WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:09.199 Right quiet, Dodgers Playoff Baseball is back and with it 2 00:00:09.519 --> 00:00:11.759 an annual postseason tradition. 3 00:00:12.279 --> 00:00:14.160 Scam is back. Baby. 4 00:00:14.359 --> 00:00:17.839 This is Sax and Cakes in the A app Go 5 00:00:18.039 --> 00:00:22.399 with Broway. Dodger legend Steve Sacks is joined by your 6 00:00:22.559 --> 00:00:26.719 favorite Dodger pregame host, Tim Kates. If you want to 7 00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:29.280 talk Dodgers, get in on the show on eighty six 8 00:00:29.399 --> 00:00:32.159 six nine eighty seven two five seven now while the 9 00:00:32.280 --> 00:00:35.200 Dan Patrick Show streams on the Ihearts radio app. 10 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:38.640 We've been banished to the Internet until this Dodgers playoff 11 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:42.799 run concludes. Here they are broadcasting live on AM five 12 00:00:42.840 --> 00:00:46.600 to seven e LA Sports. It's Tim Kates and Steve 13 00:00:46.840 --> 00:00:50.039 Sacks one one. 14 00:00:51.079 --> 00:00:55.399 The Dodgers are one win away from going back to 15 00:00:55.560 --> 00:01:00.159 the World Series. Hi everybody, and welcome to Scam on 16 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.439 this Friday and morning, October eighteenth. Thanks for being with us, 17 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:08.239 Steve Sacks, Tim Katson, you on this Friday morning, reacting 18 00:01:08.239 --> 00:01:11.879 to the Dodgers Game four win in the NLCS last 19 00:01:11.959 --> 00:01:15.000 night in New York and getting ready for a potentially 20 00:01:15.120 --> 00:01:19.879 clenching Game five of the NLCS later on this afternoon. 21 00:01:20.319 --> 00:01:22.920 Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is 22 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:25.519 our number. We got a jam pack show between now 23 00:01:25.560 --> 00:01:29.400 and nine o'clock, including a two hundred and fifty dollars 24 00:01:29.400 --> 00:01:33.239 gift card to the Dodgers' clubout store at Universal City Walk. 25 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:36.680 One lucky Dodger fan is gonna get that potentially to 26 00:01:36.719 --> 00:01:40.719 get your twenty twenty four World Series gear. Yeah, that's 27 00:01:40.760 --> 00:01:44.359 coming up between now and nine o'clock. Stephen Nelson, voice 28 00:01:44.359 --> 00:01:46.319 of the Dodgers here on n five seventy, will join 29 00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:49.359 us as well David Vasse in the eight o'clock hour 30 00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:52.560 this morning. He is a two time World Series Champ, 31 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:54.719 Rookie of the Year, and one hell of a guy 32 00:01:54.799 --> 00:01:56.920 in man does he know what he's talking about? He 33 00:01:57.040 --> 00:01:59.480 is a great Steve Sacks Saxy, Good morning, Tim. 34 00:01:59.519 --> 00:02:01.200 Good to be with you, my brother. How are you. 35 00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:04.799 I'm doing great. I slept like a baby last night. 36 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:09.439 The ulcer or stomach issues, acid reflex. It is all 37 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:12.960 in my rear view mirror right now as I feel 38 00:02:12.960 --> 00:02:15.719 good about the Dodgers of three games to one in 39 00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:17.879 a potential close out game today. 40 00:02:18.039 --> 00:02:22.199 Yeah, classic beatdown last night. You know the bad thing 41 00:02:22.240 --> 00:02:25.000 about it for the Mets is there actually you know, 42 00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:27.800 if you can put this in perspective, they're catching the 43 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:30.520 Dodgers at the wrong time. You know, this is a 44 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:32.400 you know, every team, he's going to go through little 45 00:02:32.680 --> 00:02:35.080 you know, times where you're not at your optimal best. 46 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:37.960 But boy, this team is really clicking on everything. If 47 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:39.840 it's not the bottom of the order, it's what it 48 00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:42.800 was last night, the top of the order, very lopsided, 49 00:02:42.840 --> 00:02:45.000 crooked numbers at the top of that order. One thing 50 00:02:45.039 --> 00:02:46.280 you see at the top of the order in the 51 00:02:46.319 --> 00:02:48.800 box in the box score today this morning, when I 52 00:02:48.840 --> 00:02:52.000 was looking and kind of summarizing, you see Otani with 53 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:53.879 three at bats but four run scored. 54 00:02:53.919 --> 00:02:55.560 You very seldom see. 55 00:02:55.599 --> 00:02:58.680 You know, more run score than the actually at bats 56 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:00.639 that are printed on there, of course because of his walks, 57 00:03:00.639 --> 00:03:05.199 but it's it's just a lopsided SmackDown. When you follow 58 00:03:05.199 --> 00:03:07.360 that up with Mookie Betts and what he did, he 59 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:10.240 was able to print for you know, four hits, four 60 00:03:10.360 --> 00:03:13.800 RBI scored, three runs. This was a classic Dodgers what 61 00:03:13.879 --> 00:03:16.639 they did all through twenty twenty four. 62 00:03:16.759 --> 00:03:19.000 Yeah, the top of the lineup when they go, so 63 00:03:19.159 --> 00:03:22.199 go the Dodgers. And as you mentioned, Mookie Betts four 64 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:25.639 for six with a home run, four ribbies, showe Aotani 65 00:03:25.719 --> 00:03:28.599 got the party started the first batter of the game 66 00:03:28.639 --> 00:03:32.599 and leadoff home run. He walked three times, scored four times. 67 00:03:32.639 --> 00:03:36.080 Maximunsky got on base for his first four times up 68 00:03:36.080 --> 00:03:40.240 to the plate. Ty Reggie Jackson's record for twelve consecutive 69 00:03:40.240 --> 00:03:43.400 plate appearances twelve straight times. It's unbelievable. And if you 70 00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:45.919 look at what they were, it's not like it's a 71 00:03:45.919 --> 00:03:48.719 bunch of hits in a row. It is home run 72 00:03:48.840 --> 00:03:52.560 walk walk walk single walk walk, home run walk walk walk, 73 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:53.960 single walk walk walk. 74 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:55.800 You got you got that guy doing that. 75 00:03:56.000 --> 00:03:58.599 Yeah, he can hit it out, he can go deep, 76 00:03:58.639 --> 00:04:01.039 he can play different positions. Then you got the best 77 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:03.199 two players, maybe the best two players on the planet, 78 00:04:03.280 --> 00:04:06.560 with Betts and Otani just scaring the hell out of everybody. 79 00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:07.080 Oh. 80 00:04:07.280 --> 00:04:09.000 Then you got the bottom of the order, guys like 81 00:04:09.080 --> 00:04:12.759 Tommy Edmond that's hit and run, bunt, good defense. Oh 82 00:04:12.800 --> 00:04:15.240 and then you got like one of the best postseason 83 00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:18.399 players and Key k Hernandez doing his thing. Oh and 84 00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:20.079 then I mean it just goes on and on. 85 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:22.680 It doesn't stop. They're like a bull restrictor. They just 86 00:04:22.720 --> 00:04:26.439 suffocate you with this lineup. When they're all clicking certainly 87 00:04:26.439 --> 00:04:28.560 when they're all passing that baton and when they're all 88 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:30.639 getting a hit and passing it to Will Smith, who's 89 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:33.480 passing it to Chris Taylor, who even found a base 90 00:04:33.560 --> 00:04:35.759 hit last night and ran into one. Then show hey 91 00:04:35.800 --> 00:04:38.079 Otani in the top of the lineup, flips over and 92 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:41.079 the Dodgers just pounce on you. Ten runs last night 93 00:04:41.319 --> 00:04:43.600 on twelve hits. The Mets had ten hits in the 94 00:04:43.639 --> 00:04:46.920 game last night, but they couldn't string together hits, and 95 00:04:46.959 --> 00:04:48.800 they left a lot of runners on base. 96 00:04:48.920 --> 00:04:49.399 Last night. 97 00:04:49.439 --> 00:04:53.160 They were zero for ten with runners in scoring position. Meanwhile, 98 00:04:53.160 --> 00:04:56.519 the Dodgers were six of fifteen with runners of scoring position. 99 00:04:56.720 --> 00:04:58.680 And this is the number that really stands out to me, 100 00:04:58.879 --> 00:05:03.160 how scary this offenses. They scored ten runs last night, Saxy, 101 00:05:03.319 --> 00:05:08.120 and they stranded twelve base runners, twelve guys left on base, 102 00:05:08.319 --> 00:05:09.759 yet they already have scored ten. 103 00:05:10.519 --> 00:05:10.959 Crazy. 104 00:05:11.079 --> 00:05:13.800 And another good thing, too, is if you want to 105 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:16.040 talk about how you're able to mitigate what the Mets 106 00:05:16.040 --> 00:05:18.920 can do, the Mets went down swinging twelve times. And 107 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:22.399 you know what that is a a just a great thing. 108 00:05:22.720 --> 00:05:24.600 When you cannot even put the ball in play, you 109 00:05:24.600 --> 00:05:28.079 don't put any pressure on the defense. There's no advantages 110 00:05:28.160 --> 00:05:31.040 at all, as we know when striking out and it's 111 00:05:31.079 --> 00:05:33.120 a crusher, the crusher, and that's what. 112 00:05:33.000 --> 00:05:34.680 It was last night. Twelve strikeouts. 113 00:05:34.680 --> 00:05:36.759 I know the Dodgers struck out there if I share 114 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:39.519 amount too, but you know what, you really limited the 115 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:42.120 Mets that are in dire straits to score runs and 116 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:45.600 you k twelve times. That's a big, big problem for them. 117 00:05:45.879 --> 00:05:48.360 It's amazing to see the amount of walks the Dodgers 118 00:05:48.399 --> 00:05:52.120 took us well last night. Nine more walks for the Dodgers. 119 00:05:52.319 --> 00:05:55.519 They have walked over thirty times. Listen, in the first 120 00:05:55.560 --> 00:05:56.240 four games. 121 00:05:56.279 --> 00:06:00.519 You walk nine times in a game, you're gonna the 122 00:06:00.560 --> 00:06:05.120 other team's got no shot. Seriously, I mean, I can 123 00:06:05.160 --> 00:06:07.519 remember having conversations when I was playing. It would say, 124 00:06:07.920 --> 00:06:10.000 you know, we got to really limit those walks. I mean, 125 00:06:10.040 --> 00:06:13.879 you walked four, we walked four or three or four players. 126 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:16.319 If you walk three or four players, I mean, what 127 00:06:16.360 --> 00:06:17.240 do you think is gonna happen? 128 00:06:17.279 --> 00:06:20.399 Those guys are gonna score nine walks? Come on? 129 00:06:20.879 --> 00:06:23.360 This is this is you walk nine times and able 130 00:06:23.399 --> 00:06:26.480 to squeeze that plate like they were last night. 131 00:06:26.600 --> 00:06:28.680 It's it's not gonna be good. News for the opposition. 132 00:06:28.720 --> 00:06:32.560 The problem is when you make a guy like Quintana 133 00:06:33.160 --> 00:06:36.120 come in the strike zone and the Dodgers are able 134 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:38.199 to really kind of drag him out to the deep 135 00:06:38.240 --> 00:06:41.639 water and counts. This guy's got no opportunity because this 136 00:06:41.680 --> 00:06:43.680 stuff's not great. I mean, he's got a really good 137 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:46.959 change up his fastball. You know, you don't respect it 138 00:06:47.079 --> 00:06:50.319 enough to say, well, you know what, he's gonna get 139 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:52.480 me inside on that fastball. You can kind of lean 140 00:06:52.519 --> 00:06:54.839 out over there and get a good perspective of what 141 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:56.920 he's throwing, take him and deepen in the accounts because 142 00:06:56.920 --> 00:06:59.360 he's probably not gonna strike you out that much. And 143 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:02.040 you know, but that's doomsday for him. Now, this is 144 00:07:02.040 --> 00:07:05.519 a situation a guy like Kintana where you want to 145 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:07.560 kind of drag him out on the count. I'm all 146 00:07:07.560 --> 00:07:10.120 for dragging a guy like that out because sooner or 147 00:07:10.199 --> 00:07:12.560 later he's gonna have to get a part of the 148 00:07:12.560 --> 00:07:14.959 plate or he's gonna walk you. And if he does 149 00:07:15.040 --> 00:07:17.040 come in there, you're gonna crush him because this stuff's 150 00:07:17.079 --> 00:07:19.319 not that great. So it's really a catch twenty two 151 00:07:19.319 --> 00:07:19.600 for him. 152 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:22.519 Yeah, that was the game plan for Quintana last night, 153 00:07:22.560 --> 00:07:24.759 and the Dodger player sort of talked about it afterwards, 154 00:07:24.920 --> 00:07:27.399 was that it was gonna be a battle who was 155 00:07:27.439 --> 00:07:30.079 gonna last longer, the hitter or the pitcher in in 156 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:33.560 it back because they knew he loves to get guys 157 00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:36.800 to chase, and this is a Dodgers team that doesn't chase. 158 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:39.319 They're a team that will just lead you to death 159 00:07:39.360 --> 00:07:42.279 by walking and passing that paton and then getting you 160 00:07:42.360 --> 00:07:44.720 singles and they're just gonna payper cut you to death. 161 00:07:44.720 --> 00:07:47.439 That's what they do. And they didn't chase, and they 162 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:50.040 took some strikes that they probably shouldn't have, but then again, 163 00:07:50.160 --> 00:07:52.800 they also were making sure they got him deep into 164 00:07:52.839 --> 00:07:57.319 counts almost every single time. Last night he was working 165 00:07:57.360 --> 00:07:58.920 on a two to two count, three to two count. 166 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:02.879 That pitch count for Tana through three innings was rocketed 167 00:08:02.959 --> 00:08:06.759 high eighty. It was unbelievable. They chased them early because 168 00:08:06.759 --> 00:08:08.560 of the way they were disciplined at to play. And 169 00:08:08.560 --> 00:08:11.319 that's something that Dodgers throughout the times of the year 170 00:08:11.399 --> 00:08:13.319 saxy they would get away from that. You know, they 171 00:08:13.360 --> 00:08:15.399 would just be like, all right, well it's July and 172 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:17.839 Cincinnati and it's a three game set. We are going 173 00:08:17.920 --> 00:08:20.040 to be free swingers, and they'd get away from their 174 00:08:20.079 --> 00:08:22.199 game and they'd lose a game or a series because 175 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:23.879 they got away from what they're so good at. 176 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:27.000 Well, listen, when you have a pitcher that's got great stuff, 177 00:08:27.600 --> 00:08:30.279 like I remember battles against guys like Nolan Ryan or 178 00:08:30.360 --> 00:08:32.480 Clemens or whatever, you never want to go deep in 179 00:08:32.559 --> 00:08:34.759 counts because they'll wipe you out. I mean, they've got 180 00:08:34.799 --> 00:08:39.200 pitches and they've got an amazing fastball that can you know, 181 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:41.200 they kind of would have you eating out of their hands. 182 00:08:41.240 --> 00:08:43.200 They would dictate. So you never want to get behind 183 00:08:43.200 --> 00:08:45.960 on the counts. Lots of times I remember at bats 184 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:48.879 against Nolan Ryan, maybe you know, three pitches that was it. 185 00:08:49.279 --> 00:08:51.120 I mean, you don't want to get two strikes with 186 00:08:51.159 --> 00:08:54.799 that dude. And so Cantana is the opposite. His stuff 187 00:08:55.120 --> 00:08:58.559 isn't electric. He's he's you know, kind of finicky with 188 00:08:58.559 --> 00:09:01.159 his pitches. He's a little here, takes them off, put 189 00:09:01.200 --> 00:09:03.600 a little bit on, pitch up down, that kind of stuff, 190 00:09:03.639 --> 00:09:05.240 and he's just gonna kind of messy. So a guy 191 00:09:05.320 --> 00:09:06.960 like that, you take him out in the deep water 192 00:09:07.080 --> 00:09:09.519 and drown him. And that's what they did to him. 193 00:09:09.600 --> 00:09:12.080 Dodgers up three games to one in this best of 194 00:09:12.200 --> 00:09:14.639 seven NLCS with a ten to win over the New 195 00:09:14.720 --> 00:09:19.279 York Mets. Last night, Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitch well. They took 196 00:09:19.360 --> 00:09:21.960 him out in the fifth inning. The Dodgers bullpen did 197 00:09:21.960 --> 00:09:24.519 it the rest of the way. Otanian Betts led the 198 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:28.559 way offensively in the blowout win. Showyotani last night was 199 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:31.320 fantastic with the leadoff home run again. He scored the 200 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:34.240 four times. He had walked three times last night and 201 00:09:34.279 --> 00:09:36.759 when he gets on baits some mookie. Betts made the 202 00:09:36.840 --> 00:09:39.440 Mets pay last night with a couple of doubles and 203 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:42.679 home runs and was just absolutely fantastic at the play. 204 00:09:42.840 --> 00:09:44.799 He took advantage of the fact that they were not 205 00:09:44.919 --> 00:09:48.840 pitching Otani and pitching to him, and he made them pay. Certainly, 206 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:52.240 Showyotani after the game last night. How about this our 207 00:09:52.279 --> 00:09:55.039 own David vad say one on one was show Hey 208 00:09:55.080 --> 00:09:56.120 on the field after the win. 209 00:09:56.519 --> 00:09:59.120 Show Hey, how does that feel? How does that sound? 210 00:09:59.360 --> 00:10:02.000 One away from the World Series? 211 00:10:02.360 --> 00:10:03.600 You know, Donald about. 212 00:10:12.440 --> 00:10:15.200 Played really good games the last two days and the 213 00:10:15.679 --> 00:10:17.519 hope is to be able to play another good game 214 00:10:17.559 --> 00:10:18.840 tomorrow and just finish it. 215 00:10:19.200 --> 00:10:21.279 Show Hey, when you hit your lead off home run. 216 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:24.799 Could you feel the momentum immediately on your side tonight? 217 00:10:27.000 --> 00:10:40.440 I just got a game you yeah, you know it 218 00:10:40.519 --> 00:10:43.480 brought momentum, yes, on our side. Obviously they scored two, 219 00:10:43.679 --> 00:10:46.240 but we were able to continue our momentum. And I 220 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:48.600 think you should know who pitched great and pitched into 221 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:49.039 the fifth. 222 00:10:49.360 --> 00:10:51.639 How big was that for Yamamoto to pitch the way 223 00:10:51.679 --> 00:10:52.360 he did tonight. 224 00:11:09.759 --> 00:11:12.399 It's never easy to be, you know, pitching away in 225 00:11:12.440 --> 00:11:15.120 a pressure packed environment, but I think he was able 226 00:11:15.159 --> 00:11:18.399 to really battle through and keep the momentum on our side. 227 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:21.080 He had to fight his own battles and just really 228 00:11:21.120 --> 00:11:22.840 minimize the damage. 229 00:11:22.440 --> 00:11:25.000 Before I let you go. How much fun are you having? 230 00:11:28.759 --> 00:11:29.360 Just ship. 231 00:11:31.279 --> 00:11:32.200 This kit? Funly? 232 00:11:32.279 --> 00:11:38.240 Don't know, Nikki got it's been. 233 00:11:38.279 --> 00:11:40.879 It's been very refreshing just being able to enjoy with 234 00:11:40.919 --> 00:11:43.360 the teammates and also being able to play in front 235 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:46.399 of away stadiums. The fans are amazing and it's been 236 00:11:46.480 --> 00:11:47.000 really fun. 237 00:11:47.240 --> 00:11:50.759 A thank you, thank you, all right, David Say with 238 00:11:50.840 --> 00:11:54.799 Will Ireton the translator there and show Hey Otani. Factually 239 00:11:54.799 --> 00:11:56.960 we've talked about it for the last week and a half. 240 00:11:57.080 --> 00:12:00.000 The fun that show Hey o Tani seems to be 241 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:01.960 you have and he hits the home run last night, 242 00:12:02.360 --> 00:12:06.000 immediately flips the bat, looks over at the third base 243 00:12:06.080 --> 00:12:09.840 dugout of the Dodgers, and screams at the dugout, a 244 00:12:09.840 --> 00:12:12.639 primal scream, before running the bases to give him a 245 00:12:12.639 --> 00:12:15.639 one nothing lead. This is a guy. For six years 246 00:12:15.679 --> 00:12:18.120 we saw not a lot of emotion, We saw lots 247 00:12:18.120 --> 00:12:22.039 of production. We saw zero posts and appearances. He signs 248 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:24.919 with the Dodgers, and here's show ay Otani on the 249 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:28.679 world's stage, in front of everybody with a chance to 250 00:12:28.720 --> 00:12:31.480 go to the World Series. We are seeing a superstar 251 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:33.559 be a superstar in the biggest stage. 252 00:12:33.639 --> 00:12:33.799 Yeah. 253 00:12:33.960 --> 00:12:36.720 Yeah, the the LA team's gonna loosen him up a 254 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:39.639 little bit, right, and they're finding their way to do that. 255 00:12:39.679 --> 00:12:43.519 But no, he's such an inspiration. I mean, he comes 256 00:12:43.559 --> 00:12:46.039 at it from such a pure standpoint. He loves the game, 257 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:49.039 you can tell, and he doesn't let things bother him. 258 00:12:49.039 --> 00:12:53.080 It's amazing how much he's able to compartmentalize every single pitch. 259 00:12:53.120 --> 00:12:55.360 I mean, he's very stoic at the plate. You don't 260 00:12:55.360 --> 00:12:57.639 see any reactions either way, so you don't know what 261 00:12:57.639 --> 00:12:59.799 he's thinking. You don't know if he's if he's in, 262 00:13:00.200 --> 00:13:02.279 you know, he's really on his game until you know, 263 00:13:02.480 --> 00:13:04.440 the lightning happens when the ball gets on the zone. 264 00:13:04.440 --> 00:13:07.080 Then you figure it out. But the guy's amazing. He 265 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:09.240 just does everything. This is what he wanted. 266 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:13.039 When he entered free agency last fall, he made it 267 00:13:13.159 --> 00:13:15.559 known that he wanted to be on a contender. He 268 00:13:15.679 --> 00:13:18.320 wanted to be able to play for championships. He spent 269 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:22.120 six years doing nothing in baseball purgatory that is known 270 00:13:22.159 --> 00:13:25.360 as the Anaheim Angels, and he had options. The Toronto 271 00:13:25.399 --> 00:13:27.879 Blue Jays were knocking on his door trying to get 272 00:13:27.919 --> 00:13:30.639 him to sign there. There was speculation back in December 273 00:13:30.639 --> 00:13:32.879 that he was going to sign with the Blue Jays. 274 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:35.519 Maybe it was in the San Francisco Giants, maybe he 275 00:13:35.559 --> 00:13:38.440 would sign with the Yankees, the Mets, the Dodgers were 276 00:13:38.440 --> 00:13:40.639 the spot he wanted to go, and by deferring all 277 00:13:40.679 --> 00:13:42.960 the money that he did, he made it known to 278 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:45.240 the Dodgers, I want to win now, so go out 279 00:13:45.240 --> 00:13:48.399 and get other players like Yamamoto. Go out and make 280 00:13:48.480 --> 00:13:51.000 trades and get a Tyler glass. Now, go out and 281 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:53.960 re sign players that are currently here, and let's go 282 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:57.159 win a championship. And by doing all of that. He 283 00:13:57.320 --> 00:14:00.320 was very very open about how he wants to win 284 00:14:00.480 --> 00:14:03.360 now and here he is one win away from going 285 00:14:03.360 --> 00:14:06.039 to a World Series championship. Everything he mapped out this 286 00:14:06.120 --> 00:14:08.919 past offseason, it's about to live up to what he wanted. 287 00:14:09.039 --> 00:14:12.360 Yeah, it's perfect, very unselfish, Uh the way the way 288 00:14:12.399 --> 00:14:15.320 they did that, and uh, just the whole city is 289 00:14:15.399 --> 00:14:19.200 just thrilled. Uh what they're coming upon right now. They've 290 00:14:19.200 --> 00:14:21.879 got one more win to go. Uh, and you can't 291 00:14:21.919 --> 00:14:24.320 get you know, above yourself right now. You got to say, Okay, 292 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:26.799 that's very good, keep it business like. We got one 293 00:14:26.799 --> 00:14:28.840 more And the Dodgers do not want to bring this 294 00:14:28.960 --> 00:14:30.639 back to La as much as they want to come 295 00:14:30.679 --> 00:14:32.840 back to La they want they kill they want to 296 00:14:32.879 --> 00:14:34.879 come back, but they want to come back finished. They 297 00:14:34.879 --> 00:14:36.120 want to They don't want to come back and have 298 00:14:36.159 --> 00:14:38.679 to play again. Come back a couple of days, rest, 299 00:14:38.799 --> 00:14:41.279 get things ready, and then go into the World Series. 300 00:14:41.279 --> 00:14:42.799 But you got a lot of business to take care 301 00:14:42.840 --> 00:14:43.879 of before that happens. 302 00:14:44.159 --> 00:14:46.840 One final thing on show Hey. It's funny to see 303 00:14:47.039 --> 00:14:50.440 the national analysts now talking about Show Hey on this 304 00:14:50.600 --> 00:14:53.679 stage and the NLCS and what he's doing, the crazy 305 00:14:53.759 --> 00:14:55.679 numbers he's put up and about to go to the 306 00:14:55.720 --> 00:14:57.919 World Series and be on the biggest of stage across 307 00:14:57.960 --> 00:15:00.679 the world, and to hear a Rod and Jeter and 308 00:15:00.720 --> 00:15:03.279 Big Poppy and these guys talk about, well, yeah, he 309 00:15:03.320 --> 00:15:05.720 put up numbers. And one of the guys said, yeah, 310 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:07.519 but he did it on a team that never went 311 00:15:07.559 --> 00:15:11.000 to the postseason, so nobody saw him really do it. 312 00:15:11.200 --> 00:15:13.720 And now that he's with the do it, huh, everybody's 313 00:15:13.720 --> 00:15:14.759 seeing what he's able to do. 314 00:15:14.879 --> 00:15:17.080 The whole world saw it. He plays in the biggest 315 00:15:17.080 --> 00:15:20.159 market on the planet. Of course they saw it. Yeah, well, 316 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:22.759 you know what, just that's fine. I mean, you know what, 317 00:15:22.879 --> 00:15:26.279 let his his talking will be done with that big 318 00:15:26.360 --> 00:15:28.879 bat that he carries up there, and then we'll we'll 319 00:15:28.879 --> 00:15:31.080 see what happens then. But you know what, I really 320 00:15:31.159 --> 00:15:34.360 like to in yesterday's game, they were able to kind 321 00:15:34.360 --> 00:15:37.960 of show a show hey on his own when he 322 00:15:38.039 --> 00:15:41.039 was running the bases, when he scored from first man, 323 00:15:41.120 --> 00:15:46.960 it's amazing how effortlessly this guy runs. And let me 324 00:15:47.039 --> 00:15:49.120 tell you he is. He is so much faster than 325 00:15:49.159 --> 00:15:51.120 you think. He's one of the fastest guys in the league, 326 00:15:51.600 --> 00:15:54.200 especially after you know he gets one base. You know, 327 00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:57.759 beneath him. Forget it. This guy is just lightning quick. 328 00:15:58.559 --> 00:16:00.480 Well you know, you saw all the bases he stole, 329 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:03.960 but he really gets going. You know, after one base, 330 00:16:04.080 --> 00:16:07.559 guy he just puts it in overdrive and those long strides. 331 00:16:07.600 --> 00:16:09.480 You know, the guy six five, so he's not he's 332 00:16:09.519 --> 00:16:12.639 not a small guy, but man, he can really fly. 333 00:16:12.759 --> 00:16:15.600 I'm glad they isolated on him and everybody got a 334 00:16:15.679 --> 00:16:17.279 chance to see that pure athleticism. 335 00:16:17.480 --> 00:16:20.440 It looked like he was jogging. It looked like he 336 00:16:20.519 --> 00:16:24.840 was in second gear running around the bases, and especially 337 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:27.080 when he hit third, it looked like he was in 338 00:16:27.120 --> 00:16:29.960 a home run trot the way he was running. But 339 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:32.840 then he just turned it back on again halfway between 340 00:16:32.919 --> 00:16:35.639 third and home. He wasn't jogging, clearly, but it just 341 00:16:35.799 --> 00:16:38.600 looked like it. Yeah, because of this, Yeah, the gear 342 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:40.840 that he can get to and as how fast he can. 343 00:16:40.759 --> 00:16:43.399 Get I I just marvel of watching how you know 344 00:16:43.559 --> 00:16:46.519 easy he runs, and I remember how hard the game 345 00:16:46.679 --> 00:16:48.440 was and if I had to run from third first 346 00:16:48.440 --> 00:16:53.840 to third, people in the third rose kind of grunting 347 00:16:53.879 --> 00:16:56.559 it out. This guy's just not It looks like he 348 00:16:56.639 --> 00:16:58.559 was way gonna wave at somebody in the stands. As 349 00:16:58.559 --> 00:17:00.639 he went past third, Oh, I haven't appointment with you 350 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:03.200 next week, you know, And she just kind of blew 351 00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:06.279 out there to home plate. But yeah, fascinating to watch him. 352 00:17:06.359 --> 00:17:09.319 Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy. How 353 00:17:09.359 --> 00:17:12.920 you feeling, Dodger fans? One win away from going back 354 00:17:13.160 --> 00:17:16.240 to the World Series for the fourth time in the 355 00:17:16.279 --> 00:17:19.720 past eight years. Dodgers take care of business last night 356 00:17:19.920 --> 00:17:22.960 with they tended to win over the New York Mets. 357 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:27.119 They silenced that City Field crowd, They sent them packing early. 358 00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:30.359 That place was a ghost town the final three innings 359 00:17:30.519 --> 00:17:32.920 as the Dodgers closed it out with a Game four 360 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:35.920 win and now a chance to get a bid of 361 00:17:35.960 --> 00:17:38.279 the World Series with a win today against the New 362 00:17:38.319 --> 00:17:41.640 York Mets. Game five of the NLCS coming up later 363 00:17:41.680 --> 00:17:44.880 on this afternoon Morogo Casino. Dodgers on Deck starts at 364 00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:48.599 one o'clock. First pitch from City Field at two oh eight. 365 00:17:48.680 --> 00:17:51.960 We're off and running on this Friday edition of Saxon 366 00:17:52.039 --> 00:17:54.599 Kates and the Am coming up. Your phone calls. We'll 367 00:17:54.640 --> 00:17:57.039 hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. We will hear from 368 00:17:57.119 --> 00:18:00.400 Max Muncy. So much to get to in a two 369 00:18:00.440 --> 00:18:03.720 hundred and fifty dollars gift card to the Dodgers Clubhouse Store, 370 00:18:03.759 --> 00:18:06.599 a Universal City Walk for one lucky Dodger fan. Steven 371 00:18:06.640 --> 00:18:09.680 Nelson David Vasse in the final hour of the show, 372 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:12.759 It's a good day to be a Dodger fan. As 373 00:18:12.799 --> 00:18:16.039 there one went away from going back to the Fall Classic. 374 00:18:16.079 --> 00:18:18.599 He and Steve Saxon, Tim Kates. It's sax and Kates 375 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:20.319 and Am are your home with the Dodgers an FI 376 00:18:20.359 --> 00:18:30.279 seventy light sports. Are you ready Dodger fans? Dodgers one 377 00:18:30.359 --> 00:18:33.039 went away from going back to the World Series a 378 00:18:33.160 --> 00:18:36.400 three to one series lead in the NLCS thanks to 379 00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:39.039 a ten to two win over the New York match 380 00:18:39.200 --> 00:18:42.240 last night. Saxon, Kate's and Am on this Friday morning, 381 00:18:42.480 --> 00:18:45.839 here with you until nine o'clock alive in local as 382 00:18:45.880 --> 00:18:49.839 the Dodgers a game five went away from going back 383 00:18:49.880 --> 00:18:52.559 to the World Series for the fourth time in the 384 00:18:52.640 --> 00:18:55.960 last eight years, and the odds are on their side. 385 00:18:56.079 --> 00:19:00.000 Eighty nine percent of the teams in the Championship Series 386 00:19:00.000 --> 00:19:02.480 reason with a three to one lead have gone on 387 00:19:02.839 --> 00:19:06.039 to win this series and go on to the World Series. Ironically, 388 00:19:06.319 --> 00:19:08.359 you know, the last team to be down three games 389 00:19:08.359 --> 00:19:11.480 to one, come back and win the series and go 390 00:19:11.519 --> 00:19:13.559 to the World Series, Saxy. You know that last team 391 00:19:13.559 --> 00:19:18.680 wants to do it. The twenty twenty Los Angeles Dodgers. Yeah, 392 00:19:18.759 --> 00:19:21.119 down three games to one, the Atlanta Braves down the 393 00:19:21.160 --> 00:19:24.920 bubble in Arlington in the NLCS. They come back and 394 00:19:24.960 --> 00:19:26.960 win in seven games, and they go on and win 395 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:30.480 it over the Tampa Bay Rays down there in twenty twenty, 396 00:19:30.759 --> 00:19:32.359 the last team to come back from a three to 397 00:19:32.359 --> 00:19:33.000 one deficit. 398 00:19:33.200 --> 00:19:37.480 Yeah, it's not it's not completely insurmountable, you know that. 399 00:19:37.519 --> 00:19:41.440 But it's tough. I mean, odds really really are against you. 400 00:19:41.519 --> 00:19:43.559 And you know, I don't envy the Mets situation right 401 00:19:43.559 --> 00:19:46.440