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<v Speaker 1>And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Globe Life Field after the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>shut out the Rangers three to nothing. Welcome the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk David Vasse with you until nine o'clock tonight right

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<v Speaker 2>here on AM five to seventy LA Sports. We're taking

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<v Speaker 2>your phone calls at eight sixty six nine eight seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy.

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<v Speaker 3>We already have a lot of people on hold.

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<v Speaker 2>But we still have two lines open if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to get in and apologize to Max Munsey and all

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<v Speaker 2>the disparaging remarks you have made about him and his defense.

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<v Speaker 3>That's why I always say let the season breathe a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit, right.

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<v Speaker 2>There are going to be errors during a long season,

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<v Speaker 2>but you have to look at a player's track record,

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<v Speaker 2>and the track record for Max Monsey is he has

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<v Speaker 2>become a pretty good third baseman and he has a

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good baseball IQ, as we saw in the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I'll say this again. I had the the

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<v Speaker 2>pleasure of standing next to Elvis Andrews, who played the

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<v Speaker 2>majority of his career here in Texas with teammates with

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<v Speaker 2>Adrian Beltray. They went to the World Series this guy

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<v Speaker 2>knows a lot about infield defense. He knew a lot

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<v Speaker 2>about Tanner Scott as he was pitching, so I tapped

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<v Speaker 2>into it. I got a lot of text from people

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<v Speaker 2>saying I wasn't watching the game. I was talking to

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<v Speaker 2>Elvis Andrews. Elvis Andrews was talking the game with me. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>he was talking the game with me, so I learned

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<v Speaker 2>a lot. And he told me after months he made

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<v Speaker 2>that stop on Kevin Pilar's ground ball that probably would

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<v Speaker 2>have gone through if he wasn't able to make that play.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only does he make the play, but on his knees,

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<v Speaker 2>makes a perfect throat a second base to force out

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<v Speaker 2>his former teammate Corey Seeger. Right at that point, and

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<v Speaker 2>with Tanner Scott being human, Elvis Andrews turned to me

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<v Speaker 2>and said, that play right there saved the game or

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<v Speaker 2>it would be nervous time bases loaded for Tanner Scott

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<v Speaker 2>trying to protect a three to nothing game with his fastball,

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<v Speaker 2>again not having a lot of life. We'll get to

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<v Speaker 2>that in a second, but first I want apologies for Munci,

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<v Speaker 2>or at least celebrate him tonight for making the two

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<v Speaker 2>biggest plays of the game. And I love Jose Mota

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<v Speaker 2>bringing up the play that Conforto made in the third

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<v Speaker 2>inning to help Yama Moto keep the shutout intact, because

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<v Speaker 2>Conforto made a great play on a double by Corey

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<v Speaker 2>Seger that probably would have scored Marcus Simeon if he

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<v Speaker 2>did not play it as perfectly as he did, cutting

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<v Speaker 2>it off and also being able to turn and throw

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<v Speaker 2>quickly to get the ball back to the infield and

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<v Speaker 2>hold Simeon at third. Seeger and Simeon were stranded as

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<v Speaker 2>Jock Peterson's early season struggles continue. Inning over shutout still intact,

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<v Speaker 2>and then in the seventh inning, I thought Yamamoto's catcher,

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith did a great job of calling y'alltos game

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<v Speaker 2>but also a strike him out, throw him out to

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<v Speaker 2>end the seventh inning, and Yamamoto has a seven scoreless innings,

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<v Speaker 2>ten strikeout night to beat Jacob de Grom eight six,

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

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<v Speaker 2>Getting home safe is a priority both on and off

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<v Speaker 2>the field. Use a designated driver if you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be drinking. It's the winning strategy brought to you by Budweiser. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, did you hear sho he Otani is

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<v Speaker 2>not with the Dodgers because he and his wife are

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<v Speaker 2>expecting their first child.

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<v Speaker 3>To be born this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>So Otani stayed back, which meant the Dodgers needed a

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<v Speaker 2>new leadoff hitter. Nope, not Mookie Betts. It was Tommy Edmund.

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy everything Edmund. He is everything for the Dodgers, and

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<v Speaker 2>he was tonight a leadoff home run off of de Gram.

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<v Speaker 2>The only mistake and the only run the Dodgers scored

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<v Speaker 2>tonight was the second pitch of the game from de

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<v Speaker 2>Gram to Edmund, a ninety eight fastball that Edmund did

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<v Speaker 2>not miss. It's head downstairs right now to here from Tommy.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything you've you've faced the ground in his med stays

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<v Speaker 2>at all.

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<v Speaker 4>No, that was the first time i'd faced him. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>he's been one of the nastiest pitchers of the game

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<v Speaker 4>for a while, so I was excited for the challenge.

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<v Speaker 5>What what did you get? Just die fastball?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>I just had die fastball? Did you think good? List

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<v Speaker 4>Yalla motos mm hmmm. I mean he's been man on

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<v Speaker 4>a mission. He's pretty much unstoppable. Yeah, it's fun playing

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<v Speaker 4>behind him. You pretty much know what you're gonna get

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<v Speaker 4>every time and seven shoutout of things today against AID.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, a good lineup. They've got a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>really talented players, a lot of good hitters in that lineup,

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<v Speaker 4>So to make them look the way that he did,

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<v Speaker 4>it was pretty incredible.

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<v Speaker 5>How good was that command?

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<v Speaker 3>One of his build is sort of locate everything head

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<v Speaker 3>on the hedges.

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<v Speaker 5>Of the plate.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean his execution has just been unreal all year.

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<v Speaker 4>He just has so many, so many ways to get

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<v Speaker 4>ahead of hitters, you know, like he is that two

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<v Speaker 4>to oh you can dump in a curveball, you can

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<v Speaker 4>just die a fastball away, just so many ways to

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<v Speaker 4>get back in the count. And then once he's up

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<v Speaker 4>in the count, you know, he's got a lot of

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<v Speaker 4>pitches to put him away. So he just he has

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<v Speaker 4>something for every situation and he's been executing all of them.

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<v Speaker 6>Seeing him to you know, toe to toe Degron kind

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<v Speaker 6>of just drive in the fast like just you know

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<v Speaker 6>how good he is, Like the hell.

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<v Speaker 4>Of here with this year, Oh for sure. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>he's one of the best pitchures in our game right now.

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<v Speaker 4>I can't really imagine anybody being better than him right now. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>it's been fun to play behind him.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Tommy Edman, who is very humble and

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<v Speaker 2>hungry and continues to be everything for the Dodgers, including

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<v Speaker 2>the National League home run leader with seven home runs. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>just awesome, an awesome night of baseball, A game that

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<v Speaker 2>took two hours and twenty two minutes in front of

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<v Speaker 2>a sellout crowd of thirty eight thousand, six hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three and many of them home happy wearing Dodger jersey.

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<v Speaker 3>So a great night.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I said in spring training, I saw something

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<v Speaker 2>in Yama Moto. I'm not a guy that has all

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<v Speaker 2>the computer data, but I saw a guy that had

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence, and even

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<v Speaker 2>in his bullpen sessions at camel Back Ranch, was attacking

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<v Speaker 2>it with a mission.

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<v Speaker 3>And now we've seen that carry over. He's going to

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<v Speaker 3>win the.

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<v Speaker 2>National League Cy Young Award eight six six seven, two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy. Let's go out to the two one three, Eric,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing, Eric?

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<v Speaker 6>That Dave gv Bo statement, You're already gonna declare, yo, yo,

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<v Speaker 6>she canna win a SiO Award right now.

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<v Speaker 3>I called it in spring training. I'm just doubling down.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, No, he's looking good. And I'm gonna tell you

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<v Speaker 6>right now, name.

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<v Speaker 2>Another picture in baseball that's better than Yama Moto right now?

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<v Speaker 3>Can you me? Or may not watch all of them?

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<v Speaker 2>There is not another pitcher right now that is pitching

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<v Speaker 2>better than Yamamoto.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm not gonna jinx my dude because on the message

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<v Speaker 6>boards I said the same thing. Man.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you saw what he did toward message boards

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<v Speaker 2>don't count when you say it here.

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<v Speaker 3>It matters.

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<v Speaker 6>What I'm gonna say right now is that Yoshi's pitching well,

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<v Speaker 6>I'm knocking Jenson's He's pitching well. There's very few players

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<v Speaker 6>in my sports fandom that I hold highly. Okay, there

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<v Speaker 6>there's very few players when it comes to the Lakers

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<v Speaker 6>right now. Is Austin Reeves right, Cooper Cup I love

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<v Speaker 6>Pooper Nakoula on the Dodgers team. Tommy Edmund is on

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<v Speaker 6>that Mount rushmore of my favorite players ever. Okay, this

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<v Speaker 6>dude is a gamer. Man, Are you telling me right

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<v Speaker 6>now this dude is leading the league in home runs?

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<v Speaker 3>Is that you're telling you that it's seven home runs? Yes?

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, big time player. Whether if it's in the leadoff

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<v Speaker 6>spot in the cleanup spot, whether if it's second base

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<v Speaker 6>or center field. My dude, performance, man, you know what

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<v Speaker 6>I mean. And I just love what he's doing. And

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<v Speaker 6>let me lead you with.

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<v Speaker 5>This, Dave.

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<v Speaker 6>And I've been hammering this mantra last season. Okay, I

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<v Speaker 6>said show Hayen needs to bat with runners on.

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<v Speaker 5>Baby.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm not saying you taking him off the leadoff spot,

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<v Speaker 6>but the ninth hitter is to me, one of the

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<v Speaker 6>most important spots. You can't have show hay continue to

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<v Speaker 6>hit with nobody on base, man, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean the dynamics might be changing. The dynamics

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<v Speaker 2>might be changing. If the Dodgers can't find a winning,

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<v Speaker 2>winning formula like they had last year where Rojas and

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<v Speaker 2>Lux eight nine, then they may have to consider to

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<v Speaker 2>have Otani move down in the order and have Tommy

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<v Speaker 2>Edmund lead off and let the big dog eat and

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<v Speaker 2>have more guys in scoring position. I understand what you're saying.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a great caller. Don't waste your time on the

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<v Speaker 2>message boards. Call here because this is what matters. That's

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<v Speaker 2>all fake, that's all fake. Come back here where there's

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<v Speaker 2>real people. Thanks Eric eight sixty six nine, eight, seven, two,

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, he brings up a valid point.

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<v Speaker 2>If the Dodgers can't get their eight to nine hitters

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<v Speaker 2>on base, if they can't find that combo, I agree

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<v Speaker 2>with him. Tommy Edmund can hit first, he could hit seventh,

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<v Speaker 2>he could hit third. We saw him hit clean up

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<v Speaker 2>last year. If we can't, if the Dodgers can't find

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<v Speaker 2>the right combination to flip that lineup over, and Otani

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<v Speaker 2>is starting innings more than coming up with runners on base,

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<v Speaker 2>you gotta consider to change because, like I've told you,

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<v Speaker 2>Andre Ethier told me this many years ago. Every season

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<v Speaker 2>is unique to itself. So what work last year may

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<v Speaker 2>not be working this year. The group of players are different.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not a huge difference, but there's some key players

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<v Speaker 2>that are not in the same position as they were

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<v Speaker 2>last year.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, Father Time is undefeated.

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<v Speaker 2>Rojas had an unbelievable offensive season, but he's not an

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<v Speaker 2>everyday player anymore, and he's hitting under two hundred. Gavin

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<v Speaker 2>Lux is in Cincinnati playing left field, so you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have those eight to nine guys. And until the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>figure that out, I would consider maybe moving Otani down

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<v Speaker 2>and having him come up with more runners on base

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

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<v Speaker 3>The phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike, you were here at the game at Globelive Field.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you from Lay? Are you a Texas native?

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, Dave, I am from LA. I live in Texas

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<v Speaker 5>now and it was so good to see my boys

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<v Speaker 5>in blue.

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<v Speaker 3>This is their.

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<v Speaker 2>Home away from home. Don't let anybody let tell you

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<v Speaker 2>anything different.

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<v Speaker 7>It truly is.

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<v Speaker 6>I was in twenty twenty, was at some NLCS games.

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<v Speaker 6>I was at the World Series, and every time they

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<v Speaker 2>I'm coming to all three games this weekend, and I

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<v Speaker 2>the next two nights. And there have been a lot

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<v Speaker 3>So if I'm a Dodger fan.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm coming here when they're playing, just to take it

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<v Speaker 2>all in and remember so many great moments. Will Smith

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<v Speaker 2>all those things. I want to remember an experience. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Carlsbad RT. You're on Dodger Talk. How

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<v Speaker 2>you doing, RT?

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<v Speaker 5>Hey?

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<v Speaker 6>How you doing?

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<v Speaker 5>Dude?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing great. We've established that.

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<v Speaker 7>I just wanted to say, hey, I've had a rough time.

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<v Speaker 7>I had a rough last ten days or so. I'm

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<v Speaker 7>hanging in there. I was driving home from the hospital

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<v Speaker 7>and I put on the radio and it was Dodger

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<v Speaker 7>Talk and I heard you guys talking. Dude, I bleed,

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<v Speaker 7>Dodger Blue Man. I love the Dodgers my whole life.

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<v Speaker 7>And I heard you guys talking, and you know, people

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<v Speaker 7>were smashing on Monthy. I love Monkey dude. I'm a

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<v Speaker 5>He's a good dude.

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<v Speaker 7>So everybody needs to calm down on and just let

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Artie, thanks for the phone call. Appreciated and

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<v Speaker 2>hope you feel better hopeful as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Glad you were.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming out of the hospital, and I'm honored that you

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<v Speaker 2>turned on Dodger Talk. Look, Munsey's starting to see the

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<v Speaker 2>It's just a matter of time. So I like what

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

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna get into Tanner Scott. I know he has

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll look at what the Dodgers are doing without

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<v Speaker 2>so far this season. Dodgers shut out the Rangers three

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<v Speaker 2>to nothing on a five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 6>On air at AM five to seventy, online at AM

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<v Speaker 3>This is Dodger Talk with David Bassaying.

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<v Speaker 6>Scrubs into his one and Ben swings it, hits it

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<v Speaker 6>Into the bullpen in right center field, and just like that,

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<v Speaker 2>That was the only run the Dodgers scored off of

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<v Speaker 2>Jacob de Gram the second pitch of the game. Tommy

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<v Speaker 2>are expecting their first child. Tommy Edmund with three hits tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>including that home run to lead off the game off

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<v Speaker 2>Rangers tonight, three to nothing in front of a sellout

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<v Speaker 2>continues to be a run producer. Knowing the situation top

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<v Speaker 2>of the ninth inning, the Dodgers up one nothing, got

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<v Speaker 2>a runner in scoring position with one out. All he

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<v Speaker 2>every one of those two runs.

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<v Speaker 3>In the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>Because it's kind of been a high wire act for

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<v Speaker 3>We knew how good he was last year.

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<v Speaker 2>The fastball used to or last year had a lot

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<v Speaker 2>Tenor Scott's fastball dipped to as low as ninety four

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<v Speaker 2>standing next to Elvis Andrews in that ninth inning and

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<v Speaker 2>his Marlin's career, and he said, I mean, as as

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<v Speaker 2>For whatever reason, his slider, his fastball just got on

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<v Speaker 2>and he said, either he's protecting some sort of barking

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<v Speaker 2>with his fastball because it's not the same. And if

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers almost gave that game up two nights ago, the

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<v Speaker 2>been finding a way, but it hasn't been dominant like

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<v Speaker 2>we saw last year. He has seven saves, and remember

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<v Speaker 2>time of year, at different points, relievers starters sometimes get

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<v Speaker 2>know a lot of you have been getting on Max

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

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmond, like I said, lead off home run ta

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<v Speaker 3>Corey Seeger was two for four tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>He had a costly throwing era in the ninth inning

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<v Speaker 2>that cost the Rangers a run. And Jock Peterson's early

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<v Speaker 2>season struggles continued tonight. The former Dodger, former Giant who

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<v Speaker 2>Jack Peterson, who was a fastball hitter, is hitting only

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<v Speaker 2>on every Yamamoto fastball tonight. I couldn't understand why Yama

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<v Speaker 2>You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Paul.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm doing well, David, Thank you very much. Very exciting laundry.

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<v Speaker 2>Today, Paul, excuse me, Jim Tan laundry on the Jersey

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<v Speaker 5>No, I don't live on the Jersey Shore. I'm the

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, I remember you. Yeah, you came to see

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<v Speaker 5>Right, Yeah, I I've been a fannine. There we go, right,

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<v Speaker 5>forty nine Yell.

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<v Speaker 2>How about this, Paul, You'll love this. Today's the anniversary

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<v Speaker 2>of Vince Scully calling his first game as a Dodger broadcaster.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah I heard I heard some of that chatter. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>he was a great one. So I mean, I I

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<v Speaker 5>guess you know you. You state your your position very clearly.

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<v Speaker 5>It's a long season, man, you know you can't. We

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<v Speaker 5>and you know, the Dodger tradition is alive now and

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<v Speaker 5>with that tradition, that's going to carry you through bad times.

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<v Speaker 5>And so I mean month, sye a bad play here

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<v Speaker 5>and there by other player. It's a long season. Can't

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<v Speaker 5>point out on one play. So I was disappointed I

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<v Speaker 5>couldn't get to you on Jackie Robinson Day, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>But what was it like to see John play in person?

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<v Speaker 3>What was it like? What do you remember?

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<v Speaker 5>Well? He was an imposing figure. He was a very

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<v Speaker 5>responsible for the success of the Dodgers. It really wasn't him.

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<v Speaker 5>It was Campanella, Duke Snider, Bill Hodgers, Jim Gilliam, Dewey Reese.

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<v Speaker 5>Those are the guys that really led the team. But

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<v Speaker 5>but as I got older with regard to Jackie breaking

424
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<v Speaker 5>the color line, that was you know today, for me

425
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<v Speaker 5>to think about that, it's absolutely amazing. But I'm a

426
00:23:09.240 --> 00:23:13.440
<v Speaker 5>Dodger fan. I'm a David Batsay fan, that stay fan.

427
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<v Speaker 5>I love the way you describe things. I love the

428
00:23:17.920 --> 00:23:21.200
<v Speaker 5>your description. You get into details. You know, for I

429
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<v Speaker 5>happen to be blind. Also, not that that means a lot,

430
00:23:24.960 --> 00:23:29.000
<v Speaker 5>but you know, as a blind person very often announces,

431
00:23:29.480 --> 00:23:33.960
<v Speaker 5>never really communicate details. Man. You knock it out, brother,

432
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<v Speaker 5>So I know what's really going on. So good stow Man.

433
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<v Speaker 3>That makes me feel so good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, call back anytime, Paul, and I got to share

435
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<v Speaker 2>a story with you.

436
00:23:43.440 --> 00:23:47.200
<v Speaker 3>My father in law, the Great Rob Blackman, grew up in.

437
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<v Speaker 2>The Bronx and his dad took him to a lot

438
00:23:50.440 --> 00:23:54.160
<v Speaker 2>of Yankee games, Brooklyn Dodger games, and he remembers being

439
00:23:54.240 --> 00:23:57.279
<v Speaker 2>at the game in nineteen fifty three at Ebbittsfield where

440
00:23:57.440 --> 00:24:00.839
<v Speaker 2>Campanella needed to hit I think three home runs to

441
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<v Speaker 2>get thirty five to have the most home runs by

442
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<v Speaker 2>a catcher that year. He that was the first time

443
00:24:05.759 --> 00:24:08.720
<v Speaker 2>he went to a Brooklyn Dodgers game, and that was

444
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<v Speaker 2>the year Campanella won his second MVP Award and drove

445
00:24:12.640 --> 00:24:15.359
<v Speaker 2>in one hundred and forty two runs and hit forty

446
00:24:15.359 --> 00:24:18.200
<v Speaker 2>one home runs that year. So I got I got

447
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<v Speaker 2>some connections.

448
00:24:19.079 --> 00:24:22.960
<v Speaker 3>To the borough too. So yeah, Roy Campanella.

449
00:24:23.200 --> 00:24:25.720
<v Speaker 2>I know he won three MVPs and I know he's

450
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<v Speaker 2>a Hall of Famer, but I still feel like he

451
00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:31.160
<v Speaker 2>is one of the most underrated players in baseball history.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it was a very sad situation with his life.

453
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he never played in LA, never played in LA,

454
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<v Speaker 2>but he always had that great spirit about him.

455
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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

456
00:24:43.480 --> 00:24:45.480
<v Speaker 5>I always thought he was going to recover. Like I

457
00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:47.759
<v Speaker 5>was a little kid, and you know, you didn't hear

458
00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:51.359
<v Speaker 5>much about it, you know, and I was thinking, well,

459
00:24:51.359 --> 00:24:54.240
<v Speaker 5>he'll be back, He'll be back. So I believe that

460
00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:58.359
<v Speaker 5>for a few years. But obviously he wasn't capable of

461
00:24:58.480 --> 00:24:59.079
<v Speaker 5>coming back.

462
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<v Speaker 2>But he never let that wheelchair change who he was

463
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<v Speaker 2>as a person. From the stories I heard from Mike

464
00:25:04.680 --> 00:25:08.240
<v Speaker 2>Sosia and other players that were around Campy, and they

465
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<v Speaker 2>had his own little area to help teach the catchers.

466
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<v Speaker 2>He never let that wheelchair confine his spirit or his life.

467
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<v Speaker 2>And I think that's a great metaphor for all of us.

468
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<v Speaker 5>Yes it is, it is very much so.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Mael, have a great weekend.

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<v Speaker 5>We'll see you soon, okay, yes, yes, keep take care.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll talk soon. Thank you.

472
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<v Speaker 6>Paul.

473
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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is

474
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<v Speaker 2>the phone number.

475
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<v Speaker 3>Bad choice of words. I'm sorry, Paul.

476
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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk to you soon, and appreciate all the kind words.

477
00:25:38.920 --> 00:25:43.200
<v Speaker 2>And yeah, Paul, cross the state line, the Jersey state

478
00:25:43.279 --> 00:25:47.200
<v Speaker 2>line to comes see the Dodgers in Philadelphia. Gotta say

479
00:25:47.440 --> 00:25:50.119
<v Speaker 2>here in Texas, the conditions were a lot better.

480
00:25:50.519 --> 00:25:51.319
<v Speaker 3>A roof was on.

481
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<v Speaker 2>It's about eighty one degrees outside, much different than forty

482
00:25:54.920 --> 00:25:59.880
<v Speaker 2>degree rainy temperatures in Philadelphia. And I actually believe that

483
00:26:00.119 --> 00:26:04.559
<v Speaker 2>we might be seeing a World Series preview. I believe

484
00:26:04.559 --> 00:26:07.680
<v Speaker 2>the Rangers have a great shot of getting through the

485
00:26:07.720 --> 00:26:11.240
<v Speaker 2>American League, especially if de Gromp can stay healthy.

486
00:26:11.400 --> 00:26:12.640
<v Speaker 3>Maybe they add a reliever.

487
00:26:14.240 --> 00:26:17.200
<v Speaker 2>They have a really good team, and they're not that

488
00:26:17.359 --> 00:26:20.000
<v Speaker 2>far removed from winning the World Series. I mean, tonight

489
00:26:20.400 --> 00:26:22.720
<v Speaker 2>we had on the field a global life field the

490
00:26:22.799 --> 00:26:25.960
<v Speaker 2>last two World Series winners, and the American League's not

491
00:26:26.039 --> 00:26:28.799
<v Speaker 2>that great, so I kind of feel like this is

492
00:26:28.880 --> 00:26:33.440
<v Speaker 2>a very real possibility that the Dodgers and Rangers could

493
00:26:33.440 --> 00:26:35.559
<v Speaker 2>see each other again in October.

494
00:26:36.000 --> 00:26:37.640
<v Speaker 3>And how sweet would that be?

495
00:26:37.880 --> 00:26:42.359
<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers and Rangers playing the Dodgers obviously Dodgers Stadium,

496
00:26:42.400 --> 00:26:45.720
<v Speaker 2>but then here at Global Life Field, they're home away

497
00:26:45.759 --> 00:26:49.440
<v Speaker 2>from home when they won their other World Series championship

498
00:26:49.440 --> 00:26:52.440
<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty, and coming back here, I gotta tell you,

499
00:26:52.640 --> 00:26:54.680
<v Speaker 2>I'm with the players, even though they were on their

500
00:26:54.720 --> 00:26:57.359
<v Speaker 2>own little bubble. I was in my own bubble up

501
00:26:57.440 --> 00:27:00.160
<v Speaker 2>here in the broadcast booth. You know, Joe Davis and

502
00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:03.279
<v Speaker 2>I can say something that nobody else can say. I

503
00:27:03.440 --> 00:27:07.279
<v Speaker 2>was the first one to occupy the home radio booth

504
00:27:07.599 --> 00:27:10.960
<v Speaker 2>here at Global Life Field, and Joe Davis and John

505
00:27:11.000 --> 00:27:16.200
<v Speaker 2>Smoltz can say they were the first broadcasters to occupy

506
00:27:16.680 --> 00:27:21.319
<v Speaker 2>the home TV booth because during the entire postseason run

507
00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:24.599
<v Speaker 2>they were calling the games. I was doing Dodger talk

508
00:27:24.640 --> 00:27:27.720
<v Speaker 2>and postgame and all that from the home radio booth

509
00:27:28.119 --> 00:27:30.960
<v Speaker 2>here a Global Life Field, and I took a walk

510
00:27:31.000 --> 00:27:34.559
<v Speaker 2>by the hotel that I was staying at for three

511
00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:36.960
<v Speaker 2>and a half weeks away from my wife and kids,

512
00:27:37.000 --> 00:27:39.720
<v Speaker 2>and you know, a lot of memories keep flunning back.

513
00:27:39.839 --> 00:27:43.240
<v Speaker 2>And if you listen to my conversation with Mookie Betts

514
00:27:43.400 --> 00:27:46.599
<v Speaker 2>on the iHeartRadio app. He was our pregame guest, you'll

515
00:27:46.599 --> 00:27:49.160
<v Speaker 2>hear his thoughts and memories about playing here during the

516
00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:52.480
<v Speaker 2>twenty season. And he had no idea that I was

517
00:27:52.519 --> 00:27:57.200
<v Speaker 2>even here. That's how disconnected I was from the players.

518
00:27:57.240 --> 00:27:59.240
<v Speaker 2>Even though I was here in Texas and I was

519
00:27:59.279 --> 00:28:02.519
<v Speaker 2>here at Global Life I feeld, none of them realized

520
00:28:03.119 --> 00:28:03.920
<v Speaker 2>that I was here.

521
00:28:04.000 --> 00:28:05.359
<v Speaker 3>Even when we would do interviews.

522
00:28:05.400 --> 00:28:08.119
<v Speaker 2>They thought I was back in La So a lot

523
00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:11.079
<v Speaker 2>of memories come back here good, a lot good. But

524
00:28:11.720 --> 00:28:15.759
<v Speaker 2>obviously being away and being isolated was was something that

525
00:28:15.799 --> 00:28:18.119
<v Speaker 2>you'll never forget. And then, oh, by the way, I

526
00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:21.240
<v Speaker 2>take a plane flight home and get COVID. So that's

527
00:28:21.279 --> 00:28:24.440
<v Speaker 2>the way my twenty twenty World Series season ended. Let's

528
00:28:24.480 --> 00:28:27.200
<v Speaker 2>go out to Brian and Burbank. You're on Dodger Talk.

529
00:28:27.279 --> 00:28:32.880
<v Speaker 6>Hi, Brian, Hey Dave. Wow, that was a crazy exchange

530
00:28:32.880 --> 00:28:33.680
<v Speaker 6>there with Paul.

531
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<v Speaker 8>That last color Yeah, man, he was right, Yeah, that

532
00:28:40.160 --> 00:28:40.920
<v Speaker 8>was that was wild.

533
00:28:42.440 --> 00:28:44.880
<v Speaker 3>Do you do you admire me? Do you deify me?

534
00:28:44.960 --> 00:28:46.119
<v Speaker 3>As much as Paul does.

535
00:28:47.759 --> 00:28:49.039
<v Speaker 1>Uh, you're good.

536
00:28:50.039 --> 00:28:53.599
<v Speaker 8>I like listening to Hey, Okay, I'll take it.

537
00:28:53.640 --> 00:28:54.279
<v Speaker 3>I'll take it.

538
00:28:54.640 --> 00:28:57.079
<v Speaker 8>You do a really good job getting an insight on you.

539
00:28:57.119 --> 00:28:59.079
<v Speaker 3>You don't sound convincing, but i'll take it.

540
00:28:59.119 --> 00:29:03.799
<v Speaker 8>Brian, thank you. The main reason I was calling is

541
00:29:03.799 --> 00:29:06.880
<v Speaker 8>you made a comment, you know, maybe a few series back.

542
00:29:06.960 --> 00:29:09.960
<v Speaker 8>I don't know if it was Philly or against Washington,

543
00:29:10.079 --> 00:29:14.079
<v Speaker 8>but you had kind of let people know that Conforto

544
00:29:14.240 --> 00:29:18.960
<v Speaker 8>and they offer weren't there for the defense, and I

545
00:29:19.160 --> 00:29:22.319
<v Speaker 8>just thought they kind of have been changing it around

546
00:29:22.359 --> 00:29:25.240
<v Speaker 8>since the Rocky series, and that played Conforto made tonight.

547
00:29:25.319 --> 00:29:27.440
<v Speaker 8>I was wondering what your thoughts were where you say

548
00:29:27.559 --> 00:29:30.160
<v Speaker 8>that run going home there?

549
00:29:32.160 --> 00:29:33.880
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean Conforto made a nice play.

550
00:29:33.880 --> 00:29:35.880
<v Speaker 2>If he doesn't cut that ball off and get the

551
00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:38.200
<v Speaker 2>ball back to the infield as quickly as he did

552
00:29:38.319 --> 00:29:42.680
<v Speaker 2>accurately to the cutoff man, Simeon's scoring and we have

553
00:29:42.759 --> 00:29:44.839
<v Speaker 2>a one to one game, and who knows where it

554
00:29:44.880 --> 00:29:45.680
<v Speaker 2>goes after that.

555
00:29:45.880 --> 00:29:47.640
<v Speaker 3>So he made a great play.

556
00:29:48.279 --> 00:29:50.759
<v Speaker 2>Will Smith had a great you know, strike him out,

557
00:29:50.759 --> 00:29:53.000
<v Speaker 2>throw him out to end the seventh and month Sye

558
00:29:53.000 --> 00:29:57.799
<v Speaker 2>obviously in the ninth inning, playing through it unlike Josh

559
00:29:57.880 --> 00:30:00.640
<v Speaker 2>Young who did not play through the pirates call.

560
00:30:00.720 --> 00:30:02.920
<v Speaker 3>So that was a big break for the Dodgers.

561
00:30:04.000 --> 00:30:07.200
<v Speaker 6>Yes, yeah, and you do a good job, Dave.

562
00:30:08.319 --> 00:30:10.599
<v Speaker 2>Okay, Brian, you don't have to try to make up

563
00:30:10.599 --> 00:30:13.480
<v Speaker 2>for it. I understand you're lukewarm. It's fine. I'll win

564
00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:16.000
<v Speaker 2>you over. The vast a charm will win you over

565
00:30:16.119 --> 00:30:17.400
<v Speaker 2>like it wins everybody over.

566
00:30:18.720 --> 00:30:19.039
<v Speaker 8>Right on.

567
00:30:19.680 --> 00:30:21.240
<v Speaker 3>Thanks, okay, Brian.

568
00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:23.200
<v Speaker 2>Thanks for the phone call. Let's take one more phone

569
00:30:23.200 --> 00:30:26.079
<v Speaker 2>call before we say good night. Javier in all Hambra,

570
00:30:26.240 --> 00:30:28.440
<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing Hoavy air walk

571
00:30:28.519 --> 00:30:29.240
<v Speaker 2>us off tonight?

572
00:30:30.640 --> 00:30:33.920
<v Speaker 1>Hey, Dave, I just want to hear all the naysayers

573
00:30:33.960 --> 00:30:37.680
<v Speaker 1>Max Muncy, because I came on here a couple of weeks. Yes, Hey,

574
00:30:37.680 --> 00:30:38.559
<v Speaker 1>you just have to see more.

575
00:30:38.880 --> 00:30:41.640
<v Speaker 6>He just has to be patient, and that's what we're seeing.

576
00:30:41.960 --> 00:30:42.160
<v Speaker 5>Max.

577
00:30:42.240 --> 00:30:44.440
<v Speaker 6>Musty's being patient and he's getting hits.

578
00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:50.680
<v Speaker 1>Also, how about his defense defense too, He was getting

579
00:30:50.680 --> 00:30:55.400
<v Speaker 1>it from both ends. But the Oscar too. The Oscar

580
00:30:55.480 --> 00:30:57.880
<v Speaker 1>went up in a big spot and didn't try to.

581
00:30:57.839 --> 00:30:58.440
<v Speaker 5>Do too much.

582
00:30:59.039 --> 00:31:01.240
<v Speaker 1>And man, he's got to give it to him. Man,

583
00:31:01.279 --> 00:31:04.000
<v Speaker 1>that was a big knock. That's all I gotta say.

584
00:31:04.680 --> 00:31:07.839
<v Speaker 2>Ta Oscar and Tommy Edmond have been the two most

585
00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:10.000
<v Speaker 2>valuable Dodgers to begin this season.

586
00:31:11.480 --> 00:31:14.000
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, definitely, I agree with one hundred percent.

587
00:31:15.440 --> 00:31:17.480
<v Speaker 2>All right, did you have something else you wanted to say?

588
00:31:17.599 --> 00:31:18.880
<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry to cut you off.

589
00:31:18.680 --> 00:31:20.000
<v Speaker 3>On a summering tale.

590
00:31:20.279 --> 00:31:23.319
<v Speaker 1>No, yeah, no, thank you for taking my call.

591
00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:26.319
<v Speaker 2>My pleasure, hove here, thanks a lot for calling and

592
00:31:26.359 --> 00:31:29.279
<v Speaker 2>walking us off on a good note. Here is the

593
00:31:29.319 --> 00:31:31.920
<v Speaker 2>stat of the night for you show. Hey, Otani not

594
00:31:32.039 --> 00:31:35.920
<v Speaker 2>in the Dodgers starting lineup tonight because of a non

595
00:31:36.000 --> 00:31:39.960
<v Speaker 2>injury related issue, A good issue that his wife is

596
00:31:40.000 --> 00:31:43.119
<v Speaker 2>going to give birth to their first child sometime this

597
00:31:43.200 --> 00:31:46.039
<v Speaker 2>weekend and may already have happened. I don't know, but

598
00:31:46.640 --> 00:31:50.480
<v Speaker 2>think about this, the Dodgers Big three of Otani, Betts,

599
00:31:50.559 --> 00:31:54.240
<v Speaker 2>and Freddie Freeman, they have been in the same starting

600
00:31:54.279 --> 00:31:57.920
<v Speaker 2>lineup out of the first twenty one games only seven

601
00:31:58.079 --> 00:32:02.920
<v Speaker 2>times for different reasons. Smokie with the stomach issue, Freddie

602
00:32:03.160 --> 00:32:07.480
<v Speaker 2>reaggravating his right ankle, and Otani now on the paternity

603
00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:10.680
<v Speaker 2>list for the birth of his child. So keep that

604
00:32:10.720 --> 00:32:13.200
<v Speaker 2>in mind as well. We have not seen the Big

605
00:32:13.240 --> 00:32:16.680
<v Speaker 2>three in the same lineup in the same game that

606
00:32:16.839 --> 00:32:20.039
<v Speaker 2>many times so far this year, only seven games out

607
00:32:20.079 --> 00:32:23.079
<v Speaker 2>of their first twenty one, and the Dodgers have been

608
00:32:23.119 --> 00:32:26.839
<v Speaker 2>able to really play well for the most part. Fifteen

609
00:32:26.880 --> 00:32:29.920
<v Speaker 2>and six second place in the NL West. Tonight they

610
00:32:29.920 --> 00:32:33.960
<v Speaker 2>hand the Rangers only their second loss here at Globlife

611
00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:37.440
<v Speaker 2>Field this season. The Rangers twelve to eight, first place

612
00:32:37.519 --> 00:32:38.599
<v Speaker 2>in the AL West.

613
00:32:38.960 --> 00:32:39.640
<v Speaker 3>Tomorrow.

614
00:32:39.960 --> 00:32:42.799
<v Speaker 2>Another great pitching matchup, or i should say, an interesting

615
00:32:43.000 --> 00:32:46.519
<v Speaker 2>pitching matchup with Roki Sazaki on the mound looking for

616
00:32:46.559 --> 00:32:49.240
<v Speaker 2>his first win. He was really good his last time out,

617
00:32:49.559 --> 00:32:54.119
<v Speaker 2>going up against former Dodger Nathan Avaldi, who has two

618
00:32:54.160 --> 00:32:57.720
<v Speaker 2>World Series rings, won with the Red Sox in twenty eighteen,

619
00:32:57.880 --> 00:32:59.799
<v Speaker 2>the other in twenty twenty three.

620
00:33:00.079 --> 00:33:01.160
<v Speaker 3>With these Rangers.

621
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<v Speaker 2>Avaldi is one and two this season with an ERA

622
00:33:04.200 --> 00:33:07.839
<v Speaker 2>of two point fifty five. Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck

623
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<v Speaker 2>begins at noon tomorrow with first pitch at one oh five.

624
00:33:11.680 --> 00:33:15.559
<v Speaker 2>Rick Monday and Steven Nelson on the call. That'll do

625
00:33:15.599 --> 00:33:18.480
<v Speaker 2>it for us tonight from Globe Live Field. Thanks to

626
00:33:18.559 --> 00:33:21.440
<v Speaker 2>Colin Yee back at our Burbank Studios. Thanks to Dwayne

627
00:33:21.519 --> 00:33:25.160
<v Speaker 2>McDonald out here in Texas with us, and thanks to

628
00:33:25.240 --> 00:33:27.880
<v Speaker 2>you for listening in case you miss any of the show.

629
00:33:28.000 --> 00:33:31.000
<v Speaker 2>You can find it on the iHeartRadio app. That's also

630
00:33:31.000 --> 00:33:35.200
<v Speaker 2>where you can hear our full pregame conversation with Mookie Betts.

631
00:33:35.240 --> 00:33:38.279
<v Speaker 2>He gave us some insightful answers, and tomorrow night we'll

632
00:33:38.279 --> 00:33:39.599
<v Speaker 2>have more time to share.

633
00:33:39.359 --> 00:33:40.720
<v Speaker 3>Some of that with you as well.

634
00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:45.000
<v Speaker 2>Once again, the final score from Globe Live Field. The

635
00:33:45.119 --> 00:33:48.640
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers shut out the Rangers three to nothing. Have a

636
00:33:48.640 --> 00:33:50.880
<v Speaker 2>great rest of your Friday. You're good Friday.

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<v Speaker 3>See'm six

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