WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.240 --> 00:00:04.320 The right quot. 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:12.000 Dodgers Playoff Baseball is back, and with it an annual postseason. 3 00:00:11.279 --> 00:00:13.960 Tradition scam is back. Baby. 4 00:00:14.359 --> 00:00:16.399 This is Saxon Cakes in. 5 00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:19.359 The A app Back Forward Proway. 6 00:00:19.480 --> 00:00:23.399 Dodger legend Steve Sacks is joined by your favorite Dodger 7 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:27.559 pregame host, Tim Kates. If you want to talk Dodgers, 8 00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:30.000 get in on the show on eighty six six nine, 9 00:00:30.039 --> 00:00:33.000 eighty seven two five seven now. While the Dan Patrick 10 00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:36.439 Show streams on the Ihearts radio app. We've been banished 11 00:00:36.439 --> 00:00:40.039 to the Internet until this Dodgers playoff run concludes. Here 12 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:44.520 they are broadcasting live on AM five to seventy LA Sports. 13 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:48.200 It's Tim Kates and Steve Sacks. 14 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:50.799 Our two Saxon Kates in the AM here on A 15 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:53.399 five to seventy LA Sports. Thanks for being with us 16 00:00:53.399 --> 00:00:58.200 on this Wednesday morning, October sixteenth, twenty twenty four. You're 17 00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:02.240 Los Angeles Dodgers in getting ready for a Game three 18 00:01:02.359 --> 00:01:05.840 showdown against the New York Mets. Series tied at a 19 00:01:05.879 --> 00:01:09.079 game of piece. Morongo Casino Dodgers on deck. We'll get 20 00:01:09.079 --> 00:01:12.319 it all started. At four o'clock this afternoon. First pitch 21 00:01:12.319 --> 00:01:16.599 from City Field had five eight power by Zenchi, sushi, fast, 22 00:01:17.159 --> 00:01:21.400 fresh and easy. Walker Bueller on the mound for the 23 00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:25.239 Dodgers saxy and I swear six weeks ago, if we 24 00:01:25.239 --> 00:01:29.879 were talking, he would have said Game three, pivotal NLCS matchup, 25 00:01:30.159 --> 00:01:32.840 and Walker Bueller is the guy Dave Roberts is going 26 00:01:32.879 --> 00:01:35.680 to entrust with the baseball I would have laughed at you, 27 00:01:35.760 --> 00:01:39.959 walked away and thought you were absolutely crazy. Walker Bueller 28 00:01:40.159 --> 00:01:44.439 during the regular season didn't have any implications, indications that 29 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:46.760 he would be a guy the Dodgers would rely upon 30 00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:49.959 come this postseason. In fact, we wondered if he'd make 31 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:53.840 the postseason roster. The rotation was starting to get good. 32 00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:57.200 You had Tyler Glass now and Gavin Stone, and you 33 00:01:57.239 --> 00:02:00.519 had Jack Flaherty and Yamamoto was coming back. You had 34 00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:04.159 four starters, and he had Clayton Kershaw pitching. 35 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:04.439 Well. 36 00:02:04.480 --> 00:02:06.120 Then he goes down with the tow injury, but you 37 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:07.840 kept thinking he was going to come back. All right, 38 00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:10.639 we got four five starters. We are good to go 39 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:14.919 for October baseball. Walker Bueller's role could be as a 40 00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:18.000 bulk inning guy, a reliever for the Dodgers out of 41 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:21.840 the bullpen. Because of his success in postseason playing fast 42 00:02:21.879 --> 00:02:24.879 forward now six weeks later, the injuries that hit this 43 00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:27.800 Dodgers team. Three of those five guys I just mentioned 44 00:02:27.879 --> 00:02:31.319 aren't even on the postseason roster because of injuries, and 45 00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:34.759 now they're relying upon two starters of three with Larty 46 00:02:34.960 --> 00:02:37.800 and a bullpen. And one of those three starters, gulp, 47 00:02:38.199 --> 00:02:39.120 is Walker Bueller. 48 00:02:40.080 --> 00:02:44.120 Yeah, it's okay. I mean what's gone is gone. I 49 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:47.120 mean Walker Bueller did not have the year we all 50 00:02:47.319 --> 00:02:49.599 thought he could have. I mean, coming back from injury. 51 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:52.560 People come back from Tommy John and it's some people 52 00:02:52.719 --> 00:02:56.080 react differently to it takes longer for some, shorter for others. 53 00:02:56.120 --> 00:02:57.800 And some guys come out of the gate and they're 54 00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:01.039 just barns, They're just barn burners. But not the case here. 55 00:03:01.080 --> 00:03:02.879 He was one and six with a five three eight 56 00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:05.919 e R during the regular season, but he did pitch 57 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:09.639 better In his last start of the regular season. He 58 00:03:09.719 --> 00:03:11.719 had a tough outing, giving up those six runs, but 59 00:03:11.759 --> 00:03:15.039 he was able to notch a bunch of zeros after that. 60 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:18.759 Let's remember what his his pedigree is though. Look in 61 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:22.919 the past, Walker Bueller has got a three four oh 62 00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:26.000 e r A and about a good sample size almost 63 00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:30.000 eighty five innings. So he has been one of those 64 00:03:30.039 --> 00:03:33.560 guys that's known to step up in postseason. And remember 65 00:03:33.599 --> 00:03:36.400 he's still on the mend, if you will, and coming 66 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:39.240 back from from that injury. So let's see how Let's 67 00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:41.919 see how he does now in game in Game three. 68 00:03:42.840 --> 00:03:44.960 You have to have your stars step up in time 69 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:47.199 of need, and this is one of those times. He 70 00:03:48.039 --> 00:03:50.240 notches this victory for the Dodgers and they're good shape. 71 00:03:50.439 --> 00:03:54.960 This is arguably his biggest star probably is yes, And 72 00:03:55.000 --> 00:03:57.759 for Walker Bueller, he's got a lot riding on it 73 00:03:57.800 --> 00:03:59.639 as a free agent at the end of the year. 74 00:04:00.039 --> 00:04:02.479 If he could finish strong here during a playoff World 75 00:04:02.520 --> 00:04:05.439 Series run with the Dodgers, it would only amplify what 76 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:08.560 he'd be worth on the open market come this offseason. 77 00:04:08.639 --> 00:04:11.520 The guy coming off that second Tommy John surgery showing 78 00:04:11.560 --> 00:04:14.000 that he could overcome his struggles in the regular season, 79 00:04:14.039 --> 00:04:16.040 he can probably ride it off, is still trying to 80 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:19.279 get right, come back, get used to pitching again, and 81 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:21.240 then by the time they got to October he was 82 00:04:21.279 --> 00:04:24.160 back to form. That's sort of what he's hoping that 83 00:04:24.240 --> 00:04:27.040 will be the case going into free agency. And you 84 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:29.519 mentioned that start in San Diego. He gave up the 85 00:04:29.560 --> 00:04:31.959 six earned runs over five innings put up the Zeros 86 00:04:32.639 --> 00:04:34.879 after that big inning that the Padres had. But that 87 00:04:34.959 --> 00:04:38.399 big inning they had could have been completely different. If 88 00:04:38.439 --> 00:04:41.399 he got some help behind them defensively and some balls 89 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:43.879 go his way, he could of got out of there 90 00:04:43.879 --> 00:04:47.399 with a lot less damage. And that outburst that he 91 00:04:47.480 --> 00:04:49.800 had in the dugout after that big inning that the 92 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:52.600 Padres had. David Vasss talked about it with us here 93 00:04:52.639 --> 00:04:55.680 on Scam about how that fired up the team and 94 00:04:55.839 --> 00:04:59.399 his rant, if you will, throwing the bubblegum box and 95 00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:02.920 the water ruler to show his frustration maybe with himself, 96 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:05.680 but certainly with the guys behind him not helping him out. 97 00:05:06.079 --> 00:05:07.920 You know, maybe that's the fire we need out of 98 00:05:07.959 --> 00:05:08.879 Walker Bealer tonight. 99 00:05:09.079 --> 00:05:09.319 Yeah. 100 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:13.199 Well, in all the prim and proper nature of professional 101 00:05:13.199 --> 00:05:15.759 sports that you got to have, sometimes you got to 102 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:18.519 have something like this. I like the pure nature that 103 00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:21.600 you're seeing with Walker Bueler, him coming out there and 104 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:24.480 letting that fire come out that there's nothing wrong with that. 105 00:05:24.959 --> 00:05:27.399 I'll take that in a guy any day of the 106 00:05:27.399 --> 00:05:29.519 week as to a guy that I got to push 107 00:05:29.720 --> 00:05:31.800 and try to prod him to get him to show 108 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:34.639 some excitement and enthusiasm a guy like that. I'll take 109 00:05:34.680 --> 00:05:35.720 a guy like that any day. 110 00:05:35.800 --> 00:05:36.000 Yeah. 111 00:05:36.040 --> 00:05:39.319 And you know, part of the whole makeup of the 112 00:05:39.360 --> 00:05:42.319 pitcher of the player is, you know, the physical restraints 113 00:05:42.360 --> 00:05:45.480 that he's going to have coming back from the injury, 114 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:47.920 if there is any, and getting back on track to 115 00:05:47.959 --> 00:05:50.079 where he was and was one of the most dominant 116 00:05:50.079 --> 00:05:51.560 pitchers and the reason why he was on a couple 117 00:05:51.600 --> 00:05:53.560 of All Star teams. That's what you want to get 118 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:55.680 back to. But the other part of it is is 119 00:05:56.040 --> 00:05:58.639 the personality and the human being part of it. The 120 00:05:59.399 --> 00:06:04.399 guy in the uniform that matters tremendously and he's got 121 00:06:04.399 --> 00:06:07.040 that in space. Walker Bueller is a top not human being. 122 00:06:07.720 --> 00:06:11.000 And I bet on those guys. I bet on those guys, 123 00:06:11.040 --> 00:06:12.199 and I bet on him. 124 00:06:12.879 --> 00:06:13.959 I think you said it. 125 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:17.040 We've heard it said repeatedly over the last two weeks 126 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:22.959 during this playoff run that for Walker Bueller mentally, emotionally, 127 00:06:23.560 --> 00:06:26.879 he feels like the Walker Buller he always has been. 128 00:06:27.439 --> 00:06:32.040 It's physically the body's just not quite there yet. And 129 00:06:32.079 --> 00:06:34.439 that was part of the struggles during the regular season, 130 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:37.079 and you could see it on his face. As you 131 00:06:37.120 --> 00:06:38.839 mentioned a guy who shows a lot of emotion we 132 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:41.959 saw in the dugout and when things weren't going right, Saxy, 133 00:06:42.000 --> 00:06:45.079 when things were unraveling on the mound, and maybe it 134 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:47.279 was his fault, the defense behind him in a start 135 00:06:47.360 --> 00:06:50.199 during the regular year, the lack of control walking guys, 136 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:55.040 the frustration, and also the fact that he would just 137 00:06:55.079 --> 00:06:58.519 get upset because in his mind, hey, where is that fastball, 138 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:01.399 where's that gidea up on that? Where's my control? Where's 139 00:07:01.439 --> 00:07:04.959 my mechanics Because mentally it should all be there because 140 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:05.920 it's never left me. 141 00:07:06.399 --> 00:07:08.279 But my body just won't do it right. 142 00:07:08.399 --> 00:07:12.279 And his expectations are so high for himself. He raises 143 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:14.680 the bar of expectancy all the time. You know, he's 144 00:07:14.920 --> 00:07:17.639 he's expected to be that guy. You know, every time 145 00:07:17.720 --> 00:07:19.959 he goes out there. I mean, when you're hitting. It's 146 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:22.199 weird hitters the same way they think they're going to 147 00:07:22.240 --> 00:07:24.519 get a hit every time up. I mean they believe it. 148 00:07:24.639 --> 00:07:27.480 They Walker believes he's gonna get every guy out. I mean, 149 00:07:27.759 --> 00:07:30.319 that's just what you expected as a professional athlete, a 150 00:07:30.360 --> 00:07:33.519 guy that's done the things that he does. And that 151 00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:36.519 frustration that you're seeing Tim, I don't really think that's 152 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:39.839 he even had a microsecond if it come in his 153 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:42.079 mind about I don't screw those guys behind me, they're not. 154 00:07:42.759 --> 00:07:47.439 It's probably, I would bet it's probably most likely. Undeniably, 155 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:50.120 I would say that it's all in the frustration with 156 00:07:50.199 --> 00:07:53.399 himself where he thinks he can get every guy out. 157 00:07:53.439 --> 00:07:56.439 He can probably strike just about every guy out. And 158 00:07:56.519 --> 00:07:59.279 that's his approach, and you know what, that's the only 159 00:07:59.360 --> 00:08:02.079 approach that he's got to have to be successful. You 160 00:08:02.120 --> 00:08:04.959 can't have a Mealy malleja prode, will you know, I'll 161 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:06.639 kind of do this here, kind of no, no, give 162 00:08:06.680 --> 00:08:08.800 me the ball, get the hell out of my way, 163 00:08:09.040 --> 00:08:11.279 and let me just mow these suckers down, because I 164 00:08:11.279 --> 00:08:13.839 know I can't. That's his approach and it's a perfect one. 165 00:08:14.040 --> 00:08:17.160 Yesterday, Walker Bueller was at City Field during the Dodger 166 00:08:17.240 --> 00:08:19.600 workouts talk to the media. Here's a little that conversation 167 00:08:19.959 --> 00:08:21.120 from the Dodger right hander. 168 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:23.279 Do you feel like you have just personally kind of 169 00:08:23.839 --> 00:08:26.199 reached another level as to where you like to be, 170 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:27.439 especially in October? 171 00:08:29.360 --> 00:08:32.720 Yeah, I mean hard hard to say yes to that question, 172 00:08:33.200 --> 00:08:36.759 you know, coming off six eor and runs, But yeah. 173 00:08:36.720 --> 00:08:37.320 I feel good. 174 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:41.840 I feel confident, So you know, I think that's probably 175 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:44.200 was one of my biggest strengths for a long time, 176 00:08:44.360 --> 00:08:49.240 was my confidence, I guess, and you know, at times 177 00:08:49.240 --> 00:08:52.440 this year that's kind of wavered somewhat, and you know, 178 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:54.600 the past six or eight I've kind of felt like 179 00:08:54.679 --> 00:08:58.600 had been building blocks of some kind and uh, you know, 180 00:08:58.639 --> 00:08:59.799 hoping to keep that going. 181 00:09:00.480 --> 00:09:02.399 Wealker when you talk about like the you know, your 182 00:09:02.399 --> 00:09:04.960 confidence wavering and stuff, and you know, right during the 183 00:09:04.960 --> 00:09:07.399 regular season there were periods where the results is. 184 00:09:07.360 --> 00:09:08.039 Kind of didn't come. 185 00:09:08.120 --> 00:09:10.360 Like where would you go to, I guess, like mentally 186 00:09:10.759 --> 00:09:13.240 to kind of convince yourself, you know what, this is 187 00:09:13.279 --> 00:09:15.399 still in there, I can do this. 188 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:17.039 Yeah. 189 00:09:17.440 --> 00:09:20.159 I mean, there's there's not a whole lot of easy 190 00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:23.039 ways to kind of sum that up or answer that question. 191 00:09:23.080 --> 00:09:23.360 I guess. 192 00:09:23.559 --> 00:09:27.679 I think the biggest thing is just, you know, at 193 00:09:27.679 --> 00:09:30.679 some point the health was kind of part of it. 194 00:09:30.799 --> 00:09:34.759 My hip didn help, and I think for me kind 195 00:09:34.759 --> 00:09:38.639 of honestly going away for a few weeks and coming back, 196 00:09:38.759 --> 00:09:42.480 I think things have started kind of started trending a 197 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:46.279 little bit different then, and then through a bullpen in 198 00:09:46.320 --> 00:09:49.480 Saint Louis that kind of started getting everything really rolling. 199 00:09:49.559 --> 00:09:53.559 And you know, not that I've been setting the world 200 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:56.000 on fire since then. But at least my body feels 201 00:09:56.000 --> 00:09:58.559 like it's in the right position a lot of the 202 00:09:58.600 --> 00:10:00.799 time and kind of have an idea of where the 203 00:10:00.799 --> 00:10:05.840 balls headed. So yeah, kind of credit Mark and Connor 204 00:10:05.840 --> 00:10:08.000 and Jack was a was a part of that bullpen 205 00:10:08.039 --> 00:10:11.200 as well, So yeah, that was a big day for 206 00:10:11.240 --> 00:10:13.159 me and kind of you know, if I had to 207 00:10:13.159 --> 00:10:15.519 pick one thing that day was probably it. 208 00:10:15.919 --> 00:10:18.279 A lot of guys talked about the three innings you 209 00:10:18.320 --> 00:10:20.519 had after the second inning last week, how important that 210 00:10:20.600 --> 00:10:22.360 was just in the overall kind of arc of the 211 00:10:22.399 --> 00:10:25.360 series to you, like especially to the confidence point, Like 212 00:10:25.399 --> 00:10:27.639 how much did those three innings mean, and just kind 213 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:30.279 of how you felt in the last week since then 214 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:31.279 leading up to this one. 215 00:10:31.960 --> 00:10:33.320 Yeah, I mean, if you look at my year, I've 216 00:10:33.399 --> 00:10:35.200 I've had a lot of struggles just having kind of 217 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:38.639 clean innings, and obviously that second inning was was a 218 00:10:38.639 --> 00:10:41.200 little squirrely, but I had four pretty clean ones outside 219 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:41.679 of that, So. 220 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:45.039 Yeah, it definitely helps Bentley. 221 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:46.399 But at the end of the day, I got to 222 00:10:46.440 --> 00:10:49.039 go pitch good tomorrow, no matter no matter what. 223 00:10:49.360 --> 00:10:51.759 Three innings I limped at the end of the game. 224 00:10:51.759 --> 00:10:54.360 The other day, it was Sierra all the way on 225 00:10:54.440 --> 00:10:55.279 the lefts in the back. 226 00:10:56.080 --> 00:10:58.559 You talked about how you thrive in these rowdy type 227 00:10:58.600 --> 00:10:59.360 of atmospheres. 228 00:10:59.399 --> 00:11:01.360 Is that something that you've grown to love or have 229 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:02.960 you always been like that. 230 00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:04.919 I don't know if thrive is the right word. 231 00:11:04.960 --> 00:11:07.480 Obviously I've given up some big homers over the years, 232 00:11:07.480 --> 00:11:10.960 but I certainly enjoy it, and I know our team 233 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:14.600 likes playing in environments like that, and it just makes 234 00:11:14.639 --> 00:11:17.519 the game a little bit different, a little bit more fun. 235 00:11:17.559 --> 00:11:20.360 So I'm looking forward to it, all right. 236 00:11:20.360 --> 00:11:23.080 There's Walker Buelder. He mentioned it earlier there in his 237 00:11:23.320 --> 00:11:27.360 press conference. There was a stretch from middle juneish till 238 00:11:27.399 --> 00:11:30.000 after the All Star break that he was on the 239 00:11:30.000 --> 00:11:32.159 injured list. He was away from this team, and at 240 00:11:32.159 --> 00:11:34.600 one point, as he said, he got away from kind 241 00:11:34.639 --> 00:11:37.480 of baseball and went down to Florida and got his 242 00:11:37.559 --> 00:11:39.840 hip right and worked us on his mechanics, and I 243 00:11:39.840 --> 00:11:42.840 think it was more of a mental reset and mechanical 244 00:11:42.919 --> 00:11:45.720 reset for him. And then came back and as he said, 245 00:11:45.759 --> 00:11:49.480 it just took one bullpen session and it clicked and 246 00:11:49.600 --> 00:11:52.080 everything was in sync again. And you know as a 247 00:11:52.120 --> 00:11:54.840 picture how important that is. And all of a sudden, 248 00:11:55.000 --> 00:11:58.399 he's right, and he said after that he felt good 249 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:00.679 and the results may have not been there. Game to game, 250 00:12:00.720 --> 00:12:02.200 he had games where you give up five runs on 251 00:12:02.279 --> 00:12:04.200 nine hits, and then he give up two runs on 252 00:12:04.240 --> 00:12:06.440 three hits over six innings, and then one run on 253 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:08.799 five hits against the Padres at the end of September. 254 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:10.840 It was kind of up and down, but at least 255 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:13.240 mechanically and mentally, he's in a good spot. 256 00:12:13.360 --> 00:12:16.559 Yeah, And you know, it isn't common for a team 257 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:19.159 to be confident in their starter with an ERA that's 258 00:12:19.159 --> 00:12:23.039 over five during the regular season and then coming off, 259 00:12:23.399 --> 00:12:25.919 you know, a postseason game where he gives up six earnies. 260 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:30.120 But listen, this, this young man has earned the respect 261 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:34.799 over his career, delivering in big performances in the biggest 262 00:12:34.840 --> 00:12:39.759 games in postseason before. So he's earned that. And you know, 263 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:42.639 you notice there's never anybody an he talks about in 264 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:46.039 these press conferences and whatnot when they're talking about Walker Bueler, 265 00:12:46.159 --> 00:12:50.840 about commitment and dedication and the will to go out 266 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:52.919 there and be the best that he can be. There's 267 00:12:52.960 --> 00:12:56.240 never ever a question about the character part of this man. 268 00:12:56.799 --> 00:13:01.000 And that's something that you can really you know invest 269 00:13:01.039 --> 00:13:04.000 a lot in because you know, we know the abilities there, 270 00:13:04.159 --> 00:13:06.759 we've seen it, and he usually is a man of 271 00:13:06.799 --> 00:13:09.360 the moment, So I would say that this is a 272 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:11.519 good bet that he's gonna give us a great performance tonight. 273 00:13:11.799 --> 00:13:13.840 The other thing that sticks out in hearing all the 274 00:13:13.879 --> 00:13:17.120 Dodgers over the last two weeks is the confidence in 275 00:13:17.200 --> 00:13:20.519 the postseason. Granted they've been here and done this the 276 00:13:20.639 --> 00:13:23.120 last six seven years, depending on if they've been around 277 00:13:23.159 --> 00:13:25.480 this team or not, or even guy like Tay Oscar 278 00:13:25.519 --> 00:13:29.600 who's had postseason performances before but now has the extra 279 00:13:29.679 --> 00:13:32.879 confidence with this Dodgers team this year. The moment isn't 280 00:13:32.919 --> 00:13:35.360 too big for this Dodgers, whether from its a Max 281 00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:38.399 Monsey to a Walker Bueller. To hear how calm Walker 282 00:13:38.440 --> 00:13:41.759 Bueller is before Game three start the day before talking 283 00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:44.720 to the media. You know, a couple of years ago, 284 00:13:44.799 --> 00:13:46.759 maybe he's a different pitcher, Maybe he's wind up a 285 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:49.759 little bit more, wound up a little bit more emotionally, 286 00:13:49.960 --> 00:13:53.440 and you know, is more careful what he says. But 287 00:13:53.759 --> 00:13:55.600 this is a guy and a lot of these Dodger 288 00:13:55.679 --> 00:13:57.840 players because they've been here, I think Saxony and been 289 00:13:57.840 --> 00:13:59.799 in this situation and been in front of a podium 290 00:13:59.840 --> 00:14:01.879 and all the media, yeah and done this. This has 291 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:04.320 sort of becomes second nature, so the moment isn't. 292 00:14:04.159 --> 00:14:07.320 Too big now as fans. If you were to follow 293 00:14:07.360 --> 00:14:10.679 around a Walker Buller or a Dave Roberts or somebody 294 00:14:10.679 --> 00:14:13.039 that's really in the spotlight for all this thing, you 295 00:14:13.080 --> 00:14:17.919 would be amazed at the amount of pressure, the cameras 296 00:14:17.919 --> 00:14:20.120 that are on them, the focus, the billboards when you're 297 00:14:20.120 --> 00:14:23.679 in around the city, and just the screaming fifty thousand people. 298 00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:27.720 You would be beside yourself. To follow these guys around 299 00:14:27.759 --> 00:14:30.200 and go through the game and see what they're going through, 300 00:14:30.639 --> 00:14:31.519 you wouldn't believe it. 301 00:14:31.559 --> 00:14:32.360 You'd say, how do. 302 00:14:32.320 --> 00:14:36.840 They possibly able to manage their emotions with all these expectations? 303 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:40.320 And yet for these guys, they do it every day 304 00:14:40.480 --> 00:14:43.559 they play in front of Dodgers players play in front 305 00:14:43.600 --> 00:14:47.480 of fifty thousand people all the time. They're used to this. 306 00:14:47.480 --> 00:14:50.000 This is like painting the fence. To them, it's like 307 00:14:50.039 --> 00:14:52.279 a little bit of yard work. As far as the pressure, 308 00:14:52.919 --> 00:14:55.799 the moment will not get them and they won't get 309 00:14:55.799 --> 00:14:58.159 the mets. They won't get either one of them. This 310 00:14:58.360 --> 00:15:00.720 is second nature to these guys, you know, it's a 311 00:15:00.759 --> 00:15:04.919 it would be a huge you know, enveloping the wow 312 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:07.639 all this stuff together. Yeah, if you follow him around, 313 00:15:08.000 --> 00:15:09.600 but this is nothing to them. 314 00:15:09.720 --> 00:15:09.919 Yeah. 315 00:15:10.360 --> 00:15:12.120 I bring this up again because we talked about a 316 00:15:12.200 --> 00:15:15.480 last hour watching the Guardians implode on themselves, you know, 317 00:15:15.559 --> 00:15:19.480 watching the two wild pitches in Game one. Try catching 318 00:15:19.519 --> 00:15:21.919 the ball with two hands and dropping an infield pop 319 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:24.240 up yesterday leading to the first run of the game 320 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:25.919 for the Yankees and really opened the door. 321 00:15:26.200 --> 00:15:28.159 I'm judging Stanton and the rest of the guys. 322 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:31.480 Wasn't it windy? Wasn't it kind of windy you know 323 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:34.200 in New York a little bit, but yeah, it was Wendy. 324 00:15:34.360 --> 00:15:37.759 Try using two hands. Yeah, the moment has gotten too 325 00:15:37.799 --> 00:15:38.200 big for that. 326 00:15:38.279 --> 00:15:38.759 I'm telling you. 327 00:15:39.039 --> 00:15:42.080 That just burns my backside big time. 328 00:15:42.279 --> 00:15:44.639 He is Steve Sacks, I'm Tim Kates and Saxon Kates 329 00:15:44.639 --> 00:15:46.480 and the am here on a five seventy LA Sports. 330 00:15:46.639 --> 00:15:49.320 Coming up next hour, David Vasso, Dodger Insider Live from 331 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:51.440 New York, will join us. We'll get Steve's keys to 332 00:15:51.480 --> 00:15:54.879 the game three NLCS. Your phone calls as well at 333 00:15:54.879 --> 00:15:57.559 eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy eight 334 00:15:57.639 --> 00:16:00.399 six six nine eighty seven, two five seventy Up. Next, 335 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:03.519 former Dodger Rick Dempsey, part of the eighty eight World 336 00:16:03.600 --> 00:16:08.120 Series championship team. Twenty four years as a catcher in 337 00:16:08.200 --> 00:16:12.519 Major League Baseball, ten with the Orioles, three with the Dodgers, 338 00:16:13.080 --> 00:16:15.279 doing lots of great things outside of baseball as well. 339 00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:18.639 Now we'll catch up with Rick Dempsey. Next, it's Saxon 340 00:16:18.720 --> 00:16:27.440 Kate toon the AM seventy I Sports. Saxon Kate to 341 00:16:27.519 --> 00:16:29.879 the AM. Are your home of the Dodgers, Your home 342 00:16:29.919 --> 00:16:33.960 of showy Otani A five seventy LA Sports Live and 343 00:16:34.039 --> 00:16:37.440 local here till nine o'clock this morning. They'll turn things 344 00:16:37.480 --> 00:16:40.000 over to Colin Cowherd Rogue, Rodney and Noon Petrol Some 345 00:16:40.000 --> 00:16:42.799 money or flex back Starting at two pm this afternoon 346 00:16:42.840 --> 00:16:46.080 Marongo Casino Dodgers on Decades Our cover started at four pm. 347 00:16:46.279 --> 00:16:49.399 First pitch from City Field at five eight Walker Buehler 348 00:16:49.720 --> 00:16:52.519 and Luis Severino. The pitching matchup. We heard from Walker 349 00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:55.639 Buehler last segment showy Otani, we talked about in the 350 00:16:55.639 --> 00:16:58.399 first hour of the show, and heard from the Dodger 351 00:16:58.440 --> 00:17:01.519 designated hitter coming up next hour, David vas Say, our 352 00:17:01.559 --> 00:17:05.680 Dodger insider from New York will join us as the 353 00:17:05.960 --> 00:17:08.880 Dodgers get ready for a pivotal Game three of this 354 00:17:09.119 --> 00:17:13.359 NLCS as the winner will face either Guardians or the 355 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:16.759 New York Yankees in the World Series. And talking to 356 00:17:16.799 --> 00:17:19.319 people around baseball and just kind of hearing the chatter, 357 00:17:20.039 --> 00:17:24.759 what's the take on things, Saxy, everybody's assuming it's gonna 358 00:17:24.799 --> 00:17:29.200 be an La New York World Series, and certainly Major 359 00:17:29.279 --> 00:17:32.160 League Baseball Rob Manford and the guys in the suits 360 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:35.599 in New York would love to have the two biggest 361 00:17:35.599 --> 00:17:38.799 markets in the country East Coast, West Coast square off 362 00:17:39.079 --> 00:17:42.920 in this postseason. Have these superstars on the biggest stage. 363 00:17:42.960 --> 00:17:45.079 Because as good as the young players are, like the 364 00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:49.200 Bobby Wood juniors in Kansas City and the young talented 365 00:17:49.240 --> 00:17:52.960 Cleveland Guardians are, you know, the biggest stage, you need 366 00:17:53.000 --> 00:17:55.119 to have your biggest players. And to have Otani and 367 00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:57.680 Judge squaring off in a World Series, I mean, you 368 00:17:57.680 --> 00:17:59.599 couldn't draw this up. This would be magical. 369 00:18:00.279 --> 00:18:03.440 It would be unbelievable to have those two guys in 370 00:18:03.480 --> 00:18:06.319 the World Series. We've been talking for how long now 371 00:18:06.440 --> 00:18:09.519 to couldn't wait to have Otani on the big stage. 372 00:18:09.519 --> 00:18:11.759 When he was with the Angels and now here we are. 373 00:18:12.480 --> 00:18:14.480 But you know, we can still have some good World 374 00:18:14.480 --> 00:18:17.559 Series even if it isn't the most prolific teams. You remember, 375 00:18:17.720 --> 00:18:20.279 we talked about this before when we had the Cubs 376 00:18:20.279 --> 00:18:22.279 in Cleveland in the World Series a few years ago, 377 00:18:22.359 --> 00:18:25.160 I mean several years ago. It was a magnificent World Series. 378 00:18:25.599 --> 00:18:28.079 And you know, it always seems to bring out the 379 00:18:28.079 --> 00:18:30.319 best and no matter what teams are there. But I'd 380 00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:32.920 love to see it. I mean, you kidd me Otani 381 00:18:32.960 --> 00:18:35.279 and Judge. I wonder what the viewer ratings would be 382 00:18:35.279 --> 00:18:37.319 on that thing. It'd be through the roof. 383 00:18:37.359 --> 00:18:39.839 It'd be monstrous. I already saw the numbers for the 384 00:18:39.960 --> 00:18:44.480 NLCS are the biggest numbers they've seen for NLCS series, 385 00:18:44.519 --> 00:18:47.920 like in ten years. With this Mets Dodgers first two 386 00:18:47.960 --> 00:18:50.000 games and one of those games with the day game 387 00:18:50.240 --> 00:18:52.400 at Dodgers Stadium on a Monday. It just tells you 388 00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:56.000 what people are clinging for. And that's the superstars in 389 00:18:56.079 --> 00:18:59.079 the postseason joining us. Now Zaxy, one of your former 390 00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:01.759 teammates twenty four seasons in the Big Leagues, ten with 391 00:19:01.799 --> 00:19:04.519 the Baltimore Orioles where he was a World Series champion, 392 00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:07.119 a World Series MVP. He's a member of the Orioles 393 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:09.599 Hall of Fame. Three seasons with the Dodgers in his 394 00:19:09.640 --> 00:19:11.839 career that was nearly three decades. You can see him 395 00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:15.920 at Rick Dempsey twenty four on Twitter also Rickdempsey twenty 396 00:19:15.920 --> 00:19:19.200 four dot com partner with the Baseball Warehouse. He is 397 00:19:19.240 --> 00:19:21.319 one of the good guys. He is Rick Dempsey and 398 00:19:21.359 --> 00:19:23.839 he joins us now here on Saxon Kates and am 399 00:19:23.880 --> 00:19:25.319 on a FI seventy la sports. 400 00:19:25.559 --> 00:19:25.680 Rick. 401 00:19:25.720 --> 00:19:26.599