WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.919 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This teen is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:10.839 Let's not play one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:11.720 Let's wind it. 6 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.839 I love writing me these guys after the show. So 7 00:00:14.039 --> 00:00:15.199 just thank you, give me are. 8 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.480 Your attention, your fire and not a pisson. 9 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:22.239 This is world champion, Dodgers, world championing for a small 10 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:24.399 soft time they get a people what they want to die. 11 00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:26.600 To in a row two is special. I'm like, yeah, 12 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:31.359 it's not a headache. One of a con. This ball's gone. 13 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:32.479 You ready to go? 14 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.359 Hell time to the sound grab your phone to get 15 00:00:36.359 --> 00:00:39.039 in on the show called eight six six nine eighty 16 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:40.320 seven two five seven. 17 00:00:40.399 --> 00:00:41.399 I'll go to the show. 18 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:45.200 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse. 19 00:00:47.320 --> 00:00:51.320 We are live at Dodger Stadium. After the Dodgers send 20 00:00:51.359 --> 00:00:54.840 the Yankees home very sad today, beating them in a 21 00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:58.960 big way eighteen to two. And it wasn't even that 22 00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:02.719 close if you can believe that the Dodgers were up 23 00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:07.599 ten to nothing after the first two winnings of today's game. 24 00:01:07.719 --> 00:01:10.280 And I gotta give a lot of props to Hall 25 00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:12.959 of Famer John Smoltz, who was in the booth with 26 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:16.280 our guy Joe Davis today. We were talking before the 27 00:01:16.319 --> 00:01:20.000 game today and Smoltz was telling us that he had 28 00:01:20.079 --> 00:01:25.640 watched the last five starts of the Yankee starting pitcher today, 29 00:01:25.719 --> 00:01:28.599 Will Warren, and he said, this might be a tough 30 00:01:28.599 --> 00:01:33.680 matchup for Will Warren because over sixty five percent of 31 00:01:33.719 --> 00:01:38.040 his pitches, the first pitch is a fastball, and then 32 00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:41.280 he tries to get guys to chase with a slider 33 00:01:41.439 --> 00:01:45.280 down in a way, and the Dodger offense does not chase, 34 00:01:45.359 --> 00:01:49.359 and they love seeing first pitch fastballs. And John Smoltz 35 00:01:49.400 --> 00:01:52.599 doing his homework and enlightening us before the game, and 36 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:55.680 I'm sure he did during the broadcast. He was spot 37 00:01:55.760 --> 00:02:00.359 on Will Warren was throwing first pitch strikes. And we 38 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:03.079 found out from the booth their guy and kind of 39 00:02:03.120 --> 00:02:07.280 my guy, Rick Krajuski, he let me know that Hasan 40 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:10.680 Kim was the first Dodger in the first inning to 41 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:15.120 take a strike. The Dodgers were all over Will Warren 42 00:02:15.159 --> 00:02:18.120 and those fastballs in the zone in that very first 43 00:02:18.199 --> 00:02:20.759 inning and they were able to score four runs. So 44 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:23.400 it was not a good matchup for Will Warren, and 45 00:02:23.439 --> 00:02:26.680 certainly a great matchup for the Dodgers and a great 46 00:02:26.680 --> 00:02:30.599 matchup for Max Munsey, who hit his career number two 47 00:02:30.719 --> 00:02:34.400 hundredth home run part of that big second inning for 48 00:02:34.479 --> 00:02:37.639 the Dodgers. It was a three run home run, the 49 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:41.520 first of two three run home runs for Max Munsey. 50 00:02:41.879 --> 00:02:44.240 He also went deep for a three run shot in 51 00:02:44.280 --> 00:02:47.639 the fifth inning. But Max Munsey, just think about where 52 00:02:47.680 --> 00:02:50.800 he was, not only at the beginning of this year. 53 00:02:50.879 --> 00:02:54.120 He's starting to come around now, obviously with some confidence 54 00:02:54.159 --> 00:02:57.719 and looking more like the Max Mounthsey we've known since 55 00:02:57.759 --> 00:03:03.000 twenty eighteen. But wind to the off season of twenty seventeen. 56 00:03:03.439 --> 00:03:06.719 He was very close to just leaving Major League baseball 57 00:03:06.759 --> 00:03:10.439 and going to play in South Korea until the Dodgers 58 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:13.400 signed him to a minor league contract and then brought 59 00:03:13.479 --> 00:03:16.599 him up in twenty eighteen, and the rest is history. 60 00:03:16.680 --> 00:03:19.800 Max Monthsey now with two hundred and one career home 61 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:23.520 runs after two home runs and tying a career high 62 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:27.960 of seven RBIs today, Ken Rosenthal caught up with Monksy 63 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:29.120 after the game. 64 00:03:29.879 --> 00:03:33.159 Max, Congratulations home runs two hundred and two hundred and 65 00:03:33.240 --> 00:03:33.759 one today. 66 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:38.840 He had four entering this game. We're changed today. Well, 67 00:03:39.439 --> 00:03:40.080 on the one. 68 00:03:39.879 --> 00:03:40.680 I finally hit a fair. 69 00:03:40.680 --> 00:03:40.879 I thing. 70 00:03:40.919 --> 00:03:42.439 I've hit about ten of those balls this year that 71 00:03:42.479 --> 00:03:44.360 have been foul by bout three or four feet, so 72 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:46.879 finally got one of them fair. Just trying to get 73 00:03:46.919 --> 00:03:48.280 the ball off in his own No, they were gonna, 74 00:03:48.280 --> 00:03:50.360 you know, throw a lot of soft stuff and just 75 00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:50.960 got some good. 76 00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:52.639 Signs off into spring training. 77 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:56.199 Twenty seventeen, you get released by the Oakland As. 78 00:03:56.439 --> 00:03:59.120 Now you're eighth on the Dodgers all time home run 79 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:01.199 lest If I had told you all. 80 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:04.159 This was going to happen back then, what would you said? 81 00:04:04.800 --> 00:04:07.360 I thought you were crazy. I'm definitely a blessing, you know, 82 00:04:07.479 --> 00:04:09.680 Monard to being able to hit as many home runs, 83 00:04:09.680 --> 00:04:11.319 to have more in a Dodger uniform. 84 00:04:11.439 --> 00:04:12.599 Hopefully I got a lot more. 85 00:04:12.439 --> 00:04:14.400 In me and hopefully we got a lot more wins. 86 00:04:14.159 --> 00:04:17.800 Like today and I matchngratulations, thank you all right. There 87 00:04:17.879 --> 00:04:21.319 is Max Mounsey who now has two hundred and one 88 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:24.000 home runs. As you heard, Ken Rosenthal, one of the 89 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:28.040 best in the business, understood the significance of that milestone 90 00:04:28.040 --> 00:04:30.480 home run and having two hundred and one. Can you 91 00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:34.160 believe Max Monsey's just two away from tying mag Camp 92 00:04:34.199 --> 00:04:37.920 with two hundred and three home runs in Dodger franchise history, 93 00:04:38.279 --> 00:04:41.959 and after a dismal March in April, all of a sudden, 94 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:45.120 now Max Monsey ends the month of May with a 95 00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:48.040 two point fifty batting average, a three seventy six on 96 00:04:48.199 --> 00:04:52.120 base percentage, and also a four to seventy five slugging 97 00:04:52.199 --> 00:04:55.360 for an eight to fifty one ops monthly. After two 98 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:58.759 home runs today finish May with five home runs and 99 00:04:58.839 --> 00:05:04.040 twenty six RBI. He also walks sixteen times and struck 100 00:05:04.079 --> 00:05:07.439 out sixteen times. That's a one to one raceiow, not 101 00:05:07.519 --> 00:05:10.720 too many guys can do that and hit five home runs. 102 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:15.240 So has Max Munsey silenced the critics or has he 103 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:20.360 only silenced them for today? Maybe tomorrow? Because I feel 104 00:05:20.399 --> 00:05:24.399 like the appreciation for what Max Munsey does for the 105 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:29.279 Dodgers is not fully appreciated by you. Now. I did 106 00:05:29.319 --> 00:05:31.839 say this on Thursday during the Off Day show, and 107 00:05:31.879 --> 00:05:34.959 I'll stand by it. I do believe the Dodgers need 108 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:38.120 to mix in more Key k Hernandez at third base 109 00:05:38.199 --> 00:05:41.959 because Munsey has not done well against lefties this year. 110 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:46.120 He's not hitting even one hundred against lefties this year. 111 00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:50.839 Munsey against lefties is just three for forty two Max 112 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:54.399 Munsey and keyk Hernandez. That's a pretty good combination at 113 00:05:54.439 --> 00:05:58.480 third base to go with the platoon, and possibly could 114 00:05:58.480 --> 00:06:03.120 be the best tune at third baseman since Mike Sharperson 115 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:06.360 and Lenny Harris the right left combo in nineteen ninety one. 116 00:06:06.399 --> 00:06:08.839 That's the best in recent memory as far as a 117 00:06:08.879 --> 00:06:12.160 platoon at third base for the Dodgers. But I'm all 118 00:06:12.199 --> 00:06:15.160 in with Max Munsey, I'm all in with Key Hernandez, 119 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:18.600 and I both believe they can live happily ever after 120 00:06:18.680 --> 00:06:22.560 platooning at third base for the foreseeable future. Eight six 121 00:06:22.680 --> 00:06:26.279 six nine, eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 122 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:30.720 Dodgers beat the Yankees eighteen to two, and you gotta believe, 123 00:06:30.800 --> 00:06:33.399 you know. Somebody asked Dave Roberts in the postgame press 124 00:06:33.439 --> 00:06:36.800 conference if the Dodgers made a statement to the Yankees. 125 00:06:37.240 --> 00:06:40.000 I wouldn't say the Dodgers made a statement to the Yankees. 126 00:06:40.399 --> 00:06:43.720 I believe the Dodgers made a statement to themselves, because 127 00:06:43.759 --> 00:06:47.160 even Dave said this, They've been playing kind of average 128 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:51.680 mediocre baseball here for the last three weeks. For them 129 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:54.120 to come back home and feed off the energy of 130 00:06:54.160 --> 00:06:57.920 this series, despite all of them saying it's just another game, 131 00:06:58.279 --> 00:07:03.920 it's just another series. It's not the World Series. Really, really, 132 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:07.839 the way they played last night, the way they played today, 133 00:07:08.319 --> 00:07:10.800 there was a little bit more than just another regular 134 00:07:10.879 --> 00:07:15.680 season game. Guys, this is a statement to themselves and 135 00:07:15.759 --> 00:07:19.000 maybe this propels them to the All Star Break. And 136 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:22.040 certainly the Dodger offense is the best in baseball. They 137 00:07:22.040 --> 00:07:28.240 have proven that already nineteen comfort behind victories. That's Dodger offense. 138 00:07:28.600 --> 00:07:31.360 They're the best hitting team with two outs and runners 139 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:35.000 in scoring position. They did it again today. This is 140 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:38.399 a statement to the Dodgers themselves to get them going again, 141 00:07:38.800 --> 00:07:41.920 maybe give them that juice they needed in the middle 142 00:07:41.959 --> 00:07:45.120 of summer, considering the way their bullpen is so beat 143 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:48.480 up and thin. And look, I've said this before, it's 144 00:07:48.519 --> 00:07:53.639 no secret the Dodger offense carried them today and gave 145 00:07:53.720 --> 00:07:55.959 landon Nak a ten to nothing lead after the first 146 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:59.560 two innings. But back to back games now. They got 147 00:07:59.600 --> 00:08:03.480 six from their starter Tony Gonsolin last night after a 148 00:08:03.600 --> 00:08:07.240 rough first three innings. That's all guys were talking about today, 149 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:10.879 and also tonight six innings from Landon Nac did not 150 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:15.000 have to use a high leverage relievers. So in combination 151 00:08:15.160 --> 00:08:18.199 with the Dodger offense, the Dodgers have gotten two solid 152 00:08:18.199 --> 00:08:21.720 starts from the two guys that have been a little 153 00:08:21.759 --> 00:08:25.439 bit inconsistent here recently and not giving the Dodgers length. 154 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:28.959 And now they got Yamamoto on the mount tomorrow. They're 155 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:33.000 in a great position to win tomorrow night's game. And also, 156 00:08:33.799 --> 00:08:38.120 you know, I'm a big believer in mental you know, warfare, 157 00:08:38.200 --> 00:08:41.360 for a lack of better term, the Dodgers beating the 158 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:44.200 Yankees last year in the World Series, with the way 159 00:08:44.399 --> 00:08:48.440 Game five went in that fifth inning and Freddie Freeman's 160 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:51.919 walk off Grand Slam right here at Dodger Stadium. These 161 00:08:52.000 --> 00:08:56.159 group of Yankees, these guys, they can't have too many 162 00:08:56.200 --> 00:09:00.320 good feelings when they walk into Dodger Stadium. And if 163 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:03.639 the Dodgers and Yankees meet again in the World Series, 164 00:09:04.000 --> 00:09:07.200 you gotta believe the Dodgers have the mental edge and 165 00:09:07.240 --> 00:09:11.639 the confidence edge over the Yankees. So don't discount them 166 00:09:11.679 --> 00:09:15.799 coming from behind against Max Freed last night and then 167 00:09:16.159 --> 00:09:20.519 coming back today and putting a thumping on the Yankees. 168 00:09:20.879 --> 00:09:24.159 Eighteen to two, eight six six nine eight seven, two 169 00:09:24.320 --> 00:09:26.919 five seventy is the phone number I thought hay Sung 170 00:09:27.039 --> 00:09:30.240 Kim and Tommy Edmund today they're gonna be overshadowed by 171 00:09:30.240 --> 00:09:34.600 a few different things. But Haysung Kim to me, you 172 00:09:34.639 --> 00:09:37.279 know how they do it in hockey, the three stars 173 00:09:37.279 --> 00:09:39.759 of the game. He would be my number two star 174 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:43.879 behind Max Muncie. Hay Sung Kim was tremendous filling in 175 00:09:43.960 --> 00:09:46.799 at shortstop for Mookie Beds today. He made a great 176 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:49.759 plane the third inning on a line drive by Vivas, 177 00:09:49.840 --> 00:09:53.080 the nine hitter, and then doubling off Austin Wells by 178 00:09:53.159 --> 00:09:57.600 diving with his glove, balling glove, diving to tag second 179 00:09:57.679 --> 00:10:01.120 base before Wells could get back, and then throwing out 180 00:10:01.159 --> 00:10:04.039 Aaron Judge in the sixth inning when he got moved 181 00:10:04.080 --> 00:10:07.559 out to center field. Judge trying to do too much 182 00:10:07.679 --> 00:10:10.759 in a fourteen to one game there, But nonetheless, Kim 183 00:10:10.879 --> 00:10:13.840 was all over it and threw a strike to nail Judge. 184 00:10:14.279 --> 00:10:17.279 So not only was Kim four for four today with 185 00:10:17.360 --> 00:10:20.639 three runs scored and two RBIs in the nine hole, 186 00:10:21.000 --> 00:10:25.440 he played great shortstop and great center field today. Tommy 187 00:10:25.559 --> 00:10:29.200 Edmund and hay Sung Kim tonight combined eight for nine 188 00:10:29.600 --> 00:10:33.960 with five runs scored and four RBIs just a tremendous 189 00:10:34.000 --> 00:10:36.559 game by those two guys up the middle for the Dodgers. 190 00:10:37.200 --> 00:10:40.279 Eight six six nine seven two five seventy is the 191 00:10:40.279 --> 00:10:42.960 phone number. We have phone lines open. We're gonna take 192 00:10:42.960 --> 00:10:45.559 a time out here on Dodger Talk. When we come back, 193 00:10:45.879 --> 00:10:50.639 you'll hear from Alex Rodriguez. Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and 194 00:10:50.679 --> 00:10:54.279 Big Poppy were in the house today doing Fox Sports. 195 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:58.679 The Great Brad Zeger understanding this was an event. Dodgers 196 00:10:58.759 --> 00:11:01.799 Yankees brought out the heavy hitters. You'll hear from Alex 197 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:06.039 Rodriguez as he threw his opinion in whether or not 198 00:11:06.120 --> 00:11:09.399 Otani should pitch this season. You don't want to miss that. 199 00:11:09.519 --> 00:11:12.039 And also you'll hear from Evin Phillips and Blake's Now. 200 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:15.559 Plus we'll catch up with Jose Mota and your phone 201 00:11:15.559 --> 00:11:18.879 calls at eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. 202 00:11:19.159 --> 00:11:23.000 Where are the MONSI haters can hear you? Dodgers beat 203 00:11:23.039 --> 00:11:25.840 the Yankees eighteen to two on a five to seventy 204 00:11:25.960 --> 00:11:32.000 LA Sports eighteen to two. 205 00:11:34.879 --> 00:11:38.080 Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy, LA sports 206 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:42.120 dot com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more 207 00:11:42.279 --> 00:11:46.960 Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Vasse latter out of. 208 00:11:46.960 --> 00:11:48.799 The stretch, first base, out of the rubber, looks at 209 00:11:48.840 --> 00:11:50.759 Otani's got a quarter the way down the line. Two 210 00:11:50.840 --> 00:11:53.480 one pitch to Monsie, turns on a ball down the 211 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:56.240 right field wine, will it stay fair? Hits off the 212 00:11:56.320 --> 00:12:01.120 ball then gone. Max Monsey you with this second of 213 00:12:01.159 --> 00:12:05.960 the game career home run two oh one. 214 00:12:06.919 --> 00:12:11.000 Max Mounsey tying a career high with seven RBIs today 215 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:14.480 hitting a pair of three run home runs as the 216 00:12:14.519 --> 00:12:18.480 Dodgers blow out the Yankees eighteen to two in Game 217 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:22.200 two of this three game series. David Vasse live at 218 00:12:22.240 --> 00:12:25.600 Dodgers Stadium with you until nine o'clock tonight right here 219 00:12:25.600 --> 00:12:29.159 on AM five to seventy LA Sports Daniels Jewelers, they 220 00:12:29.240 --> 00:12:31.960 present the home run forecast. You know it. Go to 221 00:12:32.000 --> 00:12:35.519 AM five seventy lasports dot com. Use the keyword home 222 00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:37.960 run for your chance to win a fifty dollars Daniels 223 00:12:38.039 --> 00:12:41.039 Jewelers gift card predicting the number of home runs in 224 00:12:41.080 --> 00:12:44.639 the very next game. Daniels Jewelers Own the Dream. The 225 00:12:44.679 --> 00:12:48.639 Dodgers hit five home runs tonight. Monsey with two, Hay 226 00:12:48.720 --> 00:12:51.240 Sung Kim with a home run, a two run shot 227 00:12:51.279 --> 00:12:54.240 in the second inning. Andy pa has hit his tenth 228 00:12:54.279 --> 00:12:57.480 of the year, and Dalton Rushing hit his first career 229 00:12:57.639 --> 00:13:01.159 home run in the eighth inning. Off in fielder Pablo 230 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:05.639 Reyes and keyk Hernandez pitched a scoreless ninth inning for 231 00:13:05.720 --> 00:13:09.559 the Dodgers, wearing his protective pitching helmet that he was 232 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:13.039 given by or he took from Gary Green, the Major 233 00:13:13.120 --> 00:13:17.279 League Baseball Director of Health Services. That's actually a helmet 234 00:13:17.279 --> 00:13:21.799 that Major League Baseball doctors and Gary Green specifically designed 235 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:25.000 after pitchers were getting hit in the head and in 236 00:13:25.039 --> 00:13:27.879 spring training he brought it to show Bobby Miller, and 237 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:31.759 Bobby passed, and keyk Hernandez took it, and now he's 238 00:13:31.840 --> 00:13:36.320 using it, bringing pitcher safety awareness to every ballpark near you. 239 00:13:36.840 --> 00:13:39.840 Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is 240 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:42.519 the phone number. Let's go out to Wan, who is 241 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:45.360 at Dodgers Stadium tonight. Hi, Wan, You're on Dodger Talk. 242 00:13:46.600 --> 00:13:49.279 Hey Dave, I just wanted to make a quick comment, 243 00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:53.120 very very happy without the overall team at batt. 244 00:13:54.200 --> 00:14:01.440 Series And oh, Wan, you must be leaving the parking 245 00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:04.399 lot right now. Call me back. I'm sorry, you want 246 00:14:04.399 --> 00:14:06.679 to make those two big points. Let's go out to 247 00:14:06.759 --> 00:14:10.799 La Puente. Al You're on Dodger Talk Live from Dodger Stadium. 248 00:14:10.879 --> 00:14:11.360 Hi, al. 249 00:14:12.879 --> 00:14:21.879 Well's mister, it's been a good week show. Yeah, a 250 00:14:22.480 --> 00:14:23.639 very good show man. 251 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:24.559 Uh. 252 00:14:24.919 --> 00:14:29.039 The file even enduring, like the comments and stuff. Thanks 253 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:29.840 for keeping with it. 254 00:14:31.639 --> 00:14:34.240 Uh yeah, man, get emotional too, al I told you 255 00:14:34.279 --> 00:14:36.639 this is an emotional show, and sometimes I get on 256 00:14:36.679 --> 00:14:39.360 that emotional roller coaster when I got to stay steady. 257 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:44.159 Hey, you know what, being human and being in the 258 00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:47.519 moment is the most you know, authentic thing you could 259 00:14:47.559 --> 00:14:52.279 be doing. So good job, man, But like tonight and yesterday, 260 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:56.120 like the spotlight is not too big, La, that is 261 00:14:56.120 --> 00:15:01.360 what I wanted to say, and and like when. 262 00:15:01.159 --> 00:15:03.120 It comes down to it, like like. 263 00:15:05.240 --> 00:15:06.480 LI does the simple. 264 00:15:06.159 --> 00:15:09.759 Things good, and with the World series and with diversities, 265 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:13.240 like they do the simple things good. And you know, 266 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:15.639 everyone just needs to realize that maybe this is like 267 00:15:15.720 --> 00:15:18.360 a good series enough for a wait to call, like Spike, 268 00:15:18.600 --> 00:15:19.799 like all the things. 269 00:15:19.840 --> 00:15:21.960 You just get back to a little bit of focus 270 00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:24.879 and you can't let down after tomorrow because the Mets 271 00:15:24.919 --> 00:15:27.480 are coming in for four games and you got to 272 00:15:27.519 --> 00:15:29.799 play well against them. They're one of the better teams 273 00:15:29.799 --> 00:15:32.080 in the National League. I'm with you, Al, thanks for 274 00:15:32.159 --> 00:15:34.679 the phone call. Appreciate it. Eight six six nine eighty 275 00:15:34.759 --> 00:15:38.159 seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat 276 00:15:38.200 --> 00:15:41.559 the Yankees eighteen to two, and in the Dodgers last 277 00:15:41.679 --> 00:15:46.080 eleven offensive innings against the Yankees, they have outscored them 278 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:50.320 twenty four to two, including putting up eighteen runs tonight. 279 00:15:50.399 --> 00:15:53.840 That's the most runs any National League team has scored 280 00:15:53.879 --> 00:15:58.240 against the Yankees in the regular season or postseason in 281 00:15:58.279 --> 00:16:02.720 the Yankees long storied franchise history. So the Dodgers flat 282 00:16:02.759 --> 00:16:06.799 out embarrassed Aaron Boone and the Yankees tonight and certainly 283 00:16:07.399 --> 00:16:10.559 looking for the sweep with Yamamoto on the mound tomorrow. 284 00:16:10.919 --> 00:16:13.639 Eight six six nine seven two five seventy is the 285 00:16:13.679 --> 00:16:16.720 phone number. Big Series, Big Event with the Yankees and 286 00:16:16.799 --> 00:16:21.840 Dodgers World Series rematch the Fox Stellar crew of a Rod, 287 00:16:21.919 --> 00:16:25.080 Jeter and Big Poppy. We're out here today and on 288 00:16:25.159 --> 00:16:30.120 the pregame show, Alex Rodriguez gave his opinion on whether 289 00:16:30.200 --> 00:16:34.000 or not O'tani should even attempt to pitch. Because O'tani 290 00:16:34.159 --> 00:16:37.480 was out here as he will be every Saturday more 291 00:16:37.480 --> 00:16:41.360 than likely throwing live batting practice to ramp up to 292 00:16:41.440 --> 00:16:44.240 pitch for the Dodgers after the All Star break. So 293 00:16:44.720 --> 00:16:48.440 here was Alex Rodriguez giving his opinion on whether or 294 00:16:48.519 --> 00:16:52.159 not O'tani should attempt to pitch again this year. But 295 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:53.279 it is a tough one for me. 296 00:16:53.320 --> 00:16:55.759 We were having dinner with Hall of Famer John Smokes 297 00:16:55.799 --> 00:16:58.840 last night. That'll name drop and he said, Poppy. In 298 00:16:58.960 --> 00:17:01.639 twenty twenty three, he had the best stuff of any 299 00:17:01.639 --> 00:17:02.440 pitcher in the game. 300 00:17:02.879 --> 00:17:05.079 This is not a stuff stuff. Obviously, his talent's off 301 00:17:05.119 --> 00:17:05.640 the charts. 302 00:17:06.039 --> 00:17:10.200 But if Otani gets hurt and makes it fifteen pitchers nile, 303 00:17:10.559 --> 00:17:13.200 the season's over. So for me, the risk and rewards 304 00:17:13.240 --> 00:17:15.720 not there something else to think about us. He's not 305 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:19.799 a finesse pitcher. He's a power pitcher, fastball, tight, slider 306 00:17:19.880 --> 00:17:23.119 and split. He's already had to Tommy John injury. He 307 00:17:23.160 --> 00:17:26.359 had a separate shoulder injury in the World Series. I 308 00:17:26.359 --> 00:17:28.839 would let that lie. I would have a whole offseason 309 00:17:28.920 --> 00:17:33.039 in spring training to set this up physically, emotionally and mentally. 310 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:37.680 All Right, there is Alex Rodriguez on the Fox Sports 311 00:17:37.680 --> 00:17:41.519 pregame show today, and look, I respect Alex Rodriguez a lot. 312 00:17:41.559 --> 00:17:43.680 He was a great player, no matter what you think 313 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:47.000 about him or some of the mistakes that he made. 314 00:17:47.200 --> 00:17:49.519 I guess you know, I'm not one of those guys 315 00:17:49.519 --> 00:17:52.200 that is going to hold all that steroid stuff against 316 00:17:52.240 --> 00:17:55.519 these players, because that's a different topic for a different time. 317 00:17:56.039 --> 00:17:58.519 Alex Rodriguez is a Hall of Famer, one of the 318 00:17:58.519 --> 00:18:01.720 greatest players based ball has ever seen, and I respect 319 00:18:01.720 --> 00:18:06.079 his opinion, but I disagree with that one. Because the 320 00:18:06.160 --> 00:18:09.480 Dodgers have given Otani a full spring training, they have 321 00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:14.000 slow played this incredibly. What he's suggesting now is that 322 00:18:14.039 --> 00:18:17.319 the Dodgers slow play it again for another full year. 323 00:18:17.960 --> 00:18:21.599 The Dodgers have done everything that he said he would 324 00:18:21.680 --> 00:18:25.000 like the Dodgers to do. He has slow played. They 325 00:18:25.000 --> 00:18:28.319 have slow played Otani. And just like we saw last 326 00:18:28.359 --> 00:18:30.920 year in the World Series, Otani can get hurt sliding 327 00:18:30.920 --> 00:18:34.079 into second base just because he's going to come back 328 00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:38.599 and pitch in a limited role on a limited basis, 329 00:18:38.640 --> 00:18:42.119 in a shortened type of season and into the postseason. 330 00:18:42.880 --> 00:18:46.119 To me, the risk is no higher than him being 331 00:18:46.160 --> 00:18:48.920 out there in the game today and maybe getting hit 332 00:18:50.079 --> 00:18:52.599 and breaking his hand, or felling a ball off his 333 00:18:52.640 --> 00:18:56.720 ankle or twisting his ankle running the bases. The injury 334 00:18:56.880 --> 00:19:00.279 risk to pitchers these days is obviously higher because because 335 00:19:00.279 --> 00:19:03.640 of everything that a Rod said right there. But the 336 00:19:03.720 --> 00:19:09.640 Dodgers have played this extremely carefulle with Otani. That's not 337 00:19:09.720 --> 00:19:13.079 the question. And as far as injury risk goes, like 338 00:19:13.160 --> 00:19:15.640 I said, you could be walking in the middle of 339 00:19:15.680 --> 00:19:18.759 the night and break your toe on the way to 340 00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:22.920 the bathroom. It doesn't take just pitching. Eight six six, 341 00:19:23.119 --> 00:19:25.720 nine eighty seven, two five seventy is the phone number. 342 00:19:25.759 --> 00:19:29.160 Dodgers beat the Yankees eighteen to two. Let's go out 343 00:19:29.160 --> 00:19:32.599 to Woodland Hills. David, you're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, David? 344 00:19:33.960 --> 00:19:36.400 Pretty good good. I want to apologize for a few 345 00:19:36.440 --> 00:19:40.880 months ago, I bad mouth Munsey really bad, and I 346 00:19:40.960 --> 00:19:43.319 wasn't even very polite about it, I guess, and you 347 00:19:43.400 --> 00:19:45.880 hung up on the practically, And I don't blame you 348 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:48.480 because and mony somebody. I don't know if someone gave 349 00:19:48.519 --> 00:19:50.720 him adrenaline or something. It's suddenly he's a new man. 350 00:19:51.160 --> 00:19:52.079 I want to apologize. 351 00:19:52.119 --> 00:19:54.160 Maybe it's the eyeglasses that's wearing. 352 00:19:55.559 --> 00:19:59.079 Whenever it is, he's doing it right, I mean, you know, so. 353 00:19:59.359 --> 00:20:01.880 Maybe he's a good that has a track record and 354 00:20:01.920 --> 00:20:04.519 has built credit with the fan base like you, David. 355 00:20:05.880 --> 00:20:10.799 Yeah, absolutely, absolutely, So it's just exciting that what the 356 00:20:10.839 --> 00:20:13.960 Dodgers have turned around their whole It looks like maybe 357 00:20:13.960 --> 00:20:17.720 they've turned around their lackluster playing the last U. Yeah, 358 00:20:18.119 --> 00:20:20.640 from this couple of games. 359 00:20:20.240 --> 00:20:23.559 It's amazing. What will happen to you when you leave Cleveland? 360 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:23.880 Right? 361 00:20:25.440 --> 00:20:29.519 Yeah, definitely definitely an He's scary, man. 362 00:20:29.599 --> 00:20:31.680 There's only David. Can I just share this with you? 363 00:20:31.759 --> 00:20:34.720 Since you're from my hometown of Woodland Hills. There's only 364 00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:37.680 two cities where I question my life every year, and 365 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:40.519 that's Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Whenever I go there. 366 00:20:41.640 --> 00:20:44.640 Really well, i've never been to either city. I think 367 00:20:44.680 --> 00:20:46.400 I probably better avoid it there. 368 00:20:47.240 --> 00:20:49.359 Yeah, yeah, not much to see there except the Rock 369 00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:52.279 and Roll Hall of Fame. But yeah, this long road 370 00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:54.960 of a season. Those are the two cities I always question, 371 00:20:55.160 --> 00:20:57.720 like what am I doing here? Why am I here? 372 00:20:58.200 --> 00:21:00.960 But anyway, I'll let Munsey know that, David and Woodland 373 00:21:01.000 --> 00:21:02.119 Hills apologizes. 374 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:06.640 Yeah, yeah, I was wrong. I was wrong in the way. 375 00:21:07.039 --> 00:21:09.480 Here we go, all right, and he might go into 376 00:21:09.559 --> 00:21:12.640 another slump, and that doesn't mean you have to give 377 00:21:12.720 --> 00:21:15.000 up on him, But I am a big believer with 378 00:21:15.119 --> 00:21:17.720 the way things have gone so far this season, despite 379 00:21:17.799 --> 00:21:21.480 a resurgent May for Monsie Keik and Munseie platoon at 380 00:21:21.519 --> 00:21:23.960 third base. I think that should be the way to 381 00:21:24.000 --> 00:21:27.079 go here for the foreseeable future and maybe the rest 382 00:21:27.119 --> 00:21:29.640 of the year. Thanks for the phone call, appreciate it. 383 00:21:29.759 --> 00:21:32.440 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 384 00:21:32.440 --> 00:21:35.279 the phone number. Now, yesterday we got the news that 385 00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:39.920 Evan Phillips is going to have season ending elbow surgery, 386 00:21:40.079 --> 00:21:43.119 Tommy John surgery, and he won't be back the rest 387 00:21:43.160 --> 00:21:45.440 of the year, a big blow to the Dodger bullpen. 388 00:21:45.960 --> 00:21:48.960 When we walked into the Dodger Clubhouse today, Evan Phillips 389 00:21:49.039 --> 00:21:53.799 was there and obviously not feeling great about the situation. 390 00:21:54.000 --> 00:21:57.759 But since he came to that determination a few days ago, 391 00:21:57.880 --> 00:22:00.640 he's come to peace with the fact that he will 392 00:22:00.680 --> 00:22:04.200 require elbow surgery. And here's what Evan told us about 393 00:22:04.240 --> 00:22:09.720 the whole, the whole unfortunate situation. Evan, obviously disappointing news 394 00:22:09.839 --> 00:22:12.920 yesterday that Tommy John is in your future. How have 395 00:22:13.039 --> 00:22:14.240 you digested all that? 396 00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:18.240 It's been, you know, a pretty heavy past few weeks, 397 00:22:18.279 --> 00:22:21.160 you know, Ever, since we we got the MRI readings 398 00:22:21.160 --> 00:22:23.519 and that became an option. You know, we started to 399 00:22:23.599 --> 00:22:26.240 explore what we can do, and you know, these next 400 00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:27.839 few weeks to give it a look and see if 401 00:22:27.839 --> 00:22:30.680