WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:03.439 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse. 2 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:08.919 We are live at Angels Stadium after the Halos walk 3 00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:11.960 it off on a Taylor Ward base head to beat 4 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:14.320 the Dodgers five to four in the middle game of 5 00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:18.320 the Practice Freeways series. We have phone lines open at 6 00:00:18.359 --> 00:00:21.920 eight six, six, nine eighty seven, two five seventy. I 7 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:24.640 actually met a caller that ambushed me in the radio 8 00:00:24.679 --> 00:00:28.839 booth earlier today before the game, Wayne ran Dazzo brought 9 00:00:28.879 --> 00:00:33.320 an over zealous Angel fan into the press box that 10 00:00:33.560 --> 00:00:36.560 just wanted to call scoreboard on me and dunk on 11 00:00:36.679 --> 00:00:40.759 my face. And that was Angels fan Breezy. A Breezy 12 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:45.159 apparently called Durango Tani's final year with the Angels to 13 00:00:45.240 --> 00:00:48.840 tell me that he was sunning with the Dodgers because 14 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:52.359 he usually doesn't take batting practice on the field, and 15 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:55.240 I guess he did that day at Dodgers Stadium. And 16 00:00:55.280 --> 00:00:57.640 she said I blew her off when when she told 17 00:00:57.679 --> 00:01:00.719 me that, but she turned out to be right. I'm 18 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:03.000 not sure it's because he took betting practice on the 19 00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:06.560 field or not that day at Dodgers Stadium. There are 20 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:10.680 some reports out there that Otani came back to the 21 00:01:10.719 --> 00:01:14.000 Angels and asked if they would match the sweetheart deal 22 00:01:14.120 --> 00:01:16.959 he gave the Dodgers, and they passed on it. So 23 00:01:17.719 --> 00:01:21.239 the Angels, in a lot of different ways, missed on 24 00:01:21.560 --> 00:01:25.040 the six years that Otani was here, because what the 25 00:01:25.079 --> 00:01:30.000 Dodgers are doing maximizing Otani globally is something you never 26 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:33.879 saw six years in Anaheim. But Breezy, it was great 27 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:36.799 meeting you, and you can call any time. Any friend 28 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:40.480 of Wayne is a friend of mine. Eight sixty six, 29 00:01:40.599 --> 00:01:43.680 nine eighty seven, two five seventy is the phone number. 30 00:01:43.719 --> 00:01:46.680 We're with you until ten o'clock. You will hear from 31 00:01:46.719 --> 00:01:49.879 Tyler Glass now. But we want to get to the 32 00:01:49.959 --> 00:01:54.319 Dodgers Big two of Mookie Bets and Freddie Freeman. These 33 00:01:54.359 --> 00:01:57.200 two guys at the top of the Dodger lineup supporting 34 00:01:57.200 --> 00:02:01.200 Otani are huge for the Dodgers. I know the Dodgers 35 00:02:01.239 --> 00:02:04.879 won both games in Tokyo without them, but that's not 36 00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:07.239 something that you want to test out for a long 37 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:11.400 period of time. Freddie Freeman in the Dodgers starting lineup 38 00:02:11.439 --> 00:02:14.919 for the second straight night is a sight for sore eyes. 39 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:17.960 You don't have to hold your breath, or at least 40 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:21.960 I don't anymore. Now that Freddie has basically passed the 41 00:02:22.039 --> 00:02:27.120 test of Fringan's swinging freely and not holding anything back 42 00:02:27.520 --> 00:02:30.400 two nights in a row, and we caught up with 43 00:02:30.479 --> 00:02:34.439 Freddie before tonight's game just to talk to him after 44 00:02:34.520 --> 00:02:37.599 not really speaking to him in Tokyo, And this is 45 00:02:37.639 --> 00:02:40.840 the first time Freddie has spoken on the record about 46 00:02:40.879 --> 00:02:43.680 what was going on, what he was feeling, and how 47 00:02:43.719 --> 00:02:45.879 he's able to move forward. 48 00:02:46.479 --> 00:02:49.159 Yeah, So came in today filming pretty good and didn't 49 00:02:49.159 --> 00:02:51.879 feel anything on swings or anything like that. So it 50 00:02:51.960 --> 00:02:53.800 seems like to be a scar tissue. So that's a 51 00:02:53.840 --> 00:02:59.199 good thing, not with how much progress I made and 52 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:01.599 that they could. I tried to fight play game two 53 00:03:01.759 --> 00:03:04.719 because I was feeling pretty good, but it was ultimately 54 00:03:04.719 --> 00:03:08.520 a smart decision. But feel good today playing back to 55 00:03:08.520 --> 00:03:11.599 back and I'll play again tomorrow, so hopefully be a 56 00:03:11.599 --> 00:03:12.759 afterthought by Thursday. 57 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:15.719 In that situation, you don't know if one swing is 58 00:03:15.759 --> 00:03:17.280 going to reaggrevate. 59 00:03:16.680 --> 00:03:20.719 It exactly exactly. That's why we kind of played on 60 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:23.520 the cautionary side of it, just because I was able 61 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:25.080 to hit on the in the cage and do whatever 62 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:27.599 I wanted to on games. On the day of game two, 63 00:03:27.759 --> 00:03:30.479 but I just didn't know of game speed, if it 64 00:03:30.479 --> 00:03:33.240 would make it come up again. So I thought we 65 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:38.400 ultimately did the right decision. Unfortunately I caved, but I 66 00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:42.400 feel good. So missing two games over the course and 67 00:03:42.560 --> 00:03:48.039 could have missed six weeks probably the best decision. It's amazing. 68 00:03:48.960 --> 00:03:52.400 That club was amazing. Yeah, it was like a little 69 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:54.879 teaz yesterday. I wanted. I was hoping we could just 70 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:57.439 play all the games there, play all on you know, 71 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:00.879 it's amazing. It's fun that they did an amazing job. 72 00:04:01.159 --> 00:04:04.280 Just starting to think they can do those renovations in 73 00:04:04.319 --> 00:04:08.639 four months. It took my wine cellar at about eight 74 00:04:08.719 --> 00:04:13.159 months to do. I'm kind of confused about it. Yeah, 75 00:04:13.280 --> 00:04:17.000 I know, twenty four hours a day. No, but the 76 00:04:17.000 --> 00:04:20.920 clothous was incredible. It's it's I still haven't really seen 77 00:04:20.920 --> 00:04:23.360 it all. I don't think there's because I heard their 78 00:04:23.399 --> 00:04:26.199 sleep rooms. I didn't even seen those yet. So really, 79 00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:28.079 gonna take a couple of days. Yeah, there's a couple 80 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:29.879 of days it's gonna take to really take it all in. 81 00:04:30.000 --> 00:04:33.560 But it's amazing than you care about the most of 82 00:04:33.600 --> 00:04:37.480 the bat the two cages. Yeah, it's I liked I 83 00:04:37.639 --> 00:04:41.480 like that. That's yeah. No, the I mean we made 84 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:45.000 it work with one cage, but having two cages obviously 85 00:04:45.199 --> 00:04:47.000 you can get so much more that guys can work 86 00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:50.480 at the same same time. And uh they went in 87 00:04:50.560 --> 00:04:52.519 the same area as the weight room, so it is 88 00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:55.120 a long walk. It's there's a lot of room now 89 00:04:55.279 --> 00:05:00.000 down there, so uh no, it's good. Now we'll be 90 00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:02.120 able to change schedules because like I always said after 91 00:05:02.199 --> 00:05:04.519 MOOKI on certain game days, so now we can kind 92 00:05:04.519 --> 00:05:08.000 of mix and match. So uh no, more more space, 93 00:05:08.079 --> 00:05:11.160 more resources means hopefully better things. 94 00:05:11.439 --> 00:05:13.680 I know it was only an exhibition game last night, 95 00:05:13.839 --> 00:05:16.560 but you know obviously the way the crowd reacted in 96 00:05:16.600 --> 00:05:19.759 Tokyo to Otani, I had my own vass a crowd 97 00:05:19.759 --> 00:05:22.319 meter last night. You got the loudest ovation in your 98 00:05:22.360 --> 00:05:23.680 first at bat last night. 99 00:05:23.959 --> 00:05:24.920 How did that make you feel? 100 00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:25.680 It feels good. 101 00:05:25.920 --> 00:05:28.519 I'm really looking for more to Thursday and getting the 102 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:31.959 packed house again. But come out on an exhibition game 103 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:34.279 like they did yesterday on a Sunday, that was pretty 104 00:05:34.279 --> 00:05:34.920 cool to see. 105 00:05:35.920 --> 00:05:39.360 Hey, Otani is a tremendous player, the best player in 106 00:05:39.439 --> 00:05:42.160 the game. But Freddie Freeman hit a walk off grand 107 00:05:42.199 --> 00:05:45.240 Slam in game one of the world series that is 108 00:05:45.279 --> 00:05:48.480 going to give you the loudest ovation at Dodger Stadium, 109 00:05:48.519 --> 00:05:49.319 and he got it. 110 00:05:49.279 --> 00:05:50.360 Last night, no joke. 111 00:05:50.800 --> 00:05:53.519 Otani got loud ovations, but I would say on the 112 00:05:53.639 --> 00:05:57.800 vast say crowd meter noise meter, Freddie's was a couple 113 00:05:57.879 --> 00:06:01.879 of des bowls higher than Ota. So it's gonna be 114 00:06:01.920 --> 00:06:06.720 tremendous on Thursday, the ovations. Not only Freddy Freeman's going 115 00:06:06.759 --> 00:06:09.199 to get and Otani's going to get, but the entire 116 00:06:09.319 --> 00:06:13.920 twenty twenty four World champions when they received their rings 117 00:06:13.920 --> 00:06:17.360 on Friday, and the twenty twenty five Dodgers when they're 118 00:06:17.399 --> 00:06:20.639 announced on opening day on Thursday afternoon. So great news 119 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:25.279 that Freddy Freeman's on track for Thursday, and also even 120 00:06:25.360 --> 00:06:30.040 better news because Mookie Betts has turned the corner miraculously 121 00:06:30.519 --> 00:06:34.120 after sounding so defeated last night. When we shared that 122 00:06:34.240 --> 00:06:37.839 with you, Dave Roberts said, Mookie Betts went to Dodgers 123 00:06:37.839 --> 00:06:41.959 Stadium today to work out. He actually ate solid food 124 00:06:42.439 --> 00:06:46.120 and did not vomit. That's a big win for Mookie 125 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:48.319 Bets since he hasn't been able to do that for 126 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:49.000 two weeks. 127 00:06:49.040 --> 00:06:51.600 So he's expected to be. 128 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:55.360 Here in Anaheim tomorrow and Dave Roberts said he's expected 129 00:06:55.399 --> 00:06:58.759 to have Mookie Betts in the starting lineup in the 130 00:06:58.800 --> 00:07:02.240 final game of the Free series, But when I asked 131 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:04.959 Dave whether or not he would go as far as 132 00:07:05.000 --> 00:07:07.720 to say that Moki would be in the starting lineup 133 00:07:07.720 --> 00:07:10.600 on Thursday, he would have to wait to see how 134 00:07:10.680 --> 00:07:13.519 Mooky comes out of it tomorrow. And let's not forget 135 00:07:13.800 --> 00:07:16.920 Mookie Betts was in the starting lineup yesterday but was 136 00:07:16.959 --> 00:07:19.800 a late scratch. So let's see where things end up 137 00:07:19.800 --> 00:07:21.079 tomorrow for Mooki Bets. 138 00:07:21.600 --> 00:07:22.959 But it would be nice to see. 139 00:07:22.800 --> 00:07:26.920 Him play one game and hopefully Thursday be ready for 140 00:07:27.000 --> 00:07:30.000 the home opener. Eight six six nine eight seven two 141 00:07:30.040 --> 00:07:33.279 five seventy is the phone number Dodger talked from Angel 142 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:36.879 Stadium tonight as the Dodgers fall five to four, But 143 00:07:36.920 --> 00:07:40.480 more importantly, got a really good start for Tyler Glass 144 00:07:40.519 --> 00:07:44.519 now who went five innings, had nine strikeouts and now 145 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:49.560 on the spring has nineteen strikeouts. Yeah, Tyler Glass now 146 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:53.120 this spring has been dominant, And it's not so much 147 00:07:53.160 --> 00:07:56.839 about the start for Tyler Glass now, it's about the finish. 148 00:07:56.959 --> 00:08:00.639 Can he make it through a full season? He continues 149 00:08:00.680 --> 00:08:04.279 to trend in that direction. After last year making a 150 00:08:04.319 --> 00:08:08.439 career high twenty two starts, but obviously not available the 151 00:08:08.480 --> 00:08:11.800 second half of the season. But for Tyler Glass now 152 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:16.160 nineteen strikeouts in eleven innings this spring, and he told 153 00:08:16.240 --> 00:08:19.160 us after his first start his mindset was to be 154 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:23.639 more athletic and not try to focus on the perfect 155 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:27.519 mechanics every single pitch. Here's what he said after he 156 00:08:27.560 --> 00:08:31.360 came out of the game tonight. As far as that goes, yeah. 157 00:08:31.079 --> 00:08:33.679 This spring offecially like the last couple. I've been feeling 158 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:35.279 pretty good. I think just working on the stuff in 159 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:36.960 practice and then kind of forgetting about it and trying 160 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:38.879 to just go be athletic has been good for me 161 00:08:38.919 --> 00:08:39.320 the spring. 162 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:41.000 Do you feel like that's. 163 00:08:40.720 --> 00:08:43.120 Also going to help you just stay healthy and whatever 164 00:08:43.240 --> 00:08:44.600 plagued you the second half. 165 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:45.000 Of last year? 166 00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:46.240 Is that all connected? 167 00:08:46.799 --> 00:08:47.559 I think so. Yeah. 168 00:08:47.600 --> 00:08:50.000 I think anytime you can kind of repeat your mechanics 169 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:52.240 and not have that like conscious thought where everything's changing 170 00:08:52.279 --> 00:08:54.440 each pitch, I think it'll put me in a much 171 00:08:54.480 --> 00:08:56.799 better place, more like external focus. I guess it's like 172 00:08:56.840 --> 00:08:58.600 if I'm trying to bury a slider, I'm like, all right, 173 00:08:58.639 --> 00:09:00.960 I need to go bury as opposed to being like, 174 00:09:00.960 --> 00:09:01.320 how did. 175 00:09:01.320 --> 00:09:01.759 That last one? 176 00:09:01.759 --> 00:09:03.919 I felt a little rotational and like it's like I'm 177 00:09:03.919 --> 00:09:07.600 trying to align everything correctly, and I think if it 178 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:10.039 doesn't line up well in practice, it kind of leaks 179 00:09:10.080 --> 00:09:11.159 into the game. And I think if I can get 180 00:09:11.159 --> 00:09:13.000 good reps and like think about what I need to 181 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:15.120 in practice and then get my body in a good spot, 182 00:09:15.159 --> 00:09:16.919 it's easier to not think about it. So it's not 183 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:18.720 like it's every time it's going to happen. I think 184 00:09:18.720 --> 00:09:20.639 every starting pitcher has times where they have to kind 185 00:09:20.639 --> 00:09:24.799 of grind and figure it out on the mound. But yeah, 186 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:26.720 I think it's just as long as I can have 187 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:28.679 like an external focus on the zone as opposed to 188 00:09:28.759 --> 00:09:31.279 me thinking about all my body parts, that usually goes 189 00:09:31.320 --> 00:09:32.039 a lot better for me. 190 00:09:32.840 --> 00:09:35.360 Tyler, you could probably be the opening day starter for 191 00:09:35.600 --> 00:09:39.159 twenty eight, twenty nine other teams. That is it not 192 00:09:39.279 --> 00:09:42.039 lost upon you that the Dodgers don't need you until 193 00:09:42.080 --> 00:09:43.679 the third series of the season. 194 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:46.519 I think it's great. Like if I'm a number five 195 00:09:46.639 --> 00:09:48.320 or four or whatever, like that means there's a lot 196 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:51.159 of really good pictures on our team. So however lines up, 197 00:09:51.559 --> 00:09:54.559 it lines up. But I'm I'm I'm happy where I am. 198 00:09:54.639 --> 00:09:55.840 It's all good. 199 00:09:55.960 --> 00:09:56.200 Yeah. 200 00:09:56.320 --> 00:09:58.080 Do you feel like you guys will feed off each 201 00:09:58.080 --> 00:10:00.840 other in a team competition competitive way? 202 00:10:01.159 --> 00:10:03.279 I thought maybe. I think we all just want each 203 00:10:03.320 --> 00:10:05.960 other to do well, and like everyone's so competitive individually, 204 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:07.320 Like you just want to go on pitch well. Like 205 00:10:07.320 --> 00:10:10.559 I don't know if everyone's worried about what everyone else 206 00:10:10.600 --> 00:10:12.919 is doing. I think it's just go out, win a 207 00:10:12.960 --> 00:10:14.799 ton of games as a team, pitch well, and then 208 00:10:14.799 --> 00:10:16.600 everything kind of takes care of itself. 209 00:10:16.960 --> 00:10:17.320 All right. 210 00:10:17.360 --> 00:10:20.519 There's Tyler Glass now, who had his final tune up 211 00:10:20.639 --> 00:10:23.519 of spring training and is getting set for his first 212 00:10:23.559 --> 00:10:26.480 start of the regular season this year a week from 213 00:10:26.519 --> 00:10:30.440 tonight at Dodgers Stadium against the Atlanta Braves. The way 214 00:10:30.519 --> 00:10:34.840 the Dodgers' rotation stacks up to begin the season, Blake Snell, 215 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:39.240 Yamamoto Sazaki will be the first three against the Tigers, 216 00:10:39.559 --> 00:10:43.120 and then you'll have Tyler Glass now Dustin May starting 217 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:46.799 the first two games of the series against Atlanta, and 218 00:10:46.799 --> 00:10:49.159 then you'll have Blake Snell come back and finish out 219 00:10:49.200 --> 00:10:51.879 the first home stand of the year. Not to mention 220 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:57.120 Kershaw and Otani and Tony Gonsolin waiting in the wings 221 00:10:57.240 --> 00:10:59.519 if need be, I mean Kershaw is coming back, I 222 00:10:59.519 --> 00:11:03.200 would venture to say Kershaw's in this rotation by June. 223 00:11:03.519 --> 00:11:06.879 Otani feels like he's not going to be back until 224 00:11:06.919 --> 00:11:09.360 the second half of the year pitching. And you know, 225 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:12.799 if all things are equal as they stand right now, 226 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:15.879 the Dodgers don't need Otani in the first half of 227 00:11:15.879 --> 00:11:16.879 the season the pitch. 228 00:11:17.200 --> 00:11:18.960 They need Otani to. 229 00:11:19.000 --> 00:11:21.840 Be a weapon in the postseason, and the way he 230 00:11:21.879 --> 00:11:24.039 can do that is ramping up for eight or ten 231 00:11:24.120 --> 00:11:26.159 starts the second half of the year. 232 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:28.080 So that's just my personal opinion. 233 00:11:29.200 --> 00:11:31.639 I don't feel like the Dodgers really need Otani the 234 00:11:31.639 --> 00:11:34.320 first half of the year to pitch. They need that bat, 235 00:11:34.360 --> 00:11:38.000 that fifty to fifty MVP bat in the lineup. Eight six, six, 236 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:40.840 nine eighty seven, two five seventy is the phone number. 237 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:43.480 We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk 238 00:11:43.559 --> 00:11:45.679 Live from the Big A and we'll check in with 239 00:11:45.759 --> 00:11:49.440 Jose Mota when we continue. As the Dodgers and Angels 240 00:11:49.480 --> 00:11:52.840 will close out the Freeway Series tomorrow night Tonight, the 241 00:11:52.960 --> 00:11:55.840 Halos win it walk off fashion thanks to a tailor 242 00:11:55.919 --> 00:11:59.360 Ward base it in the ninth five to four on 243 00:11:59.440 --> 00:12:03.360 the World Chain champion Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 244 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:09.759 On air at AM five seventy, online at AM five 245 00:12:09.879 --> 00:12:14.039 seventy LA sports dot com, and available by podcast on 246 00:12:14.080 --> 00:12:15.399 the iHeartRadio app. 247 00:12:15.600 --> 00:12:17.519 This is Dodger Talk. 248 00:12:17.399 --> 00:12:21.679 With David masson two two pitch swang on hit well 249 00:12:21.759 --> 00:12:24.039 the left, going back to his Taylor Ward. 250 00:12:24.039 --> 00:12:26.600 He's at the track to the wall. It has gone 251 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:28.919 an taskar. 252 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:33.000 Hernanders bucks it under the Dodger both Ben and times 253 00:12:33.159 --> 00:12:38.919 the game at one. As Jerry Harrison likes to say 254 00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:43.240 on sports net LA, Teo Teo, teo, why don't you 255 00:12:43.320 --> 00:12:44.200 hypnotize me? 256 00:12:44.840 --> 00:12:48.480 Ta Oscar Hernandez with a home run. Getting ready to. 257 00:12:48.440 --> 00:12:52.639 Resume the regular season as the Dodgers faull tonight to 258 00:12:52.679 --> 00:12:55.639 the Angels in a practice practice game. 259 00:12:55.840 --> 00:12:57.679 Five to four the final score. 260 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:01.519 As the Dodgers are getting ready to resume the regular 261 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:05.559 season on Thursday against the Tigers in Always a Beautiful 262 00:13:05.639 --> 00:13:09.559 Day at Dodger Stadium, the home opener Daniels Jewelers presents 263 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:12.360 the home run forecast. 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Does he ever stop talking? 276 00:13:52.679 --> 00:13:54.519 You know what the best part is about lous Cruz 277 00:13:54.559 --> 00:13:55.879 That he's getting paid to talk. 278 00:13:58.159 --> 00:14:01.360 That's what I say. I talked to him, right, That's 279 00:14:01.360 --> 00:14:01.759 what we do. 280 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:05.639 How are you getting that report from from the Dodgers 281 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:07.879 athletic trainers. That's quite interesting to me. 282 00:14:08.759 --> 00:14:11.679 Hey, they were around number forty seven for a few years. 283 00:14:12.000 --> 00:14:13.639 They know what Louis. 284 00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:15.879 Louis welcome to the show. I remember that when I 285 00:14:15.919 --> 00:14:18.639 first got my first broadcast gig back in nineteen ninety 286 00:14:18.679 --> 00:14:21.200 seven one the Fox, my wife is like, what you're 287 00:14:21.200 --> 00:14:21.879 gonna get. 288 00:14:21.879 --> 00:14:22.559 You don't talk. 289 00:14:22.679 --> 00:14:24.639 I'm like, well, now I'm gonna get paid to talk. 290 00:14:24.679 --> 00:14:26.720 It's much different. It's going to work. 291 00:14:28.720 --> 00:14:30.679 Yeah, you came out of your shell, that's for sure. 292 00:14:31.080 --> 00:14:34.120 Jose Mota is joining us on Dodgery Talk as we're 293 00:14:34.120 --> 00:14:37.799 getting set to end the practice games tomorrow night. And 294 00:14:38.039 --> 00:14:40.159 for me, Jose, the story of the game was not 295 00:14:40.200 --> 00:14:43.960 only Freddie playing again, but also the way Tyler Glass 296 00:14:44.000 --> 00:14:46.000 now closed out spring training. 297 00:14:46.039 --> 00:14:49.399 He looked dominant tonight, no matter what. 298 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:53.440 And you asked me this question in the interview we 299 00:14:53.480 --> 00:14:59.279 did over at Salt Ripper and Arizona. Cheto the Dodgers, 300 00:14:59.279 --> 00:15:01.200 this season is going to you starting pitching, and they 301 00:15:01.200 --> 00:15:05.200 have tremendous offense. You know, the bullpen is stacked, but man, 302 00:15:05.559 --> 00:15:07.600 the tradition that we want to see is get back 303 00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:10.200 to those guys on the mound carrying the load for 304 00:15:10.240 --> 00:15:13.399 you as starting pitchers. And it's so encouraging to see 305 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:17.399 the way that Tyler kind of reassess himself and reevaluated 306 00:15:17.519 --> 00:15:20.320 some things he was, you know, having issues with why. 307 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:21.879 You know, there's a lot of whys in the off 308 00:15:21.960 --> 00:15:24.519 season from him. As I was talking to him, and 309 00:15:25.440 --> 00:15:27.919 obviously he want to stay healthy. He found some things 310 00:15:27.919 --> 00:15:32.000 that are not very complicated at all, but it's being 311 00:15:32.039 --> 00:15:35.559 athletic as he mentioned, and that's important. Now he's a 312 00:15:35.559 --> 00:15:37.480 strike at all, he's a power pitcher. They can go 313 00:15:37.519 --> 00:15:39.879 out there and dominate and get your fourteen punch outs 314 00:15:39.879 --> 00:15:41.799 with under one hundred pitches. He did it last year 315 00:15:41.799 --> 00:15:44.919 in Minnesota. But also at the same time, I love 316 00:15:44.960 --> 00:15:48.200 the mentality of practice as much as he want, but 317 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:51.360 didn't when the game starts. Just let it be natural. 318 00:15:51.399 --> 00:15:53.960 And that is what we're seeing right now, and hopefully 319 00:15:54.039 --> 00:15:56.639 he'll carry this into the regular season. At one point 320 00:15:56.639 --> 00:15:57.960 I want to make to that I'm glad you brought 321 00:15:58.000 --> 00:16:01.720 up David him congratulates Austin Barnes and saying thank you. 322 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:04.919 Let me tell you that that relationship between pitches and 323 00:16:04.960 --> 00:16:09.360 catchers goes beyond balls and strikes and catching and calling 324 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:13.159 a pitch, and it goes understanding that what a guy 325 00:16:13.200 --> 00:16:15.879 that glassed out from six to eight goes out there, 326 00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:18.759 and barriers that you break involved, that your body is 327 00:16:18.840 --> 00:16:21.840 aligned well enough to block it, and that you're not 328 00:16:21.879 --> 00:16:23.919 gonna be blocking his brick ball the way you would 329 00:16:23.919 --> 00:16:27.279 say it couldn't curse ow curveball, and all those things 330 00:16:27.320 --> 00:16:29.519 just go in live with being a smart catcher, being 331 00:16:29.519 --> 00:16:32.039 in tune with your guy, knowing who he is. All 332 00:16:32.080 --> 00:16:34.159 those things play a part in him being out there 333 00:16:34.200 --> 00:16:37.279 and dominating and being comfortable whoever's behind the plate. 334 00:16:38.759 --> 00:16:41.080 You know, it feels like you always talk about hitters 335 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:44.120 not thinking too much at the plate. It feels like 336 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:47.600 for Tyler Glass now he can't overthink things on the 337 00:16:47.639 --> 00:16:49.759 mound or he's going to get in trouble and start 338 00:16:49.799 --> 00:16:51.720 to feel like he's out of sync. 339 00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:56.639 That when comes on to pitch sequences and what to 340 00:16:56.759 --> 00:16:58.360 throw and how to set up a hitter. But more 341 00:16:58.360 --> 00:17:01.360 than anything is let it fly and just trust that 342 00:17:01.440 --> 00:17:03.799 you're well enough, you're prepared enough, you're strong enough, you're 343 00:17:04.119 --> 00:17:06.160 you're well trained enough to go out there and just 344 00:17:06.799 --> 00:17:08.720 allow the ball to do what it's gonna do because 345 00:17:08.759 --> 00:17:10.640 you are naturally a guy that's gonna field his own. 346 00:17:11.279 --> 00:17:12.839 One pitch that I think is going to be key 347 00:17:12.839 --> 00:17:14.799 for him. He implemented it last years, that two seamer. 348 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:17.839 We saw a lot of it here tonight at ninety seven, 349 00:17:17.960 --> 00:17:21.960 ninety sixth movement for Tyler. You know, at times it 350 00:17:22.079 --> 00:17:24.839 comes down to not trying to just power by guys. 351 00:17:24.880 --> 00:17:27.200 But he's got enough for that two seamer too. With 352 00:17:27.279 --> 00:17:30.200 two strikes, surprise the right ended hitters in the outer half, 353 00:17:30.680 --> 00:17:33.839 and number two is when the situation calls were being economical. 354 00:17:33.880 --> 00:17:35.440 Go out there and he's a two seamer, gonna ground 355 00:17:35.519 --> 00:17:37.759 ball and keep your defense looking for you. So he 356 00:17:37.799 --> 00:17:40.000 has so many weapons, and I think he's kind of 357 00:17:40.160 --> 00:17:42.079 discovering himself a little bit more as a pitcher because 358 00:17:42.240 --> 00:17:45.519 he's surrounded by that. It's only, you know, an upswing 359 00:17:45.559 --> 00:17:47.799 that I see in his career, and of course as 360 00:17:47.839 --> 00:17:48.319 a Dodger. 361 00:17:49.400 --> 00:17:52.279 All right, Jose Moto, what's your guess if Mookie Betts 362 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:55.519 does show up in Anaheim tomorrow and does play three 363 00:17:55.599 --> 00:17:58.079 or four innings, do you expect him to be in 364 00:17:58.119 --> 00:18:00.759 the starting lineup on Thursday against the Tigers. 365 00:18:01.720 --> 00:18:08.119 Oh my gosh, I would say if Dave Roberts have 366 00:18:08.240 --> 00:18:11.160 to see, what will he have to see to say, yes, 367 00:18:11.599 --> 00:18:14.359 you're in the lineup on Thursday. That first of all, 368 00:18:14.400 --> 00:18:17.000 he's not too weak. That there's stamina, but you know how, 369 00:18:17.000 --> 00:18:18.759 I'm going to measure stamina in three or four innings, 370 00:18:18.759 --> 00:18:20.160 So you can't do that because now you're going to 371 00:18:20.200 --> 00:18:22.680 be playing against Trek's scoobl and the Tigers A you're 372 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:24.759 gonna have to play nine anything. So I hope the 373 00:18:24.839 --> 00:18:27.119 dogers is they know very well can go out there 374 00:18:27.160 --> 00:18:30.519 and just be on the safe side because it takes 375 00:18:30.559 --> 00:18:34.119 a lot. And we mentioned it today, we talk about Betts, 376 00:18:34.680 --> 00:18:39.119 the igression soft tissue that that causes problems with Maybe 377 00:18:39.119 --> 00:18:40.759 tomorrow just a little Twitter to see where he is, 378 00:18:40.799 --> 00:18:43.240 but do not force the issue. There's no need to. 379 00:18:44.799 --> 00:18:48.480 Hey, if you're facing trek scooble, maybe the stomach problems 380 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:50.759 are going to come back, right, scooble itis. 381 00:18:51.640 --> 00:18:59.039 No me, come on, no, But I really do hope 382 00:18:59.079 --> 00:19:02.680 they that the safe. 383 00:19:04.720 --> 00:19:08.480 Oh see, Jose got schooble itis. I just mentioned schooble 384 00:19:08.519 --> 00:19:11.680 and Jose's phone gave out. All right, Jose, we'll see 385 00:19:11.720 --> 00:19:14.119 you out here tomorrow night. Thanks a lot for checking in. 386 00:19:14.240 --> 00:19:16.720 And yes, come on, Mookie. Betts is not backing down 387 00:19:17.039 --> 00:19:19.880 from anybody. But I'll say this, Goooble's the best pitcher 388 00:19:19.880 --> 00:19:22.559 in baseball. And what I was trying to say is 389 00:19:22.599 --> 00:19:25.920 that he will make anybody's stomach feel upset because he's 390 00:19:25.960 --> 00:19:29.039 that good. Eight six six nine eight seven two five 391 00:19:29.160 --> 00:19:32.559 seventy is the phone number. Hey, it's a rare Sunday 392 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:35.680 day off for the Dodgers because of this weird schedule 393 00:19:35.759 --> 00:19:39.000 since they came back from Tokyo, Japan. The Dodgers are 394 00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:41.880 opening up on Thursday, so it's a three game series 395 00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:47.480 against the Tigers Thursday, Friday, Saturday. The Dodgers have Sunday off. 396 00:19:47.880 --> 00:19:51.839 But it's a great opportunity to meet our beloved ta 397 00:19:51.960 --> 00:19:57.359 Oscar Hernandez on this Sunday at the Citadel specifically the 398 00:19:57.440 --> 00:20:01.519 Polo Ralph Lawrence store at the State Outlets for the 399 00:20:01.559 --> 00:20:06.160 Polo Ralph Lawrence Family Baseball Fan Experience. I will be 400 00:20:06.279 --> 00:20:09.240 there with ta Oscar from one to three. It's not 401 00:20:09.480 --> 00:20:15.319