WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:04.280 Right fart. 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:10.320 Dodgers playoff Baseball is back and with it an annual 3 00:00:10.439 --> 00:00:13.439 postseason tradition scam is back. 4 00:00:13.560 --> 00:00:13.960 Baby. 5 00:00:14.320 --> 00:00:16.920 This is Sax and Cakes in the A app. 6 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:22.359 Goward Broway, Dodger legend Steve Sacks is joined by your 7 00:00:22.519 --> 00:00:26.679 favorite Dodger pregame host, Tim Kates. If you want to 8 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:29.239 talk Dodgers, get in on the show on eighty six 9 00:00:29.399 --> 00:00:32.159 six nine, eighty seven two five seven now while the 10 00:00:32.240 --> 00:00:35.759 Dan Patrick Show streams on the Ihearts radio app. We've 11 00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:39.640 been banished to the Internet until this Dodgers playoff run concludes. 12 00:00:39.799 --> 00:00:43.159 Here they are broadcasting live on AM five to seven 13 00:00:43.240 --> 00:00:47.240 e LA Sports. It's Tim Kates and Steve Sachs. 14 00:00:48.159 --> 00:00:53.119 Dodgers have forced a Game five in this NLDS after 15 00:00:53.240 --> 00:00:56.719 an eight nothing shutout win over the San Diego Padres 16 00:00:56.840 --> 00:01:01.479 last night at pet Goo Park. Eight different relievers and 17 00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:05.439 what was a bullpen game, A brilliant plan from Dave 18 00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:11.200 Roberts and this coaching staff. Nine shutout innings from eight 19 00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:17.719 different relievers as the plan worked out. As the Dodgers 20 00:01:17.760 --> 00:01:20.640 now get ready for Game five, all hands on deck 21 00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:24.719 with Yoshi Yamamoto, Jack Flaherty and everybody should be good 22 00:01:24.760 --> 00:01:27.760 to go and ready to contribute for Game five tomorrow night. 23 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:29.599 He is Steve Sacks. I'm Tim Kate. Thanks for being 24 00:01:29.599 --> 00:01:31.319 with us here as we are live in local on 25 00:01:31.439 --> 00:01:33.920 M five seventy LAS Sports. You can listen to the 26 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:36.519 Dan Patrick Show course on AM five to seventy through 27 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:39.519 the iHeartRadio app. Coming up in a little bit later 28 00:01:39.560 --> 00:01:42.000 on this hour, we'll hear from Freddie Freeman. Will he 29 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:45.680 be good for Game five tomorrow night. Jose Mota will 30 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:48.560 join us in the final hour as well. We talked 31 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:50.959 about Tommy Edmund last hour. Saxon. We're gonna get to 32 00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:54.319 their phone calls in just a second. But Key K Hernandez, 33 00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:56.439 I want to make sure we give key K the 34 00:01:56.519 --> 00:01:59.719 love he deserves, Saxy, because last night he goes two 35 00:01:59.719 --> 00:02:03.480 for or batting in the eighth spot, gets the start 36 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:06.640 in center field when the initial lineup was announced, or 37 00:02:06.840 --> 00:02:11.000 smike it third, Yeah, center field, and then he's at 38 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:14.120 third base and Chris Taylor gets moved to center field, 39 00:02:14.919 --> 00:02:18.479 and Key K a Hernandez not only plays a really 40 00:02:18.520 --> 00:02:21.759 good third base, he's a tremendous outfielder as well. Has 41 00:02:21.800 --> 00:02:24.680 developed into that he can play second blaze second base, 42 00:02:24.719 --> 00:02:28.120 can play shortstop. He is a Swiss Army knife for 43 00:02:28.199 --> 00:02:29.800 this Dodgers team. And if you look at the box 44 00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:32.960 score from last night, key Ky Hernandez starts at third 45 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:35.560 blaze third base, goes to center field, and then comes 46 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:37.919 back to third base. They flip flopped him and Chris 47 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:41.520 Taylor at one point during the game defensively for defensive 48 00:02:41.560 --> 00:02:44.800 purposes and strategy, and then move the guys back to 49 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:47.080 their positions, which you can do. You're not switching them 50 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:48.759 in the lineup as far as the batting order, but 51 00:02:48.800 --> 00:02:51.280 they moved him around defensively a couple of times. Because 52 00:02:51.319 --> 00:02:54.360 how versatile there is. Key k a Hernandez should have 53 00:02:54.439 --> 00:02:57.159 been in this series a long time ago instead of 54 00:02:57.240 --> 00:02:59.800 Game four. We can all agree on that what he 55 00:02:59.840 --> 00:03:03.360 does in October, He's almost a three hundred hitter in 56 00:03:03.400 --> 00:03:08.080 the month of October over the years. Part of the seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, 57 00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:10.479 and twenty Dodgers team that run in the Bubble. In 58 00:03:10.520 --> 00:03:13.039 twenty in which they won a championship, he was huge. 59 00:03:13.159 --> 00:03:16.000 His three home runs to beat the Cubs in advance 60 00:03:16.039 --> 00:03:17.840 to the World Series I think it was in twenty 61 00:03:17.879 --> 00:03:21.599 seventeen was awesome. This is a guy who means so 62 00:03:21.719 --> 00:03:24.759 much to this Dodgers team. And I'm so glad Saxy 63 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:26.479 that he was in the lineup last night, and he 64 00:03:26.719 --> 00:03:28.319 better be in the lineup for Game five. 65 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:31.560 Yeah, well, I would guess that he would be. 66 00:03:31.599 --> 00:03:34.319 And you know, he's a great mix of a guy 67 00:03:34.360 --> 00:03:36.479 that's a really good athlete and he can play all 68 00:03:36.479 --> 00:03:39.080 these different positions. And that's what we see now in 69 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:42.400 Major League Baseball. People come to spring training with three 70 00:03:42.439 --> 00:03:44.680 different gloves. You know, they got an outfield glove, they 71 00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:46.479 got one maybe at first base, and they got it, 72 00:03:46.719 --> 00:03:48.960 you know, one for the middle infield, and that's you know, 73 00:03:49.039 --> 00:03:52.120 besides pitcher or catcher. You could be anywhere. And you know, 74 00:03:52.159 --> 00:03:54.400 my nephew's like that. My nephew's in the in the 75 00:03:54.439 --> 00:03:55.520 Red Sox organization. 76 00:03:55.639 --> 00:03:56.120 He's playing. 77 00:03:56.360 --> 00:03:59.000 He's a lot like Key k plays all different positions, 78 00:03:59.080 --> 00:04:02.800 and you know, it's it's gonna really help his career. 79 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:05.560 And for a guy like Kik that never really nailed 80 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:08.960 down one position, it's probably been better for him because 81 00:04:09.240 --> 00:04:11.680 he's valuable and he's always gonna be a guy that 82 00:04:11.719 --> 00:04:14.479 can come off the bench. He's he stamped the label 83 00:04:14.560 --> 00:04:17.360 on that as far as his career goes. And going forward, 84 00:04:17.360 --> 00:04:20.480 there's always teams that can use guys that are you know, 85 00:04:20.639 --> 00:04:22.000 you can play different positions. 86 00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:25.800 It's it's huge, no doubt, and Kei ky Hernandez understands 87 00:04:25.839 --> 00:04:29.399 the postseason. He can struggle during the regular season maybe, 88 00:04:29.439 --> 00:04:32.759 but during October you could always count on Kik. Last night, 89 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:34.319 he comes up in his first set bat in the 90 00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:38.079 second ending lines a ball to center field for a 91 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:41.240 base hit. Kiky Hernandez delivers with another hit later in 92 00:04:41.279 --> 00:04:44.319 the game. Kiky Hernandez, as we mentioned, plays third base 93 00:04:44.399 --> 00:04:46.759 last night, then grabs a different glove and goes out 94 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:49.879 to center field, and then Rei grabs his infield glove 95 00:04:50.120 --> 00:04:53.279 and goes back to third base for the Dodgers last night. 96 00:04:53.399 --> 00:04:56.560 This is a guy who is truly versatile and means 97 00:04:56.600 --> 00:04:58.439 so much to this Dodgers team. Let's hear a little 98 00:04:58.480 --> 00:05:01.399 bit from Key ky Hernandez after the Dodgers ate nothing 99 00:05:01.480 --> 00:05:02.199 win last night. 100 00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:05.519 MOOKI, I think we talked about earlier how important it 101 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:07.959 was for us to to get a lead early. Uh, 102 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:11.439 Moki did that just that Brazier's first inning one, two 103 00:05:11.439 --> 00:05:12.199 three was huge. 104 00:05:12.839 --> 00:05:14.839 Uh felt like the moment. 105 00:05:14.600 --> 00:05:16.480 And was sustained on our side. 106 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:17.000 Uh. 107 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:19.720 Second inning. Uh, you know, being able to rally against 108 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:22.360 against season getting him out of the game early was 109 00:05:22.959 --> 00:05:25.839 incredibly huge. Uh being able to add on two more 110 00:05:25.879 --> 00:05:27.439 runs in the second inning and get a three run 111 00:05:27.519 --> 00:05:31.279 lead pretty much what they did both games at our place, Uh, 112 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:34.160 was was huge. In the bullpen again another shot down 113 00:05:34.160 --> 00:05:35.600 inning in the second inning, and then the third inning 114 00:05:35.600 --> 00:05:37.519 we were able to add two more and then another 115 00:05:37.519 --> 00:05:39.000 shot down inning and from there on it kind of 116 00:05:39.000 --> 00:05:41.560 felt like the bullpen took took over, and uh, you know, 117 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:43.720 we were able to keep adding adding on some runs, 118 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:47.120 especially late in the game, and uh, you know, we 119 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:49.920 had a we had a very complete game as an offense, uh, 120 00:05:50.079 --> 00:05:53.199 anywhere from you know, rallying, going station to station, walking, 121 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:56.319 slugging and even you know, even bunting and fighting a 122 00:05:56.399 --> 00:05:56.680 run in. 123 00:05:57.199 --> 00:05:58.160 Uh. 124 00:05:58.000 --> 00:05:59.160 That was that was huge. 125 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:01.759 But uh, all the credit tonight, all the credits should 126 00:06:01.759 --> 00:06:04.319 go to our bullpen because they changed the game. 127 00:06:04.439 --> 00:06:06.040 We would about you guys that are just sort of 128 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:09.279 had that sort of spouting elimination game, especially with Freddie 129 00:06:09.279 --> 00:06:10.399 Spacecraps in the lineup late. 130 00:06:10.480 --> 00:06:11.519 Just be able to pull this off. 131 00:06:13.720 --> 00:06:14.959 I mean, I don't know what it says. 132 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:18.920 Honestly, did we. I mean, we were very injured all 133 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:20.959 year and somehow we had the best recommend the league, 134 00:06:21.399 --> 00:06:25.519 and you know, we we I feel like tonight was 135 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:28.319 just like an example of what this team is capable 136 00:06:28.360 --> 00:06:28.680 of doing. 137 00:06:29.160 --> 00:06:29.279 Uh. 138 00:06:29.639 --> 00:06:31.920 The fact that we did it without Freddy and Meg 139 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:36.279 was was just a bonus. But I feel like we 140 00:06:36.319 --> 00:06:39.319 have a very deep team overall, and tonight has showed. 141 00:06:39.759 --> 00:06:42.120 Yeah, You're a big reason why, Keith Aaron is this 142 00:06:42.160 --> 00:06:45.360 team has done what they've done this year. Your your versatility, 143 00:06:45.600 --> 00:06:49.199 your ability to perform in the postseason should not be downplayed. 144 00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:51.680 And remember David Vess talked about this yesterday for those 145 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:54.600 who forgot Keiky Aernandez was a free agent. They acquired 146 00:06:54.680 --> 00:06:57.160 him at the deadline last year from Boston, which she 147 00:06:57.240 --> 00:07:02.959 was struggling. I mean he was straw, yeah, defensively and offensively, 148 00:07:03.079 --> 00:07:04.959 so much so the Red Sox couldn't wait to get 149 00:07:05.040 --> 00:07:06.879 rid of him. The Dodgers brought him back. He was 150 00:07:06.920 --> 00:07:09.040 part of their run in twenty three free agent this 151 00:07:09.120 --> 00:07:12.319 past offseason, Saxy He waited and waited and waited, had 152 00:07:12.439 --> 00:07:16.399 multiple offers, but waited because Andrew Freeman and the Dodgers said, hey, 153 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:18.480 just give us some time. We're trying to free up 154 00:07:18.480 --> 00:07:20.800 some spots on the forty man, we're trying to get 155 00:07:20.839 --> 00:07:21.800 some salaries. 156 00:07:21.439 --> 00:07:22.000 To move around. 157 00:07:22.360 --> 00:07:27.120 He waited as spring training's going on in Arizona and Florida. 158 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:30.920 He waited because he wanted to be on this Dodgers 159 00:07:30.920 --> 00:07:33.839 team that much. He didn't take another offer, even though 160 00:07:33.839 --> 00:07:36.240 he had multiple ones, and he waited till the time 161 00:07:36.279 --> 00:07:38.600 was right, and the Dodgers said, okay, we're good, we 162 00:07:38.680 --> 00:07:40.759 got a spot now, and he signed a deal with them. 163 00:07:40.839 --> 00:07:41.040 Yeah. 164 00:07:41.120 --> 00:07:43.800 Smart, and you know, he's comfortable here. And and the 165 00:07:43.839 --> 00:07:46.040 fact that you know he's been here before before he 166 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:50.199 went to Boston, you know, was probably figured into his 167 00:07:50.199 --> 00:07:52.680 his thought process. Even though he probably, like you said, 168 00:07:52.720 --> 00:07:55.920 passed up some offers, and once you get into spring training, 169 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:58.040 you know, these those things are few and far between. 170 00:07:58.199 --> 00:08:00.680 But I think he had confidence that you know, is 171 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:02.800 worth the risk for him to come back here to 172 00:08:02.839 --> 00:08:05.879 Los Angeles. And let's remember, you know, keyk put in 173 00:08:05.920 --> 00:08:08.959 twelve bombs this year, you know, unlimited time that he 174 00:08:09.079 --> 00:08:11.120 was playing. He did get into one hundred and twenty 175 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:13.720 six games, but still those twelve home runs are big 176 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:15.920 and be able to play different positions. 177 00:08:16.199 --> 00:08:17.680 Bingo let's go. 178 00:08:17.759 --> 00:08:20.079 Back out to the phones. Armando in West Hills has 179 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:23.319 been waiting patiently. Armando, you're on Saxon Kate today. How 180 00:08:23.319 --> 00:08:23.639 you doing? 181 00:08:24.879 --> 00:08:25.120 Good? 182 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:26.199 Morning, good, How are you guys? 183 00:08:26.279 --> 00:08:26.480 Good? 184 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:30.000 Good, good? Just just a quick question. 185 00:08:30.439 --> 00:08:32.759 So, I mean, I'm going back to Game three when 186 00:08:32.919 --> 00:08:35.519 you know what, Miggey Road came out, you know, with 187 00:08:35.600 --> 00:08:38.320 his injury, and then first guy off the bench is 188 00:08:38.360 --> 00:08:40.960 Andy Poks, Like, why not Key K in that situation. 189 00:08:41.600 --> 00:08:44.639 I know Doc Roberts received a lot of criticism for that, 190 00:08:45.080 --> 00:08:47.279 but then you come to Game four, you entered Kek 191 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:50.519 into the lineup, and I mean, he just does such 192 00:08:50.519 --> 00:08:53.759 a great job. He's he's so consistent, especially in October. 193 00:08:54.320 --> 00:08:56.759 And not to mention the Dodger hitters, they were just 194 00:08:56.840 --> 00:08:59.799 first swing pitching all night, which is great, and I 195 00:08:59.799 --> 00:09:01.480 think it just put him in a good spot to 196 00:09:01.519 --> 00:09:02.200 win last night. 197 00:09:02.360 --> 00:09:04.960 Yeah, that's the million dollar question, Armando, and appreciate it 198 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:07.480 is why they went to Andy Pajuz in Game three. 199 00:09:07.519 --> 00:09:10.639 It was a six to five game, no team was scoring. 200 00:09:10.840 --> 00:09:13.320 Miguel Rojas comes out of the game with that groin 201 00:09:13.399 --> 00:09:15.759 injury that flared up again, and they go to Andy 202 00:09:15.799 --> 00:09:18.559 Pajas and PAJZ has had it up and down season, 203 00:09:18.600 --> 00:09:20.879 they send him back to Triple A. He comes back, 204 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:23.600 he's still good in a really good prospect for them, 205 00:09:23.919 --> 00:09:25.919 and gonna be good in the future. But in that 206 00:09:25.960 --> 00:09:30.000 situation we've talked about it, Yeah, it still doesn't quite 207 00:09:30.559 --> 00:09:33.000 compute with me. Is probably you wouldn't go to a 208 00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:35.240 guy in Kei ky Hernandez who can play center field, 209 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:38.720 checks the box there for you. And also it's gonna 210 00:09:38.720 --> 00:09:42.039 get two hit bats in that game. Moving forward because 211 00:09:42.039 --> 00:09:44.080 he was due up two more times. Andy pay has 212 00:09:44.159 --> 00:09:46.679 got those of bats, not Keiky Hernandez. I would rather 213 00:09:46.720 --> 00:09:48.879 have a guy proven in the postseason, not afraid of 214 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:51.720 the moment a one run game, who knows he comes up, 215 00:09:51.799 --> 00:09:54.879 gets a base hit, goes station to station, does something 216 00:09:54.960 --> 00:09:57.559 to get on base, cause a little havoc, and next 217 00:09:57.600 --> 00:09:59.720 thing you know, you tied this game up all because 218 00:09:59.759 --> 00:10:02.840 ke Ay Hernandez is doing something to make that happen. 219 00:10:02.879 --> 00:10:05.960 Instead he doesn't even get the opportunity. So that's that 220 00:10:06.039 --> 00:10:08.799 to me. Yeah, if whatever happens in this series happens 221 00:10:08.879 --> 00:10:10.600 Friday night, I think that will be one of the 222 00:10:10.600 --> 00:10:12.639 moments we kind of all remember, is why didn't kick 223 00:10:12.679 --> 00:10:14.279 a Hernandez get a chance in Game three. 224 00:10:14.559 --> 00:10:17.639 Yeah, I mean I understand that. And you're not gonna 225 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:19.879 make every call. Every call is not gonna come out, 226 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:21.879 you know the way that you think maybe had a 227 00:10:21.919 --> 00:10:24.799 hunch maybe, uh, you know, just the it's just the 228 00:10:24.840 --> 00:10:27.360 way goes sometimes. But look, he's there now, and the 229 00:10:27.399 --> 00:10:30.000 Dodgers are coming back, and they've got Game five in 230 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:32.639 front of their home home, a crowd, and this is 231 00:10:32.679 --> 00:10:35.039 this is good news for them, and it's gonna be 232 00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:37.480 a great game. I don't think there's gonna be any 233 00:10:37.559 --> 00:10:40.440 issues because it's getting darker a lot earlier. Now, what 234 00:10:40.480 --> 00:10:42.679 do you think at five o'clock start bad time for 235 00:10:42.720 --> 00:10:43.320 the hitters or not? 236 00:10:43.399 --> 00:10:45.639 Tim, I think the first inning or two you're gonna 237 00:10:45.639 --> 00:10:47.639 see those shadows there. I'm just trying to think about 238 00:10:47.639 --> 00:10:50.639 five o'clock. Its son's going down about what's six thirty now. 239 00:10:51.039 --> 00:10:54.519 So it may play a factor, certainly, Dodgers having a 240 00:10:54.519 --> 00:10:57.200 hard time seeing you Darvish in the postseason the last 241 00:10:57.240 --> 00:10:59.399 couple of years. They struggled in Game two on Sunday, 242 00:10:59.399 --> 00:11:02.559 which was a little later of a start. I hope 243 00:11:02.559 --> 00:11:05.440 it's not a factor, but it might early on with 244 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:06.879 those shadows at Dodgers done. 245 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:09.799 Darvish has been he's been nails, especially since he came back. 246 00:11:09.799 --> 00:11:11.840 He's you know, he won six, six or seven in 247 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:15.159 a row and uh, and he's on his game. But look, 248 00:11:15.559 --> 00:11:18.679 we know how things twist and turn and all of 249 00:11:18.720 --> 00:11:21.360 a sudden, you know they're in they're not where they 250 00:11:21.399 --> 00:11:23.600 were the last time they pitched, and and that might 251 00:11:23.639 --> 00:11:25.799 be where they're facing what they may be facing that 252 00:11:25.879 --> 00:11:27.960 with you, Darvis, who knows, you can't count on it. 253 00:11:28.000 --> 00:11:31.159 All you can control is when he releases a ball. 254 00:11:31.440 --> 00:11:33.480 Now you've got the authority to do what you can 255 00:11:33.559 --> 00:11:35.360 with it. And so they've got to take it to him. 256 00:11:35.360 --> 00:11:37.519 They've got to do it early too. Don't don't let 257 00:11:37.519 --> 00:11:39.559 that guy get on a roll because he gets dangerous 258 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:40.200 in it's. 259 00:11:40.039 --> 00:11:43.000 Gonna Michelle in San Diego, the six ' one nine 260 00:11:43.200 --> 00:11:45.120 joins us yere on am FI seventy LA Sports. 261 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:49.720 Hi, Michelle, Hey, I just wanted to know. I live 262 00:11:49.759 --> 00:11:54.320 in San Diego Territory, but I have a Dodger car, 263 00:11:54.399 --> 00:11:58.240 I have everything Dodgers, and I'm a big Dodger fan 264 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:02.399 down here, and I have not lost to faith and 265 00:12:02.559 --> 00:12:08.080 our team. I decorate every season for October in my 266 00:12:08.240 --> 00:12:15.639 House and a keik Oh my word, I cannot find 267 00:12:15.679 --> 00:12:21.919 his Dodger jersey anywhere online. And I have Rookie, I 268 00:12:22.000 --> 00:12:29.000 have Otani, but he's like he is one of the 269 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:32.960 good players, best player on the team, and I can 270 00:12:33.039 --> 00:12:35.480 find Boston. I don't want his Boston one. 271 00:12:36.039 --> 00:12:38.879 No, he's a fan favorite, no doubt about it. Michelle, 272 00:12:38.919 --> 00:12:41.159 we appreciate it. If you're looking for a jersey, may 273 00:12:41.200 --> 00:12:44.840 I suggest the Universal City Walk Dodger Clubhouse Store, which 274 00:12:44.879 --> 00:12:48.600 features official and custom jerseys from your favorite Dodger players, 275 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:50.799 along with hats, t shirts, and more. If they don't 276 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:53.399 got a jersey for Keiky Hernandez, they will make a 277 00:12:53.480 --> 00:12:56.919 jersey for Keiki her Nandez for you. So gear up 278 00:12:57.080 --> 00:12:59.519 at the Dodger Clubhouse Store, the official team store of 279 00:12:59.759 --> 00:13:03.080 FI seventy la Sports, and again tomorrow on Scam Sacks 280 00:13:03.080 --> 00:13:04.600 and Kates and Am We're gonna have a two hundred 281 00:13:04.600 --> 00:13:06.720 and fifty dollars gift card for one lucky Dodger fan 282 00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:10.279 to the Dodgers Clubhouse Store at Universal City Walk. Let's 283 00:13:10.360 --> 00:13:12.600 keep the party going, Brian and see me. Valley is 284 00:13:12.639 --> 00:13:15.159 next up here on a FI seventy la Sports. Hi, Brian. 285 00:13:16.440 --> 00:13:18.919 Hey, good morning. What's happening on Give a shout out 286 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:21.919 to Stacks. He I'm an old buddy at Saberhig and 287 00:13:21.960 --> 00:13:25.240 we played ball together and cool it up around the sport, 288 00:13:25.480 --> 00:13:28.440 you know, and mentally I wanted to get in to 289 00:13:28.600 --> 00:13:31.559 get a ask you guys a serious question. We know 290 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:33.679 golf is a mental game. We know baseball is a 291 00:13:33.720 --> 00:13:37.679 mental game. Once the tide starts shifting, I really want 292 00:13:37.720 --> 00:13:40.720 to give a shot out to Roberts because this coach, 293 00:13:40.919 --> 00:13:45.799 this skipper, has gotten his you know what, kicked from 294 00:13:45.840 --> 00:13:48.559 all the fans saying he's done, he's gonna do it again, 295 00:13:48.600 --> 00:13:52.360 and then to do what he's been doing with the 296 00:13:52.399 --> 00:13:54.559 pressure that's on him, I wanted to give a shot 297 00:13:54.559 --> 00:13:55.559 out to the skip man. 298 00:13:56.080 --> 00:13:59.039 Oh, you're right, Brian, appreciate it. I think he has 299 00:13:59.039 --> 00:14:02.360 done a great job and keeping this team focused because 300 00:14:02.399 --> 00:14:05.320 things could have unraveled very quickly, Sexy. Sure, that's what 301 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:08.559 we've seen in years past across baseball and other sports. 302 00:14:08.639 --> 00:14:11.639 Something doesn't work, and expectations aren't met, and the goals 303 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:13.080 that you thought you were gonna be and the team 304 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:15.200 you thought you're going to be don't live up to that, 305 00:14:15.679 --> 00:14:18.799 things could start going south. Really quickly. Fingerpoint could happen. 306 00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:23.039 Guys can start feeling down. You can see slumping shoulders, whatever. 307 00:14:23.519 --> 00:14:26.279 And Todave Roberts' credit, that's one of the things he's 308 00:14:26.399 --> 00:14:29.039 really good at. I know Dodger fans love to hate him, 309 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:32.799 but keeping a group together, keeping communication going, keeping that 310 00:14:32.919 --> 00:14:35.759 locker room and clubhouse an open area where guys are 311 00:14:35.799 --> 00:14:38.480 able to communicate and there's not finger point, and there's 312 00:14:38.480 --> 00:14:40.600 never a chance to have finger point. 313 00:14:40.720 --> 00:14:45.159 Yeah, that's right. It's common respect. And I don't just 314 00:14:45.240 --> 00:14:47.399 Dave Roberts is great. I'm a big Dave Roberts fan, 315 00:14:47.440 --> 00:14:50.039 always have been. And if you think about what a 316 00:14:50.039 --> 00:14:52.840 manager does, I mean, you know, all these guys are 317 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:55.000 pretty good at the x's and o's. It's the other stuff, 318 00:14:55.039 --> 00:14:57.960 the interpersonal relationships that they have on the team, keeping 319 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:00.919 that locker room a place where it conversations can be 320 00:15:01.039 --> 00:15:04.080 had and like you said, nobody's pointing fingers. And Dave 321 00:15:04.159 --> 00:15:06.279 Roberts is great at that. I mean, if anybody that 322 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:09.559 knows him knows that, if you don't like Dave Roberts's 323 00:15:09.600 --> 00:15:10.399 probably something wrong with. 324 00:15:10.399 --> 00:15:13.720 You, no doubt about it. He's a good guy. 325 00:15:13.960 --> 00:15:15.120 He is. 326 00:15:16.159 --> 00:15:18.919 It's hard to root against him. That's the thing he's 327 00:15:19.159 --> 00:15:21.720 He says what he says, and Dodger fans just want 328 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:24.600 to criticize him, nitpick everything he does, all the moves 329 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:27.120 that are made when they don't work out. Heck, last night, 330 00:15:27.200 --> 00:15:29.960 if things would have gone south with this bullpen game 331 00:15:30.080 --> 00:15:32.240 and maybe that link in the third to fourth inning 332 00:15:32.519 --> 00:15:35.399 doesn't work out and Alex Vessier gets into trouble and 333 00:15:35.480 --> 00:15:37.879 next thing you know, the plan doesn't work and Evan 334 00:15:37.879 --> 00:15:40.320 Phillips has giving up and run instead. Evan Phillips aid 335 00:15:40.360 --> 00:15:42.759 ending in the third shutout, pitching gets the win. But 336 00:15:42.879 --> 00:15:45.320 let's say it went south and things fell apart and 337 00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:47.320 all of a sudden, the Dodgers are trailing, the Dodgers 338 00:15:47.320 --> 00:15:51.000 lose the game. We'd be sitting here this morning talking about, well, 339 00:15:51.039 --> 00:15:53.759 why do they go with the bullpen game? Why didn't 340 00:15:53.759 --> 00:15:56.240 they go with a yamamdo? Why didn't they go we 341 00:15:56.320 --> 00:15:58.240 go ending there? Why are we going with the bullpen 342 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:00.000 and get instead? It worked? 343 00:16:00.360 --> 00:16:01.159 We're great, but. 344 00:16:01.159 --> 00:16:03.639 Nobody wants to give Dave Roberts the credit. It's all 345 00:16:03.679 --> 00:16:06.240 those eight different relievers who would have That's. 346 00:16:06.000 --> 00:16:07.960 The thing about being a manager. I mean, you're you 347 00:16:07.960 --> 00:16:10.519 know it's uh. I always felt like, you know, a 348 00:16:10.559 --> 00:16:13.320 manager is good for several games a year, not not 349 00:16:13.440 --> 00:16:15.759 the whole season. He's I mean, it's all about the players. 350 00:16:15.799 --> 00:16:18.159 The players are the ones are gonna you know, run, hit, throw, 351 00:16:18.279 --> 00:16:20.960 do all that stuff. The manager is good for maybe 352 00:16:21.039 --> 00:16:23.159 five d eight games a year, which could be the 353 00:16:23.200 --> 00:16:26.519 difference in the pennant. I mean, so it is important, 354 00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:29.679 it's critical, but but it's and Dave would tell you 355 00:16:29.679 --> 00:16:31.320 the same thing if he was here. It's it's about 356 00:16:31.320 --> 00:16:33.759 the players, you know. It's it's kind of like a 357 00:16:35.279 --> 00:16:38.679 situation where you know you can only mess the thing up. 358 00:16:38.720 --> 00:16:41.399 I mean, there's really no nothing that's great about being 359 00:16:41.440 --> 00:16:44.360 a manager as far as uh, as far as the upside, 360 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:46.840 it's always the downside they take, and that's tough. 361 00:16:47.039 --> 00:16:49.200 Yeah, you're hit it on the head. There's no upside 362 00:16:49.519 --> 00:16:52.000 to being a manager. You're supposed to do that. Well, 363 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:54.120 I would have called that. There's all these you know, 364 00:16:54.159 --> 00:16:57.039 Monday morning quarterbacks. But you know, when it when it 365 00:16:57.080 --> 00:16:59.440 goes great, you know, not a lot a lot of 366 00:16:59.480 --> 00:17:01.720 times people aren't calling in, like you know, one of 367 00:17:01.720 --> 00:17:04.400 our last callers was great, but they don't call it 368 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:06.880 as eight. It's all because of Dave Robert. No, no, no, 369 00:17:07.000 --> 00:17:09.240 you know, on the other side of it too, the 370 00:17:09.319 --> 00:17:12.599 positive part. It's you know, it's about Kik, It's about 371 00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:15.079 Mookie Betts and Otani and that those guys hitting the 372 00:17:15.079 --> 00:17:16.839 ball out of the ballpark and playing great defense. 373 00:17:16.839 --> 00:17:17.559 That's where it is. 374 00:17:17.880 --> 00:17:20.839 It's amazing. It's seven nineteen in the morning time check 375 00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:25.039 and we've barely talked about sho hey Otani and what 376 00:17:25.119 --> 00:17:27.759 he did last night. We focused a lot on Mookie Betts, 377 00:17:28.000 --> 00:17:33.079 this bullpen, certainly, and what Kiki Hernandez has done. But 378 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:36.640 Shoeotani last night one for three on base three times, 379 00:17:36.680 --> 00:17:39.920 just very quietly getting on base, you know, taking advantage 380 00:17:39.920 --> 00:17:42.000 of a ball and tagging up from first his second. 381 00:17:42.799 --> 00:17:45.559 It didn't give doesn't get lost because you can't, you know, 382 00:17:45.640 --> 00:17:49.319 lose what Shoeotani means to a team. But it is interesting, 383 00:17:49.400 --> 00:17:51.240 Sex you were an hour and twenty minutes into this 384 00:17:51.359 --> 00:17:54.200 show this morning and ain't nothing. Dodgers win and we've 385 00:17:54.240 --> 00:17:57.279 barely touched upon what the MVP of baseball, mister fifty 386 00:17:57.319 --> 00:17:58.000 to fifty has done. 387 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:00.240 And isn't it great? What does that tell you that 388 00:18:00.319 --> 00:18:02.359 there's other elements of this team that can do it, 389 00:18:02.359 --> 00:18:05.279 and that are very important as well. So the fact 390 00:18:05.279 --> 00:18:07.279 that we're not talking about show Hey is is a 391 00:18:07.319 --> 00:18:09.680 great is a great thing, even though he was productive, 392 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:11.359 you know what, I think it's great too. He's so 393 00:18:11.480 --> 00:18:14.039 unaffected show Hey o Tani. I see him at bat. 394 00:18:14.319 --> 00:18:16.839 You know, he doesn't bat, and I he's not nervous. 395 00:18:16.839 --> 00:18:18.960 Somebody once asked, are you are? Are you nervous for 396 00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:19.319 this point? 397 00:18:19.400 --> 00:18:19.640 Nope? 398 00:18:19.759 --> 00:18:21.680 I mean just very very calm and easy. 399 00:18:21.839 --> 00:18:23.400 And when he's at bat, he steps out of the 400 00:18:23.400 --> 00:18:27.119 bot batter's box, calls time out, really kind of looks 401 00:18:27.119 --> 00:18:27.440