WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.560 --> 00:00:03.040 Oh there we go, big two hour show today, Fred 2 00:00:03.080 --> 00:00:05.200 Rogan Rodney Peak on. I am five to seventy l 3 00:00:05.280 --> 00:00:08.480 a sports Rodney. How are you? I am very very 4 00:00:08.599 --> 00:00:11.800 very good. Fred, had a good weekend? How about yourself? 5 00:00:12.400 --> 00:00:15.599 All good, all fun? Everything ready to go? Here is 6 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:19.920 we count down to Tokyo? Count down to Tokyo. That's right, 7 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:25.960 Rodger's opening in Tokyo. Yes, yes, yes, y'very exciting times. 8 00:00:26.359 --> 00:00:29.160 And I love the fact that they are. You know, 9 00:00:29.199 --> 00:00:34.880 they're gonna celebrate that that Tokyo trip and allow Yabamoto 10 00:00:34.920 --> 00:00:39.759 and Sazaki to go and and throw those games. It's 11 00:00:39.880 --> 00:00:43.439 just it's very cool. I can only imagine what that 12 00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:45.759 atmosphere is gonna be like when those two guys are 13 00:00:45.759 --> 00:00:51.960 on the mound and Otani comes up the plate. It's 14 00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:55.719 gonna be great, it really is. I'm so excited to 15 00:00:55.719 --> 00:01:00.320 be going. Uh, you know, it's a bucket list thing. Yeah, 16 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:02.520 and we just said we're gonna go, do it, do it, 17 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:05.959 We're gonna go. Yeah, Yeah, I agree, I agree. We'll 18 00:01:05.959 --> 00:01:08.359 see you there. Yeah, it's gonna be fun. That'll be 19 00:01:08.359 --> 00:01:11.560 a fun week. And uh, will we be doing reports? 20 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:17.879 Probably not. There's a little bit of a time difference 21 00:01:17.959 --> 00:01:20.920 over there is gonna be a little bit different do reports. 22 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:25.079 But even still, Fred, I think I think the Kobe 23 00:01:25.120 --> 00:01:27.760 beef and the sak and and all the things in 24 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:31.280 between are going to affect our reporting on that trip. 25 00:01:31.560 --> 00:01:34.040 You know, I'm just thinking, No, isn't it like three 26 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:36.959 in the morning there now something like that? Yeah? Yeah, 27 00:01:37.040 --> 00:01:40.599 it's uh yeah, I think it's like exactly around that time. Oh, 28 00:01:40.959 --> 00:01:43.400 because that's it's difficult. I mean, as y'all know, I'm 29 00:01:43.480 --> 00:01:45.280 talking about it a lot. My son lives there, so 30 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:48.040 you know, to get a hold of him and it 31 00:01:48.159 --> 00:01:50.239 talked to him on a regular basis, it's difficult. It's 32 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:55.000 actually five five o'clock in the morning there, five five am. 33 00:01:55.079 --> 00:01:57.959 So here's the deal. And if you're willing to do this, 34 00:01:58.040 --> 00:02:01.280 so you let me know. We can get up at 35 00:02:01.280 --> 00:02:05.640 five am and do the show from there. We can 36 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:06.959 get up at five am and do it. Do you 37 00:02:06.959 --> 00:02:12.000 want to do that? Yes? Or no? No? Okay, all right, 38 00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:14.639 well no we not. Oh we can get up and 39 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:18.479 you know at six red and do a one o'clock report. Here, 40 00:02:19.680 --> 00:02:23.400 we can do that just calling with a one o'clock report. 41 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:25.479 See you threw it out there. Now we're gonna get 42 00:02:25.479 --> 00:02:27.919 calls after the show. Hey, hey, guys, make sure you 43 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:30.919 make sure you bring your equipment and make sure you 44 00:02:31.800 --> 00:02:33.400 are ready to go, because we're going to do that 45 00:02:34.000 --> 00:02:36.680 great idea. Fred. Well, here's the thing, and since you 46 00:02:36.759 --> 00:02:38.719 brought it up, I'll just say it was Rodney's idea. 47 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:42.319 Called Rodney and he's all over. But anyway, it is 48 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:44.560 going to be a fun time and looking forward to that, 49 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:47.879 all right. So let's get to the Lakers, and they 50 00:02:47.879 --> 00:02:50.080 beat the Clippers again last night. The Lakers are just 51 00:02:50.199 --> 00:02:52.840 red hot. They are on fire, and they were on 52 00:02:52.919 --> 00:02:55.919 fire before they got Luca. But let's be honest, since 53 00:02:55.960 --> 00:03:00.400 they've gotten him, there's a little more, a little more 54 00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:03.120 coming out of the afterburners. They are fun to watch. 55 00:03:03.240 --> 00:03:05.960 I have to be on I love watching Luca Dodgers. 56 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:09.000 I just love watching them. I think it is really 57 00:03:09.080 --> 00:03:12.039 entertaining to watch this guy play. There was a point 58 00:03:12.039 --> 00:03:13.520 in time in the game he hit a three and 59 00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:17.479 he counted on his fingers one, two, three. Normally I 60 00:03:17.479 --> 00:03:20.080 don't like guys that complain to the referees. For whatever reason, 61 00:03:20.080 --> 00:03:23.520 I like this, and it might be it might be 62 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:25.919 the our guy syndrome, you know, the our guy sent 63 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:30.479 might be it is the ur guy syndrome. Of course 64 00:03:30.479 --> 00:03:33.439 it is read anybody does that against the Lakers or 65 00:03:33.439 --> 00:03:36.360 against one of our LA teams. You can't stand that guy. 66 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:38.280 Why is he doing that? He's a show off, he's 67 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:40.319 a distant Why is this guy always whining with a 68 00:03:40.680 --> 00:03:44.039 when there's a call against him, Go play basketball? That's 69 00:03:44.080 --> 00:03:46.199 what you'd be saying if he was wearing another jersey. 70 00:03:46.479 --> 00:03:48.400 But the fact that he's wearing a Laker jersey, it's 71 00:03:48.439 --> 00:03:50.800 all good. I love it, right, it's great when he 72 00:03:50.960 --> 00:03:53.479 when he's our guy, and that's what people think. You know, 73 00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:57.120 something you can't stand that a guy does with another team. 74 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:01.159 What he becomes our guy, it's great, it's wonderful. He's 75 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:04.479 got a point. Granted he winds after a seventy five 76 00:04:04.479 --> 00:04:06.879 percent of the place, but he's got a point. I 77 00:04:07.039 --> 00:04:10.199 get it now because he's our guy. If he was 78 00:04:10.240 --> 00:04:14.599 playing for Dallas, we'd hate it. But no, this honeymoon period, 79 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:17.519 everything is great. I think it's just so much fun 80 00:04:17.560 --> 00:04:20.199 to watch. And if you last night against the Clippers, 81 00:04:20.199 --> 00:04:23.560 a couple of times Clippers shoot rebound, Luca grabs it, 82 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:28.839 bam down to Lebron dunk layup, I mean, these guys 83 00:04:28.879 --> 00:04:32.560 are so good and they've never really played together, but 84 00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:36.240 Lebron is allowing him to be him. It's like they've 85 00:04:36.240 --> 00:04:39.480 played together for years because that's how good they are. 86 00:04:40.040 --> 00:04:42.000 It's just fun to watch him, it really is. There 87 00:04:42.040 --> 00:04:43.839 was a period of time a couple of years back, 88 00:04:44.639 --> 00:04:47.000 the Lakers had a better record, but the Clippers were 89 00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:48.879 more fun to watch, and I said that on the air. 90 00:04:49.560 --> 00:04:51.800 I said, if I could pick one team to watch, 91 00:04:51.800 --> 00:04:55.040 it'd be the Clippers because they were more fun. Now, 92 00:04:55.120 --> 00:04:56.920 the team that is the most fun to watch has 93 00:04:57.120 --> 00:05:00.279 not only the best record in the city, but most 94 00:05:00.279 --> 00:05:03.160 the best record in the in the conference. So it's 95 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:07.160 just all coming together. Clippers made cut it down again 96 00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:08.959 at the end. So this has happened now more than 97 00:05:08.959 --> 00:05:13.920 once Lakers grab that lead, the opponent comes back, chops 98 00:05:13.959 --> 00:05:17.639 that lead, and the Lakers hold on. Clippers made a 99 00:05:17.720 --> 00:05:23.000 run late, the Lakers held on again. Do you realize, Fred, 100 00:05:23.040 --> 00:05:26.560 I mean that the Lakers now are the number two 101 00:05:26.680 --> 00:05:30.959 seed in the West, And and do you also realize 102 00:05:30.959 --> 00:05:33.959 that less than two weeks ago you were ready to 103 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:37.000 get rid of Lebron and move on and and just 104 00:05:37.519 --> 00:05:40.600 move on from this whole thing, going on and we 105 00:05:40.639 --> 00:05:42.839 talked about if the Lakers can make a run at 106 00:05:42.839 --> 00:05:47.800 the Western Conference Final, what would you do? Would you 107 00:05:47.839 --> 00:05:51.079 try to keep them? And there was suggested that you know, 108 00:05:51.160 --> 00:05:53.199 they weren't going to be able to make a deep run, 109 00:05:54.199 --> 00:05:57.360 and let's just let's just rip it up and let 110 00:05:57.399 --> 00:06:01.519 it start all over with Luca. That was about two 111 00:06:01.560 --> 00:06:05.639 weeks ago, Fred, And now what you're feeling about keeping 112 00:06:05.759 --> 00:06:09.079 Lebron in his tandem together because they are playing well. Oh, 113 00:06:09.120 --> 00:06:10.720 I think this. We have to see how far they 114 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:12.279 can go. We have to see what they can do 115 00:06:12.399 --> 00:06:15.399 right now. And it's sort of like the Dodgers were. 116 00:06:16.639 --> 00:06:19.399 The Dodgers hit their stride at the right time last season, 117 00:06:20.759 --> 00:06:23.439 and the Lakers are hitting theirs at the right time now. 118 00:06:24.399 --> 00:06:25.560 You know, it doesn't matter if you come out of 119 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:28.720 the blocks and win every game. The law of averages 120 00:06:28.759 --> 00:06:31.000 will catch up with you. You're only going to be 121 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:33.120 so good. But you've got to be hot when you 122 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:34.920 need to be hot. You have to have momentum when 123 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:38.199 you need momentum. I think the acquisition of Donjets gave 124 00:06:38.240 --> 00:06:40.759 the Lakers momentum just by virtue of the fact that 125 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:43.160 he showed up and they were already playing much better. 126 00:06:45.079 --> 00:06:47.199 Now we'll see what happens. Now, we'll see if they 127 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:50.279 have enough. Now, we'll see if Jackson Hayes can be 128 00:06:50.360 --> 00:06:54.959 the guy long term during this run. Does he have enough? 129 00:06:56.199 --> 00:06:58.279 Because as you keep going, it's going to get harder. 130 00:06:58.959 --> 00:07:00.319 I mean, and then when you get to the East, 131 00:07:00.360 --> 00:07:04.720 you'll see Boston maybe or Cleveland. And Cleveland is enormous. 132 00:07:05.120 --> 00:07:07.839 But I think Luca does so much that can take 133 00:07:07.920 --> 00:07:09.959 anybody out of their game just because of the way 134 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:14.759 he is now. I think it'll be interesting, I really do. 135 00:07:16.199 --> 00:07:19.560 And it's all because they made that trade. Going to 136 00:07:19.560 --> 00:07:22.120 the Laker game now is you're going to see the Lakers. 137 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:24.600 Before that, you were going to see Lebron because that 138 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:27.639 was it. You got to see Lebron play again. A 139 00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:30.920 great thing. But that team wasn't gonna win. This team 140 00:07:31.199 --> 00:07:34.639 really has a shot to win. And I wonder for 141 00:07:34.720 --> 00:07:37.319 the back of their minds sitting in Dallas, maybe too soon, 142 00:07:37.720 --> 00:07:39.879 maybe a little bit too sopid. Kevin, you remember two 143 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:42.079 weeks ago, he was like this, you know they'll be 144 00:07:42.079 --> 00:07:43.800 all right, They're not gonna get to the you know 145 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:46.720 they're not gonna go deep into playoffs. Well, there's no 146 00:07:46.879 --> 00:07:49.680 chance for that, but you know, we vamp it. But 147 00:07:50.519 --> 00:07:53.120 they're not gonna They're not gonna do much this year. 148 00:07:53.759 --> 00:07:56.279 Yeah, the take was it infuses life into the franchise 149 00:07:56.360 --> 00:07:58.399 for the future. But the future is now and needs 150 00:07:58.439 --> 00:08:00.959 to start now. Right, They're likely not going to do 151 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:03.759 much this year, even if they make a deep run 152 00:08:03.800 --> 00:08:04.560 into the postseason. 153 00:08:04.560 --> 00:08:06.040 You need to get rid of Lebron James. 154 00:08:06.360 --> 00:08:06.519 Now. 155 00:08:06.519 --> 00:08:09.120 Granted, Fred, you did him in that take last week. 156 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:11.600 I'll give you credit for that, although should I give 157 00:08:11.639 --> 00:08:13.680 you credit considering that it's smacking you right in the 158 00:08:13.720 --> 00:08:14.480 face right now? 159 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:17.839 You sound like a moron if you stayed on top 160 00:08:17.879 --> 00:08:20.319 of that, kept with that take. So I mean you 161 00:08:20.439 --> 00:08:21.519 kind of you kind of were forced. 162 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:24.279 You did change did change your tune? Yes, yeah, they 163 00:08:24.360 --> 00:08:26.519 got to give you that, Fred, You weren't you weren't 164 00:08:26.560 --> 00:08:29.839 dead set on on This is a disaster and it 165 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:34.080 can't continue like this, and they need they needed to 166 00:08:34.080 --> 00:08:37.120 totally give the car keys and the whole car over 167 00:08:37.200 --> 00:08:40.200 to Luca and let's just move on. Well, eventually they're 168 00:08:40.200 --> 00:08:41.960 going to have to do that. Anyways, just one now, 169 00:08:42.080 --> 00:08:43.000 when are they going to do it? 170 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:44.759 Yeah, which would never argue, Just why do you have 171 00:08:44.799 --> 00:08:47.159 to do it. Now, that's because I ugainst them. 172 00:08:47.240 --> 00:08:49.240 Did you really think it was going to work this well, See, 173 00:08:49.399 --> 00:08:51.440 my concern all along was they didn't have a center. 174 00:08:51.919 --> 00:08:52.960 That was my concern. 175 00:08:53.120 --> 00:08:55.039 Well, we thought he made the Mark Williams trade. I 176 00:08:55.039 --> 00:08:56.799 mean this was even before the Mark Williams trade even 177 00:08:56.799 --> 00:08:57.399 came down the pipeline. 178 00:08:57.440 --> 00:08:58.559 Yeah, but I knew that was going to happen. 179 00:08:58.600 --> 00:08:59.320 Sure, of course you did. 180 00:08:59.600 --> 00:09:01.159 I knew that was going to happen, right, I knew 181 00:09:01.159 --> 00:09:02.720 one hundred percent that was gonna happen. And then it 182 00:09:02.759 --> 00:09:06.159 was going to be rejected. Yeah, No, I just I 183 00:09:06.200 --> 00:09:09.159 was looking at the way they were rolling Fred before Lucas. 184 00:09:10.440 --> 00:09:12.320 But I didn't think Rodney, even when they were rolling, 185 00:09:12.360 --> 00:09:16.039 they could win it. I really didn't. Yeah, but I 186 00:09:16.159 --> 00:09:18.440 didn't think even after the trade, you didn't think they 187 00:09:18.480 --> 00:09:20.320 could win it. Well, yeah, but then we started to 188 00:09:20.360 --> 00:09:22.200 see him play and you're going, oh God, these guys 189 00:09:22.200 --> 00:09:26.600 can play together and they can play well and you 190 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:29.759 can't stop both of them. So I mean, we'll see, Yeah, 191 00:09:30.240 --> 00:09:33.679 we'll see. When it comes to Lebron, if you got 192 00:09:33.679 --> 00:09:35.600 a chance to win a title, then he stays and 193 00:09:35.639 --> 00:09:37.039 if you look at it and go, no matter what 194 00:09:37.080 --> 00:09:39.720 we do with the two of them. It doesn't work, 195 00:09:41.559 --> 00:09:44.679 then you build for the future. That's it. The goals 196 00:09:44.679 --> 00:09:45.559 to win titles here. 197 00:09:45.639 --> 00:09:47.919 Yeah, and no one argued that, Fred, But the argument was, 198 00:09:47.960 --> 00:09:50.840 with Lebron and Luca together, there's a chance this they 199 00:09:50.919 --> 00:09:52.639 could really work out well, and if it does, they 200 00:09:52.639 --> 00:09:55.039 can't compete for a title. So if that is the case, 201 00:09:55.120 --> 00:09:56.639 why would you get rid of Lebron? I think that 202 00:09:56.720 --> 00:09:57.879 was the question people were asking. 203 00:09:58.559 --> 00:10:01.120 And the point is this, if they can win a title, great, 204 00:10:01.240 --> 00:10:02.799 But I think what did we say they got to 205 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:03.840 go to the fight? I can't remember. 206 00:10:04.039 --> 00:10:06.360 Well, we just Briany and I threw out a hypothetical. 207 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:08.399 If they make it to the conference finals and don't win, 208 00:10:08.840 --> 00:10:10.519 do you still blow it up? And I believe at 209 00:10:10.519 --> 00:10:12.559 the time your response was still yes, because you didn't 210 00:10:12.559 --> 00:10:15.159 win a championship. It's like, well, only one team wins. 211 00:10:15.159 --> 00:10:17.320 You're knocking on the door. Why not running back in 212 00:10:17.320 --> 00:10:19.080 the offseason and try to bring guys in to help 213 00:10:19.120 --> 00:10:21.240 them get over the hump as opposed to trading Lebron 214 00:10:21.279 --> 00:10:21.919 and blowing it up? 215 00:10:22.600 --> 00:10:25.320 Yeah? Well, I mean, now, if you trade Lebron or 216 00:10:25.360 --> 00:10:27.480 he doesn't we signed. 217 00:10:27.240 --> 00:10:29.240 He wouldn't opt out. You wouldn't trade, it'd opt out. 218 00:10:29.159 --> 00:10:31.799 Right, right, right right? Yeah, And you're not getting this, 219 00:10:31.840 --> 00:10:34.279 you're not really you're not really blowing it up. Yeah, 220 00:10:34.320 --> 00:10:36.600 but you're not. You're you're not. They're not doing as 221 00:10:36.679 --> 00:10:39.120 much as Luca and everybody's on the hype train with 222 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:42.120 with Luca, much as that is, they're not in this 223 00:10:42.200 --> 00:10:46.679 position without Lebron, and they're not in this position without, 224 00:10:46.799 --> 00:10:50.080 you know, obviously, both of them playing together. So technically, yeah, 225 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:52.799 you're taking a step back if you get rid of 226 00:10:52.879 --> 00:10:55.000 Lebron or he opts out and decide, Okay, we're going 227 00:10:55.080 --> 00:10:58.480 to bring somebody else in or two guys in. It's 228 00:10:58.559 --> 00:11:01.240 taking a step back from what they're doing right now. 229 00:11:02.600 --> 00:11:05.399 You think those people in Dallas have even had a 230 00:11:05.720 --> 00:11:09.679 resonate yet that, God, maybe we made a mistake. Is 231 00:11:09.720 --> 00:11:13.240 it too soon for them to say that? Yeah, they're 232 00:11:13.600 --> 00:11:15.720 I mean, he's hearing it all obviously, but I think 233 00:11:15.799 --> 00:11:20.519 they're they're they're banking on just wait and see, just 234 00:11:20.639 --> 00:11:22.840 wait and see. You'll see what I was. You'll see 235 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:26.879 what we see and we saw and it looks good 236 00:11:26.919 --> 00:11:33.679 right now. But eventually you'll know why we made a 237 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:36.080 decision we did That's what I think they're really thinking. 238 00:11:36.080 --> 00:11:39.279 Deep down inside, it's like, Okay, enjoy it, enjoy it, 239 00:11:39.320 --> 00:11:44.279 Why it last? Right now? But eventually you'll come to 240 00:11:44.320 --> 00:11:47.080 realize what we did. And how long do you think 241 00:11:47.120 --> 00:11:51.440 that'll have to take to happen? What five years? In 242 00:11:51.480 --> 00:11:54.519 five years you'll realize what we did? Well, that's five years. 243 00:11:54.519 --> 00:11:58.879 You'll watch five years old. Who knows? Who knows? I mean, 244 00:11:58.879 --> 00:12:00.840 they're on a run now, and it's high and everybody's 245 00:12:00.919 --> 00:12:03.200 high five and but it could it could go on 246 00:12:03.279 --> 00:12:06.159 at eight game skid here in a second, and it 247 00:12:06.240 --> 00:12:10.720 happens all the time, and or or or Luca get 248 00:12:10.919 --> 00:12:14.360 re injured the calf, or you know, just something happens 249 00:12:14.399 --> 00:12:18.000 and you just never know. It's unpredictable. And and so 250 00:12:19.399 --> 00:12:23.559 I think that they're embarrassed right now, Yeah, certainly, But 251 00:12:23.639 --> 00:12:26.679 I think deep down inside they're like, Okay, it's just 252 00:12:26.799 --> 00:12:30.200 like again, Joey, enjoy it? Why last? And and and 253 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:32.519 and I'm not talking five years. I'm saying they're looking 254 00:12:32.519 --> 00:12:35.919 at it going, Okay, we'll see how it plays out 255 00:12:36.519 --> 00:12:39.879 at the end of the season in the playoffs. Oh no, 256 00:12:40.240 --> 00:12:43.159 that that will be a losing proposition for them. It's 257 00:12:43.159 --> 00:12:46.600 not going to play out poorly this year. It's gonna 258 00:12:46.639 --> 00:12:47.840 take you know, the playoff. 259 00:12:47.840 --> 00:12:49.600 Well, the only way they win is if they win 260 00:12:49.639 --> 00:12:52.240 a championship. Because you were any you were in the 261 00:12:52.320 --> 00:12:54.919 NBA finals last year. So however long this run with 262 00:12:55.000 --> 00:12:58.799 Anthony Davis goes for them. If they don't win a championship, 263 00:12:58.840 --> 00:13:00.840 it is a complete abject film. You're for them, regardless 264 00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:01.720 of what happens with Luca. 265 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:06.360 Yeah, but I Lakers. If the Lakers get bounced in 266 00:13:06.399 --> 00:13:08.840 the first round after moving up to get to be 267 00:13:08.919 --> 00:13:10.960 the second seed in the West, and they get bounced 268 00:13:10.960 --> 00:13:15.639 in the first round, it'll be it'll be some satisfaction 269 00:13:15.720 --> 00:13:19.080 for them as well. Can look up and go they 270 00:13:19.120 --> 00:13:22.480 can look up and go, well, you know that. Yeah, 271 00:13:22.480 --> 00:13:24.840 it was a it was a it was a trade 272 00:13:24.919 --> 00:13:28.559 that we we did for obviously off the court reasons, 273 00:13:29.080 --> 00:13:32.639 and then we didn't have we didn't really have Anthony Davis. 274 00:13:33.279 --> 00:13:35.320 And so get them a full off season and get 275 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:38.039 going and then we'll make the assessment of whether the 276 00:13:38.120 --> 00:13:41.480 full trade worked. But you know, at this season, at 277 00:13:41.559 --> 00:13:46.200 this juncture, they're they're looking at it as we're at 278 00:13:46.240 --> 00:13:48.639 a disadvantage because our guy that we traded for is 279 00:13:48.679 --> 00:13:50.960 not is not playing, but that's who they traded for. 280 00:13:52.960 --> 00:13:57.000 They got to live with that, absolutely, But I don't 281 00:13:57.000 --> 00:13:59.360 know if they got to win a title to say 282 00:13:59.399 --> 00:14:01.519 it was a it was satisfaction. I don't know. 283 00:14:01.600 --> 00:14:05.360 Nico Harrison said defense wins championships and that's the reason 284 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:06.240 why we're making this move. 285 00:14:06.279 --> 00:14:07.279 That's out of his own mouth. 286 00:14:07.960 --> 00:14:10.279 So you were knocking on the door of a championship 287 00:14:10.320 --> 00:14:13.039 last year and traded the head of the snake away 288 00:14:13.240 --> 00:14:15.440 for Anthony Davis, who's a great player when he's healthy, 289 00:14:16.000 --> 00:14:20.000 but right now he's not. So if you don't, how 290 00:14:20.039 --> 00:14:22.039 else do you measure it as other than anything as 291 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:23.879 a failure if they don't win a championship when you 292 00:14:23.919 --> 00:14:26.559 said your stated goal was to win one and you 293 00:14:26.600 --> 00:14:28.399 actually you actually made it to the finals with Luca 294 00:14:28.480 --> 00:14:28.879 last year. 295 00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:34.080 Do teams consider Jersey sales, marketing opportunities, things like that. 296 00:14:34.919 --> 00:14:36.759 Do you think that factor's into their decision when they 297 00:14:36.759 --> 00:14:40.080 make a move. Have you seen Running Point on Netflix. 298 00:14:40.120 --> 00:14:41.519 I've not watched it, but I heard it's pretty good. 299 00:14:41.559 --> 00:14:42.559 I've started watching it. 300 00:14:42.600 --> 00:14:46.759 I watched it. Yeah, yeah, And Kate Hudson, who I 301 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:49.399 think the character is based on Jennie, but. 302 00:14:49.559 --> 00:14:50.519 Oh, absolutely, yes. 303 00:14:50.679 --> 00:14:52.600 I mean Genie and Linda web Rambis I think are 304 00:14:52.600 --> 00:14:53.320 executive producer. 305 00:14:53.360 --> 00:14:55.799 They had they handpicked it. They hand picked Kate Hudson 306 00:14:55.799 --> 00:14:58.879 for that role. Yeah, there was a point where they 307 00:14:58.879 --> 00:15:03.799 were talking about spawn ships and Kate Hudson. You know, 308 00:15:03.840 --> 00:15:06.399 when you were talking about trading players getting sponsors. That 309 00:15:06.480 --> 00:15:10.960 factored into their thinking. That money factored into their thinking. 310 00:15:12.279 --> 00:15:15.440 So I'm wondering, if you're Dallas and you have Luka 311 00:15:15.480 --> 00:15:18.639 Doncic and you know he is a marketing machine for them, 312 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:21.799 you know that jersey sales things like that, did that 313 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:25.840 even enter in to their thought process? Because I got 314 00:15:25.919 --> 00:15:27.960 to be honest, with all due respect to Anthony Davis, 315 00:15:28.000 --> 00:15:30.600 who was a very good player and people loved him here, 316 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:34.799 I think Luca's going to sell more jerseys than ad. Yeah. 317 00:15:34.799 --> 00:15:36.519 I think, in fact, there's anfred, But I don't think 318 00:15:36.519 --> 00:15:39.200 it's the It's the thing that ultimately makes it and 319 00:15:39.279 --> 00:15:41.600 drives the decision. You think of all the great players 320 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:44.840 that have been traded from places before. You think of 321 00:15:45.159 --> 00:15:48.080 you know, Brett farre getting out of Green Bay and 322 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:52.799 his jerseys were through the roof Sakwan Barkley in New York. 323 00:15:53.720 --> 00:15:56.679 Nobody bought a jersey unless it was number twenty six 324 00:15:56.720 --> 00:16:01.759 for the Giants. So, you know, I think it's a factor, 325 00:16:01.799 --> 00:16:04.600 and it's something that they talk about, but I don't 326 00:16:04.600 --> 00:16:06.559 think it's a deciding factor at the end of the 327 00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:09.919 day that they said, well, Lucas sells so many jerseys, 328 00:16:10.000 --> 00:16:12.039 we can't trade him. And let's forget about all the 329 00:16:12.080 --> 00:16:18.720 other stuff. All right, the battles in Arizona. Who's in, 330 00:16:18.840 --> 00:16:27.759 who's out? We'll talk about that next. Oh ha, Yeah, 331 00:16:27.919 --> 00:16:32.519 it's some money. Excuse me, it's a Monday because I 332 00:16:32.559 --> 00:16:35.519 get money. I'm a star. That's what Fred always tells him. 333 00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:39.159 I'm a star. Give me that money, Rodney p Fred 334 00:16:39.200 --> 00:16:43.759 Rogan on a Monday. Let's go. Okay, we have talked 335 00:16:43.799 --> 00:16:46.879 about this, and now the Dodgers are getting close to 336 00:16:46.879 --> 00:16:49.120 having to make some decisions. What do you do with 337 00:16:49.159 --> 00:16:53.000 a roster? Who's in, who's out? What are the sponsors 338 00:16:53.000 --> 00:16:56.279 are still available? Well, let's look at some of the 339 00:16:56.320 --> 00:16:59.879 guys who are battling. First. Chris Taylor's battling. He's gonna 340 00:16:59.879 --> 00:17:02.559 make seventeen million dollars this year. He's not going anywhere. 341 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:06.920 He will make the roster. Dave Roberts did say, I 342 00:17:06.920 --> 00:17:09.359 don't really look at their hitting averages and things during 343 00:17:09.400 --> 00:17:13.640 the spring. I'd prefer to look at it track record. 344 00:17:13.759 --> 00:17:17.240 All right, Well, Chris Taylor has a track record, some 345 00:17:17.319 --> 00:17:20.039 of it pretty good and others a little shaky. Nonetheless, 346 00:17:20.640 --> 00:17:22.519 looks like Chris Taylor is going to be there somewhere. 347 00:17:22.839 --> 00:17:24.680 We know Key k Hernandez is going to be there, 348 00:17:24.839 --> 00:17:27.799 obviously they just resigned him. We know Mickey Rojas will 349 00:17:27.839 --> 00:17:31.960 be there, so now where are we? Where are we? 350 00:17:33.119 --> 00:17:35.440 Kim the second baseman, will probably go to the miners 351 00:17:35.440 --> 00:17:38.599 because he can't hit. I looked over the weekend. He's 352 00:17:38.640 --> 00:17:41.279 hitting seventy one for the spring, so they have to 353 00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:44.519 teach him to hit big league pitching. He can play defense, 354 00:17:45.160 --> 00:17:47.200 but he can't hit, so they got to teach him. 355 00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:49.599 He don't throw it out like that. He can't hit. 356 00:17:49.759 --> 00:17:51.880 He just got it. There's an adjustment phase that he 357 00:17:51.960 --> 00:17:54.160 has to deal with, and yeah, it's going to take time. 358 00:17:54.200 --> 00:17:56.400 But I wouldn't say the kid can't hit, you know 359 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:59.240 what I mean? His first time facing major league pitching. 360 00:17:59.279 --> 00:18:01.160 I don't care who you are, it's going to be difficult. 361 00:18:01.240 --> 00:18:03.559 It's going to be a slow start for you. Let's 362 00:18:03.599 --> 00:18:06.519 not label any guy can't hit, Come on, let's not 363 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:10.759 do that. Let's not do that. Fred, Okay, anyway, he 364 00:18:10.799 --> 00:18:14.680 really doesn't hit very well. So given that he doesn't 365 00:18:14.720 --> 00:18:18.160 hit very well, uh, they are gonna probably start him 366 00:18:18.200 --> 00:18:20.680 in the miners. That means who's gonna play second base? Well, 367 00:18:20.720 --> 00:18:22.240 you have a number of options you have. Key k 368 00:18:22.440 --> 00:18:27.079 can play second base, Chris Taylor could play second base, 369 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:29.359 Tommy Edman could play second base. He's gonna be in 370 00:18:29.359 --> 00:18:32.960 the lineup every day, all right, So now if there's somewhere, yeah, 371 00:18:33.279 --> 00:18:36.119 he's in. So now if the Biggie Rojas can play 372 00:18:36.279 --> 00:18:39.079 shortstop or second base, be honest with you, even if 373 00:18:39.079 --> 00:18:40.680 he did to throw him at second base because of 374 00:18:40.680 --> 00:18:44.240 an emergency, Miggy Ross could be a very very formidable 375 00:18:44.359 --> 00:18:48.319 second basement. Okay, So who's gonna be on the roster too? 376 00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:54.640 One spot? Now? Who is it? Who's the guy piz? 377 00:18:55.400 --> 00:18:58.720 Because really I don't know, Yeah, that's the question. Who 378 00:18:58.759 --> 00:19:01.519 is it? Pi Haz? You got one spot on the roster. 379 00:19:02.400 --> 00:19:06.839 So the eliminated outman's going to be on the roster. Well, 380 00:19:07.200 --> 00:19:11.519 I think pi Haz beats out outmen. Yeah, and even 381 00:19:11.559 --> 00:19:14.119 though Dave doesn't really look at spring training numbers. Outmen's 382 00:19:14.160 --> 00:19:17.119 not killing the ball this spring. So and if you're 383 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:19.640 looking at track record, being paramount, Pie has had a 384 00:19:19.640 --> 00:19:22.119 better track record than Outmen's. So I think Pi Haz 385 00:19:22.160 --> 00:19:23.920 makes it. If that's the case, that's how it all 386 00:19:23.960 --> 00:19:28.079 shakes out. And then you've got to look at the 387 00:19:28.079 --> 00:19:30.440 pitching staff. Is Landon not going to be there or not? 388 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:36.039 Who might be there? If he's not Ben Casparrius, what 389 00:19:36.119 --> 00:19:42.079 happens to him? So those are some of the decisions Rodney, 390 00:19:42.000 --> 00:19:45.960 they're trying to figure out. As for Freddie Freeman, slow 391 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:48.519 and steady wins the race. I got to tell you 392 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:52.599 I was thinking about this earlier, and I don't want 393 00:19:52.640 --> 00:19:54.759 people to, you know, think, oh my god, what are 394 00:19:54.799 --> 00:19:58.519 you saying. But to be honest with you, I don't 395 00:19:58.559 --> 00:20:00.920 know if the Dodgers start the season like a ball 396 00:20:01.000 --> 00:20:04.759 of fire. To be very honest with you, I mean, 397 00:20:04.799 --> 00:20:06.839 if you think, well, they have this incredible roster, they're 398 00:20:06.839 --> 00:20:08.519 gonna win fifteen games in a row, I don't think 399 00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:11.759 that's gonna happen. It doesn't really matter if it does 400 00:20:11.880 --> 00:20:14.440 or doesn't, by the way, because it's a long term play. 401 00:20:14.480 --> 00:20:17.119