WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.759 --> 00:00:09.199 Right quiet, Dodgers Playoff Baseball is back, and with it 2 00:00:09.519 --> 00:00:12.000 an annual postseason. 3 00:00:11.279 --> 00:00:13.439 Tradition, Scam is back. 4 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:14.160 Baby. 5 00:00:14.359 --> 00:00:16.399 This is Sax and Cakes in. 6 00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:19.359 The A app Back Forward Proway. 7 00:00:19.480 --> 00:00:23.399 Dodger legend Steve Sacks is joined by your favorite Dodger 8 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:27.559 pregame host Tim Kates. If you want to talk Dodgers, 9 00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:29.960 get in on the show on eighty six six nine, 10 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:33.000 eighty seven two five seven now. While the Dan Patrick 11 00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:36.439 Show streams on the Ihearts radio app. We've been banished 12 00:00:36.439 --> 00:00:40.039 to the internet until this Dodgers playoff run concludes. Here 13 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:44.520 they are broadcasting live on AM five to seventy LA Sports. 14 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:47.280 It's Tim Kates and Steve Sacks. 15 00:00:47.719 --> 00:00:52.920 It's Sax and Kate's and am Honty Glorious Monday morning, 16 00:00:53.039 --> 00:00:58.880 October twenty first, twenty twenty four, Live in Love Bonny 17 00:00:58.880 --> 00:01:03.359 and five seventy l Sports. Gats Who's going back to 18 00:01:03.479 --> 00:01:08.040 the World Series? Yeah, your Los Angeles Dodgers, Tim Kate, 19 00:01:08.159 --> 00:01:13.719 Steve Saxon, you on this Monday Morning Saxon. They did 20 00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:17.120 it for the fourth time in eight years. They're going 21 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:19.959 back to the Fall Classic. Good morning, Good morning, Tim. 22 00:01:20.439 --> 00:01:22.840 This is it. You know you usually give me a 23 00:01:22.879 --> 00:01:26.000 different intro, but I'll take this one. All right. Well, 24 00:01:26.359 --> 00:01:28.879 well that's okay, don't worry about it. I know you're excited. Hey, 25 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:30.840 this is unbelievable, isn't it. 26 00:01:30.840 --> 00:01:32.159 I just wanted to get right to it. But he 27 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:34.840 is a two time World Series champion, he is a 28 00:01:35.000 --> 00:01:37.480 Rookie of the Year, and he is the best damn 29 00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:40.560 number three he ever seen put on a Dodger uniform. 30 00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:43.439 He is the one and only Steve Sacks Saxon good morning. 31 00:01:43.480 --> 00:01:47.319 Hey, hey buddy, I just don't want to upset our mojo. 32 00:01:47.799 --> 00:01:50.200 You know we got something going now. You got you 33 00:01:50.319 --> 00:01:53.560 got Behemoth against the Bohemoths. Right now, You've got to 34 00:01:53.760 --> 00:01:57.680 East versus West, MVP versus the MVP. This is this 35 00:01:57.719 --> 00:01:59.599 is classic. This is gonna be amazing. 36 00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:02.760 Yeah, I keep reading. This is the matchup that everybody wanted. 37 00:02:02.879 --> 00:02:06.159 This is the matchup that baseball is built on. This 38 00:02:06.239 --> 00:02:08.639 is the match that we've been talking about for months. 39 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:15.080 It's MVP versus MVP. It's New York versus LA. It's 40 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:18.000 these two franchises that have met now are gonna meet 41 00:02:18.039 --> 00:02:21.439 for the twelfth time ever. This is a meeting of 42 00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:25.520 franchises that go back way back to their history in 43 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:29.879 New York together forty one World Series appearances by the Yankees, 44 00:02:29.919 --> 00:02:33.039 now twenty two by the Dodgers. But what's crazy to 45 00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:36.439 me is everybody keeps hyping up the Dodgers and Yankees 46 00:02:36.479 --> 00:02:38.560 and oh, it's oh the Dodgers, What are you gonna 47 00:02:38.599 --> 00:02:40.120 have to do to beat the Yankees? What are you 48 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:42.120 gonna have to do to beat the Yankees? It's like, wait, 49 00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:44.919 the Dodgers have been here for the last eight years. 50 00:02:45.199 --> 00:02:47.039 This is a Yankees franchise that hasn't been in the 51 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:49.520 World Series since two thousand and nine. What are we 52 00:02:49.560 --> 00:02:51.639 talking about? What do you feel like meeting up with 53 00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:54.240 the Yankees? It should be reversed. Hey, Yankees, what do 54 00:02:54.240 --> 00:02:56.319 you feel like meet up against the big bad Dodgers. 55 00:02:56.319 --> 00:02:58.680 Well, that's what I'm hearing. That's you should see the 56 00:02:58.719 --> 00:03:01.039 text messages I get from my friends New York. It's 57 00:03:01.159 --> 00:03:05.039 like they think that it's gonna be an unbelievable matchup. 58 00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:07.319 They're a little bit timid when it when it comes 59 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:09.400 to facing the Dodge and you know all the talk 60 00:03:09.520 --> 00:03:12.360 too about well the Dodgers don't have this starting pitching 61 00:03:12.360 --> 00:03:15.360 and they can't cobble together that bullpen enough. First of all, 62 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:17.599 they haven't seen the bullpen the Dodgers have. I guess 63 00:03:17.639 --> 00:03:19.840 they don't know much about it. Uh, that's one of thing. 64 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:21.960 Even even you got some guys in the bullpen that 65 00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:24.520 are down, I mean, you didn't have Vesia, which would 66 00:03:24.560 --> 00:03:26.319 have been a good weapon on the left side. He 67 00:03:26.759 --> 00:03:29.879 wasn't there. He might be ready for the World Series though, 68 00:03:29.919 --> 00:03:32.120 and you know you're gonna have arrested Freddy Freeman. Now, 69 00:03:32.719 --> 00:03:35.039 you know what I was just thinking about this. Maybe 70 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:38.319 with all the technology of today, with AI and all 71 00:03:38.360 --> 00:03:41.120 the great things that they can do, the the myriad 72 00:03:41.199 --> 00:03:45.000 of businesses down in the Southland, why can't they put 73 00:03:45.039 --> 00:03:49.400 together like a like a Freddie Freeman, you know, body part, 74 00:03:49.919 --> 00:03:52.639 you know thing and put together. Put an ankle together 75 00:03:53.039 --> 00:03:55.800 in a Petri dish, you know, let that thing cook 76 00:03:55.840 --> 00:03:57.919 for a little bit. Get the get the ankle good, 77 00:03:58.479 --> 00:04:01.319 Get him into surgery, you know, at the best clinic 78 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:04.840 they can find and reinstate a like a new ankle. 79 00:04:05.000 --> 00:04:07.960 And then by then, with with the sports technology and whatever, 80 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:09.800 he should be all ready to go with the brand 81 00:04:09.840 --> 00:04:12.319 new ankle. I mean, they could almost do it with elbows. Now, 82 00:04:12.319 --> 00:04:13.919 why can't they do it with a simple ankle. 83 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:16.480 I mean, Luke Skywalker got a brand new hand in 84 00:04:16.560 --> 00:04:18.639 Star Wars after it was cut off and the Empire 85 00:04:18.680 --> 00:04:22.160 strikes back. Can we get a new foot for Freddie Freeman? 86 00:04:22.240 --> 00:04:22.399 Yeah? 87 00:04:22.480 --> 00:04:24.800 Yeah, come on, I mean, I wish they would publish 88 00:04:24.800 --> 00:04:27.639 a picture of Freddy's ankle, just to see what the 89 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:29.319 hell is going on with this thing, so we could 90 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:31.439 kind of, you know, see the thing in our own 91 00:04:31.439 --> 00:04:33.519 you know, with our own eyes. And I don't know 92 00:04:33.519 --> 00:04:35.399 how what's what's going on with that thing? But this 93 00:04:35.439 --> 00:04:39.120 is a like a mystery sprain I guess, right, isn't 94 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:39.519 it crazy? 95 00:04:39.639 --> 00:04:42.240 By the time we get to Game one on Friday night, 96 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:45.319 it's gonna be a month since he sprained that ankle 97 00:04:45.319 --> 00:04:48.800 against the San Diego Padres on that final regular season 98 00:04:48.839 --> 00:04:51.240 home game that Thursday night, in which the Dodgers would 99 00:04:51.279 --> 00:04:54.279 clinch the nl West title that night, and he sprained 100 00:04:54.279 --> 00:04:59.639 the ankles. Yeah, didn't play in Colorado, gingerly played through 101 00:04:59.639 --> 00:05:02.879 the nl DS, finally got through the NLCS until the end, 102 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:06.160 and didn't play last night. What's crazy is they've continued 103 00:05:06.199 --> 00:05:09.920 to produce offensively without Freddie Freeman the line, and they 104 00:05:09.920 --> 00:05:11.920 put a ten spot up on the board last night 105 00:05:12.079 --> 00:05:14.240 and Freddie spent the entire game looking out in the 106 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:15.040 game on the railing. 107 00:05:15.240 --> 00:05:17.560 Yeah, the great thing about it is you don't hear 108 00:05:17.600 --> 00:05:19.879 Freddy's not that you don't miss him, I know, not 109 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:22.279 that you don't want him. The Dodgers are better with 110 00:05:22.399 --> 00:05:24.519 him in the lineup, but the fact that you can 111 00:05:24.560 --> 00:05:27.800 cover with the great depth that the team has. And 112 00:05:27.839 --> 00:05:29.959 that's saying something that's like an umpire when he's out 113 00:05:29.959 --> 00:05:31.680 there and you don't even know he's there, you don't 114 00:05:31.680 --> 00:05:33.560 even hear his name or anything. That's when a guy's 115 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:35.639 doing a great job. Same thing here, when you don't 116 00:05:35.680 --> 00:05:38.279 have to bring up you know, all the maladies are 117 00:05:38.279 --> 00:05:42.120 on the team, which you know for most teams they 118 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:43.839 would just be down and out. I mean, look at 119 00:05:43.839 --> 00:05:46.319 the pitching staff start there. You got a whole laundry 120 00:05:46.319 --> 00:05:47.759 list of guys are out, and then you got your 121 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:51.079 superstar first baseman that's out, and they still cover. They're 122 00:05:51.120 --> 00:05:53.639 still up there and they're going to the World Series. 123 00:05:53.639 --> 00:05:57.079 It's amazing what they've done. And all the talk, please, 124 00:05:57.519 --> 00:06:00.639 I don't please, all the talk about Dave Robert. Can 125 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:03.319 we not hear that anymore? I mean, has he finally 126 00:06:03.519 --> 00:06:07.000 silenced the groups. Now the talking heads about well it's 127 00:06:07.000 --> 00:06:08.680 got to be his fault. Well what about now? 128 00:06:08.879 --> 00:06:11.560 Well it's funny you say that because they couldn't silence 129 00:06:11.600 --> 00:06:14.120 some last night postgame. Here he is in the clubhouse, 130 00:06:14.600 --> 00:06:16.519 celebrating with the toes for the team. 131 00:06:16.800 --> 00:06:19.000 Everybody steps up ready when called upon. 132 00:06:19.439 --> 00:06:22.279 Like I said before, I've never been. 133 00:06:22.160 --> 00:06:24.519 Around a group of guys who I love. 134 00:06:24.399 --> 00:06:25.839 Or care about more. 135 00:06:26.480 --> 00:06:29.360 Four more wins work to be done. Let's go for it. 136 00:06:31.199 --> 00:06:34.800 There's Dave Roberts popping the champagne saxy last night. He 137 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:38.000 was like a kid on Christmas Day, running around on 138 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:41.079 the field, hugging anybody and everybody. You heard him at 139 00:06:41.079 --> 00:06:43.879 the podium with Tom Verducci when they gave away the 140 00:06:44.040 --> 00:06:47.480 National League trophy to Mark Walter and the ownership. I 141 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:50.360 mean you couldn't get the microphone away from him. He 142 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:53.040 was so excited to talk to the fans, to talk 143 00:06:53.040 --> 00:06:56.240 about his team and to really just celebrate this, even 144 00:06:56.279 --> 00:06:58.800 in the clubhouse, at the podium, everywhere. He was win 145 00:06:59.000 --> 00:07:01.360 with our own David Vaz say, you couldn't stop him 146 00:07:01.360 --> 00:07:03.959 from gleaming about his team and how excited he was 147 00:07:03.959 --> 00:07:05.839 for that and everybody. 148 00:07:05.360 --> 00:07:08.279 Reads it as how genuine it is, and it is genuine, 149 00:07:08.319 --> 00:07:11.279 and that's what people like about Dave. He made all 150 00:07:11.360 --> 00:07:14.040 the right calls, brilliant as far as working the bullpen, 151 00:07:14.560 --> 00:07:16.959 and you know, he's just gonna silence the critics now, 152 00:07:17.000 --> 00:07:20.560 even though you know he has very little to do 153 00:07:20.680 --> 00:07:22.399 with the you know, the nuts and bolts of when 154 00:07:22.399 --> 00:07:24.959 that's what the players do. But he made all the 155 00:07:25.040 --> 00:07:27.160 right calls from the dugout and that's what he does. 156 00:07:27.199 --> 00:07:30.279 That's his job. And hey, the Dodgers are are well 157 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:33.040 suited right now. They're gonna be rested and this is 158 00:07:33.120 --> 00:07:35.000 going to be a battle. Do you want to know 159 00:07:35.000 --> 00:07:37.560 what I think about where this is going? Do you 160 00:07:37.600 --> 00:07:38.000 want to wait? 161 00:07:38.079 --> 00:07:39.800 Let's wait. Let's wait, because we got a lot of 162 00:07:39.839 --> 00:07:42.560 time between now in Game one of this World Series 163 00:07:42.600 --> 00:07:45.040 when they starts on Friday night out of Dodgers Stadium. 164 00:07:45.079 --> 00:07:47.959 But you said no, you know everybody he pushed the 165 00:07:48.040 --> 00:07:48.560 right buttons. 166 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:49.000 He did. 167 00:07:49.000 --> 00:07:52.120 But I'm gonna go back to Friday night at City 168 00:07:52.160 --> 00:07:54.800 Field in New York and I did the postgame show 169 00:07:55.000 --> 00:07:58.720 and people were up set about the fact that Dodgers 170 00:07:58.759 --> 00:08:00.959 did not close it out in five games and really 171 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:04.360 upset about the way the bullpen was not used early 172 00:08:04.439 --> 00:08:07.560 on when Jack Flaherty got into trouble and the Dodgers 173 00:08:07.560 --> 00:08:09.519 were down three to one and then down five to one, 174 00:08:09.519 --> 00:08:10.800 and then it was an eight to one game, and 175 00:08:10.839 --> 00:08:13.240 they had this gigantic hole to get out, a lot 176 00:08:13.279 --> 00:08:16.680 of Dodger fans felt me, included like they gave you, 177 00:08:16.839 --> 00:08:18.639 gave up and threw the white flag up and said, 178 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:20.519 all right, we're just gonna get ready for Game six 179 00:08:20.560 --> 00:08:23.000 on Sunday night. We're gonna save our high leverage relievers 180 00:08:23.199 --> 00:08:25.079 and we're not gonna try to squash us at three 181 00:08:25.079 --> 00:08:27.560 to one or five to one and make it a game. 182 00:08:27.639 --> 00:08:31.040 So I gotta confess I was somebody who was critical 183 00:08:31.079 --> 00:08:33.919 of Dave Roberts on Friday night. Dodger fans, don't hide, 184 00:08:33.960 --> 00:08:35.879 don't hide out there. And if you, if you're listening, 185 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:38.200 I know because you called in. You sent me the 186 00:08:38.240 --> 00:08:40.960 angry tweets. I saw it. People were not happy with 187 00:08:41.039 --> 00:08:43.480 Dave Roberts after Game six. But it's funny how forty 188 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:46.159 eight hours later he pushes all the right buttons in 189 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:47.000 the bullpen game. 190 00:08:47.159 --> 00:08:49.440 Look here here's the thing, Dave, I mean, damn talking 191 00:08:49.440 --> 00:08:52.440 about David Vassa Timmy, here's the thing. You have to 192 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:55.799 cover innings. There's no there's those aren't going away. You've 193 00:08:55.799 --> 00:08:58.360 got to find somebody to cover innings. Let's say, for example, 194 00:08:58.600 --> 00:09:01.679 they bring in land and back again and he gets 195 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:03.519 you know, he gives it up. Then what are people 196 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:05.919 gonna say? Wow, you know you had to cover it anyway. 197 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:07.320 Why don't you just leave it in there? Let him 198 00:09:07.320 --> 00:09:09.360 wear it. You know you would have heard that. And 199 00:09:10.000 --> 00:09:12.919 they're always right at twenty twenty vision, right or back. 200 00:09:13.039 --> 00:09:15.600 You know, when you hindsight, that's the twenty twenty vision. 201 00:09:15.840 --> 00:09:19.120 Let's you know, it's not gonna be perfect, there's gonna 202 00:09:19.120 --> 00:09:21.200 be times worthy. You gotta give the other teams some 203 00:09:21.240 --> 00:09:24.399 credit sometime. I mean, these guys are there for a reason. 204 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:28.200 And weren't the Mets tough? That was a tough ball club. 205 00:09:28.279 --> 00:09:30.679 They weren't as they were not as good as the 206 00:09:30.720 --> 00:09:32.600 Dodgers on paper. I mean, you look at the team, 207 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:34.720 they're not nearly as good as the Dodgers. But they 208 00:09:34.720 --> 00:09:37.240 were tough, man. They had a lot of fight in them. 209 00:09:37.600 --> 00:09:39.799 And look how they ended the end of the thing. 210 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:41.559 They got how many hits in a row. They weren't 211 00:09:41.559 --> 00:09:44.279 going away easy man. They're not that type of a team. 212 00:09:44.440 --> 00:09:46.720 Got to give them a lot of credit. You know, 213 00:09:46.799 --> 00:09:48.600 they should have been stomped down. The Dodgers did what 214 00:09:48.600 --> 00:09:49.080 they had to do. 215 00:09:49.159 --> 00:09:51.240 Yeah, this is a Mets team that wouldn't go away, 216 00:09:51.279 --> 00:09:53.240 even into the ninth inning last night. They led the 217 00:09:53.320 --> 00:09:56.320 major leagues during the regular season with forty five come 218 00:09:56.360 --> 00:09:59.519 from behind wins, and last night they had the Dodgers. 219 00:09:59.559 --> 00:10:01.679 I felt on the ropes early. They had a lot 220 00:10:01.720 --> 00:10:04.720 of traffic on the baits pats. They left the bases loaded, 221 00:10:04.759 --> 00:10:06.919 They had runners on base in the first and second. 222 00:10:07.240 --> 00:10:10.120 Last night, the New York Mets was stranded thirteen base runners. 223 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:12.639 They were two for nine with runners in scoring position, 224 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:15.799 including Starly Marte, who was zero for two last night. 225 00:10:15.840 --> 00:10:17.480 He came up it seemed like a couple of times 226 00:10:17.600 --> 00:10:19.279 with runners on base and had a chance to give 227 00:10:19.279 --> 00:10:21.000 the Mets e to the lead or get back into 228 00:10:21.000 --> 00:10:23.279 the game, and he just couldn't do it. But the 229 00:10:23.320 --> 00:10:26.120 Dodgers pushing all the right buttons. Dave Roberts. Last night 230 00:10:26.360 --> 00:10:29.840 a bullpen game, Michael Kopek got to start, and I 231 00:10:29.919 --> 00:10:32.320 was really nervous. People are with last night watching the 232 00:10:32.360 --> 00:10:34.720 game were furious and the fact that Kopek was out 233 00:10:34.720 --> 00:10:37.559 there through twenty five pitches, gave up a run, walked 234 00:10:37.559 --> 00:10:40.519 to bought. Ben Casparius comes in, and then it was 235 00:10:40.639 --> 00:10:44.320 just arm after arm, bond of Brazier, Phillips, Hudson trying, 236 00:10:44.399 --> 00:10:47.320 and who pitched two winnings of relief, struck out four 237 00:10:47.360 --> 00:10:49.440 to get the win. But Dave Roberts was a man 238 00:10:49.759 --> 00:10:52.279 on cloud nine last night after the game. Here he 239 00:10:52.360 --> 00:10:55.000 is with our own David Vasse on the field. 240 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:58.519 The winningest manager in modern baseball history. How does this 241 00:10:58.600 --> 00:10:59.120 one field? 242 00:10:59.200 --> 00:10:59.399 Dave? 243 00:10:59.639 --> 00:11:01.120 Oh my god, it feels so good. 244 00:11:01.200 --> 00:11:01.440 Dave. 245 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:04.960 I'm just so happy that we finally did it at home. Yeah, 246 00:11:05.000 --> 00:11:07.039 and we can celebrate with our fans. 247 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:10.120 How did you navigate this game tonight? It wasn't as 248 00:11:10.480 --> 00:11:12.080 much of a blowout as the others. 249 00:11:12.639 --> 00:11:15.399 Now, you know what, I gotta give Cretch all these guys, 250 00:11:15.399 --> 00:11:19.279 you know, all these pitchers were ready when called upon. Obviously, 251 00:11:19.320 --> 00:11:21.799 Tommy had a big hit, will Smith big hit. So 252 00:11:22.399 --> 00:11:24.720 the players showed out tonight. And again, David, I'm just 253 00:11:24.759 --> 00:11:26.600 so happy for our players and our fans. 254 00:11:26.799 --> 00:11:30.279 Dave, this feels like a one through thirty something type 255 00:11:30.279 --> 00:11:30.600 of win. 256 00:11:31.279 --> 00:11:33.600 It does, it does, and I'll tell you right now, Dave. 257 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:38.000 It's an organization win from you know, we get young players, 258 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:43.200 the scouted player development, by way of trade. You know, 259 00:11:43.320 --> 00:11:46.000 everyone is just a whole organization. I could couldn't be 260 00:11:46.039 --> 00:11:47.120 more excited for everyone. 261 00:11:47.240 --> 00:11:49.320 Tommy Edmond kind of went under the radar. 262 00:11:49.440 --> 00:11:51.440 How big was he for you in this series? Oh 263 00:11:51.519 --> 00:11:53.279 my god, he's been so huge for us to be 264 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:56.159 able to play shortstop, to be able to play center field. 265 00:11:56.559 --> 00:11:59.639 You know he does it only it gets huge. Hit Mamuka, 266 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:02.960 I love you, baby, I love you baby. 267 00:12:03.039 --> 00:12:05.080 Oh, thank you for eing. 268 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:06.279 Oh I'm. 269 00:12:07.639 --> 00:12:07.879 Play. 270 00:12:07.919 --> 00:12:09.639 Four more to go, It's four more to go. 271 00:12:10.159 --> 00:12:12.440 There he is Mookie Betts with Dave Roberts. You got 272 00:12:12.440 --> 00:12:14.879 the love from your players, Dave. I'll let you enjoy it. 273 00:12:14.919 --> 00:12:15.919 Thank you next, Dave. 274 00:12:16.519 --> 00:12:21.879 Dave Roberts nine straight postseason appearances as Dodger manager, eight 275 00:12:21.960 --> 00:12:26.960 divisional titles now count them, four National League pennags as 276 00:12:27.000 --> 00:12:29.120 the Dodgers are going back to the World Series and 277 00:12:29.159 --> 00:12:32.159 he's already got one World Series title as a manager 278 00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:35.080 back in twenty twenty. How I mean, he's the most 279 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:40.159 winniest active manager in baseball. And yes, he has had 280 00:12:40.200 --> 00:12:42.120 a lot of talent on his teams. The way he 281 00:12:42.159 --> 00:12:45.279 has managed this talent. You hear the love from Mookie 282 00:12:45.279 --> 00:12:48.639 Betts right there, the players listen up to him. He 283 00:12:48.720 --> 00:12:52.159 hasn't lost the clubhouts in now nine seasons, which you 284 00:12:52.200 --> 00:12:54.720 know baseball, that's an eternity. Now we've seen the turnover 285 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:57.759 managers and there's nobody that's got longevity anymore as far 286 00:12:57.799 --> 00:13:00.559 as managers are concerned, or head coaching, and in sports, 287 00:13:00.799 --> 00:13:02.679 it's churn and burn and get these guys out as 288 00:13:02.720 --> 00:13:05.080 fast as can as you can unless you don't win. 289 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:08.039 And he's gone a nine straight postseason. Hard to argue 290 00:13:08.080 --> 00:13:11.399 with the success that Dave Robbers has and dare I 291 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:14.600 say a future Hall of Fame manager winner losing this 292 00:13:14.639 --> 00:13:18.159 World series four World Series of appearances in nine years, 293 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:19.480 that's pretty impressive. 294 00:13:19.600 --> 00:13:21.759 Yeah, A couple things. First of all, you know, if 295 00:13:21.799 --> 00:13:24.000 you want to see what a good movie looks is 296 00:13:24.159 --> 00:13:27.639 like you hear everybody talk about this particular movie that's out. 297 00:13:27.919 --> 00:13:29.720 Just ask the first ten people to come out of 298 00:13:29.720 --> 00:13:32.600 the premiere and they can tell you we lead their 299 00:13:32.639 --> 00:13:35.399 faces and hear what they say. That's your best barometer 300 00:13:35.519 --> 00:13:37.399 about what that movie is going to be. Like, I 301 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:40.440 feel you're gonna get an honest read. You know, ask 302 00:13:40.519 --> 00:13:43.399 the players what they think about Dave the same thing. 303 00:13:44.480 --> 00:13:46.039 They're going to give you an honest read. And you 304 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:47.519 can hear it in their voice. You can hear it, 305 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:50.159 you know, when they're having these side conversations right there 306 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:53.039 with Mookie Betts. It's a real deal. They love and 307 00:13:53.080 --> 00:13:55.879 respect this guy, and that's why they get the most 308 00:13:55.879 --> 00:13:58.840 out of them. I think it's at times a lot 309 00:13:58.919 --> 00:14:02.600 harder to manage team with such great talent, with such 310 00:14:02.679 --> 00:14:07.679 great expectations, constantly raising the bar of expectancy for the team. 311 00:14:07.840 --> 00:14:12.919 And that's sometimes, in my estimation, much harder to get 312 00:14:12.960 --> 00:14:15.759 the most out of your club when you've got so 313 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:18.720 much expected of you. And yet he does it. I mean, 314 00:14:19.039 --> 00:14:21.440 people say, man, I'd love to have that team. I 315 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:24.200 could manage that team easy, Oh really could you? There's 316 00:14:24.360 --> 00:14:26.840 it goes a lot deeper that, especially when you're talking 317 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:30.960 about the interpersonal skills of the manager siding up with 318 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:34.360 the players, that drawing the line between being their manager 319 00:14:34.559 --> 00:14:37.200 and being their friend. There's a line there that you 320 00:14:37.279 --> 00:14:40.759 have to you know, kind of, you know, appreciate. But 321 00:14:41.200 --> 00:14:44.720 they get the most out of this this team through 322 00:14:44.799 --> 00:14:47.000 Dave robertson his coach and staff. They do a great 323 00:14:47.080 --> 00:14:47.720 job the. 324 00:14:47.679 --> 00:14:51.799 Way he's able to massage the egos, so to speak, 325 00:14:51.799 --> 00:14:55.000 and all these superstars have it to some extent, and 326 00:14:55.080 --> 00:14:58.840 he's able to always constantly have that clubhouse and they 327 00:14:58.879 --> 00:15:01.360 have his back because you know, you can go through 328 00:15:01.360 --> 00:15:03.799 a slump, maybe you drop six or seven or things 329 00:15:03.840 --> 00:15:06.279 aren't going right. All it takes is one guy in 330 00:15:06.360 --> 00:15:09.480 a clubhouse, yes, to start saying stump sax, and next 331 00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:12.120 thing you know, it just festers and gother guys start 332 00:15:12.159 --> 00:15:14.399 believing like, yeah, yeah, it's not our fault. Now, Dave 333 00:15:14.440 --> 00:15:16.639 Roberts isn't putting this in the right situation. You're not 334 00:15:16.759 --> 00:15:20.159 using me right. You know, I'm not getting enough playing time. 335 00:15:20.519 --> 00:15:22.960 That's all it takes is one guy to start festering 336 00:15:23.080 --> 00:15:25.639 that right. And for the last nine years, I swear 337 00:15:25.759 --> 00:15:28.440 I can tell you I can't remember a time in 338 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:32.279 which you heard one player before, during, or after a 339 00:15:32.360 --> 00:15:35.399 stint on a Dave Roberts matched team complain about him 340 00:15:35.440 --> 00:15:37.799 and say, you know what, my time in La stunk. 341 00:15:38.039 --> 00:15:41.039 Dave Roberts was a terrible man. You never you never 342 00:15:41.039 --> 00:15:42.919 hear that. You know why you won't hear it? Because 343 00:15:42.960 --> 00:15:45.840 the players won't allow it. It doesn't even get to 344 00:15:45.919 --> 00:15:49.320 the managerial level. The players won't allow that. It doesn't 345 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:51.600 even get there. The players will take care of that. 346 00:15:52.159 --> 00:15:55.440 And you know, it's kind of like you know, being 347 00:15:55.480 --> 00:15:58.000 out in society. You know, the players will take care 348 00:15:58.000 --> 00:15:59.559 of it. Right. It doesn't even have to get to 349 00:15:59.600 --> 00:16:03.320 the top. And that's that's for sure. They will silence that. 350 00:16:03.559 --> 00:16:05.919 They will they will if that is the case. Well, 351 00:16:05.960 --> 00:16:07.639 first of all, those guys are vetted out before they 352 00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:10.679 get there, truey point, they don't even get to that point. 353 00:16:11.000 --> 00:16:13.159 But that won't even get to the top level. Because 354 00:16:13.159 --> 00:16:15.559 if it starts to get like that, that guy will 355 00:16:15.559 --> 00:16:17.639 be out. He'll be out quicker than you can imagine. 356 00:16:17.679 --> 00:16:20.840 And so that's the great thing about a clubhouse. That 357 00:16:21.000 --> 00:16:23.120 is a sanctuary in there, and those guys are not 358 00:16:23.159 --> 00:16:24.399 gonna let anybody spoil that. 359 00:16:24.639 --> 00:16:24.879 He is. 360 00:16:24.919 --> 00:16:28.000 Steve Saxon, Tim Kates in Saxon, Kates and The Am 361 00:16:28.000 --> 00:16:31.000 on this Monday and morning, a victory Monday here in 362 00:16:31.080 --> 00:16:35.440 Southern California, is celebrating yet another trip to the World 363 00:16:35.519 --> 00:16:38.639 Series for your Los Angeles Dodgers eight sixty six, nine 364 00:16:38.679 --> 00:16:40.919 eighty seven two five seventy We got a lot of 365 00:16:40.960 --> 00:16:43.559 time this week to get into this series. We got 366 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:46.840 a lot of days to break down this matchup, look 367 00:16:46.840 --> 00:16:53.360 at rotations, bullpens, starting players, role players, how these two 368 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:55.960 teams stack up. We're gonna get into it all week 369 00:16:56.039 --> 00:16:59.039 leading up to Game one on Monday night or Friday night. 370 00:16:59.519 --> 00:17:03.679 But today is a day to celebrate the Dodgers winning 371 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:06.519 the National League Pennant a ten to five victory over 372 00:17:06.559 --> 00:17:08.519 the New York Mets last night in Game six of 373 00:17:08.519 --> 00:17:10.880 the NLCS. Coming up, you're gonna hear from Key k 374 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:13.759 hern Nandez. You're gonna hear from one of the members 375 00:17:13.759 --> 00:17:16.759 of the Dogs, Blake trying. That's what they're calling themselves 376 00:17:16.759 --> 00:17:19.319 down the bullpen. Love it, David vass say, we'll check 377 00:17:19.359 --> 00:17:22.960 in with us coming up at eight o'clock. An absolutely 378 00:17:23.240 --> 00:17:27.839 unreal interview last night David Vasse, Brent Honeywell Junior, and 379 00:17:27.920 --> 00:17:30.279 Max Munsey. You're gonna want to hear it if you 380 00:17:30.319 --> 00:17:32.920 have it. Freddie Freeman will hear from next hour how 381 00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:37.039 his ankle's feeling coming up. Your phone calls, and Tommy Edmond, 382 00:17:37.799 --> 00:17:41.359 the MVP of the NLCS, comes out of nowhere to 383 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:45.079 help out this Dodgers team that's all coming up. Join 384 00:17:45.200 --> 00:17:47.640 us at eight sixty six, nine eighty seven, two five seventy, 385 00:17:47.920 --> 00:17:50.920 Steve Sacks, Tim Kats, and you as the Dodgers are 386 00:17:50.920 --> 00:17:53.000 going to the World Series yet again. Right here in 387 00:17:53.000 --> 00:17:55.880 anti seventy light sports. 388 00:18:03.480 --> 00:18:06.079 Ao takes a small lead another one to two pitch. 389 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:07.559 Edmond swings. It's a high fly. 390 00:18:07.640 --> 00:18:10.160 Ball left field and deep Mimo is back on the 391 00:18:10.200 --> 00:18:10.799 warning track. 392 00:18:10.880 --> 00:18:11.680 Bet the wall. 393 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:24.039 Tommy Edmund sends Dodgers Stadium into a frenzy hey two strike, 394 00:18:24.359 --> 00:18:28.039 two run home run. He has driven in all four 395 00:18:28.160 --> 00:18:31.319 runs so far. In Game six, the Dodgers lead for 396 00:18:31.480 --> 00:18:38.319 to one, Tommy Edmund two for five to run home 397 00:18:38.400 --> 00:18:45.319 run drives in four Your National League Championship Series MVP, 398 00:18:46.720 --> 00:18:49.039 as the Dodgers beat the New York Mets in six 399 00:18:49.079 --> 00:18:51.559 games with a ten to five win last night out 400 00:18:51.559 --> 00:18:55.160 at Dodgers Stadium, Tim Kates, Steve Sacks. It's Sax and 401 00:18:55.240 --> 00:18:57.680