WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.480 --> 00:00:06.440 One thing about this gem is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.879 that they have. 3 00:00:07.120 --> 00:00:10.160 This team is really becoming a family. Let's not play 4 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:10.759 one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:11.679 Let's wind it. 6 00:00:11.880 --> 00:00:13.679 I love letting you guys after the show. 7 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:16.519 Just thank you, give me are your attention, your fire 8 00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:21.120 a piss this This is world champion, Dodgers, world champion 9 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:22.480 thing for the small. 10 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:24.399 Soft time they get at people what they want to die. 11 00:00:24.239 --> 00:00:25.960 To in a row two is special. 12 00:00:26.000 --> 00:00:30.120 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache's one of a con. 13 00:00:30.199 --> 00:00:34.000 This ball's gone. You ready to go? Hell time go 14 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:34.840 to the South. 15 00:00:35.159 --> 00:00:37.359 Grab your phone to get in on the show called 16 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:40.280 eight six six nine to eighty seven two five seven. 17 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:42.920 I'll come to the show and now your host of 18 00:00:43.039 --> 00:00:45.320 Dodger Talk, David Vassi. 19 00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:51.520 We are lying at Wrigley Field until nine thirty on 20 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:54.679 Dodger Talk after the Dodgers fall to the Cubs tonight 21 00:00:54.759 --> 00:00:58.640 by a final score of eleven to ten in ten innings. 22 00:00:58.719 --> 00:01:03.200 We have lines opening nine to eight seven two five seventy. 23 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:06.439 We will get to your phone calls. Also, I'll give 24 00:01:06.439 --> 00:01:10.680 you a Clayton Kershaw update and also a Blake Snell update. 25 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:14.239 We're hoping to hear from Tanner Scott, because that's kind 26 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:16.840 of the unwritten rule. When you're the closer and you're 27 00:01:17.319 --> 00:01:21.480 you're the guy. You know, after you blow a safe, 28 00:01:21.760 --> 00:01:24.120 you usually are expected to stand in front of your 29 00:01:24.159 --> 00:01:27.840 locker and answer questions. Kenley Jansen did it. He had 30 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:30.920 to learn. There were times where he did not do it, 31 00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:35.159 and his teammates got on him, and he learned, Tanner Scott, 32 00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:37.680 this is not Miami, it's not the Padres. You got 33 00:01:37.719 --> 00:01:39.439 to stand in front of your locker and answer the 34 00:01:39.519 --> 00:01:43.239 questions after tough games like this. And we'll get to 35 00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:46.560 Tanner Scott in a second. But this was a wild game. 36 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:48.959 I mean eight runs were scored in the very first 37 00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:52.560 inning tonight, thanks to Tommy Edmunds three run home run 38 00:01:52.599 --> 00:01:54.760 in the first inning. Then the Cubs came back with 39 00:01:54.879 --> 00:01:58.400 five of their own against Dustin May, who hung in 40 00:01:58.439 --> 00:02:01.439 there for five innings. After those five runs in the 41 00:02:01.480 --> 00:02:03.840 first inning, the Cubs only got two more, and that 42 00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:06.319 was a big two run home run by Pete Crow 43 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:09.879 Armstrong in the fifth inning. So all in all, Dustin 44 00:02:09.919 --> 00:02:13.560 May's worst start of the year five innings, ten hits, 45 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:17.080 seven earned runs, five strikeouts, and three walks. He just 46 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:20.680 didn't have his sweeper tonight against left handed hitters. It 47 00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:24.400 was lingering, hanging out over the plate. It wasn't coming 48 00:02:24.439 --> 00:02:28.800 inside on lefties, and that was problematic for him. Shota Imanaga, 49 00:02:28.840 --> 00:02:31.360 he was pretty good, and the Dodgers still were having 50 00:02:31.400 --> 00:02:35.639 fits against his splitter. But the Dodgers were benefited by 51 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:39.879 some poor defense behind him, including Gage Workman, the third baseman, 52 00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:42.800 who made a big error in the first inning that 53 00:02:43.039 --> 00:02:46.879 led to Tommy edmonds three run home run. The Dodgers 54 00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:49.919 got three homers tonight, Edmunds three run shot, Pat Hez 55 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:53.400 and Smith hit solo home runs. But this was such 56 00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:56.599 a seesaw game. I mean, you know, you hear about 57 00:02:56.639 --> 00:02:58.919 these type of games at Corsefield, but I kind of 58 00:02:58.960 --> 00:03:03.000 felt like, with the conditions warming up before first pitch tonight, 59 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:05.800 it felt like this was going to be a high 60 00:03:05.879 --> 00:03:09.199 scoring game. And I'm not a gambling guy, but if 61 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:11.520 you were sitting next to me at Wrigley Field and 62 00:03:11.560 --> 00:03:13.800 the over under being at seven and a half, I 63 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:17.120 would have said go over tonight. With the conditions, how 64 00:03:17.439 --> 00:03:19.919 warm they were and how the wind was blowing out. 65 00:03:20.719 --> 00:03:23.479 You saw that in the very first inning. Eight runs 66 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:26.159 scored in the first inning, But you know, I thought 67 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:29.520 there were five or six different momentum changes, including the 68 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:32.319 Cubs scoring five in the first inning, and then when 69 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:35.520 the Dodgers got within one run, Pete Crow Armstrong's two 70 00:03:35.560 --> 00:03:38.800 run homer off at Dustin May gave the momentum back 71 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:41.759 to the Cubs. I thought, after there was some poor 72 00:03:41.800 --> 00:03:45.879 outfield defense by the Dodgers. Will Smith throwing out Nico 73 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:49.400 Horner was a big play. And then pa Has obviously 74 00:03:49.520 --> 00:03:52.479 thrown out Hap to end the sixth inning after his 75 00:03:52.840 --> 00:03:55.680 error allowed Happ to get to third base, and then 76 00:03:55.759 --> 00:03:59.639 obviously the air by workmen in the seventh inning again 77 00:03:59.800 --> 00:04:03.280 on ta Oscar Hernandez ground ball was a big one 78 00:04:03.280 --> 00:04:06.400 as well. So just a lot of different plays, plays 79 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:09.520 that were not made, pitches that were not made, really 80 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:13.800 affected this game. And Tucker hitting the two run home 81 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:17.720 run off of Vessia obviously was not ideal. It became 82 00:04:18.040 --> 00:04:21.120 a one run game after it being a three run game, 83 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:24.720 and Tanner Scott, like I said, giving up a home 84 00:04:24.800 --> 00:04:28.000 run to Miguel Amaya on a fastball. And the one 85 00:04:28.040 --> 00:04:30.800 thing if you look at the Skinner report on Miguel Amaya, 86 00:04:31.519 --> 00:04:34.720 he's a fastball hitter. He doesn't hit a lot of 87 00:04:34.759 --> 00:04:37.639 pitches with spin, and you would think that, you know, 88 00:04:38.040 --> 00:04:40.879 Will Smith and Tanner Scott would decide to go to 89 00:04:41.519 --> 00:04:44.319 a slider or even get him to chase a fastball 90 00:04:44.439 --> 00:04:46.399 up in the strike zone. Maybe that's what they were 91 00:04:46.399 --> 00:04:49.560 trying to do, but it certainly didn't work out. And 92 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:52.800 Miguel Amaya hits only his second home run of the year, 93 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:56.319 a game tying huge home run in the ninth inning 94 00:04:56.360 --> 00:04:59.600 as the Cubs were down to their final out, and 95 00:04:59.720 --> 00:05:02.519 they come back to beat the Dodgers tonight eleven to 96 00:05:02.560 --> 00:05:05.560 ten in ten innings. And it was on the second 97 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:09.519 pitch that Amaya hit that homer, Tanner Scott left a 98 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:12.120 slider up. It was a strike, called strike, and then 99 00:05:12.160 --> 00:05:15.439 he threw a ninety seven fastball right down Broadway for 100 00:05:15.759 --> 00:05:18.399 a fastball hitter. And this goes back if you were 101 00:05:18.439 --> 00:05:22.920 listening or if you podcasted the shows in Texas, I 102 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:27.120 told you after Friday Night's game standing next to the 103 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:31.399 Dodger on deck circle with Elvis Andrews, who's going into 104 00:05:31.399 --> 00:05:33.920 the Rangers Hall of Fame and is an analyst for 105 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:37.720 the Rangers. He actually faced Tanner Scott in his career 106 00:05:37.720 --> 00:05:39.920 when Tanner Scott was trying to come into his own 107 00:05:40.639 --> 00:05:43.800 and he said he used to love to hit lefties, 108 00:05:44.439 --> 00:05:47.560 but when he saw Tanner Scott with his fastball and 109 00:05:47.600 --> 00:05:51.800 his slider, he could do nothing with it. But he 110 00:05:51.839 --> 00:05:55.000 saw Tanner Scott in that very high wire act of 111 00:05:55.000 --> 00:05:57.879 a ninth inning in Texas, and he told me that 112 00:05:58.000 --> 00:06:00.959 fastball doesn't look like the tan Scott that we know. 113 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:04.399 That slider does not look like it has the bite 114 00:06:04.439 --> 00:06:07.240 that we know. And look, there's been some people that 115 00:06:07.279 --> 00:06:09.920 have seen Tanner Scott tell me that he's a slow 116 00:06:10.319 --> 00:06:14.639 starter traditionally. Well, okay, I guess, I guess that's a 117 00:06:14.800 --> 00:06:18.000 I mean, pitchers go through dead arms. But you have 118 00:06:18.079 --> 00:06:21.560 to ask the question that Jose Mota brought up, are 119 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:24.399 the lights a little too bright now for Tanner Scott 120 00:06:24.439 --> 00:06:27.279 as the closer for the Dodgers. I mean, that's a 121 00:06:27.279 --> 00:06:31.600 fair question to ask he closed for the Marlins. I mean, 122 00:06:31.759 --> 00:06:34.639 the Dodgers get more fans that Dodger finfest than the 123 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:38.680 Marlins do for a game. And then in San Diego, 124 00:06:38.759 --> 00:06:42.480 obviously it was high pressure situations and you know, show 125 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:45.120 hey o Tani could attest to you how tough Tanner 126 00:06:45.199 --> 00:06:48.839 Scott was on him. But that We're not seeing that 127 00:06:48.920 --> 00:06:52.439 Tanner Scott. We have not seen that Tanner Scott. And 128 00:06:52.519 --> 00:06:55.480 you just wonder if he's a trying too hard or 129 00:06:55.519 --> 00:06:59.680 b sometimes the moments get to him. But I agree 130 00:06:59.720 --> 00:07:04.279 with the Dodgers need to consider until Tanner Scott can 131 00:07:04.399 --> 00:07:07.360 get back on track to have Evan Phillips, who's now 132 00:07:07.480 --> 00:07:10.199 back close out games. They were using Blake Trenting to 133 00:07:10.240 --> 00:07:12.920 do it, so why not Evan Phillips, who is, by 134 00:07:12.959 --> 00:07:16.040 the way, Tanner Scott's best friend. Eight six six nine 135 00:07:16.319 --> 00:07:19.759 seven two five seventy is the phone number. Has Tanner 136 00:07:19.800 --> 00:07:24.720 Scott spoken to sports net LA yet, Colin? He has not. Okay, 137 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:28.279 we hope he does. Let's go out to mission vi Ah, Bill, 138 00:07:28.680 --> 00:07:30.759 you're on Dodger Talk. Lead us off tonight. 139 00:07:31.879 --> 00:07:34.279 Thanks for taking my call. Yeah, there's a little concern there. 140 00:07:34.360 --> 00:07:37.279 I mean Garsier, you know, was he the right guy 141 00:07:37.319 --> 00:07:38.199 to bring Insia? 142 00:07:38.759 --> 00:07:40.759 It's not hockey. It's not Mark hold On, it's not 143 00:07:40.879 --> 00:07:44.639 Mark Messier, it's Alex Vessia hell Tesse. 144 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:46.720 Yeah, was it smart to bring him in the eighth 145 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:47.600 and you think. 146 00:07:48.199 --> 00:07:51.480 Yeah it was? It was because Dave Roberts has used, 147 00:07:51.759 --> 00:07:54.480 has been forced to use a lot of his relievers, 148 00:07:54.560 --> 00:07:58.079 and he had to go to Luis Garcia. Garcia uh 149 00:07:58.240 --> 00:08:00.399 put up a zero and then from there you got 150 00:08:00.439 --> 00:08:03.240 a bridge it to Tanner Scott and Vesia is one 151 00:08:03.279 --> 00:08:04.399 of their best relievers. 152 00:08:05.800 --> 00:08:08.439 That's that's good new. I just I just kind of wish, 153 00:08:08.439 --> 00:08:10.399 you know, like it's been like two times now in 154 00:08:10.439 --> 00:08:13.560 three games with blown saves. You know, hopefully they can. 155 00:08:13.439 --> 00:08:17.000 Share that out. Yeah, the bullpen's a little volatile there, 156 00:08:17.040 --> 00:08:19.959 but yeah, if you've been following the Dodgers even the 157 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:22.079 last couple of years, you would know that Alex Vessi 158 00:08:22.160 --> 00:08:24.759 is one of their best relievers. Let's go out to 159 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:28.360 Laguna Neguel, Ralph, you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Ralph? 160 00:08:29.079 --> 00:08:31.040 Yeah, thank thank you, Dave. I've been a Dodger saying 161 00:08:31.079 --> 00:08:34.039 my whole lot. What happened to Dryer in this game? 162 00:08:34.639 --> 00:08:36.840 The way Bessie is pitching. I know he's you know, 163 00:08:36.919 --> 00:08:40.320 he's got a good reputation last year, but Drya should 164 00:08:40.519 --> 00:08:44.879 jump in the in the depth shot. Definitely, not yet, 165 00:08:44.919 --> 00:08:45.360 not yet. 166 00:08:45.440 --> 00:08:47.879 And by the way, keep in mind, Dryers a rookie. 167 00:08:48.120 --> 00:08:51.639 They've been using him a lot, and tomorrow the Dodgers 168 00:08:51.679 --> 00:08:54.879 have a bullpen game. So I'm sure Jack Dryer is 169 00:08:54.919 --> 00:08:58.399 going to be counted on for at least multiple innings tomorrow. 170 00:08:58.440 --> 00:09:00.919 So you have to think about not just night, but 171 00:09:01.039 --> 00:09:03.320 the fact that Dave Roberts is going with a bullpen 172 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:06.360 game tomorrow. You can't use all these guys. 173 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:10.600 I know, I know the Dodgers needed to get some 174 00:09:10.679 --> 00:09:15.440 retribution against the Cubs, and now is now. Today is today, 175 00:09:14.639 --> 00:09:18.120 and you worry about tomorrow. You know what I'm saying. 176 00:09:18.159 --> 00:09:22.000 How about this retribution in the postseason, That's what it's about. 177 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:24.679 The regular season. I don't know what you're talking about 178 00:09:24.720 --> 00:09:27.320 as far as retribution goes. I guess for the Cubs 179 00:09:27.320 --> 00:09:29.879 winning two out of three in LA. But you know, 180 00:09:29.919 --> 00:09:32.360 in the grand scheme of things, Ralph, if the Dodgers 181 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:34.279 win the West again, are you really going to be 182 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:36.039 thinking about this game. 183 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:38.879 I know it's a long season. I know you always 184 00:09:38.919 --> 00:09:41.200 say that it is. 185 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:44.679 It's a long season. And also you got to consider 186 00:09:44.759 --> 00:09:47.639 what they have planned for tomorrow too. They're going with 187 00:09:47.720 --> 00:09:51.120 a bullpen game, right or wrong, agree or disagree, that's 188 00:09:51.159 --> 00:09:54.440 their plan. And you'll see Jack Dryer tomorrow. Thanks to 189 00:09:54.480 --> 00:09:57.240 the phone call, Ralph appreciated eight six six nine to 190 00:09:57.240 --> 00:10:00.200 eighty seven two five seventy is the phone num where 191 00:10:00.279 --> 00:10:03.600 Dodgers fall to the Cubs tonight in ten innings, eleven 192 00:10:03.639 --> 00:10:06.200 to ten. You know, one thing that we also brought 193 00:10:06.279 --> 00:10:08.879 up with Jose Moda is the fact that the Big 194 00:10:08.960 --> 00:10:13.840 Three really haven't gotten on track yet. And Freddie Freeman 195 00:10:14.279 --> 00:10:16.559 was the first to tell us that in Texas when 196 00:10:16.679 --> 00:10:19.080 he drove in the only run the Dodgers scored in 197 00:10:19.120 --> 00:10:23.440 there one nothing victory in Texas on Sunday, it was 198 00:10:23.480 --> 00:10:26.960 a sacrifice fly to left field, and Freddie told me 199 00:10:27.159 --> 00:10:29.919 his swing is nowhere near where he wants it to be. 200 00:10:30.679 --> 00:10:33.399 The double that he hit to give the Dodgers the 201 00:10:33.480 --> 00:10:36.799 lead in the seventh inning was only his second opposite 202 00:10:36.799 --> 00:10:40.840 field hit. And if you follow Freddie Freeman's career, you 203 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:44.320 know that's where he lives. In fact, when he hits 204 00:10:44.360 --> 00:10:46.919 during the off season and he has a high school 205 00:10:47.000 --> 00:10:50.000 kid shagging for him, he doesn't put anybody in right 206 00:10:50.000 --> 00:10:53.759 field because he doesn't want to hit fly balls or 207 00:10:53.840 --> 00:10:57.039 line drives to right field. He wants to go up 208 00:10:57.080 --> 00:11:00.519 the middle and the other way. And today was only 209 00:11:00.559 --> 00:11:03.440 the second time he has done that. Show. Hey, Otani, 210 00:11:04.000 --> 00:11:06.480 I mean, let's not forget you know, the walk off 211 00:11:06.759 --> 00:11:10.399 hit that he had at home, obviously, but outside of that, 212 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:13.360 you know, he's not seeing the ball really well, and 213 00:11:13.399 --> 00:11:16.960 he's very He's looked very human so far to start 214 00:11:17.000 --> 00:11:19.720 this year, hitting two sixty four with an ops of 215 00:11:19.759 --> 00:11:22.919 eight seventy two. Yes, that's great, but we're talking about 216 00:11:22.960 --> 00:11:26.600 a guy that was fifty to fifty and was superhuman 217 00:11:26.759 --> 00:11:30.039 last year. He's been very ordinary. Does that have something 218 00:11:30.080 --> 00:11:32.399 to do with the fact that he's hitting more this 219 00:11:32.600 --> 00:11:35.799 season with the bases empty and not runners on base. 220 00:11:36.240 --> 00:11:38.840 I could tell you last year teams were telling me 221 00:11:38.879 --> 00:11:41.759 they would get extremely nervous. Their biggest key was to 222 00:11:41.840 --> 00:11:45.039 keep those eight to nine hitters off the bases for 223 00:11:45.240 --> 00:11:48.039 Otani because he's a lot easier to pitch to when 224 00:11:48.039 --> 00:11:50.960 nobody's on base. And I've seen Otani kind of question 225 00:11:51.080 --> 00:11:54.399 calls from umpires. Uh, they've called strikes where he thought 226 00:11:54.440 --> 00:11:57.000 they were balls. We don't see that a lot, and 227 00:11:57.080 --> 00:12:01.200 usually when a hitter is doing that, hitter like Otani, 228 00:12:01.559 --> 00:12:04.600 who has great awareness of the strike zone, that means 229 00:12:04.600 --> 00:12:07.320 that he's not seeing the ball really well. And Mookie 230 00:12:07.320 --> 00:12:09.279 Betts right now is in a slump. He's won for 231 00:12:09.320 --> 00:12:12.320 his last twenty one or twenty two. Freddie is just 232 00:12:12.360 --> 00:12:15.320 starting to get his feet underneath him. So all of 233 00:12:15.360 --> 00:12:19.759 this offense the Dodgers have had and haven't had is 234 00:12:19.799 --> 00:12:23.039 with those big three really not hitting on all cylinders. 235 00:12:23.080 --> 00:12:26.320 And also the fact that those big three have only 236 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:30.279 been in the starting lineup eight times nine times now 237 00:12:30.399 --> 00:12:33.639 out of their first twenty four games. You have to 238 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:36.840 keep that in mind as well. The Dodgers, with all 239 00:12:36.840 --> 00:12:39.639 that being said, are sixteen and eight in the best 240 00:12:39.639 --> 00:12:43.240 division in baseball. Eight six six eight seven two five 241 00:12:43.360 --> 00:12:46.759 seventy is the phone number. When we continue from Wrigley Field, 242 00:12:46.840 --> 00:12:49.679 we will hear from Tanner Scott and we'll take more 243 00:12:49.679 --> 00:12:51.759 of your phone calls at eight six six nine eighty 244 00:12:51.799 --> 00:12:54.720 seven two five seventy plus. We have an update on 245 00:12:54.799 --> 00:12:58.559 Clayton Kershaw. He made his second rehab start tonight for 246 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:02.080 the Tulsa Drillers. He offered to take me to Arkansas 247 00:13:02.120 --> 00:13:05.120 with him, but I said, oh no, oh, no, I'm 248 00:13:05.120 --> 00:13:09.399 not going to Arkansas. Dodgers swalter the Cubs tonight eleven 249 00:13:09.440 --> 00:13:11.759 to ten in ten innings right here on M five 250 00:13:11.840 --> 00:13:12.440 seventy LA. 251 00:13:12.559 --> 00:13:21.759 Sports Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA 252 00:13:21.840 --> 00:13:25.919 Sports Dot com hand on the iHeartRadio app back to 253 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:29.960 more Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Bassey. 254 00:13:30.759 --> 00:13:34.720 Bitch and Smith sends a fly ball to left field. Indeed, 255 00:13:34.759 --> 00:13:41.480 this ball's gone, Will Smith with the third Dodger home 256 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:47.159 run off shutta Umanaga and it's Will's third of the season. 257 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:53.559 Where would the Dodgers be without Will Smith and Tommy Edmund. 258 00:13:54.080 --> 00:13:56.360 Those two guys have come up with some big hits. 259 00:13:56.399 --> 00:13:59.519 Will Smith has been the best Dodger hitter since the 260 00:13:59.559 --> 00:14:02.360 beginning of the season, going all the way back to Tokyo, 261 00:14:02.879 --> 00:14:05.240 and if you go back to the very first day 262 00:14:05.399 --> 00:14:09.039 of the Cactus League, Will Smith has been on fire. 263 00:14:09.120 --> 00:14:12.200 He's taking his walks, he's hitting for power, he's sitting 264 00:14:12.240 --> 00:14:15.080 for average. He's hitting three point fifty now with an 265 00:14:15.080 --> 00:14:19.120 ops of over a thousand. So you know, it makes 266 00:14:19.159 --> 00:14:21.600 you wonder. I know, the Dodgers have to construct a 267 00:14:21.639 --> 00:14:24.000 lineup and they're trying to get production, not just from 268 00:14:24.039 --> 00:14:27.120 the first four guys, but when you have Tommy Edmond 269 00:14:27.120 --> 00:14:29.399 and Will Smith swinging the bat the way they are, 270 00:14:29.440 --> 00:14:32.000 you would love to see them a little bit higher 271 00:14:32.000 --> 00:14:34.879 in the lineup. But tonight, you know, the Dodgers had 272 00:14:34.919 --> 00:14:38.519 a pretty good lineup with those two guys sitting behind Otawni, Betts, 273 00:14:38.879 --> 00:14:43.360 Hernandez and Freeman. 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So Fabian our Dya from the Athletic 285 00:15:19.120 --> 00:15:22.120 brings us Tanner Scott, what did you kind of see 286 00:15:22.120 --> 00:15:24.399 on that last at that missed the location? 287 00:15:25.360 --> 00:15:25.559 Tall? 288 00:15:25.840 --> 00:15:27.559 I missed the location. I thought it was the right pitch. 289 00:15:27.559 --> 00:15:29.200 I just missed the location. Middle. 290 00:15:29.200 --> 00:15:31.519 Middle is not very good in the Big League. Thank 291 00:15:31.559 --> 00:15:32.200 you for the asy. 292 00:15:32.440 --> 00:15:34.799 Overall, a good spot for the smug moviekly, I say 293 00:15:34.879 --> 00:15:35.480 they bit kind of that. 294 00:15:35.679 --> 00:15:38.080 I mean I've been throwing strikes and I mean people 295 00:15:38.200 --> 00:15:39.399 meet it out and I just missed a spot. 296 00:15:39.480 --> 00:15:42.519 Right there is that one like when you're watching it, 297 00:15:42.639 --> 00:15:44.120 O you kind of think it stays in Is that 298 00:15:44.159 --> 00:15:46.080 one that gets caught up in the little bit or 299 00:15:46.360 --> 00:15:48.320 I mean you really don't know. I mean I thought 300 00:15:48.360 --> 00:15:49.960 he got a good piece of it, and then they 301 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:53.000 went in the basket something do it. I made him 302 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:56.720 make a better pitch for it. All right. There's Tanner Scott, 303 00:15:57.200 --> 00:16:00.600 obviously not in the best of moods, but answering the questions. 304 00:16:00.600 --> 00:16:02.919 And I gave him a lot of credit for standing 305 00:16:02.919 --> 00:16:05.200 in front of his locker and answering those questions from 306 00:16:05.320 --> 00:16:08.799 Jack Harris of the La Times and Fabian ar Daya 307 00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:12.559 of The Athletic. So kudos like Chris mad Dog Russo 308 00:16:12.799 --> 00:16:15.799 would say, good on him, good on him, good bye you, 309 00:16:16.080 --> 00:16:18.360 goodbye you for standing in front of your locker. Eight 310 00:16:18.440 --> 00:16:20.960 six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the 311 00:16:21.000 --> 00:16:24.360 phone number. Let's go out to Uppland. Alfred. You're on 312 00:16:24.480 --> 00:16:26.440 Dodger Talk Live from Wrigley Field. 313 00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:31.159 Hi, Alfred, Hey Dave, how you doing a lock tonight. 314 00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:34.039 You know, I always get I don't know, like I 315 00:16:34.120 --> 00:16:38.080 hate hearing that song God Go, Cubs Go after they 316 00:16:38.080 --> 00:16:44.759 beat the Dodgers. It's so annoying too much. In twenty sixteen, I. 317 00:16:44.720 --> 00:16:45.799 Had a couple of questions. 318 00:16:45.840 --> 00:16:47.960 The first one was, I thought Tommy Edmond should have 319 00:16:47.960 --> 00:16:50.519 caught that ball and in the first inning, it looks 320 00:16:50.559 --> 00:16:52.080 like I don't know what happened there, but it looks 321 00:16:52.080 --> 00:16:52.879 like you should have caught that. 322 00:16:52.919 --> 00:16:55.559 What do you think No, I think he played it right. 323 00:16:55.639 --> 00:16:57.840 I thought he played it right. You know he's playing it. 324 00:16:57.879 --> 00:17:00.360 You know he's trying to go back and make the catch. 325 00:17:00.399 --> 00:17:03.519 It's a do or die play, you know. I felt 326 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:07.759 like Andy Pajez did a pretty good job of backing 327 00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:10.440 them up, because if you're if you see your center 328 00:17:10.480 --> 00:17:13.519 fielder doing a do or die type of play, one 329 00:17:13.559 --> 00:17:16.160 of your corner outfielders has to rush over to get 330 00:17:16.160 --> 00:17:18.119 the rebound in case it does go off the wall 331 00:17:18.119 --> 00:17:20.720 and you don't make the catch. So I got no 332 00:17:20.799 --> 00:17:22.960 issues with Tommy had been trying to make that catch. 333 00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:24.559 Alfred okay. 334 00:17:24.799 --> 00:17:27.400 And then the other question I had was, I know 335 00:17:28.359 --> 00:17:31.720 we signed Confordo during the off season, but man, I 336 00:17:31.759 --> 00:17:33.079 wish we would have got to ask eighteen. 337 00:17:35.079 --> 00:17:37.559 I know, and then I think they're payning Tucker sixteen 338 00:17:37.640 --> 00:17:39.279 point sixteen point five. 339 00:17:39.359 --> 00:17:42.640 Right, Well, he was under contract and they made a 340 00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:46.759 trade for him. Oh he's at the end of the season. 341 00:17:48.000 --> 00:17:50.519 Oh man, I would love to have You'll be. 342 00:17:50.519 --> 00:17:52.799 Making a lot more than that. Trust me, he'll be 343 00:17:52.839 --> 00:17:55.240 making a lot more than that because he's a better 344 00:17:55.640 --> 00:17:57.319 I'm not going to say he's a better hitter than 345 00:17:57.359 --> 00:18:00.359 Juan Soto, but he's a better all around player than 346 00:18:00.440 --> 00:18:03.359 one Soto, that's for sure. He plays defense and great 347 00:18:03.400 --> 00:18:06.559 defense and right field. Thanks for the phone call, Alfred, 348 00:18:06.640 --> 00:18:10.519 appreciate it. Eight six six two five seventy. Let's go 349 00:18:10.559 --> 00:18:11.440 out to Van Eyes. 350 00:18:11.599 --> 00:18:11.839 Roy. 351 00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:15.400 You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Roy? Oh good, 352 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:16.119 Dave good? 353 00:18:16.240 --> 00:18:17.680 Yeah, what a game tonight? 354 00:18:18.119 --> 00:18:21.039 And I got three quick kies for you. Number one 355 00:18:21.240 --> 00:18:23.480 is Will Smith the best catch in baseball. 356 00:18:24.160 --> 00:18:27.359 Number two is Chris You are the best. 357 00:18:27.079 --> 00:18:29.640 Defensive center fielder. 358 00:18:30.079 --> 00:18:31.359 For the Dodgers. 359 00:18:31.640 --> 00:18:36.400 And three, when we ever see James Amans bad. 360 00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:37.799 Again in the Dodger lineup? 361 00:18:37.960 --> 00:18:38.359 Thank you? 362 00:18:39.920 --> 00:18:40.319 Okay? 363 00:18:40.440 --> 00:18:40.680 Roy? 364 00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:44.160 Uh? Number one, No, Chris Taylor is not the best 365 00:18:44.160 --> 00:18:47.599 defensive center fielder on the Dodgers. I would say Tommy 366 00:18:47.640 --> 00:18:51.240 Y Edmond and Key Y Hernandez are better than him, 367 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:53.039 and I would venture to say, if they had to, 368 00:18:53.240 --> 00:18:56.880 Mookie Betts probably better in centerfield than Chris Taylor, although 369 00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:59.759 Chris is a really good defensive player, and we all 370 00:18:59.759 --> 00:19:02.559 remember how good of a center fielder he was back 371 00:19:02.599 --> 00:19:06.000 in twenty seventeen, So he is a good outfielder and 372 00:19:06.039 --> 00:19:09.000 he made himself a good outfielder. Is Will Smith the 373 00:19:09.039 --> 00:19:12.160 best catcher in baseball right now? It's hard to argue 374 00:19:12.160 --> 00:19:14.839 that he's not, because of the way he's hitting and 375 00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:19.200 also how strong his arm is, especially with a pitching 376 00:19:19.200 --> 00:19:22.039 staff that doesn't hold runners on that well. He he 377 00:19:22.160 --> 00:19:24.519 was trying to control the running game of the Cubs 378 00:19:24.559 --> 00:19:28.160 by himself, especially in that seventh inning where there was 379 00:19:28.200 --> 00:19:35.039 some mistakes made behind Luis Garcia. So I would say 380 00:19:35.160 --> 00:19:37.400 if you told me Will Smith was the best catcher 381 00:19:37.400 --> 00:19:41.240 in baseball, I would not argue with you. Eight six 382 00:19:41.319 --> 00:19:44.240 six nine eight seven two five seventy is the home 383 00:19:44.559 --> 00:19:49.279 phone number? Phone number, sorry, sorry phone home et phone home, 384 00:19:49.519 --> 00:19:52.079 Javier in the Hall of Ambra. You're on Dodger Talk. 385 00:19:52.160 --> 00:19:53.039 How you doing, Javier? 386 00:19:54.240 --> 00:19:56.640 H Pretty good, but better I'll rattled. 387 00:19:56.319 --> 00:19:59.279 Tonight, Ivier. You could tell that song rattled me. It 388 00:19:59.400 --> 00:20:01.640 rattles me every time it plays. 389 00:20:02.440 --> 00:20:05.519 I hear it in voice just so quick. Fay. I'm 390 00:20:05.519 --> 00:20:07.920 glad that Tennor Scott spoke to somebody, right, because it 391 00:20:07.920 --> 00:20:10.920 would have been a shame if he didn't. And it 392 00:20:11.000 --> 00:20:13.519 kind of seems like, obviously we started off hot and 393 00:20:13.559 --> 00:20:16.240 then it seems like there's a little bit of championship 394 00:20:16.279 --> 00:20:20.480 fatigue with amongst our big three, and it's just good 395 00:20:20.480 --> 00:20:23.160 to see that Will Smith and Tommy Edmund are trying 396 00:20:23.160 --> 00:20:26.160 to carry the team while everyone's trying to find themselves 397 00:20:27.079 --> 00:20:28.000 this season so far. 398 00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:32.240 Yeah, I wouldn't say it's championship fatigue. Just think about this. 399 00:20:32.640 --> 00:20:35.880 Mookie Betts started the season on the wrong foot with 400 00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:38.400 the stomach bug, right, he didn't play in Tokyo, who 401 00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:42.279