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<v Speaker 1>And we continue on Fred Rogan Rodney Pete on five

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<v Speaker 1>to seventy LA Sports. Dodgers opened a four game series

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<v Speaker 1>with the Diamondbacks tonight. That's a big series because when

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<v Speaker 1>you're dealing with the NL West, you are dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>the best division in baseball, the best teams in baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>And although it is the regular season, and I've mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>this many times, every one of these games counts too.

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<v Speaker 1>You win, they lose. So these have a little extra

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<v Speaker 1>oomph against the Diamondbacks. So if you want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about what happened over the weekend, and why would you,

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<v Speaker 1>that was pretty bad. That was just bad. The Angels,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the worst hitting teams in baseball, look like

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest hitting team in history. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't know if it's something about LA that they,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, get up for, and I'm sure it is

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<v Speaker 2>and all of the talk and disrespect, but they they

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<v Speaker 2>put on a show at the plate over the weekend,

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<v Speaker 2>and they were like, who who the hell are these guys?

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<v Speaker 2>Who are these guys? Because they look like a team,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, not just that one or two guys, not

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<v Speaker 2>just Ward, And it was it was up and down

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<v Speaker 2>that lineup that were I mean tattoo in the ball, Fred,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was like they knew what was coming is

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<v Speaker 2>how well they hit the ball over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>And doctor pitching uh did a very good job of

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<v Speaker 1>contributing to that. For her, to be completely honest, Tony

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<v Speaker 1>Gotslin had the the nail issue. Yeah, and then it

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<v Speaker 1>started to bleed. What did you say earlier, Rodney? He

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<v Speaker 1>looked like, what, I forget what I wanted to. I

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<v Speaker 1>forget what I said. But yeah, yeah, I mean flo fancy, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was, it was, yeah, it was. It was bad.

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<v Speaker 2>You know at that moment when you saw that, that's

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<v Speaker 2>when you got to say, Okay, come on out, come

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<v Speaker 2>on out here, come on out here. And what do

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<v Speaker 2>you do though? If you're if you're the ump or

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<v Speaker 2>you're you know, are you? I mean, that's not a

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<v Speaker 2>foreign substance because it's coming from your body.

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<v Speaker 1>But if.

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<v Speaker 2>If blood can add actually enhance something, that might be

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<v Speaker 2>something that you know, maybe pitchers start to do, Fred.

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<v Speaker 1>Pull little uh pull little get a little pinprick before

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<v Speaker 1>they go out the pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, blood help the spin rate, yes, exactly, Hey, White,

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<v Speaker 2>the hell not? People tried other things, remember, Gaylord Perry vasiline,

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<v Speaker 2>you had a dan sandpaper in his hat. He had

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<v Speaker 2>had the file, the nail file, yes, yeah, the nail file,

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<v Speaker 2>ye file.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Yeah. It was crazy lengths.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know, you know, I think they should

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<v Speaker 2>have Yeah, they should have pulled him because I think

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<v Speaker 2>it was more of a mental thing after that, once

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<v Speaker 2>he kind of got it addressed and there was that

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<v Speaker 2>big meeting on the mound and the blood's all over

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<v Speaker 2>his pants and now you're thinking about it every pitch

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<v Speaker 2>is this going to affect my slider? Is this gonna

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<v Speaker 2>affect my splitter? And his mind was not there after that.

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<v Speaker 2>It really wasn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he had been good. He had been good up

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<v Speaker 1>until that start. Right, well, then he's bleeding. Yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's also like, who do you go to?

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<v Speaker 3>The bullpen is so messed up, like, and the starters

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<v Speaker 3>have not been going deep, so you've had to dip

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<v Speaker 3>into the bullpen. You had to do it Friday night,

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<v Speaker 3>a Saturday night. Like basically, if Tony Goslin, as long

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<v Speaker 3>as his arm was attached to his shoulder, he was

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<v Speaker 3>going stay out there as long as you can.

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<v Speaker 2>Short of bringing in Mickey Rowe. Yeah, he was going

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<v Speaker 2>to go as long as he can't. But did you

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<v Speaker 2>see the shot they had the long conversation Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>did with Landing Neck and I don't know what the

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<v Speaker 2>conversation was, but uh and Landax going tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, well, his discussion was and he said it after

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<v Speaker 3>the game running. It was like, if you know, if

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<v Speaker 3>they just determined that he couldn't go, Tony Gonslin couldn't

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<v Speaker 3>keep going, they were gonna use NAC yesterday and figure

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<v Speaker 3>out today today that was gonna be the plan that

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<v Speaker 3>they thought that.

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<v Speaker 1>Would to continue.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, that's how that's how decimated this pitching staff is

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<v Speaker 2>that you gotta you gotta resort to try to call

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<v Speaker 2>in your your Monday your Monday night starter to go

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<v Speaker 2>finish the game on Sunday afternoon.

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<v Speaker 1>And I remember before the season started, we were sitting

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<v Speaker 1>here laughing, my god, they've got ten starting pitchers. How's

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<v Speaker 1>everybody many find a start? They got too many pictures,

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<v Speaker 1>you have too many riches. They don't even have enough

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<v Speaker 1>now and they literally had ten. No, because of the injuries,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't have enough.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the thing, you know, it's the it's year two

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<v Speaker 2>right when I say I wouldn't say year two, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's you know, last year they dealt with this in

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<v Speaker 2>a dramatic fashion. Every team goes through injury, so you

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<v Speaker 2>know you can't avoid that. But last year actually more

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<v Speaker 2>than that, because the year before that they ran out

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<v Speaker 2>of pictures too, because we talked about having to bring

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<v Speaker 2>in Lance Land as your as one of your aces.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he had to bring he had to start

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<v Speaker 2>a playoff game against Arizona and got he got lanced.

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<v Speaker 2>And so for the last few years they've been dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with this. Is it a point where you kind of

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<v Speaker 2>go back in and investigate what are we doing as

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<v Speaker 2>an organization as a team in terms of pictures and injuries,

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<v Speaker 2>or is it something that you write off is going

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<v Speaker 2>this is just inevitable with pictures nowadays, and it's not

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<v Speaker 2>something that's unique to the Dodgers that we're doing.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, it is to a degree unique to the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>To a degree, it is part of baseball now. I

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<v Speaker 1>play fantasy baseball and you look at the available pitchers,

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<v Speaker 1>m h. And you can see all these guys. You're going,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna pick him up right now. Oh, I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>IL sixty day list, IL thirty days. Everybody's hurt everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>hurt soap. It is a part of baseball, but the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers had more of it in the past. Now, to

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<v Speaker 1>be fair, this year, Blake Snell wasn't here. Last year,

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<v Speaker 1>Tyler Glasnell was, but he came with arm injuries. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>go out to the stadium and bring on David Basset,

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<v Speaker 1>who joins us. Dave, Good afternoon.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey guys, the Diamondbacks are out here taking early batting practice.

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<v Speaker 4>The Dodgers and Diamondbacks soaking up for the second time

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<v Speaker 4>in a week.

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<v Speaker 1>They had.

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<v Speaker 4>Dodgers ended their last road trips splitting four games at

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<v Speaker 4>Chase Fields, so this should be a very entertaining and

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<v Speaker 4>competitive series.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Dave, can you share with us from what you've

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<v Speaker 1>been able to hear, what the conversation was like with

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Taylor. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I think Andrew Freeman had a hard time just being

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<v Speaker 4>able to, you know, share with Chris Taylor what the

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<v Speaker 4>reality was, and I think at that point you just

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<v Speaker 4>got to be really honest. I'm not privy to exactly

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<v Speaker 4>what the transcription was of the dialogue, but it happened

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<v Speaker 4>after Saturday night's game, where they brought Chris Taylor in

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<v Speaker 4>and informed them that you know, this was the direction

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<v Speaker 4>they were going to go in. And obviously Chris Taylor

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<v Speaker 4>believes he was going to get a job somewhere or

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<v Speaker 4>they would have, you know, maybe worked out something where

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<v Speaker 4>he went on the IL instead of being released. But

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<v Speaker 4>Chris Taylor wants to play, and he wasn't playing a

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<v Speaker 4>lot with the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's a tough thing, right, Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been here for such a long time, had so

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<v Speaker 2>many big moments for this team and this team's success.

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<v Speaker 2>He and Austin Barnes at the uh you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>and and within five days of each other. It was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a tough thing to take for for Dodger fans.

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<v Speaker 2>But how how was it in the in the clubhouse

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<v Speaker 2>with guys, because those both those guys are such likable

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<v Speaker 2>guys and really been really good teammates, but they also

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<v Speaker 2>understand it's a business.

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<v Speaker 1>How did they all react to it?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you know, it was business as usual, honestly, Rodney. Yesterday,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe it was because it was a day game and

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<v Speaker 4>there's not really a lot of time to really take

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<v Speaker 4>it all in. But you know, Chris Taylor was the

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<v Speaker 4>last guy on the team the last two years, so

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<v Speaker 4>you know, I think everybody understood what was what was

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<v Speaker 4>happening here. The Dodgers weren't playing him. Hey Sun Kim

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<v Speaker 4>exploded onto the scene and has made a real impact,

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<v Speaker 4>has brought a lot of energy and can do things

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<v Speaker 4>that the Dodgers were asking Chris Taylor to do in

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<v Speaker 4>a more amplified way. So I think everybody understood there

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<v Speaker 4>was going to be a crossroads here when Tommy Edmund

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<v Speaker 4>and Taoscar Hernandez came back. The Austin Barnes situation took

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of people by surprise more than the Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Clayton Kershaw struggled on Saturday, what do you see?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think happens from here? Is that going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the way it is? Or was that just

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<v Speaker 1>a rough outing?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, the first inning was rough. He threw thirty eight

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<v Speaker 4>pitches in that first inning. So after that he settled

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<v Speaker 4>down and had a little better command. But after the

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<v Speaker 4>game he said that was the biggest issue that he

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<v Speaker 4>didn't have the command, and it's understandable after missing over

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<v Speaker 4>a year before he pitched in a major league game,

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<v Speaker 4>But that thirty eight pitch first inning prevented him from

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<v Speaker 4>getting into the fifth inning. And that's not only a

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<v Speaker 4>Saturday night problem, but it's been a problem here for

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<v Speaker 4>the first part of the season because the Dodger bullpen

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<v Speaker 4>reached the two hundred inning mark as far as innings

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<v Speaker 4>pitched yesterday after Gonsolin also only went four innings. So

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<v Speaker 4>that's a big issue for the Dodgers. And we'll see,

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<v Speaker 4>we'll see how it goes tonight, whether or not they

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<v Speaker 4>use an opener for Landon Nak or if they just

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<v Speaker 4>start him. They're going to have to use a minimal

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<v Speaker 4>amount of relievers as much as possible, especially with Caribbeate's

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<v Speaker 4>now going on the injured list.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, this is.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely crazy a day because they they went out in

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<v Speaker 2>the offseason and tried to insulate themselves from from having

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<v Speaker 2>this this this issue, and you know, going through what

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<v Speaker 2>they did last year and the bullpen was phenomenal, but

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<v Speaker 2>they knew it was not gonna it's something that you

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<v Speaker 2>could really sustain, so they made moves to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>But now here we are and it's it's worse than

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<v Speaker 2>it was, you know last year. How are they handling

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<v Speaker 2>it and approaching it going forward? And can you tell

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<v Speaker 2>us when we can get some of the guys back,

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<v Speaker 2>like you know Snell and some of the other guys

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<v Speaker 2>that that may be coming out of the bulk as well.

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<v Speaker 1>What are they coming back?

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<v Speaker 4>All right, let's just start with the bullpen itself. Going

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<v Speaker 4>back to what you just said, Rodney, people thought that

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<v Speaker 4>Tanner Scott was a luxury and Kirby Yates was a luxury.

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<v Speaker 4>They weren't a luxury. They were a necessity. And I

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<v Speaker 4>think everybody has a really short memory that the Dodger bullpen.

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<v Speaker 4>Key relievers like alex Vesia Blake, Trina Brusdar graderoal Evan

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<v Speaker 4>Phillips were pushed to their limits and pitched earlier and

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<v Speaker 4>longer last season than any other key relievers in baseball,

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<v Speaker 4>and the Dodgers relied heavily on those guys to win

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<v Speaker 4>Andrew Friedman to try to bring in some reinforcements, bring

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<v Speaker 4>in some fresh arms. But Kirby Yates is thirty eight

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<v Speaker 4>seventy eighty innings. Sixty innings was his career high, and

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<v Speaker 4>So that's the reality of what's going on right now.

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<v Speaker 4>And I know Andrew didn't want to have to be

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<v Speaker 4>And the guy that's closest to returning and you hope

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<v Speaker 4>and that's Michael Kopek, who also was pitching through a

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, Dave, we know you gotta run. Thank

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<v Speaker 4>We'll talk soon, okay, guys, Thanks, all right, there goes.

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<v Speaker 1>David vassaying out at the stadium. Okay, well there's the

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<v Speaker 1>reality of the situation. That's not a great reality either.

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<v Speaker 2>No jolly like you said, which a lot of people,

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<v Speaker 2>including me felt like Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates were Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>they snuck those guys in, They got those guys, and

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<v Speaker 2>now they're overstocked. It's a luxury to have those guys

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<v Speaker 2>because they've they've been phenomenal in years past, and now

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers got them. So wow, the Dodgers are stock pilot,

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<v Speaker 2>when in essence they said those guys were necessities.

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<v Speaker 1>Those guys were.

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<v Speaker 2>There was somebody that they targeted and they got to

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<v Speaker 2>not as a luxury, but as necessity and key figures

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<v Speaker 2>in the in the course of this season. So man,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's going to be an interesting next two months.

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<v Speaker 2>To say the least.

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<v Speaker 1>We're we're still anticipating Dodger GM Brandon Gomes joining the show.

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<v Speaker 1>If you can get it right, wouldn't you want to

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<v Speaker 1>get it right? Here your choices, get it right, get

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<v Speaker 1>it wrong? Who would pick? I want it wrong? That's next?

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, we keep it moving. It's moving fast on

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<v Speaker 2>Wow Flying by Rodney Pete Fred Rogan got a good stuff, Fred,

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<v Speaker 2>Are you deep down really be honest with me? Are

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<v Speaker 2>you Are you concerned at any point it's May nineteenth.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you concerned at all with the Dodgers right now?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh? No, I'm not concerned. Really into your bones, into

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<v Speaker 1>your heart, you're not concerned at all, But this tea, No,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really not because I know everything's gonna shake out, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I know the pictures will all come back. I know

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's going to hit, So I'm not concerned. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>more I just don't want to see him look bad

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<v Speaker 1>against the Angels. I mean, if you're gonna get beat,

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't want to see you look bad against teams. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because there are so many guys hurt. I mean, what

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<v Speaker 1>do you expect. And again, we've seen this movie, we

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<v Speaker 1>lived at last year. All you have to do is

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<v Speaker 1>got some time for that. I just don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>see him look bad. They're gonna get beat, They're not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna win one hundred and twenty games. Whatever people were

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<v Speaker 1>don't look bad, that's all. But I'm not worried. You worried.

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<v Speaker 1>So they can lose. They can lose, and and you

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<v Speaker 1>you're not saying that they lose fifty games or anything

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<v Speaker 1>like that, but they can lose and you'll still be

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<v Speaker 1>okay with it even the way they're losing. No, I'm not.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not worried at this point. But the question though, is.

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<v Speaker 2>Once you know, everybody says, okay, once we get these

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<v Speaker 2>guys back, it's all be good. All once we get

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<v Speaker 2>smelled and once we you know, once we get glass

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<v Speaker 2>Now back, it'll be it'll be good. Once the copek

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<v Speaker 2>comes back and trying and comes back, will be all good. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>those guys come back, but they've been injured. There's no

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<v Speaker 2>guarantee that they stay healthy throughout the rest of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>On paper, it feels good that you know that these

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<v Speaker 2>guys are coming back, but they still got to come back,

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<v Speaker 2>and they still got to perform, and they still got

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<v Speaker 2>to get their their arms and legs and body and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, because it doesn't just happen on paper. You

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<v Speaker 2>take a moment. And I know everybody's believing once these

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<v Speaker 2>guys come back, we're all good. But this it it

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<v Speaker 2>may take one or two or three or four games

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Like everybody who's like expecting, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what they were expecting from Kershall. I think they were expecting, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, two twenty twelve, fifteen Kershaw. It's Kershall Day.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's gonna be lights out. You know, he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>only give up two hits and if he gives up

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<v Speaker 2>a run, maybe he does, but nothing more than that.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's a different it's a different time, different element,

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<v Speaker 2>different animal right now. And it's gonna take curseh two

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<v Speaker 2>three games to gotta get hisself back into pitching at

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we'll see, we'll see if that's the case. Speaking

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<v Speaker 1>of curse uh so uh. The automated strike zone, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>is coming. We kind of touched on this earlier, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's only a question of when. Now, it's just a

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<v Speaker 1>question of when. And of course Baseball has to sign off,

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<v Speaker 1>the players Union has to sign off. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if the umpires have to get involved in this. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people have to sign off on going to

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<v Speaker 1>the automated strike zone. The concern, again is the human element,

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<v Speaker 1>and we don't want to remove the human element. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the automated strike zone is going to get it right.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to get it right. They're going to have it.

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<v Speaker 1>When they use it, it's going to be right. And

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<v Speaker 1>when they get to that point and they're moving in

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<v Speaker 1>that direction, why wouldn't you use it. Well, we don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to remove the human element. We've removed the human

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<v Speaker 1>element from life. It's called AI. You can communicate with AI.

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<v Speaker 1>You ask Ai a question, it thinks it knows you

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<v Speaker 1>when answers. AI is not human. So why in baseball

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<v Speaker 1>must we keep it? Well, we don't want to mess

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<v Speaker 1>with that. Oh no, but society is doing it like this.

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<v Speaker 1>Well we don't believe in that. Well you should. You

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<v Speaker 1>should believe in it. It's pretty simple. It's staring you

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<v Speaker 1>right in the face. If the human element is what

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<v Speaker 1>you're concerned about, the human beings play, let the computer

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<v Speaker 1>call balls and strikes because it's a really tough job.

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<v Speaker 1>And honestly, and you go well, you're all over the umpires. No,

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<v Speaker 1>but the truth is some guys are better than others.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell what about the people, what about the people that say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you just said it, human beings play? Why

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<v Speaker 2>don't you let human beings officiate. If you gotta let

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<v Speaker 2>human beings play, then let the human beings officiate. Otherwise,

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<v Speaker 2>this is go to the video game and put an

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<v Speaker 2>avatar of Jason Tatum and let him and you play

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<v Speaker 2>it through your video game, or you get the algorithm

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<v Speaker 2>that just says Jason Tatum would do this in this situation.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is how it's going to go.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're gonna put somebody on him that can guard him,

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<v Speaker 2>and if it comes with a double team, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, that was not a really good analogy. So that

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<v Speaker 1>was good, you know, like, no, I didn't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't do that. I'm sorry. I mean, look, I'll bite

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<v Speaker 1>on a lot of them. Don't get me wrong. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sitting here and yeah that makes sense. No, no, no, no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 1>The bottom line is this, if you have the chance

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<v Speaker 1>to get it right, you should get it right. You

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<v Speaker 1>should in anything. If you can, you should. You shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>roll the dice and go, well, maybe we'll miss a few. No,

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<v Speaker 1>if you can do it properly, you can get it right.

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<v Speaker 1>You should get it right understood. It changes a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of the dynamic of the game. And honestly, pictures will

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<v Speaker 1>hate it. If anybody's gonna hate it, pictures will hate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Hitters will love it because hitters will now know exactly

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<v Speaker 1>the area where that ball is gonna be. M hm.

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<v Speaker 1>There won't be any question. It's not like, hey man,

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<v Speaker 1>the umpire squeezing me, or he's giving me the corner.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody's given you anything. This is where it goes. It

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<v Speaker 1>has to be in there, or it's not a strike.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're a hitter, you're standar. They're going, okay, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I know one thing. He's probably not gonna throw a

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<v Speaker 1>lot on the corners, or if he is, they're always

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<v Speaker 1>going to be right on the corner because the automated

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<v Speaker 1>strike zone, the computer will figure that out.

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<v Speaker 2>So is it an advantage going forward in these first

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<v Speaker 2>If they implement it in the first two years of

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<v Speaker 1>The hitter or the picture. The hitter in my mind, yeah, one.

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<v Speaker 2>Because now you played baseball black and I know that

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<v Speaker 2>he's not going to get that outside pitch and that

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<v Speaker 2>umpire is not going to be able to call something wide,

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<v Speaker 2>and I got a good feel for my strike zone.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not gonna get anything by me, or he's not

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<v Speaker 1>Taken out of the equation.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, you're right, it's gonna it's gonna be an advantage hitter.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean you play.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what they want, right, That's what baseball wants. So

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<v Speaker 2>why the hesitation from baseball?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, because we have to get it approved with the

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<v Speaker 1>players and then these people have to consider it and

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<v Speaker 1>the and and they have to make sure it's right.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's the other thing, the big that's the

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<v Speaker 3>big thing, Fredd is like they have to get the

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<v Speaker 3>kinks works out. Everybody's strike zone is different, so whoever

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<v Speaker 3>itself and that takes time and all sorts of different things.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's, more than anything else, is the bigger issue.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't have the same strike zone for jose Al

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I mean?

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Yeah, yeah, how do they work that out? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, is it is it a you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure they have measurements and all that thing for

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<v Speaker 2>every player on every single team. So they plug them in.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the strike zone for this guy and that guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and they plug it in and here it is. Because

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<v Speaker 2>so you can't call the same strike as low to

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<v Speaker 2>obviously technical parts that you got to get in, you know,

418
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<v Speaker 2>get into place. But that's not hard because we're twenty

419
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<v Speaker 2>twenty five and it's already here. So that's that seems

420
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<v Speaker 2>like it would be an easy thing to do. Maybe

421
00:23:51.839 --> 00:23:56.559
<v Speaker 2>they wear under their jerseys. Oh they got sensors. They

422
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<v Speaker 2>got sensors.

423
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, hoose al Tuovay already knows that drill buzzers, whoa, whoa,

424
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<v Speaker 1>who inspired there it is, he knows how to do that.

425
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<v Speaker 1>Uh No, Maybe they do have sensors on their shirts.

426
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<v Speaker 1>They go up there and that's what it is. Simple

427
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<v Speaker 1>could be yeah, yeah, oh it could be. It does

428
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<v Speaker 1>seem look it looks no.

429
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<v Speaker 2>Look if we if we got you know, driverless cars

430
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<v Speaker 2>out there that can sense anything happening and surroundings and

431
00:24:39.880 --> 00:24:42.839
<v Speaker 2>some car coming close to you or you traveling too

432
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<v Speaker 2>fast and the car can slow down or carking speed up,

433
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<v Speaker 2>or it recognizes, you know, a motorcycle coming beside you

434
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<v Speaker 2>and so it kind of you know, makes.

435
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<v Speaker 1>Way for that. Then this would be easy peasy. Yeah,

436
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<v Speaker 1>that would not surprise me at all to see go

437
00:25:00.440 --> 00:25:05.119
<v Speaker 1>to it sooner rather than later. And then people should

438
00:25:05.319 --> 00:25:09.519
<v Speaker 1>understand that it's a good thing because once it happens,

439
00:25:09.559 --> 00:25:15.079
<v Speaker 1>it happens. Yeah, that's it. It's done. They're not gonna

440
00:25:15.119 --> 00:25:17.720
<v Speaker 1>go backwards. Once it happens, it happens. And I know

441
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<v Speaker 1>there's an adjustment period because there always is, but long

442
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<v Speaker 1>term it will be a good thing. And moreover, I

443
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<v Speaker 1>believe it will actually happen. Okay, we are back with

444
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<v Speaker 1>a final segment here. Yeah, yeah, oh.

445
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<v Speaker 2>Yes, come on down to home stretch they come, Rodney Pete,

446
00:25:52.079 --> 00:25:56.519
<v Speaker 2>fred Rogan, Yeah, Freddie.

447
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<v Speaker 1>We were just talking about the strike zone earlier and

448
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<v Speaker 1>and I.

449
00:26:04.599 --> 00:26:07.079
<v Speaker 2>Was so against it two years ago, three years ago

450
00:26:07.400 --> 00:26:10.519
<v Speaker 2>when it was first introduced, and you talked about it

451
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<v Speaker 2>and you liked it, which is weird because you used

452
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<v Speaker 2>to be an umpire and from a former umpire standpoint,

453
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<v Speaker 2>you would think that you would be in a fraternity

454
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<v Speaker 2>with your guys and not want it. But do you

455
00:26:22.240 --> 00:26:28.079
<v Speaker 2>think most umpires would welcome this or are they standing

456
00:26:28.200 --> 00:26:30.880
<v Speaker 2>in opposition of this possibility happening?

457
00:26:31.359 --> 00:26:35.400
<v Speaker 1>You know, it's interesting if you watch umpires today compared

458
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<v Speaker 1>to when the challenge system first started. I think initially

459
00:26:39.799 --> 00:26:43.960
<v Speaker 1>when the challenge system started, umpires looked at it like

460
00:26:44.119 --> 00:26:48.319
<v Speaker 1>they were being questioned and they were being overruled. Now,

461
00:26:48.440 --> 00:26:50.839
<v Speaker 1>if there is a challenge of any kind, you just

462
00:26:50.880 --> 00:26:53.279
<v Speaker 1>see the empire go okay, yeah, I got it. I

463
00:26:53.400 --> 00:26:56.279
<v Speaker 1>think they become accustomed to it. But now let's bring

464
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<v Speaker 1>on the general manager of the Dodgers, Brandon Gomes. Brandon,

465
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<v Speaker 1>thanks for coming.

466
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<v Speaker 5>On, Thanks for having me.

467
00:27:01.599 --> 00:27:05.799
<v Speaker 1>Guys. Hey, let's start with this. Two difficult conversations last

468
00:27:05.920 --> 00:27:08.880
<v Speaker 1>week to guys that had been around. What I'd really

469
00:27:09.000 --> 00:27:12.400
<v Speaker 1>like to know. What are those conversations like, I know

470
00:27:12.559 --> 00:27:15.440
<v Speaker 1>you can't sit here and tell us exactly what was set,

471
00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:19.759
<v Speaker 1>but do people get emotional? Do they become upset? What

472
00:27:19.880 --> 00:27:21.200
<v Speaker 1>are those conversations like?

473
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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, those are always really challenging. Two great players, great

474
00:27:27.480 --> 00:27:30.319
<v Speaker 5>people that have been here for a long time. So

475
00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:34.240
<v Speaker 5>you know, I think with those guys, it's being honest

476
00:27:34.319 --> 00:27:38.240
<v Speaker 5>and straightforward and also you know, having empathy for the situation.

477
00:27:38.480 --> 00:27:41.440
<v Speaker 5>And you know, they both handled the conversations like pros

478
00:27:41.480 --> 00:27:44.400
<v Speaker 5>on the other end, as we expected, and you know,

479
00:27:44.759 --> 00:27:49.119
<v Speaker 5>nothing but respect and admiration for both of those guys

480
00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:52.079
<v Speaker 5>and wish them nothing but the best moving forward.

481
00:27:53.880 --> 00:27:55.680
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but it's still tough, right Brandon.

482
00:27:55.720 --> 00:27:57.240
<v Speaker 2>I mean, you still got to deal with these guys

483
00:27:57.319 --> 00:27:59.839
<v Speaker 2>that have been around and been at big moments for

484
00:28:00.119 --> 00:28:02.480
<v Speaker 2>or for this team for a number of years, and

485
00:28:03.039 --> 00:28:06.039
<v Speaker 2>and and both of them were very.

486
00:28:05.960 --> 00:28:09.319
<v Speaker 1>Well liked by the fan base. So it's it's it's

487
00:28:09.400 --> 00:28:11.960
<v Speaker 1>got to be it's got to be tough. How much?

488
00:28:12.640 --> 00:28:13.319
<v Speaker 1>How much is it?

489
00:28:13.480 --> 00:28:16.200
<v Speaker 2>And I said this earlier, Brennan, that I think you

490
00:28:16.359 --> 00:28:20.200
<v Speaker 2>guys do as good a job as any team that

491
00:28:20.359 --> 00:28:23.759
<v Speaker 2>I know of in any sport of being open and

492
00:28:23.960 --> 00:28:28.359
<v Speaker 2>communicating with your players, uh and staff. You know, I've

493
00:28:28.400 --> 00:28:30.720
<v Speaker 2>I've heard Andrew talk a lot about you know, we

494
00:28:30.799 --> 00:28:33.279
<v Speaker 2>wanted to give a certain player an opportunity to go

495
00:28:33.400 --> 00:28:37.240
<v Speaker 2>test the market, and and not every not every not

496
00:28:37.359 --> 00:28:40.240
<v Speaker 2>every organization does that. They kind of keep that under

497
00:28:40.279 --> 00:28:41.960
<v Speaker 2>the best and they don't really be open with the

498
00:28:42.000 --> 00:28:42.559
<v Speaker 2>player like that.

499
00:28:42.720 --> 00:28:43.400
<v Speaker 1>But you guys have.

500
00:28:45.079 --> 00:28:50.640
<v Speaker 2>Do you was or these conversations had as a possibility

501
00:28:51.079 --> 00:28:53.920
<v Speaker 2>to Chris and Austin or was it just as a

502
00:28:54.000 --> 00:28:57.000
<v Speaker 2>time arose that you had to make the decision that

503
00:28:57.119 --> 00:28:57.920
<v Speaker 2>you pulled the trigger.

504
00:28:59.200 --> 00:29:02.480
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think there is a lot of conversations that

505
00:29:02.799 --> 00:29:08.480
<v Speaker 5>went into this, and you know, we're incredibly mindful of

506
00:29:09.359 --> 00:29:14.279
<v Speaker 5>opportunities here and elsewhere, and especially for these two guys

507
00:29:14.359 --> 00:29:17.519
<v Speaker 5>who have been such a huge part of our success

508
00:29:19.480 --> 00:29:22.599
<v Speaker 5>over the years, trying to you know, handle it the

509
00:29:22.720 --> 00:29:25.319
<v Speaker 5>right way, and however, you know, we're never going to

510
00:29:25.440 --> 00:29:28.359
<v Speaker 5>nail those one hundred percent of the way, but that

511
00:29:28.839 --> 00:29:30.799
<v Speaker 5>was the goal with this, to make sure that we

512
00:29:30.960 --> 00:29:35.880
<v Speaker 5>did this with as much you know, thought and class

513
00:29:36.000 --> 00:29:39.519
<v Speaker 5>and you know, mindfulness of the situation as we possibly could.

514
00:29:39.640 --> 00:29:41.920
<v Speaker 5>So as you alluded to, look, these are these are

515
00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:46.680
<v Speaker 5>hard conversations and they never feel good to be, you know,

516
00:29:47.200 --> 00:29:49.400
<v Speaker 5>to be the ones delivering the news. And these guys

517
00:29:50.039 --> 00:29:53.039
<v Speaker 5>have worked incredibly hard over the course of their careers

518
00:29:53.039 --> 00:29:58.519
<v Speaker 5>and given it all for the team, so obviously challenging

519
00:29:59.119 --> 00:30:01.519
<v Speaker 5>conversations are are tough along the way, but you know,

520
00:30:01.599 --> 00:30:06.880
<v Speaker 5>I think they'll you know, they'll be better moving forward,

521
00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:09.079
<v Speaker 5>and I'm glad we handle it the way we did.

522
00:30:09.960 --> 00:30:15.000
<v Speaker 1>Brandon. One thing about the Dodgers. You have obviously committed

523
00:30:15.480 --> 00:30:17.559
<v Speaker 1>to building a winning team every year, and you've told

524
00:30:17.599 --> 00:30:20.400
<v Speaker 1>the fans that by the investment the organization has made.

525
00:30:20.880 --> 00:30:23.880
<v Speaker 1>But if you want to build for sustained success, you

526
00:30:24.039 --> 00:30:27.759
<v Speaker 1>then have to start integrating younger players. So I think

527
00:30:27.839 --> 00:30:30.359
<v Speaker 1>this is kind of unique that you have a team

528
00:30:30.400 --> 00:30:33.079
<v Speaker 1>that can win the World Series, yet you also have

529
00:30:33.200 --> 00:30:36.519
<v Speaker 1>the ability to bring up younger players that can be

530
00:30:36.680 --> 00:30:39.440
<v Speaker 1>your future. Do you find this a unique situation?

531
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<v Speaker 5>We were very fortunate to have, you know, the support

532
00:30:43.920 --> 00:30:46.839
<v Speaker 5>of ownership, and yeah, I mean the goal is to

533
00:30:47.200 --> 00:30:49.799
<v Speaker 5>win this year, but also to make sure that we're

534
00:30:49.920 --> 00:30:53.400
<v Speaker 5>doing everything we can to put ourselves in position to

535
00:30:53.480 --> 00:30:57.960
<v Speaker 5>continue the success. So we we've had the opportunity over

536
00:30:58.039 --> 00:31:01.440
<v Speaker 5>the years and this year too, when we get a

537
00:31:01.559 --> 00:31:05.960
<v Speaker 5>chance to get some younger guys in here to play

538
00:31:06.000 --> 00:31:10.680
<v Speaker 5>a little bit, and sometimes that comes via injury, first

539
00:31:11.480 --> 00:31:15.279
<v Speaker 5>veteran guys or you know, opportunities present themselves in different ways.

540
00:31:16.039 --> 00:31:20.200
<v Speaker 5>It's always helpful from our standpoint. To get an understanding

541
00:31:20.319 --> 00:31:24.119
<v Speaker 5>of how guys perform up here, and you know that

542
00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:26.920
<v Speaker 5>isn't always linear. Guys don't always just come in and

543
00:31:27.000 --> 00:31:31.000
<v Speaker 5>start hitting or performing on the pitching side, but getting

544
00:31:31.079 --> 00:31:33.920
<v Speaker 5>them a taste of what it is. If they perform

545
00:31:34.640 --> 00:31:37.279
<v Speaker 5>right away, great, If not, that's okay, then we have

546
00:31:37.319 --> 00:31:40.920
<v Speaker 5>an opportunity to send them back down and have a

547
00:31:41.000 --> 00:31:43.200
<v Speaker 5>cuitter understanding of Hey, these are things that you can

548
00:31:43.319 --> 00:31:46.799
<v Speaker 5>go work done while in Triple A. So I think

549
00:31:46.839 --> 00:31:49.920
<v Speaker 5>it's a nice balance, and you know, our player development

550
00:31:49.960 --> 00:31:53.960
<v Speaker 5>does an amazing job. And the challenge here is that

551
00:31:54.279 --> 00:31:56.759
<v Speaker 5>there's a pretty still a pretty big gap from Triple

552
00:31:56.839 --> 00:31:59.160
<v Speaker 5>A to the big leagues. So as good as our

553
00:31:59.200 --> 00:32:01.799
<v Speaker 5>group is, it's hard to you know, put it in

554
00:32:01.880 --> 00:32:03.480
<v Speaker 5>the end zone. We can get to the five to

555
00:32:03.519 --> 00:32:05.240
<v Speaker 5>ten yard line and we try to get as close

556
00:32:05.279 --> 00:32:09.640
<v Speaker 5>as we can of teaching these guys in the minor leagues.

557
00:32:09.680 --> 00:32:11.839
<v Speaker 5>But this is just a you know, one more step

558
00:32:12.559 --> 00:32:15.200
<v Speaker 5>to truly understand what they need to do in order

559
00:32:15.279 --> 00:32:17.119
<v Speaker 5>to hit the ground running once they get to the

560
00:32:17.160 --> 00:32:20.519
<v Speaker 5>big league. So these opportunities are good for us and

561
00:32:20.680 --> 00:32:21.319
<v Speaker 5>for the players.

562
00:32:22.079 --> 00:32:25.559
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no, absolutely, And one of the things that.

563
00:32:27.200 --> 00:32:30.359
<v Speaker 2>I think separates the Dodgers from everyone else is that

564
00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:34.559
<v Speaker 2>you guys do look ahead. You do you know, try

565
00:32:34.640 --> 00:32:37.440
<v Speaker 2>to have that crystal ball and foresee the future. And

566
00:32:38.079 --> 00:32:40.680
<v Speaker 2>you understand that, Yes, last year, you guys won the

567
00:32:40.720 --> 00:32:43.400
<v Speaker 2>World Series, but you did it in a unique way

568
00:32:43.559 --> 00:32:45.880
<v Speaker 2>where you know, the bullpen was asked to do a

569
00:32:45.960 --> 00:32:50.559
<v Speaker 2>lot more than most bullpens around Major League Baseball, and

570
00:32:51.000 --> 00:32:53.559
<v Speaker 2>you went out and you addressed that in the offseason

571
00:32:53.640 --> 00:32:56.240
<v Speaker 2>and brought in a number of arms to help you

572
00:32:56.359 --> 00:32:59.480
<v Speaker 2>out with this. And yet here we are May nineteen.

573
00:33:00.400 --> 00:33:05.720
<v Speaker 2>There's serious, serious, serious injuries to the pitching staff. And

574
00:33:06.799 --> 00:33:08.720
<v Speaker 2>what can you tell us about some of the guys

575
00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:11.480
<v Speaker 2>that that may be coming off the aisle and and

576
00:33:11.640 --> 00:33:14.519
<v Speaker 2>getting back sooner rather than later, and and some of

577
00:33:14.599 --> 00:33:18.119
<v Speaker 2>the status of not only just the starters like like

578
00:33:18.319 --> 00:33:21.160
<v Speaker 2>Snell and Glass now, but some of the some of

579
00:33:21.240 --> 00:33:24.359
<v Speaker 2>the relievers like you know, Trynan and Kopek and some

580
00:33:24.519 --> 00:33:26.359
<v Speaker 2>of the other guys that you're gonna need down the stretch.

581
00:33:27.839 --> 00:33:31.119
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I'm going back to the first point of obviously

582
00:33:31.720 --> 00:33:34.279
<v Speaker 5>having won last year and doing it in a not

583
00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:37.440
<v Speaker 5>so traditional way. I think it speaks to the many

584
00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:40.640
<v Speaker 5>different ways that you can, you know, construct the team

585
00:33:40.759 --> 00:33:43.279
<v Speaker 5>and go out and win a championship. And our goal

586
00:33:43.400 --> 00:33:46.119
<v Speaker 5>this offseason was to you know, do it a little

587
00:33:46.160 --> 00:33:48.839
<v Speaker 5>more straightforward with you know, a bunch of starters that

588
00:33:48.960 --> 00:33:52.359
<v Speaker 5>went deep and you know complimentary, have a strong bullpen,

589
00:33:52.519 --> 00:33:55.279
<v Speaker 5>kind of put it all together. So uh that that,

590
00:33:56.200 --> 00:33:58.480
<v Speaker 5>you know, hopefully that is the goal as we roll

591
00:33:58.519 --> 00:34:03.000
<v Speaker 5>into September October and down the stretch of a bunch

592
00:34:03.079 --> 00:34:05.559
<v Speaker 5>of really talented guys that are coming back and healthy

593
00:34:06.160 --> 00:34:09.000
<v Speaker 5>as far as guys on the men you know smelling

594
00:34:09.079 --> 00:34:12.800
<v Speaker 5>Glass are both throwing now, so we'll kind of progress

595
00:34:12.840 --> 00:34:16.480
<v Speaker 5>them through their programs. Both feeling good, which is great,

596
00:34:17.239 --> 00:34:23.159
<v Speaker 5>trying is throwing currently and feeling good. Rokie is you know,

597
00:34:23.480 --> 00:34:26.360
<v Speaker 5>kind of just in in a shoulder strengthening phase right now,

598
00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:29.960
<v Speaker 5>but overall we feel feel good with where he's at,

599
00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:32.360
<v Speaker 5>and once he gets thrown here in the near future,

600
00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:38.559
<v Speaker 5>copack out on rehab assignment, which is great, Evan, you know,

601
00:34:38.679 --> 00:34:41.480
<v Speaker 5>going to take a few more days here and kind

602
00:34:41.519 --> 00:34:44.519
<v Speaker 5>of assess what we're at before he starts any kind

603
00:34:44.559 --> 00:34:46.480
<v Speaker 5>of throwing program. So they have a number of guys

604
00:34:46.639 --> 00:34:48.840
<v Speaker 5>there and then obviously Kirby just going down with the

605
00:34:49.079 --> 00:34:52.360
<v Speaker 5>with the hand strength. You know, we'll see where he's

606
00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:54.280
<v Speaker 5>at in the coming days. We should be able to

607
00:34:54.360 --> 00:34:56.320
<v Speaker 5>keep his arm going, which is a good thing, which

608
00:34:57.079 --> 00:35:00.599
<v Speaker 5>always helps in you know, getting them back out on

609
00:35:00.679 --> 00:35:03.719
<v Speaker 5>the mound sooner, being able to keep the arm going. So,

610
00:35:04.239 --> 00:35:06.079
<v Speaker 5>you know, there's a lot of guys on there. It's

611
00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:08.400
<v Speaker 5>part of why you build depth in the off season,

612
00:35:08.480 --> 00:35:11.719
<v Speaker 5>and we're certainly testing those limits right now. But it's

613
00:35:11.840 --> 00:35:15.239
<v Speaker 5>not fortunately, Unfortunately, I guess it is not a unique

614
00:35:15.239 --> 00:35:18.679
<v Speaker 5>place for us doc in the in the pitching guys

615
00:35:18.719 --> 00:35:21.519
<v Speaker 5>do an amazing job of being able to navigate uh

616
00:35:21.719 --> 00:35:25.400
<v Speaker 5>these these times and still get out there and you know,

617
00:35:25.880 --> 00:35:28.239
<v Speaker 5>put up wins when we can, and you know, it'll

618
00:35:28.280 --> 00:35:31.079
<v Speaker 5>be a point where our offense may have to pick

619
00:35:31.159 --> 00:35:32.880
<v Speaker 5>us up a little bit more, and then at some

620
00:35:33.000 --> 00:35:36.119
<v Speaker 5>point in the future, uh, the pitchers will return the

621
00:35:36.199 --> 00:35:38.440
<v Speaker 5>favor to our h to our offense.

622
00:35:38.559 --> 00:35:41.719
<v Speaker 1>So I'm going to tell you you didn't sound like

623
00:35:41.760 --> 00:35:43.920
<v Speaker 1>the general manager of the Dodgers. You sounded like a

624
00:35:44.000 --> 00:35:49.119
<v Speaker 1>guy coordinating a mass unit. Wow, you just listed all

625
00:35:49.280 --> 00:35:51.239
<v Speaker 1>those guys. It's like you have a medical chart in

626
00:35:51.320 --> 00:35:51.719
<v Speaker 1>front of you.

627
00:35:52.400 --> 00:35:54.679
<v Speaker 5>The good thing is all those guys are super talented,

628
00:35:54.800 --> 00:35:56.599
<v Speaker 5>So we'll be patient.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Brandon thanks for jumping on. We really appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 5>You got it, guys, Thank you again.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, there we goes. General manager of the Dodgers, Brandon

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<v Speaker 1>Gomes got it. When you just sit there and listen

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<v Speaker 1>to it, well, you know, he's this, This guy's that,

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<v Speaker 1>he's over here, he'll be back. It sounds like he's

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<v Speaker 1>running an er.

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<v Speaker 4>What.

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<v Speaker 2>It also sounds like it's like, you know, for Dodger fans,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're you know that are listening, it's like, we

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<v Speaker 2>got it under control. It's gonna be everything's gonna be okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And it feels that way. I know that it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>seem that that way right now with all the injuries,

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<v Speaker 2>but the way they navigated, the way he talked about

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<v Speaker 2>this is our plan and this is how we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>go forward.

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<v Speaker 1>He was very calming.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like the bedside manner that you need if you're

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<v Speaker 2>a Dodger, if you're a Dodger fan, and it's stressed

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<v Speaker 2>out right now.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. Thanks to Brandon for coming on the show.

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<v Speaker 1>We also thank David Vasse for coming on today. Ronnie,

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<v Speaker 1>great job, terrific way to start the week. Kevin forlorn

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<v Speaker 1>Angel fan, thank you for your hard work, Nottney, we

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<v Speaker 1>get them tomorrow, yes, sir,