WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.200 --> 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 --> 00:00:12.160 postseason tradition. 4 00:00:12.279 --> 00:00:14.160 Scam is back. Baby. 5 00:00:14.359 --> 00:00:16.399 This is Saxon 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 --> 00:00:29.960 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 --> 00:00:35.200 Show streams on the Ihearts radio app. 12 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:38.640 We've been banished to the Internet until this Dodgers playoff 13 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:42.799 run concludes. Here they are broadcasting live on AM five 14 00:00:42.840 --> 00:00:47.280 to seven LA Sports. It's Tim Kates and Steve Sacks. 15 00:00:48.520 --> 00:00:51.320 It's Sax and Kate's in the AM on this Monday morning, 16 00:00:51.399 --> 00:00:55.439 October fourteenth. Thanks for being with us Southern California. As 17 00:00:55.439 --> 00:00:58.520 the Dodgers have already taken a one nothing lead in 18 00:00:58.600 --> 00:01:02.880 this best of seven n LCS Quick Turnaround Game two 19 00:01:03.399 --> 00:01:05.760 coming up at one oh eight this afternoon. It is 20 00:01:05.760 --> 00:01:08.959 a bullpen game for the Dodgers left hander Shaman Naya. 21 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:11.640 We'll go for the New York Mets. He is Steve Sacks. 22 00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:13.879 I am Tim keatese with you here until nine o'clock 23 00:01:13.920 --> 00:01:16.120 this morning. Moroco Casino, Dodgers on deck. We'll get our 24 00:01:16.120 --> 00:01:19.439 coverage started coming up at noon today. As the Dodgers 25 00:01:19.480 --> 00:01:22.480 win Game one last night nine to nothing over the 26 00:01:22.519 --> 00:01:25.840 New York Mets. Jack Flaherty seven shutout Indians as the 27 00:01:25.879 --> 00:01:29.760 Dodgers get the victory, and now thirty three consecutive scoreless 28 00:01:29.799 --> 00:01:33.359 Indians pitch by this Dodger pitching staff eight six, six, 29 00:01:33.480 --> 00:01:36.200 nine eighty seven two five seventy Saxy joining us now 30 00:01:36.439 --> 00:01:39.159 our Dodger insider. He was up late last night doing 31 00:01:39.239 --> 00:01:42.439 Dodger talk. He is a one and only David Vese DV. 32 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:43.599 Good morning, buddy, how you doing? 33 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:48.560 Hey, good morning, Steve sas can recognize some of these 34 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:51.079 streets I'm passing. I'm on the one oh one headed 35 00:01:51.159 --> 00:01:56.599 to Dodger Stadium, just passing Racina Boulevard. Soup familiar Saxy. 36 00:01:56.760 --> 00:02:00.120 Oh, yes, David. Absolutely, I got. 37 00:02:01.959 --> 00:02:02.959 David a lot of us. 38 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:06.159 When he played for the Dodgers. 39 00:02:06.239 --> 00:02:10.439 Absolutely, my first year, my first year. We'll start right there. Hey, 40 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:11.319 do you want to go first? 41 00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:11.560 Him? 42 00:02:11.719 --> 00:02:13.719 Yeah? Go for us. Actually, all right, since we're already 43 00:02:13.719 --> 00:02:17.840 talking to the great David Vasse, David what's the talk. 44 00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:21.919 I mean, look, no dingers, you have we got seven, eight, 45 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:25.840 nine killing it. Uh and this is done by small 46 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:28.080 ball as well. I'm just loving the way the Dodgers 47 00:02:28.120 --> 00:02:30.879 are winning these games stringing hits together. Who would have 48 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:33.599 guessed that. I mean, it's been great defense, it's been 49 00:02:33.639 --> 00:02:36.000 base running, it's been base hits the other way. How 50 00:02:36.039 --> 00:02:40.199 about Key k and Tommy Edmond lining the change up 51 00:02:40.319 --> 00:02:42.960 the other way like a textbook. I mean, this is 52 00:02:43.000 --> 00:02:45.159 amazing what we're seeing right now with the Dodgers. No 53 00:02:45.319 --> 00:02:46.400 slug but big wins. 54 00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:51.520 Yeah, especially from those groups of hitters for the Dodgers, 55 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:53.840 the bottom part of the orders seven, eight and nine 56 00:02:54.520 --> 00:02:56.719 not having too big of a swing. And you know 57 00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:01.120 what I also love, Steve, is the fact that Tommy 58 00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:05.319 Edmund and Gavin Lux each laid down sacrifice buns to 59 00:03:05.319 --> 00:03:08.719 put a runner at second base for show. Hey o, Tommy, 60 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:12.520 the Dodgers are playing for each other right now. They 61 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:17.879 have come together ever since that loss in San Diego. 62 00:03:18.199 --> 00:03:22.080 I've been told after Walker Bueler came into the dugout 63 00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:27.680 through the cooler of bubble gum and Taeoscar Hernandez trying 64 00:03:27.719 --> 00:03:30.479 to will this team back to victory that night. That's 65 00:03:30.520 --> 00:03:34.120 when things really changed for the Dodgers, and certainly they 66 00:03:34.120 --> 00:03:36.879 have a lot of confidence right now and they're playing 67 00:03:36.879 --> 00:03:38.840 for each other. That's what you need to do in 68 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:39.680 the postseason. 69 00:03:39.919 --> 00:03:43.439 Jack flaherty has pitched before Dodger Stadium, albeit in a 70 00:03:43.439 --> 00:03:47.560 CIF championship game against Marina High School back in twenty thirteen. 71 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:50.000 But last night in the postseason, when they needed him 72 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:52.400 on the biggest stage in Game one, to go out 73 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:54.520 there and shut down the met in the first inning, 74 00:03:54.800 --> 00:03:57.560 he did more than that. Seven shutout innings. What a 75 00:03:57.599 --> 00:03:59.719 performance from the young man out of the eight. 76 00:03:59.560 --> 00:04:00.000 One a day. 77 00:04:02.000 --> 00:04:04.439 Hey, that's the best I've seen Jack flaherty pitch for 78 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:07.039 the Dodgers since they traded for him. He's had some 79 00:04:07.080 --> 00:04:11.360 pretty good starts too, but in that situation, coming off 80 00:04:11.360 --> 00:04:15.560 in okay start against the Padres in the DS, that 81 00:04:15.800 --> 00:04:19.399 was the best I have seen Jack Flaherty. And you know, 82 00:04:20.079 --> 00:04:22.279 I would venture to say that's the best he's pitched 83 00:04:22.639 --> 00:04:26.079 probably since he was a Saint Louis Cardinal. He had 84 00:04:26.120 --> 00:04:29.439 his curveball working, he had his slider working, and he 85 00:04:29.560 --> 00:04:32.240 was attacking with his fastball, and all three of those 86 00:04:32.279 --> 00:04:36.680 pitches so you know, not only did Jack Flaherty win 87 00:04:36.759 --> 00:04:38.759 the game for the Dodgers and put up a zero 88 00:04:39.480 --> 00:04:42.800 going seven innings last night and the Dodger offense scoring 89 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:47.639 nine runs, they helped themselves today to give Walker Bueller 90 00:04:47.759 --> 00:04:49.920 the start in New York and go with a bullpen 91 00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:53.120 game the day before a day off in this series. 92 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:57.160 Yeah, David, I look at the underpinnings of this team, 93 00:04:57.600 --> 00:05:00.480 and what I'm seeing now is a new dement of 94 00:05:00.519 --> 00:05:02.879 this club being added. I'm sure they did it sometimes 95 00:05:02.959 --> 00:05:07.240 during the season, but the unity and the humility on 96 00:05:07.279 --> 00:05:09.160 the ball club, Like Father Gary when he called in 97 00:05:09.199 --> 00:05:11.720 and told us about this, when Freddy crosses a plate 98 00:05:11.759 --> 00:05:13.839 and Mookie kind of props him up and they kind 99 00:05:13.839 --> 00:05:15.120 of give each other the you know, kind of a 100 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:15.920 nice bro hug. 101 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:16.160 There. 102 00:05:16.519 --> 00:05:19.800 The thing about it, it's genuine. It's not it's not 103 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:23.800 made up. They're not looking at cameras. This is genuine stuff. 104 00:05:23.839 --> 00:05:27.959 We're seeing right now that everybody's getting excited about somebody 105 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:31.199 else being successful. That's winning stuff. Man. 106 00:05:33.120 --> 00:05:36.600 That was my favorite. There were two moments last night 107 00:05:36.639 --> 00:05:38.879 that were my favorite scenes that I think when they 108 00:05:38.959 --> 00:05:43.079 make the Dodgers World Championship video will be at the 109 00:05:43.120 --> 00:05:46.560 center part of it. Mookie Bets catching Freddie Freeman to 110 00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:49.920 help him put the brakes on, and Jack Flaherty's finding 111 00:05:49.920 --> 00:05:53.439 his mom and them embracing after his game last night. 112 00:05:53.519 --> 00:05:57.800 Those are two my favorite moments last night. And look, 113 00:05:57.839 --> 00:06:01.480 Steve I said this during the regular scene. The Dodgers 114 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:04.399 were too nice. Rookie Bets and Freddie Freeman are two 115 00:06:04.399 --> 00:06:07.240 of the nicest guys you'll meet. Luki Betts is so 116 00:06:07.399 --> 00:06:11.120 humble that he loses confidence and forgets how good he is. 117 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:14.879 That's why having a guy like Otani, having a guy 118 00:06:14.959 --> 00:06:18.800 like Taioscar Hernandez key y Hernandez And don't you know, 119 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:21.879 I know Tommy Edmond is a smiling assassin, but that 120 00:06:21.879 --> 00:06:25.399 guy when he's between the lines, he's not your friend anymore. 121 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:29.759 And Jack Flaherty has some of the biggest edge and 122 00:06:29.879 --> 00:06:33.279 mount presence you will find on the Dodgers' staff. So 123 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:37.199 they need these guys because the superstars from the last 124 00:06:37.199 --> 00:06:38.920 couple of years have been too nice. 125 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:42.439 Yeah, so what you're saying is you're talking about hornis. 126 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:46.480 Well, I think they all have it to a certain extent. 127 00:06:46.560 --> 00:06:49.319 But you can't be too nice. You can't be like 128 00:06:49.439 --> 00:06:53.639 all right, mister polite, Let's play baseball in the polite way. No, 129 00:06:53.800 --> 00:06:56.720 you gotta play like key K does, like Monsey does, 130 00:06:56.800 --> 00:07:00.519 like Taoscar Hernandez does, the way Jack Flaherty, you know, 131 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:03.560 is mouthing off to Machado in the last round. That's 132 00:07:03.560 --> 00:07:07.000 who he is. Walker Buehler has that. That's what the 133 00:07:07.079 --> 00:07:10.240 Dodgers were missing when I was going toe to toe 134 00:07:10.240 --> 00:07:12.160 with Eric Carrows in August. 135 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:15.839 You mentioned Kek Hernandez in the fifth inning last night, David, 136 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:17.759 there was a little bit of a heartbeat from the 137 00:07:17.759 --> 00:07:21.800 New York Mets. A Jesse Winker single and then Iglesias 138 00:07:21.800 --> 00:07:24.199 with a single to left center field. The Winker's going 139 00:07:24.240 --> 00:07:26.600 first to third on it, and a smart play by 140 00:07:26.680 --> 00:07:29.720 key K, but a deck by key K. His body 141 00:07:29.759 --> 00:07:32.240 looking one way, he throws the other way like Patrick 142 00:07:32.279 --> 00:07:35.480 Mahomes throwing a football in the scramble, and he kind 143 00:07:35.480 --> 00:07:37.920 of confused Winker out there. How about key K being 144 00:07:38.000 --> 00:07:41.040 KEYK making a big play there and get the getting 145 00:07:41.040 --> 00:07:42.199 Winker out there at third. 146 00:07:44.040 --> 00:07:47.720 Kek, you know, for everything else people focus on, he 147 00:07:47.839 --> 00:07:50.720 is one of the smartest players on the field, and 148 00:07:50.839 --> 00:07:53.560 quite honestly, yeah, it was a great play, but Jesse 149 00:07:53.639 --> 00:07:56.240 Winker made a bonehead based running play. He was almost 150 00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:58.639 at third base. I don't know why he stopped. Yeah, 151 00:07:58.800 --> 00:08:02.120 and let's face guys, the Mets are not winning this 152 00:08:02.199 --> 00:08:06.079 series if they don't play my guy, America's DH JD. Martinez. 153 00:08:06.680 --> 00:08:10.399 I mean, they're playing Jesse Winker over JD. Martinez. I 154 00:08:10.399 --> 00:08:13.879 know Martinez had one of the worst slumps of his career, 155 00:08:13.959 --> 00:08:17.839 but JD. Martinez, do you guys realize what he has 156 00:08:17.879 --> 00:08:20.720 done at Dodger Stadium. He's hitting three to eleven with 157 00:08:20.839 --> 00:08:25.199 twenty two home runs at Dodger Stadium. All that handedness 158 00:08:25.279 --> 00:08:27.639 and everything else has got to go out the window. 159 00:08:28.199 --> 00:08:32.519 And thank you again to the twenty eighteen nlcs CO 160 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:39.159 MVP David Stearns. Thank you again for this year's NLCS Hey. 161 00:08:39.080 --> 00:08:41.600 David, wanted to ask you about, you know, what's here 162 00:08:41.639 --> 00:08:45.159 in present with this bullpen game today. Well, first question 163 00:08:45.320 --> 00:08:49.200 is how really, you know, rested up and good and 164 00:08:49.639 --> 00:08:52.480 not really nicked up is this bullpen as we speak 165 00:08:52.519 --> 00:08:55.320 right now? And secondly, who might be the bolt guy 166 00:08:55.360 --> 00:08:56.759 if there is going to be one today? 167 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:03.000 Yeah, great question, Steve. In the last bullpen game, the 168 00:09:03.080 --> 00:09:07.480 Dodgers really didn't go with a bulk guy. Dave Roberts 169 00:09:07.519 --> 00:09:10.120 was pretty up front that he was going with all 170 00:09:10.159 --> 00:09:13.360 of his high leverage relievers in that bullpen game. I 171 00:09:13.399 --> 00:09:17.080 would imagine after the way things went yesterday, it's going 172 00:09:17.120 --> 00:09:19.639 to be the same thing. Unless this game gets out 173 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:22.600 of hand, you're going to see guys for an inning plus. 174 00:09:22.840 --> 00:09:24.759 I don't think you're going to see a landing neck 175 00:09:24.840 --> 00:09:27.279 for five innings. I don't believe you're going to see 176 00:09:27.440 --> 00:09:31.000 Brent Honeywell for four innings. This is going to be 177 00:09:31.600 --> 00:09:35.039 a high leverage type of game every single inning, and 178 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:38.679 the biggest loss to the bullpen is Alex Mesia. Now 179 00:09:38.799 --> 00:09:41.080 it's not as big of a loss in this series, 180 00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:44.039 even though he's really good against righties as well, But 181 00:09:44.519 --> 00:09:46.960 if he's not able to pitch in the world, that 182 00:09:47.039 --> 00:09:49.639 may be a bigger, you know, kind of hole in 183 00:09:49.720 --> 00:09:50.320 the bullpen. 184 00:09:51.440 --> 00:09:54.759 Gavin Locks last night left the game with the right 185 00:09:55.240 --> 00:09:57.960 hip flexer that when it flared up, they got the 186 00:09:58.039 --> 00:10:01.519 left hander Sean mcni are pitching to lux may Or 187 00:10:01.559 --> 00:10:04.000 may not be in the lineup, but usually against the lefty, 188 00:10:04.159 --> 00:10:06.080 he's not out there, so this could be a good thing. 189 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:08.159 Maybe David to get an extra day of rest, on 190 00:10:08.159 --> 00:10:08.600 that hip. 191 00:10:10.159 --> 00:10:13.639 Well, he has been playing against lefties recently. There was 192 00:10:13.679 --> 00:10:16.200 a period of time where he was struggling and the 193 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:19.759 Dodgers wanted to get Chris Taylor at bats and keep 194 00:10:19.799 --> 00:10:23.440 him sharp for whatever reason. I guess for this reason. 195 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:28.440 Because I don't see Luck starting today, I would be surprised, 196 00:10:28.559 --> 00:10:31.480 especially with the day off tomorrow and the lefty. Like 197 00:10:31.519 --> 00:10:34.639 you said on the Mountain, that makes sense. Chris Taylor, Kei, 198 00:10:34.759 --> 00:10:37.200 k Hernandez will both be in the starting lineup. I 199 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:40.360 haven't seen a lineup yet, but I would imagine that 200 00:10:40.720 --> 00:10:43.759 because of Sean and I being on the mound, it 201 00:10:43.799 --> 00:10:47.320 would give the Dodgers an opportunity to make sure Lux 202 00:10:47.399 --> 00:10:48.799 is ready to go for Game three. 203 00:10:49.480 --> 00:10:51.679 Hey, David, last one for me. I want to just 204 00:10:51.720 --> 00:10:55.360 make a point here is when you see the Dodgers 205 00:10:55.399 --> 00:10:58.679 doing the small ball thing and winning games without hitting 206 00:10:58.720 --> 00:11:02.039 a home run, not only jacks up the guys that 207 00:11:02.080 --> 00:11:03.840 are supposed to hit the home runs that we know 208 00:11:03.919 --> 00:11:06.519 are going to hit home runs, but it puts an 209 00:11:06.519 --> 00:11:10.720 infusion of optimism in the pitching staff too. The pressure 210 00:11:10.759 --> 00:11:14.399 gets taken off of everybody when you win games and 211 00:11:14.559 --> 00:11:17.519 manufacture runs like the Dodgers are doing right now. They 212 00:11:17.559 --> 00:11:20.000 can ride this thing for quite a while. I believe. 213 00:11:21.799 --> 00:11:24.879 The most dangerous part of this Dodger offense now, Steve, 214 00:11:24.960 --> 00:11:27.200 is how multi dimensional it is. 215 00:11:27.240 --> 00:11:29.559 There's no question you got a fifty fifty. 216 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:33.759 Guy hitting leadoff right and in the NLDS, the twenty 217 00:11:33.840 --> 00:11:37.399 five of their runs were scored on sixteen home runs. 218 00:11:37.919 --> 00:11:40.679 Now last night they scored nine runs without hitting a 219 00:11:40.720 --> 00:11:43.559 home run. That's scary for the opposition. 220 00:11:44.879 --> 00:11:47.000 David. We appreciate it. You're on your way into the 221 00:11:47.000 --> 00:11:50.200 ballpark now. It's an early one today, first pitch at 222 00:11:50.320 --> 00:11:53.080 ONEHO eight. Looks like Ryan Brasier will be the opener 223 00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:55.360 for the Dodgers like he was in Game four of 224 00:11:55.440 --> 00:11:58.919 the NLDSHA and left ender Sham and Naya is going 225 00:11:59.000 --> 00:12:01.360 to go for the New York Mets. Appreciate it, David. 226 00:12:02.840 --> 00:12:06.559 All right, thank you guys. I'm passing Van Eyes Boulevard 227 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:09.559 right now, so you got me from Rosita to Van Eyes. 228 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:12.919 All right, you're creeping slowly, but surely else the one. 229 00:12:13.240 --> 00:12:16.720 Thanks to David Vasse, our Dodger insider. Yeah, a lot 230 00:12:16.720 --> 00:12:19.159 of you driving into work right now, dvs. Driving into 231 00:12:19.200 --> 00:12:22.279 the stadium again an afternoon game today. If you're heading 232 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:24.480 out there, get out there early. The stadium gates have 233 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:27.240 opened as the Dodgers and Mets will play Game two 234 00:12:27.279 --> 00:12:29.480 of this NLCS and then head off to New York 235 00:12:29.759 --> 00:12:33.639 for games three, four, and if necessary, Game five Wednesday, 236 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:37.320 Thursday and Friday at City Field in New York. Eight 237 00:12:37.360 --> 00:12:39.679 sixty six ninety seven two five seven. Let's sqeeze in 238 00:12:39.679 --> 00:12:41.720 a call before we take a break here, Saxy, go 239 00:12:41.840 --> 00:12:44.759 out to Victor in LA, who's been waiting patiently. You're 240 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:47.080 always sax with kateson AM on this Monday morning. How 241 00:12:47.080 --> 00:12:47.679 you're doing, Victor. 242 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:49.639 I'm doing great. 243 00:12:49.679 --> 00:12:52.399 I'm doing great. Happy the Dodgers line. 244 00:12:52.759 --> 00:12:54.519 Yeah, no doubt. Need to keep it going today. You 245 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:56.240 need to take a two zero series lead back to 246 00:12:56.279 --> 00:12:59.440 New York and kind of squeeze any kind of life 247 00:12:59.480 --> 00:13:00.879 this offense the Mets has. 248 00:13:00.679 --> 00:13:01.720 Out of them. 249 00:13:02.399 --> 00:13:03.039 Yeah, for sure. 250 00:13:03.120 --> 00:13:05.279 I think the bullpening game is perfect today. 251 00:13:06.279 --> 00:13:08.600 Yesterday when the Mets lost, they were looking like they 252 00:13:08.639 --> 00:13:09.639 lost the game four. 253 00:13:09.799 --> 00:13:12.559 So I believe if the Dodgers shut them out, they'll 254 00:13:12.600 --> 00:13:14.799 have no momentum going back into New York. 255 00:13:16.039 --> 00:13:19.440 Yeah, you got it all right, Victor. Appreciate the phone call. 256 00:13:19.240 --> 00:13:22.360 We'll see I think Sean and I is an interesting 257 00:13:22.440 --> 00:13:24.519 choice for the for the Mets, and certainly one of 258 00:13:24.519 --> 00:13:27.120 their only choices. This isn't a dominating rotation. I mean 259 00:13:27.240 --> 00:13:29.480 that's something to keep in mind, Steve, that this isn't 260 00:13:29.519 --> 00:13:32.960 you Darvish Dylan Cees when healthy Joe musgrove on that 261 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:36.559 Padres rotation and the bullpen that the Padres have. Sure 262 00:13:36.559 --> 00:13:39.200 they got Edwin Diaz at the back end the Mets 263 00:13:39.240 --> 00:13:40.919 do with that bullpen to close things out. 264 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:42.600 He can be dicey sometimes. 265 00:13:42.639 --> 00:13:44.519 Absolutely, He's not the Edwin Diaz of a couple of 266 00:13:44.559 --> 00:13:46.879 years ago before the knee injury. But this isn't a 267 00:13:46.919 --> 00:13:49.759 dominant rotation. I mean, it's it's Sean and I of 268 00:13:49.960 --> 00:13:51.440 frying out a lout in Game two tonight. 269 00:13:51.600 --> 00:13:54.080 Yeah, and the Dodgers got to just keep the site 270 00:13:54.120 --> 00:13:56.879 set high, not played down to what they might fe 271 00:13:57.399 --> 00:14:00.200 may feel is not quite a good or a talent 272 00:14:00.240 --> 00:14:02.480 to team as they are. You just got to keep 273 00:14:02.519 --> 00:14:05.360 putting the pressure on these guys, keep putting, you know, 274 00:14:05.480 --> 00:14:07.879 the pressure with speed, run on the base paths, and 275 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:10.039 do those little things that they're doing right now. That's 276 00:14:10.080 --> 00:14:12.559 gonna make the difference. David, I got Tim I gotta 277 00:14:12.559 --> 00:14:14.480 ask you a question. I'm not sure what the injury 278 00:14:14.559 --> 00:14:18.080 is with Vesia. It's not an intercostal or an oblique, 279 00:14:18.200 --> 00:14:19.320 Is that right? Or what is it? 280 00:14:19.480 --> 00:14:22.360 Yeah, it's something with his back, his side. He pulled 281 00:14:22.399 --> 00:14:25.639 it in Game five on Friday night against the Padres, 282 00:14:25.879 --> 00:14:27.799 and it was bad enough that he couldn't be put 283 00:14:27.840 --> 00:14:31.240 on this roster. And as David alluded to, hopefully he's 284 00:14:31.279 --> 00:14:33.840 available for the World Series if the Dodgers were to advance, 285 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:36.519 because yeah, as it is now, they got one left hander. 286 00:14:37.039 --> 00:14:40.799 They need him, they need him, and just to make 287 00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:44.720 good on this Dodgers no home runs, one double and 288 00:14:44.759 --> 00:14:48.039 a bunch of singles and they pack on nine runs. Correct, Yes, 289 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:50.519 great news. That's just brilliant for them. 290 00:14:50.639 --> 00:14:52.799 It is fantastic when you can get to all those 291 00:14:52.879 --> 00:14:55.159 runs and you're not having Hotani go deep months he 292 00:14:55.279 --> 00:14:57.440 go deep, or none of the big boppers having to 293 00:14:57.440 --> 00:14:59.919 go deeper. This Dodgers team. Game two coming up the 294 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:02.799 this afternoon. It's an early one Wrongo Casino. Dodgers on deck. 295 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:05.799 Gets it all started at noon, first pitch at oneh eight, 296 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:08.639 and then it's off to New York for Games three 297 00:15:08.639 --> 00:15:11.360 to four and if necessary, Game five Dodgers win Game 298 00:15:11.399 --> 00:15:14.080 one last night, a nine to nothing win over the 299 00:15:14.120 --> 00:15:16.240 New York Mets. He is Steve Sacks, I'm Tim Kates. 300 00:15:16.240 --> 00:15:18.320 Thanks for being with us. Your phone calls the rest 301 00:15:18.320 --> 00:15:20.600 of the way. It's Sax and Kate's in the Am 302 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:23.120 live and local on your Homer showy Otani and the 303 00:15:23.159 --> 00:15:34.960 Dodgers AFI seventy LA Sports, Saxon Kate's in the Am. 304 00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:37.919 It's a five to seventy LA sports live in local 305 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:40.519 as your home of the Dodgers. Leading up to Game 306 00:15:40.600 --> 00:15:46.000 two of the NLCS, Ryan Brasier on the Mountains for 307 00:15:46.080 --> 00:15:49.480 the Dodgers in a bullpen game, Shaman Naya. We'll go 308 00:15:49.519 --> 00:15:52.279 for the New York Mets in Game two. Dodgers a 309 00:15:52.279 --> 00:15:54.480 one to oh series lead after a nine to nothing 310 00:15:54.600 --> 00:15:59.120 victory last night. In this series opener, Marongo Casino, Dodgers 311 00:15:59.159 --> 00:16:02.399 on deck will get it all started at noon. First 312 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:06.000 pitch from Dodger Stadium is coming up at one eight. 313 00:16:06.039 --> 00:16:08.759 After the game today, the Dodgers will head east to 314 00:16:08.840 --> 00:16:11.240 New York, get into New York early in the morning, 315 00:16:11.559 --> 00:16:14.360 day off tomorrow, workout at City Field late in the afternoon, 316 00:16:14.360 --> 00:16:17.440 and then getting ready for Game three of this NLCS 317 00:16:17.559 --> 00:16:21.519 on Wednesday, traveling in this series sex you guys did it, 318 00:16:21.559 --> 00:16:24.039 of course back in nineteen eighty eight. And this NLCS 319 00:16:24.159 --> 00:16:28.120 going east coast to west coast reminiscent of the Dodgers Mets, 320 00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:32.519 the Lakers and Celtics back in the eighties. It's not 321 00:16:32.600 --> 00:16:34.759 a short trip, it's a long flight. So a lot 322 00:16:34.799 --> 00:16:37.200 of times they were thinking, reflect on what you've done 323 00:16:37.240 --> 00:16:38.879 in the first two games in the series, and for 324 00:16:38.919 --> 00:16:41.399 the Dodgers certainly would be a nicer flight if they're 325 00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:42.600 up to Oh. 326 00:16:42.279 --> 00:16:44.600 Yeah, well, there's no question to call that a happy flight, 327 00:16:45.000 --> 00:16:46.759 and that's what they're looking for today. Hey, the great 328 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:48.200 thing about it is when you're in the big leagues, 329 00:16:48.240 --> 00:16:50.720 remember you don't touch your luggage. You don't have to 330 00:16:50.720 --> 00:16:52.519 deal with any of that. You have a whole row 331 00:16:52.639 --> 00:16:54.879 that lay down and go to sleep on the plane 332 00:16:54.879 --> 00:16:56.399 if you want. That's what I tried to do is 333 00:16:56.440 --> 00:16:59.080 sleep as much as I could. I never really got 334 00:16:59.120 --> 00:17:00.799 tired throughout the court of the year because all I 335 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:02.840 did was sleep and play baseball and eat good food, 336 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:05.279 you know, And that's what the Dodgers are doing. I 337 00:17:05.319 --> 00:17:07.880 don't think with the height and awareness of what's at 338 00:17:07.880 --> 00:17:10.440 stake that you're going to see any fatigue factors setting 339 00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:12.359 in as being a reason why the Dodgers didn't get 340 00:17:12.400 --> 00:17:15.160 something done. Regardless of the fact that you're going coast 341 00:17:15.200 --> 00:17:18.119 to coast, it doesn't matter. They're going to be well 342 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:19.920 rested and they're going to be right where they want 343 00:17:19.920 --> 00:17:20.079 to be. 344 00:17:20.200 --> 00:17:22.960 Were you somebody that didn't want to talk on flights? 345 00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:25.920 Were you a movie watcher if they had movies back 346 00:17:25.960 --> 00:17:28.519 then at the time, certainly not the portable devices they 347 00:17:28.559 --> 00:17:31.400 have now. But were you a card game guy? Maybe 348 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:33.359 a card game in the back of the play Well, 349 00:17:33.400 --> 00:17:35.000 who was Steve Sacks on these flights? 350 00:17:35.119 --> 00:17:35.279 Uh? 351 00:17:35.599 --> 00:17:38.880 Never never played cards. Wasn't really a movie. I would talk. 352 00:17:38.960 --> 00:17:41.160 I like to talk, you know, with my teammates and stuff, 353 00:17:41.160 --> 00:17:42.880 and then I like to sleep, do a little bit 354 00:17:42.920 --> 00:17:45.200 of talk, eat some good food, and then go to sleep. 355 00:17:45.240 --> 00:17:46.720 That's that's all I want to do. I didn't want 356 00:17:46.759 --> 00:17:48.640 to play cards, you know, rock it up a little 357 00:17:48.680 --> 00:17:51.039 bit and watch a long alum movie. I just wanted 358 00:17:51.079 --> 00:17:53.519 to kind of say to myself, and you know, I 359 00:17:53.559 --> 00:17:56.079 did like to talk. I did like to be boring 360 00:17:56.119 --> 00:17:59.279 to talk baseball with with my teammates. I really enjoyed that. 361 00:17:59.319 --> 00:18:02.839 I remember having some really good conversations with Kurt Gibson 362 00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:05.440 on flights. He used to like to talk baseball, so 363 00:18:06.119 --> 00:18:08.359 we were lockermates next to each other too, So I 364 00:18:08.599 --> 00:18:10.799 like to pick his brain a lot. And also I 365 00:18:10.839 --> 00:18:13.440 remember in eighty eight, get this, remember when Don Sutton 366 00:18:13.519 --> 00:18:16.240 was on our team in eighty eight, and I used 367 00:18:16.279 --> 00:18:18.640 to listen to him and pick his brain. He was 368 00:18:18.640 --> 00:18:21.440 a five and fly five and fly guy on our 369 00:18:21.440 --> 00:18:23.400 team because he was, you know, eighty three years old. 370 00:18:23.720 --> 00:18:28.039 But nonetheless, I would pick the brain of a pitcher. 371 00:18:28.279 --> 00:18:30.960 You know, guys, you're going against sure and you know 372 00:18:31.079 --> 00:18:33.319 this is a Hall of Famer, and so what a 373 00:18:33.400 --> 00:18:36.200 what a great benefit it was to pick the brain 374 00:18:36.279 --> 00:18:38.839 of a guy that's gonna be in the Hall of Fame, 375 00:18:38.880 --> 00:18:40.519 and he was a pitcher. That's that was a good 376 00:18:40.519 --> 00:18:42.359 advantage for me. That is very cool. 377 00:18:42.440 --> 00:18:44.279 That is certainly you're not a book guy though on 378 00:18:44.319 --> 00:18:45.440 the flights, you're not one of these guys. 379 00:18:45.519 --> 00:18:47.200 Yeah. I love to read. I love to read, so 380 00:18:47.240 --> 00:18:50.319 I do that too, but not not being loud. I 381 00:18:50.440 --> 00:18:53.240 you know, sometimes they play cards. There's chewing and there's 382 00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:56.079 loud and there's slapping cards down. No, I never I 383 00:18:56.119 --> 00:18:57.400 never tht I'd done in that too much. 384 00:18:57.480 --> 00:19:00.720 All right, Dodgers will get on a plane after Game 385 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:03.880 two later on this evening. Game three will be on Wednesday. 386 00:19:03.880 --> 00:19:06.119 But need to take care of business today in this 387 00:19:06.240 --> 00:19:09.480 day game of this NLCS. Go back on to the phones, 388 00:19:09.559 --> 00:19:12.160 Junior in San Fernando. It's been waiting patiently on this 389 00:19:12.200 --> 00:19:14.599 Monday morning. Saxon Kates and am how you doing? Junior? 390 00:19:15.960 --> 00:19:16.200 Good? 391 00:19:16.319 --> 00:19:18.960 Good good. I just want to ask Steve Sach a 392 00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:23.759 question if he remembers the New York Mets championship game 393 00:19:23.799 --> 00:19:27.119 when all the fans ran into the field and got 394 00:19:27.440 --> 00:19:30.039 Hersheizer's had his hat everything. 395 00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:30.839 We ran in there. 396 00:19:31.000 --> 00:19:32.119 I was fifteen years old. 397 00:19:32.119 --> 00:19:34.240 I was with my brother twenty two years old. 398 00:19:34.880 --> 00:19:35.759 We ran in the field. 399 00:19:35.759 --> 00:19:37.440 You don't remember that sex. 400 00:19:37.079 --> 00:19:37.960 Was this in New York? 401 00:19:39.160 --> 00:19:40.599