WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:05.120 And now your host for Marongo Casino Dodgers on Deck. 2 00:00:05.879 --> 00:00:07.320 Hey, David Best said. 3 00:00:08.679 --> 00:00:12.679 We are live at Dodgers Stadium for Morongo Casino Dodgers 4 00:00:12.720 --> 00:00:16.359 on Deck. Your Los Angeles Dodgers the best record in 5 00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:20.199 baseball at seventy eight and fifty three, and they are 6 00:00:20.239 --> 00:00:23.160 at first place in the NL West. After a sweep 7 00:00:23.199 --> 00:00:26.079 of the Mariners to start this homestand and taking two 8 00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:29.039 out of three from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Dodgers 9 00:00:29.079 --> 00:00:32.600 close out this nine game homestand with another three game 10 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:36.119 series against an American League team, one of the best, 11 00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:39.920 the Baltimore Orioles, and some are calling this a possible 12 00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:43.479 World Series. Preview Jack Flaherty is on the mound Tonight's 13 00:00:43.520 --> 00:00:47.159 first pitch coming up at seven ten. Coming up over 14 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:50.479 the next hour here on Marongo Casino Dodgers on Deck, 15 00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:53.679 we'll hear from Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. We'll get a 16 00:00:53.719 --> 00:00:56.880 preview of tonight's pitching matchup. We'll hear from Mike Soosha 17 00:00:57.039 --> 00:01:01.600 and Chris Taylor. Plus we've got your Dodgers magical moment. Shortly, 18 00:01:01.640 --> 00:01:05.040 we'll check in with Charlie Steiner, who's in the booth 19 00:01:05.079 --> 00:01:08.000 tonight for the first couple of innings alongside Rick Monday. 20 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:12.280 But on Sunday afternoon, Gavin Stone threw a gem, but 21 00:01:12.439 --> 00:01:15.560 it was a mooky moment late that won it. Gavin 22 00:01:15.560 --> 00:01:18.959 Stone a great outing on the mound. Seven innings, seven strikeouts, 23 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:22.879 allow just one run. The Dodger offense, meanwhile, needed a 24 00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:26.239 few times through the lineup to get going. Finally, in 25 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:29.560 the fifth inning, it belonged to Keike Hernandez who got 26 00:01:29.599 --> 00:01:30.840 the Dodgers on the board. 27 00:01:31.400 --> 00:01:34.799 The one one pitch to key k is drill left 28 00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:36.239 center field into the gap. 29 00:01:36.319 --> 00:01:38.840 It's carrying it. It is out a hair. 30 00:01:41.519 --> 00:01:45.359 Keth k Hernandez starts the scoring with a. 31 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:48.040 Laser to the left field. Is ninth of the year 32 00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:49.560 and the Dodgers lead. 33 00:01:49.599 --> 00:01:54.000 It won nothing that was off the lefty from Granada Hills, 34 00:01:54.120 --> 00:01:57.640 Jacob Lopez. The Dodgers had an early one nothing lead. 35 00:01:57.959 --> 00:02:00.519 Gavin Stone put up zeros on the board. However, in 36 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:03.480 the seventh inning, his only mistake was to former teammates 37 00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:06.879 Johnny de Luca, who even the score. The Dodgers and 38 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:10.120 Rays remained tied in the bottom of the eighth inning 39 00:02:10.360 --> 00:02:12.759 when Sho he Otani got hit by a pitch on 40 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:14.960 his left hand to put a runner at first base. 41 00:02:15.199 --> 00:02:18.159 A scary moment, but x Rays came back negative the 42 00:02:18.280 --> 00:02:20.240 very next batter, Mookie Bets. 43 00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:24.560 Mookie Bets heirst pitch swinging high fly ball left field. 44 00:02:24.800 --> 00:02:33.280 Did you poky Pokie? Betts makes it hurt a two 45 00:02:33.400 --> 00:02:34.400 run home run to. 46 00:02:34.520 --> 00:02:39.120 Break the tie and the Dodgers leaded three to one. 47 00:02:39.919 --> 00:02:42.960 Two run home run from Mookie Bets is twelfth of 48 00:02:43.080 --> 00:02:45.800 the season and that's the top tier play of the 49 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:50.199 game sponsored by Arco Quality, top tier gas for less. 50 00:02:50.479 --> 00:02:52.719 The Dodgers led three to one. They would go on 51 00:02:52.840 --> 00:02:56.400 to beat the Rays three to one. Anthony Banda got 52 00:02:56.439 --> 00:02:59.199 his second save of the season, and now the Dodgers 53 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:03.240 continue to hold off those pesky snakes. Three games up 54 00:03:03.240 --> 00:03:06.719 on the Diamondbacks, four games up on the Padres. After 55 00:03:06.800 --> 00:03:09.800 a day off yesterday, the Dodgers back here at Dodgers 56 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:13.439 Stadium to close out this homestand for the final game 57 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:17.919 our final series of this homestand against the Baltimore Orioles, 58 00:03:17.919 --> 00:03:20.439 who are two games back of the Yankees in the 59 00:03:20.479 --> 00:03:23.719 Al East and the top team in the American League 60 00:03:23.719 --> 00:03:27.159 Wildcard race. Tonight, Like I mentioned Jack Flaherty on the 61 00:03:27.199 --> 00:03:30.120 mound in the series opener, first pitch coming up at 62 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:32.639 seven to ten, and with more we go down a 63 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:36.199 couple of booths to the Galpin Motors broadcast booth to 64 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:39.919 check in with Rick Monday and his old buddy Charlie Steiner. 65 00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:43.479 All right, David, after an off day yesterday, the first 66 00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:46.560 of three between the Dodgers and the Orioles and remarkably 67 00:03:46.639 --> 00:03:50.199 similar records. The Dodgers at seventy eight and fifty three 68 00:03:50.360 --> 00:03:53.919 have a three game lead on Arizona San Diego in 69 00:03:54.039 --> 00:03:57.560 third plays in the West, four games behind the Dodgers. 70 00:03:57.879 --> 00:04:01.680 Then you've got the Orioles at seventy and fifty six. 71 00:04:02.240 --> 00:04:05.680 There are two games behind the Yankees in the American 72 00:04:05.759 --> 00:04:08.840 League East. And the Dodgers, more than anything else in all, 73 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:11.560 have been playing very good baseball of lay, and. 74 00:04:11.560 --> 00:04:13.240 They want to be able to continue that. I mean, 75 00:04:13.280 --> 00:04:15.240 the best record in baseball, as you're alluding to, but 76 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:18.399 not only winners of seven of the last ten. They've 77 00:04:18.439 --> 00:04:21.079 won twelve of sixteen in the month of August fourteen 78 00:04:21.160 --> 00:04:23.720 and seven. And also they've got some very good pitching, 79 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:26.839 even though they've got a banged up starting rotation, a 80 00:04:26.879 --> 00:04:29.720 three point four Era in that period of time. So 81 00:04:29.759 --> 00:04:33.000 the Dodgers know full well that both Arizona and San 82 00:04:33.079 --> 00:04:36.360 Diego maybe playing the best baseball of the season for them, 83 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:39.600 no question about it. The Dodgers don't look in the backyard, 84 00:04:40.040 --> 00:04:42.399 look in that front windshield and just keep driving down 85 00:04:42.399 --> 00:04:44.240 the road and continue to win ball games. 86 00:04:44.319 --> 00:04:47.319 And the Oriols just two behind the Yankees. They've been 87 00:04:47.360 --> 00:04:48.920 a very good team all year long. 88 00:04:49.079 --> 00:04:51.879 Yeah, but they've had difficulty, Charlie recently, I mean since 89 00:04:51.879 --> 00:04:53.920 the All Star break their five hundred team and their 90 00:04:53.920 --> 00:04:56.720 ERA has been above four and a half. They're trying 91 00:04:56.720 --> 00:04:59.759 to turn that around. They've had some offense, but they 92 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:03.439 have I've not really had enough help out of the bullpen, 93 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:05.279 and that's something that they need to address and do 94 00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:07.079 it in a hurry in order to move up that 95 00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:08.560 ladder in the American League East. 96 00:05:08.839 --> 00:05:11.680 On paper, they've got two of the best catchers on 97 00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:16.279 the field tonight Will Smith and Atlie Rutchman, but they 98 00:05:16.279 --> 00:05:18.920 have both been struggling offensive Leo late. 99 00:05:18.839 --> 00:05:21.560 Yeah, they have, and for Will Smith, we're beginning to 100 00:05:21.600 --> 00:05:24.279 see some better swings, but it's not been back to 101 00:05:24.319 --> 00:05:27.279 back games back the last thirty one games for Will Smith, 102 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:30.000 hitting just won seventy seven, but again he has been 103 00:05:30.040 --> 00:05:33.160 a big force. He keeps drawing runners out at second 104 00:05:33.160 --> 00:05:36.480 base and at a very good rate. The question is 105 00:05:36.959 --> 00:05:39.240 Baltimore is not afraid to try and steal at all? 106 00:05:39.600 --> 00:05:43.319 Will the arm of Will Smith shut down that possibility tonight? 107 00:05:43.519 --> 00:05:46.600 Jack Flaherty gone for the Dodgers tonight, Cole Irvin for 108 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:50.040 the Orioles, And we'll detail that pitching matchup a little 109 00:05:50.120 --> 00:05:50.959 later on in the hour. 110 00:05:51.040 --> 00:05:54.079 David, all right, great to hear your voice, Charlie Steiner. 111 00:05:54.120 --> 00:05:57.279 And as we count down to first pitch, Dodger fans, 112 00:05:57.360 --> 00:06:00.519 get your game day meal on at Shaky's Pizza Parlor. 113 00:06:00.920 --> 00:06:04.560 Order your Shaky's Pizza, Chicken and Mojo's now at Shaky's 114 00:06:04.600 --> 00:06:08.439 dot Com. 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Heyt on Sunday was zero for three. 126 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:03.680 He was hit by a pitch on his left hand, 127 00:07:03.720 --> 00:07:06.720 but X rays were negative. Dodgers and everybody else in 128 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:10.480 baseball a big sire relief right there. Then he scored 129 00:07:10.600 --> 00:07:12.839 in the bottom of the eighth inning after he was 130 00:07:12.920 --> 00:07:15.480 hit by the pitch on Mooki's go ahead two run 131 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:19.160 home run. On the season, Otani is hitting two ninety two, 132 00:07:19.519 --> 00:07:22.720 sitting on forty one home runs and forty stolen bases, 133 00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:26.920 still on pace to become the first player in baseball 134 00:07:27.079 --> 00:07:30.839 history to be fifty to fifty in a season. 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It's coming off the il. 142 00:07:58.319 --> 00:08:00.959 When you think about just keeping it consistent at the plate, what's. 143 00:08:00.759 --> 00:08:02.560 Been the biggest focus for you as a plate. 144 00:08:03.839 --> 00:08:04.319 I don't know. 145 00:08:04.439 --> 00:08:06.560 I mean I feel like I've been very inconsistent. 146 00:08:06.639 --> 00:08:08.839 So I don't know. 147 00:08:08.879 --> 00:08:10.639 I'm just here to win, here to do what I 148 00:08:10.680 --> 00:08:13.800 can to help show hey carry us to the finish line. 149 00:08:13.959 --> 00:08:15.959 Can you think about that at bat against love Lady? 150 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:16.839 What were you seeing from him? 151 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:18.120 What allowed you to get that swing? 152 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:20.160 I was just ready to swing. I mean, I know 153 00:08:20.199 --> 00:08:23.279 they've been attacking new with strikes the whole series, and 154 00:08:23.319 --> 00:08:25.480 so I just try to get a good swing off. 155 00:08:25.839 --> 00:08:27.360 It's not your show, it's you as But when you 156 00:08:27.399 --> 00:08:30.480 think about just coming in the clutch for certain situations, 157 00:08:30.480 --> 00:08:32.799 how important was that at that not only for you 158 00:08:32.840 --> 00:08:34.240 but also for this team to get that win? 159 00:08:34.960 --> 00:08:36.960 You know, I think eg and never had bet is 160 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:40.320 super important. But definitely coming down there, show gets all 161 00:08:40.799 --> 00:08:42.840 all on base there and you just got to find 162 00:08:42.840 --> 00:08:46.080 a way to Bill's some momentum and we fortunately did it. 163 00:08:46.159 --> 00:08:48.039 Gavin Stone today, how impressive was he? 164 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:48.440 Oh? 165 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:50.440 He's been amazing all year. I mean he's given us 166 00:08:50.440 --> 00:08:52.720 a chance to win easing every game. I mean he's 167 00:08:52.759 --> 00:08:56.679 going six seven, eight innings consistently, and so he's been 168 00:08:56.759 --> 00:08:58.320 huge for the Dodgers for sure. 169 00:08:58.639 --> 00:09:00.440 This wind tonight, you guys have won this here is 170 00:09:00.480 --> 00:09:02.840 this homestand so far is not to a really great start. 171 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:06.320 How important though, was this just knowing what the division 172 00:09:06.320 --> 00:09:07.240 looks like at the moment. 173 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:10.039 I mean it's his crunch time now, you know, we 174 00:09:10.120 --> 00:09:12.000 got to win every game, and not that it's not 175 00:09:12.039 --> 00:09:15.279 crunch time all year, but especially now, and those other 176 00:09:15.320 --> 00:09:17.480 teams are playing really well, and so we have to 177 00:09:17.559 --> 00:09:19.840 just keep playing Dodger baseball and we should be okay. 178 00:09:19.879 --> 00:09:22.440 All right, we'll congratulations on this one tonight, Uki, Thank 179 00:09:22.480 --> 00:09:23.559 you hey. 180 00:09:23.639 --> 00:09:26.799 With Bookie Bets in the lineup, the Dodgers will be okay. 181 00:09:26.960 --> 00:09:30.600 Dodger fans, and hance your listening experience by downloading the 182 00:09:30.639 --> 00:09:34.399 iHeartRadio app and listen NHD powered by la Care Health 183 00:09:34.399 --> 00:09:38.960 Plan serving all Angelinos Lacare dot org. 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First pitch at seven ten. 195 00:10:20.840 --> 00:10:25.679 This he's the LA Dodgers Injury Report. 196 00:10:26.080 --> 00:10:30.440 This Dodger Injury Report presented by UCLA Health, the official 197 00:10:30.519 --> 00:10:34.919 medical partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Well, Freddie Freeman 198 00:10:35.039 --> 00:10:38.159 is not in the starting lineup tonight. Kei k Hernandez 199 00:10:38.519 --> 00:10:41.639 is at first base. Max Mounsey stays at third base 200 00:10:41.720 --> 00:10:45.360 because Dave Roberts said they wanted to get Freddy Freeman 201 00:10:45.759 --> 00:10:49.200 out of the lineup for not only today but possibly 202 00:10:49.279 --> 00:10:53.919 tomorrow to let the inflammation in that hairline fracture in 203 00:10:53.960 --> 00:10:57.440 his right middle finger to cool down. He's been playing 204 00:10:57.519 --> 00:11:00.720 through it, but the bat, the bats, the wings haven't 205 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:01.480 been there. 206 00:11:01.519 --> 00:11:03.799 Also, Yoshiyama Moto who went. 207 00:11:03.679 --> 00:11:06.080 On the IL after his first two months in the 208 00:11:06.080 --> 00:11:10.120 big leagues is going to make a rehab start tomorrow 209 00:11:10.360 --> 00:11:13.799 for Oklahoma City. So that's good news for the Dodgers 210 00:11:14.039 --> 00:11:17.799 and Yama Moto. Let's head downstairs right now into the 211 00:11:17.879 --> 00:11:19.480 dugout with Dave Roberts. 212 00:11:19.720 --> 00:11:20.759 Anything else, Dave? 213 00:11:20.799 --> 00:11:22.519 Do you think the questions for Dave? 214 00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:25.600 Dave? Can you just describe Dave? Can you talk about 215 00:11:25.600 --> 00:11:26.639 the pressure. 216 00:11:27.039 --> 00:11:30.519 In the dugouts with Dave Roberts a. 217 00:11:30.519 --> 00:11:32.799 Conversation with only ils for ten days. 218 00:11:32.519 --> 00:11:36.919 To sort of let us no, I don't think so. 219 00:11:37.360 --> 00:11:41.120 I think that obviously he could have played today, wanted 220 00:11:41.159 --> 00:11:46.320 to play. So I just don't think that the IL 221 00:11:47.039 --> 00:11:49.480 right now makes a whole lot of sense because it's 222 00:11:49.480 --> 00:11:51.960 something where even in ten days, it's not going to 223 00:11:52.159 --> 00:11:53.960 the fracture is not going to heal in ten days. 224 00:11:54.320 --> 00:11:56.799 Is there a chance that he sits out tomorrow. 225 00:11:56.399 --> 00:11:57.879 Or the rest of this series. 226 00:11:58.919 --> 00:12:01.600 There's a chance. But I still think that having them 227 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:06.559 potentially available off the bench makes sense. We'll see what 228 00:12:06.559 --> 00:12:08.440 that looks like each day, though, and we'll kind of 229 00:12:08.559 --> 00:12:10.440 read and react. 230 00:12:11.000 --> 00:12:13.320 Is that that's not being the same because the middle 231 00:12:13.320 --> 00:12:15.159 finger is that part of this equation too. 232 00:12:17.200 --> 00:12:20.080 I think it's part of it. I think that for me, 233 00:12:20.960 --> 00:12:24.000 I think that it just doesn't look the same. But 234 00:12:24.840 --> 00:12:28.399 hitting's hard. That could be a separate point, and it 235 00:12:28.440 --> 00:12:31.840 could not be because of the finger. Freddy could argue that, 236 00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:35.399 which is completely fine, But I still believe that, you know, 237 00:12:35.480 --> 00:12:38.440 giving it some time to kind of calm down and 238 00:12:38.480 --> 00:12:43.840 not be inflamed, there's only benefit you guys, just like 239 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:48.559 how tough talking to you know, I think he understands 240 00:12:48.720 --> 00:12:53.840 he wants to play well, everybody knows, you know, what 241 00:12:53.879 --> 00:12:56.039 he means to the ball club, being able to post, 242 00:12:56.120 --> 00:12:58.519 be in the lineup. All that stuff matters. But also 243 00:12:59.559 --> 00:13:03.440 it's still matters to feel that you feel good, that 244 00:13:03.559 --> 00:13:08.279 you your swing feels good. And I just again, I 245 00:13:08.360 --> 00:13:11.279 just don't think that taking a couple of days off, 246 00:13:11.639 --> 00:13:15.799 whatever the days it ends up being, is going to 247 00:13:15.879 --> 00:13:16.519 be too costs. 248 00:13:16.519 --> 00:13:17.120 I really don't. 249 00:13:17.279 --> 00:13:17.840 Why did you. 250 00:13:17.840 --> 00:13:20.919 Choose a GT at first and once heet there instead 251 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:21.679 of vice versa. 252 00:13:22.679 --> 00:13:27.759 It's short term munchies our third basement, So in a 253 00:13:27.840 --> 00:13:32.759 vacuum you could argue the other way, But for Max 254 00:13:32.799 --> 00:13:34.919 to go over there, it hasn't taken ground balls over 255 00:13:34.960 --> 00:13:37.840 there in two years to just say he's played first base, doesn't. 256 00:13:37.559 --> 00:13:38.320 Make sense. 257 00:13:40.480 --> 00:13:42.000 Any new one class. 258 00:13:43.679 --> 00:13:44.279 Slow moving. 259 00:13:44.960 --> 00:13:47.720 He was lined up to play catch today, so I 260 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:51.039 don't know if he ended up playing catch today. But 261 00:13:51.360 --> 00:13:55.080 given the time that he's been down the potential build up, 262 00:13:55.480 --> 00:13:58.799 there's going to be a rehab assignment. He's got to 263 00:13:58.879 --> 00:14:02.080 get back on the mound. So I just don't know 264 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:05.720 what that looks like. But not surprising for me that 265 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:07.919 it's taken longer than we initially. 266 00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:10.519 Thought getting fully built up altober. 267 00:14:12.720 --> 00:14:15.399 I think that the coming days will be telling. So 268 00:14:15.440 --> 00:14:18.879 I don't think anyone can sit here today and say 269 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:21.759 that because if he played catch today it went great 270 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:24.879 and he does the same thing, yes, But if he doesn't, 271 00:14:24.960 --> 00:14:26.440 then it's probably a different. 272 00:14:26.159 --> 00:14:33.480 Answer that what has God changed and. 273 00:14:35.120 --> 00:14:35.360 Better? 274 00:14:40.440 --> 00:14:44.799 Not getting better? So he's just still not throwing free 275 00:14:44.840 --> 00:14:49.559 and easy, and so when you're not, then you've got 276 00:14:49.600 --> 00:14:53.600 to kind of make some concessions and slow down the process. 277 00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:55.039 So that's kind of what it. 278 00:14:55.000 --> 00:14:56.360 Is, all right. 279 00:14:56.440 --> 00:14:59.840 That's Dave Roberts down in the press conference room, brought 280 00:14:59.879 --> 00:15:03.279 to you by Service Titan. Dave Roberts. 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I'm David Vasse and this is 290 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:43.200 the Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 291 00:15:43.360 --> 00:15:46.000 This is Marongo Casino Dodgers on. 292 00:15:46.159 --> 00:15:52.360 Deck on your home for the Blue All Season Law. 293 00:15:53.159 --> 00:15:56.279 We are live at Dodgers Stadium for Game one of 294 00:15:56.320 --> 00:15:59.840 this three game series between the Dodgers and Baltimore ore 295 00:16:00.120 --> 00:16:04.120 Else Jack Flaherty going up against left hander Cole Irvin. 296 00:16:04.559 --> 00:16:06.080 First pitch at seven ten. 297 00:16:06.559 --> 00:16:09.159 The umpire crew for today's game is brought to you 298 00:16:09.240 --> 00:16:14.279 by Fred Looyer Insurance, celebrating fifty years of providing reliable 299 00:16:14.399 --> 00:16:15.679 and affordable car. 300 00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:18.200 Insurance for you and your family. 301 00:16:18.320 --> 00:16:21.120 When you look at the umpire and crew tonight, it's 302 00:16:21.200 --> 00:16:24.159 kind of a younger one. Andy Fletcher is the crew chief. 303 00:16:24.639 --> 00:16:27.159 Yesterday we had an off day Dodger talk and we 304 00:16:27.240 --> 00:16:29.320 had a chance to catch up with the man that 305 00:16:29.360 --> 00:16:33.759 caught more games than any other Dodger in franchise history. 306 00:16:34.080 --> 00:16:36.960 And with this being a series of two really good 307 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:40.720 young catchers and Will Smith and Adalie Rushman, we thought 308 00:16:40.759 --> 00:16:43.200 it would be great to share part of our conversation 309 00:16:43.639 --> 00:16:45.480 with the one and only Mike Soshow. 310 00:16:46.200 --> 00:16:48.080 David. Great to be with you, and boy did I 311 00:16:48.159 --> 00:16:50.960 learn a lot from Sandy. You're right about that. It 312 00:16:51.039 --> 00:16:53.799 was just a great experience to be around a lot 313 00:16:53.840 --> 00:16:56.240 of those great Dodgers, and Sandy was at the top 314 00:16:56.279 --> 00:16:56.759 of the list. 315 00:16:57.200 --> 00:16:58.000 Mike, Is it true. 316 00:16:58.039 --> 00:17:02.320 I've heard stories from as reporters that told me Sandy 317 00:17:02.360 --> 00:17:05.319 Kofax would throw BP to you guys in Vero Beach. 318 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:06.000 Is that true? 319 00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:06.920 Yes? 320 00:17:06.960 --> 00:17:09.079 He would, and he still got us out. He was 321 00:17:09.200 --> 00:17:12.559 throwing VP. Last time I remember was nineteen eighty five. 322 00:17:12.599 --> 00:17:15.279 I remember hitting off of him on the lower fields 323 00:17:15.319 --> 00:17:18.759 and he started that curveball. You could hear it was unbelievable, 324 00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:20.279 and he'd really enjoyed it. 325 00:17:20.319 --> 00:17:20.880 He loved it. 326 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:23.759 And then I think he finally his shoulder gave out, 327 00:17:23.799 --> 00:17:26.640 but he loved it. You know, anything he could do 328 00:17:26.680 --> 00:17:28.519 to make us a little better, he put his time 329 00:17:28.559 --> 00:17:30.359 in and just a tremendous man. 330 00:17:30.680 --> 00:17:33.279 You feel like, who makes you this manager now that 331 00:17:33.359 --> 00:17:37.000 Team USA wants? Was was kind of built as a 332 00:17:37.039 --> 00:17:40.000 catcher as a young catcher in the Dodger organization with 333 00:17:40.079 --> 00:17:42.319 all these guys being around like Sandy. 334 00:17:42.960 --> 00:17:45.079 Oh, there's no way, I mean, excuse me, there's no 335 00:17:45.200 --> 00:17:48.240 doubt that. You know. The way that I took through 336 00:17:48.240 --> 00:17:52.599 the Dodger organization was special. And to get so many 337 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:55.799 great baseball minds around you at at such a young 338 00:17:55.839 --> 00:17:57.799 age and just being smart enough to shut up and 339 00:17:57.839 --> 00:18:03.200 listen was really important to my development. Is not only 340 00:18:03.240 --> 00:18:06.880 a player, but getting opportunity to manage, and you know 341 00:18:06.920 --> 00:18:09.720 the great the great guys like Roy Campanella, Sandy Kofax, 342 00:18:09.920 --> 00:18:13.680 Del Krandle playing for Time Ofless Order for all those years, 343 00:18:13.880 --> 00:18:18.240 Joel Malfatano, Monty basketballin on a whole list you know 344 00:18:18.440 --> 00:18:22.799 of of of coaches that I had, and that just 345 00:18:23.480 --> 00:18:25.079 that just had a huge impact on me. 346 00:18:25.720 --> 00:18:29.279 All right, So all these years of managing and playing 347 00:18:29.319 --> 00:18:32.000 and all the knowledge and experience you've gained has brought 348 00:18:32.039 --> 00:18:35.359 you to Team USA. You manage in the Olympics and 349 00:18:35.400 --> 00:18:39.480 now here you are back again managing this premiere twelve team. 350 00:18:39.559 --> 00:18:43.079 Can you explain the type of players that you'll be 351 00:18:43.200 --> 00:18:46.680 managing and is this a qualifier necessary to be able 352 00:18:46.680 --> 00:18:50.279 to have Team USA here in LA in twenty twenty eight. 353 00:18:50.960 --> 00:18:54.680 Well, since we're the home country, we will get an 354 00:18:54.720 --> 00:18:58.400 automatic bid into the twenty eight Olympics. But this is 355 00:18:58.480 --> 00:19:01.480 important tournament, David. It's it's really for world seeding and 356 00:19:02.240 --> 00:19:05.720 world ranking. We're gonna be playing really tough teams. There's 357 00:19:05.759 --> 00:19:08.480 twelve teams around the you know globe that are really, 358 00:19:09.039 --> 00:19:12.960 uh that just excel in baseball. You know teams teams 359 00:19:12.960 --> 00:19:18.920 from you know, Mexico and Venezuela and Cuba and Japan, Korea. Uh, 360 00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:21.599 these these, these these it's gonna be a tough tournament. 361 00:19:21.640 --> 00:19:24.240 So we'll play a series of Mexico to get going, 362 00:19:24.720 --> 00:19:27.319 hopefully get through that and then head to Tokyo. And 363 00:19:27.400 --> 00:19:30.359 the quality of players and the caliber players is going 364 00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:32.799 to be very high. We can't use forty man roster guys, 365 00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:34.920 but we can use a lot of guys that have 366 00:19:35.039 --> 00:19:37.880 major league experience that aren't attached to a to a 367 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:40.920 team when we play and uh, and then some of 368 00:19:40.960 --> 00:19:43.480 the young guys coming up that are in Double A 369 00:19:43.559 --> 00:19:45.759 and Triple A that haven't hit forty man rosters yet. 370 00:19:45.799 --> 00:19:48.559 So we're excited about the group. We're putting the rosters 371 00:19:48.559 --> 00:19:51.880 together as we speak through these last this last month 372 00:19:51.920 --> 00:19:56.519 and moving forward getting ready for the tournament. So we're 373 00:19:56.559 --> 00:19:57.359 we'll be ready to go. 374 00:19:58.039 --> 00:20:00.400 We hear about when uh, these plays I just want 375 00:20:00.400 --> 00:20:02.680 to play in the World Baseball Classic that are on 376 00:20:02.720 --> 00:20:05.519 the forty man roster, Mike. Obviously, the team has a 377 00:20:05.559 --> 00:20:07.960 lot of say and how many innings the pitchers can 378 00:20:08.000 --> 00:20:11.039 pitch and just the restrictions on them. Will you have 379 00:20:11.119 --> 00:20:16.279 the same type of challenges managing this premiere twelve tournament. 380 00:20:16.880 --> 00:20:20.359 If a player is with an affiliated team in an organization, 381 00:20:21.000 --> 00:20:24.000 most likely yes, if there's but there's a lot of 382 00:20:24.000 --> 00:20:26.920 guys that are are pitching an independent ball a lot 383 00:20:26.960 --> 00:20:30.160 of guys that are pitching you know, overseas right now 384 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:34.759 that aren't really affiliated with uh, with an organization, So uh, 385 00:20:34.920 --> 00:20:36.599 they'll be able to you know, we'll be able to 386 00:20:36.640 --> 00:20:39.799 use them probably, you know a little in some of 387 00:20:39.839 --> 00:20:43.400 the roles we want, but certainly every organization wants to 388 00:20:43.440 --> 00:20:45.279 protect their players, and we'll be looking at the guys 389 00:20:45.359 --> 00:20:47.799 that are in the Fall League, they'll be hopefully ramped 390 00:20:47.839 --> 00:20:50.359 up or ready to go, and if they can come, 391 00:20:50.440 --> 00:20:53.720 we'll We'll live with whatever restrictions the organization gives us. 392 00:20:54.839 --> 00:20:57.240 All Right, there's Mike Soosha and you can hear the 393 00:20:57.279 --> 00:21:01.640 full interview on the doctrid Talk part of the iHeartRadio app. 394 00:21:01.960 --> 00:21:04.079 Dodger Baseball is driven by Ford. 395 00:21:04.200 --> 00:21:07.319 If there's one thing we like, its choices, find yours 396 00:21:07.359 --> 00:21:10.839 with the Ford F one fifty gas hybrid or all 397 00:21:10.920 --> 00:21:16.240 electric tough This smart can only be called F one fifty. 398 00:21:16.799 --> 00:21:20.119 As we continue live from Dodgers Stadium, we will hear 399 00:21:20.319 --> 00:21:21.400 from Chris Taylor. 400 00:21:21.480 --> 00:21:22.400 But coming up. 401 00:21:22.319 --> 00:21:27.000