WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:05.120 We are live in Glendale, Arizona. Welcome to Dodger Talk, 2 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:08.599 our only show of the week here on AM five 3 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:11.560 seventy LA Sports, and we've got a great show for 4 00:00:11.599 --> 00:00:16.079 you tonight. We will let you here inside the Dodger Clubhouse, 5 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:20.719 inside the team meeting on Saturday for the first full 6 00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:25.719 squad meeting where Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman addressed the team. 7 00:00:25.839 --> 00:00:28.839 We will share that with you in fifteen minutes. Also 8 00:00:29.000 --> 00:00:32.600 coming up in thirty minutes, you will hear from one 9 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:37.799 of the key players in last year's championship run, especially 10 00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:42.200 in October, the one and only two time World Series 11 00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:47.159 champion with the Dodgers, Blake Trinan. Who can ever forget 12 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:53.320 Game five, after Jack Flaherty lasted what two innings the 13 00:00:53.399 --> 00:00:56.799 Dodgers had to go to their bullpen, Blake trining was 14 00:00:57.159 --> 00:00:59.640 in a key spot, throwing more pitches than he had 15 00:00:59.679 --> 00:01:03.079 ever thrown in a game forty six? Who can never 16 00:01:03.119 --> 00:01:05.519 forget Dave Roberts going out to the mound in the 17 00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:09.239 eighth inning just checking the temperature of trying to see 18 00:01:09.519 --> 00:01:12.920 where he was at. And he delivered for his manager, 19 00:01:13.239 --> 00:01:16.480 he delivered for his teammates, And it's the first time 20 00:01:17.000 --> 00:01:20.920 I have interviewed Blake Trying in since talking to him 21 00:01:21.040 --> 00:01:24.280 in the moment on the field at Yankee Stadium after 22 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:29.400 the Dodgers were victorious in that World Series. Just amazing, 23 00:01:30.799 --> 00:01:36.280 amazing player, amazing person, an amazing competitor. Blake Trying and 24 00:01:36.359 --> 00:01:39.159 we had some fun. He tried to hold me accountable 25 00:01:39.560 --> 00:01:42.519 and I try to hold him accountable. What happened was 26 00:01:43.079 --> 00:01:47.040 he started grabbing my microphone. And for those that know 27 00:01:47.599 --> 00:01:51.760 the first rule of broadcasting, number one rule, you never 28 00:01:51.959 --> 00:01:56.000 allow anybody to grab the microphone from you. That's number one. 29 00:01:56.040 --> 00:01:58.439 If you're up on a platform, if you're at the 30 00:01:58.519 --> 00:02:03.560 school function and you're the MC, don't ever let anybody 31 00:02:03.560 --> 00:02:06.519 grab the microphone. And I let Blake try and grab 32 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:10.719 the microphone, and you will hear that conversation coming up 33 00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:14.240 at the bottom of the hour. We had a great 34 00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:17.319 first day at Camel Back Ranch. I just got back 35 00:02:17.360 --> 00:02:23.439 from the Buffalo Wing Eating Contest, the seventh annual Buffalo 36 00:02:23.520 --> 00:02:28.439 Wing Eating Contest. Justin Turner started this seven years ago. 37 00:02:28.599 --> 00:02:33.000 Mookie Betts has taken the baton and last year's winner, 38 00:02:33.560 --> 00:02:39.719 Hero Yoshi Yamamoto's interpreter was victorious. He was not able 39 00:02:40.039 --> 00:02:44.680 to defend his title. Tonight, it was Dominican assistant pitching 40 00:02:44.759 --> 00:02:50.360 coach heyesus Canizalez that won the Buffalo wing eating contest, 41 00:02:50.800 --> 00:02:55.360 and it was Mookie Bets, Dave Roberts, Yamamoto, Shohio Tani 42 00:02:55.800 --> 00:03:00.080 that all contributed to the fund for whoever won this 43 00:03:00.120 --> 00:03:03.599 Buffalo wing eating contest. I believe the grand prize was 44 00:03:03.639 --> 00:03:06.759 twenty five hundred dollars, so I'm happy for a minor 45 00:03:06.840 --> 00:03:10.199 league pitching coach to get a little extra spending cash 46 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:13.800 during spring training. We do have phone lines open until 47 00:03:13.879 --> 00:03:17.439 eight o'clock. Eight six six nine eighty seven, two five 48 00:03:17.639 --> 00:03:21.960 seventy is the phone number. It was actually incredible because 49 00:03:22.919 --> 00:03:25.759 I brought my wife and kids over to the Buffalo 50 00:03:25.879 --> 00:03:30.759 wing eating contest. My son Joseph loves to watch grown 51 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:35.199 men embarrass themselves by eating countless number of boneless wings, 52 00:03:35.680 --> 00:03:38.759 and we encountered the entire team. They all showed up 53 00:03:38.800 --> 00:03:42.120 and it was similar to last year. All the players 54 00:03:42.199 --> 00:03:45.360 showed up, and it was pretty incredible that you had 55 00:03:45.879 --> 00:03:49.159 you had shoe A Otani and Mookie Beds standing in 56 00:03:49.199 --> 00:03:54.039 this Buffalo Wild Wing restaurant right in the heart of 57 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:59.319 the Westgate Town Center here in Glendale, Arizona. And after 58 00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:02.319 we watched it for a little bit, we went across 59 00:04:02.360 --> 00:04:05.039 the way to have some dinner, and all of a sudden, 60 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:08.639 in this massive outdoor mall area. If you ever been 61 00:04:08.719 --> 00:04:12.000 to see the Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, you know where 62 00:04:12.039 --> 00:04:14.960 I'm talking about. There's a bunch of bunch of restaurants 63 00:04:14.960 --> 00:04:18.600 in this outdoor type of mall area, and you can 64 00:04:18.759 --> 00:04:22.560 hear the buzz start to generate around the courtyard that 65 00:04:22.680 --> 00:04:25.920 the Dodgers were there, that Otani was there, that Mookie 66 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:29.160 Beds was there, and it was pretty amazing to see. 67 00:04:29.199 --> 00:04:32.439 It was kind of a like a tidal wave of 68 00:04:32.600 --> 00:04:36.439 buzz going through that outdoor mall and yeah, show hey, 69 00:04:36.439 --> 00:04:39.279 Otani was standing right there. You could have got a 70 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:43.160 great look at Otani out of uniform, in street clothes, 71 00:04:43.199 --> 00:04:45.680 hanging out with his teammates. So that was pretty cool 72 00:04:45.720 --> 00:04:49.800 as well. Now at camp today, the big buzz was 73 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:54.040 Dustin May throwing to hitters for the first time this spring. 74 00:04:54.360 --> 00:04:58.240 Of course, we all know about the Dustin May career arc. 75 00:04:58.639 --> 00:05:02.560 He has great stuff, but it seems like sometimes the 76 00:05:02.639 --> 00:05:07.079 velocity that he throws is too much for his body. 77 00:05:07.439 --> 00:05:12.720 To Tommy John surgeries. He had an unfortunate esophagus accident 78 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:15.439 where he was eating dinner, and I guess he's going 79 00:05:15.480 --> 00:05:19.079 with that. He had a piece of lettuce that created 80 00:05:19.079 --> 00:05:23.800 a major medical emergency, and that derailed any thoughts of 81 00:05:23.839 --> 00:05:27.160 a possible comeback last year. So you had the entire 82 00:05:27.600 --> 00:05:30.000 I wouldn't say the entire team, but you had a 83 00:05:30.040 --> 00:05:34.279 lot of guys stop down to see what he had 84 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:36.879 to see the way he looked, and I was told 85 00:05:36.920 --> 00:05:40.680 it was remarkable. I could get into the vertical tilt 86 00:05:40.720 --> 00:05:45.240 and all that, but it was plus plus stuff today 87 00:05:45.639 --> 00:05:49.240 from Dustin May. From what I was told, Max Month, 88 00:05:49.319 --> 00:05:51.879 see Kei Ky Hernandez faced him and they did not 89 00:05:52.079 --> 00:05:56.360 have very comfortable swings against Dustin May. And of course, 90 00:05:56.399 --> 00:06:00.240 in this juncture of spring training, we always say the 91 00:06:00.279 --> 00:06:02.720 pitchers are ahead of the hitter, so that's part of 92 00:06:02.759 --> 00:06:06.480 this as well. But I'm not gonna sit here and 93 00:06:06.480 --> 00:06:08.720 try to break down what Dustin May was doing. I 94 00:06:08.720 --> 00:06:11.279 could just give you the feedback that I got from 95 00:06:11.360 --> 00:06:14.120 some of the coaches that were watching today, And I 96 00:06:14.160 --> 00:06:17.560 can also tell you when there is a certain picture 97 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:21.439 on the mound, and not only front office people, but 98 00:06:21.720 --> 00:06:26.199 teammates gather around the batting cage to watch it. It 99 00:06:26.279 --> 00:06:29.600 means something, and everybody wanted to see and support Dustin 100 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:32.000 May because a lot of guys have been on this 101 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:35.079 journey with him. It stood out to me that Tony 102 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:37.920 Gonsolin made it a point they were roommates for a 103 00:06:37.959 --> 00:06:43.040 long time. Alex Vesia stopped down and really was making 104 00:06:43.079 --> 00:06:45.680 it known that he was here to see Dustin May. So, 105 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:49.160 Blake Snell was there to see Dustin May. So a 106 00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:52.480 lot of guys were interested to see what Dustin May had, 107 00:06:52.800 --> 00:06:55.519 what Dustin May had, and what does it mean? What 108 00:06:55.560 --> 00:06:58.040 does it mean for Dustin May if he comes out 109 00:06:58.040 --> 00:07:00.959 of spring training healthy, does he have a spot in 110 00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:05.079 this rotation? I believe he does to start the year. 111 00:07:05.560 --> 00:07:06.120 I really do. 112 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:09.120 I believe there's a competition going on between Dustin May, 113 00:07:09.519 --> 00:07:12.839 Tony Gonsolin, and Bobby Miller. Are there two spots? 114 00:07:13.160 --> 00:07:13.480 Are there? 115 00:07:13.519 --> 00:07:15.040 Three spots? Are there? 116 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:15.160 Just? 117 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:20.000 Is there just one spot? That's contingent on whether or 118 00:07:20.079 --> 00:07:25.000 not Roki Sazaki starts games to begin the North American 119 00:07:25.079 --> 00:07:28.519 part of the Dodgers schedule after he starts in Japan. 120 00:07:28.639 --> 00:07:32.040 Dave Roberts made that announcement last week. He's planning to 121 00:07:32.120 --> 00:07:35.879 have the two Japanese pitchers start in Tokyo at the 122 00:07:35.920 --> 00:07:39.399 Tokyo Dome where they won the World Baseball Classic. That 123 00:07:39.639 --> 00:07:43.800 was Yoshi Yamamoto and Roki Sazaki going up against the Cubs. 124 00:07:44.079 --> 00:07:48.160 But look, Roki Sazaki is not a finished product by 125 00:07:48.920 --> 00:07:51.240 any means. 126 00:07:52.199 --> 00:07:52.839 He's just not. 127 00:07:53.240 --> 00:07:55.800 I know, everybody keeps on hyping up this guy, but 128 00:07:56.360 --> 00:07:59.120 last year was not a smooth year for him in Japan. 129 00:08:00.199 --> 00:08:02.240 He has a lot to prove and I'm not going 130 00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:06.160 to say that today or this year, Roki Sazaki is 131 00:08:06.160 --> 00:08:09.360 going to live up to the hype. This is a project. 132 00:08:09.800 --> 00:08:14.199 Any team that was signing Roki Suzaki was signing a project, 133 00:08:14.399 --> 00:08:17.519 and he he's going to start, but there's going to 134 00:08:17.560 --> 00:08:20.720 be some bumps along the way, and how is he 135 00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:23.839 going to handle that? How do the Dodgers handle that 136 00:08:24.079 --> 00:08:27.800 as well? So that's why there's there's spots available in 137 00:08:27.839 --> 00:08:31.079 the rotation. So that's the way it looks as far 138 00:08:31.120 --> 00:08:35.279 as the rotation goes, because Otani eventually will be in there, 139 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:39.960 Roki Sazaki from time to time will be in there. 140 00:08:40.759 --> 00:08:44.320 Does Glass now stay healthy? He's a full participant. So 141 00:08:45.720 --> 00:08:49.799 there's some question marks surrounding this eight six six, eight, seven, 142 00:08:49.879 --> 00:08:53.320 two five seventy is the phone number, and saw Mooki 143 00:08:53.399 --> 00:08:56.480 Bets today. He's in great spirits. He has a great 144 00:08:57.759 --> 00:09:00.440 clear head on his shoulders, and you're going to hear 145 00:09:00.919 --> 00:09:03.799 his message to his teammates coming up in our next segment. 146 00:09:04.279 --> 00:09:07.399 And he definitely has set the tone again for the 147 00:09:07.440 --> 00:09:11.399 Dodgers like he did last year where he was so determined. 148 00:09:11.799 --> 00:09:14.960 And my understanding is that during the off season he 149 00:09:15.080 --> 00:09:17.519 was with P. D. Montero, one of the Dodger coaches 150 00:09:17.559 --> 00:09:20.960 who is a great infield instructor, a disciple at Reggie 151 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:24.919 Smith now on Dave Roberts's staff, and P. D. Montero 152 00:09:25.120 --> 00:09:28.320 was working with Mookie Betts in the San Fernando Valley 153 00:09:28.559 --> 00:09:32.399 all winter long and watching Mooki make the throws today, 154 00:09:33.000 --> 00:09:36.440 it was everything that people had been talking about that, yes, 155 00:09:36.559 --> 00:09:39.600 the throws are much better, and more importantly, talking to 156 00:09:39.679 --> 00:09:44.440 Chris Woodward, the confidence is there. Mooki was still a 157 00:09:44.480 --> 00:09:48.399 little unsure of himself at shortstop last year. I know 158 00:09:48.519 --> 00:09:52.440 it's just the backfields, I know it's just practice, but 159 00:09:52.559 --> 00:09:57.320 he seems a lot more confident at that position. We're 160 00:09:57.360 --> 00:09:59.679 gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk. When 161 00:09:59.720 --> 00:10:02.120 we come back your phone calls, we have two lines 162 00:10:02.159 --> 00:10:05.080 open at eight six six nine eighty seven two five 163 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:08.679 seventy we will take you inside the Dodger Clubhouse to 164 00:10:08.759 --> 00:10:11.879 hear what Mookie Bets and Freddie Freeman had to say 165 00:10:11.919 --> 00:10:15.679 to their teammates on the first day of full squad workouts. 166 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:18.200 And also coming up at the bottom of the hour, 167 00:10:18.600 --> 00:10:21.600 you don't want to miss my conversation with one of 168 00:10:21.639 --> 00:10:25.399 the heroes of the World Series, Blake Trining David Vasse 169 00:10:25.720 --> 00:10:29.000 live in Glendale, Arizona on your home for the World 170 00:10:29.039 --> 00:10:34.240 Champion Dodgers AM five to seventy LA Sports. The Dodgers 171 00:10:34.360 --> 00:10:38.320 first spring training game, Cactus League Opener is coming up 172 00:10:38.360 --> 00:10:41.879 on Thursday, and you will hear it live on your 173 00:10:41.960 --> 00:10:45.360 home for the World Champion Dodgers AM five to seventy 174 00:10:45.759 --> 00:10:50.399 LA Sports. It is against the Chicago Cubs at Camelback 175 00:10:50.480 --> 00:10:52.159 Ranch and it is at. 176 00:10:52.039 --> 00:10:54.559 Twelve oh five on. 177 00:10:54.559 --> 00:10:59.519 Thursday afternoon against the Cubs. And on Friday, the Dodgers 178 00:10:59.519 --> 00:11:02.960 in cub hook up again, this time at Sloan Park, 179 00:11:03.120 --> 00:11:07.360 So the Dodgers and Cubs will be facing off in Tokyo, Japan. 180 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:10.600 They're the first two teams to report to spring training 181 00:11:10.639 --> 00:11:13.000 and they will face off in the first two games 182 00:11:13.320 --> 00:11:17.440 of the Cactus League. And since this is our only 183 00:11:17.639 --> 00:11:22.080 live show this week from Glendale, Arizona, I may have 184 00:11:22.159 --> 00:11:27.159 to do a Dodger Talk podcast exclusive for the iHeartRadio 185 00:11:27.200 --> 00:11:29.679 app at some point this week. But you will hear 186 00:11:29.759 --> 00:11:33.919 us live on Dodgers on Deck beginning at eleven thirty 187 00:11:34.279 --> 00:11:39.279 before first pitch this Thursday at twelve five the Cactus 188 00:11:39.360 --> 00:11:43.519 League opener. Yes, it is time for Dodger Baseball and 189 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:47.559 we have your world champions covered right here on Dodgers 190 00:11:47.720 --> 00:11:50.879 Radio and five to seventy LA Sports coming up at 191 00:11:50.879 --> 00:11:53.600 the bottom of the hour, you will hear from Blake Trining. 192 00:11:53.919 --> 00:11:57.600 In a moment, I will take you inside the Dodger 193 00:11:57.679 --> 00:12:02.159 Clubhouse to hear the message for Mookie Bets and Freddie Freeman. 194 00:12:02.279 --> 00:12:05.320 But first let's take some phone calls. Let's go out 195 00:12:05.320 --> 00:12:09.279 to Camillo. Clay, You're on Dodger Talk with David Masse. 196 00:12:09.480 --> 00:12:09.600 Hi. 197 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:13.799 Clay, Hey, Hi David, thank you, enjoy you and your commentary. 198 00:12:13.879 --> 00:12:14.679 You do a great job. 199 00:12:15.279 --> 00:12:15.960 Thank you, Clay. 200 00:12:16.279 --> 00:12:18.480 I want hey, I wanted to talk a little bit 201 00:12:18.480 --> 00:12:20.360 about something that I saw and my friends and I 202 00:12:20.360 --> 00:12:22.200 have discussed it, and I wanted to see if it 203 00:12:22.200 --> 00:12:25.919 ever came up. That infamous fifth inning of the Game five, 204 00:12:27.399 --> 00:12:30.120 I saw that keik A when he's running to third 205 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:32.240 took kind of a different route, and I wanted to 206 00:12:32.279 --> 00:12:34.440 ask your opinion, if you've talked to him about that, 207 00:12:34.519 --> 00:12:37.600 if that's come up in conversation, and do you think 208 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:40.759 that had a role in the shortstops throughout a third 209 00:12:41.159 --> 00:12:43.919 he kind of takes kind of an outward run. You 210 00:12:43.960 --> 00:12:45.519 could tell that he makes a little bit of a 211 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:48.399 jog outside to go to the base clay. 212 00:12:49.159 --> 00:12:52.240 It's incredible you brought that up because I was talking 213 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:55.440 about that base running play and a few other different 214 00:12:55.480 --> 00:12:58.720 little things that added up to the Dodgers winning that 215 00:12:58.759 --> 00:13:02.279 World Series with Dave ro Roberts last night, and he 216 00:13:02.360 --> 00:13:07.120 brought up that play that was one hundred percent intentional 217 00:13:07.600 --> 00:13:10.519 by Keith k a Hernandez. And I know we think 218 00:13:10.559 --> 00:13:13.720 about the clutch hits and the clutch home runs by 219 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:17.559 Keith ka in October, but what makes him such a 220 00:13:17.639 --> 00:13:21.399 good player is that he is a baseball player. He 221 00:13:21.519 --> 00:13:25.639 has a high baseball IQ, and in that moment his 222 00:13:25.759 --> 00:13:29.600 IQ delivered, he knew he had to try to find 223 00:13:29.639 --> 00:13:32.080 a way to make that throw tougher on Anthony Volpi 224 00:13:32.200 --> 00:13:36.000 to get to Josh Chisholm. So that was one hundred 225 00:13:36.080 --> 00:13:39.480 percent intentional for key k to take that route from 226 00:13:39.519 --> 00:13:40.919 second base to third base. 227 00:13:42.240 --> 00:13:43.960 Yep, that's what I thought. And I had one other 228 00:13:44.039 --> 00:13:48.679 thing if you got time, Yeah, your thoughts on Aaron 229 00:13:48.799 --> 00:13:52.120 Judge when Tae Oscar hit the ball to the left 230 00:13:52.120 --> 00:13:55.799 center field and short hoped the sense do you think 231 00:13:55.879 --> 00:13:58.840 if you watch him, do you think that the catch 232 00:13:58.879 --> 00:14:02.519 that he made against these against Freeman, I see that 233 00:14:02.600 --> 00:14:05.639 he's not going full speed. Do you think there was 234 00:14:05.720 --> 00:14:08.080 any way that he could have got that ball? 235 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:11.919 There was a chance. I thought that in the moment, 236 00:14:12.200 --> 00:14:14.320 it just seemed like he made a great catch. But 237 00:14:14.399 --> 00:14:17.919 he made a few other blunders. The obvious one was 238 00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:21.679 dropping the ball to start the Dodger rally in Game 239 00:14:21.759 --> 00:14:24.559 five of that fifth inning, but there were a few 240 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:27.240 going against the wall, the one that you're talking about 241 00:14:27.240 --> 00:14:30.559 in particular, where he did not play it well and 242 00:14:30.639 --> 00:14:33.440 Juan Soto had a rough time in right field during 243 00:14:33.480 --> 00:14:37.200 that World Series, and that costs the Yankees and gave 244 00:14:37.240 --> 00:14:40.879 the Dodgers a ninety extra feet a few different times. 245 00:14:41.279 --> 00:14:43.840 The first one that comes to mind is Otani's double 246 00:14:44.480 --> 00:14:48.159 that Soto did not get too quickly and made a 247 00:14:48.159 --> 00:14:51.639 poor throw and labor Taurus couldn't stay in front of it, 248 00:14:51.720 --> 00:14:55.759 and Shohotani got to third base and the Dodgers tied 249 00:14:55.799 --> 00:15:01.120 the score thanks to a sacrifice fly. If if Otani's 250 00:15:01.159 --> 00:15:04.200 held to a double, the Dodgers don't tie the score there. 251 00:15:05.679 --> 00:15:08.159 Yep, that's right, very good, very good. 252 00:15:08.399 --> 00:15:11.159 Appreciate it all right, be safe out there, Clay, Thanks 253 00:15:11.200 --> 00:15:13.399 for the phone call. Yeah, And you know I talked 254 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:16.039 about this on sports and at LA last week. You know, 255 00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:21.759 it's a reflection on Aaron Boone. How poorly the Yankees 256 00:15:21.840 --> 00:15:24.600 did the little things because the tone is set with 257 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:28.600 the manager, and Dave Roberts has empowered his coaches last 258 00:15:28.679 --> 00:15:32.360 year Clayton McCullough and Dino Ebel this year Chris Woodward 259 00:15:32.559 --> 00:15:37.840 and Dino Ebel among others, to hold the players accountable, 260 00:15:37.879 --> 00:15:41.039 get them out there, their work, and I'll never forget 261 00:15:41.080 --> 00:15:44.120 the rest of my life. Just how from day one 262 00:15:44.240 --> 00:15:46.879 here in spring training the tone was set by Mookie 263 00:15:46.879 --> 00:15:50.759 Betts and Freddie Freeman, and not by their words, but 264 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:53.840 by their action and the work they put in and 265 00:15:53.919 --> 00:15:57.679 that never stopped. Each and every day before every game, 266 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:01.080 they were out there working and it continued through the 267 00:16:01.080 --> 00:16:06.320 World Series. And it was sobering and eye opening, honestly, 268 00:16:06.960 --> 00:16:10.799 when the Yankees had the opportunity to have early work 269 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:15.519 before every World Series game, there were no Yankees out 270 00:16:15.559 --> 00:16:22.639 there doing any infield drills. It was shocking, considering how 271 00:16:22.679 --> 00:16:26.720 bad they were defensively, that nobody was out there trying 272 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:29.759 to get better. But on the flip side, on the 273 00:16:29.759 --> 00:16:33.399 Dodger side, you had guys that are really good defensively, 274 00:16:33.440 --> 00:16:39.080 and Keike Hernandez, Tommy Edmond, Chris Taylor, Mookie Bets, Freddie 275 00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:42.879 Freeman who was on a bad right ankle among other things, 276 00:16:42.919 --> 00:16:46.639 and he was still out there putting in the early 277 00:16:46.720 --> 00:16:50.279 work and the Yankees never did. And that was I 278 00:16:50.320 --> 00:16:54.919 know we keep saying this, but pitching, defense, base running 279 00:16:55.559 --> 00:17:00.159 were the biggest difference in that World Series. And nobody'll 280 00:17:00.200 --> 00:17:02.720 ever forget the fifth inning of Game five, one of 281 00:17:02.720 --> 00:17:07.880 the epic meltdowns by any team in any World Series game, 282 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:12.000 in any World Series. Inning eight six, six, seven, two, 283 00:17:12.160 --> 00:17:15.039 five seventy is the phone number. This is Dodger Talk. 284 00:17:15.160 --> 00:17:19.599 David Vasse live in Glendale, Arizona with the world champion 285 00:17:19.680 --> 00:17:23.920 Dodgers as they get set for trying to defend this 286 00:17:24.079 --> 00:17:28.680 championship and become the first team since the Yankees twenty 287 00:17:28.720 --> 00:17:32.960 five years ago to win back to back World Series championships. 288 00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:35.599 And there's been a lot of talk about trying to 289 00:17:35.640 --> 00:17:38.480 win one hundred and sixteen games winning back to back 290 00:17:38.519 --> 00:17:43.000 World Series. But as you know, in baseball, especially if 291 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:45.839 you start looking that far ahead, that's where you get 292 00:17:45.880 --> 00:17:50.480 tripped up. And on Saturday, the Dodgers had their first 293 00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:55.599 full team meeting and Mookie Betts was called upon by 294 00:17:55.680 --> 00:17:59.200 Dave Roberts to speak. Freddie Freeman was called upon by 295 00:17:59.279 --> 00:18:02.680 Dave Roberts to address their team and here's what they 296 00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:06.000 had to say. We are taking you deep inside the 297 00:18:06.079 --> 00:18:10.680 Dodger Clubhouse. Here's Freddy Freeman and Mookie Betts on Saturday 298 00:18:10.880 --> 00:18:13.680 setting the tone for the twenty twenty five season. 299 00:18:14.000 --> 00:18:16.000 I mean, I think I'm just gonna harp on what 300 00:18:16.039 --> 00:18:18.759 you said. Every single night since I've been a professional 301 00:18:18.799 --> 00:18:21.200 baseball player is when I lay my head on my 302 00:18:21.240 --> 00:18:23.519 pillar at night, did I give everything I have to 303 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:26.200 get better that day? And I've been doing that for 304 00:18:26.240 --> 00:18:28.559 a long time. Special this is my fourth year. We're 305 00:18:28.559 --> 00:18:30.000 in this uniform and I got to win it for 306 00:18:30.079 --> 00:18:31.839 the first time in this uniform last year and that 307 00:18:31.880 --> 00:18:34.559 means everything. I mean, MOOKI he's got three titles. I've 308 00:18:34.559 --> 00:18:37.079 got two, Max. A lot of these guys got two 309 00:18:37.079 --> 00:18:39.720 titles in here. Like Mukey said on that video, we 310 00:18:39.759 --> 00:18:43.519 want more. When you win one, you want to win 311 00:18:43.559 --> 00:18:45.119 another one. You just want to keep winning and winning 312 00:18:45.119 --> 00:18:47.960 and winning. And when you put on this uniform, that's 313 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:50.880 this is the epitome of baseball right here as the Dodgers. 314 00:18:51.039 --> 00:18:53.319 And to be able to put this uniform on it 315 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:57.200 every day when you walk in this clubhouse, make it 316 00:18:57.240 --> 00:18:59.960 feel special because it is special to put this uniform on. 317 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:03.279 A lot of us are coming in here grinding already. 318 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:05.279 You know, we're here at seven am trying to get 319 00:19:05.279 --> 00:19:08.079 our bodies ready to do this. And when you win 320 00:19:08.119 --> 00:19:10.839 this thing at the end of it, everything is worth 321 00:19:10.839 --> 00:19:12.759 it at the end. It really is. A lot of 322 00:19:12.839 --> 00:19:15.440 us went through a lot last year to do that 323 00:19:15.519 --> 00:19:18.160 and put a ring on, and I promise you guys, 324 00:19:18.240 --> 00:19:20.079 it is worth it in the end. So come in 325 00:19:20.119 --> 00:19:21.960 here every day, put this uniform on and make it 326 00:19:22.079 --> 00:19:24.480 mean something to you, just like talk was saying, and 327 00:19:24.519 --> 00:19:25.920 we'll see you at the end of this thing. 328 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:28.000 I would say just. 329 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:34.559 Everything Freddy, say everything Doc said. I would say something 330 00:19:34.599 --> 00:19:37.880 new for me this year that I'm working on, since 331 00:19:37.880 --> 00:19:40.799 it's like I do have three never went back to back, 332 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:44.960 and to me, I think doing all the things that 333 00:19:45.000 --> 00:19:45.839 Doc said. 334 00:19:47.160 --> 00:19:48.920 Is going to be key. But I think discipline. 335 00:19:49.039 --> 00:19:51.160 I think discipline is showing up each and every day, 336 00:19:52.119 --> 00:19:54.319 giving your effort, giving it what you got, working on 337 00:19:54.359 --> 00:19:56.519 whatever you need to work on. But it's the only 338 00:19:56.559 --> 00:19:59.359 way to do it. So we got to figure it 339 00:19:59.400 --> 00:20:03.519 out and we'll be starting today with discipline, doing everything in. 340 00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:04.319 The right ways. 341 00:20:05.039 --> 00:20:09.480 That's Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts addressing their teammates on 342 00:20:09.839 --> 00:20:13.079 Saturday when the full squad got together for the first 343 00:20:13.119 --> 00:20:17.799 time officially, and you were inside that Dodger clubhouse, And 344 00:20:17.839 --> 00:20:20.400 thank you to Sue Joe and the Dodgers social media 345 00:20:20.440 --> 00:20:24.960 team for posting that on the Dodgers' social media accounts, 346 00:20:25.599 --> 00:20:28.759 because that just gives you a peek inside on just 347 00:20:28.880 --> 00:20:32.559 the tone and the mindset of this team. And you 348 00:20:32.680 --> 00:20:34.960 heard what Mooki Bets had to say. He has three 349 00:20:35.000 --> 00:20:39.119 World Series championships, he's never won back to Backworld series, 350 00:20:39.480 --> 00:20:44.039 Freddie Freeman, Father Time is undefeated. Freddie is well aware 351 00:20:44.079 --> 00:20:47.640 of that, and it feels like these guys Mookie Bets, 352 00:20:47.799 --> 00:20:52.559 Freddie Freeman and sho Hey Otani, along with Teoscar Hernandez 353 00:20:52.599 --> 00:20:56.200 and Max Munsey, they understand, you know, what they have 354 00:20:56.400 --> 00:21:01.559 here and there is a fine time that these guys 355 00:21:01.599 --> 00:21:05.519 have left in their careers and they're not taking any 356 00:21:05.559 --> 00:21:08.720 season for granted. And I love what they had to say. 357 00:21:09.039 --> 00:21:12.839 I love that Mookie Beds has grown into a leadership 358 00:21:12.920 --> 00:21:16.799 role where he's comfortable enough to stand up and express 359 00:21:16.880 --> 00:21:19.680 himself that way. If you go back to twenty twenty, 360 00:21:20.519 --> 00:21:23.039 he was not as willing to be that guy, and 361 00:21:23.079 --> 00:21:26.400 it's hard when you're the new guy. But he has 362 00:21:26.559 --> 00:21:30.880 really grown into it and I saw it, especially last year, 363 00:21:31.759 --> 00:21:34.799 the tone he set for himself and for the team. 364 00:21:35.359 --> 00:21:39.680 He really has started to become more of a leader 365 00:21:39.759 --> 00:21:43.880 by example and also a voice in that clubhouse. And 366 00:21:43.920 --> 00:21:47.160 I love hearing those two guys really grow into being 367 00:21:47.240 --> 00:21:51.160 Dodgers and taking ownership of this team because it is 368 00:21:51.200 --> 00:21:55.000 their team. Along with Otani, along with Max Munsey, it 369 00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:58.720 is their team and their time is now. The Dodgers 370 00:21:58.759 --> 00:22:01.480 have you know a read a five year window here 371 00:22:01.920 --> 00:22:04.759 with these players to try to make this happen and 372 00:22:04.839 --> 00:22:09.559 also pass the baton to other younger players to understand 373 00:22:09.559 --> 00:22:12.400 what it takes to win and put on a Dodger 374 00:22:12.480 --> 00:22:17.920 uniform and really excel with that type of expectations on you. 375 00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:21.319 Eight six six, nine eighty seven two five seventy is 376 00:22:21.359 --> 00:22:25.000 the phone number. Now, Freddie Freeman had right ankle surgery. 377 00:22:25.119 --> 00:22:28.720 If you heard our interview on Dodger Fest from Dodger 378 00:22:28.799 --> 00:22:31.680 Fest a few weeks ago, he was pretty candid about 379 00:22:31.680 --> 00:22:35.079 where the ankle was at that time. Now he's expected 380 00:22:35.160 --> 00:22:40.559 to begin running this week and I was pleasantly surprised 381 00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:44.359 to see Freddie Freeman actually taking ground balls and moving 382 00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:49.039 around the first base bag defensively today. That's a great 383 00:22:49.079 --> 00:22:55.119 sign that his right ankle is cooperating with his timeline, 384 00:22:55.160 --> 00:22:58.599 because I know the Dodgers would left Freddy to take 385 00:22:58.640 --> 00:23:01.319 it as slow as possible and not rush it. But 386 00:23:01.440 --> 00:23:02.279 Freddy wants to. 387 00:23:02.240 --> 00:23:02.799 Be out there. 388 00:23:02.920 --> 00:23:05.519 That's the type of player he is, and he's doing 389 00:23:05.559 --> 00:23:07.640 everything he can to be out there and ready to 390 00:23:07.680 --> 00:23:11.880 go for Tokyo Japan. So that's a great sign. Also 391 00:23:12.839 --> 00:23:17.480 another observation love seeing the way that hayes on Kim 392 00:23:17.599 --> 00:23:21.240 has been embraced by this team and the middle infielders, 393 00:23:21.240 --> 00:23:25.480 actually all the infielders gather around the second base bag 394 00:23:25.880 --> 00:23:28.920 and start channing. Let's go Dodgers to kind of put 395 00:23:28.920 --> 00:23:32.000 some pressure on Kim for the last round ball of 396 00:23:32.039 --> 00:23:35.240 the workout, and if he doesn't make the play cleanly, 397 00:23:35.880 --> 00:23:38.640 they all have to start the drill over again. And 398 00:23:38.799 --> 00:23:43.079 he's delivered. Everybody's been marveling about his defense, his speed. 399 00:23:43.759 --> 00:23:46.319 The bat is a little bit behind those two things, 400 00:23:46.400 --> 00:23:48.440 so we'll have to see whether or not he can hit. 401 00:23:49.039 --> 00:23:52.720