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

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vasse live at Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers defeat the Braves six to one for

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<v Speaker 2>their six straight win to begin the season, David Vasse

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<v Speaker 2>live at Dodgers Stadium with you until eleven o'clock tonight.

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

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. We will hear from Eric Harros in

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<v Speaker 2>just a moment. We also will hear from Dustin May

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<v Speaker 2>later in the show. Who's making his big return to

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<v Speaker 2>the mound tomorrow night here at Dodgers Stadium. It should

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<v Speaker 2>be very emotional for Dustin May tomorrow night. But we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get to him a little bit later. We'll get to

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<v Speaker 2>those torpedo bats a little bit later and who may

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<v Speaker 2>be using them from the Dodgers. But first, let's talk

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<v Speaker 2>about tonight's game. Dodgers win six to one. They're now

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<v Speaker 2>six to oh to begin the season. The nineteen eighty

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<v Speaker 2>one Dodgers were the record holders of that distinction until

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty twenty five Dodgers joined them to have the

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<v Speaker 2>best start in LA Dodger history to begin the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Six to zero. The nineteen fifty five Boys of Summer

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<v Speaker 2>started that season ten and and oh, so that's the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers franchise record for the most straight wins to begin

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<v Speaker 2>a season. And really for the Dodgers, they're winning games differently.

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<v Speaker 2>Right one night, it's dominant starting pitching. Another night, it's

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<v Speaker 2>the offense rescuing Roki Sazaki, it's the bullpen rescuing a

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<v Speaker 2>starting staff that is going five innings just to begin

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<v Speaker 2>the season, first turnaround. So they're getting contributions from a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of different people. Tonight it was Tyler Glassnow who

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<v Speaker 2>had a very good first start of the year, five

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<v Speaker 2>scoreless with eight strikeouts and three walks. Something that glass

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<v Speaker 2>Now talked about during spring training was to be more

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<v Speaker 2>athletic and not be so caught up in his body

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<v Speaker 2>movements and really getting into his own head when it

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<v Speaker 2>came to all that stuff. And you heard Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>talk about that after the game tonight, where he said

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<v Speaker 2>he was in a good rhythm.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's basically a tip of the cap to that.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to put it into perspective what the Dodger offense

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<v Speaker 2>is doing tonight. They had seven hits with two strikes

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<v Speaker 2>on him. Will Smith had two of those seven hits

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<v Speaker 2>with two strikes on Dodger hitters. The Dodgers tonight scored

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<v Speaker 2>six runs. The Braves have only scored eight runs in

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<v Speaker 2>their first five games of the year. The Braves are

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<v Speaker 2>oh to five to start the year. They were swept

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<v Speaker 2>in a four game series in San Diego. They lose tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>so they'reh to and five for the first time since

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<v Speaker 2>twenty sixteen. They were zero to nine to begin that year.

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<v Speaker 2>So my pick for the Braves to be a playoff

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<v Speaker 2>team is not looking so great to start the year.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's early.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Dodgers are catching a Braves offense that is

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<v Speaker 2>in a slump. They went twenty nine consecutive innings without

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<v Speaker 2>scoring a run until Michael Harris the Second homered off

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<v Speaker 2>Tanner Scott. Now, Michael Harris the Second's a very good hitter,

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<v Speaker 2>but uh Dave Roberts has alluded to it a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of times that Tanner Scott is trying to work through

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<v Speaker 2>some things. He was in a low leverage, blowout type

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<v Speaker 2>of game that sometimes works against relievers that are closers

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<v Speaker 2>and high leverage guys, But nonetheless you hope that Tanner

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<v Speaker 2>Scott gets on tracks sooner rather than later, and his

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<v Speaker 2>resume says that in the last two years he probably will,

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not worried about Tanner Scott. Eight six six

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<v Speaker 2>nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number,

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<v Speaker 2>in case you missed it. Freddie Freeman was not in

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<v Speaker 2>the starting lineup tonight because Dave Roberts said he's slipped

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<v Speaker 2>in the shower on Saturday night. Here's Dave before the

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<v Speaker 2>game explaining why Freddie was not in the starting lineup

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<v Speaker 2>for the third time in six games.

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<v Speaker 4>He had a little mishap in the shower, entering the shower,

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<v Speaker 4>the bathtub and so slipped and it was kind it's

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<v Speaker 4>the same ankle and so day to day and kind

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<v Speaker 4>of swelled up a little bit. Not able to play tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, That was Dave Roberts. A couple of things.

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<v Speaker 2>Number One, I have slipped in the bathtub slash shower before,

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<v Speaker 2>but i haven't twisted my ankle, and I'm not on

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<v Speaker 2>a surgically repaired right ankle, so that does happen. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure most of you have experienced that, but caught yourself

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<v Speaker 2>before any damage. Sometimes you do fall and cause some damage.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, the Dodgers played on Saturday night. Freddie Freeman's

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<v Speaker 2>taking multiple showers after games. I mean, hey, Freddie's always

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<v Speaker 2>smelling great anyway, Hopefully Freddie's back. All joking aside, Freddie

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<v Speaker 2>was very handed with us in spring training that he

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<v Speaker 2>was going to have to manage this surgically repaired right

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<v Speaker 2>ankle that he hobbled through all of October with It

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<v Speaker 2>was going to be a situation where he probably was

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<v Speaker 2>going to have to manage it at least through the

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<v Speaker 2>All Star break, if not the entire year, meaning that

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<v Speaker 2>there were going to be times where, even though he

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<v Speaker 2>wants to, he would not be able to play day

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<v Speaker 2>games after night games. So I think him playing through

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<v Speaker 2>this right ankle maybe gave him a false sense of

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<v Speaker 2>security and maybe he forgot about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe not.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just trying to speculate here, but you know, nobody

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<v Speaker 2>wants to be on the field more than Freddy Freeman,

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<v Speaker 2>and nobody wants to be on the field more against

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves than Freddie Freeman. Eight six six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to Isidro who is at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>Tonight. Hi, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey there, how's it going.

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<v Speaker 3>How did I do with the name?

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<v Speaker 6>That was pretty good?

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<v Speaker 5>You were one of the ones that said it.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, that's a good way to start the show. What

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<v Speaker 2>do you got for us?

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<v Speaker 5>You know, I seen that the Dodgers have a really

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<v Speaker 5>good team. I already think they're gonna lose under forty

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<v Speaker 5>games this season.

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<v Speaker 6>What do you think?

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<v Speaker 2>So what would that be? I'm not great at math.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't you think they're like you think they're gonna win

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<v Speaker 2>a one hundred and twenty games?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I don't see them losing more than eight to

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<v Speaker 5>ten games some month. That's kind of how I was

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<v Speaker 5>looking at it, all right, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Well, Brett Boone was on with Petro some Money

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<v Speaker 2>earlier today and he believes the Dodgers have a real

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<v Speaker 2>chance at breaking the Mariners record that he was on

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<v Speaker 2>back in two thousand and one. So all right, all right, well,

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<v Speaker 2>right now it kind of feels that way. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>a long season. There's still a long way to go.

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<v Speaker 2>But right now, the Dodgers just seemed to be in

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<v Speaker 2>a different weight class than everybody else in Major League Baseball.

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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 phone number. Let's go out to Bob, who is

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodger Stadium tonight.

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<v Speaker 7>Hi, Bob, David Basse Dodger Bob from Malibu, Buddy, how

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<v Speaker 7>you doing.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing great, Bob. How could it be bad if

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<v Speaker 2>you're a Dodger fan these days?

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<v Speaker 7>Your damn right, fifty thousand of us out there celebrating. Then, David,

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<v Speaker 7>a couple questions for you real quick. Number One, your

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<v Speaker 7>thoughts on Tanner Scott? And two, how about giving some.

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<v Speaker 1>Flowers to Jack Dryer.

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<v Speaker 7>This kid's pretty solid, man.

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<v Speaker 3>You know people that say they don't know who this

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<v Speaker 2>I was visiting with my family on Saturday night after

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<v Speaker 2>Suzaki came out of the game. There were some fans

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<v Speaker 2>sitting in front of where they were. They're like, who's

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<v Speaker 2>this guy? Jack Dryer. I can understand that he was

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<v Speaker 2>just put on the forty man roster during the offseason,

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<v Speaker 2>but he he is a homegrown kid and he's really good.

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<v Speaker 2>He's now pitched in three games and has only given

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<v Speaker 2>up and earned run. Jack Dryer is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>part of this bullpen for the majority of the season.

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<v Speaker 3>Bob, Yeah, good call.

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<v Speaker 7>I agree. Man, it was a pleasure watching him and

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<v Speaker 7>the rest of the team.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks, Yeah, no problem, Bob. Be safe out there.

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<v Speaker 2>And Ben Casparius is another young Dodger through the farm

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<v Speaker 2>system that is going to be a big part of

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<v Speaker 2>this Dodger bullpen as well. First of all, though, they

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<v Speaker 2>have to get some good starting pitching, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>they got that covered, including Tyler Glass now who made

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<v Speaker 2>a career high twenty two starts last year despite not

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<v Speaker 2>pitching the second half of last year. Tonight eight strikeouts

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<v Speaker 2>and five score is, and like Dave Roberts said, he

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<v Speaker 2>was in a good rhythm. Let's head downstairs to the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Clubhouse to hear from tonight's winning pitcher.

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<v Speaker 9>It was good, I think, especially that first thing, I

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<v Speaker 9>felt really synced up. I think that later except for that,

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<v Speaker 9>we're like a little bit more of a challenge. But

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<v Speaker 9>I think having that curve balls helped me out a lot.

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<v Speaker 9>And then just like the ride on the heater early

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<v Speaker 9>on was a lot better too, So just probably better

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<v Speaker 9>to throw a little bit more strikes. But for the

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<v Speaker 9>first one, it was good.

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<v Speaker 10>When you think about just kind of seeing all that

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<v Speaker 10>hard work you've put into, whether it's in the off season,

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<v Speaker 10>the spring, seeing it play out in a game, kind

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<v Speaker 10>of just how you're feeling out there just when you

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<v Speaker 10>look at that, is this kind of where you want

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<v Speaker 10>it to be? Kind of what the work that you

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<v Speaker 10>put in this offseason?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I think I feel really comfortable with what I

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<v Speaker 9>I think it's the least I've thought like mechanically in

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<v Speaker 9>a long time. So I feel athletic and free and good.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think it allows you to do in

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<v Speaker 1>the second inning where you had like a couple of walks.

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<v Speaker 6>And being able to kind of move.

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<v Speaker 1>Past as like an example of that where.

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<v Speaker 9>I think, so I think just yeah, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 9>I think once you have a good inning and you

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<v Speaker 9>go out and walk to guys, it's like immediately just

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<v Speaker 9>kind of like lock it in, get it mode. I

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<v Speaker 9>don't know why, but I just felt that a sync.

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<v Speaker 9>I think getting in that quick step and I think

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<v Speaker 9>that kind of helped me the rest of the game though,

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<v Speaker 9>Just try to lock in and stay focused.

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<v Speaker 11>What do you think it is that has allowed you

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<v Speaker 11>to sort of feel free and not really think about

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<v Speaker 11>her mechanics on the mounts, which I think.

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<v Speaker 9>Just keeping momentum in it. And I think Mark has

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<v Speaker 9>helped me a ton, like where I'd lift and put

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<v Speaker 9>my hands and stuff. It was kind of early on

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<v Speaker 9>just kind of all over the place and a little

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<v Speaker 9>bit more compact. Change my throwting program a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>He changed it.

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<v Speaker 9>And then Connor's helped me a ton with like grips

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<v Speaker 9>and stuff, and I think all of it has come

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<v Speaker 9>together and they have have to in the weight room,

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<v Speaker 9>Like I've kind of changed a ton of stuff, and

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<v Speaker 9>like my body just feels a lot better. It's moving

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<v Speaker 9>more fluid, and all those like little changes throughout my

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<v Speaker 9>drawing routine and grips, like I said, have been really

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<v Speaker 9>helpful so far. So the last few you have been

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<v Speaker 9>feeling really good.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>And look the walks he was talking about where he

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<v Speaker 12>Hi Todd, Hi David, Hey, thanks taking my call. I

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<v Speaker 12>appreciate it. I really enjoyed the game tonight. I had

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<v Speaker 12>I cannot how were.

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<v Speaker 2>Your seats, Todd, I'll be the judge of how great

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<v Speaker 2>your seats were. Tell me where they were.

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<v Speaker 12>Well, we were like we were k you know, I

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<v Speaker 12>okay in one oh five field level.

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<v Speaker 3>One oh five? What No, one o five?

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<v Speaker 2>That can't be on the field level that's on the

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<v Speaker 2>Loach second deck right one oh five no.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I mean, very suspicious, but at least you were here.

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<v Speaker 12>No, no, no, I was there.

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<v Speaker 2>Sounds like you're a guy that was in the top deck.

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<v Speaker 2>That's trying to sell me that you were on the

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<v Speaker 12>That's your funny.

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<v Speaker 13>I'm just let me say.

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<v Speaker 12>I will say this.

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<v Speaker 8>No, I appreciate it. Now.

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<v Speaker 12>So here's the thing. There's two things that impressed me

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<v Speaker 12>of this guy all the time. I mean, the ball

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<v Speaker 12>he hit, the crack of the bat was so much

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<v Speaker 12>different than any other home runner hit in the game tonight.

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<v Speaker 12>And then so I love the fact that he'd scored

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<v Speaker 12>three runs. I mean, the guy is just a gamer

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<v Speaker 12>and a winner. But the second one was Tommy Edmund.

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<v Speaker 12>You know you saw him out there. He made a

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<v Speaker 12>the dirt, very tough play. Max Munsey threw and Bretting

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<v Speaker 6>And then his fly ball.

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<v Speaker 12>It was almost a Grand Slam. Yeah great, you know

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<v Speaker 12>he got that RBI got that run in love that kid.

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<v Speaker 2>We were looking it up, Dwayne McDonald, our crack staff here,

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<v Speaker 2>a one man's staff was looking it up. Tommy Edmund

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<v Speaker 2>two career Grand slams and he came a few feet

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<v Speaker 3>Great call, Todd, you were at the game. You passed

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

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<v Speaker 3>Those are the big three, but they can't do it alone.

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<v Speaker 2>And me personally, I feel like Tommy Edmund and Taoscar

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez are two of the most unsung heroes on this team.

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<v Speaker 2>Tao is starting to get his recognition, obviously, he was

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<v Speaker 2>a fan favorite last year. That carried over into this year.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean yesterday at the Citadel Outlets at the Polo

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<v Speaker 2>Meeting and greeting, we had almost five thousand fans out

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<v Speaker 3>That's how popular he is.

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<v Speaker 2>And Tommy Edmond does so many things that don't show

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<v Speaker 2>up in the box score and I'm glad a fan

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<v Speaker 2>that was at the game fifty thousand plus tonight recognize

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<v Speaker 2>what Tommy Edmund did. Let's go out to the two

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<v Speaker 2>to one three. Eric, you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing?

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<v Speaker 3>Eric H.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave?

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<v Speaker 8>I know we don't got enough time woman trying to

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<v Speaker 8>rattle these off speaking about him, and I wonder if

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<v Speaker 8>you just keep him that second. You know, the the

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<v Speaker 8>amount of runs well Kim and triple A is bawling

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<v Speaker 8>right now if you look at what he's doing in

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<v Speaker 8>do with them? And you put him in center? Of course, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Know that's all move around. That's the beauty of it.

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<v Speaker 8>I know that when and when are the pioneers of that?

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<v Speaker 6>Right? You know?

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<v Speaker 8>Uh? Where was that going? Look? I think I think

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<v Speaker 8>first of all as a Dodgers fans, just to put

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<v Speaker 8>it in perspective, Garby say, and what to seem what

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<v Speaker 8>just can't say enough. It makes me feel so good

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<v Speaker 8>when I see my Lakers team lose. You know how

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<v Speaker 8>how even when they lose, I feel good because I

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<v Speaker 8>know I'm rooting for these Dodges right now. So thank

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<v Speaker 8>you Stan Cashi, and thank you Andrew Friedman. And this

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<v Speaker 8>is what I'm gonna leave with you to day. Uh

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<v Speaker 8>show Hey at the leadoff spot. Do we keep doing

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<v Speaker 8>that or do we maybe flip flop Mookie and show Hey.

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<v Speaker 2>I would not do that, Eric, You know, I was

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<v Speaker 2>a little skeptical when they did it last year, but

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<v Speaker 2>both guys excelled, So no, and show Hey won the

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<v Speaker 2>MVP going away. Thanks for the phone call. Eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a few people ringing in, but we have

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<v Speaker 2>two lines open. We're gonna take our first time out

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<v Speaker 2>here on Dodger Talk. When we come back. You'll hear

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<v Speaker 2>all about these torpedo bats that the Yankees were using

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<v Speaker 2>where they were hitting what.

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<v Speaker 3>Fifteen home runs.

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<v Speaker 2>We talked to the Dodgers hitting coach Rob van Zoyak,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the few times he speaks publicly today, he

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<v Speaker 2>some of the edgeback from the pitchers in the technology department.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll hear from him, We'll hear from Marek Carrol's. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>check in with Jose Mota as well. After the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>win their sixth in a row with a six to

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<v Speaker 13>On air at AM five seventy, online at AM five seventy,

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<v Speaker 3>This is Dodger Talk with David basson Here's a Bitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Tay Oscar gets it high in the air deep centerfield,

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<v Speaker 1>carrying great tore the wall, m gone into the netting,

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<v Speaker 1>bell of patters tails, He's off and gives the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>Lead Dodgers in two home runs tonight. The Hernandez Armanos, Taoscar,

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<v Speaker 2>and keik A each went deep tonight. Taoscars a two

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<v Speaker 2>run shot in the first inning off of Grand Homes

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<v Speaker 2>and the best part was that his protege, Andy pie

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<v Speaker 2>Has was there waiting for him, greeting him with the

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<v Speaker 2>sunflower seeds when he came back to the dugout. Loved

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<v Speaker 2>seeing that the Dodgers go on to beat the Braves

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<v Speaker 2>tonight six to one. They are undefeated to start the

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<v Speaker 2>Jewelers own the dream. All right, Well, you've heard about

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<v Speaker 2>these torpedo bats. You may or may not have. The

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<v Speaker 2>Yankees got an mit kid. They kind of zeroed in

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<v Speaker 2>on where their Yankee hitters are often hitting the baseball

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<v Speaker 2>as far as the location on the bat. They redistributed

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<v Speaker 2>the weight of the bat to try to give the

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<v Speaker 2>Yankee hitters more chances to get some barrel on the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Athletic is reporting that Max Munsey and Keik

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<v Speaker 2>A Hernandez are going to experiment with the torpedo bat.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe more Dodgers will. But we all hear about the

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<v Speaker 2>pitching labs and the technological advantage and scatting reports that

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<v Speaker 2>pitchers have, but you never really hear about it when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to hitters. Well, Dodgers hitting coach rob An

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<v Speaker 2>Zoyak spoke to myself and a couple of the beat

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<v Speaker 2>writers before today's game regarding hitters trying to come up

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<v Speaker 2>with some sort of counteraction to all the information and

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<v Speaker 11>It's the big part of it. They have track man,

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<v Speaker 11>they have a lot more info on what they're doing

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<v Speaker 11>and all that, And we don't catt the bat up

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<v Speaker 11>to this point, so it's a little bit like less

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<v Speaker 11>known on our end. So I think guys are gonna

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, how do you not?

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, how do you not? But I will say this,

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<v Speaker 2>not sure whatever came of it, but I do remember

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<v Speaker 3>In twenty twenty one, twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>Two, early in the afternoon, and similar to when you

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<v Speaker 2>trying to hook these hitters up. So they were going

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<v Speaker 2>to customize bats for these hitters as far as their

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<v Speaker 2>swing goes, they would match it with their swings. So

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the Dodgers were toying with the torpedo bat idea

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<v Speaker 2>back then. In fact, you know Cody Bellinger's on the

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<v Speaker 2>Yankees now, he specifically I remember hooked up to all

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<v Speaker 2>these wires and it seemed like the Dodgers were trying

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<v Speaker 2>to customize a bat for Cody back then. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've heard of players even in the minor leagues that

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<v Speaker 2>have been offered the torpedo bat but say they don't

427
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<v Speaker 2>like the feel of it. And that's what it comes

428
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<v Speaker 2>down to. As a hitter. You know, it may be great,

429
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<v Speaker 2>it may be scientific. You should probably use it maybe,

430
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<v Speaker 2>but if it doesn't feel right for the hitter and

431
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<v Speaker 2>they don't have confidence in the box with it, then

432
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<v Speaker 2>it's not going to work for them. Speaking of torpedo

433
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<v Speaker 2>how about Jerkson Profar suspended eighty games by Major League

434
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<v Speaker 2>Baseball earlier today, Mister irrelevant. There was a lot of

435
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<v Speaker 2>buzz about torpedo bats and Jerkson Profar being suspended eighty

436
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<v Speaker 2>games before the game today on the field, and a

437
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<v Speaker 2>lot of players were saying, I knew something was off

438
00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:26.000
<v Speaker 2>last year he had his best offensive season and then

439
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<v Speaker 2>was rewarded with a big contract by the Braves. So

440
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<v Speaker 2>Jerkson Profar back to being mister irrelevant.

441
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<v Speaker 3>Some guy that's not irrelevant? Eric Carross.

442
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<v Speaker 2>Eric Carros will be on the Sports in a LA

443
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<v Speaker 2>broadcast when the Dodgers hit the road on Thursday to

444
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<v Speaker 2>Philadelphia and Washington, DC. We had a chance to catch

445
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<v Speaker 2>up with the LA Dodger home run king to talk about.

446
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<v Speaker 2>Not him, of course, we care about Jered Carros, who

447
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<v Speaker 2>had another great spring for the Dodgers.

448
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<v Speaker 3>The spring went really well.

449
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<v Speaker 14>I just had an outing yesterday and just done dominated again.

450
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<v Speaker 14>And so he and Jackson Ferris, both guys are going

451
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<v Speaker 14>to start the year at double A and you know,

452
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<v Speaker 14>it's again. It's one of the great things about the

453
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<v Speaker 14>organization is that you are going to be the best

454
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<v Speaker 14>version of yourself and you're going to You're going to

455
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<v Speaker 14>max out on your potential so that that you're forever grateful.

456
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<v Speaker 14>The tough thing is the road to the big leagues

457
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<v Speaker 14>isn't isn't always a straight line. And where guys that

458
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<v Speaker 14>are in Triple A and even double A could be

459
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<v Speaker 14>on big league staffs elsewhere, you know, not gonna happen

460
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<v Speaker 14>here in LA because of the pitching riches.

461
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<v Speaker 2>Did you ever feel that way coming up in the

462
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<v Speaker 2>organization the Dodgers had Eddie Murray at the time, or

463
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<v Speaker 2>did you feel like eventually your time would come.

464
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<v Speaker 14>No, it was different because we weren't going out there

465
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<v Speaker 14>signing you know, the top free agents and and you know,

466
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<v Speaker 14>we didn't have the economic wherewithal the player development is

467
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<v Speaker 14>how we lived basically. You know, it wasn't until really,

468
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<v Speaker 14>you know, i'd say the late nineties we went out

469
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<v Speaker 14>and signed Kevin Brown. That was a first hundred million

470
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<v Speaker 14>dollar deal. And every once in a while they dip

471
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<v Speaker 14>into the free agent market. I know when I was here,

472
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<v Speaker 14>you know, they had signed Darryl Strawberry a few years earlier,

473
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<v Speaker 14>Kirk Gibson. But what you weren't doing is signing six

474
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<v Speaker 14>or seven guys right and or trading for them. And

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<v Speaker 14>you know, that's the thing is it's but this is

476
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<v Speaker 14>the reason that this is the best organization. It's got

477
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<v Speaker 14>the best talent, it's got the best clubhouse, it's got

478
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<v Speaker 14>the best player development, it's got the best management, it's

479
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<v Speaker 14>got the best ownership. It's the best at everything, and

480
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<v Speaker 14>so that creates a lot of competitiveness.

481
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<v Speaker 3>Hey, first class, top to bottom.

482
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<v Speaker 2>You hear about this in every sport, NFL, NBA, major

483
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<v Speaker 2>League baseball. The tone is set with the ownership, and

484
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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger ownership set that tone when they took over

485
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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twelve. And look, they have delivered on all

486
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<v Speaker 2>their promises from renovating Dodger stadium for the fans, the players,

487
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<v Speaker 2>to pouring in money and reinvesting into the roster the

488
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<v Speaker 2>way they have, They have never led up, and it's

489
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<v Speaker 2>paid off. It's a first class organization and certainly a

490
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<v Speaker 2>great one to be part of if you're a Dodger.

491
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<v Speaker 2>And look, the Dodgers are not stopping. They're going to

492
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<v Speaker 2>continue to go. And they have a pretty good one

493
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<v Speaker 2>to two punch of Double A with left handed Jackson

494
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<v Speaker 2>Ferris and right handed Jerry Carross, not to mention what

495
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<v Speaker 2>they have at Triple A. By the way, Bobby Miller

496
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<v Speaker 2>his first start of the season for Oklahoma City four

497
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<v Speaker 2>and a third scoreless inning, So Bobby's getting back on

498
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<v Speaker 2>track as well.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, let's head out to Jose Moda. It's time

500
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<v Speaker 3>to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, you talk about first class. That comes down to

502
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<v Speaker 2>the broadcasters as well. With Jose Moda, and earlier this morning,

503
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<v Speaker 2>Jose Moda and a large swath of the Dodger front

504
00:25:54.720 --> 00:25:58.799
<v Speaker 2>office organization got their championship rings. So you talk about

505
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<v Speaker 2>first class. I heard it was a first class event, Jose.

506
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<v Speaker 13>It was first class all the way. I mean, we actually,

507
00:26:06.119 --> 00:26:08.519
<v Speaker 13>I think a lot of the employees felt like they played,

508
00:26:08.599 --> 00:26:10.920
<v Speaker 13>you know what I mean. It was so great to

509
00:26:10.920 --> 00:26:13.319
<v Speaker 13>see other people put so much hard work, and people

510
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<v Speaker 13>like sancasting about wolf Lawn and Eric recognizing that. And

511
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<v Speaker 13>I'm just so happy for the people have spend so

512
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<v Speaker 13>much time during the morning, they leave late at night

513
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<v Speaker 13>from you know, and all the time they do put

514
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<v Speaker 13>in to make things easy for the players. Thanks for

515
00:26:30.119 --> 00:26:32.319
<v Speaker 13>a couple of players that came in too, to recognize

516
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<v Speaker 13>art work done by so many people. I just happen

517
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<v Speaker 13>to be at the right place, at the right time day,

518
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<v Speaker 13>just second in two thousand and two of the end,

519
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<v Speaker 13>just so I'll take it. I didn't do anything for it.

520
00:26:39.839 --> 00:26:41.599
<v Speaker 13>I called the games, I enjoyed the games, and they

521
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<v Speaker 13>did all the work. So yeah, I'm so lucky and blessed.

522
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<v Speaker 3>No doubt.

523
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<v Speaker 2>We were all along for a great ride last October

524
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<v Speaker 2>with the world champion Dodgers, and they haven't stopped in

525
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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five, improving their record a six to oh tonight.

526
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<v Speaker 2>I thought Will Smith was the perfect guy to talk

527
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<v Speaker 2>to after the game because he has it's a front

528
00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:04.039
<v Speaker 2>row seat and is involved in so far a really

529
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<v Speaker 2>good pitching staff and also a really good offense.

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<v Speaker 13>You're right. Let me go back to October. Every inning

531
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<v Speaker 13>was caught by one man. That was Will Smith. Everything

532
00:27:13.920 --> 00:27:16.759
<v Speaker 13>that the bullpen did in that run day went in,

533
00:27:16.960 --> 00:27:18.519
<v Speaker 13>it was Will Smith and I don't think he got

534
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<v Speaker 13>a lot of credit for that. And he was playing

535
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<v Speaker 13>hurt by the way too. And then a guy that

536
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<v Speaker 13>we know when he's good, the same two strike approach.

537
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<v Speaker 13>What we saw today is well we see from Will

538
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<v Speaker 13>Smith using the middle of big little ballpark going the

539
00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:33.640
<v Speaker 13>other way, spoiling good pitches. But also came to that

540
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<v Speaker 13>calm demeanor, just like when he talks to you, keeping

541
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<v Speaker 13>it all cool, like yeah, I mean that's what we

542
00:27:38.440 --> 00:27:40.640
<v Speaker 13>expect to do it. I mean it's not being cockey,

543
00:27:40.759 --> 00:27:42.839
<v Speaker 13>just being you know, simple and saying that's what I

544
00:27:42.880 --> 00:27:45.400
<v Speaker 13>expect to do because that's my job. One thing too,

545
00:27:46.039 --> 00:27:49.839
<v Speaker 13>is blocking Tyler. That was not easy. I mean, this

546
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<v Speaker 13>guy's prone to the wild pitches. He saw how many

547
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<v Speaker 13>balls he bounds at fifty five fifty feet today And

548
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<v Speaker 13>Will Smith is like, okay, that's my job and got

549
00:27:56.119 --> 00:27:57.920
<v Speaker 13>then get it done. So he and Austin Bonnes really

550
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<v Speaker 13>make a lot of things easier for those on the mountain.

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<v Speaker 3>I remember last spring training.

552
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<v Speaker 2>Glass now's first, and Glass now acknowledged that he does

553
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<v Speaker 2>beat up his catchers. Why does he beat up the catchers?

554
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<v Speaker 2>Is it because of the curveball or is it his

555
00:28:13.400 --> 00:28:15.599
<v Speaker 2>fastball and slider all part of that too.

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<v Speaker 13>It's a combination. Think about six or eight great extension.

557
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<v Speaker 13>By the time he releases the ball, he's not just

558
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<v Speaker 13>like nobody is actually, but he's way it's likely shaking

559
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<v Speaker 13>your hand. And on top of that, you have to

560
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<v Speaker 13>react to the spin, the velocity, and also what directions

561
00:28:32.319 --> 00:28:33.920
<v Speaker 13>are all going to go. So if he throws a slider,

562
00:28:33.960 --> 00:28:35.240
<v Speaker 13>you gotta know they you're going to be blocking it

563
00:28:35.240 --> 00:28:39.559
<v Speaker 13>different than with a curveball. But those guys actually live

564
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<v Speaker 13>off of that. If you think about the strikes house

565
00:28:41.400 --> 00:28:45.279
<v Speaker 13>he collected tonight, how many of them were strikes at

566
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<v Speaker 13>the end, it was strikes made up by the hitters

567
00:28:47.559 --> 00:28:50.519
<v Speaker 13>because they were fooled. And when you don't have the

568
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<v Speaker 13>confidence your catchers up and stop those pitches, you sometimes

569
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<v Speaker 13>are gonna be a little tentative and hang more pitches

570
00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:57.880
<v Speaker 13>because he's like, well, I kind of have to throw

571
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<v Speaker 13>more in the zone because my guys having trouble onder

572
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<v Speaker 13>seeing it or reacting to it. But not with the

573
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<v Speaker 13>guys here because they put their work in early to

574
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<v Speaker 13>make for They understand how everybody's pitches spin when they

575
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<v Speaker 13>hit the dirt. What's the direction of the native block?

576
00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:13.559
<v Speaker 13>How do you know? Put in their bodies. But a

577
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<v Speaker 13>guy like Tyler glassno anyway, hard with the big breaking

578
00:29:16.400 --> 00:29:18.759
<v Speaker 13>ball will leave. It's always very tough to block.

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota is joining us on Dodger Talk after the

580
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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers defeat the Braves six to one. All right, Jose,

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<v Speaker 2>I got to ask you about a fellow Dominican, a

582
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<v Speaker 2>guy that everybody loves in LA after just one and

583
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<v Speaker 2>a half seasons, and that is Taeoscar Hernandez, who is

584
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<v Speaker 2>an All Star, a home run Derby champion, and a

585
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<v Speaker 2>World Series champion. Why has he been able to hit

586
00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:47.079
<v Speaker 2>his potential in Los Angeles more than in Toronto or

587
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<v Speaker 2>Seattle or Houston.

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<v Speaker 13>I think a couple of ideas here come to mine

589
00:29:51.559 --> 00:29:54.440
<v Speaker 13>and into ostar Number one. He knows himself very good

590
00:29:54.519 --> 00:29:57.799
<v Speaker 13>now as a player. Okay, he has told me he

591
00:29:57.920 --> 00:30:01.440
<v Speaker 13>survives on this environment because is not just all on him.

592
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<v Speaker 13>That's the number two that takes a lot of pressure

593
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<v Speaker 13>off of you. You feed up the guys that you're

594
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<v Speaker 13>playing with, because these guys are so good and so

595
00:30:07.759 --> 00:30:11.240
<v Speaker 13>well prepared that just they make your job easier by

596
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<v Speaker 13>you simplifying your Games's not sing for affections.

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<v Speaker 6>The guy's got you.

598
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<v Speaker 13>Know, thirty five power, but he is simply playing a

599
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<v Speaker 13>lot of things with hitting coaches.

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<v Speaker 6>He the big question last.

601
00:30:22.319 --> 00:30:25.119
<v Speaker 13>Year was, well he didn't hit well, and see what's

602
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<v Speaker 13>going to happen, is dow you're still going to be

603
00:30:27.200 --> 00:30:29.680
<v Speaker 13>for him. Well, there's a reason why he just did

604
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<v Speaker 13>not see the ball. Well, other things didn't go his way.

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<v Speaker 13>The ball. You know, it's tough bull to hit no

606
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<v Speaker 13>matter what. But pert Oscar is now that he knows

607
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<v Speaker 13>more about who he is as a hitter, and he's

608
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<v Speaker 13>going to have the same miss and the strikehouse, yes,

609
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<v Speaker 13>but he also understands when to cut it down. All that,

610
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<v Speaker 13>combined with age, maturity and being in this environment is

611
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<v Speaker 13>only going to make you better if you are able

612
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<v Speaker 13>to absorb it all and to apply it all and

613
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<v Speaker 13>to also play with joy, because this guy really does

614
00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:59.559
<v Speaker 13>enjoy playing baseball, and it's a smile says that all

615
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<v Speaker 13>you guys have a great turnout. I congratulate you too,

616
00:31:01.839 --> 00:31:05.039
<v Speaker 13>because yesterday was also terrific. See all those fans out there.

617
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<v Speaker 2>No doubt four thousand plus there to see the great

618
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<v Speaker 2>taoscar Hernandez Jose, including Cochito Cruz. He showed up late yesterday.

619
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<v Speaker 2>He was shopping at the Citadel yesterday.

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<v Speaker 13>I think you might have heard you, and Chief was like,

621
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<v Speaker 13>sneak in there, Hey, my last point day strike hitting.

622
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<v Speaker 13>You talked about this earlier. Dave Roberts was so emphatic

623
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<v Speaker 13>on this spring training and going back to last year saying, hey,

624
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<v Speaker 13>if half of your batchs in your career arguing to

625
00:31:33.359 --> 00:31:35.599
<v Speaker 13>meet with two strikes, what do we do a better

626
00:31:35.720 --> 00:31:38.680
<v Speaker 13>job in this era of baseball of making sure that

627
00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:41.200
<v Speaker 13>you put yourself in a better position to be a

628
00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:44.039
<v Speaker 13>better two stroke hitter, in a better contact hitter. That's all.

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<v Speaker 13>And if you think about predictability on pictures, when you

630
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<v Speaker 13>get the information from everybody else about where they throw

631
00:31:50.680 --> 00:31:53.720
<v Speaker 13>to get even get ahead to put you away, usually

632
00:31:53.799 --> 00:31:56.480
<v Speaker 13>the most predictable one is the one to put you away.

633
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<v Speaker 13>So that helps guy two strikes, you go out there

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<v Speaker 13>and say, let me anticipate what I might see you

635
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<v Speaker 13>with you strikes, be confident enough that if I cut

636
00:32:04.240 --> 00:32:06.480
<v Speaker 13>down my swing I'm gonna ask us sex, so hopefully

637
00:32:06.799 --> 00:32:08.519
<v Speaker 13>this will continue for the rest of the season. Keep

638
00:32:08.559 --> 00:32:10.799
<v Speaker 13>it simple, two strikes by contact, all.

639
00:32:10.799 --> 00:32:14.240
<v Speaker 2>Right, Jose, we got to run. Dwayne McDonald's unplugging over here,

640
00:32:14.319 --> 00:32:17.680
<v Speaker 2>so thank you for checking in. Well, we'll just there,

641
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<v Speaker 2>he goes, Jose Motive part of the Dodgers Spanish radio

642
00:32:20.759 --> 00:32:25.319
<v Speaker 2>broadcast with number forty seven Luis Cochito Cruz and Pepe

643
00:32:25.599 --> 00:32:29.839
<v Speaker 2>Iningez and Jose's right. Tonight, the Dodgers had seven hits

644
00:32:29.880 --> 00:32:33.599
<v Speaker 2>with two strikes. Will Smith had two of those seven

645
00:32:33.680 --> 00:32:35.720
<v Speaker 2>hits and drove in a run. And he's off to

646
00:32:35.799 --> 00:32:38.920
<v Speaker 2>a great start. He is six for fourteen with six

647
00:32:39.000 --> 00:32:42.039
<v Speaker 2>walks to start the year with a six hundred on

648
00:32:42.200 --> 00:32:45.279
<v Speaker 2>base percentage. He was great in Tokyo, and he's seeing

649
00:32:45.279 --> 00:32:48.720
<v Speaker 2>the baseball really well here in North America as well,

650
00:32:48.839 --> 00:32:53.559
<v Speaker 2>along with catching a great pitching staff. Speaking of that

651
00:32:53.640 --> 00:32:57.160
<v Speaker 2>great pitching staff, it continues tomorrow. The Dodgers get back

652
00:32:57.240 --> 00:33:00.000
<v Speaker 2>Dustin May, who hasn't pitched in a Big League game

653
00:33:00.279 --> 00:33:04.240
<v Speaker 2>since May of twenty twenty three, after he pitched in Anaheim.

654
00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:09.000
<v Speaker 2>He already was feeling the emotions about tomorrow night, where

655
00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:11.440
<v Speaker 2>he will be on the mound at Dodger Stadium again

656
00:33:11.519 --> 00:33:14.720
<v Speaker 2>for the first time in almost two years.

657
00:33:15.200 --> 00:33:17.480
<v Speaker 15>I feel like there's gonna be a lot more emotions

658
00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:21.039
<v Speaker 15>for me because of all the time that I've had

659
00:33:21.079 --> 00:33:23.920
<v Speaker 15>to think about it. When I first got called up

660
00:33:23.920 --> 00:33:25.480
<v Speaker 15>for my debut, I mean, it was like a four

661
00:33:25.559 --> 00:33:28.079
<v Speaker 15>day thing, so it was like kind of right on it.

662
00:33:28.119 --> 00:33:30.519
<v Speaker 15>But for this, I mean, I've been I was waiting

663
00:33:30.599 --> 00:33:33.160
<v Speaker 15>for I don't know, thirteen months, and then the esophagus

664
00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:36.680
<v Speaker 15>thing happened, and then that changed my perspective on a

665
00:33:36.680 --> 00:33:42.400
<v Speaker 15>lot of things in life. And it's gonna it's I'm excited,

666
00:33:42.519 --> 00:33:43.880
<v Speaker 15>just gonna put it that way. I'm excited.

667
00:33:44.000 --> 00:33:47.480
<v Speaker 16>With that being said, last time we saw you very

668
00:33:47.480 --> 00:33:50.559
<v Speaker 16>emotional pitcher on the mound with that perspective that you gotten.

669
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<v Speaker 16>Have you Are you the same emotional, fiery type of

670
00:33:53.519 --> 00:33:55.079
<v Speaker 16>guy or is there a different.

671
00:33:55.279 --> 00:33:57.759
<v Speaker 15>I definitely have. I definitely have the spark inside of

672
00:33:57.799 --> 00:34:02.920
<v Speaker 15>me for sure. Still like it's in there. It's starting

673
00:34:02.920 --> 00:34:04.559
<v Speaker 15>to wake up a little bit as I'm starting to

674
00:34:04.559 --> 00:34:06.480
<v Speaker 15>get back into the games a little bit more. It

675
00:34:06.480 --> 00:34:09.599
<v Speaker 15>was definitely very calm, collected, But as I'm starting to

676
00:34:09.599 --> 00:34:11.119
<v Speaker 15>get back in the games and get kind of like

677
00:34:11.159 --> 00:34:16.280
<v Speaker 15>my feeling and feet back under me. It's definitely definitely

678
00:34:16.280 --> 00:34:16.840
<v Speaker 15>coming back.

679
00:34:18.199 --> 00:34:19.320
<v Speaker 3>But yeah, it's.

680
00:34:19.159 --> 00:34:22.960
<v Speaker 15>Definitely going to be more on the shadowed side, but

681
00:34:23.039 --> 00:34:24.920
<v Speaker 15>it's gonna it'll come out every now and then.

682
00:34:25.480 --> 00:34:28.639
<v Speaker 2>Dustin May will be on the mound tomorrow night, making

683
00:34:28.760 --> 00:34:33.039
<v Speaker 2>his first major League start since May of twenty twenty three.

684
00:34:33.440 --> 00:34:38.000
<v Speaker 2>As you know, two elbow surgeries and then emergency esophagus

685
00:34:38.119 --> 00:34:41.679
<v Speaker 2>surgery last year as he was making his way back

686
00:34:41.760 --> 00:34:46.079
<v Speaker 2>and so close to possibly even helping the Dodgers down

687
00:34:46.119 --> 00:34:47.239
<v Speaker 2>the stretch last year.

688
00:34:47.320 --> 00:34:49.840
<v Speaker 3>But that was more than baseball.

689
00:34:49.920 --> 00:34:52.599
<v Speaker 2>That was life threatening and certainly gave Dustin a new

690
00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:56.840
<v Speaker 2>perspective not only on the game, but on life. And look,

691
00:34:56.960 --> 00:35:01.760
<v Speaker 2>the real the facts are is that him and Tony Gonsolin,

692
00:35:01.840 --> 00:35:04.559
<v Speaker 2>we're fighting for that fifth spot in the rotation, and

693
00:35:04.599 --> 00:35:08.840
<v Speaker 2>Gonsolin probably had the edge because Dustin May more than

694
00:35:09.000 --> 00:35:11.920
<v Speaker 2>likely could have pitched out of the bullpen. But with

695
00:35:12.039 --> 00:35:14.960
<v Speaker 2>the back injury to Gonsolin, that opened the door up

696
00:35:15.000 --> 00:35:18.039
<v Speaker 2>for Dustin May. And Tomorrow night is going to be

697
00:35:18.400 --> 00:35:21.239
<v Speaker 2>really special for him and his family. Looking forward to

698
00:35:21.280 --> 00:35:25.199
<v Speaker 2>seeing Dustin do well against this Braves lineup. Let's take

699
00:35:25.239 --> 00:35:27.800
<v Speaker 2>a couple of more phone calls before we say goodnight,

700
00:35:28.119 --> 00:35:32.320
<v Speaker 2>Jose and Bakersfield, thank you for being patient. Dwayne McDonald's

701
00:35:32.400 --> 00:35:34.199
<v Speaker 2>very upset. I'm taking this call, Jose.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, David, how are you doing today?

703
00:35:37.760 --> 00:35:39.239
<v Speaker 3>My man, I'm doing great.

704
00:35:39.280 --> 00:35:41.760
<v Speaker 2>I can't get enough of Dodger baseball. I'm staying here

705
00:35:41.800 --> 00:35:42.239
<v Speaker 2>all night.

706
00:35:43.239 --> 00:35:46.440
<v Speaker 6>I can't either. If if you were on all night

707
00:35:46.719 --> 00:35:48.800
<v Speaker 6>all morning, I'd be there, man, listen to you. So

708
00:35:48.880 --> 00:35:50.840
<v Speaker 6>it's it's first of all, I'd like to point out

709
00:35:50.880 --> 00:35:54.039
<v Speaker 6>it's an honor, as a privilege talking to you. Longtime

710
00:35:54.079 --> 00:35:56.440
<v Speaker 6>listener off and on, first time caller.

711
00:35:57.119 --> 00:36:00.000
<v Speaker 2>Uh wait a minute, long time listener off and onsome

712
00:36:00.119 --> 00:36:02.159
<v Speaker 2>you turn me off for a period of times.

713
00:36:02.000 --> 00:36:02.760
<v Speaker 3>Get tired of me.

714
00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:05.159
<v Speaker 6>I can't lie to you, David. I can't. I can't

715
00:36:05.199 --> 00:36:07.159
<v Speaker 6>listen to you all the time, David. But whenever I.

716
00:36:07.320 --> 00:36:09.840
<v Speaker 2>Understand my wife feels the same way, Jose. But she

717
00:36:09.960 --> 00:36:11.719
<v Speaker 2>can't go on and off when I go on the

718
00:36:11.800 --> 00:36:12.960
<v Speaker 2>road trips. That's her off.

719
00:36:13.920 --> 00:36:16.360
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, it's harder for you. I can understand that, David.

720
00:36:16.760 --> 00:36:20.599
<v Speaker 6>But hey, David, the reason for my call is, you know, David,

721
00:36:20.639 --> 00:36:25.119
<v Speaker 6>I've been watching these these first six games, and pretty

722
00:36:25.159 --> 00:36:27.800
<v Speaker 6>much the Saint scenario seems to be Popp seems to

723
00:36:27.840 --> 00:36:30.079
<v Speaker 6>come be coming off in every single games. Regarding the

724
00:36:30.079 --> 00:36:34.760
<v Speaker 6>starting rotation, now, my concern is with the starting rotation,

725
00:36:34.960 --> 00:36:38.360
<v Speaker 6>these pictures are only going three, four or five. I

726
00:36:38.360 --> 00:36:41.480
<v Speaker 6>don't think I've seen any of the pitchers go six innings.

727
00:36:41.840 --> 00:36:43.679
<v Speaker 6>Is there gonna come a point where we should be

728
00:36:43.719 --> 00:36:48.320
<v Speaker 6>concerned about the the overworking the bullpen.

729
00:36:48.440 --> 00:36:51.440
<v Speaker 2>Not well to a certain point, like it was getting

730
00:36:51.519 --> 00:36:53.840
<v Speaker 2>to that point last year at the end of the

731
00:36:53.920 --> 00:36:57.000
<v Speaker 2>year when the Dodgers starters were dropping like flies. But

732
00:36:57.639 --> 00:37:00.760
<v Speaker 2>you know, it's so early in the season. It's the

733
00:37:00.800 --> 00:37:04.119
<v Speaker 2>first turn for the majority of these guys, so five

734
00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:08.960
<v Speaker 2>innings is standard. The only aberration was Sazaki only going

735
00:37:09.039 --> 00:37:11.920
<v Speaker 2>an inning in two thirds on Saturday night. That was

736
00:37:12.000 --> 00:37:15.519
<v Speaker 2>a little extreme, and he can't continue to put the

737
00:37:15.559 --> 00:37:19.239
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers in that predicament. But a night like tonight eighty

738
00:37:19.320 --> 00:37:22.039
<v Speaker 2>pitches for glass now on five scoreless, that's what you

739
00:37:22.360 --> 00:37:26.440
<v Speaker 2>would expect the first time through, and then as they

740
00:37:26.480 --> 00:37:30.199
<v Speaker 2>start building up, they'll go deeper into games.

741
00:37:29.920 --> 00:37:32.719
<v Speaker 6>That is correct, David. And I'm so excited to watch

742
00:37:32.760 --> 00:37:37.599
<v Speaker 6>you tomorrow. See Dustin May hopefully throws out you know,

743
00:37:37.639 --> 00:37:40.559
<v Speaker 6>he throws a good game. And the Dodgers also come

744
00:37:40.639 --> 00:37:44.000
<v Speaker 6>up on top. So I'm excited to watch our destiny tomorrow.

745
00:37:43.960 --> 00:37:46.400
<v Speaker 3>No doubt, Jose. I hope I keep you on Okay,

746
00:37:46.519 --> 00:37:48.320
<v Speaker 3>hopefully the on off is over, Jose.

747
00:37:49.119 --> 00:37:52.079
<v Speaker 6>No. No, From now on, it's every single after every game,

748
00:37:52.079 --> 00:37:52.920
<v Speaker 6>I'll be here, David.

749
00:37:53.559 --> 00:37:58.320
<v Speaker 2>Love it, Hose, Thank you, Jose, appreciate it. We'll talk

750
00:37:58.320 --> 00:38:02.760
<v Speaker 2>to you soon. On and off, off, on and off listener. Wow, hey,

751
00:38:02.760 --> 00:38:06.239
<v Speaker 2>I'm real. I remember Charlie Manuel when he was managing

752
00:38:06.239 --> 00:38:09.079
<v Speaker 2>the Phillies. Somebody told me you got to go down

753
00:38:09.079 --> 00:38:11.360
<v Speaker 2>and meet Charlie Manuel. You will love him. He's your

754
00:38:11.480 --> 00:38:14.199
<v Speaker 2>type of guy. So we were talking in the visiting

755
00:38:14.280 --> 00:38:17.840
<v Speaker 2>dugout here at Dodger Stadium, and they were right. Charlie

756
00:38:17.840 --> 00:38:20.880
<v Speaker 2>Manuel was my type of guy. And you know, he

757
00:38:20.960 --> 00:38:23.440
<v Speaker 2>was asking about my family, my kids, all that, and

758
00:38:23.480 --> 00:38:26.239
<v Speaker 2>I said, yeah, I'm not sure, you know, doing this

759
00:38:26.360 --> 00:38:28.760
<v Speaker 2>job with a wife and kids if my marriage is

760
00:38:28.800 --> 00:38:31.039
<v Speaker 2>going to last. And he said, let me tell you

761
00:38:31.119 --> 00:38:35.639
<v Speaker 2>this in his old Southern drawl. You do this as

762
00:38:35.679 --> 00:38:39.199
<v Speaker 2>long as you can, and your marriage will last longer

763
00:38:39.599 --> 00:38:42.159
<v Speaker 2>because when you go away for a couple of weeks,

764
00:38:42.400 --> 00:38:44.639
<v Speaker 2>your wife will miss you, and you give her a

765
00:38:44.679 --> 00:38:49.440
<v Speaker 2>break from you, just like Jose and Bakersfield. Let's take

766
00:38:49.480 --> 00:38:52.880
<v Speaker 2>one final call Trey in West La. Walk us off

767
00:38:52.920 --> 00:38:54.119
<v Speaker 2>tonight on Dodger.

768
00:38:53.840 --> 00:38:56.840
<v Speaker 17>Talk, David my man, thank you so much. We'll make

769
00:38:56.880 --> 00:38:57.559
<v Speaker 17>you quick because I.

770
00:38:57.480 --> 00:38:59.559
<v Speaker 3>Are on and off to Trey. Are we on and off?

771
00:38:59.599 --> 00:39:01.960
<v Speaker 3>Are you on all the time? I can't get enough?

772
00:39:02.039 --> 00:39:03.320
<v Speaker 6>No, all the time.

773
00:39:03.320 --> 00:39:05.159
<v Speaker 17>I already talked to Tim when I called in from

774
00:39:05.280 --> 00:39:08.320
<v Speaker 17>TYPEI in the first Tokyo series of the year. Oh okay,

775
00:39:08.480 --> 00:39:12.599
<v Speaker 17>I just oh yeah, I'm always here, brother, real quick.

776
00:39:12.599 --> 00:39:14.360
<v Speaker 17>I just want to say, like we talked last year,

777
00:39:14.360 --> 00:39:16.360
<v Speaker 17>we didn't get too low when things were bad. We

778
00:39:16.360 --> 00:39:19.039
<v Speaker 17>don't get too high when things are good. We stay humble,

779
00:39:19.119 --> 00:39:20.760
<v Speaker 17>we do the work. We'll be rewarded.

780
00:39:21.360 --> 00:39:22.280
<v Speaker 6>And I don't want to.

781
00:39:22.320 --> 00:39:24.400
<v Speaker 17>Leave on a bittersweet note. This is a blessing. But

782
00:39:24.599 --> 00:39:27.559
<v Speaker 17>let's get a shout out to Nancy b Hesley, our

783
00:39:27.679 --> 00:39:31.400
<v Speaker 17>beloved organist thirty years almost she gave us her musical

784
00:39:31.440 --> 00:39:35.559
<v Speaker 17>talent at Dodgers Stadium, and she's looking down and we

785
00:39:35.559 --> 00:39:37.559
<v Speaker 17>should just be thankful we had her for when we did,

786
00:39:38.039 --> 00:39:40.760
<v Speaker 17>and all the wonderful music and everything that she gave

787
00:39:40.800 --> 00:39:44.199
<v Speaker 17>to the Dodgers unsung hero part of the team.

788
00:39:44.800 --> 00:39:47.840
<v Speaker 2>And that's a great way to end the show. Beautiful,

789
00:39:48.039 --> 00:39:50.119
<v Speaker 2>I love it. That's a great way to end the show.

790
00:39:50.239 --> 00:39:54.039
<v Speaker 2>Call back anytime. We all love Nancy B. And like

791
00:39:54.079 --> 00:39:57.000
<v Speaker 2>I said on Saturday Night when they gave out the

792
00:39:57.119 --> 00:40:02.440
<v Speaker 2>Oral hers Scheiser replica Jerseys Nancy B. I remember Vin

793
00:40:02.519 --> 00:40:05.440
<v Speaker 2>Scully always pointing out that she was playing Master of

794
00:40:05.480 --> 00:40:09.239
<v Speaker 2>the House from the Phantom of the Opera for Oral Herscheizer,

795
00:40:09.519 --> 00:40:12.639
<v Speaker 2>because Dodgers Stadium was his house and he certainly was

796
00:40:12.679 --> 00:40:15.079
<v Speaker 2>the master of it when he was pitching in nineteen

797
00:40:15.119 --> 00:40:18.559
<v Speaker 2>eighty eight and until he left or was allowed to

798
00:40:18.639 --> 00:40:22.599
<v Speaker 2>leave for Cleveland. So yes, we all appreciate and miss

799
00:40:22.719 --> 00:40:26.159
<v Speaker 2>Nancy b. Indeta rule has taken the torch and has

800
00:40:26.239 --> 00:40:28.760
<v Speaker 2>ran with it. He is awesome, the best in baseball

801
00:40:28.800 --> 00:40:31.760
<v Speaker 2>as well, all right. Like I mentioned, tomorrow night, Dustin

802
00:40:31.840 --> 00:40:34.079
<v Speaker 2>May will be back on the mound in a Major

803
00:40:34.159 --> 00:40:37.760
<v Speaker 2>League stadium for the first time since May seventeenth, twenty

804
00:40:37.840 --> 00:40:41.880
<v Speaker 2>twenty three, going up against all adversary of the Dodgers,

805
00:40:42.239 --> 00:40:45.599
<v Speaker 2>left hander Chris Saale. Our coverage begins tomorrow night at

806
00:40:45.639 --> 00:40:49.320
<v Speaker 2>six o'clock with Tim Kits and Morongo Casino Dodgers on

807
00:40:49.440 --> 00:40:53.360
<v Speaker 2>Deck six o'clock, First Pitch seven ten with Rick Monday

808
00:40:53.480 --> 00:40:57.840
<v Speaker 2>and Steven Nelson. Thanks to Dwayne McDonald, hey he started

809
00:40:57.880 --> 00:41:02.079
<v Speaker 2>the car already. Thanks to ye back at our Burbanks Studios,

810
00:41:02.119 --> 00:41:04.800
<v Speaker 2>and thanks to you for listening. Hopefully we're not on

811
00:41:04.920 --> 00:41:07.719
<v Speaker 2>and off. Hopefully you're always downloading the show if you

812
00:41:07.800 --> 00:41:10.320
<v Speaker 2>missed any of it on the iHeartRadio app.

813
00:41:10.360 --> 00:41:13.000
<v Speaker 3>And also you can hear our full.

814
00:41:12.760 --> 00:41:17.639
<v Speaker 2>Conversation with La Dodger home run King Eric Harross on

815
00:41:17.679 --> 00:41:21.880
<v Speaker 2>the iHeartRadio app once again. The final score tonight from

816
00:41:21.960 --> 00:41:26.480
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium in front of fifty eight sixteen. The Dodgers

817
00:41:26.519 --> 00:41:29.079
<v Speaker 2>improved their record a six to zero with a six

818
00:41:29.159 --> 00:41:32.280
<v Speaker 2>to one win over the Braves. Coming up next, Ben

819
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<v Speaker 2>Mallor on Fox Sports Radio. Have a great rest of

820
00:41:35.280 --> 00:41:35.639
<v Speaker 2>your night.

821
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<v Speaker 3>See you