WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.919 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This team is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:10.839 Let's not play one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:13.720 Let's I love writing me these guys after the show. 6 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:15.199 So just thank you, give me are. 7 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.760 Your attention, your fire a piss. 8 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.920 This is world champion, Dodger, world champion being put a 9 00:00:21.960 --> 00:00:23.879 small soft time they get up people what they want 10 00:00:23.879 --> 00:00:26.600 to die in a row two is special. I'm like, yeah, 11 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:31.359 it's not a headache one of them. Con this ball's gone. 12 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:32.479 You ready to go? 13 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:33.759 Hell time? 14 00:00:33.960 --> 00:00:34.719 Go to the show. 15 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:37.359 Grab your phone to get in on the show called 16 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:40.399 eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven and 17 00:00:40.600 --> 00:00:41.399 go to the show. 18 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:45.079 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse. 19 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:50.759 We are live at Coursfield after the Dodgers hold on 20 00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:53.960 to beat the Rockies tonight by a final score of 21 00:00:54.159 --> 00:00:57.759 nine to seven. Welcome the Dodger Talk with David Vasse. 22 00:00:58.320 --> 00:01:01.479 We're taking your phone calls until ten o'clock tonight at 23 00:01:01.479 --> 00:01:05.159 eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy we 24 00:01:05.239 --> 00:01:08.200 will hear from Mookie Betts in a moment, also manager 25 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:12.359 Dave Roberts and tonight's winning pitcher Justin Robleski, who was 26 00:01:12.439 --> 00:01:16.560 one of six Dodger pitchers tonight. Robleski went five innings 27 00:01:16.599 --> 00:01:20.319 after Jack Dryer opened. Robleski now three and two and 28 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:24.239 has looked a lot better since the Dodgers recalled him 29 00:01:24.239 --> 00:01:27.280 from TRIPLEA, you know, and in this role of being 30 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:31.920 the bulk innings pitchers, so he's attacking hitters. He's been 31 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:35.879 unpredictable and he's executing, and that's the reason why he's 32 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:39.040 pitching so well. Tanner Sky came in for a four 33 00:01:39.079 --> 00:01:42.840 out save, his sixteenth of the season, and Herman Marquez 34 00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:46.359 loses his ninth game of the year. Marquez now three 35 00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:50.000 and nine. How about Michael Confordo. I know many of 36 00:01:50.040 --> 00:01:53.439 you have been frustrated by the way he has played 37 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:56.760 to begin his Dodgers season. He's only under a one 38 00:01:56.879 --> 00:02:02.079 year contract, and nobody's more frustrated than Michael Conforto. And Michael, 39 00:02:02.519 --> 00:02:04.680 you know, stepped up to the plate in more ways 40 00:02:04.719 --> 00:02:07.799 than one. Today. He joined us on the pregame show, 41 00:02:08.159 --> 00:02:11.960 he answered the questions and before the game I found 42 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:14.840 out that he did get fitted for a new bat, 43 00:02:14.919 --> 00:02:18.719 a lighter bat, and that's important because he has had 44 00:02:18.759 --> 00:02:22.360 trouble catching up to the fastball this year. So just 45 00:02:22.439 --> 00:02:25.400 like all of us, no matter what level of baseball 46 00:02:25.439 --> 00:02:28.319 you played in, if you're having a hard time catching 47 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:31.319 up to the fastball, what are you gonna do. You're 48 00:02:31.319 --> 00:02:34.400 gonna find a lighter bat to maybe increase your bat speed. 49 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:37.599 And the Dodgers had the technology to be able to 50 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:42.719 fit hitters with a bat that is, you know, personalized 51 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:45.400 to them with their bat speed right now in the 52 00:02:45.479 --> 00:02:49.240 here and now. And I saw Cody Bellinger get fitted 53 00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:51.840 for a bat in his final year with the Dodgers. 54 00:02:52.680 --> 00:02:56.479 So this is like a golfer getting fitted for a club. 55 00:02:56.960 --> 00:02:59.280 You go into Callaway, you go into any of these 56 00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:03.560 golf shops and they custom make the golf club for you, 57 00:03:03.560 --> 00:03:06.439 your swing and how hard you swing it. Same thing 58 00:03:06.560 --> 00:03:09.520 with a baseball player these days if they want to 59 00:03:09.520 --> 00:03:13.240 take advantage of it. So yes, you can give credit 60 00:03:13.319 --> 00:03:16.560 to Michael confordo getting fitted for a new bat and 61 00:03:16.599 --> 00:03:19.879 they just arrived today and he was using it and 62 00:03:19.919 --> 00:03:22.560 it worked out a three run home run in a 63 00:03:22.599 --> 00:03:26.039 six run fourth inning. He also turned on the ball 64 00:03:26.120 --> 00:03:30.360 that was fair inside the first baseline, So in his 65 00:03:30.400 --> 00:03:32.599 first two at bats he had a double and he 66 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:38.520 had a three run home run. But me, being the 67 00:03:38.560 --> 00:03:43.080 talk show host narcissist, I guess I'm going with the 68 00:03:43.159 --> 00:03:46.960 dead fish handshake. Remember a couple of years ago, JD. 69 00:03:47.080 --> 00:03:50.639 Martinez was the Dodgers DH for a season. He was 70 00:03:50.680 --> 00:03:53.840 in a slump. We did an interview in Atlanta. We 71 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:57.400 had a good time and also gave him the dead 72 00:03:57.439 --> 00:04:01.080 fish handshake because he didn't want to hurt my surgically 73 00:04:01.159 --> 00:04:05.120 repaired right wrist after going down the Milwaukee slide. And 74 00:04:05.199 --> 00:04:07.800 after we did that interview, after we did the dead 75 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:10.599 fish handshake at the end, he went on a tear 76 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:14.240 and never looked back. So I thought maybe I tried 77 00:04:14.280 --> 00:04:17.399 the same thing with Michael Conforto. Here's how it went 78 00:04:17.519 --> 00:04:20.120 before the game today, I got good news for you. 79 00:04:20.199 --> 00:04:23.720 A couple of years ago, JD. Martinez one year deal 80 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:26.759 with the Dodgers, got off to a slow start, did 81 00:04:26.800 --> 00:04:30.560 this exact same pregame interview, and went on a heater 82 00:04:30.959 --> 00:04:34.000 and drove in one hundred runs that season. So I 83 00:04:34.040 --> 00:04:37.600 feel like maybe we need to recreate the JD. Martinez magic. 84 00:04:37.879 --> 00:04:41.079 You gotta give me a dead fish handshake because because 85 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:42.000 of the broken wrist. 86 00:04:42.240 --> 00:04:45.920 Okay, yeah, absolutely, man, I'm up for absolutely everything. 87 00:04:46.600 --> 00:04:48.879 Yeah, we got the dead fish handshake going on right now? 88 00:04:48.920 --> 00:04:52.199 All right, there we go, Michael Conforto, the magic has happened. 89 00:04:52.399 --> 00:04:54.680 Thanks a lot for the time, and you're an easy 90 00:04:54.680 --> 00:04:57.279 guy to root for and we look forward to seeing you. 91 00:04:57.360 --> 00:05:00.680 Crossing Home played a few times tonight, areci, Thank you 92 00:05:00.759 --> 00:05:04.519 very much? Hey, he crossed home played a couple of 93 00:05:04.560 --> 00:05:07.439 times tonight, including on his own home run, a three 94 00:05:07.519 --> 00:05:10.920 run home run in the Dodgers four run sixth inning 95 00:05:10.920 --> 00:05:14.120 to help them beat the Rockies tonight nine to seven. 96 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:17.759 If you want to see a photo that player relations 97 00:05:17.839 --> 00:05:22.199 guru Jandrado took a mean Conforto with the dead fish handshake. 98 00:05:22.639 --> 00:05:25.920 You can see it on my ig story at officially 99 00:05:26.079 --> 00:05:30.439 vass a so custom fitted bat and a dead fish 100 00:05:30.480 --> 00:05:34.519 handshake equals a big night for Michael Conforto. Let's go 101 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:37.560 out to Miguel in San Diego. You're on Dodger Talk 102 00:05:37.639 --> 00:05:39.319 with David vasse Hi. Miguel. 103 00:05:40.519 --> 00:05:47.480 Hey, David LA's favorite son, first time, long time. So 104 00:05:48.800 --> 00:05:51.959 appreciate everything you do, and I love the fact that 105 00:05:52.040 --> 00:05:56.759 you are not afraid to call players out when you 106 00:05:56.839 --> 00:06:02.879 feel like they need it. Also, So Jose Mota is amazing. 107 00:06:03.519 --> 00:06:07.199 He just has amazing insights. I mean, it's just incredible 108 00:06:07.319 --> 00:06:11.959 the knowledge he has, so thanks again for having him 109 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:17.079 on too. I noticed something tonight that was unusual and 110 00:06:17.399 --> 00:06:22.319 a very smart baseball play by Andy Pajas When he 111 00:06:22.480 --> 00:06:25.399 hit that ground ball to the infield the first base 112 00:06:26.600 --> 00:06:30.720 he ran inside the line to the left and made 113 00:06:30.759 --> 00:06:33.800 a really difficult play for the first baseman to make 114 00:06:33.839 --> 00:06:37.040 it home plate. And it was just such a smart 115 00:06:37.079 --> 00:06:44.240 baseball play that it's great to see that he's really maturing. 116 00:06:45.720 --> 00:06:49.839 Yeah, that was in the fourth inning and Michael will 117 00:06:49.920 --> 00:06:52.879 Smith was able to score on that play, And you're right, 118 00:06:53.279 --> 00:06:57.240 it's the subtleties of the game and that's very observant 119 00:06:57.279 --> 00:06:59.720 of you to pick up on that. And also, how 120 00:06:59.759 --> 00:07:02.839 about and Andy pa has in the outfield, Miguel, he's 121 00:07:02.879 --> 00:07:06.399 not trying to throw out every runner trying to take 122 00:07:06.480 --> 00:07:09.720 the lead base. He's making the right throw to the 123 00:07:09.720 --> 00:07:13.000 cutoff man to keep the double play in order. He's 124 00:07:13.000 --> 00:07:17.879 not just throwing wildly at home plate. So he's really 125 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:20.959 coming into his own and that has a lot to 126 00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:23.360 do with the work that he puts in with Dino Ebel. 127 00:07:23.959 --> 00:07:27.519 And you know it's not just taking fly balls, but 128 00:07:27.600 --> 00:07:31.600 they do throw the basis once every series. So all 129 00:07:31.639 --> 00:07:34.839 of that, the thinking of the game in practice, being 130 00:07:34.920 --> 00:07:37.879 prepared makes it translating games. 131 00:07:39.120 --> 00:07:43.199 And I'm sure mister Jose Mota would agree that hitting 132 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:45.839 the cutoff man is critical. 133 00:07:47.240 --> 00:07:49.800 I think we all would agree with that. Miguel, thank 134 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:52.319 you for the phone call. And yes, Jose has been 135 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:54.519 around the game his whole life. He had a pretty 136 00:07:54.560 --> 00:07:57.920 good dad in Many Mota, who's doing much better. And 137 00:07:57.959 --> 00:08:00.240 it was great to see many on the line. Fast 138 00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:04.279 homestand eight six six seven two five seventy is the 139 00:08:04.279 --> 00:08:08.000 phone number. Dodgers beat the Rockies nine to seven. Let's 140 00:08:08.000 --> 00:08:11.079 go out to Georgia. Ray, you're on Dodger Talk. 141 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:14.279 Hi, Ray, Hey David, how are you liking Colorado? Isn't 142 00:08:14.319 --> 00:08:17.000 that a beautiful place at Lodo area and everything in 143 00:08:17.079 --> 00:08:18.279 downtown Denver. 144 00:08:19.360 --> 00:08:22.600 I just love the sky looking at the sky around dusk. 145 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:25.560 It's one of the beautiest night skies you'll ever see, 146 00:08:25.639 --> 00:08:28.399 right before sunset. 147 00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:28.040 It is. 148 00:08:28.120 --> 00:08:31.959 That's great ballpark. Hey, Dave, isn't it something trying to 149 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:37.000 get words out of tuner Scott when you're interviewing he's 150 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:41.279 still in that after the man And did he have 151 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:43.240 a date after the game or something like that. 152 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:47.440 Maybe No, you know, you have to respect the fact 153 00:08:47.480 --> 00:08:50.679 that he just closed out a four out save and 154 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:53.759 it's just a minute or two after the game. He's 155 00:08:53.759 --> 00:08:59.799 still in that headspace of being very intense, So I respect. 156 00:08:59.279 --> 00:09:02.559 That that makes sense. And the last thing is do 157 00:09:02.639 --> 00:09:04.799 you guys on the road trips and everything, do you 158 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:08.399 guys ever get together with the players or they just 159 00:09:08.440 --> 00:09:11.519 go to the hotel and just sit there and wait 160 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:13.639 for the next day because there's so many things to 161 00:09:13.759 --> 00:09:15.919 do in the cities that they travel to. 162 00:09:16.120 --> 00:09:20.240 You know, Okay, I've been asked this a lot by 163 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:25.559 family members and friends. Younger players nowadays, Ray just do 164 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:28.879 uber eats or door dash and eat in their hotel 165 00:09:28.960 --> 00:09:31.960 room and play video games or hang out with each 166 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:34.879 other in their own hotel rooms. They don't really go out, 167 00:09:35.320 --> 00:09:37.639 but some of the veterans try to get these guys 168 00:09:37.639 --> 00:09:40.279 to go out for dinner. But that's the extent of it. 169 00:09:40.399 --> 00:09:44.080 Usually Wow, And the guy who takes the calls what's 170 00:09:44.120 --> 00:09:47.039 his name? He's really nice on the show. What's his 171 00:09:47.039 --> 00:09:47.559 first name? 172 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:51.759 Oh, our screener, our guy, our producer that's calling yee? 173 00:09:53.399 --> 00:09:53.679 Paul? 174 00:09:53.919 --> 00:09:54.799 Is your name is Paul? 175 00:09:55.000 --> 00:09:56.440 Calling ye? Calling ye? 176 00:09:56.440 --> 00:09:56.639 Man? 177 00:09:56.720 --> 00:09:59.360 Ray Ray really want to pull back the curtain all 178 00:09:59.399 --> 00:10:02.039 the way back. He wants to know who goes out, 179 00:10:02.120 --> 00:10:04.919 who eats where, and who screens the call. Of course, 180 00:10:04.960 --> 00:10:07.720 that's Colin Yee, the one man show back at our 181 00:10:07.720 --> 00:10:11.639 Burbank studios, and Dwayne McDonald doing everything out here on 182 00:10:11.799 --> 00:10:14.879 site during the games, before the games and after the game. 183 00:10:15.039 --> 00:10:20.279 So without those two guys, this broadcast is going absolutely nowhere. 184 00:10:20.720 --> 00:10:24.440 Eight six six seven two five seventy is the phone number. 185 00:10:24.759 --> 00:10:28.399 The Dodgers beat the Rockies tonight nine to seven. Mookie 186 00:10:28.399 --> 00:10:31.039 Betts had a couple of hits tonight. He started the 187 00:10:31.120 --> 00:10:34.320 game ending double play as well at shortstop. Let's head 188 00:10:34.320 --> 00:10:37.799 downstairs to the Dodger Clubhouse to hear from MOOKI on 189 00:10:37.919 --> 00:10:38.919 sports and at LA. 190 00:10:40.519 --> 00:10:41.320 I have no idea. 191 00:10:42.840 --> 00:10:45.799 I've had had good games and I've had bad one. 192 00:10:45.919 --> 00:10:50.399 So we'll enjoy today and we'll we'll see what happens tomorrow. 193 00:10:50.559 --> 00:10:52.360 Was that second bad when he's got the wall in 194 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:52.720 the barrel? 195 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:55.080 There was a good sign for where you're swinging kind 196 00:10:55.080 --> 00:10:58.960 of plus today, at least. 197 00:10:58.039 --> 00:10:58.559 For it today. 198 00:10:58.639 --> 00:11:01.720 Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, Well we'll uh, we'll see. We 199 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:04.399 just had a good game today and I had to 200 00:11:04.440 --> 00:11:07.399 put it together for for a while. But I'm just 201 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:11.200 gonna enjoy today. Hasn't been kind of dismanaging the frustration, 202 00:11:11.519 --> 00:11:13.759 which is offensively this year, kind of the ups and 203 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:16.320 downs and not having been able to put it together yet. 204 00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:17.759 It's been really tough. 205 00:11:19.159 --> 00:11:21.559 But I mean kind of is what it is? You know, 206 00:11:23.159 --> 00:11:26.279 never play short every day and so but I don't 207 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:29.039 I don't think that's really playing a part, and you know, 208 00:11:29.159 --> 00:11:31.000 being sick and just kind of playing catch up. There's 209 00:11:31.039 --> 00:11:34.840 a lot of variables that go into it. But you know, 210 00:11:34.879 --> 00:11:35.720 you've got to figure it out. 211 00:11:36.759 --> 00:11:39.399 What do you think is like st I know it's 212 00:11:39.480 --> 00:11:41.559 hard to really good point one reason, but like what 213 00:11:41.559 --> 00:11:43.720 what do you think is that's maybe like common threat 214 00:11:43.759 --> 00:11:46.759 you've been able to find first time. I promise you I. 215 00:11:46.720 --> 00:11:49.080 Wouldn't keep doing it. I've been I've been doing it 216 00:11:49.120 --> 00:11:51.639 for so long. I'm trying to figure it out. Man, 217 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:54.120 I'm genuinely trying to figure it out each and every day. 218 00:11:55.240 --> 00:11:56.600 But like I said, we had a good day to 219 00:11:56.639 --> 00:11:58.919 day and we'll we'll see about tomorrow. 220 00:11:58.840 --> 00:12:01.080 How can you build on days like today? 221 00:12:01.519 --> 00:12:03.679 Is there anything We've had a couple of good games 222 00:12:03.720 --> 00:12:07.360 and then a week worth of bad, bad games, and 223 00:12:07.440 --> 00:12:09.799 so I'm trying to figure it out. I'm doing my 224 00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:13.360 best trying to figure it out to just make sure 225 00:12:13.399 --> 00:12:15.960 I continue to play defense and do what I can 226 00:12:16.039 --> 00:12:16.679 to help the boys win. 227 00:12:18.120 --> 00:12:20.919 All Right, there's Mookie Bets on sports Net LA, and 228 00:12:20.960 --> 00:12:24.039 look what it is is he's trying to find the 229 00:12:24.120 --> 00:12:26.519 right spot for his hands. And that's always been the 230 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:30.000 key to Mookie's success. He just hasn't been able to 231 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:35.039 consistently find that feel also confidence. I know it's hard 232 00:12:35.039 --> 00:12:38.919 to believe, but confidence is a challenge for Mookie Bets, 233 00:12:38.960 --> 00:12:42.440 who's a humble guy off the field, and baseball will 234 00:12:42.480 --> 00:12:46.639 humble you even more. Mookie always needs to be reminded 235 00:12:46.720 --> 00:12:49.240 how good he is. He needs to be reminded that 236 00:12:49.279 --> 00:12:53.200 he's Mooky freaking Bets, and he needs to see results. 237 00:12:53.240 --> 00:12:57.440 So hopefully tonight's results will help him build mechanically and 238 00:12:57.480 --> 00:13:01.360 with the confidence. Eight sixty six having two five seventy 239 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:03.600 is the phone number. Let's go out to Paul and 240 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:07.480 Rancho Cucamonga. You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. 241 00:13:07.559 --> 00:13:11.919 Paul, Hey, they've been been a long time since I called, 242 00:13:11.960 --> 00:13:15.639 and you know, I know, you might say like, who cares. 243 00:13:15.360 --> 00:13:16.120 We won the game. 244 00:13:16.159 --> 00:13:19.000 But I'm just a guy who loves the weird rules 245 00:13:19.000 --> 00:13:21.559 and the quirkiness, you know about the game. That's what 246 00:13:21.600 --> 00:13:23.679 I fell in love with, you know, kind of like 247 00:13:23.759 --> 00:13:26.559 that that play that happened earlier in the year with 248 00:13:27.200 --> 00:13:29.279 you know, the outfielder hitting, you know, touching the ball 249 00:13:29.320 --> 00:13:31.399 and the tag up play and the other outfielder caught it, 250 00:13:31.480 --> 00:13:33.080 and you know, you can't juggle the ball all the 251 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:35.840 way in. That's why you can take off immediately. I mean, 252 00:13:35.879 --> 00:13:37.720 I've been in love with the game since eighty eight 253 00:13:37.759 --> 00:13:40.519 and Hersheizer, and as far as I can remember, whenever 254 00:13:40.559 --> 00:13:43.759 there was you know, bullpens down the line or anybody 255 00:13:43.799 --> 00:13:45.840 down the line. I mean, they didn't even mention this 256 00:13:45.919 --> 00:13:48.600 on the broadcast Tennis, Scott comes in bottom of the eighth, 257 00:13:49.080 --> 00:13:52.559 two outs, runners down, first and second, ball hit down 258 00:13:52.559 --> 00:13:55.679 the line. We got the rockies, you know, employee. You 259 00:13:55.720 --> 00:13:57.679 know this guy sitting on the bucket or whatever trying 260 00:13:57.679 --> 00:13:59.120 to do with kick flip or I don't know what 261 00:13:59.159 --> 00:14:01.720 he's trying to do with the steel bucket he's sitting on, 262 00:14:01.919 --> 00:14:05.720 like boots the ball the opposite the way. How was 263 00:14:05.799 --> 00:14:10.039 that dead ball? Like that and experience. It's always been 264 00:14:10.120 --> 00:14:12.000 that play. The guy should have sayed that third, well, 265 00:14:12.000 --> 00:14:14.360 why are we making the game more difficult on our 266 00:14:14.360 --> 00:14:15.519 players here in the situation? 267 00:14:16.840 --> 00:14:19.080 Yeah, I thought that was a ground rule double as well. 268 00:14:19.080 --> 00:14:22.120 That's what they ruled. But I'm not sure why that 269 00:14:22.279 --> 00:14:26.120 runner scored. I really don't, and that's something that I'll 270 00:14:26.159 --> 00:14:30.600 have to ask tomorrow. But I figured a ground rule double. 271 00:14:30.639 --> 00:14:32.879 The guy goes back to third base as well, Paul. 272 00:14:32.960 --> 00:14:35.600 But you know one thing, when when you see the 273 00:14:35.639 --> 00:14:40.960 managers exchange the lineup cards the first game of the series, 274 00:14:41.320 --> 00:14:44.799 they're not just exchanging the lineup cards and exchanging pleasant 275 00:14:44.799 --> 00:14:49.039 street pleasantries. The home played umpire and the umpiring crew 276 00:14:49.120 --> 00:14:52.519 goes over the ground rules of the stadium. So we'll 277 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:54.639 have to ask Dave Roberts, and we'll hear from Dave 278 00:14:54.720 --> 00:14:57.200 coming up in our next segment. Maybe somebody asked him that. 279 00:14:57.360 --> 00:14:59.480 But yeah, that's a great point to bring up. It 280 00:14:59.639 --> 00:15:02.360 should have just been going back to third base if 281 00:15:02.399 --> 00:15:03.480 it's a ground rule double. 282 00:15:04.440 --> 00:15:06.679 So I guess the Rockies in the exchange of the 283 00:15:06.720 --> 00:15:08.639 lineup card, they say, well, the rules of our field 284 00:15:08.799 --> 00:15:11.399 is if we boot it down the line, it's not 285 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:14.679 a double. We could just keep running the bases. That 286 00:15:14.679 --> 00:15:16.600 that's how it works in Cuers Field. 287 00:15:17.200 --> 00:15:21.200 I wasn't I wasn't involved in uh in that conversation. 288 00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:24.399 And I do have my handy rule book in my bag. 289 00:15:24.519 --> 00:15:26.840 I will get it for you and UH figure it out. 290 00:15:26.840 --> 00:15:30.360 But every stadium has its own rules in those situations. 291 00:15:30.399 --> 00:15:32.720 But yeah, a ground rule double, the guy should have 292 00:15:32.720 --> 00:15:35.440 gone back to third base. Thanks for the phone call, Paul, 293 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:38.679 appreciate it. Eight sixty six nine eighty seven two five 294 00:15:38.799 --> 00:15:41.799 seventy is the phone number. We're gonna take a time 295 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:43.879 out here on Dodger Talk when we come back. More 296 00:15:43.919 --> 00:15:46.440 of your phone calls at eight sixty six nine eighty 297 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:49.480 seven two five seventy. We'll hear from Dave Roberts and 298 00:15:49.480 --> 00:15:52.879 we'll also hear from Justin Robleski. After the Dodgers beat 299 00:15:52.919 --> 00:15:56.480 the Rockies tonight nine to seven on A five seventy 300 00:15:56.559 --> 00:16:06.840 LA Sports. 301 00:16:01.879 --> 00:16:05.000 On air at AM five seventy, online at AM five 302 00:16:05.120 --> 00:16:09.279 seventy LA sports dot com, and available by podcast on 303 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:10.679 the iHeartRadio app. 304 00:16:10.840 --> 00:16:13.720 This is Dodger Tom with David Bassei. 305 00:16:15.159 --> 00:16:17.399 Fordo had a leadoff double in the third and was 306 00:16:17.440 --> 00:16:23.120 stranded at second stretch by Marquez, rocky right hander throws 307 00:16:23.159 --> 00:16:26.360 there goes pie has this? Paul drilled deep right field, 308 00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:30.519 way back and gone off the facing of the upper deck. 309 00:16:30.919 --> 00:16:34.799 A three run home run for Michael Conforto and the 310 00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:36.960 Dodgers lead the game for the first time. 311 00:16:37.039 --> 00:16:39.000 Tonight it is five to two. 312 00:16:39.759 --> 00:16:43.279 Oh what a rocket off the back of Conforto his 313 00:16:43.480 --> 00:16:45.039 fifth home run of the season. 314 00:16:47.080 --> 00:16:50.679 Michael Confordo with a three run home run. He also 315 00:16:50.799 --> 00:16:54.200 had a double tonight as he helps the Dodgers defeat 316 00:16:54.279 --> 00:16:59.000 the Rockies nine to seven. David Vasse live at Corsefield. 317 00:16:59.080 --> 00:17:02.360 After the Dodgers win the first game of this series 318 00:17:02.360 --> 00:17:06.039 and they're forty ninth of the season. Daniels Jewelers presents 319 00:17:06.079 --> 00:17:08.680 the home run Forecast. 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Well, 329 00:17:38.720 --> 00:17:41.960 thank you again, Rick Monday for teaching me early on 330 00:17:42.200 --> 00:17:45.480 doing this that it's always important to have a rule 331 00:17:45.480 --> 00:17:48.720 book on hand. And here's my rule book. And that's 332 00:17:48.759 --> 00:17:52.119 the reason why I have the answer for Paul tonight 333 00:17:52.559 --> 00:17:57.039 and not until tomorrow. Rule six point zero one d 334 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:05.119 distinctly specify in case of unintentional interference with play by 335 00:18:05.200 --> 00:18:08.680 any person hairn authorized to be on the playing field, 336 00:18:09.079 --> 00:18:11.880 except members of the team at bad who are participating 337 00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:15.000 in the game, or a bas coach, any of whom 338 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:18.359 interfere with a fielder attempting to field a batted or 339 00:18:18.440 --> 00:18:22.240 thrown ball, or an umpire, the ball is alive and 340 00:18:22.480 --> 00:18:26.079 in play. So even though it hit that guy in 341 00:18:26.200 --> 00:18:30.119 foul territory, the ball was alive and in play because 342 00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:33.319 he was not a member of the Dodgers. If the 343 00:18:33.400 --> 00:18:37.160 interference is intentional, which it wasn't, the ball shall be 344 00:18:37.240 --> 00:18:39.799 dead at the moment of the interference, and the umpire 345 00:18:40.160 --> 00:18:44.000 shall impose such penalties as in his opinion will nullify 346 00:18:44.079 --> 00:18:48.680 the acts of interference so that was unintentional interference and 347 00:18:48.759 --> 00:18:52.359 that's the reason why the ball was not dead. It 348 00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:55.480 was alive. So there you go. And it's always important, 349 00:18:55.599 --> 00:18:59.279 especially when you're broadcasting a national game, to have a 350 00:18:59.359 --> 00:19:02.839 rule book, know the rules. Eight six, six, nine, seven, 351 00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:06.160 two five seventy is the phone number. Let's head downstairs 352 00:19:06.200 --> 00:19:09.359 right now to the manager's office to hear from Dave Roberts. 353 00:19:09.680 --> 00:19:12.599 I think he's in a you know, much better spot. 354 00:19:12.599 --> 00:19:15.680 I like the swings, I like that back quality. Seems 355 00:19:15.720 --> 00:19:19.680 like he's getting to velocity better. And so I know 356 00:19:19.759 --> 00:19:23.279 for him just to be able to contribute offensively, it's 357 00:19:23.319 --> 00:19:27.000 got to feel good. And I think we're we're trending 358 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:27.759 in the right direction. 359 00:19:28.200 --> 00:19:30.839 What orter have a swing in that kind of anaming, 360 00:19:30.880 --> 00:19:32.519 especially when they kind of blew the ball around a 361 00:19:32.519 --> 00:19:35.160 little bit, to like just capitalize and you really could 362 00:19:35.599 --> 00:19:36.960 put up a crooked number there. 363 00:19:37.400 --> 00:19:39.519 It was big. It was big. You don't just want to, 364 00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:44.359 you know, build innings however way you can, and for 365 00:19:44.440 --> 00:19:47.759 it to draw dead, you know, in that particular spot 366 00:19:47.759 --> 00:19:51.480 in the order, and for him to hit a big homer, 367 00:19:51.960 --> 00:19:53.960 get us a you know, put up that crooked number, 368 00:19:54.039 --> 00:19:57.000 get us a lead. Feel good. About that capitalize on 369 00:19:57.079 --> 00:20:01.079 some mistakes on their part was big and that's kind 370 00:20:01.079 --> 00:20:04.640 of you know, the thought behind having him there, having 371 00:20:04.720 --> 00:20:07.359 Tommy and the nine to bleed into show hey, the top, 372 00:20:08.039 --> 00:20:10.440 but to get production out of out of Michael. It 373 00:20:10.599 --> 00:20:11.200 was big tonight. 374 00:20:11.519 --> 00:20:13.640 How important is this next month is going to be 375 00:20:13.720 --> 00:20:16.200 for him as you guys just get closer to the deadline, 376 00:20:16.240 --> 00:20:17.160 start trying to figure. 377 00:20:16.920 --> 00:20:18.319 Out what the roster is going to look like at 378 00:20:18.359 --> 00:20:19.279 the second half of the year. 379 00:20:19.640 --> 00:20:24.079 Where he could you factor it's critical. I think that 380 00:20:24.200 --> 00:20:26.920 I've shown that, you know, my faith in him and 381 00:20:27.200 --> 00:20:30.839 given him opportunities, and I do, like I said, I 382 00:20:30.880 --> 00:20:34.160 think he's trending in the right direction. But you know, 383 00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:37.240 we're going to continue to look and figure out ways 384 00:20:37.240 --> 00:20:38.960 we can get better as a ball club as we 385 00:20:39.039 --> 00:20:42.000 do get close to the deadline. But I hope that's 386 00:20:42.039 --> 00:20:44.920 not in his kind of mindset. Just continue to get 387 00:20:44.920 --> 00:20:47.559 better each night. But it's important for him to continue 388 00:20:47.559 --> 00:20:49.119 to play well. 389 00:20:49.160 --> 00:20:52.720 All right, there's manager Dave Roberts talking about Michael Conforto, 390 00:20:52.880 --> 00:20:56.680 and look, the reality is he needed to make an adjustment. 391 00:20:56.839 --> 00:20:59.480 He adjusted with his bat. He got fitted for a 392 00:20:59.559 --> 00:21:02.920 custom for the here and now. The bat speed has 393 00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:07.400 been slow on fastball, so he was fitted for a 394 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:10.720 lighter bat and it paid off tonight. Two hits, including 395 00:21:10.759 --> 00:21:13.519 a three run home run eight six six nine eighty 396 00:21:13.599 --> 00:21:17.599 seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat 397 00:21:17.640 --> 00:21:21.480 the Rockies nine to seven tonight and hand the Rockies 398 00:21:21.680 --> 00:21:26.039 another loss in a very long season already for Colorado, 399 00:21:26.359 --> 00:21:29.839 they're eighteen and sixty one. The Rockies are on pace 400 00:21:29.920 --> 00:21:33.119 to finish thirty seven and one hundred and twenty five. 401 00:21:33.640 --> 00:21:37.279