WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.480 --> 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 --> 00:00:10.839 Let's not play one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:13.720 Let's I love writing me these guys after the show. 6 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:15.199 So just thank you, give me are. 7 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.440 Your attention, your fire and not a pisson. 8 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:22.000 This is world champion, Dodger world championing for a. 9 00:00:21.960 --> 00:00:23.879 Small soft time. They get a people what they want 10 00:00:23.879 --> 00:00:24.399 to die. 11 00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:26.000 Too in a row two is special. 12 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:27.320 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache. 13 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:32.880 One of the con This ball's gone. You ready to go? Sure? 14 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:34.759 Hell old time to the sun. 15 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:37.359 Grab your phone to get in on the show called 16 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:40.399 eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven and 17 00:00:40.600 --> 00:00:43.719 go to the show. And now your host of Dodger Talk, 18 00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:45.119 David Basse. 19 00:00:47.159 --> 00:00:50.799 We are live at Dodgers Stadium after the Dodgers defeat 20 00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:54.399 the White Sox by a final score of six to two. 21 00:00:55.119 --> 00:00:58.759 Welcome the Dodger Talk. David Vass with you until eleven 22 00:00:58.799 --> 00:01:01.439 o'clock tonight. The phone lines are open at eight six 23 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:04.840 six nine eighty seven two five seventy. We do have 24 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:07.400 a pair of tickets to give away to tomorrow night's 25 00:01:07.439 --> 00:01:11.239 game on fourth of July, So you come correct and 26 00:01:11.359 --> 00:01:15.079 don't beg and maybe you'll get those tickets for tomorrow night, 27 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:18.120 and don't try to give me some sad story about 28 00:01:18.159 --> 00:01:21.359 coming with your dad and all full circle. You know 29 00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:24.159 I'm not going for that. I'm a softie, but not 30 00:01:24.280 --> 00:01:27.760 that soft anyway. The Dodgers beat the White Sox tonight. 31 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:30.760 They took care of business with a sixty two win. 32 00:01:31.040 --> 00:01:33.439 They won four in a row. They won nine of 33 00:01:33.480 --> 00:01:36.799 their last ten. They won fifteen of their last nineteen. 34 00:01:37.159 --> 00:01:40.200 They have the best record in baseball fifty six and 35 00:01:40.319 --> 00:01:44.640 thirty two. After a really good performance by Dustin May, 36 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:48.680 who went seven plus innings tonight with nine strikeouts. They 37 00:01:48.719 --> 00:01:52.120 got home runs from Michael Confordo and Mookie Betts. It 38 00:01:52.280 --> 00:01:55.359 was the first time Mookie Bets has homered in ninety 39 00:01:55.400 --> 00:01:58.599 one at bats, going all the way back to June eighth, 40 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:00.519 So that was good to see. 41 00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:01.959 And Mookie's put. 42 00:02:01.719 --> 00:02:04.760 In a lot of work in the batting cage where 43 00:02:04.799 --> 00:02:07.319 we don't see it, especially the night that he had 44 00:02:07.359 --> 00:02:10.199 a quote day off. From what I understand, he was 45 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:13.319 working for a lot of hours down there trying to 46 00:02:13.919 --> 00:02:17.039 get right, and we saw it last night. In his 47 00:02:17.159 --> 00:02:19.400 last at bat, he hit a ball better than we've 48 00:02:19.400 --> 00:02:21.560 seen him hit in a long time. It was a 49 00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:25.360 game time sacrifice fly. And then tonight he Homer's in 50 00:02:25.439 --> 00:02:28.520 the seventh inning for an insurance run with one out. 51 00:02:28.599 --> 00:02:30.360 So that's good to see and it's good to get 52 00:02:30.439 --> 00:02:33.800 Mookie's confidence going. If all of a sudden, Mookie Bets 53 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:37.080 gets going, and Freddie Freeman, who is back now with 54 00:02:37.280 --> 00:02:40.879 three RBIs and two doubles, coming off a home run 55 00:02:41.000 --> 00:02:44.520 last night and home run in Kansas City and a 56 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:48.560 walk off base hit, all of a sudden, we got Otani, 57 00:02:49.319 --> 00:02:52.759 Betts and Freeman back as they get close to the 58 00:02:52.800 --> 00:02:56.319 All Star breaks, so that's really encouraging. And speaking of 59 00:02:56.360 --> 00:02:58.759 Freddie Freeman, we'll hear from him at the bottom of 60 00:02:58.840 --> 00:03:02.199 the hour about making his ninth All Star team and 61 00:03:02.280 --> 00:03:05.360 being voted as a starter for the fifth time in 62 00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:09.520 his career. But tonight's about Dustin May. Seven plus innings, 63 00:03:09.599 --> 00:03:12.960 nine strikeouts. Let's head downstairs to the Dodger Clubhouse to 64 00:03:13.000 --> 00:03:14.879 hear from tonight's winning pitcher. 65 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:16.199 Yeah, it was better. 66 00:03:16.639 --> 00:03:19.000 It was definitely a better command. The guys made some 67 00:03:19.000 --> 00:03:21.120 really good plays, and they put some runs on the 68 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:23.599 board early and allowed me to just go and throw to. 69 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:25.280 Be able to pitch so deep into the game. You've 70 00:03:25.319 --> 00:03:27.599 been a workhorse all year, But does it have more 71 00:03:27.639 --> 00:03:29.319 meaning when you are going into the eighth inning for 72 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:30.360 the first time in your career. 73 00:03:31.080 --> 00:03:31.759 Yeah, for sure. 74 00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:34.240 It was definitely good to get out there for the eighth. 75 00:03:34.719 --> 00:03:37.240 Definitely sucks the way that it went, but it was good. 76 00:03:38.240 --> 00:03:40.159 But they're so efficient for early I think you're after 77 00:03:40.199 --> 00:03:41.960 in less than ten pitches an eighting. You know he's 78 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:42.759 got to the sixth. 79 00:03:43.280 --> 00:03:45.120 Are you feeling like this is this is a different 80 00:03:45.159 --> 00:03:46.960 game for you, some special is going on? 81 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:50.919 No, I mean it was. It was going smooth. I 82 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:53.120 was feeling good. I was being able to execute some throws. 83 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:55.599 I was just trying to go as keep. 84 00:03:55.479 --> 00:03:57.599 Some kid just a career hard for you. It starts 85 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:00.199 and he's pitched, given where the rotation is. Do you 86 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:02.639 feel like you're kind of, you know, picking them up 87 00:04:02.680 --> 00:04:05.400 and you'll filling on some of those gaps with that 88 00:04:05.639 --> 00:04:06.879 much of a workforce gold and. 89 00:04:06.960 --> 00:04:10.199 Taking, I mean no, I mean I just feel like 90 00:04:10.240 --> 00:04:10.879 I'm doing my job. 91 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:14.400 Are you thinking just when you are perfect in through 92 00:04:14.439 --> 00:04:17.040 five kind of just what your thought process when you 93 00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:19.360 are going into the eighth you think he potentially complete game. 94 00:04:19.480 --> 00:04:20.800 Is that kind of where you were at. 95 00:04:21.639 --> 00:04:23.480 I'm just trying to live in a three foot world. 96 00:04:23.920 --> 00:04:26.680 I mean, I've had a lot of ups and downs 97 00:04:26.680 --> 00:04:30.000 in my career so far. I don't try to look 98 00:04:30.040 --> 00:04:31.839 too far ahead at all. I'm just trying to stay 99 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:32.759 one pitch out of time. 100 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:34.600 All right. 101 00:04:34.639 --> 00:04:37.560 There's Dustin May on Sports and at La Man a 102 00:04:37.680 --> 00:04:40.759 few words, and he kept it clean that time. And 103 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:44.040 it's just weird to see a guy that pitched so 104 00:04:44.199 --> 00:04:48.560 well tonight gets so upset at himself after giving up 105 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:51.319 a two run home run in a game that's six 106 00:04:51.439 --> 00:04:55.120 to nothing. Obviously, nobody wants to give up a home run. 107 00:04:55.160 --> 00:04:57.000 And I'm sure he was upset. It was to the 108 00:04:57.040 --> 00:05:00.920 same guy that broke up the perfect game the sixth inning, 109 00:05:01.000 --> 00:05:03.879 Brooks Baldwin. But I mean I felt like that was 110 00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:07.319 a little over the top. But nonetheless, I mean that's 111 00:05:07.319 --> 00:05:09.759 who he is. I mean, that's who Dustin May is. 112 00:05:09.839 --> 00:05:12.519 And he's had a really good season and he's been 113 00:05:12.639 --> 00:05:16.040 vital to the Dodgers this year because him and Yamamoto 114 00:05:16.439 --> 00:05:19.079 are the only two starters this year to make every 115 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:23.040 single start. He's second to Yamamoto in innings pitch, So 116 00:05:23.560 --> 00:05:27.439 there's a lot to be said about availability, especially this 117 00:05:27.519 --> 00:05:30.759 year with so many injuries to the Dodger rotation. Eight 118 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:33.480 six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the 119 00:05:33.519 --> 00:05:36.639 phone number. We had a full board of calls for 120 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:40.319 an hour last night after Clayton Kershaw's special night here 121 00:05:40.360 --> 00:05:44.959 at Dodger Stadium with his three thousandth career strikeout coming 122 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:47.800 in the sixth inning and ending that sixth inning and 123 00:05:48.199 --> 00:05:51.120 everything else that went into last night, the emotions from 124 00:05:51.120 --> 00:05:55.519 the fans, from Kershaw, his family, his teammates, and the 125 00:05:55.560 --> 00:05:57.839 part that I love the most is the stuff that 126 00:05:58.040 --> 00:06:02.879 happens inside that clubhouse because that is so genuine and 127 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:07.680 raw and not choreographed. And the Dodgers social media team 128 00:06:08.279 --> 00:06:11.199 rose to the occasion last night, just like the fans, 129 00:06:11.759 --> 00:06:15.079 just like the entertainment crew here at Dodgers Stadium, and 130 00:06:15.240 --> 00:06:20.639 especially Clayton Kershaw himself, and the Dodgers social media team 131 00:06:21.040 --> 00:06:24.160 was in the perfect position last night in the clubhouse 132 00:06:24.639 --> 00:06:28.759 to capture Clayton Kershaw toasting his teammates last night. 133 00:06:29.639 --> 00:06:33.439 You know, individual accomplishments are only that if you're by yourself, 134 00:06:33.439 --> 00:06:35.360 it doesn't mean anything, right, you don't have anybody to 135 00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:38.360 celebrate with. So to have this group around me, to 136 00:06:38.519 --> 00:06:40.519 care as much as you did for Freddy, to remind 137 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:43.879 me every day how many strikeouts I have left, for 138 00:06:43.920 --> 00:06:45.920 everybody just to be so excited for me to get 139 00:06:45.959 --> 00:06:48.959 to do this. That's the biggest thing for me, because 140 00:06:48.959 --> 00:06:51.800 everybody in this room understands baseball is a hard game, 141 00:06:51.959 --> 00:06:54.879 and nobody understands that better than this room. So I 142 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:57.319 just want to say thank you guys so much. Everybody, 143 00:06:57.480 --> 00:06:59.879 everybody in here, thank you. It's been a fun ride, 144 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:03.759 and let's keep it going. Cheers here, Cheers hurt. 145 00:07:07.360 --> 00:07:10.040 That was really special to hear, and that was really 146 00:07:10.079 --> 00:07:13.439 cool that the Dodgers social media team was allowed inside 147 00:07:13.439 --> 00:07:16.800 the clubhouse for that toast. And that's just a glimpse 148 00:07:16.839 --> 00:07:23.519 into why so many teammates really get emotional and inspired 149 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:27.319 by Clayton Kershaw because he has such respect for the 150 00:07:27.399 --> 00:07:30.480 game and he shows it by his work ethic and 151 00:07:30.519 --> 00:07:33.480 then you hear him say things like that to salute 152 00:07:33.480 --> 00:07:36.560 his teammates. That's really special as well. So if you 153 00:07:36.600 --> 00:07:38.800 didn't get in last night, you want to get in tonight. 154 00:07:38.800 --> 00:07:41.639 If you're at the game with Kershaw striking out his 155 00:07:41.720 --> 00:07:45.079 three thousandth batter in his career. We have three lines 156 00:07:45.120 --> 00:07:48.480 open at eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy. 157 00:07:48.839 --> 00:07:50.519 Let's go out to the phones, and by the way, 158 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:53.839 before we do, since you heard Kershaw reference that Freddie 159 00:07:53.879 --> 00:07:57.439 Freeman was the one that was counting down to his 160 00:07:57.519 --> 00:08:02.040 three thousand strikeout, maybe I should start feeding Kershaw how 161 00:08:02.079 --> 00:08:06.199 many doubles Freddie Freeman has in his career, because Freddy 162 00:08:06.319 --> 00:08:09.680 is climbing the list quite a bit this year. He 163 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:14.399 is just four doubles away from passing the Iron Horse 164 00:08:14.720 --> 00:08:18.720 Lou Garrick for the forty second most doubles all time 165 00:08:18.800 --> 00:08:23.040 in baseball history. Freddie, with two doubles tonight, has five 166 00:08:23.240 --> 00:08:26.800 hundred and thirty one doubles in his Hall of Fame 167 00:08:26.959 --> 00:08:31.639 caliber career. We should start counting down to how many 168 00:08:31.720 --> 00:08:34.799 doubles Freddie Freeman has the rest of the year, because 169 00:08:34.799 --> 00:08:37.799 he's gonna start leap frogging even more Hall of famers 170 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:39.440 than he already has. 171 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:42.279 So I'll try to circle a name, and I'll start 172 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:43.639 counting down to that name. 173 00:08:43.879 --> 00:08:47.600 Maybe Chipper Jones, his former teammate in Atlanta, that's very 174 00:08:47.679 --> 00:08:50.440 much in reach this year. Eight six six nine eighty 175 00:08:50.519 --> 00:08:53.720 seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat 176 00:08:53.759 --> 00:08:56.440 the White Sox tonight six to two. Let's go out 177 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:58.879 to see me, Valley, Ben, you're on Dodger Talk. 178 00:08:58.919 --> 00:09:03.519 How you doing, Ben, Babe, David, I'm doing well, man, 179 00:09:03.559 --> 00:09:08.480 Thank you for taking my call. Great victorious victory tonight, 180 00:09:08.600 --> 00:09:12.159 you know, sweep of the White Sox. I'm looking forward 181 00:09:12.159 --> 00:09:14.519 hopefully we can take care of business against the uh 182 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:20.879 the trash trash can bang and Astros. So listen, I know, Uh, 183 00:09:21.159 --> 00:09:24.200 you've talked about in the past, how you know Dustin 184 00:09:24.320 --> 00:09:28.320 May has a hard time containing his emotion. And I 185 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:31.120 know you know tonight Dustin was mad at himself for 186 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:35.120 giving up that home run. But I don't know if 187 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:38.960 it's just me, but if I'm the manager, like I 188 00:09:39.200 --> 00:09:42.000 would feel kind of disrespected if if my player is 189 00:09:42.159 --> 00:09:44.720 having that kind of attitude, Like I would feel like 190 00:09:45.679 --> 00:09:48.559 that that emotion that he's showing is kind of, you know, 191 00:09:49.799 --> 00:09:53.759 being showed towards me for taking the ball out of 192 00:09:53.759 --> 00:09:57.440 his hands, not because he's mad at himself for you know, 193 00:09:57.519 --> 00:09:59.639 giving up that homer. So I'm just wondering, you know, 194 00:09:59.759 --> 00:10:02.960 if if somebody doesn't think so, I don't think. 195 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:05.039 So at all, Because he was he was upset when 196 00:10:05.080 --> 00:10:06.720 he gave up the home run as soon as it 197 00:10:06.799 --> 00:10:07.519 went over the wall. 198 00:10:07.559 --> 00:10:08.399 He was upset. 199 00:10:08.720 --> 00:10:12.080 Dave Roberts hadn't even left the dugout, So I agree 200 00:10:12.080 --> 00:10:15.080 with you, Ben, that was over the top right there 201 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:15.799 in that moment. 202 00:10:15.879 --> 00:10:16.919 But I rather have a. 203 00:10:16.840 --> 00:10:20.639 Guy that cares than a guy that doesn't care. Eight 204 00:10:20.720 --> 00:10:23.840 sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is the 205 00:10:23.879 --> 00:10:27.399 phone number. Dodgers beat the White Sox six to two 206 00:10:27.480 --> 00:10:30.320 tonight and win there fourth in a row. They have 207 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:33.600 won fifteen of their last nineteen and have a nine 208 00:10:33.759 --> 00:10:39.080 game lead over the Padres and San Francisco Giants. I 209 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:42.480 mention at the beginning of this homestand the Dodgers had 210 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:46.639 a very good chance of walking away with a double 211 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:50.120 digit lead in the division. And they're right there knocking 212 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:53.639 on the doorstep nine game lead over the Giants and 213 00:10:53.679 --> 00:10:56.480 Padres as they welcome in one of the hotter teams 214 00:10:56.519 --> 00:11:00.600 in baseball, the Houston Astros, tomorrow night at Dodgers Stadium, 215 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:04.279 and they are going to face the Astros without Max Munsey. 216 00:11:04.559 --> 00:11:08.519 Max Munsey got the results of his MRI today. He 217 00:11:08.600 --> 00:11:12.840 went into the MRI tube earlier today and he came 218 00:11:12.919 --> 00:11:18.600 out with results that showed left knee bone bruise, and 219 00:11:18.840 --> 00:11:21.559 that is something that he said is going to keep 220 00:11:21.639 --> 00:11:24.960 him out, give or take six weeks. Here was Max 221 00:11:25.039 --> 00:11:30.279 Munsey earlier today, obviously dejected, especially after the way he's 222 00:11:30.320 --> 00:11:32.639 been playing the last forty games of the season. 223 00:11:33.200 --> 00:11:35.360 Yeah, it was kind of twofold. It was tough news, 224 00:11:35.360 --> 00:11:39.679 but it was also great news, you know, in terms 225 00:11:39.679 --> 00:11:42.720 of when you look at the play and just the 226 00:11:42.759 --> 00:11:47.799 injury that could have happened. We possibly got best case scenario. 227 00:11:48.240 --> 00:11:52.720 There's no structural damage in there, which is huge. You know, 228 00:11:52.799 --> 00:11:56.519 that was definitely a pleasant relief, but you know, the 229 00:11:56.559 --> 00:11:59.600 timetable still kind of still kind of sucks for me personally. 230 00:12:00.039 --> 00:12:01.919 You know, you look at around six weeks, maybe a 231 00:12:01.960 --> 00:12:06.600 little before, maybe a little after, and uh, you know, 232 00:12:06.679 --> 00:12:08.799 it was a tough blow. But at the same time, 233 00:12:09.639 --> 00:12:11.519 I still get to play baseball this year instead of 234 00:12:12.200 --> 00:12:15.240 you know, coming back next year around April. So it's 235 00:12:15.679 --> 00:12:17.000 it was kind of best case scenario. 236 00:12:17.519 --> 00:12:20.240 Doesn't make it even tougher because you found your way back. 237 00:12:21.399 --> 00:12:24.120 Yeah, I mean it it just I don't get to 238 00:12:24.159 --> 00:12:26.000 be out there on the field for a little bit. 239 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:28.679 You know that that really sucks. I had to go 240 00:12:28.720 --> 00:12:35.240 through it last year, and you know, it's it's never 241 00:12:35.320 --> 00:12:36.840 fun when you don't get an when you don't get 242 00:12:36.840 --> 00:12:37.399 to be out there. 243 00:12:37.679 --> 00:12:40.159 Max. When you were being helped off the field last night, 244 00:12:40.360 --> 00:12:42.440 what was going through your head? Did you fear the 245 00:12:42.440 --> 00:12:46.720 worst at that point? Yeah, I mean, yeah, definitely, you 246 00:12:46.759 --> 00:12:50.080 know it. To be honest, the first thing that popped 247 00:12:50.080 --> 00:12:52.279 into my head was the end of the season in 248 00:12:52.320 --> 00:12:57.559 twenty twenty one. You know, it just wasn't wasn't a 249 00:12:57.559 --> 00:13:02.440 pleasant feeling. Immediately start replaying everything in your head, trying 250 00:13:02.440 --> 00:13:03.279 to say, you know. 251 00:13:04.360 --> 00:13:06.600 What do I feel? Did I feel a pop? Did 252 00:13:06.600 --> 00:13:08.559 I hear pop? And you know any all that kind 253 00:13:08.600 --> 00:13:10.360 of stuff. That way you can give the medical stuff, 254 00:13:10.399 --> 00:13:14.440 you know, the best best chance of the evaluation. And uh, 255 00:13:14.600 --> 00:13:16.720 you know, anytime you're replaying an injury in your head, 256 00:13:16.759 --> 00:13:18.480 it's it's not it's not good. 257 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:21.679 How did you process all of this last night? 258 00:13:21.879 --> 00:13:25.360 Obviously with Kershaw just being one strikeout of way and 259 00:13:25.399 --> 00:13:28.960 you're being helped off the field and in here when 260 00:13:29.000 --> 00:13:30.840 all that's going on and dealing with. 261 00:13:30.759 --> 00:13:35.879 Your knee, it was wide range of emotions, that's for sure. 262 00:13:38.120 --> 00:13:38.360 You know. 263 00:13:38.559 --> 00:13:41.480 The first thought that I honestly was really going through 264 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:44.080 my head was as I'm laying on the ground, was 265 00:13:44.080 --> 00:13:46.679 was danging. I have to, you know, make Curse sit 266 00:13:46.679 --> 00:13:49.039 there and think about stuff right now. And you know, 267 00:13:49.080 --> 00:13:50.639 I really was not happy about that. 268 00:13:50.679 --> 00:13:50.960 I was. 269 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:52.639 I was trying to be like, hey, get me off 270 00:13:52.639 --> 00:13:54.799 this field. You know, that way Curse can keep going, 271 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:59.000 we can figure out inside. And then you know, I'm 272 00:13:59.039 --> 00:14:01.519 in the X ray room and you hear the crowd 273 00:14:01.600 --> 00:14:04.240 roar and it was kind of like, oh man, I 274 00:14:04.360 --> 00:14:07.480 missed it. This is like, you know, that was honestly 275 00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:09.679 the most heartbreaking thing to me. Obviously getting hurt sucks 276 00:14:09.679 --> 00:14:11.639 and missing time sucks, but to not be able to 277 00:14:11.679 --> 00:14:13.159 be out there on that field with him when he 278 00:14:13.200 --> 00:14:15.360 got three thousand was a that was a pretty big 279 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:15.759 bow to me. 280 00:14:17.080 --> 00:14:20.919 How about That's that's pretty uh, gut wrenching right there. 281 00:14:20.960 --> 00:14:24.279 When you hear Max Munsey describe where he was when 282 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:27.960 Clayton Kershaw got his three thousandth career strikeout. He was 283 00:14:27.960 --> 00:14:31.799 getting X race on his left knee after being helped 284 00:14:31.879 --> 00:14:35.480 off the field, I mean, that's as raw as you'll 285 00:14:35.480 --> 00:14:37.919 hear a player when it comes to that kind of stuff. 286 00:14:37.960 --> 00:14:40.679 And where do the Dodgers go now? For the next 287 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:43.799 six weeks, give or take at third base. I know 288 00:14:43.919 --> 00:14:48.679 everybody automatically goes to trade for Nolan Aernado. Well, come on, 289 00:14:49.039 --> 00:14:51.759 the Cardinals are in the wildcard race. They're not trading 290 00:14:51.759 --> 00:14:55.559 Nolan Aernado right now, and the Dodgers have internal options 291 00:14:55.600 --> 00:14:59.799 to navigate this until Munsi returns tonight. Miguel Rojas got 292 00:14:59.840 --> 00:15:02.559 the start at third base. You're gonna see Rojas. You're 293 00:15:02.600 --> 00:15:06.240 gonna see Key Hernandez at third base. Remember when Munsey 294 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:08.159 was out for a couple of months. It was Key 295 00:15:08.240 --> 00:15:10.759 k playing a lot at third base last year. And 296 00:15:10.879 --> 00:15:14.399 quite honestly, I would say Key a Hernandez is better 297 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:19.200 defensively or just just as good as Nolan Aronado is 298 00:15:19.879 --> 00:15:24.159 these days at third base. And Dave Roberts also said 299 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:27.840 Tommy Edmund is going to start taking ground balls at 300 00:15:27.879 --> 00:15:30.399 third base because he's gonna be part of the mix 301 00:15:30.840 --> 00:15:33.679 to fill in at third base while Munsey's out. You 302 00:15:33.759 --> 00:15:37.639 might say, Tommy Edmund third base? Has he ever done it? Yeah, 303 00:15:37.679 --> 00:15:40.159 he has the last time he did it was in 304 00:15:40.240 --> 00:15:43.279 twenty twenty two with the Cardinals. He played eight games 305 00:15:43.720 --> 00:15:47.159 at third base back then, So he's capable. We'll see 306 00:15:47.159 --> 00:15:49.759 how much time he gets at third base and when 307 00:15:49.799 --> 00:15:53.600 that all starts. But Rojas, Key k Hernandez and Tommy 308 00:15:53.720 --> 00:15:57.639 Edmond are part of the immediate solution at third base 309 00:15:57.679 --> 00:16:01.720 for the Dodgers while Munsey's out. And also, here's a 310 00:16:01.759 --> 00:16:04.159 guy that I would love to see get called up 311 00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:06.840 and get his major league debut. I got to know 312 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:09.840 him in spring training, got to watch him playing spring training, 313 00:16:10.120 --> 00:16:13.360 and that is young Alex Freeland, who is at Triple 314 00:16:13.399 --> 00:16:17.639 A Oklahoma City. He has played primarily shortstop this year, 315 00:16:18.200 --> 00:16:22.120 but tonight he was playing third base. So the Dodgers 316 00:16:22.159 --> 00:16:24.919 are going to give him an opportunity at Triple A 317 00:16:25.120 --> 00:16:27.559 to get his feet wet and see where it goes. 318 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:31.360 But I wouldn't rule out Alex Freeland at some point 319 00:16:31.440 --> 00:16:34.840 in time, maybe after the All Star break, after he 320 00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:37.759 gets some run in the miners at third base. He's 321 00:16:37.799 --> 00:16:42.399 a very popular teammate. He's a baseball rat. I mean, 322 00:16:42.480 --> 00:16:45.480 this guy is not going to be intimidated by the moment. 323 00:16:45.840 --> 00:16:47.559 He's an energy guy as well. 324 00:16:47.639 --> 00:16:49.679 But he's got a hit and he has been hitting 325 00:16:49.919 --> 00:16:52.759 in Oklahoma City. So that's where it is. As far 326 00:16:52.799 --> 00:16:56.600 as the Dodgers third base situation. Eight six six nine 327 00:16:56.840 --> 00:16:59.879 seven two five point seventy is the phone number Brew 328 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:02.120 was coming from Dodger Stadium tonight. 329 00:17:02.159 --> 00:17:04.039 You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Bruce? 330 00:17:05.079 --> 00:17:08.720 What a BEDV? I tried calling in yesterday, but you 331 00:17:08.759 --> 00:17:13.960 were filled up. You just actually mentioned what I. 332 00:17:14.000 --> 00:17:14.599 Was calling him. 333 00:17:14.680 --> 00:17:18.400 I was going to ask about Alex Freeland and at 334 00:17:18.440 --> 00:17:21.960 the bats ready and he's listed on the depth chart 335 00:17:22.079 --> 00:17:25.559 to shortstop third base. I haven't watched any of the 336 00:17:25.559 --> 00:17:29.920 minor league games, just the THEO clips, but the bat's ready, 337 00:17:30.200 --> 00:17:34.480 just like Dalton rushing. And I get the question I 338 00:17:34.519 --> 00:17:37.599 want to ask you, and this is related to Freeland, 339 00:17:37.720 --> 00:17:41.400 is is there ever a case in the thinking of 340 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:45.680 the brass that if we bring him up now, this 341 00:17:45.839 --> 00:17:46.759 close to the All. 342 00:17:46.680 --> 00:17:49.839 Star break and this close to the trade deadline. 343 00:17:50.480 --> 00:17:53.400 Are they you know, would you want to showcase him 344 00:17:53.599 --> 00:17:57.519 as trade bait? Would you want to really keep that 345 00:17:57.680 --> 00:18:02.839 exposure from happening because his trade value is based on 346 00:18:04.039 --> 00:18:05.000 I don't believe. 347 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:07.599 They're gonna call him up before the All Star break, Bruce. 348 00:18:07.680 --> 00:18:10.839 They got Rojas and Kei k A and Tom Yedman 349 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:13.640 to hold it down. They're gonna give him a chance 350 00:18:14.039 --> 00:18:16.240 in the minor leagues. To play a little bit more 351 00:18:16.279 --> 00:18:20.799 third base and evaluate where it goes from there. I 352 00:18:20.880 --> 00:18:24.359 know that the Dodgers were considering calling him up earlier 353 00:18:24.400 --> 00:18:27.599 in the year, but chose to keep him down in 354 00:18:27.640 --> 00:18:31.400 the minors to get more seasoning. So if it happens, 355 00:18:31.519 --> 00:18:33.839 I believe it'll happen after the All Star break. 356 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:36.200 But you never know. You'll never know. 357 00:18:36.319 --> 00:18:38.720 And he it's not like he's gonna just all of 358 00:18:38.759 --> 00:18:41.599 a sudden become the everyday third baseman either. 359 00:18:43.240 --> 00:18:46.319 Well, you wouldn't because Max. I don't count Max out. 360 00:18:46.480 --> 00:18:50.039 This guy has had to fight hard all the way through. 361 00:18:50.519 --> 00:18:52.519 I'm not counting him out at all. I'm just talking 362 00:18:52.559 --> 00:18:55.880 about right now in the immediate future. I mean, every 363 00:18:55.960 --> 00:18:59.400 time people count Max Muncie out, he comes back and 364 00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:02.319 does big thing. So I'm with you, Bruce. Gotta move on. 365 00:19:02.440 --> 00:19:05.759 Appreciate the phone call. Let's go out to La Point day. Ray, 366 00:19:05.880 --> 00:19:06.839 You're on Dodger Talk. 367 00:19:06.880 --> 00:19:07.599 How you doing? Ray? 368 00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:11.440 Hey, Hey, how are you doing? It's gonna last I 369 00:19:11.440 --> 00:19:13.920 talked to you, but you want to talk to me 370 00:19:13.960 --> 00:19:17.640 about Trushaw. I was fun giving yesterday. I was there 371 00:19:17.640 --> 00:19:21.119 when there was no hitter. It was great. My daughter's 372 00:19:21.119 --> 00:19:23.240 got to take us with all his day and I 373 00:19:23.319 --> 00:19:26.119 was able to see that. So that's what I just 374 00:19:26.119 --> 00:19:29.480 wanted to coming on yesterday. So anyway, also I was 375 00:19:29.519 --> 00:19:34.680 there and Dave Dannis my kids is perfect game, and 376 00:19:34.680 --> 00:19:37.960 and Siner Day. I was there when Chrik gets into 377 00:19:37.960 --> 00:19:42.200 his home runnables, so Heyday. 378 00:19:43.440 --> 00:19:46.240 Yeah, you were there for two big moments in Dodger history. 379 00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:49.480 I would say Gibson's uh walk off home run in 380 00:19:49.559 --> 00:19:52.279 a World Series game a little bit bigger, but certainly 381 00:19:52.319 --> 00:19:54.759 you were at Kershaw's one and only career no hitter. 382 00:19:55.200 --> 00:19:57.240 Thanks for the phone call, Ray, appreciate it. 383 00:19:57.440 --> 00:20:00.160 Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is 384 00:20:00.200 --> 00:20:02.640 the phone number. We're gonna take a time out when 385 00:20:02.640 --> 00:20:04.799 we come back more of your phone calls. We still 386 00:20:04.799 --> 00:20:07.400 have a pair of tickets to give away for tomorrow 387 00:20:07.480 --> 00:20:08.000 night's game. 388 00:20:08.039 --> 00:20:10.640 On fourth of July, you'll hear from Freddie Freeman. 389 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:13.039 We'll give you an update on Tyler Glass now and 390 00:20:13.119 --> 00:20:15.359 Jose Moto will join us. So a lot to get 391 00:20:15.359 --> 00:20:18.400 to between now and eleven o'clock right here on AM 392 00:20:18.480 --> 00:20:21.640 five to seventy LA Sports. The Dodgers beat the White 393 00:20:21.640 --> 00:20:25.240 Sox tonight six to two on Dodgers Radio you're a 394 00:20:25.319 --> 00:20:30.559 home for the world champion Dodgers. 395 00:20:33.240 --> 00:20:36.440 Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy, LA sports 396 00:20:36.480 --> 00:20:40.480 dot com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more 397 00:20:40.640 --> 00:20:43.960 Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Vasse. 398 00:20:44.759 --> 00:20:47.759 Brodie gets a lead off of third base stretch by Schavalle. 399 00:20:47.920 --> 00:20:50.599 In the pitch to Conforto, Hey Shwanson, he felt it 400 00:20:50.680 --> 00:20:54.359 deep to right field in the corner. Gone a home run. 401 00:20:55.759 --> 00:20:56.759