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<v Speaker 1>What up.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Rogan and Rodney a five seventy LA Sports. You

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<v Speaker 2>can always find this show as well too on the

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<v Speaker 2>iHeartRadio app. No Fred, No Rodney. It's Jason Smith over there,

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<v Speaker 2>it's Jonas Knox right here, and it's you guys there,

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<v Speaker 2>and we are in for those two here on a Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>As we get you talking Dodgers, we're gonna get all

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<v Speaker 2>the latest on the NFL rumblings from around the league,

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<v Speaker 2>especially locally here and Jason Smith, I know you've got

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of a bone to pick with the

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<v Speaker 2>presentation of the Olympics, which I feel is an outrage

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<v Speaker 2>in a disgrace, But apparently you're gonna go there early

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<v Speaker 2>on in the show.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, wait a minute, where's your famous Everyone is spitting

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<v Speaker 1>in the face of everybody else like that, that's normally

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<v Speaker 1>your thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You want me to dust that off? Not a problem. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>For those of you wondering why Fred Rogan is not

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<v Speaker 2>here right now, it's because he is spitting in your face.

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<v Speaker 2>As a listener. He has told you to go screw yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm too good to be here on a Friday. He

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<v Speaker 2>is long gone, and so it's Jason and I hanging

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<v Speaker 2>out with you here on a Friday afternoon in July.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, here's the thing. You say July, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's the magic there's a magic word, Jonas, because you

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<v Speaker 1>say July. But I'm in a Christmas mood because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>watching the opening ceremonies to the Olympics, and it feels

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<v Speaker 1>like I'm watching the Marina del Ray boat parade.

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<v Speaker 2>It does it integrets me.

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<v Speaker 1>Really, it's the same thing. Like, look you're talking to

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<v Speaker 1>a god. Look I'm a Marina del Ray boat Parade veteran, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Like you know, I go back a ways, like with

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<v Speaker 1>the Marina del Ray boat parade, and it just looks

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<v Speaker 1>like the same thing. Here come the boats and people

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<v Speaker 1>are waving to everybody on the side. And here come

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<v Speaker 1>the boats and everybody's waving the people who are watching.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the Marina del Ray bat Parade.

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<v Speaker 2>I would argue the Marina del Rey boat parade is

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<v Speaker 2>better because of the lights, Like this is in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of the day and so it just it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>look as pretty and the presentation isn't as nice as

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<v Speaker 2>it is in Marina del Rey because of the Christmas

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<v Speaker 2>lights and everything. Like I had a buddy who lived

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<v Speaker 2>in Marina Delray for years and he would always sit

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<v Speaker 2>out on his patio and he would see the lights

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<v Speaker 2>and it was fantastic. This is just kind of like,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, here we go, Like it's like a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of cruise ships that are lining up to be cleaned. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't look the same as the Marina del Rey

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<v Speaker 2>boat parade from that standpoint, So I think you had

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<v Speaker 2>it better than the Olympians did.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that's a hot take, because what you're saying is

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<v Speaker 1>the lights of the Marina del Rey boat parade are

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<v Speaker 1>more impressive than Paris, which nickname is the city of Lights.

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<v Speaker 1>So Marina del Rey lights greater than Paris City of Lights.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, listen, put that in line with a list of

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<v Speaker 2>bones to pick that I have with the Olympics. Because A,

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<v Speaker 2>then do this at night. Why are we doing it

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<v Speaker 2>in the middle of the day. If it's a city

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<v Speaker 2>of lights, why are we doing it in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of the day. Doesn't make any sense, So do it

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<v Speaker 2>at night. B. Why were there already events that have

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<v Speaker 2>taken place and happened before the opening ceremonies. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>the opening ceremonies. If events are already taking place there's

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<v Speaker 2>a sushi place not far from my house and they

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<v Speaker 2>say happy hour all day. Well, if it's happy hour

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<v Speaker 2>all date, it's not happy hour. It's just your regular prices. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>why why give it a title if you're just gonna

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<v Speaker 2>go against it? So opening ceremonies. Yet, I was watching

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<v Speaker 2>handball women's handball yesterday morning while I was doing the

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<v Speaker 2>show on Fox Sports Radio. So there's that. And Andy

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<v Speaker 2>can't drink at any of these events. That's that to

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<v Speaker 2>me get with the times. I can understand that you're

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<v Speaker 2>worried about people throwing bottles out onto the onto the

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<v Speaker 2>playing field and whatnot. But there's a reason why we've

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<v Speaker 2>grown up. Put it in some plastic cups and let

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<v Speaker 2>these people have a couple of cocktails, lick the lid

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit and watch some of these events while

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<v Speaker 2>they're paying all those prices for it.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, clearly they wanted a soft opening to the Olympics. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, let's make sure we get people watching before.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we don't want to just give you the open.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's have a soft open. Let's open our doors for

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. See if we get some traffic people

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the Olympics let's get that Canadian drone controversy, spygate,

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<v Speaker 1>Michigan scandal going. Let's juice things up with that. Then

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<v Speaker 1>we hit them with the opening ceremonies and now it's

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<v Speaker 1>not now we haven't hit on our hands. And who's

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<v Speaker 1>just a soft opening? Yeah to it?

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<v Speaker 2>And also, who's got the guts to jump in the

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<v Speaker 2>water that apparently can't be cleaned that they're worried about

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<v Speaker 2>from a sanitary standpoint, So yes, have we've.

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<v Speaker 1>Seen the mayor since the mayor jumped in the water. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't worry it's I don't worry about it.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels it feels like that's a problem. It feels

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<v Speaker 2>like that's a major problem. But nonetheless, the Olympics are here,

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<v Speaker 2>opening ceremonies are going on, and we're going to have,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, several days of people learning about events they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know existed. But the coverage and all that will

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<v Speaker 2>be fun to monitor throughout the course of the next

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<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>But of course, caring so much about it, caring so

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<v Speaker 1>much about the event, I didn't even know about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Nine o'clock this morning. We have to win.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to win this equestrian all the other great

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<v Speaker 2>events that are out there, which to me, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>equestrians basically you know, horse racing, except you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have like degenerate flunky gamblers who just got out

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<v Speaker 2>of jail, sitting rail side smacking a pamphlet against their

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<v Speaker 2>leg because they bet everything they own in the family

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<v Speaker 2>mortgage on the number two horse. So it feels like

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't have as much of an edge. But those

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<v Speaker 2>are the Olympics. We got bigger conversations that have in

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<v Speaker 2>with a trade deadline approaching, have got some things they've

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<v Speaker 2>got to figure out. They got to make some moves now.

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<v Speaker 2>They did make a move earlier today. James Paxton, the

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<v Speaker 2>basically only healthy starter the Dodgers have had all season long,

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<v Speaker 2>who they dfa'd a couple of days ago. He has

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<v Speaker 2>been sent to the Boston Red Sox. In return, they

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<v Speaker 2>bring back minor league infielder Moises Bolivar on Friday. He's

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<v Speaker 2>seventeen years old and that's about as much as I

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<v Speaker 2>know about him. So he has been brought into the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Randy A.

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<v Speaker 2>Rose Arena, who they were looking at as a potential

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<v Speaker 2>trade target, he is gone. He's in Seattle now. So

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<v Speaker 2>with that being said, the Dodgers are sitting here where

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<v Speaker 2>a few days before the trade deadline, a minor move,

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<v Speaker 2>one move that went by the wayside, and we wait

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<v Speaker 2>to see how LA approaches this trade deadline here in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, let's deal with with with James Paxson. First. It

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<v Speaker 1>just happened earlier today, and this was a gift for

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers. Anytime you dfa someone and you wind up

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<v Speaker 1>getting something at whatever it is, it doesn't matter whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's stocking a soda machine for three years like in Moneyball.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey what we got for James Paxton. Paxson was a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who his record looked good, but he walked way

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<v Speaker 1>too many people, and he wasn't going even five. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't even go five innings, right, So you have

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<v Speaker 1>other people that can say, hey, that wist walk less

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully they'll be able to go five innings. Kershow

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't pitched in a year nearly when five innings in

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<v Speaker 1>his first start. So I get it. I get making

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<v Speaker 1>room and trying to figure things out. And you know

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<v Speaker 1>they they had to make room for river Ryine on

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<v Speaker 1>the on the forty man roster. So I get it.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a trade that hey, look, whatever happens happens.

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<v Speaker 1>I know there's a lot of people upset at the

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<v Speaker 1>Arosa Raina deal when the Rose Raina trade broke. Last

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<v Speaker 1>night on my show, it was all why didn't we

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<v Speaker 1>get a Rosa Raina? Why did we get them? Why

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<v Speaker 1>didn't we get him? And I just say, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers have enough hitting. I get it. I get it.

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<v Speaker 1>Most most guys they bring up from the miners they

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<v Speaker 1>hit three point fifty for the rest of the season,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's boy, this guy's a superstar. I'm not worried

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<v Speaker 1>about the hitting. The pitching is a huge deal. Not

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<v Speaker 1>that they needed to keep James Paxson, But wow, you

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<v Speaker 1>really need something because the deadline's coming up, and my

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<v Speaker 1>concern for the Dodgers is like it at ten, not

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<v Speaker 1>from making the playoffs, but because this is a World

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<v Speaker 1>Series or busty for them like that, you're all in

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<v Speaker 1>on Otani, who's having an MVP season. You need to

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<v Speaker 1>be in the World Series. And the way the starting

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<v Speaker 1>pitching looks right now, it's glassnow and Kershaw who pitched

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<v Speaker 1>four two thirds innings yesterday, because everybody else you have

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<v Speaker 1>no idea, right, Yamamoto may come back in September. Anytime

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<v Speaker 1>you say, hey, we're looking for this guy to come

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<v Speaker 1>back near the end of the year. Maybe yeah, that

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<v Speaker 1>is that really gonna happen. No, Walker Bueler may never

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<v Speaker 1>be the same. You know, he's got another couple of

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<v Speaker 1>figured out what's going on with the mechanically, but who knows.

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<v Speaker 1>Bobby Miller's got another start in the miners tonight. Before

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<v Speaker 1>they make a decision. You can't keep relying on, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>these guys are coming back. Maybe they're coming back. They

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<v Speaker 1>need to go get two starting pitchers at the deadline.

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<v Speaker 1>Two there's not a lot out there. That's why my

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<v Speaker 1>concern is out of ten because it's not like there's

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<v Speaker 1>a pitching rich environment. We can go get Verlander, we

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<v Speaker 1>can go get shirts who we can go get So

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<v Speaker 1>there's not a lot of guys out there, So they

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<v Speaker 1>need two starters in a market that doesn't have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of starting pitching. Hence why my concern is about

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<v Speaker 1>of a ten.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and you know'd be sweet for the Dodgers. I

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<v Speaker 2>was thinking about this if they just said, you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>f it, why don't we just get healthy, because it

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<v Speaker 2>feels like that's the best path for them. If you

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<v Speaker 2>could get Yamamoto back at some point and he's healthy,

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<v Speaker 2>If you could get Walker Bueller at I mean, you're

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<v Speaker 2>shoveling dirt on his career, which I can't even believe

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<v Speaker 2>that that's a Fred Rogan move. But Walker Bueller, if

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<v Speaker 2>you could get him back, that would be ideal. If

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<v Speaker 2>you could get some of the guys back, Mookie bets all, like,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like I would be a little bit more

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<v Speaker 2>confident in this team as opposed to having to go

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<v Speaker 2>chase big time names at the deadline and who knows.

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<v Speaker 2>Like we were talking earlier this week with Jack Harris,

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, who knows who they're willing to part with?

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<v Speaker 2>From a minor league standpoint, everybody knows they're loaded in

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<v Speaker 2>this team this year. I don't know why I shouldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>They're riddled with injuries, They've had bad luck on that front.

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<v Speaker 2>just don't foresee a big time blockbuster move out there,

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<v Speaker 1>Well, here's the thing. You just you know all the

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<v Speaker 1>what that's great. You wonder that you have everything else,

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<v Speaker 1>he wants the moon, right, he wants a contract extension

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<v Speaker 1>if he's going to pitch in October. Like how insane

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<v Speaker 1>You can get him out of Chicago. Who are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>lose one hundred and twenty five games this year? And

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<v Speaker 1>he says, Oh, if I'm gonna pitch in October, I

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<v Speaker 1>and he's the number one guy.

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<v Speaker 2>He's dictating terms like he's the guy calling the ship.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like when my kid tries to negotiate with me,

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<v Speaker 2>do this. No, no, no, that's not how this works,

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<v Speaker 2>Like you're not dictating to me. Ultimately ends up getting

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<v Speaker 2>that is funny how he's basically saying, well, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>I need it to dude. Just you need to get

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<v Speaker 2>you need to get somewhere and you could be a

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<v Speaker 2>of a funny aspect to all this stuff. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's Look, the deadline's coming up around the corner. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know that Randya Rosarino was gonna be the end all,

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<v Speaker 2>be all solve of whatever their issues are. And what's

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<v Speaker 2>he gotten like two eighteen this year?

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<v Speaker 1>Like yeah, but here's the thing. The last month and

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<v Speaker 1>a half he's been great, Like the first month and

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<v Speaker 1>and now he's got it up to two. It sounds awful,

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<v Speaker 1>but the last month and a half he's been fantastic.

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<v Speaker 2>I So the Dodgers are sitting at this point, They're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna obviously take calls, kick the tires on some names

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<v Speaker 2>out there. Maybe they'll make a move, maybe not. Would

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<v Speaker 2>you feel let's say the trade deadline comes and goes,

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<v Speaker 2>they add a couple of small time pieces, but they

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<v Speaker 2>don't add that big frontline starter. And the approach, which

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<v Speaker 2>was part of the reason why James Paxton was designated

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<v Speaker 2>for assignment over the weekend or on Monday, the approach is,

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<v Speaker 2>we are going to trust that we're going to get better,

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<v Speaker 2>healthier walker Bullers, fix the mechanics. How would your optimism

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<v Speaker 2>level be for this team towards the back end of

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly the same? Mi Concerner be at a ten, I'd

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<v Speaker 1>be exactly the same. They could walk into the first

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<v Speaker 1>round of the playoffs and get buzzed like they did

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<v Speaker 1>last year. I mean, like it's if you're talking about

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't mean at this point you need those

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<v Speaker 1>big front of the lot because they're not available. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you can get a couple of really good pitchers

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<v Speaker 1>that are gonna go six innings, I mean, that's what

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<v Speaker 1>you need. That's all you need. You can't have guys

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<v Speaker 1>going four innings every other outing and you're dusting the

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<v Speaker 1>bullpen and trying to figure things out. I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 1>not a recipe for success. If they do nothing, If

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<v Speaker 1>they stand pat I would say the Dodgers have just

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<v Speaker 1>a big a chances going to the World Series as

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<v Speaker 1>they do getting knocked out in the first round by

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<v Speaker 1>a team that's hot. That's a little bit deeper with

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<v Speaker 1>starting pitching, because a lot of stuff equalizes when you

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<v Speaker 1>get to that short series. So you know, if they

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<v Speaker 1>don't make moves, if they don't try to bring in

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of depth, if they're trying to bring in

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<v Speaker 1>two more starting pitchers to be your second and third starters,

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<v Speaker 1>a third and four starters, that's where I be because

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<v Speaker 1>you're also talking about navigating the rest of the season now.

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<v Speaker 1>So now you're gonna navigate the season without anybody new

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<v Speaker 1>coming in, and these guys potentially coming back, they could

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<v Speaker 1>come back and then get hurt again. I mean, how

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<v Speaker 1>many teams you've seen now that are staying in it

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<v Speaker 1>because I have six and seven starting pitchers and they

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<v Speaker 1>lengthened guys out. You're gonna come out of the bullpen

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<v Speaker 1>be along end. Oh no, we got an injury, You're

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<v Speaker 1>sliding right back in. Like that's becoming the new way

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<v Speaker 1>the teams do it. And it's not loading up with

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<v Speaker 1>a superstar ace at one, two and three. It's let's

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<v Speaker 1>have good pictures that can go five six innings, and

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<v Speaker 1>if something happens and there's an injury, then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we can slide a guy right in and not have

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<v Speaker 1>to miss anything like that. That's the strategy that's been working.

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<v Speaker 2>This is why I defend Dave Roberts because people make

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<v Speaker 2>it seem like, well, they've got this big payroll. They're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna pay seven hundred million dollars for Otani, who's the

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<v Speaker 2>greatest player in the history of the game. They're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>add you know, Yamamoto glass, Now all these pieces, no

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<v Speaker 2>more excuses for David for Dave Roberts, And I look

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<v Speaker 2>at it and I go, this is kind of a

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<v Speaker 2>pain in the ass to deal with, Like he's got

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<v Speaker 2>a lot go on this year the mookie bets stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you do with the middle infield? Like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>ta Oskar Hernandez. Nobody saw that coming. He's been huge

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<v Speaker 2>for this team. Now, the pitching injuries, who you can

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<v Speaker 2>depend on. You're bringing Kershaw back and we'll get into

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<v Speaker 2>that conversation here eventually. But Kershaw comes back and it's

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<v Speaker 2>in a limited role. So is it necessary, as Jack

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<v Speaker 2>like is actually ready to go. I look at the

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<v Speaker 2>job for Dave Roberts and I go, he's got a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to try and juggle as they get ready for

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<v Speaker 2>the postseason. On top of the fact that everybody is expecting, well,

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to melt down or fall apart. He's going

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<v Speaker 2>to make a bullpen move that's going to be the

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<v Speaker 2>wrong move, and he's going to be the guy in

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<v Speaker 2>the hot seat when if you're dealing with all of this.

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<v Speaker 2>To me, he deserves a lot more credit than he

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<v Speaker 2>gets for somebody that's been juggling all this state, even

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<v Speaker 2>Keel the entire time, with everything thrown in his lap,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get ready for the postseason. I'm fascinated to

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<v Speaker 2>see what reaction in this town is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>depending on how they turn out in the postseason. On

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned, you know, it's funny, you know who he

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<v Speaker 1>reminds me of now getting to see his managerial career

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<v Speaker 1>now for the better part of a decade, not just

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<v Speaker 1>here's a couple of years, and what kind of lineup

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<v Speaker 1>are they putting out there? And yes, every bullpen move

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<v Speaker 1>he makes in the postseason is wrong. He should a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of this guy. Of course, you can say that

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<v Speaker 1>after someone gives up a three run homer, but you

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<v Speaker 1>know who, he reminds me of a lot, and this

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<v Speaker 1>is crazy. He reminds me a lot of Joe Tory,

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<v Speaker 1>the way Tory was able to navigate that Yankee dynast.

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<v Speaker 1>They obviously, you know, one championship for Dave Roberts and

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<v Speaker 1>the Yankee you know, the Yankees won four, but every

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<v Speaker 1>year world Series threat, they're in the World Series, they're

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<v Speaker 1>deep in the playoffs, and there's different challenges with a

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<v Speaker 1>superstar roster that has it's amount of turnover every year,

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<v Speaker 1>getting the young players to come up, keeping them happy,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing when you can kind of coddle a young superstar

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<v Speaker 1>like Cody Bellinger when you know you need to kick

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<v Speaker 1>him in the ass a little bit, like he that

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<v Speaker 1>is a thankless job, and he is someone who has

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<v Speaker 1>navigated these waters a lot like Joe Tory did. Every

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<v Speaker 1>day is either it's lady or the time, it's everything

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<v Speaker 1>is wonderful. Oh my god. The Dodger need to trade

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<v Speaker 1>seven different guys, so it's a really difficult job. And

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<v Speaker 1>after seeing him do it now for ten years, you

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<v Speaker 1>realize he's been the perfect guy all along and it's

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, hey, at some point, something's got to

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<v Speaker 1>change in the playoffs. But you know, for him getting

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<v Speaker 1>the team there and and performing, Yeah, he does not

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<v Speaker 1>get the credit he deserves because that's kind of what

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<v Speaker 2>And no meltdowns, like no, no podium meltdowns, Like you're

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<v Speaker 2>not seeing him throw anything. You're not seeing him like

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<v Speaker 2>who was that Hal McCrae years ago who liked had

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<v Speaker 2>a tantrum? Oh he turned over his desk, got oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>like lou Panella fought Rob Dibble Like you're like, you

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<v Speaker 2>haven't seen any of that from Dave Roberts. And all

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<v Speaker 2>the guy's done is produce at a high level. They've

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<v Speaker 2>got the World Series from twenty twenty. They are perennial threat,

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<v Speaker 2>as you pointed out, and all he does is get criticism.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the year Roberts is on the hot seat.

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<v Speaker 2>If he doesn't get it done this year, he's gone.

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<v Speaker 2>Just even Keel keeps calm the entire time. The guy

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<v Speaker 2>deserves a little bit more credit than he gets.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>The biggest controversy he gets in too, is always, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, Clayton Kershaw is starting and it's like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the seventh or eighth inning, and you Roberts call somebody over, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>go down there and ask Clayton now he's doing See

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<v Speaker 1>if he's okay for the ninth, if if he needs

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<v Speaker 1>to come out just and then just come back and

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<v Speaker 1>just really slide me. Tap me once. If he's ready

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<v Speaker 1>to come out, tap me twice. He wants to go

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<v Speaker 1>out there and pitch like that's the only bit of controversy.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, hey, just you know, I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>upset Clayton, So just go down there and find out

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<v Speaker 1>how he's doing it.

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<v Speaker 2>Come back and tell me, Oh man, it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be fun to watch the trade deadline fast

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<v Speaker 2>approaching here for the Dodgers moves to be made. One

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<v Speaker 2>minor one, Randy A Rose Arena is gone, Hey, let

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<v Speaker 2>him go, let him go, hang out in Seattle and

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<v Speaker 2>deal with rain three hundred and sixty eight days of

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<v Speaker 2>the year. Bottom line is Dodgers are gonna make some moves.

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<v Speaker 2>Trade day, trade deadline rather right around the corner, and

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<v Speaker 2>Is it a we don't care Friday? That's how we're

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<v Speaker 2>calling it. We don't care. Well, I officially don't care

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<v Speaker 2>about the Olympics. I'll tell you that right now based

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<v Speaker 2>on what I'm saying for these Olympics ceremonies.

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<v Speaker 1>What he did? You bet on the parade and you're losing?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that why? Like you have? You have this built

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<v Speaker 1>in hate already for the Olympics.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, guy's got needs. Okay, a guy's got needs. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just a little bit upset with the opening ceremonies, but

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<v Speaker 2>they are already be in games that are being played

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<v Speaker 2>and happening and all that other fun stuff. But nonetheless,

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<v Speaker 2>it is Rogan Rodney here on AM five to seventy

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<v Speaker 2>LA Sports, Jason Smith, Jonas Knox in for the guys

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<v Speaker 2>here on a Friday coming up in We'll call it

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<v Speaker 2>a little over ten minutes from now here on AM

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<v Speaker 2>five to seventy LA Sports, we are going to tell

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<v Speaker 2>you about how somebody might have ruined their season in

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<v Speaker 2>the NFL before it even started. We could already count

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<v Speaker 2>two losses in the books for one team in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 2>and we will get into that for you again a

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<v Speaker 2>little over ten minutes from now so, Jason Smith, it

463
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<v Speaker 2>was all smiles, even some tears. Yesterday at Dodger Stadium,

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw makes his return. Underwent the scope surgery over

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<v Speaker 2>the offseason, He's missed several months, gets back out there,

466
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<v Speaker 2>throws four innings. A little bit of a trouble early

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<v Speaker 2>on in his performance, but nonetheless it was great to

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<v Speaker 2>see him back out there, and considering what he's coming

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<v Speaker 2>back from. You see the numbers, we can break it

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<v Speaker 2>all down. Yeah, he didn't go nine innings, but first

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<v Speaker 2>game back, I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw

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<v Speaker 2>from Clayton Kershaw. Clearly not what he once was and

473
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<v Speaker 2>probably never will be, but pleasantly surprised. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>everybody there at Dodger Stadium was there yesterday as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I look at it like this as much as

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<v Speaker 1>look my concern level. I told you at a ten

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<v Speaker 1>because of starting pitching specifically for Clayton Kershaw. Okay, after

478
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<v Speaker 1>seeing him yesterday swinging miss rate was okay, gave up

479
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<v Speaker 1>a couple of runs in and out of trouble even

480
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<v Speaker 1>he said, I can't go eight innings right now. But

481
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<v Speaker 1>number one, you know he doesn't want to keep pitching

482
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<v Speaker 1>in Rancho Kukamanga. I'm ready to come back. This's your measurine, right,

483
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<v Speaker 1>I'm ready to come back.

484
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<v Speaker 2>What's wrong with Rancho Kook.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just saying, you know, he's not one that's gonna

486
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<v Speaker 1>make this big long Hey. When when I'm ready and

487
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<v Speaker 1>I can get guys out in the Major, I'll tell you.

488
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<v Speaker 1>Because I'm Clayton Kershaw Okay, I'm not gonna go there.

489
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<v Speaker 1>I mean I watched Matt Kemp playing Rancho kou Kamanga once.

490
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<v Speaker 1>I was like, he can't wait to get out of here.

491
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<v Speaker 1>He can not wait to get out of it.

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<v Speaker 2>But you almost can't.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't have an attitude around the players that are

495
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<v Speaker 2>there because then you you feel like a bit of

496
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<v Speaker 2>a douche because it's like, oh, I'm too good for this,

497
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<v Speaker 2>Like well, you're too good for it. This is all

498
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<v Speaker 2>I got, buddy, Like I I least paper catering.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm watching Kemp play center forcause when out there a

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<v Speaker 1>friend of ours worked on the anniversary of the Sandlot

501
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<v Speaker 1>and so say, we're having this whole big thing out there.

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<v Speaker 1>We're showing the movie after and tickets you want to go,

503
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah great, We brought my daughter. She loved it. And

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<v Speaker 1>it happened to be one of Matt Kemp's rehab games.

505
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<v Speaker 1>And he's out there and it's like you can't even

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<v Speaker 1>see him all the way out in center field because

507
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<v Speaker 1>the lighting is so bad and like the grass is

508
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<v Speaker 1>really high and it looks like a just like a

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a stadium that you're saying to yourself, boy,

510
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<v Speaker 1>here's Matt Kemp playing center field. Like if if if

511
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<v Speaker 1>a UFO would could come down and beat him up,

512
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<v Speaker 1>he would have said, yeah, come on, take me, I'm ready,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm ready, get me out of here, get me out

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<v Speaker 1>of you.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was a Sandlot annimrocery.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, like that was the game they showed Sandlot on

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<v Speaker 1>on the big screen. TV's like the twenty fifth anniversar

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<v Speaker 1>you ever whatever it was.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, did you say, I don't know how

520
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<v Speaker 2>recent the video was, but you know, the kid who

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<v Speaker 2>played Smalls in the Sandlot, so he's now an adult

522
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<v Speaker 2>and apparently he's got some issues because there was some

523
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<v Speaker 2>like ring doorbell camera that showed footage of him, like

524
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<v Speaker 2>breaking a brick through his neighbor's windshield. Yeah, shirt off,

525
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<v Speaker 2>complete slob, looks absolutely annihilated out of his mind. Apparently

526
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<v Speaker 2>got arrested. I think he had to like check into rehab,

527
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<v Speaker 2>and it really took away from the movie for me

528
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<v Speaker 2>because I can no longer watch that movie because now

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<v Speaker 2>I know the real ending. The real ending isn't Benny

530
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<v Speaker 2>the Jet ends up playing it Dodger Stadium. It's Smalls

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<v Speaker 2>turns into a full blown alcoholic and throws a brick

532
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<v Speaker 2>through his neighbor's windshield. Like it's just the whole thing's

533
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<v Speaker 2>disturbing though, So when you bring up the Sandlot, it

534
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<v Speaker 2>kind of spoils it for me to be, well.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you're killing me Smalls means something completely different. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you know when the cop said that to me, they

537
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<v Speaker 1>put him in the back of the car, killing me

538
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<v Speaker 1>small Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm almost positive he pulled like a machete out as well. Too,

540
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<v Speaker 2>like he came ready to rock who knew?

541
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<v Speaker 1>Like who knew? I'm ready to rock man man. Look,

542
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<v Speaker 1>but Kershaw, this is the best thing I can and

543
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<v Speaker 1>I think it's accurate and it's positive. Is that there

544
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<v Speaker 1>is no reason to not be cautiously optimistic that he

545
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<v Speaker 1>can be the best version of himself over the course

546
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<v Speaker 1>of this season, because we see it now and this

547
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<v Speaker 1>has become like a Ladder Day phenomenon in the last

548
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<v Speaker 1>two or three years, where now older athletes like Kershaw

549
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<v Speaker 1>lebron A d now in his early thirties, you expect injuries,

550
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<v Speaker 1>like they're not going to make it through a whole season.

551
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<v Speaker 1>You expect injuries, and the best thing you can hope

552
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<v Speaker 1>for is that will the injury happen at a time

553
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<v Speaker 1>where we can overcome it. Like if it happens at

554
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<v Speaker 1>the end of the season going into the playoffs, well

555
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<v Speaker 1>we're screwed. If it happens in the middle of the

556
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<v Speaker 1>season and they're able to come back with a month

557
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<v Speaker 1>and a half to go before the season ends, that's great.

558
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<v Speaker 1>It happens at the beginning of the year, they come back,

559
00:25:20.319 --> 00:25:22.720
<v Speaker 1>but it's like, you know the injury is gonna happen

560
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<v Speaker 1>and when can you avoid it? Well, Kershaw had his

561
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<v Speaker 1>injury last year, and now you know, if you had

562
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<v Speaker 1>him from the beginning of the season, is he making

563
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<v Speaker 1>thirty thirty five starts? Of course not. He's look great

564
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<v Speaker 1>in April and May and then something. You know, all

565
00:25:35.200 --> 00:25:37.599
<v Speaker 1>the innings that he's had are gonna creep up on

566
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<v Speaker 1>him and it wouldn't be the same Clayton Kershaw. But

567
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<v Speaker 1>now the timing of this really falls in line with

568
00:25:43.880 --> 00:25:46.599
<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers because you're looking at twelve starts. Now you're

569
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<v Speaker 1>looking at a Jacob de Grom, like, hey, can you

570
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<v Speaker 1>make twelve starts this year and make a handful during

571
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<v Speaker 1>the regular season and then be it your best in

572
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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs? Can you peak and starts ten through fifteen

573
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<v Speaker 1>or sixteen, because that's all you're counting on him for.

574
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<v Speaker 1>So I almost feel like they had they had a

575
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<v Speaker 1>great a time with dodging the injury, because now what

576
00:26:07.119 --> 00:26:10.160
<v Speaker 1>you're asking to come back for isn't something yet you know, hey,

577
00:26:10.319 --> 00:26:13.039
<v Speaker 1>eventually he's gonna wind up getting hurt, gonna be on

578
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<v Speaker 1>the il. Can he come back? It's like, now you

579
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<v Speaker 1>need him, Okay, let's have let's have twelve weeks that's

580
00:26:18.319 --> 00:26:20.079
<v Speaker 1>what we need. We did twelve weeks of baseball and

581
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<v Speaker 1>twelve to fifteen starts, and I think that's a very

582
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<v Speaker 1>fortuitous thing for the Dodgers.

583
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<v Speaker 2>To see his wife crying. I think spoke volumes to

584
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<v Speaker 2>me about how difficult the time since his last appearance

585
00:26:33.079 --> 00:26:36.119
<v Speaker 2>has been. Because my thought on it was when there

586
00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:40.480
<v Speaker 2>was conversations about him retiring, I said, there's no way

587
00:26:40.519 --> 00:26:45.079
<v Speaker 2>in hell, if it's humanly physically possible, he's letting that

588
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<v Speaker 2>be his last appearance as a Dodger. What happened in

589
00:26:48.559 --> 00:26:52.079
<v Speaker 2>the postseason that was a disaster. And listen, he's had

590
00:26:52.359 --> 00:26:55.519
<v Speaker 2>rough performances in the postseason, those have been documented. That

591
00:26:55.720 --> 00:26:58.799
<v Speaker 2>was really bad. There's no way in hell he wants

592
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<v Speaker 2>to let that be the final chapter of his career

593
00:27:02.319 --> 00:27:05.240
<v Speaker 2>and to see her emotional like that. And I think

594
00:27:05.279 --> 00:27:07.440
<v Speaker 2>he even talked about it with David Vasse after the game,

595
00:27:07.440 --> 00:27:10.240
<v Speaker 2>where he was saying, yeah, you know, my wife and

596
00:27:10.279 --> 00:27:11.839
<v Speaker 2>my family have had to put up with me for

597
00:27:11.880 --> 00:27:14.720
<v Speaker 2>the past however many months. And I think a lot

598
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<v Speaker 2>of that was it was really draining on him to know,

599
00:27:19.119 --> 00:27:22.119
<v Speaker 2>first surgery of my career, all the injuries that he's had,

600
00:27:22.160 --> 00:27:24.000
<v Speaker 2>He's never had a surgery before. This is the first

601
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<v Speaker 2>one of his career, and his career was really in

602
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<v Speaker 2>jeopardy had they done the full surgery. So they took

603
00:27:30.240 --> 00:27:32.519
<v Speaker 2>this approach because they felt like it would give him

604
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<v Speaker 2>a better chance to get on the field sooner and

605
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<v Speaker 2>to see him out there it was almost like a

606
00:27:37.720 --> 00:27:40.359
<v Speaker 2>sigh of relief for him. And it was his wife

607
00:27:40.400 --> 00:27:43.039
<v Speaker 2>who just thought about all the moments, all the doubt

608
00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:46.119
<v Speaker 2>that had crept in. So I'm with you whatever version

609
00:27:46.319 --> 00:27:49.000
<v Speaker 2>you get from him, Yes, it's necessary. It's not going

610
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<v Speaker 2>to be the Clayton Kershaw that we've seen, but I

611
00:27:51.559 --> 00:27:55.079
<v Speaker 2>think he feels a sense of Okay, now I can

612
00:27:55.160 --> 00:27:58.119
<v Speaker 2>kind of go out on my terms, maybe not having

613
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<v Speaker 2>the injury going into last year melting down in the

614
00:28:00.880 --> 00:28:03.559
<v Speaker 2>playoff game. To me, I looked at it and said,

615
00:28:04.200 --> 00:28:06.799
<v Speaker 2>that's a good story. He's not going to be your as,

616
00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:09.440
<v Speaker 2>but that's a good story to see him maybe close

617
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<v Speaker 2>out the final chapter of his career of the Dodgers

618
00:28:11.920 --> 00:28:14.000
<v Speaker 2>on his terms from a hell's standpoint, and in a

619
00:28:14.039 --> 00:28:16.680
<v Speaker 2>better light than the six or whatever home runs he

620
00:28:16.720 --> 00:28:17.920
<v Speaker 2>gave a blast postseason.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, let me ask you this, because you saw how

622
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<v Speaker 1>emotional it was I want to know at what point

623
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<v Speaker 1>you would take the over. If I said to you,

624
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<v Speaker 1>Clayton Kershaw, the number of starts he has the rest

625
00:28:28.880 --> 00:28:33.000
<v Speaker 1>of his career before he retires. If I said thirty,

626
00:28:33.519 --> 00:28:36.480
<v Speaker 1>would you take the over? Thirty starts the rest of

627
00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:38.279
<v Speaker 1>his career untill he hangs up, would you take the over?

628
00:28:40.559 --> 00:28:40.640
<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 1>If I said twenty five, would you take the over? No?

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<v Speaker 1>If I said twenty, would you take the over? Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>But I would also have an eye towards my kid's

632
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<v Speaker 2>piggy bank, because I would probably need to take money

633
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<v Speaker 2>out of there to try and make up for losing

634
00:29:04.119 --> 00:29:06.839
<v Speaker 2>that fat I'm look, I'm I'm with you.

635
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<v Speaker 1>And so twenty's the magic number for the over under.

636
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<v Speaker 1>Then twenty's the magic number the number of starts he

637
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<v Speaker 1>has left in his career. Yes, yeah, I think that's

638
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<v Speaker 1>because you're talking about whatever he has this year, yes,

639
00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:20.519
<v Speaker 1>and then whatever he has next year, most likely, which

640
00:29:20.519 --> 00:29:22.519
<v Speaker 1>is a bit because another big injury, and you know

641
00:29:22.559 --> 00:29:24.759
<v Speaker 1>how many you know, how much long can you keep

642
00:29:24.759 --> 00:29:26.839
<v Speaker 1>doing this and and how many can you write him

643
00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:29.599
<v Speaker 1>down for next year? I think between twenty twenty five,

644
00:29:29.680 --> 00:29:32.240
<v Speaker 1>Like that's the sweets, that's the number for how many

645
00:29:32.240 --> 00:29:32.880
<v Speaker 1>starts he has.

646
00:29:32.839 --> 00:29:35.519
<v Speaker 2>Left and I would ask you this, they won a

647
00:29:35.559 --> 00:29:37.200
<v Speaker 2>World Series this year, is he coming back?

648
00:29:38.319 --> 00:29:40.160
<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, I think he retires in the in the

649
00:29:40.240 --> 00:29:42.559
<v Speaker 1>in the in the in the celebration on the field,

650
00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:45.319
<v Speaker 1>like he takes the trophy and leaves with it, because

651
00:29:45.400 --> 00:29:45.960
<v Speaker 1>because I do.

652
00:29:46.079 --> 00:29:49.119
<v Speaker 2>I do wonder if there's some of that as well too, like, yeah,

653
00:29:49.200 --> 00:29:51.160
<v Speaker 2>you know, we won the World Series in twenty twenty,

654
00:29:51.200 --> 00:29:55.319
<v Speaker 2>but you didn't get all the moments afterwards because of COVID,

655
00:29:55.359 --> 00:29:58.160
<v Speaker 2>because of where it was. I wonder if he looks

656
00:29:58.200 --> 00:30:00.319
<v Speaker 2>at it like, man, if I could win a World

657
00:30:00.400 --> 00:30:04.079
<v Speaker 2>Series and go out with a better look than I

658
00:30:04.160 --> 00:30:06.440
<v Speaker 2>had last year in the playoffs, but I can win

659
00:30:06.480 --> 00:30:09.359
<v Speaker 2>that World Series, we can have the parade and just

660
00:30:09.400 --> 00:30:12.720
<v Speaker 2>sort of have the big celebration. He's got nothing else

661
00:30:12.799 --> 00:30:15.680
<v Speaker 2>left to prove, Like he's a first ballot Hall of Famer,

662
00:30:15.839 --> 00:30:17.960
<v Speaker 2>he'll have two rings at that point. He can go

663
00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:20.359
<v Speaker 2>out on his terms. He doesn't have to fight back

664
00:30:20.400 --> 00:30:22.720
<v Speaker 2>to come back from the injuries, he doesn't have to

665
00:30:22.799 --> 00:30:25.559
<v Speaker 2>perform at at a lower level than he has been

666
00:30:25.599 --> 00:30:28.119
<v Speaker 2>in his peak and in his prime. I think if

667
00:30:28.119 --> 00:30:30.079
<v Speaker 2>they win a World Series, he's done after this year.

668
00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:32.759
<v Speaker 1>Oh, Yeah, no, he, like I said, he grabs the

669
00:30:32.799 --> 00:30:34.920
<v Speaker 1>trophy and he Jason Tatum is like, I'm not I'm

670
00:30:34.920 --> 00:30:37.680
<v Speaker 1>gonna steal this from everybody, not let anybody else touch it.

671
00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:39.759
<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna take photos with it now. I may not

672
00:30:39.839 --> 00:30:42.119
<v Speaker 1>be the MVP, but this is my trophy. I got

673
00:30:42.680 --> 00:30:45.759
<v Speaker 1>no because because then then you say, Okay, he goes

674
00:30:45.759 --> 00:30:48.119
<v Speaker 1>out the way nobody else can. You don't know what

675
00:30:48.160 --> 00:30:49.799
<v Speaker 1>the rest of his future is gonna be. Is he

676
00:30:49.839 --> 00:30:52.480
<v Speaker 1>gonna come back for one more year for a farewell?

677
00:30:52.480 --> 00:30:54.440
<v Speaker 1>You know, that's not how it works in baseball, especially

678
00:30:54.440 --> 00:30:57.359
<v Speaker 1>with starting pitchers, doesn't work that way. So yeah, he would,

679
00:30:57.480 --> 00:30:59.359
<v Speaker 1>he would go right away, and then it would be

680
00:30:59.599 --> 00:31:02.279
<v Speaker 1>then the bit, is he the best left handed pitcher

681
00:31:02.319 --> 00:31:04.279
<v Speaker 1>in the history of the game. Yeah, Like, clearly he's

682
00:31:04.279 --> 00:31:06.640
<v Speaker 1>the best of the last fifty years. And you're going

683
00:31:06.640 --> 00:31:09.160
<v Speaker 1>back to Sandy Kofax when his career cut short when

684
00:31:09.200 --> 00:31:10.920
<v Speaker 1>he was thirty. I mean, this is how far you're

685
00:31:10.920 --> 00:31:13.440
<v Speaker 1>going back to find somebody a left handed pitcher better

686
00:31:13.440 --> 00:31:14.319
<v Speaker 1>than Clayton Kershaw.

687
00:31:14.480 --> 00:31:16.480
<v Speaker 2>And if he pitch as well in the postseason, which

688
00:31:16.519 --> 00:31:19.000
<v Speaker 2>would kind of exercise some of the demons from all

689
00:31:19.039 --> 00:31:21.680
<v Speaker 2>the narratives surrounding him in the past. If he could

690
00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:24.319
<v Speaker 2>put together a couple of decent performances in the postseason,

691
00:31:24.640 --> 00:31:26.079
<v Speaker 2>it's a hell of a way to go out, man,

692
00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:30.000
<v Speaker 2>And just but to see him out there yesterday, I'm

693
00:31:30.039 --> 00:31:32.200
<v Speaker 2>looking at the numbers, I'm like, yeah, he only threw

694
00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:36.640
<v Speaker 2>four innings, but I mean he's probably pretty happy with

695
00:31:36.720 --> 00:31:39.680
<v Speaker 2>that based on where he was, and they'll slowly ramp

696
00:31:39.759 --> 00:31:41.680
<v Speaker 2>him up, you know, as they get to the sea.

697
00:31:41.720 --> 00:31:45.319
<v Speaker 2>And the fact that look, Nick Ahmed burned his former

698
00:31:45.359 --> 00:31:47.240
<v Speaker 2>team with the go ahead home run in the eighth

699
00:31:47.279 --> 00:31:51.519
<v Speaker 2>sho hey, Otani's been absolutely fantastic and being able to

700
00:31:51.519 --> 00:31:53.519
<v Speaker 2>deliver them that win yesterday. So that was fun to

701
00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:56.559
<v Speaker 2>see him do it against the Giants. And quietly, you know,

702
00:31:56.599 --> 00:31:59.240
<v Speaker 2>while everybody's concerned about the trade deadline, six and one

703
00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:01.559
<v Speaker 2>post All Star break, I mean, it could be a

704
00:32:01.559 --> 00:32:04.160
<v Speaker 2>lot worse, Jason, Right, There's a lot of teams that

705
00:32:04.240 --> 00:32:06.039
<v Speaker 2>would kill for six and one at any point in

706
00:32:06.079 --> 00:32:08.359
<v Speaker 2>the season, and the Dodgers are six and one post

707
00:32:08.359 --> 00:32:10.880
<v Speaker 2>All Star break and getting ready to make a couple

708
00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:12.039
<v Speaker 2>of moves at the deadline.

709
00:32:12.200 --> 00:32:14.400
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but you know, and you're right, and for any

710
00:32:14.400 --> 00:32:16.559
<v Speaker 1>other team would say I'd love to have their problems, right,

711
00:32:16.640 --> 00:32:20.319
<v Speaker 1>But for the Dodgers, it's unfortunately they are judged better

712
00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:22.960
<v Speaker 1>and harsher than everybody else because of the team they

713
00:32:22.960 --> 00:32:25.839
<v Speaker 1>put together. Where if this isn't a World Series appearance,

714
00:32:25.920 --> 00:32:28.079
<v Speaker 1>like that's a failure and that's a lot to live

715
00:32:28.119 --> 00:32:30.359
<v Speaker 1>with every single year, and that's the Dodgers have lived

716
00:32:30.400 --> 00:32:32.559
<v Speaker 1>with for the better part of the last decade. So yeah,

717
00:32:32.599 --> 00:32:35.559
<v Speaker 1>the whole concern I have for this where they are,

718
00:32:35.599 --> 00:32:37.200
<v Speaker 1>it's it's not about getting in the play It's not

719
00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:39.200
<v Speaker 1>about winning the NL West, because they'll win the West

720
00:32:39.200 --> 00:32:41.119
<v Speaker 1>and they'll you know, hopefully of what you know, avoid

721
00:32:41.119 --> 00:32:43.640
<v Speaker 1>what they can avoid the matchups they don't want. But

722
00:32:44.440 --> 00:32:47.079
<v Speaker 1>this is about getting to the World Series. And if

723
00:32:47.759 --> 00:32:50.759
<v Speaker 1>you say, okay, our main starters are Glass now, and

724
00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:53.400
<v Speaker 1>then we have a Kershaw who was maybe seventy percent

725
00:32:53.440 --> 00:32:55.400
<v Speaker 1>of what he was at his peak, and you got

726
00:32:55.480 --> 00:32:58.039
<v Speaker 1>question mark, question mark, question mark, that's what the big

727
00:32:58.079 --> 00:32:59.839
<v Speaker 1>deal is. You know, if you if you come back

728
00:32:59.880 --> 00:33:01.240
<v Speaker 1>and say it's Glass now and then you have a

729
00:33:01.279 --> 00:33:04.000
<v Speaker 1>couple and then Kershaw's your third guy or your fourth guy,

730
00:33:04.039 --> 00:33:06.400
<v Speaker 1>or someone who can start one game in the in

731
00:33:06.559 --> 00:33:08.480
<v Speaker 1>in a playoff round, because you get get an extra

732
00:33:08.599 --> 00:33:11.000
<v Speaker 1>day's rest for people. Suddenly, then I feel a hell

733
00:33:11.039 --> 00:33:13.079
<v Speaker 1>of a lot better about the Dodgers than I do

734
00:33:13.200 --> 00:33:15.960
<v Speaker 1>going in, only because this is about World Series, not

735
00:33:16.000 --> 00:33:18.640
<v Speaker 1>about hey, getting into the playoffs, which you know ninety

736
00:33:18.680 --> 00:33:20.400
<v Speaker 1>percent of the other teams are going, oh yeah, I'd

737
00:33:20.400 --> 00:33:22.119
<v Speaker 1>love to have all the Dodger problem love to get in.

738
00:33:22.119 --> 00:33:24.440
<v Speaker 1>There'd love to be twenty games over five hundred running

739
00:33:24.440 --> 00:33:26.960
<v Speaker 1>away with a division. But it's okay, But remember that's

740
00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:28.880
<v Speaker 1>not your victory. You know, you're not popping champagne. The

741
00:33:28.880 --> 00:33:31.200
<v Speaker 1>Dodgers aren't popping champagne last day of the regular season

742
00:33:31.200 --> 00:33:33.680
<v Speaker 1>because we won another NL West. This is something that

743
00:33:33.759 --> 00:33:36.559
<v Speaker 1>is supposedly, you know, hopefully three or four weeks later

744
00:33:36.759 --> 00:33:38.480
<v Speaker 1>they're talking about bigger champagne.

745
00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:40.880
<v Speaker 2>Well, you're gonna be popping some hofey later on tonight

746
00:33:40.920 --> 00:33:43.480
<v Speaker 2>because the Dodgers take on the Astros tonight with first

747
00:33:43.480 --> 00:33:45.920
<v Speaker 2>pitch at five to ten. Listen to every play on

748
00:33:46.000 --> 00:33:49.079
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749
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751
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752
00:34:01.960 --> 00:34:05.359
<v Speaker 2>Frank Furters. You get your pack today while listening to

753
00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:09.039
<v Speaker 2>the game later on tonight Dodgers and the Hated Astros

754
00:34:09.079 --> 00:34:12.679
<v Speaker 2>coming up later on at Dodger Stadium, and we will

755
00:34:12.719 --> 00:34:15.159
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756
00:34:15.320 --> 00:34:18.559
<v Speaker 2>LA Sports throughout the course of tonight, getting ready for

757
00:34:18.559 --> 00:34:21.039
<v Speaker 2>that matchup over the course of the weekend. It's Jason Smith,

758
00:34:21.079 --> 00:34:23.960
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759
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00:34:26.360 --> 00:34:30.039
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761
00:34:30.119 --> 00:34:33.679
<v Speaker 2>two losses this upcoming season. And it's a team with

762
00:34:33.719 --> 00:34:35.360
<v Speaker 2>a lot of fans in this town right here on

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764
00:34:38.920 --> 00:34:41.000
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765
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766
00:34:42.440 --> 00:34:46.199
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767
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<v Speaker 2>and today's afternoon delight is dead Man by Alessia Kara.

769
00:34:59.679 --> 00:35:01.559
<v Speaker 2>That and you already knew this, but this song is

770
00:35:01.559 --> 00:35:05.360
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771
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772
00:35:09.719 --> 00:35:13.639
<v Speaker 2>When talking about the album, she said it quote feels

773
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774
00:35:17.039 --> 00:35:22.760
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775
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776
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<v Speaker 1>I think Rodney Pete's one of those cameos, right, probably, Yeah.

777
00:35:32.159 --> 00:35:33.719
<v Speaker 1>I mean, if he's not, let's just say he is.

778
00:35:33.760 --> 00:35:34.480
<v Speaker 1>Oh you missed him.

779
00:35:34.840 --> 00:35:36.480
<v Speaker 2>Just got him on the yacht. He just went to

780
00:35:36.519 --> 00:35:39.519
<v Speaker 2>the yacht and found him there and just said him.

781
00:35:39.360 --> 00:35:41.480
<v Speaker 1>And Holly just waving to people. Hey, how you guys

782
00:35:41.480 --> 00:35:42.280
<v Speaker 1>doing all right? Great?

783
00:35:42.320 --> 00:35:45.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it makes sense, so you know, get it.

784
00:35:46.320 --> 00:35:48.920
<v Speaker 1>Every day he is off, yo, and when when you

785
00:35:48.960 --> 00:35:51.280
<v Speaker 1>and I fill in at different times. Every time, you know,

786
00:35:51.360 --> 00:35:55.079
<v Speaker 1>Kevin figures calls us, hey, you know Rodney's off, Like

787
00:35:55.079 --> 00:35:58.079
<v Speaker 1>like when Fred is off, I'm picturing Fred like running

788
00:35:58.079 --> 00:36:00.639
<v Speaker 1>around in Palm Springs doing a whole bunch of stuff

789
00:36:00.639 --> 00:36:01.800
<v Speaker 1>and just trying to stay cool.

790
00:36:02.000 --> 00:36:02.360
<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

791
00:36:02.400 --> 00:36:05.280
<v Speaker 1>Every time, Oh Rodney's off, I'm just picturing him on

792
00:36:05.360 --> 00:36:07.880
<v Speaker 1>a yacht somewhere. Just yeah, I'm off today, I'm on

793
00:36:07.920 --> 00:36:09.639
<v Speaker 1>a yacht and I'm hanging out and we're just doing

794
00:36:09.719 --> 00:36:12.239
<v Speaker 1>like like the what I picture from. Both of those

795
00:36:12.239 --> 00:36:14.039
<v Speaker 1>guys are incredibly different from them.

796
00:36:14.159 --> 00:36:17.119
<v Speaker 2>All two different social lives, yeah, in social circles. Yeah,

797
00:36:17.280 --> 00:36:20.119
<v Speaker 2>I mean yeah, completely different guys. Now, did you know

798
00:36:20.239 --> 00:36:23.239
<v Speaker 2>that Fred is actually on the East Coast on a

799
00:36:23.239 --> 00:36:26.000
<v Speaker 2>baseball tour, So he's going to be seeing your Mets,

800
00:36:26.159 --> 00:36:29.440
<v Speaker 2>like he's going to see them. That's part of his vacation.

801
00:36:29.639 --> 00:36:31.199
<v Speaker 2>So he'll be on the East Coast. Scene three, I

802
00:36:31.280 --> 00:36:34.280
<v Speaker 2>think you're seeing like the the Phillies, the Mets, and

803
00:36:34.320 --> 00:36:36.639
<v Speaker 2>somebody else. Like he didn't see the he doesn't want

804
00:36:36.639 --> 00:36:38.800
<v Speaker 2>to see the Yankees because he's already been there. Yeah,

805
00:36:38.840 --> 00:36:40.480
<v Speaker 2>the Red Sox or the other one. So he's seen

806
00:36:40.519 --> 00:36:43.880
<v Speaker 2>the Phillies, the Mets, and the Red Sox. That's his vacation. Meanwhile,

807
00:36:44.239 --> 00:36:45.960
<v Speaker 2>Rodney's on a yacht yeah of course.

808
00:36:46.039 --> 00:36:48.599
<v Speaker 1>Yeah right, so just like can you get that TMZ

809
00:36:48.800 --> 00:36:51.239
<v Speaker 1>video from like Far Away Going when they zoom in

810
00:36:51.280 --> 00:36:54.760
<v Speaker 1>and here's Rodney just standing there with a glasses, champagne,

811
00:36:54.800 --> 00:36:58.440
<v Speaker 1>no shirt on of course, no shirt, you know, swim trunks. Yeah, yeah,

812
00:36:58.519 --> 00:36:59.440
<v Speaker 1>I need today off, guys.

813
00:37:00.119 --> 00:37:03.639
<v Speaker 2>He's gott caviare and the champagne going and the Crystal

814
00:37:03.920 --> 00:37:07.039
<v Speaker 2>and Fred's eating nachos out of a plastic baseball helmet,

815
00:37:07.159 --> 00:37:10.440
<v Speaker 2>Like like, that's the difference between Fred and Rodney if

816
00:37:10.440 --> 00:37:12.320
<v Speaker 2>you needed to know what their time away from he was, like,

817
00:37:12.320 --> 00:37:14.039
<v Speaker 2>you know what, I was thinking about this as well too,

818
00:37:14.679 --> 00:37:17.679
<v Speaker 2>with the Dodgers obviously being in Houston, do you think

819
00:37:18.199 --> 00:37:20.960
<v Speaker 2>fans like, because we know Dodger fans hate the Astros,

820
00:37:21.480 --> 00:37:25.000
<v Speaker 2>do you think Astros fans hate the Dodgers? Because if

821
00:37:25.039 --> 00:37:30.199
<v Speaker 2>they do, why, Like, like, what are you pissed about?

822
00:37:30.519 --> 00:37:32.639
<v Speaker 2>Like Dodger fans and the Dodgers are the ones that

823
00:37:32.679 --> 00:37:35.239
<v Speaker 2>should be upset. It's like the guy who robs your

824
00:37:35.280 --> 00:37:37.199
<v Speaker 2>house and then gets pissed that you hit him in

825
00:37:37.199 --> 00:37:38.639
<v Speaker 2>the face, So what are you doing that for? Like

826
00:37:38.800 --> 00:37:41.159
<v Speaker 2>the whold on a second, like this, that's not how

827
00:37:41.159 --> 00:37:43.920
<v Speaker 2>this works. I just wonder what the reception is like

828
00:37:44.000 --> 00:37:47.320
<v Speaker 2>they're still all these years later after the cheating scandal

829
00:37:47.320 --> 00:37:48.199
<v Speaker 2>in the World Series.

830
00:37:48.280 --> 00:37:50.880
<v Speaker 1>Oh, you know, they just hate everybody. They they hate

831
00:37:51.159 --> 00:37:53.800
<v Speaker 1>they hate everybody. It's wait a minute, we cheated for

832
00:37:53.840 --> 00:37:56.199
<v Speaker 1>all those years in one two World Series we kind

833
00:37:56.199 --> 00:37:58.679
<v Speaker 1>of said we were sorry, that's not enough. Oh now

834
00:37:58.679 --> 00:38:01.000
<v Speaker 1>it's us against the world, Like that's what the Astros

835
00:38:01.000 --> 00:38:03.039
<v Speaker 1>have done. Oh now it's us against the one. You

836
00:38:03.039 --> 00:38:05.599
<v Speaker 1>didn't get any punishment at it. Well, you pet the

837
00:38:05.639 --> 00:38:08.960
<v Speaker 1>World series rings? What it talking about? What do you

838
00:38:09.039 --> 00:38:10.760
<v Speaker 1>mean you? Oh now you hate it. We kind of

839
00:38:10.800 --> 00:38:13.159
<v Speaker 1>said we were sorry. We're not really sorry because we won.

840
00:38:13.280 --> 00:38:15.559
<v Speaker 1>But oh now you have Okay, now we're us against

841
00:38:15.599 --> 00:38:17.840
<v Speaker 1>the world. Now everybody hates us because we're not here.

842
00:38:17.920 --> 00:38:20.320
<v Speaker 1>Let's galvanize this and use this as a moment where

843
00:38:20.320 --> 00:38:22.280
<v Speaker 1>you can rise up and win another World Series.

844
00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:24.280
<v Speaker 2>Like I just like none of it, Like I just

845
00:38:24.320 --> 00:38:26.840
<v Speaker 2>think about it. Go that's probably still happening. And it's

846
00:38:27.000 --> 00:38:29.400
<v Speaker 2>it's it's the most bizarre thing in the world because

847
00:38:29.440 --> 00:38:31.519
<v Speaker 2>you're the one that made the mistake. You're the one

848
00:38:31.519 --> 00:38:34.440
<v Speaker 2>that committed the crime. You're the one that's upset. It's like, okay,

849
00:38:34.719 --> 00:38:36.400
<v Speaker 2>well I guess that's just how it works. So again,

850
00:38:36.719 --> 00:38:39.480
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers in uh in Houston and I take on the Astro.

851
00:38:39.599 --> 00:38:41.800
<v Speaker 1>So there's gonna be people, you you know, like you

852
00:38:41.840 --> 00:38:45.000
<v Speaker 1>get those those obituaries once in a while, and and

853
00:38:45.119 --> 00:38:47.280
<v Speaker 1>someone will say in a biture, hey, you know, blah

854
00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:48.960
<v Speaker 1>blah blah, so and so was this and this and

855
00:38:49.000 --> 00:38:51.920
<v Speaker 1>the last line is always and and he was always

856
00:38:52.039 --> 00:38:55.480
<v Speaker 1>very upset that the Dodgers didn't give Brad Penny more

857
00:38:55.480 --> 00:38:58.039
<v Speaker 1>of a chance, you know, or something really rare. There's

858
00:38:58.079 --> 00:39:01.119
<v Speaker 1>gonna be obituaries in thirty forty years from people and

859
00:39:01.119 --> 00:39:03.239
<v Speaker 1>it's gonna say blah blah blah this, this, this this,

860
00:39:03.719 --> 00:39:05.880
<v Speaker 1>And he never got over the fact that the Astros

861
00:39:05.960 --> 00:39:08.440
<v Speaker 1>cheated in one two World Series, like that's how long

862
00:39:08.519 --> 00:39:11.360
<v Speaker 1>this is. Of course, this is gonna fester with baseball things.

863
00:39:11.599 --> 00:39:14.320
<v Speaker 2>Of course, listen, it's why we love sports. People hold

864
00:39:14.320 --> 00:39:17.199
<v Speaker 2>on to grudges. There's nothing better now, speaking of grudges,

865
00:39:17.239 --> 00:39:21.719
<v Speaker 2>speaking of rivalries, Raiders Chiefs is a great rivalry. Now,

866
00:39:22.440 --> 00:39:25.159
<v Speaker 2>the Raiders have had some good moments against the Chiefs recently,

867
00:39:25.679 --> 00:39:28.679
<v Speaker 2>mostly in the regular season, not in the postseason, because

868
00:39:28.679 --> 00:39:30.920
<v Speaker 2>they generally don't make the playoffs. The Chiefs do, and

869
00:39:30.960 --> 00:39:34.239
<v Speaker 2>they're winning Super Bowls nowadays. So the Raiders had a

870
00:39:34.360 --> 00:39:37.480
<v Speaker 2>Kermitt the Frog doll at practice or some crap like that,

871
00:39:37.679 --> 00:39:40.239
<v Speaker 2>and they said that Patrick Mahomes sounds like Kermit the Frog.

872
00:39:40.440 --> 00:39:42.960
<v Speaker 2>Now I would push back on that from this standpoint.

873
00:39:43.199 --> 00:39:45.719
<v Speaker 2>I think he sounds like a mix between Kermit the

874
00:39:45.760 --> 00:39:49.039
<v Speaker 2>Frog and Louis Armstrong. All right, that's the way if

875
00:39:49.039 --> 00:39:51.320
<v Speaker 2>we really want to break this down Patrick Mahomes and

876
00:39:51.360 --> 00:39:53.119
<v Speaker 2>how he sounds, That's that's what I would go with.

877
00:39:53.159 --> 00:39:56.800
<v Speaker 2>But you know, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs saw it.

878
00:39:58.000 --> 00:40:01.119
<v Speaker 2>Andy Reid made a comment and said, well, you know,

879
00:40:01.199 --> 00:40:03.880
<v Speaker 2>we don't really play with puppets here. That was sort

880
00:40:03.920 --> 00:40:06.000
<v Speaker 2>of his dig at the at the Raiders. You know,

881
00:40:06.039 --> 00:40:08.639
<v Speaker 2>we don't really play with with any puppets here at

882
00:40:09.000 --> 00:40:12.760
<v Speaker 2>at camp. And then Patrick Mahomes said, it's still early

883
00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:15.320
<v Speaker 2>in the year. It'll get handled when he gets handled.

884
00:40:15.760 --> 00:40:19.719
<v Speaker 2>So have the Raiders already guaranteed themselves in what's kind

885
00:40:19.719 --> 00:40:22.199
<v Speaker 2>of a kind of an important year for the Raiders

886
00:40:22.239 --> 00:40:25.000
<v Speaker 2>there in Las Vegas since they've moved on and DeVante

887
00:40:25.039 --> 00:40:27.199
<v Speaker 2>Adams wants to be happy or else he wants to

888
00:40:27.239 --> 00:40:30.719
<v Speaker 2>be out, have the Raiders already guaranteed themselves two losses

889
00:40:30.760 --> 00:40:33.159
<v Speaker 2>this upcoming year against the Chiefs little motivation.

890
00:40:33.519 --> 00:40:36.039
<v Speaker 1>I don't know, Maybe they guaranteed like like eight losses

891
00:40:36.119 --> 00:40:39.400
<v Speaker 1>the next four years. Okay, you know, because is Mahome's

892
00:40:39.400 --> 00:40:41.480
<v Speaker 1>gonna forget they had a puppet of me at camp

893
00:40:41.559 --> 00:40:44.679
<v Speaker 1>that time. Every time he goes out there. You know

894
00:40:44.760 --> 00:40:46.000
<v Speaker 1>what I didn't know what to do.

895
00:40:46.960 --> 00:40:48.960
<v Speaker 4>At least it's something I'm dealing with where it's not

896
00:40:49.039 --> 00:40:50.960
<v Speaker 4>my brother, it's not my wife, it's not all kinds

897
00:40:50.960 --> 00:40:51.679
<v Speaker 4>of stuff happening.

898
00:40:52.199 --> 00:40:54.119
<v Speaker 1>At least I can go out and I can handle

899
00:40:54.679 --> 00:40:56.599
<v Speaker 1>touchdowns gonna happen? Now?

900
00:40:57.320 --> 00:40:58.079
<v Speaker 2>Is that fat out?

901
00:40:58.239 --> 00:41:06.519
<v Speaker 1>That sounds like fat Albert? Oh? Man, that's a pretty

902
00:41:06.519 --> 00:41:11.599
<v Speaker 1>good mom. It's a tough one because he's always got

903
00:41:11.639 --> 00:41:15.519
<v Speaker 1>no voice. He's like the Doc Rivers the NFL, that's all.

904
00:41:15.880 --> 00:41:17.920
<v Speaker 1>It's always like, what do you do? How is your

905
00:41:17.960 --> 00:41:20.280
<v Speaker 1>voice still like this? Like? I know you're barking out

906
00:41:20.320 --> 00:41:22.760
<v Speaker 1>signals all the time, but at some point during the

907
00:41:22.760 --> 00:41:25.760
<v Speaker 1>off season, don't you have like nice rich base levels

908
00:41:25.760 --> 00:41:28.599
<v Speaker 1>in your voice when you're talking? And there no? So no,

909
00:41:28.679 --> 00:41:30.760
<v Speaker 1>it's what's happened? What's going? So I'm telling it how

910
00:41:30.800 --> 00:41:33.639
<v Speaker 1>it goes. Just get really excited up in the air. Ye,

911
00:41:36.519 --> 00:41:37.239
<v Speaker 1>So do we have?

912
00:41:37.719 --> 00:41:37.800
<v Speaker 3>So?

913
00:41:37.920 --> 00:41:40.360
<v Speaker 2>You and I would would be experts on this because

914
00:41:40.440 --> 00:41:42.280
<v Speaker 2>we do a lot of radio. We talk on the

915
00:41:42.280 --> 00:41:45.679
<v Speaker 2>air a lot. When's the last time you lost your voice?

916
00:41:46.840 --> 00:41:47.039
<v Speaker 3>Oh?

917
00:41:47.159 --> 00:41:48.239
<v Speaker 1>This laft this past weekend?

918
00:41:48.360 --> 00:41:48.960
<v Speaker 2>Did you really?

919
00:41:49.079 --> 00:41:50.679
<v Speaker 1>I was? I would you know? I came back to

920
00:41:50.760 --> 00:41:53.880
<v Speaker 1>had vacation and I came back. We went to London,

921
00:41:53.920 --> 00:41:55.840
<v Speaker 1>we went to Scotland, and you know, in Scotland in

922
00:41:55.840 --> 00:41:58.400
<v Speaker 1>the summer, it's like forty degrees, so it's like, you know,

923
00:41:58.400 --> 00:42:01.000
<v Speaker 1>you saw the Open Championship, like we're running around in

924
00:42:01.039 --> 00:42:04.360
<v Speaker 1>fleece and and warm pants. I'm like, it's the middle

925
00:42:04.360 --> 00:42:06.760
<v Speaker 1>of bleep in July. Man. So I came back a

926
00:42:06.800 --> 00:42:08.920
<v Speaker 1>little bit of a cold. Okay, that's fine. And then

927
00:42:08.960 --> 00:42:11.360
<v Speaker 1>I was kind of feeling it on Friday night. The

928
00:42:11.400 --> 00:42:14.199
<v Speaker 1>boy my voice little horse, but okay. And and now

929
00:42:14.320 --> 00:42:15.920
<v Speaker 1>now I sound like a kid who goes to the

930
00:42:15.960 --> 00:42:18.559
<v Speaker 1>store for ear medicine all the time. So I have

931
00:42:18.599 --> 00:42:22.320
<v Speaker 1>an allergy to dogs and cats, and we dog sat

932
00:42:22.840 --> 00:42:26.440
<v Speaker 1>one of our friend's pets over the weekend. And sometimes

933
00:42:26.440 --> 00:42:28.960
<v Speaker 1>once in a while if I use my inhaler, it

934
00:42:29.400 --> 00:42:32.039
<v Speaker 1>it really affects my voice. It's like just whatever it is.

935
00:42:32.400 --> 00:42:34.159
<v Speaker 1>They say, once you hit fifty, you gotta have a

936
00:42:34.199 --> 00:42:37.199
<v Speaker 1>different kind of of of of mix and your inhaler. Okay, great,

937
00:42:37.519 --> 00:42:39.400
<v Speaker 1>And so I took it, and my voice just like

938
00:42:39.719 --> 00:42:41.559
<v Speaker 1>I had no power in it. Like anytime if I

939
00:42:41.559 --> 00:42:43.159
<v Speaker 1>would try to really get high in nut it was

940
00:42:43.320 --> 00:42:45.320
<v Speaker 1>it was I was up here like this, I can't

941
00:42:45.320 --> 00:42:47.519
<v Speaker 1>do it. I can't do it. So I couldn't work

942
00:42:47.519 --> 00:42:49.719
<v Speaker 1>on Monday. So I was sick on Monday and rich

943
00:42:49.840 --> 00:42:52.000
<v Speaker 1>Ornberger filled in for me, and it was it's scary

944
00:42:52.039 --> 00:42:54.239
<v Speaker 1>when that happens, but at least I knew this is

945
00:42:54.280 --> 00:42:56.840
<v Speaker 1>gonna be very temporary and it'll be back to normal.

946
00:42:56.960 --> 00:42:58.400
<v Speaker 1>And it was back to normal the next day.

947
00:42:58.480 --> 00:43:01.400
<v Speaker 2>But for the most part, if you do a double

948
00:43:01.519 --> 00:43:03.239
<v Speaker 2>like you're doing two shows in a day, like you

949
00:43:03.280 --> 00:43:05.800
<v Speaker 2>do quite often or something like that, for the most part,

950
00:43:05.800 --> 00:43:08.239
<v Speaker 2>your voice stands up correct. I mean, like you're good

951
00:43:08.280 --> 00:43:12.960
<v Speaker 2>to go. So like if your Doc Rivers or Patrick mahomes, like,

952
00:43:13.039 --> 00:43:14.719
<v Speaker 2>I'm not trying to tell them how to handle their

953
00:43:14.760 --> 00:43:16.800
<v Speaker 2>off seasons, but like don't you get with like a

954
00:43:16.880 --> 00:43:19.000
<v Speaker 2>vocal coach and be like, hey, so what's your secret?

955
00:43:19.199 --> 00:43:20.719
<v Speaker 2>You know what I mean? Like like I'm tired of

956
00:43:20.760 --> 00:43:23.400
<v Speaker 2>having a throat lodgeings in my mouth at all times

957
00:43:23.440 --> 00:43:25.760
<v Speaker 2>because I can't feel what's going on. Like I learned

958
00:43:25.760 --> 00:43:28.760
<v Speaker 2>from doing singing lessons, you go from the diaphragm right.

959
00:43:28.800 --> 00:43:31.639
<v Speaker 2>There's a reason why opera singers look like they're fat.

960
00:43:31.719 --> 00:43:35.440
<v Speaker 2>It's because their mid sections are so strong. Because that's

961
00:43:35.440 --> 00:43:38.639
<v Speaker 2>where you belt everything from. So it's like, Hey, Patrick Mahomes,

962
00:43:38.679 --> 00:43:41.039
<v Speaker 2>You've already got the throwing motion down, You've got all

963
00:43:41.039 --> 00:43:43.079
<v Speaker 2>the mechanics, You've got every gift in the world you

964
00:43:43.079 --> 00:43:47.079
<v Speaker 2>could possibly want. Doc Rivers, you've got an NBA championship.

965
00:43:47.320 --> 00:43:49.559
<v Speaker 2>All right, You've somehow figured out a way to be

966
00:43:49.639 --> 00:43:51.119
<v Speaker 2>a TV guy for an hour and a half and

967
00:43:51.159 --> 00:43:53.800
<v Speaker 2>then get another head coaching job during the off season.

968
00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:57.199
<v Speaker 2>Why not work on maintaining your voice so that people

969
00:43:57.199 --> 00:43:59.360
<v Speaker 2>can actually hear what the hell you say, so that

970
00:43:59.480 --> 00:44:02.519
<v Speaker 2>you knoweople aren't calling you Kermit the Frog at training

971
00:44:02.559 --> 00:44:04.719
<v Speaker 2>camp in Las Vegas. Well, it feels like that would

972
00:44:04.719 --> 00:44:05.280
<v Speaker 2>be the approach.

973
00:44:05.360 --> 00:44:08.360
<v Speaker 4>This is Patrick Mahomes for bigelow t It coach your throat.

974
00:44:08.519 --> 00:44:11.679
<v Speaker 4>It's not a lot of caffeine. It works out great, Hey, Doc,

975
00:44:11.719 --> 00:44:14.000
<v Speaker 4>you tell him right? Oh yeah, no, my voice is

976
00:44:14.079 --> 00:44:16.559
<v Speaker 4>up here. It's much higher. People are gonna blame me

977
00:44:16.840 --> 00:44:19.000
<v Speaker 4>if this tea doesn't work, But it's not my fault.

978
00:44:19.000 --> 00:44:21.639
<v Speaker 4>It's never it's not my fault. I didn't have Giannis.

979
00:44:21.679 --> 00:44:23.840
<v Speaker 1>I don't know the cut cut cut cut, Doc, just

980
00:44:23.840 --> 00:44:25.280
<v Speaker 1>just just read what's on the prompter.

981
00:44:25.400 --> 00:44:25.480
<v Speaker 2>Ye.

982
00:44:25.599 --> 00:44:27.159
<v Speaker 1>No, but people are gonna blame me for the They're

983
00:44:27.159 --> 00:44:29.079
<v Speaker 1>gonna blame me for the bucks. They're gonna blame me

984
00:44:29.119 --> 00:44:31.360
<v Speaker 1>for the sixers. I gotta get this at doc, Doc,

985
00:44:31.480 --> 00:44:33.440
<v Speaker 1>just just read what's in front of you, Doc, Just read,

986
00:44:33.519 --> 00:44:33.960
<v Speaker 1>just read that.

987
00:44:34.079 --> 00:44:36.199
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, and if you need any help, we'll

988
00:44:36.239 --> 00:44:38.239
<v Speaker 2>walk you through it like this, and you know, we

989
00:44:38.280 --> 00:44:40.280
<v Speaker 2>will walk you through all this stuff. Get you ready,

990
00:44:40.400 --> 00:44:42.599
<v Speaker 2>you know, you just gotta go from the diaphragm, you know.

991
00:44:43.079 --> 00:44:46.599
<v Speaker 2>And also another thing as well too, try and stay

992
00:44:46.599 --> 00:44:49.639
<v Speaker 2>away from dairy that'll mess up your vocal cords. Yeah,

993
00:44:49.800 --> 00:44:53.920
<v Speaker 2>and spicy foods. I made the mistake of getting mango

994
00:44:54.000 --> 00:44:58.039
<v Speaker 2>hobbin aro boneless wings from Buffalo Wild Rings, which is

995
00:44:58.079 --> 00:45:01.639
<v Speaker 2>across the street from uh the Fox Sports Radio studios

996
00:45:01.639 --> 00:45:03.960
<v Speaker 2>and the Gallery in Sherman Oaks, and tried to do

997
00:45:04.000 --> 00:45:08.679
<v Speaker 2>an update afterwards. Oh, it was an abomination. I can't like,

998
00:45:08.760 --> 00:45:11.559
<v Speaker 2>I can't even believe. But kay, it was so bad

999
00:45:11.800 --> 00:45:14.119
<v Speaker 2>because I couldn't find my mouth was numb, I couldn't

1000
00:45:14.119 --> 00:45:18.000
<v Speaker 2>find my words. So like you just you go through

1001
00:45:18.039 --> 00:45:20.519
<v Speaker 2>these things and you realize, all right, maybe don't take

1002
00:45:20.559 --> 00:45:22.920
<v Speaker 2>that approach, so just you know, keep it as clean

1003
00:45:22.920 --> 00:45:25.039
<v Speaker 2>as possible and then maybe next time the Raiders want

1004
00:45:25.039 --> 00:45:27.079
<v Speaker 2>to have something to bully Patrick Mahomes on, which, by

1005
00:45:27.079 --> 00:45:29.840
<v Speaker 2>the way, the Raiders, listen, you've got bigger issues, dude,

1006
00:45:30.000 --> 00:45:32.880
<v Speaker 2>Like yeah, I mean, what the hell like I do?

1007
00:45:33.079 --> 00:45:35.239
<v Speaker 2>I wonder if they look at it and go, you know,

1008
00:45:35.239 --> 00:45:37.320
<v Speaker 2>maybe we shouldn't have traded Derek Carr or gotten rid

1009
00:45:37.320 --> 00:45:39.519
<v Speaker 2>of Derek Carr. You know, maybe, you know, maybe we

1010
00:45:39.519 --> 00:45:42.000
<v Speaker 2>could have had a better solution here to keep DeVante

1011
00:45:42.039 --> 00:45:43.639
<v Speaker 2>happy in Las Vegas.

1012
00:45:43.840 --> 00:45:46.199
<v Speaker 1>I think they should say, hey, listen, guys, you know

1013
00:45:46.280 --> 00:45:49.800
<v Speaker 1>that we're trotting out either Aid O'Connell or Gardner Minshew

1014
00:45:49.880 --> 00:45:52.280
<v Speaker 1>against Mahomes in two games this year. Okay, you guys

1015
00:45:52.360 --> 00:45:54.559
<v Speaker 1>know that, right, Okay, just so you know, right, you

1016
00:45:54.559 --> 00:45:57.159
<v Speaker 1>don't have Josh Jacobs anymore, just so you know that, right, Okay,

1017
00:45:57.239 --> 00:45:58.760
<v Speaker 1>you know this is going on. You know we're not

1018
00:45:58.760 --> 00:46:01.199
<v Speaker 1>gonna have Devanta Adams with that second game because we're

1019
00:46:01.199 --> 00:46:03.320
<v Speaker 1>going to trade him by Halloween and he's going to

1020
00:46:03.360 --> 00:46:05.840
<v Speaker 1>be a New York Jet. You guys understand all of

1021
00:46:05.880 --> 00:46:09.079
<v Speaker 1>this when you want to make fun of Patrick Mahomes, right, which.

1022
00:46:09.639 --> 00:46:11.559
<v Speaker 2>By the way, how is there no tampering charges on

1023
00:46:11.599 --> 00:46:13.920
<v Speaker 2>the Jets at this point? I mean like it is

1024
00:46:13.960 --> 00:46:14.760
<v Speaker 2>so blatant.

1025
00:46:14.880 --> 00:46:17.920
<v Speaker 1>Boomer Issiasin is not employed by the Jets. That's fair.

1026
00:46:18.239 --> 00:46:20.400
<v Speaker 1>Dan is not employed. That's fair.

1027
00:46:20.519 --> 00:46:23.280
<v Speaker 2>Okay, it's all right, Yeah, you're right. Listen, Let's Boomer

1028
00:46:23.320 --> 00:46:28.119
<v Speaker 2>is employed by the Giants. I stand corrected. It is

1029
00:46:28.199 --> 00:46:31.719
<v Speaker 2>Rogan and Rodney here on AM five seven e LA Sports.

1030
00:46:32.199 --> 00:46:37.199
<v Speaker 2>By the way, Saturday, August third Boxing World Championship, it

1031
00:46:37.360 --> 00:46:41.679
<v Speaker 2>returns to Los Angeles with Terrence Crawford Bud Crawford versus

1032
00:46:41.760 --> 00:46:46.400
<v Speaker 2>Israel Madramoff taking place at BMO Stadium and featuring Pitbull

1033
00:46:46.519 --> 00:46:50.639
<v Speaker 2>Cruise and Andy Ruiz, along with three championship fights and

1034
00:46:50.679 --> 00:46:54.800
<v Speaker 2>the card and a special performance by Fred's Guy Eminem

1035
00:46:54.920 --> 00:46:57.280
<v Speaker 2>a Detroit. Guy eminem is going to be there. Get

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<v Speaker 2>your tickets now at Ticketmaster. I mean, listen, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>looking for a peek into the future here, If you

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<v Speaker 2>want to know what a couple of teams in this

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<v Speaker 2>town are going to do this upcoming season, don't go anywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>That's yours. Next here at AM five seven e LA

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