WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:02.680 What a way to end the week. We got Dodger 2 00:00:02.759 --> 00:00:07.040 Talk book end this week. Hello David Vasse, with you 3 00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:10.560 until eight o'clock tonight here on a five to seventy 4 00:00:10.679 --> 00:00:14.640 LA Sports and we have a great show for you tonight. 5 00:00:14.720 --> 00:00:18.679 We have two guests that really made their name in October. 6 00:00:18.839 --> 00:00:23.199 For Tommy Edmund, the NLCSMVP in his first year, not 7 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:26.559 even full season with the Dodgers, he made such a 8 00:00:26.679 --> 00:00:30.280 huge impact when he returned from his ankle injury to 9 00:00:30.359 --> 00:00:33.560 go on to help the Dodgers win the World Series, 10 00:00:33.679 --> 00:00:38.479 become the NLCSMVP and earn an extension to remain with 11 00:00:38.560 --> 00:00:42.240 the Dodgers for the next five years. Also joining us 12 00:00:42.240 --> 00:00:47.960 tonight Alex Vesia. Alex Vesia may be the most underrated 13 00:00:48.119 --> 00:00:52.799 relief pitcher in the Dodger bullpen, and maybe even the 14 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:56.640 most underrated relief pitcher in all of Major League Baseball. 15 00:00:57.079 --> 00:01:01.200 See Unlike some other baseball media people out there, I 16 00:01:01.359 --> 00:01:04.200 do put a lot of weight into what you do 17 00:01:04.359 --> 00:01:08.560 in the postseason, especially when you're wearing a Dodger uniform. 18 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:12.159 And after the Dodgers traded Dylan Floro after the twenty 19 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:15.719 World Series, alex Vesia had some growing pains. He had 20 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:19.000 great stuff, but he needed to mature. And he's only 21 00:01:19.040 --> 00:01:22.120 twenty eight years old. And I'm not sure many people 22 00:01:22.239 --> 00:01:27.359 realize that Alex Vesia has appeared in nineteen playoff games 23 00:01:27.400 --> 00:01:31.040 for the Dodgers since twenty twenty one, and his elra 24 00:01:31.640 --> 00:01:36.359 is one twenty three. This guy is an october pitcher. 25 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:40.439 I know, we think about the Shillings, the Hersheisers, the 26 00:01:40.519 --> 00:01:46.519 Walker Buelers, we think of them as october pitchers. But 27 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:49.439 in this new day and age, especially with the way 28 00:01:49.519 --> 00:01:52.719 the Dodgers leaned on their bullpen last year, we have 29 00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:56.439 to start thinking about relief pitchers in that way. And 30 00:01:56.760 --> 00:02:01.319 Alex Vesia, to me is in October pitcher. Eight six 31 00:02:01.439 --> 00:02:05.120 six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 32 00:02:05.239 --> 00:02:08.039 So we had those two guests coming on. Also coming 33 00:02:08.120 --> 00:02:11.360 up in about fifteen minutes, you'll hear from Dave Roberts, 34 00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:14.479 who was on the Buster Only Baseball Tonight podcast today 35 00:02:14.919 --> 00:02:18.599 and he actually talked about his extension for the first 36 00:02:18.639 --> 00:02:21.400 time publicly. We'll let you hear what he told Buster. 37 00:02:22.159 --> 00:02:24.919 Also in just a minute, we'll get after those Yankee 38 00:02:24.960 --> 00:02:30.439 scumbag fans that basically assaulted Mookie Betts at Yankee Stadium. 39 00:02:30.639 --> 00:02:33.159 So before we get to all that, just get some 40 00:02:33.319 --> 00:02:37.599 housekeeping in order, because that's what matters to you if 41 00:02:37.599 --> 00:02:41.840 you're going out to Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, first 42 00:02:41.879 --> 00:02:46.680 and foremost, because the Dodgers are opening the season in Tokyo, Japan. 43 00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:49.360 And we'll get to how that already has changed my 44 00:02:49.479 --> 00:02:53.479 life in the last twenty four hours. Pitchers and catchers 45 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:58.599 report on Monday to Camelback Ranch. Officially now, guys like 46 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:02.240 Bobby Miller, Blake Snell, among others have been out at 47 00:03:02.280 --> 00:03:05.800 Camelback Ranch for the last two weeks plus, but officially 48 00:03:06.199 --> 00:03:10.199 that's the first reporting day. And the Dodgers first Cactus 49 00:03:10.319 --> 00:03:14.680 League game is February twentieth against the same team they're 50 00:03:14.680 --> 00:03:17.560 going to open up the season against in Tokyo, Japan, 51 00:03:18.080 --> 00:03:22.120 those Chicago Cubs. So you'll hear that game right here 52 00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:26.120 on Dodgers Radio and five seventy LA Sports. And don't 53 00:03:26.120 --> 00:03:30.120 forget the first two games in Tokyo, Japan, March eighteenth 54 00:03:30.159 --> 00:03:33.599 and nineteenth, you will hear it live right here on 55 00:03:33.639 --> 00:03:36.439 an five seventy LA Sports and we have the phone 56 00:03:36.479 --> 00:03:40.960 lines open eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy. Now, 57 00:03:41.159 --> 00:03:45.280 speaking of Tokyo Japan, I mentioned this with Petros and Money, who, 58 00:03:45.319 --> 00:03:47.680 by the way, may have had their best back to 59 00:03:47.719 --> 00:03:51.360 back show since Pau Gasol was playing for the Lakers. 60 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:56.240 That's how enthusiastic these guys are about Luca. And I 61 00:03:56.280 --> 00:04:00.719 know they went through the whole giveaway schedule yesterday, and 62 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:04.840 I hate to agree with Matt money Smith, but I 63 00:04:04.879 --> 00:04:08.599 have to agree with him in this case. Petros's breakdown 64 00:04:08.719 --> 00:04:14.599 yesterday the giveaway schedule was Steve Hartman esque going through 65 00:04:14.680 --> 00:04:18.600 the Laker schedule when it was released, I mean, blow 66 00:04:18.680 --> 00:04:23.720 by blow, the way he described even hiding his prep 67 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:27.519 work that Tim Kakes did for him, that was very 68 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:30.720 Steve Hartman esque. I mean, on the day Hartman had 69 00:04:30.759 --> 00:04:34.800 some gold, he would have his peachy folder underneath his armpit. 70 00:04:35.279 --> 00:04:38.600 The folder would be sweaty. I can only imagine Petros's 71 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:41.480 sweat on those papers. Maybe that's the reason why he 72 00:04:41.560 --> 00:04:44.240 dropped a few and repeated himself a couple of times. 73 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:48.319 But man, the way they broke down that giveaway schedule 74 00:04:48.759 --> 00:04:52.319 should make the Dodgers proud. I mean, nobody gave their 75 00:04:52.360 --> 00:05:00.759 giveaway schedule as much flair and celebration than Petros Papadacus yesterday, 76 00:05:01.319 --> 00:05:03.600 and I know Matt's all in favor of a plastic 77 00:05:03.800 --> 00:05:06.680 Dodger batting helmet. Yeah that's great, but have you ever 78 00:05:06.720 --> 00:05:09.040 wore one of those? It puts a hole at the 79 00:05:09.079 --> 00:05:12.240 top of your head. So I'm all good with the bibbleheads. 80 00:05:12.319 --> 00:05:14.560 I love all the babbleheads they're given away, and I 81 00:05:14.600 --> 00:05:18.800 love the creativity that the Dodgers have come up with 82 00:05:18.879 --> 00:05:21.720 and will come up with during the season. So yes, 83 00:05:21.839 --> 00:05:27.959 I agree very Steve Hartman NFL schedule, Lakers schedule esque 84 00:05:27.959 --> 00:05:32.120 with the giveaway blow by blow yesterday. Anyway, I'm sure 85 00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:35.879 you heard them talk about my I guess announcement even 86 00:05:35.920 --> 00:05:38.079 though there is no announcement. I was just on the 87 00:05:38.079 --> 00:05:41.480 phone with Petros yesterday and I just told him, yeah, 88 00:05:41.480 --> 00:05:43.720 I'm going to Japan. And then he tried to force 89 00:05:44.199 --> 00:05:47.279 his younger brother, who is way more likable than Petros, 90 00:05:47.360 --> 00:05:51.800 Dmitri Papadacus, on me. And he said that Dmitri lived 91 00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:55.319 in Japan for three years. His wife is Japanese. And 92 00:05:55.360 --> 00:05:57.120 I said, oh, did he did he go there to 93 00:05:57.160 --> 00:05:59.720 find a wife and he said, of course not. He 94 00:05:59.720 --> 00:06:02.360 met her at UCLA. I said, oh, I'm sorry, you 95 00:06:02.439 --> 00:06:05.360 just said she's Japanese. And he went to Japan for 96 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:09.199 three years. Usually it's a sabbatical, and maybe his dad 97 00:06:09.240 --> 00:06:11.160 sent him away to get a wife. 98 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:12.160 I don't know. 99 00:06:12.879 --> 00:06:15.800 Anyway, he tried to force his brother on me to 100 00:06:15.839 --> 00:06:20.560 give me ja Japaned tourist advice or just cultural advice. 101 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:23.160 And then out of the blue, he goes on the 102 00:06:23.199 --> 00:06:26.720 air and talks about that I'm going to Japan and 103 00:06:26.879 --> 00:06:28.800 I appreciate that they give me a lot of love. 104 00:06:28.879 --> 00:06:32.399 But then that sounded the alarm bells at the Wittier 105 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:37.079 dojo of Victor Brigg Jacobs, and it was so random. 106 00:06:37.120 --> 00:06:39.879 I had my kids doing their homework, my wife's making 107 00:06:40.480 --> 00:06:43.519 white people food that I'm not going to eat, and 108 00:06:44.079 --> 00:06:49.160 Vic calls me on speaker phone and tells me. First 109 00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:51.720 of all, I didn't recognize his voice because he kind 110 00:06:51.759 --> 00:06:54.120 of disguised it. I said, who is this a five 111 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:56.920 six to two number. Oh, it's me, Victor Brick And 112 00:06:56.959 --> 00:07:00.079 then he goes into or so I hear you go 113 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:03.319 to Japan. I said, this is really strange, and I 114 00:07:03.360 --> 00:07:06.120 had no idea that the guys were talking about it 115 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:10.720 on their show yesterday, but it made complete sense. That's 116 00:07:10.759 --> 00:07:14.839 the reason why Vic called me and then had you know. 117 00:07:14.920 --> 00:07:17.720 I love Vic, I love his wife, Yukosakamoto, and I 118 00:07:17.759 --> 00:07:21.480 do appreciate them giving me an introductory course on some 119 00:07:21.600 --> 00:07:26.040 Japanese words and etiquette. I do appreciate that. But I've 120 00:07:26.040 --> 00:07:29.680 had now three or four people try to force their 121 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:34.279 ways into my life because they are the experts in 122 00:07:34.399 --> 00:07:40.079 Japan and Japanese culture who no exactly I don't need 123 00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:44.759 any of them. You know why I have Otani. I'm 124 00:07:44.759 --> 00:07:49.079 traveling with the Dodgers. Otani and Yamamoto already have given 125 00:07:49.120 --> 00:07:53.240 me great advice. Roki Sazaki will be there. I will 126 00:07:53.319 --> 00:07:57.199 talk to you Darvish in spring training. And here's my. 127 00:07:57.279 --> 00:07:58.959 ACE card in my back pocket. 128 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:04.040 Because contrary to popular belief, I won't be hanging out 129 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:07.839 with Shohio Tani in Tokyo, Japan. I'm gonna have to 130 00:08:07.959 --> 00:08:13.240 slum it with the La Times. Dylan Hernandez, that's who 131 00:08:13.240 --> 00:08:15.360 I'm going to have to hang out with, whose mother 132 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:19.839 was actually born in Japan. And Dylan does speak Japan 133 00:08:19.920 --> 00:08:22.600 and he feels like he is the authority in all 134 00:08:23.000 --> 00:08:28.319 Japanese baseball related things. So a guy like that who 135 00:08:28.360 --> 00:08:31.759 feels like he is the authority in everything Japan that 136 00:08:31.879 --> 00:08:34.080 is going to be on the trip as a media member. 137 00:08:34.519 --> 00:08:37.960 More than likely I'm going to stick close to him now. 138 00:08:38.360 --> 00:08:41.799 I did have to kind of, you know, caretake for 139 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:45.480 him in South Korea a couple of different times, but 140 00:08:46.159 --> 00:08:50.039 in Japan, I am putting my life in Dylan's hands. 141 00:08:50.600 --> 00:08:54.279 We spent a lot of time together in Sydney, Australia 142 00:08:54.720 --> 00:08:58.639 that obviously, when sideways, I'm hoping for a better trip 143 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:03.720 than Sydney's Australia and South Korea Soul Korea that I've 144 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:07.799 had with Dylan in the past. I've always been responsible, 145 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:10.799 but I feel like I am the parent in the group. 146 00:09:11.240 --> 00:09:16.600 But I am giving Dylan Hernandez full autonomy if I 147 00:09:16.639 --> 00:09:20.240 am hanging out with him. But I do appreciate the 148 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:23.720 multiple baseball scouts that have called me to give me 149 00:09:24.120 --> 00:09:28.120 advice in Tokyo, Japan. I do appreciate Petros trying to 150 00:09:28.159 --> 00:09:31.879 force his Greek American brother on me to give me 151 00:09:32.039 --> 00:09:35.279 all the advice in the world. And of course I 152 00:09:35.639 --> 00:09:39.600 treasure any phone call from Victor Brick eight six six 153 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:42.679 nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number 154 00:09:42.759 --> 00:09:45.559 when we continue here on Dodger talk you will hear 155 00:09:45.600 --> 00:09:49.000 from Dave Roberts. I guess every three weeks we have 156 00:09:49.080 --> 00:09:53.159 to go through Nolan Aernato to the Dodger rumors. I'll 157 00:09:53.200 --> 00:09:56.919 just shoot it down right now. It's not happening. It's 158 00:09:56.960 --> 00:09:59.919 the Cardinals trying to drum up a market for Nolan Aernado. 159 00:10:00.399 --> 00:10:04.480 And I will say this, Whoever gets Nolan Arenado is 160 00:10:04.519 --> 00:10:08.080 going to get a very motivated player, a player with 161 00:10:08.159 --> 00:10:11.759 a chip on his shoulder that has heard everybody basically 162 00:10:11.840 --> 00:10:15.679 say he's washed. Whoever gets him is going to get 163 00:10:15.720 --> 00:10:21.639 that player, so Red Sox, whoever it is. You know, 164 00:10:21.759 --> 00:10:25.399 unless something drastically has changed in the mind of the Dodgers, 165 00:10:25.480 --> 00:10:28.080 I just don't see it happening. So Nolan's going to 166 00:10:28.159 --> 00:10:30.440 have a great year. I just doubt it's going to 167 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:32.879 be in a Dodger uniform, all right, A lot to 168 00:10:32.960 --> 00:10:36.360 get to two lines open eight six six nine, eight seven, 169 00:10:36.399 --> 00:10:39.360 two five seventy. I'm not sure if you heard about 170 00:10:39.360 --> 00:10:43.679 this scumbag Yankee fan that almost pulled Mooki's wrists out 171 00:10:43.679 --> 00:10:47.120 of his socket now trying to get sympathy, and why 172 00:10:47.279 --> 00:10:51.480 is any media outlet giving them that platform. We'll get 173 00:10:51.519 --> 00:10:54.240 to that next right here on Dodger Talk on a 174 00:10:54.320 --> 00:10:59.279 f five to seventy LA Sports. David Bassey closing out 175 00:10:59.320 --> 00:11:01.480 the week. It's been a great week of sports talk 176 00:11:01.559 --> 00:11:05.360 on Petros and Money Show. Petros has been fired up 177 00:11:06.480 --> 00:11:11.440 going after my guy Rodney Pete like that. Shame on him. 178 00:11:11.679 --> 00:11:15.840 You don't go after the great Rodney Pete like that. Petros, 179 00:11:16.360 --> 00:11:19.440 know your place and stop trying to force everything on me. 180 00:11:20.440 --> 00:11:22.679 You need to reel it back in. You're starting to 181 00:11:22.679 --> 00:11:28.240 go to Hartman on us. Oh Man love Petros and 182 00:11:28.279 --> 00:11:31.399 Money the Legacy Show nineteen years Who. 183 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:32.120 Would have thought that? 184 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:35.960 Right, they're the old krusty radio veterans now in Los Angeles. 185 00:11:36.320 --> 00:11:39.360 David Vasse with you until eight o'clock tonight here on 186 00:11:39.399 --> 00:11:42.759 a five to seventy LA Sports. Coming up, in five minutes, 187 00:11:42.799 --> 00:11:46.240 you'll hear from Tommy Edmund. In about fifteen minutes, you'll 188 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:49.759 hear from one of the most underrated relief pitchers in 189 00:11:49.840 --> 00:11:54.200 all of Major League Baseball, Alex Vesia. And our next show, 190 00:11:54.240 --> 00:11:56.120 by the way, is going to be on Monday night 191 00:11:56.120 --> 00:11:57.039 at seven o'clock. 192 00:11:57.080 --> 00:11:57.639 I will be. 193 00:11:58.120 --> 00:12:02.519 Hosting from the Sport's net LA studios because I'll be 194 00:12:02.679 --> 00:12:06.879 on the Access Sportsnet LA show at six o'clock with 195 00:12:07.000 --> 00:12:10.639 John Hartunk and the other guy, Jerry Harriston Junior, So 196 00:12:11.200 --> 00:12:15.840 double Dippin' Dodger talk on the television and on the radio. 197 00:12:16.480 --> 00:12:21.320 Hopefully they bring up this Yankee scumbag that almost yanked 198 00:12:21.399 --> 00:12:26.559 Mooki Bets's wrists out of his sockets in Game four 199 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:29.600 of the World Series. I mean the guy that is 200 00:12:30.360 --> 00:12:35.240 Rob Gronkowski's swarmer frat brother at Arizona. Yeah, remember that. 201 00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:38.600 Remember how this guy was so proud of the fact 202 00:12:39.159 --> 00:12:42.120 that he almost not only yanked the ball out of 203 00:12:42.159 --> 00:12:46.360 Mooki's glove, not only yanked the glove off of Mooky's hand, 204 00:12:46.679 --> 00:12:53.840 but almost yanked Mooky's arms out of his sockets. And then, incredibly, 205 00:12:55.039 --> 00:13:01.320 ESPN gives these clowns a platform, and then my good 206 00:13:01.320 --> 00:13:08.240 buddy Andy McCullough's app The Athletic Yesterday tracks this loser 207 00:13:08.360 --> 00:13:13.360 down and tries to make him a sympathetic figure. And 208 00:13:13.440 --> 00:13:16.039 I'm not even going to say this guy's name, because 209 00:13:16.440 --> 00:13:19.120 he should not have been given any sort of platform, 210 00:13:19.200 --> 00:13:23.080 because it gives other idiots ideas that they want their 211 00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:28.000 five minutes of fame. Now, I'm not endorsing anybody setting 212 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:32.840 feces to anybody's house. I'm not but to try to 213 00:13:32.879 --> 00:13:37.120 make this guy a sympathetic figure who doesn't want the attention, 214 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:40.879 Are you kidding? This guy was begging for the attention. 215 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:45.039 He's so freaking obnoxious in just the he you could 216 00:13:45.039 --> 00:13:48.360 see he was so freaking obnoxious, even attempting to do 217 00:13:48.919 --> 00:13:51.360 what he did to Mookie, bats him and his buddy, 218 00:13:52.080 --> 00:13:56.639 and then after that talks to ESPN, goes on barstool 219 00:13:56.759 --> 00:13:58.919 Sports and takes a victory lap. 220 00:14:00.159 --> 00:14:02.519 But either way, we talked about it. If it was 221 00:14:02.679 --> 00:14:05.519 before on the field, we're digging up our fans from 222 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:08.919 being stupid and causing interference from us getting it out. 223 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:13.279 And in that situation, ideally we would have hit the 224 00:14:13.279 --> 00:14:17.679 ball while it was in the air. We're not reaching 225 00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:20.360 into the field of play, you know, like we may 226 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:22.360 have if it came down to that. But that bowl 227 00:14:22.440 --> 00:14:23.960 was on the wall. 228 00:14:23.879 --> 00:14:26.399 In front of my euth. It was in my mouth, like. 229 00:14:26.399 --> 00:14:29.039 I mean basically, and I go, I can't not do 230 00:14:29.200 --> 00:14:32.679 something right now, especially the fact that saw my boy 231 00:14:32.759 --> 00:14:35.480 next to me. We went it just was like, uh, 232 00:14:35.639 --> 00:14:38.440 you know, its repetition. It was just all right, ball's mind. 233 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:41.840 Yeah, that's his ball's mind practice in our backyards one hundred. 234 00:14:44.840 --> 00:14:46.919 May not be secured yet, you know, like, let's try 235 00:14:46.960 --> 00:14:50.399 to see him. You know what, it was pretty secure. 236 00:14:50.399 --> 00:14:52.759 Its pretty sure. I once you put your hand in 237 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:54.240 the glove, I mean when I'm gonna poot it no 238 00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:54.639 matter what. 239 00:14:54.759 --> 00:14:56.080 So I might as well out. 240 00:14:58.559 --> 00:15:01.519 That doesn't sound like a guy that doesn't want attention 241 00:15:01.879 --> 00:15:05.840 or is remorseful after doing what he did. And that 242 00:15:05.960 --> 00:15:08.360 was after the fact. So don't try to say now 243 00:15:08.759 --> 00:15:11.240 on the eve of spring training, all of a sudden, 244 00:15:11.279 --> 00:15:13.559 you know you don't want the attention. I can't believe 245 00:15:13.600 --> 00:15:17.840 people are sending stuff to my house, and uh, you know, 246 00:15:18.080 --> 00:15:20.200 I just want to be under the radar. They already 247 00:15:20.240 --> 00:15:27.039 took my seats. Oh really, really, I mean, come on, 248 00:15:27.720 --> 00:15:32.159 this guy is ridiculous. Maybe A, you shouldn't have tried 249 00:15:32.200 --> 00:15:36.480 to rip Mookie's arms off his socket, and B you 250 00:15:36.519 --> 00:15:39.480 shouldn't have tried to do a media tour after and see. 251 00:15:40.600 --> 00:15:43.360 You know, I'm not one of those guys that endorses 252 00:15:44.080 --> 00:15:47.240 athletes saying it's all the media's fault. But in this case, 253 00:15:48.080 --> 00:15:50.559 it is the media's fault. Where are they giving this 254 00:15:50.600 --> 00:15:54.639 guy a platform? Eights sixty six nine eighty seven two 255 00:15:54.720 --> 00:15:59.919 five seventy is the phone number. Just ridiculous, and certainly, 256 00:16:00.399 --> 00:16:04.919 you know, had to be addressed, because Yankee fans are 257 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:08.559 just really I mean, they're in a dark place these days. 258 00:16:08.600 --> 00:16:12.440 I was picking up my son from school and some Yankee, obnoxious, 259 00:16:12.519 --> 00:16:16.399 loud talking fan interrupted a conversation with a very civilized 260 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:20.159 Yankee fan I was having and started going after me. 261 00:16:20.200 --> 00:16:23.759 And I said, hey, number one, I've seen you around. 262 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:27.000 You seem like an okay guy, but right now you're overstepping. 263 00:16:27.879 --> 00:16:29.519 And I told him it was really sad. He was 264 00:16:29.519 --> 00:16:33.159 a Yankee fan, so you know it is. Then I 265 00:16:33.159 --> 00:16:35.600 saw some other guy in Woodland Hills at the old 266 00:16:35.600 --> 00:16:38.240 New York Deli wearing a Yankee hat. I looked at 267 00:16:38.320 --> 00:16:40.960 him in the eyes, and he there was some shame 268 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:43.440 in his eyes, a lot of shame and all this. 269 00:16:43.799 --> 00:16:44.000 You know. 270 00:16:44.120 --> 00:16:46.759 John Bertie, I don't know if you heard this on 271 00:16:46.759 --> 00:16:50.000 one of these baseball podcasts, saying he's never heard a 272 00:16:50.480 --> 00:16:54.399 World Series winning team taking a victory lap the way 273 00:16:54.440 --> 00:16:59.039 the Dodgers had. Really, I don't remember any Dodger player 274 00:16:59.679 --> 00:17:03.639 saying anything disparaging about any Yankee player. I just heard 275 00:17:03.720 --> 00:17:07.480 the Dodgers clown fat Joe's embarrassing performance, which it was, 276 00:17:08.240 --> 00:17:10.960 had nothing to do with the Yankee team except for 277 00:17:11.400 --> 00:17:15.359 the reality that when they did have the field to 278 00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:19.039 themselves before games, the only two guys I ever saw 279 00:17:19.119 --> 00:17:22.680 were Aaron Judge and John Carlos Stanton taking batting practice. 280 00:17:23.119 --> 00:17:26.359 There was never any infield or outfield work, and that 281 00:17:26.599 --> 00:17:30.559 was a glaring weakness by the Yankees. So if John 282 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:33.440 Birdie has any issues, he should talk to his manager, 283 00:17:33.480 --> 00:17:36.799 Aaron Boone or the coaching staff for failing to shore 284 00:17:36.880 --> 00:17:40.039 up their defense. And they're trying to do that now 285 00:17:40.039 --> 00:17:43.720 with Paul Goldschmid and Cody Bellinger, but that was the issue. 286 00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:44.240 Now. 287 00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:46.599 I do have an issue with guys like Joe Kelly 288 00:17:46.839 --> 00:17:50.759 and Miguel Rojas being the ones, you know, talking trash 289 00:17:50.839 --> 00:17:53.400 and kind of rubbing some salt in the wound to 290 00:17:53.440 --> 00:17:56.640 a certain extent, because they weren't even on the World 291 00:17:56.720 --> 00:18:00.279 Series roster, right, Joe wasn't. I can't remember if Gail 292 00:18:00.359 --> 00:18:03.359 Rojas was, but if he was, he didn't play that much. 293 00:18:03.400 --> 00:18:06.359 So you don't hear Freddy Freeman or Mookie Betts or 294 00:18:06.799 --> 00:18:10.039 Will Smith saying any of those things. So, you know, 295 00:18:10.279 --> 00:18:12.920 I just think it's a bunch of guys that really 296 00:18:12.960 --> 00:18:17.920 didn't play a significant role, going back and forth. All right, 297 00:18:18.279 --> 00:18:21.319 a guy that played a significant role was Tommy Edmund. 298 00:18:21.799 --> 00:18:27.279 NLCSMVP played great shortstop for the Dodgers from the moment 299 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:31.039 they inserted keik A Hernandez into the starting lineup in 300 00:18:31.079 --> 00:18:36.960 the NLDS until the game clinching World Series clinching Game five. 301 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:41.440 And here was Tommy Edmund at Dodger Fest. Well, the 302 00:18:41.519 --> 00:18:45.680 last time I saw the NLCSMVP was deep in the 303 00:18:45.720 --> 00:18:49.079 San Fernando Valley at Sports Cards Legends, where he was 304 00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:52.920 signing autographs, kissing babies. And here he is at his 305 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:57.640 first ever Dodger Fest, the one and only world champion, 306 00:18:58.079 --> 00:19:00.680 Tommy Edmund. Tommy, thanks a lot for stop and buy, 307 00:19:00.799 --> 00:19:03.039 and man, what an experience for you. 308 00:19:03.319 --> 00:19:05.640 Yeah, of course, I say, it's always always a pleasure 309 00:19:05.680 --> 00:19:07.480 to get to hang out with you for a few minutes. 310 00:19:07.960 --> 00:19:10.160 But yeah, no, I'm excited to be here. Looks like 311 00:19:10.599 --> 00:19:13.400 an amazing turnout out there, just kind of navigating through 312 00:19:13.400 --> 00:19:15.920 the parking lot, and you know, I'm excited to see 313 00:19:15.920 --> 00:19:18.839 all the fans again, especially after having a good off 314 00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:22.200 season to you know, rest and reflect. But looking forward 315 00:19:22.200 --> 00:19:23.559 to to seeing everybody again. 316 00:19:23.799 --> 00:19:27.039 Was this off season more satisfying than any others that 317 00:19:27.079 --> 00:19:30.599 you've had after winning the World Series championship and being 318 00:19:30.640 --> 00:19:31.559 such a big part of it. 319 00:19:31.920 --> 00:19:32.720 Yeah. Absolutely. 320 00:19:32.720 --> 00:19:35.440 You know, there's only one team in baseball that gets 321 00:19:35.480 --> 00:19:38.400 to get to spend the world or the off season 322 00:19:38.400 --> 00:19:41.079 as World Series champs, So this is being the first 323 00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:44.279 one first off season I've had a chance to do that. Definitely, 324 00:19:44.359 --> 00:19:46.359 was you know nice, kind of had a sense of 325 00:19:46.400 --> 00:19:49.400 peace throughout, but also, you know, I felt that drive to, 326 00:19:49.799 --> 00:19:51.559 you know, get back to the World Series. Now that 327 00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:53.920 we've won one, I really want to win at least 328 00:19:53.960 --> 00:19:54.480 a few more. 329 00:19:54.880 --> 00:19:56.279 What's the hunger there? Right? 330 00:19:56.759 --> 00:19:59.880 I guess the winning is addicting, but how do you 331 00:20:00.119 --> 00:20:02.119 not rest on the laurels of what you guys did 332 00:20:02.240 --> 00:20:02.799 last year? 333 00:20:03.079 --> 00:20:03.279 Yeah? 334 00:20:03.319 --> 00:20:05.119 You know, I mean kind of just getting right back 335 00:20:05.160 --> 00:20:07.039 to work. You know, I took a couple of weeks 336 00:20:07.079 --> 00:20:10.160 off and then kind of just got right back into 337 00:20:10.279 --> 00:20:12.920 the weight room, training room, making sure I'm getting the 338 00:20:12.920 --> 00:20:16.039 body ready for this year, and got some good swings in. 339 00:20:16.079 --> 00:20:17.880 You know, I had a lot of stuff I wanted 340 00:20:17.880 --> 00:20:20.960 to work on this offseason, so, you know, kind of 341 00:20:20.960 --> 00:20:24.039 just getting back into that normal off season routine where 342 00:20:24.039 --> 00:20:26.359 I'm working hard getting the body prepped for you know, 343 00:20:26.359 --> 00:20:29.519 one hundred and sixty two games and including playoffs. 344 00:20:29.799 --> 00:20:33.039 Every season is unique to itself. Last year you were 345 00:20:33.079 --> 00:20:35.599 dealing with, you know, the ankle injury, and how do 346 00:20:35.680 --> 00:20:38.759 you what did you do this spring or this off season? 347 00:20:38.839 --> 00:20:42.200 I should say to get better because from our vantage point, 348 00:20:42.240 --> 00:20:44.119 you were pretty damn good last year. I don't know 349 00:20:44.200 --> 00:20:45.599 what you could do to be better. 350 00:20:45.920 --> 00:20:48.039 Yeah, And I mean I think if you ask any 351 00:20:48.039 --> 00:20:51.079 baseball players, always room to get better. Yeah, So you know, 352 00:20:51.160 --> 00:20:53.559 I think for me, a big part of it, you know, 353 00:20:53.720 --> 00:20:56.680 just making sure my body's getting to the best spot 354 00:20:56.720 --> 00:20:59.640 I can possibly be at going into the spring. So 355 00:20:59.680 --> 00:21:01.359 the first part, you know, there's a little bit of 356 00:21:01.880 --> 00:21:04.559 rehab kind of stuff, making sure, you know, the ankle 357 00:21:04.759 --> 00:21:08.799 risks are back to the baseline and you know, getting 358 00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:11.960 the getting the swing back. I can kind of focus 359 00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:14.079 on things when I don't have to worry about hitting 360 00:21:14.119 --> 00:21:15.799 you know, one hundred mile an hour fastballs. I can 361 00:21:15.839 --> 00:21:19.079 just get in the cage and really dial in those mechanics. So, 362 00:21:19.240 --> 00:21:21.559 you know, just a little things like that. That's kind 363 00:21:21.559 --> 00:21:24.920 of how I typically spend an off season anyways, and 364 00:21:25.000 --> 00:21:27.160 you know it was good to have that good to 365 00:21:27.200 --> 00:21:29.079 have that time again and have a healthy off season 366 00:21:29.079 --> 00:21:31.400 because last year I was pretty much injured the whole time. 367 00:21:31.279 --> 00:21:33.920 No doubt, must be feeling good that you could move 368 00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:36.799 around and play with your kids and do what you 369 00:21:36.880 --> 00:21:38.440 gotta do to be ready for a season. 370 00:21:38.759 --> 00:21:38.960 Yeah. 371 00:21:39.000 --> 00:21:40.799 Absolutely. That was another good part too. You know, I 372 00:21:40.880 --> 00:21:42.839 got to spend a lot of time with Eli, and yeah, 373 00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:45.000 you know, we're teaching him some things. We're teaching him 374 00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:48.640 how to throw. He's really good at at throwing everything, 375 00:21:48.680 --> 00:21:50.200 and I always got to teach him what he should 376 00:21:50.200 --> 00:21:50.640 be throwing. 377 00:21:51.920 --> 00:21:53.039 Yeah, you could run into that. 378 00:21:53.039 --> 00:21:55.920 That's that's a phase, as they say, Yeah, hopefully he 379 00:21:55.960 --> 00:21:57.400 grows out of that phase. 380 00:21:57.119 --> 00:21:58.160 Right, yeah, exactly. 381 00:21:58.200 --> 00:22:00.160 Well, hopefully he doesn't grow out of throwing things, but 382 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:01.400 hopefully figures out what he's. 383 00:22:01.240 --> 00:22:03.599 Supposed to do. Nothing breakable, nothing breakable exactly. 384 00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:03.920 Yeah. 385 00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:06.440 Hey, Tommy, before I let you go with MOOKI move 386 00:22:06.480 --> 00:22:09.799 into shortstop. Where do you see this evolving for you? 387 00:22:09.799 --> 00:22:14.160 You obviously were incredible at shortstop and center field. Do 388 00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:17.279 you feel like the Dodgers have given you some blueprint 389 00:22:17.359 --> 00:22:18.680 at least to start the year. 390 00:22:19.440 --> 00:22:22.519 Yeah, No, I mean every offseason I kind of just 391 00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:26.079 make sure I get prepared at for both infield and outfield, 392 00:22:26.799 --> 00:22:30.440 so you know what that's center field, second base, shortstop. 393 00:22:30.480 --> 00:22:32.000 You know, I just try to make sure I'm prepared 394 00:22:32.119 --> 00:22:34.680 regardless of where I'm needed, because you know, it's a 395 00:22:34.680 --> 00:22:37.000 long season, a lot of things can come up. But 396 00:22:37.400 --> 00:22:39.279 you know, I'm just I always try to try to 397 00:22:39.319 --> 00:22:42.240 make sure I'm prepared for whatever, you know, wherever I'm needed. 398 00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:45.160 Damn, Tommy, I looked at the replay of a play 399 00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:48.640 I forgot which game it was actually in the World Series. 400 00:22:48.839 --> 00:22:50.799 You know, you made so many great plays, but I 401 00:22:50.880 --> 00:22:54.960