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<v Speaker 1>And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome the Dodger Talk David Fasse with you until eleven

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<v Speaker 2>thirty tonight, taking your phone calls at eight six six nine,

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<v Speaker 2>eight seven two five seventy. The Dodgers beat the Rockies

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<v Speaker 2>tonight six to two, so that means they have won

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<v Speaker 2>the series and the streak is over. They had lost

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<v Speaker 2>three consecutive series going back to Philadelphia and our Nation's capital, Washington, DC.

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<v Speaker 2>The Cubs came into town took two out of three

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<v Speaker 2>from the Dodgers. So the Dodgers getting healthy against the

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<v Speaker 2>team they should get healthy against. Last year, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>beat the Rockies ten out of thirteen meetings. Tonight they

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<v Speaker 2>took care of business and again they didn't even play

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<v Speaker 2>their best game. But I felt like the third inning

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<v Speaker 2>may have been their best or their their best night

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<v Speaker 2>as an offense. I really do the way they passed

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<v Speaker 2>the baton the way they got on base, a two

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<v Speaker 2>out base hit by Chris Taylor. Yes, the three run

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<v Speaker 2>home run by Will Smith was the big one, but

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<v Speaker 2>look how it got set up. It was the two

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<v Speaker 2>guys ahead of Will Smith, part of the Big Three show.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Otani who led off the inning with a walk,

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<v Speaker 2>stole second. Mookie Betts flew out that was the first

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<v Speaker 2>out of the inning, and then Freddie Freeman took a walk,

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<v Speaker 2>and then Will Smith hit a home run. So a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times players will tell you, yes, the home

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<v Speaker 2>run is big, but look at the sequence of events

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<v Speaker 2>that took place ahead of the home run. Yet bat

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<v Speaker 2>right ahead of the home run, and those two guys

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<v Speaker 2>Otani and Freeman set the table for Will Smith, who quietly,

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<v Speaker 2>as always, is having a really hot start. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>he has the second most hits by any catcher in

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<v Speaker 2>baseball seventeen to only Cabert Ruiz of the Nationals. Will

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<v Speaker 2>Smith tonight two for five with threebis. He has now

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<v Speaker 2>driven in five runs in the first two games of

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<v Speaker 2>this series. Eight six six nine seven two five seventy

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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. Our guy, the voice of God,

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<v Speaker 2>Todd Lights is in the booth tonight. For some reason,

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<v Speaker 2>he wanted to check out how Dodger talk is done.

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<v Speaker 2>Why don't you say hi to the people, Todd Lights

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<v Speaker 2>before I get really into them? Go ahead, there it is.

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<v Speaker 2>There we go, melt the other one hit the other one.

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<v Speaker 2>There we go.

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<v Speaker 3>See I'm a rookie when it comes to be in

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<v Speaker 3>radio here.

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<v Speaker 2>So hey, Dave, dramatic pause right there, Todd lights Now

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<v Speaker 2>now you're hitting the cough button. See this is a

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<v Speaker 2>high tech booth. People just think I show up and

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<v Speaker 2>throw on headsets on and start yap and no, this

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<v Speaker 2>is the real world.

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<v Speaker 3>Well that's why I wanted to be here and see

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<v Speaker 3>you do what you do. This is what I listen

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<v Speaker 3>to on the way home every night, and I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, it's great to be here. Ah that voice, Oh man,

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<v Speaker 2>that is great. Hey, maybe when we go to the calls,

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<v Speaker 2>you could say the callers' names. That would give them

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<v Speaker 2>a Let's do that, all right, eight six, six, nine

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<v Speaker 2>eighty seven two five seventies the phone number. Dodgers beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Rockies tonight six to two, and the Padres finally

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<v Speaker 2>lost a game at home. They lost two to one

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<v Speaker 2>in ten innings to those pesky Cubs. Nico Horner, with

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<v Speaker 2>a go ahead triple in the tenth inning, handed the

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<v Speaker 2>Padres their first loss at home. But I am not

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<v Speaker 2>falling into the trap of scoreboard watching this early in

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<v Speaker 2>the season. All I could say is the NL West

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<v Speaker 2>is shaping up to be the best division in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>I know a lot of those East Coasters that East

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<v Speaker 2>Coast bias. They don't stay up this late to watch

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres or the Giants or the Dodgers unless they're

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<v Speaker 2>in their time zone. But they better start recognizing because

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<v Speaker 2>the NL West is the only division in baseball that

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<v Speaker 2>has three teams with at least twelve wins. The Padres

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<v Speaker 2>are fourteen and four, the Giants are twelve and five,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Dodgers are thirteen and six. Not to mention,

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<v Speaker 2>the Diamondbacks are ten and seven. It's these Rockies that

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<v Speaker 2>are the anchor of the NL West at three and fourteen,

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<v Speaker 2>after the Dodgers beat them again tonight six to two.

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<v Speaker 2>And just think back, it wasn't that long ago that

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers and Rockies played a Game one sixty three

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<v Speaker 2>right here at Dodgers Stadium, where the legend of Walker

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<v Speaker 2>Bueller was born as a big game pitcher, he beat

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<v Speaker 2>the guy that's starting tomorrow night, Herman Marquez, in Game

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<v Speaker 2>one sixty three here at Dodgers Stadium. And how the

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<v Speaker 2>Rockies have fallen a mile high off the mountain after

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers crushed their dreams in Game one sixty three

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<v Speaker 2>back in twenty eighteen. The Dodgers have kept going. Teams

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<v Speaker 2>like the Rockies have had miracle years like twenty eighteen.

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<v Speaker 2>The Giants had a miss miracle year in twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Dodgers stay consistent, and they've won two World Championships.

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<v Speaker 2>They've been to the World Series four times. And yes,

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<v Speaker 2>seasons like this do appear where you know you have

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<v Speaker 2>a surprise team like the Giants come from out of

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<v Speaker 2>nowhere to give the Dodgers a run for the money

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<v Speaker 2>in the division. But for the most part, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>have been the pillar of strength in the NLS. But

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<v Speaker 2>don't sleep on the fact. I mean, early on, it

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<v Speaker 2>looks like the NLST very well could have not only

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<v Speaker 2>a division winner, but the rest of the wildcard playoff

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<v Speaker 2>picture in this division with the Padres playing as well

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<v Speaker 2>as they are, And look, I warned you about the Padres.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody thought the Padres were going to sell off their

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<v Speaker 2>team with some of the disputes going on in their

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<v Speaker 2>ownership after the unfortunate passing of a great man, Peter Seidler,

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<v Speaker 2>who was the nephew of the great Walter O'Malley. But

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<v Speaker 2>they did not sell off anybody. They kept the same

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<v Speaker 2>core group that took the Dodgers to five games in

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<v Speaker 2>the NLDS. They just didn't add any big pieces. So

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<v Speaker 2>they are still that team. And I have a feeling

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<v Speaker 2>that the Dodgers and Padres are going to see each

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<v Speaker 2>other at some point in October. Again. Eight six six nine, seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to the phones for the first time tonight. Abby, who

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<v Speaker 2>was at Dodgers Stadium tonight? Abby? Do you feel like

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<v Speaker 2>Todd Litz brought his a game tonight? All right, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing great. Thank you. Hey, Abby, your cell phone

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<v Speaker 2>connection is really bad. I'll put you on hold and

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<v Speaker 2>Colin's going to take care of that for you. I

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<v Speaker 2>just can't subject us to that. I mean, there was

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of wind and a lot of static, but

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<v Speaker 2>not a lot of Abby's you regroup and we'll get

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<v Speaker 2>back to you in a second as far as tonight's

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<v Speaker 2>game goes. Jack dryer Man waited his turn when he

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<v Speaker 2>was added to the forty manter roster during the offseason.

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<v Speaker 2>He kind of had a feeling that his time was coming,

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<v Speaker 2>and he pitched so well during spring training he forced

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger's hand to put him on the roster, and

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<v Speaker 2>he has delivered with flying colors tonight and inning and

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<v Speaker 2>two thirds of scoreless relief, four strikeouts, one walk, and

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<v Speaker 2>extends his consecutive scoreless inning streak to eleven and a

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<v Speaker 2>third innings. It's hard to do being a relief pitcher

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<v Speaker 2>and coming in and facing the meat of the order

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of times. And for Jack Dryer not only

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<v Speaker 2>coming in for one or two batters, but going back

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<v Speaker 2>to the dugout and coming back out to pitch a

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<v Speaker 2>second inning. So Jack Dryer and for the most part,

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Casparius have been big additions from the farm system

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<v Speaker 2>to this Dodger bullpen. And how about Taylor. How about

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Taylor getting his first start in center field. Since

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<v Speaker 2>last June, Chris Taylor hasn't played a lot, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>really happy for him to be able to contribute the

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<v Speaker 2>way he did tonight in the third inning with a

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<v Speaker 2>diving catch in center field to rob Ezekiel Tovar and

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<v Speaker 2>then coming up with a two out base hit to

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<v Speaker 2>tack on the fourth run of the third inning. Many

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<v Speaker 2>of you want to barry Chris Taylor. He doesn't play

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<v Speaker 2>certain nights the Dodgers win, and I have a full

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<v Speaker 2>board of calls of you trying to bury Chris Taylor,

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<v Speaker 2>a two time World Series champion, the guy that won

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<v Speaker 2>the Wildcard Game for the Dodgers in twenty one with

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<v Speaker 2>a walk off home run, a guy that hit one

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<v Speaker 2>of the biggest home runs in the twenty seventeen World

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<v Speaker 2>Series Game one off of Verlander, leading off the World

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<v Speaker 2>Series with a home run, A guy that made one

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<v Speaker 2>of the great catches in the twenty eighteen NLCSM Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 2>Game seven on the warning track, and you all want

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<v Speaker 2>to bury this guy. Look, Chris Taylor is not the

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<v Speaker 2>perfect player, but how many are There's not too many

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<v Speaker 2>perfect players. The Dodgers have three that are pretty close

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<v Speaker 2>in Otani and Mookie Bets and Freddie Freeman. But what

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Taylor has. He has that blue collar type of attitude,

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<v Speaker 2>that type of accountability to himself and to the team

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<v Speaker 2>and to the fans to try to get better and

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<v Speaker 2>contribute when called upon and not make a big stink

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<v Speaker 2>about it when he doesn't play. And he has that

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<v Speaker 2>championship pedigree. He knows how to play the game on

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest stage. And look the swing It's a work

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<v Speaker 2>in progress, right, It's not the same swing that can

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<v Speaker 2>work in twenty twenty five the way it worked in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty seventeen. But Chris Taylor isn't going anywhere. He's making

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty large sum of money this year in the

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<v Speaker 2>final year of a four year, sixty million dollar contract.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year, if you look at his second half, it

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<v Speaker 2>was better than what it was in his first half.

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<v Speaker 2>And tonight was a big night for Chris Taylor because

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<v Speaker 2>he proved to himself, he proved to his teammates, and

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<v Speaker 2>he proved to you to a certain extent that there's

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<v Speaker 2>still something left in the tank. And you have to

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate guys like that. Look, is he going to be

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<v Speaker 2>an everyday player? Is he going to be the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>seventeen Chris Taylor? Probably not, But I do believe it's

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<v Speaker 2>unfair to say this guy cannot play anymore and everybody

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<v Speaker 2>wants to throw dirt on his grave prematurely. He has

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<v Speaker 2>a role on this team. Is it to play every day? No,

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<v Speaker 2>But he knows how to play center field, he knows

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<v Speaker 2>how to play left field pretty well. He could play second,

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<v Speaker 2>in short and third base. There's a value for a

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<v Speaker 2>guy like that and also a guy that has veteran experience.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm just saying it's early in the season and

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<v Speaker 2>you might want to just take some inventory on what

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<v Speaker 2>the resume is of certain players. If Chris Taylor was unproven,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say, of course, they just picked him up

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<v Speaker 2>get rid of him. But he has a track record,

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<v Speaker 2>and that track record is pretty impressive. Is it what

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<v Speaker 2>it was in twenty seventeen and twenty eighteen? No, but

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<v Speaker 2>is there still something that can help the Dodgers win.

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<v Speaker 2>He proved it tonight that yes there is eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine eighty seven, two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to La Nick. You're on Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>with David vasse Hi. Nick.

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<v Speaker 4>What's up, Dave. How are you doing tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing great.

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<v Speaker 4>That's great. I'll just listening to your coumbo on Chris Taylor.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I've been a huge Cresce hitter fan since

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<v Speaker 4>since we got him back from Seattle. And I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>like you said, moment after moment, he's he's there. You

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<v Speaker 4>know that, he's I don't want nobody else in the outfield,

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<v Speaker 4>nobody else anywhere. I want, you know, ball hit to

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<v Speaker 4>him because you know he's gonna give you a hundred percent,

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<v Speaker 4>full on effort. But with that being said, why don't

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<v Speaker 2>this weeks pretty.

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<v Speaker 4>Good, Yeah, I mean, why don't we give him a

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<v Speaker 2>To see here we go. It's either Chris Taylor or

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<v Speaker 2>the second straight game tonight, did you know, for the

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<v Speaker 2>second straight game, Nick, Max Munsey took two walks. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's what the Dodgers need out of the seven eight

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<v Speaker 4>No, no, another question. I know that now was gonna

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<v Speaker 2>which tells me that things went well and he's happy

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<v Speaker 2>with the way the shoulders feeling. So it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>going to see Blake Snell return to the Dodger rotation.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Nick, thanks for the phone call. Eight six

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<v Speaker 2>in Philly. So I would say he's third behind those

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<v Speaker 2>Let's not forget about Emmitt Shean. Emmit Shean physically looked

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<v Speaker 2>he had his Tommy John surgery. Shean more than likely

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<v Speaker 2>that's a great dh, A fifty to fifty guy. Show

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Otani, He's going to be pitching at some point

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<v Speaker 2>in July, August, September to get ready for October. So

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<v Speaker 2>and we will also let you hear from Michael Kopek,

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<v Speaker 2>and Evan Phillips, Bruce dark Raderol and Michael Kopek have

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<v Speaker 2>from Kopek and also we'll share Vin Scully's memories of

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<v Speaker 2>the great Jackie Robinson as we celebrate forty two today

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<v Speaker 2>and every day right here on five to seventy LA Sports,

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<v Speaker 2>your home for the world champion Dodgers. They beat the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA sports

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<v Speaker 1>dot com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Basse.

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<v Speaker 2>There's lead, big lead.

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<v Speaker 4>It first for Freemam.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a swing a dry left field.

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<v Speaker 5>This ball's deep and caring bean back to the wall.

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<v Speaker 2>He looks up, better's got a hold. Run Will Smith

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<v Speaker 2>with a three run shot and the Dodgers lead it

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<v Speaker 5>Second home run of the season for Will Smith as

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<v Speaker 5>he just hammered this one out for the right of

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<v Speaker 2>A big night for the Big Three last night, with

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith driving in two runs, and then tonight, Will

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<v Speaker 2>of a four run third inning for the Dodgers as

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<v Speaker 2>they go on to beat the Rockies tonight six to two.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six, six, nine, seven two five seventy is the

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<v Speaker 2>with an ops of over one thousand. He's hitting three

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<v Speaker 2>sixty seven. His strikeout to walk ratio is remarkable. He's

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<v Speaker 2>only struck out fourteen times this year, and he's already

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<v Speaker 2>walked ten times. He has two home runs and twelve

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<v Speaker 2>That three run home run was set up by walks

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<v Speaker 2>and Freddie was a little annoyed. You could tell he

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<v Speaker 2>a higher standard than anybody else would. How about Tommy

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<v Speaker 2>Edmund who went over last night but came back big

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<v Speaker 2>tonight four for five. His four hits tied a career

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<v Speaker 2>hides the fourth time Tommy Edmond had four hits in

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<v Speaker 2>a game. The last time was back in twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's been a while for Tommy Edman. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>very much, Saint Louis for Tommy Edman, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I can't believe the Cardinals traded that guy,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Dodgers are very fortunate to have him in

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<v Speaker 2>we want to send our thoughts and prayers out to

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<v Speaker 2>because his dad, Manny, who is a legendary Dodger, suffered

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<v Speaker 2>a stroke. He's in recovery where he's responsive to commands

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<v Speaker 2>and is resting comfortably. Jose was at the ballpark calling

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<v Speaker 2>because he's here virtually every day. He was wearing a

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<v Speaker 2>I said, no, I'd never seen you wear any Chiefs gear.

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<v Speaker 2>the day, so all right, that justifies wearing a Chiefs

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<v Speaker 2>three quarter zip. Michael Kopek not sure what team he

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<v Speaker 2>of the Dodger bullpen last year as they really did

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<v Speaker 2>something unprecedented to carry the Dodgers and support a staff

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<v Speaker 2>that basically only had two and a half starters to

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series Championship and nothing more evident and encapsulated

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<v Speaker 2>what the Dodger bullpen did than Game five of the

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<v Speaker 2>World's Series as they were able to pick Jack Flaherty up,

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<v Speaker 2>But Michael Kopek was so big as well part of

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, knew his elbow wasn't feeling great during

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<v Speaker 2>that October run, but pitched through it and now he's

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<v Speaker 2>trying to come back and good news. He threw a

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<v Speaker 6>I think with the game in general, excuse me, with

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<v Speaker 6>the game in general, there's a lot of ups and downs. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>next game maybe not so good, and you have to

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, I have so much respect for you

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<v Speaker 2>and for all those guys in the bullpen last year

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<v Speaker 2>that were pushed to the limits to try to win

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series. You guys were able to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't talked to you about this, but you what

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<v Speaker 2>you guys did as a group is unprecedented to carry

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<v Speaker 2>a pitching staff that far. How proud are you of that?

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean literally left your arm out on the

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<v Speaker 6>Uh yeah. I think the main thing is I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 6>And to be a part of that group and a

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<v Speaker 6>no matter you know, what the feeling is or what

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<v Speaker 6>that worked that hard for it, I was incredibly proud of.

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<v Speaker 2>No doubt, they'll go down in history as maybe the

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<v Speaker 2>of them were better than you know, the Nasty Boys

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<v Speaker 2>But I will say this, none of those bullpens had

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<v Speaker 2>And you can't measure the size of their heart, because

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<v Speaker 2>that was immeasurable. They had a heart of a lion

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to do what they did last year.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no ways around that. Eight six six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to Bob in Malibu. Bob, can you believe this

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger bullpen is pitching as well as it is? And

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<v Speaker 2>there's no Grattarol, no Phillips, and no Copek.

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<v Speaker 8>Yet, not only can I believe it, Dave, I believe

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<v Speaker 8>in it every single time these guys take the mound, Man,

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<v Speaker 8>they give us such strength out there. They come in

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<v Speaker 8>after our starters. Grateful to all the bullpen first and foremost, Dave,

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<v Speaker 8>do I want to echo your thoughts about Manny motive men,

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<v Speaker 8>Dodger nations behind that guy, thinking of him, thinking of

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<v Speaker 8>his family, So wishing Manny the best man in the

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<v Speaker 8>full recovery.

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<v Speaker 2>Anything you want to say to Todd lights the voice

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<v Speaker 2>of God, the PA announcer for Dodger Stadium. He's hanging

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<v Speaker 2>out in the booth tonight. Bob, you want to say hi?

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<v Speaker 8>All I can say is thank God. Todd.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, go ahead, Todd sale Hell to Bob and Malibu.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey you Bob, Thanks man, come on out and see.

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<v Speaker 8>You like hearing the voice of God right over my telephone.

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<v Speaker 8>Thanks for being with us. God Man appreciates you.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave one for some reason, he's a sick man. He's

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<v Speaker 2>a sick man that wants to sit here and watch

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<v Speaker 2>me do sports talk radio at night. Bob, thanks a lot,

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<v Speaker 2>Bob appreciated man. How about that a big fan right there. Todd.

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<v Speaker 2>You know a lot of people hear the voice, but

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<v Speaker 2>they really don't hear the personality of the PA announcer.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I try to add a little personality if I can.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, we're on a limited wavelength up there in

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<v Speaker 3>the PA booth. But boy is it exciting to be

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<v Speaker 3>out here with fifty thousand plus fans every game. And

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<v Speaker 3>we sold another game out tonight and these fans just

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<v Speaker 3>keep turning up. It's a it's a Tuesday night in April,

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<v Speaker 3>and we've got a full house out here, so of

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<v Speaker 3>course it's Jackie Robinson night and everybody wants to be

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<v Speaker 3>part of that. But you fans are amazing and we

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<v Speaker 3>feel your energy and I know the team thrives on

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<v Speaker 3>it too.

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<v Speaker 2>So love it. And you were out there today. I

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<v Speaker 2>saw you at the statue. You were wearing your Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>jersey with the forty two on the back. How great

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<v Speaker 2>was Kareem today?

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<v Speaker 3>Kareem was fantastic. I loved his stories about growing up

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<v Speaker 3>in Manhattan as a Brooklyn Dodger fan. You mentioned that

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<v Speaker 3>he was born the day after Jackie broke the color barrier,

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<v Speaker 3>and it was just he's such as he's such a

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<v Speaker 3>sage man, you know, and such just such a towering figure,

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<v Speaker 3>both physically of course, and in our culture and here

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<v Speaker 3>in Los Angeles, and it's just great to see him

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<v Speaker 3>out there. And I know he's not moving around as

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<v Speaker 3>well as he used to, but he's got a lot

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<v Speaker 3>to say and he's got a lot to offer. So

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<v Speaker 3>we love Kareem.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we love Todd Lights. Thanks for hanging out with

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<v Speaker 2>us tonight. Todd. I'm glad I could share you with

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<v Speaker 2>the people.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, David. You're always a very hospitable. I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>I love the show. Dodger Talk is the best seventy

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<v Speaker 3>LA sports clip.

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<v Speaker 2>That calling. That's a promo right there, Voice of God,

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<v Speaker 2>just endorse me clip that clip that that'll run every

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<v Speaker 2>single night. Todd, thank you very much. Eight sixty six

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<v Speaker 2>nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>On the topic of Kareem and Jackie Robinson. I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to share with you a very special conversation or part

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<v Speaker 2>of a very special conversation I had with Vin Scully

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<v Speaker 2>back in twenty twelve. I had so many questions for

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<v Speaker 2>him about the Boys of Summer and in particular Jackie Robinson.

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<v Speaker 2>So here is the great Vin Scully on the grate

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<v Speaker 2>forty two.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, I think, first of all, when I first started,

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<v Speaker 7>I was the same age as many of the rookie players.

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<v Speaker 7>I can remember sitting in the back of the bus

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<v Speaker 7>with Dick Williams, who was a rookie outfielder for the

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<v Speaker 7>Dodgers who eventually became a Hall of Fame manager. So

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<v Speaker 7>a lot of years go by, and in those days

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<v Speaker 7>with Jackie and I, we were sent to the Catskill Mountains.

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<v Speaker 7>There were a resort up there called Gros singers, pretty

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<v Speaker 7>famous in the East, and it was dead of winter

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<v Speaker 7>and we were going to hold a Q and A

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<v Speaker 7>with the guests and do whatever we could do to entertain.

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<v Speaker 7>So I brought my ice skates because I was a

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<v Speaker 7>kid from the East, and I skated and Jackie and

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<v Speaker 7>Rachel came, and Rachel was about eight months pregnant, and

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<v Speaker 7>Jackie said, oh, you're going to go skating and I

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<v Speaker 7>said yeah. He said, well, I'll go with you. I

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<v Speaker 7>said okay, so Rachel said I'll go too. Well. We

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<v Speaker 7>went to the rink right at Grossingers and there was

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<v Speaker 7>a lady named Maureen Mellerrick and she took Rachel off

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<v Speaker 7>to get her skates, and Jackie and I went in

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<v Speaker 7>the locker room and Jackie got a pair of rented

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<v Speaker 7>skates and I was putting on mine and Jackie said,

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<v Speaker 7>when we get out there, I'd like to race you.

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<v Speaker 7>And I was shocked, and I said, jack I didn't

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<v Speaker 7>know that you raced your southern California. I knew about basketball,

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<v Speaker 7>I knew about football, but I didn't know you ice skated.

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<v Speaker 7>And he said, oh, I've never been on skates in

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<v Speaker 7>my life. So I looked at him and I said, well,

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<v Speaker 7>jack I mean, I'm not a great skater, but I

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<v Speaker 7>can skate, and there's no way that you're going to

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<v Speaker 7>beat me in a race. And he said, I know,

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<v Speaker 7>but that's the way I'm going to learn. And that

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<v Speaker 7>really was the competitive fire inside of Jackie Robinson.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you talk about what you went through and how

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<v Speaker 2>you witnessed everything that he did go through as one

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<v Speaker 2>of the pioneers not only in baseball but in American society.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, actually, when Jackie started with the Dodgers nineteen forty seven,

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<v Speaker 7>I was not there. My first taste of what it

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<v Speaker 7>was like to travel with Jackie was the spring of

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<v Speaker 7>nineteen fifty and we went from Vero Beach to Texas

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<v Speaker 7>on our way to Brooklyn. So it was a long,

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<v Speaker 7>long trip and we came back from Texas through the South,

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<v Speaker 7>and that's when I realized the impact that he had

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<v Speaker 7>made on the country. Jackie was very forceful, however, with

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<v Speaker 7>the people. If the black community came out, and they did,

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<v Speaker 7>they were in right field and center field and some

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<v Speaker 7>of the small ballparks, and Jackie would go out and

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<v Speaker 7>if he saw one or two, let's say, who were

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<v Speaker 7>over celebrating, who perhaps had gone to the hard stuff.

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<v Speaker 7>Jackie would really not ball them out, but he would

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<v Speaker 7>say to them, this is not the way to behave.

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<v Speaker 7>You can be happy, but you don't want to show

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<v Speaker 7>some bad habits while trying to be happy. So he

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<v Speaker 7>was very concerned about the reaction of the black people

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<v Speaker 7>in the South. But he was a remarkable man. And

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<v Speaker 7>I've often said this, most of us lose some of

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<v Speaker 7>our skills when we get angry. Jackie actually excelled when

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<v Speaker 7>he got angry, certainly on the baseball field. That's why

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<v Speaker 7>Leo Durocher and other managers used to say, leave him alone,

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<v Speaker 7>let him sleep, because if you got him angry, he

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<v Speaker 7>could do the most remarkable things. And I remember in

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<v Speaker 7>Pittsburgh one time they threw at him and he got angry.

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<v Speaker 7>So he had a base hit, then he stole check,

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<v Speaker 7>and then he stole third, and then he stole home.

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<v Speaker 7>And so that's the kind of a player he was.

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<v Speaker 7>The fire in his belly was amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>Vin Scully with the final word tonight on Dodger Talk,

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<v Speaker 2>sharing incredible stories that he lived with the great Jackie Robinson,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was part of an interview that I did

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<v Speaker 2>with Vin right here in the press box back in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twelve. I never get tired of hearing that voice

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<v Speaker 2>or hearing those stories, and we miss Vin a lot,

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<v Speaker 2>but his legacy lives on, just like Jackies does through

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<v Speaker 2>his voice, through his storytelling, and through things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>So thank you Vince Scully, because you gave us a

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<v Speaker 2>first hand account of the greatness of the person of

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<v Speaker 2>Jackie Robinson. Then I'll do it for us tonight on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk. In case you missed any of the show,

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<v Speaker 2>you can find it on the iHeartRadio app. Thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>calling Ye back at our Burbank Studios, Thanks to Dwayne

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<v Speaker 2>McDonald out here at Dodger Stadium, and thanks to Todd

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<v Speaker 2>Lights for hanging out with us, and thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>hanging with us every single night. Once again. The final

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<v Speaker 2>score tonight from Dodgers Stadium on Jackie Robinson Day, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers defeat the Rockies six to two. Ben Maller on

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<v Speaker 2>Fox Sports Radio is next. Have a great rest of

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<v Speaker 2>your night. See yup.