WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.880 --> 00:00:03.319 Then we continue on Fred Rogan and Jonas Knox and 2 00:00:03.359 --> 00:00:06.759 for Rodney at a five to seventy LA Sports later 3 00:00:06.799 --> 00:00:09.519 this hour. They will be along with some spirituality and 4 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:13.039 he'll be able to explain what happened last night at 5 00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:15.560 the stadium. But a man who was there and explains 6 00:00:15.599 --> 00:00:17.760 it every single night joins us. Now, it is a 7 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.480 pleasure to welcome on the great David Vasse Yave. Good 8 00:00:21.519 --> 00:00:22.320 afternoon to you. 9 00:00:23.239 --> 00:00:27.079 Hey, what's up guys? Forget about last night. Today is 10 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:30.359 a very interesting day at Dodgers Stadium and the game 11 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:34.359 seems to be secondary because coming into the stadium today 12 00:00:34.399 --> 00:00:38.840 about ten minutes ago, there is a line of cars 13 00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:41.799 that are trying to be the first ones to get 14 00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:46.920 their hands on an Otani bobblehead. Scott Rogue which comes 15 00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:51.439 onto Alesion Park Rove Stadium Way is completely backed up 16 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:54.240 from the front gate all the way back. There are 17 00:00:54.359 --> 00:00:58.200 fans that are lined up on foot right outside of 18 00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:03.280 the main entrance on sunset. So there is Otani bobblehead 19 00:01:03.439 --> 00:01:06.959 mania outside of Dodger Stadium right now. So if you 20 00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:10.000 have a chance and you can get here early, I 21 00:01:10.159 --> 00:01:13.280 definitely would get here earlier than you normally would to 22 00:01:13.359 --> 00:01:16.359 try to number one see the game from the first 23 00:01:16.439 --> 00:01:19.159 inning on, and number two get your hands on being 24 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:22.239 one of the first forty thousand fans for that Otani 25 00:01:22.319 --> 00:01:28.560 decoy bobblehead. But this is really incredible, how the lengths 26 00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:31.640 some fans will go to to get this babblehead. 27 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:35.480 Yeah, we were talking last hour, Dave forty thousand, and 28 00:01:35.519 --> 00:01:37.920 some fans say, well, how come everybody doesn't get one? 29 00:01:37.959 --> 00:01:39.120 Why only forty thousand. 30 00:01:39.480 --> 00:01:42.680 I read Shakan's column. I read it too, said. 31 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:44.719 All right, well you read it. What do you have 32 00:01:44.760 --> 00:01:45.519 to say about it? 33 00:01:45.640 --> 00:01:49.480 But it's been the standard forty thousand fans every giveaway. 34 00:01:49.519 --> 00:01:53.560 It's forty thousand fans. It's got to be special. 35 00:01:54.280 --> 00:01:57.400 Hey, listen, show up early, like you know, hang out 36 00:01:57.400 --> 00:01:59.519 and enjoy the park, enjoy the nice view, like if 37 00:01:59.519 --> 00:02:01.200 you want to be I don't like. 38 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:04.599 What I don't like, Jonas is when I see fans 39 00:02:04.599 --> 00:02:08.360 carrying out carrying around a gift bag and it has 40 00:02:08.400 --> 00:02:11.240 four or five babbleheads in it, meaning they bought four 41 00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:15.080 or five tickets and they're one person and they are 42 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:17.840 getting four or five babbleheads to sell on eBay. That's 43 00:02:17.919 --> 00:02:19.960 not the spirit of the giveaway. 44 00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:22.680 So how do you regulate that you have somebody at 45 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:26.080 the front, like making sure, Like do you limit the 46 00:02:26.159 --> 00:02:28.639 number of tickets you can purchase? Like it just feels 47 00:02:28.680 --> 00:02:30.680 like this is part of what comes with it, like 48 00:02:30.759 --> 00:02:31.360 they got for you. 49 00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:33.599 Yeah, well, I feel like you could limit you know, 50 00:02:33.639 --> 00:02:36.840 if you have one fan with four or five tickets, 51 00:02:37.159 --> 00:02:40.240 the argument is, well, he paid for four or five tickets, 52 00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:43.159 though he should get four or five bibbleheads. My thing 53 00:02:43.199 --> 00:02:46.960 would be limited to one person. You know, even if 54 00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:48.879 you have four or five tickets, if you don't have 55 00:02:48.919 --> 00:02:52.159 four or five people with you, you're only getting one bobblehead. 56 00:02:52.199 --> 00:02:53.719 And I don't know how you regulate that. 57 00:02:55.199 --> 00:02:57.479 I mean, it seems fair, Like I listen to all 58 00:02:57.560 --> 00:02:58.759 that you think people. 59 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:00.560 Need to act a little better. I don't think it's 60 00:03:00.560 --> 00:03:03.199 on the Dodgers. I think we should all worry about 61 00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:05.919 the next person, worry about the kid that's coming in later. 62 00:03:06.319 --> 00:03:08.360 Why are you trying to hog all these bobbleheads to 63 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:10.479 sell on eBay? I'm fred, why are you doing that? 64 00:03:10.599 --> 00:03:14.039 And by the way, at two o'clock for a bobblehead, 65 00:03:14.759 --> 00:03:17.159 Like at that point you do just kind of admire 66 00:03:17.560 --> 00:03:21.479 the dedication to the bobblehead and just say all right, 67 00:03:21.560 --> 00:03:23.360 well look, I mean, if you're here and you're willing 68 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:25.400 to just go through all this, then then I guess, 69 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:27.439 you know, reward who's willing to put the work in. 70 00:03:28.479 --> 00:03:31.159 And it's not just two o'clock. My understanding is fans 71 00:03:31.199 --> 00:03:33.759 have been trying to get in line since five point 72 00:03:33.759 --> 00:03:37.360 thirty this morning. He had to kind of handle things 73 00:03:37.400 --> 00:03:40.439 around the days. Yeah, man have been here since five 74 00:03:40.639 --> 00:03:43.879 thirty this morning trying to get in Wow. 75 00:03:45.199 --> 00:03:50.039 Like Fred, Fred, don't you doesn't your onse copitar bobblehead 76 00:03:50.039 --> 00:03:51.879 feel that much more insignificant? Now? 77 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:53.960 Yeah, I guess they're getting there at five thirty in 78 00:03:54.039 --> 00:03:56.240 the morning. What do they think they're gonna sell them 79 00:03:56.240 --> 00:03:57.680 for one thousand dollars a piece? 80 00:03:59.080 --> 00:04:01.759 I have no idea, Fred, but it seems like anything 81 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:05.680 connected to Otani just creates a lot of hysteria and 82 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:09.840 everybody wants to kind of have that show off feel 83 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:12.879 that they were here for Otani. They've seen Otani, they 84 00:04:12.919 --> 00:04:17.240 bought Otani's jersey. I mean, this is this is really 85 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:20.680 captured not only La but certainly the world, and a 86 00:04:20.680 --> 00:04:23.199 lot of tourists come here and they just go to 87 00:04:23.240 --> 00:04:26.560 the gift shop and buyotany jerseys and don't even come 88 00:04:26.560 --> 00:04:27.079 to the game. 89 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:31.120 All right, Dave, let's talk last night real quick. Jack 90 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:33.160 Flaherty when he got hit on the wrist, I mean 91 00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:35.639 when it was a human target that inning, and you know, 92 00:04:35.720 --> 00:04:39.000 had to avoid the ball for his life, and he 93 00:04:39.040 --> 00:04:42.079 finally got hit, I thought he was done at that point. 94 00:04:42.120 --> 00:04:44.319 I thought it was pretty impressive. We went back out there. 95 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:45.079 What do you think. 96 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:48.279 Well, when it happened, it just seemed like it stung him. 97 00:04:48.319 --> 00:04:50.639 I never thought that he was done, and especially where 98 00:04:50.639 --> 00:04:52.720 it hit him on the outside part of his hand, 99 00:04:52.720 --> 00:04:55.199 the meaty part of his hand. And he's a really 100 00:04:55.240 --> 00:04:58.759 tough guy. So it seemed just the way he reacted 101 00:04:58.879 --> 00:05:02.199 it wasn't that bad. So I wasn't surprised he stayed in, 102 00:05:02.360 --> 00:05:05.680 but obviously always concerning when you take a line drive 103 00:05:05.720 --> 00:05:08.680 off your pitching hand, and like you mentioned earlier in 104 00:05:08.720 --> 00:05:11.079 the inning, he was able to catch a line drive 105 00:05:11.079 --> 00:05:13.480 from Seid Mullins that went right into his gloves. 106 00:05:14.399 --> 00:05:17.800 Dave, the conversation that took off and even got Fred 107 00:05:17.800 --> 00:05:20.759 a little bit fired up was people had an issue, 108 00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:24.199 and by people I mean Dodgers fans online and also 109 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:26.959 they called in with the fact that Chris Taylor was 110 00:05:27.079 --> 00:05:29.319 left in the game in that spot, with the way 111 00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:31.480 that he has struggled. There's even some people I didn't 112 00:05:31.480 --> 00:05:33.519 know if this if he was available, that threw out 113 00:05:33.839 --> 00:05:36.399 why not have Freddie Freeman in that spot if he 114 00:05:36.560 --> 00:05:39.800 was available in this big time moment for the Dodgers 115 00:05:39.800 --> 00:05:42.279 to try and get a big win against Baltimore. And 116 00:05:42.439 --> 00:05:44.040 I think I think fred and I were kind of 117 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:48.920 in agreement, like you're trying to find out when, like 118 00:05:49.000 --> 00:05:50.759 which guys you're gonna go with when you get to 119 00:05:50.759 --> 00:05:53.360 the postseason. So, yeah, the numbers haven't been good and 120 00:05:53.399 --> 00:05:56.160 he has struggled, but you need to give him these 121 00:05:56.199 --> 00:05:58.519 opportunities in these at bats to find out whether or 122 00:05:58.560 --> 00:06:01.319 not he's ready to go for the play. And yet 123 00:06:01.360 --> 00:06:06.079 people want immediate results now. And Dave Roberts is again 124 00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:08.920 going to be exhibit a of all the frustration of 125 00:06:08.959 --> 00:06:11.639 Dodger fans every time a moment a player's putting a 126 00:06:11.639 --> 00:06:14.519 spot and he doesn't produce, it feels like Roberts is 127 00:06:14.519 --> 00:06:15.439 getting all the heat again. 128 00:06:17.040 --> 00:06:19.480 Well number one, Dave Roberts said after the game, Freddie 129 00:06:19.519 --> 00:06:21.879 Freeman was not going to swing a bat last night, 130 00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:24.480 and the chances of him being in the lineup tonight 131 00:06:24.959 --> 00:06:29.079 are slim. So that's first and foremost the second guess 132 00:06:29.120 --> 00:06:32.279 he can go out the window with that because Freddy 133 00:06:32.560 --> 00:06:35.199 was not moving an inch off that bench and they're 134 00:06:35.240 --> 00:06:37.680 trying to get him ready for the four game series 135 00:06:37.720 --> 00:06:41.439 in Arizona. So that's number one. Number two. If you 136 00:06:41.480 --> 00:06:44.360 were watching the game last night, Chris Taylor had a 137 00:06:44.399 --> 00:06:47.040 really good at bet, a seven pitch at bat against 138 00:06:47.040 --> 00:06:49.800 the Anthony Deviinguez, and the final out of the game 139 00:06:50.000 --> 00:06:52.399 was a line drive to let left field. If he 140 00:06:52.439 --> 00:06:55.279 hits it anywhere else, it's falling in and the Dodgers 141 00:06:55.319 --> 00:06:57.279 have tied the game and maybe win the game. So 142 00:06:58.040 --> 00:07:00.639 you know, I think that's ridiculous, honestly. And I know 143 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:03.839 Chris taylor season hasn't been that good, but if you 144 00:07:03.920 --> 00:07:06.399 look at his last thirty games, it's a lot better 145 00:07:06.519 --> 00:07:08.240 than the previous three months. 146 00:07:09.399 --> 00:07:11.360 I made the point, Dave that they've got to see 147 00:07:11.360 --> 00:07:13.560 what he can do. He can't just sit there and 148 00:07:13.639 --> 00:07:14.079 do nothing. 149 00:07:14.199 --> 00:07:16.920 They've got about the point they had nobody else. 150 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:21.319 Yeah, but that being said, don't they have to look 151 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:23.360 at him and try to evaluate where he's at as 152 00:07:23.399 --> 00:07:24.839 they move closer to the postseason. 153 00:07:26.279 --> 00:07:28.600 Yeah, that's why he got two starts in a row 154 00:07:28.680 --> 00:07:32.240 against Lefti's I think they're figuring that out. But if 155 00:07:32.279 --> 00:07:34.279 they had a better option off the bench as a 156 00:07:34.360 --> 00:07:36.959 left hander, they probably would have gone to it. If 157 00:07:37.000 --> 00:07:40.439 Freddy Freeman was available, he probably would have taken that 158 00:07:40.519 --> 00:07:40.759 at that. 159 00:07:42.360 --> 00:07:44.160 Does he ever get back to the player that he 160 00:07:44.399 --> 00:07:47.720 was Chris Taylor or are we looking at you know, 161 00:07:48.079 --> 00:07:52.240 is this a Cody Bellinger situation where after injury, maybe 162 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:54.360 not the same guy that you could depend on in 163 00:07:54.439 --> 00:07:57.079 clutch moments, big time moments in the postseason. 164 00:07:58.199 --> 00:07:59.920 I don't know, We're going to have to find out here. 165 00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:02.240 I mean, he just hit a walk off home run 166 00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:05.000 against the Cardinals in twenty one, so it's it's not 167 00:08:05.120 --> 00:08:09.120 that far removed. And last year, I remember in Game 168 00:08:09.240 --> 00:08:12.680 three of the NLBS in Arizona, Chris Taylor hit a 169 00:08:12.759 --> 00:08:17.639 ball over four hundred feet. Unfortunately it was the deepest 170 00:08:17.720 --> 00:08:20.079 part of Chase Field, or he would have put the 171 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:23.319 Dodgers ahead in that Game three and they don't get 172 00:08:23.439 --> 00:08:27.120 swept and maybe get the momentum back. So he's still 173 00:08:27.839 --> 00:08:30.279 capable of doing those type of things, and that's why 174 00:08:30.360 --> 00:08:32.960 the Dodgers haven't given up on him. And let's not 175 00:08:33.639 --> 00:08:37.320 ignore the fact that he's getting paid this year and 176 00:08:37.559 --> 00:08:40.519 next year a total of thirty million dollars. So he 177 00:08:40.639 --> 00:08:43.600 still has the rest of this year plus one more 178 00:08:43.759 --> 00:08:46.799 on that four year, sixty million dollar contract that Dodgers 179 00:08:46.840 --> 00:08:50.159 gave him before the lockout in twenty two. 180 00:08:51.559 --> 00:08:54.879 All Right, Dave walker Bueller tonight, every time he goes 181 00:08:54.960 --> 00:08:58.120 out there, you know, you hope that he gets better. 182 00:08:59.120 --> 00:09:02.200 At what point do they say, Okay, we think we've 183 00:09:02.240 --> 00:09:03.639 seen what we're gonna see from him. 184 00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:07.679 I think after tonight, I think we're gonna find out 185 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:10.919 a lot tonight about what direction the Dodgers go with 186 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:14.080 walker Bueller and whether or not they can afford to 187 00:09:14.840 --> 00:09:17.879 continue to give him opportunities to try to find himself. 188 00:09:18.080 --> 00:09:20.799 Because they are only three games ahead of both the 189 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:25.200 Diamondbacks and Padres, they cannot afford to have tryout season 190 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:28.399 as we get into September. So I think tonight's a 191 00:09:28.440 --> 00:09:31.480 big crossroads type of start for walker Bueller. If he 192 00:09:31.559 --> 00:09:34.759 pitches well enough, he'll make another start. If he doesn't, 193 00:09:34.879 --> 00:09:38.440 the Dodgers will have to take serious pause about whether 194 00:09:38.559 --> 00:09:41.519 or not to continue this with Walker Buehler. 195 00:09:42.279 --> 00:09:44.759 What's the feeling there in and around the clubhouse. Are 196 00:09:44.799 --> 00:09:46.840 they confident that he's going to bounce back or is 197 00:09:46.919 --> 00:09:49.720 it just everything comes down to these final couple of 198 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:51.559 weeks or final month of the season. 199 00:09:53.039 --> 00:09:55.360 Yeah, you know, talking to some players that have been 200 00:09:55.480 --> 00:09:58.679 through Tommy John surgery, they just said, it's tough to 201 00:09:58.799 --> 00:10:02.679 come back, and when you do come back, you don't 202 00:10:02.679 --> 00:10:05.120 always have your command and you're trying to find yourself 203 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:08.919 and your new version of yourself. Usually when you're doing that, 204 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:12.200 you have the time to kind of the luxury to 205 00:10:12.320 --> 00:10:14.720 do that when you're on a bad team, but it's 206 00:10:14.799 --> 00:10:17.799 kind of a it's not a recipe for success. When 207 00:10:17.840 --> 00:10:20.120 the Dodgers are trying to win and they're in a 208 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:22.240 close race. If they had a ten game lead, it 209 00:10:22.279 --> 00:10:25.000 would be a different story. But since they are inde 210 00:10:25.039 --> 00:10:29.399 pennant race, the patience is a lot dinner and maybe 211 00:10:29.480 --> 00:10:31.960 this isn't the right time and it's not coming together 212 00:10:32.080 --> 00:10:34.600 for Bueller to be able to find it. So that's 213 00:10:34.679 --> 00:10:38.159 the sentiment, and everybody in that clubhouse knows what the 214 00:10:38.240 --> 00:10:42.639 ceiling is, and that's why Buehler continues to get opportunities 215 00:10:42.759 --> 00:10:45.840 to try to look like his former self or as 216 00:10:45.919 --> 00:10:49.480 close as possible to his former self, because they know 217 00:10:49.679 --> 00:10:52.519 he could really help the team in the postseason if 218 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:53.639 he gets back on track. 219 00:10:54.480 --> 00:10:56.960 All right, Dave, thanks for coming on. Good you're there 220 00:10:57.000 --> 00:10:58.799 early so you can get your bottle head. 221 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:02.559 Every day at two o'clock, Fred, bobblehead or no, do 222 00:11:02.639 --> 00:11:02.799 you know? 223 00:11:03.039 --> 00:11:03.960 Are you gonna take one? 224 00:11:04.240 --> 00:11:04.440 Are you? 225 00:11:04.639 --> 00:11:06.639 Are you eligible to get a bobblehead. 226 00:11:06.279 --> 00:11:09.080 Or what they distribute in the press box. 227 00:11:09.159 --> 00:11:12.320 All right, all right, walk out of. 228 00:11:12.279 --> 00:11:14.679 There with a bobblehead, fingers away from it. I'm sure 229 00:11:14.919 --> 00:11:17.679 these are the type of nights Fred Rogan showed up 230 00:11:17.919 --> 00:11:21.240 to get that bobblehead, you know. Oh, oh, I just 231 00:11:21.320 --> 00:11:23.600 happened to be here in the press box tonight. Oh 232 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:24.799 thank you. 233 00:11:25.279 --> 00:11:28.120 Oh free bobbleheads? Oh who know who knew? 234 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:30.919 All right, Dave, you know Solice will be here, Fred. 235 00:11:31.159 --> 00:11:32.600 He was there last night. He texted me. 236 00:11:33.799 --> 00:11:35.480 He texted me too, I couldn't make a show. 237 00:11:36.159 --> 00:11:39.039 Oh well, lucky, you're lucky you didn't make it. 238 00:11:39.120 --> 00:11:42.159 But he texted my leather bomber jacket. I feel like 239 00:11:42.240 --> 00:11:45.120 that's the uniform. All right. 240 00:11:46.039 --> 00:11:47.399 He texted me, and he said, hey, I want you 241 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:50.799 to meet somebody. I said, where He goes at the stadium. 242 00:11:50.879 --> 00:11:53.279 I said, Okay, I'm gonna be a little late. Don't 243 00:11:53.279 --> 00:11:56.080 worry about it. I'm gonna be a little late. Not 244 00:11:56.159 --> 00:11:58.600 gonna be there, Thanks Dave, goodbye. 245 00:11:59.360 --> 00:11:59.799 Bye guys. 246 00:12:00.240 --> 00:12:03.000 All right, I want to get above it all this summer. 247 00:12:03.279 --> 00:12:05.720 Call now, Oh, call now for a chance to win 248 00:12:05.799 --> 00:12:09.519 two bike park passes and rentals from Southern California's home 249 00:12:09.600 --> 00:12:13.120 for peak alpine adventure, Big Bear Mountain Resort. To book 250 00:12:13.159 --> 00:12:15.960 your next adventure, go to Big Bear Mountainresort dot com. 251 00:12:16.639 --> 00:12:20.320 The bike park prize includes to full day bike park 252 00:12:20.440 --> 00:12:24.360 lift tickets, two full day bike rentals, ballot at Snow 253 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:29.120 Summit or Snow Valley. Let's get this going. Eight sixty 254 00:12:29.159 --> 00:12:32.639 six nine eight seven two five seventy Who wants to 255 00:12:32.720 --> 00:12:36.799 win the two bike park passes and rentals from Southern 256 00:12:36.879 --> 00:12:40.960 California's home for great alpine adventure, Big Bear Mountain Resort. 257 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:51.799 Pick a call in number. Jonas, that was just into us. 258 00:12:53.720 --> 00:12:56.720 Caller to Fred, let's stop made awaken. We don't want 259 00:12:56.759 --> 00:12:58.200 to make him wait any longer for. 260 00:12:58.279 --> 00:13:03.919 The Big Bear bike Park passes. Jonas Knox is in 261 00:13:04.000 --> 00:13:10.080 today for Rodney on five seventy LA Sports. We need spirituality. 262 00:13:12.759 --> 00:13:16.720 We need to figure out what is going on, and really, Jonas, 263 00:13:16.720 --> 00:13:20.000 there's only one man to provide that. It is Vic 264 00:13:20.080 --> 00:13:22.840 the brick with plenty of time today for the daily 265 00:13:22.919 --> 00:13:27.600 Hikupa two. Vic, good afternoon. Oh by the way, Anthony 266 00:13:27.679 --> 00:13:30.320 and La, congratulations you won the Big Bear package. Way 267 00:13:30.360 --> 00:13:31.559 to go, Thanks for listening. 268 00:13:31.639 --> 00:13:38.720 All right, Vic, go ahead, Well, don't Anthony enjoy Big Bear? 269 00:13:43.320 --> 00:13:46.039 Does he have the crystal ball for Chris Taylor? 270 00:13:47.159 --> 00:13:53.159 Fred Rogan, Hello, Vic, I don't think so. 271 00:14:04.080 --> 00:14:09.240 And if you analyze the bat from CT three, I 272 00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:13.600 mean he slashed it, he got all of it, and 273 00:14:13.679 --> 00:14:17.600 that was the Bird's best relief pitcher. So for me, 274 00:14:18.840 --> 00:14:24.159 and I'll dig deeper into the whole, Dodger's Orioles gameless, 275 00:14:24.159 --> 00:14:28.759 not because it was a tight, taut playoff s game. 276 00:14:30.679 --> 00:14:35.159 But Dodger fans do not freak out over Chris Taylor's 277 00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:39.320 at bat because number one, it was a tough at bat, 278 00:14:39.399 --> 00:14:44.080 of quality at bat, and it just the ball didn't drop. 279 00:14:44.559 --> 00:14:46.000 And when he hit it, man, didn't you think it 280 00:14:46.120 --> 00:14:46.679 was Alfred? 281 00:14:47.679 --> 00:14:49.480 I thought he hit it well, I thought it would 282 00:14:49.519 --> 00:14:51.080 end up in the gap. That's what I thought. 283 00:14:51.639 --> 00:14:56.519 Yes, and we've all seen Chris Taylor produce, as David 284 00:14:56.759 --> 00:15:01.600 say So, definitely broke down over the years he has. 285 00:15:01.879 --> 00:15:05.480 He is clutch, but obviously, you know, coming back from injury, 286 00:15:06.120 --> 00:15:08.440 you're still still trying to find the flow. 287 00:15:10.879 --> 00:15:11.000 Uh. 288 00:15:11.320 --> 00:15:15.720 These these are tough, tough at bats. But I was 289 00:15:15.759 --> 00:15:17.759 glad to see that. You know, Dave, Dave Roberts put 290 00:15:17.799 --> 00:15:24.600 him in that situation, and you need those reps. Man reps, 291 00:15:25.440 --> 00:15:30.759 reps equals results. You heard her here first reps equal results. 292 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:36.039 I got my pen reps equal results. But to be fair, 293 00:15:36.240 --> 00:15:39.679 Chris Taylor has had a number of reps vic now 294 00:15:39.799 --> 00:15:42.639 not since coming off the injured list, but he's had 295 00:15:42.639 --> 00:15:43.480 a number of reps. 296 00:15:49.639 --> 00:15:53.159 And again, if you're dependent on a Chris Taylor at 297 00:15:53.240 --> 00:15:56.200 bat in the ninth inning to win a game, uh, 298 00:15:57.159 --> 00:16:01.120 the rest of the lineup was obviously week with renaissance 299 00:16:01.120 --> 00:16:03.960 scoring position throughout the game. So again I am not 300 00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:07.399 going to rest the feet last night to the Birds, 301 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:11.559 a very good team. You know this, This Baltimore Oriel 302 00:16:11.639 --> 00:16:15.840 team is an excellent, excellent crew. But to rely on 303 00:16:16.000 --> 00:16:19.360 one at bat, that's not how the game went down. 304 00:16:20.759 --> 00:16:25.559 You know, reunaisance scoring position. Once again, you got to produce. 305 00:16:27.320 --> 00:16:29.919 We've got to produce. That's a that statistic is Uh 306 00:16:30.519 --> 00:16:36.679 is relevant and glaring, and he's in for Rodney today 307 00:16:37.679 --> 00:16:41.399 and he's got pure passe for the pended race from 308 00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:53.960 two pros and a couple of Joe Jonas knocks. Hey Jonas, 309 00:16:55.360 --> 00:16:56.720 you're not responding to him? 310 00:16:56.799 --> 00:16:57.720 What do you mean I did? 311 00:16:59.320 --> 00:16:59.840 What'd you say? 312 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:01.720 I said, bobblehead me, poppy? 313 00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:03.080 I did not hear that. 314 00:17:03.320 --> 00:17:08.240 Oh yeah, neither did I A technical issue? Yeah, I 315 00:17:08.319 --> 00:17:11.839 mean I'm fired up. Well, I just saw the the line. 316 00:17:11.920 --> 00:17:15.200 Somebody posted a video of the line waiting for the Bobbleheads. Yeah, 317 00:17:16.559 --> 00:17:22.640 it's unbelievable, like like they're really into this Bobblehead. I mean, 318 00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:25.680 people are really waiting and waiting and waiting to try 319 00:17:25.720 --> 00:17:26.279 and get in there. 320 00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:29.559 And get one. Well, listen, I'm glad you responded. I 321 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:31.039 thought you were being kind of rude. 322 00:17:31.279 --> 00:17:33.319 No, of course, I think I think that was my fault. 323 00:17:33.440 --> 00:17:33.799 My bad. 324 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:36.799 No, it's our fault. 325 00:17:37.359 --> 00:17:38.200 That's right. Will take me. 326 00:17:38.359 --> 00:17:39.599 We're a collective, that's what we do. 327 00:17:43.559 --> 00:17:47.640 Blame Chris Taylor, oh okay, or Dave. 328 00:17:47.519 --> 00:17:54.359 Roberts in for Kevin figures and still seeking the real 329 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:57.720 CT three in double A Adam Austlin. 330 00:17:58.599 --> 00:17:59.240 Have you heard this one? 331 00:17:59.279 --> 00:18:01.519 They're terrible, and they're terrible because they've not had a direction. 332 00:18:01.720 --> 00:18:02.440 That's the problem. 333 00:18:06.160 --> 00:18:17.359 That's a classic drop in for Ronnie and she only 334 00:18:17.400 --> 00:18:22.839 has eyes for Justin Herberts. Oh, Katie Newton built up. 335 00:18:24.160 --> 00:18:27.000 Although I was bummed that Perez didn't make it, I'm 336 00:18:27.039 --> 00:18:27.759 with you on that one. 337 00:18:28.519 --> 00:18:31.559 Yeah, that was unbelievable. Vic, well, not unbelievable. 338 00:18:32.880 --> 00:18:34.640 He could still go to the practice squad. No, and 339 00:18:34.720 --> 00:18:43.039 they could still have contractual ties to Louis Perez. I 340 00:18:43.160 --> 00:18:44.640 am not positive how that works. 341 00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:46.599 Well, I mean you actually thought he was going to 342 00:18:46.720 --> 00:18:48.160 lead the NFL in passing this year. 343 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:50.440 Well, I never went that far. I just said he'd 344 00:18:50.440 --> 00:18:56.799 be in a solid backup. You know, besides, Stick Stick 345 00:18:56.839 --> 00:19:02.640 had his time. Do you think Louis Perri's had his time? 346 00:19:03.920 --> 00:19:05.720 No, I think he should have more time. I think 347 00:19:05.759 --> 00:19:07.200 Stick had enough time last season. 348 00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:11.039 All Stick's had his reps. I know Stick has had 349 00:19:11.119 --> 00:19:14.000 his reps. But you know, it's what's weird. I know 350 00:19:14.119 --> 00:19:16.799 the rosters have been cut down to fifty three, but 351 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:19.160 are you guys still flummoxed? I know I am. Look 352 00:19:19.160 --> 00:19:22.839 at me, I'm flummoxed that the Rams basically gave away 353 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:27.519 their defensive heart and soul, Ernest Jones, to the Tennessee 354 00:19:27.559 --> 00:19:30.160 Titans for some flotsam and jets some draft picks. I mean, 355 00:19:30.359 --> 00:19:34.599 Ernest Jones the leading tackler last year. I think he 356 00:19:34.599 --> 00:19:36.440 had like one hundred and forty five tackles, which is 357 00:19:36.440 --> 00:19:39.400 a hell of a lot of tackles. Has been called 358 00:19:39.440 --> 00:19:43.599 the defensive soul of the team. He calls the signals 359 00:19:43.599 --> 00:19:45.880 for the defensive unit, and you just give him away. 360 00:19:45.920 --> 00:19:49.039 I mean, what's going on there? What happened with Ernest Jones? 361 00:19:49.319 --> 00:19:49.599 It is. 362 00:19:51.079 --> 00:19:53.119 Curious, But doesn't that make you think that there's more 363 00:19:53.160 --> 00:19:55.880 to the story, Like the fact that they were willing 364 00:19:55.960 --> 00:19:58.319 to move on from him, and especially this late in 365 00:19:58.359 --> 00:20:02.920 the game tells me whatever either their disagreements or if 366 00:20:02.920 --> 00:20:05.440 it was just a contract thing, or maybe they've got 367 00:20:05.519 --> 00:20:07.559 faith in somebody else on the roster being able to 368 00:20:07.599 --> 00:20:10.440 step up. But it does seem kind of late in 369 00:20:10.480 --> 00:20:12.880 the game to make a move like that without having 370 00:20:13.160 --> 00:20:14.359 a real effect on the team. 371 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:18.039 Well, it's so bizarre because you've lost Aaron Donald, you know, 372 00:20:18.119 --> 00:20:22.039 the whole the Hall of Fame tackle. He he's he's retired, 373 00:20:22.039 --> 00:20:24.640 He's done so you're gonna You're gonna have like ten 374 00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:27.200 rookies on the defensive unit for the Rams. 375 00:20:27.559 --> 00:20:29.240 Vicky wanted out. They said, do you want to go? 376 00:20:29.359 --> 00:20:29.400 Go? 377 00:20:32.000 --> 00:20:32.720 He wanted out. 378 00:20:33.160 --> 00:20:38.279 I'm totally flustered and flummoxed by that move. And you know, 379 00:20:38.319 --> 00:20:41.079 I can hear the coach speak, you know, from Sean McVeigh, 380 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:43.759 and he is he has sensational coach speak. You know, 381 00:20:43.839 --> 00:20:45.839 this is about the unit, and this is about the team, 382 00:20:45.920 --> 00:20:50.359 This is about the Francis. Ernest Jones is a stud. 383 00:20:52.839 --> 00:20:54.880 Vic, would you want to be would you want someone 384 00:20:55.200 --> 00:20:56.759 someone around that didn't want to be there? 385 00:20:58.400 --> 00:20:58.440 No? 386 00:20:59.359 --> 00:21:00.279 All right, there you go. 387 00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:03.559 But the vibe I was getting was Ernest Jones wanted 388 00:21:03.599 --> 00:21:04.119 to be a Ram? 389 00:21:05.440 --> 00:21:06.240 Well he asked to go? 390 00:21:08.039 --> 00:21:09.359 Well, something was, something was up. 391 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:14.599 So let me ask you a question. If I gave 392 00:21:14.759 --> 00:21:19.480 you ten Otani bobbleheads, yeah, would you put them on 393 00:21:19.519 --> 00:21:22.200 a shelf in your house and treat it as a shrine. 394 00:21:24.759 --> 00:21:26.839 That's why Dodger fans are lining up at five point 395 00:21:26.839 --> 00:21:31.799 thirty in the morning today to get their hands on 396 00:21:31.799 --> 00:21:33.000 don't know, tiny bibblehead. 397 00:21:33.920 --> 00:21:37.119 No, but I'm saying would you do that? Vic? Absolutely yes, 398 00:21:37.240 --> 00:21:39.440 you would put ten on a shelf and just stare 399 00:21:39.480 --> 00:21:42.559 at them. I would stare at them, light some sage. 400 00:21:44.119 --> 00:21:46.480 Oh absolutely, as Phil Jackson used to like to sage 401 00:21:46.519 --> 00:21:47.480