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<v Speaker 2>AH, glorious Monday night here in southern California. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 2>being with us on this June make that June twenty third. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to make sure we are still here in

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<v Speaker 2>the month of June. This baseball season is flying by.

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<v Speaker 2>As the Dodgers off tonight, they'll start a six game

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<v Speaker 2>road trip tomorrow in Colorado as they start a three

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<v Speaker 2>game series with the last place Colorado Rockies. That it's

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<v Speaker 2>against the Royals, who are also under five hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm here with you for the next hour. Your phone

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<v Speaker 2>seven forty five, we're going to get you a farm report,

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<v Speaker 2>the latest on the Dodgers' top minor league prospects from

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<v Speaker 2>Triple A Oklahoma City all the way down to Rancho Cucamonga.

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<v Speaker 2>Some names you heard and players you saw in spring

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<v Speaker 2>training that were with the major league team, like host

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<v Speaker 2>Swaye Depalla, Zaiar Hope, Alex Friedland, Jackson Ferris, and some

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen nineteen year olds, Emil Morales, Kellen Lindsay, at War o'quintara,

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<v Speaker 2>you an update on all the Dodgers' top minor league

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<v Speaker 2>prospects in this twenty twenty five season, how they are

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<v Speaker 2>doing here in late June, We're also going to get

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<v Speaker 2>into Vegas getting baseball. It is taking another step forward

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<v Speaker 2>here today in the seven to h two with Rob

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<v Speaker 2>Manford in Las Vegas, with Oakland A's management in front

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<v Speaker 2>office and ownership in attendance as well for a ground

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<v Speaker 2>breaking ceremony at the new stadium that is being built

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<v Speaker 2>in Las Vegas. We'll get into that. We'll hear from

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<v Speaker 2>the commissioner coming up in just a little bit as well.

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<v Speaker 2>But I want to get to your phone calls eight

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<v Speaker 2>sixty six, nine eighty seven two five seventy eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine eight seven two five seventy A big topic

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday on Dodger Talk carried over to AFI seventy LA

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<v Speaker 2>Sports today with Rogan and Rodney Petrow some money talked

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<v Speaker 2>about it the last few hours as well. Is position

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<v Speaker 2>players pitching in games and has become a topic here

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<v Speaker 2>in LA and in particular on your home of the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers ANFI seventy LA Sports because of Key k Hernandez,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've seen the Dodger utility player pitch an awful

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<v Speaker 2>lot already this season. Key k Hernandez has already pitched

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<v Speaker 2>in five games in twenty twenty five, more than any

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<v Speaker 2>other time he's pitched in a season. Miguel Rojas has

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<v Speaker 2>made an appearance we all loved when he was out

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<v Speaker 2>there in personating pitchers on the mound when the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>were getting blown out by the Cubs at a home

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<v Speaker 2>game last month. But keithk a Hernandez has been pitching

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<v Speaker 2>an awful lot now for this Dodgers team because the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have been in situations where they've been blowing out

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<v Speaker 2>teams and in an instance down in San Diego last

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<v Speaker 2>road trip, the Dodgers were getting beat up by the Padres,

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<v Speaker 2>and so we saw key Y Hernandez pitch for almost

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<v Speaker 2>three innings. And it's not necessarily an issue with what

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are doing because it's part of the game.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I just have an issue with position players in general

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<v Speaker 2>pitching in a game, and that kind of kind of

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<v Speaker 2>opened up a can of worms as far as talking

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<v Speaker 2>about it. Why it's allowed. The changes that Major League

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball made before the twenty twenty three season allowing position

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<v Speaker 2>players to be pitching in games and setting rules to

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<v Speaker 2>how they are able to come in and pitching games.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been something that's been in baseball where blowouts are

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<v Speaker 2>happening and it's late in a baseball game, and rather

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<v Speaker 2>bring in a position player to pitch. And it's something

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<v Speaker 2>that we've seen prevalent in the late twenty teams, the

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<v Speaker 2>nearly twenty twenty and in twenty twenty two, it got

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<v Speaker 2>so bad in Major League Baseball that they had to

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<v Speaker 2>change the rules before the twenty twenty three season, and

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<v Speaker 2>a team had to be up by ten or more

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<v Speaker 2>runs in the ninth inning in order to let a

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<v Speaker 2>position player pitch while trailing teams. Teams that are getting

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<v Speaker 2>player anytime it's down by eight or more runs. Position

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<v Speaker 2>players are also allowed to pitch anytime at extra innings,

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<v Speaker 2>So if you are up by ten or more runs,

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<v Speaker 2>a position player can't come in until the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're getting boat raced by eight or more runs,

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<v Speaker 2>a position player can come in at any time during

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<v Speaker 2>a game. Yesterday, in the ninth inning, we saw key

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<v Speaker 2>K Hernandez come into the game with a thirteen to

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<v Speaker 2>instead of bringing out another reliever. What we've seen four

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<v Speaker 2>previous times this year is Dave Roberts call upon Key

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<v Speaker 2>K a Hernandez to go out to the mound, and

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<v Speaker 2>Key K has had a lot of fun out there.

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<v Speaker 2>He's wearing the helmet for safety reasons even though he

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<v Speaker 2>didn't work yesterday, But the last few ituends for Key

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<v Speaker 2>Ky Hernandez, he's not getting the swing and missus he's

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<v Speaker 2>not getting the hitters up there, just looking to get

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<v Speaker 2>the game over with and maybe swinging the pitches and

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<v Speaker 2>chasing and popping out or grounding out or getting that

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<v Speaker 2>one strikeout that he got. Instead, they're taking pitches and

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<v Speaker 2>the ones that aren't over the plate for strikes like

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<v Speaker 2>batting practice pitches, they're crushing. He walked three batters yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>allowed four runs, and got one out while throwing thirty pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>So all of a sudden, it's eight, thirteen to seven game.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I get Alex Vesi Gampa sack fly that was

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<v Speaker 2>accounted to Keige Hernandez. But in a thirteen to three game,

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<v Speaker 2>when you need three final outs, why can't we just

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<v Speaker 2>bring a reliever in yesterday? I would love to have

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<v Speaker 2>seen lu Trevina go back out there and pitch the

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<v Speaker 2>final three outs and get out of the game. He

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<v Speaker 2>pitched the day before, he pitched yesterday eighteen pitches, probably

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna pitched in the early part of this series

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<v Speaker 2>in Colorado, and with the roster shuffling around, who knows

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<v Speaker 2>if he'll be on the roster. They may bring up

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<v Speaker 2>another arm. But Luke Trevino could have very easily gone

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<v Speaker 2>back out there and got the final three outs. Ball

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<v Speaker 2>game over. Dodgers still win by six, they still get

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<v Speaker 2>the victory. Every happy leaving Dodger Stadium. That's great, but

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<v Speaker 2>it just widens out to a bigger issue in my

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<v Speaker 2>mind with position players pitching, and we get focused on

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<v Speaker 2>it again because it's right in front of our eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>We're hearing it in Dodger games. Five times already, Keik's pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas pitch six times already this year in seventy

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<v Speaker 2>nine games, have we seen a position player pitch for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. And I'm just using the Dodgers an example.

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<v Speaker 2>It's an issue in baseball. We're seeing blowouts and we're

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<v Speaker 2>seeing position players pitch way earlier than the ninth inning

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<v Speaker 2>teams getting boat raced. Just rave the white flag and

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<v Speaker 2>call it a game. Now, there's some solutions to this, certainly,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna get into that in a second. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not the only one that feels like, all right enough

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<v Speaker 2>with the position players pitching. Here's a Hall of Famer

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<v Speaker 2>on a recent podcast, John Smoltz from Fox well respected

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<v Speaker 2>great baseball mind still part of the game today. Not

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<v Speaker 2>an old timer out there just talking about their good

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<v Speaker 2>old days. No, he is the lead analyst for Fox.

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<v Speaker 2>He is relevant today. He's a Hall of Famer. Here

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<v Speaker 2>he is on a podcast recently. He does not like

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<v Speaker 2>position players pitching.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's the most embarrassing thing and anything you

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<v Speaker 4>can do it is sport with the reality of all

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<v Speaker 4>the smart people thinking pitching, bullpenning, both pending bullpenning. And

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<v Speaker 4>we've had more position players pitch in baseball games than

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<v Speaker 4>ever before, and what does that tell you? And it's

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<v Speaker 4>been the most embarrassing thing I think there is. I

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<v Speaker 4>think every once in a while you can think it's cute,

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<v Speaker 4>the fan kind of get on it. But when we're

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<v Speaker 4>having it at this alarming rate, I think Baseball needs

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<v Speaker 4>to do something about it. I know they've made a

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<v Speaker 4>rule and when you can use that person, but you

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<v Speaker 4>know what, at some point, you know people keep talking about, well,

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<v Speaker 4>let's just have a mercy rule. What are we doing?

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know. I just don't think the penalty is

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<v Speaker 4>good enough. I think it's just embarrassing. And that's what

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<v Speaker 4>I won't change my thought. Why don't we have pictures

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<v Speaker 4>that will blowout game, go up them instead of the hitters,

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<v Speaker 4>like people would get all over that they would be like,

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<v Speaker 4>this is ridiculous, and I can't think of another sport.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, even in the NBA there's blowouts. He lose

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<v Speaker 4>by forty, but it's not like they're they're bringing people

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<v Speaker 4>in off the sands to play the finish out the games.

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<v Speaker 4>So that part's always bothered me. And I know that

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<v Speaker 4>that you know, a catch flack for that, but I

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<v Speaker 4>just think it's embarrassing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm with him in the overarching game of baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just not a fan of position players pitching. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota yesterday, who is on part of the English

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<v Speaker 2>and Spanish broadcast, of course, part of the great Motive

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<v Speaker 2>family Manny Mota, his father Jose Motive player himself, joins

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<v Speaker 2>talking with him yesterday on the post game and asked

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<v Speaker 2>him about position players pitching. Here's Jose Modi yesterday, the.

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<v Speaker 5>Overora posision player thing. I'm not a big channel of

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<v Speaker 5>it's it's a necessary thing now because when one guy

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<v Speaker 5>it's the truth. I mean, go back and look at Hunter, Alberto.

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<v Speaker 5>How many times did you pitch? I mean, and they

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<v Speaker 5>have got Albert Poole's pitch and Rizzo pitch and yeah

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<v Speaker 5>they're Milita. So something will be done because to me,

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<v Speaker 5>my main concern is is way too dangerous. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>I have batting touches pitcher right, he throws with the screen.

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<v Speaker 5>Why exactly position player you expose him to so much?

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<v Speaker 5>I understand again, is not just one teams. Every team

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<v Speaker 5>that goes through this. Certainly, I just don't want to

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<v Speaker 5>see anybody's career end because you know, a position player

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<v Speaker 5>is thrown and it's just the way you know bopenser

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<v Speaker 5>being maned right now. But if I don't seek again

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<v Speaker 5>on my OWND the rest of my life, I'll be

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<v Speaker 6>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>There's Jose Mota yesterday again, former player, part of the

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<v Speaker 2>Motive Family, broadcaster. He is not a fan of position

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<v Speaker 2>players pitching, and he brings up the safety issue, which

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<v Speaker 2>I think is a great thing to bring up. If

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<v Speaker 2>you want to eliminate this in Major League Baseball, this

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<v Speaker 2>is all they would have to do to say enough,

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<v Speaker 2>no more position players pitching. It's a safety issue with

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<v Speaker 2>exit velocity, something that is now measured on scoreboards at

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<v Speaker 2>baseball parks across America. All thirty parks across the country

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<v Speaker 2>put miles prour exit velocity launch angle. We can see

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<v Speaker 2>how hard these guys are hitting the baseball, how they

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<v Speaker 2>are squaring it up. A show Ayotani hitting the ball

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<v Speaker 2>one fourteen off the bat. Nobody wants to get in

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<v Speaker 2>if you got a batting practice pitcher up there during pregame,

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<v Speaker 2>so they're throwing batting practice pitches. They don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>can say no more position players pitching. It's a safety

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<v Speaker 2>anybody out and be fancy and throw ninety five. They're

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<v Speaker 2>and a way to get out of having position players pitch. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>With that being said, you could also then say, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen pitchers, thirteen position players, why don't you say, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>need it, that would solve the issue. Give you an

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<v Speaker 2>extra arm. I understand. Yesterday in theory a blowout game,

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<v Speaker 2>why the Dodgers went to Key You get here, nan,

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<v Speaker 2>I get it. You're up ten, it's the last inning

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<v Speaker 2>end of a long streak of games for this Dodgers team.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you're going into a day off, and then

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<v Speaker 2>to die. So you want to save as many arms

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<v Speaker 2>as possible. I get it. I understand it. But at

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<v Speaker 2>the level of baseball, we're being played the highest there

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<v Speaker 2>Even if it's a thirteen to three game, give us

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<v Speaker 2>a pitcher, Give us a pitcher that's supposed to be

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<v Speaker 2>big leagues to get to this point, to get three

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<v Speaker 2>outs because it's fun and cute when the first time

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<v Speaker 2>a position player goes out there and he's mimicking other

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<v Speaker 2>pitchers on the team, or he's wearing a hat and

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<v Speaker 2>he's throwing the ephis pitch and he's throwing a looping

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's having a good time. That's great, but the novelty

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<v Speaker 2>fan and a purist and watching the position player out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay for the fifth time, and again, not a Dodger issue,

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<v Speaker 2>a baseball issue.

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<v Speaker 2>This is happening across baseball with blowouts, so much so,

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<v Speaker 2>as again said, they had to implement a rule in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty three for how and when you can bring

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<v Speaker 2>or allow you to carry an extra pitcher on your

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<v Speaker 2>twenty six man roster. That's an easy solution to this problem.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you agree, maybe you disagree. Eight sixty six ninet

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<v Speaker 2>saying this is fun, this is great for baseball. Who

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<v Speaker 2>cares it's three outs? Who cares it's a blowout game? Anyway? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I look it from a fans perspective. Pay a lot

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<v Speaker 2>you paid parking, you paid food, you got a family

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<v Speaker 2>of four, you're at the game, you paid for tickets,

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden, it's a blowout game in

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<v Speaker 2>player pitching for the team that's losing. I mean, now

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<v Speaker 2>it's turned into rock and jocks softball in essence for

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<v Speaker 2>the final three innings. Okay, is that fun? Is that great?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, if you're into it, I guess, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I know it in every game is a blowout. You

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<v Speaker 2>get once in a home stand, once every two weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>You get a blowout on either side, and it happens

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<v Speaker 2>either way. Dodgers have been blown out like they were

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<v Speaker 2>in San Diego, and on the flip side. Four out

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<v Speaker 2>the five times that we've seen Keith Ahernender's pitch has

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<v Speaker 2>been at home, when the Dodgers are blowing out the Marlins,

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<v Speaker 2>when they're beating up on the Yankees, when they're beating

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<v Speaker 2>up on the Giants last Saturday, and when they're beating

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<v Speaker 2>up yesterday on the Washington Nationals. Yesterday. I would have

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<v Speaker 2>liked to have seen Matt Soer finish finish that ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>I just would have eight sixty six nine eighty seven

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<v Speaker 2>big topic across baseball. Position players pitching has a novelty,

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<v Speaker 2>worn off and time to put it into it altogether

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<v Speaker 2>across the sport American League nationally, get rid of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy one.

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<v Speaker 2>Last thing aground baseball today was in Las Vegas. It's

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<v Speaker 2>been talked about, it's been voted upon. The city council

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<v Speaker 2>has talked about it, The county in Las Vegas has

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<v Speaker 2>been talking of it. Baseball a stadium in Las Vegas.

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<v Speaker 2>They got a Triple A team there, but bringing a

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<v Speaker 2>major League team to Las Vegas. Today. We finally had

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<v Speaker 2>a shovel in the ground as they start breaking ground

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<v Speaker 2>at the old Tropicana nine acre baseball stadium being built

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<v Speaker 2>over a billion dollars. Gonna see thirty three thousand fans,

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<v Speaker 2>Gonna have a glass top dome so you can see

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<v Speaker 2>in Vegas. I think it's cool that baseball is going

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<v Speaker 2>I work for the Raiders. I love it. I love

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that the NFL has games there, what eight

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<v Speaker 2>They've had a Pro Bowl there, They've had a Super

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<v Speaker 2>and now they have majorly Baseball there in twenty twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 4>Here.

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<v Speaker 8>Look, I could not be more excited to be here

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<v Speaker 8>the owners are excited to be adding Major League Baseball

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<v Speaker 8>to the entertainment alternatives that are available here in Southern Nevada.

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<v Speaker 8>The Athletics have a long and proud history, nine World

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's well put by the commissioner, Rob Manford.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't always agree with them, by I think you

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<v Speaker 2>Athletics to find a permanent home, and Las Vegas will

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<v Speaker 2>be that permanent home. It's gonna be twenty twenty eight,

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<v Speaker 2>still two and a half years away. They're gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to gut it out and play in West Sacramento in

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<v Speaker 2>a minor league complex until they can get on the

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<v Speaker 2>field in the spring of twenty twenty eight. But if

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<v Speaker 2>they can wait it out, what's they're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 2>it'll be worth it. And to have baseball in Las Vegas,

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be fantastic and it's just gonna be like

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<v Speaker 2>when the NFL games are there. It's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 2>destination weekend. When your team goes to Vegas to play

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's really cool. I think it's good for

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's gonna be great for the summertime to

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<v Speaker 2>have the Dodgers in A's playing a three game weekend

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<v Speaker 2>set up in Las Vegas, and to have Dodger fans

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<v Speaker 2>be able to go up there. I think that's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a lot of fun. Angel fans gonna be able

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<v Speaker 2>to go up there for the weekend. I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be very cool to see that when it happens.

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<v Speaker 2>Still two and a half years away, but again, shovel

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<v Speaker 2>we'll come back. I got one line open eight six

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<v Speaker 2>when we come back. We're diving into the old position

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<v Speaker 2>player pitching has its run, its course, has a novelty

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<v Speaker 2>worn off. I think so eight six six nine eighty

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<v Speaker 2>seen Miguel Rojas pitch already in a blowout game. I

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<v Speaker 2>old Happy Days reference eight six, six, nine eighty seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy A nice Happy Days reference. Tim, wait

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<v Speaker 2>I watched it on reruns. Tim Kate's Ronnie Fossulio and you.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Dodger Talking on Monday Night. Thanks for being with

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<v Speaker 2>us on n FI seventy LA Sports Live Everywhere on

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<v Speaker 2>everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Tim Kates with you here

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<v Speaker 2>on this Monday Night, June twenty third. Dodgers in act

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow in Denver, five to forty first pitch from Couriz Field,

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<v Speaker 2>the first of three against the Rockies. Then it's off

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<v Speaker 2>to Kansas City for a three game weekend set against

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<v Speaker 2>atop the NL West at forty eight and thirteen on

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<v Speaker 2>now as we speak, Fourth Indian at Petco Park, as

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<v Speaker 2>nothing lead over the Padres eight six six nine eighty

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger blowout win, and for the second straight game, the

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<v Speaker 2>still in blowout form against the Washington Nationals. But how

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<v Speaker 2>much more are we going to see this in baseball?

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<v Speaker 2>These position players pitching? Is that what you want to

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<v Speaker 2>see in a major league game? Arthur Marina del Ray

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<v Speaker 2>start things off here on this Monday night on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talckey Welcome, Arthur.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you doing I'm going to find how are you doing? Tim?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing good? What do you think about the position

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<v Speaker 2>players pitching and games?

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<v Speaker 7>You know?

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<v Speaker 9>Earlier this year I was really enjoying KK, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>and and it does something new that will be but

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<v Speaker 9>five times. It's a lot of position players in my perspective.

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<v Speaker 3>But I want to I.

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<v Speaker 9>Want to give you and I told Ronnie that's what

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<v Speaker 9>I wanted to talk about. But I has some test

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<v Speaker 9>one to win quickly, you know, you know it's and

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<v Speaker 9>it has to do with.

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<v Speaker 4>You.

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<v Speaker 9>Well, I think the station has done a great job

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<v Speaker 9>and procassing the Dodgers. I'm concerned though that uh speaking

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<v Speaker 9>about position players for and now it tonight and how

439
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<v Speaker 9>many I was doing today? Is where's the important thing's

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<v Speaker 9>school on right now? The right important thing is, uh,

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<v Speaker 9>is what we're dealing with with with wrobably with the

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<v Speaker 9>padres for example, we're hearing a lot of stuff about

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<v Speaker 9>you know, uh, we we need to look at how

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<v Speaker 9>we're speaking to two people and uh, I think, uh,

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<v Speaker 9>And there's a lot of people to pay attention to.

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<v Speaker 3>Todave and Day does a great job.

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<v Speaker 9>I dave a lot and uh and appreciate what the

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<v Speaker 9>work he does and you do, Tim, I appreciate the to.

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<v Speaker 3>Our deck.

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<v Speaker 9>There's a lot of shows doing the year and I'm grateful.

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<v Speaker 5>It's amazing.

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<v Speaker 10>I'm really grateful for you.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, but I'm just saying about how, you know, how

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<v Speaker 9>we look at things, and I did that. I think, uh,

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<v Speaker 9>people who look at how Dave comes across, how you

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<v Speaker 9>come across and sometimes if people are feeling negative, it's

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<v Speaker 9>just drive race. You know, people cap into that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I know, he just saying, Arthur, and I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>I I'll push back a little bit in that we're

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<v Speaker 2>celebrating the fact that this is a great Dodger team,

461
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<v Speaker 2>and we celebrate the Dodgers every single day, and we

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<v Speaker 2>continue to celebrate with this team did last year, what

463
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<v Speaker 2>they're capable of this year, and how talented this roster

464
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<v Speaker 2>constructed this past offseason was gonna look like and be

465
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<v Speaker 2>and what it has been despite these injuries, and Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts gets applauded every single day. What this team is

467
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<v Speaker 2>able to do, mixing and matching starters, openers, bulkanting guys,

468
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<v Speaker 2>you know, back end bullpen relievers. With all the injuries

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<v Speaker 2>Evan Phillips done, you know, Blake Trining has not pitched

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<v Speaker 2>for a lot of the season, and to bring up

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<v Speaker 2>players like Jack Dryer, Benkuspirius, to bring in the leech

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<v Speaker 2>ravinos of the world. We celebrate that every single day

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<v Speaker 2>on an off night. To bring up the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>we're starting to see a lot of position players pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's okay to send something to talk about.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's something we're seeing across baseball. It was

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<v Speaker 2>an epidemic a few years ago, so much so that

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball had to put tighter clamps on it and tighter

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<v Speaker 2>rules to when you can or cannot bring in a

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<v Speaker 2>position player. But as it is, the Dodgers have blown

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<v Speaker 2>out teams on multiple occasions this year. That's a good

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<v Speaker 2>thing and we celebrate that. Now, how often are we

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<v Speaker 2>going to see a position player pitch? How often do

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<v Speaker 2>we need to see a position player pitch in a game?

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<v Speaker 2>That's what we're talking about tonight, and I appreciate the

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<v Speaker 2>phone call. Al in Hollywood is next up here on

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<v Speaker 2>off night Dodge Talk.

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<v Speaker 11>Welcome, hel How you doing, Hey, Thanks Tayan for taking

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<v Speaker 11>my call.

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<v Speaker 12>First thing.

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<v Speaker 10>I was there in Elson Gundong FARTI so so congratulations

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<v Speaker 10>to you and the crew were putting up a good show.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate you coming out.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you. I do agree.

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<v Speaker 10>Well, I know you're a catcher for UCLA. I was

496
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<v Speaker 10>the one with the UCLA light blue jacket hoodie on,

497
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<v Speaker 10>So next time I'll put it on when we see

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<v Speaker 10>each other again. I do agree with you. You're rewarding

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<v Speaker 10>that bad team who's getting boat raced, as you said,

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<v Speaker 10>and that they're putting in a player position. So I

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<v Speaker 10>suggest a solution. If you do what Kike, like the

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<v Speaker 10>Dodgers did yesterday's game, then what you should do is

503
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<v Speaker 10>the next day, you lose the opportunity to date. The

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<v Speaker 10>picture has to bat for himself. In other words, it's

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<v Speaker 10>a one day thing. It adds excitement, but Shoey has

506
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<v Speaker 10>to play the field if he can't. Dight, But you

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<v Speaker 10>don't reward the team that's losing by saving their pictures

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<v Speaker 10>for the next game. So if you can to save

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<v Speaker 10>the picture, then you lose the d eighth and the picture.

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<v Speaker 10>If you want to play the picture, you're saving him

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<v Speaker 10>like in your example Trevino, Then if he pitches, then

512
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<v Speaker 10>he's got to bat the next game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I appreciate it. Now, I think that's overthinking it

514
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<v Speaker 2>a little bit. I'll aboutways just get rid of it altogether.

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<v Speaker 2>How about we look at a game as a team wins,

516
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<v Speaker 2>a team loses, and if you're getting beat be better.

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<v Speaker 2>If your pitching's not very good, make it better. Get

518
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<v Speaker 2>better pitching, develop better pitching, Go out and get better pitching.

519
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<v Speaker 2>Your pitchers need to do a better job executing the pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>There's some games, some games, maybe your guy just doesn't happen.

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<v Speaker 2>It happens. It happens all the time to the best

522
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<v Speaker 2>pitchers in baseball, the best starters that ever played this game.

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<v Speaker 2>That happens. Maybe you add an extra roster spot for

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<v Speaker 2>another pitcher. Maybe you make it so on the twenty

525
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<v Speaker 2>six man roster you're not just limited to thirteen pitchers

526
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<v Speaker 2>and capped out there. You're allowed fourteen. Heck, you can

527
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<v Speaker 2>have as many pitchers as you want on a twenty

528
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<v Speaker 2>six man roster. It's up to you to determine that

529
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<v Speaker 2>that's the way that's tall this. Just get rid of it.

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<v Speaker 2>A team that continually is getting beat up on, you're

531
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<v Speaker 2>not doing them any favors, and they're just gonna bring

532
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<v Speaker 2>a position player in, Oh it's fun. We're gonna go

533
00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:47.920
<v Speaker 2>out there and we're gonna hit the ball round even more.

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<v Speaker 2>And a team that's blowing out of their team, my

535
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<v Speaker 2>old theory thinking is finish them off. Just take care

536
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<v Speaker 2>of business. You know, it's a long season, it's a

537
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<v Speaker 2>blowout game. You're only allowed to use it in the

538
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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning. Just finish it off. We've seen it now

539
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<v Speaker 2>five different times from Mkika and once from mcguil Rojas,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're seeing it a lot across baseball. I just

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<v Speaker 2>don't want it anymore in games. You know, you have

542
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<v Speaker 2>all these pitchers in the minor leagues, you have a

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<v Speaker 2>certain amount of roster spots at the big league level.

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<v Speaker 2>If you have to go to a position player to pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't send a great message. And I know it's once,

546
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<v Speaker 2>it's not even once in a blue moon anymore. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't even say that. You can't say it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>happen once or twice a year, a blowout. You're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have position player pitch. It's a lot of fun. If

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<v Speaker 2>that were the case, then yes, we wouldn't even be

551
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<v Speaker 2>discussing it. It wouldn't be brought up. Baseball wouldn't have

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<v Speaker 2>had to address it twenty twenty three. But it is

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<v Speaker 2>happening a lot, and it's a way to save arms.

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<v Speaker 2>I get it, But should a team be allowed to

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<v Speaker 2>save arms, especially if they're losing for being bad, they

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<v Speaker 2>can better position player in that's a reward. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know about that. Kurt sank Clementy, Welcome to Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>here on a FI seventy I Sports. Hi doing, Kurt.

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<v Speaker 3>You know how you saved arms? How's that by getting

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<v Speaker 3>rid of the pitch clock? And I know that that's

561
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<v Speaker 3>not the issue, but I agree with small baseball making

562
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<v Speaker 3>it league baseball. These guys are making hundreds of thousands

563
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<v Speaker 3>and millions of dollars and baseball it's like the turning

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<v Speaker 3>it into a curl.

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<v Speaker 2>It is. It is kind of a weird feel to it,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's, uh, it's not easy to digest if you're

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<v Speaker 2>a baseball purist to see the amount of position players

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<v Speaker 2>that are out there pitching. Sergio in Las Vegas. Speaking

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<v Speaker 2>of Las Vegas, we mentioned it earlier today, the groundbreaking

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<v Speaker 2>for the new athletic stadium that's being built at the

571
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<v Speaker 2>old side of the Trapicana. Sergio, what's the buzz in

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<v Speaker 2>the seven oh two?

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<v Speaker 6>Hey Timmy, thanks for taking my call.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the first time I ever recalled.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm off my Dodgers talk, so I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks thanks for taking my call.

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<v Speaker 6>Couple things and then we'll talk about touch on Vegas

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<v Speaker 6>really quick. U tremendous homestand seven and three coming off

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<v Speaker 6>that huge eight in and twelve stretch with the tough teams.

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<v Speaker 6>A great job by the by the ball club. I

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<v Speaker 6>have to agree with Johnson. It's just embarrassing, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>like you said the first time, whether it be Miggy

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<v Speaker 6>or Keyga, go on the mound and they get out

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<v Speaker 6>of the inning, you know, with maybe giving up a hit,

585
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<v Speaker 6>but when you when you pk what he's given up

586
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<v Speaker 6>eight runs in a total of one inning. The thing

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<v Speaker 6>that's embarrassing to me is that is that Doc has

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<v Speaker 6>a cup. He has to pull woman for an actual reliever.

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<v Speaker 6>It's like, just like you said, bring the reliever in

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<v Speaker 6>live Trevino in yesterday, and I know you have touched

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<v Speaker 6>on his pitch count. Maybe maybe they bring in sour.

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<v Speaker 6>Maybe that was a better call, but I don't like it.

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<v Speaker 6>The fun, the fun part of it is over. Uh

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<v Speaker 6>you know, I like your your roster manipulation, that's right

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<v Speaker 6>the word to say. But to shuffle fourteen and twelve,

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<v Speaker 6>I like that now. First dog to gain I ever

597
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<v Speaker 6>went to Timmy nineteen seventy six. I remember like it

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<v Speaker 6>was yesterday. I was six years old I moved, so

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<v Speaker 6>I've been a huge Dodger fan. I moved to Vegas

600
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<v Speaker 6>in two thousand and three, and when the buzz started

601
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<v Speaker 6>years ago about potentially the A's coming here, I thought, Man,

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<v Speaker 6>this is cool.

603
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<v Speaker 3>I go home.

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<v Speaker 6>My parents still live in Santa Monica. I crashed the

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<v Speaker 6>couch and go to ten games a year. But the

606
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<v Speaker 6>fact that the Dodgers will eventually come here every other

607
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<v Speaker 6>year is awesome. There's a lot of people hating on

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<v Speaker 6>it here in Vegas, but they did the same thing

609
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<v Speaker 6>for the Raiders. You know, you said you worked from

610
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<v Speaker 6>so I'm sure you heard all the negative stuff from

611
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<v Speaker 6>locals here. I think it's gonna be awesome really quick,

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<v Speaker 6>and I'll let you go. I used to I sell insurance,

613
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<v Speaker 6>but I used to do uber driving part time, and

614
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<v Speaker 6>one time I went to an executive airport and picked

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<v Speaker 6>up the owner of the Raiders, Mark Davis. He was

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<v Speaker 6>out here checking out the construction of the stadium and

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<v Speaker 6>got to talking. You ask me, how long have I

618
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<v Speaker 6>been there. I've been in been a long time, said man.

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<v Speaker 6>The Raiders are gonna make money hand over fist and

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<v Speaker 6>he goes, why do you say that? And I go, well,

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<v Speaker 6>first of all, I'm a Rams fan, but I said,

622
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<v Speaker 6>like you touched on it, Timmy.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a destination city.

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<v Speaker 6>You can fly in on a Friday night, like say

625
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<v Speaker 6>you're a Bronco fan or whatever, a Charger fan and

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<v Speaker 6>the stay Friday decided to go to this game Sunday

627
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<v Speaker 6>and go home. I mean, it's gonna be the same

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<v Speaker 6>thing for baseball. You have you know, I know cavel

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<v Speaker 6>right now in Vegas people were talking about is down,

630
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<v Speaker 6>but traditionally it's like forty seven million a year. There's

631
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<v Speaker 6>gonna be a bunch of people from the travelers that

632
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<v Speaker 6>come in here that go to games. I mean, I'll

633
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<v Speaker 6>certainly be there for the homestands the Dodgers are here

634
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<v Speaker 6>or the games. So I'm excited and hopefully I see

635
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<v Speaker 6>you around the stateum here in the future.

636
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<v Speaker 3>Buddy.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Sergio, I appreciate the phone call. Gary ladera Ranch.

638
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<v Speaker 2>You're next up. Thanks for being patient. You're on Dodge Talk.

639
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<v Speaker 4>Gary.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing good?

641
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<v Speaker 3>Tim How are you doing doing good?

642
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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead.

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<v Speaker 13>I'm opposed to it.

644
00:33:57.240 --> 00:34:01.279
<v Speaker 3>I would just continue it completely. The position player allowed

645
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<v Speaker 3>to pitch.

646
00:34:02.319 --> 00:34:02.799
<v Speaker 2>I'm with you.

647
00:34:03.000 --> 00:34:03.799
<v Speaker 13>I agree with you.

648
00:34:04.079 --> 00:34:06.200
<v Speaker 2>I think it's time. I think we've seen it enough.

649
00:34:06.240 --> 00:34:08.320
<v Speaker 2>I think it's only going to continue to be uses.

650
00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:10.440
<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it crutches the right word, but

651
00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:13.519
<v Speaker 2>you use in situations where let's just finish off a team.

652
00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:15.519
<v Speaker 2>Either way, Gary, I appreciate the phone call. Thanks for

653
00:34:15.519 --> 00:34:18.039
<v Speaker 2>being patient, Lou. And Irvine is next up here on

654
00:34:18.119 --> 00:34:19.920
<v Speaker 2>off night, Dodge, you talk on an FI seventy. How

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<v Speaker 2>you doing, Lou doing great?

656
00:34:22.519 --> 00:34:25.280
<v Speaker 11>Here's one way you're gonna get rid of it. As

657
00:34:25.280 --> 00:34:28.079
<v Speaker 11>soon as we blow a ten run lead, no one's

658
00:34:28.119 --> 00:34:30.039
<v Speaker 11>gonna want to do it. Just look at what happened

659
00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:33.119
<v Speaker 11>the other night against the Giants. Tik gives up a

660
00:34:33.159 --> 00:34:36.639
<v Speaker 11>grand Slam to nobody, and so then you got to

661
00:34:37.480 --> 00:34:40.320
<v Speaker 11>you know how quickly a game can turn. The next thing,

662
00:34:40.360 --> 00:34:43.480
<v Speaker 11>you know, he wats another person, another hit, and then

663
00:34:43.519 --> 00:34:47.400
<v Speaker 11>you've got three on and who knows what's going to happen. Yeah, no, nobody.

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<v Speaker 11>I don't think anybody that really follows the game wants

665
00:34:50.480 --> 00:34:53.599
<v Speaker 11>a position player up there. Just close out the game.

666
00:34:54.039 --> 00:34:55.079
<v Speaker 11>That's what you gotta do.

667
00:34:54.960 --> 00:34:57.000
<v Speaker 2>All right, Lou, appreciate it. There's a there's a way

668
00:34:57.000 --> 00:35:00.239
<v Speaker 2>to make it easier. For your bullpen and the out

669
00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:02.400
<v Speaker 2>of pitchers you have. And that's just add another arm

670
00:35:02.639 --> 00:35:05.239
<v Speaker 2>on that twenty six man roster manipulated so you can

671
00:35:05.440 --> 00:35:08.559
<v Speaker 2>get rid of that thirteen player cap right now, it's

672
00:35:08.599 --> 00:35:11.679
<v Speaker 2>thirteen position players thirteen pitchers. It's got to be equal.

673
00:35:11.880 --> 00:35:14.199
<v Speaker 2>You can't have more than the other. Just get rid

674
00:35:14.199 --> 00:35:15.760
<v Speaker 2>of that and a lot of team to if they

675
00:35:15.800 --> 00:35:18.440
<v Speaker 2>want extra pitchers, do it. Maybe add an extra spot

676
00:35:18.519 --> 00:35:20.760
<v Speaker 2>or two on a roster. Make it twenty eight man rosters.

677
00:35:21.039 --> 00:35:23.119
<v Speaker 2>Zach Echo Park, you're next up here on Dodge Talk.

678
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<v Speaker 2>I doing Zach.

679
00:35:24.920 --> 00:35:26.760
<v Speaker 11>Hey, Hey Tim, I'm doing good man.

680
00:35:26.760 --> 00:35:28.840
<v Speaker 2>How you doing doing good things?

681
00:35:28.880 --> 00:35:29.280
<v Speaker 3>Awesome?

682
00:35:29.559 --> 00:35:30.280
<v Speaker 12>Thanks for having me on.

683
00:35:30.360 --> 00:35:31.079
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

684
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<v Speaker 12>Look, with position players pitching, I think that I agree

685
00:35:36.079 --> 00:35:37.880
<v Speaker 12>with John Smaltz a little bit. I think it is

686
00:35:38.639 --> 00:35:42.079
<v Speaker 12>can be kind of the most embarrassing thing in professional sports.

687
00:35:42.599 --> 00:35:46.320
<v Speaker 12>But then I mean, I remember Anthony Rizzo striking out

688
00:35:46.360 --> 00:35:48.760
<v Speaker 12>Freddy Freeman a couple of years ago, and that's like

689
00:35:49.480 --> 00:35:52.679
<v Speaker 12>one of my favorite moments in baseball. So yeah, get

690
00:35:52.679 --> 00:35:54.039
<v Speaker 12>a little of the good and a little of the bad.

691
00:35:54.199 --> 00:35:56.679
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you see some funny moments. I appreciate it. You

692
00:35:56.719 --> 00:36:00.440
<v Speaker 2>see some things that you'll never forget and you know,

693
00:36:00.480 --> 00:36:03.559
<v Speaker 2>a guy striking out from Key k Hernandez or keyk

694
00:36:03.679 --> 00:36:08.400
<v Speaker 2>Hernandez or Miguel varg Rojas mimicking Dodger pitches. It's fun

695
00:36:08.440 --> 00:36:11.239
<v Speaker 2>at first, but you know, we got a long rest

696
00:36:11.239 --> 00:36:13.039
<v Speaker 2>of the season to go. We've seen a lot of

697
00:36:13.079 --> 00:36:15.400
<v Speaker 2>Key k hearn is. That means they're blowing out teams.

698
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<v Speaker 2>That that's a good thing, Don't get me wrong, but

699
00:36:18.920 --> 00:36:21.599
<v Speaker 2>you know, let's just finish it off. Let's get rid

700
00:36:21.639 --> 00:36:24.199
<v Speaker 2>of the position player across the Board's not a Dodger problem.

701
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<v Speaker 2>It's a baseball problem in my mind, and it's just

702
00:36:27.159 --> 00:36:30.440
<v Speaker 2>something the Dodgers are taking advantage of. And because five

703
00:36:30.480 --> 00:36:32.920
<v Speaker 2>out of the six times that they've brought in a

704
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<v Speaker 2>actually four out of the six times they brought in

705
00:36:34.920 --> 00:36:38.320
<v Speaker 2>a position player, Miguel Rojas and Key k Hernaniez each

706
00:36:38.480 --> 00:36:41.199
<v Speaker 2>came in and losing efforts. The other four times they

707
00:36:41.199 --> 00:36:46.000
<v Speaker 2>were blown out opponents. The Nationals, the Giants, the Yankees,

708
00:36:46.400 --> 00:36:50.119
<v Speaker 2>the Marlins all blowout wins for the Dodgers. Darryl Palmdale,

709
00:36:50.159 --> 00:36:51.960
<v Speaker 2>our final call here before we take a break and

710
00:36:52.000 --> 00:36:53.559
<v Speaker 2>get to the farm report. How you doing, Darryl.

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00:36:54.599 --> 00:36:55.639
<v Speaker 13>I'm good today, David.

712
00:36:55.760 --> 00:36:58.159
<v Speaker 2>I mean I'm doing graz thank you.

713
00:36:58.400 --> 00:37:04.280
<v Speaker 13>I hate the position player pitching is just like football.

714
00:37:04.679 --> 00:37:08.079
<v Speaker 13>You know, the runts didn't count, the whole runch can't count.

715
00:37:08.079 --> 00:37:10.119
<v Speaker 13>So what you get a hold run up a position player?

716
00:37:10.320 --> 00:37:13.119
<v Speaker 13>Is this garbage time? Get rid of it. We don't

717
00:37:13.159 --> 00:37:13.519
<v Speaker 13>need it.

718
00:37:14.360 --> 00:37:16.480
<v Speaker 2>I'm with you. I'm with you, Darrel. I appreciate it.

719
00:37:16.760 --> 00:37:19.480
<v Speaker 2>Thanks for checking in here on off night Dodger talk.

720
00:37:19.599 --> 00:37:22.280
<v Speaker 2>So yeah, the sentiment seems to be from all our

721
00:37:22.320 --> 00:37:26.880
<v Speaker 2>callers here, not fans of the position players pitching. It's

722
00:37:26.880 --> 00:37:30.760
<v Speaker 2>something that baseball is addressed, and we're seeing it over

723
00:37:30.840 --> 00:37:34.280
<v Speaker 2>and over in blowout situations. And I say it over

724
00:37:34.280 --> 00:37:37.519
<v Speaker 2>and over again, it's not a Dodger problem. It's a

725
00:37:37.519 --> 00:37:40.599
<v Speaker 2>baseball issue right now. And the more and more that

726
00:37:40.639 --> 00:37:43.280
<v Speaker 2>it happens, I think the more and more fans who

727
00:37:43.320 --> 00:37:46.199
<v Speaker 2>are the ones paying and watching the games and spending

728
00:37:46.199 --> 00:37:49.000
<v Speaker 2>the money are being drawn off by it and just

729
00:37:49.199 --> 00:37:52.280
<v Speaker 2>turned away by it. And you know, it's something I

730
00:37:52.320 --> 00:37:53.920
<v Speaker 2>think major ly baseball is going to have to look

731
00:37:53.960 --> 00:37:56.519
<v Speaker 2>at again because we're just seeing a lot of position

732
00:37:56.599 --> 00:38:00.679
<v Speaker 2>players pitching in games and just the simple an get

733
00:38:00.719 --> 00:38:03.960
<v Speaker 2>rid of it. That's it. Get rid of it. Add

734
00:38:04.000 --> 00:38:06.800
<v Speaker 2>a couple extra roster spots or manipulate the way the

735
00:38:06.800 --> 00:38:08.960
<v Speaker 2>twenty six man roster is and how many pitchers you

736
00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:11.800
<v Speaker 2>can have on that twenty six man roster. Prom solved,

737
00:38:12.519 --> 00:38:14.960
<v Speaker 2>have an extra arm down their bullpen. You are good

738
00:38:15.000 --> 00:38:16.880
<v Speaker 2>to go. All right, we'll take a time out, we'll

739
00:38:16.880 --> 00:38:18.400
<v Speaker 2>come back. We'll get you a farm report. If we

740
00:38:18.400 --> 00:38:20.519
<v Speaker 2>got time, we'll squeeze in calls. What we do is

741
00:38:20.559 --> 00:38:23.000
<v Speaker 2>run down the Dodgers top prospects from TRIPAA down to

742
00:38:23.000 --> 00:38:24.840
<v Speaker 2>a ball. Give you an update on a solve. These

743
00:38:24.960 --> 00:38:28.679
<v Speaker 2>big names you've heard, you saw on spring training? How

744
00:38:28.760 --> 00:38:30.920
<v Speaker 2>they doing now in the miners? When can we see

745
00:38:30.920 --> 00:38:32.920
<v Speaker 2>them at the big league level. I'll get your farm

746
00:38:32.960 --> 00:38:35.400
<v Speaker 2>report next, Tim Kates, Ronnie Fossio and you on a

747
00:38:35.440 --> 00:38:37.599
<v Speaker 2>Monday night off nine Dodger Talk on an FFI seventy

748
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<v Speaker 2>ELI Sports. Dodgers heading to Colorado to start a six

749
00:38:41.480 --> 00:38:44.800
<v Speaker 2>game road trip, three against the Rockies and then three

750
00:38:44.880 --> 00:38:47.840
<v Speaker 2>against the Kansas City Royals. We'll have Morago Casino Dodgers

751
00:38:47.880 --> 00:38:50.960
<v Speaker 2>on deck. Getting our covered started tomorrow at four point thirty.

752
00:38:51.280 --> 00:38:55.119
<v Speaker 2>First pitch from Cooris Field, Dodgers and Rockies is at

753
00:38:55.320 --> 00:38:59.320
<v Speaker 2>five forty. Appreciate all the phone calls. Everybody weighing in,

754
00:38:59.400 --> 00:39:01.760
<v Speaker 2>but a it. I'm gonna get to it right now.

755
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<v Speaker 2>An update on the Dodgers' top minor leaguers from Triple A,

756
00:39:05.119 --> 00:39:08.800
<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City all the way down to Rancho Cucamonga. Let's

757
00:39:08.800 --> 00:39:12.400
<v Speaker 2>get you a farm report. The Dodgers' top minor league

758
00:39:12.400 --> 00:39:16.320
<v Speaker 2>prospect right now is host sway To Paula, the twenty

759
00:39:16.400 --> 00:39:19.559
<v Speaker 2>year old left handed hitting outfielder. He's in high a

760
00:39:19.719 --> 00:39:22.599
<v Speaker 2>ball with the Great Lags Loons six y three, one

761
00:39:22.679 --> 00:39:26.320
<v Speaker 2>eighty five in sixty six games already this season, a

762
00:39:26.360 --> 00:39:29.239
<v Speaker 2>two to seventy five batting average, eleven doubles, a triple,

763
00:39:29.559 --> 00:39:33.079
<v Speaker 2>ten home runs, twenty eight RBI, fifty eight walks in

764
00:39:33.280 --> 00:39:37.599
<v Speaker 2>eight eighty five ops. And host swayed To Paula had

765
00:39:37.719 --> 00:39:39.519
<v Speaker 2>himself a day yesterday.

766
00:39:39.920 --> 00:39:43.599
<v Speaker 1>Five ball opposite way served by Depaula. Petrutz's back pedaling.

767
00:39:43.639 --> 00:39:46.320
<v Speaker 1>The wind is blowing out that way, and it has enough.

768
00:39:46.400 --> 00:39:46.960
<v Speaker 1>It's gone.

769
00:39:47.239 --> 00:39:49.559
<v Speaker 14>What want to PAULA hard hit bulled it in the

770
00:39:49.639 --> 00:39:52.719
<v Speaker 14>right center field. A base hit George hits third will

771
00:39:52.760 --> 00:39:55.599
<v Speaker 14>easily scores toe Bobble's a bit to Paula wants to

772
00:39:56.039 --> 00:40:00.920
<v Speaker 14>and he's in. He goes pitches outside and third basement

773
00:40:01.320 --> 00:40:03.679
<v Speaker 14>late had him on the moves. Dapola's on the move,

774
00:40:03.760 --> 00:40:06.199
<v Speaker 14>pitch is low and the throw is not in time

775
00:40:06.360 --> 00:40:09.280
<v Speaker 14>to Paula goes and another swipe for the Pola. Second

776
00:40:09.360 --> 00:40:12.960
<v Speaker 14>time that he's stolen third Today Loon's Radio Network with

777
00:40:13.079 --> 00:40:16.239
<v Speaker 14>the call host Sway to Paula. Two hits, a two

778
00:40:16.280 --> 00:40:19.880
<v Speaker 14>run home run, and three stolen bases for the Great

779
00:40:20.000 --> 00:40:24.480
<v Speaker 14>Lakes Loons Yesterday. Zayer Hope, twenty year old Outfielder's got

780
00:40:24.480 --> 00:40:25.920
<v Speaker 14>a lot of hope to make it to the big

781
00:40:26.000 --> 00:40:29.480
<v Speaker 14>league someday. He's in High A ball playing alongside host

782
00:40:29.480 --> 00:40:32.440
<v Speaker 14>Sway to Paula. Quieter than Michael bush Deal a year

783
00:40:32.440 --> 00:40:34.679
<v Speaker 14>and a half ago. He's off to a good start

784
00:40:34.679 --> 00:40:37.679
<v Speaker 14>in twenty twenty five two ninety six average, sixteen doubles,

785
00:40:37.719 --> 00:40:40.679
<v Speaker 14>two triples, seven home runs forty two Ribby's an eight

786
00:40:40.840 --> 00:40:46.440
<v Speaker 14>seventy two ops. Alex Frieland twenty three year old shortstop,

787
00:40:46.639 --> 00:40:50.440
<v Speaker 14>third baseman. He's in Triple A Oklahoma City and tearing

788
00:40:50.440 --> 00:40:51.239
<v Speaker 14>the cover off.

789
00:40:51.119 --> 00:40:53.880
<v Speaker 1>The ball the pitch has swung at hit pretty well

790
00:40:53.960 --> 00:40:57.159
<v Speaker 1>deep center field hell then going back racing to the wall,

791
00:40:57.280 --> 00:41:01.199
<v Speaker 1>jumping at the wall and gone. Alex Lynn goes deep

792
00:41:01.519 --> 00:41:06.239
<v Speaker 1>in the first inning for a second consecutive game. It

793
00:41:06.320 --> 00:41:08.159
<v Speaker 1>is his tenth home run of the season, and the

794
00:41:08.199 --> 00:41:11.239
<v Speaker 1>comments leaded one to nothing in the first. It's his

795
00:41:11.360 --> 00:41:14.000
<v Speaker 1>third home run in his last six games as well.

796
00:41:14.400 --> 00:41:18.360
<v Speaker 2>Comics Radio Network with the call seventy three games for

797
00:41:18.440 --> 00:41:22.199
<v Speaker 2>Alex Freelan two seventy one average, twenty three doubles, ten

798
00:41:22.320 --> 00:41:26.000
<v Speaker 2>home runs, as you heard, fifty six doubles, fifty seven

799
00:41:26.079 --> 00:41:30.239
<v Speaker 2>ribies and eight forty five ops for the former third

800
00:41:30.360 --> 00:41:34.519
<v Speaker 2>round pick out of Central Florida. Jackson Ferris the twenty

801
00:41:34.559 --> 00:41:37.159
<v Speaker 2>one year old left hander. He's in Double A Tulsa.

802
00:41:37.280 --> 00:41:39.719
<v Speaker 2>We saw him during spring training make some outings for

803
00:41:39.760 --> 00:41:41.840
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers at the big league level. He was in

804
00:41:41.920 --> 00:41:45.280
<v Speaker 2>camp with the Dodgers getting experienced and in thirteen appearances

805
00:41:45.280 --> 00:41:48.199
<v Speaker 2>eleven starts this year in Double A three to five record,

806
00:41:48.360 --> 00:41:52.199
<v Speaker 2>six to fourteen ERA, sixty four strikeouts with a one

807
00:41:52.360 --> 00:41:56.400
<v Speaker 2>fifty eight whip. Emia Warrales an eighteen year old shortstop

808
00:41:56.840 --> 00:42:00.239
<v Speaker 2>signed out of the Dominican Republic via Spain. He's in

809
00:42:00.280 --> 00:42:03.000
<v Speaker 2>thirty six games in rookie ball so far, two seventy

810
00:42:03.000 --> 00:42:06.320
<v Speaker 2>four average, three triples, five home runs seventeen walks, so

811
00:42:06.360 --> 00:42:10.320
<v Speaker 2>he's getting on base twenty seven strikeouts but an eight

812
00:42:10.400 --> 00:42:14.840
<v Speaker 2>oh seven ops. Kellen Lindsey, nineteen year old first round

813
00:42:14.840 --> 00:42:16.920
<v Speaker 2>pick of the Dodgers a year ago. He's a shortstop

814
00:42:16.920 --> 00:42:20.559
<v Speaker 2>in rookie ball, hitting two eighty seven doubles, two home runs,

815
00:42:20.599 --> 00:42:23.920
<v Speaker 2>twenty two walks and forty five strikeouts for his first

816
00:42:23.960 --> 00:42:28.239
<v Speaker 2>full season in pro baseball. Another Dodger top minor league prospect.

817
00:42:28.280 --> 00:42:30.800
<v Speaker 2>You can see him out in Rancho Cucamonga here in

818
00:42:30.800 --> 00:42:35.119
<v Speaker 2>southern California playing for the Quakes and Wardo Quintaro, the.

819
00:42:35.079 --> 00:42:41.079
<v Speaker 7>One two smash left field hollow looking up gone eight

820
00:42:41.159 --> 00:42:45.519
<v Speaker 7>Twarno Kintaro has the Quakes on the board in lead

821
00:42:45.599 --> 00:42:48.119
<v Speaker 7>off fashion here to open the bottom of the first

822
00:42:49.079 --> 00:42:53.159
<v Speaker 7>is league leading twelve fouve of the year, and it's

823
00:42:53.159 --> 00:42:55.280
<v Speaker 7>three to one and his Rancho on the board.

824
00:42:55.559 --> 00:42:58.960
<v Speaker 2>Quakes radio with the call. A home run for Quintaro,

825
00:42:59.199 --> 00:43:02.960
<v Speaker 2>the nineteen old out of Venezuela with twelve home runs,

826
00:43:03.000 --> 00:43:06.880
<v Speaker 2>hitting three thirty in fifty nine games for the Quakes.

827
00:43:07.079 --> 00:43:10.519
<v Speaker 2>He's got an ops oh for one thousand. Don't know

828
00:43:10.559 --> 00:43:14.760
<v Speaker 2>how long young Eduardo Quintero will be in the Ie

829
00:43:15.039 --> 00:43:19.280
<v Speaker 2>Joandre Vargas, nineteen year old shortstop, also in Rancho Cucamaga,

830
00:43:19.400 --> 00:43:21.440
<v Speaker 2>the six to four kid out of the Dominican Republic.

831
00:43:21.639 --> 00:43:24.639
<v Speaker 2>Twenty six games in Rancho to sixty two average, three

832
00:43:24.719 --> 00:43:28.280
<v Speaker 2>doubles and two home runs. Nick Frosso out of LMU,

833
00:43:28.400 --> 00:43:30.760
<v Speaker 2>A South Bay Guy, twenty six year old, right handed

834
00:43:30.800 --> 00:43:33.400
<v Speaker 2>coming off of shoulder surgery, missed all of last year.

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<v Speaker 2>He's in Triple A Oklahoma City seven Stars. Twenty appearances,

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<v Speaker 2>five to one, record of five ZHO three era in

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<v Speaker 2>forty eight to third innings. He's got thirty four strikeouts.

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<v Speaker 2>Kendall George Dodgers first round pick a couple of years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty years old. Now he's in High A Ball. Part

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<v Speaker 2>of that Great Lakes Loon team was Air Hope and

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<v Speaker 2>Josuey Depala. Fifty four games for Kendall George two thirty

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<v Speaker 2>six average and fifty strikeouts. It's been a slow start

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty twenty five for Kendall George. Kyoung Siuk Jane

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one year old out of South Korea. He was

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<v Speaker 2>the top pitcher in Korea in twenty twenty three. Signed

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers last year. Had a good twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four and eleven starts with Rancho Cucamonga, thirty five and

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<v Speaker 2>two third innings, forty seven strikeouts, and he's holding opponents

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<v Speaker 2>to a one fifty six batting average. Young Siuk Jang

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one year old South Korean in Rancho Kucamonga. Two

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<v Speaker 2>other minor league prospects to keep an eye on. Chase

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<v Speaker 2>Harlan eighteen year old third baseman, third round pick last

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<v Speaker 2>year out of high school, coming off of hit surgery,

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<v Speaker 2>making his pro debut this year twenty five games in

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<v Speaker 2>rookie ball, twenty nine average, eight doubles and two home runs.

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<v Speaker 2>And Guardo Henriquez twenty two year old out of Venezuela.

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<v Speaker 2>You remember him at the major league level last year.

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<v Speaker 2>He was called up in September, made three playoff appearances,

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<v Speaker 2>did not pitch in the World Series. He's in TRIPLEA

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<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City. Hurt to start this season, he was injured

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<v Speaker 2>until coming off the il the last week of May.

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<v Speaker 2>Only pitched in ten games this season, ten and two

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<v Speaker 2>third innings the seven to fifty nine ERA, fourteen strikeouts

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<v Speaker 2>and six walks. As he builds himself back up, and

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<v Speaker 2>we could see him coming out of the bullpen, a

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<v Speaker 2>hard throwing right hander at Guardo Enriquez. So there you go.

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<v Speaker 2>You're caught up on the Dodger top prospects from TRIPLEA,

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<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City, Double A, Tulsa High A Ball, the Great

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<v Speaker 2>Lakes Loons, and of course right down the road here

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<v Speaker 2>the ten Freeway with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. That's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>do it for off night Dodger Talk on this Monday

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<v Speaker 2>Night Mini Thanks to Ronnie Fossio, Thanks to you for

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<v Speaker 2>being a part of the show. Thank you for podcasting

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<v Speaker 2>as well. On the iHeartRadio app. We are back at

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<v Speaker 2>it with Marongo Casino Dodgers on deck Tomorrow Tuesday, four

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<v Speaker 2>point thirty pm will lead you up to first pitch

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<v Speaker 2>at five point forty Dodgers and Rockies from Coors Field

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<v Speaker 2>in Denver until they have a great, safe rest of

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<v Speaker 2>your Monday night. So long, everybody,