:04.000 or excuse me, on Saturday. He made a physical error. He made 81 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:09.800 a mental error that extended a four run third inning that saw Glass now throw 82 00:07:09.920 --> 00:07:15.040 thirty seven pitches. He's obviously not hitting. He actually missed a safety squeeze 83 00:07:15.040 --> 00:07:20.759 sign on Friday night. So I feel like the Cavin Bigio experiment should be 84 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:26.800 over, and Dave Roberts hinted that it might be Yesterday. Before the game, 85 00:07:26.920 --> 00:07:31.199 Dave Roberts, unprompted, said he is planning to use Chris Taylor Moore 86 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:38.000 at third base moving forward. Dave Roberts after the game said that Chris Taylor 87 00:07:38.519 --> 00:07:43.160 is going to start tomorrow at third base in the first game of a six 88 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:47.800 game Homestand here's what Chris Taylor had to say after the game yesterday about how 89 00:07:47.839 --> 00:07:54.319 he has started to pick things up offensively. Yeah. I mean it's been 90 00:07:54.360 --> 00:08:01.279 a process they for me. You know, it's there about the quality of 91 00:08:01.279 --> 00:08:07.279 that bats and moving them all forward, and you know that's been encouraging. 92 00:08:07.759 --> 00:08:11.240 Not just today, but you know the last few weeks. You've said before 93 00:08:11.279 --> 00:08:15.439 the game he's planning on giving you more time at third base. Has any 94 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:18.000 of that been communicated to you? And how much do you believe that will 95 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:22.360 help keep the momentum going. Yeah? I try not to think about it, 96 00:08:22.399 --> 00:08:26.800 you know, I'm really just trying to keep playing well and helping the 97 00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:28.879 team anyway I came, whether it's second base, third base, outfield. 98 00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:35.399 You know, I think the way I started this season it kind of put 99 00:08:35.440 --> 00:08:39.759 things in perspective for me. I just want to contribute and I'm happy to 100 00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:45.120 have a role. You know, I was in a pretty big hole there 101 00:08:45.159 --> 00:08:48.120 early, and you know, I'm just thankful to be out of it and 102 00:08:48.679 --> 00:08:52.840 you know, helping us anyway I can. Where are all the Chris Taylor 103 00:08:52.919 --> 00:08:58.799 haters? Now? For the last three months, I've been getting NonStop phone 104 00:08:58.840 --> 00:09:03.919 calls, whether it's after game during rain delays, the Dodgers should get rid 105 00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:07.600 of this guy. Forget about everything he's done before, forget about his track 106 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:13.240 record, get rid of Chris Taylor. And look, it was ugly up 107 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:18.000 until a couple of weeks ago for Chris Taylor. But luckily he has given 108 00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:24.399 in and he has made adjustments to his swing that have helped him. Because 109 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:28.639 in his last seven games, last fifteen at bats, Chris Taylor is seven 110 00:09:28.720 --> 00:09:33.919 for fifteen, that's a four to sixty seven average, and yesterday he was 111 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:37.279 two for three with two RBIs, and kudos to key K a Hernandez yesterday 112 00:09:37.320 --> 00:09:41.799 as well, he was three for four. So you had the OG twenty 113 00:09:41.879 --> 00:09:46.360 seventeen Dodgers on the left side of the infield. KEYK. A Hernandez had 114 00:09:46.399 --> 00:09:52.279 shortstop Chris Taylor at third base, and Austin Barnes drove both of them in 115 00:09:52.279 --> 00:09:56.399 in the top of the ninth inning with two outs, So you had three 116 00:09:56.480 --> 00:10:03.320 consecutive OG twenty seventeen Dodger deliver in the ninth inning yesterday. But obviously it 117 00:10:03.440 --> 00:10:07.039 was too little, too late, as the Giants beat the Dodgers yesterday ten 118 00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:11.440 to four, eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone 119 00:10:11.519 --> 00:10:18.320 number. When we continue, we'll get to shortstop and also my numbing trade 120 00:10:18.360 --> 00:10:22.320 talk. Do you have any answers for the Dodgers. The trade deadline is 121 00:10:22.360 --> 00:10:26.879 only twenty nine days away. I have some thoughts and I have heard some 122 00:10:26.039 --> 00:10:31.759 buzz around the league about what the Dodgers are considering, and I'll share that 123 00:10:31.840 --> 00:10:35.159 with you, And at the bottom of the hour, Eric Gannye will join 124 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:39.919 us, the two thousand and three National League Cy Young Award winner at seven 125 00:10:39.919 --> 00:10:46.039 point thirty right here on a five to seventy LA Sports David Vasse with you 126 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:52.639 until eight o'clock tonight here on off day Dodger Talk. The Dodgers back home 127 00:10:52.799 --> 00:10:58.200 tomorrow night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They play the Diamondbacks for three and then 128 00:10:58.399 --> 00:11:05.080 three over the weekend against the Milwaukee Brewers. The surprise Milwaukee Brewers and the 129 00:11:05.120 --> 00:11:09.039 two guys that are carrying the load offensively or three, I should say, 130 00:11:09.960 --> 00:11:16.039 Christian Yelich, who has had a resurgence season. Willi adamis the Brewers shortstop 131 00:11:16.080 --> 00:11:22.039 who the Dodgers had interest in the last two off seasons. Willy is having 132 00:11:22.200 --> 00:11:28.080 a great season, and also the rookie Joey Ortiz. So those are the 133 00:11:28.159 --> 00:11:33.399 three guys that have really helped carry the Brewers offense. And somehow, some 134 00:11:33.559 --> 00:11:39.039 way, without a Woodroff, without Corbyn Burns, without Wade Miley, the 135 00:11:39.120 --> 00:11:43.759 Brewers are in first place in the NL Central eight six six nine eight seven 136 00:11:43.879 --> 00:11:50.159 two five seventy is the phone number seven thirty. Eric Ganne is going to 137 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:54.679 join us. He's thrown out the first pitch before Wednesday Night's game at Dodgers 138 00:11:54.679 --> 00:12:00.759 Stadium. It's the twentieth anniversary of his eighty fourth consecutive save. All right, 139 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:03.120 we got to third base, right, I feel like we're all in 140 00:12:03.200 --> 00:12:07.039 agreement. The Bigio experiment should be over, and it feels like the Dodgers 141 00:12:07.080 --> 00:12:11.879 agree to, with Chris Taylor starting yesterday at third base and Dave Roberts saying 142 00:12:13.399 --> 00:12:16.840 tomorrow Chris Taylor will get the start at the hot corner as well. Now, 143 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:20.440 shortstop, I feel like we're all in agreement as well. When Mookie 144 00:12:20.440 --> 00:12:24.840 Bets comes back, he will be the leadoff hitter and he will be the 145 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:31.879 Dodgers second baseman. It feels like Miguel Rojas is the everyday shortstop now Obviously, 146 00:12:31.960 --> 00:12:37.440 the Dodgers want to keep Rojas as healthy and fresh for October as possible. 147 00:12:37.840 --> 00:12:43.000 Dave Roberts laid out the plan yesterday where it is going to be three 148 00:12:43.080 --> 00:12:46.279 games on one day off. So that's how they're going to manage Rojas, 149 00:12:46.279 --> 00:12:50.879 who has been dealing with, you know, groin, hamstring soreness and spring 150 00:12:50.960 --> 00:12:56.559 training. And that's not coming from Dave Roberts. Rojas told me that when 151 00:12:56.600 --> 00:13:01.320 the Dodgers were at Yankee Stadium. So with that, Dean said, does 152 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:07.080 Bob Bischett go on the back burner? Is Bob Baschett training for Bob Bischett 153 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:13.559 as big of a priority as it was before Mookie BET's going down? And 154 00:13:13.600 --> 00:13:18.039 the Dodgers seeing now that not only can Miguel Rojas play elite defense, but 155 00:13:18.240 --> 00:13:24.600 his bat is right there with him. Because Rojas two days ago, in 156 00:13:24.600 --> 00:13:30.399 that eleven inning win, was had three hits and had four RBIs. His 157 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:35.120 OPS is almost eight hundred, So the bat's been there, but they have 158 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:39.559 to keep him fresh. He's thirty five going on thirty six, and the 159 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:45.159 Dodgers are going to sprinkle in key Y Hernandez whenever needed there. Chris Taylor 160 00:13:45.200 --> 00:13:50.240 could play there as well. So maybe if the Blue Jays are asking for 161 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:56.879 an exorbitant trade package in exchange for Bob Bischett, the Dodgers can say, 162 00:13:56.879 --> 00:14:01.559 you know what, you keep Bob Bischett. We're here, We're okay here. 163 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:03.960 And I feel like the Braves might have some interest in Bo Baschett. 164 00:14:05.080 --> 00:14:07.879 So if it gets into a bidding war, you know, the Dodgers may 165 00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:11.840 not go all in for Bo Bischett. But I will say this, there's 166 00:14:11.879 --> 00:14:18.039 some people around baseball that I've spoken to that believe Andrew Friedman had an ulterior 167 00:14:18.200 --> 00:14:24.120 motive trading for Cavin Bigio, not only to take Bigio on the Dodgers and 168 00:14:24.240 --> 00:14:28.639 also, you know, take his salary with it, but also to open 169 00:14:28.759 --> 00:14:35.000 up the dialogue with Ross Atkins. The Blue Jays gm for a trade at 170 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:39.519 the trade deadline, whether it be Bo Bichett, whether it be Kevin Kiermeier, 171 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:45.720 whether it be Kevin Gossman, who has two more years on his contract. 172 00:14:46.120 --> 00:14:50.080 If the Dodgers do not land Garrett Crochet, they may be looking at 173 00:14:50.159 --> 00:14:56.399 Kevin Gossman from the Blue Jays. And I feel like another relief arm is 174 00:14:56.519 --> 00:15:01.279 right up there behind a starting pitcher, maybe ten Scott from the Marlins, 175 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:03.799 who you know. I talked to Gavin Lux in San Francisco. He said 176 00:15:05.159 --> 00:15:09.840 he is a very uncomfortable at bat. He is one of the more coveted 177 00:15:09.919 --> 00:15:13.240 relievers as we get closer to the trade deadline. And don't forget, the 178 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:20.679 new GM of the Marlins worked under Andrew Friedman when he was with the Race 179 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:26.639 Peter Bendix, So we've seen Andrew Freeman make trades with the Marlins before. 180 00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:33.279 He has a relationship with Peter Bendix and unfortunately Gabe Kapler two who's over there. 181 00:15:33.360 --> 00:15:37.240 So there's a good chance that the Dodgers may you know, look, 182 00:15:37.360 --> 00:15:43.879 the Dodgers and Orioles have the most prospect capital out there. If they want 183 00:15:43.960 --> 00:15:48.399 a player badly enough, they have more prospect capital to give up than any 184 00:15:48.480 --> 00:15:54.000 other team. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone 185 00:15:54.039 --> 00:15:58.240 number? Are you with me? Maybe Bo Bischett is not as much of 186 00:15:58.279 --> 00:16:03.279 a priority as he will say two months ago. And look, what do 187 00:16:03.320 --> 00:16:06.679 we do with Gavin Lucks? What do the Dodgers do with Gavin Lux? 188 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:11.679 If he's still on this team after July thirtieth, then he's a bench player. 189 00:16:11.679 --> 00:16:17.600 He's a role player, Mookie Bets is your second baseman. Miguel Rojas 190 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:23.159 is your shortstops shortstop three to five times a week, and then in October, 191 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:29.759 Miguel Rojas is your shortstop for every single playoff game. And Mookie Betts 192 00:16:29.919 --> 00:16:36.159 is your second basement for every single playoff game. And the Dodgers desperately need 193 00:16:36.480 --> 00:16:44.120 another starting pitcher with the uncertainty surrounding Walker Bueller and Clayton Kershaw and also now 194 00:16:44.480 --> 00:16:49.000 Yoshi Yamamoto, the Dodgers need another starter that could start a playoff game because 195 00:16:49.080 --> 00:16:53.159 right now, if the postseason started, it would be Tyler Glass now and 196 00:16:53.240 --> 00:16:59.679 Gavin Stone. How comfortable are you with that? That's a little thin, 197 00:17:00.039 --> 00:17:03.880 little thin Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 198 00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:10.720 Another reliever the Dodgers would consider is possibly Pete Fairbanks from the race. 199 00:17:11.480 --> 00:17:15.279 The Dodgers and Rays obviously made a big trade during the off season for Tyler 200 00:17:15.319 --> 00:17:21.319 Glass. Now there's a very good chance the Dodgers have what the Rays want 201 00:17:21.400 --> 00:17:26.119 to prior away Fairbanks. Uh, the Nationals have a closer that teams may 202 00:17:26.160 --> 00:17:30.599 want, Kyle Finnegan. You know, we had a caller call in about 203 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:33.519 a month ago about Lane Thomas, and I'm not sure if he was his 204 00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:37.799 cousin, his uncle, but he really wanted the Dodgers to trade for Lane 205 00:17:37.839 --> 00:17:41.839 Thomas. And look, Lane Thomas is a really good right in, right 206 00:17:41.880 --> 00:17:48.440 handed hitting outfielder. Thomas is hitting three twenty two against lefties this year. 207 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:52.880 That wouldn't be a bad platoon with Jason Hayward if the Dodgers cannot find an 208 00:17:52.920 --> 00:18:00.160 everyday outfielder. Ken Rosenthal from the Athletic wrote today the Dodgers idea would love 209 00:18:00.240 --> 00:18:07.160 to get an everyday outfielder that could hit seventh in their lineup and then platoon 210 00:18:07.279 --> 00:18:12.519 Andy Pahz and Jason Hayward either probably in right field. And when you talk 211 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:18.319 about a possible platoon that way, are we talking to Luis Robert and center 212 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:22.319 are we talking about Kevin Kiermeyer in center field. Kier Meyer's not having a 213 00:18:22.319 --> 00:18:27.359 great offensive season, but it feels like players on the Blue Jays and White 214 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:33.480 Sox they don't really love the culture and the energy around that team. So 215 00:18:33.559 --> 00:18:37.640 if you get kier Meyer out of there, he'll play elite defense for you 216 00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:41.279 in center field, and maybe the hitting starts to pick up on a winning 217 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:48.079 team and then you have a platoon in right field with Pah Hez and Jason 218 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:53.880 Hayward another name that's out there. And I've never really got the sense that 219 00:18:53.960 --> 00:19:00.519 Andrew Friedman is really hot on him, but maybe things have changed. Randy 220 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:04.759 A Rose Arena, Randy A Rose Arena, you remember him from the twenty 221 00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:10.680 twenty World Series. Uh. He's a very good player when he wants to 222 00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:15.319 play, and he's not having a great year. He's a free agent, 223 00:19:15.359 --> 00:19:19.839 I believe in a couple of seasons. So Randy A Rose Arena would fit 224 00:19:19.960 --> 00:19:26.759 that everyday outfielder role. It's a possibility. Maybe a Randy A. Rose 225 00:19:26.759 --> 00:19:32.960 Arena and Pete Fairbanks trade. A Rose Arena is only hitting one ninety six 226 00:19:33.079 --> 00:19:38.519 this year with eleven home runs. His contract is signed through this year. 227 00:19:38.720 --> 00:19:45.440 Then he's arbitration eligible next year and a free agent in twenty twenty seven, 228 00:19:45.559 --> 00:19:49.200 So you're getting a player that is under team control for a couple of years. 229 00:19:49.440 --> 00:19:55.119 He's twenty nine years old. Maybe with these group of veterans, Randy 230 00:19:55.160 --> 00:20:00.759 A. Rose Arena can mature and be more consistent and may maybe a change 231 00:20:00.759 --> 00:20:04.880 of scenery for him could help him out. Look same thing happened with Cody 232 00:20:04.880 --> 00:20:10.039 Bellinger. With Cody Bellinger a bounced back in his career if he stayed with 233 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:12.319 the Dodgers, I don't believe. So. I think it was time for 234 00:20:12.400 --> 00:20:15.920 them to go their separate ways. And it may be the same thing going 235 00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:22.440 on in Tampa Bay Saint Petersburg, Florida with Randy a Rose Arena and the 236 00:20:22.480 --> 00:20:26.440 Tampa Bay Rays. So there are a few different options. The Dodgers can 237 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:32.720 pivot, but it feels like Bob Baschett is not as big of a must 238 00:20:33.079 --> 00:20:36.720 as he was, maybe even a month or two ago. Eight six six 239 00:20:36.839 --> 00:20:40.240 nine, eight seven, two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go 240 00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:44.400 out to West La. Rich, you're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. 241 00:20:44.480 --> 00:20:47.480 Rich good, Hi, Dave, Hey, Joe, thank you. 242 00:20:47.640 --> 00:20:51.400 The you know to me, the defense is fine. As a matter of 243 00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:53.079 fact, the defense is quite good. It's better than it was last year. 244 00:20:53.200 --> 00:21:00.200 Hitting's great. We can run the bullpen. The bullpen talents there. 245 00:21:00.240 --> 00:21:03.000 We you know, if they're hitting a day where they haven't been overworked. 246 00:21:03.400 --> 00:21:07.119 I got a lot of confidence in the book. Then we are in trouble 247 00:21:07.160 --> 00:21:11.039 on starting pitching. End the story, uh, and we get to October 248 00:21:11.640 --> 00:21:14.880 as you said, a few minutes to go October one, we've got two 249 00:21:14.920 --> 00:21:18.200 guys to go to. UH. It's not going to cut it. And 250 00:21:18.200 --> 00:21:23.000 and who knows if we'll get to October one or get to the uh uh 251 00:21:23.559 --> 00:21:30.039 to the division or playoffs. What will happen if we can't pitch, because 252 00:21:30.119 --> 00:21:34.359 right now we cannot pitch, so and now we can't pitch. The Dodgers 253 00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:40.119 can't pitch, but they just can't pitch consistently. They're bringing back Bobby Miller, 254 00:21:40.200 --> 00:21:44.400 who has was off for a month with right shoulder issues. They tried 255 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:48.480 Walker Buehler, who had n't pitched in two years. That obviously has not 256 00:21:48.079 --> 00:21:55.319 really gone smoothly. Yamamoto, nobody saw him going down with an injury two 257 00:21:55.319 --> 00:21:59.920 months into his major league career. So yeah, I would say starting pitch 258 00:22:00.240 --> 00:22:03.680 is definitely at the top of the shopping list. Yeah. I think I 259 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:07.680 was in Toronto. Happened to be in Toronto and went to the saw two 260 00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:11.319 of the three games, watch bulbu Chef play not exciting, uh, and 261 00:22:12.319 --> 00:22:18.279 every the entire focus should be on started pitching. Go find us two guys 262 00:22:18.319 --> 00:22:21.279 we can rely on, because I don't know what's gonna happen to Miller. 263 00:22:21.319 --> 00:22:23.319 We don't know what's going to happen to Bueler. We don't know what's going 264 00:22:23.400 --> 00:22:30.880 to happen to U Yamasan. So what uh uh? What? Where? 265 00:22:30.960 --> 00:22:33.319 What do we have left? We don't know what is going to happen with 266 00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:37.640 Clayton? So what are we right? Yeah, that's why Garrett Crochet is 267 00:22:37.680 --> 00:22:41.079 the hot name, and the Dodgers are not the only team after him. 268 00:22:41.359 --> 00:22:45.599 The San Diego Padres are after him as well, and I'm sure many other 269 00:22:45.680 --> 00:22:49.400 teams that we have not heard of yet. Garrett Crochet is the prize starting 270 00:22:49.480 --> 00:22:55.880 pitcher of the trade Deadline. H sixty six two five seventy is the phone 271 00:22:55.960 --> 00:22:59.720 number we're going to take a time out when we come back. Game over. 272 00:23:00.200 --> 00:23:04.640 Eric Ganne will join us ahead of his twentieth anniversary that will be celebrated 273 00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:11.200 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night, the twentieth anniversary of his eighty fourth consecutive 274 00:23:11.279 --> 00:23:15.640 save. Don't Go Anywhere. Eric Ganye joins us next on Dodger Talk right 275 00:23:15.680 --> 00:23:19.000 here on AM five to seventy LA Sports, taking you all the way to 276 00:23:19.079 --> 00:23:22.519 the top of the hour tonight here on AM five to seventy LA Sports. 277 00:23:22.599 --> 00:23:27.759 Tomorrow, the Dodgers back at Dodgers Stadium, starting a three game series against 278 00:23:27.799 --> 00:23:33.680 the Arizona Diamondbacks. Bobby Miller will be back on the mound, trying to 279 00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:37.400 get his season on track, going up against Ryan Nelson. Our coverage begins 280 00:23:37.440 --> 00:23:42.599 at six o'clock, with first pitch at seven ten. Oh yeah, you 281 00:23:42.640 --> 00:23:48.960 know what that means. You know what that means. Only one man gets 282 00:23:49.000 --> 00:23:53.920 that introduction song. He did it for the Dodgers and did it better than 283 00:23:55.079 --> 00:24:00.720 any other reliever during his Dodger career eight seasons in Dodger Blue. And on 284 00:24:00.759 --> 00:24:07.519 Wednesday Night game over, Eric Gangne will be back on the mound celebrating the 285 00:24:07.599 --> 00:24:14.319 twentieth anniversary of his eighty fourth consecutive save. The one and only National League 286 00:24:14.359 --> 00:24:18.200 Cy Young Award winner Eric Gangnie joins us on Dodger Talk. Eric, thanks 287 00:24:18.200 --> 00:24:22.519 a lot for taking the time out and can't wait to see you on Wednesday. 288 00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:26.480 I know, I'm really really excited. It's been twenty years already. 289 00:24:26.519 --> 00:24:32.000 It's crazy, but I'm excited a lot of amazing memories. You guys play 290 00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:34.480 that song, I still get goosebumps. So I'm really excited and really honored 291 00:24:34.519 --> 00:24:37.880 to be a better stadium part of it. It's gonna be exciting. Yeah, 292 00:24:37.920 --> 00:24:41.319 I was wondering, even though it's in this setting, when you hear 293 00:24:41.400 --> 00:24:47.480 that Guns N' Roses song come on, whether you're listening to your iTunes or 294 00:24:47.599 --> 00:24:52.839 you know you're you're somewhere where it comes on, do you instinctually feel like 295 00:24:52.880 --> 00:24:56.400 you have to warm up or you're gonna run through the gates somewhere. Yeah, 296 00:24:57.160 --> 00:25:00.359 it's funny. Because I listened to it, I do. I have 297 00:25:00.480 --> 00:25:04.000 to turn my brain off a little bit, so I'm going attacking into enjoying. 298 00:25:04.319 --> 00:25:07.079 So it's a little bit different, but it's it's very cool because it 299 00:25:07.160 --> 00:25:11.519 really brings all the memories and when I do work out, it's great. 300 00:25:11.559 --> 00:25:12.960 But when I do walk around people, it might not be a safe as 301 00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:17.759 it should be, but it's good. I love Eric. What do you 302 00:25:17.839 --> 00:25:22.799 remember the most about that streak? Eighty four consecutive saves? I mean, 303 00:25:22.839 --> 00:25:26.599 there's there's not really one thing that sticks out that. There's like three or 304 00:25:26.599 --> 00:25:30.759 four plays I remember. I remember Sean Green throwing guys out a couple of 305 00:25:30.839 --> 00:25:33.799 times. I remember all the great players behind me, Dave Roberts, you 306 00:25:33.799 --> 00:25:37.759 know, stealing a home run. I think it was in Houston center field, 307 00:25:37.480 --> 00:25:41.240 and there's a couple of plays like that. But it's not really one 308 00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:44.319 moment. It's literally like the last moment when I brew that city, when 309 00:25:44.319 --> 00:25:48.680 I'm understanding relation from fans from the fans after failing, and that was really 310 00:25:48.720 --> 00:25:51.559 really special. But it's not really one moment during the streak. It was 311 00:25:51.599 --> 00:25:53.079 more at the end of it, I started enjoying it a little more. 312 00:25:53.119 --> 00:25:56.319 Even now, I still can't believe it happened and it's real. It is 313 00:25:56.400 --> 00:26:00.960 really Uh, it was really hard to explain because you know, just when 314 00:26:00.960 --> 00:26:03.880 you're in that zone, you're in that you're locked in, you think about, 315 00:26:03.920 --> 00:26:04.839 you know, all you think about to getting one pitch at a time, 316 00:26:04.920 --> 00:26:07.240 getting the guy out, and you don't really get to enjoy it. 317 00:26:07.319 --> 00:26:11.319 But now, since I'm sitting rear, you know, right here on the 318 00:26:11.359 --> 00:26:14.240 dock, right here in Newport Beach, I'm enjoying a little bit more. 319 00:26:15.160 --> 00:26:18.119 Eric, when you look back at your time with the Dodgers and just that 320 00:26:18.480 --> 00:26:25.039 entire phenomenon of game over Eric Gangnie, which began in two thousand and two, 321 00:26:25.680 --> 00:26:30.799 I feel like, obviously LA fans get a bad rap for coming late 322 00:26:30.880 --> 00:26:36.440 and leaving early. But when you emerged as that dominant closer and you had 323 00:26:36.480 --> 00:26:40.880 all the theatrics of coming in from the bullpen with Welcome to the Jungle, 324 00:26:41.279 --> 00:26:47.039 it felt like that was a period of time where fans stayed just so they 325 00:26:47.119 --> 00:26:51.440 could watch the ninth inning and watch you do your thing. Yeah, I 326 00:26:51.440 --> 00:26:53.799 mean that, you know I heard it when I played that, I changed 327 00:26:53.799 --> 00:26:56.640 a game a little bit about the guys leaving earlier, fans leaving early, 328 00:26:56.799 --> 00:27:00.799 though they're still coming in late buttition, being hopefully they don't leave early anymore. 329 00:27:00.880 --> 00:27:04.279 It's a little faster pace than everything else. But I was unbelievable, 330 00:27:04.319 --> 00:27:08.400 was special as magical, and you know that rap. I think it's it's 331 00:27:08.440 --> 00:27:11.480 gone. I think you guys talk about it a little bit more, but 332 00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:14.119 I think the Dodger fans is the best man in the game. And you 333 00:27:14.119 --> 00:27:17.720 know, I've got all my best memories is from being a daughter stadium, 334 00:27:17.799 --> 00:27:19.799 you know, from all the fans standing up and sing for me. So 335 00:27:19.839 --> 00:27:22.680 it's it's special. So I can't say anything bad about them. But it 336 00:27:22.720 --> 00:27:26.720 was really cool that I changed that. You know that culture. Let's just 337 00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:32.480 slip that way. Eric Ganye is going to be back at Dodgers Stadium on 338 00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:36.559 Wednesday night, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. So you do want to 339 00:27:36.599 --> 00:27:41.440 get there early and be able to experience game over on the twentieth anniversary of 340 00:27:41.480 --> 00:27:45.880 his eighty fourth consecutive save. And the Dodgers, as you know, Eric, 341 00:27:47.240 --> 00:27:51.720 you've being part of the organization, a long list of great players have 342 00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:56.160 played for them. What does it mean to you that this Dodger ownership group 343 00:27:56.279 --> 00:28:02.160 and the Dodgers today want to honor you and bring you back into the family 344 00:28:02.359 --> 00:28:07.519 and certainly have you celebrated on a night like Wednesday. It means a world 345 00:28:07.599 --> 00:28:10.319 of me. It's really special just to be part of that team, part 346 00:28:10.359 --> 00:28:15.200 of that you know, amazing history and people talk about the Drysdale, the 347 00:28:15.319 --> 00:28:18.880 Sandy Cofax and you know the stories I got from Maury Wills, and it's 348 00:28:18.920 --> 00:28:23.720 a very very special organization. It's something that I was very fortunate coming from 349 00:28:23.720 --> 00:28:26.960 Montreal. There's a lot of history there with Jackie Robinson's playing in Montreal. 350 00:28:27.079 --> 00:28:30.880 So I felt like being a Dodger it's something I know, something I love, 351 00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:34.599 something I'm really proud of and really honor to be part of. And 352 00:28:34.759 --> 00:28:37.240 you know, once a Dodger, are always a Dodger, Tommy said the 353 00:28:37.279 --> 00:28:41.200 best, you know, I bleed blue. I'm a Dodger from you know, 354 00:28:41.279 --> 00:28:44.160 turn and through. It's just that's what I do, That's what I 355 00:28:44.200 --> 00:28:47.599 am. It's a It's going to be very emotional. I think it's when 356 00:28:47.640 --> 00:28:49.160 the music turns on, when the fans get up, when I'm up there 357 00:28:49.359 --> 00:28:52.000 still feeling the you know, the energy that the fans used to give me. 358 00:28:52.400 --> 00:28:55.720 Feel that before the game. It's going to be unbelievable. So I'm 359 00:28:56.240 --> 00:28:57.559 I'm crazy, you know, It's it's crazy to think that I've had that 360 00:28:57.599 --> 00:29:00.839 type of career coming from Montreal. But to be honor, to be honored 361 00:29:00.839 --> 00:29:06.079 of down the stadium is be part of the great history of the Dodgers. 362 00:29:06.160 --> 00:29:10.680 It's very special. Hey, Eric Ganie is joining us on Canada Day. 363 00:29:10.720 --> 00:29:15.119 Don't think I don't know that Gangie. Today's Canada Day. I know, 364 00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:17.880 I gotta be better on my social media. I didn't post anything about it, 365 00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:22.480 but it is day, and uh I'm I'm in Newport Beach waiting for 366 00:29:22.599 --> 00:29:25.759 four to July. So it's gonna be unbelievable. It's it's gonna be fun. 367 00:29:25.799 --> 00:29:32.519 I'm dual citizenship. So I'm a proud Canadian, French Canadian in America 368 00:29:32.599 --> 00:29:36.480 now, so it's it is a great day today, Hey Eric, speaking 369 00:29:36.519 --> 00:29:40.559 of Canada, Do I have the story right? This whole thing may never 370 00:29:40.680 --> 00:29:45.640 have happened if the Blue Jays did not choose Luke Procopec in a trade instead 371 00:29:45.680 --> 00:29:51.920 of choosing Eric Ganne in a trade the Dodgers and Blue Jays agreed upon before 372 00:29:51.960 --> 00:29:56.359 the two season. Do I do I understand that story correctly? I hope 373 00:29:56.359 --> 00:29:59.640 So, I hope I got it right. That's what I heard about it. 374 00:29:59.680 --> 00:30:02.920 I think it was Luke Brokopeg and Chad Ricketts. I think they put 375 00:30:02.960 --> 00:30:06.640 in yeah, Canadian and was in the trade? Was in the trade for 376 00:30:06.880 --> 00:30:12.920 Caesar's cheurs? Yes exactly, And yes, actually I didn't know it was 377 00:30:12.960 --> 00:30:17.759 exactly the trade for. But I remember talking about like where they refuse to 378 00:30:17.799 --> 00:30:22.000 trade meet and it was me and Luke Brook were roommates and we're you know, 379 00:30:22.079 --> 00:30:26.079 he was an amazing starter. It was actually an outfielder before and he 380 00:30:26.160 --> 00:30:27.720 became a starter and he, you know, me and Himmer roommate. We 381 00:30:27.799 --> 00:30:30.480 used to go back and forth like who get called up or not? So 382 00:30:30.799 --> 00:30:36.000 it was Luke Brokopek and Chad Ricketts. I think so it was. I'm 383 00:30:36.039 --> 00:30:40.200 a Dodger because of that. Yes, you know, when you talk about 384 00:30:40.200 --> 00:30:44.480 a bullpen, it's a team within the team. Do you remember, you 385 00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:48.720 know who you were closest to during those years, because I know there were 386 00:30:48.799 --> 00:30:52.640 a few different guys, Gia Momoto, Paul Quantrell, they were part of 387 00:30:52.640 --> 00:30:56.039 the team. But do you remember who you spent a lot of time with 388 00:30:56.079 --> 00:31:00.920 when you pitch for the Dodgers. Uh, well, you know, Joiner 389 00:31:00.000 --> 00:31:03.680 Sanchez was part of it. He had Paul Shoey Martin. We had a 390 00:31:03.720 --> 00:31:06.680 lot of guys that came in and out. But I think the core, 391 00:31:07.279 --> 00:31:10.519 the guy I've learned the most is probably guys like Jesse your Rosco. I 392 00:31:10.519 --> 00:31:12.400 mean, I'm just just sitting next to him. Was Lindsday, Like that 393 00:31:12.440 --> 00:31:15.119 guy's just, you know, the best reliever in all the time. I 394 00:31:15.119 --> 00:31:19.160 think he's got so many appearance, so much, so many, so many 395 00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:23.319 memories, so many stories to tell us. It's amazing with him to be 396 00:31:23.359 --> 00:31:26.759 part of that. Paul Quantrill was amazing. So we're part of we're the 397 00:31:26.799 --> 00:31:30.559 best bullpen. I think I'm not sure the statistics are right, but We're 398 00:31:30.599 --> 00:31:33.119 probably the best bullpen for two or three years in a row that I don't 399 00:31:33.119 --> 00:31:37.400 think. I think ever, So it was very special guys like Mota Quantrill, 400 00:31:37.559 --> 00:31:41.200 like everybody. It was a unit. Everybody worked really well together, 401 00:31:41.559 --> 00:31:45.319 and I think that's why I made us so successful, no doubt. If 402 00:31:45.359 --> 00:31:48.920 the Dodgers had the lead by the sixth inning, game was literally over and 403 00:31:49.079 --> 00:31:55.119 Eric Gannie was coming in, especially at Dodgers Stadium, Eric Ganne is joining 404 00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:57.279 us. He is going to be throwing out the first pitch at Dodgers Stadium 405 00:31:57.319 --> 00:32:04.359 before Wednesday Night's game, which is the twentieth anniversary of his eighty fourth consecutive 406 00:32:04.480 --> 00:32:07.759 safe And Eric, the Dodgers just got back from Oracle Park. Back when 407 00:32:08.599 --> 00:32:14.559 you pitched there, it was at and TU. You had some good movements 408 00:32:14.799 --> 00:32:17.799 as a Dodger team, some bad moments as a Dodger team. But there 409 00:32:17.880 --> 00:32:23.920 is that famous John Suhou photo that hangs in the hallways of Dodger Stadium, 410 00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:30.559 you facing Barry Bonds and that at bad that that matchup was one of the 411 00:32:30.599 --> 00:32:37.400 epic matchups between Dodgers and Giants during that period of time. What do you 412 00:32:37.200 --> 00:32:43.759 remember the most of pitching there and pitching against Bonds, well, right, 413 00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:46.720 I remember the most is they hated us and we hated them back, So 414 00:32:46.960 --> 00:32:50.680 not in the negative, not in an aggressive way. But you know, 415 00:32:50.759 --> 00:32:53.759 I was always taught that even if you have a losing season, you gotta 416 00:32:53.759 --> 00:32:58.559 be the giants. And I think it's you know, it's very uh they 417 00:32:58.559 --> 00:33:01.559 feel the same way and go there very hostile territory, which I loved. 418 00:33:01.599 --> 00:33:06.960 And I remember one day they played the game over They actually played my game 419 00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:09.559 over song and they try to kind of reverse it and everything else. But 420 00:33:09.759 --> 00:33:14.240 I think the greatest moment I've ever had really was not my career. The 421 00:33:14.240 --> 00:33:17.880 best memory I ever read is probably facing Barry Bonds at I can't remember. 422 00:33:17.920 --> 00:33:24.079 It was a tag bell back in the day, and just just the emotions 423 00:33:24.119 --> 00:33:29.079 and you know, the whole, the whole. That was unbelievable because we 424 00:33:29.079 --> 00:33:30.599 had to talk that we had in Japan that we agreed. I can't remember 425 00:33:30.640 --> 00:33:35.279 exactly the words, but I watched a I think it was Fox Sports at 426 00:33:35.319 --> 00:33:38.279 a Fox Sports. I'd like a special about it. They talked about like 427 00:33:38.359 --> 00:33:42.200 where we had an agreement about not throwing off speed or I thought it was 428 00:33:42.319 --> 00:33:45.119 change up. But I love that I talked to him. But it was 429 00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:46.920 unbelievable, was I think because it was the best guy in the world. 430 00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:51.799 I think best probably want probably the best player that ever played baseball so far 431 00:33:51.839 --> 00:33:54.599 other than the Tani, And for me to face him the peak of my 432 00:33:54.640 --> 00:34:00.160 career was was unbelievable. And you know, I remember coming off and I 433 00:34:00.279 --> 00:34:02.720 used to I came in to dug out and I looked at Casey Diskins, 434 00:34:02.759 --> 00:34:06.079 was a video guy, and I was smiling. He was wondering why I 435 00:34:06.079 --> 00:34:07.960 was smiling because he took me deep twice in that one of bet and I 436 00:34:08.000 --> 00:34:10.800 was just like, man, this is unbelievable. I just faced the best 437 00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:14.920 player I've ever seen in my life. And I'm not supposed to be here. 438 00:34:14.960 --> 00:34:17.679 You know this. I'm just a French Canadian hockey player and just you 439 00:34:17.679 --> 00:34:21.159 know, I was doing that and it was very special. It's always going 440 00:34:21.199 --> 00:34:23.119 to be a special, you know, special time in my life other than 441 00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:27.960 when I got standing ovation at Dawnter State, and those are pretty very special 442 00:34:28.000 --> 00:34:32.559 moments. Hey, Eric, you mentioned Otani and Barry Bonds. Do you 443 00:34:32.639 --> 00:34:37.280 feel like when show Hey Otani steps in the batter's box, he has a 444 00:34:37.320 --> 00:34:42.239 certain mistique that Bonds had when he was at his peak during that period of 445 00:34:42.280 --> 00:34:45.079 time. He definitely has that aura. I would love to face him because 446 00:34:45.920 --> 00:34:49.440 I would not be able to say, yes, he's better, because to 447 00:34:49.519 --> 00:34:53.239 me, Barry Barry Bonds just changed a game from the approach we had with 448 00:34:53.320 --> 00:34:57.199 all the other hitters. So I don't I've never seen anything. I've never 449 00:34:57.199 --> 00:34:59.920 had to face anything like it. I would love to be able to say 450 00:35:00.039 --> 00:35:02.519 yeah so toany does. But the presidence that Barry had in that lineup was 451 00:35:02.639 --> 00:35:07.000 just nothing I've ever seen before. Because two or three or four hitters before, 452 00:35:07.039 --> 00:35:09.840 you sitting the dug out, look at Okay, this is this guy 453 00:35:09.880 --> 00:35:13.440 coming up, this guy coming up. You know, I got a really 454 00:35:13.639 --> 00:35:15.400 cant and all these guys are amazing hitters, but I mean, would very 455 00:35:15.519 --> 00:35:19.400 in the you know, in the game was very different. So you know, 456 00:35:19.440 --> 00:35:21.880 I was just fortunate to face him, and I would love to face 457 00:35:21.920 --> 00:35:23.679 with Tani because I've never seen anything like it. To dominate the way he 458 00:35:23.760 --> 00:35:28.760 does from hitting and pitching, it's pretty special. Okay, eric Ganie, 459 00:35:29.039 --> 00:35:31.760 let's say it's the ninth inning and let's just say O, Tani still on 460 00:35:31.840 --> 00:35:36.840 the Angels. Eric Ganne comes through the gates, at Dodgers Stadium. How 461 00:35:36.880 --> 00:35:40.360 would you sequence show? Hey, Otani, would you go fastball inside to 462 00:35:40.440 --> 00:35:45.039 back them off and then throw in that famous change up? Well? I 463 00:35:45.159 --> 00:35:49.119 love to I actually love to face him an Anaheim, when you have that 464 00:35:49.800 --> 00:35:53.440 rally monkey going and going over on top of it. I would love to 465 00:35:53.480 --> 00:35:57.559 face him there. That would be like my perfect scenario. Those guys in 466 00:35:57.639 --> 00:36:00.119 facing that a little crazy rally monkey go, that would be amazing. But 467 00:36:00.400 --> 00:36:05.239 I would go fast well up in and just to start with, oh man, 468 00:36:05.320 --> 00:36:07.880 that's all, get him off my dish, and then go change up 469 00:36:07.920 --> 00:36:10.000 all day. Oh I love it, love it, love it. Eric 470 00:36:10.039 --> 00:36:14.360 Ganie, Hey, it's gonna be great to see you on Wednesday. Can't 471 00:36:14.360 --> 00:36:17.079 wait for all of us to celebrate your cy young in two thousand and three 472 00:36:17.119 --> 00:36:23.719 and also the twentieth anniversary literally on Wednesday, one of your eighty fourth consecutive 473 00:36:23.800 --> 00:36:29.440 save and can't wait to see you also during the grand reunion with a bunch 474 00:36:29.480 --> 00:36:34.159 of former Dodgers and you being part of it. It's it's really special to 475 00:36:34.239 --> 00:36:37.519 bring back all of you guys, but you definitely deserve your shine on Wednesday. 476 00:36:38.840 --> 00:36:42.159 Thank you so much. It's the privilege and it's just to be a 477 00:36:42.159 --> 00:36:45.280 part of the Dodger family is just a great honor. Maybe we'll go back 478 00:36:45.280 --> 00:36:50.960 to the speakeasy after you throw out that first pitch, and I'm not gonna 479 00:36:50.960 --> 00:36:57.559 say no. Okay, sounds good. They miss you down there, and 480 00:36:58.079 --> 00:37:00.519 yeah, it was awesome seeing you a couple of years ago, and it'll 481 00:37:00.519 --> 00:37:05.360 be great to see you on Wednesday. Eric, enjoy Newport Beach game over 482 00:37:05.519 --> 00:37:07.679 down there, and we'll see you on Wednesday. All right, guys, 483 00:37:07.679 --> 00:37:13.920 thank you. There he goes the great Eric Gangne two thousand and three National 484 00:37:14.000 --> 00:37:17.280 League Say Young Award winner, and it's great that Dodgers are going to recognize 485 00:37:17.320 --> 00:37:23.719 him for still the record eighty four consecutive saves. That is still a Major 486 00:37:23.800 --> 00:37:30.119 League record. Kennley Jansen obviously has the most saves in Dodger history, but 487 00:37:30.320 --> 00:37:37.239 Eric Gangne holds that distinction for the most consecutive saves in Dodger history eighty four. 488 00:37:37.360 --> 00:37:40.280 And on July third, it will be the twenty eighth anniversary. So 489 00:37:40.360 --> 00:37:45.719 looking forward to Wednesday night at Dodgers Stadium. Eight six six nine eighty seven 490 00:37:45.800 --> 00:37:52.119 two five seventy is the phone number Dodgers diamondback start a three game series. 491 00:37:52.360 --> 00:37:55.719 Tomorrow night, first pitch from Dodgers Stadium at seven to ten. We have 492 00:37:55.800 --> 00:38:00.679 time for more phone calls. We have two lines open, six two, 493 00:38:00.760 --> 00:38:05.719 five seventy. Let's go out to Lewis in the Bay Area. Lewis, 494 00:38:05.800 --> 00:38:10.119 how are you. I'm doing overall pretty well, David. That was a 495 00:38:10.239 --> 00:38:16.239 wonderful interview with Eric Gannier, and he was a favorite of mine. I 496 00:38:16.320 --> 00:38:22.800 remember the whole Bonds Ganie thing, so that was really cool, I must 497 00:38:22.800 --> 00:38:27.840 say, And then I'll get to my quick points. It would be wonderful 498 00:38:27.960 --> 00:38:31.440 one day if you could get aside with him. He had all of those 499 00:38:31.480 --> 00:38:36.599 injuries. I think that's why he ended up taking the steroids. But I've 500 00:38:36.639 --> 00:38:43.239 never heard from any player what it actually did for them. And like I 501 00:38:43.280 --> 00:38:45.800 said, it would be wonderful off the record, but that's another time I 502 00:38:46.119 --> 00:38:50.079 will say this. You know, I don't feel like when I have Mark 503 00:38:50.199 --> 00:38:57.119 mcguireron or Eric ganne just now, I feel like I don't need to rehash 504 00:38:57.239 --> 00:39:00.920 the whole steroid thing. I feel like these guys have done enough and talked 505 00:39:00.960 --> 00:39:07.519 about it enough and they don't owe me anything more. And also we all 506 00:39:07.599 --> 00:39:12.000 know what happened. It was the culture of the time. And you know, 507 00:39:12.079 --> 00:39:15.039 when you talk about Ganie versus Bonds, I mean that was a level 508 00:39:15.079 --> 00:39:20.639 playing field, wouldn't you say, Lewis? Yeah, oh no, no, 509 00:39:20.639 --> 00:39:22.800 no, no, totally. As I said, I think I have, 510 00:39:23.000 --> 00:39:27.119 like a lot of people now, I know what it did too. 511 00:39:27.199 --> 00:39:31.639 By the way Lewis guys have told me, it just helps you recover quicker 512 00:39:32.039 --> 00:39:37.480 a long season, you know, being stronger, and also gave you that 513 00:39:37.599 --> 00:39:40.679 confidence of being superman, whether it's in the batter's box or on the mound 514 00:39:43.360 --> 00:39:46.000 right now. That is definitely the thing that people say about it, and 515 00:39:46.280 --> 00:39:51.480 that's where there should be more nuance on it. But here is going to 516 00:39:51.599 --> 00:39:54.920 the other question, and it is an intelligent one about you know, what 517 00:39:54.960 --> 00:40:00.119 do we needed to trade? Deadline? Okay, I'm hoping Yamamoto is going 518 00:40:00.159 --> 00:40:04.079 to be back. I don't know if there's anything new today, but I 519 00:40:04.519 --> 00:40:09.079 you know, we know that there's a question mark. But besides the starting 520 00:40:09.119 --> 00:40:15.559 pitching, which I agree with you on, I do think third days and 521 00:40:15.639 --> 00:40:19.880 I'm a big Chris Taylor fan, but it's not enough and I'm really concerned 522 00:40:19.920 --> 00:40:22.000 that by time months he gets back. You know, I think we're looking 523 00:40:22.079 --> 00:40:27.679 at not you know, July twentieth, but like August first, and you 524 00:40:27.800 --> 00:40:30.400 figure he's going to need at least a month months. He's going to be 525 00:40:30.440 --> 00:40:34.920 back by the time the second half starts. Lewis, he'll be back for 526 00:40:35.039 --> 00:40:42.440 that Red Sox series after the All Star break. Well that's that, you 527 00:40:42.480 --> 00:40:45.760 know, that's me being around him and him telling me once he starts swinging, 528 00:40:46.199 --> 00:40:51.800 it will take two weeks and he's eligible to come off the ILU the 529 00:40:51.880 --> 00:40:55.199 day after the last game before the All Star breaks, so that would set 530 00:40:55.239 --> 00:40:59.840 him up to come back against the Red Sox. So I would say that's 531 00:40:59.840 --> 00:41:05.719 a very fair expectation that he's back for the beginning of the second half. 532 00:41:07.440 --> 00:41:13.599 Okay, Well, that's that's that's encouraging because he does really make a difference 533 00:41:13.840 --> 00:41:16.960 in the lineup and his defense. You know, people you know criticized him 534 00:41:16.960 --> 00:41:22.199 all year, but his defense this year has been really you know, before 535 00:41:22.239 --> 00:41:27.880 he got injured, was really excellent and that and that's going to be needed. 536 00:41:27.920 --> 00:41:34.440 I mean, that extra bat to rely on is just very very important, 537 00:41:34.679 --> 00:41:37.280 and he lengthens the lineup. All right, Lewis, that's my thought. 538 00:41:38.360 --> 00:41:42.360 Got it? Thank you for calling in appreciate it, and uh, 539 00:41:42.880 --> 00:41:45.960 we'll talk to you down the road. Lewis is a very loyal listener, 540 00:41:46.039 --> 00:41:51.159 so appreciate him calling in tonight on an off night. And look, I 541 00:41:51.199 --> 00:41:57.599 feel like we all appreciate Max Munsey and what his impact is on the Dodger 542 00:41:57.679 --> 00:42:01.840 lineup a little bit more since he's been out, going back to May fifteenth. 543 00:42:01.880 --> 00:42:06.920 And look, if you go back to Dodger Talk on the iHeartRadio app, 544 00:42:06.920 --> 00:42:10.719 you'll hear a conversation I had with Monsey about two weeks ago where he 545 00:42:10.920 --> 00:42:16.199 understands where people don't want to see him strike out and believe that he's a 546 00:42:16.320 --> 00:42:21.400 three true outcome player. And for the most part, I would say that's 547 00:42:21.440 --> 00:42:25.000 somewhat true. I would say it's it would lean that way on the spectrum. 548 00:42:25.039 --> 00:42:30.519 But what people don't appreciate is that you have a guy in Otani that 549 00:42:30.559 --> 00:42:34.239 doesn't take a ton of pitches. Freddie will swing at the first pitch, 550 00:42:35.280 --> 00:42:38.280 and Max Munsey is a guy in that lineup that will take an average of 551 00:42:38.400 --> 00:42:45.000 six to seven pitches per at bat and Munsey in a vacuum. You know, 552 00:42:45.159 --> 00:42:49.800 obviously it's not the same, but when you put Max Munsey behind those 553 00:42:49.920 --> 00:42:53.679 first three guys, it allows them to swing at the first pitch, because 554 00:42:53.679 --> 00:42:59.840 you know Munsey is going to do his job for the lineup and see more 555 00:43:00.079 --> 00:43:06.360 pitches than they would And that is part of the Dodgers' identity and game plan 556 00:43:06.760 --> 00:43:10.119 to get a starting pitcher out of the game by the fifth or sixth inning, 557 00:43:10.239 --> 00:43:15.360 make them throw those one hundred pitches and get to the bullpen. Now 558 00:43:15.639 --> 00:43:19.480 these days, bullpens and the bullpen arms are pretty good if you're a good 559 00:43:19.599 --> 00:43:23.519 team. But for the most part, that's his impact. It's not whether 560 00:43:23.639 --> 00:43:28.920 or not he strikes out in the at bat. It's about whether or not 561 00:43:29.039 --> 00:43:32.360 he's giving a quality at bat and making the pitcher work. And that's what 562 00:43:32.559 --> 00:43:37.599 he's trying to do. Now, does anybody want to see him strike out? 563 00:43:37.840 --> 00:43:42.000 Of course not. He doesn't want to strike out, but that's part 564 00:43:42.119 --> 00:43:46.320 of the tax that he pays some at bats when he's making that pitcher work. 565 00:43:46.679 --> 00:43:52.440 That's why he homers, he slugs, and he walks. That's part 566 00:43:52.440 --> 00:43:55.440 of it. Eight six six, nine eighty seven two five seventy is the 567 00:43:55.480 --> 00:44:00.400 phone number. And look, I know the batting average wasn't that great Max 568 00:44:00.480 --> 00:44:07.239 Munsey when he went down, but his OPS is eight hundred and since he 569 00:44:07.320 --> 00:44:13.079 went down the guys that have filled in for him, whatever combination that is 570 00:44:13.239 --> 00:44:19.599 mostly keyk Hernandez and Cavin Bigio. Their combined ops is in the four hundreds. 571 00:44:20.079 --> 00:44:24.239 So the Dodgers are losing a lot without Max Munsey. Defense, Keik 572 00:44:24.480 --> 00:44:30.719 is tremendous at third base, so I'm not saying they're losing anything defensively when 573 00:44:30.800 --> 00:44:35.760 keyk is at third base. But offensively, the Dodgers certainly have lost a 574 00:44:35.800 --> 00:44:39.039 lot in a lot of different ways that you don't really see on the surface 575 00:44:39.519 --> 00:44:45.440 without Max Munsey. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the 576 00:44:45.480 --> 00:44:50.000 phone number that'll do it for us on off day Dodger Talk. Before we 577 00:44:50.039 --> 00:44:54.280 say goodnight, I do want to recognize a local agent, former agent, 578 00:44:54.360 --> 00:45:00.400 I should say, but legendary name in Major League Baseball, and that is 579 00:45:00.559 --> 00:45:07.159 Dennis go Go Gilbert. Yes, Dennis Gilbert was the agent for Bobby Bonia. 580 00:45:07.599 --> 00:45:13.840 And today July first is Bobby Bonia Day. Bobby Bonia will get another 581 00:45:14.079 --> 00:45:20.519 check because Dennis Gilbert deferred about a million a year when he signed with the 582 00:45:20.559 --> 00:45:24.960 Mets, and to this day, Bobby Bonia is still getting checks from the 583 00:45:25.000 --> 00:45:30.559 New York Mets. So congratulations to Bobby, who I know is hanging out 584 00:45:30.559 --> 00:45:37.960 in the valley five or six years ago. So congratulations Bobby Bonia and Dennis 585 00:45:37.960 --> 00:45:44.639 Gilbert. On Bobby Bonilla Day, Bonia gets one point one million dollars going 586 00:45:44.679 --> 00:45:50.920 all the way until twenty thirty five. So congratulations to Bobby Bonia and Dennis 587 00:45:51.000 --> 00:45:54.239 Go go Gilbert. All right. Tomorrow night, the Dodgers will be back 588 00:45:54.280 --> 00:46:00.960 in action at the Ravine Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck begins at six o'clock 589 00:46:00.039 --> 00:46:06.639 with Tim Kats. First pitch is at seven ten. Dodgers Diamondbacks. Bobby 590 00:46:06.719 --> 00:46:09.719 Miller back on the mound tomorrow night, looking to get his season on track, 591 00:46:10.039 --> 00:46:15.039 and I have full confidence that he will. Thanks to Ronnie Fossio back 592 00:46:15.079 --> 00:46:19.559 at our Burbank Studios, and thanks to you for listening. In case you 593 00:46:19.599 --> 00:46:23.320 missed any of the show or or interview with game over Eric Gangnie, you 594 00:46:23.360 --> 00:46:28.639 can download it on the iHeartRadio app. That's where you can stream all the 595 00:46:28.719 --> 00:46:34.039 Dodger games and podcast all the Dodger talk shows and interviews. It's your one 596 00:46:34.159 --> 00:46:39.159 stop shop for Dodger baseball. Coming up next on a five to seventy LA 597 00:46:39.280 --> 00:46:44.840 Sports will be Jason Smith and later tonight, Ben Maller will be up all 598 00:46:45.000 --> 00:46:47.719 night with you on a five to seventy LA Sports. We will talk to 599 00:46:47.760 --> 00:46:52.599 you tomorrow night from Dodger Stadium. Have a great rest of your Monday. Sea