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<v Speaker 1>five years. And now your voice for Dodger Talking like

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<v Speaker 1>the back, David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Corsefield after the Dodgers route the

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<v Speaker 2>Rockies thirteen to two. Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vase

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<v Speaker 2>live at Corsefield with you until nine thirty tonight at

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<v Speaker 2>eight six six nine, eight seven two, five seventy. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers got a really good game from Yoshi Yamamoto. Five

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<v Speaker 2>innings tonight, six strikeouts, no walks, and the Dodgers have

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<v Speaker 2>wrapped up the best record in all of Major League

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball with their ninety seventh win. If they win tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>ninety eight on the year, but win or lose, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers do have the best record in baseball and do

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<v Speaker 2>have home field advantage throughout October, including in the first

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<v Speaker 2>round of the NLDS, which will begin a week from

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<v Speaker 2>tonight at Dodgers Stadium. The Dodgers will play the winner

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<v Speaker 2>of a Padres wildcard series. San Diego is either going

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<v Speaker 2>to play New York or Atlanta in the first round

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<v Speaker 2>of the playoffs in a best of three Wildcard series

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<v Speaker 2>at Petco Park, and the Dodgers will get the winner

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<v Speaker 2>of that series being the number one seed. So it

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<v Speaker 2>is very conceivable we may have a rematch of what

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<v Speaker 2>we just saw at Dodgers Stadium between the two best

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<v Speaker 2>teams or two of the three best teams in the

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<v Speaker 2>National League, the Dodgers and San Diego Padres. And I

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<v Speaker 2>gotta tell you more people that I run into Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>fans that I run into, they kept on telling me

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<v Speaker 2>the last two or three days, I really hope the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers aren't the number one seed. I really hope they

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<v Speaker 2>just lose these games, not the number one seed, and

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<v Speaker 2>they won't have to see the Padres. What kind of

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<v Speaker 2>attitude is that. That's kind of a Chicago Cubs loser

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<v Speaker 2>attitude to have to want to tank games and not

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<v Speaker 2>have the best record in baseball. At some point in time,

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<v Speaker 2>you are going to have to play the best even

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<v Speaker 2>if the Dodgers were the number two seed. If you

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<v Speaker 2>believe the Padres are that good, then eventually the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>and Padres would be on a collision course at some

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<v Speaker 2>point in time in the postseason, whether it be in

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<v Speaker 2>the NLDS or the NLCS to get to the World

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<v Speaker 2>Series if you believe the Padres are that good, and

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<v Speaker 2>many people do believe the Padres are that good. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not taking anything away from them, but I go back

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<v Speaker 2>to Daniel Hudson at City Field in New York. Remember

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<v Speaker 2>when the Dodgers were scuffling. They played that doubleheader and

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<v Speaker 2>Daniel Hudson got himself into a jam and got himself

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<v Speaker 2>out of a jam to really spark the Dodgers. Taken

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<v Speaker 2>off before the All Star Break, and as he was

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<v Speaker 2>coming off the mound, he put his two fingers over

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<v Speaker 2>his lips and he said after the game, the reason

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<v Speaker 2>why he did that was not for the fans of

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<v Speaker 2>New York but for his own dugout and the message was,

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<v Speaker 2>don't forget where the Dodgers, and I feel like the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers in the last two three weeks have forgotten how

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<v Speaker 2>good they are. I believe you have forgotten how good

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are. Maybe they weren't playing as well as

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres. The Padres were doing something they have never

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<v Speaker 2>done before, to play that type of baseball, winning almost

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<v Speaker 2>fifty games since the All Star Break. I go back

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<v Speaker 2>to the twenty thirteen Dodgers, they were what forty six

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<v Speaker 2>and eight for a period of time. That's how hot

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres have been this season since the All Star break.

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<v Speaker 2>But I will remind you the Dodgers are the ones

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<v Speaker 2>with the best record in baseball. So to all those

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<v Speaker 2>that were saying, I hope the Dodgers avoid the Padres,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope the Dodgers avoid the Padres. Number one. You

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<v Speaker 2>were going to have to see them in a five

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<v Speaker 2>game series or a seven game series. If you're that

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<v Speaker 2>confident that the Padres are going to get number one

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<v Speaker 2>through their wildcard series, there's a very good chance if

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<v Speaker 2>they faced the Braves with Chris Sale and Max Freed,

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<v Speaker 2>that they could shut down the Padres offense right right,

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<v Speaker 2>there is that chance. I mean, we talk about hot teams. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>the Braves obviously have not had a great offensive season,

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<v Speaker 2>but good pitching usually cools off good hitting. And Max

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<v Speaker 2>Freed and Chris Sale we are two really good lefties

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<v Speaker 2>know in a short three game series. How many times

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<v Speaker 2>have we seen it during the regular season, a team

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<v Speaker 2>that is supposedly not as good as the better team

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<v Speaker 2>taking two out of three. So that's what makes this

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<v Speaker 2>first round of the postseason that much more dangerous for

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<v Speaker 2>a team like the Padres. If they play a team

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<v Speaker 2>like the Braves that have three really good starting pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>win the National League Cy Young Award and a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that is a World Series champion and Max Freed, there

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<v Speaker 2>is that danger that all your fears as Dodger fans

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<v Speaker 2>may not even come to fruition. It may be the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and Braves in the NLDS if that's the matchup. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I personally believe if it's Padres Mets, the Padres are

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<v Speaker 2>going to beat. The Mets have had a really good year,

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<v Speaker 2>but it feels like they're starting to run out of gas.

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<v Speaker 2>So having New York fly all the way to San

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<v Speaker 2>Diego for a two out of three series, I just

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<v Speaker 2>don't see that going the Mets way. But if it

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<v Speaker 2>was Braves Padres, I definitely could see a scenario where

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<v Speaker 2>it's Dodgers Braves again in the NLDS. Either way, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are going to have to beat the best to

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<v Speaker 2>get there, whether it's the Padres, the Phillies, the Braves.

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<v Speaker 2>If the Dodgers are that good, they are going to

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<v Speaker 2>have to get through a very tough National League to

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<v Speaker 2>get to the World Series. Eight six six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Rockies tonight thirteen to two. A very good night

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<v Speaker 2>for Yoshi Yamamoto, who completed five innings tonight for the

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<v Speaker 2>first time since June. That's a really good final tune

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<v Speaker 2>up before the NLDS show. Hal Tani had two hits tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>He raises his batting average to three ten. He is

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<v Speaker 2>just four hits away from two hundred. So if he

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<v Speaker 2>gets four hits tomorrow like he did last night, Shohyotani

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<v Speaker 2>will have two hundred hits for the first time in

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<v Speaker 2>his major league career. He has four points behind Louisa Rise,

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<v Speaker 2>who is leading the National League in batting average. If

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<v Speaker 2>Otani's able to even tie a Rise, you know that

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<v Speaker 2>qualifies as a triple Crown season. And no Dodger has

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<v Speaker 2>ever won the Triple Crown, and certainly no Japanese born

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<v Speaker 2>there's only two players in recent history to win the

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<v Speaker 2>National League Triple Crown. It's been a while since somebody

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<v Speaker 2>won the Triple Crown in the National League. I believe

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<v Speaker 2>the last Triple Crown winner was an American League player,

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<v Speaker 2>not a National League player, so it's been a while

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<v Speaker 2>that a National League player has won the triple Crown.

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<v Speaker 2>So looking at it right now, Joe Medwick of the

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen thirty seven Cardinals the last National League player to

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<v Speaker 2>win the Triple Crown. That would be something. And Luisa

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<v Speaker 2>Rise did not play for the Padres tonight. He is

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<v Speaker 2>going to play tomorrow in the final game of the

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<v Speaker 2>regular season, so it is conceivable Arise could go zero

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<v Speaker 2>for four and Otani could go four for five like

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<v Speaker 2>he did last night and catch him and win the

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<v Speaker 2>Triple Crown. So very special things happening. And Otani tonight

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<v Speaker 2>stole his fifty eighth base of the season. We thought

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<v Speaker 2>he had fifty nine. But in the fifth inning, when

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<v Speaker 2>we thought he stole his fifty ninth base of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>the first base umpire did signal back on the pitchers.

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<v Speaker 2>So later in the game, the official scorer came on

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<v Speaker 2>and said, ah, we're taking that one away. And as

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<v Speaker 2>I was waiting for the final out in the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Tunnel showe Aotani came out of the clubhouse and I said, show, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>fifty eight, not fifty nine, and he said, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>know bach Bach yes see. So that was a cool

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<v Speaker 2>little interaction with Shoe Aotani. He was very aware that

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<v Speaker 2>it was a back and not a stolen base. Eight

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

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<v Speaker 2>from Corsfield, we will take your phone calls, and also

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<v Speaker 2>we will get into the Dodgers starting rotation for the NLDS,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll give you an update on Freddie Freeman. Is

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<v Speaker 2>it really that certain that he will play? We'll get

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<v Speaker 2>into what options the Dodgers may have if Freeman is

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<v Speaker 2>not available for Game one or any game in the NLDS.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers beat the Rockies tonight thirteen to two on a

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<v Speaker 2>French bon sends a tello of the pitch Man Kier

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<v Speaker 2>hitch Up High Drive to the center field heading toward

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<v Speaker 2>the wall. This Bull's God. It's a home run for Kik,

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<v Speaker 2>a three run shot of the Dodgers wait at three

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<v Speaker 2>to one. Key k Hernandez getting another start at first

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<v Speaker 2>base tonight with the injury to Freddie Freeman. He came

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<v Speaker 2>up big with a three run home run, and he

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<v Speaker 2>also played some nice defense at first base tonight, helping

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers route the Rockies thirteen to two at Corsfield.

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. It was

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<v Speaker 2>a sellout crowd here at Coursfield, the eighth of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>forty eight thousand, three hundred and ninety five. I would

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<v Speaker 2>imagine even if they were wearing Rocky purple, which there

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<v Speaker 2>was a lot of. They obviously are here to salute

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<v Speaker 2>Charlie Blackman, whose last career game will be played tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>There's going to be a pregame ceremony. But you would

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<v Speaker 2>have to imagine these Denver fans where great sports fans

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to see sho Hey Otani one final time in

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<v Speaker 2>his chase for a historic season. He is just two

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<v Speaker 2>stolen bases away from sixty. He passes Ichiro Suzuki for

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<v Speaker 2>the most stolen bases by a Japanese born player. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure they wanted to be in attendance for and

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<v Speaker 2>a Otani home run. He did not hit one tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>He hit one last night. So a big crowd here

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<v Speaker 2>for you are a one hundred lost team. We actually

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<v Speaker 2>have Charles Barkley at the TNT studios ready to give

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<v Speaker 2>us his opinion on the twenty twenty four Rockies. Charles

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<v Speaker 2>bad man man. Wait what Charles, what'd you think about

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<v Speaker 2>the Rockies?

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<v Speaker 3>Bad man man?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I would have to agree. I would have to agree.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a clip from the old Jim Healy Show. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're a LA sports talk radio fan, 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>Let's go out to Santa Clarita Sarkis. You're on Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk with David vasse Hi.

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<v Speaker 4>Sarkis Hey, check it out. Here's what I gotta say

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<v Speaker 4>about the Dodgers twenty twenty four season postseason. Mark my words, Dave.

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<v Speaker 4>We're gonna win the World Series for one reason and

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<v Speaker 4>one reason only. Show Hey Otani. A lot of people

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<v Speaker 4>know how good this guy is. They don't know what

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<v Speaker 4>he's made of. He's gonna show the entire world. He's

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<v Speaker 4>We're gonna win it. Write it down if you have

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<v Speaker 4>a pen, Dave, We're winning it. You got me, We're

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<v Speaker 5>See you.

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<v Speaker 6>I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>Sarkis, Yeah, think about this. That's what I go back to.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the Dodgers have a pretty good team themselves,

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<v Speaker 2>right and they have the best player, or one of

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<v Speaker 2>Some would argue he is the best, and right now

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<v Speaker 2>he is with the way he's swinging the bat and

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<v Speaker 2>just taking over games. Do you think the Padres, the Braves,

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<v Speaker 2>or the Phillies want to see the Dodgers. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>mentality you have to start having, and honestly, that's the

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<v Speaker 2>mentality the Dodgers have to have. Nobody wants to see

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<v Speaker 2>Otani and the Dodgers. Nobody wants to see Otani Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Bets in the Dodger order back to back, getting ready

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<v Speaker 2>much oh, we don't want to see the Padres. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>bring the Padres on. Let's see how they go head

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<v Speaker 2>to head, your best against the Dodgers' best. The Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>best player in baseball, and show Heotani. And I have

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<v Speaker 2>a feeling these Dodger players who really don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>leader in that clubhouse, they are looking towards show he

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<v Speaker 2>Otani to be their emotional leader and best player on

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<v Speaker 2>the field. They're looking at Otani to be that guy

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<v Speaker 2>because he already has shown that he can do it

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<v Speaker 2>for Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic. He is

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<v Speaker 2>getting or is very comfortable with his teammates behind the scenes,

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<v Speaker 2>and we already have seen his emotion and his will

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<v Speaker 2>to win to carry this team during that Padre series.

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<v Speaker 2>So I agree with you. Sarkis Otani is the guy

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<v Speaker 2>nobody wants to see, and I feel like he is

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<v Speaker 2>going to try to put the Dodgers on his back.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Torrence Mark. You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 7>How you doing Mark, I'm doing great tonight. Thank you first,

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<v Speaker 7>as an opening statement, I just wanted to thank you for.

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<v Speaker 6>Being who you are.

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<v Speaker 7>Do you talent like it is, You don't sugarcoat it,

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<v Speaker 7>and no one would ever accuse you of being a

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<v Speaker 7>Dodger excuse maker. And I respect you for that. And

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<v Speaker 7>I don't agree with anything.

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<v Speaker 2>I learned from listening to Vin Scully my whole life,

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<v Speaker 2>Don Drysdale, Rick Monday, going back to chick Hern with

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<v Speaker 2>the Lakers, they obviously have a greater vocabulary than I do,

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<v Speaker 2>but they never would go too far on the blue

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<v Speaker 2>side or the purple and gold side. We all knew

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<v Speaker 2>and still know that they want the Dodgers to win,

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<v Speaker 2>but you don't have to go that far. And every

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<v Speaker 2>you can see it, the fans can see it. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's what I was brought up with. And that's the

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<v Speaker 2>standard in Los Angeles. Other cities want homers for their broadcasters.

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<v Speaker 2>That that's not La La doesn't want that right.

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<v Speaker 7>The other thing, too, is I don't disagree with anything

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<v Speaker 7>that was said about Shohy or Tony, nothing at all

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<v Speaker 7>in the last call. But I did want to give

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<v Speaker 7>a shout out to CET three and the Key k Hernandez,

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<v Speaker 7>who you know, just seem to keep producing and producing

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<v Speaker 7>and producing. You know, CT three is always there catching

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<v Speaker 7>the ball, He's making the difficult catches. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 7>walking a lot, or he's getting singles. He's producing and producing,

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<v Speaker 7>and it's I don't get I don't get enough time

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<v Speaker 7>to go to games during the season because of my

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<v Speaker 7>work schedule, but it seems every time I'm there, keyk

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<v Speaker 7>RNs is hitting a home run. I don't know, I

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<v Speaker 7>just love the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and how about Chris Taylor. You know he's taken

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of incoming and he had a horrible first half,

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<v Speaker 2>but how about this. In twenty seven games since the

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<v Speaker 2>All Star break, Chris Taylor is hitting two ninety seven

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<v Speaker 2>and his OPS is at seven hundred. A very respectable

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<v Speaker 2>second half. And I know the numbers are going to

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<v Speaker 2>look ugly for the entire year, but he has found

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<v Speaker 2>something the second half of the season, and I'm glad

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<v Speaker 2>you brought up keyk Hernandez as well, Mark, because the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers may need keyk Hernandez to play first base in

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<v Speaker 2>the NLDS if Freddy Freeman's right ankle does not get better,

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<v Speaker 2>and I feel comfortable with Keik at first base at

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<v Speaker 2>this point, right right, all right, Well, thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>the phone call, Mark, appreciate it, and thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>the kind words. Eight six six nine eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number. I know Freddy Freeman

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<v Speaker 2>was in good spirits after they clinched the NL West,

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<v Speaker 2>but the reality was he was in a walking boot

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<v Speaker 2>and he severely sprained his ankle. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a long shot, in my opinion, for him to start

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<v Speaker 2>next Saturday. He is doing everything in his power to

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<v Speaker 2>try to make that happen. But let's say Freddy Freeman

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<v Speaker 2>does play, what kind of Freddy Freeman are the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>going to have in the field? Hitting wise? I don't

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<v Speaker 2>believe he'll have any issues because as a left handed hitter,

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<v Speaker 2>that's his front foot. He'll tape it. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be moving laterally when he's hitting. But

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<v Speaker 2>if he is playing defense, how is he going to

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<v Speaker 2>move laterally on that right ankle. It just doesn't seem

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<v Speaker 2>like he would have a lot of range of motion.

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<v Speaker 2>And also how about him using his right foot as

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<v Speaker 2>a right handed thrower to step on the bag at

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<v Speaker 2>first base. Whenever he's there, it's taken on throws. It's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be down to the wire. I believe game

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<v Speaker 2>time decision about Freddie Freeman starting Game one a week

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<v Speaker 2>from tonight at Dodgers Stadium, and if he's not starting,

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<v Speaker 2>I already know the Dodgers have had thoughts about whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not to stick with keyk Hernandez at first base

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<v Speaker 2>or move Mounsey to first and have keyk play third.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, it feels like the Dodgers are sticking with

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<v Speaker 2>Kik at first base, or you would have seen Max

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<v Speaker 2>Munsey there in this series. So that's the reality of it.

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<v Speaker 2>I know we all want to believe, and Freddy Freeman

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<v Speaker 2>wants to believe and try to do everything in his

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<v Speaker 2>power to be ready for next Saturday. But there is

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<v Speaker 2>a very good chance the Dodgers are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>without Freddy Freeman for at least the first two games

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<v Speaker 2>of the NLDS eight six six nine eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers use two three

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<v Speaker 2>run home runs tonight to power past the Rockies thirteen

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<v Speaker 2>to two. Let's go out to Ken in Alhambra. You're

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk Live from Corsfield. Hi, Ken, Hi? How

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<v Speaker 2>you doing doing great? The Dodgers make my job really easy.

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<v Speaker 8>I was looking up the numbers for Otani for tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 8>If he goes four for four, he ties the batting average,

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<v Speaker 8>and if he goes five for five then he would

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<v Speaker 8>take the lead with three fifteen.

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<v Speaker 6>H what's that?

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<v Speaker 2>I would imagine if goes over for four, he doesn't

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<v Speaker 8>That right, right? But I don't think is he going

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<v Speaker 8>to be playing tomorrow? Because I think that, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, he.

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<v Speaker 2>Is going to play tomorrow. He didn't play today. He's

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<v Speaker 2>playing tomorrow, all right.

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<v Speaker 8>So if he's playing tomorrow, then hey, if a tiny

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<v Speaker 8>turns hot and he goes cold, then it's you know,

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<v Speaker 8>the the two numbers is going to go the opposite direction.

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<v Speaker 8>So I hope one of those HiT's going to be

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<v Speaker 8>a home run to get to the fifty five to

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Ken, Thanks for the phone call. Eight six

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<v Speaker 2>seven is the phone number. I was a little disappointed

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<v Speaker 2>Luisa Rise didn't play today, but you have to look

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<v Speaker 2>at it from the Padres perspective, winning or losing these

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<v Speaker 2>next two games means absolutely nothing to them. They are

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<v Speaker 2>the number four seed in the playoff seating. Uh. They

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<v Speaker 2>are going to host the Wildcard game next or on

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<v Speaker 2>Tuesday in San Diego, so they don't have anything to

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<v Speaker 2>play for except getting out of these next two games healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, I applaud Luisa Rise for wanting to play tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see how many at bats he gets. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>out to beach, Mark, Are you on the beach right now? Mark,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk?

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<v Speaker 6>No? No, I'm driving on the twenty two free way.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I love the two.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, a certain part of the day.

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<v Speaker 6>So I was gonna tell you that.

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<v Speaker 10>I thought that was banoint Benjamin on that Jim Healy,

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<v Speaker 10>But then I remember he his quote sound bite was

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<v Speaker 10>I don't give a crap about the friends. He didn't

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<v Speaker 10>use the word crap either, But the more I thought

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<v Speaker 10>about it, I said, no, he's right, that was Charles.

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<v Speaker 10>But it sounded so much like THENO you know, of

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<v Speaker 10>being a season take it over with a Clippers since

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<v Speaker 10>nineteen eighty eight. I put up a lot of stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, remember when Ron Harper said when he got

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<v Speaker 2>when he was traded by the Clippers, he said he

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<v Speaker 2>was freed out of jail. Remember those days at Upper Basketball?

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<v Speaker 6>Out yep, out of Clipper jail. I'm out of Clipper jail.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. What he got on the Dodgers today?

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<v Speaker 6>Mark Okay?

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<v Speaker 10>Hey, why well? Who cares why they didn't play him?

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<v Speaker 10>But I don't think we'll be able to get that.

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<v Speaker 6>I'd be nice.

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<v Speaker 10>What do you think O'tany's real chances are of actually

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<v Speaker 10>getting the betting time.

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<v Speaker 2>He has a real chance, especially with the way he's

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<v Speaker 2>been hitting. I mean, he's raised his batting average twenty

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<v Speaker 2>points in the last two and a half weeks. So

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<v Speaker 2>Luisa Rise is a really good hitter. That ballpark in

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<v Speaker 2>Arizona is a really good hitters ballpark. I kind of

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<v Speaker 2>tend to feel that Arise is going to get at

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<v Speaker 2>least one hit tomorrow. So Otani needs four hits not

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<v Speaker 2>only to give himself a chance to win the triple Crown,

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<v Speaker 2>but also to get two hundred hits on the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Either way, he's had a historic first Dodger season. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know about you, Mark, but this has exceeded all

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<v Speaker 2>my expectations.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh yeah, what happens If they tie.

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<v Speaker 2>That would count as the Triple Crown because he's tied

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<v Speaker 2>for the batting title.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, so if they tied, he would still get it

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<v Speaker 6>a lot, he'd share it.

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<v Speaker 2>He would share the batting title, and he would be

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<v Speaker 2>a Triple Crown winner leading in batting average, home runs,

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<v Speaker 2>and RBIs in the National League. Thanks for the phone call, Mark,

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it. Be safe on the twenty two And like

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned earlier, the last National League player to win

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<v Speaker 2>the Triple Crown was Joe Medwick of the nineteen thirty

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<v Speaker 2>seven Cardinals. Let's go out to Highland. Jeff, you're on

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<v Speaker 9>Hi, Jeff, Hey, thank you for taking a call. I

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<v Speaker 9>appreciate that my Dodgers have taken the National League in

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<v Speaker 9>the sense of the best record. I think it's just

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<v Speaker 9>a way to play as we looked at the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go, Jeff, that's the right attitude. That's an LA.

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<v Speaker 2>That's an LA Dodger type of attitude. That's the attitude

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Lesorta would want. He wouldn't want this loser attitude

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<v Speaker 2>of saying, oh, I hope we're the number two seeds

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<v Speaker 2>so we don't see the Padres. That's a sorta type

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<v Speaker 2>of attitude, Jeff, I coach volleyball.

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<v Speaker 9>If PA girls wanted to lose, I would be really unhappy.

422
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<v Speaker 2>It's never been mentioned once within the walls of the

423
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<v Speaker 2>Dodger clubhouse, even insinuating or mentioning the thought of tanking

424
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<v Speaker 2>to get the number two seed. That's only been fans

425
00:24:55.839 --> 00:24:58.720
<v Speaker 2>that have talked about it, media that have talked about it.

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<v Speaker 2>None of the players I've ever said I hope we

427
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<v Speaker 2>don't see the Padres or I hope we're the number

428
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<v Speaker 2>two seeds. So that's an outside thing that I'm hearing,

429
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<v Speaker 2>not from the players themselves.

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<v Speaker 9>They beat the Padres, and the only thing that Padres

431
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<v Speaker 9>got was.

432
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<v Speaker 6>A triple play to keep him from lout the name.

433
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<v Speaker 2>My goodness, Yeah, you're right, good Tanner. Scott looks like

434
00:25:23.279 --> 00:25:26.079
<v Speaker 2>he's a little a little tired from what we saw

435
00:25:26.279 --> 00:25:29.880
<v Speaker 2>ninety three fastball from a guy that's been throwing ninety

436
00:25:29.920 --> 00:25:34.079
<v Speaker 2>six ninety nine. So the Padres are not invincible, Jeff.

437
00:25:34.160 --> 00:25:36.759
<v Speaker 2>They're a really good team, and I know, just talking

438
00:25:36.839 --> 00:25:40.279
<v Speaker 2>to some players on the Dodgers. They believe this is

439
00:25:40.319 --> 00:25:44.279
<v Speaker 2>the best Padres lineup they have seen over the course

440
00:25:44.319 --> 00:25:47.000
<v Speaker 2>of the last five years. So it's not going to

441
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<v Speaker 2>be easy. But what playoffs series is easy? Oh yeah,

442
00:25:50.640 --> 00:25:53.640
<v Speaker 2>I remember the twenty seventeen n LDS when the Dodgers

443
00:25:53.640 --> 00:25:57.720
<v Speaker 2>swept the Diamondbacks. That was pretty easy. But other than that,

444
00:25:58.680 --> 00:26:01.839
<v Speaker 2>it's going to be a challenge. I personally believe the

445
00:26:01.920 --> 00:26:04.880
<v Speaker 2>road to get to the World Series is more challenging

446
00:26:04.920 --> 00:26:07.319
<v Speaker 2>in the National League than it is in the American League.

447
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<v Speaker 9>Now, the Yankees are always something special.

448
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<v Speaker 2>Are they? They haven't been to the World Series since

449
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<v Speaker 2>two thousand and nine. Okay, thanks for the phone call, Jeff,

450
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<v Speaker 2>made you think right there. Eight sixty six nine eighty seven,

451
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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. We have two

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<v Speaker 2>lines open. I see all of you on hold. We

453
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<v Speaker 2>will get to you in a second, but I first

454
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<v Speaker 2>want to celebrate one of my favorite all time Dodgers

455
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<v Speaker 2>and he's now part of the sports Net LA broadcast,

456
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<v Speaker 2>Oral Herscheizer. On this date in nineteen eighty eight, in

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<v Speaker 2>San Diego, Oral Herscheiser broke Don Drysdale's scoreless inning streak.

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<v Speaker 2>Oral Hersheiser on this night in San Diego in nineteen

459
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<v Speaker 2>eighty eight, pitch not nine scoreless innings, not seven scoreless innings,

460
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<v Speaker 2>but he pitched ten scoreless innings to break the record.

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<v Speaker 2>And that night Don Drysdale was broadcasting in the Dodgers

462
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<v Speaker 2>radio booth and after Oral Herscheizer came out of the

463
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<v Speaker 2>game after that bottom of the tenth inning, after breaking

464
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<v Speaker 2>Drysdale's record of fifty eight consecutive scoreless innings to have

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<v Speaker 2>fifty nine. Vin Scully on the call on Dodgers Radio,

466
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<v Speaker 2>and Don Drysdale went down to the Dodgers' dugout to

467
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<v Speaker 2>congratulate the bulldog Oral Herscheizer, and not only congratulate him,

468
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<v Speaker 2>but to do his job as a broadcaster to interview

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<v Speaker 2>Herscheizer moments after he broke his own record.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, Don, yes, sir, Vinny ask Orl.

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<v Speaker 9>He can hear you.

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<v Speaker 5>He's got the ear peek. I was wondering number one,

473
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<v Speaker 5>because Orl talks to himself a great deal, and he

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<v Speaker 5>mentioned in passing.

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<v Speaker 6>I didn't ask for it.

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<v Speaker 5>You mean that when you had one out away from

477
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<v Speaker 5>the record, you didn't say, Dear God, help me get

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<v Speaker 5>this out.

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<v Speaker 8>No, not at all.

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<v Speaker 11>I was just out there asking to do my best

481
00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:10.200
<v Speaker 11>and trying to stay healthy, and I really and truly

482
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<v Speaker 11>did not want to break the record, but there were

483
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<v Speaker 11>a few people here on the bench that convinced me

484
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<v Speaker 11>to do it. I wanted to get two outs and

485
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<v Speaker 11>walk off the mountain and let two Dodgers be on top.

486
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<v Speaker 11>Unfortunately we're both still on top. But how to respect

487
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<v Speaker 11>to the man here that gets next to me, and

488
00:28:22.200 --> 00:28:25.079
<v Speaker 11>how to respect to the baseball records? I felt like

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<v Speaker 11>I should have stopped the two thirds, but there were

490
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<v Speaker 11>people here that said, you've got to just keep going

491
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<v Speaker 11>on and do the best you can.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I'll tell you one, Vinnie that shows you a

493
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<v Speaker 5>little bit of the makeup of this man and I myself.

494
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<v Speaker 5>If I'd have known that, I'd have been down there

495
00:28:37.880 --> 00:28:39.359
<v Speaker 5>kicking you right in the seat of the pants and

496
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<v Speaker 5>telling you to get going and try and get about

497
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<v Speaker 5>three or four more.

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<v Speaker 11>Well, I'm not going to get credit for a shout

499
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<v Speaker 11>out here. Let's we get a hit or a home

500
00:28:47.119 --> 00:28:49.279
<v Speaker 11>run here. So you're going to have more shoutouts in

501
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<v Speaker 11>a row, but I'm going to have the innings.

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<v Speaker 2>There was oral Herscheiser in nineteen eighty eight, being interviewed

503
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<v Speaker 2>by Don Drysdale, the man whose record he broke, and

504
00:28:59.400 --> 00:29:03.599
<v Speaker 2>the great legendary Vin Scully. That is very special, and

505
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<v Speaker 2>I want to thank the fan that posted that on YouTube.

506
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<v Speaker 2>That's how I was able to capture that interview from

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00:29:11.240 --> 00:29:14.920
<v Speaker 2>that broadcast in nineteen eighty eight and San Diego, because

508
00:29:15.240 --> 00:29:17.480
<v Speaker 2>I don't have a copy of that, So I was

509
00:29:17.599 --> 00:29:20.400
<v Speaker 2>very thankful of that Dodger fan for having it up

510
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<v Speaker 2>on YouTube. And if you want to hear the extended conversation,

511
00:29:23.799 --> 00:29:27.559
<v Speaker 2>it's up there on YouTube. Just type in Oral Hersheizer,

512
00:29:27.680 --> 00:29:31.759
<v Speaker 2>Don Drysdale and it comes up. Really special stuff right there.

513
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<v Speaker 2>And I don't believe that record will be broken, considering

514
00:29:36.359 --> 00:29:39.960
<v Speaker 2>the way starting pitchers are handled, the way injuries are

515
00:29:39.960 --> 00:29:44.720
<v Speaker 2>piling up for starting pitchers these days. Don Drysdale's record

516
00:29:44.799 --> 00:29:48.079
<v Speaker 2>nobody thought would be broken orl Hersheizer broke it twenty

517
00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:51.880
<v Speaker 2>years later. Drysdale set the record in nineteen sixty eight

518
00:29:52.200 --> 00:29:55.799
<v Speaker 2>with fifty eight consecutive scoreless sinnings. Oral Hersheiser broke it

519
00:29:56.119 --> 00:29:59.400
<v Speaker 2>in that magical nineteen eighty eight season, and we just

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<v Speaker 2>want to say congratulations and happy anniversary, Oral Herscheizer, you

521
00:30:04.160 --> 00:30:08.160
<v Speaker 2>are one of the most special pitchers ever in Dodger history,

522
00:30:08.359 --> 00:30:11.400
<v Speaker 2>and many people believe you belong in the Hall of Fame,

523
00:30:11.440 --> 00:30:14.559
<v Speaker 2>and I'm right there with them. Eight six six nine,

524
00:30:14.599 --> 00:30:17.640
<v Speaker 2>eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's

525
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<v Speaker 2>go out to Rich and aalta, Dina, Rich, what'd you

526
00:30:19.839 --> 00:30:21.359
<v Speaker 2>think about that flashback?

527
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<v Speaker 3>Well, that takes me back, David, And yeah, Don DROs

528
00:30:27.039 --> 00:30:29.160
<v Speaker 3>he went to my high school, by the way, and

529
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<v Speaker 3>Fan eyes right, yeah, Fan eyes right, And yeah, I

530
00:30:34.640 --> 00:30:37.279
<v Speaker 3>grew up in the valley, not not too far from

531
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<v Speaker 3>Knoga Park, and I.

532
00:30:39.519 --> 00:30:40.000
<v Speaker 6>Went to here.

533
00:30:40.079 --> 00:30:43.039
<v Speaker 3>I went to Ucilly but also to cal State Northward.

534
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<v Speaker 3>So we're we're fellow college guys here, Yes we are.

535
00:30:47.880 --> 00:30:51.720
<v Speaker 2>We're fellow matadors and great one eight members. A great

536
00:30:51.759 --> 00:30:54.319
<v Speaker 2>area to live in and grow up in. And honestly,

537
00:30:54.359 --> 00:30:57.039
<v Speaker 2>that's one of my I wouldn't say regrets, but I

538
00:30:57.079 --> 00:30:59.480
<v Speaker 2>wish I would have been able to meet Don Drysdale.

539
00:30:59.519 --> 00:30:59.960
<v Speaker 6>I heard you.

540
00:31:00.000 --> 00:31:02.759
<v Speaker 2>It was not only a great pitcher, but such a

541
00:31:02.799 --> 00:31:06.240
<v Speaker 2>great man, a man's man, and we lost him way

542
00:31:06.279 --> 00:31:10.440
<v Speaker 2>too soon in nineteen ninety three. But yeah, I mean,

543
00:31:10.480 --> 00:31:15.000
<v Speaker 2>can you imagine somebody as great as Don Drysdale understanding

544
00:31:15.039 --> 00:31:17.400
<v Speaker 2>that he was no longer a player? But he was

545
00:31:17.440 --> 00:31:21.480
<v Speaker 2>a broadcaster to go down there and congratulate Oral Herscheizer

546
00:31:21.519 --> 00:31:24.039
<v Speaker 2>and the pride in his voice that it was a

547
00:31:24.079 --> 00:31:25.599
<v Speaker 2>Dodger that broke his record.

548
00:31:26.880 --> 00:31:29.200
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, true blue Dodger all the way. That's the only

549
00:31:29.200 --> 00:31:32.759
<v Speaker 3>way to be And I'm excited. I wanted to comment

550
00:31:33.119 --> 00:31:38.839
<v Speaker 3>on It's beautiful the way the Big Show has lifted

551
00:31:38.839 --> 00:31:43.640
<v Speaker 3>the entire consciousness of Los Angeles. I mean, lifting up

552
00:31:43.680 --> 00:31:47.240
<v Speaker 3>the whole city with people following him. It's a beautiful

553
00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:50.200
<v Speaker 3>thing to watch because we need that in these days

554
00:31:50.200 --> 00:31:53.000
<v Speaker 3>and times. For him to get this Hawk at this

555
00:31:53.160 --> 00:31:57.599
<v Speaker 3>time is magical. And then the bottom of the lineup's

556
00:31:57.599 --> 00:32:01.079
<v Speaker 3>looking pretty good, and we have Walker bulet are starting

557
00:32:01.119 --> 00:32:05.160
<v Speaker 3>to come around, I think, and Yamamoto too, so just

558
00:32:05.480 --> 00:32:09.240
<v Speaker 3>in time. And I look at this from a spiritual perspective,

559
00:32:09.839 --> 00:32:12.640
<v Speaker 3>because we live in a natural and spiritual world. At

560
00:32:12.680 --> 00:32:18.039
<v Speaker 3>the same time, the Big Show has lifted up the

561
00:32:18.079 --> 00:32:20.920
<v Speaker 3>consciousness of not only the city, but his fellow Dodger

562
00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:25.480
<v Speaker 3>players and where they do want to face, Oh yes,

563
00:32:25.519 --> 00:32:28.480
<v Speaker 3>and I want I want desperately to face San Diego.

564
00:32:29.079 --> 00:32:32.200
<v Speaker 3>It's there's nothing sweeter than to beat a nemesis.

565
00:32:33.200 --> 00:32:36.799
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, arrival at this point a thorn in their side,

566
00:32:36.880 --> 00:32:40.720
<v Speaker 2>that's for sure. Rich appreciate the phone call, and we'll

567
00:32:40.720 --> 00:32:43.680
<v Speaker 2>talk to you in October. As Otani and the Dodgers

568
00:32:43.720 --> 00:32:45.599
<v Speaker 2>are looking to make a big run here, and it

569
00:32:45.680 --> 00:32:47.319
<v Speaker 2>kind of feels like what you said.

570
00:32:47.839 --> 00:32:48.160
<v Speaker 5>Uh.

571
00:32:48.200 --> 00:32:50.319
<v Speaker 2>They are starting to get back on track at the

572
00:32:50.400 --> 00:32:53.559
<v Speaker 2>right time. They obviously are not as healthy as they

573
00:32:53.599 --> 00:32:57.000
<v Speaker 2>would love to be going into Game one of the NLDS,

574
00:32:57.079 --> 00:33:00.799
<v Speaker 2>not only not having Tyler Glass now, but obviously the

575
00:33:00.799 --> 00:33:03.759
<v Speaker 2>injury to Freddie Freeman is concerning. He's such a big

576
00:33:03.799 --> 00:33:07.839
<v Speaker 2>part of this Dodger lineup. Nobody can replace Freddy Freeman

577
00:33:07.880 --> 00:33:10.519
<v Speaker 2>and what he means to the Dodgers and what he

578
00:33:10.599 --> 00:33:13.559
<v Speaker 2>means to the lineup. But they may be faced with

579
00:33:13.599 --> 00:33:17.920
<v Speaker 2>that reality that they may be without Kershaw, without Freddy Freeman,

580
00:33:18.279 --> 00:33:21.880
<v Speaker 2>and without Tyler Glass. Now a long shot that Kershaw

581
00:33:21.920 --> 00:33:25.039
<v Speaker 2>would make the NLDS roster, but certainly a lot of

582
00:33:25.079 --> 00:33:28.319
<v Speaker 2>hope that he may be ready to go for the NLCS.

583
00:33:28.359 --> 00:33:32.640
<v Speaker 2>But without Freddy Freeman, it's going to be a collaborative

584
00:33:32.720 --> 00:33:36.559
<v Speaker 2>effort on the field, a team effort, and Keith k

585
00:33:36.559 --> 00:33:39.720
<v Speaker 2>a Hernandez certainly is up to the task, no doubt

586
00:33:39.759 --> 00:33:44.279
<v Speaker 2>about it. Chris Taylor Key Hernandez. Those guys are the

587
00:33:44.319 --> 00:33:47.920
<v Speaker 2>og Dodgers of this generation and certainly have come up

588
00:33:47.960 --> 00:33:52.200
<v Speaker 2>big with playoff runs. So I'm a big believer that

589
00:33:52.559 --> 00:33:55.440
<v Speaker 2>Otani is going to be supported by those guys and

590
00:33:55.559 --> 00:34:00.680
<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts is primed for redemption this October. I feel

591
00:34:00.720 --> 00:34:03.960
<v Speaker 2>like you all have to start having a more positive

592
00:34:03.960 --> 00:34:08.960
<v Speaker 2>and optimistic attitude like the Dodgers have always had. We're

593
00:34:08.960 --> 00:34:12.559
<v Speaker 2>not the Cubs. The Dodgers are not the Padres. They

594
00:34:12.599 --> 00:34:16.360
<v Speaker 2>are the Dodgers. You have to remember that you're the Dodgers,

595
00:34:16.440 --> 00:34:18.639
<v Speaker 2>and those players need to start believing that. And it

596
00:34:18.679 --> 00:34:21.719
<v Speaker 2>feels like they are and I feel like Otani is

597
00:34:21.800 --> 00:34:24.920
<v Speaker 2>making them believe he can take them to the Promised Land.

598
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<v Speaker 2>That'll do it for us. On Dodger Talk. This is

599
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<v Speaker 2>my last post game regular season Dodger Talk. So it's

600
00:34:31.960 --> 00:34:34.239
<v Speaker 2>been a great regular season. Thank you to all of

601
00:34:34.280 --> 00:34:36.840
<v Speaker 2>you that have listened and called in. Thank you to

602
00:34:36.960 --> 00:34:41.440
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers PR staff of Juandrado, Joe Jeric, Ali Salvage

603
00:34:41.800 --> 00:34:44.440
<v Speaker 2>and the rest of the crew. Appreciate all their help.

604
00:34:44.679 --> 00:34:48.400
<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Lonrosen, Stan Casten, and Don Martin for all

605
00:34:48.440 --> 00:34:50.880
<v Speaker 2>their help and giving me the opportunity to be back

606
00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:55.800
<v Speaker 2>here for another season. Always thanks to our guys, Colin

607
00:34:55.920 --> 00:35:00.079
<v Speaker 2>Yee and Dwayne McDonald. Without those two guys, we're not

608
00:35:00.159 --> 00:35:02.280
<v Speaker 2>as good as we are, So thank you to those

609
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<v Speaker 2>guys especially. They are awesome and the best at what

610
00:35:05.400 --> 00:35:09.199
<v Speaker 2>they do. And it's gonna be a long run in October,

611
00:35:09.280 --> 00:35:12.280
<v Speaker 2>so this is not goodbye. And next week we are

612
00:35:12.360 --> 00:35:14.760
<v Speaker 2>going to have a couple of off day Dodger talks

613
00:35:15.079 --> 00:35:18.280
<v Speaker 2>Wednesday night seven to eight and on Friday I'll be

614
00:35:18.400 --> 00:35:21.760
<v Speaker 2>co hosting with Matt money Smith from Dodgers Stadium and

615
00:35:21.800 --> 00:35:24.000
<v Speaker 2>we'll have a Dodger Talk show that night as well.

616
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<v Speaker 2>So you'll be hearing from me all week long after

617
00:35:27.320 --> 00:35:31.079
<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers finish up the regular season tomorrow, and it

618
00:35:31.119 --> 00:35:34.639
<v Speaker 2>should be a fun of fun October. I truly believe

619
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<v Speaker 2>that tomorrow the Dodgers are going to open with Anthony

620
00:35:37.760 --> 00:35:41.679
<v Speaker 2>Bunda and Landon Neck will follow. Ryan Feltner will be

621
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<v Speaker 2>on the mound for the Rockies. He's three and ten

622
00:35:44.239 --> 00:35:47.480
<v Speaker 2>with an ERA of four to sixty six. Morongo Casino.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers on Deck begins at eleven am with first pitch

624
00:35:51.079 --> 00:35:54.840
<v Speaker 2>at twelve ten with Rick Monday and Tim Neverett. Love

625
00:35:54.920 --> 00:35:57.599
<v Speaker 2>those guys. I think they've done a great job. Rick Monday,

626
00:35:57.639 --> 00:36:01.159
<v Speaker 2>Tim Neverritt, and Steven Nelson filling for a man that

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<v Speaker 2>we have not forgotten about, Charlie Steiner. So I know

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<v Speaker 2>Charlie's been listening and keeping tabs on the Dodgers, and

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<v Speaker 2>we look forward to seeing Charlie out at the ballpark

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<v Speaker 2>during the postseason once again. The final score tonight from Corsefield,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers defeat the Rockies thirteen to two. We'll talk

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<v Speaker 2>to you tomorrow. I have a great rest of your Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>See them just