WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.240 --> 00:00:04.320 The right quist. 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:10.359 Dodgers Playoff Baseball is back and with it an annual 3 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:13.439 postseason 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 --> 00:00:18.839 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 --> 00:00:30.000 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 seven LA Sports. 14 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:47.280 It's Tim Kates and Steve Sacks. 15 00:00:47.960 --> 00:00:52.640 It's Sax and Kate's and AM AM five seventy LA Sports. 16 00:00:53.200 --> 00:00:58.240 On this Wednesday morning, October twenty third, twenty twenty four, 17 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:01.560 Dodgers and Yankee get ready for Game One of the 18 00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:04.840 World Series coming up on Friday night. Day Roberts announcing 19 00:01:04.840 --> 00:01:07.799 that Jack Flaherty will be the Game one starter. Garrett 20 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:11.400 Cole out of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange County, UCLA. 21 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:14.000 He will go for the New York Yankees first pitch 22 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:16.920 on Friday night at Dodgers Stadium is at five eight. 23 00:01:16.959 --> 00:01:19.439 We got wall to wall covers leading up to Game 24 00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:23.480 one of the Fall Classic, but certainly emotions tempered last 25 00:01:23.599 --> 00:01:26.359 night with the news that Fernando Valence Whaleat passed away 26 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:29.959 at the age of sixty three here in Los Angeles. 27 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:35.200 A cultural hero, a baseball legend, a man who really 28 00:01:35.719 --> 00:01:39.040 took Southern California and Los Angeles by storm in nineteen 29 00:01:39.079 --> 00:01:42.439 eighty one with Fernando Mania, and remains to this day 30 00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:46.799 a symbol of hope here in Southern California, the American Dream, 31 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:50.040 his rise in the nineteen eighties, coming in from Mexico 32 00:01:50.200 --> 00:01:54.719 to the Dodgers and Fernando Mania. The eighth straight complete games, 33 00:01:54.879 --> 00:01:58.799 the five shutouts, the eight no start, the Cy Young Award, 34 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:02.200 Rookie of the Year, Silverlugger, and World Series Championship in 35 00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:05.879 nineteen eighty one. A broadcaster for over twenty years for 36 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:09.719 Spanish radio here in Los Angeles. He meant so much 37 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:12.680 to so many people in Sexy You played with him 38 00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:15.319 for so many years, got to be behind him at 39 00:02:15.319 --> 00:02:17.800 second base, which was, I know, a big honor for you. 40 00:02:18.039 --> 00:02:21.280 Oh yeah, it was one of the best honors of 41 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:25.280 my career. To play behind such an iconic figure and 42 00:02:25.039 --> 00:02:29.000 a great person. Fernando was a guy who really transformed 43 00:02:29.400 --> 00:02:33.280 the whole fan base in Los Angeles with the galvanization 44 00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:37.360 of the Mexican American community to Chavez Ravine, and it's 45 00:02:37.400 --> 00:02:40.960 never been done before, and I don't think it may 46 00:02:41.000 --> 00:02:44.479 not ever be again. The impact that he had and 47 00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:47.280 how quick it was and how meteoric it was, it 48 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:49.759 was just such a shot through the roof what he 49 00:02:49.800 --> 00:02:53.120 did for baseball and most notably what he did for 50 00:02:53.800 --> 00:02:56.560 Los Angeles baseball, for the Dodgers, and as a teammate, 51 00:02:56.960 --> 00:02:59.199 I can tell you he was one of the best 52 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:02.560 guys on the club. Always the same guy. He was 53 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:05.000 a prankster, you know. He was like a little kid 54 00:03:05.080 --> 00:03:09.439 sometimes and completely unaffected. And that's the one thing that 55 00:03:09.520 --> 00:03:14.039 I think I admire most about Fernando is how unaffected 56 00:03:14.319 --> 00:03:17.039 it was for him, how he just was the same guy, 57 00:03:17.199 --> 00:03:21.000 win or lose. He was inspirational at the same time 58 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:23.960 with his steadfast approach to the game. 59 00:03:24.199 --> 00:03:25.479 And I just love the guy. 60 00:03:25.639 --> 00:03:28.520 Loved playing behind him and loved being around him, loved 61 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:30.639 being on the bus with them, on the plane, and 62 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:33.240 he was always just a fun guy to be around. 63 00:03:33.479 --> 00:03:36.400 While he's not in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, 64 00:03:36.520 --> 00:03:39.400 New York, he is still a baseball icon, one of 65 00:03:39.439 --> 00:03:44.360 the Dodger greats, arguably on the Dodgers Mount Rushmore of 66 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:49.280 the franchise, and his number was retired in twenty twenty three. 67 00:03:49.520 --> 00:03:52.319 His number thirty four forever will hang in the Ring 68 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:54.840 of Honor at Dodgers Stadium. He is one of only 69 00:03:54.919 --> 00:04:00.439 two Dodger players to have their number retired and not 70 00:04:00.599 --> 00:04:02.520 be in the Hall of Fame, Jim Gilliam being the 71 00:04:02.520 --> 00:04:05.199 other one. He passed away in nineteen seventy eight to 72 00:04:05.240 --> 00:04:08.479 former Brooklyn Dodger in La Dodger won World Series Championships, 73 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:10.840 was a Rookie of the Year back in nineteen fifty three, 74 00:04:10.840 --> 00:04:13.639 and he passed away, and following his passing in nineteen 75 00:04:13.680 --> 00:04:17.759 seventy eight, the Dodgers retired his number nineteen and he 76 00:04:17.800 --> 00:04:19.680 was not a Hall of Fame player, but a Dodger 77 00:04:19.720 --> 00:04:23.360 great Jim Gilliam and Fernando Valenzuela. In twenty twenty three, 78 00:04:23.519 --> 00:04:27.000 the second non Hall of Famer but great Dodger and 79 00:04:27.319 --> 00:04:30.360 icon himself to have his number retired there at Dodger Stadium, 80 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:32.839 and again. I'll remember the fan fest in January twenty 81 00:04:32.879 --> 00:04:35.800 twenty three, David Vasse was on stage with Jose Mota, 82 00:04:36.879 --> 00:04:38.920 and Stan Casten came up and took the mic and 83 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:43.680 made the announcement. Surprised Fernando, he was shocked, his family 84 00:04:43.759 --> 00:04:46.040 was excited, Dodger fans were a static. And then to 85 00:04:46.120 --> 00:04:48.199 have that weekend there in the twenty twenty three season 86 00:04:48.279 --> 00:04:51.680 which his number was retired, was certainly cool. To see 87 00:04:51.759 --> 00:04:54.160 him just looking up at the Ring of Honor and 88 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:56.879 to see his number thirty four probably something saxy. He 89 00:04:57.079 --> 00:04:59.560 never thought he would ever see his number retire. 90 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:02.560 Yeah, and isn't it great that they did that. I mean, 91 00:05:02.800 --> 00:05:04.040 I don't know if he will ever be in the 92 00:05:04.079 --> 00:05:07.399 Hall of Fame, but for a guy that's been impactful 93 00:05:07.439 --> 00:05:11.160 for baseball, you know, in this country, you can certainly 94 00:05:11.160 --> 00:05:13.759 see how much of an impact he was. And if 95 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:15.839 he was in the Hall of Fame, you could understand 96 00:05:15.839 --> 00:05:17.519 it because that's the kind of impact he had. But 97 00:05:17.759 --> 00:05:20.199 I think it's great that the Dodgers did that retiring 98 00:05:20.199 --> 00:05:23.040 his number. Even though he's not in the Hall, the 99 00:05:23.079 --> 00:05:26.519 impact he made in this organization can never be underscored. 100 00:05:26.560 --> 00:05:28.399 This guy was just phenomenal. 101 00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:32.279 Yeah, And I know, contributors get put into hall of 102 00:05:32.279 --> 00:05:35.680 fames all the time. In basketball football, they have a 103 00:05:35.720 --> 00:05:38.600 lot of contributors to get in Jerry Colangelo's of the World. 104 00:05:38.680 --> 00:05:41.480 Jerry West got in as a contributor as a player 105 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:44.399 and as a GM three times into the Hall of 106 00:05:44.399 --> 00:05:47.920 Fame in the Nasmith Basketball Hall of Fame. The fact 107 00:05:47.920 --> 00:05:51.439 that Fernando can't get in as a contributor for opening 108 00:05:51.439 --> 00:05:55.839 the door to Mexico, to South America and beyond to 109 00:05:55.920 --> 00:05:58.279 the world of baseball, to Los Angeles and what he 110 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:01.240 meant with Fernando Mania will never anything like it ever 111 00:06:01.839 --> 00:06:04.720 ever again in the sport of baseball. Well maybe show 112 00:06:04.759 --> 00:06:08.079 al Tony, but we'll never see it again. And that 113 00:06:08.199 --> 00:06:12.160 alone is a contribution to the game of baseball. That 114 00:06:12.240 --> 00:06:15.399 alone should be something that when you go to Cooperstown, 115 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:17.680 New York, as a kid with your family, as a 116 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:20.360 baseball fan, to walk around see the greats of baseball, 117 00:06:20.439 --> 00:06:22.560 you should be able to look at Fernando Valezuela and 118 00:06:22.600 --> 00:06:25.040 see him say that that guy right there, that guy 119 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:28.079 right there was a major part of people's lives and 120 00:06:28.199 --> 00:06:29.759 change baseball in the nineteen eighties. 121 00:06:29.879 --> 00:06:32.480 People are still talking about him. It, you know, in 122 00:06:32.839 --> 00:06:34.680 the impact that he made. And it doesn't matter how 123 00:06:34.680 --> 00:06:37.680 old you were. We've heard stories on here just to 124 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:42.040 today about grandfathers that you know, Fernando made them cry 125 00:06:42.079 --> 00:06:45.199 when he had a chance to meet them. Young young 126 00:06:45.319 --> 00:06:48.199 kids that saw Fernando for the first time were just 127 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:51.279 enamored of the way that this guy would pitch. And 128 00:06:51.319 --> 00:06:53.839 you also heard grandmothers that were you know, would just 129 00:06:53.879 --> 00:06:56.439 go to baseball a few times, and yet they wondered 130 00:06:56.519 --> 00:06:59.319 why Fernando wouldn't pitch every day. He was that important 131 00:06:59.360 --> 00:07:02.680 to the team. And that's the impact. When you talk 132 00:07:02.720 --> 00:07:05.399 about having an impact, boy, it was so big with him. 133 00:07:05.839 --> 00:07:08.000 It certainly was. We love all the stories, we love 134 00:07:08.040 --> 00:07:10.720 all the memories how he impacted your lives, your family's 135 00:07:10.759 --> 00:07:13.959 lives as well. Let's keep it going. Let's go to 136 00:07:14.680 --> 00:07:18.000 Daniel and Santa Anna is next up. Wait occasionally, Daniel, 137 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:21.120 Thanks for being patient, Good morning, it was. 138 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:23.279 Worth the way. First of all, is the first time 139 00:07:23.319 --> 00:07:27.839 talking to you and mister Sacks. And first of all, 140 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:29.839 I want to say I'm sorry for mister Sacks. 141 00:07:29.920 --> 00:07:30.399 I know what. 142 00:07:30.360 --> 00:07:33.480 Fernando meant to you as a longtime teammate. His one 143 00:07:33.519 --> 00:07:38.800 two World Series rings with him. So also sorry for 144 00:07:38.839 --> 00:07:41.199 the people that I've met within the Dodgers organization like 145 00:07:41.240 --> 00:07:47.040 many Monta, Jim Haren and you know other Dodgers greats 146 00:07:47.079 --> 00:07:50.800 that or greats within the organization. That that's all Forernando 147 00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:54.199 Mania grow. And also there wouldn't be Fernando many also 148 00:07:54.240 --> 00:07:56.879 without Bobby Castille who showed him the screwball growing up 149 00:07:57.519 --> 00:08:01.040 and my memory of Fernando. But I was privileged to 150 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:04.519 work with the Mexican national team during the I'm sorry, 151 00:08:04.759 --> 00:08:09.399 I'm just not still hasn't. This is devastating me. But 152 00:08:10.160 --> 00:08:12.839 I worked with the Mexican national team during the two 153 00:08:12.839 --> 00:08:15.439 thousand and nine World Baseball Classic, in which Fernando was 154 00:08:15.519 --> 00:08:20.519 the fishing coach, and like Stave Sach said, uh, very lighthearted, 155 00:08:20.560 --> 00:08:26.920 great to it's the humor. I'm really going to miss him. 156 00:08:27.040 --> 00:08:28.519 I got to see Fernando a few times at the 157 00:08:28.519 --> 00:08:31.439 stadium a few times more and Dodger Stadium is not 158 00:08:31.680 --> 00:08:36.519 going to be the same anymore. It's not it's going 159 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:39.120 to be a huge void. We're gonna it's gonna it's good. 160 00:08:39.159 --> 00:08:41.759 This is gonna impact me even more before Game one 161 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:43.559 of the World Series, where there's gonna be an homage 162 00:08:43.600 --> 00:08:47.360 to him, and not not only I'm going to lose it, 163 00:08:47.399 --> 00:08:49.120 but a lot of Dodger fans will. It will be 164 00:08:49.159 --> 00:08:52.679 an emotional moment before Game one of that World Series, 165 00:08:52.879 --> 00:08:56.320 no doubt. So thanks guys for taking my call and 166 00:08:56.320 --> 00:08:56.960 and take care of you. 167 00:08:57.480 --> 00:08:58.559 Take care of yourself, all. 168 00:08:58.519 --> 00:09:01.120 Right, Daniel appreciate that. Yeah, he brought up a great 169 00:09:01.159 --> 00:09:03.559 point Game one on Friday night. I know the Dodgers 170 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:06.159 and the Commissioner Baseball mentioned in a statement last night 171 00:09:06.200 --> 00:09:10.440 that they plan on an honoring Fernando before Game one 172 00:09:10.559 --> 00:09:12.879 at Dodgers Stadium. I don't know how they're gonna do it, 173 00:09:12.879 --> 00:09:17.840 to what capacity or how, but yeah, the Dodger players now, 174 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:21.039 not that it falls on their shoulders, but they're now 175 00:09:21.080 --> 00:09:23.519 representing the Dodgers in this World Series, and they've got 176 00:09:23.519 --> 00:09:26.120 an entire city. I feel just in the last two 177 00:09:26.120 --> 00:09:29.399 hours and twelve minutes talking to fans, talking to Usaxy, 178 00:09:29.440 --> 00:09:31.799 talking to Mike Sosher, We're gonna from Dusty Baker coming 179 00:09:31.840 --> 00:09:35.240 up in about fifteen minutes. They've got the support, they've 180 00:09:35.279 --> 00:09:39.600 got Dodger Nation behind them, They've got everybody in Southern California. Now, 181 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:42.600 if they weren't already now rallying behind them and wanting 182 00:09:42.639 --> 00:09:45.200 them to win a World Series for Fernando. 183 00:09:45.639 --> 00:09:51.679 Yes, this is really does encapitulate, encapsulate everything that you 184 00:09:51.720 --> 00:09:55.679 could possibly imagine. I mean, with all the people in 185 00:09:55.720 --> 00:10:00.480 their sentiments pouring out from the terrible loss of Fernando, 186 00:10:00.919 --> 00:10:03.720 we can maybe turn this into something that can be 187 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:07.279 a facilitator for these guys to really get behind this 188 00:10:07.320 --> 00:10:09.279 team and win it for win it for Fernando or 189 00:10:09.399 --> 00:10:11.879 Freddy is what we called him, and you know that 190 00:10:11.919 --> 00:10:13.360 could be a big help for this team. 191 00:10:13.399 --> 00:10:16.519 Okay, right, you guys called him Freddy? Is that just 192 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:19.639 a player's thing? I mean, I've never heard that before, Saxy. 193 00:10:19.679 --> 00:10:23.039 Oh yeah, yeah, we his nickname was Freddie and yeah, 194 00:10:23.080 --> 00:10:25.159 a lot of the players called him Freddy and just 195 00:10:25.200 --> 00:10:27.519 made it kind of short instead of going all away Fernando. 196 00:10:27.600 --> 00:10:29.399 You know how he signed his name too, right, No, 197 00:10:29.799 --> 00:10:32.720 he signed his name fd oh so he wouldn't have 198 00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:34.480 to write the whole thing out and it's kind of 199 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:37.960 a long name, so he just put fd O of Valenzuela. 200 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:39.960 I didn't know that to sign his name. Yeah, So 201 00:10:40.320 --> 00:10:42.960 Fernando was the best. Freddie was a great guy. 202 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:46.240 George in la is next up here on Saxon Kates 203 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:49.279 in the am if we remember Fernando Valenzuela and get 204 00:10:49.279 --> 00:10:51.840 ready for Game one of the Night of the World 205 00:10:51.879 --> 00:10:52.759 Series on Friday night. 206 00:10:52.879 --> 00:10:56.399 Hi George, Hey guys, just a real honor. Thanks for 207 00:10:56.440 --> 00:10:59.279 taking my cost Steve Man, just real quick. You were 208 00:10:59.320 --> 00:11:01.799 my idol growing up in the eighties. I had had 209 00:11:01.840 --> 00:11:04.159 your number of your position in you know, Little League 210 00:11:04.159 --> 00:11:06.360 in high school. So it's great to be talking to 211 00:11:06.440 --> 00:11:07.200 you Man. Thanks for that. 212 00:11:07.480 --> 00:11:09.759 Thank you so much, Thank you, George. 213 00:11:10.519 --> 00:11:14.919 You know, Fernando Man, one of the great joys of 214 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:17.320 growing up in the eighties was to be a Dodger fan. 215 00:11:17.600 --> 00:11:20.679 The amount of joy you experienced between the eighty one 216 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:24.000 World Series, you know, with all the veterans getting their due, 217 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:26.799 like you said, Garby say, I think Socia touched upon 218 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:30.919 that Russell getting that victory over the Yankees, and then 219 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:34.240 eighty eight, that magical year. I wish every Dodger fan 220 00:11:34.480 --> 00:11:38.559 could have experienced that because there was nothing like that season. 221 00:11:39.240 --> 00:11:43.840 And of course, Fernando Mania, I don't think I know 222 00:11:43.919 --> 00:11:46.279 everyone's gonna got their story, so I'll just be quick, 223 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:49.759 but Steve, you touched upon that about the complete games 224 00:11:50.679 --> 00:11:51.759 in nineteen eighty six. 225 00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:52.519 I don't know a lot of. 226 00:11:52.480 --> 00:11:56.519 People know this, but in nineteen eighty six, Fernando Velenzuela 227 00:11:56.639 --> 00:12:03.440 pitched twenty two zero twenty coleet games. That's an insane 228 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:05.279 and he didn't get to say you because of Mike 229 00:12:05.279 --> 00:12:09.919 Scott's no hitter, But that's insane. And you think about 230 00:12:09.960 --> 00:12:12.399 that today where you got like, you know the pictures, 231 00:12:12.440 --> 00:12:16.320 you know, five inning millionaires. This isn't this is crazy, 232 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:19.000 Like It's just something that I think needs to be, 233 00:12:19.159 --> 00:12:22.759 you know, just reflective of Hoon because the amount of 234 00:12:22.799 --> 00:12:26.440 inningsact that Fernando took. He really carried the team at time. 235 00:12:27.000 --> 00:12:29.360 And it's a sad day, but it's a joyous day 236 00:12:29.840 --> 00:12:32.600 and it's just really something to take a step back 237 00:12:32.600 --> 00:12:35.240 and say, hey, look at the guys that have impacted 238 00:12:35.240 --> 00:12:37.080 our lives who are no longer here. You know, I'm 239 00:12:37.080 --> 00:12:41.360 talking about Fernando now joining Tommy and Vin. You know, 240 00:12:41.879 --> 00:12:45.080 it's just a real blessing and you know it would 241 00:12:45.080 --> 00:12:46.080 be amazing to cap. 242 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:47.320 It off with the World Series win. 243 00:12:47.759 --> 00:12:49.200 Anyway, Thank you guys, all right. 244 00:12:49.080 --> 00:12:50.200 George, appreciate it, George. 245 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:52.159 I was just thinking here, Saxony is he talking about 246 00:12:52.159 --> 00:12:55.360 the numbers and the shutouts and the complete games. We 247 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:57.559 think about Hall of Famers and numbers, and that's what 248 00:12:57.559 --> 00:12:59.759 they're all about, what you do and produce. And for 249 00:12:59.840 --> 00:13:01.559 now I had those numbers, I wonder if they could 250 00:13:01.600 --> 00:13:04.639 have been better if he were a pitcher of today. 251 00:13:04.679 --> 00:13:08.360 Where As George alluded to the five inning millionaires, you know, 252 00:13:08.639 --> 00:13:10.799 he didn't pitch into the sixth, seventh, eighth innings win 253 00:13:10.840 --> 00:13:12.600 in which he gave up runs, but the Dodgers would 254 00:13:12.600 --> 00:13:15.840 win six to four or seven to five, and those 255 00:13:15.879 --> 00:13:19.080 earned runs hurt his era and certainly hurt his win 256 00:13:19.519 --> 00:13:22.480 helped his win numbers. But when you pitch less and 257 00:13:22.519 --> 00:13:25.399 you pitch as dominant as he was, those numbers could 258 00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:27.639 have been even better and maybe get him into a 259 00:13:27.679 --> 00:13:29.480 Hall of Fame. But it's a different era, at a 260 00:13:29.480 --> 00:13:32.120 different time where pitchers were men and went out there 261 00:13:32.159 --> 00:13:33.240 and pitched nine innings. 262 00:13:33.320 --> 00:13:36.320 Tim he had one hundred and seventy three wins. I mean, 263 00:13:36.360 --> 00:13:40.080 this is a phenomenal career. And he was not d 264 00:13:40.200 --> 00:13:43.720 nineteen eighty six, twenty one and eleven with a three fourteen. 265 00:13:44.200 --> 00:13:47.080 He had thirty four starts to Tim and he completed 266 00:13:47.200 --> 00:13:50.039 twenty of those games, two hundred and sixty nine and 267 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:52.840 third innings, he went out there and pitched. That is 268 00:13:53.240 --> 00:13:56.919 just remarkable. And I'll tell you this, you will not 269 00:13:57.200 --> 00:14:00.679 see a season like this today. Will not see a 270 00:14:00.720 --> 00:14:04.200 pitcher put it out there like he did in today's 271 00:14:04.200 --> 00:14:08.000 In today's game, not gonna happen. Twenty one and eleven 272 00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:10.960 with twenty complete games, not gonna happen today. 273 00:14:11.000 --> 00:14:13.519 We'll never see it again. Kevin and la again, thanks 274 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:15.200 for being patient. Good morning. You're all with Sax and 275 00:14:15.240 --> 00:14:16.440 kateson am Kevin, I you doing? 276 00:14:17.799 --> 00:14:23.840 Oh my god? Hey, hey guys, It's a pleasure to 277 00:14:23.960 --> 00:14:27.240 talk to you. I grew up in south central LA. 278 00:14:28.879 --> 00:14:32.639 I went to high school in the eighties when the 279 00:14:32.679 --> 00:14:35.480 Dodgers would go ahead up with them, Houston Astros, that 280 00:14:35.639 --> 00:14:39.679 Jose Cruz Jr. With them, guys. You knows Cobell. Come on, guys, 281 00:14:39.679 --> 00:14:42.600 you know what I'm to Steve, Mister Sachs. I hear 282 00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:44.879 you're one of my favorite Well, you are one of 283 00:14:44.919 --> 00:14:46.879 my favorite players. When I watched you play, I just 284 00:14:46.919 --> 00:14:50.600 recognized the toughness that you had, and that's what I 285 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:53.080 know you as. You are one of my favorite players, 286 00:14:53.120 --> 00:14:55.039 and you're gonna have Dusty On. That's another one of 287 00:14:55.080 --> 00:14:57.240 my favorites. But I want to touch on real quick, guys, 288 00:14:57.240 --> 00:15:01.159 on Fernando Venezuela. I've never seen it on the mound, 289 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:05.440 lock in with that that hitter and him on that mound, 290 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:08.320 and he's not I didn't know he wasn't in the 291 00:15:08.360 --> 00:15:11.399 Hall of Fame. I'm shocked. I couldn't believe it when 292 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:15.480 you said that. But I'll just say this, rest in peace, 293 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:17.639 my man. I'm just simply going to say to Fernando, 294 00:15:18.159 --> 00:15:24.200 thank you, thank you, because you touched my life throughout 295 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:26.679 your whole career. When I would see guys when he 296 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:29.120 was Jersey On, I would run up to her and say, oh, guys, 297 00:15:29.120 --> 00:15:30.639 you don't know what you went. You know what you 298 00:15:30.679 --> 00:15:33.679 got on your back right with that guy. And when 299 00:15:33.720 --> 00:15:35.519 I found the news, when I woke up, I walked, 300 00:15:35.600 --> 00:15:37.840 I looked at the news and said, Fernando passed away. 301 00:15:37.879 --> 00:15:40.240 I got on my knees and said a prayer for 302 00:15:40.279 --> 00:15:46.759 that man, and tears came down. God bless you, Thank you, Fernando. 303 00:15:47.840 --> 00:15:50.480 And we'll we'll move on, guys, We'll we'll be all right. 304 00:15:50.559 --> 00:15:51.919 God bless you, guys. Take care. 305 00:15:52.720 --> 00:15:56.840 Appreciated said it very well, didn't he? 306 00:15:57.000 --> 00:15:58.240 Wow, thank you, Kevin. 307 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:01.320 He touched everybody and said the Alifornia and again, you 308 00:16:01.320 --> 00:16:03.840 could have been a kid, you could have been a teenager. 309 00:16:04.200 --> 00:16:07.399 You couldn't have been not even born yet. But family 310 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:09.399 told you about him, and he's part of your family 311 00:16:09.440 --> 00:16:12.519 because of what he meant to your father or your mother, 312 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:16.519 or your grandfather or your grandpa or your grandpa, or 313 00:16:16.960 --> 00:16:19.639 aunt and her uncle. He touched so many people, and 314 00:16:19.679 --> 00:16:24.200 that just spread for nanomania. Starting in nineteen eighty one, 315 00:16:24.960 --> 00:16:28.960 a ten year career with the Dodgers broadcaster for two 316 00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:32.759 plus decades, gone too soon at the age of sixty three. 317 00:16:32.799 --> 00:16:34.200 We'll take a break, we'll come back. We'll get to 318 00:16:34.240 --> 00:16:35.720 more of your phone calls between now. On the top 319 00:16:35.720 --> 00:16:37.840 of the hour. Cannot wait to talk to the great 320 00:16:37.879 --> 00:16:41.360 Dusty Baker coming up in about ten minutes. It's Steve Sacks, 321 00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:44.159 Tim Kate's and you on this Wednesday morning here on 322 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:54.840 an FI seventy LA Sports. It's Sax and Kate's and 323 00:16:54.960 --> 00:16:58.240 am on this Wednesday morning. Thanks for keeping us with 324 00:16:58.279 --> 00:17:00.320 you as you make your commute to works, sitting in 325 00:17:00.360 --> 00:17:03.840 traffic on the freeways heading into the office wherever you're 326 00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:06.079 heading and taking the kids to school, heading back home. 327 00:17:06.440 --> 00:17:09.079 We appreciate you keeping us with you here on ANFI 328 00:17:09.200 --> 00:17:11.599 seventy LA Sports. You're a home of the Dodgers. Game 329 00:17:11.640 --> 00:17:14.440 one of the World Series is coming up on Friday night. 330 00:17:14.519 --> 00:17:17.400 But a sad day here in Southern California. Last night 331 00:17:17.440 --> 00:17:20.400 the news of Fernando Aalenzuala passed away at the age 332 00:17:20.440 --> 00:17:22.960 of sixty three. He meant so much to so many 333 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:25.799 people here in Southern California. You keep hearing the stories 334 00:17:26.160 --> 00:17:28.400 and the memories from all you great Dodger fans and 335 00:17:28.440 --> 00:17:31.920 listeners here on NFI seventy. We appreciate that. Great to 336 00:17:31.960 --> 00:17:34.799 catch up with Mike Soosha, who was such a big 337 00:17:34.960 --> 00:17:39.640 part of Fernando Valenzuela and Fernando mania back in nineteen 338 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:42.119 eighty one in the years after that, of course, manager 339 00:17:42.119 --> 00:17:45.160 of the Angels. Great to hear from Mike and Dusty 340 00:17:45.200 --> 00:17:48.599 Baker's coming up in just a couple of minutes. Fernando 341 00:17:48.640 --> 00:17:51.200 Valenzuela's number retired at that number thirty four back in 342 00:17:51.200 --> 00:17:54.559 twenty twenty three, just a year ago, so the Dodgers 343 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:57.000 able to get that in before he passed away last 344 00:17:57.079 --> 00:18:01.359 night here in Southern California at the age of sixty three, 345 00:18:01.480 --> 00:18:04.359 real quickly, Saxy. The Dodgers and Yankees will have their 346 00:18:04.400 --> 00:18:08.960 media day tomorrow, both teams working out at Dodger Stadium tomorrow. Yesterday, 347 00:18:09.480 --> 00:18:13.079 both teams talked to the media, the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, 348 00:18:13.160 --> 00:18:15.799 the Dodgers via zoom as they just had some treatment 349 00:18:15.799 --> 00:18:19.119 and individual workouts yesterday at the stadium. Today they're expected 350 00:18:19.160 --> 00:18:21.880 to have more workouts at a Dodger Stadium all leading 351 00:18:21.920 --> 00:18:25.000 up to Game one with Jack Flarity on the mound. Yeah, 352 00:18:25.000 --> 00:18:27.519 in Game one, we thought maybe it would be Yoshinobu 353 00:18:27.559 --> 00:18:30.799 Yama Modo, maybe Walker Buehler, but they decided to go 354 00:18:30.799 --> 00:18:33.079 with Jack Flarity, who the last time out was Game 355 00:18:33.119 --> 00:18:36.680 five of the NLCS and kind of a bad, little 356 00:18:36.680 --> 00:18:38.960 sour taste in the mouth after what that outing was. 357 00:18:39.000 --> 00:18:40.759 But he'll be out there for Game one. What are 358 00:18:40.759 --> 00:18:41.279 your thoughts. 359 00:18:41.839 --> 00:18:46.000 I'm a little surprised that it's Jack, and you know, 360 00:18:46.039 --> 00:18:48.279 the last three games that he pitcher in the regular season, 361 00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:51.559 Zra was in the sixes, so you know, he did 362 00:18:51.559 --> 00:18:54.359 have one good outing, but the last one was was 363 00:18:54.400 --> 00:18:57.200 not his best and so we'll wait and see what 364 00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:59.599 it brings. I think you know, he's gonna be fully rested, 365 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:02.319 so that's a good thing. But I did think that 366 00:19:02.359 --> 00:19:04.279 they were gonna bring Yamamoto. I think he was I 367 00:19:04.319 --> 00:19:06.680 thought he was gonna be the Game one starter. 368 00:19:06.799 --> 00:19:07.480 But here we are. 369 00:19:08.079 --> 00:19:10.319 The Dodgers are gonna be well arrested with the with 370 00:19:10.440 --> 00:19:13.400 the guys that they had with Bueller following, so I 371 00:19:13.400 --> 00:19:15.920 think they're gonna be fine in that regard the bullpen. 372 00:19:16.640 --> 00:19:18.799 I'm curious to see if Vessy is coming back. I 373 00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:21.000 think that could be a big, big, shocking arm for 374 00:19:21.039 --> 00:19:21.400 the team. 375 00:19:21.599 --> 00:19:24.039 Yeah, they're gonna have to make some interesting roster moves 376 00:19:24.319 --> 00:19:26.759 tomorrow when they submit it for the World Series. Will 377 00:19:26.839 --> 00:19:29.400 Vessid be back, Miguel Rojas will be a part of 378 00:19:29.400 --> 00:19:33.480 this rotation or this this PLATOONI in as shortstop, How 379 00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:36.440 does Bruce dar gratterol fit in. It's gonna be a 380 00:19:36.480 --> 00:19:38.079 lot of question marks. Some guys are gonna make the 381 00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:40.359 roster we didn't expect, and it's gonna be interesting to 382 00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:42.880 see what the ultimate twenty six man roster looks like 383 00:19:42.920 --> 00:19:45.559 tomorrow or on Friday, excuse me for Game one of 384 00:19:45.640 --> 00:19:48.480 the World Series. Saxy joining us. Now I know a 385 00:19:48.480 --> 00:19:52.400 friend of yours, a Dodger Icon nineteen seasons in the 386 00:19:52.400 --> 00:19:56.519 Big Leagues, eight seasons with the Dodgers. During his Dodger tenure, 387 00:19:56.599 --> 00:19:58.920 a two time All Star, won the Silver Slugger Award, 388 00:19:59.119 --> 00:20:02.559 a Gold Glove win begin the first NLCS MVP in 389 00:20:02.599 --> 00:20:05.960 the nineteen seventy seven NLC series. Also made three World 390 00:20:06.039 --> 00:20:08.960 Series appearances with the Dodgers, a member the nineteen eighty 391 00:20:09.000 --> 00:20:12.519 one Championship team, one of the great managers of all 392 00:20:12.599 --> 00:20:15.920 time as well winning a World Series with the Houston Astros. 393 00:20:16.519 --> 00:20:18.680 One of the good guys, and I am so excited 394 00:20:18.680 --> 00:20:20.480 to talk to him for the very first time. He 395 00:20:20.599 --> 00:20:23.680 is the one and only the great Dusty Baker, and 396 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:25.799 he joins us now here on am FI seventy. Dusty, 397 00:20:25.839 --> 00:20:27.440 good morning, Good morning. 398 00:20:27.440 --> 00:20:30.200 I don't know about all that great but oh no, 399 00:20:30.440 --> 00:20:33.400 I wasn't dead. 400 00:20:33.559 --> 00:20:36.519 Well, Dusty, we appreciate you joining us this morning, certainly 401 00:20:36.599 --> 00:20:38.720