WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.919 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:10.199 This team is really becoming a family. Let's not play 4 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:11.720 one on Tom. Let's wind it. 5 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.720 I love writing me these guys after the show. 6 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:16.120 So just thank you, give me are your attention, your 7 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:17.440 fire and not a pisson. 8 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.120 This is world champion, Dodger, world champion. 9 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:23.039 Thing he put a small soft time they get a 10 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:24.079 people what they want. 11 00:00:23.879 --> 00:00:25.960 To die in a row two is special. 12 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:29.079 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache one of them. 13 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:32.479 Con this ball's gone. You ready to go? 14 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.439 Hell, go to the grab your phone to get in 15 00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:39.399 on the show called eight six six nine eighty seven 16 00:00:39.479 --> 00:00:40.880 two five seven. 17 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:41.399 And go to the show. 18 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:45.240 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Bassing. 19 00:00:46.079 --> 00:00:50.719 Hey, I'm back. That's right, Dodger Talk live from Dodgers 20 00:00:50.759 --> 00:00:55.320 Stadium with you until eleven o'clock tonight here on AM 21 00:00:55.439 --> 00:00:59.320 five to seventy LA Sports. After the Dodgers defeat the 22 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:03.520 Diamondback tonight by a final score of three to one. 23 00:01:04.079 --> 00:01:07.760 The Dodgers winning these last two games of the home 24 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:11.480 stands certainly was big and leaves a better taste in 25 00:01:11.519 --> 00:01:14.799 their mouth, especially if they would have lost tonight or 26 00:01:14.879 --> 00:01:17.280 last night and lose the series. That would have meant 27 00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:20.760 the Dodgers lost two out of the three here on 28 00:01:20.799 --> 00:01:24.359 this nine game homestand and look, it's one thing to 29 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:27.040 lose four in a row, but you know, the Dodgers 30 00:01:27.079 --> 00:01:29.920 losing four in a row at Dodgers Stadium, that's just 31 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:33.000 not something that happens. And that was the first time, 32 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:36.519 in fact, before winning last night, that the Dodgers had 33 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:40.680 lost four in a row at Dodgers Stadium since twenty eighteen. 34 00:01:40.840 --> 00:01:45.799 But certainly a better way to leave for New York 35 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:49.840 winning tonight and winning last night as well, pulling that 36 00:01:49.879 --> 00:01:54.799 one out. And look, that was a subplot to tonight's 37 00:01:54.840 --> 00:01:58.400 game as well, Right, Tanner Scott last night gave up 38 00:01:58.439 --> 00:02:01.400 the game tying home run, gives up the go ahead 39 00:02:01.439 --> 00:02:04.599 two run home run in the tenth inning last night, 40 00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:07.879 the Dodger offense bailed him out with the last at 41 00:02:07.959 --> 00:02:11.039 bat of the game being at home. And then tonight, 42 00:02:11.240 --> 00:02:15.080 Dave Roberts did not hesitate to get Tanner Scott back 43 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:19.319 in the saddle tonight in the ninth inning, and he responded, 44 00:02:19.840 --> 00:02:23.639 retiring the Diamondbacks in order, striking out two of the 45 00:02:23.719 --> 00:02:26.919 three batters. He faced, So that was a big deal 46 00:02:27.039 --> 00:02:32.080 to me in tonight's game as well, and for the Dodgers, 47 00:02:32.680 --> 00:02:35.719 it's no secret how they won these last two games 48 00:02:35.800 --> 00:02:39.439 compared to the way things went in that Angel series, 49 00:02:39.479 --> 00:02:43.439 including Dustin May, yes, going five innings in that first 50 00:02:43.520 --> 00:02:46.759 game against the Angels but not being very good. But 51 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:51.560 tonight much better for Dustin May. He went six innings tonight, 52 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:55.159 allowed just a solo home run to could Tell Marte. 53 00:02:55.439 --> 00:02:58.680 He only threw eighty eight pitches tonight and had eight 54 00:02:58.759 --> 00:03:04.319 strikeouts coming on the heels of Yoshi Yamamoto doing what 55 00:03:04.879 --> 00:03:08.719 stoppers and cy Young's do for their staff, and that's 56 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:13.039 really setting the tone. And that's what Yamamoto did last night, 57 00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:17.080 pitching seven scoreless innings. So really, you could look at 58 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:19.439 so many different things. I know many of you want 59 00:03:19.439 --> 00:03:23.759 to point out Michael confordo and you know Chris Taylor 60 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:26.039 is released, but I'm sure many of you will still 61 00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:30.400 call in and blame Chris Taylor. It's really simple. You 62 00:03:30.439 --> 00:03:33.680 can't tax your bullpen the way the Dodgers have taxed 63 00:03:33.719 --> 00:03:37.080 it at the beginning of this season. You've got to 64 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:40.120 get better starting pitching. Your starters have got to go 65 00:03:40.240 --> 00:03:43.400 deeper in the game. They've got to be allowed to 66 00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:46.159 go deeper in the game, and they're the ones that 67 00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:49.680 are going to dictate that. So coming off the heels 68 00:03:49.719 --> 00:03:53.919 of a great start from Yamamoto, Dustin May rebounded after 69 00:03:53.960 --> 00:03:57.759 a very mediocre start against the Angels, and that's what 70 00:03:57.800 --> 00:04:01.159 the Dodgers are going to need on the becoming road trip, 71 00:04:01.319 --> 00:04:05.039 especially in New York, because I know many of us 72 00:04:05.439 --> 00:04:08.000 did not believe the Mets starting pitching was going to 73 00:04:08.080 --> 00:04:11.479 be their strength, but it's turned out to be. Their 74 00:04:11.479 --> 00:04:14.800 starting pitching is really good. Their offense right now is 75 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:17.759 a little consado. It's a little quiet these days, and 76 00:04:17.879 --> 00:04:22.399 Juan Soto is watching fly balls off the Green Monsters. 77 00:04:22.439 --> 00:04:25.279 So it'll be interesting to see if the Dodgers can 78 00:04:25.439 --> 00:04:30.639 keep this starting pitching momentum rolling into New York. Eight 79 00:04:30.759 --> 00:04:33.639 sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is the 80 00:04:33.639 --> 00:04:36.480 phone number. Let's head downstairs right now to the Dodger 81 00:04:36.519 --> 00:04:39.879 Clubhouse to hear from tonight's winning pitcher, Dustin May. 82 00:04:40.319 --> 00:04:44.160 I was able to establish fast, woarly sleepers going in 83 00:04:44.199 --> 00:04:45.680 and out, was being able to land it when I 84 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:48.480 needed to. I was getting ahead of guys, and they're 85 00:04:48.519 --> 00:04:49.959 going to set theirselves out, so it was good. 86 00:04:50.199 --> 00:04:51.759 This is just kind of an important one for you, 87 00:04:52.160 --> 00:04:54.480 and you look at your last few outings. Obviously you 88 00:04:54.480 --> 00:04:57.600 were excellent against this team in Arizona, but kind of 89 00:04:57.639 --> 00:04:58.759 coming off with this last one. 90 00:04:59.720 --> 00:05:01.399 Yeah, I mean, it's always good to go out and 91 00:05:01.720 --> 00:05:04.839 give the guys in the bullpen break. Being able to 92 00:05:04.879 --> 00:05:07.920 go six is huge. Being able to keep a few 93 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:10.240 runs off the board is always good too. And then 94 00:05:10.319 --> 00:05:12.279 Tail came up huge and hit the through on Homer 95 00:05:13.240 --> 00:05:15.480 played really good defense behind me, and so you can 96 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:15.879 team one. 97 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:16.959 I feel like you could. 98 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:18.879 Could like swing and miss tonight in the Vela was 99 00:05:18.879 --> 00:05:20.560 a little up, like you just feel like the stuff 100 00:05:20.560 --> 00:05:21.680 you're just playing up for you tonight. 101 00:05:22.480 --> 00:05:22.680 Yeah. 102 00:05:22.720 --> 00:05:25.160 I mean I felt much better today physically than I 103 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:28.199 did the last outing, So I just felt way more 104 00:05:28.240 --> 00:05:31.240 in tune myself and I was able to execute some 105 00:05:31.279 --> 00:05:31.639 more thrist. 106 00:05:31.920 --> 00:05:33.920 I feel like you can get into a little bit 107 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:35.519 more of a rhythm now, like two months into this 108 00:05:35.720 --> 00:05:38.399 coming back from surgery, like it does almost feel kind 109 00:05:38.439 --> 00:05:40.720 of like you're back into a normal kind of grief 110 00:05:40.800 --> 00:05:42.160 a raadular season at this point. 111 00:05:42.839 --> 00:05:44.720 Yeah, I mean, it's been a long time since I've 112 00:05:45.079 --> 00:05:49.120 I've thrown eight starts, so I mean it's getting back 113 00:05:49.160 --> 00:05:51.199 into the spots that I feel like I need to 114 00:05:51.319 --> 00:05:53.000 and being able to come in every day and get 115 00:05:53.040 --> 00:05:55.959 my work in, just being able to replicate stuff. 116 00:05:55.959 --> 00:05:58.800 When I got on the mountain, Dustin the lasted out 117 00:05:58.800 --> 00:05:59.879 against Pa Smith. 118 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:05.399 It was huge to be able to come off with 119 00:06:05.519 --> 00:06:07.800 only one and give the guys a better chance that 120 00:06:08.279 --> 00:06:10.439 going and only need to get one was was huge 121 00:06:10.439 --> 00:06:11.279 for my metagrahy. 122 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:15.360 All right, there's Dustin May after going a strong six 123 00:06:15.480 --> 00:06:17.920 innings tonight, a line just one and run, And the 124 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:21.120 way he was coming off the mound after that sixth inning, 125 00:06:21.199 --> 00:06:23.199 you would think that he had just thrown a no hitter. 126 00:06:23.360 --> 00:06:26.639 That was how excited he was for himself. But it 127 00:06:26.759 --> 00:06:30.240 was six innings and Corbyn Burns, even though he gave 128 00:06:30.360 --> 00:06:33.240 up more runs and was down three to one going 129 00:06:33.319 --> 00:06:36.560 into the seventh inning. Tory Lavello also at a tough 130 00:06:36.639 --> 00:06:40.360 spot with his bullpen. That's kind of shaky, not kind of, 131 00:06:40.480 --> 00:06:43.399 it is shaky sent Corbyn Burns out there for the 132 00:06:43.480 --> 00:06:47.079 seventh inning despite being down three to one, And that's 133 00:06:47.240 --> 00:06:51.160 really American League baseball right there. We saw that tonight 134 00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:53.800 in the National League under the old rules where the 135 00:06:53.839 --> 00:06:57.160 pitcher was hitting. If the starting pitcher, no matter how 136 00:06:57.240 --> 00:07:00.079 good he was going, was down three to one, he 137 00:07:00.120 --> 00:07:02.360 would have been out of the game in that seventh inning. 138 00:07:02.480 --> 00:07:05.360 But because of the DH and the way Corbyn Burns 139 00:07:05.480 --> 00:07:08.560 was pitching in how economic he was, that's the reason 140 00:07:08.639 --> 00:07:12.680 why toy Lavello sent his ace back out there. Burns 141 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:16.720 went seven innings tonight. He had six strikeouts and only 142 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:20.600 one walk. The only mistake he made was to a 143 00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:23.439 guy that has come to the rescue for the Dodgers 144 00:07:23.600 --> 00:07:26.920 so many times this season and so many times since 145 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:30.240 putting on a Dodger uniform, and that was the one 146 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:34.959 and only Taoscar Hernandez, who if you were watching on 147 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:38.279 television or listening on radio, or were here at the game, 148 00:07:38.759 --> 00:07:42.959 if you were paying attention, after Taoscar Hernandez swung and 149 00:07:43.079 --> 00:07:47.439 missed after that second strike, he took a walk around 150 00:07:47.519 --> 00:07:50.199 home plate to reset himself, to take a deep breath 151 00:07:50.759 --> 00:07:54.480 and was able to just relax a little bit more, 152 00:07:54.680 --> 00:07:58.360 not be over anxious, and talking to Luis Cruz in 153 00:07:58.399 --> 00:08:02.120 the hallway, he said, we believe Taoscar Hernandez just came 154 00:08:02.199 --> 00:08:05.720 up with a plan not to chase anything away from him, 155 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:09.519 meaning that cut fastball he was looking middle in and 156 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:13.079 Corbyn Burns made a mistake with his slider and Taoscar 157 00:08:13.160 --> 00:08:16.279 Hernandez did not miss it for a go ahead three 158 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:20.319 run home run. In case you were keeping score at home, 159 00:08:20.920 --> 00:08:25.720 ta Oscar Hernandez now this season with two outs, hitting 160 00:08:25.879 --> 00:08:29.759 three ninety two, with four home runs and twenty one 161 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:33.799 RBIs we had a chance to catch up with the 162 00:08:33.919 --> 00:08:37.639 smiling Taoscar Hernandez after the game. Don't think I didn't 163 00:08:37.679 --> 00:08:40.559 notice that long walk around home play before you hit 164 00:08:40.639 --> 00:08:44.000 that home run. Were you telling yourself, you know, to 165 00:08:44.559 --> 00:08:45.039 come down. 166 00:08:45.759 --> 00:08:47.799 I chased super just out of the strike selling over there. 167 00:08:48.399 --> 00:08:50.120 You know, I'm just trying to get going to Helvis 168 00:08:50.279 --> 00:08:53.279 and when you know, slow the game down, get a 169 00:08:53.279 --> 00:08:54.720 good pace and just got to go to it on it. 170 00:08:55.080 --> 00:08:58.200 He hangs one. He was dealing the whole game. I 171 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:00.240 think he missed that one. He was trying to go 172 00:09:01.080 --> 00:09:03.480 away for a ball. He hanged over the play and 173 00:09:03.559 --> 00:09:04.440 I just hit it up. 174 00:09:04.639 --> 00:09:07.080 He was using that cutter away from you right east. 175 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:09.200 Do you feel like he was trying to keep you 176 00:09:09.320 --> 00:09:11.279 off balanced with a fastball. 177 00:09:11.159 --> 00:09:13.519 He was missing his pitch is really good today. He 178 00:09:13.720 --> 00:09:18.600 was hitting the corners in and now down up missing 179 00:09:18.639 --> 00:09:21.919 with the stuff that he has. Everybody knows that kind 180 00:09:21.919 --> 00:09:25.480 of picture he is. So hopefully we can get this 181 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:27.320 going and I can get more pictures like that. 182 00:09:27.559 --> 00:09:27.720 Hey. 183 00:09:27.759 --> 00:09:30.879 With Tascar Hernandez back, the Dodgers will keep it going. 184 00:09:30.919 --> 00:09:33.240 Winning two out of three from the Diamondbacks. Now a 185 00:09:33.320 --> 00:09:37.600 big road trip, Thanks Tail, Thank you. Taascar Hernandez, always 186 00:09:37.639 --> 00:09:42.080 a great spirit about him, was a phenomenal tonight. Being 187 00:09:42.159 --> 00:09:44.799 able to do what he's done all season long, and 188 00:09:44.919 --> 00:09:48.240 that's to hit behind the Big three and become part 189 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:51.799 of the Big four, the Fab four toa Oscar Hernandez 190 00:09:51.840 --> 00:09:55.120 and Burns tonight eight strikeouts in seven innings Tonight, that 191 00:09:55.240 --> 00:09:59.360 one mistake to Tascar Hernandez cost him and the Diamondbacks, 192 00:09:59.399 --> 00:10:02.279 and for the dot they gotta feel good now heading 193 00:10:02.360 --> 00:10:05.960 to New York. Despite being swept by the Angels. They 194 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:08.240 take two out of three from the A's take two 195 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:11.480 out of three from the Diamondbacks, and those games count 196 00:10:12.120 --> 00:10:15.000 for more than just one game. Those division games count 197 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:18.200 as two. So the Dodgers now with the second best 198 00:10:18.279 --> 00:10:21.080 record in the National League. The Phillies have passed him 199 00:10:21.080 --> 00:10:23.960 in that Department by one game. But the Dodgers in 200 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:26.080 the NL West have a two game lead over the 201 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:29.799 Giants and don't look now, but the Padres have lost 202 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:32.000 five in a row, and the Dodgers are two and 203 00:10:32.000 --> 00:10:35.360 a half games ahead of San Diego and five games 204 00:10:35.679 --> 00:10:39.120 ahead of Arizona. Eight six six nine eight seven two 205 00:10:39.279 --> 00:10:42.399 five seventy is the phone number David Vasse live at 206 00:10:42.440 --> 00:10:46.480 Dodgers Stadium. After the Dodgers defeat the Diamondbacks three to one, 207 00:10:46.960 --> 00:10:49.720 Let's go out to Georgia. Ray, you're on Dodger Talk 208 00:10:49.799 --> 00:10:51.080 stand up Late. How you doing? 209 00:10:51.159 --> 00:10:54.639 Ray? Oh yeah, Dave, thank you so much for the 210 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:56.919 great job you do. Matter of fact, if I was 211 00:10:57.000 --> 00:10:59.240 Jimmy Kimmel, he's a big Dodger fan, I would have you, 212 00:10:59.480 --> 00:11:02.639 Kirsten and Jack Harris on the show when that would 213 00:11:02.679 --> 00:11:03.080 be great. 214 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:06.159 Isn't he retiring? He said he's a grandpa. He's retiring, right. 215 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:09.919 No, I don't think so. But I know he's on 216 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:14.480 vacation for two weeks because they've been running repeats. But anyway, Hey, 217 00:11:14.559 --> 00:11:18.559 I want to talk about bunting because it's like sometimes 218 00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:20.600 when you see Munsty and you see they're in the 219 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:25.639 slumps with Hernandez and Conflorido, and you see the third 220 00:11:25.679 --> 00:11:28.879 basement playing back ten feet. You know, even with with 221 00:11:29.360 --> 00:11:31.759 no the count just starting, it's not like we have 222 00:11:31.879 --> 00:11:36.000 two strikes. You can just run a startup. 223 00:11:36.399 --> 00:11:36.639 You can. 224 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:39.759 It does so much for you by just getting a 225 00:11:39.799 --> 00:11:44.000 bunt base hit psychologically and for the team because they're 226 00:11:44.039 --> 00:11:45.639 given that to you. And you see what I'm. 227 00:11:45.519 --> 00:11:45.960 Saying is. 228 00:11:48.759 --> 00:11:50.360 And I know we've talked about it up in the 229 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:54.279 booth where if there's a struggling left handed hitter especially 230 00:11:54.639 --> 00:11:57.679 and they're shifting on you to pull and they're giving 231 00:11:57.759 --> 00:12:00.679 you that left side of the infield, there's no reason 232 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:03.320 not to take advantage of that and just get on 233 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:07.120 base and have something good happen. So that's not completely 234 00:12:07.840 --> 00:12:09.559 crazy talk right there, Ray. 235 00:12:11.039 --> 00:12:13.279 Is there a way that you can? I mean, I 236 00:12:13.360 --> 00:12:16.720 know the Dodgers use their dynamics with their statitsas so much. 237 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:19.039 Well they talked to name about but the player's got 238 00:12:19.159 --> 00:12:21.320 to be comfortable doing it. I don't see a lot 239 00:12:21.399 --> 00:12:26.399 of guys practicing bunting during batting practice, Ray, So on 240 00:12:26.840 --> 00:12:30.080 the one player I remember the most, there's two players 241 00:12:30.519 --> 00:12:35.759 that I remember the most. Taking advantage of what you're describing, 242 00:12:36.039 --> 00:12:39.240 and that's the infield being shifted, and that was even 243 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:41.679 before the rules where you had to have two infielders 244 00:12:41.720 --> 00:12:45.840 on both sides of second base. Jock Peterson was working 245 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:49.879 on it in twenty eighteen spring training twenty nineteen. He 246 00:12:50.279 --> 00:12:52.440 didn't fully buy in, but he would do it once 247 00:12:52.480 --> 00:12:55.919 in a while. And Gavin Lux even told the Reds like, Hey, 248 00:12:56.360 --> 00:12:59.639 the Dodgers got me to practice bunting, and in crucial 249 00:12:59.679 --> 00:13:03.600 moment it's like a playoff game, bunting came into play. 250 00:13:03.759 --> 00:13:06.480 So those are the two guys that I remember the most. 251 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:10.360 Wow, I got one more thing. I remember reading in 252 00:13:10.720 --> 00:13:12.879 La Times last year that the Dodgers were going to 253 00:13:12.919 --> 00:13:16.159 do a study about what happened why they have so 254 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:19.799 many pitching injuries. And I have never read anything what 255 00:13:19.919 --> 00:13:23.200 they have a conclusion to this because I don't know 256 00:13:23.240 --> 00:13:25.440 if it's the weather, because the weather's so good. They're 257 00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:27.919 in southern California and when you go to the East 258 00:13:28.000 --> 00:13:30.399 coast maybe in the winter time, I mean early in 259 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:33.519 the spring and the season that it's cold, does it 260 00:13:33.600 --> 00:13:34.879 have an effect on their arms? 261 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:37.360 What is the what is the. 262 00:13:37.399 --> 00:13:40.360 Analysis of this? Why so many injuries? 263 00:13:41.000 --> 00:13:44.559 Yeah? I don't know the Dodgers really haven't disclosed what 264 00:13:44.720 --> 00:13:48.639 their findings were. Maybe there's still ongoing, but honestly, Ray, 265 00:13:48.720 --> 00:13:52.120 I feel like a case to case basis, especially with 266 00:13:52.240 --> 00:13:55.960 their young starting pitchers. Thanks for the phone call, Ray appreciated. 267 00:13:56.080 --> 00:13:59.919 You know, the best explanation I've heard about why pictures 268 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:04.200 may be getting injured is from our very own Oral Herscheizer, 269 00:14:04.279 --> 00:14:07.840 who knows a thing or two about pitching and biomechanics. 270 00:14:08.480 --> 00:14:12.440 Oral told us during a rain delay last year in Chicago, 271 00:14:12.960 --> 00:14:16.120 and he has said it since and other interviews that 272 00:14:16.440 --> 00:14:20.000 he believes part of the reason why pitchers are getting 273 00:14:20.159 --> 00:14:24.080 injured is not because of what they're doing in the game, 274 00:14:24.240 --> 00:14:28.600 but what they're doing in between starts, and that's having 275 00:14:28.879 --> 00:14:35.360 touch and fuel. Bullpen sessions turning into competition against yourself 276 00:14:35.480 --> 00:14:40.720 because you're trying to chase velocity and the best metrics 277 00:14:40.759 --> 00:14:44.000 you can find in that bullpen session. And there's a 278 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:47.679 lot of pressure on these guys to prove that they 279 00:14:47.799 --> 00:14:51.120 still are trending in the right direction, especially if you're 280 00:14:51.120 --> 00:14:54.240 a young pitcher, because that's the way you're being judged 281 00:14:54.279 --> 00:14:57.879 these days in baseball, by what is being read on 282 00:14:57.960 --> 00:15:01.519 that iPad, what the track man that's with the technology is, 283 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:05.120 and maybe pitchers have got to learn to go back 284 00:15:05.759 --> 00:15:09.000 and take it a little easier, throttle back on those 285 00:15:09.080 --> 00:15:13.679 bullpen sessions. And it made complete sense what Oral was describing. 286 00:15:14.080 --> 00:15:16.919 And I'll take it a step further. When Jim Palmer 287 00:15:17.000 --> 00:15:19.960 and the Orioles were in town last year. Jim Palmer, Yeah, 288 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:22.960 that Jim Palmer. That was a cy young winner that 289 00:15:23.039 --> 00:15:26.759 beat Sandykofax and the Dodgers in the sixty six World 290 00:15:26.879 --> 00:15:29.799 Series and a Hall of famer. I thought he came 291 00:15:29.879 --> 00:15:33.159 away with a great point as well. Take away the 292 00:15:33.279 --> 00:15:37.480 technology the first two weeks of spring training. There's no 293 00:15:37.759 --> 00:15:42.639 reason why anybody should be tracking anything pitchers are doing 294 00:15:42.919 --> 00:15:46.120 just to ease into spring training. So two guys that 295 00:15:46.279 --> 00:15:48.360 know a lot about pitching and have done it at 296 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:52.240 the highest levels, I think they have some pretty valid suggestions. 297 00:15:52.679 --> 00:15:55.360 Eight sixty six, nine eighty seven, two five seventy is 298 00:15:55.399 --> 00:15:59.240 the phone number. Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks tonight three to one. 299 00:15:59.480 --> 00:16:01.799 Let's go out to the seven to ten. David, you're 300 00:16:01.879 --> 00:16:05.320 on Dodger Talk. How you doing, David? Good DV? How 301 00:16:05.399 --> 00:16:05.919 are you, buddy? 302 00:16:06.039 --> 00:16:07.480 Always you have pleasure talking to you. 303 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:11.120 Thank you, David appreciate that now. 304 00:16:11.279 --> 00:16:11.720 My question. 305 00:16:12.360 --> 00:16:15.279 I've noticed in the past, like the last season, in 306 00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:18.000 the last few seasons, there's some Major League teams that 307 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:21.360 have worn I call them like traditional batting practice jerseys, 308 00:16:21.399 --> 00:16:23.360 you know what I mean, Like the Red Sox at 309 00:16:23.399 --> 00:16:25.399 home sometimes they wear like the red jersey with the 310 00:16:25.440 --> 00:16:29.039 Red Sox across the chest, or like Kansas City they'll 311 00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:31.759 wear like a blue jersey with the KC across the chest. 312 00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:35.240 Do you think or maybe not think the Dodgers should 313 00:16:35.240 --> 00:16:37.200 do anything like that, like wear like a dark blue 314 00:16:37.240 --> 00:16:38.799 jersey with the LA logo on it. 315 00:16:39.600 --> 00:16:42.120 They used to do that in the early two thousands. 316 00:16:42.200 --> 00:16:44.440 I don't think it went over that well, David. I mean, 317 00:16:44.480 --> 00:16:49.159 those were the Omado signs days, so I remember those days. 318 00:16:49.279 --> 00:16:52.200 I didn't like them. I like the Dodgers wearing their 319 00:16:52.240 --> 00:16:55.120 home whites. I like the Dodgers wearing their home grays, 320 00:16:55.639 --> 00:16:59.399 similar to the Yankees pinstripes at home, road grays on 321 00:16:59.519 --> 00:17:03.159 the road. So instead of and I think they're the 322 00:17:03.279 --> 00:17:07.640 Dodgers City connect jerseys are very tasteful as well. They're 323 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:09.920 not over the top. But you know, I would love 324 00:17:10.000 --> 00:17:12.599 to see a throwback night where the Dodgers are wearing 325 00:17:13.079 --> 00:17:16.359 their jerseys from the eighties where they have the big 326 00:17:16.519 --> 00:17:19.160 Dodgers script on the front, and they even have the 327 00:17:19.279 --> 00:17:22.279 white outline on the numbers, the lettering and all that. 328 00:17:22.480 --> 00:17:25.079 I feel like, you know, the NBA does a lot 329 00:17:25.119 --> 00:17:29.559 of throwbacks where the Lakers are wearing Minneapolis jerseys. They're 330 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:33.279 wearing the Forum gold short shorts back in the day. 331 00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:35.759 I would love to see the Dodgers do something like 332 00:17:35.839 --> 00:17:36.480 that one day. 333 00:17:37.400 --> 00:17:39.759 Yeah, I remember those jerseys. No, yeah, I've been I've 334 00:17:39.759 --> 00:17:41.480 been a Dodger fan for many, many years. 335 00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:44.359 I could tell David thanks a lot for the phone. 336 00:17:44.119 --> 00:17:46.400 Call, Thanks for taking Anyboddy. 337 00:17:46.839 --> 00:17:49.279 All right, David, be safe out there on the seven 338 00:17:49.400 --> 00:17:52.480 ten eight six six eight seven two five seventy is 339 00:17:52.519 --> 00:17:56.319 the phone number. Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks tonight three to 340 00:17:56.480 --> 00:17:59.640 one thanks to a go ahead home run by taoscar 341 00:17:59.680 --> 00:18:02.400 her name, But it was set up by a couple 342 00:18:02.480 --> 00:18:06.240 of ground balls that got through the infield tonight. One 343 00:18:06.279 --> 00:18:08.240 of them was from Mookie Bets that hit a ground 344 00:18:08.319 --> 00:18:12.359 ball past Uguenio Suarez at third base. I think Max 345 00:18:12.440 --> 00:18:15.079 Munsey gets that ground ball. I think a lot of 346 00:18:15.160 --> 00:18:18.799 third basemen gets that ground ball. But Suarez is not 347 00:18:19.039 --> 00:18:22.279 known for his defense, and the Dodgers had something in 348 00:18:22.359 --> 00:18:26.519 the works for Freddie Freeman and Tioscar Hernandez. Freddie struck 349 00:18:26.559 --> 00:18:29.279 out against Corbyn Burns, so there were two on and 350 00:18:29.400 --> 00:18:32.279 two out and Taoscar was down to his last strike 351 00:18:32.640 --> 00:18:34.640 and was able to hit the go ahead three run 352 00:18:34.720 --> 00:18:38.000 home run off of Corbyn Burns, but certainly was set 353 00:18:38.079 --> 00:18:41.000 up by Miguel Rojas and Mookie Betts getting on base. 354 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:44.720 Let's head back downstairs to the Dodger clubhouse to hear 355 00:18:44.880 --> 00:18:46.359 from the Dodgers shortstop. 356 00:18:47.319 --> 00:18:50.000 I mean, yeah, he was mixing it up really really good. 357 00:18:50.039 --> 00:18:53.960 I mean he still went seven innings, so it wasn't 358 00:18:54.319 --> 00:18:57.640 wasn't much that he did wrong. But I guess he 359 00:18:58.279 --> 00:18:59.960 just left the slider I would have played for ten 360 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:02.640 able to uh do some damage with make You did 361 00:19:02.680 --> 00:19:05.559 a great job getting started there, and I was able 362 00:19:05.599 --> 00:19:08.160 to a sneak one through. But Tayo definitely came up huge. 363 00:19:08.319 --> 00:19:10.400 What is it like just having him back in the lineup. 364 00:19:10.640 --> 00:19:12.920 Oh, it's huge. It just makes our uh lineup a 365 00:19:12.960 --> 00:19:15.680 lot longer. It makes it uh tough to kind of 366 00:19:16.039 --> 00:19:18.960 navigate through and uh he does things like this, so 367 00:19:19.359 --> 00:19:20.559 uh that's what that's the beauty of it. 368 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:24.839 Destin May was excellent tonight. Just how important was it 369 00:19:24.920 --> 00:19:26.640 for you guys just to give him that run support 370 00:19:26.680 --> 00:19:27.880 that he deserved to get the wins? 371 00:19:28.119 --> 00:19:30.680 Yeah, I mean a game like this, you know that 372 00:19:31.039 --> 00:19:34.200 he any any guy's gonna need a win out of 373 00:19:34.279 --> 00:19:37.680 something like that, and especially where I bullping is. You know, 374 00:19:37.880 --> 00:19:39.240 it was h huge that he came up. 375 00:19:39.480 --> 00:19:40.240 Uh big for us. 376 00:19:40.319 --> 00:19:42.640 And it's good to see uh Dmat pitching. 377 00:19:42.400 --> 00:19:44.839 Wills some games on this road trip. 378 00:19:44.920 --> 00:19:47.079 How's a big t get those two to hit all 379 00:19:47.160 --> 00:19:47.640 this road trip? 380 00:19:48.119 --> 00:19:48.359 Yeah? 381 00:19:48.599 --> 00:19:51.039 Uh, I mean, you know, any windsor are are big, 382 00:19:51.480 --> 00:19:55.200 but especially against our Indivision rivals. Well, I guess all right, 383 00:19:55.240 --> 00:19:59.079 divisions are right his rivals, so Indivision winds are always huge. 384 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:01.400 But I know it's gonna be a tough road trip 385 00:20:01.440 --> 00:20:03.119 coming up. We've got two really good ball friends and 386 00:20:04.599 --> 00:20:05.960 it'll be it'll be fun. 387 00:20:06.599 --> 00:20:09.160 All right. 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