WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.919 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This team is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:11.720 Let's not play one on Tom. Let's wind it. 5 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.679 I love writing me these guys after the show. 6 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:15.199 So just thank you, give me all. 7 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.440 Your attention, your fire, not a pisson. 8 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.399 This is world champion, Dodger, world champion thing. 9 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:23.440 Put a small soft time they get up people what 10 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:26.000 they want to die to in a row two is special. 11 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:27.359 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache. 12 00:00:28.679 --> 00:00:29.359 One of a con. 13 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:32.479 This ball's gone. You ready to go? 14 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:32.880 Sure? 15 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:34.799 Hell time go to the South. 16 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:37.359 Grab your phone to get in on the show called 17 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:40.439 eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven and 18 00:00:40.600 --> 00:00:41.359 go to the show. 19 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:45.520 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse. 20 00:00:49.359 --> 00:00:53.640 We are live at Dodgers Stadium after the Dodgers defeat 21 00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:58.240 the Giants five to four. Happy Father's Day to all 22 00:00:58.280 --> 00:01:01.359 you dads out there. Hope you had a great Sunday. 23 00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:04.120 If you're a Dodger fan, which I'm sure you are, 24 00:01:04.319 --> 00:01:07.120 you had a great Father's Day. Not only do the 25 00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:09.560 Dodgers get a win, but they beat the Giants and 26 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:12.599 take two out of three. They now have a two 27 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:17.079 game lead over San Francisco in the NL West. Eight 28 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:20.879 six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the 29 00:01:20.920 --> 00:01:21.719 phone number. 30 00:01:21.959 --> 00:01:23.200 There was a lot of. 31 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:26.799 Baseball news outside of the game today, but I do 32 00:01:26.920 --> 00:01:29.280 want to give the players that played in this game 33 00:01:29.400 --> 00:01:33.719 their due, especially Andy Pahz. I know English is in 34 00:01:33.840 --> 00:01:37.079 his first language, and a lot of times that prevents 35 00:01:37.120 --> 00:01:40.519 a player to get the shine he deserves. But if 36 00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:43.200 you're voting for the All Star Game, and I really 37 00:01:43.239 --> 00:01:47.319 hope you are, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith and Shohotani 38 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:51.200 are automatics in my mind, but the two Dodger outfielders, 39 00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:55.079 ta Oscar Hernandez and Andy Pajz should be punched in 40 00:01:55.280 --> 00:01:59.079 on not just your ballot, but everybody else's. And when 41 00:01:59.120 --> 00:02:04.519 you look at THEIRS in National League outfield, home runs ops, RBIs, 42 00:02:05.079 --> 00:02:09.400 they're there or better with the big boys like Fernando 43 00:02:09.479 --> 00:02:13.479 Tattists Junior Juan Soto. I'm a big advocate for stars 44 00:02:13.520 --> 00:02:16.840 in the All Star Game and personalities, So you know, 45 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:19.919 I feel like Tatis and Soto are probably going to 46 00:02:19.960 --> 00:02:22.319 get a lot of votes, and rightfully so, you want 47 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:25.520 to see those games, those guys in those type of games. 48 00:02:25.599 --> 00:02:29.479 But I want ta Oscar Hernandez in there, and I 49 00:02:29.520 --> 00:02:33.280 want Taoscar Hernandez to repeat as home run Derby champion. 50 00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:37.759 Andy Pie has today four RBIs the biggest hit of 51 00:02:37.800 --> 00:02:40.400 the game, a go ahead, three run home run off 52 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:45.199 a nasty right hander. Ryan Walker, with an even nastier slider, 53 00:02:45.400 --> 00:02:48.439 was able to put the Dodgers ahead for good in 54 00:02:48.520 --> 00:02:49.879 the bottom of the fifth inning. 55 00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:51.360 Andy Pie has. 56 00:02:51.400 --> 00:02:53.719 Now if you look at what he has done and 57 00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:57.159 where he ranks, I mean, this guy is having an 58 00:02:57.199 --> 00:03:01.520 All Star caliber first half. Home runs now match his 59 00:03:01.960 --> 00:03:06.039 entire season total from a year ago, ten doubles, forty 60 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:10.000 six RBIs. His slugging percentage is just a tick under 61 00:03:10.039 --> 00:03:13.840 five hundred, his ops is eight hundred. He's right there 62 00:03:13.879 --> 00:03:19.479 with Tiascar Hernandez with RBIs forty six RBIs for Pi Haz, 63 00:03:19.719 --> 00:03:23.680 fifty RBIs by Tao, which is the second most in 64 00:03:23.719 --> 00:03:28.599 the National League among outfielders Picrow, Armstrong, Corbyn Carrol, Kyle Tucker. 65 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:31.120 All those guys should be in the All Star Game. 66 00:03:31.159 --> 00:03:36.319 But Andy pi Haz and Taoscar Hernandez deserve serious consideration. 67 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:39.800 And Andy Pai has remember you calling me the first 68 00:03:39.800 --> 00:03:42.759 two weeks of the season. Send this guy down. This 69 00:03:42.800 --> 00:03:46.560 guy's not a center fielder. This guy can't hit the 70 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:47.560 bottom of the lineup. 71 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:48.000 Stinks. 72 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:51.000 Andy pai Has is a big reason why haven't heard 73 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:52.719 too many of you call in and say, you know 74 00:03:52.759 --> 00:03:56.639 what I was wrong. We should have given more time 75 00:03:56.680 --> 00:04:00.000 to Andy pi Has. He's a rookie getting a first 76 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:03.240 full time chance in a new position, and look at 77 00:04:03.280 --> 00:04:06.080 him now. He's one of the first players, if not 78 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:10.199 the first player you'll see out here working in center 79 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:13.360 field and his outfield drills with Dino Eble and in 80 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:17.439 fact today Dino Ebol after their drills told Andy Paiz, hey, 81 00:04:17.680 --> 00:04:20.040 keep it going during the game. You want David Vase 82 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:22.920 to talk about you after the game. Well, here i 83 00:04:22.959 --> 00:04:26.879 am Dino Ebol, the Baseball profit. I'm talking about Andy 84 00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:30.600 Paies after the game. So just a tremendous game, a 85 00:04:30.600 --> 00:04:35.120 tremendous season for Andy Piz. Eight six, six, nine, seven two, 86 00:04:35.199 --> 00:04:38.639 five seventy is the phone number. The Dodgers beat the 87 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:42.399 Giants today five to four, and the Giants made a 88 00:04:42.399 --> 00:04:48.639 big trade right before the game started. They traded their 89 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:53.639 starter Kyle Harrison today and we got breaking news. Now 90 00:04:54.519 --> 00:05:00.839 the Dodgers now have officially named Shohei O'tani as tomorrow's 91 00:05:00.879 --> 00:05:06.160 starting pitcher. That's right, Show Hey Otani will make his 92 00:05:06.360 --> 00:05:11.160 Dodgers pitching debut tomorrow night as an opener against the 93 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:17.199 San Diego Padres, with Ben Casparius following Otani. So to 94 00:05:17.279 --> 00:05:20.160 me in LA, that's bigger news than the Red Sox 95 00:05:20.240 --> 00:05:23.279 treating Raphael Devers to the Giants. We'll get to that 96 00:05:23.319 --> 00:05:26.199 in a moment, but here we are. The moment is 97 00:05:26.319 --> 00:05:29.480 upon us. We are on the eve of show Hey 98 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:35.759 Otani making his Dodgers pitching debut tomorrow night, albeit for 99 00:05:35.879 --> 00:05:38.480 one to two innings. This is what Dave Roberts had 100 00:05:38.519 --> 00:05:42.360 to say about fifteen minutes ago, obviously not wanting to 101 00:05:42.399 --> 00:05:45.639 make the official announcement until they were able to do 102 00:05:45.720 --> 00:05:47.959 it on that big platform X. 103 00:05:48.319 --> 00:05:51.000 You know, show he is getting antsy, so which is 104 00:05:51.040 --> 00:05:54.319 a good thing for us. And so I don't know 105 00:05:54.360 --> 00:06:00.040 which day he is going to open for us, but 106 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:02.279 there's a high probability he's going to open for us 107 00:06:02.759 --> 00:06:05.000 in the coming days. So that's a good thing. I 108 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:07.120 don't know if it's going to be one or two innings, 109 00:06:07.199 --> 00:06:10.680 but you know, my guess is probably an inning to start. 110 00:06:11.639 --> 00:06:14.199 But it's a good thing. I think that we've kind 111 00:06:14.199 --> 00:06:19.439 of the live situation simulated or whatever sort of run 112 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:24.439 its course. So he's ready to, you know, make his 113 00:06:25.040 --> 00:06:26.000 debut on the mountain. 114 00:06:26.079 --> 00:06:26.680 How about that. 115 00:06:26.959 --> 00:06:31.319 Tickets are available right now at Dodgers dot com slash tickets. 116 00:06:31.720 --> 00:06:34.199 I was looking at tickets for our friend earlier today. 117 00:06:34.240 --> 00:06:37.839 There's not too many in the field and loads section. 118 00:06:37.959 --> 00:06:39.839 There are a lot of seats down the lines on 119 00:06:39.879 --> 00:06:42.680 the loads level, but there are plenty of seats available 120 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:46.240 if you want to say you were here for show 121 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:50.360 Heyo Tani's Dodgers pitching debut. He'll be leading off for 122 00:06:50.439 --> 00:06:53.800 the Dodgers as the dh and opening maybe for an 123 00:06:53.800 --> 00:06:57.920 inning or two if he's efficient as a Dodger starting 124 00:06:57.959 --> 00:07:02.720 pitcher for the first time. Nine seven two, five seventy 125 00:07:03.079 --> 00:07:06.480 is the phone number. The Dodgers defeat the Giants five 126 00:07:06.519 --> 00:07:09.439 to four, and show Heotani is going to make his 127 00:07:09.519 --> 00:07:12.920 pitching debut tomorrow night. Before we get your reaction, and 128 00:07:12.959 --> 00:07:15.839 we do have two lines open to this breaking news 129 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:19.199 that show Aotani is going to start tomorrow night for 130 00:07:19.360 --> 00:07:23.879 the Dodgers. Just a little explanation and background on why 131 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:27.360 the Dodgers are all of a sudden deviating from what 132 00:07:27.399 --> 00:07:30.959 they've been telling us for the last four or five months, 133 00:07:31.000 --> 00:07:33.800 and a lot of this has to do with show Heotani. 134 00:07:33.879 --> 00:07:36.639 Dave Roberts even said as much before the game today. 135 00:07:37.000 --> 00:07:40.959 The Dodgers have never managed the two way player. They've 136 00:07:40.959 --> 00:07:43.600 only known Otani as the DH and a little bit 137 00:07:43.600 --> 00:07:47.600 of rehab Otani. Otani has been through this before. He 138 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:52.720 has had two elbow surgeries. So after that three inning 139 00:07:52.800 --> 00:07:57.439 simulated game, Otani communicated to the Dodgers that, you know what, 140 00:07:57.839 --> 00:08:00.480 I'm sitting down, I'm cooling down and then having to 141 00:08:00.519 --> 00:08:03.600 play a game as a DH. Why not just stretch 142 00:08:03.720 --> 00:08:07.920 me out in the games as an opener for a 143 00:08:07.920 --> 00:08:12.759 Ben Casparius or Emashian. And Otani's only going to pitch 144 00:08:13.360 --> 00:08:16.680 once a week, So this is a great combination with 145 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:19.759 a pitcher that is so mentally tough and willing to 146 00:08:19.800 --> 00:08:23.079 do whatever the Dodgers ask of him, and Ben Casparius, 147 00:08:23.319 --> 00:08:26.959 they have the perfect guy to have go in tandem 148 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:31.839 with Otani once a week in Ben Casparius for the 149 00:08:31.920 --> 00:08:34.720 time being until the All Star Break, and then by 150 00:08:34.759 --> 00:08:36.440 the time you get to the other side of the 151 00:08:36.480 --> 00:08:39.960 All Star Break, Otani will have four or five starts 152 00:08:40.039 --> 00:08:40.879 under his belt. 153 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:42.399 And he'll be stretched out. 154 00:08:42.600 --> 00:08:47.720 So instead of wasting bullets per se in simulated games, 155 00:08:48.080 --> 00:08:51.960 why not have Otani, who is the most unique player 156 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:57.480 in the most unique situation, use those pitches in a 157 00:08:57.519 --> 00:09:00.840 game and be hot and keep it going. So that's 158 00:09:00.879 --> 00:09:05.000 where the thinking kind of changed after that three inning 159 00:09:05.080 --> 00:09:08.679 simulated game. So that was the thinking right there. And 160 00:09:08.720 --> 00:09:11.639 by the way, if you already had tickets for tonight's game, 161 00:09:12.000 --> 00:09:15.080 go buy a lottery ticket. Eight six six eight seven 162 00:09:15.159 --> 00:09:19.000 two five seventy is the phone number. Brian, you're on 163 00:09:19.279 --> 00:09:22.360 Dodger Talk. Lead us off. I guess you already have 164 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:27.200 tickets for tomorrow night's game ticket holder? 165 00:09:27.279 --> 00:09:27.480 Hair? 166 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:30.759 Oh no, yes, season ticket holder. 167 00:09:30.799 --> 00:09:32.759 But you got to use some more money on a 168 00:09:32.799 --> 00:09:37.120 better bluetooth or or a phone. Get that situated. Aaron, 169 00:09:37.200 --> 00:09:39.720 who is at Dodger Stadium tonight? Hi, Aaron, you're on 170 00:09:39.799 --> 00:09:41.159 Dodger Talk. Do better than that. 171 00:09:45.399 --> 00:09:46.240 Oh my gosh. 172 00:09:46.360 --> 00:09:47.840 I mean, we put a guy on the moon, but 173 00:09:47.919 --> 00:09:50.679 we can't get a good bluetooth in a car in La. 174 00:09:50.879 --> 00:09:53.639 Oh my gosh, you guys need to regroup. Eight six 175 00:09:53.759 --> 00:09:57.000 six eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 176 00:09:57.279 --> 00:10:00.799 All right, let's get to the other big news today, Giants. Yeah, 177 00:10:00.799 --> 00:10:03.360 that's right. You guys need to regroup and get better 178 00:10:03.399 --> 00:10:06.600 phones before I go back out to you. By the way, 179 00:10:06.840 --> 00:10:09.039 Jose Moda is gonna join us in ten minutes, so 180 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:11.960 you better get it together here pretty soon. The Giants 181 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:15.360 made a big trade right before first pitch. Kyle Harrison 182 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:17.919 was warming up for the game tonight and then was 183 00:10:17.960 --> 00:10:21.879 told to come to the manager's office. Buster Posey. Yeah 184 00:10:21.919 --> 00:10:26.320 that Buster Posey. He's in charge of the Giants baseball 185 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:30.759 operations now, and made a huge trade. He got aggressive 186 00:10:30.799 --> 00:10:33.480 and went after Rafael Devers, going to pick up the 187 00:10:33.519 --> 00:10:37.720 remaining contract the dollars on that seven year deal, and 188 00:10:37.840 --> 00:10:41.320 in return, the Red Sox are getting Jordan Hicks and 189 00:10:41.399 --> 00:10:44.639 Kyle Harrison in a couple of prospects. So coming into 190 00:10:44.679 --> 00:10:48.440 the series, we told you the Giants pitching and especially 191 00:10:48.480 --> 00:10:53.360 their bullpen outstanding, their offense a little iffy, and now 192 00:10:53.399 --> 00:10:55.480 all of a sudden they got a real hitter in 193 00:10:55.600 --> 00:11:01.080 Rafael Devers, who was somewhat of a problem in Boston. 194 00:11:01.639 --> 00:11:04.519 As you know, he would not try to take round 195 00:11:04.519 --> 00:11:07.720 balls at first base. He was unhappy when the Red 196 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:10.399 Sox told him you're our DH, but he's having a 197 00:11:10.440 --> 00:11:14.159 really good offensive season, so it was not a happy 198 00:11:14.200 --> 00:11:17.919 situation in Boston, and the Red Sox traded him and 199 00:11:17.960 --> 00:11:21.480 got out from underneath that big contract. So basically the 200 00:11:21.519 --> 00:11:25.519 Red Sox are punting on this season and going to 201 00:11:25.559 --> 00:11:29.639 spend those dollars during the offseason and next year. We 202 00:11:29.720 --> 00:11:32.759 had Ken Rosenthal, one of the best insiders, if not 203 00:11:32.879 --> 00:11:36.320 the best insider, on off Day Dodger Talk this past Thursday, 204 00:11:36.759 --> 00:11:40.320 and he gave us some foreshadowing that Buster Posey was 205 00:11:40.399 --> 00:11:42.120 going to take a big swing like this. 206 00:11:42.799 --> 00:11:45.679 Their offense has been a challenge for them, and first 207 00:11:45.759 --> 00:11:50.120 dates is a particular challenge, but even beyond that, they 208 00:11:50.159 --> 00:11:53.279 need more out of players that they have as well. 209 00:11:53.399 --> 00:11:55.720 So it's going to be an interesting test for them 210 00:11:55.759 --> 00:11:59.279 against the Dodgers, and obviously they're a team that has 211 00:11:59.360 --> 00:12:01.919 hung in there. I expect them to be aggressive at 212 00:12:01.919 --> 00:12:02.559 the deadline. 213 00:12:02.679 --> 00:12:06.120 Buster Posey, in an interview with Tim Kallacami of the 214 00:12:06.159 --> 00:12:10.600 San Francisco Standard recently, kind of indicated. 215 00:12:10.039 --> 00:12:12.279 That he wants to do some things, and David I 216 00:12:12.279 --> 00:12:16.000 found this really interesting. He reflected back on the. 217 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:18.759 Zach Wheeler for Carlos Beltron trade. I believe that was 218 00:12:18.799 --> 00:12:20.840 twenty thirteen. 219 00:12:21.279 --> 00:12:24.039 And obviously that trade did not work out great for 220 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:26.279 the Giants in the sense that they did not win 221 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:29.159 that year and Wheeler became. Of course Willer became. 222 00:12:29.720 --> 00:12:33.759 But what Posey was saying to Tim Khalakami was that's 223 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:35.200 the kind of trade you have to make. 224 00:12:35.840 --> 00:12:37.559 So it's going to be interesting to. 225 00:12:37.480 --> 00:12:40.519 See how they handle the deadline under Posey, and I 226 00:12:40.559 --> 00:12:43.759 do expect them, because of those comments, to be at 227 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:46.120 least trying really hard to get some players. 228 00:12:47.639 --> 00:12:48.120 All right. 229 00:12:48.159 --> 00:12:51.360 So that was Ken Rosenthal on Off Day Dodger Talk 230 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:55.120 this past Thursday, and basically he laid it out that 231 00:12:55.200 --> 00:12:57.559 Buster Posey was going to go for it. And the 232 00:12:57.639 --> 00:13:00.840 reality is, and this is not a show at the Giants. 233 00:13:00.960 --> 00:13:03.960 Just because they're the Giants, they've had a hard time 234 00:13:04.159 --> 00:13:09.000 lurering free agent hitters to play for them. So this 235 00:13:09.320 --> 00:13:13.159 really good hitter was available with a big contract. And 236 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:17.120 my sources tell me that the Red Sox started shopping 237 00:13:17.200 --> 00:13:21.200 Devers last week, so teams were very aware of the 238 00:13:21.240 --> 00:13:23.559 fact that they were looking to trade him, and Buster 239 00:13:23.679 --> 00:13:26.840 Posey was aggressive, jumped all over it before there was 240 00:13:26.879 --> 00:13:30.120 a bidding war. As they got closer to July thirty 241 00:13:30.159 --> 00:13:34.320 first and upgraded an offense that severely needed it. And 242 00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:37.600 the reality is as well. Matt Chapman, with a bad 243 00:13:37.720 --> 00:13:40.879 right hand, is likely out until the All Star breaks, 244 00:13:40.919 --> 00:13:44.679 so I could see Devers playing third base until Chapman 245 00:13:44.799 --> 00:13:48.120 comes back. It's a new fresh start for him, a 246 00:13:48.200 --> 00:13:52.159 new voice in Bob Melvin and Buster Posey. That's gonna 247 00:13:52.240 --> 00:13:55.279 upset the Red Sox quite a bit if he's more 248 00:13:55.360 --> 00:13:59.080 flexible with the Giants than he was with them. By 249 00:13:59.120 --> 00:14:02.799 the way, two teams and two sports towns I despise 250 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:06.720 very much. So you know whatever, Eight six six, nine, seven, 251 00:14:06.799 --> 00:14:09.399 two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out 252 00:14:09.440 --> 00:14:11.879 to Whittier. Yes, Ed, this is it. Be ready, you're 253 00:14:11.919 --> 00:14:12.720 on Dodger Talk. 254 00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:17.840 Hey, Ed, this is hey Dave right. 255 00:14:18.320 --> 00:14:22.519 Ed, and I'm David. It's good that you have your 256 00:14:22.559 --> 00:14:23.960 life coach in the car with you. 257 00:14:25.559 --> 00:14:27.759 I appreciate it. Well, that's my dad, the life coach, 258 00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:30.279 just coming back from the Dodger game on Father's Day. 259 00:14:31.519 --> 00:14:35.320 A great father's day right here, Annie Paias you know, 260 00:14:35.440 --> 00:14:38.159 he gave the Dodgers ahead. But my main thing right 261 00:14:38.200 --> 00:14:41.360 here was about Rafael Devers. So you're saying he's gonna 262 00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:43.720 go to third base, and yeah, he can definitely hot 263 00:14:43.879 --> 00:14:48.240 on offense. But what happens when he's when Chapman comes back, 264 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:52.080 does he go to first base or does he stay too? 265 00:14:53.039 --> 00:14:54.519 He'll be a dr there and. 266 00:14:54.519 --> 00:14:58.360 Then you you put him at d H. And I 267 00:14:58.399 --> 00:15:00.840 know Wilmer Flores is having a great start to his 268 00:15:00.960 --> 00:15:05.039 year fifty one RBIs no doubt about it. But a 269 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:08.039 lot can happen between now and the time that Chapman 270 00:15:08.080 --> 00:15:11.840 comes back. Is Wilmer Flores really going to continue this pace? 271 00:15:12.320 --> 00:15:16.559 So I see him at third base and probably DH. 272 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:18.519 How do you feel about him being in the clubhouse? 273 00:15:18.559 --> 00:15:20.639 What about his clubhouse president? 274 00:15:21.080 --> 00:15:22.679 I hope he's awful in the clubhouse. 275 00:15:22.759 --> 00:15:25.399 I hope he says bad in the clubhouse in Boston, 276 00:15:25.679 --> 00:15:28.000 and I hope he's that bad in San Francisco because 277 00:15:28.000 --> 00:15:30.519 that'll be great for the Dodgers. 278 00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:30.720 Sure. 279 00:15:30.759 --> 00:15:31.799 Well, appreciate you, Dave, if. 280 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:34.120 You have a great way, all right, Ed, thanks for 281 00:15:34.159 --> 00:15:37.559 the phone call. Eight sixty six seven two five seventy 282 00:15:37.639 --> 00:15:41.679 is the phone number. Let's go out to Hawaii, Dana. Aloha, 283 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:42.759 you're on Dodger Talk. 284 00:15:44.120 --> 00:15:47.039 Aloha, David, Thank you very much, and Happy Father's Day 285 00:15:47.120 --> 00:15:47.320 to you. 286 00:15:48.759 --> 00:15:51.279 Thanks to you and I hope you're having a good 287 00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:53.759 day too. How could it be a bad day in Hawaii? 288 00:15:53.840 --> 00:15:54.879 Any bad days out there? 289 00:15:54.960 --> 00:15:59.240 Well, no, actually not. I think every day we can 290 00:15:59.320 --> 00:16:03.240 be here. I'm very very lucky, very blessed to live here. 291 00:16:04.240 --> 00:16:08.240 That's really exciting news about Otani. But I really, really 292 00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:10.639 I've been needing to call you. I've been needing to 293 00:16:10.679 --> 00:16:14.679 call you about Freddy Freeman's walk off Grand Slam and 294 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:18.440 where I was, and thank you, thank you for entertaining me. 295 00:16:18.799 --> 00:16:20.919 Let me tell you this story. 296 00:16:20.919 --> 00:16:23.960 That's where you were, where you had dukes in Hawaii, 297 00:16:24.039 --> 00:16:26.679 on Honolulu Island there, where you had dukes watching the game. 298 00:16:27.919 --> 00:16:30.519 I was not at dukes. I was in the comfort 299 00:16:30.600 --> 00:16:35.159 of my living room Kailoa, Hawaii, the exact the exact 300 00:16:35.279 --> 00:16:39.279 same place where I was when Kirk Gibson hit his 301 00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:44.120 home run in nineteen eighty eight, October fifteenth. And I 302 00:16:44.200 --> 00:16:46.519 got to tell you, not too many people know the 303 00:16:46.639 --> 00:16:51.480 story of why Kirk Gibson actually hit that ball for 304 00:16:51.519 --> 00:16:53.720 a home run off Acressley. You know a lot of 305 00:16:53.799 --> 00:16:56.879 you hear about that. It was the back door slider. 306 00:16:56.960 --> 00:16:58.600 He knew it was timing right. You've heard that. 307 00:16:59.639 --> 00:17:03.639 Yeah, adigitately read scout told all the left handed hitters 308 00:17:04.200 --> 00:17:08.680 two strikes full count, look for that back door slider partner. 309 00:17:10.240 --> 00:17:10.960 Well there you go. 310 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:13.599 So this, especially on Father's Day, I got to tell you. 311 00:17:14.000 --> 00:17:17.960 So my daughter was born on September fifteenth, nineteen eighty eight, 312 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:22.279 So on October fifteenth, she was a month old. I'm 313 00:17:22.319 --> 00:17:25.759 in the living room, she's trying, she's just about falling asleep. 314 00:17:25.839 --> 00:17:29.000 I am rubbing her feet for good luck, and I'm 315 00:17:29.039 --> 00:17:32.599 pacing back and forth. I comes to the point he 316 00:17:32.759 --> 00:17:37.359 hits his home run. I scream. My daughter starts crying 317 00:17:37.400 --> 00:17:40.160 like crazy. My wife comes into the room and says, 318 00:17:40.200 --> 00:17:42.359 you woke up the baby. I said, but Kirk gifts 319 00:17:42.400 --> 00:17:43.319 and just won the game. 320 00:17:44.400 --> 00:17:47.359 So all right, I see fish this story. Let me 321 00:17:47.440 --> 00:17:48.240 take a guess. 322 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:50.799 So, oh, I thought you were going to say your 323 00:17:50.880 --> 00:17:53.880 daughter's all grown up now she's twenty five years old, 324 00:17:54.240 --> 00:17:56.559 and you were rubbing her feet when Freddy Freeman hit 325 00:17:56.599 --> 00:17:58.640 his grand slam. 326 00:17:58.839 --> 00:18:01.359 No, I was not doing, Matt, that she is all 327 00:18:01.359 --> 00:18:03.960 grown up and she is a and she is a 328 00:18:04.079 --> 00:18:05.960 huge daughter fan Dodger fan. 329 00:18:07.480 --> 00:18:09.440 I thought it was either you were gonna say that 330 00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:12.839 I was rubbing my daughter's feet or you were rubbing 331 00:18:12.920 --> 00:18:16.240 your granddaughter's or grandson's feet. I thought that's the way 332 00:18:16.279 --> 00:18:17.880 it was gonna come full circle, Dana. 333 00:18:17.920 --> 00:18:18.559 So you got me? 334 00:18:20.680 --> 00:18:24.519 No, not quite, but I do. I did want to 335 00:18:24.559 --> 00:18:27.240 tell you that story and wish you off. Happy Father's Day. 336 00:18:28.160 --> 00:18:30.920 Thank you, same to you, Dana, Happy Father's Day. Aloha 337 00:18:31.039 --> 00:18:34.079 means goodbye as well. Eight six six nine eight seven 338 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:37.279 two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the 339 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:39.920 Giants today, five to four. They win the final two 340 00:18:39.960 --> 00:18:43.680 games of this three game series and uh now two 341 00:18:43.759 --> 00:18:45.880 games ahead of the Giants in the lost column. But 342 00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:49.599 the breaking news just moments ago the Dodgers tweeting out 343 00:18:49.640 --> 00:18:53.279 that yes, indeed, Show Hey o Tani will start tomorrow's 344 00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:57.279 game and likely be followed by benk Casparius. Let's go 345 00:18:57.319 --> 00:19:00.279 out to our guy in Long Beach. I Ray, Craig, 346 00:19:00.480 --> 00:19:02.240 you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Craig? 347 00:19:03.319 --> 00:19:03.599 Dave? 348 00:19:04.200 --> 00:19:08.240 Am I hallucinating? Or did I hear that Show Hey 349 00:19:08.440 --> 00:19:09.559 is pitching tomorrow? 350 00:19:11.079 --> 00:19:14.000 You might be hallucinating, but that is a fact. You 351 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:18.000 might be having halations, Craig, but it's true. Today's going 352 00:19:18.039 --> 00:19:19.839 to actually pitch in a game tomorrow night. 353 00:19:21.240 --> 00:19:23.400 That is awesome that I'm going to have to get 354 00:19:23.440 --> 00:19:25.799 out there to the yard and see the Dodgers put 355 00:19:25.799 --> 00:19:28.680 the wood to the padres and to see show hey 356 00:19:28.720 --> 00:19:32.400 out there get dealing. I hope he strikes out the 357 00:19:32.480 --> 00:19:36.200 side and just looks superior. Even if he does it, 358 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:39.000 I'm just glad to see the guy out there chucking it. 359 00:19:39.440 --> 00:19:42.480 And uh, I can't believe that he's going to be 360 00:19:42.920 --> 00:19:45.839 an All Star caliber pitcher and he's already won the 361 00:19:46.119 --> 00:19:50.920 MVP unanimously for us. I mean, what a what a 362 00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:53.839 blessing for the Dodgers to be able to get that guy. 363 00:19:54.279 --> 00:19:57.519 And uh, I mean, I couldn't be happier. I could 364 00:19:57.599 --> 00:19:58.279 not be happier. 365 00:19:58.319 --> 00:19:58.519 Dude. 366 00:19:58.559 --> 00:19:59.400 That is great news. 367 00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:04.200 It is And like I've said before, Dodger games are 368 00:20:04.200 --> 00:20:08.039 not just games anymore, their events. And tomorrow night is 369 00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:11.720 going to be the biggest sporting event in Los Angeles, 370 00:20:12.079 --> 00:20:15.920 maybe for the entire year of the regular season. Otani 371 00:20:16.319 --> 00:20:20.440 making his Dodgers' pitching debut, albeit as an opener, no 372 00:20:20.519 --> 00:20:24.759 doubt about it, but certainly one of the biggest sporting 373 00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:26.839 events in LA history. 374 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:28.519 Sporting history eight. 375 00:20:28.400 --> 00:20:31.039 Six, six, nine, eight seven two five, seventy is the 376 00:20:31.079 --> 00:20:31.720 phone number. 377 00:20:31.960 --> 00:20:34.599 All right, let's try erin again. You're on Dodger Talk. 378 00:20:34.680 --> 00:20:38.400 Hi, Erin, Hey, Dave's Happy Father's Day. 379 00:20:38.240 --> 00:20:40.440 Man, Happy Father's Day. 380 00:20:40.480 --> 00:20:40.720 Aeron. 381 00:20:40.720 --> 00:20:43.480 What do you got for us tonight? Much better connection. 382 00:20:43.839 --> 00:20:44.799 Well it's a good start. 383 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:48.039 Yeah, yeah, for sure. Yeah, thank you for being patient 384 00:20:48.039 --> 00:20:50.680 with me. So yeah, we were at the game today, 385 00:20:50.720 --> 00:20:54.160 my daughter and I again we've met you last year 386 00:20:54.240 --> 00:20:57.160 at Father's Day and took a picture with you and 387 00:20:57.200 --> 00:21:00.559 talked to Michael Milkin there out in front of the 388 00:21:00.640 --> 00:21:03.039 stage and had a really great time last year, in 389 00:21:03.119 --> 00:21:06.400 an awesome time this year too, took the tour before 390 00:21:06.440 --> 00:21:10.720 the game and just just a great day at Dodger 391 00:21:10.799 --> 00:21:14.799 Stadium and a win against the Giants. You know what, 392 00:21:15.240 --> 00:21:17.240 I can't think of a better way to celebrate polar state. 393 00:21:18.359 --> 00:21:20.400 Yeah, that's a great time, Aaron. Great to be there 394 00:21:20.400 --> 00:21:23.000 with your daughter and thank you for calling in appreciate it. 395 00:21:23.519 --> 00:21:26.480 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 396 00:21:26.480 --> 00:21:28.160 the phone number. We're going to take a time out 397 00:21:28.160 --> 00:21:30.519 here on Dodger Talk. When we come back, we'll check 398 00:21:30.559 --> 00:21:33.039 in with jose Mota get his thoughts on the breaking 399 00:21:33.119 --> 00:21:36.279 news that Otani is officially going to be a two 400 00:21:36.319 --> 00:21:39.839 way player tomorrow night at Dodgers Stadium for the first 401 00:21:39.920 --> 00:21:44.000