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Speaker 4: Basse, Welcome the Dodger Talk.
Speaker 5: David Vasse with you until the top of the hour
Speaker 5: after the Dodgers defeat the Athletics tonight by a final
Speaker 5: score of nine to three. Eight six six seven two
Speaker 5: five seventy is the phone number we will get you
Speaker 5: updates on Tommy Edmund and ta Oscar Hernandez and also
Speaker 5: Blake Snell Jose Moto will join us as well, and
Speaker 5: we will take your phone calls at eight sixty six nine,
Speaker 5: eight seven two five seventy. But my favorite moment of
Speaker 5: the game tonight obviously came in the eighth inning when
Speaker 5: Mark Ktsee did with a few different managers have done
Speaker 5: since the beginning of last year, or since the Dodgers
Speaker 5: decided to hit Otani first and Mooki Beds second the
Speaker 5: second half of last season. I believe Ron Washington of
Speaker 5: the Angels was the first manager to pay for that,
Speaker 5: and Mooki Bets hit a home run at Angel Stadium
Speaker 5: last year for after Washington intentionally walked show Hey Otani
Speaker 5: and Mookie Betts the last two years, after managers have
Speaker 5: walked Otani in front of you. Him is three for
Speaker 5: four with a double that home run in Anaheim and
Speaker 5: seven RBIs so the two run double tonight drove into
Speaker 5: in the eighth inning and Mookie Betts let out a
Speaker 5: primal scream and emotions that we haven't seen at this
Speaker 5: time of the year in that type of situation in
Speaker 5: a very long time. I can only think about the
Speaker 5: home run in Anaheim where he kind of was directing
Speaker 5: his emotions towards his own dugout. But I have never
Speaker 5: seen Mookie Betts scream towards the opposing dugout and basically
Speaker 5: was given Mark Cosse the Mtumbo finger and a very
Speaker 5: primal scream.
Speaker 4: And I love it. I love it. You know, we.
Speaker 5: See Katel Marte do that dumb jump shot between second
Speaker 5: and third. We saw Lord Deescuriel do that ridiculous celebration
Speaker 5: in Arizona over an eighth inning home run. That was
Speaker 5: the type of play that you show emotion. You're one
Speaker 5: of the best players, not only on your team, you're
Speaker 5: one of the best players in baseball. And the opposing manager,
Speaker 5: even though it's Shoeo Tani is saying, you know what,
Speaker 5: You're not as good as that guy. We're gonna get
Speaker 5: you out with a guy by the name of Tyler Ferguson.
Speaker 5: Tyler Ferguson can get you out. Mookie Betts. I don't
Speaker 5: care if he's right handed, left handed, he can get
Speaker 5: you out. And that's the reason why I loved what
Speaker 5: Mookie Betts did at second base. I thought that was
Speaker 5: completely in bounds because he proved Kostse wrong. And look,
Speaker 5: Mooki's been fighting himself a little bit. He admitted that
Speaker 5: to us after the game tonight. But I think going
Speaker 5: back a couple of years when JD. Martinez, his buddy
Speaker 5: that was teammates with him in Boston and then again
Speaker 5: for that one season with the Dodgers, told me that
Speaker 5: a lot of times Mookie Bets has to be reminded
Speaker 5: how good he is. And I feel like Mookie Bets
Speaker 5: reminded himself how good he is in that eighth inning.
Speaker 4: So good for Mookie.
Speaker 5: And I know I was joking that he was humble
Speaker 5: bragging about what he did.
Speaker 4: But that's a real thing.
Speaker 5: As incredible as it sounds, Mookie Betts needs to be
Speaker 5: reminded often how good he is. He's a humble guy
Speaker 5: and in baseball being humble as great, humble and hungry
Speaker 5: as Jim Harbaugh likes to say. But you know, in
Speaker 5: that situation, I'd love seeing that type of emotion. And
Speaker 5: I believe you know, it sends a message to your
Speaker 5: team that here we are in the middle of May,
Speaker 5: May fourteenth against the Athletics, and you're showing that type
Speaker 5: of emotion, that sort of competitive drive. You don't see
Speaker 5: that from Mooki Bets too often, and that's what makes
Speaker 5: it organic, and that's what makes it authentic. Eight six
Speaker 5: six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number.
Speaker 5: Dodgers hit four home runs tonight, Shoeo Tani, Andy Paez
Speaker 5: who had a big night three hits. Max Munsey hit
Speaker 5: a three run home run in that five run eighth inning,
Speaker 5: And hey Sung Kim. How about Hayes Sung Kim. He
Speaker 5: gets the start at second base tonight. He made a
Speaker 5: great play at second base against Louis Orias in the
Speaker 5: fourth inning, and he beats out an infield single ground
Speaker 5: ball to second base in the second inning, and the
Speaker 5: athletic second baseman Louis Orias could not throw him out,
Speaker 5: and then for good measure, he hits his first major
Speaker 5: league home run in the fifth inning. Now here's the
Speaker 5: update on Teoscar Hernandez and tom Y Edmond and how
Speaker 5: it relates to Hayesung Kim and kind of the tough
Speaker 5: roster decision the Dodgers are going to have to make again.
Speaker 5: They made one today sending bringing up Dalton Rushing and
Speaker 5: cutting ties with Austin Barnes, who has been on the
Speaker 5: team since twenty fifteen, won two World Series championships. And
Speaker 5: that's Andrew Friedman's guy. That was not an easy decision
Speaker 5: for Andrew by no means. But going back to the
Speaker 5: Kim dilemma, if you want to call it that, it's
Speaker 5: a high class problem to have if you're the Dodgers.
Speaker 5: But with ta Oscar Hernandez and Tommy Edman likely coming
Speaker 5: off the IL next week, obviously James Outman is going
Speaker 5: to be sent back to Oklahoma City, but after the
Speaker 5: second player, whether it's probably Tommy Edman, I feel like
Speaker 5: ta Oskar is gonna come off the IL first from
Speaker 5: what I've seen observed. But when Tommy Edmund comes back,
Speaker 5: what do the Dodgers do with Hay Sun Kim? Have
Speaker 5: they found something that they can trust for the stretch run?
Speaker 4: Yes?
Speaker 5: Does he make the Dodgers better right now and more
Speaker 5: dynamic one?
Speaker 4: Yes? But where does he.
Speaker 5: Play when Tommy Edmin and Taoscar Hernandez are back. Andy
Speaker 5: Pajes is going back to center field, Taoscar Hernandez is
Speaker 5: going to play right field, Michael Confordo's not going anywhere
Speaker 5: in left field, Mookie Betts is not going anywhere at shortstop,
Speaker 5: and Tommy Edman is likely going to get the line's
Speaker 5: share of time at second base like he did before
Speaker 5: he tweaked his right ankle. So here's the question the Dodgers,
Speaker 5: I'm sure are asking themselves. Yes, Kim is a weapon
Speaker 5: off the bench, but how often is he going to play?
Speaker 5: How often are you going to give Tommy y Edmond
Speaker 5: days off? How often are you gonna give Andy po
Speaker 5: Has days off? I mean, Paes is one of the
Speaker 5: best hitters on the team, one of the bigger threats
Speaker 5: on the team. So here's the question the Dodgers are
Speaker 5: going to have to ask themselves. Will Kim be benefited
Speaker 5: more by being sent back to Oklahoma sitting and city
Speaker 5: and getting every day at bats, or sitting on the
Speaker 5: bench and play sparingly because he's still a work in
Speaker 5: progress with his swing. I know it's hard to say
Speaker 5: that right now, but he is, so you know, there
Speaker 5: is an argument to be made that it would benefit
Speaker 5: Kim to go back to Oklahoma City, play every day,
Speaker 5: and then come back to LA when the Dodgers need him.
Speaker 5: And one hundred percent, no doubt in my mind Kim
Speaker 5: will be back for the stretch run and will be
Speaker 5: part of the Dodgers postseason roster. I have no doubts
Speaker 5: about that because he is so dynamic in so many
Speaker 5: different ways.
Speaker 4: He's an elite infielder.
Speaker 5: I think we've seen that centerfield is not obviously as
Speaker 5: good as second base and shortstop. For Kim, he's a
Speaker 5: dynamic bas runner. You saw what he did tonight in
Speaker 5: the in the second inning beating out that ground ball.
Speaker 5: And by the way, his interpreter Joe Lee showed me
Speaker 5: a highlights of Kim in the KBO.
Speaker 4: He was doing that on a.
Speaker 5: Regular basis, and he just creates so much havoc with
Speaker 5: his speed that I mean, that's something that you kind
Speaker 5: of need in the postseason, that would put a lot
Speaker 5: of pressure on opposing pitchers and defenses. So you know,
Speaker 5: I mentioned this last week and I'll say it again.
Speaker 5: You shouldn't be outraged if the Dodgers send Kim down
Speaker 5: for the time being and then call him back up
Speaker 5: when necessary or when a roster spot opens up, because
Speaker 5: there is not regular at bats for him right now.
Speaker 5: But he's a dynamic player and certainly was a weapon
Speaker 5: in Atlanta as a pinch runner. So there's an argument
Speaker 5: to me to be made both ways. Eight six six,
Speaker 5: nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number
Speaker 5: now to the news of the day, and that is
Speaker 5: the fact that Austin Barnes was designated for assignment after
Speaker 5: being part of the Dodgers or organization since twenty fifteen.
Speaker 5: All Austin Barnes has ever known in the major leagues
Speaker 5: as wearing a Dodger uniform. Yeah, he was in the
Speaker 5: minors with the Marlins when Andrew Freeman acquired him during
Speaker 5: his first winter meetings in charge of the Dodgers. Remember
Speaker 5: that was that trade that was wheeling and dealing three
Speaker 5: way trade Marlins Angels Dodgers where Andrew Freeman acquired Austin Barnes,
Speaker 5: keyk a Hernandez and Andrew Heeney and flipped Heeney for
Speaker 5: Howie Kendrick. And then in the same process that same night,
Speaker 5: I was there in San Diego until two am, Andrew
Speaker 5: Freeman was able to pull off a trade to acquire
Speaker 5: Yesmani Grandahal for Matt Kemp as well. That was Andrew's
Speaker 5: first off season in charge of the Dodgers, and I'm
Speaker 5: sure it was a tough decision for him to cut
Speaker 5: ties with Austin Barnes, but the reality was in gathering
Speaker 5: from what Dave Roberts said today is that this is
Speaker 5: something that really was brought to light even more after
Speaker 5: that last game that Barnes played in Arizona where he
Speaker 5: just couldn't make the throws to second base. And in
Speaker 5: the last three seasons, Austin Barnes has only thrown out
Speaker 5: fifteen of one hundred and forty one base dealers.
Speaker 4: Now you might say that's awful, how could he not?
Speaker 4: But here's the thing.
Speaker 5: Austin Barnes didn't just stop learning how to throw or
Speaker 5: all of a sudden lose arm strength. He has never
Speaker 5: admitted this, and even when I've asked him in the
Speaker 5: most private times, he would not concede that his right
Speaker 5: throwing arm was barking, was hurting. He played through it
Speaker 5: and it just wasn't working. And the Dodgers were forced
Speaker 5: to make a decision because Dalton Rushing was forcing them
Speaker 5: to make a decision. How much longer could he be
Speaker 5: down there, especially with the Dodgers wanting to give Will
Speaker 5: Smith more days off. Dalton Rushing's going to start tomorrow,
Speaker 5: and he's probably gonna start a couple of more times
Speaker 5: before this homestand is over.
Speaker 4: He is that good.
Speaker 5: And I love his edge, I love his competitive spirit.
Speaker 5: I love that he values the pitcher catcher relationships. So
Speaker 5: as much as you may when something like this happens,
Speaker 5: make it about what Austin Barnes couldn't do, it was
Speaker 5: more about what Dalton Rushing is doing, how he fits,
Speaker 5: and the Dodgers wanting to keep Will Smith as fresh
Speaker 5: as possible the second half of the season because he
Speaker 5: has fallen off a cliff offensively each of the last
Speaker 5: two second halves and Dalton Rushing isn't here just to
Speaker 5: you know, be Will Smith's caddie. He wants to compete,
Speaker 5: he wants to be out there, and yeah, he's a
Speaker 5: rookie right now and he's gonna have to ease into that,
Speaker 5: but you are going to see a very competitive young
Speaker 5: man that wants to fight. He'll be emotional in that
Speaker 5: batter's box. He's not giving away at bats. So he's
Speaker 5: a great kid. But still a bittersweet day for the
Speaker 5: players in that clubhouse because Austin Barnes was a very
Speaker 5: popular teammate, a guy that was very unselfish with the
Speaker 5: pitching staff. He was a servant to that pitching staff
Speaker 5: since he got called up and really became a catcher
Speaker 5: full time. And you know, Austin Barnes meant a lot
Speaker 5: to me, and we'll be friends beyond baseball.
Speaker 4: He was that type of guy.
Speaker 5: Eight six six nine, eight seven, two five seventy is
Speaker 5: the phone number. Let's go out to Sasan, who is
Speaker 5: at Dodger Stadium tonight. Hi, Sasan, You're on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 1: Hey, Davis's taking my call. Yeah, I just wanted to
Speaker 1: talk about a few things. I'll just try to make
Speaker 1: it quick at first. I just want to be appreciative
Speaker 1: of Austin Barnes and you know, his career in Dodger
Speaker 1: Blue and everything that he's done for the pitching staff,
Speaker 1: and you know, his clutch moments that he's had in
Speaker 1: the World Series. I appreciate that what he's done today.
Speaker 1: You know, I was at the game. You know, it
Speaker 1: was awesome getting to see Mookie Betts and Max Monsey
Speaker 1: comes through in the eighth inning and it one an
Speaker 1: amazing moment for them and I'm super happy. I hope
Speaker 1: they can keep it up. And the last thing I
Speaker 1: wanted to talk about was where I was during Game
Speaker 1: one of the World Series during the Freddie Freeman walk off.
Speaker 1: I forgot to do that yesterday, but I was in
Speaker 1: the top deck I was there at Dodger Stadium. I
Speaker 1: was surrounded by Yankees fans the whole day. They were
Speaker 1: trash talking, and when they took to leave in the tent,
Speaker 1: the trash talk, you know, continued, and you know, when
Speaker 1: Freddy Freeman came in, the whole crowd was chanting his name.
Speaker 1: The Yankees fans were saying, we got nasty nesser in,
Speaker 1: he's gonna strike Freddie out win this game. And then
Speaker 1: when Freddy, yeah, that's what they said. And when they
Speaker 1: hit the when he hit the whole.
Speaker 2: Yeah, they you know, they walked out of.
Speaker 1: The stadium, heads held down in shame, and you know,
Speaker 1: we were all screaming and high fiving and hugging because
Speaker 1: he knew we had just witnessed history and something that
Speaker 1: would be talked about for, you know, generation after generation. Well,
Speaker 1: thank you, Dave. I appreciate everything you do and I look.
Speaker 2: Forward to calling your future the seasons. Take care for that, all.
Speaker 5: Right, Thank you for the phone call, Thanks for sharing
Speaker 5: that moment, and certainly thank you for celebrating Austin Barnes,
Speaker 5: because he deserves to be celebrated. He was a really
Speaker 5: great teammate. He is a Dodger he will always be
Speaker 5: remembered as a Dodger. Eight six six ninety seven two
Speaker 5: five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat the Athletics
Speaker 5: tonight nine to three, and tomorrow night, Dalton Rushing is
Speaker 5: going to make his first major league start in Earlier today,
Speaker 5: he answered some questions about how he found out that
Speaker 5: he was getting the call to the big leagues.
Speaker 6: Uh, it was. It was a different one, for sure.
Speaker 6: It was about one am last night. I was almost
Speaker 6: I was almost a sleep. I was about to put
Speaker 6: my phone downs at my alarm, and yeah, I got
Speaker 6: a call from our manager. Manager beat her on the
Speaker 6: bus for a minute and then he got to the
Speaker 6: news and basically like, hey, you need to start packing.
Speaker 6: So yeah, I got got straight to packing. And Uh,
Speaker 6: it was a quick turnaround.
Speaker 5: With how well you played last year and the way
Speaker 5: you've played to start this season, how much did you
Speaker 5: have to fight against being impatient for your opportunity.
Speaker 6: Yeah, it's I feel like we've talked about this a
Speaker 6: couple of times, and it's like you just understand who
Speaker 6: you're with, You understand the situation, You understand not not
Speaker 6: really who you're competing against. I mean, you get to
Speaker 6: I get to play with these guys. Now, you know,
Speaker 6: it's just I guess I understand the situation a little
Speaker 6: bit and continue to play because I mean, essentially, that's
Speaker 6: that's what I want to do. I want to come here,
Speaker 6: I want to play every day. I want to play
Speaker 6: as much as I can. If I'm in the minor leagues,
Speaker 6: I still just want to play. That's the biggest thing.
Speaker 6: Like we enjoy playing, you know, and it's uh, not
Speaker 6: as much of where you're playing. Yeah, it helps when
Speaker 6: you're playing in the middle of Los Angeles, but yeah,
Speaker 6: I just want to play.
Speaker 5: And he wants to play, and he's going to compete
Speaker 5: for more time behind the plate, no doubt about it.
Speaker 4: Whether it's it's Will Smith or anybody else.
Speaker 5: He's not backing down and he's not backing down from
Speaker 5: that picture on the mound, that's for sure. You're going
Speaker 5: to see that tomorrow night, even in his first major
Speaker 5: league start. And look, the Dodgers were looking for ways
Speaker 5: to try to get Dalton Rushing up here in a
Speaker 5: different position because his bad is that good and has
Speaker 5: been that good at Triple A. Will find out how
Speaker 5: good he is at this level. Nobody will know until
Speaker 5: they give him an opportunity, which he is going to
Speaker 5: get starting tomorrow night. But he really relishes being a catcher,
Speaker 5: and he talked about getting to know the staff. This
Speaker 5: opportunity is going to really get him able to understand
Speaker 5: the pitching staff, understand the preparation of being a Dodger catcher,
Speaker 5: and he definitely is embracing the fact that the Dodgers
Speaker 5: believe in him to be a catcher at the major
Speaker 5: league level.
Speaker 6: Yeah. Absolutely, It's a boost of confidence for sure, and
Speaker 6: it shows you that they believe in your skill, and
Speaker 6: I think that's pretty special from an organization having a
Speaker 6: guy like Will behind the plate every day. Obviously Will
Speaker 6: had a starting point and they believed in Will in
Speaker 6: twenty nineteen. And kind of thinking the same way here
Speaker 6: as I've said it in spring training. It's my jobs
Speaker 6: to show up here and one help the team win,
Speaker 6: but two just make his job as easy as possible,
Speaker 6: you know, And like he's gonna make my job easy,
Speaker 6: but it's also there's a helping hand that I can
Speaker 6: give to make his job easy as well.
Speaker 4: All Right, there's Dalton Rushing.
Speaker 5: I've got to know him the last couple of springs
Speaker 5: and I really enjoy this young man. He's mature beyond
Speaker 5: his years, has a great head on his shoulders, and
Speaker 5: that's what you need to be a successful catcher.
Speaker 4: And he's competitive. I love that.
Speaker 5: Let's go out to see me Valley. Ben, You're on
Speaker 5: Dodger Talk Live from Dodgers Stadium.
Speaker 1: Hi, Ben David, thanks for taking my call. Good victorious
Speaker 1: victory tonight. I enjoyed that. And listen, I know the
Speaker 1: Dodgers have looked out for Austin Barnes, you know, picking
Speaker 1: up his option during this previous offseason. But you've asten
Speaker 1: talked about like how these big leaguers they strive to
Speaker 1: get to that ten year mark and that ten Once
Speaker 1: you hit that ten year mark, you know, they get
Speaker 1: all these benefits and whatnot. So I was just wondering
Speaker 1: if Austin Barnes was able to get to that ten
Speaker 1: year mark before the Dodgers let him go.
Speaker 4: Thank you all right, thank you for the phone call. Ben.
Speaker 5: No, he's not at ten years of service time. He's
Speaker 5: at eight years and change. So he's not done playing.
Speaker 5: He's going to catch on with another team and certainly
Speaker 5: try to compete for another couple of years at the
Speaker 5: big league level, and there's some pitching staffs that certainly
Speaker 5: could benefit by having a guy like Austin Barnes helped
Speaker 5: them out. No doubt about it. He's got a lot
Speaker 5: of baseball left in him. It was just the circumstances
Speaker 5: that kind of got him when the Dodgers let him
Speaker 5: know they were designating him for assignment after last night's game,
Speaker 5: shocking everybody, the players, Barnes himself all shocked that that
Speaker 5: was the message when he went into Dave Roberts's office
Speaker 5: after last night's game. Eight six six seven two five
Speaker 5: seventy is the phone number. We're gonna take a time
Speaker 5: out here on Dodger Talk when we continue more of
Speaker 5: your phone calls, and we're also check in with Jose
Speaker 5: Mota after the Dodgers defeat the A's tonight nine to
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Speaker 3: Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Basse.
Speaker 4: First pitch, hammer down the left field side is Tom
Speaker 4: That's a home run?
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Speaker 4: Has he just ambush?
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Speaker 4: It's two to nothing.
Speaker 5: Andy Pai has one of four Dodgers to homer tonight
Speaker 5: to help the Dodgers beat the Athletics nine to three. Otani, Paz,
Speaker 5: Hayesung Kim, and Max Munsey all went deep for the
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Speaker 5: brought up a great point. Andrew Friedman picked up Austin
Speaker 5: Barnes' team option three and a half million dollars. The
Speaker 5: Dodgers could have very well have cut ties with Barnes
Speaker 5: during the offseason, but obviously he's meant a lot to
Speaker 5: the organization. He brought a lot that you don't see
Speaker 5: in the box score, and that's the reason why Andrew
Speaker 5: Friedman did it. Knowing that there was a possibility that,
Speaker 5: you know, Austin Barnes may not be on the team
Speaker 5: by the end of the year. Look, Austin Barnes is
Speaker 5: the same player that he was when Andrew Friedman decided
Speaker 5: to pick up that three and a half million dollar option,
Speaker 5: So he was well aware of what was going on
Speaker 5: and what the possibilities were. So you have to give
Speaker 5: some credit to Andrew Friedman to having loyalty to that extent.
Speaker 5: Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is
Speaker 5: the phone number. Let's go out to our friend Jose Moda.
Speaker 3: It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.
Speaker 4: Well, Jose Mota is filling in for Rick Monday.
Speaker 5: We should call this segment more Mota mass Moda. Jose,
Speaker 5: thanks a lot for checking in after calling nine innings tonight.
Speaker 2: Well, it was great to have you there making sure
Speaker 2: that we're doing things right or we're preparing work for
Speaker 2: this spectacular show that you run every single night. So
Speaker 2: I'm quite honored to be with you again, David.
Speaker 5: Well, Rick Monday told me to keep an eye on you,
Speaker 5: make sure you don't mess up his side of the booth.
Speaker 2: I'll keep it all clean for Rick, So it's fun.
Speaker 2: I mean, I mean not for somebody that I've known
Speaker 2: for so long. And Rick Monday, what an honor. I
Speaker 2: can't believe that I'm sitting in for him right now.
Speaker 5: Jose, When you look at the Dodgers tonight after getting
Speaker 5: beat eleven to one, coming back tonight with a nine
Speaker 5: to three win, what stood out to you the most?
Speaker 2: I go back to they see Corbyn Burns and I
Speaker 2: go back to Paul Skins those two games where they
Speaker 2: got Steinny by pitchers. It seems like a little revenge
Speaker 2: in their minds the next day and they just take
Speaker 2: it out to the next guy. And today they faced
Speaker 2: the guy that I think was ideal for them, because
Speaker 2: you know, Gunner Huggling is a guy that is going
Speaker 2: to throw a lot of strikes. Show Hey says the tone.
Speaker 2: By hitting the home run, Dodgers score first and they
Speaker 2: have an unbelievable record. And on top of that, for
Speaker 2: Yamamoto throw that one sixth inning, Dave, that was a
Speaker 2: huge pickup for himself, for the bullpen, and certainly by
Speaker 2: staying in there a little bit longer, he's able to
Speaker 2: go to w all Right, we.
Speaker 5: Were talking about Hayesan Kim, who had a big night tonight,
Speaker 5: defensively used his speed, showed that he could hit a
Speaker 5: home run at Dodgers Stadium as well. What do the
Speaker 5: Dodgers do with Kim is he does he benefit by
Speaker 5: sitting on the bench when Edmund and Taoskar come back,
Speaker 5: or do you believe that it would be more beneficial
Speaker 5: for him to play every day in Oklahoma City.
Speaker 2: Again, when the decision comes and it comes down to
Speaker 2: him sitting or play every day, he needs to play
Speaker 2: every day. He's going to become a better player for
Speaker 2: the Dodgers in a larger contributor, you know, in the
Speaker 2: long and short term by playing every day. And of
Speaker 2: course there's a time when you say, well, this guy's
Speaker 2: got a lot of experience playing in Korea, it's not
Speaker 2: the same playing every day in the big leagues. Playing
Speaker 2: every day and for Bula is only going to benefit
Speaker 2: his swing, his instincts, the speed of the game, adaptability
Speaker 2: to the game, understand how things work, specially within the organization,
Speaker 2: in the culture. And you know, it's one of those
Speaker 2: decisions where his job to make it tough, to make
Speaker 2: it as tough as possible what he is doing right now.
Speaker 2: When the time comes but certainly we've seen some flashes
Speaker 2: of what a big and significant contributary could be. And
Speaker 2: one of the things that I know is the most
Speaker 2: was in you know, well two outs in fields single
Speaker 2: that just rounds up to give show another opportunity because
Speaker 2: he can run, so speed plays a determining factor with
Speaker 2: him and certainty for him versustil there is another one.
Speaker 2: But he showed the Daughties that they did not make
Speaker 2: a mistake by getting him out of the KBO and
Speaker 2: getting him a long term deal.
Speaker 5: I know he's not a finished product, and I know
Speaker 5: it's a small sample size, but this reminds me of
Speaker 5: when the Angels called up a guy that was unknown
Speaker 5: at the time by the name of Sean Figgins, and
Speaker 5: he completely changed the dynamics of that team and turned
Speaker 5: out to be a really good player for Mike. Soosha,
Speaker 5: do you feel like this as any parallels?
Speaker 2: It does, except for Kim has a little bit more
Speaker 2: drive than this bad But Sean Figgins a great point
Speaker 2: right there, and O two is called up to pinch.
Speaker 2: That's it, pinch run for Tim Salmon. You can write
Speaker 2: it down. Before you know it. He came up as
Speaker 2: a second basement he'd play some short supper Colorado and
Speaker 2: he becomes an all star third basement. But what got
Speaker 2: him to really become a steady big layer is a versatility,
Speaker 2: able to play third base and able to just play
Speaker 2: his game, which is go out there and create some
Speaker 2: havoc on the basis. If not, ask the Yankees and
Speaker 2: Derek Jeter and Joel Torria those days that he just
Speaker 2: did not want to see Sean Fingers get on base.
Speaker 2: But I think in fact, in terms of step and
Speaker 2: the quick step and the quickness, I think huss and
Speaker 2: Kim's probably got him by a couple of seconds.
Speaker 5: All right, Jose, Before I let you go, we saw
Speaker 5: Mookie bedskit emotional and let out a big scream and
Speaker 5: you could see the veins popping out of the side
Speaker 5: of his neck when he was screaming towards the A's
Speaker 5: dugout towards Mark ktsee for intentionally walking Otani and him delivering.
Speaker 5: You saw the stat He's three for four the last
Speaker 5: two years with a home run that double seven and
Speaker 5: RBIs whenever a manager decides to walk Otani in front
Speaker 5: of him, how many more times are we going to
Speaker 5: see that?
Speaker 4: Moving forward? Do you think we have.
Speaker 2: To see it as long as the matter who has
Speaker 2: the base open in the right hander on the mound
Speaker 2: and the right hander coming up, and he says, I
Speaker 2: don't want number seventeen to beat me. That's pretty much
Speaker 2: what it is. It's not disrespect for his Mooki is
Speaker 2: just saying, hey, if I want to ask or answer
Speaker 2: a question after the game, which one do I want
Speaker 2: to answer the fact that I pitched the show hey
Speaker 2: with the base opens, the fact that Mooki Bets beat
Speaker 2: me with the right righty rity matchup that I wanted.
Speaker 2: But what it really tells more about Mooki Bets is
Speaker 2: the fact that he stays with it himself. He is
Speaker 2: not looking for the home run. But there's a sense
Speaker 2: of pride and you know, and your ego gets a
Speaker 2: little hurt when somebody does that. So you're not thinking
Speaker 2: logically like I am, or you are saying, well, he's
Speaker 2: got to walk in because first thad he's open. He's thinking, no, no,
Speaker 2: you're doing this to me. Here's what's coming. So I'm
Speaker 2: so glad to see Muki do what he did. It's
Speaker 2: not a disrespect Fords Marcasse. It's just what the game
Speaker 2: called for But I'm glad to see that up of
Speaker 2: emotion because Mooki is a guy that, as you say,
Speaker 2: he's still one of the top players in meg League baseball.
Speaker 5: Hey, I love that competitive spirit. I love that kind
Speaker 5: of stuff. If you're gonna take it personal and deliver,
Speaker 5: I love.
Speaker 2: It if it makes you better accept the challenge. But
Speaker 2: he just stays as cleanly as possible within himself and
Speaker 2: goes right centerfield where it's even more all.
Speaker 4: Right, Jose, thanks a lot for checking in.
Speaker 5: We'll see tomorrow night as the Dodgers and A's close
Speaker 5: out this series at Dodgers Stadium. Yes, sir, when us
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Speaker 5: Dodgers defeat the A's nine to three, Jose Mota and
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Speaker 5: seventy five. Dalton Rushing will be the starting catcher, his
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Speaker 5: The Dodgers defeat the Athletics nine to three. Have a
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