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<v Speaker 2>Like that, David Vasse, We are live at Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>After the Phillies bully the Dodgers and beat them nine

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<v Speaker 2>to four, taking two out of three at Dodger Stadium,

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<v Speaker 2>and walk out of here with baseball's best record. Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to Dodger Talk. David Vasse with you until eleven thirty tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>live from Dodgers Stadium. We have a full board of calls,

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<v Speaker 2>as you can imagine, but keep trying at eight six, six, nine,

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<v Speaker 2>eight seven, two five seventy. I'll get to the sixth

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<v Speaker 2>inning and the eighth inning in a moment, But first

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<v Speaker 2>I think we all have to realize, and those players

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<v Speaker 2>and coaches have to realize they are in a division race.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody cares. They're waiting for Mookie Beds or Macmunsee or

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edman or whoever else you're waiting for the Diamondbacks

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<v Speaker 2>and the Padres do not care. They are coming strong,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Diamondbacks to me, are a bigger threat than

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres. You remember the Diamondbacks, right, the team that

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<v Speaker 2>swept the Dodgers out of the postseason unceremoniously last year. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>they've had their share of injuries, they've had an underperforming

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<v Speaker 2>Corbin Carol and here they are just three games back

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<v Speaker 2>of the Dodgers in the NL West. That is the

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<v Speaker 2>closest the Padres and Diamondbacks have been since the end

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<v Speaker 2>of April. So you could talk about the schedule, you

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<v Speaker 2>can talk about injuries. All these teams have had to

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<v Speaker 2>play a tough schedule. Every team plays every team this year,

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<v Speaker 2>so there is no unbalanced schedule. That argument goes out

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<v Speaker 2>the window when you talk about the schedule because everybody

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<v Speaker 2>plays each other. So all of that doesn't mean a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to the Diamondbacks, the Padres, the Rockies, the Phillies, who,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, have the Baseball's best record and now

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<v Speaker 2>three games ahead of the Dodgers in the lost column.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, the Diamondbacks have not had two major

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<v Speaker 2>starters in their rotation all year long, in Eduardo Rodriguez

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<v Speaker 2>and Merrill Kelly. Eduardo Rodriguez came back today and pitched

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<v Speaker 2>really well, and the Diamondbacks swept the Guardians who are

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best teams in the American League in

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<v Speaker 2>a doubleheader in Cleveland. Shoho Tani certainly is right in

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<v Speaker 2>there for the MVP race, but right behind him is

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<v Speaker 2>the Diamondbacks infielder Katel Marte, who is having an MVP

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<v Speaker 2>caliber season as well, and so is Jock Peterson, who

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<v Speaker 2>is having an amazing season for the Diamondbacks. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>this has become a division race. And it's great to

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<v Speaker 2>believe that Mookie Betts coming back next week is going

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<v Speaker 2>to change everything. It may or may not. He hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>played in six weeks. But the Dodgers need better pitching.

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<v Speaker 2>What did them so well early in the season was

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<v Speaker 2>great starting pitching. They have not gotten that recently or consistently.

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<v Speaker 2>In the last eleven games, including tonight, we haven't seen

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<v Speaker 2>starters go very far. They've thrown one hundred and thirty

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<v Speaker 2>six and a third innings, while the relievers have thrown

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and twenty three in a third innings. So

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<v Speaker 2>you can talk about Mookie Bets and Max Munsey all

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<v Speaker 2>you want. The Dodgers need to get better starting pitching

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward, all right, And before we also get to

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<v Speaker 2>the sixth inning, tonight. I thought it was interesting that

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Vesia was warmed up and ready to come in

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<v Speaker 2>in the fifth inning to face Kyle Schwarber with two

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<v Speaker 2>get through it, which he didn't. Schwarber doubled in two

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<v Speaker 2>runs and that was the beginning of the Phillies comeback.

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<v Speaker 2>It was two on with one out and Vessia was

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<v Speaker 2>ready to go, so obviously Dave Roberts was thinking about it,

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<v Speaker 2>and he chose to leave Vessia in the bullpen and

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<v Speaker 2>Gavin Stone to face Kyle Schwarber now in the sixth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a horrible call by Hunter Wendelstat but equally

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<v Speaker 2>disappointing pitching from Joe Kelly. Two walks, a wild pitch

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Schwarber. Are we all just supposed to ignore that?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, bad calls are going to happen right in

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<v Speaker 2>the postseason. You can't just allow a bad call to

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<v Speaker 2>completely unravel your dugout and unravel your team. Joe Kelly's

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<v Speaker 2>got a pitch better in that situation. And you're out

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<v Speaker 2>of that inning. I mean, bad calls happen, not as

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<v Speaker 2>bad as that one. That was a horrible call. But

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<v Speaker 2>what has really got me fired up in a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of ways disappointed is the way the Dodgers reacted in

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<v Speaker 2>the eighth inning, especially after Michael Grove hit Nick Castianos,

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<v Speaker 2>big leagues, This is the big Leagues. Uh. Those guys

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<v Speaker 2>got a lot of dog in them, the Phillies, and

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<v Speaker 2>I have said this the last month or two that

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are too nice of a team, and it

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<v Speaker 2>was on full displaying the eighth inning. Not only did

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<v Speaker 2>they took their lunch money as well in that eighth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>And hopefully somebody has taken inventory of what transpired in

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<v Speaker 2>that eighth inning and how they may react differently. Because

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<v Speaker 2>I've been here since twenty twelve, I've seen Dodger teams

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<v Speaker 2>in twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, when David Frieze

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<v Speaker 2>was on this team in eighteen, they would not have

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<v Speaker 2>been as passive as they were in that eighth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>And Gavin Lux. I mean, you're just gonna stare at him.

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<v Speaker 2>You stared at Renel Blanco in Houston and he screamed

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<v Speaker 2>right back at you. And all you did was walk

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<v Speaker 2>up to first base. And then tonight Matt Strom hits

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<v Speaker 2>you in retaliation for Nick Castianos, and nobody from anywhere

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<v Speaker 2>from the Dodger's side is doing much of anything. At

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<v Speaker 2>some point, Gavin Lux has got to stop being the

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<v Speaker 2>pin cushion for other pitchers. I mean, that's not fair

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<v Speaker 2>to him, and he's got to take, you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more ownership of it as well. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>would have liked to have seen a bench's clearing brawl tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>I would have liked to see that. That may have

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<v Speaker 2>changed something. But right now, the Phillies not only have

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<v Speaker 2>beat the Dodgers five out of six times, they bullied

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<v Speaker 2>them tonight and now they had the mental edge if

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<v Speaker 2>they see each other in the postseason, you can't be nice.

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<v Speaker 2>Can't be nice? Eight six, six, nine seven, two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to Bobby

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<v Speaker 2>and Cardiff. You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Bobby?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you know I've been better as a Dodger fan.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a long time fan. I grew up listening to

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<v Speaker 3>Vin Scully and Dodger talk, and I've only called one

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<v Speaker 3>time was when Vin Scully died, and I want to

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<v Speaker 3>commend you for the job you did that night, like

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<v Speaker 3>helping us process that, because it was my childhood, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>And so all these years, this is the first time

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<v Speaker 3>I've been compelled to call. And You've done a good

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<v Speaker 3>job making the point I want to make. But this

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<v Speaker 3>is hard to say because Andrew Freeman is so good

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<v Speaker 3>in some ways, but he's producing high level mediocrity. And

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<v Speaker 3>I've been concerned about this since twenty seventeen. That's like

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<v Speaker 3>the most talented Dodger team I've seen, having been a

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<v Speaker 3>fan since the seventies. And I was like, we got

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<v Speaker 3>to go all in. We got to get Justin Verlander,

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<v Speaker 3>and he smarted everybody and got you darbish.

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<v Speaker 2>And this at the time that the Dodgers got you darvish.

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Verlander wasn't pitching that great. He was picked up

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<v Speaker 2>in August later in the month when there were waiver

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<v Speaker 2>trade deadlines, and he was pitching better, so they could

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<v Speaker 2>have traded for both. And when you say a high

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<v Speaker 2>level mediocrity. Winning one hundred games one hundred plus games

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<v Speaker 2>four out of the last five or four straight full seasons.

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<v Speaker 2>To me, that's not mediocrity. Doesn't come into play right there.

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<v Speaker 2>That word does not play when you win one hundred games.

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<v Speaker 3>I care a little bit more about championships.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Finally, you can't say it's mediocrity. Mediocrity is when you're

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<v Speaker 2>middling at eighty wins.

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<v Speaker 5>A year or high level mediocrety.

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<v Speaker 2>But just words. So what's your point as far as

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<v Speaker 2>what you saw tonight?

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<v Speaker 3>My point is the point you've been making. This team

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<v Speaker 3>has no kahonas, and it's a reflection of Andrew Friedman

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<v Speaker 3>and the kinds of players he likes, like Mookie Betts

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<v Speaker 3>and Freddie Freeman. They're nice guys.

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<v Speaker 5>I love them.

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<v Speaker 3>They want to win, but they don't need to win.

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<v Speaker 3>I would trade anybody on this roster besides Clayton Kershawt

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<v Speaker 3>to get Corey Seeer back. That guy needs to win, yeah.

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<v Speaker 6>Because.

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<v Speaker 2>He was that type of guy, and he was invested

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<v Speaker 2>because he came up through the system. He had played

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<v Speaker 2>with the same teammates for a lot of years. And

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<v Speaker 2>I love that Corey Seeger broke up a frand Burr

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<v Speaker 2>Valdez no hitter in the ninth inning. He does not

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<v Speaker 2>like the Astros and he still carries that with him.

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<v Speaker 2>From twenty seventeen, he told us, Bobby, I got a

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<v Speaker 2>full board of calls. I appreciate your contribution, but I

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<v Speaker 2>got to.

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<v Speaker 7>Move on on the hot seat.

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<v Speaker 3>What Freedman needs to be on the hot seat? Even

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<v Speaker 3>it's a roast, callers, you gotta start roasting collars and

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<v Speaker 3>not be so nicey, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Bobby, thanks for the phone call. Eight six six nine

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<v Speaker 2>eight seven two five seventy. I'll try to bring more edge.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how that's going to translate on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>but man, I just want to see more of it,

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<v Speaker 2>that's for sure. I did not like what I saw

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<v Speaker 2>on the eighth inning. I can take losses, but I

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<v Speaker 2>did not like what I saw on the eighth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought Michael Grove should have hit Kyle Schwarber leading

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<v Speaker 2>off the top of the ninth inning. That would have

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<v Speaker 2>showed a lot to his teammates, and that would have

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<v Speaker 2>sent a message to the Phillies. Let's go out to Sarkis,

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<v Speaker 2>Santa Clarita, you're on Dodger Talk and I would have

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<v Speaker 2>liked to see Gavin Lux rush the mound in the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom of the eighth inning. To be quite honest, Sarkis,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I'm good, Dave, so totally correct. I would have

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<v Speaker 8>loved to see Gavin do execut you that. So we

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<v Speaker 8>have a team full of if I can use a

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<v Speaker 8>hockey analogy, we have a team full of Wayne Gretzky's.

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<v Speaker 8>We need a Marty McSorley on this team. Somebody was

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<v Speaker 8>an edge, somebody who's not gonna take crap from anybody.

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<v Speaker 5>We don't have it.

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<v Speaker 8>We need a fiery guy. We need somebody to stir

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<v Speaker 8>stuff up.

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<v Speaker 9>Man.

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<v Speaker 8>Come on, We're losing games we should win. And it's

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<v Speaker 8>the trend now. It's happening over and over and over again.

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<v Speaker 8>We need somebody to stir it up, mix it up,

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<v Speaker 8>and get them fired up. That's all I gotta say.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, appreciate it, and I do agree with you.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers since going into the All Star break that

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<v Speaker 2>final week, on that road trip to Philly and especially

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<v Speaker 2>should have won. And coming out of the All Star

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<v Speaker 2>Break on this pass road trip in Houston, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>lost games they should have won. I'm with you, and

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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden, now it's a division race. You

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<v Speaker 2>can't keep losing games that you're supposed to win and

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<v Speaker 2>expect to blow by the rest of the division when

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<v Speaker 2>you have two really good teams in your division. And

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<v Speaker 2>And going back to the Dodgers blowing a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>more ways than one tonight, nine to four. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to Downey. Frank, you're on Dodger Talk. A lot

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<v Speaker 4>Frank oh Man, I love you call him man a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of passion. I just got to think today about

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<v Speaker 4>at the team or one of our players with the

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<v Speaker 4>something to that umpire. Pump up the crowd, pump up

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<v Speaker 4>the team, go kick third base or something. You get

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<v Speaker 2>Got You know, everybody complains that Dave Roberts doesn't show

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<v Speaker 2>lot of emotion. In fact, him and Miguel Rojas showed

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<v Speaker 2>there and getting thrown out to show emotion. Nobody's talking

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<v Speaker 4>No, I love what he did. It wouldn't be imperfect

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<v Speaker 4>and cursed out. Would have gone out there and said

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<v Speaker 4>something to that umpire man, what you imperfect? And my

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<v Speaker 6>And Berman and Bregman and.

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<v Speaker 4>Nearly hit Korea, and people love him for that, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>But man, he needs to go. Man, he has he

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<v Speaker 4>pays a round with these batteries. He his most important pitch,

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<v Speaker 4>or probably it's his fastball, the most the one he

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<v Speaker 2>With you, man, But Joe loves the data they show

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<v Speaker 2>him about the spin raid on his off speed stuff

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<v Speaker 2>it ended up. And then it ended up in the seats.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers never made w Schwerber uncomfortable tonight. They just

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<v Speaker 4>I would have brought in Michael Kolpak. Look what he

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<v Speaker 2>They already had used Kopek.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, now, well but you see, well they brought

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<v Speaker 2>You're right, Frank, You're right they you know, at this

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<v Speaker 2>point in time, at this point in time, high leverage,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not Joe Kelly. I would go with Michael Kopek,

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<v Speaker 2>because You're right. They brought in Kopek after that game

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<v Speaker 2>got away from the Dodgers in the sixth inning when

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<v Speaker 2>they scored five runs. And I'm brad, I'm glad you

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<v Speaker 2>brought up Michael Kopek because he pitched a dominant, scoreless

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<v Speaker 2>uh sixth inning. And in four games as a Dodger,

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<v Speaker 2>he has not given up a run. He has six strikeouts,

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<v Speaker 2>he has only allot one hit and no walks. And

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<v Speaker 2>I actually, you know how they do power rankings for

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm ranking power ranking the Dodger bullpen arms right now,

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<v Speaker 2>And after that it's Anthony Band and then after that

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<v Speaker 2>it's Alex Vesia, and then Daniel Hudson, and then Avian Phillips,

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<v Speaker 2>and then Brent Honeywell and Joe Kelly right now in

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<v Speaker 2>right now, Joe Kelly is the guy that I do

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<v Speaker 2>not trust as much as I trust those other guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six ninety seven two five seventy is the

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<v Speaker 10>Hi, Rudy, thank you to co taking McCall. Dave, I mad, mad,

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<v Speaker 10>I always see Dave Roberts doing the same move. You're right,

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<v Speaker 10>he had Vaci warmup ready to go. Why not bringing

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<v Speaker 10>him in? He did the same thing when we were

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<v Speaker 10>in Detroit. We're winning the game ninety four and we

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<v Speaker 10>the wake up and see it, I agree with you.

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<v Speaker 10>Another thing, do they check on the umpires? That was

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<v Speaker 10>a horrible call that anybody talks to them after the

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<v Speaker 10>game and say you missed bub I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>With you, Rudy. You know they the way the rules

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<v Speaker 2>have been as far as handling umpires, when a controversial

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<v Speaker 2>call is made up, they send in one rider, which

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<v Speaker 2>they call a pool reporter, and that one reporter speaks

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<v Speaker 2>to the umpire outside of their locker room. A player

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<v Speaker 2>has a bad game, a manager has a bad game,

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<v Speaker 2>they all have to stand in front of their lockers

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<v Speaker 2>or at a podium and explain why Why are umpires

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<v Speaker 2>exempt from that? Hunter Wendelstad should have been in the

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<v Speaker 2>press conference room tonight to take accountability for a horrible call.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm with you on that. I have always maintained that

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<v Speaker 2>umpires get off the hook way easier. Everybody else in

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<v Speaker 2>this game is accountable. If you give up a game

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<v Speaker 2>winning home run, you got to be in front of

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<v Speaker 2>you got to be at the press conference. Why is

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<v Speaker 2>Hunter Wendelstadt hiding in the umpire room? All right? Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for the phone call. Eight sixty six nine eighty

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<v Speaker 2>a long time. And look, umpires nowadays have a tougher

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<v Speaker 2>job keeping track of so many different things that Major

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<v Speaker 2>disengagements and the throwovers and all that stuff. They have

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<v Speaker 2>a tough job. But in that situation. That was the

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<v Speaker 2>most egregious miscall or bad call I've seen in a

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<v Speaker 2>long time, and it should be reviewable. I can't believe

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<v Speaker 2>Major League Baseball does not have that obstruction type of

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<v Speaker 2>play reviewable. You have everything else under the sun reviewable

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<v Speaker 2>except a play like that, And hopefully between now and October,

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<v Speaker 2>the people in New York take notice of a play

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<v Speaker 2>like that and don't wait until next year to make

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<v Speaker 2>that type of play reviewable. They figure it out between

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<v Speaker 2>now and the start of the post. Because could you

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<v Speaker 2>imagine a call like that being made in a playoff

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<v Speaker 2>game and it's not reviewable. It would have been put

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<v Speaker 2>under the microscope so many times in a twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>to seven news cycle. Eight six six nine eighty seven

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<v Speaker 2>a time out here on Dodger Talk. We have a

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<v Speaker 2>full board of calls. We will get to you at

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<v Speaker 2>eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy. We

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<v Speaker 2>also will hear from Miguil Rojas, who obviously was not

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<v Speaker 2>happy with that call either. As the Phillies beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers nine to four on a five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>On air at AM five seventy, online at amfive seventy,

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<v Speaker 2>This is Dodger Talk with David vas Sam David Vasse

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<v Speaker 2>live at Rogers Stadium. After the Phillies bully and beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers tonight nine to four, take the final two

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<v Speaker 2>games of this series, and the Dodgers lose five out

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<v Speaker 2>of six this season to the Phillies, and there's a

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<v Speaker 2>very good chance these two teams may see each other

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<v Speaker 2>in the postseason. But right now, the Dodgers have got

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<v Speaker 2>to think about winning this division again because they're only

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<v Speaker 2>leading Guardians. So the Diamondbacks are for real. They're getting

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<v Speaker 2>back Merrill Kelly, they got back Eduardo Rodriguez. Today. They

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<v Speaker 2>And also they called up a closer. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>with shoe Aotani. As far as an MVP candidate, Jack

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<v Speaker 2>great seasons in Major League Baseball, and they are playing

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<v Speaker 2>with a lot of edge, and the Dodgers need to

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas, who is just activated today off the fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>day il and got the started shortstop and was right

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<v Speaker 2>when Hunter Wendelstack called upstrut action when Rojas clearly allowed

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<v Speaker 7>Oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>Even even right after the play, I was upset because

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<v Speaker 9>you know, to strap the back or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 9>I was just trying to catch a ball and make

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<v Speaker 9>to be the the hero there, you know, and trying

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<v Speaker 9>I thought the rule it was for for people and

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<v Speaker 9>that play, with me not making an attempt to kind

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<v Speaker 9>And what was a little more disappointed is when I'm

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<v Speaker 9>trying to get an explanation and the guys started screaming

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<v Speaker 9>play that we never we never did that. So MLB

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<v Speaker 9>And sometimes we don't even have a say on that,

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<v Speaker 9>Like we wasn't ready for like to make a change

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<v Speaker 9>like that right away when it was proposed. But it's

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<v Speaker 9>always like that, you know, like we we have to

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<v Speaker 9>always make the adjustment. The players is always the one

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<v Speaker 9>making the adjustment and trying to play the game the

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<v Speaker 9>best way that we can with the new rules and

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<v Speaker 9>all that. And I think this is the first time

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<v Speaker 9>that I seen that call against us, and that I

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<v Speaker 9>think I think that wasn't the right It wasn't the

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<v Speaker 9>right call, especially coming from a guy like him that

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<v Speaker 9>you expect a guy that he's been in the lead

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<v Speaker 9>for for a long time to have a little bit

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<v Speaker 9>of feel of the game, what kind of play it is.

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<v Speaker 9>I think this guy is seeing this display a million

431
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<v Speaker 9>times and he just won some part of I don't know,

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<v Speaker 9>part of a moment in the game. And it's really

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<v Speaker 9>sad that he changed the whole context of the game

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<v Speaker 9>for us, especially the way that we're playing right now

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<v Speaker 9>trying to win games. It's unfortunate that that an umpire

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<v Speaker 9>can change the then narrative of a game and a series.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, there's Miguel Rojas on sports net LA explaining

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<v Speaker 2>what took place after the obstruction call was made, and

439
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<v Speaker 2>that was a very very interesting relay for Miguel Rojas

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<v Speaker 2>and how Hunter Wendell Stature said, you know what, you

441
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<v Speaker 2>guys voted for it really that's the response and no

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<v Speaker 2>explanation there, and Dave Roberts never really got one either,

443
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<v Speaker 2>So very interesting things that transpired there at third base

444
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<v Speaker 2>in the sixth inning tonight and turned into a wild

445
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<v Speaker 2>inning where the Philly scored five runs, capped off on

446
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<v Speaker 2>a Kyle Schwarber three run home run. Schwarber very comfortable

447
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<v Speaker 2>at the plate tonight, three home runs, four for four

448
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<v Speaker 2>with seven RBIs. You gotta at least move his feet.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't just let a guy that is swinging and

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<v Speaker 2>hurting you multiple times in the same game just feel

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<v Speaker 2>comfortable that no pitches are going to come inside. You

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<v Speaker 2>gotta move the feet at the very least. And to

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<v Speaker 2>me in the ninth inning when he steps to the

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<v Speaker 2>plate and after the antics from Matt Strom hitting Gavin

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<v Speaker 2>Lux and Nick Castianos screaming at Michael Grove. If I'm

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Grove, I'm hitting Kyle Schwarber, or at the very least,

457
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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to Joe Kelly Route and pitching inside and

458
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<v Speaker 2>not caring if I hit him. Eight six six ninety

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to PORTWAANIMI, Garrett, you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Garrett?

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, David, you know it could be better, probably not

462
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<v Speaker 6>much different than you and everybody else tonight. But there's

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<v Speaker 6>two points real quick. You know, I've done twenty seven

464
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<v Speaker 6>years in the service and in the Navy, and you

465
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<v Speaker 6>really really need to look in the mirror a lot

466
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<v Speaker 6>of these times, a lot of these players, and I

467
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<v Speaker 6>think you put nail on the head with nobody did anything.

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<v Speaker 6>Lux is the quick kit tin cushion like that was

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<v Speaker 6>really good, But really you're only as good as your battalion,

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<v Speaker 6>the guys. Then next to you your leader, and I

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<v Speaker 6>just don't see a clear chain of command of who's

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<v Speaker 6>running the ship right now in the Dugout. I'm not

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<v Speaker 6>talking about Dave. The players have to manage themselves when

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<v Speaker 6>they're out there playing, and they didn't do it tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>And secondly, there's a lot of This might trigger a

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<v Speaker 6>lot of people, but I see a lot of the

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<v Speaker 6>Clippers in the Dodgers day like top the.

478
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<v Speaker 2>Ball, Gary, you just hit right there.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh.

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<v Speaker 6>But I want to stir up some conversation because every

481
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<v Speaker 6>year we're in the conversation of is this the year

482
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<v Speaker 6>the lineup and the team is built to win. They

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<v Speaker 6>have a good manager, they have a good organizational leadership,

484
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<v Speaker 6>they have them under the stund but something every year

485
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<v Speaker 6>bites them in the bus and it's always injuries get

486
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<v Speaker 6>us at the wrong time, and then it's just when

487
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<v Speaker 6>the lights are brightest, we kind of fade.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think you.

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<v Speaker 6>Called it going into the series, this is a litmus test,

490
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<v Speaker 6>and we failed. We got devote they yanked our chain,

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<v Speaker 6>they took it, and they walked away. We did nothing

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<v Speaker 6>about it. And I just hope that this is the

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<v Speaker 6>catalyst to changing it. By the end of the season,

494
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<v Speaker 6>usually everyone goes, Oh, this is the win that's going

495
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<v Speaker 6>to change it for us. I think this is the

496
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<v Speaker 6>series that we got our butts kicked. That is finally

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<v Speaker 6>going to wait these tuits up. I'll take your answer

498
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<v Speaker 6>off air. But the Clipper thing, it's just so real

499
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<v Speaker 6>right now, it feels terrible.

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<v Speaker 2>I love I love your service in the Navy, Garrett,

501
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<v Speaker 2>But man, I don't agree with that comparison. But I

502
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<v Speaker 2>agree with you. You're only as good as the guy

503
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<v Speaker 2>standing next to you. And you know I love all

504
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<v Speaker 2>those guys in that clubhouse. I care a lot, but

505
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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. People ask me all the time, who's

506
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<v Speaker 2>the leader of that team when things are down? If

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are down two in a series, who are

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<v Speaker 2>the leaders to really set the tone? And I can't

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<v Speaker 2>tell you who that is, Garrett. I can't tell you

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<v Speaker 2>who those leaders are because I haven't really seen a

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<v Speaker 2>guy stand out. I can't tell you who the two

512
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<v Speaker 2>or three leaders on that team is right now. I

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<v Speaker 2>really can't. I'm not sure they have that distinctive. I

514
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<v Speaker 2>could tell you Kyle Schwarber is the leader of the Phillies.

515
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<v Speaker 2>I could tell you that Bryce Harper is right with them.

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<v Speaker 2>I could tell you J. T. Real Mudo and Nick Castianos.

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<v Speaker 2>They all share the same vision and they all have

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<v Speaker 2>each other's backs. I know the Dodgers have each other's backs,

519
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<v Speaker 2>but I can't tell you who the distinctive two or

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<v Speaker 2>three leaders are on this team.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, and I think that maybe I should have had

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<v Speaker 6>with that. Maybe it was like I think, like Paul

523
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<v Speaker 6>George is somebody who's like Freddie Freeman, like mister steady,

524
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<v Speaker 6>kind of calm, like laughs, but you know, very sentimental

525
00:29:02.720 --> 00:29:05.599
<v Speaker 6>guy has feelings like we love that. But what we

526
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<v Speaker 6>don't need another Paul George and Kawhi. We need, we

527
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<v Speaker 6>need somebody to be run our test. We need that guy.

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<v Speaker 6>And I think like I was hopeful.

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<v Speaker 2>That or how about or how about Shaquille O'Neal or

530
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<v Speaker 2>Ron Harper, any of them? Or how about forget about

531
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<v Speaker 2>basketball analogies, how about Chase Suttley.

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<v Speaker 6>Miss that guy. I hope he's still down the Org,

533
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<v Speaker 6>and I hope he goes down there and knock somebody

534
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<v Speaker 6>upside the head to wake him up.

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<v Speaker 2>How about David Freeze in eighteen, You know those guys

536
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<v Speaker 2>were Kershaw was that guy when he was around and

537
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<v Speaker 2>starting the season. He's an injured player just coming back

538
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<v Speaker 2>obviously has the respect of everybody, but he leads by example.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure who's the guys that are a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more vocal. I still, I mean, and I've been

541
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<v Speaker 2>around this team a lot. I'm not sure who that is.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe somebody will tell me when I see them on

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<v Speaker 2>Friday after hearing this. Thanks for the phone call, Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for your SERVI eight six six seven two five seventy

545
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<v Speaker 2>is the phone number. Look, I can't tell you who

546
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<v Speaker 2>that leader is. I know ta Oscar Hernandez has been

547
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<v Speaker 2>a very good teammate. Is that there's a difference though,

548
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<v Speaker 2>between a really good teammate and a leader of a team.

549
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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, guys that cover Philadelphia, that are around Philadelphia.

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00:30:22.839 --> 00:30:25.640
<v Speaker 2>It's very clear who the leaders are on that team.

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<v Speaker 2>And tonight one of them had a big game and

552
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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Schwarber three home runs seven RBIs Nick Castianos you

553
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<v Speaker 2>know he's He's one of those guys that's very vocal,

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<v Speaker 2>sets a tone with a lot of edge. I can't

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<v Speaker 2>tell you who that is. And honestly, Key k Hernandez

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<v Speaker 2>was on the pregame show a couple of days ago.

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<v Speaker 2>He's actually a guy that I like because he makes

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<v Speaker 2>others feel a little uncomfortable because of his edge. He

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<v Speaker 2>does it in a different way. He approaches the game

560
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<v Speaker 2>much differently, but at times he makes guys uncomfortable and

561
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<v Speaker 2>he wants to win and he wants to play. So

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<v Speaker 2>I know sometimes he could rub people the wrong way.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't rub me the wrong way. Eight six six

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<v Speaker 2>ninety eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>And say what you will about Max Muncie. You know

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<v Speaker 2>he's not taken that from Matt Strom. I can guarantee

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<v Speaker 2>you that. Let's go out to downtown. Manny. You're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk. How you doing, Dave.

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<v Speaker 11>I'm upset, man, I'm not loving what I'm watching right now.

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<v Speaker 11>This product that they're.

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<v Speaker 7>Putting out there.

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<v Speaker 11>It's they're missing a dog. They don't have that dog mentality.

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<v Speaker 11>Like just like I agreed with so many of the

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<v Speaker 11>callers tonight, you can't. And I'm a big Roberts like,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, I'll admit it, I'm one of the biggest

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00:31:44.880 --> 00:31:47.640
<v Speaker 11>Roberts haters out there. But tonight I was so proud

577
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<v Speaker 11>to see him just at least bite the bullet and

578
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<v Speaker 11>say something has to give and then come to eighth

579
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<v Speaker 11>inning or sixth inning.

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<v Speaker 5>Whatever it was.

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<v Speaker 11>No one stepped up to the plate, Gavin lust nobody

582
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<v Speaker 11>is just we need someone out there to get to

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<v Speaker 11>make people feel uncomfortab.

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<v Speaker 3>Loved what Rojas said earlier.

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<v Speaker 11>I mean, something's got to give soon, because you know

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<v Speaker 11>they're getting They got straight up bullied today at Dodger Stadium.

587
00:32:09.160 --> 00:32:10.000
<v Speaker 5>Schorebert was in there.

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<v Speaker 11>He looked like Big Mike Tyson. He was just knocking

589
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<v Speaker 11>balls out. I'm just concerned about what happens next after

590
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<v Speaker 11>a meltdown like this. I know probably this is probably

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<v Speaker 11>the lowist that I feel that this team has been

592
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<v Speaker 11>because they got smacked around at home, and it's just

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<v Speaker 11>it's just an.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the organization of Tommy Lasorda. Do you think

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Lasorda would accept that from his players back and

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<v Speaker 2>down like they did tonight. No way, no chance, No chance, man,

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<v Speaker 2>no chance.

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<v Speaker 11>He's he's grimacing up from Dodger Blue Heaven. And I

599
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<v Speaker 11>always tell my brother, and you know what, I'm gonna

600
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<v Speaker 11>mention Tommy, since you brought it up, David, I'll end

601
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<v Speaker 11>it with this. Tommy turned around game six, looked at

602
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<v Speaker 11>David Roberts and said, you haven't won nothing until you

603
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<v Speaker 11>win game seven. And I know that's a different conversation.

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<v Speaker 11>But it's true. This ain't over until it's over. But

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00:32:58.960 --> 00:33:01.480
<v Speaker 11>the Dodgers have to show some dog. So what's something

606
00:33:01.519 --> 00:33:02.799
<v Speaker 11>passive game in that clubhouse?

607
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<v Speaker 2>I'm with you, Manny. You could get Max Munsey back,

608
00:33:05.799 --> 00:33:08.200
<v Speaker 2>you can get Mookie Beds back. But they got to

609
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<v Speaker 2>show a little bit more edge, that's for sure. Eight

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<v Speaker 2>six six ninety seven two five seventy is the phone

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<v Speaker 2>number I want to get to Ruben and JD. So

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<v Speaker 2>just to get both of them on at the same time,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to bring on JD from Corona and Rubin

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<v Speaker 2>in Santa Maria. Uh, say hi to each other. Guys,

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<v Speaker 2>how you doing, Thanks for calling Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, Hey, how you doing, buddy? Let's go it on.

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<v Speaker 2>Why don't you guys share it? Okay, Rubin and Santa Maria,

618
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<v Speaker 2>why don't you share your feelings with JD and Corona

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<v Speaker 2>right now?

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<v Speaker 12>I just wanted to say, David, I love your rant,

621
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<v Speaker 12>this your opening rant this evening on the Dodgers.

622
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<v Speaker 2>Ran was a passionate plea.

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<v Speaker 12>No, absolutely, And usually you're a little bit passive and

624
00:33:55.920 --> 00:33:57.920
<v Speaker 12>you're quiet, But man, I like the fire. I wish

625
00:33:58.000 --> 00:34:00.880
<v Speaker 12>the Dodgers could show some fire like that today. And man,

626
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<v Speaker 12>my heart was just boiling this evening after that loss.

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<v Speaker 12>And I'm gonna go back to this one car.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Rubin? All right, hold on for a second.

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<v Speaker 2>You said enough for a second. Give JD in a

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<v Speaker 2>Corona a chance. JD, what do you want to say

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<v Speaker 2>to Rubin?

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<v Speaker 7>I'm so frustrated on the verge of tears.

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<v Speaker 3>Man.

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<v Speaker 7>I love this team so much. I was actually at

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<v Speaker 7>the game last night, and I have two things, or

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<v Speaker 7>maybe even three that I want to address really quick.

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<v Speaker 7>Number one, the starting pitching of this team for the

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00:34:27.199 --> 00:34:30.320
<v Speaker 7>past two months has been abysmal. I know we've had injuries,

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<v Speaker 7>but we can't keep using that as an excuse to

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<v Speaker 7>why are the majority of our starters can't even finish

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<v Speaker 7>five innings? And then attaches our bullpen and then by

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<v Speaker 7>the time the bullpen gives up a home run because

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<v Speaker 7>we don't know who to put in it at the

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<v Speaker 7>right time or whatever it is, the offense just gives

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<v Speaker 7>up and it's like Rinson repeat every other game. It's like,

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<v Speaker 7>do you agree with that?

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<v Speaker 4>Ruben?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like JD's on point? Do you agree

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<v Speaker 2>with that?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah? Pretty much? And I and it just just to

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<v Speaker 5>get off our subject real quick.

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<v Speaker 2>But we don't want you to get off subject. We

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<v Speaker 2>want you to stay on subject. That's how conversation happens. Ruben.

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<v Speaker 12>It's pertaining to Roberts because you guys said, I don't

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<v Speaker 12>know who the leader is.

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<v Speaker 5>Who's the lead. It's Roberts, Roberts's.

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<v Speaker 2>But do you remember Joe Torre used to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>how Derek, Jeter, Posada, Andy Pettitt all those guys did

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<v Speaker 2>a great job for him leading in the clubhouse. You

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<v Speaker 2>need that as well, Ruben. It just can't be the manager.

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<v Speaker 2>Didn't you hear a guy from the Baby that said.

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<v Speaker 12>That Tommy with Tommy Lasorda go for what the how

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<v Speaker 12>these Dodgers are playing?

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<v Speaker 7>No, he wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 5>He would step in, he would get in somebody's face.

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<v Speaker 5>Dave don't do that. Hey, that's not his.

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<v Speaker 12>Style to understand, But it's it falls on the skipper,

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<v Speaker 12>the skipper, in my opinion, I could.

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<v Speaker 2>Be right, all right, Rubin. I appreciate your phone call, JD.

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<v Speaker 2>I apologize Rubin didn't want to play ball with you,

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<v Speaker 2>but I feel like you made some good points as well.

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<v Speaker 2>And Rubin, I appreciate everything you said as well. JD.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to leave you with this. As far as starting

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<v Speaker 2>pitching goes, in the last eleven games, starters have basically

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<v Speaker 2>only pitched one hundred and thirty six innings, while the

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<v Speaker 2>relievers have almost pitched the same one hundred and twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>So that just tells the story right there to everything

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<v Speaker 2>you were describing. Yeah, Dwayne wants to go home. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how many one more things I can do.

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<v Speaker 7>This is a really uh point. This is a point

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<v Speaker 7>I just want to point out. And I know that

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<v Speaker 7>as fans we get really starstruck over the players that

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<v Speaker 7>we have, like a show Heyo Tani and Will Smith

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00:36:30.119 --> 00:36:33.039
<v Speaker 7>and all that stuff. And the thing that's frustrating me

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<v Speaker 7>other than the pitching, is just hitting in the clutch,

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<v Speaker 7>runners in scoring position. Like I have these numbers here

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<v Speaker 7>show Heyo Tani, right, that's our seven hundred million dollar man.

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<v Speaker 7>Last night and tonight. There's been situations where he's at

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<v Speaker 7>the plate. We got multiple guys on. It could change

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<v Speaker 7>the entirement of the game with runners in scoring positions.

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<v Speaker 7>Show he is hitting two forty three this season.

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<v Speaker 5>I agree he's loaded.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree he's trying to do too much. He's trying

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<v Speaker 2>to do too much in those situations. JD, thanks a

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<v Speaker 2>lot for the phone call. It was awesome talking to you.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you enjoyed talking to Ruben as well.

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<v Speaker 5>Have a good deal.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean he wasn't on board. Yeah, but thank you

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<v Speaker 7>so much for taking my call. Man, love your takes.

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<v Speaker 7>I honestly loved you grilling into the team thing and

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<v Speaker 7>needs a dog. Absolutely agree with that this team needs

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<v Speaker 7>a dog and we just need to change the mentality shift.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, JD and Corona Rubin have a great night.

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<v Speaker 2>Call back anytime. Thanks, good eating, all right, good evening

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<v Speaker 2>to you guys. Now. Tomorrow the Dodgers have a much

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<v Speaker 2>needed day off, but yours truly does not. Petros Papadekas

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<v Speaker 2>has begged me to fill in for Matt money Smith tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>So Petros and I will be doing afternoon drive in

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles together as I fill in for mister charger

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<v Speaker 2>Matt money Smith. Petros and I will actually be broadcasting

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<v Speaker 2>from Dodgers Stadium tomorrow three to six pm from the

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00:37:54.480 --> 00:37:58.239
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers All Access event, So we'll have some of the

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<v Speaker 2>former Dodgers that are in town for alumni weekend on

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<v Speaker 2>the show and we'll get into the Dodgers' decision for

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<v Speaker 2>now to have show a Otani remain as the leadoff

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<v Speaker 2>hitter despite Mookie Betts having an MVP type of season

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<v Speaker 2>as their leadoff hitter. So we'll get into that tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure we'll talk more about this about the

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<v Speaker 2>way the Dodgers were very passive in the eighth inning tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>So three to six with Petros tomorrow from Dodgers Stadium. Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>Jack Flaherty is going to make his Dodger Stadium debut

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<v Speaker 2>wearing Dodger blue. I'm sure that will be a great

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<v Speaker 2>night for him, his family and friends, obviously from Burbank

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<v Speaker 2>Harvard Westlake High School. It will be great to see

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<v Speaker 2>Jack Flaherty pitching here at Dodgers Stadium. He's eight and

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<v Speaker 2>five this year to eighty e r. He pitched six

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00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:54.599
<v Speaker 2>scoreless innings in his Dodger debut in Oakland, so he'll

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<v Speaker 2>be looking to build upon that against the Pirates. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers need another great start from Flarerty. Hopefully he can

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<v Speaker 2>do it again. Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck begins at

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<v Speaker 2>six o'clock, with first pitch from Dodgers Stadium at seven

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<v Speaker 2>ten to kick off Alumni weekend. We're looking forward to

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<v Speaker 2>celebrating Walter O'Malley, Dusty Baker, and Mag Kemp specifically starting

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<v Speaker 2>on Friday night. Love all those men, especially Dusty and

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Kemp. Those guys left it all out on the

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<v Speaker 2>field for the Dodgers. Thanks to calling me back at

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<v Speaker 2>our Burbank studios. Thanks to Dwayne McDonald, who does not

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<v Speaker 2>want last call or one more call he wants to

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<v Speaker 2>say good night. I would stay here until one am

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<v Speaker 2>with you if it wasn't for Dwayne. But I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>back tomorrow at three o'clock with Petros Papadakis coming up next.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah him. Ben Maller on Fox Sports Radio once again.

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<v Speaker 2>The final score tonight from Dodgers Stadium. The Fighting Phils

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<v Speaker 2>beat the Dodgers nine to four. Have a great rest

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<v Speaker 2>of your night see them just chart to play