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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk is sponsored by LA Care Health Plan, providing

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<v Speaker 1>five years. And now your voice for Dodger Talking like back,

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<v Speaker 1>David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>We're live at Angels Stadium after the Dodgers hold on

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<v Speaker 2>to beat the Halos six to two in ten innings.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vasse with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Until eleven o'clock tonight here on AM five to seventy

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<v Speaker 2>LA Sports. We're taking your phone calls at eight six, six,

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<v Speaker 2>nine eighty seven two five seventy.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll hear for Max Mounsey. Later in the show.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll give you an update on how Yoshi yamamotos second

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<v Speaker 2>rehab start went. We'll give you an update on whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not Clayton Kershaw's wearing a walking boot and how

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<v Speaker 2>that's going, and also Tyler Glass. Now, so we'll get

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<v Speaker 2>to all of that later in the show. But how

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<v Speaker 2>about this game tonight. There really wasn't a lot going

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<v Speaker 2>on in the first, oh, I don't know, seven innings,

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<v Speaker 2>but then it got interesting.

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<v Speaker 3>It got interesting in a couple of different ways.

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman's at bat in the eighth inning was very interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>As the Angels reliever, he did something very interesting after

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<v Speaker 2>striking out Freddy Freeman on twelve pitches, Jose Kihada started

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<v Speaker 2>doing Hectorares type of antics on the mound in the

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<v Speaker 2>eighth inning after Chris Taylor was at second base and

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<v Speaker 2>Kihada was doing some weird things out there, like he thought.

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<v Speaker 2>The Angels won the game by striking out Freddy Freeman.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a long at bat. He won that battle

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<v Speaker 2>twelve pitches. Freddy was all over those pitches and fouling

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<v Speaker 2>a lot back and filling a few down the line

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<v Speaker 2>and not swinging at sliders down in a way.

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<v Speaker 3>But that was interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the Angels and Dodgers got it going in

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<v Speaker 2>the tenth inning where the Dodgers were able to score

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<v Speaker 2>four runs, Miguel Rojas with a go ahead basit to

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<v Speaker 2>score Tommy Edmund after Max Munsey got Edmund over to

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<v Speaker 2>third base, and then Mookie Bets coming up big after

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<v Speaker 2>Ron Washington opted to walk Otani intentionally. Mookie Bets, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure took that personally, and it was great to see

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<v Speaker 2>him deliver. It's one thing to take it personally, it's

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<v Speaker 2>another to take it personally and deliver, and I love

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<v Speaker 2>the attitude we saw for Mookie Bets as he.

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<v Speaker 3>Crossed home plate. We have not seen that Mookie Bets

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<v Speaker 3>all year long.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you talk about having the edge, talk about

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<v Speaker 2>not being mister nice guy. MOOKI if you see him

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<v Speaker 2>on the streets of LA is one of the nicest

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<v Speaker 2>guys you'll meet, and even on the baseball field, he

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<v Speaker 2>can be mister nice guy. But the Dodgers need the

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets we saw in twenty twenty where we saw

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<v Speaker 2>the snarl on his face, and we saw that tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets does not want to be treated like a

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<v Speaker 2>second class citizen to anybody. He believes he is as

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<v Speaker 2>good as any other Dodger in the lineup, including Sho

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<v Speaker 2>Hey o Tani. That was a flat slider from Contreras

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<v Speaker 2>that Mookie Bets sent to the left field bullpen over there.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a no.

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<v Speaker 2>Doubter, and this sellout crowd of forty four thousand, seven

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and thirty one erupted. You thought you were at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Stadium with the way this place went wild when

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets hit that three run home run to give

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers a six to two lead and eventually a

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<v Speaker 2>six to two win in ten innings. After the game,

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<v Speaker 2>Mooki caught up with Kirsten Watson on Sports at La.

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<v Speaker 4>Mookie, you were the difference in this game. But that

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<v Speaker 4>three run homer in the tenth inning it was spectacular. First,

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<v Speaker 4>what were you seeing in that at bat to get

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<v Speaker 4>that was?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh, it kind of went so fast.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't even remember.

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<v Speaker 5>Just looking for a good pitch to hit and he

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<v Speaker 5>was He threw some up over the plate and put

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<v Speaker 5>a good swing on it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you put a good swing on it. And we

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<v Speaker 4>saw the emotions from you. You were hype, you were

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<v Speaker 4>running to run through a wall and felt like, can

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<v Speaker 4>you describe to me with those emotions that you were feeling.

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<v Speaker 5>Were, yeah, that doesn't happen often, so I kind of

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<v Speaker 5>kind of blackout.

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<v Speaker 3>I just knew, uh, you.

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<v Speaker 5>Know, they walk show to get to me, and I

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<v Speaker 5>was just like, all right, I mean that's.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of what you want.

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<v Speaker 5>But you know, unfortunately it went well.

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<v Speaker 4>I said, asking you shall receive. You've been clutching runners

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<v Speaker 4>with runners in scoring position in tonight, You've got your

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<v Speaker 4>hits and they were on the first pitch. Was that

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<v Speaker 4>your approach is being aggressive? Tonight or is that something

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<v Speaker 4>in which you were planning going into this one.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>I just I just kind of decide as I'm stepping

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<v Speaker 5>in the box what I'm gonna do, you know, just

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<v Speaker 5>just trying to get some good swings off on some pitches.

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<v Speaker 5>And I mean, I know Freddie's behind me, so they're

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<v Speaker 5>not going to mess around, and so I'm just ready

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<v Speaker 5>to go.

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<v Speaker 4>How good do those moments feel just for you being

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<v Speaker 4>back this game that you love and being a part

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<v Speaker 4>of the really big moments.

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<v Speaker 3>With this team.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it feels amazing. Anytime you're doing something to help

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<v Speaker 5>the team win, it feels amazing. But especially this group

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<v Speaker 5>of guys. We got a really good group of guys,

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<v Speaker 5>and I think we just got to continue to play

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<v Speaker 5>Dodger baseball and everything should be okay.

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<v Speaker 4>You can hear the chance for you, but how would

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<v Speaker 4>you have described just what this atmosphere has been like tonight?

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<v Speaker 1>It was?

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<v Speaker 5>It was great, It was it was really good. I

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<v Speaker 5>mean a lot of Dodgers fans here, obviously a lot

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<v Speaker 5>of Angels fans in here, but you know, Dodger Faithful's

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<v Speaker 5>travels everywhere, and it was electric. It was electric. That's

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<v Speaker 5>why I think the energy came out.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a big moment. And congratulations on this win tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you love hearing that for Mookie Bets taking it

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<v Speaker 2>personally that the Angels walked ough Tani intentionally, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>what the great ones do. They embraced those moments and

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<v Speaker 2>certainly want to prove the other team wrong. Sometimes it

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't work out, but that time it did and Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>was ready for that flat slider that was right down Broadway,

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<v Speaker 2>right down Kotella Avenue for Mookie Bets. Eight six, six nine,

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Angels in ten tonight six to two and maintain

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<v Speaker 2>a six game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks, who beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Giants tonight eight to seven in San Francisco and

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<v Speaker 2>increase their lead over the Padres to five and a

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<v Speaker 2>half games. With San Diego being off tonight, Let's sit

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<v Speaker 2>out to the phones. Anybody that was at Angel Stadium tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to hear from you, because you took over

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<v Speaker 2>this stadium. You made it Dodgers Stadium. Cheering on the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers tonight. Let's go out to Tony who is here

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<v Speaker 2>at the big A. How you doing, Tony, you're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 7>Thanks for taking my call. Just driving home.

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<v Speaker 8>What a game.

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<v Speaker 7>It was electric And when Bets hit that home run,

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<v Speaker 7>I knew it was gone the second it left the bat.

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<v Speaker 7>But he's an amazing ballplayer, and that was playoff baseball.

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<v Speaker 7>There was such an atmosphere in that stadium. If you

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<v Speaker 7>can get a tick it to go see this club

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<v Speaker 7>and all you guys out there. If you've got a date,

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<v Speaker 7>if you want to be a hero, take her to

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<v Speaker 7>a Dodger game. This is the best ticket in town.

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<v Speaker 7>And make no mistake, the Dodgers are California's team, all right.

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<v Speaker 3>Tony, you're not.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't think the Oakland A's are a California's team.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna say the Dodgers edge them out.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, they are California's team. They're just what they're bringing,

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<v Speaker 7>the intensity they're bringing uh to the ballpark. It's just

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<v Speaker 7>not unmatched. It's unmatched. And I don't think it's I

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<v Speaker 7>see him winning myself, But.

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<v Speaker 2>Based dating advice from Tony, I appreciate it. Tony, I

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<v Speaker 2>gotta move on full full board of calls here at

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<v Speaker 2>eight six six ninety seven, two, five seventy. Not a

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<v Speaker 2>bad idea by Tony. You want to be a hero

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<v Speaker 2>and win over on a first date, bring your date

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<v Speaker 2>to Dodger Stadium or any Dodger game, no matter what

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<v Speaker 2>city it is, And tonight it was Anaheim.

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<v Speaker 3>This was a.

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<v Speaker 2>Packed house forty four thousand and seven thirty one. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, there might have been some debate early on

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<v Speaker 2>in this game if it was split or maybe just

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more towards the Dodger side, But when

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts hit that three run home run, there was

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<v Speaker 2>no doubt. Dodger fans bought up the tickets tonight, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was only the fourth time this season there's been

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<v Speaker 2>a sellout at Angel Stadium. It was electric here at

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<v Speaker 2>Angel Stadium tonight, and it was great that the Angels

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<v Speaker 2>put up a thank you to show hey Otani as

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<v Speaker 2>he was walking up for his first at bat. Very

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<v Speaker 2>classy by the Angels for a guy that did a

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<v Speaker 2>lot in his first six years in the major leagues

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<v Speaker 2>for this team. So I liked seeing that, but I

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<v Speaker 2>thought it was bizarre as far as the media attention goes,

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<v Speaker 2>because it's not like Otani doesn't play at Dodger stadium

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<v Speaker 2>eighty one times. So the local that was here today,

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<v Speaker 2>that was circuling the Dodger dugout and in the clubhouse

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<v Speaker 2>right now. It's not like you don't see Otani every day.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of weird. I mean, the way Otani has

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<v Speaker 2>exploded in the consciousness of so many baseball fans wearing

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<v Speaker 2>a Dodger uniform, it's just a testament that we all

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<v Speaker 2>know if you live here in Southern California, that the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are the team, they're the Yankees. The Dodgers and Yankees,

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<v Speaker 2>those are the tool to jewel franchises in Major League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>If you play for one of those two teams, everything

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<v Speaker 2>you do is going to be amplified, The awareness of

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<v Speaker 2>what you do is going to be amplified. When you

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<v Speaker 2>win a World championship, it means that much more. So

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<v Speaker 2>that shouldn't be a surprise to anybody. The Angels are

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<v Speaker 2>this part of Southern California's team, and some Dodger fans

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<v Speaker 2>obviously bleeding here, but really this is a city that

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<v Speaker 2>belongs to the Dodgers, and they've been here since nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>fifty eight and have had a lot of success and

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<v Speaker 2>have had a lot of great players play for them.

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<v Speaker 3>Really, the Angels had.

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<v Speaker 2>Their unprecedented run of success when a Dodger was managing them,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was Mike Soosha, the only manager to win

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<v Speaker 2>a World Series with the Angels. He has more wins

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<v Speaker 2>than any other Angel manager in their history. One thousand,

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<v Speaker 2>six hundred and fifty six Als championships with Mike Soshia,

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<v Speaker 2>seven ninety one seasons with Mike Soosha. He was the

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<v Speaker 2>two time Manager of the Year with the Angels. And

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<v Speaker 2>with all this talk about are the Angels going to

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<v Speaker 2>play a montage for Otani?

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<v Speaker 3>How about this?

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<v Speaker 2>Why isn't anybody asking the question, why aren't the Angels

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<v Speaker 2>retiring number fourteen for Mikesosha, the greatest manager in their

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<v Speaker 2>franchise's history. Six two, five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Rich who is at Angel Stadium tonight?

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<v Speaker 3>Hi? Rich, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, it's Rich in Monterey Park. I'm in the parking

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<v Speaker 6>lot right now, and I am so stoked to be

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<v Speaker 3>Was playing for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 6>That's right. I'm very old. So all I can say

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<v Speaker 6>They walked show Hey intentionally and he went up there

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<v Speaker 6>and he said, okay, I'm gonna make this. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 6>went into the stands like no doubt. Everybody was screaming

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<v Speaker 6>out five roads behind the Dodger dugouts, we are all

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<v Speaker 6>going insane. It was absolutely incredible. And that's what I

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<v Speaker 6>call last place strategy from the Angels. It's like, you

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<v Speaker 6>So yeah, that's right. And then the other thing is

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<v Speaker 2>That's the issue for a lot of teams. Rich think

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<v Speaker 2>about that situation in the postseason. Pick your poison. Is

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<v Speaker 2>facing every team that plays the Dodgers when those three

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<v Speaker 6>That's right, but it's like at least let show hate

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, yeah, they were down already.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, but I just thought it was awesome that Also,

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<v Speaker 6>Ben Joyce threw the third fastest pitch in Major League

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<v Speaker 6>history tonight when he struck out Tommy Edmond, and it's

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<v Speaker 6>the first it was the fastest strikeout pitch ever, and

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<v Speaker 6>it was the third fastest ever to from our oldest

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<v Speaker 2>One oh five point five, the fastest pitch on a

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<v Speaker 2>strikeout since they've been tracking all that. But you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of the day, Rich the Dodgers won

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<v Speaker 6>We are the best, well, ye are the best of

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<v Speaker 6>Series and we're not gonna give any he says, it's

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<v Speaker 6>not gonna be a strike twenty twenty pandemic here. We're

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<v Speaker 6>and the Padres and Giants cry, Okay.

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<v Speaker 3>Rich, thanks for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot to unpack there coast to the World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about that, but the Dodgers have a

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<v Speaker 2>very good chance if they continue to play this way,

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<v Speaker 2>and if they're able to get Glass now and Yamamoto

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<v Speaker 2>they have a very good shot. Not to mention, Bruce

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, the Dodgers, with the win tonight, lower

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<v Speaker 2>their magic number to clinch the NL West to eighteen.

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<v Speaker 2>So officially, tonight in Anaheim is the first time we

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<v Speaker 2>clinching the NL West, and it's at eighteen tonight. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>take another phone call Marcos, who was at the game tonight?

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<v Speaker 3>Hi? Marcos, where were you sitting tonight?

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<v Speaker 10>I was sitting behind home playing how you said I

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<v Speaker 10>was at Dodger Stadium South.

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<v Speaker 9>The Dodger Sands really.

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<v Speaker 3>Took over that stadium, especially during the seventh stretch.

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<v Speaker 5>It was crazy.

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<v Speaker 9>Everyone was just rooting for the Dodgers. It was really exciting.

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<v Speaker 10>When Mookie just took the energy out of that stadium,

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<v Speaker 10>everyone just started walking out.

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<v Speaker 9>So it was really fun to see that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always fun to take over another team's house the

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<v Speaker 2>way the Dodgers did tonight and Dodger fans did. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a you know, this is a great option to come

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>Fair, especially with the cheaper parking.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah see, there's a there's a perk right there. Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>with phone call Marcos appreciated. Eight six six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number lost In

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<v Speaker 2>all the excitement of Otani's return and Mookie Betts and

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<v Speaker 2>his big home run in the tenth inning. Have to

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<v Speaker 2>point out Miguel Rojas at a really good game. He

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<v Speaker 2>was our postgame guest. He scored on Otani's triple in

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<v Speaker 2>the third inning, all the way from first base. Dino Ebel,

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<v Speaker 2>who is the best third base coach in baseball, also

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<v Speaker 2>the smartest and knows when to pick his spots to

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<v Speaker 2>be aggressive, was able to waive Rojas home. The thirty

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<v Speaker 2>five year old was out of gas by the time

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<v Speaker 2>he stepped on home plate, and you know, the Angels

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<v Speaker 2>were trying to review that triple by Otani that Joe

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<v Speaker 2>had had issues in the right field corner with if

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<v Speaker 2>the ball was stuck under the padding or somewhere where

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<v Speaker 2>he couldn't reach it. That's where most outfielders throw their

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<v Speaker 2>hands up and say, wait a minute, the baseball is

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<v Speaker 2>Once he doesn't do that and is trying to fish

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<v Speaker 2>for the baseball, it's not going to be overturned.

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<v Speaker 3>So Rojas scores from first.

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<v Speaker 2>Base in the third inning and then in the top

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<v Speaker 2>of the tenth before Mookie's three run home run. It

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<v Speaker 2>was Rojas's base hit that gave the Dodgers the lead,

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<v Speaker 2>and they go on to beat the Angels tonight six

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<v Speaker 2>to two in ten innings. Also, Walker Buehler trying to

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<v Speaker 2>build upon his last start against the Orioles, facing a

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<v Speaker 2>pitching that well. Coming into the game tonight, the Angels

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<v Speaker 2>were hitting two twenty four against right handed pitchers and

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<v Speaker 2>only slugging three sixty seven against righty's. Mueler gave up

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<v Speaker 2>two solo home runs tonight, but all in all, it

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<v Speaker 2>felt like he was building upon what we saw against

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<v Speaker 2>the Orioles, Logan o'happy and Taylor Ward, each ofs solo

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<v Speaker 2>home runs off of Bueler. Let's head downstairs again to

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<v Speaker 2>hear from Walker Buehler in the Dodger Clubhouse on sports

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<v Speaker 2>and at LA.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, it was kind of in that weird pitch count spot.

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<v Speaker 11>Uh talked to Doc or you told me our book

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<v Speaker 11>phone was in a good spot. I think worked out

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<v Speaker 11>well obviously, you know, building block for me and open

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<v Speaker 11>did a great job and covered the five NFL.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeahh is a good.

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<v Speaker 4>One steph wis Do you feel like you were kind

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<v Speaker 4>of executing your pitches just kind of the outside of

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<v Speaker 4>the two home runs.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, that's the homers, you know, run bet heat show

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<v Speaker 11>Happy and then Taylor with that bout down the line,

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<v Speaker 11>and I kind of felt fine about the throw. It

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<v Speaker 11>just you know, he's a he's a pretty good hitter

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<v Speaker 11>with some power and so things like that happened. But

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<v Speaker 11>you know, obviously big buy our.

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<v Speaker 3>Team at the end.

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<v Speaker 11>The you know, the extra ding rule is kind of interesting,

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<v Speaker 11>and you know, getting one or two is the thing,

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<v Speaker 11>but you get four, I think it makes it kind

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<v Speaker 11>of tough.

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<v Speaker 2>Before the game, Dave said, an important start for you

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<v Speaker 2>in the postseason picture.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you approach that? You look at this as

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<v Speaker 3>a positive step?

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<v Speaker 7>Then?

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<v Speaker 11>You know, I think these past two starts that you know,

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<v Speaker 11>obviously the line wasn't as good the last time, but

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<v Speaker 11>starting to get some punch outs and all of that

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<v Speaker 11>kind of stuff. I think for me is all these

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<v Speaker 11>little tiny, you know, boxes checked, and you know, I

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<v Speaker 11>feel like myself and I feel like I can go

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<v Speaker 11>and throw the ball well. And you know, tonight it

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<v Speaker 11>wasn't my best game ever, But for right now, I'm

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<v Speaker 11>I'm pretty happy about it and confident. And you know,

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<v Speaker 11>another four or five, six days, whatever we end up doing,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, I feel ready to take the ball and

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<v Speaker 11>feel like I can help us win.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you measure progress with this rate? Performance?

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<v Speaker 2>Made the curveball so effective?

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<v Speaker 7>Is it just the execution of the pitches the way

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<v Speaker 7>you're setting it up?

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<v Speaker 9>How key has that been these last couple.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, I mean I think it's kind of drastically different

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<v Speaker 11>in terms of strike percentage and as well as I'm

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<v Speaker 11>my strengths a little bit I think has been huge.

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<v Speaker 11>But no, at the end of the day, the pitching

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<v Speaker 11>kind of feels familiar as opposed to feeling really foreign

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<v Speaker 11>like I did for a while, and you know, hats

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<v Speaker 11>off to them and get me kind of back in

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>There's Walker Buehler, who threw eighty three pitches tonight in

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<v Speaker 2>five innings. Thirty two of those were fastballs. The second

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<v Speaker 2>pitch that he threw the most tonight was the curveball.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty five curveballs from Walker Buehler, and he mixed in

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<v Speaker 2>the cutter and sinker as well, and through just three

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<v Speaker 2>sweeper pitches and read debt meers. From what I understand

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<v Speaker 2>talking to Angels people, was falling in love with that

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<v Speaker 2>sweeper pitch as well. He only threw that once, so

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<v Speaker 2>love seeing Walker Bueller be a pitcher, and that's what

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<v Speaker 2>we're looking forward to from Bobby Miller. Talking to Bobby

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<v Speaker 2>Miller before the game today, he started to understand where

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<v Speaker 2>he's got to be able to get his change up

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<v Speaker 2>over for strikes or make it a peer as a

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<v Speaker 2>strike to get hitters to chase. It's not just about

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<v Speaker 2>throwing ninety eight. And he's looking forward to pitching tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>He told me his left knee has bounced back well

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<v Speaker 2>since his last start where it started to stiffen up

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<v Speaker 2>on him in the fifth inning after covering first base.

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<v Speaker 3>Early in that start.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's good news for Bobby Miller and as far

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<v Speaker 2>as Walker Buehler in the postseason goes, the one thing

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<v Speaker 2>that you can judge a pitcher by is their competitive spirit,

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<v Speaker 2>which Walker Bueller has a ton of, and their track record.

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<v Speaker 2>In fifteen postseason games, Walker Buehler has a two four ERA.

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<v Speaker 2>In two World Series starts, he has only allowed one

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<v Speaker 2>run in thirteen innings. Remember he was the starter in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eighteen Game four, that when eighteen scoreless innings before

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<v Speaker 2>Max Munsey hit the walk off home run. People forget

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<v Speaker 2>he matched Nathan Avaldi or the Red Sox pitch for

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<v Speaker 2>pitch in that game before it went extra innings. So

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<v Speaker 2>if Walker Buehler can start to continue to build upon

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<v Speaker 2>his last start on to tonight, which he did to

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<v Speaker 2>a certain extent, and make it even better as he

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<v Speaker 2>goes along between now and the end of the regular season,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel very confident to allow Walker Buehler to be

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<v Speaker 2>one of the three or four starters in this rotation,

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<v Speaker 2>depending on how it's looking health wise. Eight six six

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<v Speaker 2>nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>We have two lines open. We're gonna take more phone

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<v Speaker 2>calls when we continue. Also give you an update on

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<v Speaker 2>Yoshiya Momoto, Tyler Glass Now, and Clayton Kershaw. Plus you'll

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<v Speaker 2>hear from Max Munsey, who got the start tonight against

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<v Speaker 2>the lefty at third base. Dodgers beat the Halos six

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<v Speaker 2>to two and ten innings right here on a five

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<v Speaker 2>to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 8>Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA sports

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<v Speaker 8>dot com hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more

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<v Speaker 8>Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>Hotell you with a huge read At first move, there's

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<v Speaker 2>the pitch from Contreras, Ookie Swans hits a drive, Pepelet failed,

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<v Speaker 2>this bo's back, this both gone hold on.

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<v Speaker 3>Hooky Bets with a mooky moment.

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<v Speaker 2>Of that hid a three run shot, and the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>have opened it up in the tenth Mookie Bets continuing

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<v Speaker 2>to make Angels Stadium his own. Going back to his

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<v Speaker 2>days with the Red Sox, he has dominated playing here

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<v Speaker 2>in Anaheim, and tonight was no different.

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<v Speaker 9>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>In twenty eight games, Mookie Betts has ten home runs

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<v Speaker 2>and twenty six RBIs. He took it personal when the

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<v Speaker 2>Angels walked o' taani intentionally in the top of the

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<v Speaker 2>tenth inning to get to him. The Dodgers beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Angels tonight in ten, six to two, in the first

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<v Speaker 2>of just two games here in Anaheim. Daniels Jewelers they

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<v Speaker 2>own the Dream. Eight six six, nine, eight, seven, two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number, and Casey missed it.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers Magic number to clinch the NL West is eighteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Russell's number. I feel like we might party on

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<v Speaker 2>South Beach in Miami when the Dodgers are playing the Marlins.

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<v Speaker 2>That might be the clinch city be ready, ah all right? Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers not only beat the Angels, but are looking

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<v Speaker 2>to continue their dominance moving ahead.

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<v Speaker 3>This week.

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<v Speaker 2>They close out this mini two game Freeway series tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>had the day off on Thursday, and then we'll play

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<v Speaker 2>the Cleveland Guardians at Dodgers Stadium this Friday night. Yoshi

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<v Speaker 2>Yamamoto was in Oklahoma City tonight pitching against Sugarland, and

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<v Speaker 2>Yamamoto went two innings tonight through fifty three pitches in

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<v Speaker 2>two innings, partly because sugar lends Omar Naveres went took

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<v Speaker 2>Yamamoto for seventeen pitches. In that second inning, he worked

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<v Speaker 2>a seventeen pitch walk. So Yamamoto certainly labored through two

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<v Speaker 2>innings throwing fifty three pitches. But we'll have to see

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<v Speaker 2>what Dave Roberts says tomorrow about what is next for Yamamoto,

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<v Speaker 2>because they were hoping he would go at least three innings,

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<v Speaker 2>but because the pitch count was up and just two innings.

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<v Speaker 3>He stopped it right there.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll find out whether or not Yama Moto makes

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<v Speaker 2>another rehab.

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<v Speaker 3>Start or he.

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<v Speaker 2>Comes to the Dodgers and gets inserted in the rotation.

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<v Speaker 2>But it feels like he's got to go one more

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<v Speaker 2>to be extended enough to make a major league start. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Glass now is throwing off flat ground under the

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<v Speaker 2>watchful eye of Connor McGinnis and Mark Pryor. Today we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see when he throws off a mound. He obviously wants

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<v Speaker 2>to feel one hundred percent right mechanically before he starts

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<v Speaker 2>doing any of that kind of stuff. And also Kershaw

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<v Speaker 2>boot update. I'm on Kershaw boot watch. I just stare

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<v Speaker 2>at his left foot every time I see him. I

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<v Speaker 2>saw him with the tennis shoe. He's uh two separate

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<v Speaker 2>times today he actually played catch and then I did

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<v Speaker 2>see him with the walking boot.

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<v Speaker 3>He tried playing catch with it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure he loved it, so he took it

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<v Speaker 2>off and we'll see what happens. But he's basically got

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<v Speaker 2>turf toe and ugly turf toe on his big left foot.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't count him out. I know everybody every time

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<v Speaker 2>he goes on the as Oh, that's it for Kershaw.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that the last time he's ever pitching? No, it's not.

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<v Speaker 2>He will be back. He will be ready for October.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Riverside.

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<v Speaker 3>Ish. You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing Ish?

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<v Speaker 9>Hey, I'm doing pretty good, David Man. It's good to

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<v Speaker 9>talk to you, to talk to you about.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you get the book I sent you? I know

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<v Speaker 3>you were complaining.

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<v Speaker 2>I took a long time to send it to you,

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<v Speaker 2>but I hope you got ho far Savince Scully Memoir, you.

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<v Speaker 9>Know, just unacceptable, David, I'm kidding, man, I did it?

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<v Speaker 9>Get it?

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<v Speaker 3>Much of the goodness?

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<v Speaker 9>Hey, But listen, I wanted to piggyback. You know, you're

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<v Speaker 9>to something as far as like where we at? Where

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<v Speaker 9>would we be without Gavin Stone? To me, I think

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<v Speaker 9>where would we also be at, like on the defensive

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<v Speaker 9>end and even some offense without Migey rojas Man. I

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<v Speaker 9>mean just the performance that he continues to put up,

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<v Speaker 9>the consistency, you know, getting the other veterans and involved.

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<v Speaker 9>You know, you got Max Munty out there smiling, Freddie

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<v Speaker 9>Freeman's out there having fun, you know, Mookie Bets tearing

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<v Speaker 9>it up, having fun, as well. I mean, those are

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<v Speaker 9>some of the intangibles that you know. Of course, analytics

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<v Speaker 9>there's no stat for that, you know, And I like

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<v Speaker 9>to say, you know what, our chances are very very

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<v Speaker 9>good for the postseason. I don't think we're gonna coast.

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<v Speaker 9>But as long as there's no more ten cream, no

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<v Speaker 9>more you know, the micromanager stuff like that, just let

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<v Speaker 9>Dave do his thing. Man, we could definitely see a

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<v Speaker 9>parade this coming fall.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Ish, thanks for the phone call. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with you with the Dodgers being healthy in

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<v Speaker 2>their lineup. Now they are going to score runs. It

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be tough for any opposing team to

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<v Speaker 2>deal with this lineup one through nine, especially if there's

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<v Speaker 2>a right handed pitcher on the mound. You're going to

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<v Speaker 2>have to deal with Yavin Lux in the lineup. And

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Taylor. You know, there's a lot of Chris Taylor

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<v Speaker 2>haters out there. Nobody has talked about the quality at

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<v Speaker 2>bats Taylor has had.

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<v Speaker 3>Now he's faced three lefties.

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<v Speaker 2>On this road trip, including tonight and Reed Debt Meers,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's held his own. Obviously, Ben Joyce gave him

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<v Speaker 2>and everybody else troubles in the ninth inning, but Chris

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<v Speaker 2>Taylor has held his own getting starts at second base.

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<v Speaker 2>When there's a lefty on the mound, and you look

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<v Speaker 2>at this lineup one through nine, Tommy Edmond, I can

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<v Speaker 2>understand why the Dodgers wanted him as badly as they did.

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<v Speaker 2>He just fits perfectly wherever you put him in this lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>He can do a lot of different things. And even

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<v Speaker 2>on the last homestand Tommy Edmund was hitting cleanup, I

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't go that far. But when you have him hitting six, seven, eight,

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<v Speaker 2>even nine, how many teams can say they have a

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edman, a switch hitter, doing that kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>And with Max Munsey back from the injured list and

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<v Speaker 2>hitting the ground running looking like the old Max Munsey,

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<v Speaker 2>it makes it that much tougher to deal with. And

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<v Speaker 2>if Will Smith can continue to swing the bat the

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<v Speaker 2>way we saw him in Arizona, I mean there is

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<v Speaker 2>no exal for any starting pitching. The only question for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers is as they get closer to the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the regular season is how is their starting rotation

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<v Speaker 2>going to look in October. We can talk all we want,

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<v Speaker 2>and I could say how confident I am Tyler glass

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<v Speaker 2>Now can try to convince us that he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be ready for the postseason.

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<v Speaker 3>We could talk.

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<v Speaker 2>About Yamamoto rehab games, but where in reality are the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers going to be with their starting rotation for Game

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<v Speaker 2>one of the NLDS. You, right now, if we're just

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<v Speaker 2>looking at who's healthy and tangible, it's Jack Flaherty, it's

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<v Speaker 2>Gavin Stone. Those are your first two starters because they

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<v Speaker 2>are the healthiest, and Walker Buehler and Bobby Miller would

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<v Speaker 2>round out your first four as things stand right now.

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<v Speaker 3>But are they going to stand that way?

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<v Speaker 10>No?

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<v Speaker 3>That's why I believe the Dodgers have a great chance

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<v Speaker 3>of making a run.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, what are the chances that Tyler glass Now

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<v Speaker 2>and Yoshiyamamoto are healthy and good enough to go in

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<v Speaker 2>the first run of the postseason. I don't know, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you this, if they have at least just

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<v Speaker 2>one of those guys, I feel like their chances are

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<v Speaker 2>a lot better. Even just one of those two guys.

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<v Speaker 2>They're in a better spot than they were a year

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<v Speaker 2>ago going into the NLDS. And oh, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>if things stay the way they are with the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>having the best record, not only in Baseball, which means

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<v Speaker 2>they have the best record in the National League.

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<v Speaker 3>Then they would play the winner.

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<v Speaker 2>Of a best of three wildcard series between their two

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<v Speaker 2>NL West nemesis, the Diamondbacks and the Padres. Who do

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers match up better against Arizona or the Padres?

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<v Speaker 3>Both have not shied away from the.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers this year and certainly have a belief they can

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<v Speaker 2>play on the same field as the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>Were quick to say after Yesterday's series win that the

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<v Speaker 2>Diamondbacks were without Christian Walker could tell Marte and Gabrielle Moreno,

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<v Speaker 2>all true.

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<v Speaker 3>Their offense is really good.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say the strength of Arizona is their lineup

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<v Speaker 2>and their starting staff to a certain extent, but their

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<v Speaker 2>offense is much better top to bottom than the Padres.

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<v Speaker 2>With the Padres have working for them is their great

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen and also the emotion they feed off of by

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<v Speaker 2>playing the Dodgers. But they have to get through each other,

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<v Speaker 2>right The good news is they're going to take out

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<v Speaker 2>each other. You're not going to have to face Arizona

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<v Speaker 2>and San Diego. What I believe is going to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers beat the winner of that series because it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a knockdown, drag out fight and they're

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<v Speaker 2>pitching may not be in order. And the Dodgers in Phillies,

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<v Speaker 2>as I have predicted since day one, will determine who

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<v Speaker 2>goes to the World Series after what I would expect

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<v Speaker 2>to be an electric NLCS in Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's take another phone call, Frank and Monrovia. You're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 12>Hi, Frank, Hey Dave, you know what ninety nine point

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<v Speaker 12>nine percent degree with what you're saying today. You know,

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<v Speaker 12>seeing Walker Bureller out there, he was catching his stride again.

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<v Speaker 12>And I love the interview that you just just played

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<v Speaker 12>because it's he's got that tone in his voice again

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<v Speaker 12>about having the eye of the tiger. He's feeling it,

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<v Speaker 12>you know, after having a year off. He wants to

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<v Speaker 12>get back on that mound and wants he wants the

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<v Speaker 12>ball in his And you know the other thing is

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<v Speaker 12>that this past series with the Snakes, it had such

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<v Speaker 12>a playoff feel to it. It was amazing. You know.

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<v Speaker 12>My question to you was how big of an impact

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<v Speaker 12>did that particular series have on the dugout In preparation

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<v Speaker 12>for the postseason and then this upcoming series against against Cleveland,

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<v Speaker 12>are we going to start seeing a solid you know,

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00:33:28.119 --> 00:33:32.079
<v Speaker 12>getting a preview of a solid playoff rotation as well

638
00:33:32.119 --> 00:33:35.160
<v Speaker 12>as pitching because we haven't announced our starters yet against

639
00:33:35.200 --> 00:33:41.039
<v Speaker 12>against Cobb or Boyd and you know those matchups, they

640
00:33:41.079 --> 00:33:43.960
<v Speaker 12>are really going to start to shape up, especially when

641
00:33:43.960 --> 00:33:46.680
<v Speaker 12>we're going into those games against the Padres.

642
00:33:47.200 --> 00:33:51.440
<v Speaker 2>And well, right now where the Dodgers stand, they got

643
00:33:51.440 --> 00:33:54.240
<v Speaker 2>to be able to manage their rotation. And if they

644
00:33:54.279 --> 00:33:57.119
<v Speaker 2>are going to get Yamamoto back here in the next

645
00:33:57.160 --> 00:33:59.680
<v Speaker 2>week or so, they can call up another picture to

646
00:33:59.680 --> 00:34:03.240
<v Speaker 2>make us start on Friday or Saturday, Frank, So, right now,

647
00:34:03.279 --> 00:34:06.359
<v Speaker 2>it's about managing the staff and keeping the guys they

648
00:34:06.440 --> 00:34:09.119
<v Speaker 2>have healthy and finding a way, like they have all

649
00:34:09.119 --> 00:34:12.480
<v Speaker 2>season long, to pick spots in the schedule to give

650
00:34:12.519 --> 00:34:15.599
<v Speaker 2>them an extra day of rest. Remember, Jack Flaherty had

651
00:34:15.639 --> 00:34:18.159
<v Speaker 2>a back issue before he was traded. It's important for

652
00:34:18.239 --> 00:34:20.280
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers to keep him healthy.

653
00:34:20.760 --> 00:34:23.280
<v Speaker 12>We see any type of experimentation or any type of

654
00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:27.400
<v Speaker 12>new rotation in Florida or in Chicago, what do you

655
00:34:27.440 --> 00:34:29.920
<v Speaker 12>mean by that goodbye? Are we going to see some

656
00:34:29.960 --> 00:34:31.880
<v Speaker 12>guys getting a bit more rest or are we going

657
00:34:31.920 --> 00:34:34.960
<v Speaker 12>to see would you want to keep the momentum rolling

658
00:34:35.039 --> 00:34:37.039
<v Speaker 12>or have you heard about them keeping the momentum rolling?

659
00:34:37.840 --> 00:34:39.679
<v Speaker 2>Well, yeah, they're going to keep it rolling. They're not

660
00:34:39.719 --> 00:34:42.880
<v Speaker 2>going to stop playing until they clinch the West. And

661
00:34:43.000 --> 00:34:46.039
<v Speaker 2>when you talk about in Chicago, the Cubs are actually

662
00:34:46.079 --> 00:34:49.880
<v Speaker 2>coming to Dodgers Stadium next week. So you know they're

663
00:34:49.960 --> 00:34:53.599
<v Speaker 2>going to stick with their big picture plan because it's

664
00:34:53.639 --> 00:34:56.559
<v Speaker 2>working right now, Frank. So I don't think you're going

665
00:34:56.599 --> 00:35:00.880
<v Speaker 2>to see any experimentation. There's not the piggyback type of

666
00:35:00.920 --> 00:35:02.920
<v Speaker 2>starts right now in the works like we saw at

667
00:35:02.960 --> 00:35:03.920
<v Speaker 2>the end of last year.

668
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<v Speaker 12>Okay, thanks, that was my worry because last year closing out,

669
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<v Speaker 12>I was having my doubts.

670
00:35:09.119 --> 00:35:12.719
<v Speaker 2>I respectfully disagree with some that believe that the Dodger

671
00:35:12.840 --> 00:35:15.880
<v Speaker 2>rotation is in a worse spot than it was last year.

672
00:35:15.920 --> 00:35:18.480
<v Speaker 2>I feel like they're in a better spot. Maybe not

673
00:35:18.559 --> 00:35:22.559
<v Speaker 2>as much depth but because of the injuries, but certainly

674
00:35:22.559 --> 00:35:25.400
<v Speaker 2>have a lot of difference making pictures that are healthy

675
00:35:25.480 --> 00:35:28.400
<v Speaker 2>and like I said, two or three more that are

676
00:35:28.440 --> 00:35:31.039
<v Speaker 2>on their way back. Thanks for the phone call, Frank.

677
00:35:31.079 --> 00:35:33.320
<v Speaker 2>We'll see how it all plays out. And part of

678
00:35:33.360 --> 00:35:36.119
<v Speaker 2>all this is the Dodger lineup being as good as

679
00:35:36.159 --> 00:35:41.079
<v Speaker 2>it is. And yes, the guys, the Dodger players themselves said,

680
00:35:41.440 --> 00:35:44.800
<v Speaker 2>playing those four games in Arizona and being pushed this

681
00:35:44.960 --> 00:35:47.199
<v Speaker 2>late in the season is going to be good for

682
00:35:47.239 --> 00:35:50.039
<v Speaker 2>them in the long term. Do we know how good

683
00:35:50.079 --> 00:35:53.079
<v Speaker 2>it's going to be. We don't until we find out

684
00:35:53.559 --> 00:35:55.800
<v Speaker 2>who's left standing at the end of the year. But

685
00:35:55.840 --> 00:35:59.159
<v Speaker 2>I can tell you this, the Dodgers playing like this

686
00:35:59.760 --> 00:36:04.000
<v Speaker 2>and not just you know load managing the whole month

687
00:36:04.000 --> 00:36:07.679
<v Speaker 2>of September is going to keep the edge, especially when

688
00:36:07.719 --> 00:36:09.679
<v Speaker 2>you have five days off from the last day of

689
00:36:09.719 --> 00:36:12.840
<v Speaker 2>the regular season to the first game of the NLDS.

690
00:36:13.360 --> 00:36:16.599
<v Speaker 2>And Max Munsey was on the pregame show today and

691
00:36:16.639 --> 00:36:19.880
<v Speaker 2>with all these healthy guys coming back, the guys that

692
00:36:19.920 --> 00:36:22.840
<v Speaker 2>were filling in for these injured players have had to

693
00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:26.639
<v Speaker 2>go back to their to their role of coming off

694
00:36:26.639 --> 00:36:30.239
<v Speaker 2>the bench and spots starting and being pinch hitters. And

695
00:36:30.719 --> 00:36:33.800
<v Speaker 2>Max Munsey talked about how everybody on the team has

696
00:36:33.840 --> 00:36:34.239
<v Speaker 2>bought in.

697
00:36:34.960 --> 00:36:36.079
<v Speaker 10>Look, everyone here wants to win.

698
00:36:36.679 --> 00:36:37.599
<v Speaker 3>That's why we're all here.

699
00:36:37.599 --> 00:36:39.320
<v Speaker 10>That's why the guys that were free agents that came

700
00:36:39.360 --> 00:36:41.559
<v Speaker 10>here decided to sign here. They want to win. And

701
00:36:42.480 --> 00:36:44.960
<v Speaker 10>you know, you can't complain about anything when when you

702
00:36:45.039 --> 00:36:47.119
<v Speaker 10>signed up for this, and that's you know, everyone in

703
00:36:47.159 --> 00:36:50.400
<v Speaker 10>this clubous understands that, myself included. You know, I know

704
00:36:50.440 --> 00:36:52.199
<v Speaker 10>I'm getting a chance to play against the left you tonight.

705
00:36:52.280 --> 00:36:54.360
<v Speaker 10>But you know, for the most part, we have guys

706
00:36:54.360 --> 00:36:56.039
<v Speaker 10>that hit left. He's very well and so that might

707
00:36:56.079 --> 00:36:57.800
<v Speaker 10>mean I'm missing out on some playing time because there's

708
00:36:57.800 --> 00:36:59.280
<v Speaker 10>a left hander on the mountain and I'm okay with

709
00:36:59.280 --> 00:37:01.280
<v Speaker 10>that as long as I've put us and the best

710
00:37:01.360 --> 00:37:02.639
<v Speaker 10>chance to win do. I want to be out there

711
00:37:02.639 --> 00:37:04.239
<v Speaker 10>one hundred percent, but I'm not going to throw a

712
00:37:04.239 --> 00:37:07.039
<v Speaker 10>fit and cause a scene and and you know, make

713
00:37:07.079 --> 00:37:09.719
<v Speaker 10>it a toxic environment. And that's something that this whole

714
00:37:09.719 --> 00:37:12.400
<v Speaker 10>clubhouse has done extremely well with that Everyone in here

715
00:37:12.480 --> 00:37:15.239
<v Speaker 10>wants to go out there, and everyone also knows at

716
00:37:15.239 --> 00:37:16.960
<v Speaker 10>any given moment your name can get called on to

717
00:37:17.079 --> 00:37:18.639
<v Speaker 10>making it to make a difference in the game, whether

718
00:37:18.679 --> 00:37:20.920
<v Speaker 10>you started or not. And you know, so everyone say,

719
00:37:20.920 --> 00:37:22.000
<v Speaker 10>everyone's bought into that.

720
00:37:22.320 --> 00:37:22.719
<v Speaker 3>All right.

721
00:37:22.760 --> 00:37:25.360
<v Speaker 2>That's Max Munsey who joined us on the pregame show.

722
00:37:25.400 --> 00:37:28.679
<v Speaker 2>You can hear the full interview on the iHeartRadio app.

723
00:37:28.719 --> 00:37:32.440
<v Speaker 2>And look, key a Hernandez was really starting to round

724
00:37:32.519 --> 00:37:35.679
<v Speaker 2>into shape in the month of August, playing every day

725
00:37:35.719 --> 00:37:39.199
<v Speaker 2>at third base for Max Munsey. Monsey comes back, and

726
00:37:39.320 --> 00:37:43.519
<v Speaker 2>Key k Hernandez is regulated to spots starting in center field,

727
00:37:43.599 --> 00:37:47.239
<v Speaker 2>spot's starting at third base against certain pictures. And he

728
00:37:47.400 --> 00:37:50.360
<v Speaker 2>hasn't rocked the boat. He knows why he's here. He's

729
00:37:50.400 --> 00:37:53.519
<v Speaker 2>here to help the Dodgers win in October. And that's

730
00:37:53.559 --> 00:37:56.559
<v Speaker 2>what I look about. I look at guys that have

731
00:37:56.760 --> 00:38:01.480
<v Speaker 2>done it over over the you know, six seven years,

732
00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:05.039
<v Speaker 2>they've been here, Keith a Hernandez, Chris Taylor, Max Munsey,

733
00:38:05.519 --> 00:38:09.280
<v Speaker 2>Walker Buehler. Those are the guys that you trust. Mookie Betts,

734
00:38:09.280 --> 00:38:12.400
<v Speaker 2>who came up big in twenty for the Dodgers. Those

735
00:38:12.440 --> 00:38:14.519
<v Speaker 2>are the guys that have been there and have proven

736
00:38:14.599 --> 00:38:16.239
<v Speaker 2>that they can handle that stage.

737
00:38:16.280 --> 00:38:19.119
<v Speaker 3>And I nobody.

738
00:38:18.760 --> 00:38:21.639
<v Speaker 2>Knows how Otani is going to perform in the playoffs,

739
00:38:21.719 --> 00:38:24.519
<v Speaker 2>but after what I've seen the last few weeks, I

740
00:38:24.599 --> 00:38:29.000
<v Speaker 2>have no doubts Otani will rise to the occasion. He

741
00:38:29.119 --> 00:38:32.119
<v Speaker 2>seems to always do that when it counts the most.

742
00:38:32.519 --> 00:38:35.800
<v Speaker 2>And how about Mooki Betts. Speaking of rising to the occasion,

743
00:38:36.280 --> 00:38:39.440
<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts now with his three run home run in

744
00:38:39.480 --> 00:38:42.199
<v Speaker 2>the tenth inning and his RBI bas hit in the

745
00:38:42.239 --> 00:38:46.519
<v Speaker 2>third inning tonight is hitting three seventy seven with runners

746
00:38:46.519 --> 00:38:50.039
<v Speaker 2>in scoring position. You tell me, when you're the manager

747
00:38:50.079 --> 00:38:52.880
<v Speaker 2>in that dugout and you're walking a guy that is,

748
00:38:52.920 --> 00:38:56.760
<v Speaker 2>show hey Otani that you want your pitcher facing one

749
00:38:56.800 --> 00:38:59.440
<v Speaker 2>of the best players in the game that is hitting

750
00:38:59.519 --> 00:39:03.480
<v Speaker 2>threes seventy seven with runners in scoring position. That is

751
00:39:03.519 --> 00:39:07.719
<v Speaker 2>a problem for the rest of the league. Otani, Bets, Freeman.

752
00:39:07.639 --> 00:39:10.400
<v Speaker 3>Are all a problem. And look, I'll say this, I

753
00:39:10.599 --> 00:39:12.360
<v Speaker 3>was wrong. I was wrong.

754
00:39:13.079 --> 00:39:16.519
<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets hitting second behind Otani is a good thing

755
00:39:17.000 --> 00:39:20.920
<v Speaker 2>because Otani is willing to steal and has the speed

756
00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:24.840
<v Speaker 2>to steal, and he gets in scoring position for mookie Bets,

757
00:39:24.920 --> 00:39:28.559
<v Speaker 2>and Mooki Bets, like I said, has delivered countless times

758
00:39:28.599 --> 00:39:33.360
<v Speaker 2>this year. Freddy Freeman delivers countless times. So for me,

759
00:39:33.599 --> 00:39:37.000
<v Speaker 2>the way the Dodgers have realigned their starting lineup with

760
00:39:37.079 --> 00:39:40.360
<v Speaker 2>Otani leading off, I can admit when I'm wrong and

761
00:39:40.440 --> 00:39:45.480
<v Speaker 2>I was wrong. This is a very difficult lineup to

762
00:39:45.559 --> 00:39:48.239
<v Speaker 2>navigate through. When you have a guy like Otani that

763
00:39:48.360 --> 00:39:50.639
<v Speaker 2>is on his way to fifty to fifty and when

764
00:39:50.679 --> 00:39:53.679
<v Speaker 2>he's not hitting homers, gets into scoring position for Mooki

765
00:39:53.760 --> 00:39:57.559
<v Speaker 2>Bets and Freddy Freeman after a walk or a single,

766
00:39:57.719 --> 00:39:59.840
<v Speaker 2>and you saw tonight he was off to the races

767
00:40:00.039 --> 00:40:02.559
<v Speaker 2>at the triple in the third inning and was ninety

768
00:40:02.559 --> 00:40:05.639
<v Speaker 2>feet away from scoring. So he's just such a dynamic

769
00:40:05.679 --> 00:40:09.679
<v Speaker 2>player and I firmly believe and talking to his teammates,

770
00:40:09.960 --> 00:40:14.840
<v Speaker 2>his manager, he has thrived in this competitive environment with

771
00:40:14.960 --> 00:40:15.599
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers.

772
00:40:15.639 --> 00:40:17.280
<v Speaker 3>There is no way to argue that.

773
00:40:17.800 --> 00:40:20.760
<v Speaker 2>All right, coming up tomorrow, Bobby Miller will be on

774
00:40:20.800 --> 00:40:24.239
<v Speaker 2>the mound for the Dodgers. He's looking to continue pitching

775
00:40:24.320 --> 00:40:27.000
<v Speaker 2>well like he has the last couple of starts. He's

776
00:40:27.039 --> 00:40:29.599
<v Speaker 2>going up against Griffin Canning, who's four and twelve with

777
00:40:29.679 --> 00:40:34.119
<v Speaker 2>an ERA of five. Nineteen Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck

778
00:40:34.159 --> 00:40:38.000
<v Speaker 2>begins at five point thirty with first pitch at six

779
00:40:38.159 --> 00:40:41.280
<v Speaker 2>thirty eight from the Big A with Rick Monday and

780
00:40:41.519 --> 00:40:44.960
<v Speaker 2>Tim Neverett. Hopefully the pressure cooker in the press box

781
00:40:45.079 --> 00:40:48.440
<v Speaker 2>is a little lighter. I'm used to having to take

782
00:40:48.519 --> 00:40:50.960
<v Speaker 2>in some AMMO from Rick Monday. I mean that just

783
00:40:51.119 --> 00:40:53.679
<v Speaker 2>par for the course with his you know, I have

784
00:40:53.719 --> 00:40:55.519
<v Speaker 2>to be on my toes with this quick wit.

785
00:40:55.639 --> 00:40:58.199
<v Speaker 3>But man, the two thousand or the.

786
00:40:58.239 --> 00:41:01.199
<v Speaker 2>Nineteen ninety two National League Rookie of the Year, Eric

787
00:41:01.280 --> 00:41:05.159
<v Speaker 2>Carros doing his best Phil Jackson impersonation with that stash

788
00:41:05.239 --> 00:41:07.760
<v Speaker 2>and soul patch was coming in hot on me. I

789
00:41:07.760 --> 00:41:10.519
<v Speaker 2>thought I was tiptoeing out of the press box towards

790
00:41:10.519 --> 00:41:14.199
<v Speaker 2>the elevator before the game today, and he spotted me

791
00:41:14.280 --> 00:41:16.880
<v Speaker 2>with those big eyes and that stash and that soul

792
00:41:16.960 --> 00:41:19.800
<v Speaker 2>patch and brought me into the pressure cooker and just

793
00:41:19.960 --> 00:41:21.840
<v Speaker 2>was all over me, wearing me out.

794
00:41:22.440 --> 00:41:22.760
<v Speaker 3>Man.

795
00:41:23.559 --> 00:41:25.280
<v Speaker 2>You know, it was pretty cool being in the same

796
00:41:25.360 --> 00:41:28.440
<v Speaker 2>room with Tim Salmon, who won the American League Rookie

797
00:41:28.519 --> 00:41:31.239
<v Speaker 2>of the Year the year after Carros won the Rookie

798
00:41:31.280 --> 00:41:33.039
<v Speaker 2>of the Year in the National League. How about that

799
00:41:33.480 --> 00:41:36.519
<v Speaker 2>two guys talking shop and I was there to listen

800
00:41:36.559 --> 00:41:37.119
<v Speaker 2>to all of it.

801
00:41:39.000 --> 00:41:40.119
<v Speaker 3>Take it easy, Carros.

802
00:41:41.320 --> 00:41:44.079
<v Speaker 2>You know I'll get to you one day, all right.

803
00:41:44.079 --> 00:41:47.119
<v Speaker 2>I'll get to you Oral Herscheizer, Rick Monday. Those are

804
00:41:47.159 --> 00:41:49.360
<v Speaker 2>my one A one bs and Carros will get to

805
00:41:49.360 --> 00:41:50.000
<v Speaker 2>you as well.

806
00:41:50.360 --> 00:41:50.800
<v Speaker 3>Anyway.

807
00:41:51.000 --> 00:41:53.079
<v Speaker 2>That'll do it for us on Dodger Talk tonight from

808
00:41:53.079 --> 00:41:54.079
<v Speaker 2>Angels Stadium.

809
00:41:54.360 --> 00:41:58.239
<v Speaker 3>Thanks to Dwayne. That's your name, right, Dwayne MacDonald. He's

810
00:41:58.239 --> 00:42:00.000
<v Speaker 3>still here calling you back.

811
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<v Speaker 2>Look at our Burbanks studios and thanks to you for listening.

812
00:42:03.360 --> 00:42:05.440
<v Speaker 2>In case you missed any of the show, you can

813
00:42:05.440 --> 00:42:09.000
<v Speaker 2>find it on the iHeartRadio app once again. The final

814
00:42:09.039 --> 00:42:13.159
<v Speaker 2>score from Angel Stadium in ten innings, the Dodgers beat

815
00:42:13.199 --> 00:42:16.440
<v Speaker 2>the Angels six to two. Fox Sports Radio is next

816
00:42:16.679 --> 00:42:18.360
<v Speaker 2>Drive Safe. We'll talk to you tomorrow.

817
00:42:19.079 --> 00:42:20.920
<v Speaker 3>See 'may