WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:06.280 The right fist. Dodgers Playoff Baseball is. 2 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:13.439 Back, and with it an annual postseason tradition Scam is back. 3 00:00:13.560 --> 00:00:14.160 Baby. 4 00:00:14.320 --> 00:00:17.800 This is Sax and Cakes in the A app Go 5 00:00:18.039 --> 00:00:18.800 with Broway. 6 00:00:19.480 --> 00:00:23.399 Dodger legend Steve Sacks is joined by your favorite Dodger 7 00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:27.519 pregame host, Tim Kates. If you want to talk Dodgers, 8 00:00:27.559 --> 00:00:30.000 get in on the show on eighty six six nine, 9 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:32.960 eighty seven two five seven now while the Dan Patrick 10 00:00:33.039 --> 00:00:36.479 Show streams on the iHeartRadio app. We've been banished to 11 00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:40.200 the Internet until this Dodgers playoff run concludes. Here they 12 00:00:40.240 --> 00:00:44.320 are broadcasting live on AM five to seven e LA Sports. 13 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:47.240 It's Tim Kates and Steve Sachs. 14 00:00:50.600 --> 00:00:55.840 It's a matchup everybody's been waiting for, not saxon case 15 00:00:55.880 --> 00:00:58.320 and AM. Yeah, you've been waiting for it. But Dodgers 16 00:00:58.320 --> 00:01:02.439 and Padres Weds gets underway officially tomorrow night out of 17 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:05.079 Dodgers Stadium. We'll have all the covers beginning at four 18 00:01:05.120 --> 00:01:07.359 point thirty in the afternoon, with Dodgers on deck, first 19 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:09.120 pitch at five thirty eight. 20 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:11.519 Right here on AM five to seventy LA Sports. 21 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:14.879 Yoshi Yamamoto is now the game one starter going up 22 00:01:14.879 --> 00:01:18.000 against Dylan Cease for the Padres Saxony. We're gonna hear 23 00:01:18.000 --> 00:01:20.200 from Tony Gwinn Junior coming up later on in the show. 24 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:22.879 We're gonna hear from Chris Taylor as well, who is 25 00:01:22.879 --> 00:01:26.120 hopefully gonna turn things around here in October after a 26 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:28.680 pretty good finish in the month of September for the 27 00:01:28.840 --> 00:01:31.439 veteran outfielder infielder for the Dodgers that has been a 28 00:01:31.439 --> 00:01:34.359 part of this postseason run the last few years, including 29 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:36.760 the World Series run, but also a guy part of 30 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:40.400 the run and arguably one of the best insiders in 31 00:01:40.439 --> 00:01:42.719 all of baseball, and we're lucky to have him right 32 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:45.079 here on AMFI seventy LA Sports. He is David vasse, 33 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:47.359 our Dodger insider. Good morning, Dave, how you doing. 34 00:01:47.239 --> 00:01:53.920 Buddy, Good morning guys. It feels like Thanksgiving. Man. You 35 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:57.000 get the two family members over that you don't see 36 00:01:57.120 --> 00:01:59.280 all but once a year. So great to have you 37 00:01:59.319 --> 00:02:00.959 guys back too. 38 00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:03.079 David got to take that as a slap, but that's okay. 39 00:02:03.359 --> 00:02:08.599 Dave Yoshimoto gets the starting game one. It was announced 40 00:02:08.719 --> 00:02:12.080 late into their workout last night, David that Jack Flarity 41 00:02:12.280 --> 00:02:14.120 not gonna go in game one, but going game two 42 00:02:14.159 --> 00:02:17.080 and Yoshiyamamoto goes in game one, and there's there's a 43 00:02:17.080 --> 00:02:18.919 little bit of strategy to this move. 44 00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:25.919 Well, here's my thing. The schedule hasn't changed since two 45 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:30.240 days ago to yesterday to today. The schedule's been the same. 46 00:02:31.439 --> 00:02:35.360 So I am a little curious why they decided to 47 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:39.360 flip these two guys yesterday when they knew what the 48 00:02:39.400 --> 00:02:42.319 schedule was. They knew there were five days off between 49 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:45.840 a game one and a game five. My concern has 50 00:02:45.960 --> 00:02:49.039 been the last three or four Jack Flarity starts is 51 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:53.439 that maybe his back has flared up on him, and 52 00:02:53.479 --> 00:02:58.039 that's the reason why his average fastball velocity has gone 53 00:02:58.159 --> 00:03:02.560 down each of his last four starts. Maybe the Dodgers 54 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:04.639 are trying to give him an extra day of rest. 55 00:03:05.039 --> 00:03:09.120 But I will say this, Yoshi Yamamoto highest paid starting 56 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:13.120 pitcher in baseball history. If you're that guy, you should 57 00:03:13.159 --> 00:03:15.840 be starting game one and you should be available for 58 00:03:15.919 --> 00:03:19.080 a game five. The only reason why I thought maybe 59 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:22.680 it made sense for Yamamoto to start Game two is 60 00:03:22.719 --> 00:03:26.520 because if he did, he would be available to start 61 00:03:26.599 --> 00:03:31.599 game one of an NLCS. But obviously the Dodgers are 62 00:03:31.639 --> 00:03:34.960 not counting that Before it happens, and going to have 63 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:38.240 him pitch in a possible Game five in this NLDS, 64 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:41.960 which in my opinion could very well happen. I feel 65 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:44.319 like this is a series that is going to go 66 00:03:44.919 --> 00:03:46.479 four or five games for sure. 67 00:03:47.439 --> 00:03:50.000 Yeah, Dave, good to be with you again. It's been 68 00:03:50.039 --> 00:03:52.960 a while and nice to see you at the stadium 69 00:03:53.000 --> 00:03:54.319 during the season though. 70 00:03:55.639 --> 00:03:58.879 I always love seeing you. Steve Sas Thanks buddy. 71 00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:04.400 Hey, listen, talking about the change up with Yamamoto and Flarherity, 72 00:04:05.479 --> 00:04:07.680 you mentioned something about the back. How serious do you 73 00:04:07.719 --> 00:04:10.879 think that situation is? And I kind of like the switch. 74 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:14.280 You know, Flerity was great throughout the season, as you mentioned, 75 00:04:14.319 --> 00:04:17.160 Dave his last three starts as Era was tipping up 76 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:19.800 in the sixes on those three particular starts to end 77 00:04:19.839 --> 00:04:22.000 the season. But is that enough to make the switch 78 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:24.800 or do you think it's something more physically with the back? 79 00:04:26.759 --> 00:04:29.639 Well, the Dodgers are saying, and Jack has told me 80 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:32.759 that he just feels like his delivery has not been 81 00:04:32.879 --> 00:04:36.279 SYNCD up. Is it not syncd up because his back 82 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:39.319 is preventing it from being synced up? I mean, he's 83 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:42.240 answered the bell, he hasn't missed the start but the 84 00:04:42.319 --> 00:04:46.199 reality is at least two teams backed out of training 85 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:51.800 for Jack Flerty over concerns of his back, So you know, 86 00:04:51.879 --> 00:04:55.279 you have to wonder if it's there. You know, if 87 00:04:55.319 --> 00:04:59.720 anybody's had any back issues in their lives. You know, 88 00:04:59.839 --> 00:05:02.639 it doesn't just go away. You just have to manage it. 89 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:06.120 And what I believe Jack Clarty has done. And look, 90 00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:09.279 you give him an extra day, maybe that helps him 91 00:05:09.319 --> 00:05:11.720 manage it to be the best he possibly can be 92 00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:14.439 on Sunday rather than Saturday. 93 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:17.399 David vassare Dodger insider, joining us here on a FI 94 00:05:17.480 --> 00:05:20.040 seventy LA Sports. David, if you could just kind of 95 00:05:20.040 --> 00:05:22.360 talk about what the last week has been like for 96 00:05:22.399 --> 00:05:25.399 this Dodgers team off the field and what they've been 97 00:05:25.439 --> 00:05:27.560 doing the last couple of days and what's in store 98 00:05:27.600 --> 00:05:29.639 today as a rap up for Game one of the 99 00:05:29.720 --> 00:05:32.240 NLDS tomorrow night at Dodgers Stadium. 100 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:38.040 Well, the nineteen eighty eight Dodgers netwhere the best team, 101 00:05:38.120 --> 00:05:40.519 in my opinion, the Dodgers have had in LA, the 102 00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:43.959 most magical team the Dodgers have ever had in LA. 103 00:05:44.600 --> 00:05:47.560 And what made them so special is how tight knit 104 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:50.519 of a group they were. And Steve obviously can talk 105 00:05:50.560 --> 00:05:54.800 about that more than I can. But the Dodgers, since 106 00:05:54.839 --> 00:06:00.720 the regular season ended, have eliminated distractions, have committed themselves 107 00:06:00.759 --> 00:06:04.639 to each other by having these watch parties at Dodger 108 00:06:04.720 --> 00:06:08.360 Stadium to watch the Braves and Padres and all these games. 109 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:11.680 My understanding is they've been watching them in the Dugout 110 00:06:11.759 --> 00:06:15.279 Club at Dodger Stadium each of the last three nights. 111 00:06:15.720 --> 00:06:19.160 And basically, when I say distractions, you know, their friends, 112 00:06:19.279 --> 00:06:24.959 their family. They've been pushed aside for the task at hand, 113 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:27.959 which is to win the World Series. Now, some players 114 00:06:27.959 --> 00:06:30.040 have told me that they don't want to liken this 115 00:06:30.759 --> 00:06:34.120 to the twenty twenty bubble, because you can't go backwards, 116 00:06:34.120 --> 00:06:37.040 you can only go forwards. But what they all agree 117 00:06:37.120 --> 00:06:41.839 upon is that this has been beneficial, as Walker Buehler 118 00:06:41.920 --> 00:06:46.439 told us yesterday, kind of a group think. And I 119 00:06:46.600 --> 00:06:50.439 like hearing that because the last time they played the Padres, 120 00:06:50.839 --> 00:06:53.759 they all drove their separate cars down the San Diego 121 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:56.480 The first time they were together as a team in 122 00:06:56.560 --> 00:06:59.959 San Diego was when they arrived in the clubhouse together 123 00:07:00.199 --> 00:07:02.879 for Game three. So I don't know if this is 124 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:05.560 going to translate or if it's too little too late 125 00:07:05.639 --> 00:07:09.360 to come together like this, but I like to see 126 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:13.040 that the Dodgers want to change the narrative and try 127 00:07:13.079 --> 00:07:14.839 to make a run to the World Series again. 128 00:07:15.279 --> 00:07:16.879 Yeah, Dave, it's a great point. 129 00:07:17.000 --> 00:07:20.759 And we all know the physical attributes that this team 130 00:07:20.839 --> 00:07:25.360 brings to the table, the sheer, athleticism and just great 131 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:27.839 baseball players. But it's that other part of it that 132 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:30.519 comes into it, the human aspect of it that means 133 00:07:30.519 --> 00:07:32.720 so much. I love the fact that Dave Roberts in 134 00:07:32.800 --> 00:07:35.920 his recent interview was talking about the team and having 135 00:07:35.959 --> 00:07:39.680 that edge back and he likes that personality part of 136 00:07:39.720 --> 00:07:42.360 the team. Can you see a marketable difference in this 137 00:07:42.399 --> 00:07:44.000 team from before on the field. 138 00:07:46.160 --> 00:07:49.360 I can't see it on the field, Steve. I've only 139 00:07:49.399 --> 00:07:52.800 been allowed to be at Dodgers Stadium one day, which 140 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:55.959 was yesterday. We'll be back out there today. But what 141 00:07:56.040 --> 00:07:59.279 I can tell you is being in the clubhouse and 142 00:07:59.360 --> 00:08:02.560 talking to a hand full of players and observing just 143 00:08:02.800 --> 00:08:08.199 the way that they're acting. They do. They are very focused. 144 00:08:08.879 --> 00:08:12.759 They really don't want to be distracted with anything that's 145 00:08:12.800 --> 00:08:16.199 going to take them away from what their focus has 146 00:08:16.240 --> 00:08:19.319 been the last three or four days, And you know, 147 00:08:19.360 --> 00:08:22.720 being around them every day. It's a loose clubhouse, and 148 00:08:22.800 --> 00:08:25.920 they're very good at being able to answer the bell 149 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:31.079 when it rings, but just a different level of intensity. 150 00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:35.279 And like Dave Roberts said, edge being around those four guys, 151 00:08:35.320 --> 00:08:38.240 and I never saw Mookie Bets come to his locker. 152 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:41.519 I never saw Freddy Freeman come to his locker. Otani 153 00:08:41.840 --> 00:08:44.279 did not come to his locker. So a lot of 154 00:08:44.320 --> 00:08:48.320 these guys do not want the outside voices to interfere 155 00:08:48.360 --> 00:08:50.279 with their preparation for Game one. 156 00:08:50.600 --> 00:08:53.840 Injury wise, David, the big one is Freddy Freeman. Certainly, 157 00:08:53.840 --> 00:08:56.279 Miguel Rojas says he's going to be ready to play 158 00:08:56.279 --> 00:08:59.919 with the adductor muscle that he tore. But Freddy Freeman's 159 00:08:59.919 --> 00:09:02.600 ankle's the big question right now for the Dodgers because 160 00:09:02.600 --> 00:09:04.960 they could shake up the lineup and certainly shakes things 161 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:07.559 up defensively for what Dave Roberts wants to do, and 162 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:10.480 having Max Monthly maybe play first What do you hear 163 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:12.519 in as far as that ankle and his availability for 164 00:09:12.559 --> 00:09:13.320 tomorrow night. 165 00:09:15.919 --> 00:09:18.200 Well, number one, I thought it was telling that for 166 00:09:18.279 --> 00:09:21.519 the first day the Dodgers did have Max Monthly play 167 00:09:21.600 --> 00:09:24.879 first base during the workout, take round balls, there take 168 00:09:24.960 --> 00:09:28.279 throws at first base. They had not done that all 169 00:09:28.320 --> 00:09:32.080 week until today. Monthly told me in Denver that it's 170 00:09:32.120 --> 00:09:34.320 like riding a bike. I think I can remember how 171 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:37.200 to play first base, so he's not concerned if. 172 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:37.960 He has to do it. 173 00:09:38.679 --> 00:09:42.399 While we were allowed at Dodger Stadium, Freddie Freeman did 174 00:09:42.519 --> 00:09:46.480 see live pitching, but I was told he was going 175 00:09:46.519 --> 00:09:49.519 to try to run the bases. I did not see that. 176 00:09:49.840 --> 00:09:52.919 I don't know if it happened, but my understanding is 177 00:09:53.639 --> 00:09:56.080 if and when he does try to run the bases, 178 00:09:56.120 --> 00:09:58.799 whether it was yesterday or if it's going to be today, 179 00:09:59.320 --> 00:10:02.559 that is going to to be really telling as far 180 00:10:02.600 --> 00:10:06.000 as the Dodgers making their decision about whether or not 181 00:10:06.080 --> 00:10:08.639 Freddie Freeman is good enough to start Game one of 182 00:10:08.639 --> 00:10:12.720 the NLBS. So maybe we'll see that today when we're 183 00:10:12.759 --> 00:10:16.720 out there, But that is, from what I understand, kind 184 00:10:16.759 --> 00:10:20.919 of a big decision maker in Freddie playing whether or 185 00:10:20.960 --> 00:10:24.320 not the Dodgers like what they see when he runs 186 00:10:24.320 --> 00:10:24.879 the bases. 187 00:10:25.879 --> 00:10:29.360 Hey, David, the startup for Game one, lots of people 188 00:10:29.399 --> 00:10:33.240 talking about what might transpire in this matchup between these 189 00:10:33.240 --> 00:10:35.720 two teams. In the first game, I mean, the Dodgers 190 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:37.720 had six players through out the course of the season 191 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:41.559 that struck out over one hundred times. Dylan Cease certainly 192 00:10:41.559 --> 00:10:44.000 as a strikeout pitcher two hundred and twenty four strikeouts 193 00:10:44.080 --> 00:10:47.399 during the season. But the Dodgers still, you know, one 194 00:10:47.480 --> 00:10:50.519 hundred and fifty seven plus. I mean, when you talk 195 00:10:50.559 --> 00:10:53.600 about a team that had a run differential second best 196 00:10:53.600 --> 00:10:56.080 in all of baseball, is this a team that can 197 00:10:56.159 --> 00:10:58.559 string a bunch of hits together or do you see 198 00:10:58.559 --> 00:11:00.919 this as a big bomb it's going to take place 199 00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:01.480 in Game one. 200 00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:06.120 Well, even Freddy Freeman has told me Steve that it's 201 00:11:06.159 --> 00:11:09.600 hard to string together three or four consecutive hits, and 202 00:11:09.639 --> 00:11:13.480 that's why he believes being able to have the ability 203 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:15.440 of more players to hit the ball out of the 204 00:11:15.480 --> 00:11:19.159 ballpark is huge. You saw that in the Mets series. 205 00:11:20.000 --> 00:11:23.240 The Brewers did it to win Game two. You saw 206 00:11:23.279 --> 00:11:26.039 the Mets do it last night with Pete Alonso. So 207 00:11:26.159 --> 00:11:28.679 even the players like Freddy Freeman buy into the fact 208 00:11:28.679 --> 00:11:30.559 that you need guys in this day and age of 209 00:11:30.639 --> 00:11:33.720 baseball to be able to hit a two or three 210 00:11:33.799 --> 00:11:36.600 run home run to help you win. And the Dodgers, 211 00:11:36.679 --> 00:11:40.679 let's face it, no matter how much we loved the 212 00:11:40.720 --> 00:11:44.320 squeeze play, the manufacturing of runs. That's just not baseball 213 00:11:44.399 --> 00:11:47.840 these days. And with all the power arms coming out 214 00:11:47.840 --> 00:11:52.399 of bullpens, I tend to concede a little bit that 215 00:11:52.480 --> 00:11:54.799 it is hard to string together three or four hits. 216 00:11:54.879 --> 00:11:58.559 So the Dodgers are built to slug. If you look 217 00:11:58.600 --> 00:12:01.559 at the numbers, the team number, they've hit more fly 218 00:12:01.679 --> 00:12:06.519 balls than any other team in baseball, exit velocity, all 219 00:12:06.519 --> 00:12:09.679 that stuff and the slugging percentage top to bottom. The 220 00:12:09.759 --> 00:12:13.159 Dodgers are built to slug. But you have guys like 221 00:12:13.240 --> 00:12:17.480 Keik Hernandez, Tommy Edmund sprinkled in there Otani who's a 222 00:12:17.519 --> 00:12:22.799 power hitter but makes contact Mookie power hitter contact, Freddy contact. 223 00:12:22.960 --> 00:12:26.600 So they do have guys that are multi dimensional. So 224 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:29.639 I feel like that's in their advantage. 225 00:12:30.159 --> 00:12:32.159 Dave, we appreciate you joining us this morning. I know 226 00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:33.919 it's gonna be a long day. You'll be with Matt 227 00:12:33.960 --> 00:12:36.759 money Smith's a day from three until seven with a 228 00:12:36.799 --> 00:12:38.000 pet some money show love. 229 00:12:38.200 --> 00:12:41.080 Do I have to I did not sign up for that. 230 00:12:41.679 --> 00:12:44.559 It's a little too late now, but if you want 231 00:12:44.600 --> 00:12:46.120 to back out it. 232 00:12:46.240 --> 00:12:48.519 You get Steve Sacks and I get Matt money Smith. 233 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:51.039 Thanks a lot, I win game over on that one. 234 00:12:51.039 --> 00:12:54.600 I know about that, David, appreciate it. We'll talk to 235 00:12:54.600 --> 00:12:55.759 you later on this afternoon. 236 00:12:55.840 --> 00:12:57.720 Thanks David, all right, thanks for you. 237 00:12:58.000 --> 00:13:00.840 All right there he goes David Vasseur dodge her insider. 238 00:13:01.200 --> 00:13:05.320 Freddie Freeman's ankle is a big question, Saxy. He's spraying 239 00:13:05.360 --> 00:13:08.120 the ankle at the last week of the season, the 240 00:13:08.240 --> 00:13:11.159 last series of the season at home against the Padres. 241 00:13:11.320 --> 00:13:13.279 Did not make the trip to Denver for that three 242 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:16.080 game series to end the regular year in Denver against 243 00:13:16.080 --> 00:13:20.360 the Rockies. He's beginning treatment now for seven days. It'll 244 00:13:20.360 --> 00:13:23.240 be eight plus days between games that he's played, assuming 245 00:13:23.279 --> 00:13:25.559 he can go tomorrow in game one of this NLDS 246 00:13:25.759 --> 00:13:28.240 an ankle spraying that that balloons up there like a 247 00:13:28.279 --> 00:13:30.360 candle lip on the side of your ankle. I'm sure 248 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:31.679 you've experienced that before. 249 00:13:32.039 --> 00:13:32.240 I have. 250 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:36.320 How how I mean can he come back after a week? 251 00:13:36.360 --> 00:13:38.759 Can you play on that after seven eight days? 252 00:13:38.879 --> 00:13:41.960 I'll bet you my house that Freddie Freeman will be 253 00:13:41.960 --> 00:13:47.279 in the lineup. If he can walk, He's gonna play. 254 00:13:47.440 --> 00:13:50.720 I would I would say if it wasn't Freddie Freeman, 255 00:13:50.799 --> 00:13:54.960 I wouldn't be so you know, so definite on my 256 00:13:55.519 --> 00:13:57.559 on my answer to that. But let me tell you 257 00:13:57.559 --> 00:14:00.360 what Freddie Freeman his makeup as a person is. If 258 00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:02.200 he can crawl out there, he's going to play. And 259 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:06.240 you're not going to get more of a professional hitter 260 00:14:06.559 --> 00:14:08.799 in the game than Freddie Freeman. And I know you 261 00:14:08.799 --> 00:14:11.960 can throw names out there, but I've seen Freddie Freeman 262 00:14:12.000 --> 00:14:15.159 be in slumps, and I've watched his preparation in batting practice. 263 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:18.759 Hit every ball line drive in batting practice that didn't 264 00:14:18.759 --> 00:14:21.440 go to the right of second base. Everything was lined 265 00:14:21.480 --> 00:14:25.000 at the shortstop. And I'll remember this for a long 266 00:14:25.080 --> 00:14:26.960 long time, when Freddy Freeman was in the slump a 267 00:14:26.960 --> 00:14:30.000 couple of years ago, and he was in preparation before 268 00:14:30.039 --> 00:14:32.080 the game hitting those line drives in that five to 269 00:14:32.080 --> 00:14:34.360 six hole, and then he goes out in the game 270 00:14:34.440 --> 00:14:36.679 and he hits three line drives in the game over 271 00:14:36.720 --> 00:14:38.960 the shortstop s head and the slump is gone. 272 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:40.559 I would put my money on. 273 00:14:40.480 --> 00:14:43.240 This guy as opposed to just about anybody in the game. 274 00:14:43.480 --> 00:14:48.440 He is a professional hitter at the highest highest aspects 275 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:51.120 that you can possibly shoot for, and I would bet 276 00:14:51.120 --> 00:14:53.840 on Freddie Freeman being there and being the normal Freddie 277 00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:54.840 Freeman that we always see. 278 00:14:54.840 --> 00:14:57.159 And I guess if you're gonna have an ankle spring 279 00:14:57.440 --> 00:15:00.840 maybe the best position on the field, yep, to have 280 00:15:00.960 --> 00:15:03.960 that ankle sprain and still be able to play defensively 281 00:15:04.320 --> 00:15:05.440 is first base. 282 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:06.080 Right sure? 283 00:15:06.200 --> 00:15:08.600 I mean, you know it's a I think first base 284 00:15:08.639 --> 00:15:10.799 is a little bit underrated. When people say, you know, 285 00:15:10.840 --> 00:15:13.240 you can just hide somebody over there, you can't. How 286 00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:16.279 many times do we see people, you know, ground ball 287 00:15:16.600 --> 00:15:18.399 to first, a regular ground ball and they can't throw 288 00:15:18.399 --> 00:15:22.000 the ball home, or you know, they make an easy 289 00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:24.840 place seem seem like it's really tough. So I think 290 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:28.759 it's a bit underrated the amount of defense that's needed 291 00:15:28.799 --> 00:15:31.159 over there. And Freddy Freeman's about as good as it gets. 292 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:34.600 He'll be playing, in my estimation, and you won't even 293 00:15:34.600 --> 00:15:36.039 be talking about that that ankle. 294 00:15:36.320 --> 00:15:39.919 I think it's essential that he plays for this Dodger 295 00:15:40.039 --> 00:15:43.159 n LDS series saxually for this reason. His bat is great. 296 00:15:43.519 --> 00:15:46.240 But ever since the series in Soul, South Korea, and 297 00:15:46.279 --> 00:15:49.039 then coming back to start this regular season, I said it, 298 00:15:49.039 --> 00:15:50.919 then I'm gonna say it now, give him the gold 299 00:15:50.919 --> 00:15:54.519 Glove at first base. He has saved so many bad 300 00:15:54.639 --> 00:15:59.759 throws from Gavin Lugs, Miguel Rojas, Max Muncy, Keith Aron Ed. 301 00:16:00.080 --> 00:16:02.879 Anybody who's played in field for the Dodgers this year 302 00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:06.879 has made a bad throw or nine over to Freddie Freeman, 303 00:16:06.960 --> 00:16:08.639 and he has picked the ball out of the dirt. 304 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:11.200 He has saved their butts so many times. And it 305 00:16:11.279 --> 00:16:13.600 goes down as a ground ball out in and in 306 00:16:13.679 --> 00:16:15.720 and out. Nobody thinks any different of it. You just 307 00:16:15.759 --> 00:16:18.720 keep moving along. But I notice it. He has saved 308 00:16:18.799 --> 00:16:21.679 so many guys' rear ends with his defense over there. 309 00:16:21.759 --> 00:16:22.399 They need him. 310 00:16:22.480 --> 00:16:25.919 It's so underrated. And what he does over there at 311 00:16:25.919 --> 00:16:29.039 first base is just huge. I mean, I can tell 312 00:16:29.039 --> 00:16:30.639 you Tim when I went to New York and I 313 00:16:30.720 --> 00:16:34.360 was Don Mattingly at first base, he gave me so 314 00:16:34.519 --> 00:16:37.000 much confidence. And that's one of the reasons I was 315 00:16:37.039 --> 00:16:39.679 fortunate to lead the league in my position in fielding 316 00:16:39.799 --> 00:16:42.600 is I had Don Mattingly at first base. He caught 317 00:16:42.639 --> 00:16:45.000 everything I threw over there and saved my butt many 318 00:16:45.039 --> 00:16:47.879 many times. And so I know Freddie Freeman does the 319 00:16:47.879 --> 00:16:51.519 same thing here with the Dodgers, and it is absolutely 320 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:53.799 critical that he's in the lineup. 321 00:16:54.000 --> 00:16:57.240 Absolutely. We'll find out tomorrow when the rosters come out. 322 00:16:57.799 --> 00:17:00.440 I don't think there's any way he's not on this roster, 323 00:17:00.639 --> 00:17:03.720 certainly hopefully in the lineup tomorrow for the Dodgers. Game 324 00:17:03.759 --> 00:17:06.359 one of the NLDS is tomorrow night. We'll have all 325 00:17:06.400 --> 00:17:08.480 the action beginning with Dodgers on Decond four to thirty. 326 00:17:08.519 --> 00:17:11.519 First pitch at five thirty eight at SAX and Kate's 327 00:17:11.519 --> 00:17:12.039 in the Am. 328 00:17:12.119 --> 00:17:13.160 We're live and local. 329 00:17:14.079 --> 00:17:17.599 As the Dodgers have started their postseason run. It's the 330 00:17:17.720 --> 00:17:22.480 first team to eleven wins, win three in the DS, 331 00:17:22.599 --> 00:17:25.799 four in the Championship Series, and four more for a 332 00:17:25.839 --> 00:17:29.759 World Series championship. And it starts tomorrow night out at 333 00:17:29.759 --> 00:17:32.599 Dodgers Stadium. Coming up hood from Chris Taylor, who has 334 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:35.839 maybe turn things around here in twenty twenty four. We'll 335 00:17:35.839 --> 00:17:38.880 go around the Baseball playoffs. A wild scene in Milwaukee 336 00:17:38.960 --> 00:17:41.839 last night. Gotta get Saxy's take on that. Also, your 337 00:17:41.880 --> 00:17:44.720 phone calls Tony Gwinn Junior next hour. I got a 338 00:17:44.720 --> 00:17:47.079 pair of tickets for Game one of the NLDS to 339 00:17:47.119 --> 00:17:50.279 give away with Saxy here for tomorrow night. Keep listening 340 00:17:50.319 --> 00:17:53.359 for your chance to win and call in and talk 341 00:17:53.400 --> 00:17:57.440 about this series this game tomorrow night. Yoshiomamatu on the mound. 342 00:17:57.720 --> 00:18:01.480 This Dodgers team are the strong of October behind them. 343 00:18:01.839 --> 00:18:04.359 Can they put twenty two and twenty three in their 344 00:18:04.400 --> 00:18:07.519 rear view and push ahead here in twenty twenty four 345 00:18:07.519 --> 00:18:09.839 in the NLDS, Let's talk about it eight six, six, 346 00:18:09.920 --> 00:18:12.480 nine eighty seven two five seventy. He is Steve Sacks. 347 00:18:12.519 --> 00:18:14.720 I'm Tim Kates. Thanks for being with us as you 348 00:18:14.799 --> 00:18:17.480 make your way to work, school and start your Friday. 349 00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:28.480 Here on Anti seventy I sports ah Freddy Freeman's walk 350 00:18:28.599 --> 00:18:33.200 up song. Hopefully we're hearing it at Dodgers Stadium tomorrow 351 00:18:33.359 --> 00:18:37.640 night game one of the NLDS Dodgers in San Diego 352 00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:41.119 Padres saxon, Kates and the am back with you. Here 353 00:18:41.240 --> 00:18:45.920 is the Dodgers run for a World Series Championship begins 354 00:18:45.960 --> 00:18:50.759 tomorrow nights against the Padres. Wave My Wrongo Causino. Dodgers 355 00:18:50.759 --> 00:18:53.799 on deck beginnion at four thirty, first pitch at five 356 00:18:54.079 --> 00:18:56.839 thirty eight. Thanks to David Vasse who joined us. Tony 357 00:18:56.880 --> 00:19:00.279 gwyn Junior from the Padres broadcast will join us coming 358 00:19:00.359 --> 00:19:02.720 up a little bit later next hour. I did see 359 00:19:02.759 --> 00:19:07.160 on the Padres website Saxy they talked about slaying the beasts. 360 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:10.599 Oh that is the Dodgers. So I don't know if 361 00:19:10.640 --> 00:19:13.680 that's fitting or if that's just the folks in San 362 00:19:13.759 --> 00:19:15.559 Diego wanting to continue to play this. 363 00:19:16.119 --> 00:19:18.640 We're just a little team down here in San Diego, 364 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:21.640 and we're just a David versus Goliath. We're just a 365 00:19:21.720 --> 00:19:24.920 little guy against the big beasts. I think we've gotten 366 00:19:24.920 --> 00:19:25.480 past this. 367 00:19:25.480 --> 00:19:27.279 This is a pretty big payroll they got in San 368 00:19:27.319 --> 00:19:29.240 Diego an a pretty darn good team. 369 00:19:29.240 --> 00:19:30.559 They've had now a couple of years in a row. 370 00:19:30.640 --> 00:19:33.200 Yeah, they're not They're not fooling anybody playing the little, 371 00:19:33.279 --> 00:19:37.759 meek and mild team a little passive aggressive type of attitude. No, 372 00:19:37.759 --> 00:19:40.319 they're not at all. They got they got some beasts 373 00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:43.039 on their own team too. But you know, it's it's good. 374 00:19:43.160 --> 00:19:45.039 I mean it's smart. You want to go in there 375 00:19:45.079 --> 00:19:48.759 as the underdog, that's for sure. And by most people's accounts, 376 00:19:48.759 --> 00:19:50.880 they will be the underdog, but not against many teams, 377 00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:53.799 but adds the Dodgers they might be. But we'll see 378 00:19:53.799 --> 00:19:56.799 what happens that it's gonna be a great series. I 379 00:19:57.160 --> 00:19:58.279 you know, I'm not gonna tell you what I think 380 00:19:58.359 --> 00:20:00.599 until the end of the show. But I'm I'm gonna 381 00:20:00.640 --> 00:20:01.920 dig this series. It's gonna be great. 382 00:20:02.440 --> 00:20:07.039 You have a pull of ESPN Riders, the Athletic and 383 00:20:07.160 --> 00:20:10.640 I think Sports Illustrated the Three Outlets, And it's about 384 00:20:10.680 --> 00:20:15.480 eighty percent of those baseball writers insiders that are making 385 00:20:15.519 --> 00:20:19.920 predictions for this NLDS series picking the Podres in it 386 00:20:19.920 --> 00:20:22.559 is best of five NLDS over the Dodgers. So if 387 00:20:22.559 --> 00:20:25.799 anybody wants to play the underdog role, the Dodgers can 388 00:20:25.839 --> 00:20:27.839 make the case for it. Certainly, nobody's gonna want to 389 00:20:27.839 --> 00:20:30.640 make them the underdogs for the salaries and payroll this 390 00:20:30.680 --> 00:20:34.039 team has, and the superstars and MVPs that this team has, 391 00:20:34.119 --> 00:20:37.039 but you know, matchup wise, they can make a case 392 00:20:37.079 --> 00:20:38.960 that they're the underdogs in this series based on the 393 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:41.119 way the Padres have gotten to them. And you know, 394 00:20:41.599 --> 00:20:43.920 you look at the roster top to bottom for the Padres, 395 00:20:44.160 --> 00:20:46.519 it's pretty balanced. They added to their bullpen, they got 396 00:20:46.519 --> 00:20:49.400 a really good rotation that is healthy right now outside 397 00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:53.559 of Joe Musgrove, and a lineup where Jake Croninworth will 398 00:20:53.559 --> 00:20:55.599 get you one night and then all of a sudden, 399 00:20:55.599 --> 00:20:59.400 it's Tedtis and then it's another night it's Manny Machado. 400 00:20:59.519 --> 00:21:03.160 Doing his It's a lineup I look at it does 401 00:21:03.200 --> 00:21:04.319