WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.879 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:10.199 This team is really becoming a family. Let's not play 4 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:10.839 one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:11.720 Let's lend it. 6 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.679 I love writing me these guys after the show. 7 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:16.120 So just thank you, give me are your attention, your 8 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:17.440 fire and not a pisson. 9 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:22.239 This is world champion, Dodger world championing for a small 10 00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:22.719 soft time. 11 00:00:22.760 --> 00:00:24.399 They get up people what they want to die too 12 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:26.760 in a row two is special. I'm like, yeah, it's 13 00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:31.359 not a headache as one of a con. This ball's gone. 14 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:34.799 You ready to go? Hell time go to the South. 15 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:37.359 Grab your phone to get in on the show called 16 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:40.560 eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven. 17 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:41.359 And come to the show. 18 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:45.240 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse. 19 00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:52.719 Welcome to Dodger Talk David Vasse live at Peco Park 20 00:00:52.840 --> 00:00:57.200 in San Diego. After the Dodgers defeat the Padres five 21 00:00:57.280 --> 00:01:00.320 to two and take two out of three in this 22 00:01:00.439 --> 00:01:04.519 series against San Diego, the Dodgers will see the Padres 23 00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:08.400 next week at Dodgers Stadium for a four game series. 24 00:01:08.640 --> 00:01:12.680 And last night, so many of you were outraged by 25 00:01:12.760 --> 00:01:17.159 the Dodgers doing what they did, and I explained that 26 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:21.400 the Dodgers did something similar to what they did last 27 00:01:21.480 --> 00:01:25.879 night and today in a best of seven NLCS last 28 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:30.359 year against the Mets. Once things went sideways and they 29 00:01:30.359 --> 00:01:33.519 were down five to nothing and Dylan Cees. 30 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:36.159 Was dealing the way he was dealing, Dave. 31 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:40.000 Roberts understood that it was about the big picture, not 32 00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:43.319 just about last night. And I even mentioned this on 33 00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:47.719 the last Homestand the difference between the Dodgers is other 34 00:01:47.879 --> 00:01:52.359 teams would fight tooth and nail and put together a 35 00:01:52.439 --> 00:01:56.239 pitching program where they would be futile in trying to 36 00:01:56.280 --> 00:02:00.200 win the game. Last night, the Dodgers knew more than 37 00:02:00.239 --> 00:02:03.439 you did. They knew more than I did. They had 38 00:02:03.519 --> 00:02:06.319 this in mind where they were going to not have 39 00:02:06.519 --> 00:02:10.599 Justin Robleski start, have Ben Caspirius start the game, and 40 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:14.400 use in total, eight different pitchers. And you heard what 41 00:02:14.479 --> 00:02:18.400 Alex Vesia had to say. He gave so many kudos 42 00:02:18.719 --> 00:02:22.360 and props to Matt Sower for what he did yesterday 43 00:02:22.759 --> 00:02:25.360 to save the relief pitchers for what they had to 44 00:02:25.400 --> 00:02:30.120 do today. Now, if the Dodgers would have lost this game, 45 00:02:31.280 --> 00:02:33.639 I wouldn't say it would have been a disaster, but 46 00:02:33.800 --> 00:02:37.719 certainly it would have been a lot harder to stomach 47 00:02:37.800 --> 00:02:41.680 the final two games of this series. But the Dodger offense, 48 00:02:41.800 --> 00:02:45.280 as I have been preaching all season long, is the 49 00:02:45.319 --> 00:02:49.120 hero again, as they were able to come from behind 50 00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:53.560 again tie the score with a Michael Conforto solo home 51 00:02:53.639 --> 00:02:56.759 run in the fifth inning and ta Oscar Hernandez, who 52 00:02:56.759 --> 00:03:00.439 has been in a slump the last twenty games, hitting 53 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:04.080 a huge, go ahead, three run home run. And then 54 00:03:04.280 --> 00:03:08.840 Dave Roberts deployed his high leverage relievers as he should. 55 00:03:09.319 --> 00:03:11.879 He went from Ben Casparius, who did a great job 56 00:03:11.919 --> 00:03:15.159 with four innings, Luke Trevino, who got the win, pitched 57 00:03:15.199 --> 00:03:18.439 the fifth inning, a scoreless fifth. Jack Dryer came in, 58 00:03:18.599 --> 00:03:22.319 Kirby Yates, Michael Kopek, who was not very good today. 59 00:03:22.360 --> 00:03:24.840 He had three walks and only could get one out. 60 00:03:25.240 --> 00:03:29.479 That might be the only concern about today. Anthony Bonda 61 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:32.960 came in and I thought his inning was maybe the 62 00:03:33.039 --> 00:03:36.039 biggest as far as the Dodger bullpen went. In the 63 00:03:36.080 --> 00:03:40.439 seventh inning, after Copek walked the bases loaded, Anthony Bonda 64 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:42.680 had to get the final two outs and he had 65 00:03:42.719 --> 00:03:46.120 no margin for air, and Mookie Betts made a great 66 00:03:46.240 --> 00:03:50.879 play defensively at shortstop to throw out Manny Machado to 67 00:03:51.039 --> 00:03:53.960 end the inning. To me, that seventh inning was huge 68 00:03:53.960 --> 00:03:58.000 and Anthony Bonda came a big time for the Dodgers. 69 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:02.080 And how about Dave Roberts moving the infield to where 70 00:04:02.120 --> 00:04:07.520 he wanted right before the pitch to Manny Machado, where 71 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:10.840 Mooki Bets was there to scoop it up and throw 72 00:04:10.960 --> 00:04:16.399 him out. Dave Roberts moved Mookie Betts himself a little 73 00:04:16.399 --> 00:04:19.160 bit more to the left side of the infield and 74 00:04:19.240 --> 00:04:22.600 that's exactly where Machado hit it. So give Dave Roberts 75 00:04:22.639 --> 00:04:25.120 a lot of credit. He was the one that moved 76 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:28.759 Mookie Betts to where he was. So this was the 77 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:31.800 epitome of a team win. And those of you that 78 00:04:31.839 --> 00:04:37.279 were so outraged over Game sixty eight yesterday understand now 79 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:41.399 hopefully there's a bigger picture in mind. In fact, here's 80 00:04:41.399 --> 00:04:44.519 what Dave Roberts had to say before the game today 81 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:47.360 when he was asked about it again and how it 82 00:04:47.480 --> 00:04:51.399 relates to the number of starting pitcher injuries that the 83 00:04:51.480 --> 00:04:52.959 Dodgers now are dealing with. 84 00:04:54.399 --> 00:04:58.040 No, there's no talking to the team. I think that 85 00:04:58.079 --> 00:05:03.319 our guys understand kind of they've been through it, unfortunately 86 00:05:03.439 --> 00:05:05.480 quite a bit. As far as kind of what we're 87 00:05:05.519 --> 00:05:09.439 going through right now, we've gotten to the other side. 88 00:05:09.879 --> 00:05:13.519 I think it happens like things like last night, where 89 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:18.079 it's uncomfortable, it's awkward. Those are byproducts of what we're 90 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:23.240 going through, and so it gets a little uncomfortable. But 91 00:05:23.480 --> 00:05:25.839 that's a part of it. But as far as kind 92 00:05:25.879 --> 00:05:30.720 of team meetings, everyone understands who's on the il, what 93 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:34.439 guys can and can't do. You know, when we got 94 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:36.920 to take shots to win games, and when we got 95 00:05:36.959 --> 00:05:41.199 to persevere to win the ensuing games. Those things that 96 00:05:41.319 --> 00:05:45.560 when you have smart players, they understand that. So I 97 00:05:45.600 --> 00:05:48.199 don't really need to have those conversations. 98 00:05:47.560 --> 00:05:50.360 Really, And look where the Dodgers are at right now, 99 00:05:50.399 --> 00:05:54.560 And I thought that was a great patient explanation from 100 00:05:54.680 --> 00:05:58.120 Dave Roberts in case you were wondering what was happening 101 00:05:58.199 --> 00:06:01.120 last night. And as far as the big picture goes, 102 00:06:01.560 --> 00:06:04.199 and if you look at the Dodger rotation now with 103 00:06:04.399 --> 00:06:07.519 Tony Gonsolin hurt and not able to come back until 104 00:06:07.600 --> 00:06:11.319 probably August at the earliest, since he's not going to 105 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:13.879 pick up a baseball for the next two or three weeks. 106 00:06:14.360 --> 00:06:17.360 The Dodgers said before the game today, Dave Roberts said 107 00:06:17.399 --> 00:06:20.399 before the game today today was not just a one 108 00:06:20.519 --> 00:06:24.439 off where Ben Casparius is now opening today's game and 109 00:06:24.480 --> 00:06:28.160 going back to the bullpen with Tony Gonsolin injured. Ben 110 00:06:28.279 --> 00:06:31.160 Casparius now is going to be part of the Dodgers 111 00:06:31.279 --> 00:06:34.319 starting rotation. And that's who he was when he was 112 00:06:34.360 --> 00:06:37.319 coming up through the system. He was a starting pitcher. 113 00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:39.759 He had to go to the bullpen to be part 114 00:06:39.759 --> 00:06:42.120 of this team this year. And I've talked to Ben 115 00:06:42.199 --> 00:06:44.720 many times about the different roles he has had, the 116 00:06:44.759 --> 00:06:49.519 different situations the Dodgers have put him in. He doesn't care, 117 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:51.959 and that's what makes him great, and that's the reason 118 00:06:52.040 --> 00:06:54.759 why he's able to excel in whatever they ask him 119 00:06:54.800 --> 00:06:57.120 to do. He just doesn't want to go back to 120 00:06:57.160 --> 00:07:01.360 Oklahoma City. So that is the greatest attitude you could 121 00:07:01.399 --> 00:07:04.680 have from a young player. So Ben Casparius now, in 122 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:07.480 case you're joining us late or did not hear about 123 00:07:07.519 --> 00:07:10.480 this before the game, he is part of the Dodgers 124 00:07:10.519 --> 00:07:14.959 starting rotation probably until the All Star Break and maybe 125 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:19.079 a little bit after because not only do the Dodgers 126 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:23.040 not have Tony Gonsolin. Now they have been without Tyler Glass. 127 00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:26.160 Now they have been without Blake Snell, they have been 128 00:07:26.199 --> 00:07:29.560 without Roki Sazaki. And you talk about the guys that 129 00:07:29.800 --> 00:07:32.839 all believe so strongly, and so many of you were saying, 130 00:07:32.879 --> 00:07:35.199 what are they gonna do with Landon Nak, What are 131 00:07:35.199 --> 00:07:37.759 they gonna do with Bobby Miller, What are they gonna 132 00:07:37.759 --> 00:07:39.160 do with Justin Robleski. 133 00:07:40.560 --> 00:07:43.040 Well, here is the cold truth. 134 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:47.600 None of those three guys have taken the opportunity and 135 00:07:47.720 --> 00:07:50.839 ran with it. The only rookie that has really run 136 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:55.120 with the opportunity is Ben Casparius. And we have talked 137 00:07:55.120 --> 00:07:57.720 about this before. Many of you have called and asked 138 00:07:57.759 --> 00:08:01.000 how come Casparius doesn't become a starting pier, And I 139 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:03.839 gave you the reasons. The Dodgers were thinking that he 140 00:08:04.000 --> 00:08:06.759 was more valuable in the role, the hybrid role that 141 00:08:06.839 --> 00:08:10.000 he was in in the bullpen. But you can't continue 142 00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:13.079 to go every fifth day having a flip of the 143 00:08:13.120 --> 00:08:19.240 coin as far as length, competitiveness, and effectiveness. The Dodgers 144 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:21.959 need a little bit more stability in their starting rotation. 145 00:08:22.480 --> 00:08:26.879 And that's the reason why. So this decision is as 146 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:31.040 much as an indictment on Bobby Miller, Landon Knack and 147 00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:37.039 Justin Robleski. As it is the Dodgers' injury situation, eight 148 00:08:37.120 --> 00:08:39.639 six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the 149 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:42.440 phone number. We have two lines open. I bet so 150 00:08:42.639 --> 00:08:45.200 many of you were itching to call in today if 151 00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:49.879 the Dodgers lost, but because they proved you wrong yet again. 152 00:08:50.080 --> 00:08:52.919 And how long are we just going to accept that 153 00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:56.840 the Dodgers may know what they're doing. They just won 154 00:08:56.879 --> 00:09:00.399 the World Series. They may know what they're doing. And 155 00:09:00.440 --> 00:09:02.679 I have said this even before they won the World 156 00:09:02.759 --> 00:09:08.000 Series last year. Andrew Friedman has perfected the regular season 157 00:09:08.440 --> 00:09:13.720 better than any other baseball management title. Guy you want 158 00:09:13.720 --> 00:09:18.159 to choose, you can't dispute that. And this three game 159 00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:21.919 series against the Padres was a great example of that 160 00:09:22.360 --> 00:09:23.559 on full display. 161 00:09:23.919 --> 00:09:25.320 How are the Padres, by the. 162 00:09:25.240 --> 00:09:27.799 Way, going to make it through the season when they're 163 00:09:27.919 --> 00:09:32.720 using their high leverage relievers when they're losing. That's not 164 00:09:32.840 --> 00:09:35.600 a way to get through a marathon, as we have seen. 165 00:09:36.120 --> 00:09:38.639 And that's why a guy like Lou Trevino is such 166 00:09:38.679 --> 00:09:41.960 a big find for the Dodgers, because you need guys 167 00:09:42.000 --> 00:09:44.440 when you're down two or three runs or even one 168 00:09:44.559 --> 00:09:47.879 run to come in and hold the game where it's at. 169 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:51.720 And it can't be Anthony Bonda every night. It can't 170 00:09:51.720 --> 00:09:54.960 be Kirby Yates or Alex Vesi or Tanner Scott every night. 171 00:09:55.279 --> 00:09:58.600 You've got to have guys like Lou Trevino. And I 172 00:09:58.799 --> 00:10:02.919 was dumbfounded watching the first game of this series, watching 173 00:10:02.960 --> 00:10:07.360 today the way Mike Shield ran out his high leverage 174 00:10:07.399 --> 00:10:11.919 relievers in scores that did not favor that decision. So 175 00:10:12.080 --> 00:10:16.399 how are they a very thin roster going to get 176 00:10:16.399 --> 00:10:20.039 through the marathon while the Dodgers, with so many injuries 177 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:24.559 still have a full compliment of depth despite the number 178 00:10:24.600 --> 00:10:27.919 of innings the Dodger bullpen has pitched this year. Let's 179 00:10:27.960 --> 00:10:31.320 head downstairs right now to hear from Ben Casparius, who 180 00:10:31.399 --> 00:10:35.759 certainly was strong as ever today starting the game and 181 00:10:35.799 --> 00:10:36.840 going four innings. 182 00:10:37.080 --> 00:10:40.679 Yeah, I think, you know, trusting will there. I think 183 00:10:40.720 --> 00:10:43.480 five straight reached and everything. I think it's just you 184 00:10:43.519 --> 00:10:47.399 don't get back in the zone challenge, and I think 185 00:10:47.399 --> 00:10:48.720 I got the first pitch slider in there to tat 186 00:10:48.840 --> 00:10:51.679 he's gotten to fly out. I felt pretty good after that. 187 00:10:52.000 --> 00:10:54.600 There's a conversation about just continuing to build you up 188 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:57.000 and moving you into the rotation. What has just kind 189 00:10:57.000 --> 00:10:58.919 of been shared with you and what this could mean 190 00:10:59.039 --> 00:10:59.720 moving forward? 191 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:02.480 Yeah, I think it's just you know, a steady build up. 192 00:11:02.480 --> 00:11:04.720 I don't know what next week's gonna look like obviously, 193 00:11:04.799 --> 00:11:07.159 but I feel pretty good. I was happy to get 194 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:09.919 to fifty today. I thought the plan was two or three, 195 00:11:10.039 --> 00:11:12.360 so just to get through four was was huge and 196 00:11:12.399 --> 00:11:14.200 I felt good. Would you like to be a starter 197 00:11:14.279 --> 00:11:15.159 again full time? 198 00:11:15.519 --> 00:11:16.320 Yeah? 199 00:11:16.399 --> 00:11:19.080 Yeah, I think so, And like obviously, like I've been 200 00:11:19.080 --> 00:11:21.559 doing it for the majority of my professional career, so 201 00:11:21.639 --> 00:11:25.080 it's something I'm comfortable with routine wise, and I'm just 202 00:11:25.080 --> 00:11:27.360 looking forward to you know, what's what's going on and 203 00:11:27.360 --> 00:11:28.159 what's coming up next? 204 00:11:29.200 --> 00:11:31.919 Tell you that you're gonna be starting today, oh last night? 205 00:11:33.399 --> 00:11:35.440 Like how much do they like talk about like the 206 00:11:35.480 --> 00:11:37.919 plan about maybe stretching you out a little bit? 207 00:11:38.279 --> 00:11:38.440 You know? 208 00:11:38.480 --> 00:11:40.279 Do you kind of look at like something like today 209 00:11:40.320 --> 00:11:42.279 as an opportunity to show like, hey, I can push 210 00:11:42.320 --> 00:11:44.039 into the third and the fourth inning and kind of 211 00:11:44.080 --> 00:11:45.240 do that like for sure. 212 00:11:45.840 --> 00:11:48.200 And I think too just obviously this being a playoff 213 00:11:48.200 --> 00:11:51.879 atmosphere against this team, awesome series to be a part of, 214 00:11:51.960 --> 00:11:53.840 and you know, getting a win like that's huge on 215 00:11:53.879 --> 00:11:57.200 the road, you know, back into the thirteen game, you 216 00:11:57.200 --> 00:11:59.759 know road trips. So yeah, it's been great, and the 217 00:12:00.000 --> 00:12:01.879 innication has been great the whole year, so I kind 218 00:12:01.879 --> 00:12:03.799 of had a feeling it was going to be multiples today. 219 00:12:04.759 --> 00:12:08.200 All right, there's Ben Casparius on sports Net LA, and wow, 220 00:12:08.240 --> 00:12:11.600 that's even more impressive for him to pitch the way 221 00:12:11.639 --> 00:12:15.720 he pitched today after finding out last night that he 222 00:12:15.840 --> 00:12:19.320 was going to start today's game, and he pitched phenomenal. 223 00:12:19.639 --> 00:12:21.919 The only inning where it was a little rocky for 224 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:25.120 him was in the second inning, and Andy pie Has 225 00:12:25.159 --> 00:12:30.639 and Will Smith certainly came up to help Casparrius get 226 00:12:30.679 --> 00:12:33.320 out of that inning by only giving up one run. 227 00:12:33.399 --> 00:12:37.080 The throw from Pa Has and the incredible great tag 228 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:40.120 from Will Smith to get Gavin Sheets to prevent a 229 00:12:40.159 --> 00:12:44.159 second run from scoring, to me was huge. Eight six 230 00:12:44.279 --> 00:12:48.120 six seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers 231 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:51.159 beat the Padres today five to two. Let's go out 232 00:12:51.159 --> 00:12:55.000 to Long Beach the LBC. Nick, you're on Dodger Talk. 233 00:12:55.039 --> 00:12:55.759 How you doing? Nick? 234 00:12:57.120 --> 00:12:58.919 I'd say I got two comments for you. 235 00:12:58.960 --> 00:12:59.919 The first one is a value. 236 00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:03.440 Man. We've seen you go from single A all the way 237 00:13:03.519 --> 00:13:05.879 up and out of the bigs. I've followed your whole 238 00:13:05.919 --> 00:13:08.679 career of essay and I gotta say, man, you are 239 00:13:08.919 --> 00:13:10.320 better than Jerry Doggett. 240 00:13:10.360 --> 00:13:11.879 You're right there with Ross Porter. 241 00:13:12.279 --> 00:13:15.080 You are a big part of what it means to 242 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:18.799 be a Dodger fan and the time away from your 243 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:21.159 family traveling with the team so you can bring us 244 00:13:21.200 --> 00:13:24.200 your insights. You're a real so cal bro, and I 245 00:13:24.279 --> 00:13:26.600 just wanted to give you my love and say thank 246 00:13:26.639 --> 00:13:29.080 you because before it used to be oh, no, here 247 00:13:29.120 --> 00:13:30.919 we go, and now it's oh, I can't wait for 248 00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:33.960 your reports. I can't wait for your interviews and your insights, 249 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:35.440 and I want to thank you now. 250 00:13:35.519 --> 00:13:36.200 As far as that. 251 00:13:36.799 --> 00:13:40.120 Go, yeah, bro, as far as the Dodgers go. 252 00:13:40.720 --> 00:13:42.879 Man, on Monday, we won. 253 00:13:42.840 --> 00:13:46.720 Despite Mookie Betts playing short stoff that the He looked 254 00:13:46.720 --> 00:13:49.320 like such an amateur trying to stab at that ball 255 00:13:49.600 --> 00:13:51.759 thrown from the catcher that went into the center field 256 00:13:51.799 --> 00:13:54.279 and caused a run. And then of course Tay Oscar 257 00:13:54.360 --> 00:13:56.799 missing that ball and putting in three runs. I put 258 00:13:56.840 --> 00:13:58.799 that on Mookie too, because he should be out there 259 00:13:58.799 --> 00:14:01.559 with his gold gloves. Don't understand why they're in there, 260 00:14:01.559 --> 00:14:06.120 but I will say this, Mookie is improving. And today 261 00:14:06.480 --> 00:14:08.639 was the first game and I watch all the games. 262 00:14:09.200 --> 00:14:11.639 Today is the first game I've ever seen that we've 263 00:14:11.679 --> 00:14:15.639 won because of Mookie's fielding and not despite his fielding. 264 00:14:16.039 --> 00:14:18.759 And I still woul like to see him in right field, 265 00:14:19.120 --> 00:14:22.360 but you know, it's it's good to see he's getting better. 266 00:14:23.039 --> 00:14:25.360 Yeah, I would say he's been phenomenal Nick for the 267 00:14:25.399 --> 00:14:28.559 most part all season long. I mean the other night 268 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:31.759 he made a diving stop and threw out I forgot 269 00:14:31.799 --> 00:14:35.039 who here in San Diego actually happened last night, So 270 00:14:35.600 --> 00:14:39.840 you know, Mookie, Mooky has really found confidence at that position, 271 00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:44.159 and that's the biggest thing. So uh, I can't I 272 00:14:44.240 --> 00:14:47.480 can't hate on MOOKI bets the shortstop, no doubt about it. Nick, 273 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:50.519 and I appreciate the phone call, and that means a lot. 274 00:14:50.639 --> 00:14:54.399 Those guys as broadcasters meant a lot to the Dodgers 275 00:14:54.440 --> 00:14:58.840 in their history. And I grew up listening to Don Drysdale, 276 00:14:59.000 --> 00:15:03.519 Ross Porter and of course the all time goat Vince Scully. 277 00:15:03.879 --> 00:15:07.000 Let's go out to Santa Clarita. Brad, you're on Dodger Talk. 278 00:15:07.039 --> 00:15:07.879 How you doing, Brad? 279 00:15:08.559 --> 00:15:11.639 I'm doing great. I just wanted to comment on what 280 00:15:11.759 --> 00:15:16.159 an unbelievable job Dave Roberts is doing. The fact that 281 00:15:16.240 --> 00:15:21.440 he basically conceded last night's ball game, which to keep 282 00:15:21.480 --> 00:15:25.159 his bullpen strong for today shows I don't think any 283 00:15:25.200 --> 00:15:28.279 other manager is that that start, and I think he 284 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:30.799 should be Manager of the Year already. 285 00:15:31.919 --> 00:15:35.519 Okay, yeah, you know, I feel like Dave Roberts sometimes 286 00:15:35.559 --> 00:15:38.279 does not get the credit he deserves because of how 287 00:15:38.399 --> 00:15:42.240 much talent and the large scale of payroll the Dodgers have. 288 00:15:42.440 --> 00:15:46.039 But there's a lot more that goes into managing the 289 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:51.039 Dodgers than managing the Cincinnati Reds or the Cleveland Guardians. 290 00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:54.480 There's a lot that Dave Roberts has on his plate, 291 00:15:54.840 --> 00:15:57.159 and he does a great job of delegating with a 292 00:15:57.200 --> 00:16:01.120 great coaching staff, and certainly he does a great job 293 00:16:01.159 --> 00:16:05.320 of collaborating and implementing the game plan that he and 294 00:16:05.320 --> 00:16:08.799 Andrew Friedman and Brandon Gomes come up with with their 295 00:16:08.840 --> 00:16:13.639 research development department to be able to win games and 296 00:16:13.759 --> 00:16:16.960 master the regular season. So yeah, he deserves a lot 297 00:16:17.000 --> 00:16:19.679 of credit. And it was Dave Roberts himself. I saw 298 00:16:19.799 --> 00:16:22.600 him get to the top step of the dugout and 299 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:26.759 personally move Mookie Betts to the exact spot that Manny 300 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:30.159 Machado hit that ground ball in the seventh inning, so 301 00:16:30.679 --> 00:16:34.519 a big team win. And look Conforto, I mean, I 302 00:16:34.519 --> 00:16:38.279 feel good for that guy. He's a great guy. He cares. 303 00:16:38.440 --> 00:16:42.120 It's just not happening for whatever reason this season so 304 00:16:42.279 --> 00:16:45.960 far coming into the game a bucks seventy three batting average, 305 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:49.480 only three home runs, but that was I would argue, 306 00:16:49.840 --> 00:16:52.360 the biggest home run he has hit this season, a 307 00:16:52.480 --> 00:16:55.240 game tying home run in the fifth inning. And great 308 00:16:55.279 --> 00:16:58.120 to see te Oscar Hernandez bust out of his slump 309 00:16:58.320 --> 00:17:01.240 with a go ahead three run home run today eight 310 00:17:01.320 --> 00:17:04.440 six six seven two five seventy is the phone number. 311 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:08.480 Dodgers beat the Padres today five to two using eight 312 00:17:08.519 --> 00:17:11.240 different pictures and win two out of three here in 313 00:17:11.319 --> 00:17:14.680 San Diego. Let's go out to Anaheim Lewis. You're on 314 00:17:14.839 --> 00:17:17.200 Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi Lewis. 315 00:17:18.319 --> 00:17:19.079 Hey, what's up, David? 316 00:17:19.119 --> 00:17:19.519 How you doing? 317 00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:19.839 Man? 318 00:17:20.359 --> 00:17:21.079 I'm doing great? 319 00:17:22.440 --> 00:17:24.359 Yeah, that's good to hear man, Yeah and listening. I 320 00:17:24.400 --> 00:17:27.039 just wanted to make a comic quickly about the bullten man. 321 00:17:27.319 --> 00:17:31.039 This whole series just seems like the bullpen is just 322 00:17:31.359 --> 00:17:36.680 not getting enough credit. Where it's honestly due Ben conspirace man. 323 00:17:36.720 --> 00:17:39.839 He's just really come to fourth and really pulled us 324 00:17:39.839 --> 00:17:42.400 out of a lot of dire situations. And you know, 325 00:17:42.440 --> 00:17:45.680 it seems like this whole Padre series was like almost 326 00:17:45.680 --> 00:17:48.880 like Danjoon build Nlds from last year because it was 327 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:51.680 just how bullpen bullpen just getting us through all these Indians. 328 00:17:51.720 --> 00:17:54.839 And you know, it just sucks to see that are 329 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:57.759 starting pigeon can get us as far as we want 330 00:17:57.799 --> 00:18:01.480 them to. But this bullpen is really, you know, doing 331 00:18:01.480 --> 00:18:03.359 no justice. I guess for lack of no. 332 00:18:03.200 --> 00:18:06.920 Doubt, no doubt, the Dodger Dogs, the bullpen dogs have 333 00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:11.880 continued what they'd started last October. And look, bullpens are 334 00:18:12.039 --> 00:18:15.599 a bigger part of every team these days than even 335 00:18:15.680 --> 00:18:19.480 ten years ago, fifteen years ago. But the Dodger bullpen 336 00:18:19.680 --> 00:18:22.519 has really carried the weight with so many injuries, so 337 00:18:22.599 --> 00:18:28.440 many abbreviated starts, and you know, you can't say enough 338 00:18:28.720 --> 00:18:33.599 about the Dodger bullpen. And really, to me, outside of Yamamoto, 339 00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:36.759 the two most valuable pitchers for the Dodgers this season 340 00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:41.480 have been two rookies, Jack Dreyer and Ben Casparius. Hands 341 00:18:41.720 --> 00:18:45.319 down eight six six nine seven two. Five seventy is 342 00:18:45.359 --> 00:18:49.279 the phone number. Dodgers beat the padres today five to two. 343 00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:52.240 Dodger Talk until the bottom of the hour. That's when 344 00:18:52.279 --> 00:18:55.559 Petros and Money will take over with I'm sure a 345 00:18:55.640 --> 00:18:59.319 launching pad. Let's go out to Palmdale. Darryl, You're on 346 00:18:59.400 --> 00:19:01.359 Dodger Talk live from Peco Park. 347 00:19:01.440 --> 00:19:04.160 Hi, Darryl, Hey David, what's going on? 348 00:19:04.200 --> 00:19:04.400 Man? 349 00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:07.680 I really appreciate what you're doing, but I gotta get 350 00:19:07.759 --> 00:19:11.559 I gotta stay trust the process. Dave Robis knows what 351 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:14.160 he's doing. We might not know and we might not 352 00:19:14.200 --> 00:19:16.960 agree with it, but this guy knows what he is doing. 353 00:19:17.440 --> 00:19:19.920 And then then I gotta give it up to the 354 00:19:19.960 --> 00:19:20.799 Dodger fans. 355 00:19:21.079 --> 00:19:21.319 Man. 356 00:19:21.480 --> 00:19:25.200 They showed up and showed out. They really really made 357 00:19:25.200 --> 00:19:26.960 it different to today, really did. 358 00:19:27.960 --> 00:19:31.079 Yeah, this was a capacity crowd here at Peco Park again, 359 00:19:31.240 --> 00:19:35.279 and yesterday's crowd was a little subdued. Obviously not an 360 00:19:35.440 --> 00:19:39.559 entertaining game. Yesterday after the first game was maybe one of, 361 00:19:39.759 --> 00:19:42.839 if not the most entertaining baseball game we have seen 362 00:19:42.880 --> 00:19:46.640 the Dodgers play this season. But today there was another 363 00:19:46.759 --> 00:19:50.440 capacity crowd of forty five thousand, four hundred and eighty 364 00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:53.319 one here at Peco Park, and a lot of them 365 00:19:53.359 --> 00:19:56.640 were Dodger fans. And if you're a Dodger fan and 366 00:19:56.680 --> 00:19:59.839 you can't make it to San Diego, these padres will 367 00:19:59.839 --> 00:20:04.240 be back at Dodger Stadium on starting on Monday for 368 00:20:04.359 --> 00:20:07.759 a four game series. So these teams, after not seeing 369 00:20:07.799 --> 00:20:10.480 each other for the first three months of the season, 370 00:20:10.880 --> 00:20:14.960 are seeing each other seven times within a week. Go figure, 371 00:20:15.319 --> 00:20:18.160 let's go out to Alpine. A Joy, You're on Dodger 372 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:20.240 Talk with David vasse Hi A Joy. 373 00:20:21.599 --> 00:20:22.519 Hey, what's up, David? 374 00:20:22.599 --> 00:20:23.799 Nice talk to you man. 375 00:20:24.440 --> 00:20:26.119 So, David, I had a question as a. 376 00:20:26.160 --> 00:20:28.839 You know, as a San Diego resident and having having 377 00:20:28.839 --> 00:20:30.920 to deal with my friends are potterish funds out here, 378 00:20:31.480 --> 00:20:33.680 I'm wondering if I am I still being a jerky's 379 00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:36.799 telling them we're not really a rivalry. I don't feel 380 00:20:36.880 --> 00:20:39.079 that way, but obviously I got to go to a 381 00:20:39.160 --> 00:20:41.599 game of this series and you know, they treated like 382 00:20:41.839 --> 00:20:45.240 the World Series every time, and uh, you know, I 383 00:20:45.599 --> 00:20:48.079 think it's good for baseball obviously too top tier teams 384 00:20:48.079 --> 00:20:49.359 in southern California. 385 00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:51.200 But that's my first question. 386 00:20:51.400 --> 00:20:52.799 How do you feel Do you feel it it's a 387 00:20:52.799 --> 00:20:53.599 true rivalry? 388 00:20:53.640 --> 00:20:53.839 Now? 389 00:20:54.359 --> 00:20:57.720 A Joy I'm going to give you a comparison that 390 00:20:57.799 --> 00:21:01.039 I've been using going back to last year. I'm sure 391 00:21:01.039 --> 00:21:05.519 you're a big Laker fan too, right, yes, sir, so, 392 00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:10.599 all like in this Dodgers Padres rivalry over the course 393 00:21:10.640 --> 00:21:15.480 of the last five years to the Lakers and Sacramento 394 00:21:15.640 --> 00:21:20.200 Kings rivalry from two thousand ninety nine, two thousand to 395 00:21:20.440 --> 00:21:23.839 two thousand and four. The Kings were never on the 396 00:21:23.920 --> 00:21:27.440 Lakers radar before, and the Padres have never been on 397 00:21:27.480 --> 00:21:32.000 the Dodgers level before the year twenty twenty. So this 398 00:21:32.160 --> 00:21:36.480 too shall pass like the Sacramento Kings, trust me, But 399 00:21:36.720 --> 00:21:39.759 right now it is great for baseball. 400 00:21:40.839 --> 00:21:44.680 One hundred percent. My second question, and I'll be done 401 00:21:44.720 --> 00:21:47.480