WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:03.680 Dodger Talk is sponsored by LA Care Health Plan, providing 2 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:07.360 affordable healthcare insurance to millions of Angelinos for over twenty 3 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:12.560 five years. And now your voice for Dodger Talk. Like back, 4 00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:14.119 David Vasse. 5 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:18.120 We are live at Dodgers Stadium. 6 00:00:18.359 --> 00:00:21.800 After the Cubs defeat the Dodgers in a big way 7 00:00:21.879 --> 00:00:26.039 tonight ten to four the final score. Welcome the Dodger 8 00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:30.280 Talk David Vasse live at Dodgers Stadium with you until 9 00:00:30.440 --> 00:00:33.679 eleven thirty tonight here on AM five to seventy LA 10 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:37.640 Sports eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy 11 00:00:37.759 --> 00:00:40.960 is the phone number. We have phone lines open, and 12 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:43.399 you want to get in because not only will we 13 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:48.240 take your questions and comments, but I also have two 14 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:52.719 pairs of tickets to give away to tomorrow night's Dodgers 15 00:00:52.920 --> 00:00:58.679 Cubs game. And I have two different Dodger Cubs related 16 00:00:58.799 --> 00:01:02.439 trivia questions for you, So we'll get to the first 17 00:01:02.439 --> 00:01:05.840 one a little bit later, but just wanted to give 18 00:01:05.879 --> 00:01:06.799 you a heads up. 19 00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:08.359 You might want to have your. 20 00:01:08.319 --> 00:01:12.120 Ears open because we do have a couple of pairs 21 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:15.359 of tickets to give away to tomorrow night's game. And 22 00:01:15.519 --> 00:01:18.920 also later in the show, you will hear from Mookie Beds, 23 00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:23.400 who is the Dodgers Roberto Clemente Award nominee, and Mooki 24 00:01:23.519 --> 00:01:27.599 also spoke about the expectations he and the rest of 25 00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:31.280 the Dodgers have played with this season. We'll check in 26 00:01:31.359 --> 00:01:35.719 with Jose Mota and get to some postgame reaction in 27 00:01:35.799 --> 00:01:39.799 the Dodger clubhouse. Momentarily, eight six six nine eight seven 28 00:01:39.879 --> 00:01:43.599 two five seventy is the phone number. Both the Padres 29 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:47.640 and Diamondbacks were off tonight, so the lead shrinks by 30 00:01:47.719 --> 00:01:50.400 a half a game. The Padres are five and a 31 00:01:50.439 --> 00:01:53.879 half back of the Dodgers, while the Diamondbacks are six 32 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:56.000 and a half back of the Dodgers. 33 00:01:56.400 --> 00:01:58.439 In the NL West, there are. 34 00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:02.159 Only eighteen more aims to go in the regular season. 35 00:02:02.799 --> 00:02:06.519 Time is on the Dodgers' side as far as clinching 36 00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:11.280 this division goes. Their magic number is at thirteen, so 37 00:02:11.400 --> 00:02:14.719 we are getting closer to the Dodgers thinking. 38 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:16.199 About clinching the NL West. 39 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:18.560 And if you had to ask me, I know, I 40 00:02:18.639 --> 00:02:21.520 said on the road it would be in Miami, But 41 00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:25.039 it's looking more like when the Dodgers were turned home 42 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:28.560 from this upcoming road trip. If things continue to go 43 00:02:28.840 --> 00:02:32.360 in the same way they're going lately, the Dodgers should 44 00:02:32.360 --> 00:02:35.680 be able to clinch the NL West at Dodgers Stadium, 45 00:02:35.719 --> 00:02:39.240 either against the Rockies or against that team that is 46 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:43.199 chasing them, the San Diego Padres. But there is a 47 00:02:43.240 --> 00:02:47.919 lot of baseball between now and then. Walker Buehler is 48 00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:52.520 still somewhat of an enigma because I'm not sure you 49 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:55.560 can count on this guy, not this version. 50 00:02:56.280 --> 00:02:57.400 He pitched well. 51 00:02:57.199 --> 00:03:01.159 Against two teams that were not very good offensively, the 52 00:03:01.319 --> 00:03:04.680 last one being the Angels. It's alarming that he's giving 53 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:07.159 up a lot of home runs. He has given up 54 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:10.680 two home runs in five of his last thirteen starts. 55 00:03:11.319 --> 00:03:13.919 A we can hear about stuff, and his stuff is 56 00:03:13.960 --> 00:03:17.000 as good as it was in twenty one or tonight. 57 00:03:17.919 --> 00:03:20.159 His stuff was good? Was it good? 58 00:03:20.240 --> 00:03:22.879 He gave up three runs in a two run home 59 00:03:22.960 --> 00:03:26.800 run on a ninety six fastball, and then his fastball 60 00:03:26.879 --> 00:03:30.439 was trending down ninety four. I did think he was 61 00:03:30.479 --> 00:03:33.080 going in the right direction in his last two starts, 62 00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:36.159 So I'm not ready to just say, you know what, 63 00:03:36.719 --> 00:03:40.199 no chance, No way should the Dodgers allow Walker Bueller 64 00:03:40.599 --> 00:03:43.759 to start a game in the playoffs. But can he 65 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:47.199 really be trusted He's one in five with an a 66 00:03:47.520 --> 00:03:51.439 of five ninety five in thirteen starts this year. Can 67 00:03:51.479 --> 00:03:58.199 he really be trusted? That's that's the biggest question facing 68 00:03:58.240 --> 00:04:01.800 the Dodgers between now and then, because it's one thing 69 00:04:01.879 --> 00:04:04.120 to believe that he can do it, or want to 70 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:06.000 believe that he can do it. And look at all 71 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:09.280 you know the data that says, oh, his stuff is 72 00:04:09.360 --> 00:04:12.840 as good as ever. I just don't see that translating 73 00:04:12.879 --> 00:04:16.480 on the field consistently. And if you give up three 74 00:04:16.600 --> 00:04:19.120 or four runs in the first inning of a playoff game, 75 00:04:19.639 --> 00:04:21.759 are you telling me the Dodgers are going to be 76 00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:25.399 able to recover from that. I mean, they tried to, 77 00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:28.800 but the hole was so deep tonight they couldn't come back. 78 00:04:29.079 --> 00:04:31.399 Mookie match tried to make this a game. He drove 79 00:04:31.439 --> 00:04:34.160 in three of the Dodgers' four runs. He hit a 80 00:04:34.160 --> 00:04:36.920 two run home run in the seventh inning. It was 81 00:04:36.959 --> 00:04:40.000 seven to four, So if the Dodgers would have kept 82 00:04:40.079 --> 00:04:42.439 it there, there was a chance they would come back. 83 00:04:42.519 --> 00:04:45.680 But it was against the Cubs. The Cubs are not 84 00:04:45.800 --> 00:04:49.079 a great team. Their bullpen is not a great bullpen, 85 00:04:49.560 --> 00:04:54.600 their offense is okay. They're not even challenging for the 86 00:04:54.639 --> 00:04:57.360 week and now central and when you talk about their 87 00:04:57.360 --> 00:05:02.800 wildcard chances, those are starting to dim which each passing day. 88 00:05:03.000 --> 00:05:06.720 So let's not get this twisted. The Cubs scored ten 89 00:05:06.800 --> 00:05:10.480 runs off of the Dodgers. It wasn't the Padres or 90 00:05:10.519 --> 00:05:13.639 the Diamondbacks, it was the Cubs. And I was a 91 00:05:13.639 --> 00:05:16.759 little surprised that Walker Buehler was allowed to go out 92 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:19.480 there to start the sixth inning. I did not think 93 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:22.240 he was pitching that well to be allowed to go 94 00:05:22.360 --> 00:05:25.439 back out there. But obviously Dave Roberts was trying to 95 00:05:25.480 --> 00:05:29.160 get some length out of him to ease the burden 96 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:33.360 on his bullpen. Let's head downstairs right now to here 97 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:36.879 from Walker Buehler on Sports at LA. 98 00:05:37.000 --> 00:05:39.079 Let's scree this from the jump. Obviously, three rounds in 99 00:05:39.079 --> 00:05:41.000 the first it can kind of suck the energy out 100 00:05:41.000 --> 00:05:44.560 of the building. And you know, it's hard of the 101 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:46.279 first thing that's been a weird thing for me this year. 102 00:05:46.319 --> 00:05:49.959 And you know, so it's a lot to ask of 103 00:05:50.639 --> 00:05:53.199 the rest of our guys to dig me out of 104 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:53.920 a hole every game. 105 00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:55.800 Why do you think you were jumping earlier? 106 00:05:57.759 --> 00:06:00.639 Yeah, I made a couple back of pitches obviously, you know, 107 00:06:00.920 --> 00:06:02.920 to belly you know, I'm kind of trying to let 108 00:06:02.920 --> 00:06:05.360 the ball go and and he clips it. He's had 109 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:08.160 a lot of home runs, but you know, it's not 110 00:06:08.199 --> 00:06:09.800 where I'm trying to go with the ball, and he 111 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:10.959 kind of made me pay for it. 112 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:13.800 And yeah, they put good swings on. 113 00:06:13.759 --> 00:06:16.120 A couple of decent pitches, obviously a ton of hits, 114 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:20.720 and just it wasn't goodness or home run ball is just. 115 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:24.519 More elevated than you were intending to, both to Belly 116 00:06:24.560 --> 00:06:25.360 and to Bush. 117 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:27.920 Yeah, I don't think that's a super surprising thing. They're 118 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:29.720 both at the top of the zone. 119 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:32.439 Before the game, we're tuggling with Dave and he acknowledged 120 00:06:32.480 --> 00:06:35.839 that the injuries of rotation have kind of opened up 121 00:06:35.839 --> 00:06:38.600 a lane for you to pitch your way into a 122 00:06:38.600 --> 00:06:43.040 postseason roll. Do you think in those terms every time you. 123 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:47.040 Go out there now, No, I mean, at some point, like, 124 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:49.600 given the way his season is going, I'm kind of 125 00:06:49.639 --> 00:06:52.240 just trying to survive at some point, And you know, 126 00:06:52.279 --> 00:06:54.360 the past two of past two or three have given 127 00:06:54.399 --> 00:06:57.360 me a little bit of confidence and feeling more like myself, 128 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:00.800 But you know, at some point, I'm just kind of 129 00:07:00.839 --> 00:07:03.959 waiting on that six on one and feel good and 130 00:07:05.160 --> 00:07:07.439 you know, punch more more than innings I throw and 131 00:07:07.720 --> 00:07:10.920 things like that. So at the end of the day, 132 00:07:10.920 --> 00:07:12.639 I've got to perform. And I've kind of said that 133 00:07:12.680 --> 00:07:16.240 for a long time, so you know, I got to 134 00:07:16.279 --> 00:07:19.879 perform for for myself, but more for our team. You know, 135 00:07:19.920 --> 00:07:21.560 we're we're kind of getting to the end of a 136 00:07:21.680 --> 00:07:22.279 race here. 137 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:22.519 And. 138 00:07:24.120 --> 00:07:26.560 Whether I pitched in the playoffs or not or whatever, like, 139 00:07:27.240 --> 00:07:28.759 we need to make the playoffs and be in a 140 00:07:28.759 --> 00:07:30.680 good spot and let the guys that have carried us 141 00:07:30.680 --> 00:07:32.639 all year kind of carry us wherever we're going to go. 142 00:07:32.720 --> 00:07:36.519 So you know, at this point, I'm trying to go 143 00:07:36.600 --> 00:07:39.480 and and a s win the game when I start. 144 00:07:39.800 --> 00:07:43.079 There is Walker Buehler, and he seems to be more 145 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:47.399 real about himself than anybody else. I thought he was 146 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:51.519 spot on with his evaluation of himself. And uh, Walker 147 00:07:51.560 --> 00:07:54.040 Buehler is not a guy to mince words. He's not 148 00:07:54.160 --> 00:07:57.839 a guy to have some sort of false idea of 149 00:07:57.959 --> 00:08:01.839 who he is, because he has been very honest about 150 00:08:01.920 --> 00:08:05.040 the way he's pitching, going back to at the end 151 00:08:05.040 --> 00:08:08.160 of last year on why he shut things down and 152 00:08:08.360 --> 00:08:11.319 also in spring training where he was and why they 153 00:08:11.360 --> 00:08:14.920 were doing things and why he wouldn't be starting until 154 00:08:14.959 --> 00:08:17.560 a certain point in time in May. And I thought 155 00:08:17.600 --> 00:08:21.399 his evaluation of his performance tonight and the way he's 156 00:08:21.439 --> 00:08:24.959 been pitching lately was spot on. So kudos to Walker 157 00:08:25.000 --> 00:08:27.199 Bueller for being as real as it can be. 158 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:27.879 Right there. 159 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:31.000 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 160 00:08:31.040 --> 00:08:33.519 the phone number. Let's go out to the phones after 161 00:08:33.559 --> 00:08:37.039 the Cubs beat Buehler and the Dodgers tonight ten to four. 162 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:40.480 Let's go out to Dave who was at Dodgers Stadium tonight. 163 00:08:40.559 --> 00:08:42.039 Hi, Dave, you're on Dodger Talk. 164 00:08:42.759 --> 00:08:45.879 Hey, Dave, just wanted to give my two cents here 165 00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:48.279 on your show about Walker Buehler. 166 00:08:48.799 --> 00:08:50.159 I was at the stadium today. 167 00:08:51.240 --> 00:08:53.559 I had this game lined up because I wanted to 168 00:08:53.600 --> 00:08:55.960 see Walker Buehler, my guy, pitch. 169 00:08:58.159 --> 00:08:58.399 To me. 170 00:08:58.600 --> 00:09:01.200 He's my favorite Dodger of time, well not of all times, 171 00:09:01.200 --> 00:09:04.240 so sorry, but I really love Walker Bueler and. 172 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:08.080 This season specifically since he's. 173 00:09:07.919 --> 00:09:10.039 Gotten back the injured list. 174 00:09:10.240 --> 00:09:12.559 I've I've observed that it's just like. 175 00:09:12.519 --> 00:09:14.679 The mentality like this is at the end all be 176 00:09:14.799 --> 00:09:18.639 all of why he's not performing, but it's just like 177 00:09:18.759 --> 00:09:21.200 he doesn't have a good head on his shoulders. It 178 00:09:21.240 --> 00:09:24.759 seems like he's just very defeated and frustrated and it 179 00:09:24.879 --> 00:09:27.559 just kind of spirals on him. And uh, that's what 180 00:09:27.600 --> 00:09:29.799 I see with my eyes on TV, and that's what 181 00:09:29.840 --> 00:09:32.360 I saw today at the game while he's. 182 00:09:32.240 --> 00:09:35.480 Warming up, And I just wanted to know, you, you 183 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:38.200 know better than us fans. You you're you're around these guys. 184 00:09:38.240 --> 00:09:40.039 You you've set. 185 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:41.840 Eyes on these guys more than we have, and UH 186 00:09:42.399 --> 00:09:43.919 just wanted to know what's her perspective. 187 00:09:44.360 --> 00:09:45.159 Do you feel like. 188 00:09:45.080 --> 00:09:47.960 That that's an assessment that you would agree with? What 189 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:48.840 do you think? 190 00:09:49.840 --> 00:09:52.879 I feel like Walker in the last five starts, you 191 00:09:52.919 --> 00:09:56.279 feel like it's two steps forward and then one step back. 192 00:09:56.320 --> 00:09:58.519 And that's the way I felt tonight after his last 193 00:09:58.519 --> 00:10:02.759 two starts. I isn't doing cartwheels over the way he 194 00:10:02.879 --> 00:10:07.039 pitched against those two teams that obviously aren't great offensive teams, 195 00:10:07.960 --> 00:10:11.440 but certainly he was encouraging and he needed confidence, right 196 00:10:11.799 --> 00:10:14.200 And I started to feel like before these games, the 197 00:10:14.279 --> 00:10:17.519 last three or four starts, including today, he did have 198 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:21.840 the confidence the old Walker Buehler swagger about himself. 199 00:10:22.120 --> 00:10:23.960 But also what comes with. 200 00:10:23.919 --> 00:10:27.480 That is Walker Bueller's ego when it's on, when he's 201 00:10:27.519 --> 00:10:30.039 on the mound. I think back to earlier this season, 202 00:10:30.440 --> 00:10:33.960 he wanted to throw a fastball by Corey Seeger. Well, 203 00:10:34.039 --> 00:10:36.960 he doesn't have the command that he used to have 204 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:40.320 right now to be able to execute that pitch, and 205 00:10:40.440 --> 00:10:44.320 Sieger made him pay for it. Same thing tonight, Saya Suzuki. 206 00:10:44.559 --> 00:10:46.799 He strikes him out, and all of a sudden, he's 207 00:10:46.840 --> 00:10:50.120 feeling he's feeling like big. You know that that ego 208 00:10:50.240 --> 00:10:53.679 is bigger than ever. He sees his former teammate Cody Bellinger, 209 00:10:54.000 --> 00:10:57.279 he hasn't faced him before, tries to throw ninety six 210 00:10:57.440 --> 00:11:00.399 up in the strike zone to him, misses his and 211 00:11:00.440 --> 00:11:03.519 Cody made him pay. Why would you throw Cody Bellinger 212 00:11:03.840 --> 00:11:08.559 a first pitch fastball? We've seen Cody, he loves fastball's Dave. 213 00:11:09.039 --> 00:11:13.360 So yeah, I just think like the pitch sequencing to 214 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:17.000 me has been a question mark, not only when Bueller pitches, 215 00:11:17.039 --> 00:11:20.320 but other guys pitch. And I just think, you know, 216 00:11:20.440 --> 00:11:23.399 you feel like he's getting through the first inning and 217 00:11:23.440 --> 00:11:26.879 then all of a sudden, the bridge collapses. He had 218 00:11:26.919 --> 00:11:29.360 two outs and then he gave up three runs. It 219 00:11:29.559 --> 00:11:32.320 just is so weird and bizarre that he's able to 220 00:11:32.879 --> 00:11:36.000 get too quick outs, but then after that the wheels 221 00:11:36.039 --> 00:11:36.639 fall off. 222 00:11:37.399 --> 00:11:39.399 Yeah, but you cannot. 223 00:11:39.120 --> 00:11:41.399 Put that in a playoff game, Dave. That's the thing, 224 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:42.480 and he was. 225 00:11:42.519 --> 00:11:45.759 More real about it then I heard Dave Roberts b 226 00:11:46.360 --> 00:11:49.159 I mean, he was pretty transparent about the way he 227 00:11:49.279 --> 00:11:52.120 pitched tonight, and I thought that was refreshing. At least 228 00:11:52.320 --> 00:11:55.799 he can self evaluate himself pretty well and not try to, 229 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:58.240 you know, duck away from what we all saw. 230 00:11:59.639 --> 00:12:02.639 Yeah, well, Dave, Dave Roberts doesn't have very many options. 231 00:12:02.679 --> 00:12:04.519 He's gonna have to lean on Walker Buller for a 232 00:12:04.559 --> 00:12:08.559 better rewards because there's no week he doesn't bodies at 233 00:12:08.559 --> 00:12:09.039 this point. 234 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:11.840 Yeah, at this point, I would say so. And thanks 235 00:12:11.840 --> 00:12:14.320 for the phone call, Dave. And Dave's a guy that 236 00:12:14.519 --> 00:12:18.120 protects his players publicly and I applaud him for that. 237 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:21.039 But we saw what was happening out there and it 238 00:12:21.200 --> 00:12:24.759 just wasn't pretty. And really it makes it concerning that 239 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:26.360 we all want this to work. 240 00:12:26.399 --> 00:12:27.320 For Walker Buehler. 241 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:31.519 He's a great guy, great competitor, great big game pitcher. 242 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:33.000 In his Dodger. 243 00:12:32.720 --> 00:12:37.519 Career fifteen postseason starts with an ERA under three. Everybody 244 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:40.879 wants this to work, But so far, I'm not sure, 245 00:12:40.919 --> 00:12:44.759 you can say definitively. Yeah, I want Walker Buehler starting 246 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:48.039 a playoff game for me, especially in a short series. 247 00:12:48.440 --> 00:12:51.559 Let's go out to Rich who is at Dodger Stadium tonight. Hi, Rich, 248 00:12:51.600 --> 00:12:52.639 you're on Dodger Talk. 249 00:12:53.240 --> 00:12:53.960 Hey, how's the going. 250 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:57.960 I guess we've had better nights, Rich, But I'm doing well. 251 00:12:58.759 --> 00:13:01.080 Yeah, I feel I was. I was excited and I 252 00:13:01.120 --> 00:13:02.960 thought we were gonna have the late ending come back, 253 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:03.840 but it didn't happen. 254 00:13:04.480 --> 00:13:07.080 Yeah, what you think about Cody Billinger and Michael Bush 255 00:13:07.159 --> 00:13:09.000 driving in six of the ten runs tonight? 256 00:13:09.720 --> 00:13:11.600 You know what? I was getting into the parking lot 257 00:13:11.679 --> 00:13:13.480 and I was kind of bummed. I miss a belly 258 00:13:13.519 --> 00:13:16.600 bomb in person. I guess the opposing team. I can't 259 00:13:16.639 --> 00:13:20.000 hate on Belly but he had a great play in 260 00:13:20.039 --> 00:13:22.320 the outfield of the extra ending or end of the 261 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:25.759 inning too. But it is what it is. But however, 262 00:13:25.879 --> 00:13:28.879 Walker Wheeler, I don't think they can trust him in 263 00:13:28.879 --> 00:13:32.080 the playoffs. Is he a bulletin piece by chance in October? 264 00:13:32.519 --> 00:13:35.600 And also my concern is it seems every time the 265 00:13:35.679 --> 00:13:40.440 Dodger's safe, a decent, well known starter or someone that 266 00:13:40.519 --> 00:13:44.159 has our number, we can't hit him and October is 267 00:13:44.200 --> 00:13:47.759 all pitching. So what do we do in October? Will 268 00:13:47.799 --> 00:13:53.039 the offense show up or are we just gonna. 269 00:13:51.480 --> 00:13:54.320 Well, I feel like the Dodger offense is pretty good, Rich, 270 00:13:54.559 --> 00:13:57.559 I mean, I know tonight wasn't a great showing, but 271 00:13:57.679 --> 00:14:00.559 top to bottom most nights, I feel like one through 272 00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:03.879 nine the Dodger offense is pretty good. So I feel 273 00:14:03.919 --> 00:14:06.519 like the offense is the least of their worries right now. 274 00:14:06.519 --> 00:14:09.039 Thanks for the phone call. Eight six six nine eight 275 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:12.759 seven two five seventy is the phone number. The MVPs 276 00:14:12.879 --> 00:14:15.519 did their job tonight. They get on base, they drove 277 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:18.919 in runs, they got on scoring position. Otani was two 278 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:22.039 for four tonight, on base three times. He stole his 279 00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:25.399 forty seventh base of the year. Mookie Betts was on 280 00:14:25.480 --> 00:14:28.200 base three times tonight, he hit a two run home 281 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:31.440 run in the seventh inning, and Freddie Freeman was on 282 00:14:31.519 --> 00:14:34.000 base all four times tonight with three walks. 283 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:35.240 So they did their job. 284 00:14:35.679 --> 00:14:39.919 Unfortunately, Max Munsey did not deliver with the bases loaded 285 00:14:40.039 --> 00:14:43.799 a couple of different times. He did sacrifice fly home 286 00:14:43.919 --> 00:14:46.600 Otani on the second time he came up with the 287 00:14:46.639 --> 00:14:49.360 bases loaded, but obviously you're looking for more right there, 288 00:14:49.480 --> 00:14:52.840 especially when you're in an early hole. Let's go out 289 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:56.320 to Ben who also was at Dodgers Stadium tonight, fifty 290 00:14:56.399 --> 00:14:59.200 thousand plus at Chevez Ravine tonight. 291 00:14:59.240 --> 00:14:59.960 How you doing, Ben? 292 00:15:00.840 --> 00:15:04.320 Hey, dave been better, but glad to meet you and 293 00:15:04.679 --> 00:15:05.600 happy to be on the live. 294 00:15:06.360 --> 00:15:07.519 Hey, great to meet you too. 295 00:15:07.600 --> 00:15:10.799 At least you got to see two former Dodgers beat 296 00:15:10.840 --> 00:15:13.879 the Dodgers tonight, rather than you know, a giant or 297 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:16.360 a Padre do it. At least you know two good 298 00:15:16.399 --> 00:15:17.799 guys and Bush and Bellinger. 299 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:21.600 Yeah, that was cool. And we were over behind first 300 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:25.360 base and we were seeing him get some respect, that 301 00:15:25.480 --> 00:15:28.639 he was getting some respect from the fans from the 302 00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:31.320 last five or so years. So, yeah, you're right, that 303 00:15:31.399 --> 00:15:35.240 was nice. I guess my question for you is where 304 00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:38.200 do you think the rotation could go if Bueler isn't 305 00:15:38.240 --> 00:15:42.519 a part of it in the October lineup? And then 306 00:15:42.639 --> 00:15:43.360 here's the thing. 307 00:15:43.639 --> 00:15:47.440 I'm a big believer, and I may be completely crazy, 308 00:15:48.120 --> 00:15:51.200 but I'm a firm believer that Glass Now and Yamamoto 309 00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:54.120 will be in the Dodger rotation come Game one of 310 00:15:54.159 --> 00:15:58.720 the NLDS. What the Dodgers can expect from them, I 311 00:15:58.759 --> 00:16:01.919 can't tell you that. But if they're healthy and they 312 00:16:01.919 --> 00:16:05.960 get at least two starts under their belt before the postseason, 313 00:16:06.440 --> 00:16:08.679 I feel like that's all you can ask for if 314 00:16:08.679 --> 00:16:11.480 you're a Dodger fan, to have glass Now and yama 315 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:15.720 Moto upright and able to start games one and two 316 00:16:15.960 --> 00:16:18.960 of a playoff series. I think Jack Flaherty is right 317 00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:21.879 there with them as well. I wouldn't you know, I 318 00:16:21.879 --> 00:16:24.720 wouldn't mind having Jack Flaherty start Game one with those 319 00:16:24.759 --> 00:16:26.679 two guys behind him. 320 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:28.399 So I'm a big believer. 321 00:16:28.559 --> 00:16:33.559 With Yamamoto pitching tomorrow, glass Now on pace to travel 322 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:36.559 with the Dodgers to Atlanta and throw a simulated game. 323 00:16:36.919 --> 00:16:40.120 Those are all positive signs that they're going to be 324 00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:41.440 there for the playoffs. 325 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:44.960 Yeah, that's amazing, that's those are those words are music 326 00:16:45.000 --> 00:16:47.159 to my ears. And so how do you think about 327 00:16:47.200 --> 00:16:52.320 them getting ramped up for faytime postseason matchup? 328 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:52.480 Like? 329 00:16:52.679 --> 00:16:59.320 Do they have enough time to get back to yama 330 00:16:59.399 --> 00:17:00.600 Moto's pitch tomorrow? 331 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:04.039 So that's huge because the Dodgers still had three more 332 00:17:04.039 --> 00:17:06.079 weeks to go, so he should be able to get 333 00:17:06.119 --> 00:17:09.559 at least two starts in and hopefully glass Now can 334 00:17:09.559 --> 00:17:11.759 get at least a one or two in as well. 335 00:17:11.759 --> 00:17:15.400 He's pitched more this year than Yamamoto, so I think 336 00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:18.240 that's fair. And also, let's keep in mind we can't 337 00:17:18.240 --> 00:17:21.000 ignore the fact that Jack Flaherty has had some back 338 00:17:21.079 --> 00:17:24.359 issues this season. The Dodgers have got to keep Jack 339 00:17:24.359 --> 00:17:25.680 Flaherty healthy as well. 340 00:17:26.319 --> 00:17:30.079 Yeah, definitely, all right, Well, I appreciate your take as always. 341 00:17:30.319 --> 00:17:32.480 Okay, Ben, thanks for the phone call. Appreciate it. 342 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:35.559 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 343 00:17:35.599 --> 00:17:39.000 the phone number. Cubs beat the Dodgers tonight ten to four. 344 00:17:39.359 --> 00:17:41.480 Cody Bellinger had a two run home run. 345 00:17:41.519 --> 00:17:41.880 Tonight. 346 00:17:42.200 --> 00:17:46.039 Michael Bush had four hits, including a solo home run 347 00:17:46.119 --> 00:17:49.559 off of Walker Buehler that went over the short wall 348 00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:52.480 in the top of the fourth inning. I've brought this 349 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:55.039 up during the Clubhouse show, and I even tweeted it 350 00:17:55.279 --> 00:17:59.119 when it happened. I was really confused why Chris Taylor 351 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:02.359 just stopped in his tracks, because if he keeps going 352 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:05.440 there to the spot in front of where that ball 353 00:18:05.559 --> 00:18:10.240 landed over the short wall, two rows back, Taylor catches 354 00:18:10.319 --> 00:18:12.720 that home run ball, and maybe this game is a 355 00:18:12.759 --> 00:18:16.440 little bit different, And certainly Walker Buehler's line does not 356 00:18:16.559 --> 00:18:19.880 show two home runs. But Taylor looked like he was 357 00:18:19.880 --> 00:18:22.720 trying to play the ball off the wall. But if 358 00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:26.440 he kept going, it feels like he misjudged it. Obviously 359 00:18:26.519 --> 00:18:29.000 he did, because if he runs to the spot, he 360 00:18:29.119 --> 00:18:32.279 catches it. Eight six six nine eight seven two five 361 00:18:32.400 --> 00:18:35.279 seventy is the phone number. Oh, we got a trifecta 362 00:18:35.319 --> 00:18:38.160 of callers that were at Dodger Stadium tonight. 363 00:18:38.400 --> 00:18:40.000 Hi, Brian, you're on Dodger Talk. 364 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:42.279 Hey Dan, how you doing? 365 00:18:42.279 --> 00:18:42.480 Man? 366 00:18:43.240 --> 00:18:44.440 I love talking baseball. 367 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:47.920 It's great to see Cody Billager, Michael Bush back at 368 00:18:47.920 --> 00:18:49.039 Dodgers Stadium too. 369 00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:49.880 Yeah. 370 00:18:49.920 --> 00:18:52.200 I was down the right field line by by Bellinger. 371 00:18:52.279 --> 00:18:54.920 He was a talking ball to defense in between. Seems 372 00:18:54.960 --> 00:18:57.400 like people were generally happy to see him. But uh, 373 00:18:57.680 --> 00:18:59.880 you know, I got a different fib and what would 374 00:18:59.880 --> 00:19:02.799 going on just with all the starting pitching injuries and 375 00:19:02.839 --> 00:19:06.440 the debaffle of the first innings and innings one of 376 00:19:06.519 --> 00:19:09.599 Games one and two last year, it's just concerning that 377 00:19:09.799 --> 00:19:12.720 I was wondering if they were just trying to push 378 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:14.880 Bueller as far as they could to see if he 379 00:19:15.720 --> 00:19:18.599 could do it. Because we all know Dodger Fann from 380 00:19:18.680 --> 00:19:23.200 playoff time. He's as tenacious and as reliable as anyone 381 00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:26.039 in the playoffs, and we all would love to see 382 00:19:26.079 --> 00:19:28.079 him be ready. And so I was wondering if they 383 00:19:28.079 --> 00:19:29.759 were just trying to say, hey, we got you, give 384 00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:31.480 us what you got in the hopes of what if 385 00:19:31.519 --> 00:19:34.160 we don't know what we're gonna get from Glasgow, Yamamoto, 386 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:37.880 Clarity and Kershaw. It's the last thing we need injuries. 387 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:38.480 So hold on, Brian. 388 00:19:38.599 --> 00:19:42.319 I think I know there's a better sense of what 389 00:19:42.359 --> 00:19:46.640 you're getting with those three guys in Flarty, Glass Now 390 00:19:46.680 --> 00:19:50.000 and Yamamoto if they're healthy. I mean, I feel like 391 00:19:50.079 --> 00:19:52.720 you do know a lot more what you're going to 392 00:19:52.759 --> 00:19:54.200 get or what you hope to get. 393 00:19:54.640 --> 00:19:55.559 Uh are you going? 394 00:19:55.839 --> 00:19:58.920 There's been so many first innings for Walker Bueller where 395 00:19:59.200 --> 00:20:02.200 things have gone sideways, even with two outs. 396 00:20:02.519 --> 00:20:03.480 That's concerning. 397 00:20:03.720 --> 00:20:07.559 But he did minimize damage up until he was going 398 00:20:07.640 --> 00:20:10.000 back out there for the sixth inning and let the 399 00:20:10.039 --> 00:20:11.279 first two batters get on. 400 00:20:12.400 --> 00:20:12.640 Yeah. 401 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:15.799