WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:01.280 Welcome the Dodger Talk. 2 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:04.519 David Vasse with you until eight o'clock tonight and we 3 00:00:04.599 --> 00:00:08.080 are at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. 4 00:00:08.199 --> 00:00:08.439 Yeah. 5 00:00:08.439 --> 00:00:11.400 I stayed here after the Dodgers and Rockies played. So 6 00:00:12.039 --> 00:00:15.080 Dodgers lost today two to nothing. They were shut out, 7 00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:18.480 but they got a good performance from their starter, Landon Nack, 8 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:21.760 who is vying for a spot in the rotation or 9 00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:24.960 in the bullpen Jerry Carroll's pitch. We'll get to all 10 00:00:25.039 --> 00:00:27.359 that in a second, but want to let you know 11 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:29.600 what we had on the show. A good show for 12 00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:33.200 you tonight, our only show of the week because of 13 00:00:33.320 --> 00:00:38.039 UCLA basketball, Clipper basketball. This is our only show of 14 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:40.799 the week and Mark Pryor is going to join us 15 00:00:40.799 --> 00:00:44.759 in ten minutes. Also, you'll hear my full conversation with 16 00:00:44.920 --> 00:00:49.079 Keith a Hernandez. He was really candid about the leadership 17 00:00:49.159 --> 00:00:52.280 role he took upon himself last year all the way 18 00:00:52.320 --> 00:00:56.000 through October to the World Series championship. And also our 19 00:00:56.039 --> 00:00:59.280 guy Jose Mota, who checks in during the regular season 20 00:00:59.560 --> 00:01:02.280 on a night lea basis to Dodger Talk. We will 21 00:01:02.359 --> 00:01:04.480 check in with Jose. He was in the booth with 22 00:01:04.519 --> 00:01:07.959 me today. We watched the game together, so decided to 23 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:11.719 have Jose on the show as well. As far as 24 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:14.680 today's game goes the result, you would like to see 25 00:01:14.680 --> 00:01:18.079 the Dodgers win more games than what they are in spring, 26 00:01:18.200 --> 00:01:21.799 But today was all about Freddie Freeman. Freddie Freeman made 27 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:25.920 his Cactus League debut today, his first game of the spring, 28 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:29.560 and in his very first at bat, Freddie Bean Freddie 29 00:01:29.799 --> 00:01:32.760 hit a sharp base hit to right field. He finished 30 00:01:32.799 --> 00:01:35.840 one for three, and after the game today he talked 31 00:01:35.879 --> 00:01:39.400 about how this right ankle that he had surgery on 32 00:01:39.799 --> 00:01:43.560 twelve weeks ago today is still going to have to 33 00:01:43.599 --> 00:01:46.000 be managed when the season begins. 34 00:01:46.359 --> 00:01:48.319 I still feel it. I wish I could tell you 35 00:01:48.359 --> 00:01:50.000 it felt like my left line, but it doesn't. But 36 00:01:50.040 --> 00:01:52.920 I feel really good in a good spot to be 37 00:01:52.920 --> 00:01:55.599 able to go out there and compete and perform at 38 00:01:55.640 --> 00:01:58.560 what I feel capable of. I do think I'm going 39 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:00.799 to be getting a lot of treatments and taping for 40 00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:03.120 at least probably till I think we have it in 41 00:02:03.120 --> 00:02:05.040 our head, probably till the All Star break. I would 42 00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:07.599 assume it's just hard because you're on your feet all 43 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:10.560 day long. It's a very lower body. Injuries are hard 44 00:02:10.599 --> 00:02:15.479 to rehab, especially the ankles, So I do believe it's 45 00:02:15.479 --> 00:02:21.000 going to be a lot longer treatment wise than I 46 00:02:21.000 --> 00:02:24.199 would like because I like to socialize in the training room, 47 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:26.919 not actually use the training room. But they've been so 48 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:28.439 good and they've been helping me get on the field. 49 00:02:28.439 --> 00:02:31.120 I mean twelve weeks post off today, so I feel 50 00:02:31.120 --> 00:02:33.800 like that was a pretty good number. And you know, 51 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:36.199 getting back on the field and feeling as good as 52 00:02:36.199 --> 00:02:38.240 I do, I think that's pretty big. 53 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:40.879 Do you have any concern about the footwork around the bag? 54 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:41.199 Is that? 55 00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:43.960 So Tomorrow I am going obviously I'm not playing, but 56 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:45.840 it's gonna be a full baseball date and then I'm 57 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:47.840 gonna do like PLOS, so there'll be a lot of 58 00:02:47.919 --> 00:02:50.120 jumping tomorrow. I think that's the last one. It's more 59 00:02:50.159 --> 00:02:53.319 of the high throw in coming and landing back down. 60 00:02:53.400 --> 00:02:56.439 That's kind of our last little hurdle. So I will 61 00:02:56.479 --> 00:02:59.159 do a lot of jumping stuff tomorrow and PLOS, and 62 00:02:59.159 --> 00:03:01.639 then as well on Saturday, even though I'm gonna dh, 63 00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:03.960 I'm still gonna do a lot of jumping stuff because 64 00:03:03.960 --> 00:03:06.360 I would like to play Sunday in the field with 65 00:03:06.479 --> 00:03:08.080 the day off the next day to see how I 66 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:10.520 respond playing the field. And not having to do much 67 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:12.520 that next day, and I think that's big. If I 68 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:15.439 could play Sunday. I think I'm trying to talk myself 69 00:03:15.479 --> 00:03:16.879 into it, So if you guys want to put that 70 00:03:16.919 --> 00:03:20.159 out there, that would help too. But I like they 71 00:03:20.159 --> 00:03:22.039 wanted me to kind of be on the backfield today, 72 00:03:22.080 --> 00:03:24.960 back at home for a more controlled environment. 73 00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:26.039 But I like to play. 74 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:28.560 You know, I knew I was good enough and felt 75 00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:31.360 good in my ankle to play today, So show his 76 00:03:31.520 --> 00:03:34.879 dhing tomorrow, then I can DH Saturday. I was trying 77 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:36.960 to kick him out Sunday, but they're gonna let him 78 00:03:37.000 --> 00:03:40.280 DH Sunday, so I'm gonna I'm shooting for Sunday to 79 00:03:40.439 --> 00:03:42.840 play to see how I can respond on Monday with 80 00:03:42.879 --> 00:03:43.360 the day off. 81 00:03:43.520 --> 00:03:46.120 Freddy wants to be out there every day, so for 82 00:03:46.240 --> 00:03:49.319 him to start to concede that he may not play 83 00:03:49.680 --> 00:03:53.199 day games after night games, that's significant. And for him 84 00:03:53.240 --> 00:03:56.080 to say that the Dodgers and Freddie are going to 85 00:03:56.159 --> 00:04:00.000 have to continue to have aggressive treatment all the way 86 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:02.560 up to the All Star break, I feel like that's 87 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:05.879 going to be something to keep an eye on as well. 88 00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:10.000 Who plays first base if Freddie cannot. They got Miguel Rojas. 89 00:04:10.039 --> 00:04:12.400 They got keythy A Hernandez to be able to play 90 00:04:12.759 --> 00:04:16.639 first base as well. Now it's funny. This was the 91 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:19.439 first time we've talked to Freddy in a group setting 92 00:04:19.480 --> 00:04:23.079 this spring, and where he was speaking to us when 93 00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:26.000 he came out of the game. Here at Salt River Field, 94 00:04:26.079 --> 00:04:29.199 the clubhouse is beyond the center field fence, and that's 95 00:04:29.240 --> 00:04:32.879 the way players leave the stadium as well, so there 96 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:36.160 is an overhang where fans can see the players walking 97 00:04:36.199 --> 00:04:39.600 beyond the center field fence, and the fans were there 98 00:04:39.639 --> 00:04:43.439 watching us interview Freddie Freeman, and all of a sudden 99 00:04:43.720 --> 00:04:46.360 a Freddie Freeman chant broke out in the middle of 100 00:04:46.639 --> 00:04:49.720 our media session, which I thought was hilarious. 101 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:51.959 And how can you ignore that, you know. 102 00:04:51.920 --> 00:04:53.759 Maybe a day game after night game in the first 103 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:55.680 couple of weeks. I do get it, but I will 104 00:04:55.720 --> 00:04:57.439 still fight for myself to be in that line up 105 00:04:57.519 --> 00:04:58.600 as long as I'm feeling good. 106 00:04:58.920 --> 00:05:00.720 I get two. It's a game can fringing out line up. 107 00:05:00.800 --> 00:05:02.519 That's how I view it. When you go to the 108 00:05:02.560 --> 00:05:04.399 grocery store, do people start chanting that? 109 00:05:04.839 --> 00:05:08.759 Yeah, it's not that the people come up, no, So yeah, 110 00:05:08.759 --> 00:05:10.040 it's kind of everywhere we go David. 111 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:14.600 I'm not sure how many times Freddy Freeman ever went 112 00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:18.199 to the grocery store, even before hitting that walk off 113 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:21.839 Grand Slam in Game one, So I thought that was 114 00:05:21.879 --> 00:05:23.639 really cool and I wanted to share it with you. 115 00:05:23.720 --> 00:05:26.600 And it's great seeing all the fans at all these 116 00:05:26.639 --> 00:05:29.519 stadiums that are showing up for the Dodgers. I enjoy 117 00:05:29.600 --> 00:05:33.160 seeing them all talking to them all. Now, another part 118 00:05:33.199 --> 00:05:37.319 of today's game that was celebrated a little bit too 119 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:40.800 much before because it wasn't going to materialize was the 120 00:05:40.879 --> 00:05:45.399 fact that Eric Carros's sons, Jared Carros and Kyle Carros 121 00:05:45.439 --> 00:05:46.000 were going to. 122 00:05:45.959 --> 00:05:47.480 Play in this game today. 123 00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:51.199 Even Jared told me this morning before we left for 124 00:05:51.680 --> 00:05:55.600 Scottsdale that he knew the schedule and it wasn't going 125 00:05:55.639 --> 00:05:58.240 to line up for him to face his brother Kyle, 126 00:05:58.639 --> 00:06:01.800 because Kyle Carros is also in big league camp, but 127 00:06:01.959 --> 00:06:05.160 he was not in the starting lineup today, And Jared 128 00:06:05.279 --> 00:06:07.839 told me that Kyle was very aware of the fact 129 00:06:07.879 --> 00:06:10.600 that he wasn't going to come into the game until later, 130 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:13.759 and Jared was going to start the game, and Jared 131 00:06:13.839 --> 00:06:16.240 was going to come in in the early. 132 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:16.759 Part of the game. 133 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:20.120 So it just never was going to materialize that head 134 00:06:20.160 --> 00:06:23.959 to head matchup of the brothers Caros. In today's game, 135 00:06:24.439 --> 00:06:27.439 Eric Carros, the all time LA Dodger home run king, 136 00:06:28.079 --> 00:06:31.639 was in attendance, not sitting, because he has made it 137 00:06:31.720 --> 00:06:35.199 quite known that he's very nervous whenever his son pitches 138 00:06:35.399 --> 00:06:38.680 or Kyle's playing, So he was standing on the concourse 139 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:43.199 and Sportsnet LA caught him out there just basically having 140 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:46.120 the nerves do somersaults in his stomach. 141 00:06:46.160 --> 00:06:48.279 But Jared Carroll's pitch well today. 142 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:52.120 Kyle Carros struck out when he faced Anthony Bunda in 143 00:06:52.199 --> 00:06:54.759 the eighth innings, so that was cool to see. Great 144 00:06:54.759 --> 00:06:57.439 to see Eric Carross be able to enjoy both his 145 00:06:57.560 --> 00:07:00.560 sons in the same game. Another part of this game, 146 00:07:00.600 --> 00:07:03.519 even though the Dodgers lost two to nothing, was the 147 00:07:03.600 --> 00:07:08.120 fact that Dave Roberts saw Austin Barnes, who caught the 148 00:07:08.199 --> 00:07:12.920 game today, start the game today behind the plate, overturn 149 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:17.360 two calls by the homeplate umpire, and I asked, Dave, 150 00:07:17.600 --> 00:07:19.720 you know, now that we've had two weeks of spring 151 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:24.319 training games, what's his thoughts on this review challenge where 152 00:07:24.639 --> 00:07:28.000 you can appeal balls and strikes in certain stadiums. 153 00:07:28.399 --> 00:07:32.759 I think for me, it's been all positive. I think 154 00:07:32.519 --> 00:07:36.720 the players seem to like it, you know. 155 00:07:36.759 --> 00:07:38.319 I don't see really any downside. 156 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:40.680 I think the time to kind of turn it around 157 00:07:40.680 --> 00:07:43.759 and make a decision, I think is quick enough. And 158 00:07:44.319 --> 00:07:47.079 ultimately you're trying to get calls right, so it puts 159 00:07:47.079 --> 00:07:50.839 the you know, gives players an opportunity to challenge if 160 00:07:50.839 --> 00:07:52.680 there's a big situation or account. 161 00:07:52.839 --> 00:07:53.519 I think it's great. 162 00:07:53.680 --> 00:07:55.800 Have you had an opportunity or has there been any 163 00:07:55.839 --> 00:07:59.839 exchange with umpires before during games about just how it's 164 00:08:00.120 --> 00:08:01.720 on for them? 165 00:08:01.800 --> 00:08:01.959 You know. 166 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:04.399 I think, like most things, it's a mixed bag. I 167 00:08:04.399 --> 00:08:07.240 think some umpires feel that it's a good thing. Some 168 00:08:07.399 --> 00:08:12.079 umpires really don't care for it. But I think it's 169 00:08:12.480 --> 00:08:14.639 going to be. It's coming, and so I think we 170 00:08:14.639 --> 00:08:15.839 all got a wrapperheads around that. 171 00:08:16.079 --> 00:08:18.600 Did Barnes look back at you when he struck out 172 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:19.959 that he wanted to challenge. 173 00:08:19.600 --> 00:08:20.360 That he did? 174 00:08:20.399 --> 00:08:22.439 We had two, We used to have two on the table. 175 00:08:22.519 --> 00:08:25.160 So I said, if it was a leverage count, you know, 176 00:08:25.199 --> 00:08:27.879 and if you felt that you were that confident, But 177 00:08:27.879 --> 00:08:30.319 he just didn't seem as confident on that one. 178 00:08:30.680 --> 00:08:34.240 Yeah, Austin Barnes actually struck out on three pitches. The 179 00:08:34.279 --> 00:08:37.039 third one was way inside and he was looking back 180 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:40.039 at Dave Roberts wondering if he should challenge it. But yeah, 181 00:08:40.080 --> 00:08:42.600 Barnes had a very interesting game when it came to 182 00:08:42.639 --> 00:08:46.080 the challenges and was right on all three even though 183 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:48.600 he pulled the trigger on two as the catcher for 184 00:08:48.679 --> 00:08:52.440 the Dodgers. So those were my takeaways from the game today. 185 00:08:52.519 --> 00:08:55.399 It was an eventful game today even though the score 186 00:08:55.519 --> 00:08:58.600 was two nothing in the Rockies' favor. And tomorrow night, 187 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:01.720 the Dodgers and Angels are going to hook up for 188 00:09:01.759 --> 00:09:04.360 the first time this spring training. It's going to be 189 00:09:04.399 --> 00:09:07.759 a camelback ranch under the lights, and Will Smith is 190 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:10.159 going to catch his first game and play in his 191 00:09:10.279 --> 00:09:13.879 first game this spring. Show Aotani is also going to 192 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:16.440 play in his first game of the spring as the 193 00:09:16.480 --> 00:09:20.200 Dodgers DH tomorrow night against the Halo, so that's something 194 00:09:20.240 --> 00:09:22.039 to look forward to Tomorrow night. 195 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:24.840 We are not carrying that game Tomorrow. 196 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:28.600 Night because of Clippers basketball, but we will carry both 197 00:09:28.679 --> 00:09:32.720 Saturday and Sunday games right here at noon or twelve 198 00:09:32.799 --> 00:09:36.440 oh five. Our pregame coverage beginning at eleven thirty on 199 00:09:36.600 --> 00:09:40.799 Saturday and Sunday So that's the schedule coming up for 200 00:09:40.960 --> 00:09:44.679 Dodger Baseball a little bit in the next three days 201 00:09:44.720 --> 00:09:47.480 and next week. We only have one Dodger talk show 202 00:09:47.600 --> 00:09:51.759 next Thursday, and I'll keep you updated on when we 203 00:09:51.840 --> 00:09:56.240 will be carrying the Dodger games next week after Saturday 204 00:09:56.320 --> 00:09:59.399 and Sunday. You can follow me on Twitter at the 205 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:02.919 Real unders Scored dv to get all those schedules. Also, 206 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:06.440 you know, we talked to Freddie Freeman earlier today. I'm 207 00:10:06.440 --> 00:10:09.559 not sure if you caught this, but it does deserve 208 00:10:09.679 --> 00:10:12.960 some attention. I'm not gonna go crazy over it, but 209 00:10:13.480 --> 00:10:19.000 this falls under the department of sour grapes. Nestor Cortes, 210 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:23.639 who is now with the Milwaukee Brewers, was felt the 211 00:10:23.759 --> 00:10:28.240 need to say publicly he believes the Yankees last year 212 00:10:28.519 --> 00:10:31.759 were the best team and that the Dodgers got kind 213 00:10:31.759 --> 00:10:35.519 of lucky beating the Yankees. Oh really, Nestor, I mean, 214 00:10:35.519 --> 00:10:37.919 come on, are you really gonna say that. I'm not 215 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:42.480 endorsing anything Chris Taylor, Joe Kelly, or Miguel Rojas had 216 00:10:42.480 --> 00:10:44.799 to say about the Yankees, but I'm certainly not going 217 00:10:44.840 --> 00:10:49.720 to stand for Nestor Cortes popping off and basically, you know, 218 00:10:49.919 --> 00:10:52.320 saying the Yankees were the better team and the Dodgers 219 00:10:52.360 --> 00:10:55.679 got lucky. If we would have lost, if we would 220 00:10:55.720 --> 00:10:57.559 have won Game one, then we would have won the 221 00:10:57.559 --> 00:11:02.679 World Series. Game five. Blah blah blah blah blah. Nestor Cortes, 222 00:11:03.279 --> 00:11:06.080 you lost the game. And as our good friend Jim 223 00:11:06.200 --> 00:11:10.840 Rome would like to always say, scoreboard, Nestor, the Dodgers 224 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:15.159 beat you in five games. It wasn't a seven game series. Yes, 225 00:11:15.240 --> 00:11:19.240 you beat yourself, but those are the differences between a 226 00:11:19.399 --> 00:11:23.240 championship team and a team that is not really a 227 00:11:23.360 --> 00:11:28.200 championship team. I mean, the Dodgers did everything better than 228 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:32.960 the Yankees, and news to Nestor Cortes, the superstars for 229 00:11:33.000 --> 00:11:36.120 the Dodgers delivered as they are supposed to, while the 230 00:11:36.240 --> 00:11:39.799 Yankee superstars were nowhere to be found. So come on, 231 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:43.120 Nestor Cortez, give me a break. You're really gonna say 232 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:46.960 now in spring training that the Yankees were the better team. 233 00:11:47.480 --> 00:11:50.200 And I honestly don't believe the Yankees are going to 234 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:53.919 recover from last year. I don't even see them winning 235 00:11:53.960 --> 00:11:56.559 their own division if they do. I still feel like 236 00:11:56.639 --> 00:11:59.399 the Boston Red Sox are going to have a very 237 00:11:59.440 --> 00:12:02.879 good year and may even are built for October to 238 00:12:03.240 --> 00:12:05.960 knock out the Yankees and a few other teams in 239 00:12:06.000 --> 00:12:11.080 the American League. Before Alex Bregman signed with Boston, Vegas 240 00:12:11.159 --> 00:12:13.080 was saying the Red Sox were only going to win 241 00:12:13.120 --> 00:12:16.120 about an eighty game clip. Now it's at eighty six. 242 00:12:16.559 --> 00:12:18.960 I got the over on the Red Sox winning eighty 243 00:12:19.000 --> 00:12:21.600 six games this year, and I got the Red Sox 244 00:12:21.639 --> 00:12:23.240 being a better team than the Yankees. 245 00:12:23.559 --> 00:12:24.960 The Yankees are falling apart. 246 00:12:25.080 --> 00:12:29.039 John Carlos Stanton now has left the team with personal issues, 247 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:33.519 Juan Soto is now a met They're gonna have to 248 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:36.000 do it with pitching and defense. And I don't see 249 00:12:36.000 --> 00:12:39.240 Father Time all of a sudden saying bye bye to 250 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:43.360 Paul Goldschmidt. Father Time caught up to Paul Goldschmidt last year. 251 00:12:44.120 --> 00:12:47.399 I don't see it getting much better. Defensively, He'll be 252 00:12:47.399 --> 00:12:51.519 better than Rizzo, but I just don't see the dynamics 253 00:12:51.519 --> 00:12:54.759 of their offense being that much better Without Juan Soto 254 00:12:54.879 --> 00:12:58.919 and with Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmith, they'll be better defensively, 255 00:12:59.279 --> 00:13:01.440 but I don't see them being as good as they 256 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:05.799 were a year ago. So, Nestor Cortes, I think you 257 00:13:06.000 --> 00:13:10.799 just probably should be quiet about last year. I really do, 258 00:13:10.879 --> 00:13:13.759 and so should all of the Yankees. Really, the Dodgers 259 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:16.440 beat them, and a lot of people view it as 260 00:13:16.480 --> 00:13:19.879 the Dodgers manhandled the Yankees. It could have been a 261 00:13:19.919 --> 00:13:23.159 different series if the Yankees won Game one. It could 262 00:13:23.200 --> 00:13:26.000 have been a different series if the Yankees held onto 263 00:13:26.039 --> 00:13:29.399 a five to nothing lead. But don't act like the 264 00:13:29.440 --> 00:13:32.799 Dodgers did not have the players or were not capable 265 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:35.919 of doing what they did last year. All Right, we're 266 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:38.480 gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk. When 267 00:13:38.480 --> 00:13:41.840 we come back, you'll hear from Dodger pitching coach Mark Pryor, 268 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:45.360 who will take us through the sequence of events of 269 00:13:45.440 --> 00:13:49.120 Walker Bueller leaving the Dodger dugout and going to the 270 00:13:49.159 --> 00:13:52.759 bullpen during Game five to come to their rescue. So 271 00:13:52.879 --> 00:13:54.879 you want to hear that story, and we'll talk to 272 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:58.240 Prior about what things are going on with his pitching staff. 273 00:13:58.480 --> 00:13:59.919 In twenty twenty five. 274 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:03.799 David Vassay from spring training with you until eight o'clock 275 00:14:04.039 --> 00:14:07.320 on a five to seventy LA Sports, your Home of 276 00:14:07.360 --> 00:14:08.840 the World champion Dodgers. 277 00:14:08.919 --> 00:14:10.679 Nestor Cortes, and. 278 00:14:10.639 --> 00:14:13.120 We're we join right now by maybe the busiest man 279 00:14:13.480 --> 00:14:15.879 in all a Dodger camp, and that is the one 280 00:14:15.919 --> 00:14:19.279 and only pitching coach entering his sixth season in this 281 00:14:19.399 --> 00:14:21.480 role for the Dodgers, that is Mark Pryor. 282 00:14:21.519 --> 00:14:24.320 Mark. Thanks a lot for the time, appreciate. 283 00:14:23.759 --> 00:14:25.039 It, No problem anytime. 284 00:14:25.639 --> 00:14:27.279 Let's just get everything out of the way that we 285 00:14:27.360 --> 00:14:30.399 need to get out of the way. Blake's now go ahead. 286 00:14:30.440 --> 00:14:32.519 You could roast me for that if you want, and 287 00:14:32.559 --> 00:14:34.639 then we'll get on. We'll move on with the interview. 288 00:14:34.799 --> 00:14:37.000 No bike, bike's Bike's been great. 289 00:14:37.360 --> 00:14:39.840 H he's been He's been enjoyed to having camp and 290 00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:41.759 it's nice to have him on our side. 291 00:14:41.759 --> 00:14:42.639 Finally, all right. 292 00:14:42.679 --> 00:14:45.440 The other thing that's been burning in my skull the 293 00:14:45.600 --> 00:14:49.879 entire offseason was getting your first hand account of Walker 294 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:53.080 Buehler going out to the bullpen kind of on his 295 00:14:53.200 --> 00:14:55.480 own and then coming in in Game five of the 296 00:14:55.480 --> 00:14:58.200 World Series to close it out. Can you take us 297 00:14:58.240 --> 00:14:59.320 through those events? 298 00:15:01.480 --> 00:15:02.679 Yeah, I mean I can take you through. 299 00:15:02.840 --> 00:15:07.519 I mean I can confirm, I can confirm what he said, 300 00:15:07.759 --> 00:15:11.799 uh on some other platforms is pretty much true. I 301 00:15:11.879 --> 00:15:15.320 was unaware of a lot of those conversations that had 302 00:15:15.320 --> 00:15:18.440 happened throughout the course of the day, and right around 303 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:21.720 the fourth fish maybe fifth inning, I got a tap 304 00:15:21.759 --> 00:15:24.519 on the shoulder saying, hey, Walker's walking down to the bullpen. 305 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:28.960 And I was kind of like okay and called him, 306 00:15:29.320 --> 00:15:32.240 called down and said what are you doing? And he 307 00:15:32.320 --> 00:15:33.919 kind of said, hey, well, you know they told me 308 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:37.360 if it got you know, if I got squirrelier sideways, 309 00:15:37.440 --> 00:15:38.159 and I said. 310 00:15:37.960 --> 00:15:39.000 Okay, I'll call you later. 311 00:15:39.559 --> 00:15:42.960 And and then obviously it got you know, got crazy, 312 00:15:43.000 --> 00:15:46.279 and uh called down again and said where are you at? 313 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:48.799 And he's like, I'll let you know here in a minute, 314 00:15:48.879 --> 00:15:53.639 which for me was code of yeah, okay, has no idea. 315 00:15:53.679 --> 00:15:56.600 He hasn't thrown yet. So knew where he was at. 316 00:15:56.679 --> 00:15:59.000 I mean I knew that, you know, if he was 317 00:15:59.000 --> 00:16:02.960 down there, he could pity obviously to to what extent. 318 00:16:03.879 --> 00:16:06.799 You know, those are always the you know, those questions 319 00:16:06.799 --> 00:16:08.799 of like is it is it ten pitches? Can he 320 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:12.000 go twenty pitches? You know, you don't know. Fortunately we 321 00:16:12.039 --> 00:16:16.360 didn't need that many sou but he was yeah, it's 322 00:16:16.360 --> 00:16:18.039 all I mean, that's what it is. It was all true, 323 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:21.000 Like he had conversations. That's what Walker does. And uh, 324 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:23.480 you know worked out well for everybody. 325 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:26.200 I'm just curious from your standpoint. You're the pitching coach. 326 00:16:26.240 --> 00:16:29.519 You're not privy to whatever he told Andrew and Gomes 327 00:16:29.600 --> 00:16:32.080 on the bus. You hang up the phone to the 328 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:35.200 bullpen after talking to him. What's going through your mind 329 00:16:35.240 --> 00:16:37.240 at that point in time in the game, do you 330 00:16:37.279 --> 00:16:40.279 what did you tell Dave Roberts just because of where 331 00:16:40.320 --> 00:16:43.200 the game was at after Jack didn't go very deep. 332 00:16:44.039 --> 00:16:46.279 Yeah, I mean I basically told Doc like he's you know, 333 00:16:46.360 --> 00:16:50.200 he's down there. He says he's available to pitch, and 334 00:16:50.799 --> 00:16:52.879 you know, I think we all were under the assumption 335 00:16:52.960 --> 00:16:56.600 it was probably you know one, you know, you had 336 00:16:56.600 --> 00:16:59.799 one shot basically, whether that was one clean inning or 337 00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:02.039 just at the ending clean or if we had to bring. 338 00:17:01.960 --> 00:17:03.000 Him in the middle of an inning. 339 00:17:03.759 --> 00:17:05.640 It wasn't gonna be a situation where he sat back 340 00:17:05.680 --> 00:17:08.440 down and probably went back out. So we just had 341 00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:12.279 to kind of see where we're at, and you know, 342 00:17:12.759 --> 00:17:15.759 Blake is what Blake did got us to the point 343 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:17.920 where we could use him in that situation. I think 344 00:17:17.960 --> 00:17:20.400 if if Blake doesn't get as deep as he did, 345 00:17:21.000 --> 00:17:23.519 you know, then we're making a decision on reusing you know, 346 00:17:23.599 --> 00:17:26.960 Walker potentially in the eighth, and then you know, we're 347 00:17:27.119 --> 00:17:29.200 pretty short at that point, so I'm not really sure 348 00:17:29.200 --> 00:17:31.480 what we were going to do in the ninth. So 349 00:17:32.279 --> 00:17:35.559 I think a lot of the credit for Walker even 350 00:17:35.599 --> 00:17:38.160 pitching that game really goes to to Blake trying and 351 00:17:38.359 --> 00:17:40.480 being able to get us get us through the eighth. 352 00:17:40.599 --> 00:17:42.480 Yeah, I'm glad you brought that up. I've mentioned this 353 00:17:42.599 --> 00:17:45.640 to Dave a few times. I'm a firm believer that 354 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:48.480 one of the great moments of that World Series run 355 00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:52.240 was Dave going out there without having his mind made 356 00:17:52.319 --> 00:17:54.759 up on whether he was going to take Trinon out 357 00:17:54.759 --> 00:17:57.920 of that game at that point in time. What did 358 00:17:57.960 --> 00:18:00.480 you think when Dave left the dugout and went out 359 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:02.519 there to just check the temperature. 360 00:18:02.960 --> 00:18:06.440 Yeah, I mean it's one of those things where it's 361 00:18:06.519 --> 00:18:10.720 it's not an easy decision for a manager, any manager, 362 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:14.200 And honestly, and you know, some of those decisions are 363 00:18:14.240 --> 00:18:17.759 easier than others when it's June second, you know, on 364 00:18:17.839 --> 00:18:21.279 a Tuesday night, but you know, playoff baseball, they're. 365 00:18:21.039 --> 00:18:22.160 Not easy decisions. 366 00:18:22.599 --> 00:18:25.400 You're making a decision on what you're looking at, what 367 00:18:25.440 --> 00:18:28.559 he how he's been throwing, the baseball knowing your bullpen 368 00:18:28.680 --> 00:18:31.079 is down there with the guys who are on fumes, 369 00:18:31.720 --> 00:18:34.559 especially that late in October. But you know, Ben and 370 00:18:34.559 --> 00:18:37.640 obviously just pitched Landon probably wasn't in a position to pitch. 371 00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:39.680 You have Walker who had pitched two days before that, 372 00:18:40.680 --> 00:18:43.759 So you're you're dealing with a fatigued groups. You don't 373 00:18:43.799 --> 00:18:47.000 know what's coming out of that bullpen, and you know, 374 00:18:47.119 --> 00:18:49.640 I've never been in that situation as a manager, but 375 00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:52.079 you're going out there to figure out is the guy 376 00:18:52.119 --> 00:18:55.200 on the mound, you know, does he still have enough 377 00:18:55.480 --> 00:18:57.880 you know, energy and enough fuel in the tank to 378 00:18:57.880 --> 00:19:00.720 to be able to compete at a high level. And 379 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:02.759 so those are those discussions when you get out there 380 00:19:02.759 --> 00:19:05.000 and you got to make, you know, kind of a 381 00:19:05.039 --> 00:19:07.240 game time decision, you know, in the moment, you know, 382 00:19:07.359 --> 00:19:09.880 do you stick with what you're seeing and based off 383 00:19:09.920 --> 00:19:11.799 of what he's telling you and or do you go 384 00:19:11.839 --> 00:19:14.680 to a situation where you have a lot more uncertainty 385 00:19:14.759 --> 00:19:17.720 in questions. So it's a you know, what to say, 386 00:19:17.720 --> 00:19:19.920 there's a right or wrong answer, there isn't. It's it's 387 00:19:19.960 --> 00:19:22.160 one of those things where it's literally a gut it's 388 00:19:22.160 --> 00:19:25.160 a gut feel like in the moment, and you got 389 00:19:25.200 --> 00:19:27.079 to make that decision, you know, looking at a guy 390 00:19:27.119 --> 00:19:30.039 in the eye, and it's uh, it's not easy. It's 391 00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:33.000 not And those are those playoff decisions that just aren't easy. 392 00:19:33.039 --> 00:19:37.640 There's no there's nothing objectively, there's nothing subjectively that's really 393 00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:39.960 going to tell you what to do other than you 394 00:19:40.079 --> 00:19:41.839 just kind of you got to make a call one 395 00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:42.359 way or the other. 396 00:19:42.759 --> 00:19:44.720 Have you gone back to watch game five? I know 397 00:19:44.759 --> 00:19:47.079 your son Matthew is around the team a lot. He 398 00:19:47.119 --> 00:19:49.519 loves the team, he loves the game. Have you gone 399 00:19:49.559 --> 00:19:50.880 back to watch any of the games? 400 00:19:51.119 --> 00:19:52.359 Uh? I would you know? 401 00:19:52.519 --> 00:19:53.599