WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:04.320 The right fust. 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:10.359 Dodgers Playoff Baseball is back, and with it an annual 3 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:12.240 postseason tradition. 4 00:00:12.279 --> 00:00:13.960 Scam is back. Baby. 5 00:00:14.359 --> 00:00:17.600 This is Sax and Cakes in the a app BA 6 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:22.160 go with Proway. Dodger legend Steve Sacks is joined by 7 00:00:22.199 --> 00:00:26.640 your favorite Dodger pregame host, Tim Kates. If you want 8 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:29.079 to talk Dodgers, get in on the show on eighty 9 00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:32.079 six six nine, eighty seven two five seven now. While 10 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:35.200 the Dan Patrick Show streams on the Ihearts radio app. 11 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:38.640 We've been banished to the Internet until this Dodgers playoff 12 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:42.799 run concludes. Here they are broadcasting live on AM five 13 00:00:42.840 --> 00:00:47.280 to seven e LA Sports. It's Tim Kates and Steve Sacks. 14 00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:51.799 Well put the champagne back on ice as the Yankees 15 00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:56.240 have forced a Game five in this World Series. Hello 16 00:00:56.399 --> 00:00:59.840 Southern California and good morning Tim Kates, along with two 17 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:04.560 World Series champ Rookie of the Year and our favorite 18 00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:08.879 number three, the one and only Steven Sacks. Saxy. Good morning, 19 00:01:10.040 --> 00:01:10.439 what up? 20 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:11.519 Tim? 21 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:12.359 Uh? 22 00:01:12.519 --> 00:01:16.840 Sky is falling to my house? Saxy? Really, what should 23 00:01:16.840 --> 00:01:20.799 have been a celebratory night in the Kate's household had 24 00:01:20.799 --> 00:01:24.200 to put the champagne back on ice and get ready 25 00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:26.200 for a Game five, which we have now got a 26 00:01:26.200 --> 00:01:29.239 great pitching matchup with Garrett Cole and Jack Felarity. Not 27 00:01:29.959 --> 00:01:34.159 the ideal situation for the Dodgers last night, having to 28 00:01:34.200 --> 00:01:36.799 go to a bullpen game, but it is what it is. 29 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:40.319 With their starting rotation. We knew that going into this postseason, 30 00:01:40.359 --> 00:01:44.760 and for the first time in this postseason, the Dodgers' 31 00:01:44.840 --> 00:01:48.480 inability to put together back to back to back relievers 32 00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:51.120 and have that that chain of relievers, as you say, 33 00:01:51.400 --> 00:01:54.120 for the bullpen game worked for them. Did not pay 34 00:01:54.159 --> 00:01:56.159 out last night, No, did not well. 35 00:01:56.200 --> 00:01:59.480 Lots of times, Tim, you can you can tell what 36 00:01:59.599 --> 00:02:04.560 the real temperature is with the everybody around you by 37 00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:06.640 asking the animals. So I want to know what Midi 38 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:09.879 and Lady had to say about that. You know they 39 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:11.960 might have been affected a little bit about the outcome 40 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:13.960 of the game. Those are Tim's dogs. 41 00:02:13.639 --> 00:02:15.759 By by the way, the dogs were not too happy 42 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:18.560 about the loss last night, and most importantly they can 43 00:02:18.639 --> 00:02:23.039 see it in my reaction to how the game is evolving, 44 00:02:23.199 --> 00:02:25.400 inning too, inning out to out, and you know the 45 00:02:25.439 --> 00:02:28.240 grand Slaine by Vulpy and then the five spot they 46 00:02:28.240 --> 00:02:30.319 put up late in the game. They sort of looked 47 00:02:30.319 --> 00:02:32.199 at me like, this isn't good, is it? 48 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:32.400 Man? 49 00:02:32.599 --> 00:02:35.120 Like, yeah, I game the nod This isn't hey. Look 50 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:38.759 it comes down to now you got your best stuff going. 51 00:02:38.879 --> 00:02:41.280 You know, you got your two best start. Well, I 52 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:43.280 don't know you can talk about Bueller, but you got 53 00:02:43.319 --> 00:02:47.800 everything locked and loaded because everybody's on deck. Yankees yesterday 54 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:51.520 what really told the tail as their bullpen was magnificent. 55 00:02:52.080 --> 00:02:54.800 You know, after heel had come out of the game, 56 00:02:54.840 --> 00:02:57.599 it was Yankees bullpen that was pretty darn stellar. Allowed 57 00:02:57.639 --> 00:03:01.000 nothing across for the Dodgers. The bottom, you know, seven 58 00:03:01.240 --> 00:03:04.639 through ten for the Yankees were five for ten with 59 00:03:04.719 --> 00:03:08.319 seven RBIs and six runs scored. Okay, this was a 60 00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:11.039 lot to do with people not named Stanton and Judge. 61 00:03:11.319 --> 00:03:13.400 This was the guy's at the bottom of that order, 62 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:16.280 you know at Volpeve or do Go and and such, 63 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:18.240 and they were just on it last night. Okay, so 64 00:03:18.319 --> 00:03:20.319 you chalk one up to the Yankees. We all knew 65 00:03:20.360 --> 00:03:22.960 that this wasn't going to be easy. I picked at 66 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:26.039 the onset the Dodgers in six. We're only at five 67 00:03:26.120 --> 00:03:29.120 right now. Okay, So the Dodgers, they're not panicking. They're 68 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:31.439 in good shape. But What about that chump down the 69 00:03:31.520 --> 00:03:34.680 right field line that tried to pry the ball out 70 00:03:34.680 --> 00:03:37.199 of Mooki's glove. I almost wanted to jump through the 71 00:03:37.199 --> 00:03:41.439 TV and just you know, put a little karate size 72 00:03:41.479 --> 00:03:43.240 on that sucker. I mean, I couldn't. 73 00:03:42.919 --> 00:03:43.879 Believe what he was doing. 74 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:48.599 He was actually thinking pulling the glove apart, reaching in, 75 00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:53.639 and his chump friend was grabbing Mookie's hand. I mean, 76 00:03:53.759 --> 00:03:55.520 Mooki could have yanked that guy down in the field 77 00:03:55.599 --> 00:03:57.199 and it would have been all good, right, I mean, 78 00:03:57.400 --> 00:03:58.319 this was crazy. 79 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:02.840 Yeah, I've never seen fans really assault a player like 80 00:04:02.919 --> 00:04:06.039 that for a ball played down the line. Sure, you 81 00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:09.159 see fans go for the ball. All the hands kind 82 00:04:09.159 --> 00:04:11.319 of go up at the same time with an outfielder 83 00:04:11.479 --> 00:04:14.159 as they all try to get for the baseball, But 84 00:04:14.439 --> 00:04:17.240 for rookie Betts to catch the ball, and they didn't 85 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:22.120 have Austin cappa Bianco and his friend John Peter one 86 00:04:22.360 --> 00:04:26.279 grab Mookie's non glove hand and the other grab the 87 00:04:26.360 --> 00:04:28.800 glove and take the ball out of there. It wasn't 88 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:30.879 like they were fighting for the ball, right, he caught it. 89 00:04:31.279 --> 00:04:33.480 Wookie caught that ball. I don't know who they were 90 00:04:33.560 --> 00:04:37.399 trying to to show that. Oh what, we knocked the 91 00:04:37.399 --> 00:04:41.160 ball out, so it's a foul ball. I mean, you 92 00:04:41.160 --> 00:04:45.319 have twenty five million people watching this game outside of 93 00:04:45.319 --> 00:04:48.240 the fifty thousand that are there at Yankee Stadium. Were 94 00:04:48.240 --> 00:04:51.720 you trying to fool not fooling anybody? Right, That was 95 00:04:51.759 --> 00:04:54.120 the stupidest thing I've seen in a sporting event in 96 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:56.639 a long time. And we talked about in the NLDS 97 00:04:56.800 --> 00:04:59.720 that Jerks and Profar home run in which the fans 98 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:02.600 did attempt to go get the ball and Mookie Betts 99 00:05:02.639 --> 00:05:05.240 hit it to left. Profar goes Rob's Mookie the home 100 00:05:05.319 --> 00:05:07.720 run down the short porch at Dodger Stadium along the 101 00:05:07.759 --> 00:05:10.439 left field line. Yeah, well we were talking about is 102 00:05:10.480 --> 00:05:12.199 if he reaches in there, you have a chance to 103 00:05:12.240 --> 00:05:14.959 go get the ball as well. Don't back away from 104 00:05:15.040 --> 00:05:18.240 trying to get the ball. Nobody ever said assault the guy. 105 00:05:18.519 --> 00:05:21.399 Nobody ever said try to karate, chop his arm off, 106 00:05:21.800 --> 00:05:24.360 or hold his arm to prevent him. You can make 107 00:05:24.399 --> 00:05:28.199 attempt for the baseball. If he reaches into the stands, 108 00:05:28.399 --> 00:05:30.959 you have fair game just like he does. But to 109 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:33.360 go after a guy's glove, try to rip the ball 110 00:05:33.439 --> 00:05:35.839 out and then to hold down and pen his other arm. 111 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:37.680 That's a salt. 112 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:40.879 Yeah, that's crazy. And Mooki handled it with such grace 113 00:05:40.920 --> 00:05:43.720 after He's like, look, hey man, this is what it is. 114 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:45.920 I'm not worried about that. We got to get ready 115 00:05:45.920 --> 00:05:48.800 for tonight tomorrow night, and Mooki handled it with grace 116 00:05:48.800 --> 00:05:51.439 because he's a classy guy. You know, I don't know 117 00:05:51.839 --> 00:05:54.279 what I would have done. I only had one remembrance 118 00:05:54.279 --> 00:05:55.759 of this in Saint Louis when I struck out in 119 00:05:55.759 --> 00:05:58.800 the NLCS. Coming back to the dugout, the guy doused 120 00:05:58.839 --> 00:06:02.319 me with the gi giganic beer, a sixteen ouncer, and 121 00:06:02.759 --> 00:06:06.160 you know, I was headed for the stands. I wanted 122 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:08.360 to get that dude. But you know, Mickey Mooki handled 123 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:09.800 it with very much class. 124 00:06:09.879 --> 00:06:12.560 Yeah, And it's sort of an example of the fight 125 00:06:12.639 --> 00:06:15.639 the Yankees showed last night. The fans showed the fight 126 00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:18.639 in the stands, and the Yankee players last night were 127 00:06:18.720 --> 00:06:21.720 aggressive and they had to be saxey. Down three to zero, 128 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:23.879 they had nothing else to do but go out there 129 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:27.240 and fight for their World Series lives. And you saw 130 00:06:27.279 --> 00:06:29.839 the aggressiveness at the plate. You saw some of the 131 00:06:29.879 --> 00:06:32.800 plate discipline as well, and that's going to go towards aggressiveness, 132 00:06:32.839 --> 00:06:36.399 getting on base, passing that baton the base stealing, putting 133 00:06:36.399 --> 00:06:39.160 the pressure on the Dodgers defensively, and the Dodgers a 134 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:41.800 couple of miscues that we have not seen in this 135 00:06:41.879 --> 00:06:44.759 postseas certainly not in the first three games of this 136 00:06:44.879 --> 00:06:48.000 World Series. Good pitching, and you saw he'll get into 137 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:51.519 a rhythm against the Dodgers, who started striking out in 138 00:06:51.600 --> 00:06:55.319 great quantities last night in that game four. The tide 139 00:06:55.439 --> 00:06:59.279 flipped at least for one game last night. Defensively on 140 00:06:59.319 --> 00:07:02.600 the bass, pass, the pitching, and certainly the offense. Everything 141 00:07:02.639 --> 00:07:03.720 went right for the Yankees. 142 00:07:03.800 --> 00:07:06.800 Yeah, he Luis Hill, who led the league in walks 143 00:07:06.839 --> 00:07:09.000 this year, Right, this guy walked more hit ors. So 144 00:07:09.519 --> 00:07:11.879 you think, you know, as part of the Yankees, but 145 00:07:11.959 --> 00:07:15.040 the Dodgers plan to get in to him, kind of 146 00:07:15.079 --> 00:07:17.079 stretch him out a little bit. And this is a 147 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:19.199 guy that you don't you do want to work the 148 00:07:19.319 --> 00:07:23.560 count on because he has a tendency to go deep 149 00:07:23.600 --> 00:07:26.680 into counts and to walk guys. And that's right up 150 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:30.199 the Dodgers alley. So he was able to temper that 151 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:32.839 down and keep the Dodgers at bay. But this is 152 00:07:33.079 --> 00:07:35.800 this is just one game. Now they're going to retool 153 00:07:36.000 --> 00:07:37.800 and get ready for this one. This is the best 154 00:07:37.879 --> 00:07:39.600 version of the Dodgers are going to throw at them 155 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:42.879 with these two starters, and then Bueller of course as 156 00:07:42.920 --> 00:07:45.279 well if he's needed. So everybody's gonna be on deck. 157 00:07:45.319 --> 00:07:49.720 Now, what about momentum, Saxe. Can momentum go game to 158 00:07:49.879 --> 00:07:52.720 game or is it as deep as the starting pitcher 159 00:07:52.759 --> 00:07:55.519 the next day? And that's where momentum starts and stops, 160 00:07:55.560 --> 00:07:58.399 because if you start looking at this series first three games, 161 00:07:58.439 --> 00:08:00.800 Dodgers riding high, they had all the right hits, they 162 00:08:00.839 --> 00:08:03.079 had all the right things fall in place for them, 163 00:08:03.279 --> 00:08:06.959 and last night Anthony Voltby's Grand Slam, and all of 164 00:08:07.040 --> 00:08:09.920 a sudden, you kind of feel like that mo has 165 00:08:09.959 --> 00:08:11.600 shifted towards the Yankees. 166 00:08:12.519 --> 00:08:16.439 You know what I feel? Yes, it is. The momentum 167 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:19.160 is a big, a bit fickle. It can go either 168 00:08:19.199 --> 00:08:21.519 way with one big hit. The Yankees did need that 169 00:08:21.560 --> 00:08:24.519 one big hit, and they got it from Volpe. Okay, 170 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:26.839 with that being said, you know, the Dodgers started up 171 00:08:26.879 --> 00:08:30.480 with another home run by Freddie Freeman, So you know, 172 00:08:30.519 --> 00:08:32.720 this thing just kind of went back and forth. But 173 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:35.720 we'll see tonight who gets that big hit, and look, 174 00:08:35.759 --> 00:08:39.320 if the Dodgers get out to an early lead, they 175 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:41.759 can just bury these guys. This can be just a 176 00:08:42.440 --> 00:08:45.679 just an absolute trouncing tonight if the Dodgers get off 177 00:08:45.679 --> 00:08:47.879 to an early lead. So I think that's gonna be 178 00:08:47.960 --> 00:08:51.320 one important thing going into tonight's game. Get out there 179 00:08:51.320 --> 00:08:54.080 and score early. Yeah, the Dodgers lost that momentum. 180 00:08:54.080 --> 00:08:56.879 The Dodgers last night got that early momentum thanks to 181 00:08:56.919 --> 00:09:00.320 Freddie Freeman hitting a home run in his sixth World 182 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:02.840 Series game. Going back to twenty twenty one when he 183 00:09:02.919 --> 00:09:04.960 was with the Atlanta Braves and he hits that two 184 00:09:05.039 --> 00:09:07.279 run home run in the first inning off a heel 185 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:10.720 and Man Saxually, I immediately thought, this thing is over. 186 00:09:11.120 --> 00:09:14.480 It's two nothing. Momentum strikes again for the Dodgers. Freddie 187 00:09:14.480 --> 00:09:17.279 Freeman hits another home run. I don't care if it's 188 00:09:17.279 --> 00:09:19.759 a bullpen game or not. They've got this one. They've 189 00:09:19.799 --> 00:09:22.279 got good pitching lined up in case they need to 190 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:25.000 go to the high leverage relievers. Dave Roberts talked about 191 00:09:25.039 --> 00:09:28.279 it before the game yesterday. He said, who we go 192 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:31.600 to is all gonna be dictated upon how the game goes. 193 00:09:31.639 --> 00:09:33.720 So if we fall behind, you're gonna see the low 194 00:09:33.799 --> 00:09:36.399 leverage relievers. You're gonna see a lot of innings soaked 195 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:39.039 up from Land and Neck and Ben Casparius and Brent 196 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:41.360 Honeywell Junior, which we ended up seeing last night because 197 00:09:41.399 --> 00:09:43.399 of the score. But he said, if we jump out 198 00:09:43.440 --> 00:09:45.200 to the lead, if we get to a certain point 199 00:09:45.240 --> 00:09:47.559 in the game where I can start deploying my high 200 00:09:47.679 --> 00:09:50.879 leverage relievers to get to twenty seven outs, then that'll 201 00:09:50.919 --> 00:09:53.279 be the plan. And as the plan played out, they 202 00:09:53.279 --> 00:09:55.120 were down five to two in the third inning. He 203 00:09:55.200 --> 00:09:58.240 waited and waited hope the Dodgers offense would get back 204 00:09:58.279 --> 00:10:00.799 into it. It was five to four, five and then 205 00:10:01.039 --> 00:10:03.360 the Wells home run in the sixth inning. Yeah, that 206 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:06.639 solo shot that Wells hit in the sixth off of 207 00:10:06.759 --> 00:10:10.200 Land and Neck. It wasn't a backbreaker, but man, that 208 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:12.759 little momentum the Dodgers got back in the middle of 209 00:10:12.799 --> 00:10:15.679 the game, Wells took it right back for the Yankees, 210 00:10:15.720 --> 00:10:17.440 and you kind of felt like, all right, it's back 211 00:10:17.440 --> 00:10:19.639 to a two run deficit. It's gonna be hard to 212 00:10:19.639 --> 00:10:20.440 get over this hill. 213 00:10:20.799 --> 00:10:23.120 Yeah. And the thing about this too, is you see 214 00:10:23.200 --> 00:10:26.480 Verdugo swinging the bat pretty good. Wells. I didn't see 215 00:10:26.480 --> 00:10:29.799 that with him earlier in you know, in any part 216 00:10:29.840 --> 00:10:32.080 of the series, that he stunk it up. Yeah, he 217 00:10:32.120 --> 00:10:35.440 really did. But he swung it good yesterday. So if 218 00:10:35.559 --> 00:10:38.159 that's the best that he can bring out, it's pretty 219 00:10:38.200 --> 00:10:39.759 darn good if he can swing the bat that way. 220 00:10:39.960 --> 00:10:43.159 What I don't like right now, Tim, is you're starting 221 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:46.240 to see Aaron Judge kind of inch his way forward. 222 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:49.039 He's not out there fishing for the balls, just off 223 00:10:49.080 --> 00:10:51.600 the fringes of the plate. He lined a good hit yesterday, 224 00:10:51.960 --> 00:10:53.679 and I just don't want to wake that cat up. 225 00:10:53.919 --> 00:10:56.000 I know it's getting really deep into the series, but 226 00:10:56.440 --> 00:10:59.399 you don't want him vibrant and able and doing his 227 00:10:59.480 --> 00:11:02.720 thing last couple of games because he can change the 228 00:11:02.759 --> 00:11:06.000 whole thing. You don't want that guy awakened because he's trouble. 229 00:11:06.399 --> 00:11:08.039 He got a hit late in the game, he got 230 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:10.440 hit by a pitch. He walked in his first at 231 00:11:10.480 --> 00:11:13.840 bad and I think it's right there where maybe it 232 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:16.080 turned for him and he kind of woke up out 233 00:11:16.080 --> 00:11:18.759 of the postseason sleep that he has been in, especially 234 00:11:18.799 --> 00:11:23.639 in this World Series. With one out, Juan Soto walks 235 00:11:23.759 --> 00:11:26.960 and that brings up Aaron judge against Ben Caspirius, and 236 00:11:27.120 --> 00:11:30.399 right away it becomes a two to two count. Fouls 237 00:11:30.399 --> 00:11:33.159 off a fifth pitch, ball three, not even ball three, 238 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:35.840 not even close. Fouls off another pitch, a slider. So 239 00:11:35.879 --> 00:11:39.039 he's seen slider, fastball, slider, fastball. He's seen what Ben 240 00:11:39.080 --> 00:11:41.320 Casparius has got. And on the eighth pitch of the 241 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:45.080 at bad as you just alluded to, a fastball little 242 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:49.600 outside wasn't much, wasn't on the black, but called ball four. 243 00:11:49.720 --> 00:11:54.000 He didn't chase a fastball, just off the outside part 244 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:56.840 of the plate, and he draws a walk. At that point, 245 00:11:56.919 --> 00:11:58.559 I kind of thought to myself. I even said it 246 00:11:58.559 --> 00:12:00.720 out a loud and said, there he go. That's his 247 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:02.559 first at bat. You kind of feel like he's locked 248 00:12:02.559 --> 00:12:02.919 in now. 249 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:05.879 And usually when somebody kind of gets rolling, it's it 250 00:12:05.919 --> 00:12:08.360 can be just in a bat where you're seeing the 251 00:12:08.360 --> 00:12:10.440 ball really good. I know that there was times where 252 00:12:10.480 --> 00:12:13.960 I was really struggling and something would click where you 253 00:12:14.120 --> 00:12:16.559 just find a point of relaxation and you say, okay, 254 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:18.720 that's how I have to settle down. And then the 255 00:12:18.720 --> 00:12:21.000 pitch comes through and you see it really really well. 256 00:12:21.039 --> 00:12:24.759 You go, oh, okay, now I'm onto something and bang, 257 00:12:24.799 --> 00:12:26.799 there it goes. It doesn't even have to be a 258 00:12:26.879 --> 00:12:29.960 hit that comes about. It can just be you're seeing 259 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:32.519 the ball good and then the hits come. Maybe that's 260 00:12:32.519 --> 00:12:34.679 what Aaron Judge is doing right now. 261 00:12:35.080 --> 00:12:37.559 Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is 262 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:41.000 our number. Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy. 263 00:12:41.000 --> 00:12:43.440 We got a busy show this morning. Your phone calls 264 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:45.679 coming up in the first hour, all show long for 265 00:12:45.759 --> 00:12:47.679 that matter. We're gonna hear from Mookie Bett's coming up 266 00:12:47.720 --> 00:12:50.120 the bottom of the hour. We're gonna hear from Freddy Freeman, 267 00:12:50.159 --> 00:12:52.480 who is red hot in this world series. Coming up 268 00:12:52.480 --> 00:12:55.240 in the seven o'clock hour, get into showey Otani, who 269 00:12:55.279 --> 00:12:58.440 is now two for fifteen in this world series, and 270 00:12:58.519 --> 00:13:00.960 I get it, he's playing with the bat shoulder. But 271 00:13:01.120 --> 00:13:04.159 shoey Otani's offense has taken a dip here in this 272 00:13:04.240 --> 00:13:06.360 world series and they needed him last night in a 273 00:13:06.360 --> 00:13:09.200 couple of crucial evats. We'll get into that. Jeff Nelson, 274 00:13:09.399 --> 00:13:12.440 four time World Series champion with the Yankees, longtime reliever, 275 00:13:12.639 --> 00:13:15.000 now works for the Yankees broadcast on the Yes Network. 276 00:13:15.159 --> 00:13:18.000 He's gonna join us in the seven o'clock hour. David 277 00:13:18.080 --> 00:13:21.120 Vasse is gonna join us in the eight o'clock hour 278 00:13:22.039 --> 00:13:24.559 that is coming up later on, as well as Steve's 279 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:28.360 Keys to a game five win eight sixty six ninety 280 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:31.519 seven to two, five seventy eight sixty six, ninety seven 281 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:33.399 to two, five seventy is our number. We'll take a break, 282 00:13:33.440 --> 00:13:35.600 we'll come back. Your phone calls, and we'll hear from 283 00:13:35.600 --> 00:13:38.840 the manager, Dave Roberts at night in which the Dodgers 284 00:13:38.840 --> 00:13:42.120 were ready to celebrate. Dodger fans were ready to party, 285 00:13:42.679 --> 00:13:47.159 but instead the Yankees win Game five, eleven to four 286 00:13:47.279 --> 00:13:49.799 at Yankee Stadium, and now it's a three to one 287 00:13:49.960 --> 00:13:53.120 series lead for the Dodgers. Game five coming up tonight. 288 00:13:53.399 --> 00:13:56.159 Your phone calls Dave robertson more thanks for being with us. 289 00:13:56.240 --> 00:13:58.279 It's Sax and Kate to the am on a five 290 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:07.960 to seventy I Sports. It's Sax and Kate to the 291 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:12.279 am a five to seventy LA Sports. On this Wednesday 292 00:14:12.360 --> 00:14:16.519 morning in October thirtieth, the World Series rolls on as 293 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:19.960 the Yankees win Game four last night, eleven to four 294 00:14:20.159 --> 00:14:23.840 is the final. The Dodgers with a bullpen game last night, 295 00:14:23.879 --> 00:14:26.919 starting with Ben Casparius. The twenty five year old rookie 296 00:14:27.000 --> 00:14:30.600 right hander who pitched in three regular season games and 297 00:14:30.679 --> 00:14:34.879 pitched last night in his fourth postseason game for the Dodgers. 298 00:14:34.919 --> 00:14:36.840 Did not pitch bad, just gave up the one run. 299 00:14:36.879 --> 00:14:39.120 The Dodgers took an early two to nothing lead thanks 300 00:14:39.159 --> 00:14:41.799 to Freddie Freeman's to run home run in the first inning. 301 00:14:41.840 --> 00:14:44.679 But Saxy last night a bullpen game for the third 302 00:14:44.759 --> 00:14:47.879 time in this postseason, and we've seen it work twice, 303 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:53.000 absolutely beautifully for Dave Roberts in the NLDS Game four 304 00:14:53.320 --> 00:14:56.279 against the San Diego Padres. It worked out perfectly in 305 00:14:56.360 --> 00:14:58.919 San Diego helped the Dodgers get back for a Game 306 00:14:58.960 --> 00:15:01.679 five win against the Andres. We saw it in Game 307 00:15:01.799 --> 00:15:05.159 six of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium when they closed 308 00:15:05.159 --> 00:15:08.440 it out against the New York Mets. And last night 309 00:15:08.639 --> 00:15:12.399 the third time they deployed this bullpen game in hopes 310 00:15:12.440 --> 00:15:15.399 of getting a close out win in a series. Albeit 311 00:15:15.559 --> 00:15:20.159 it wasn't their high leverage bullpen relievers, they did throw 312 00:15:20.159 --> 00:15:23.159 out Ben Kisparius and then Landon Nack. We saw Brent 313 00:15:23.240 --> 00:15:26.080 Honeywell Junior as well, so he feels pretty good about 314 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:28.759 where he stands right now going into Game five day 315 00:15:28.840 --> 00:15:31.120 Roberts and this bullpen and the high leverage relievers like 316 00:15:31.159 --> 00:15:33.399 tring And and crew. This here from the manager Dave 317 00:15:33.480 --> 00:15:36.320 Roberts post game last night after the Game four loss. 318 00:15:36.519 --> 00:15:37.720 I don't mean this is sound flipped. 319 00:15:37.759 --> 00:15:40.559 Did this outcome in terms of pitching playout as well 320 00:15:40.559 --> 00:15:41.399 as Absolutely? 321 00:15:41.480 --> 00:15:45.360 Absolutely. I don't think anyone expected those guys to lay down, 322 00:15:46.000 --> 00:15:49.039 and we had some at bats that I thought could 323 00:15:49.080 --> 00:15:54.399 have been better, but we knew it was a bullpen game. 324 00:15:54.759 --> 00:15:58.320 And you know, as far as outcomes to have, you know, 325 00:15:58.480 --> 00:16:02.240 six guys in your pen that are are feeling good, rested. 326 00:16:02.840 --> 00:16:04.840 I feel good about that and being up three to one. 327 00:16:04.960 --> 00:16:07.399 Yeah, how do you feel about the bullpen for the 328 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:11.039 rest of the series, especially since I think you used 329 00:16:11.039 --> 00:16:12.720 more guys last night than you did tonight. 330 00:16:13.360 --> 00:16:17.879 Yeah, I feel great. I feel great. It's about you know, 331 00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:20.799 the guys that you have available. Some of those guys 332 00:16:20.799 --> 00:16:23.919 are they're all rested, so we have guys that can 333 00:16:23.919 --> 00:16:27.720 do up doown. So where we're at with tomorrow, knowing 334 00:16:27.720 --> 00:16:29.720 there's an off day behind that, where we're in a 335 00:16:29.720 --> 00:16:31.559 great spout with leverage relievers. 336 00:16:31.200 --> 00:16:33.200 I'm guessing you must be glad that this is the 337 00:16:33.279 --> 00:16:35.000 last time in the playoffs you have to do this. 338 00:16:35.120 --> 00:16:37.639 You have actual starters for the next three games. 339 00:16:37.679 --> 00:16:39.960 Yeah, yeah, exactly, absolutely, Dave. 340 00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:42.440 After that fifth inning, you guys are only done a run. 341 00:16:42.559 --> 00:16:44.360 Like how challenging is It's kind of bad and so 342 00:16:44.360 --> 00:16:46.200 out whether you want to right anack for a couple 343 00:16:46.200 --> 00:16:48.519 of ratings as opposed to maybe going some leverage. 344 00:16:48.279 --> 00:16:53.279 Guys, it's it's challenging. I think that you've got to 345 00:16:53.279 --> 00:16:57.399 be certain that you can score some runs. There's certainly 346 00:16:57.440 --> 00:17:00.200 any guy that we use tonight would would would have 347 00:17:00.240 --> 00:17:04.240 not been able to pitch tomorrow. Landon actually threw the 348 00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:08.599 ball very well and then when they got you know, 349 00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:11.279 I thought his work was done for any smosy stone 350 00:17:11.279 --> 00:17:14.200 in quite some time. And being down to going into 351 00:17:14.240 --> 00:17:17.240 the uh that last half, it just doesn't make sense 352 00:17:17.279 --> 00:17:18.720 to use one of your leverage you guys. 353 00:17:18.839 --> 00:17:21.720 And Otani, what are you seeing from it at bats? 354 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:23.559 And is the shoulder kind of messing up something, you know? 355 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:26.440 I mean we've asked him many times over and it's 356 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:29.480 not impeding. He doesn't feel it. I just think it's 357 00:17:29.559 --> 00:17:31.519 just the chase you see it. I mean, there's some 358 00:17:31.559 --> 00:17:35.799 bigot bats that you know could result in a walk 359 00:17:35.839 --> 00:17:39.559 and not taking the base and chasing is uh, you know, 360 00:17:39.640 --> 00:17:40.319 hasn't been good. 361 00:17:40.640 --> 00:17:43.039 I did just stop following up on Otani's well, how 362 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:44.960 about on the beast paths? But how can how do 363 00:17:45.000 --> 00:17:47.039 you evaluate his his beast running with the shoulder. 364 00:17:48.880 --> 00:17:50.920 I think it's been fine so far. You know, he 365 00:17:51.000 --> 00:17:53.920 actually slid tonight, So I don't think that it's it's 366 00:17:53.960 --> 00:17:55.640 been a problem. I mean, he's not going to be 367 00:17:55.640 --> 00:18:00.680 stealing bases, but I wouldn't think. But I think it 368 00:18:00.720 --> 00:18:02.559 hasn't been too much of a problem right now. 369 00:18:03.240 --> 00:18:06.160 Just with your experience with up being down three to zero, 370 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:08.480 if you were on the other side, like you mentioned yesterday, 371 00:18:09.359 --> 00:18:11.599 what's the feeling in the clubhouse on your side now, Like, 372 00:18:11.599 --> 00:18:13.519 do you guys kind of feel like you, you know, 373 00:18:14.000 --> 00:18:16.559 maybe lost one, like obviously you did lose them, but 374 00:18:16.640 --> 00:18:17.519 like let one. 375 00:18:17.359 --> 00:18:19.839 Go today or no? No, I mean I think that 376 00:18:19.920 --> 00:18:24.960 they they beat us. Volpi took a good swing, they 377 00:18:25.000 --> 00:18:29.160 took advantage of a couple free passes. They tacked on later. 378 00:18:30.240 --> 00:18:33.400 I do think that at bat wise, I think we 379 00:18:33.440 --> 00:18:36.640 could have done some things to get in their pen 380 00:18:36.680 --> 00:18:39.680 a little bit earlier. But again, at the end of 381 00:18:39.720 --> 00:18:41.759 the day, We're still in a pretty good spot and 382 00:18:41.960 --> 00:18:43.480 we feel good. We'll be ready to go tomorrow. 383 00:18:43.599 --> 00:18:45.720 All right, there's Dave Robbers last night, sexely a couple 384 00:18:45.759 --> 00:18:48.680 of things. I'm tired of people on social media, least 385 00:18:48.799 --> 00:18:51.960 calling out Dave Roberts or punting the game last night, 386 00:18:52.359 --> 00:18:54.440 and not a punt. No, it wasn't at all. He 387 00:18:54.559 --> 00:18:57.319 was reading the moment of the game and how the 388 00:18:57.400 --> 00:19:00.680 game was playing out, and he decided to keep going 389 00:19:00.680 --> 00:19:02.680 with Land and Neck as he did in a one 390 00:19:02.799 --> 00:19:04.680 run game. Alac gives up Neck, gives up a home 391 00:19:04.720 --> 00:19:06.680 run to Wells in the six It still makes it 392 00:19:06.720 --> 00:19:08.599 only a two run game. I know it's kind of 393 00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:10.839 felt more than that in the moment, but it was 394 00:19:10.880 --> 00:19:13.279 only six to four. And the eighth innings, certainly they 395 00:19:13.279 --> 00:19:16.279 busted a wide open off of Honeywell and they score 396 00:19:16.319 --> 00:19:18.920 five runs on four hits, and the end result it 397 00:19:19.000 --> 00:19:21.799 is an eleven to four win. But for the first six, 398 00:19:21.920 --> 00:19:24.359 six and a half innings, it's a one run it's 399 00:19:24.359 --> 00:19:27.240 a two run game. You're right there, Dave Roberts. You 400 00:19:27.240 --> 00:19:30.480 can hear the frustration, even with Otawani, the frustration about 401 00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:34.079