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<v Speaker 1>David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Dodgers Stadium after the Dodgers defeat

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<v Speaker 2>the Pirates tonight by a final score of nine to five.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vase with you until eleven

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<v Speaker 2>thirty tonight here on a five to seventy LA Sports

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<v Speaker 2>Phone lines are open at eight six, six, nine eighty

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy.

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<v Speaker 3>Jose Moto will check in at eleven ten.

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<v Speaker 2>We also will share part of our conversation with Dusty Baker,

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<v Speaker 2>who joined us on the pregame show before he was

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<v Speaker 2>inducted into the Legends of Dodger Baseball and a very

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<v Speaker 2>special pregame ceremony. And I love that the Dodgers decided

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<v Speaker 2>to give the members that are inducted into this leg

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<v Speaker 2>Legends of Dodger Baseball a blue coat that had the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers' LA logo on the coat as well. That makes

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<v Speaker 2>it a little bit more ceremonial and a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more special, especially when you bring these guys back. It's

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<v Speaker 2>somewhat reminiscent of what the Reds do when they induct

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<v Speaker 2>their players into their Hall of Fame.

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<v Speaker 3>So that was really cool to see.

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<v Speaker 2>And cannot say good enough things about Dusty Baker, who,

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<v Speaker 2>even though I've known him for a shorter amount of

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<v Speaker 2>time than many in Los Angeles and around baseball, he

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<v Speaker 2>just makes you feel like you're part of his family

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<v Speaker 2>and that he's known you forever. So that's what makes

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<v Speaker 2>him special. And we'll hear from Dusty a little bit later,

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<v Speaker 2>but first we want to get to this game. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers needed to win it, right, and we will get

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<v Speaker 2>to Mookie Betts and what's going on with him in

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<v Speaker 2>just a moment. But the Dodgers needed to win this

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<v Speaker 2>game because the Padres and Diamondbacks are right on their heels.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a division race right now in the NLS.

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<v Speaker 2>The Padres and Diamondbacks are playing much better. The Padres

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<v Speaker 2>got better at the trade deadline. The Diamondbacks are getting

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<v Speaker 2>healthy with Eduardo Rodriguez and also Merrill Kelly on the horizons,

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<v Speaker 2>and they are three and a half games back of

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. The Padres now are in second place two

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<v Speaker 2>and a half games back of the Dodgers San Diego

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<v Speaker 2>one tonight in ten innings against the Marlins six to two,

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<v Speaker 2>while the Diamondbacks used a walk off home run by

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<v Speaker 2>Adrian dale Castillo to beat the Phillies in the Desert.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's where the standings are right now. Dodgers lead

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<v Speaker 2>Arizona two and a half games and also lead the

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<v Speaker 2>Padres by three and a half games in the nlst

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<v Speaker 2>Jack Flaherty a special night for him to come back

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<v Speaker 2>to Dodgers Stadium and pitch well. One mistake pitch to

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<v Speaker 2>Joey Bart and his line would have looked a lot different. Instead,

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<v Speaker 2>he's charged with four earned runs instead of one in

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<v Speaker 2>five and two's innings. He threw one hundred and ten

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<v Speaker 2>pitches and it must have been really emotional for him

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<v Speaker 2>and his mom after the game because she was sitting

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<v Speaker 2>behind home played as Jack was pitching tonight at Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Stadium in a Dodger uniform for the first time, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's pretty special. Let's head downstairs right now to the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Clubhouse to hear from tonight's winning pitcher, Jack Flaherty

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<v Speaker 2>on sports and at LA.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I don't really know if there's like words for it.

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<v Speaker 4>I was a little bit sped up there in the

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<v Speaker 4>in the first and in first hit her. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 4>usually happen, you know at this point, like but you know,

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<v Speaker 4>things are moving a little fast. Just excited, a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of emotions, a lot of things going just going through

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<v Speaker 4>my head, going and warm it up and everything. It

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<v Speaker 4>was trying to take it all in. Yeah, just uh,

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<v Speaker 4>just a lot of fun. And then these guys came

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<v Speaker 4>out swung the bats tonight, getting a lead like that.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, for me, it's just you know, you just

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<v Speaker 5>continue to go out and attack.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know, Jay it was great defensively, everybody was,

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<v Speaker 4>but you know, he made a couple of plays that

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<v Speaker 4>were huge, and you know, guys came out and swung it,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, Freddie getting up there and going what nuts

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<v Speaker 4>never stopped.

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<v Speaker 5>So it was it was a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, what was it like in that standing ovation there

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<v Speaker 2>a kind of at the end of the At the start.

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<v Speaker 4>I think I was still pissed that I gave up

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<v Speaker 4>the hit and it wasn't I didn't finish the inning.

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<v Speaker 4>So it was it was awesome. It's it's a it's

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<v Speaker 4>a special special feeling just being from here and and

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<v Speaker 4>getting that and having that uh that moment there.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, just all around special.

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<v Speaker 6>And I kind of mentioned that that you you've battled

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<v Speaker 6>against Freddy and and guys could show hey for a

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<v Speaker 6>long time and now they what's it like having them

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<v Speaker 6>on your side and seeing them their thing you on

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<v Speaker 6>the mount?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I'm asking Show. I had to show me something

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<v Speaker 5>for a couple of days.

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<v Speaker 4>So it was nice to just just it's nice of

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<v Speaker 4>him to hit a home right today. But going against

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<v Speaker 4>a bunch of guys in here with Freddy and Show

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<v Speaker 4>and Jay Haig, you could go up and down the

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<v Speaker 4>lineup even you know, Will and and uh tay Oscar

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<v Speaker 4>tough outs, tough guys to get out, you really got

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<v Speaker 4>to execute your stuff and you really got to go

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<v Speaker 4>out and do you think.

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<v Speaker 5>So it's nice to, you know, to be out there

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<v Speaker 5>side Soger came over here just two and zero and

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<v Speaker 5>your two stars. I think Gil, it's gone through your

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<v Speaker 5>slip bow. It's been good. There's there's some things to

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<v Speaker 4>Wanting to get through that six to be a little

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<v Speaker 4>bit more efficient, you know, to do that. The fourth

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<v Speaker 4>and fifth got to be a little bit better, just

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<v Speaker 4>you know, made some some tough pitches, just uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>leaving that slider over the middle of the play to Bart.

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<v Speaker 5>He did he didn't supposed to do with it.

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<v Speaker 4>So there's still some things to clean up and try

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<v Speaker 4>to get deeper into the game and and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>continue to help this team out.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>There's Jack Flaherty, who won the game tonight at Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>Stadium nine to five. Jack Flaherty is one his first

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<v Speaker 2>two starts with the Dodgers. Mitch Keller is the losing

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<v Speaker 2>pitcher tonight, and I love that Jack Flaherty tipped his

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<v Speaker 2>cap to Jason Hayward and Miguel Rojas because early in

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<v Speaker 2>this game, Miguel Ross saved a run making a great

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<v Speaker 2>play at short stop, and Jason Hayward played great right

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<v Speaker 2>field tonight, making a few great catches to limit the

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<v Speaker 2>number of pitches in certain innings for Jack Flaherty, including

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<v Speaker 2>the diving catch he made in the second inning to

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<v Speaker 2>rob Brian de la Cruz that was a great catch,

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<v Speaker 2>and also the one he made on Key Brian Hayes

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<v Speaker 2>in the sixth inning eight six six nine eighty seven

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<v Speaker 2>Pirates tonight nine to five behind Jack Flaherty's ten strikeouts,

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<v Speaker 2>and all in all, with Jack Flaherty's ten strikeouts and

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<v Speaker 2>the relievers coming in to strike out six batters, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers struck out a season high sixteen hitters tonight that

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<v Speaker 2>ties a season high. They also struck out sixteen Giants

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<v Speaker 2>on July twenty fifth. So good to see Jack Flaherty

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<v Speaker 2>out there here at Dodgers Stadium, and also great to

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<v Speaker 2>see Anthony Bonda continue to pitch well. It's now nine

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<v Speaker 2>consecutives scoreless appearing and sis for Anthony Bonda, who came

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<v Speaker 2>in to get the final out of the sixth inning

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<v Speaker 2>and then came back to retire the Pirates in order

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<v Speaker 2>in the seventh inning, followed by Evan Phillips getting back

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<v Speaker 2>on track. Is perfect eighth inning against the bottom of

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<v Speaker 2>the Pirates order, Dave Roberts trying to get Evan's confidence

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<v Speaker 2>back up, putting him in a great position to succeed

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<v Speaker 2>in that situation, and Daniel Hudson, the veteran getting the

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<v Speaker 2>final three outs tonight here at Dodgers Stadium, eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six ninety seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine to five the final score tonight as the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>beat the Pirates and maintain a two and a half

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<v Speaker 2>game lead over the second place Padres and a three

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<v Speaker 2>and a half game lead over the third place Arizona Diamondbacks.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>Earlier today, the Dodgers made the announcement that Mookie Betts

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<v Speaker 2>will return on Monday, as the Dodgers set out on

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<v Speaker 2>a seven game road trip for in Milwaukee and three

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<v Speaker 2>in Saint Louis. Mookie will return Monday, but he will

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<v Speaker 2>not be playing shortstop. When he comes back, he will

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<v Speaker 2>be going to right field. And Dave Roberts, I'll say

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<v Speaker 2>it again, Mookie Betts is going back to right field.

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<v Speaker 2>And when we arrived today, Mookie Bets and Chris Taylor

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<v Speaker 2>were participating in a live batting practice situation and in

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<v Speaker 2>between at bat simulating innings, Mookie Betts went out to

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<v Speaker 2>play defense, not at shortstop, but he was out there

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<v Speaker 2>in right field taking fly balls from first base and

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<v Speaker 2>outfield coach Clayton McCullough and Dino Ebel was in there

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<v Speaker 2>assisting as well, and that raised a lot of eyebrows

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<v Speaker 2>from me at least because I know Dave Roberts said

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<v Speaker 2>a few days ago that maybe Mookie would transition to

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<v Speaker 2>right field in September. But when he's going after it

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<v Speaker 2>at right field the way he was this afternoon, you

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<v Speaker 2>a more immediate position change than just gradually easing into it.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, going back to May, I said, people were

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<v Speaker 2>missing the biggest question that nobody was asking, and that

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<v Speaker 2>was why isn't Mookie Betts playing right field with Miguel

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<v Speaker 2>Rojas on this roster? And the Dodgers have decided that

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<v Speaker 2>with just less than two months to go in the

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<v Speaker 2>season and a division lead that is down to two

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<v Speaker 2>and a half games, they need to find some urgency

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<v Speaker 2>and not just kind of figure things out. The time

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<v Speaker 2>to figure things out was in the first half of

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<v Speaker 2>the season, and maybe if you had a ten game lead,

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<v Speaker 2>they could have had the luxury to let Mookie go

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<v Speaker 2>back to shortstop and see whether or not Jason Hayward

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<v Speaker 2>and Andy pa Has can get back on track.

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<v Speaker 3>They don't have that luxury. We're in the middle of August.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, it's not May, it's not June, it's August, and

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<v Speaker 2>your division lead is down to two and a half games.

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<v Speaker 2>The pieces to this puzzle fit better with Mookie Bets

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<v Speaker 2>in right field and Miguel Rojas at shortstop. And you

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<v Speaker 2>know who kind of changed the whole complexion of this

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<v Speaker 2>and really forced the conversation to be had was Gavin

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<v Speaker 2>Lux and the way he's been swinging the bat since

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<v Speaker 2>the All Star break. If he was swinging the bat

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<v Speaker 2>the same way he was the first half of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>there's no doubt in my mind Mookie Bets would have

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<v Speaker 2>just slid over to second base. But with Lux swinging

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<v Speaker 2>the bat the way he is and playing a solid

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<v Speaker 2>second base, there is no question in my mind or

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger's mind that right field was the best place

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<v Speaker 2>for Mookie Betts. The reality of the matter is that

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers need more production from their right fielder, because

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<v Speaker 2>if you look at the way things have gone uh without,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Taoscar Hernandez has moved to right field a

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<v Speaker 2>few times right this year. With Tioscar Hernandez in right field,

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<v Speaker 2>he's hitting two ninety five with thirteen home runs. Everybody

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<v Speaker 2>else that has played right field this year is hitting

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<v Speaker 2>a combined two oh eight with seven home runs. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers needed Mooki Bets in right field to give their

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<v Speaker 2>could see a similar situation to what we saw last year,

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<v Speaker 2>where Mooki moves into the dirt at second base and

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<v Speaker 2>But for now, Mooki Betts is the right fielder, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very happy to see that Mooki Bets. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>But Mooki Betts obviously has the financial security of a

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts said that he called Mooki. They had a

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<v Speaker 3>So that's the reason why Mooki's going to right field.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>to right field. And we can get into the Dodgers'

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<v Speaker 2>batting order. Let's not forget when Mookie Betts got hit

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<v Speaker 3>He was on his way to winning.

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<v Speaker 2>The National League MVP as the Dodgers shortstop and as

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<v Speaker 2>on a pitch, was hitting three or four. His on

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<v Speaker 2>and slugging percentage, was eight ninety two. He has more

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<v Speaker 2>everybody else in Major League Baseball that's playing right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have the numbers off the top of my head,

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<v Speaker 2>MVP or on his way to that before he broke

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<v Speaker 2>different times. That's why he loved having Otani hitting third

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<v Speaker 2>or fourth, because he wanted more men on base. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you're hitting third, what is that compared to leading off?

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<v Speaker 2>As far as the difference in number of at bats

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<v Speaker 2>in a season, is it fifty maybe at the most,

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<v Speaker 2>But you want guys on base. And when you got

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<v Speaker 2>I'm fine with Otani hitting second, and I personally believe

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<v Speaker 2>back and have the burden of being a leadoff hitter again.

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<v Speaker 2>I personally believe this is kind of the Dodgers easing

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie back into it, and once he gets a rhythm

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<v Speaker 2>at the plate, I feel like Mooki Bets eventually will

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<v Speaker 2>go back to being the leadoff hitter for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what Dave Roberts had to say before the game

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<v Speaker 3>Here was Dave's response to that question.

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<v Speaker 7>Show Hey would hit anywhere. So I know that Muki

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<v Speaker 7>said that, but Shohy has done the same thing that

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<v Speaker 7>Muki Hit said the same thing Mukia said. Wherever you

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<v Speaker 7>want me to hit, I'll hit. I think for me,

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<v Speaker 7>the game is telling us who we have on our

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<v Speaker 7>roster as far as show Hey and Freddie. It's telling

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<v Speaker 7>me that show Hey should lead off and to split

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Dave Roberts, and here was Mookie's direct

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<v Speaker 2>quote two days ago to Jack Harris Juantribio and Bill

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<v Speaker 2>fall in line. So that's what he said, and that

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<v Speaker 2>was the response by Dave Roberts. Look, these are three MVPs.

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<v Speaker 2>You hit him anywhere, especially Freddie like tonight, double home run,

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<v Speaker 2>stolen base. He could fall out of bed and hit.

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<v Speaker 2>He can miss nine games and hit no matter where

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<v Speaker 2>it is. Second, third, Mookie Bets. Going back to twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty when the Dodgers started the season with Max Muncie

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<v Speaker 2>as their leadoff hitter and not Mookie Bets, he said,

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<v Speaker 2>and he had a meeting with Dave Roberts and Andrew

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman during that season, that COVID season and said, look,

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<v Speaker 3>That's my spot. And Mooki has.

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<v Speaker 2>Told me on the record many times that he feels

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<v Speaker 2>You have the ball, you're the guy, You're the point guy.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how he feels as a leadoff hitter. And who's

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<v Speaker 2>the history of baseball. But he has missed six weeks,

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<v Speaker 3>We'll take your phone calls.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll check in with Jose Mota, and we'll share part

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<v Speaker 2>of our conversation with the great Dusty Baker, who is

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<v Speaker 2>honored before tonight's game as the Dodgers behind Jack Flaherty,

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<v Speaker 2>Freddy Freeman, Shoho Tani and the rest beat the Pirates

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<v Speaker 2>nine to five on a five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>On air at AM five to seventy, online at AM

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<v Speaker 1>five seventy LA sports dot com, and available by podcast

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<v Speaker 3>This is Dodger Talk with David Bassi. Strenth will be

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<v Speaker 3>running with this Spif there he goes and the bitch

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<v Speaker 3>Holner kick Kenny belts it deep to left back toward

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<v Speaker 2>It is off the glove Brian Reynolds and into the

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<v Speaker 3>K Hernandez with a two run shot. It is nine

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<v Speaker 2>Big home run by Keith k Hernandez. That was the

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<v Speaker 2>eleventh pitch of that at bat against Domingo Herman. As

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<v Speaker 2>Key K a Hernandez hit It's a two run home

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<v Speaker 2>run in the bottom of the fifth inning to really

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<v Speaker 2>get the momentum back on the Dodgers side after Joey

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<v Speaker 2>Bart hit a three run home run off of Jack

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<v Speaker 2>Flaherty to make this somewhat of a game, and then

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<v Speaker 2>KEYK got the momentum back for the Dodgers as they

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<v Speaker 2>go on to beat the Pirates tonight nine to five.

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<v Speaker 2>In Jack Flaherty's Dodgers Stadium debut as a Dodger. Flarity

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<v Speaker 2>went five and two thirds innings tonight with ten strikeouts

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<v Speaker 2>to pick up his second win in Dodger Blue. Daniel's

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<v Speaker 2>Stop by any Daniel's location and say home run for

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<v Speaker 2>Own the Dream. We have lines open at eight six, six, nine,

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<v Speaker 2>eighty seven, two, five seventy. Before we get to the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Clubhouse show. And maybe it's because it's Alumni weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>I get a little nostalgic when you see all these

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<v Speaker 2>And you don't always have to go back to the fifties,

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<v Speaker 2>the sixties, the seventies, or eighties. You can go back

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<v Speaker 2>winning back to back National League Championship titles, and their

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<v Speaker 2>keep going, keep going, keep going. And Keith a was

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<v Speaker 2>I say toughness, mental toughness to keep going. And that's

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<v Speaker 3>With the San Diego Padres only.

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk with David maasse hi erin.

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<v Speaker 8>Hey, what's up, Dave.

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<v Speaker 9>Nice to talk to you again.

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<v Speaker 8>Hey, you did a great job with Petros yesterday at

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<v Speaker 8>the stadium. That was great. Yeah, that was kind of

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<v Speaker 8>that was nice. So the Robas thing, he we know,

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<v Speaker 8>he wasn't built to do the whole year, and uh

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<v Speaker 8>and Mookie did a lot of work at shortstop. So

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<v Speaker 8>now that it's getting towards the pressure time, if they

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<v Speaker 8>that's not a bad move to put Mookie back in

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<v Speaker 8>the right field, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and I'll say this, Aaron, it's not about the

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<v Speaker 2>whole season anymore. This is a sprint. There's only forty

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<v Speaker 2>six games left in the year, so this is a sprint.

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<v Speaker 2>And I have full confidence Miguel Rojas can hand playing

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<v Speaker 2>I'm pretty confident he can handle that.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Eron, thanks a lot for the phone call,

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it. Yeah, this is no longer a marathon. This

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<v Speaker 2>Forty six games to go, and the Dodgers have a

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<v Speaker 2>The urgency has got to be there. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to Redondo Beach. Steve, you're at Dodger Talk. How you doing, Steve.

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<v Speaker 10>Good Dave love your show a lot, And I was

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<v Speaker 10>at the game tonight. It was a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 10>And just as the pieces are falling back together for

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<v Speaker 10>back with that oblique injury, how much which does that

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<v Speaker 10>as a batter and his power hitting, And then do

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<v Speaker 10>you think he'll slide right back to third base and

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<v Speaker 10>what kind of timetable that might be all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Steve.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Max Munsey has gone out to Oklahoma City to

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<v Speaker 2>start a week at least of rehab games, and when

423
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<v Speaker 2>he does return, he will be the dodgers starting third baseman.

424
00:23:21.440 --> 00:23:25.519
<v Speaker 2>But he hasn't played a major league games since May fifteenth,

425
00:23:25.680 --> 00:23:29.160
<v Speaker 2>and he's not Freddie Freeman, so I have a feeling

426
00:23:29.200 --> 00:23:31.920
<v Speaker 2>there's going to be a period of time where he

427
00:23:32.000 --> 00:23:34.720
<v Speaker 2>has to knock off the rust. But one thing Max

428
00:23:34.799 --> 00:23:37.960
<v Speaker 2>Munsey does, even if he's not hitting home runs or

429
00:23:38.319 --> 00:23:41.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, extra base hits, he's making the opposing pitcher

430
00:23:42.200 --> 00:23:45.200
<v Speaker 2>work and throw a lot of pitches. So he serves

431
00:23:45.640 --> 00:23:49.400
<v Speaker 2>a greater purpose in this lineup. So as he is

432
00:23:49.440 --> 00:23:53.279
<v Speaker 2>working through that, he still will be a net positive

433
00:23:53.359 --> 00:23:57.799
<v Speaker 2>by making the opposing pitcher throw a lot more pitches

434
00:23:57.839 --> 00:24:00.279
<v Speaker 2>than he would to say, you know, a first.

435
00:24:00.119 --> 00:24:01.119
<v Speaker 3>Pitch type of hitter.

436
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<v Speaker 11>All right, thank you, all.

437
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<v Speaker 3>Right, Steve, thank you for the phone call.

438
00:24:05.400 --> 00:24:08.799
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Tommy Edmund and Max Munsey are headed out for

439
00:24:09.160 --> 00:24:13.799
<v Speaker 2>at least a week worth of rehab games in Oklahoma City,

440
00:24:14.160 --> 00:24:18.200
<v Speaker 2>and hopefully they'll be back when the Dodgers return home

441
00:24:18.599 --> 00:24:22.400
<v Speaker 2>after this seven game road trip to Milwaukee and Saint Louis.

442
00:24:22.720 --> 00:24:26.319
<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to my hometown, Canoga Park.

443
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<v Speaker 3>Ben. You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Ben?

444
00:24:29.880 --> 00:24:33.119
<v Speaker 11>Hey, David, thanks for taking my call. Man, I'm doing

445
00:24:33.160 --> 00:24:33.759
<v Speaker 11>pretty well.

446
00:24:34.920 --> 00:24:38.119
<v Speaker 2>I used to live on Ponce Avenue in Canoga Park.

447
00:24:38.200 --> 00:24:38.359
<v Speaker 7>Ben.

448
00:24:38.480 --> 00:24:40.759
<v Speaker 2>That's where I fell in love with baseball, thanks to

449
00:24:40.839 --> 00:24:41.640
<v Speaker 2>Dusty Baker.

450
00:24:42.680 --> 00:24:45.079
<v Speaker 11>Oh that's that's awesome to hear. Yeah, you told me

451
00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:48.200
<v Speaker 11>that one time I've called in before. Uh.

452
00:24:48.480 --> 00:24:51.079
<v Speaker 3>Well, I just reminded you didn't go.

453
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<v Speaker 11>To Canoga Park High School?

454
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<v Speaker 4>Did you?

455
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<v Speaker 11>Home of the Hunters.

456
00:24:53.799 --> 00:24:57.400
<v Speaker 3>No? I was not a Canoga Park High School Hunter. No,

457
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<v Speaker 3>I was not. I went to great school.

458
00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:02.559
<v Speaker 2>I went to our Lady of the Valley on Topenga

459
00:25:02.559 --> 00:25:04.440
<v Speaker 2>Canyon and Sherman Way right there.

460
00:25:05.240 --> 00:25:10.680
<v Speaker 11>Oh gotcha. Okay, Well listen, I just want to I

461
00:25:10.680 --> 00:25:14.279
<v Speaker 11>hope you're right, you know about Mookie BET's going to

462
00:25:14.359 --> 00:25:18.119
<v Speaker 11>go back into that leadoff spot after he gets acclimated,

463
00:25:18.359 --> 00:25:22.240
<v Speaker 11>you know, after this injury. Because if I'm Mookie Betts,

464
00:25:23.119 --> 00:25:25.720
<v Speaker 11>we got to keep him happy, you know, like he's

465
00:25:26.200 --> 00:25:30.640
<v Speaker 11>the first superstar that we've had when we were building

466
00:25:30.640 --> 00:25:33.759
<v Speaker 11>this team. And I don't have a short memory when

467
00:25:33.799 --> 00:25:37.519
<v Speaker 11>it comes to Mookie Bets. Hitting leadoff, And Hey, I

468
00:25:37.519 --> 00:25:39.400
<v Speaker 11>always thought you don't lose your game.

469
00:25:39.480 --> 00:25:42.319
<v Speaker 2>I always thought you don't lose your job or spot

470
00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:43.720
<v Speaker 2>to an injury.

471
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<v Speaker 7>Uh.

472
00:25:44.640 --> 00:25:47.240
<v Speaker 2>You could split up the lefties on opening Day, but

473
00:25:47.279 --> 00:25:51.039
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers decided to go with Mooki, Otani and Freeman.

474
00:25:51.559 --> 00:25:52.880
<v Speaker 3>To me, nothing's changed.

475
00:25:52.920 --> 00:25:56.680
<v Speaker 2>And honestly, uh, Mookie betts numbers as a leadoff hitter

476
00:25:57.200 --> 00:26:00.599
<v Speaker 2>are much better than Otani's. I know he's a thirty

477
00:26:00.680 --> 00:26:04.480
<v Speaker 2>player and has taken advantage of, you know, stealing bases,

478
00:26:04.599 --> 00:26:08.400
<v Speaker 2>but he can do that hitting second. So we'll see

479
00:26:08.440 --> 00:26:11.680
<v Speaker 2>what happens. Ben, I feel like this is just Mookie

480
00:26:11.720 --> 00:26:15.000
<v Speaker 2>Bets missing six weeks. Let's ease him in and let's

481
00:26:15.000 --> 00:26:18.359
<v Speaker 2>not rock what's working, which is Otani leading off.

482
00:26:19.119 --> 00:26:21.680
<v Speaker 3>Thanks for the phone call, all right, Ben, Thanks for

483
00:26:21.759 --> 00:26:22.960
<v Speaker 3>the phone call. I gotta run.

484
00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:26.599
<v Speaker 2>We'll talk to you soon, okay, all right, all right, Hey,

485
00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:29.599
<v Speaker 2>speaking of Dusty Baker, he joined us on the pregame show.

486
00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:30.480
<v Speaker 3>Later in the show.

487
00:26:30.480 --> 00:26:33.440
<v Speaker 2>We'll let you hear his speech as he was honored

488
00:26:33.480 --> 00:26:37.200
<v Speaker 2>before tonight's game. But you know, Rick Monday sometimes gets

489
00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:41.279
<v Speaker 2>overlooked for his importance in Dodger history. He hit the

490
00:26:41.640 --> 00:26:44.359
<v Speaker 2>home run to send the Dodgers to the World Series

491
00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:48.200
<v Speaker 2>in nineteen eighty one in Montreal, and he Dusty Baker

492
00:26:48.240 --> 00:26:52.480
<v Speaker 2>and Reggie Smith were not homegrown Dodgers. They were acquired

493
00:26:52.519 --> 00:26:56.319
<v Speaker 2>at different points in time from nineteen seventy six during

494
00:26:56.359 --> 00:27:00.400
<v Speaker 2>the end of the season in Dusty's case, or Rix

495
00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:04.759
<v Speaker 2>and Reggie Smith being acquired during the offseason. And without

496
00:27:04.799 --> 00:27:09.079
<v Speaker 2>those three guys, the legendary infield doesn't win a World

497
00:27:09.119 --> 00:27:12.519
<v Speaker 2>Series title or go to three World Series with those guys.

498
00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:16.279
<v Speaker 2>Without those guys, and I thought it was cool to

499
00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:19.640
<v Speaker 2>catch up with Dusty, who was the Dodger that made

500
00:27:19.680 --> 00:27:22.640
<v Speaker 2>me fall in love with baseball as the games would

501
00:27:22.640 --> 00:27:26.160
<v Speaker 2>be on in my house, radio, TV, my entire family,

502
00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:30.240
<v Speaker 2>my parents, they loved Dodger baseball and they loved Dusty Baker.

503
00:27:30.400 --> 00:27:33.759
<v Speaker 2>So he became my favorite player, my first ever favorite

504
00:27:33.759 --> 00:27:35.640
<v Speaker 2>player who made me fall in love with the game.

505
00:27:35.720 --> 00:27:39.319
<v Speaker 2>And I've gotten to know him over the last twenty years,

506
00:27:39.519 --> 00:27:42.920
<v Speaker 2>and it's always special. It's always a pinch me moment

507
00:27:43.319 --> 00:27:46.240
<v Speaker 2>when I'm in his presence. And in case you missed

508
00:27:46.240 --> 00:27:49.720
<v Speaker 2>the full interview, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app.

509
00:27:49.759 --> 00:27:52.759
<v Speaker 2>But here's what Dusty Baker had to say about his

510
00:27:52.960 --> 00:27:54.759
<v Speaker 2>former teammate Rick Monday.

511
00:27:55.640 --> 00:27:56.039
<v Speaker 6>Mojo.

512
00:27:56.319 --> 00:27:59.599
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he said, playing with Mojo, why did you love

513
00:27:59.599 --> 00:28:00.319
<v Speaker 2>playing with them?

514
00:28:00.359 --> 00:28:02.720
<v Speaker 3>Well, because you know something I I never.

515
00:28:02.519 --> 00:28:06.599
<v Speaker 6>Saw him loaf Yeah, I mean, you know, he would

516
00:28:06.599 --> 00:28:08.960
<v Speaker 6>make you elevate your game because no matter if the

517
00:28:09.000 --> 00:28:11.119
<v Speaker 6>ball was a pop up to the infield, pop up

518
00:28:11.119 --> 00:28:13.440
<v Speaker 6>to the catcher, he ran hard all the time.

519
00:28:13.519 --> 00:28:15.039
<v Speaker 3>He hit a ground ball, he ran.

520
00:28:14.920 --> 00:28:18.759
<v Speaker 6>Hard all the time. And and and Mojo, uh, you

521
00:28:18.799 --> 00:28:21.200
<v Speaker 6>know played the game right. And uh, you know the

522
00:28:21.240 --> 00:28:23.720
<v Speaker 6>other player that I had in San Francisco. Nice of

523
00:28:23.759 --> 00:28:26.039
<v Speaker 6>telling her here, mind me of Rick Munday's world, Clark.

524
00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:28.400
<v Speaker 9>Yeah. Yeah, they never loafed.

525
00:28:28.400 --> 00:28:32.160
<v Speaker 6>And you know, like I enjoyed playing and and and he'd.

526
00:28:32.079 --> 00:28:36.759
<v Speaker 3>Always goes bag Baker. You know, he could call my

527
00:28:36.880 --> 00:28:40.400
<v Speaker 3>name like no other. Dusty's the best man.

528
00:28:40.599 --> 00:28:44.319
<v Speaker 2>Rick Monday, Dusty Baker, Reggie Smith all in the house tonight.

529
00:28:44.400 --> 00:28:49.039
<v Speaker 2>A great start to alumni weekend. And everybody loves Dusty Baker.

530
00:28:49.079 --> 00:28:54.359
<v Speaker 2>Have you ever heard anybody say a negative thing about Dusty? Obviously, Uh,

531
00:28:54.440 --> 00:28:57.440
<v Speaker 2>you know, second guessing, managing decisions is one thing, but

532
00:28:57.960 --> 00:29:01.960
<v Speaker 2>nobody has ever said anything negative out the man Dusty Baker.

533
00:29:02.279 --> 00:29:04.240
<v Speaker 2>All right, let's head out to a guy that knows

534
00:29:04.319 --> 00:29:07.079
<v Speaker 2>Dusty really well, our very own Jose Mota.

535
00:29:08.000 --> 00:29:11.839
<v Speaker 1>It's tough to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

536
00:29:12.720 --> 00:29:15.279
<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota was just a little kid running around the

537
00:29:15.319 --> 00:29:18.319
<v Speaker 2>Dodger Clubhouse when Dusty Baker was in his prime with

538
00:29:18.400 --> 00:29:21.880
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. What are some of your fondest memories being

539
00:29:21.880 --> 00:29:23.079
<v Speaker 2>around Dusty back then?

540
00:29:23.880 --> 00:29:26.519
<v Speaker 9>Oh my god, where do I start? I could write

541
00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:29.200
<v Speaker 9>a whole book on Dusty alone, because remember when the

542
00:29:30.119 --> 00:29:34.160
<v Speaker 9>doll Lockers used to author and get dressed numerically right,

543
00:29:34.200 --> 00:29:36.799
<v Speaker 9>So my dad and Dusty eleven twelve, right, so we're

544
00:29:36.839 --> 00:29:41.319
<v Speaker 9>always next to Dusty. Somehow he was Uncle Dusty, he

545
00:29:41.559 --> 00:29:45.200
<v Speaker 9>was Papa Dusty, and he was really a mentor to

546
00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:49.359
<v Speaker 9>us in that clubhouse. And for Johnny b to see

547
00:29:49.440 --> 00:29:53.119
<v Speaker 9>him with a blue blazer, to see him in Dodger

548
00:29:53.119 --> 00:29:56.920
<v Speaker 9>blue after his you know, historic runners a manager as

549
00:29:56.960 --> 00:29:59.200
<v Speaker 9>a player, and you know his his great mentor hand

550
00:29:59.240 --> 00:30:02.119
<v Speaker 9>care and means the world to me. So I mean,

551
00:30:02.160 --> 00:30:03.880
<v Speaker 9>I have three things today I want to share with you, David.

552
00:30:03.880 --> 00:30:06.640
<v Speaker 9>That was number one that made my day. Sky Dusty

553
00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:11.079
<v Speaker 9>being inducted coming by and saying Helenda Booth was watching

554
00:30:11.160 --> 00:30:14.400
<v Speaker 9>his former Tea Fernando Baldezuela, who obviously said Dussey was

555
00:30:14.440 --> 00:30:17.039
<v Speaker 9>a huge part also with him as he came up

556
00:30:17.079 --> 00:30:19.960
<v Speaker 9>as a young player to kind of be that that referee,

557
00:30:20.000 --> 00:30:22.200
<v Speaker 9>you know, between the veteran player and the new guy.

558
00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:26.240
<v Speaker 9>And they got the spokespansh and and Fernando. I appreciate it.

559
00:30:26.279 --> 00:30:28.240
<v Speaker 9>You know, Dusty's speaking Spanish to him and reach it

560
00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:30.359
<v Speaker 9>out to connect with the rest of the veteran ployers.

561
00:30:30.400 --> 00:30:33.000
<v Speaker 9>So so nice to see Johnny Bean I'm the Wizard

562
00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:35.359
<v Speaker 9>Hall of Fame also here is a big part of

563
00:30:35.359 --> 00:30:40.759
<v Speaker 9>the Dodgers. And what were the others Charley Steiner back

564
00:30:40.799 --> 00:30:45.039
<v Speaker 9>in the air, Oh my god, that was one and

565
00:30:45.240 --> 00:30:48.799
<v Speaker 9>number three Wookie Bess working at in right field. Man,

566
00:30:48.880 --> 00:30:50.880
<v Speaker 9>that was music to my ears. When I saw that today,

567
00:30:50.880 --> 00:30:53.359
<v Speaker 9>I was like, oh my god, finally there it is

568
00:30:53.400 --> 00:30:55.240
<v Speaker 9>where he needs to be and we've been talking about

569
00:30:55.279 --> 00:30:57.119
<v Speaker 9>it for the last two months. There it is.

570
00:30:57.519 --> 00:30:59.680
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, that was great news and it was

571
00:30:59.720 --> 00:31:02.480
<v Speaker 2>a sight for sore eyes to see Mooki out there

572
00:31:02.519 --> 00:31:05.359
<v Speaker 2>in right field. I'm not sure if he's as excited

573
00:31:05.400 --> 00:31:08.839
<v Speaker 2>as we are, but he understands the situation and as

574
00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:12.359
<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts said, Jose, he read the room and understood

575
00:31:12.400 --> 00:31:13.960
<v Speaker 2>that's what the Dodgers need.

576
00:31:15.640 --> 00:31:18.359
<v Speaker 9>I mean, you know, we've hammered it. I talked about

577
00:31:18.359 --> 00:31:21.200
<v Speaker 9>it yesterday with Brogan and Pede. Who's your best shortstop

578
00:31:21.279 --> 00:31:24.400
<v Speaker 9>right now? And what is Molki Bes's best position right now?

579
00:31:24.880 --> 00:31:27.279
<v Speaker 9>Is not shortstop. There's no doubt he became an all

580
00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:30.160
<v Speaker 9>star shortstop, which I applaud him for. He took them both.

581
00:31:30.200 --> 00:31:32.319
<v Speaker 9>Pounder said, you need me to move again, I'll do it.

582
00:31:32.880 --> 00:31:35.000
<v Speaker 9>But also, you know, Dave, I spoke with a with

583
00:31:35.079 --> 00:31:38.720
<v Speaker 9>a star ball player who was a friend of Luki BET's,

584
00:31:39.319 --> 00:31:42.240
<v Speaker 9>and I'll never forget these words. About three weeks ago,

585
00:31:42.279 --> 00:31:45.319
<v Speaker 9>he goes, Jose, when I watched Molki Besz play shortstop,

586
00:31:46.640 --> 00:31:49.119
<v Speaker 9>I feel the stress. And he's a good friend of mine.

587
00:31:49.480 --> 00:31:52.240
<v Speaker 9>He goes, but I just see that there's way too

588
00:31:52.319 --> 00:31:54.920
<v Speaker 9>much stress on him. And I'm not seeing that smile.

589
00:31:55.079 --> 00:31:57.680
<v Speaker 9>You know that, you know, go look the fun guy.

590
00:31:58.319 --> 00:32:00.519
<v Speaker 9>It doesn't mean he wasn't having fun, but he could tell.

591
00:32:00.680 --> 00:32:02.359
<v Speaker 9>He goes in his face his stress was on it.

592
00:32:02.880 --> 00:32:05.319
<v Speaker 9>But I'm glad that you know, as you say, he

593
00:32:05.359 --> 00:32:07.000
<v Speaker 9>right the room. But I think overall up and for

594
00:32:07.279 --> 00:32:12.000
<v Speaker 9>physical reasons. I was against that move and for emotional

595
00:32:12.039 --> 00:32:16.000
<v Speaker 9>reasons too, but now he is much better off going

596
00:32:16.000 --> 00:32:17.960
<v Speaker 9>out to fill that position because the Dogaries have more

597
00:32:17.960 --> 00:32:19.480
<v Speaker 9>than capable of short starts and go out there and

598
00:32:19.519 --> 00:32:19.920
<v Speaker 9>handle it.

599
00:32:20.519 --> 00:32:20.680
<v Speaker 5>Well.

600
00:32:20.720 --> 00:32:23.400
<v Speaker 2>Let's not forget as well that he's not just an

601
00:32:23.480 --> 00:32:27.720
<v Speaker 2>adequate right fielder. He's a six time goal glove right fielder,

602
00:32:27.759 --> 00:32:31.640
<v Speaker 2>and many consider him one of the best outfielders ever

603
00:32:32.000 --> 00:32:33.200
<v Speaker 2>in the game of baseball.

604
00:32:34.160 --> 00:32:35.559
<v Speaker 9>And he works at it just as hard as he

605
00:32:35.599 --> 00:32:37.519
<v Speaker 9>works the short time he works at us all today.

606
00:32:37.599 --> 00:32:40.079
<v Speaker 9>I mean those rats that he runs. He knows where

607
00:32:40.119 --> 00:32:43.240
<v Speaker 9>to throw the baseball, he knows exactly how to peel

608
00:32:43.279 --> 00:32:45.480
<v Speaker 9>off on a ball in the gap, he knows what

609
00:32:45.599 --> 00:32:47.480
<v Speaker 9>to do in charge it, he knows how to thiddle

610
00:32:47.519 --> 00:32:51.000
<v Speaker 9>the baseball, and Mooki is just a complete player in

611
00:32:51.079 --> 00:32:53.519
<v Speaker 9>so many fastest as a leadoff guy. Whever he's gonna

612
00:32:53.559 --> 00:32:55.039
<v Speaker 9>hit to begin with, he's gonna end up being a

613
00:32:55.119 --> 00:32:57.200
<v Speaker 9>leadoff time because that's where he does his best and

614
00:32:57.279 --> 00:33:00.279
<v Speaker 9>he serves his dollaris the best. So it's great that

615
00:33:00.799 --> 00:33:03.480
<v Speaker 9>again unselfishly, he's going to do what's best for the

616
00:33:03.480 --> 00:33:03.920
<v Speaker 9>Wall Club.

617
00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:07.640
<v Speaker 2>Jose Mote is joining us after the Pirates fall to

618
00:33:07.720 --> 00:33:11.720
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers tonight nine to five. Jack Flaherty ten strikeouts

619
00:33:11.759 --> 00:33:15.279
<v Speaker 2>tonight and five and two thirds innings in his first

620
00:33:15.319 --> 00:33:18.759
<v Speaker 2>game at Dodger Stadium wearing that Dodger blue.

621
00:33:19.079 --> 00:33:20.799
<v Speaker 3>What did you think about Jack? Tonight?

622
00:33:21.920 --> 00:33:23.559
<v Speaker 9>Jack was on his game and so for with on

623
00:33:23.559 --> 00:33:25.640
<v Speaker 9>one pitch and one thing I like and listen to

624
00:33:25.680 --> 00:33:28.480
<v Speaker 9>your show driving home, is you know he's got a

625
00:33:28.519 --> 00:33:30.960
<v Speaker 9>little curse of him where he got a little fire saying, okay,

626
00:33:30.960 --> 00:33:33.000
<v Speaker 9>it's not just about getting there. There's some things I

627
00:33:33.039 --> 00:33:35.240
<v Speaker 9>got to clean up. So it was a welcome dot

628
00:33:35.240 --> 00:33:36.880
<v Speaker 9>your stadium. I have grade. We got to win. He

629
00:33:36.920 --> 00:33:38.759
<v Speaker 9>got some us to work with. Think that he knows

630
00:33:38.759 --> 00:33:40.519
<v Speaker 9>he needs to work on those a couple of that

631
00:33:40.599 --> 00:33:42.960
<v Speaker 9>mixture of sliders that he threw today that he knows

632
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<v Speaker 9>he's got to sharpen up. I'm glad that things kind

633
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<v Speaker 9>of slow down to not let the emotionals get on it.

634
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<v Speaker 9>But what I love the most day, I'll tell you what.

635
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<v Speaker 9>Brian de la Cruz called time a little bit too

636
00:33:54.160 --> 00:33:57.079
<v Speaker 9>late and he got to stare from Jack Flaherty, And

637
00:33:57.519 --> 00:33:59.640
<v Speaker 9>you know you want to see that from guys with

638
00:33:59.680 --> 00:34:01.359
<v Speaker 9>an egg Okay and say you know what, you don't

639
00:34:01.359 --> 00:34:04.319
<v Speaker 9>even do that to me? Did his home play. We're competing,

640
00:34:04.720 --> 00:34:07.200
<v Speaker 9>I have the ball, I am ready, and he got

641
00:34:07.200 --> 00:34:09.039
<v Speaker 9>the stare down. Just a great thing. Send a message

642
00:34:09.039 --> 00:34:11.119
<v Speaker 9>out there because I guarantee he won't do it again,

643
00:34:11.119 --> 00:34:12.760
<v Speaker 9>and people are in the league taking notes about that.

644
00:34:12.840 --> 00:34:15.960
<v Speaker 9>So he pictures on an edge, urgency, throw stripes, he

645
00:34:16.000 --> 00:34:19.000
<v Speaker 9>pounds his own and he's gonna give up perhaps so

646
00:34:19.039 --> 00:34:20.400
<v Speaker 9>you know a lot of people run for their money

647
00:34:20.400 --> 00:34:22.039
<v Speaker 9>when it comes down to who's going to be the

648
00:34:22.119 --> 00:34:24.159
<v Speaker 9>top dog in that rotation? Not heading him too, this

649
00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:25.079
<v Speaker 9>final stretcher.

650
00:34:25.480 --> 00:34:27.280
<v Speaker 3>Well, that's what I love from Jack Flaherty.

651
00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:30.000
<v Speaker 2>He set the tone right away in San Diego when

652
00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:32.599
<v Speaker 2>he joined us on the pregame show. He said he

653
00:34:32.679 --> 00:34:36.000
<v Speaker 2>was going to bring edge to the Dodgers, and I've

654
00:34:36.000 --> 00:34:39.039
<v Speaker 2>made notes secret about it. I feel like the Dodgers

655
00:34:39.079 --> 00:34:42.760
<v Speaker 2>need more edge and doing something like he did tonight

656
00:34:43.480 --> 00:34:46.480
<v Speaker 2>to Brian day La Cruz is what the Dodgers need

657
00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:46.840
<v Speaker 2>more of.

658
00:34:46.920 --> 00:34:48.519
<v Speaker 3>They need to hold their ground.

659
00:34:49.440 --> 00:34:54.199
<v Speaker 9>That message goes and it turns forms sometimes just the

660
00:34:54.199 --> 00:34:56.599
<v Speaker 9>mood of a game and the duget You see that, Yeah,

661
00:34:56.639 --> 00:34:58.280
<v Speaker 9>I just saw that. Guess what maybe I need to

662
00:34:58.280 --> 00:35:00.880
<v Speaker 9>do that a little bit more too, But overall there

663
00:35:00.920 --> 00:35:02.599
<v Speaker 9>is the fact that he competes with every pitch. It

664
00:35:02.599 --> 00:35:06.239
<v Speaker 9>seems like every pitch he throws, there's commission and there's

665
00:35:06.280 --> 00:35:08.079
<v Speaker 9>a person's behind it. And if he misses here with

666
00:35:08.119 --> 00:35:10.239
<v Speaker 9>Petter it again will say here's why I threw that pitch,

667
00:35:10.239 --> 00:35:12.199
<v Speaker 9>and we go out and then again. So obviously he's

668
00:35:12.239 --> 00:35:14.840
<v Speaker 9>not over. He's got a lot to go and handle

669
00:35:14.840 --> 00:35:17.079
<v Speaker 9>for the Dodgers, and I'm glad that he's after this

670
00:35:17.199 --> 00:35:19.159
<v Speaker 9>turn and today he got some runs to work with.

671
00:35:19.639 --> 00:35:22.000
<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose, thanks a lot for checking in. We'll

672
00:35:22.000 --> 00:35:25.679
<v Speaker 2>see you out here at the ballpark tomorrow. Alumni Weekend continues,

673
00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:28.920
<v Speaker 2>and your dad, Manny Mota, a big part of Dodger history.

674
00:35:29.039 --> 00:35:31.440
<v Speaker 2>So great to have him and his teammates and so

675
00:35:31.559 --> 00:35:34.599
<v Speaker 2>many other great Dodgers here at Dodgers Stadium.

676
00:35:35.119 --> 00:35:37.239
<v Speaker 9>Great moments coming up again too, Thanks so much.

677
00:35:37.639 --> 00:35:38.280
<v Speaker 3>All Right, there he.

678
00:35:38.280 --> 00:35:41.719
<v Speaker 2>Goes, Jose Mota part of the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast

679
00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:45.760
<v Speaker 2>with Pepe and Ingez and Fernando Valenzuela, and we saw

680
00:35:45.760 --> 00:35:49.119
<v Speaker 2>the Hall of Famer Jimi Hanreen in attendance tonight, so

681
00:35:49.159 --> 00:35:52.480
<v Speaker 2>that was cool. And Sandy Kofax was at the game tonight.

682
00:35:52.519 --> 00:35:56.360
<v Speaker 2>He'll be back tomorrow. So really special. And when you

683
00:35:56.400 --> 00:35:59.960
<v Speaker 2>say Dodgers, yeah, it's we know it's a great organization.

684
00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:03.199
<v Speaker 3>But what makes it great are the players that.

685
00:36:03.239 --> 00:36:05.960
<v Speaker 2>Have left it all on the line on the field

686
00:36:06.119 --> 00:36:10.239
<v Speaker 2>wearing that uniform, going back to the fifty five Dodgers,

687
00:36:10.280 --> 00:36:13.599
<v Speaker 2>the Boys of Summer, that's where it all started, and

688
00:36:13.840 --> 00:36:16.639
<v Speaker 2>from there they have paid it forward. And I love

689
00:36:16.719 --> 00:36:20.239
<v Speaker 2>that the Dodgers still embrace their former players and their history.

690
00:36:21.280 --> 00:36:26.239
<v Speaker 2>And hopefully these current Dodgers take the opportunity to tap

691
00:36:26.280 --> 00:36:31.880
<v Speaker 2>into their experience their knowledge, because you are missing a

692
00:36:31.920 --> 00:36:35.519
<v Speaker 2>great opportunity if you don't. Eight six six nine eight

693
00:36:35.639 --> 00:36:38.800
<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number we played

694
00:36:38.840 --> 00:36:42.039
<v Speaker 2>part of our conversation with Dusty Baker on the pregame show.

695
00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:46.880
<v Speaker 2>Here was Dusty addressing forty eight thousand plus before first

696
00:36:46.880 --> 00:36:49.679
<v Speaker 2>pitch tonight as he was honored with the Legends of

697
00:36:49.760 --> 00:36:51.159
<v Speaker 2>Dodger Baseball induction.

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00:36:52.000 --> 00:36:55.960
<v Speaker 6>Well, first, let me say thank you to all the

699
00:36:56.000 --> 00:37:04.719
<v Speaker 6>fans and TOLLSA not because they they may call equality

700
00:37:04.760 --> 00:37:15.280
<v Speaker 6>parte in Los paisis and you know, I just want

701
00:37:15.280 --> 00:37:18.880
<v Speaker 6>to say thank you to my teammates because I'm hoping

702
00:37:19.760 --> 00:37:23.599
<v Speaker 6>that I helped make them better because they definitely helped

703
00:37:23.599 --> 00:37:27.119
<v Speaker 6>me be a better ballplayer and a better person. You know,

704
00:37:27.159 --> 00:37:30.440
<v Speaker 6>I came over from the Braves as a young player.

705
00:37:30.960 --> 00:37:33.440
<v Speaker 6>I couldn't wait to get to LA because I know

706
00:37:33.519 --> 00:37:36.719
<v Speaker 6>the La Dodgers were about winning and that was right

707
00:37:36.800 --> 00:37:39.679
<v Speaker 6>up my alley to try to win. And we had

708
00:37:39.719 --> 00:37:40.360
<v Speaker 6>a lot of help.

709
00:37:41.000 --> 00:37:41.159
<v Speaker 7>Uh.

710
00:37:41.320 --> 00:37:43.800
<v Speaker 6>You know the guys that really helped us. When I

711
00:37:43.840 --> 00:37:50.119
<v Speaker 6>think about it, we're Sandy Copax, Jim Gilliam, Roy Campanella,

712
00:37:51.400 --> 00:37:54.000
<v Speaker 6>Louke Johnson. I mean, you can name it on and

713
00:37:54.079 --> 00:37:56.360
<v Speaker 6>on with the guys that that helped us.

714
00:37:56.840 --> 00:37:58.079
<v Speaker 3>And you know, they.

715
00:37:57.960 --> 00:38:03.400
<v Speaker 6>Gave us the Dodger trad and the will to win

716
00:38:03.519 --> 00:38:07.639
<v Speaker 6>and succeed on a daily basis. And I have to

717
00:38:07.719 --> 00:38:12.360
<v Speaker 6>thank Tomasorda for believing in me because when I was

718
00:38:12.360 --> 00:38:14.679
<v Speaker 6>with the Braves, Tomasorda told me, he goes that's the

719
00:38:15.559 --> 00:38:18.159
<v Speaker 6>he's third base coach. He says, man, you need to

720
00:38:18.159 --> 00:38:22.440
<v Speaker 6>be on the Dodgers. I said really why? He says, well,

721
00:38:22.519 --> 00:38:24.960
<v Speaker 6>because you got that Dodger body. The Dodgers are always

722
00:38:24.960 --> 00:38:25.880
<v Speaker 6>the best looking.

723
00:38:25.639 --> 00:38:26.519
<v Speaker 3>Guys on the field.

724
00:38:28.440 --> 00:38:31.280
<v Speaker 6>So I'm like, wow, Wow, maybe maybe I'm one of them,

725
00:38:32.039 --> 00:38:34.840
<v Speaker 6>and so they came and got me a year later.

726
00:38:35.280 --> 00:38:38.199
<v Speaker 6>You know, that was the turning point in my life

727
00:38:38.199 --> 00:38:42.480
<v Speaker 6>and the turning point in my career. And uh, you know,

728
00:38:42.559 --> 00:38:46.039
<v Speaker 6>I really got to thank the fans here. As a

729
00:38:46.119 --> 00:38:49.960
<v Speaker 6>kid growing up in Riverside, what are the chances of

730
00:38:50.000 --> 00:38:52.159
<v Speaker 6>me playing for the Dodgers. At that time, it was

731
00:38:52.199 --> 00:38:55.159
<v Speaker 6>called Chavez ravine And I used to listen to Vince

732
00:38:55.159 --> 00:38:57.960
<v Speaker 6>Scully on my transistor radio every day and pretend that

733
00:38:58.039 --> 00:39:01.880
<v Speaker 6>I was Tommy Davis wearing number twelve. And there are

734
00:39:01.920 --> 00:39:05.800
<v Speaker 6>some kids out there that I know have done the

735
00:39:05.800 --> 00:39:09.840
<v Speaker 6>same thing. Grow up wanted to be Reggie Smith, Steve Garvey,

736
00:39:10.960 --> 00:39:14.199
<v Speaker 6>Bill Russell, Davey Lopes. And now you got new heroes

737
00:39:14.800 --> 00:39:18.719
<v Speaker 6>to emulate and to be like. And we're all witnesses

738
00:39:18.800 --> 00:39:21.760
<v Speaker 6>that if you really want it and you have the

739
00:39:21.800 --> 00:39:25.599
<v Speaker 6>desire to win, that you can achieve that goal. That

740
00:39:25.719 --> 00:39:28.400
<v Speaker 6>every one of you out there have a chance to

741
00:39:28.480 --> 00:39:30.760
<v Speaker 6>be whatever you want to be in life. And I

742
00:39:30.840 --> 00:39:32.280
<v Speaker 6>just want to say thank you very much.

743
00:39:33.440 --> 00:39:33.960
<v Speaker 9>I love you.

744
00:39:34.480 --> 00:39:38.599
<v Speaker 6>I mean, I don't feel like a legend. These guys made.

745
00:39:38.400 --> 00:39:39.039
<v Speaker 5>Me a legend.

746
00:39:40.199 --> 00:39:44.440
<v Speaker 6>Whatever that is, okay, Well, thank you.

747
00:39:44.440 --> 00:39:45.400
<v Speaker 3>You are a legend.

748
00:39:45.519 --> 00:39:48.320
<v Speaker 2>Dusty Baker, you meant a lot to so many people

749
00:39:48.400 --> 00:39:52.000
<v Speaker 2>here in Los Angeles and all over, not just the country,

750
00:39:52.039 --> 00:39:56.320
<v Speaker 2>the world. I mean Dusty, I mean he It feels weird.

751
00:39:56.400 --> 00:39:59.440
<v Speaker 2>You feel like you're calling Dusty Baker. You're texting Dusty Baker.

752
00:39:59.480 --> 00:40:02.360
<v Speaker 2>And you got you know, the President of the United

753
00:40:02.400 --> 00:40:05.559
<v Speaker 2>States texting him. You got some of the great musicians

754
00:40:05.960 --> 00:40:09.159
<v Speaker 2>around the world texting him. So he's one of a

755
00:40:09.239 --> 00:40:12.119
<v Speaker 2>kind and a guy that makes you feel, like I said,

756
00:40:12.119 --> 00:40:15.840
<v Speaker 2>what makes him special. And Magic Johnson had this quality.

757
00:40:15.960 --> 00:40:17.239
<v Speaker 2>Kobe Bryant had.

758
00:40:17.079 --> 00:40:18.719
<v Speaker 3>This quality as well.

759
00:40:18.800 --> 00:40:21.599
<v Speaker 2>You meet them for the first time, but they make

760
00:40:21.679 --> 00:40:25.400
<v Speaker 2>you feel like they've known you for fifty years and

761
00:40:25.440 --> 00:40:29.079
<v Speaker 2>that you're their best friend. That's the quality that Dusty

762
00:40:29.119 --> 00:40:33.159
<v Speaker 2>Baker has, and certainly we're all blessed to have known him,

763
00:40:33.239 --> 00:40:36.920
<v Speaker 2>and I'm glad he's enjoying retirement. One of the few

764
00:40:37.079 --> 00:40:41.519
<v Speaker 2>men in professional sports to say they won a World

765
00:40:41.679 --> 00:40:45.840
<v Speaker 2>Series or any sort of championship as a player and

766
00:40:46.159 --> 00:40:49.880
<v Speaker 2>as a coach or manager. The Dodgers actually have two

767
00:40:49.880 --> 00:40:52.960
<v Speaker 2>of those type of guys. Dave Roberts can say that,

768
00:40:53.519 --> 00:40:57.079
<v Speaker 2>so can Mike Soosha, who won two World Series rings.

769
00:40:57.079 --> 00:40:59.760
<v Speaker 2>With the Dodgers and led the Angels to the two

770
00:40:59.880 --> 00:41:04.480
<v Speaker 2>championship as well. So certainly a special group of people

771
00:41:04.840 --> 00:41:07.400
<v Speaker 2>that can say that, all right, that'll do it for

772
00:41:07.480 --> 00:41:10.760
<v Speaker 2>us on Dodger Talk tonight. Coming up tomorrow, a big

773
00:41:10.840 --> 00:41:14.400
<v Speaker 2>game here at Dodgers Stadium, one of those headliner games

774
00:41:14.480 --> 00:41:17.719
<v Speaker 2>because Paul Skeens is going to be on the mound

775
00:41:17.760 --> 00:41:22.000
<v Speaker 2>for the first time at Dodger Stadium. Paul Skeens versus

776
00:41:22.039 --> 00:41:26.360
<v Speaker 2>Show Hey Otani Round two in fourteen Stars. Skiens is

777
00:41:26.440 --> 00:41:28.719
<v Speaker 2>six and one with an ERA of one to ninety

778
00:41:28.800 --> 00:41:31.920
<v Speaker 2>nine one hundred and seven strikeouts this season for the

779
00:41:32.000 --> 00:41:36.079
<v Speaker 2>Rookie Sensation out of LSU, going up against River Ryan,

780
00:41:36.159 --> 00:41:38.039
<v Speaker 2>who is one to zero with an ERA of one

781
00:41:38.239 --> 00:41:42.119
<v Speaker 2>seventy two. Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck begins at five

782
00:41:42.159 --> 00:41:45.760
<v Speaker 2>o'clock tomorrow, with first pitch at six ' ten, and

783
00:41:45.800 --> 00:41:47.960
<v Speaker 2>you want to get to the ballpark a little earlier

784
00:41:48.000 --> 00:41:51.719
<v Speaker 2>because there's going to be a great pregame ceremony surrounding

785
00:41:51.960 --> 00:41:55.039
<v Speaker 2>the former Dodgers that are here for Alumni weekend and

786
00:41:55.159 --> 00:41:58.519
<v Speaker 2>also the honoring of the late great owner of the Dodgers,

787
00:41:58.960 --> 00:42:03.760
<v Speaker 2>Walter O'm thanks to Colin ee back at our Burbank studios,

788
00:42:03.840 --> 00:42:06.840
<v Speaker 2>thanks to Dwayne McDonald out here at Dodgers Stadium, and

789
00:42:06.920 --> 00:42:09.440
<v Speaker 2>thanks to you for listening. In case you missed any

790
00:42:09.440 --> 00:42:12.639
<v Speaker 2>of the show or our full conversation with the great

791
00:42:12.719 --> 00:42:16.480
<v Speaker 2>Dusty Baker, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app

792
00:42:16.760 --> 00:42:20.199
<v Speaker 2>once again. The final score tonight from Dodgers Stadium. The

793
00:42:20.280 --> 00:42:23.639
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers defeat the Pirates nine to five. Have a great

794
00:42:23.679 --> 00:42:30.960
<v Speaker 2>rest of your Friday night, see y'am.