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 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:13.839 Let's I love writing these guys after the show. So 6 00:00:14.039 --> 00:00:15.199 just thank you, give me are. 7 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.440 Your attention, your fire and not a pisson. 8 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:22.239 This is world champion, Dodger, world championing for a small 9 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:24.039 soft time they get up people what they want to. 10 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:25.960 Die in a row two is special. 11 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:29.000 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache one of the 12 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:31.359 cor This ball's gone. 13 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:34.799 You ready to go? Hell time go to the South, 14 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:36.320 grab your phone. 15 00:00:36.039 --> 00:00:38.439 To get in on the show called eight six six 16 00:00:38.640 --> 00:00:40.880 nine eighty seven two five seven. 17 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:41.399 And go to the show. 18 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:47.280 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Basset, We. 19 00:00:47.159 --> 00:00:49.320 Are live at Dodger Stadium. 20 00:00:49.359 --> 00:00:54.640 After Clayton Kershaw reminded you he is still Clayton Kershaw. 21 00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:59.119 The Dodgers beat the Giants tonight eleven to five behind 22 00:00:59.159 --> 00:01:05.079 a spectacular performance from Clayton Kershaw, who is coming back 23 00:01:05.159 --> 00:01:09.400 after having a left knee surgery, a left foot surgery 24 00:01:10.040 --> 00:01:13.200 and certainly is a guy that is proving you don't 25 00:01:13.239 --> 00:01:16.560 have to throw ninety eight miles an hour. 26 00:01:16.519 --> 00:01:18.000 To get hitters. Out. 27 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:21.599 He commanded his pitches tonight. He had commanded his slider. 28 00:01:21.760 --> 00:01:23.840 Dave Roberts said that was going to be a big 29 00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:27.200 key to his success tonight. He was able to do that. 30 00:01:27.439 --> 00:01:31.159 He threw his slider as much as he threw his fastball. 31 00:01:31.599 --> 00:01:35.599 He got swings and misses on his curveball. And admit it, 32 00:01:36.239 --> 00:01:41.519 you have not given Kershaw the credit he deserves. This 33 00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:45.599 is not ceremonial for him to be back this year. 34 00:01:46.359 --> 00:01:51.000 This is not a goodbye tour for Kershaw. There's a 35 00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:54.040 very good chance he comes back to pitch next year. 36 00:01:54.680 --> 00:01:56.879 He would not have come back to pitch if he 37 00:01:57.000 --> 00:01:59.799 didn't believe he could compete. 38 00:01:59.400 --> 00:01:59.959 On this left. 39 00:02:00.959 --> 00:02:03.480 And like I said during the Clubhouse Show, I'll say 40 00:02:03.519 --> 00:02:07.159 it again, I believe Kershaw sent a message to you, 41 00:02:07.879 --> 00:02:11.000 He sent a message to Major League Baseball, and he 42 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:14.639 may have even sent a message to his teammates that 43 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:17.919 you may not feel the best and you may not 44 00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:20.960 have your best stuff that day, but you go out 45 00:02:20.960 --> 00:02:24.439 there and compete and be there for your team. And 46 00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:27.080 that's what he's all about. And I thought it was 47 00:02:27.199 --> 00:02:30.639 glorious to watch him pitch the way he pitched tonight. 48 00:02:31.159 --> 00:02:35.319 I mean against the Giants of all teams, and he 49 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:39.520 has had their number over his career, but at this 50 00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:42.719 stage of his career to do what he did to them, 51 00:02:43.240 --> 00:02:47.039 I mean, really really was impressive tonight how he was 52 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:49.960 able to do this. And you look at what Kershaw's 53 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:55.280 done in fifty nine starts against the Giants in his career. 54 00:02:56.000 --> 00:03:00.240 He's now twenty seven and sixteen with an ERA of 55 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:05.039 an even two five strikeouts. Tonight, he's only twelve away 56 00:03:05.159 --> 00:03:08.879 from three thousand, which would make him just the fourth 57 00:03:09.000 --> 00:03:13.800 left handed pitcher in Major League Baseball history to record 58 00:03:14.039 --> 00:03:19.199 three thousand strikeouts. Steve Carlton, Randy Johnson, and C. C. 59 00:03:19.479 --> 00:03:24.159 Sabathia are the only three right now, but Kershaw is 60 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:29.280 just twelve strikeouts away from joining that elite group. Let's 61 00:03:29.280 --> 00:03:31.960 head it downstairs right now to hear from the future 62 00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:32.840 Hall of Famer. 63 00:03:33.199 --> 00:03:34.599 Well, you know, our offense is so good. 64 00:03:34.719 --> 00:03:36.759 I think that it's really important to get some zeros 65 00:03:36.759 --> 00:03:39.599 on the board early and you can see what they do. 66 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:41.479 You know, I think if they feel the momentum, they 67 00:03:41.479 --> 00:03:44.919 start swinging the bats and so from there, when you 68 00:03:44.960 --> 00:03:46.520 get that early lead, you just try and pound the 69 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:47.439 zone as best you can. 70 00:03:47.520 --> 00:03:51.360 And you know, it wasn't like amazing. 71 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:53.919 There are some pitches that I backed up that you know, 72 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:57.360 they hit the ballharder guys, But overall, to be efficient 73 00:03:57.360 --> 00:03:58.680 to get through seven, it's a good day. 74 00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:01.120 Just kind of move along with your progression. 75 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:03.120 Are you finding that you're getting closer and closer to 76 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:04.280 where you want to be with each start? 77 00:04:05.400 --> 00:04:07.120 I think now it's just kind of like everyone's a 78 00:04:07.159 --> 00:04:09.039 little bit different, which is probably a good thing. You know, 79 00:04:09.080 --> 00:04:10.719 there's some things you do well, there's some things you 80 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:13.639 do not so well, so you know it's not gonna 81 00:04:13.639 --> 00:04:15.599 be perfect. The learning how to adjust on the fly 82 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:18.639 and you know, throw more strikes, which I'm able to 83 00:04:18.680 --> 00:04:22.279 do now, which is good. And yeah, I think I 84 00:04:22.319 --> 00:04:25.079 think it's now just just pitching, which is a good thing. 85 00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:27.480 When the first couple starts to be like pretty encouraged, 86 00:04:27.519 --> 00:04:29.360 it's just what everything could be for you. 87 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:32.279 I like to make kind of example like when I 88 00:04:32.319 --> 00:04:35.079 means clicked into like just things are kind of closer 89 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:36.319 to where you kind of want them to be. 90 00:04:37.800 --> 00:04:40.639 You know, I don't think maybe it's my personality. I 91 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:40.920 don't know. 92 00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:43.519 I just you're never like you never feel great about it, 93 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:45.120 you know. I think there's always things you want to 94 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:48.680 have back, and but the results, you know, ultimately, at 95 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:50.560 the end of the day, to win the game, that's 96 00:04:50.600 --> 00:04:53.879 the most important thing. So you know, I in the moment, 97 00:04:54.000 --> 00:04:55.959 you know, I can think of some pitches on the 98 00:04:55.959 --> 00:04:56.600 top of my head. 99 00:04:56.439 --> 00:04:58.360 That I'd like to have back. I'd like to throw better. 100 00:04:58.439 --> 00:05:02.800 But you know, there's no restrictions physically health wise, which 101 00:05:02.839 --> 00:05:03.560 is which is great. 102 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:06.319 And like I said, it's just kind of pitching now, 103 00:05:06.360 --> 00:05:10.639 which is good myself. The slider and the fur ball 104 00:05:10.680 --> 00:05:12.839 just be better in these last a couple whiles I 105 00:05:12.879 --> 00:05:14.279 didn't slider wasn't very good. 106 00:05:14.279 --> 00:05:17.560 Today my curve ball was better, though, I don't know, 107 00:05:19.079 --> 00:05:21.120 I don't know, it's a different day, I guess, Yeah, 108 00:05:21.160 --> 00:05:21.519 I don't know. 109 00:05:21.720 --> 00:05:24.800 I hasn't been kind of thinks basically on a year, 110 00:05:24.839 --> 00:05:25.959 but just twelve ways. 111 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:28.959 Does it get more? Really it's right here. Yeah, maybe 112 00:05:28.959 --> 00:05:30.160 by September I'll get there. 113 00:05:30.199 --> 00:05:34.680 We'll see, you know, it's it's it's it's obviously a 114 00:05:34.759 --> 00:05:36.600 very cool thing, and it's starting to get a little 115 00:05:36.639 --> 00:05:39.519 more on the forefront of the mine. But you know, 116 00:05:39.519 --> 00:05:41.399 who knows how long spells get taken. At this point, 117 00:05:41.399 --> 00:05:45.600 we might might be until August so we'll see when 118 00:05:45.600 --> 00:05:46.920 you're going off the mound at the end of the 119 00:05:46.920 --> 00:05:49.600 second for the olization, the crowd was getting you like it? 120 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:51.759 Yeah, it's it's it was special. 121 00:05:51.839 --> 00:05:53.399 I honestly didn't know if I was done or not, 122 00:05:53.560 --> 00:05:55.079 so I didn't want to, like come out of the 123 00:05:55.120 --> 00:05:55.879 moment too much. 124 00:05:55.959 --> 00:06:00.199 But you know, I love pitching here. 125 00:06:01.439 --> 00:06:03.120 I don't take it for granted. You know, who knows 126 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:05.240 how many I've got left here, So I'm just gonna 127 00:06:05.319 --> 00:06:09.600 enjoy it. And just that's that's special. Anytime you know 128 00:06:09.720 --> 00:06:11.600 somebody cheers for you like that, it's pretty special. 129 00:06:11.800 --> 00:06:13.560 Consider there's no spring for you. 130 00:06:13.560 --> 00:06:16.439 Considering no spring for you, how much for those first 131 00:06:16.480 --> 00:06:18.959 couple of starts, just you're just trying to catch up 132 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:19.839 and find all. 133 00:06:20.439 --> 00:06:22.600 For Yeah, that's where we are. I had plenty of 134 00:06:22.600 --> 00:06:27.079 starts beforehand. It's just there's no substituting big league game, 135 00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:29.519 big league competition. You know, you just have to get 136 00:06:29.519 --> 00:06:30.560 out there and get the reps. 137 00:06:31.160 --> 00:06:33.079 Did you end up hearing from Zach after pressing him 138 00:06:33.079 --> 00:06:33.879 on the striking sense? 139 00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:39.639 Then you know, all right, there's Clayton Kershaw on sports 140 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:42.120 Net LA, and you know he brought up a great 141 00:06:42.160 --> 00:06:45.279 point and this is the stage of his career that 142 00:06:45.319 --> 00:06:49.279 he's at where he can appreciate a standing ovation coming 143 00:06:49.279 --> 00:06:52.480 off the mound. And that's really special to see that 144 00:06:52.800 --> 00:06:57.560 these fans here at Dodger Stadium recognize greatness and one 145 00:06:57.639 --> 00:07:00.759 of the great pitchers not only in Dodger his but 146 00:07:00.879 --> 00:07:05.560 in baseball history at this age, after all the injuries, 147 00:07:05.639 --> 00:07:10.160 that that truck still works. Fifty one thousand, five hundred 148 00:07:10.199 --> 00:07:15.120 and forty eight standing ovation for Clayton Kershaw coming off 149 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:18.920 the mound in the seventh inning, after seventh scoreless just 150 00:07:19.439 --> 00:07:22.920 really special. And I have said this going back four 151 00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:27.879 five six years. Don't take this for granted because he's 152 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:29.519 not going to be pitching forever. 153 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:31.399 These are special nights. 154 00:07:31.439 --> 00:07:33.959 And if you see on the calendar or you hear 155 00:07:34.040 --> 00:07:38.079 us talk about, Hey, Kershaw's pitching this night at Dodgers Stadium, 156 00:07:39.040 --> 00:07:42.079 and you are available this summer, you should make it 157 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:44.319 a point to come out here and watch him. You 158 00:07:44.439 --> 00:07:47.240 don't know, he just said it. He doesn't know how 159 00:07:47.279 --> 00:07:50.439 many more of these he has. And you know, it 160 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:55.000 is conceivable that this is his last year pitching in 161 00:07:55.079 --> 00:07:58.480 Major League Baseball. But there's a lot of different variables. 162 00:07:58.519 --> 00:08:02.319 I can assure you of that, there's no one set answer. 163 00:08:02.399 --> 00:08:06.920 It's kind of a floating situation. So you know it's 164 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:09.720 not for certain this is his last year, but there 165 00:08:09.720 --> 00:08:13.199 are no guarantees that he will be back next season. 166 00:08:13.639 --> 00:08:16.560 Eight six, six, nine, eight seven two five seventy is 167 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:20.160 the phone number. Dodgers beat the Giants eleven to five. 168 00:08:20.560 --> 00:08:23.759 Let's go out to Palmdale. Darryl, You're on Dodger Talk 169 00:08:23.800 --> 00:08:25.040 with David vasse Hi. 170 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:29.360 Darryl, Hi, David, how are you today? Man? I got 171 00:08:29.360 --> 00:08:33.080 to say, phenomenal. Bayden Kirstof is the man. I mean, 172 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:34.919 I think I really thought he could have win another inning. 173 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:38.559 He only threw eighty one pitches, and if this was 174 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:41.960 his last game, hey, he deserved everything he got. And 175 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:44.240 the thing that I want to say is I hope 176 00:08:44.279 --> 00:08:46.600 the young pitchers I'll look it at what he's doing 177 00:08:46.840 --> 00:08:49.519 and take somebody take it some notes, because the band 178 00:08:49.639 --> 00:08:51.360 is grinded and he's doing what he's supposed to do. 179 00:08:53.120 --> 00:08:56.960 I agree guys like last now Snell, Dustin May, all 180 00:08:57.000 --> 00:08:59.879 those guys should be taking notes about what it is 181 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:02.480 to have it inside of you to go out there 182 00:09:02.480 --> 00:09:05.919 and compete even though you're coming off foot surgery knee 183 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:09.559 surgery and you're throwing eighty nine miles an hour but 184 00:09:09.720 --> 00:09:13.039 finding a way, competing your butt off to hang in 185 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:16.679 there for seven scoreless. Let's go out to Frank in Sacramento. 186 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:21.600 You're on Dodger Talk live from Dodger Stadium. Hi, Frank, Hey, 187 00:09:21.840 --> 00:09:25.279 Dave have known tremendous Frank. 188 00:09:26.559 --> 00:09:30.519 I love Clayton Kershaw tonight and I love how Or 189 00:09:30.759 --> 00:09:33.639 And then we're talking about how many jumbo Jackson's bought 190 00:09:33.639 --> 00:09:35.960 over his career for the city. 191 00:09:36.399 --> 00:09:39.679 I mean, he's just a goat and her name. 192 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:41.960 That's the first thing that comes to my mind as 193 00:09:42.000 --> 00:09:44.639 well when I think back to Kershaw's career, how many 194 00:09:44.759 --> 00:09:47.799 jumbo jacks he has bought the city of La Yeah, 195 00:09:47.799 --> 00:09:49.679 that's the first thing that comes to my mind. 196 00:09:49.720 --> 00:09:52.559 Frank, that is great. 197 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:55.720 And I just wanted to know when the Dodgers come 198 00:09:55.799 --> 00:09:58.120 up here in the Sacramento next year to play the 199 00:09:58.240 --> 00:10:01.639 Ash Sacramento. Don't are you going to be joining the team? 200 00:10:02.600 --> 00:10:09.039 I hope not. Oh, come on, Dame, thanks for the 201 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:12.080 phone call, Frank. Let's go out to Las Vegas, the 202 00:10:12.120 --> 00:10:15.080 future home of the A. Sergio. You're on Dodger Talk. 203 00:10:15.120 --> 00:10:16.120 How you doing, Sergio? 204 00:10:17.279 --> 00:10:20.000 Hey, David, that was funny. Hopefully when the phase gets 205 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:21.399 to Vegas, they want to come to Vegas. 206 00:10:21.480 --> 00:10:23.080 But let let's go in Vegas. 207 00:10:23.120 --> 00:10:27.080 Let's talk about let's talk about Let's talk about Clayton Kershaw. 208 00:10:27.120 --> 00:10:27.360 Man. 209 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:29.720 I'm fifty five years old. 210 00:10:29.720 --> 00:10:32.080 I went to my first Rogiert game in nineteen seventy six. 211 00:10:32.120 --> 00:10:35.440 I've seen some amazing players, but Clayton Kershaw is up there, 212 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:38.679 definitely in the top five. You know today, as you 213 00:10:38.679 --> 00:10:41.399 said in the postgame show, it was it was vintage 214 00:10:41.799 --> 00:10:46.840 Clayton Kershaw. You know, I was tracking the game again 215 00:10:46.960 --> 00:10:52.240 in seventeen. He faced twenty four batters, seventeen first pitch strikes. 216 00:10:52.639 --> 00:10:55.759 A tremendous there. He dropped his era by one point one. 217 00:10:56.200 --> 00:11:00.679 And I think Dan i Asnia costs Clayton at least 218 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:04.080 almost five pitches. But you know, I don't know what 219 00:11:04.080 --> 00:11:06.159 what he was doing in his well. 220 00:11:07.279 --> 00:11:11.039 Was Dan i Asnia was way better than Adam Beck 221 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:13.600 last night, Sergio. So I don't think we're going to 222 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:15.279 complain about Dan i Asonia. 223 00:11:15.960 --> 00:11:20.000 Yeah, we've seen some horrible, some horrible umpires, but. 224 00:11:20.000 --> 00:11:21.799 Man, great ones too. 225 00:11:23.039 --> 00:11:26.480 Yeah, Uncle, Charge, it. 226 00:11:26.639 --> 00:11:28.279 Was that's a big pitch. It's a. 227 00:11:28.559 --> 00:11:32.080 You know, when Kershaw was in his prime, some would 228 00:11:32.159 --> 00:11:34.759 argue that he was a little predictable, but you know, 229 00:11:34.879 --> 00:11:37.679 A j Ellis would tell me when he was catching Kershaw, 230 00:11:37.840 --> 00:11:40.679 two strikes on a hitter, he called the curveball for 231 00:11:40.759 --> 00:11:44.440 the strikeout, and I think that's a recipe for success 232 00:11:44.519 --> 00:11:47.759 even now. Two strikes go to the uncle, Charlie, get 233 00:11:47.759 --> 00:11:51.120 that strike out on the curveball. Thanks for the phone call, Sergio, 234 00:11:51.360 --> 00:11:54.840 appreciate it. Eight sixty six nine eighty seven two five 235 00:11:54.919 --> 00:11:58.440 seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the Giants tonight 236 00:11:58.600 --> 00:12:02.480 eleven to five. There offense came alive. They scored five 237 00:12:02.600 --> 00:12:07.279 runs in the second inning after show Heyotani's leadoff home 238 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:10.320 run in the bottom of the first inning. Again an 239 00:12:10.320 --> 00:12:15.720 opposing manager intentionally walking Otani to load the bases for 240 00:12:15.879 --> 00:12:19.080 Mookie Betts, and Mookie Betts made Bob Melvin pay for 241 00:12:19.200 --> 00:12:23.000 that decision, and you know he didn't. He wasn't as 242 00:12:23.039 --> 00:12:26.360 demonstrative as he has been in the past, but feels 243 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:29.039 like he's getting used to it and he's delivering more 244 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:33.000 times than not whenever they walk Otani in front of him. 245 00:12:33.320 --> 00:12:34.639 This goes back to last year. 246 00:12:34.759 --> 00:12:37.919 Ron Washington, the first manager to do so, and Mooki 247 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:38.679 made him pay with. 248 00:12:38.639 --> 00:12:39.960 A home run to left field. 249 00:12:40.279 --> 00:12:43.159 By the way, speaking of the Angels, the last time 250 00:12:43.279 --> 00:12:47.879 Clayton Kershaw had a start of seven innings was June twentieth, 251 00:12:47.960 --> 00:12:51.840 twenty twenty three, in Anaheim against the Angels, where he 252 00:12:51.919 --> 00:12:56.159 went seven scoreless that night and also had five strikeouts. 253 00:12:56.200 --> 00:13:00.240 So Kershaw does it again and joins Yamamoto as the 254 00:13:00.240 --> 00:13:04.200 only Dodger starter to complete seven innings in a game 255 00:13:04.279 --> 00:13:08.320 this season. Eight six, six, seven, two, five seventy is 256 00:13:08.360 --> 00:13:12.360 the phone number, Matthew in Indio. You're on Dodger Talk 257 00:13:12.519 --> 00:13:13.879 with David vasse Hi. 258 00:13:13.960 --> 00:13:17.360 Matthew, how's it going on, David, Let's talk to you again. 259 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:21.159 And I was in I was in the stadium today 260 00:13:21.159 --> 00:13:23.480 and it was rock and it really was and we 261 00:13:23.600 --> 00:13:26.679 really had control of the game since the first pitch 262 00:13:26.720 --> 00:13:31.159 in the first inning. Otani going yard, and I was 263 00:13:31.240 --> 00:13:35.159 in the pavilion, that left pavilion, and I told people, 264 00:13:35.559 --> 00:13:39.080 I told people, hey, like, heads up, heads up, it's 265 00:13:39.120 --> 00:13:41.919 coming our way. And sure enough he got one. 266 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:43.720 Oh yeah. 267 00:13:43.919 --> 00:13:45.720 How many rows away was it from you? 268 00:13:47.080 --> 00:13:49.879 I wasn't three or four. It was more towards the center. 269 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:52.279 The center had. 270 00:13:52.360 --> 00:13:55.360 Then I saw Fans go for his second home run, 271 00:13:55.399 --> 00:13:58.039 the two hundred and fiftieth home run of his career. 272 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:01.720 Uh Fan had it right in his hands and another 273 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:03.799 one got in front of him, distracted him and it 274 00:14:03.799 --> 00:14:06.960 bounced away. So not sure where it went. Thanks for 275 00:14:07.039 --> 00:14:09.799 the phone call, Matthew, appreciate it. Speaking of show Hey, 276 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:12.759 o Tani, we haven't heard from show Hey in quite 277 00:14:12.799 --> 00:14:13.320 some time. 278 00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:17.039 He spoke after the game tonight on sports Net l A. 279 00:14:17.360 --> 00:14:20.039 How do you felt physically as you've kept ramping up 280 00:14:20.080 --> 00:14:22.120 as a picture and how much has your daily routine 281 00:14:22.360 --> 00:14:24.639 changed the last couple of weeks as your pitching workload 282 00:14:24.679 --> 00:14:25.240 has increased. 283 00:14:27.879 --> 00:14:45.360 Omni Kish, I'm just gonna cut of a caticlar stunt 284 00:14:45.360 --> 00:14:54.519 and get today. The i VP is really an important 285 00:14:54.559 --> 00:14:58.240 part of the progression. The intensity is different, so how 286 00:14:58.320 --> 00:15:01.039 that feels to my body is going to be different 287 00:15:01.039 --> 00:15:03.679 as well. But it's something that I do have to 288 00:15:03.679 --> 00:15:06.639 go through to make sure that you know my body 289 00:15:06.639 --> 00:15:07.200 feels right. 290 00:15:07.759 --> 00:15:11.759 Is that pabi be polish that's used to do physical vocals. 291 00:15:11.799 --> 00:15:16.480 Pat it's a time. How long you need tobok for 292 00:15:16.559 --> 00:15:16.919 you again? 293 00:15:18.519 --> 00:15:19.279 You to some. 294 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:31.159 Hm. 295 00:15:33.480 --> 00:15:33.840 That's the. 296 00:15:36.399 --> 00:15:48.120 I'm just gonna tell you, and I do feel like 297 00:15:48.320 --> 00:15:50.080 just being the two way player that I used to 298 00:15:50.120 --> 00:15:54.399 be was the norm. So last year really was the 299 00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:57.720 abnormal year, and it's for me, it's about really getting 300 00:15:57.759 --> 00:15:58.960 back to what I used to do. 301 00:15:59.600 --> 00:16:02.720 All right, the show Hao Tani with Will Ireton on 302 00:16:02.879 --> 00:16:05.320 Sports Net LA. And I think we all take it 303 00:16:05.320 --> 00:16:08.919 for granted that even though Otani is not pitching in games, 304 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:12.039 he is ramping up to pitch in the second half 305 00:16:12.080 --> 00:16:15.480 of the season. You think back to San Diego where 306 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:19.840 he threw three innings in a simulated situation forty four 307 00:16:19.919 --> 00:16:22.879 pitches and then is leading off for the Dodgers that 308 00:16:23.039 --> 00:16:26.039 same night. I'm not sure we have a good enough 309 00:16:26.080 --> 00:16:30.840 appreciation for what he's doing before games and the pitching 310 00:16:30.879 --> 00:16:33.559 department to get ready for the second half and then 311 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:36.679 coming out and being that DH. So that's something to 312 00:16:36.759 --> 00:16:39.960 consider as well. And that's been the argument from guys 313 00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:43.279 like Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez that him coming back 314 00:16:43.639 --> 00:16:47.240 to be a two way player pitching again is going 315 00:16:47.279 --> 00:16:49.960 to take a little something out from his offense. So 316 00:16:50.519 --> 00:16:53.600 we'll see whether or not that continues, but certainly tonight 317 00:16:54.000 --> 00:16:56.840 the June gloom was over for show. Hao Tani his 318 00:16:56.840 --> 00:16:59.840 first RBI in the last ten games, and he all 319 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:03.919 so homer twice tonight, including his two hundred and fiftieth 320 00:17:03.960 --> 00:17:07.599 home run. Let's take another phone call, Calvin in a 321 00:17:07.640 --> 00:17:11.079 Los Felis. You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. 322 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:15.799 Calvin, Hey, David, thanks for taking my call. Great win tonight. 323 00:17:15.839 --> 00:17:18.440 It was great to see Kersh throw enough gem and 324 00:17:18.720 --> 00:17:21.519 good to see the bats working. I do want to 325 00:17:21.559 --> 00:17:23.920 talk about the decision to bring in Kik in the 326 00:17:24.039 --> 00:17:27.519 ninth though. I love Keik. I love watching him pitch, 327 00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:29.079 and I love that we can count on him to 328 00:17:29.839 --> 00:17:31.880 come in and save the pen and we're down by 329 00:17:31.880 --> 00:17:34.960 fifteen or up by twenty. But I felt like tonight 330 00:17:35.079 --> 00:17:38.200 was not one of those situations. You know, we were 331 00:17:38.279 --> 00:17:41.920 so close from you know, finishing a eleven to nothing, 332 00:17:41.960 --> 00:17:46.799 shutout of our true division rivals, and you know, closing 333 00:17:46.880 --> 00:17:48.799 off a putting a little cherry on top of that 334 00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:52.200 beautiful start from Kersh, and instead it's a much less 335 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:57.720 impressive box score at the end. So I'm just wondering, Look, 336 00:17:58.079 --> 00:18:01.119 you think we're in a little too, you know, putting 337 00:18:01.200 --> 00:18:03.119 Key k in as much as behalf been and I 338 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:06.680 understand the condition that the Bulkin is in, but you know, 339 00:18:06.759 --> 00:18:08.920 I think there's something to be said for finishing out 340 00:18:08.920 --> 00:18:10.799 a game like this nice and strong, and you know, 341 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:12.880 keeping that moment the next one. 342 00:18:13.519 --> 00:18:16.640 I wouldn't argue against that, Calvin, I wouldn't argue against that. 343 00:18:16.880 --> 00:18:19.640 Just come in, put the nail in the coffin and 344 00:18:19.640 --> 00:18:22.000 and really send a message to the Giants that you 345 00:18:22.039 --> 00:18:25.279 don't belong with us shutting them out eleven to nothing. 346 00:18:25.480 --> 00:18:28.359 But you know, here's the other side of it, and 347 00:18:28.759 --> 00:18:31.640 I'll add this too. I'm not so upset about the 348 00:18:31.680 --> 00:18:34.400 box score or it being eleven to five instead of 349 00:18:34.400 --> 00:18:38.640 eleven to nothing. I'm concerned about Keik because what if 350 00:18:38.680 --> 00:18:40.839 he gets hurt. And I'm not talking about his arm. 351 00:18:40.960 --> 00:18:42.839 You know, when you're on the mound there, it's a 352 00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:46.799 different throw. Maybe he strains a groin or a hamstring. 353 00:18:46.880 --> 00:18:49.759 You don't want to lose Keyk Hernandez in that situation 354 00:18:50.200 --> 00:18:53.359 when he's throwing thirty eight pitches in the ninth inning. 355 00:18:54.200 --> 00:18:57.359 But this is sports entertainment, and it's hard to ignore 356 00:18:57.400 --> 00:19:01.680 the fact that when Keyk came out for the ninth inning, uh, 357 00:19:01.720 --> 00:19:04.119 the fans that were still here were on their feet 358 00:19:04.319 --> 00:19:08.279 for key K. Everybody loves KEYK anything key K, and 359 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:11.119 they love them even more after his Instagram post, and 360 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:14.559 rightfully so I applaud him for that. So there is 361 00:19:14.599 --> 00:19:16.880 the sports entertainment side of it as well. 362 00:19:17.880 --> 00:19:21.480 Yeah, here, David, I hear you. But yeah, I care 363 00:19:21.519 --> 00:19:22.119 about k K. 364 00:19:22.279 --> 00:19:25.079 I don't want to lose KEYK to a pitching injury, 365 00:19:25.559 --> 00:19:28.759 you know. I that's not something that would be ideal, 366 00:19:28.880 --> 00:19:31.480 especially when you know he's out there for thirty eight 367 00:19:31.519 --> 00:19:34.079 pitches and like I said, not necessarily his arm, but 368 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:37.240 you know, strain of groin, strain of hamstring, something like 369 00:19:37.279 --> 00:19:40.680 that Calvin is concerning. But you know, I could see 370 00:19:40.680 --> 00:19:43.559 both sides of it. And in fairness, the Giants had 371 00:19:43.599 --> 00:19:46.960 their backup catcher, Logan Porter throw the ninth inning for 372 00:19:47.000 --> 00:19:49.359 them or the bottom of the eighth inning for them. 373 00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:52.240 Yeah, yeah, that's true. I mean, you know, I think 374 00:19:52.279 --> 00:19:54.599 the Giants are in more of a position to be 375 00:19:54.640 --> 00:19:55.759 doing that than the Dodgers. 376 00:19:55.799 --> 00:19:59.200 But somebody else, key K. You've gone to the well 377 00:19:59.279 --> 00:20:03.680 too many times on KEYK. Find somebody else that's willing 378 00:20:03.720 --> 00:20:04.160 to do it. 379 00:20:04.319 --> 00:20:04.519 You know. 380 00:20:05.119 --> 00:20:07.839 That's that's my thought on it. Thanks for the phone call. 381 00:20:07.960 --> 00:20:10.920 Calvin appreciate it. We're gonna take a time out here 382 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:13.279 on Dodger Talk. When we come back. More of your 383 00:20:13.279 --> 00:20:15.759 phone calls at eight six six nine eighty seven two 384 00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:19.640 five seventy and we'll hear from Freddie Freeman and I'm 385 00:20:19.640 --> 00:20:21.960 getting a text right now. I'm gonna look into it. 386 00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:27.240 Justin Verlander may have been talking trash about Keik Hernandez. 387 00:20:27.279 --> 00:20:29.920 We'll share that with you as well when we continue 388 00:20:29.960 --> 00:20:33.599 on Dodger Talk. After the Dodgers, behind a great performance 389 00:20:33.839 --> 00:20:37.680 from Clayton Kershaw, beat the Giants eleven to five on 390 00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:39.559 a five to seventy LA Sports. 391 00:20:45.119 --> 00:20:48.319 Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA sports 392 00:20:48.359 --> 00:20:52.359 dot com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more 393 00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:56.319 Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Basse. 394 00:20:56.640 --> 00:20:58.759 And evidently the answer with your thumbs up. 395 00:21:00.000 --> 00:21:02.519 So Tani rips one tape to right fail headed back 396 00:21:02.559 --> 00:21:03.039 to the wall. 397 00:21:03.119 --> 00:21:06.400 It is gone. That's a home run for a tone 398 00:21:06.759 --> 00:21:11.400 his second of the night. Oh it's a big time show. 399 00:21:13.319 --> 00:21:14.160 Eight to nothing. 400 00:21:14.279 --> 00:21:19.839 Dodgers home run number twenty five for show hel'tany as 401 00:21:19.839 --> 00:21:23.559