WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:03.759 And now your host of Dodger Top Tim Kakes. 2 00:00:04.360 --> 00:00:08.880 The Dodgers go all the way over to Japan and 3 00:00:09.039 --> 00:00:12.160 take two from the Chicago Cubs, a six to three 4 00:00:12.279 --> 00:00:15.000 victory here on this Wednesday. Thanks for being with us 5 00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:18.519 here on Dodger Talk. Eight six six nine, eight seven 6 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:22.239 two five seventy is the number. Eight six six nine 7 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:25.640 eighty seven two five seventy. A game that started at 8 00:00:25.800 --> 00:00:30.879 three ten a m. Pacific. The Dodgers come away with 9 00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:34.679 a victory. Three home runs in the game. Roki Sazaki 10 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:37.439 got the start, win three innings, a lot to dissect. 11 00:00:37.679 --> 00:00:40.880 Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy. Eight 12 00:00:41.039 --> 00:00:44.600 six six nine eight seven two five seventy. 13 00:00:44.679 --> 00:00:46.039 Dodgers get the win show. 14 00:00:46.079 --> 00:00:49.119 He Otani goes deep, a home run from Tommy Edman, 15 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:52.240 a home run from Keik hernandez As the Dodgers go 16 00:00:52.359 --> 00:00:55.479 two to zero in Japan. Eight six six nine eight 17 00:00:55.560 --> 00:00:59.479 seven two five seventy. A great series in Japan, a 18 00:00:59.560 --> 00:01:03.000 great series for the game of baseball, and a moment 19 00:01:03.119 --> 00:01:06.599 in the game today. Sixth inning, landing knack on the mound. 20 00:01:06.959 --> 00:01:10.760 Ian Hap hits a foul ball down the third base line. 21 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:14.159 It's a short wall down the third base line. Max 22 00:01:14.239 --> 00:01:17.719 Munsey's going to make a play on the ball. He's 23 00:01:17.719 --> 00:01:19.840 got a beat on it. The ball looks like it's 24 00:01:19.879 --> 00:01:21.239 about a road deep. 25 00:01:20.959 --> 00:01:21.799 In the stands. 26 00:01:22.079 --> 00:01:26.200 What a fan stands up with a glove and snatches 27 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:30.799 the ball out of the air, preventing Max Munsey from 28 00:01:30.879 --> 00:01:35.799 making the catch in the stands, fur and out against 29 00:01:35.799 --> 00:01:36.480 the Cubs. 30 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:38.000 And who is that fan? 31 00:01:39.319 --> 00:01:43.400 Rodney Pete, our own Rodney Pete here on a five 32 00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:46.079 to seven the LA Sports and now Rodney Pete is 33 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:48.719 the face of social media globally. 34 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:50.599 Rodney, how you doing, my friend? 35 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:57.319 Oh, Timmy, Timmy, I'm good man. But I didn't know. 36 00:01:57.560 --> 00:02:00.000 I didn't know such a thing could go so viral, 37 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:04.799 was so quick, it was it was crazy. It was crazy. 38 00:02:05.640 --> 00:02:08.439 But I got to tell you, Timmy, I was thinking 39 00:02:08.520 --> 00:02:11.800 of protecting my wife, Holly. That's all I was thinking about. 40 00:02:13.639 --> 00:02:16.360 And didn't really take a peek at Max coming and 41 00:02:16.400 --> 00:02:19.039 how close he was that we were sitting in the 42 00:02:19.080 --> 00:02:22.759 second row. But it started curving back. Man. The only 43 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:25.000 thing I could think about is, Okay, I can't I 44 00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:27.319 can't let that ball hitter or me in the head. 45 00:02:27.360 --> 00:02:29.639 So let me try to reach out and catch it. Uh, 46 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:33.240 and then I saw his face once I caught I 47 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:35.759 saw his face and he was I was like, oh, man, 48 00:02:36.199 --> 00:02:38.240 he was not happy. I mean he looked at me 49 00:02:38.319 --> 00:02:40.240 like I was bart Man from back in the day 50 00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:44.280 with the Cubs, or the cat that or the cat 51 00:02:44.319 --> 00:02:47.280 that tried to break Mookie's arm in New York. I 52 00:02:47.319 --> 00:02:49.560 mean he looked at me like he wanted blood. But 53 00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.120 it was it was actually, it was actually pretty funny. 54 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:54.439 I had a good time in the stands with the 55 00:02:54.479 --> 00:02:56.280 crowd around me. Man, it was, it was funny. 56 00:02:56.400 --> 00:02:58.560 I got so many questions for you. First off, you 57 00:02:58.599 --> 00:03:00.639 brought a glove to the game. Do you do that 58 00:03:00.719 --> 00:03:03.439 a lot? Or what was the You just happen to 59 00:03:03.439 --> 00:03:04.080 have a glove. 60 00:03:05.439 --> 00:03:08.759 No, So here's the deal. At the Tokyo Dome. Look, 61 00:03:08.960 --> 00:03:11.039 they don't have the rule where the netting goes all 62 00:03:11.080 --> 00:03:14.319 the way down the third baseline right, so it's very low. 63 00:03:14.840 --> 00:03:19.680 So in that section they provide you every seat has 64 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:23.520 a glove and a helmet. Really so yeah, and they 65 00:03:23.639 --> 00:03:28.039 have signs protect yourself against doleballs and broken bats. So 66 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:30.360 every seat's got the glove. So everybody in that section's 67 00:03:30.400 --> 00:03:33.080 got a glove on. And most people don't wear the helmet, 68 00:03:33.120 --> 00:03:35.159 but they got a glove ready to go just in case, 69 00:03:35.800 --> 00:03:38.960 especially if there's a left handed hitter up. So I 70 00:03:39.000 --> 00:03:41.639 had the glove. I mean that. Look now, it wasn't 71 00:03:41.639 --> 00:03:45.719 the was It wasn't a Wilson A two thousand, you know, 72 00:03:45.919 --> 00:03:50.879 ten thousand dollars glove or anything like that. It was 73 00:03:50.680 --> 00:03:53.360 a it was a pee wee glove. But still nonetheless 74 00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:56.639 it worked out. Man I was able to I was 75 00:03:56.680 --> 00:03:58.759 able to catch it. But man I took I take 76 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:00.800 a lot of heat from from a lot of the 77 00:04:01.240 --> 00:04:04.240 from a lot of the Dodgers brass afterwards, Dave Roberts 78 00:04:04.240 --> 00:04:06.360 and lonbos and then all those guys were like a 79 00:04:06.400 --> 00:04:10.759 band from the Tokyo Dome forever. And uh, it's just 80 00:04:10.879 --> 00:04:13.520 it was crazy. But I gotta say though, it's uh, 81 00:04:14.199 --> 00:04:17.199 it was a great atmosphere. You said it, great two games, 82 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:20.920 great win. All of that was was fantastic and a 83 00:04:21.040 --> 00:04:22.279 great way to start the season. 84 00:04:22.439 --> 00:04:24.240 Rodney. You not only made the catch. 85 00:04:24.439 --> 00:04:26.160 You made the catch, and I think what it was 86 00:04:26.199 --> 00:04:28.399 even the cherry on top, was the. 87 00:04:28.480 --> 00:04:31.360 Expression you made the stare. 88 00:04:31.560 --> 00:04:33.800 It's like you almost knew where the camera was because 89 00:04:33.800 --> 00:04:35.199 it's perfect. I don't know if you've seen it on 90 00:04:35.560 --> 00:04:38.160 social media, but the stair was almost right like the 91 00:04:38.199 --> 00:04:40.560 cameras at Sports in LA and Fox and you're like 92 00:04:40.600 --> 00:04:41.439 almost looking right in. 93 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:44.360 The camera like, yeah, I just did that. I'm Rodney p. 94 00:04:46.680 --> 00:04:49.519 H. First of all, just for a tim You know, 95 00:04:49.560 --> 00:04:51.360 you're a baseball player. You played back in the day, 96 00:04:51.399 --> 00:04:53.839 so you understand that when ball's coming your way, the 97 00:04:53.920 --> 00:04:56.160 first thing you think about, I cannot I gotta I 98 00:04:56.199 --> 00:04:58.199 gotta make the catch. I can't drop I drop it 99 00:04:58.279 --> 00:05:01.399 now really be bad. It's a really go viral, you know, 100 00:05:01.480 --> 00:05:03.560 guys thinking I played baseball in the past and I 101 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:05.879 dropped a fly ball, so I had to catch it. 102 00:05:05.959 --> 00:05:07.879 But then when I caught it, and I saw how 103 00:05:07.959 --> 00:05:11.399 close Max was in his face and his reaction and 104 00:05:11.480 --> 00:05:14.519 put the club behind my back, almost like Jarrison Profar 105 00:05:14.600 --> 00:05:16.959 did in the playoffs last year when he robbed the 106 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:21.519 home run and I stared at Max like, oh my god, 107 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:23.480 what did I just what did I just do? What 108 00:05:23.519 --> 00:05:27.600 did I just do? Just stretched the ball away from him. 109 00:05:27.959 --> 00:05:30.279 But you don't know how much I've analyzed that that 110 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:34.279 played him. And I will tell you my glove was 111 00:05:34.360 --> 00:05:39.600 below Max's and he reached his glove was above mine. 112 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:41.759 So it went past his glove and into mind. 113 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:45.720 Yeah, and you didn't reach over into the field of play. 114 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:49.120 You didn't cross that darrior mind he came into your area. 115 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:53.439 Yes, he did into my territory. That's he did, Tim Case. 116 00:05:53.560 --> 00:05:55.920 It's a one handed catch. I'm sitting here watching it 117 00:05:56.120 --> 00:05:58.959 on a loop. Rodney PiZZ It's a one handed can. 118 00:05:59.319 --> 00:05:59.959 You make it? 119 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:03.800 And just as cool as a cucumber. You stare at 120 00:06:03.839 --> 00:06:06.439 Max Munsey and then you glance right at the camera. 121 00:06:06.839 --> 00:06:07.120 It is. 122 00:06:07.399 --> 00:06:08.800 It is unbelievable. 123 00:06:09.519 --> 00:06:12.480 Oh man, thanks man. I thank god they got out 124 00:06:12.480 --> 00:06:14.439 of that inning too, because if they would have started 125 00:06:14.439 --> 00:06:16.480 a rally after that, I really would have felt bad. 126 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:19.240 Well, you know, we were all thinking the same thing, 127 00:06:19.360 --> 00:06:22.480 like they have to win this game or else it 128 00:06:22.519 --> 00:06:24.839 would be the end of Rodney Peet. Rodney, I really 129 00:06:24.839 --> 00:06:27.439 appreciate it. I know you're there with your family in Tokyo. 130 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:30.279 We see you at the game. You were involved with 131 00:06:30.319 --> 00:06:32.959 the catch there with Max Munsey. It's a lot of 132 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:35.600 fun and people are enjoying it on social media. We 133 00:06:35.600 --> 00:06:39.879 really appreciate you checking in here on Dodger. All right, there, 134 00:06:39.879 --> 00:06:42.959 he goes Rodney Pete, the man of the hour our 135 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:47.279 own Rodney Pete in Tokyo, and if you haven't seen it, 136 00:06:47.279 --> 00:06:50.720 it's all over social media. Rodney Pete is trending right 137 00:06:50.759 --> 00:06:54.000 now because of the catch that he made in the 138 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:57.439 second row down the third base line. Max Munsey going 139 00:06:57.480 --> 00:06:59.959 for the ball and Rodney Pete one hand puts the 140 00:07:00.120 --> 00:07:01.480 glove out and. 141 00:07:01.639 --> 00:07:04.399 Just casually, casually takes. 142 00:07:04.120 --> 00:07:07.839 The ball away from Max Munsey and his opportunity to 143 00:07:07.879 --> 00:07:10.079 make the play. Didn't steal it from him, didn't take 144 00:07:10.120 --> 00:07:12.399 it out of Max's glove. Max missed it and he 145 00:07:12.480 --> 00:07:15.560 goes right into Rodney Pete's glove, right below Max's glove, 146 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:18.199 and Rodney with the one hand catch, looks at Max 147 00:07:18.279 --> 00:07:22.680 Munsey and then just casually stares straight ahead, just like, yeah, 148 00:07:22.839 --> 00:07:26.040 I'm Rodney Pete. It's pretty cool. It's a pretty cool moment. 149 00:07:26.079 --> 00:07:28.800 Thanks to Rodney for checking in. Dodgers get to win. 150 00:07:29.040 --> 00:07:32.560 That's important. Dodgers now two to zero. On this season show, 151 00:07:32.639 --> 00:07:36.600 Hao Tani goes Deep, the rookie Sasaki goes three innings, 152 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:38.600 got himself out of a jam. I think that's the 153 00:07:38.600 --> 00:07:42.399 most important thing I took away from Sasaki's outing. It 154 00:07:42.519 --> 00:07:45.600 started great. You saw the one hundred and one mile 155 00:07:45.600 --> 00:07:48.600 an hour fastball. He didn't go below ninety nine in 156 00:07:48.639 --> 00:07:50.600 his first eleven pitches. That he threw a lot of 157 00:07:50.639 --> 00:07:52.839 fastballs in that first inning, in a one two three inning. 158 00:07:53.199 --> 00:07:56.600 The second inning, he didn't have the command with the fastball. 159 00:07:56.959 --> 00:07:58.879 He wasn't missing up and down, he was missing in 160 00:07:58.920 --> 00:08:01.879 and out. He certainly he wasn't getting this chase on 161 00:08:01.959 --> 00:08:05.040 the split finger pitch and a couple of sliders he threw, 162 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:08.680 he got over for strikes, but he didn't go back 163 00:08:08.680 --> 00:08:10.920 to that. And in the third inning he had even 164 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:15.399 worse command of his pitches. Walked three straight batters, walked 165 00:08:15.439 --> 00:08:19.480 in a run. But to his credit, I mean first outing, 166 00:08:19.759 --> 00:08:23.199 major league debut. He's twenty three years old. He's back 167 00:08:23.240 --> 00:08:27.439 in Japan pitching. The wheels are starting to fall off 168 00:08:27.480 --> 00:08:30.120 with his command in his outing. We saw what happened 169 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:32.720 to Yama Motover in Korea a year ago. Couldn't get 170 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:35.200 out of the first inning against the Padres. And here 171 00:08:35.240 --> 00:08:37.360 he is in the third. It's a three to one game, 172 00:08:38.039 --> 00:08:41.639 runners on one out, and he gets back to back 173 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:44.879 punchouts to get out of the third inning. That showed 174 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:47.320 a lot to me. That showed a lot for a 175 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:51.240 guy who could have easily, you know, the stakes just 176 00:08:51.279 --> 00:08:55.080 folded in on him and that was it. Instead, he 177 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:57.799 goes out and gets himself out of his own mess 178 00:08:58.039 --> 00:09:00.440 in the third inning, keeps it a three to one game, 179 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:05.600 keeps the Dodgers out in front, doesn't get the decision, 180 00:09:06.080 --> 00:09:08.279 but again, something to build on for him for that. 181 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:11.320 And I think the emotions of Japan pitching in the 182 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:15.720 Tokyo Dome, being his major league debut, pitching for a 183 00:09:15.799 --> 00:09:16.440 new team. 184 00:09:16.919 --> 00:09:19.200 I can't imagine the nerves he had. 185 00:09:19.519 --> 00:09:23.519 I can't imagine the butterflies he's had for days leading 186 00:09:23.639 --> 00:09:25.960 up to this. Rick Monday talked about it several times. 187 00:09:26.440 --> 00:09:29.519 This is something he's been dreaming about since he was young, 188 00:09:30.360 --> 00:09:32.519 and here he is in the moment. It couldn't have 189 00:09:32.519 --> 00:09:35.360 gone better in the first inning, got into trouble in 190 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:37.360 the second, got out of it with the double play 191 00:09:37.399 --> 00:09:41.480 line drive to Miguel Rojas at short, and then really 192 00:09:41.480 --> 00:09:43.759 got into trouble in the third, but was able to 193 00:09:43.799 --> 00:09:44.360 get out of it. 194 00:09:44.399 --> 00:09:45.399 That showed a lot to. 195 00:09:45.360 --> 00:09:48.120 Me, sort of like what we saw from Yamamoto later 196 00:09:48.159 --> 00:09:50.440 in the season last year when he started to get 197 00:09:50.440 --> 00:09:53.320 into some trouble in games, especially in the postseason, worked 198 00:09:53.399 --> 00:09:55.799 himself out of it, didn't want anybody else to clean 199 00:09:55.840 --> 00:09:58.759 up their mess. Was able to buckle down and really 200 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:02.080 go after hitters and get out when he needed him. 201 00:10:02.519 --> 00:10:05.200 It showed a lot, it really did, and it's something 202 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:06.759 for him to build on. And certainly when he comes 203 00:10:06.799 --> 00:10:09.759 back to the States and there's not the world looking 204 00:10:09.840 --> 00:10:14.919 on in Japan in the Tokyo Dome and his first 205 00:10:14.919 --> 00:10:18.200 start ever, and it's a little bit easier to kind 206 00:10:18.200 --> 00:10:21.200 of take a deep breath, I think we'll see it 207 00:10:21.279 --> 00:10:24.080 even better. A rookie Sasaki than we saw today, had 208 00:10:24.120 --> 00:10:25.840 some ups and had some downs, and his first start 209 00:10:25.879 --> 00:10:26.679 gets a no decision. 210 00:10:26.679 --> 00:10:28.720 The Dodgers bullpen came in and pitched well. 211 00:10:28.759 --> 00:10:30.320 I don't know how much we're gonna see if Luis 212 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:33.279 Garcia the rest of this season. Once the Dodgers' bullpen 213 00:10:33.279 --> 00:10:35.000 gets healthy, I think he's more of an arm early 214 00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:37.960 in the season to help them. Jack Dreyer, good young 215 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:41.159 left handed prospect, made his major league debut. We'll see 216 00:10:41.240 --> 00:10:44.600 him like we saw Justin Robleski and we've seen Ben Casparis. 217 00:10:44.919 --> 00:10:47.399 I don't know what he'll rull his role will be, necessarily, 218 00:10:47.440 --> 00:10:49.600 but he got his first taste in the big leagues, 219 00:10:49.639 --> 00:10:51.679 giving up a run in the fifth, but then Landon 220 00:10:51.720 --> 00:10:55.159 Knack two shutout Indians, Kirby Yates, two strikeouts in the eighth, 221 00:10:55.440 --> 00:10:57.279 Alex Vesi and the ninth Indian did and give up 222 00:10:57.279 --> 00:11:00.000 a run that back end of the bullpen. The experience 223 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:02.440 aienced relievers, and I'm gonna throw Landing neak in there 224 00:11:02.480 --> 00:11:06.399 now as a veteran experience reliever who's got innings underneath 225 00:11:06.399 --> 00:11:10.120 his belt for the Dodgers. Four shutout innings for the Dodgers. 226 00:11:10.519 --> 00:11:13.440 When they were up six to three after the show, 227 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:16.759 Heotani home run. So a good job by the Dodgers 228 00:11:16.759 --> 00:11:19.120 all the way around. They get to win against the 229 00:11:19.200 --> 00:11:22.399 Chicago Cubs, a six to three victories. They get the 230 00:11:22.440 --> 00:11:26.399 two games sweep over the Cubbies. Eight sixty six nine 231 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:29.080 eight seven two five seventies. The number eight sixty six 232 00:11:29.559 --> 00:11:33.799 nine eighty seven two five seventy. The Dodgers today got 233 00:11:33.799 --> 00:11:38.679 three home runs from three different players. Shohotani hit a 234 00:11:38.720 --> 00:11:42.200 bomb that may or may not have been. 235 00:11:42.080 --> 00:11:44.279 Fan interference, okay, and rights inerfield. 236 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:48.440 It was challenged by Craig Counsel, the manager of the 237 00:11:48.519 --> 00:11:53.039 Chicago Cubs. You look at the replay. Okay, I I 238 00:11:53.080 --> 00:11:55.519 could go either way with it. I can say, all right, 239 00:11:55.639 --> 00:11:58.200 that was fan interference. The fan maybe leaned over a 240 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:00.759 couple feet, and it should be a ground rule double. 241 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:03.200 You know, maybe the rules are different over there as 242 00:12:03.240 --> 00:12:07.320 far as the outfield is and you know, the stadium 243 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:08.919 is all different, you know, the ground rules. 244 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:09.679 I don't know. 245 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:13.720 Maybe it's different, but I'm certainly sure of one thing. 246 00:12:14.480 --> 00:12:17.600 This series was all about show Heyo Tani going back 247 00:12:17.639 --> 00:12:21.639 to Tokyo, Japan, and when show Heyo Tani hits a 248 00:12:21.679 --> 00:12:27.240 home run at the Tokyo Dome with all eyes in 249 00:12:27.320 --> 00:12:31.799 Japan literally on this game. Coliny was in Japan a 250 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:34.559 month ago and can attest to this that it is 251 00:12:34.600 --> 00:12:36.840 the biggest thing that's going to happen in Japan in 252 00:12:36.879 --> 00:12:41.480 a long time. The anticipation, the longing to have show 253 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:44.159 Ayotani back playing baseball in Japan has been something they've 254 00:12:44.159 --> 00:12:46.320 been waiting for, playing in a major league uniform for 255 00:12:46.360 --> 00:12:50.279 the Dodgers, and he hits a home run, there was 256 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:53.399 no way that when they went back to the replay 257 00:12:53.440 --> 00:12:56.120 center in New York, whatever umpire was back, there was 258 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:59.679 gonna say, yep, ground rule double, show Hey put the 259 00:12:59.720 --> 00:13:02.519 helmet back on, put the of admit back on their 260 00:13:02.559 --> 00:13:03.080 hand for. 261 00:13:03.080 --> 00:13:05.360 Sliding, and go back out to second base. 262 00:13:06.120 --> 00:13:10.919 They were gonna keep that as called home Run show Aotani. 263 00:13:11.840 --> 00:13:14.159 There was no way that we're gonna overturn that thing, 264 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:18.559 given the circumstances of where they were at, what the 265 00:13:18.639 --> 00:13:22.360 game meant to the world of baseball, not just the Dodgers, 266 00:13:22.399 --> 00:13:25.480 the Cubs, major League Baseball, America, Japan. 267 00:13:25.879 --> 00:13:27.960 All eyes have been on the last two. 268 00:13:27.799 --> 00:13:33.600 Games in Japan, and show Ootani goes deep just what 269 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:35.879 the fans wanted. And again I brought it up with 270 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:40.039 Jose earlier on the Clubhouse Show. Driving in, I heard 271 00:13:40.080 --> 00:13:43.320 a replay of a show, a national show. This is 272 00:13:43.360 --> 00:13:47.720 at twelve o'clock last night, so seven hours ago, a 273 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:51.200 little longer than that. There was a host that said, 274 00:13:51.720 --> 00:13:56.039 I'm not sure this is great for baseball. Probably great 275 00:13:56.039 --> 00:14:00.960 for the Dodgers, great for show, hey for the Cubs, 276 00:14:01.000 --> 00:14:05.000 but yeah for baseball. How great is this? And I 277 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:08.000 laughed out loud when I heard this guy say it, 278 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:14.840 because this is absolutely great for baseball. For the last 279 00:14:14.879 --> 00:14:20.200 three days plus, baseball has been on people's minds, not 280 00:14:20.399 --> 00:14:25.600 just here in La not just Dodger fans globally, they've 281 00:14:25.639 --> 00:14:26.559 been wanting. 282 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:28.559 Baseball at this level. 283 00:14:28.960 --> 00:14:36.240 Otani Dodgers Japan, the anticipation of him coming back. You 284 00:14:36.320 --> 00:14:40.720 throw in the total of five Japanese players, three on 285 00:14:40.799 --> 00:14:44.639 the Dodgers, two of them making starts in Yamamoto and Sasaki. 286 00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:48.879 Show how Tani your designated hitter for those two games. 287 00:14:50.240 --> 00:14:53.360 It couldn't have been drawn up any better for baseball. 288 00:14:53.399 --> 00:14:55.399 It was put on a tee if you want to 289 00:14:55.440 --> 00:14:58.399 have a baseball analogy for them to hit it out 290 00:14:58.399 --> 00:15:01.240 of the park, and they did a great job putting 291 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:06.440 baseball on full display. One Fox nationally televising the game 292 00:15:06.480 --> 00:15:11.879 for people to watch, two having the superstars that they 293 00:15:12.000 --> 00:15:16.080 did and showcasing them, and three having it in Japan 294 00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:20.200 in a place that's hungry for more. Major League Baseball 295 00:15:20.639 --> 00:15:24.240 loves their superstars, and those superstars were able to come 296 00:15:24.279 --> 00:15:27.200 home and play in front of them. Colin of you, 297 00:15:27.240 --> 00:15:29.480 as I mentioned, was in Japan last month. There was 298 00:15:29.519 --> 00:15:32.759 a lottery system to get tickets to go to the 299 00:15:32.759 --> 00:15:37.519 Tokyo Dome, which holds just over forty two thousand, for 300 00:15:37.600 --> 00:15:40.639 a sellout crowd for two games. Think of the millions 301 00:15:40.639 --> 00:15:45.440 of people in the surrounding Tokyo area in the country 302 00:15:45.600 --> 00:15:49.879 Japan that want to see sho Heyotani and these Japanese 303 00:15:49.879 --> 00:15:53.600 players back in their home country want to see Major 304 00:15:53.679 --> 00:15:57.519 League Baseball, want to see the Dodgers on display. Think 305 00:15:57.559 --> 00:15:59.240 of the amount of people from the United States that 306 00:15:59.240 --> 00:16:01.639 went over there, the people from the US, people with 307 00:16:01.720 --> 00:16:04.840 Major League Baseball, people affiliated with the Dodgers and the Cubs, 308 00:16:04.840 --> 00:16:07.799 and the radio stations and WGN and Sports in LA 309 00:16:07.960 --> 00:16:10.960 and all the different properties that went over there. There's 310 00:16:11.000 --> 00:16:15.320 only so many tickets that were able to go around. 311 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:20.600 This was a globally demanded event. The last two days, 312 00:16:20.799 --> 00:16:24.639 this Tokyo Series and Major League Baseball did a fantastic 313 00:16:24.720 --> 00:16:29.399 job spotlighting. This got people talking. It reminded me of 314 00:16:29.399 --> 00:16:33.519 the NAHL what they did last month with that Classic 315 00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:36.639 with the Four Countries instead of an All Star Game. 316 00:16:36.879 --> 00:16:41.440 And I say it by this analogy. They got people 317 00:16:41.679 --> 00:16:45.759 talking about them for a week when the US and 318 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:49.440 Canada were playing in that Four Country Cup that they had, 319 00:16:50.840 --> 00:16:53.679 people were buzzing about hockey talking about it, and they 320 00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:57.480 didn't capitalize. That little break ended and they went back 321 00:16:57.480 --> 00:17:00.840 to the regular season and it was back to who's playing, 322 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:02.879 who's in First, what's happening in hockey? 323 00:17:03.159 --> 00:17:03.919 Nobody cared? 324 00:17:04.319 --> 00:17:08.440 Back to the NFL Combine, back to NBA talk college 325 00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:14.640 basketball tournament coming up. Baseball kicks off its season with 326 00:17:14.839 --> 00:17:18.559 a two game series in Japan. I consider last year's 327 00:17:18.640 --> 00:17:24.440 Korea series a trial, a test, if you will, to 328 00:17:24.519 --> 00:17:28.720 see how it would go over in Asia, how it 329 00:17:28.720 --> 00:17:32.200 would go in a different country for two games, work 330 00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:35.039 out the kinks, maybe things that didn't go right strategically. 331 00:17:36.079 --> 00:17:39.920 From what I understand from people who are there, it 332 00:17:39.960 --> 00:17:45.279 has been nothing but fantastic. The atmosphere, the crowds, the 333 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:49.799 events around the games, the exhibition games over the weekend, 334 00:17:51.000 --> 00:17:56.079 the hospitality by the people in Tokyo. It has been 335 00:17:57.119 --> 00:17:59.400 first class all the way around. We've had all the 336 00:17:59.440 --> 00:18:01.519 games for your course, right here on a five to 337 00:18:01.519 --> 00:18:04.359 seven of LA Sports, and the Dodgers get wins, and 338 00:18:04.400 --> 00:18:06.799 now the Dodgers are gonna come back with buzz, and 339 00:18:06.839 --> 00:18:08.920 now baseball gonna come back with a buzz about it 340 00:18:09.480 --> 00:18:11.920 because of the superstars, and people are now gonna see 341 00:18:12.119 --> 00:18:15.799 Sasaki and Yamamoto and certainly see show Heyo Toni. And 342 00:18:15.880 --> 00:18:18.279 let's not even forget this was a two game series 343 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:23.720 that was missing to its top ten fifteen players in baseball. 344 00:18:24.079 --> 00:18:29.720 Freddie Freeman hurt his rip, didn't play. Mookie Betts is 345 00:18:29.799 --> 00:18:32.839 back home here in Los Angeles before the series even 346 00:18:32.880 --> 00:18:37.279 started because of an illness, and it was still at 347 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:41.119 a high level and on full display for the sports world. 348 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:43.559 I thought baseball did a fantastic job, and this was 349 00:18:43.599 --> 00:18:46.359 great for the game, not just great for the Dodgers, 350 00:18:46.759 --> 00:18:50.000 not just great for Los Angeles. We love that, of course, 351 00:18:50.559 --> 00:18:52.720 but this is great for the game of baseball, something 352 00:18:52.759 --> 00:18:57.160 that could I think use to jump start this twenty 353 00:18:57.200 --> 00:19:00.319 twenty five season. Now you're gonna have a few days off, certainly, 354 00:19:00.319 --> 00:19:01.720 and that's gonna kill a little bit of the buzz. 355 00:19:01.759 --> 00:19:04.839 But I think this is certainly something that they could 356 00:19:04.960 --> 00:19:08.680 use to get this season going. Spotlight the superstars, the 357 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:11.279 young players around baseball who people are gonna be looking 358 00:19:11.319 --> 00:19:14.160 at this year, and certainly the Dodgers are gonna be 359 00:19:14.160 --> 00:19:15.880 the cream of the crop as far as wherever they go. 360 00:19:16.240 --> 00:19:22.839 They're a traveling musical rock band. Just people want to 361 00:19:22.839 --> 00:19:26.880 be there. They're the Beatles, you know, They're the Rolling Stones, 362 00:19:28.720 --> 00:19:32.440 They're the Lakers of the two thousands, sell out wherever 363 00:19:32.480 --> 00:19:36.759 they go. The biggest draw wherever city they're in, and 364 00:19:36.799 --> 00:19:38.480 the Dodgers were able to get the two wins in 365 00:19:38.559 --> 00:19:40.960 Japan and now come back and get ready for the 366 00:19:40.960 --> 00:19:44.880 start of the domestic twenty twenty five season coming up 367 00:19:44.920 --> 00:19:47.079 next week eight six six nine, eight seven, two five seven. 368 00:19:47.079 --> 00:19:49.480 It's get out to the phones. What did you think 369 00:19:49.480 --> 00:19:54.519 of this Tokyo series? And how about Rodney Pete casually 370 00:19:55.559 --> 00:19:57.920 taking the ball away from Max Munsee in the second 371 00:19:58.000 --> 00:20:00.519 row down the third base line there into ok let's 372 00:20:00.559 --> 00:20:05.279 go out to Trey in Taiwan. Really, you're in Taiwan 373 00:20:05.400 --> 00:20:07.519 right now, Trey Holyoke. 374 00:20:08.960 --> 00:20:11.640 Okay, yes, man, I didn't quite make it to Japan, 375 00:20:11.839 --> 00:20:13.759 but I got to see the game in prime time. 376 00:20:14.279 --> 00:20:16.720 I will tell you what. We got Dodgers fans all 377 00:20:16.720 --> 00:20:20.319 over up in here. The people were rocking and rolling 378 00:20:20.400 --> 00:20:22.559 and like you were saying, is getting the game out? 379 00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:26.000 I mean, they're huge baseball fans here in Asia, but 380 00:20:26.799 --> 00:20:29.680 you know, here in Taiwan. I got to watch the game. 381 00:20:29.960 --> 00:20:32.480 I watched it last night, got to see Sasaki for 382 00:20:32.519 --> 00:20:35.720 the first time tonight, and we got we got fans here. Man. 383 00:20:35.799 --> 00:20:37.599 I'm telling you, I was I was going nuts. It 384 00:20:37.680 --> 00:20:40.960 was great, absolutely fantastic, and it was great to co 385 00:20:41.119 --> 00:20:44.079 in be part of the show kicking off this new year. Yeah, 386 00:20:44.119 --> 00:20:46.519 and I'm having a blast here. I wish y'all we're 387 00:20:46.519 --> 00:20:48.720 here with me and I'm eating my face off and 388 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:50.240 having a blast and watching baseball. 389 00:20:50.279 --> 00:20:54.359 Man love so great, tray Man. Really appreciate you checking in. 390 00:20:54.799 --> 00:20:56.759 Great to hear from you. Don't be a stranger here 391 00:20:56.759 --> 00:20:57.400 to Dodge Talk. 392 00:20:57.400 --> 00:20:59.920 All right, Oh you'll. 393 00:20:59.720 --> 00:21:00.759 Hear me this season. 394 00:21:00.920 --> 00:21:04.240 We that I'm still celebrating from last year, but I 395 00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:07.440 am looking forward. We are stacked. The team is excellent. 396 00:21:07.799 --> 00:21:09.759 I just wanted to shout out on my fans back home. 397 00:21:09.799 --> 00:21:11.920 I'll be back home in a few days and you'll 398 00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:13.480 take care and I'll see you. Sound all right? 399 00:21:13.880 --> 00:21:19.000 Slat Tree appreciate the phone call eight six Conrad Downtown 400 00:21:19.319 --> 00:21:22.160 LA on this Wednesday. How you doing, Conrad? Thanks for 401 00:21:22.160 --> 00:21:24.880