WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:04.400 The right fart. 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:10.320 Dodgers Playoff Baseball is back, and with it an annual 3 00:00:10.439 --> 00:00:13.439 postseason tradition scam is back. 4 00:00:13.560 --> 00:00:13.960 Baby. 5 00:00:14.320 --> 00:00:17.800 This is Sax and Cakes in the A app Go 6 00:00:18.000 --> 00:00:22.359 with Broway. Dodger legend Steve Sacks is joined by your 7 00:00:22.519 --> 00:00:26.679 favorite Dodger pregame host, Tim Kates. If you want to 8 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:29.239 talk Dodgers, get in on the show on eighty six 9 00:00:29.399 --> 00:00:32.159 six nine, eighty seven two five seven now while the 10 00:00:32.240 --> 00:00:35.880 Dan Patrick Show streams on the iHeartRadio app. We've been 11 00:00:35.960 --> 00:00:39.640 banished to the Internet until this Dodgers playoff run concludes. 12 00:00:39.799 --> 00:00:43.159 Here they are broadcasting live on AM five to seven 13 00:00:43.240 --> 00:00:47.240 e LA Sports. It's Tim Kates and Steve Sacks. 14 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:48.719 It's Game Day. 15 00:00:49.560 --> 00:00:54.679 Dodgers padres Game three of the NLDS from San Diego's 16 00:00:54.759 --> 00:00:59.560 Coming Up to Night Walker Rueler Michael Caine. The pitching 17 00:00:59.600 --> 00:01:03.119 matchup Dodgers on Decats started at five pm. First pitch 18 00:01:03.119 --> 00:01:06.680 from Petco Park. He's at six oh eight. We got 19 00:01:06.719 --> 00:01:08.680 wall to wall coverage here in your home of the Dodgers, 20 00:01:08.680 --> 00:01:12.400 AM five seventy LA Sports between then and now Roganer, 21 00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:15.280 Rodney Petros some money flex back starting at two o'clock 22 00:01:15.599 --> 00:01:19.439 All the way up until five pm. Tim Kates, Steve Saxon, 23 00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:22.599 You here on this Tuesday morning with this series tied 24 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:25.879 at a game of piece Walker Bueller, he needs to 25 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:29.040 be Walker Bueller of twenty twenty one. Tonight on the 26 00:01:29.079 --> 00:01:31.799 mound for this Dodgers team. Stephen Nelson will join us. 27 00:01:31.799 --> 00:01:33.480 Coming up at the bottom of the hour. We'll get 28 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:36.200 into this Dodger series with a voice of the Dodgers 29 00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:39.239 here on the a n FI seventy LA Sports. We 30 00:01:39.319 --> 00:01:42.799 got into it early on this morning, Manny Machado Dave Roberts. 31 00:01:43.159 --> 00:01:46.000 The back and forth between the two really escalated on 32 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:49.079 Sunday night. In the sixth the eight in which Manny 33 00:01:49.120 --> 00:01:52.760 Machado threw a ball at the Dodgers dugout through it 34 00:01:52.879 --> 00:01:55.519 hard enough they got the attention to Dodger players. Jack 35 00:01:55.560 --> 00:01:59.040 Flaherty was chirping at Manny Machado. You saw Teoscar Hernandez 36 00:01:59.319 --> 00:02:02.519 and the video a gesture towards Manny Machado. Dave Roberts 37 00:02:02.799 --> 00:02:06.680 last night called it unsettling, in disrespectful Saxy. You saw 38 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:08.000 the video, What did you make of it? 39 00:02:08.400 --> 00:02:10.759 Yeah, there's no question he threw it. I saw it 40 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:14.280 this morning. He threw it with intent, like Dave said, 41 00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:17.960 and there's no doubt about it. Guys, get that that'll 42 00:02:18.039 --> 00:02:19.560 rile the team up, no doubt. 43 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:21.960 No doubt about it. The man who asked a question 44 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:24.919 to Dave Roberts last night at his media session is 45 00:02:24.960 --> 00:02:29.039 our own David Vassa, our Dodger insider, and he joins 46 00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:30.240 us now from San Diego. 47 00:02:30.319 --> 00:02:34.439 Dave, good morning, Hey, good morning guys. I had no 48 00:02:34.560 --> 00:02:38.719 idea it would blow up in this way, but obviously 49 00:02:39.039 --> 00:02:43.080 h it. It was part of what took place in 50 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:46.319 Game two and certainly part of the emotions that spilled out. 51 00:02:46.639 --> 00:02:48.960 We were talking about this earlier, David. Is this something 52 00:02:49.120 --> 00:02:52.599 Dave Roberts could use? Is maybe some fuel or bulletin 53 00:02:52.639 --> 00:02:55.759 board material to fire up these guys to rally the troops, 54 00:02:55.800 --> 00:02:58.159 so to speak, to go into Petgo Park as a 55 00:02:58.199 --> 00:03:00.879 team with that crowd and this team and the momentum, 56 00:03:00.919 --> 00:03:03.800 the Padres may have to have some fuel in their fire. 57 00:03:06.319 --> 00:03:09.240 I don't think so, Tim, Like the reason why I 58 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:13.800 asked the question was because nobody did after Game two, 59 00:03:14.120 --> 00:03:16.800 and the reason why is we didn't know the full story, 60 00:03:16.840 --> 00:03:20.240 but Jack Clerty really filled the sin. So I kind 61 00:03:20.240 --> 00:03:24.960 of feel like it needed to be asked. The reason why, 62 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:27.919 and I told Dave this after the press conference, was, 63 00:03:28.879 --> 00:03:31.159 you know, when we hear a ball being thrown into 64 00:03:31.199 --> 00:03:34.199 the dugout, Manny Machado's not going to throw it to 65 00:03:34.280 --> 00:03:34.719 the far. 66 00:03:34.680 --> 00:03:35.560 End of the dugout. 67 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:38.520 He's gonna throw it to the near end. And that's 68 00:03:38.560 --> 00:03:42.039 where Dave Roberts sits. So that's why I asked that question. 69 00:03:42.960 --> 00:03:45.039 Yeah, how you doing, David, good to be with you 70 00:03:45.159 --> 00:03:48.719 this morning. I didn't see the video, Dave, until this 71 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:52.360 morning actually when we were on the air, and I. 72 00:03:52.240 --> 00:03:54.759 Didn't see the video until after I asked the question. 73 00:03:55.240 --> 00:03:59.319 No, I saw the video, and I'm like, that was intent. 74 00:03:59.719 --> 00:04:01.639 I mean, and you can you can roll it over there. 75 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:04.759 That's what usually what we did. We'd roll it over there. 76 00:04:04.919 --> 00:04:07.080 You know, lobb it that ball. He threw it pretty hard, 77 00:04:07.199 --> 00:04:11.680 ricocheted up, and it was hard enough for me to 78 00:04:11.719 --> 00:04:13.879 see that it would rile up a team and kind 79 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:16.879 of get there, you know, get the nerve going. That's 80 00:04:16.920 --> 00:04:18.279 that's from my viewpoint. 81 00:04:19.879 --> 00:04:23.000 Steve, you know better than any of us that it's 82 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:25.560 one thing to ray you up. But I go back 83 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:27.800 to what I said after the game. You didn't like 84 00:04:27.879 --> 00:04:31.040 it right, You didn't like tattoos or profar doing what 85 00:04:31.079 --> 00:04:34.839 they were doing, do something about it. Beat this team, 86 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:37.759 no doubt, as you do something about it, you don't. 87 00:04:38.160 --> 00:04:41.600 You don't do something by getting upset about it, complaining 88 00:04:41.639 --> 00:04:45.160 about it, screaming at them. That's that's not going to 89 00:04:45.199 --> 00:04:48.600 accomplish anything. And it feels like having a day off 90 00:04:48.720 --> 00:04:53.639 yesterday really helped the Dodgers to, you know, maybe stem 91 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:58.439 the tide of the momentum the Padres had. And look, 92 00:04:58.720 --> 00:05:01.519 the first inning is going to be huge tonight. Yeah, 93 00:05:01.839 --> 00:05:05.759 the Dodgers need to score first, They need to put 94 00:05:05.800 --> 00:05:08.120 up a zero first and I feel like the first 95 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:10.600 inning is going to decide a lot tonight. 96 00:05:10.800 --> 00:05:13.879 For Walker Bueller, that first inning has been his nemesis, David. 97 00:05:13.959 --> 00:05:17.560 He has given up runs early in games in his starts, and. 98 00:05:17.480 --> 00:05:19.399 He even, oh, geez, thanks a lot, Tim. 99 00:05:19.480 --> 00:05:21.519 Well, that's not a secret to anybody. But he even 100 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:24.079 talked about it, David, when you guys spoke to him yesterday. 101 00:05:24.279 --> 00:05:26.160 He even admitted the first inning is going to be 102 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:29.000 really important for him to get over that hurdle because 103 00:05:29.000 --> 00:05:30.360 he feels good the rest of the way. 104 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:34.199 After that, without a doubt, and it would be great 105 00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:36.199 for the Dodgers to score in the top of the 106 00:05:36.199 --> 00:05:39.160 first inning. Look, they've played from behind each of the 107 00:05:39.199 --> 00:05:42.839 first two games. Not one to nothing, but three to nothing, 108 00:05:42.959 --> 00:05:46.040 four to nothing. That's not a way to live. And 109 00:05:46.240 --> 00:05:49.279 everybody on the Dodgers believe they have to score first 110 00:05:49.680 --> 00:05:52.199 to give themselves a real chance to win tonight. 111 00:05:52.879 --> 00:05:56.279 Yeah, David, looking at these two pitchers tonight, Michael King 112 00:05:56.399 --> 00:05:59.319 to me is kind of like going under the radar 113 00:05:59.360 --> 00:06:02.040 a little bit. This guy is tough, thirteen to nine 114 00:06:02.040 --> 00:06:04.160 with a two ninety five. He struck struck out over 115 00:06:04.199 --> 00:06:06.600 two hundred batters. What I like about him is he 116 00:06:06.720 --> 00:06:09.600 might fit into the Dodgers though the way their lineup 117 00:06:09.639 --> 00:06:12.759 is structured, especially if you get sho Heyo Tani on 118 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:16.680 first base. This guy throws from a big crossfire like 119 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:19.720 a right handed Chris Saale. His pop time is not 120 00:06:19.839 --> 00:06:21.879 going to be great to home plate. This is a 121 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:24.120 great time for the Dodgers to create havoc on the 122 00:06:24.120 --> 00:06:26.120 base pass led by Shoeo Tani. 123 00:06:27.759 --> 00:06:30.120 Man, I didn't realize that, Steve, but something to look 124 00:06:30.160 --> 00:06:33.839 for tonight, for sure. You know, everybody talks about Michael King, 125 00:06:33.920 --> 00:06:36.720 and yes, he's had a great year, but Dack like 126 00:06:36.759 --> 00:06:42.199 he's John Smoltz. He's Michael King, you know. I mean, 127 00:06:42.319 --> 00:06:44.639 I know everybody loves him down here in San Diego, 128 00:06:44.720 --> 00:06:47.639 and he's had a great year, but he's not invincible. 129 00:06:47.680 --> 00:06:51.480 He's not unhittable. Last week at Dodgers Stadium, he pitched 130 00:06:51.480 --> 00:06:53.839 five scoreless but they got him out of the game. So, 131 00:06:54.800 --> 00:06:58.120 you know, talking to players that have played in this division, 132 00:06:58.759 --> 00:07:01.480 they said the Dodgers have to a at least score 133 00:07:01.600 --> 00:07:06.319 five or six runs b be able to turn this 134 00:07:06.399 --> 00:07:10.040 into a dogfight and really make it like a bullpen game. 135 00:07:10.279 --> 00:07:12.360 And if the Dodgers can get King out of there 136 00:07:12.399 --> 00:07:14.920 by the fourth or fifth inning, I feel like that's 137 00:07:14.920 --> 00:07:15.600 in their favor. 138 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:17.959 David, you were at pet Pill Park yesterday for the 139 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:21.120 workouts and media availability. Mookie Bett spent a lot of 140 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:24.759 time reportedly around that cage yesterday talking to hitting coaches 141 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:26.600 and getting a lot of swings in yesterday. 142 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:26.800 Right. 143 00:07:28.560 --> 00:07:31.439 Yeah, My understanding was he was in the batting cage 144 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:36.000 inside for at least three or four hours, just taking 145 00:07:36.120 --> 00:07:40.199 swing after swing try to, you know, figure things out. 146 00:07:40.240 --> 00:07:44.439 And honestly, Steve, you know this, that's I don't believe 147 00:07:44.439 --> 00:07:48.879 that's going to accomplish what MOOKI wants to accomplish. He's 148 00:07:48.920 --> 00:07:52.680 going to find a way to block everybody out. Yeah, yeah, 149 00:07:52.720 --> 00:07:54.319 I don't even think you should have spoke to the 150 00:07:54.360 --> 00:07:59.079 media yesterday. Quite honestly, he should just block everything out 151 00:07:59.160 --> 00:08:02.920 and not be aware of what people are saying. And 152 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:06.040 three or four hours in the batting cage. I hope 153 00:08:06.079 --> 00:08:09.639 he found something, but he's got to be less aware 154 00:08:09.639 --> 00:08:11.279 of what people are saying about him. 155 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:16.720 Yeah, absolutely, no question, David. Uh And going more about 156 00:08:16.720 --> 00:08:20.839 this matchup against against Mike against King, Uh, you know, 157 00:08:21.480 --> 00:08:25.040 I look at the situation with Freddy Freeman being the 158 00:08:25.160 --> 00:08:27.439 left handed hitter. They're they're really guy that I think 159 00:08:27.480 --> 00:08:30.120 that stirs the drink in that lineup. You can talk 160 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:32.639 about everybody else, including show Ay, but my guy, I 161 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:35.480 gotta have Freddy Freeman in there. He's going against a 162 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:38.480 guy that's uh, that's not as tough on left handers, 163 00:08:38.519 --> 00:08:40.559 and I think Freddie Freeman is the guy that's going 164 00:08:40.639 --> 00:08:43.200 to got to be in that lineup to kind of 165 00:08:43.200 --> 00:08:45.120 thwart what Michael King brings to the table. 166 00:08:46.799 --> 00:08:49.200 That would be great. I'm not sure if that's going 167 00:08:49.240 --> 00:08:51.519 to happen or not. It sounds like Freddy's trying to 168 00:08:51.519 --> 00:08:54.200 do everything he can to be in there tonight. I 169 00:08:54.279 --> 00:08:58.720 never saw him yesterday. He was gaining treatment the entire time. 170 00:08:59.360 --> 00:09:03.080 But even if he's nodded there, I still feel like 171 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:07.000 the Dodgers are comfortable with Key k Hernandez getting for 172 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:09.919 our bats, and you know, that's the reason why they 173 00:09:10.080 --> 00:09:13.399 signed Key k Hernandez, That's the reason why they kept 174 00:09:13.480 --> 00:09:18.759 Chris Taylor for October, and hopefully they get there at bats. 175 00:09:19.840 --> 00:09:20.039 Dave. 176 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:21.559 Final thing for me, I want to go back to 177 00:09:21.639 --> 00:09:24.639 Walker Bueller and the way he's pitched down the stretch. 178 00:09:24.679 --> 00:09:27.720 Two of his three starts against the Padres was one 179 00:09:27.720 --> 00:09:30.679 of them in his final outing. Pitched well before that 180 00:09:30.759 --> 00:09:33.360 as well going into that start. Is this maybe the 181 00:09:33.399 --> 00:09:36.519 momentum he needed coming into the postseason. I know he 182 00:09:36.559 --> 00:09:37.720 talked about how this is. 183 00:09:37.799 --> 00:09:39.600 What he wants. He wants the moment. 184 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:42.159 He wants to pitch on the big stage, certainly, but 185 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:44.440 the up and down season he had. Can he take 186 00:09:44.480 --> 00:09:46.559 away some positives maybe from the way he finished. 187 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:52.320 Definitely, his last start was really good and he's been 188 00:09:52.360 --> 00:09:56.759 building towards getting on track for this moment. And the 189 00:09:56.799 --> 00:09:59.080 one thing that we can all say is that Walker 190 00:09:59.120 --> 00:10:02.320 Bueller is not to be scared tonight. He's not going 191 00:10:02.360 --> 00:10:05.399 to be intimidated, and that's the reason why the Dodgers 192 00:10:05.480 --> 00:10:08.080 line up their rotation to have him on the mount tonight, 193 00:10:08.679 --> 00:10:11.519 knowing that he would be pitching in this type of 194 00:10:11.679 --> 00:10:14.399 environment and he's proven it in the past that he 195 00:10:14.440 --> 00:10:15.039 could do this. 196 00:10:16.879 --> 00:10:20.519 Well. David, I guess I got another one for you 197 00:10:20.559 --> 00:10:23.279 as well. I want to talk real quickly about the 198 00:10:23.320 --> 00:10:26.639 top of the lineup for this San Diego team. You know, 199 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:30.120 Luisa rise as great as he's been throughout the course 200 00:10:30.159 --> 00:10:32.960 of the year. I mean, it's almost like you knock 201 00:10:33.039 --> 00:10:35.799 that guy down and you get him off his game, 202 00:10:35.919 --> 00:10:38.639 whatever whatever it takes to make sure that you get 203 00:10:38.679 --> 00:10:41.159 that first out. He's a tough guy to do that 204 00:10:41.240 --> 00:10:43.879 because you know, last three years he's won batting titles 205 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:47.480 with three different teams. How is it that Walker Bueller 206 00:10:47.480 --> 00:10:48.360 can approach. 207 00:10:48.039 --> 00:10:52.360 This guy well. Number one, I've heard Luisa Rias has 208 00:10:52.360 --> 00:10:55.600 had a huge impact not only as the batting champion, 209 00:10:55.679 --> 00:10:59.600 but also in the Padres clubhouse. He's really challenged guys 210 00:10:59.600 --> 00:11:04.159 like Ben Machado not to give away at bats. And 211 00:11:04.600 --> 00:11:08.120 number two, he is the epitome of what the Padres 212 00:11:08.159 --> 00:11:12.200 are the Padres do not swing and miss, and the 213 00:11:12.279 --> 00:11:16.840 Dodgers defense has got to be ready for you know, anything, really, 214 00:11:17.240 --> 00:11:20.120 and Walker Bueler is not a strikeout pitcher anymore. So 215 00:11:20.600 --> 00:11:23.000 it's going to be an interesting matchup starting with the 216 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:26.720 rise and seeing how Buehler can get these outs. 217 00:11:26.960 --> 00:11:29.039 Dave, we appreciate you being on with us this morning. 218 00:11:29.080 --> 00:11:31.080 It's gonna be a busy day for you, long day 219 00:11:31.080 --> 00:11:32.840 out at the park, and I'm sure we'll hear from 220 00:11:32.840 --> 00:11:35.120 you a couple more times before for pitch. Thanks Dave. 221 00:11:36.159 --> 00:11:37.159 All right, guys, thank you. 222 00:11:37.200 --> 00:11:37.440 David. 223 00:11:37.440 --> 00:11:40.000 All right, there is our Dodger insider, David Vese in 224 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:43.799 San Diego with the latest on this Dodger Padres Game 225 00:11:43.840 --> 00:11:46.399 three matchup. Stephen Nelson will join us coming up at 226 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:48.720 the bottom of the holes. Get us some phone calls here, Saxon, 227 00:11:48.840 --> 00:11:52.320 Let's go to Terry and Ventura on sax and Kates 228 00:11:52.320 --> 00:11:54.440 and the Am on this Tuesday morning as we lead 229 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:56.840 you into Game three. Terry, how you feeling this morning? 230 00:11:58.600 --> 00:12:02.519 Nervous because I think this is the game of all games. 231 00:12:02.759 --> 00:12:05.879 I've been a Dodger fan, I guess since seventy six, 232 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:08.480 seventy seven, seventy eight when I moved to La As 233 00:12:08.519 --> 00:12:09.639 I'm a retired physician. 234 00:12:09.639 --> 00:12:10.320 Now, I was at the. 235 00:12:10.279 --> 00:12:14.440 Game Sunday night, and you know, I think the key 236 00:12:14.480 --> 00:12:19.639 and even on one leg, Freddy was hitting line drives, 237 00:12:19.879 --> 00:12:23.679 and I think it's absolutely crucial that he play because Mookie. 238 00:12:23.759 --> 00:12:25.919 I love Moki as a person, I love his interviews 239 00:12:25.919 --> 00:12:28.039 and everything, but he's just in a prolonged slump and 240 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:31.519 I can't count on him. I think, I think, you know, oh, 241 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:34.559 Tiny's going to be good, but and you know, Smith's 242 00:12:34.559 --> 00:12:37.000 been so so I think Freddy's the key to our offense. 243 00:12:37.480 --> 00:12:39.200 And I think Deeler is going to pitch a really 244 00:12:39.200 --> 00:12:41.960 good game. I think we can get the King. I'm 245 00:12:42.000 --> 00:12:45.480 just really concerned so that that's number one. And my 246 00:12:45.519 --> 00:12:47.639 brother lives in San Diego. He's so nervous he could 247 00:12:47.639 --> 00:12:49.320 have been watched the game. I have to text him 248 00:12:49.320 --> 00:12:53.200 to tell what's going on now. Number two and this 249 00:12:53.240 --> 00:12:55.759 will be the most unpopular take you'll ever hear. I 250 00:12:55.799 --> 00:12:58.399 wish they hear me out. I wish they would invent 251 00:12:58.879 --> 00:13:01.480 nothing medically. I'm retire physician, where you could put some 252 00:13:01.600 --> 00:13:03.679 kind of a patch as they sell alcohol after the 253 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:06.639 fourth inning on a fan, and if the blood alcohol's 254 00:13:06.639 --> 00:13:08.720 point oh eight, they don't get anymore. Because the reason 255 00:13:08.720 --> 00:13:11.679 that whole thing happened is because of people come to 256 00:13:11.720 --> 00:13:14.399 a game, they have a beer, than another, than another, 257 00:13:14.679 --> 00:13:16.519 then another. I've been sitting at these games and that's 258 00:13:16.519 --> 00:13:18.639 the way the fans are, and these fans have left 259 00:13:18.639 --> 00:13:21.919 the overall guests up on alcohol. And I realized the 260 00:13:22.039 --> 00:13:25.759 concessions are more than Dodger dogs. It's really alcohol. They 261 00:13:25.799 --> 00:13:27.960 used to sell my tickets run the loads. They used 262 00:13:27.960 --> 00:13:31.720 to sell Wessel's prestels. Now it's all alcohol, big cans 263 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:34.240 of alcohol. And it's just the way it is. And 264 00:13:34.320 --> 00:13:38.120 I understand I'm not a teetotaler. I'm just saying every 265 00:13:38.159 --> 00:13:40.679 baseball state and people go there have the beer, and 266 00:13:40.679 --> 00:13:42.799 when it's playoffs and this and that, these fans get 267 00:13:42.960 --> 00:13:44.679 riled up on alcohol. And I wish there was a 268 00:13:44.679 --> 00:13:47.720 way somehow the decrease alcohol input. I know that's an 269 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:50.039 unpopular thought. I just thought i'd share it. 270 00:13:50.279 --> 00:13:51.399 I appreciate it, Terry. 271 00:13:51.639 --> 00:13:53.519 If you can invent it, I'd invest in it because 272 00:13:53.559 --> 00:13:55.559 I think that'd be kind of cool to have something 273 00:13:55.639 --> 00:13:57.480 like that. But yeah, certainly, just to touch on what 274 00:13:57.559 --> 00:14:00.000 he said too, on Sunday night. You have to believe 275 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:04.399 by the seventh inning alcohol did factor into the escalation 276 00:14:04.519 --> 00:14:06.720 of that, without a doubt it. It didn't happen in 277 00:14:06.759 --> 00:14:09.919 the first two inning exactly exactly happened at the seventh 278 00:14:09.960 --> 00:14:12.840 inning for a reason. Everything kind of snowballed. It was 279 00:14:12.840 --> 00:14:16.480 the perfect storm, including alcohol, and it was just unfortunate 280 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:19.639 that it did happen. Eight six six nine seven two 281 00:14:19.679 --> 00:14:21.840 five seven. Let'sueeze another call before we take a break. 282 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:25.799 Eric in Hollywood joins us here on Saxon Kate's and ams. Eric, 283 00:14:25.840 --> 00:14:27.320 how you feeling before game three. 284 00:14:27.159 --> 00:14:33.559 To night God jerky sho Yo got the coffee. I'm 285 00:14:33.600 --> 00:14:37.000 fired up about this game. For me, it's zero zero, 286 00:14:37.440 --> 00:14:39.960 so we went to it. We go on, Yo, Steve. 287 00:14:40.039 --> 00:14:42.600 I gotta ask you, man, I think it's hard to 288 00:14:42.679 --> 00:14:45.200 drop Mooki out of the two hole. Bro. Just tear 289 00:14:45.240 --> 00:14:46.919 me out a little bit, drop him out of the 290 00:14:46.919 --> 00:14:49.879 two hole, let him get his berries direct and we 291 00:14:49.879 --> 00:14:52.320 can move somebody in. I'm thinking lucks and the two hole. 292 00:14:52.360 --> 00:14:55.720 By help out and just get up going man. Just look, man, 293 00:14:56.080 --> 00:14:58.759 he's getting a lot of money and and he's he's 294 00:14:58.799 --> 00:15:01.200 probably trying to work through and he's s ginddy. All 295 00:15:01.240 --> 00:15:02.919 the coaches are talking to him, but he's trying to 296 00:15:02.919 --> 00:15:06.039 feel it out, but it's not happening. You gotta maybe 297 00:15:06.039 --> 00:15:07.480 you gotta give up a little. 298 00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:07.840 Uh. 299 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:09.399 You know, Hey, you're gonna be in the five hole 300 00:15:09.440 --> 00:15:11.879 today and he'll be like what, I'm a two hole hitter, 301 00:15:11.960 --> 00:15:14.000 you know, then he might work his way in. That's 302 00:15:14.039 --> 00:15:18.120 my thoughts on that. And you know what that bueler thing, man? 303 00:15:18.159 --> 00:15:19.799 I heard it was a bunch of padre pass that 304 00:15:19.919 --> 00:15:21.879 robbed him at Sannadina. What do you guys know about that? 305 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:24.279 Ben don't know anything about that, Eric, But I'm gonna 306 00:15:24.559 --> 00:15:27.960 completely disagree with you about moving Mookie Best out of 307 00:15:27.960 --> 00:15:29.320 the life. The last thing you want to do is 308 00:15:29.360 --> 00:15:32.440 have Mooky you show up at the stadium today and say, hey, Mooke, 309 00:15:33.080 --> 00:15:36.080 you're hitting fifth, you're hitting six. I know you've hit 310 00:15:36.120 --> 00:15:39.519 one or two the entire season, and that's been our 311 00:15:39.559 --> 00:15:42.720 game plan since spring training. But we're gonna panic here 312 00:15:42.840 --> 00:15:44.720 and because of that, we're gonna put you lower in 313 00:15:44.720 --> 00:15:46.840 the line. Sactually, that's not gonna happen. 314 00:15:47.360 --> 00:15:48.000 That's not good. 315 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:50.200 Imagine if Tam tell me the stort that came into 316 00:15:50.240 --> 00:15:52.279 you and said, you're not batting lead off anymore. Hey, 317 00:15:52.360 --> 00:15:54.759 we're gonna switch the order up here in the postseason 318 00:15:54.960 --> 00:15:56.559 after everything we've gone through in the course of the 319 00:15:56.559 --> 00:15:57.320 regular season. 320 00:15:57.440 --> 00:15:59.399 Then I'd say, well then I'm not playing. 321 00:16:00.759 --> 00:16:00.799 No. 322 00:16:01.000 --> 00:16:04.600 Look, uh, all with all due respect to uh to Eric, 323 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:07.080 not gonna happen. No, you're gonna win, win or die 324 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:10.639 with it. Uh And uh No, I'm not moving Mookie. 325 00:16:10.679 --> 00:16:13.320 I'm keeping him right up there. That's my man. And uh, 326 00:16:13.440 --> 00:16:15.399 if we're gonna win it, he's gonna be hitting second. 327 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:18.559 So we keep going back to Freddie Freeman and his 328 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:21.639 availability tonight, and it sounds to me like David Vassi 329 00:16:21.759 --> 00:16:25.519 doesn't sound too confident that Freddie Freeman's gonna play now. Certainly, 330 00:16:25.559 --> 00:16:27.399 I hope that is not the case and the treatment 331 00:16:27.440 --> 00:16:31.399 works and he's able to play. It's an ankle sprain. 332 00:16:32.279 --> 00:16:34.559 I know, it's those are tough, you know, it's in 333 00:16:34.799 --> 00:16:37.200 an athlete. It's it's hard to come back from that. 334 00:16:37.240 --> 00:16:37.879 They linger. 335 00:16:38.039 --> 00:16:42.000 I understand that sexy, But if there's one position that 336 00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:45.240 you can probably get away with with a bum ankle, 337 00:16:45.960 --> 00:16:48.519 it's first base. Yeah, because the lack of running and 338 00:16:48.600 --> 00:16:52.000 coverage over at that position. I mean I know it's 339 00:16:52.039 --> 00:16:53.879 easy to say it from the outside looking in, but 340 00:16:53.919 --> 00:16:56.120 it's like sprained ankle. 341 00:16:56.600 --> 00:16:58.960 And he stole second. Remember he stole second during the game. 342 00:16:59.120 --> 00:17:02.399 So look, I I think that if Freddy can walk, 343 00:17:02.639 --> 00:17:05.599 if Freddy can crawl, he's gonna play. There's this is 344 00:17:05.920 --> 00:17:09.359 there's no bigger tomorrow, there's no bigger than today. There's 345 00:17:09.440 --> 00:17:12.960 He's He's gonna be in there and he'll play. I 346 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:15.920 have no doubt about it. So but I know what 347 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:18.440 you mean. It's it's an ankle, right, I mean, hey, look, 348 00:17:18.559 --> 00:17:20.559 not to minimize it, but it's like it's not a 349 00:17:20.599 --> 00:17:22.759 lot happens, though you got to realize that a lot 350 00:17:22.880 --> 00:17:26.720 happens with that lower half. You're footing, your your stability 351 00:17:26.720 --> 00:17:30.240 when you're hitting is everything. And if you can't push 352 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:32.200 off that front side, you know you can be able 353 00:17:32.200 --> 00:17:34.240 to drive the ball, and you know you have a 354 00:17:34.359 --> 00:17:36.720 chance to roll that thing over when you're hitting, because 355 00:17:36.720 --> 00:17:39.200 you put a lot of pressure on your feet when 356 00:17:39.279 --> 00:17:41.799 you're when you're making contact with the ball. So you 357 00:17:41.839 --> 00:17:45.319 know what, But Dodger's got a good training staff. They're 358 00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:47.799 they're excellent, and I think they're gonna have him ready. 359 00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:50.119 I would splint that sucker if I had to, Hey, 360 00:17:50.200 --> 00:17:52.839 shoot it up, splint it whatever you have to do. 361 00:17:52.960 --> 00:17:55.160 But you know, if I can crawl, I'm gonna be 362 00:17:55.200 --> 00:17:56.880 able to walk. If I can walk, I'm playing. 363 00:17:57.160 --> 00:17:59.480 That's I'm on Amazon right now. I think I can 364 00:17:59.559 --> 00:18:02.680 Amazon prime him an ankle brace? 365 00:18:02.839 --> 00:18:03.400 Would you do that? 366 00:18:03.559 --> 00:18:04.640 Four three pm? 367 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:05.039 Today? 368 00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:06.799 I think you do it as a pet cap. If 369 00:18:06.799 --> 00:18:09.319 it meant he played tonight, I would drive it down 370 00:18:09.359 --> 00:18:12.000 at the nine o'clock this morning. Yeah, I'd get it 371 00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:14.400 down there. I'd send one to Vassie or i'd have it, 372 00:18:14.559 --> 00:18:16.400 you know for pick up at Dick Sporting Goods or 373 00:18:16.440 --> 00:18:18.359 something for him, for vass A to go take it 374 00:18:18.359 --> 00:18:18.640 to him. 375 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:19.279 Yeah, I mean. 376 00:18:19.440 --> 00:18:23.240 Yes, splint it up, put a brace on it, little 377 00:18:23.319 --> 00:18:25.480 numbing cream, little numbing cream around that thing. Ever. 378 00:18:25.519 --> 00:18:27.720 That stuff they used to do they spray on there. Yes, 379 00:18:28.079 --> 00:18:30.240 that did. That didn't even work. It looked good. It 380 00:18:30.319 --> 00:18:31.960 kind of looked good as a topical. 381 00:18:32.799 --> 00:18:35.519 He doesn't there. You watch soccer games. Look at soccer games. 382 00:18:35.519 --> 00:18:37.079 The guy falls on the ground. 383 00:18:37.039 --> 00:18:39.000 Screaming like like he broke his leg, and then two 384 00:18:39.039 --> 00:18:39.839 minutes later he's. 385 00:18:39.680 --> 00:18:41.279 O game Right, they spray that stuff on him all 386 00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:44.160 of a sudden. He's fine, Well, spray that thing up 387 00:18:44.200 --> 00:18:47.119 and spray it up between the ease exactly. 388 00:18:47.240 --> 00:18:48.079 Whatever it takes. 389 00:18:48.359 --> 00:18:51.119 He is Steve Sachs, I have Tim Kaines. He is 390 00:18:51.200 --> 00:18:56.519 absolutely right. Whatever it takes, you gotta win Tonight it's 391 00:18:56.559 --> 00:18:59.559 a must win. Game three in this best of five 392 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:02.000 series is all tied up at a game and piece 393 00:19:02.039 --> 00:19:05.079 coming up. Stephen Nelson will join his voice of the Dodgers. 394 00:19:05.079 --> 00:19:09.160 Get his thoughts on this rivalry, this series. Mookie Betts 395 00:19:10.319 --> 00:19:14.359 was Manny Machado throwing at Dave Roberts. Well, a lot 396 00:19:14.440 --> 00:19:18.839 of fire utter This Dodgers team, well, they'd be like Rocky, 397 00:19:19.319 --> 00:19:23.480 get knocked down, but get back up. Game three Tonight, 398 00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:25.920 it's Sax and kateson AM. If you lead you up, 399 00:19:25.960 --> 00:19:30.240 walla Wall coverage, Dodgers Padres on your Homer Show, Hey 400 00:19:30.720 --> 00:19:41.559 and the Dodgers an Fhi seventy ice Sports. Mookie Betts 401 00:19:41.640 --> 00:19:46.839