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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers return home for a big ten game homestand beginning

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow night against the San Francisco Giants. Our coverage begins

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<v Speaker 2>at six o'clock. First pitch at seven to ten, Yama

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<v Speaker 2>Moto against Webb, a great first pitching matchup between the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and Giants. And don't forget tomorrow is the twelfth

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<v Speaker 2>annual kickoff to the PMS Summer Tour at Rock and

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<v Speaker 2>Bruce and El Segundo from three to six o'clock. They

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<v Speaker 2>got prizes, Dodger padres, tickets, gift cards to living spaces

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<v Speaker 2>and barbecues galore. They're giving away a fifty five inch

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<v Speaker 2>Westinghouse TV. So they got a lot of stuff out there.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course you got Petros papadaekas out there. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the main attraction. And you never know if you might

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<v Speaker 2>see the fancy bow tie of our next guest at

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<v Speaker 2>Rock and Bruce and El Segundo tomorrow. He runs ys

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<v Speaker 2>for the athletic. He does it on television as the

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<v Speaker 2>number one sideline reporter for Fox Sports Baseball's coverage baseball coverage,

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<v Speaker 2>and he is the best baseball insider out there, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's our friend, the great Ken Rosenthal. Ken, thanks a

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<v Speaker 2>lot for taking the time to call in. Appreciate it, David.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate that build up. You're very kind. However, it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be difficult for me to be in El

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<v Speaker 1>Segundo tomorrow as I am right now in Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh okay, okay, yeah, well we'll take a rain check

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<v Speaker 2>on that.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't mind being there though. For Yamamoto Web, that's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be special.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it is. And we're all trying to figure out Ken,

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<v Speaker 2>how are the Giants just to game back of the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers with that lineup that they have. Have you seen them?

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<v Speaker 2>Are they for real? Can they stand the test of

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<v Speaker 2>a marathon season?

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<v Speaker 1>They pitch and that's why they're where they are right now.

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<v Speaker 1>And I believe lest I checked that we're second in

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<v Speaker 1>the league and you're aight to the Mets, and you're right.

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<v Speaker 1>The lineup has been I wouldn't say awful, but it

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't been great, and now they're without Chapman and Bailey,

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<v Speaker 1>who are two critical players for them. Adamis seems like

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<v Speaker 1>he's finally getting going, but their offense has been a

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<v Speaker 1>challenge for them, and first dates is a particular challenge,

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<v Speaker 1>but even beyond that, they need more out of players

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<v Speaker 1>that they have as well. So it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>an interesting test for them against the Dodgers, and obviously

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<v Speaker 1>they're a team that has hung in there. I expect

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<v Speaker 1>them to be aggressive at the deadline. Bust O Posy,

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<v Speaker 1>in an interview with Tim Kalakami of the San Francisco

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<v Speaker 1>Standard recently, kind of indicated that he wants to do

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<v Speaker 1>some things, and David I found this really interesting. He

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<v Speaker 1>reflected back on the Zach Wheeler for Carlos Beltron trade.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe that was twenty thirteen, and obviously that trade

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<v Speaker 1>did not work out great for the Giants in the

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<v Speaker 1>sense that they did not win that year and Whiller became.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, Willer became. But what Posey was saying to

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<v Speaker 1>Tim KALACAMEDI was that's the kind of trade you have

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<v Speaker 1>to make. So it's going to be interesting to see

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<v Speaker 1>how they handle the deadline under Posey, and I do

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<v Speaker 1>expect them, because of those comments, to be at least

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<v Speaker 1>trying really hard to get some players.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Since you brought up the trade deadline as

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<v Speaker 2>far as the Dodgers are concerned, and just around the league,

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<v Speaker 2>can the Braves obviously have had a disappointing start. If

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<v Speaker 2>they get towards the end of July and they believe

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<v Speaker 2>that the Phillies and Mets and the wild card situation

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<v Speaker 2>is just not going to happen for them this year,

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<v Speaker 2>do you believe they would consider trading Chris Saale.

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<v Speaker 1>They're gonna have to be buried to do that, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not totally convinced yet that they will be. And

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<v Speaker 1>when I say buried, I mean really out of it,

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<v Speaker 1>and in an expanded playoff format, David, I know the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers don't have to worry about this effort, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of tough to paul out of it unless you're

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<v Speaker 1>really bad, like the Rockies or the Marlins, some team

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<v Speaker 1>like that. So obviously they have not played well. They've

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<v Speaker 1>been a huge, immense disappointment, and in some ways it's

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<v Speaker 1>difficult to see them turning it around. But they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to give it every opportunity to do that, and they

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<v Speaker 1>may even add in the coming weeks because they know

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<v Speaker 1>that the situation has turned urgent quite frankly, and if

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to get back in this thing one. They

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<v Speaker 1>have to play better and maybe they have to find

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<v Speaker 1>some more offense somewhere. So it's a tough question to answer.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know there's so much deadline talk already, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's an eternity away seven weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a while, a whiles away. But even in

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles, ken people are starting to have dreams of

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<v Speaker 2>Walker Bueller wearing a Dodgery uniform again, could you see

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<v Speaker 2>that happening? And he's on a one year contract. If

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<v Speaker 2>the Red Sox are out of it, could he be

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<v Speaker 2>one of the more valuable trade ships out there?

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<v Speaker 1>He could be. But that's another team that is intent

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<v Speaker 1>on competing hard this year. After several disappointing seasons in

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<v Speaker 1>a row, they're coming off back to back series victories

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<v Speaker 1>now over the Yankees and Race. They've got Roman Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>up finally, top prospect in the game. They're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to concede easily either.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, even with all I'm saying here, art creates that

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<v Speaker 3>are of by cell nature possible, yes, and maybe that's

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<v Speaker 3>how a Walker Brewer's tray comes about. But right now

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<v Speaker 3>their biggest need is starting pitching. So I don't see

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<v Speaker 3>how they can do that viewers. He's been consistent, but

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<v Speaker 3>he pitched better the other night. It seems to me

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<v Speaker 3>they need to add pitching, and their surplus is with

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<v Speaker 3>the outfield, and really the problem, it's a very interesting problem.

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<v Speaker 3>They've got too many.

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<v Speaker 1>Good position players to fit on everyday lineup, So I

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<v Speaker 1>would expect that they're going to look for pitching. And again,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't expect that they're going to sell easily at all.

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Rosenthal from The Athletic and Fox Sports is joining

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<v Speaker 2>us on off Day Dodger Talk the Dodgers and Giants

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<v Speaker 2>in Action tomorrow night. All right, Ken, you've been around

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers a lot. You're around them throughout their entire

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<v Speaker 2>postseason run last year. I'm curious, from your standpoint, has

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman's legacy become something that we should be talking

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<v Speaker 2>more about after the heroics of the World Series last year?

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<v Speaker 2>Has he elevated the way people value him because he's

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<v Speaker 2>always so consistent and those players sometimes get lost in

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<v Speaker 2>the shuffle.

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<v Speaker 4>The World Series definitely elevated Freeman. Now, you're right, he

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<v Speaker 4>is not a showy type, obviously, and he is someone

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<v Speaker 4>who just is kind of like a metronome.

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<v Speaker 1>Producing and producing, producing after day. There's not much color

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<v Speaker 1>to him, but it seems to me, and I was

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<v Speaker 1>talking about this with someone just this week. Leaving Atlanta,

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<v Speaker 1>as painful as it was for him, best thing that

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<v Speaker 1>ever happened to him. He got to play for a

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger team that of course won the World Series, and

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<v Speaker 1>he got to be the hero of that World Series,

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<v Speaker 1>the MVP of that World Series. And as much as

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<v Speaker 1>he loved Atlanta and didn't want to leave, La was home,

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<v Speaker 1>a different kind of home where he grew up, and

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<v Speaker 1>it worked out great. And if you had Freddy on,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure you've had Freddy on, he would say this

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<v Speaker 1>has been tremendous. And of course last year, the outpouring

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<v Speaker 1>when his son was ill from the fans, all of

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<v Speaker 1>that plays into it. So his legacy is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be quite prominent and vast and something we do talk

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<v Speaker 1>about for a long time. Even if your point is

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<v Speaker 1>well taken, David, he is somewhat overlooked in the pantheon

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<v Speaker 1>stars right now. He's still the guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Ken, I never asked you this before. You were the

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<v Speaker 2>first one to interview Freddy after his walk off Grand

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<v Speaker 2>Slam in Game one of last year's World Series. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just curious from your standpoint, in that moment, you understand

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<v Speaker 2>the history of the game, what were your feelings, How

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<v Speaker 2>did you compose yourself to be able to capture the

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<v Speaker 2>moment and calmly interview Freeman.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, David, you've done this countless times too, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is easy to get caught up in the moment and

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<v Speaker 1>it is hard to collect your thoughts because there's so

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<v Speaker 1>much happening. You've just witness history. You know the importance

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<v Speaker 1>of a game one walk off Grand Slam in the

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<v Speaker 1>annals of the sport. So my first question, actually was

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<v Speaker 1>it a great question? If you asked me looking back,

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<v Speaker 1>it was, Hey, where did this one rank for you?

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<v Speaker 1>But Freddy Dee, and Freddy he gave a good answer.

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<v Speaker 1>It is obviously the biggest hold of his career. And

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<v Speaker 1>from there there were things to ask And obviously when

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<v Speaker 1>he went over to his dad, I saw that and

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<v Speaker 1>I asked him what was said? And if Freddie is

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<v Speaker 1>a really good interview. And it's funny to me people

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<v Speaker 1>will sometimes say those are good questions, those are bad questions.

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<v Speaker 1>The questions are generally the questions. It's the answers that

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<v Speaker 1>you're looking for and Freddie is really good in that moment.

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<v Speaker 1>And when that interview was over, I thought it was good,

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<v Speaker 1>but not because I was so brilliant in asking the questions.

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<v Speaker 1>He just is someone who is really eloquent, frankly, in

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<v Speaker 1>those moments, and he was that night.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a lot different than Kirk Gibson blowing off Bob

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<v Speaker 2>Costas before he went into the clubhouse to celebrate with

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<v Speaker 2>his teammates and then came back out.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, David, I was at that game. That was my

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<v Speaker 1>second year as a baseball writer, and in that era,

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<v Speaker 1>that was the late eighties, and it was just different.

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<v Speaker 1>Players were different. Gibson was the most course of all

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<v Speaker 1>of them, but players in general were not as cooperative,

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<v Speaker 1>not be the right word. They just didn't see media

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<v Speaker 1>the way players do today. It's players today, in many

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<v Speaker 1>respects see it as a vehicle who promote themselves. Not

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily fready, but they understand media. They've been interviewed from

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<v Speaker 1>the time they were in high school. It was different

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<v Speaker 1>back then. And yeah, Kirk Gibson, he did that. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember one year with the Cardinals, might have been twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twelve where they were doing a ceremony after the game,

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Edmonds would run into the clubhouse with all the players.

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<v Speaker 1>They'd toast themselves after when and then they'd come out

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<v Speaker 1>for the interviews. That wasn't great, and then baseball couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>stop them, and it was the same kind of situation.

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<v Speaker 1>But in general, players today are pretty good and it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a pleasure now. Where before when I started,

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<v Speaker 1>I was afraid to walk into the clubhouse, now it's

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<v Speaker 1>not the case.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, did you immediately think Kirk Gibson as you see

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie and the flight of the ball, I mean it

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<v Speaker 2>landed almost in the same place that Gibson's home run

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<v Speaker 2>landed in nineteen eighty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I didn't think it as quickly as Joe Davis did,

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<v Speaker 1>And that was an amazing moment in my opinion as

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<v Speaker 1>a broadcaster doing that and quickly immediately connecting the two

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<v Speaker 1>and his call was unbelievable. He just won the Sports

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<v Speaker 1>Emmy for play by play a couple of weeks ago,

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<v Speaker 1>and I have to think that call had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>it reminded me of his predecessor, Joe Buck. Joe Buck

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<v Speaker 1>had some amazing calls in his career. I remember one

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<v Speaker 1>in particular, when the Cardinals forced Game seven, the David

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<v Speaker 1>Freeze home run, and Joe's call was, we'll see you

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow night, and that was an echo of his father

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteen eighty seven, Kirby Tunker's home running Game six,

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<v Speaker 1>he said the same thing, and the best play by

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<v Speaker 1>play people, I don't even know how they do it.

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<v Speaker 1>They're amazing. And Joe was amazing that night. So he

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<v Speaker 1>thought of it even faster than I did. He thought

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<v Speaker 1>of it in the moment, which was cool, amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Yeah, that's the soundtrack. You got to have the

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<v Speaker 2>soundtrack to a great moment, and he did. Freddie Freeman Justice.

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Rosenthal does the players justice on Fox Sports and

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<v Speaker 2>The Athletic all the time. Before I let you go, Ken,

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<v Speaker 2>you did cover the last team. You were there on

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<v Speaker 2>the national stage for the last team to win back

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<v Speaker 2>to back World Series championships, and that was Joe Torrey's Yankees.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you believe the Dodgers have what it takes, not

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<v Speaker 2>only talent wise, but the mentality to give it a run.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like with the extra round, even with that,

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<v Speaker 2>they have as good of a chance as you've seen

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<v Speaker 2>in the past. I don't know, handful of years.

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<v Speaker 1>Is healthy. Yes, My question is are they ever going

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<v Speaker 1>to get And I know they're basically slow, playing the

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<v Speaker 1>entire regular season and trying to set up everything so

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<v Speaker 1>that they're strongest in October. That's what they should be doing,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's easy to understand the way they're going about it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just David, I wonder if it's all going to

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<v Speaker 1>come together. Is easily, not as easily, but the way

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<v Speaker 1>that they think it's going to come together, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>concern I have. Who is going to be pitching at

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<v Speaker 1>the end. It's going to be Otani, Yamamoto and snow

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<v Speaker 1>If so, I give the doctors an excellent chance. I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't know if that's going to happen. And Glass now,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, is another wild card, and that to me

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<v Speaker 1>is the concern. Position player wise, the lineup good, good

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<v Speaker 1>enough for sure to do what you just describe back

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<v Speaker 1>to back. It's the pitching that I just wonder about,

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<v Speaker 1>because for whatever reason, they have a hard time getting

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<v Speaker 1>it right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they have a hard time keeping it healthy, that's

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<v Speaker 2>for sure. But one thing I'll guarantee he can snail

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<v Speaker 2>Zilla will be there at the finish line all season. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>there are little hiccups, Ken, We'll get the hiccups worked out.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll be there at the finish line.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, he's a great second half pitcher. So I'm looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to seeing it.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, can't wait to see you back at Dodger Stadium. Ken,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks a lot for the time. And you got what

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<v Speaker 2>Red Sox Yankees at Fenway I would imagine.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, that's exactly right, all right, look.

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<v Speaker 2>Forward to seeing that. Thanks a lot for the time, Ken,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll see you on the West coast soon.

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<v Speaker 1>David sounds great. Thanks for having me there.

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<v Speaker 2>He is the best, the best in the business, all class.

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Rosenthal from Fox Sports and The Athletic