WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:05.280 Dodger Talk is sponsored by La Care Health Plan, providing affordable healthcare insurance to 2 00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:10.640 millions of Angelinos for over twenty five years. And now your voice for Dodger 3 00:00:10.720 --> 00:00:18.800 Talking like back, David Basse. One of the most disappointing losses of the 4 00:00:18.879 --> 00:00:24.359 season for the Dodgers today as they blow a five run lead in the ninth 5 00:00:24.399 --> 00:00:28.960 inning, as the Tigers come back to tiet and then win it in the 6 00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:33.560 bottom of the tenth inning on a two run walk off home run by former 7 00:00:33.679 --> 00:00:39.399 Yankee Geo Urschella. Welcome to Dodger Talk. David Vasse, with you until 8 00:00:39.560 --> 00:00:43.479 three o'clock, taking your phone calls at eight six, six, nine eighty 9 00:00:43.479 --> 00:00:48.200 seven, two five seventy. We have a couple of lines open already, 10 00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:53.560 some of the usual suspects on hold. After a Dodger loss eleven to nine, 11 00:00:53.679 --> 00:00:59.600 the final score today in ten innings at Comerica Park, and certainly not 12 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:03.120 what you expected. When the Dodgers were going into the ninth inning with a 13 00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:07.560 nine to four lead, you thought that Ricky Vanasko would be able to handle 14 00:01:08.079 --> 00:01:12.280 mop up duty. He was not able to do so, but give Dave 15 00:01:12.359 --> 00:01:19.239 Roberts credit. He did have Evan Phillips starting to throw lightly behind Venasco and 16 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:23.159 not be a fire drill type of scenario, so he kind of saw that 17 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:30.359 this was not a sure thing. He had Phillips warming up in case things 18 00:01:30.439 --> 00:01:37.239 went sideways the way they did for Ricky Vanasko and Evan Phillips came in and 19 00:01:37.480 --> 00:01:42.959 was one out away from being able to secure the second win in a row 20 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:49.359 in Detroit. Unfortunately, after retiring Riley Green and striking out Jake Rogers, 21 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:56.560 it was Colt Keith who hit a game tying two run home run off of 22 00:01:56.680 --> 00:02:00.680 flat cutter from Evan Phillips the first pitch of the bat and I had the 23 00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:07.640 sports Net LA broadcast on in one year and I heard Oral Herscheizer say, 24 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:13.080 be careful on the first pitch to this guy. He was exactly right, 25 00:02:13.560 --> 00:02:16.840 Evan Phillips not careful enough. It got a big part of the plate and 26 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:23.240 Evan Phillips gives up the game time to run home run. And from there 27 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:28.520 it was Johann Ramirez to try to somehow, some way send the game to 28 00:02:28.599 --> 00:02:32.599 the eleventh inning. It was not to be, as Geo Urshela hits the 29 00:02:32.680 --> 00:02:38.520 walk off to run home run off of Johann Ramirez. Let's head back to 30 00:02:38.599 --> 00:02:46.879 Detroit right now to hear from manager Dave Roberts. It's just not it's not 31 00:02:46.120 --> 00:02:57.000 us. It doesn't happen, and this certainly happened today, but you know 32 00:02:57.159 --> 00:03:02.520 where you're backed up against pitch as far as usage and trying to figure out 33 00:03:02.520 --> 00:03:08.080 how to get through the game today and win the game and then be able 34 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:10.879 to cover the game the next day to potend to win the next day. 35 00:03:12.919 --> 00:03:15.080 You know, we had a five run lead and there's just no excuse for 36 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:19.840 us losing that game, and we just got to be better. When you 37 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:22.919 think about just I guess what the last week has looked like. Did you 38 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:27.919 see I guess little examples of kind of the mishaps and moments that I think 39 00:03:27.919 --> 00:03:32.280 I've been missing in that inning. You know, I think that there's a 40 00:03:32.439 --> 00:03:39.520 there's some predictability with us that that I know hitters are privy to, and 41 00:03:39.560 --> 00:03:46.520 then there's some lack of execution, and you know, we just's you know, 42 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:51.199 today it was certainly the pitching part of it, but you know, 43 00:03:51.319 --> 00:03:53.439 overall, there's some things that we just got to keep being better at, 44 00:03:53.520 --> 00:03:58.800 and you know, we got doubled up earlier that ended up costing us. 45 00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:02.039 You know, those are things that little things that affect games, and they 46 00:04:02.039 --> 00:04:10.199 don't show themselves until something like this happens. So we yeah, this one 47 00:04:10.240 --> 00:04:14.000 stings. It's maybe a little bit too predictable there, and that's about to 48 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:16.759 keep because that's how you noticed them gets the lefties in the past. The 49 00:04:16.839 --> 00:04:21.639 less will stretch it. Yeah, absolutely, he throws a cutter to lefties 50 00:04:21.759 --> 00:04:27.839 and you know, guys start to hunt, hunt the zone, and even 51 00:04:27.879 --> 00:04:30.160 if it's a good pitch, they have a better chance if that's what they're 52 00:04:30.279 --> 00:04:34.240 hunting, the pitch and the location. So Evan has a lot of different 53 00:04:34.279 --> 00:04:40.480 weapons, but you know, you know the guy, you got to give 54 00:04:40.519 --> 00:04:43.959 him credit though he put a good swing on it, but you know he's 55 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:46.439 got a lot of different ways to get guys out. I'm jarring is the 56 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:49.600 sequence, especially after like Evan comes in and gets a couple outs, Like, 57 00:04:49.600 --> 00:04:54.639 are you feeling pretty safe even at that point? Absolutely? I mean 58 00:04:54.680 --> 00:04:58.000 we had two run lead, with the man on first base with two outs, 59 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:01.639 I felt great. You know, you don't want to use him in 60 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:05.439 a back to back game with a five run lead, so just having him 61 00:05:05.439 --> 00:05:10.160 get the fourth hitter, just to kind of minimize the damage. Was you 62 00:05:10.199 --> 00:05:15.000 know what the thought was, because he was going to be down tomorrow, 63 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:17.800 so but you're still trying to win the game today, so you got to 64 00:05:17.839 --> 00:05:20.879 deploy him, and you know, unfortunately we just couldn't finish the game. 65 00:05:21.720 --> 00:05:26.439 All right, there's manager Dave Roberts. Thanks to sports in at LA for 66 00:05:26.560 --> 00:05:30.279 going inside the manager's office after a very disappointing loss. You can hear a 67 00:05:30.319 --> 00:05:35.519 pin drop in that clubhouse. After the Dodgers give up a five run lead 68 00:05:35.759 --> 00:05:41.079 in the ninth inning and fall in ten eleven to nine. I would have 69 00:05:41.199 --> 00:05:46.079 loved to have somebody ask Dave Roberts in a very fancy way, the way 70 00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:49.560 Jack Harris asked him about losing the game in the ninth inning, what his 71 00:05:49.639 --> 00:05:55.839 thought process was not putting the double play in order in the bottom of the 72 00:05:55.879 --> 00:05:59.839 tenth inning. I'm not saying things would have turned out differently, but me, 73 00:06:00.199 --> 00:06:03.959 you give yourself a little bit more of a chance to send the game 74 00:06:04.000 --> 00:06:11.560 into the eleventh inning by walking Geo Orshella and putting runners at the corners with 75 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:16.319 one out and having the double play in order. I'm not saying Johann Ramirez 76 00:06:16.399 --> 00:06:20.279 gets the next batter out, but certainly you give your chance, your team 77 00:06:20.319 --> 00:06:25.959 a better chance of ending that inning with Matt Vierling coming to the plate not 78 00:06:26.040 --> 00:06:30.839 really a fast runner, and Orshella at first base, but Dave Roberts opted 79 00:06:30.879 --> 00:06:35.279 to go with the five man infield, no left fielder, and Orshella hit 80 00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:39.839 say walk off two run home run. Don't get me wrong, don't get 81 00:06:39.879 --> 00:06:44.879 it twisted. I'm not second guessing pitching to Urshella because he hit the two 82 00:06:44.959 --> 00:06:48.759 run home run. I'm just wondering, why not do what aj Hinch did 83 00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:54.279 in the top half of the tenth inning, load the bases and have a 84 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:58.160 double play at any base. I'm not saying Dave Roberts should have loaded the 85 00:06:58.199 --> 00:07:02.959 bases, but obviously it's desperation time with a five man infield, and even 86 00:07:03.040 --> 00:07:09.199 Jose Mota mentioned forget about the five man infield walker Shella, and have a 87 00:07:09.319 --> 00:07:13.000 left fielder so you don't get beat on a flare. But it was not 88 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:15.800 meant to be, and this game was lost not in the tenth inning. 89 00:07:16.040 --> 00:07:20.439 It was lost in the ninth inning. And even bigger concern for the Dodgers 90 00:07:20.680 --> 00:07:26.560 is how Evan Phillips has looked very normal over the course of not just the 91 00:07:26.600 --> 00:07:30.600 last seven games, but basically the last month. He has looked very normal. 92 00:07:30.959 --> 00:07:34.240 Eight six, six, nine seven, two five seventy is the phone 93 00:07:34.279 --> 00:07:39.160 number. Let's go out to Temecula. Rex. You're on Dodger Talk with 94 00:07:39.279 --> 00:07:43.720 David vasse Hi Rex. Tough day for US Dodger fans. Thanks again for 95 00:07:43.759 --> 00:07:48.040 your show, because I feel like the Dodgers are suffering spiritually right now. 96 00:07:48.079 --> 00:07:53.360 Is there any chance, any chance at all from your viewpoint, that they 97 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:58.000 could call on show high Otani to pitch late in this year or in the 98 00:07:58.040 --> 00:08:01.600 playoffs, even if it was a stunt or intended to give this team an 99 00:08:01.639 --> 00:08:07.680 inspirational lift. Is there any chance of that? Absolutely not. Andrew Freeman 100 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:11.720 and Dave Roberts have been asked about that. Rex. He's throwing from about 101 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:16.480 ninety feet right now. They are not going to have showy Otani just step 102 00:08:16.519 --> 00:08:22.439 into the pressure cooker in September and start pitching. This is a long term 103 00:08:22.480 --> 00:08:26.360 contract. They are not going to have a knee jerk reaction to have Otani 104 00:08:26.439 --> 00:08:31.879 pitch this year, even if it was a stunt or designed to be an 105 00:08:31.159 --> 00:08:35.919 inspirational lift for the team. You don't feel that that could be a possibility. 106 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:37.799 No, I don't, and I'm not sure you know. If you 107 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:43.080 don't get out how inspirational is it. That's a big risk having a guy 108 00:08:43.120 --> 00:08:46.960 that's coming off of second Tommy John surgery all of a sudden put it into 109 00:08:48.039 --> 00:08:52.399 another gear to start pitching well. I would like to see Mookie Bets or 110 00:08:52.440 --> 00:08:56.919 perhaps even Clayton Kershaw be more of that inspirational presence, not in the broadcast 111 00:08:56.919 --> 00:09:01.279 boot but in the dugout in the locker room. And I don't know if 112 00:09:01.320 --> 00:09:05.120 you have any visibility to that, but I feel in summary, I feel 113 00:09:05.159 --> 00:09:09.559 like the Dodgers are suffering spiritually as well as mechanically. In any thoughts on 114 00:09:09.679 --> 00:09:16.600 Mookie or Clayton stepping up and helping out Dave Roberts on that inspirational front, 115 00:09:16.840 --> 00:09:18.480 I'd love to hear your opinion on that. Thanks again for your show. 116 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:22.320 Thanks, Rex, appreciate it. If there's going to be a guy that 117 00:09:22.480 --> 00:09:26.600 is going to be more of a vocal leader, it's going to be a 118 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:30.559 position player, and usually you would love to have one of your best players 119 00:09:30.600 --> 00:09:35.639 be that guy instead of a role player like Jason Hayward or Miguel Rojas. 120 00:09:35.279 --> 00:09:41.440 Jason Hayward is one of the more respected guys in that clubhouse. But yeah, 121 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:45.159 I would love to see Mookie Bets take more of that leadership role. 122 00:09:45.960 --> 00:09:50.200 He does it by example, but sometimes you need your best player to be 123 00:09:50.320 --> 00:09:54.960 that guy in the clubhouse, and I'm not sure that's Mookie's personality. We 124 00:09:54.039 --> 00:10:00.279 haven't seen it so far, but I remember in spring training of twenty twenty, 125 00:10:00.159 --> 00:10:03.679 he stood up in front of the entire team the first day of spring 126 00:10:03.720 --> 00:10:09.080 training and challenged everybody to bring their A game into practice every single day in 127 00:10:09.159 --> 00:10:13.399 spring training, to be their best and also started somewhat of a kangaroo corp 128 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:20.240 jar where whatever mistake you made in the field or in drills, you put 129 00:10:20.279 --> 00:10:22.960 some money that was going to be donated at the end of spring training. 130 00:10:24.279 --> 00:10:26.600 I would love to see Mookie Bets do something like that when he comes back, 131 00:10:26.679 --> 00:10:31.519 But hard to be that guy as well when you're injured. Eight six 132 00:10:31.639 --> 00:10:35.440 six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out 133 00:10:35.480 --> 00:10:41.559 to Ken in Newport Beach. Ken not surprised you call in today? Well, 134 00:10:41.960 --> 00:10:48.399 you know me. Where were you yesterday? I was busy, busy, 135 00:10:48.480 --> 00:10:52.799 Yes, I'm sure you were. What do you have today? Where 136 00:10:52.799 --> 00:10:56.799 did this go wrong today? Ken? All right, there's three things that 137 00:10:56.519 --> 00:11:01.440 moves that I questioned. You already talked about two of them. Besides them 138 00:11:01.440 --> 00:11:03.799 being three and seven, I'm losing five out of six. The first one 139 00:11:03.879 --> 00:11:09.840 was I don't think you need to have bonds, But in that position number 140 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:13.399 one, he's hitting the ball and you've got Smith sitting on the bench, 141 00:11:13.679 --> 00:11:16.960 you could have pinched hit. Who's the third best hitter? Second thing that 142 00:11:18.080 --> 00:11:22.000 kind of confused me. And if i'm the manager and you know, I 143 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:24.759 maybe call him a little different. But when Freeman was up and he's your 144 00:11:24.759 --> 00:11:30.799 best club hitter, they just walked the guy and they hit a batter. 145 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:33.879 How about letting the hive the single to let him throw one pitcher over the 146 00:11:33.919 --> 00:11:37.679 plate with the bases loaded instead of swinging at the first one, which happened 147 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:41.679 to be below the knees. And then the third thing I had to do 148 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:48.759 with why didn't they walk the runner first instead of letting the guy swing. 149 00:11:48.080 --> 00:11:50.799 So if there's three things, and you know you brought him up too, 150 00:11:50.879 --> 00:11:54.519 and they're just a little confusing for me. All Right, thanks for the 151 00:11:54.559 --> 00:11:58.759 phone call, appreciate it, Ken, And look, I'm not going to 152 00:11:58.799 --> 00:12:01.279 second guest Freddy Freeman, and he felt like he had the pitcher on the 153 00:12:01.360 --> 00:12:05.720 rope's bases loaded one out, and just like he did yesterday, he was 154 00:12:05.759 --> 00:12:09.879 trying to get the ball through the hole up the middle. Unfortunately, the 155 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:16.080 Tigers have a Scott and Report as well, and they were able to double 156 00:12:16.120 --> 00:12:20.600 off Freddy Freeman to end the top of the ten thinning. I'm kind of 157 00:12:20.639 --> 00:12:22.799 with you in that at bat by Austin Barnes, his final at bat of 158 00:12:22.799 --> 00:12:28.039 the game. What was he trying to do because it didn't seem like his 159 00:12:28.159 --> 00:12:33.120 heart was in it when he showed bunt, And I just didn't understand that 160 00:12:33.320 --> 00:12:37.919 when in the top of the ten thinning he shows bunt when he already has 161 00:12:37.960 --> 00:12:41.720 a strike on him, he ends up striking out looking. I just didn't 162 00:12:41.840 --> 00:12:46.440 understand that. I'm not really sure about that at bat. Well, here 163 00:12:46.440 --> 00:12:50.320 from Austin Barnes in a little bit, but first let's head back to Detroit 164 00:12:50.360 --> 00:12:54.840 to hear from Evan Phillips. You know, I think initially came in and 165 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:56.480 did a good job of managing that momentum. I think I did a good 166 00:12:56.519 --> 00:13:01.320 job getting those al thrill to with the quickly and you know, keeping them 167 00:13:01.360 --> 00:13:05.639 run around base and then you know, made a couple of bad pitches back 168 00:13:05.679 --> 00:13:07.639 to back. You know, I feel like I went to my strengths and 169 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:09.240 maybe could have executed a bit better. But at the end of the day, 170 00:13:09.240 --> 00:13:11.320 I'm gonna trust what I do the most, and you know, maybe 171 00:13:11.360 --> 00:13:15.600 it's time to look at, you know, doing something else, just to 172 00:13:15.639 --> 00:13:18.799 keep those guys honest a little bit if they're gonna, you know, expect 173 00:13:18.919 --> 00:13:22.399 you know what I'm anticipating on throwing, right, so frustrating to get beat 174 00:13:22.399 --> 00:13:26.600 on what you feel like is your best stuff. You know, I certainly 175 00:13:26.639 --> 00:13:30.399 wish I would have finished the game. So you feel like, especially on 176 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:31.519 the home run, Boston was saying, you know, it wasn't in a 177 00:13:31.960 --> 00:13:35.000 bad spot necessarily, but is that one you kind of feel like he's maybe 178 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:37.440 sitting on a little bit, right, That's kind of what I'm talking about. 179 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:39.799 I think, you know, put in the vacuum, right, I 180 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:43.159 can't throw a better pitch. Yeah, I don't think he hit it all 181 00:13:43.159 --> 00:13:46.320 that hard either. It sounded like I got I jammed him just a little 182 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:48.519 bit, but you know, home runs or home run. So that's kind 183 00:13:48.519 --> 00:13:50.279 of my point though, is if he's expecting it, then maybe we need 184 00:13:50.279 --> 00:13:54.320 to start, you know, zigzagging a bit more, keeping these guys honest 185 00:13:54.360 --> 00:13:56.240 and you know, keeping that as a strength instead of just a crutch. 186 00:13:56.279 --> 00:14:01.240 You know what, you're especially to go more and more around the league? 187 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:05.480 How much of that sort of just figuring out like what when the wh Yeah, 188 00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:07.559 we've we've seen it here and there with some you some good left handed 189 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:11.559 hitters, especially against me. You know, I think we've done, you 190 00:14:11.600 --> 00:14:13.960 know, an all right job so far. If you're mixing back in, 191 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:16.720 you know, you sinkers have left these and you have four teams, more 192 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:20.159 sliders, whatever it is to keep them off balance. And we still believe 193 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:22.639 that, you know, my cutter versus lefties are is you know, one 194 00:14:22.679 --> 00:14:26.039 of my best options. So it'll still continue to be a piece for me. 195 00:14:26.200 --> 00:14:28.159 But you know, we just got to do a better better job of 196 00:14:28.240 --> 00:14:31.799 keeping these guys off balance. As a closer, like when that inning starts, 197 00:14:31.840 --> 00:14:33.960 you have a five run lead, like, are you thinking at all, 198 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:37.279 like okay, I got to be ready coming in or is it as 199 00:14:37.320 --> 00:14:39.320 the ending kind of you know, I don't. I don't see it more 200 00:14:39.360 --> 00:14:41.559 of like as a closer thing. I just it's a me thing. I'm 201 00:14:41.320 --> 00:14:43.399 I feel like I'm always ready to go whenever situation is called upon them. 202 00:14:43.639 --> 00:14:46.000 I got ask the pitch on the sixth inning yesterday and I felt great about 203 00:14:46.000 --> 00:14:48.919 it, and you know, do whatever I can help the team win, 204 00:14:48.000 --> 00:14:50.559 right. But you know today five run leading the ninth rie k. He 205 00:14:50.600 --> 00:14:54.679 goes out there and tries to do what he can. You know, I 206 00:14:54.759 --> 00:14:58.200 was ready on the phone, rang that's it. Yeah, And Dave Roberts 207 00:14:58.240 --> 00:15:01.559 had Evan Phillips up and warm up. So I'm not sure if the writers 208 00:15:01.600 --> 00:15:05.120 saw that, but Phillips was warm. It was in him get up real 209 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:09.159 quick and warm up and come into the game. He was warming up in 210 00:15:09.240 --> 00:15:15.240 case things went sideways in the ninth inning the way they did on Ricky Vanasko. 211 00:15:15.559 --> 00:15:20.799 And you know, Evan Phillips is one of the more smarter guys baseball 212 00:15:20.840 --> 00:15:26.960 wise in that clubhouse, and he self examines quite a bit and understands a 213 00:15:28.000 --> 00:15:33.279 lot of what's going on with him. He obviously knows himself better than a 214 00:15:33.279 --> 00:15:37.320 lot of pitchers do, and that's part of the reason why he has become 215 00:15:37.440 --> 00:15:41.960 this guy in Major league baseball. So he's going back to the drying board 216 00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:46.120 with Connor mcguinnis and Mark Pryor to figure something out that can be more effective 217 00:15:46.159 --> 00:15:50.399 against lefties. And I'm not sure about Blake Tronon against lefties either. I 218 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:54.000 know he's getting out from time to time, but Trinen's been hurt by lefties 219 00:15:54.039 --> 00:15:56.639 as well. And when I asked Dave Roberts about Trinon, he said it's 220 00:15:56.679 --> 00:16:03.440 more about pitch sequencing than it is execution or mechanics. I wonder if it's 221 00:16:03.480 --> 00:16:07.360 the same thing with Evan Phillips. Eight six six nine, eight seven two 222 00:16:07.519 --> 00:16:11.039 five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers fall to the Tigers today, eleven 223 00:16:11.080 --> 00:16:15.960 to nine in ten innings, blowing a nine to four lead in the ninth 224 00:16:17.000 --> 00:16:19.879 inning. Let's go out to downy. Frank, You're on Dodger Talk with 225 00:16:21.000 --> 00:16:23.200 David Van Say, Hi, Frank, Hey, what's up? Man? 226 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:27.480 What's up? They've had a couple of questions, UH, maybe about uh 227 00:16:29.279 --> 00:16:33.159 Dave Roberts bringing in the rookie to uh to start the bottom of the ninth 228 00:16:34.440 --> 00:16:38.440 Uh. It made no sense to me whatsoever. That's just my opinion. 229 00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:45.519 I think he had Evan Phillips, Yohan Ramiritt, Peterson, even Hudson, 230 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:49.679 they all have four days off after tomorrow. What what is gonna hurt them 231 00:16:49.679 --> 00:16:53.039 to start that bottom of the nine instead of bringing that Brookie. It open 232 00:16:53.120 --> 00:16:57.039 up the floodgates cost of the game. Uh, that's just my opinion. 233 00:16:57.080 --> 00:17:02.519 Man, all right, well don't go anywhere. Number one. I appreciate 234 00:17:02.600 --> 00:17:06.240 you coming up with what you would have done and instead of just saying that, 235 00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:10.880 I wouldn't have brought in Ricky Venasko. But it's not just about today, 236 00:17:11.000 --> 00:17:15.839 right, It's about tomorrow as well. And they used Daniel Hudson yesterday. 237 00:17:15.160 --> 00:17:18.960 He threw a lot of pitches in that ninth inning, so he stayed 238 00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:22.079 away from him today so he can use him tomorrow. The Dodgers are going 239 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:26.559 to have to piece together a bullpen game. So it's not just about managing 240 00:17:26.599 --> 00:17:32.640 today, it's about managing tomorrow. And Frank, these are major league pitchers. 241 00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:36.519 If you have a nine to four lead, you should probably win the 242 00:17:36.559 --> 00:17:41.000 game or at least get two outs. So this is not on Dave Roberts. 243 00:17:41.079 --> 00:17:44.839 It's on the guys that weren't able to protect a five run lead. 244 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:48.160 You don't bring in a high leverage reliever when you're winning nine to five in 245 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:56.079 the ninth inning, against the team like the Tigers. Yeah, but I 246 00:17:56.119 --> 00:18:02.000 think you have to bring an experience pitcher. He's been using them virtually every 247 00:18:02.079 --> 00:18:04.519 day. Have you been watching how long the starters have been going. These 248 00:18:04.559 --> 00:18:08.039 guys have been running to the ground, Frank, All Star breaker, no, 249 00:18:08.119 --> 00:18:12.920 all Star break. Yeah, I understand, man. It sucks that 250 00:18:14.000 --> 00:18:18.640 we lost. You know, that's what I would have done. But it's 251 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:21.039 just a tough loss. Man. We had this game in the bag. 252 00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:26.680 I think he thought the game was over, and you know we all did. 253 00:18:26.119 --> 00:18:29.599 That's what we all thought it was over. We all thought it was 254 00:18:29.680 --> 00:18:33.359 over. And you're right. It was a disappointing loss, maybe the most 255 00:18:33.359 --> 00:18:37.480 disappointing of the season. Frank. The Dodgers have not blown a lead in 256 00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:41.079 the ninth inning like that since last September to the San Diego Padres. But 257 00:18:41.759 --> 00:18:47.720 I think you're emotional right now and rightfully so. But you don't bring in 258 00:18:47.759 --> 00:18:52.200 a high leverage reliever that's been used a lot in a nine to four game 259 00:18:52.240 --> 00:18:56.759 in the ninth inning. Ricky Vanasko needs to get at least two outs in 260 00:18:56.799 --> 00:19:00.400 that inning, and he wasn't able to do it. I think taking my 261 00:19:00.440 --> 00:19:02.799 call, man, all right, Frank, Thanks a lot for the phone 262 00:19:02.839 --> 00:19:06.839 call. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 263 00:19:07.039 --> 00:19:10.039 We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk. When we come 264 00:19:10.079 --> 00:19:14.640 back, you'll hear from Austin Barnes and Justin Robleski, who is just three 265 00:19:14.680 --> 00:19:19.000 ounce away from earning his first major league win. Instead, it's a disastrous 266 00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:23.359 loss for the Dodgers as they give up five runs in the ninth inning and 267 00:19:23.440 --> 00:19:27.440 in the bottom of the tenth inning, g o Orchello walks it off with 268 00:19:27.519 --> 00:19:32.880 a two run home run to give the Tigers the eleven to nine victory and 269 00:19:32.960 --> 00:19:41.880 extra innings on the Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network SE Dodger Talk is available on 270 00:19:41.960 --> 00:19:45.279 AM five seventy, LA sports dot Com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. 271 00:19:45.920 --> 00:19:52.799 Back to more Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Basse. Scratchler two to one 272 00:19:52.839 --> 00:19:56.759 from Riverez, swung on. That's the ball game, fly ball to left 273 00:19:59.119 --> 00:20:06.640 and this ball aw that's a walk off homer. Yeah, it is. 274 00:20:07.519 --> 00:20:11.839 G o Orshella a walk off two run a home run in the bottom of 275 00:20:11.880 --> 00:20:17.119 the tenth inning off of Johan Ramirez to give the Tigers the eleven and nine 276 00:20:17.119 --> 00:20:21.839 come from behind victory against the Dodgers. Welcome back to Dodger Talk. David 277 00:20:21.920 --> 00:20:25.519 Vasse with you until the top of the hour. We have two lines open 278 00:20:25.880 --> 00:20:27.920 at eight, six, six, nine, eighty seven, two five seventy. 279 00:20:29.359 --> 00:20:33.519 Austin Barnes got the start at catcher today. Will Smith will catch tomorrow. 280 00:20:33.839 --> 00:20:38.200 Barnes extended his hitting streak to eight games in the sixth inning, but 281 00:20:38.400 --> 00:20:44.799 also had a very interesting bat in the ninth inning where he kind of showed 282 00:20:44.839 --> 00:20:48.319 bunth and pulled the bat away. Never seemed like he was really going to 283 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:53.039 bunt with the runner at second base in that extra frame there. So let's 284 00:20:53.039 --> 00:20:57.680 head back to Detroit right now to hear from the Dodger catcher. Yeah, 285 00:20:57.720 --> 00:21:02.119 they put pressure on us, plus some balls over the plate. Then watching 286 00:21:02.200 --> 00:21:04.799 the ball he hit was it wasn't too bad of the pitch, honestly, 287 00:21:04.839 --> 00:21:07.519 but yeah, this just kind of happened. We have a lead five e 288 00:21:07.680 --> 00:21:11.519 lead in the ninth especially with the way you know we had been rolling. 289 00:21:11.519 --> 00:21:14.680 We need to we need to win that game. Evan, what did you 290 00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:17.319 was there something whether it was missing or I just kind of left it over 291 00:21:17.319 --> 00:21:19.319 the plate for you, for him to get that one. Now I put 292 00:21:19.519 --> 00:21:22.680 swing on it. We went cut her up and in and he just got 293 00:21:22.720 --> 00:21:26.759 to it. But yeah, we we just had to close that game lot 294 00:21:26.799 --> 00:21:32.559 sooner, you know, mixing different pictures probably and shouldn't have been in that 295 00:21:32.599 --> 00:21:34.799 situation. So we see that hitting starts to building. How difficult is it 296 00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:37.960 sort of stayed off the momentum there from them? Is the short building it 297 00:21:38.039 --> 00:21:42.079 up? Yeah, I mean obviously they had momentum and they carried it through. 298 00:21:42.160 --> 00:21:45.720 I mean, they tied the game on a big swing and we just 299 00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:51.799 can't put him away. Super frustrating over the course of the season, these 300 00:21:51.880 --> 00:21:53.880 kinds of losses, like how tough is it pronounced back from? How important 301 00:21:53.920 --> 00:21:57.359 is it especially going into the break to try to regroup tomorrow. Yeah, 302 00:21:57.400 --> 00:22:00.000 you know, after the way we played yesterday, at that we were playing, 303 00:22:00.119 --> 00:22:03.160 we were playing pretty good at early in the game, and it would 304 00:22:03.160 --> 00:22:08.960 have been real nice to uh get those get this win today too. Obviously 305 00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:14.440 we can't do anything about now. I mean, yeah, it doesn't feel 306 00:22:14.440 --> 00:22:18.319 good here. It's it's I think it's it's a game we have to win, 307 00:22:18.960 --> 00:22:22.279 especially just the way things were wrong. As much as you guess if 308 00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:27.599 you don't comb that bol Homost didn't a little. They were cracked at some 309 00:22:27.680 --> 00:22:30.839 point. No, I mean I think you know those guys a bullpen gets 310 00:22:30.920 --> 00:22:34.240 used throughout the season, you know, extensively, you know, and then, 311 00:22:34.319 --> 00:22:40.079 uh we just didn't make enough visious day. Either it was sinclising or 312 00:22:40.119 --> 00:22:41.559 just leaving play balls over the play. They had some good at bats and 313 00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:45.759 then uh we just didn't put them away. A five run the lead in 314 00:22:45.799 --> 00:22:48.799 the ninth, you know, that was hurt obviously to give that up and 315 00:22:49.240 --> 00:22:53.440 not to be able to get them through. That's that sucks. It's justin 316 00:22:53.559 --> 00:22:56.559 early in the game. What did you see from him? And how has 317 00:22:56.599 --> 00:23:00.000 he just been you know, a positive in the rotation, and yeah, 318 00:23:00.200 --> 00:23:03.279 yeah he might have ahead of him. Yeah, he's been good. You 319 00:23:03.319 --> 00:23:07.039 know, he's prepared as well. And those ball wall are getting fastball, 320 00:23:07.440 --> 00:23:11.440 got a little sliders here, so you know, it's a couple of pitches 321 00:23:11.480 --> 00:23:15.680 we want back with him. And so, yeah, he did the ball 322 00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:22.240 well. He gives a shots win. Nobody wanted to ask about Austin Barnes 323 00:23:22.440 --> 00:23:26.640 at bat in the top of the tenth inning, where the ghosted runner was 324 00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:32.880 at second base in the form of Cavin Bigio and Barnes didn't bun him over 325 00:23:33.200 --> 00:23:37.000 and made a feeble attempt to show bunt on the third pitch of that at 326 00:23:37.039 --> 00:23:41.599 bat for strike two. To me, that has to be asked after the 327 00:23:41.640 --> 00:23:47.799 game. And you can obviously hear the frustration in Barnes's voice. And look, 328 00:23:48.000 --> 00:23:51.279 when you're in the clubhouse in a situation like that, as a reporter, 329 00:23:51.519 --> 00:23:53.799 number one, you're in the player's house. You have to be respectful 330 00:23:55.200 --> 00:23:57.000 and a lot of times there's a lot of things that go on in the 331 00:23:57.039 --> 00:24:00.839 game that you forget about in the moment. So I've been there. I'm 332 00:24:00.839 --> 00:24:04.720 not going to criticize any of those guys, who I all like and respect, 333 00:24:06.160 --> 00:24:10.359 but that's one of the biggest wonders of what happened in the tenth inning. 334 00:24:10.839 --> 00:24:14.119 Eight six, six, nine eighty seven, two five seventy is the 335 00:24:14.119 --> 00:24:17.599 phone number. Let's go out to Bill and Whittier. You're on Dodger Talk 336 00:24:17.640 --> 00:24:22.000 with David Vasse. How you doing Bill, I'm doing great, How you 337 00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:27.200 doing well? You know, obviously this is a little frustrating for the Dodgers. 338 00:24:27.240 --> 00:24:33.839 Bill a little embarrassing, I would imagine as you heard Austin Barnes say 339 00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:37.519 yes, okay, but I'm gonna I'm gonna just I want to preface this 340 00:24:37.599 --> 00:24:40.480 that I'm a total Dodger fan. I've been a Dodger fan my whole life. 341 00:24:41.079 --> 00:24:45.759 I saw Fernando Pitch's first game. I was at the back to back 342 00:24:45.799 --> 00:24:48.519 to back to back to back home run game. I saw the Amerciser win 343 00:24:48.599 --> 00:24:52.559 the game against the Mets. So anyways, but you look at a game 344 00:24:52.640 --> 00:24:57.960 like this and the Dodgers are gonna be okay, And I love underdogs and 345 00:24:59.079 --> 00:25:02.240 for Detroit to them back from a nine to four deficit in the ninth, 346 00:25:02.759 --> 00:25:06.640 pats off to him, and you know that they're They're a team that's not 347 00:25:06.680 --> 00:25:11.920 going to affect us anyway in the playoffs. But when you see for baseball, 348 00:25:11.240 --> 00:25:15.160 just for baseball, everybody watching this game on the highlights, not on 349 00:25:15.359 --> 00:25:19.319 ESPN are gonna go, wow, what a great game for Detroit. And 350 00:25:19.359 --> 00:25:22.480 it doesn't matter who's on the mound. When you're winning ninety four and the 351 00:25:22.559 --> 00:25:26.039 ninth, they're going to win ninety percent of time. Pretty yeah, you're 352 00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:30.119 right, and you're I know Detroit's feeling good after a game like today, 353 00:25:30.240 --> 00:25:34.519 and yeah, it will be shown on the highlights with the Dodgers giving up 354 00:25:34.559 --> 00:25:38.440 five runs in the ninth inning and then a two run walk off home run 355 00:25:38.519 --> 00:25:45.440 by Geo Urschella after the Dodgers were ahead nine to four going into the ninth 356 00:25:45.480 --> 00:25:48.839 inning. So the Dodgers have been on both ends of this type of game 357 00:25:49.000 --> 00:25:53.200 this season. If you remember a few weeks back, the Dodgers were down 358 00:25:53.319 --> 00:26:00.759 nine to four in the eighth inning at corps Field and they scored seven runs. 359 00:26:00.839 --> 00:26:04.039 Excuse me, they were down nine to four in the ninth inning at 360 00:26:04.119 --> 00:26:11.200 Corsfield and they scored seven runs in the ninth inning. Remember Jason Hayward's grand 361 00:26:11.240 --> 00:26:15.839 Slam in Taioscar Hernandez's game winning or go ahead to run home run. They 362 00:26:15.960 --> 00:26:21.880 won that game eleven to nine and nine innings. So they're on the opposite 363 00:26:21.960 --> 00:26:26.279 end today. So that's that's just the way it goes. And look, 364 00:26:26.359 --> 00:26:29.720 things have not been going well for the Dodgers since the end of May. 365 00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:34.440 Since May twenty first, they essentially have been a five hundred team and getting 366 00:26:34.480 --> 00:26:41.599 swept in Philadelphia, losing a game like today, this is more adversity and 367 00:26:41.680 --> 00:26:45.759 more bumps in the road than the Dodgers ever had during the regular season last 368 00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:52.319 year. So I guess the only hope is that they take it in stride 369 00:26:52.400 --> 00:26:56.319 and understand that, you know, they can be beat and they can't take 370 00:26:56.359 --> 00:27:00.559 any of these games for granted as they get closer to October. But the 371 00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:06.200 All Star break cannot come soon enough for the Dodgers. After a very rough 372 00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:10.480 road trip to date, they're looking to salvage it tomorrow in Detroit. Let's 373 00:27:10.480 --> 00:27:12.720 go out to Hawaii. Dana, You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, 374 00:27:12.799 --> 00:27:19.400 Dana Aloha? A bit frustrated, but the last caller I just basically 375 00:27:19.400 --> 00:27:22.079 said just what I wanted to say, was, you know, sometimes the 376 00:27:22.160 --> 00:27:26.759 underdogs just got to win, and maybe that's good for the Dodgers. Give 377 00:27:26.799 --> 00:27:29.960 him a little kick in the pants. I mean, I can't question any 378 00:27:29.960 --> 00:27:32.960 of the moves today. I mean some of them, certainly, But you 379 00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:37.559 know, good on the Detroit Tigers. They fought hard and they won, 380 00:27:37.640 --> 00:27:41.319 and you know, good for them. But I have another question. I 381 00:27:41.359 --> 00:27:47.079 got a Freddy Freeman question. Okay, is he Okay, I'm no doctor, 382 00:27:47.880 --> 00:27:52.000 but he looks like he's always walking, like he's got a hip issue 383 00:27:52.079 --> 00:27:55.880 or something. That's the way he wants. He waltks with some bad bunny 384 00:27:55.920 --> 00:27:59.359 swag. Dana, Okay, well, that's good to hear, because I 385 00:27:59.400 --> 00:28:02.240 was watching him going god it. I hope he's all right because we certainly 386 00:28:02.279 --> 00:28:04.920 want to keep him healthy. Yeah, no doubt. I will say this, 387 00:28:06.279 --> 00:28:08.599 that's the way he usually walks. But I have noticed that he has 388 00:28:08.759 --> 00:28:14.319 been a little bit slower foot speed wise the last couple of weeks. So 389 00:28:15.759 --> 00:28:18.960 I'm joking about that part of it. But I have noticed that he has 390 00:28:18.039 --> 00:28:22.359 looked a little bit slower. But he's still one of the best and smartest 391 00:28:22.359 --> 00:28:26.000 base runners, so he can make up for it. And I think we 392 00:28:26.039 --> 00:28:30.519 all take for granted as great as he is, he's thirty five years old, 393 00:28:30.680 --> 00:28:34.440 so at different points in time in the season, I'm sure the wheels 394 00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:38.400 are not as fresh as they are different points in time in the season. 395 00:28:40.400 --> 00:28:42.240 Yeah, okay, well, I appreciate it, Thank you very much, 396 00:28:42.279 --> 00:28:45.200 and let's go get him tomorrow, all right, Dana, thanks a lot 397 00:28:45.240 --> 00:28:49.160 for the phone call. Daniel's Jewelers they are the official sponsor of the trip 398 00:28:49.200 --> 00:28:55.000 around the Diamond. Stop by any Daniel's location and say home run for your 399 00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:59.759 free team bracelet and fifty dollars gift card toward any purchase of ninety nine dollars 400 00:29:00.160 --> 00:29:03.680 more Daniels Jewelers owned the dream. You would expect that type of call from 401 00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:07.160 Hawaii. I mean, how bad of a loss can it be when you're 402 00:29:07.160 --> 00:29:11.160 living in Hawaii? Right? I think we all would love to be there. 403 00:29:11.519 --> 00:29:14.640 Eight six six, nine eighty seven, two five seventy is the phone 404 00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:18.759 number. Tigers roar back to beat the Dodgers eleven to nine and ten innings. 405 00:29:19.000 --> 00:29:22.319 Let's head out to Fresno. Philip, you're on Dodger Talk. How 406 00:29:22.400 --> 00:29:27.759 you doing, Philip David? I got a question. I've been hearing this 407 00:29:27.920 --> 00:29:33.839 on the media outlets when it comes to trades. Any truth to the rumor 408 00:29:34.079 --> 00:29:40.440 a Rose Arena is available because I don't think he's available. It's I feel 409 00:29:40.440 --> 00:29:45.359 like it's no he's available. The Rays are listening on offers for a Rose 410 00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:49.559 arena. The problem is he's not played well the first two months of the 411 00:29:49.640 --> 00:29:53.400 season, and uh, who knows. Maybe it's going a little stale out 412 00:29:53.440 --> 00:29:57.839 there. I'm sure teams are trying to buy low on a Rose arena and 413 00:29:57.880 --> 00:30:03.279 the Rays are not selling at that price point. But yeah, his name 414 00:30:03.319 --> 00:30:06.920 has been talked about, and who knows, who knows where he'll be on 415 00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:14.160 July thirtieth. Yeah, and then I want him in this lineup. But 416 00:30:14.279 --> 00:30:18.359 I would take any trade that will light a fire in this ball club because 417 00:30:18.480 --> 00:30:23.319 you know, this bench has been you know, hit and miss. You 418 00:30:23.359 --> 00:30:27.279 know, even though Kik did pretty well today, but you know it's just 419 00:30:27.960 --> 00:30:32.079 yeah, I hear you when the I mean they scored nine runs today, 420 00:30:32.119 --> 00:30:34.400 Philip, So I think the offense did their job. I mean, they 421 00:30:34.400 --> 00:30:38.200 did score nine runs, They did have twelve hits, they homer twice, 422 00:30:38.279 --> 00:30:45.240 including Otani's two hundredth career home run. So I'm not sure what else you 423 00:30:45.279 --> 00:30:48.720 would want from the offense today. They did a pretty good job. Yeah, 424 00:30:48.759 --> 00:30:52.319 even Gavin Lutz had a big base it with two outs. So see, 425 00:30:52.319 --> 00:30:56.160 there you go. There's from one spectrum to the end. You heard 426 00:30:56.200 --> 00:31:00.400 how depressed Philip was calling from Fresno, and you heard how happy, go 427 00:31:00.519 --> 00:31:04.359 lucky Dina was calling from Hawaii. Let's go out to West La, a 428 00:31:04.440 --> 00:31:08.559 happy medium between Fresno and Hawaii. How you doing, Trey, You're on 429 00:31:08.640 --> 00:31:14.720 Dodger Talk. Well, I got one word for any Anglo files out there, 430 00:31:15.000 --> 00:31:19.000 gobsmacked. I mean it really was inconceivable to me at the beginning of 431 00:31:19.039 --> 00:31:23.640 the season, that I'd be looking at this close to you know, dumpster 432 00:31:23.720 --> 00:31:29.119 fire. What's going on? Well, wait a minute, a dumpster fire 433 00:31:29.200 --> 00:31:33.720 would be ten games under five hundred. The Dodgers still have the second best 434 00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:37.680 record in the National League. Tray, It's it's true, but you know 435 00:31:37.799 --> 00:31:41.319 that's a bad description. Let's be can we just start over? Can we 436 00:31:41.359 --> 00:31:45.279 take that back? Fifty six wins, forty losses. I'm just saying the 437 00:31:45.279 --> 00:31:48.200 current state of play, we have high expectations. I'm a little disappointed. 438 00:31:48.200 --> 00:31:52.200 So yeah, I apologize, but let's go out on a good note. 439 00:31:52.359 --> 00:31:55.279 I did try to get through one Thursday. It would have been very apropos 440 00:31:55.319 --> 00:31:59.359 if i'd gotten in. You were speaking about Vinnie's book perfect eloquence, So 441 00:31:59.400 --> 00:32:01.680 I appreciate the compliment. And you gave me a laugh when you asked if 442 00:32:01.799 --> 00:32:06.039 I had a prepared statement. I can assure you I didn't. And lastly, 443 00:32:06.119 --> 00:32:08.160 I did want to thank you. I received the Austin Barnes babble head 444 00:32:08.160 --> 00:32:12.559 from you. Thank you very much, sir. I got something from your 445 00:32:12.599 --> 00:32:15.759 collection that's now in mind. I got a great story to go along with 446 00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:17.079 it, and I just wanted to say thank you, and I apologize to 447 00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:20.920 all the fans out there. No, you don't have to apologize. I 448 00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:23.839 just feel like you have to describe the season a little bit more accurately. 449 00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:30.000 And I appreciate you listening. And yes, enjoy the Austin Barnes babblehead out 450 00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:34.240 of my prize closet. I really appreciate it. Thank you all right, 451 00:32:34.279 --> 00:32:37.240 Trey, thanks a lot for the phone call. Eight six six nine eighty 452 00:32:37.279 --> 00:32:40.359 seven two five seventy is the phone number. Yes, the Dodgers have been 453 00:32:40.559 --> 00:32:45.519 very average the last three or four weeks. I try to tell a few 454 00:32:45.559 --> 00:32:49.920 of the Dodger players that, and they resisted and pushed back on that notion. 455 00:32:50.119 --> 00:32:53.559 But hard to look at the way they've been playing and not realize the 456 00:32:53.599 --> 00:32:59.279 reality that the fact is their starting pitching has not been great. They have 457 00:32:59.319 --> 00:33:02.079 a lot of injury. They just sent Bobby Miller down to the minor leagues 458 00:33:02.119 --> 00:33:09.000 to recalibrate his season. Good news is Clayton Kershaw is going to be making 459 00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:15.359 a start in about ten minutes fifteen minutes from now for Oklahoma City. Kershaw 460 00:33:15.440 --> 00:33:21.559 is expected to throw three innings today for Oklahoma City from there, if all 461 00:33:21.599 --> 00:33:23.920 goes well, and that's a big if, it's not something you should take 462 00:33:23.960 --> 00:33:30.400 for granted. If all goes well, he'll make another rehab start that will 463 00:33:30.440 --> 00:33:35.440 last four innings, and from there it feels like the Dodgers and Kershaw may 464 00:33:35.480 --> 00:33:38.160 come to the agreement that, yeah, our pitching's a little thin right now 465 00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:43.359 and we need you back. But that's a lot to put on a guy 466 00:33:43.400 --> 00:33:47.759 that's coming back from major shoulder surgery. And don't forget, the last time 467 00:33:47.839 --> 00:33:52.519 he made a rehab start, Kershaw came out of it feeling a lot of 468 00:33:52.599 --> 00:33:58.440 soreness in his left shoulders. So hopefully these three innings today go well for 469 00:33:58.559 --> 00:34:01.720 him, and tomorrow when he wakes up he feels just as good and just 470 00:34:01.799 --> 00:34:07.000 as normal soreness after a start. Let's go out to Huntington Beach. Paul, 471 00:34:07.400 --> 00:34:10.400 you're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. Paul, very thanks, 472 00:34:10.480 --> 00:34:14.039 Dave, appreciate it. Man. You know, I think the frustration is 473 00:34:14.039 --> 00:34:17.119 that you come into the season and they're absolutely loaded, and you look up 474 00:34:17.159 --> 00:34:22.079 and we've been treading water for a month now, and really longer than that. 475 00:34:22.199 --> 00:34:24.519 It feels like, and I mean, there's sixteen games over five hundred. 476 00:34:24.559 --> 00:34:28.159 That's great, but at the end of the day. They are not 477 00:34:28.280 --> 00:34:31.800 playing like a championship team. We all see that. For me, you 478 00:34:31.840 --> 00:34:35.119 know, they just don't have the horses. They don't have the guys on 479 00:34:35.159 --> 00:34:37.440 the mound. The bullten has thin. The lineup is thin, and this 480 00:34:37.559 --> 00:34:42.519 is what you got. It's very frustrating. And as I looked at when 481 00:34:42.639 --> 00:34:46.599 Mounsey went down, Dave, the whole lineup really shifted. Not to put 482 00:34:46.599 --> 00:34:51.440 a whole lot on Monsey, but the grinding out it. That's the power 483 00:34:51.559 --> 00:34:54.360 threat extending the lineup. And that's not saying anything of BET's not being there 484 00:34:54.440 --> 00:34:58.199 right now either. But as it relates to Munsi, I know it's been 485 00:34:58.320 --> 00:35:02.639 rough and that injury is terrible for baseball players. Is there any talk about 486 00:35:02.679 --> 00:35:07.320 finding a corner back, and if so, anyone they've identified that you could 487 00:35:07.320 --> 00:35:10.239 share with us. I mean, it's frustrating. Hopefully this sends out well, 488 00:35:10.280 --> 00:35:14.599 but it's it's been a rough go of it and you know, hopefully 489 00:35:14.599 --> 00:35:16.400 pull this thing together. See But all right, Paul, thanks a lot 490 00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:20.400 for the phone call. Yeah, I mean, that's another one of these 491 00:35:20.440 --> 00:35:24.320 holes until we get some certainty on when Munsey is going to return, and 492 00:35:24.360 --> 00:35:28.840 you hope that he's going to come back this year. But what version of 493 00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:32.760 Max Munsey are you going to get after he's missed a lot of times since 494 00:35:32.760 --> 00:35:37.840 he's been on the il since May fifteenth. You're not sure about that. 495 00:35:38.079 --> 00:35:45.159 But they sorely miss Max Munsey, they sorely miss Mookie Betts, and look, 496 00:35:45.239 --> 00:35:49.920 they need to figure some things out as we get closer to July thirtieth. 497 00:35:50.039 --> 00:35:54.000 I think we all can agree that starting pitching is the first and foremost 498 00:35:54.039 --> 00:35:59.280 priority for the Dodgers, and not just any starting pitching, a starter that 499 00:35:59.360 --> 00:36:04.559 can make a playoff start Game two or Game three behind a tyler glass now, 500 00:36:05.079 --> 00:36:08.159 and I'm a personal believer that they need a closer and Tanner Scott from 501 00:36:08.199 --> 00:36:14.719 the Marlins, I feel like Evan Phillips has turned into not a pumpkin, 502 00:36:14.840 --> 00:36:21.119 but he could be better used outside of the ninth inning and be a guy 503 00:36:21.199 --> 00:36:25.519 that can compliment Joe Kelly and Blake Trinan and Daniel Hudson. I feel like 504 00:36:25.559 --> 00:36:30.360 the Dodgers could use a fresh arm, and Tanner Scott is one of the 505 00:36:30.440 --> 00:36:35.519 toughest, most uncomfortable at bats of any closer that is going to be available 506 00:36:35.719 --> 00:36:38.960 at the trade deadline. And then you think about an outfielder. They're maybe 507 00:36:39.000 --> 00:36:45.159 in need of an outfielder that can play every day with Taoscar Hernandez out there, 508 00:36:45.599 --> 00:36:50.800 or are the Dodgers going to try to patch this together with any sort 509 00:36:50.800 --> 00:36:54.559 of combination of James Outman and Andy pa has the second half of the season, 510 00:36:54.800 --> 00:37:00.239 So there's a few holes that the Dodgers could patch up now and the 511 00:37:00.360 --> 00:37:05.159 end of the season. I will say this, there is no perfect team 512 00:37:05.199 --> 00:37:08.159 out there. There is no perfect player, but right now it feels like 513 00:37:08.239 --> 00:37:14.800 the Orioles and Phillies are the two closest teams to being the most complete. 514 00:37:15.199 --> 00:37:19.840 As we get closer to July thirtieth, that'll do it for us. On 515 00:37:20.079 --> 00:37:23.800 Dodger Talk today Tomorrow. Tim Katz will be with you on Getaway Day, 516 00:37:23.840 --> 00:37:28.480 but I'll be back for the All Star break. We'll have off Day Dodger 517 00:37:28.559 --> 00:37:32.039 Talks Monday through Thursday at seven o'clock, and we have a lot of big 518 00:37:32.119 --> 00:37:37.719 name guests from around Major League Baseball that will join us, including Jake Peevee, 519 00:37:37.840 --> 00:37:44.519 John Smoltz, Buster Only, and you'll hear our full conversation with America's 520 00:37:44.559 --> 00:37:49.519 pitcher Rich Hill, who planned taking off the first half of the season, 521 00:37:50.000 --> 00:37:54.400 and then looking for the right team to sign with that has playoff aspirations and 522 00:37:54.960 --> 00:38:00.039 look no secret about it, Boston and La would be at the top of 523 00:38:00.079 --> 00:38:04.719 his list. So you'll hear from all those guys coming up Monday through Thursday 524 00:38:04.840 --> 00:38:08.800 during the All Star break on off Day, Dodger Talk thanks to Calling Ye 525 00:38:08.880 --> 00:38:14.119 at our Burbank Studios, thanks to Dwayne McDonald out at Kamerica Park, and 526 00:38:14.159 --> 00:38:16.320 thanks to you for listening. In case you missed any of the show, 527 00:38:16.440 --> 00:38:22.559 you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. Tomorrow, the final game before 528 00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:25.320 the All Star Break, the Dodgers are going to have to piece it together, 529 00:38:25.800 --> 00:38:30.760 with their bullpen Ryan Yarborough more than likely going to be a big part 530 00:38:30.760 --> 00:38:35.639 of it. Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck begins at nine thirty tomorrow, with 531 00:38:35.840 --> 00:38:40.920 first pitch from Coomerica Park at ten forty coming up next Fox Sports Radio. 532 00:38:42.280 --> 00:38:45.719 Have a great rest of your Saturday. Aloha means goodbye once again. The 533 00:38:45.760 --> 00:38:52.440 final score the Tigers roar back and beat the Dodgers eleven to nine ten. 534 00:38:52.119 --> 00:38:53.559 We'll talk to you tomorrow. See you