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

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Nationals Park after the Nationals defeat

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers tonight by a final score of eight to two.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome the Dodger Talk. We're here with you until eight o'clock,

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<v Speaker 2>taking your phone calls at eight sixty six nine, eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two, five seventy. After starting the season eight to

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<v Speaker 2>zero and everybody talking about the Dodgers breaking the Mariners

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<v Speaker 2>record of one hundred and sixteen wins, They've lost four

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<v Speaker 2>their last five and lost three in a row. I

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<v Speaker 2>gotta look it up to see if the one Mariners

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<v Speaker 2>ever did that when they were going for their one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and sixteen wins. But I can tell you that

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers lost three in a row three different times

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<v Speaker 2>last year on their way to ninety nine wins, so

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<v Speaker 2>it's not like it's the end of the world. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers' longest losing streak last year was five games

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<v Speaker 2>in the middle of May. So you know, these things

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<v Speaker 2>happened during a long season. And that's why you never

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<v Speaker 2>really heard me jump on the bandwagon for one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and sixteen wins. It's really hard to do There's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of different variables that go into a season, like weather,

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<v Speaker 2>like injuries, and the Dodgers have had all of it.

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<v Speaker 2>On this road trip. In Philadelphia, Tyler Glassnell melted down

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<v Speaker 2>in the third inning of his start because of rain.

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<v Speaker 2>Something we have never seen a picture that I can

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<v Speaker 2>remember with the Dodgers doing. And I know the Phillies

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<v Speaker 2>broadcasters saw that. See a lot of teams and pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>come through there and have to deal with rain. They

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<v Speaker 2>said they never seen that either, so they had that.

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<v Speaker 2>They have injuries. Blake's now was supposed to start tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>He's on the il after a couple of weeks of

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<v Speaker 2>the regular season and two stars. He's got left shoulder soreness.

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<v Speaker 2>So Justin Robleski started tonight. They're going to have landon

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<v Speaker 2>next start tomorrow to give this rotation an extra day

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<v Speaker 2>of rest. My point is everybody was getting a little

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<v Speaker 2>too far ahead of themselves after that eight and zero start.

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<v Speaker 2>Was it a great start, of course it was, but

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers were getting good starting pitching. They were playing

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<v Speaker 2>at home for the majority of those eight wins. The

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<v Speaker 2>two were in Tokyo. They were riding the emotions of

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<v Speaker 2>being there with Otani and Yamamoto. But since that last

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<v Speaker 2>home stand, or towards the end of that last home stand,

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<v Speaker 2>even against the Braves, the Dodgers were getting sloppy with

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<v Speaker 2>their defense and their offense having the last at bad

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<v Speaker 2>of games, were able to take advantage of that and

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<v Speaker 2>get them a couple of wins or stole a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of wins. You know, it feels like even during that

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<v Speaker 2>eight game winning streak, the Dodgers have been playing by

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<v Speaker 2>playing from behind a lot. And you look at the

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<v Speaker 2>first two games of this series, same thing. They're been

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<v Speaker 2>put in a tough position. The last game on Sunday

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<v Speaker 2>in Philadelphia, same thing, put in a deep hole. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have the most comeback wins this season. Six of

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<v Speaker 2>their nine wins are from coming from behind. That's not

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<v Speaker 2>a way to live. It's great that they were able

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<v Speaker 2>to do it, but it's not a way to live.

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<v Speaker 2>They got to start playing with early leads and we

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<v Speaker 2>just haven't seen that. Feels like one thing or another,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's defense, bad base running, or poor starting pitching,

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<v Speaker 2>has really put them in a hole early in games.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's hard as an offense to feel like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>we gotta get two more runs just to tie it

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<v Speaker 2>up after three innings, or like tonight, you're down eight

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<v Speaker 2>to nothing after four innings. I mean, come on on

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<v Speaker 2>the road in temperatures that felt like with the wind

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<v Speaker 2>chill thirty six degrees, that's not a way to live.

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<v Speaker 2>And Justin Robleski, you know, this was not easy by

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<v Speaker 2>no means to be called up to make a spot

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<v Speaker 2>start in this type of weather. But going back to

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<v Speaker 2>spring training and just being around that clubhouse, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>guys were trying to help Justin Robleski to realize that

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't have it all figured out, that you may

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<v Speaker 2>want to try to use different pitches in different counts.

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<v Speaker 2>He hung a curveball to James Wood. I know he'd

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<v Speaker 2>been working on the curveball a lot this spring. It

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<v Speaker 2>had looked good in spring training. But everything that looked

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<v Speaker 2>good for Justin Robleski in spring training just didn't look

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<v Speaker 2>good tonight. And the Dodgers fall eight to two, eight

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

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<v Speaker 2>phone number. And like I said, the Dodgers, Andrew Friedman,

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts, Mookie Bets, Freddie Freeman show, Heyotani. They had

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<v Speaker 2>never said during spring training or the offseason. After the

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<v Speaker 2>big offseason they had spending half a billion dollars on

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<v Speaker 2>more players, that their goal was to break the Mariners

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and sixteen win record. That never came out

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<v Speaker 2>of any of those people's mouths. Came out of other

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<v Speaker 2>people's mouths, but it never came out of the guys

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<v Speaker 2>that matter. I'm talking about media people, other players. It

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter. Those guys never said that was a priority.

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<v Speaker 2>So one hundred and sixteen wins never was a priority

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers. They have never made winning the most

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<v Speaker 2>regular season games a priority. They're trying to win back

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<v Speaker 2>to back World Series championships. And the one thing that

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<v Speaker 2>we have agreed upon even before the Dodgers won the

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<v Speaker 2>World Series, is that Andrew Friedman has pretty much mastered

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<v Speaker 2>how to work one hundred and sixty two games and

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<v Speaker 2>be there at the end. They've won the division every

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<v Speaker 2>year except one since Friedman took over, so they know

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<v Speaker 2>how to manage a full season. And in fact, I

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<v Speaker 2>talked to Andrew Friedman before the game today. Here's what

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<v Speaker 2>he told me about how he evaluates the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>the season, the highs of an eight to zero start

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<v Speaker 2>and I wouldn't say the lows, but you know the

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<v Speaker 2>adversity of losing four or five. Here's something I used

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<v Speaker 2>to cover the Lakers when Phil Jackson was coaching, and

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<v Speaker 2>he said he never evaluated any of his teams until

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<v Speaker 2>probably a quarterway through the season. Do you look at

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<v Speaker 2>it big picture like that? And also on a day

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<v Speaker 2>to day basis, how do you view it this early

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<v Speaker 2>in the season.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I think you know where we will

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<v Speaker 3>really take stock is basically a third of the season,

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<v Speaker 3>get through May and get a real feel for things.

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<v Speaker 4>That being said, we feel it intensely every day. And

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<v Speaker 4>so it's how not to overreact to things that are,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, happening in a moment in time and try

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<v Speaker 4>to get a bigger, broader perspective before making you know,

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<v Speaker 4>bigger changes.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, So that was Andrew Friedman giving you a

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<v Speaker 2>peek into how he keeps a level head and obviously

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<v Speaker 2>wants the Dodgers to play well, but is not going

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<v Speaker 2>to overreact and pull Andy Pahz, Send Pahz down, make

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<v Speaker 2>wholetsale changes. After three games sample sizes eight six, six, nine, eight, seven, two,

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<v Speaker 2>five seventies, the phone number Dodgers fall to the Nationals

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<v Speaker 2>tonight eight to two. They have lost three in a

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<v Speaker 2>row for their last five. We have two lines open,

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<v Speaker 2>so let's go out to the phones. Tonight is your night.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to hear where all the roller coaster fans are.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to La Eric. You're on Dodger Talk, Dave.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm first of all, I agree with your take on

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<v Speaker 5>the fact that they should not go for the record.

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<v Speaker 5>I was always in agreement with that. I always said,

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<v Speaker 5>just get to the playoffs and let's see what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, but don't get to the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 5>Don't look now because after starting eight to oh, we're

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<v Speaker 5>we're third in our division right now, right, which is

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<v Speaker 5>crazy to think. And I don't want to say this,

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<v Speaker 5>but I think they might have started feeling themselves. Man.

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<v Speaker 5>You know people talking about one sixty two and oh,

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<v Speaker 5>you know after the eight and oh, after giving up

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<v Speaker 5>zero unearned runs, all of a sudden, their defense becomes

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<v Speaker 5>a sieve the unearned runs. After that, you know that

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<v Speaker 5>that's one thing you can control is your defense, and

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<v Speaker 5>the Dodgers have been lackluster on that end, which I will.

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<v Speaker 2>Say that though it's not just the defense, but what's

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<v Speaker 2>happened here in the last four or five games. Is

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<v Speaker 2>bet starting pitching tonight with Robleski with Glass now on

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday and Roki Sazaki is still a work in progress

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<v Speaker 2>and only going four plus innings, so starting pitching really

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't helped them outside of Dustin May and Yamamoto so far.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, yeah, that and now when you look at his start,

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<v Speaker 5>I mean how many he was it? One under and

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<v Speaker 5>run and give it with five runs?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, now sells on the l.

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<v Speaker 5>I know, I get it, you know, and look you

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<v Speaker 5>here here, I'll leave with this. I think. Look, it

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<v Speaker 5>might be a little too soon to pull the plug

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<v Speaker 5>on Bets that short stuff, but I'm hoping sooner or

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<v Speaker 5>later you do that, okay, because you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know where does he play?

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<v Speaker 5>Look where does he play? Put him in put him

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<v Speaker 5>in the outfield, maybe put him in center, put him

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<v Speaker 2>You are a smart because there is you can't put

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<v Speaker 2>him in right because Taeoscar Hernandez is there, and you

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<v Speaker 2>can't put him in left because you paid Michael Conforto

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen million dollars, So you need some defensive help and

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<v Speaker 2>center and Mookie Betts can play center. Field. If he

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<v Speaker 2>every play, centerfield would be his spot.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, look, the middle end feels so important. Man,

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<v Speaker 5>you can't have like I love Betts. I love that

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<v Speaker 5>he's trying to do that. Let me ask you another question.

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<v Speaker 5>Let me this is the only question I'm to leave

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<v Speaker 5>with you. One was the last time a player in

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<v Speaker 5>the middle of his career moved from one position to shortstop?

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<v Speaker 5>That is absolutely unheard of. Man. I admire the BET's

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<v Speaker 5>trying to do that, but man, come on now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, usually guys over thirty that have played that position

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<v Speaker 2>their entire careers, they they move off that position, they

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<v Speaker 2>don't move to that position. And that's why what Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Betts is attempting to do is unprecedented. The best right

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<v Speaker 2>fielder in the game trying to play shortstop, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>doing the best he can, and he's put in a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of work this offseason. I disagree with pulling the

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<v Speaker 2>plug on him playing shortstop right now. Like you heard

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Friedman said, let the season breathe a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>Give this guy a chance. Eight six six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know it's I know it's hard for everybody to

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<v Speaker 2>understand why he's playing shortstop. Sometimes I wonder the same thing,

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<v Speaker 2>But tonight, Mookie Bets playing shortstop was not the reason

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<v Speaker 2>why they lost, by the way. James Wood a really

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<v Speaker 2>good player. I know a lot of times we focus

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<v Speaker 2>on the Dodgers and what they did right or what

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<v Speaker 2>they did wrong, but there's some good players on other teams,

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<v Speaker 2>and James Wood is a really good player. That's why

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<v Speaker 2>he was one of the centerpieces of the trade that

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<v Speaker 2>CJ Abrams and the guy you saw last night, Mackenzie Gore,

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Jean in Los Angeles. Gene, you're

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi.

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<v Speaker 6>Gene, Hi, David, First of all, you are just terrific.

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<v Speaker 6>I so admire everything you do. I love the way

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<v Speaker 6>you're critical and yet supportive and just so smart about everything.

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<v Speaker 6>So I just love listening to you. But last day, no,

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<v Speaker 6>it's true, It's true. Last Saturday you talked about Austin

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<v Speaker 6>Barnes and how important he was to Susake calming down

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<v Speaker 6>and having a better outing. And if I know that

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<v Speaker 6>Austin Barnes caught his second game, and I think he

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, you critics sized the young pitcher because he

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<v Speaker 2>But in that situation, you gotta the pitcher has got

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<v Speaker 2>But let's say Austin Barnes calls a certain pitch, if

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<v Speaker 2>that he can throw. But that's a fair point. Austin

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<v Speaker 2>Barnes was behind the plate tonight. If I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>And actually Barnes did not catch the first two starts

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<v Speaker 6>Okay? Fair enough? Fair enough? Can I ask you when

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<v Speaker 2>Great question, and that's a question I want to ask

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<v Speaker 6>Can I ask you one last question? With him doing

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<v Speaker 2>He's doing really well. The new swing he's eliminated, the

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<v Speaker 2>lad kick, the overahul of the swing that the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 6>How soon do you think he'll be up?

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see how it goes. Guys get hurt, Guys, go

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<v Speaker 6>Do you okay? Promise last question? Has instinct are just.

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<v Speaker 5>So?

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<v Speaker 2>He's not a center fielder. He's not a center fielder.

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<v Speaker 5>And I could see Kim.

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<v Speaker 2>Kim would play center field, he would play second, he

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<v Speaker 2>and flip that lineup over. Gotta run, Gene, thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for the phone call. Appreciate it. Eight sixty six nine

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<v Speaker 2>that's fair, Gene said. I praised Austin Barnes for Suzaki

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<v Speaker 2>and tonight Robleski gave up eight runs. That's fair, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>fair and balanced. I like that. Let's go out to Valencia. Carlos,

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<v Speaker 2>you're on Dodger talk. How are you doing, Carlos? Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>let me ask you a question, Carlos, who do you

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<v Speaker 2>think would win in a race? Adrian Gonzalez in his

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, Max.

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<v Speaker 5>Morty looks a little you know, he looks all right.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't sneaky fast right, speaky fast money. Yes, the

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<v Speaker 2>only guy Adrian Gonzalez could beat in a in a

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<v Speaker 5>I believe you.

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<v Speaker 7>Dude.

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<v Speaker 5>Listen about the Max Mrcy.

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<v Speaker 8>You know, keeping everything in perspective, you know, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 8>are on pace to win one hundred and twelve games,

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<v Speaker 8>so you know they look crappy these last few games,

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<v Speaker 8>but you know it's it's it's week two or whatever.

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<v Speaker 8>Having said that, like, I hate to dump on Marcy,

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<v Speaker 8>but but you are the heels of an on the

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<v Speaker 8>heels of it already terrible twenty twenty four, This dude

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<v Speaker 8>is off to an atrocious start. I mean, and it's

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<v Speaker 8>not just the numbers.

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<v Speaker 5>He can't catch up to the fastball. He's he's fooled

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<v Speaker 8>And not to mention, he's he's an average defender at best.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, I think.

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<v Speaker 8>They need to give I would say, Chris Taylor, give

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<v Speaker 8>me playing a few games.

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<v Speaker 2>You just said it yourself. Spin twelve games, thirteen games,

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<v Speaker 2>you're really gonna say Max Monsey's done. He is in

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<v Speaker 2>the last year of his contract, so you know, let's

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<v Speaker 2>see where it goes. But really we're gonna say, you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna say, on one side, it's been thirteen games. But

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<v Speaker 2>because you have it and everybody else seems to now

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<v Speaker 2>have a bullseye on Max Mounsey. Last year was Chris Taylor.

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<v Speaker 2>Now everybody is all over Max Munsey. I think you

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<v Speaker 2>all got to give him a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 2>more time. At least call me in May. Let's talk

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<v Speaker 2>about this in May.

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<v Speaker 5>Hold on, it's been twelve games this year. Last year

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<v Speaker 5>he was terrible, he was hurt.

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<v Speaker 2>He played thirty three games last year. Do you know

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<v Speaker 2>that he failed the record in the NLCS for getting

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<v Speaker 2>on base the most consecutive times twelve consecutive played appearances

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<v Speaker 2>getting on base? You know he serves the purpose right,

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<v Speaker 2>He sees a lot of pitches. There is a like

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<v Speaker 2>I say, the sum is greater than the parts.

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<v Speaker 8>Carlos, listen, listen, Like I said, I hate the dump

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<v Speaker 8>on the guy, all right, because you know, but.

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<v Speaker 2>You are after twelve games. I mean, come on, sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>this doesn't hold a lot of credibility with me right now.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, okay, he called me back in May.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll remember you. Call me back in May. Call me

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<v Speaker 2>back in May.

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<v Speaker 8>Hopefully, hopefully I call you back, and I say, you

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<v Speaker 8>know what, I don't know what. I don't know what

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<v Speaker 8>the hell I was saying, but but I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>You just said the Dodgers are not on the hill,

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<v Speaker 2>but the next month's he's a disaster and he can't

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<v Speaker 2>field the ground ball at third base. That's what you're

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<v Speaker 2>telling me.

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<v Speaker 5>Is he better than average? Do you think he's better

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<v Speaker 5>than average fielder?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, the scouts say it, the scanner reports say it,

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<v Speaker 2>the analytics support it. He's above average as a defender. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, thank you. That's for a phone call, Carlos.

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<v Speaker 2>I left you speechless. Yeah. Sorry. You know, it just

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<v Speaker 2>feels like fans zero in on a player that doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>have a good game or a stretch of games, and

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<v Speaker 2>they're all over them. Do you hear me kick Chris

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<v Speaker 2>Taylor when he's down. We all know what's going on

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<v Speaker 2>with Chris Taylor. We all know what was going on

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<v Speaker 2>with him last year. He didn't perform up to what

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<v Speaker 2>we're used to seeing Chris Taylor. But the facts are

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers still won the World Series. He was the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty six men on the bench. We're not gonna get

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<v Speaker 2>all over Chris Taylor. Max Munsey was not the reason

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<v Speaker 2>why the Dodgers lost tonight. Yeah. Did he have a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of bat at bats, Yeah, he struck out three times. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>But if you're gonna tell me on one side it's

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<v Speaker 2>only twelve games, you can't now tell me, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen games in Max Montsey just completely stinks. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not I don't buy that. I don't buy that at all.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a resume, there's a track record, there's a functionality

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<v Speaker 2>to what he means to the lineup. And like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>if this continues as far as the offense goes and

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<v Speaker 2>the defense being spotty for a month thirty games, then

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<v Speaker 2>we could talk about it, but not right now. Eight

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

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<v Speaker 2>phone number. We're gonna take a time out here on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk. When we come back, we'll check in with

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<v Speaker 2>Jose Mota. Plus we have three lines open month. Sy

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<v Speaker 2>hater line very available. Actually it's not. It's usually full

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<v Speaker 2>for whatever reason this year. Dodgers fall to the Nationals

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<v Speaker 2>eight to two on a five seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>On air at AM five to seventy, online at AM

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<v Speaker 9>Keik swings Hammers won the left. This ball deep and

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<v Speaker 9>heading to the wall. It is gone.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a home run for Kik.

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<v Speaker 9>Key k Hernandez with four hits on the season, all

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<v Speaker 9>is now eight to two.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers fall to the Nationals eight to two. That was

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<v Speaker 2>would say the same thing. Andy Paez hit a solo

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<v Speaker 2>home run in the fifth inning as well, after the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers were down eight to nothing after four innings. Today,

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<v Speaker 2>James Wood hit two home runs for Washington off of

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Robleski, and the Nats defeat the Dodgers eight to

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<v Speaker 2>two and are looking to sweep the Dodgers in a

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

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<v Speaker 2>phone number, you know. I feel like when a player's

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<v Speaker 2>really good, we take him for granted, and because he's

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<v Speaker 2>not on this road trip, we forget that. The Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are missing Freddie Freeman. I know they got good players

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<v Speaker 2>at almost every position, elite players at a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>their positions. But this offense starts with Otani, Betts and Freeman.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what gets this offense going. And instead of having

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<v Speaker 2>Y Edmond to third, who lengthens your lineup later in

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<v Speaker 2>hits this year, four for third, and as you heard

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<v Speaker 2>of his hits are home runs. You had Austin Barnes

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<v Speaker 2>catching tonight, hitting ninth. I don't want to pick on him,

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<v Speaker 2>but he doesn't have a hit. He's over ten this season.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know that ninth spot in the Dodger order

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<v Speaker 2>ago at this time, when Gavin lux was hitting ninth

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<v Speaker 2>And the Dodgers miss Freddy Freeman. Let's not forget about him.

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

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<v Speaker 5>Hi, Chris, Hey, how's going?

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<v Speaker 2>What do you got for me? Chris?

421
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<v Speaker 1>Hey? I just want to like the other. The other

422
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<v Speaker 1>call it a confrey. It's like you can't, like you said,

423
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<v Speaker 1>you can't say where. It's only twelve games in and

424
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<v Speaker 1>then you're coming out to the Dodgers, right, we're twelve.

425
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<v Speaker 2>Games in monthly.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're coming out players in general, right, you got

427
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<v Speaker 1>to get a feel of the game. It's a new season.

428
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<v Speaker 1>It's new pictures you're seeing, it's a whole new rotation

429
00:25:11.920 --> 00:25:14.079
<v Speaker 1>and everything's out there. You got to get a feel

430
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<v Speaker 1>for it.

431
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<v Speaker 5>Yes he was hurt.

432
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<v Speaker 7>If this was all Star.

433
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<v Speaker 1>Break getting close to it and you're still acting like this,

434
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<v Speaker 1>I get it, then you can come like, hey, maybe

435
00:25:20.920 --> 00:25:22.680
<v Speaker 1>it's time to take a step back. Maybe get some

436
00:25:22.720 --> 00:25:24.960
<v Speaker 1>minor league games in and get your swing going, or

437
00:25:25.079 --> 00:25:26.319
<v Speaker 1>get some other players in there.

438
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<v Speaker 5>But we still have time.

439
00:25:27.799 --> 00:25:30.720
<v Speaker 1>Dodgers had hurt players last year, and guess well, we're

440
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<v Speaker 1>still the best record, right and we still had the

441
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<v Speaker 1>West going, and we still had people that were in

442
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<v Speaker 1>there that were injured off on the injury list, and

443
00:25:38.720 --> 00:25:42.279
<v Speaker 1>we're still able to do it. Our roster only got better.

444
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<v Speaker 1>Was still going to take time for everyone to get together,

445
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<v Speaker 1>get things to her buried out. We know we could

446
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<v Speaker 1>come from behind. We had six games already that we

447
00:25:49.240 --> 00:25:52.359
<v Speaker 1>came from behind already this season. We can do it.

448
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<v Speaker 1>Just give them time, Like it's too early, way too

449
00:25:54.559 --> 00:25:57.680
<v Speaker 1>early in the season to be coming after anybody right now,

450
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<v Speaker 1>Like if they were in their shoes right again, they're professionals,

451
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<v Speaker 1>they got to be better, but guess what, they're still human.

452
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<v Speaker 1>They still got to figure things.

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<v Speaker 2>Out all right, Chris, thanks for the phone call. Eight

454
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<v Speaker 2>six six nine seven two five seventy. I remember Andre

455
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<v Speaker 2>Ethier telling me and just stressing the fact that a

456
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<v Speaker 2>lot of people don't realize and even players that are

457
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<v Speaker 2>playing in the game, every season is unique to itself.

458
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<v Speaker 2>You could have hit thirty home runs last year, that

459
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<v Speaker 2>doesn't mean things are going to fall the same way.

460
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<v Speaker 2>You've got to start from the bottom and climb to

461
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<v Speaker 2>the top in this marathon of a season. And that's

462
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<v Speaker 2>why that that's why the great ones, the Hall of

463
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<v Speaker 2>Fame ones are so elite because they're able to put

464
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<v Speaker 2>it together for their entire careers. The all Stars, the

465
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<v Speaker 2>perennial all stars, like Freddie Freeman. That's why he's so great.

466
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<v Speaker 2>He's able to start again from the beginning, and every

467
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<v Speaker 2>year is unique. But he at the end of the day,

468
00:26:57.200 --> 00:26:59.720
<v Speaker 2>he's always there with two hundred hits and and being

469
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<v Speaker 2>a great eight hitter. So that's one hundred percent true.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to a Hambra, Javier, you're on Dodgery

471
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<v Speaker 2>Talk with David veasse Hi.

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<v Speaker 7>Aavier, Hey, things are taking my call. Hey, let's bump

473
00:27:12.359 --> 00:27:14.640
<v Speaker 7>the brice a little right. The sky isn't falling yet.

474
00:27:15.519 --> 00:27:19.119
<v Speaker 7>I think things will come well, we'll fall where they're

475
00:27:19.119 --> 00:27:24.119
<v Speaker 7>supposed to fall, right, Freddy Freeman, it's crazy the effect

476
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<v Speaker 7>of him being out, what it has on this Dodger's lineup.

477
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<v Speaker 7>They looked a little lost about him. That's what I think,

478
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<v Speaker 7>Max Muncy, I won't to worry about breaking.

479
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<v Speaker 2>Out a lot more. It just button is them being

480
00:27:36.519 --> 00:27:39.559
<v Speaker 2>passed the right way. They struck out fifteen times tonight.

481
00:27:40.039 --> 00:27:42.839
<v Speaker 2>Keyk strikes out a lot. He's not Freddie Freeman.

482
00:27:42.920 --> 00:27:43.359
<v Speaker 5>It hurts.

483
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<v Speaker 2>So I wouldn't say it's it's not hitting on all cylinders.

484
00:27:47.400 --> 00:27:51.039
<v Speaker 2>But you know they're just striking out too much right

485
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<v Speaker 2>now on this road trip.

486
00:27:53.920 --> 00:27:56.400
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, And then I think Max Moncy, I'll start to

487
00:27:56.400 --> 00:27:58.559
<v Speaker 7>get concerned when he's not seeing a lot of pitches.

488
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<v Speaker 7>He watch a lot of pitches and that's usually very

489
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<v Speaker 7>good for him. And it's just stopped falling into place

490
00:28:04.519 --> 00:28:06.519
<v Speaker 7>for him. And that's that's fine. It's a long season.

491
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<v Speaker 7>But also give some credits to this nationals team. They're

492
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<v Speaker 7>a good young team, right and they're only going to

493
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<v Speaker 7>get better, I think.

494
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<v Speaker 2>But that's really all that players, and look, they're trying

495
00:28:16.720 --> 00:28:20.119
<v Speaker 2>to make a name for themselves and doing it against

496
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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers is going to uh, you know, it's it's

497
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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to say it's their world series this

498
00:28:25.519 --> 00:28:27.640
<v Speaker 2>early in the year, but you know they're up for

499
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<v Speaker 2>this series, all right. Thanks for the phone call, Javier,

500
00:28:31.880 --> 00:28:34.400
<v Speaker 2>And I will say this. I remember Max Munsey telling

501
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<v Speaker 2>me a few years back. It's not the home runs

502
00:28:37.240 --> 00:28:39.640
<v Speaker 2>that tell you when he's going good. It's when he's

503
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<v Speaker 2>seeing a lot of pitches, like our caller Javier said,

504
00:28:42.279 --> 00:28:45.359
<v Speaker 2>and he's taking walks. That's a big part of his game.

505
00:28:45.440 --> 00:28:48.759
<v Speaker 2>It's not just about the home runs. It's about walking

506
00:28:48.839 --> 00:28:51.480
<v Speaker 2>and having a good strikeout to walk ratio. He's gonna

507
00:28:51.519 --> 00:28:54.799
<v Speaker 2>strike out a lot his share of times. I mean,

508
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<v Speaker 2>the most he's ever struck out in a season is

509
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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and fifty three times. And considering this day

510
00:29:01.000 --> 00:29:03.519
<v Speaker 2>and age and if you're a three true outcome player,

511
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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and fifty times isn't that much. But he

512
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<v Speaker 2>told me a few years back, when he's going good

513
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<v Speaker 2>and seeing the baseball, he's walking, it's not just the

514
00:29:13.079 --> 00:29:16.279
<v Speaker 2>home runs. Eight six, six, nine, eight seven, two five

515
00:29:16.400 --> 00:29:19.920
<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. The Dodgers fall to the Nationals.

516
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<v Speaker 2>Tonight eight to two. Let's head out to check in

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<v Speaker 2>with Jose Mota. It's time to go around the horn

518
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<v Speaker 2>with Jose Mota. Yeah, Jose Mota. Max Mounsey three strikeouts

519
00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:36.640
<v Speaker 2>tonight did not look good. But man, I it feels

520
00:29:36.680 --> 00:29:40.200
<v Speaker 2>like Max Munsey now has become the target of Dodger

521
00:29:40.279 --> 00:29:43.920
<v Speaker 2>fans to blame everything that goes wrong on him.

522
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<v Speaker 10>Well, that's how my look Dodgers. The last five games,

523
00:29:46.920 --> 00:29:48.640
<v Speaker 10>Max Monsey has not been on the man when they've

524
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<v Speaker 10>had a five ra or what twenty four batters and

525
00:29:52.640 --> 00:29:55.119
<v Speaker 10>forty one innings. But I can understand the frustration with

526
00:29:55.160 --> 00:29:58.319
<v Speaker 10>the fans. I truly can understand. But at the same time,

527
00:29:58.519 --> 00:30:02.799
<v Speaker 10>every single part, every single piece, plays its own part. Okay,

528
00:30:03.160 --> 00:30:05.000
<v Speaker 10>you have a role to play in this ball club.

529
00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:07.119
<v Speaker 10>Max Months, He's not expected to carry the team like

530
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<v Speaker 10>a show Hey or Mookie or Freddie Freeman or even

531
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<v Speaker 10>Will Smith. But he does a lot of things You've

532
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<v Speaker 10>explained well through the years. Going back to the NLCS,

533
00:30:17.400 --> 00:30:19.359
<v Speaker 10>one of the biggest hits came early in that series

534
00:30:19.359 --> 00:30:21.440
<v Speaker 10>for Max Months against Thang. I mean that kind of

535
00:30:21.480 --> 00:30:24.400
<v Speaker 10>broke a lot of things out. But Max Mounts will

536
00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:25.759
<v Speaker 10>be the first one to tell you he's not where

537
00:30:25.759 --> 00:30:28.279
<v Speaker 10>he needs to be. He needs to be more in time,

538
00:30:28.400 --> 00:30:30.599
<v Speaker 10>He needs to be more into a consistency on topic

539
00:30:30.640 --> 00:30:35.079
<v Speaker 10>with swinging approach at times, very patient at times we're

540
00:30:35.079 --> 00:30:37.839
<v Speaker 10>going to seem to get more more, more aggressive. But

541
00:30:38.000 --> 00:30:40.599
<v Speaker 10>he's not the reason the team is striking a way

542
00:30:40.640 --> 00:30:43.359
<v Speaker 10>too much. They are not putting the ball in play.

543
00:30:43.519 --> 00:30:46.640
<v Speaker 10>They're on base percentage coming into today very unusual, Dodger

544
00:30:47.200 --> 00:30:50.279
<v Speaker 10>number three thirteen. So it's amount of things that happened.

545
00:30:50.319 --> 00:30:53.799
<v Speaker 10>But obviously when things don't look well, one guy's going

546
00:30:53.839 --> 00:30:56.039
<v Speaker 10>to be picked on, and it's Max Mumsey this time.

547
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you're right, Jose Dave Roberts has said this year

548
00:31:00.160 --> 00:31:03.079
<v Speaker 2>after year being the manager of the Dodgers, it's the

549
00:31:03.119 --> 00:31:06.599
<v Speaker 2>starting pitcher that day that sets the tone. And to

550
00:31:06.599 --> 00:31:08.559
<v Speaker 2>get a winning streak going, you got to get some

551
00:31:08.640 --> 00:31:11.640
<v Speaker 2>good starting pitching. And part of the reason why the

552
00:31:11.720 --> 00:31:15.039
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers have lost four or five is because their starters

553
00:31:15.079 --> 00:31:17.680
<v Speaker 2>are walking a lot, they're giving up a lot of runs,

554
00:31:17.680 --> 00:31:19.680
<v Speaker 2>and they're not going deep into games.

555
00:31:20.480 --> 00:31:22.960
<v Speaker 10>Well, i mean, how do they beat Trek Skoogle, how

556
00:31:23.000 --> 00:31:27.119
<v Speaker 10>do they beat Chris Sale? Because with one swing, the

557
00:31:27.160 --> 00:31:29.880
<v Speaker 10>pitchers on the mound. The starters were able to allow

558
00:31:29.920 --> 00:31:33.839
<v Speaker 10>the offense to do that, right, But it's gonna it's

559
00:31:33.839 --> 00:31:35.720
<v Speaker 10>gonna come around. I mean there was one point last

560
00:31:35.799 --> 00:31:37.440
<v Speaker 10>year when the Values were a five hundred team for

561
00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:41.039
<v Speaker 10>many weeks and they came out of one ninety eight games. Now,

562
00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:44.160
<v Speaker 10>these are periods now where I really enjoy talking to

563
00:31:44.200 --> 00:31:46.799
<v Speaker 10>you a little bit more because there's more to pike

564
00:31:46.880 --> 00:31:49.319
<v Speaker 10>on and more to analyze I should say on things

565
00:31:49.319 --> 00:31:50.759
<v Speaker 10>that need to be fixed, and one of them is

566
00:31:51.119 --> 00:31:53.720
<v Speaker 10>the team that you have for longer, longer at bats.

567
00:31:54.200 --> 00:31:56.160
<v Speaker 10>They need to understand that it's not just going to

568
00:31:56.200 --> 00:31:58.599
<v Speaker 10>be all about the long ball. The Dodgers have not

569
00:31:58.640 --> 00:32:01.519
<v Speaker 10>even had a lot of opportunity women in scoring position,

570
00:32:01.759 --> 00:32:04.759
<v Speaker 10>way more from the opposing side against them, and the

571
00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:06.680
<v Speaker 10>long ball is gonna be the regardless, but they need

572
00:32:06.720 --> 00:32:09.200
<v Speaker 10>to get back into more team at bats, the same

573
00:32:09.240 --> 00:32:12.079
<v Speaker 10>approach we saw perhaps the first what five six games

574
00:32:12.279 --> 00:32:14.519
<v Speaker 10>with two strikes with two outs, where you sacrifice a

575
00:32:14.519 --> 00:32:16.640
<v Speaker 10>little bit of power to work the guy in the

576
00:32:16.680 --> 00:32:19.759
<v Speaker 10>mound and know that you still teem to be no

577
00:32:19.799 --> 00:32:21.839
<v Speaker 10>matter what, you're the most talented team, the deepest team,

578
00:32:21.839 --> 00:32:25.000
<v Speaker 10>but nonetheless, obviously without Freddy Freeman, and the em persistency

579
00:32:25.000 --> 00:32:26.559
<v Speaker 10>of not having him look in the same line up

580
00:32:26.599 --> 00:32:29.359
<v Speaker 10>for a while. It does put a little damper on

581
00:32:29.480 --> 00:32:31.400
<v Speaker 10>things on how they should be and how they're gonna

582
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<v Speaker 10>look a little bit later, which is gonna be much better.

583
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and Andrew Friedman joined us on the pregame show,

584
00:32:37.079 --> 00:32:40.359
<v Speaker 2>and he said as much. He feels like the offense

585
00:32:40.400 --> 00:32:43.680
<v Speaker 2>had not reached its potential by a long ways, and

586
00:32:43.720 --> 00:32:47.319
<v Speaker 2>he believes the Dodgers are so far a little too

587
00:32:47.400 --> 00:32:51.680
<v Speaker 2>reliant on scoring runs by hitting home runs. So even

588
00:32:51.720 --> 00:32:54.839
<v Speaker 2>the guy the boss feels that way that they could

589
00:32:54.839 --> 00:32:57.960
<v Speaker 2>be better at putting the ball in play and keeping

590
00:32:57.960 --> 00:33:00.720
<v Speaker 2>the line moving instead of just trying to wing for

591
00:33:00.880 --> 00:33:01.559
<v Speaker 2>home runs.

592
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<v Speaker 10>And again the same way that you got to have

593
00:33:04.839 --> 00:33:07.039
<v Speaker 10>the mentality of beating good pitching. You're not gonna beat

594
00:33:07.079 --> 00:33:11.400
<v Speaker 10>good pitching as the season progresses. It's slugging them out. Okay,

595
00:33:11.440 --> 00:33:13.759
<v Speaker 10>it's gonna happen when you look guys out that have

596
00:33:13.880 --> 00:33:18.799
<v Speaker 10>good pitchers. Is because you did something back before, in

597
00:33:18.839 --> 00:33:20.640
<v Speaker 10>front of you, two ahead of you, to get you

598
00:33:20.720 --> 00:33:22.279
<v Speaker 10>that mistake. Are you going to capitalize on?

599
00:33:22.400 --> 00:33:22.480
<v Speaker 5>So?

600
00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:26.519
<v Speaker 10>So matter of time, way too talented. Many pieces still

601
00:33:26.559 --> 00:33:29.359
<v Speaker 10>not clicking. But the walks need to again be part

602
00:33:29.400 --> 00:33:32.200
<v Speaker 10>of this arsenal and more contact perhaps should be better.

603
00:33:32.200 --> 00:33:35.119
<v Speaker 10>Fifty strikeouts of last five games, that's not going to

604
00:33:35.200 --> 00:33:36.920
<v Speaker 10>get it done and it just looks too easy for

605
00:33:36.960 --> 00:33:38.880
<v Speaker 10>the opposing team.

606
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<v Speaker 2>All right, hose Mo Odo, let's talk about something good.

607
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<v Speaker 2>And Ben Caspiraus has been one of the bright spots

608
00:33:45.079 --> 00:33:48.640
<v Speaker 2>from the beginning of this season again comes in in

609
00:33:48.720 --> 00:33:54.279
<v Speaker 2>relief for Robleski and just dominates his groupings of hitters

610
00:33:54.319 --> 00:33:57.039
<v Speaker 2>that he was facing out there, two scoreless innings with

611
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<v Speaker 2>two strikes. Do you believe in a game like this,

612
00:34:01.720 --> 00:34:05.240
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers down eight nothing, that's tough for Dave Roberts to

613
00:34:05.319 --> 00:34:08.760
<v Speaker 2>go to Caspirius instead of having him in a situation

614
00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:11.480
<v Speaker 2>where it's a closer game. Or do you think that

615
00:34:11.679 --> 00:34:14.360
<v Speaker 2>was something that Dave would rather not have to do.

616
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<v Speaker 10>This early in the season. You actually have to go

617
00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:21.440
<v Speaker 10>out there and just keep guys on a more consistent schedule.

618
00:34:21.519 --> 00:34:22.599
<v Speaker 10>If it was his time to go out there and

619
00:34:22.639 --> 00:34:24.880
<v Speaker 10>give you two winnings CS, but later in the season,

620
00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:27.880
<v Speaker 10>when you know he's such a great guy for leverage,

621
00:34:28.239 --> 00:34:30.800
<v Speaker 10>you're gonna probably hold off. The one thing about Cosparis,

622
00:34:30.800 --> 00:34:33.440
<v Speaker 10>and we talked about this the other day day spring training.

623
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<v Speaker 10>Mentality of attacking is there, but also his arm angle

624
00:34:36.440 --> 00:34:37.800
<v Speaker 10>is a little bit higher. And he told me this

625
00:34:38.000 --> 00:34:40.000
<v Speaker 10>in one of the bullpens in spring training in Glendell,

626
00:34:40.440 --> 00:34:42.920
<v Speaker 10>where he says, I think I'll get better bites, I

627
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<v Speaker 10>get better feel for even rolling a breaking ball for

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<v Speaker 10>a strike early with a higher angle. So he went

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<v Speaker 10>for like forty three degrees of forty forty eight degrees,

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<v Speaker 10>and that's helped him a whole lot because now the

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<v Speaker 10>fastball coming from that slot, he can get some holes

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<v Speaker 10>with a fastball up on the zone because where the

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<v Speaker 10>ball's breaking and the loop at has in his brick

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<v Speaker 10>and ball. But he's a guy that we have never

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<v Speaker 10>heard the excuse that he doesn't like the role or

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<v Speaker 10>that this role is not right from because as a

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<v Speaker 10>starting pitcher, it's not easy to adapt to this. And

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<v Speaker 10>he says, you know, being uncomfortable is the one thing

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<v Speaker 10>you got to get used to it. And he's done

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<v Speaker 10>a remarkable job because the guy goes out there in attack,

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<v Speaker 10>he's got a bulld up mentality, and he throws a

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<v Speaker 10>lot of strikes, a lot of leverage counts, and he

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<v Speaker 10>finishes guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Off and tomorrow Landon Nack another guy that I feel

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<v Speaker 2>is underrated and maybe underappreciated. He was bounced around from

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<v Speaker 2>starting to the bullpen to being sent down to Triple

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<v Speaker 2>A at times last year, but he kept a good

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<v Speaker 2>attitude and was pretty good for the Dodgers. I would

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<v Speaker 2>expect him to have a better start tomorrow than we

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<v Speaker 2>saw from Robleski tonight by a long shot.

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<v Speaker 10>I would think so, because he faced the nets when

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<v Speaker 10>he met his debut last season, and they ambushed him early,

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<v Speaker 10>and he eventually settled down and gave the team a

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<v Speaker 10>chance to win. One thing about Nack, and hear from

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<v Speaker 10>scouts like he does give up a lot of hard als,

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<v Speaker 10>a lot of hard ground balls, but if you look

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<v Speaker 10>at the line, the bottom line is his lines look

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<v Speaker 10>very good. In other words, he might give up, you know,

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<v Speaker 10>a couple of bullets here and there are outs or

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<v Speaker 10>long fly balls, but just great this guy on what

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<v Speaker 10>he did and what he did for you as a

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<v Speaker 10>starter and also long reliever, because the guy is a

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<v Speaker 10>true Dodgers that understands the evolution of pitching, how to

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<v Speaker 10>become a better pitcher, and how to make this stuff

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<v Speaker 10>quite well. So you know, sometimes throw the numbers out.

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<v Speaker 10>His numbers last year were very good, but there's no

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<v Speaker 10>doubt that you got to go out there and give

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<v Speaker 10>him a chance to grow in the big leagues because

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<v Speaker 10>he has shown that he's earned it.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Thanks a lot for the inside, Jose. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk to you after the game tomorrow and we'll see

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<v Speaker 2>you when we return home to Dodgers Stadium on Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>There he goes, Jose Moda. Always a very interesting dismount

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<v Speaker 2>by Jose, but we appreciate him checking in part of

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast. The Dodgers fault tonight to

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<v Speaker 2>the Nationals eight to two. Like I mentioned Keik Hernandez Homer,

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<v Speaker 2>so did Andy Pajas, but it was Justin Robleski who

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<v Speaker 2>did not have a very good first start of the year,

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<v Speaker 2>where he went five innings and gave up eight earned runs,

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<v Speaker 2>including a pair of home runs to James Wood, who

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<v Speaker 2>who homered and drove in five runs. The five RBIs

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<v Speaker 2>for James Wood in a very young career, tied a

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<v Speaker 2>career high. Our guy calling ye back at the Burbank Studios,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, checked on it. The one Mariners who

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<v Speaker 2>won one hundred and sixteen games only lost three games

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<v Speaker 2>in a row once during the two thousand and one season.

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<v Speaker 2>They actually had a four game losing streak. That was

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<v Speaker 2>the only time that they lost three games or more

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<v Speaker 2>during that entire year. The Dodgers have lost three in

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<v Speaker 2>a row for the first time this season. Last year,

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<v Speaker 2>when they won ninety nine games, they lost three in

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<v Speaker 2>a row three different times, including a five game losing

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<v Speaker 2>streak in May. But like I mentioned at the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>of the show, the Dodgers have never had their sights

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<v Speaker 2>on one hundred and sixteen wins one hundred and seventeen wins.

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<v Speaker 2>They've had their sights on being able to keep their

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<v Speaker 2>focus during the regular season, be ready to play every day,

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<v Speaker 2>and make it count in the postseason. Again. They know

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to be judged in the postseason as they

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<v Speaker 2>were last year, and they're trying to become Their mission

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<v Speaker 2>is to become the first team since the Yankees twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five years ago to win back to back championships. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not about the Mariners in one. It's about and by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, in case you're too young to remember, the

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<v Speaker 2>Mariners did not win the World Series that year. They

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<v Speaker 2>were knocked out, So that's not something to Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 2>looking to do this season. If it happens in the

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<v Speaker 2>process of things, that's fine. I mean, after seeing the

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<v Speaker 2>first eight games of the year, he kind of felt

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<v Speaker 2>like the Dodgers were in a different weight class and

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<v Speaker 2>they're starting pitching, and they're pitching as a whole was

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<v Speaker 2>looking so dominant, but all of a sudden, now on

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<v Speaker 2>this road trip, we've seen some pitfalls, some trips, and

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<v Speaker 2>that will happen during a long year. Tomorrow, Landon Knack

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<v Speaker 2>will make his season debut. He went three and five

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<v Speaker 2>last year in twelve starts with the three sixty five ERA.

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<v Speaker 2>He's going up against Jake Irvin, who made thirty three

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<v Speaker 2>starts for the Nationals. Last year, he was ten and

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<v Speaker 2>ten with an ERA of four forty one. He faced

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers twice, and his first start he went six

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<v Speaker 2>scoreless against the Dodgers here at Nationals Park in April,

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<v Speaker 2>and then faced the Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium in the

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<v Speaker 2>following start and gave up six earned runs. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>something to keep in mind. We'll see if the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>have the answer like they had for him at Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>Stadium Tomorrow. Our coverage begins at noon with Tim Kats

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<v Speaker 2>and First Pitches at one oh five with Rick Monday

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<v Speaker 2>and Tim Neverett live from Nationals Park. Thanks to calling

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<v Speaker 2>you back at our Burbank studios, thanks to Dwayne McDonald

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<v Speaker 2>out here at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, and thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to you for listening. In case you missed any of

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<v Speaker 2>the show, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 2>That's also where you can listen to our full conversation

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<v Speaker 2>with Andrew Friedman as well. Once again, the final score

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<v Speaker 2>tonight the Dodgers fall to the Nats eight to two.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great rest of your night. See U.