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 --> 00:00:06.919 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This team is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:12.599 Let's not play one on two. Let's I love writing 5 00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:13.720 me these guys after the show. 6 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:16.120 So just thank you, give me are your attention, your 7 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:19.760 fire and not a pisson. This is world champion, Dodgers, 8 00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:22.519 world championing for a small. 9 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:24.399 Soft time they get a people what they want to die. 10 00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:26.600 To in a row two is special. I'm like, yeah, 11 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:30.280 it's not a headache. As one of the con this 12 00:00:30.519 --> 00:00:32.479 ball's gone. You ready to go? 13 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.119 Hell time, Go to the sound grab your phone to 14 00:00:36.159 --> 00:00:38.799 get in on the show called eight six six nine 15 00:00:38.840 --> 00:00:41.399 eighty seven two five seven and go to the show. 16 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:45.280 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse. 17 00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:50.679 The Dodgers get the winning Cleveland today seven to two 18 00:00:50.759 --> 00:00:55.280 over the Guardians. Happy Memorial Day, David Vass with you 19 00:00:55.520 --> 00:00:58.960 until seven thirty tonight. We have phone lines open at 20 00:00:58.960 --> 00:01:03.359 eight sixty six, seven two five seventy. Jose Moto will 21 00:01:03.399 --> 00:01:06.079 join us at seven point fifteen. We will let you 22 00:01:06.159 --> 00:01:09.079 hear from Chris Taylor, who is in the starting lineup 23 00:01:09.159 --> 00:01:13.359 as we speak at Angel Stadium, playing center field for 24 00:01:13.480 --> 00:01:18.200 the Angels. Batting eighth for Ron Washington against the Yankee 25 00:01:18.359 --> 00:01:22.599 So Chris Taylor has signed with a team. Austin Barnes, 26 00:01:22.599 --> 00:01:27.040 who is designated for assignment almost ten days ago, still 27 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:32.079 has not been traded or reassigned or signed with another team. 28 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:36.719 So we'll see where Austin Barnes lands and Chris Taylor 29 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:40.239 has a new home down the five Freeway in Anaheim. 30 00:01:40.319 --> 00:01:42.640 So you'll hear from Chris Taylor a little bit later. 31 00:01:43.079 --> 00:01:47.159 And since today is Memorial Day, I think we always 32 00:01:48.319 --> 00:01:51.280 were reminded by Vince Scully what this day meant to 33 00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:56.920 the country. Vin was obviously very patriotic and weaved in 34 00:01:57.239 --> 00:02:02.000 a lot of remembrances of those paid the ultimate sacrifice 35 00:02:02.480 --> 00:02:06.560 during a Dodger Baseball broadcast, and I wanted to share 36 00:02:06.760 --> 00:02:11.039 a sample of that from his open in twenty fifteen 37 00:02:11.159 --> 00:02:14.280 later in the show as well. Eight six six, nine 38 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:17.280 eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number. I 39 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:20.599 guess that's one of those things you know growing up 40 00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:23.159 as a Dodger fan, those will be the days that 41 00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:28.400 stand out more than just any other summer day during 42 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:35.319 the long season. I would always remember Vin being so great. 43 00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:41.080 Obviously every game, but certain national holidays like Memorial Day, 44 00:02:41.680 --> 00:02:44.719 D Day. He would make it a point to educate 45 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:47.439 us on what those days really meant and not just 46 00:02:47.560 --> 00:02:51.479 gloss over it and worry about your barbecues, your fireworks, 47 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:54.560 your parties. There was something more to those days, and 48 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:56.879 that's part of the reason why I thought it was 49 00:02:56.919 --> 00:03:00.199 important to share that and keep his legacy living on 50 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:03.840 in that respect, especially on a day like Memorial Day. 51 00:03:04.280 --> 00:03:07.120 The Dodgers had a rough weekend in New York, There's 52 00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:09.919 no two ways about it, against a very good team 53 00:03:09.960 --> 00:03:12.360 in the Mets, and a lot of times, like I said, 54 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:15.360 over the weekend, you have to acknowledge that, yes, the 55 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:19.199 Dodgers are the defending World Series champions, but there are 56 00:03:19.199 --> 00:03:21.439 a lot of other teams out there that are coming 57 00:03:21.479 --> 00:03:24.840 after them. And hands down, if you ask anybody, the 58 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:28.919 National League top to bottom is a tougher league this 59 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:32.360 year than the American League. When was the last time 60 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:35.719 you could say that. I can't remember the last time 61 00:03:35.759 --> 00:03:39.199 the National League was top to bottom stacked more than 62 00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:42.639 the American League. You look at the AL East that 63 00:03:42.719 --> 00:03:46.360 gets so much East Coast love. The Yankees are the 64 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:51.120 only team above five hundred in that division, while in 65 00:03:51.159 --> 00:03:55.000 the NLS if the postseason started today, you would have 66 00:03:56.360 --> 00:04:00.879 three while you would have three playoff teams in the postseason. 67 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:05.360 The Dodgers, the Giants, and the Padres all would qualify 68 00:04:05.840 --> 00:04:09.280 to make the postseason if it started today. So hands down, 69 00:04:09.479 --> 00:04:11.919 I think we can all agree that the NL West 70 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:15.919 is the best division in baseball. As we take inventory 71 00:04:16.040 --> 00:04:19.480 on this Memorial Day, the Dodgers are thirty three and 72 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:22.839 twenty one, the second best record, tied with the Cubs. 73 00:04:22.879 --> 00:04:25.560 The Phillies are a couple of games better than both 74 00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:28.879 the Dodgers and Cubs. But when you look at Memorial Day, 75 00:04:28.879 --> 00:04:32.759 it's kind of the first post where you take inventory 76 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:35.560 of the team and really start to evaluate. There's enough 77 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:38.839 of a sample size of where your team is at 78 00:04:38.920 --> 00:04:42.000 where it can get better. And I'm curious for you, 79 00:04:42.120 --> 00:04:46.639 what's the biggest concern that the Dodgers have and what's 80 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:51.279 the greatest relief the Dodgers have right now? For me, obviously, 81 00:04:51.319 --> 00:04:53.720 and I think we can all agree on this, the 82 00:04:55.040 --> 00:04:58.319 bullpen is overworked. We all can say that, and how 83 00:04:58.879 --> 00:05:02.720 thin it is that's concerning as well. They will be 84 00:05:02.800 --> 00:05:07.639 getting Michael Kopek back, likely on the next homestand Kirby Yates, 85 00:05:07.879 --> 00:05:10.639 who strained his right hamstring. At least that's not an 86 00:05:10.759 --> 00:05:14.519 arm injury, probably towards the tail end of this homestand 87 00:05:14.600 --> 00:05:17.040 maybe the next road trip. So you got a couple 88 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:21.240 of reinforcements coming back. But Blake Trinon and Evan Phillips, 89 00:05:21.240 --> 00:05:23.839 to me, you're not going to see them anytime soon. 90 00:05:24.399 --> 00:05:28.279 So that's where things are for me, the bullpen and 91 00:05:28.480 --> 00:05:32.800 just the workload. You can't turn back the hands of time. 92 00:05:33.040 --> 00:05:36.759 You can't undo the two hundred and twenty plus innings 93 00:05:36.759 --> 00:05:40.000 they have pitched already. All you can do is move 94 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:44.120 forward and hopefully get your starters to get more dominant 95 00:05:44.199 --> 00:05:48.040 and give you more quality starts. And when Tyler Glassnow 96 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:51.879 and Blake Snell return, hopefully sometime in the month of June, 97 00:05:52.279 --> 00:05:57.240 that's going to help to reinforce and support Yamamoto, who 98 00:05:57.240 --> 00:06:00.680 has been a one man show, including today, going six 99 00:06:00.759 --> 00:06:03.839 innings allowing just two earned runs to win his sixth 100 00:06:03.920 --> 00:06:06.480 game of the year. I was a little concerned when 101 00:06:06.519 --> 00:06:09.879 Dave Roberts said he hurt himself making that one man 102 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:13.959 play at first base in the third inning, getting getting 103 00:06:13.959 --> 00:06:17.959 Will Wilson on a bun attempt, but Nonetheless, he hung 104 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:20.959 in there for six innings, and hopefully he's back out 105 00:06:20.959 --> 00:06:24.519 there stronger like he has been next Sunday, when he 106 00:06:24.560 --> 00:06:28.439 will face the Yankees on Sunday Night Baseball, a rematch 107 00:06:28.839 --> 00:06:32.399 of a team that he saw twice last year. Yamamoto's 108 00:06:32.480 --> 00:06:36.279 best regular season performance was against the Yankees in June 109 00:06:36.279 --> 00:06:40.519 at Yankee Stadium before he unfortunately got hurt, and then 110 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:45.160 in the World Series, obviously, Yamamoto was magnificent. I really 111 00:06:45.160 --> 00:06:48.959 believe Yamamoto to me and Freddie Freeman to me have 112 00:06:49.120 --> 00:06:54.120 been the two shining stars alongside Otani to start this year. 113 00:06:54.199 --> 00:06:57.879 Where would they be without the performance of Yamamoto, And 114 00:06:57.920 --> 00:07:00.160 if you go back to spring training, there were It's 115 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:04.480 just something about him, the conviction of his bullpen sessions, 116 00:07:05.120 --> 00:07:08.839 his confidence even in the clubhouse, the way he pitched 117 00:07:08.839 --> 00:07:12.199 in the postseason last year. There was something about him 118 00:07:12.199 --> 00:07:16.839 that convinced me, this guy can be a cy Young contender. 119 00:07:17.319 --> 00:07:20.120 And here he is contending for the cy Young. If 120 00:07:20.120 --> 00:07:24.839 you're into the odds and think odds make everything for you, well, 121 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:28.040 him and Paul Skeenes are the two favorites to win 122 00:07:28.079 --> 00:07:32.199 the National League cy Young this year. So Yamamoto has delivered. 123 00:07:32.199 --> 00:07:35.680 And how about Freddy Freeman, who obviously struggled at the 124 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:38.920 beginning of the year with that right ankle slipping in 125 00:07:38.959 --> 00:07:42.959 the shower, still kind of feeling it out coming out 126 00:07:43.000 --> 00:07:45.000 of spring training, I think is the best. 127 00:07:44.720 --> 00:07:45.439 Way to put it. 128 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:50.240 Maybe rushed it, but here he is, Freddie Freeman, one 129 00:07:50.480 --> 00:07:55.000 of the best hitters of our generation, proving it on 130 00:07:55.079 --> 00:07:57.759 a very high level right now. When you look at 131 00:07:58.160 --> 00:08:00.120 just what he's been able to do as far as 132 00:08:00.120 --> 00:08:02.800 the batting average, he's neck and neck with Aaron Judge 133 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:06.480 as far as the best batting average in Major League Baseball. 134 00:08:06.839 --> 00:08:10.240 Freddy today with three more hits, I mean, Freddie is 135 00:08:10.720 --> 00:08:13.360 he's doing things that you know you don't expect from 136 00:08:13.399 --> 00:08:16.439 a thirty six year old. Right Freddie Freeman's hitting three 137 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:20.240 sixty one. Only Aaron Judge has a higher batting average 138 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:24.319 at three ninety five. Freddy this year nine home runs, 139 00:08:24.319 --> 00:08:28.000 thirty five RBIs, and fourteen doubles. And I'll say this again, 140 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:33.000 I firmly have this vision of Freddie Freeman facing Max 141 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:35.720 Freed in the first inning of this year's All Star 142 00:08:35.840 --> 00:08:40.159 Game in their own old ballpark of Truest Park, where 143 00:08:40.159 --> 00:08:43.240 they won the World series together. Eight six six nine 144 00:08:43.279 --> 00:08:46.080 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's 145 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:49.440 go out to Jacksonville, Florida. Jeff, you're on Dodger Talk 146 00:08:49.480 --> 00:08:50.639 with David vasse Hi. 147 00:08:50.679 --> 00:08:54.519 Jeff, Hey, David, thank you for taking the call. Thanks 148 00:08:54.519 --> 00:08:55.600 for hosting the show. 149 00:08:56.039 --> 00:08:58.559 You're still my favorite Dodger insider. 150 00:09:00.039 --> 00:09:01.159 He's your second fish. 151 00:09:03.039 --> 00:09:05.360 Oh gosh, whoever answered the phone? 152 00:09:05.759 --> 00:09:08.759 Colin, he's your second favorite Dodger inside. All right, I'll 153 00:09:08.759 --> 00:09:09.120 take that. 154 00:09:09.240 --> 00:09:11.799 He got me on here, He's he got me on here. 155 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:12.600 He's a gentleman. 156 00:09:13.159 --> 00:09:15.399 I really appreciate both of you. Yeah, I know, to 157 00:09:15.440 --> 00:09:18.159 answer your question, since you already covered the pitching, I'd 158 00:09:18.200 --> 00:09:22.519 say Max Munsey because I say that because he's one 159 00:09:22.559 --> 00:09:24.919 of my favorite guys. I don't have jerseys, but if 160 00:09:24.960 --> 00:09:26.519 I did, i'd have a monthly jersey. 161 00:09:27.039 --> 00:09:28.080 And I didn't take to see him. 162 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:29.919 I hope he's got to turned around in all the 163 00:09:29.960 --> 00:09:32.240 ways he needs to do it, and so he doesn't 164 00:09:32.279 --> 00:09:36.879 eventually become you know, so he's not playing at the Angels. Yeah, 165 00:09:37.080 --> 00:09:38.919 anytime in the you know what I mean. 166 00:09:39.200 --> 00:09:42.039 So totally, he's got to turn it around here, I mean, 167 00:09:42.080 --> 00:09:45.519 he's got to turn it around or I feel like 168 00:09:45.639 --> 00:09:48.080 the Dodgers are going to look for other options. And 169 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:50.399 I don't know about you, Jeff, but aren't you tired 170 00:09:50.440 --> 00:09:54.080 of hearing and reading that Michael Confordo is hitting the 171 00:09:54.120 --> 00:09:57.080 ball hard and his exit velocity is so great that 172 00:09:57.240 --> 00:10:00.879 means absolutely nothing. Michael can form was hitting a buck 173 00:10:00.960 --> 00:10:04.279 sixty two. He walked twice today it was zero for one. 174 00:10:04.759 --> 00:10:08.080 I'm so tired of the narrative that Michael Confordo is 175 00:10:08.159 --> 00:10:10.759 hitting the ball hard. It's not like anybody has said 176 00:10:10.759 --> 00:10:14.159 he's hitting into bad luck. He's not hitting into bad luck. 177 00:10:14.480 --> 00:10:18.320 He's just not hitting. That's what I'm tired about. For me, 178 00:10:18.399 --> 00:10:20.840 if you had to give an award for the most 179 00:10:21.039 --> 00:10:25.080 overused narrative, that would be it that Michael Confordo is 180 00:10:25.159 --> 00:10:28.080 hitting the ball hard, just nothing to show for it. No, 181 00:10:28.120 --> 00:10:30.639 he's hitting into a lot of ground ball double plays 182 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:32.399 and he's just not hitting. 183 00:10:32.440 --> 00:10:34.759 He's making outs well. 184 00:10:34.759 --> 00:10:36.759 And I just want to ask you, I totally agree. 185 00:10:36.799 --> 00:10:39.480 And you know, I mean, he things like, we get 186 00:10:39.519 --> 00:10:41.639 these guys and it had great years last year and 187 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:43.399 then they come here and they. 188 00:10:43.320 --> 00:10:44.799 Struggle for some reason. 189 00:10:44.919 --> 00:10:46.720 Maybe it's the bright lights or something, but. 190 00:10:46.919 --> 00:10:50.399 That's a blanket statement too, because Taioscar Hernandez came here 191 00:10:50.840 --> 00:10:55.080 after playing in Seattle and he's turned into the Taoscar 192 00:10:55.120 --> 00:10:56.279 Hernandez that we all know. 193 00:10:57.200 --> 00:10:58.799 Well, that's true, and I listen. I wanted to ask 194 00:10:58.799 --> 00:11:00.799 you one question though. I just read something that I 195 00:11:00.799 --> 00:11:03.200 don't follow all the news, like super close, but I 196 00:11:03.200 --> 00:11:06.080 saw that they had optioned sour back down at Triple A, 197 00:11:06.159 --> 00:11:07.559 and I thought he had done pretty well when he 198 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:08.000 came up. 199 00:11:08.600 --> 00:11:09.360 Was it last week? 200 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:12.720 And I just learned why did they Why did they 201 00:11:12.720 --> 00:11:13.759 option him back down? 202 00:11:13.879 --> 00:11:14.080 You know? 203 00:11:14.679 --> 00:11:17.480 Yeah, because they needed a fresh arm after a thirteen 204 00:11:17.519 --> 00:11:21.399 inning game, so they played, they had to maneuver their 205 00:11:21.440 --> 00:11:24.039 bullpen to get a fresh arm that was Bobby Miller 206 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:28.320 on Saturday, and then they optioned Bobby to bring up 207 00:11:28.399 --> 00:11:31.960 another fresh arm in Chris Stratton today. So that's the 208 00:11:32.000 --> 00:11:35.480 reason why, Jeff, the Dodgers are really struggling, and that 209 00:11:35.559 --> 00:11:39.440 thirteen inning game did not do them any favors because 210 00:11:39.480 --> 00:11:42.360 not only did they go thirteen innings, but also in 211 00:11:42.399 --> 00:11:44.799 the middle of that game they played, they had a 212 00:11:44.840 --> 00:11:47.639 way through an hour and thirty eight minute rain delay 213 00:11:48.080 --> 00:11:51.279 in the third inning, which burned their starter Clayton Kershaw. 214 00:11:51.679 --> 00:11:53.759 Then, so the phone call, Jeff, appreciate it. 215 00:11:53.960 --> 00:11:56.679 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 216 00:11:56.679 --> 00:11:59.080 the phone number. We're gonna take a time out here 217 00:11:59.200 --> 00:12:01.720 on Dodger Top. When we come back, you'll hear from 218 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:05.840 Chris Taylor. Also, we'll get into what the over under 219 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:09.279 a number of wins for the Dodgers should be during 220 00:12:09.320 --> 00:12:13.440 this twenty nine grueling game stretch where they are facing 221 00:12:13.639 --> 00:12:18.960 all playoff teams, including the Mets twice the Yankees this weekend. 222 00:12:19.240 --> 00:12:21.919 They'll see the Padres and Giants for the first time 223 00:12:22.039 --> 00:12:25.200 during this twenty nine game stretch. I have a certain 224 00:12:25.320 --> 00:12:29.559 number that I feel would be passable for the Dodgers 225 00:12:29.639 --> 00:12:33.960 considering everything involved during this twenty nine game stretch where 226 00:12:34.240 --> 00:12:37.240 the Dodgers are seven games in already and they're four 227 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:39.799 and three after a seven to two win over the 228 00:12:39.840 --> 00:12:48.360 Guardians on a five to seventy LA Sports. 229 00:12:47.039 --> 00:12:50.200 On air at AM five to seventy online at amfive 230 00:12:50.240 --> 00:12:54.399 seventy LA sports dot com, and available my podcast on 231 00:12:54.480 --> 00:12:55.799 the iHeartRadio app. 232 00:12:56.000 --> 00:12:59.240 This is Dodger Talk with David Bassa. 233 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:04.279 Same time tomorrow to Klaus Morano Casino Dodgers on Debt 234 00:13:04.279 --> 00:13:07.679 Scheffer pitched three ten and will hits a high drive 235 00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:11.039 to left field. This one's way back and this ball 236 00:13:11.200 --> 00:13:15.000 is gone. It's a home run for will Smith, is 237 00:13:15.200 --> 00:13:18.360 fifth of the season, and the Dodgers, with two outs 238 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:21.000 in the ninth get another. It is seven to two. 239 00:13:22.600 --> 00:13:27.000 Will Smith, since the first day of the Cactus League, 240 00:13:27.120 --> 00:13:28.480 has swung a hot bat. 241 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:30.320 He's seen the ball really well. 242 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:34.960 Two walks today, two hits today, including that home run 243 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:37.360 for will Smith in the ninth inning to help the 244 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:40.799 Dodgers close out a seven to two win over the 245 00:13:40.799 --> 00:13:45.559 Guardians in Cleveland. 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I think we can all 259 00:14:21.720 --> 00:14:25.159 agree the Guardians have a very good chance of making 260 00:14:25.159 --> 00:14:29.600 the postseason again, certainly the Mets and Yankees. The Padres, 261 00:14:29.679 --> 00:14:32.840 and as of now, the Giants would be considered a 262 00:14:32.879 --> 00:14:36.200 postseason team. Not to mention the three games at the 263 00:14:36.320 --> 00:14:39.440 end of the last homestand where the Dodgers faced off 264 00:14:39.440 --> 00:14:43.759 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. So that's what marks what I 265 00:14:43.879 --> 00:14:47.919 consider the toughest twenty nine game stretch for the Dodgers 266 00:14:48.360 --> 00:14:52.759 this season, starting with that final three game series against 267 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:56.039 the Diamondbacks at home on the last home stand before 268 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:59.039 they set out on this road trip. It's twenty nine 269 00:14:59.080 --> 00:15:03.000 games the the Dodgers are facing the Diamondbacks, the Mets, 270 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:06.919 the Guardians, the Mets actually seven times, because it's a 271 00:15:06.960 --> 00:15:09.960 four game series against the Mets next week after a 272 00:15:10.000 --> 00:15:14.039 three game rematch series against the New York Yankees. Not 273 00:15:14.159 --> 00:15:18.159 to mention the Dodgers seeing the Padres for the first 274 00:15:18.200 --> 00:15:21.519 time this year. They're gonna see them seven times in 275 00:15:21.559 --> 00:15:24.000 the middle of June, and they haven't seen them once 276 00:15:24.080 --> 00:15:28.440 so far. Not to mention the surprising Cardinals in Saint 277 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:31.600 Louis and the Giants at home before they get in 278 00:15:31.679 --> 00:15:36.519 between San Diego series in San Diego and at Dodgers Stadium. 279 00:15:36.600 --> 00:15:39.399 So my point is, we all know where the Dodgers 280 00:15:39.440 --> 00:15:42.279 are with their bullpen. We all know they're a little thin, 281 00:15:42.360 --> 00:15:45.720 and they're starting rotation. The Dodgers to begin this twenty 282 00:15:45.799 --> 00:15:49.279 nine game stretch are four and three. What would be 283 00:15:50.120 --> 00:15:53.600 a good number for wins during this stretch considering the 284 00:15:53.600 --> 00:15:57.200 teams I just mentioned, considering where the Dodgers pitching is 285 00:15:57.279 --> 00:16:00.799 right now, and I'm gonna go better than five. The 286 00:16:00.840 --> 00:16:04.120 Dodgers can be better than five hundred during this twenty 287 00:16:04.200 --> 00:16:07.120 nine game stretch. I feel like so many that cover 288 00:16:07.200 --> 00:16:10.519 the Dodgers and so many that follow the Dodgers kind 289 00:16:10.519 --> 00:16:14.360 of short change this offense. This is one of, if 290 00:16:14.399 --> 00:16:19.080 not the best offense offenses in all a Major League Baseball. 291 00:16:19.440 --> 00:16:22.039 The offense is going to have to carry the Dodgers 292 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:26.559 to victory like they did today, and hopefully Tanner Scott 293 00:16:26.639 --> 00:16:28.559 can get back on track. We saw him in the 294 00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:31.759 eighth inning. He gave up a double to Jose Ramirez, 295 00:16:31.799 --> 00:16:33.960 but did not give up a run. And I think 296 00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:36.440 we can all concede that Jose Ramirez is one of 297 00:16:36.440 --> 00:16:39.080 the best hitters in baseball, so if he can give 298 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:43.000 him a double with nobody on base, that's fine. But 299 00:16:43.360 --> 00:16:46.559 the key to all this is Tanner Scott has got 300 00:16:46.559 --> 00:16:49.720 to get right. Tanner Scott has got to be that 301 00:16:49.759 --> 00:16:53.360 guy the Dodgers signed after seeing how dominant he was 302 00:16:53.519 --> 00:16:56.759 last year, because if you don't have that anchor at 303 00:16:56.759 --> 00:16:59.759 the back of your bullpen missing the guys are missing 304 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:04.400 right now. It will be demoralizing to lose leads in 305 00:17:04.440 --> 00:17:07.799 the ninth inning and blow saves. Tanner Scott has blown 306 00:17:07.880 --> 00:17:11.359 four saves already this year. He only blew two all 307 00:17:11.400 --> 00:17:15.759 of last year. So I believe a fair over under 308 00:17:16.039 --> 00:17:20.039 win number during this twenty nine game stretch. Considering the 309 00:17:20.119 --> 00:17:23.279 Dodgers have four already and twenty five more to go, 310 00:17:23.640 --> 00:17:26.839 or twenty two to twenty five more to go, I'm 311 00:17:26.880 --> 00:17:31.319 going in over under seventeen wins during this twenty nine 312 00:17:31.359 --> 00:17:35.240 game stretch. I feel like that's completely fair for the 313 00:17:35.279 --> 00:17:38.359 Dodgers to be able to grab and look, the Padres 314 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:42.000 had to put Michael King on the il today. You 315 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:44.920 Darvish has not thrown a single pitch for the Padres 316 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:48.279 this year, the Padres don't have the pitching depth, and 317 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:50.599 by the time the Dodgers get to Saint Louis, are 318 00:17:50.640 --> 00:17:54.519 the Cardinals going to be human again. The toughest stretch 319 00:17:54.599 --> 00:17:57.799 for the Dodgers to me, is coming up this weekend 320 00:17:57.839 --> 00:18:01.039 a rematch against the Yankees and and also four games 321 00:18:01.079 --> 00:18:03.720 against the Mets. That's going to be a very tough 322 00:18:03.799 --> 00:18:06.519 seven game stretch, and I just believe you should have 323 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:11.000 your expectations in the right spot. Yes, I said, seventeen 324 00:18:11.039 --> 00:18:14.839 wins over under is realistic for the Dodgers during this 325 00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:17.680 twenty nine game stretch, but a lot of times it's 326 00:18:17.680 --> 00:18:20.240 not going to be ugly. They're gonna have to grind 327 00:18:20.279 --> 00:18:23.440 wins out. Yeah, there might be times where they have 328 00:18:23.519 --> 00:18:25.799 to come from behind and the last at bad after 329 00:18:25.880 --> 00:18:29.200 things did not look great in the beginning. But I 330 00:18:29.200 --> 00:18:32.079 think we all should just have those expectations. A win 331 00:18:32.240 --> 00:18:35.400 is a win, especially during this twenty nine game stretch 332 00:18:35.440 --> 00:18:38.799 where at times it's not going to look pretty. Eight six, 333 00:18:38.920 --> 00:18:41.960 six nine, eight seven, two five seventy is the phone number. 334 00:18:42.160 --> 00:18:45.279 Let's go out to Pasadena, Darryl. You want to talk 335 00:18:45.279 --> 00:18:46.160 about Mookie Betts. 336 00:18:46.200 --> 00:18:46.960 How you doing, Darryl? 337 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:50.640 I I'm good, David, thank you for step to my call. 338 00:18:51.400 --> 00:18:55.240 MD Laning is Mookie should not be playing touchdown. He 339 00:18:55.319 --> 00:18:57.599 need to be back in right field when he's a 340 00:18:57.640 --> 00:19:00.440 Hall of Famer. And then what, I don't know why 341 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:03.680 Colfordo is skilled in the lineup. The dude is not hitting. 342 00:19:04.039 --> 00:19:04.920 You need to get. 343 00:19:05.000 --> 00:19:08.720 Somebody else for shortstop and put Ko back in the 344 00:19:08.880 --> 00:19:11.240 field so we can I mean, we cannot win a 345 00:19:11.279 --> 00:19:14.039 world theory with rookie hitting like this or playing like this. 346 00:19:14.400 --> 00:19:17.480 He has left an average shortstop. We need a good 347 00:19:17.680 --> 00:19:19.880 shortstop to win another championship. 348 00:19:20.480 --> 00:19:23.519 Well, I would say that he's better than a below 349 00:19:23.599 --> 00:19:26.640 average short stop. I would say he's about average. I know, 350 00:19:27.119 --> 00:19:29.359 you know, people around the team want to give him 351 00:19:29.400 --> 00:19:31.880 a little bit more, but I feel like he's an 352 00:19:31.920 --> 00:19:35.440 average shortstop and he's done better than what he did 353 00:19:35.519 --> 00:19:38.400 last year. But I believe it's a fair question to 354 00:19:38.519 --> 00:19:42.680 ask has his emphasis on shortstop and playing that position 355 00:19:42.759 --> 00:19:46.880 at thirty two years old where traditionally historically guys that 356 00:19:47.240 --> 00:19:49.920 have played that their entire careers and are at thirty 357 00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:53.200 two years old. I'm talking about guys like Jimmy Rollins, 358 00:19:53.279 --> 00:19:56.720 Troy Tulowitzki, the list goes on and on their offense 359 00:19:56.839 --> 00:20:00.359 dips over the age of thirty playing that position. So 360 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:03.440 it's a fair question to ask Darryl. But defensively, I 361 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:06.839 think he's been okay offensively. Is the question? Is it 362 00:20:06.960 --> 00:20:10.519 taking something out of the pop of his back? Consistently 363 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:14.960 he has a seven fifty two ops. I think you know, 364 00:20:15.119 --> 00:20:17.400 it's early in the season. Let's see where it goes. 365 00:20:17.440 --> 00:20:21.559 But defense is not the issue to me. I'm just wondering, 366 00:20:21.680 --> 00:20:23.440 is it taking away from his offense? 367 00:20:24.519 --> 00:20:27.200 That's what I'm saying it is he's thirty two years old. 368 00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:31.240 Yeah, it doesn't usually happen this way, Darryl, that's for sure. 369 00:20:31.279 --> 00:20:34.160 This is something we've never seen before. Thanks to the 370 00:20:34.200 --> 00:20:37.119 phone call, appreciate it. Eight sixty six nine eight seven 371 00:20:37.160 --> 00:20:39.720 two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the 372 00:20:39.720 --> 00:20:43.079 Guardians today seven to two. Mookie Betts did drive in 373 00:20:43.119 --> 00:20:45.839 one of the seven runs today. The Dodgers had seven 374 00:20:45.880 --> 00:20:48.720 different players drive in a run today, so he was 375 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:51.720 part of that. I have the Angels Yankees game on 376 00:20:51.839 --> 00:20:55.799 that's being played at Angel Stadium to start their series, 377 00:20:55.880 --> 00:20:59.000 and Chris Taylor, in case you missed it earlier today, 378 00:20:59.160 --> 00:21:02.480 was signed by the Angels. He's starting in center field, 379 00:21:02.559 --> 00:21:05.599 and he's doubling up on the number three he wore 380 00:21:05.680 --> 00:21:09.599 with the Dodgers. He's wearing number thirty three with the Angels. 381 00:21:09.640 --> 00:21:12.279 He just had his first at bat against former teammate 382 00:21:12.640 --> 00:21:16.680 Ryan Yarborough and not surprisingly, he struck out on a 383 00:21:16.680 --> 00:21:19.359 breaking ball down in a way. But here was what 384 00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:22.200 Chris Taylor had to say to the media in Anaheim 385 00:21:22.279 --> 00:21:23.359 before the game today. 386 00:21:26.599 --> 00:21:29.000 I'm excited to stay home. I get to plat at home, 387 00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:33.079 you know, and Dames has been playing really good baseball, 388 00:21:33.200 --> 00:21:35.319 so I'm excited doing the team and hopefully get on 389 00:21:35.359 --> 00:21:40.519 the field. That's one thing with the Dodgers this year, I. 390 00:21:39.759 --> 00:21:40.400 Just my role. 391 00:21:40.440 --> 00:21:42.960 I wasn't getting on the field that much, so I'm 392 00:21:43.000 --> 00:21:45.759 really just looking forward to, like getting consistent of baths 393 00:21:45.759 --> 00:21:46.319 and fining time. 394 00:21:46.640 --> 00:21:49.480 Kenny was really excited to see you here, how much 395 00:21:49.480 --> 00:21:51.400 as on your face like him. 396 00:21:51.279 --> 00:21:51.880 In the clubhouse. 397 00:21:51.960 --> 00:21:55.039 Yeah, ken Lee and Ta. You know, those guys were 398 00:21:55.960 --> 00:21:58.559 for the Dodgers with me, so it's it's always nice 399 00:21:58.559 --> 00:22:00.359 to having guys he played with, and I I know 400 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:02.960 a few of these guys, so it's good to have 401 00:22:03.000 --> 00:22:05.960