WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.879 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This team is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:10.759 Let's not play one on tone. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:13.320 Let's wind it. I love writing me these guys after 6 00:00:13.359 --> 00:00:15.199 the show. So just thank you, give me are. 7 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.440 Your attention, your fire and not a pisson. 8 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.120 This is world champion, Dodger, world champion. 9 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:23.120 Thing here for the small soft time they get up 10 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:24.399 people what they want to die. 11 00:00:24.239 --> 00:00:26.600 Too in a row two is special. I'm like, yeah, 12 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:27.359 it's not a headache. 13 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:29.359 One of a con. 14 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:32.479 This ball's gone. You ready to go? 15 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:34.759 Sure, Hell time go to the sun. 16 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:37.359 Grab your phone to get in on the show called 17 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:40.399 eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven and 18 00:00:40.600 --> 00:00:44.920 go to the show. And now your host of Dodger Talk, David. 19 00:00:44.719 --> 00:00:49.920 Vasse, Welcome to Dodger Talk. 20 00:00:50.039 --> 00:00:54.200 David Fast say with you until eleven thirty tonight. Taking 21 00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:57.719 your phone calls at eight sixty six nine eight seven 22 00:00:57.880 --> 00:01:02.520 two five seventy, we will hear from Vin Scully. I'll 23 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:06.359 share a conversation we had back in twenty sixteen when 24 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:11.680 the Dodgers changed their address to one thousand Vin Scully Avenue. 25 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:15.439 I thought it was fitting since tonight was Vin Scully 26 00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:20.079 Bobblehead night, a blowout loss, a disappointing loss, and Mark 27 00:01:20.159 --> 00:01:23.079 Kotze got me sick last week after I interviewed him. 28 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:24.640 So the voice is a. 29 00:01:24.560 --> 00:01:27.319 Little shaky tonight, but we are going to get through 30 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:30.400 it like the Dodgers got through tonight's game. 31 00:01:30.519 --> 00:01:33.239 Jose Mota is going to join us at. 32 00:01:33.079 --> 00:01:35.680 The top of the hour. We'll get his thoughts on 33 00:01:35.760 --> 00:01:39.680 what he saw tonight. But obviously this game did not 34 00:01:39.840 --> 00:01:43.200 start off great, as Hay Sung Kim lost a fly 35 00:01:43.359 --> 00:01:48.000 ball in the dusk of the evening here at Dodgers Stadium, 36 00:01:48.079 --> 00:01:54.079 only his second major league start, coincidentally against the Diamondbacks, 37 00:01:54.120 --> 00:01:56.799 And when we saw him play in Chase Field, he 38 00:01:56.840 --> 00:02:00.280 didn't look that comfortable out there either, and certainly in 39 00:02:00.319 --> 00:02:02.840 the first inning tonight he did not look comfortable. But 40 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:07.439 Dave Roberts gave his explanation in the press conference that 41 00:02:08.039 --> 00:02:11.800 because Tommy Edman is coming back from injury, they did 42 00:02:11.840 --> 00:02:14.400 not want to have Tommy Edman out there again in 43 00:02:14.560 --> 00:02:18.120 center field. Edmund's gonna get a day off tomorrow since 44 00:02:18.520 --> 00:02:21.080 the Dodgers want to keep that right ankle. 45 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:22.680 As healthy as possible. 46 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:26.639 And look, if you're going to release Chris Taylor and 47 00:02:26.759 --> 00:02:30.080 have Hayes Sung Kim take his role and get more 48 00:02:30.159 --> 00:02:33.199 playing time. He's going to have to play center field 49 00:02:33.319 --> 00:02:37.039 now after seeing what we saw tonight. Will the Dodgers 50 00:02:37.080 --> 00:02:38.120 play him out there again? 51 00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:38.560 Yeah? 52 00:02:38.599 --> 00:02:42.560 Probably they will because they want to get him acclimated 53 00:02:42.599 --> 00:02:44.639 out there because he may be needed. 54 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:47.120 Andy pa has got the night off tonight. 55 00:02:47.639 --> 00:02:51.120 At this point in time, I would say Kim is 56 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:55.680 the fourth best center fielder on the team, behind Key 57 00:02:55.759 --> 00:02:59.919 k Hernandez, behind Andy Pajes, behind Tommy Edman, and then 58 00:03:00.120 --> 00:03:03.960 he got Hayesung Kim. He's an elite infielder, but so 59 00:03:04.159 --> 00:03:06.719 far hasn't looked great out there in center field in 60 00:03:06.800 --> 00:03:09.120 a small sample size. 61 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:10.840 And that's what this is for. 62 00:03:11.000 --> 00:03:14.199 The Dodgers still have the best record in the NL 63 00:03:14.240 --> 00:03:17.719 West and are still in first place. They want to 64 00:03:17.759 --> 00:03:19.639 see what they got with Kim and whether or not 65 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:24.439 he can handle that position on nights like tonight. Tonight 66 00:03:24.680 --> 00:03:28.240 reminded me and I hate to bring this up because 67 00:03:28.360 --> 00:03:31.280 what I'm going to reference was a playoff game which 68 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:34.879 had a lot more significance than what we saw tonight 69 00:03:35.000 --> 00:03:37.240 in a regular season game in the middle of May. 70 00:03:37.960 --> 00:03:42.840 But the way the momentum snowballed on the Dodgers after 71 00:03:43.400 --> 00:03:46.039 Kim dropped that ball and opened the door for two 72 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:49.319 runs in the first inning. It kind of reminded me 73 00:03:49.439 --> 00:03:53.439 of when James Outman box the first fly ball of 74 00:03:53.560 --> 00:03:58.240 Game one of the twenty twenty three NLDS against the 75 00:03:58.319 --> 00:04:02.360 Arizona Diamondbacks and they went on to score six runs 76 00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:06.360 and then proceeded to sweep the Dodgers in the NLDS. 77 00:04:06.400 --> 00:04:09.400 That's what it reminded me of. And uh, you know, 78 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:09.919 there are. 79 00:04:09.879 --> 00:04:13.960 Certain parallels to those two things, and what it cost 80 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:17.600 the Dodgers in Game one of the twenty three NLDS 81 00:04:18.160 --> 00:04:21.839 and what it cost them in that series. And you know, obviously, 82 00:04:21.920 --> 00:04:25.000 like I said, the significance of tonight is not as 83 00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:27.680 great as what it was in Game one of the 84 00:04:27.720 --> 00:04:30.319 twenty three n LDS, but it reminded me of that 85 00:04:31.000 --> 00:04:34.040 eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 86 00:04:34.079 --> 00:04:39.120 the phone number the opener Landon Nack Longman game plan 87 00:04:39.240 --> 00:04:39.959 tonight did. 88 00:04:39.839 --> 00:04:43.120 Not work out as Jack Dryer. 89 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:46.319 And Landon Nack did go seven innings, which did help 90 00:04:46.360 --> 00:04:49.560 the bullpen in that respect, but they did give up 91 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:54.120 seven earned runs combined in seven innings. Landon Neck gave 92 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:57.040 up two of the three home runs hit tonight by Arizona, 93 00:04:57.519 --> 00:05:01.519 three two run home runs through one hundred and six 94 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:06.160 pitches in five middle innings tonight, and gave up four 95 00:05:06.240 --> 00:05:09.759 earned runs in that third inning. Let's head downstairs right 96 00:05:09.800 --> 00:05:11.439 now to hear from Land and Neck. 97 00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:14.680 Yeah, I mean, obviously early on, just execution just wasn't there. 98 00:05:14.800 --> 00:05:17.240 I mean, yeah, we just kind of leaving some pitches 99 00:05:17.279 --> 00:05:19.399 over the middle, like getting to some deep counts, just 100 00:05:19.439 --> 00:05:22.560 not really executing what we needed to, and they took 101 00:05:22.560 --> 00:05:25.439 advantage of a couple of mistakes. I mean, they definitely 102 00:05:25.439 --> 00:05:29.759 didn't miss those, and so just very frustrating early on 103 00:05:29.839 --> 00:05:32.800 to put us kind of in that situation. I was 104 00:05:32.839 --> 00:05:34.639 glad eventually we locked it into kind of as we 105 00:05:34.680 --> 00:05:36.199 kept going and provide a little bit of length, but 106 00:05:36.319 --> 00:05:39.639 you know, just bad execution early on and just got 107 00:05:39.639 --> 00:05:40.000 to be better. 108 00:05:40.240 --> 00:05:41.800 Flink to your head when you are trying to lock 109 00:05:41.879 --> 00:05:43.319 back in though, because I mean, to be able to, 110 00:05:43.319 --> 00:05:45.240 like you said, provide some length and even find different 111 00:05:45.279 --> 00:05:47.800 ways to I imagine protect the bullpen had to have 112 00:05:47.839 --> 00:05:49.000 at least been encouraging. 113 00:05:49.639 --> 00:05:52.439 Yeah, for sure, I mean I was. I basically came in. 114 00:05:52.480 --> 00:05:54.120 It was Lenna, like, just ride me as long as 115 00:05:54.120 --> 00:05:55.800 you can to save that pen a little bit. I mean, 116 00:05:55.839 --> 00:05:58.480 I just as we were kind of going forward, just 117 00:05:58.519 --> 00:06:01.360 trying to find the adjustment quick as I could. I mean, 118 00:06:01.399 --> 00:06:03.720 obviously firstending it didn't quite make it in time, and 119 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:05.800 so but was able to kind of make it a 120 00:06:05.800 --> 00:06:09.000 little bit better after that and start kind of getting 121 00:06:09.040 --> 00:06:11.160 back to the attack and kind of executing after that. 122 00:06:12.600 --> 00:06:14.399 So it was glad to at least be able to 123 00:06:14.399 --> 00:06:16.480 push a little deeper to save them a little bit. 124 00:06:16.800 --> 00:06:19.000 Frustrated stretch has it been just sort of considering how 125 00:06:19.040 --> 00:06:22.839 much the bullpen has had to throw this year? Yeah, 126 00:06:23.079 --> 00:06:26.160 it's been frustrating. I mean early on, especially in games, 127 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:28.160 just kind of the inconsistency and for me right now, 128 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:30.279 just trying to keep things where they need to be, 129 00:06:30.360 --> 00:06:34.279 keeping the attack, I mean, the deep counts and walks. 130 00:06:34.279 --> 00:06:38.040 I mean, it's just not me and so been frustrating 131 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:40.759 and continuing to try to push that forward and just 132 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:42.519 try to build off of the throw that we had 133 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:45.279 at the end of that and just stay on the attack. 134 00:06:47.000 --> 00:06:49.600 All right, there's landon NAC and thanks to sports net 135 00:06:49.720 --> 00:06:52.920 LA for bringing us Landon Nac, who has done everything 136 00:06:52.959 --> 00:06:55.839 that Dodgers have asked of him, be his starting pitcher, 137 00:06:56.000 --> 00:06:58.680 come out of the bullpen to close out games in 138 00:06:58.759 --> 00:07:02.160 a three inning safe situationuation to being the bulk innings 139 00:07:02.199 --> 00:07:05.879 guy tonight. And uh, obviously he has a great spirit 140 00:07:05.920 --> 00:07:08.680 about him. It just wasn't his night tonight. And he 141 00:07:08.720 --> 00:07:12.399 didn't get into rhythm quick enough. Because when you come 142 00:07:12.480 --> 00:07:15.839 into a game and you're already losing, Uh, that's tough 143 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:18.399 for you to ease into it. And the Dodgers were 144 00:07:18.439 --> 00:07:20.920 down three to nothing and then turn into a seven 145 00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:24.480 nothing game in the third inning. Eight six six nine, 146 00:07:24.519 --> 00:07:27.800 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's 147 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:30.839 go out to Danny who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight. 148 00:07:30.920 --> 00:07:32.439 Hi, Danny, you're on Dodger Talk. 149 00:07:33.240 --> 00:07:34.959 Hey Dave, thank you for getting me on. 150 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:37.879 I thank you for being here. 151 00:07:39.439 --> 00:07:41.560 Well, of course, man, where where else where else am 152 00:07:41.560 --> 00:07:44.480 I gonna be? Dave scept watching the Dodgers, you know, 153 00:07:44.600 --> 00:07:51.680 blow games and drop five balls in the outfield. Oh no, 154 00:07:51.879 --> 00:07:53.920 but that's what happened. That's what happened, right, That was 155 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:56.079 that was a can of corn. And you know what, 156 00:07:56.160 --> 00:07:58.839 I don't blame Kim. I don't blame Kim because he 157 00:07:59.199 --> 00:08:01.600 doesn't belong out there. He's not an outfielder, you know, 158 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:04.040 to my knowledge, he was a really good infielder in Korea, 159 00:08:04.079 --> 00:08:07.680 a star player, and very little outfield and he's kind 160 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:09.560 of getting force bet into trying to not just be 161 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:12.120 an outfielder, but be a center fielder. That's not an 162 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:12.879 easy position. 163 00:08:13.120 --> 00:08:13.279 You know. 164 00:08:13.279 --> 00:08:15.439 They just sent down the best at center fielders they 165 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:19.480 have in James Outman. They're running out Confordo every day 166 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:22.480 in left field, and he's taking up a spot out there. 167 00:08:23.160 --> 00:08:25.480 And Porto's got something like one hundred and fifty at bats. 168 00:08:25.480 --> 00:08:27.839 He's got no confidence out the plate. I don't know 169 00:08:27.839 --> 00:08:30.959 why they kept hold of him. You know, they can't. 170 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:32.679 They're not afraid to let go of Chris Taylor and 171 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:34.919 eat that salary. Well, well, maybe he just start to 172 00:08:34.960 --> 00:08:37.399 think about eating Comforta's salary too. With the kind of 173 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:39.480 performance that he's giving them night and night out and 174 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:41.279 they're sending them out there every single day. 175 00:08:42.120 --> 00:08:43.279 Kim is not an out. 176 00:08:43.879 --> 00:08:45.960 I agree with you, Danny, and I think that's going 177 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:49.600 to change. I think if this continues, Michael Confordo is 178 00:08:49.639 --> 00:08:53.840 going to start losing at bats, especially with Tommy Edmin 179 00:08:53.919 --> 00:08:57.200 and Ti Oscar Hernandez back as well as the way 180 00:08:57.279 --> 00:08:59.240 Andy Paie has is swinging the bats. 181 00:08:59.279 --> 00:09:00.639 So yeah, I would. 182 00:09:00.720 --> 00:09:03.399 I would imagine the Dodgers are going to take a long, 183 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:08.039 hard look, not at cutting Michael Confordo. But you know, obviously, 184 00:09:08.279 --> 00:09:11.360 if he doesn't turn it around here soon, he's not 185 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:13.000 going to get as many at bats. 186 00:09:14.200 --> 00:09:16.039 Well, if he's not starting that, I don't know what 187 00:09:16.080 --> 00:09:18.639 he's doing on the team, Dave, So they got consider all. 188 00:09:18.960 --> 00:09:19.279 I didn't. 189 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:22.519 I said they're gonna take I said they were gonna 190 00:09:22.559 --> 00:09:25.399 take at bats away. His at bats are not going 191 00:09:25.440 --> 00:09:27.879 to be as plentiful as they are right now. 192 00:09:29.120 --> 00:09:32.000 Well, I think he's doing that to himself. But they 193 00:09:32.279 --> 00:09:35.840 got a big hole in center field and they need 194 00:09:35.879 --> 00:09:37.200 to figure out. 195 00:09:36.960 --> 00:09:40.720 And number one, Number one, your first statement, I completely 196 00:09:40.799 --> 00:09:44.279 disagree with James Outman is not the best center fielder 197 00:09:44.320 --> 00:09:45.120 on the Dodgers. 198 00:09:46.360 --> 00:09:48.720 Okay, I can four others. 199 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:50.759 I can name four others. Do you want to hear 200 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:52.440 them better in the field? 201 00:09:52.960 --> 00:09:53.679 Better in the field. 202 00:09:54.759 --> 00:09:59.080 Yeah, I take Hernandez, Tommy Edman, and Andy pat has 203 00:09:59.120 --> 00:10:00.919 over him defensively. 204 00:10:01.159 --> 00:10:03.919 No, come on, come on, Dave Hey. 205 00:10:04.519 --> 00:10:07.200 Yes, come on, Danny, come on, Danny, I'll give you. 206 00:10:08.120 --> 00:10:13.000 I'll give you Edmond, but PA has out there in 207 00:10:13.039 --> 00:10:14.519 the field. Yeah, definitely. 208 00:10:14.559 --> 00:10:18.960 No, I'm wrong. You're just flat out wrong. You're wrong. Sorry, 209 00:10:19.159 --> 00:10:21.919 and you just talked around in circles. You're absolutely wrong. 210 00:10:22.399 --> 00:10:25.200 Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is 211 00:10:25.240 --> 00:10:28.360 the phone number. Let's go out to Tyson and Newport Beach. 212 00:10:28.720 --> 00:10:30.559 You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Tyson? 213 00:10:30.720 --> 00:10:31.039 Sorry? 214 00:10:31.320 --> 00:10:33.360 Do you want to rank your best who you think 215 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:37.440 is the best defensive center fielders on the Dodgers right now? 216 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:40.919 Tell Danny? Preached to Danny. 217 00:10:42.120 --> 00:10:44.879 Definitely too many Christmas. 218 00:10:46.039 --> 00:10:47.799 I don't know, They're all like, just. 219 00:10:47.799 --> 00:10:48.480 Move on, Tyson. 220 00:10:49.600 --> 00:10:53.000 Similar But I was going to talk about how the 221 00:10:53.120 --> 00:10:55.440 Dodgers a lot of people make the argue that they 222 00:10:55.480 --> 00:10:58.759 have a lot of pitching injuries, dude playoffs, which is 223 00:10:58.799 --> 00:11:01.519 partially true. But I also wanted to point out how 224 00:11:01.559 --> 00:11:03.840 other teams, like the Phillies who have made deep runs 225 00:11:03.879 --> 00:11:07.039 in years past. You know their horses Wheeler Nola. You 226 00:11:07.120 --> 00:11:10.080 almost never see the missis start. And they're both guys too, 227 00:11:10.799 --> 00:11:11.320 so those. 228 00:11:11.159 --> 00:11:17.120 Are starters, are starters, and yeah, those guys serve a 229 00:11:17.200 --> 00:11:21.200 purpose and their horses, like you said, but we're talking 230 00:11:21.240 --> 00:11:24.960 about relievers, and when they're used as much as they 231 00:11:24.960 --> 00:11:28.320 were used last year, and the Dodgers come back quicker 232 00:11:28.320 --> 00:11:32.240 than anybody else in baseball to have the shortest off season, 233 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:35.080 there's going to be a tax to be paid, and 234 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:35.879 they're paying it. 235 00:11:36.480 --> 00:11:37.919 Thanks for the phone call, Tyson. 236 00:11:37.960 --> 00:11:41.519 And by the way, I've been seeing this list circulate 237 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:46.200 on social media about the twelve injured pitchers the Dodgers 238 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:49.360 have on the injured list. Well, let's just it's a 239 00:11:49.360 --> 00:11:53.600 little misleading because Gavin Stone was going to be out 240 00:11:53.679 --> 00:11:57.120 all year long, River Ryan out all year long, Emmit 241 00:11:57.240 --> 00:11:59.639 Sheen is coming back the second half of the year, 242 00:12:00.759 --> 00:12:05.440 Michael Grove injured in spring training, you got last now 243 00:12:05.519 --> 00:12:07.720 and Snell on their way back. They were hurt in 244 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:11.159 the middle of the year at Guardo Enriquez. That's not 245 00:12:11.279 --> 00:12:14.480 an arm injury. So that's a little misleading when I 246 00:12:14.519 --> 00:12:18.360 see that stuff online. Let's go on to Newport Beach. Ken, 247 00:12:18.720 --> 00:12:21.120 You're on Dodger Talk Live from Dodger Stadium. 248 00:12:21.159 --> 00:12:24.679 Hi, Ken, Hi, David. You don't sound good. 249 00:12:28.200 --> 00:12:31.759 I was interviewing Mark Cotsee for the pregame show. He 250 00:12:32.000 --> 00:12:34.600 sounded like he had a little bug and I was 251 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:37.679 like dangish, I'm gonna get sick right now, So I 252 00:12:37.720 --> 00:12:38.000 got a. 253 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:41.639 Little he and I want to take a day off. 254 00:12:42.279 --> 00:12:45.000 And by the way, thanks. 255 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:45.960 A lot for the advice Ken. 256 00:12:46.000 --> 00:12:48.279 I'll get I'll get a doctor's note from Ken and 257 00:12:48.399 --> 00:12:49.120 Newport Beach. 258 00:12:50.279 --> 00:12:52.720 Yeah, well I've been I've been sick off and on 259 00:12:52.759 --> 00:12:54.039 here for the last couple of weeks, so. 260 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:57.080 I know it's been going around. 261 00:12:58.360 --> 00:13:06.000 Yeah, okay, So, and I heard Dave's reason. But your 262 00:13:06.039 --> 00:13:11.279 second base is playing center field after missing two balls 263 00:13:11.320 --> 00:13:15.679 in the prior game, your centerfield was playing second base, 264 00:13:16.200 --> 00:13:20.360 which doesn't make any sense. You're well holder on. 265 00:13:20.600 --> 00:13:23.399 I mean, Tommy Edmin is a second He's he's a 266 00:13:23.519 --> 00:13:26.679 lead at second, short and center as we saw last year. 267 00:13:27.240 --> 00:13:28.919 So you can't just put it in the bucket of 268 00:13:28.960 --> 00:13:29.600 second base. 269 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:33.919 No, but you don't want to. You don't want to 270 00:13:33.919 --> 00:13:36.440 see that guy playing the center every again. That was 271 00:13:36.480 --> 00:13:37.200 out there today. 272 00:13:37.679 --> 00:13:39.759 Oh, I mean, I agree with you. I don't think 273 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:42.679 that he's comfortable out there. And I bet that was 274 00:13:42.720 --> 00:13:46.440 the first time he had seen center field at Dodger 275 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:50.399 Stadium at seven to ten, where it's dusk and certainly 276 00:13:50.480 --> 00:13:53.320 more difficult if you don't have experience out there. You 277 00:13:53.320 --> 00:13:56.759 could take as many fly balls as you want. That's 278 00:13:56.799 --> 00:13:57.879 a different time of night. 279 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:02.360 Well some of the things. Knack now has a sixth 280 00:14:02.600 --> 00:14:10.440 sixteen ERA and Confortlenforto in one hundred and forty games 281 00:14:10.440 --> 00:14:14.159 has six RBIs one hundred and forty at bats up. Sorry, 282 00:14:14.159 --> 00:14:16.559 he has six RBIs. I think it's time for him 283 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:17.200 to go away. 284 00:14:17.919 --> 00:14:21.399 And the other one way is like completely go away 285 00:14:21.559 --> 00:14:22.960 or go away to the bench. 286 00:14:24.120 --> 00:14:27.000 Let's not start. He needs a play left game, maybe 287 00:14:27.039 --> 00:14:27.720 he'll get better. 288 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:28.679 I agree. 289 00:14:28.720 --> 00:14:31.679 Well, here's the thing we you know, we got two 290 00:14:31.720 --> 00:14:34.759 more games with Arizona, who's been really playing good. Then 291 00:14:34.759 --> 00:14:37.600 they go and play the Yankees, so I guarantee you're angry, 292 00:14:37.879 --> 00:14:40.480 and then they play the Mets for forty four games. 293 00:14:40.600 --> 00:14:44.639 By the way, the Dodgers pitchers ERA is four nineteen. 294 00:14:45.279 --> 00:14:50.039 The Mets pitchers ERA is two eighty six. This could 295 00:14:50.039 --> 00:14:53.399 be a really rough rest of this month. And I 296 00:14:53.399 --> 00:14:55.320 don't think the Dodgers are going to be in first 297 00:14:55.320 --> 00:14:57.879 place from June first. Would you look who they're going 298 00:14:57.919 --> 00:14:59.679 to play, and they'll lack a pitcher. 299 00:15:00.679 --> 00:15:03.519 That's possible, But does it matter if they're in first 300 00:15:03.559 --> 00:15:06.519 place on June first? Or does it matter if they're 301 00:15:06.559 --> 00:15:10.240 in first place at the end of the season, because 302 00:15:10.279 --> 00:15:13.720 we saw the storm last year, right with their position players, 303 00:15:13.759 --> 00:15:17.879 how depleted they were, with Freddie obviously stepping away from 304 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:19.799 the team, Mookie. 305 00:15:19.360 --> 00:15:20.840 Out for a period of time. 306 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:25.600 So the Dodgers were playing Cavin Bigio and Taylor Tremmel 307 00:15:26.120 --> 00:15:29.840 after the All Star break a lot, and this reminds 308 00:15:29.879 --> 00:15:32.120 me of that with their pitching staff right now. So 309 00:15:32.759 --> 00:15:36.200 I agree with you on the front that right now 310 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:38.960 is not a great time for the Dodgers, and the 311 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:43.399 schedule is getting tougher starting with this series and on 312 00:15:43.440 --> 00:15:46.320 the upcoming road trip and when they return home on 313 00:15:46.360 --> 00:15:49.320 the homestand but it all starts with starting pitching. Ken, 314 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:51.840 They've got to get Betty better starting pitching. 315 00:15:53.200 --> 00:15:55.919 Yeah, that ruins the whole thing. I used to be 316 00:15:55.960 --> 00:15:59.080 a pitcher at high school and college, or I understand 317 00:15:59.600 --> 00:16:03.120 that if you're picture's not pitching seventy percent of the game, 318 00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:07.559 eventually you're gonna run out of herlievers and they're gonna 319 00:16:07.559 --> 00:16:09.440 be tired and they're gonna get hit. And that's what's 320 00:16:09.480 --> 00:16:11.200 going on all. 321 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:13.399 Right, Ken, thank you for the phone call. Let's go 322 00:16:13.480 --> 00:16:17.159 out to JJ in Beaumont. Thanks for being patient. 323 00:16:17.240 --> 00:16:18.639 JJ. You're on Dodger Talk. 324 00:16:19.720 --> 00:16:27.840 Hey, my pleasure. Excuse my voice, you know, excuse you know, 325 00:16:28.039 --> 00:16:32.720 the Dodgers for losses in a row. So with that 326 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:36.360 stuffs tomorrow, you know, motors on the mound. We're gonna 327 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:39.759 win tomorrow and uh we'll turn the tired. So I'm 328 00:16:39.799 --> 00:16:42.240 not worried about him. Like I said, I really listen 329 00:16:42.279 --> 00:16:46.120 now and in October, so who'll be fine? 330 00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:49.720 And all right, Thanks for the phone call, JJ. Keep 331 00:16:49.960 --> 00:16:53.159 rooting on the Dodgers. They have a great team and uh, 332 00:16:53.279 --> 00:16:55.799 they certainly will be there at the end, no doubt 333 00:16:55.840 --> 00:16:56.279 about it. 334 00:16:56.639 --> 00:16:58.759 Thanks for the phone call, JJ, I appreciate it. 335 00:16:59.000 --> 00:17:02.960 Eight sixty six seven two five seventy is the phone number. 336 00:17:03.279 --> 00:17:05.400 We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk. 337 00:17:05.440 --> 00:17:08.039 When we come back, we'll check in with Jose Mota 338 00:17:08.400 --> 00:17:11.279 and also more of your phone calls, and you'll hear 339 00:17:11.880 --> 00:17:16.119 my conversation with the Great Vin Scully in twenty sixteen 340 00:17:16.240 --> 00:17:21.599 after the Dodgers changed the address of one thousand Alesion 341 00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:26.319 Park Avenue to one thousand Vin Scully Avenue. So we'll 342 00:17:26.319 --> 00:17:31.200 reshare that because tonight was a celebration of Vin Scully. Unfortunately, 343 00:17:31.279 --> 00:17:33.799 the Dodgers could not come up with the win as 344 00:17:33.839 --> 00:17:36.960 they fall to the Diamondbacks nine to five on A 345 00:17:37.200 --> 00:17:38.279 five seventy LA. 346 00:17:38.279 --> 00:17:44.880 Sports on air at AM five seventy, online at AM 347 00:17:45.000 --> 00:17:49.279 five seventy LA sports dot com, and available by podcast 348 00:17:49.319 --> 00:17:54.400 on the iHeartRadio app. This is Dodger Talk with David Bassan. 349 00:17:54.960 --> 00:17:55.839 On this one to one. 350 00:17:56.000 --> 00:17:59.400 Oh Tony swings it hits a hog drive. 351 00:17:59.279 --> 00:18:02.920 To the left, heads up in the pavilion, Show Hay's 352 00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:10.400 coming solo home run Show, hey Otani his seventeenth of 353 00:18:10.480 --> 00:18:15.200 the season, second solo shot against Brandon Fought, and now 354 00:18:15.240 --> 00:18:18.519 the Dodgers are within five. It's seven to two. 355 00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:23.039 That was the front end of back to back home 356 00:18:23.119 --> 00:18:26.400 runs by sho heo Tani and Mookie Betts in the 357 00:18:26.440 --> 00:18:29.319 bottom of the sixth inning. That was the first time 358 00:18:29.400 --> 00:18:32.759 this year the Dodgers have hit back to back home runs. 359 00:18:32.920 --> 00:18:37.920 Number seventeen for sho Heotani, which leads Major League Baseball. 360 00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:41.480 Mookie Betts a pair of home runs tonight. Those were 361 00:18:41.599 --> 00:18:44.759 his first two home runs of this homestand and the 362 00:18:44.920 --> 00:18:48.079 head was a lot more steady tonight in the batter's 363 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:52.039 box than what I have observed during this entire homestand 364 00:18:52.400 --> 00:18:54.799 not only in the games, but also batting practice. 365 00:18:55.279 --> 00:18:55.720 Daniel S. 366 00:18:55.759 --> 00:18:58.960 Jewelers presents the home run forecast. Go to AM five 367 00:18:59.000 --> 00:19:02.519 to seventy lap dot com use the keyword home run 368 00:19:02.559 --> 00:19:05.559 for your chance to win a fifty dollars Daniels Jeweler's 369 00:19:05.640 --> 00:19:08.519 gift card predicting the number of home runs in the 370 00:19:08.559 --> 00:19:12.559 next game. Daniels Jewelers owned the dream. The Dodgers faull 371 00:19:12.640 --> 00:19:16.599 tonight nine to five to the Arizona Diamondbacks. But I 372 00:19:16.759 --> 00:19:19.480 love what I saw in the ninth inning and who 373 00:19:19.480 --> 00:19:23.880 else ta Oscar Hernandez, first game back off the injured list. 374 00:19:24.240 --> 00:19:27.119 The guy loves to play baseball and he's. 375 00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:30.039 Not giving up on any game, in any score, and 376 00:19:30.119 --> 00:19:33.079 that was evident. With two outs in the top of 377 00:19:33.119 --> 00:19:36.759 the ninth inning, Josh Naylor thought he had the Diamondbacks 378 00:19:37.160 --> 00:19:40.480 fourth home run of the night, but Taoscar Hernandez, in 379 00:19:40.519 --> 00:19:45.559 a nine to three game, not conceding anything, leaped up 380 00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:48.559 in front of the out of town scoreboard and rob 381 00:19:48.680 --> 00:19:49.440 Naeler of. 382 00:19:49.319 --> 00:19:50.720 What would have been a home run. 383 00:19:50.799 --> 00:19:54.000 A wall scraper, nonetheless, and that kind of set the 384 00:19:54.039 --> 00:19:56.759 tone for the Dodgers to come back in the bottom 385 00:19:56.799 --> 00:19:59.680 of the ninth inning, but stall out after scoring two 386 00:19:59.799 --> 00:20:03.759 runs in the ninth So Taoscar Hernandez. He did that 387 00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:08.039 in the postseason last year in San Diego, despite the 388 00:20:08.079 --> 00:20:13.160 Dodgers losing six to five in Game two. That in 389 00:20:13.240 --> 00:20:17.720 Game three of that series, and he hit a grand 390 00:20:17.799 --> 00:20:21.599 Slam and made the score six to five. That was 391 00:20:21.640 --> 00:20:24.880 a lot different than years past. The Dodgers would have 392 00:20:24.960 --> 00:20:29.160 just conceded that game. But again, Taiascar Hernandez means so 393 00:20:29.319 --> 00:20:32.640 much to this team and thankfully the Dodgers brought him back. 394 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:35.200 Let's go out to our guy, Jose Moda. 395 00:20:35.920 --> 00:20:39.759 It's tough to go around the horn with Jose Mota. 396 00:20:41.440 --> 00:20:44.319 Jose Mota did a great job filling in for Rick 397 00:20:44.400 --> 00:20:47.400 Monday on this part of the homestand Rick will return 398 00:20:47.440 --> 00:20:51.640 tomorrow night. But Jose, great job filling in and appreciate 399 00:20:51.680 --> 00:20:53.960 the zinc drops you've given me throughout the night. 400 00:20:55.440 --> 00:20:58.039 Yeah, we've both been on the pollen wash, you and 401 00:20:58.079 --> 00:21:00.680