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<v Speaker 1>And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Dodger Stadium after the Dodgers defeat

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<v Speaker 2>the Angels seven to one in the first game of

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<v Speaker 2>this exhibition freeways series. Dodger Talk with you until nine

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<v Speaker 2>thirty tonight right here on a five to seventy LA

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<v Speaker 2>Sports and on the iHeartRadio app. Coming up later in

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<v Speaker 2>the show, you'll hear from Jose Mota and Dodger All

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<v Speaker 2>Star catcher Will Smith. Plus you'll hear from the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>home opener starter, the one and only snel Zilla. But

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<v Speaker 2>really the story tonight was the fact that Mookie Betts

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<v Speaker 2>was in the starting lineup and then he wasn't again.

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts a late scratch in the starting lineup tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>He said during a pregame warmups he started to feel

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<v Speaker 2>nauseous and had to vomit again. And he said that's

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<v Speaker 2>been a daily routine. Every time he tries to eat

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<v Speaker 2>solid food food, he can't hold it down. He can

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<v Speaker 2>hold down smoothies, but he can't hold down solid food

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<v Speaker 2>and that's an issue, and it's an issue so much

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<v Speaker 2>now that him playing on Thursday is very much in doubt.

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<v Speaker 3>The good news.

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman, He's another part of tonight's story. For me,

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<v Speaker 2>there were three things I was looking for tonight. How

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<v Speaker 2>Mooky Bets looked and played, how Freddie Freeman looked and played,

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<v Speaker 2>and also Jackson Ferris. Jackson Ferris was outstanding tonight. He

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<v Speaker 2>has such a promising future. What a trade by the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, all these teams and all these fan bases

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<v Speaker 2>complain about the Dodgers and all the great players they have.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's a memo to all the other teams. Stop trading

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<v Speaker 2>them Mookie Betts, stop saying goodbye to Freddie Freeman. Stop

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<v Speaker 2>trading them young promising left handers like Jackson Ferris for

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<v Speaker 2>Michael b Almonte. How about that? How about that? And

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you might have a chance. But Jackson Ferris has

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<v Speaker 2>a bright future. And everybody I speak to around the

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<v Speaker 2>game believe that Ferris is the most promising pitching prospect

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<v Speaker 2>in the Dodger farm system. And he certainly proved that tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Three and two thirds innings against a real Angel starting

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<v Speaker 2>lineup that included Mike Trout, Ferris three and two thirds

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<v Speaker 2>allowed just one earned run. It was a home run.

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<v Speaker 2>Four strikeouts and two Walks. This young man certainly has

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<v Speaker 2>the poise, the mound presence and continues to be coachable

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<v Speaker 2>in the minor leagues to get better. He has it,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Cubs gave him away. Michael Busch paid off

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<v Speaker 2>immediate devidends.

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<v Speaker 3>He had a great year.

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<v Speaker 2>For the Cubs. But where was Michael Bush going to

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<v Speaker 2>play on the Dodgers? Freddie Freeman's at first base. He

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't a second baseman, he wasn't a third baseman. So

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<v Speaker 2>all you can say is thank you very much Cubs

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<v Speaker 2>for Jackson Ferris and Zayir Hope, who has shown glimpses

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<v Speaker 2>of what the Dodgers saw when they wanted him included

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<v Speaker 2>in the trade. So those were the three things I

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<v Speaker 2>was looking for tonight, and unfortunately, Mookie Betts did not

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<v Speaker 2>pass what we all wanted him to pass, and that

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<v Speaker 2>was to be in the starting lineup and actually play

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<v Speaker 2>and show that he was strong enough to start in

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<v Speaker 2>the home opener. That doesn't seem to be likely. And

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<v Speaker 2>here's what Mookie Betts had to say when we were

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<v Speaker 2>able to talk to him during the game tonight.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think anybody really knows. I mean, it's just.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, you go.

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<v Speaker 4>You weigh yourself, and you weigh one hundred and fifty pounds,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean before I left Spring on one seventy five.

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<v Speaker 5>And so.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, it's a balance because I guess my stomach

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<v Speaker 4>is really aggravated, and so it's hard to just not eat,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, especially come you can't come to work and

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<v Speaker 4>just not eat and have you know, you know how

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<v Speaker 4>I am. I'm practicing all day and uh, and then

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<v Speaker 4>my body's just kind of eating itself, and so it's

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<v Speaker 4>hard to not fuel it. And so every time, literally

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<v Speaker 4>every time I fuel my body, I throw it up.

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<v Speaker 4>And there's that I don't know, and I don't know

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<v Speaker 4>what to do about it.

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<v Speaker 2>When was the last time you were able to have

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<v Speaker 2>a meal and keep it down? And are you taking

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<v Speaker 2>IVS to kind of supplement.

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<v Speaker 4>That I've only gotten IVY in Tokyo. I got a

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<v Speaker 4>two leaders of IVY in Tokyo. But to answer your question.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>Every time I've eaten, I've thrown up. So it's it's

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<v Speaker 4>hopefully I can hold something down, you know. Tomorrow tonight

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<v Speaker 4>to mar Island. I'm scared to eat. So I don't

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<v Speaker 4>really know what to do.

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<v Speaker 2>The doctors diagnosed it.

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<v Speaker 4>No, I mean, there's my vidols. Everything is come back

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<v Speaker 4>clean to you know, blood tests. Everything's come back really

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<v Speaker 4>really clean healthy. So I guess it's just something with

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<v Speaker 4>my stomach being really aggravated. And so I'm just started

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<v Speaker 4>in some new medicine now to try and calm my

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<v Speaker 4>stomach down.

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie, if you wouldn't have been if you did not

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<v Speaker 2>vomit today, would you have felt strong enough to play?

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<v Speaker 2>How strong do you feel to even try to play

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<v Speaker 2>a major league game?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean yeah, I'll you know, even though I'm light.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I would still play, you know, if.

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<v Speaker 5>I didn't throw it a throw up. They absolutely I

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<v Speaker 5>was in there.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I had a great day yesterday, but I

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<v Speaker 4>didn't eat literally all day yesterday, and so I figured,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, give myself a day of not eating and

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<v Speaker 4>then to come in and play a major league game

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<v Speaker 4>and not eat, it's kind of hard to fathom. And

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<v Speaker 4>so I eat breakfast this morning and threw it up.

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<v Speaker 4>So kind of is what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Scared to eat? When was the last time you heard

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<v Speaker 2>anybody say they were scared to eat? Certainly not myself.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm never scared to eat. But Mooki Bets told us

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<v Speaker 2>that he came into spring training at one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>seventy five pounds. He is now at one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>fifty seven pounds. Initially Mookie said he was down to

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<v Speaker 2>one fifty and then clarified I guess to the reporters

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<v Speaker 2>that it was one hundred and fifty seven pounds. But still,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, give or take seven pounds, that's neither here

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<v Speaker 2>or there. When you're down to close to one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and fifty pounds, So down fifteen seventeen pounds, that's scary,

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<v Speaker 2>especially when now he's trying to move in from right

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<v Speaker 2>field to play a very demanding shortstop. As he was saying,

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<v Speaker 2>it's an uphill climb right now to start the season.

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<v Speaker 3>Whenever that is for him.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not an ideal situation for Mooki Bets or the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers to have a thirty one year old moved to

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<v Speaker 2>a very demanding position and now have this very severe

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<v Speaker 2>stomach virus that has caused him to lose close to

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five pounds. It's Mookie's an incredible athlete, he's an

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<v Speaker 2>incredible performer. I'm sure when he's in there and he

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<v Speaker 2>gets back in there, and the Dodgers feel like he's

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<v Speaker 2>strong enough to be in there.

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<v Speaker 3>He'll perform.

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<v Speaker 2>But this is not going to be as seamless as

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<v Speaker 2>it was looking just two weeks ago. Mooki said he

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<v Speaker 2>started to feel ill two days before the Dodgers left

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<v Speaker 2>for Tokyo. You know, I saw Muki when we were

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<v Speaker 2>in the hotel lobby after we landed in Tokyo, and

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<v Speaker 2>I just, you know, casually, said hey, how you doing.

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<v Speaker 2>He's like, oh, not so good. I guess I feel

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<v Speaker 2>a little better now. It's like, oh, what's going on?

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe a little you know, sea sickness from the flight,

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<v Speaker 2>or he didn't sleep well. I had no idea it

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<v Speaker 2>was this severe, And when the Dodgers sent him home,

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<v Speaker 2>he said that was a rough flight as well as

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<v Speaker 2>you can imagine having a stomach virus where you're feeling

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<v Speaker 2>very very you feel like you have nausea. Twenty fours

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<v Speaker 2>seven is not I'm trying to put this in in

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<v Speaker 2>not potty talk, as I tell my kids at home.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I don't think we need to get into

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<v Speaker 2>graphic description of what what's going on with Mookie bets

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<v Speaker 2>how he's lost close to twenty five pounds. But as

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned earlier, Mookie's home opener on Thursday is very

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<v Speaker 2>much in doubt. And here's what he had to say

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<v Speaker 2>when he was asked point blank, really play on Thursday.

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<v Speaker 4>That's a that's a tough question, just because you go

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<v Speaker 4>out there and you go play four innings and then

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<v Speaker 4>kind of put your team at a deficit. At that point,

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<v Speaker 4>you don't really want to do that. And then you

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<v Speaker 4>put yourself at a deficit. You're already playing uphill or

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<v Speaker 4>weigh one hundred and fifty one hundred and fifty seven pounds,

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<v Speaker 4>and that's you know, way underweight, and so I don't,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, playing uphill. I'm not saying I don't want

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<v Speaker 4>to do it, it's just game one of the season

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<v Speaker 4>is do I want to really give myself that much

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<v Speaker 4>of an uphill battle? I mean, sure if if that's

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<v Speaker 4>what it takes. But does it logically make sense? And

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<v Speaker 4>that's the question that we really need to answer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And it doesn't sound like the Dodgers are going

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<v Speaker 2>to give it a yes answer on Thursday unless this

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<v Speaker 2>new medication that he was taking allows him to hold

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<v Speaker 2>down solid food and he feels great when he wakes

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<v Speaker 2>up on Thursday. The Dodgers and Tigers are going to

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<v Speaker 2>play at four to ten on Thursday for the Dodgers'

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<v Speaker 2>home opener, and then on Friday we're back to a

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<v Speaker 2>night game and the pregame ceremonies will include the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>players receiving their World Championship rings. Eight six six nine

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. The good

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<v Speaker 2>news for the Dodgers is that Freddie Freeman was back

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<v Speaker 2>in the starting lineup, and yes he was zero for two.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes he grounded into a double play, but he was

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<v Speaker 2>swinging freely and did not have any ill effects of

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<v Speaker 2>whatever was bothering his left side when he was not

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<v Speaker 2>playing in Tokyo. So that's great news for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>and Freddie Freeman to have him back and ready to

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<v Speaker 2>go Thursday's home opener. Eight six six seven two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. We have two lines open.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>When we come back, we'll get to the home opener.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a classic Mark Marquee pitching matchup, and you

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<v Speaker 2>will hear from Blake Snell when we continue live from

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Stadium until nine thirty right here on AM five

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<v Speaker 7>The Angels on a Taylor Ward home run have a

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<v Speaker 7>one to nothing lead, and Monthly with a shot to

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<v Speaker 7>the four five rows back behind me out of town scoreboard.

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<v Speaker 7>Once he hits it out, Dodgers and Angels are tied

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<v Speaker 7>at one.

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<v Speaker 2>Max Monthsey swinging the silver hammer. Great to have Charlie

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<v Speaker 2>Steanner in the booth of us again. The Dodgers defeat

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<v Speaker 2>the Angels seven to one, and Monthsey uh in the

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<v Speaker 2>Tokyo series was one for seven with a double and

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<v Speaker 2>got the netting in the way. And then Rodney Pete

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<v Speaker 2>had the most celebrated foul ball catch in the history

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<v Speaker 2>fifty dollars Daniels Jewelers gift card predicting the number of

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six, six, nine, eight, seven, two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>the netting and Rodney with man outstanding tickets. How did

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<v Speaker 2>hooked him up. No chance Rodney gets those tickets. It

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<v Speaker 2>was Holly all the way. But anyway Number one. The

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<v Speaker 2>way Rodney and Holly explained it, they were handing out

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<v Speaker 2>gloves and helmets in their section right by the third

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<v Speaker 2>base dugout number two. There was a netting that Munsey

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<v Speaker 3>And if he's able to do that cleanly.

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<v Speaker 2>Rodney Pete is not taking the longest victory lap of

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<v Speaker 2>any fan catching a foul ball in the history of

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<v Speaker 2>Major League Baseball. So Munsey wasn't upset with Rodney. He

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<v Speaker 2>was like Bartman, No, it wasn't. It was Game two

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<v Speaker 2>in Tokyo, and it wasn't the NLCS at Wrigley Field.

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<v Speaker 2>It did not cost the Dodgers a chance to go

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<v Speaker 3>It had.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't even close to Steve Bartman. Rodney did not

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry. It was not that dramatic anyway. Tokyo was outstanding.

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<v Speaker 2>I had a great time. The players, more importantly, had

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<v Speaker 2>a great time. They did not just sit in their

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<v Speaker 2>and saw the sites, engaged with the people on the

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<v Speaker 2>streets of Tokyo, which was great to see. From young

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<v Speaker 2>to old, from Blake Snell to Ben Caspirius, they were

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<v Speaker 2>all out there. Clayton Kershaw took the trip with his

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<v Speaker 2>wife and kids. They actually got to take the bullet

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<v Speaker 2>train to Kyoto. I joined a handful of Dodgers the

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<v Speaker 2>first day or the first morning. We were out there

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<v Speaker 2>to go see a sumo wrestling exhibition, and Kershaw tried

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<v Speaker 2>to move a sumo wrestler. He said that when the

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<v Speaker 2>attest to that because the sumo wrestler was not trying

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<v Speaker 2>when I tried to push him and he went nowhere.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, I was mocked and humiliated by Blake Trynin

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<v Speaker 2>and Tanner Scott for slapping at the sumo wrestler and

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<v Speaker 2>not actually pushing him. That was my experience in Tokyo,

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<v Speaker 2>and no, I did not go down any slides out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Also a point of interest if you ever go to Tokyo,

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<v Speaker 2>the most populated intersection in Japan and I have to

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<v Speaker 2>fact check this top in the world anyway, a site

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<v Speaker 2>to behold, and the Fish Market. The Old Fish Market

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<v Speaker 2>frossos there. Nick Frosso and his parents were out there

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<v Speaker 2>and it was great, great experience. And Blake's new was

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<v Speaker 2>out there with Dodger social media. I guess they roped

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<v Speaker 2>not passing on, including posting that he is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be the Dodgers home opener starter on Thursday against Trek

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<v Speaker 2>Schoolbol and the Detroit Tigers. When was the last time

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<v Speaker 2>you saw a marquee pitching matchup like this and a

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<v Speaker 2>but this is as close as you can come to

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw versus Madison Bumgardner on opening Day in twenty thirteen,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty fourteen, when both those guys were at the heights

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<v Speaker 2>of their power. We got three Cy Young Awards on

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<v Speaker 2>the mound at Dodger Stadium on Thursday evening here, two

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<v Speaker 2>from Snell, one in the American League, one in the

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<v Speaker 2>National League with the Rays and Padres, respectively. And you

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<v Speaker 2>and Trek Scooball. I'm looking at some of these other

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<v Speaker 2>Crochet is nice. Yeah, Hunter Green against Logan web is nice. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Sandy Alcntra and Paul Skens is nice. But there is

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<v Speaker 2>no pitching matchup in Major League Baseball that is as

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<v Speaker 2>on Thursday with Blake Snell going up against Trek's Scooble.

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<v Speaker 2>And here was Blake earlier today when I asked him

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know. I could say one thing, but it's

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<v Speaker 6>gonna be different when I walk out there. I don't

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<v Speaker 6>I can tell you be thinking about scooball at all

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<v Speaker 6>or going against him. My only goal would be just

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<v Speaker 6>dominate the zone, get us in the dugout so we

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<v Speaker 5>That's my only goal. But I don't know.

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<v Speaker 6>I would imagine I'll be excited a little nervous, and

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<v Speaker 6>then once I get out there, it's just like, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>to pitch and compete.

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<v Speaker 2>After the first starting spring, you were happy with your

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<v Speaker 2>fastball velocity, the command. Have you started to get the

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<v Speaker 2>fuel for the secondary pitches in that sim game as well?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, everything kind of came together in the sim game,

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<v Speaker 6>I finally felt like the curve ball is looks like

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<v Speaker 6>a fastball. I can locate it way better the movement.

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<v Speaker 6>I really like the change ups better than where it

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<v Speaker 6>knew it was gonna be, but just to see it

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<v Speaker 6>I was really excited about. But everything's a lot sharper

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Blake Snell aka snell Zilla. It is

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<v Speaker 2>snell Zilla Day on Thursday, the home opener for your

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<v Speaker 2>world champion Dodgers. Eight six six nine eighty seven two

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<v Speaker 2>case you don't know a lot about Snell's repertoire, I

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<v Speaker 2>could tell you the Dodgers are a believer in Blake Snell,

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<v Speaker 2>not only because his fastball still has a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>life at age thirty thirty one, but they're a big

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<v Speaker 3>And Blake's a big believer in his change up.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, he would argue that maybe his second best pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>hitters to think about as well. His slider is nasty,

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<v Speaker 2>his curveball's nasty, and he was throwing ninety seven miles

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<v Speaker 2>an hour with his fastball and his first spring training

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's a lot harder than what he was throwing

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<v Speaker 2>at that point last year with the Giants. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>he wasn't throwing at that point last year with the Giants.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of people forget that Blake Snell did not

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<v Speaker 2>sign in spring training until halfway through spring training. He

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<v Speaker 2>was a late starter, and the Giants were in desperate

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<v Speaker 3>Probably rushed him when he needed more time.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he went on the il and needed his

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<v Speaker 2>time to get everything right physically, and when he was

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<v Speaker 2>right physically, he threw a no hitter before the All

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<v Speaker 2>Star break, and then after the All Star break he

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<v Speaker 2>that is, if you look at it historically, ten of

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<v Speaker 2>Blake Snell. The Dodgers are really excited about Blake Snell.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's not just about Blake Snell He's about the team.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a guy that is a big believer in getting

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<v Speaker 2>giving his input and talking pitching with a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>different guys, including Roki Sazaki and Yamamoto and Kershaw and

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<v Speaker 2>of the game. A lot of people have this perception

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<v Speaker 2>of Blake that isn't reality. You know, talking to him

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<v Speaker 2>the last two years, he's the guy that says some

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<v Speaker 2>of the same things that some of the great pitchers say,

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<v Speaker 2>namely looking and reading swings when they're in the moment.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember two years ago when he was still pitching

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<v Speaker 2>for the Padres, we were watching the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>Take live BP.

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<v Speaker 2>I forgot which pitcher was trying to come back from

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<v Speaker 2>injury and throwing to hitters like Mookie Betts and those

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<v Speaker 2>game plan how to attack each and every one of

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<v Speaker 2>these Dodger hitters while he was watching live BP. So

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<v Speaker 2>he's a guy that you know, understands the game. Is

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<v Speaker 2>he going to be perfect every time out there? Obviously not.

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<v Speaker 2>I really believe Blake Snell for him to take the

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<v Speaker 2>next step consistently is what he's done the last two years,

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<v Speaker 2>and not try to make the perfect pitch or try

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<v Speaker 2>to chase a certain metric the best metric he needs

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<v Speaker 2>to chase outs and stay in the game until the

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<v Speaker 2>to go that deep into the game, and when he

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<v Speaker 2>stops trying to chase the perfect pitch, he'll stop walking

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<v Speaker 2>guys and stay in the game longer. Consistently. He started

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<v Speaker 2>to do that the last two years. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>this is not Blake Snell's first rodeo when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to opening day starts. He opened up the twenty nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>season for the Rays and also the twenty twenty three

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<v Speaker 2>season for the Padres. Obviously, this is not opening Day

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers. That was in Tokyo, but for all

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<v Speaker 2>intensive purposes, this is opening Day for the Dodgers on Thursday.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is

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<v Speaker 2>When we continue, Jose Moto will check in. We'll get

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<v Speaker 2>his thoughts on what he thinks is ailing Mookie Beds

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<v Speaker 2>from Dodger All Star catcher Will Smith, who is in

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<v Speaker 2>conjunction with the Dodger Foundation and the Bueller Family Foundation

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<v Speaker 2>auctioning off the final out baseball from last year's World Series,

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<v Speaker 2>the strikeout delivered by Walker Bueller. So you'll hear from

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith before we close things out at nine point thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>David Vasse live from Dodger Stadium. This is Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>on AM five to seventy LA Sports, your home for

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<v Speaker 2>the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>On air at AM five to seventy, online at AM

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<v Speaker 1>five seventy LA sports dot com, and available my podcast

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<v Speaker 3>This is Dodger Talk with David vas Sam.

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<v Speaker 2>David Vassey live at Dodgers Stadium, our first Dodger Talk

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<v Speaker 2>of the season from Dodgers Stadium. The Dodgers beat the

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<v Speaker 2>Angels tonight seven to one in game one of the

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<v Speaker 2>final three exhibition games on their schedule. They call it

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<v Speaker 2>the Freeways Series still, but we all know the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>and Angels playing the regular season now ever since interleague

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<v Speaker 2>play started, but it's always great to have the Freeway

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<v Speaker 2>Series back at Dodgers stadium. I know when I was

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<v Speaker 2>I was so excited in nineteen ninety one, Darryl Strawberry

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<v Speaker 2>Brett Butler were on the Dodgers and also Carls Junior

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<v Speaker 2>bacon cheeseburger at Dodger Stadium.

422
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<v Speaker 3>So those type of things.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm I'm sure there's a lot of great food options

424
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<v Speaker 2>on the concourse that you are excited to taste and

425
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<v Speaker 2>see what's new about the stadium. In case you didn't notice,

426
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<v Speaker 2>you shouldn't have, because it looks identical down the third

427
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<v Speaker 2>and first base lines of the dugouts because the renovation

428
00:24:16.279 --> 00:24:19.599
<v Speaker 2>that took all off season long was completed and the

429
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<v Speaker 2>new Dodger Clubhouse is spectacular courtesy of the vision of Janet,

430
00:24:24.319 --> 00:24:28.920
<v Speaker 2>Marie Smith, Stankasten and Lon Rosan. Just an awesome job,

431
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<v Speaker 2>and it kind of feels like a nightclub in the

432
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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Clubhouse. I mean, that's the kind of vibe I got.

433
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<v Speaker 2>So we'll see whether or not the lighting changes. You

434
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<v Speaker 2>could always change lighting, you never know, but it was

435
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<v Speaker 2>a great look at the new clubhouse the Dodgers have,

436
00:24:45.400 --> 00:24:49.319
<v Speaker 2>so just another tool to recruit players to play for

437
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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. It's three levels down. As you know, Dodgers

438
00:24:52.680 --> 00:24:57.480
<v Speaker 2>Stadium is built into the mountain, so you can't expand outwards.

439
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<v Speaker 2>Janet Marie Smith got creative of when they did the

440
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<v Speaker 2>first renovation back in twenty thirteen and understood, if you can't,

441
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<v Speaker 2>if you can't expand, how about dig down into the mountain.

442
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<v Speaker 2>And that's what they did the first time, and this

443
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<v Speaker 2>time they dug down three levels. There's three floors to

444
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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger Clubhouse and my understanding it goes all the

445
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<v Speaker 2>way down the left field foul pole. That's where if

446
00:25:23.079 --> 00:25:25.559
<v Speaker 2>you see that left field foul pole, just think if

447
00:25:25.599 --> 00:25:28.880
<v Speaker 2>you're sitting in those field seats, underneath you is the

448
00:25:28.920 --> 00:25:32.440
<v Speaker 2>Dodger weight room and batting cages. So that's how far

449
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<v Speaker 2>down this renovation goes. Eight six six nine, eight seven

450
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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. Mookie BET's a

451
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<v Speaker 2>late scratch and the home opener in doubt for him.

452
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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman did play tonight. He was zero for two,

453
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<v Speaker 2>so that's good news for the Dodgers coming up In

454
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<v Speaker 2>ten minutes you'll hear from Dodger All Star catcher Will Smith.

455
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<v Speaker 1>But first it's time to go around the horn with

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<v Speaker 1>Jose Moda.

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota back at stadium with his new friends Pepe

458
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<v Speaker 2>and Ninguez and Luis Cochito Cruz and the Dodger Spanish

459
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<v Speaker 2>Radio booth. Jose, I'm sure you were excited to be

460
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<v Speaker 2>back here for a game.

461
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<v Speaker 8>Excited to be back for a game around the fans

462
00:26:14.839 --> 00:26:17.759
<v Speaker 8>and the wonderful people that always welcome us with open arms.

463
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<v Speaker 8>Charlie back in the booth, which is terrific to see you,

464
00:26:21.200 --> 00:26:25.319
<v Speaker 8>and certainly to see you practice your Japanese was pretty

465
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<v Speaker 8>refreshing today, Dave.

466
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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, I love Japan, I love the people. I

467
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<v Speaker 2>can understand why you fell in love going over there, Jose.

468
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<v Speaker 3>It was spectacular.

469
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<v Speaker 2>And how many players Jose can have all eyes of

470
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<v Speaker 2>a country on him and deliver the way Shoho Tani

471
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<v Speaker 2>did in those Tokyo series games.

472
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<v Speaker 8>Not everybody, and I'm talking about Hall of Fame players

473
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<v Speaker 8>that Tomes couldn't handle. You know, things like that in

474
00:26:49.920 --> 00:26:55.279
<v Speaker 8>a different atmosphere and you know, situation, but I don't

475
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<v Speaker 8>show it. Was so excited to get back he was

476
00:26:58.079 --> 00:27:01.759
<v Speaker 8>thrilled to be there as a Dodger, no doubt that.

477
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<v Speaker 8>You know, we had the experience to go to work

478
00:27:03.599 --> 00:27:06.079
<v Speaker 8>and then on vacation, and just a love from the

479
00:27:06.119 --> 00:27:10.599
<v Speaker 8>fans that the Vayard received. Everything that you heard pretty much, David,

480
00:27:10.720 --> 00:27:13.559
<v Speaker 8>and more than I did actually about painting Japan blue.

481
00:27:14.200 --> 00:27:15.680
<v Speaker 8>You saw it right in front of you. I mean,

482
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<v Speaker 8>the respect from the fans, the talent coming out of

483
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<v Speaker 8>the country. Know, one thing that I'm finding out too, Dave,

484
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<v Speaker 8>is there's a Japanese change in mind now where they

485
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<v Speaker 8>don't mind that their young star players started looking into

486
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<v Speaker 8>coming to the United States at an earlier age. That

487
00:27:32.839 --> 00:27:34.480
<v Speaker 8>used to be a no no, by the way, And

488
00:27:34.519 --> 00:27:37.119
<v Speaker 8>in fact, Rookie Sasaki took some flag for that too

489
00:27:37.880 --> 00:27:40.559
<v Speaker 8>earlier when he mentioned that three years ago. But overall,

490
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<v Speaker 8>the Mentellia San.

491
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<v Speaker 9>We know why.

492
00:27:42.559 --> 00:27:45.839
<v Speaker 8>They know why because obviously at the best baseball they're thriving.

493
00:27:46.279 --> 00:27:49.359
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Rob Manfred told The Athletic there's still a fine

494
00:27:49.440 --> 00:27:52.319
<v Speaker 2>line to thread right there, Jose. You don't want to

495
00:27:52.359 --> 00:27:56.839
<v Speaker 2>disrespect the most respectful country out there by just plot

496
00:27:57.039 --> 00:28:01.640
<v Speaker 2>plucking players before their time up in Japan.

497
00:28:01.440 --> 00:28:06.079
<v Speaker 8>Right That is very true. And you understand why. I mean,

498
00:28:06.119 --> 00:28:08.799
<v Speaker 8>they go through the high school process, which is absolutely

499
00:28:08.839 --> 00:28:11.880
<v Speaker 8>unmatched anywhere in the world, on their tournaments and how

500
00:28:11.920 --> 00:28:16.680
<v Speaker 8>to develop players, the success they've had nationally in winning

501
00:28:16.680 --> 00:28:18.960
<v Speaker 8>the World Baseball classicain being on final with pretty much

502
00:28:19.039 --> 00:28:23.400
<v Speaker 8>almost every single year, and because they are sole disciplined

503
00:28:23.480 --> 00:28:25.759
<v Speaker 8>what they do and how they do it. Certainly it's

504
00:28:25.799 --> 00:28:29.400
<v Speaker 8>good for those players to play at home, but at

505
00:28:29.400 --> 00:28:31.440
<v Speaker 8>the same time, they're getting a better taste as to

506
00:28:31.480 --> 00:28:33.920
<v Speaker 8>why more players want to come in this direction. The

507
00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:35.680
<v Speaker 8>quality of baseball that play is terrific too. I mean,

508
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<v Speaker 8>we saw what happened because the Tigers black of both teams,

509
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<v Speaker 8>but it's just a nice global atmosphere that's been created

510
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<v Speaker 8>throughout baseball, thanks in part to the vision of people

511
00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:47.640
<v Speaker 8>like Walter O'Malley way back then, and also you know

512
00:28:47.920 --> 00:28:51.039
<v Speaker 8>the Dodgers implementing international programs everywhere in the world, and

513
00:28:51.079 --> 00:28:54.240
<v Speaker 8>now players aiming more to come to the States because

514
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<v Speaker 8>they know that the love for them in Japan is

515
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<v Speaker 8>never going to be lost, no doubt.

516
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<v Speaker 2>The O'Malley's started that and had the vision, and Hideo

517
00:29:02.160 --> 00:29:06.400
<v Speaker 2>Nomo was the first Dodger Japanese player, So it goes

518
00:29:06.440 --> 00:29:08.759
<v Speaker 2>back to the nineties and even before then with those

519
00:29:08.759 --> 00:29:12.559
<v Speaker 2>good will trips. Jose Mota is joining us on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers beat the Angels seven to one, we

521
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<v Speaker 2>heard from Mooki Betts. We know his situation Freddie Freeman, though, Hosea,

522
00:29:19.640 --> 00:29:22.519
<v Speaker 2>I'm curious to know what you thought from his swings.

523
00:29:22.559 --> 00:29:26.400
<v Speaker 2>Did you believe he was holding anything back tonight?

524
00:29:27.519 --> 00:29:29.599
<v Speaker 8>I did not see that happened. In fact, I talked

525
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<v Speaker 8>to Freddie before the game and he said, let's see

526
00:29:31.880 --> 00:29:34.759
<v Speaker 8>what happens tonight about I feel pretty good. And you know,

527
00:29:34.799 --> 00:29:37.039
<v Speaker 8>Freddy was so good all throughout the spring and where

528
00:29:37.039 --> 00:29:39.559
<v Speaker 8>he wanted to have his body aligned to hit, his

529
00:29:39.640 --> 00:29:42.119
<v Speaker 8>hands were flowing through his own had a good conversation

530
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<v Speaker 8>with him in mid spring about that, and today I

531
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<v Speaker 8>didn't see anything that just let me know that he

532
00:29:46.279 --> 00:29:48.119
<v Speaker 8>was holding back, because Freddy is not really a full

533
00:29:48.119 --> 00:29:51.079
<v Speaker 8>body type of swing guy or wild swing. He's more like,

534
00:29:51.279 --> 00:29:53.759
<v Speaker 8>get to the ball, finish your swing, but make sure

535
00:29:53.799 --> 00:29:56.880
<v Speaker 8>you stay straight through, have good direction, and finish with

536
00:29:56.920 --> 00:29:58.960
<v Speaker 8>your hands. And tonight to me was a good indication

537
00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:01.440
<v Speaker 8>the fact that the up the middle hard and the

538
00:30:01.519 --> 00:30:03.920
<v Speaker 8>double play and that's pretty much where Freddy is stay

539
00:30:04.000 --> 00:30:06.279
<v Speaker 8>through the middle the other way and let things happen.

540
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<v Speaker 8>And in fact, he also moved very well when we

541
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<v Speaker 8>talk about also about his ankles.

542
00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:12.400
<v Speaker 2>All right, so am I going to have to hold

543
00:30:12.480 --> 00:30:14.720
<v Speaker 2>my breath? Are we going to have to hold our

544
00:30:14.759 --> 00:30:18.400
<v Speaker 2>breath for a long period of time here? Because one

545
00:30:18.480 --> 00:30:22.119
<v Speaker 2>swing could it reinjure whatever he aggravated in Japan, Jose,

546
00:30:24.160 --> 00:30:24.839
<v Speaker 2>it can.

547
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<v Speaker 8>But if he's playing tonight, it's a good indication to

548
00:30:27.160 --> 00:30:30.079
<v Speaker 8>me that there should not be that much of a

549
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<v Speaker 8>concern going forward. Now with Mooki Bets's a different story, David.

550
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<v Speaker 8>Is he addressed and you did a very good job

551
00:30:35.960 --> 00:30:38.599
<v Speaker 8>with your interview. He's very honest about it. Think about

552
00:30:38.680 --> 00:30:40.519
<v Speaker 8>Mooki and what he weighs is isn't the way two

553
00:30:40.559 --> 00:30:42.359
<v Speaker 8>hundred and twenty five pounds? And they you talk about

554
00:30:42.440 --> 00:30:45.000
<v Speaker 8>playing shortstuff, they need to talk about the fact that

555
00:30:45.039 --> 00:30:48.160
<v Speaker 8>anytime you deal with with issue dehydration in your body,

556
00:30:48.160 --> 00:30:50.319
<v Speaker 8>then that affects soft tissue. And there's so many things

557
00:30:50.319 --> 00:30:52.160
<v Speaker 8>that go along with Bookie that I think they have

558
00:30:52.200 --> 00:30:54.440
<v Speaker 8>to be even more careful with Muki Bets than they

559
00:30:54.440 --> 00:30:56.119
<v Speaker 8>would have to be with Freddie Freeman.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, how about Jackson, Ferris Tonight Jose. We heard so

561
00:30:59.519 --> 00:31:02.000
<v Speaker 2>much about him when the Dodgers acquired him. He was

562
00:31:02.079 --> 00:31:05.519
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers' minor league pitcher of the Year last season.

563
00:31:06.119 --> 00:31:08.200
<v Speaker 2>I mean, this young man really showed a lot of

564
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<v Speaker 2>poise for the first time pitching in a major league stadium.

565
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<v Speaker 8>I love that, loved the mechanics when I saw in the

566
00:31:14.160 --> 00:31:16.880
<v Speaker 8>spring training throwing a bullpen, the ball flies out of

567
00:31:16.920 --> 00:31:18.960
<v Speaker 8>his hand as hot as ninety six ninety seven. And

568
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<v Speaker 8>also a couple things really popped out to me is

569
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<v Speaker 8>the fact that this guy made twenty seven Stars last year,

570
00:31:23.799 --> 00:31:26.440
<v Speaker 8>which is unheard of even the big leagues. Yeah, even

571
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<v Speaker 8>though he didn't average up to five innings, they were

572
00:31:28.720 --> 00:31:32.119
<v Speaker 8>controlling his innings. But that just tells you in terms

573
00:31:32.119 --> 00:31:36.799
<v Speaker 8>of a routine and getting ready between stars, this guy's

574
00:31:36.839 --> 00:31:39.039
<v Speaker 8>got it. And then on top of that, the ability

575
00:31:39.079 --> 00:31:41.640
<v Speaker 8>to pitch inside. We saw three times of it, including

576
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<v Speaker 8>the first one against Mike trot right in on his

577
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<v Speaker 8>hands a couple of times when he shook off Will

578
00:31:46.200 --> 00:31:48.880
<v Speaker 8>Smith it was to come back with fastballs in. And

579
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<v Speaker 8>the ability also a day that I saw forget to

580
00:31:51.519 --> 00:31:53.720
<v Speaker 8>throws that hard to be in the zone that much

581
00:31:53.759 --> 00:31:56.519
<v Speaker 8>with some good zipp him on that fastball. Get to

582
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<v Speaker 8>break the ball over early in counts to steal some strikes.

583
00:32:00.200 --> 00:32:01.400
<v Speaker 8>Knows what he's doing on the montain with a very

584
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<v Speaker 8>young and another as you mentioned, great acquisition by the

585
00:32:03.799 --> 00:32:05.000
<v Speaker 8>Dodgers from the Cubs.

586
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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so you saw what you saw tonight. We've heard

587
00:32:08.039 --> 00:32:10.359
<v Speaker 2>what we've heard about him. He was the minor league

588
00:32:10.400 --> 00:32:13.240
<v Speaker 2>pitcher of the year last year. How quickly will he

589
00:32:13.319 --> 00:32:15.960
<v Speaker 2>climb up and make his major league debut? Do you

590
00:32:15.960 --> 00:32:19.240
<v Speaker 2>believe like twenty twenty six is out of the question.

591
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<v Speaker 8>Twenty twenty five to me is not out of the question.

592
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<v Speaker 9>Wow, all right, Hey, we saw it with mshi in

593
00:32:26.079 --> 00:32:28.039
<v Speaker 9>a couple of years ago. Who was Mchian, Who was

594
00:32:28.079 --> 00:32:30.480
<v Speaker 9>bencas Paris last year at this point and there you

595
00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:32.400
<v Speaker 9>have the Dodgers always found a way to make sure

596
00:32:32.440 --> 00:32:33.079
<v Speaker 9>guys are ready.

597
00:32:33.079 --> 00:32:36.000
<v Speaker 8>They have the innings under them. Now the new implementation

598
00:32:36.079 --> 00:32:38.839
<v Speaker 8>of some different things on their pitching development side, in

599
00:32:38.920 --> 00:32:41.440
<v Speaker 8>terms of health life, I think this guy is on

600
00:32:41.519 --> 00:32:43.079
<v Speaker 8>the on the fast track to get up here.

601
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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose Motive Before I let you go, speaking

602
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<v Speaker 2>of old school throwbacks, we have an old school throwback

603
00:32:50.759 --> 00:32:54.640
<v Speaker 2>pitching matchup for the home opener Trek school Ball against

604
00:32:54.680 --> 00:32:58.079
<v Speaker 2>Blake'snew I mean, this is something that baseball fans have

605
00:32:58.160 --> 00:33:00.720
<v Speaker 2>been wanting for a long time that you don't get

606
00:33:01.119 --> 00:33:05.519
<v Speaker 2>very often, let alone for a home opener opening day up.

607
00:33:05.559 --> 00:33:08.079
<v Speaker 8>Of that, two lefties that throw gas and have outstanding

608
00:33:08.200 --> 00:33:12.519
<v Speaker 8>changeups have one so young Snells gotten Brooke by one.

609
00:33:12.960 --> 00:33:15.640
<v Speaker 8>But it's just great for Basils to see these matchups

610
00:33:15.640 --> 00:33:19.359
<v Speaker 8>come alive and know that these are not veteran old pitchers.

611
00:33:19.400 --> 00:33:22.359
<v Speaker 8>These are guys that are pretty much under prime showing

612
00:33:22.400 --> 00:33:24.799
<v Speaker 8>baseball they can do. And I just cannot wait to

613
00:33:24.839 --> 00:33:26.960
<v Speaker 8>see that now. Well, matchups like this too is Mike

614
00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:28.720
<v Speaker 8>Sosh used to say it was good old country ball.

615
00:33:29.359 --> 00:33:33.319
<v Speaker 8>Make sure that to beat good pitching, you have to

616
00:33:33.519 --> 00:33:35.480
<v Speaker 8>pitch well, because it's one of those baggins where you

617
00:33:35.440 --> 00:33:37.400
<v Speaker 8>gotta go out there and expect to win by a

618
00:33:37.440 --> 00:33:38.440
<v Speaker 8>margin of the minimal.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, looking forward to it, Jose. But between now and then,

620
00:33:41.519 --> 00:33:44.160
<v Speaker 2>we got two more exhibition games. We'll see you at

621
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<v Speaker 2>the Big A tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 8>Okay, yes, I want to sigh.

623
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<v Speaker 3>I mean, got the Jose Mota there he goes.

624
00:33:50.480 --> 00:33:54.039
<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota part of the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast and

625
00:33:54.079 --> 00:33:57.960
<v Speaker 2>also joins us after every game on Dodger Talk and

626
00:33:58.359 --> 00:34:01.880
<v Speaker 2>certainly a fun time in Tokyo. And it's great to

627
00:34:01.960 --> 00:34:05.640
<v Speaker 2>come back and see Rick and Charlie and Tim Neverett

628
00:34:05.680 --> 00:34:10.880
<v Speaker 2>and also Dwayne McDonald who's back from paternity leave and

629
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<v Speaker 2>him and his wife welcome in a brand new baby girl, Vanessa.

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<v Speaker 3>So he's got two girls. God bless him.

631
00:34:17.960 --> 00:34:21.039
<v Speaker 2>Great great guy and now it's man to man defense

632
00:34:21.079 --> 00:34:25.280
<v Speaker 2>in the McDonald house with two beautiful little girls. All right,

633
00:34:25.639 --> 00:34:28.320
<v Speaker 2>had a chance to catch up with all star Dodger

634
00:34:28.400 --> 00:34:33.400
<v Speaker 2>catcher earlier, Will Smith, him and his wife Kara, along

635
00:34:33.440 --> 00:34:37.079
<v Speaker 2>with the Bueller Family Foundation and the Dodger Foundation are

636
00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:42.079
<v Speaker 2>auctioning off the Last Out baseball, the strikeout from Walker

637
00:34:42.199 --> 00:34:45.079
<v Speaker 2>Bueller to help the fire relief fund.

638
00:34:45.239 --> 00:34:48.199
<v Speaker 3>And I'm looking at the photo of the baseball.

639
00:34:47.760 --> 00:34:51.840
<v Speaker 2>Right now on tmnauctions dot com. And here was our

640
00:34:51.920 --> 00:34:56.920
<v Speaker 2>conversation with Will Smith and everything that's gone into the

641
00:34:56.960 --> 00:34:59.840
<v Speaker 2>fire relief and the auction regarding this baseball.

642
00:35:00.679 --> 00:35:02.400
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, thanks for having me on. It's is, you know,

643
00:35:02.440 --> 00:35:03.159
<v Speaker 5>good opportunity.

644
00:35:03.280 --> 00:35:05.679
<v Speaker 2>Yes, it is a great opportunity to share what you

645
00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:09.000
<v Speaker 2>and your wife Kara are doing with the baseball. You

646
00:35:09.119 --> 00:35:12.079
<v Speaker 2>caught on the strikeout from Walker Bueller to end the

647
00:35:12.079 --> 00:35:15.440
<v Speaker 2>World Series. You are using it in a way that

648
00:35:15.639 --> 00:35:20.199
<v Speaker 2>really symbolizes how much the World Series championship met for

649
00:35:20.239 --> 00:35:24.440
<v Speaker 2>the city and what that baseball means to you, the

650
00:35:24.480 --> 00:35:28.920
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and the city. By having an auction and donating

651
00:35:29.000 --> 00:35:31.400
<v Speaker 2>those proceeds to the Fire Relief Fund.

652
00:35:31.280 --> 00:35:31.880
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, exactly.

653
00:35:31.960 --> 00:35:35.440
<v Speaker 10>We're taking the final out actually in partnership with the

654
00:35:35.480 --> 00:35:39.400
<v Speaker 10>Bueller Family Foundation and the Los Angeles Dodgers, so all

655
00:35:39.440 --> 00:35:43.000
<v Speaker 10>three of us are are going in on this. Yeah,

656
00:35:43.039 --> 00:35:46.599
<v Speaker 10>so it's gonna be auctioned off, and yeah, it's just

657
00:35:46.639 --> 00:35:49.159
<v Speaker 10>about you know, giving back to the LA community. You know,

658
00:35:49.280 --> 00:35:52.920
<v Speaker 10>the LA fans are so supportive and meaning so much

659
00:35:52.920 --> 00:35:54.199
<v Speaker 10>to us. I mean you could see it in the

660
00:35:54.320 --> 00:35:56.239
<v Speaker 10>in the parade celebrating the World Series and millions of

661
00:35:56.239 --> 00:35:59.760
<v Speaker 10>people there was. It was amazing and never no, I'll

662
00:35:59.800 --> 00:36:03.679
<v Speaker 10>never forget that. So, yeah, being able to auction this

663
00:36:03.760 --> 00:36:05.880
<v Speaker 10>off and one hundred percent of the proceeds you're going

664
00:36:05.920 --> 00:36:10.559
<v Speaker 10>to fire Leaf. Whether that's the LA FD or school

665
00:36:10.639 --> 00:36:14.719
<v Speaker 10>districts or food kitchens, we don't really know exactly yet,

666
00:36:14.760 --> 00:36:17.199
<v Speaker 10>but one hundred percent of is going to Fireleaf and

667
00:36:17.480 --> 00:36:20.440
<v Speaker 10>help rebuilding the city and you know, we're really excited

668
00:36:20.480 --> 00:36:23.840
<v Speaker 10>to you know, partner with Buelers and the Dodgers and

669
00:36:23.840 --> 00:36:24.400
<v Speaker 10>get this done.

670
00:36:24.639 --> 00:36:27.159
<v Speaker 2>It's beautiful. It's a beautiful thing. The World Series was

671
00:36:27.199 --> 00:36:30.760
<v Speaker 2>a beautiful thing. And you know, obviously with tragedy, everybody

672
00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:34.400
<v Speaker 2>needs some hope. And Will Smith and his wives Foundation

673
00:36:34.559 --> 00:36:38.519
<v Speaker 2>Kara Catching Hope, along with Walker Bueller and the Dodgers

674
00:36:38.559 --> 00:36:42.280
<v Speaker 2>Foundation are really doing something that will make a difference.

675
00:36:42.400 --> 00:36:45.599
<v Speaker 2>And to be able to get in on having the

676
00:36:45.639 --> 00:36:49.400
<v Speaker 2>opportunity to be able to be in the bidding for

677
00:36:49.480 --> 00:36:54.679
<v Speaker 2>this baseball, go to Catching Slash Hope dot org or

678
00:36:54.880 --> 00:36:58.920
<v Speaker 2>go to Tmnauctions dot com. And I guess I got

679
00:36:58.920 --> 00:37:01.079
<v Speaker 2>to ask you, Will, how did you come up with

680
00:37:01.119 --> 00:37:03.880
<v Speaker 2>this idea with the baseball in your possession?

681
00:37:04.280 --> 00:37:06.199
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it was it was one of those things, you know.

682
00:37:06.639 --> 00:37:09.679
<v Speaker 10>Uh, right after the World Series, spoke with Walker. I

683
00:37:09.719 --> 00:37:11.639
<v Speaker 10>know I was gonna give it to him, and we

684
00:37:11.760 --> 00:37:13.800
<v Speaker 10>kind of just decided to kind of we hadn't really

685
00:37:13.800 --> 00:37:16.360
<v Speaker 10>decided we're gonna keep it for each other together. We

686
00:37:16.400 --> 00:37:19.159
<v Speaker 10>hadn't really decided that, and then you know, the fires happened,

687
00:37:20.559 --> 00:37:22.639
<v Speaker 10>so we thought, you know, why not, this is a

688
00:37:22.639 --> 00:37:25.320
<v Speaker 10>good a good thing. And we decided to do this.

689
00:37:26.760 --> 00:37:28.840
<v Speaker 10>You know, there's an idea brought up to us and

690
00:37:28.920 --> 00:37:33.000
<v Speaker 10>it was a great, great way to.

691
00:37:31.559 --> 00:37:32.960
<v Speaker 5>Get something done to help out LA.

692
00:37:33.119 --> 00:37:37.039
<v Speaker 10>And you know, the Dodgers are very gracious to allow

693
00:37:37.079 --> 00:37:40.039
<v Speaker 10>this to happen as well and bring it, bring them in,

694
00:37:41.360 --> 00:37:43.760
<v Speaker 10>but to us, you know, just it shows, you know,

695
00:37:43.800 --> 00:37:45.000
<v Speaker 10>the resilience of last year.

696
00:37:45.039 --> 00:37:47.039
<v Speaker 5>It shows the fight.

697
00:37:46.960 --> 00:37:50.760
<v Speaker 10>Of of LA really and you know, a place that's

698
00:37:50.800 --> 00:37:54.639
<v Speaker 10>home for me now. Uh so that last out ball

699
00:37:54.800 --> 00:37:57.400
<v Speaker 10>is exciting and you know, gonna be available for for

700
00:37:57.440 --> 00:38:00.239
<v Speaker 10>people to bid on and and take home and and

701
00:38:00.280 --> 00:38:01.079
<v Speaker 10>again it's also.

702
00:38:00.920 --> 00:38:02.800
<v Speaker 5>The sharitable piece to give back to LA.

703
00:38:03.079 --> 00:38:06.800
<v Speaker 2>The bidding closes on April fifth, which is the bidding

704
00:38:06.880 --> 00:38:11.159
<v Speaker 2>for this final strikeout out of the World Series. And

705
00:38:11.480 --> 00:38:13.840
<v Speaker 2>you know, a baseball's a baseball, will You're not really

706
00:38:13.840 --> 00:38:17.119
<v Speaker 2>a materialistic type of guy, but it feels like this

707
00:38:17.239 --> 00:38:21.119
<v Speaker 2>baseball symbolizes more. And obviously with what you and the

708
00:38:21.159 --> 00:38:23.599
<v Speaker 2>Buelers and the Dodgers have teamed up to do, it

709
00:38:24.039 --> 00:38:27.199
<v Speaker 2>really is going to symbolize a lot more of hope

710
00:38:27.440 --> 00:38:29.199
<v Speaker 2>for a lot of people that don't have a lot

711
00:38:29.280 --> 00:38:29.760
<v Speaker 2>right now.

712
00:38:30.119 --> 00:38:33.159
<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I think I think unfortunately it is since the

713
00:38:33.159 --> 00:38:37.960
<v Speaker 10>fires happened. You know, we're hoping, you know that that

714
00:38:38.440 --> 00:38:41.039
<v Speaker 10>World Series run against the Yankees and young other historic

715
00:38:41.159 --> 00:38:44.519
<v Speaker 10>franchise probably the two biggest franchise in baseball going up

716
00:38:44.519 --> 00:38:45.679
<v Speaker 10>ahead head to head.

717
00:38:46.719 --> 00:38:47.599
<v Speaker 5>But yeah, the ball.

718
00:38:47.559 --> 00:38:50.519
<v Speaker 10>Just showing the resilience of of LA and the strength

719
00:38:50.559 --> 00:38:53.519
<v Speaker 10>of the people and the strength of community and everybody

720
00:38:53.519 --> 00:38:56.639
<v Speaker 10>coming together to help each other out and you know

721
00:38:56.840 --> 00:38:59.920
<v Speaker 10>when we're most in need. So that's what we're kinda

722
00:39:00.320 --> 00:39:03.519
<v Speaker 10>going with and you know, hoping that he guess people

723
00:39:03.519 --> 00:39:07.000
<v Speaker 10>fired up for the season as well, and you know,

724
00:39:07.679 --> 00:39:09.480
<v Speaker 10>but the most important thing is, you know, getting back

725
00:39:09.519 --> 00:39:10.559
<v Speaker 10>to the like community for us.

726
00:39:10.719 --> 00:39:11.519
<v Speaker 3>And you could do that.

727
00:39:11.599 --> 00:39:15.079
<v Speaker 2>You could participate in this big auction that will go

728
00:39:15.119 --> 00:39:18.960
<v Speaker 2>to help fire relief at Catching dash Hope dot org

729
00:39:19.199 --> 00:39:23.199
<v Speaker 2>or tmnauctions dot com. If I could take you back,

730
00:39:23.239 --> 00:39:26.280
<v Speaker 2>and I haven't spoken to you about that inning or

731
00:39:26.760 --> 00:39:29.840
<v Speaker 2>that sequence of events where Walker Buehler came out of

732
00:39:29.880 --> 00:39:33.199
<v Speaker 2>the bullpen. You're very much in the game trying to

733
00:39:33.199 --> 00:39:36.880
<v Speaker 2>help Lake, trying and get through his remarkable innings of work.

734
00:39:37.599 --> 00:39:40.360
<v Speaker 2>When you see Walker Buehler come out of that bullpen

735
00:39:40.559 --> 00:39:43.880
<v Speaker 2>at Yankee Stadium for the ninth inning, what are you

736
00:39:43.960 --> 00:39:45.920
<v Speaker 2>thinking about and what was that like?

737
00:39:47.000 --> 00:39:51.000
<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I mean there's a lot obviously, Blake. You know,

738
00:39:51.000 --> 00:39:53.400
<v Speaker 10>I had huge outs in that game with with men

739
00:39:53.480 --> 00:39:57.880
<v Speaker 10>on a Walker coming in. You know, I've known Walker

740
00:39:57.920 --> 00:40:01.840
<v Speaker 10>for forever. You know, the moment's not too big for him. Yeah,

741
00:40:01.880 --> 00:40:04.000
<v Speaker 10>but I'm just trying to figure out really fast, what's

742
00:40:04.039 --> 00:40:05.599
<v Speaker 10>what's working. You know, he hasn't come out of the

743
00:40:05.639 --> 00:40:08.519
<v Speaker 10>bullpen and probably since his rookie year.

744
00:40:08.719 --> 00:40:10.920
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and he didn't like it.

745
00:40:11.360 --> 00:40:13.519
<v Speaker 5>No, but he was ready for that situation.

746
00:40:13.599 --> 00:40:15.000
<v Speaker 10>But yeah, I'm just trying to figure out what was working,

747
00:40:15.000 --> 00:40:17.800
<v Speaker 10>and his curve ball was working. So we just we

748
00:40:17.840 --> 00:40:20.760
<v Speaker 10>just kept ripping curveballs and they kept swinging at it,

749
00:40:20.800 --> 00:40:22.599
<v Speaker 10>and you know, we got a couple punches and saw

750
00:40:22.639 --> 00:40:25.119
<v Speaker 10>contact and yeah, I got that final strikeout.

751
00:40:26.480 --> 00:40:27.840
<v Speaker 5>We're able to celebrate.

752
00:40:27.519 --> 00:40:29.679
<v Speaker 2>When you see the curveball come out of his hand.

753
00:40:29.880 --> 00:40:32.320
<v Speaker 2>Are your eyes lighting up and saying, oh yeah, we

754
00:40:32.400 --> 00:40:33.360
<v Speaker 2>got to go to this one?

755
00:40:33.920 --> 00:40:35.000
<v Speaker 5>Yeah? And warm up?

756
00:40:35.000 --> 00:40:36.800
<v Speaker 10>So he was kind of spraying his heaters, so you're

757
00:40:36.840 --> 00:40:38.800
<v Speaker 10>just I mean, for me, it was, you know, his

758
00:40:38.800 --> 00:40:40.000
<v Speaker 10>curveball's gonna get these guys out.

759
00:40:40.000 --> 00:40:41.440
<v Speaker 5>It's pretty good pitch to them. In general.

760
00:40:42.039 --> 00:40:43.280
<v Speaker 10>We just got to figure out a way to keep

761
00:40:43.280 --> 00:40:45.239
<v Speaker 10>it open. So we kind of sprayed some heaters around that.

762
00:40:45.280 --> 00:40:49.400
<v Speaker 10>I wasn't too worried about being left middle, and yeah,

763
00:40:49.400 --> 00:40:52.320
<v Speaker 10>I distrust the curve ball, and he he executed.

764
00:40:52.440 --> 00:40:55.360
<v Speaker 2>We always talk about pictures having butterflies on the mound

765
00:40:55.400 --> 00:40:57.840
<v Speaker 2>in those type of moments. But as a catcher, he

766
00:40:57.960 --> 00:41:01.159
<v Speaker 2>got two strikes. You're one strikeout, one strike away from

767
00:41:01.199 --> 00:41:04.960
<v Speaker 2>winning the World Series. You're a cool, calm, collected guy.

768
00:41:05.079 --> 00:41:08.360
<v Speaker 2>But what were you feeling with two strikes?

769
00:41:08.920 --> 00:41:11.920
<v Speaker 10>Honestly, nothing changed for me that whole that whole inning,

770
00:41:11.960 --> 00:41:14.679
<v Speaker 10>that whole seventh, eighth, ninth inning, whatever, it was all.

771
00:41:15.159 --> 00:41:19.519
<v Speaker 10>You know, we're trying to win a baseball game. But yeah,

772
00:41:19.559 --> 00:41:21.400
<v Speaker 10>I mean at that point, I know a kerboll's coming,

773
00:41:21.440 --> 00:41:23.320
<v Speaker 10>I'm just if it's in the dirt, I'm blocking this thing,

774
00:41:23.360 --> 00:41:25.320
<v Speaker 10>and it's it's not getting by me. That's all I'm

775
00:41:25.360 --> 00:41:28.320
<v Speaker 10>kind of thinking. And you know, I'm not thinking about

776
00:41:28.320 --> 00:41:31.679
<v Speaker 10>the celebration or what I'm gonna do. I'm just be

777
00:41:31.760 --> 00:41:34.119
<v Speaker 10>in the moment, you know, finish it out, do what

778
00:41:34.159 --> 00:41:36.639
<v Speaker 10>I need to do, do my job, and you know,

779
00:41:36.719 --> 00:41:38.519
<v Speaker 10>fortunate for us it ended right there.

780
00:41:38.559 --> 00:41:41.079
<v Speaker 2>How about when you get the strike out and you're

781
00:41:41.119 --> 00:41:43.639
<v Speaker 2>running out to the mound. What are you thinking about

782
00:41:43.639 --> 00:41:46.519
<v Speaker 2>this baseball that's going to be auctioned off? Austin Barnes

783
00:41:46.599 --> 00:41:48.719
<v Speaker 2>put it in his back pocket in twenty What are

784
00:41:48.719 --> 00:41:49.239
<v Speaker 2>you thinking.

785
00:41:49.559 --> 00:41:51.679
<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I tried to put in my back pocket really quick,

786
00:41:51.960 --> 00:41:53.719
<v Speaker 10>and I kind of like started to fumble it. I

787
00:41:53.880 --> 00:41:56.079
<v Speaker 10>just so I just kept a good grip in my

788
00:41:56.119 --> 00:41:58.239
<v Speaker 10>bare hand and was not letting go when we were,

789
00:41:58.320 --> 00:42:01.559
<v Speaker 10>you know, jumping around celebrating dogpile, and eventually I put.

790
00:42:01.480 --> 00:42:04.519
<v Speaker 5>In my pocket. But yeah, I was holding on to

791
00:42:04.599 --> 00:42:05.840
<v Speaker 5>that one special ball.

792
00:42:06.039 --> 00:42:07.840
<v Speaker 2>Yes it is, and it's going to be special for

793
00:42:07.960 --> 00:42:11.199
<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles. In case you missed the news, Will Smith

794
00:42:11.320 --> 00:42:14.519
<v Speaker 2>Walker Bueller the Dodgers have announced that they are going

795
00:42:14.519 --> 00:42:18.199
<v Speaker 2>to auction off that final strikeout ball from the twenty

796
00:42:18.280 --> 00:42:21.960
<v Speaker 2>twenty four World Series. The bidding is ending on Saturday,

797
00:42:22.079 --> 00:42:25.559
<v Speaker 2>April fifth. All proceeds will go to the Smiths Catching

798
00:42:25.599 --> 00:42:28.880
<v Speaker 2>Hope Foundation to provide help for fire relief, and all

799
00:42:28.920 --> 00:42:32.440
<v Speaker 2>net proceeds from the TMN buyers premium will be donated

800
00:42:32.480 --> 00:42:35.880
<v Speaker 2>to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. So it's kind of

801
00:42:35.920 --> 00:42:38.239
<v Speaker 2>like a seat license. You got to get a license

802
00:42:38.280 --> 00:42:40.480
<v Speaker 2>to be able to bid on this baseball. They got

803
00:42:40.480 --> 00:42:42.599
<v Speaker 2>to vet you out and make sure you're legit, and

804
00:42:42.639 --> 00:42:45.920
<v Speaker 2>you go to Catching Dash Hope dot Org to bid

805
00:42:46.239 --> 00:42:50.719
<v Speaker 2>on that game Clitching strikeout baseball that Will Smith received

806
00:42:50.719 --> 00:42:52.519
<v Speaker 2>from Walker Buehler and Will.

807
00:42:52.639 --> 00:42:53.599
<v Speaker 3>Thank you for the time.

808
00:42:54.079 --> 00:42:56.400
<v Speaker 2>Thank you to you and Kara and Walker and his

809
00:42:56.519 --> 00:43:00.440
<v Speaker 2>family and the Dodger Foundation for making this happen and

810
00:43:00.840 --> 00:43:04.360
<v Speaker 2>you know, really sacrificing something that means so much to

811
00:43:04.400 --> 00:43:06.800
<v Speaker 2>all of you guys for the better of a lot

812
00:43:06.800 --> 00:43:08.360
<v Speaker 2>of people that need it these days.

813
00:43:08.840 --> 00:43:09.480
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, thank you.

814
00:43:09.559 --> 00:43:12.400
<v Speaker 10>We're we're excited to get this done, get this auctioned off,

815
00:43:12.880 --> 00:43:15.519
<v Speaker 10>and uh, you know, really help the other community rebuild.

816
00:43:16.760 --> 00:43:18.239
<v Speaker 10>You know, a lot of people are affected, obviously a

817
00:43:18.280 --> 00:43:21.599
<v Speaker 10>lot of our fans, you know, people in our organizations.

818
00:43:21.679 --> 00:43:24.000
<v Speaker 10>So you know, this is all it's all going to

819
00:43:24.039 --> 00:43:27.239
<v Speaker 10>fire relief and we're excited about that, and you know,

820
00:43:27.360 --> 00:43:30.119
<v Speaker 10>just being a little part of rebuilding LF.

821
00:43:30.280 --> 00:43:32.800
<v Speaker 2>Will and Kara champions of the people. He's here for

822
00:43:32.840 --> 00:43:34.320
<v Speaker 2>a long time. Thanks a lot.

823
00:43:34.360 --> 00:43:35.840
<v Speaker 5>Will appreciate it, Thank you.

824
00:43:36.079 --> 00:43:39.239
<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Will Smith. Really appreciate his time. And this

825
00:43:39.440 --> 00:43:43.119
<v Speaker 2>is a great cause. The auctioning of the Last Out

826
00:43:43.159 --> 00:43:47.639
<v Speaker 2>baseball from Last year's phenomenal World Series. It is the

827
00:43:47.679 --> 00:43:51.920
<v Speaker 2>Dodger Foundation, Will and Kara Smith's Foundation Catching Hope, and

828
00:43:52.039 --> 00:43:56.119
<v Speaker 2>also the Walker Bueller Family Foundation that have come together

829
00:43:56.440 --> 00:43:59.800
<v Speaker 2>for this auction. You can bid on it until April.

830
00:44:00.639 --> 00:44:04.360
<v Speaker 2>You can go to tmnauctions dot com. Right now the

831
00:44:04.400 --> 00:44:08.360
<v Speaker 2>bidding is at almost two hundred thousand dollars twelve days

832
00:44:08.360 --> 00:44:08.679
<v Speaker 2>to go.

833
00:44:09.039 --> 00:44:10.840
<v Speaker 3>You can do a lot better for a.

834
00:44:11.000 --> 00:44:14.320
<v Speaker 2>Historic baseball that usually you can never get your hands on.

835
00:44:14.440 --> 00:44:17.920
<v Speaker 2>So thank you to Will Smith, thank you to Dwayne McDonald,

836
00:44:18.159 --> 00:44:20.280
<v Speaker 2>thank you to Colin Yee for his help back at

837
00:44:20.280 --> 00:44:24.119
<v Speaker 2>our Burbank studios, and thank you for listening. Tomorrow night,

838
00:44:24.199 --> 00:44:27.400
<v Speaker 2>we'll be with you from Angel Stadium where Tyler Glass

839
00:44:27.400 --> 00:44:30.519
<v Speaker 2>NOOW will have his final tune up of the exhibition series.

840
00:44:30.840 --> 00:44:34.239
<v Speaker 2>He has three starts already under his belt, and in

841
00:44:34.280 --> 00:44:37.320
<v Speaker 2>those three starts he has ten strikeouts on only one

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<v Speaker 2>walk in six innings of work. In case you missed

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<v Speaker 2>the news, it will be Blake Snell in the home opener,

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<v Speaker 2>followed by Yamamoto and Sazaki in the Tigers series, and

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<v Speaker 2>then Tyler Glass now will face off in the following series.

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<v Speaker 3>So this will be his.

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<v Speaker 2>Last tune up before his regular season debut. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>we will talk to you tomorrow night from the Big

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<v Speaker 2>A again. The final score from Dodgers Stadium. The Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>breeze through the exhibition against the Angels, seven to one.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk to you tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>See them, don't you just playing him?