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

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vasse live at Globelive Field

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<v Speaker 2>in Arlington, Texas, where the Dodgers fall to the Rangers

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<v Speaker 2>in Game two of this three game series.

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<v Speaker 3>By a final score of four to three.

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<v Speaker 2>A Dallas Garcia with a walk off two run home

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<v Speaker 2>run off of Kirby Yates was the difference in the

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<v Speaker 2>game after Josh Smith just missed hitting a game tying

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<v Speaker 2>home run to lead off the ninth inning off of Yates. Instead,

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<v Speaker 2>it went wide of the right field foul poll and

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<v Speaker 2>then he doubled down the left field lines. So Josh

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<v Speaker 2>Smith and Adallas Garcia were not fooled by anything Kirby

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<v Speaker 2>Yates was doing, and standing next to the Dodger dugout

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<v Speaker 2>by the camera, well, just didn't feel like Kirby Yates

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<v Speaker 2>was confident that he could get his former team out

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<v Speaker 2>in the ninth inning, and it just didn't seem like

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<v Speaker 2>he had had the stuff to get those guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Out, and it proved, unfortunately to be true.

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

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<v Speaker 2>number like I mentioned with Jose Mota during the Clubhouse Show,

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<v Speaker 2>I felt like the secrets of events were changed dramatically

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<v Speaker 2>as far as the way Dave Roberts was lining up

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<v Speaker 2>his bullpen for the final six outs of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Evan Phillips making his season debut. He was activated before

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<v Speaker 2>the game in case he missed it Blake trying and

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<v Speaker 2>placed on the il with right forearm tightness.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll get to that in a moment.

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<v Speaker 2>But Phillips comes in, gets the first two batters and

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<v Speaker 2>he looked really good. And then Marcus Simeon, the leadoff

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<v Speaker 2>hitter for the Rangers, gets on, and Dave Roberts had

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Vesia warming up to be able to face Corey

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<v Speaker 2>Seeger and possibly some right handers after that, and when

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<v Speaker 2>Vessia had to come in in the eighth inning to

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<v Speaker 2>get the last out and face Seeger, that did not

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<v Speaker 2>allow Dave Roberts to have Alex Vesia out the game,

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm sure he was thinking, in a perfect world,

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<v Speaker 2>he would love to have had Alex Vesia start the

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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning by facing Corey Seeger and then going up

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<v Speaker 2>against the left handed Josh Young and then excuse me,

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<v Speaker 2>Josh Smith, and then take his chances against a Dollas

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<v Speaker 2>Garcia because Vessia is really good against lefties and rightyes,

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<v Speaker 2>So to me, that was the key hit that completely

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<v Speaker 2>rattled what the Dodgers' plans were in the eighth and

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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning of today's game. Now, you might say, why

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<v Speaker 2>not Tanner Scott, Well, it would have been three games

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<v Speaker 2>in four days, and let's be honest, Tanner Scott hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>been the Tanner Scott we saw last year, at least

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<v Speaker 2>to start the year.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, seven saves, but even Dave Roberts conceded that his

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<v Speaker 2>slider and his fastball have not had the teeth that

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<v Speaker 2>they had last year and that we're accustomed to seeing

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<v Speaker 2>Tanner Scott have. So you know, I can understand why

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to occurs in that situation because obviously he

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<v Speaker 2>had Vesia up, and you know, you can't run these

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<v Speaker 2>guys into the ground after just the first we're not

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<v Speaker 2>even at the twenty five game marks, so you got

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to use different pitchers and high leverage situations.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reality is the Dodgers have invested a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of dollars in Kirby Yates and if you need him

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<v Speaker 2>to close out the game, and he's done a really

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<v Speaker 2>great job. Today was probably the one game where he

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't on, and that had a lot to do with

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<v Speaker 2>him facing his former team. But the Dodgers have invested

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of dollars in the veteran and they've gone

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<v Speaker 2>to him in certain situations. Today, he just was not

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<v Speaker 2>able to deliver. Now, the one guy that was able

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<v Speaker 2>to deliver out of the bullpen was Jack Dryder.

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<v Speaker 3>Drag Dryer.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want him to be lost in the shuffle

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<v Speaker 2>of today's loss because Dryer came in after Sazaki went

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<v Speaker 2>six innings. Jack Dryer came in and pitched another scoreless inning.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack Dryer now has twelve and two thirds consecutive scoreless innings.

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<v Speaker 2>That's pretty good. So I just want to shine a

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<v Speaker 2>light on that before we start moving on. I mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>as well that Evan Phillips pitched in this game and

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<v Speaker 2>was activated a little series early because Blake Trinon unfortunately

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<v Speaker 2>right forearm tightness, and you start to look at it.

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<v Speaker 2>Trina had not pitched in almost a week. The last

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<v Speaker 2>time he pitched in a game was on Sunday Night

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball against the Cubs. Did not pitch against the Rockies

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<v Speaker 2>did not pitch yesterday, and the Dodgers have had a

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<v Speaker 2>day off mixed in there. Dave Roberts filled us in

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<v Speaker 2>Trina was warming up yesterday late in the game, but

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<v Speaker 2>still felt some discomfort in that right arm, that right

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<v Speaker 2>forearm area, and when you're talking about the right forearm,

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<v Speaker 2>that sounds off alarm bells for elbow issues, so that

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<v Speaker 2>whenever a pitcher has right four arm tightness to symptom

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<v Speaker 2>of elbow issues. How significant are these elbow issues for

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<v Speaker 2>Blake Trinon. Well, he had Tommy John surgery just a

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<v Speaker 2>few years ago, and he had shoulder surgery a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of years ago, and he's thirty six. So yeah, there's

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<v Speaker 2>concern the Dodgers are getting an MRI on the elbow

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<v Speaker 2>of Blake trinen But safe to say Blake Trinon probably

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<v Speaker 2>is not going to pitch for at least a month,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe longer, and that's a significant.

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<v Speaker 3>Blow to the Dodger bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>I was already in favor of the Dodgers maybe having

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<v Speaker 2>a conversation with the Cardinals for their closer Ryan Helsley.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I'm even more in favor of that happening. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if it could happen before the July thirty

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<v Speaker 2>first trade deadline, but certainly something to keep your eye on.

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

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number Dodgers fall to the Rangers today. Four

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<v Speaker 2>we do have an Otani baby watch update show. Hey

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<v Speaker 2>Otani and his wife welcomed in their first child, a

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<v Speaker 2>healthy baby girl. He posted that announcement before the game

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<v Speaker 2>today on Instagram, and Dave Roberts did not rule out

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that Otani, now that the birth was safe

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<v Speaker 2>and healthy, may return to be part of tomorrow's game

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<v Speaker 2>before the Dodgers head to Chicago. So we'll have to

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<v Speaker 2>wait and see about that. Eight six six nine seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers have only had the Big three of Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>Bets and Freeman in the same starting lineup seven times

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<v Speaker 2>out of their first twenty two games. Let's head out

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<v Speaker 2>to North Carolina. Matt, you're on Dodger Talk with David

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<v Speaker 2>vasse Hi Matt ub DV.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing great well.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you always like to say where were you

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<v Speaker 1>when Freddie Freeman hit the Grand Slam?

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<v Speaker 4>Right?

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<v Speaker 2>That door is open all season long win loser draws. So, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to hear where Matt in North Carolina was

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<v Speaker 2>when Freddie hit the walk off grand Slam.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, okay, I'm gonna take you on a little story.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was out on the porch with my son's

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<v Speaker 1>he was an ex college baseball player, played at unc Asheville,

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<v Speaker 1>and when Freddie hit that home run, we just went nuts.

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<v Speaker 1>It was it was unbelievable and it's a memory that

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<v Speaker 1>we'll always have and it was great. And I called

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<v Speaker 1>Tim Kates after Game five because we had plane flights

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<v Speaker 1>out to LA to go to Game six, but I

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<v Speaker 1>was glad that we did not get on that flight.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what, we went to LA for the

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<v Speaker 1>opening series against the Tigers and we won all three.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know what, I'm not worried about one game

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<v Speaker 1>in Texas in April. We're gonna be just fine and

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna raise a banner for twenty twenty five.

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<v Speaker 3>We're great.

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<v Speaker 1>It's fine, no problem, all right.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate that, And thank you for the phone call. Matt.

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<v Speaker 2>I like your confidence and love hearing where you were

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<v Speaker 2>for Freddy Freeman's walk off grand slam in Game one

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<v Speaker 2>of the World Series. You know, when we think back

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<v Speaker 2>to that grand slam by Freddy in Game one of

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series, obviously a momentum switch for that entire

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<v Speaker 2>World Series. But it didn't stop there. It wasn't just

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<v Speaker 2>Freddy having one swing of the bat and that was it.

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<v Speaker 2>He was the World Series MVP for a reason. It

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't just because he hit that humongous walk off grand

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<v Speaker 2>Slam against the Yankees in the first game. He didn't

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<v Speaker 2>stop there. He had four home runs and twelve RBIs.

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<v Speaker 2>He had a batting average of three hundred. He was

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<v Speaker 2>let's see, six for twenty in that World Series. Four

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<v Speaker 2>of his six hits were home runs and the other

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<v Speaker 2>one was a triple, So he had a triple, a single,

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<v Speaker 2>and four home runs in.

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<v Speaker 3>Last year's World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>He literally carried the Dodger offense through that entire World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>So you got to give him a lot of credit

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<v Speaker 2>for that, because it wasn't just one swing of the bat.

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<v Speaker 2>He was the World Series MVP because he did it

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<v Speaker 2>all October long on a bad ankle and also had

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<v Speaker 3>So come on, Freddie Freeman.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the herculean performances I've ever seen in a

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<v Speaker 2>World Series. And I know we always compared to Kirk

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<v Speaker 2>Gibson's heroics in Game one of the eighty eight World Series. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of parallels, but that was the only swing

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<v Speaker 2>Kirk Gibson took in the World Series. Freddie Freeman kept

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<v Speaker 2>playing on a bad ankle and a bad rib cage.

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<v Speaker 2>So just keep that in mind when you put it

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<v Speaker 2>into historical context. Eight six six nine eighty seven two

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<v Speaker 2>and when we continue you will hear from Mookie Betts.

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<v Speaker 3>There was a.

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<v Speaker 2>Surprise bullpen dog visitor to Globalize Field. We'll share with

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<v Speaker 2>you who that was. And I had a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>catch up with one of them the great left handers

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<v Speaker 2>in Dodger history. No, not Sandy Cofax, No, not Clayton Kershaw.

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<v Speaker 2>There was another great lefty in the sixties that was

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<v Speaker 2>part of the Dodger rotation when they won the World

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<v Speaker 2>Series in sixty five. We'll share that with you when

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<v Speaker 2>we continue from Globelive Field in Arlington, Texas. Our producer

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<v Speaker 2>engineer Dwayne McDonald corrected me, just to remind me we're

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<v Speaker 2>in Arlington, So we're in Arlington and the Rangers walk

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<v Speaker 2>off the Dodgers with a four to three win on

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

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<v Speaker 3>This is Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>With David Bass Sam.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's the two oh. Freddie swings said on the ear

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<v Speaker 3>right hill. The deep disc balls.

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<v Speaker 4>Hooking toward the pole fits where on Freeman lets one

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<v Speaker 4>fi his fourth of the season, ties the game at two.

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<v Speaker 3>Freddie Freeman keeping the ball fair. That's what he does.

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<v Speaker 2>A two run home run to tie the game in

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth inning today. Max Munsey a go ahead double

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<v Speaker 2>in the fourth inning today to give the Dodgers a

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<v Speaker 2>three to two lead. They would not be able to

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<v Speaker 2>hold on, as Kirby Yates gave up a walk off

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<v Speaker 2>two run home run to a Dallas Garcia and the

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<v Speaker 2>Rangers take Game two of this three game series here

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<v Speaker 2>number of home runs in the next game. Daniels Jewelers

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<v Speaker 2>own the Dream. Eight six, six, nine, seven, two, five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. Corey seeger wash for three. Today,

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<v Speaker 2>Andy Pa has robbed him of what would have been

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<v Speaker 2>a solo home run in the first inning. Jock Peterson

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<v Speaker 2>oh for two with the strikeout. His early season woes

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<v Speaker 2>up that we saw an old friend today and not

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<v Speaker 2>he was a big part of the Dodgers October run

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<v Speaker 2>last year. Brent Honeywell was here at Globalize Field. Honeywell

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<v Speaker 2>very emotional still about what that team was able to accomplish.

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<v Speaker 2>And he had no idea that the Dodgers were going

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<v Speaker 2>to hear our full conversation with Honeywell tomorrow on the

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<v Speaker 2>but Honeywell thought he was going to get his ring

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<v Speaker 2>gave him his championship ring. So awesome to see Brent Honeywell,

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<v Speaker 2>and I can't wait to share that conversation with you

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow on the pregame show. We have our coverage beginning

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<v Speaker 2>on Easter Sunday at ten thirty. Also got to see

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<v Speaker 2>a Dodger legend of the nineteen sixty five World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>Left hander Claude Ostein was actually here at Globelize Field.

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<v Speaker 2>He pitched for the Rangers at the end of his

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<v Speaker 2>career and he was here. I saw in the big

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<v Speaker 2>board JumboTron Claude Osting hosting a meeting Greed at one

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<v Speaker 2>forty five at Rangers Alumni Alley. So I said Rangers

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<v Speaker 2>alumni Alley, Claude Ostein is known best for his days

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<v Speaker 2>as a Dodger and a Dodger pitching coach, and his

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<v Speaker 2>heroics in Game three of the nineteen sixty five World

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<v Speaker 2>Series when the Dodgers were down two losing, Drysdale and

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<v Speaker 2>Cofax starts against the Twins, and then Claude Ostein was

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<v Speaker 2>starting Game three the sixty five World Series and pitched

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<v Speaker 2>a masterpiece, one that, if you're old enough to remember,

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<v Speaker 2>changed the entire momentum of the nineteen sixty five World

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<v Speaker 2>Series when Ostein pitched a complete game shutout against the Twins,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's when things changed. The Dodgers went on to

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<v Speaker 2>win in seven games that year. So here's part of

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<v Speaker 2>my conversation, Well, my whole conversation.

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<v Speaker 5>With I think more than anything is the camaraderie that

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<v Speaker 5>we all had when we did so many things together

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<v Speaker 5>off the field, and during that period of time, it

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<v Speaker 5>was a constant conversation.

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<v Speaker 3>About baseball.

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<v Speaker 5>It was if the pitching staff was together, it was

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<v Speaker 5>how to get somebody out, and if hitters were involved.

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<v Speaker 5>It was what the opposition was going to do to them,

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<v Speaker 5>but it was about baseball, and we left every minute up.

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<v Speaker 2>You were not only a great pitcher, but you turned

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<v Speaker 2>out to be a great pitching coach. A lot of

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<v Speaker 2>great players don't turn out to be great coaches.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you able to do that?

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<v Speaker 4>You know?

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<v Speaker 5>About the last five years of my career, I started

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<v Speaker 5>thinking that I wanted to go into coaching, and I

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<v Speaker 5>thought I could relay everything that I had learned and

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<v Speaker 3>Mostly their deliveries.

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<v Speaker 5>If you notice most of the Japanese players that you

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<v Speaker 5>watch today, the one common thing that they all have

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<v Speaker 5>is they have control of the wind up the delivery,

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<v Speaker 5>great balance, and that's what leads to great control and

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<v Speaker 5>watching that. I studied all those things and I was

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<v Speaker 5>able to pass a lot of that on to young pictures.

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<v Speaker 3>What about of questions?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have your favorite Dryasdale or Covac story that

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<v Speaker 2>you always tell the people like?

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<v Speaker 5>I guess it would be the sixty five series when

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<v Speaker 5>Donald Sam didn't get the best end of the deal

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<v Speaker 5>in the first two games.

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<v Speaker 3>We didn't play very good defense.

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<v Speaker 5>Behind him and we ended up losing the first two.

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<v Speaker 5>And here I came along as the third guy, and

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<v Speaker 5>I was faced with unbelievable pressure. This was my first

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<v Speaker 5>year with the Dodgers, first World Series ever, and the

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<v Speaker 3>Was expected of it.

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<v Speaker 5>And I'm probably the luckiest guy in the world in

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<v Speaker 5>the way that it turned out, because I was able

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<v Speaker 5>to turn it around for us and then Cofex won

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<v Speaker 5>the seventh game one nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>Lolatt Ostein will always be a Dodger even though you're

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<v Speaker 2>here at Rangers Alumni day.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh you always believed Dodger blue. As Tommy used to say.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, I love that Claude Ostein, evoking the great Hall

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<v Speaker 2>of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda. Awesome to see Claude Ostein

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<v Speaker 2>and his sons were here accompanying him. I guess the

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<v Speaker 2>Rangers on Saturdays always have a connection. A former player,

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<v Speaker 2>former coach come to this Rangers alumni alley, and once

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<v Speaker 2>I saw Claude Ostein was here, I had to go

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<v Speaker 2>down and just give you all an update on a

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<v Speaker 2>legendary Dodger pitcher that obviously had such a big part

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<v Speaker 2>of them winning the World Series in nineteen sixty five,

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<v Speaker 2>pitching that complete game shutout against the Twins in Game

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<v Speaker 2>three of the World Series, and to get the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>back in that World Series to go on and win

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<v Speaker 2>in seven games. As you heard Sandy Kofex pitching on

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<v Speaker 2>short rest to win that game against the Twins. Game

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<v Speaker 2>seven one of the all time great pitch games as

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<v Speaker 2>well in Dodger and Major League Baseball history. Claude Ostein,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that was his second year with the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>but he went on to be a three time All

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<v Speaker 2>Star with the Dodgers. You know, those early seventies teams

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<v Speaker 2>were not very good, so a lot of those pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>kind of get lost and players get lost, like Wes

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<v Speaker 2>Parker and Claude Ostein. But Ostin was a tremendous pitcher.

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<v Speaker 2>If you look at his sixty seven All Star season,

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<v Speaker 2>he had two hundred and ninety eight strikeouts. In sixty

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<v Speaker 2>nine he had two hundred and ninety three strikeouts, leading

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<v Speaker 2>the league both years.

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<v Speaker 3>So he was really good.

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<v Speaker 2>And once his playing days were over, he was a

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<v Speaker 2>great pitching coach. Minor league pitching coach, major league pitching coach,

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<v Speaker 2>so a really great pitching mind. And Rick Monday told

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<v Speaker 2>me to joke with Ostin when I went down to

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<v Speaker 2>see him, whether or not he brought his fishing pole,

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<v Speaker 2>because I guess he's known to love to fish and golf,

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<v Speaker 2>and he still does both of those things. So if

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<v Speaker 2>he ever wondered what happened to Claude Ostein, he's doing

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<v Speaker 2>just fine here in Texas. Eight six six nine eighty

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers fall

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<v Speaker 2>today to the Rangers four to three after a Dolls

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<v Speaker 2>Garcia hits a walk off, two run home run off

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<v Speaker 2>of Kirby Yates. And in case you missed the news earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll say it again that Blake Trinan was placed on

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<v Speaker 2>the injured list with right forearm tightness. He was expected

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow morning. So we'll learn the extent of that injury.

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<v Speaker 2>But never good to hear that. And look, that's the

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<v Speaker 2>toll a lot of these guys probably are going to

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<v Speaker 2>have to pay for the heroics of the bullpen last year.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you look at Michael Kopek already, he was

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<v Speaker 2>pitching through Payne last year during the World Series. Through

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series, he has not pitched a game Yet

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<v Speaker 2>you look at Evan Phillips, who was off the World

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<v Speaker 2>Series roster because of.

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<v Speaker 3>That torn shoulder muscle.

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<v Speaker 2>He makes his season debut twenty five games into the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five season. Bruce dar Graderol, who has not

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<v Speaker 2>pitched yet this year or may not pitch this year,

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<v Speaker 2>had shoulder surgery. So there is a toll to pay,

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<v Speaker 2>and we have seen that with other pitchers that have

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<v Speaker 2>won the World Series, that have laid it on the

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<v Speaker 2>line for other teams. A lot of times the following

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<v Speaker 2>year is when the injury sets in. But I know

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<v Speaker 2>for a fact none of those guys would do anything

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<v Speaker 2>different than what they did last year to help the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers get through a postseason with just two and a

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<v Speaker 2>half starters. Basically, you had Yamamoto, Flaherty, and a Walker

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<v Speaker 2>Bueler if you remember that wasn't the Walker Buehler that

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<v Speaker 2>we saw in the ninth inning of Game five of

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series. There were some up and downs, there

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<v Speaker 2>was some short starts, so that's why we all say

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<v Speaker 2>two and a half starters. But you know, an amazing

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<v Speaker 2>season last year and just remarkable. No other team in

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<v Speaker 2>recent memory can say they had two and a half starters,

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<v Speaker 2>and they tax their bullpen as much as the Dodgers did,

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<v Speaker 2>and basically in certain games where they fell behind big

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<v Speaker 2>I don't like to say this word a lot, especially

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<v Speaker 2>when it relates to playoff baseball, but it's true, they

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<v Speaker 2>basically said, all right, you can have this game. We're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get to four wins before you do. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thinking the NLCS specifically, and also Game four of

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series where they let the Yankees have that one,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was getting dangerous because all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>Aaron Judge started to get his confidence back, as we

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<v Speaker 2>saw not only in Game four, but also early in

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<v Speaker 2>Game five. So it would have been a little dicey

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers if that.

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<v Speaker 3>World Series would have returned home.

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

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. Maybe the brightest spot for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>today was Roki Sazaki, going six innings, allowing just three

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<v Speaker 2>walks and two earned runs. He threw seventy eight pitches

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<v Speaker 2>and threw more sliders today than he has in his

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<v Speaker 2>previous starts so far to begin the season. He had

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<v Speaker 2>seventy eight pitches and twenty five of them were sliders.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen three to seven sliders in his previous starts,

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<v Speaker 2>but he really committed to it, and Will Smith did

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<v Speaker 2>a great job of shepherding him through the start today,

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<v Speaker 2>a career high six innings through seventy eight pitches, thirty

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<v Speaker 2>of those were fastballs, twenty five split fingered knuckleballs, and

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<v Speaker 2>he threw twenty three sliders. So he did a very

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<v Speaker 2>good job of keeping the Rangers off balance and did

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<v Speaker 2>a great job and hopefully this proved something to him.

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<v Speaker 2>Where his fastball velocity wasn't consistently where it was or

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<v Speaker 2>where he probably wants it to be, but he had

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<v Speaker 2>more command of his fastball. And you hear a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of times managers and pitching coaches and even veteran pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>talk about this as they get experience, that maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have your best command when you're trying to throw

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<v Speaker 2>as hard as you can, but if you take a

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<v Speaker 2>little something off, maybe you have better command and you

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<v Speaker 2>can be more effective. I feel like that was the

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<v Speaker 2>case for Roki Sazaki today. So slowly but surely there's

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<v Speaker 2>some building blocks here for Suzaki and the Dodgers believe

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<v Speaker 2>by the second half of the season, Roki Sazaki is

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<v Speaker 2>for them, so so far, it's trending in that direction. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers believe they can get by with Mooki Bets

425
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<v Speaker 2>as their shortstop. We had a chance to catch up

426
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<v Speaker 2>with Mooki yesterday during our pregame show, and I thought

427
00:24:36.240 --> 00:24:39.599
<v Speaker 2>it was perfect timing to catch up with Mooki Bets

428
00:24:39.599 --> 00:24:42.640
<v Speaker 2>for the first time this season, being back in the

429
00:24:42.720 --> 00:24:46.640
<v Speaker 2>same place where he made his first impression on Dodger

430
00:24:46.759 --> 00:24:49.559
<v Speaker 2>fans his first year with the Dodgers. They win the

431
00:24:49.559 --> 00:24:52.720
<v Speaker 2>World Series. He makes tremendous catches, comes up with a

432
00:24:52.720 --> 00:24:55.759
<v Speaker 2>big hit in Game six of the World Series. It

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<v Speaker 2>was great to catch up with Mooki Bets and the

434
00:24:58.640 --> 00:25:01.599
<v Speaker 2>house the Dodgers made their own in twenty twenty.

435
00:25:02.279 --> 00:25:05.279
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you know, they always, as they always say in

436
00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:09.319
<v Speaker 6>every sport, defense wins championships. But yeah, that's that's one

437
00:25:09.319 --> 00:25:11.559
<v Speaker 6>thing I definitely remember. I remember, you know, down and

438
00:25:11.640 --> 00:25:13.200
<v Speaker 6>right for a lot. I know people can't see, but

439
00:25:13.599 --> 00:25:16.480
<v Speaker 6>my wife was always down there and every game with

440
00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:21.359
<v Speaker 6>the kid, with my daughter at the time, and I

441
00:25:21.440 --> 00:25:24.480
<v Speaker 6>remember just looking in between pitches looking at her and uh,

442
00:25:24.799 --> 00:25:26.759
<v Speaker 6>we were just kind of doing our little sign language

443
00:25:26.880 --> 00:25:31.079
<v Speaker 6>through pretty much every game, and that was she kind

444
00:25:31.079 --> 00:25:33.240
<v Speaker 6>of kept me calm, and you know, especially during those

445
00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:36.480
<v Speaker 6>World Series games because they were you know, we were

446
00:25:36.519 --> 00:25:38.680
<v Speaker 6>going back and forth, and I mean it was just

447
00:25:38.720 --> 00:25:40.400
<v Speaker 6>a lot, you know, in winning the World Series. It's

448
00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:43.000
<v Speaker 6>hard to do. And so I'll never forget her just

449
00:25:43.119 --> 00:25:44.839
<v Speaker 6>standing there, staying right there and me just looking at

450
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<v Speaker 6>her between every pitch.

451
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<v Speaker 3>Now you're a proud papa of too.

452
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<v Speaker 2>How are the kids and how did they make your

453
00:25:50.039 --> 00:25:51.000
<v Speaker 2>life that much better?

454
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<v Speaker 6>They My son's birthday is today, so we got a

455
00:25:54.799 --> 00:25:57.319
<v Speaker 6>little breakast with him and now I'm at work, but

456
00:25:57.319 --> 00:26:00.160
<v Speaker 6>he's with his fans, with his grandparents and the whatnot,

457
00:26:00.240 --> 00:26:03.400
<v Speaker 6>hanging out. You know, they they make it. They make

458
00:26:03.440 --> 00:26:05.920
<v Speaker 6>it to where you have something to look forward to,

459
00:26:07.559 --> 00:26:10.039
<v Speaker 6>you know, especially when I'm done playing. You know, each

460
00:26:10.079 --> 00:26:13.400
<v Speaker 6>and every day you wake up, there's something to do

461
00:26:13.480 --> 00:26:15.720
<v Speaker 6>with them, something new that they can learn and whatnot.

462
00:26:15.720 --> 00:26:18.279
<v Speaker 6>And obviously I'm in the middle of my grind right now,

463
00:26:18.319 --> 00:26:22.319
<v Speaker 6>so it's kind of hard to do both. But the

464
00:26:22.359 --> 00:26:25.039
<v Speaker 6>time that I don't get to spend right here, right here,

465
00:26:25.119 --> 00:26:27.519
<v Speaker 6>right now, would am I'm definitely looking forward to it

466
00:26:27.559 --> 00:26:29.680
<v Speaker 6>because I mean, we don't play this game for so

467
00:26:29.920 --> 00:26:32.440
<v Speaker 6>so for that long, but they grow up for a

468
00:26:32.519 --> 00:26:35.559
<v Speaker 6>long time and then so that's that's kind of what

469
00:26:35.599 --> 00:26:37.200
<v Speaker 6>I'm looking forward to right now.

470
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<v Speaker 3>Your daughter has your smile, Yeah, that you're out there.

471
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<v Speaker 6>She she she's a she's a work of art man.

472
00:26:43.880 --> 00:26:47.400
<v Speaker 6>She she loves dancing and all the other things. Actually,

473
00:26:47.400 --> 00:26:50.839
<v Speaker 6>it's really neat having a daughter, just because I'm only child,

474
00:26:51.119 --> 00:26:54.079
<v Speaker 6>obviously being a boy and coming from a sports family.

475
00:26:55.160 --> 00:26:58.799
<v Speaker 6>My daughter is like anti sports, so you know, me

476
00:26:58.960 --> 00:27:02.559
<v Speaker 6>learning about how to play, how to play dolls and

477
00:27:02.799 --> 00:27:07.519
<v Speaker 6>dance class and all those other things. Actually is really

478
00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:09.680
<v Speaker 6>neat and fascinating because it's a new world that I've

479
00:27:09.680 --> 00:27:13.000
<v Speaker 6>never experienced, and now that I'm kind of going through it,

480
00:27:13.559 --> 00:27:16.039
<v Speaker 6>I have a new appreciation when I see dancers or

481
00:27:16.160 --> 00:27:18.799
<v Speaker 6>cheerleaders and all those type of things because my daughter

482
00:27:18.839 --> 00:27:19.400
<v Speaker 6>wants to do that.

483
00:27:20.000 --> 00:27:20.240
<v Speaker 3>Girl.

484
00:27:20.319 --> 00:27:23.119
<v Speaker 2>Dad, Mookie de Beets is our guest here in that

485
00:27:23.240 --> 00:27:25.960
<v Speaker 2>house that him Seeger and Jock made famous.

486
00:27:26.359 --> 00:27:28.240
<v Speaker 3>Mookie, Now you're playing shortstop.

487
00:27:28.400 --> 00:27:31.519
<v Speaker 2>You put in so much work this offseason and continue

488
00:27:31.519 --> 00:27:32.039
<v Speaker 2>to do so.

489
00:27:32.799 --> 00:27:34.799
<v Speaker 3>Where would you assess where you're at right now?

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00:27:35.200 --> 00:27:37.279
<v Speaker 6>I think I'm doing okay. You know, I've had a

491
00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:42.119
<v Speaker 6>couple of errors early. You know, it's hard to say

492
00:27:42.839 --> 00:27:45.920
<v Speaker 6>that's part of the game when I work so hard

493
00:27:45.920 --> 00:27:48.920
<v Speaker 6>and whatnot, because I'm not really accepting of you know,

494
00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:51.519
<v Speaker 6>that's part of the game. But at the end of

495
00:27:51.559 --> 00:27:53.119
<v Speaker 6>the day, at the end of the day, it is,

496
00:27:53.839 --> 00:27:57.759
<v Speaker 6>and so I need to be accepting of failures that happen.

497
00:27:57.880 --> 00:28:03.319
<v Speaker 6>But you know, it's I I genuinely love coming to work,

498
00:28:03.599 --> 00:28:06.759
<v Speaker 6>like it's just coming to work and going to work

499
00:28:06.799 --> 00:28:10.359
<v Speaker 6>as short like it's just actual fun for me, Like

500
00:28:10.440 --> 00:28:12.519
<v Speaker 6>I would just wake up out of bed just to

501
00:28:12.680 --> 00:28:15.559
<v Speaker 6>like how people go play golf. Yeah, that's how I

502
00:28:15.559 --> 00:28:18.319
<v Speaker 6>feel about coming to to to practice at shortstop. And

503
00:28:18.440 --> 00:28:23.720
<v Speaker 6>so it's definitely, uh, I'm not saying a new or

504
00:28:24.119 --> 00:28:27.079
<v Speaker 6>a new light or whatnot, but different energy for me,

505
00:28:27.920 --> 00:28:30.799
<v Speaker 6>and I truly loved it. It's been fun. It's hard,

506
00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:35.319
<v Speaker 6>it's really hard, but yeah, it's fun. I'm catching myself

507
00:28:35.359 --> 00:28:38.720
<v Speaker 6>now during games asking Tommy in months like, all right,

508
00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:40.720
<v Speaker 6>what do I do here? Because some of these situations

509
00:28:40.759 --> 00:28:43.880
<v Speaker 6>I've never been in, and so you know, just being

510
00:28:43.920 --> 00:28:46.000
<v Speaker 6>in them, Uh, you know, have to kind of talk

511
00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:47.880
<v Speaker 6>through it as you go because there's so many different

512
00:28:47.880 --> 00:28:51.079
<v Speaker 6>things that kind of go on, and so you know,

513
00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:52.960
<v Speaker 6>it's been fun. I know I have a lot more

514
00:28:53.000 --> 00:28:55.000
<v Speaker 6>experience to go, but it's been fun so far.

515
00:28:55.119 --> 00:28:57.559
<v Speaker 2>I'm glad you brought up Tommy Edmund. How much does

516
00:28:57.599 --> 00:28:59.400
<v Speaker 2>he help you because he seems to be one of

517
00:28:59.440 --> 00:29:02.000
<v Speaker 2>the smartest, most underrated players on the field.

518
00:29:02.119 --> 00:29:05.759
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, he is, I mean smartest, I mean one of

519
00:29:05.759 --> 00:29:09.920
<v Speaker 6>the smartest obviously one of the most talented, whether you

520
00:29:09.920 --> 00:29:12.920
<v Speaker 6>believe it or not, you know he is. I mean,

521
00:29:13.039 --> 00:29:15.599
<v Speaker 6>you know, he's really been someone I can talk to,

522
00:29:15.720 --> 00:29:17.240
<v Speaker 6>is really easy to talk to because I can go

523
00:29:17.279 --> 00:29:19.880
<v Speaker 6>ask him a dumb question and he's not gonna look

524
00:29:19.920 --> 00:29:21.359
<v Speaker 6>at me and like why did you ask me that?

525
00:29:21.480 --> 00:29:23.599
<v Speaker 6>Or you're supposed to know that? Like he literally will

526
00:29:23.640 --> 00:29:25.839
<v Speaker 6>just tell me if it's a pretty simple answer. He

527
00:29:25.920 --> 00:29:28.519
<v Speaker 6>just says it simply. He doesn't try and be little

528
00:29:28.559 --> 00:29:32.119
<v Speaker 6>me or or and nobody does. But definitely Tommy, you know,

529
00:29:32.119 --> 00:29:34.039
<v Speaker 6>he just he's really easy for me to talk to

530
00:29:34.119 --> 00:29:37.319
<v Speaker 6>and ask those those questions that I probably should know

531
00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:39.960
<v Speaker 6>as a major league shortstop, but I don't because I

532
00:29:40.000 --> 00:29:43.079
<v Speaker 6>haven't been And so you know, he's he's definitely been

533
00:29:43.079 --> 00:29:45.920
<v Speaker 6>there for me the whole time, I mean, hitting, fielding, everything,

534
00:29:46.000 --> 00:29:47.599
<v Speaker 6>you know, he's he's He's awesome.

535
00:29:47.920 --> 00:29:50.559
<v Speaker 3>So is Smookie Bets. You're an easy gutta root for.

536
00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:54.079
<v Speaker 2>La loves you and man, you are doing something that

537
00:29:54.279 --> 00:29:57.759
<v Speaker 2>no major league player has ever done, and it feels

538
00:29:57.799 --> 00:30:00.000
<v Speaker 2>like you're doing it better than most could even come

539
00:30:00.160 --> 00:30:02.680
<v Speaker 2>close to. So we're on the ride with you and

540
00:30:03.160 --> 00:30:04.400
<v Speaker 2>just keep going every day.

541
00:30:04.599 --> 00:30:06.319
<v Speaker 6>Yes, sir, have you been You've been good?

542
00:30:06.720 --> 00:30:09.480
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, everything is good, you know, hitting the streets in Dallas.

543
00:30:09.519 --> 00:30:10.680
<v Speaker 2>I'm trying to stay out of trouble.

544
00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:12.839
<v Speaker 3>Mookie, What did you do yesterday? I went to a

545
00:30:12.880 --> 00:30:15.039
<v Speaker 3>fancy dinner with your clubhouse staff.

546
00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:16.519
<v Speaker 6>Okay, okay, did you pay?

547
00:30:16.880 --> 00:30:19.359
<v Speaker 3>Of course I did. There's some I'll let you in

548
00:30:19.359 --> 00:30:20.000
<v Speaker 3>on a secret.

549
00:30:20.079 --> 00:30:22.799
<v Speaker 2>Some of your staff when the check comes, they all

550
00:30:22.839 --> 00:30:24.680
<v Speaker 2>of a sudden have to go to the bathroom or

551
00:30:24.759 --> 00:30:27.039
<v Speaker 2>their Their arms are really short.

552
00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:28.759
<v Speaker 3>It's weird. But not you that.

553
00:30:28.759 --> 00:30:30.480
<v Speaker 6>That's not You're not that kind of guy, not that

554
00:30:30.920 --> 00:30:31.480
<v Speaker 6>long arms.

555
00:30:31.519 --> 00:30:35.000
<v Speaker 3>I got long, long reach. I'm a guy that like you.

556
00:30:35.640 --> 00:30:37.920
<v Speaker 3>I'm a pleaser, so I'm trying to please everybody.

557
00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:40.440
<v Speaker 6>That's why I love you, man exactly.

558
00:30:40.640 --> 00:30:42.599
<v Speaker 2>All right, sir, I need to buy one of these

559
00:30:42.599 --> 00:30:44.000
<v Speaker 2>necklaces you're selling online.

560
00:30:44.319 --> 00:30:46.319
<v Speaker 6>Bye, I got you. I make sure I bring one.

561
00:30:46.400 --> 00:30:48.799
<v Speaker 3>You're you're part of the LA squad. Oh I love,

562
00:30:48.880 --> 00:30:49.759
<v Speaker 3>make sure I bring you one.

563
00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:50.720
<v Speaker 6>We'll get back home.

564
00:30:50.880 --> 00:30:52.920
<v Speaker 3>Love it, MOOKI thanks a lot for the time. Great

565
00:30:52.960 --> 00:30:54.359
<v Speaker 3>to share you with the people in LA.

566
00:30:54.519 --> 00:30:57.519
<v Speaker 2>And this is the house the Dodgers built, make no

567
00:30:57.599 --> 00:30:58.319
<v Speaker 2>mistake about it.

568
00:30:58.359 --> 00:30:59.839
<v Speaker 3>You better know it. You better know it.

569
00:31:00.960 --> 00:31:05.440
<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Mookie Betts, who has played pretty good shortstop.

570
00:31:05.559 --> 00:31:08.160
<v Speaker 2>I know all of us are wondering why the best

571
00:31:08.240 --> 00:31:11.839
<v Speaker 2>right fielder is playing shortstop. It feels like I didn't

572
00:31:11.880 --> 00:31:14.359
<v Speaker 2>even have to ask him the question. He gave us

573
00:31:14.440 --> 00:31:17.160
<v Speaker 2>the answer. I mean, this is something he wants to do.

574
00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:19.680
<v Speaker 2>He wants to take on the challenge, and he believes

575
00:31:19.720 --> 00:31:21.400
<v Speaker 2>he can do it, and he believes he could help

576
00:31:21.440 --> 00:31:25.319
<v Speaker 2>the team. It obviously has opened up more mobility for

577
00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:29.400
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers to get more offense in that lineup. But

578
00:31:29.480 --> 00:31:31.720
<v Speaker 2>I thought he gave us a lot of insightful answers.

579
00:31:31.759 --> 00:31:35.359
<v Speaker 2>And I had never heard the story of him and

580
00:31:35.440 --> 00:31:39.039
<v Speaker 2>his wife and his daughter during the twenty twenty playoffs,

581
00:31:39.079 --> 00:31:41.039
<v Speaker 2>where they would be down the right field line and

582
00:31:41.319 --> 00:31:43.920
<v Speaker 2>they would have some sign language with each other. I

583
00:31:43.960 --> 00:31:46.559
<v Speaker 2>thought he really opened up in that interview. If you

584
00:31:46.599 --> 00:31:48.039
<v Speaker 2>missed any of it and you want to hear the

585
00:31:48.039 --> 00:31:51.880
<v Speaker 2>full conversation, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app.

586
00:31:52.160 --> 00:31:55.079
<v Speaker 2>That'll do it for us. Tonight on Dodger Talk. Coming

587
00:31:55.160 --> 00:31:58.279
<v Speaker 2>up tomorrow, it will be another great pitching matchup with

588
00:31:58.359 --> 00:32:01.319
<v Speaker 2>Tyler Glass now on the mound going up against Tyler Mally.

589
00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:03.839
<v Speaker 2>Mally is three and zero with an ERA of zero

590
00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:07.720
<v Speaker 2>ninety two this season. Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck begins

591
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<v Speaker 2>at ten thirty tomorrow with first pitch at eleven thirty five.

592
00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:14.880
<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Calling Yee back at our Burbank Studios, Thanks

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00:32:14.880 --> 00:32:19.200
<v Speaker 2>to Dwayne McDonald out here at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas,

594
00:32:19.480 --> 00:32:21.720
<v Speaker 2>and thanks to you for listening. We will talk to

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00:32:21.759 --> 00:32:25.119
<v Speaker 2>you tomorrow morning. On Easter Sunday, once again, the final

596
00:32:25.160 --> 00:32:28.599
<v Speaker 2>score from Globe Life Field, the Rangers walk it off

597
00:32:28.640 --> 00:32:30.519
<v Speaker 2>against the Dodgers four to three.

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00:32:30.799 --> 00:32:42.319
<v Speaker 3>Have a great rest of your Saturday. See you dam