Speaker 1: And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse.
Speaker 2: Good morning, Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Dodgers kick off
Speaker 2: their championship season and their quest to defend their championship
Speaker 2: with a win on opening night four to one over
Speaker 2: the Chicago Cubs. Welcome to Dodger Talk David Vase, live
Speaker 2: at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Phone lines are open.
Speaker 2: We have three lines open eight six six nine, eight
Speaker 2: seven two five seventy. We will hear from show Hey Otani.
Speaker 2: We will hear from manager Dave Roberts. But if you
Speaker 2: were listening during spring training, I saw something in Yamamoto.
Speaker 2: I saw in Eric confidence, an Eric swagger. I saw
Speaker 2: a very aggressive Yama Moto, even in bullpen sessions. And
Speaker 2: that's why I was very confident coming into this season
Speaker 2: that Yama Moto was going going to have a cy
Speaker 2: Young caliber season. And tonight was the first of that
Speaker 2: type of season You're going to see from Yamamoto. Five
Speaker 2: innings tonight, one urn run, four strikeouts, attacked hitters. When
Speaker 2: he got into some trouble, he went to his split
Speaker 2: fingered fastball, he went to his slider. He was tremendous tonight,
Speaker 2: the Dodger offense had a few different opportunities thanks to
Speaker 2: Imonaga's for walks, but they couldn't cash him in. And
Speaker 2: they're pitching won this scheme for them. Tonight, the Dodger
Speaker 2: offense was three for fifteen and with runners in scoring
Speaker 2: position and left eleven men on base. This was a
Speaker 2: Dodger offense without two of their three best hitters in
Speaker 2: the starting lineup. In case you missed it while you
Speaker 2: were sleeping, Mookie Betts was flown back to Los Angeles
Speaker 2: two days ago because of the stomach virus that ailed
Speaker 2: him before we left for Japan and now while he
Speaker 2: was in Japan. So the Dodgers sent him back just
Speaker 2: to try to get healthy and you know, drink some fluids.
Speaker 2: Dave Roberts said he lost close to fifteen pounds going
Speaker 2: through the stomach virus, so they got him back to LA.
Speaker 2: The other part of this is Freddy Freeman, who was
Speaker 2: in the original starting lineup but was a late scratch
Speaker 2: an hour before first pitch with what the Dodgers were
Speaker 2: calling left rib discomfort. I saw Freddy Freeman come out
Speaker 2: and take batting practice on the field pregame. I saw
Speaker 2: Freddy Freeman leave not smiling as much as he was
Speaker 2: when he was in the cage, and it turned out
Speaker 2: he probably tweaked something, and from what I've been gathering,
Speaker 2: the Dodgers were being extra cautious to scratch him because
Speaker 2: we all know Freddy wants to be out there. He's
Speaker 2: worked so hard to be able to be here in Tokyo, Japan,
Speaker 2: ready to play, managing that surgically repaired right ankle, and
Speaker 2: all of a sudden he takes a swing and feels
Speaker 2: something in his left side and probably wanted to try
Speaker 2: to play. That's got to be so disappointing for him,
Speaker 2: but you know, you don't want to mess with those
Speaker 2: type of things. One or two days out is much
Speaker 2: better than missing six weeks, because that's what you're talking
Speaker 2: about if it was severe. So I don't believe this
Speaker 2: is going to keep Freddy out too long from what
Speaker 2: the initial reports are. The Dodgers have to see how
Speaker 2: he feels when he wakes up tomorrow, but certainly you're
Speaker 2: not going to see Mookie Betts and now Freddie Freeman
Speaker 2: play in this Tokyo series. Eight six six nine eight
Speaker 2: seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's head
Speaker 2: downstairs right now to hear from the manager, Dave Roberts.
Speaker 3: As I understand it the same rib that affected him
Speaker 3: during the postseason, not as severe. I thought we made
Speaker 3: the right decision not playing them tonight, and we'll see
Speaker 3: how he comes in tomorrow. So right now I'm not
Speaker 3: too concerned.
Speaker 4: I'm just kind of watching on Motor tod They reminded
Speaker 4: me a little bit of Vieler talking about, you know,
Speaker 4: having kind of fu behind.
Speaker 5: The ball a little bit.
Speaker 4: I mean, if he keeps, if he can, assuming he
Speaker 4: can stay healthy, how good can you be?
Speaker 1: What do you see you from?
Speaker 4: I mean his All Stars Cy Young, that type of stuff.
Speaker 6: Possibility.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that last year to this year, the confidence,
Speaker 3: the conviction that he has and throwing the fastball in
Speaker 3: the strike zone is much He's much more convicted. And
Speaker 3: so you saw that tonight. And so if he can
Speaker 3: do that, obviously health, I see no reason why he
Speaker 3: won't be in the say Young conversation this season, Dave, have.
Speaker 7: You been able to kind of take a step back
Speaker 7: and think about how you know Yamamoto and Imaanaga both
Speaker 7: starting against each other tonight and performing the way that
Speaker 7: they did, like have of what that means for Japanese Major.
Speaker 3: Leaguers, Well, I don't think that there was a Japanese
Speaker 3: baseball player in Japan that didn't watch this game tonight,
Speaker 3: and I'm sure that you know they can see themselves
Speaker 3: in this situation. And like I've said before, is right now,
Speaker 3: is good as is as good as the Japanese players
Speaker 3: as a whole have been compared to Major League Baseball,
Speaker 3: and so certainly, watching Yoshinobu and Imanaga tonight, I'm sure
Speaker 3: that envisioned themselves in that same position.
Speaker 2: Manager Dave Roberts in the interview room here at the
Speaker 2: Tokyo Dome, validating everything that I told you about Yama
Speaker 2: Moto during spring training and everything that we saw tonight
Speaker 2: from Yamamoto. He threw seventy two pitches. The two pitches
Speaker 2: he threw the most tonight was the split fingered fastball
Speaker 2: and his four seam fastball. He threw those two pitches
Speaker 2: twenty nine times a piece. He mixed in the curveball.
Speaker 2: He had a little cutter, but it was a fastball,
Speaker 2: split fingered fastball night for Yoshi Yamamoto, who was very impressive,
Speaker 2: going five innings and limiting the Cubs to just one
Speaker 2: run and striking out four as the Dodgers defeat the
Speaker 2: Cubs four to one in the opener of the season
Speaker 2: on Opening Night and also get their first win of
Speaker 2: the season. It also was a big night for Sho
Speaker 2: Hao Tani, who has been the man of the hour.
Speaker 2: This is the reason and why we are here. This
Speaker 2: is the reason why Guggenheim is sponsoring the Tokyo series.
Speaker 2: It's about Sho Hao Tani. Everybody has a number seventeen
Speaker 2: Jersey in this stadium tonight. Everywhere you walk around Tokyo,
Speaker 2: Sho Hao Tani has a billboard marketing either watches or
Speaker 2: face lotion or some sort of icy hot Japanese style product.
Speaker 2: He's all over the place and it's about him, and
Speaker 2: tonight he delivered two for five, sparked that three run
Speaker 2: fifth inning for the Dodgers to bring them back. So
Speaker 2: I love that Yamamoto and Otani stepped up on the
Speaker 2: big stage tonight because we are here because of them.
Speaker 2: Eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy is
Speaker 2: the phone number. Let's go out to the phones. Good morning,
Speaker 2: Los Angeles, Tony in Long Beach. You're on Dodger Talk Live.
Speaker 2: From Tokyo.
Speaker 8: Am I the first color of the new season.
Speaker 2: You are, Tony, you are officially.
Speaker 8: I got to add that to my resume. Long time listener,
Speaker 8: first time caller, coming out of Long Beach. I just
Speaker 8: wanted to say tonight the Dodgers really made me feel
Speaker 8: like I was waking up early to watch the Olympics
Speaker 8: or watch an opening World Cup match, for you know,
Speaker 8: as far as football, the soccer game goes. But man,
Speaker 8: I'm really glad that I stayed up. It was really
Speaker 8: fun to stay up with my coworkers after a late
Speaker 8: night shift at eleven and just watch the game, get
Speaker 8: a little drunken downtown full listen, and head home and
Speaker 8: watch the game. What a feeling, what a fielding?
Speaker 2: Yeah, what a feeling. Hopefully you took an uber, Tony, But.
Speaker 9: I mean, oh we did, we did, We did?
Speaker 2: All right? Great? I love it. Great to hear from you,
Speaker 2: Tony and call back anytime. Man. You know, Tony made
Speaker 2: a great point. It is like, I'm not going to
Speaker 2: say it's like the Olympics, but the Olympics aren't just sport.
Speaker 2: They're an event. And I mentioned this a couple of
Speaker 2: times last year, but it even means more this season
Speaker 2: with the Dodgers being the defending World Series champions, with
Speaker 2: their team loaded with another year of Otani and Yamamoto
Speaker 2: and now Roki Sazaki, who's making his major league debut
Speaker 2: tomorrow night. When you come to a Dodger game, whether
Speaker 2: it's here in Tokyo or at Dodger Stadium or in Cincinnati,
Speaker 2: it's an event. Tonight was not just a game. It
Speaker 2: was an event. It's been building for months and it's
Speaker 2: been culminating now in the last seven days since we've
Speaker 2: been here. This was an event. This was the event,
Speaker 2: and I'll venture to say this was the sporting event
Speaker 2: of the week. I know March Madness is starting up
Speaker 2: this weekend, but you can't top this. When you have
Speaker 2: the most popular player in Major League Baseball, you have
Speaker 2: the Patrick Mahomes, you have the Lebron James, a major
Speaker 2: League Baseball back in his home country and international superstar.
Speaker 2: This was an event in every sense of the word.
Speaker 2: And when you come to Dodger Stadium this season, it's
Speaker 2: going to be more than just another game. Eight six
Speaker 2: six seven, two five seventy is the phone number David
Speaker 2: Vase live at the Tokyo Dome in Japan where the
Speaker 2: Dodgers defeat the Cubs four to one on Opening Night.
Speaker 2: Let's go out to you, kaipa. Eric, You're on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 10: How you doing, Eric, I'm doing great day, Good morning,
Speaker 10: hey David. It's so fun to be a Dodger fan
Speaker 10: right now. Thank you to Googenheim.
Speaker 11: They keep us, you know, fighting every year. They give
Speaker 11: us all the players that we need. And actually I
Speaker 11: think we have a better team this year. And I'm
Speaker 11: kind of nervous for Freddy because he's such a baseball
Speaker 11: at it that we got a sav him from himself.
Speaker 11: Sometimes I think, well, I think he's gonna do great
Speaker 11: at the end.
Speaker 10: And yeah, Dave, thank you all right.
Speaker 2: Where did you watch this game or listen to this game? Eric?
Speaker 2: Did you wake up? Are you listening to me for
Speaker 2: the recap?
Speaker 9: No, Dave.
Speaker 10: Actually I started work at two am doing delivery and
Speaker 10: I'm actually headed to your neck of the woods delivery
Speaker 10: to the sketches store in Sherman Oaks Galleria, right across
Speaker 10: the street from your high school.
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right, Notre Dame High School right there, Woodman
Speaker 2: and Riverside, the great one, ad Eric.
Speaker 11: That's right, that's right.
Speaker 10: I've been watching it on my phone and listening to
Speaker 10: you on the radio on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 2: Love It, Eric, love It. Thanks a lot for calling
Speaker 2: in and man, people like you really make the city
Speaker 2: what it is. And people keep asking me about Tokyo,
Speaker 2: Japan and what my thoughts are, what are my impressions
Speaker 2: of being here? And I gotta say, it's a great country.
Speaker 2: It's a clean country. It's a respect for country, and
Speaker 2: it's about the people. The people make this place great here,
Speaker 2: and uh, that's what makes la great. You got you
Speaker 2: gotta be great to make your city great and your
Speaker 2: country great. And the Japanese people are so respectful of
Speaker 2: each other. It's weird, maybe too respectful in an arena
Speaker 2: like this at the Tokyo Dome where you got sho
Speaker 2: Hey Otani coming back. The hero is back, but yet
Speaker 2: a very respectful crowd. You know how, when Otani comes
Speaker 2: to the plate for the first time at Dodger Stadium,
Speaker 2: I'm sure there will be a standing ovation. Standing ovations
Speaker 2: don't happen here. I saw two exhibition games between the
Speaker 2: Dodgers and Japanese baseball teams, and I witnessed Otani on
Speaker 2: opening night against the Chicago Cubs. Yes he got an
Speaker 2: ovation during pregame ceremonies and introductions. Yes he got a
Speaker 2: loud cheers when he came to the plate, But by
Speaker 2: no means was it racus. By no means was at
Speaker 2: a standing ovation. It was a very respectful fan base.
Speaker 2: And when he's at the plate, it is dead silent,
Speaker 2: like you're at the library. And when he hits a
Speaker 2: foul ball, you hear the oohs and ohs, and when
Speaker 2: he gets a base h oohs and ohs. But when
Speaker 2: he's at the plate, it's dead silence. Eight six six nine,
Speaker 2: eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers
Speaker 2: defeat the Cubs four to one here at the Tokyo
Speaker 2: Dome on Opening Night, And I would be remiss if
Speaker 2: I did not give the Dodger bullpen their flowers, because
Speaker 2: Yamamoto pitched great for five innings, but the Dodger bullpen
Speaker 2: pitched just as well. They were perfect. The only blemish
Speaker 2: was Blake Trinan hitting a batter in the eighth inning.
Speaker 2: He had two strikeouts in a scoreless eighth, But Anthony Bonda,
Speaker 2: Ben Casparius, Blake Trinan, and Tanner Scott four innings of work,
Speaker 2: no runs, no hits, no walks, five strikeouts, and Tanner
Speaker 2: Scott got his first save as a Dodger. And as
Speaker 2: we were doing the interview, he was a looking for
Speaker 2: the baseball and be looking for the Major League Baseball
Speaker 2: authenticator so he could add that to his collection. But
Speaker 2: the Dodger bullpen was outstanding and young Ben Casparius, I
Speaker 2: think we all forget what that young man did last year,
Speaker 2: Game four, Yankee Stadium of the World Series. He's starting
Speaker 2: a game, yes, as a pseudo opener, but he showed
Speaker 2: no fear out there and gave the Dodgers more than
Speaker 2: they expected to help them manage their pitching staff at
Speaker 2: that point in time in the World Series. And he
Speaker 2: made this opening day roster. And I feel very confident
Speaker 2: that when the Dodgers come back to North America, Ben
Speaker 2: Caspirius is going to be part of this bullpen. He
Speaker 2: is downright electric, His stuff is electric. That guy's going
Speaker 2: to be a big part of the Dodger bullpen. Moving forward.
Speaker 2: Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is
Speaker 2: the phone number. Let's go out to Eric in Hollywood.
Speaker 2: You're on Dodger Talk. Live from Tokyo.
Speaker 12: Hi, Eric, Dodger, very shuit, David, Oh my god, good morning,
Speaker 12: Good morning to me. I think it's afternoon for your easy.
Speaker 12: But it joined the game. Man absolutely got up and
Speaker 12: watched it, and it was just it's incredible.
Speaker 1: Man.
Speaker 12: Twenty twenty four World Series Champion, Game one, Section forty three,
Speaker 12: Row one seats fifteen sixty seventeen eighteen to nineteen. One
Speaker 12: of the greatest experience ever in my life. Bro I Man,
Speaker 12: I have never seen so many people cry in Game one,
Speaker 12: like after the holy emotion and everything. It was just
Speaker 12: one of the greatest moments of my life man as
Speaker 12: a Dodger fan.
Speaker 8: Man.
Speaker 12: But bringing it to today's game, no, Freeman, no bets
Speaker 12: that we killed these guys. Of course, it's that comes
Speaker 12: down have a arsenal like we do. But man, it's
Speaker 12: so it's such an I'd kind to be a dodgor fed, right,
Speaker 12: I'd always is. But man, we're looking great, David, We're
Speaker 12: looking great.
Speaker 2: Don't peak too soon. It's only game one, Eric, But yes,
Speaker 2: things are looking good, and yes they're a very good
Speaker 2: team and have a very good chance of being the
Speaker 2: first team in baseball to repeat his champions since the
Speaker 2: Yankees Jeters Yankees twenty five years ago. But look, there's
Speaker 2: a long ways away. As we have seen in the
Speaker 2: last twenty four to forty eight hours, one swing of
Speaker 2: the bat in the cage, one stomach virus can certainly
Speaker 2: change the complexion at the absolute wrong time. So let's
Speaker 2: just pump the brakes and all that and enjoy the
Speaker 2: regular season before we start talking about World championships again.
Speaker 2: These Dodgers have not even received their rings from a
Speaker 2: year ago, so I love the enthusiasm. Eric is one
Speaker 2: of the most enthusiastic callers we have. But it's game
Speaker 2: One's game one. As Charlie Steiner and Rick Monday like
Speaker 2: to tell me, don't peak too soon. And the Dodgers
Speaker 2: certainly understand the marathon and how to manage it. And
Speaker 2: that's the reason why they said, hey, Freddy, it's not
Speaker 2: a good idea to try to force this. We need you.
Speaker 2: You're gonna sit down and you're probably not going to
Speaker 2: play tomorrow either. But it was good to hear Dave
Speaker 2: Roberts say he wasn't that concerned. Eight six six nine
Speaker 2: eighty seven, two five seventy is the phone number. We
Speaker 2: have two lines open, as you're driving to work, you're
Speaker 2: driving the kids to school, or you're making deliveries like
Speaker 2: our guys out there making the city go out there
Speaker 2: in Los Angeles. We want to hear from you and
Speaker 2: where you listen to this game today eight six six
Speaker 2: nine eight seven two five seventy And just to clarify
Speaker 2: the time difference, it is ten fifty seven pm on Tuesday,
Speaker 2: March eighteenth. Here in Tokyo, Japan, we are sixteen hours
Speaker 2: ahead of Los ange Angeles. And after the game tomorrow,
Speaker 2: the Dodgers are going to experience two Wednesdays in one.
Speaker 2: They will leave on Wednesday after the game tomorrow night,
Speaker 2: and we'll return to Los Angeles on Wednesday evening and
Speaker 2: have dinner back in their homes. So that's that's the
Speaker 2: unusual circumstances. In some ways, I think it's like time traveling, right,
Speaker 2: everybody wants to time travel. Well, they did it last
Speaker 2: year from Soul, Korea back to LA and the Dodgers
Speaker 2: are going to do it again from Tokyo, Japan back
Speaker 2: to LA. We're going to take a time out here
Speaker 2: on Dodger Talk when we come back. Your phone calls
Speaker 2: at eight six, six, nine eighty seven two, five seventy.
Speaker 2: We will hear from Freddie Freeman, We'll check in with
Speaker 2: Jose Mota, who's back for another year, and we'll hear
Speaker 2: from you as the Dodgers get the victory on opening
Speaker 2: day in Tokyo, Japan, four to one on the world
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Speaker 2: This is Dodger Talk with David Bassin, and the pitch
Speaker 2: on the way is swangaa. That is rope to left.
Speaker 2: That's a base hit. O Chani comes underscore. The Dodgers
Speaker 2: lead at four to one. Rick Monday and Tim Nebett
Speaker 2: on the call for opening night of the Tokyo series,
Speaker 2: and the Dodgers get the win on opening day, four
Speaker 2: to one over the Chicago Cubs. David vasse with you
Speaker 2: until seven point thirty this morning here on a five
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Speaker 2: there as you drive to school or back home, or
Speaker 2: to work, wherever you're going. Be safe out there on
Speaker 2: those morning traffic roads. And the Dodgers certainly were feeling
Speaker 2: good tonight here in Tokyo, while you may have been
Speaker 2: sleeping four to one victors with Yoshi Yamamoto leading the
Speaker 2: way with five innings tonight, allowing just one earned run
Speaker 2: with four strikeouts, and the bullpen took over from their
Speaker 2: bullpen roll call Abanda, Casparius Trinin and Tanner Scott four
Speaker 2: scoreless innings with five strikeouts. They were basically perfect. Blake
Speaker 2: Trnon hit a batter, that's the only base runner they
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Speaker 2: two five seventy is the phone number. We have one
Speaker 2: line open. And before we get back to the phones,
Speaker 2: we got to hear from the man of the Hour show,
Speaker 2: Hao Tani who collected the first hit for the Dodgers
Speaker 2: in twenty twenty five. He was two for five, he
Speaker 2: scored two of the four Dodger runs, and he was
Speaker 2: having a great time and has had really a phenomenal
Speaker 2: time here coming back to Tokyo. And here was showhy
Speaker 2: with Harold Reynolds on MLB Network.
Speaker 13: Well Game one down playing at home? How exciting was
Speaker 13: it to play at home tonight?
Speaker 14: Can't on this kettle. I don't know, I don't get.
Speaker 14: I can't just this kids can't just don't give us.
Speaker 15: I was actually pretty nervous. It's been a while since
Speaker 15: I was nervous, but today definitely felt it.
Speaker 13: I've been nervous too. Of my billboard. I was on
Speaker 13: every billboard, every commercial.
Speaker 2: Uh, that's gotta be different, right, yep? Man on your home.
Speaker 14: Hid to coet, the the sold this Shipa's.
Speaker 15: Just a very unique and environment, a unique situation where
Speaker 15: I do feel that the fans are expecting me to
Speaker 15: get some hits. So that was a little bit different.
Speaker 13: So, Uh, every time you go to the plate, the
Speaker 13: picture gets ready to throw and it gets silent.
Speaker 2: I've never seen or heard that before.
Speaker 1: Do you recognize that when you're hitting.
Speaker 14: Soul is mouse again? I might talk about.
Speaker 15: I didn't notice the silence, although you know, it didn't
Speaker 15: really bother me when I was at the plate, but
Speaker 15: I did recognize it and had to adjust a little bit.
Speaker 13: All right, last question, Last time we saw you had
Speaker 13: the injury. Today got a couple of hits. I saw
Speaker 13: you slide, no problems the shoulder, feel good, everything feeling good.
Speaker 15: Is she.
Speaker 14: Of course not condicted a day.
Speaker 15: The body feels really good. I was able to slide,
Speaker 15: run around with no hesitation. So I think we got
Speaker 15: the first game out of the way and I should
Speaker 15: be able to enjoy the game tomorrow.
Speaker 2: I appreciate time.
Speaker 9: Thank you.
Speaker 2: There he is show Hey Otani with Harold Reynolds on
Speaker 2: MLB Network, And like I mentioned during the Clubhouse show,
Speaker 2: I thought that was a really candid answer from Otani
Speaker 2: to say he was nervous. I've never heard him say
Speaker 2: he was nervous, and I saw him in the Dodger clubhouse.
Speaker 2: We exchanged a few different words, a couple of jokes,
Speaker 2: but yeah, you could tell it was different for him.
Speaker 2: And maybe you know when I saw him, uh, you know,
Speaker 2: you don't expect a guy like Otani to be nervous,
Speaker 2: but yeah, there was a little bit different vibe. About him,
Speaker 2: even though it was Opening night, even though we were
Speaker 2: in Tokyo, you felt like there was a different vibe.
Speaker 2: He wasn't as loose as I've been around him, even
Speaker 2: in spring training and going back to Dodger Fest and
Speaker 2: different times last year. So that was really I loved
Speaker 2: hearing that from Otani, and Herold does a great job
Speaker 2: of bringing out that side of players. Eight six six
Speaker 2: seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat
Speaker 2: the Cubs four to one on Opening night without Mookie
Speaker 2: Bets and without Freddie Freeman. Freeman was a late scratch
Speaker 2: tonight because of left rib discomfort. I observed him taking
Speaker 2: batting practice and it seemed like he tweaked it during BP,
Speaker 2: and the Dodgers just said, you know what, let's not
Speaker 2: risk this. You'll get tonight off. And I would I
Speaker 2: know how much Freddy wants to play, but the Dodgers
Speaker 2: at this point need to protect Freddy from himself and
Speaker 2: just get him back to LA and with the time
Speaker 2: off before they open up at home against the Tigers,
Speaker 2: just get them right for that and get them right
Speaker 2: for the North American part of their schedule. Eight six
Speaker 2: six two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go
Speaker 2: back out to the phones. RJ and Santa Clarita. Good morning,
Speaker 2: you're on Dodger talk line from Tokyo.
Speaker 10: Hey, good morning, Dave.
Speaker 16: Good evening for you there. I'll good weather over there.
Speaker 2: Everything's great.
Speaker 9: Yeah, yeah, where did you listen to this game?
Speaker 17: Oh?
Speaker 16: I actually watched it at my house. I stayed up
Speaker 16: and watched the game. I never missed. I haven't missed
Speaker 16: a Dodger game, and like, I didn't even know how
Speaker 16: many years, maybe like fifteen years. So I always stay
Speaker 16: up to watch the games, even though it's three in
Speaker 16: the morning. And they looked very good. They looked very
Speaker 16: good today.
Speaker 9: Yeah, we think it looked better.
Speaker 2: They looked good. I thought their offense could have looked better.
Speaker 2: They had opportunities with runners in scoring position that they
Speaker 2: did not cash in. But their defense was really good
Speaker 2: and their pitching was outstanding.
Speaker 16: Yeah, one depresion was very outside. I can't wait to
Speaker 16: see Sasaki on the mound and just for the rest
Speaker 16: of the season, this could be a great season.
Speaker 2: And yeah, I'm with you, Urjay, I'm with you, and
Speaker 2: thank you for the phone call. Eight six six two
Speaker 2: five seventy is the phone number. Yeah, Roki Sazaki, the
Speaker 2: trifecta of the Japanese superstars for the Dodgers, is going
Speaker 2: to make his Major League debut right here at the
Speaker 2: Tokyo Dome tomorrow night against Justin Steele and the Chicago Cubs. Now,
Speaker 2: just a reminder, you know, Otani played a lot of
Speaker 2: baseball here at the Tokyo Dome, but he is from
Speaker 2: a city just north of tokyo Oshu City. That's where
Speaker 2: Otani is from, and none of these players are from Tokyo.
Speaker 2: But obviously a lot of major accomplishments as professionals in
Speaker 2: this dome for Yamamoto and Otani, So in some sorts,
Speaker 2: it is a homecoming professionally for them to come back
Speaker 2: here where they won the World Baseball Classic O Tani
Speaker 2: struck out Mike Trout and Yamamoto winning the Triple Crown
Speaker 2: of pitching his last two years here in Japan. And
Speaker 2: I have a feeling that if he stays healthy, he
Speaker 2: has a very good chance of winning a National League
Speaker 2: Cy young this year. After what I've seen in spring training,
Speaker 2: not only in the Cactus League games, but also behind
Speaker 2: the scenes, Yamamoto is a different guy. He's more comfortable
Speaker 2: he's more confident, he's got a lot more swagger about him,
Speaker 2: and I'm looking for a big year from him. Let's
Speaker 2: go out to Morrow Bay. Alex, You're on Dodger Talk
Speaker 2: Live from Tokyo.
Speaker 10: Hey, Dave, thanks for.
Speaker 18: Taking my call.
Speaker 15: Man.
Speaker 6: Yeah, I just wanted to piggyback a little bit on
Speaker 6: what you're saying.
Speaker 9: I think.
Speaker 5: Yamamoto has a huge chance to maybe collect a cy
Speaker 5: Young I might or might not have put a little
Speaker 5: shudder down on that before the season started.
Speaker 2: There you go out, you were listening.
Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, he's just you know, he's he's just different.
Speaker 6: He's just so composed out there. I thought he had
Speaker 6: a great rookie season, you know.
Speaker 19: Uh.
Speaker 6: I thought he was a little underrated. Actually even in
Speaker 6: the in the playoffs, I thought he held he held
Speaker 6: through for us. He was a solid foundation piece.
Speaker 2: No, look, he was a different guy. He was a
Speaker 2: different guy, Alex. You have to acknowledge the fact he
Speaker 2: was a different guy. A year ago at this time,
Speaker 2: he got rocked by the Padres. He he looked like
Speaker 2: he needed smelling salts in Soul, Korea last year, and
Speaker 2: he had his coming out party at Yankee Stadium, not
Speaker 2: in the World Series, but that first weekend of June
Speaker 2: where he shut down the Yankees, and unfortunately after that
Speaker 2: was on the shelf for almost three months. When he
Speaker 2: came back and after that first start in the NLDS
Speaker 2: against the Padres, that's when things changed for Yamamoto. So
Speaker 2: it wasn't smooth sailing for him last year by any means.
Speaker 6: I agree, I agree, and I believe Sasaki. I know
Speaker 6: he has electric stuff, but he might go through something similar,
Speaker 6: so I think we should team our expectations.
Speaker 9: He's gotta be great, but he's he's a rookie's twenty three.
Speaker 2: I mean, you know, let's he's twenty three, and yeah,
Speaker 2: I'm with you, Alex. It's a six year situation with
Speaker 2: he's under team control for six years and the Dodgers
Speaker 2: when they signed him on a minor league deal basically,
Speaker 2: I mean, he did not get three hundred million dollars.
Speaker 2: He got what you get when you sign an international player,
Speaker 2: which is, you know, in baseball terms, not that much.
Speaker 2: So it's not like they broke the bank for him.
Speaker 2: And I would expect Sazaki, similar to Yamamoto, to have
Speaker 2: some rocky starts in the beginning of the season. And
Speaker 2: by the end of the year, hopefully he improves and
Speaker 2: develops that third pitch. Thanks for the I won't call Alex,
Speaker 2: appreciate it. Let's go out to our nation's capital, Ben
Speaker 2: in Washington, d C. The Dodgers will be there on
Speaker 2: their first road trip after this Tokyo trip.
Speaker 18: I'll be there two days, all three games of course.
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, National Spark and.
Speaker 9: Lovely Ballpark.
Speaker 14: Good to talk to you again.
Speaker 9: Last time I called it was the Korean Series.
Speaker 18: So love to wake up and watch some baseball.
Speaker 2: So you only call when the Dodgers are on this
Speaker 2: side of the world.
Speaker 18: Well, you know, it's specially but I wanted to ask
Speaker 18: between Yallamoto and Otani, and especially Alamoto. Uh I didn't
Speaker 18: feel like I don't know.
Speaker 9: As much of his backstory.
Speaker 18: What's it like for them going back to their home country,
Speaker 18: what was the fan reception like? And what did it
Speaker 18: mean for Yawamoto to get an opening day start essentially
Speaker 18: in his home country.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, honestly, Ben, I was curious to see
Speaker 2: how Otani would react to the demands of his time here.
Speaker 2: But everybody I've spoken to around the team, he's been great.
Speaker 2: Whenever needed, he's had a lot of different of his
Speaker 2: own business meetings out there. He hasn't had any public appearances,
Speaker 2: neither has Yamamoto. That would just be completely You could
Speaker 2: not contain that if you try to have one of
Speaker 2: these guys do a public appearance. But they have all
Speaker 2: embraced it, and they have said continually, which goes along
Speaker 2: with the respectful Japanese people. They just want their teammates
Speaker 2: to have a good time in their country. And I'm
Speaker 2: not sure you know this, Ben, but it was talked
Speaker 2: about how Otani arranged a player's only team dinner. It
Speaker 2: turned out to be sushi catered to the team hotel.
Speaker 2: He posted photos and videos and Keiky Hernandez said it
Speaker 2: was the best meal he had here in Japan. So
Speaker 2: they've been great hosts, and look, it's all about them.
Speaker 2: That's the reason why the Dodgers are here. That's the
Speaker 2: reason why everybody's wearing Dodger blue. That's the reason they
Speaker 2: are the reason.
Speaker 18: It's an amazing, amazing treat. Looks like hope you enjoy it.
Speaker 2: All right, thanks, Ben, appreciate Yes, I have thoroughly enjoyed
Speaker 2: my time here in Tokyo. Great food, great people, great sights,
Speaker 2: A great experience all around.
Speaker 15: You.
Speaker 2: Just hope that Freddie Freeman is able to come back
Speaker 2: after his experience in the batting cage today and be
Speaker 2: able to come back stronger with some time off, we'l
Speaker 2: see what the Dodgers decided to do with Freeman, who
Speaker 2: was a late scratch with left rib discomfort. Speaking of
Speaker 2: Freddie Freeman, I had a chance to catch up with
Speaker 2: him yesterday and I mentioned this during spring training. I'll
Speaker 2: mention it again. I will never get tired of hearing
Speaker 2: about where you were when Freddy Freeman hit his walk
Speaker 2: off Grand Slam in last year's Game one of the
Speaker 2: World Series. I talked to Freddy about that and just
Speaker 2: how he has reacted to the fans that obviously have
Speaker 2: been showering him with adoration. And this past off season,
Speaker 2: how much have you had time to reflect? And is
Speaker 2: tonight the night that you officially turned the page?
Speaker 4: I mean I've still reflected. I mean all the spring training,
Speaker 4: all the fans, it's every single day they were out
Speaker 4: there letting us know how appreciative they were of what
Speaker 4: we did for last year and getting a championship. I
Speaker 4: don't know if you can officially turn the page until
Speaker 4: we get back home and do that for I mean,
Speaker 4: we got to experience it with the Dodger fans back
Speaker 4: at home and get our rings and put the banner up.
Speaker 4: We can still focus on today and the Cubs and
Speaker 4: still be appreciative of what we accomplished. And I know
Speaker 4: our fans are excited for us to get home and
Speaker 4: play against the Tigers and get the rings and the banners,
Speaker 4: so we can still focus on today, but look forward
Speaker 4: to getting those that opening weekend at home.
Speaker 2: Hey, I got breaking news for you. You signed a
Speaker 2: fans calf I believe at Dodger Fest. Yes, I did.
Speaker 2: The fan has been dming me on Instagram the tattoo
Speaker 2: that complimented the signature. So I got to show that
Speaker 2: to you. If you have not already seen it, I
Speaker 2: have not seen it. I will show it to you
Speaker 2: after this.
Speaker 4: I can't wait to see it. That is crazy.
Speaker 2: The first time ever.
Speaker 4: I think this is the first time it's been a
Speaker 4: I've seen about four tattoos now of me on people.
Speaker 4: It's pretty cool, you know, just.
Speaker 2: To put me on them forever.
Speaker 4: Hopefully hopefully they when they're a little bit older, they
Speaker 4: still like me.
Speaker 2: That was Freddie Freeman and You can hear the full
Speaker 2: conversation on the iHeartRadio app. And I did show him
Speaker 2: the photo that this fan sent me on Instagram of
Speaker 2: the tattoo of Freddy's pose after he hit the walk
Speaker 2: off Grand Slam with his signature tattooed on his calf,
Speaker 2: and Freddy was blown away. And I just let Freddy know,
Speaker 2: no matter how much I like him and how much
Speaker 2: I respect the way he plays the game of baseball,
Speaker 2: I would never go through that pain. Eight six six nine,
Speaker 2: eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers
Speaker 2: beat the Cup four to one here at the Tokyo
Speaker 2: Dome on opening night. Let's head to Los Angeles right now,
Speaker 2: back where Jose Mota is. He's been to the Tokyo
Speaker 2: Dome many times. It was certainly the Japanese stars stepping
Speaker 2: up tonight for the Dodgers. Yamamoto and Otani.
Speaker 9: Jose Well, first of all, Dave, great to be back
Speaker 9: with you and all your wonderful fans and listeners. You've
Speaker 9: been doing outstanding job from Tokyo, and there's no doubt
Speaker 9: day that you know, as you mentioned about heroes coming
Speaker 9: home and admitting there's so much pressure on them. But
Speaker 9: also what I've noticed that most is and even talking
Speaker 9: to you know, all three of those guys, four of
Speaker 9: those guys, including Dave roberts Is, they really wanted to
Speaker 9: make the most of this opportunity to show their talents,
Speaker 9: to share what they're experiencing in the Bayo leagues. And
Speaker 9: obviously I'm talking about Yamamoto, Oltani, Sasaki, and Dave Robertson.
Speaker 9: It's been fabulous. They're welcoming the accommodations. Is you know
Speaker 9: that they are so wanting to please people, and what
Speaker 9: you experienced over there is just something that the players
Speaker 9: themselves have experienced now, but they wanted to bring that
Speaker 9: to their teammates and obviously to the Dodger fans too,
Speaker 9: and they've done a very good job of that.
Speaker 2: Well, you've broadcast games for Major League Baseball during the
Speaker 2: World Baseball Classic here at the Tokyo Dome. What can
Speaker 2: you tell us about this place? Because I got to
Speaker 2: be honest with you, Jose, I was expecting it to
Speaker 2: be a lot more electric during the game, similar to
Speaker 2: what you see like in Miami during the WBC. But
Speaker 2: it's a very respectful crowd, very silent crowd when the
Speaker 2: action is going on.
Speaker 9: It is a very silent crowd when like the home team. Well,
Speaker 9: let me put it this way. You know what the
Speaker 9: difference between the exhibition games in this game right, Well,
Speaker 9: during the exhibition games against the Tigers and the Giants,
Speaker 9: you saw the chant and they hear the tan team
Speaker 9: they have for each individual player on that particular team.
Speaker 9: Especially the Tigers fans are i mean racus and wild
Speaker 9: and very loud. Now, what I did notice broadcasting games
Speaker 9: in Tokyo was that sign of silence and respect. Because
Speaker 9: even in batting practice when shoei Otani and you know,
Speaker 9: the big guns were taking VP for Team Samurai Japan
Speaker 9: back in WBC is ten thousand people and they're for
Speaker 9: batting practice and they were silent. They're waiting for the
Speaker 9: result to do the uzanas. And the other thing was
Speaker 9: when Shoe was on the mound himself pitching in that dome,
Speaker 9: total silence between pitches is almost like and I asked
Speaker 9: one of the fans, like, what is this happening and
Speaker 9: where's it come from. They're like, we don't want to
Speaker 9: break their concentration and at the same time, we want
Speaker 9: to hear the ball pop in the glove. And when
Speaker 9: it comes down to batting. We want to hear the
Speaker 9: bat crack us as fans, so it goes back to
Speaker 9: a cultural thing and respect. But overall it's just a
Speaker 9: marvelous different experience. But there's no doubt it's much louder
Speaker 9: when two local teams were playing because now they have
Speaker 9: the drums and everything else that goes alongside that.
Speaker 2: I know, you have to play the game, so they
Speaker 2: but it really hits you pretty strongly when you're here
Speaker 2: in person and you have guys at the starting lineup
Speaker 2: introduced and they're lining up on the third and first baselines, respectively.
Speaker 2: How much of a mismatch is this with the Dodgers
Speaker 2: and Cubs when you look at their lineups, and how
Speaker 2: many times are we going to see this in series
Speaker 2: where the Dodgers are going to overwhelm the opponents with talent.
Speaker 9: Well, it's going to happen often because the talent that
Speaker 9: you have on the field and the talent that you
Speaker 9: have obviously on paper. And the best thing about this,
Speaker 9: you know, World Championship team, is the fact that the
Speaker 9: expectations were high last year, they're higher this year too.
Speaker 9: But they can back it off now and say, hey,
Speaker 9: we've we've got it done. We know exactly what it takes.
Speaker 9: And one thing they I know, they don't take for granted, Davis.
Speaker 9: They know it's a game and that on paper they're
Speaker 9: not gonna win anything. But they take pleasure and known
Speaker 9: that they're so talented and that every time they're introduced,
Speaker 9: every time they go to a new city. And I
Speaker 9: was laughing at this the other day somebody. You know,
Speaker 9: people complain about the Dodgers and the spending and this
Speaker 9: I go, well, just give you the example of the Oakland.
Speaker 9: A's okay, they're drawing two thousand, three thousand people, you
Speaker 9: know during the season, right the dollars show up, it's
Speaker 9: thirty plus. So as much as you want to complain
Speaker 9: about the Dodgers and what they've done with their money
Speaker 9: and the resources, how well they've employed it, you also
Speaker 9: benefit as a visiting team when they come in as
Speaker 9: a visiting team because they bring people in. It's great
Speaker 9: for baseball. So it's fun to watch them to be
Speaker 9: on this side, because being on the other side, it's
Speaker 9: no fun because you know, in order for you to
Speaker 9: make a statement, you got to do it on the field,
Speaker 9: and this team is about making sense it's on the
Speaker 9: field because of the talent, and how will they approach
Speaker 9: a game mentally.
Speaker 2: Jose Mota is joining us from Los Angeles. David Vase
Speaker 2: live in Tokyo at the Tokyo Dome after the Dodgers
Speaker 2: defeat the Cubs on opening night four to one, and
Speaker 2: we saw, obviously Yamamoto and Otani step up on the
Speaker 2: biggest stage with the brightest lights here at the Tokyo
Speaker 2: Dome for a regular season game. How do you expect
Speaker 2: Roki Sazaki to perform tomorrow? He had two really good
Speaker 2: outings to end the Arizona part of spring training. How
Speaker 2: do you see this going tomorrow? Do you believe he's
Speaker 2: going to be overwhelmed by just the focus on him?
Speaker 9: I don't think he will be, because, as he mentioned,
Speaker 9: he's played in the big stage before, and you know,
Speaker 9: when these guys play for their country, I mean, there
Speaker 9: could not be a heavier weight on their shoulders than
Speaker 9: to say this is effect out of us as a
Speaker 9: country and as a team. But yeah, this is new
Speaker 9: and is facing big leagu hitters. This is coming in
Speaker 9: almost as a visitor. But I just hope that he
Speaker 9: treats it as another extension for him for spring training
Speaker 9: mentality wise, not to treat it that way in the
Speaker 9: terms of competitive wise, but just just say, hey, I've
Speaker 9: done so well in spring training. Let me just not
Speaker 9: forget about where I'm at and don't change your mentality,
Speaker 9: stay on the attack side and all that your stuff
Speaker 9: plays well, you know exactly how to pace it. And
Speaker 9: obviously because of Yama Malta and so well tonight, he's
Speaker 9: got something to follow too. Alongside with the fact that
Speaker 9: he's got a better scount report. Now, I'm because because
Speaker 9: of the way that Yama multi pitch against him and
Speaker 9: the way the rest of the book, from which is
Speaker 9: marvelous approachials hit or so hopefully he'll enjoy it and
Speaker 9: just keep it simple, have fun with it, because this
Speaker 9: is one and the last opportunity to have it. Just
Speaker 9: you cannot beat this, you cannot copy this.
Speaker 2: You got you make it sound so easy, you make
Speaker 2: it sound so easy.
Speaker 9: On this side, it is because I'm not playing anymore.
Speaker 2: Thanks a lot for checking in, Jose. We miss you
Speaker 2: and we'll see you, uh next week for the Freeway series.
Speaker 9: I am a little bit delous you're there.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know I need you to be my guide
Speaker 2: I needed a guy.
Speaker 9: That's all right, enjoy yourself. You're you've earned it, our friend,
Speaker 9: take care.
Speaker 2: Thanks, okay, Jose, there he goes Jose Mota, part of
Speaker 2: the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast, who has welcomed in a
Speaker 2: new partner, Luis co Chito Cruz with Pepe and Ingez
Speaker 2: and Jose Mota. Jose will check in after every game
Speaker 2: the rest of the season as well. Eight six six
Speaker 2: nine two five seventy is the phone number. Sazaki making
Speaker 2: the start his major league debut tomorrow night, and just
Speaker 2: learning about him and learning his pitches, because we all
Speaker 2: are learning his pitches and what they look like. And
Speaker 2: you hear you know, the first time I ever heard
Speaker 2: a pitcher describe his different style of pitches as shapes
Speaker 2: and shaping pitches was Rich Hill and talking to Bobby
Speaker 2: Miller and Blake Snell and a few other pitchers in
Speaker 2: Arizona after Sazaki's last appearance. I just was trying to
Speaker 2: figure out how his split fingered fastball shaped, because we
Speaker 2: all know the Yamamoto hard split fingered fastball dives off
Speaker 2: the plate right, and Sazaki throws that, throws a hard splitter,
Speaker 2: it dives down, but he also shapes his split fingered
Speaker 2: fastball in a different way. That's like eighty six miles
Speaker 2: an hour up in the strike zone. And they just
Speaker 2: told me it's like it has negative spin rates. So
Speaker 2: they were trying to compare it to the characteristics of
Speaker 2: a knuckleball. So it is it's not a slider. It's
Speaker 2: not a knuckleball. It's a split fingered fastball because of
Speaker 2: his grip, but he's able to shape it differently. Keep
Speaker 2: an eye on that tomorrow. When you see an eighty
Speaker 2: six mile an hour pitch up in the zone kind
Speaker 2: of floating up to the plate, it's not a slider,
Speaker 2: it's not a sweeper. It's it's a split fingered fastball,
Speaker 2: but a different way of him shaping it. And that
Speaker 2: was explained to me by those young bucks out there
Speaker 2: at camel Back Ranch that know a lot about pitching.
Speaker 2: Let's go out to Altadena. Rich you're on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 2: Good morning, Good.
Speaker 19: Morning, David's so good to hear your voice again and
Speaker 19: really excited about the this coming season, and you know,
Speaker 19: it's it's such a blessing to have, you know, the
Speaker 19: the upcoming season underway. I got up at four and
Speaker 19: the more actually awoke. I'm in a hotel, as you know,
Speaker 19: I was in Altadena, and of course we got burned
Speaker 19: out about probably fifteen of my form of church members
Speaker 19: and current people that we pray with rosst homes and
Speaker 19: so I'm sorry to hear that concept. Yeah, we got
Speaker 19: a real team concept going here, and you know, it's
Speaker 19: like we're rising from the ashes, though I know depending
Speaker 19: on God here, but.
Speaker 2: I love the Dodgers are going to, uh, the Dodgers
Speaker 2: are going to find a way to lift your spirits
Speaker 2: and let you escape from reality this season. Rich, They're
Speaker 2: gonna let you find a way to uh to kind
Speaker 2: of put all that behind you for three hours and
Speaker 2: hopefully we see you out there at Dodgers Stadium. But
Speaker 2: we're all with you, Rich, We're all with the city
Speaker 2: of Altadena, and we're all with the Pacific Palisades as well.
Speaker 2: So thank you for calling in. Really appreciate it. I'm
Speaker 2: going to go, oh, I'm just gonna go rapid fire here.
Speaker 2: We got calls coming in, uh calling ye balancing so
Speaker 2: much back there in our Burbank studios. I got to
Speaker 2: give a shout out to my kids, Adriana and Joseph.
Speaker 2: Their mom is driving them to school right now. This
Speaker 2: is about the time that I do that. So good
Speaker 2: morning to everybody in Los Angeles. You're defending World Series
Speaker 2: champion Dodgers got a four to one win on opening
Speaker 2: night here at the Tokyo Dome. Let's let's hit Kirk
Speaker 2: in Santa Monica. You're on the air right now, Kirk
Speaker 2: live from Tokyo. You're on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 9: It was a lot of fun going to the Cosm
Speaker 9: to see this game.
Speaker 2: You were at the Cosm.
Speaker 9: Yeah, we were at the Cosm.
Speaker 20: I'd never been there before, but man, we got there.
Speaker 20: They played the national anthem and the place was rocking.
Speaker 20: The only problem is we didn't get a hit for
Speaker 20: the first four and a half innings. Did it calmed
Speaker 20: everybody down? And either so the guys, the guys that
Speaker 20: were drinking at two o'clock in the morning, they show
Speaker 20: up the first four innings put them to sleep. But
Speaker 20: it was a great experience, what a great time.
Speaker 9: It was really fun.
Speaker 2: I'll leave it at that, all right, Kerk, thanks a
Speaker 2: lot for sharing that experience. Yeah, I heard the Cosm
Speaker 2: was showing this game and they're going to show game
Speaker 2: two tomorrow. That's definitely an experience from what I understand.
Speaker 2: I saw the video of everybody watching the Dodgers win
Speaker 2: the World Series there. I hope to get there soon.
Speaker 2: Let's go out to Marina del Rey. Let's hit Nancy.
Speaker 2: You're live on Dodger Talk from Tokyo. Hi, Nancy, Hey, David.
Speaker 17: Thanks very much for the show today and everything. I
Speaker 17: listened to a lot of the game last night. I
Speaker 17: know it's late there for you guys, but I'm one
Speaker 17: of those kids that grew up falling asleep on their
Speaker 17: transition radio little earpiece listening to the Dodgers since I
Speaker 17: was about nine years old. So my home was lost
Speaker 17: in the Palisades fire, and I just want to say,
Speaker 17: it's a real inspiration to have a Dodgers backlog.
Speaker 2: Oh I know, Nancy, it's a tough time for you,
Speaker 2: and that's what's great about, you know, baseball and sports.
Speaker 2: It gives us that escape. And when you have a
Speaker 2: team like the Dodgers, Nancy, They're going to bring a
Speaker 2: lot of smiles to you and a lot of people
Speaker 2: that are obviously struggling right now. I think the Dodgers
Speaker 2: starting their season is coming at the perfect time for everybody.
Speaker 17: Absolutely you know, we're up at odd hours trying to
Speaker 17: figure out all this fire insurance and all the various
Speaker 17: list items that we've got to do to try and
Speaker 17: work through this period. It's really tough, and so listening
Speaker 17: to you know, Rick Mundy and people that connected with
Speaker 17: Ben Sculling and Jerry Doggett from the earliest days of
Speaker 17: Dodgers broadcasts and games, it's just great. And I don't
Speaker 17: mean to sound too emotional about it, but it's just
Speaker 17: been real rough.
Speaker 2: Yay, it's all good, Nancy. We're here for you and
Speaker 2: you can call in any time. Thanks a lot for listening,
Speaker 2: and thanks for being such a loyal Dodger fan. And
Speaker 2: just I'll just say what players say and the way
Speaker 2: they approach things for you know, any adversity you have
Speaker 2: in life. Obviously the fires in Altadena and the Palisades
Speaker 2: is the greatest adversity a lot of families are facing
Speaker 2: right now. But just thinking back to the way these
Speaker 2: Dodgers focus day to day and how they're able to
Speaker 2: execute at a high level. They always talk about be
Speaker 2: where your feed are, be in the moment. Don't try
Speaker 2: to think about two or three months at one time.
Speaker 2: Don't try to think about winning back to Backworld Series,
Speaker 2: You've got to worry about today. You've got to win
Speaker 2: the day. And that's that's how they approach things. And
Speaker 2: you know, we can all be pumped up and the
Speaker 2: World Series and all that, but there they are, where
Speaker 2: their feed are and hopefully you guys just take it
Speaker 2: one day at a time and the Dodgers can bring
Speaker 2: a lot of joy to you, then I'll do it
Speaker 2: for us on Dodger Talk tonight from Tokyo. I can't
Speaker 2: believe I'm saying that. Can you believe? In the fourteen seasons.
Speaker 2: Being the Dodgers traveling reporter and host of Dodger Talk,
Speaker 2: I have traveled with the team to Sydney, Australia, to Soul, Korea,
Speaker 2: to Monterey, Mexico, and now here we are we are
Speaker 2: and Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan. It's mind blowing where the
Speaker 2: Dodgers have taken their brand and this organization over the
Speaker 2: course of the last fourteen seasons. Tomorrow, Roki Sazaki is
Speaker 2: going to make his major League debut, going up against
Speaker 2: left hander Justin Steele, Same bat time, same bat channel,
Speaker 2: Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck begins at two Am with
Speaker 2: Tim Kats First pitch at three ten with Rick Monday
Speaker 2: and Tim Neverett. We will have another Instagram live at
Speaker 2: midnight Pacific time, and also we are going to replay
Speaker 2: today's broadcast coming up at noon in case you missed it,
Speaker 2: and we're going to do that again for Game two
Speaker 2: of the Tokyo series. So this is your home for
Speaker 2: the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Thank you to Colin
Speaker 2: Ye for all your great help and being there in
Speaker 2: Burbank for the last what you've been there for the
Speaker 2: last sixty hours, right call in sixty straight hours. Thank you,
Speaker 2: Thank you for listening. In case you missed any of
Speaker 2: the show, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 2: Once again. The final score from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Speaker 2: Yamamoto and Otani shine and lead the Dodgers to a
Speaker 2: four to one win over the Chicago Cubs. Have a
Speaker 2: great rest of your day. We will talk to you
Speaker 2: tomorrow from Tokyo. See yam
Speaker 1: Turn Simons away.