WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:09.400 that they have. This team is really becoming a family. 3 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:10.839 Let's not play one on Tom. 4 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:13.720 Let's I love writing me these guys after the show. 5 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:16.120 So just thank you, give me are your attention, your 6 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:19.719 fire and not a pisson. This is world champion, Dodger, 7 00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:22.519 world champion being put a small. 8 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:23.960 Soft time they get up people what they want to 9 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:25.960 die too in a row two is special. 10 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:29.079 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache one of them. 11 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:32.479 Come, this ball's gone. You ready to go? 12 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.359 Hell, go to the show. Grab your phone to get 13 00:00:36.359 --> 00:00:39.079 in on the show called eight six six nine eighty 14 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:40.560 seven two five seven. 15 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:41.399 And go to the show. 16 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:45.679 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Bassey. 17 00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:47.560 Welcome to Dodger Talk. 18 00:00:47.799 --> 00:00:51.000 David Vasse with you until about eight fifteen tonight here 19 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:53.240 on AM five to seventy LA Sports. 20 00:00:53.399 --> 00:00:55.520 Hope you're enjoying your Memorial Day weekend. 21 00:00:55.640 --> 00:00:58.399 Hope you're being safe out there, and we are with 22 00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:00.759 you to talk Dodger baseball. 23 00:01:00.799 --> 00:01:02.079 After the Mets. 24 00:01:02.039 --> 00:01:04.920 Beat the Dodgers tonight by a final score of five 25 00:01:04.959 --> 00:01:07.359 to two in the middle game of this series. After 26 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:10.719 a late night for the Dodgers winning that game, it 27 00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:13.480 would have been really bad for the Dodgers after using 28 00:01:13.920 --> 00:01:17.799 eight different pitchers, Tanner Scott blowing the save, for them 29 00:01:17.799 --> 00:01:20.159 to lose last night and then have to come back 30 00:01:20.200 --> 00:01:23.079 and play today against one of the best starters this 31 00:01:23.159 --> 00:01:26.840 year in baseball and David Peterson. So can't say how 32 00:01:26.879 --> 00:01:29.640 big even though it was an ideal the way things 33 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:32.560 went down last night for the Dodgers to win that 34 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:35.920 game seven to five and thirteen innings. They come back 35 00:01:35.959 --> 00:01:39.920 today and fall to the Mets five to two, and 36 00:01:40.000 --> 00:01:43.359 before we start just crushing the offense tonight, at some 37 00:01:43.519 --> 00:01:47.239 point you have to acknowledge the fact that other teams 38 00:01:47.319 --> 00:01:50.680 have good pitchers, have good players, and the Mets have 39 00:01:51.400 --> 00:01:56.400 a surprisingly good starting staff. They have the best starting 40 00:01:56.439 --> 00:02:01.359 staffs statistically in Major League Baseball this year. Starting with 41 00:02:01.799 --> 00:02:05.239 their starting staff ERA it's two eighty nine, that's the 42 00:02:05.280 --> 00:02:09.319 lowest in baseball. Their win loss record, their winning percentage 43 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:10.879 as a starting staff. 44 00:02:10.879 --> 00:02:12.000 Twenty and fourteen. 45 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:15.439 The number of innings that their starting staff has pitched 46 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:19.280 is top five or top ten in baseball. So I 47 00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:23.199 mean they're doing everything right with their pitching. It's just 48 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:27.400 their offense that has been mia the last couple of weeks, 49 00:02:27.439 --> 00:02:30.879 including Juan Soto, who tonight in that fourth inning, hit 50 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:34.080 a two run double with the bases loaded against Tony Gonsolin. 51 00:02:34.439 --> 00:02:37.080 That was the first extra base hit Juan Soto has 52 00:02:37.159 --> 00:02:41.719 had in two weeks. And Tony Gonsolin you could have 53 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:45.759 avoided even sing Sodo in that type of situation. But 54 00:02:45.879 --> 00:02:48.560 before Gonsolin got hurt, I thought there were times where 55 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:53.120 he fell into lapses of nibbling. And what nibbling means 56 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:56.759 is not being aggressive. And you heard Rick Monday talk 57 00:02:56.759 --> 00:02:58.719 about it towards the end of the broadcast and he 58 00:02:58.840 --> 00:03:03.319 said it perfectly. He wasn't pitching to contact. He was 59 00:03:03.400 --> 00:03:06.759 trying to pitch away from contact. And when you do that, 60 00:03:07.159 --> 00:03:09.639 I'll just say it a little bit more directly, you're nibbling. 61 00:03:10.240 --> 00:03:13.599 And something that Tony Gonsolin told me before he made 62 00:03:13.599 --> 00:03:16.520 his first start of the year, being away from the 63 00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:20.039 game because of another elbow surgery, he said it taught 64 00:03:20.120 --> 00:03:23.319 him to have more fun and just be aggressive when 65 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:26.439 he's out there. Well, he didn't do either tonight and 66 00:03:26.479 --> 00:03:29.000 it cost him in that fourth inning, and then you 67 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:32.240 look at you know, this was perfect for Carlos Mendoza. 68 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:35.240 He got a great start from David Peterson who got 69 00:03:35.240 --> 00:03:38.560 three double plays tonight, and then hands the ball to 70 00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:43.520 Edwin Diaz after Peterson strikes out sho Hey Otani for 71 00:03:43.599 --> 00:03:46.120 the second out of the eighth inning and then brings 72 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:49.919 in Edwin Diaz, who got Mookie Bets right where you 73 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:52.680 get Mookie Betts. He got ahead of Mookie Bets, and 74 00:03:52.719 --> 00:03:55.240 then he struck out Mookie Bets down and away looking. 75 00:03:55.400 --> 00:03:59.080 Mookie does not cover that quadrant of the strike zone 76 00:03:59.599 --> 00:04:02.000 very well. Well, going back to his first game with 77 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:06.479 the Dodgers in twenty twenty. For whatever reason, you got 78 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:09.599 the outside down in a way on Mookie Beds or 79 00:04:09.639 --> 00:04:13.280 anything away in the strike zone, he just doesn't see it. 80 00:04:13.680 --> 00:04:16.319 And a lot of times he strikes out looking on 81 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:19.439 that pitch. So a disappointing night for the Dodgers. But 82 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:23.800 also take into account these guys just flew from the 83 00:04:23.800 --> 00:04:26.720 West coast to the East coast. They've done this already 84 00:04:26.720 --> 00:04:29.959 a couple of different times. They were in LA for 85 00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:34.160 ten days, so the body clock is completely turned around. 86 00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:37.839 So that's why it was so important for them. Despite 87 00:04:37.920 --> 00:04:41.360 the rain hour and thirty eight minute rain delay yesterday, 88 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:44.920 Despite Tanner Scott blowing the save last night for them 89 00:04:44.959 --> 00:04:47.399 to find a way to grind out a win, because 90 00:04:47.839 --> 00:04:49.879 to win today was going to be a tall order 91 00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:52.480 and tomorrow's not going to be any easier when you 92 00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:56.519 have a pitching matchup that certainly favors the Mets and 93 00:04:56.600 --> 00:05:00.920 CODEI Senga against landon Nack eight six six seven two 94 00:05:01.000 --> 00:05:03.959 five seventy is the phone number Dodgers faults in the 95 00:05:03.959 --> 00:05:07.399 Mets tonight, five to two. That means Ken and Newport 96 00:05:07.439 --> 00:05:10.639 Beach has called in. Hi, Ken, we had two shows, 97 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:14.600 two shows yesterday, Ken, but never heard from you. But 98 00:05:15.240 --> 00:05:17.879 the Dodgers lose today and you're first up. 99 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:24.160 Wow, last night's game was phenomenal. That was a great 100 00:05:24.319 --> 00:05:29.240 comeback and I really really respect the Dodgers staying in 101 00:05:29.240 --> 00:05:29.759 that game. 102 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:35.519 I love that keed a positive a positive comment from 103 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:38.560 Ken and Newport Beach on a day the Dodgers lose. 104 00:05:38.600 --> 00:05:39.720 Okay, that's a good start. 105 00:05:39.800 --> 00:05:46.040 Ken, all right, there's some weird stats last five games. Oh, Tommy, 106 00:05:46.079 --> 00:05:50.519 you's swinging at so many bad pitches as nine strikeouts 107 00:05:51.120 --> 00:05:55.720 last five games. Mukis or for nineteen or Freeman is 108 00:05:55.759 --> 00:05:58.920 four for nineteen, which is two ten and he won 109 00:05:59.040 --> 00:06:03.240 for sixteen against stuff candors. Mookie is three for twenty 110 00:06:03.279 --> 00:06:07.600 one last five games and talked about. 111 00:06:07.360 --> 00:06:09.199 He did have a two homer game to help the 112 00:06:09.240 --> 00:06:12.000 Dodgers win a game the other night. 113 00:06:13.199 --> 00:06:18.120 Yes, and then there's the rushing of a Dulton rushing. 114 00:06:18.720 --> 00:06:21.959 He's now at eighteen at bats and struck out ten times. 115 00:06:22.199 --> 00:06:24.279 He may not be ready, and. 116 00:06:24.160 --> 00:06:27.560 I hold on, hold on, hold on, I'm not gonna 117 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:30.959 concede that can. I think we have to also give 118 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:35.079 him a pass that he's still developing. And also he's 119 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:37.439 a guy that is a stud. He's been a stud 120 00:06:37.480 --> 00:06:40.920 on every team that he's played on, meaning he plays 121 00:06:40.959 --> 00:06:45.519 every day. So this is a huge adjustment to a 122 00:06:45.600 --> 00:06:48.800 kid that has been the best player or one of 123 00:06:48.839 --> 00:06:52.160 the best players on all the teams that he's played 124 00:06:52.199 --> 00:06:55.959 on until now where he's playing just once or twice 125 00:06:56.000 --> 00:06:56.360 a week. 126 00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:57.759 That's a big adjustment. 127 00:06:58.959 --> 00:07:02.439 Sure understand that. And I like him, and he's not 128 00:07:02.680 --> 00:07:06.439 used to these pitchers, so I understand all that. It's 129 00:07:06.600 --> 00:07:09.480 just a bad little street they were and again I 130 00:07:09.519 --> 00:07:12.759 think they were sleepwalking this game. They were up really 131 00:07:12.879 --> 00:07:17.000 late after a long flight, and I understand it. It's 132 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:20.800 just the top of the lineup that's a little disappointing 133 00:07:21.199 --> 00:07:24.079 right now. It'll change, and it'll change. 134 00:07:24.480 --> 00:07:26.560 And that's where you need other guys to step up, 135 00:07:26.600 --> 00:07:30.319 and ti Oscar Hernandez certainly has done that. Thanks for 136 00:07:30.360 --> 00:07:32.439 the phone call, Ken, Hey, you know, I thought that 137 00:07:32.519 --> 00:07:34.959 was going to be really negative, but Ken had great 138 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:36.240 perspective on that. 139 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:39.839 Let's go out to our Kadia, Ronald. You're on Dodger Talk. 140 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:40.759 How you doing, Ronald? 141 00:07:42.079 --> 00:07:47.199 They David pretty good, glassawful today. It's probably, like Ken, 142 00:07:47.720 --> 00:07:51.399 just something I'm seeing right. We're at the bottom of 143 00:07:51.439 --> 00:07:54.240 the league and quality starts, and it's pretty obvious it's 144 00:07:54.240 --> 00:07:57.879 the bullpen is taxed, and I'm just curious. You're closer 145 00:07:57.920 --> 00:08:00.639 to the you know, obviously the player and obviously the 146 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:03.639 coaches do what they got to do. But your nibbling 147 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:06.360 point I was going to bring up, we also are 148 00:08:06.480 --> 00:08:09.360 very close to the top in walks and strikeout, So 149 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:11.920 it's like we just have this all or nothing mentality 150 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:16.399 seemingly at the plate. But the starters this year, you know, 151 00:08:16.399 --> 00:08:18.519 we're in the bottom five and the Mets are right, 152 00:08:18.879 --> 00:08:20.920 you know, right with us. So today was just one 153 00:08:20.959 --> 00:08:23.240 of those days where like David Peterson was doing what 154 00:08:23.519 --> 00:08:25.959 he knew he needed to do get outs, and we 155 00:08:25.959 --> 00:08:29.399 were just doing whatever to try to eat innings. Your 156 00:08:29.439 --> 00:08:31.720 thoughts on like how they've planned for this is this 157 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:34.240 Mark Prayer is one of the best in the game, 158 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:36.320 so it's I think he can't go out there and 159 00:08:36.360 --> 00:08:38.679 make them pitch. But no matter who we're sending out there. 160 00:08:38.720 --> 00:08:41.639 Even when Snell was here, Glass now is here. I 161 00:08:41.679 --> 00:08:43.720 saw like we got four innings. It was like okay, 162 00:08:43.799 --> 00:08:45.799 like sire relief. We got to the fifth inning with 163 00:08:45.840 --> 00:08:46.480 the starter in. 164 00:08:47.559 --> 00:08:51.080 Yeah, this isn't the playoffs, Ronald. It's not the playoffs. 165 00:08:51.240 --> 00:08:54.919 There are no days off of multiple days off. This 166 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:59.120 is the marathon. And you can't live with your starters 167 00:08:59.120 --> 00:09:02.840 only giving you innings or coming out of games because 168 00:09:02.879 --> 00:09:07.480 of rain after one inning or feeling something after a 169 00:09:07.559 --> 00:09:09.360 warm up after the first inning. 170 00:09:10.159 --> 00:09:11.240 It just can't happen. 171 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:15.679 And I think now the Dodgers, at least, you know, 172 00:09:15.720 --> 00:09:18.320 they're not pitching the best, but at least they got 173 00:09:18.360 --> 00:09:20.679 something they could count on that these guys are going 174 00:09:20.679 --> 00:09:23.200 to make their start, they're gonna try to give you 175 00:09:23.279 --> 00:09:27.799 five innings. And today you know, Tony Gonsolin's fourth inning 176 00:09:27.960 --> 00:09:30.519 wasn't great, but at least he went back out there 177 00:09:30.519 --> 00:09:33.639 for the fifth and that kind of shortened the game 178 00:09:33.679 --> 00:09:34.240 a little bit. 179 00:09:35.320 --> 00:09:39.759 Definitely. Yeah, and why I said glass half full, it's early. 180 00:09:39.919 --> 00:09:42.240 There's still time to turn this thing around for the starters. 181 00:09:42.720 --> 00:09:45.600 What my my fear is is what happened with River, Ryan, 182 00:09:45.679 --> 00:09:48.480 Em and Shehn that were injuries to the older guys. 183 00:09:48.519 --> 00:09:50.519 These guys had to come up fill innings and they're 184 00:09:50.720 --> 00:09:52.759 they're throwing their hearts out, but then they throw their 185 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:55.440 arm out. I don't want to see that happens Disparius. 186 00:09:55.519 --> 00:09:57.679 I don't want to see that happens in that. But 187 00:09:57.759 --> 00:10:01.679 it feels like Gazavu. You well, I don't think it's 188 00:10:01.679 --> 00:10:02.480 happening to Nac. 189 00:10:02.559 --> 00:10:05.960 I think it's happening to Caspiraus. If anything, he's he's 190 00:10:06.039 --> 00:10:08.600 leaving it all out there every time, out there for 191 00:10:08.759 --> 00:10:11.440 one inning, for one batter, for three innings like we 192 00:10:11.480 --> 00:10:14.120 saw last night, three no hit innings. 193 00:10:14.159 --> 00:10:16.080 I mean, they got to protect that kid. 194 00:10:16.440 --> 00:10:18.960 I know they're in a tough spot right now, but yeah, 195 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:21.960 he's he's been used in a lot of different ways 196 00:10:22.000 --> 00:10:23.159 and he loves being. 197 00:10:23.039 --> 00:10:25.039 A big leaguer. Thanks for the phone call. 198 00:10:25.120 --> 00:10:28.399 Good call, Ronald from Arcadia eight six six nine eight 199 00:10:28.519 --> 00:10:31.879 seven two five seventy is the phone number. By the way, 200 00:10:31.960 --> 00:10:34.759 Speaking of the bullpen and some of these young pitchers, 201 00:10:35.320 --> 00:10:38.480 the Dodgers were in dire need of a fresh arm, 202 00:10:38.919 --> 00:10:42.399 so much so they called up Bobby Miller, not to 203 00:10:42.480 --> 00:10:46.519 make a spot start, but to be a reliever at 204 00:10:46.519 --> 00:10:48.879 the end of the game to cover some innings, and 205 00:10:48.919 --> 00:10:51.960 he did that tonight. He went two innings. He did 206 00:10:51.960 --> 00:10:55.919 give up an RBI double to Bret Batty, but for 207 00:10:55.960 --> 00:10:58.919 the most part, Bobby seemed to be a little bit 208 00:10:59.000 --> 00:11:04.080 more under control. And here's my question to you, Bobby 209 00:11:04.120 --> 00:11:08.559 Miller really hasn't had it all come together for him 210 00:11:08.600 --> 00:11:12.240 as a starting pitcher. Is it time for the Dodgers 211 00:11:12.279 --> 00:11:15.960 to consider that Bobby Miller may be a better option 212 00:11:16.159 --> 00:11:19.200 coming out of the bullpen. Is it time for Bobby 213 00:11:19.240 --> 00:11:23.320 Miller to maybe embrace that type of role for at 214 00:11:23.399 --> 00:11:24.840 least this year, if. 215 00:11:24.720 --> 00:11:25.720 That's what it comes to. 216 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:29.799 Because what I saw in that at bad against Juan 217 00:11:29.960 --> 00:11:34.879 Soto reminded me of Bobby Miller's first major league start 218 00:11:34.919 --> 00:11:39.440 in Atlanta against Ronald Acunya Junior. I haven't seen Bobby 219 00:11:39.559 --> 00:11:43.320 compete like that and be aggressive with his ninety nine 220 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:46.679 fastball and his change up like he was and in 221 00:11:46.720 --> 00:11:50.120 that at bad against Juan Soto in the eighth inning 222 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:54.600 in a long time, and I know Bobby overthinks things. 223 00:11:54.600 --> 00:11:57.000 He has a lot of pitches that he believes are 224 00:11:57.039 --> 00:12:01.440 good in his tool belt. But as a reliever, all 225 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:05.240 you need is two or three pitches at the most, 226 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:10.039 maybe simplifying things and being a fastball change up maybe 227 00:12:10.120 --> 00:12:13.600 curveball guy and a curveball out of the bullpen usually 228 00:12:13.639 --> 00:12:18.320 doesn't work well. But having a third pitch, possibly on 229 00:12:18.399 --> 00:12:21.840 top of the fastball and change up may help Bobby 230 00:12:21.840 --> 00:12:24.559 Miller stay in the big leagues and stick out of 231 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:28.600 the bullpen. I don't think it's a crazy suggestion. Bobby 232 00:12:28.720 --> 00:12:32.960 bullpen may be the direction for him to help this team. 233 00:12:33.360 --> 00:12:36.120 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 234 00:12:36.159 --> 00:12:38.440 the phone number. We're gonna take a time out here 235 00:12:38.480 --> 00:12:39.279 on Dodger Talk. 236 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:39.960 When we come. 237 00:12:39.840 --> 00:12:42.679 Back, your phone calls, we have three lines open at 238 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:46.320 eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy. Jose 239 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:50.240 Moto will check in and we'll share part of our 240 00:12:50.279 --> 00:12:54.200 pregame conversation with Luis Cruz Coochito. 241 00:12:54.679 --> 00:12:55.440 He shared his. 242 00:12:55.480 --> 00:12:59.600 Experiences facing show he Otani when he was playing in 243 00:12:59.720 --> 00:13:02.919 jap hand you don't want to miss that. More Dodger 244 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:06.120 Talk coming up right around the corner after the Dodgers 245 00:13:06.159 --> 00:13:08.960 fall to the Mets five to two on a five 246 00:13:08.960 --> 00:13:10.559 to seventy LA Sports. 247 00:13:13.679 --> 00:13:16.879 Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA sports 248 00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:20.919 dot com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more 249 00:13:21.080 --> 00:13:24.440 Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Basse. 250 00:13:30.600 --> 00:13:34.399 David Vasse with you on Dodger Talk after the Mets 251 00:13:35.039 --> 00:13:38.519 beat them, or Dodgers beat the Mets last night and 252 00:13:38.600 --> 00:13:40.799 thirteen innings in case you missed it, they come back 253 00:13:40.840 --> 00:13:44.080 tonight and lose the middle game of the series. Five 254 00:13:44.159 --> 00:13:46.919 to two, eight six, six, nine, eighty seven two five 255 00:13:47.039 --> 00:13:50.000 seventy is the phone number. Jose Mota is going to 256 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:52.440 join us at the top of the hour. Also, you'll 257 00:13:52.480 --> 00:13:56.240 hear from Luis Cruz with sho Heyo Tani expected to 258 00:13:56.279 --> 00:14:00.440 throw his first live batting practice tomorrow at City Field 259 00:14:00.600 --> 00:14:05.159 since undergoing his second elbow surgery. Louis Cruz shared a 260 00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:09.960 very interesting story of him facing Otani after he was 261 00:14:10.000 --> 00:14:11.759 done playing in Major League baseball. 262 00:14:11.879 --> 00:14:13.799 Louis played a couple of years. 263 00:14:13.559 --> 00:14:16.879 In Japan and faced a young Otani, So you don't 264 00:14:16.879 --> 00:14:19.480 want to miss that. But right now we're talking about 265 00:14:19.600 --> 00:14:23.919 not just the game breakdown, but sometimes within games, things 266 00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:27.559 start to pop up that maybe could help the Dodgers 267 00:14:27.679 --> 00:14:31.120 in the big picture, and the Dodgers needed a fresh arm, 268 00:14:31.159 --> 00:14:34.000 and they called up Bobby Miller. And I'm wondering now, 269 00:14:34.080 --> 00:14:39.039 moving forward, are the Dodgers going to seriously consider Bobby 270 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:43.639 bullpen Bobby Miller as a reliever rather than a starter. 271 00:14:44.120 --> 00:14:46.679 And tonight in that Wan Sodo ap bat and just 272 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:50.000 in those two innings, especially the Soto at bat, if 273 00:14:50.039 --> 00:14:53.639 he can channel that as a one inning, two inning 274 00:14:53.799 --> 00:14:58.000 Ben Casparius type of reliever for the Dodgers until things 275 00:14:58.039 --> 00:15:01.320 settled down and maybe he embraces a late inning, high 276 00:15:01.440 --> 00:15:06.039 leverage reliever role, Dodgers might have something. Let's go out 277 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:09.039 to Manny in downtown. You're on Dodger Talk with David 278 00:15:09.080 --> 00:15:09.720 vasse Hi. 279 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:15.960 Manny, Hey, what's up, David Good evening another's loss. You know, 280 00:15:16.240 --> 00:15:18.159 to answer your question about Bobby Miller, I think he 281 00:15:18.200 --> 00:15:21.440 definitely needs to come out of the bullpen. He's had many, 282 00:15:21.480 --> 00:15:24.200 many opportunities come up and show us what he can 283 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:26.960 do as a pitcher. He just still seems very wild 284 00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:29.440 to me. He doesn't have too much control. But you know, 285 00:15:29.440 --> 00:15:31.600 I do give him credit for coming out short notice 286 00:15:31.960 --> 00:15:34.440 and giving us a mining, So shout out to you, Bobby. 287 00:15:35.360 --> 00:15:36.919 And it's hard with games. 288 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:40.480 When you're one through five hitters, go three for twenty 289 00:15:40.519 --> 00:15:43.279 three for twenty two, you're not gonna winto any games. 290 00:15:43.279 --> 00:15:44.879 So you know, it can't always be on the offense 291 00:15:44.919 --> 00:15:46.559 carrying this team, but it has to be some type 292 00:15:46.559 --> 00:15:49.039 of balance. And I feel like the Dodgers are missing 293 00:15:49.440 --> 00:15:51.559 some type of dog or some type of like, you know, 294 00:15:52.000 --> 00:15:54.240 some type of sense of urgency right now. 295 00:15:54.919 --> 00:15:58.639 Come on, Manny, Now you're making blanket statements over one game. 296 00:15:58.720 --> 00:16:02.039 They are grinding things out when they are not at 297 00:16:02.080 --> 00:16:05.240 full strength and they're pitching has put them behind the 298 00:16:05.279 --> 00:16:06.879 eight ball more nights than not. 299 00:16:07.120 --> 00:16:08.039 So I'm sorry. 300 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:11.960 I know you're emotional right now, but that's a blanket statement. 301 00:16:12.080 --> 00:16:15.360 The Dodgers are talented and they're trying to grind things 302 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:18.919 out on the East Coast after a long night into today, 303 00:16:19.320 --> 00:16:23.240 so come on give them a pass on that. Let's 304 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:26.679 stop be talking about they're missing dogs. They got dogs. 305 00:16:26.679 --> 00:16:29.679 They got Edmund, they got ta Oscar, they got Mookie 306 00:16:29.679 --> 00:16:32.159 they got Freddie, they got Otani, they got dogs. 307 00:16:33.679 --> 00:16:35.080 Yeah, they got they got dogs. 308 00:16:35.639 --> 00:16:37.759 I'm just hoping that, you know, they get their red. 309 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:39.960 You really upset me with that, Manny, you kind of 310 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:42.240 upset me with that. I'm not gonna lie sor ry Dave. 311 00:16:42.759 --> 00:16:45.080 Sorry, TV, they mean to go there. 312 00:16:45.559 --> 00:16:48.399 Yeah, please don't question the dogs since I mean, didn't 313 00:16:48.440 --> 00:16:50.639 we call the bullpen the dogs last year? Many? 314 00:16:50.919 --> 00:16:52.600 Now, all of a sudden, they're chihuahuas. 315 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:56.200 Come on, they're missing a few guys. 316 00:16:56.200 --> 00:16:59.440 But you know this team, this team has the best record, 317 00:16:59.440 --> 00:17:03.159 one of the best records in baseball, and they're nowhere 318 00:17:03.360 --> 00:17:06.920 near hitting their stride and nowhere near as healthy as 319 00:17:06.960 --> 00:17:10.400 they could be in the near future. Thanks for the 320 00:17:10.400 --> 00:17:13.759 phone call, Many, Yeah, that upset me. Don't be making 321 00:17:13.799 --> 00:17:16.839 blanket statements like that against the Dodgers and those group 322 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:19.599 of world champions. By the way, they're just three or 323 00:17:19.640 --> 00:17:23.000 four months removed from winning the World Series. Remember that. 324 00:17:23.640 --> 00:17:26.359 Let's go out to Bakersfield. Tim, you're on Dodger Talk. 325 00:17:26.400 --> 00:17:28.480 How you doing, Tim? 326 00:17:28.640 --> 00:17:29.119 Good Daan? 327 00:17:29.200 --> 00:17:30.000 Thanks for having me on. 328 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:33.000 Hey, I'm fired up now, Tim, you better be ready. 329 00:17:33.039 --> 00:17:34.960 I'm fired up now. Man, he got me upset. 330 00:17:35.119 --> 00:17:38.039 He lit a fire underneath me, So go ahead, what 331 00:17:38.119 --> 00:17:38.599 do you got. 332 00:17:39.839 --> 00:17:42.599 I'm with you on Bonni Miller becoming a reliever. I 333 00:17:42.599 --> 00:17:45.359 think he can throw some gas for an inny and 334 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:48.519 a half, got good movement when he's on in his 335 00:17:48.599 --> 00:17:51.160 off speech stuff, and mentally he can do it. I 336 00:17:51.200 --> 00:17:53.640 think it's a good transition for him. Also, do you 337 00:17:53.680 --> 00:17:56.000 think it's twofold or they may be trying to increase 338 00:17:56.000 --> 00:17:57.119 his trade value? 339 00:17:58.119 --> 00:17:58.640 Possibly? 340 00:17:58.839 --> 00:18:01.559 I mean right now it's probably at an all time low, 341 00:18:01.759 --> 00:18:06.400 but there's always that potential and surplus value of team control. 342 00:18:06.480 --> 00:18:07.920 He's got a live armed him. 343 00:18:08.240 --> 00:18:12.880 There's something there that, for whatever reason, Bobby hasn't been 344 00:18:12.920 --> 00:18:14.039 able to put together. 345 00:18:15.880 --> 00:18:18.559 Yeah, I agree, So hopefully mentally he can do it. 346 00:18:18.799 --> 00:18:22.440 We definitely need to help some arms here. 347 00:18:23.480 --> 00:18:26.839 I mean at some point the Dodgers if Bobby Miller 348 00:18:26.920 --> 00:18:29.279 can't get things to click, and by the way, they 349 00:18:29.359 --> 00:18:32.039 really haven't clicked in the minor leagues this year for him, 350 00:18:32.359 --> 00:18:34.559 or he would have been up here before, landon NAC 351 00:18:34.960 --> 00:18:38.960 before Justin Robleski. So you know, after what we saw tonight, 352 00:18:39.079 --> 00:18:41.839 and I'm telling you go back and watch that Sodo 353 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:44.400 at bat, that's what Bobby Miller needs. 354 00:18:44.400 --> 00:18:44.640 To do. 355 00:18:44.680 --> 00:18:47.880 And that's what Bobby Miller could possibly be if he 356 00:18:48.039 --> 00:18:52.000 just empties the tank like that in a one inning spurt. 357 00:18:52.440 --> 00:18:55.400 I mean, that's the way guys do it that couldn't 358 00:18:55.400 --> 00:19:00.799 be starters for whatever reason they. I think Bobby's case, 359 00:19:00.799 --> 00:19:04.119 he's just overthinking things too much and he's toying with 360 00:19:04.200 --> 00:19:05.079 too many pitches. 361 00:19:05.480 --> 00:19:07.200 When you're a reliever, all you need is. 362 00:19:07.119 --> 00:19:11.160 Two pitches, simplify it, and Bobby hasn't been able to 363 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:14.920 do that so far as a starting pitcher. 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Because Cruz faced Otani 373 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:48.799 a few different times in the Japanese League. 374 00:19:48.799 --> 00:19:50.519 Here's what Luis Cruz. 375 00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:55.039 Had to say about his experiences facing Otani the pitcher. 376 00:19:55.440 --> 00:19:57.519 All right, well let's go back to you and Otani 377 00:19:57.559 --> 00:20:02.519 in Japan. How did Louis Cruz do against Otani the picture? 378 00:20:02.880 --> 00:20:06.759 Well, the first time, I remember, I was coming from 379 00:20:06.839 --> 00:20:09.480 from playing in the big leagues and and I faced 380 00:20:09.519 --> 00:20:13.359 him in a in like a preseason game, and he 381 00:20:13.400 --> 00:20:17.200 only threw like two innings, and he threw fastball like 382 00:20:17.240 --> 00:20:20.799 a ninety nine slider cider I pop up or something 383 00:20:20.839 --> 00:20:23.240 to the right field, and I and I remember telling 384 00:20:23.240 --> 00:20:26.039 my teammates, oh, this is a tiny I mean, it's 385 00:20:26.119 --> 00:20:27.720 not that. I mean, you see a lot of guys 386 00:20:27.759 --> 00:20:31.440 on the big leagues like him. And once the season 387 00:20:31.559 --> 00:20:34.480 started that we got to face each other, he was 388 00:20:34.519 --> 00:20:38.720 on like like he was good, really good. But I 389 00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:40.720 got some hits off him too, and I get I 390 00:20:41.039 --> 00:20:43.160 hate a couple of doubles. And and we hit him 391 00:20:43.160 --> 00:20:45.319 good in the playoffs. Like I said, we faced him 392 00:20:45.359 --> 00:20:48.640 a lot. And uh, you know when you faced somebody 393 00:20:48.680 --> 00:20:51.400 a lot, I mean you kind of know when he's on, 394 00:20:51.599 --> 00:20:53.839 when his fastball was on, when his breaking mos are on. 395 00:20:54.400 --> 00:20:57.920 But we got the confidence of of saying, like he 396 00:20:58.160 --> 00:21:00.240 throw me at fastball, and I followed it off and 397 00:21:00.319 --> 00:21:02.559 I look at him and I say, Masugo, Masuga, like, 398 00:21:02.599 --> 00:21:05.880 throw me a fastball. And when he was nasty, he 399 00:21:05.920 --> 00:21:07.960 would throw me that fastball. And then he threw me 400 00:21:08.000 --> 00:21:12.160 that slider and he said, kuzsan, today you have no chance. 401 00:21:13.039 --> 00:21:15.680