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 --> 00:00:10.839 millions of Angelinos for over twenty five years. And now your voice for Dodger 3 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:18.800 Talk like that, David Vasse. We are live at Great American Ballpark in 4 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:23.920 Cincinnati. After the Dodgers fall to the Reds tonight by a final score of 5 00:00:24.199 --> 00:00:30.160 three to one. Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vase with you until eight thirty 6 00:00:30.320 --> 00:00:35.320 tonight here on AM five to seventy. LA Sports eight six six nine eighty 7 00:00:35.479 --> 00:00:41.079 seven two five seventy is the phone number we will hear from Walker Buehler and 8 00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:47.359 Dave robertson just a moment. Today is a ten year anniversary of a milestone 9 00:00:47.439 --> 00:00:53.479 day in Philadelphia in Dodger history, and also earlier today, before I walked 10 00:00:53.479 --> 00:00:57.759 into the ballpark, I decided to check out the Reds Hall of Fame, 11 00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:03.759 which I found out is the second largest baseball museum in the country, second 12 00:01:03.920 --> 00:01:07.760 only to Cooperstown the Baseball Hall of Fame. And when I walked in, 13 00:01:08.159 --> 00:01:14.920 they said George Foster, the nineteen seventy seven National League MVP, would be 14 00:01:15.000 --> 00:01:18.840 making a special appearance, and I said, Hey, can I talk to 15 00:01:18.879 --> 00:01:23.000 George Foster about the Big Red Machine and the Dodger rivalry, and they said, 16 00:01:23.439 --> 00:01:26.239 let us ask him, and they asked him, and I went into 17 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:30.760 the office and there was George Foster sitting down with a Reds cap miked up, 18 00:01:30.840 --> 00:01:36.319 ready to speak to the paid attendees to the Reds Hall of Fame. 19 00:01:36.640 --> 00:01:41.400 And we had a chance to talk to George about Rick Monday and also the 20 00:01:41.400 --> 00:01:46.319 Big Red Machine in the Big Blue Wrecking Crew rivalry of the late seventies and 21 00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:51.239 early eighties. In case you're too young to realize this, the Reds and 22 00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:56.519 Dodgers both played in the NL West up until they went to the three division 23 00:01:56.719 --> 00:02:00.760 alignment, so this was a rivalry going back to the sixties. It got 24 00:02:00.879 --> 00:02:07.560 really heated in the late seventies after Sparky Anderson and the Reds went to the 25 00:02:07.560 --> 00:02:10.240 World Series, and they were winning the NL West and the National League for 26 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:15.639 about two or three straight years, maybe four straight years, and then in 27 00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:22.800 nineteen seventy seven, the Dodgers came to I guess they came into their own 28 00:02:22.960 --> 00:02:27.960 and they acquired guys like Bert Houghton, Dusty Baker, Reggie Smith, and 29 00:02:28.120 --> 00:02:32.840 Rick Monday to compliment the legendary infield and Steve Yeager, and that's when the 30 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:38.960 Dodgers, led by Tommy Lesorta in his rookie season as the manager of the 31 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:45.280 Dodgers, unseated Sparky Anderson in the Reds. So that rivalry really was heated 32 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:50.280 starting in nineteen seventy seven and it went through the nineties when the Reds were 33 00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:53.000 in the NL West. So we'll talk to George Foster and we'll let you 34 00:02:53.039 --> 00:02:57.280 hear from him a little bit later. But I know many of you might 35 00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:00.879 be a little emotional after the way the last two nights have gone for the 36 00:03:00.919 --> 00:03:07.759 Dodgers, and the way that homestand ended for the Dodgers where they had runners 37 00:03:07.800 --> 00:03:12.319 at the corners less than two outs and could not cash them in. And 38 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:15.719 again the last well last night, they scored six runs on eleven hits, 39 00:03:15.919 --> 00:03:21.759 and they led a journeyman reliever by the name of Johann Ramirez come in and 40 00:03:21.879 --> 00:03:25.919 kind of derail what would have been a nice win for the Dodgers, considering 41 00:03:27.240 --> 00:03:31.280 they were going to be headed up against Hunter Green, who had their number 42 00:03:31.360 --> 00:03:38.439 last week at Dodger Stadium, and again tonight here in Cincinnati. It's astonishing 43 00:03:38.560 --> 00:03:44.159 to see that the Dodgers swung and missed at eleven Hunter Green fastballs, and 44 00:03:44.240 --> 00:03:47.840 look, he was averaging ninety eight miles an hour on his four seam fastball 45 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:53.719 tonight. So that was not an easy chore for the Dodgers. But the 46 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:59.199 one thing teams have known about this Dodger offense the last five years, six 47 00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:03.120 years, the dog Dodgers are a very good fastball hitting team. And yes, 48 00:04:03.319 --> 00:04:09.439 Max Munsey is out of the lineup right now, he's a really good 49 00:04:09.520 --> 00:04:14.960 ambusher of fastballs. But nonetheless, you know, Joe Davis brought this up 50 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:18.879 during the Sports Net LA broadcast last night. During this ten game stretch where 51 00:04:18.920 --> 00:04:25.199 the Dodger offense is averaging just about three runs per game, they have been 52 00:04:25.639 --> 00:04:30.759 really bad against the fastball in the strike zone. They are swinging and missing 53 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:35.319 more at fastballs, and that's one thing the Dodgers hitting coaches told Joe Dee 54 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:41.879 that that's an indication of whether or not we're going to score or not if 55 00:04:41.879 --> 00:04:46.600 we're able to do some damage with the fastballs in the strike zone, and 56 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:50.040 they just have not been able to do it. The Dodgers' best chance tonight 57 00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:56.360 against Hunter Green was in the second inning bases loaded and nobody out and Jason 58 00:04:56.399 --> 00:05:00.519 Hayward hits into a double play. They score a run. That was the 59 00:05:00.519 --> 00:05:04.480 only run the Dodgers scored tonight. Eight six six nine eight seven two five 60 00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:10.680 seventy is the phone number we'll hear from Walker Bueller and Dave robertson just a 61 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:15.639 moment. I didn't believe that Walker Bueller pitched that poorly. He did give 62 00:05:15.720 --> 00:05:18.839 up two home runs, but they were solo shots to Will Benson and Spencer 63 00:05:18.959 --> 00:05:26.360 Steer. Giving up three runs should not be be the end all when you 64 00:05:26.439 --> 00:05:30.680 have an offense like the Dodgers have and they're hitting in a ballpark like Great 65 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:34.839 American Ballpark. It was the ballpark that hitters hit the most home runs in 66 00:05:34.920 --> 00:05:39.759 all of baseball last year, and maybe that's part of it. Maybe the 67 00:05:39.800 --> 00:05:45.560 Dodgers are tempted and over zealous with the band box a Great American Ballpark. 68 00:05:45.680 --> 00:05:48.720 So we'll hear from Dave and Bueller in a moment plus between now and eight 69 00:05:48.839 --> 00:05:53.480 thirty. I have a pair of tickets to give away to the Tuesday, 70 00:05:53.639 --> 00:06:00.480 June twelfth game when the Dodgers host the defending World Series champion Texas rang So 71 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:04.879 Corey Seger coming back to Dodgers Stadium for the first time since leaving the Dodgers 72 00:06:05.279 --> 00:06:11.160 for the Rangers. Let's go out to Mission Viejo. Brian, you're on 73 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:14.720 Dodger Talk. Lead us off tonight. Hi, Brian, All right, 74 00:06:14.720 --> 00:06:17.959 thanks. You don't forget the seventy three and seventy four with the Reds and 75 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:21.120 the Dodgers too, Like the Dodgers couldn't hold a eleven game leader. Then 76 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:27.600 they came back strong in seventy four with Jimmy Winn and derail the Reds that 77 00:06:27.759 --> 00:06:31.360 year. But you're right, the seventies requited thing. And also the Dodgers 78 00:06:31.360 --> 00:06:36.319 are one for their last seventeen Do you hear that tonight with runners in square 79 00:06:36.399 --> 00:06:42.120 position or overall overall just just in the batting order, that that's that's kind 80 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:44.519 of not going to get it done. And heyword, you know, like 81 00:06:44.560 --> 00:06:46.000 that was key at bat I mean, he you know, he's got to 82 00:06:46.000 --> 00:06:50.360 put the you know, kid it somewhere. But unfortunately it was a double 83 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:55.279 play. Yeah, yeah, no doubt, Brian, That's exactly what you 84 00:06:55.360 --> 00:07:00.839 don't want. And the facts are, no matter what combination of players, 85 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:04.759 Dave Roberts has put hitting seven eight to nine. The Dodgers seven eight to 86 00:07:04.879 --> 00:07:10.959 nine spots in the batting order is the worst in all of Major League Baseball. 87 00:07:11.399 --> 00:07:15.040 Think about that. We're talking Marlins, we're talking Rockies, we're talking 88 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:20.360 Oakland A's and the Dodgers seven eight to nine hitters this year have the lowest 89 00:07:20.399 --> 00:07:26.040 batting average in baseball. Coming into this series, they were hitting one ninety. 90 00:07:26.480 --> 00:07:30.839 They're on base percentage was two twenty. That is shocking. And it's 91 00:07:30.920 --> 00:07:35.000 not on Dave Roberts. It's not on Andrew Freeman. It's on the players 92 00:07:35.000 --> 00:07:40.240 they're underperforming. It's shocking to see. You know, here at Great American 93 00:07:40.319 --> 00:07:46.759 Ballpark, they have a huge scoreboard in left field and the player's batting average, 94 00:07:46.800 --> 00:07:54.360 slugging percentage, on base percentage are in huge font And it is shocking 95 00:07:54.399 --> 00:08:00.920 when you see Keithy Hernandez's batting average being now two oh six, his OPS 96 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:05.480 is five seventy, his on base percentage is under two hundred. I believe 97 00:08:05.519 --> 00:08:11.240 it's time for Dave Roberts to start thinking about Miguel Rojas getting more time at 98 00:08:11.240 --> 00:08:16.680 third base until Max Munsey returns, because right now, Keyy Hernandez, he's 99 00:08:16.680 --> 00:08:20.680 not getting it done offensively. He's made great plays at third base, but 100 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:24.480 Rojas can play defense to at third base. So for me, it feels 101 00:08:24.519 --> 00:08:31.800 like maybe it's time for recalibrating who should fill in for Monsey at third base 102 00:08:31.959 --> 00:08:35.039 until Key k gets it going again. Let's go out to Hollywood. Eric, 103 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:39.919 you're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. Eric, Dodger Day should 104 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:46.919 David, I'm a little bit upset, and I'm sorry. I'm a huge 105 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:50.639 I believe Blue, but it starts at the top. It starts at the 106 00:08:50.679 --> 00:08:54.039 top, the one, two, three hitters. It starts at the top. 107 00:08:54.120 --> 00:08:58.240 They have to leave by example. Yes, I understand that they can't 108 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:01.919 hit every day and they can't kill it every day, but you know what, 109 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:07.600 they need to do something. They're getting paid a lot of money at 110 00:09:07.600 --> 00:09:09.879 the top of that order to make something happen, you know what I mean. 111 00:09:11.080 --> 00:09:15.919 We have a great team on paper, but something's off, man, 112 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:18.679 something's off, David, And I hope you could tell me what's off, 113 00:09:18.720 --> 00:09:22.679 because I don't understand. We have a great team on paper. We got 114 00:09:22.840 --> 00:09:26.639 we have great chemistry, guys, we got we got good guys in the 115 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:31.159 lineup, but they're not producing. And I'm seeing a lot of the things 116 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:35.519 that I saw last year in the playoffs, where they cannot bring runners in 117 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:39.840 and people in sporting positions they couldn't bring them in. Okay, I know 118 00:09:39.960 --> 00:09:43.120 it's early in the season and I don't want to say for how, but 119 00:09:43.759 --> 00:09:46.679 David, I'm bummed out. Man, Come on, talk me off the 120 00:09:46.720 --> 00:09:50.320 ledge, bro. What's going on? Eric, It's one of those peaks 121 00:09:50.360 --> 00:09:54.200 and valleys. The way I could talk you off the ledge is even with 122 00:09:54.399 --> 00:10:01.519 the Dodgers having lost this game tonight and obviously struggling in the last four or 123 00:10:01.559 --> 00:10:07.639 five games, they're still thirty three and twenty one and well above the Padres 124 00:10:07.720 --> 00:10:11.960 and everybody else in the NL West. And that is the consolation here where 125 00:10:13.120 --> 00:10:16.720 the sky is not falling. Uh. Their lead has been shrunk because the 126 00:10:16.799 --> 00:10:22.080 Dodgers have lost a season high four in a row. Now the Giants have 127 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:24.519 won a season high four in a row. So the Giants now are in 128 00:10:24.600 --> 00:10:30.120 second place. But my point is these things happen during the season, Eric, 129 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:33.320 and I could tell you what's going on in the month of May. 130 00:10:33.879 --> 00:10:39.240 Those four big players they're not hitting well. Will Smith is hitting under two 131 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:43.399 hundred, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts are a very human two sixty in the 132 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:48.480 month of May. Otani is the only one that has continued to hit this 133 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:54.600 month. So that's the biggest issue right now, and hopefully they can get 134 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:58.679 back on track. I'm not for them, man, I'm in a root. 135 00:10:58.759 --> 00:11:01.519 I'm gonna I believe Blue, David, I bleed blue to the end. 136 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:05.080 We're gonna ride this all the way through. But yo, man, 137 00:11:05.200 --> 00:11:09.360 I mean, and you can probably you can probably take this off the air. 138 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:13.200 But you know what, I just what's going on with the top man? 139 00:11:13.320 --> 00:11:15.279 What's going on? You guys are getting plaid a lot. I just 140 00:11:15.360 --> 00:11:18.639 told you. I just told you. I know, I know. Their 141 00:11:18.799 --> 00:11:22.279 their salaries mean nothing when they're in the batting batter's box. Eric that that's 142 00:11:22.320 --> 00:11:26.840 not that's not something that is tangible. When they're on the field, they're 143 00:11:26.879 --> 00:11:31.000 really good and they'll get it going again. The last ten games have been 144 00:11:31.120 --> 00:11:35.200 ugly, no doubt about it. But they will get it going again. 145 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:39.159 Thanks a lot for the phone call. Eight six six nine seven two five 146 00:11:39.240 --> 00:11:43.240 seventy is the phone number. I feel like the Dodgers have gotten into a 147 00:11:43.279 --> 00:11:46.919 trap here where they've turned all slug in the month of May because they have 148 00:11:48.000 --> 00:11:50.960 the tenth lowest batting average as a team in the month of May. They're 149 00:11:52.000 --> 00:11:56.080 hitting two thirty as a group, but they have the second most home runs 150 00:11:56.159 --> 00:12:01.320 in all of Major League Baseball thirty two, and they're in the top ten 151 00:12:01.440 --> 00:12:05.080 of runs scored in the month of May. So it feels like they have 152 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:09.480 fallen into the trap of boom or bust, and they've got to go back 153 00:12:09.519 --> 00:12:13.840 to when the Dodgers are at their best, and I'm talking about the last 154 00:12:15.000 --> 00:12:20.240 five six years. What makes a Dodger offense really good is passing the baton, 155 00:12:20.799 --> 00:12:24.799 taking the walks and letting the guy trusting. How about that trusting the 156 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:28.600 guy behind you. And right now it feels like everybody's trying to do it 157 00:12:28.639 --> 00:12:35.559 themselves and it's not working out very well because in the last ten games the 158 00:12:35.639 --> 00:12:41.799 Dodgers are averaging just three runs per game. Let's head downstairs right now to 159 00:12:41.919 --> 00:12:46.600 hear from manager Dave Roberts. Obviously, Walker Bueller still coming back from the 160 00:12:46.639 --> 00:12:50.360 Tommy John surgery. I thought he pitched well. I thought he built off 161 00:12:50.399 --> 00:12:56.039 his last start. It's not going to be shutouts every time, but hopefully 162 00:12:56.159 --> 00:13:00.000 Dave Roberts was asked about this offense did that one. Just kind of feel 163 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:03.679 if he came down to not cashing in on some of those chances offensively, 164 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:07.279 it did it did? I thought, you know, in that I don't 165 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:13.879 want any Jason, you know, bases loaded, nobody out, we stressed 166 00:13:15.159 --> 00:13:16.720 you know green right there. I thought he took a good at bat, 167 00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:22.279 ultimately grounded into a double play, cash in one, and then we had 168 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:26.879 another situation at bad where ball wasn't hit deep enough and couldn't cash in, 169 00:13:28.279 --> 00:13:33.200 and that was sort of the story of the game. I thought Walker through 170 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:35.840 the baseball well. It was good to see him getting the sixth inning again, 171 00:13:37.679 --> 00:13:41.120 and you know, I heard him. I had a good at bat 172 00:13:41.960 --> 00:13:46.600 and he ended up leaving a change and I think down it kind of got 173 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:50.279 a little closer to him for the double LA first pitch base hit for the 174 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:52.519 extra insurance run. But overall, I thought he threw the baseball well, 175 00:13:52.600 --> 00:13:58.159 and we just couldn't capitalize offensively. The last sixteen games, the offense has 176 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:03.919 really been in a world to use your favorite to what I think, Yeah, 177 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:07.200 what's going on? How does this happen? You know, I don't 178 00:14:07.240 --> 00:14:13.080 know that answer. You know, I think each game you can sort of 179 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:20.240 dissect each game and figure out whether it was situational hitting or we didn't take 180 00:14:20.279 --> 00:14:24.919 good at bats or giving credit to the opposing staff. I thought today, 181 00:14:26.519 --> 00:14:30.320 I thought Hunter through the baseball. Well, then they started mixing and matching 182 00:14:30.360 --> 00:14:33.960 with the pen. But as far as you know, the two weeks of 183 00:14:35.639 --> 00:14:43.080 very inconsistent offense, it's a collected effort. It's not just the top that's 184 00:14:43.120 --> 00:14:46.480 got to go out there and do their thing. It's you know, the 185 00:14:46.519 --> 00:14:52.320 middle, it's the bottom of the order, it's everyone and not trying to 186 00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:58.840 play for one big hit. But we haven't got that hit. And so 187 00:14:58.919 --> 00:15:01.120 I think that each game and you look at there's some opportunities for us to 188 00:15:01.399 --> 00:15:05.080 put up a crooked number and we just haven't been aimed to do that. 189 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:11.919 But not getting on the fastball his Hunter Green the kind of guy can kind 190 00:15:11.919 --> 00:15:18.840 of make that exploit that show. You know, I haven't, you know, 191 00:15:18.919 --> 00:15:22.559 just watching obviously at real time right now and not kind of going over 192 00:15:22.600 --> 00:15:28.200 it again. Obviously it's a it's a lively fastball with the with the slider 193 00:15:28.240 --> 00:15:33.000 in there. We didn't get a whole lot of good swings off, to 194 00:15:31.200 --> 00:15:35.720 be quite honest, and I don't know how many times we punched tonight, 195 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:43.159 but you know, whatever he was doing his mix, we weren't on tonight, 196 00:15:43.240 --> 00:15:48.240 whether it be the fastball or swinging through the slider. At times, 197 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:54.679 we just we know, we saw him a week ago and we got to 198 00:15:54.759 --> 00:15:56.559 him late, and that last time, the last time we faced him, 199 00:15:56.600 --> 00:16:02.480 and we just I thought we got the pitch count up. But he did 200 00:16:02.519 --> 00:16:04.799 a really nice job of getting to that sixth inning, which you know, 201 00:16:04.919 --> 00:16:07.720 we weren't even sure he was going to even you know, get into the 202 00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:12.360 six, but you know it's his credit he did. All right, there's 203 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:17.799 manager Dave Roberts, and Hunter Green certainly was doing a lot of things right. 204 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:22.120 Dave Roberts was spot on, even though he wasn't sure about his answers, 205 00:16:22.159 --> 00:16:26.399 he was right. The Dodgers swung a miss at eight sliders from Hunter 206 00:16:26.480 --> 00:16:32.240 Green tonight, and they swung a mist at eleven fastballs from Hunter Green tonight. 207 00:16:32.320 --> 00:16:37.919 He was pumping consistently upwards of ninety eight miles an hour, and the 208 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:41.200 Dodgers had no answer for Hunter Green, who wins his third game of the 209 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:45.559 season. He goes six innings tonight, throws one hundred and seven pitches, 210 00:16:45.919 --> 00:16:49.519 and I thought Jose Motive brought up a great point as far as the hitters 211 00:16:49.559 --> 00:16:55.159 go. You know, it's not just about trying to swing or your mechanics. 212 00:16:55.200 --> 00:16:59.679 It's about controlling the batter's box. And when I say that, it's 213 00:16:59.720 --> 00:17:03.960 control rolling the tempo of the at bat. Even with the pitch clock, 214 00:17:03.079 --> 00:17:07.480 there are ways to control the at bat. As a hitter, you have 215 00:17:07.559 --> 00:17:11.400 a timeout and Hunter Green was controlling the pace tonight. Not only was he 216 00:17:11.559 --> 00:17:18.319 dominating the Dodgers, but he also was working at a quick pace and before 217 00:17:18.440 --> 00:17:22.240 you knew it, you looked up and you had two strikes on yourself. 218 00:17:22.279 --> 00:17:26.920 The Dodger hitters need to do a better job of being in control and being 219 00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:30.000 aware of the fact that this guy wants the ball back and he wants to 220 00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:33.799 throw it quickly. Like I said, I know the pitch clock is part 221 00:17:33.799 --> 00:17:38.079 of this, but there are ways to slow it down a little bit. 222 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:42.039 You don't have to be ready and staring at the pitcher until eight seconds. 223 00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:47.759 You don't have to be ready twelve seconds left on the clock, So that's 224 00:17:47.920 --> 00:17:51.880 part of it. And also calling a timeout. Every hitter has a timeout 225 00:17:51.880 --> 00:17:56.839 and every single at bat if you feel like the pace is going too quickly 226 00:17:56.960 --> 00:18:00.119 even after the first pitch call that time out. The Dodgers did not do 227 00:18:00.160 --> 00:18:03.160 a good job of that tonight. They have to be more aware of that 228 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:07.960 moving forward. It's not just about your swing, and it's not just about 229 00:18:08.000 --> 00:18:12.400 the percentage of what he might throw on this count. There's a lot more 230 00:18:12.519 --> 00:18:17.079 to it, and in a lot of ways, it's a lot more simple. 231 00:18:17.400 --> 00:18:19.640 You can't make it too complicated, but you certainly have got to control 232 00:18:21.039 --> 00:18:23.079 the pace of the game, and the Dodgers did not do a good job 233 00:18:23.119 --> 00:18:27.200 of that tonight against Hunter Green. Eight six, six, nine, seven, 234 00:18:27.279 --> 00:18:32.079 two five seventy is the phone number. It was a sellout tonight at 235 00:18:32.079 --> 00:18:37.559 Great American Ballpark forty one, eight hundred and eighty and Dave was out here. 236 00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:41.720 Dave, thanks for calling in appreciate it. DV. How you doing, 237 00:18:42.079 --> 00:18:45.400 I'm doing great. Are you from LA or are you a Dodger fan 238 00:18:45.519 --> 00:18:51.079 out this way? Well, actually I'm from Santa Monica. Moved to Nashville 239 00:18:51.119 --> 00:18:53.079 about ten years ago, so it's like a five hour drive. So I 240 00:18:53.160 --> 00:19:00.920 just came up with the weekends. I thought Dave races of heart. Sitting 241 00:19:00.000 --> 00:19:03.279 from the side, I was behind the dugout. But it's kind of hard 242 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:07.640 looking at it from the side of you, but I thought Walker looked pretty 243 00:19:07.640 --> 00:19:12.640 good tonight. He looked like he had good commands and good control, and 244 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:18.559 his his velo looked like it was pretty good. Unfortunately, we couldn't get 245 00:19:18.599 --> 00:19:23.319 him any freaking hits. But I wanted to say the last at bat. 246 00:19:23.359 --> 00:19:26.920 I know you get tired of hearing about Chris Taylor. I know it, 247 00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:30.799 and I love CT and he has been great for us for years. But 248 00:19:30.880 --> 00:19:33.599 that last at back he had, I think it was the top of the 249 00:19:33.640 --> 00:19:37.960 eighth When he was coming off the field, Dave, he looked defeated. 250 00:19:37.039 --> 00:19:41.400 Man, I'm like, he looks bad, and I feel bad for the 251 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:44.799 guy, and I don't know what the answer is. I know we're not 252 00:19:44.839 --> 00:19:48.240 going to send him down and we're probably not going to trade him, but 253 00:19:48.279 --> 00:19:52.039 what can we do with him? Dave, Well, you got to keep 254 00:19:52.079 --> 00:19:53.920 running him out there, and it's hard. That's why part of the reason 255 00:19:53.960 --> 00:19:57.240 why Dave Roberts started him today. There were two reasons, he said. 256 00:19:57.319 --> 00:20:02.640 Number One, Pie has knew did a mental day off. He's been really 257 00:20:02.680 --> 00:20:06.440 going through it. He's swinging at pitches outside of the strike zone. It 258 00:20:06.480 --> 00:20:10.880 felt like the game was speeding up on Andy Pajaz. So that's part of 259 00:20:10.920 --> 00:20:14.519 it. Number two, Chris Taylor had a good game last night. He 260 00:20:14.599 --> 00:20:18.880 had his first extra base hit. The guy plays once a week, so 261 00:20:18.480 --> 00:20:22.279 why not give him another start to see if he can build upon yesterday. 262 00:20:22.440 --> 00:20:26.279 So that's the reason why he was out there in center field today, and 263 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:30.480 you just hope that he can come up with something here. But Dave, 264 00:20:30.559 --> 00:20:37.240 the facts are the Dodger outfield offense outside of ti Oscar Hernandez, it's not 265 00:20:37.440 --> 00:20:41.839 very good right now. And I wouldn't be surprised if the Dodgers are looking 266 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:47.759 to add an offensive upgrade at the trade deadline in some form or fashion to 267 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:52.680 that outfield. Yeah, we're gonna have to do something apparently. But hey, 268 00:20:52.720 --> 00:20:55.119 real quick, I wanted to say, Dave before I go. It 269 00:20:55.279 --> 00:20:57.440 was great the Dodger fans there were. I mean, that was a shot, 270 00:20:57.480 --> 00:21:00.799 like I haven't seen it Atlanta or Chicago. I mean, it was 271 00:21:02.319 --> 00:21:04.160 it was awesome. But I saw you. I took a picture of you. 272 00:21:04.240 --> 00:21:07.400 I sent it to the text OsO line and I told I'm like, 273 00:21:07.400 --> 00:21:11.720 look at this Dade out here's big timing in his suit. So he sent 274 00:21:11.799 --> 00:21:15.440 me that picture. Was that yesterday. Yeah, it was last night. 275 00:21:15.480 --> 00:21:18.599 He sent it to you. He sent it to me. He got it, 276 00:21:18.720 --> 00:21:22.599 Dave, and he sent it to me. Yeah. I said, 277 00:21:22.640 --> 00:21:25.440 look at this guy here, thinks he's something. And I love you, 278 00:21:25.519 --> 00:21:27.440 Dave. Thanks for taking my call. Brother. Hey, thank you, 279 00:21:27.559 --> 00:21:32.079 Dave. Hey, I don't think I'm somebody that's just the uniform. When 280 00:21:32.119 --> 00:21:36.079 I'm filling in for Kirsten Watson, I gotta go suited and boot it. 281 00:21:36.119 --> 00:21:40.359 We'll do it again tomorrow. I'll be on the broadcast with Eric Carros and 282 00:21:40.480 --> 00:21:45.440 Joe Davis. They were tremendous to me last night and can't thank them enough 283 00:21:45.480 --> 00:21:48.000 for including me as much as they do. So looking forward to doing it 284 00:21:48.440 --> 00:21:53.000 again tomorrow, and then I'll be back on Dodger Talk when the Dodgers are 285 00:21:53.039 --> 00:21:57.440 in New York to take on JD. Martinez and the New York Mets. 286 00:21:57.799 --> 00:22:03.680 Speaking of Walker, he was back in his backyard here. This was the 287 00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:07.920 ballpark that he grew up coming to major league games. His favorite pitcher was 288 00:22:07.960 --> 00:22:11.759 Bronson, a Royal for the Reds. Because he's from Louisville, Kentucky, 289 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:15.680 so this is not too far from there to come see major League baseball. 290 00:22:15.759 --> 00:22:18.200 Him and Will Smith had a lot of family and friends the last couple of 291 00:22:18.319 --> 00:22:22.720 days. In fact, the Dodgers director of travel got the message to us 292 00:22:22.799 --> 00:22:29.559 that Walker Buehler requested fifty four tickets for his start tonight, So a lot 293 00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:34.920 of support for Walker Buehler, who did pitch okay, he deserved maybe a 294 00:22:34.960 --> 00:22:40.720 better fate. Instead, he takes the loss because the Dodger offense only scored 295 00:22:40.759 --> 00:22:45.039 one run. Let's head back downstairs to the Dodger clubhouse to hear from the 296 00:22:45.079 --> 00:22:49.480 Dodger right hander that last run in the sixth is I think, you know, 297 00:22:49.599 --> 00:22:55.000 just a little bit of a lapse for me, just in terms of 298 00:22:55.000 --> 00:23:00.680 the pitch lection and back to back kind of scram and a little bit more 299 00:23:00.680 --> 00:23:03.160 than I should be And and so that's kind of the next thing is making 300 00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:07.119 sure I have all that lockdown. How much of difficulty is it tasted the 301 00:23:07.119 --> 00:23:12.599 same team too in a row like that, I think it's probably more mentally 302 00:23:12.720 --> 00:23:18.039 challenging than than it is physically. Like I think the last one I probably 303 00:23:18.039 --> 00:23:19.680 could count on a couple of hands with the balls that I didn't like that 304 00:23:19.759 --> 00:23:22.799 I threw. And so when you face a team like that, I feels 305 00:23:22.799 --> 00:23:26.720 like you kind of have nowhere to go because you've kind of done everything already 306 00:23:26.839 --> 00:23:29.640 or everything you wanted to. But you know, they had a good approach 307 00:23:29.640 --> 00:23:33.480 and put a couple of good swings on it early and then during the sixth. 308 00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:37.480 But you know, it kind of is what it is, you know. 309 00:23:37.559 --> 00:23:40.519 I think if you get the pitch count to where it was for me 310 00:23:40.559 --> 00:23:42.640 at least this this kind of rehab or physical side of it, I feel 311 00:23:42.640 --> 00:23:47.920 good about. I feel like I made some pitches there for a few innings 312 00:23:47.960 --> 00:23:52.000 in a row, and yeah, I don't like give enough homers for swoonings, 313 00:23:52.039 --> 00:23:56.440 but little little encouraging to kind of ride it out for a few innings, 314 00:23:56.480 --> 00:23:59.640 but wish I could have finish it at a little bit better and the 315 00:24:00.039 --> 00:24:02.160 getting as much swing and miss as you have in the past, Like, 316 00:24:02.400 --> 00:24:04.079 is there something you attribute that to right now? And has that been a 317 00:24:04.119 --> 00:24:08.720 surprise coming back that there hasn't been more of that so far. I don't 318 00:24:08.720 --> 00:24:12.039 think I've necessarily ever been like a guy that just wins swinging miss all the 319 00:24:12.039 --> 00:24:15.920 time. I like, I think I've punched guys out in the past with 320 00:24:15.000 --> 00:24:19.559 pretty low swinging miss numbers. You know, I think my swinging miss is 321 00:24:19.559 --> 00:24:25.599 either either two shrike growl, and but I also just like I try. 322 00:24:25.920 --> 00:24:27.640 I'm not trying to strike guys out looking and that seems to happen in newcent 323 00:24:27.640 --> 00:24:33.359 amount for me. I don't know, I'm not super concerned about it. 324 00:24:33.400 --> 00:24:37.920 I feel like the pitches that I make that are good as long as they're 325 00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:41.079 out or strike out, ground it whatever, I'm kind of good with. 326 00:24:41.160 --> 00:24:45.640 That's kind of how I'm always pitches, is trying to move contact and if 327 00:24:45.640 --> 00:24:48.079 they missed the mess or to take it miss a strike, great. But 328 00:24:49.319 --> 00:24:52.240 you know, I think my last started punch out seven on like five shinging 329 00:24:52.279 --> 00:24:56.319 mess. So I think to night to five or six something like that, 330 00:24:56.480 --> 00:25:00.720 like kind of is what it is. That's just kind of how it does. 331 00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:04.039 Do you feel like you were able to make most of the same pitches 332 00:25:04.400 --> 00:25:10.359 in the same location and whatnot that you did last Sunday? Yeah, I 333 00:25:10.400 --> 00:25:11.839 made some. I made some pitches that I liked. I made a few 334 00:25:11.880 --> 00:25:17.559 pitches that I really didn't like. You have both the homewort one oh and 335 00:25:17.559 --> 00:25:18.599 and two oh. I think this is kind of what we don't like. 336 00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:25.680 The San Diego things just count leverage for me, and I don't necessarily think 337 00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:27.880 I'm complacent, but I think in the past I could kind of get away 338 00:25:27.880 --> 00:25:33.039 with one. I went too and throw heaters and you know, just really 339 00:25:33.039 --> 00:25:36.680 try and rip them and when I burn and blowed by people. But you 340 00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:40.160 know that's something that you won't look after, you pick through if you needed 341 00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:44.759 tinles in those counts. But you know, they did a good job. 342 00:25:45.200 --> 00:25:48.640 This seam played really well to their park. I think obviously Benson gent up 343 00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:52.119 ball a mile, but you know, the steer ball, I didn't think 344 00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:55.480 it was a horrible pitch and and he kind of wrapped it out of here. 345 00:25:55.519 --> 00:25:59.319 So you know, it is what it is, all right. There's 346 00:25:59.359 --> 00:26:03.400 Walker as the Dodgers fall tonight by a final score of three to one. 347 00:26:03.599 --> 00:26:08.319 Interesting enough when they're asking him about the swing and miss. This Reds team 348 00:26:08.440 --> 00:26:14.680 swings and miss more than most teams in Major League Baseball. The Reds have 349 00:26:14.839 --> 00:26:19.119 the fifth most strikeouts as a team, and tonight the Dodger offense struck out 350 00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:23.480 more than the Reds offense. The Dodgers had eight strikeouts, led by show 351 00:26:23.599 --> 00:26:27.960 hey Otani, who struck out three times tonight, and the Reds only struck 352 00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:33.079 out six times. They did not have a hitter strikeout more than one time 353 00:26:33.119 --> 00:26:37.440 tonight against Walker Bueller and the rest of the Dodger bullpens. So that's indicative 354 00:26:37.480 --> 00:26:41.680 of the way tonight went for the Dodgers. And speaking of show, Hey 355 00:26:41.799 --> 00:26:47.240 O'tani. We did not hear the full Dave Roberts media session, but he 356 00:26:47.359 --> 00:26:52.920 did tell the reporters that Otani has been nursing a hamstring contusion during the last 357 00:26:52.960 --> 00:26:57.480 week. No word on which hamstring it is, because Jack Harris just said 358 00:26:57.480 --> 00:27:03.759 hamstring in his tweet, but he's been running with a governor and we noticed 359 00:27:03.839 --> 00:27:07.839 up here as he was going for three that he was not running like he 360 00:27:08.000 --> 00:27:14.319 was going for a triple. But because of the way the ball was fielded 361 00:27:14.519 --> 00:27:21.720 in left field by Jacob her Tubs, he went for three. So that's 362 00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:26.400 something to keep an eye on. That Otani is nursing a hamstring issue. 363 00:27:26.400 --> 00:27:30.519 We'll find out tomorrow which hamstring it is, but certainly something to keep an 364 00:27:30.559 --> 00:27:33.160 eye on. We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk when we 365 00:27:33.240 --> 00:27:37.799 continue your phone calls. We have three lines open right now eight six six 366 00:27:38.319 --> 00:27:42.319 nine, eight seven two five seventy. We have a pair of tickets to 367 00:27:42.359 --> 00:27:48.000 give away still for Tuesday, June twelfth, as the Dodgers will host the 368 00:27:48.039 --> 00:27:55.359 Texas Rangers. And also we'll share the call of the ten year anniversary of 369 00:27:55.559 --> 00:28:00.759 Josh Beckett's no hitter. That's right, ten years ago today and Philadelphia, 370 00:28:00.920 --> 00:28:06.039 Josh Beckett threw a no hitter. We'll share that call with you and my 371 00:28:06.200 --> 00:28:11.599 conversation with nineteen seventy seven National League MVP, the former Red George Foster. 372 00:28:11.839 --> 00:28:17.759 So a lot to get to between now and eight thirty as the Dodgers fall 373 00:28:17.839 --> 00:28:21.799 to the Reds tonight three to one. This is Dodger Talk live from Great 374 00:28:21.839 --> 00:28:30.319 American Ballpark in Cincinnati, right here on A five to seventy LA Sports on 375 00:28:30.440 --> 00:28:34.279 air at AM five seventy, online at amfive seventy LA sports dot com, 376 00:28:34.400 --> 00:28:41.519 and available my podcast on the iHeartRadio ASP. This is Dodger Talk with David 377 00:28:41.599 --> 00:28:51.000 Basse David Vasse, live at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. After the Reds 378 00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:56.519 behind Notre Dame High School Zone Hunter Green, defeat the Dodgers tonight by a 379 00:28:56.640 --> 00:29:00.079 final score of three to one. The Dodgers were homer tonight, but the 380 00:29:00.079 --> 00:29:07.119 Reds hit two home runs, solo shots by Will Benson and Spencer Steer against 381 00:29:07.119 --> 00:29:11.240 Walker Buehler. Daniel's Jewelers. They are the official sponsor of the Trip around 382 00:29:11.240 --> 00:29:17.039 the Diamond. Stop by any Daniel's location and say home run for your free 383 00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:22.000 team bracelet and fifty dollars gift card toward any purchase of ninety nine dollars or 384 00:29:22.039 --> 00:29:26.240 more. Daniels Jewelers Own the Dream. Eight six, six, nine eighty 385 00:29:26.279 --> 00:29:30.720 seven two five seventy is the phone number. I will say this about this 386 00:29:30.839 --> 00:29:37.039 series. I felt like last night was the game the Dodgers needed to have 387 00:29:37.160 --> 00:29:41.960 to take two out of three here in Cincinnati or maybe even Sweet because Hunter 388 00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:47.680 Green has been pitching really well for the Reds. He's their ace, and 389 00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:52.759 he pitched really well against this Dodger lineup last week, and the Dodgers have 390 00:29:52.920 --> 00:29:56.920 not been doing well against the fastball. And that's what Hunter Green does. 391 00:29:56.000 --> 00:30:02.880 And he's now using a slider that has been affected and that gave the Dodgers 392 00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:07.279 fits last week and gave them fits again tonight. So I felt like last 393 00:30:07.359 --> 00:30:11.920 night the Dodger offense say what you will about it tonight and overall the last 394 00:30:11.960 --> 00:30:17.200 ten games, but they scored six runs last night. They should have won 395 00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:22.319 the game. If it wasn't for Johann Ramirez who couldn't get one out in 396 00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:27.359 the fifth inning, and honestly, James Paxton needed to get one more out 397 00:30:27.400 --> 00:30:32.359 and be better in that fifth inning as well. But for the Reds to 398 00:30:32.400 --> 00:30:37.640 score six runs with two outs in that inning, it's one thing to try 399 00:30:37.640 --> 00:30:41.079 to come back from a two run deficit. By the four run deficit where 400 00:30:41.079 --> 00:30:44.960 you have to score ten runs, that's a little bit of a tall order 401 00:30:45.039 --> 00:30:48.920 to ask. So I felt like with the Dodgers losing last night, it 402 00:30:48.960 --> 00:30:52.160 was going to be hard for them to win this series. And now they 403 00:30:52.160 --> 00:30:56.200 have lost four in a row and the Giants have won four in a row. 404 00:30:56.240 --> 00:31:00.160 They have leapfrogged the Diamondbacks and Padres and our us five and a half 405 00:31:00.279 --> 00:31:04.559 games back of the Dodgers. Now in the NL West, eight six six 406 00:31:06.119 --> 00:31:10.480 seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to Danny in 407 00:31:10.599 --> 00:31:15.400 Claremont. Thanks for being patient, Danny, you're on Dodger Talk. Hey 408 00:31:15.480 --> 00:31:18.279 Dave, thanks for getting me on my pleasure. You know I'm not gonna 409 00:31:18.599 --> 00:31:22.160 of course, you know, I'm not gonna sweat a four game losing streak 410 00:31:22.839 --> 00:31:26.519 in May. You know, like you said they they have a really good 411 00:31:26.559 --> 00:31:30.720 record. Uh, Hunter, Green's a good picture. Sometimes the good pitchers 412 00:31:30.759 --> 00:31:36.960 are gonna beat you, and there's it's just, you know, I've been 413 00:31:36.960 --> 00:31:40.880 watching way too much baseball, Dodger baseball. It's a sweat, you know, 414 00:31:40.880 --> 00:31:42.480 a four game losing streak in May. There are That's not to say 415 00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:45.559 there aren't any concerns. And for me, a big one right now. 416 00:31:45.680 --> 00:31:49.759 Everyone is concerned about Mookie at shortstop, and you know, there is our 417 00:31:49.799 --> 00:31:52.319 concerns there, but he's playing well. But for me, the bigger one 418 00:31:52.359 --> 00:31:56.680 is the center field. You know, it's the last World Series team that 419 00:31:56.720 --> 00:32:01.880 had a rookie center fielder. I don't know, but they need to find 420 00:32:01.920 --> 00:32:05.640 some sort of steady production out there, you know, and it wasn't out 421 00:32:05.720 --> 00:32:08.039 man, it's not looking like it's pi haz right now. And I think 422 00:32:08.079 --> 00:32:12.519 you're keen on a you know, a trade incoming. And that's kind of 423 00:32:12.519 --> 00:32:14.640 what I foresee too, is that there could be a big trade. You 424 00:32:14.640 --> 00:32:15.960 know, maybe they're gonna fill a couple of spots. You know, right 425 00:32:15.960 --> 00:32:19.599 now, they kind of got their B squad bullpen going, you know, 426 00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:22.119 they got guys coming back. The staff seems like it's going to be strong 427 00:32:22.200 --> 00:32:25.400 this year and just get stronger, and the offense is gonna come around. 428 00:32:25.440 --> 00:32:28.440 You know, you're not gonna win every single game you play, and sometimes 429 00:32:28.440 --> 00:32:30.839 good pictures are going to beat you. But really, I'm that center field 430 00:32:30.880 --> 00:32:34.839 spot is a big question mark for me right now, because you know, 431 00:32:34.839 --> 00:32:36.680 you got to have a you got to have somebod out there. You can 432 00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:40.799 handle that position. Yeah, Pa Haz can handle it defensively, but they're 433 00:32:40.799 --> 00:32:46.960 not getting much offensive production from Paz, from Chris Taylor, from Jason Hayward. 434 00:32:47.000 --> 00:32:52.000 Honestly, ta Oscar Hernandez is the only Dodger outfielder that is giving them 435 00:32:52.039 --> 00:32:55.759 any sort of production. So they're kind of boxed in. If they're gonna 436 00:32:55.759 --> 00:33:00.000 stick with Jason Hayward, where are they going to make a trade to improve 437 00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:05.119 this outfield. It's going to have to be a guy that can play center 438 00:33:05.200 --> 00:33:10.160 field. And maybe when you hear rumors about Bob Bischett, maybe Kevin Kiermeier 439 00:33:10.400 --> 00:33:15.319 is in that conversation as well. But I know the Dodgers almost had a 440 00:33:15.319 --> 00:33:19.839 trade for Taylor Ward of the Angels a couple of years ago, and twenty 441 00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:25.160 he's only he's been as good if not better since then, So we'll see 442 00:33:25.200 --> 00:33:30.359 what they do. But I agree, shortstop outfield, maybe another arm in 443 00:33:30.400 --> 00:33:34.640 the bullpen that would be on my shopping list as we speak right now. 444 00:33:36.359 --> 00:33:38.519 Kim is an interesting name because they tried to get him in the offseason and 445 00:33:38.599 --> 00:33:44.039 he's a great defend in the the he would you need to finish up the 446 00:33:44.039 --> 00:33:49.920 middle? Yeah, for sure, would be interesting here names we got. 447 00:33:51.720 --> 00:33:53.799 Oh, you want those tickets, Danny, you got those tickets? You're 448 00:33:53.839 --> 00:33:59.240 going to the game Tuesday, Tune twelfth against the Rangers. Hey, my 449 00:33:59.400 --> 00:34:06.240 pleasure, A five seventy, Hey, my pleasure. Come out and see 450 00:34:06.640 --> 00:34:12.360 come out and see Coreyer. Hopefully the umpires allowed Dodgers Stadium fans to give 451 00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:15.920 Corey his due, unlike what they did to Bellinger. I'm still upset about 452 00:34:15.920 --> 00:34:22.159 that. Yeah, thats all right. Hold on eight six six, nine 453 00:34:22.199 --> 00:34:25.639 eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number. Yeah, when the Rangers 454 00:34:25.639 --> 00:34:30.239 come to town, that'll be the first time Corey Seeger has been back to 455 00:34:30.320 --> 00:34:34.960 Dodger Stadium since uh he signed with the Rangers a couple of years ago. 456 00:34:35.559 --> 00:34:39.679 All right, speaking to Corey Seger, he was not playing shortstop for the 457 00:34:39.719 --> 00:34:45.800 Dodgers. Ten years ago, he was still in the minor leagues. And 458 00:34:45.000 --> 00:34:51.880 on this date back in twenty fourteen in Philadelphia, it was Josh Beckett on 459 00:34:51.960 --> 00:34:55.480 the mound for the Dodgers and Drew but Terra the catcher that day when Josh 460 00:34:55.519 --> 00:35:00.480 Beckett, in the twilight of his career, had one one more great moment. 461 00:35:01.119 --> 00:35:06.840 So here goes Beckett. He's coming up, he is sent and on 462 00:35:06.960 --> 00:35:09.960 the way the three two pitch to Chase Hedley got it. God ain't looking 463 00:35:10.079 --> 00:35:16.679 stright. Three, and Josh Beckett becomes the eleventh Los Angeles Dodger to throw 464 00:35:16.719 --> 00:35:23.079 a no hitter and the first since Hideo Nomo on the September seventeenth, nineteen 465 00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:30.599 ninety six at Denver against the Rockies to throw a no hitter. So Beckett 466 00:35:30.599 --> 00:35:35.239 had retired twenty three in a row. He walked Jimmy Rollins with two outs 467 00:35:35.599 --> 00:35:38.280 and then got utly. The biggest pitch may have been the three to one, 468 00:35:38.400 --> 00:35:42.559 the curve ball. It was call strank two, and then he gets 469 00:35:42.639 --> 00:35:47.639 Utly swinging and for Josh Beckett a no hitter. That's right, ten years 470 00:35:47.719 --> 00:35:54.239 ago today, Josh Beckett with the no hitter in Philadelphia against the veteran Phillies 471 00:35:54.360 --> 00:35:59.519 team and Drew but Terror was the catcher, and if you remember, the 472 00:35:59.639 --> 00:36:06.000 cell of vibration brought an injury as aj Ellis stepped on Drew but Terra's catchers 473 00:36:06.119 --> 00:36:10.440 mask in the celebration on the mound and sprained his ankle and had to go 474 00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:15.000 on the injured list. That's part of the side note of that no hitter. 475 00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:21.960 And Josh Beckett is still the last Dodger to throw a complete game no 476 00:36:22.119 --> 00:36:24.440 hitter on the road. And if you remember, a couple of weeks later, 477 00:36:24.760 --> 00:36:30.599 Clayton Kershaw would throw his first and at this point only no no hitter 478 00:36:30.719 --> 00:36:35.719 of his career at Dodger Stadium against the Rockies. So we'll celebrate that when 479 00:36:35.760 --> 00:36:38.920 it comes around. But tonight it's Josh Beckett's night, the ten year anniversary 480 00:36:39.400 --> 00:36:45.159 of the no hitter in Philadelphia. He struck out Chase Utley to end that 481 00:36:45.320 --> 00:36:49.679 game. Eight six six nine seven two five seventy is the phone number. 482 00:36:49.840 --> 00:36:52.639 Let's go out to Blake in Santa Barbara. You're on Dodger Talk with David 483 00:36:52.719 --> 00:36:55.920 vasse Hi. Blake. Hey, Dave, First of all, from a 484 00:36:55.960 --> 00:37:01.480 Santa Barbara slant. Spencer Steer and then Jared Christian and Karnacion Strand and Matt 485 00:37:01.519 --> 00:37:06.639 McLain. We're all proud Santa Barbara Foresters in the Summer League, So shout 486 00:37:06.639 --> 00:37:10.719 out to them. But I want to talk about, Yeah, I used 487 00:37:10.760 --> 00:37:15.639 to do play by play for them. I want to talk about where the 488 00:37:15.679 --> 00:37:20.239 spark is going to be because, just like Matt mney Smith talked about, 489 00:37:20.239 --> 00:37:22.519 when we get into the first round of the playoffs, we'll be favored and 490 00:37:22.599 --> 00:37:25.559 we'll run into a team like the Diamondbacks like we did last year, and 491 00:37:25.559 --> 00:37:30.199 they'll have their hair on fire at Mock two. And I think, you 492 00:37:30.199 --> 00:37:35.559 know, this Dodger team obviously has the pieces and the talent, but when 493 00:37:35.599 --> 00:37:39.320 it comes down to playoff baseball and we need some emotion and we need some 494 00:37:39.519 --> 00:37:44.599 fire, and we need to dig deep. We know that Looky and Freddie 495 00:37:44.719 --> 00:37:49.840 are not the emotional leader that he is. It Tayoscar, what has changed 496 00:37:49.840 --> 00:37:52.960 since last year that's going to get this team emotionally over the hump when it 497 00:37:53.039 --> 00:37:58.559 counts in clutch playoffs moments. Yeah, that's a great question, Blake. 498 00:37:58.800 --> 00:38:04.320 I think what has help the Dodgers over the course of the last few years 499 00:38:04.440 --> 00:38:07.800 is how steady they've been in the regular season because he can't get too high 500 00:38:08.239 --> 00:38:13.159 like the Padres do, and he can't get too low like the Padres do 501 00:38:13.400 --> 00:38:16.679 during the regular season, and that's why the Dodgers have been so good in 502 00:38:16.719 --> 00:38:20.760 the regular season. But in the postseason. You're right, you got to 503 00:38:20.800 --> 00:38:25.079 play with emotion and being right next to the Dodger dugout last night for sports 504 00:38:25.199 --> 00:38:29.639 Net LA, it's kind of a quiet dugout, quite honest with you, 505 00:38:30.119 --> 00:38:32.360 it's not a very loud dugout. And I don't know if that's good or 506 00:38:32.400 --> 00:38:37.000 bad or how that plays out, but honestly, the loudest voice as far 507 00:38:37.039 --> 00:38:42.159 as a cheerleader in that dugout is Dave Roberts. He's the guy that has 508 00:38:42.199 --> 00:38:46.039 the most energy in that dugout, and I'm not sure who is going to 509 00:38:46.079 --> 00:38:51.400 provide that for the Dodgers. I feel like when a team doesn't hit and 510 00:38:51.480 --> 00:38:54.480 the offense isn't great, a call like yours comes in, right. This 511 00:38:54.639 --> 00:38:59.400 team's flat. Well it's flat because they're not scoring runs and they're not getting 512 00:38:59.480 --> 00:39:02.000 hits. But when they do score runs and they do get hits, there's 513 00:39:02.079 --> 00:39:07.639 a lot of energy. The sunflower seeds are flowing so honestly, I think 514 00:39:07.679 --> 00:39:13.119 it's your call. Is something I've heard before. When a team only scores 515 00:39:13.159 --> 00:39:17.039 one run or is in an offensive drought, I think the spark of any 516 00:39:17.079 --> 00:39:22.320 team is the leadoff hitter. Blake, Mookie Betts has to spark the Dodgers. 517 00:39:22.760 --> 00:39:25.400 It's not about emotions, it's not about raw raw, it's not about 518 00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:29.679 any of that stuff. It's about what you do between the lines. And 519 00:39:30.360 --> 00:39:32.760 usually your leadoff hitter is that guy. Corbyn Carroll was that guy for the 520 00:39:32.800 --> 00:39:37.320 Diamondbacks last year, Cotel Marte top of the order. So for me, 521 00:39:37.960 --> 00:39:43.760 it's Mooki and Otani that should be the spark. When the Dallas Mavericks are 522 00:39:43.800 --> 00:39:47.599 down twenty points right in the playoffs, right now, well stop stop right 523 00:39:47.639 --> 00:39:52.280 there, No, no stop. This is not the NBA. It's not 524 00:39:52.519 --> 00:39:57.760 you know that. It's not. You can't compare it, but there are 525 00:39:57.800 --> 00:40:00.920 you can't compare it. I'm sorry, Blake, I know we all love 526 00:40:00.960 --> 00:40:05.599 the NBA. You cannot compare it to Major League Baseball or what goes through 527 00:40:06.159 --> 00:40:09.000 uh, the emotions of a Major League Baseball game. In an NBA game, 528 00:40:09.039 --> 00:40:12.960 when a guy hits a three, he can go crazy, he can 529 00:40:13.000 --> 00:40:16.000 throw up his hands up in the air. It's not like that in baseball. 530 00:40:16.599 --> 00:40:20.280 Well, let's go to the Let's go to baseball. Then, when 531 00:40:20.559 --> 00:40:23.599 a team like the Diamondbacks last year, when they were down five or three 532 00:40:23.800 --> 00:40:29.239 in the playoffs, I guarantee you that was still a dugout that had an 533 00:40:29.239 --> 00:40:35.239 emotional leader and had If there's a you hit a leadoff single, what what's 534 00:40:35.280 --> 00:40:39.239 an emotional leader going to do when you're how how okay? Let's let's talk 535 00:40:39.280 --> 00:40:44.039 about your your emotional leader, whoever it was in the dugout, whether it's 536 00:40:44.039 --> 00:40:47.519 Evan Longoria or somebody else. Evan Longoria is in the dugout, right, 537 00:40:49.079 --> 00:40:54.360 what's he going to do for? To tell Marte or Jake McCarthy what I 538 00:40:54.400 --> 00:40:58.280 think that he can do a lot? Is he going to pass in the 539 00:40:58.320 --> 00:41:00.480 baseball? Is he going to pass in the baseball? Is he gonna send 540 00:41:00.480 --> 00:41:05.159 an ali oup to him? That's my point. You can't compare it. 541 00:41:05.559 --> 00:41:08.800 There's a mentality in a dugout that you have to have. That's what you 542 00:41:08.800 --> 00:41:13.719 could talk about, Blake. You can have Evan Longoria and others setting the 543 00:41:14.760 --> 00:41:22.000 identity of an offense and demanding a certain approach. That's that's a fair comparison. 544 00:41:22.079 --> 00:41:25.599 But emotional leaders. That's like you said, that's Matt money Smith talk 545 00:41:25.880 --> 00:41:30.880 and that means absolutely nothing. Oh it's not football, it's not the NBA. 546 00:41:31.719 --> 00:41:36.320 All right, Well, I'm sorry that it just that doesn't add up. 547 00:41:36.920 --> 00:41:38.719 I mean, it doesn't add up. There's no such thing. Yes, 548 00:41:38.800 --> 00:41:43.760 you can have a leader or three or four in baseball. That's another 549 00:41:44.880 --> 00:41:49.679 problem with yours and anybody else's when they talk about leaders on baseball teams. 550 00:41:50.000 --> 00:41:53.039 There's not one leader. It's a group effort. In the NBA, it 551 00:41:53.039 --> 00:41:59.719 could be one guy, Kobe, it could be Derek Fisher, those type 552 00:41:59.719 --> 00:42:04.679 of things, right, But in baseball, there's two or three guys on 553 00:42:04.679 --> 00:42:08.079 a pitching staff. There's two or three guys on an offense. And that's 554 00:42:08.119 --> 00:42:13.880 where things change. In those hitters meetings and in the dugout. I remember 555 00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:19.320 the twenty seventeen, twenty eighteen, twenty nineteen Dodgers. They were a very 556 00:42:19.360 --> 00:42:22.719 loud dugout and they would be on the top step, all of them saying 557 00:42:22.800 --> 00:42:25.519 keep going, keep going in at bats, and that was the mantra. 558 00:42:25.920 --> 00:42:30.719 I would love to see that again with these Dodgers. I don't hear that 559 00:42:30.000 --> 00:42:35.400 in that dugout eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone 560 00:42:35.480 --> 00:42:38.119 number. Let's go out to Newport Beach. Ken, how you doing. 561 00:42:38.159 --> 00:42:43.920 You're on Dodger Talk Live from Cincinnati. Oh, David, I don't hope 562 00:42:43.920 --> 00:42:46.360 you're having a good time there. But you brought up a bunch of stuff 563 00:42:46.400 --> 00:42:52.280 that I was going to bring up. First media outfielders on you throw Altman 564 00:42:52.679 --> 00:42:58.400 and Taylor with the other three you got al hiitfielders hitting under two thirty. 565 00:42:59.480 --> 00:43:04.719 Now, it really shows up when you're number two and three hitters aren't hitting 566 00:43:04.760 --> 00:43:07.639 him. If they are now, my question is, and you brought up 567 00:43:07.719 --> 00:43:15.159 rovat rehos Rovost, isn't it maybe time to put the best fielder that the 568 00:43:15.199 --> 00:43:21.920 Dodgers have it short and put Mookie in the outfield because thee outfield needs something 569 00:43:22.079 --> 00:43:24.639 bigger than they're getting. What they're getting right now is a whole bunch of 570 00:43:24.639 --> 00:43:31.199 strikeouts. I agree with you, Ken, but it feels like that horse 571 00:43:31.239 --> 00:43:36.599 has left the barn. Doesn't feel like Mookie Betts wants to play right field 572 00:43:36.639 --> 00:43:39.320 anymore. He wants to be an infielder, and he hit thirty nine home 573 00:43:39.400 --> 00:43:45.480 runs playing part of the time hitting playing second base and he has started this 574 00:43:45.599 --> 00:43:50.960 season kind of on an MVP level, So it feels like he's more engaged 575 00:43:51.000 --> 00:43:53.480 and better, I don't whatever you want to call. It feels like he 576 00:43:53.559 --> 00:43:58.679 does not want to play right field anymore. Yeah, but I know you've 577 00:43:58.679 --> 00:44:02.639 got seven errors, which is second in the National League, and Rowhouse last 578 00:44:02.719 --> 00:44:07.159 year didn't even have seven eras who played the whole season, And you got 579 00:44:07.159 --> 00:44:10.400 to look at all these It's a fair question. The outfield is really bad. 580 00:44:12.639 --> 00:44:15.599 It's a fair question. Ken, it is a fair question. But 581 00:44:15.039 --> 00:44:20.159 the Dodgers don't believe Rojas can hold up for the rest of the year every 582 00:44:20.239 --> 00:44:24.519 day at shortstop. He's thirty six years old, and Gavin Lux can't play 583 00:44:24.519 --> 00:44:29.880 it. So that's why Mookie Betts was the guy they chose. And I 584 00:44:29.880 --> 00:44:34.559 think we should give Mooki some credit right for saying yes and moving to that 585 00:44:34.639 --> 00:44:38.840 position. How many superstars would do that can and make themselves as vulnerable as 586 00:44:38.880 --> 00:44:44.880 he's made himself moving to that position. Okay, well, then I guess 587 00:44:44.880 --> 00:44:46.599 the trade is going to have to happen because the outfield, yeah, is 588 00:44:46.679 --> 00:44:51.360 hurting. It is. They're gonna have to get an outfielder. And if 589 00:44:51.360 --> 00:44:54.440 they make a trade for a shortstop. Then you know, bo Baschett's name 590 00:44:54.480 --> 00:44:59.840 seems to be coming up a lot. The Blue Jays are awful last place. 591 00:45:00.480 --> 00:45:02.559 Then if that happens, Mookie goes back to second and he got a 592 00:45:02.599 --> 00:45:08.159 shortstop for the next two years. And whatchar Gott also is a right handed 593 00:45:08.239 --> 00:45:13.239 hitter, which is what they also need. Yeah, I actually think they 594 00:45:13.280 --> 00:45:17.519 need another lefty in the outfield, in center field. Maybe so maybe Kevin 595 00:45:17.599 --> 00:45:22.800 Kiermier is part of that trade as well. All right, well, good, 596 00:45:22.840 --> 00:45:24.760 thank you for your time. I appreciate it. All right, have 597 00:45:24.800 --> 00:45:30.519 a great rest of your holiday weekend out there in Newport Beach. Ken appreciate 598 00:45:30.559 --> 00:45:34.400 the phone call. I know Ken will appreciate this. I had a chance 599 00:45:34.480 --> 00:45:39.920 to run into the nineteen seventy seven National League MVP, that is George Foster 600 00:45:40.000 --> 00:45:45.760 when I walked into the Reds Hall of Fame, and I did not expect 601 00:45:45.760 --> 00:45:49.880 to see George Foster there, but he was making an appearance, and I 602 00:45:50.000 --> 00:45:53.599 said, well, George Foster's here, May I speak to him and ask 603 00:45:53.719 --> 00:45:59.159 him about the Big Red Machine and the Dodgers rivalry. I started off by 604 00:45:59.199 --> 00:46:04.400 asking about our very own Rick Monday. I always saw his number because I 605 00:46:04.480 --> 00:46:07.880 hit home runs. He was trying to chase it down and Rick and I 606 00:46:07.920 --> 00:46:12.119 had met Rick in spring training because we were in Arizona at the time, 607 00:46:12.280 --> 00:46:15.599 but he was with Oakland at one period of time. So but I always 608 00:46:15.639 --> 00:46:21.760 saw that he was a he was a good player, and be a white 609 00:46:21.760 --> 00:46:25.000 player, he was pretty fast. George, I've heard, you know, 610 00:46:25.079 --> 00:46:30.440 being from La, the big Red Machine obviously dominated the seventies. What was 611 00:46:30.480 --> 00:46:35.239 the rival were you like between the Reds and Dodgers. It was fierce and 612 00:46:35.679 --> 00:46:38.519 I just remember the one that really stood out was Davy Lopes. I think 613 00:46:38.559 --> 00:46:43.119 it was we were losing like fourteen to one, and he swung on a 614 00:46:43.159 --> 00:46:45.199 three and oh pitch and hit a home run, and the next time up 615 00:46:45.239 --> 00:46:50.199 we were greeted him with a with a fastball in the ribs. So you 616 00:46:50.239 --> 00:46:52.679 know, that's that's how we played. The game, played at hard and 617 00:46:52.400 --> 00:46:55.719 only draw all. The drawback, which was Pedro Baban. He loves to 618 00:46:55.719 --> 00:47:00.880 fight, and the bullpen was locked. He couldn't get out, but by 619 00:47:00.880 --> 00:47:02.480 the time he got out, one fight was over, but he made sure 620 00:47:02.480 --> 00:47:07.559 he started another fight. Georgia, you're here at the Reds Hall of Fame. 621 00:47:07.920 --> 00:47:10.039 What's it like for you to still be celebrated, you know, these 622 00:47:10.079 --> 00:47:15.800 many years after playing. Well, it's good to be celebrated because things that 623 00:47:15.880 --> 00:47:19.760 I had done before it wouldn't talk much about, but the with the Hall 624 00:47:19.800 --> 00:47:22.119 of Fame, they're bringing it to light and being able to embellish what I 625 00:47:22.119 --> 00:47:25.480 had done it. It was a good feeling to be and it's just known 626 00:47:25.519 --> 00:47:30.559 for what I've done. So maybe what I've done helped other like to when 627 00:47:30.599 --> 00:47:34.840 I do camps for clinics that work with kids, they feeling that, Okay, 628 00:47:35.039 --> 00:47:38.199 he did it. They won't question what I'm saying to them, all 629 00:47:38.280 --> 00:47:42.760 right, Yeah he did a lot. George Foster was the left fielder for 630 00:47:42.920 --> 00:47:47.719 the Big Red Machine in nineteen seventy seven, the year the Dodgers unseated the 631 00:47:47.760 --> 00:47:54.000 Reds as the National League was champions. George Foster hit fifty two home runs 632 00:47:54.039 --> 00:48:00.119 to lead the league and had one hundred and forty nine RBIs to lead the 633 00:48:00.199 --> 00:48:06.039 league six point thirty one slugging percentage that year to win the National League MVP. 634 00:48:06.719 --> 00:48:09.559 He was a guy that was part of two World Series championship teams. 635 00:48:09.880 --> 00:48:15.400 He was a five time All Star, one of the great players of the 636 00:48:15.440 --> 00:48:21.079 seventies and certainly should be celebrated. And you know it was funny. After 637 00:48:21.199 --> 00:48:23.840 I ended two minutes of questions, he said, that's it, that's all 638 00:48:23.880 --> 00:48:28.639 you wanted to do. I said, hey, George, you weren't expecting 639 00:48:28.639 --> 00:48:30.360 me, and you got people waiting for you to speak to them. So 640 00:48:30.360 --> 00:48:34.559 I didn't want to take too much of his time. But certainly a great 641 00:48:34.559 --> 00:48:37.239 honor to meet George Foster. And if you want to see a photo of 642 00:48:37.320 --> 00:48:43.559 George Foster and myself today, you can find it on my Instagram page at 643 00:48:43.599 --> 00:48:47.760 officially vast say. That'll do it for us on Dodger Talk tonight, in 644 00:48:47.800 --> 00:48:52.480 case you missed it earlier today, the Reds and Major League Baseball decided to 645 00:48:52.559 --> 00:48:59.960 move tomorrow's game time an hour and a half earlier because of severe weather storms 646 00:49:00.039 --> 00:49:05.920 that are going to be in the Cincinnati area tomorrow afternoon. So instead of 647 00:49:06.039 --> 00:49:10.920 a one forty Eastern start, the game will start at twelve ten Eastern nine 648 00:49:12.000 --> 00:49:16.360 ten Pacific time. Our coverage begins at eight am, and it will be 649 00:49:16.519 --> 00:49:22.199 Yoshi Yamamoto on five days rest for the Dodgers tomorrow going up against the Reds 650 00:49:22.239 --> 00:49:28.079 bullpen games, So the Dodgers looking to salvage the final game of this series 651 00:49:28.199 --> 00:49:31.480 before they head to New York to take on the Mets at City Field. 652 00:49:31.760 --> 00:49:37.239 Thanks to Dwayne McDonald here at Great American Ballpark, Thanks to Colin Yee back 653 00:49:37.239 --> 00:49:40.559 at our Burbank Studios, and thanks to you for listening. In case you 654 00:49:40.599 --> 00:49:45.159 missed any of the show, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. 655 00:49:45.199 --> 00:49:50.880 And we also had a candid conversation with Chris Taylor about the start to his 656 00:49:51.039 --> 00:49:55.320 season. You can find that on the iHeartRadio app as well. Tomorrow after 657 00:49:55.360 --> 00:49:59.840 the game Getaway Day, Tim Kates will handle that. I'll be on the 658 00:50:00.079 --> 00:50:04.280 T side again, filling in for Kirsten Watson, Joe Davis, and Eric 659 00:50:04.320 --> 00:50:07.639 Carros on the call on Sports Net LA, Rick Monday and Tim Neverett on 660 00:50:07.760 --> 00:50:13.119 the call here on AM five to seventy LA Sports once again. The final 661 00:50:13.199 --> 00:50:16.639 score tonight from Cincinnati, the Dodgers dropped their fourth in a row with a 662 00:50:16.679 --> 00:50:20.880 three to one loss to the Reds. We'll talk to you tomorrow. I 663 00:50:20.880 --> 00:50:24.400 have a great rest of your night and be safe this Memorial Day weekend. See you