WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.240 --> 00:00:04.320 The right quot. 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:10.359 Dodgers Playoff Baseball is back, and with it an annual 3 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:12.240 postseason tradition. 4 00:00:12.279 --> 00:00:13.439 Scam is back. 5 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:14.160 Baby. 6 00:00:14.359 --> 00:00:17.600 This is Sax and Cakes in the a app BA 7 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:22.160 go with Proway. Dodger legend Steve Sacks is joined by 8 00:00:22.199 --> 00:00:26.640 your favorite Dodger pregame host, Tim Kates. If you want 9 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:29.079 to talk Dodgers, get in on the show on eighty 10 00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:32.079 six six nine eighty seven two five seven now. While 11 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:35.200 the Dan Patrick Show streams on the Ihearts radio app. 12 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:38.640 We've been banished to the Internet until this Dodgers playoff 13 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:42.799 run concludes. Here they are broadcasting live on AM five 14 00:00:42.840 --> 00:00:47.719 to seven LA Sports. It's Tim Kates and Steve sachs. 15 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:51.280 Our three of SAX and the Kates and the Am 16 00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:55.840 here on AMPI seventy LA Sports on this Tuesday morning, 17 00:00:56.280 --> 00:01:00.399 October twenty second. Thanks for being with us, make your 18 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:02.359 way to work. If you're already at your job and 19 00:01:02.439 --> 00:01:05.319 joining a little scam on a Tuesday morning to get 20 00:01:05.359 --> 00:01:08.239 you through the day taking the kids to school. We 21 00:01:08.319 --> 00:01:11.200 appreciate you taking us with you on your ride. Hey Tim, 22 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:12.040 this Tuesday morning. 23 00:01:12.079 --> 00:01:16.400 Yeah, Steven, Well we'll let you know that, Okay, scam's 24 00:01:16.439 --> 00:01:19.760 out there. I mean, I'm getting like text messages, I 25 00:01:19.799 --> 00:01:22.799 get phone calls from people, say hey, and they're not 26 00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:25.040 even around here, They're not even California. I was less 27 00:01:25.079 --> 00:01:27.840 you guys on ihearted. Yeah, I love your show. I 28 00:01:27.879 --> 00:01:30.079 love Scam Scam scam. 29 00:01:30.159 --> 00:01:32.959 It's getting popular. It's very popular. I love running to 30 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:37.400 people that love listening to it. It's Dodger fans's way 31 00:01:37.480 --> 00:01:40.359 to just to kind of keep talking Dodgers baseball through 32 00:01:40.439 --> 00:01:44.079 October when there's so much else happening the football seasons underway. 33 00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:48.040 College football is certainly going on, but Dodger fans want 34 00:01:48.040 --> 00:01:50.519 to talk Dodgers baseball. Dodger fans want to hear what's 35 00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:52.920 going on. They want to relive some of the great moments, 36 00:01:52.920 --> 00:01:55.719 as we're doing with the game one flashback this morning 37 00:01:55.719 --> 00:01:57.920 from the nineteen eighty one World Series, the last time 38 00:01:57.959 --> 00:02:00.560 these two teams meet. We'll do games two and three tomorrow. 39 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:03.480 Jerry Royce will join us, coming up in about twenty minutes. 40 00:02:03.519 --> 00:02:05.159 So yeah, it's I'm just thinking. 41 00:02:04.879 --> 00:02:08.280 You know, no game, okay, would the show be vibrant, 42 00:02:08.319 --> 00:02:10.120 would it be fun? Would there be interesting things that 43 00:02:10.199 --> 00:02:12.879 we need? Two more hours? Yeah, I mean I mean, 44 00:02:13.039 --> 00:02:14.960 it's there's lots of stuff to talk about. 45 00:02:15.080 --> 00:02:17.280 There is a whole bunch to get into, and the 46 00:02:17.360 --> 00:02:19.840 Yankees are working out today. We'll get more out of that. 47 00:02:19.960 --> 00:02:20.400 Tomorrow. 48 00:02:20.479 --> 00:02:22.879 We're gonna hear from Max Mounsey, Freddie Freeman hopefully an 49 00:02:22.919 --> 00:02:25.919 update on his ankle, and Dave Roberts later on today. 50 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:27.800 They are expected to talk to the media, so we'll 51 00:02:27.800 --> 00:02:30.879 have that for you tomorrow. Game one is Friday night, 52 00:02:30.919 --> 00:02:33.159 first pitch at five oh eight. If you're asking Steven 53 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:36.240 Sacks for tickets, don't bother. Nope, don't bother. Don't even 54 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:39.599 just delete the text, don't even fire off the email. 55 00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:41.639 Just act like you aren't even gonna do it, and 56 00:02:41.680 --> 00:02:43.719 you'll be better off. Maybe, just maybe, if you're gonna 57 00:02:43.759 --> 00:02:46.680 text Saxy, just say hey, Hope, you're well. Good to 58 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:48.599 hear your voice on the air in Los Angeles again 59 00:02:48.599 --> 00:02:50.400 here in October, and we'll just just leave it at that. 60 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:53.319 Yeah, And please, I mean, don't go way out there 61 00:02:53.360 --> 00:02:56.520 and say, uh, you know any show Hay Jersey, I really, 62 00:02:57.520 --> 00:03:01.520 you know what, I haven't even met show Heo Tani before. Really, No, 63 00:03:01.719 --> 00:03:02.360 haven't met him. 64 00:03:02.439 --> 00:03:05.800 We got anything? You know what, Stephen? You need to 65 00:03:05.800 --> 00:03:07.639 come down to La for this World series. 66 00:03:07.759 --> 00:03:10.560 Yeah, I know, let's yeah, I would, I would do that. 67 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:12.039 I mean, we got to get you thrown out the 68 00:03:12.039 --> 00:03:13.879 first pitch at a game. I mean, I gotta talked 69 00:03:13.879 --> 00:03:15.080 to Steve Brenner. 70 00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:17.520 Yeah, or or Carry Osborne, one of the two. 71 00:03:17.759 --> 00:03:20.120 Let's get this done. Let's get you out there. Let's 72 00:03:20.159 --> 00:03:20.800 get you. 73 00:03:22.360 --> 00:03:24.319 And I together, you know. I mean I need to 74 00:03:24.879 --> 00:03:27.360 I need to spruce up my my uh my, what 75 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:28.960 do you call it? My social media a little bit. 76 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:29.879 My daughter does it for me. 77 00:03:29.960 --> 00:03:33.520 But nonetheless, yeah, I mean he's only played in Anaheim 78 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:35.439 for six years, so you did have six years in Anaheim. 79 00:03:37.319 --> 00:03:39.319 I'm telling you what's gonna happen is he's he's gonna 80 00:03:39.319 --> 00:03:43.560 bust out, like if he wins the MVP Award, and 81 00:03:43.639 --> 00:03:46.120 he's gonna have his interpreter up there, and he's just 82 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:49.800 gonna stand in front of the interpreter and just talk 83 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:53.080 just like we are, I mean, with perfect clarity, with 84 00:03:53.759 --> 00:03:56.560 no accent, and it's like he's been hiding it the 85 00:03:56.560 --> 00:03:59.240 whole time. He's gonna bust out with a long, long 86 00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:03.120 Dia tribe, you know, making the transition from Anaheim up 87 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:05.960 to Los Angeles and different leagues, and now it's culminated 88 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:08.240 in all the contract and now he's won the MVP 89 00:04:08.319 --> 00:04:10.319 of the Series or whatever something like that. But how 90 00:04:10.319 --> 00:04:13.080 about if he did that in his his language was 91 00:04:13.159 --> 00:04:17.279 just perfect. I think he was dropping word smithy words, 92 00:04:17.439 --> 00:04:18.639 you know, like whatever, you know. 93 00:04:19.240 --> 00:04:20.759 That would be pretty awesome if he did that. 94 00:04:20.879 --> 00:04:21.639 It wouldn't that be cool? 95 00:04:21.720 --> 00:04:24.480 It would be just jaw dropping for everybody in the room. 96 00:04:24.519 --> 00:04:29.319 You're like, what, Well, Actually, a lot of MLB network 97 00:04:29.319 --> 00:04:32.000 I would like to say that the pitching staff he 98 00:04:32.079 --> 00:04:34.759 or this league is completely antithetical to what we have 99 00:04:34.879 --> 00:04:37.040 over in the American League. And the reason why is 100 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:38.120 because they challenge you more. 101 00:04:38.720 --> 00:04:42.639 They started doing that, people would flip out. Be great, 102 00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:45.279 it would be awesome. I'm looking at the back cover 103 00:04:45.319 --> 00:04:48.519 of the New York Post today, the sports section, and 104 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:51.480 they're talking about the Knick starting their season. They got 105 00:04:51.519 --> 00:04:56.160 a post NBA preview, but also their headline is on 106 00:04:56.160 --> 00:04:58.399 one side of Totani and Bets. On the other side 107 00:04:58.439 --> 00:05:03.480 it's Judge and so, and the headline says Star Wars 108 00:05:04.439 --> 00:05:10.360 Yankees Dodgers World Series filled with big contracts and bigger names. 109 00:05:10.560 --> 00:05:11.800 Wow, that's true. 110 00:05:12.079 --> 00:05:14.000 When I saw Star Wars. I thought it was good 111 00:05:14.079 --> 00:05:16.439 versus evil, like you know the well. 112 00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:19.079 There's a there's a there's a little you know inclination. Okay, 113 00:05:19.079 --> 00:05:21.240 think yeah, I think I think so yeah. Yeah. 114 00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:24.079 But it's it's it's right there in front of you 115 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:26.480 and it hits you right in the face. Yeah, these 116 00:05:26.519 --> 00:05:29.639 are huge stars. Alana Rizzo said it perfectly. Outside of 117 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:33.160 Mike Trout, you got every star in baseball that people 118 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:35.920 know playing in this series on the biggest stage. 119 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:37.920 You know. The crazy thing is if you if you 120 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:41.920 asked Hollywood to write a script and you know, a 121 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:43.920 big baseball story and it comes to the end of 122 00:05:43.959 --> 00:05:46.959 the season, and then you put the players and all this, 123 00:05:47.079 --> 00:05:49.839 they wouldn't even buy it. They'd say, hey, it's it's phony. 124 00:05:49.920 --> 00:05:52.560 It's not real, right, you know, that's that's not gonna fly. 125 00:05:52.720 --> 00:05:54.879 Nobody'd buy that. Here we are. 126 00:05:55.199 --> 00:05:58.800 Here, we are the two biggest franchises in baseball, two 127 00:05:58.839 --> 00:06:02.319 biggest payrolls, near the top of baseball, with the biggest 128 00:06:02.360 --> 00:06:06.240 stars on full display globally. Beginning on Friday night, we 129 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:08.800 mentioned the Yankees going through a workout. Let's check in 130 00:06:08.879 --> 00:06:12.279 with the Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Southern California product, went 131 00:06:12.319 --> 00:06:15.079 the USC. Now he's managing the bad guys over there 132 00:06:15.079 --> 00:06:17.360 at the evil Empire known as the New York Yankees. 133 00:06:17.399 --> 00:06:19.279 Here's his thoughts going into Game one. 134 00:06:19.639 --> 00:06:24.439 The closeness that these guys have with one another, and 135 00:06:24.480 --> 00:06:30.959 that trite playing for one another is palpable with this group, 136 00:06:31.079 --> 00:06:35.199 has been all year, has been since day one. These 137 00:06:35.240 --> 00:06:38.360 guys love each other, and these guys love doing it 138 00:06:38.399 --> 00:06:40.879 for one another. And I always feel like the best 139 00:06:40.920 --> 00:06:44.240 team situation you can get into is when you can 140 00:06:44.360 --> 00:06:46.600 genuinely say, at the end of the year or at 141 00:06:46.639 --> 00:06:48.519 any point in the year, that I want it for 142 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:51.079 the guy next to me more than myself. And that 143 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:54.199 exists with this team, I think, and that's powerful. We 144 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:56.920 haven't finalized that I can tell you Garrett'll pitch Game one, 145 00:06:57.199 --> 00:06:59.959 but you know, we're just starting to kind of formul 146 00:07:00.079 --> 00:07:02.959 later our plans and things like that, so we'll see. 147 00:07:03.079 --> 00:07:05.480 I think there's a good chance of it. He's scheduled 148 00:07:05.480 --> 00:07:08.879 to throw another live tomorrow, so if everything goes well there, 149 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:10.959 I would say there's a decent chance that he could 150 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:13.439 be on the roster. Yes, you know, we've seen that 151 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:15.680 so many times. You know, this one happened to be 152 00:07:16.240 --> 00:07:19.079 to send us to the World Series. But I feel 153 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:21.439 like there's been so many at bats like that this year, 154 00:07:21.560 --> 00:07:25.199 like big spot, game on the line, got a pitch 155 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:28.839 to him, and it's like, man, he just puts. He 156 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:32.279 throws one of those Jan Soto epic at bats on you, 157 00:07:32.600 --> 00:07:36.759 and not surprising in that moment that he did it again. 158 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:40.720 He's just obviously an amazing hitter. I've loved every second 159 00:07:40.720 --> 00:07:43.920 of him being here, and hopefully here he's here a 160 00:07:43.920 --> 00:07:47.360 long time. I think it's a great matchup, and I 161 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:52.680 think the series we had this summer with them felt 162 00:07:52.680 --> 00:07:57.800 like just competitive, heavy, tough games. The seven seven years 163 00:07:57.839 --> 00:08:00.720 now that I've been here, there's always been that occasional 164 00:08:00.800 --> 00:08:04.560 talk about Yankees Dodgers, So I think it's great. I'm 165 00:08:04.600 --> 00:08:06.959 looking forward to all of it. The stars will be out, 166 00:08:07.160 --> 00:08:11.639 the eyeballs will be watching, and hopefully we can deliver 167 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:12.639 on a great series. 168 00:08:12.800 --> 00:08:15.720 All Right, there's Aaron Boone, Yankees manager, on the team chemistry. 169 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:18.600 He has announced Garrett Cole as his starter, will Nester 170 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:21.879 Cortes pitch in this World Series. He has been injured, 171 00:08:21.920 --> 00:08:25.959 and of course on Juan Soto, his superstar right fielder 172 00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:27.920 a lot of brought up a great point earlier. Wan 173 00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:29.839 Soa could walk at the end of this year. He's 174 00:08:29.839 --> 00:08:32.840 a free agent. I mean, if he does what he 175 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:36.840 does in the World Series, he's gonna make himself very 176 00:08:36.919 --> 00:08:41.039 valuable to a franchise out there. And we mentioned it yesterday. 177 00:08:41.080 --> 00:08:43.080 There's not a lot of teams that can afford to 178 00:08:43.159 --> 00:08:44.039 Wan Sodo. 179 00:08:44.559 --> 00:08:47.320 Absolutely right, and you know he's not going to be 180 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:50.399 more valuable to any team more than the Yankees. The 181 00:08:50.399 --> 00:08:52.840 way the fit is there. I mean you can compare 182 00:08:52.919 --> 00:08:54.960 him with the you know, the Dodgers are really the 183 00:08:55.000 --> 00:08:57.159 standard bearer when you talk about the top of the 184 00:08:57.200 --> 00:09:01.279 class when you talk about you know, Bets and Otani 185 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:07.080 against Judge and Soto with remarkable supporting casts on both 186 00:09:07.120 --> 00:09:11.279 sides of the Ledger. But it's not complete unless Soto 187 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:14.440 is there to accompany Judge. And I think that's the 188 00:09:14.440 --> 00:09:17.240 way it's going to be framed, probably by his agents. 189 00:09:17.320 --> 00:09:21.200 And you know, the guy's doing it in New York 190 00:09:21.279 --> 00:09:24.600 on the biggest stage. The ballpark's perfect, the support that 191 00:09:24.639 --> 00:09:27.919 he gets in the lineup is perfect, and the fans 192 00:09:27.960 --> 00:09:30.320 would just be drooling to get him there. I don't 193 00:09:30.360 --> 00:09:32.799 think he's going to be the same player or is 194 00:09:32.879 --> 00:09:35.519 valuable to any other team except the Yankees. 195 00:09:35.639 --> 00:09:38.480 Yeah, it makes absolute sense. It's the perfect landing spot 196 00:09:38.519 --> 00:09:41.320 for him long term and after the season he's had 197 00:09:41.320 --> 00:09:44.519 in the postseason so far. Hopefully it gets minimized here 198 00:09:44.519 --> 00:09:47.519 in the World Series his production, but certainly would fit 199 00:09:47.559 --> 00:09:48.919 in nicely there in the gym. 200 00:09:49.080 --> 00:09:52.080 Yeah, if they let him walk, if they if the 201 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:58.200 Yankee organization lets him walk, they might burn Cashman's house down. 202 00:09:58.840 --> 00:10:01.960 I mean, I'm telling you right, yes, I mean the 203 00:10:02.039 --> 00:10:05.759 fans there will will rebel big time. Yeah, they can, 204 00:10:05.799 --> 00:10:09.919 they can, They can afford him and big time, and uh, 205 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:11.759 you know, this is a this is a perfect place 206 00:10:11.799 --> 00:10:12.240 to spend it. 207 00:10:12.440 --> 00:10:14.320 Let's go to Vince and Breas next up here with 208 00:10:14.399 --> 00:10:17.360 Saxon Kates in the AM on this Tuesday morning. Vance, 209 00:10:17.399 --> 00:10:18.440 Welcome to the show. How are you. 210 00:10:19.600 --> 00:10:21.320 I'm doing good, Timothy doing good. 211 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:25.720 Stephen. I'm glad we're on a first name basis. So 212 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:28.399 there's a couple of things I want to ask, you know, 213 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:31.840 I want your guys personal opinion. I'm first gonna share 214 00:10:31.840 --> 00:10:35.039 a quick little story about Tommy and Lesorda, you know, 215 00:10:35.200 --> 00:10:38.480 growing up in the Fullerton area. Braya Lahaber area. You know, 216 00:10:38.600 --> 00:10:39.240 he he. 217 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:41.440 Visited my son's baseball team when he was on T 218 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:44.600 ball and he played cats with my son. And you know, 219 00:10:44.639 --> 00:10:47.600 I'm sitting down there watching Tommy. I was the only 220 00:10:47.639 --> 00:10:50.120 parent doing so because I'm a die hard Dodger and 221 00:10:50.200 --> 00:10:52.919 it was unbelievable. So I'm you know, I don't have 222 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:54.639 a lot of money, but you bet your booty and 223 00:10:54.679 --> 00:10:56.919 I'm going to try my best to take my son 224 00:10:57.000 --> 00:11:00.360 to one of these first two games. But what's your 225 00:11:00.360 --> 00:11:05.159 guys' opinion? Hypothetically if it's a game seven and you know, 226 00:11:05.320 --> 00:11:07.639 like say it's a zero zero ballgames, do you think, 227 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:11.000 by any chance, if Otani goes up to Roberts and 228 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:12.799 be like, you know what I want to pitch? Do 229 00:11:12.840 --> 00:11:16.840 you think we'll possibly see that? Like you know, you know, no, 230 00:11:17.039 --> 00:11:19.000 I cause I don't think so. But I'm hearing it 231 00:11:19.039 --> 00:11:22.000 around and it's not worth it in my opinion. But 232 00:11:24.440 --> 00:11:26.559 what do you think that conversation would be? Like if 233 00:11:26.559 --> 00:11:29.399 Otani and Roberts had that discussion. 234 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:32.639 Just like we just had, it'd be that short. I mean, 235 00:11:32.840 --> 00:11:36.159 there is we could talk about other things, but to 236 00:11:36.240 --> 00:11:38.879 be labor that point, the answer is going to be Nope. 237 00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:40.720 That's it not exact question. 238 00:11:40.720 --> 00:11:43.480 Appreciate the phone call. I'm going to completely disagree with you, 239 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:47.559 Steven Sacks. Really, I think that the door is not 240 00:11:47.720 --> 00:11:51.440 completely shut on Show. Hey Otani pitching in a world 241 00:11:51.480 --> 00:11:54.480 serious game, and it's not because they've alluded to it. 242 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:57.639 It's not because they've left that door open. Dave Roberts 243 00:11:57.639 --> 00:12:00.360 has come out, Mark Pryor's been talked about it, Show 244 00:12:00.360 --> 00:12:04.320 Hay has been asked about it, and the consensus has been, yeah, 245 00:12:04.399 --> 00:12:07.200 he's not going to pitch in October for the Dodgers. 246 00:12:07.919 --> 00:12:11.279 But but are you talking about another October or you're 247 00:12:11.279 --> 00:12:14.919 talking about this one this October? No chance. 248 00:12:15.919 --> 00:12:19.120 He's throwing bullpen sessions. I know he's throwing long toss, 249 00:12:19.679 --> 00:12:23.159 he's throwing hard. He's mixing up his pitches in the bulb. 250 00:12:23.480 --> 00:12:26.480 It's not like baby steps first step coming back from 251 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:29.480 arm injury. He is down the road in his rehabit. 252 00:12:29.759 --> 00:12:33.480 Someone says he's in the moment to they say show heye, 253 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:36.639 you're in there. Okay, he goes in, he blows his 254 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:41.320 arm out. Okay, now what, Oh my gosh. They would 255 00:12:41.399 --> 00:12:47.559 rip the city down and Dave Roberts would be gone. Yeah, seriously, No, 256 00:12:47.720 --> 00:12:51.200 you can't take that chance. Man, Let him they got enough. 257 00:12:51.240 --> 00:12:53.200 I think they got enough. Let get through this, win 258 00:12:53.240 --> 00:12:56.919 the World Series, let him rehab the whole winter, let 259 00:12:57.000 --> 00:12:59.559 him come back way strong next year. Now you've got 260 00:12:59.600 --> 00:13:02.399 a team that's just ripping to go. Oh yeah, but 261 00:13:02.639 --> 00:13:04.480 you know you're gonna get all those other guys back too. 262 00:13:04.519 --> 00:13:07.919 But you can't, like take that chance. Is it worth it? 263 00:13:07.960 --> 00:13:10.200 I mean, what would what would make you get him 264 00:13:10.240 --> 00:13:12.600 out there? What would it be? Mabe? There's two outs 265 00:13:12.639 --> 00:13:14.519 in the ninth and you get one hitter, Yeah, and 266 00:13:14.639 --> 00:13:16.759 you gotta get Soto out or you gotta get you know, 267 00:13:17.120 --> 00:13:19.360 you know, I mean, is that what you do? I don't. Yeah, 268 00:13:19.600 --> 00:13:20.759 if he blows it out. 269 00:13:20.679 --> 00:13:22.879 To me, it's if there's an opportunity to get him 270 00:13:22.879 --> 00:13:25.320 out there, if it's in a clenching situation, if it's 271 00:13:25.320 --> 00:13:29.120 in a situation where they could use him. I mean, 272 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:32.519 if Showy Otani goes to Dave Roberts in the dugout 273 00:13:32.519 --> 00:13:35.120 and Mark Pryor tells the front office I want to pitch, 274 00:13:35.279 --> 00:13:38.559 Are they gonna say no? I mean, he gets what 275 00:13:38.600 --> 00:13:41.000 he wants. Yeah, it's up to him. 276 00:13:41.159 --> 00:13:43.240 Let's say he goes up there and he stinks up, 277 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:45.159 the joint, doesn't blow his arm out, but he doesn't 278 00:13:45.159 --> 00:13:46.600 get anybody out. Oh now what. 279 00:13:46.960 --> 00:13:49.840 We'll show He wanted to pitch guys, He follows pitch, 280 00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:51.799 where's your MANAGERI and balls? 281 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:52.120 Dave? 282 00:13:52.440 --> 00:13:54.600 Come on, you know you might hear that too, So 283 00:13:54.879 --> 00:13:58.080 I don't know. I just think it's way too risky, 284 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:01.720 way too risky. I get the I mean it's like 285 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:04.120 you got to throw in Rojas to, you know, to 286 00:14:04.159 --> 00:14:07.360 get somebody out because there's absolutely nobody left. They're not 287 00:14:07.360 --> 00:14:09.519 gonna make They're not gonna plan things out, so they 288 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:13.240 got nobody. I mean, they're gonna have somebody left down there. 289 00:14:13.240 --> 00:14:15.440 It's not gonna like, like I said, Miguel Rojas isn't 290 00:14:15.440 --> 00:14:17.919 gonna go there and clean it up. They got to 291 00:14:17.919 --> 00:14:19.639 have somebody down there and it won't be show. Hey, 292 00:14:19.639 --> 00:14:23.159 I don't believe I'm what's tempting though, because it is 293 00:14:24.120 --> 00:14:27.240 just okay, what about this, let's really daydream now. Just 294 00:14:27.279 --> 00:14:29.559 think if it's you know, you're down to the last 295 00:14:29.559 --> 00:14:32.679 bit here and you don't even have a left hander 296 00:14:32.720 --> 00:14:36.720 down there that's even worthy, and you're thinking, okay, Judge 297 00:14:36.759 --> 00:14:39.440 is coming up, and and there's two guys on and 298 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:43.320 judges coming up, and do you bring them in and 299 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:45.679 it's the last out in the ninth inningto Game seven, Yes, 300 00:14:45.759 --> 00:14:50.240 do you bring him in? Yes? WHOA, I don't know, man, 301 00:14:50.440 --> 00:14:52.759 Can you imagine that what if something look at something 302 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:56.039 like that happened, people would probably cash in their their 303 00:14:56.080 --> 00:14:58.039 their season tickets because they say it was it was 304 00:14:58.120 --> 00:15:00.879 rigged and it was phony, because nobody would buy that sucker. 305 00:15:02.080 --> 00:15:04.240 I mean, obviously they're not gonna pitch him, and he's 306 00:15:04.240 --> 00:15:06.039 not gonna want to pitch. If there's a chance he 307 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:09.720 can reaggravate it. It's not ready. Of course, that will 308 00:15:09.720 --> 00:15:13.080 never happen. But if he feels like he's healthy enough, 309 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:15.240 and it's just a matter of we're waiting till next 310 00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:18.559 season to give it the full start from spring training, 311 00:15:19.879 --> 00:15:22.159 there's a little bit of hope there. There's a little 312 00:15:22.200 --> 00:15:24.440 bit of maybe if they can get him out there, 313 00:15:24.480 --> 00:15:25.120 he can pitch. 314 00:15:25.360 --> 00:15:28.440 Okay, this is a doctor decision. Now, they'll put it 315 00:15:28.440 --> 00:15:30.799 in the doctor's hands because because there's too much on 316 00:15:30.840 --> 00:15:34.159 the line, there's too much adrenaline going. We're in the moment, 317 00:15:34.320 --> 00:15:36.720 the pressure, Yes, he had the pressure, and they'll put 318 00:15:36.720 --> 00:15:39.240 it in the doctor's hands. And I guarantee you there 319 00:15:39.320 --> 00:15:43.000 is no doctor on this planet that's gonna say, Yeah, 320 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:45.320 he hasn't pitched all year, but we'll throw me here 321 00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:48.399 in this situation where he's gonna try twenty times as 322 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:50.320 hard it seems, and he's gonna try to throw two 323 00:15:50.399 --> 00:15:52.720 hundred miles an hour, and then they're gonna think, Man, 324 00:15:52.759 --> 00:15:54.799 if he blows this thing out, I just lost my 325 00:15:55.000 --> 00:15:57.240 license to be a doctor and all that. I just 326 00:15:57.360 --> 00:16:00.240 don't take his I don't think it's gonna happen. It's 327 00:16:00.279 --> 00:16:02.159 too risky, bro risky. 328 00:16:02.320 --> 00:16:04.080 I get it. I get I think this is something 329 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:06.320 we get into more at the listeners tomorrow. 330 00:16:06.639 --> 00:16:08.759 We can ask him put out we should put out 331 00:16:08.799 --> 00:16:10.440 a poll right now and have it ready for tomorrow. 332 00:16:10.559 --> 00:16:12.480 Yeah, we'll do that and we'll get to the phone 333 00:16:12.519 --> 00:16:15.159 calls tomorrow about this. I think it's an intriguing topic. 334 00:16:15.200 --> 00:16:17.279 It's a great it's a great conversation piece. So yeah, 335 00:16:17.360 --> 00:16:17.919 it really is. 336 00:16:17.960 --> 00:16:21.200 If Otani's available, you know you're he's not taking up 337 00:16:21.240 --> 00:16:23.519 a roster spot as far as a pitcher. He's already 338 00:16:23.559 --> 00:16:24.759 positioned player. So that's me. 339 00:16:24.879 --> 00:16:27.039 I've heard the same thing, Tim, I've heard people saying. 340 00:16:27.080 --> 00:16:30.000 I've heard o'tani he's gonna possibly make an appearance. Yeah, 341 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:31.000 I'm like, no, he's not. 342 00:16:31.720 --> 00:16:35.240 I mean, Harold Reynolds from MLB Network basically said it 343 00:16:35.320 --> 00:16:38.559 during September. He expects him to pitch really based on 344 00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:42.679 what he thinks. Yeah, okay, Yeah, he's bullpen session, mixing 345 00:16:42.759 --> 00:16:45.080 up his pitches. It's not like he just ripped off 346 00:16:45.120 --> 00:16:47.120 a cast and it's like, all right, I'm ready to go. 347 00:16:47.200 --> 00:16:49.000 I just got this bad boy off. Let's try it. 348 00:16:49.039 --> 00:16:52.559 How he's been throwing like that, It's been a few months. Okay, 349 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:54.519 he's throwing off flat ground, he's throwing off of mound. 350 00:16:54.879 --> 00:16:57.440 He's he's at that point where I'm I don't know. 351 00:16:57.480 --> 00:16:58.159 We'll get into it. 352 00:16:58.240 --> 00:16:58.559 We'll get it. 353 00:16:58.600 --> 00:17:00.440 We'll put a poll question up. We'll get to the 354 00:17:00.480 --> 00:17:02.399 phone calls tomorrow. Jerry Royce is going to join his 355 00:17:02.559 --> 00:17:06.000 next game one, starter of the nineteen eighty one World Series. Yes, 356 00:17:06.200 --> 00:17:08.480 the last time the Dodgers and Yankee squared off. It's 357 00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:10.759 Saxon Kates in the am right here in hanfi seventy 358 00:17:10.839 --> 00:17:21.039 LA Sports. It's Saxon Kate's in the am here on 359 00:17:21.160 --> 00:17:23.319 a five to seventy LA Sports. You're a home of 360 00:17:23.359 --> 00:17:27.160 Shohyotani and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are going back 361 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:29.960 to the World Series. Game one against the New York 362 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:33.640 Yankees coming up on Friday night while I Wrongo Casino 363 00:17:33.680 --> 00:17:36.319 Dodgers on Decade. It all started at four pm. First 364 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:39.240 pitch coming up at five to oh eight is the 365 00:17:39.319 --> 00:17:42.759 twelfth head to head meeting between the Yankees and the Dodgers, 366 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:46.680 a last met back in nineteen eighty one, the Dodgers 367 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:50.519 winning that series and joining this now saxy one of 368 00:17:50.599 --> 00:17:53.279 your teammates back then, he was the Game one starter, 369 00:17:53.359 --> 00:17:55.759 as we heard in our Game one flashback back in 370 00:17:55.799 --> 00:17:58.559 our first hour of the show. Twenty one years in 371 00:17:58.599 --> 00:18:02.039 the major leagues. He played for the Dodgers. He played 372 00:18:02.039 --> 00:18:04.440 for eight different teams, A two time All Star, he 373 00:18:04.519 --> 00:18:06.920 pitched a no hitter back in nineteen eighty a World 374 00:18:06.960 --> 00:18:10.240 Series chap with these Dodgers in nineteen eighty one. He 375 00:18:10.359 --> 00:18:12.480 is Jerry Royce and he joins us now here on 376 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:15.160 FI seventy LA Sports. Jerry, good morning, how you doing. 377 00:18:16.119 --> 00:18:18.640 Everything's good early in the morning, but I'm up and 378 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:20.920 Adam had my two cups of coffee and ready to 379 00:18:20.960 --> 00:18:21.440 talk to you. 380 00:18:21.519 --> 00:18:24.680 And Steven, good morning, Jerry, love it, love it when 381 00:18:24.720 --> 00:18:27.519 you hear Yankees Dodgers, And this is the first meeting 382 00:18:27.599 --> 00:18:30.039 since well nineteen eighty one. What are some of the 383 00:18:30.079 --> 00:18:31.000 thoughts that go through you? 384 00:18:32.000 --> 00:18:35.319 Well? For me, growing up in the Midwest and becoming 385 00:18:35.400 --> 00:18:38.440 interested in baseball at about six or seven years old, 386 00:18:38.920 --> 00:18:42.000 I remember watching the fifty five and fifty six World 387 00:18:42.039 --> 00:18:46.200 Series on TV. Remember back then they had afternoon games, 388 00:18:46.599 --> 00:18:49.480 and I'd walked from school when it was out and 389 00:18:49.640 --> 00:18:53.119 go down to the local television store they actually had 390 00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:57.160 one in our small town, stand outside and watched the 391 00:18:57.200 --> 00:19:01.160 ballgame on what was then a big screen TV. And 392 00:19:01.200 --> 00:19:03.839 for men, that just started my love for the game 393 00:19:03.880 --> 00:19:04.480 of baseball. 394 00:19:05.279 --> 00:19:08.240 Jerry, I good to be with you. First of all, 395 00:19:08.240 --> 00:19:10.880 it's been a little while. Looking forward to seeing you again, 396 00:19:10.960 --> 00:19:14.559 hopefully at the camp coming up in January. I hope 397 00:19:14.599 --> 00:19:16.880 you're going to be there. But listen, I wanted to 398 00:19:16.960 --> 00:19:18.960 ask you a little bit about the differences between when 399 00:19:18.960 --> 00:19:22.640 you pitched and the complications the way they have now. 400 00:19:22.680 --> 00:19:26.160 I mean, playing behind you and I know the No 401 00:19:26.279 --> 00:19:28.680