WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:03.359 Welcome to Dodger Talk. David Vase with you from Kemelback 2 00:00:03.439 --> 00:00:08.480 Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. The Dodgers are just two days 3 00:00:08.519 --> 00:00:12.199 away from leaving for Tokyo, Japan. We'll get into that 4 00:00:12.720 --> 00:00:16.160 more later in the show, but just a recap of 5 00:00:16.160 --> 00:00:18.480 what has taken place and what is going to take 6 00:00:18.480 --> 00:00:21.280 place here tonight on Dodger Talk. We're with you until 7 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:24.519 eight o'clock right here on a five to seventy LA 8 00:00:24.679 --> 00:00:27.600 Sports and we have a great show for you tonight. 9 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:32.920 We will be joined by future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw, 10 00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:38.679 who spoke to me exclusively earlier today about all things Dodgers. 11 00:00:38.799 --> 00:00:42.479 All things Kershaw, you will hear from the future Hall 12 00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:45.359 of Famer, the three times Cy Young Award winner and 13 00:00:45.640 --> 00:00:49.359 MVP winner coming up later in the show. And also 14 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:52.280 we are going to speak to a man that has 15 00:00:52.320 --> 00:00:55.640 covered the Dodgers for over a decade, and that is 16 00:00:55.719 --> 00:00:59.159 Bill Plunkett from the Orange County Register. He has a 17 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:03.880 brand new show, Hey Otani book titled La Story. It 18 00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:07.400 is the Otani Story from his first season with the 19 00:01:07.439 --> 00:01:11.000 Dodgers on their way to the World Series Championship. Bill 20 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:15.680 Plunkett will also be in Tokyo coming up starting tomorrow. 21 00:01:15.799 --> 00:01:18.120 He's actually going to do this phone interview and then 22 00:01:18.719 --> 00:01:21.920 bored a plane for Tokyo tomorrow morning. So you'll hear 23 00:01:21.959 --> 00:01:24.959 from Bill Plunkett later in the show, and I also 24 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:27.599 will the last half of the show is going to 25 00:01:27.640 --> 00:01:32.760 be very Otani centric because later in the show, I 26 00:01:32.799 --> 00:01:36.200 am going to share with you what Barry Bonds had 27 00:01:36.239 --> 00:01:39.760 to say on the Matt Barnes Steven Jackson podcast All 28 00:01:39.840 --> 00:01:43.120 the Smoke when it comes to show, Hey Otani, and 29 00:01:43.599 --> 00:01:47.680 what Bonds thinks about Otani being a player that could 30 00:01:47.680 --> 00:01:52.239 play in his generation, and also what Bonds thinks about 31 00:01:52.319 --> 00:01:55.719 Otani pitching, So we'll get to all that as well. 32 00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:58.799 It was actually a pretty good interview. Barry Bonds actually 33 00:01:58.959 --> 00:02:02.599 came across like I'm not sure how many people really 34 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:05.640 care about what Barry Bonds has to say as it 35 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:10.560 pertains to Dodgers, but you can't you can't deny how 36 00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:13.120 great of a player he was, and he was certainly 37 00:02:13.159 --> 00:02:16.599 one of the best players not only of his generation 38 00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:19.199 but of all time. And we all know he did 39 00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:22.599 get some help, but he was still a really great player, 40 00:02:22.719 --> 00:02:26.919 so you can't take that away from him. Earlier today, 41 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:30.439 the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks six to two at Camel 42 00:02:30.479 --> 00:02:34.280 Back Ranch. Yamamoto won his first Cactus League game of 43 00:02:34.319 --> 00:02:37.479 the spring. But I guess that falls into the category 44 00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:40.879 where wins and losses don't really tell the story of 45 00:02:40.919 --> 00:02:44.280 a pitcher, because I have seen a noticeable difference in 46 00:02:44.360 --> 00:02:48.120 a good way from Yoshi Yamamoto this camp. Today, he 47 00:02:48.159 --> 00:02:51.159 went five innings, allowed just one earned run. He had 48 00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:54.479 seven strikeouts and a walk. The last out of the 49 00:02:54.479 --> 00:02:58.400 game that he recorded was in the fifth inning and 50 00:02:58.919 --> 00:03:02.879 he took a He covered first base and David body 51 00:03:03.479 --> 00:03:07.960 underhanded toss was extremely high and not very accurate, and 52 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:11.879 Yamamoto was hustling to the bag and you were holding 53 00:03:11.919 --> 00:03:14.879 your breath because he had to leap up to catch 54 00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:18.879 the ball, and he almost landed on the first base bag. 55 00:03:19.240 --> 00:03:22.400 If he does that, there's a very good chance he 56 00:03:22.479 --> 00:03:26.120 tears up his knee. Luckily, he avoided doing that and 57 00:03:26.319 --> 00:03:30.759 was able to get the out. But Yamamoto has been outstanding. 58 00:03:30.800 --> 00:03:33.639 He is going to start game one of the regular 59 00:03:33.759 --> 00:03:37.879 season out there in the Tokyo Series against Shota Imanaga 60 00:03:38.199 --> 00:03:41.680 and the Chicago Cubs. I mentioned this on Petro Some 61 00:03:41.800 --> 00:03:45.199 Money Show, and I'll say it right here. Again, nothing 62 00:03:45.319 --> 00:03:47.680 changed from what I saw today. In fact, I feel 63 00:03:47.680 --> 00:03:51.199 more convicted about this. And I'm not really a sports 64 00:03:51.240 --> 00:03:54.439 betting person. I'll dabble if I'm there with friends or 65 00:03:54.479 --> 00:03:58.680 if I'm in Vegas. But from what I've been told, 66 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:03.080 the odds are very good in your favor if you 67 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:07.919 were to put twenty bucks down on Yoshi Yamamoto winning 68 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:10.879 the National League Say Young Award. I know to a 69 00:04:10.879 --> 00:04:15.280 certain extent it's subjective, but I feel very confident in 70 00:04:15.400 --> 00:04:18.800 saying this. I believe Yamamoto is going to win the 71 00:04:18.879 --> 00:04:21.639 Cy Young Award this year in Major League Baseball if 72 00:04:21.639 --> 00:04:25.160 he stays healthy, and that's a big if after him 73 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:29.439 missing three months with the right shoulder issue, but he 74 00:04:29.519 --> 00:04:32.920 seems very strong. His training, from what I understand during 75 00:04:32.959 --> 00:04:37.439 the offseason, was a better tailor made for pitching in 76 00:04:37.560 --> 00:04:41.279 Major League Baseball. So I'm going to be optimistic and 77 00:04:41.319 --> 00:04:45.040 say he's not going to miss any significant time like 78 00:04:45.079 --> 00:04:49.240 he did last year. But he is my pick to 79 00:04:49.319 --> 00:04:52.360 win the National League Say Young Award this year. And 80 00:04:52.759 --> 00:04:55.360 I'm not saying bet the house, but hey, if he 81 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:57.920 got twenty bucks, why not. From what I understand, the 82 00:04:57.920 --> 00:05:01.160 odds are twenty to one for Yamamoto to win the 83 00:05:01.240 --> 00:05:05.759 Cy Young Award. And look, that's that's saying something considering 84 00:05:06.600 --> 00:05:10.279 who's on this starting pitching staff, including a two time 85 00:05:10.360 --> 00:05:12.720 cy Young Award winner and Blake Snell, who wants to 86 00:05:12.759 --> 00:05:15.959 win a third. You're talking about Otani, who's going to 87 00:05:16.040 --> 00:05:20.079 pitch probably at some point in time this season. You 88 00:05:20.199 --> 00:05:23.079 got Kershaw who's won three Cy Young's. You got Glass 89 00:05:23.079 --> 00:05:26.319 now who's got good stuff. But I'm a firm believer 90 00:05:26.399 --> 00:05:30.279 that Yamamoto, to me, is the leading candidate out of 91 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:34.519 these group of pitchers as it stands today to win 92 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:38.079 the National League Say Young Award. And speaking of Blake Snell, 93 00:05:38.360 --> 00:05:42.279 he pitched yesterday and is going to pitch again on Sunday, 94 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:45.680 which means he is pitching one of the exhibition games 95 00:05:45.680 --> 00:05:49.399 in Tokyo, which also lines him up to start the 96 00:05:49.480 --> 00:05:53.160 home opener against the Tigers, and that would match him 97 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:57.399 up against Trek Skoubel, who also pitched yesterday and already 98 00:05:57.519 --> 00:06:01.279 has been named the opening day starter for aj hinches 99 00:06:01.680 --> 00:06:06.680 Detroit Tigers. So we probably, barring any sort of injuries, 100 00:06:06.759 --> 00:06:10.439 are going to have a tremendous pitching matchup when the 101 00:06:10.480 --> 00:06:14.680 Dodgers were turned back from Tokyo between Blakesnell and Trek 102 00:06:14.759 --> 00:06:18.680 skuball two Cy Young Award winners in the Raigning American League, 103 00:06:18.720 --> 00:06:21.279 say Young Award winner in Schooble, So that should be 104 00:06:22.120 --> 00:06:25.519 an outstanding home stand. It should be a great first 105 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:28.720 two games. The home opener is always special, and then 106 00:06:28.920 --> 00:06:31.439 the second game at Dodgers Stadium is when they're going 107 00:06:31.480 --> 00:06:34.920 to have the pregame ring ceremony. And I do hope 108 00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:37.879 they bring back guys that right now do not have 109 00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:41.439 a team. Daniel Hudson retired, Joe Kelly does not have 110 00:06:41.480 --> 00:06:44.319 a team. I wouldn't be surprised if he's going to 111 00:06:44.399 --> 00:06:47.000 retire or still doesn't have a team by that point 112 00:06:47.000 --> 00:06:50.040 in time. And bring back Brent Honeywell and that Perm 113 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:53.399 that eastbounded down, Perm, Kenny Powers Perm. I would love 114 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:55.720 to see those guys, and I would love to see 115 00:06:55.800 --> 00:06:59.920 Kevin Kiermyer come back and be part of those pregame ceremonies. 116 00:07:00.079 --> 00:07:03.439 So I hope that happens. But first things first, the 117 00:07:03.480 --> 00:07:06.600 Dodgers have two games in Tokyo, and like I mentioned, 118 00:07:06.680 --> 00:07:10.079 Snell Scooble, it's on track to happen. And here's what 119 00:07:10.120 --> 00:07:15.120 Blake Sneil had to say against a subpar performance yesterday, 120 00:07:15.240 --> 00:07:18.920 camel back ranch and a spring training that is kind 121 00:07:18.920 --> 00:07:22.160 of slow playing him to that point in time. On 122 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:25.240 that afternoon at Dodgers Stadium for the home opener, it. 123 00:07:25.160 --> 00:07:28.560 Was like in and out. Curveball was guiding some. I 124 00:07:28.639 --> 00:07:31.079 was thing some over the plate. Then when I'd get 125 00:07:31.120 --> 00:07:34.519 on it, I couldn't strike it. So I just battle 126 00:07:34.560 --> 00:07:38.639 and feel change up was guiding that I wasn't throwing it. 127 00:07:38.680 --> 00:07:41.879 I had one good change up today. And that's where 128 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:46.480 you'll see like Arshall is double and just you know deep, 129 00:07:46.680 --> 00:07:51.000 you know the extra basse hats that they have. Avis. Uh, 130 00:07:51.040 --> 00:07:54.560 he's just ambushing good pitch, good pitch. Uh, look a 131 00:07:54.639 --> 00:07:57.160 heater swinging next it by I face some same things swinging. 132 00:07:57.319 --> 00:08:00.480 So those are good tales to how I've gone in 133 00:08:00.480 --> 00:08:08.920 the season. But and then urious are you're rias He's 134 00:08:08.959 --> 00:08:12.279 swinging a good right now, good curveball kind of his 135 00:08:12.360 --> 00:08:15.959 first bitch strike for him to see that, yeah, take 136 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:19.439 your cab, good job. But I faced him a good amount. 137 00:08:19.519 --> 00:08:21.879 He doesn't do that, so I got to learn the 138 00:08:21.920 --> 00:08:24.240 new swing that he has, so see what I can 139 00:08:24.279 --> 00:08:25.240 do to get better there. 140 00:08:25.279 --> 00:08:28.680 But how do you feel at this stage of preparation 141 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:31.519 for whenever you make your first start feel good? 142 00:08:31.800 --> 00:08:35.960 Yeah, ninety seven, that's yeah, I'm happy with that. And 143 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:38.039 then towards the end there, I was just trying to 144 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:40.000 get a strike. I mean I kind of lost feel. 145 00:08:40.000 --> 00:08:43.480 I got to get in the zone and that fourth 146 00:08:43.480 --> 00:08:47.200 and and but overall felt good, kind of limiting my 147 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:51.360 rocking and getting better and better. But another another good 148 00:08:51.360 --> 00:08:54.039 week ahead. I've hit Sunday next, so really looking forward 149 00:08:54.039 --> 00:08:56.480 to that. And then yeah, I mean there's just so 150 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:59.559 many like tells that I'll have. It could be my glove. 151 00:08:59.559 --> 00:09:02.720 I don't like where it's at, or I don't like 152 00:09:02.759 --> 00:09:04.519 how my hand's coming out. It's coming out too quick 153 00:09:04.559 --> 00:09:07.360 on curveball, and I'll need it slower longer. I mean, 154 00:09:07.399 --> 00:09:11.759 there's just so many things. And you know, everyone wants, 155 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:14.039 you know, to come into Spring, and I expect, like, oh, 156 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:17.000 Blake's Sally and Blake He's gonna be light, Like that's 157 00:09:17.080 --> 00:09:21.720 not realistic. I'm learning, I'm growing, I'm getting better, and 158 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:25.480 you know, it takes all of Spring to really you know, 159 00:09:25.840 --> 00:09:27.559 start figuring it out. Okay, I need to do this 160 00:09:27.720 --> 00:09:29.559 or you know, I need to do this a little 161 00:09:29.600 --> 00:09:31.840 different than I did last Like you're figuring out like 162 00:09:31.879 --> 00:09:34.960 who you are this year. It's such a big thing. 163 00:09:35.159 --> 00:09:40.000 So I was pretty happy with it. Fastball comman, can 164 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:42.440 you get better? All Steed will start finishing out in 165 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:45.720 front with it. I'll be a lot more happier and 166 00:09:45.759 --> 00:09:47.360 I'll have a lot more swing and mess with that. 167 00:09:47.720 --> 00:09:50.320 So we're on the way on a good track. I 168 00:09:50.320 --> 00:09:54.360 feel good, comfortable, feel strong, healthy, happy with them on that. 169 00:09:55.039 --> 00:09:55.279 Yeah. 170 00:09:55.320 --> 00:09:58.279 The one thing about Blake's now that I appreciate, there's 171 00:09:58.320 --> 00:10:02.480 no panic. He understands himself at this stage of his career. 172 00:10:02.559 --> 00:10:05.679 He's thirty one years old. He understands what it takes 173 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:09.559 to as he was saying, calibrate himself for the regular season. 174 00:10:10.080 --> 00:10:13.320 Other younger pitchers, if they had this going on where 175 00:10:13.960 --> 00:10:16.919 he got hit around by a No Name A's team 176 00:10:16.960 --> 00:10:20.159 and they scored some runs, they would be panicking and 177 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:22.639 trying to do an overhaul on a lot of things. 178 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:26.480 But that's not Snell. He's very in tune with his body. 179 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:30.240 He's really smart when it comes to baseball and understanding 180 00:10:30.519 --> 00:10:33.240 hitter swings and what he needs to do to get ready, 181 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:36.480 and he understands it's a long season. So I'm not 182 00:10:36.639 --> 00:10:40.679 concerned at all by any of the results by Blake Snell. 183 00:10:40.759 --> 00:10:43.600 And look, you have to factor into the equation of 184 00:10:43.639 --> 00:10:46.960 this spring of Snell really not having a lot of 185 00:10:47.000 --> 00:10:51.519 time to have a regular schedule. The Dodgers have only 186 00:10:51.600 --> 00:10:54.559 allowed him to pitch twice in the Cactus League. By 187 00:10:54.600 --> 00:10:58.639 now he should probably under normal circumstances, have three starts 188 00:10:58.720 --> 00:11:01.480 under his belt. The first one was one inning, and 189 00:11:01.519 --> 00:11:04.720 then he went to the backfields this past Monday to pitch, 190 00:11:05.240 --> 00:11:09.120 and then he pitched yesterday. So I mean, I'm not 191 00:11:09.200 --> 00:11:12.440 concerned at all about Blake Snell. He knows how to 192 00:11:12.440 --> 00:11:16.080 get ready for the season and he will be ready 193 00:11:16.159 --> 00:11:20.159 to go. Other big news for the Dodgers today, manager 194 00:11:20.320 --> 00:11:24.639 Dave Roberts reportedly has agreed to a four year extension 195 00:11:24.720 --> 00:11:28.120 with the Dodgers at thirty two point four million dollars. 196 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:31.960 Our friend John Hayman, who was breaking that news while 197 00:11:32.000 --> 00:11:36.240 sitting on the couch in the Camelback Ranch lobby, reported 198 00:11:36.279 --> 00:11:40.559 that and it is a record record setting annual average 199 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:44.000 salary of eight plus million dollars for Dave Roberts. That 200 00:11:44.200 --> 00:11:46.600 is more than Craig Council got last year from the 201 00:11:46.639 --> 00:11:50.720 Cubs four years, thirty two point four million dollars for 202 00:11:50.919 --> 00:11:54.159 Dave Roberts, and it is not official yet, but after 203 00:11:54.200 --> 00:11:59.480 today's game, Dave Roberts had a bigger smile than usual. 204 00:12:00.159 --> 00:12:02.279 I can't talk so much about it, but I do 205 00:12:02.320 --> 00:12:07.240 think that there's finally some closure, and I'm excited. You know. 206 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:08.679 Obviously this is the place I want to be, so 207 00:12:08.759 --> 00:12:12.799 I'm sure i'll go into it more. But hopefully there's 208 00:12:12.799 --> 00:12:16.639 an announcement coming soon. I'm waiting, but this is a 209 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:18.279 place I've always wanted to be, so I just love 210 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:20.639 what we're doing. I think it's been a good spring training. 211 00:12:21.039 --> 00:12:23.480 I think our guys are ready to break camp and 212 00:12:23.519 --> 00:12:26.360 get to Tokyo, and our guys are in a good spot. 213 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:29.519 So there's obviously things that are off the field that 214 00:12:29.559 --> 00:12:33.080 are important. Try to make sure that my focus days 215 00:12:33.120 --> 00:12:36.759 on the players, the game, the Dodgers organization, and I 216 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:38.840 think I've done a good job. But the other part 217 00:12:38.879 --> 00:12:41.399 of that stuff just kind of is part of the job, 218 00:12:41.600 --> 00:12:43.840 and I'm looking forward to some closure for sure. 219 00:12:44.000 --> 00:12:47.279 It's amazing how the narrative has changed around Dave Roberts. 220 00:12:47.320 --> 00:12:51.120 Right a year ago, at this time, everybody was saying well, 221 00:12:51.200 --> 00:12:53.480 if he doesn't win, he's going to be fired. The 222 00:12:53.519 --> 00:12:55.519 Dodgers are not going to keep him. He better win 223 00:12:55.559 --> 00:12:59.840 the World Series to last October, him being one of 224 00:12:59.840 --> 00:13:03.279 the better October managers that we have seen in any 225 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:07.840 one playoff to now getting a four year, thirty two 226 00:13:07.879 --> 00:13:13.519 point four million dollar extension. According to John Hayman, I mean, 227 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:17.440 I never The reason why I don't feel like this 228 00:13:17.519 --> 00:13:20.440 is a big story or big news is because I 229 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:24.799 never believed after winning the World Series Dave Roberts was 230 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:28.600 going anywhere. But it does make a difference to have 231 00:13:28.799 --> 00:13:31.559 more than one year on your contract. If he went 232 00:13:31.600 --> 00:13:34.440 into the season with just a one year contract, that 233 00:13:34.519 --> 00:13:38.159 could have been treacherous for him and the team. You 234 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:41.639 don't want to do anything that would spoil what the 235 00:13:41.679 --> 00:13:44.639 Dodgers have got going right now, what they look to 236 00:13:44.720 --> 00:13:47.559 try to do this season, and that's become the first 237 00:13:47.559 --> 00:13:52.120 repeat champions in baseball since twenty twenty five. So Dave 238 00:13:52.240 --> 00:13:55.799 Roberts is going to be here for at least four 239 00:13:55.879 --> 00:13:59.240 more years according to this contract, and I'm happy for 240 00:13:59.360 --> 00:14:02.559 Dave's a lot that goes into managing the Dodgers more 241 00:14:02.600 --> 00:14:05.600 than just being ready at seven ten to manage nine 242 00:14:05.639 --> 00:14:08.879 innings and talk to the media after the game. He 243 00:14:08.919 --> 00:14:11.919 does have to manage one of the largest media corps 244 00:14:12.039 --> 00:14:16.919 now with the Japanese media, following the Big Three of Otani, Yamamoto, 245 00:14:17.000 --> 00:14:20.480 and Sazaki. He does have to manage his relationships with 246 00:14:20.559 --> 00:14:23.879 Andrew Freeman and Brandon Gomes, and has to manage his 247 00:14:23.919 --> 00:14:28.440 relationships with ownership, and he is so welcoming to so 248 00:14:28.559 --> 00:14:32.399 many people. He's a great ambassador for the organization, and 249 00:14:32.720 --> 00:14:36.480 he really does a lot more than just manage twenty 250 00:14:36.519 --> 00:14:39.679 six guys for nine innings. So just on the surface, 251 00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:44.120 forget about the results, because the resume speaks for itself. 252 00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:49.039 He's won. He's managed five one hundred win seasons, he 253 00:14:49.120 --> 00:14:53.480 has eight NLS championships, He's been to the postseason nine 254 00:14:53.559 --> 00:14:57.639 times as the Dodger manager. He has four National League pennants, 255 00:14:58.080 --> 00:15:01.240 two World Series Championships, and he won the National League 256 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:04.759 Manager of the Year in his first season with the Dodgers. 257 00:15:04.799 --> 00:15:09.720 So the resume stacks up, and everything that goes into 258 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:14.279 this job certainly stacks up as well. When we continue 259 00:15:14.679 --> 00:15:19.080 from Camelback Ranch on Dodger Talk, we will hear from 260 00:15:19.399 --> 00:15:22.480 future Hall of Famer and three times Cy Young Award 261 00:15:22.519 --> 00:15:27.360 winner and National League MVP, the one and only Clayton Kershaw. 262 00:15:27.600 --> 00:15:30.399 All is right in the world with number twenty two 263 00:15:30.639 --> 00:15:33.879 back in spring training in Dodger Blue. And don't forget 264 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:36.039 coming up at the bottom of the hour, we'll get 265 00:15:36.080 --> 00:15:38.480 into bonds and what he had to say about show. 266 00:15:38.519 --> 00:15:41.840 Hey Otani and Bill Plunkett will join us as well. 267 00:15:42.000 --> 00:15:44.080 A lot to get to between now and eight o'clock. 268 00:15:44.159 --> 00:15:47.799 Right here on five to seventy, LA Sports join right 269 00:15:47.840 --> 00:15:50.840 now to a man that makes the baseball world here 270 00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:55.200 in Glendale, Arizona feel right. If he wasn't here, nothing 271 00:15:55.240 --> 00:15:57.600 would feel the same way. And it's not a coincidence 272 00:15:57.679 --> 00:16:01.519 that his old pitching coach, Rick Honey h scheduled his 273 00:16:01.639 --> 00:16:04.399 trip to camel Back Ranch at the same time that 274 00:16:04.480 --> 00:16:08.320 Clayton Kershaw would come back here. So we're here to 275 00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:11.000 see if that truck still works. Because you only got 276 00:16:11.039 --> 00:16:13.440 so many summers, Clayton. Thanks a lot for the time. 277 00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:18.519 There was so much going on in that intro. I 278 00:16:18.519 --> 00:16:22.279 don't even know how to start, but good to see it, Dave, Great. 279 00:16:22.080 --> 00:16:23.720 To see you too. Tip of the cap to your 280 00:16:23.720 --> 00:16:24.759 guy Brad Paisley. 281 00:16:24.879 --> 00:16:27.360 Yeah, that was really good. So many summers. I'm in 282 00:16:27.360 --> 00:16:28.200 that music video. 283 00:16:28.879 --> 00:16:29.840 There's a music video. 284 00:16:30.600 --> 00:16:33.320 You didn't seen it? Okay, good, we'll check it out, all. 285 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:36.200 Right, thank you. MTV is not as popular as it 286 00:16:36.279 --> 00:16:40.360 used to be, so true. How about Rick honeycut It 287 00:16:40.399 --> 00:16:44.360 wasn't a coincidence to see him really taking interest in 288 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:47.000 your one and only bullpen session this spring. 289 00:16:47.720 --> 00:16:50.639 Yeah, Honey's great. It's always fun to have him here. 290 00:16:50.679 --> 00:16:52.840 And you got to hold on to the old guard, 291 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:56.240 you know. It's nice to keep seeing people like I mean, 292 00:16:56.320 --> 00:16:58.720 you're old now, you know. So Honey's been here a 293 00:16:58.720 --> 00:17:01.559 while and we got awesome still. So there's a few 294 00:17:01.559 --> 00:17:04.400 of us still around. But no, it's been great. Honey's awesome. 295 00:17:04.440 --> 00:17:07.279 I've never asked you this before, but during the seasons, 296 00:17:07.359 --> 00:17:09.480 if you feel like you're a little off or you 297 00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:13.119 want to bounce something off of somebody, do you ever 298 00:17:13.200 --> 00:17:14.799 reach out to him during a season. 299 00:17:15.480 --> 00:17:17.079 We have a great group, you know, Mark. I have 300 00:17:17.160 --> 00:17:19.279 a great relationship with Mark too. He's been awesome. And 301 00:17:19.359 --> 00:17:22.160 Connor also as far as like pitch grips and different stuff. 302 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:24.440 We have a really good group. But yeah, if Honey's 303 00:17:24.440 --> 00:17:27.640 ever in town or he sees something, and we always 304 00:17:27.759 --> 00:17:28.799 we always talk pitching. 305 00:17:28.839 --> 00:17:29.880 I mean, that's what we both know. 306 00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:33.359 And so you know, there's too many cooks in the 307 00:17:33.440 --> 00:17:35.519 kitchen sometimes, but not not with those guys. 308 00:17:35.519 --> 00:17:37.559 There's no egos. They just want to help if they can, 309 00:17:37.720 --> 00:17:40.079 and we really do. We have a great group. 310 00:17:40.400 --> 00:17:43.119 Clayton, you're back here in camel Back Ranch. We did 311 00:17:43.160 --> 00:17:46.279 see the bullpen session, So I guess is that a 312 00:17:46.279 --> 00:17:48.799 good sign that your knee and your foot are healing 313 00:17:48.839 --> 00:17:49.440 the right way? 314 00:17:49.680 --> 00:17:50.119 I think so. 315 00:17:50.400 --> 00:17:50.599 Yeah. 316 00:17:50.640 --> 00:17:55.839 I mean it's definitely progressing. Arms feeling good. So I 317 00:17:55.839 --> 00:17:58.319 wouldn't say I'm like a hundred percent yet, but I 318 00:17:58.359 --> 00:18:00.960 think I'm getting close and it keeps and better every day. 319 00:18:01.079 --> 00:18:05.200 So keep throwing bullpens this month and start facing some 320 00:18:05.319 --> 00:18:08.880 hitters here soon, and you know, doing the rehab starts 321 00:18:08.920 --> 00:18:11.400 all that. We're still you know, it's still a process obviously, 322 00:18:11.480 --> 00:18:13.599 but I feel I feel good about where I'm at 323 00:18:13.640 --> 00:18:15.640 and I feel like I'm on a good track to 324 00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:16.240 be ready soon. 325 00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:18.720 What we saw a couple of days ago, are you 326 00:18:18.799 --> 00:18:21.799 holding anything back in that type of setting or when 327 00:18:21.839 --> 00:18:24.440 you're landing on that front foot it's full force? 328 00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:27.400 Yeah, I mean I don't have any pain, it's just uh, 329 00:18:27.480 --> 00:18:30.559 you know, I think obviously there's some mental hurdles to 330 00:18:30.599 --> 00:18:34.240 come come through anytime with surgery. I think I haven't 331 00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:35.920 done it with the shoulder, and now with these two, 332 00:18:36.000 --> 00:18:39.000 there's just some mental hurdles like, hey, is it gonna hurt? 333 00:18:39.079 --> 00:18:41.400 And so getting over that and not thinking about that 334 00:18:41.480 --> 00:18:43.559 as hard. But that's what bullpens are for, you know, 335 00:18:43.640 --> 00:18:46.799 And so there's no pain. It's just I think there's 336 00:18:46.839 --> 00:18:48.839 some you know, a little bit out of sync, a 337 00:18:48.839 --> 00:18:51.200 little bit maybe not using all of my lower half 338 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:53.039 like I can and just figuring out how to do 339 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:55.880 that again. But it's all coming together and I think 340 00:18:55.920 --> 00:18:57.559 within the next you know, a couple of months to 341 00:18:57.759 --> 00:18:58.079 get there. 342 00:18:58.279 --> 00:19:00.839 So you're traveling with the team to Tooke you are 343 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:03.400 you planning on doing something there? 344 00:19:04.759 --> 00:19:06.079 Yeah, I'm gonna do stuff, Dave. 345 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:09.200 I want to know what to say. I want to 346 00:19:09.240 --> 00:19:11.279 know the extent of how much you're gonna do at 347 00:19:11.279 --> 00:19:12.279 the Tokyo Dome. 348 00:19:13.279 --> 00:19:15.559 Oh you mean baseball wise, Yes, I thought you meant 349 00:19:15.559 --> 00:19:16.200 tourist wise. 350 00:19:16.279 --> 00:19:18.319 I know you're gonna do stuff that that way. 351 00:19:18.680 --> 00:19:18.880 Yeah. 352 00:19:18.880 --> 00:19:20.960 I mean I'm kind of on like a Tuesday Friday 353 00:19:20.960 --> 00:19:24.039 bullpen plan right now, So I don't know how the 354 00:19:24.119 --> 00:19:26.480 days work over there. I'm assuming it's the same, but 355 00:19:26.680 --> 00:19:28.839 uh yeah, I'll go Tuesday Friday for a while and 356 00:19:28.880 --> 00:19:32.039 then start getting into like a five or six or 357 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:34.640 seven or eight day rotation at some point and start 358 00:19:34.640 --> 00:19:35.559 facing some hitters. 359 00:19:36.000 --> 00:19:38.839 Are you planning on doing some ambassador's ship for the 360 00:19:38.880 --> 00:19:41.319 Dodgers in Tokyo? What are you? Uh, you're gonna be 361 00:19:41.400 --> 00:19:44.160 out there with your family, Charlie, Charlie and Cali are 362 00:19:44.160 --> 00:19:47.400 gonna be there with you. So what's the Kershaw family 363 00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:48.319 plans in Tokyo? 364 00:19:48.519 --> 00:19:51.400 Yeah, we got the whole crew coming. I don't know, obviously, 365 00:19:51.440 --> 00:19:53.400 we gotta we want to try the food. Everybody says 366 00:19:53.400 --> 00:19:55.240 the food's awesome. We want to ride the bullet train. 367 00:19:55.400 --> 00:19:58.599 We wanna maybe make a trip to Kyoto. We heard 368 00:19:58.640 --> 00:20:01.720 Kyoto is really cool. So I don't know, I know 369 00:20:01.759 --> 00:20:05.240 Ellen's got it all dialed in itenerary wise. So it's 370 00:20:05.240 --> 00:20:07.599 gonna be super fun once again, lifetime experience, once in 371 00:20:07.599 --> 00:20:10.039 a lifetime to go over there with Shohe and the 372 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:12.519 Dodgers and kind of the global brand that they've become, 373 00:20:12.640 --> 00:20:15.759 especially with you know, kind of our three Japanese superstars 374 00:20:15.759 --> 00:20:18.319 that we have. So it's uh, it's gonna be wild. 375 00:20:18.599 --> 00:20:21.720 Speaking of Otani and those guys, what have you seen 376 00:20:21.839 --> 00:20:24.920 from Otani during the course of last year, just from 377 00:20:24.960 --> 00:20:27.640 start to where you're at right now, where he's at 378 00:20:27.839 --> 00:20:29.920 as a teammate with everybody. 379 00:20:30.039 --> 00:20:32.240 I think show is awesome, I really do, you know. 380 00:20:32.319 --> 00:20:36.799 I think I think having him around and he's just 381 00:20:36.880 --> 00:20:40.039 been you know, you hear stories and until you actually 382 00:20:40.119 --> 00:20:42.160 meet the guy for sure, you just don't know, right, 383 00:20:42.240 --> 00:20:45.359 And so last year, I know, it was a lot 384 00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:48.599 whirlwind getting to know everybody, and I felt like he 385 00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:52.240 really came together with all of us, and this year's 386 00:20:52.279 --> 00:20:54.039 kind of been more of an extension of the same. 387 00:20:54.160 --> 00:20:56.720 And man, seeing what he has to do now, like 388 00:20:56.799 --> 00:20:58.640 get ready to pitch and get ready to hit, it 389 00:20:58.720 --> 00:21:02.039 is Uh, it's a lot. It's a lot like you 390 00:21:02.079 --> 00:21:04.240 finish your throwing and then you go straight into the cage, 391 00:21:04.240 --> 00:21:07.680 like I can't imagine trying to be elite, elite at 392 00:21:07.680 --> 00:21:09.920 both and so but that's why you show, hey, you know, 393 00:21:10.000 --> 00:21:12.359 and so we're excited to see that. Obviously, it's going 394 00:21:12.400 --> 00:21:15.480 to be really cool to watch. And I mean the 395 00:21:15.559 --> 00:21:17.279 year he had last year is pretty tough to beat. 396 00:21:17.319 --> 00:21:19.960 But when you throw pitching on top of it. It's 397 00:21:20.000 --> 00:21:21.000 gonna be kind of amazing. 398 00:21:21.279 --> 00:21:24.359 When you see Sazaki in spring training, does it remind 399 00:21:24.359 --> 00:21:28.119 you of how Yamamoto was adjusting to life in Major 400 00:21:28.200 --> 00:21:31.839 League Baseball and a new environment. Do we underappreciate how 401 00:21:31.920 --> 00:21:34.319