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 --> 00:00:10.839 Let's not play one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.960 --> 00:00:13.679 Let's I love writing me these guys after the show. 6 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:16.519 So just thank you, give me are your attention, your fire, 7 00:00:16.839 --> 00:00:17.760 not a piss. 8 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.519 This is world champion, Dodger, world champion thing. 9 00:00:21.559 --> 00:00:23.359 It put a small soft time they get up people. 10 00:00:23.399 --> 00:00:26.000 What they want to die in a row two is special. 11 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:29.359 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache. One of a con. 12 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:32.479 This ball's gone. You ready to go? 13 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.359 Hell time to the sound grab your phone to get 14 00:00:36.359 --> 00:00:39.039 in on the show called eight six six nine eighty 15 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:41.840 seven two five seven and go to the show. And 16 00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:45.679 now your host of Dodger Talk, David vas saying. 17 00:00:47.039 --> 00:00:51.439 Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vasse live at Dodger Stadium. 18 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:55.359 After the Dodgers scored three runs in the ninth inning 19 00:00:55.799 --> 00:01:00.520 and make it a celebratory mood. After Clayton Kershaw cords 20 00:01:00.600 --> 00:01:04.319 is three thousand strikeout in the sixth inning with two 21 00:01:04.439 --> 00:01:09.359 outs to reach a milestone that only nineteen other pitchers 22 00:01:09.359 --> 00:01:13.480 in baseball history have ever reached, and he can thank 23 00:01:13.560 --> 00:01:17.359 the Dodger offense once again in the ninth inning for 24 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:20.760 coming to the rescue a three run ninth inning for 25 00:01:20.840 --> 00:01:25.840 the Dodgers, culminating in another future Hall of Famer Freddie 26 00:01:25.879 --> 00:01:30.439 Freeman delivering the walk off basin to score another future 27 00:01:30.519 --> 00:01:33.719 Hall of Famer and show Hey Otani to give the 28 00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:37.599 Dodgers a five to four win. Eight six six nine 29 00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:40.879 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number we 30 00:01:40.959 --> 00:01:43.719 are going to hear from Clayton Kershawn just a moment. 31 00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:46.840 We do have a full board to calls. We will 32 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:50.239 get to you. And I just want to applaud the 33 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:54.120 Dodger fans here at Dodger Stadium tonight is sellout crowd 34 00:01:54.560 --> 00:01:59.359 because you showed out and showed up again and showed 35 00:01:59.480 --> 00:02:03.599 that you you are the best fans in baseball. I 36 00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:06.079 know there's a lot of East Coast bist out there, 37 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:09.319 people go to sleep early, but you are the best 38 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:13.039 fans in baseball. And I loved how you understood the 39 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:16.960 moment from start to finish. As Kershaw came out of 40 00:02:17.000 --> 00:02:19.840 the dugout for his warm ups, the fans that were 41 00:02:19.879 --> 00:02:24.080 here standing ovation. When he came out for the first inning, 42 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:28.960 the energy was up standing ovation. When he was struggling 43 00:02:29.159 --> 00:02:33.400 in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and even sixth inning. 44 00:02:34.039 --> 00:02:37.919 You erupted and lifted him up and helped him focus 45 00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:41.639 to will him to these three strikeouts on a night 46 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:44.800 that it wasn't easy to get to. And I've known 47 00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:48.080 Clayton not I don't know him like a family member, 48 00:02:48.159 --> 00:02:51.080 but I've covered him as a work friend for a 49 00:02:51.120 --> 00:02:54.120 long time, and I feel like he was too aware 50 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:57.400 of the moment. And we'll hear from him in a second, 51 00:02:57.680 --> 00:03:01.000 but I believe if he was being on he would 52 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:05.159 concede that he was trying for those three strikeouts. And 53 00:03:05.199 --> 00:03:09.000 that's not something he has done in his career to 54 00:03:09.039 --> 00:03:12.919 try for strikeouts. They just come in the process of games. Obviously, 55 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:15.639 when he needs a big strikeout or has needed a 56 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:18.879 big strikeout, he finds a way, and he found a 57 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:22.599 way tonight to get that third strikeout. The stage was 58 00:03:22.639 --> 00:03:24.840 set for him to do it here, but for the 59 00:03:24.879 --> 00:03:28.319 Dodger fans to be able to give him the curtain call, 60 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:32.879 to give him the moment he deserved for eighteen years 61 00:03:33.000 --> 00:03:36.120 of leaving it all out there on the mound every 62 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:42.240 single time win, lose, heartache, elation, all of that. That 63 00:03:42.560 --> 00:03:45.400 was the right thing to do and he stepped up 64 00:03:45.439 --> 00:03:48.759 to the moment, but it wouldn't have been as special 65 00:03:49.039 --> 00:03:52.000 without the fans stepping up to the moment as well. 66 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:55.319 So kudos to the Dodger fans that we're here tonight. 67 00:03:55.560 --> 00:03:58.360 All right, let's head downstairs right now to hear from 68 00:03:58.400 --> 00:03:59.879 the man of the hour, Clayton. 69 00:04:01.080 --> 00:04:03.360 Yeah, I made it interesting for sure, made it take 70 00:04:03.400 --> 00:04:06.919 too long, honestly, didn't pitch that great tonight. Slider was 71 00:04:06.960 --> 00:04:11.719 so bad. But this was such a special night all 72 00:04:11.759 --> 00:04:12.360 the way around. 73 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:12.960 It really was. 74 00:04:13.120 --> 00:04:16.959 Couldn't have asked for anything more, really, it just wash. 75 00:04:18.399 --> 00:04:20.439 It was so fun to get to be out there, 76 00:04:20.519 --> 00:04:24.959 and you know after the fifth, thankfully I got one 77 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:26.839 strikeout in the fifth, so it was only one that 78 00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:30.120 I needed left. And it's a little bit harder when 79 00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:32.639 you're actually trying to strike people out. Uh, I've never 80 00:04:32.720 --> 00:04:33.879 really had to do that before. 81 00:04:33.959 --> 00:04:35.480 It was it was hard to. 82 00:04:35.480 --> 00:04:37.079 Give the White Sox credit to They didn't make it 83 00:04:37.079 --> 00:04:40.079 easy on me at all. So it was a it 84 00:04:40.120 --> 00:04:41.639 was a tough night all the way around, but what 85 00:04:41.720 --> 00:04:44.319 a way to end it with with Freddy coming up 86 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:48.879 clutch there and yeah, just to see the fans reaction 87 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:51.800 and you know, running back out there for the sixth 88 00:04:51.879 --> 00:04:55.439 and hearing that crowd roar was was up there for 89 00:04:55.480 --> 00:04:59.800 me in special moments. It really was so just super 90 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:03.720 thing thankful for tonight, Super thankful for my teammates. I 91 00:05:03.759 --> 00:05:07.519 told my teammates, you know, just you know, individual awards 92 00:05:07.560 --> 00:05:11.000 are great, but if you don't have anybody to celebrate with, 93 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:15.040 it's just it doesn't matter, you know. And so for 94 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:18.639 to have that room full of guys, coaches, strength staff, 95 00:05:18.680 --> 00:05:23.519 training staff, front office, everybody just really you know, be 96 00:05:23.600 --> 00:05:26.240 happy for me is just is just awesome. And they 97 00:05:26.240 --> 00:05:29.519 were in it with me, and it just was a 98 00:05:30.000 --> 00:05:32.000 it was an amazing night. So just a lot of 99 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:39.279 gratefulness on this end for sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Charlie 100 00:05:39.399 --> 00:05:41.920 was super fared up. I think him and Freddie reminded 101 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:44.000 me the most of how many strikeouts I had left, 102 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:47.079 So it was great. But all of them too. Cali 103 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:49.439 is so excited, and even the two boys, little boys, 104 00:05:49.480 --> 00:05:51.759 I'm not sure if they knew exactly what was going on, but. 105 00:05:53.199 --> 00:05:53.560 They were. 106 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:56.720 They're just super excited too. So it was you know, 107 00:05:56.800 --> 00:05:58.839 and I feel bad for all and I know she 108 00:05:58.959 --> 00:06:01.279 was nervous. I made her last six innings out there, 109 00:06:01.560 --> 00:06:03.600 just stressed. Out that I wasn't gonna get it and 110 00:06:03.639 --> 00:06:07.000 had to go to Milwaukee to do it. So, but 111 00:06:07.360 --> 00:06:09.680 you know, it's it's just a it's a special thing 112 00:06:09.720 --> 00:06:11.160 to get to see them on the front row up 113 00:06:11.160 --> 00:06:14.759 there on the lowers level. It's kind of been Ellen's 114 00:06:14.759 --> 00:06:17.240 spot for you know, the whole time I've been here, 115 00:06:17.319 --> 00:06:20.000 So it's it's a great feeling to see them up 116 00:06:20.040 --> 00:06:21.160 there too. It's pretty awesome. 117 00:06:23.319 --> 00:06:26.000 The winger carew has kind of gone the last few years. 118 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:27.680 You kind of had to grind things out. 119 00:06:27.800 --> 00:06:30.519 Didn't think me more tonight do You had to grind 120 00:06:30.560 --> 00:06:33.720 the tops And I really pushed for that. 121 00:06:35.160 --> 00:06:35.319 No. 122 00:06:35.560 --> 00:06:38.800 I wanted to come easy, Yeah, absolutely not. I rather 123 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:40.720 most rather just got it done in the first So 124 00:06:42.439 --> 00:06:44.720 but you know, now, looking back on it, with us 125 00:06:44.759 --> 00:06:47.480 winning the game and uh, the last pitch of that 126 00:06:47.519 --> 00:06:50.079 i'd be in the last strikeout, I don't think I 127 00:06:50.079 --> 00:06:51.879 would change it now. I mean, I give up less 128 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:55.040 runs probably, but for us to come out on top 129 00:06:55.160 --> 00:06:56.879 like that and to be able to end it like 130 00:06:56.879 --> 00:06:57.759 that was pretty awesome. 131 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:01.160 And you're on a select list of just pitchers. Is 132 00:07:01.199 --> 00:07:03.480 there a name on that list that really resonates, that 133 00:07:03.920 --> 00:07:06.920 hits home and makes you really get some perspective on. 134 00:07:07.600 --> 00:07:08.079 Where you are. 135 00:07:08.639 --> 00:07:12.720 It's a it's an incredible list. I'm super Uh, it's 136 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:14.720 super grateful to be a part of it. I think 137 00:07:16.040 --> 00:07:17.959 I think for me the most recent you know, with 138 00:07:18.040 --> 00:07:20.560 CC is probably what I when I remember most obviously 139 00:07:20.639 --> 00:07:23.120 having Sures and Verlander on there too, like guys that 140 00:07:23.160 --> 00:07:26.600 I basically pitched my whole career with, and it's it's 141 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:29.199 special to finally be in that group with them. But uh, 142 00:07:29.560 --> 00:07:32.040 you know, I remember watching c C and when he 143 00:07:32.079 --> 00:07:35.199 got traded over to the Brewers and he pitched on 144 00:07:35.279 --> 00:07:37.279 three days rest constantly to try to get him into 145 00:07:37.279 --> 00:07:39.199 the playoffs all the way through, all the way through, 146 00:07:39.240 --> 00:07:41.560 all the way through and just really put his team 147 00:07:41.560 --> 00:07:44.600 on his back, and it really just kind of resonated 148 00:07:44.600 --> 00:07:47.279 with me, like what what a starting pitcher can be 149 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:50.040 and what what he can do for a team like that, 150 00:07:50.279 --> 00:07:52.920 and uh just kind of no regard for himself doing 151 00:07:52.959 --> 00:07:55.040 everything he can to get his team into the playoffs 152 00:07:55.680 --> 00:07:57.839 and uh, and he succeeded. He did it, so I 153 00:07:58.040 --> 00:08:00.800 just uh to see him get that thousands, I just 154 00:08:00.800 --> 00:08:02.079 have a lot of respect for him. I think that 155 00:08:02.160 --> 00:08:03.120 was that was pretty awesome. 156 00:08:03.560 --> 00:08:06.839 You doctor fans have been with you since you were 157 00:08:06.879 --> 00:08:08.120 eighteen years of age. 158 00:08:07.920 --> 00:08:10.439 When you went to warm up, you've been signaled to him. 159 00:08:10.480 --> 00:08:11.879 What was it like to get that. 160 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:13.079 Long innovation tonight? 161 00:08:13.560 --> 00:08:17.519 Yeah, you know, we've been through it. 162 00:08:17.680 --> 00:08:18.160 I mean we have. 163 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:20.879 I've been through it a lot ups and downs here, 164 00:08:22.120 --> 00:08:24.519 more downs than I care to admit, you know, but 165 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:30.680 you know, the fans tonight it really meant a lot, 166 00:08:30.800 --> 00:08:32.960 you know. And usually I try not to acknowledge anything 167 00:08:33.000 --> 00:08:35.919 before the game, just because trying to lock it in 168 00:08:35.960 --> 00:08:38.120 a little bit. But it was too hard to too 169 00:08:38.159 --> 00:08:42.159 hard not to tonight. It was just, uh, it was overwhelming 170 00:08:42.399 --> 00:08:47.759 to feel that. And yeah, it's just I don't have 171 00:08:47.799 --> 00:08:49.200 a lot of great words other than it was just 172 00:08:49.200 --> 00:08:50.240 really special. 173 00:08:50.440 --> 00:08:52.440 To the stadium kind of hanging on to every. 174 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:55.080 Pitch especially Yeah, man, the first thing that started great. 175 00:08:55.120 --> 00:08:56.279 You know, I got a couple of guys at two 176 00:08:56.320 --> 00:08:58.200 strikes and couldn't finish them off, and you can just 177 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:01.919 feel that they wanted it for me, so and you know, 178 00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:04.080 I didn't didn't have a lot of strikeouts tonight, so 179 00:09:04.159 --> 00:09:06.559 it wasn't a I didn't really do my part, but 180 00:09:07.120 --> 00:09:09.279 you could feel the tension and the fans and they 181 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:11.159 just they were trying to will me to do it, 182 00:09:11.240 --> 00:09:15.320 and yeah, just just grateful for sure, Lady. 183 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:18.080 You've accomplish about everything a picture can. 184 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:20.320 Like, where does dish one rank for you? 185 00:09:22.080 --> 00:09:24.000 I don't know, man, I think other than World Series, 186 00:09:24.320 --> 00:09:25.600 you know, getting to be a part of a World 187 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:29.000 Series team, the individual stuff is is only as important 188 00:09:29.039 --> 00:09:31.440 as the people around you, you know, So I don't 189 00:09:31.519 --> 00:09:33.600 I don't know exactly how to rank them other than 190 00:09:34.039 --> 00:09:36.279 it's a super special list to get to be on. 191 00:09:36.559 --> 00:09:39.200 I understand that, and I'm super thankful for that. And 192 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:43.000 at the end of the day, getting to celebrate with 193 00:09:43.039 --> 00:09:45.759 your teammates whatever it is is really cool. 194 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:50.000 All Right. There's Clayton Kershaw in the interview room just 195 00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:55.000 about fifteen minutes ago after reaching such an important career 196 00:09:55.080 --> 00:09:59.159 milestone in his Hall of Fame caliber career, and you know, 197 00:09:59.360 --> 00:10:02.759 just a guy that played his entire career for the 198 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:05.960 same team. He's not going to put on another uniform 199 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:08.440 the rest of his career. And I feel like that's 200 00:10:08.480 --> 00:10:12.200 what makes this so special, because he has become just 201 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:16.559 one of three pitchers in baseball history to reach three 202 00:10:16.639 --> 00:10:21.000 thousand strikeouts having played for just one team in his 203 00:10:21.240 --> 00:10:26.200 entire career. That's Walter Johnson and Bob Gibson along with 204 00:10:26.480 --> 00:10:31.039 Clayton Kershaw. So those are the only three that have 205 00:10:31.440 --> 00:10:35.279 played for one team and reached this milestone. That's how 206 00:10:35.360 --> 00:10:40.679 special and rare this is. And speaking of rare, who's 207 00:10:40.720 --> 00:10:43.200 the next pitcher you can think of that is going 208 00:10:43.240 --> 00:10:46.799 to hit three thousand strikeouts? The next guy that's closest 209 00:10:47.200 --> 00:10:50.120 is Chris Sale, but he's Kershaw's age and he's about 210 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:54.559 five hundred strikeouts away. So you know, this might be 211 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:59.440 a long time until we see another pitcher record three 212 00:10:59.559 --> 00:11:03.639 thousand and strikeouts in their careers. So certainly a very 213 00:11:04.320 --> 00:11:08.279 special nighted here Dodger Stadium with one of their most 214 00:11:08.320 --> 00:11:11.840 special players, not only on this team right now or 215 00:11:11.840 --> 00:11:14.440 in the last twenty five years, but in their entire 216 00:11:14.600 --> 00:11:19.240 franchise's history, certainly since they moved to Los Angeles. Eight 217 00:11:19.320 --> 00:11:22.039 six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the 218 00:11:22.080 --> 00:11:25.919 phone number, Brock. You were at Dodger Stadium tonight? Did 219 00:11:25.960 --> 00:11:28.639 you stay the whole way or did you just come 220 00:11:28.679 --> 00:11:30.240 for Kershaws three thousand? 221 00:11:31.480 --> 00:11:33.080 Oh no, oh no, absolutely not. 222 00:11:33.120 --> 00:11:36.840 We were there the whole time, baby, It was It 223 00:11:36.879 --> 00:11:38.559 was really beautiful. I made it a point to get 224 00:11:38.600 --> 00:11:40.320 there early. And you know, it was really impressive. The 225 00:11:40.320 --> 00:11:42.759 guys that I was sitting with, we all kind of noticed, 226 00:11:42.799 --> 00:11:45.200 you know, it was it was. It was filled up 227 00:11:45.240 --> 00:11:47.679 in the first couple innings. People were at their seats 228 00:11:47.679 --> 00:11:50.320 in the first couple of innings to watch this milestone. 229 00:11:50.360 --> 00:11:53.559 People made it a point to be there because they 230 00:11:53.600 --> 00:11:56.080 wanted to see that. They wanted to see history for 231 00:11:56.159 --> 00:11:58.879 our own, you know, Dodger Dodger bourne and that was 232 00:11:59.360 --> 00:12:02.279 that was really special to uh, just to celebrate that 233 00:12:02.320 --> 00:12:04.679 with everybody. Everybody was kind of willing him and into 234 00:12:04.679 --> 00:12:08.480 hearing his interview and how he uh, how he felt it. 235 00:12:08.960 --> 00:12:11.080 We all were sending it and and it was cool 236 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:12.240 to see that reciprocated. 237 00:12:12.279 --> 00:12:12.440 Man. 238 00:12:12.440 --> 00:12:15.200 We were trying to will that that sixth inning was 239 00:12:15.200 --> 00:12:17.799 was a beautiful thing. But uh, yeah, it was. It 240 00:12:17.840 --> 00:12:19.399 was a good It was a beautiful night, man. 241 00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:23.279 All right, brock Well said. And certainly, uh, it's got 242 00:12:23.279 --> 00:12:25.440 to feel good if you're a Dodger fan that was 243 00:12:25.480 --> 00:12:29.639 here cheering him on to hear him acknowledge you. Let's 244 00:12:29.679 --> 00:12:32.639 go out to Phil. You're at Dodger Stadium tonight. How 245 00:12:32.679 --> 00:12:35.759 you doing, Phil, I'm doing great. 246 00:12:35.799 --> 00:12:37.559 Thank you so much for taking my call, David. I 247 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:40.120 listened to this show every day. I look forward to 248 00:12:40.159 --> 00:12:42.519 you coming on before the games on Petros and Money. 249 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:45.639 It's just it's not hard to be on here. 250 00:12:47.879 --> 00:12:48.080 Show. 251 00:12:50.679 --> 00:12:53.440 Yeah, I could tell you take it seriously. The fans 252 00:12:53.440 --> 00:12:57.080 we appreciate you, man. So yeah, just to share my experience, 253 00:12:57.120 --> 00:13:00.399 I was at work today and all I could think 254 00:13:00.399 --> 00:13:02.960 about was the game, and I just at a certain 255 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:06.240 point decided I got to leave work early. I've got 256 00:13:06.279 --> 00:13:10.039 to be there. Bought a ticket last minute, and just 257 00:13:10.080 --> 00:13:13.039 the way that Dave Roberts described I was listening earlier, 258 00:13:13.440 --> 00:13:18.639 every pitch from the beginning, that energy, it was just electric. 259 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:20.559 Is one of the best decisions I made to go 260 00:13:20.600 --> 00:13:25.159 to the game. Then when Kershaw got that last strikeout 261 00:13:25.200 --> 00:13:28.039 at the end, with the tension you were feeling the 262 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:30.559 whole time, like is he going to do it? 263 00:13:30.559 --> 00:13:31.480 It was incredible. 264 00:13:31.679 --> 00:13:34.759 And to the question you've been asking other people, absolutely, 265 00:13:34.960 --> 00:13:37.159 I stayed the entire time and got to see that 266 00:13:37.200 --> 00:13:38.360 incredible walk off too. 267 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:41.720 I mean, just think about that, right, Phil, you come 268 00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:46.559 for Kershaw, you see him get his three thousandth career strikeout. 269 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:48.960 He's going to the Hall of Fame. Then in the 270 00:13:49.000 --> 00:13:52.279 bottom of the ninth inning, you got a Hall of 271 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:54.759 Famer at the plate. You got a Hall of Famer 272 00:13:54.960 --> 00:13:58.279 scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. 273 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:02.120 How many teams only this year can say that, But 274 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:05.519 how many teams can say that period? Maybe the Yankees 275 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:08.799 twenty five years ago with Jeter and those guys. I mean, 276 00:14:09.720 --> 00:14:13.639 this team is full of superstars. And let's not forget 277 00:14:13.639 --> 00:14:17.320 Will Smith, who had a tremendous at back to even 278 00:14:17.360 --> 00:14:20.279 allow Freddy to come up. And you know who knows, 279 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:23.639 by the time it's all said and done, Will Smith 280 00:14:23.720 --> 00:14:26.480 may be up there with the all time great catchers 281 00:14:26.519 --> 00:14:27.399 of this generation. 282 00:14:29.240 --> 00:14:30.639 Absolutely yeah. 283 00:14:30.639 --> 00:14:33.320 And just just seeing pot has and Will Smith early 284 00:14:33.360 --> 00:14:36.600 get that run support trying to, you know, really show 285 00:14:36.799 --> 00:14:39.919 Kershaw that the team was there for him. It just 286 00:14:40.120 --> 00:14:42.559 from start to finish. What an amazing game, What an 287 00:14:42.600 --> 00:14:45.440 amazing team. I hope Munthsy's okay and gets back soon, 288 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:48.600 because these guys are really specials. All Star votes show 289 00:14:48.639 --> 00:14:50.279 how much we appreciate what they're doing. 290 00:14:50.320 --> 00:14:51.399 And I hope he's okay. 291 00:14:52.399 --> 00:14:54.759 Yeah, I love it. Yeah, I hope Max months he's okay. 292 00:14:54.799 --> 00:14:58.440 He's gonna have an MRI on his left knee tomorrow. 293 00:14:58.600 --> 00:15:01.200 You know, I'm not gonna speculate about the severity of 294 00:15:01.240 --> 00:15:04.960 the injury. Dave Roberts was saying that right now from 295 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:08.879 the test that they did that they are hopeful that 296 00:15:08.960 --> 00:15:13.200 this is not going to be devastating to Monsey's season, 297 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:16.600 But you never know until you get the results of 298 00:15:16.600 --> 00:15:19.480 that MRI. But we're all keeping our fingers crossed because 299 00:15:19.480 --> 00:15:23.360 that's the only downer about tonight is that Max Munsey 300 00:15:23.720 --> 00:15:27.039 was helped off the field after Michael A. Taylor going 301 00:15:27.159 --> 00:15:31.480 head first with his helmet going full speed and Munseie's 302 00:15:31.559 --> 00:15:34.679 leg in the wrong spot at the wrong time and 303 00:15:35.600 --> 00:15:39.120 injured his left knee. So hopefully he's okay, because I mean, 304 00:15:39.200 --> 00:15:42.440 he's fought back to do everything he can to be 305 00:15:42.519 --> 00:15:45.320 a big time player and it would be a shame 306 00:15:45.399 --> 00:15:49.039 to see his season derailed because of that injury. Eight 307 00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:51.919 six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the 308 00:15:51.960 --> 00:15:55.799 phone number David Vasse live at Dodgers Stadium after the 309 00:15:55.879 --> 00:15:59.480 Dodgers walk it off five to four against the Chicago 310 00:15:59.600 --> 00:16:03.799 Whites in a celebratory night Outside of the month. See injury. 311 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:09.759 Clayton Kershaw recording his three thousandth career strikeout, joining Randy Johnson, 312 00:16:09.840 --> 00:16:14.440 Steve Carlton, and CC Sabathia as the only four lefties 313 00:16:14.559 --> 00:16:19.080 to have three thousand strikeouts. And as far as just 314 00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:22.080 the context of this greatness that we have seen in 315 00:16:22.120 --> 00:16:25.879 Clayton Kershaw, I know he's been self deprecating about that 316 00:16:25.960 --> 00:16:28.759 it's taking longer than it should have for him to 317 00:16:28.799 --> 00:16:32.639 reach this milestone. But even with the injuries the last 318 00:16:32.720 --> 00:16:37.000 couple of years and abbreviated seasons, he has now pitched 319 00:16:38.000 --> 00:16:42.240 twenty seven hundred and eighty one innings. He is the 320 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:48.159 fourth quickest pitcher to record three thousand strikeouts based on innings, 321 00:16:48.200 --> 00:16:52.720 surpassing Nolan Ryan who did it after twenty eight hundred 322 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:57.159 and two innings. So he's the fourth quickest pitcher innings wise, 323 00:16:57.240 --> 00:17:01.720 to record three thousand strikeouts. Strikeouts per nine innings we 324 00:17:01.840 --> 00:17:05.240 talked about it last night is the fourth best of 325 00:17:05.319 --> 00:17:08.920 any of these players on the list. Max Scherzer is first, 326 00:17:08.960 --> 00:17:13.839 then Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and then Clayton Kershaw, who 327 00:17:13.960 --> 00:17:18.839 is in his career averaging ten strikeouts per nine innings 328 00:17:19.119 --> 00:17:22.720 eight six, six, seven, two five seventy is the phone number. 329 00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:25.960 Let's go out to Javier who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight. 330 00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:27.759 Hi Javier, you're on Dodger Talk. 331 00:17:28.759 --> 00:17:30.240 Hey Dave, thanks for taking my call. 332 00:17:30.519 --> 00:17:33.640 And I think the word that they're using, everyone's using 333 00:17:33.759 --> 00:17:36.200 his special and I'm sorry I lost my voice, But 334 00:17:36.880 --> 00:17:38.400 just the buzz. I've been to a lot of games. 335 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:40.880 I grew up four miles from the stadium, but it 336 00:17:41.039 --> 00:17:46.319 was just almost otherworldly buzz. And how the baseball guys 337 00:17:46.440 --> 00:17:49.559 made us wait for the third strikeout. It almost felt 338 00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:50.400 like it wasn't gonna come. 339 00:17:51.359 --> 00:17:53.559 You can tell I know, right because that was going 340 00:17:53.640 --> 00:17:56.079 to be his that was going to be his last hitter. 341 00:17:56.200 --> 00:18:00.759 Strikeout or not inning over or not Vinnie Cap would 342 00:18:00.759 --> 00:18:03.400 have been his last hitter. And how deflating would it 343 00:18:03.480 --> 00:18:06.559 have been, Javier, for Clayton Kershaw to get his three 344 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:10.519 thousand strikeout in Milwaukee. I mean, come on, we don't 345 00:18:10.519 --> 00:18:12.200 want to see that. We didn't want to see it 346 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:14.000 in Denver. We wanted to see it here. 347 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:18.359 Yeah, it wouldn't have been the same, but what a moment. 348 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:21.519 I was lucky enough to see as a first debut 349 00:18:21.519 --> 00:18:26.839 as a Dodger at Dodger Stadium and just very blessed 350 00:18:26.839 --> 00:18:30.559 to see this three thousand strikeout and yeah, thank you 351 00:18:30.559 --> 00:18:32.000 for the thank you for the show that you put 352 00:18:32.039 --> 00:18:34.119 on and letting us talk about it. 353 00:18:35.039 --> 00:18:38.319 All right, Javier, thank you. Eight six six nine eight 354 00:18:38.480 --> 00:18:41.119 seven two five seventy is the phone number. I don't 355 00:18:41.160 --> 00:18:43.440 know about you, but it sounds like the first few 356 00:18:43.519 --> 00:18:47.640 colors that we have spoken to this had playoff atmosphere 357 00:18:48.039 --> 00:18:50.880 for a game against the worst team in the American League, 358 00:18:50.920 --> 00:18:54.119 the Chicago White Sox, in the first week of July. 359 00:18:55.359 --> 00:18:57.759 Maybe that was just me, but I had the feeling 360 00:18:57.920 --> 00:19:01.359 coming to the ballpark today. I had that type of 361 00:19:01.440 --> 00:19:04.640 playoff feel. I knew it was gonna be a sellout tonight. 362 00:19:05.079 --> 00:19:08.240 It was an important night, and I feel like we 363 00:19:08.319 --> 00:19:11.000 had a lot of anxiety going into tonight, a lot 364 00:19:11.039 --> 00:19:14.960 of excitement, anxiety and you know, ups and downs. It 365 00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:18.279 was evident by even the crowd here. There would be 366 00:19:18.319 --> 00:19:22.880 a routine groundball to Mookie bed sure out and everybody's like, ah, 367 00:19:23.119 --> 00:19:26.599 not a strikeout. Okay, you got an out, but ah 368 00:19:26.920 --> 00:19:30.359 a flyout. Come on, Kershaw, get us that strikeout. But 369 00:19:31.200 --> 00:19:33.559 this is who he is. And even talking to Miguel 370 00:19:33.680 --> 00:19:36.759 Rojas before the game today, talking to Key k Hernandez 371 00:19:36.799 --> 00:19:42.960 and Denver all these guys appreciate Kershaw not for the 372 00:19:43.000 --> 00:19:45.920 three thousand strikeouts or the two World Series or the 373 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:50.680 three Cy Youngs or the MVP. They appreciate that here's 374 00:19:50.759 --> 00:19:56.640 this guy, eighteen years into his career, still loving the grind, 375 00:19:57.079 --> 00:20:02.880 still enjoying the process, going out there after having left 376 00:20:02.920 --> 00:20:07.079 knee surgery, left foot surgery. And I could tell you, 377 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:09.200 I mean, let's be honest here, do you think his 378 00:20:09.279 --> 00:20:12.279 foot feels great every time he goes out there? I 379 00:20:12.319 --> 00:20:15.559 would say no, But he's still out there. And that's 380 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:19.240 what the players appreciate. And that's why they're all in 381 00:20:19.279 --> 00:20:22.799 it with him because of those reasons. And that's what 382 00:20:22.880 --> 00:20:25.519 Miguel and Key K were telling me. And those guys 383 00:20:25.559 --> 00:20:28.680 have seen a lot, They've they've been around a lot. Uh. 384 00:20:28.720 --> 00:20:32.319 That's the respect everybody has for him. Eight six six nine, 385 00:20:32.359 --> 00:20:36.079 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's 386 00:20:36.079 --> 00:20:39.279 go out to Don who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight? Hi? Don, 387 00:20:39.319 --> 00:20:40.359 You're on Dodger Talk. 388 00:20:43.440 --> 00:20:45.039 Hi David, how are you doing tonight? 389 00:20:46.079 --> 00:20:47.119 Doing great? How about you? 390 00:20:47.279 --> 00:20:47.880 Great game? 391 00:20:48.319 --> 00:20:48.680 All right? 392 00:20:50.160 --> 00:20:53.359 Oh, I'm doing terrific. You know. I, my son and 393 00:20:53.359 --> 00:20:56.640 I went to the first game that Kershaw pitched to 394 00:20:56.720 --> 00:21:00.759 Dodger Stadium and my son asked me, who's pitching tonight, 395 00:21:00.799 --> 00:21:03.279 and I told him some kid I never heard of 396 00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:07.839 named Kershaw and we've been following him for the late 397 00:21:07.880 --> 00:21:11.680 eighteen years since. And uh with my son called me up. 398 00:21:11.720 --> 00:21:13.839 He lives in Tennessee. He said, you gotta go to 399 00:21:13.880 --> 00:21:17.400 this game. So I'm I decided to come all the 400 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:18.720 way from Escondito. 401 00:21:18.319 --> 00:21:18.839