Speaker 1: It's Game one of the World Series, and I'm happy
Speaker 1: to be here with one of my favorite people, the
Speaker 1: heart and soul, part of the heart and soul of
Speaker 1: the Dodgers. But one thing's for sure, he's got the
Speaker 1: best smile from here to the Dominican Republic, to Santo
Speaker 1: Domingo to Santa Monica. The one and only ta Oscar
Speaker 1: Hernandez Tail. Thanks a lot for the time. Really appreciate it.
Speaker 2: Thank you, thank you for the introduction. I was a
Speaker 2: special one. I always wait for you to say special
Speaker 2: thanks and I appreciate that.
Speaker 3: Hey you let me touch your beard, So I think
Speaker 3: we're almost Theremanos, now right, we're family now.
Speaker 1: Tayo, what a special season for you and the Dodgers.
Speaker 1: What does it mean for you to be here and
Speaker 1: to be such a big part in this world series?
Speaker 2: That means a lot. Really grate grateful. I'm not gonna
Speaker 2: I can tak thanks enough to God for every opportunity,
Speaker 2: every situations that I get just to help these things.
Speaker 2: When win a ball game, it's been amazing.
Speaker 1: Uh.
Speaker 2: Really happy to be a Dodger.
Speaker 3: I wasn't joking. I really do mean it.
Speaker 1: I feel like you are the heart and soul of
Speaker 1: this team, yourself, O, Tani just will not allow this
Speaker 1: team to lose.
Speaker 3: Have you felt that impact? H?
Speaker 2: I don't. I don't wanna give me my own credit,
Speaker 2: but you know, UH, I just gave it to you,
Speaker 2: and I appreciate it. I appreciate it, UH, and I
Speaker 2: appreciate all the people that say the same thing. But
Speaker 2: for me, my job is to do the little things,
Speaker 2: to do the things that that I know how to do,
Speaker 2: and to do the things that I have to do, uh,
Speaker 2: to help these team wins. UH, to keep my teammates focused,
Speaker 2: to keep my teammates relaxed, and to keep my teammates
Speaker 2: had some fun. So UH for me, it's it's been amazing.
Speaker 1: UH.
Speaker 2: The Dodgers they know. I'm really grateful for the opportunity
Speaker 2: and the fans for the support and everything that they
Speaker 2: have done for me.
Speaker 1: Ta Oscar Hernandez is our guest before Game one of
Speaker 1: the World Series. Ta Oscar, when you talk about Dodgers Yankees,
Speaker 1: I don't talk about forty three years ago. I talk
Speaker 1: about June when the Dodgers were in the Bronx and
Speaker 1: ta Oscar Hernandez had a series for the Ages. I
Speaker 1: hear athletes talk about visualizing confidence knowing that you had
Speaker 1: those type of games against that team. How much confidence
Speaker 1: does it give you going into this series.
Speaker 2: I'm always confidence in myself, especially now that I'm in
Speaker 2: this organization. I have confidence in myself, my teammates. We
Speaker 2: know we have a pretty good team and we can
Speaker 2: do a special things, and we show it during the
Speaker 2: regular season in the playoffs, not only me, it's gonna
Speaker 2: take every single player, every single staff, good decisions that
Speaker 2: we make during the games, and and and those all
Speaker 2: those little things and and displayoffs. Especially Uh, the pitching
Speaker 2: staff has been great for us, and I think they're
Speaker 2: the reason we are here going to the the World Series.
Speaker 1: Well, I know everybody looks at the pitching, but it's
Speaker 1: a lot easier to pitch when you got five or
Speaker 1: six runs on the board from the offense. So why
Speaker 1: has it all come together for you guys at the
Speaker 1: right time.
Speaker 2: I really don't know. But it's one thing that I
Speaker 2: know is that everybody's thinking about winning. Everybody is not
Speaker 2: thinking about their self. Everybody is trying to do things
Speaker 2: to give an opportunity to the team to win, to
Speaker 2: score runs. And I think that's that's what has been
Speaker 2: the key for us is just to not think about
Speaker 2: uh per numbers. You just think about what can we
Speaker 2: do in that day, in that situation to help the team.
Speaker 1: It feels like it's been leading by example yourself, Otani
Speaker 1: And how about the NLCS m v P Tommy Edmond
Speaker 1: very unselfish at bats uh.
Speaker 2: You know, he was really hot. He was doing the
Speaker 2: things that everybody knows. How he he he does is
Speaker 2: not is nothing new for him, is nothing new for anybody.
Speaker 2: He's a great player. He can play everywhere and he
Speaker 2: can bring a lot of good things to to this team.
Speaker 1: Before I let you go, Jack Flaherty on the mound
Speaker 1: for you guys for game one?
Speaker 3: What why is he the right guy?
Speaker 2: Whoever he put Dave put in the mount is the
Speaker 2: right guy. We had confidence in every single guy that
Speaker 2: we have in that roster, and Jack is not a section.
Speaker 2: He's one of the great ones. He's one of the
Speaker 2: best pictures. Lee. I think he's gonna be really really
Speaker 2: good job tomorrow, Tayo.
Speaker 1: Can you believe we started in South Korea and here
Speaker 1: you are in the World.
Speaker 2: Series celebrating this. This is what we play.
Speaker 1: Can't wait to touch the beard again? After this series
Speaker 1: is over, Tale.
Speaker 3: There you go.
Speaker 2: You got it, I got it.