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<v Speaker 1>Grab your phone to get in on the show called

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

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to off day Dodger Talk. David Vasse back in

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles after driving up from San Diego last night

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<v Speaker 2>after a great dinner in Little Italy with Dylan Hernandez

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<v Speaker 2>and Jack Harris. Enjoyed that and then my wife sent

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<v Speaker 2>me a request to share my location. I mean, what

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<v Speaker 2>kind of trust do we have if I have to

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<v Speaker 2>share my location with my wife? And I'm saying this

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<v Speaker 2>because she doesn't track me. I know a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>guys out there are tracked by their wives and their girlfriends,

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<v Speaker 2>which I strongly object to. But I feel like my

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<v Speaker 2>wife was sending me a message like hey, it's eight

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<v Speaker 2>thirty time for you to drive back home. So I

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<v Speaker 2>was on my way back after getting a little canoli

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<v Speaker 2>there in Little Italy after some dinner. But what am

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<v Speaker 2>I gonna do? What kind of trouble am I going

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<v Speaker 2>to get into with two guys like Dylan Hernandez and

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<v Speaker 2>Jack Harris. I mean, I could get into a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of trouble with a lot of other guys I know

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<v Speaker 2>out there, but those two guys, all they want to

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<v Speaker 2>do is eat. Anyway, that was my night last night.

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<v Speaker 2>You heard Petro some money, and I talked about the

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<v Speaker 2>rental car logistics and being able to take my life

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<v Speaker 2>in my own hands and drive back to LA after

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<v Speaker 2>Yesterday's Dodger Talk, and I wanted to host Yesterday's Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk despite it being a getaway day. When I have

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<v Speaker 2>those opportunities, especially in San Diego, I take them, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad I did. The Dodgers won two out of

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<v Speaker 2>three in San Diego, as they return home for a

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<v Speaker 2>long homestand a ten game homestand starting tomorrow night against

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<v Speaker 2>the San Francisco Giants, and then they'll welcome the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>to Dodgers Stadium for the first time this season a

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<v Speaker 2>four game series, and then the Washington Nationals will come

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<v Speaker 2>to town. I should mention this at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>the show, that we have a lot to get to.

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Rosenthal is going to join us at seven point fifteen.

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<v Speaker 2>We also have a pair of tickets to give away

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<v Speaker 2>to next Tuesday Night's game against the Padres, which also

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<v Speaker 2>happens to be World Series Replica Trophy Night at Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>The first forty thousand fans in attendance will receive a

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<v Speaker 2>replica World Series Championship Trophy. So we do have a

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<v Speaker 2>pair of tickets to go give away the next Tuesday

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<v Speaker 2>Night's game. Between now and eight o'clock, I'll also give

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<v Speaker 2>you an update on show. Hey Otani, you'll hear part

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<v Speaker 2>of my conversation with Mookie Betts. So a lot to

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<v Speaker 2>get to between now and then. But looking back at

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<v Speaker 2>that Padres series, the Dodgers really needed to win that series,

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<v Speaker 2>not because it was the Padres, but they've been basically

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<v Speaker 2>five hundred now for the last thirty games. Winning the

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<v Speaker 2>first game of that series, obviously the second game not

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<v Speaker 2>going the way they would like and Matt Sower having

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<v Speaker 2>to wear it knowing it was going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen game yesterday, but the Dodgers certainly were able to

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<v Speaker 2>have that plan come to fruition, especially after Michael Confordo

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<v Speaker 2>inning and Taoscar Hernandez hitting a go ahead three run

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<v Speaker 2>home run in the sixth inning. The Dodgers used eight

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<v Speaker 2>different pitchers yesterday, including Ben Casparius, who was a starting

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<v Speaker 2>pitch or yesterday not just an opener for a group

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<v Speaker 2>of hitters or just one inning. Ben Casparius was efficient

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<v Speaker 2>from there they deployed Tanner Scott in the eighth inning

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<v Speaker 2>of their lineup, and then Alex Vesia came in for

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<v Speaker 2>his third save of the season. But in case you

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<v Speaker 2>missed what Dave Roberts had to say before the game yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are going to have Ben Casparius stretch out

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<v Speaker 2>With Blake Snell and Tyler Glassnell out until the All

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<v Speaker 2>be in that series. And Shoeo Tani is going to

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's what Dave Roberts said, has said, He's

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<v Speaker 2>maintained it that Otani is going to pitch the second

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<v Speaker 2>half of the season to get ready for October and

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<v Speaker 2>help the Dodgers through the stretch run. But this is

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<v Speaker 2>more than just injuries. It's a big part of it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a big part of why the Dodgers have to

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<v Speaker 2>now take one of their best relief pitchers and make

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<v Speaker 2>him a starting pitcher for the time being. It's about injuries,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's about Landon Knack and Bobby Miller not seizing

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<v Speaker 2>their opportunity. If they were good enough, the Dodgers would

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<v Speaker 2>have Bobby Miller and Landon Nack in this starting rotation.

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<v Speaker 2>And this also goes back to our conversation on our

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<v Speaker 2>last off Day show and maybe during the last homestand

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<v Speaker 2>are the Dodgers considering Bobby Miller turning into a relief

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<v Speaker 2>pitcher and maybe a really good, high leverage, back end

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<v Speaker 2>whatever reason it hasn't clicked as a star darting pitcher.

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<v Speaker 2>But nonetheless, those are the circumstances of why now the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are considering Ben Casparius becoming a starting pitcher. And

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts basically said as much yesterday Andrew Friedman on

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<v Speaker 2>the last homestand jumped on with Petros and Money after

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<v Speaker 2>of the year and Evan just had Tommy John surgery.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what Andrew Freeman had to say as they get

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<v Speaker 4>First, if you look ahead to July, I think the

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<v Speaker 4>most likely area that we'd be looking is that kind

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Phillips.

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<v Speaker 4>Filled it as well as anybody in baseball. Diaz has

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<v Speaker 4>historically been really really good against right delivering. Got a

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<v Speaker 4>little out of whack that we're gonna work with him

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<v Speaker 4>on and feel like he has a chance to really

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<v Speaker 4>slide into a media role for us and be able

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<v Speaker 2>All right, you heard it from Andrew Friedman, and he

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<v Speaker 2>usually is not that candid, which makes me believe, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are looking for relief pitching, but it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>rule out the fact they may be looking for starting

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<v Speaker 2>pitching as well, because a lot can happen between now

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<v Speaker 2>and July thirty first, and we've already seen how many

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<v Speaker 2>pitching injuries the Dodgers have sustained this year, so there's

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<v Speaker 2>no guarantees that the guys that are currently in the

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<v Speaker 2>rotation are going to stay healthy the rest of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>So that makes me believe the Dodgers, yes, are looking

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<v Speaker 2>for bullpen help. They may consider an outfielder, maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that can play center field as well, but I

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't rule out starting pitching. And if the Red Sox

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<v Speaker 2>fall out of the race, Walker Buehller will be available.

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<v Speaker 2>Would the Dodgers consider bringing Bueller back. It's been mixed

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<v Speaker 2>results so far this season for Bueller with the Red Sox.

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<v Speaker 2>But a guy that I believe is really interesting is

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Sale, who has a club option at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of this season. The Braves are not going to be

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<v Speaker 2>in the race unless there's a miracle between now and then.

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<v Speaker 2>Would the Braves consider trading Chris Saale with a club

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<v Speaker 2>option for next year, and I'm not sure if that

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<v Speaker 2>club option carries over if he's traded or not. The

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<v Speaker 2>Braves probably believe they can make a run at it

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<v Speaker 2>next year with a healthy Akunya, and they're young pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>coming back. But it's an interesting thought and we'll ask

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Rosenthal about it as he'll join us in about

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<v Speaker 2>five minutes, whether or not the Braves would consider trading

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<v Speaker 2>a guy like Chris Sale. But yes, the Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>looking for a high leverage right handed reliever with Evan

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<v Speaker 2>Phillips out for the year, with no guarantees Blake Trening

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<v Speaker 2>taking a flyer on Alexis Diaz, that's not going to

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<v Speaker 2>stop them. And as we look forward to the first

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<v Speaker 2>three game series this year against the Giants, the Giants

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<v Speaker 2>are just a game back of the Dodgers and the

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<v Speaker 2>pitching matchup for Tomorrow night is a great one Yama

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<v Speaker 2>Moto against Logan Web. On Saturday, Kershaw will be pitching,

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<v Speaker 2>and on Sunday, Dustin May will be pitching against the Giants.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get into that at the bottom of the hour,

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<v Speaker 2>we have a pair of tickets for next Tuesday's game

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<v Speaker 2>against the Padres, and you'll hear from Mookie Bets as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Plus we have lines open for phone calls at eight

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<v Speaker 2>sixty six, nine, eight seven, two, five seventy. Coming up next,

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Rosenthal from Fox Sports, the best insider out there,

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<v Speaker 2>will join us live on AM five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a home for the world champion Dodgers. Dodgers return

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<v Speaker 2>home for a big ten game homestand beginning tomorrow night

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<v Speaker 2>against the San Francisco Giants. Our coverage begins at six o'clock.

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<v Speaker 2>First pitch at seven ten Yamamoto against Webb. A great

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<v Speaker 2>first pitching matchup between the Dodgers and Giants. And don't

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<v Speaker 2>forget tomorrow is the twelfth annual kickoff to the PMS

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<v Speaker 2>Summer Tour at Rock and Bruce and El Segundo from

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<v Speaker 2>three to six o'clock. They got prizes, Dodger Padres tickets,

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<v Speaker 2>gift cards to living spaces, and barbecues galore. They're giving

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<v Speaker 2>away a fifty five inch Westinghouse TV. So they got

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of stuff out there, and of course you

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<v Speaker 2>got petros papadekas out there. That's the main attraction. And

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<v Speaker 2>you never know if you might see the fancy bow

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<v Speaker 2>tie of our next guest at Rock and Bruce and

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<v Speaker 2>El Segundo tomorrow. He writes for The Athletic. He does

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<v Speaker 2>it on television as the number one sideline reporter for

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<v Speaker 2>Fox Sports Baseball's coverage baseball coverage, and he is the

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<v Speaker 2>best baseball insider out there. And that's our friend, the

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<v Speaker 2>great Ken Rosenthal. Ken, thanks a lot for taking the

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<v Speaker 2>time to call in.

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<v Speaker 5>Appreciate it, David, appreciate that build up. You're very kind. However,

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<v Speaker 5>it's going to be difficult for me to be in

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<v Speaker 5>El Segundo tomorrow as I am right now in Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh okay, okay, yeah, well we'll take a rain check

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<v Speaker 5>I wouldn't mind being there though. For Yamamoto Web, that's

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it is. And we're all trying to figure out Ken,

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<v Speaker 2>how are the Giants just to game back of the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers with that lineup that they have? Have you seen them?

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<v Speaker 2>Are they for real? Can they stand the test of

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<v Speaker 5>They pitch and that's why they're where they are right now.

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<v Speaker 5>And I believe lest I checked, they were second in

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<v Speaker 5>the league, and you're ady to the Mets, and you're right.

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<v Speaker 5>Their lineup has been I wouldn't say awful, but it

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<v Speaker 5>hasn't been great, and now they're without Chapman and Balley,

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<v Speaker 5>who are two critical players for them. Adama seems like

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<v Speaker 5>he's finally getting going, but their offense has been a

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<v Speaker 5>an interesting test for them against the Dodgers, and obviously

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<v Speaker 5>they're a team that has hung in there. I expect

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<v Speaker 5>them to be aggressive at the deadline. Buster to Posey,

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<v Speaker 5>in an interview with Tim Kallacami of the San Francisco

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<v Speaker 5>some things, and David I found this really interesting. He

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<v Speaker 5>reflected back on the Zach Wheeler for Carlos Beltron trade.

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<v Speaker 5>I believe that was twenty thirteen, and obviously that trade

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<v Speaker 5>sense that they did not win that year and Willer became.

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<v Speaker 5>Of course, Willer became, But what Posey was saying to

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<v Speaker 5>Tim Kahalakami was that's the kind of trade you have

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<v Speaker 5>how they handle the deadline under Posey, and I do

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<v Speaker 5>expect them, because of those comments, to be at least

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<v Speaker 2>All right, since you brought up the trade deadline, as

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<v Speaker 2>far as the Dodgers are concerned and just around the league,

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<v Speaker 2>can the Braves obviously have had a disappointing start. If

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<v Speaker 2>is just not going to happen for them this year,

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<v Speaker 5>They're gonna have to be buried to do that, and

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<v Speaker 5>I'm not totally convinced yet that they will be. And

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<v Speaker 5>and in an expanded playoff format, David, I know the

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<v Speaker 5>Dodgers don't have to worry about this effort, but it's

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<v Speaker 5>kind of tough to pull out of it unless you're

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<v Speaker 5>really bad, like the Rockies or the Marlins some team

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<v Speaker 5>like that. So obviously they have not played well. They've

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<v Speaker 5>been a huge, immense disappointment, and in some ways it's

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<v Speaker 5>difficult to see them turning it around. But they're gonna

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<v Speaker 5>give it every opportunity to do that, and they may

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<v Speaker 5>even add in the coming weeks because they know that

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<v Speaker 5>the situation has turned urgent, quite frankly, and if they're

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<v Speaker 5>going to get back in this thing one, they have

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<v Speaker 5>to play better and maybe they have to find some

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<v Speaker 5>more offense somewhere. So it's a tough question to answer,

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<v Speaker 5>and I know there's so much deadline talk already, but

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<v Speaker 5>it's an eternity away seven weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a while, a whiles away. But even in

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles, ken people are starting to have dreams of

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<v Speaker 2>Walker Bueller wearing a Dodger uniform again. Could you see

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<v Speaker 2>that happening? And he's on a one year contract. If

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<v Speaker 2>the Red Sox are out of it, could he be

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<v Speaker 2>one of the more valuable trade ships out there?

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<v Speaker 5>He could be. But that's another team that is intent

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<v Speaker 5>on competing hard this year. After several disappointing seasons in

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<v Speaker 5>a row, they're coming off back to back series victories

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<v Speaker 5>now over the Yankees and Race. They've got Roman Anthony

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<v Speaker 5>up to find top prospect in the game. They're not

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<v Speaker 5>going to concede easily either. Now, even with all I'm

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<v Speaker 5>saying here, art creates that are of by sell nature possible, Yes,

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<v Speaker 5>and maybe that's how a Walker Dower trade comes about.

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<v Speaker 5>But right now, their biggest need is starting pitching, so

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<v Speaker 5>I don't see how they can do that. Ueers he's

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<v Speaker 5>been inconsistent, but he pitched better the other night. It

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<v Speaker 5>seems to me they need to add pitching, and their

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<v Speaker 5>surplus is with the outfield, and really the problem, it's

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<v Speaker 5>a very interesting problem. They've got too many good position

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<v Speaker 5>players to fit on an everyday lineup, So I would

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<v Speaker 5>expect that they're going to look for pitching, and again,

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<v Speaker 5>I don't expect that they're going to sell easily at all.

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Rosenthal from The Athletic and Fox Sports is joining

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<v Speaker 2>us on off Day Dodger Talk the Dodgers and Giants

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<v Speaker 2>in Action tomorrow night. All right, Ken, You've been around

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers a lot. You are them throughout their entire

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<v Speaker 2>postseason run last year. I'm curious from your standpoint, has

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman's legacy become something that we should be talking

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<v Speaker 2>more about after the heroics of the World Series last year,

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<v Speaker 2>has he elevated the way people value him because he's

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<v Speaker 2>always so consistent and those players sometimes get lost in

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<v Speaker 2>the shuffle.

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<v Speaker 5>The World Series definitely elevated Freeman. Now, you're right. He

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<v Speaker 5>is not a showy type, obviously, and he is someone

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<v Speaker 5>who just is kind of like a metronome, producing and producing, producing,

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<v Speaker 5>day after day. There's not much color to him, but

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<v Speaker 5>it seems to me, and I was talking about this

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<v Speaker 5>with someone just this week, leaving Atlanta, as painful as

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<v Speaker 5>it was for him, best thing that ever happened to him.

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<v Speaker 5>He got to play for a Dodger team that of

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<v Speaker 5>course won the World Series, and he got to be

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<v Speaker 5>the hero of that World Series, the MVP of that

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<v Speaker 5>World Series. And as much as he loved Atlanta and

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<v Speaker 5>didn't want to leave, La was home, a different kind

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<v Speaker 5>of home where he grew up and it worked out great.

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<v Speaker 5>And if you had Freddy on, I'm sure you've had

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<v Speaker 5>Freddy on, he would say, this has been tremendous. And

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<v Speaker 5>of course last year, the outpouring when his son was

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<v Speaker 5>ill from the fans, all of that plays into it.

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<v Speaker 5>So his legacy is going to be quite prominent and

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<v Speaker 5>vast and something we do talk about for a long time.

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<v Speaker 5>Even if your point is well taken, David, he is

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<v Speaker 5>somewhat overlooked in the pantheon stars. Right now, He's still

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<v Speaker 5>the guy Ken.

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<v Speaker 2>I never asked you this before. You were the first

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<v Speaker 2>one to interview Freddy after his walk off Grand Slam

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<v Speaker 2>in Game one of last year's World Series. I'm just curious,

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<v Speaker 2>from your standpoint in that moment, you understand the history

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<v Speaker 2>of the game, what were your feelings, how did you

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<v Speaker 2>compose yourself to be able well to capture the moment

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<v Speaker 2>and calmly interview Freeman.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, David, you've done this countless times too, and it

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<v Speaker 5>is easy to get caught up in the moment and

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<v Speaker 5>it is hard to collect your thoughts because there's so

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<v Speaker 5>much happening. You've just witnessed history. You know the importance

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<v Speaker 5>of a game one walk off Grand Slam in the

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<v Speaker 5>annals of the sport. So my first question actually wasn't

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<v Speaker 5>a great question if you asked me looking back, it was, Hey,

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<v Speaker 5>where did this one ranks for you? But Freddy, dee

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<v Speaker 5>and Freddy he gave a good answer. Is obviously the

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<v Speaker 5>biggest hold of his career, and from there there are

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<v Speaker 5>things to ask and obviously when he went over to

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<v Speaker 5>his dad, I saw that and I asked him what

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<v Speaker 5>was said, and if Freddy is a really good interview

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<v Speaker 5>And it's funny to me people will sometimes say those

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<v Speaker 5>are good questions, those are bad questions. The questions are

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<v Speaker 5>generally the questions. It's the answers that you're looking for.

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<v Speaker 5>And Freddy is really good in that moment. And when

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<v Speaker 5>that interview was over, I thought it was good, but

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<v Speaker 5>not because I was so brilliant in asking the questions.

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<v Speaker 5>He just is someone who is really eloquent, frankly, in

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<v Speaker 5>those moments, and he was that night.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a lot different than Kirk Gibson blowing off Bob

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<v Speaker 2>Costas before he went into the clubhouse to celebrate with

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<v Speaker 2>his teammates and then came back out.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, David, I was at that game. That was my

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<v Speaker 5>second year as a baseball writer, and in that era,

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<v Speaker 5>that was the late eighties, and it was just different.

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<v Speaker 5>Players were different. Gibson was the most course of all

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<v Speaker 5>of them, but players in general were not as cooperative

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<v Speaker 5>might not be the right word. They just didn't see

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<v Speaker 5>media the way players do today. Players today, in many

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<v Speaker 5>respects see it as a vehicles who promote themselves, not

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<v Speaker 5>necessarily Freddy, but they understand media. They've been interviewed from

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<v Speaker 5>the time they were in high school. It was different

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<v Speaker 5>back then. And yeah, Kirk Gibson, he did that. I

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<v Speaker 5>remember one year with the Cardinals, might have been twenty

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<v Speaker 5>twelve where they were doing a ceremony after the game.

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<v Speaker 5>Jim Edmonds would run into the clubhouse with all the players.

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<v Speaker 5>They'd toast themselves after when and then they'd come out

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<v Speaker 5>for the interviews. That wasn't great and then baseball couldn't

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<v Speaker 5>stop them. And it was the same kind of situation.

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<v Speaker 5>But in general, players today are pretty good and it's

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<v Speaker 5>kind of a pleasure now where before when I started,

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<v Speaker 5>I was afraid to walk into the clubhouse, now it's

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<v Speaker 5>not the case.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, did you immediately think Kirk Gibson as you see

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie and that the flight of the ball, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>it landed almost in the same place that Gibson's home

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<v Speaker 2>run landed in nineteen eighty eight.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I didn't think it as quickly as Joe Davis did.

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<v Speaker 5>And that was an amazing moment in my opinion as

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<v Speaker 5>a broadcaster. Doing that and quickly immediately connecting the two

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<v Speaker 5>and his call was unbelievable. He just won the Sports

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<v Speaker 5>Emmy for play by play a couple of weeks ago,

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<v Speaker 5>and I have to think that call had a lot

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<v Speaker 5>to do with it. That was just so brilliant, and

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<v Speaker 5>it reminded me of his predecessor, Joe Buck. Joe Buck

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<v Speaker 5>had some amazing calls in his career. I remember one

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<v Speaker 5>in particular, when the Cardinals fourth Game seven, the David

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<v Speaker 5>Freeze home run, and Joe's call was we'll see you

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<v Speaker 5>tomorrow night, and that was an echo of his father

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<v Speaker 5>in nineteen eighty seven, Kirby Puckett's home running Game six,

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<v Speaker 5>he said the same thing, and the best play by

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<v Speaker 5>play people, I don't even know how they do it.

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<v Speaker 5>They're amazing. And Joe was amazing that night. So he

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<v Speaker 5>thought of it even faster than I did. He thought

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<v Speaker 5>of it in the moment, which was cool, amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Yeah, that's the soundtrack. You gotta have the soundtrack

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<v Speaker 2>to a great moment. And he did. Freddie Freeman Justice.

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Rosenthal does the players justice on Fox Sports and

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<v Speaker 2>The Athletic all the time. Before I let you go, Ken,

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<v Speaker 2>you did cover the last team you were there on

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<v Speaker 2>the national stage for the last team to win back

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<v Speaker 2>to back World Series championships, and that was Joe Torrey's Yankees.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you believe the Dodgers have what it takes, not

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<v Speaker 2>only talent wise, but the mentality to give it a run.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like with the extra round, even with that,

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<v Speaker 2>they have as good of a chance as you've seen

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<v Speaker 2>in the past. I don't know. Handful of years.

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<v Speaker 5>Is healthy. Yes, My question is are they ever going

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<v Speaker 5>to get healthy? And I know they're basically slow, playing

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<v Speaker 5>the entire regular season and trying to set up everything

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<v Speaker 5>so that they're strongest in October. It's what they should

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<v Speaker 5>be doing, and it's easy to understand the way they're

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<v Speaker 5>going about it. It's just David, I wonder if it's

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<v Speaker 5>all got to come together as easily, not as easily,

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<v Speaker 5>but the way that they think it's going to come together.

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<v Speaker 5>That's the concern I have. Who is going to be

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<v Speaker 5>pitching at the end. You're going to be Otani, Yamamoto

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<v Speaker 5>and Snow If so, I give the doctors an excellent chance.

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<v Speaker 5>I just don't know if that's going to happen. And

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<v Speaker 5>Glass now, of course, is another wild card, and that

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<v Speaker 5>to me is the concern position player wise. The lineup

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<v Speaker 5>good good enough for sure to do what you just

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<v Speaker 5>describe back to back. It's the pitching that I just

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<v Speaker 5>wonder about because for whatever reason, they have a hard

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they have a hard time keeping it healthy, that's

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<v Speaker 2>for sure. But one thing I'll guarantee, Ken, snail Zella

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<v Speaker 2>will be there at the finish line.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know all season.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there are little hiccups. Ken, We'll get the hiccups

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<v Speaker 2>worked out. He'll be there at the finish line.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, he's a great second half pitcher, so I'm looking

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<v Speaker 5>forward to seeing it.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, can't wait to see you back at Dodgers Stadium. Ken,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks a lot for the time. And you got what

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<v Speaker 2>Red Sox Yankees at Fenway I would imagine.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, that's exactly right, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Look forward to seeing that. Thanks a lot for the time, Ken,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll see you on the West coast soon.

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<v Speaker 5>David sounds great. Thanks for having me there.

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<v Speaker 2>He is the best, the best in the business, all class.

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Rosenthal from Fox Sports and the Athletic eight six

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

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<v Speaker 2>What a great interview, and I had never asked him,

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<v Speaker 2>even off the air when we're standing on the field

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<v Speaker 2>about that moment when he interviewed Freddie Freeman. Just all

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<v Speaker 2>of that coming together, Your thoughts on what Ken Rosenthal

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<v Speaker 2>had to say about the trade deadline and everything else.

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

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number. We also have a pair of tickets

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<v Speaker 2>to give away to Dodgers Padres next Tuesday between now

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<v Speaker 2>and eight o'clock, so get ready for that as well

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<v Speaker 2>more Dodger Talk with David Vasse right here on A

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<v Speaker 2>five seven the LA Sports. Thanks again to Ken Rosenthal

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<v Speaker 2>for joining us. Really appreciate that he's in Boston getting

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<v Speaker 2>ready for Yankees Red Sox this Saturday. He is the

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<v Speaker 2>best out there as far as the insiders go. Love

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<v Speaker 2>him and Buster only. They just bring great perspective through

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<v Speaker 2>their experiences throughout the years. And man, I love asking

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<v Speaker 2>guys like Ken Rosenthal that I've never spoken to about

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman's walk off Grand Slam because we were both

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<v Speaker 2>there on the field getting ready to interview Freddy. He

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<v Speaker 2>interviewed him first. I was able to interview him after

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<v Speaker 2>that on the field, and certainly a career highlight for

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<v Speaker 2>me because I remember watching Bob Costas interviewing Kirk Gibson

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<v Speaker 2>on NBC after he hit his walk off Grand Slam,

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<v Speaker 2>and years later Gibson told the story that the reason

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<v Speaker 2>why he blew off the interview initially was because now

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<v Speaker 2>we know after every Dodger win that season, in that

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<v Speaker 2>Magical Night teen eighty eight season, they would have a

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<v Speaker 2>toast and say, what a bleeping team, the fruits of victory,

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<v Speaker 2>what a bleeping team, And Kirk Gibson would lead that

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<v Speaker 2>and he went into the clubhouse, did his thing, did

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<v Speaker 2>that with his teammates, and then came back out and

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<v Speaker 2>did the interview with Bob Costas, and that was really special.

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<v Speaker 2>And Bob did a great job. In nineteen eighty eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Ken Rosenthal also did a great job. In twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 2>Freddy wasn't so bad either. Eight six, six, nine eighty seven,

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

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<v Speaker 2>to riverside, John, you're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi.

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<v Speaker 6>John, Hey, David with conforna struggling and reported leader shopping

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<v Speaker 6>around looking for a left handed bat. Why can they

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<v Speaker 6>not give Ryan Ward a chance? And then he doesn't

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<v Speaker 6>have a.

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<v Speaker 3>Position to be ready.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't have a position. Not well, not well, right, Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if for whatever reason, has not gotten

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity at the major league level with the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what that's about. I know his tria

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<v Speaker 2>A numbers are really good and have been over the

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<v Speaker 2>course of the last three years. But he's got to

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<v Speaker 2>get better defensively. I mean, baseball is not just hitting.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't I can't stress that enough. Hitting is just

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<v Speaker 2>part of it. You've got to be able to play defense.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, when she ain't gonna be ready.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts said he's gonna be ready before the All

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<v Speaker 2>Star break, So that's a that's a great sign. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>Caspiras may be filling in temporarily until Shean is able

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<v Speaker 2>to come into the major leagues and start pitching games.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe Caspiraus and Image she and are piggybacking each other

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<v Speaker 2>in the same spot. But they're gonna need both those

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<v Speaker 2>guys until the All Star Break when they get Glass

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<v Speaker 2>now Otani and Blake snail back. Let's go out to

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<v Speaker 2>Garden Grove. Frank, You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi, Frank.

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<v Speaker 7>Hey David. Love the show, so thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Frank, Let me ask you a question. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>ask you a question. Since we just were talking about

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<v Speaker 2>Freddy's Grand Slam with Ken Rosenthal, where were you and

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie hit his Grand Slam last year?

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<v Speaker 7>I was in my living room and I had a

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<v Speaker 7>bet down with my best man. I was best man

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<v Speaker 7>at his wedding. He was best man of mine. He

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<v Speaker 7>grew up basically next to Yankee Stadium, was an usher,

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<v Speaker 7>lifelong Yankee fan, and we had a bet on the

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<v Speaker 7>game and the series, and it was pretty magical.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you would want you won that bet. What was

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<v Speaker 2>the winnings?

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<v Speaker 7>The winnings was cash the next time we were together

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<v Speaker 7>in a bar, probably to be paid to the bartender,

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<v Speaker 7>which it was.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Frank. I like that. That's a way to

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<v Speaker 2>keep it in a good spirited way. I love it,

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<v Speaker 2>all right. What's your question?

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<v Speaker 7>All right? I have a solution to the seemingly unsolvable

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<v Speaker 7>problem of dodge pitchers blowing out their arms. So we

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<v Speaker 7>know the unsolvable problem. You can't tell pitchers not to

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<v Speaker 7>pitch with max velo or max spin rate because they'll

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<v Speaker 7>stop getting Major league hitters out. But when they do it,

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<v Speaker 7>they blow out their arms. So this is an institutional solution.

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<v Speaker 7>In a word, it is knuckleballers. And the reason it's

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<v Speaker 7>institutional is what I suggest the Dodgers do, who are

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<v Speaker 7>what we're thinking and sharper than every other organization, is

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<v Speaker 7>every year in spring training at the low levels, they

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<v Speaker 7>either sign for cheap or convert an infield or other

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<v Speaker 7>pitcher who's not going to make it to the major leagues,

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<v Speaker 7>five of them to become knuckleballers, and then let them

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<v Speaker 7>rise through the ranks as merit dictates, and because you're

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<v Speaker 7>adding five every year, really cheap the ones. Eventually you'll

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<v Speaker 7>get one or more who rise to the level. If

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<v Speaker 7>the Dodgers had a knuckleballer who could start every fifth day,

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<v Speaker 7>they replaced the bullpen game logs two hundred and two

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<v Speaker 7>hundred and fifty innings greatly reduced risk of blowing out

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<v Speaker 7>their arms. You keep competitive in those games. You saved

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<v Speaker 7>the bullpen pitchers for what they're supposed to be used for,

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<v Speaker 7>and the ripple effect on the rest of the staff

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<v Speaker 7>is dynamic and helpful, and you're finding gems at low

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<v Speaker 7>cost because you're doing this year after year. Institutionally to

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<v Speaker 7>something that's been proven to work at the major league level.

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<v Speaker 7>Of course, the Dodgers had Candiotti, Tim Wakefield through twenty

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<v Speaker 7>years in the Bigs, throwing two hundred innings a year.

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<v Speaker 7>Ri Dicky did the same. This is not something that

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<v Speaker 7>hasn't been done, but if you embrace it institutionally in

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<v Speaker 7>a smart way, you can have something that beats these

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<v Speaker 7>ridiculous lose eleven to one because you're throwing your the

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<v Speaker 7>dregs of your bullpen out there.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think, Well, you know, I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>listening to interviews with the knuckleballers, some that you mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>and others like Charlie Huff, it's not as easy as

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<v Speaker 2>people think it is to be a knuckleballer, or you

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<v Speaker 2>would see more. Frank, I think that's the catch.

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<v Speaker 7>Why that is the catch, But that's why. What are

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<v Speaker 7>you losing? If you're taking infielders who are not going

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<v Speaker 7>to make it to the major leagues and says, hey,

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<v Speaker 7>we'll guarantee you three league, three year minor league deal.

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<v Speaker 7>You're learning a knuckleball with trotting you out there, and

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<v Speaker 7>some of them will make it. The cost is low,

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<v Speaker 7>the investment is minimal. But because it's targeted and you

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<v Speaker 7>are making them knuckleballers and not any other kind of pitcher,

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<v Speaker 7>you start a pipeline that has a decent chance of

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<v Speaker 7>paying off. Since there doesn't appear to be any other

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<v Speaker 7>answer to the issue.

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<v Speaker 2>Well there are answers, but it seems like an industry

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<v Speaker 2>wide obsession with velocity and that's the way pitchers are

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<v Speaker 2>being compensated these days. But Frank, I will say I

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<v Speaker 2>would not shoot that idea down. It's an interesting, very

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<v Speaker 2>creative solution.

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<v Speaker 5>So good for you, Thanks David.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I like it. Frank, I'm not shooting that down.

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<v Speaker 2>If I was. Andrew Friedman in one of my guys,

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<v Speaker 2>came to me and suggested that I wouldn't tell him

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<v Speaker 2>to get out of my office. How about that? And

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<v Speaker 2>speaking of knuckleballers, I'm going to give you a hint

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<v Speaker 2>to the trivia question to win a pair of tickets

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<v Speaker 2>to next Tuesday's game at Dodger Stadium against the Padres.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the World Series Replica Trophy night to the first

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<v Speaker 2>forty thousand fans. Here's the trivia question, and then I'll

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<v Speaker 2>share my conversation with Mookie Bets so Ronnie can line

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<v Speaker 2>up the calls. And this is gonna test whether or

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<v Speaker 2>not you really do listen to Dodger Talk, or you're

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<v Speaker 2>just hearing, or you're not listening. I'm gonna give this

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<v Speaker 2>to a loyal listener. Matt Sour two nights ago through

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and eleven pitches in relief for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>After that game on postgame Dodger Talk, I told you

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<v Speaker 2>who was the last Dodger pitcher in relief to throw

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<v Speaker 2>that many pitches. If you were listening and you remember

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<v Speaker 2>the name, you'll have a pair of tickets to next

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<v Speaker 2>Tuesday's game against the Padres. The first caller that has

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<v Speaker 2>that answer at eight six six none eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy will win a pair of tickets to next

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<v Speaker 2>Tuesday night's game against the Padres on World Series Replica

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<v Speaker 2>Trophy Night. So eight six six nine eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number. And before the first

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<v Speaker 2>game of the series in San Diego, I had a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to catch up with Mookie Bets and after he

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<v Speaker 2>had those four days off after stubbing his toe, his

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<v Speaker 2>left toe, he has hit close to five hundred in

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<v Speaker 2>that series against the Padres. He was aggressive early in

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<v Speaker 2>the count and he seems to be the old Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>bets Here was part of our conversation. MOOKI shortstop, y'all,

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<v Speaker 2>you've looked like a natural out there this year. What

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<v Speaker 2>about the little different things about shortstop? Do you feel

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<v Speaker 2>like you're going next level now at that position? I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>It's hard to say, because you know, I just want

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<v Speaker 3>to be consistent in being the best I can be

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<v Speaker 3>every day, and that's you know, making all the routine

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<v Speaker 3>plays and if I can make some some nice plays,

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<v Speaker 3>then cool. I just know how hard it is to

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<v Speaker 3>play shortstop, and you can't can't you know it continue

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<v Speaker 3>to grow and continue to to try and be the

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<v Speaker 3>best with doing all the fancy tricks and all that

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<v Speaker 3>type of stuff. But you know, for someone like me,

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<v Speaker 3>which is really like my I guess my second year

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<v Speaker 3>doing this first year, really actually understanding what I'm doing,

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<v Speaker 3>I just want to be a basic, vanilla bland shortstop

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<v Speaker 3>that makes all the plays and hopefully can can do

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<v Speaker 3>something in the box.

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<v Speaker 2>You're doing that and more. But there's different levels of

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<v Speaker 2>the intangibles of the position, and it feels like you're

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<v Speaker 2>really commanding that position. I've seen you have meetings with

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<v Speaker 2>pictures where the game's going too fast. I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 2>what the l leader of the infield does.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, that's all kind of stuff that I've learned.

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<v Speaker 3>Miggie Row has really helped me a ton with stuff

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<v Speaker 3>like that and telling me, you know, hey, you know

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<v Speaker 3>you're playing every day, You're you're you're the guy. This

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<v Speaker 3>is how to handle it, this is this is what

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<v Speaker 3>it takes. And you're gonna have to be the guy

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<v Speaker 3>that goes in and calls the meeting when the game

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<v Speaker 3>needs to slow down. You're gonna have to know what

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<v Speaker 3>everybody needs to be doing. You're gonna have to move guys.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you're gonna have to, just like you said,

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<v Speaker 3>be the captain of the infield. And I didn't really

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<v Speaker 3>know what that means. And I'm not really here to

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<v Speaker 3>be the captain of nothing. I'm really just here to

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<v Speaker 3>just kind of take care of my job. But I guess,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Miggi Ro kind of explained that that is

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<v Speaker 3>my job is kind of doing that, and so it's

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<v Speaker 3>a it's it's been okay, it's it's it's been okay,

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<v Speaker 3>but definitely, definitely, definitely I got a lot more learning

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<v Speaker 3>to do. Sometimes in the middle of the games. Man,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm out there, like, I have no idea what to do.

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<v Speaker 3>I have no idea If the ball is hitting me,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know. And like during those situations, Miggi ro

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<v Speaker 3>is right there on the top step and I can

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<v Speaker 3>look at him and we have this little sign language

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<v Speaker 3>that would commune communicate and he he like helps me

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<v Speaker 3>in those tenth inning, eleventh and twelfth in any moments, because

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<v Speaker 3>I've never been in those situations before. That's the first time,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, that's the first time I've been in the situation.

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<v Speaker 3>So I had no idea, you know. And so yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean having the having him here is definitely help.

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<v Speaker 2>With all that. Hey, we all need somebody to lean on.

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets has got Miguel Rojas and all of Los

649
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<v Speaker 2>Angeles to lean on. And those four days while you

650
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<v Speaker 2>were dealing with your toe, it feels like you had

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to catch your breath as far as the

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<v Speaker 2>offense goes, because since you came back, you've looked like

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<v Speaker 2>the Mookie Bets we all know.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I had a little time, like you said to

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<v Speaker 3>to to really try and get the habits that I

656
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<v Speaker 3>had developed out and it's hard. It's hard to do

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<v Speaker 3>it when you're like playing every day. Like when you're

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<v Speaker 3>playing and you have to compete every day, it's hard

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<v Speaker 3>to really stack positive days because the game is so

660
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<v Speaker 3>negative and like it's a game of failure, and so

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<v Speaker 3>you know, whatever move and whatever you were working on,

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<v Speaker 3>you go and do it in the game and you

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<v Speaker 3>don't get any hits. Well, then you know that's the

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<v Speaker 3>considered a failure, you know, and so we need to

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<v Speaker 3>we want success, we need success now. But really, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>having those those days helped me stack positive days, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>one after the other, one after the other, and then

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<v Speaker 3>I think I've built enough confidence to take it into

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<v Speaker 3>the game.

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<v Speaker 2>I still it blows my mind. As good as you are,

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<v Speaker 2>you are such a humble person. Sometimes that bleeds into

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<v Speaker 2>where you forget how good you are. Who's the guy

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<v Speaker 2>now that reminds you how good you are?

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<v Speaker 3>You know really, Uh, Doc does a lot. Doc really

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<v Speaker 3>does a really good job, and and kind of reminded

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<v Speaker 3>me of that. And uh, I mean, you know when

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<v Speaker 3>it comes from the top like that. You know, we

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<v Speaker 3>have my teammates and KK does a really good job.

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<v Speaker 3>Would it Megi does a really good job? Would it

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<v Speaker 3>Freddie Freddy. He has this weird, weird cell a way

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<v Speaker 3>of just saying like, Okay, whenever you're whenever you're done

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<v Speaker 3>in your little feelings and your attitude, then come on,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm ready to play when you are, you know. And

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<v Speaker 3>so that's kind of how he treats me, which is awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's great. I got a great group of guys

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<v Speaker 3>I'm here to kind of all help me. But but

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Doc, Doc really does remind me a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's it's you know, I try not to think

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<v Speaker 3>about it, but sometimes it helps.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now you're feeling good, though, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel feel a lot better now. I feel a

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<v Speaker 3>lot better now, and I think we just got to

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<v Speaker 3>get find a way to get healthy and then we'll

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<v Speaker 3>start winning some ball games.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, if you need me to record a video for you, you

696
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<v Speaker 2>could just look at it whenever you're in your feelings

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll give you a hype video.

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<v Speaker 3>All right. I'm down for that for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. Yeah, I'll be the hype man for Mookie bets.

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<v Speaker 2>And as incredible as it sounds, this is something that

701
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<v Speaker 2>I've heard about since Mookie became a Dodger. He needs

702
00:38:52.519 --> 00:38:55.079
<v Speaker 2>to be reminded how good he is, and he gets

703
00:38:55.239 --> 00:38:59.199
<v Speaker 2>really down on himself, loses confidence, and that's when things

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<v Speaker 2>become a pro long slump. But ever since he came

705
00:39:02.719 --> 00:39:06.320
<v Speaker 2>back after missing four games, he has been the old

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets. So he obviously, as Freddy Freeman told him,

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<v Speaker 2>got out of his feelings and all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>now he's aggressive early in the count and trying to

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<v Speaker 2>pull the ball for power. So that's a great sign

710
00:39:18.320 --> 00:39:21.760
<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers. And you know, you can't there's nothing

711
00:39:21.800 --> 00:39:25.199
<v Speaker 2>you could say to poke holes in the way he's

712
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<v Speaker 2>played shortstop this year. He's played really good shortstop this year,

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<v Speaker 2>and now he's starting to make plays that a lot

714
00:39:32.480 --> 00:39:36.320
<v Speaker 2>of other shortstops wouldn't make, and he's starting to understand

715
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<v Speaker 2>the subtleties of the position, the cutoffs, the relays. He's

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<v Speaker 2>taken it to the next level. And that's what you need.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not just about fielding ground balls. It's about everything else.

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<v Speaker 2>When the ball's hit, where do you go, how do

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<v Speaker 2>you make a great play on a relay throw? Where

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<v Speaker 2>should you be? All those things. It's more than just

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<v Speaker 2>fielding ground balls. Eight six, six, nine, eight seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number, and in case you

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<v Speaker 2>want to listen to the entire conversation, you can find

724
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<v Speaker 2>it on the iHeartRadio app. All right, the trivia question

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<v Speaker 2>for a pair of Dodger tickets to next Tuesday Night's

726
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<v Speaker 2>game against the Padres is who was the last pitcher

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<v Speaker 2>in relief for the Dodgers to throw one hundred and

728
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<v Speaker 2>eleven pitches as Matt Sower did just a couple of

729
00:40:21.039 --> 00:40:24.480
<v Speaker 2>nights ago. Let's go out to Costa Mesa. Dan, you're

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk Who what's your guests? Were you listening?

731
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<v Speaker 2>How closely were you listening?

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<v Speaker 7>I listened last time. I put the podcast on all

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<v Speaker 7>day to day, going back a week love it.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm going to go with Clyde King, my man.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, Dan, that's not the right answer. But you

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<v Speaker 2>were listening because the thirteen hits that Matt Sower gave

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<v Speaker 2>up in relief are the most by Dodger pitcher since

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<v Speaker 2>Clyde King back in nineteen forty five. So I'm sorry

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<v Speaker 2>you were listening, but that was not the most pitches

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<v Speaker 2>thrown in relief since Matt sours one hundred and eleven

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<v Speaker 2>the other night, Let's go out to Redondo Beach. James,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi, James, what's

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<v Speaker 2>your guess?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm gonna go with Boostar Gattol.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bazooka never threw even close to one hundred and

746
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<v Speaker 2>eleven pitches in relief, James, But thank you for trying.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's go out to our guy also in

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<v Speaker 2>Redondo Beach. A lot of listeners in Redondo Beach. I guess, hey, Bruce,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger Talk. What's your guess?

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<v Speaker 7>Tom Candiotti?

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<v Speaker 2>What's that? Bruce?

752
00:41:34.840 --> 00:41:35.800
<v Speaker 1>Tom Candiotti?

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<v Speaker 2>That's right? Can you make it to next Tuesday's game?

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<v Speaker 6>Yes? I can?

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<v Speaker 2>All right, great, Yeah, Tom Candiotti. Did you look that up?

756
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<v Speaker 2>Or were you listening when I was saying that I.

757
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<v Speaker 5>Was listening on touchers and money this afternoon?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, there we go, there we go. All right, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>take it. I'll take it. I'll even though it's Petro

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<v Speaker 2>some money, I'll still I'll still accept the answer. Bruce. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you, Okay, Bruce, hold on. Ronnie Fossil will get

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<v Speaker 2>all that information. Yes, Tom Candiadi was the last pitcher

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00:42:11.920 --> 00:42:15.360
<v Speaker 2>to throw one hundred and eleven pitches in relief for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. The knuckleballer back in nineteen ninety four in

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati against the Reds. Bruce and Redondo Beach has won

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<v Speaker 2>a pair of tickets to see your world champion Dodgers

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00:42:26.599 --> 00:42:30.320
<v Speaker 2>take on the Padres this Tuesday, first pitch at seven

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<v Speaker 2>to ten. You can listen to all Dodger games on

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<v Speaker 2>games on the iHeartRadio app. Keyword AM five to seventy

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<v Speaker 2>for another chance to win Dodger tickets. Every weekday morning

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<v Speaker 2>starting at six, listen to our guy Dan Patrick. Tomorrow morning,

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<v Speaker 2>your home of the Dodgers is, of course right here

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<v Speaker 2>AM five to seventy LA Sports. All right, before we

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<v Speaker 2>say goodnight, just want to remind you that sho he

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<v Speaker 2>Otani threw more pitches and simulated more innings than he

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<v Speaker 2>has since being in a Dodger uniform. He did that

781
00:43:16.400 --> 00:43:19.880
<v Speaker 2>the two days ago before that eleven to one loss,

782
00:43:20.199 --> 00:43:24.480
<v Speaker 2>Otani simulated three innings and through forty four pitches. He

783
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<v Speaker 2>even hit ninety six miles an hour, and through his

784
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<v Speaker 2>wide array of pitches the splitter. I actually talked to

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<v Speaker 2>one of the minor leaguers that the Dodgers brought into

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<v Speaker 2>San Diego to face Otani, and he told me the

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<v Speaker 2>best pitch he saw Otani throw at him or throw

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<v Speaker 2>to him was the sweeper. So Otani, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>was joking in the press box. If they needed a

790
00:43:48.639 --> 00:43:51.800
<v Speaker 2>pitcher after Matt Soer, they could have brought Otani in.

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<v Speaker 2>He's ready to go. But Dave Roberts completely shot down

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<v Speaker 2>any thoughts that Otani would pitch before the All Star Game.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgs are sticking to their plan to have Otani

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<v Speaker 2>pitch post All Star Break and get ready for the postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's another layer to all this. On the postseason rosters,

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<v Speaker 2>there are rules of how many pitchers you can carry.

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<v Speaker 2>You can only carry thirteen pitchers on your postseason roster

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<v Speaker 2>every round. You could change the pictures, but Otani has

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<v Speaker 2>the two way designation as he does in the regular season.

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<v Speaker 2>So essentially the Dodgers have not only an extra pitcher,

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<v Speaker 2>but one of the best pitchers in the world as

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<v Speaker 2>a fourteenth pitcher on their roster. Could you imagine having

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<v Speaker 2>to face the Dodgers in a postseason series with Yamamoto,

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<v Speaker 2>Blake Snell and show Hey Otani to go along with

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<v Speaker 2>Kershaw and possibly Tyler Glass. Now, that would be tough.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be tough, And I loved I forgot who

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<v Speaker 2>I was talking to in the press box last homestand

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<v Speaker 2>but David Kohane was kind of at the stage of

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<v Speaker 2>his career that Kershaw's at right now. And Joe Tory

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<v Speaker 2>carried David Cone on the two thousand World Series roster

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<v Speaker 2>to face one hitter and it was Mike Piazza he

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<v Speaker 2>got him out. So there's a potential relief role for

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<v Speaker 2>Kershaw to come in and get a tough lefty out.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe it's even Brandon Neimo or Juan Soto. So all

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<v Speaker 2>that stuff. And by the way, yes, Tim Kates just

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<v Speaker 2>text me, I got out bid for the Mookie Bets

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<v Speaker 2>bat for Maxmunsey's online charity. I'm aware of that, Kates.

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<v Speaker 2>I was tracking yet, but it was a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>too rich for my blood. But I feel like I

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<v Speaker 2>did my part to boost the bidding for a good cause.

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<v Speaker 2>Max Munsey was having a charity event tonight at the

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<v Speaker 2>Inner Continento Hotel raising funds for the wildfires. So yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I did my part to get the bidding up, but

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<v Speaker 2>my wife, my wife would not allow me to go

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<v Speaker 2>any So there we have it. That'll do it for

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<v Speaker 2>off day Dodger Talk. Thanks to Ronnie Focio for his help.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Ken Rosenthal for calling in from Boston. You

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<v Speaker 2>can podcast that conversation on the iHeartRadio app. Tim Kates,

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<v Speaker 2>Will and Tim Kates. We'll be with you tomorrow night

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<v Speaker 2>at six o'clock with Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck as

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers begin a ten game homestand with a three

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<v Speaker 2>game series against the Giants. Yamamoto against Logan Webb. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a really good pitching matchup. We hope to see you

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodgers Stadium tomorrow night, first pitch at seven to ten.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming up next, Jason Smith on Fox Sports Radio. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk to you tomorrow. See you