WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:07.960 And now your host for Morongo Casino Dodgers on Tech, Tim kayse Hi, 2 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:13.720 everybody, and welcome in too, Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck. Hope you're 3 00:00:13.759 --> 00:00:18.679 well on this Saturday night, your Los Angeles Dodgers thirty six and twenty three 4 00:00:18.719 --> 00:00:21.800 on this season. After a sweep of the Mets in New York, did 5 00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:27.280 Dodgers return home last night only to fall to the lowly Rockies. Tonight they 6 00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:30.879 look to jump start the offense yet again, get back on track. Yoshi 7 00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:35.119 Yamamoto on the mound, game two of this three game weekend series. First 8 00:00:35.159 --> 00:00:39.000 pitch from Dodgers Stadium is coming up at seven to ten. Between then and 9 00:00:39.039 --> 00:00:42.240 now, we got a lot to get to here. On'm Arago Casino Dodgers 10 00:00:42.240 --> 00:00:46.039 on Deck, we'll hear from the Dodger manager Dave Roberts. We'll dive deeper 11 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:51.119 into this pitching matchup. David Vasse goes one on one with Dodger reliever Anthony 12 00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:54.759 Bonda. Shortly, we'll check in with Kirsten Watsa. We'll get your ol 13 00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:58.840 Tawny Rewind. Then in just a few minutes we'll check in with Rick Monday 14 00:00:59.079 --> 00:01:03.240 and Tim Never at the Gallpin motors of broadcast booth. Well last night at 15 00:01:03.240 --> 00:01:07.319 the Ravine, Bueller got into trouble and didn't get the help he needed on 16 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:11.359 defense. Walker Buehler six up and down innings for the right hander. He'd 17 00:01:11.400 --> 00:01:17.040 give up four runs on six hits while striking out seven, but also walked 18 00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:19.200 for. Bueller got out of a basis loaded jam in the top half of 19 00:01:19.239 --> 00:01:23.000 the first inning, striking out Chris Bryant and Brendan Rodgers to end the inning. 20 00:01:23.079 --> 00:01:27.719 And the third though Walker Buehler again flirting with danger runners on first and 21 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:32.159 second with two outs, when Chris Bryant, this time single to left to 22 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:34.640 give the Rockies a one to nothing lee. The next batter, Brendan Rodgers 23 00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:38.879 Brian handed hitter waits, Bueller deals and the ball swung on hit the center 24 00:01:38.879 --> 00:01:45.159 field of base het and then comes McMahon. It gets past Pajz and rolls 25 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:49.599 to the wall. Bryant's gonna come around to score. Oh what a terrible 26 00:01:49.680 --> 00:01:53.920 time for that to happen, as the Rockies now leaded three to nothing. 27 00:01:55.000 --> 00:02:00.920 McMahon scores, Bryant scores, an eer on Pajz on the routine played a 28 00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:06.319 center field Brandon Rodgers with the single des center than misplayed by Andy Poees and 29 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:09.319 rolls to the wall that brought in two runs Rockies a three to nothing leading 30 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:15.319 the fourth, Rockies added at another Ezekiel Tovar a solo home run to left 31 00:02:15.319 --> 00:02:19.280 off walker Bueller. The Rockies were up four to nothing. Meanwhile, the 32 00:02:19.319 --> 00:02:23.800 Dodgers offense, they were quiet until the bottom of the eighth when it finally 33 00:02:23.840 --> 00:02:28.039 got something going a lead off double by Gavin Lucks. Rojas walked. Andy 34 00:02:28.039 --> 00:02:32.719 pot has single to center that loaded the bases for Mookie one oh and Lookie 35 00:02:32.759 --> 00:02:37.439 hits the ground ball to short charge. Bike Tovar flips the Rogers one on 36 00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:40.800 to first double play. Lucks comes in to score, and that's a very 37 00:02:40.879 --> 00:02:46.319 tough trade to make this late in the ballgame. Two for one and it's 38 00:02:46.360 --> 00:02:50.319 now a four to one ball game. Well, Mookie Betts grounds into the 39 00:02:50.319 --> 00:02:53.199 old six four to three double play, but they score a run. That's 40 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:55.479 the top tier play of the game, sponsored by Arco Quality, top tier 41 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:59.960 gas for less. Dodgers looking to cash in more, but they could. 42 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:04.479 Two batters later, Freddie Freeman would strikeout to end the threat. Dodgers would 43 00:03:04.479 --> 00:03:06.879 go in a order in the bottom of the ninth and that was it. 44 00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:12.159 The Rockies. The last place Rockies come in and win the series opener last 45 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:15.159 night four to one. Dakota Hudson was really good for seven plus innings. 46 00:03:15.479 --> 00:03:19.360 He was one and seven coming in. You wouldn't know the way he pitched 47 00:03:19.439 --> 00:03:23.000 last night, Walker Bueller the loss. Dodgers fall to thirty six and twenty 48 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:27.039 three. Tonight they look to get back on track. Tyler Glassnew Bobblehead Night. 49 00:03:27.240 --> 00:03:30.879 Yoshi Yamamoto on the mound, first pitch of seven ten and with more 50 00:03:30.919 --> 00:03:32.680 than sad out to the Galpin Motors broadcast booth. As we say hello to 51 00:03:32.759 --> 00:03:37.520 Rick Monday and Tim Never guys, Tim, thank you very much. Gorgeous 52 00:03:37.599 --> 00:03:39.599 night for a ballgame here at Dodgers Stadium. As we get ready for Game 53 00:03:39.639 --> 00:03:44.159 two of this three game series the Rockies and the Dodgers. Last night, 54 00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:49.080 the Rockies pulled out a four to one win over the Dodgers. Dakota Hudson 55 00:03:49.159 --> 00:03:53.719 pitched the game of his season for sure, and Walker Bueller did not. 56 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:57.199 And that was one of the big differences. It was a three run third 57 00:03:57.240 --> 00:04:00.719 inning that was the difference, but a couple of other things that were the 58 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:04.199 difference Usually we're looking at the bottom of the order and how they hit, 59 00:04:04.360 --> 00:04:08.199 but last night it was the top of the order and then some. The 60 00:04:08.280 --> 00:04:12.639 one through six hitters for the Dodgers last night were only one for twenty three. 61 00:04:12.719 --> 00:04:15.040 That's an forty three average. And when those guys aren't going, the 62 00:04:15.079 --> 00:04:17.959 Dodgers aren't going. Yeah. And the other thing too. You mentioned Dakota 63 00:04:18.040 --> 00:04:21.800 Hudson. He was simply spot on in the seventh endings one run on the 64 00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:27.199 four hits. It was amazing the Dodgers. I don't know if it was 65 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:30.920 a lack of not making adjustments or just that real good sinker and Dakota Hudson. 66 00:04:31.439 --> 00:04:34.879 I mean, you start to look at the twenty seven outs, thirteen 67 00:04:34.959 --> 00:04:40.079 of those the result of ground balls that were hit to the infield. So 68 00:04:40.279 --> 00:04:45.079 the Dodger ball club frustrated last night, and also frustrated you start to look 69 00:04:45.079 --> 00:04:47.079 at the fact they've lost now six of the last nine games, and in 70 00:04:47.120 --> 00:04:51.000 those six losses, they've averaged just two and a half runs a game. 71 00:04:51.319 --> 00:04:56.160 That is well below what this Dodger ball club's accustomed to doing. So today, 72 00:04:56.160 --> 00:04:59.000 early at the ballpark, the Dodgers had a group of players from the 73 00:04:59.040 --> 00:05:01.439 bottom of the order out. They're working on bunting of all things, and 74 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:05.639 maybe that's in the game plan. Maybe we'll see that as a way where 75 00:05:05.720 --> 00:05:09.199 some of these hitters will try to get on base. Yeah, I know 76 00:05:09.240 --> 00:05:13.480 the metrics are kind of going away from bunting in a lot of organizations. 77 00:05:13.480 --> 00:05:16.160 Most organizations feel well, if you're kind of giving away an out. Possibly, 78 00:05:16.480 --> 00:05:19.959 I think that applies if you're talking about sacrifice bunts. But I still 79 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:24.759 believe that if guys are struggling and have a little bit of speed at all, 80 00:05:25.720 --> 00:05:28.920 with the defensive alignments that we see, we're playing so deep, I 81 00:05:28.959 --> 00:05:32.600 think bunting can be a weapon instead of an inconvenience. One of the things 82 00:05:32.639 --> 00:05:38.720 about show Hey O Johnny, We've got to look at over the last thirteen 83 00:05:38.759 --> 00:05:42.879 games or so, he's only ten for fifty one with twelve strikeouts. Now, 84 00:05:42.879 --> 00:05:46.000 he's still putting up good numbers. His numbers are still among the elite 85 00:05:46.079 --> 00:05:48.040 hitters in all of Major League Baseball. But he's cooled off, of bit 86 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:50.759 Oh, he's cooled off. I think he's also expanded the strike zone a 87 00:05:50.800 --> 00:05:54.879 little bit, in particular with the breaking balls that are inside, and we're 88 00:05:54.920 --> 00:06:00.199 seeing him pull off a little bit more. He says that that left hamstring 89 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:03.040 the issue that had caused some problems for him running. He says, it 90 00:06:03.079 --> 00:06:08.199 doesn't bother him for the swing, but I'm seeing a different swing now since 91 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:11.439 the bruise to the back of the left hand string, and I don't know 92 00:06:11.439 --> 00:06:14.439 if it's bothering him. He says, it doesn't, but it's a different 93 00:06:14.439 --> 00:06:16.480 approach that we're seeing right now. One thing Dave Roberts talk to the press 94 00:06:16.480 --> 00:06:21.199 about today in the dugout mall is he is considering splitting up the left handers 95 00:06:21.199 --> 00:06:25.680 at the top of the order, perhaps at some time against lefties, having 96 00:06:25.680 --> 00:06:28.759 somebody else hid in between Otani and Freeman. Yeah, and it works also 97 00:06:28.839 --> 00:06:31.759 for ball clubs right now that have multiple left handers in their bullpend because they 98 00:06:31.839 --> 00:06:35.480 can kind of save them and if they get in the jam, they've got 99 00:06:35.519 --> 00:06:40.120 two left handers back to back. He spreads it out tonight. If you 100 00:06:40.160 --> 00:06:44.199 look at Gavid looks he's batting in the number six spot. Jason Hayward has 101 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:46.040 moved down to the number eight spots. So you have a right hander Andy 102 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:50.240 pat has in between two lefties. Wouldn't be a bad deal either. The 103 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:54.000 question would be Okay, who do you put in the number two slot? 104 00:06:54.120 --> 00:06:57.319 Or who do you put in the three slot? Do you flip flop Freeman 105 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:02.519 and Smith? Smith and the cleanup spot again, interesting scenario that Dodgers fortunately 106 00:07:02.560 --> 00:07:06.560 have something to work with. And you mentioned earlier about the bottom third of 107 00:07:06.600 --> 00:07:11.959 the lineup. We're beginning now to see kind of a rejuvenation of the hitting 108 00:07:12.199 --> 00:07:15.000 and hopefully that trend is going to get even stronger and stronger. The Rockies 109 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:18.519 are twenty one and thirty five and they're looking for their first series win at 110 00:07:18.560 --> 00:07:24.360 Dodger Stadium since the beginning of August in twenty eighteen. The Dodgers meantime in 111 00:07:24.399 --> 00:07:28.480 first place in the last thirty six and twenty three. They've lost six of 112 00:07:28.560 --> 00:07:31.319 their last nine, but they have won thirty five of the last forty five 113 00:07:31.680 --> 00:07:35.040 against Colorado here at Dodger Stadium. Tim, all right, as we cut 114 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:39.040 you down to first pitch, Dodger fans, get your game day meal on 115 00:07:39.600 --> 00:07:44.639 at Shaky's Pizza Parlor. What are your Shaky's Pizza, Chicken and Mojo's right 116 00:07:44.680 --> 00:07:48.360 now at shakys dot com. Coming up here on Dodgers on Deck, we'll 117 00:07:48.399 --> 00:07:53.399 hear from David Vassay. He'll go one on one with reliever Anthony Bonda. 118 00:07:53.720 --> 00:07:57.800 We'll break down this pitchy matchup. Will you get your magical moment of the 119 00:07:57.920 --> 00:08:01.959 day, latest injuryport including an update on Bobby Miller. We'll hear from Dodger 120 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:07.040 manager Dave Roberts. But up next your Otani rewind and we'll visit with Kirsten 121 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:11.560 Watson. It's all coming up as we lead you up to Dodgers and Rockies 122 00:08:11.560 --> 00:08:15.120 from the Ravine. First pitch is seven ten. Thanks for being with us 123 00:08:15.120 --> 00:08:22.920 on this Saturday night. I'm Tim Kays's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network is Lorongo 124 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:28.000 Casino, Dodgers on the Dodgers on deck y'all on the official home of La 125 00:08:28.199 --> 00:08:35.000 Dodgers Baseball, Dodgers and Rockies, Yoshi Yamamoto, Cal Quantrill the pitching matchup 126 00:08:35.039 --> 00:08:39.159 Game two of this three game set. First pitch coming up at seven ten. 127 00:08:41.200 --> 00:08:48.720 This is the Otani rewhy. Dodgers lost to the Rockies last night four 128 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:52.159 to one. You heard Tim mentioned the top of the lineup last night was 129 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:56.240 not very productive. Mookie Bets oh for four, Freddie Freeman was oh for 130 00:08:56.279 --> 00:09:01.320 four, showho Tani last night and our Otani Rewind goes for three with a 131 00:09:01.360 --> 00:09:05.159 walk, but he's still hitting three twenty six on this season. The Otani 132 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:09.279 Rewind brought to by eto ins Oiocha, Japan's number one green tea, available 133 00:09:09.279 --> 00:09:13.240 at your local Dizol stores, Amazon and etoen dot com. That's it, 134 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:20.919 O E N dot com. This is Kirston's corner with Kirston Watson. Hey, 135 00:09:20.960 --> 00:09:22.720 Kirston now join us US from the standing before game two of this three 136 00:09:22.799 --> 00:09:28.960 game series. Big news before the game though, Keirston a Clayton Kershaw sighting 137 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:33.279 on the mound. Yeah, he threw a sim game through one inning that 138 00:09:33.399 --> 00:09:35.879 up to about twenty pitches, came out of it feeling really good. I 139 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:39.919 spoke to him pretty you know, immediately after, and we just talked about 140 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:43.440 kind of where he's at right now. This was his first time facing hitters 141 00:09:43.799 --> 00:09:48.720 since having surgery, and he just has continued to feel really good just with 142 00:09:48.200 --> 00:09:52.759 how he's recovering. He knows that he's fully healthy at this point, so 143 00:09:52.879 --> 00:09:56.440 that's kind of the first key. Now it's for him just about building up 144 00:09:56.480 --> 00:10:01.120 and he's feeling really confident. That look, one inning today and about five 145 00:10:01.200 --> 00:10:05.440 to six days another inning and so just continuing with that build up process. 146 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:09.279 So he was saying, like, not necessarily putting an exact timeline on it, 147 00:10:09.360 --> 00:10:13.480 but if you're just looking at building up an inning each week five to 148 00:10:13.519 --> 00:10:16.519 six weeks, he should be at about six innings and that's kind of where 149 00:10:16.519 --> 00:10:18.919 you want to be. Obviously, it depends on where the team is at 150 00:10:18.919 --> 00:10:22.960 and things like that, how his stuff looks. But he's feeling really good. 151 00:10:22.039 --> 00:10:26.480 Dave Roberts even said that he's technically ahead of schedule, you know, 152 00:10:26.679 --> 00:10:30.039 and so just to get some eyes on him for him to have his first 153 00:10:30.080 --> 00:10:33.240 SIM game here at Dodger Stadium, I think all of that just being around 154 00:10:33.279 --> 00:10:35.879 the team, said, he's going to be around a little bit more now 155 00:10:35.919 --> 00:10:41.360 that the kids are it's summertime, they're out of school. So he's definitely 156 00:10:41.399 --> 00:10:43.559 looking forward to because now he said, it's time to lock in. He's 157 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:48.120 getting ready for baseball season. This is like spring training for him essentially for 158 00:10:48.240 --> 00:10:52.360 this Dodgers team. There at the two month point now of this twenty twenty 159 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:56.639 four season was the assessment from Dave Roberts. Yeah, he was talking a 160 00:10:56.639 --> 00:11:01.000 lot about just kind of where either individuals are at are kind of different parts 161 00:11:01.039 --> 00:11:03.559 of the order, So he started with the bottom of the order. You 162 00:11:03.600 --> 00:11:07.759 know, the last couple of weeks, especially this last week, we'll say 163 00:11:07.080 --> 00:11:11.399 they've really gotten things going, you know, just putting really good at bats 164 00:11:11.399 --> 00:11:13.120 together, setting the table for the top of the order. The top of 165 00:11:13.159 --> 00:11:18.399 the order has been for the most part, very consistent. And that's especially 166 00:11:18.480 --> 00:11:22.960 with saying, like even Freddie Freeman has talked to us about feeling like he's 167 00:11:22.240 --> 00:11:26.440 kind of like treading water. He doesn't really feel like he's broken out just 168 00:11:26.519 --> 00:11:30.039 yet, hasn't had that like hot streak, hasn't been feeling like he likes 169 00:11:30.080 --> 00:11:35.120 to during the season. So considering the numbers still look really good, what 170 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:39.240 he's batting two eighty six right now, and so the fact that those are 171 00:11:39.279 --> 00:11:41.799 his numbers and he doesn't really feel like he's kind of gotten on to the 172 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:43.360 start he's wanted to, I think that's very telling as to who he is. 173 00:11:43.759 --> 00:11:46.039 So Dave kind of just talked a little bit about that. I know, 174 00:11:46.080 --> 00:11:50.360 we've talked about the starting pitching, seeing guys go deep into the game. 175 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:54.799 That's been huge this year. So just things like that, But overall 176 00:11:54.919 --> 00:11:58.799 he feels it's a crazy thing that it's June first. We are now two 177 00:11:58.840 --> 00:12:01.759 months into this season, but he's very He's pleased with what he's been seeing 178 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:05.960 from the group as a whole. So far, so good for the Dodgers. 179 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:07.120 Need to keep it up with this lead in the division. Kirsten, 180 00:12:07.200 --> 00:12:09.480 We appreciate it. Well. Check out with you after the game, Dodger 181 00:12:09.559 --> 00:12:15.519 fans and hans. You're listening and experience by downloading the iHeartRadio app and listening 182 00:12:15.600 --> 00:12:20.759 in HD. It's all powered by Lacare Health Plan, serving all Angelinos lacare 183 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:24.399 dot org. Coming up, we'll preview this pitchy matchup David Vassa goes one 184 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:28.159 on one with Anthony Banda. But up next we'll get you an injury report 185 00:12:28.200 --> 00:12:33.080 and we'll hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. It's the Dodgers and Rockies 186 00:12:33.279 --> 00:12:37.480 Tyler Glassnew Bobblehead Night Tonight. First pitch is seven ten. I'm Tim Kasis, 187 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:46.200 Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. This is Marongo Cassino Dodgers hunting on your 188 00:12:46.279 --> 00:12:52.399 home for La Dodgers Baseball. Maroango Casino Dodgers on decades to use on this 189 00:12:52.480 --> 00:12:56.320 Saturday night. As we lead you up the first pitch at Dodger Stadium, 190 00:12:56.399 --> 00:13:01.799 Dodgers and Rockies, Marogo Casino Resort and Spot ran Slam for good Times, 191 00:13:01.879 --> 00:13:05.960 Yoshi I'm a Mooto and Cal Quantrell. The pitching matchup. First pitch coming 192 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:11.759 up at sevent ten. It's the LA Dodger Injury Report, present of by 193 00:13:11.799 --> 00:13:16.919 UCLA Healthy Official medical partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Max Munsey Grade one 194 00:13:16.960 --> 00:13:20.279 oblique train, Joe Kelly on the I L with the shoulder strain, Ryan 195 00:13:20.360 --> 00:13:22.679 Brasier on the I L at the right cap strain. Bobby Miller on the 196 00:13:22.679 --> 00:13:26.879 IEL at the shoulder inflammation. He's on a minor league rehab assignment as we 197 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:31.759 speak in Rancho Cucamonga. So far in the third inning, pitcher Connor Brogden 198 00:13:31.840 --> 00:13:35.159 out with planter fasciitis. Clayton Kershaw, Brusdar Gratterol, Kyle hurt, Tony 199 00:13:35.159 --> 00:13:39.600 Gonsolin, Dustinmate all on the ill of an update on Clayton Kershaw coming up 200 00:13:39.759 --> 00:13:43.120 and that she had done for the season with Tommy John surgery. Let's check 201 00:13:43.159 --> 00:13:48.080 in with though the Dodger skipper. The questions for Dave, Dave, can 202 00:13:48.120 --> 00:13:52.279 you just describe Dave? Can you talk about the pressure in the dugouts with 203 00:13:52.480 --> 00:13:58.720 Dave Roberts. My vantage point, I thought it was it was good. 204 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:07.600 I think he touched eighty eight, which was great to see. I thought 205 00:14:07.240 --> 00:14:13.000 he used don't I don't remember a curveball, but I think he was fastball 206 00:14:13.320 --> 00:14:18.320 slider, and we got out of it what we hope for. He came 207 00:14:18.360 --> 00:14:22.440 out of for feeling good, feeling strong, and he was you know, 208 00:14:22.559 --> 00:14:28.360 had no tentativeness. So that was a real positive today. And you know 209 00:14:28.440 --> 00:14:33.759 his next one will be two innings in Rancho. Do you see this just 210 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:37.720 as kind of interlead progression to build up? Is that kind of focus right 211 00:14:37.759 --> 00:14:43.279 now considering continues to feeling healthy. Yeah, I think so. You know, 212 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:50.759 right now we're way ahead of schedule, so I think that's really encouraging. 213 00:14:50.279 --> 00:14:54.200 So I think just you know, every event that happens, just continued 214 00:14:54.240 --> 00:15:00.399 to move forward and build on the positives. So you just said that he's 215 00:15:00.440 --> 00:15:01.960 going out on a rehab game, that's the next I think it's going to 216 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:05.720 be that. No, I think it's going to be a simulated game in 217 00:15:05.799 --> 00:15:09.799 Rancho. I think when we're on the road, Gotch, I think because 218 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:13.240 we're leaving, so I think it's a two inning sim game. There. 219 00:15:13.600 --> 00:15:16.519 Where is this headed as far as just the process for him to come back? 220 00:15:16.519 --> 00:15:22.240 Where are we at? You know, I don't know. I think 221 00:15:22.320 --> 00:15:26.240 that if you're talking about spring training, uh, you know, it's still 222 00:15:26.279 --> 00:15:31.960 going to be it's still you know. I think for me, it's like 223 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:37.080 the six weeks is something where it's probably fair if you're looking at the progression 224 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:41.919 of a picture, you know, doing his first day in spring training, 225 00:15:41.960 --> 00:15:46.159 the second day of pictures and catchers essentially doing a one inning situation. So 226 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:52.360 then you're talking about six weeks. But obviously with Clayton where we're going to 227 00:15:52.480 --> 00:15:54.320 kind of read and react. But I think there's still going to be a 228 00:15:54.799 --> 00:16:00.120 you know, a consistent process. All right. There's Dave Robbers down the 229 00:16:00.120 --> 00:16:03.039 Doug Gout brought to you by Service Titan. 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It's the Dodgers and Rockies on this Saturday 239 00:16:48.519 --> 00:16:52.399 night. Yoshiyamamoto on the Mount. It's Tyler glassnew bumble ahead night. More 240 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:56.480 on that in a second, First Bitch coming up at sevent ten, joining 241 00:16:56.519 --> 00:17:00.360 Tim kits on Dodgers on Tack. I except everybody for who they are. 242 00:17:00.480 --> 00:17:06.599 This is Dodger insider David Bassi. All right, Davie, we just heard 243 00:17:06.640 --> 00:17:11.359 from the manager Dave Roberts talking about Clayton Kershaw and the game that he pitched 244 00:17:11.400 --> 00:17:14.400 the day out there on the Mount. You got some more information about that 245 00:17:14.519 --> 00:17:18.039 and what do you accomplish out there? Yeah? Number one. When I 246 00:17:18.079 --> 00:17:22.839 went into the clubhouse after Kershaw was done with his simulated game, his lockers 247 00:17:22.880 --> 00:17:27.519 right next to Austin Barnes, who caught one of his bullpen sessions. Two 248 00:17:27.559 --> 00:17:33.200 homestands ago and was one of the hitters at face Kershaw. And when Kershaw 249 00:17:33.279 --> 00:17:37.359 came back to his locker, I feel like he was annoyed because and frustrated 250 00:17:37.440 --> 00:17:41.680 because it's not going to be like it was in the middle of last season. 251 00:17:41.720 --> 00:17:45.839 He's not going to have that same command. And you could tell that 252 00:17:45.920 --> 00:17:51.400 he was frustrated with the process today. And Chris Taylor also was one of 253 00:17:51.799 --> 00:17:55.599 the hitters at face Kershaw. In fact, Chris Taylor hit a home run 254 00:17:55.920 --> 00:17:59.119 off of Clayton Kershaw. I think you would tell you it was probably a 255 00:17:59.160 --> 00:18:03.240 little rusty. He was missing his spots more than normal. I think I 256 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:10.000 saw three pitches a fastball up and then he tried to change off in the 257 00:18:10.079 --> 00:18:11.920 dirt, and then he left a fastball over in the middle of played against 258 00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:15.079 me. So I don't know how hard it was throwing, but it looks 259 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:18.680 like it was coming out pretty good. We found out after that it was 260 00:18:18.799 --> 00:18:22.640 eighty eight miles an hour on the fastball. Also, one of the hitters 261 00:18:22.680 --> 00:18:26.079 facing Kershaw was the Dodgers Number one draft pick from a year ago, Kendall 262 00:18:26.200 --> 00:18:30.559 George, who made the drive from Rancho Kucka Maunga and Kershaw did use his 263 00:18:30.640 --> 00:18:36.160 curveball on George and we were all commenting he was not ready for that because 264 00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:41.519 he was bailing out on a really great classic Kershaw twelve to six. And 265 00:18:41.960 --> 00:18:45.519 like I mentioned earlier, Tim I was in the clubhouse talking to Kershaw and 266 00:18:45.559 --> 00:18:48.640 Austin Barnes, and Kershaw kind of put me on the spot. He said, 267 00:18:48.720 --> 00:18:51.960 Hey, what's going on? I said, I was watching? He 268 00:18:51.960 --> 00:18:55.240 said, yeah, what'd you think? I said, I'm not an expert. 269 00:18:55.279 --> 00:18:59.039 I'll see you later. Good job, dad, David driven by Ford 270 00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:03.160 F series his best selling trucks for forty seven years in counting. Ford gives 271 00:19:03.200 --> 00:19:07.000 you freedom of choice gas hybrid electric head to your Southern California Ford Dealers and 272 00:19:07.039 --> 00:19:12.720 find yours Ford F Series built Ford a tough, awesome town, Valencia, 273 00:19:12.960 --> 00:19:17.640 Santa Clarina. Represent a Knight at Dodger Stadium, dB. Yeah, how 274 00:19:17.640 --> 00:19:22.319 about this? The Heart High School coach Jim Mozella, who is retiring after 275 00:19:22.359 --> 00:19:27.039 this year, was Tyler Glassnow's high school baseball coach at Heart High and he 276 00:19:27.119 --> 00:19:33.319 texts me that over two one hundred Heart Baseball supporters are attending Tonight's Tyler Glassnow 277 00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:37.640 Bobblehead Night, and in fact about an hour ago, Tyler glassnow was on 278 00:19:37.680 --> 00:19:45.519 the field signing autographs for the Division two CIF Southern Section champions. And so 279 00:19:45.880 --> 00:19:48.799 Tyler glassnow is going to have a lot of supporters a little awkward right now 280 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:55.720 on the field because Dino ebols sons Brady and Trey, who played for Corona, 281 00:19:55.759 --> 00:20:00.640 who won their CIF Division One championship, is on the field while the 282 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:03.960 hard high school Division two champions are right next to them on the field. 283 00:20:04.000 --> 00:20:08.680 So maybe we should get a pre game exhibition, maybe three or five innings 284 00:20:08.680 --> 00:20:11.640 between these two high school teams. I would take Corona. They would smoke 285 00:20:11.720 --> 00:20:15.519 him, no doubt about that day. By the way, home run double, 286 00:20:15.559 --> 00:20:18.000 that was a lot of controversy in that more that would, you know, 287 00:20:18.160 --> 00:20:22.200 spark a more controversy. But they're here as the champs. Dave the 288 00:20:22.240 --> 00:20:26.079 bottom of the lineup. We talk about the slump that they've been an offensively 289 00:20:26.160 --> 00:20:30.400 hit her six through nine, five, ninth. It's not just them that 290 00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:34.759 are slumping, is it. No? Actually, shoe Hey Otani is in 291 00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:38.440 a slump right now. In his last fifteen games, his betting average has 292 00:20:38.519 --> 00:20:44.400 dropped thirty six points. And we asked Dave Roberts as you heard earlier, 293 00:20:44.440 --> 00:20:48.559 whether or not it was related to his hamstring, you have to imagine something's 294 00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:52.519 going on with him physically to be as hot as he was to all of 295 00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:56.720 a sudden fall off the cliff in Cincinnati and not recover since. Also, 296 00:20:56.839 --> 00:21:00.759 Mookie Bets, Tim, who hit thirty nine home runs as the Dodger leadoff 297 00:21:00.839 --> 00:21:06.240 hitter last year, has only eight home runs this year and only two home 298 00:21:06.319 --> 00:21:10.079 runs in his last one hundred and forty nine at bats. That's alarming, 299 00:21:10.359 --> 00:21:12.519 so we'll keep an eye on that as the season moves forward. Here. 300 00:21:12.559 --> 00:21:15.319 All right, Dave, time now to pick the Ponies Dodger derby at Santa 301 00:21:15.319 --> 00:21:19.960 Anita Park. We're gonna pick Sunday's fourth race at sant Anita six and a 302 00:21:21.000 --> 00:21:25.279 half furlongs on the turf. Currently, it's a six horse race. Who 303 00:21:25.279 --> 00:21:27.279 do you like? DV. Kershaw had me rattled here, so I have 304 00:21:27.359 --> 00:21:30.799 to take a quick look. I'll just go with the number one horse, 305 00:21:30.920 --> 00:21:33.799 Vegas Berner. Oh, it's one of the favorites, Vegas Burner. All 306 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:37.160 right, I'll go with the six horse. Queen's code. Queen's code. 307 00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:41.400 Good luck to you, DV. Good in the action every weekend at Santita 308 00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:45.359 Park. Admission parking a program is just ten dollars. That's it, with 309 00:21:45.440 --> 00:21:48.759 millions of payouts every race to explore new track side experiences every weekend at the 310 00:21:48.799 --> 00:21:52.039 Great Race Place, Santa Anita. Check it out all out at Santa Anita 311 00:21:52.079 --> 00:21:56.480 dot Com. Slash events coming up here on Dodgers on Deck TV. We'll 312 00:21:56.480 --> 00:22:00.680 be back and check in with Rick Monday, We'll sit down with Anthony Bonda. 313 00:22:02.240 --> 00:22:06.240 We'll break down this pitchy matchup. But up next your Dodgers Magical Moment 314 00:22:06.319 --> 00:22:08.599 lead You have to Dodgers and Rockies. 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So enrolled today and I can 338 00:24:22.240 --> 00:24:27.160 go to college dot com and now joined by David bas saying, here's la 339 00:24:27.359 --> 00:24:34.119 Dodgers broadcast there and World Series champion Dodger Rick Monday. Rick, the Dodgers 340 00:24:34.200 --> 00:24:37.960 and Rockies back in harness, as you like to say, tonight and the 341 00:24:38.000 --> 00:24:41.680 Dodger Bats are hoping to wake up. Yeah, and they're in harness and 342 00:24:41.880 --> 00:24:45.960 tonight we're going to bring out the whip. Okay, we'll do that. 343 00:24:45.160 --> 00:24:48.559 Get that pony running a little bit better. That was a terrific game, 344 00:24:48.640 --> 00:24:52.240 quite frankly, that the Coda Hudson threw against the Dodgers. People say, 345 00:24:52.279 --> 00:24:56.359 well, what about the offense that didn't do anything. I was looking at 346 00:24:56.359 --> 00:25:00.880 the pitches that the Coda Hudson threw. He was absolutely outstanding. He was 347 00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:04.519 very good in his previous outing, one of the better outings that he's had 348 00:25:04.559 --> 00:25:07.839 the entire seasons. He picked up his sixth victory and make that second victory 349 00:25:07.839 --> 00:25:12.079 of the season, and for Walker Buehler, not a bad outing overall. 350 00:25:12.279 --> 00:25:15.839 I know he was not happy with it, but I think if you look 351 00:25:15.880 --> 00:25:18.279 in the big picture, he's not happy with the four walks that he issued. 352 00:25:18.640 --> 00:25:22.960 But he looked out of sink last night. But he was still able 353 00:25:22.000 --> 00:25:26.160 to compete very very well. But it was a night that Dodgers did not 354 00:25:26.200 --> 00:25:29.640 give him any wiggle room with scoring runs. Well that's the question, right 355 00:25:29.759 --> 00:25:33.200 Rick, to a guy that never played the game at this level. Was 356 00:25:33.279 --> 00:25:37.160 it more the Dodger hitters or was it more Dakota Hudson last night? Oh 357 00:25:37.160 --> 00:25:41.880 well, I think it was a combination of both. I thought, again, 358 00:25:41.119 --> 00:25:45.559 Hudson, in my estimation, through one of the better games we've seen 359 00:25:45.759 --> 00:25:48.960 thrown against them all year long. From a thoughtful standpoint, it was not 360 00:25:49.079 --> 00:25:52.960 overpowering. It's not one hundred miles an hour. It's ninety one maybe ninety 361 00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:56.279 two. You don't have to throw hard if you're hitting your spots and being 362 00:25:56.279 --> 00:26:00.960 able to make the ball move and get that sinker. Sinker were very well. 363 00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:03.480 You know, the we're thirteen outs last night as a result of ground 364 00:26:03.480 --> 00:26:07.640 balls that were hit. So he had that sinker going, he got the 365 00:26:07.839 --> 00:26:11.440 counts in his favor, and I was not at all. I know Walker 366 00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:15.359 Buehler had a different postgame thought about it, but I didn't expect Walker Buhler 367 00:26:15.440 --> 00:26:18.920 to come back after the long layoff of a couple of years and come back 368 00:26:18.920 --> 00:26:25.160 and immediately be a barnburner. We're continuing to see improvement and improvement again. 369 00:26:25.200 --> 00:26:27.000 I thought he was out of sync last night a little bit with his delivery, 370 00:26:27.400 --> 00:26:30.319 but I think it was a big, big step again to build up 371 00:26:30.359 --> 00:26:33.599 the strength, the arm strength and understand and say, look, it's not 372 00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:37.400 going to happen just all of a sudden, it is going to happen. 373 00:26:37.440 --> 00:26:41.319 He's got good stuff. He was inconsistent with the breaking bolt, inconsistent with 374 00:26:41.440 --> 00:26:45.480 location, but I see a guy that's got all the ability in the world. 375 00:26:45.640 --> 00:26:49.240 He's answered the biggest question. The surgery worked. Now it's a work 376 00:26:49.279 --> 00:26:53.799 in progress for him. You said something earlier about Walker Buehler. He competed, 377 00:26:55.079 --> 00:26:59.640 and isn't that the difference between a game like last night where he was 378 00:26:59.720 --> 00:27:02.759 not and SNC But he was able to pitch six innings. You know who 379 00:27:02.759 --> 00:27:07.039 does it because we saw him have a mound session today. Clayton Kershaw, 380 00:27:07.200 --> 00:27:11.680 even when in his great career, even those games that he goes out and 381 00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:15.039 doesn't have his best stuff quote unquote, he still competes. He still knows 382 00:27:15.079 --> 00:27:21.200 how to pitch. Is Walker Bueller a different dimension now? Not throwing ninety 383 00:27:21.240 --> 00:27:25.720 eight ninety nine all the time? How much more of the breaking stuff are 384 00:27:25.880 --> 00:27:27.200 going to see? And that's not a bad thing. It can be a 385 00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:30.799 very good thing to be a complete pitcher and be able to not just rare 386 00:27:30.880 --> 00:27:36.039 back and throw it past someone, but finesse here to set up hitters to 387 00:27:36.079 --> 00:27:40.119 get the count in your favor. So yeah, I know he was disappointed 388 00:27:40.200 --> 00:27:45.720 the outing, But I saw some very good moments in that outing last night 389 00:27:45.880 --> 00:27:48.680 that build upon what I expect to be even a better outing next time, 390 00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:52.880 even better. The next time, the better the next time. You don't 391 00:27:52.880 --> 00:27:56.279 come back from an injury and just all of a sudden take the world by 392 00:27:56.319 --> 00:28:00.680 storm. He hasn't competed in two years. This is still strange for Rick. 393 00:28:00.720 --> 00:28:03.680 You reminded us back in nineteen seventy nine when your season was cut short 394 00:28:03.720 --> 00:28:08.279 because of achilles injury. You were only the second player to come back from 395 00:28:08.279 --> 00:28:12.079 that injury. How does Walker Bueller. Block out the fact that not too 396 00:28:12.119 --> 00:28:15.920 many starters have come back from to Tommy John surgery. Don't worry about them. 397 00:28:17.680 --> 00:28:21.079 He's on the fast track himself. But coming back from injuries. I've 398 00:28:21.079 --> 00:28:25.400 said this many times, David. When you have an injury, whether it 399 00:28:25.440 --> 00:28:30.160 involves surgery, but especially if it does involve going under the knife, the 400 00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:33.559 doctors can tell you you're fine, You're not going to hurt yourself by competing 401 00:28:33.599 --> 00:28:37.599 if you take the steps and going through the different process and coming back. 402 00:28:37.599 --> 00:28:41.119 The trainers can tell you that, but until you can really prove it to 403 00:28:41.200 --> 00:28:44.599 yourself, there's always that little doubt in the back of your mind. And 404 00:28:44.599 --> 00:28:48.880 I go back to what doctor Neil Latrash told Charlie Sneyder and I downstairs a 405 00:28:48.920 --> 00:28:53.319 couple of years ago, just outside the Dugout Club talking about injuries, talking 406 00:28:53.400 --> 00:28:57.559 as specifically about players that go through surgery. He came up with something that's 407 00:28:57.680 --> 00:29:00.440 very difficult to tell a young man and it's never had an injury before in 408 00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:06.000 his life. There are no shortcuts in coming back to rehab. So, 409 00:29:06.039 --> 00:29:07.960 in other words, there's no shortcuts all of a sudden coming back for the 410 00:29:08.000 --> 00:29:14.599 surgery. There is a plan it's been proven planned after doctor Frank Job came 411 00:29:14.680 --> 00:29:18.279 up with the the Tommy John surgery to begin with. They've got it worked 412 00:29:18.279 --> 00:29:22.559 out and there's a different plan for pitchers versus position players that have this surgery. 413 00:29:22.680 --> 00:29:25.519 All right, Rick, you were surgical as always during this segment. 414 00:29:25.720 --> 00:29:29.119 Oh you're clever. You're really good after you get a couple of nights sleep. 415 00:29:29.160 --> 00:29:33.039 Huh yeah, no doubt your off real. We'll send it back to 416 00:29:33.039 --> 00:29:34.559 you in the studio, Tim Kates, thanks a lot, David say. 417 00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:38.119 Dodgers Baseball is brought to you by Speedy Cash, official sponsor of every LA 418 00:29:38.240 --> 00:29:42.160 Weekend. Find out more at Speedy Cash dot com or stop it at LA 419 00:29:42.279 --> 00:29:47.599 Area Speedy Cash Store. Still to come here. On Dodgers on Deck, 420 00:29:47.680 --> 00:29:52.319 we'll dive deeper into this pitching matchup. Rick'll be back with Tim never right 421 00:29:52.359 --> 00:29:55.480 before first fish and get to those keys in the game. But I'm actually 422 00:29:55.480 --> 00:29:59.240 go high and tight with Anthony Bonda Dodger relievers fish well, since the Dodgers 423 00:29:59.240 --> 00:30:02.920 required him Leadia out the Dodgers and Rockies from the ravine first pitch at seven 424 00:30:03.000 --> 00:30:11.279 ten. I'm Tim Kasi's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 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I wanted 433 00:30:52.799 --> 00:30:56.720 to introduce Dodger fans to a left handed reliever that you're going to see more 434 00:30:56.759 --> 00:31:02.359 and more of as the season goes along. That is Anthony Banda, straight 435 00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:07.039 from Texas, Tajas, Houston area. Right, Anthony, thanks a lot 436 00:31:07.119 --> 00:31:10.000 for the time. It's a corpus area. But yeah, no, no, 437 00:31:10.039 --> 00:31:15.279 it's uh. I'm happy to be here and it's it's great, you 438 00:31:15.319 --> 00:31:19.200 know, it's everything. Everything about this organization has been great. But you 439 00:31:19.240 --> 00:31:23.119 know, yeah, since in Texas exactly where I'm at. Where I'm from, 440 00:31:23.799 --> 00:31:29.240 it's about thirty five thirty minutes outside of Corpus between San Antonio and Corpus 441 00:31:29.319 --> 00:31:33.400 CHRISTI what you told me yesterday, it was baseball that found you, and 442 00:31:33.480 --> 00:31:38.480 you not finding baseball to get here. Yeah. Yeah, So, you 443 00:31:38.519 --> 00:31:42.119 know, like playing high school baseball, I was primarily a right fielder, 444 00:31:42.359 --> 00:31:47.359 just a kid out there that could pretty much sling it, you know, 445 00:31:47.440 --> 00:31:51.839 the second base wherever, wherever it needed to be. But you know, 446 00:31:51.880 --> 00:31:52.920 I was just playing for fun. I was just playing with you know, 447 00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:56.559 with my friends, and that's kind of you know, how I went about 448 00:31:56.599 --> 00:32:00.240 it. I didn't really know much about you know, college and how all 449 00:32:00.240 --> 00:32:02.839 the other good stuff worked. That was small town kids. So it was 450 00:32:02.960 --> 00:32:07.880 just more about like just playing with my friends and just having fun. When 451 00:32:07.920 --> 00:32:12.680 you got to the Dodgers, obviously everybody raises their eyebrows because they have a 452 00:32:12.759 --> 00:32:17.759 knack for finding pictures like yourself and turning them into guys that are household names. 453 00:32:17.880 --> 00:32:22.960 What have you learned about yourself during your eight year career and what have 454 00:32:22.039 --> 00:32:27.720 you learned in the short time you've been with the Dodgers During the year career. 455 00:32:27.759 --> 00:32:30.000 It's been a lot of ups and downs, you know. It's it's 456 00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:34.759 mostly what I've learned about is how to you know, take the good from 457 00:32:34.759 --> 00:32:37.279 the bad and leave the good where it's at and just continue going to kind 458 00:32:37.319 --> 00:32:43.119 of be consistent and you know, trusting my stuff. It's you know, 459 00:32:43.559 --> 00:32:46.480 everybody says trust your stuff, trust your stuff to any any picture, you 460 00:32:46.519 --> 00:32:50.680 know, but when you get, you know, into competing mode, it's 461 00:32:50.720 --> 00:32:52.119 just more about like you want to get swings and misses. You want to 462 00:32:52.160 --> 00:32:55.200 get you know, get the outs quickly and stuff like that. So like 463 00:32:55.240 --> 00:32:59.799 it's just there's a fine line, I guess you can say where you have 464 00:32:59.880 --> 00:33:05.240 to jump over and after absolutely dive into like trusting your stuff. And I 465 00:33:05.279 --> 00:33:07.160 think that's that was a big thing that I've been doing this year. It's 466 00:33:07.240 --> 00:33:12.319 just trusting my stuff end zone, and and it's been great so far. 467 00:33:12.920 --> 00:33:17.039 Anthony Bunda is our guest out of Corpus Christi, Texas. And you grew 468 00:33:17.119 --> 00:33:21.160 up on, for a lack of better term, a farm, right and 469 00:33:21.839 --> 00:33:25.400 you and your brothers would help out your father. That's a long ways away 470 00:33:25.519 --> 00:33:30.480 from college baseball and major league baseball. Yeah, it was. It wasn't 471 00:33:30.480 --> 00:33:34.480 like legit farm, like I like to say farm just because you know, 472 00:33:34.519 --> 00:33:37.359 we had animal we have livestock. We did all the you know, we 473 00:33:37.480 --> 00:33:39.359 just some four h showings with people that don't know what that is. It's 474 00:33:39.400 --> 00:33:45.920 just like a livestock show to help kids, you know, get some some 475 00:33:45.920 --> 00:33:50.440 scholarship money to go off to college and pursue their dreams. But yeah, 476 00:33:50.480 --> 00:33:53.240 we grew up around animals. We helped my father a lot around the house. 477 00:33:53.279 --> 00:33:57.039 We had a big piece of land and it was the best thing in 478 00:33:57.079 --> 00:33:59.720 the world for me as growing up as a kid. That's it was. 479 00:33:59.799 --> 00:34:04.240 I woke up wanting to do stuff like that, and I still do. 480 00:34:04.359 --> 00:34:07.000 I still want to do stuff like that to this day. Every time we 481 00:34:07.039 --> 00:34:08.400 get on the phone, I asked him like, hey, how's the fence 482 00:34:08.480 --> 00:34:12.519 and do you need help, like you know, and he'll talk to me 483 00:34:12.760 --> 00:34:14.880 like yeah, I'm doing this or doing that, and like, hey, 484 00:34:14.920 --> 00:34:16.599 I wish I was there to go help you. And you know, but 485 00:34:17.239 --> 00:34:22.639 it's been great like growing up out there and being able to go out there 486 00:34:22.679 --> 00:34:24.880 and just be a kid and run around on the land and you know kind 487 00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:29.840 of like you know, just mess around with the animals and just you know, 488 00:34:29.920 --> 00:34:32.239 see different things. It's been fun. It was a lot of fun. 489 00:34:32.280 --> 00:34:37.320 And I had a great childhood. Did you throw against the side of 490 00:34:37.320 --> 00:34:39.440 the barn? Where would you throw? I would actually get a tennis ball 491 00:34:39.480 --> 00:34:42.519 and I would throw it on the roof and wait for you to come down 492 00:34:42.519 --> 00:34:44.639 and catch it. That's how I learned how to catch. Yeah, that's 493 00:34:44.639 --> 00:34:47.119 how I learned how to catch. That was a big thing. And I 494 00:34:47.159 --> 00:34:50.559 grew up with, you know, with a bunch of cousins around within the 495 00:34:50.639 --> 00:34:52.800 area, so like we would always get together and we would get like rocks 496 00:34:52.880 --> 00:34:57.679 and stuff and we'd be about fifty yards apart throwing rocks at each other and 497 00:34:58.119 --> 00:35:00.559 dodging rocks and all this other stuff. So we're always doing you know, 498 00:35:01.039 --> 00:35:05.480 different things like that, and uh, you know, we would get bottle 499 00:35:05.519 --> 00:35:08.679 caps and get a stick hit him, you know, just anything we could 500 00:35:08.719 --> 00:35:12.639 find to like play around with and like just be a kid. That was 501 00:35:12.679 --> 00:35:15.599 the thing that that was. That was the benefit of having all that land 502 00:35:15.639 --> 00:35:19.079 and being able to run around free and just kind of get into trouble and 503 00:35:19.119 --> 00:35:21.559 you know, just doing kids stuff. And it was it was a lot 504 00:35:21.599 --> 00:35:25.199 of fun. What does your father think of Anthony Buondan now? After eight 505 00:35:25.280 --> 00:35:30.119 or nine years in Major League baseball. I still think he still sees me 506 00:35:30.159 --> 00:35:31.800 as his little boy, you know, and I love it. You know, 507 00:35:31.800 --> 00:35:36.079 I'm a daddy's boy. I mean, mom is momy's boy too. 508 00:35:36.159 --> 00:35:37.719 I love my mother, Don't get me wrong, I love your mom. 509 00:35:38.599 --> 00:35:44.679 But no, he's proud. He's he's a proud you know, heart, 510 00:35:44.800 --> 00:35:47.760 blue collar worker. And you know, I've I've learned a lot from him, 511 00:35:49.440 --> 00:35:52.280 all the characteristics I've gotten from being a good, good father, good 512 00:35:52.320 --> 00:35:57.159 man is I learned from him. And you know, he's he's I know 513 00:35:57.239 --> 00:36:00.199 he's proud. I know, I know every time I'm out there, he's 514 00:36:00.719 --> 00:36:04.639 he's smiling. He's just enjoying it because you know, you've never you know, 515 00:36:04.679 --> 00:36:07.239 he wanted the best for me. But you know, with the baseball 516 00:36:07.239 --> 00:36:09.079 thing, how it happened, it was just it was It's unbelievable. So 517 00:36:09.280 --> 00:36:13.800 I know he's proud. The dream is still going. The livestock, the 518 00:36:13.880 --> 00:36:16.800 animals, they're gonna have to wait because Anthony Bunda is with the Dodgers, 519 00:36:16.800 --> 00:36:21.199 and good things seem to happen. Thanks a lot for the time, Great 520 00:36:21.239 --> 00:36:23.239 Stash too, by the way, I appreciate it. Thank you. It's 521 00:36:23.280 --> 00:36:27.960 taken me a long time ago. It he's still trying to perfect it. 522 00:36:28.000 --> 00:36:30.119 Tim, We'll send it back to you in the studio. Anthony Bunda a 523 00:36:30.159 --> 00:36:32.480 good guy to root for. We'll send it back to you in the studio. 524 00:36:32.559 --> 00:36:36.639 Tesla DV. Dodgers Baseball is brought to you by Shaky's Pizza Parlor, 525 00:36:36.920 --> 00:36:39.920 the official pizza partner of the Dodgers Audio Broadcast. When it's game night, 526 00:36:40.480 --> 00:36:44.920 it's group night at Shaky's dot Com. We'll lead you up to first pitch 527 00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:47.440 on this Saturday Dodgers and Rockies Up next, full time deeper to this pitching 528 00:36:47.480 --> 00:36:51.880 match up. Don't go anywhere. I'm Tim Kates's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio. 529 00:36:51.880 --> 00:37:00.840 Know this is ma Wrongo Casino Dodgers on Tech on your home for the Blue 530 00:37:00.880 --> 00:37:06.639 all season log. Good long Dodgers and Rockies on this Saturday night, Tyler 531 00:37:06.679 --> 00:37:12.199 Glass Now, Bobolhead Night, first pitch coming up at seventeen and now before 532 00:37:12.239 --> 00:37:15.280 the Dodgers hit the dinam we look at the pitching matchup. Where's it about 533 00:37:15.280 --> 00:37:21.079 your Southern California Toyota dealers? Turn your trail dominating off roading dreams into reality 534 00:37:21.239 --> 00:37:23.199 in an all new twenty twenty four, Tacoma. See youre Toyota dealer Today 535 00:37:23.239 --> 00:37:27.400 they make it easy. Cal Quantra on the mountain four and three, three 536 00:37:27.480 --> 00:37:30.000 fifty three ERA, twenty nine year old right hander, former top ten pick 537 00:37:30.159 --> 00:37:35.000 in twenty sixteen to the Padres out of Stanford, making his twelve start this 538 00:37:35.119 --> 00:37:37.400 year in the month of May. He was really good. He was four 539 00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:39.559 to Ozho the one to seventy one Erra last time out, six innings, 540 00:37:39.559 --> 00:37:43.719 two runs, three hits, five strikeouts in a win over the Phillies. 541 00:37:44.079 --> 00:37:46.280 He in four games three starts against the Dodgers, He's won in three at 542 00:37:46.280 --> 00:37:51.400 a seven to seventy nine Erra. Yoshi Yamamoto on the mound for the Dodgers 543 00:37:51.400 --> 00:37:53.280 five and two of three to fifty one Ray, the twenty five year old 544 00:37:53.320 --> 00:37:57.440 right hander out of Japan, making his twelve start this season. Last time 545 00:37:57.480 --> 00:38:00.880 out was okay five innings, four runs, six hits, eight strikeouts, 546 00:38:00.119 --> 00:38:04.840 but in a loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Is Yamamoto start powered by Eto 547 00:38:04.920 --> 00:38:08.199 Inn's Oyocha, Japan's number one green tea. If alable your local diso stores, 548 00:38:08.239 --> 00:38:14.000 Amazon and eto in dot com, that's it. O e N dot 549 00:38:14.039 --> 00:38:17.239 Com Dodgers Rockies were fifteen minutes away from first pitch. Keys to the game. 550 00:38:17.280 --> 00:38:23.440 Our next, I'm Tim Katsi's Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. As we 551 00:38:23.440 --> 00:38:30.920 were saying, this is Marongo Casino Dodgers on tack On the official home of 552 00:38:30.199 --> 00:38:37.360 LA Dodgers Baseball. As the Dodgers and Rockies Yoshiamamoto cal quantrill the pitching matchup. 553 00:38:37.360 --> 00:38:40.400 First pitch coming up at seven ten Dodgers thirty six and twenty three. 554 00:38:40.920 --> 00:38:44.920 First two months of the season have they done at home? Nineteen and twelve, 555 00:38:44.960 --> 00:38:47.599 seventeen eleven on the road, looking to improve that tonight and bounce back 556 00:38:47.599 --> 00:38:52.639 with the win over the Rockies after getting beat last night in the series opener. 557 00:38:52.760 --> 00:38:58.760 Dodger fans enhances your listening experience by downloading the iHeartRadio app and listening to 558 00:38:58.840 --> 00:39:01.320 Dodger games in h get take it with you on the go, your mobile 559 00:39:01.360 --> 00:39:07.239 device or tablet or at home. All powered by LA Care Health Plan serving 560 00:39:07.400 --> 00:39:14.199 all Angelinos Lacare dot org on Tyler Glassnew Bobblehead Night be throwing out the first 561 00:39:14.280 --> 00:39:17.039 bitch here Hert High School baseball team in attendance. Lots of fans in the 562 00:39:17.079 --> 00:39:22.360 six sixth one out there celebrating Tyler Glass now before first pitch, So let's 563 00:39:22.360 --> 00:39:24.039 head back out to the two guys on the call tonight, Rick Monday and 564 00:39:24.119 --> 00:39:28.480 Tim Neverts. Thank you very much, Tam, as we get ready to 565 00:39:28.480 --> 00:39:31.400 start this one tonight. Jo Shinobu Yamamoto will get the start for the Dodgers. 566 00:39:31.400 --> 00:39:35.840 He's five and two with a three fifty one earned run average. He'll 567 00:39:35.840 --> 00:39:39.840 go against Cal Quantrell of the Rockies. The right hander is four and three 568 00:39:40.239 --> 00:39:45.960 with a three fifty three ERA, and Quantromo is zero in three in his 569 00:39:45.039 --> 00:39:49.239 three career starts against the Dodgers. In fact, he's got an ERA against 570 00:39:49.239 --> 00:39:52.639 the Dodgers of almost ten. But in the meantime, he has been very 571 00:39:52.639 --> 00:39:55.480 good over his last eight starts, posting a record of four and one. 572 00:39:55.599 --> 00:39:59.920 Yeah, and especially the month of May of those five starts undefeated in ER 573 00:40:00.079 --> 00:40:02.840 eight under one point eight. For Yamamoto, I think one of the things 574 00:40:02.880 --> 00:40:07.159 we'll look at is it how he comes out in the first time through the 575 00:40:07.199 --> 00:40:10.000 lineup, and the reason is it's a two to eighty batting average against the 576 00:40:10.000 --> 00:40:15.920 first nine hitters with an ERA of over five and a quarter after the first 577 00:40:15.039 --> 00:40:19.880 nine Yamamoto has really been on kind of cruise control, and he's handled hitters 578 00:40:19.960 --> 00:40:23.599 very well. Yo Hinobo Yamamoto for the Dodgers tonight, It'll be Cali Quatrill 579 00:40:23.760 --> 00:40:29.000 for Colorado. Game two between the Dodgers and Rockies coming up. Tim, 580 00:40:29.079 --> 00:40:31.039 all right, don't forget when this one is over. David Veasse has got 581 00:40:31.119 --> 00:40:37.960 you cover with all the postgame reaction highlights and of course Dodger talk as well. 582 00:40:37.639 --> 00:40:40.960 Dodgers looking at bounce back, jump start this offense, which was so 583 00:40:42.159 --> 00:40:45.360 good in New York to sweep the Mets last night, a little flat ope 584 00:40:45.400 --> 00:40:50.400 they can get back at it tonight. Help out Yoshanova Yamamoto on the mound 585 00:40:50.440 --> 00:40:53.039 first pitch when we come back. I'm Tim Katese's been Wrongo Casino Dodgers on 586 00:40:53.079 --> 00:40:55.679 Deck on Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network