Speaker 1: The Dodgers are back in action tonight. We're at Dodgers
Speaker 1: Stadium as the Braves are in town zero to four
Speaker 1: after getting swept in San Diego. And I'm joined right
Speaker 1: now by a San Diego native. But he made his
Speaker 1: bones in Los Angeles. The all time LA Dodger home
Speaker 1: run leader and Rookie of the Year circa nineteen ninety two,
Speaker 1: and now a television star on Sportsnet LA. That's the
Speaker 1: one and only Eric Harrows. Thanks a lot for the time.
Speaker 2: Absolutely, what do you mean circa nineteen ninety two? It
Speaker 2: was either nineteen ninety two or not. It wasn't around
Speaker 2: ninety two, but yes, thank you for the inertro Dave.
Speaker 1: And then nineteen ninety three you were eclipsed by Mike Piazza.
Speaker 2: And then Montacy and then Nomo and who El Hollingsworth. Yeah,
Speaker 2: that was quite a little run.
Speaker 1: Hey, Speaking up Nomo, you were teammates with him when
Speaker 1: he made his debut. You were teammates with him when
Speaker 1: he pitched a no hitter at Corsfield. What was it
Speaker 1: like being his teammate compared to what we're experiencing now?
Speaker 2: Well, I think, look at what we're experiencing now is
Speaker 2: next level. You know, show hate playing every day. I mean,
Speaker 2: and you're talking about arguably the greatest baseball player to
Speaker 2: ever walk. And when I say that doesn't mean he's
Speaker 2: the greatest hitter or but baseball player, pitching, hitting, all
Speaker 2: of those sort of things. And then the experience we
Speaker 2: had in Japan so a little different. But without Nomo,
Speaker 2: none of this happens, no question, in my mind, none
Speaker 2: of this happens. And he came over and really had
Speaker 2: the weight of the country on his shoulders, and he
Speaker 2: came over and just took this place by storm, and
Speaker 2: it was great to be a part of.
Speaker 1: I know, major leaguers, you know, hear the hype, but
Speaker 1: if you're his teammate or opponent, you want to make
Speaker 1: him prove it. When did you know that he had
Speaker 1: the stuff?
Speaker 2: I mean, really just from the get go. Two things.
Speaker 2: Obviously the stuff, you know, the way he threw the
Speaker 2: wind up was unique, and then threw that splitter forkball
Speaker 2: which was unhittable. But the thing that probably at least
Speaker 2: endeared me the most to him was his competitiveness and
Speaker 2: the fact that this dude would take the ball no
Speaker 2: matter what. I mean, his arm could be hanging by
Speaker 2: a string and he wanted the ball, and and that,
Speaker 2: you know, that says something. And that's something that like
Speaker 2: when you have that type of player in your clubhouse,
Speaker 2: and especially if he's on the mound, you'll run through
Speaker 2: a wall for him.
Speaker 1: Edeo Nomo, like many Japanese players, is very stoic on
Speaker 1: the mound. There was no panic, no matter what the situation.
Speaker 1: What was he like in the clubhouse behind the scenes.
Speaker 2: I mean, he was pretty much the same. I mean
Speaker 2: he would laugh and joke around when he wasn't pitching
Speaker 2: at him, And there was another picture Ishmael Valdezos two
Speaker 2: would always kind of joke around, and you know, Dale
Speaker 2: would be more animated. But when it came time to
Speaker 2: pitch it, you couldn't tell, you know, if he was
Speaker 2: throwing a no hitter or if he had run into
Speaker 2: some trouble. And like I said, though, the ability to
Speaker 2: just or the desire to take the ball no matter
Speaker 2: what whenever, I guess it was on parallel.
Speaker 1: Ericos is our guest. He was playing first base in Denver,
Speaker 1: Colorado when Hideoomo pitched the one and only no hitter
Speaker 1: ever at Corsfield. Your former teammate Tim Wallack likes to
Speaker 1: remind me he was at third base and hit a
Speaker 1: home run in that game. Is that one of the
Speaker 1: greatest pitching feats we have seen in the last thirty
Speaker 1: plus years.
Speaker 2: I don't know that that'll ever be duplicated, just obviously
Speaker 2: with the way the ball travels in the expanse of outfield.
Speaker 2: But to Hideo's credit, that was a game that we had.
Speaker 2: I want to say, it was almost a two hour
Speaker 2: rain delay before we started. And just to prove his point,
Speaker 2: not only did he pitch a no hitter there, but
Speaker 2: at the time he also a few years later he
Speaker 2: pitched one at Camden Yards, which again was probably one
Speaker 2: of the most hitter friendly ballparks. It's not now so
Speaker 2: much they move the fences back, but for a guy
Speaker 2: to throw a no hitter at Camden and Cooers Field,
Speaker 2: I mean not happening again the Tornado.
Speaker 1: Hideoomo was Eric Carros's teammate. Let's fast forward to twenty
Speaker 1: twenty five. Shoe Heo Tani threw his first bullpen session
Speaker 1: on Saturday. Do you see him pitching anytime before the
Speaker 1: All Star break? And do the Dodgers need him to.
Speaker 2: No and no, it would be the answer to that, right,
Speaker 2: I mean the bottom line, and you want him as
Speaker 2: far as organizations concerned, you just want him ready for
Speaker 2: the postseason and him to be at his best. Now,
Speaker 2: that's gonna be up to him and the staff and
Speaker 2: training staff, coaches, you know, when he starts that process.
Speaker 2: But I got to believe that that is the what
Speaker 2: everything is built around. How is he going to be
Speaker 2: at his best in the postseason and whatever they determine,
Speaker 2: that'll determine when he throws. But is there a need
Speaker 2: for it? I mean no, there's no need for him
Speaker 2: to throw. There's no need for about five guys to
Speaker 2: throw because they got you know, a great staff up here.
Speaker 2: They got another five in Triple A. They got another
Speaker 2: three or four on the ILB, so pitching is not
Speaker 2: an issue.
Speaker 1: And they got one in Double A. Your son, Jery Carros,
Speaker 1: how is Jared spring and how does he feel about
Speaker 1: starting out in Tulsa.
Speaker 2: I think this the spring went really well. Just had
Speaker 2: an outing yesterday and just dominated again. And so he
Speaker 2: and Jackson Ferris, both guys are going to start the
Speaker 2: year at Double A. And you know it's again it's
Speaker 2: one of the great things about the organization is that
Speaker 2: you are going to be the best version of yourself
Speaker 2: and you're going to You're going to max out on
Speaker 2: your potential so that that you're forever grateful. The tough
Speaker 2: thing is the road to the big leagues isn't isn't
Speaker 2: always a straight line. And where guys that are in
Speaker 2: Triple A and even double A could be on big
Speaker 2: league staffs elsewhere, you know, not gonna happen here in
Speaker 2: LA because of the pitching riches.
Speaker 1: We'll see you in Philly, and I know you're you're
Speaker 1: gonna be starving yourself between now and our dinner on Thursday.
Speaker 2: I will not eat that whole day until you're treating
Speaker 2: me for dinner.
Speaker 1: He will not let me forget he picked the Dodgers,
Speaker 1: I unfortunately picked the Phillies emotionally last year. Thanks a
Speaker 1: lot for the time and can't wait to be on
Speaker 1: the road with the great Eric Harrows.
Speaker 2: Thanks Dave,