WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.919 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This teen is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:10.839 Let's not play one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:11.720 Let's lend it. 6 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.679 I love writing me these guys after the show. 7 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:14.439 So just thank you. 8 00:00:14.519 --> 00:00:17.440 Give me are your attention, your fire, not a pisson. 9 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.519 This is world champion Dodgers, world champion thing. 10 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:23.440 Put a small soft time they get up people. What 11 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:26.000 they want to die in a row two is special. 12 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:27.320 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache. 13 00:00:28.679 --> 00:00:32.479 One of the con This ball's gone. You ready to go? 14 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.119 Hell time, go to the su grab your phone to 15 00:00:36.159 --> 00:00:38.799 get in on the show called eight six six nine 16 00:00:38.840 --> 00:00:40.880 eighty seven two five seven. 17 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:41.399 And go to the show. 18 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:45.000 And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse. 19 00:00:46.600 --> 00:00:50.240 We are live at Dodger Stadium after the Angels defeat 20 00:00:50.280 --> 00:00:54.920 the Dodgers in Game one of the Freeways series. Welcome 21 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:59.159 the Dodger Talk. David Vass with you until eleven thirty tonight, 22 00:00:59.200 --> 00:01:02.200 taking your phone calls at eight sixty six nine eighty 23 00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:07.120 seven two five seventy. The Dodgers frustrating night for their 24 00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:11.079 offense tonight. You don't see many times where the Dodgers 25 00:01:11.159 --> 00:01:14.920 will hit into five double plays. In fact, the last 26 00:01:14.959 --> 00:01:18.560 time the Dodgers grounded into five double plays was all 27 00:01:18.599 --> 00:01:22.640 the way back in August of twenty fifteen. That's when 28 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:26.599 they grounded into five double plays in a one nothing 29 00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:30.439 win over the Reds in Cincinnati on August twenty seventh, 30 00:01:30.840 --> 00:01:34.879 twenty fifteen. Well, they tied that franchise record tonight as 31 00:01:34.879 --> 00:01:37.959 they grounded into double plays in the first inning, the 32 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:42.000 second inning, the fifth inning, the seventh inning, and finally 33 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:46.040 the eighth inning and just really a little bit of 34 00:01:46.599 --> 00:01:49.359 bad luck where you hit the ball hard right at somebody, 35 00:01:49.400 --> 00:01:52.079 but that still counts as an out, and there were 36 00:01:52.120 --> 00:01:55.599 double plays and that killed rallies. Eight six, six, nine, 37 00:01:55.640 --> 00:01:58.599 eighty seven, two five seventy is the phone number coming 38 00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:02.920 up At eleven, Jose Moto will join us, and also 39 00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:06.040 in this show tonight, we'll give you an update a 40 00:02:06.079 --> 00:02:11.240 clear picture on when Tommy Edmund and Taoscar Hernandez will return. 41 00:02:11.560 --> 00:02:16.319 As you know, tomorrow is the season debut of Clayton Kershaw. 42 00:02:16.479 --> 00:02:19.919 So many of you have asked why does he keep 43 00:02:19.960 --> 00:02:23.199 doing this and why does he keep pitching? Well, he 44 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:25.599 loves the game of baseball, and he's not ready to 45 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:30.240 say goodbye. You heard the conversation with Kershaw last night. 46 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:34.159 If you did not, it's on the iHeartRadio app. But basically, 47 00:02:34.759 --> 00:02:37.479 he told us that he doesn't want an injury to 48 00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:40.120 set him into retirement. He wants to go out on 49 00:02:40.159 --> 00:02:43.439 his own terms, like many athletes do. A lot of 50 00:02:43.479 --> 00:02:47.120 times athletes don't have that choice. The game makes the 51 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:51.800 choice for them. But Kershaw had left knee and left 52 00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:55.879 foot surgery during this past offseason to come back at 53 00:02:55.879 --> 00:02:59.360 some point this year and contribute to the Dodgers trying 54 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:02.599 to win a second World Series championship. And don't think 55 00:03:02.719 --> 00:03:08.960 this is Kershaw's last rodeo. This is not necessarily Kershaw's 56 00:03:09.039 --> 00:03:13.240 last dance. I'm not saying that he will pitch next year. 57 00:03:13.599 --> 00:03:17.120 But for anybody to believe that this is the last 58 00:03:17.159 --> 00:03:20.960 season Kershaw plans on pitching, they haven't talked to him. 59 00:03:21.439 --> 00:03:24.199 There's a lot of different factors that will go into 60 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:28.400 whether or not Clayton Kershaw wants to pitch another season 61 00:03:28.439 --> 00:03:33.680 in Major League baseball. This is his eighteenth season. Remember, 62 00:03:33.800 --> 00:03:37.240 his major league debut is right here in June of 63 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:41.319 two thousand and eight against the Cardinals. It's now eighteen 64 00:03:41.439 --> 00:03:46.240 seasons ago that Kershaw made his major league debut here 65 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:49.319 at Dodger Stadium, and it's gonna be fun to see 66 00:03:49.400 --> 00:03:53.680 him tomorrow night here at Dodger Stadium. And like I said, 67 00:03:53.840 --> 00:03:56.560 it wouldn't be the same without Kershaw. It's something that 68 00:03:56.759 --> 00:03:59.439 you know, you feel like there's some normalcy in the 69 00:03:59.479 --> 00:04:03.080 baseball world when he's making a start for the Dodgers 70 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:06.199 every five days. And I know he told Major League 71 00:04:06.199 --> 00:04:09.520 Baseball Network yesterday that maybe if you asked him two 72 00:04:09.599 --> 00:04:12.599 or three years ago, how much did it mean to 73 00:04:12.680 --> 00:04:15.120 him to end his career with the Dodgers, he would 74 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:17.560 have said, maybe not at the very top of my list. 75 00:04:18.079 --> 00:04:21.360 But now it means everything to me to finish my 76 00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:25.800 career pitching only for the Dodgers. Eight six, six nine, 77 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:28.560 eight seven, two five seventy is the phone number. So 78 00:04:29.079 --> 00:04:32.160 as we go through the show between now and eleven thirty, 79 00:04:32.519 --> 00:04:36.160 your thoughts on Kershaw coming back and pitching again for 80 00:04:36.240 --> 00:04:40.160 an eighteenth season. I'm all in for as long as 81 00:04:40.160 --> 00:04:43.000 he wants to pitch. I'm all in. I don't see 82 00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:46.800 why anybody should say, you know what, Nah, I don't 83 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:49.759 think we want a future Hall of Famer, a guy 84 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:55.079 that raises the level of intensity of everybody, by the 85 00:04:55.079 --> 00:04:58.160 way he leads, by his work ethic, and just him 86 00:04:58.160 --> 00:05:00.920 being around. That's one part part of it, but also 87 00:05:01.279 --> 00:05:04.000 a guy that competes on the mound and finds a 88 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:08.519 way to win. There's certain pitchers that find ways to 89 00:05:08.639 --> 00:05:13.399 win games, and there are certain pitchers that find ways 90 00:05:13.480 --> 00:05:17.040 to lose games. And tonight I felt like Dustin May 91 00:05:17.319 --> 00:05:19.839 found a way to lose the game. I mean, this 92 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:23.079 was set up perfectly for the Dodgers to be able 93 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:27.120 to jump all over the Angels, but right away Dustin 94 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:31.160 May gives up a two run home run to Joann Mankata. 95 00:05:31.560 --> 00:05:34.639 He strikes out Zach Nato to start the game. He 96 00:05:34.720 --> 00:05:38.240 walks Shan Well in front of Mankata, and then Mankatta 97 00:05:38.319 --> 00:05:41.879 jumps all over our first pitch fastball, and he lets 98 00:05:41.920 --> 00:05:44.519 his emotions get the best of him. But to me, 99 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:47.680 what really hurt Dustin May and what he really did 100 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:51.839 to lose this game came in the fourth inning. Inexcusable 101 00:05:52.279 --> 00:05:56.199 to hit the eight to nine hitters, especially on the Angels. 102 00:05:56.560 --> 00:06:01.199 Matthew Lugo hit by a pitch. Tim Anderson. Yeah, that 103 00:06:01.600 --> 00:06:05.560 Tim Anderson is on the Angels, hitting ninth and batting 104 00:06:05.600 --> 00:06:09.600 one ninety seven coming into the game tonight, May promptly 105 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:12.480 hits him as well. So you just hit back to 106 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:15.639 back hitters, eight nine hitters after giving up a one 107 00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:19.839 out single to Luis Renhifho, and now you flip the 108 00:06:19.879 --> 00:06:23.560 lineup over and the Angels best hitter, Zach Netto is 109 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:26.040 going to make you pay like he did a two 110 00:06:26.120 --> 00:06:29.199 run double. So those are ways where you lose the game. 111 00:06:29.959 --> 00:06:32.680 And Dustin May now is one in four this season. 112 00:06:33.600 --> 00:06:38.240 I know everybody wants to downplay win loss records. You know, 113 00:06:38.399 --> 00:06:41.839 I'm not gonna downplay win loss records, especially when you 114 00:06:41.879 --> 00:06:44.720 have an ERA of four forty three. It would be 115 00:06:44.879 --> 00:06:48.480 one thing if may Zra was under three, but it's not. 116 00:06:49.759 --> 00:06:52.480 Let's head downstairs right now to here from Dustin May. 117 00:06:53.040 --> 00:06:56.680 Yeah, it was kind of all around bad. I'm kind 118 00:06:56.680 --> 00:06:58.639 of glad they were swaying because if they weren't, I 119 00:06:58.720 --> 00:07:02.160 might not have gotten out. So it was it was 120 00:07:02.199 --> 00:07:04.800 good that they were attempting to hit it because I 121 00:07:04.879 --> 00:07:06.000 wasn't throwing very many strikes. 122 00:07:06.079 --> 00:07:07.560 Why do you think that was? Was that just kind 123 00:07:07.560 --> 00:07:09.720 of something you were feeling for yourself personally and kind 124 00:07:09.720 --> 00:07:10.279 of through this one? 125 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:15.199 Yeah, I mean the bullpen pre game was very good. 126 00:07:15.240 --> 00:07:19.720 Just felt out of Saint Ottaway this weird night. 127 00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:22.639 Justin ninety five pitches. 128 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:25.120 So, I mean, how satisfying is it for you, though, 129 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:27.839 to get out there and get that number of pitches, 130 00:07:28.360 --> 00:07:29.959 you know, in consecutive starts. 131 00:07:30.800 --> 00:07:32.240 No, I mean it's good to be able to get 132 00:07:32.279 --> 00:07:34.800 out and get reps. I definitely wish I could contribute 133 00:07:34.800 --> 00:07:37.800 a little bit better than I'm contributing right now. Hopefully 134 00:07:37.879 --> 00:07:43.199 it turns around, but definitely not doing what I expect 135 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:44.079 out of myself right now. 136 00:07:44.120 --> 00:07:46.920 But did it seem in eight strikeouts obviously as good 137 00:07:46.959 --> 00:07:47.560 stuff out there? 138 00:07:47.639 --> 00:07:51.480 Was it? Just like, man, any mistake I'm making right now? 139 00:07:51.800 --> 00:07:56.839 They're hitting No, I mean they were swaying. 140 00:07:56.519 --> 00:07:59.720 At pitches that were. 141 00:07:59.319 --> 00:08:01.839 Not really great. So, like I said, I'm glad they 142 00:08:01.879 --> 00:08:04.279 were swinging at him because I didn't throw her in 143 00:08:04.319 --> 00:08:05.439 many competitive stretch tonight. 144 00:08:08.959 --> 00:08:12.120 Hey, you look at batter wise, guys are different witted 145 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:14.040 it so well though. I love them to get this 146 00:08:14.079 --> 00:08:14.480 one today. 147 00:08:16.199 --> 00:08:17.759 And they put the ball in play when it was 148 00:08:17.800 --> 00:08:18.959 a strike and hit it hard. 149 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:24.360 All right. The best questions came from our guys Stevie Hartman, 150 00:08:24.879 --> 00:08:27.000 who is down there on the field right now for 151 00:08:27.120 --> 00:08:31.480 KTLA five, Dustin May, tell me why you hit two batters? 152 00:08:31.519 --> 00:08:36.080 Eight nine hitters? Yep, that was Steve Hartman's voice. Anyway. 153 00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:39.559 Not a good night for Dustin May. And he's that 154 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:42.039 type of guy, stand up guy that's hard on himself 155 00:08:42.080 --> 00:08:44.720 and it's gonna tell you how it was. And he's 156 00:08:44.759 --> 00:08:49.799 self evaluated perfectly. But that's what also separates the good 157 00:08:49.840 --> 00:08:53.639 pictures from the mediocre pictures. The knights where you don't 158 00:08:53.720 --> 00:08:56.840 have your best stuff, the nights where you don't feel 159 00:08:56.840 --> 00:09:02.519 your best. That's what separates the great ones from the 160 00:09:02.559 --> 00:09:05.799 good ones and the mediocre ones. Sandy Kofex always used 161 00:09:05.840 --> 00:09:07.919 to say that, you know it's easy when I had 162 00:09:07.919 --> 00:09:12.159 my curveball going, Uh, those were easy nights. The nights 163 00:09:12.200 --> 00:09:15.559 where I didn't have my fastball command, the nights where 164 00:09:15.559 --> 00:09:18.679 I didn't have a feel for my curveball, those were 165 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:21.600 more nights than not. And those are the nights that 166 00:09:21.639 --> 00:09:24.360 you have to grind it out. And tonight Dustin May 167 00:09:24.799 --> 00:09:28.799 was not able to limit the mistakes. Eight six, six nine, 168 00:09:28.840 --> 00:09:31.919 eight seven, two five seventy is the phone number. Let's 169 00:09:31.919 --> 00:09:35.440 go out to Ezekiel. You're on Dodger Talk with David 170 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:37.879 vasse Hi Ezekiel, My. 171 00:09:37.919 --> 00:09:42.200 Favorite part of the game the Freeway series was when 172 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:47.519 uh show that home run and this is my first 173 00:09:47.519 --> 00:09:49.919 Freeway series from really happy. 174 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:52.679 Oh that's great. I'm glad you got to see an 175 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:56.039 Otaani home run. I know the Dodgers lost tonight, but 176 00:09:56.559 --> 00:09:59.120 always fun to see a show. Hey, o Tani home run. 177 00:09:59.159 --> 00:10:02.600 Thanks for the phone call, Ezekiel. Eight six six seven 178 00:10:02.720 --> 00:10:05.320 two five seventy is the phone number, and with that 179 00:10:05.440 --> 00:10:09.799 home run, it gives Otani sixteen on the season. He 180 00:10:09.840 --> 00:10:12.679 came into the game tonight tied for the major league 181 00:10:12.799 --> 00:10:17.480 lead with Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber at fifteen. O'tanni 182 00:10:17.600 --> 00:10:21.080 now has sixteen, one more than those guys. Let's go 183 00:10:21.120 --> 00:10:23.840 out to Danny, who also is at the Dodger game. 184 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:25.559 How you doing, Danny? 185 00:10:26.600 --> 00:10:29.080 Weal Joms great day. Thanks for getting me on tonight. 186 00:10:30.840 --> 00:10:33.360 Do what I can Doey just call me the dream Maker. 187 00:10:35.320 --> 00:10:39.679 Oh you are man, dream Maker, dam Shaker Jay Matty 188 00:10:39.759 --> 00:10:43.480 one and only brother. Yeah, it stinks to lose to 189 00:10:43.480 --> 00:10:46.159 the Angels. You know it's the ball teams and Dailey 190 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:51.279 Danson voted it out not the funnest night, but I 191 00:10:51.759 --> 00:10:54.759 wanted to ask you about H. I don't want to 192 00:10:54.799 --> 00:10:56.320 go back in time, but I want to ask you 193 00:10:56.360 --> 00:11:00.600 about Austin Barnes. Just something I was considering. Know, it's 194 00:11:00.799 --> 00:11:02.879 I get it, it's it's it's great. It was very 195 00:11:02.919 --> 00:11:05.720 sad to see him go. H. It's great to see 196 00:11:05.799 --> 00:11:09.159 this new phase of Dodger baseball with rushing and Kim. 197 00:11:09.559 --> 00:11:11.720 You know, it's really exciting to see that. And you know, 198 00:11:12.039 --> 00:11:14.080 it's just how it goes. Sometimes you got to say 199 00:11:14.080 --> 00:11:17.240 goodbye to the old, familiar faces, the guys you love. 200 00:11:17.960 --> 00:11:20.960 But here's the thought I had regarding Austin Barnes. You know, 201 00:11:21.159 --> 00:11:24.759 he he knows all the secrets. He knows, you know, 202 00:11:24.799 --> 00:11:27.039 it's where all the bodies are buried. And if you're 203 00:11:27.080 --> 00:11:31.120 a team, say like the Phillies or the Mets, the Diamondbacks, 204 00:11:31.840 --> 00:11:33.320 I mean, that might be a guy you might want 205 00:11:33.360 --> 00:11:36.000 to pick up and get on your roster, uh, you know, 206 00:11:36.080 --> 00:11:39.320 for for future games, for the games to come. And 207 00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:41.039 I just kind of want to get your thoughts on that, 208 00:11:41.039 --> 00:11:43.679 because because my idea is he is, he's gonna sign somewhere, 209 00:11:43.679 --> 00:11:46.480 something's gonna pick him up. And that's the kind of 210 00:11:46.480 --> 00:11:48.639 team that you know might be interested in getting that 211 00:11:48.639 --> 00:11:51.480 player on their roster because he knows stuff. Well, what 212 00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:52.600 do you think about. 213 00:11:52.360 --> 00:11:52.720 That, David? 214 00:11:53.440 --> 00:11:55.480 Yeah, it's fine if you know stuff, but can you 215 00:11:55.519 --> 00:11:58.080 execute what you know is another part of it, right, 216 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:01.159 I mean, the Dodgers have a lot of talent. You know, 217 00:12:01.240 --> 00:12:03.480 there's a lot of teams in the division that are 218 00:12:03.519 --> 00:12:08.279 still very familiar with the Dodgers, with or without Austin Barnes. 219 00:12:08.320 --> 00:12:11.759 But yeah, that's that's something that's been bantied about. I'm 220 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:14.639 sure Danny from other teams like, hey, what does he know? 221 00:12:14.759 --> 00:12:16.960 What can he share as far as scouting reports go 222 00:12:17.159 --> 00:12:19.759 that can maybe give us an edge. Yeah, I'm not 223 00:12:19.840 --> 00:12:23.879 saying that's not something that teams aren't discussing, But I 224 00:12:23.919 --> 00:12:26.120 feel like the Dodgers could still overcome it. 225 00:12:27.559 --> 00:12:31.720 They could overcome anything, I'm sure, but not. 226 00:12:31.720 --> 00:12:34.440 Worried about that. I mean, what secrets could he give them? 227 00:12:34.480 --> 00:12:37.840 Like their signs are via PitchCom now, so it's not really, 228 00:12:38.559 --> 00:12:42.840 you know, a sign stealing situation, But obviously he knows 229 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:46.039 a lot of tendencies and things like that, and maybe 230 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:48.519 they want to know how the Dodgers do things as 231 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:52.200 far as game planning goes. So yeah, I would say 232 00:12:52.200 --> 00:12:55.559 it's something they're discussing for sure. What was your favorite 233 00:12:55.600 --> 00:12:58.639 Austin Barnes moment or were you a Barnes fan? Because 234 00:12:58.840 --> 00:13:01.960 I've taken phone calls for the last three years about 235 00:13:02.000 --> 00:13:06.279 how bad Austin Barnes was, even though that was irrational, thinking, 236 00:13:06.639 --> 00:13:08.360 are you now a pro Barnes guy? 237 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:13.240 Oh, I've been an ardent Austin Barnes supporter for years nowadaves, 238 00:13:13.600 --> 00:13:16.480 He's been one of my favorite Dodgers. I was sad 239 00:13:16.480 --> 00:13:18.360 to see him go. You know, he had a lot 240 00:13:18.399 --> 00:13:21.360 of big hits for the club. I can remember the 241 00:13:21.639 --> 00:13:24.080 game five of the twenty seventeen World Series he got 242 00:13:24.080 --> 00:13:26.360 a rally started with a big base hit. He got 243 00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:29.399 base hits in twenty twenty. I mean, I was at 244 00:13:29.440 --> 00:13:31.440 the game last year, the Austin Barnes game. I think 245 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:33.399 hit a hole run of the eighth inning or something. 246 00:13:33.440 --> 00:13:36.000 They won, like one to zero or two to one. 247 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:39.919 He's a great player, man, He's an unheralded, underrated player, 248 00:13:40.399 --> 00:13:43.000 and I think he has a lot to give to 249 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:44.679 a club. And I'd love to see him back with 250 00:13:44.679 --> 00:13:47.360 the Dodgers one day. But I can't say, hey, man, 251 00:13:47.440 --> 00:13:49.000 I'd be sad to see him in the Phillies or 252 00:13:49.039 --> 00:13:51.519 Mechino for him telling them all at tendency is telling 253 00:13:51.600 --> 00:13:54.159 them doc secrets because you know, you want to see 254 00:13:54.159 --> 00:13:56.480 Austin Barnes come up in a clutch moment against the 255 00:13:56.519 --> 00:14:00.320 Dodgers later this year. I'm seeing the future. Man, Just worry, 256 00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:00.679 that's all. 257 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:06.159 I love Austin. But yeah, that that seems a little 258 00:14:06.200 --> 00:14:09.240 extreme right there, Danny, You're you're letting your imagination get 259 00:14:09.279 --> 00:14:12.120 a little wild there. Appreciate the phone call, but yeah, 260 00:14:12.159 --> 00:14:14.840 you're right. Great memory on some of the hits that 261 00:14:14.919 --> 00:14:17.960 Austin Barnes had, but his value was being such a 262 00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:22.840 great receiver behind the plate and really understanding that. Yeah, 263 00:14:22.840 --> 00:14:26.799 we had a pregame game plan, but right now what 264 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:30.799 I'm seeing is I need to go to this direction 265 00:14:30.960 --> 00:14:34.039 or this pitch or maybe not give up on this pitch. 266 00:14:34.159 --> 00:14:36.360 That's what he was good at and that's what pitchers 267 00:14:36.360 --> 00:14:39.840 over the years with the Dodgers told me about Austin Barnes. 268 00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:42.639 And he was a fierce competitor. And you know, I'll 269 00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:46.200 say this, I've exchanged a few texts with Austin. You 270 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:48.559 don't want to talk about him like he died. He 271 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:51.159 did not die. It feels like people are acting like 272 00:14:51.200 --> 00:14:55.519 Austin Barnes died. He did not die. He's doing really well, 273 00:14:55.559 --> 00:14:59.639 his health is in great condition. He just got defaded 274 00:14:59.679 --> 00:15:02.879 by the Dodgers. Okay, he's he's not He's not dead. 275 00:15:02.960 --> 00:15:06.360 I guess like this was a peek into Austin Barnes 276 00:15:06.440 --> 00:15:09.879 eulogy one day, you know, really far down the road. 277 00:15:10.519 --> 00:15:13.600 But yeah, he did not die. Eight six, six nine 278 00:15:13.840 --> 00:15:16.639 seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go 279 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:19.360 out to West La. Trey, you're on Dodger Talk. How 280 00:15:19.480 --> 00:15:21.799 you doing, Trey, David. 281 00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:23.639 The dream Maker, appreciate you taking my call. 282 00:15:23.799 --> 00:15:26.480 That's right, just made your dreams come true, Trey. 283 00:15:27.519 --> 00:15:29.639 You know I always try to call in with something interesting. 284 00:15:29.759 --> 00:15:32.159 I really tried to call last night. I think what 285 00:15:32.279 --> 00:15:35.240 I have to say is still ap with Poe this game. 286 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:39.159 You know, it got away, too many double plays. You know, 287 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:42.480 May hits the guys eight nine, and you know it 288 00:15:42.519 --> 00:15:45.639 is what it is, with respect what you said last night. 289 00:15:45.960 --> 00:15:48.039 We're pumping the brakes. We're always pumping the braakes this 290 00:15:48.200 --> 00:15:52.120 time of year. We've had this conversation last year. They 291 00:15:52.120 --> 00:15:54.519 were hitting on Taylor last year. Then it's Monty and 292 00:15:54.559 --> 00:15:59.000 it's Pa Has. I really just want Dodgers fans out there, 293 00:15:59.039 --> 00:16:02.320 we need to appreciate this team that we have historically 294 00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:06.519 of what we're on the customer. The window has just opened, 295 00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:10.480 right you know where we are. Think about teams that 296 00:16:10.519 --> 00:16:13.840 have been dynastic in the past, like fifty sixty years, 297 00:16:14.559 --> 00:16:15.639 When was the last few teams. 298 00:16:15.679 --> 00:16:18.600 Yeah, this is one of these teams. This team has 299 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:21.960 the makings of it, for sure, especially when they get 300 00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:25.559 Blake Snell back to have that type of pitching staff 301 00:16:25.600 --> 00:16:28.679 that everybody was hoping for, no doubt about it. But 302 00:16:28.919 --> 00:16:33.519 you know, you can't make decisions about players after two weeks. 303 00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:36.399 And that was what I was trying to explain. You know, 304 00:16:36.480 --> 00:16:39.559 everybody wanted to cut Andy pa Haz after our rough 305 00:16:39.600 --> 00:16:42.399 first two weeks, but you know, when it clicks for 306 00:16:42.480 --> 00:16:45.360 a young player, you know, there's no looking back. And 307 00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:47.559 I feel like that's where things are right now for 308 00:16:47.639 --> 00:16:48.679 Andy pa Has. 309 00:16:49.840 --> 00:16:52.240 And I totally agree. And I got a little interesting 310 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:54.879 stat here for you. And I know you know baseball 311 00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:58.080 more than I do, but as a fellow baseball fan, 312 00:16:58.240 --> 00:17:01.399 a numbers nerd as stat geek, when we're looking at 313 00:17:01.399 --> 00:17:03.320 what this window we have right now, what were the 314 00:17:03.399 --> 00:17:08.279 tak last two three peaks that have happened in modern history. 315 00:17:09.559 --> 00:17:13.000 Well, the last one was the Yankees twenty five years ago. 316 00:17:14.200 --> 00:17:17.319 Right, ninety eight, ninety nine, two thousand and before that, 317 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:21.240 Athletics seventy two, seventy three, seventy four, check this out, 318 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:26.039 seventy four, the two thousand or ninety eight. Excuse me, Well, 319 00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:26.920 you're skipping. 320 00:17:26.599 --> 00:17:29.000 Your Blue Jays. Blue Jays won back to back World 321 00:17:29.119 --> 00:17:29.640 Series too. 322 00:17:29.680 --> 00:17:32.119 How about that tray talking I'm talking to you. 323 00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:34.759 Yeah, well the Dodgers haven't even won two yet. You're 324 00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:37.079 talking about three in a row. I'm talking about back 325 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:37.839 to back tray. 326 00:17:38.960 --> 00:17:40.480 I'm talking to three in a row. 327 00:17:40.519 --> 00:17:44.319 Next year, We're done. You are getting so far ahead 328 00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:45.440 of yourself, Trey. 329 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:48.240 I'm saying, we got this window. Check it out. 330 00:17:48.640 --> 00:17:52.279 It's twenty four years, right, it's twenty four years. From 331 00:17:52.319 --> 00:17:55.119 seventy four to ninety eight, and from twenty to twenty 332 00:17:55.119 --> 00:17:57.720 four it was twenty four years. And that's what we're 333 00:17:57.720 --> 00:17:59.799 witnessing right now. That's I'm just saying we should have 334 00:17:59.799 --> 00:18:01.720 pre numerologist. 335 00:18:02.680 --> 00:18:04.359 You're a numerology. 336 00:18:05.240 --> 00:18:07.079 I'm a little bit of a stack each in the numbers. 337 00:18:07.079 --> 00:18:10.680 Nerd Man I'm telling you, let's be positive, Let's be optimistic, 338 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:12.960 Let's enjoy what's going on. Let's not nitpick. 339 00:18:13.119 --> 00:18:16.880 All right, Trey is super optimistic. Dodgers are winning three 340 00:18:16.920 --> 00:18:20.359 in a row. I'll save this phone call. You call 341 00:18:20.519 --> 00:18:23.599 back in twenty twenty six, Tray, and I will give 342 00:18:23.640 --> 00:18:24.640 you the victory. 343 00:18:24.359 --> 00:18:27.759 Lap Okay, Yes, I appreciate that. 344 00:18:28.079 --> 00:18:31.079 All right, Trey, thank you for the phone call. Wow, man, 345 00:18:31.119 --> 00:18:34.119 we have gone, I mean, the wide range of spectrum 346 00:18:34.400 --> 00:18:37.799 on this show from the beginning of the season to 347 00:18:37.839 --> 00:18:41.160 where we're at right now. The sky was falling after 348 00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:44.279 the Dodgers started eight and oh, they were the greatest 349 00:18:44.319 --> 00:18:47.519 team ever ever. They were going to break the Mariners 350 00:18:48.000 --> 00:18:51.599 all time regular season record of wins. They were going 351 00:18:51.640 --> 00:18:54.480 to win the World Series again, be the first team 352 00:18:54.519 --> 00:18:58.880 to go back to back against the World and dominate 353 00:18:59.000 --> 00:19:01.880 like the Yankees did twenty five years ago. And then 354 00:19:01.920 --> 00:19:05.039 all of a sudden, they have a they lose three, 355 00:19:05.240 --> 00:19:08.559 four in a row. Sky's falling. Get rid of Muncie, 356 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:12.880 get rid of Andy Paez, and now the Dodgers back 357 00:19:12.920 --> 00:19:17.920 on top of the division with twenty nine wins, baseball's 358 00:19:18.000 --> 00:19:21.759 best record. We just got a call that they are 359 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:23.799 going to win three in a row. We're talking about 360 00:19:23.839 --> 00:19:28.519 the Dodgers winning three in a row. Think about that. 361 00:19:28.759 --> 00:19:32.400 Somebody just called in and said the Dodgers are going 362 00:19:32.440 --> 00:19:35.640 to win three in a row. We haven't The Dodgers 363 00:19:35.680 --> 00:19:39.680 haven't even gotten to their back to back World series yet, 364 00:19:39.960 --> 00:19:43.640 and somebody's thinking about a three peat. I mean, this 365 00:19:43.839 --> 00:19:46.680 is a special show. I said, it's an emotional show, 366 00:19:47.039 --> 00:19:49.640 and I feel like I am right on and people 367 00:19:49.720 --> 00:19:52.440 call me emotional. I feel like I'm the voice of 368 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:55.799 reason right here. Eight six six nine eight seven two 369 00:19:55.880 --> 00:19:58.880 five seventy is the phone number. Whoo. I have to 370 00:19:58.920 --> 00:20:01.200 take a break from that one. Maybe I'll take my 371 00:20:01.279 --> 00:20:04.480 first break right now to regroup. But let's go out 372 00:20:04.519 --> 00:20:08.200 to Mission v A hell and Bill, Bill, I hope, uh, 373 00:20:08.279 --> 00:20:12.119 I hope you're not thinking about three peat right now. No. 374 00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:15.279 Actually, I was wondering with a little question that you know. 375 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:18.440 What your voice hold on, Bill, hold bring him down? 376 00:20:18.839 --> 00:20:21.880 See Bill for Mission Viejo is very negative. So he's 377 00:20:21.920 --> 00:20:24.160 gonna bring us back to the other side of the 378 00:20:24.200 --> 00:20:25.119 spectrum tonight. 379 00:20:25.400 --> 00:20:29.759 Hi, Bill, Hi, I just wanted to know why Dave 380 00:20:29.880 --> 00:20:32.480 brought in the call up to keep the game close. 381 00:20:34.519 --> 00:20:35.240 And somebody else. 382 00:20:36.400 --> 00:20:39.359 Yeah, Ryan loutis in a four to two game. Uh. 383 00:20:39.480 --> 00:20:44.359 The reality is the Dodger bullpen, especially they're high leverage relievers, 384 00:20:44.920 --> 00:20:48.400 have thrown more innings and more games than anybody else 385 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:51.160 in baseball. So when you're down four to two, you 386 00:20:51.200 --> 00:20:54.279 can't run out Kirby Yates again, you can't run out 387 00:20:54.319 --> 00:20:56.759 Alex Vesia. You've got to be able to use other 388 00:20:56.839 --> 00:20:58.559 pitchers when you're down two runs. 389 00:21:00.079 --> 00:21:02.680 Okay, that sounds fair. And then as far as Dustin 390 00:21:02.920 --> 00:21:06.200 y do you do you think he'll be in the 391 00:21:06.279 --> 00:21:10.400 rotation when glass Now and Snell get back or is 392 00:21:10.440 --> 00:21:10.880 it a. 393 00:21:10.839 --> 00:21:12.039 Glass in the bubble? 394 00:21:12.519 --> 00:21:14.920 Huh? I don't know when glass Now is going to 395 00:21:15.000 --> 00:21:17.960 be back, but uh, you know, and the way you 396 00:21:18.000 --> 00:21:21.200 know pitchers are going these days, Bill, that's a long 397 00:21:21.240 --> 00:21:24.319 ways away to predict whether or not Dustin May is 398 00:21:24.359 --> 00:21:26.319 going to be in the rotation. That's so hard to 399 00:21:26.359 --> 00:21:30.279 say right now. But they need him right now in 400 00:21:30.359 --> 00:21:33.160 the here and now. I think once they get to 401 00:21:33.200 --> 00:21:36.319